SEPARATION AGREEMENT Dated as of , 2006 Between EXTENDICARE INC. and ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
EXHIBIT 2.2
Dated as of , 2006
Between
EXTENDICARE INC.
and
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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Definitions |
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
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ARTICLE II |
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Tax Matters |
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ARTICLE III |
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Separation and Assumed Liabilities |
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Section 3.01. Separation |
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Section 3.02. Transfer and Assumption Documentation |
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Section 3.03. Disclaimer |
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Section 3.04. Intercompany Arrangements |
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ARTICLE IV |
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Other Agreements |
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Section 4.01. Use of Names |
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Section 4.02. Books and Records |
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Section 4.03. Further Assurances |
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Section 4.04. Cooperation |
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Section 4.05. Insurance |
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Section 4.06. Agreement Not to Solicit Employees |
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Section 4.07. Successors |
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Section 4.08. Retention of Records |
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Section 4.09. Confidentiality; Preservation of Privilege; Access |
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Section 4.10. Novation of Liabilities |
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ARTICLE V |
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Indemnification |
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Section 5.01. Indemnification by ALC |
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Section 5.02. Indemnification by Extendicare |
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Section 5.03. Procedures Relating to Indemnification |
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Section 5.04. Certain Limitations |
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Section 5.05. Contribution |
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Section 5.06. Exclusivity of Remedies |
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ARTICLE VI |
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Conditions |
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ARTICLE VII |
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Miscellaneous and General |
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Section 7.01. Modification or Amendment |
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Section 7.02. Termination |
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Section 7.03. Notices |
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Section 7.04. Interpretation |
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Section 7.05. Severability |
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Section 7.06. Counterparts |
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Section 7.07. Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 7.08. Certain Obligations |
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Section 7.09. Governing Law |
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Section 7.10. Assignment |
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Section 7.11. Dispute Resolution; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 7.12. Limitation of Liability |
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Section 7.13. Extension; Waiver |
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Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule 1.01(a) |
ALC Litigation | |
Schedule 1.01(b) |
EHSI Assisted Living Facilities | |
Schedule 1.01(c) |
Excluded Assets | |
Schedule 3.01 |
Separation Transactions | |
Schedule 3.04 |
Continuing Intercompany Arrangements | |
Exhibit I |
Tax Allocation Agreement | |
Exhibit II |
Agreement for Payroll and Benefit Services | |
Exhibit III |
[Reserved] | |
Exhibit IV |
Agreement for Reimbursement Services | |
Exhibit V |
Technology Services Agreement | |
Exhibit VI |
EHSI Assisted Living Facility Purchase and Sale Agreement |
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SEPARATION AGREEMENT dated as of , 2006 (this “Separation
Agreement”), between EXTENDICARE INC., a corporation
organized under the laws of
Ontario, and Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of Nevada and, prior
to the Separation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Extendicare.
WHEREAS
Extendicare, ALC and the other parties thereto have entered into the Arrangement
Agreement, providing for
the Arrangement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, it is a condition to the completion of the
Arrangement that Extendicare and ALC shall enter into this Separation Agreement and effect the
Separation;
WHEREAS
the Board of Directors of Extendicare and the Board of Directors of ALC have approved this
Separation Agreement, pursuant to which the Separation will be consummated;
WHEREAS the purpose of the Separation is to complete the separation of the Assets and
Liabilities of ALC and its subsidiaries from the Assets and Liabilities of Extendicare; and
WHEREAS the parties to this Separation Agreement have determined that it is necessary and
desirable to set forth certain agreements that will govern certain matters that may arise following
the Separation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01.
Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(c).
“Affiliate” of any Person shall mean any other Person that controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with such Person. As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
other interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings that correlate to the foregoing.
“ALC”
shall mean Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., a Nevada Corporation.
“ALC Assets” shall mean all Assets primarily used, held for use or intended to be used
in the operation or conduct of the ALC Business as of the Effective Time, including the Assets
described as being Assets of ALC (and excluding the Assets described as not being Assets of ALC) on
a pro forma basis in the financial statements included in the ALC Information Statement.
“ALC Business” shall mean the business of ALC described in the ALC Information
Statement.
“ALC Companies” shall mean ALC and its subsidiaries (determined after giving effect to
the ALC Reorganization).
“ALC Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“ALC Indemnitees” shall mean the ALC Companies and their Affiliates, including any of
their direct or indirect subsidiaries, each of their respective Representatives and each of the
heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
“ALC Information” shall mean all information and documentation primarily related to
the ALC Companies of a confidential nature, including the ALC Records and any and all information,
technical data or know-how, whether written or oral (including that which relates to products,
services, suppliers, customers, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, designs,
drawings, engineering, marketing, finances or individuals in the employment) of the ALC Companies
or any of their Affiliates; provided, however, that the term “ALC Information” does
not include information that
(a) is in the public domain or becomes generally available to the public through no
wrongful act of a member of the Extendicare Group or any of their Representatives after the
Separation; or
(b) is or becomes available to any member of the Extendicare Group or any of their
Representatives after the Separation on a non-confidential basis from a source other than
an ALC Company or their Representatives, provided that such source is not known by
any member of the Extendicare Group or their Representatives to be subject to a
confidentiality agreement with an ALC Company.
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“ALC Information Statement” shall mean the Information Statement of ALC that forms a part of the ALC Registration Statement filed with the
SEC on , 2006 at :00 .M.
“ALC Names” shall mean the “Assisted Living Concepts” name and all other names,
imprints, trademarks, trade names, trade name rights, trade dress, logos, domain names, service
marks, service xxxx rights and service names of Extendicare and its applicable subsidiaries,
whether or not registered, that include, or are derivatives of, or are confusingly similar to the
“Assisted Living Concepts” name, including all common law rights and all goodwill associated
therewith.
“ALC Records” shall mean any of the following, unless such item is, or cannot be practically
separated without material cost or disruption from, an Extendicare Record:
(a) the minute books of ALC;
(b) the financial and accounting records of ALC;
(c) all filings made by ALC (i) with the SEC and all correspondence with such entities
related thereto and (ii) with the NYSE and all correspondence with such entities related
thereto;
(d) all filings and other documentation related to the ALC Names;
(e) the litigation files of the Extendicare Group and the ALC Companies related to any
litigation listed on Schedule 1.01(b) or which otherwise primarily relates to an Assumed
Liability ;
(f) all documentation primarily related to the ALC Assets;
(g) all documentation primarily related to the Assumed Liabilities;
(h) all documentation primarily related to the 2006 Omnibus Incentive Compensation
Plan of ALC and any other incentive compensation or health and welfare plan of ALC; and
(i) Tax Returns and related workpapers to the extent they relate to separate Tax
Returns or the separate Tax Liability of the ALC Companies (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, any ALC Separate Returns and
copies of the portions of any other Tax Returns that relate to any of the ALC Companies or
their predecessors).
“ALC Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“ALC Reorganization” shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“ALC Separate Returns” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Allocation
Agreement.
“ALC Successor Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).
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“Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“Arrangement
Agreement” shall mean the Arrangement Agreement dated as of , 2006 between Extendicare, ALC and the other parties thereto.
“Assets” shall mean any and all of the business, assets, properties, interests and
rights of whatever kind and nature, whether tangible or intangible, whether real, personal or
mixed, whether fixed, contingent or otherwise, and wherever located, including the following:
(a) real property interests (including leases, subleases and licenses), land, plants,
buildings, improvements and fixtures thereon and all other easements, rights, privileges
and appurtenances thereto;
(b) machinery, equipment, tooling, vehicles, furniture and fixtures, leasehold
improvements, repair parts, tools, plant, laboratory and office equipment and other
tangible personal property, together with any rights or claims arising out of the breach of
any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers or sellers of any of such assets or
any component part thereof;
(c) inventories, including raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, parts,
accessories and supplies (including items in transit, on consignment or in the possession
of any third party);
(d) cash, bank accounts, notes, loans and accounts receivable (whether current or not
current), interests as beneficiary under letters of credit, advances and performance and
surety bonds;
(e) certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, shares of stock (including capital
stock of subsidiaries), bonds, debentures, evidences of indebtedness, certificates of
interest or participation in profit-sharing agreements, collateral-trust certificates,
reorganization certificates or subscriptions, transferable shares, investment contracts,
voting trust certificates, puts, calls, straddles, options, swaps, collars, caps and other
securities or hedging arrangements of any kind;
(f) financial, accounting, operating and other data and records, including books,
minute books, records, notes, sales and sales promotional data, advertising materials,
credit information, cost and pricing information, customer and supplier lists, reference
catalogs, payroll and personnel records, minute books, stock ledgers, stock transfer
records and other similar property, rights and information;
(g) patents (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part
and extensions thereof), patent applications (including renewal applications), patent
rights, patent improvements and related technology, patent improvement rights, trademarks,
trademark applications, registrations and other rights, trade names and trade dress, domain
names, trade name rights and other indications of origin, service marks, service xxxx
rights, service names,
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copyrights and copyright applications and registrations, commercial and technical
information (including engineering, production and other designs, drawings, notebooks and
other recording methods, specifications, formulae and technology), computer and electronic
data processing programs and software, inventions, processes, trade secrets, know-how,
confidential information and other proprietary property, rights and interests;
(h) Contracts, sale orders, purchase orders, open bids and other commitments and all
other legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral, and all rights and interests
therein (including rights to earned or accrued but unpaid amounts);
(i) credits, prepaid expenses, deposits and receipts held by third parties;
(j) claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights under insurance policies,
rights under express or implied warranties, rights of recovery, rights of set-off, rights
of subrogation and all other rights of any kind arising from the ownership of any Asset;
(k) Permits;
(l) all rights in and to products sold or leased (including products returned after
the Separation and rights of rescission, repletion and reclamation); and
(m) goodwill and going concern value.
“Assumed Liabilities”
shall mean, without duplication and unless otherwise provided in any Transaction Agreement, (a) all Liabilities primarily
related to, arising out of or resulting from the operation or conduct of the ALC Business,
including any Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the use or
ownership of any ALC Asset, (b) all Liabilities described as being Liabilities of ALC on a pro
forma basis in the balance sheets of ALC included in the ALC Information Statement, (c) all
Liabilities relating to any Actions, suits, claims and proceedings listed (1) on Schedule 1.01(a)
or (2) otherwise primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the operation or conduct of
the ALC Business, (d) all Liabilities of the Extendicare Group under any agreement between a member
of the Extendicare Group and any of the directors or director nominees of any ALC Company entered
prior to the Effective Time that indemnifies such directors or director nominees for actions taken
in their capacity as directors or director nominees of any ALC Company, and (e) any debt or other
Liability that is expressly assumed by any ALC Company, in each case whether arising before, on or
after the Effective Time; provided, that Assumed Liabilities do not include (i) any
Liability related to any EHSI Assisted Living Facility to the extent they arise out of or result
from the operation of such EHSI Assisted Living Facility prior to its transfer from EHSI or a
subsidiary thereof to an ALC Company and (ii) any Liabilities for Taxes (which are addressed in the
Tax Allocation Agreement).
“Business Day”
shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday and any day on which
banks in New York, New York or Toronto, Ontario or the federal or
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national courts in the United States or
the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) (Commercial List) are permitted or required by applicable Law to close.
“Contract” shall mean a contract, lease, instrument, note, bond, debenture, mortgage,
agreement, arrangement or understanding, written or oral, to which a party hereto, or any
Subsidiaries of such a party, is bound, has unfulfilled obligations or contingent liabilities or is
owed unfulfilled obligations, whether known or unknown, and whether asserted or not.
“Divided Facility Leases” shall mean those Leases, dated as of , 2006, between the
Extendicare Group entities party thereto and ALC Operating, LLC, which Leases shall be in effect
after the Separation as a result of the subject property named therein not being transferred prior
to the Separation.
“Divided Facility Purchase Agreements” shall mean those Purchase and Sale Agreements,
dated as of , 2006, between the transferor party thereto, ALC Real Estate, LLC, ALC and EHSI,
which agreements shall be in effect after the Separation as a result of the subject property named
therein not being transferred prior to the Separation.
“Effective
Time”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“EHSI” shall mean Extendicare Health Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“EHSI Assisted Living Facilities” shall mean the properties listed on Schedule
1.01(b).
“Encumbrance”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Arrangement Agreement.
“Excluded Assets” shall mean all Assets of the Extendicare Group other than the ALC
Assets and all of the Assets set forth on Schedule 1.01(c).
“Excluded Liabilities” shall mean any Liability of the Extendicare Group other than
the Assumed Liabilities.
“Extendicare”
shall mean Extendicare Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Ontario.
“Extendicare Group” shall mean Extendicare and its subsidiaries (determined after
giving effect to the ALC Reorganization and the Arrangement).
“Extendicare Indemnitees” shall mean each member of the Extendicare Group and their
Affiliates, including each of their respective Representatives and each of the heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, other than any Person that constitutes an ALC
Indemnitee.
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“Extendicare Information” shall mean all information and documentation primarily
related to a member of the Extendicare Group of a confidential nature, including the Extendicare
Records and any and all information, technical data or know-how, whether written or oral (including
that which relates to products, services, suppliers, customers, markets, software, developments,
inventions, processes, designs, drawings, engineering, marketing, finances or individuals in the
employment) of the Extendicare Group or any of their Affiliates (other than the ALC Information); provided,
however, that the term “Extendicare Information” does not include information that:
(a) is in the public domain or becomes generally available to the public through no
wrongful act of an ALC Company or any of their Representatives after the Separation; or
(b) is or becomes available to an ALC Company or any of their Representatives after the
Separation on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a member of the Extendicare
Group or any of their Representatives, provided that such source is not known by an ALC
Company or their Representatives to be subject to a confidentiality agreement with any member
of the Extendicare Group.
“Extendicare Names” shall mean the Extendicare name and any of its subsidiaries’ names
and all other names, imprints, trademarks, trade name rights, trade dress, logos, domain names,
service marks, service xxxx rights and service names of the Extendicare Group, whether or not
registered, that include, or are derivatives of, or are confusingly similar to the “Extendicare”
name or the names of any member of the Extendicare Group, including all common law rights and all
goodwill associated therewith, other than the ALC Names.
“Extendicare
Proxy” shall mean the management proxy circular for the special
meeting of holders of Extendicare multiple voting shares and
subordinate voting shares to consider the plan of arrangement
providing for the spin-off of ALC and the creation of Extendicare
Real Estate Investment Trust, as mailed to such holders on
, 2006.
“Extendicare Records” shall mean all Records of the Extendicare Group, other than the
ALC Records, including:
(a) the minute books of the members of the Extendicare Group;
(b) the financial and accounting records of the members of the Extendicare Group;
(c) all filings made by any member of the Extendicare Group (i) with the Canadian
Securities Administrators and the SEC and all correspondence with such entities related
thereto and (ii) with the NYSE and TSX and all correspondence with such entities related
thereto;
(d) all filings and other documentation related to the Extendicare Names;
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(e) the litigation files of the Extendicare Group and the ALC Companies related to any
litigation other than the litigation listed on Schedule 1.01(c) or which otherwise
primarily relates to an Assumed Liability;
(f) all documentation related to any Assets other than ALC Assets;
(g) all documentation related to any Liabilities other than Assumed Liabilities;
(h)
all documentation related to the Extendicare Amended and Restated Stock Option and Tandem SAR Plan and any other stock option
plan of any member of the Extendicare Group; and
(i) Tax Returns and related workpapers excluding any items described in clause (i) of
the definition of ALC Records.
“Extendicare Successor Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(b).
“Filings” shall mean the ALC Registration Statement and the Extendicare Proxy and any other document filed or
required to be filed with the SEC or Canadian Securities Administrators by Extendicare or ALC in connection with the Separation, or any
preliminary or final form thereof or any amendment or supplement thereto.
“Final Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Allocation
Agreement.
“Governmental
Entity” shall mean (a) any multinational, federal, provincial, state,
regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank,
court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign, (b) any
subdivision, agent, commission, board or authority of the foregoing or (c) any quasi-governmental
body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under for the account of any of
the foregoing.
“ICC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.
“Indemnifiable Losses” shall mean, subject to Section 5.04 and Section 5.06, all
losses, Liabilities, damages, deficiencies, fines, expenses, Actions, demands, judgments or
settlements, whether or not resulting from Third Party Claims, including interest and penalties
recovered by a third party with respect thereto and out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense of any of
the same or in asserting, preserving or enforcing any of an Indemnitee’s rights hereunder, suffered
or incurred by an Indemnitee.
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).
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“Indemnitee” shall mean any of the Extendicare Indemnitees or the ALC Indemnitees, as
the case may be, who or which may seek indemnification under this Separation Agreement.
“Intercompany Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.
“Law” shall mean all laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes,
orders, ordinances, judgments, writs, decrees, awards or other requirements and the guidelines, policies, notices or directions of a Governmental Entity or
the terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority or license of any
Governmental Entity or self regulatory authority.
“Liabilities” shall mean any and all charges, debts, demands, damages, liabilities,
indemnities, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, contractual or
non-contractual, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, known or
unknown, whenever or however arising and whether or not the same would be required by generally
accepted accounting policies to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes
thereto.
“Payroll
and Benefit Services Agreement” shall mean the agreement for
payroll and benefit services, dated the
date hereof, between EHSI and ALC, the form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit II.
“Permits” of a person shall mean such person’s approvals, certificates, consents,
licenses, orders, grants, filings, franchises, licenses, notices, permits or other authorizations
of or from all Governmental Entities.
“Potential Contributor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
“Records” shall mean the ALC Records and Extendicare Records.
“Reimbursement Agreement” shall mean the agreement for reimbursement services, dated
the date hereof, between EHSI and ALC, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit V.
“Representative” of any Person shall mean an officer, trustee, director or employee of such
Person or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of such Person.
“Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.09(c).
“Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.
“SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
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“Separation Agreement” shall mean this agreement.
“Tax” or “Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Allocation
Agreement.
“Tax Allocation Agreement” shall mean the Tax Allocation Agreement, dated the date
hereof, among Extendicare Inc., Extendicare Holdings, Inc. and ALC, the form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit I.
“Tax Returns” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Allocation Agreement.
“Technology Services Agreement” shall mean the master technology service agreement,
dated the date hereof, between Virtual Care Provider, Inc. and ALC and the related Statement of
Works, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit VI.
“Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).
“Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Tax Allocation Agreement, the Technology
Services Agreement, the Payroll and Benefit Services Agreement, the
Reimbursement Agreement, the Divided Facility Purchase Agreements,
the Divided Facility Leases and any deeds, bills of sale, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments
and other instruments of sale, contribution, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery required
to consummate the Separation.
ARTICLE II
Tax Matters
Notwithstanding anything in this Separation Agreement to the contrary, Liabilities of the
parties for Taxes are subject to the terms of the Tax Allocation Agreement. Except for Section
4.02, Section 4.10 and Section 5.04(d) of this Separation Agreement, the Tax Allocation Agreement
shall be the exclusive agreement among the parties with respect to all Tax matters, including
indemnification and any procedures in connection therewith.
ARTICLE III
Separation and Assumed Liabilities
Section 3.01. Separation. At any time prior to the Effective Time, to the
extent such actions have not been taken prior to the date hereof, Extendicare Inc. and ALC shall
take, or shall cause their subsidiaries to take, the actions described on Schedule 3.01 hereto.
The transactions contemplated by Schedule 3.01, together with the ALC Distribution (as defined in
the Arrangement Agreement), are referred to collectively as the “Separation”.
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Section 3.02. Transfer and Assumption Documentation. In furtherance of the
sale, contribution, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery of the ALC Assets and the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, in each case, pursuant to Schedule 3.01, (a) the transferor
shall execute and deliver, and cause its subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such deeds, bills of
sale, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of Contracts and other instruments of sale,
contribution, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery necessary or appropriate to evidence
such sale, contribution, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery and (b) the transferee shall
execute and deliver such instruments of assumption as necessary or appropriate to evidence such
assumption.
Section 3.03. Disclaimer. (a) Each of ALC and Extendicare (on behalf of
itself and each of its subsidiaries) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth
herein or in any Transaction Agreement, neither party makes any representation or warranty, express
or implied, regarding the ALC Assets, the Assumed Liabilities, the Excluded Assets or the Excluded
Liabilities, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, or any
representation or warranty regarding any consent or authorization from any Governmental Entity
required in connection therewith or their transfer, regarding the value or freedom from
encumbrances of, or any other matter concerning, any ALC Asset or Excluded Asset, or regarding the
absence of any defense or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim,
or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to
convey title to any ALC Asset or Excluded Asset upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or
thereof.
(b) Except as may expressly be set forth herein or in any Transaction Agreement, all
ALC Assets and Excluded Assets are being transferred on an “as is, where is” basis, at the
own risk of the respective transferees without any warranty whatsoever on the part of the
transferor, formal or implicit, legal, statutory or conventional and the respective
transferees shall bear the economic and legal risks that (i) any conveyance shall prove to
be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any
encumbrance, and (ii) any necessary third party consent or consent of a Governmental Entity
is not obtained or that any requirement of applicable Law is not met.
Section 3.04. Intercompany Arrangements. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.04, all Contracts, arrangements, commitments and undertakings (other than this Separation
Agreement and the Transaction Agreements), whether oral or written, solely between any ALC Company
or any operating unit of any ALC Company, on the one hand, and any member of the Extendicare Group
or any operating unit thereof (other than any ALC Company or operating unit thereof), on the other
hand, entered into prior to the Effective Time (“Intercompany Arrangements”) shall
terminate upon the Effective Time. No such terminated Intercompany Arrangement (including any
provisions thereof that purport to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect
after the Effective Time, and all amounts under such Intercompany Arrangements that are unbilled
and have not been charged to the related Contract, arrangement, commitment or undertaking as of the
Effective Time shall be settled upon the Effective Time and the parties shall be released from all
future Liabilities thereunder. Except as set forth on
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Schedule 3.04, at or before the Effective
Time, Extendicare shall cause all intercompany indebtedness (which shall include payables and
receivables) between any ALC Company or any operating unit
of any ALC Company, on the one hand, and any member of the Extendicare Group or any operating unit
thereof (other than any ALC Company or operating unit thereof), on the other hand, including any
indebtedness under the Intercompany Arrangements, to be settled.
ARTICLE IV
Other Agreements
Section 4.01. Use of Names. (a) Except as provided below, from and after
the Effective Time, (i) ALC and its subsidiaries, solely and exclusively, shall have all rights in
and use of the ALC Names and Extendicare shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary or
appropriate to vest such rights in ALC or any of its subsidiaries and (ii) Extendicare and its
subsidiaries, solely and exclusively, shall have all rights in and use of the Extendicare Names and
ALC shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary or appropriate to vest such rights in
Extendicare or any of its subsidiaries. As a result of and subject to Section 4.01(b), prior to
the Effective Time, Extendicare shall take or cause to be taken all action necessary or appropriate
to deliver to ALC, on or promptly following the Effective Time, any and all stationery, business
cards, brochures, sales literature, promotional material and other documents, including invoices
and purchase orders (“Materials”) in its possession, bearing any ALC Name.
(b) Within 90 days after the Effective Date, (i) Extendicare and its subsidiaries
shall (A) cease using the ALC Names and shall destroy, redact or relabel all (except for
one copy solely for archival purposes) Materials in its possession bearing any ALC Name
even if such Materials include any Extendicare Name, except for legal documents that cannot
be altered, and (B) shall take or cause to be taken all actions necessary to change the
name of any member of the Extendicare Group to eliminate the ALC Names and (ii) ALC and its
subsidiaries (A) shall cease using the Extendicare Names and shall destroy, redact or
relabel all (except for one copy solely for archival purposes) Materials in its possession
bearing any Extendicare Name even if such Materials also include any ALC Name, except for
legal documents that cannot be altered, and (B) shall take or cause to be taken all actions
necessary to change the name of any of the ALC Companies to eliminate the Extendicare
Names.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Separation Agreement, as of the
Effective Time, each party hereby grants to the other party a 90-day non-exclusive,
non-transferable, royalty-free, fully paid up license, with no right
to sublicense (other than to wholly owned entities), to use
the ALC Names or Extendicare Names, respectively, in the United States, solely as
consistent with past practice and in a reasonable transitional manner. Each party hereby
indemnifies the other party for any third party claims that may arise under the
above-mentioned 90-day period based on the licensed party’s use of the ALC Names or
Extendicare Names, as applicable. Neither party shall use the ALC
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Names or Extendicare
Names, respectively, after such 90-day period, except to accurately describe the former
ownership of the ALC Companies by Extendicare.
Section 4.02. Books and Records. (a) Prior to or as promptly as practicable
after the Effective Time, ALC shall, and shall cause the other ALC Companies to, deliver to
Extendicare any Extendicare Records in its or their possession and copies of any ALC Records
relating to the Extendicare Group that Extendicare reasonably requests; provided, however that ALC shall be entitled to retain
copies of such Extendicare Records (unless Extendicare determines in good faith, after consultation
with outside counsel, that such retention of copies would reasonably be expected to result in the
loss of any applicable claim to privilege, immunity, confidentiality or other similar protection)
solely for archival purposes and such copies shall for all purposes constitute ALC Assets.
(b) Prior to or as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, Extendicare
shall, and shall cause the other members of the Extendicare Group to, deliver to ALC any
ALC Records in its or their possession and copies of any Extendicare Records relating to
ALC that ALC reasonably requests; provided, however that Extendicare shall
be entitled to retain copies of such ALC Records (unless ALC determines in good faith,
after consultation with outside counsel, that such retention of copies would reasonably be
expected to result in the loss of any applicable claim to privilege, immunity,
confidentiality or other similar protection) solely for archival purposes and such copies
shall for all purposes constitute Excluded Assets.
Section 4.03. Further Assurances. (a) In the event that at any time or
from time to time after the Effective Time, either Extendicare or ALC or any of their Affiliates
become aware that a member of the Extendicare Group possesses any ALC Asset or remains obligated in
respect of any Assumed Liability (and which should have been transferred to or assumed by ALC prior
to the Effective Time), Extendicare shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such ALC
Asset to ALC or an ALC Company or, in the case of an Assumed Liability, ALC shall promptly assume
such Assumed Liability. Prior to any such transfer, Extendicare shall hold any such ALC Asset in
trust for ALC.
(b) In the event that at any time or from time to time after the Effective Time either
Extendicare or ALC or any of their Affiliates become aware that any ALC Company possesses
any Excluded Asset or remains obligated in respect of any Excluded Liability (and which
should have been transferred out of ALC or assumed by Extendicare prior to the Effective
Time), ALC shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Asset to Extendicare
or its designated Affiliate or, in the case of an Excluded Liability, Extendicare or an
Affiliate of Extendicare shall promptly assume such Excluded Liability. Prior to any such
transfer, ALC shall hold such Excluded Asset in trust for Extendicare.
(c) Without limitation of the foregoing:
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(i) If the transfer, assignment or assumption of any ALC Asset or any Assumed
Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder is not
consummated prior to or at the Effective Time, whether as a result of the failure
to obtain a Permit as contemplated by Section 4.04 or for any other reason, then
the member of the Extendicare Group retaining such Asset or such Liability shall
thereafter hold such Asset or such Liability for the use and benefit, including
entering into subcontracting, sub-licensing, leasing, sub-leasing or other arrangements
insofar as reasonably practicable and subject to applicable Law and to the fullest
extent permitted under any applicable third party agreement, of ALC (at the expense
of ALC). In addition, other than with respect to any EHSI Assisted Living Facility
that has not been transferred at the Effective Time, the member of the Extendicare
Group retaining such Asset or such Liability shall take such other actions in order
to place ALC, insofar as reasonably practicable and subject to applicable Law and
to the fullest extent permitted under any applicable third party agreement, in the
same position as if such Asset or such Liability had been transferred or assumed as
contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset
or such Liability, including possession, use, indemnification, risk of loss,
potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset or Liability,
are to inure, from and after the Effective Time, to ALC. With respect to any EHSI
Assisted Living Facility that has not been transferred at the Effective Time,
Extendicare and ALC or their respective subsidiaries shall enter into a purchase
and sale agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit VII hereto. To the extent
permitted by Law and to the extent otherwise permissible in light of any legal or
contractual impediment or required Permit, ALC shall be entitled to, and shall be
responsible for, the management and the benefits and burdens of any such Asset or
any such Liability not yet transferred to or assumed by it and the parties agree to
use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and coordinate
with respect thereto.
(ii) If and when the legal or contractual impediments and the Permits (the
failure to remove or the absence of which caused the deferral of the transfer or
assumption of any ALC Asset or Assumed Liability pursuant to this Section 4.03(c))
are removed or obtained, as the case may be, the transfer and assumption of the
applicable ALC Asset or Assumed Liability shall be promptly effected in accordance
with the terms of this Separation Agreement or the applicable Transaction
Agreements, without the payment of additional consideration (except as otherwise
contemplated by any Transaction Agreement).
(iii) Except as otherwise contemplated by any Transaction Agreement, the
member of the Extendicare Group retaining an ALC Asset or Assumed Liability due to
the deferral of the transfer or assumption of such ALC Asset or Assumed Liability
pursuant to this Section 4.03(c) shall not be
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obligated to expend any money to
obtain a Permit or removal of a legal impediment unless the necessary funds are
advanced by ALC.
(d) This Section 4.03 is intended solely to address Assets and Liabilities that should
have been properly transferred to or assumed by an ALC Company or a member of the
Extendicare Group, as the case may be, prior to the Effective Time.
Section 4.04. Cooperation. The parties shall cooperate with each other in
all reasonable respects to ensure (a) that the Separation and the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities are consummated in accordance with the terms hereof, including using commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all Permits and remove all legal impediments as required in connection
with the Separation, (b) the retention by Extendicare of the Excluded Assets and (c) the transfer
to ALC of all the ALC Assets. To the extent that any ALC Asset is also material to the business of
the Extendicare Group or any Excluded Asset is also material to the ALC Business, the parties
shall, at the Effective Time, (i) to the extent such Asset is owned by a member of the Extendicare
Group or an ALC Company as applicable, enter into reasonable arrangements, including licensing or
leasing, as shall enable the members of the Extendicare Group or the ALC Companies, as the case may
be, to continue to use such Asset perpetually and on commercially reasonable terms, or (ii) for
third party owned Assets, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a license or sublicense,
lease or sublease, on substantially similar terms as the applicable member of the Extendicare Group
or the applicable ALC Company currently licenses the third party Asset. The parties shall share
any accompanying expenses pro rata based on their respective use of the Asset.
Section 4.05. Insurance. From the Effective Time until the expiration of
the current terms of such policies in existence as of the Effective Time according to their terms,
Extendicare shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in effect the third party
insurance policies maintained by the Extendicare Group immediately prior to the Effective Time for
which premiums have been paid in full prior to the Effective Time and shall not take any action to
surrender, terminate or otherwise limit the coverage thereof; provided, however,
that in maintaining such policies, Extendicare shall not be required to make any expenditures or
incur any Liabilities with respect to the maintenance of such policies (other than any expenditures
in connection with administering or making claims under such policies, which expenditures shall be
reimbursed by ALC). In the event that any ALC Asset suffers any damage, destruction or other
casualty loss, Extendicare shall, to the extent covered by any such policy, surrender to ALC (a)
all net insurance proceeds actually received with respect to such damage (after deducting the costs
incurred in proceeding with any such recovery), destruction or casualty loss and (b) all rights of
the Extendicare Group with respect to any causes of action in connection with such damage,
destruction or casualty loss; provided, however that ALC shall be the party
responsible for taking actions to cause such recovery to occur. Extendicare shall promptly pay to
ALC all insurance proceeds relating to the ALC Business, the ALC Assets or the Assumed Liabilities
received by the Extendicare Group under any third party insurance policy. Nothing in this Section
4.05 shall (i) reduce, limit or otherwise affect the right of a member of the Extendicare Group to
seek
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or obtain insurance proceeds with respect to any damage, destruction or casualty loss to or of
an Excluded Asset, nor shall anything in this Section 4.05 reduce, limit or otherwise affect any of
the rights of ALC or any other ALC Indemnitee set forth in Article V or (ii) require Extendicare to
obtain any additional insurance with respect to any ALC Asset. After the expiration of the current
term of any such policy, Extendicare and each of its subsidiaries shall have no further obligation
to maintain any insurance for any ALC Company or with respect to any ALC Asset.
Section 4.06. Agreement Not to Solicit Employees. (a) Each of the parties
hereto understands that the other party shall be entitled to protect and preserve the going concern
value of its respective business to the extent permitted by applicable Law and that neither party
would have entered into this Separation Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements to which it
is a party absent the provisions of this Section 4.06; provided, however, that this
Section 4.06 shall not inure to the benefit of any person (or such person’s Affiliates) other than
Extendicare and ALC and their respective subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the date of such
sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or acquisition (i) to whom either party sells, conveys, transfers
or leases, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, all or
substantially all of its assets or (ii) who acquires, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, directly or indirectly, more than a majority of the outstanding equity of ALC or
Extendicare, as applicable, whether by stock purchase, merger, share exchange or otherwise.
(b) Extendicare agrees that for a period of two years following the Effective Date, it
shall not, and shall not permit any member of the Extendicare Group to, directly or
indirectly, solicit for employment or recruit any individual employed by any ALC Company or
any of their respective divisions, or induce or attempt to induce any such individual to
terminate or cease his or her relationship with the applicable ALC Company or any of their
respective divisions. Extendicare further agrees that neither it nor any member of the
Extendicare Group will enter into any employment, consulting, independent contractor or
similar arrangement with any employee or former employee of any ALC Company or any of their
respective divisions until one year after the effective date of termination of such
employee’s employment with the applicable ALC Company or any of their respective divisions,
provided that such prohibition shall not apply to (A) former employees whose employment has
been terminated (i) by the employer (with or without cause) or (ii) by mutual agreement
between the employee and employer or (B) Former employees who
respond to general advertisements in periodicals, newspapers
or other advertisement media of similar nature made by any member of
the Extendicare Group that are not specifically directed at
employees of ALC and as a result of such solicitations, a member of
the Extendicare Group employs such person.
(c) ALC agrees that for a period of two years following the Effective Date, it shall
not, and shall not permit any ALC Company to, directly or indirectly, solicit for
employment or recruit any individual employed by any member of the Extendicare Group or any
of their respective divisions, or induce or attempt to
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induce any such individual to
terminate or cease his or her relationship with the applicable member of the Extendicare
Group or any of their respective divisions. ALC further agrees that no ALC Company will enter
into any employment, consulting, independent contractor or similar arrangement with any employee
or former employee of any member of the Extendicare Group or any of their respective divisions until
one year after the effective date of termination of such
employee’s employment with the applicable member
of the Extendicare Group or any of their respective divisions, provided that such prohibition shall not apply to
(A) former employees whose employment has been terminated (i) by the employer (with or without
cause) or (ii) by mutual agreement between the employee and
employer or (B) Former employees who respond to general
advertisements in periodicals, newspapers or other advertisement
media of similar nature made by any member of the ALC Companies that are not specifically
directed at employees of the Extendicare Group and as a result of
such solicitations an ALC Company
employs such person.
Section 4.07. Successors. (a) ALC shall not consolidate or amalgamate with
or merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of
related transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to, any person, unless the resulting,
surviving or transferee person (the “ALC Successor Company”) shall expressly assume in
writing all the obligations of ALC under this Separation Agreement
and the Transaction Agreements. Except as otherwise provided
in Section 4.06(a), such ALC Successor Company shall be the successor to ALC and shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, ALC under this Separation Agreement and the
Transaction Agreements, but in the case of a sale, conveyance,
transfer or lease of less than substantially all of its assets, ALC shall not be released from its
obligations hereunder.
(b) Extendicare shall not consolidate or amalgamate with or merge with or into, or
sell, convey, transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of related transactions,
all or substantially all of its assets to, any person, unless the resulting, surviving or
transferee person (the “Extendicare Successor Company”) shall expressly assume in
writing all the obligations of Extendicare under this Separation
Agreement and the Transaction Agreements. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 4.06(a), such Extendicare Successor Company shall be the
successor to Extendicare and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, Extendicare under
this Separation Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, but in the case of a sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of less
than substantially all of its assets, Extendicare shall not be released from its
obligations hereunder.
Section 4.08. Retention of Records. Except as provided in Section 4.02 or
in any of the Transaction Agreements, and except for any Records related to Taxes, if any Records
are retained by a member of the Extendicare Group or an ALC Company pertaining to the other,
Extendicare and ALC shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to, use reasonable best
efforts to retain all such Records in their possession or under their respective control until such
Records are at least six years old (or for such longer period as may be required by applicable
Law), except that if, prior to the expiration of such period, Extendicare or ALC or any of their
respective subsidiaries
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wishes to destroy or dispose of any such Records that are at least three
years old, then prior to destroying or disposing of any of such Records, (a) Extendicare or ALC, as
applicable, shall provide no less than 60 days’ prior written notice to the other person,
specifying the Records proposed to be destroyed or disposed of, and (b) if, prior to the scheduled
date of such destruction or disposal, the other person requests in writing that any of the Records
proposed to be destroyed or disposed of be delivered to such other person, Extendicare or ALC, as
applicable, promptly shall arrange for the delivery of the requested Records to a location
specified by, and at the expense of, the requesting person.
Section 4.09. Confidentiality; Preservation of Privilege; Access. (a)
Extendicare shall keep, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to keep, the ALC
Information strictly confidential and will disclose such ALC Information only to such of its
Affiliates and Representatives who need to know such ALC Information and who agree to be bound by
this Section 4.09 and agree not to disclose such ALC Information to any other person. Without the
prior written consent of ALC, Extendicare shall not, and Extendicare shall cause each other
receiving person and their respective Representatives not to, disclose the ALC Information to any
person except as may be required by applicable Law or judicial process and in accordance with this
Section 4.09. ALC shall keep, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to keep, the
Extendicare Information strictly confidential and will disclose such Extendicare Information only
to such of its Affiliates and Representatives who need to know such Extendicare Information and who
agree to be bound by this Section 4.09 and agree not to disclose such Extendicare Information to
any other person. Without the prior written consent of Extendicare, ALC shall not, and ALC shall
cause each other receiving person and their respective Representatives not to disclose the
Extendicare Information to any person except as may be required by applicable Law or judicial
process and in accordance with this Section 4.09.
(b) In the event that any receiving person or any of its Representatives receives a
request or is required by applicable Law or judicial process to disclose to a court or
other tribunal all or any part of the ALC Information, such receiving party shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly notify (or shall cause its Representatives to
notify) ALC of the request in writing, and consult with and assist ALC in seeking a
protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event that such protective order or
other remedy is not obtained or ALC waives compliance with the requirement to seek a
protective order or other remedy, such receiving party shall disclose (or shall cause its
Representatives to disclose) only that portion of the ALC Information or facts which it
determines in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, is legally required to
be disclosed, and will exercise its reasonable best efforts to assure that confidential
treatment will be accorded such ALC Information or facts by the persons or entities
receiving the same. ALC will be given an opportunity to review the ALC Information or
facts prior to disclosure. In the event that any receiving person or any of its
Representatives receives a request or is required by applicable Law or judicial process to
disclose to a court or other tribunal all or any part of the Extendicare Information, such
receiving party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly notify (or shall
cause its Representatives to notify)
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Extendicare of the request in writing, and consult
with and assist Extendicare in seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In
the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or Extendicare waives
compliance with the requirement to seek a protective order or other remedy, such receiving
party shall disclose (or shall cause it Representatives to disclose) only that portion of
the Extendicare Information or facts which it determines in good faith, after consultation
with outside counsel, is legally required to be disclosed, and will exercise its reasonable
best efforts to assure that confidential treatment will be accorded such Extendicare
Information or facts by the persons or entities receiving the same. Extendicare will be given an opportunity to review the
Extendicare Information or facts prior to disclosure.
(c) Each party to this Separation Agreement shall, promptly (and in any event within
10 Business Days of such receipt) upon its receipt or the receipt by any of its Affiliates
or Representatives of a request or requirement (by oral questions, interrogatories,
requests for documents, Extendicare Information or ALC Information, as applicable,
subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other similar processes) reasonably regarded as
calling for the inspection or production of any documents or other Extendicare Information
or ALC Information, as applicable, which relates to the business or operations of the other
party to this Separation Agreement or their respective Affiliates (a “Request”), notify the party to this
Separation Agreement whose documents, Extendicare Information or ALC Information, as
applicable, is the subject of such Request. The preceding sentence shall apply regardless
of whether the person delivering the Request is a party in the claim, suit, action,
arbitration, inquiry, investigation or other proceeding of any nature (whether criminal,
civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before
any arbitrator or Governmental Entity or similar person or body (each, an
“Action”), to which the Request relates. In addition to complying with the
applicable provisions of Section 4.09(b), each party shall use reasonable best efforts to
assert and maintain, or cause its Affiliates and Representatives to assert and maintain,
any applicable claim to privilege, immunity, confidentiality or protection in order to
protect such documents and other Extendicare Information or ALC Information, as applicable,
from disclosure, and shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to condition any disclosure
which may be required on such protective terms as it may reasonably determine to be
appropriate. Following the receipt of the notice described in the first sentence of this
Section 4.09(c), no party may waive an applicable privilege without the prior written
consent of the affected party to this Separation Agreement (or any affected Affiliate or
Affiliates of any such party) except, in the opinion of such party’s counsel, as required
by applicable Law.
(d) From and after the Effective Time, ALC shall, and shall cause each ALC Company to,
afford to Extendicare, and to Extendicare’s Representatives, reasonable access during
normal business hours to documents within the possession or control of any ALC Company that
were Assets of Extendicare transferred to ALC in the Separation or
Assets of ALC prior to the Separation as soon as reasonably
practicable after request therefor to the extent such access is
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reasonably required (i) for
the purposes of defending any Action commenced or threatened in writing against Extendicare
(other than any adversarial Action by a party or its Affiliates against the other party or
its Affiliates) directly relating to the business, Assets or Liabilities of Extendicare as
they existed immediately prior to giving effect to the Separation, (ii) to comply with
reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party
(including under applicable securities Laws) by a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction
over the requesting party, (iii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative
or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory,
litigation or other similar requirements or (iv) to comply with its obligations under this Separation Agreement or
any other Transaction Agreement; provided, however, that such access will
not unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of any ALC Company and the reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of any ALC Company incurred in connection therewith will be paid by
Extendicare. In connection with granting of any such access, any ALC Company may withhold
(i) any document (A) the disclosure of which would violate any Contract with a third party
or any applicable Law or judgment or would result in the waiver of any legal privilege or
work-product protection or (B) that otherwise relates to any Action between ALC and any of
its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Extendicare and any of its Affiliates, on the other
hand (which shall be governed by the rules of discovery applicable thereto), or (ii) such
documents or portions of documents that ALC determines in good faith, after consultation
with outside counsel, should not be disclosed in order to ensure compliance with antitrust
or other similar Law or judgment. For the avoidance of doubt, all documents provided to
Extendicare, or Extendicare’s Representatives pursuant to this Section 4.09(d) shall be
subject to Extendicare’s obligations with respect to ALC Information contained in
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.09.
(e) From and after the Effective Time, Extendicare shall, and shall cause each of its
subsidiaries to, afford to ALC, and to ALC’s Representatives, reasonable access during
normal business hours to documents within the possession or control of Extendicare or any
of its subsidiaries that were Assets of Extendicare prior to the Separation as soon as
reasonably practicable after request therefor to the extent such access is reasonably
required (i) for the purposes of defending any Action commenced or threatened in writing
against ALC (other than any adversarial Action by a party or its Affiliates against the
other party or its Affiliates) directly relating to the business, Assets or Liabilities of
ALC as they existed immediately prior to giving effect to the Separation, (ii) to comply
with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party
(including under applicable securities Laws) by a Governmental Entity having jurisdiction
over the requesting party, (iii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative
or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory,
litigation or other similar requirements, (iv) to comply with its obligations under this
Separation Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or (v) if such document would
otherwise be an ALC Record but for the fact that it could not be separated from an
Extendicare Record; provided, however, that such access will not
unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of Extendicare
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or any of its subsidiaries
and the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Extendicare or any of its subsidiaries
incurred in connection therewith will be paid by ALC. In connection with granting of any
such access, Extendicare may withhold (i) any document (A) the disclosure of which would
violate any Contract with a third party or any applicable Law or judgment or would result
in the waiver of any legal privilege or work-product protection or (B) that otherwise
relates to any Action between Extendicare and any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and
ALC and any of its Affiliates, on the other hand (which shall be governed by the rules of
discovery applicable thereto), or (ii) such documents or
portions of documents that Extendicare determines in good faith, after consultation with outside
counsel, should not be disclosed in order to ensure compliance with antitrust or other
similar Law or judgment. For the avoidance of doubt, all documents provided to ALC, or
ALC’s Representatives pursuant to this Section 4.09(e) shall be subject to ALC’s
obligations with respect to Extendicare Information contained in paragraphs (a), (b) and
(c) of this Section 4.09.
(f) Any confidentiality provisions contained in a Transaction Agreement shall, with
respect to the information covered by such provisions, supercede this Section 4.09.
Section 4.10. Novation of Liabilities. (a) ALC shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to (i) obtain, or cause to be obtained, any release, consent, substitution,
approval or amendment required to novate all members of the Extendicare Group from and assign all
obligations under Contracts, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever
that constitute Assumed Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all
members of the Extendicare Group to such obligations, so that, in any such case, ALC or any other
ALC Company, shall be solely responsible for such Assumed Liabilities, (ii) terminate, or cause ALC
Assets to be substituted in all respects for any Excluded Assets in respect of, the encumbrances on
Excluded Assets which are securing any Assumed Liabilities and (iii) obtain the unconditional
release of any member of the Extendicare Group from any guarantee of the Assumed Liabilities after
the Separation.
(b) If ALC is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required release,
consent, substitution, approval or amendment pursuant to Section 4.10, the applicable
member of the Extendicare Group shall continue to be bound by such Contracts, licenses and
other obligations or Liabilities and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, ALC
shall, as agent or subcontractor for such member of the Extendicare Group, pay, perform and
discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the Extendicare
Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. ALC shall, and shall cause each other
ALC Company, without further consideration to, pay and remit, or cause to be paid or
remitted, to the applicable member of the Extendicare Group, promptly all money, rights and
other consideration received by it or any other ALC Company in respect of such performance.
ALC (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless each Extendicare Indemnitee against any
Liabilities arising in connection therewith and (ii) without the prior written consent of
Extendicare,
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from and after the Effective Time, shall not, and shall not permit any ALC
Company to, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under or transfer any
Contract, license or other obligation for which a member of the Extendicare Group is or may
be liable, pursuant to which any Excluded Asset is or may be encumbered, unless all obligations of the members of the Extendicare Group
and all encumbrances on any Excluded Asset with respect thereto are thereupon released and
terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Extendicare.
(c) Extendicare shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtain, or cause to
be obtained, any release, consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate
all ALC Companies from and assign all obligations under Contracts, licenses and other
obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Excluded Liabilities,
or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all ALC Companies to such obligations,
so that, in any such case, Extendicare or any other member of the Extendicare Group shall
be solely responsible for such Excluded Liabilities, (ii) terminate, or cause Excluded
Assets to be substituted in all respects for any ALC Assets in respect of, the encumbrances
on ALC Assets which are securing any Excluded Liabilities and (iii) obtain the
unconditional release of any ALC Company from any guarantee of the Excluded Liabilities
after the Separation.
(d) If Extendicare is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required
release, consent, substitution, approval or amendment pursuant to Section 4.10(c), the
applicable ALC Company shall continue to be bound by such Contracts, licenses and other
obligations or Liabilities and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof,
Extendicare shall, as agent or subcontractor for such ALC Company, pay, perform and
discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such ALC Company thereunder
from and after the Effective Time. Extendicare shall, and shall cause each other member of
the Extendicare Group to, without further consideration, pay and remit, or cause to be paid
or remitted, to the applicable ALC Company, promptly all money, rights and other
consideration received by it or any other member of the Extendicare Group in respect of
such performance. Extendicare (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless each ALC Indemnitee
against any Liabilities arising in connection therewith and (ii) without the prior written
consent of ALC, from and after the Effective Time, shall not, and shall not permit any
member of the Extendicare Group to, renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations
under or transfer any Contract, license or other obligation for which any ALC Company is or
may be liable, pursuant to which any ALC Asset is or may be encumbered, unless all
obligations of the ALC Companies and all encumbrances on any ALC Asset with respect thereto
are thereupon released and terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to ALC.
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ARTICLE V
Indemnification
Section 5.01. Indemnification by ALC. Subject to the provisions of this
Article V, from and after the Effective Time ALC shall indemnify, and shall cause the other ALC
Companies to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Extendicare Indemnitees from and against, and pay or reimburse the Extendicare Indemnitees for, all
Indemnifiable Losses, as incurred, to the extent:
(a) relating to or arising from the ALC Business, the ALC Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities (including the failure by ALC to pay, perform or otherwise discharge any of the
Assumed Liabilities in accordance with their terms), whether such Indemnifiable Losses
relate to or arise from events, occurrences, actions, omissions, facts or circumstances
occurring, existing or asserted before, at or after the Effective Time, other than any
Indemnifiable Losses related to any EHSI Assisted Living Facility to the extent they arise
out of or result from the operation of such EHSI Assisted Living Facility prior to its
transfer from EHSI or a subsidiary thereof to an ALC Company;
(b) relating to or arising from any untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any of the Filings, or any omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but in each case only with
respect to information, statements, facts or omissions relating to the ALC Companies or the ALC Business; or
(c) relating to or arising from the breach by any ALC Company of any agreement or
covenant contained in this Separation Agreement or any Transaction Agreement which is to be
performed or complied with by it after the Effective Time, unless and to the any extent
such Transaction Agreement contains alternative indemnification, damages or remedy
provisions.
Section 5.02. Indemnification by Extendicare. Subject to the provisions of
this Article V, from and after the Effective Time, Extendicare shall, and shall cause the other
members of the Extendicare Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the ALC Indemnitees from
and against, and pay or reimburse the ALC Indemnitees, for all Indemnifiable Losses, as incurred,
to the extent:
(a) relating to or arising from the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Liabilities
(including the failure by Extendicare to pay, perform or otherwise discharge any of the
Excluded Liabilities in accordance with their terms), whether such Indemnifiable Losses
relate to or arise from events, occurrences, actions, omissions, facts or circumstances
occurring, existing or asserted before, at or after the Effective Time;
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(b) relating to any EHSI Assisted Living Facilities to the extent they arise out of or
result from the operation of such EHSI Assisted Living Facility prior to its transfer from
EHSI or a subsidiary thereof to an ALC Company;
(c) relating to or arising from any untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any of the Filings, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but in each case only with respect to information, statements, facts or
omissions not relating to the ALC Companies or the ALC Business; or
(d) relating to or arising from the breach by Extendicare or any of its Affiliates
(other than an ALC Company) of any agreement or covenant contained in this Separation
Agreement or any Transaction Agreement which is to be performed or complied with by it
after the Effective Time, unless and to the extent any such Transaction Agreement contains
alternative indemnification, damages or remedy provisions.
Section 5.03.
Procedures Relating to Indemnification. (a) In order for an
Indemnitee to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Separation Agreement in
respect of, arising out of or involving a claim made by any person who is not an Indemnitee against
such Indemnitee (a “Third Party Claim”), such Indemnitee must notify the party who may
become obligated to provide indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnifying Party”) in
writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third Party Claim reasonably promptly, and in any event
within 10 Business Days after receipt by such Indemnitee of written notice of the Third Party
Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect
the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been
actually and materially prejudiced in its ability to successfully defend the matter giving rise to
such claim as a result of such failure. After any required notification (if applicable), the
Indemnitee shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnitee’s receipt
thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee
relating to the Third Party Claim.
(b) If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party will
be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the
defense thereof (at the expense of the Indemnifying Party), with counsel selected by the
Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. Should the Indemnifying
Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party will
not be liable to the Indemnitee for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such
defense, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate, at its own expense, in the
defense thereof solely to assert any additional defenses and to employ counsel, at its own
expense, except as set forth below, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying
Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The
Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the reasonable
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fees and expenses of counsel employed
by the Indemnitee for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the
defense thereof (other than during any period in which the Indemnitee shall have failed to
give notice of the Third Party Claim as provided above). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim
(and shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the Indemnitee in
defending such Third Party Claim, except for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee) if the Third Party Claim seeks an order, injunction or
other equitable relief or relief for other than money damages against the Indemnitee which
the Indemnitee reasonably determines, after conferring with its counsel, cannot be
separated from any related claim for money damages. If such equitable or other relief
portion of the Third Party Claim can be so separated from that for money damages, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense of the portion relating to money
damages.
(c) The indemnification required by Section 5.01 or Section 5.02, as the case may be,
shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or the Indemnifiable Loss is
incurred. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute a Third Party Claim (i)
all the parties hereto reasonably necessary or appropriate for such defense or prosecution
shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof, which cooperation shall include the
retention in accordance with this Separation Agreement and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s
request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are
reasonably relevant to such Third Party Claim and in such party’s control, (ii) the
Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnitee reasonably informed of all significant
developments in connection with the defense or prosecution of such Third Party Claim and
(iii) the Indemnitee will agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of such Third
Party Claim which the Indemnifying Party may recommend (after representing to the
Indemnitee that such settlement is reasonably likely to be acceptable to the parties to the
Third Party Claim) and which by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay the full
amount of liability in connection with such Third Party Claim; provided,
however, that, without the Indemnitee’s consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement (x) that provides for injunctive or
other nonmonetary relief affecting the Indemnitee or its properties or (y) that does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by each claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnitee of a release from all liability with respect to such claim; provided,
further, however, that if the Indemnitee does not consent to any settlement
recommended by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to subclause (iii) above (after representing
to the Indemnitee that such settlement is reasonably likely to be acceptable to the parties
to the Third Party Claim) then the Indemnifying Party (1) shall not in any event be
obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee, or otherwise be responsible, for any amount in
excess of the amount of the settlement so recommended by the Indemnifying Party and (2)
shall be
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entitled to reimbursement of the fees and expenses of counsel incurred by the
Indemnifying Party after the date on which the recommendation was made to the Indemnitee in
the event the final and unappealable judgment in such Third Party Claim exceeds the amount
of the settlement so recommended. If the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense
of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall not admit any liability with respect to, or
settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s
prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. If the Indemnifying Party does not
or is not entitled to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee may defend
the same in such manner as it may deem appropriate; provided, however, that
the Indemnitee shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or
discharge such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld.
(d) In order for an Indemnitee to be entitled to any indemnification provided for
under this Separation Agreement in respect of a claim that does not involve a Third Party
Claim, the Indemnitee shall deliver notice of such claim (in reasonably sufficient detail
to enable the Indemnifying Party to evaluate such claim) with reasonable promptness to the
Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnitee to give such notification shall not
affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying
Party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced in its ability to successfully
defend the matter giving rise to such claim as a result of such failure. If the
Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnitee within 20 Business Days following its
receipt of such notice that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability with respect to
such claim under Section 5.01 or Section 5.02, as the case may be, the claim shall be
conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 5.01 or Section
5.02, as the case may be, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such liability
to the Indemnitee on demand or, in the case of any notice in which the amount of the claim
(or any portion thereof) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of such claim (or
such portion thereof) becomes finally determined. If the Indemnifying Party has timely
disputed its liability with respect to such claim, as provided above, the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnitee shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such
dispute and, if not resolved through negotiations, such dispute shall be resolved in
accordance with Section 7.11.
Section 5.04. Certain Limitations. (a) If any Indemnitee receives any
payment from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Indemnifiable Losses and the Indemnitee could
have recovered all or a part of such Indemnifiable Loss from a third party (a “Potential
Contributor”) based on the underlying claim or demand asserted against such Indemnifying Party,
such Indemnitee shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, assign such of its rights to
proceed against the Potential Contributor as are necessary to permit such Indemnifying Party to
recover from the Potential Contributor the amount of such payment or the Indemnifying Party shall
otherwise be subrogated to such Indemnitee’s rights against the Potential Contributor.
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(b) If notwithstanding Section 5.04 an Indemnitee receives an amount from a third
party in respect of an Indemnifiable Loss that is the subject of indemnification hereunder
after all or a portion of such Indemnifiable Loss has been paid by an Indemnifying Party
pursuant to this Article V, the Indemnitee shall promptly remit to the Indemnifying Party
the excess (if any) of (i) the amount paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such
Liability, plus the amount received from the Third Party in respect thereof, less (ii) the
full amount of the Indemnifiable Loss.
(c) An insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved
of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the indemnification
provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being expressly
understood and agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a
“wind-fall” (i.e. a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the
indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the amount of any indemnification or
contribution obligations under this Separation Agreement shall not be adjusted to take into
account the Tax treatment of the relevant Indemnitee with respect to the indemnification or
contribution payment or the indemnified item.
Section 5.05. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this
Article V shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Indemnitee
hereunder in respect of any Indemnifiable Loss, then each Indemnifying Party shall, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnitee, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a
result of such Indemnifiable Loss, in such proportion as shall be sufficient to place the
Indemnitee in the same position as if such Indemnitee were indemnified hereunder, the parties
intending that their respective contributions hereunder be as close as possible to the
indemnification provided for under Section 5.01 and Section 5.02. If the contribution provided for
in the previous sentence shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to put the
Indemnitee in the same position as if it were indemnified under Section 5.01 or Section 5.02, as
the case may be, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnitee as a result of such Indemnifiable Loss, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by and the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the
one hand the Indemnitee on the other hand with respect to the matter giving rise to the
Indemnifiable Loss.
Section 5.06. Exclusivity of Remedies. From and after the Effective Time
and except as otherwise expressly provided in any Transaction Agreement, the remedies provided for
in this Article V shall, as between the parties, be the exclusive monetary remedies of the parties
to this Separation Agreement with respect to the Transaction Agreements. Each party hereto agrees
that the previous sentence shall not limit or otherwise affect any non-monetary right or remedy
which any party to this Separation Agreement may have under the Transaction Agreements or otherwise
limit or
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affect any such party’s right to seek equitable relief, including specific performance.
For the avoidance of doubt, each party hereto agrees that this Article V shall not confer any
remedy on any person for any breach of any representation, covenant or agreement set forth in any
Transaction Agreement that does not survive the Effective Time.
ARTICLE VI
Conditions
The obligations of Extendicare and ALC to consummate the Separation shall be subject to the
satisfaction or, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth
in each of the Transaction Agreements and the Arrangement Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous and General
Section 7.01. Modification or Amendment. The parties hereto may modify or
amend this Separation Agreement only by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of the respective parties.
Section 7.02. Termination. In the event the Arrangement Agreement is
terminated pursuant to its terms prior to the Effective Time, this Separation Agreement shall
automatically and simultaneously terminate and the Separation shall automatically and
simultaneously be abandoned without the approval of ALC, Extendicare or the shareholders of
Extendicare. In the event of such termination, no party shall have any Liability to any other
party pursuant to this Separation Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the consummation of
the Arrangement shall not constitute a termination of this Separation Agreement.
Section 7.03. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications under this Separation Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon
receipt by the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice) of a fax followed by delivery of such notice by overnight courier of an
international reputation:
(a) if to Extendicare, to
Extendicare
Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention:
Fax:
Fax:
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with a copy to:
Attention:
Fax:
Fax:
(b) if to ALC, to
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Fax:
Fax:
with a copy to:
Attention:
Fax:
Fax:
Section 7.04. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Separation
Agreement to a Section, Exhibit, Schedule or party, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an
Exhibit, Schedule or party to, this Separation Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings
contained in this Separation Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Separation Agreement. Whenever the words “include”,
“includes” or “including” are used in this Separation Agreement, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby” and “hereunder”
and words of similar import when used in this Separation Agreement shall refer to this Separation
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Separation Agreement. The words
“date hereof” shall refer to the date of this Separation Agreement. The term “or” is not
exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a
subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”. The definitions
contained in this Separation Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms
of such terms. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or
instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time
amended, modified or supplemented. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and
assigns.
Section 7.05. Severability. If any term or other provision of this
Separation Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any applicable Law, or
public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Separation Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
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materially adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced,
the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Separation Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end
that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section 7.06. Counterparts. This Separation Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered to the other parties. Each party need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 7.07. Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Separation
Agreement, taken together with the other Transaction Agreements constitutes the entire agreement,
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; provided, that the
indemnification provisions contained herein supersede any indemnification provision contained in
any other Transaction Agreement other than the Tax Allocation Agreement, including any
indemnification provision contained in a transfer agreement between Extendicare or any of its
subsidiaries and any ALC Company related to an EHSI Assisted Living Facility. Except for the
provisions set forth in Article V nothing contained in this Separation Agreement is intended to
confer upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, any benefit, right or remedy under or by reason of this Separation Agreement;
provided, however, that any claim under Article V by an Extendicare Indemnitee or
an ALC Indemnitee, as the case may be, that is not a party to this Separation Agreement shall be
brought on behalf of such Extendicare Indemnitee or ALC Indemnitee, as the case may be, by the
party to this Separation Agreement from which such Indemnitee’s status as an Extendicare Indemnitee
or ALC Indemnitee is derived.
Section 7.08. Certain Obligations. Whenever this Separation Agreement
requires any of the subsidiaries or Representatives of any party to take any action, this
Separation Agreement will be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of such party to cause
such subsidiary or Representative to take such action; provided, however, that for
the avoidance of doubt, at any time after the Effective Time, the ALC Companies shall not be
considered to be subsidiaries of Extendicare.
Section 7.09. Governing Law. This Separation Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws
that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
Section 7.10.
Assignment. Subject to Sections 4.07 and 7.07 hereof, neither this Separation Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations under this Separation Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in
part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties without the prior written consent of
the other parties. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the
preceding sentences, this
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Separation Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and
be enforceable by, the parties and their respective permitted assigns and successors in accordance with
Section 4.07.
Section 7.11. Dispute Resolution; Waiver of Jury Trial. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Law, any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating of
this Separation Agreement or any Transaction Agreement (including the
Tax Allocation Agreement, insofar as it refers to this Section 7.11, but excluding any Transaction
Agreement that expressly provides for an alternative dispute resolution mechanism), or any breach
hereof or thereof, including any dispute concerning the scope of this Section 7.11, shall be
resolved exclusively by binding arbitration conducted before an arbitrator in accordance with the
most applicable then existing Rules of Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the International
Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) (or any successor or other institution performing comparable
services). In order to commence a proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.11, any Person having
rights under this Separation Agreement or any Transaction Agreement (other than the Tax Allocation
Agreement) shall provide written notice of such intent to each other Person having an interest in
any such proceeding. Within 20 Business Days after notice of any such proceeding is deemed to have
been given, the parties to such proceeding shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a
sole arbitrator by agreement of such parties confirmed in accordance with the Rules. If the
parties to such proceeding shall fail to appoint an arbitrator within the requisite time period,
they shall, within 20 Business Days after the expiration of such time period, use commercially
reasonable efforts to appoint a former judge of an appellate court of the state in which ALC’s
headquarters is located, or of a United State District Court or of a United State Court of Appeals,
to serve as the arbitrator for the proceeding. In the event that the parties to such proceeding
are unable to select an arbitrator pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, they shall
petition the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
to appoint the arbitrator. If such Chief Judge shall fail to appoint an arbitrator, the parties to
such proceeding shall either (i) comply with any legal process specified by a judge of such
District Court to appoint an arbitrator or (ii) if no such process is specified, use commercially
reasonable efforts to appoint a sole arbitrator by submitting an application to such District Court
pursuant to Section 5 of the United States Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration shall be
conducted in the English language, and the arbitrator shall be bound to give effect to the express
terms of this Separation Agreement or the relevant Transaction Agreement and may not award relief
or otherwise make an award that is contrary to such express terms. Judgment upon any such
arbitration award may be entered by a Federal, state or foreign court having proper jurisdiction
thereof. Each party hereto hereby consents to jurisdiction for such purposes in any Federal or
state court in the State of New York and irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of
any such action in any such court or that any such court is an inconvenient forum. Unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties to an arbitration, the situs of any such arbitration shall be
selected by the arbitrator, provided that such location is within 25 miles of the headquarters of
ALC. The costs of arbitration shall be borne by the parties on such equitable basis as the
arbitrator shall determine.
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Section 7.12. Limitation of Liability. In no event shall any ALC Company be
liable to Extendicare or any of its Affiliates, or shall Extendicare or any of its Affiliates be
liable to any ALC Company, for any special, consequential, indirect, collateral, incidental or
punitive damages or lost profits or failure to realize expected savings or other commercial or
economic loss of any kind, however caused and on any theory of liability (including negligence),
arising in any way out of this Separation Agreement, whether or not such party has been advised of
the possibility of any such damages; provided, however, that the foregoing
limitation shall not limit either party’s Liabilities with respect to Third Party Claims as set forth in Article V or either party’s
Liabilities for the breach or failure to perform or comply with the covenants set forth in Section
4.06.
Section 7.13. Extension; Waiver. The parties may (a) extend the time for
the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties or (b) waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Separation Agreement. Any
agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any party to this
Separation Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Separation Agreement or otherwise shall
not constitute a waiver of such rights.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Separation Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly
authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first herein above written.
EXTENDICARE INC. | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
ASSISTED LIVING CONCEPTS, INC. | ||||
by | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
By
Execution hereof, the undersigned expressly assumes all of the
obligations of Extendicare under this Separation Agreement and each
Transaction Agreement.
EXTENDICARE AMALCO, | ||
by | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE 1.01(a)
ALC Litigation
NONE
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)
EHSI Assisted Living Facilities
FACILITY | ||||||||
NAME | XXXXXXX | XXXXXX | XXXXX | |||||
0.
|
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Xxxxxxx | IN | ||||
2.
|
Emerald House (Assisted Living) |
X.X. Xxx 000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Daviess | IN | ||||
3.
|
Inwood Hills Estates (Residential Care Facility) |
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
St. Xxxxxx | IN | ||||
4.
|
Highlands (The) (Assisted Living) |
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Pulaski | KY | ||||
5.
|
Country Villa (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Hennepin | MN | ||||
6.
|
Rockmill Springs (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Fairfield | OH | ||||
7.
|
Gardens at Clyde (Assisted Living) |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
Sandusky | OH | ||||
8.
|
Westwood Landing (Assisted Living) |
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Monroe | OH | ||||
9.
|
Xxxxxxxxx Retirement Center (Independent Living) |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
Klamath | OR | ||||
10.
|
Bayberry Court (Assisted Living) |
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx | PA | ||||
11.
|
Statesman Xxxxx (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Bucks | PA | ||||
12.
|
Crestview Assisted Living | 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Potter | TX | ||||
13.
|
Laurel Park Assisted Living (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Xxxxxxx | XX | ||||
00.
|
Mission Ridge Assisted Living For Independent Seniors (Assisted Living) |
00000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Spokane | WA | ||||
15.
|
Mountain View Xxxxxxx (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Kittitas | WA | ||||
16.
|
Prairie Springs Assisted Living (Assisted Living) |
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Xxxxxxx | XX | ||||
00.
|
West Xxxxx (Assisted Living) |
000 XxXxxx Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Xxxxxxxx | WA | ||||
18.
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Brook Gardens (Assisted Living) |
000 X’Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
Jefferson | WI | ||||
19.
|
Cedar Gardens (Assisted Living) |
W56 X000 XxXxxxxx Xxxx. Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Ozaukee | WI |
FACILITY | ||||||||
NAME | ADDRESS | COUNTY | STATE | |||||
20.
|
Crest House (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Milwaukee | WI | ||||
21.
|
Crystal House (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 |
Waupaca | WI | ||||
22.
|
Lake View Assisted Living | 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx xx Xxx, XX 00000 |
Fond du Lac | WI | ||||
23.
|
Lake View Estates (Independent and 15 Assisted Living Units) | 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx xx Xxx, XX 00000 |
Fond du Lac | WI | ||||
24.
|
Oak Gardens (Assisted Living) |
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Eau Claire | WI | ||||
25.
|
River Wood Estates (RCAC) | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Manitowoc | WI | ||||
26.
|
Tamarack Place (Independent and Assisted Living) | X00 X00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | Waukesha | WI | ||||
27.
|
Terrace Estates (f/k/a Morningside Terrace) (Independent and Assisted Living) | 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Sheboygan | WI | ||||
28.
|
Willowpark Residence (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
Calumet | WI | ||||
29.
|
Wissota Springs (Assisted Living) |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx X Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
Chippewa | WI |
SCHEDULE 1.01(c)
Excluded Assets
NONE
SCHEDULE 3.01
Separation Transactions
(a) Extendicare Inc. shall cause each of the EHSI Assisted Living Facilities that is
capable of being transferred prior to the Separation to be transferred to ALC or a
subsidiary of ALC each in exchange for a note in an amount equal to the fair market value
of such facility (collectively, the “ALF Notes”).
(b) with respect to each EHSI Assisted Living Facility that requires planning commission
approval to subdivide and transfer (and for which such approval has not been obtained),
Extendicare Inc. shall cause EHSI to make a capital contribution in cash to ALC in an amount equal to the
fair market value of such facility. ALC shall lend an amount equal to the proceeds of such
capital contribution to Extendicare Inc. in exchange for one or more notes.*
(c) Extendicare Inc. shall cause each of its subsidiaries that holds an ALF Note to
declare a dividend of such note and/or to use such note to satisfy intercompany
indebtedness such that EHSI becomes the holder of each such ALF Note. Extendicare Inc.
shall then cause EHSI to contribute each ALF Note to ALC by way of capital contribution.
(d) Extendicare Inc. shall cause EHSI to sell all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of ALC to Extendicare Inc. in exchange for a note that contains a price adjustment
clause to ensure that it equals the fair market value of ALC.
(e) Extendicare Inc. and its subsidiaries shall contribute, convey, assign, transfer and
deliver, or cause to be contributed, conveyed, assigned, transferred and delivered, to ALC
or to the appropriate ALC Company specified by Extendicare Inc. in its sole discretion at
any time prior or concurrently with the Effective Time all of Extendicare Inc.’s or its
applicable subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the ALC Assets not then held
by ALC or its subsidiaries, other than any Excluded Asset.
(f) ALC shall assume, and agree to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge when due all of the
Assumed Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.
* When approval is obtained for the subdivision and
transfer of a particular property, Extendicare shall repay the note or notes in
an amount equal to the purchase price of the subject property and ALC shall use
the proceeds of the repayment to purchase the property.
SCHEDULE 3.04
Continuing Intercompany Arrangements
NONE
EXHIBIT I
Tax Allocation Agreement
[Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of ALC (File No. 001-13498)]
EXHIBIT II
Agreement for Payroll and Benefit Services
[Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of ALC (File No. 001-13498)]
EXHIBIT III
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT IV
Agreement for Reimbursement Services
[Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of ALC (File No. 001-13498)]
EXHIBIT V
Technology Services Agreement
[Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of ALC (File No. 001-13498)]
EXHIBIT VI
EHSI Assisted Living Facility Purchase and Sale Agreement
[Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of ALC (File No. 001-13498)]