PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT by and among OREGANO’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC, MARK S. RUSSELL and CITY SURF MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC dated as of June 19 , 2008
EXECUTION
COPY
by
and among
OREGANO’S
REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC,
XXXX
X. XXXXXXX
and
CITY
SURF MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
dated
as of
June
19 , 2008
Oregano
Real Estate Purchase Agreement.DOC
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
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PURCHASE
AND SALE
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Section
1.1
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The
Property
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1
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ARTICLE
2
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SALE
AND PURCHASE
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Section
2.1
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Sale
and Purchase
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3
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Section
2.2
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Purchase
Price
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3
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Section
2.3
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Real
Estate Adjustment Amount.
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3
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Section
2.4
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Holdback
Amount; Payment of Holdback Amount
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4
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ARTICLE
3
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COMPLETION
OF SALE
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Section
3.1
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Place
and Date
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4
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ARTICLE
4
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TITLE
TO THE PROPERTY
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Section
4.1
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Real
Property
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5
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Section
4.2
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Personal
Property
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5
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Section
4.3
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Contracts
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5
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Section
4.4
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Permits
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5
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ARTICLE
5
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REVIEW
OF THE PROPERTY
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Section
5.1
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Delivery
of Documents
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5
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Section
5.2
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Access
for Review
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6
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Section
5.3
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Property
Approval Period
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6
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Section
5.4
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Survey
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6
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Section
5.5
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Title
and Survey Review
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ARTICLE
6
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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Section
6.1
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Seller
and Xxxxxxx
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Section
6.2
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Buyer
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ARTICLE
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COVENANTS
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Section
7.1
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Certain
Covenants and Agreements
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Section
7.2
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Casualty
Damage
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15
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Section
7.3
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Eminent
Domain
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15
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Section
7.4
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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15
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Section
7.5
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Fees
and Expenses
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16
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Section
7.6
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Xxxxxxx
and Seller Actions
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16
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Section
7.7
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Public
Announcements
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16
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ARTICLE
8
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Section
8.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party
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Section
8.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller
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17
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Section
8.3
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Buyer
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18
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ARTICLE
9
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
9.1
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Indemnification
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Section
9.2
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Offset
Rights.
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23
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Section
9.3
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Resolution
of Claims
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23
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ARTICLE
10
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CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
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Section
10.1
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Procedure
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Section
10.2
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Possession
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Section
10.3
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Closing
Costs
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25
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Section
10.4
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Prorations
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25
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Section
10.5
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Termination
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25
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Section
10.6
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Effect
of Termination
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ARTICLE
11
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DEFINITIONS
AND USAGE
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Section
11.1
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Defined
Terms
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ARTICLE
12
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GENERAL
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Section
12.1
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Notices
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Section
12.2
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Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section
12.3
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Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures
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30
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Section
12.4
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Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries
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30
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Section
12.5
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Severability
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30
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Section
12.6
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Assignment
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30
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Section
12.7
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Amendment
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30
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Section
12.8
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Extension;
Waiver
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Section
12.9
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Specific
Performance
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Section
12.10
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No
Strict Construction
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Exhibit
A
Legal Descriptions
Exhibit
B
Personal Property
Exhibit
C
Contracts
Exhibit
D
Permits
Exhibit
E
Special Warranty Deed
Exhibit
F
Certificate of Non-Foreign Status
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EXECUTION
COPY
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (including the Exhibits and Schedules attached
hereto, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 19, 2008 by and
among Oregano’s Real Estate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Buyer”),
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”)
and
City Surf Management Group, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company
(“Seller”).
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined or otherwise referenced
in
Article 11 of this Agreement.
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxxx owns 100% of the ownership interest in Seller;
WHEREAS,
the Seller owns, or will at Closing own, all of the Property;
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
as a
condition and further inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, Xxxxxxx has delivered to Buyer an executed copy of the Merger
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer,
and Buyer
desires to purchase and accept from Seller, all of the Property, all
as herein
provided and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, in consideration of the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements and subject to the conditions
herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
PURCHASE
AND SALE
Section
1.1 The
Property.
Seller
agrees to sell to Buyer and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, in
accordance
with this Agreement, all Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the
following property (collectively the “Property”):
(a) All
that
certain real property and improvements described as follows: (i) the
real
property, having the address of 0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-1, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Tucson
Real Property”);
(ii)
the real property, having the address of 000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-2, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Gilbert
Real Property”);
(iii)
the real property, having the address of 1130
X. Xxxxxx Road, Mesa, Arizona,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-3, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Mesa
Real Property”);
(iv)
the real property, having the address of 000
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-4, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Tempe
Real Property”);
(v)
the real property, having the address of 0000
X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-5, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Camelback
Real Property”);
(vi)
the real property, having the address of 0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-6, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property and all easements and rights appurtenant to such
real
property (all such real property, buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery, fixtures, equipment, easements and rights are collectively
the
“Baseline
Real Property”);
and
(vii) the leasehold interest in the real property located at 000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
as more
specifically described in the attached Exhibit A-7, together with all
buildings,
structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment affixed
or attached
to such real property (all such leasehold interest in the real property,
buildings, structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures, equipment,
easements
and rights are collectively the “Flagstaff
Property”).
The
Tucson Real Property, the Gilbert Real Property, the Mesa Real Property,
the
Tempe Real Property, the Camelback Real Property, the Baseline Real
Property,
the Tempe Real Property and the Flagstaff Property are hereinafter
collectively
referred to as the “Real
Property”.
(b) Seller’s
interest in all tangible and intangible personal property associated
with the
Real Property (the “Personal
Property”);
(c) Seller’s
interest in all material contracts, leases, agreements, warranties,
guaranties
and other understandings, commitments and obligations of any kind,
whether
written or oral to which any of the Real Property may be bound, subject
or
affected (the “Contracts”)
described in Exhibit C attached hereto; and
(d) Seller’s
interest in all building permits, certificates of occupancy and other
certificates, permits, authorizations, filings, notices licenses and
approvals
of or with Governmental Entities (the “Permits”).
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ARTICLE
2
SALE
AND PURCHASE
Section
2.1 Sale
and Purchase.
Seller
agrees to and shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer
at the
Closing, free and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances, obligations,
charges, mortgages, claims and equitable interests of every kind, nature
and
description whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”)
(other
than the Permitted Liens), and Buyer agrees to and shall purchase and
accept
from Seller, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this
Agreement, all Seller’s right, title, and interest in the Property.
Section
2.2 Purchase
Price.
The
consideration for the Property is an amount, as adjusted pursuant to
the terms
of this Agreement (the “Purchase
Price”),
equal
to: (i) Nine Million Two Hundred Twenty One Thousand U.S. dollars ($9,221,000),
plus
(ii) the
Real Estate Adjustment Amount, if any; provided,
however,
pursuant to and in accordance with Section 1.4(d) of the Merger Agreement,
if it
is determined that there is a Negative Cash Merger Consideration Amount,
then
(x) a portion of the Purchase Price equal to the Negative Cash Merger
Consideration Amount shall be payable in Parent Common Stock, and an
amount of
Parent Common Stock with a value equal to the Negative Cash Merger
Consideration
Amount that would otherwise have been included in the Preliminary Parent
Stock
Consideration shall instead be applied towards payment of such portion
of the
Purchase Price and (y) the cash that would otherwise have been paid
in respect
of the portion of the Purchase Price paid in shares of Parent Common
Stock shall
be applied to the payment of the Preliminary
Cash Merger Consideration. For the purpose of determining the value
of Parent
Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.2, a share of Parent Common
Stock shall
be valued at the average daily closing price of a share of Parent Common
Stock
quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for the five trading
days ending
on the second Business Day prior to the first public announcement pertaining
to
the Merger Agreement. Buyer shall deliver by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to Escrow Agent the Closing Purchase Price at the Closing.
The
Purchase Price for the Property is allocated to each individual Property
as set
forth on Schedule 2.2. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the
contrary, capitalized terms used in this Section 2.2 and not otherwise
defined
in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger
Agreement.
Section
2.3 Real
Estate Adjustment Amount.
(a) The
provisions of this Section 2.3 shall survive the Closing. Subject to
Article 9,
as additional consideration for the Property and as part of the Purchase
Price,
Seller may be entitled to the Real Estate Adjustment Amount, as described
in
this Section 2.3, from Buyer on the third anniversary after the Closing
Date,
subject, however, to all terms and conditions of this Section 2.3.
(b) Within
twenty (20) business days after the third anniversary of the Closing
Date, Buyer
shall appoint an independent nationally recognized third party appraiser
(mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller) (the “Appraiser”).
The
procedures to calculate the fair market value of the Real Property
shall be
determined by the Appraiser. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree
that the
Appraiser’s decision shall be set forth in a written statement delivered to
Buyer and Seller, and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all
parties,
and shall constitute an arbitral award upon which a judgment may be
entered by
any court of competent jurisdiction.
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(c) If
the
Appraiser determines that the appraised value of the Real Property
is greater
than the Purchase Price paid at Closing (the “Real
Estate Adjustment Amount”)
then
Buyer shall distribute the Real Estate Adjustment Amount to Seller
within ten
(10) days of the Appraiser’s final determination (such distribution payable in
cash or Parent Common Stock based upon Seller’s election) (the “Real
Estate Payment Date”).
For
the purpose of determining the value of Parent Common Stock pursuant
to this
Section 2.3, a share of Parent Common Stock shall be valued at the
average daily
closing price of a share of Parent Common Stock quoted on a national
securities
exchange of the United States for the five trading days prior to the
Real Estate
Payment Date.
Section
2.4 Total
Holdback Amount; Payment of Total Holdback Amount
(a) To
secure
the indemnification obligations of Xxxxxxx and Seller set forth in
Article 9
hereof, at the Closing, the Total Holdback Amount shall be withheld
by Buyer (on
behalf of Xxxxxxx) to be held during the period commencing on the Closing
Date
and ending on the Final Holdback Payment Date. The Total Holdback Amount
shall
be distributed to Xxxxxxx in accordance with, and subject to the limitations
of
this Agreement.
(b) Subject
to Section 9, within five (5) business days following the First Holdback
Payment
Date, Buyer shall pay or caused to be paid to Seller the Initial Holdback
Amount, if any, by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available
funds.
(c) Subject
to Section 9, within five (5) business days following the final determination
of
all claims to which the First Holdback Reserve Relates (the “Final
Holdback Payment Date”),
Buyer
shall pay or caused to be paid to Seller the Remaining Holdback Amount,
if any,
by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available funds.
ARTICLE
3
COMPLETION
OF SALE
Section
3.1 Place
and Date.
The
purchase and sale of the Property shall be completed in accordance
with
Article 10 hereof (the “Closing”).
The
closing of the sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment and delivery,
and purchase
and acceptance, of the Property in accordance with Article 10 shall
take place
at the offices of First American Title Company, 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (“Title
Company”),
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx (“Escrow
Agent”)
at 12
p.m. (local time), on August 15, 2008; provided,
however,
that if
any of the conditions to Closing set forth herein have not been satisfied
(or
waived) by the date hereof (other than those to be satisfied at the
Closing),
then the Closing shall take place on a subsequent date not later than
two
business days following the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions
or a
subsequent date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties (unless
this
Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Section
10.5 or Section 5.3). Throughout this Agreement, such event is referred
to as
the “Closing”
and
such date and time are referred to as the “Closing
Date”.
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ARTICLE
4
TITLE
TO THE PROPERTY
Section
4.1 Real
Property.
Seller
shall convey good and marketable fee simple absolute title to the Real
Property
to Buyer, by a duly executed and acknowledged Special Warranty Deeds
(each a
“Deed”)
for
each of the properties described in Section 1.1(a) of this Agreement
(other than
Flagstaff Property which will be conveyed as provided in Section 4.3)
in the
form
and
substance set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto,
free
and clear of all Liens, except only the following (the “Permitted
Liens”):
(a) the Permitted Liens applicable to each individual property and
(b) any matters shown on the survey furnished to Buyer in accordance with
this Agreement and approved by Buyer pursuant to Sections 5.4 and 5.5
of this
Agreement.
Section
4.2 Personal
Property.
Seller
shall transfer good title to the Personal Property, if any, to Buyer,
by a duly
executed Xxxx of Sale (the “Xxxx
of Sale”)
in
form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
free
and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens).
Section
4.3 Contracts.
Seller
shall assign Seller’s interest in the Contracts to Buyer, by a duly executed
Assignment of Contracts (the “Assignment
of Contracts”)
in
form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, free and clear of all Liens
(other
than Permitted Liens).
Section
4.4 Permits.
Seller
shall assign Seller’s interest in the Permits to Buyer, by a duly executed
Assignment of Permits (the “Assignment
of Permits”)
in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
free
and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens).
ARTICLE
5
REVIEW
OF THE PROPERTY
Section
5.1 Delivery
of Documents.
Seller
has delivered to Buyer the following documents insofar as any thereof
have
heretofore been prepared by, for or at the request of Seller or are
in the
possession of or control of Seller:
(a) Copies
of
all of the Contracts;
(b) Copies
of
all of the Permits;
(c) Copies
of
all architectural, engineering and other drawings, plans and specifications
for
the buildings, structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures and equipment
included in the Real Property;
(d) Copies
of
all reports, studies, investigations, appraisals and other materials
concerning
the design, construction, condition or status of the Real Property
or any of the
buildings, structures, improvements, machinery, fixtures or equipment
included
in the Real Property, or any system, element or component thereof,
or any past
or present Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances
in, on,
under or within the Real Property or any other real property in the
vicinity of
the Real Property, or the compliance of the Real Property with Environmental
Laws; and
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(e) Copies
of
all environmental impact reports, negative declarations, environmental
impact
certifications, and zoning, land use or development agreements relating
to the
Real Property (collectively the “Real
Estate Documents”).
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, Seller will immediately
deliver or
cause to be delivered to Buyer any Real Estate Documents that come
into its
possession after the execution of this Agreement.
Section
5.2 Access
for Review.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Seller shall provide
Buyer and
Buyer’s representatives with access to the Real Property, the Personal Property,
all drawings, plans and specifications for the Real Property, all engineering
and other reports and studies relating to the Real Property, all files
and
correspondence relating to the Real Property, and all financial and
accounting
books and records relating to the ownership, management, operation,
maintenance
or repair of the Real Property at all reasonable times to make such
studies,
inspections, tests (including subsurface tests, borings, samplings
and
measurements), copies and verifications as Buyer, in Buyer’s discretion,
considers reasonably necessary or desirable in the circumstances. However,
Buyer
will: (i) not unreasonably interfere with the operation or use of the
Property;
(ii) not discuss the Transaction with any employee on the Property,
(iii) be
liable to Seller for, and will indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless
for,
from and against, any claim, loss, liability, expense, damage or injury
caused
by Buyer’s activities on the Property (except with respect to an pre-existing
condition, which is merely discovered by Buyer); and (iv) will promptly
return
the Property to substantially the same condition as it was immediately
prior to
Buyer’s entry onto the Property, with these obligations to survive termination
of this Agreement.
Section
5.3 Property
Approval Period.
Until
thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement, (the “Property
Approval Period”),
Buyer
shall have the right to review and investigate the physical and environmental
condition of the Property, the income and expenses of the Property,
the
character, quality, value and general utility of the Property, the
zoning, land
use, environmental and building requirements and restrictions applicable
to the
Property, the state of title to the Real Property, and any other factors
or
matters relevant to Buyer’s decision to purchase the Property. Buyer may
determine whether or not the Property is acceptable to Buyer within
the Property
Approval Period. If, during the Property Approval Period, Buyer determines
that
the Property is not acceptable for any reason whatsoever, Buyer shall
have the
right, by giving notice to Seller on or before the last day of the
Property
Approval Period, to terminate this Agreement. If Buyer exercises the
right to
terminate this Agreement in accordance with this section 5.3, this
Agreement shall terminate as of the date such termination notice is
given by
Buyer If Buyer does not exercise the right to terminate this Agreement
in
accordance with this section 5.3, this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect, and Buyer shall have no further right to terminate
this
Agreement except pursuant to section 10.5.
Section
5.4 Survey.
On or
before June 12, 2008, Seller shall, at the expense of Seller deliver
to Buyer
all existing surveys in Seller’s possession or control with respect to each
property constituting the Real Property prepared by a licensed land
surveyor or
a registered civil engineer. Buyer has the right to cause a separate
survey of
each property constituting the Real Property to be prepared by a licensed
land
surveyor or a registered civil engineer. Each such survey shall comply
with the
current minimum standard detail requirements for land title surveys
established
by the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on
Surveying
and Mapping, shall contain the legal description of the applicable
property,
shall include the surveyor’s or engineer’s certification (in form and substance
satisfactory to Buyer) to Buyer and the Title Company and any lender
designated
by Buyer, signed by the surveyor or engineer, that the survey correctly
shows
the applicable property on the basis of a field survey and in accordance
with
the current minimum standard detail requirements for land title surveys
established by the American Land Title Association and the American
Congress on
Surveying and Mapping, and shall otherwise be in form and substance
satisfactory
to Buyer.
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Section
5.5 Title
and Survey Review.
Within
ten (10) business days after the date of this Agreement, Title Company
will
provide to Seller and Buyer a commitment to issue an ALTA owner’s (or leasehold)
policy of title insurance for each Real Property. Prior to the last
day of the
Property Approval Period (the “Title
Review Date”),
Buyer
shall furnish Seller with a written statement of objections, if any,
to the
title to the Real Property, including, without limitation, any objections
to any
matter shown on any of the Surveys (collectively, “Objections”).
In
the event the Title Company amends or updates any of the Preliminary
Reports
after the Title Review Date or any of the Surveys is updated after
the Title
Review Date (each, a “Title
Report Update”
or
a
“Survey
Update,”
as
applicable), Buyer shall furnish Seller with a written statement of
Objections
to any matter first raised in a Title Report Update or Survey Update
(unless
such matter was caused by Buyer or its inspections or tests which will
be
Permitted Liens) within three (3) business days after Buyer’s receipt of such
Title Report Update or Survey Update (each, a “Title
Update Review Period”).
Should Buyer fail to notify Seller in writing of any Objections in
the
Preliminary Report prior to the Title Review Date, or to any matter
first
disclosed in a Title Report Update or Survey Update prior to the Title
Update
Review Period, as applicable, Buyer shall be deemed to have approved
such
matters, which shall be considered to be Permitted Liens.
(a)
If
Seller receives a notice of Objection in accordance with this Section
5.5
(“Buyer’s
Notice”),
Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, by giving written
notice to
Buyer within five (5) business days after receipt of Buyer’s Notice
(“Seller’s
Response Period”),
to
elect to cure any such matter on or before the Closing Date (“Seller’s
Response”),
and
may extend the Closing Date for up to fifteen (15) business days to
allow such
cure. If Seller does not give any Seller’s Response, Seller shall be deemed to
have elected not to cure any such matters. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
on or
before the Closing Date, Seller shall in any event be obligated to
cure those
Objections (i) that are mortgage or deed of trust liens or security
interests against any of the Real Property created by Seller, other
than taxes
and assessments not yet delinquent or (ii) that have been voluntarily
placed against any of the Real Property by Seller after the date of
this
Agreement and that are not otherwise permitted pursuant to the provisions
hereof. The items in the immediately preceding sentence are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Mandatory
Objections”.
(b) If
Seller
elects (or is deemed to have elected) not to cure any Objections raised
in any
Buyer’s Notice timely delivered by Buyer to Seller pursuant to Section 5.5(a)
above, or if Seller notifies Buyer that it elects to cure any such
Objection but
then does not for any reason effect such cure on or before the Closing
Date, as
it may be extended hereunder, then Buyer, as its sole and exclusive
remedy,
shall have the option of terminating this Agreement by delivering written
notice
thereof to Seller within five (5) business days after (as applicable)
(i) its receipt of Seller’s Response stating that Seller will not cure any
such Objection, or (ii) the expiration of Seller’s Response Period if
Seller does not deliver a Seller’s Response, or (iii) Seller’s failure to
cure by the Closing Date (as it may be extended hereunder) any Objection
which
Seller has previously elected to cure pursuant to a Seller’s Response. In the
event of such a termination, the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer,
and neither
party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder except
as expressly
provided in this Agreement. If no such termination notice is timely
received by
Seller hereunder, Buyer shall be deemed to have waived all such Objections,
in
which event those Objections shall become Permitted Liens. If the Closing
is not
consummated for any reason other than Seller’s default hereunder, Seller and
Buyer each shall be responsible for one-half of any title or escrow
cancellation
charges. Nothing herein will release Seller from its obligations to
release or
satisfy the Mandatory Objections nor will Buyer ever be deemed to have
waived or
accepted the Mandatory Objections unless Buyer does so expressly in
a written
notice delivered to Seller in accordance with the provisions regarding
notice in
this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
6.1 Seller
and Xxxxxxx.
In
order to induce Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereunder, each of Seller and Xxxxxxx make
the
following representations and warranties:
(a) Organization,
Power and Authority of Seller.
(i)
Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, existing and
in good
standing under the laws of the State of Arizona and has all requisite
limited
liability company power and authority to own and operate its properties
and
assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified
to
do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (to the
extent such
concepts are applicable) in each jurisdiction where the ownership or
operation
of its properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification,
except
for such failures as would not (individually or in the aggregate) be
reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has full limited liability
company power and authority and all licenses, permits and authorizations
necessary to carry on its business, to own and use the properties it
owns or
leases, to enter into and perform this Agreement, and to perform the
obligations
required to be performed hereunder and thereunder. Xxxxxxx has all
requisite
power and authority as sole member of Seller to enter into this Agreement,
to
perform the obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and
delivered by Xxxxxxx and, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery
thereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of Xxxxxxx, enforceable against Xxxxxxx in accordance with
its terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity.
(b) Validity
and Enforceability; No Violation.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes
the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against
Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium
or
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
Seller has the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority
to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (a) conflict with or violate
any provision
of any law, statute, judgment, decree, order, ordinance, rule or regulation
of
any supranational, national, state, municipal, local or foreign government,
any
instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission
or
other governmental authority or instrumentality, or any quasi-governmental
or
private body exercising any Tax, regulatory or governmental or
quasi-governmental authority (each, a “Governmental
Entity”) which
is
applicable to, binding upon or enforceable against Seller or Xxxxxxx
or requires
any filing or authorization under any Legal Requirement,
(b)
result in any breach of or default under any mortgage, contract, agreement,
indenture, will, trust or other instrument which is binding upon or
enforceable
against Seller or Xxxxxxx , (c) except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(b),
require
Seller or Xxxxxxx to obtain any consent, approval or action of, or
make any
filing with or the giving of notice to, any association, business trust,
company, corporation, estate, firm, individual, joint stock company,
joint
venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
partnership,
trust, unincorporated association, unincorporated organization, union
or other
entity or Governmental Entity (each, a “Person”).
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby will conflict with, violate or result
in the
breach of any of the provisions of the Seller’s certificate of formation and
limited liability company agreement (collectively referred to herein
as
“Charter
Documents”),
as
amended and currently in effect.
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(c) No
Leases.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1(c),
there
are no Persons leasing, using or occupying the Real Property or any
part
thereof.
(d) Personal
Property.
To the
extent Seller owns any Personal Property relating to the ownership,
management,
operation, maintenance or repair of the Real Property, it is free from
defects,
has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is
in good
operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and
is suitable
for the purposes for which it presently is used and presently proposed
to be
used. In the event it is determined that Seller owns any Personal Property,
Seller will promptly transfer or cause to be transferred such Personal
Property
to Oregano’s Pizza Bistro, Inc., or its successor and assigns at the Closing or
promptly thereafter if such ownership is discovered following the Closing.
The
foregoing obligation to transfer any Personal Property shall survive
the
Closing.
(e) Contracts,
Permits and Personal Property.
To
Seller’s knowledge, Exhibit C attached hereto contains in all material
respects an accurate and complete list of all presently effective contracts,
agreements, warranties and guaranties relating to the leasing, advertising,
promotion, design, construction, ownership, management, operation,
maintenance
or repair of the Real Property. Seller has good title to the Personal
Property,
the Contracts and the Permits, free and clear of all Liens. To Seller’s
knowledge, all of the copies of the documents delivered to Buyer pursuant
to
section 5.1 hereof are in all material respects accurate and complete
copies of all originals of the documents described in section 5.1
hereof.
(f) [Reserved].
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(g) Real
Property.
During
the period of Seller’s ownership of the Real Property, except as set forth on
Schedule
6.1(g)(i)
attached
hereto, the Real Property has at all times been managed, operated,
maintained
and repaired by Seller according to its current business practices.
To Seller’s
knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(g)(ii)
attached
hereto, there are no defects or deficiencies in the design, construction,
fabrication, manufacture or installation of the Real Property or any
part
thereof or any system, element or component thereof. To Seller’s knowledge,
except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(g)(iv)
attached
hereto, all systems, elements and components of the Property (including
all
machinery, fixtures and equipment, the roof, foundation and structural
elements,
and the elevator, mechanical, electrical and life safety systems) are
in good
working order and repair and sound operating condition (subject to
normal wear
and tear). Seller has received no notice of any kind from any insurance
broker,
agent or underwriter that any noninsurable condition exists in, on
or about the
Real Property or any part thereof. To Seller’s knowledge, the Real Property and
every part thereof and the use and occupancy of the Real Property are
in full
compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to the Real Property.
To
Seller’s knowledge, the use of the Real Property or any portion thereof does
not
violate or conflict with any conditions, covenants or restrictions
applicable
thereto or the terms and provisions of any contractual obligations
relating
thereto. Seller has received no notice (whether written or oral), citation
or
other claim alleging any violation of any Legal Requirement, covenant,
condition
or restriction. To Seller’s knowledge, the material Permits have been duly and
validly issued, are in full force and effect, and are all of the certificates,
permits, licenses and approvals that are required by Legal Requirements
to own,
operate, use and occupy the Real Property as it is presently owned,
operated,
used and occupied. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(g)(v)
attached
hereto, Seller has fully performed, satisfied and discharged all of
the
obligations, requirements and conditions imposed on the Real Property
by the
material Permits. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(g)(vi)
attached
hereto, there has occurred no default under, or violation of, any such
material
Permit, which has not been cured, and each such material Permit is
in full force
and effect. To Seller’s knowledge, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement, will not result in a violation of or default under and will
not cause
the revocation or cancellation of any such material Permit. Seller
has not
received any communication or otherwise has knowledge of any facts
which have,
or reasonably should have, led it to believe that any of the material
Permits
are not currently in good standing.
(h) Environmental
Matters.
Except
as otherwise set forth in Schedule
6.1(h)(i)
attached
hereto, no Hazardous Substances are present in, on or under the Real
Property or
any nearby real property which could migrate to the Real Property and
there is
no present Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances
in, on or
under the Real Property, except for those Hazardous Substances that
are being
stored and handled either in de minimus quantities or in compliance
with
applicable Environmental Laws. Seller has never used the Real Property
or any
part thereof, and has never permitted any person to use the Real Property
or any
part thereof, for the production, processing, manufacture, generation,
treatment, handling or disposal of any Hazardous Substances. To Seller’s
knowledge, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
6.1(h)(ii)
attached
hereto, none of the Real Property contains any underground storage
tanks,
asbestos-containing material, lead-based paint, or polychlorinated
biphenyls in
violation of any Environmental Law or that would reasonably be expected
to
result in liability under any Environmental Law. To Seller’s knowledge, except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1(h)(iii)
attached
hereto, the Real Property and every part thereof, and all operations
and
activities therein and thereon and the use and occupancy thereof, comply
in all
material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, and neither
Seller nor
any Person using or occupying the Real Property or any part thereof
is violating
any Environmental Laws. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller has all material
certificates, permits, licenses and approvals required by all applicable
Environmental Laws for the use and occupancy of, and all operations
and
activities in, the Real Property. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller is in material
compliance with all such certificates, permits, licenses and approvals,
and all
such certificates, permits, licenses and approvals were duly issued
and are in
full force and effect. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on
Schedule
6.1(h)(iv)
attached
hereto, no Proceeding of any kind relating to any past or present Release
or
threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances in, on or under the
Real Property
or any past or present violation of any Environmental Laws at the Real
Property
has been made or commenced, or is pending, or, to the Seller’s knowledge, is
being threatened or contemplated by any Person.
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(i) No
Litigation.
(A)
There is no civil, criminal or administrative suit, action, claim,
proceeding,
arbitration, investigation, review or inquiry pending or, to Xxxxxxx’x or
Seller’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Seller relating to
the
Real Property, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule
or order of
any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against or affecting
the
Seller relating to the Real Property (the foregoing collectively referred
to as
“Proceedings”).
To
Seller’s knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstance exists which could
reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a valid basis for
the
commencement of any Proceeding by or against the Seller relating to
the Real
Property. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no general plan, land use or zoning
action or proceeding of any kind, or general or special assessment
action or
proceeding of any kind, or condemnation or eminent domain action or
proceeding
of any kind pending or threatened or being contemplated with respect
to the Real
Property or any part thereof. (B) Except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(i)(B)
hereto,
there is no civil, criminal or administrative suit, action, proceeding,
arbitration, investigation, review or inquiry pending or, to Xxxxxxx’x
knowledge, threatened against or affecting Xxxxxxx or any of his properties
or
rights, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order
of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against or affecting Xxxxxxx or
any of his properties or rights which would have a Material Adverse
Effect or
prevent, impair or materially delay the ability of Xxxxxxx to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Tax
Matters.
(i) There
is
no legal or administrative action or proceeding pending to contest
or appeal the
amount of real property Taxes or assessments levied against the Real
Property or
any part thereof or the assessed value of the Real Property or any
part thereof
for real property Tax purposes. To Seller’s knowledge, no supplemental real
property Taxes have been or will be levied against or assessed with
respect to
the Real Property or any part thereof based on any new construction
or other
event or occurrence relating to the Real Property before the date of
this
Agreement (other than normal annual reassessments of real property
taxes),
except any such supplemental real property Taxes that are due and payable
have
been paid in full and discharged.
(k) Utilities.
To
Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
6.1(k)
attached
hereto, all water, sewer, gas, electric, steam, telephone and drainage
facilities and all other utilities required by Legal Requirement or
reasonably
necessary or proper and usual for the current operation, use and occupancy
of
the Real Property are installed to the boundary lines of the Real Property,
are
connected with valid permits.
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(l) FIRPTA.
Neither
Xxxxxxx nor Seller is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section
1445.
(m) Brokers
and Finders.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1(m)
attached
hereto, Seller has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly,
any
liability for brokerage, finders’ fees, agent’s commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated
hereby. Seller
shall bear the cost of any payments to which any Person listed on Schedule
6.1(m)
hereto
shall be entitled.
(n) No
Other Agreements to Purchase.
Except
for the Buyer’s right under this Agreement, no Person has any written or oral
agreement, option, understanding or commitment or any right or privilege
(whether by law, contractual or otherwise) capable of becoming such
for
the
purchase or acquisition from Seller or Xxxxxxx of the Property.
(o) Representations
and Warranties Complete.
No
representations or warranties by Xxxxxxx or Seller in this Agreement,
including
the Schedules hereto, and no statement contained in any document (including
without limitation certificates, or other writing) furnished or to
be furnished
by Xxxxxxx or Seller to Buyer pursuant to the provisions hereof contains
or will
contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit
to state any
material fact necessary, in order to make the statements herein or
therein in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
There is
no fact known to Xxxxxxx or Seller which has had or would reasonably
be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect which has not been set forth in this
Agreement, including the Schedules hereto. Xxxxxxx and Seller have
furnished or
caused to be furnished to Buyer complete and correct copies of all
Contracts,
Permits or other documents referred to in the Schedules hereto or underlying
a
disclosure of Xxxxxxx or Seller set forth in the Schedules hereto.
Section
6.2 Buyer.
In
order to induce Seller and Xxxxxxx to enter into this Agreement and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder, Buyer makes the
following
representations and warranties:
(a) Organization,
Power and Authority of Buyer.
Buyer
is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full limited
liability
company power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform
its
obligations hereunder.
(b) Validity
and Enforceability; No Violation.
This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer
and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or by general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in equity
or at law). Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a) violate,
conflict
with or result in any breach of any provisions of Buyer’s Charter Documents, (b)
conflict with or violate any provision of any law, ordinance or regulation
or
any decree or order of any court, administrative body or other governmental
body
which is applicable to, binding upon or enforceable against Buyer or
requires
any filing or authorization under any Legal
Requirement, (c) result in any breach of or default under any mortgage,
contract, agreement, indenture, will, trust or other instrument which
is binding
upon or enforceable against Buyer or (d) result in the creation or
imposition of
any Lien upon Buyer.
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(c) Litigation.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
6.2(c)
hereto,
there is no civil, criminal or administrative suit, action, proceeding,
arbitration, investigation, review or inquiry pending or, to the Buyer’s
knowledge, threatened against or affecting Buyer or any of its properties
or
rights, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order
of any
Governmental Authority or arbitrator outstanding against or affecting
Buyer or
any of its properties or rights (the foregoing collectively referred
to as
“Buyer
Proceedings”).
None
of the Buyer Proceedings is reasonably likely, either individually
or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or to prevent, impair
or materially
delay the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement.
(d) Brokers
and Finders.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
6.2(d)
hereto,
Buyer has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly,
any liability
for brokerage, finders’ fees, agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated
hereby.
(e) Buyer
will purchase the Property on an “as is, where is, with all faults” basis,
without any representations and warranties, express or implied, from
Seller,
other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the closing
documents.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
Section
7.1 Certain
Covenants and Agreements.
Xxxxxxx
and Seller covenant and agree with Buyer as follows: Seller does not
own any
item of Personal Property; however in the event it is determined that
ownership
of any item of Personal Property is vested in Seller, Xxxxxxx and Seller
will
cause such Personal Property to be transferred to Oregano’s Pizza Bistro, Inc.
or its successor at the Closing or promptly thereafter if such ownership
is
discovered following the Closing. The foregoing obligation to transfer
any
Personal Property shall survive the Closing.
(a) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Seller shall not and
Xxxxxxx
shall cause Seller not to execute any lease affecting the Real Property
or
amend, modify, renew, extend or terminate any of the Contracts or the
Permits in
any respect without the prior approval of Buyer, which approval will
not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. From the date of this
Agreement
until the Closing Date, Seller shall and Xxxxxxx shall cause Seller
to manage,
operate, maintain and repair the Real Property and the Personal Property
in the
ordinary course of business in accordance with sound property management
practice, keep the Real Property and the Personal Property and every
part therof
in good repair and working order and sound condition (subject to normal
wear and
tear), comply with the Permits and all covenants, conditions, restrictions,
and
Legal Requirements applicable to the Real Property or the Personal
Property,
keep the Contracts and the Permits in force, promptly give Buyer copies
of all
notices received by Seller asserting any breach or default under the
Contracts
or any violation of the Permits or any covenants, conditions, restrictions,
or
Legal Requirements applicable to the Real Property or the Personal
Property, and
perform when due all of Seller’s obligations under the Contracts and the Permits
and all Legal Requirements. From the date of this Agreement until the
Closing
Date, Seller shall and Xxxxxxx shall cause Seller to keep in force
current
property insurance covering all buildings, structures, improvements,
machinery,
fixtures and equipment included in the Real Property.
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(b) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Seller shall not and
Xxxxxxx
shall cause Seller not to use, produce, process, manufacture, generate,
treat,
handle, store or dispose of any Hazardous Substances in, on or under
the Real
Property (other than in the ordinary course of business), or use the
Real
Property for any such purposes, or Release any Hazardous Substances
into any
air, soil, surface water or groundwater comprising the Real Property,
or permit
any Person using or occupying the Real Property or any part thereof
to do any of
the foregoing, except for those Hazardous Substances that are being
stored and
handled either in de minimus quantities or in compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing
Date,
Seller shall and Xxxxxxx shall cause Seller to comply, and shall cause
all
Persons using or occupying the Real Property or any part thereof to
comply, in
all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the
Real
Property, or the use or occupancy thereof, or any operations or activities
therein or thereon. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing
Date,
Seller shall and Xxxxxxx shall cause Seller to duly obtain all material
certificates, permits, licenses and approvals required by all applicable
Environmental Laws for the use and occupancy of, and all operations
and
activities in, the Real Property, and the Real Property shall comply
in all
material respects with all such material certificates, permits, licenses
and
approvals, and Seller shall keep all such certificates, permits, licenses
and
approvals in full force and effect. Immediately after Seller obtains
any
information of any Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances
may
have occurred in, on or under the Real Property (or any nearby real
property
which could migrate to the Real Property) or that any violation of
any
Environmental Laws may have occurred at the Real Property, Seller shall
give
written notice thereof to Buyer with a reasonably detailed description
of the
event, occurrence or condition in question. Seller shall promptly furnish
to
Buyer copies of all written communications received by Seller from
any person
(including notices, complaints, claims or citations that any Release
or
threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances or any violation of
any
Environmental Laws has actually or allegedly occurred) or given by
Seller to any
Person concerning any past or present Release or threatened Release
of any
Hazardous Substances in, on or under the Real Property (or any nearby
real
property which could migrate to the Real Property) or any past or present
violation of any Environmental Laws at the Real Property.
(c) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Seller shall not and
Xxxxxxx
shall cause Seller not in any manner to sell, convey, assign, transfer,
encumber
or otherwise dispose of the Real Property, the Personal Property, the
Contracts
or the Permits, or any part thereof or interest therein.
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Section
7.2 Casualty
Damage.
If,
before the Closing Date, the improvements on the Real Property are
damaged by
any casualty and the cost to restore such improvements, as reasonably
determined
by Buyer, is more than two million dollars ($2,000,000), Buyer shall
have the
right, by giving notice to Seller within thirty (30) days after Seller
gives
notice of the occurrence of such casualty to Buyer, to terminate this
Agreement,
in which event this Agreement shall terminate. If, before the Closing
Date, the
improvements on the Real Property are damaged by any casualty and the
cost to
restore such improvements, as reasonably determined by Buyer, is two
million
dollars ($2,000,000) or less, or if Buyer has the right to terminate
this
Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence but Buyer does not exercise
such
right, then this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and,
on the
Closing Date, Seller will assign to Buyer at the Close of escrow any
insurance
proceeds payable to Seller, and the Purchase Price will be credited
(reduced) by
an amount equal to any deductible portion of the insurance coverage
or any
otherwise uninsured loss. Seller shall give notice to Buyer promptly
after the
occurrence of any damage to the improvements on the Real Property by
any
casualty. Buyer shall have a period of thirty (30) days (or such shorter
period
as Buyer may elect by giving notice to Seller) after Seller has given
the notice
to Buyer required by this section 7.2 to evaluate the extent of the damage
and make the determination as to whether to terminate this Agreement.
If
necessary, the Closing Date shall be postponed until Seller has given
the notice
to Buyer required by this section 7.2 and the period of thirty (30) days
described in this section 7.2 has expired.
Section
7.3 Eminent
Domain.
If,
before the Closing Date, proceedings are commenced for the taking by
exercise of
the power of eminent domain of all or a material part of the Property
which, as
reasonably determined by Buyer, would render the Property unacceptable
to Buyer
or unsuitable for Buyer’s intended use, Buyer shall have the right, by giving
notice to Seller within thirty (30) days after Seller gives notice
of the
commencement of such proceedings to Buyer, to terminate this Agreement,
in which
event this Agreement shall terminate. If, before the Closing Date,
proceedings
are commenced for the taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain
of less
than such a material part of the Property, or if Buyer has the right
to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence but Buyer
does not
exercise such right, then this Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect
and, on the Closing Date, the condemnation award (or, if not theretofore
received, the right to receive such award) payable on account of the
taking
shall be transferred to Buyer. Seller shall give notice to Buyer immediately
after Seller’s receiving notice of the commencement of any proceedings for the
taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain of all or any part
of the
Property. Buyer shall have a period of thirty (30) days (or such shorter
period
as Buyer may elect by giving notice to Seller) after Seller has given
the notice
to Buyer required by this section 7.3 to evaluate the extent of the taking
and make the determination as to whether to terminate this Agreement.
If
necessary, the Closing Date shall be postponed until Seller has given
the notice
to Buyer required by this section 7.3 and the period of thirty (30) days
described in this section 7.3 has expired.
Section
7.4 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts.
Each
party hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
to be
satisfied prior to the date hereof, or, if not satisfied on or prior
to the date
hereof, as soon as practicable thereafter, all of the conditions to
its
respective obligations to consummate the sale, conveyance, transfer,
assignment,
delivery, purchase and acceptance of the Property. Each party hereto
shall also
execute such other documents or agreements and take such other actions
as may be
reasonably necessary or desirable for the implementation of this Agreement
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section
7.5 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as set forth herein, whether or not the Closing is consummated, all
costs and
expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by Buyer
and all costs
and expenses incurred by Seller and/or Xxxxxxx in connection with this
Agreement, including the fees of and expenses of Seller’s legal counsel,
accountants, other consultants or advisors and the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement shall be paid by Seller and/or Xxxxxxx.
Section
7.6 Xxxxxxx
and Seller Actions.
Xxxxxxx
and Seller shall use their best efforts to take such actions as are
necessary to
fulfill its obligations under this Agreement and to enable Buyer to
fulfill its
obligations hereunder.
Section
7.7 Public
Announcements.
The
parties hereto agree that no public release, announcement or any other
disclosure concerning any of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be made
or issued by any party hereto without the prior written consent of
the other
parties hereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed),
except to the extent such release, announcement or disclosure may be
required by
any Legal Requirement, in which case the party required to make the
release,
announcement or disclosure shall allow other parties reasonable time
to comment
on such release, announcement or disclosure in advance of such issuance
or
disclosure.
Section
7.8 No
Claim Against Trust Fund.
The
Seller and Xxxxxxx acknowledge that Restaurant Acquisition Partners,
Inc. has
established the Trust Fund for the benefit of Restaurant Acquisition
Partners,
Inc.’s stockholders and that Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc. may disburse
monies from the Trust Fund only (a) to Restaurant Acquisition Partners,
Inc.’s
stockholders in the event they elect to convert their shares into cash
in
accordance with the Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc.’s certificate of
incorporation; or (b) to Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc. after
it
consummates a business combination, as set forth in the Restaurant
Acquisition
Partners, Inc.’s prospectus dated December 15, 2006 and filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission. Seller and Xxxxxxx
acknowledge that if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are not
consummated by Buyer by December 20, 2008 (provided that the Termination
Date
has not been extended to January 15, 2009), Restaurant Acquisition
Partners,
Inc. will be obligated to return to its stockholders the amounts being
held in
the Trust Fund. Accordingly, the Seller and its affiliates, directors,
managers,
officers, employees and representatives, and Xxxxxxx (collectively,
the
“Seller
Claimants”),
hereby irrevocably waive all rights, title, interest, or claim of any
kind in or
to the Trust Fund and any monies in the Trust Fund notwithstanding
any amounts
that may be owed to them by Buyer for any reason whatsoever, including
but not
limited to breach of this Agreement by Buyer or any negotiations, agreements
or
understandings with Buyer (whether in the past, present or future),
and will not
seek recourse against the Trust Fund or any Non-Recourse Person at
any
time for any reason whatsoever. Seller agrees to indemnify, defend
and hold
harmless Buyer and each Non-Recourse Person from any and all losses,
claims or
damages (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expenses and costs
of investigation) arising from any breach of the foregoing provisions.
This
section will survive this Agreement and will not expire and will not
be altered
in any way without the express written consent of the parties hereto.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, capitalized
terms
used in this Section 7.8 and not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.
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Section
7.9 Parent
Common Stock Lockup.
Xxxxxxx
agrees that he will not during the period commencing on the date hereof
and
ending on the date one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing
Date:
(i) lend; offer; pledge; sell; contract to sell; sell any option or
contract to purchase; purchase any option or contract to sell; grant
any option,
right, or warrant to purchase; or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or
indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock or any securities convertible
into
or exercisable or exchangeable (directly or indirectly) for Parent
Common Stock
or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another,
in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership
of such
securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii)
above is to be settled by delivery of Parent Common Stock or other
securities,
in cash, or otherwise.
ARTICLE
8
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
Section
8.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party.
The
respective obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment
at or prior
to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) Regulatory
Consent.
All
filings required to be made prior to the Closing by Seller or Buyer,
and all
consents, approvals and authorizations required to be obtained prior
to the
Closing by the Seller or Buyer, from any Governmental Entity
(collectively, “Governmental
Consents”)
in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller or Buyer
shall
have been made or obtained (as the case may be).
(b) No
Order.
No
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive
order,
decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent)
which (i) is in effect and (ii) has the effect of making the transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Governmental
Restrictions.
There
shall not be any pending or threatened suit, action or proceeding asserted
by
any Governmental Entity challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
effect of
which restraint or prohibition if obtained would cause the condition
set forth
in Section 7.1(b) to not be satisfied.
Section
8.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Seller.
The
obligations of Seller to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver
the Property
shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date
of each of
the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement
shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations
and
warranties which have already been qualified with respect to materiality
and
therefore shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date
hereof and
as of the Closing Date, as if such representations and warranties were
made as
of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except as to any such
representation or warranty which speaks as of a specific date, which
must be
true and correct as of such specific date) and Seller or Xxxxxxx shall
have
received a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer
of
Buyer to such effect (“Buyer
Closing Certificate”).
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(b) Agreements
and Covenants. Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material
respects
with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or
complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Buyer
Closing
Certificate shall include a provision to such effect.
(c) Merger
Agreement.
The
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall have closed
(or will
close simultaneous with this Agreement).
Section
8.3
Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer .
The
obligation of Buyer to purchase the Property shall be subject to the
fulfillment
at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Seller shall be true and correct
in all
material respects (except for those representations and warranties
which have
already been qualified with respect to materiality and which shall
be true and
correct in all respects) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date, as if
such representations and warranties were made as of the date hereof
and as of
the Closing Date (except as to any such representation or warranty
which speaks
as of a specific date, which must be true and correct as of such specific
date)
and Buyer shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Seller
by an
authorized officer of Seller to such effect.
(“Seller
Closing Certificate”).
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
Seller
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it
at or prior to the Closing Date
and the
Seller Closing Certificate shall include a provision to such
effect.
(c) Consents.
Seller
shall have obtained all consents, waivers, permits and approvals required
to be
obtained by Seller in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than consents, waivers and approvals the
absence of
which, either alone or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect and the Seller Closing Certificate shall
include
a provision to such effect.
(d) Absence
of Certain Changes.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
(e) Merger
Agreement.
The
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall have closed
(or will
close simultaneous with this Agreement).
(f) FIRPTA
Certificate.
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer on or before the Closing Date an affidavit in
the form of
Exhibit F to the effect that they are not a “foreign person” within the meaning
of Code Section 1445.
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(g) Contract
Assignments.
Seller
shall have delivered to Buyer evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer
that
each Person set forth on Schedule
8.3(g)
attached
hereto, consented to the assignment to Buyer of the Contract set forth
opposite
such Person’s name, but only those Contracts which consent of the Person is
required.
(h) On
the
Closing Date, the Title Company shall be unconditionally and irrevocably
committed to issue to Buyer a separate American Land Title Association
Owner’s
Policy Form B (Amended 06/2006) of title insurance for each individual
parcel of
Real Property, in such amount to be provided seven (7) days after the
signing of
this Agreement (such amount to be allocated between each individual
parcel of
Real Property as set forth on Schedule
2.2
attached
hereto). Such title insurance polices will contain CLTA form endorsements,
insuring Buyer that fee simple absolute title to the Real Property
(other than
the Flagstaff Property which shall be a ground leasehold interest policy)
is
vested in Buyer subject only to the Permitted Liens.
ARTICLE
9
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
9.1 Indemnification.
(a)
Indemnification
by Seller and Xxxxxxx.
Subject
to the limits set forth in this Section 9.1, from and after the Closing,
Xxxxxxx
and Seller shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold
Buyer, its
affiliates and their respective officers, directors, shareholders,
employees,
agents and representatives (the “Buyer
Indemnified Persons”)
harmless from and in respect of any and all claims, causes of action,
suits
(whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) losses, damages, costs
and
reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
including
both those incurred in connection with the defense or prosecution of
the
indemnifiable claim and those incurred in connection with the successful
enforcement of this provision, whether or not related to a Third Party
Claim)
(collectively, “Losses”),
that
they may incur arising out of or due to:
(i) the
inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of the Seller
or Xxxxxxx
contained in Section 6.1 of this Agreement, or any certificate delivered
by
Seller or Xxxxxxx to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement in connection
with the
Closing;
(ii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant or agreement of the Seller
or Xxxxxxx
contained in this Agreement;
(iii) liabilities
of Xxxxxxx or Seller for any broker’s or finder’s fees or other fees and
expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses incurred
by
Seller or Xxxxxxx in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement and not paid by Seller or Xxxxxxx prior to the Closing;
(iv) failure
by Seller or Xxxxxxx to perform all obligations of Seller in accordance
with the
Contracts prior to the Closing;
(v) failure
by Seller or Xxxxxxx to perform all obligations of Seller in accordance
with the
Permits prior to the Closing;
(vi) liabilities
of Xxxxxxx or Seller related to the 126 Group, LLC;
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(vii) liabilities
of Xxxxxxx or Seller related to oral arrangements listed on Schedule
9.1(a)(vii);
(viii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant, agreement or representation
and
warranty contained in the Merger Agreement by Xxxxxxx or Oreganos Pizza
Bistro,
Inc.;
(ix) all
Taxes
of the Seller for all periods except to the extent provided in Section
10.4;
and
(x) any
Tax
liabilities of Xxxxxxx arising out of or related to Xxxxxxx'x ownership
interest
in any Person.
(b) Indemnification
by the Buyer.
Subject
to the limits set forth in this Section 9.1, from and after the Closing,
Buyer
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Seller and his affiliates and
their
respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and
representatives (the “Seller
Indemnified Persons”)
harmless from and in respect of any and all Losses that they may incur
arising
out of or due to:
(i) the
inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained
in
Section 6.2 of this Agreement, or any certificate delivered by Buyer
to Seller
pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the Closing;
(ii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller contained
in
this Agreement;
(iii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant, agreement or representation
and
warranty contained in the Merger Agreement by Restaurant Acquisition
Partners,
Inc., Oregano’s Acquisition, Inc., Oregano’s Holdings, LLC (or their assignees);
and
(iv) liabilities
of Buyer for any broker’s or finder’s fees or other fees and
expenses.
(c) Certain
Limitations.
Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding:
(i) Except
in
the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, no Losses shall
be
recoverable by the Buyer Indemnified Persons pursuant to the provisions
of
Section 9.1(a)(i) or the Seller Indemnified Persons pursuant to the
provisions
of Section 9.1(b)(i), as the case may be, in respect of breaches of
representations and warranties (other than the representations and
warranties
set forth in Sections 6.1(a), (b), (h), (j), (m) and Sections 6.2(a)
and (d))
and no claim therefor shall be asserted for any purpose hereunder,
unless and
only to the extent that the amount of such Indemnified Party’s Losses equals or
exceeds $100,000 (the “Indemnity
Deductible”)
in the
aggregate, in which case only Losses in excess of the Indemnity Deductible
shall
be recoverable.
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(ii) Except
in
the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, the aggregate of
the sum of
indemnification obligations of Xxxxxxx and/or Seller (other than the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.1(a), (b), (h),
(j) and
(m)) pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1(a)(i) or Buyer pursuant
to the
provisions of Section 9.1(b)(i) (other than the representations and
warranties
set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and (d)), as the case may be, shall be
limited to
an amount equal to the Purchase Price;
(iii) The
amount of any Losses
by
Buyer
Indemnified Persons
or
Seller Indemnified
Persons,
as the
case may be, shall
be
reduced by any insurance (after Taxes) which such party actually receives
under
insurance policies in effect immediately prior to the Closing in respect
of or
as a result of such Losses or the facts or circumstances relating thereto;
provided, that each Indemnified Party agrees to diligently pursue any
claims
under such policies as may be available in respect of any Losses indemnified
hereunder; provided,
however,
that no
such Indemnified Party shall have an obligation or be required to commence
litigation against any third party to recover such proceeds.
(iv) None
of
the Buyer Indemnified Persons or the Seller Indemnified Persons shall
be
entitled to recover from the respective other Party hereunder for the
same Loss
more than once. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in
Section
9.1(c)(ii), in no event shall Seller and Xxxxxxx be liable for any
Losses
hereunder and under Merger Agreement in an aggregate amount in excess
of the
aggregate of the Purchase Price and the Total Merger Consideration
(as defined
in the Merger Agreement).
(v) Except
in
the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, Seller, Xxxxxxx,
Buyer, the
Buyer Indemnified Persons and Seller Indemnified Persons agree that
the sole and
exclusive remedy for Losses for any matters relating to this Agreement
(including the Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement), any certificate
delivered pursuant hereto and the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be the
rights to indemnification set forth in this Article 9; provided,
however,
that
nothing contained herein shall limit any non-monetary equitable remedy
of the
Buyer Indemnified Persons and Seller Indemnified Persons. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any indemnification obligation
that
becomes payable to any Buyer Indemnified Persons or Seller Indemnified
Persons,
as the case may be, pursuant to and in accordance with this Article
9 or Article
8 of the Merger Agreement may be satisfied (at the option of the Indemnifying
Party) in Parent Common Stock held by such Indemnifying Party, cash
or any
combination thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence
shall
not otherwise limit claims against Xxxxxxx or Seller.
(vi) For
the
purpose of determining the value of the Parent Common Stock used to
satisfy any
indemnification claim by Buyer pursuant to and in accordance with this
Article 9
or Article 8 of the Merger Agreement, the value of a share of Parent
Common
Stock shall be equal to the value used to calculate the Preliminary
Parent Stock
Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
(d) Survival
Generally.
Except
as set out in Sections 9.1(e), (g) and (h), liability
for breaches of the representations and warranties of the parties hereto
contained in this Agreement shall terminate upon the expiry of the
period of
twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, except:
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(i) in
the
case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, in which case liability
shall
continue indefinitely; and
(ii) to
the
extent that, during such period, the party hereto seeking indemnification
shall
have given notice to the other party hereto from which indemnification
of a
claim is sought in respect of any such representation, warranty or
covenant, in
which case liability for such representation, warranty or covenant
shall
continue in full force and effect until the final determination of
such
claim.
(e) Tax
Survival.
The
representations, warranties and covenants of the Xxxxxxx and the Company
relating to the Tax liability of the Company including, without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, those set forth in Section 6.1(j), continue
in full
force and effect for the benefit of Buyer until 90 days after the expiration
of
the relevant statute of limitation for collection or assessment of
Tax by a
Governmental Entity.
(f) [Reserved]
(g) Other
Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the parties hereto set forth in Sections
6.1(a),(b), (m) and Sections 6.2(a) and (d), and
the
applicable parties’ liability in connection therewith shall survive
indefinitely.
(h) Claims
for Indemnification.
No
party hereto or other Person shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant
to
this Agreement unless such party hereto or other Person has given written
notice
of its claim for indemnification within the survival periods specified
in the
foregoing provisions of this Section 9.1.
(i) Notice
and Opportunity to Defend.
If
there occurs an event which a party asserts is an indemnifiable event
pursuant
to Section 9.1(a) or 9.1(b), the party or parties seeking indemnification
shall
notify the other party or parties obligated to provide indemnification
(the
“Indemnifying
Party”)
promptly, but no later than ninety (90) days, after such Indemnifying
Party
receives written notice of any claim, event or matter as to which indemnity
may
be sought (a “Claim
Notice”).
Each
Claim Notice shall contain a reasonable and good faith estimate of
the Losses
(each such estimate, a “Loss
Estimate”)
against which such Indemnified Party seeks indemnification, to the
extent such
an estimate can be made, a description, in reasonable detail, of each
individual
item of Loss, the date such item was paid or accrued, the basis for
any
anticipated liability and the nature of the misrepresentation, default,
breach
of warranty or breach of covenant or claim to which each such item
is related
and the computation of the amount to which such Indemnified Party claims
to be
entitled hereunder. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give notice
as
provided in this Section 9.1(i) shall not relieve any Indemnifying
Party of its
obligations under Section 9.1, except to the extent that such failure
materially
prejudices the rights of any such Indemnifying Party. In the event
of any claim,
action, suit, proceeding or demand asserted by any person who is not
a party (or
a successor to a party) to this Agreement (a “Third
Party Claim”)
which
is or gives rise to an indemnification claim, the Indemnifying Party
may elect
within ten (10) days to acknowledge its obligations to indemnify the
Indemnified
Party therefor and to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation
resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party,
who shall
conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom,
shall
be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably
be
withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense
at the
Indemnified Party’s expense, which shall include counsel of its choice; provided
that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ, at the Indemnifying
Party’s expense, one counsel of its choice in each applicable jurisdiction
(if
more than one jurisdiction is involved) to represent the Indemnified
Party if,
in the Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment, there exists an actual or
potential conflict of interest between the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party or if the Indemnifying Party (i) elects not to defend,
compromise or settle a Third-Party Claim, (ii) fails to notify the
Indemnified
Party within the required time period of its election as provided in
this
section, or (iii) having timely elected to defend a Third-Party Claim,
fails, in
the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party, after at least ten
(10) days
notice to the Indemnifying Party, to adequately prosecute or pursue
such
defense, and in each such case the Indemnified Party may defend such
Third-Party
Claim on behalf of and for the account and risk of the Indemnifying
Party. The
Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation,
shall not,
except with the written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to
entry of
any judgment or entry into any settlement which does not include as
an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to the
Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such
claim or
litigation. The Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any
such claim
without prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent
shall not
be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Party shall furnish such
information
regarding itself or the claim in question as the Indemnifying Party
may
reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in
connection
with the defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
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(j) Any
indemnification payment pursuant to this Article 9 shall, to the maximum
extent
permitted by law, be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.
Section
9.2 Offset
Rights.
(a) Buyer
shall have the right to offset against the Total Holdback Amount and/or
the Real
Estate Adjustment Amount for the amount of any indemnity claim of any
Buyer
Indemnified Persons pursuant to this Article 9.
(b) Neither
the exercise nor the failure to exercise such right of setoff or to
give a
notice of claim will constitute an election of remedies or limit Buyer
in any
manner in the enforcement of any other remedies that may be available
to
it.
Section
9.3 Resolution
of Claims.
(a) In
the event that any Indemnifying Party objects to the amount of any
Loss claimed
in any Claim Notice or disputes the Indemnifying Party’s liability therefor, the
Indemnifying Party shall, prior to twenty (20) calendar days following
the
Indemnifying Party’s receipt of such Claim Notice (the “Response
Date”),
deliver to the Indemnified Party a written notice (a “Response
Notice”)
specifying in reasonable detail each amount set forth in such Claim
Notice to
which the Indemnifying Party objects and the nature and basis for each
such
objection. If the Indemnified Party shall not have received a Response
Notice
prior to the Response Date, the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party
shall be deemed to have agreed to the Claim Notice and to have acknowledged
the
correctness of the Losses claimed therein and the Indemnifying Party’s liability
therefor. If the Indemnified Party shall have received a Response Notice
prior
to the Response Date, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party
shall
negotiate in good faith concerning the related Claim Notice and the
Losses
claimed and other matters set forth therein until such Claim Notice,
Loss
Estimate and matters shall have been finally determined. A Claim Notice,
any
Losses claimed therein and any other matters set forth therein shall
be deemed
to be “finally determined” for purposes of this Agreement when such Claim
Notice, amounts and matters have been resolved (i) by a written agreement
of the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, or (ii) by order of a
court having
jurisdiction.
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ARTICLE
10
CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
Section
10.1 Procedure.
Seller
and Buyer shall cause the following to occur at the Closing on the
Closing
Date:
(a) The
Deeds, each duly executed and acknowledged by Seller, shall be recorded
in the
Official Records of the County of Maricopa and County of Pima, as
applicable.
(b) Seller
shall date as of the Closing Date, execute and deliver to Buyer (i) the
Assignment of Contracts, (ii) the Assignment of Permits, (iii) Seller
Closing Certificate, and (iv) a Certificate of Non-Foreign Status in
accordance with section 1445 of the Code in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto.
(c) Buyer
shall date as of the Closing Date, execute and deliver to Seller (i) the
Assignment of Contracts, and (iii) Buyer Closing Certificate.
(d) Buyer
shall pay to Seller the Closing Purchase Price for the Property in
accordance
with section 2.2 hereof.
(e) The
Title
Company shall issue to Buyer the title insurance policy(ies) described
in
section 8.3(i) hereof.
(f) The
Title
Company shall file the information return for the sale of the Property
required
by section 6045 of the Code.
Section
10.2 Possession.
Seller
shall transfer possession of the Real Property and the Personal Property
to
Buyer on the Closing Date. If not previously delivered to Buyer, Seller
shall
deliver originals of the documents described in section 5.1 hereof
(to the
extent Seller has originals or the originals are in Seller’s control), all
files, correspondence, maintenance records and operating manuals relating
to the
Real Property, and all keys (properly tagged or identified) to the
Real Property
to Buyer on the Closing Date. The originals of such documents and such
keys
shall become the property of Buyer on the Closing Date. At the Buyer’s request,
on the Closing Date or as soon thereafter as practicable, Seller and
Buyer shall
send notices to all vendors and contractors under the Contracts informing
them
that Seller sold the Property to Buyer on the Closing Date.
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Section
10.3 Closing
Costs.
Seller
will pay as part of its closing prorations: (i) one-half of the escrow fees
charged by Escrow Agent; (ii) all recording fees associated with the
recordation of the Deeds; (iii) the cost of removing or releasing those
financial liens that Seller is required to release; (iv) the title premiums
for the standard owner’s title insurance coverage; and (v) Seller’s
attorney fees and any other expenses that are payable by Seller under
this
Agreement. Buyer will pay as part of its closing prorations: (i) one-half
of the escrow fees charged by Escrow Agent; (ii) all recording fees
associated with Buyer’s financing; (iii) the title premiums for extended
owner’s coverage and charges for endorsements requested by Buyer; and
(iv) Buyer’s attorney fees and any other expenses that are payable by Buyer
under this Agreement
Section
10.4 Prorations.
Real
property taxes, assessments and rents in connection with the Real Property
and
Improvements will be prorated as of the Close of escrow with the tax
proration
to be based upon the most current available information. Buyer will
pay all
assessment installments on the Property that are due after the Close
of escrow.
Utility charges and operating expenses and any prorations that cannot
be made on
that date will be made between Buyer and Seller outside of the Close
of escrow.
Rents will be credited to Seller and expenses will be charged to Seller
through
the day before the Closing Date. Rents will be credited to Buyer and
expenses
will be charged to Buyer on and after the Closing Date. To the extent
any of the
proration items described above cannot be accurately prorated on the
Close of
escrow, Buyer and Seller agree that a post-closing adjustment or re-proration
will be made outside of escrow with 120 days after the Close of
escrow.
Section
10.5 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of the parties hereto at any time;
(b) by
any
party hereto, if, at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined in the Merger
Agreement), including any adjournments thereof, this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated thereby shall fail to be approved and adopted
by the
affirmative vote of the holders of Parent Common Stock required under
Restaurant
Acquisition Partners, Inc.’s certificate of incorporation, or the holders of 20%
or more of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued in Restaurant
Acquisition Partners, Inc.’s initial public offering and outstanding as of the
date of the record date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined in the
Merger Agreement) exercise their rights to convert the shares of Parent
Common
Stock held by them into cash in accordance with Restaurant Acquisition
Partners,
Inc.’s certificate of incorporation;
(c) by
Buyer,
Xxxxxxx or Seller if the Closing shall not have been consummated by
December 20,
2008 (the “Termination
Date”);
provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.5(c)
shall not
be available to any party hereto whose failure to perform any of its
obligations
under this Agreement results in the failure of the Closing to be consummated
by
such date; provided further
that so
long as Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc. has mailed the Proxy
Statement (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) to its stockholders on or prior to
the
Termination Date, the Termination Date shall be automatically extended
to
January 15, 2009;
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(d) by
Buyer,
if Seller or Xxxxxxx shall have breached or failed to perform in any
material
respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other
agreements
contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A)
would give
rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) and
(b), and (B)
is incapable of being cured by Seller prior to the Termination Date
or is not
cured by Seller or Xxxxxxx, as applicable, within thirty (30) days
following
receipt of written notice from Buyer of such breach or failure to perform;
or
(e) by
Seller
or Xxxxxxx, if Buyer shall have breached or failed to perform in any
material
respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other
agreements
contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A)
would give
rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) and
(b), and (B)
is incapable of being cured by Buyer prior to the Termination Date
or is not
cured by Buyer within thirty (30) days following receipt of written
notice from
Seller or Xxxxxxx of such breach or failure to perform.
Section
10.6 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement by Xxxxxxx, Buyer or Seller
as provided
in Section 10.5, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void
and have no
effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of any party
hereto,
other than the provisions of this Section 10.6, Section 7.5 and Article
9 which
provisions shall survive such termination.
ARTICLE
11
DEFINITIONS
AND USAGE
Section
11.1 Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the following defined terms have the meanings indicated
below:
“affiliate”
means,
as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with, such
Person. For
purposes of this definition, “control”
(including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by”
and
“under
common control with”),
as
applied to any Person, 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, by contract
or
otherwise;
“Closing
Purchase Price”
means
the Purchase Price minus the Total Holdback Amount.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation, order, decree,
permit,
authorization, policy, opinion, common law or agency requirement relating
to:
(i) the protection, investigation or restoration of the environment,
health and
safety, or natural resources; (ii) the handling, use, presence, disposal,
Release or threatened Release of any chemical substance or (iii) noise,
odor,
wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury
to persons
or property.
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“First
Holdback Payment Date”
means
twelve (12) months following the Closing Date.
“First
Holdback Reserve”
means
the aggregate amount of all (i) Losses of the Buyer Indemnified Persons
that
have been finally determined and (ii) Loss Estimates of the Buyer Indemnified
Persons set forth in any Claim Notices that have been made, but have
not been
finally determined (in accordance with Section 9.3),
prior to the First Holdback Payment Date.
“Hazardous
Substances”
means
any substance or material that is described as a toxic or hazardous
substance,
waste or material or a pollutant or contaminant (or words of similar
import)
regulated, or classified as such, or that foreseeably will be regulated
or
classified as such, under any of the Environmental Laws, and includes
asbestos,
asbestos-containing material , petroleum (including crude oil or any
fraction
thereof, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or
synthetic
gas usable for fuel, or any mixture thereof), friable asbestos, petroleum
products, polychlorinated biphenyls, presumed asbestos-containing material,
presumed silica-containing material, silica, silica-containing material,
toxic
bacteria, mold and urea formaldehyde, radon gas, radioactive matter,
medical
waste, and chemicals which may cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity.
“Initial
Holdback Amount”
means
the Total Holdback Amount minus the First Holdback Reserve.
“knowledge”
(including any derivation thereof such as “known”
or
“knowing”)
means:
(i) with respect to Seller, the knowledge, with a duty of reasonable
inquiry of
Persons within the Seller, of Xxxxxxx and (ii) with respect to Buyer,
the
knowledge, with a duty of reasonable inquiry of Persons within Buyer,
of
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxx III and Xxxx X. Xxxxx;
“Legal
Requirements”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code,
edict,
decree, rule, regulation, arbitration award, license, permit, ruling
or
requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise
put
into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
when
used in connection with an entity shall mean (a) any event, condition,
circumstances or change, which has or would be reasonably expected
to have any
adverse change in or effect on the Property which is material to Seller
taken as
a whole; provided,
however,
that
the following shall not be considered a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes,
events, inaccuracies, circumstances and effects that are caused by
or arise out
of economic or business conditions in the United States generally and
which do
not disproportionately impact the Property or (ii) any effect attributable
to or
arising out of (x) the public announcement or the pendency of this
Agreement or
the performance of this Agreement, (y) any action taken by the Seller
in
compliance with this Agreement, (z) changes in Legal Requirements;
or (b) any
effect that would materially impair the Seller’s or Xxxxxxx’x ability to
consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.
“Merger
Agreement”
means
that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger made and entered into as
of the date
hereof, by and among Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc., Oregano’s
Acquisition, Inc., Oregano’s Holdings
LLC,
Oregano’s Pizza Bistro’s, Inc. and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
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“Non-Recourse
Person”
shall
mean the Buyer’s members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents or
affiliates;
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
the authorized shares of Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc. common
stock,
$0.0001 par value.
“Real
Estate Adjustment Amount”
means
a
positive amount equal to the fair market value of the Real Property
on the third
anniversary of the Closing Date (as determined in accordance with Section
2),
minus
the
Purchase Price paid at Closing.
“Release”
shall
mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment,
including continuing migration, of Hazardous Substances into or through
soil,
surface water or groundwater.
“Remaining
Holdback Amount”
means
any amount of the First Holdback Reserve that has been finally determined
not to
constitute Losses of the Buyer Indemnified Persons.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
any taxes of any kind, including but not limited to those on or measured
by or
referred to as income, gross receipts, capital, sales, goods and services,
use,
ad valorem, franchise, profits, stamp, license, withholding, employment,
payroll, premium, value added, property or windfall profits taxes,
surtaxes,
environmental transfer taxes, social security taxes, national health
contributions, pension and employment insurance contributions, customs,
duties
or similar fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together
with
any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed
by any Governmental Entity, domestic or foreign.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, election, notice, statement or information
return and including any amendment, schedule, attachment, part, supplement,
appendix and exhibit thereto, made, prepared, filed or required to
be filed with
any Governmental Entity, domestic or foreign, with respect to
Taxes.
“Total
Holdback Amount”
means
an amount equal to $922,100.
ARTICLE
12
GENERAL
Section
12.1 Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be
deemed to have been duly given or served for all purposes upon receipt
of (i)
hand delivery, (ii) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
(iii) internationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid)
or
(iv) telecopy transmission with confirmation of receipt:
if
to
Buyer, to:
Oregano’s
Real Estate Holdings LLC
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
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Pillsbury
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx LLP.
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0000
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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if
to
Seller or Xxxxxxx to:
City
Surf Management Group, LLC
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0000
X. Xxxx Xxxx.
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxx, P.A.
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Third
Floor Camelback Esplanade II
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0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
602-255-0103
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Section
12.2 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the
internal substantial laws and not the choice of law rules of the State
of
Arizona.
(b) Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit
to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the federal or state courts
located
in Arizona,
for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and the parties
hereto agree
not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except
in such
courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice
or
document by U.S. registered or certified mail to such party’s principal place of
business shall be effective service of process for any action, suit
or
proceeding arising out of the parties in any such court. Each party
hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying
of venue of
any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions
contemplated hereby, in such state or federal courts as aforesaid,
and hereby
further irrevocably and unconditionally waives its right and agrees
not to plead
or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding
brought in
any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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(c) The
parties hereto each hereby waive trial by jury in any judicial proceeding
involving, directly or indirectly, any matters (whether sounding in
tort,
contract or otherwise) in any way arising out of, related to, or connected
with
this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the relationship
established hereunder.
Section
12.3 Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures.
This
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 party, it being understood that all parties hereto need not sign
the same
counterpart. Delivery by facsimile to counsel for the other party of
a
counterpart executed by a party shall be deemed to meet the requirements
of the
previous sentence.
Section
12.4 Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among
the
parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including
the Schedules
and Exhibits hereto (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties
with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements
and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect
to the
subject matter hereof; and (b) are not intended to confer upon any
other person
any rights or remedies hereunder (except as specifically provided in
this
Agreement).
Section
12.5 Severability.
In the
event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof,
becomes
or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full
force and
effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties
hereto.
The parties hereto further agree to replace such void or unenforceable
provision
of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will
achieve, to
the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such
void or
unenforceable provision.
Section
12.6 Assignment.
This
Agreement may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated
by any party
hereto without the express written consent of the other parties hereto,
other
than by operation of law; provided,
that
Buyer may assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder (i)
to any
direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer or to any Affiliate
of which
the Buyer is a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary and (ii)
for the
purpose of securing any financing of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
provided,
further,
that if
Buyer makes any assignment referred to in (i) or (ii) above, Buyer
shall remain
liable under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
Section
12.7 Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution
of an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.
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Section
12.8 Extension;
Waiver.
At any
time prior to the Closing, any party hereto may, to the extent legally
allowed,
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts
of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document
delivered
pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements
or
conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein; provided,
however
that no
such waiver by a party hereto, shall constitute a waiver by such party
hereto of
any of its rights or remedies if any other party hereto defaults in
the
performance of any covenant or agreement to be performed by such defaulting
party under this Agreement or if such defaulting party breaches any
of its
representation and warranties under Article 6.
Section
12.9 Specific
Performance.
The
parties hereto agree that immediate and irreparable harm and damage
would occur
for which monetary damages alone would not be an adequate remedy in
the event
that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance
with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly
agreed
that in the event of such breach or non-performance neither party hereto,
and
nothing in this Agreement, shall interfere with, delay, obstruct, or
prevent the
non-breaching party hereto from taking, or require such party to take,
any steps
prior to taking action to seek an interim and interlocutory equitable
remedy
(including an injunction or order for specific performance) on notice
or ex
parte to enforce its rights or to preserve the status quo or prevent
irreparable
harm and each party hereto covenants and agrees not to contest, object
to, or
otherwise oppose an application for equitable relief by the other party
in such
circumstances, and waives any and all immunities from any equitable
relief to
which it may be entitled. Any such relief or remedy shall not be exclusive,
but
shall be in addition to all other available legal or equitable remedies.
Each
party hereto agrees that the provisions of this Section 12.9 are fair
and
reasonable in the commercial circumstances of this Agreement, and that
neither
party hereto would have entered into this Agreement but for each party’s
agreement with the provisions of this Section.
Section
12.10 No
Strict Construction.
The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting
of this
Agreement. In the event any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by
all parties
hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring
or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision
of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as
of the date first written above.
OREGANO
REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC,
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By:
/s/
Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc.
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Its:
/s/
Managing Member
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
President & Chief Executive
Officer
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CITY
SURF MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
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By:
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Manager
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XXXX
X. XXXXXXX
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By:
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Signature
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