Exhibit 10.37
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
DOCTORS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
and
GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES, INC.
dated as of September 4, 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. DEFINITIONS............................................................1
2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES............................................1
2.1. Sale and Purchase of Shares....................................1
2.2. Sale and Purchase of Option for Additional Shares..............1
2.3. Purchase Price.................................................2
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY..........................2
3.1. Organization and Standing......................................2
3.2. Subsidiaries...................................................2
3.3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws...........................3
3.4. Capitalization.................................................3
3.5. Directors, Officers and Employees..............................4
3.6. Financial Statements...........................................4
3.7. No Liabilities.................................................5
3.8. Accounts Receivable............................................5
3.9. Taxes..........................................................5
3.10. Conduct of Business; Absence of Material Adverse Change.......7
3.11. Title to Property and Assets..................................8
3.12. Insurance.....................................................8
3.13. Intellectual Property.........................................9
3.14. Debt Instruments..............................................9
3.15. Leases........................................................10
3.16. Other Agreements..............................................10
3.17. Books and Records.............................................11
3.18. Litigation; Disputes..........................................12
3.19. Labor Relations...............................................12
3.20. Pension and Benefit Plans.....................................13
3.20.1. Disclosure Schedule................................13
3.20.2. Copies of Documents................................13
3.20.3. General............................................13
3.20.4. Unpaid Contributions...............................13
3.20.5. Contributions and Other Obligations................14
3.20.6. Qualified Plans....................................14
3.20.7. Compliance with Law................................14
3.20.8. ERISA; Prohibited Transactions.....................14
3.20.9. Health Care Continuation Coverage Requirements.....14
3.20.10. Filed Returns and Reports.........................15
3.21. Environmental.................................................15
3.22. Transactions with Related Parties.............................16
3.23. Restrictions and Consents.....................................16
3.24. Authorization.................................................16
3.25. Absence of Violations.........................................17
3.26. Regulatory Matters............................................17
3.26.1. General Compliance with Law........................17
3.26.2. Licenses and Permits...............................17
3.26.3. Fraud and Abuse Matters............................18
3.26.4. Health Care Entity.................................19
3.26.5. Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx..................................19
3.27. Certain Future Relationships..................................19
3.28. SEC Registration..............................................20
3.29. Binding Obligation............................................20
3.30. Status of Shares..............................................20
3.31. Offering of Shares............................................20
3.32. Disclosure....................................................21
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR.........................21
4.1. Organization and Standing......................................21
4.2. Authorization..................................................21
4.3. Binding Obligation.............................................22
4.4. Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx..............................................22
4.5. Certain Future Relationships...................................22
5. RESTRICTED SECURITIES..................................................22
5.1. No Registration Under the Securities Act.......................22
5.2. Acquisition for Investment.....................................22
5.3. Evaluation of Merits and Risks of Investment...................23
6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY....................................23
6.1. Reports........................................................23
6.2. Investor Representatives on Board of Directors.................23
6.3. Certain Future Relationships...................................24
6.4. Actions Prompting Redemptions..................................25
6.5. Use of Proceeds................................................27
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS AT ANY CLOSINGS......27
7.1. Representations and Warranties.................................27
7.2. Performance....................................................27
7.3. Legal Proceedings..............................................27
7.4. Investor's Certificate.........................................28
7.5. Option Agreement...............................................28
7.6. Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement....................28
7.7. Registration Rights Agreement..................................28
7.8. Documents at Closing...........................................28
8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE INVESTOR'S
OBLIGATIONS AT THE INITIAL CLOSING....................................28
8.1. Representations and Warranties.................................28
8.2. Performance....................................................29
8.3. Absence of Adverse Changes.....................................29
8.4. Legal Proceedings..............................................29
8.5. Officer's Certificate..........................................29
8.6. Opinion of Counsel.............................................29
8.7. Restated Articles..............................................30
8.8. Option Agreement...............................................30
8.9. Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement....................30
8.10. Registration Rights Agreement.................................30
8.11. Documents at Closing..........................................30
8.12. Appointment of Director.......................................30
8.13. Consents......................................................31
9. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE INVESTOR'S
OBLIGATIONS AT THE SECOND CLOSING.....................................31
9.1. Absence of Violations..........................................31
9.2. Performance....................................................31
9.3. Legal Proceedings..............................................32
9.4. Officer's Certificate..........................................32
9.5. Opinion of Counsel.............................................32
9.6. Documents at Closing...........................................32
10. THE CLOSINGS..........................................................32
10.1. Closings of Sale and Purchase.................................32
10.2. Deliveries by the Company to the Investor.....................33
10.2.1. Initial Closing Deliveries.........................33
10.2.2. Second Closing Deliveries..........................34
10.3. Deliveries by the Investor to the Company.....................34
11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS; INDEMNIFICATION;
REMEDIES; TAX MATTERS...............................................34
11.1. Survival of Representations and Covenants.....................34
11.2. Agreement of the Company to Indemnify.........................35
11.3. Conditions of Indemnification.................................36
11.4. Specific Performance..........................................37
12. TERMINATION...........................................................37
12.1. Termination...................................................37
12.2. Effect of Termination.........................................37
13. MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................38
13.1. Additional Actions and Documents..............................38
13.2. No Brokers....................................................38
13.3. Expenses......................................................38
13.4. Assignment....................................................38
13.5. Entire Agreement; Amendment...................................39
13.6. Waiver........................................................39
13.7. Consent to Jurisdiction.......................................39
13.8. Severability..................................................40
13.9. Governing Law.................................................40
13.10. Notices......................................................40
13.11. Headings.....................................................41
13.12. Execution in Counterparts....................................41
13.13. Limitation on Benefits.......................................41
13.14. Binding Effect...............................................41
Exhibit A Definitions
Exhibit B Option Agreement
Exhibit C Stockholders Agreement
Exhibit D Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Opinion of Company
Exhibit F Restated Articles
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is entered into as of September
4, 1996 between Doctors Health System, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and Genesis Health Ventures, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
"INVESTOR").
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue to the Investor, and the
Investor desires to subscribe for and acquire from the Company, a substantial
equity interest in the Company, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
For all purposes of this Purchase Agreement, certain
capitalized terms specified in Exhibit A shall have the meanings set forth in
that Exhibit A, except as otherwise expressly provided.
2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
2.1. SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements
contained herein, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company
agrees to issue to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the
Company, 571,428 shares (the "SHARES") of the Company's Series C Preferred
Stock, par value $17.50 per share (the "SERIES C PREFERRED"), at a price of
$17.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $10 million in cash. The
Investor shall purchase 428,571 shares of Series C Preferred at the Initial
Closing and 142,857 shares of Series C Preferred at the Second Closing.
2.2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL SHARES
On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements
contained herein, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company
agrees to issue to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the
Company, an option to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Series C Preferred at
a price of $20 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $10 million in
cash, on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Option Agreement attached as
Exhibit B hereto (the "OPTION").
2.3. PURCHASE PRICE
(a) At the Initial Closing, the Investor shall pay to the
Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds the amount of $7,500,000
dollars (the "INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE").
(b) At the Second Closing, the Investor shall pay to the
Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds the amount of $2,500,000
dollars (the "SECOND PURCHASE PRICE").
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as specifically set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
the Company represents and warrants (which representations and warranties shall
be deemed to include the disclosure with respect thereto so specified in the
Disclosure Schedule) to the Investor as follows:
3.1. ORGANIZATION AND STANDING
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and has the full
and unrestricted corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its
Assets, to carry on its business as currently conducted, to execute and deliver
this Purchase Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.
There is no state, country or territory wherein the absence of licensing or
qualification as a foreign corporation would have a material adverse effect upon
the business of the Company as currently conducted.
3.2. SUBSIDIARIES
The Company has no Subsidiaries and no equity investment or
other interest in, nor has the Company made advances or loans to, any
corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other entity, except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule. Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth (a) the authorized capital of each direct and indirect Subsidiary of
the Company and the percentage of the outstanding capital of each Subsidiary
directly or indirectly owned by the Company, and (b) the nature and amount of
any such equity investment or other equity interest. All equity capital of
Subsidiaries directly or indirectly held by the Company has been duly authorized
and validly issued and is outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company directly, or indirectly
through wholly owned Subsidiaries,
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owns all such equity capital of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries free
and clear of all Encumbrances. Each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (or its local equivalent) under the laws of its
state or jurisdiction of organization (as listed in the Disclosure Schedule),
and has the full and unrestricted corporate power and authority to own, operate
and lease its Assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each
Subsidiary is registered to conduct business and is in good standing in the
states, countries and territories listed in the Disclosure Schedule. There is no
state, country or territory wherein the absence of registration as a foreign
corporation would have a material adverse effect upon the business of the
Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
3.3. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
The Company has delivered to the Investor (i) a true and
complete copy of the Restated Articles and the bylaws, as currently in effect
and certified by the secretary of the Company, and (ii) a true and complete copy
of the organizational documents of each Subsidiary, as currently in effect. Such
copies are attached as exhibits to, and part of, Section 3.3 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
3.4. CAPITALIZATION
Upon the filing of the Restated Articles, the authorized
capital stock of the Company and the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company as of the date hereof will be as set forth in Section 3.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and
are fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company or
any Subsidiary have been reserved for any purpose, other than issuance of
capital stock in amounts set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule (i)
pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Stock Option Plan , (ii) upon the conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock, (iii) upon the
exercise of the Common Stock Warrants (as defined in Section 3.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule) and (iv) pursuant to the Option Agreement. Except as set
forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding
securities convertible into or exchangeable for the capital stock of the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries and no outstanding options, rights (preemptive or
otherwise), or warrants to purchase or to subscribe for any shares of such stock
or other securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. There are no
outstanding Agreements affecting or relating to the voting, issuance, purchase,
redemption, repurchase, transfer or registration for sale under the Securities
Act of the Company's common stock, any other securities of the Company, or any
securities of any Subsidiary, except as contemplated hereunder.
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3.5. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all current
directors and officers of the Company and all managers, employees and
consultants of the Company who, individually, have received or are scheduled to
receive compensation from the Company for the year ending December 31, 1996 in
excess of $100,000, showing each such person's name, positions, and annual
remuneration and material bonuses for the current fiscal year.
3.6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(a) The Company has prepared and delivered to the Investor and
there are included as exhibits that are part of Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Consolidated balance sheets of the Company, the Subsidiaries and
the Medical Groups as of the end of the year ended December 31, 1995, and the
Consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and changes in financial
position for such year, accompanied by the unqualified opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
L.L.P. The Company also has prepared and delivered to the Investor, and there
are included as exhibits that are part of Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, an internal financial reporting package, which includes the unaudited
Consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1996, and the unaudited
Consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and changes in financial
position for the six months ended June 30, 1996. All of the financial
statements, including, without limitation, the notes thereto, referred to in
this Section 3.6 or delivered to the Investor after the date hereof pursuant to
this Purchase Agreement: (a) are in accordance with the books and records of the
Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, (b) present fairly the
Consolidated financial position of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical
Groups as of the respective dates and the results of operations and changes in
financial position for the respective periods indicated (subject, in the case of
the June 30, 1996 statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal
adjustments), and (c) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (subject, in the case of the June 30, 1996 statements, to
the absence of footnotes and to normal adjustments) applied on a basis
consistent with prior accounting periods.
(b) The Company has prepared and delivered to the Investor and
has included as an exhibit to Section 3.6(b) of the Disclosure Schedule the
Company's operating plan for the period ending December 31, 1997 (the "OPERATING
PLAN"), which (i) has been prepared in good faith on a basis consistent with the
historical Consolidated financial statements furnished pursuant to this Purchase
Agreement and, to the Company's knowledge, consistent with the payment
arrangements contemplated in the Company's agreements with health maintenance
organizations and other payors which have been entered into prior to the date
hereof and (ii) represents the Company's good faith best judgment as to the
expected financial condition and results of operations of the Company at and for
the
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period ending December 31, 1997. To the Company's knowledge, the attainment
by the Company of the results forecasted in the Operating Plan will not violate
any Laws currently in effect and applicable to the Company, the Subsidiaries,
the Medical Groups or their operations. The results forecasted in the Operating
Plan are management's estimates and do not constitute a warranty as to the
future performance of the Company.
3.7. NO LIABILITIES
Except as reflected in the June 30, 1996 balance sheet
attached as part of Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule or incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business (in amounts not material to the Company, its
Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a whole), as of June 30, 1996,
there were no liabilities (whether contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured,
known or unknown) of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group that would
be required by GAAP to be disclosed therein. Except as described in the
Disclosure Schedule, since June 30, 1996, the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (whether contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, known or
unknown) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business and in amounts that are
not material to the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a
whole.
3.8. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The accounts receivable of the Company, the Subsidiaries and
the Medical Groups shown on the balance sheets delivered pursuant to SECTION
3.6, or thereafter acquired by any of them, have been collected or, to the
knowledge of the Company, are collectible in amounts not less than the amounts
thereof carried on the books of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical
Groups, except to the extent of the allowance for doubtful accounts shown on
such balance sheets and the additional write-off of certain accounts receivable
set forth on the Disclosure Schedule.
3.9. TAXES
(a) All Company Tax Returns due on or before the date hereof,
or which become due after the date hereof and on or before the Closing Date,
have been, or will be, duly filed. No penalties or other charges are or will
become due with respect to any of the Company Tax Returns so filed as the result
of the late filing thereof. All of the Company Tax Returns so filed are (or, in
the case of returns becoming due after the date hereof and on or before the
Closing Date, will be) true and complete in all respects. The Company, its
Subsidiaries or the Medical Groups: (i) have paid all Taxes due or claimed to be
due by any taxing authority in connection with any of the Company Tax Returns
(without regard to whether or not such Taxes are shown as due on such Company
Tax Returns); or (ii) have
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established (or, in the case of amounts becoming due after the date hereof,
prior to the Closing Date will have paid or established) in financial statements
provided to the Investor pursuant to SECTION 3.6 adequate reserves (in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied)
for the payment of such Taxes. The amounts set up as reserves for Taxes on the
Consolidated financial statements of the Company delivered pursuant to SECTION
3.6 are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes, whether or not such
Taxes are disputed or are yet due and payable, for or with respect to the
period, and for which the Company may be liable in its own right (including,
without limitation, by reason of being a member of the same affiliated group) or
as a transferee of the Assets of, or successor to, any corporation, person,
association, partnership, joint venture or other entity.
(b) Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor any Medical Group,
either in its own right (including, without limitation, by reason of being a
member of the same affiliated group) or as a transferee, has or on the Closing
Date will have any liability for Taxes payable for or with respect to any
periods prior to and including the Closing Date in excess of the amounts
actually paid prior to the Closing Date or reserved for in financial statements
delivered to the Investor pursuant to SECTION 3.6.
(c) All Company Tax Returns have been filed with the relevant
taxing authorities, and all deficiencies related to such Company Tax Returns
proposed as a result of such examinations have been paid or settled. Except as
set forth in Section 3.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no action,
suit, proceeding, audit, investigation or claim pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened in respect of any Taxes for which the Company is or may
become liable, nor has any deficiency or claim for any such Taxes been proposed,
asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Medical
Groups, threatened. Except as set forth in Section 3.9(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule (i) no agreement, waiver or consent providing for an extension of time
with respect to the assessment or collection of any Taxes against the Company is
outstanding, and (ii) no power of attorney granted by the Company with respect
to any tax matters is currently in force.
(d) The Company has delivered or otherwise made available to
the Investor true and complete copies of all Company Tax Returns and all written
communications relating to any such Company Tax Returns or to any deficiency or
claim proposed and/or asserted, irrespective of the outcome of such matter, but
only to the extent such items relate to tax years (i) which are subject to an
audit, investigation, examination or other proceeding, or (ii) with respect to
which the statute of limitations has not expired.
(e) Section 3.9(e) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i)
all federal tax elections previously filed and currently in effect with respect
to the Company or
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any of the Subsidiaries or the Medical Groups, and (ii) all elections and
consents previously filed and currently in effect for purposes of state or local
Taxes, in each case that reasonably could be expected to affect or be binding
upon the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or the Medical Groups or their
respective Assets or operations after the Closing. Section 3.9(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all federal Forms 3115 filed with respect to the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries or the
Medical Groups is a party to an Agreement relating to the sharing, allocation or
payment of, or indemnity for, Taxes (other than an Agreement the only parties to
which are the Company, the Subsidiaries and/or the Medical Groups).
3.10. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS; ABSENCE OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
Other than as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure
Schedule, since June 30, 1996, there has been no material adverse change, and no
change except in the Ordinary Course of Business, in the business, operations,
condition (financial or otherwise), Assets, liabilities or prospects of the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, since
June 30, 1996, the Company has conducted its business diligently and
substantially in the manner heretofore conducted and only in the Ordinary Course
of Business, and the Company has not, except as contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement, (a) incurred loss of, or significant injury to, any Material Assets
of the Company as the result of any fire, explosion, flood, windstorm,
earthquake, labor trouble, riot, accident, act of God or public enemy or armed
forces, or other casualty; (b) issued any capital stock, bonds or other
corporate securities or debt instruments, granted any options, warrants or other
rights calling for the issuance thereof, or borrowed any funds; (c) incurred, or
become subject to, any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent, matured
or unmatured, known or unknown), except current liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business; (d) discharged or satisfied any Encumbrance or paid
any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, known
or unknown) other than current liabilities shown in the balance sheets delivered
pursuant to SECTION 3.6, and current liabilities incurred since June 30, 1996 in
the Ordinary Course of Business; (e) declared or made payment of, or set aside
for payment, any dividends or distributions of any Assets, or purchased,
redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its capital stock, any securities
convertible into capital stock, or any other securities; (f) mortgaged, pledged
or subjected to any Encumbrance any of its Material Assets; (g) sold, exchanged,
transferred or otherwise disposed of any of its Material Assets, or canceled any
debts or claims, except in each case in the Ordinary Course of Business; (h)
written down the value of any Material Assets or written off as uncollectible
any notes or accounts receivable, except write-downs and write-offs in the
Ordinary Course of Business, none of which, individually or in the aggregate,
are material to the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a
whole; (i) entered into any transactions other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business; (j) increased the rate of
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compensation payable, or to become payable, by it to any of its officers,
employees, agents or independent contractors over the rate being paid to them on
June 30, 1996, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (k) made or
permitted any amendment or termination of any material Agreement to which it is
a party or which it owns; (l) through negotiation or otherwise made any
commitment or incurred any liability to any labor organization; (m) made any
accrual or arrangement for or payment of bonuses or special compensation of any
kind to any director, officer or employee, other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business; (n) directly or indirectly paid any severance or termination pay to
any officer or employee in excess of two months' salary; (o) made capital
expenditures, or entered into commitments therefor, aggregating more than
$100,000; (p) made any change in any method of accounting or accounting
practice; (q) entered into any transaction of the type described in SECTION
3.22; or (r) made an Agreement to do any of the foregoing.
3.11. TITLE TO PROPERTY AND ASSETS
Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title
to all Assets respectively owned by them, free and clear of all Encumbrances
other than those referred to in the balance sheets delivered pursuant to SECTION
3.6 (or the notes thereto). The Company and the Subsidiaries do not own any real
estate, and the Company is not now and has never been a "United States real
property holding corporation" as defined in ss.897(c)(2) of the Code and ss.
1.897-2(b) of the regulations promulgated thereunder. All material items of
personal property of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in good operating
condition and repair and is suitable and adequate for the uses for which it is
intended or is being used.
3.12. INSURANCE
Other than as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has insurance coverage under policies maintained by the
Company (including stop loss and reinsurance policies) that (a) are with
insurance companies reasonably believed by the Company to be financially sound
and reputable; (b) are in full force and effect; (c) are sufficient for
compliance by the Company and by each Subsidiary and Medical Group with all
requirements of Law and of all Agreements to which the Company, any Subsidiary
or any Medical Group is a party; (d) are valid and outstanding policies
enforceable against the insurer; and (e) insure against risks of the kind
customarily insured against and in amounts customarily carried by companies
similarly situated and by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning
similar properties.
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3.13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
trademarks, trademark applications and registrations, registered copyrights,
patents and patent applications owned or licensed by or registered in the name
of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group or used or to be used by the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group in its business as presently
conducted or contemplated, and all other items of Intellectual Property that are
material to the business or operations of the Company, any Subsidiary or any
Medical Group. Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists those
trademarks, trademark applications and registrations, registered copyrights,
patents and patent applications which have been duly registered in, filed in or
issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Register of Copyrights, or the corresponding offices of other jurisdictions as
identified in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, and have been properly
maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and
administrative regulations in the United States and each such jurisdiction.
(b) All licenses or other Agreements material to the business
of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a whole, under
which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is granted rights in
Intellectual Property are listed on the Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth
in Section 3.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, all such licenses or other
Agreements are in full force and effect, there is no material default by any
party thereto. To the knowledge of the Company, the licensors under such
licenses and other Agreements have and had all requisite power and authority to
grant the rights purported to be conferred thereby.
3.14. DEBT INSTRUMENTS
Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all mortgages,
indentures, notes, guarantees and other Agreements for or relating to borrowed
money (including, without limitation, capital leases) to which the Company, any
Subsidiary or any Medical Group is a party or which have been assumed by the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group or to which any Assets of the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group are subject. The Company, the
Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups have performed all the obligations required
to be performed by any of them to date and are not in default in any respect
under any of the foregoing, and there has not occurred any event which (whether
with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or occurrence of any
other event) would constitute such a default.
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3.15. LEASES
Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all leases and
other Agreements under which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is
lessee or lessor of any Material Asset, or holds, manages or operates any
Material Asset owned by any third party, or under which any Material Asset owned
by the Company or by any Subsidiary or Medical Group is held, operated or
managed by a third party. The Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Group
are the owners and holders of all the leasehold estates purported to be granted
by the Documents described in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule to them.
Each such lease and other Agreement is in full force and effect and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable against,
the respective parties thereto and grants the leasehold estate it purports to
grant free and clear of all Encumbrances. All necessary governmental approvals
with respect thereto have been obtained, all necessary filings or registrations
therefor have been made, and there have been no threatened cancellations thereof
and are no outstanding disputes thereunder. The Company, the Subsidiaries and
the Medical Groups have in all respects performed all material obligations
thereunder required to be performed by any of them to date. No party is in
default in any respect under any of the foregoing, and there has not occurred
any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening
or occurrence of any other event) would constitute such a default. To the
knowledge of the Company, all of the Assets subject to such leases are in good
operating condition and repair.
3.16. OTHER AGREEMENTS
(a) Section 3.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
material Agreements to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is
a party or by which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is bound at
the date hereof. True and correct copies of such Agreements have been made
available to the Investor. Each such Agreement is in full force and effect and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable
against, the respective parties thereto. All necessary governmental approvals
with respect thereto have been obtained, all necessary filings or registrations
therefor have been made, and there have been no threatened cancellations thereof
and are no outstanding disputes thereunder. The Company, the Subsidiaries and
the Medical Groups have in all respects performed all material obligations
thereunder required to be performed by any of them to date. No party is in
default in any respect under any of the Agreements described in Section 3.16(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule, and there has not occurred any event which (whether
with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or occurrence of any
other event) would constitute such a default.
(b) Except as specified in Section 3.16(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule (and without limiting the foregoing), neither the Company nor any
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Medical Group is a party to any written (i) Agreement for the employment of any
officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor involving payments of
more than $100,000 per year over its remaining term other than officers,
employees, consultants or contractors set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule; (ii) Agreement with any labor organization or other collective
bargaining unit except as may be imposed by law; (iii) Agreement for the future
purchase of materials, supplies, services, merchandise or equipment involving
payments of more than $100,000 over its remaining term (including, without
limitation, periods covered by any option to renew by either party); (iv)
Agreement for the purchase, sale or lease of any real estate or other Material
Assets; (v) profit-sharing, bonus, incentive compensation, deferred
compensation, stock option, severance pay, stock purchase, employee benefit,
insurance, hospitalization, pension, retirement or other similar plan or
Agreement; (vi) Agreement for the sale of any of its Material Assets or the
grant of any preferential rights to purchase any of its Material Assets or
rights, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (vii) Agreement which
contains any provisions requiring the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical
Group to indemnify any other party thereto other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business; (viii) joint venture agreement or other Agreement involving the
sharing of profits; (ix) outstanding loan to any person or entity or receivable
due from any stockholder of the Company or persons or entities controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Company; or (x) any Agreement
(including, without limitation, Agreements not to compete and exclusivity
Agreements) that reasonably could be interpreted to impose any material
restriction on the Company's ability to conduct its business operations in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
(c) Section 3.16(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
physicians who, as of the date hereof, have entered into (i) participation
agreements with a Medical Group or other medical practice affiliated with the
Company, (ii) binding letters of intent to become affiliated with the Company, a
Medical Group or a medical practice affiliated with the Company, and (iii)
non-binding letters of intent to become affiliated with the Company, a Medical
Group or a medical practice affiliated with the Company.
3.17. BOOKS AND RECORDS
The books of account, stock records, minute books and other
records of the Company and the Subsidiaries are true and complete in all
material respects and have been maintained in accordance with good business
practices, and the matters contained therein are appropriately and accurately
reflected in the financial statements of the Company delivered pursuant to
SECTION 4.6.
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3.18. LITIGATION; DISPUTES
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no actions, suits, claims, arbitrations, proceedings or
investigations pending, or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened or reasonably
anticipated against, affecting or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any
Medical Group or their respective businesses or Assets, or the transactions
contemplated by this Purchase Agreement, at law or in equity or admiralty, or
before or by any court, arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or
foreign. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or Medical Group is operating
under, subject to or in default with respect to any order, award, writ,
injunction, decree or judgment of any court, arbitrator or governmental
authority.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or Medical Group is
currently involved in or, to the knowledge of the Company, the Subsidiaries or
the Medical Groups, reasonably anticipates any dispute with any of its current
or former employees, agents, brokers, distributors, vendors, customers, business
consultants, franchisees, franchisors, representatives or independent
contractors (or any current or former employees of any of the foregoing persons
or entities) affecting the businesses or Assets of the Company, any Subsidiary
or any Medical Group.
3.19. LABOR RELATIONS
There are no strikes, work stoppages, grievance proceedings,
union organization efforts or other controversies pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated between the Company, any
Subsidiary or any Medical Group and (i) any current or former employees of the
Company or of any Subsidiary or Medical Group or (ii) any union or other
collective bargaining unit representing such employees. The Company, the
Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups have complied and are in compliance with all
Laws relating to employment or the workplace, including, without limitation,
provisions relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, safety and health,
work authorization, equal employment opportunity, immigration, withholding,
unemployment compensation, worker's compensation, employee privacy and right to
know, except where a failure to comply, singly or in the aggregate, would not
have a material adverse effect to the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical
Groups, taken as a whole. There are no collective bargaining agreements or
employment agreements (other than agreements as may be imposed by applicable
law) between the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group and any of their
respective employees, or professional service agreements not terminable at will
relating to the businesses and Assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary or
Medical Group, other than as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause the Company,
any of the Subsidiaries or the
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Medical Group or the Investor to incur or suffer any liability relating to, or
obligation to pay, severance, termination or other payments to any person or
entity.
3.20. PENSION AND BENEFIT PLANS
3.20.1. DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Except as set forth in Section 3.20.1 of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or Medical Group (i) maintains
any Plan or material Other Arrangement, (ii) is a party to any Plan or material
Other Arrangement or (iii) has obligations under any Plan or material Other
Arrangement.
3.20.2. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS
The Company has delivered to the Investor true and complete
copies of each of the following Documents: (i) the Documents setting forth the
terms of each Plan; (ii) for the most recent plan year, all annual reports (Form
5500 series) on each Plan that have been filed with any governmental agency;
(iii) the current summary plan description and subsequent summaries of material
modifications for each Title I Plan; (iv) all DOL opinions on any Plan and all
correspondence relating to the request for and receipt of each opinion; (v) all
IRS rulings, opinions or technical advice relating to any Plan; and (vi) all
Agreements with service providers or fiduciaries for providing services on
behalf of any Plan. For each material Other Arrangement, the Company has
delivered to the Investor true and complete copies of each policy, Agreement or
other Document setting forth or explaining the terms of the Other Arrangement.
3.20.3. GENERAL
Except as provided in Section 3.20.1 of the Disclosure
Schedule, no Plan is (i) a Multiemployer Plan, (ii) an ESOP, (iii) subject to
Title IV of ERISA, (iv) funded through a trust or similar arrangement, or (v)
provides post-retirement medical, life insurance or other benefits promised
(except for health care continuation coverage) provided or otherwise due now or
in the future to current, former or retired employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary.
3.20.4. UNPAID CONTRIBUTIONS
The Disclosure Schedule sets forth the contributions that (i)
the Company or any Subsidiary has promised or is otherwise obligated to make
under any Plan and (ii) are unpaid as of the date of this Purchase Agreement.
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3.20.5. CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
The Company and the Subsidiaries have made all contributions
required by and due under the terms of its Plans.
3.20.6. QUALIFIED PLANS
The Company's 401(k) Plan is the Company's only Qualified
Plan. Except as described in Section 3.20.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, the
401(k) Plan complies and has complied in all material respects with ERISA, the
Code (including, without limitation, the requirements for Tax qualification
described in Section 401 thereof), and all other Laws. The Company intends to
receive a determination letter from the IRS with respect to the 401(k) Plan. The
remedial amendment period for the adoption of the 401(k) Plan has not lapsed.
3.20.7. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
The Company has complied in all material respects with all
applicable provisions of the Code, ERISA, the National Labor Relations Act,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and all other Laws pertaining to the Plans, Other Arrangements and
other employee or employment related benefits, and all premiums and assessments
relating to all Plans or Other Arrangements. The Company has no pending unfair
labor practice charges, contract grievances under any collective bargaining
agreement, other administrative charges, claims, grievances or lawsuits before
any court, governmental agency, regulatory body, or arbiter arising under any
Law governing any Plan, and there exist no facts that could give rise to such a
claim.
3.20.8. ERISA; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any of the Plans
has engaged in a violation of Section 406(a) or 406(b) of ERISA for which no
exemption exists under Section 408 of ERISA or a "prohibited transaction" (as
such term is defined in Section 4975(c)(1) of the Code), for which no exemption
exists under Section 4975(c)(2) or 4975(d) of the Code.
3.20.9. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS
All Welfare Plans of the Company that are subject to Section
4980B(f) of the Code and Sections 601 through 607 of ERISA comply with and have
been administered in compliance with the health care continuation-coverage
requirements for tax-favored status under Section 4980B(f) of the Code (formerly
Section 162(k) of the Code), Sections 601 through 607 of ERISA, except where a
failure to comply, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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3.20.10. FILED RETURNS AND REPORTS
The Company and the Subsidiaries have (i) filed or caused to
be filed all returns and reports on Plans in which employees of the Company or
Subsidiaries participate that they are required to file and (ii) paid or made
adequate provision for all fees, interest, penalties, assessments or
deficiencies that have become due pursuant to those returns or reports or
pursuant to any assessment or adjustment that has been made relating to those
returns or reports. All other fees, interest, penalties and assessments that are
payable by or for the Company or any Subsidiary have been timely reported, fully
paid and discharged. There are no unpaid fees, penalties, interest or
assessments due from the Company or any subsidiary or from any other person that
are or could become a lien on any Asset of the Company or any Subsidiary or
could otherwise adversely affect the businesses or Assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary.
3.21. ENVIRONMENTAL
(a) To the Company's knowledge, the Company and each
Subsidiary and Medical Group are in compliance with, have been in compliance
with, and have no material liability under, the Environmental Laws.
(b) To the Company's knowledge, the Real Property currently
operated by the Company and each Subsidiary and Medical Group does not contain,
and during the period of any ownership, tenancy or operation, no Real Property
formerly owned or operated contained, any underground improvements used
currently or in the past for the management of Hazardous Materials, and no
portion of any currently leased or operated property is or has been used as a
dump or landfill or consists of filled in land, except where the existence
thereof could not have a material adverse effect on the Company, its
Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a whole. Except as disclosed in
Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither PCBs nor asbestos-containing
materials (that would be material to the Company) are present on or in any Real
Property currently operated by the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Medical
Groups.
(c) Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Medical
Groups, nor any officer, director or stockholder thereof has directly or
indirectly received any Claim or knows or suspects any fact(s) which might
reasonably form the basis for any Claim arising out of or attributable to: (i)
the current or past presence, release, or threatened release of Hazardous
Materials at or from any part of the Real Property; (ii) the off-site disposal
or treatment of Hazardous Materials originating on or from the Real Property or
the businesses or Assets of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (iii) any
violation of Environmental Laws at any part of the Real Property or otherwise
arising from the Company's, any Subsidiary's or any
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Medical Group's activities (or the activities of the Company's, any Subsidiary's
or any Medical Group's predecessors in title) involving Hazardous Materials.
3.22. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Except as contemplated by this Purchase Agreement or set forth
in Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither any present or former
officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any
Affiliate of such officer, director or stockholder, is currently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary, including, without limitation,
any Agreement providing for the employment of, Furnishing of Services by, rental
of Assets from or to, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such officer,
director, stockholder or Affiliate, other than transactions in the Ordinary
Course of Business with the Company.
3.23. RESTRICTIONS AND CONSENTS
There are no Agreements, Laws or other restrictions of any
kind to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group (or any asset
thereof) is party or subject that would prevent or restrict the execution,
delivery or performance of this Purchase Agreement or result in any penalty,
forfeiture, Agreement termination, or restriction on business operations of the
Investor, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group as a result of the
execution, delivery or performance of this Purchase Agreement. Section 3.23 of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all such Agreements and Laws that reasonably could
be interpreted or expected to require the consent or acquiescence of any person
or entity not party to this Purchase Agreement with respect to any aspect of the
execution, delivery or performance of this Purchase Agreement by the Company,
any Subsidiary or any Medical Group.
3.24. AUTHORIZATION
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Purchase Agreement and all other Documents contemplated hereby, the fulfillment
of and compliance with the respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof,
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, do not and will not: (a) require any consent or approval of the
stockholders of the Company that has not been obtained; (b) conflict with, or
violate any provision of, any Law having applicability to the Company, any
Subsidiary or any Medical Group or any of their respective Assets, or any
provision of the certificate or articles of organization or bylaws or equivalent
constituent document of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group; (c)
conflict with, or result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any
Agreement to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is a party
or by which it or any of its Assets may be bound; or (d) result in or require
the creation or imposition of or result in the
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acceleration of any indebtedness, or of a material Encumbrance, or with respect
to, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group or any of the Assets now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group.
3.25. ABSENCE OF VIOLATIONS
Neither the Company, any Subsidiary nor any Medical Group is
in violation of or default under, nor has it breached, any term or provision of
its certificate or articles of organization or bylaws or any material Agreement
or restriction to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any Medical Group is a
party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any Material Asset thereof is
bound or affected.
3.26. REGULATORY MATTERS
The Company and the Subsidiaries and, to the Company's
knowledge, the Medical Groups and the physicians employed by the Medical Groups
have not knowingly or willfully failed to comply with the regulatory matters
described in this Section 3.26.
3.26.1. GENERAL COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
The Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the Company's knowledge,
the Medical Groups have complied and are in full compliance with all Laws except
where a failure to comply, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as
a whole.
3.26.2. LICENSES AND PERMITS
The Company, the Subsidiaries, the Medical Groups and each of
the physicians employed by such Persons have all licenses, permits, certificates
of authority, franchises, approvals, authorizations, consents or orders of, or
filings with ("PERMITS") any federal, state, local, foreign or other
governmental agency, instrumentality, commission, authority, board or any other
Person, necessary to conduct their business as now being conducted except where
the failure to have any such Permit does not have a material adverse effect on
the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical Groups, taken as a whole. All
Permits of the Company and the Subsidiaries and, to the Company's knowledge, the
Medical Groups and each of the physicians employed by such Medical Groups are
valid and in full force and effect except where the failure to have any such
Permit does not have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Subsidiaries
and the Medical Groups, taken as a whole. No notice to, declaration, filing or
registration with, or Permit or consent from, any governmental or regulatory
body or authority, or any other Person or entity, is required to be made or
obtained by the Company or any of
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the Subsidiaries or Medical Groups in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not required
to obtain any Permit to do business as a health maintenance organization,
insurance company, or other risk-bearing health care entity under the Laws and
regulations of Maryland or the Laws and regulations of any other jurisdiction in
which the Company, the Subsidiaries or the Medical Groups do business.
3.26.3. FRAUD AND ABUSE MATTERS
To the Company's knowledge, the Company, the Medical Groups,
and all persons and entities providing services for the Company or the Medical
Groups, have not engaged in any activities which are prohibited or could form
the basis for criminal penalties, civil monetary penalties or a mandatory or
permissive exclusion from the Medicare, Medicaid or other federal and state
health care programs under ss. ss. 1320a-7, 1320a-7a, 1320a-7b, or 1395nn of
Title 42 of the United States Code, the federal CHAMPUS statute, or any
regulations promulgated thereunder, or similar or related federal, state and
local statutes, common law or regulations. Without in any way limiting the
foregoing, the Company, the Medical Groups, and, to the knowledge of the
Company, all persons and entities providing services for the Company or the
Medical Groups have not engaged in any of the following activities:
(i) knowingly and willingly made or caused to be made any
false statement or representation of a material fact in any
application for any benefit or payment;
(ii) knowingly and willingly made or caused to be made any
false statement or representation of a material fact for use
in determining rights to any benefit or payment;
(iii) presenting or causing to be presented a claim for
reimbursement under CHAMPUS, Medicare, Medicaid, or other
state healthcare program that is for an item or service that
the person presenting or causing to be presented knows or
should know was not provided as claimed, or presenting a claim
that the person presenting knows or should know is false or
fraudulent;
(iv) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting
(a) his/her initial or continued right to any benefit or
payment or (b) the initial or continued right to any benefit
or payment of any other individual in whose behalf he/she has
applied for or is receiving such benefit or payment, conceals
or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to
secure such benefit or payment either in a greater amount or
quantity that is due or when no such benefit or payment is
authorized;
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(v) offering, paying, soliciting or receiving any remuneration
(including any kickback, bribe, or rebate), directly or
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind (a) in
return for referring, or to induce the referral of, an
individual to a person for the furnishing or arranging for the
furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be
made in whole or in part by CHAMPUS, Medicare or Medicaid, or
other state health care program, or (b) in return for, or to
induce, the purchase, lease, or order of, or arranging for or
recommending the purchase, lease, or order of, any good,
facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in
whole or in part by CHAMPUS, Medicare or Medicaid, or other
state health care program;
(vi) making or causing to be made or inducing or seeking to
induce the making of any false statement or representation (or
omitting to state a fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading) of a material fact with respect to (a) the
conditions or operations of a facility in order that the
facility may qualify for CHAMPUS, Medicare, Medicaid or other
state health care program certification, or (b) information
required to be provided under ss. 1124A of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. ss. 1320a-3);
(vii) submitting or causing to be submitted bills or requests
for payment under Medicare, Medicaid or other state health
care program containing charges substantially in excess of
usual charges; or
(viii) furnishing or causing to be furnished items or services
to patients substantially in excess of the needs of such
patients.
3.26.4. HEALTH CARE ENTITY
The Company is not a "health care entity" which provides
"designated health services" for purposes of federal Medicare/Medicaid physician
self-referral and anti-kickback laws and regulations and similar Maryland Laws
and regulations.
3.26.5. XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXX
No filings under Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx are required in connection
with the Initial Closing and the Second Closing.
3.27. CERTAIN FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS
Subject to compliance with applicable Law, neither the Company
nor any Medical Group is subject to or bound by any agreement, commitment or
obligation that would prohibit, or be violated by, any agreement or arrangement
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with the Investor or its Affiliates on commercially reasonable terms for the
provision of health care services and supplies of the type provided by the
Investor and its Affiliates, including, without limitation, long-term care,
pharmacy services, durable medical equipment and home health care ("INVESTOR
SERVICES").
3.28. SEC REGISTRATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 with respect to the Class B
Common Stock and options to purchase Class B Common Stock (the "REGISTRATION
STATEMENT"). A copy of Registration Statement and all amendments thereto has
been delivered to the Investor.
3.29. BINDING OBLIGATION
This Purchase Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and each
Document to be executed by the Company pursuant hereto, when executed and
delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
3.30. STATUS OF SHARES
The shares of Series C Preferred being issued to the Investor
on the Initial Closing Date have been, and the shares of Series C Preferred to
be issued to the Investor on the Second Closing Date will be, duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and such shares, upon
the Initial Closing and the Second Closing, as the case may be, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The shares of Class C Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and such shares of
Class C Common Stock have been validly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance
upon such conversion will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable.
3.31. OFFERING OF SHARES
Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has
offered the Series C Preferred or any similar securities of the Company for sale
to, solicited any offers to buy the Series C Preferred or any similar securities
of the Company from or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the
Company with any Person other than the Investor and a limited number of other
"Accredited Investors" (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act).
Neither the Company nor any other Person acting on its behalf has taken or will
take any action prior to a Closing (including, without limitation, any offering
of any securities of the Company under
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circumstances which would require the integration of such offering with the
offering of the Series C Preferred under the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder) which might subject the offering,
issuance and sale of the Series C Preferred to the registration requirements of
Section 5 of the Securities Act.
3.32. DISCLOSURE
No representation or warranty by the Company in this Purchase
Agreement, and no Document delivered or to be delivered to, or made available
for inspection by, the Investor pursuant to this Purchase Agreement, or in
connection herewith or with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or
will contain any untrue or misleading statement of material fact or omits or
will omit any fact necessary to make the statements of material fact contained
herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which made, not
misleading.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR
The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
4.1. ORGANIZATION AND STANDING
The Investor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has
the full and unrestricted corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as currently conducted, to enter into this Purchase Agreement and to carry out
the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.2. AUTHORIZATION
The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of
this Purchase Agreement and all other Documents contemplated hereby, the
fulfillment of and the compliance with the respective terms and provisions
hereof and thereof, and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized, (which authorization
has not been modified or rescinded and is in full force and effect), and will
not: (a) conflict with, or violate any provision of, any term or provision of
the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Investor or (b) conflict with,
or result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, any Agreement to
which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor is bound. No other
corporate action is necessary for the Investor to enter into this Purchase
Agreement and all other Documents contemplated hereby and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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4.3. BINDING OBLIGATION
This Purchase Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Each
Document to be executed by the Investor pursuant hereto, when executed and
delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be a valid and binding
obligation of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
4.4. XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXX
No filings under Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx are required in connection
with the Initial Closing and the Second Closing.
4.5. CERTAIN FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS
Subject to compliance with applicable Law, the Investor is
neither subject to nor bound by any agreement, commitment or obligation that
would prohibit, or be violated by, any agreement or arrangement with the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries or the Medical Groups on commercially reasonable
terms for the provision of Investor Services.
5. RESTRICTED SECURITIES
The Investor hereby represents, warrants and covenants as
follows:
5.1. NO REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
The Investor understands that the Shares and the Option to be
purchased by it under this Purchase Agreement have not been registered under the
Securities Act, are issued in reliance upon exemptions contained in the
Securities Act or interpretations thereof (including Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act) and the securities laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and
cannot be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred unless such Shares or
such Option being acquired hereunder, as the case may be, subsequently are so
registered or qualify for exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
5.2. ACQUISITION FOR INVESTMENT
The Shares and the Option are being acquired under this
Purchase Agreement by the Investor in good faith solely for its own account, for
investment and not with a view toward resale or other distribution within the
meaning of the Securities Act. The Shares or the Option will not be offered for
sale, sold or otherwise transferred by the Investor without either registration
or exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
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5.3. EVALUATION OF MERITS AND RISKS OF INVESTMENT
The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
its investment in the Shares and the Option being acquired hereunder. The
Investor is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of one or more
paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (8) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. The
Investor understands and is able to bear any economic risks associated with such
investment (including, without limitation, the necessity of holding such Shares
or such Option for an indefinite period of time, inasmuch as such Shares and
such Option have not been registered under the Securities Act).
6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Without limiting any other covenants and agreements contained
herein, during the term of this Purchase Agreement and for so long as the
Investor or any of its Affiliates holds or beneficially owns any Series C
Preferred, the Company covenants and agrees as follows:
6.1. REPORTS
Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, the
Company shall provide to the Investor reports regarding the Company's financial
performance and condition and operations in such form as the Company provides to
the Board of Directors and the holders of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock
and Series B Preferred Stock. After the effective date of the Registration
Statement, the Company shall, in addition to reports customarily prepared for
the Board of Directors, deliver to the Investor copies of all reports required
to be filed pursuant to the federal securities laws.
6.2. INVESTOR REPRESENTATIVES ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Company agrees to cause the election of a designated
representative of the Investor as a member of the Company's Board of Directors
and its Executive Committee with full rights to attend, participate in, and vote
on all matters coming before all meetings (including executive sessions) of such
Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. The Company agrees to cause the
election at the Company's 1998 annual stockholders meeting of a second
designated representative of the Investor as a member of the Company's Board of
Directors with full rights to attend, participate in, and vote on all matters
coming before all meetings (including executive sessions) of such Board of
Directors.
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6.3. CERTAIN FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS
(a) Each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Medical
Groups shall:
(i) use its good faith best efforts to notify the
Investor reasonably in advance of any agreement or arrangement
that it has decided to enter into for the provision of
Investor Services;
(ii) use all good faith best efforts to keep the
Investor informed of all material discussions of a substantive
nature that it may have regarding the provision of Investor
Services;
(iii) provide the Investor and its Affiliates with
all information that may reasonably be required to enable the
Investor and its Affiliates an opportunity to make a proposal
to provide Investor Services to the Company, the Subsidiaries
or the Medical Groups on commercially reasonable terms;
(iv) provide the Investor with an opportunity to
secure contracts for the provision of Investor Services that
were previously granted to others, all on commercially
reasonable terms; and
(v) cooperate in any creative proposals that the Investor or
its Affiliates may make regarding pricing or service
alternatives.
(b) To better implement and effectuate the foregoing, the
Investor and the Company each agree to designate one or more persons to serve as
part of a joint working group, which group will be charged with investigating,
on an ongoing and regular basis, innovative and cost-effective contracting
opportunities between and among the Company, the Investor and their respective
Affiliates, and reporting the results of such activities to the senior
management of the Investor and the Company.
(c) Nothing contained in this Section 6.3 shall obligate the
Company or the Investor to utilize or purchase the products or services of each
other and should not be interpreted as an agreement that such purchases will not
from time to time be made from third parties.
(d) The Company will not after the Initial Closing enter into
any exclusive arrangements with third parties that preclude Genesis and its
Affiliates from providing goods or services to the Company and its Affiliates,
unless (1) such arrangements are at such time or times also offered to, or
otherwise made available to, Genesis, and (2) the price and other terms of such
arrangements constitute arms-length fair market terms that do not take into
account other arrangements
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that may have been offered or promised by such third party in order to obtain
such commitments, including, but not limited to, investments in the Company.
(e) The Company and Genesis agree that the provisions of this
SECTION 6.3 have been developed in order to assist the parties in providing
efficient and cost-effective medical care, across the entire continuum of care,
to patients served by the Company's integrated health care delivery system.
6.4. ACTIONS PROMPTING REDEMPTIONS
(a) Prior to September 1, 1998, without the approval of the
Investor, the Company shall not:
(i) redeem any shares of the Company's Series A
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to
Sections B.3(c) or C.3(c) of the Restated Charter;
(ii) take any of the actions set forth in Section
B.1.(e)(i) of the Restated Charter without the requisite
approval of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Restated Charter, unless the Company
determines in good faith that such action is in the best
interests of the Company and all of its stockholders and is
not designed to primarily benefit holders of the Series A
Preferred Stock;
(iii) take any of the actions set forth in Section
C.1.(e)(i) of the Restated Charter without the requisite
approval of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Restated Charter, unless the Company
determines in good faith that such action is in the best
interests of the Company and all of its stockholders and is
not designed to primarily benefit holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock; or
(iv) engage in practices that violate the Ethical and
Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, unless
the Company determines in good faith that such action is in
the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders
and is not designed to primarily benefit holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock.
(b) If the Company elects to take any of the actions set forth
in Section 6.4(a)(ii) or 6.4(a)(iii) (other than an issuance of Series A Adverse
Junior Stock or Series B Adverse Junior Stock (as such terms are defined in the
Restated Charter)), the Company shall provide to the Investor no later than
sixty (60) days prior to the date such action is to be effective (1) written
notice to that effect and
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(2) a certificate from the Company's president and chief executive officer
certifying that the Company has determined in good faith that such action is in
the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders and is not
designed to primarily benefit holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B
Preferred Stock, as the case may be.
(c) If the Company elects to issue Series A Adverse Junior
Stock or Series B Adverse Junior Stock, the Company shall provide to the
Investor no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date such issuance is to be
consummated (1) written notice to that effect, and (2) a certificate from the
Company's president and chief executive officer certifying that the Company has
determined in good faith that such issuance is in the best interests of the
Company and all of its stockholders and is not designed to primarily benefit
holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may
be.
(d) If the Company engages in practices that violate the
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, the Company
shall provide to the Investor no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date
of the consummation of a redemption resulting from such practices (1) written
notice that the Company has engaged in such practices and, consequently, shares
of Series A Preferred Stock are being redeemed, and (2) a certificate from the
Company's president and chief executive officer certifying that the Company has
determined in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the
Company and all of its stockholders and is not designed to primarily benefit
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
(e) Within ten (10) days after the Investor receives a written
notice pursuant to Section 6.4(b), (c) or (d), the Investor may require
arbitration under the expedited procedures set forth herein of whether the
action described in the notice is in the best interests of the Company and all
of its stockholders and whether such action is designed to primarily benefit
holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may
be. Such arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators, two of whom shall
be selected by the parties (the "Party Designated Arbitrators") and the third of
whom shall be a "Neutral Arbitrator" selected the Party Designated Arbitrators.
The Party Designated Arbitrators shall agree upon and appoint a Neutral
Arbitrator, who shall be an attorney experienced in the commercial financing
transactions. The arbitration shall be concluded within thirty (30) days of the
date of the Company's notice. The determination of the arbitrators so appointed
shall be final and conclusive upon the parties and the Company hereby agrees not
to take the action which is the subject of the arbitration if it is determined
that such action is not in the best interests of the Company and all of its
stockholders or such action is designed to primarily benefit holders of Series A
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as the case may be.
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6.5. USE OF PROCEEDS
Without the approval of the Investor, the Company shall not
use the Initial Purchase Price, the Second Purchase Price or any consideration
that the Investor pays to the Company in connection with the purchase of Series
C Preferred Stock pursuant to the Option Agreement (i) to redeem the Company's
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock or any securities of the
Company with dividend, redemption or liquidation rights senior to the dividend,
redemption or liquidation rights of the Series C Preferred Stock or (ii) to pay
any dividends or interest thereon.
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS AT ANY CLOSINGS
The obligations of the Company under this Purchase Agreement
are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to any Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions, and failure to satisfy any such condition shall excuse and
discharge all obligations of the Company to carry out the provisions of this
Purchase Agreement, unless such failure is agreed to in writing by the Company:
7.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The representations and warranties made by the Investor in
this Purchase Agreement or in any Document delivered by the Investor pursuant to
this Purchase Agreement shall be true and complete in all material respects when
made and on and as of such Closing Date as though such representations and
warranties were made on and as of such date, except for any changes expressly
permitted by this Purchase Agreement.
7.2. PERFORMANCE
The Investor shall have performed and complied with all
Agreements and conditions required by this Purchase Agreement to be performed or
complied with by them prior to such Closing Date.
7.3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
No action or proceeding by or before any governmental
authority shall have been instituted or threatened (and not subsequently
dismissed, settled or otherwise terminated) which is reasonably expected to
restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement, other than an action or proceeding instituted or threatened by the
Company.
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7.4. INVESTOR'S CERTIFICATE
The Investor shall have delivered to the Company a
certificate, dated as of such Closing Date and executed by a senior officer of
the Investor, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in
SECTIONS 7.1 through 7.3.
7.5. OPTION AGREEMENT
The Option Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered by the Investor.
7.6. AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
The Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered
by the parties (other than the Company and the Company's executive officers who
are stockholders of the Company) thereto.
7.7. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
The Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered by the
Investor.
7.8. DOCUMENTS AT CLOSING
All documents required to be furnished by the Investor to the
Company prior to or at such Closing Date shall have been so furnished.
8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS AT THE INITIAL CLOSING
The obligations of the Investor to purchase Series C Preferred
and the Option at the Initial Closing under this Purchase Agreement are subject
to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Initial Closing, of each of the following
conditions, and failure to satisfy any such condition shall excuse and discharge
all obligations of the Investor to carry out the provisions of this Purchase
Agreement related to the Initial Closing, unless such failure is agreed to in
writing by the Investor:
8.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Purchase Agreement and the statements contained in the Disclosure Schedule and
Exhibits attached hereto or in any Document delivered by the Company pursuant to
this Purchase Agreement (the "DISCLOSURE MATERIALS") shall be true and
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complete in all material respects when made, and on and as of the Initial
Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as
of such date, except for any changes occurring in the Ordinary Course of
Business disclosed to and approved by the Investor and as otherwise expressly
permitted by this Purchase Agreement.
8.2. PERFORMANCE
The Company shall have performed and complied with all
Agreements and conditions required by this Purchase Agreement to be performed or
complied with prior to the Initial Closing Date.
8.3. ABSENCE OF ADVERSE CHANGES
There shall have been no adverse changes since the date of
this Purchase Agreement material to the Company, its Subsidiaries and the
Medical Groups, taken as a whole, in the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), Assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company
(regardless of whether or not such events or changes are inconsistent with the
representations and warranties given herein by the Company).
8.4. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
No action or proceeding by or before any governmental
authority shall have been instituted or threatened (and not subsequently
settled, dismissed or otherwise terminated) which is reasonably expected to
restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement other than an action or proceeding instituted or threatened by the
Investor.
8.5. OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a
certificate, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, and executed by the Company's
President, in his capacity as such, certifying to the fulfillment of the
conditions specified in SECTIONS 8.1 through 8.4.
8.6. OPINION OF COUNSEL
The Investor shall have received an opinion of the director of
legal affairs of the Company, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the
effect and substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
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8.7. RESTATED ARTICLES
The articles of amendment and restatement of the Company's
articles of incorporation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the
"RESTATED ARTICLES") shall have received all necessary corporate authorizations,
shall have been filed as necessary under the laws of the State of Maryland, and
shall be effective. The Investor shall have received (a) a certified copy of
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company duly authorizing and
adopting the Restated Articles, and (b) a copy of the Restated Articles,
certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of
Maryland.
8.8. OPTION AGREEMENT
The Option Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B
attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered by the Company.
8.9. AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
The Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered
by the parties (other than the Investor) thereto.
8.10. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
The Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto shall have been executed and delivered by the Company.
8.11. DOCUMENTS AT CLOSING
All documents required to be delivered by the Company to the
Investor prior to or at the Initial Closing shall have been so delivered.
8.12. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR
The Investor shall have received a copy of a resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company, or
a copy of a written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company appointing
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx as the Investor's designated representative to the Board of
Directors and its Executive Committee effective as of the Initial Closing Date.
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8.13. CONSENTS
(a) The Investor shall have received all consents,
authorizations and approvals of governmental and supragovernmental parties which
are required to be obtained in order to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) The Company shall have received on or prior to the Initial
Closing Date all consents, authorizations and approvals of governmental,
supragovernmental and private parties which are required to be obtained in order
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, the consents of all parties to Agreements listed on Sections 3.16(a)
and 3.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, and which terminate under their
respective terms as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate, dated as of the
Initial Closing Date and executed by the Company's President, in his capacity as
such, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in this SECTION
8.13(B).
9. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATIONS AT
THE SECOND CLOSING
The obligations of the Investor to purchase Series C Preferred
at the Second Closing under this Purchase Agreement are subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Second Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, and failure to satisfy any such condition shall excuse and discharge
all obligations of the Investor to carry out the provisions of this Purchase
Agreement related to the Second Closing, unless such failure is agreed to in
writing by the Investor:
9.1. ABSENCE OF VIOLATIONS
The Company is not in violation of or default under, and it
has not breached, any term or provision of its articles of incorporation or
bylaws, and the Company is not in material violation of or default under and has
not materially breached any term or provision of the Loan Agreement dated as of
December 1, 1995 between the Company and NationsBank, N.A., the Promissory Note
dated as of August 15, 1996 between the Company and First National Bank of
Maryland, N.A. or under any successor credit facility, including, without
limitation, the facility currently being negotiated with First National Bank of
Maryland, N.A.
9.2. PERFORMANCE
The Company shall have performed and complied with those
material provisions of SECTIONS 6 AND 11 of this Purchase Agreement required to
be performed or complied with prior to the Second Closing Date.
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9.3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
No action or proceeding by or before any governmental
authority shall have been instituted or threatened (and not subsequently
settled, dismissed or otherwise terminated) which is reasonably expected to
restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement other than an action or proceeding instituted or threatened by the
Investor.
9.4. OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a
certificate, dated as of the Second Closing Date and executed by the Company's
President, in his capacity as such, certifying to the fulfillment of the
conditions specified in SECTIONS 9.1 through 9.3.
9.5. OPINION OF COUNSEL
The Investor shall have received an opinion of the director of
legal affairs of the Company, dated as of the Second Closing Date, that is
reasonably acceptable to the Investor.
9.6. DOCUMENTS AT CLOSING
All documents required to be delivered by the Company to the
Investor prior to or at the Second Closing shall have been so delivered.
10. THE CLOSINGS
10.1. CLOSINGS OF SALE AND PURCHASE
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Purchase
Agreement, the Closing shall take place at the offices of Doctors Health System,
Inc., 00000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
(b) The Initial Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
Baltimore, Maryland time on September 4, 1996 or at such other time as the
parties may agree to in writing (the "INITIAL CLOSING DATE").
(c) The Second Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
Baltimore, Maryland time on December 27, 1996 or at such other time as the
parties may agree to in writing (the "SECOND CLOSING DATE")
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10.2. DELIVERIES BY THE COMPANY TO THE INVESTOR
10.2.1. INITIAL CLOSING DELIVERIES
At the Initial Closing, the Company shall deliver to the
Investor the following:
(a) a stock certificate in definitive form registered in the
name of the Investor, representing the shares of Series C Preferred being
purchased by it pursuant hereto;
(b) an executed copy of the Option Agreement;
(c) a copy of the Restated Articles, as certified by the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation;
(d) a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Company authorizing the transactions contemplated by this
Purchase Agreement or any written consent of all of the current members of the
Board of Directors of the Company (effective as of the Initial Closing Date)
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein;
(e) the certificates required by SECTION 8.5 and 8.13(B);
(f) a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company, or a copy of a written
consent of the Board of Directors of the Company appointing the Investor's
representative to the Board of Directors and its Executive Committee effective
as of the Closing;
(g) the opinion required by SECTION 8.6;
(h) certificates of incumbency and specimen signatures of the
signatory officers of the Company;
(i) good standing certificates as of a date not more than five
days prior to the Initial Closing Date issued by the Secretary of State of the
respective states of incorporation of the Company and of each Subsidiary
incorporated in the United States, and of each state in which the Company is
qualified to do business;
(j) the articles of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent
constituent documents), minute books and stock books of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and all other books and records reasonably requested by the
Investor; and
(k) such other Documents as the Investor may reasonably
request.
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10.2.2. SECOND CLOSING DELIVERIES
At the Second Closing, the Company shall deliver to the
Investor the following:
(a) a stock certificate in definitive form registered in the
name of the Investor, representing the shares of Series C Preferred being
purchased by it pursuant hereto;
(b) the certificate required by SECTION 9.4;
(c) the opinion required by SECTION 9.5; and
(d) good standing certificates as of a date not more than five
days prior to the Second Closing Date issued by the Secretary of State of the
respective states of incorporation of the Company and of each Subsidiary
incorporated in the United States, and of each state in which the Company is
qualified to do business.
10.3. DELIVERIES BY THE INVESTOR TO THE COMPANY
At the Initial Closing and the Second Closing, the Investor
shall deliver the following:
(a) a wire transfer to the Company in the amount of the
respective Purchase Price;
(b) the certificate required by SECTION 7.4;
(c) a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Investor authorizing the transactions contemplated by this
Purchase Agreement; and
(d) such other Documents as the Company may reasonably
request.
11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS; INDEMNIFICATION; REMEDIES; TAX
MATTERS
11.1. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS
All representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and
other Agreements made by any party to this Purchase Agreement herein or pursuant
hereto shall also be deemed made on and as of the Initial Closing Date as though
such representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and other Agreements
were made on and as of such date. All representations and warranties of the
Company contained in SECTION 3 and of the Investor contained in SECTIONS 4
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AND 5 shall survive the Closing Dates until 5 p.m. Baltimore, Maryland time on
September 1, 1999. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the covenants,
indemnities and other agreements contained herein shall survive the Closings and
any investigation, audit or inspection at any time made by or on behalf of any
party hereto.
11.2. AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY TO INDEMNIFY
(a) Subject to the conditions and provisions of this SECTION
11, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Investor Indemnified Persons from and against and in respect of all Claims
asserted against, imposed upon or incurred by the Investor Indemnified Persons
(whether such Claims are by, against or relate to the Company, or any other
party, including, without limitation, a governmental entity), directly or
indirectly, by reason of or resulting from any misrepresentation or breach of
any representation or warranty, or noncompliance with conditions or other
Agreements, given or made by the Company in this Purchase Agreement or in the
Disclosure Schedule or Exhibits attached hereto or in any Document delivered by
or on behalf of any the Company pursuant to this Purchase Agreement.
(b) Except with respect to Claims based upon fraud by the
Company in connection with the representations, warranties or covenants of the
Company contained in this Purchase Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Purchase Agreement, or as otherwise provided in this
Purchase Agreement, the Company shall not be required to provide any
indemnification under the provisions of this SECTION 11.2 unless and until the
aggregate losses of the Investor Indemnified Persons exceed $100,000, whereupon
the Investor Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification for the
aggregate cumulative amount of losses in excess of such $100,000. In addition,
except with respect to Claims based upon fraud by the Company in connection with
the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company contained in this
Purchase Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement, or as otherwise provided in this Purchase Agreement, the maximum
aggregate amount of indemnification which the Investor Indemnified Parties shall
be entitled to from the Company under this SECTION 11.2 shall be an amount equal
to the Purchase Price.
(c) Except for Claims of, or based upon, fraud by the Company
in connection with the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company
contained in this Purchase Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Purchase Agreement, this SECTION 11.2 and the related procedures contained
in SECTION 11.3 hereof shall provide the sole and exclusive remedy for any and
all losses with respect to any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations or
warranties or breach or nonperformance of any of the covenants or agreements
made by any party in or pursuant to this Purchase Agreement.
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11.3. CONDITIONS OF INDEMNIFICATION
The obligations and liabilities of the Company and the
Investor hereunder with respect to their respective indemnities pursuant to this
SECTION 11, resulting from any Claim shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a) The indemnified party shall give prompt written notice to
the indemnifying party of any Claim which is asserted against, resulting to,
imposed upon or incurred by such indemnified party and which may give rise to
liability of the indemnifying party pursuant to this SECTION 11, stating (to the
extent known or reasonably anticipated) the nature and basis of such Claim and
the amount thereof.
(b) The indemnifying party shall engage counsel with respect
to any such Claim, such representation (including the compromise or settlement
of any Claim) to be undertaken on behalf of the indemnified party, and the
indemnified party shall have right to approve such counsel (such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld). In the event the indemnifying party elects not to
undertake such defense by its own counsel, the indemnifying party shall give
prompt written notice of such election to the indemnified party, and the
indemnified party will undertake the defense thereof by counsel or other
representatives designated by it, at the cost and expense of the indemnifying
party (such costs and expenses of such defense to be advanced by the
indemnifying party as incurred by the indemnified party).
(c) In the event that any Claim shall arise out of a
transaction or cover any period or periods wherein the Company, on the one hand,
and the Investor, on the other hand, shall each be liable hereunder for part of
the liability or obligation arising therefrom, then the parties shall, each
choosing its or his own counsel and bearing its or his own expense, defend such
Claim, and no settlement or compromise of such Claim may be made without the
joint consent or approval of each party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), except where the respective liabilities and obligations of the
parties are clearly allocable or attributable on the basis of objective facts.
(d) The amount which any indemnifying party is or may be
required to pay any indemnified party pursuant to this SECTION 11 shall be
measured taking into account (i) any income tax savings (and income tax cost
attributable to the indemnity payment) actually realized (or occurred) that
affect the overall economic impact of the losses to the indemnified party, and
(ii) any insurance proceeds actually realized and adverse insurance consequences
incurred (such as premium adjustments and other detriments) that affect the
overall economic impact of the losses to the indemnified party.
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11.4. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
In addition to any other remedies which the Investor may have
at law or in equity, the Company hereby acknowledge that the Shares, the Option
and the Company and the Subsidiaries are unique, and that the harm to the
Investor resulting from a failure to close the transaction due to breaches by
the Company of its obligations cannot be adequately compensated by damages.
Accordingly, the Company agree that in the event of a failure to close the
transaction as a result of breaches by the Company, the Investor shall have the
right to have all obligations, undertakings, Agreements, covenants and other
provisions of this Purchase Agreement specifically performed by the Company, and
that the Investor shall have the right to obtain an order or decree of such
specific performance in any of the courts of the United States of America or of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.
12. TERMINATION
12.1. TERMINATION
This Purchase Agreement may be terminated at any time before
the Second Closing Date under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(a) by the mutual consent of the parties hereto; or
(b) by the Company or the Investor, by written notice of
termination to the other parties hereto, if the Initial Closing has not occurred
by September 15, 1996.
Notwithstanding this SECTION 12.1, a party who is in breach of
any of its obligations or representations and warranties set forth in this
Purchase Agreement shall not have the right to terminate this Purchase
Agreement.
12.2. EFFECT OF TERMINATION
In the event of termination of this Purchase Agreement as
provided in SECTION 12.1, this Purchase Agreement shall forthwith become void
and have no effect, except that notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Purchase Agreement, no party shall be relieved or released
from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of any
provision of this Purchase Agreement or any intentional misrepresentation or
breach of warranty hereunder.
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13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS AND DOCUMENTS
Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to take or cause to
be taken such further actions, to execute, deliver and file or cause to be
executed, delivered and filed such further Documents, and will obtain such
consents, as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested in order to
fully effectuate the purposes, terms and conditions of this Purchase Agreement.
13.2. NO BROKERS
Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the
other parties (and to each of them) that such party has not engaged any broker,
finder or agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Purchase Agreement and has not incurred (and will not incur) any unpaid
liability to any broker, finder or agent for any brokerage fees, finders' fees
or commissions, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Purchase
Agreement. Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the
other parties from and against any and all claims asserted against such parties
for any such fees or commissions by any persons purporting to act or to have
acted for or on behalf of the indemnifying party.
13.3. EXPENSES
Each of the parties hereto shall pay all expenses incurred by
such party incident to this Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereunder, including all legal and accounting fees.
13.4. ASSIGNMENT
The Investor shall have the right to assign its rights and
obligations under this Purchase Agreement, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate
wholly owned by the Investor or to designate any of its Affiliates (to the
extent permitted by Law) to receive directly the Shares and the Option to be
purchased hereunder or to exercise any of the rights of such Investor, or to
perform any of its obligations. The Company shall not assign its rights and
obligations under this Purchase Agreement, in whole or in part, whether by
operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto, and any such assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be
null and void and of no force and effect. In no event shall the assignment by
the Company or the Investor of its respective rights or obligations under this
Purchase Agreement, whether before or after a Closing, release the Company or
the Investor from its respective liabilities and obligations hereunder.
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13.5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT
This Purchase Agreement, including the Disclosure Schedule,
the Exhibits and other Documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant
hereto, constitutes the entire Agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the transactions contemplated herein, and it supersedes all prior oral or
written Agreements, commitments or understandings with respect to the matters
provided for herein. No amendment, modification or discharge of this Purchase
Agreement shall be valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly
executed and delivered by the party against whom enforcement of the amendment,
modification, or discharge is sought.
13.6. WAIVER
No delay or failure on the part of any party hereto in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Purchase Agreement or under
any other Documents delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Purchase
Agreement shall impair any such right, power or privilege or be construed as a
waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. No single or partial exercise
of any such right, power or privilege shall preclude the further exercise of
such right, power or privilege, or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. No waiver shall be valid against any party hereto unless made in
writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is
sought and then only to the extent expressly specified therein.
13.7. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
(a) This Purchase Agreement and the duties and obligations of
the Company and the Investor hereunder and under each of the Documents referred
to herein shall be enforceable against any of the Company or the Investor in the
courts of the United States of America and of the State of Maryland. For such
purpose, the Company and the Investor hereby irrevocably submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, and agrees that all claims in respect
of this Purchase Agreement and such other Documents may be heard and determined
in any of such courts.
(b) The Company and the Investor hereby irrevocably agree that
a final judgment of any of the courts specified above in any action or
proceeding relating to this Purchase Agreement or to any of the other Documents
referred to herein or therein shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
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13.8. SEVERABILITY
If any part of any provision of this Purchase Agreement or any
other Agreement or document given pursuant to or in connection with this
Purchase Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such part
shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability only,
without in any way affecting the remaining parts of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Purchase Agreement.
13.9. GOVERNING LAW
This Purchase Agreement, the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland (excluding
the choice of law rules thereof).
13.10. NOTICES
All notices, demands, requests, or other communications which
may be or are required to be given, served, or sent by any party to any other
party pursuant to this Purchase Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand
delivered, sent by overnight courier or mailed by first-class, registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or transmitted by
telegram, telecopy or telex, addressed as follows:
(i) If to the Investor:
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
(ii) If to the Company:
Doctors Health System, Inc.
00000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Each party may designate by notice in writing a new address to which any notice,
demand, request or communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent.
Each notice, demand, request, or communication which shall be hand delivered,
sent, mailed, telecopied or telexed in the manner described above, or which
shall be delivered to a telegraph company, shall be deemed sufficiently given,
served, sent, received or delivered for all purposes at such time as it is
delivered to the addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery receipt, or
(with respect to a telecopy or telex) the answerback being deemed conclusive,
but not exclusive, evidence of such delivery) or at such time as delivery is
refused by the addressee upon presentation.
13.11. HEADINGS
Section headings contained in this Purchase Agreement are
inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of
this Purchase Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or
affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.
13.12. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS
To facilitate execution, this Purchase Agreement may be
executed in as many counterparts as may be required. It shall not be necessary
that the signatures of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of
all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart; but it shall
be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the
signatures of the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more of
the counterparts. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single
Agreement. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Purchase Agreement
to produce or account for more than a number of counterparts containing the
respective signatures of, or on behalf of, all of the parties hereto.
13.13. LIMITATION ON BENEFITS
The covenants, undertakings and agreements set forth in this
Purchase Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable
only by, the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives and permitted assigns, except that the
agreements set forth in SECTION 11 also shall be for the benefit of, and
enforceable by, Investor Indemnified Persons and their respective successors,
heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives or permitted assigns.
13.14. BINDING EFFECT
Subject to any provisions hereof restricting assignment, this
Purchase Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto
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and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, legal
representatives and assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Purchase Agreement, or have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed
on their behalf, as of the day and year first above written.
DOCTORS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
GENESIS HEALTH VENTURES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 4, 1996
DEFINITIONS
"AFFILIATE" means: (a) with respect to a person, any member of
such person's family; (b) with respect to an entity, any officer, director,
stockholder, partner or investor of or in such entity or of or in any Affiliate
of such entity; and (c) with respect to a person or entity, any person or entity
which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is
Controlled by, or is under common Control with such person or entity.
"AGREEMENT" means any concurrence of understanding and
intention between two or more persons (or entities) with respect to their
relative rights and/or obligations or with respect to a thing done or to be done
(whether or not conditional, executory, express, implied, in writing or meeting
the requirements of contract), including, without limitation, contracts, leases,
promissory notes, covenants, easements, rights of way, covenants, commitments,
arrangements and understandings.
"ASSETS" means assets of every kind and everything that is or
may be available for the payment of liabilities (whether inchoate, tangible or
intangible), including, without limitation, real and personal property.
"CLAIMS" means all demands, claims, pending or threatened
actions or causes of action, suits, orders, legal proceedings, formal or
informal notice of any complaint, directive, citation, notice of responsibility
or potential responsibility, information request, assessments, losses, damages
(including, without limitation, diminution in value), liabilities, costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorneys' fees
and disbursements.
"CLASS B COMMON STOCK" means the shares of Class B common
stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company.
"CLASS C COMMON STOCK" means the shares of Class C common
stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company.
"CLOSINGS" means the Initial Closing and the Second Closing.
"CLOSING DATE" means the Initial Closing Date or the Second
Closing Date, as the context may require.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and all Laws promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.
"COMMON CONTROL ENTITY" means any trade or business under
common control (as such term is defined in Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code)
with the Company or any Subsidiary.
"COMPANY" means Doctors Health System, Inc., a Maryland
corporation.
"COMPANY TAX RETURNS" means all federal, state, local and
other applicable tax returns, declarations of estimated tax reports required to
be filed by, or which include, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or the
Medical Groups (without regard to extensions of time permitted by law or
otherwise).
"CONSOLIDATED" means, with respect to financial statements, a
consolidation with respect to the reporting of assets, liabilities and operating
accounts of the Company and its international operations.
"CONTROL" means possession, directly or indirectly, of power
to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through
ownership of voting securities, by Agreement or otherwise).
"DOL" means the Department of Labor or its successors.
"DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" means the disclosure schedule identified
as the Disclosure Schedule to the Purchase Agreement.
"DOCUMENTS" means any paper or other material (including,
without limitation, computer storage media) on which is recorded (by letters,
numbers or other marks) information that may be evidentially used, including,
without limitation, legal opinions, mortgages, indentures, notes, instruments,
leases, Agreements, insurance policies, reports, studies, financial statements
(including, without limitation, the notes thereto), other written financial
information, schedules, certificates, charts, maps, plans, photographs, letters,
memoranda and all similar materials.
"ENCUMBRANCE" means, with respect to any Asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, encumbrance, security interest, deed of trust, order, decree,
judgment, charge, or any other type of arrangement that has the effect of
creating a security interest in respect of such Asset.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any Laws (including without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act), now or hereafter in effect relating to the generation,
production, installation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, release,
threatened release, or disposal of Hazardous Materials, noise control, or the
protection of human health, safety, natural resources, animal health or welfare,
or the environment.
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"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended, and all Laws promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection
therewith.
"ESOP" means an "EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN" as such term
is defined in Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code.
"EXHIBIT" means an exhibit attached to the Purchase Agreement.
"401(K) PLAN" means the 401(k) employee benefit plan adopted
by the Company effective January 1, 1996.
"INVESTOR SERVICES" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.27
hereof.
"XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXX" means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and all Laws promulgated pursuant thereto
or in connection therewith.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means any wastes, substances, radiation,
or materials (whether solids, liquids or gases) which are subject to regulation
under any Environmental Laws; (iii) the presence of which on the Real Property
cause or threaten to cause a nuisance pursuant to applicable statutory or common
law upon the Real Property or to adjacent properties; (iv) without limitation,
which contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, lead-based paints,
urea-formaldehyde foam insulation, and petroleum or petroleum products
(including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof) or (iv) which
pose a hazard to human health, safety, natural resources, industrial hygiene, or
the environment, or an impediment to working conditions.
"INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLAN" means a Plan that is or was an
"INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLAN" as such term is defined in Section 3(34) of ERISA.
"INITIAL CLOSING" means the closing of the sale and purchase
of 428,571 shares of Series C Preferred pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
"INITIAL CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION
10.1(B) hereof.
"INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE" means the purchase price for the
shares to be sold and purchased in the Initial Closing.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all franchises, patents, patent
qualifications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade styles, brands,
private labels, copyrights, know-how, computer software, industrial designs and
drawings and general intangibles of a like nature, trade secrets, licenses, and
rights
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and filings with respect to the foregoing, and all reissues, extensions
and renewals thereof.
"INVESTOR" means Genesis Health Ventures, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation.
"INVESTOR INDEMNIFIED PERSONS" means the Investor and their
respective Affiliates, employees, representatives, agents, officers and
directors.
"LAWS" means all federal, state and local statutes, laws,
ordinances, regulations, rules, resolutions, orders, determinations, writs,
injunctions, awards (including, without limitation, awards of any arbitrator),
judgments and decrees applicable to the specified persons or entities and to the
businesses and Assets thereof (including, without limitation, Laws relating to
securities registration and regulation; the performance of professional medical
services; the provision and administration of insured and self-funded healthcare
benefits; the sale, leasing, ownership or management of real property;
employment practices, terms and conditions, and wages and hours; building
standards, land use and zoning; safety, health and fire prevention; and
environmental protection, including Environmental Laws).
"MATERIAL ASSETS" means Assets having an aggregate value in
excess of $250,000.
"MEDICAL GROUPS" means Baltimore Medical Group, LLC, Xxxxxxx
Medical Group, LLC, and Cumberland Valley Medical Group, LLC.
"MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" as such term
is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
"OPERATING PLAN" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.6(B)
hereof.
"OPTION" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.2 hereof.
"OPTION AGREEMENT" means the Option Agreement dated as of
September 4, 1996 substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
"ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS" means ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices and prudent business operations.
"OTHER ARRANGEMENT" means a benefit program or practice
providing for bonuses, incentive compensation, vacation pay, severance pay,
insurance, restricted stock, stock options, employee discounts, company cars,
tuition reimbursement or any other perquisite or benefit (including, without
limitation, any fringe benefit under Section 132 of the Code) to employees,
officers or independent contractors that is not a Plan.
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"PENSION PLAN" means an "EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFIT PLAN" as
such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA.
"PERMITS" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.26.2 hereof.
"PERSON" means any individual, partnership, joint venture,
corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, government or department or
agency of a government.
"PLAN" means any plan, program or arrangement, whether or not
written, that is or was an "EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN" as such term is defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA and (a) which is maintained by the Company or any
Subsidiary or Medical Group; (b) to which the Company or any Subsidiary or
Medical Group contributed or was obligated to contribute or to fund or provide
benefits; or (c) which provides or promises benefits to any person who performs
or who has performed services for the Company or any Subsidiary or Medical Group
and because of those services is or has been (i) a participant therein or (ii)
entitled to benefits thereunder. The term "Plan" shall not include any plan
maintainted by any Person prior to such Person's affiliation with a Subsidiary
or a Medical Group.
"PROPOSAL" means any proposal, offer or indication of interest
from any Person, entity or group relating to any acquisition or purchase of all
or (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) any portion of the assets of,
or any equity in, the Company or any business combination with the Company,
other than the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means this Stock Purchase Agreement,
including the Disclosure Schedule and all Exhibits hereto.
"INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE" means the purchase price for the
shares to be sold and purchased in the Initial Closing.
"QUALIFIED PLAN" means a Pension Plan that satisfies, or is
intended by the Company to satisfy, the requirements for tax qualification
described in Section 401 of the Code.
"REAL PROPERTY" means any real property currently operated or
leased, or formerly owned, operated, or leased, by the Company, its Subsidiaries
or any Medical Group.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" has the meaning set forth in SECTION
3.28 hereof.
"RESTATED ARTICLES" means the articles of amendment and
restatement of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
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"SECOND CLOSING" means the closing of the sale and purchase of
the additional 142,857 shares of Series C Preferred pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
"SECOND CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in SECTION
10.1(C) of the Purchase Agreement.
"SECOND PURCHASE PRICE" means the purchase price for the
shares to be sold and purchased in the Second Closing.
"SECTION" means a Section (or a subsection) of the Purchase
Agreement.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and all laws promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.
"SHARES" has the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1 hereof.
"SUBSIDIARY" means a corporation or other entity of which at
least 80% of the outstanding securities or other interests having rights to vote
or otherwise exercise Control are held, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
"TAXES" means all federal, state and local taxes (including,
without limitation, income, profit, franchise, sales, use, real property,
personal property, ad valorem, excise, employment, social security and wage
withholding taxes) and installments of estimated taxes, assessments,
deficiencies, levies, imports, duties, license fees, registration fees,
withholdings, or other similar charges of every kind, character or description
imposed by any governmental or quasi-governmental authorities, and any interest,
penalties or additions to tax imposed thereon or in connection therewith.
"TITLE I PLAN" means a Plan that is subject to Title I of
ERISA.
"WELFARE PLAN" means an "EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN" as
such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
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