SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ALLIANCE AGREEMENT by and among SENECA FOODS CORPORATION, GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS, LLC and GENERAL MILLS, INC. September 28, 2009
Exhibit 10
EXECUTION
COPY
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
by and
among
SENECA
FOODS CORPORATION,
GENERAL
XXXXX OPERATIONS, LLC
and
GENERAL
XXXXX, INC.
September
28, 2009
Note: Certain portions of
this agreement, indicated by an "*", have
been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment
filed via paper with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
I SERVICES, SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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1.1
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The
Services
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1.2
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Specifications
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1.3
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Additional
Products
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9
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1.4
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Accounting
Principles
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9
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ARTICLE
II TERM
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ARTICLE
III PRICE AND PAYMENT TERMS
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10
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3.1
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General
Pricing Principles
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10
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3.2
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Transfer
Prices
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11
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3.3
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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11
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3.4
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Special
Pricing Exceptions
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11
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(a)
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Non-Vegetable
Costs
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11
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(b)
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One-Time
IME Calculation
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11
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3.5
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Price
Assumptions; Title Transfer.
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12
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3.6
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Payment
Terms.
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(a)
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Product
Purchases
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(b)
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Management
Fee Invoices
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(c)
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Year-End
True-Up Procedures
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(d)
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“Open
Book Policy”
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(e)
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Management
Fee Calculations.
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3.7
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Ancillary
Services and Other Special Services
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3.8
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GMOL
Right of Offset
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3.9
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Pricing
for Products Sold by GMOL to Seneca
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ARTICLE
IV VOLUME
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4.1
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Preliminary
Pack Plan
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4.2
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Seneca
Projection
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4.3
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GMOL’s
Purchase Commitment
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17
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4.4
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Pack
and Commitment Variations
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ARTICLE
V FINISHED PRODUCT SCHEDULING
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5.1
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Finished
Product Scheduling.
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5.2
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Labeling
Capacity Requirements
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18
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5.3
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Packaging
Supplies.
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ARTICLE
VI INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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6.1
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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18
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6.2
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Warehousing
Requirements.
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18
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6.3
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Warehousing
Costs
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6.4
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Inventory
Shipping
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6.5
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Negative
Pledge
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19
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6.6
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Non-Fancy
Product
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ARTICLE
VII CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
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7.1
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RCP
Program
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7.2
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Amortization
of RCP Investment
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7.3
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Approval
of Capital Projects
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21
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7.4
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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21
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7.5
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Sales
Tax Refunds
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ARTICLE
VIII COST REDUCTIONS
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8.1
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Cost
Reduction Incentives
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8.2
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Cost
Reduction in Supply Procurement
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8.3
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Cost
Reduction in Seed Production and Research & Development
Assistance
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ARTICLE
IX INSURANCE, TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS
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9.1
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Title;
Risk of Loss
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9.2
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Insurance
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(a)
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Worker’s
Compensation Insurance
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(b)
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Commercial
General and Excess Liability Insurance
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(c)
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Automobile
Public Liability Insurance
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(d)
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Storage
Activities
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ARTICLE
X QUALITY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
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23
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10.1
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General
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10.2
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Plant
Inspection and Assessment
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10.3
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Product
Quality.
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(a)
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Approved
Varieties
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(b)
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Thermal
Processing
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(c)
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Quality
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(d)
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Release
of Product
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(e)
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Samples
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ARTICLE
XI PROPRIETARY SEED
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11.1
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General
Rules
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11.2
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Limited
License
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11.3
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Pea
Seed Development
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11.4
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Right
to Use
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11.5
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Third
Party Contractors
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11.6
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No
Mixing
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ARTICLE
XII WARRANTIES, CLAIMS AND LIABILITIES
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12.1
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Pure
Food Guaranty
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12.2
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Good
Manufacturing Practices
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12.3
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Damages
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(a)
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Seneca
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(b)
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GMOL
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12.4
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Survival
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ARTICLE
XIII [Intentionally omitted]
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ARTICLE
XIV [Intentionally omitted]
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ARTICLE
XV INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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15.1
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MIS
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15.2
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GMOL
Property
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15.3
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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28
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15.4
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Software
Security
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15.5
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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ARTICLE
XVI CONFIDENTIALITY
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16.1
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Acknowledgement
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16.2
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Disclosure
of Confidential Information
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16.3
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Unprotected
Data or Disclosures
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16.4
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No
License Granted By Disclosure
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16.5
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No
Independent Use Contemplated
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16.6
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Additional
Protection
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16.7
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Survival
of Obligations After Agreement Termination
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16.8
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No
Disclosure of Agreement
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16.9
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Remedies
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ARTICLE
XVII TRADEMARKS, TRADENAMES, SERVICE MARKS AND REGISTERED
MARKS
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ARTICLE
XVIII DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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18.1
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SALT
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18.2
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Steering
Committee
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18.3
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Mediation
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18.4
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Choice
of Law
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ARTICLE
XIX TERMINATION
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19.1
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Termination
Rights
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19.2
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Effects
of Termination
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ARTICLE
XX FORCE MAJEURE
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ARTICLE
XXI EXCLUSIVITY
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ARTICLE
XXII ASSIGNMENT AND RELATIONSHIP
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22.1
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Assignment
to Affiliates
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22.2
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Relationship
of Independent Contractors
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22.3
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Independent
Labor Obligations
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ARTICLE
XXIII MISCELLANEOUS
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23.1
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Notices
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23.2
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Publicity
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23.3
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Survival
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23.4
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Severability
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23.5
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Section
Headings
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37
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23.6
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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37
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23.7
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Compliance
with Law
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37
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(a)
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Fair
Labor Standards Act
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(b)
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Equal
Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action
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23.8
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General
Xxxxx Obligations
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23.9
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Board
Observation Rights
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23.10
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Entire
Understanding
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(a)
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Exhibits
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(b)
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Quality
Documents
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(c)
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Performance
Goals
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23.11
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No
Seneca Breach
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23.12
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Security
Documents
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SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
This
Second Amended and Restated Alliance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is
effective this 1st_____ day of April ____________, 2009 (“Revised Effective
Date”), by and among GENERAL XXXXX OPERATIONS, LLC, having its principal
offices at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 (“GMOL”), SENECA FOODS
CORPORATION, having its principal offices at 0000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000 (“Seneca”) and, solely
for the purposes set forth in Section 23.8 hereof, GENERAL XXXXX, INC., having
its principal offices at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx
00000 (“General
Xxxxx”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
in 1994 The Pillsbury Company (“Pillsbury”) owned 11 vegetable processing and
manufacturing facilities located in the Midwest and Northwest areas of the
United States (the “Pillsbury Plants”);
WHEREAS,
in 1994 Pillsbury closed five of the Pillsbury Plants and sold the other six
Pillsbury Plants to Seneca pursuant to the Sale Agreement (as defined herein),
and Seneca agreed to produce and sell vegetables to Pillsbury;
WHEREAS,
GMOL, the successor to Pillsbury, markets and sells certain shelf-stable and
frozen products under the Green Giant® brand and other General Xxxxx brands (the
“Products”);
WHEREAS,
Seneca owns fruit and/or vegetable processing and manufacturing facilities
located in the West, Midwest and Northeast areas of the United States, and
Seneca is engaged in businesses similar to the manufacture of the
Products;
WHEREAS,
GMOL has particular expertise in the marketing and selling functions and Seneca
has particular expertise in the acquiring, processing, manufacturing and
packaging of products similar to the Products;
WHEREAS,
each of GMOL and Seneca has determined that it would be mutually beneficial to
continue the strategic alliance of the parties through which Seneca engages in
the sourcing, processing, manufacturing and packaging of the Products, and GMOL
distributes, markets and sells the Products, as contemplated
herein;
WHEREAS,
GMOL desires to have, and Seneca desires to provide to GMOL, a long-term,
strategic supply alliance for the Products;
WHEREAS,
Seneca intends to provide GMOL with such long-term, strategic alliance supply
from certain Plants identified on Exhibit A hereto;
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WHEREAS, GMOL and Seneca wish to set
forth herein their agreement with respect to the terms and conditions under
which Seneca will supply the Products to GMOL from such Plants;
WHEREAS,
the parties understand that their relationship is strategic in nature and is
intended to provide long-term value for each party; and that the parties desire
a strategic alliance that recognizes the importance of flexibility, open
communication, and management time and commitment;
WHEREAS,
GMOL and Seneca are parties to that certain First Amended and Restated Alliance
Agreement, entered into on December 8, 1994, as amended February 10, 1995, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated February 25, 1997, Amendment No. 2
thereto dated July 1, 1998, Agreement to Amend First Amended and Restated
Alliance Agreement (including Amendment No. 3 to Alliance Agreement included
therein) dated May 23, 2002 and Amendment No. 4 thereto dated November 17, 2004
(such First Amended and Restated Alliance Agreement, together with the listed
amendments, and all other amendments and other agreements, whether orally or in
writing, made by the parties on or before the Revised Effective Date, is
referred to herein as the “Previous Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
GMOL and Seneca wish to amend and restate the Previous Agreement in its
entirety.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
As
used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Acceptable Cases”
means Standard Cases of Product from an Approved Plant.
. “Accounting
Procedures” means, collectively, the accounting principles and procedures
governing all aspects of accounting for the expenses, depreciation, overhead
charges, pricing of the Products and any other accounting elements of the
parties’ arrangements under this Agreement, as set forth in Exhibit B
hereto.
“Admin Costs” means,
for any Product (identified by SKU), the aggregate administrative expenses for
Seneca’s Fruit and Vegetable Operations (formerly the Vegetable
Division). The definition of “Admin Costs” shall include wages,
benefits, corporate overhead and associated expenses, but shall exclude sales
and marketing expenses. An example of “Admin Costs” is attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit V.
“Agreement” means this
Second Amended and Restated Alliance Agreement as amended from time to
time
“Alliance Plants”
means, collectively, the “Core Alliance Plants” and the “Non-Core Alliance
Plants.” .
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“Ancillary Services”
means special services such as sample requests and other activities not directly
contributing to Product production which are requested by GMOL and performed by
Seneca.
“Approved Capital
Projects” means those capital expenditures of any amount designed to
increase production, efficiency, safety or other significant business
measurement at the Alliance plants and approved by SALT after the Revised
Effective Date.
“Approved Plant”
means Plants approved by GMOL pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof.
“Business Day” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions
are required or authorized to close in New York City.
“Change in Control”
shall mean:
(a) the
public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include,
without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that any person, entity or
“group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act,
which is not, on the date hereof, the beneficial owner (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the combined
voting power of Seneca’s then outstanding voting securities has become such a
beneficial owner in a transaction or series of transactions; or
(b) the
shareholders of a corporation shall have approved: (i) any consolidation or
merger in which such corporation is not the continuing or surviving corporation
or pursuant to which shares of such corporation’s stock would be converted into
cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of such corporation in
which shareholders immediately prior to the merger continue to be the beneficial
owner of voting securities sufficient to maintain voting control of the
surviving corporation immediately after the merger; (ii) any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of such corporation; or
(iii) any plan of liquidation or dissolution of such corporation.
“Conversion Schedule”
means the conversion schedule set forth Exhibit B.
“Core Alliance Plants”
means, collectively, the fruit and/or vegetable processing and manufacturing
facilities and associated warehouses (whether leased or owned, and whether
onsite or offsite) listed under the “Core Alliance Plants” heading on Exhibit A
hereto.
“Cost Reduction
Project” means a cost saving initiative proposed or implemented by the
Plant-based continuous improvement process teams.
“Direct Costs” means,
as calculated in accordance with the Accounting Procedures, for any Product
(identified by SKU) produced at a Plant, the sum of all raw product costs (from
sourcing of seed to harvesting of vegetables) for such Product, plus the cost of all
ingredients used to process such Product at such Plant, plus, the costs of
all Supplies used to package and label such Product at such Plant, plus the direct labor
used in the production of such Product at such Plant.
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“Final Pack Plan” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof.
“Fiscal Year” means
the consecutive 12-month period beginning on April 1 and ending on the following
March 31 of each year.
“Former Alliance
Plants” means, collectively, the fruit and/or vegetable processing and
manufacturing facilities listed under the “Former Alliance Plants” heading on
Exhibit A hereto.
“Freight Charge” means
the cost to Seneca of shipping Product from any Storage Facility or Plant to the
destination designated by GMOL. The Freight Charge shall apply only
to Product with respect to which GMOL requests Seneca to arrange
shipping.
“Fully Allocated
Costs” means, for any Product (identified by SKU) produced at a Plant,
the sum of the (i) IME allocated to such Product per Standard Case for the
Fiscal Year in which the Product is produced plus (ii) Variable Costs per
Standard Case to manufacture such Product for such Fiscal Year plus (iii) the
Admin Costs properly allocated to such Product per Standard Case for the Fiscal
Year in which such Product is produced plus (iv) depreciation for Approved
Capital Projects. *
“General Xxxxx” means
General Xxxxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“GMOL” means General
Xxxxx Operations, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation.
“GMOL Can Contracts” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(c) hereof.
“GMOL Cases” means the
actual number of Acceptable Cases of all Products produced by Seneca for GMOL at
the Plants and shipped therefrom during the Fiscal Year in which the Product is
produced.
“GMOL’s Annual Commitment”
means all Acceptable Cases of Product produced by Seneca in conformity with the
Final Pack Plan, as modified through May 15 of any Fiscal Year, agreed to be
purchased by GMOL in such Fiscal Year.
“IME” means, for any
Product (identified by SKU), the aggregate indirect manufacturing expenses plus
the aggregate warehousing costs for such Product at the Plant or Plants at which
such Product was produced for a Fiscal Year, as more particularly described in
the Accounting Procedures. IME costs are those that cannot be discretely
identified as part of the production process and may be incurred in the year
round operation of the Plants.
“IME Holiday Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b) hereof.
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“Information” means,
collectively, specifications, designs, plans, drawings, information, data,
formulas, or other business or technical information whether such information is
provided in writing, orally, by samples or by observation.
“Management Fee” means
the amount paid by GMOL to Seneca for various financing related items, as
further described in Section 3.6.
“Mandatory Purchase
Date” means, with respect to any Product (identified by SKU) in each
Fiscal Year, the date on which GMOL will purchase all Acceptable Cases of such
Product. The parties intend that the Mandatory Purchase Date for all
Acceptable Cases of each Product category shall occur as soon as reasonably
possible after the completion of the Pack for that Product category (the parties
agree that the typical process is for the purchase to occur no longer than the
fifth (5th) day following the Saturday after completion of the Pack, or sooner
if possible).
“Marks” means,
collectively, a party’s trade names, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade
devices, symbols, codes specifications, abbreviations or registered marks or
contractions or simulations thereof.
“MIS” means management
information systems.
“Net Free Cash Flow”
means for any Fiscal Year, the depreciation recognized in the RCP Plants, less the principal
payments made by Seneca on the Note during such Fiscal Year, less any capital
expenditures prior to the Revised Effective Date, made by Seneca at any RCP
Plant during such Fiscal Year (and approved by GMOL to the extent required
herein).
“Note” means that
certain promissory note defined in the Sale Agreement as the
“Note.”
“Non-Core Plants”
means the Seneca plants at Geneva, NY Rochester, MN and Cumberland, WI as listed
on Exhibit A.
“Other Seneca Plants”
means, collectively, all of the fruit and/or vegetable processing and
manufacturing facilities owned or operated by Seneca from time to time during
the term of this Agreement, except for the Alliance Plants.
“Original Effective
Date” means the date of the original Alliance Agreement, which was
December 8, 1994.
“Pack” means the
annual harvest and processing for each major Product crop category.
“Parent” is defined in
Section 23.2.
“Per Case Tolling Fee”
means the following:
a.
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per Standard Case (including Standard Cases of Products sourced by Seneca
on behalf of GMOL) from the Original Effective Date through the Revised
Effective Date.
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b.
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For
the 2010 Fiscal Year, the Per Case Tolling Fee shall be * per Standard
Case.
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c.
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For
the 2011 and subsequent Fiscal Years, the Per Case Tolling Fee shall equal
the following:
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i.
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The
nearest * based upon *, and the base toll fee being * per standard
case (the parties agree that if *, the parties shall agree upon an *
on a go-forward basis).
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ii.
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The
Per Case Tolling Fee shall be revised for each Fiscal Year *, and shall be
in force for the subsequent Fiscal
Year.
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iii.
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The
Per Case Tolling Fee shall be calculated each year by * by *
(rounding to the nearest hundredth place), subtracting *, dividing that
number by *, and then adding *.
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a) Thus,
for *, then that figure would be divided *. Subtracting * from *
yields *. Dividing *. * is that added to that number to
equal the new Per Case Tolling Fee of *.
“Pillsbury” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Plants” means,
collectively the Alliance Plants plus the Other Seneca Plants.
“Preliminary Pack
Plan” means GMOL’s annual projected volume requirements for all Products
to be produced at the Plants for any Fiscal Year, identifying such requests
separately by seed type for each major crop category, in the form delivered by
GMOL to Seneca on or before December 1 of the immediately preceding Fiscal
Year.
“Processes” means
production processes.
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“Product Inventory”
means the inventory of Product produced at any Plant during the term hereof and
held by Seneca for GMOL.
“Product
Specifications” means those specifications for producing Product
constituting part of the Quality Documents previously delivered by GMOL to
Seneca, as such specifications may be modified in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
“Products” are defined
in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Proprietary Seed”
means all vegetable seed products developed by or for GMOL in which GMOL claims
a proprietary interest and which are used for growing raw vegetables for
Products.
“Quality Documents”
means, collectively, the Product Specifications, quality systems manual and
other quality documents provided to Seneca by GMOL and incorporated by reference
herein.
“RCP” is the
methodology for determining the RCP Capital Finance Charge, as defined
herein.
“RCP Principal
Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 hereof.
“Released Orders”
means the production schedule (of Product) developed by Seneca based upon GMOL’s
rolling, 12-week demand forecast.
“Revised Effective
Date” means April 1, 2009.
“Sale Agreement” means
that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 8, 1994, by and between
Pillsbury and Seneca, as amended as of February 10, 1995.
“SALT” means the
Strategic Alliance Leadership Team established by the parties pursuant to
Section 18.1 hereof. The SALT shall have the authority, except as to
matters with respect to which the Steering Committee has authority, to make
tactical decisions regarding the business arrangements between the
parties.
“Seneca” means Seneca
Foods Corporation, a New York corporation.
“Seneca Cases” means
the actual number of Standard Cases of all products produced by Seneca for
itself at the Plants during the Fiscal Year in which the products are
produced. If Seneca decides to produce cases of products for a
third-party, then the parties will determine if those products will be included
in the definition of Seneca Cases.
“Seneca Effective Tax
Rate” means Seneca’s effective United States and New York State combined
corporate income tax rate for any Fiscal Year.
“Seneca Inventory”
means the following items of inventory owned by Seneca: (i) inventories of
supplies (including cans and other containers, packaging materials, labels and
ingredients) and vegetable raw materials (including vegetable seed) in existence
on the date of termination of this Agreement that would have been used by Seneca
to fulfill its obligations to GMOL hereunder with respect to GMOL’s Annual
Commitment then in effect if this Agreement were not terminated (including all
of Seneca’s outstanding orders or contracts for the purchase of such supplies
and vegetable raw materials, which Seneca shall assign to GMOL and GMOL shall
accept and assume, to the extent assignable), and (ii) fuels and other
miscellaneous items located at the Core Plants and used in the maintenance or
operation of any of the Core Plants.
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“Seneca Projection” means,
for any Fiscal Year, the projection of vegetable products that Seneca projects
to produce, both for itself and for all third party entities contracting with
Seneca to manufacture, produce or package vegetable products at the Plants for
such Fiscal Year.
“Services” means,
collectively, all aspects of producing the Products, including without
limitation sourcing the seed, contracting with the growers, supervising the
Pack, processing the harvested vegetables, acquiring the Supplies, acquiring
ingredients, packaging, warehousing, acquiring the labels, labeling and, as
requested by GMOL, shipping the Products.
“Sold Plants” means
the six vegetable processing and manufacturing facilities sold by Pillsbury to
Seneca pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
“Standard Case” shall
mean a case containing 24 cans each, having standard 300 x 407 dimensions, or an
equivalent amount of Product determined pursuant to the Conversion
Schedule.
“Standard Cost” means
the estimated Fully Allocated Costs of each Product (identified by SKU), as
determined by the parties as of each April 1st.
“Steering Committee”
means the Steering Committee to be established by the parties pursuant to
Section 18.2 hereof. The Steering Committee shall have the authority
to make all relevant decisions concerning RCP and NonRCP Projects under
consideration (including without limitation, budget, timetable, scope of work
and the effect, if any, upon Transfer Price components), and to review and
resolve all business, financial, strategic or other unresolved issues or
disputes arising under or related to this Agreement.
“Storage Facilities”
means Seneca’s storage facilities situated at the locations listed on Exhibit P attached
hereto, as such locations may be changed from time to time by Seneca in
accordance with the terms hereof.
“Supplies” means all
packaging materials (including cans, slipsheets and labels) and operating
supplies, such as glue, tape, fumigants, in-plant materials, stretchwrap,
tooling and set-up charges, and any other supplies used in, or necessary for,
the operations of the Plants or the production of the Products.
“Total Pack” means the
sum of the projected volumes of all vegetable products identified in the
Preliminary Pack Plan and the Seneca Projections for a Fiscal Year, in each
case, as initially delivered on or before December 1 of the preceding Fiscal
Year.
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“Transfer Price”
means, for any Product (identified by SKU), the sum of (i) either the Fully
Allocated Cost (if known) or, if not known, the Standard Cost per Standard Case,
for such Product, plus (ii) the Per
Case Tolling Fee.
“US GAAP” means
generally accepted accounting principles of the United States.
“Weighted Average Cost of
Capital (WACC)” is defined as: 1) Seneca’s average after tax
actual cost (expressed as interest) to obtain long-term debt financing; plus 2)
a reasonable rate of return on Seneca’s equity consistent with past
practice. The WACC shall be reviewed annually by the Steering
Committee for appropriateness. Any changes in the rate shall be
reflected in future funding decisions; however, once a capital investment is
made, the WACC in place at the time shall be used for the life of the capital
investment in question.
“Working Capital Financing
Costs” means the interest and financing costs incurred by Seneca to fund
“Working Capital” needed to perform the Services. “Working Capital”
is defined as inventory plus accounts receivable minus accounts payable as these
terms are defined according to US GAAP.
ARTICLE
I
SERVICES, SPECIFICATIONS AND
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
1.1 The
Services. Seneca agrees to perform the Services for GMOL at
the Plants in strict compliance with all of GMOL’s specifications and
requirements as provided by GMOL to Seneca, as the same may be modified by GMOL
from time to time in order to anticipate or respond to (i) internal product
development or marketing factors or (ii) external customer requests or
requirements or market forces; provided that Seneca
shall have a commercially reasonable period of time to adjust to the foregoing
modifications and the parties shall work collaboratively to adjust
specifications as necessary to ensure that the Plants can manufacture the
Products on a cost effective basis. The parties agree that the
Services with respect to frozen vegetable Products include bulk frozen vegetable
handling for further use at other plants (including the Plants) designated by
GMOL and putting frozen vegetables into final form for sale to
customers.
1.2 Specifications. Seneca
agrees to provide the Services for the Products in accordance with all
specifications (including the Product Specifications) provided by GMOL to Seneca
as part of the Quality Documents, which specifications may be amended by GMOL
from time to time in accordance with the first sentence of Section 1.1
hereof.
1.3 Additional
Products. Upon mutual agreement, additional products may be
included within this Agreement from time to time.
1.4 Accounting
Principles. The Accounting Procedures contemplate
modifications thereto from time-to-time, as the parties shall mutually
agree. In general, the following principles shall be included in, and
be deemed a part of, the Accounting Procedures, until further amended by the
parties:
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(a) The
IME shall include the total annual expenses in the categories of fixed,
superintendent, indirect, variable and semi-variable overhead for both Plant and
warehouse operations.
(b) The
operating principle for the parties is that Seneca will operate the Alliance
Plants during the term hereof as individual “cost centers.”
(c) The
Admin Costs shall include the total annual expenses in the categories of wages,
benefits and associated expenses for Seneca’s Deductions, Accounting, Customer
Service and Operations (including Technical Services) and other groups that
manage and support the business that is the subject matter of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
TERM
This
Agreement, which amends and restates the Previous Agreement in its entirety,
shall become effective on the December 8, 1994 and shall continue for an initial
term ending on December 31, 2014 (“Initial Term”) and shall thereafter be
extended indefinitely unless terminated in accordance with Section 19.1 hereof,
with the consequences set forth in Section 19.2(a) hereof.
ARTICLE
III
PRICE AND PAYMENT
TERMS
3.1 General Pricing
Principles. The following principles shall apply to
determining all Transfer Prices hereunder:
(a) Unless
the parties otherwise agree in writing, the Transfer Prices paid by GMOL to
Seneca for Acceptable Cases of Products shall be *, and shall be calculated
separately for each type of Product (identified by SKU), all as further
described in this Article III.
(b) Standard
Costs for each type of Product (identified by SKU) shall be based upon Seneca’s
good faith estimates (as determined in accordance with the Accounting
Procedures) of the Fully Allocated Costs prior to the start of each Fiscal Year
based on (i) the prior Fiscal Year’s Fully Allocated Costs (as adjusted for
inflation and reasonable projections of future costs) for such Product, (ii) the
Final Pack Plan and (iii) the Seneca Projection for such Fiscal
Year. On or before April 1st of each Fiscal Year, Seneca shall
provide the Standard Costs for each Product (identified by SKU) for the Fiscal
Year.
(c) As
soon as is reasonably practicable, the Fully Allocated Costs of a Product
(identified by SKU) shall replace the Standard Cost in the Transfer Price for
such Product.
(d) On
or before May 31 of the following Fiscal Year, the parties shall calculate the
actual amount of Acceptable Cases of each Product (identified by SKU) produced
and the actual Transfer Price therefor in the immediately preceding Fiscal Year,
and reconcile the overpayments or underpayments made during the preceding Fiscal
Year in the manner set forth in Section 3.6(c) hereof.
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(e) All
frozen vegetable Products (and other vegetable products sourced from
unaffiliated third parties) produced at any Plant shall be converted to Standard
Cases in accordance with the Conversion Schedule. All other Products
that are not packaged in standard-sized cans of 300 x 407 dimensions shall also
be converted into Standard Cases in accordance with the terms of the Conversion
Schedule.
(f) All
Fully Allocated Cost factors shall be determined from the books and records of
Seneca maintained in accordance with US GAAP, as more specifically described in
the Accounting Procedures.
3.2 Transfer
Prices. The price charged by Seneca to GMOL for all Acceptable
Cases of Products (identified by SKU) produced at the Plants shall be equal to
the Transfer Prices for such Products then in effect, and the Fully Allocated
Costs with respect to each such Transfer Price shall be the same for identical
products (identified by SKU) produced at the same Plant by Seneca for use in
Seneca’s business. Freight Charges, if any, applicable to the
invoiced Acceptable Cases of Product will be invoiced separately by
Seneca. In addition, as described in Section 3.6(b) below, GMOL shall
separately pay the Management Fee. The parties may agree from time to
time in writing without further need to amend this Agreement to add additional
plants to the Plants, either for a given Product or Fiscal Year. In
the event such plants are added, they will be accounted for based upon the
percentage of the plant’s production which is sold to GMOL.
3.3 [Intentionally
omitted]
3.4 Special Pricing
Exceptions.
(a) Non-Vegetable
Costs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, all costs and expenses of the Plants (including without
limitation, IME, variable manufacturing costs, overhead and depreciation
charges) that are not related to the delivery of the Services to GMOL (with
respect to the Products) or to the manufacture and production of vegetable
products for Seneca or other third party customers of Seneca shall, for purposes
of this Agreement, be deemed not to constitute a part of the costs of the Plants
and shall not be included in calculating the price of any Product
hereunder. The determination of whether any costs constitute
“non-vegetable costs” for purposes of this Section 3.4(a) shall be made by the
Steering Committee. The calculation of such non-vegetable product
costs shall be made in accordance with the Accounting Procedures
(b) One-Time IME
Calculation. The parties acknowledge and agree that from
December 8, 1994 through March 31, 1995, the IME (defined as the “FME” in the
Previous Agreement) for the Sold Plants calculated in accordance with the
Accounting Procedures) was *. Upon the termination of this Agreement,
for whatever reason, such * (the “IME Holiday Amount”), without interest, shall
be paid by GMOL to Seneca in accordance with the terms of Section 19.2
hereof.
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(c) Can
Purchasing. GMOL shall have the right to direct Seneca to
purchase cans and ends from a third-party of its choosing. Seneca shall pass on
its actual cost of purchasing the cans and ends as part of the Transfer
Price.
3.5 Price Assumptions; Title
Transfer.
(a) Seneca
shall provide, at its expense (to be included in the Transfer Price), all
components of Direct Costs.
(b) The
Transfer Prices include all costs of maintaining and operating the Plants,
including all production costs, packaging and packing services, Supplies,
materials, receiving services, administrative services, quality assurance
testing and inventory control procedures needed to source, process, manufacture,
package and label the Products and provide information to GMOL in accordance
with all of GMOL’s specifications and requirements as provided by GMOL to
Seneca. There are no fees, equipment costs or facility costs of the
Plants or the Storage Facilities (other than GMOL’s prorata share of those
incurred at the Plants, which are included in the Transfer Prices) to be paid by
GMOL, other than the inventory warehousing charges described in Article VI
hereof and other than for Ancillary Services, as described in Section 3.7
below.
(c) Seneca
shall pay for ingredients and Supplies except paper labels, totes, printed
shrinkwrap film, and, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 6.3 or
Section 6.4 hereof or as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, freight,
warehouse storage and handling, and Product storage and handling.
3.6 Payment
Terms.
(a) Product
Purchases. On the Mandatory Purchase Date with respect to each
Product (identified by SKU), and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth below, GMOL will purchase GMOL’s Annual Commitment of such Product for
the current Fiscal Year. The purchase price to be paid by GMOL shall
be equal to 100% of the Transfer Price of all Acceptable Cases of such Product
to be purchased from Seneca on such date. Payment shall be made on
the Mandatory Purchase Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
an account designated by Seneca. Not less than two Business Days
prior to each Mandatory Purchase Date, Seneca shall invoice GMOL for all
Acceptable Cases to be sold to GMOL on such Mandatory Purchase
Date. The invoice will identify item code and product name, number of
Acceptable Cases, Transfer Prices, the total amount due and wiring instructions
with respect to such purchase.
The
parties acknowledge that although the Transfer Prices utilized on any Mandatory
Purchase Date include the costs of labeling and packaging Products, such
Products may be in an unlabeled and unpackaged form on such Mandatory Purchase
Date. Seneca agrees to take all necessary actions to cause the
labeling and packaging of such Products to occur in a manner and at such times
as are consistent with Seneca’s obligations to provide finished, labeled and
packaged Products under Article V hereof.
If
Acceptable Cases of finished Product are available for shipment prior to a
Mandatory Purchase Date, GMOL may elect to purchase such Acceptable Cases at the
applicable Transfer Price prior to the Mandatory Purchase Date for shipment
directly from the applicable Plant to the destination designated by
GMOL. If this option is elected, Seneca shall invoice GMOL at the
time of shipment of such Acceptable Cases, such invoice to contain the
information described above. Terms of payment shall be the earlier of (i) the
applicable Mandatory Purchase Date or (ii) net 15 days from the date of invoice,
and payment shall be made in the manner described above. Any Product
so purchased prior to the applicable Mandatory Purchase Date shall be considered
part of GMOL’s Annual Commitment for such Fiscal Year.
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Invoices
that are not paid when due shall accrue interest at the rate of one percent (1%)
per month.
In
connection with each sale by Seneca of Acceptable Cases pursuant to this Section
3.6(a), Seneca represents and warrants, on and as of the date of sale of such
Acceptable Cases, as follows:
(i) Seneca
has good and marketable title to such Acceptable Cases, free and clear of any
liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances, except statutory liens
relating to amounts owed by Seneca to farmers and other producers of vegetables
and other raw products included in such Acceptable Cases; and
(ii) Seneca
has paid in full all amounts, including amounts required under the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”), then due to farmers and other producers
of vegetables and other raw products included in any such Acceptable Cases, and
will pay when due all amounts, including amounts required under PACA, thereafter
due to farmers and other producers of vegetables and other raw products included
in any such Acceptable Cases.
On or
before the 15th day of the calendar month following the end of each calendar
quarter hereafter, Seneca and GMOL shall reconcile any material overpayment or
underpayment related to payments undertaken pursuant to the Mandatory
Purchase Date.
(b) Management Fee
Invoices. In addition to the invoices described in Section
3.6(a) above, Seneca shall invoice GMOL on a calendar quarterly basis for the
aggregate Management Fee for the preceding calendar quarter, as reconciled for
each calendar quarter in accordance with this Section 3.6(b). Each
quarterly payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available United
States funds (to an account designated by Seneca to GMOL) on the first Business
Day of the calendar month immediately following the end of each such calendar
quarter (i.e.,
April 1, July 1, October 1, January 1, or the next Business Day
thereafter). On or before the 15th day of the calendar month
following the end of each calendar quarter hereafter, Seneca and GMOL shall
reconcile any material overpayment or underpayment of the Management Fee for the
preceding calendar quarter. Except for claims for fraud, after the
two-year anniversary of the end of each calendar quarter each party shall be
prohibited from claiming any adjustment of the Management Fee for such calendar
quarter (including without limitation for any clerical or administrative
error).
(c) Year-End True-Up
Procedures. On or before the May 31st following the end of
each Fiscal Year, Seneca shall compute (and, subject to its rights to audit and
dispute such amounts set forth in the Accounting Procedures, GMOL shall
approve), in accordance with the Accounting Procedures, the GMOL Cases and the
Seneca Cases. In addition, on or before May 31st of each Fiscal Year,
Seneca shall determine (and GMOL, subject to its rights to audit and dispute
such amounts set forth in the Accounting Procedures, shall approve) the actual
Transfer Prices for each Product (by SKU) in accordance with the terms of the
Accounting Procedures, utilizing the GMOL Cases and Seneca Cases for such
relevant time period. If GMOL has underpaid Seneca for the aggregate
of all Acceptable Cases of Products produced in the preceding Fiscal Year by
Seneca at the Plants and shipped therefrom, then Seneca will invoice GMOL for
the amount of such underpayment and GMOL will (subject to its rights to audit
and dispute such amounts set forth in the Accounting Procedures) pay such amount
within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. If GMOL has overpaid
Seneca for the aggregate of such Acceptable Cases, Seneca shall refund such
overpaid amounts within 30 days after such computation. At the same
time, the parties also shall true-up all other payments for transactions (if
any) occurring during such Fiscal Year that are not reconciled through the
foregoing process (for example, one-time packaging costs incurred by Seneca at
GMOL’s request for items not constituting Products). No interest
shall accrue to either party for any amount that the actual aggregate Transfer
Prices have been overpaid or underpaid for such
period. The parties intend that the result of the
aggregate payments made by GMOL to Seneca for any Fiscal Year, after giving
effect to the foregoing year-end reconciliation, is that Seneca shall have
realized a profit equal to the amount outlined in the definition of “Per Case
Tolling Fee.” Except for claims for fraud, after the two-year
anniversary of the end of each Fiscal Year each party shall be prohibited from
claiming any underpayment or overpayment of Transfer Prices for, or any other
adjustment for transactions occurring during, such Fiscal Year (including
without limitation for any clerical or administrative error).
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(d) “Open Book
Policy”. Seneca understands and agrees that this Agreement
requires Seneca to maintain complete and accurate books and records with respect
to the Alliance Plants in accordance with US GAAP, and to maintain them on an
“open book” basis. Therefore, for a period of at least seven years
after each March 31st during the term of this Agreement, Seneca shall maintain
complete and accurate accounting books and records in accordance with standard
accounting practices to substantiate all Transfer Price components for the
Plants for the Fiscal Year ending on such March 31st, and any proposed year-end
adjustments thereto. Seneca shall make such records available to GMOL
or GMOL’s agents to the extent necessary to enable GMOL to verify, to GMOL’s
satisfaction, the Transfer Prices and otherwise support all Transfer Price
components and any proposed year-end adjustments thereto, all as more fully
described in the Accounting Procedures.
(e) Management Fee
Calculations. -- The Management Fee reimburses
Seneca for GMOL’s portion of the cost of capital associated with Seneca’s
provision of the Services and the GMOL Cases. The Management Fee is
paid by GMOL to Seneca on a quarterly basis based upon Seneca’s fiscal
year. The Management Fee includes the following:
(1) *
(2) *
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(3) *
(4) *
(5) *
(6) *
(7) *
(8) *
(9) *
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(10) *
Calculation
of the Management Fee may be modified from time to time by mutual, written
agreement of the parties. It is understood and agreed by the parties
that any prior calculation of the Management Fee shall have no effect under this
Second Amended and Restated Alliance Agreement, except as provided in Sec.
3.6(e)(8) above.
3.7 Ancillary Services and Other
Special Services. The Product prices described above exclude
costs of the Ancillary Services. The SALT Committee shall agree in
writing on prices for Ancillary Services. Invoices for Ancillary
Services shall be paid net thirty (30) days from the date of invoice, provided
that an explanation of charges and supporting documents accompany the
invoice.
3.8 GMOL Right of
Offset. During the term of this Agreement, and so long as the
Note (including any refinancing thereof) remains outstanding, GMOL shall have
the right, without notice or demand therefor, to offset against any payment or
payments to be made by GMOL to Seneca under this Agreement the full amount of
all interest due and owing at any time under the terms of the Note (and any
refinancing thereof). Delay or failure to act by GMOL shall not
preclude the exercise or enforcement of GMOL’s rights and remedies under this
Section 3.8, and no waiver of such rights and remedies shall be effective unless
such waiver is delivered in a writing duly executed by an authorized officer of
GMOL.
As
set forth in the preceding paragraph, GMOL shall be entitled to offset in
accordance with the terms of such preceding paragraph, any accrued but unpaid
interest under the Note that has become due and payable. GMOL,
however, shall not, under any circumstances, be entitled to offset any payments
of principal under the Note (whether or not past due) pursuant to such preceding
paragraph, or, so long as any “Senior Indebtedness” (as defined in the Note) is
outstanding, any common law, contractual or statutory right (including any such
right pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended (the “Bankruptcy
Code”) or otherwise, nor, so long as any Senior Indebtedness is outstanding, may
any principal obligation under the Note be satisfied pursuant to any
counterclaim against Seneca held by GMOL; and GMOL hereby irrevocably waives
(solely for the
benefit of the “Senior Creditors” (as defined in the Note) and not for the benefit
of Seneca) any right to assert any such rights of offset or counterclaim as they
relate to the repayment or recovery of principal due under the Note (but the
foregoing waiver shall not affect GMOL’s rights, if any, to offset or
counterclaim with respect to any other amounts owed to GMOL by Seneca under any
other instrument or agreement).
3.9 Pricing for Products Sold by
GMOL to Seneca. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing,
the prices to be paid by Seneca to GMOL for products purchased by Seneca from
GMOL’s * facilities (or any other GMOL facility agreed upon by the parties)
shall be determined * consistent with the principles used in calculating
the Transfer Prices hereunder such that GMOL realizes a profit per case equal to
Per Case Tolling Fee then in effect as of the date of the sale.
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ARTICLE
IV
VOLUME
4.1 Preliminary Pack
Plan. GMOL shall deliver to Seneca its projected Product
volume requirements from the Plants for each Fiscal Year as
follows:
(a) On
or before December 1st of each Fiscal Year, GMOL shall supply to Seneca GMOL’s
Preliminary Pack Plan for the next succeeding Fiscal Year.
(b) On
or before the January 10th following the initial submission of the Preliminary
Pack Plan, GMOL will provide Seneca with all significant adjustments to the
projected volumes set forth in such Preliminary Pack Plan (such Preliminary Pack
Plan, as adjusted pursuant to this Section 4.1(b), is the “Final Pack
Plan”).
(c) On
or before the immediately succeeding March 15th (and, in all events, before
planting of the vegetable crops for that Fiscal Year’s Products has begun), GMOL
will complete its review of the projected Product mix set forth in the Final
Pack Plan and will notify Seneca of changes to the projected Product mix
resulting from such review. GMOL acknowledges that, by March 15th,
there will be little opportunity for Seneca to alter the acreage under contract
to be planted with respect to the Products for such Fiscal Year.
(d) On
or before the immediately succeeding May 15th (and, in all events, before the
Pack for that Fiscal Year’s Products has begun), GMOL will submit to Seneca its
additional, minor adjustments to the Product mix (identifying all such changes
by seed type).
(e) Thereafter,
as the Pack for such Fiscal Year is progressing, GMOL shall be entitled to seek
further adjustments in the Product mix as circumstances warrant.
(f) Seneca
shall identify and provide reasonable notice to GMOL of any potential capacity
or operational conflicts as a result of the Final Pack Plan. The
parties agree to use all reasonable efforts to alleviate such conflicts,
including altering inventory targets, building or depleting inventory and
switching production to other Plants or facilities. However, GMOL
shall, at all times during the term of this Agreement, have first priority for
production capacity in the Core Alliance Plants consistent with its historical
demand for Products at the Plant in question.
4.2 Seneca
Projection. Seneca shall follow the same requirements as are
set forth in Section 4.1above with respect to its projected product volume
requirements from GMOL’s * facilities for each Fiscal Year.
4.3 GMOL’s Purchase
Commitment. For any Fiscal Year, GMOL agrees to purchase
GMOL’s Annual Commitment.
4.4 Pack and Commitment
Variations. The parties understand and agree that the parties’
ability to meet the projected volume of product set forth in the Total Pack
(and, therefore, GMOL’s Annual Commitment) are subject to variations due to
force majeure
events, the most common of which is weather. Therefore, the parties
agree to prorate both shortages
and surpluses (in each case, of “Extra-Standard” and/or “Fancy” quality product
as such terms are commonly understood in the vegetable processing industry) in
the Total Pack for any Fiscal Year in direct proportion to the parties’
respective Preliminary Pack Plan and Seneca Projection in effect on the December
1 of the preceding Fiscal Year. Shortages and surpluses (in each
case, of “Extra-Standard” and/or “Fancy” quality product (as such terms are
commonly understood in the vegetable processing industry) in the Total Pack
shall be measured by major crop category covered by this
Agreement. Seneca shall use its good faith efforts to cooperate
closely with GMOL to revise Product mix in years of Product shortages, as may be
reasonably requested by GMOL.
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ARTICLE
V
FINISHED PRODUCT
SCHEDULING
5.1 Finished Product
Scheduling.
(a) GMOL
and Seneca agree to work together to meet GMOL’s demand for Products to maintain
acceptable customer service.
ARTICLE
VI
INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT
6.1 [Intentionally
omitted]
6.2 Warehousing
Requirements.
(a) Seneca
will maintain the Storage Facilities and Plants in the condition needed to
protect the Product Inventory, consigned inventory (if any) and Supplies in
accordance with customary and prudent industry standards for vegetable
products.
(b) Within
5 days of its completion, Seneca shall provide to GMOL a copy of its annual
physical audit report relating to all Product Inventory held at each Storage
Facility and Plant.
(c) Seneca
shall be entitled to change from time to time the locations of the Storage
Facilities, provided that it provides updates to GMOL so that it can track the
location of the Products.
6.3 Warehousing
Costs. The monthly warehousing cost for Product Inventory from
the prior Pack that has been purchased by GMOL but has not been delivered will
be equal to (a) * for the first twelve months after the Mandatory Purchase
Date and (b) thereafter, in the case of Standard Cases, * per Standard Case
per month and, in the case of bulk Product Inventory, * per pound per month
(“Long-Term Warehouse Cost”). For the 2010 Fiscal Year and subsequent
Fiscal Years, the monthly Long-Term Warehouse Cost shall increase (or decrease)
based upon the *
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The monthly Long-Term
Warehouse Cost shall be revised for each Fiscal Year based upon *, and shall be
in force for the subsequent Fiscal Year.
6.4 Inventory
Shipping. In general, GMOL intends to arrange for the shipment
of Product Inventory from the applicable Storage Facility or
Plant. As and when requested by GMOL, however, Seneca shall ship
designated Product from the identified Storage Facility or Plant to the
destination designated by GMOL in strict compliance with GMOL’s
notice. GMOL’s notice shall designate the carrier, the amount of
Product (by SKU) to be shipped, pallet or shipment configuration, date and time
of shipment and delivery, and destination point. If applicable,
Seneca will invoice GMOL at the time of shipment in the amount of the applicable
Freight Charge for the Product shipped pursuant to GMOL’s request. If
applicable, terms of payment shall be * of the date of
invoice.
6.5 Negative
Pledge. During the term of this Agreement and except as
otherwise required by applicable federal law, Seneca shall not agree with or
consent to or otherwise permit any third party to take or maintain any lien,
security interest, mortgage, pledge or other encumbrance upon any (i) finished
Product or (ii) frozen bulk vegetables held for use by GMOL.
6.6 Non-Fancy
Products. At no additional cost to GMOL, Seneca agrees to be
responsible for all costs associated with the production and sale of non-fancy
Products except for the following Products: mexicorn, southwestern
corn, white shoepeg corn (canned and frozen), chipotle corn, kitchen-sliced
beans, Early June Peas and the peas, mushroom onion mixed product or any new
Product produced for GMOL by Seneca after the date of this Agreement unless
otherwise agreed.
ARTICLE
VII
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
7.1 RCP
Program. Seneca and GMOL acknowledge that
significant, long-term capital investment have been made in the Sold Plants and
the Alliance Plants and that the parties have shared the capital
and depreciation costs, along with other costs in credit, as further
outlined in this Section 7.1. It is the intent of the parties, after
the Revised Effective Date, to have the defined term Approved Capital Projects
refer to the new capital expenditures under this Second Revised and Restated
Agreement. Seneca incurred during the first two years of the Previous Agreement
certain capital expenses which were capped at $50 million (U.S.) (“RCP Principal
Balance”). The RCP Principal Balance as of the Revised Effective Date is
*. The RCP Principal Balance shall be adjusted as
follows:
(i)
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Depreciation
on all capital (new or old) in the * shall be subtracted from the RCP
Principal Balance per the existing depreciation schedule, as revised from
time to time to include any Approved Capital Projects less than *;
and
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(ii)
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Note
Payment – the amount of Note repayments made by Seneca to GMOL shall be
added to the RCP Principal Balance;
and
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(iii)
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Capital
Expenditure – at the RCP Plants, for capital expenditures valued at less
than *, the full expenditure on those capital expenditures shall be added
to the RCP Principal Balance:
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a.
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The
parties agree that no capital expenditure * RCP Principal Balance unless
GMOL approves these projects in writing, and such approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld; and
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b.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, capital expenditures above * at any facility,
including all Plants, shall not be included in the RCP Principal Balance
after the Revised Effective Date.
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(iv)
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Toll
Fee and Net Free Cash Flow
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a.
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Toll
Fee – the after-tax toll fee paid by GMOL to Seneca shall be * the
RCP Principal Balance; and
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b.
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Seneca’s
Net Free Cash Flow shall be * the RCP Principal Balance (provided, however, that
if the Seneca Net Free Cash Flow is *, this * balance shall not be
added to the RCP Principal Balance) ;
and
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The Toll
Fee and the Net Free Cash Flow amounts shall be netted against each other (or,
in the case of two positive numbers, added together). If the sum of
the Toll Fee and Net Free Cash Flow is *, then there shall be no impact on the
RCP Principal Balance. If the sum of the Toll Fee and the Net Free
Cash Flow is *, then that number is deducted from the RCP Principal
Balance.
The RCP
Principal Balance may never exceed the prior year’s RCP Principal
Balance. If the formula would have the RCP Principal Balance
increasing, then the prior year’s RCP Principal Balance carries forward without
change. If the formula would have the RCP Principal Balance
decreasing, the RCP Principal Balance shall decrease as per the
formula.
(v) RCP
Capital Finance Charge. On April 1 of each year, the following
calculation shall take place:
a.
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RCP
Principal Balance as of March 31 from the prior year (e.g., for an April
1, 2009 RCP Principal Balance calculation, the RCP Principal Balance as of
March 31, 2008 would be used) shall be multiplied by
*;
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b.
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That
figure shall be multiplied by the
*.
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c.
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The
resulting amount shall be known as “RCP Capital Finance
Charge” and shall be paid by GMOL to Seneca in four equal
installments during each year.
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The current RCP Principle Balance, along with a schedule of
expected alterations to that balance (parts of which are subject to change
pursuant to this Agreement) is attached hereto and incorporated herein as
Exhibit C.
7.2 Amortization of RCP
Investment.
Additionally, only Approved Capital
Projects, whether begun before or after the Revised Effective Date, with
expenditures or costs under * shall be added to the RCP Principal
Balance. For the avoidance of doubt, capital expenditures above * at
any facility, including all Plants, shall not be included in the RCP Principal
Balance after the Revised Effective Date.
7.3 Approval of Capital
Projects. SALT shall approve any Approved Capital Project
prior to commencement of the Approved Capital Project. It is
understood that Approved Capital Projects do not have a minimum expenditure
level. With respect to any identified Approved Capital
Projects, SALT shall prepare and agree upon a project memorandum which sets
forth sufficient information for the parties to make a decision on the Approved
Capital Project, which might include information such as the total capital cost
of such project, a timetable, milestones and a project cash
flow. Seneca shall be solely responsible for initial payment of
Approved Capital Project costs and GMOL shall pay for its portion of
depreciation for Approved Capital Projects which shall be included in the Fully
Allocated Costs. Interest and related charges for Approved Capital
Projects with costs over * shall be handled as provided in Sec. 3.6(e)(8),
Management Fee Calculations and Approved Capital Projects with costs
under * shall be included in the Sec. 7.2 Amortization of RCP
Investment.
7.4 [Intentionally
omitted]
7.5 Sales Tax
Refunds. Seneca agrees to apply for any refunds or rebates
available to it under applicable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances
with respect to the payment of sales taxes related to any capital expenditures
contemplated by the RCP or as otherwise approved by the SALT (including NonRCP
Projects). To the extent that Seneca obtains any such refunds or
rebates, Seneca shall apply them, on the books and records of Seneca in
accordance with US GAAP as consistently applied, to reduce the value of the
capital asset in the Plant(s) for which the subject capital expenditure was
made, and shall be deemed to have reduced the outstanding principal balance (if
any) of the indebtedness which funded such capital expenditure.
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ARTICLE
VIII
COST
REDUCTIONS
8.1 Cost Reduction
Incentives. Seneca and GMOL agree that any savings from any
cost reduction programs shall be allocated to the parties based upon Fully
Allocated Costs. The SALT team will meet to review cost reduction
initiatives on a quarterly basis.
8.2 Cost Reduction in Supply
Procurement. *
8.3 Cost Reduction in Seed
Production and Research & Development Assistance. GMOL
shall cooperate with Seneca to enable Seneca to use GMOL-owned seed varieties as
are approved by GMOL. Furthermore, it is the intent for GMOL to enable Seneca to
use gene(s), *, as licensed or developed by GMOL * and any other GMOL-owned
varieties which Seneca is approved to use to the extent
practicable. In such case, Seneca shall be responsible for any
technology fees owed to third parties in connection with the use of such
licensed gene(s). Seneca recognizes and agrees to fully comply with
its obligations under Sections 10.3, 11 and 16 of this Agreement and
specifically agrees not to publicize or otherwise disclose that GMOL-owned seed
varieties are being used by Seneca.
ARTICLE
IX
INSURANCE, TITLE AND RISK OF
LOSS
9.1 Title. Seneca
shall have title and risk of loss as to all ingredients, Supplies and
work-in-progress while such items are at any Plant, Storage Facility or other
Seneca facility or otherwise are in Seneca’s possession or control; provided, however, that from
time to time GMOL may procure ingredients or other items and send, or have a
third party send, those items to Seneca, and in each such case GMOL shall have
title to such items at all times and Seneca shall have risk of loss and
insurance liability for such items while such items are under Seneca’s
possession or control. Seneca shall have title to finished Product
until the Acceptable Cases that constitute such finished Product are purchased
by GMOL on the applicable Mandatory Purchase Date. Seneca shall have
the responsibility to obtain insurance as to finished Product until the
Acceptable Cases that constitute such finished Product are shipped to GMOL
F.O.B. the Plant or other shipping location. The costs of the
insurance deductible payable by Seneca for lost Product and all other casualty
losses shall, to the extent properly allocable to the Plants, be included in the
Fully Allocated Cost of Products produced at the Plants.
9.2 Insurance. Until
completion of the Services to be provided hereunder, Seneca shall maintain at
all times and at its own expense (which expense, to the extent properly
allocable to the Plants, shall be included in the Fully Allocated Costs of
Products produced at the Plants) the following described minimum amounts of
insurance, all on the “occurrence form”:
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(a) Worker’s Compensation
Insurance, including occupational disease coverage, all as required by
law, and Employer’ s Liability Insurance with a limit of $500,000 for each
employee.
(b) Commercial General and
Excess Liability Insurance, including products, completed operations and
contractual liability, insuring against personal injuries and property damage
with limits, in the aggregate, of not less than $5,000,000 general aggregate and
each occurrence; $5,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate and each
occurrence; $500,000 fire damage on any one fire; and $5,000 medical expense on
any one person.
(c) Automobile Public Liability
Insurance insuring against personal injuries and against property damage,
with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. All such
automobile public liability insurance shall cover any and all motor vehicles
engaged in operations under this Agreement whether on or off the
worksite.
(d) Storage
Activities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as Seneca
is providing storage and handling of Product after its purchase by GMOL
hereunder, Seneca will maintain in full force and effect “all risk” casualty
insurance, including flood, with insurers reasonably acceptable to GMOL covering
such Product and naming GMOL as owner and primary loss payee. With
respect to any Acceptable Case, the amount of required casualty insurance shall
equal * of the Transfer Price of such Acceptable Case, subject to mutually
agreed deductibles. The insurance described herein may be effected
under insurance policies covering generally the properties of Seneca and other
properties in the possession or control of Seneca. On or about May
23rd of each year during the term of this Agreement, Seneca shall furnish GMOL
with an insurance certificate or certificates showing Seneca’s compliance with
the requirements of Section 9.2(d).
All
policies with respect to the foregoing insurance shall specifically name GMOL as
an additional insured party as GMOL’s interests may appear with respect to this
Agreement. Before commencing work, Seneca shall furnish to GMOL’s
Risk Manager an insurance certificate or certificates showing Seneca’s
compliance with the requirements of this provision, as determined in the
discretion of GMOL. Such certificate or certificates shall
specifically provide that Seneca’s comprehensive general liability insurance
includes a contract liability rider covering the agreements and covenants of
Seneca under and in connection with this Agreement and further, that said
insurance shall not be canceled or changed until at least thirty (30) days’
written notice has been given to GMOL by the insurance company.
Seneca
agrees that the insurance limits stated in this Section 9.2 are the minimum
requirement and that GMOL does not in any way represent that the insurance or
the limits required herein are sufficient or adequate to protect Seneca’s
interests or liabilities.
ARTICLE
X
QUALITY PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS
10.1 General. Seneca
shall be responsible for quality assurance and food safety compliance with
respect to all aspects of the provision of the Services for all Products
hereunder and, in the fulfillment of its obligations under this Article X, shall
meet or exceed all requirements specified herein and comply with all operating
standards in the Quality Documents or such other comparable quality systems
manuals of Seneca as are approved in writing by GMOL. GMOL may make
reasonable changes to the Quality Documents from time-to-time; provided that, Seneca
is able reasonably to accommodate the change and is given reasonable time to
implement the change.
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10.2 Plant Inspection and
Assessment. GMOL and its authorized representatives shall have
the right to inspect the Plants, the Storage Facilities and the third-party
storage facilities at which Seneca stores any Product and observe all procedures
prior to and during any period of the provision of any Services with respect to
the Products. In addition, GMOL or its agents shall have the right to
conduct an assessment of each such Plant, Storage Facility and third-party
storage facility and its quality management system at least once per year to
determine the level of compliance with the Quality Documents. GMOL
shall be responsible for all out-of-pocket expenses related to such inspections,
audits and assessments. GMOL
(a) GMOL
shall use the inspection or assessment findings to determine the approval status
of each such Plant, Storage Facility or third-party storage
facility. GMOL shall not assess any Plant, Storage Facility or
third-party storage facility as “Approved” if there are any compliance
deviations from the Quality Documents which materially compromise the safety or
quality of the Products.
(b) If
GMOL rates any Plant, Storage Facility or third-party storage facility as
“Conditionally Approved,” Seneca shall submit a written corrective action plan
to GMOL within ten working days for GMOL’s approval. In the absence
of such an approved corrective action plan within 10 days, GMOL may cease
production or acceptance of any Products from that Plant, Storage Facility or
third-party storage facility.
(c) If
GMOL rates any Plant, Storage Facility or third-party storage facility
“Unapproved,” GMOL shall have the right to cease production or acceptance of all
Products from that Plant, Storage Facility or third-party storage
facility. GMOL agrees to give reasonable assistance to Seneca to
correct the cause(s) for the “Unapproved” rating. GMOL shall have the
right to approve any new Storage Facility or third-party storage facility prior
to its being used by Seneca to approve
Products.
(d) Any
dispute arising under this Section 10.2 shall be submitted to the Steering
Committee for resolution in accordance with Section 18.2.
10.3 Product
Quality.
(a) Approved
Varieties. Seneca shall utilize only crop varieties approved
by GMOL for Products not utilizing Proprietary Seed. (See Article XI,
pertaining to Proprietary Seed).
(b) Thermal
Processing. Thermally processed Product will be produced in
compliance with all relevant FDA regulations and will comply with the standards
and follow the procedures set forth in the Quality Documents with regard to
thermal process management. Seneca will certify the use of all
acceptable production codes and provide approved code lists as requested by
GMOL.
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(c) Quality. The
parties shall meet and confer to agree upon acceptable quality standards
relating to delivery of Services, including without limitation production of the
Products.
(d) Release of
Product. Seneca shall be responsible for adequate control of
all non-conforming or unacceptable Product and shall take all appropriate
actions in order to prevent unauthorized release of such
Product. Seneca’s responsibility under this Article X continues until
the Product disposition has been determined and accomplished, and does not end
when title to the Product has been transferred to GMOL.
(e) Samples. Samples
may be requested by GMOL at any time for purposes of quality
evaluation. GMOL
ARTICLE
XI
PROPRIETARY
SEED
11.1 General
Rules. During the Term, Seneca shall only acquire seed for the
growth of vegetable raw materials for the Products as directed by GMOL in
accordance with the information set forth in Exhibit K hereto, which Exhibit may
be updated from time to time by GMOL and identifies the type of seed, by code,
for each Product (identified by SKU). Except as otherwise set forth
herein, all such seed shall be Proprietary Seed. Except as GMOI
otherwise agrees in writing in its sole discretion, all Proprietary Seed shall
be used by Seneca only for the production of Products for sale to GMOI
hereunder. GMOI agrees to work with Seneca to determine which types
of Proprietary Seed may be used (but not sold) by Seneca for the production of
products for third parties. Should GMOL develop new types of
Proprietary Seed, GMOL intends to transfer to Seneca, at no cost to Seneca,
sufficient quantities of such new seed in order that Seneca may acquire
production quantities of such new seed for Seneca’s use in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
11.2 Limited
License. GMOL hereby grants to Seneca, effective as of the
date hereof, a nonexclusive, nontransferable, fully-paid world-wide license to
make and/or have made through third party contractors, and/or use the
Proprietary Seed identified by seed code on Exhibit K (and any modifications
thereto) for the manufacture of Products for GMOL.
11.3. Pea Seed Development.
GMOL and Seneca are also parties to a Pea Seed Development Agreement and
Licenses (“Pea Seed
Development”) effective June 1st,
2005 describing the parties rights and obligations with respect to a pea seed
development program, their performance of experimental, developmental or
research work in pea seed development and the exploitation of pea seed varieties
which shall remain in effect.
11.4. Right to
Use. Seneca shall have the right to use the Proprietary Seed
identified on Exhibit K-1 to manufacture processed vegetable products for its
own use subject to the following restrictions and agreements:
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a.
Seneca may use the Proprietary Seed to manufacture products for re-sale in
the United States without any further
restrictions.
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b.
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Consistent
with current practice, the parties agree that *, are approved for use by
Seneca without any future
restrictions.
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Seneca
shall grant no sublicense, in whole or in part, of the license granted
pursuant to this Section 11.2, without GMOL’s written consent (which may
be granted or withheld by GMOL in its sole discretion). Seneca
shall make no modifications to the Proprietary Seed, conduct no
experiments involving the Proprietary Seed, perform no genetic analysis on
the Proprietary Seed, nor shall Seneca utilize any of the Proprietary Seed
in any breeding program without GMOL’s written consent. Seneca
recognizes GMOL’s ownership of the Proprietary Seed and shall not at any
time take any action that might in any way impair GMOL’s rights in and to
the Proprietary Seed and shall not claim any right or interest in or to
the Proprietary Seed, except such as are expressly granted by this Section
11.2. Seneca hereby agrees to take all such actions as GMOL may
reasonably request, at GMOL’s expense, in order to protect and enforce
GMOL’s rights in and to the Proprietary Seed. The license
granted by this Section 11.2 shall terminate automatically upon any
termination of this Agreement and may otherwise be terminated at any time
by GMOL by providing written notice thereof to
Seneca.
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11.5 Third Party
Contractors. Seneca recognizes that the Proprietary Seed
represents a valuable trade secret of GMOL, and that special care will be
required when Seneca contracts with third-party seed producers and/or
growers. Seneca agrees that it will take all precautions necessary to
maintain the Proprietary Seed as a trade secret, including notifying each third
party contractor that the Proprietary Seed comprises a trade secret, and
requiring each third-party seed producer to execute the “Agreement for
Protection of Trade Secrets” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M, and
requiring each third-party grower to enter into Seneca’s form of grower
contract, which contract shall contain (as an addendum thereto, or otherwise)
the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit N attached hereto or language
substantially similar thereto. Seneca shall provide an executed copy
of every such agreement to GMOL within thirty (30) days of its
execution.
11.6 No
Mixing. Seneca shall take any and all actions necessary to
ensure that Proprietary Seed is not mixed, either with commercial or any third
party’s commercial variety products. In Plants in which Products will
be packed for GMOL and any other third party customer of Seneca, Seneca shall
use its best efforts to use only vegetables grown from the seed designated by
GMOL (including, but not limited to, Proprietary Seed) for Products, provided
that, both parties recognize that, because of force majeure events (the primary
one of which is weather) affecting agricultural crops, such as corn, there may
be times when the overlapping use of Proprietary Seed and commercial seed may be
necessary in order to enable Seneca to continue operating the Plants (or to
avoid bypass); provided,
however, Seneca will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep records
of the commercial seed it mixes with Proprietary Seed.
ARTICLE
XII
WARRANTIES, CLAIMS AND
LIABILITIES
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12.1 Pure Food
Guaranty. Seneca hereby warrants that its obligations
hereunder shall be performed in full compliance with the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act and applicable state and municipal laws and
regulations. Seneca further warrants that ingredients used in
Products shall conform to said laws and regulations. Seneca warrants
that Products manufactured and packaged by it shall not, at the time of delivery
thereof, be adulterated or contaminated within the meaning of said regulations
nor shall such Products constitute an article prohibited from the introduction
into interstate commerce under the provisions of Section 404 and 505 of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
12.2 Good Manufacturing
Practices. Seneca hereby represents and warrants that it shall
operate the Plants in accordance with “Good Manufacturing Practices,” as such
term is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations.
12.3 Damages
(a) In
the first instance, any damages, claims, causes of actions arising under this
Agreement, including without limitation damages related to recalls, adulterated,
damaged or mislabeled Products (“Damage Claims”) shall
be covered by insurance to the extent that Seneca has purchased insurance
hereunder and such insurance applies to such Damage Claims.
(b) Losses
related to Damage Claims not covered by insurance (and the deductible related to
an insured claim) shall be allocated to Seneca and GMOL based upon the
percentage of products produced at the plant where the Damage Claim took
place.
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(i)
For example, assume a Damage Claim totaling $1.5 million occurs at a Plant
where Seneca has insurance with a deductible of $1 million
dollars. Assuming that GMOL Products are 60% of production at
the plant, and Seneca products are 40% of production at the plant, then
GMOL shall be responsible for $600,000 of the deductible amount, and
Seneca the remaining $400,000 of the
deductible.
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In
general, losses associate with Damage Claims will be included in the Fully
Allocated Costs of the Plant in question.
(c) Damage
Claims which occur after products (including Products) have left the Plant shall
be the sole responsibility of the party that owns the product. Thus,
Damage Claims for Products delivered to GMOL shall be the sole responsibility of
GMOL. Similarly, Damage Claims for products manufactured at a Plant
and delivered to Seneca shall be the sole responsibility of Seneca.
12.4 Survival. The
warranties and indemnification obligations provided in this Agreement shall
survive any termination of this Agreement or any supplementary
agreement.
ARTICLE
XIII
[Intentionally
Omitted]
ARTICLE
XIV
[Intentionally
Omitted]
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ARTICLE
XV
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
15.1 General. Seneca
shall have: (a) a server facility with acceptable physical security and
surveillance; (b) an operating system that is optimized for security on the
Internet; (c) security threat monitoring which shall include investigation of
unusual network traffic patterns and material inconsistencies with the Vendor
servers; (d) a patch management program; (e) secure remote administration; and
(f) an internal security measures in place.
15.2 GMOL
Property. All data, software and related information data or
information provided by GMOL (“IS Information”) to Seneca shall be and remain
the property of GMOL. The IS Information shall include without
limitation files, input and output materials, the media upon which they are
located and all software programs or packages (together with any related
documentation, source code, object code, and upgrades or modifications) which
contain GMOL data or which are utilized or developed for, and paid for by, GMOL
in connection with this Agreement and which may or may not be confidential or
proprietary shall be the property of GMOL.
15.3 [Intentionally
Deleted]
15.4 Software
Security. Seneca shall implement and maintain security
measures with respect to GMOL’s the IS Information in Seneca’s possession that
effectively restrict access to the IS Information only to authorized users with
a need to know, and protect Software Information from unauthorized use,
alteration, access, publication and distribution. In no event shall
such security measures be less restrictive than Seneca employs to safeguard its
most confidential software and related information. Seneca shall
supply GMOL with a description of such security measures at GMOL’s
request. In the event of an actual or suspected breach of such
security measures, Vendor shall notify GMOL within 24 hours.
ARTICLE
XVI
CONFIDENTIALITY
16.1 Acknowledgement. Each
party acknowledges and agrees that certain information, including but not
limited to, the production processes and methodology, equipment designs,
business plans, quality assurance information, product specifications, raw
ingredients specifications and other technical and nontechnical information
given to it by the other party in connection with this Agreement belong to and
are proprietary and confidential information of the other party. Each
party agrees that it did not have any of the above-referenced confidential
information prior to the establishment of a relationship with the other
party.
16.2 Disclosure of Confidential
Information. Both parties, for their mutual benefit, desire to
disclose or have disclosed to the other, certain Information which is
proprietary to the disclosing party or its affiliated companies. The
receiving party shall hold such Information in confidence, shall reproduce or
copy such Information only to the extent necessary for its authorized use, shall
restrict disclosure of such Information to its employees who have a need to
know, shall advise such employees of the obligations assumed under this Section,
and shall not disclose such Information to any third party without the prior
written approval of the other party.
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16.3 Unprotected Data or
Disclosures. These restrictions on the use or disclosure of
Information shall not apply to any Information:
(a) that
is independently developed by the receiving party or its affiliated companies as
evidenced in writing or lawfully received free of restriction from another
source having the right to so furnish such Information; or
(b) that
is or becomes publicly available by other than unauthorized disclosure;
or
(c) that,
at the time of disclosure to the receiving party, was known to such party or its
affiliated companies free of restriction as evidenced by documentation in such
party’s possession; or
(d) that
the disclosing party agrees in writing is free of restrictions stated in this
Agreement.
16.4 No License Granted By
Disclosure. No license to a party, under any trademark,
patent, or other intellectual property right, is either granted or implied by
the conveying of Information to such party. None of the Information
which may be disclosed or exchanged by the parties shall constitute any
representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by either party to
the noninfringement of trademarks, patents, any other intellectual property
rights, or other rights of third persons or of either party.
16.5 No Independent Use
Contemplated. Each party agrees that it will not use any of
the Information except as is specifically contemplated by the
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seneca
agrees that it will not use the product specifications and formulas disclosed by
GMOL except to produce Products hereunder. Seneca further agrees that
it will not use GMOL’s patented or trade secret production processes as long as
patent protection or trade secret status continues except as may be contemplated
by this Agreement.
16.6 Additional
Protection. The parties agree that each party’s Processes
described on Exhibit Q are highly confidential and especially valuable trade
secrets of such party which may be difficult to protect within the framework of
the business arrangement herein. The parties further acknowledge that
GMOL particularly desires to protect the trade secret status of such Processes
with respect to retail brands because the benefit of such Processes is visually
apparent to consumers and therefore generates consumer loyalty and added value
to GMOL’s retail brands. Furthermore, each party acknowledges that
any proprietary Processes that are improved upon during the term of this
Agreement shall continue to be owned exclusively by the party originally owning
such Processes, but may be used by the other party hereto (subject to such other
party’s confidentiality obligations hereunder).
16.7 Survival of Obligations
After Agreement Termination. The obligations of
confidentiality and non-use of proprietary information shall continue for five
years after termination of this Agreement but shall not per se prevent the use
of equipment by the parties after the termination of the Agreement.
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16.8 No Disclosure of
Agreement. The existence and terms and conditions of this
Agreement are confidential and considered Information and shall not be disclosed
by either party without the other party’s prior written consent; provided that, GMOL
acknowledges that Seneca may disclose such Information to its prospective lender
(and Seneca shall be responsible to GMOL for any failure of such prospective
lender to comply with the terms of this Article XVI); and provided further that,
nothing in this Section 16.8 will prevent any party from disclosing any such
Information to the extent required under applicable law or under the rules and
regulations of any national securities exchange (to the extent such party or any
of its affiliates has any of its securities traded or listed thereon), but if
any party or any of such party’s affiliates is required to so disclose any such
Information that otherwise would be prohibited in the absence of this proviso,
then (a) such party will provide to the other party prompt written notice
thereof and cooperate (and cause such affiliate to cooperate) with such other
party, to the extent such other party reasonably requests, so that such other
party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive
compliance with the terms of this Agreement (subject, in each case, to legal
requirements to the contrary) and (b) if such protective order or other remedy
is not obtained, or if such other party waives compliance with the terms of this
Agreement, then such party will (and will cause such affiliate to) disclose only
the portion of such Information that is required to be disclosed, and such party
will (and will cause such affiliate to) exercise its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded such Information.
16.9 Remedies. Both
parties acknowledge that the remedies at law for the breach of the covenants
contained in this Article XVI may be inadequate and that each party shall be
entitled to injunctive relief for any such breach without the need for the
posting of any bond (or that if a bond is nonetheless required, it may be the
corporate bond of a party without the requirement of any surety thereon);
provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting either
party’s rights to other remedies under law with respect to breach of this
Article XVI, including the recovery of damages.
ARTICLE
XVII
TRADEMARKS, TRADENAMES,
SERVICE MARKS AND REGISTERED MARKS
Each
party agrees not to display or use any of the other party’s Marks, without the
prior written consent of the other, and will not permit the same to be displayed
or used by anyone else. Any use by a party of the other party’s Marks
shall be subject to the prior, written approval by the other
party. Nothing in this Agreement creates in any party any rights in
the Marks of the other party. Upon termination of this Agreement, any
and all rights or privileges of either party to use the other’s Marks previously
granted in writing shall terminate, and each party shall discontinue the use of
the other’s Marks.
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ARTICLE
XVIII
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
18.1 SALT. The
SALT shall be composed of one or more employees designated by GMOL and one or
more employees designated by Seneca. The SALT shall meet as often as
the members deem necessary or appropriate, but no less frequently than
quarterly, to resolve operational issues under this
Agreement. Additionally, the SALT shall meet, in person or by phone,
at any time upon request of any of the members of the SALT. The
parties shall agree as to the location and timing of the SALT
meetings.
18.2 Steering
Committee. The Steering Committee shall be composed of an even
number of individuals, an equal number of whom shall be selected by each of
Seneca and GMOL. Each member of the Steering Committee shall be from
a level of management higher than the members of the SALT. The
Steering Committee, which shall have the authority to settle any controversy
between the parties, shall meet at such times and places as requested by the
SALT and at other times as agreed by the Steering Committee. Each of
Seneca and GMOL may have other personnel attend and observe Steering Committee
meetings, but only members of the Steering Committee will be entitled to vote on
any matter before the Steering Committee. The members of the Steering
Committee shall each use their best good faith efforts to resolve any such
disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement to their mutual
satisfaction. If the members of the Steering Committee are able to
resolve any such dispute to their mutual satisfaction, such resolution shall be
binding upon the parties. If the members of the Steering Committee
are unable to resolve any such dispute to their mutual satisfaction within 15
business days of commencing their review thereof, then the matter shall be
submitted to mediation in accordance with Section 18.3 hereof.
18.3 Mediation. If
the members of the Steering Committee are unable to resolve any dispute in
accordance with Section 18.2 hereof, then the parties shall attempt to settle
the dispute by third-party mediation, with fees and expenses of such mediation
apportioned equally to each side; provided, however, that no party is required
to mediate any dispute in case of irreparable harm or if there is a threat to
public health or safety by continuing performance under the Agreement. The party
seeking relief under the Agreement shall compile a list of three mediators and
send it to the other party. Within five business days, the other
party shall either select one of these three mediators or send a new list of
three mediators to the first party. If the parties cannot agree on a
mediator, then the mediation shall be conducted by two mediators, with one being
chosen by each party. To the extent possible, each such mediator
shall be experienced in and knowledgeable with respect to the business of
providing the Services with respect to, and marketing, distributing and selling,
packaged food products. The parties shall use their best good faith
efforts to resolve, with the assistance of such mediator or mediators, any
disputes submitted to mediation to their mutual satisfaction, and shall
cooperate with the mediator in attempting to resolve such
disputes. If the parties are able to resolve the dispute through
mediation, such resolution shall be binding upon the parties. If the
parties are unable to settle the dispute by mediation in accordance with this
Section 18.3 within 20 business days after submitting the matter to mediation,
then either party may initiate any other proceeding available to such
party.
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18.4 Choice of
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and the legal
relations between the parties hereto determined in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws
provisions.
ARTICLE
XIX
TERMINATION
19.1 Termination
Rights.
(a) Either
party may terminate this Agreement:
(i) after
expiration of the Initial Term by providing no less than five years
notice. Thus, the first day on which this Agreement can be terminated
is on December 31, 2019 provided that the party wishing to terminate the
Agreement notifies the other party on or before December 31, 2014.
(ii) upon
sixty (60) days written notice for a substantial and continuing material breach
of the other party; provided,
that:
(A) the
terminating party has provided written notice to the breaching party and the
breaching party has not cured the breach within sixty (60) days, or if the
breach cannot be cured within sixty (60) days, has not commenced good faith
efforts towards such cure or has not diligently pursued such cure to completion;
and
(B) neither
the Steering Committee nor the mediation process described in Section 18.3
hereof have been able to resolve the breach to the terminating party’s
reasonable satisfaction, or
(iii) if
a petition is filed by or against the non-terminating party in bankruptcy or the
non-terminating party makes any assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
(b) GMOL
may terminate this Agreement at any time within the 30-day period after
receiving written notice from Seneca that a Change in Control of Seneca has
occurred. Seneca shall provide such written notice to GMOL as
promptly as reasonably possible after any such Change in Control
occurs.
(c) If
there is an acceleration of the Note (including, for this purpose, a payment
default of the final principal payment when due thereunder), this Agreement
shall automatically terminate.
(d) Seneca
may terminate this Agreement if General Xxxxx is liquidated for the purpose of
dissolving the consolidated entities of General Xxxxx.
19.2 Effects of
Termination. The foregoing events of termination shall have
the following consequences:
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(a) If
the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 19.1(a)(i) above, then, on the
effective date of such termination notice:
(i) the
party delivering such notice of termination shall pay, by wire transfer to an
account designated by the recipient, * to the other party (except as otherwise
set forth in Section 22.1 hereof); provided, however, that in
the event of a termination that takes effect on or before December 14, 2014, *,
and
(ii) legal
title to and beneficial ownership of the “Assets” (as defined in the Sale
Agreement) (including the real property, plant and equipment, fixtures,
furnishings, motor vehicles, the Seneca Inventory personal property
and all contracts related thereto, but specifically
excluding the “Transferred Equipment” (as such quoted term is defined in
the Sale Agreement) located at any Plant) shall transfer to GMOL automatically,
free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except for (a) “Title Defects,”
including but not limited to “Permitted Encumbrances” (as each such term is
defined in the Sale Agreement) in existence immediately prior to the transfer of
the Real Estate Assets from Pillsbury to Seneca pursuant to the Sale Agreement,
which Title Defects have not been extinguished as of the termination date of
this Agreement and (b) liens for taxes which have accrued but are not yet due or
are being contested by GMOL in good faith (and Seneca shall execute such
warranty deeds, bills of sale and other conveyancing instruments as GMOL shall
reasonably request to effect such transfers); Seneca shall terminate all
employees working at the Core Alliance Plants (and any related facility being
transferred as part of the Assets) effective as of such effective date, and GMOL
shall offer employment to all employees of Seneca working at the Core Alliance
Plants and any related facility being transferred as part of the Assets and GMOL
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seneca against any claim by employees
at the Core Alliance Plants or any related facility under the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act or any successor federal statute or similar
state statute,
(iii) GMOL
shall pay to Seneca by wire transfer to an account designated by Seneca, an
amount equal to (A) *, plus (B) * (as determined in accordance with US GAAP for
Seneca's books and records),
(iv) the
outstanding principal balance and accrued interest on the Note, if outstanding
at such time, shall be forgiven by GMOL,
(v) from
and after such effective date, GMOL shall honor its obligations to purchase
(from Product Inventory in existence at the Plants on the effective date of
termination) Acceptable Cases of Product in accordance with the terms of GMOL’s
Annual Commitment in effect at the time of such termination, and
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(vi) GMOL
shall provide Seneca with instructions regarding the shipment of Product
Inventory purchased by GMOL prior to such effective date, and Seneca shall ship
such Product Inventory in accordance with the requirements of Section
6.4.
(b) If
the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 19.1(a)(ii) above, then the
consequences set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
of Subsection 19.2(a) above shall immediately ensue.
(c) If
the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 19.1(b) above, then consequences
set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of
Subsection 19.2(a) above shall immediately ensue.
(d) If
the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 19.1(c) above, then the
consequences set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi)
of Subsection 19.2(a) above shall immediately ensue.
(e) If
the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 19.1(d) hereof, then Seneca
shall retain title to the Core Alliance Plants and the outstanding principal
balance and accrued interest on the Note, if outstanding at such time, shall be
forgiven by GMOL.
(f) If
the Agreement is terminated for any reason hereunder, GMOL shall pay to Seneca,
on the effective date of termination and by wire transfer to an account
designated by Seneca, an amount equal to the IME Holiday Amount of *, without
interest.
(g) If
the Agreement is terminated for any reason hereunder, Seneca shall pay to GMOL,
on the effective date of termination and by wire transfer to an account
designated by GMOL, an amount equal to the amount of IME included in the
transfer price (in the Fiscal Year of termination), but, not actually incurred
by Seneca. Thus, for example, if the effective date of termination is January 1,
the estimated IME for January through March that was included in the transfer
price through December, would be paid by Seneca to GMOL.
ARTICLE
XX
FORCE
MAJEURE
Neither
party, its affiliates, subsidiaries or parent corporations shall be liable in
any way for delay, failure in performance, loss or damage due to any of the
following force majeure conditions: fire, embargo, explosion, power blackout,
earthquake, volcanic action, flood, war, water, drought, hurricanes, tornadoes,
pestilence, the elements, civil or military authority, acts of God, terrorism,
public enemy, acts or omissions of third party carriers or other causes beyond
their reasonable control; provided, however,
that such occurrences shall not suspend obligations to keep information
confidential or to comply with obligations which can reasonably be accomplished
in spite of such force majeure event.
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ARTICLE
XXI
EXCLUSIVITY
As
a material inducement to GMOL to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, Seneca hereby agrees to the following
exclusivity covenants, which Seneca acknowledges are reasonable and necessary
under the circumstances of such contemplated transactions: During the
term of this Agreement, and without GMOL’s written consent, which may be given
or withheld in GMOL’s sole discretion, Seneca shall not provide any Services
using any portion of any facilities, including the Plants, owned, leased or
operated by Seneca at any time during such term for purposes of producing any
proprietary-brand-name, shelf-stable or frozen, vegetable product, other than
the Products under the Green Giant® brand, for retail sale, except such product
as is currently being produced and packaged by Seneca under the existing brand
names identified in Exhibit L hereto. The foregoing restriction shall
not apply to any Private-Label Products produced by Seneca.
ARTICLE
XXII
ASSIGNMENT AND
RELATIONSHIP
22.1 Assignment to
Affiliates. Either party to this Agreement may assign this
Agreement to a subsidiary or parent corporation without the consent of the other
party; provided
that, the assigning party shall remain liable for and will guarantee its
assignee’s performance under this Agreement. Either party shall
provide notice to the other party of such assignment. Other than such
permitted assignment and except as set forth in the next paragraph of this
Section 22.1, neither party shall assign this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other party. Subject to these restrictions,
the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties and their permitted assigns.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing assignment limitation, and only during the period during which
“Senior Indebtedness” (as hereinafter defined) is outstanding, Seneca hereby
assigns to the “Senior Creditors” (as hereinafter defined), and grants to the
Senior Creditors a security interest in, Seneca’s rights to receive the payments
from GMOL contemplated by, and under the circumstances described in, Section
19.2 hereof to secure all amounts owing from time to time under the Senior
Indebtedness, and GMOL hereby consents to such assignment and security
interest. If GMOL makes such a payment under the circumstances
described in Section 19.2 hereof at a time at which GMOL has not received
written notice from the “Collateral Agent” (as hereinafter defined), on behalf
of the Senior Creditors, to the effect that there is no Senior Indebtedness
outstanding, GMOL and Seneca agree that such payment shall be made by GMOL to a
single account specified in writing to GMOL in advance of such payment date by
the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Senior Creditors or, if the Collateral
Agent has notified GMOL in writing that the Senior Indebtedness has been
irrevocably paid in full, to Seneca. GMOL shall not be liable for any
action taken in reliance upon any notice or other document purported to be
delivered hereunder and reasonably believed by GMOL to be
genuine. The foregoing security interest and assignment to the Senior
Creditors shall not, and shall not be deemed to, affect in any manner GMOL’s
rights of offset under the terms of Sections 3.8 and/or 19.2(f) hereof, and the
rights of the Secured Creditors under such security interest and assignment are
subject to all the terms of this Agreement and any defense or claim arising
therefrom. As used herein, the terms “Senior Indebtedness,” and
“Senior Creditors” and “Collateral Agent” shall have the meanings given to them
in Section 9 of the Note.
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22.2 Relationship of Independent
Contractors. The parties hereto are independent
contractors. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create the
relationship of partnership or joint venture. Neither party shall
have the right to incur any obligation to third parties which shall be binding
upon the other and neither party shall have any interest whatever in the profits
and liabilities of the other arising out of or resulting from the subject matter
of this Agreement.
22.3 Independent Labor
Obligations. Neither party hereto shall have the right or
authority to employ, supervise or discharge any person on behalf of the
other. Each party shall have the exclusive right to employ, manage
and discharge all persons hired by it for the performance of obligations
hereunder, and shall with respect to such persons, perform all obligations and
discharge all persons hired by it for the performance of obligations hereunder,
and shall with respect to such persons, perform all obligations and discharge
all liabilities imposed upon employers under labor, wage and hour laws, worker’
s compensation, unemployment compensation insurance, social security and other
applicable federal, state and municipal laws and regulations.
ARTICLE
XXIII
MISCELLANEOUS
23.1 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made
and received when personally served, or when mailed by registered or certified
first class mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or by Federal
Express (or any other nationally-recognized courier service) telecopier or
facsimile, by the most rapid practical manner to the addressees indicated on the
signature page. The names and addresses may be changed on ten (10)
days’ written notice.
23.2 Publicity. Except
as set forth below, no public statements or announcements relating to this
Agreement shall be issued, by either party, without the prior consent of the
other. Seneca understands that General Xxxxx, the indirect sole
stockholder of GMOL (“Parent”), is a
publicly held corporation subject to disclosure rules and regulations of federal
and foreign securities laws. Similarly, GMOL understands that Seneca
is a publicly held corporation subject to disclosure rules and regulations of
federal securities laws. Each of Seneca (with respect to Parent) and
GMOL (with respect to Seneca) acknowledges the right of the other public company
to make disclosures with respect to this Agreement at any time if such
disclosure is deemed by such other public company, in its reasonable opinion, to
be required by law. In the event either public company determines to
make such disclosure, GMOL or Seneca, as the case may be, agrees to notify the
other party hereto of such public company’s intention to make such disclosure
and to provide such other party with the text of the disclosure sufficiently in
advance of its release to the public to enable such other party to have a
reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.
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23.3 Survival. Provisions
of this Agreement that by their sense and context may require performance by
either or both parties after the termination or expiration of this Agreement
shall so survive the expiration or termination.
23.4 Severability. If
any portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining portions shall remain in effect and the parties will begin
negotiations for a replacement of the invalid or unenforceable
portion.
23.5 Section
Headings. The headings of the sections hereunder are for
convenience only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
23.6 [Intentionally
Omitted]
23.7 Compliance with
Law. Seneca shall comply with all applicable local, county,
state and federal laws, codes and ordinances of any description, including
without limitation all laws regarding occupational health or safety issues,
labor laws, product safety laws, fire codes, and hazardous waste or toxic
substances management, handling or disposal laws, and Seneca shall forthwith
remedy any breach of such laws.
(a) Fair Labor Standards
Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seneca
agrees that the goods produced under this Agreement will be produced in
compliance with all applicable requirements of Sections 6,7, and 12 of the Fair
Labor Standards Act, as amended and of regulations and orders of the United
States Department of Labor issued under Section 14 thereof.
(b) Equal Opportunity Employment
and Affirmative Action. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Seneca agrees that during the fulfillment of this Agreement insofar
as such is required by applicable laws or regulations, the contract provisions
set forth in 41 CFR 60-741.4 (a)-(f), 41 CFR 60.250.4 (a)-(m), 41 CFR 60-1.4a
(1)-(7), and in paragraphs A (a)-(d) of the Policy Letter 80-2 published in 45
FR 35810 on May 28, 1980 shall be incorporated by reference in this Agreement if
it is not exempt from the federal contracting requirements. Seneca
agrees to comply with the provisions of 41 CFR 60-2 and incorporates by
reference in this Agreement a certificate of non-segregated facilities as
provided in 41 CFR 60-1.8 in the form described by the Director of the office of
Federal Contract Compliance and Seneca further agrees that it will obtain a
similar certificate from its subcontractor and suppliers prior to the award of
any subcontract that is not exempt from the federal contracting
provisions.
23.8 General Xxxxx
Obligations. General Xxxxx, the ultimate parent company of
GMOL, hereby agrees, during the term of this Agreement, to be obligated, to the
same degree and in the same manner as GMOL, to make all payments due to Seneca
under Sections 3.6, 4.3, 7.4, 8.1 and 19.2 of this Agreement, and to be entitled
to the same rights as GMOL under such Sections.
23.9 Board Observation
Rights. Seneca hereby agrees that a representative of GMOL
shall be permitted to attend and observe all meetings (regular and special) of
the Board of Directors at Seneca and any committee thereof. Such
representative shall be entitled to receive notice of all such meetings and
copies of all documents and other materials provided or distributed in
connection with such meetings, all in the same manner as is provided to the
directors of Seneca.
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23.10 Entire
Understanding. This Agreement shall consist of this document,
the following exhibits (which may be amended from time-to-time in accordance
with this Agreement) attached thereto and all other materials incorporated
within by reference:
(a) Exhibits
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Exhibit
A -
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Plants
(Recitals)*
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Exhibit
B -
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Accounting
Procedures (Definitions)*
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Exhibit
C -
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RCP*
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Exhibit
D -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
E -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
F -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
G -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
H -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
I -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
J -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
K -
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Proprietary
Seed (Section 11)*
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Exhibit
K-1
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Proprietary
Seed – Right to Use (Sec.11.4)*
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Exhibit
L -
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Permitted
Brand Names (Section 21.1)*
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Exhibit
M -
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Agreement
for Protection of Trade Secrets (Section
11.3)*
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Exhibit
N -
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Addendum
to Seneca’s Form of Grower’s Contract (Section
11.3)*
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Exhibit
O -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
P -
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Storage
Facilities*
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Exhibit
Q -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
R -
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Memorandum
of Understanding – Project Big Blue (Section
23.12)*
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Exhibit
S -
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Memorandum
of Understanding – Project Spring (Section
23.12)*
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Exhibit
T -
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Agreement
regarding closure of Dayton, Washington plant (Section
23.12)*
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Exhibit
U -
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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Exhibit
V -
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Admin
Costs*
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(b) Quality
Documents
Product
Specifications
(c) Performance
Goals
23.11 No Seneca
Breach. The parties hereto agree that the failure by Seneca to
perform under this Agreement, but only to the extent arising substantially as a
result of GMOL’s failure to perform its obligations under either of Sections
10.05 or 10.06 of the Sale Agreement, shall not be deemed a breach by Seneca of
its obligations under this Agreement.
23.12 GMOL Agreement to Modify the
Terms of Security Documents under the Sale Agreement. Under
the terms of the Sale Agreement, GMOL, or its predecessors, affiliates or parent
company, entered into mortgages and security agreements
(collectively, the “Security Documents”)
pursuant to which GMOL has mortgages on and security interests in the Core
Alliance Plants. Such mortgages and security interests shall be
discharged and terminated when the Note is paid in full. Seneca
agrees that any indebtedness taken on by Seneca that is secured by mortgages on
and security interests in the Core Alliance Plants (the "Core Alliance Plants
Mortgage Debt") shall be secured solely by the Core Alliance
Plants. The Core Alliance Plants shall not be used as collateral for
any purpose other than securing the Core Alliance Plants Mortgage Debt. GMOL
agrees to promptly take all necessary steps, whether requested by Seneca or not,
to modify the terms of the Security Documents, any other applicable collateral
documents or as may be required by third party mortgage lenders, upon and after
payment of the Note in full, to carry into effect the purpose of this
section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seneca agrees that in the
event the Core Alliance Plants are required to be delivered back to GMOL
pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Alliance Agreement, the Sale
Agreement or any other document, Seneca shall pay off or refinance the Core
Alliance Plants Mortgage Debt and deliver the Core Alliance Plants to GMOL free
and clear of any mortgage, claim or interest (except as provided in Section
19.2(a)(ii)). The Security Documents and any other applicable
collateral documents shall be modified from time to time by the parties in order
carry forth the purpose of this section and the parties shall cooperate to
timely complete any modifications.
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THIS IS
THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREIN AND IT SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, PROPOSALS, REPRESENTATIONS,
STATEMENTS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, CONCERNING SUCH SUBJECT
MATTER. No change, modification or waiver of any of the terms of this
Agreement shall be binding unless included in a written agreement and signed by
both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge
and agree that each of the following remains in full force and effect pursuant
to its terms: (a) the Memorandum of Understanding – Project Big Blue attached
hereto as Exhibit R, (b) the Memorandum of Understanding – Project Spring
attached hereto as Exhibit S, and (c) the Agreement dated November 15, 2005
regarding the closure of the Dayton, Washington plant attached hereto as Exhibit
T; provided, however,
that upon Seneca’s repayment of the Note, the depreciation related to
Exhibits R, S and T will have been fully paid by GMOL, and the Memoranda of
Understanding listed in Exhibits R, S and T will have no further force or
effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorized officers or representatives.
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SENECA
FOODS CORPORATION
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GENERAL
XXXXX OPERATIONS, LLC
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By:
_/s/Xxxxx X.
Kayser__________________
Its:
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Date:_September 28,
2009________________
Print
Name:_Kraig H.
Kayser________________________
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By:
_/s/Xxxxxx X.
Young________________
Its:__Vice President, Supply Chain
Finance__
Date:_September 29,
2009________________
Print
Name:_Gerald R.
Young_____________
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICES:
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Seneca
Foods Corporation
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
with
a copy to:
Seneca
Foods Corporation
000
X. Xxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: General
Counsel
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General
Xxxxx Operations, LLC
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
with
a copy to:
General
Xxxxx Operations, LLC
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General
Counsel
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GENERAL
XXXXX, INC.
By: /s/Xxxxxx X.
Young______________
Its: Vice President, Supply
Chain
Finance
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ADDRESS
FOR NOTICES:
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General
Xxxxx, Inc.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
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