LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS |
WHITE
RIVER CAPITAL, INC. |
Dated as of March 9,
2005
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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1. |
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DEFINITIONS |
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2. |
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SALE AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS; CLOSING |
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2.1 |
INTERESTS |
12 |
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2.2 |
PURCHASE PRICE |
12 |
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2.3 |
CLOSING |
13 |
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2.4 |
CLOSING OBLIGATIONS |
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2.5 |
INCOME TAX CHARACTERIZATION; PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION |
15 |
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3. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
15 |
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3.1 |
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING |
15 |
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3.2 |
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT |
16 |
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3.3 |
CAPITALIZATION |
17 |
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3.4 |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
17 |
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3.5 |
OFFICES AND OTHER PROPERTIES; ENCUMBRANCES |
18 |
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3.6 |
NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES |
19 |
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3.7 |
TAXES |
19 |
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3.8 |
NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT |
20 |
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3.9 |
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS |
20 |
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3.10 |
COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS |
22 |
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3.11 |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; ORDERS |
23 |
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3.12 |
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS |
23 |
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3.13 |
CONTRACTS |
24 |
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3.14 |
INSURANCE |
26 |
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3.15 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS |
27 |
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3.16 |
EMPLOYEES |
27 |
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3.17 |
LABOR RELATIONS; COMPLIANCE |
27 |
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3.18 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
28 |
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3.19 |
PAYMENT OF INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS |
28 |
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3.20 |
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS |
28 |
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3.21 |
BROKERS OR FINDERS |
29 |
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3.22 |
BOOKS AND RECORDS |
29 |
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3.23 |
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS |
29 |
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4. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS |
29 |
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4.1 |
SELLER'S INTEREST |
29 |
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4.2 |
PAYMENT OF INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS |
29 |
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4.3 |
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS |
29 |
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4.4 |
BROKERS OR FINDERS |
30 |
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4.5 |
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS |
30 |
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5. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER |
30 |
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5.1 |
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING |
30 |
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5.2 |
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT |
31 |
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5.3 |
INVESTMENT INTENT |
32 |
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5.4 |
CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS |
32 |
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5.5 |
BROKERS OR FINDERS |
32 |
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6. |
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CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CLOSING |
32 |
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6.1 |
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
32 |
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6.2 |
COVENANTS OF THE BUYER |
34 |
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6.3 |
NO SOLICITATION; CONFIDENTIALITY |
35 |
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7. |
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
36 |
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7.1 |
ACCESS TO COMPANY INFORMATION |
36 |
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7.2 |
ACCESS TO BUYER INFORMATION |
36 |
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7.3 |
NO TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCES |
36 |
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7.4 |
TAX MATTERS |
36 |
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7.5 |
FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT |
39 |
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7.6 |
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNDING OF CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS |
37 |
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8. |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES |
37 |
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8.1 |
THE BUYER |
37 |
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8.2 |
THE COMPANY |
39 |
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8.3 |
EACH SELLER |
39 |
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9. |
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SELLERS' REPRESENTATIVE |
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10. |
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TERMINATION |
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11. |
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TAX MATTERS |
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11.1 |
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS |
42 |
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11.2 |
COOPERATION ON TAX MATTERS; TAX AUDITS |
43 |
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12. |
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COVENANTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOSING DATE |
43 |
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12.1 |
FURTHER ASSURANCES |
43 |
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12.2 |
INSPECTION AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS |
43 |
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13. |
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INDEMNIFICATION; REMEDIES |
45 |
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13.1 |
INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY SELLERS |
45 |
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13.2 |
INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY BUYER |
46 |
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13.3 |
SURVIVAL AND TIME LIMITATIONS |
46 |
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13.4 |
LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT - SELLERS |
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13.5 |
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY |
47 |
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13.6 |
LOST PROFITS AND SPECIAL DAMAGES |
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13.7 |
PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION - THIRD PARTY CLAIMS |
47 |
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13.8 |
PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION - OTHER CLAIMS |
48 |
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14. |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS |
48 |
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14.1 |
EXPENSES |
48 |
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14.2 |
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS |
49 |
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14.3 |
GOVERNING LAW |
49 |
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14.4 |
DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
49 |
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14.5 |
NOTICES |
50 |
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14.6 |
WAIVER |
51 |
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14.7 |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION |
52 |
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14.8 |
ASSIGNMENTS, SUCCESSORS, AND NO THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS |
52 |
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14.9 |
SEVERABILITY |
52 |
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14.10 |
SECTION HEADINGS, CONSTRUCTION |
52 |
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14.11 |
TIME OF ESSENCE |
53 |
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14.12 |
COUNTERPARTS |
53 |
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14.13 |
DISCLOSURE LETTERS |
53 |
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Schedules |
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Schedule A | |
Interests Held in Coastal Credit, LLC | |
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Exhibits | |
Exhibit 2 | |
Form of Assignment Agreement | |
Exhibit 2.4(b) | |
Form of Company Counsel's Legal Opinion | |
Exhibit 2.4(c) | |
Form of Buyer's Counsel's Legal Opinion | |
Exhibit 2.5 | |
Tax Purchase Price Allocation | |
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This
Limited Liability Company Interests Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is
made as of March 9, 2005, by and among White River Capital, Inc., an Indiana corporation
(“Buyer”), Coastal Credit, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
(“Company”), and each of the holders of membership interests in the
Company listed on the signature page of this Agreement (each referred to herein as a
“Seller” and collectively as the “Sellers”).
RECITALS
The
Buyer has entered into a plan of share exchange, dated March 9, 2005 (the “Plan
of Exchange”), with Union Acceptance Corporation, an Indiana corporation
(“UAC”), pursuant to which the Buyer will issue shares of its common
stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of UAC.
The
Buyer intends to offer and sell additional shares of its common stock to the UAC
shareholders and possibly to other new investors in a subscription offering (the
“Subscription Offering”) and to use the proceeds of the Subscription
Offering to pay the cash consideration to be paid pursuant to this Agreement.
Subject
to the consummation of the Plan of Exchange and the closing of the Subscription Offering
and the proceeds of the Subscription Offering and a related placement of its secured notes
being in an amount sufficient to pay the cash consideration, the Buyer desires to purchase
all of the equity interests and all rights related thereto, including but not limited to,
all voting rights, rights to participate in management and rights to all profits and
losses (the “Interests”) of the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Each
Seller is a member of the Company and owns of record and beneficially the number and
percentage of the Interests indicated on Schedule A to this Agreement (the
“Seller’s Interest”).
Each
Seller desires to sell the Seller’s Interest to the Buyer, and the Buyer desires to
purchase from each Seller all of such Seller’s Interest, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
The
Company desires for the Buyer to purchase the Interests.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in
consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to
in this Section 1:
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“Affiliate”— of
a specified Person is a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person
specified. |
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“Agreement”— as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement. |
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“Annual
Financial Statements” — as defined in Section 3.4. |
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“Applicable
Contract” — any Contract, including without limitation any Finance
Contract, (a) under which the Company or the Buyer has or may acquire any rights, (b)
under which the Company or the Buyer has or may become subject to any obligation or
liability, or (c) by which the Company or the Buyer or any of the assets owned or used by
it is or may become bound. |
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“Assignment
Agreement” — as defined in Section 2.4. |
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“Business
Employee” — as defined in Section 3.16. |
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“Buyer”— as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement. |
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“Buyer
Disclosure Letter”— the disclosure letter delivered by the Buyer to the
Sellers concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. |
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“Buyer
Indemnified Persons”–as defined in Section 13.1. |
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“Buyer
Officer” — an incumbent officer of Buyer at the time of determination,
including, without limitation, Xxxx X. Xxx or Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx. |
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“Case”– shall
mean the bankruptcy case of Union Acceptance Corporation pending in the United States
Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, Case No.:
02-19213. |
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“Cash
Consideration” — as defined in Section 2.2(a) |
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“Class
2A Claimants”– shall mean any general unsecured creditors of UAC who
hold unpaid allowed claims under the Plan of Reorganization within Class 2A as described
therein. |
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“Class
3 Claimants”– shall mean any holders of restructured senior notes (and
related accrual notes) issued pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. |
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“Class
4 Claimants”– shall mean any holders of restructured subordinated notes
(and related accrual notes) issued pursuant to the Plan or Reorganization. |
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“Closing”— as
defined in Section 2.3. |
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“Closing
Date” — as defined in Section 2.3. |
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“Company”— as
defined in the Recitals. |
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“Company
Disclosure Letter”—the disclosure letter delivered by the
Company to Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. |
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“Company
Employee Benefit Plans”—each Employee Benefit Plan in which the
Business Employees participate or are eligible to participate. |
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“Company
Manager” — an incumbent manager of the Company at the time of
determination including, without limitation, Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx or M. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. |
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“Consent”—any
approval, consent, ratification, waiver, or other authorization (including any
Governmental Authorization). |
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“Contract”—any
agreement, contract, lease, obligation, promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral
and whether express or implied) that is legally binding. |
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“Contemplated
Transactions”— all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including without limitation, the purchase of the Interests and the performance by the
Buyer, the Company and each Seller of their respective obligations under this Agreement
and all other documents and agreements related to this Agreement. The “Contemplated
Transactions” include the Plan of Exchange, the Subscription Offering, the Note
Placement and the Noteholder Buyout. |
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“Copyrights”— all
copyrights in both published and unpublished works owned, used, or licensed by a Company
as licensee or licensor. |
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“Damages”— as
defined in Section 13.1. |
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“Employee
Benefit Plan” — as defined in Section 3.9. |
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“Employee
Retention Bonuses” – cash bonus compensation to be awarded,
contingent on Closing of the Contemplated Transactions, in the aggregate of up to $1
million, to be allocated to management personnel (other than Xx. XxXxxxxx) and key
employees of the Company as directed by the Company’s Board of Managers. |
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“Encumbrance”— any
charge, claim, community property interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option,
pledge, security interest, or right of first refusal or restriction of any kind,
including any restriction on use, transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any other
attribute of ownership. |
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“Environment”— soil,
surface waters, groundwater, land, stream sediments, surface or subsurface strata and
ambient air. |
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“Environmental
Law”— any Legal Requirement that regulates any Hazardous Activity or
Hazardous Material or prohibits any Hazardous Activity. |
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“ERISA”— the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and regulations and
rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor law. |
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“Facilities”— any
real property, leaseholds or other interests owned or operated by the Company and any
buildings, plants or structures owned or operated by the Company. |
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“Finance
Contract” — a motor vehicle installment sales contract that is
secured by title to, security interests in, or liens on a motor vehicle under applicable
provisions of the motor vehicle or other similar law of the jurisdiction in which the
motor vehicle is titled and registered by the purchaser at the time the contract is
originated. |
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“GAAP”— generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America from time to
time, consistently applied. |
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“Governmental
Authorization” — any approval, consent, license, title, permit,
registration, waiver, or other authorization issued, granted, given, or otherwise made
available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal
Requirement. |
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“Governmental
Body” — any: |
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(a) nation,
state, county, city, town, village, district, or other jurisdiction of any
nature; |
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(x)
xxxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxxxxx, foreign, or other government; or |
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(c)
governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental agency, branch, department, unit, official, or entity and any
court or other tribunal). |
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“Hazardous
Activity” — the distribution, generation, handling, importing,
management, manufacturing, processing, production, refinement, Release, storage,
transfer, transportation, treatment, or use of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, about,
or from the Facilities or any part thereof into the Environment. |
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“Hazardous
Material”— any waste or other substance that is listed, defined,
designated, or classified as, or otherwise determined to be, hazardous, radioactive, or
toxic or a pollutant or a contaminant under or pursuant to any Environmental Law,
including any mixture or solution thereof. |
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“Holdback
Amount” — as defined in Section 2.2(c). |
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“Initial
Notice”— as defined in Section 14.3(b). |
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“Intellectual
Property Assets”— the Marks, Patents, Copyrights, Know-How, and
Internet domain names or websites. |
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“Intercompany
Accounts”— as defined in Section 3.19. |
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“Interests”—as
defined in the Recitals of this Agreement. |
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“IRC”— the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law, and regulations issued by the IRS
pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or any successor law. |
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“IRS”— the
United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and, to the extent
relevant, the United States Department of the Treasury. |
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“Know-How”— all
know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, customer lists, software, technical
information, data, process technology, plans, drawings and blueprints owned, used, or
licensed by the Company as licensee or licensor. |
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“Knowledge”— “Knowledge” means
actual knowledge after reasonable investigation. |
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“Legal
Requirement”— any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational, or other administrative order, constitution, law,
ordinance, regulation, statute, or treaty. |
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“Marks”— all
fictional business names, trade names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service
marks, and applications owned, used, or licensed by the Company as licensee or licensor. |
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“Material
Adverse Effect”—a material adverse change in the business,
operations or results thereof, properties, assets, or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the subject person, considered as a whole. |
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“Most
Recent Financial Statements” — as defined in Section 3.4. |
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“Noteholder
Buyout”– The transactions contemplated in the Memorandum of
Understanding dated, February 15, 2005, among Buyer, UAC and the Plan Committee
established under the Plan of Reorganization, and the related Note Tender Agreements
between Buyer and the Class 3 Claimants and Class 4 Claimants who hold UAC’s
restructured senior, subordinated and accrual notes. |
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“Note
Placement” – issuance and sale of up to approximately $15.0
million in principal amount of Buyer’s secured senior notes pursuant to the Note
Purchase Agreement dated March 9, 2005 with Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx Charitable Lead Annuity
Trust No. 2. |
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“Order”— any
award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered,
issued, made, or rendered by any court, administrative agency, or other Governmental Body
or by any arbitrator. |
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“Ordinary
Course of Business”— means the ordinary course of business consistent
with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency). |
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“Organizational
Documents”— (a) the articles or certificate of incorporation and the
bylaws of a corporation; (b) the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership
of a general partnership; (c) the operating agreement and articles or organization of a
limited liability company; (d) the limited partnership agreement and the certificate of
limited partnership of a limited partnership; (e) any charter or similar document adopted
or filed in connection with the creation, formation, or organization of a Person; and (f)
any amendment to any of the foregoing. |
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“Patents”— all
patents, patent applications, and inventions and discoveries that may be patentable,
owned, used, or licensed by a person as licensee or licensor. |
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“Person”— any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association,
organization, labor union, or other entity or Governmental Body. |
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“Plan”— as
defined in Section 3.9. |
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“Plan
of Exchange” – as defined in the Recitals. |
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“Plan
of Reorganization” – shall mean second amended plan of reorganization
dated August 6, 2003 filed by UAC in the Case, as it may have been amended, clarified,
and/or modified at or in connection with the hearing on confirmation. |
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“Proceeding”— any
action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil,
criminal, administrative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or
before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator. |
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“Proprietary
Rights Agreement” — as defined in Section 3.16(b). |
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“Proposed
Acquisition Transaction” — as defined in Section 6.3(a). |
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“Purchase
Price”— as defined in Section 2.2. |
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“Qualified
Plans”— as defined in Section 3.9(f). |
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“Release”— any
spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, depositing, escaping, leaching, dumping, or
other releasing of Hazardous Materials into the Environment. |
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“Registration
Statement” — as defined in Section 7.5. |
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“Related
Security” — all security documents, including without
limitation, Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements, evidencing a security interest
in a Finance Contract. |
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“Representative”— with
respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant,
advisor, or other representative of such Person, including legal counsel, accountants,
and financial advisors. |
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“Required
Consents” — as defined in Section 3.2. |
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“Securities
Act” — the Securities Act of 1933 or any successor law, and regulations
and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor law. |
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“Seller”and “Sellers”—as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement. |
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“Seller
Indemnified Persons” — as defined in Section 13.2. |
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“Seller
Tax Return”— shall mean any federal income tax return, or any state
income or franchise tax or other Tax Return measured in whole or in part by reference to
the income of |
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the
Company determined on a pass-through basis (i.e., whereby the Members of the Company, and
not the Company itself, are responsible for the remittance of the Tax associated with
such return), attributable to periods ending on or before the Closing Date. |
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“Seller’s
Disclosure Letter” — the disclosure letter delivered by each of the
Sellers to the Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. |
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“Seller’s
Interest” — as defined in the Recitals of this Agreement. |
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“Seller’s
Percentage Interest” — for each Seller, the percentage
calculated by dividing (a) such Seller’s Interest by (b) the total Interests held by
all holders of Interests in the Company. |
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“Seller’s
Representative” — Xxxx X. Xxxx or his successor in such capacity
appointed by Sellers who, at Closing, held a majority of the outstanding Company
Interests, such appointment to be effected by written notice given by such Sellers to
Buyer, all other Sellers and the incumbent Seller’s Representative. |
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“Settlement
Agent”— as defined in Section 14.3(b). |
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“Subscription
Offering”—as defined in the Recitals. |
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“Subsidiary”– means
any corporation, trust, association, partnership or other business entity of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other interests entitled to vote
in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Buyer or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
or a combination thereof. |
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“Taxes”— any
federal, state, local, provincial, territorial and foreign income or gross receipts tax,
alternative or add-on minimum tax, sales and use tax, customs duty and any other tax,
charge, fee, levy or other assessment, including without limitation, property, transfer
(other than all transfer or similar taxes payable in connection with the transactions to
be consummated pursuant to this Agreement), occupation, service, license, payroll,
franchise, excise, goods and services, health, withholding, ad valorem,
severance, documentary stamp, gains, premium, bulk transfer, windfall profit, employment,
rent or other tax (including any amount in respect of, or attributable to, Taxes imposed
under Treasury Regulations 1.1502-6 or similar provisions of state, local or foreign law,
by contract or otherwise), governmental fee or like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, together with any interest, fine, or penalty thereon, addition to tax,
additional amount, deficiency, assessment or government charge imposed by any xxxxxxx,
xxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxxx, local or foreign taxing authority. |
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“Tax
Audit”— as defined in Section 11.2(b). |
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“Tax
Notice”— as defined in Section 12.2(c). |
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“Tax
Package” — as defined in Section 11.2(c). |
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“Tax
Return”— any return (including any information return), report,
statement, schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with or
submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in
connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax, or in
connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with
any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax. |
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“Taxing
Authority”— as defined in Section 11.2(a). |
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“Threshold”— as
defined in Section 13.4. |
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“UAC”— as
defined in the first paragraph of the Recitals. |
2. SALE AND TRANSFER OF
INTERESTS; CLOSING
2.1
INTERESTS
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, each Seller agrees to sell,
assign, convey, transfer and deliver such Seller’s Interest, free and clear of any
and all Encumbrances, to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase and acquire each
Seller’s Interest from such Seller and all rights, title and interest in, to or
relating thereto or arising therefrom, for the consideration specified in Section 2.2.
2.2
PURCHASE PRICE
In
consideration of the purchase of each Seller’s Interest by the Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement and the representations and warranties made by each Seller and the
covenants and provisions to be performed by each Seller, the Buyer agrees to pay the
Sellers in the aggregate the following (the “Purchase Price”):
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(a)
cash, payable by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available
funds, in the amount of $45,000,000 (the “Cash Consideration”);
and
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(b)
a deferred payment in cash in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 (the
“Holdback Amount”), to be paid in accordance with Section 13.4(c),
subject to potential offset for claims as contemplated in Article 13.
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The
Purchase Price shall be allocated and paid to each Seller, respectively, based on such
Seller’s Percentage Interest as set forth on Schedule A.
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2.3
CLOSING
The
closing of the purchase and sale (the “Closing”) of all of the
outstanding Interests of the Company pursuant to this Agreement will take place at the
offices of the Buyer’s counsel at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, at
10:00 a.m. (local time), on the second business day immediately following the date on
which the last of the conditions set forth in Section 8 is fulfilled or waived (except for
those conditions that by their nature can only be fulfilled at the Closing) or at such
other time, date and place as the Buyer, each Seller and the Company shall mutually agree
(the “Closing Date”).
2.4
CLOSING OBLIGATIONS
At
the Closing:
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(a)
Each Seller shall deliver to the Buyer:
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(i)
a duly authorized and executed assignment in the form attached as Exhibit
2 (the “Assignment Agreement”) evidencing the
assignment and transfer by such Seller of the related Seller’s
Interest being sold to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
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(ii)
the endorsed certificate(s) or other document(s) evidencing such
Seller’s Interest as identified on Schedule A;
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(iii)
a certificate signed by the Seller, or if the Seller is not a
natural person, by the manager, officer or other Representative of the
Seller, stating that the Seller’s representations and warranties in
Section 4 are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
and that all terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of this Agreement
and any agreements relating to the Contemplated Transactions required to
be performed or complied with or satisfied by the Seller have been
performed, complied with or satisfied in all material respects;
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(iv)
if the Seller is not a natural person, a certificate of a secretary,
officer or other Representative certifying the resolutions adopted or
other actions taken by the Seller’s board or directors, board of
managers, partners or trustee and the shareholders, members or other
parties whose approval is required, authorizing the Seller to enter into
and execute and deliver this Agreement, the guarantees and the other
agreements relating to the Contemplated Transactions to which the Seller
is a party; and
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(v)
such other documents as reasonably requested by, and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Buyer to give effect to the
Contemplated Transactions.
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(b)
The Company shall deliver to the Buyer:
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(i)
a secretary’s certificate certifying the resolutions adopted by
or other actions taken by the Company’s manager or board of managers
and the members authorizing the Company to enter into and execute and
deliver this Agreement, the guarantees and the other agreements relating
to the Contemplated Transactions to which the Company is a party;
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(ii)
a certificate signed by the Company’s manager or other
executive officer stating that the Company’s representations and
warranties in Section 3 are true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing and that all terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of
this Agreement and any agreements relating to the Contemplated
Transactions required to be performed or complied with or satisfied by the
Company have been performed, complied with or satisfied in all material
respects.
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(iii)
an opinion of the Company’s counsel in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit 2.4(b);
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(iv)
a certificate of the Company’s good standing under the laws of
the State of Virginia as of a date within five (5) days before the
Closing; and
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(v)
such other documents as reasonably requested by, and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Buyer to give effect to the
Contemplated Transactions.
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(c)
The Buyer shall deliver to each Seller, as applicable:
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(i)
the Cash Consideration payable to such Seller pursuant to Section
2.2(a); and
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(ii)
an opinion of the Buyer’s counsel in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit 2.4(c).
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(iii)
a certificate signed by the Buyer’s president or chief
executive officer stating that the Buyer’s representations and
warranties in Section 5 are true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing and that all terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of
this Agreement and any agreements relating to the Contemplated
Transactions required to be performed or complied with or satisfied by the
Buyer have been performed, complied with or satisfied in all material
respects.
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(d)
The Buyer shall deliver to the Company:
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(i)
a secretary’s certificate certifying the resolutions adopted by
the Company’s board of directors and shareholders authorizing the
Company to enter into and execute and deliver this Agreement, the
guarantees and the other agreements relating to the Contemplated
Transactions to which the Buyer is a party;
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(ii)
an opinion of the Buyer’s counsel in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit 2.4(c).
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(iii)
a certificate signed by the Buyer’s president or chief
executive officer stating that the Buyer’s representations and
warranties in Section 5 are true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing and that all terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of
this Agreement and any agreements relating to the Contemplated
Transactions required to be performed or complied with or satisfied by the
Buyer have been performed, complied with or satisfied in all material
respects; and
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(iv)
a certificate issued by the Indiana Secretary of State regarding the
Buyer’s valid existence as of a date within five (5) days before the
closing.
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2.5
INCOME TAX CHARACTERIZATION; PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION
Buyer
and Sellers agree that, under the authority of Rev. Xxx. 00-0, 0000-0 CB 432, for federal
income tax purposes (and for purposes of state or local income taxes which follow federal
entity classification principles) the Sellers shall be deemed to have sold the interests
in a transaction as to which Sections 741 and 751 of the IRC shall be applicable, and that
Buyer shall be deemed to have acquired the assets of the Company for a purchase price
equal to the sum of the Cash Consideration, the Holdback Amount and the sum of the
liabilities of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Tax Purchase Price”).
Moreover the taxable year of the Company shall terminate as of the Closing Date under the
authority of Section 708 of the IRC and thereafter the Company’s businesses assets
and operations shall be accounted for as a mere division of Buyer, and not as a separately
regarded entity.
Buyer
and Sellers agree that the Tax Purchase Price shall be allocated among the assets of the
Company in accordance with the principles of Section 1060 of the IRC, and more
particularly, in the manner set forth in Exhibit 2.5 hereof.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company and Sellers each represent and warrant to the Buyer as follows. Obligations of the
Sellers to indemnify Buyer in respect of breaches of this Article 3 are set forth in
Article 13.
3.1
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING
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(a)
The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with full
power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to
own or use the properties and assets that it purports to own or use, and to
perform all its obligations under the Company Applicable Contracts. Section 3.1
of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of the
other jurisdictions in which the Company is authorized to do business. The
Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign legal entity and is in
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good
standing under the laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which either the
ownership or use of the properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the
activities conducted by it, requires such qualification.
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(b)
The Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the
Organizational Documents of the Company, as currently in effect.
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3.2
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
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(a)
The Company has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and
delivery by Company of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
limited liability company actions on the part of Company. This Agreement and
all other documents and agreements contemplated by this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by the Company constitute the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms.
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(b)
Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions will, directly or
indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):
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(i)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of (A) any provision
of the Organizational Documents of the Company, or (B) any resolution
adopted by the board of directors, managers or members of the Company;
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(ii)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, or give any
Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy, or obtain any relief,
under any Legal Requirement or any Order to which the Company or any Seller, or
any of the assets owned or used by the Company, may be subject;
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(iii)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw,
suspend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is
held by the Company or that otherwise relates to the business of, or any of the
assets owned or used by, the Company;
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(iv)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision
of, or give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy
under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel,
terminate, or modify, any Company Applicable Contract; or
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(v)
result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to
any of the assets owned or used by the Company, except as otherwise
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expressly
agreed under the terms of this Agreement or in connection with financing
arrangements entered into by the Buyer or its Affiliates.
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(c)
The Company has obtained each Consent set forth on Section 3.2(c) of the
Disclosure Letter (the “Required Consents”) and, other than
the Required Consents, no notice is required to be given and no Consent is
required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions by the Company
other than any consent, the failure of which to obtain would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions by the Company.
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3.3
CAPITALIZATION
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(a)
The Interests represent all of the membership interests or other equity
ownership interests in the Company. All of the Interests have been validly
issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except
as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no
outstanding conversion or exchange rights, subscriptions, options, warrants or
other arrangements or commitments obligating the Company to issue any
additional membership or equity ownership interests in the Company or other
securities or to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any membership or equity
interests in the Company or other securities or to make any distribution in
respect thereof.
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(b)
Except for its interest in Bayshore Auto Sales, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, the Company has no direct or indirect equity interest in any
other Person.
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(c)
Each Seller owns of record the related Seller’s Interest set forth on Schedule
A.
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(d)
The Sellers are the sole record and beneficial owners and holders of the
Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
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3.4
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company has delivered to the Buyer: financial statements of the Company as of December
31, 2004 and 2003 and the related statements of operations, members’ equity and cash
flows for the years then ended (“Annual Financial Statements”). The
Annual Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with (x) the Company’s
accounting policies and practices consistently applied throughout the periods included
therein and (y) GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods included therein. The
December 31, 2004 Annual Financial Statements (the “Most Recent Financial
Statements”) present fairly in all material respects the financial position of
the Company as of, and results of its operations through, such date in accordance with
(x) the Company’s accounting policies and practices consistently applied to the
periods included therein and (y) GAAP consistently applied throughout
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the periods included therein. No
financial statements of any Person other than the Company are required by GAAP to be
included in the financial statements of the Company. Audit procedures have been conducted
with respect to the Annual Financial Statements and delivery of a final audit report
thereon is subject to completion of SEC compliance review within KPMG LLP.
3.5
OFFICES AND OTHER PROPERTIES; ENCUMBRANCES
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(a)
Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and
accurate list of all real property, leaseholds, or other interests in real
property owned by the Company. Except as described in Section 3.5 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, the Company owns (with good and marketable title in
the case of real property, subject only to matters that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and to the matters permitted by the
following sentence) all the properties and assets (whether real, personal or
mixed and whether tangible or intangible) that it purports to own, including
all of the properties and assets reflected in the Most Recent Financial
Statements (except for personal property sold since the date of the Most Recent
Financial Statements, as the case may be, in the Ordinary Course of Business).
All material properties and assets reflected in the Most Recent Financial
Statements are free and clear of all Encumbrances and are not, in the case of
real property, subject to any rights of way, building use restrictions,
exceptions, variances or, reservations or limitations of any nature, except,
with respect to all such properties and assets, (a) mortgages or security
interests shown on the Most Recent Financial Statements as securing specified
liabilities or obligations, with respect to which no default (or event that,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) exists; (b) mortgages
or security interests incurred in connection with the purchase of property or
assets after the date of the Most Recent Financial Statements (such mortgages
and security interests being limited to the property or assets so acquired),
with respect to which no default (or event that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute a default) exists; (c) liens for current taxes
not yet due; and (d) with respect to real property, (i) real estate taxes,
assessments, and other governmental levies, fees, or charges imposed that are
not due and payable as of the Closing Date or being contested by appropriate
proceedings; (ii) mechanics’ liens and similar liens for labor, materials,
or supplies provided with respect to such real property incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business for amounts that are not delinquent and that would
not, in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or are not being contested
by appropriate proceedings; (iii) zoning, building codes, and other land use
laws regulating the use or occupancy of such real property or the activities
conducted thereon that are imposed by any governmental authority having
jurisdiction over such real property; and (iv) easements, covenants,
conditions, restrictions, and other similar matters affecting title to such
real property and other encroachments and title and survey defects that do not
or would not materially impair the use or occupancy of such real property in
the operation of the business of the Company taken as a whole.
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(b)
Each of the Company’s offices is and has been operated as a licensed
location in any jurisdiction requiring such license in conformity with all such
licensing and other laws applicable to the purchase of the Finance Contracts,
and the sale of insurance coverage
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related
thereto, including, without limitation, motor vehicle retail installment sales
acts, sales finance agency acts, or any other law regulating the business of
acquiring Finance Contracts, the collection or servicing thereof, and the sale
of insurance coverage related thereto, except where any failure would not have
Material Adverse Effect.
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3.6
NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
Except
as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the Company’s
Knowledge, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations of any nature that are
required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with
the Company’s accounting policies and practices consistently applied by the Company,
except for liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent
Financial Statements and current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
since the date thereof.
3.7
TAXES
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(a)
The Company has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax Returns required to
be filed on or prior to the date hereof and all such Tax Returns were correct
and complete in all material respects. The Company has paid all Taxes that are
shown to be due from the Company on any such Tax Returns.
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(b)
No outstanding waivers or comparable consents regarding the application of the
statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company
have been given by or on behalf of the Company.
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(c)
All Taxes payable by the Company have been fully accrued or provided for in the
Most Recent Financial Statements and the books and accounts of the Company.
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(d)
Except as disclosed in Section 3.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the
Knowledge of the Company, there is no suit, audit, claim or assessment pending
or proposed in writing with respect to Taxes payable by the Company.
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(e)
Except as disclosed in Section 3.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are
no Encumbrances for Taxes upon the assets of the Company.
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(f)
There are no written assessments of Taxes from any Taxing Authority against the
Company except for those reflected on the financial statements of the Company.
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(g)
All Tax deficiencies which have been claimed, proposed, asserted against the
Company have been fully paid and finally settled, and no issue has been raised
in any examination by any Taxing Authority, which by application of similar
principles may be expected to result in the proposal or assertion of a Tax
deficiency for another year not so examined.
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(h)
There are no Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to
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or
involving the Company.
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(i)
The Company has withheld, collected or otherwise accrued all Taxes or amounts
they were required to withhold or collect under any applicable federal, state
or local law in connection with the business and operations of the Company,
including, without limitation, any amounts required to be withheld or collected
with respect to employee state and federal income tax withholding, social
security, unemployment compensation, sales or use taxes or workmen’s
compensation, and all such amounts have been timely remitted to the proper
authorities.
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(j)
The Company has not elected to be taxed as an association under Treas. Reg.
§ 301.7701-3.
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3.8
NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT
Since
December 31, 2004, to the Knowledge of the Company, there has not been any Material
Adverse Effect.
3.9
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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(a)
Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all employee benefit plans
and compensation plans or programs (the “Plans”) maintained
by, contributed to or with respect to which there is or would be any obligation
or liability of the Company, including all employment agreements and other
agreements or arrangements containing “golden parachute” or other
similar provisions, incentive compensation agreements, and deferred
compensation agreements together with true, complete and correct copies of such
plans, agreements and any trusts related thereto, as of the date of the Most
Recent Financial Statements and as of the date of this Agreement. Except for
such Plans so listed the Company does not sponsor, maintain, contribute, or
have liability with respect to any plan program, fund or arrangement that
constitutes an “employee benefit plan,” and the Company does not have
any obligation to contribute to or accrue or pay any benefits under any
deferred compensation or retirement arrangement on behalf of any current or
former employee or employees (such as, for example, and without limitation, any
individual retirement account or annuity, any “excess benefit plan” (within
the meaning of Section 3(36) of ERISA). For the purposes of this Agreement, the
term “employee benefit plan” shall have the same meaning as is
given that term in Section 3(3) of ERISA. The Company is not required to
contribute to any Plan pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining
agreement establishing the terms and conditions or employment of any of the
Company’s employees.
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(b)
Except as set forth on Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter, no plans provide
post retirement medical or life insurance benefits, except as required under
Section 4980B of the IRC.
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(c)
All Plans listed on Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter and the
administration thereof are in compliance in all material respects with their
terms and all
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provisions of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder, as well as with all
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(d)
All accrued contribution obligations of the Company as of the date of the Most
Recent Financial Statements with respect to any Plan listed on Section 3.9 of
the Company Disclosure Letter have either been fulfilled in their entirety or
are fully reflected on the Most Recent Financial Statements.
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(e)
Except as set forth on Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter, the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions will not constitute a default or a triggering
event under any of the Company’s Plans that (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent event) will result in any liability,
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, vesting or
increase in benefits to any person or entity.
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(f)
All such Plans listed on Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter that are
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code (the “Qualified
Plans”) have been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be
qualified in form, and copies of such determination letters have been provided
to the Buyer. All material reports and other documents required to be filed
with any governmental agency or distributed to plan participants or
beneficiaries (including, but not limited to, actuarial reports, audits or tax
returns) have been timely filed or distributed. To the knowledge of the Company
or the Sellers, neither the Seller, any such Plan, nor the Company or any other
person has engaged in any transaction with any Plan which is prohibited under
the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA that would
subject the Price or the Company to a material tax or penalty under the Code or
ERISA. No such Plan has incurred an accumulated funding deficiency, as defined
in Section 412(a) of the Code and Section 302(l) of ERISA, whether or not
waived; and neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company or the
Sellers, any other person has incurred any liability for excise tax or penalty
due to the Internal Revenue Service nor any liability to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation with respect to any Plan or breached any fiduciary duty
with respect to any Plan.
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(g)
There have been no terminations, partial terminations or discontinuations of
contributions to any Qualified Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of
the Code without notice to and approval by the Internal Revenue Service.
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(h)
No Plan listed in Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter is subject to
the provisions of Title IV of ERISA and the Company has no current or
contingent obligation to contribute to any multi-employer plan (as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA).
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(i)
No circumstances exist pursuant to which the Company could have any direct or
indirect material liability (including, but not limited to, any liability to
the Internal Revenue Service for any excise tax or penalty) with respect to any
plan now or heretofore maintained or contributed to by any entity other than
the Company that is, or at any time was, a member of a “controlled group” (as
defined in Section 412(n)(6)(B) of the Code) that
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(j)
Each Plan may be unilaterally terminated at any time by the Company without a
Material Adverse Effect upon the Company.
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3.10
COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS
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(a)
Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter and except
where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company: (i) the Company is, and at all times since December 31, 2002, has
been, in compliance in all material respects with each Legal Requirement that
is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or
the ownership or use of any of its assets; (ii) no event has occurred that (A)
constitutes or results in a material violation by the Company of, or a failure
on the part of the Company to materially comply in any respect with any Legal
Requirement, or (B) may give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company
to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action
of any nature; and (iii) the Company has not received, at any time since
December 31, 2002, any written notice or written communication from any
Governmental Body or any other Person regarding (A) any actual or alleged
material violation of or failure to materially comply with, any Legal
Requirement, or (B) any actual or alleged obligation on the part of the Company
to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action
of any nature;
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(b)
Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list of each material Governmental Authorization that is held by the Company.
Each material Governmental Authorization listed in Section 3.10 of the Company
Disclosure Letter is valid and in full force and effect. Except as set forth in
Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter: (i) the Company is, and at all
times since December 31, 2002, has been in material compliance with all of the
terms and requirements of each Governmental Authorization identified in Section
3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter; (ii) no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that (A) constitutes or results directly or indirectly in a
material violation of, or a material failure to comply with any term or
requirement of any Governmental Authorization listed in Section 3.10 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, or (B) may result directly or indirectly in the
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any
material modification to, any Governmental Authorization listed in Section 3.10
to the Company Disclosure Letter; (iii) the Company has not received, at any
time since December 31, 2002, any written notice from any Governmental Body
regarding (A) any actual or alleged material violation of or material failure
to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization, or
(B) any actual or proposed revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or material modification to any Governmental Authorization; and
(iv) all applications required to have been filed for the renewal of the
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Section 3.10 of
the Company Disclosure Letter have been duly filed on a timely basis with the
appropriate Governmental Bodies, and all other filings required to have been
made with respect to such
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Governmental
Authorizations have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate
Governmental Bodies. The Governmental Authorizations listed in Section 3.10 in
the Company Disclosure Letter collectively constitute all of the material
Governmental Authorizations necessary to permit the Company to lawfully conduct
and operate its business in substantially the same manner it currently conducts
and operates such business and to permit the Company to own and use its assets
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3.11
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; ORDERS
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(a)
Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each Proceeding
pending, and to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company.
No Proceeding should interfere with the Contemplated Transactions.
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(b)
Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) there
is no Order to which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the
Company, is subject, and (ii) no officer, director, agent, member, manager or
employee of the Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer,
director, agent, member, manager or employee from engaging in any conduct,
activity or practice relating to the business of the Company.
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3.12
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS
Except
as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter, since September 30, 2004,
the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there
has not been any:
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(a)
change in the Company’s equity interests; grant of any option or right to
purchase membership interests or other equity ownership interests of the
Company; issuance of any security convertible into such membership or equity
ownership interests; or grant of any registration rights, purchase, redemption,
retirement or other acquisition by the Company of any portion of the equity
interests of the Company;
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(b)
amendment to the Organizational Documents of the Company;
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(c)
action by the Company to (i) split, combine or reclassify its outstanding
Interests; (ii) declare, set aside or pay any distribution payable in cash,
stock or property in respect of any Interests; or (iii) repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of its Interests or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for any of its Interests.
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(d)
payment or increase by the Company of any bonuses, salaries, or other
compensation to any director, officer, member, manager or (except in the
Ordinary Course of Business) employee or entry into any employment, severance,
or similar Contract with any director, officer, or employee;
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(e)
adoption of, or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any Company
Employee Benefit Plan;
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(f)
damage to or destruction or loss of any asset or property of the Company,
whether or not covered by insurance, that has or could reasonably be expected
to result, in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(g)
entry into, termination of, or receipt of notice of termination of (i) any
license, distributorship, dealer, sales representative, joint venture, credit,
or similar Contract, or (ii) any Contract or transaction involving a total
remaining commitment by or to the Company of at least $50,000;
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(h)
(other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) sale, lease, or other
disposition of any asset or property of the Company or mortgage, pledge, or
imposition of any Encumbrance on any asset or property of the Company,
including the sale, lease or other disposition of any of the Intellectual
Property Assets;
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(i)
material change in the accounting methods used by the Company;
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(j)
cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights with a value to the Company in
excess of $50,000; or
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(k)
agreement, whether written or oral, by the Company to do any of the foregoing.
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3.13
CONTRACTS
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(a)
Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list, and the Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies, of:
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(i)
each Company Applicable Contract that involves performance of services or
delivery of goods or materials by the Company of an amount or value in excess
of $50,000;
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(ii)
each Company Applicable Contract that was not entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business and that involves expenditures or receipts of the Company in
excess of $50,000;
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(iii)
each lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional
sale agreement, and other Company Applicable Contract affecting the ownership
of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in, any
real or personal property (except personal property leases and installment and
conditional sales agreements having a value per item or aggregate payments of
less than $50,000 or with terms of less than one year);
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(iv)
to the Knowledge of the Company, each licensing agreement or other Company
Applicable Contract with respect to Intellectual Property Assets including
agreements with current or former employees, consultants or contractors
regarding the appropriation or non-disclosure of any of the Intellectual
Property Assets (other than Contracts in respect of “off-the-shelf” software
applications);
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(v)
each Company Applicable Contract to or with any labor union or other employee
representative of a group of employees as well as any Contract between the
Company and any employee, manager, officer or director;
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(vi)
each joint venture, partnership agreement and any other Company Applicable
Contract involving a sharing of profits, bonus, costs or liabilities with any
other Person;
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(vii)
each Company Applicable Contract containing covenants that in any way purport
to restrict the business activity of the Company, or any Affiliate of the
Company or limit the freedom of the Company, or any Affiliate of the Company to
engage in any line of business or compete with any Person;
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(viii)
each Company Applicable Contract for capital expenditures in excess of $50,000;
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(ix)
each material written warranty, guaranty, and or other similar undertaking with
respect to contractual performance extended by the Company other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
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(x)
each Company Applicable Contract that provides for financing or evidences
indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or which creates or purports to
create a lien or security interest on assets of the Company;
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(xi)
each material Contract with any Person to service or collect any Finance
Contract; and
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(xii)
each material written amendment in respect of any of the foregoing.
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(b)
Except insofar as the failure of one or more Finance Contracts to comply with
the following representations would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, each Finance Contract acquired by the Company:
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(i)
is valid and complies with Legal Requirements;
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(ii)
is an installment sale agreement or other deferred payment obligation providing
for the retention of a security interest in favor of the Company in the
underlying personal property to secure payment of the obligation evidenced
thereby and such lien has been, or, in the case of Finance Contracts purchased
in the last sixty
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(60)
days, is in the process (which process is being timely and properly pursued
consistent with industry standards and legal requirements) of being duly
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(iii)
is owned by the Company and the Company owns all rights to receive all amounts
payable thereunder, except for the rights of the Company’s lenders
disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Letter; and
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(iv)
except as indicated in Section 3.13 of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule,
requires the Company to be named as loss payee or beneficiary (as may be
applicable) under any insurance policy with respect to such Finance Contract or
Related Security, and entitles the Company to the benefits of such insurance
policy;
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(c)
Since January 1, 2002 the Company has consistently followed and not materially
changed its practices with respect waivers, modifications, payment deferrals
and insurance tracking with respect to Finance Contracts. During such period,
the Company’s policy has been not to permit payment deferrals without some
simultaneous cash payment by the obligor.
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(d)
Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Letter, with respect to
each Company Applicable Contract identified or required to be identified in
Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Letter, to the Company’s knowledge, (i)
such Company Applicable Contract is in full force and effect and is valid and
enforceable, (ii) no event has occurred that may contravene, conflict with, or
result in a violation or breach of, or give the Company or other Person the
right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the
maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any such Company
Applicable Contract; (iii) the Company has not given to or received from any
other Person, at any time since December 31, 2003, any written notice or other
communication regarding any actual or alleged violation or breach of, or
default under, any such Company Applicable Contract; and (iv) such Company
Applicable Contract will not be subject to termination or any other remedy at
the option of any Person upon a change in control of the Company or upon the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
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3.14
INSURANCE
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(a)
Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all policies
of insurance to which the Company, or any member, manager, officer or director
is or has been covered within the past three (3) years is a party or under
which the Company is covered which will continue in force after the Closing.
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(b)
All policies that are listed on Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter
will continue in full force and effect following the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions.
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(c)
To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no threatened termination of, or
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increase, with respect to any such policies. |
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(d)
The Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of all said
policies of insurance.
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3.15
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Except
as set forth in Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Letter:
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(a)
The Company is in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws except for
failures to comply that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2001, the Company has not received any
written notice, or other written communication from (i) any Governmental Body
or private citizen acting in the public interest, or (ii) the current or prior
owner or operator of any Facilities, of any actual or potential violation or
failure to comply with any Environmental Law.
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(b)
There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
Proceedings, Encumbrances, or other restrictions of any nature, resulting from
any Environmental Law, with respect to or affecting any of the Facilities,
except for such claims, Encumbrances or other restrictions that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)
Notwithstanding the generality of any other representation or warranty in this
Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.15
shall be deemed to contain the only representations and warranties in this
Agreement with respect to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Activity and Hazardous
Materials.
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3.16
EMPLOYEES
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(a)
Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list of the following information for each employee or manager of the Company
who is employed by the Company immediately prior to Closing (each, a
“Business Employee”): name; job title; current compensation
paid or payable and any change in compensation since December 31, 2003; and
service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under
any Company Employee Benefit Plan.
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(b)
No employee or director of the Company is a party to, or is otherwise bound by,
any agreement or arrangement, including any confidentiality, non-competition,
or proprietary rights agreements, between such employee or director and any
other Person (“Proprietary Rights Agreement”) that in any way
adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of his duties as an
employee or director of the Company, or (ii) the ability of the Company to
conduct its business, including any Proprietary Rights Agreement with Sellers
or the Company by any such employee or director.
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3.17
LABOR RELATIONS; COMPLIANCE
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The
Company has not been and is not a party to any collective bargaining or other labor
Contract. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter, since
December 31, 2003, there has not been, there is not presently existing, and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, there is not threatened, (a) any strike, slowdown, picketing,
work stoppage, or employee grievance process, (b) any Proceeding against or affecting the
Company relating to the alleged violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to labor
relations or employment matters, including any written charge or written complaint filed
by an employee or union with the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, or any comparable Governmental Body, organizational activity, or
other labor or employment dispute against or affecting the Company or its premises, or (c)
any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent. No event has occurred
or circumstances exist that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor
dispute. There is no lockout of any employees by the Company, and no such action is
contemplated by the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure
Letter, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied with all Legal
Requirements relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination,
immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security
and similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and plant closing. The Company is not
liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other
material amounts, however designated, for the failure to comply with any of the foregoing
Legal Requirements.
3.18
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The
Company does not own any registered Patents, Marks or Copyrights and there are no
registered Patents, Marks or Copyrights that are material to the operation of the business
of Company, other than commercially available licenses of software that have been
purchased by UAC and are adequate for its present needs and operations.
3.19
PAYMENT OF INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS
Except
as disclosed in Section 4.2 of the Seller’s Disclosure Letter, all intercompany
receivables, payables and loans (“Intercompany Accounts”) between the
Company on the one hand, and any of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates, on the other
hand, have been cancelled and settled by way of a cash payment, as more particularly
described in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
3.20
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
Section
3.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list as of all
material Contracts, agreements or undertakings to which the Company, on the one hand, and
any of the Sellers or their Affiliates on the other hand, are a party that are in effect
as of the date hereof and any services or goods provided to or by the Company pursuant
thereto.
3.21
BROKERS OR FINDERS
The
Company has not incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for
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brokerage or finders’ fees or
agents’ commissions or other similar payments in connection with this Agreement or
the Contemplated Transactions.
3.22
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The
Company’s minute books and records of membership interests and other equity ownership
interests, all of which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and correct in all
material respects. The minute books of the Company contain accurate and complete records
of all meetings held of, and actions taken by, the members, managers, board of manager or
directors and officers of the Company, and no official meeting of any such members,
managers, board of managers or directors or officers has been held for which minutes have
not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books. At the Closing, all of such
books and records will be in the possession of the Company and will be delivered to Buyer.
3.23
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS
Except
as disclosed in Section 3.23 or Section 4.5 the Disclosure Letter, none of the Sellers,
the Sellers’ Affiliates or the Company’s Affiliates has, or (since December 31,
2002) has had, any interest in any material property (whether real, personal, or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible), used in or pertaining to the Company’s business.
None of the Sellers or the Sellers’ Affiliates owns, or (since December 31, 2002) has
owned (as of record or as a beneficial owner), an equity interest or any other financial
or profit interest in, a Person that has (i) had business dealings or a material financial
interest in any transaction with the Company or (ii) engaged in competition with the
Company with respect to any services of the Company in any market presently served by the
Company. None of the Sellers or the Sellers’ Affiliates is a party to any Applicable
Contract with or has any claim or right against, the Company.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Each
Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer (solely with respect to itself) as follows:
4.1
SELLER’S INTEREST
The
Seller has and, at the Closing, will convey to the Buyer, good and valid title to the
Seller’s Interest, free and clear of any Encumbrance.
4.2
PAYMENT OF INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS
Except
as disclosed in Section 4.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Letter, all Intercompany
Accounts other than Seller’s Subordinated Debt between the Company on the one hand,
and the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates, on the other hand, have been
cancelled and settled by way of a cash payment, as more particularly described in Section
4.2 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Letter.
4.3
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
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Section
4.3 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list as of
all material Contracts, agreements or undertakings to which the Company, on the one hand,
and the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates on the other hand, are a party that
are in effect as of the date hereof and any services or goods provided to or by the
Company pursuant thereto.
4.4
BROKERS OR FINDERS
The
Seller has not incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for
brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or other similar payments in
connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions.
4.5
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS
Except
as disclosed in Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Letter or 4.5 of the Sellers’
Disclosure Letter, neither the Seller nor any of the Seller’s Affiliates has, or
(since December 31, 2002) has had, any interest in any property (whether real, personal,
or mixed and whether tangible or intangible), used in or pertaining to the Company’s
business. Neither the Seller nor any of the Seller’s Affiliates owns, or (since
December 31, 2002) has owned (as of record or as a beneficial owner), an equity interest
or any other financial or profit interest in, a Person that has (i) had business dealings
or a material financial interest in any transaction with the Company or (ii) engaged in
competition with the Company with respect to any services of the Company in any market
presently served by the Company. Neither the Seller nor any of the Seller’s
Affiliates is a party to any Company Applicable Contract with or has any claim or right
against the Company.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The
Buyer represents and warrants to the Company and each Seller as follows:
5.1
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING
The
Buyer is a corporation duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Indiana with full power and authority to conduct its business as it is now
being conducted, to own or use the properties and assets that it purports to own or use
and to perform the business described in the Subscription Offering. Indiana is the only
jurisdiction in which the Buyer is currently authorized to do business and in which it
intends to become authorized to do business at or before the Closing. The Buyer is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign legal entity and is in good standing under the laws
of each state or other jurisdiction in which either the ownership nor use of the
properties owned or used by Buyer, or the nature of the activities conducted by it,
requires such qualification qualified to do business as a foreign legal entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer has conducted no business operations since its
incorporation on December 30, 2004, other than activities associated with the planning,
negotiation and consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, the Plan of Exchange, the
Subscription Offering, the Note Placement and the Noteholder Buyer. The Buyer has
delivered the Company and the Sellers true and complete copies of the Organizational
Documents of the Buyer, as currently in effect.
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5.2
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
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(a)
The Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the other documents and agreements contemplated by this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by the Buyer, and to perform the Contemplated
Transactions.
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(b)
The execution and delivery by the Buyer of this Agreement has been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable
against the Buyer in accordance with its terms.
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(c)
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer nor the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by the
Buyer of the Contemplated Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or
without notice or lapse of time):
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(i)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of (A) any provision of the
Organizational Documents of the Buyer, or (B) any resolution adopted by the
board of directors of the Buyer;
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(ii)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, or give any
Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy, or obtain any relief,
under any Legal Requirement or any Order to which the Buyer, or any of the
assets owned or used by the Buyer, may be subject;
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(iii)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw,
suspend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is
held by the Buyer or that otherwise relates to the business of, or any of the
assets owned or used by, the Buyer;
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(iv)
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision
of, or give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy
under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel,
terminate, or modify, any Buyer Applicable Contract; or
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(v)
result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to
any of the assets owned or used by the Buyer, except as otherwise expressly
agreed under the terms of this Agreement or in connection with financing
arrangements entered into by the Buyer or its Affiliates.
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(d)
No consent is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the
Buyer of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions (other than regulatory clearance and investments by
subscribers in connection
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with
the Subscription Offering). All Class 3 Claimants and approximately [81%] in
principal amount of Class 4 Claimants have agreed in writing to tender their
UAC restructured and accrual notes to Buyer for purchase pursuant to the
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5.3
INVESTMENT INTENT
The
Buyer is acquiring the Interests for its own account and not with a view to its
distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.
5.4
CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
There
is no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against the Buyer and that challenges, or
may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering
with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to the Buyer’s
Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
5.5
BROKERS OR FINDERS
Except
as described in the Registration Statement, the Buyer has no obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions
or other similar payment in connection with this Agreement.
6. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
PENDING CLOSING
6.1
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
After
the date hereof and prior to the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, the
Company agrees that, except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
and except as contemplated in or permitted by this Agreement or in connection with the
Contemplated Transactions, or to the extent the Buyer shall otherwise consent:
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(a)
The business of the Company shall be conducted in the Ordinary Course of
Business in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and, to the
extent consistent therewith, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve its business organization intact and maintain its existing
relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, creditors, lessors and
business associates.
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(b)
The Company shall not (i) amend its operating agreement other than amendments
that are ministerial in nature or otherwise immaterial; (ii) split, combine or
reclassify its outstanding Interests; (iii) declare, set aside or pay any
distribution payable in cash, stock or property in respect of any Interests; or
(iv) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its Interests or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any of its
Interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company may make regular tax
distributions to Sellers; provided that such distributions (i) for 2004
taxable income shall not
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exceed
the lesser of 47.5% of the Company’s 2004 net taxable income, and (ii) for
the portion of 2005 prior to closing shall not exceed 47.5% of proforma net
taxable income as determined through the closing date by Company’s Chief
Financial Officer after taking into account the full amount of special or bonus
compensation to be paid to employees for 2005 (whether in the normal course, or
as a result of the Contemplated Transactions) prorated for the 2005 year to
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(c)
The Company shall not issue, sell, or dispose of any Interests, or securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or options, warrants,
calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire, any Interests or any other
property or assets.
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(d)
Except for indebtedness incurred in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the Company shall not incur any indebtedness except for indebtedness
that is incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business. The Company shall guaranty
Buyer’s senior secured notes to be issued in connection with the Closing
in the manner contemplated in the Note Placement.
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(e)
The Company shall not repay principal on existing indebtedness except in
accordance with the amortization schedule of such debt;
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(f)
The Company shall not make any acquisition of, or investment in, assets or
stock of any other Person or entity, other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
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(g)
The Company shall not sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of
any of its assets, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
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(h)
The Company shall not terminate, establish, adopt, enter into, make any new
grants or awards of unit-based compensation or other benefits under, amend or
otherwise materially modify any Company Employee Benefit Plan or increase the
salary, wage, bonus or other compensation of any managers, officers or
employees except (i) for grants or awards to managers, officers and employees
under any existing Company Employee Benefit Plan in such amounts and on such
terms as are consistent with past practice, (ii) in the Ordinary Course of
Business (which shall include normal periodic performance reviews and related
plans and the provision of any individual Company Employee Benefit Plan
consistent with past practice for newly hired, appointed or promoted officers
and employees), (iii) for actions necessary to satisfy existing contractual
obligations under any Company Employee Benefit Plan existing as of the date
hereof or to comply with applicable law, or (iv) the Employee Retention
Bonuses.
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(i)
The Company shall maintain insurance with financially responsible or nationally
recognized insurers in such amounts and against such risks and losses as are
consistent with the insurance maintained by the Company in the Ordinary Course
of Business.
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(j)
The Company shall not change any material financial or tax accounting
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method, policies, practices or election, except as required by GAAP or
applicable law. |
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(k)
The Company shall promptly provide the Buyer with copies of all filings made by
the Company with, and inform the Buyer of any communications received from, any
state or federal court, administrative agency, commission or other Governmental
Body in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
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(l)
The Company shall use its best efforts to promptly obtain any Required
Consents. The Company shall promptly notify the Buyer of any failure or
anticipated failure to obtain any such Required Consents and, if requested by
the Buyer, shall provide copies of all of the Required Consents obtained by the
Company to the Buyer.
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(m)
The Company shall not enter into any Contract with any other Person that,
directly or indirectly, controls or is under common control with or is
controlled by the Company on terms to the Company less favorable than could be
reasonably expected to have been obtained with an unaffiliated third party on
an arm’s-length basis.
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(n)
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect or
renew all existing Governmental Authorizations pursuant to which the Company
operates.
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(o)
The Company shall not transfer or assign any Contracts to which the Company is
a party to any of the Company’s Affiliates.
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6.2
COVENANTS OF THE BUYER
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After
the date hereof and prior to the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, the
Buyer agrees that, except as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule and
except as contemplated in or permitted by this Agreement or in connection with the
Contemplated Transactions, or to the extent the Company shall otherwise consent:
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(a)
Buyer shall conduct only such business as is reasonably related, necessary and
appropriate to accomplish the Contemplated Transactions. After the Plan of
Exchange is effected, Buyer shall cause UAC to conduct its business only as
contemplated in the Plan of Reorganization and the Noteholder Buyout.
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(b)
Except for indebtedness incurred in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (including the
Note Placement, reimbursement obligations for expenses incurred in connection
with Contemplated Transactions and obligations incurred in connection with the
Creditor Buyout) the Buyer shall not incur any material indebtedness except for
indebtedness that is incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business.
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(c)
The Buyer shall not make any material acquisition of, or investment in, assets
or stock of any other Person or entity, other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business and in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (including the
Plan of Exchange).
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(d)
The Buyer shall not sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any
material portion of its assets, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
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(e)
The Buyer shall promptly provide the Company with copies of all filings made by
the Buyer with, and inform the Company of any communications received from, any
state or federal court, administrative agency, commission or other Governmental
Body in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
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(f)
The Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to accomplish the Contemplated
Transactions as promptly as practicable, and to assist the Company to promptly
obtain any Required Consents.
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(g)
The Buyer shall not enter into any Contract with any other Person that,
directly or indirectly, controls or is under common control with or is
controlled by the Buyer on terms to the Buyer less favorable than could be
reasonably expected to have been obtained with an unaffiliated third party on
an arm’s-length basis.
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(h)
Prior to Closing, Buyer’s Board of Directors shall have adopted a stock
incentive plan under which stock options and restricted shares may be awarded
to officers and key employees of Buyer and its subsidiaries (including the
Company after the Closing) and at least 125,000 shares shall be available under
such plan for awards to officers and employees of the Company.
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6.3
NO SOLICITATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
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(a)
From the date hereof through the Closing, none of the parties nor their
representatives (including, without limitation, investment bankers, attorneys
and accountants) shall, directly or indirectly, enter into, solicit, initiate
or continue any discussions or negotiations with, or encourage or respond to
any inquiries or proposals by, or participate in any negotiations with, or
provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any other way with, any
person or other entity or group, concerning any sale of all or a portion of the
Company, or of any Interests of the Company or any merger, consolidation,
liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (each
such transaction being referred to herein as a “Proposed Acquisition
Transaction”) other than with (i) the Buyer and its Representatives,
or (ii) as required by law. The Company and Sellers shall not, directly or
indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative, agent or
otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of any proposal or
offer for a Proposed Acquisition Transaction from any Person.
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(b)
The Company and each Seller shall promptly notify the Buyer if any discussions
or negotiations are sought to be initiated, any inquiry or proposal is made, or
any information is requested with respect to any Proposed Acquisition
Transaction and notify the Buyer of the identity of the prospective purchaser
or soliciting party and any other information relating to such inquiry or
proposal known to the Company or such Seller.
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7. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
7.1
ACCESS TO COMPANY INFORMATION
Upon
reasonable notice, the Company shall afford to the Representatives of the Buyer reasonable
access, during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Closing Date, to
all of the Company’s properties, books, records and Contracts and, during such
period, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Buyer and its Representatives, (i)
access to each report, schedule and other document the Company files with or receive from
any federal or state regulatory agency or commission and (ii) access to all information
concerning the Company and its managers and officers and such other matters as may be
reasonably requested by the Buyer or its Representatives in connection with any filings,
applications or approvals required or contemplated by this Agreement or for any other
reason related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party shall, and
shall cause its Representatives to, hold in strict confidence all documents and
information concerning the other furnished to it in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions except as required by law or as provided herein.
7.2
ACCESS TO BUYER INFORMATION
Upon
reasonable notice, the Buyer shall afford to the Representatives of the Company,
reasonable access, during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Closing
Date, to all of the Buyer’s properties, books, records and Contracts and, during such
period, the Buyer shall furnish promptly to the Buyer and its Representatives, (i) access
to each report, schedule and other document the Buyer files with or receive from any
federal or state regulatory agency or commission and (ii) access to all information
concerning the Buyer and its managers and officers and such other matters as may be
reasonably requested by the Company or its Representatives in connection with any filings,
applications or approvals required or contemplated by this Agreement or for any other
reason related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party shall, and
shall cause it Representatives to, hold in strict confidence all documents and information
concerning the other furnished to it in connection with the Contemplated Transactions
except as required by law or as provided herein (including such disclosures as shall be
appropriate to include in the Registration Statement).
7.3
NO TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCES
Each
Seller agrees that the Seller will not transfer, or incur any Encumbrance on, the
Seller’s Interest prior to the Closing.
7.4
TAX MATTERS
The
Company, each Seller and the Buyer each agree that it will cooperate with the other
parties to this Agreement in the reporting of the Contemplated Transactions and all other
Tax Matters relating to the Contemplated Transactions. The Company shall prepare Form 1065
with respect to the transaction and provide same to the other parties within 120 days
after Closing.
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7.5
FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The
Buyer agrees to use its best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement one or more registration
statements (“Registration Statement”) to register the shares of the
Buyer’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan of Exchange and in the
Subscription Offering. Buyer shall keep Company informed of the progress of the
registration and provide copies of all SEC staff comment letters to the Company regarding
each Registration Statement.
7.6
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNDING OF CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS
The
Company shall advance to Buyer $6.0 million (or such lesser amount approved by Buyer)
immediately prior to the Closing to facilitate completion of the Contemplated
Transactions, provided, that Buyer shall repay such funds to the Company if the
Closing does not occur with three (3) business days of the date of such advance. Buyer
shall not disburse such funds except in connection with and for the purpose of
consummating the closing of the Contemplated Transactions, including the Noteholder
Buyout.
8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
8.1
THE BUYER
The
obligation of the Buyer to complete the Closing is subject to the fulfillment as of the
Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Buyer:
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(a)
The Registration Statement for the shares of the Buyer’s common stock to
be issued pursuant to the Plan of Exchange shall have been declared effective
and the exchange of shares pursuant to the Plan of Exchange shall have been
consummated.
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(b)
The Registration Statement for the shares of the Buyer’s common stock to
be issued in the Subscription Offering shall have been declared effective, the
Subscription Offering and Note Placement shall have closed, and Buyer’s
Board of Directors shall have determined (in its reasonable discretion) that
the proceeds of the Subscription Offering and Note Placement are sufficient in
amount to pay the amount of the Cash Consideration, effect the Noteholder
Buyout and pay reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions.
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(c)
The representations and warranties of the Company and each Seller contained in
this Agreement shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing
Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing
Date. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date, and each Seller
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by
such Seller on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(d)
The Company shall have obtained, at its sole expense, all Required Consents and
undertaken all actions required pursuant to the Required Consents.
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(e)
All conditions precedent to the obligations of UAC restructured noteholders to
deliver and sell their UAC restructured and accrual notes to Buyer in
connection with the Noteholder Buyout pursuant to the noteholder tender
agreements in effect on the date hereof shall have been met.
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(f)
The Buyer shall have received an opinion dated as of the Closing Date of
counsel to the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.4(c).
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(g)
There shall not be pending by any Governmental Body any suit, action or
proceeding challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
material damages or a discovery order in respect of, this Agreement or the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (including, without limitation,
the purchase and sale of the Interests) or that has had or may have, in the
reasonable judgment of the Buyer, a Material Adverse Effect on the Buyer or the
Company.
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(h)
There shall have been no Material Adverse Change in the Company between the
date of execution of this Agreement and the Closing. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Company’s consolidated net worth shall not be less than
$13.5 million and its loan loss reserves as a percentage of loans shall not be
less than 6.0%.
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(i)
The Buyer shall have received an executed Assignment Agreement from each
Seller.
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(j)
The Company and each Seller shall have furnished the Buyer with such other
documents reasonably requested by the Buyer to evidence compliance with the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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(k)
The Company shall have advanced funds to Buyer in the amount required under
Section 7.6.
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(l)
Provision shall have been made by the Company, by amendment of its existing
subordinated debt or issuance of new subordinated debt, such that no less than
$7.7 million of subordinated debt of the Company will remain outstanding
following the Closing with a final maturity date of at leas two years and sixth
months after the Closing and all such subordinated indebtedness shall be
subordinated to the Company’s guaranty obligation to RDV Corporation as
contemplated in the Note Placement.
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(m)
The dividend limitation covenant contained in Section 7.2 of the Company’s
principal credit facility with Xxxxx Fargo Financial Preferred Capital, Inc.
(“WFFPC”) shall have been amended in a manner reasonably satisfactory
to Buyer and WFFPC shall have agreed to such further waivers or modifications
as shall be necessary to permit the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated
without violating such agreement.
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(n)
Buyer shall have received an opinion of KPMG LLP in form and substance
acceptable to Buyer to the effect that, for purposes of assessing the continued
availability under Section 382 of the IRC of net operating loss carryforwards
of UAC, UAC should not have experienced an “ownership change” after
giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
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8.2
THE COMPANY
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(a)
The Company shall have received all required approvals of its lenders to the
Contemplated Transactions.
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(b)
The representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement
shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same force and effect as though made as of the Closing Date. The Buyer shall
have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Buyer prior to the Closing Date.
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(c)
There shall not be pending by any Governmental Body any suit, action or
proceeding challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the purchase and sale
of the Interests or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
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(d)
All conditions precedent to the obligations of UAC restructured noteholders to
deliver and sell their UAC restructured and accrual notes to Buyer in
connection with the Noteholder Buyout pursuant to the noteholder tender
agreements in effect or the date hereof shall have been met.
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(e)
The Company shall have received an opinion dated as of the Closing Date of
counsel to the Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.4(c).
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8.3
EACH SELLER
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(a)
The representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement
shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same force and effect as though made as of the Closing Date. The Buyer shall
have performed or complied in all material respects all covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Buyer prior to the Closing Date.
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(b)
No Order shall have been entered, promulgated, issued or enforced by a
Governmental Body preventing the purchase and sale of Seller’s Interests
pursuant to this Agreement.
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(c)
There shall not be pending by any Governmental Body any suit, action or
proceeding challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the purchase and sale
of the Interests or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
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(d)
All conditions precedent to the obligations of UAC restructured noteholders to
deliver and sell their UAC restructured and accrual notes to Buyer in
connection with the Noteholder Buyout pursuant to the noteholder tender
agreements in effect or the date hereof shall have been met.
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(e)
The Sellers shall have received an opinion dated as of the Closing Date of
counsel to the Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.4(c).
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(f)
Buyer shall have taken any corporate action necessary to cause Xxxx X. Xxxx and
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of
Buyer effective upon the Closing.
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9. SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Each
Seller hereby authorizes and empowers, Xxxx X. Xxxx, the initial Sellers’
Representative and his duly appointed successors in such capacity, as its agent,
hereunder, to receive notices and to take such actions on the Seller’s behalf as
expressly provided for in this agreement. Such authorization includes authority to
amend this Agreement or related documents and waive rights or conditions, and to
negotiate and resolve disputes arising under this Agreement (including matters arising
under Article 13) and the Contemplated Transactions between the Sellers, on the one
hand, and the Buyer, on the other; provided, that the Sellers’ Representative
shall only be empowered to effect amendments, waivers or settlements in respect of matters
affecting the Sellers’ interests collectively in the same manner. Each Seller
reserves the right to effectuate amendments, waivers and settlements in respect of matters
that affect it in a manner significantly disproportionately and differently from other
Sellers. Each Seller acknowledges that this appointment is irrevocable and coupled
with an interest and authorizes Buyer to rely upon this appointment in accepting actions
taken by the Sellers’ Representative on behalf of Sellers as authorized herein.
10. TERMINATION
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any other Section of this Agreement, this Agreement
may be terminated and the Contemplated Transactions abandoned at any time prior to the
Closing Date:
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(a)
by mutual written consent of the Buyer and the Company;
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(b)
by the Buyer if any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 shall have
become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by the Buyer;
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(c)
by the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 shall have
become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by the Company;
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(d)
by all of the Sellers if any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.3 shall
have become incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived all of the
Sellers;
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(e)
by the Buyer or the Company, by written notice to the other party, if the
Closing Date shall not have occurred on or before August 15, 2005.
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Provided,
however, that the right to terminate pursuant to this Section 10 shall not be
available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall
have proximately contributed to the incapability of fulfillment of the condition pursuant
to which termination is sought or the failure of the Closing Date to occur on or before a
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(f)
In the event of termination of this Agreement by the Buyer, the Company or the
Sellers, there shall be no liability on the part of either any Seller, Company
or the Buyer or their respective officers or directors hereunder, except (a)
that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of such party contained in
this Agreement and (b) that this Section and Sections 13, 14.1, the last
sentence of Section 14.2, Sections 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, 14.11, and
14.12 shall survive the termination.
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11. TAX MATTERS
11.1
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS
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(a)
The Sellers shall cause the Company to prepare and timely file or shall cause
to be prepared and timely file and shall remit or cause to be remitted any
taxes due in respect of the following Tax Returns with respect to the Company
or in respect of its businesses, assets or operations:
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(i)
all Tax Returns having a due date on or before to the Closing Date for any
taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date; and
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(ii)
all Tax Returns having a due date following the Closing Date for any taxable
period beginning before and ending on or before the Closing Date, but only if
such Tax Returns constitute Seller Tax Returns.
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(b)
The Buyer shall prepare and timely file or shall cause to be prepared and
timely file all Tax Returns and shall remit or cause to be remitted any Taxes
due in respect of the following Tax Returns with respect to the Company or in
respect of its businesses, assets or operations:
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(i)
all Tax Returns having a due date following the Closing Date for any taxable
period beginning on or after the Closing Date;
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(ii)
all Tax Returns having a due date following the Closing Date for any taxable
period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date; and
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(iii)
all Tax Returns having a due date following the Closing Date for any taxable
period beginning before and ending on or before the Closing Date, unless
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For purposes of this Section 11.1:
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(i)
“due date” shall take into account any valid extension of the filing
date, and
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(ii)
“Seller Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.
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(d)
Each Seller hereby releases the Company and shall hold Company harmless in
respect of any loss, cost, liability or expense arising from any inaccuracy or
error in any Seller Tax Return.
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11.2
COOPERATION ON TAX MATTERS; TAX AUDITS
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(a)
The parties and their respective Affiliates shall cooperate in the
preparation of all Tax Returns for any Tax periods for which one party
could reasonably require the assistance of the other party in obtaining any
necessary information and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with
respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, (i)
timely signing and delivering such certificates or forms as may be necessary or
appropriate to establish an exemption from (or otherwise reduce), or file Tax
Returns or other reports with respect to, transfer taxes, (ii) furnishing prior
years’ Tax Returns or return preparation packages to the extent related to
the Company’s illustrating previous reporting practices or containing
historical information relevant to the preparation of such Tax Returns, and
(iii) furnishing such other information within such party’s possession
requested by the party filing such Tax Returns as is relevant to their
preparation, and the provision of other records and information reasonably
relevant to any audit, litigation or other proceeding. Such cooperation
and information also shall include without limitation promptly forwarding
copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications received from
or sent to any applicable Governmental Body responsible for the imposition of
Taxes (the “Taxing Authority”) which relate to the Company,
and providing copies of all relevant Tax Returns to the extent related to the
Company together with accompanying schedules and related workpapers, documents
relating to rulings or other determinations by any Taxing Authority and records
concerning the ownership and tax basis of property, which the requested party
may possess. The parties and their respective Affiliates shall make their
respective employees and facilities available on a mutually convenient basis to
explain any documents or information provided hereunder.
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(b)
The Sellers (through Sellers’ Representative) shall have the sole right to
represent the Company’s interests in any audit or examination by any
Taxing Authority (“Tax Audit”) relating to taxable periods
ending on or before the Closing Date and to employ counsel of their choice at
their expense. None of the Buyer, any of its Affiliates or the Company may
settle or otherwise dispose of any Tax Audit for which the Sellers may have a
liability under this Agreement, or which may result in an increase in Sellers’ liability
under
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this
Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Sellers’ Representative,
which consent may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Sellers’ Representative,
unless the Buyer fully indemnifies the Sellers in writing with respect to such
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(c)
The Buyer shall, and shall cause the Company to, prepare and provide to Sellers
a package of all Tax information materials, including, without limitation,
schedules and work papers (the “Tax Package”) required by the
Sellers to enable the Sellers to prepare and file (or merely prepare) all Tax
Returns required to be prepared and filed (or merely prepared) by them pursuant
to this Section 11.
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(d)
The Sellers’ Representative may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
amend any Seller Tax Return of the Company filed or required to be filed for
any taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date.
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(e)
Nothing in this Agreement purports to assign to Buyer the right of any Seller
to receive any refund of Taxes paid by a Seller in respect of net taxable
income of the Company reported to Seller and paid by Seller by virtue of being
a Company owner for any Tax period or portion thereof ending on or before the
Closing Date, should any such refund become available.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing or any
other provision in this Agreement, neither the Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have
the right to receive or obtain any information relating to Taxes of the Sellers, any of
their Affiliates, or any of their predecessors other than information relating solely to
the Company.
12. COVENANTS SUBSEQUENT
TO THE CLOSING DATE
12.1
FURTHER ASSURANCES
The parties
agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further information, (b) to
execute and deliver to each other such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts
and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of consummating
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Following the Closing, the Sellers shall
refer to Buyer or Company, as promptly as practicable, any telephone calls, letters,
orders, notices, requests, inquiries, and other communications relating to the Company,
Applicable Contracts and the Company’s business.
12.2
INSPECTION AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS
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(a)
The Company, each Seller and the Buyer shall cooperate with each other fully
with respect to reasonable actions required or requested to be undertaken with
respect to Tax Audits and Tax Returns, administrative actions or Proceedings,
litigation, employee records and any other like or unlike matters relating to
the Company that may occur after the Closing.
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(b)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the Closing
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Date,
the Buyer will permit, without any disruption to, or interference with, the
Company’s business in any material respects, each of the Sellers and their
Representatives, upon reasonable prior written notice, at all reasonable times
during regular business hours, to inspect and copy, at such Seller’s
expense, the books, files, records and accounts of the Company relating to
periods prior to the Closing Date, in connection with the preparation, review
or audit of any financial statements or Tax Returns, providing appropriate
verification of documents, or preparing for, responding to, conducting or
defending an actual or threatened legal action or other Proceeding. The Buyer
shall maintain and preserve all of such books, files, records and accounts of
the Company for the later of seven (7) years or the expiration of all statutes
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(c)
Upon Buyer’s or the Company’s receipt of any written notice or other
written communication from any Governmental Body with respect to any Tax
attributable to the income of the Company relating to periods prior to and
through the Closing Date (a “Tax Notice”), the Buyer shall,
and shall cause the Company to, provide prompt notice within seven (7) days to
the Sellers’ Representative of the Tax Notice.
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(d)
On and after the Closing Date, each of the Sellers will permit the Buyer and
its Representatives at all reasonable times during regular business hours, to
inspect and copy at Buyer’s expense the books, files, records and accounts
of the Sellers insofar as they relate directly to the Company, for the purpose
of preparing, reviewing or auditing of any financial statement or Tax Returns
of the Company. Each of the Sellers shall maintain and preserve (or cause to be
maintained and preserved) all such books, records, files and accounts for the
later of seven (7) years or the expiration of all statutes of limitations for
Taxes for periods to the Closing Date; provided, however, a Seller may
dispose of any thereof at any time and from time to time if they first shall
have afforded the Buyer the opportunity, upon ninety (90) days’ notice and
at Buyer’s expense, to take possession thereof.
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(e)
The Buyer and each Seller agrees to render such reasonable assistance to the
other, including permitting each other to have access to its employees, as may
be reasonably requested in connection with obtaining information for the
purposes set forth in the four preceding sentences. The Buyer and the Sellers
will treat all information obtained pursuant to this Section 12.2 as
confidential except to the extent that disclosure thereof (a) is necessary for
attainment of the purpose or purposes for which such information was obtained
or (b) is required by any Legal Requirement. In addition, Sellers and Buyer
agree to provide each other with such reasonable further assistance and
cooperation as may be reasonably requested by the other party for any proper
purpose relating to the matters described in this Section 12.2, including, by
way of illustration, assisting the other in preparing for, conducting or
defending any Proceeding, and in connection therewith providing such
documentary or physical evidence and expert or other testimony of employees or
others as may be reasonably requested; provided, however, that in each
such case, the requesting party shall pay, or reimburse the other party for,
any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such other party in providing such
assistance. The rights and obligations of the parties under this Section 12.2
shall be in addition to, and this Section 12.2 shall not be construed or
interpreted to limit, the
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Buyer nor any of its
Affiliates shall have the right to receive or obtain any information relating to Taxes of
the Sellers, any of their Affiliates, or any of their predecessors other than information
relating solely to the Company.
13. INDEMNIFICATION;
REMEDIES
13.1
INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY SELLERS
Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article 13, each of the Sellers, severally (but not
jointly), will indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, the Company, and their respective
Representatives, stockholders, members (including RDV Corporation or its affiliate as
pledgee of Company membership interests), managers, directors, officers, controlling
persons, and Affiliates (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Persons”)
for, and will pay to the Buyer Indemnified Persons the amount of, any loss, liability,
claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages), expense (including costs
of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value,
whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”),
arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with (i) any misrepresentation,
breach of any representation or warranty or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or
other obligation of such Seller set forth in this Agreement or any other certificate or
document delivered by such Seller pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any misrepresentation,
breach of any representation or warranty or non-fulfillment at or prior to Closing of any
covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Company set forth in this Agreement or any
other certificate or document delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement; and
(iii) any Tax attributable to the Company or a Seller in respect of all periods prior to
the Closing Date (except to the extent of any reserve established expressly for such tax
on the books of the Company as of the Closing consistent with the Company’s past
practice in the Ordinary Course of Business). For avoidance of doubt, the rights of Buyer
Indemnified Persons for indemnification under this Article 13 shall include any Damages
incurred or suffered by the Company even though such Damages may not be suffered directly
by the Buyer Indemnified Person.
13.2
INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY BUYER
The Buyer
will indemnify and hold harmless each of the Sellers, and their Representatives,
stockholders, controlling persons and Affiliates (collectively the “Seller
Indemnified Persons”) and will pay to the Seller Indemnified Persons the amount
of any Damages arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with (i) any
misrepresentation, breach of any representation or warranty or non-fulfillment of any
covenant, agreement or other obligation of the Buyer set forth in this Agreement, and (ii)
any Tax attributable to the income of the Company in respect of all periods from and after
the Closing Date.
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13.3
SURVIVAL AND TIME LIMITATIONS
The
Sellers will have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any
breach of representation or warranty of the Company (other than those in Section 3.3) or
of the Sellers (other than those in Sections 4.1 and 4.4) or based upon breach of any
covenant or obligation of Seller or the Company to be performed and complied with prior to
the Closing Date unless on or before March 31, 2006, the Buyer Indemnified Person notifies
the Sellers’ Representative in writing of a claim specifying the factual basis of
that claim in reasonable detail to the extent then known by Buyer. A claim with respect to
any breach of representation or warranty of the Company set forth in Section 3.3 or a
claim by Buyer Indemnified Persons for a breach of a Seller’s representations or
warranties set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.4, or for indemnification or reimbursement
pursuant to Article 13.1 (assuming such claim for indemnification or reimbursement has
been timely made) may be made at any time after the Closing Date (provided it is in
written form). The Buyer will have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with
respect to any representation or warranty (other than those in Section 5.1, 5.2(a),
5.2(b), 5.3, and 5.4), or covenant or obligation to be performed and complied with prior
to the Closing Date, unless on or before March 31, 2006, the Sellers’ Representative
notifies Buyer in writing of a claim specifying the factual basis of that claim in
reasonable detail to the extent then known by the Sellers. A claim by the Sellers with
respect to a breach of representation in Section 5.1, 5.2(a), 5.2(b), 5.3, and 5.4, for
reimbursement or indemnification pursuant to Section 13.2 (assuming such claim for
indemnification or reimbursement has been timely made) or based upon any covenant or
obligation of Buyer to a Seller may be made at any time (provided it is in written form).
13.4
LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT – SELLERS
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(a)
The Buyer Indemnified Persons may not assert any claim for Damages under clause
(i) and (ii) of Section 13.1 until the aggregate amount of such claims under
this Agreement exceeds $250,000.00 (the “Threshold”), and then Buyer
Indemnified Persons may only assert claims for the excess of such aggregate
claims over the Threshold. Except in the case of breach of Section 3.3 or in
the case of fraud, the aggregate liability of the Sellers for all claims for
Damages under Section 13.1 shall not exceed $5,000,000.00. Each Seller’s
obligations to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Persons under Section 13.1 with
respect to breaches of the representations, warranties and covenants and
agreements of the Company, shall be several and not joint and shall be an
obligation of such Seller only to the extent of such Seller’s Percentage
Interest in the Company sold by such Seller to the Buyer at the Closing; and no
Seller shall be obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Persons in amounts
in excess of such Seller’s ratable percentage of such indemnity obligation
that relate to the Company’s representations and agreements.
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(b)
The Buyer and its Affiliates shall be entitled to set off against its
obligation to pay the Holdback Amount (and interest thereon) any obligation
under this Agreement to the Buyer or its Affiliates of the Seller. Such right
of set off shall be exercised ratably as to Sellers proportionally based or
their respective Percentage Interests in the Holdback Amount (and interest
thereon). Such right of set off shall be effected by notice of the amount of set
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together with explanation of the basis for such set off, in reasonable detail,
given to the Sellers’ Representative. |
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(c)
On March 31, 2006, Buyer shall make payment to the Sellers in respect of the
Holdback Amount, in an amount equal to the balance of the Holdback Amount (plus
interest from the Closing at the rate of 10.0% per annum) less any amounts set
off in respect of claims (or subject to set off in respect of timely submitted
unresolved claims against a Seller or Sellers pursuant to Section 13.4(b)).
Such amounts shall be paid to Sellers based on their Percentage Interests
(subject to appropriate adjustment in the event that a claim or unresolved
claim does not or did not apply ratably to all Sellers).
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13.5
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
Each
of the Sellers and the Buyer hereby acknowledge and agree that, from and after the
Closing, their sole remedy with respect to any and all claims arising under this
Agreement, respectively, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in
this Article 13.
13.6
LOST PROFITS AND SPECIAL DAMAGES
Neither
the Buyer nor any Sellers shall be required to indemnify, hold harmless or otherwise
protect another party or any of their respective Affiliates or related persons for damage
to reputation, lost business opportunities, lost profits, mental or emotional distress,
incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or indirect damages, or interference with
business operations, except to the extent such claims (i) are recovered by a third party,
or (ii) result from any breach of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement.
13.7
PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION – THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
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(a)
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Section 13.1 or Section
13.2 of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding against it, such
indemnified party will, if a claim is to be made against an indemnifying party
under such Section, give notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement
of such claim, but the failure to notify the indemnifying party will not
relieve the indemnifying party of any liability or obligation that it may have
to any indemnified party, except to the extent that the indemnifying party
establishes that the defense of such action is unduly prejudiced by the
indemnifying party’s failure to give such notice. Any notice to Sellers as
indemnifying parties shall be given to the Sellers’ Representative.
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(b)
If any Proceeding referred to in Section 13.7(a) is brought against an
indemnified party and it gives notice to the indemnifying party of the
commencement of such Proceeding, the indemnifying party will, unless the claim
involves Taxes, be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and, to the
extent that it wishes (unless (1) the indemnifying party is also a party to
such Proceeding and the indemnified party determines in good faith that joint
representation would be inappropriate, or (2) the indemnifying party fails to
provide reasonable assurance to the indemnified party of its financial capacity
to defend such
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Proceeding
and provide indemnification with respect to such Proceeding), to assume the
defense of such Proceeding with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party
and, after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the indemnifying party will
not, as long as it diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the
indemnified party under this Section 13.7 for any fees of other counsel or any
other expenses with respect to the defense of such Proceeding, in each case
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
of such Proceeding, other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the
indemnifying party assumes the defense of a Proceeding, (i) no compromise or
settlement of such claims may be effected by the indemnifying party without the
indemnified party’s consent unless (A) there is no finding or admission of
any violation of Legal Requirements or any violation of the rights of any
Person and no effect on any other claims that may be made against the
indemnified party, and (B) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that
are paid in full by the indemnifying party; (ii) the indemnifying party will
have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims
effected without its consent; and (iii) it will be conclusively established for
the purposes of this Agreement that the claims made in that Proceeding are
within the scope of and subject to indemnification. If notice is given to an
indemnifying party of the commencement of any Proceeding and the indemnifying
party does not, within ten (10) days after the indemnified party’s notice
is given, give notice to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such Proceeding, the indemnifying party will be bound by any
determination made in such Proceeding or any compromise or settlement effected
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(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an indemnified party determines in good faith
that there is a reasonable probability that a Proceeding may adversely affect
it or its Affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which it
would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the indemnified
party may, by notice to the indemnifying party, assume the exclusive right to
defend, compromise, or settle such Proceeding, but the indemnifying party will
not be bound by any determination of a Proceeding so defended or any compromise
or settlement effected without its consent (which may not be unreasonably
withheld).
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13.8
PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION – OTHER CLAIMS
A
claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a third-party claim may be asserted
by prompt notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought. Any notice to Sellers
as indemnifying parties shall be given to the Sellers’ Representative.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1
EXPENSES
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement will bear
its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, and
performance
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of this Agreement and the
Contemplated Transactions, including all fees and expenses of agents, Representatives,
counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation
of each party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of such party arising
from a breach of this Agreement by another party.
14.2
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
The
parties’ acknowledge that the Buyer’s registration statements filed with respect
to the Plan of Exchange and Subscription Offering and any required amendments or
supplements thereto will contain detailed information concerning the Company and the
Contemplated Transaction that will be publicly available and circulated and publicly.
Buyer is authorized to make such public disclosures respecting the Company and the
Contemplated Transactions as it deems necessary to effect the Plan of Exchange, the
Subscription Offering and the Contemplated Transactions.
14.3
GOVERNING LAW
This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana without regard to conflicts
of laws principles.
14.4
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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(a)
Agreement to Arbitrate. Except where injunctive or other equitable relief
is reasonably necessary to prevent or mitigate immediate damage to the
aggrieved party, in a dispute between the parties relating to this Agreement,
the parties agree to utilize the arbitration procedure specified in this
Section; provided, however, that in the event of a purported breach of the
Agreement, the injured party shall provide notice to the breaching party and
allow a period of 20 business days to cure the breach prior to initiating
arbitration.
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(b)
Initial Notice; Attempted Settlement. A party seeking to initiate an
arbitration proceeding shall give written notice (the “Initial
Notice”) to the other party describing briefly the nature of its dispute
and its claim and identifying an individual with authority to settle such
dispute on its behalf (the “Settlement Agent”). The party receiving
such notice shall have 10 days within which to designate its own Settlement
Agent. The Settlement Agent of each Seller shall be the Sellers’ Representative.
The Settlement Agents shall make such investigations as they deem appropriate
and thereafter promptly shall commence discussions concerning resolution of
such dispute.
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(c)
Arbitration Procedure. If the dispute has not been resolved within the
later of (i) 30 days from the date of designation of a Settlement Agent by the
party receiving the Initial Notice or (ii) 45 days from the giving of the
Initial Notice, it shall be submitted to arbitration, as follows. The
arbitration required by this provision shall be conducted expeditiously in
accordance with the then current rules of the Center for Public Resources (CPR)
Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of Business Disputes (the CPR Rules), by
a sole arbitrator. The sole arbitrator shall be a lawyer admitted to practice
in Indiana from the approved list maintained by CPR who is willing to serve as
arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be
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mutually
selected. If the parties cannot agree upon a sole arbitrator, then one shall be
chosen pursuant to the CPR Rules. The arbitration shall be governed by the
Uniform Arbitration Act, Indiana Code § 34-4-2-1 et seq., and judgment
upon the award and/or other relief rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by
any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall take place in the
City of Indianapolis, Indiana. In deciding the dispute(s) and/or issue(s), the
arbitrator shall be bound by, and shall faithfully apply, the laws of the State
of Indiana, including the laws of evidence but excepting the rules of
procedure. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement or
otherwise the arbitrator is not empowered to award consequential, punitive,
treble damages, damages for mental or emotional distress or exemplary damages,
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(d)
Costs; Cure of Breach. Costs of the arbitration shall be shared equally
by the parties, but each party shall pay its own attorney fees incurred in
connection with the arbitration. The parties agree to be bound by the decision
of the arbitration tribunal. For purposes of this Section, if a dispute is
based on the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or
any other agreement contained herein, and such breach is cured to the actual
knowledge of the party giving the Initial Notice within 15 days from the date
of designation of a Settlement Agent by the party receiving the Initial Notice,
the party giving the Initial Notice shall withdraw or shall be liable for the
costs of any arbitration that results in a finding that such cure has occurred.
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(e)
Arbitrator’s Award. The opinions and recommendations of the
arbitrator shall be binding on the parties and judgment upon the award rendered
by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof;
provided, however, that expenses and attorney fees may only be awarded to a
party upon a finding of bad faith by the other party. In no event may the
Arbitrators award exceed any applicable limits of liability set forth in
Section 13.
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(f)
Enforcement of Agreement. Buyer and Sellers acknowledge and agree that
Buyer would be irreparably damaged if the provisions of this Agreement are not
performed by Sellers in accordance with their specific terms and that any
breach of this Agreement by a Seller could not be adequately compensated in all
cases by monetary damages alone. Accordingly, Buyer shall be entitled to
enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and
to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches
or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without
posting any bond or other undertaking. Each party consents to the jurisdiction
of the courts in Xxxxxx County, Indiana for this purpose and WAIVES ANY RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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14.5
NOTICES
All
notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with
written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of
receipt), or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses
and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to
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such other addresses and facsimile
numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
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THE COMPANY: |
Coastal Credit, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, President
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000 |
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SELLERS' REPRESENTATIVE: |
Xxxx X. Xxxx
FNB Corporation
Xxx XXX Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000 |
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WITH A COPY TO: |
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxx. Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx. Esq |
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BUYER: |
White River Capital, Inc.
0000 Xx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxx, President
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000 |
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WITH A COPY TO: |
Xxxx X. Xxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000 |
Notice
of any matter that the party giving notice reasonably believes affects the Sellers
collectively may be duly given by giving such notice only to the Sellers’
Representative. Notice affecting one Seller and not others shall be given to such Seller
at the address for such Seller given on Schedule A. Any party may change the address to
which notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by
giving the other party notice in the manner herein set forth.
14.6
WAIVER
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The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative.
Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power, or
privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate
as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any
such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right,
power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.
14.7
ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION
This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to its subject matter and
constitutes (together with the documents referred to in this Agreement) a complete and
exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed
by the party to be charged with the amendment. Any amendment or waiver required to be
provided by any Seller may be provided on behalf of each Seller by the Sellers’
Representative, unless such waiver or amendment would modify the amount of the Cash
Consideration or Holdback Amount to be received by the Seller in a manner that would
materially and adversely affect the economic interest of the Seller in the Contemplated
Transactions.
14.8
ASSIGNMENTS, SUCCESSORS, AND NO THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS
No
party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the
other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding
in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of
the parties. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give
any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy,
or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. This
Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit
of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
14.9
SEVERABILITY
If
any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will
remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
14.10
SECTION HEADINGS, CONSTRUCTION
The
headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not
affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Section” or
“Sections” refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement. All
words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the
circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including”
does not limit the preceding words or terms.
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14.11
TIME OF ESSENCE
With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is
of the essence.
14.12
COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed
to constitute one and the same agreement.
14.13
DISCLOSURE LETTERS
Notwithstanding
any specific reference to a section of this Agreement in any of the disclosures set forth
in the Company, Buyer and Sellers’ Disclosure Letters and in any supplement thereto,
such disclosures relate only to the representations and warranties in the Section of this
Agreement to which they expressly relate and not to any other representation and warranty
in this Agreement. Terms used in the Company, the Buyer and Sellers’ Disclosure
Letters and not otherwise defined therein shall have the same meanings as are ascribed to
such terms in this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Purchase Agreement as of the
date first written above.
BUYER:
WHITE RIVER CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxx ——————————————
Xxxx X. Xxx, President |
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SELLERS:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx ——————————————
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx |
COMPANY:
COASTAL CREDIT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx ——————————————
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx Manager and Chief Executive Officer |
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CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS FUND IIA, LP By: Castle Creek Capital LLC Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx ——————————————
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
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Executive Vice President
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CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS FUND IIB,LP By: Castle Creek Capital LLC Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx ——————————————
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
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Executive Vice President
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REGIONS FIRST FINANCIAL, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx ——————————————
Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Vice President
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XXXX X. XXXXXX LIVING TRUST
By: /a/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx ——————————————
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Trustee
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[schedules and exhibits
omitted]