AMENDED AND RESTATED equity PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between Gulf Oil Limited Partnership, as Seller, and Global Partners LP, as Buyer Dated as of February 23, 2024
Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
equity PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership,
as Seller,
and
as Buyer
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Dated as of February 23, 2024
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Exhibits
Exhibit ADefined Terms
Exhibit BReorganization Steps Plan [corporate structure flow chart]
Exhibit CForm of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit DWorking Capital Principles; Sample Net Working Capital Calculation
Exhibit EBuyer Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit FSeller Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit GForm of Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit HForm of Gulf Marketing Agreement [form of branded supply agreement]
Exhibit I[RESERVED]
Exhibit JForm of Title Affidavit
Exhibit K Form of Reverse Transition Services Agreement
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 23, 2024 (the “Amendment Execution Date”) and effective as of December 15, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Gulf Oil Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (“Seller”), and Global Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Buyer”), and amends and restates in its entirety that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between Seller and Xxxxx (the “Initial Agreement”). Each of Seller and Xxxxx is referred to herein, individually, as a “Party” and, together, as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Initial Agreement on the Effective Date;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Initial Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein, in accordance with Section 11.4 of the Initial Agreement;
WHEREAS, amending and restating the Initial Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein will not have the effect of remaking the representations and warranties included herein as of the Amendment Execution Date, unless explicitly indicated herein;
WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, Seller, directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries, owns all of the tangible and intangible assets, Owned Real Property, leasehold interests, inventory, contract rights and other assets comprising the Business (the “Acquired Assets”);
WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, consummate the Pre-Closing Reorganization in accordance with the Reorganization Steps Plan, pursuant to which, among other things, Seller shall (a) form the Target Companies and (b) transfer, or cause its Subsidiaries to transfer, as applicable, all of the assets exclusively related to (i) the New Haven Terminal Business to New Haven NewCo, (ii) the Woodbury Terminal Business to Woodbury NewCo, (iii) the Linden Terminal Business to Linden NewCo and (iv) the Chelsea Terminal Business to Chelsea NewCo;
WHEREAS, following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Reorganization and as of immediately prior to the Closing, Seller will own all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each of the Target Companies (such equity interests, collectively, the “Interests”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into a transaction pursuant to which, at the Closing, Buyer will acquire from Seller, and Seller will sell to Buyer, all of the Interests, on the terms and subject to conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
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statement (the “Estimated Closing Statement”) setting forth in reasonable detail Seller’s calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price (including the Estimated Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Estimated Closing Date Cash Amount, the Estimated Closing Date Indebtedness Amount and the Estimated Closing Date Transaction Expenses). The Purchase Price and all components thereof shall be calculated in accordance with the Working Capital Principles, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of all components of the Purchase Price shall exclude all amounts not related to the Target Companies.
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Except as disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Effective Date (and, solely with respect to Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.4(a) and Section 3.4(c), as of the Effective Date and the Amendment Execution Date) the following:
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or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party.
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Except as disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Effective Date the following:
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the Pre-Closing Reorganization and as of immediately prior to the Closing, is set forth in Section 4.2 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, following the consummation of the Pre-Closing Reorganization and as of immediately prior to the Closing, no Target Company will own any direct or indirect equity interest, participation or voting right in any other Person or any options, warrants, convertible securities, exchangeable securities, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights in or issued by any other Person, and no such interests, securities or rights will be outstanding (other than pursuant to this Agreement) in respect of any such Target Company. Except for the operation of its respective Acquired Assets, in the ordinary course of Business, no Target Company has had any other business, operations or activity since its formation.
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The foregoing Contracts are collectively referred to as the “Material Contracts.”
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Reorganization and as of immediately prior to the Closing, a Target Company that is subject to property Tax has been properly listed and described on the property tax rolls of the appropriate taxing jurisdiction for all periods prior to December 31, 2021 and no portion of any such property constitutes omitted property for property tax purposes, and (xii) the aggregate amount of the unpaid Tax Liabilities of the Business for all Tax periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the date of the Balance Sheet Date are reflected on the Financial Statements (excluding any reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income).
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Except as set forth in Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Business (taken as a whole), neither Seller nor any Target Company has since December 31, 2019, (i) infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property rights of any Person in connection with the operation of the Business, (ii) made any written claim to a Person alleging that such Person has infringed or otherwise violated Intellectual Property rights with respect to the Business or (iii) received any unresolved written threat of a Claim from any Person, or been party to any unresolved proceeding, alleging that it has infringed or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any Person in connection with the operation of the Business.
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warranties regarding any pro-forma financial information, financial projections or other forward-looking statements of the Business or the Target Companies. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in this Article IV, Article III and the Seller Disclosure Schedule relating thereto) or CONFIRMED IN the seller’s certificate OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, it is understood that any other materials, including any due diligence materials, made available to Buyer or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives do not, directly or indirectly, and shall not be deemed to, directly or indirectly, contain representations or warranties of Seller or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives.
Except as disclosed in Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as of the Effective Date (and, solely with respect to Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.4(a) and Section 5.4(c), as of the Effective Date and the Amendment Execution Date) the following:
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with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Xxxxx is a party by Xxxxx and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) Buyer’s Required Consents and (b) the Consents and Filings the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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any applicable state or foreign securities laws and with no present intention of distributing or reselling any part thereof. Buyer will not distribute or resell any of the Interests in violation of any such laws.
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respect to the Business, including the assets of the Business, or the subject matter of this Agreement, (b) other than as set forth in Article III, Article IV and CONFIRMED IN the seller’s certificate, Seller has disclaimed (and buyer has not relied on) any other express or implied representations or warranties made by any Person with respect to the Business or with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, (c) other than as set forth in Article III, Article IV and CONFIRMED IN the seller’s certificate, the condition of the assets of the Business shall be “as is” and “where is” and Seller makes no warranty of merchantability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose or quality with respect to any of the assets of the Business or as to the condition or workmanship thereof or the absence of any defects therein, whether latent or patent, and (d) Seller is not, directly or indirectly, and no other Person on behalf of Seller is, making any representations or warranties regarding any pro-forma financial information, financial projections or other forward-looking statements of the Business. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in Article III and in Article IV and the Seller Disclosure Schedule relating thereto) or in any other transaction document (SOLELY TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH THEREIN AND WITH RESPECT THERETO), Buyer agrees that any other materials, including any due diligence materials, made available to Buyer or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives do not, directly or indirectly, and shall not be deemed to, directly or indirectly, contain representations or warranties of Seller or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives.
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and records of the Seller or the Target Companies related to the Business shall be made in writing to such Representatives of Seller as Seller shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access permitted hereunder. It is further agreed that none of Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives shall, prior to the Closing, contact any of the employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, contractors, lenders, agents or parties (or Representatives of any of the foregoing) that have business relationships with Seller, its Subsidiaries, the Target Companies or any Governmental Entity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, without the prior written consent of Seller. Any access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Subsidiaries shall be subject to the following additional limitations: (i) Buyer, its Affiliates, and their respective Representatives, as applicable, shall give Seller written notice of at least two (2) Business Days prior to conducting any inspections or communicating with any third party relating to any property of Seller or its Subsidiaries, and a Representative of Seller shall have the right to be present when Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives conducts its or their investigations on such property; and (ii) Buyer, its Affiliates, and their respective Representatives, as applicable, shall: (A) use commercially reasonable efforts to perform all on-site reviews and all communications with any Person in an expeditious and efficient manner; and (B) BE LIABLE TO AND TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS SELLER AND ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRING AS A DIRECT RESULT PRIMARILY OF BUYER’S OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES’ ACCESS TO THE BOOKS AND RECORDS, OFFICES, AND PROPERTIES OF THE BUSINESS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH INDEMNITY WILL NOT APPLY (1) TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISE OUT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SELLER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES, OR (2) THE MERE DISCOVERY BY BUYER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AT A TERMINAL, PROVIDED THAT BUYER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES WAS OTHERWISE ACTING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AT THE TIME OF, AND IN CONNECTION WITH, THE DISCOVERY, AND PROVIDED THAT BUYER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES DID NOT MATERIALLY EXACERBATE SUCH PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AND, IN SUCH CASE, THEN SUCH INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH EXACERBATION. The foregoing indemnification obligation shall survive the Closing or termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Seller shall not be required to provide any access or information to Buyer, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives, whether during the Interim Period or from and after the Closing, which Seller reasonably believes that it or its Subsidiaries are prohibited from providing to Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives by reason of applicable Law, which constitutes or allows access to information protected by attorney-client privilege, or which Seller, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates are required to keep confidential or prevent access to by reason of any Contract with a third party or which would otherwise expose Seller, its Subsidiaries or their Affiliates to a material risk of Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, all information provided by Seller and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
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Casualty Loss Event with respect to the affected property or assets and shall assign, transfer, and set over to Buyer or Buyer’s designee all of Sellers’ right, title, and interest (if any) in recovery proceeds, unpaid awards, and other rights against third parties (excluding any Liabilities or claims of or against a Buyer Releasee) arising out of such Casualty Loss Event with respect to the affected property or assets; provided, however, that Seller shall reserve and retain (and Buyer shall assign to Seller, if applicable) all rights, titles, interests, and claims against third parties for the recovery of Seller’s (or Seller’s Affiliate’s) costs and expenses incurred in pursuing or asserting any such insurance claims or other rights against third parties or in defending or asserting rights in connection with any Casualty Loss Event. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.10 will limit Section 7.2(c).
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event later than 180 days following the Closing Date, and (b) Buyer shall indemnify Seller (or applicable Affiliate) against all amounts incurred by Seller (or applicable Affiliate) under or to maintain such Support Obligation, as applicable, to the extent such amounts arise from and after the Closing.
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effort to arrange the Debt Financing as is customary and reasonable for the type of financing contemplated by the Debt Financing and reasonably requested by Xxxxx in writing. Such commercially reasonable assistance shall include: (a) participation in, and assistance with, the marketing efforts related to the Debt Financing; (b) timely delivery to Buyer and the Debt Financing Sources of the Financial Statements; and (c) using commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such other information with respect to the Business or the Target Companies (once formed) as is reasonably requested by Buyer, is customarily required in connection with financings of the type contemplated by the Debt Financing and is in the possession of Seller; provided that (i) no cooperation shall be required that would interfere unreasonably with the ordinary course operations of Seller, including that Seller shall not be required to prepare or provide any information that is not in Seller’s possession (including no requirement of Seller to prepare or provide any pro forma financial statements), (ii) no documentation relating to the Debt Financing, including any certificates or opinions of counsel, shall be required to be delivered or executed by Seller or any of its Representatives, (iii) Seller shall not be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any actual or potential liability in connection with the Debt Financing and (iv) neither Seller nor any of its Representatives shall be required to take any action that (A) would or could reasonably be expected to, in the reasonable judgment of Seller, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any law, material contract (including this Agreement) or obligations of confidentiality binding on it or any of its Affiliates, personnel or Representatives or (B) would or could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of attorney-client privilege. Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to supplement any written information provided by Seller (to the extent such information was prepared by Seller and not any other Person which Seller does not control) in furtherance of the cooperation contemplated by this paragraph (but subject to the limitations set forth herein) as may be reasonably necessary so that such written information, taken as a whole, is complete and correct in all material respects and does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made, not materially misleading. Promptly following request by Xxxxxx, Xxxxx shall reimburse Seller for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third party costs incurred by Seller in connection with such cooperation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will Seller or any of its Representatives have any liability to Buyer or any other Person for any breach or alleged breach of this Section 6.17, and in no event will Seller’s compliance with this Section 6.17 be a condition to Buyer’s obligations to consummate the Closing.
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or cause its Affiliates to cooperate as reasonably requested by Xxxxx with respect to any claims under such insurance coverage by or on behalf of Buyer or, following the Closing, the Target Companies, for claims made prior to the Closing Date.
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hereby waives and releases all such liabilities, claims, causes of action, and obligations against any such Nonparty Affiliates. Each Nonparty Affiliate is an express third-party beneficiary of this Section 8.3.
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Global Partners LP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Operating Officer
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Global Partners LP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Senior Associate General Counsel
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership
c/o ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Associate General Counsel
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx; Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx; xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxx
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not have entered into this Agreement. Each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond or other security in connection with the foregoing.
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amounts) are or are not material, and no Party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in any Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
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(rather than to Global Companies); and (c) acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of calculating Net Working Capital, the Parties will deem (i) the applicable inventory (including working inventory and tank bottoms) to have been transferred to the applicable Target Company or Target Companies (rather than to Global Companies) and (ii) the applicable assets and liabilities to have been transferred to the applicable Target Company or Target Companies as of the Measurement Time, so long as such assets and liabilities are transferred to the applicable Target Company or Target Companies or Global Companies prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the Amendment Execution Date.
SELLER:
GULF OIL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to A&R Equity Purchase Agreement]
Buyer:
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
by Global GP LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Operating Officer
[Signature Page to A&R Equity Purchase Agreement]
As used in the Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
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Additional defined terms have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sections specified below:
Defined Term | Section |
Acquired Assets | Recitals |
Agreement | PREAMBLE |
Allocation | Section 6.3(d) |
Amendment Execution Date | PREAMBLE |
Anti-Money Laundering Laws | Section 4.8(c) |
Antitrust Action | Section 6.8(d) |
Balance Sheet | Section 4.6(a) |
Balance Sheet Date | Section 4.6(a) |
Benzene Indemnity Cap | Section 6.19(b) |
Benzene Matters | Section 6.19(b) |
Buyer | PREAMBLE |
Buyer Releasee | Section 8.2(b) |
Buyer Releasor | Section 8.2(b) |
Buyer Savings Plan | Section 6.7(c) |
Buyer Specified Representations | Section 7.3(b) |
Casualty Loss Event | Section 6.10 |
Closing | Section 2.3 |
Closing Date | Section 2.3 |
Company | PREAMBLE |
Confidentiality Agreement | Section 6.4(a) |
Consent | Section 3.3 |
Deficit Amount | Section 2.5(c) |
Determination | Section 2.5(b) |
Dispute Notice | Section 2.5(b) |
Effective Date | PREAMBLE |
Environmental Indemnity Cap | Section 6.19(b) |
Estimated Closing Statement | Section 2.2 |
FCPA | Section 4.8(c) |
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Filing | Section 3.3 |
Financial Statements | Section 4.6(a) |
Indemnity Period | Section 6.19(b) |
Independent Accountants | Section 2.5(b) |
Initial Agreement | PREAMBLE |
Insurance Policies | Section 4.16 |
Interests | RECITALS |
Interim Period | Section 6.1 |
L&W | Section 11.12(a) |
Labor Agreement | Section 4.11(e) |
Leased Real Property | Section 4.10(b) |
Material Contracts | Section 4.9(a) |
Nonparty Affiliates | Section 8.3 |
Off-Site Disposal Indemnity Cap | Section 6.19(b) |
Off-Site Disposal Matters | Section 6.19(b) |
Outside Date | Section 9.1(b) |
Owned Real Property | Section 4.10(a) |
Partial Closing | Section 9.3(a) |
Party and Parties | PREAMBLE |
Perimeter Assessment Date | Section 9.3(b) |
Post-Closing Statement | Section 2.5(a) |
R&W Parties | Section 6.11 |
Real Property Leases | Section 4.10(b) |
Securities Act | Section 4.2 |
Seller | PREAMBLE |
Seller 401(k) Plan | Section 6.7(h) |
Seller Specified Representations | Section 7.2(b) |
Separated Contract | Section 6.22(a) |
Shared Business Contract | Section 6.22(d) |
Specified Litigation Matters | Section 6.19(a) |
Survey | Section 10.1 |
Tax Contest | Section 6.3(b) |
Timing Agreement | Section 6.8(d) |
Title Report | Section 10.1 |
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