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Exhibit 10.43
EXECUTION COPY
MEXICO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
NATIONAL PROCESSING INC.,
NATIONAL PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC
NPC INTERNATIONAL S.A. DE C.V. (JUAREZ, MEXICO)
AND
ACS BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.
Dated as of July 11, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Rules of Construction and Definitions.......................................................1
2. Assets......................................................................................8
2.1 Assets to be Sold to Buyer.........................................................8
2.2 Excluded Assets....................................................................9
2.3 Non-Assignable Assets.............................................................10
2.4 Further Assurances................................................................11
2.5 Sale at Closing Date..............................................................12
2.6 Seller's Records..................................................................12
3. Liabilities................................................................................12
3.1 Assumed Liabilities...............................................................12
3.2 Excluded Liabilities..............................................................12
4. Consideration..............................................................................13
4.1 Cash at Closing...................................................................13
4.2 Allocation........................................................................13
5. Closing....................................................................................13
5.1 Closing...........................................................................13
5.2 Deliveries by the Sellers.........................................................14
5.3 Deliveries by the Buyer...........................................................15
6. Representations and Warranties of Seller...................................................16
6.1 Organization......................................................................16
6.2 Authorization, Execution and Validity.............................................16
6.3 No Breach.........................................................................17
6.4 Consents..........................................................................17
6.5 Absence of Certain Changes........................................................18
6.6 Real Property and Leases..........................................................20
6.7 Litigation........................................................................20
6.8 Compliance with Law...............................................................21
6.9 Options to Purchase...............................................................21
6.10 Title to Assets and Properties, Condition and Sufficiency of Assets...............21
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6.11 Contracts.........................................................................22
6.12 Material Customers and Material Suppliers.........................................23
6.13 Intellectual Property.............................................................23
6.14 Permits, Licenses and Other Authorizations........................................23
6.15 Accounts Receivable...............................................................24
6.16 Premises..........................................................................24
6.17 Books and Records, Financial Statements...........................................25
6.18 Environmental Matters.............................................................26
6.19 Taxes.............................................................................27
6.20 Commissions to Third Parties......................................................28
6.21 Employee Benefits.................................................................28
6.22 Absence of Certain Payments.......................................................28
6.23 Union Contracts, Labor and Employees..............................................29
6.24 Affiliated Transactions...........................................................29
6.25 Insurance.........................................................................30
6.26 Undisclosed Liabilities...........................................................30
6.27 Product Serviceability/Warrantability.............................................30
6.28 Agents............................................................................31
6.29 Information Furnished.............................................................31
6.30 Commission Sales Contracts........................................................31
6.31 Subsidiaries......................................................................31
7. Representations and Warranties of Buyer....................................................31
7.1 Organization......................................................................31
7.2 Authorization, Execution and Validity.............................................31
7.3 Consents..........................................................................31
7.4 Litigation........................................................................31
7.5 Commissions to Third Parties......................................................32
7.6 Funds Availability................................................................32
8. Indemnification and Survival...............................................................32
8.1 Indemnity of the Sellers..........................................................32
8.2 Buyer's Indemnity.................................................................33
8.3 Defense of Claims.................................................................34
9. Conduct of Buyer and Seller Pending Closing, Pre-Closing Covenants.........................39
9.1 Material Breach...................................................................39
9.2 Consents, Waivers, Approvals and Authorizations...................................39
9.3 Operations of Business............................................................39
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9.4 Access............................................................................39
9.5 Press Release and Announcements...................................................39
9.6 Cooperation and Standard of Performance...........................................40
9.7 Notice of Developments............................................................40
9.8 Payroll and Employee Expenses; Other Pre-Closing Expenses.........................40
10. Conditions to Closing......................................................................40
10.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer........................................40
10.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the Sellers......................................41
11. Post-Closing Covenants.....................................................................42
11.1 General; Further Actions..........................................................42
11.2 Notices to Obligors...............................................................42
11.3 Sales/Transfer Taxes..............................................................42
11.4 Litigation Support................................................................43
11.5 Taxes.............................................................................43
11.6 Accounts Receivable...............................................................44
12. Termination................................................................................44
12.1 General...........................................................................44
12.2 Effect of Termination.............................................................45
13. Miscellaneous..............................................................................45
13.1 Expenses..........................................................................45
13.2 Notices...........................................................................45
13.3 Confidentiality...................................................................46
13.4 Entire Agreement..................................................................47
13.5 Parties in Interest; Successors and Assigns.......................................47
13.6 Specific Performance..............................................................47
13.7 Severability......................................................................48
13.8 Construction......................................................................48
13.9 Disputes..........................................................................48
13.10 Governing Law.....................................................................50
13.11 Counterparts......................................................................50
13.12 Publicity.........................................................................51
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EXECUTION COPY
MEXICO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS MEXICO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of
this 11th day of July, 2001, between and among National Processing Inc., an Ohio
corporation ("NPI" or " Parent"), National Processing Company, LLC, an Ohio
limited liability company ("NPC LLC"), NPC International S.A. de C.V. (Juarez,
Mexico), a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico ("NPC Mexico," and
together with NPI and NPC, LLC., the "Sellers"), ACS Business Process Solutions
de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico
("Buyer"), and solely for the purpose of guaranteeing the performance by Buyer
of its indemnification obligations under Section 8 of this Agreement, Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ACS").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, NPI is the beneficial and record owner of all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of NPC LLC;
WHEREAS, NPC LLC is the beneficial owner and record owner of all the
issued and outstanding capital stock of NPC Mexico; and
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer desires to acquire certain
selected assets of NPC Mexico and NPC LLC used in the Business and all rights to
continue the Services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration paid and each and every
covenant and agreement set forth below, and the performance thereof, it is
agreed by and between the parties as follows:
1. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS. All references to any specific law,
act, statutes, regulation, or rule in this Agreement shall mean such law, act,
statute, regulation, or rule of the United States of America and, where
applicable, the laws of its states, territories, foreign jurisdictions,
protectorates and local laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
"AAA" shall have the meaning given in Section 13.9(f).
"AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person (as hereinafter defined)
which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person.
"ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" shall mean all accounts receivable, all
notes, bonds and other evidence of indebtedness and all other rights to receive
payments (i) arising out of the Customer Contracts or (ii) related to the
Business or Services.
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"AGREEMENT" shall mean this agreement, together with all
schedules, attachments, exhibits and appendices, if any.
"ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENTS" shall mean the Asset Transfer
Agreements to be delivered at the Closing in the form mutually agreed to by the
parties.
"ASSUMED LIABILITIES" has the meaning specified in Section
3.1.
"BASKET AMOUNT" has the meaning specified in Section 8.3.5(a).
"BUSINESS" shall mean the data capture services conducted by
NPC LLC, the Companies and NPC Mexico as explained in the April 26, 2001
confidential memorandum, attached as Exhibit A hereto.
"BUYER" is identified in the preamble to this Agreement.
"BUYER INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT" shall have the meaning given that
term in Section 8.1.
"BUYER INDEMNITEE" shall mean Buyer or any Affiliate,
shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of Buyer, as the case may be,
or any respective successors or assigns of any of the foregoing.
"BUYER LOSSES" has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.
"CAP" has the meaning specified in Section 8.3.5(a).
"CASH AT CLOSING" shall have the meaning given that term in
Section 4.1.
"CLAIM" shall mean any judicial, administrative or arbitral
action, litigation, inquiry, investigation, complaint, claim, counterclaim,
crossclaim, demand, governmental proceeding, proceeding (public or private), or
suit whether at law or in equity, whether sounding in tort, contract, or
otherwise.
"CLOSING" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
"CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date referenced in Section 5.1
hereof.
"CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
"COMPANIES" shall mean, collectively, NPC International
(Barbados) Holdings Limited, NPC International (Barbados) Limited, NPC
International (Jamaica) Limited, and NPC International (Dominican Republic) S.A.
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"CONTRACT" shall mean any contract, agreement, indenture,
note, bond, loan, instrument, lease, conditional sale contract, mortgage,
license, franchise, insurance policy, commitment or other legally binding
arrangement or agreement, whether written or oral.
"CUSTOMER(S)" shall mean customers of the Business as of
Closing Date.
"CUSTOMER CONTRACT(S)" shall mean letters of intent,
Contracts, agreements (oral or written), standing purchase orders and any other
similar documents for Services between Sellers and their Customers.
"DEFENSE" shall mean the defense, settlement, or other
disposition of any Claim.
"DOCUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE" shall mean deeds, bills of sale,
assignment and assumption agreements, endorsements, and other instruments of
transfer and conveyance together with any consents, required for the same,
including any required consent to assignment of any Customer Contract, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
"EFFECTIVE TIME" shall mean 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date.
"EMPLOYEE(S)" means employees of NPC Mexico who are primarily
engaged in the Business, including any person on disability or leave of absence.
"ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS" means any written complaint, summons,
citation, notice, directive, order or claim, or any litigation, investigation,
judicial or administrative proceeding or judgment, from or by any governmental
agency, department, bureau, office or other authority, or any third party
asserting or finding violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of Hazardous
Materials from (i) any assets, properties or businesses of NPC Mexico or (ii)
from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by NPC
Mexico.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 4.18.
"ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT" means any Permit, approval, variance or
permission required or waiver or exemption granted under any applicable
Environmental Law and all supporting documents associated therewith.
"EXCLUDED ASSETS" shall have the meanings given that term in
Section 2.2.
"FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall mean the following financial
statements of the Business: (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of NPC
International (Barbados) Holdings Limited at December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000,
and the related audited consolidated statements of income of NPC International
(Barbados) Holdings Limited for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and
2000, in each case, together with the notes thereto, and (ii) the compiled
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Business at December 31, 1999 and
2000, which
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includes assets of the Business which are part of NPC Mexico and NPC LLC, and
the related compiled unaudited consolidated statements of income of NPC Mexico
and NPC LLC relating to the Business for the years ended December 31, 1999 and
2000, in each case, together with the notes thereto, as included as part of the
Confidential Memorandum dated April 26, 2001 and attached as Exhibit A or
Schedule 6.17 hereto.
"GAAP" shall mean the generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America as in effect from time to time set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" shall mean any government or
political subdivision, whether federal, state, local or foreign, and any of
their respective subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities or tribunals,
including without limitation, any governmental regulatory body, or any federal
state, local or foreign court or arbitrator.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" shall have the meaning given that term
in Section 6.18.
"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United
States of America.
"INDEMNITOR" shall have the meaning given that term in Section
8.3.
"INDEMNIFIABLE CLAIM" shall have the meaning given that term
in Section 8.3.
"INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT" shall mean a Buyer Indemnifiable Event
or a Seller Indemnifiable Event, as the case may be.
"INDEMNITEE" shall mean a Buyer Indemnitee or a Seller
Indemnitee, as the case may be.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" shall mean letters patent and patents,
provisional patent applications, patent applications, patent licenses, know-how,
trade names, brand names, trademarks, copyrights, service marks, trademark
registrations and applications, service xxxx registrations and applications,
copyright registrations and applications, domain names, database rights,
inventions, schematics, technology, trade secrets, customer lists, inventory,
ideas, algorithms, processes, computer software programs or applications (in
both source code and object code form), software licenses, documentation, design
documentation and specifications, and tangible or intangible proprietary
information or material owned or used by NPC Mexico in the operation of the
Business.
"INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall mean (i) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of NPC International (Barbados) Holdings Limited as
of May 31, 2001 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income of
NPC International (Barbados) Holdings
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Limited for the five months ended May 31, 2001, and (ii) the compiled unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of the Business as of May 31, 2001, which includes
the assets of the Business which are part of NPC Mexico and NPC LLC, and the
related compiled unaudited consolidated statements of income of NPC Mexico and
NPC LLC relating to the Business for the five months ended May 31, 2001, as
included as part of the Confidential Memorandum dated April 26, 2001 and
attached as Exhibit A or Schedule 6.17 hereto.
"KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUYER" or any other use of the capitalized
term "Knowledge" with respect to the Buyer shall mean the actual knowledge,
after due inquiry, of the executive officers of Buyer.
"KNOWLEDGE OF THE SELLERS" or any other use of the capitalized
term "Knowledge" with respect to the Sellers shall mean the actual knowledge,
after due inquiry, of the executive officers of the Sellers. "Knowledge of NPC
Mexico" or any other use of the capitalized term "Knowledge" with respect to NPC
Mexico shall mean the actual knowledge, after due inquiry, of the executive
officers of NPC Mexico. "Knowledge of NPC LLC" or any other use of the
capitalized term "Knowledge" with respect to NPC LLC shall mean the actual
knowledge, after due inquiry, of the executive officers of NPC LLC.
"LAW" shall mean any law, statute, code, ordinance,
regulation, rule or other requirement, including common laws established by
court decision, of any Governmental Authority.
"LEASE AGREEMENT" shall mean the Lease Agreement to be
delivered at the Closing in the form mutually agreed to by the parties.
"LEGAL PROCEEDING" shall mean any judicial, administrative or
arbitral action, suit, proceeding (public or private), litigation,
investigation, complaint, claim or governmental proceeding.
"LIEN" shall mean any mortgage, lien, deed of trust,
attachment, right of first refusal, option, easement, covenant, restriction,
encroachment, pledge, security interest, claim, charge, defect in title or any
other encumbrance whatsoever.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean a material adverse effect
on (i) the affairs, condition (financial or otherwise), business, or results of
operations of the Business or the Subject Assets or of the Buyer, (ii) the
assets, liabilities or prospects of the Business or the Subject Assets, or the
Buyer (iii) the ability of the Sellers or Buyers to consummate the transaction
contemplated by the Agreement.
"MATERIAL CUSTOMERS" shall mean all customers, licensees and
other Persons that are parties to a Contract identified on Schedule 6.11(a).
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"OFFERED MONETARY SETTLEMENT" shall have the meaning given
that term in Section 8.3.4.
"OPERATIONS AGREEMENTS" shall mean all Contracts and other
agreements which relate to operation of the Business or the provision of the
Services (in each case as conducted by the Sellers prior to the Closing Date, as
described in the Confidential Memorandum dated April 26, 2001 and attached
hereto as Exhibit A) and including without limitation, software and computer
licenses, maintenance agreements, other equipment service agreements, rental,
finance and lease agreements for personal property (together with any right to
receive goods, services or payments pursuant to the Operations Agreements).
"ORDER" shall mean any order, judgment, injunction, award,
decree, ruling, charge or writ specifically identified by its terms as
applicable to one or more of the Sellers.
"ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS" shall mean, with respect to any
person, the ordinary course of business consistent with the usual past custom
and practice (including quantity and frequency) of such person.
"PERMIT" shall mean any permit, license, certificate
(including a certificate of occupancy) registration, authorization, application,
filing, notice, qualification, waiver of any of the foregoing or approval of a
Governmental Authority.
"PERMITTED LIENS" shall mean: (i) Liens for Taxes that are not
yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been established in
accordance with GAAP, (ii) workers', repairmen's, and similar Liens imposed by
Law that have not been recorded and that have been incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices relating to obligations as to
which there is no material default on the part of NPC Mexico or NPC LLC and
provided that such liens do not exceed $10,000 for any one lien, and (iii)
utility easements, building restrictions, zoning restrictions, and substantially
similar easements and restrictions existing generally with respect to properties
of similar character.
"PERSON" shall mean any natural person, sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated society,
organization or association, trust, Governmental Authority or other entity.
"REAL PROPERTY LEASES" has the meaning specified in Section
6.6(b).
"RELATED PARTY" means (i) any Affiliate of the Sellers, or
(ii) except for any non-natural equity holder of the Sellers, any grandparent,
parent, brother, sister, child or spouse of any such Affiliate.
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"RELATED WRITING" shall mean the Agreement, the
Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B, the Transitional
Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Lease Agreement, the Deed
attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Employer Substitution Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit E, the Asset Transfer Agreements or any other writing of any
kind executed or delivered at any time pursuant to or in connection with this or
in connection with the transactions consummated or contemplated by any of the
foregoing.
"RELEASE" means any release, spill, emission, leaking,
pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching, or
migration into the indoor or outdoor environment, or into or out of any property
owned, operated or leased by the Sellers including, without limitation, the
movement of any Hazardous Material or other substance through or in the air,
soil, surface water, groundwater or property, but excluding any release,
emission or discharge authorized under any Environmental Permit or provision of
Environmental Law.
"SCHEDULE" means a disclosure schedule provided by Sellers to
Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
"SELLERS" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to
this Agreement.
"SELLER INDEMNIFIABLE EVENT" shall have the meaning given that
term in Section 8.2.
"SELLER INDEMNITEE" shall mean the Sellers or any Affiliate,
shareholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of the Sellers, as the case
may be, or any of the respective successors or assigns of any of the foregoing.
"SELLER LOSSES" has the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
"SERVICES" shall mean Seller's data capture services as
explained in the April 26, 2001 confidential memorandum, attached as Exhibit A
hereto.
"SUBJECT ASSETS" shall mean, with respect to NPC Mexico and
NPC LLC, all assets, rights, properties and business of every kind and
description, whether tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, used or
useful in, or which are necessary to carry on, the Business as currently
conducted, as described in the Confidential Memorandum dated April 26, 2001 and
attached hereto as Exhibit A, including without limitation all assets described
in Section 2.1 of this Agreement and the schedules referenced therein, together
with additions thereto acquired in the Ordinary Course of Business prior to the
Closing Date, but excluding the Excluded Assets.
"SUBSIDIARIES" shall mean any Person of which at least a
majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having ordinary
voting power for the election of directors or comparable managers of such
Person, whether or not at the time the shares of any
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other class or classes or other equity interests of such Person shall have or
might have voting power by reasons of the happening of any contingency, are at
the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Sellers, by one or more directly
or indirectly wholly or partially owned subsidiaries.
"TAX" or "TAXES" means all income, profits, franchise, gross
receipts, capital, license, sales, use, withholding, value added, ad valorem,
transfer, employment, social security, unemployment, compensation, disability,
occupation, asset, property, severance, documentary, stamp, excise, importation,
customs duties and other taxes, duties and similar governmental charges or
assessments imposed by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority and any
interest, fines, penalties or additions relating to any such tax, duty, charge
or assessment.
"TAX RETURN" means any return, report, information statement,
declaration, certificate, schedule or similar statement required to be filed
with respect to any Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without
limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and
declaration of estimated Tax required to be prepared or provided to any
Governmental Authority.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" has the meaning specified in Section
6.2.
2. ASSETS.
2.1 ASSETS TO BE SOLD TO BUYER. Upon the terms of and subject to the
conditions in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell, convey,
transfer, assign and deliver to the Buyer, free and clear of all Liens, other
than Permitted Liens, and the Buyer shall purchase, acquire and accept from the
Sellers on the Closing Date, all of Sellers' right, title and interest in and to
the Subject Assets, whether tangible or intangible, whether real, personal,
mixed, whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise, including without limitation
the following:
2.1.1 All assets set forth on SCHEDULE 2.1.1;
2.1.2 All Customer Contracts set in SCHEDULE 2.1.2 and work in progress
for Services;
2.1.3 All rights to and interests in Operations Agreements, and, to the
extent transferable, all Permits, certificates of authority, development rights,
zoning variances, classifications, franchises and other consents granted by a
Governmental Authority;
2.1.4 Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 2.1.4, all rights under any
written or oral contract, agreement, lease, plan, instrument, registration,
license, franchise, certificate of occupancy, other permit or approval of any
nature, or other document, commitment, arrangement, undertaking, practice or
authorization and any intangible property rights associated with or constituting
a part of the Business;
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2.1.5 All rights, title and interest to and in any Accounts Receivable
derived from the Business (including amounts past due) as of the Closing Date;
2.1.6 All prepaid accounts, such as utility and security deposits and
the like;
2.1.7 Original or electronic or hard copies of all operating data and
records of the Sellers, including all books, records, manuals, operating
guidelines and practices, sales and promotional data, advertising materials,
business plans, reference catalogs, credit information, historical cost and
pricing information, files, correspondence, data, plans, Contracts, recorded
knowledge and information (including lists of Customers and suppliers with
respect to the Business and Customer and sales correspondence and other files)
used in connection with the Business as it is (i) conducted on the Closing Date
or (ii) described in the Confidential Memorandum attached hereto as Exhibit A;
2.1.8 All rights arising out of occurrences before or after the Closing
and all rights under express or implied warranties in favor of the Seller, if
any, relating to the Subject Assets and the Business; and
2.1.9 All right, title and interest of the Sellers in the real property
leased or subleased by either of the Sellers, pursuant to the Leases that are
listed on SCHEDULE 6.16.2(b), together with any options to purchase the
underlying real property and leasehold improvements thereon, and in each case
all other rights, subleases, licenses, permits and easements (including
reciprocal parking easements) appurtenant to or related to the such leases or
subleases.
2.2 EXCLUDED ASSETS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 2.1, Sellers are not selling and Buyer is not purchasing any of the
following assets (the "Excluded Assets"):
2.2.1 all rights, properties and assets which have been sold,
transferred, conveyed, assigned, delivered or otherwise disposed of by the
Sellers or any of their subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course of Business, and
consistent with past practice and the provisions of this Agreement, the disposal
of which will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, prior to the
Closing;
2.2.2 any and all cash and/or cash equivalents, marketable securities,
life insurance policies, insurance policies of any other type or rights to any
insurance coverage under any of Sellers' existing policies as of the Closing
Date and any prepaid insurance premiums;
2.2.3 any employee benefit plan, together with all amendments,
documents and financial statements relating thereto, or associated trust
maintained by Sellers;
2.2.4 any rights (including tax and other refunds and claims relating
thereto) relating to the liabilities not assumed by Buyer;
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2.2.5 any goodwill reported on the balance sheet;
2.2.6 any corporate minute books, stock records, tax records and other
corporate records of Sellers and their Subsidiaries;
2.2.7 all other Intellectual Property that is not listed on SCHEDULE
6.13 and is primarily used in NPC LLC's other businesses, it being represented
and warranted by Sellers that the exclusion of such Intellectual Property will
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the operation of the Business or the value
thereof following the Effective Time;
2.2.8 any right, property or asset used by Sellers primarily with
respect to Sellers' other businesses and listed in SCHEDULE 2.2.8, it being
represented and warranted by Sellers that the exclusion from the Subject Assets
of the assets listed on SCHEDULE 2.2.8 will not have a Material Adverse Effect
on the operation of the Business or the value thereof following the Effective
Time;
2.2.9 any assets to be transferred to ACS Data Entry, Inc. pursuant to
the U.S. Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith among Parent, NPC LLC
and ACS Data Entry, Inc.;
2.2.10 NPC Mexico's Maquiladora Program and other permits associated
with importation and exportation of goods that NPC Mexico will continue to use
as of the Closing in the conduct of its activities other than the Business; and
2.2.11 Original or electronic or hard copies of all operating data and
records of the Sellers, including all books, records, manuals, operating
guidelines and practices, sales and promotional data, advertising materials,
business plans, reference catalogs, credit information, historical cost and
pricing information, files, correspondence, data, plans, Contracts, recorded
knowledge and information (including lists of Customers and suppliers and
Customer and sales correspondence and other files not pertaining to the
Business) not used in connection with the Business as it is (i) conducted on the
Closing Date or (ii) described in the Confidential Memorandum attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
After the date herewith, assets may become identified which are not
either Subject Assets or Excluded Assets pursuant to this Agreement. In the
event thereof, the parties agree to fully cooperate and proceed in good faith to
determine whether the asset is appropriately categorized as a Subject Asset
pertaining to the Services or the Business, in which case the asset shall belong
to Buyer or is an Excluded Asset, in which case the asset shall belong to
Seller.
2.3 NON-ASSIGNABLE ASSETS.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement or
an attempted agreement to transfer or assign any contract,
license, Lease, commitment, sales or purchase order or any
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other agreement or any claim, right or benefit (for purposes
of this Section 2.3, an "agreement") arising thereunder or
resulting therefrom if any such attempted transfer or
assignment without the consent of any other party thereto
would constitute a breach thereof or would in any way
adversely affect the rights of the Sellers or Buyer
thereunder. Sellers have exercised, at Sellers' expense (and,
if reasonably requested by Buyer, after the Closing Date will
exercise, at Sellers' sole cost and expense) reasonable best
efforts to obtain the consent of any party or parties to any
such Contracts, licenses, Leases, commitments, sales orders,
Customer Contracts, Operations Agreements, purchase orders or
other agreements to the transfer or assignment thereof by
Sellers to Buyer in all cases in which such consent is
required and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory
to Buyer. If any such consent is not obtained, or if an
attempted assignment would be ineffective or would affect the
rights of Buyer or the Sellers thereunder such that Buyer
would not in fact receive all such rights, Sellers shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to perform such agreement for
the account of Buyer or otherwise cooperate with Buyer in any
arrangement reasonably necessary to provide for Buyer the
benefits and the corresponding obligations of any such
agreement, including enforcement for the benefit of Buyer of
any and all rights of the Sellers against the other party
thereto arising out of the breach, termination or cancellation
of such agreement by such other party or otherwise. To the
extent the Sellers perform under any Permit or license for the
benefit of Buyer pursuant to this Section 2.3 and Buyer
ultimately obtains such Permit or license for itself, the
Sellers shall, on demand by Buyer, relinquish their rights
under such Permit or license.
(b) It is expressly established and the Buyer hereby acknowledges
that in its normal course of business, NPC Mexico uses certain
assets which are imported on a temporary basis under NPC
Mexico's Maquiladora Program or Maquiladora License, as well
as under certain importation permits and manifests, and Buyer
will not legally be authorized to operate or in any way use
such assets as temporarily imported, unless Buyer obtains (i)
a Maquiladora Program or Maquiladora License, or any similar
program or regime as provided under applicable law; (ii)
conveys possession of such assets imported temporarily to an
entity in Mexico with such Maquiladora Program or Maquiladora
License or any similar program or license as provided under
applicable law, in which event it shall comply with the
required customs and legal documentation; or (iii) Buyer
imports such assets on a definitive basis. Sellers will use
their reasonable best efforts to cooperate in undertaking
either of the alternatives set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii),
and (iii) immediately preceding, at Buyer's sole cost and
expense.
2.4 FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time after the Closing, Sellers
shall execute and deliver to Buyer such instruments of sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment and delivery, and
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such consents, assurances, and other instruments as may be reasonably requested
by Buyer or its counsel in order to vest in Buyer all right, title and interest
of Sellers in and to the Subject Assets and otherwise in order to carry out the
purpose and intent of this Agreement. Sellers shall promptly transfer and
deliver to Buyer any cash or other property received by Sellers, directly or
indirectly, at any time after the Closing Date which have arisen from events
occurring after the Effective Time in respect of or relating to any Subject
Assets.
2.5 SALE AT CLOSING DATE. The sale, transfer, assignment and delivery
by the Seller of the Subject Assets to the Buyer or its assignee shall be
consummated on the Closing Date by Documents of Conveyance and shall be
effective at the Effective Time.
2.6 SELLER'S RECORDS. Other than records which are Excluded Assets,
Buyer shall be entitled to inspect any and all records related to the Business
or the Subject Assets retained by Sellers and obtain copies of such records (or
originals if reasonably requested by Buyer) at reasonable times and locations
and in the manner agreed to by Buyer and Seller. Seller agrees either to retain
all such records for a period of at least seven (7) years after the Closing
Date, or, at Sellers' option, to deliver such records to Buyer prior to such
time.
3. LIABILITIES.
3.1 ASSUMED LIABILITIES. On the Closing Date, simultaneously with the
transfer by Seller to Buyer of the Subject Assets, Buyer shall assume and shall
thereafter pay, cause to be paid, or otherwise discharge those post-Effective
Time obligations and liabilities of Seller (if any) as described below (the
"Assumed Liabilities"):
3.1.1 Obligations to provide Services to the Customers pursuant to the
Customer Contracts on and after the Closing Date;
3.1.2 Payment obligations under any Operations Agreements for periods
commencing on and after the Closing Date;
3.1.3 Those specific limited liabilities set forth on SCHEDULE 3.1.3
attached hereto.
3.1.4 The obligations under any Leases that are set forth on SCHEDULE
6.16.2(b) for periods commencing on and after the Closing Date.
3.2 EXCLUDED LIABILITIES. It is specifically agreed and understood by
all parties that Buyer is not assuming, nor shall it have any responsibility
whatsoever for any liabilities other than the Assumed Liabilities listed in
Section 3.1. In particular, Buyer is not assuming, nor shall Buyer have any
responsibility for any liabilities under or in connection with, Taxes or
lawsuits arising out of acts, omissions, circumstances, or events existing
before the Closing Date, or any employee benefit plan, compensation arrangement,
policy or practice, or any employment agreement, collective bargaining
agreement, or severance arrangement of Sellers or any Affiliate
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incurred prior to the Effective Time. Buyer is not, and shall not be a successor
employer to Sellers with respect to any employee benefit plan, compensation
arrangement, policy or practice maintained by Sellers. Sellers shall remain
fully liable with respect to all such employee benefit plans, compensation
arrangement, programs or practices, and Buyer does not and will not be required
to assume any liability arising out of any employee benefit plan, compensation
arrangement, policy or practice of Sellers before the Effective Time. Buyer
shall not be liable to employee for any employee benefits except those employee
benefits provided under an employee benefit plan, policy or practice of Buyer
which becomes available as a result of employment with Buyer. In addition Buyer
shall not be liable for and Sellers shall pay any amounts due (whether before or
after the Effective Time) in payment of expenses incurred with respect to
periods ending on or prior to the Effective Time and the parties shall each pay
a prorata portion of any expense incurred with respect to a period which
includes the Effective Time based upon the number of days in such period that
each party owned the Business. Buyer shall not be responsible and shall not
assume any pre-Effective Time payment or performance obligations under any
Contracts or otherwise.
4. CONSIDERATION.
4.1 CASH AT CLOSING. In consideration for the sale and transfer of the
Subject Assets and other commitments, representations, warranties and
restrictions made and agreed to by Sellers, Buyer will (a) pay Sellers at
Closing an amount equal to $12,104,000.00 payable in immediately available funds
via wire transfer at Closing ("Cash at Closing") and (b) assume the assumed
liabilities as provided in Section 3.1.
4.2 ALLOCATION. Sellers and Buyer agree to use reasonable best efforts
following the Closing to agree upon an allocation schedule (the "Allocation
Schedule") with respect to the allocation of the Cash at Closing among the
Subject Assets (which allocation shall be based on the relative fair market
values of the Subject Assets). Sellers and Buyer each agree to jointly complete
and separately file Internal Revenue Service Form 8594, or any comparable form
required or advisable under Mexican law, and all Tax Returns in accordance with
the Allocation Schedule. Sellers and Buyer each agree to provide the other
promptly with any other information required to complete the Allocation
Schedule. Neither Sellers or Buyer will take a position on any income, transfer
or gains tax return filed with any Governmental Authority charged with the
collection of any such tax that is in any manner, inconsistent with the terms of
the Allocation Schedule without the prior written consent of the other party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Sellers and Buyer cannot agree to the
Allocation Schedule within 180 days after the Closing Date, each shall be
entitled to make its own allocation for all purposes including the filing of Tax
Returns.
5. CLOSING.
5.1 CLOSING. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
closing of the purchase and sale of the Subject Assets and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the
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"Closing") shall take place on the second business day (the "Closing Date")
following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to Closing of
Buyer and Sellers set forth in Section 9 and Section 10, via exchange of
executed facsimile copies of the Documents of Conveyance and any other documents
required by this Agreement followed by original executed documents the following
business day, and shall be deemed to occur at the offices of Parent, 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such other time and place and date as
the parties mutually agree. For all accounting, tax and other financial
purposes, to the extent permitted by law, Closing shall be deemed to occur at
the Effective Time. Without limiting the covenants or representations and
warranties contained herein, risk of loss on the Subject Assets shall pass from
Sellers to Buyer upon consummation of the Closing at the Effective Time.
5.2 DELIVERIES BY THE SELLERS. At the Closing, the Sellers shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer the following items:
certified copies of the respective certificates of incorporation (or the foreign
equivalent) of the Sellers;
(a) certified copies of the respective bylaws (or the foreign
equivalent) of the Sellers, if any;
(b) a good standing certificate (or the foreign equivalent) of the
Sellers, in each case dated within five business days of the
Closing Date;
(c) certificates from the respective secretaries or assistant
secretaries of each of the Sellers certifying that the
respective boards of directors of the Sellers have unanimously
adopted the Agreement and the Related Writings and that the
resolutions authorizing the Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement are in full force in effect;
(d) certificates from the respective Chief Executive Officer and
the Executive Vice President or Chief Financial Officer of
each of the Sellers to the effect that the performance and
compliance by the Sellers of all of the covenants contained
herein in all respects have been fully satisfied;
(e) certificates from the respective secretaries or assistant
secretaries of the Sellers certifying as to the incumbency of
the directors and officers of the Sellers and as to the
signatures of such officers who have executed documents
delivered at Closing on behalf of such Sellers;
(f) a legal opinion of counsel to the Sellers in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer;
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(g) a legal opinion of the Sellers' local counsel in Mexico, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
indicating that NPC Mexico is the owner of record of, and has
good and marketable title (or its Mexican equivalent), to the
real property included in the Subject Assets, free and clear
of all Liens, except Permitted Liens;
(h) the Noncompetition Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
B;
(i) the Transitional Services Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit C;
(j) the Lease Agreement;
(k) the Employer Substitution Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit E;
(l) the Documents of Conveyance relating to the Subject Assets;
(m) a public instrument containing a Deed relating to the Real
Estate included in the Subject Assets substantially in the
form of Exhibit D.
(n) all consents or waivers referenced on SCHEDULE 6.4;
(o) a permit issued by the applicable Mexican Governmental
Authority authorizing the definitive import by Buyer of used
computer equipment included in the Subject Assets;
(p) the Asset Transfer Agreements; and
(q) such further documents, instruments or receipts as the Buyer
may reasonably request.
5.3 DELIVERIES BY THE BUYER. At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Sellers the following items:
(a) the Purchase Price as set forth in Section 2.2;
(b) a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation (or
foreign equivalent) of the Buyer;
(c) a certified copy of the bylaws (or foreign equivalent) of the
Buyer;
(d) a certificate from the secretary or assistant secretary of the
Buyer certifying that the board of directors of the Buyer has
unanimously adopted the Agreement and the Related Writings and
that the resolutions authorizing the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement are in full force
and effect;
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(e) a certificate from the Chief Executive Officer and the
Executive Vice President or the Chief Financial Officer of the
Buyer to the effect that the performance and compliance by the
Buyer of all of the covenants contained herein in all respects
have been fully satisfied;
(f) a certificate from the secretary or assistant secretary of the
Buyer certifying as to the incumbency of the directors and
officers of the Buyer and as to the signatures of such
officers who have executed documents delivered at Closing on
behalf of the Buyer;
(g) a legal opinion of counsel to the Buyer in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers;
(h) the Non-Competition Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
B;
(i) the Transitional Services Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit C;
(j) the Lease Agreement;
(k) the Employer Substitution Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit E;
(l) a public instrument containing a Deed relating to the Real
Estate included in the Subject Assets substantially in the
form of Exhibit D;
(m) a good standing certificate of the Buyer (or the foreign
equivalent) dated within five business days of the Closing;
(n) the Asset Transfer Agreements; and
(o) such further documents or instruments as the Sellers may
reasonably request.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. Each of the Sellers hereby
represents and warrants to Buyer that the following statements are true, correct
and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, correct and complete at the
Effective Time:
6.1 ORGANIZATION. Each of the Sellers is a corporation or limited
liability company, as the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has
all requisite corporate (or comparable) power and authority to own, operate and
lease its properties and to carry on its business as presently being conducted
and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where such lack of qualification would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.2 AUTHORIZATION, EXECUTION AND VALIDITY. Each of the Sellers has all
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and each other Related
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Writing (the "Transaction Documents") to which it is a party, to perform its
obligations thereunder, and to complete the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Sellers of each
Transaction Document to which such entity is a party have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate (or comparable) action on the part of such entity,
and no other corporate (or comparable) action on the part of such entity is
necessary with respect thereto. Each Transaction Document (i) has been duly
executed and delivered by each of the Sellers, and (ii) constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of each such entity which is a party thereto,
enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms. The Sellers have
full capacity, authority and right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
transfer and deliver to the Buyer the Subject Assets.
6.3 NO BREACH. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.3, neither the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Sellers, nor the
performance by any such entity of its obligations thereunder will:
(a) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any Law or
Order;
(b) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of such entity's
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or Articles or
Organization and other constituent documents, as applicable;
(c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach or
termination of any Contract, give any contracting party
additional rights or compensation under, or the right to
terminate or accelerate or increase the maturity of any
payment date thereunder, (ii) constitute (with notice or lapse
of time, or both) a default under the terms of any Contract to
which the Sellers are a party, or by which any of the assets
or properties of the Sellers are bound, except for such
defaults which would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon
the properties or assets of the Sellers; (iii) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any Subject Assets,
except for any Permitted Lien; or (iv) trigger any charge,
payment, or requirement of consent with respect to the Buyer;
(d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien with respect
to, or otherwise have an adverse effect upon, the Business,
any of the properties or assets of the Buyer, or the Buyer's
right to conduct the Business as it currently is being
conducted by the Sellers, except for any Permitted Lien; or
(e) cause Buyer to become subject to, or incur any liability for
the payment of any Tax.
6.4 CONSENTS. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.4, no consent, notice
to or declaration, filing or registration with, approval or authorization, or
other action of any third party or Governmental Authority is required in
connection with the execution and delivery by
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any of the Sellers of any Transaction Document or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby, except where the failure to obtain a consent,
approval or authorization of any third party or Governmental Authority would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.5,
there has not been any event, transaction or occurrence since May 31, 2001 in
which any of the Sellers has:
(i) suffered any material adverse change, nor has there been any
event which has had or, so far as can reasonably be determined
at this time, may reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Business, or the prospects thereof;
(ii) incurred any material obligations or liabilities of any nature
other than items incurred in the regular and Ordinary Course
of Business, including without limitation any contingent
liability as a guarantor or otherwise with respect to the
liability of others, or increased (or experienced any change
in the assumptions underlying or the methods of calculating)
any bad debt, contingency, or other reserve, other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) paid, discharged, or satisfied any material claim, lien,
encumbrance, obligation or liability (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent, and whether due or to become due), other
than the payment, discharge, or satisfaction in the Ordinary
Course of Business of claims, liens, encumbrances, obligations
or liabilities of the type reflected or reserved against in
the Financial Statements or which were incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(iv) permitted, allowed or suffered any of the Subject Assets,
(real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) to be
subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens);
(v) written down or written up the value of any equipment,
inventory (including write-downs by reason of shrinkage or
markdowns) included in the Subject Assets or used in the
Business, determined as collectible any Accounts Receivable or
any portion thereof which were previously considered
uncollectible, or written off as uncollectible any Accounts
Receivable or any portion thereof, except for write-downs,
write-ups and write-offs in the Ordinary Course of Business,
none of which is material in amount;
(vi) canceled any debts or waived any claims or rights in excess of
$15,000 individually;
(vii) disposed of or permitted to lapse any right to the use of any
patent, trademark, assumed name, service xxxx, trade name,
Copyright, license or application therefor with respect to the
Business;
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(viii) except for commitments for capital expenditures not exceeding
$100,000 in the aggregate made in the Ordinary Course of
Business, committed to make any capital expenditure not paid
for or accrued prior to the Closing Date for additions to
property, plant, equipment, intangible or capital assets or
for any other purpose, other than for emergency repairs or
replacement;
(ix) paid, loaned, distributed, or advanced any amounts to, sold or
transferred any properties or assets (real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible) to, purchased, licensed or otherwise
acquired any properties or assets from or entered into any
other agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate except for
compensation not exceeding the rate of compensation as of May
31, 2001, and for routine travel advances to officers and
employees;
(x) declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other distribution
(whether in stock or property) with respect to any of its
outstanding capital stock, or made any redemption, purchase or
other acquisition of any of its equity securities;
(xi) issued, sold, split, combined or reclassified any of the
shares of capital stock or interests in NPC Mexico or NPC LLC,
or issued, committed to issue or authorized any issuance of
any options, warrants or other similar convertible securities
thereof;
(xii) made any change in its accounting methods, principles or
practices;
(xiii) entered into any collective bargaining or labor agreement
(oral and legally binding or written), or experienced any
organized slowdown, material work interruption, strike or work
stoppage;
(xiv) sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of any of the assets
or other properties of the Sellers except in the Ordinary
Course of Business, or entered into any agreement for such a
sale, transfer or disposition;
(xv) granted or incurred any obligation for any increase in the
compensation of any of its officers or Employees (including,
without limitation, any increase pursuant to any bonus,
pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or other plan or
commitment) except for raises and bonuses to officers or
Employees in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent
with past practice;
(xvi) suffered any uninsured casualty loss or damage in excess of
$15,000 individually, or suffered any damage, destruction or
loss (without regard to insurance) to the Business which has
or may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business or its
prospects;
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(xvii) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or
incurred or agreed to incur any non-business expenses in
excess of $15,000;
(xviii) amended any provisions of the articles of incorporation or
bylaws of NPC Mexico or the articles of organization or
limited liability company agreement of NPC LLC or changed any
of their authorized capital stock or interests;
(xix) taken any other material action except in the Ordinary Course
of Business; or
(xx) agreed, whether in writing or otherwise, so as to legally
affect the Subject Assets, to take any of the actions set
forth in this Section 6.5.
6.6 REAL PROPERTY AND LEASES.
(a) Set forth on SCHEDULE 6.6(i) is a complete and correct list of
all real properties owned by NPC Mexico and used in connection
with the Business, other than the Excluded Assets. NPC Mexico
has delivered or caused to be delivered true, complete and
correct copies of all documents evidencing the ownership by
NPC Mexico of the owned properties reflected in Schedule
6.6(i). Except for matters which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, NPC Mexico has good and marketable title to
all its real properties, free and clear of all Liens (except
for Permitted Liens). No covenants, easements, rights-of-way,
or regulations of record impair in any material respect the
uses of the properties NPC Mexico for the purposes for which
they are now operated. The operation of the properties and
business of NPC Mexico in the manner in which they are now and
have been operated does not violate in any material respect
any zoning ordinances, municipal regulations, or other rules,
regulations, or laws. The Sellers made available to Buyer true
and complete copies of all surveys, appraisals and title
insurance policies relating to its owned real properties.
(b) NPC Mexico is not a party to, and neither NPC Mexico or its
properties are bound by, any real property lease.
6.7 LITIGATION. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.7, there is no Claim,
litigation, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, administrative
or judicial, at law or in equity, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened against or affecting Subject Assets, the Business (or its prospects)
or any of the properties or assets of the Buyer, including any seeking to enjoin
or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or
otherwise claiming the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or the consummation thereof are improper, except where such Claim,
litigation, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, or inquiry, administrative
or judicial, at law or in equity, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no basis upon which any such Claim could
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reasonably be brought or initiated. The Sellers and their properties and assets
are not subject to any Order.
6.8 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 6.8, each of
Sellers has complied in all respects, and is in compliance in all respects, with
all Laws or other requirements of any Governmental Authority, and no written
notice has been received by any of the alleging any violation, except where such
failure to comply with the Law would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9 OPTIONS TO PURCHASE. Sellers do not currently have outstanding, and
will not grant, any options, rights to purchase, Contracts, or any other right
entitling anyone to acquire any of the Subject Assets or the Business except as
otherwise expressly contemplated herein.
6.10 TITLE TO ASSETS AND PROPERTIES, CONDITION AND SUFFICIENCY OF
ASSETS.
(a) NPC Mexico or NPC LLC owns good and marketable title to or
leasehold interests in all of the Subject Assets, free and
clear of all Liens, (except Permitted Liens). The Subject
Assets and properties owned or leased by NPC Mexico or NPC LLC
are in good condition, repair and working order (subject to
normal wear and tear consistent with the age of the assets and
properties), and suitable for the uses for which they are
intended.
(b) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.10, the properties and the
Subject Assets owned by NPC Mexico or NPC LLC that are used to
provide administrative services to NPC Mexico are owned solely
by NPC Mexico or NPC LLC and the related operations have been
conducted solely by NPC Mexico. NPC Mexico or NPC LLC owns or
has valid leasehold interests in all of the properties and
assets which are used in the Business, or are necessary to
conduct the business of NPC Mexico (including, but not limited
to, such assets as are necessary for the operation of the
Business), in substantially the same manner as currently
conducted, except for the Excluded Assets or services used by
businesses generally such as the Internet, the public
telephone network, and public utilities. Other than the
Subject Assets or the Excluded Assets, neither the Sellers nor
any of their Affiliates owns any right, title or interest in
or to the properties or assets used or held for use in
connection with the Business. The Subject Assets, in
conjunction with the rights, goods and services granted, or
transferred by the Sellers and their Affiliates to the Buyer
and its Affiliates pursuant to the other Transaction
Documents, comprise substantially all of the assets currently
used or held for use by the Sellers to perform, and are
collectively sufficient to provide the Buyer and its
Affiliates with the means and capability to perform, the
obligations the Buyer and its Affiliates are assuming under
the Transaction Documents, and to conduct the Business after
the Closing, in each case as and in the manner such
obligations are being performed by the Sellers and their
Affiliates, as applicable, on the date of this Agreement.
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6.11 CONTRACTS.
(a) Sellers have delivered to Buyer true, complete and accurate
copies of Customer Contracts which are set forth on SCHEDULE
6.11(a). SCHEDULE 6.11(a) lists all Customers as of the date
of this Agreement and identifies all Customer Contracts. NPC
Mexico does not have any obligations, written or otherwise, to
any Customer other than those set forth in the Customer
Contracts or those set forth on SCHEDULE 6.11(a). None of NPC
Mexico's obligations to Customers, written or otherwise,
include any performance-based or other monetary penalties,
other than those explicitly set forth in the Customer
Contracts, or any customer payment practice related to
performance or other disputes. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE
6.11(a), there exists no oral or written termination notices
indicating, and the Sellers have no reason to believe, that
any Customer will terminate any Customer Contract.
(b) Set forth on SCHEDULE 6.11(b) is a true, complete and accurate
list of all Operations Agreements used in or held for the
Business. Seller has delivered or caused to be delivered to
Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all such documents
and all such documents are valid, binding and enforceable
according to their terms and no party is currently in default
thereunder. All Operation Agreements have been entered into in
the ordinary course of business at Seller's usual and
customary rates or practice.
(c) All of the Contracts, arrangements and warranties set forth on
SCHEDULE 6.11(a) and SCHEDULE 6.11(b) (or required to be set
forth on SCHEDULE 6.11(a) OR (b)) are valid, binding and in
full force and effect. There exists no default or breach
thereunder by NPC Mexico, or to the Knowledge of NPC Mexico,
any other party thereto, and NPC Mexico has not received any
notice claiming that NPC Mexico has committed any such default
or breach , or indicating the desire or intention of any party
thereto to amend, modify, rescind or terminate the same.
6.12 MATERIAL CUSTOMERS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS.
(a) Set forth on SCHEDULE 6.12(a) is a list of the 10 suppliers
that accounted for the largest dollar volume of purchases by
NPC Mexico with respect to the Business during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 and for the five month period ended
May 31, 2001 (each, a "Material Supplier"). No Material
Supplier has canceled or otherwise terminated, or threatened
to cancel or otherwise terminate, its relationship with NPC
Mexico since May 31, 2001 or has during such period materially
decreased, or to the Knowledge of the Sellers' threatened to
materially decrease or materially limit, its services,
supplies or materials to NPC Mexico. None of the Sellers has
received any notice since May 31, 2001 that any Material
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Supplier intends to cancel or otherwise materially modify its
relationship with any of the NPC Mexico or to materially
decrease or materially limit its services, supplies or
materials to NPC Mexico.
(b) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.12(b), (i) all Material
Customers continue to be customers or licensees of NPC Mexico
and none of such Material Customers have reduced materially
its business with NPC Mexico from the levels achieved during
the year ended December 31, 2000 and the Sellers do not have
any reason to believe that any such reduction will occur; (ii)
NPC Mexico is not involved in any Claim, dispute or
controversy with any Material Customers other than Claims,
disputes or controversies arising in the Ordinary Course of
Business which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) NPC Mexico is not involved in any Claim, dispute or
controversy with any of its other customers or licensees or
any of its suppliers or licensors which would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Set forth on SCHEDULE 6.13 is a true,
accurate and complete list of all Intellectual Property used in the operation of
the Business. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 6.13, NPC without payment of any
license fee, royalty or similar charge, owns the entire right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property used in the operation of the
Business, and NPC Mexico has the exclusive right to use and license the same
without infringement or violation of the rights of others. There are no pending
or to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened proceedings or litigation or
other adverse claims affecting or challenging the Intellectual Property. To the
Knowledge of the Sellers, no Person is infringing on the Intellectual Property.
Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 6.13, no loss or expiration of any item of
Intellectual Property or group of related items of Intellectual Property would
have a Material Adverse Effect on the conduct of the Business and to the
Knowledge of the Sellers, no such loss is threatened, pending or reasonably
foreseeable.
6.14 PERMITS, LICENSES AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. Set forth on SCHEDULE
6.14, is a true, complete and accurate list and description of all Permits held
by the Sellers or their Affiliates and used by any of such entities in the
conduct of the Business. Each such entity is in compliance with the terms of
such Permits and there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers or
their Affiliates, threatened Legal Proceeding, termination, suspension,
modification, expiration or revocation thereof. Except for the licenses,
Permits, and authorizations set forth and described in SCHEDULE 6.14, there are
no licenses, Permits or other authorizations, whether written or oral, necessary
or required for NPC Mexico's conduct of the Business or its ownership or use of
any of its properties or assets and the Sellers or their Affiliates are not
dependent on any other license, permit or other authorization, whether written
or oral, with respect to the operation of the Business. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, do not and will not result in any suspension, revocation,
cancellation or invalidation of any Permit that is necessary for the Business.
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6.15 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. All trade and other accounts, notes and loans
receivable of the Business that have been recorded on the books of NPC Mexico
are valid and bona fide obligations due to NPC Mexico, represent amounts validly
due NPC Mexico, have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business, and all such
accounts receivable (net of reserves set forth on NPC Mexico's balance sheet
included in NPC Mexico's Financial Statements or Interim Financial Statements
for such specific account or accounts in the Ordinary Course of Business) will
have been collected in full within 180 days after the earlier of the date each
such account receivable is due or the Closing Date. The Sellers have no
knowledge of facts or circumstances (other than general market conditions) that
would result in any material increase in the uncollectibility of such
receivables as a class in excess of the reserves set forth in respective
Financial Statements or Interim Financial Statements of NPC Mexico. Set forth on
SCHEDULE 6.15(i) is a true, complete and accurate aging of all of NPC Mexico's
accounts receivable related to the Business. All of such accounts, notes, and
loans receivable are free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens),
or other charges; none of such accounts, notes, or loans receivable are subject
to any offsets, and none of the obligors of such accounts, notes, or loans
receivable have given notice that they will or may refuse to pay the full amount
thereof or any portion thereof. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.15(ii)
attached hereto, since May 31, 2001, NPC Mexico has collected accounts
receivable only in accordance with its regular collection practices and has not
granted any rebates, discounts, advances or allowances to any customers and has
not otherwise sold, discounted or disposed of any accounts receivable.
6.16 PREMISES.
(a) None of the buildings and structures located on real property,
used in or held for the Business encroach on any property
owned by others which violation or encroachment would have a
Material Adverse Effect at the relevant location. No
condemnation proceeding is pending, or to the Seller's
Knowledge, threatened, which would preclude or impair in any
material respect the use of the real property for the uses for
which it is currently being used.
(b) The real property set forth on SCHEDULE 6.16.2(b) constitutes
all of the real property used or occupied in connection with
the Business other than the Excluded Assets. With respect to
each parcel of real property and except for matters which
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, NPC Mexico has good
and marketable title to the parcel of real property, free and
clear of any security interest, easement, covenant, or other
restriction, except for installments of special assessments
not yet delinquent, recorded easements, covenants, and other
restrictions and utility easements, building restrictions,
zoning restrictions, and other easement and restrictions
existing generally with respect to properties of a similar
character.
6.17 BOOKS AND RECORDS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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6.17.1
(a) Attached hereto on SCHEDULE 6.17 are true and complete copies
of those portions of the Financial Statements and the Interim
Financial Statements that are not included as part of the
Confidential Memorandum dated April 26, 2001 and attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) The Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto, if any) (i) are true, correct,
accurate and complete in all material respects, (ii) have been
prepared from the books and records of NPC Mexico, the
Companies or NPC LLC, as the case may be, (iii) contain
figures that arose out of bona fide licenses, sales and
deliveries of goods, performance of services or other bona
fide business transactions, (iv) present fairly the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the Business
as of the dates or for the periods indicated, and (vi) have
been prepared in accordance with international accounting
standards, in the case of the Financial Statements, and GAAP
(except for the absence of footnotes), in the case of the
Interim Financial Statements, in any case, consistently
applied throughout the periods indicated.
6.17.2 Sellers have delivered accounting, financial reporting, tax and
business books and records of NPC Mexico, together with copies (or originals
where necessary or reasonably requested by Buyer) of all other records, files
and other information used or produced in connection with or required to
continue or maintain the Business, which (i) are true, correct, accurate and
complete copies, and fairly reflect in all material respects the business and
condition of NPC Mexico and the transactions and the assets and liabilities of
NPC Mexico with respect thereto, and (ii) have been maintained in all material
respects in accordance with good business and bookkeeping practices. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, NPC Mexico has not engaged in any
transaction with respect to its business or operations, maintained any bank
account therefor or used any of its funds in the conduct thereof except for
transactions, bank accounts and funds that have been and are reflected in the
normally maintained Books and Records of the business of such Company.
6.17.3 Each of the notes and accounts receivable related to the
Business and included in SCHEDULE 6.15(i), are valid receivables, are current,
and are subject to no valid counterclaims or setoffs, at the aggregate amount
recorded, net of an amount of allowances for doubtful accounts which relate to
those receivables computed in a manner consistent with GAAP and with the past
practices of the NPC Mexico.
6.18 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. For purposes of the Agreement, the
following terms shall have the indicated meanings:
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any Law, license, permit,
authorization, approval, consent, order, determination, judgment, decree,
injunction or agreement with any governmental
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entity concerning or relating to (1) the health, protection, preservation or
restoration of the environment including, air, water vapor, surface water,
groundwater, drinking water supply, surface soil, subsurface soil, wetlands,
plant and animal life or any other natural resource, conservation, (2) the use,
storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling,
labeling, production, release or disposal of Hazardous Substances, or (3)
Releases into any part of the indoor or outdoor environment, or activities that
might result in damage to the indoor or outdoor environment, or any law that is
concerned in whole or in part with the indoor or outdoor environment or with
protecting or improving the quality of the indoor or outdoor environment,
natural resources, or wildlife or protecting public and employee health and
safety. The term Environmental Law includes without limitation the following
Mexican legislation: (1) the Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection Act
(Ley General del Equilibrio Ecologico y la Proteccion al Ambiente), the Health
Act (Ley General de Salud), the Federal Labor Act (Ley Federal del Trabajo), the
Social Security Act (Ley del Seguro Social), the National Waters Act (Ley de
Aguas Nacionales) as such laws have been amended or supplemented, and the
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any and all analogous or
comparable federal, national, state or local statutes, ordinances and
regulations imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for the
protection of the environment, and (2) any common law (including common law that
may impose strict liability) establishing standards of conduct for the
protection of the environment, or that may impose liability for injuries or
damages due to the release of any Hazardous Substance.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means (i) any element, compound or
chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a toxic or hazardous
substance or material, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous
material, hazardous waste, medical waste, biohazardous or infectious waste, or
special waste, under Environmental Laws; (ii) any oil, petroleum or hydrocarbons
including crude oil or any fraction thereof and any petroleum, petroleum-based
or petroleum-derived products; (iii) any substance, the presence of which is
prohibited, regulated or controlled by any applicable Laws, now in force
relating to waste disposal or environmental protection with respect to the
exposure to, or manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation, storage,
transportation, treatment, release, emission, discharge, disposal, abatement,
cleanup, removal, remediation or handling of any such substance; (iv) any
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") in
the form of electrical equipment, fluorescent light fixtures with ballasts,
cooling oils or any other form, urea formaldehyde, atmospheric radon; (v) any
solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, such as smoke, vapor,
soot, fumes, alkalis, acids, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, sewage,
industrial sludge or other similar wastes; (vi) industrial, nuclear or medical
by-products; (vii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (viii) any substance exhibiting a
hazardous waste characteristic including but not limited to corrosivity,
ignitability, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive
materials; (ix) any raw materials, building components (including but not
limited to asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing
Hazardous Materials, and (x) any underground storage tank(s).
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In connection with the foregoing and except as disclosed in
SCHEDULE 6.18 (which SCHEDULE 6.18 discloses no item which will have a Material
Adverse Effect on the operation of the Business or the value thereof following
the Effective Time): (i) NPC Mexico is in compliance in all material respects
with all Environmental Laws, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers NPC Mexico
possesses and is in compliance with all Environmental Permits required to
operate its facilities, assets and business; (iii) NPC Mexico is not subject to
any Orders that relate to any Environmental Law; (iv) NPC Mexico is not subject
to any Environmental Claims and, no unresolved Environmental Claims have been
asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened in writing against NPC
Mexico or any predecessor in interest NPC Mexico; (v) there has been no Release
at any of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by NPC Mexico
(at the time such properties were owned or operated by NPC Mexico) or a
corporate predecessor in interest for which NPC Mexico would be liable; (vi) NPC
Mexico has not received written notice and the Sellers have no Knowledge of any
Environmental Claims against any facilities that may have received Hazardous
Materials generated by any of the NPC Mexico or any corporate predecessor in
interest for which NPC Mexico would be liable; and (vii) the Sellers have
delivered to, or made available for review by, Buyer true and complete copies of
all environmental reports, studies, investigations or correspondence regarding
any environmental liabilities of NPC Mexico or any environmental conditions at
any property operated by NPC Mexico or any corporate predecessor in interest for
which NPC Mexico would be liable, which are in possession of any of the Sellers
or their Affiliates.
6.19 TAXES. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 6.19:
(a) There are no Liens for Taxes, or unpaid Taxes that are due, on
any of (i) the Subject Assets, or (ii) the assets or
properties of NPC Mexico or NPC LLC (except for Permitted
Liens).
(b) NPC Mexico is not and has not been subject to tax or done
business in the United States.
(c) Any agreements relating to allocation or sharing of, or
liability or indemnification for, Taxes between NPC Mexico and
any other Person shall be cancelled at Closing and Buyer will
have no liability under any such agreement.
(d) NPC Mexico has never been a member of an affiliated group of
corporations (as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code).
(e) The cost plus services agreements and subcontracting
agreements between NPC Mexico and any NPI Affiliate will not
be applicable to the Subject Assets after the Closing Date and
will not bind Buyer after the Closing nor will Buyer have any
liability thereunder.
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(f) The restructuring of the Business, legal and tax activities
and operations in 1998 carries no risk to the Buyer of audit,
dispute, or assessment of tax from any Governmental Authority
for periods or partial periods ending on or before the Closing
Date.
6.20 COMMISSIONS TO THIRD PARTIES. No Person has, or immediately
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will have, as
a result of any act or omission of the Sellers, any right, interest, or valid
claim against the Buyer for any commission, fee or other compensation as a
finder or broker in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement or the Related Writings, nor are there any fees or any payments or
promises of payment, however characterized, which have been paid or which are or
may become payable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to
the Sellers or any director, officer or employee of the Sellers, or any
Affiliate of any of the foregoing.
6.21 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. The Sellers have operated the Business and the
Subject Assets in material compliance with all applicable Laws pertaining to the
provision or maintenance of any employee benefits, employee benefit plans or
employee welfare plans. From and after the Effective Time, neither the Buyer,
the Business nor the Subject Assets will be subject to any liability, claim,
loss, expense or obligation, payment or otherwise, in respect of any
pre-Effective Time employee compensation arrangements, employee benefits,
employee benefit plans or employee welfare plans. Any such liability, claim,
loss, expense or obligation shall constitute an Excluded Liability under Section
3.2.
6.22 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS. No director, officer, agent, Employee
or other Person acting on behalf of the Sellers has with respect to the
Business, directly or indirectly, used any corporate funds for contributions,
payments, gifts, entertainment or other purposes relating to any political
activity or solicitation of business which was prohibited by law, or on behalf
of the Seller, made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any governmental
official or Employee or established or maintained any unlawful or unreported
funds. Neither the Sellers nor any director, officer, agent, Employee or other
Person acting on behalf of the Seller has with respect to the Business accepted
or received any unlawful contribution, payment, gift, entertainment or
expenditure.
6.23 UNION CONTRACTS, LABOR AND EMPLOYEES. SCHEDULE 6.23(i) sets forth
a list, as of the date hereof, of all individual employment, consulting,
non-compete or severance agreements with employees or former employees of NPC
Mexico that individually provide for annual payments after the date hereof in
excess of $5,000. NPC Mexico has no Contract, collective bargaining agreement,
understanding (whether written or oral), or other labor union agreement with any
labor union or other labor organization or employee bargaining group relating to
its employees, or the Business. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no
efforts being made on the part of any labor union or other labor organization or
employee bargaining group or any employee with respect to representation or
organization of any of NPC Mexico employees. Furthermore, NPC Mexico is (i) in
compliance with all Laws respecting
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employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages or
hours, (ii) has not engaged in any unfair labor practices, and (iii) has not
received written notice of any unfair labor practice and no such complaints are
pending before the National Labor Relations Board or other similar governmental
authority. No grievance or other labor dispute or proceeding or any arbitration
proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining or other employee
agreement is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller's, threatened against
NPC Mexico. No organized work stoppage, labor strike, labor dispute, or slowdown
against NPC Mexico is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller's , threatened
against or involving NPC Mexico. To the Knowledge of the Seller's, there is no
material actual or potential labor problem. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE
6.23(ii), there are no material controversies pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Seller's, threatened, between NPC Mexico and any of its employees.
6.24 AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.24:
(a) No agreement or transaction between NPC Mexico and any Related
Party has been entered into which, if not existing, would have
resulted in a Material Adverse Effect or, irrespective of
whether such would result in a Material Adverse Effect, will
continue after the Closing Date;
(b) No Related Party is a director or officer of, or has any
direct or indirect interest in (other than the ownership of
not more than 5% of the publicly traded shares of), any person
or entity which is a client, customer, lessee, lessor,
supplier, vendor, landlord, debtor, creditor, sales
representative or competitor of Business, or is a party to any
Contract with NPC Mexico relating to the Subject Assets or the
Business (other than any severance, employment, or other
compensation contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of
Business and otherwise disclosed in the Schedules attached
hereto);
(c) No Related Party owns or has any interest in, directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, any tangible or intangible
property used in the conduct of the Business;
(d) NPC Mexico has not, directly or indirectly, guaranteed or
assumed any indebtedness for borrowed money or otherwise for
the benefit of any Related Party.
6.25 INSURANCE. SCHEDULE 6.25 contains a true and complete list of all
insurance policies, and formal self insurance programs, and other forms of
insurance and all fidelity bonds held by or applicable to the Business and the
Employees. The Sellers have maintained insurance for the benefit of the Business
and the Employees, in coverages and amounts believed by the Sellers to be
customary in the industry and which are believed adequate in the reasonable
judgment of the Sellers. Subject to the provisions of the Employer Substitution
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E, this insurance shall be in effect until
the Closing Date. After that
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time, the Buyer will be responsible for obtaining any and all insurance for the
Business and the Employees.
6.26 UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except as and to the extent specifically
reflected in the Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements,
there were, as of the respective dates thereof, and there are, as of the
Effective Time, no liabilities, indebtedness or obligations (whether absolute or
contingent, secured or unsecured, asserted or unasserted, due or to become due)
against, relating to or affecting NPC Mexico or the Business that (i) is
required to be reflected in such Financial Statement or Interim Financial
Statement, or (ii) that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. Since the date of the most recent Interim Financial Statement,
NPC Mexico has not incurred any liabilities, indebtedness or obligations
(whether absolute or contingent, secured or unsecured, asserted or unasserted,
due or to become due) other than liabilities, indebtedness and obligations
incurred after such date in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past
practice and which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.27 PRODUCT SERVICEABILITY/WARRANTABILITY. Except as set forth on
SCHEDULE 6.27, there are no product or service warranty or product or service
liability Claims pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against
NPC Mexico and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no state of facts or
the occurrence of any event forming the basis for any such product or service
warranty, product or service liability or other tort claim except for those
which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Sellers have provided the
Buyer with a complete and accurate list of all warranty information provided to
or relied upon by its customers.
6.28 AGENTS. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.28, Business has not
designated or appointed any person or other entity to act for it or on its
behalf pursuant to any power of attorney or any agency which is presently in
effect (other than such of Business directors, officers and employees to whom
Business has given the authority to act for it in the ordinary course of its
business).
6.29 INFORMATION FURNISHED. The Sellers have made available to Buyer
and its directors, officers, employees, counsel, Affiliates, representatives,
financing sources, customers, creditors, accountants and auditors, true, and
correct, accurate and complete copies of all agreements, documents, and other
items listed on the schedules to this Agreement and all Books and Records of NPC
Mexico and neither this Agreement, the schedules hereto, nor any information,
agreements, or documents delivered to or made available to Buyer or its
officers, attorneys, accountants, Affiliates and representatives pursuant to
this Agreement contain any untrue statement of a material fact or taken as a
whole, omit any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or
therein, as the case may be, not misleading.
6.30 COMMISSION SALES CONTRACTS. NPC Mexico does not employ or have any
relationship with any individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity
whose compensation from NPC Mexico is in whole or in part determined on a
commission basis.
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6.31 SUBSIDIARIES. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 6.31, NPC Mexico
does not, directly or indirectly, (or possess any options or other rights to
acquire) any subsidiaries or any direct or indirect ownership interests in any
person, business, corporation, partnership, association, joint venture, trust,
or other entity.
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. Buyer hereby represents and warrants
to Seller that the following statements are true, correct and complete as of the
date hereof and will be true, correct and complete at the Effective Time:
7.1 ORGANIZATION. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Mexico. Buyer is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or lease of property or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary, except for such jurisdictions in which the
failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
assets or properties of the Buyer.
7.2 AUTHORIZATION, EXECUTION AND VALIDITY. The Buyer has all requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and to complete the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of each
Transaction Document to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate (or comparable) action on the part of the Buyer, and no
other corporate (or comparable) action on the part of the Buyer is necessary
with respect thereto. Each Transaction Document to which the Buyer is a party
(i) has been duly executed and delivered by the Buyer, and (ii) constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer
in accordance with its terms.
7.3 CONSENTS. No consent, notice to or declaration, filing or
registration with, approval or authorization, or other action of any third party
or Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and
delivery by the Buyer of the Agreement or any Transaction Document or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except where the failure
to obtain a consent, approval or authorization of any third party or
Governmental Authority would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the assets or
properties of the Buyer.
7.4 LITIGATION. There is no judicial or administrative action,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the of the Knowledge of the Buyer,
threatened, that questions the validity of this Agreement or any action taken or
to be taken by the Buyer in connection with this Agreement. There is no
litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Buyer, threatened, or any order, injunction or decree
outstanding, against the Buyer that, if adversely determined, would have a
Material Adverse Effect upon the Buyer's ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
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7.5 COMMISSIONS TO THIRD PARTIES. No Person has, or immediately
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will have, as
a result of any act or omission of the Buyer, any right, interest, or valid
claim against the Sellers for any commission, fee or other compensation as a
finder or broker in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement, nor are there any fees or any payments or promises of payments,
however characterized, which have been paid or which are or may become payable
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to the Buyer or any
director, officer, or employee of the Buyer or any Affiliate of any of the
foregoing.
7.6 FUNDS AVAILABILITY. The Buyer has sufficient funds available to
satisfy Buyer's obligation to pay the Purchase Price.
8. INDEMNIFICATION AND SURVIVAL.
8.1 INDEMNITY OF THE SELLERS. The Sellers, jointly and severally, will
hold harmless, reimburse and indemnify each Buyer Indemnitee from and against
any and all liabilities and any and all claims, judgements, causes of action,
liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, deficiencies, penalties, interest,
fees, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, the fees costs, and
expenses of accountants, appraisers, attorneys, consultants, and expert
witnesses, court costs, costs of defense, and costs of investigation), and
losses (including, without limitation, but without duplication, any loss in
value of the Subject Assets, any decrease in value or the prospects of the
Business, and any loss of profit) (collectively, "Buyer Losses") arising out of,
based upon, attributable to, resulting from, or in connection with each of the
following (each a "Buyer Indemnifiable Event")
(a) any breach of any representation, warranty, or other statement
made by or on behalf of any of the Sellers in or pursuant to
this Agreement or any other Related Writing, provided,
however, that indemnification for a breach of the Transitional
Services Agreement shall be subject to the limitations set
forth in the Transitional Services Agreement;
(b) Any failure or omission on the part of any of the Sellers to
disclose any fact the disclosure of which is necessary to make
any representation, warranty, or other statement referred to
in the next preceding clause (a) not misleading under the
circumstances under which such representation, warranty, or
other statement was made;
(c) any failure or omission on the part of any of the Sellers to
perform or observe any covenant contained in this Agreement or
any other Related Writing and that is such entities part to be
complied with, provided, however, that indemnification for a
breach of the Transitional Services Agreement shall be subject
to the limitations set forth in the Transitional Services
Agreement;
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(d) any breach by the Sellers or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates,
other than National City Corporation and/or its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries other than NPI and its Subsidiaries, of the
Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(e) any Loss relating to any Legal Proceedings pending against the
Subject Assets as of the Closing Date;
(f) any breach by NPC Mexico of the Employer Substitution
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E;
(g) any breach by the Sellers or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates,
other than National City Corporation and/or its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries other than NPI and its Subsidiaries, of the
Transitional Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C,
provided, however, that such indemnification shall be subject
to the limitations set forth in the Transitional Services
Agreement;
(h) any breach of the Lease Agreement by NPC Mexico;
(i) any Buyer Loss relating to a liability not assumed by Buyer;
(j) Taxes (1) for which Sellers are primarily liable under
applicable law, or which are attributable to Sellers'
ownership of the Subject Assets or activities involving the
Subject Assets, including any Taxes that may become
liabilities of Buyer as a result of its purchase of the
Subject Assets or (2) that are imposed, whether primary
liability under applicable law rests on Sellers or Buyer, as a
result of the sale of the Subject Assets; provided however,
that for the taxable period in which the Closing occurs, ad
valorem and similar Taxes attributable to the ownership of the
Subject Assets shall be pro rated among the Sellers and Buyer
according to their respective periods of ownership before and
after the Closing; and
(k) any nonrefunded VAT as provided in Section 11.3, subject to
Buyer's obligations set forth in Section 11.3.
8.2 BUYER'S INDEMNITY. The Buyer will hold harmless, reimburse and
indemnify each Seller Indemnitee from and against any and all liabilities and
any and all claims, judgements, causes of action, liabilities, obligations,
damages, losses, deficiencies, penalties, interest, fees, costs, expenses
(including, without limitation, the fees costs, and expenses of accountants,
appraisers, attorneys, consultants, and expert witnesses, court costs, costs of
defense, and costs of investigation), and losses (including, without limitation,
but without duplication, any loss of profit) (collectively, "Seller Losses")
arising out of, based upon, attributable to, resulting from, or in connection
with each of the following (each a "Seller Indemnifiable Event")
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(a) any breach of any representation, warranty, or other statement
made by or on behalf of Buyer in or pursuant to this Agreement
or any other Related Writing, provided, however, that
indemnification for a breach of the Transitional Services
Agreement shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the
Transitional Services Agreement;
(b) any failure or omission on the part of Buyer to disclose any
fact the disclose of which is necessary to make any
representation, warranty, or other statement referred to in
the next preceding clause (a) not misleading under the
circumstances under which such representation, warranty, or
other statement was made;
(c) any failure or omission on the part of Buyer to perform or
observe any covenant contained in this Agreement or any other
Related Writing and that is on Buyer's part to be complied
with, provided, however, that indemnification for a breach of
the Transitional Services Agreement shall be subject to the
limitations set forth in the Transitional Services Agreement;
(d) any loss, cost or expense relating to the Subject Assets or
the Business arising out of circumstances that occur after
Effective Time;
(e) any breach by Buyer of the Employer Substitution Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit E;
(f) any breach by Buyer or its Affiliates of the Transitional
Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C, provided,
however, that such indemnification shall be subject to the
limitations set forth in the Transitional Services Agreement;
(g) any breach by Buyer of the Lease Agreement; and
(h) any Seller Loss relating to an Assumed Liability.
8.3 DEFENSE OF CLAIMS. If there shall be asserted in writing any Claim
against an Indemnitee, and that Indemnitee shall believe in good faith that such
Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement or indemnity pursuant to this Section 8,
then, and in each such case, that Indemnitee shall give prompt notice of that
Claim (in each such case, the "Indemnifiable Claim") to the party (in each such
case, the "Indemnitor") to this Agreement from whom that Indemnitee so believes
itself to be so entitled, provided, that any failure or delay in the giving of
such notice shall neither (a) diminish or impair any obligation of the
Indemnitor pursuant to this Section 8 except if and to the extent that such
failure or delay shall have materially and substantially prejudiced the rights
of the Indemnitor under subsection 8.3.1 or (b) result in any liability on the
part of the Indemnitee.
8.3.1 INDEMNITOR'S RIGHT TO ASSUME DEFENSE. With respect to each
Indemnifiable
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Claim asserted by a third party, the Indemnitor shall have the right, at its
option and expense, to assume the defense of any Indemnifiable, provided, that,
within the period of fifteen (15) days (or within such shorter period in which
an answer or other responsive action is required by applicable rules of
procedure) after receiving notice of the Indemnifiable Claim from the
Indemnitee, the Indemnitor shall have, by notice given to the Indemnitee, (a)
acknowledged the Indemnitor's obligation to reimburse and indemnify the
Indemnitee with respect to the Indemnifiable Claim and (b) elected to defend the
Indemnifiable Claims in the name of the Indemnitee. Any such election shall be
irrevocable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitor shall not have the
right to assume the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim if (i) representation of
both the Indemnitee and the Indemnitor by the same legal counsel would be
prohibited by rules or regulations governing the professional conduct of such
counsel, (ii) the Indemnitee determines in good faith that there is a
significant possibility that the Indemnifiable Claim may materially and
adversely affect it or its Affiliates other than as a result of monetary
damages, or (iii) the Indemnitee determines in good faith that the Indemnitor
has insufficient financial resources to satisfy any monetary damages reasonably
likely to result from such Claim.
8.3.2 EFFECT OF INDEMNITOR'S ELECTION TO ASSUME DEFENSE. If the
Indemnitor shall have assumed the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim in
accordance with subsection 8.3.1, then the following shall apply:
(a) except as provided in clause (e) of this subsection 8.3.2, the
Indemnitee shall have the right to participate and assist in,
but not control, the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim and to
employ its own counsel in connection therewith;
(b) except as provided in clause (e) of this subsection 8.3.2, the
Indemnitor shall not be liable to the Indemnitee for the fees
or expenses of the Indemnitee's counsel or other expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with participating in
the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim, except that the
Indemnitor shall be liable for any such fees and expenses
incurred prior to the time at which the Indemnitor shall have
elected to assume the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim;
(c) counsel used by the Indemnitor in connection with the defense
of the Indemnifiable Claim shall be subject to the prior
approval of the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed;
(d) except as provided in clause (e) of this subsection 8.3.2, the
Indemnitor shall have no liability with respect to any
compromise or settlement of the Indemnifiable Claim effected
without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed;
(e) if the Indemnitor shall fail or omit to diligently prosecute
the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim, then, and in each such
case, (i) the Indemnitee shall have the right, by giving
notice to the Indemnitor, to take over and control the defense
of
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the Indemnifiable Claim, (ii) the Indemnitor shall be liable
to the Indemnitee for any and all liabilities and any and all
fees, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, the fees
costs, and expenses of accountants, appraisers, attorneys,
consultants, and expert witnesses, court costs, costs of
defense, and costs of investigation) suffered or incurred by
the Indemnitee in connection with the Indemnifiable Claim and
(iii) the Indemnitor shall be liable for any settlement of
such Claim effected by the Indemnitee; and
(f) subject to the provisions of subsection 8.3.4, the Indemnitor
shall have the right to settle or otherwise dispose of the
Indemnifiable Claim.
8.3.3 EFFECT OF INDEMNITOR'S ELECTION NOT TO ASSUME DEFENSE. If the
Indemnitor shall not have assumed the defense of the Indemnifiable Claim in
accordance with subsection 8.3.1, or shall not have the right to assume the
defense of the Indemnifiable Claim, then the following shall apply:
(a) the Indemnitee shall have the right to control the defense of
the Indemnifiable Claim and to employ its own counsel in
connection therewith;
(b) the Indemnitor shall have the right, at its sole cost and
expense, to participate in, but not control, the Defense of
the Indemnifiable Claim and to employ its own counsel in
connection therewith; and
(c) the Indemnitor shall be liable for any settlement of such
Claim effected by the Indemnitee.
8.3.4 AUTHORITY TO SETTLE. Any compromise or settlement of the
Indemnifiable Claim shall be subject to the consent of the Indemnitee. If,
however, the Indemnitor shall give the Indemnitee notice of the Indemnitor's
desire to accept a binding and unconditional offer of settlement (the "Offered
Monetary Settlement") which (i) is limited strictly to monetary damages paid in
full by the Indemnitor, (ii) which does not include a finding or admission of
any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person by the
Indemnitee, (iii) does not affect any other claim that may be made against the
Indemnitee, other than to provide for the unconditional release thereof, and
(iv) which includes, as an unconditional term thereof, the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff of a full release of the Indemnitee, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, from all liability in respect of such
claim and the Indemnitee does not consent to the same, then, and in each such
case, the Indemnitee may continue to pursue compromise or settlement of the
Indemnifiable Claim, free of any participation by the Indemnitor, at the sole
expense of the Indemnitee.
8.3.5 INDEMNIFICATION LIMITATIONS. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of this Section 8:
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(a) The Sellers shall have no obligation to provide
indemnification for Buyer Losses pursuant to this Section 8
unless and until the aggregate amount of all Buyer Losses for
which the Sellers would otherwise be obligated to provide
reimbursement or indemnity pursuant to this Section 8 shall
exceed an amount equal to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000), (the "Basket Amount") in which event the Sellers
shall be jointly and severally liable for all Buyer Losses for
which they would otherwise be liable pursuant to this Section
8; provided that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to
Buyer Losses resulting from (i) any breach of a representation
or warranty contained in any of Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.10,
6.13, 6.18, 6.19 or 6.21 (the "Excluded Representations"),
(ii) any claim for indemnification pursuant to Sections
8.1(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) (j) or (k); or (iii) the
breach of any covenant or agreement of the Sellers included in
this Agreement or any Related Writing (collectively, the
"Seller Basket Exclusions"). Once Buyer Losses have exceeded
the Basket Amount, the Sellers shall be jointly and severally
obligated to pay all Buyer Losses in excess of the Basket
Amount. The Sellers shall be obligated to pay all Buyer Losses
based on the Seller Basket Exclusions without regard to the
individual or aggregate amounts thereof and without regard to
whether the aggregate of all Buyer Losses shall have exceeded,
in the aggregate, the Basket Amount. The maximum obligation of
the Sellers to provide indemnification pursuant to this
Section 8 shall be limited to $6,000,000 in the aggregate (the
"Cap"); provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall
not apply to any Buyer Losses arising from (i) the Seller
Basket Exclusions or (ii) arising out of the actual fraud of
the Sellers.
(b) The Buyer shall have no obligation to provide indemnification
for Seller Losses pursuant to this Section 8 unless and until
the aggregate amount of all Seller Losses pursuant to this
Section 8 shall exceed the Basket Amount in which case Buyer
shall be liable for all Seller Losses for which it would
otherwise be liable pursuant to this Section 8; provided that
the foregoing limitation shall not apply to Seller Losses
resulting from (x) any breach of a representation or warranty
contained in any of Sections 7.1 or 7.2, (y) any claim for
indemnification pursuant to Sections 8.2(c), (e), (f), (g) or
(h), or (z) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the
Buyer included in this Agreement or any Related Writing
(collectively, the "Buyer Basket Exclusions"). Once Seller
Losses have exceeded the Basket Amount, the Buyer shall be
obligated to pay all Seller Losses in excess of the Basket
Amount. The Buyer shall be obligated to pay all Seller Losses
based on the Buyer Basket Exclusions without regard to the
individual or aggregate amounts thereof and without regard to
whether the aggregate of all Seller Losses shall have
exceeded, in the aggregate, the Basket Amount. The maximum
obligation of the Buyer to provide indemnification pursuant to
this Section 8 shall be limited to the Cap in the aggregate;
provided, however, that the
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foregoing limitation shall not apply to any Seller Losses
arising from (i) the Buyer Basket Exclusions or (ii) the
actual fraud of the Buyer.
(c) For purposes of determining whether the Sellers shall be
required to indemnify Buyer under this Section 8, each
representation, warranty and agreement contained in this
Agreement shall be read (including for purposes of determining
whether a breach of such representation, warranty or agreement
has occurred) without regard and without giving effect to,
Knowledge or materiality (including Material Adverse Effect)
qualifications that may be contained in such representation,
warranty and agreement.
(d) For purposes of determining whether the Basket Amount has been
reached, (i) all Shareholder Losses (as defined in the Stock
Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), dated as
of the date hereof, among the Sellers, NPC International
(Barbados) Holdings Limited and ACS Business Process
Solutions, Inc.) and all Seller Losses (as defined in the U.
S. Asset Purchase Agreement (the "U.S. Asset Purchase
Agreement"), dated as of the date hereof, among the Parent,
NPC LLC and ACS Data Entry, Inc.) shall be aggregated with all
Seller Losses, and (ii) all Buyer Losses, as defined herein,
in the Stock Purchase Agreement and in the U.S. Asset Purchase
Agreement, shall be aggregated. With respect to the Cap, the
maximum obligation of the Sellers and NPC Internacional S.A.
de C.V., on the one hand, and the Buyer, ACS Data Entry, Inc.
and ACS Business Process Solutions, Inc., on the other hand,
to provide indemnification pursuant this Section 8 and the
applicable indemnification provisions of the Stock Purchase
Agreement and the U.S. Asset Purchase Agreement shall be
limited to $6,000,000 in the aggregate, subject to the
exceptions set forth herein, in the Stock Purchase Agreement
and the U.S. Asset Purchase Agreement.
8.3.6 COOPERATION. Each party will cooperate with the other party to
the fullest extent reasonable in connection with any Claim which the defense of
which has been assumed by the other party pursuant to this Section 8.
8.3.7 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All of the
representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Buyer contained in the
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby for a period of 18 months after Closing
with the exception of Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.7, 6.18, 6.19, 6.21, 7.1 and 7.2. In
the case of Sections 6.7, 6.19 and 6.21 hereof all of the representations of the
Sellers contained in this Agreement shall survive until sixty days after the
expiration of the longest applicable statute of limitation, if any, applicable
to the cause of action giving rise to the Buyer Losses (including all periods of
extension, whether automatic or permissive). The representations contained in
Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.18, 7.1 and 7.2 shall survive indefinitely. If a claim
hereunder shall be pending on the expiration date relating to such claim, the
representations and warranties underlying such claim shall be deemed to survive
until the
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resolution of such claim. The covenants of the parties herein or in
any Related Writing shall survive indefinitely or for the shorter period of time
specified therein.
8.3.8 ACS GUARANTY. ACS guarantees to the Sellers the Buyer's
performance of its indemnification obligations to the Sellers under Section 8 of
this Agreement.
9. CONDUCT OF BUYER AND SELLER PENDING CLOSING, PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS.
9.1 MATERIAL BREACH. Each of the Sellers and Buyer shall not take any
action which would cause it to be in material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement. Each of the parties
shall use its reasonable efforts to take all action and to do all things
necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
9.2 CONSENTS, WAIVERS, APPROVALS AND AUTHORIZATIONS. Sellers shall use
reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary consents, waivers, approvals and
authorizations required to be obtained by Sellers in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by Sellers of this Agreement.
9.3 OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS. Without the prior written consent of the
Buyer, from the date hereof to the Effective Time, none of the Sellers shall,
except as required or expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement, make any material change in the conduct of the Business or enter into
any transaction other than in the Ordinary Course Of Business consistent with
past practices and shall continue to conduct the Business in the Ordinary Course
of Business consistent with past practice. Each of the Sellers shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact, the Business,
to keep available the services of its key officers and employees and to preserve
the goodwill of each business relationship affecting the Business.
9.4 ACCESS. Each of the Sellers shall permit representatives of the
Buyer to have reasonable access to all customer information, premises,
properties, personnel, books, records (including tax records), Contracts and
documents of or pertaining to the Companies; provided, however, such access is
reasonably necessary to perform its due diligence review in connection with the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.5 PRESS RELEASE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. No party will issue any press
release or announcement (whether internal or external) relating to the subject
matter of the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder without the
prior approval of the other party; provided that any party may make any public
disclosure it believes in good faith is required by Law or the rules of any
national securities exchange or any automated inter-dealer quotation system on
which the securities of either party (or any Affiliate thereof) are listed or
admitted for trading (in which case the disclosing party will advise the other
party prior to making such disclosure).
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9.6 COOPERATION AND STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE. Sellers and Buyer shall
cooperate with each other in reviewing facts, establishing procedures and
implementing procedures necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Closing Date. Sellers and
Buyer shall undertake and perform each obligation hereunder in timely fashion
and in good faith.
9.7 NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENTS. Each of the Sellers shall promptly notify
the Buyer in writing of any development in the Subject Assets or the Business or
prospects of the Business which would be outside the Ordinary Course of
Business, or which, if existing or occurring after the date of the Agreement,
would have been required to be set forth or described in the schedules attached
hereto. No such supplement or amendment shall have the effect of curing any
inaccuracy or misrepresentation in any representation or warranty in the
Agreement, unless, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Buyer elects in
writing to waive such inaccuracy or misrepresentation.
9.8 PAYROLL AND EMPLOYEE EXPENSES; OTHER PRE-CLOSING EXPENSES. To the
extent not paid by the Sellers in the Ordinary Course of Business through the
Closing Date, the Sellers shall be responsible for all payroll and related costs
and expenses of the Employees including but not limited to gross payroll, tax
withholdings, any benefits for employees, any employment related taxes and
charges and any third party service fees through and including the Closing Date.
10. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING. The Closing shall be subject to the following
conditions.
10.1 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER. The obligations of the
Buyer to pay the Purchase Price for the Subject Assets at the Closing are
subject to the fulfillment prior to or at the Closing of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the
Buyer:
10.1.1 DELIVERIES. The Sellers shall have delivered all of the items
required by Section 5.2 of the Agreement. All certificates, agreements,
instruments and documents of the Sellers mentioned herein or incident to the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
10.1.2 REPRESENTATIONS, Warranties and Covenants. The representations
and warranties set forth in Section 6 shall be true and correct at and as of the
Closing. The Sellers shall have performed or complied with all covenants and
agreements contemplated by the Agreement to be performed by them at or prior to
the Closing, including but not limited to the covenants and agreements set forth
in Section 9.
10.1.3 NO ACTIONS. There shall not be any Order in effect preventing
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
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10.1.4 CONSENTS. The Sellers shall have obtained all of the consents
and waivers set forth on Schedule 6.4 to this Agreement.
10.1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE. The Buyer shall have obtained a Single
Environmental License from the applicable Mexican Governmental Authority in
Chihuahua, Mexico for the operation of the real estate included in the Subject
Assets.
10.1.6 IMPORT PERMIT. The applicable Mexican Governmental Authority
shall have issued a permit authorizing the definitive import by Buyer of the
used computer equipment included in the Subject Assets
10.1.7 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS. All stock options granted by National
City Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and held by Employees
of NPC Mexico shall have been repurchased by the Sellers and all such stock
options shall have been cancelled.
10.1.8 LABOR BOARD SANCTION. The applicable Mexican Governmental
Authority shall have sanctioned the Employer Substitution Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit E.
10.1.9 OTHER AGREEMENTS. All of the conditions for Closing (as the term
is defined in each respective agreement) contained in the Stock Purchase
Agreement by and among the Sellers, NPC International (Barbados) Holdings
Limited, and ACS Business Process Solutions, Inc. and the U.S. Asset Purchase
Agreement by and among the Sellers and ACS Data Entry, Inc. shall have been
performed, complied with or waived.
10.2 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLERS. The obligations of
the Sellers to sell and deliver the Subject Assets at the Closing are subject to
fulfillment prior to or at the Closing of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Sellers:
10.2.1 DELIVERIES. The Buyer shall have delivered all of the items
required by Section 5.3 of the Agreement. All certificates, agreements,
instruments and documents of the Buyer mentioned herein or incident to the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Company.
10.2.2 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. The representations
and warranties set forth in Section 7 shall be true and correct at and as of the
Closing. The Buyer shall have performed or complied with all covenants and
agreements contemplated by the Agreement to be performed by it at or prior to
the Closing, including but not limited to the covenants and agreements set forth
in Section 9.
10.2.3 NO ACTIONS. There shall not be any Order in effect preventing
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
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10.2.4 TENDER OF CASH AT CLOSING. The Buyer tenders the Cash at Closing
as provided in Section 4 hereof.
10.2.5 OTHER AGREEMENTS. All of the conditions for Closing (as the term
is defined in each respective agreement) contained in the Stock Purchase
Agreement by and among the Sellers, NPC International (Barbados) Holdings
Limited, and ACS Business Process Solutions, Inc. and the U.S. Asset Purchase
Agreement by and among the Sellers and ACS Data Entry, Inc. shall have been
performed, complied with or waived.
11. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
11.1 GENERAL; FURTHER ACTIONS. If at any time after the Closing any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the
Agreement, each of the parties shall take such further action (including the
execution and delivery of such further instruments and documents) as any other
party may reasonably request. Furthermore, if at any time after the Closing,
Buyer shall consider or be advised that any further deeds, assignments,
conveyances, transfers or assurances in law, or any further acts, action or
thing is necessary, appropriate or desirable to (i) transfer to Buyer any right,
title or interest of the Sellers, in or to the Subject Assets, (ii) vest,
perfect or conform of record such transfer, or (iii) otherwise carry out the
other purposes of this Agreement, each of the Sellers, at their sole cost and
expense, shall promptly take, or cause to be taken, all further actions and do,
or cause to be done, all things (including without limitation the execution,
delivery and recording of such further instruments deeds, assurances in law and
documents of assignment, conveyance and transfer) as may be reasonably requested
by Buyer. Sellers shall be available to consult with Buyer in regard to the
Subject Assets. Sellers shall cause Sellers' accounting staffs to be available
as reasonably necessary to Buyer in regard to the books and records and
operations of the Business.
11.2 NOTICES TO OBLIGORS. Each of the Sellers hereby agrees that upon
the request of Buyer from and after the Closing, it will sign a form of
notification for delivery by Buyer to all obligors of any of the Business
notifying them of the sale of the Business and that payment in respect of such
obligors' financial obligations to the Business should be made directly to buyer
at the address set forth in such notification. From and after the closing, each
of the Sellers shall promptly pay to Buyer an amount equal to the monies
received by such Sellers from and after such date that are attributable to such
obligors' financial obligations to any of the Business.
11.3 SALES/TRANSFER TAXES. Provided that the Mexican value added tax
(the "VAT") applicable to the improvements included in the real estate being
transferred to the Buyer pursuant to the deed attached as Exhibit D will be
refunded by the Mexican government to Buyer within six months following the
Effective Time or the Sellers have indemnified the Buyer for the VAT thereafter,
the Buyer shall pay all transfer, sales, use, customs, duties and other similar
taxes and fees in respect of the sale of the Subject Assets or otherwise arising
out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Otherwise, it shall be
the responsibility of the Sellers to pay any such taxes and fees. Following the
Effective Time, the Buyer agrees to promptly file the
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necessary documents related to the VAT refund and to use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain such refund. To the extent that the VAT is not refunded to
Buyer within six months following the Effective Time, Sellers agree to indemnify
Buyer for the full amount of such VAT.
11.4 LITIGATION SUPPORT. In the event and for so long as any party
actively is contesting or defending against any action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand of third parties
after the Closing in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated by the
Agreement or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstances, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or transaction on or prior to the Closing involving any of the Subject Assets or
the Business, each of the other parties shall cooperate in the defense or
contest, make available their personnel, and provide such testimony and access
to their books and records as shall be necessary in connection with the defense
or contest, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending
party (unless the contesting or defending party is entitled to indemnification
therefor pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement).
11.5 TAXES.
(a) The Sellers shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the
Business, the Subject Assets and the Buyer's Affiliates,
successors and assigns, and the employees, directors, officers
and agents thereof, with respect to any Taxes relating to the
operation of the Sellers, the Business or the Subject Assets
prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Buyer shall pay, or cause to be paid, and Buyer and the
Business shall jointly and severally indemnify the Sellers and
its Affiliates against and hold them harmless from any
liability for Taxes of Buyer or the Business with respect to
any taxable period after the Closing other than any such Taxes
allocable to Sellers.
(c) For purposes of Section 11.5, the indemnification procedures
of Section 8 shall be applicable. The Sellers shall be
responsible for the payment of all property Taxes for which
property was held on by the Business as of and not paid as of
the Closing Date. The Sellers shall provide to the Buyer
reasonable documentation to evidence such taxes were properly
calculated and paid or documentation to evidence a valid
exemption therefrom was properly claimed.
(d) Buyer shall promptly notify Sellers in writing in the case of
an audit or administrative or judicial proceeding of the
Business that relates to periods ending on or before the
Closing Date. Sellers shall have the right at its expense to
participate in and control the conduct of such audit or
proceeding to the extent that such audit or proceeding relates
to a potential adjustment of Taxes of the Business for which
the Sellers might be liable. With respect to a potential
adjustment of Taxes of the Business for which both the Sellers
and Buyer could be liable, or
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which involves an issue that recurs in a period ending after
the Closing Date (whether or not the subject of audit at such
time), (i) both Buyer and Sellers may participate at their own
expense in the audit or proceeding, and (ii) the audit or
proceeding shall be controlled by that party which would bear
the burden of the greater portion of the sum of the adjustment
and any corresponding adjustments that may reasonably be
anticipated for a future Tax period. Neither Buyer or Sellers
shall enter into any compromise or agree to settle any claim
pursuant to any Tax audit or proceeding which would adversely
affect the other party for such year or subsequent year
without the written consent of the other party, which consent
may not be unreasonably withheld.
11.6 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. The parties agree that if Buyer has been
unable to collect, within the time period set forth in Section 6.15 to this
Agreement, the full amount of the Accounts Receivable as recorded on NPC
Mexico's books and records as of the Closing Date, and the Buyer deems the
amount of such accounts receivable to be a Buyer Loss, Buyer shall, within two
business days after deeming such accounts receivable to be a Buyer Loss, notify
the Sellers, in writing, and assign such uncollected accounts receivable to
Sellers.
12. TERMINATION.
12.1 GENERAL. The Agreement may be terminated as provided below:
(a) The parties may terminate the Agreement by mutual written
consent at any time prior to the Closing;
(b) The Buyer may terminate the Agreement by giving written notice
to the Sellers at any time prior to the Closing (i) in the
event the Sellers have breached any of their covenants
contained in the Agreement or there is any breach of the
representations or warranties contained in the Agreement made
by the Sellers, and the Buyer has notified the Sellers of such
breach or inaccuracy, and the breach or inaccuracy has
continued without cure for a period of ten (10) days or such
shorter period prior to Closing after such notice of the
breach or inaccuracy; or (ii) if the Closing has not occurred,
within ninety (90) days from the date of this Agreement by
reason of the failure of any Closing condition under Section
10.1 (unless the failure results from the Buyer itself
breaching any representation, warranty or covenant contained
in this Agreement).
(c) The Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Closing (i) in
the event the Buyer has breached any of its covenants
contained in the Agreement or there is any breach in the
representations or warranties made by the Buyer contained in
this Agreement, and the Sellers have notified the Buyer of
such breach or inaccuracy, and the breach or inaccuracy has
continued without cure for a period of ten (10) calendar days
or such shorter
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period prior to Closing after such notice of breach or
inaccuracy; or (ii) if the Closing has not occurred, within
ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the Agreement by
reason of the failure of any Closing condition under Section
10.2 (unless the failure results primarily from the Sellers
breaching any representation warranty or covenant contained in
the Agreement).
12.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. If any party terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section 12.1, all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder
shall terminate without any liability of any party to any other party; provided,
however, that (a) if this Agreement is terminated by a party due to the breach
by the other party of any covenant or agreement contained herein, or due to any
breach or misrepresentation in any of such other party's representations or
warranties contained herein, or due the failure of such other party to fulfill
its obligations in connection with the satisfaction of any condition to Closing,
then the terminating party shall remain entitled to pursue all available legal
rights and remedies pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise notwithstanding such
termination; and (b) the provisions of Section 13 of the Agreement will survive
termination and remain in full force and effect thereafter.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
13.1 EXPENSES. Each party shall bear their own costs and expenses
(including without limitation fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants,
and other experts) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, each of the other
documents and instruments executed in connection with or contemplated by this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
13.2 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, or other communications
which may be or are required to be given, served, or sent by either party to the
other party pursuant to the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand
delivered (including delivery by courier so long as a receipt or confirmation of
delivery is obtained), sent by Federal Express or other recognized overnight
delivery service, mailed by first-class, registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid or transmitted by facsimile transmission
(followed by delivery of the original of such document), addressed as follows:
If to Buyer: If to Sellers:
ACS Business Process Solutions de Mexico,
S.A de C.V. National Processing Company, LLC
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Attention: President & CEO
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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With a copy (which shall not With a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to: constitute notice) to:
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx Attention: General Counsel
Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P. National Processing Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 c/o National City Corporation
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 17th Floor, Law Department
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Either party hereto may designate by notice, in the manner herein above
provided, a new address to which any notice, demand, request or communication
may thereafter be so given, served or sent. Each notice, demand, request or
communication which shall be mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner
described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent and received
for all purposes at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the
return receipt, the delivery receipt, the affidavit of messenger, or, in the
case of facsimile, electronic confirmation of reception with verbal
confirmation, being deemed conclusive evidence of such delivery) or at such time
as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any party may change
its designated recipient for notices, address and/or facsimile number upon
written notice to the other parties to the Agreement.
13.3 CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as required by the laws of the United
States, including regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Sellers and Buyer will hold and will cause their consultants and advisers to
hold in strict confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or
administrative process or, in the opinion of their counsel, by other
requirements of law, all documents and information concerning the other party
furnished to them by the other party or their representatives in connection with
the Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except to the
extent that such information can be shown to have been (a) in the public domain
through no fault of the other party, (b) previously known by the other party on
a non-confidential basis from a source not known by such party to be under any
confidentiality restriction, (c) later lawfully acquired by the other party from
a source not known by such party to be under any confidentiality restriction, or
(d) independently developed by the other party without the use of information
subject to this confidentiality restriction) and neither party will release or
disclose such information to any other person, except its auditors, attorneys,
financial advisers, bankers and other consultants and advisers in connection
with this Agreement. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not
consummated, such confidence will be maintained except to the extent that such
information comes into the public domain through no fault of either party and
such information shall not be used to the detriment of, or in relation to any
investment in, the other party and all such documents (including copies thereof)
shall be returned to the other party immediately on the request of either party.
Both parties shall be deemed to have satisfied their obligation to hold
confidential information concerning or supplied
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by the other party if it exercises the same care as it takes to preserve
confidentiality for their own similar information. In addition, neither the
Sellers or any officer, director, employee, representative or shareholder of the
foregoing, from the date hereof through the Closing Date, shall make, solicit or
initiate proposals or offers for any business combination or restructuring
involving the Business, or the purchase, sale, lease or other disposition of any
of the Subject Assets, however structured or to be effected, other than
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business involving assets which, in the
aggregate, are not material. The Sellers further agree that neither they nor
their officers, directors, agents or representatives acting on its behalf during
such period will negotiate with any party other than the Buyer or its
Affiliates, or provide information in furtherance of any such proposal or offer.
13.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Agreement (including the exhibits and
Schedules hereto, and the documents and instruments executed and delivered in
connection herewith, or referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any
prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, or representations,
whether written or oral, by or among the parties, or any of them with respect to
the subject matter hereof that are not fully expressed in this Agreement and the
documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection herewith.
13.5 PARTIES IN INTEREST; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Neither this
Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned without the
written consent of the other parties except that Buyer may assign any or all of
its rights, interest and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates and/or
its financing sources (provided that no such assignment shall discharge Buyer
from any such obligations). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to or shall confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto and
their respective successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any
rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement, and no Person shall be deemed a third party beneficiary under or by
reason of this Agreement.
13.6 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that (i) the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to
protect the proper and legitimate interests of the other parties hereto, and
(ii) the other parties hereto would be irreparably damaged in the event any of
the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties hereto shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief
to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by other parties hereto
without the necessity of proving actual damages or of posting any bond, and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, which rights
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy to which the parties
hereto may be entitled hereunder or at law or equity.
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13.7 SEVERABILITY. Any term or provision of this Agreement or the
application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be
declared judicially to be invalid, unenforceable or void, such decision shall
not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement,
it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be
deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to render it
valid, legal and enforceable while preserving its intent or, if such
modification is not possible, by substituting therefor another provision that is
valid, legal and enforceable and that achieves the same objective.
13.8 CONSTRUCTION. The parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of the Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question
of intent or interpretation arises, the Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the
provisions of the Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local or
foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The
article and section headings and the table of contents contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way define,
limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions of this
Agreement. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the
singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice
versa. In addition, as used in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided to the
contrary, (a) all references to days, months or years shall be deemed references
to calendar days, months or years and (b) any reference to a "Section,"
"Article," or "Schedule" shall be deemed to refer to a section or article of
this Agreement or an exhibit or schedule attached to this Agreement. The words
"hereof", "herein", and "hereunder" and words of similar import referring to
this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein,
the term "or" shall not be deemed to be exclusive.
13.9 DISPUTES. If the parties are unable to resolve any disagreement,
dispute, controversy or claim that may arise out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the failure to
agree upon any item requiring a mutual agreement of the parties hereunder, they
shall resolve the disagreement or dispute as follows:
(a) Sellers may refer the matter to the Chief Financial Officer of
Parent or any other executive officer as the Chief Financial
Officer so designates and Buyer may refer the matter to the
Chief Financial Officer or to any other Executive Officer as
the Chief Financial Officer so designates of Buyer (the
"Officers") by giving the other party written notice (a
"Notice"). Within 30 days after delivery of a Notice, the
Officers of both parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable
time and place to exchange relevant information and to attempt
to resolve the dispute.
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(b) If the matter has not been resolved within 60 days after
delivery of such Notice, or if the Officers fail to meet
within 30 days after delivery of such Notice, Parent or Buyer
may initiate mediation. All negotiations conducted by the
Officers pursuant to this clause are confidential and shall be
treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes
of the Federal Rules of Evidence and State Rules of Evidence.
(c) In the event a dispute exists between the parties and the
respective Officers are unable to resolve the dispute, the
parties agree to participate in a non-binding mediation
procedure as follows:
(i) A mediator will be selected by having counsel for
each party agree on a person to act as mediator. The
parties' counsel as well as the Officers of each
party and not more than two other participants from
each party will appear before the mediator at a time
and place determined by the mediator, but not more
than 60 days after delivery of a Notice. The fees of
the mediator and other costs of mediation will be
shared equally by the parties.
(ii) Each party's counsel will have 45 minutes to present
a review of the issue and argument before the
mediator. After each counsel's presentation, the
other counsel may present specific counter-arguments
not to exceed 10 minutes. The 45-minute and 10-minute
periods will be exclusive of the time required to
answer questions from the mediator or attendees.
(iii) After both presentations, the Officers may ask
questions of the other side. At the conclusion of
both presentations and the question periods, the
Officers and their counsels will meet together to
attempt to resolve the dispute. The length of the
meeting will be as agreed between the parties. Either
party may abandon the procedure at the end of the
presentations and question periods if they feel it is
not productive to go further. This mediation
procedure is not binding on either party.
(iv) The duties of the mediator are to be sure that the
above set-out time periods are adhered to and to ask
questions so as to clarify the issues and
understanding of the parties. The mediator may also
offer possible resolutions of the issue but has no
duty to do so.
(d) After applying the mediation procedures set forth above, or if
either of Parent or Buyer refuses to take part in the
mediation process, either Parent or Buyer may submit the
matter to arbitration in accordance with Section 13.9(f).
(e) The provisions of this Section 13.9 shall not be construed to
prevent either Parent or Buyer from instituting proceedings at
law or in equity earlier (i) to avoid the
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expiration of any applicable limitations period; or (ii) where
a party makes a good faith determination that a temporary
restraining order or other immediate injunctive relief is the
only adequate remedy.
(f) Subject to the mediation procedures set forth above, any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, the
Agreement, or the making, performance, or interpretation of
it, shall be settled by arbitration in Chicago, Illinois, or
such other location agreed to by the parties, in accordance
with the Commercial Rules of Arbitration of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") then existing, pursuant to a
written award with the findings of fact and conclusions of law
(which award shall be consistent with the Agreement and
applicable Governmental Authority) and judgment on the
arbitration award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction over the subject matter of the controversy;
provided, that punitive damages may not be awarded in such
arbitration. The arbitrators shall have the right to employ
experts, the cost of which will be equally shared by the Buyer
and the Sellers, to assist them in any arbitration proceeding
under this Section 13.9(f) and shall have the right to render
equitable, as well as other, awards and relief. Before
submitting a list of potential arbitrators to the parties for
their consideration, the AAA shall consult with each party to
discuss the applicable qualifications of the proposed
arbitrators. Upon written request by the Company or the Buyer
as to any particular controversy or claim under the Agreement
with a copy of any such request also being sent to the other
party or parties in accordance with the notice provisions of
the Agreement, the AAA shall select a panel of at least three
arbitrators, but if no such request is made by the time the
parties comment on any proposed list of arbitrators, the AAA
may select a single arbitrator unless the AAA determines that
a greater number of arbitrators is appropriate. Each
arbitrator shall be a currently licensed lawyer in the United
States of America with at least twenty years experience in
merger and acquisition practice in the United States.
(g) The dispute resolution procedures set forth above shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
13.10 GOVERNING LAW. The Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and interpreted in accordance with the internal, substantive laws of the State
of Delaware, United States of America. The Sellers and Buyer hereby consent and
submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of competent jurisdiction
location in the State of Delaware for the purposes of any legal action or
proceeding arising out of the Agreement.
13.11 COUNTERPARTS. The Agreement may be executed concurrently in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, binding on all the
parties, notwithstanding that all the parties are not signatories to the
original or the same counterpart.
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13.12 PUBLICITY. Buyer and Sellers shall consult with each other and
cooperate in the development and distribution of any and all news releases,
other announcements, or public disclosure of matters related to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and the Sellers have caused their duly
authorized representatives to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.
SELLERS:
NATIONAL PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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NATIONAL PROCESSING INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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NPC INTERNATIONAL S.A. DE C.V. (XXXXXX,
MEXICO)
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ACS BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS DE MEXICO,
S.A. DE C.V.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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For the limited purpose of guaranteeing the performance of Buyer's
indemnification obligations under Section 8 of this Agreement:
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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