DATED 29 APRIL 2005 THE SELLERS (1) and MODINE U.K. DOLLAR LIMITED (2) and MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (3) SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT For the sale of the Entire issued share capital of Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited
DATED
29 APRIL 2005
THE
SELLERS (1)
and
MODINE
U.K. DOLLAR LIMITED (2)
and
MODINE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY (3)
For
the sale of the
Entire
issued share capital of
Airedale
International Air Conditioning Limited
SECTION
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HEADING
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PAGE
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1
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INTERPRETATION
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3
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2
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SALE
AND PURCHASE
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12
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3
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CONSIDERATION
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12
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4
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COMPLETION
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13
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5
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COMPLETION
ACCOUNTS AND STOCK TAKE
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17
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6
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WARRANTIES
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17
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7
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INDEMNITIES
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19
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8
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SCHEDULE
OF CONDITION
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21
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9
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PROPERTY
WORKS
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22
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10
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PROTECTION
FOR THE SELLERS
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23
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11
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NON-COMPETITION
COVENANTS
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23
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12
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PENSION
CLAUSE
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25
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13
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COSTS
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26
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14
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MISCELLANEOUS
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26
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15
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NOTICES
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27
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16
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GUARANTEE
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30
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17
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CHOICE
OF LAW
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31
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THIS
AGREEMENT IS MADE ON 29 APRIL 2005
BETWEEN:
(1) THE
SEVERAL PERSONS
whose
names and addresses are set out in column 1 of part 1 of schedule 1 (the
Sellers);
(2) MODINE
UK DOLLAR
LIMITED
(company
number: 05436037) whose registered office is at Eversheds House, 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx X0 0XX (the Purchaser);
and
(3) MODINE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
of 0000
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000, XXX (the Guarantor).
IT
IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1 |
INTERPRETATION
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1.1 |
In
this agreement and the schedules, the following words have the following
meanings:
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Accounts
means
the audited balance sheet of each Member of the Group as at the Accounts Date
and the audited profit and loss account of each Member of the Group made up
to
the Accounts Date and the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Group as
at
such date and the audited consolidated profit and loss account of the Group
for
such period and (in each case) the notes, the directors' report and auditors'
report and documents annexed to them;
Accounts
Date
means 31
December 2004;
the
Act
means
the Companies Xxx 0000;
Business
Day
means
any day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which Clearing Banks are open for
a
full range of banking transactions;
Cash
means
cash at bank or in hand (including, but without limitation, all amounts entered
into the cash book or the like (by whatever name called) but excluding
unpresented cheques) and cash equivalents held by or on behalf of the Group
as
at close of business on the date of Completion and as set out in the Completion
Statement and calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule
7;
Clearing
Bank
means a
bank which is a member of CHAPS;
Company
means
Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited, details of which are set out
in
part 2 of schedule 1;
Completion
means
the completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares in accordance with clause
4;
Completion
Accounts
means
the accounts prepared in accordance with paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule
7 and
in the format set out in part 2 of schedule 7;
Completion
Statement means
the
statement in the format of part 3 of schedule 7 prepared in accordance with
paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule 7;
Computer
Equipment
means
the computer equipment presently installed or located at the premises of each
member of the Group and used in the Group's business including all associated
hardware, firmware and Software, ancillary and communication equipment connected
to it or located at the premises and capable of connection to it;
Contract
means
any agreement or commitment whether conditional or unconditional and whether
by
deed, under hand, oral or otherwise;
Data
Room means
the
data room situated at the Sellers' Solicitors offices which contains copies
of
all those documents listed and appended to the Disclosure Letter, an agreed
index of which has for the purpose of identification been initialled by or
on
behalf of the Sellers and the Purchaser;
Deed
of Covenant
means a
deed of covenant in respect of taxation in the agreed form;
Disclosure
Documents means
the
Disclosure Letter together with the attachments thereto initialled for the
purpose of identification by or on behalf of the Sellers and the Purchaser,
the
contents of the Data Room, the Environmental Report, the Financial Report,
the
Legal Due Diligence Report and the Information Memorandum (provided that in
the
event that facts or circumstances in the Information Memorandum are inconsistent
with facts or circumstances in any of the other Disclosure Documents, the
contents of such other documents shall take precedence);
Disclosure
Letter
means
the letter of disclosure written by the Sellers to the Purchaser disclosing
matters for the purposes of the Warranties, and signed on the same date as
this
agreement;
Domain
Names
means
the domain names listed in schedule 6;
Encumbrance
means
any interest or equity of any person (including any right to acquire, option
or
right of pre-emption) or any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment,
hypothecation, security, interest title retention or any other security,
agreement or arrangement;
Environmental
Report means
the
environmental report prepared by Xxxxxxx X Xxxxx Associates LLP dated October
2004;
Financial
Report means
the
report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers dated 14 December 2004 and to be
addressed to the Purchaser on Completion;
Group
means
the Company and the Subsidiaries and Member
of the Group
or
Group
Member means
any
one of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
in
the agreed form
means in
the form of a draft agreed between the parties prior to, or on, the date of
this
agreement and initialled by or on behalf of them for the purposes of
identification;
Indebtedness
means
any
indebtedness of the Group for or in respect of:
(a) moneys
borrowed;
(b) any
amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or
dematerialised equivalent;
(c) any
amount raised pursuant to any note pursuant to any note purchase facility or
other issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar
instrument;
(d) the
amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which
would, in accordance with UK GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital
lease;
(e) receivables
sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold
on a
non-recourse basis);
(f) any
amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or
purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
(g) any
derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or
benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value
of any derivative transaction, only the market to market value shall be taken
into account);
(h) any
counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby
or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or
financial institution or in favour of any other third parties; and
(i) the
amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of
the
items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) above,
but
excluding amounts (i) owed to trade creditors of the Group in the ordinary
course of business and (ii) owed under contracts of hire for motor vehicles
(with JCT 600 Contracts Limited and with Lex Vehicle Leasing Limited), as at
close of business on the date of Completion and as set out in the Completion
Statement and calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule
7;
Indemnities
means
the
indemnities set out in clause 7;
Individual
Sellers means
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
Information
Memorandum means
the
information memorandum containing information relating to the Group and issued
by NM Rothschild & Sons Limited on 16 December 2004;
Insider
means
the Sellers, any present director of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries,
any
former director of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries who has ceased to
be a
director within two years of the date of Completion or any person who is or
was
at the relevant time connected with any of the Sellers or any such former or
present director of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
Intellectual
Property
means
all patents, trade marks, service marks, registered designs or any applications
for any of the foregoing, copyright, database right, design right, topographical
rights, unregistered trade marks or other intellectual or industrial property
rights, and all Know-how whether subsisting in the United Kingdom or anywhere
else in the world;
Interest
Element has
the
meaning ascribed thereto in paragraph 4 of part 1 of schedule 7;
Interim
Survey
means
the interim building surveyor's report on the Rawdon Property prepared by Kings
Sturge of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx XX0 0XX and dated April
2005;
Know-how
means
all information and records (whether or not confidential and in whatever form)
including, in particular, all inventions, discoveries, improvements, techniques,
computer software, source codes, formulae, recipes, designs, specifications,
drawings, data, manuals and instructions, codes of practice, catalogues, all
technical or other expertise and all other industrial information and techniques
likely to assist in the manufacture or processing of goods or materials produced
or services provided;
First
Lease Variation
means
the deed of variation in agreed terms in respect of the lease of the Rawdon
Property;
Legal
Due Diligence Report means
the
report prepared by the Sellers' Solicitors relating to the Group dated 29 April
2005 and to be addressed to the Sellers and the Purchaser on Completion;
Listed
Intellectual Property
means
the Intellectual Property set out in schedule 5;
Management
Incentive Payments means
the
sums to be paid to senior employees of the Group as set out in schedule 10
before Completion by the Company;
Net
Cash means
the
net Cash as at close of business on the date of Completion and as set out in
the
Completion Statement and calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 of part
1 of
schedule 7;
Net
Tangible Assets Value means
the
aggregate value of the consolidated fixed and current assets (excluding Cash)
of
the Group less the aggregate amount of the consolidated liabilities of the
Group
(excluding the amounts set out in schedule 8 to the extent that such amounts
are
accrued for in the Completion Accounts) as at close of business on the date
of
Completion and as set out in the Completion Statement and calculated in
accordance with paragraph 1 of part 1 of schedule 7;
Operational
Systems
means
the various utility, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire protection,
lift, water and sanitary systems being utilised by the Company in the ordinary
course of business at the Rawdon Property;
Pension
Scheme(s)
means
the pension scheme(s) described in paragraph 11 of schedule 3
Properties
means
all
the properties and any part or parts of them and Property
shall
mean any one of them, short particulars of which are set out in schedule
2;
Provisional
Consideration
means
the consideration of £20,000,000 (twenty million pounds);
Purchaser's
Account
means
the account in the name of the Eversheds LLP Client Account, account number
00000000 at National Westminister Bank of Park Row, Leeds, sort code 60-60-05;
Purchaser's
Accountants
means
Ernst & Young of Cloth Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, XX0 0XX;
Purchaser's
Solicitors
means
Eversheds LLP of Cloth Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx XX0 0XX (ref
C5.RSCJ/WXJ);
Rawdon
Lease
means a
lease of the Rawdon Property dated 28 November 2003 made between Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (1) Airedale International
Air Conditioning Limited (2) as varied by a deed of variation dated 28 November
2003 made between the same parties and the First Lease Variation;
Rawdon
Pre-emption Letter
means
the letter in agreed form pursuant to which the Purchaser is granted certain
rights of pre-emption over the Rawdon Property;
Rawdon
Property
means
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx;
Retention
Fund
means
the sum of £1,000,000;
Retention
Fund Instruction Letter
means
the letter in the agreed form from the Sellers and the Purchaser to the Sellers'
Solicitors and the Purchaser's Solicitors relating to the Retention
Fund;
Second
Lease Variation
means a
deed of variation of the Rawdon Lease in the form attached at schedule
14;
Schedule
of Condition means
a
photographic schedule of condition in respect of the Rawdon Property recording
the condition of the Rawdon Property as at the date of its
preparation;
Sellers'
Account
means
the account in the name of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Client Account, account number 00000000
at Royal Bank of Scotland of Park Row, Leeds, sort-code 16-23-37;
Sellers'
Accountants
means
Deloitte & Touche LLP of 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx XX0 0XX;
Sellers'
Solicitors
means
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of Kings Court, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx XX0 0XX;
Share
Consideration
has the
meaning ascribed thereto in clause 3.2;
Shares
means
the whole of the issued and allotted share capital of the Company;
Software
means
any form of computer program, including applications software and operating
systems, whether in source or object code form;
SSAS
means
the
Airedale Self Administered Pension Fund;
Stock
means
stock (as defined in SSAP No.9) of the Company or the Subsidiaries which is
owned or held by the Company or the Subsidiaries on Completion including stock
which constitutes or incorporates goods or materials supplied by a supplier
subject to reservation of title;
Subsidiaries
means
the subsidiaries of the Company brief details of which are set out in part
3 of
schedule 1 and Subsidiary
shall be
construed accordingly;
Target
Net Tangible Assets Value
means
£6,672,000 (six million, six hundred and seventy two thousand
pounds);
Taxation
Authority
means
the Inland Revenue, H.M. Customs and Excise and any other local, municipal,
governmental, state, federal or other fiscal authority, body or official
anywhere in the world;
Taxation
means
taxation as defined in the Deed of Covenant;
Taxes
Act
means
the Income and Corporation Taxes Xxx 0000;
TCGA
means
the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Xxx 0000;
Trade
Marks
means
the registered trade marks and the applications for registered trade marks
set
out in schedule 5;
Trustees
Appointment / Removal Deed
means
the deed in agreed form in relation to the removal and appointment of certain
persons as trustees of The Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited
and
Associated and Subsidiary Companies Pension Scheme;
VAT
means
Value Added Tax;
VATA
means
the Value Added Tax Xxx 0000;
VAT
Group
means
the group, as defined by section 43 of VATA, of which the Company is the
representative member; and
Warranties
means
those warranties on the part of the Sellers contained or referred to in clause
6
and
schedule 3 and Warranty
shall be
construed accordingly.
1.2 |
References
to the Sellers and the Purchaser shall include their respective successors
and assigns.
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1.3 |
References
in this agreement to statutory provisions shall be construed as references
to those provisions as respectively replaced, amended or re-enacted
(whether before or after the date of this agreement) from time to
time so
far as any modification or re-enactment applies or is capable of
applying
to any transactions entered into prior to the date of this agreement
and
(as far as liability under any statutory provision may exist or can
arise)
shall also include any past statutory provisions or regulations (as
from
time to time modified or re-enacted) which those provisions or regulations
have directly or indirectly
replaced.
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1.4 |
Where
any reference is made in this agreement or the schedules to any statutory
provision, regulation, requirement, process, document or procedure
of, or
which is applicable to the UK, or where this agreement uses any word(s)
or
expression(s) which has or have a particular meaning in law or practice
in
the UK (the UK
Reference),
such reference or word(s) or expression(s) shall, in relation to
any
Member of the Group which is incorporated in a country outside of
the UK,
be deemed to be a reference to the nearest equivalent in effect to
any
such statutory provision, regulation, requirement, process, document
or
procedure, word(s) or expression(s) which is or are applicable in
such
country. For
the avoidance of doubt in circumstances where there is both a local
and
national statutory provision, regulation, requirement or procedure
equivalent in effect to the UK Reference, then the nearest equivalent
in
effect to any such UK Reference will be determined by the choice
of laws
provisions (if any) for the jurisdiction for the matter at
issue.
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1.5 |
Unless
the context otherwise requires words importing the singular only
shall
include the plural and vice versa.
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1.6 |
Words
importing the masculine shall also include the feminine and words
importing natural persons shall also include corporations, firms,
partnerships, associations, organisations, governments, states,
foundations and trusts.
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1.7 |
References
to clauses and schedules are references to clauses of and schedules
to
this agreement. Any headings or sub-headings are inserted for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction of this agreement or the
schedules.
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1.8 |
Any
question as to whether a person is connected with another shall be
determined in accordance with section 839 of the Taxes Act which
shall
apply in relation to this agreement as it applies in relation to
that
Act.
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1.9 |
A
person shall be deemed to be a party to a Contract if that person
is, or
has agreed to become, entitled to benefit under that Contract or
if that
person has obligations or liabilities or has agreed to assume obligations
or liabilities under that Contract, whether as an original party
to the
Contract or by virtue of assignment, novation or
otherwise.
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1.10 |
Any
phrase introduced by the terms including,
include,
in
particular
or
any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall
not
limit the sense of the words preceding those
terms.
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1.11 |
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, all representations,
warranties, undertakings, agreements, covenants, indemnities and
obligations made or given or entered into by the Sellers under this
agreement are assumed by them jointly and
severally.
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2 |
SALE
AND PURCHASE
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2.1 |
Each
of the Sellers shall sell to the Purchaser with full title guarantee
and
the Purchaser will purchase with effect from Completion from each
Seller
that number of Shares set out opposite his name in column 2 of part
1 of
schedule 1 free from any Encumbrance and with the benefit of all
rights
and profits attaching to those Shares, including all rights to dividends
and other distributions declared, made or paid or agreed to be made
or
paid (including any bonus, rights or capitalisation issues) after
the date
of this agreement.
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2.2 |
The
sale of all of the Shares shall be completed simultaneously.
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2.3 |
Each
of the Sellers waives all rights of pre-emption over the Shares or
any of
them to which he may be entitled under the articles of association
of the
Company or in any other way.
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3 |
CONSIDERATION
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3.1 |
The
aggregate consideration for the sale and purchase of the Shares shall
be
the Share Consideration.
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3.2 |
The
Share Consideration shall be:
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3.2.1 |
£20,000,000;
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3.2.2 |
PLUS
the amount (if any) by which the Net Cash is greater than
£0;
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3.2.3 |
PLUS
the amount (if any) by which the Net Tangible Assets Value exceeds
Target
Net Tangible Assets Value;
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3.2.4 |
PLUS
the amount (if any) of the Interest Element attributable to payments
under
paragraphs 4.1.1 and/or 4.1.3 of part 1 of schedule 7;
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3.2.5 |
LESS
the amount (if any) by which the Net Cash is less than
£0;
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3.2.6 |
LESS
the amount (if any) by which the Net Tangible Assets Value is less
than
the Target Net Tangible Assets Value;
and
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3.2.7 |
LESS
the amount (if any) of the Interest Element attributable to payments
under
paragraphs 4.1.2 and/or 4.1.4 of part 1 of schedule
7.
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3.3 |
The
Sellers shall be entitled to receive the Share Consideration in the
proportions set opposite their respective names in column 4 of part
1 of
schedule 1.
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3.4 |
The
Provisional Consideration less the Retention Fund will be paid on
Completion in accordance with clause 3.5 and the balance, being the
Retention Fund, will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions
of
schedule 9.
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3.5 |
The
Provisional Consideration shall be payable on Completion by CHAPS
transfer
to the Sellers' Account. Payment to the Sellers' Account will be
a good
and sufficient discharge to the Purchaser and the Purchaser will
not be
further concerned as to the application of the monies so paid between
all
or any of the Sellers.
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3.6 |
If
any of the Retention Fund becomes payable to the Purchaser in accordance
with the provisions of schedule 9, the Share Consideration will be
reduced
by the amount paid and any rights of the Purchaser to compensation,
damages, indemnity or otherwise arising from the subject matter of
the
claim that gave rise to such payment will also be reduced by the
amount so
paid.
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4 |
COMPLETION
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4.1 |
Completion
of the sale and purchase of the Shares shall take place at the offices
of
the Sellers' Solicitors immediately following the signing and exchange
of
this agreement.
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4.2 |
On
Completion the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's
Solicitors:
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4.2.1 |
duly
executed transfers of the Shares in favour of the Purchaser (or any
other
person as the Purchaser shall direct) together with the relative
share
certificates or other documents of title (or in the case of any lost
certificate an indemnity satisfactory to the Purchaser in relation
to
it);
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4.2.2 |
duly
executed transfers of all shares in any Subsidiary not held in the
sole
name of the Company or any other Member of the Group (being the one
share
held in the joint names of the Company and Xxxx Xxxxxxx in each of
Airedale Group Limited and Airedale Compact Systems Limited) duly
executed
in favour of the Company;
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4.2.3 |
copies
of share certificates in respect of all the issued shares of each
Member
of the Group other than the
Company;
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4.2.4 |
the
Deed of Covenant duly executed by or on behalf of each of the
Sellers;
|
4.2.5 |
the
Disclosure Letter duly executed by or on behalf of the
Sellers;
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4.2.6 |
the
Trustees Appointment / Removal Deed duly executed by the Company,
the
relevant Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx
X
Xxxxxxx;
|
4.2.7 |
a
written acknowledgement in the agreed form from each of the Sellers
that
he has no claim against the Company and/or the Subsidiaries on any
grounds
whatsoever;
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4.2.8 |
written
resignations in the agreed form from those directors and/or officers
of
the Company as shall be required by the Purchaser each of whom shall
resign from his respective offices with immediate effect after the
appointment of the Purchaser's nominees as provided in clause 4.3.2
(but not before Completion);
|
4.2.9 |
a
deed of undertaking in agreed form executed by Xxxxx Xxxxxxx resigning
as
legal representative of Airedale Hong Kong Limited including a power
of
attorney in favour of the Purchaser (or any other person as the Purchaser
may direct);
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4.2.10 |
compromise
agreements complying with the requirements of section 203 of the
Employment Rights Xxx 0000 in the agreed form between the Company
and each
of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx;
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4.2.11 |
the
statutory books, share certificate books, common seals, certificate
of
incorporation, any certificates
of
incorporation on change of name and a copy of the memorandum and
articles
of association of the Company and the Subsidiaries and any other
books and
records of the Company and the Subsidiaries (including cheque books,
paying in books and unused cheques) which the Purchaser shall require
which shall be made available for collection by the Purchaser at
the
locations set out in schedule 13 or at such other place as the Sellers
and
the Purchaser may agree, in each case duly written up to
date;
|
4.2.12 |
the
First Lease Variation duly executed by or on behalf of The A P & G
General Partner Limited (formerly known as The Airedale General Partner
Limited);
|
4.2.13 |
the
Rawdon Pre-emption Letter duly executed by or on behalf of The A
P & G
General Partner Limited (formerly known as The Airedale General Partner
Limited);
|
4.2.14 |
the
resignation of the auditors of the Company and the Subsidiaries (other
than for AIAC Air Conditioning SA (PTY) Limited) which shall contain
the
statement required by section 394 of the Act in respect of each
company;
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4.2.15 |
unless
otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, all credit cards, keys, motor
vehicles
and other property of the Company and the Subsidiaries which are
in the
possession or under the control of the Sellers or any other person
who
resigns as an officer of the Company and the Subsidiaries in accordance
with clause 4.2.8;
|
4.2.16 |
all
documents of title to the Domain
Names;
|
4.2.17 |
a
copy of the Financial Report addressed inter alia to the
Purchaser;
|
4.2.18 |
a
copy of the Legal Due Diligence Report addressed inter alia to the
Purchaser;
|
4.2.19 |
the
Retention Fund Instruction Letter duly executed by or on behalf of
each of
the Sellers; and
|
4.2.20 |
evidence
that "The Airedale General Partner Limited" and "The Airedale Limited
Partnership" have each changed their name so as not to include the
word
"Airedale".
|
4.3 |
The
Sellers shall procure the passing of resolutions of the directors
of the
Company and the Subsidiaries to:
|
4.3.1 |
(in
the case of the Company) register the Purchaser as the holders of
the
Shares subject only to the proper stamping of the
transfers;
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4.3.2 |
appoint
such persons as the Purchaser shall nominate as directors and secretary
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries and accept the resignations of those
directors and the secretary who are resigning, with effect from
Completion;
and
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4.3.3 |
accept
the resignation referred to in clause 4.2.14
and appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
and the
Subsidiaries (other than AIAC Air Conditioning SA (PTY) Limited),
with
effect from Completion.
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4.4 |
Against
full compliance by the Sellers with all the matters set out in clause
4.2
the Purchaser shall pay the Provisional Consideration in the manner
specified in clause 3.5,
pay the Retention Fund in accordance with the provisions of schedule
9 and
deliver to the Sellers:
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4.4.1 |
a
counterpart Deed of Covenant duly executed by the
Purchaser;
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4.4.2 |
the
Retention Fund Letter duly executed by the
Purchaser
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4.4.3 |
the
Rawdon Pre-emption Letter duly executed by the Purchaser;
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4.4.4 |
the
First Lease Variation duly executed by the Purchaser;
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4.4.5 |
the
Trustees Appointment / Removal Deed duly executed by Xxx Xxxxxx and
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx; and
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4.4.6 |
the
Disclosure Letter duly executed by the
Purchaser.
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4.5 |
Each
of the Sellers declares that, for so long as he or she remains the
registered holder of any of the Shares after Completion, he or she
will:
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4.5.1 |
hold
those Shares and any dividends or other distributions of profits
or
surplus or other assets in respect of those Shares and all rights
arising
out of or in connection with those Shares in trust for the Purchaser;
and
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4.5.2 |
at
all times after Completion deal with and dispose of those Shares
and all
such dividends, distributions and rights as the Purchaser may
direct.
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4.6 |
Each
of the Sellers by his execution of this agreement appoints the Purchaser
to be his attorney from and after Completion granting to the Purchaser
full power on his or her behalf to exercise all voting and other
related
rights attaching to the Shares sold by such Seller including
power:
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4.6.1 |
to
execute a form of proxy in favour of such person or persons as the
Purchaser may think fit to attend and vote as that Seller's proxy
at any
general meeting of the members, or separate class meeting of any
class of
members, of the Company in respect of such Shares in such manner
as the
Purchaser may decide;
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4.6.2 |
to
consent to the convening and holding of any such meeting and the
passing
of the resolutions to be submitted at any such meeting on short
notice;
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4.6.3 |
to
execute written resolutions; and
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4.6.4 |
to
settle the terms of such resolutions and generally to procure that
the
Purchaser or its nominees are duly registered as the holders of all
the
Shares.
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4.6.5 |
Each
of the Sellers ratifies and confirms and agrees to ratify and confirm
all
and whatsoever the Purchaser shall lawfully do or cause to be done
in
pursuance of the power of attorney granted by this clause 4.6
and declares
that the power of attorney in this clause 4.6
shall be irrevocable.
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5 |
COMPLETION
ACCOUNTS
AND STOCK TAKE
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5.1 |
The
Purchaser shall procure that the Group prepares drafts of the Completion
Accounts and the Completion Statement in accordance with schedule
7.
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5.2 |
The
Sellers shall undertake a stock take of all Stock in conjunction
with the
Group. The Stock take shall be carried out in accordance with the
provisions of schedule 12. Without prejudice to the provisions of
schedule
12, the Purchaser shall be entitled to have its representatives present
at
the Stock take.
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6 |
WARRANTIES
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6.1 |
Each
of the Sellers jointly and severally warrants to the Purchaser in
the
terms set out in schedule 3 and each of the Sellers agrees and
acknowledges that the Purchaser is entering into this agreement in
reliance on those warranties.
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6.2 |
Each
Warranty stated to be made or given in respect of the Company shall
be
deemed to be a warranty of the Sellers made or given in respect of
each
Member of the Group and (unless the context or subject matter otherwise
requires) the expression the Company
in
the Warranties shall be construed
accordingly.
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6.3 |
The
Warranties are given subject to matters fairly disclosed in the Disclosure
Letter or the Disclosure Documents. For the purpose of this
clause 6.3 fairly
disclosed means
a disclosure with sufficient information to enable a reasonable person
in
the position of the Purchaser (who, for the avoidance of doubt, shall
be
deemed to have carried out the investigations into the affairs of
the
Group that the Purchaser has actually carried out) to assess the
nature of
the disclosure.
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6.4 |
The
Warranties, and the Purchaser's rights in respect of them, shall
not in
any respect be extinguished or affected by
Completion.
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6.5 |
Each
of the Sellers agrees and acknowledges that each of the Warranties
shall
be construed as a separate and independent warranty and shall not
be
limited or restricted by reference to, or inference from, the terms
of any
other Warranty or any other term of this
agreement.
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6.6 |
Where
any statement in this agreement or the Disclosure Letter is qualified
by
the expression so
far as the Sellers are aware or
any similar expression, that statement shall mean or refer to (i)
the
actual knowledge of each person listed below; and (ii) the actual
knowledge that a reasonable person with the managerial responsibilities
in
the Company equivalent to each person listed below should have (who,
for
the avoidance of doubt, shall be deemed to have carried out such
investigations into the affairs of the Group as a reasonable person
in
such a managerial position could reasonably be expected to have done
in
carrying out such duties):
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6.6.1 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
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6.6.2 |
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
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6.6.3 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx;
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6.6.4 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx;
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6.6.5 |
Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx;
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6.6.6 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx;
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6.6.7 |
Xxxxxx
X Xxxxxx; and
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6.6.8 |
Xxx
Xxxx Ng.
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6.7 |
The
Purchaser's sole remedy in the event of any breach of any warranty
or
undertaking in this agreement or any other agreement to be entered
into
pursuant to or for the purposes of this agreement shall be in damages
for
breach of contract and (for the avoidance of doubt) the Purchaser
shall
have no right to rescind or terminate this agreement or any such
other
agreement after Completion.
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7 |
INDEMNITIES
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7.1 |
The
Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify the Purchaser and each
Member of the Group against all loss, liability or expense (including
reasonable legal fees and disbursements) which the Purchaser reasonably
suffers or incurs directly as a result of the failure of the power
capacitors with a specification of 16uF and rated Safety Protection
Class
P0 that were incorporated into the "Graduate" product manufactured
by the
Group and supplied to schools in the United States of America at
any time
before the date of Completion
(a
Graduate
Claim).
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7.2 |
The
Purchaser hereby undertakes with the Sellers and each of them that
it
shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later
then 12
months after Completion, procure that the Company or some other relevant
Member of the Group shall take such steps as may be reasonably necessary
to clarify and confirm the terms and conditions of each of the contracts
listed in schedule (Reseller
Contracts),
and for that purpose shall consult with Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as to the manner
in
which the above tasks should be best undertaken in the interests
of the
Company, permit him to participate, so far as is reasonably and
commercially possible, in the carrying out of those tasks and have
regard
to any views or advice that he may reasonably offer in that
respect.
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7.3 |
Subject
to clause 7.2, the Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify
the
Purchaser against all loss, liability, expense (including reasonable
legal
fees and disbursements), fines, penalties, awards or other losses
which
the Purchaser or any Member of the Group reasonably suffers or incurs,
arising out of or in connection with the actual or constructive
termination of any of the Reseller Contracts, to the extent that
such
claims are made pursuant to (i) the Commercial Agents (Council Directive)
Regulations 1993 (as amended); or (ii) any other legislation, statutory
provision or regulation relating to the Reseller Contracts specifically
arising out of or in connection with the European Community Directive
86/653/EEC (as amended) within 12 months after Completion (an Agency
Claim)
provided that the Sellers shall have no liability under this clause
in
respect of any particular Reseller Contract
if:
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7.3.1 |
the
Purchaser and/or the Company fails to comply with their respective
obligations under clause 7.2; or
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7.3.2 |
the
obligation to pay compensation or indemnity arises as a result of
the
termination (whether actual or constructive) of the relevant Reseller
Contract arising from or in connection with the commercially unreasonable
actions of the Purchaser, the Company or any other Member of the
Group
after Completion; or
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7.3.3 |
the
claim for compensation or indemnity is made more than 24 months after
Completion.
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7.4 |
The
Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify the Purchaser and the
Company against all loss, liability or expense (including reasonable
legal
fees and disbursements) which the Purchaser and the Company reasonably
suffer or incur at any time after the date of Completion as a result
of
the Airedale Self-Administered Pension Fund continuing to be administered
in accordance with Inland Revenue requirements and the Company continuing
to be the principal employer to the Fund (a Pensions
Claim).
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7.5 |
The
Purchaser shall:
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7.5.1 |
seek
to keep to a minimum any loss it incurs as a result of a matter giving
rise to any Graduate Claim, Agency Claim and any Pensions Claim;
and
|
7.5.2 |
not
encourage or promote any demand, claim or proceeding by any third
party
against it in relation to any event which might lead to any Graduate
Claim, Agency Claim and any Pensions
Claim.
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8 |
SCHEDULE
OF CONDITION
|
8.1 |
The
Purchaser shall on or before the date of this agreement commission
the
Schedule of Condition to be prepared in respect of the Rawdon Property
by
its own Surveyor and at its own
cost.
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8.2 |
The
Sellers and the Purchaser shall use all reasonable endeavours to
procure
that the Schedule of Condition is completed and agreed between the
parties
as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within three
months
of the date of this agreement and the parties shall act reasonably
in
agreeing the Schedule of Condition.
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8.3 |
If
the Schedule of Condition has not been agreed by the date that is
three
months from the date of this agreement then either party can refer
the
determination of the Schedule of Condition to an independent expert
appointed in the absence of agreement on the application of either
party
by or on behalf of the President for the time being of the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (the
President).
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8.4 |
If
a dispute is referred to an independent
expert:
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8.4.1 |
he
shall give the parties an opportunity to make written representations
to
him and also an opportunity to make written counter-representations
on any
representations made to him by the other but will not be in any way
limited or fettered by any representations or counter-representations
but
will be entitled to rely on his own judgment and
opinion;
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8.4.2 |
his
fees and expenses, including the cost of his appointment, shall be
paid by
the parties equally who shall otherwise each bear their own
costs;
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8.4.3 |
his
decision shall be final and binding on the
parties.
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Provided
that if any independent expert appointed under this clause dies, delays, is
unwilling to act or is incapable of acting, the President or a person acting
on
his behalf may, on the application of either party, discharge him and appoint
another in his place.
8.5 |
The
Sellers and the Purchaser shall each have a right to require the
completion of the Second Lease Variation by serving written notice
upon
the other to such effect within 10 Business Days of agreement or
determination of the Schedule of Condition and the Schedule of Condition
shall be the "Schedule of Condition" as defined by the Second Lease
Variation.
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9 |
PROPERTY
WORKS
|
9.1 |
The
Seller has agreed to make a deduction of £235,000 to the Net Cash on
account of the Purchaser undertaking the following works in a good
and
workmanlike manner using good quality materials at the Rawdon Property
before 28 February 2006:
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9.1.1 |
the
removal, disposal and replacement of the asbestos cladding to the
walls
and roofs (where relevant) of Building B and/or Building C (as defined
and
outlined in the Interim Report) estimated to be a cost of £135,000
(excluding VAT); and
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9.1.2 |
the
repair, maintenance, replacement and/or refurbishment of the northlight
roofs to Building A and Building B (as defined and outlined in the
Interim
Report) estimated to be a cost of £200,000 (excluding
VAT),
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(together
the Works).
9.2 |
Upon
completion of the Works the Purchaser shall certify to the Sellers
in
writing (the Certification)
that the Works have been completed in accordance with the provisions
of
clause 9.1
and will deliver to the Sellers an invoice showing the amount spent
by the
Sellers on the Works.
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9.3 |
If
the amount actually spent by the Sellers on the Works is less than
the
amounts estimated in clause 9.1
then the Purchaser shall repay to the Buyers the difference between
the
amount actually spent by Sellers as evidenced in the invoices delivered
in
accordance with clause 9.2
above and the estimates in clause 9.1
above to
the Sellers' Account within five Business Days. For the avoidance
of doubt
the Purchaser shall be under no obligation to spend any more on the
Works
than the estimates specified in clause 9.1
above.
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9.4 |
Following
the Works having been completed the Sellers and the Purchaser shall
jointly (at joint cost) commission a revision to the Schedule of
Conditions (the Revision)
to reflect the condition of the Rawdon Property affected by the Works.
The
Sellers and Purchaser shall act reasonably in agreeing the Revision
and if
the Revision has not been agreed three months from the date of agreement
or determination of the Works the same may be referred by either
party to
an independent expert appointed in the absence of agreement on the
application of either party by or on behalf of the President and
the
provisions of clause 8.4
shall apply.
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9.5 |
The
Sellers and the Purchaser shall each have the right to require completion
of a further variation of the Rawdon Lease to limit the repairing
obligations of the tenant under the Rawdon Lease by reference to
the
Schedule of Condition as varied by the Revision (such deed to be
in a form
agreed between the parties acting reasonably and to be based on the
Second
Lease Variation) by serving written notice upon the other to such
effect
within 10 Business Days after the agreement or determination of the
Revision.
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10 |
PROTECTION
FOR THE SELLERS
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The
provisions of schedule 4
shall
have effect to limit or qualify any liability of the Sellers under the
Indemnities, the Warranties and the Deed of Covenant (to the extent set out
in
that schedule).
11 |
NON-COMPETITION
COVENANTS
|
11.1 |
For
the purpose of assuring to the Purchaser the full benefit of the
Group and
in consideration of the agreement of the Purchaser to buy the Shares
on
the terms of this agreement, each of the Sellers severally covenants
with
the Purchaser that he will not, either solely or jointly with or
as
principal, partner, shareholder, director, manager, agent, consultant,
contractor or employee (except as an officer or employee of the Purchaser
or any of its subsidiaries) or otherwise of any other
person:
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11.1.1 |
for
a period of five
years
from the date of Completion, carry on or assist or be engaged or
concerned
or interested directly or indirectly in any business which competes
with
the business carried on by any Member of the Group, provided that
this
restriction shall not prevent the ownership for investment purposes
of not
more than 3 per cent. of any class of stock, shares or debentures
of any
company whose shares are listed or dealt in on the Official List
of the UK
Listing Authority, the AIM or any other recognised investment exchange
(as
that term is defined in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000)
and
confer the right to vote at general meetings of the company
concerned;
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11.1.2 |
for
a period of five
years
from the date of Completion, canvass or solicit or cause to be canvassed
or solicited for orders any person in respect of goods or services
which
are competitive with those or of the type supplied in the normal
course of
the business of any Member of the Group at any time during the
twelve
month
period immediately preceding the date of Completion, that person
(or their
agents) having been a client, agent or customer of any Member of
the Group
in respect of such goods or services during the twelve
month
period ended on the date of
Completion;
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11.1.3 |
for
a period of five
years
from the date of Completion, deal with any person who was a customer
of
any Member of the Group at any time during the twelve months preceding
the
date of Completion for the purpose of supplying goods and/or services
which are competitive with those supplied by any Member of the Group
at
any time during the twelve months immediately preceding the date
of
Completion;
|
11.1.4 |
for
a period of five
years
from the date of Completion, solicit or entice away from any Member
of the
Group any supplier to any Member of the Group who had supplied goods
and/or services to any Member of the Group at any time during the
six
months immediately preceding the date of Completion if that solicitation
or enticement causes or would cause such supplier to cease supplying,
or
materially reduce its supply of, those goods and/or services to the
Group;
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11.1.5 |
for
a period of five
years
from the date of Completion, endeavour to solicit or entice away
any
person who is at the date of Completion an employee of the any Member
of
the Group employed in a managerial, technical, supervisory, sales
or
administrative post;
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11.1.6 |
at
any time after the date of this agreement, carry on any business
under a
title containing the words "Airedale"
or
any words similar or likely to be confused with "Airedale";
|
11.1.7 |
at
any time, make use of or disclose to any third party any information
concerning trade secrets, secret or confidential operations, processes
or
dealings or any other confidential information concerning the Company
and/or the Subsidiaries (including information about its customers
and
employees, sales targets and statistics, pricing information relating
to
sales and purchases, market share statistics) save as required by
law or
by any court of competent
jurisdiction.
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11.2 |
Having
taken legal advice each of the Sellers recognise that the restrictions
in
clause 11.1
are part of the consideration afforded to the Purchaser for its purchase
of the Shares on the terms of this agreement and confirms that he
considers the restrictions in clause 11.1
to
be reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate
interests
of the Purchaser.
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11.3 |
It
is agreed that if any of the covenants or provisions contained in
this
clause 11
are held to be void or invalid but would not have been so held if
part of
the wording were deleted or its extent reduced or modified, or if
the
period or area or nature of that restriction were reduced, then that
restriction or provision shall apply with such modification as may
be
necessary to make that covenant or provision valid and
enforceable.
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11.4 |
Each
covenant or restriction contained in this clause 11
shall be construed as a separate covenant or restriction and if one
or
more of the covenants or restrictions is held to be against the public
interest or unlawful or in any way an unreasonable restraint of trade
the
remaining covenants or restrictions shall continue in full force
and
effect and shall be binding on the Sellers.
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12 |
PENSION
CLAUSE
|
12.1 |
The
Purchaser undertakes that the Company and/or the Purchaser shall,
on
reasonable notice, provide to the Sellers such information as may
reasonably be required and as may be in its possession and may be
necessary for the proper administration of the
SSAS.
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12.2 |
The
Purchaser undertakes that in the event of the Company receiving a
refund
of assets (the Refund)
from the SSAS in accordance with the Rules of the SSAS at any time
before
6 July 2007, it shall (subject to applying the Refund in accordance
with
the Rules of the SSAS) pay to the Sellers (by way of additional Share
Consideration) a sum equal to the Refund retained for the benefit
of the
Company, less:
|
12.2.1 |
any
tax payable by the Company in respect of the Refund but which was
not
deducted prior to receipt of the Refund;
and/or
|
12.2.2 |
any
reasonable costs incurred by the Purchaser and/or the Company in
relation
to the Refund,
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within
30
Business Days of the date of the Refund.
13 |
COSTS
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Each
party to this agreement shall pay its own costs of and incidental to the
negotiation and preparation of this agreement and the sale and purchase agreed
to be made. None of the Sellers' costs of and incidental to the negotiation
of
this agreement and the sale and purchase agreed to be made shall be charged
to
or paid by the Company.
14 |
MISCELLANEOUS
|
14.1 |
This
agreement, and the documents referred to in it, constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes any previous
agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of this
agreement. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that in entering
into this agreement, and the documents referred to in it, it does
not rely
on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation,
warranty or understanding (whether negligently or innocently made)
of any
person (whether party to this agreement or not) other than as expressly
set out in this agreement as a warranty. The only remedy available
to the
Purchaser for breach of the Warranties shall be for breach of contract
under the terms of this agreement. Nothing in this clause shall,
however,
operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
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14.2 |
Neither
this agreement nor any of the rights or obligations of any party
to it
(including, without limitation to the foregoing, the Warranties or
any
undertakings or indemnities) contained in this agreement may be assigned,
transferred, charged, made the subject of a trust or dealt in, in
whole or
in part by either party without prior written consent of the other
party.
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14.3 |
No
variation of this agreement shall be effective unless made in writing
and
signed by or on behalf of the parties to this
agreement.
|
14.4 |
A
person who is not a party to this agreement has no right under the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce any term
of this
agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third
party
which exists or is available apart from that act.
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14.5 |
Save
as otherwise required by law or by any regulatory authority or by
the
terms of this agreement or agreed in writing between the parties
no
announcement or circular relating to any matter referred to in this
agreement shall be made or issued by or on behalf of any of the parties
without the prior written approval of the other parties, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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14.6 |
The
provisions of this agreement shall continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding the completion of the sale of the
Shares.
|
14.7 |
Each
of the Sellers shall execute and do all acts, documents and things
and
shall procure to be done, executed or performed (at his or her own
expense) all acts, documents and things as the Purchaser shall reasonably
require in order to perfect the right, title and interest of the
Purchaser
to and in the Shares and to give effect to this
agreement.
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14.8 |
This
agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by the different
parties or separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and
delivered, shall constitute an original but all of which shall together
constitute one and the same
instrument.
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14.9 |
No
failure or delay in exercising or enforcing any right or remedy under
this
agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right or remedy and no
single
or partial exercise or enforcement of any right or remedy under this
agreement shall preclude or restrict the further exercise or enforcement
of that right or remedy. A waiver of a breach of any of the terms
of this
agreement or of a default under this agreement does not constitute
a
waiver of any other breach or default and shall not affect the other
terms
of this agreement. A waiver or a breach of any of the terms of this
agreement or of a default under this agreement will not prevent a
party
from subsequently requiring compliance with the waived obligation.
The
rights and remedies provided in this agreement are cumulative and
not
exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by
law.
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15 |
NOTICES
|
15.1 |
Any
notice or document to be served under this agreement may be delivered
or
it may be sent by:
|
15.1.1 |
personal
delivery;
|
15.1.2 |
pre-paid
first class recorded delivery post;
|
15.1.3 |
by
pre-paid air mail post; or
|
15.1.4 |
facsimile
transmission,
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to
the
party to be served at its address specified in clause 15.6
(in the
case of the Sellers), clause 13.7 (in the case of the Purchaser) and clause
13.8
(in the case of the Guarantor) below or at any other address which the party
to
be served may have notified to the other parties in accordance with this
clause.
15.2 |
For
the avoidance of doubt notice given under this agreement shall not
be
validly served if sent by e-mail.
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15.3 |
Any
notice or document referred to in clause 15.1
above shall be deemed to have been
served:
|
15.3.1 |
if
personally delivered, at the time of delivery,
or
|
15.3.2 |
if
sent by pre-paid first class recorded delivery post, at 10.00 am
on the
second Business Day after the day it is
posted;
|
15.3.3 |
if
sent by pre-paid air mail post, at 10.00 am on the fourth Business
Day
after the day it is posted; or
|
15.3.4 |
if
sent by facsimile transmission, one hour after the time of despatch
if
despatched before 4.00
pm
on
any Business Day and if a transmission report is received confirming
a
successful transmission and in any other case at 10.00
am
on
the Business Day following the date of despatch provided a transmission
report is received before such time confirming a successful
transmission.
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15.4 |
In
proving service it shall be enough to prove that delivery was made,
that
the envelope containing the notice or document was properly addressed
and
posted as a prepaid first class recorded delivery letter or that
the
facsimile transmission was properly addressed and
despatched.
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15.5 |
Each
of the Sellers agrees that for the purposes of this agreement and/or
any
agreement or document entered into pursuant to this
agreement:
|
15.5.1 |
any
notice or other communication to be made or given by the Sellers
or any of
them shall only be made or given following unanimous agreement by
each of
the Sellers and the Purchaser and/or the Guarantor shall be entitled
to
assume, unless it is / they are otherwise actually aware, that any
such
notice or communication received by it / them has been so approved;
and
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15.5.2 |
any
notice or other communication to be made or given to the Sellers
or any of
them shall be deemed to have been validly made or given if sent to
the
address set out in clause 15.6
notwithstanding any failure to send any such notice to any of the
Sellers
or the non-receipt of any such notice by any of the Sellers.
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15.6 |
The
following is the address (including fax number) of the Sellers for
the
purposes of clause 15.1
and 15.5.2:
|
Sellers'
address:
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Kings
Court
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
XX0 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Fax
no:
|
0000
000 0000
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx / Xxxxxxx Xxxxx / Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
15.7 |
The
following is the address (including fax number) of the Purchaser
for the
purposes of clause 15.1:
|
Purchaser's
address:
|
Eversheds
LLP
Cloth
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
XX0 0XX
|
Fax
no:
|
0000
000 0000
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Copy
to:
|
0000
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX
00000 -- 2552
USA
|
Fax
no:
|
x00
0 000 000 0000
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
General
Counsel
|
Copy
to:
|
Eversheds
LLP
Cloth
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
XX0 0XX
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Fax
no:
|
0000
000 0000
|
15.8 |
The
following is the address (including fax number) of the Guarantor
for the
purposes of clause 15.1:
|
Guarantor's
address:
|
0000
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX
00000 -- 2552
USA
|
Fax
no:
|
x00
0 000 000 0000
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
General
Counsel
|
Copy
to:
|
Eversheds
LLP
Cloth
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
XX0 0XX
|
Fax
no:
|
0000
000 0000
|
Marked
for the attention of:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
15.9 |
The
provisions of this clause 15
will not apply, in the case of service of court documents, to the
extent
that such provisions are inconsistent with the Civil Procedure
Rules.
|
16 |
GUARANTEE
|
16.1 |
In
consideration of the Sellers entering into this agreement and the
Deed of
Covenant the Guarantor gives in favour of the Sellers (to all of
them and
each of them separately) the guarantee and indemnity in the terms
set out
in schedule 11.
|
16.2 |
The
Guarantor warrants to each Seller in the terms of paragraph 2.1 of
schedule 3 save that reference in paragraph 2.1 to the Sellers shall
be
replaced by appropriate references to the
Guarantor.
|
17 |
CHOICE
OF LAW
|
17.1 |
This
agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English
Law and the parties to this agreement submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English Courts.
|
17.2 |
Without
prejudice to clause 17.1,
the Guarantor and each of the Sellers irrevocably agree that the
courts of
England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide any
suit,
action or proceedings, and/or to settle any disputes, which may arise
out
of or in connection with this agreement or its formation (respectively
Proceedings
and Disputes)
and, for these purposes, the Guarantor and each of the Sellers irrevocably
submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England.
|
17.3 |
The
Guarantor and each of the Sellers irrevocably waives any objection
which
they might at any time have to the courts of England being nominated
as
the forum to hear and decide any Proceedings and to settle any Disputes
and agree not to claim that the courts of England are not a convenient
or
appropriate forum for any such Proceedings or Disputes and further
the
Guarantor and each of the Sellers irrevocably agree that a judgment
in any
Proceedings or Disputes brought in any court referred to in this
clause 15
shall be conclusive and binding upon it and may be enforced in the
courts
of any other jurisdiction.
|
17.4 |
Without
prejudice to any other mode of service the Guarantor agrees that
service
of any claim forms, notice or other document (Documents)
for the purpose of any proceedings begun in England shall be duly
served
upon it if delivered personally or sent by registered post to Xxxxxxxxx
XXX, Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx XX0 0XX (marked for the attention of
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx) or such other person and address in England and/or Wales
as
Sellers shall consent to in
writing.
|
17.5 |
Without
prejudice to any other mode of service each of the Sellers agree
that
service of any Documents for the purpose of any proceedings begun
in
England shall be duly served upon it if delivered personally or sent
by
registered post to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
XX0 0XX
(marked for the attention of Xxxxx Xxxxx / Xxxxxxx Xxxxx / Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx) or such other person and address in England and/or Wales
as
Purchaser shall consent to in
writing.
|
IN
WITNESS
of which
the parties to this agreement have executed it as a deed and delivered it on
the
date first written in this agreement.