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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF
JUNE 3, 1998
AMONG
REDLAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,
LAFARGE CORPORATION
AND
LAFARGE S.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE STOCK
2.1 Sale and Transfer of the Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Closing Balance Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.5 Purchase Price Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.6 Correction of Purchase Price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.7 Redland Insurance Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER AND LAFARGE S.A.
3.1 Corporate Organization and Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Corporate Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Sufficiency of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 Conflicts and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.6 Taxes and Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.7 Legal Proceedings and Governmental Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.8 Labor and Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.9 Employee Benefit Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.10 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.11 Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.12 Ownership of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.13 Material Adverse Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.14 Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.15 Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.16 Other Contingent Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.17 Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.18 Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.19 Affiliate Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.20 Customers and Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.21 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.22 Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.23 Condition of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR
4.1 Corporate Organization and Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2 Corporate Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.3 Conflicts and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4 Consents and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.5 Investment Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.6 Funds for the Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ARTICLE V CERTAIN COVENANTS OF SELLER, LAFARGE S.A.
AND ACQUIROR
5.1 Conduct of Seller, Lafarge S.A. and the Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2 Forbearances by Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.3 Access and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.4 Current Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.5 Satisfaction of Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.6 Public Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.7 Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.8 Notice of Breaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.9 Access to Books, Records and Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.10 Lafarge S.A. Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.11 FIRPTA Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.12 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.13 Tax Allocation Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.14 Section 338 Election. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.15 Employee Benefit Matters Related to Excluded Companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.16 Aggregate Mining Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE TRANSFER
6.1 Condition to the Obligations of Each Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Seller and Lafarge S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Acquiror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION
7.1 Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.2 Effect of Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ARTICLE VIII TRANSFER TAXES
8.1 Transfer Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ARTICLE IX SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
9.2 Indemnity by Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
9.3 Indemnity by Acquiror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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9.4 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.5 Exclusive Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9.6 Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.2 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.3 Amendments; No Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
10.4 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.5 Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.6 Certain Interpretive Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
10.7 Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.9 Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.10 Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.11 Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Schedule 1 Subsidiaries
Schedule 1.1 Agreed Working Capital Amount
Schedule 1.2 Excluded Assets and Excluded Companies
Schedule 3.5 Conflicts and Defaults of Sellers
Schedule 3.6 Audits of Income Tax and Tax Returns
Schedule 3.7(a) Pending Legal Proceedings
Schedule 3.7(b) Outstanding Legal Proceedings
Schedule 3.7(c) Governmental Compliance
Schedule 3.7(d) Scheduled Permits
Schedule 3.7(d)-1 Significant Properties
Schedule 3.7(e) Environmental Compliance
Schedule 3.8 Labor Unions, Collective Bargaining
Agreements and Employment Contracts
Schedule 3.9 Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.10 Financial Statements
Schedule 3.11 Required Filings and Permits
Schedule 3.12(b) Real Property Owned and Leased
Schedule 3.12(d) Personal Property in Excess of $100,000
Schedule 3.13 Material Adverse Change
Schedule 3.15 Material Contracts
Schedule 3.18 Exceptions to Accounts Receivable
Schedule 3.19 Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 3.20 Customers and Suppliers
Schedule 4.3 Conflicts and Defaults of Acquiror
Schedule 5.1 Exceptions from Ordinary Course
Schedule 6.2(d) Form of Opinion of Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx, P.C.
Schedule 6.3(d) Form of Non-Competition Agreement
Schedule 6.3(e) Form of Lafarge S.A. Guarantee
Schedule 6.3(i) Form of Opinion of Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
and Form of Opinion of Counsel to Lafarge S.A.
Schedule 10.9(a) Knowledge of Seller
Schedule 10.9(b) Knowledge of Acquiror
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") dated as of June 3, 1998,
among Redland International Limited, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of England and Wales ("SELLER"), Lafarge Corporation, a Maryland
corporation ("ACQUIROR") and Lafarge S.A., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of France ("LAFARGE S.A.").
RECITALS:
A. Seller owns directly or indirectly all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock (the "STOCK") of Redland, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("REDLAND, INC."), which owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of the entities listed on Schedule 1 (a
"SUBSIDIARY" or the "SUBSIDIARIES" and, together with Redland, Inc., the
"COMPANIES").
X. Xxxxxxx S.A. owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Seller.
C. Seller, Lafarge S.A. and Acquiror have determined to enter
into this Agreement which, among other things, provides for Seller to sell,
transfer and convey ("TRANSFER") to Acquiror, and Acquiror to purchase and
receive from Seller, all of the Stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The following terms used herein shall have the
following meanings:
"ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18.
"ACQUIROR" means Lafarge Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
"ACT" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who is
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under the common control
with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term "control,"
when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19.
"AGGREGATE LOSSES" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a).
"AGREED WORKING CAPITAL AMOUNT" means, for each Operating Subsidiary
(and their subsidiaries) and the Other Companies, the respective amounts set
forth in Schedule 1.1 calculated in the manner set forth on Schedule 1.1.
"AGREEMENT" means this Stock Purchase Agreement, together with the
Schedules hereto.
"ASSETS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.
"BALANCE SHEET DATE" means December 31, 1997.
"BASE AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"BIDS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
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"BUSINESS DAY" means a day (excluding Saturday and Sunday) on which
banks generally are open for the transaction of normal business in New York
City, New York.
"CANADIAN ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means that certain Acquisition
Agreement of even date herewith among Redland Quarries, Inc., Lafarge Canada
Inc., Lafarge S.A., 3489264 Canada Inc. and 000000 Xxxxxx Inc.
"CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
"CLOSING BALANCE SHEETS" means balance sheets of each of the Operating
Subsidiaries (consolidated with their respective subsidiaries) and the Other
Companies as of the Closing Date prepared in accordance with Section 2.4.
"CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COMPANIES" has the meaning set forth in Recital "A."
"COMPANY RESERVES" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" means the Confidentiality Agreement
between Lafarge S.A. and Acquiror.
"ESTIMATED FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3(a).
"EMPLOYEE PLANS OR POLICIES" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
"ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" means, with respect to any Person, any action,
cause of action, investigation or written notice or claim by any person or
entity alleging potential liability (including, without limitation, potential
liability for investigatory costs, clean-up costs, governmental response costs,
natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, or penalties)
arising out of, based on or resulting from (a) the presence, or release into
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environment, of any Hazardous Material at any location, whether or not owned or
operated by such Person or (b) any violation of an Environmental Law.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"EXCLUDED ASSETS" means the Assets listed on Schedule 1.2.
"EXCLUDED COMPANIES" means the companies listed on Schedule 1.2.
"FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means the balance sheets and income statements
as of and for the period ended December 31, 1997 attached hereto as Schedule
3.10 for the following Companies: Western Mobile, Inc. (consolidated with its
subsidiaries), Redland Genstar (consolidated with its subsidiaries), Redland
Quarries (consolidated with its subsidiaries), Redland Credit Corporation,
Redland Finance, Inc., Redland Funding Corporation, Redland America
Corporation, RANA Holdings, Inc., Redland Aggregates North America, Inc.,
Redland Holdings, Inc. and Redland, Inc.; provided, however, that there shall
be excluded from such Financial Statements any matters relating to the Excluded
Companies.
"FIRM" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(f).
"FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS" means any obligations of the Companies,
including Intra-Group Indebtedness, for borrowed monies other than such
obligations for borrowed monies owed by one of the Companies to another one of
the Companies.
"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" means any national, federal, state, local,
provincial or municipal government, court, administrative agency or commission
or other governmental or other regulatory authority or agency of Canada,
England, the United States or France or any state, province, municipality or
any subdivision thereof.
"GUARANTEE" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10.
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"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means all substances defined as "Hazardous
Substances," "oils," "pollutants" or "contaminants" in the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. Section 300.5 or defined as
such by, or regulated as such under, any Environmental Law.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means, with respect to any Person, all
patents, trademarks, trade names, assumed names, copyrights, and other similar
intangible property rights and interests applied for, issued to or presently
owned or used by such Person or under which such Person is licensed or
franchised.
"INTRA-GROUP INDEBTEDNESS" means all obligations (other than
Intra-Group Trading Indebtedness) outstanding between (i) the Companies, or any
of them, on the one hand, and (ii) Lafarge S.A. or any Affiliate of Lafarge
S.A. (other than the Companies), on the other hand; provided, however, that
all cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities held by the Companies
shall be deemed to be a reduction in the Intra-Group Indebtedness owed by the
Companies.
"INTRA-GROUP TRADING INDEBTEDNESS" means all debts outstanding between
(i) the Companies, or any of them, on the one hand, and (ii) Lafarge S.A. or
any Affiliate of Lafarge S.A. (other than the Companies), on the other hand, in
respect of intra-group sales of goods and services in the ordinary and usual
course of business.
"LAFARGE S.A." means Lafarge S.A., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of France.
"LAWS" means all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, rules,
judgments, rulings, orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of Governmental
Entities.
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"LIABILITIES" means any and all claims, actions, suits, demands,
assessments, judgments, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, royalties,
payments, license fees and expenses (including interest, penalties, attorneys'
fees, accounting fees and investigation costs).
"LIEN" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest,
restriction on voting or transfer, or other encumbrance.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means, with respect to the Companies, such
state of facts, event, change or effect as has had, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a material adverse effect (i) on the business, results of
operations, or financial condition of any of the Operating Subsidiaries
(considered on a consolidated basis with such Operating Subsidiary's
subsidiaries taken as a whole), or (ii) on the ability of Seller or Lafarge
S.A. to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.3(d).
"OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES" means Redland Genstar, Redland Quarries and
Western Mobile.
"OTHER COMPANIES" means the Companies other than the Operating
Subsidiaries and their subsidiaries.
"PENSION PLANS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
"PERMITS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
"PERMITTED LIENS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.
"PERSON" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including without limitation, a Governmental Entity.
"PREMIUM" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
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"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"REAL PROPERTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(e).
"REDLAND 401(k) PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(a).
"REDLAND GENSTAR" means Redland Genstar, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"REDLAND, INC." has the meaning set forth in Recital "A."
"REDLAND 401(k) PARTICIPANTS" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(a).
"REDLAND PENSION PARTICIPANTS" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(b).
"REDLAND PENSION PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(b).
"REDLAND QUARRIES" means Redland Quarries (USA), Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"SCHEDULED PERMITS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(d).
"SELLER" means Redland International Limited, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of England and Wales.
"SEVERANCE AMOUNT" means the net present value, determined using a 6%
per annum (compounded monthly) discount rate, of amounts payable by the
Companies after the Closing to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx or Xxxxxx X. Xxxx in respect
of the termination, prior to the Closing, of their employment with any of the
Companies.
"STOCK" has the meaning set forth in Recital "A."
"SUBSIDIARIES" has the meaning set forth in Recital "A."
"SURPLUS ASSETS" has the meaning set in Section 5.15(c).
"TAXES" means any United States, United Kingdom, French or other
foreign, federal, state, local, provincial or municipal net income, gross
income, gross receipts, sales, goods and services, use, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, profits, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, stamp,
occupation, property, customs, duties or other type of fiscal levy and all
other
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governmental charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and
penalties imposed or assessed with respect thereto.
"TRANSFER" has the meaning set forth in Recital "B."
"TRANSFEREE 401(k) PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(a).
"TRANSFEREE PENSION PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(b).
"UNADJUSTED PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"VALUATION DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(b).
"WESTERN MOBILE" means Western Mobile, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"WORKING CAPITAL AMOUNT" means the consolidated amount for each
Operating Subsidiary (and its subsidiaries) and for the Other Companies
calculated in the manner set forth on Schedule 1.1 (excluding, however, an
amount equal to the amount (calculated as of the date of the particular
acquisition) of any working capital purchased, or assumed, on or after January
1, 1998 and prior to the Closing Date, in connection with the acquisition of a
business as a going concern) using Closing Date values obtained from the
Closing Balance Sheets; provided, however, that the Working Capital Amount of
Western Mobile shall be reduced by the Severance Amount; and provided further
that, to avoid double counting, no Working Capital Amount shall include any
liability for Taxes or any other item to the extent that Seller is required to
pay or provide indemnity for under this Agreement.
"WRITTEN NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE STOCK
2.1 Sale and Transfer of the Stock. Subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell, and Acquiror agrees to purchase, the
Stock, free and clear of all Liens, at the Closing.
2.2 Payment. The total purchase price payable by Acquiror to
Seller for the Stock shall be the sum of $648,200,000.00 (the "BASE AMOUNT")
less the amount of any Funded Indebtedness as of the Closing (the "UNADJUSTED
PURCHASE PRICE"). The Unadjusted Purchase Price shall be adjusted in
accordance with Section 2.5 (as so adjusted, the "PURCHASE PRICE"). The Base
Amount shall be decreased by the amount of cash proceeds received by any
Company from the sale of businesses as going concerns or real estate on or
after January 1, 1998 and prior to the Closing Date and increased by the amount
of cash paid by the Companies on or after January 1, 1998 and prior to the
Closing Date for acquisitions of businesses as going concerns or real estate.
Acquiror shall withhold and remit to the United States Internal Revenue Service
all Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Sections 1442 and 1445 of the
Code; provided, however, that Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall indemnify and hold
harmless Acquiror with respect to any such Taxes required to be withheld but
not actually withheld.
2.3 Closing. Unless this Agreement has been terminated and the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement have been abandoned pursuant to
Section 7.1, and subject to the fulfillment or, if permitted, waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VI, the closing of the Transfer of the Stock
(the "CLOSING") will take place at the offices of Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx at
2300 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Center, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, at 9:00 a.m. on
June 3,
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1998 (the "CLOSING DATE"). The Closing will be effective as of 11:59 p.m. on
May 31, 1998. At the Closing,
(a) Seller shall deliver to Acquiror a certificate
setting forth Seller's estimate of the amount of the net Funded Indebtedness
(the "ESTIMATED FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNT") and the calculation thereof;
(b) Acquiror shall pay to Seller or its designee the Base
Amount less the Estimated Funded Indebtedness Amount (and agreed adjustment and
withholding) via wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Seller;
(c) Seller shall deliver to Acquiror the Stock free and
clear of all Liens with the certificate or certificates evidencing the Stock
duly endorsed for transfer by Seller, together with all powers of attorney
and/or other evidence of transfer necessary to convey valid and unencumbered
title thereto to Acquiror as contemplated herein;
(d) Acquiror shall cause the Companies to pay to Seller
an amount equal to the Estimated Funded Indebtedness Amount via wire transfer
of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller and Acquiror,
which Seller shall hold in escrow on behalf of Acquiror and Lafarge S.A. and
its Affiliates and use to first pay the Funded Indebtedness (other than the
Intra Group Indebtedness) and then to settle the Intra Group Indebtedness;
provided, however, that upon Seller's request, Acquiror shall defer the payment
of the Estimated Funded Indebtedness Amount until June 8, 1998 or any later
date designated by Seller; and
(e) Seller, Lafarge S.A. and Acquiror shall deliver the
documents contemplated by Article VI hereof.
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2.4 Closing Balance Sheets.
(a) Seller shall produce, promptly after Closing, Closing
Balance Sheets for each of the Operating Subsidiaries (and their respective
subsidiaries) and the Other Companies prepared in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.4. The Closing Balance Sheets shall be prepared
on the basis of the accounting policies and methods used in the respective
Financial Statements and shall show the Working Capital Amounts for each of the
Operating Subsidiaries (and its subsidiaries) and the Other Companies as of the
Closing and the components of Intra-Group Indebtedness and the other Funded
Indebtedness outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.
(b) Seller shall arrange for the Closing Balance Sheets
to be prepared by Seller or Seller's accountants and shall deliver draft
Closing Balance Sheets to Acquiror within 60 days after the Closing.
(c) Acquiror shall notify Seller within 30 days of
receipt of such draft Closing Balance Sheets whether or not it accepts them for
the purposes of this Agreement. In making such determination, Acquiror shall
act in good faith.
(d) If Acquiror notifies Seller that it does not accept
such draft Closing Balance Sheets:
(i) Acquiror shall set out its reasons for such
non-acceptance and specify the adjustments
which, in its opinion, should be made to the
draft Closing Balance Sheets in order to
comply with the requirements of this
Agreement; and
(ii) the parties shall use all reasonable efforts
to meet and discuss the objections of
Acquiror and to reach agreement upon the
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adjustments (if any) required to be made to
the draft Closing Balance Sheets.
(e) If Acquiror is satisfied with the draft Closing
Balance Sheets (either as originally submitted or after adjustments agreed upon
between Acquiror and Seller) or if Acquiror fails to notify Seller of its non-
acceptance of the draft Closing Balance Sheets within the 30 day period
referred to in Section 2.4(c), then the draft Closing Balance Sheets
(incorporating any agreed adjustments) shall constitute the Closing Balance
Sheets for the purposes of this Agreement.
(f) If Acquiror and Seller do not reach agreement within
15 days of Acquiror's notice of non- acceptance under Section 2.4(d), then the
matters in dispute shall be referred, on the request of either party, for
determination by KPMG Peat Marwick L.L.P. (or, if they are unable or unwilling
to do so, another independent firm of internationally recognized public
accountants that does not provide material services to Acquiror or Seller or
their Affiliates) (the "FIRM"). The following provisions shall apply:
(i) Acquiror and Seller shall enter into an
engagement agreement with the Firm containing
customary terms and provisions including
customary indemnification of the Firm;
(ii) Acquiror and Seller shall each promptly
prepare a written statement on the matters in
dispute which (together with the relevant
documents) shall be submitted to the Firm as
soon as possible, and, in any event, within
15 days of its appointment, for determination
by the Firm within 30 days of its
appointment;
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(iii) in making such determination the Firm shall
state what adjustments (if any) are necessary
to the draft Closing Balance Sheets in order
to comply with the requirements of this
Agreement;
(iv) Seller and Acquiror shall each provide the
Firm with all information which it reasonably
requires and the Firm shall be entitled (to
the extent it considers appropriate) to base
its opinion on such information and on the
accounting and other records of the
Companies;
(v) the Firm shall act as an expert (and not as
an arbitrator) in making any such
determination which shall (in the absence of
manifest error) be final and binding on the
parties; and
(vi) the expenses of any such determination by the
Firm shall be shared equally by Seller and
Acquiror.
(g) Once Seller and Acquiror reach (or pursuant to
Section 2.4(e) are deemed to reach) agreement on the Closing Balance Sheets (or
the Closing Balance Sheets are finally determined at any stage in the
procedures set forth in this Section 2.4):
(i) the Closing Balance Sheets as so agreed or
determined shall be the Closing Balance
Sheets for the purposes of this Agreement and
shall be final and binding on the parties;
and
(ii) the Working Capital Amounts as of the Closing
shall be derived from the Closing Balance
Sheets; and
(iii) the Intra-Group Indebtedness and other Funded
Indebtedness as of the Closing shall be
derived from the Closing Balance Sheets.
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2.5 Purchase Price Adjustment. Seller and Acquiror agree that the
Unadjusted Purchase Price payable by Acquiror to Seller for the Stock shall be
adjusted as provided in Section 5.12 and as follows:
(a) if the Working Capital Amount for any Operating
Subsidiary (and its subsidiaries) or the Other Companies as of the Closing, as
determined in accordance with Section 2.4, is:
(i) less than the Agreed Working Capital Amount
for such Operating Subsidiary (and its
subsidiaries) or the Other Companies, then
the total price payable pursuant to Section
2.2 of this Agreement shall be reduced by the
amount of such shortfall;
(ii) more than the Agreed Working Capital Amount
for such Operating Subsidiary (and its
subsidiaries) or the Other Companies, then
the total price payable pursuant to Section
2.2 of this Agreement shall be increased by
the amount of such excess;
(b) if the total price payable pursuant to Section 2.2 of
this Agreement following adjustment pursuant to Section 2.5(a) is more than the
Unadjusted Purchase Price, Acquiror shall within seven Business Days following
agreement or determination of the Closing Balance Sheets in accordance with
Section 2.4 pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Seller the excess or, if the total price payable pursuant to
Section 2.2 of this Agreement following adjustment pursuant to Section 2.5(a)
is less than the Unadjusted Purchase Price, Seller shall within the same period
pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
Acquiror an amount equal to the shortfall;
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(c) if the aggregate balance of cash, cash equivalents
and marketable securities held by the Companies as of the Closing is:
(i) a positive number (i.e. greater than zero),
then the total price payable pursuant to
Section 2.2 of this Agreement shall be
increased by such amount;
(ii) a negative number (i.e. less than zero) due
to overdrafts or similar occurrences, then
the total price payable pursuant to Section
2.2 of this Agreement shall be decreased by
such amount.
(d) In connection with any payments pursuant to Sections
2.5(b), 2.5(c) and 2.6, Acquiror shall withhold and remit to the United States
Internal Revenue Service all Taxes required to be withheld pursuant to Sections
1442 and 1445 of the Code; provided, however, that Seller and Lafarge S.A.
shall indemnify and hold harmless Acquiror with respect to any such Taxes
required to be withheld but not actually withheld.
2.6 Correction of Purchase Price. If the actual Funded
Indebtedness as determined from the Closing Balance Sheets differs from the
Estimated Funded Indebtedness Amount such that the Companies actually owed more
to Lafarge S.A. and its Affiliates (other than the Companies) or to any other
third party, then (i) Acquiror shall cause the Companies to pay such amount via
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller
and Acquiror, which Seller shall hold in escrow on behalf of Acquiror and
Lafarge S.A. and its Affiliates and use to settle any remaining Funded
Indebtedness, whereupon all Funded Indebtedness shall be discharged and (ii)
Seller shall refund such amount to Acquiror (as a refund of excess purchase
price paid under Section 2.2) via wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an account designated by Acquiror. If the actual amount of Funded
Indebtedness differs from
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the Estimated Funded Indebtedness Amount such that the Companies actually owed
less to Lafarge S.A. and its Affiliates (other than the Companies) or to any
other third party, then (i) Acquiror shall pay such difference (as an increase
in the purchase price that should have been paid under Section 2.2) via wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller and
(ii) Seller shall pay such difference to the Companies via wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by Acquiror, whereupon all
Intra-Group Indebtedness shall be discharged. All payments under this Section
2.6 shall be paid contemporaneously with the payments under Section 2.5.
2.7 Redland Insurance Corporation.
(a) Seller and Acquiror have engaged and shall continue
to engage the firm of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx to obtain bids (on a company-by-company
basis for each of the Operating Subsidiaries, Redland Ohio, Inc., Redland Stone
Products Company and Xxxxxx, Inc. (and their respective subsidiaries)) for the
transfer of Redland Insurance Corporation's Liability portfolio to a third
party insurance company (collectively, the "BIDS"). Within 30 days following
the receipt of the Bids, Acquiror shall direct Seller to, and Seller shall
cause Redland Insurance Corporation to promptly, (i) accept a Bid with respect
to Redland Insurance Corporation's Liabilities relating to the Companies or
(ii) otherwise transfer to a third party insurance company (or a licensed
captive insurance company) designated by Acquiror all of Redland Insurance
Corporation's Liabilities relating to the Companies. The fee or premium (the
"PREMIUM") charged by the third party insurance company (or the licensed
captive insurance company) to which such Liabilities are transferred shall be
paid by (i) Seller causing Redland Insurance Corporation to pay to such third
party insurance company (or licensed captive insurance company) an amount equal
to the Premium (but not to exceed the amount of Redland Insurance Corporation's
reserves as of the
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Closing relating to the Companies (the "COMPANY RESERVES")) and (ii) Acquiror
paying any part of the Premium not payable pursuant to clause (i).
(b) Acquiror shall cause the Companies to release,
immediately after the Closing, Redland Insurance Corporation for any
Liabilities for any matters relating to the Companies occurring after the
Closing.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND LAFARGE S.A.
As a material inducement to Acquiror to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, and notwithstanding any examinations,
inspections, audits, and other investigations heretofore or hereafter made by
Acquiror, each of Seller and Lafarge S.A. hereby represents and warrants to
Acquiror as follows:
3.1 Corporate Organization and Qualification. Each of the
Companies is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and each of the
Companies is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other
jurisdictions where its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its
business requires it to be so qualified, and has full corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. Seller has heretofore made
available to Acquiror complete and correct copies of the certificate or
articles of incorporation and the bylaws of each Company, as currently in
effect.
3.2 Corporate Authority. Each of Seller and Lafarge S.A. has full
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
other agreement and instrument contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered
by Seller and Lafarge S.A. and to consummate
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the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and each other agreement and instrument contemplated hereby
to be executed and delivered by each of Seller and Lafarge S.A. (including,
without limitation, the Non-Competition Agreements and the Guarantee) and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated to be performed hereunder or
thereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
actions of each of Seller and Lafarge S.A. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Seller and Lafarge S.A. and constitutes, and
each other agreement and instrument contemplated hereby to be executed and
delivered by Seller or Lafarge S.A. (including, without limitation, the
Non-Competition Agreements and the Guarantee) will constitute when executed and
delivered to Acquiror, a valid and binding agreement of each of Seller and
Lafarge S.A., as applicable, enforceable against each of them respectively, as
applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
3.3 Capital Stock.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Redland, Inc.
consists of 1,000 shares of no par common stock, one hundred of which are
issued and outstanding, and 4,361 shares of preferred stock of which 1,904
shares are issued and outstanding. The Stock constitutes all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Redland, Inc. Seller is the registered and
beneficial owner of all of the Stock and has good and valid title to the Stock
free and clear of all Liens. Neither Seller nor Lafarge S.A. is a party to, or
bound by, any agreement or understanding, other than this Agreement,
restricting the voting or transfer of the Stock. Upon delivery of and payment
for the Stock pursuant to this Agreement, Acquiror will acquire good and valid
title to the Stock, free and clear of all Liens.
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(b) The Stock has been duly authorized and validly issued
and is fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive or similar rights.
Other than the Stock, there are no (i) securities of Seller or Redland, Inc. or
any other entity, or any other instruments or rights, convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or any other securities of Redland,
Inc., (ii) warrants, options or other rights to acquire from Seller, Redland,
Inc., or any other entity, or other obligations of Seller, Lafarge S.A. or
Redland, Inc. to issue, any capital stock or other securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or any other securities of
Redland, Inc., (iii) voting trusts or agreements relating to the capital stock
of Redland, Inc. or bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations or securities
of Seller or Redland, Inc. or any other entity the holders of which have the
right to vote with the stockholders of Redland, Inc. on any matter submitted
for the vote of Redland, Inc. stockholders or (iv) phantom security interests
in, or other agreements or commitments of any nature relating to, the capital
stock or other securities of Redland, Inc.
(c) The authorized and issued and outstanding capital
stock of each of the Subsidiaries is completely and accurately set forth on
Schedule 1, and no Subsidiaries have been omitted from Schedule 1 and there are
no other securities of any Subsidiary outstanding. Redland, Inc. owns,
directly or indirectly, all of such issued and outstanding capital stock, free
and clear of all Liens. Neither Seller nor Lafarge S.A. nor any Company is
party to, or bound by, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or
transfer of the capital stock of any Subsidiary. All the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and
validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive or
similar rights. There are no (i) securities of Seller, any of the Companies,
or any other entity, or any other instruments or rights, convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
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any other securities of any Subsidiary, (ii) warrants, options or other rights
to acquire from Seller or any other entity (including any of the Companies), or
other agreements, arrangements or obligations of Seller or any of the Companies
to issue any capital stock or any other securities of any Subsidiary, or
securities, instruments or rights convertible into or exchangeable for capital
stock or any other securities of any Subsidiary, (iii) voting trusts or
agreements relating to the capital stock of any Subsidiary or bonds,
debentures, notes or other obligations or securities of Seller, any of the
Companies, or any other entity the holders of which have the right to vote with
the holders of any Subsidiary on any matter submitted for the vote of a
Subsidiary's stockholders or (iv) phantom security interests or any other
agreements or commitments of any nature relating to the capital stock or any
securities of any Subsidiary.
(d) Except for securities held pursuant to or in Employee
Plans or Policies and except as set forth in Schedule 1, no Company owns,
directly or indirectly, of record or beneficially, any capital stock or other
securities of any Person other than the Subsidiaries and the Excluded
Companies.
3.4 Sufficiency of Assets. The property, rights and assets owned
by or leased to the Companies comprise all the property, rights and assets
necessary for the carrying on of the business of the Companies, as and to the
extent to which it is presently conducted. No Person other than the Companies
has any right to the use or possession of any material property, rights or
assets (other than rights of lessors that may arise in the future following
termination of leases) that are necessary for the carrying on of the business
of the Companies. No Company uses in the conduct of its business any material
equipment, properties or assets owned by any other Person, except property
leased or licensed to such Company under valid and enforceable leases or
licenses.
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3.5 Conflicts and Defaults. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance by Seller or Lafarge S.A. of this Agreement or any of the
agreements contemplated hereby, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Seller or Lafarge S.A. with
any of the provisions hereof or thereof will, except as set forth in Schedule
3.5, (a) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provisions of, or
constitute a default which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration
of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of Seller, or any of the Companies under any of the terms, conditions, or
provisions of (i) their respective certificates of incorporation, articles of
association, memorandum of association, or by-laws, or (ii) any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, or other
instrument, obligation or arrangement to which Seller or any of the Companies
is a party or by which it or they may be bound, or to which Seller or any of
the Companies or any of the properties or assets of Seller or any of the
Companies may be subject except where such violation would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, or (b) violate any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule, or regulation applicable to Lafarge S.A. or Seller, or
any of the Companies or any of their respective properties or assets except
where such violation would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.6 Taxes and Tax Returns.
(a) With respect to the federal income tax returns of the
Companies through December 31, 1995 either (i) such tax returns are closed or
(ii)(A) the Internal Revenue Service has completed the audit field work in
connection with its audit of such tax returns, (B) the Internal Revenue Service
has presented the revenue agent's report to the Companies, (C) the
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Companies and their tax advisors have reviewed and agreed with the revenue
agent's report and (D) the assessed Taxes and interest have been paid.
(b) Each of the Companies has timely filed all Tax
returns required to be filed by it, which Tax returns are correct and complete
in all material respects. Redland, Inc. has paid or caused to be paid all
Taxes required to be paid in respect of the periods covered by such returns.
None of the Companies is delinquent in the payment of any Tax. No waivers of
the time to assess any Taxes exist which have not, by their express terms,
previously expired. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6, there are no pending
or unresolved audits of any income Tax or other Tax returns filed by any of the
Companies.
3.7 Legal Proceedings and Governmental Compliance.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7(a), there is no
pending claim, action, suit, proceeding, or, to Seller's knowledge,
governmental investigation, or, to Seller's knowledge, threat of any of the
foregoing, against any of the Companies, or any of their respective businesses
or assets that involves an amount in controversy or seeks damages in excess of
$250,000, and, to the knowledge of Seller, there is no basis for any such
action. Schedule 3.7(a) indicates, with respect to each matter shown thereon,
whether the matter is covered (subject to applicable deductibles, policy limits
and co-insurance, if any) by insurance or not or whether there is a reservation
of rights.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7(b), there are no
outstanding court orders, writs, judgments, injunctions or decrees issued
against, or settlements of litigation or threatened litigation made by, the
Companies or any Company that restrict the ability of the Companies or any
Company to conduct the business of any Company in any material respect.
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(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7(c), to Seller's
knowledge the business of each of the Companies is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(d), to Seller's
knowledge each of the Companies holds all governmental permits, business
licenses, certificates, franchises, and other similar items necessary for the
lawful conduct of its business as it is currently conducted (collectively, the
"PERMITS"). All Permits required to comply with Environmental Laws, all mining
Permits and all Permits existing with respect to the properties listed on
Schedule 3.7(d)-1 are listed in Schedule 3.7(d) (collectively, the "SCHEDULED
PERMITS"). Except as specifically otherwise indicated in Schedule 3.7(d), all
Scheduled Permits are in full force and effect and are being complied with in
all material respects.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7(e):
(i) Seller and each of the Companies is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental
Laws.
(ii) There is no Environmental Claim pending or,
to the Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Companies or, to
Seller's knowledge, pending or threatened against any other Person
with respect to the real property or any interest therein (including
leases) owned, used or held for use by any Company (collectively, the
"REAL PROPERTY") or for whose liability for any Environmental Claim
such Company has or may have retained or assumed by contract.
(iii) There are no administrative or judicial
judgments, orders or decrees that relate to violations of
Environmental Law with respect to any Company or to the release,
discharge, emission or disposal of Hazardous Materials on or under any
Real Property.
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(iv) To Seller's knowledge, (a) there have been no
releases, discharges, emissions or disposals of Hazardous Materials
with respect to the Real Property in violation of an Environmental Law
that have not been remediated to the satisfaction of the Governmental
Entity with jurisdiction over said release, discharge, emission or
disposal, and (b) no Real Property is or contains, in violation of an
Environmental Law, a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal
facility as defined by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq. or any analogous state hazardous
waste law.
As used in this Agreement, the term "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any Laws that
are in effect and applicable to the Operating Subsidiaries on the Closing Date,
and any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment that is in
effect and applicable to the Operating Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, that
relates to pollution or the protection of the environment, including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49
U.S.C. Section 801 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C.
Section 1251 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601
et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq., the Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 3803 et seq., the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C.
Section 2701 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7
U.S.C. Section 136 et seq., and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto,
and equivalent or similar local and state ordinances and statutory programs and
the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
3.8 Labor and Employment. No labor lockout, work stoppage or
organized slow down involving any of the Operating Subsidiaries exists or, to
Seller's knowledge, is threatened,
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nor has there been any such activity within the past three years. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.8 (i), no employees of any of the Companies are
represented by any labor union nor are any collective bargaining agreements or
negotiations otherwise in effect with respect to such employees and (ii) Seller
has no knowledge of any union organizing activities with respect to employees
of the Companies within the past three years. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8, there are no employment contracts with any employees of the Companies.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8, to Seller's knowledge, no Governmental
Entity is conducting or intends to conduct any investigation of employment
conditions or practices of Seller or any Company.
3.9 Employee Benefit Plans. Schedule 3.9 contains a true and
complete list of all pension, retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock
ownership, savings, stock appreciation right, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, severance, employment, consulting, bonus, group insurance,
employee welfare and/or benefit policies, contracts, plans, and arrangements,
and all trust agreements relating thereto, maintained, sponsored or
administered by Seller or any Company, with respect to which Seller or any
Company contributes, is obligated to contribute or has or may have any
liability, or which covers any of the present or former directors, officers, or
other employees of any of the Companies (other than any "multiemployer plan"
within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA) (collectively, "EMPLOYEE PLANS OR
POLICIES"). Seller has delivered to Acquiror true and complete copies of each
material Employee Plan or Policy, including all amendments thereto, and true
and complete copies of each of the following documents: (i) the most recent
Summary Plan Description, together with each Summary of Material Modifications,
with respect thereto, if required by ERISA; (ii) the most recent annual report
and actuarial report, if required under ERISA; (iii) any trust or other funding
agreement (including all amendments thereto) relating thereto and the latest
financial statements thereof and
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(iv) the most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect to
each Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.9, all Employee Plans or Policies currently comply
and have at all relevant times complied in all material respects with all
applicable laws, including without limitation ERISA and the Code.
(a) With respect to each Employee Plan or Policy which is
a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (the "PENSION PLANS")
except as set forth in Schedule 3.9,
(i) no Pension Plan is a "multiemployer plan"
within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA and none of the Seller, any
Company and any ERISA Affiliate of Seller or any Company have incurred any
liability under Title IV of ERISA, which is not included in the Financial
Statements, arising in connection with the complete or partial withdrawal from
any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA ("ERISA AFFILIATE"
for purposes of this Section 3.9 means any corporation or other trade or
business which may be treated as a single employer with Seller or any Company
pursuant to Section 414 of the Code);
(ii) each Pension Plan, that is intended to be
qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, is so qualified and
each related trust, if any, is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the
Code;
(iii) the present value of all vested and unvested
benefits accrued under the Pension Plans which are subject to Title IV of ERISA
do not as of the last applicable annual valuation date (as indicated on
Schedule 3.9) exceed the value of the assets of the Pension Plans allocable to
such vested or accrued benefits, such valuation having been, to Seller's
knowledge, determined based on the standards set forth in Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 87;
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(iv) except as disclosed in an annual report, no
Pension Plan has been terminated, nor have there been any "reportable events"
with respect to any Pension Plan, as that term is defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA;
(v) no Pension Plan has incurred any "accumulated
funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA (whether
or not waived) since the effective date of ERISA and all contributions required
to be made with respect thereto (whether pursuant to the terms of any ERISA
plan or otherwise) on or prior to the Closing Date have been timely made; and
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9, neither Seller
nor any Company and, to Seller's knowledge, no other "party in interest" within
the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA or "disqualified person" within the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, has engaged in a "prohibited transaction"
within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA which
could subject Seller or any Company to the tax or penalty on prohibited
transactions imposed by said Section 4975 or by Section 502(l) of ERISA either
directly or indirectly due to an indemnity or similar arrangement;
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9, with respect to
each of the Employee Plans or Policies:
(i) no amounts payable thereunder or under any
other agreement or arrangement with respect to which any of the
Companies may have any liability upon, in connection with, or
following the Closing, could give rise to the payment of any amount
that would fail to be deductible for federal income tax purposes by
virtue of section 280G or Section 162(m) of the Code; and
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(ii) none provides benefits, including without
limitation death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with
respect to current or former employees after retirement or other
termination of service (other than (A) coverage mandated by applicable
Law, (B) death benefits or retirement benefits under any "employee
pension benefit plan," as that term is defined in section 3(2) of
ERISA, or (C) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on
the books of any of the Companies).
(d) Seller and the Companies and all ERISA Affiliates of
Seller and the Companies have paid and discharged promptly when due all
liabilities and obligations arising under ERISA or the Code of a character
which if unpaid or unperformed might result in the imposition of a lien against
any of the assets of any Company.
(e) There are no pending or, to Seller's knowledge,
threatened claims by or on behalf of the Employee Plans or Policies, or by any
participant therein (in their capacity as such participant), alleging a breach
or breaches of fiduciary duties or violations of applicable Laws which could
result in material liability on the part of any Company, its officers,
directors or employees, or such Employee Plans or Policies, under ERISA or any
other applicable Law and, to Seller's knowledge, there is no basis for any such
claim.
(f) Schedule 3.9 contains a true and complete list of all
"multiemployer plans" within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA to which
Seller, any of the Companies or any ERISA Affiliate contributes, is required to
contribute, has contributed or been required to contribute during the five-year
period ending on the Closing Date, or with respect to which Seller, any of the
Companies or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability. Seller has delivered to
Acquiror true and complete copies of all documents and agreements which pertain
to and set forth any obligations or liabilities of Seller, any of the Companies
or any ERISA Affiliate with
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respect to any such multiemployer plan, and Seller, the Companies and all ERISA
Affiliates have complied in all material respects with all legal obligations
under such documents and agreements and all applicable laws relating to any
such multiemployer plan. None of Seller, any Company or any ERISA Affiliate of
Seller or any Company have incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA that
is not included in the Financial Statements, arising in connection with the
complete or partial withdrawal from any plan covered or previously covered by
Title IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Section 3.9, "ERISA Affiliate" means
any corporation or other trade or business which may be treated as a single
employer with Seller or any Company pursuant to Section 414 of the Code.
3.10 Financial Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 3.10 are
the Financial Statements. The Financial Statements have been prepared from the
books and records of the Companies. The Financial Statements for Western
Mobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (except for the failure to use
any "push-down" or purchase accounting required as a result of the acquisition
by Lafarge S.A. of Redland PLC) on a consistent basis and fairly present, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of
operations of Western Mobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the date and for
the periods indicated therein. Each of the Financial Statements of the other
Companies as of and for the period ending on the Balance Sheet Date (i) are
internally prepared financial packages prepared in a format consistent with the
financial statements prepared in prior periods for use by Redland PLC, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of England and Wales, to
prepare its consolidated annual report, but using a materiality standard
appropriate for the Companies as a whole on a consolidated basis, and (ii)
present fairly the financial condition and the results of the operations of
such Companies
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under United Kingdom generally accepted account principles (except for (i)
footnotes, (ii) the failure to use any "push- down" or purchase accounting
required as a result of the acquisition by Lafarge S.A. of Redland PLC and
(iii) as otherwise noted in such Financial Statements).
3.11 Consents. No filing with, and no Permit from, any
Governmental Entity or any other Person is necessary or required to be received
in connection with the consummation by Seller or any of the Companies of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than as set forth in Schedule
3.11.
3.12 Ownership of Assets.
(a) Each of the Companies has, as of the date hereof, and
on the Closing Date will have, good and indefeasible title to all property and
assets of every kind, nature and description, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible and wherever situated (the "ASSETS") owned by it, free and clear of
all Liens other than (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, (ii) materialman's
and mechanics Liens and other Liens arising as a matter of Law, (iii) purchase
money security interests and Liens securing Funded Indebtedness and (iv) such
other Liens, defects and other encumbrances as do not (individually or in the
aggregate) materially affect the use or value of such Assets or materially
interfere with the conduct of the business of each of the Companies as now
conducted (collectively, the "PERMITTED LIENS"). The Companies have valid and
binding leases in respect of each material Asset leased by them.
(b) Schedule 3.12(b) contains a list of all Real
Property, including, with respect to each Real Property, a statement as to
whether such Real Property is owned or leased by a Company.
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(c) To Seller's knowledge, there are no plans of any
Governmental Entity which would result in the imposition of a special
assessment relating to any of the Real Property that is not reserved in the
Financial Statements and that is individually in excess of $100,000.
(d) Schedule 3.12(d) contains a list of all items of
personal property of the Companies that individually have a net book value in
the Financial Statements in excess of $100,000.
3.13 Material Adverse Change. To Seller's knowledge, since the
Balance Sheet Date the Companies have, except as contemplated by this
Agreement, conducted their respective operations in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13,
since the Balance Sheet Date neither Seller nor any of the Companies has (i)
transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or properties,
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(ii) suffered any material casualty loss or damage (whether or not such loss or
damage shall have been covered by insurance) or received any claim or claims in
excess of insurable limits, or canceled any insurance coverage; (iii) other
than in the ordinary course of business, surrendered, revoked or otherwise
terminated or had terminated any material license, permit, registration or
other approval, authorization or consent from any Governmental Entity or any
other Person relating to the conduct of the business of Seller or the
Companies; or (iv) entered into any agreement or arrangement to take any action
described in clauses (i) - (iii) of this Section 3.13. Except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 5.1 or Schedule
3.13, since the Balance Sheet Date there has been no Material Adverse Effect.
3.14 Reserves. To Seller's knowledge, the aggregate reserve
estimates for each of the Operating Subsidiaries contained in the Information
Disclosure Memorandum provided to
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Acquiror by Lafarge S.A. fairly and accurately describe such reserves of such
Companies; provided, however, that this representation shall not apply to any
matter known to Acquiror as of the Closing.
3.15 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.15 sets forth a true and complete list of
(i) each agreement to which any Company is a party that would be reasonably
expected to materially limit the freedom of Acquiror to continue the business
of any Company or compete with any Person or in any geographical area or
otherwise to conduct the business of any Company as currently conducted; (ii)
each collective bargaining or union contract or agreement applicable to any
employee of any Company; (iii) each employment or severance contract or
agreement applicable to any employee of any Company; (iv) each contract or
agreement for maintenance, consulting, engineering or other services which
requires the remaining payment of money by or to any Company in excess of
$200,000; (v) each sales contract or agreement with a customer which provides
for remaining payment in excess of $200,000 to any Company for products
produced pursuant to which any customer would be expected to pay in excess of
$200,000 to any Company for such products during the term of such contract or
agreement; (vi) each raw material purchase contract or agreement pursuant to
which raw materials were or would be purchased for use by any Company which
provides for remaining payments in excess of $200,000; (vii) each agreement or
commitment with any current or former shareholder, director, officer or
employee of any Company, or Affiliate of any such Person, other than agreements
or commitments which are not material to the business of the Companies or that
can be terminated without penalty on notice of one year or less; (viii) each
agreement with any Governmental Entity, other than agreements executed in the
ordinary course of business of the Companies, agreements for the sale or
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provision of goods or services and agreements otherwise referred to in clauses
(i) through (vii) of this Section 3.15(a) (subject to the limitations therein);
(ix) each agreement relating to the release or disposal of Hazardous Substances
other than customary agreements executed in the ordinary course of business of
the Companies; (x) each lease of properties or assets, other than leases which
provide for monthly rental of less than $8,000 or annual rentals of less than
$100,000; and (xi) each other agreement which is material to the business and
properties of the Companies, when taken as whole.
(b) Each agreement required to be listed on Schedule 3.15
is in full force and effect, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of a Company and, to the knowledge of Seller, each other party
thereto, in accordance with the terms of such agreement, except that the
enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and (ii) equitable principles that may limit the availability of
certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances;
and there exists no material default, event, occurrence or act, that with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time would result in a material default
thereunder by a Company as a party thereto.
3.16 Other Contingent Liabilities. None of the Companies has any
liabilities (whether absolute or contingent, known or unknown or otherwise),
except those liabilities (i) reflected in the Financial Statements, (ii)
disclosed in this Agreement including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto or
(iii) debts, liabilities or obligations incurred since the Balance Sheet Date
in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice;
provided, however, that if the specific factual matter relating to a Liability
giving rise to a claim under this Section 3.16 is also the subject of one or
more of the express representations or warranties contained in this
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Agreement, then the qualification as to knowledge of the Seller, if any, or to
a dollar amount, if any, contained in such express representations or warranty
shall also apply to a claim under this Section 3.16.
3.17 Inventory. Each item of inventory reflected in the Financial
Statements or in the books and records of Seller or the Companies is so
reflected on the basis of accounting procedures and valuation methods used on a
basis consistent with past practice.
3.18 Accounts Receivable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18,
all accounts receivable, notes receivable and other indebtedness due and owing
from any third party to the Companies that were included in the Financial
Statements ("ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE") represent sales actually made, services
actually delivered or transactions actually completed by the Companies in bona
fide transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18, none of the Accounts
Receivable represents accounts receivable from Seller or any of its Affiliates
(other than any of the Companies).
3.19 Affiliate Transactions. Schedule 3.19 discloses the dollar
amount and a brief description of each transaction and the date thereof between
any Company, on the one hand, and Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than
any of the Companies), on the other hand, between December 31, 1996 and the
date of this Agreement (the "AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS").
3.20 Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 3.20 contains a true and
complete list of the names and addresses of the ten largest suppliers and
customers during 1997 of each Operating Subsidiary. Neither Seller nor any
Company has received notice of, and to Seller's knowledge there is no
reasonable basis for, any development which threatens to affect adversely any
Operating Subsidiary's arrangements with the customers and suppliers required
to be listed on Schedule 3.20.
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3.21 Insurance. Seller or a Company maintains, and has heretofore
maintained, and there are currently in full force and effect, policies of
insurance that are, in combination with Seller's and the Companies' self
insurance, reasonable for the conduct of business of the Companies as currently
and heretofore conducted.
3.22 Intellectual Property. To Seller's knowledge, neither Seller
nor any Company has violated or infringed any Intellectual Property held by
others or any license, authorization or permit relating to Intellectual
Property held by it. To Seller's knowledge, there are no proceedings pending
or threatened, alleging that the conduct of the business of the Companies
infringes upon or constitutes the unauthorized use of the proprietary rights of
any third party other than such violations or infringements which, individually
or collectively, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.23 Condition of Assets. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN,
NEITHER SELLER NOR LAFARGE S.A. MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED) AS TO THE CONDITION, REPAIR, QUANTITIES, SALABILITY,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ANY OF THE COMPANIES'
ASSETS AND, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, ACQUIROR ACCEPTS SUCH ASSETS
"AS IS, WHERE IS."
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR
As a material inducement to Seller and Lafarge S.A. to enter into and
perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, and notwithstanding
any examinations, inspections,
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audits, and other investigations heretofore or hereafter made by Seller or
Lafarge S.A., Acquiror hereby represents and warrants to Seller and Lafarge
S.A. as follows:
4.1 Corporate Organization and Qualification. Acquiror is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Maryland.
4.2 Corporate Authority. Acquiror has the requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. Except for any shareholder approvals (or an
exemption therefrom) required under applicable Law, the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Acquiror and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated to be performed hereunder have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate actions of Acquiror. This Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of Acquiror, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms
hereof except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally.
4.3 Conflicts and Defaults. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance by Acquiror of this Agreement or any of the agreements contemplated
hereby, nor the performance by Acquiror of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby, nor compliance by Acquiror with any of the provisions hereof of
thereof will, except as set forth in Schedule 4.3, (a) violate, conflict with,
or result in a breach of any provisions of, or constitute a default which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, or result in
termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right
of termination or acceleration of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of (i) its certification of incorporation or bylaws, or (ii) any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, or other
instrument, obligation or arrangement to which Acquiror is a party or by which
it may be bound, or to which
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Acquiror or any of its properties or assets may be subject, except where such
violation would not have a material adverse effect on the Acquiror, or (b)
violate any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to Acquiror or any of its properties or assets except
where such violation would not have a material adverse effect on the Acquiror.
4.4 Consents and Approvals. Except for any shareholder approvals
(or an exemption therefrom) required under applicable Law, no consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any Governmental Entity or Person is required with respect to Acquiror in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Acquiror of its
obligations under this Agreement except for consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings the failure of which to
obtain or to make would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on Acquiror's ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5 Investment Only. Acquiror is acquiring the Stock solely for
the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other
disposition in connection with, any public distribution thereof. Acquiror
acknowledges that the Stock is not registered under the Act, or any applicable
foreign or state securities laws, and that the Stock may not be transferred,
pledged or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Act and
such laws or pursuant to applicable exemptions therefrom.
4.6 Funds for the Acquisition. Acquiror will, as of the Closing
Date, have sufficient unencumbered funds to pay in cash the Purchase Price and
all of its fees and expenses relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE V
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF SELLER, LAFARGE S.A. AND ACQUIROR
5.1 Conduct of Seller, Lafarge S.A. and the Companies. During the
period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the Closing, Seller
and Lafarge S.A. shall, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or
as described on Schedule 5.1, cause each of the Companies, in all material
respects, to conduct its business in the ordinary course thereof consistent
with past and current practices, and Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall use their
reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve the business organization and
assets of each of the Companies and their respective employees and business
relationships with suppliers, customers and others and retain the services of
the officers and key employees of the Companies. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, on or before the Closing Date, Seller shall, or shall cause the
Companies to, convey, transfer and assign all of the Excluded Assets and
Excluded Companies to a Person that is not controlled by Redland Inc.
5.2 Forbearances by Seller. Except as expressly contemplated by
this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Acquiror, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, Seller shall not
(and shall ensure that the Companies do not):
(a) sell, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of
any real property or any other material assets of the Companies, other than (i)
a disposal of real property in the ordinary course that has a value of $100,000
or less and, together with all such disposals, has a value of $1,000,000 or
less and (ii) sales of personal property in the ordinary course of business;
(b) make any capital expenditure or commitment for
capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 without prior notice to Acquiror or
its designee;
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(c) create, incur, guaranty or assume any obligations or
liabilities, except to the extent created, incurred, guaranteed or assumed in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(d) discharge or satisfy any encumbrance or liability
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due, or to
become due), other than encumbrances or current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, and discharged
or satisfied in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice;
(e) permit or allow any of the Assets to be mortgaged,
pledged or subjected to any Lien, except Permitted Liens;
(f) enter into or amend any employment, severance, or
similar agreements or arrangements with any director, officer, key employee or
consultant in respect of any of the Companies other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices;
(g) cancel, release, waive or assign any indebtedness
owed or rights or claims held by any Company that is individually in excess of
$100,000;
(h) propose or adopt any amendments to the certificate or
articles of incorporation, or by-laws of any of the Companies;
(i) issue any shares of capital stock or other securities
or effect any stock split or otherwise change the capitalization of any of the
Companies as they existed as of the date hereof or declare, set aside, make or
pay any non-cash dividend or make any other non-cash distribution in respect of
any of the capital stock of the Companies;
(j) grant, confer or award any options, warrants,
conversion rights or other rights not existing on the date hereof to acquire
any shares of the capital stock or other securities of any of the Companies;
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(k) amend or cancel or default under any of the contracts
required to be set forth in Schedule 3.15 other than amendments and
cancellations in the ordinary course of business that would not reasonably be
expected to result in a material loss to any of the Operating Subsidiaries;
(l) purchase or redeem any shares of the capital stock of
any of the Companies;
(m) other than in the ordinary course, take any actions,
or fail to take any actions which alone, or together with any other action or
inaction, shall create, alter or eliminate any rights, benefits, obligations or
liabilities of any Person (including, but not limited to the participants,
beneficiaries or any of the Companies) with respect to any Employee Plans or
Policies;
(n) operate Redland Insurance Company other than in the
ordinary course of business, and furthermore, without the prior consent of
Acquiror, allow, except as may be required by applicable Law, Redland Insurance
Company to pay any dividends, dispose, other than in the ordinary course, of
any assets, reduce any reserves (whether excess or otherwise) except in payment
of any claims in the ordinary course, or otherwise alter its operations; or
(o) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the
foregoing actions or engage in any activity or enter into any transaction with
respect thereto.
5.3 Access and Information. Between the date hereof and the
Closing Date, Lafarge S.A. and Seller shall, and each of them shall cause each
Company to, afford to Acquiror and its officers, employees, accountants,
counsel and other authorized representatives full and complete access during
normal business hours to their respective officers, employees, accountants,
counsel, properties, facilities, contracts (including true and complete copies
of the contracts
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required to be listed on Schedule 3.15), commitments, books and records
(including, but not limited to, Tax returns) and any material report, schedule
or other document filed or received by them during such period pursuant to the
requirements of law and shall cause their respective representatives to furnish
promptly such additional financial and operating data and other information as
to their respective businesses and properties as Acquiror or its duly
authorized representatives may from time to time reasonably request. All
information obtained by Acquiror under this Section shall be subject to the
Confidentiality Agreement heretofore entered into by or on behalf of the
Acquiror and Lafarge S.A. which agreement may be shown to any Person.
5.4 Current Information. During the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing Date, Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall cause one or more
of their designated representatives to confer on a regular and frequent basis
with representatives of Acquiror. Seller or Lafarge S.A. shall promptly notify
Acquiror of any material change known to Seller or Lafarge S.A. in Seller's
business or operations including, without limitation, the loss or destruction
of any material asset and of any material governmental complaints,
investigations, or hearings or the institution of material litigation or
administrative or other claims involving Seller or any of the Companies, and
shall keep Acquiror fully informed of such events.
5.5 Satisfaction of Conditions.
(a) Each party to this Agreement shall use its reasonable
efforts to satisfy promptly all conditions precedent to the obligations of the
other party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall use their reasonable
best efforts and pay all expenses necessary to obtain any licenses, permits,
consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental
Entities and parties to contracts as are required in
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connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto agrees
to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable
to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as soon as practicable. The parties hereto shall cooperate in the
defense of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or
administrative, whether brought derivatively or on behalf of third parties
(including governmental agencies or officials), challenging this Agreement or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.6 Public Announcements. Except as may be required by applicable
Law, the Rules of the New York Stock Exchange, The Toronto Stock Exchange, the
Montreal Exchange, the Societe des Bourses Francaises, the London Stock
Exchange or a Governmental Entity or as agreed by the parties hereto, none of
Acquiror, Lafarge S.A. or Seller will issue any press release or make any
public statement relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
prior to the Closing Date; provided that after the Closing Date or with respect
to public statements as may be required by applicable Law, the Rules of the New
York Stock Exchange, The Toronto Stock Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the
Societe des Bourses Francaises, the London Stock Exchange or a Governmental
Entity, Acquiror, Lafarge S.A. and Seller will consult with each other prior to
the issuance of any such press release or making of any such public statement
as to the content of any such press release or public statement.
5.7 Further Assurances. From and after the Closing, the parties
hereto shall execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the parties
hereto, as appropriate, any assignments or assurances and take and do, in the
name and on behalf of the parties hereto, as appropriate, any other actions and
things reasonably necessary to carry out the intention of this Agreement.
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Except for the lease of rail cars from Western Mobile to Redland Stone Products
Company, the parties hereto shall take and do any actions and things reasonably
necessary to transfer all obligations relating to assets (whether Excluded
Assets, on the one hand, or Assets, on the other hand) to the party owning,
leasing or utilizing such assets after Closing in order to eliminate related
party transactions between the Companies, on the one hand, and the Excluded
Companies, on the other hand, regarding the ownership or lease of assets or the
rendering of services.
5.8 Notice of Breaches. Seller will promptly, and in any event
prior to the Closing, notify Acquiror in writing if Seller becomes aware prior
to the Closing that any representation or warranty made by Seller in this
Agreement is inaccurate or untrue in any material respect. Said notice shall
set forth the facts and circumstances causing such inaccuracy or untruth.
Lafarge S.A. and Seller each expressly acknowledges and agrees that Acquiror's
actual or constructive knowledge of any inaccuracy or untruth in any
representation or warranty prior to Closing shall not be deemed to have cured
or otherwise excused any breach of such representation or warranty that
otherwise might have existed by reason of such inaccuracy or untruth or
otherwise waive any right Acquiror may have with respect to such representation
or warranty.
5.9 Access to Books, Records and Personnel. Following the
Closing, Acquiror shall, and shall cause the Companies and the employees of
Acquiror and the Companies to, upon Seller's reasonable written request and at
Seller's expense, fully cooperate with Seller and afford to Seller and its
counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives reasonable access
during normal business hours to all books, records, data, facilities,
properties and personnel (and permit Seller and its counsel, accountants and
other authorized representatives to make copies of such books, records and
other data), to the extent that such access may be reasonably requested
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by Seller (i) to facilitate the investigation, litigation or final disposition
of any claim which may have been or may be made against Seller or any of its
Affiliates in connection with this Agreement, the transaction contemplated
hereby or the Companies, (ii) to facilitate the preparation by Seller of
materials necessary for any audit, examination or proceeding or (iii) to
facilitate the preparation and the audit of the Closing Balance Sheets.
5.10 Lafarge S.A. Guarantee. Lafarge S.A. agrees to execute and
deliver to Acquiror at Closing a Guarantee, in substantially the form and
content attached as Schedule 6.3(e).
5.11 FIRPTA Matters.
(a) Seller shall, on or prior to, but no earlier than
thirty (30) days preceding, the Closing Date, cause Redland, Inc. to (i)
deliver to Acquiror a written statement which, in form and substance, satisfies
the requirements of section 1.897-2(h)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations
certifying that, as of the date of such written statement, Redland, Inc. has
determined that it is not and, at all times during the five year period
preceding the date of such written statement, has not been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code, and that the shares of common and preferred stock of Redland, Inc.
outstanding as of the date of such written statement do not constitute a United
States real property interest within the meaning of Section 897(c)(1)(A) of the
Code, and (ii) deliver to the Internal Revenue Service a written notification
which, in form and substance, satisfies the requirements of section
1.897-2(h)(2) of the Income Tax Regulations with respect to the determinations
referred to in clause (i) above, together with any of the supplemental
statements specified in section 1.897-2(h)(5) of the Income Tax Regulations
which Redland, Inc. is required to submit to the Internal Revenue Service in
connection therewith. Acquiror shall rely on the written statement referred to
in clause (i) above for purposes of availing itself of the exception to
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withholding set forth in Section 1445(b)(3) of the Code, and the Purchase Price
shall be paid by the Acquiror to Seller without any reduction therefrom for the
withholding tax imposed by Section 1445(a) of the Code.
(b) Acquiror shall, on or prior to, but no earlier than
thirty (30) days preceding, the Closing Date, (i) deliver to Seller a written
statement which, in form and substance, satisfies the requirements of section
1.897-2(h)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations certifying that, as of the date of
such written statement, Acquiror has determined that it is not and, at all
times during the five year period preceding the date of such written statement,
has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, and that the shares of capital stock
of Acquiror outstanding as of the date of such written statement do not
constitute a United States real property interest within the meaning of Section
897(c)(1)(A) of the Code, and (ii) deliver to the Internal Revenue Service a
written notification which, in form and substance, satisfies the requirements
of section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Income Tax Regulations with respect to the
determinations referred to in clause (i) above, together with any of the
supplemental statements specified in section 1.897-2(h)(5) of the Income Tax
Regulations which Acquiror is required to submit to the Internal Revenue
Service in connection therewith. Seller may rely on the written statement
referred to in clause (i) above.
5.12 Taxes. Seller shall be solely responsible for and shall
timely pay to Acquiror as a refund of a part of the purchase price for the
Stock an amount equal to the after-tax cost to Acquiror of any Taxes of the
Companies that are due for periods (or the portion of any Straddle Period)
ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Acquiror shall pay to Seller as
additional purchase price for the Stock an amount equal to all refunds of Taxes
of the Companies for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller
shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and
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Acquiror shall cause to be signed and timely filed, all Tax returns for the
Companies that are required to be filed for periods ending on or before the
Closing Date which have a due date or an extended due date that falls after the
Closing Date; provided, however, that Seller shall furnish copies of such
returns to Acquiror for its review, at least 30 days prior to the required
filing date. Seller shall promptly remit to Acquiror the Taxes with respect to
such returns prior to the date such returns are required to be filed. In order
to assist Seller in the preparation of all Tax returns that Seller is required
to prepare, Acquiror will provide or cause to be provided to Seller such
information that Seller may reasonably request. Acquiror shall cause the
Companies to timely file all Tax returns for the Companies for any Straddle
Period. Upon notice from Acquiror, Seller shall promptly pay to Acquiror prior
to the date any payment for Taxes for any Straddle Period is due, as a refund
of a portion of the purchase price for the Stock, Seller's share of after-tax
cost of Taxes for such Straddle Period; provided, however, that Seller's share
of such Taxes shall not to any extent be affected by any elections made by the
Acquiror or any of the Companies after the Closing. In the case of any Taxes
payable for a Straddle Period, the portion of such Tax which relates to the
portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall (a) in the
case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts,
be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable
period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of
days in the entire taxable period, and (b) in the case of any Tax based upon or
related to income or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount which would be
payable if the relevant taxable period ended on the Closing Date. "Straddle
Period" means any taxable year or taxable period commencing before and ending
after the Closing Date,
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including the 1999 Texas franchise tax privilege period to the extent that the
Tax for such period relates to the 1998 calendar year.
5.13 Tax Allocation Agreements. Effective as of the Closing Date,
all liabilities and obligations between Seller or Lafarge, S.A. (or any
Affiliate of Seller or Lafarge, S.A., including but not limited to the Excluded
Companies) and the Companies under any tax allocation agreement or other
similar arrangements in effect prior to the Closing Date shall be extinguished
in full and shall no longer be enforceable.
5.14 Section 338 Election. If (and only if) requested by Acquiror,
Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall make, or cause to be made, a timely election
under Section 338 of the Code with respect to Lafarge S.A.'s deemed acquisition
of Seller; provided, however, that Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall not have any
liability hereunder to Acquiror if such election is timely filed in proper form
but is nevertheless ineffective. No election under Section 338 of the Code
shall be made with respect to Seller's deemed acquisition of Redland, Inc.
5.15 Employee Benefit Matters Related to Excluded Companies.
(a) Effective as of the Closing Date, Acquiror will cause
the portion of the Redland North America 401(k) Plan or any successor plan (the
"REDLAND 401(k) PLAN") attributable to persons employed or formerly employed by
Redland Stone Products Company or Redland Ohio, Inc. (other than persons
employed as of the date of the transfer by a participating employer in the
Redland 401(k) Plan other than Redland Stone Products Company or Redland Ohio,
Inc.) (the "REDLAND 401(k) PARTICIPANTS") to be transferred in a manner that
satisfies Section 414(l) of the Code to one or more defined contribution plans
designated by Lafarge S.A. (a "TRANSFEREE 401(k) PLAN"); provided, however,
that no transfer will occur until Lafarge S.A. and Acquiror have received such
assurances as may be reasonable that the applicable provisions
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of the Code have been satisfied. The assets transferred from the Redland
401(k) Plan to a Transferee 401(k) Plan will be equal to the vested and
nonvested account balances of the transferring Redland 401(k) Participants as
of the day preceding the date of transfer, Lafarge S.A. will take such action
as may be necessary to cause each Transferee 401(k) Plan to provide each
Redland 401(k) Participant participating in the Transferee 401(k) Plan after
the transfer with an initial account balance that is at least equal to the
account balance transferred from the Redland 401(k) Plan and to provide all
benefits protected by law, including optional forms of benefit. Lafarge S.A.
will reimburse Acquiror for all reasonable costs incurred by Acquiror to effect
the foregoing transfers.
(b) On or before December 31, 1998, Acquiror and Lafarge
S.A. agree that the Redland North America Retirement Plan or its successor (the
"REDLAND PENSION PLAN" ) will be amended to cease benefit accruals for
employment with Redland Stone Products Company and Redland Ohio, Inc. on and
after December 31, 1998 or such earlier date as may be agreed upon by Acquiror
and Lafarge S.A. At the request of Lafarge S.A., provided such request is made
on or before March 31, 1999, Acquiror will cause the vested and nonvested
accrued benefits of participants in the Redland Pension Plan employed as of
December 31, 1998 (the "VALUATION DATE") by Redland Stone Products Company or
Redland Ohio, Inc. (the "REDLAND PENSION PARTICIPANTS") and assets (cash or
cash equivalents) equal to the present value of such benefits or, if less, such
amount as may be permitted pursuant to Section 414(l) of the Code, to be
transferred in a manner that satisfies Section 414(l) of the Code to one or
more defined benefit pension plans designated by Lafarge S.A. (a "TRANSFEREE
PENSION PLAN"). The transfer will be made as soon as practicable after receipt
of such request, provided, however, that no transfer will occur until Lafarge
S.A. and Acquiror agree as to the amounts to be transferred and have
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received such assurances as may be reasonable that the applicable provisions of
the Code have been satisfied. The present value of vested and nonvested
accrued benefits of Redland Pension Participants under the Redland Pension Plan
will be determined by Acquiror's actuary as of the Valuation Date on the basis
of the mortality table prescribed by and an interest rate or rates permitted by
Part 4044 of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations effective as
of the Valuation Date, and such other actuarial assumptions and methods agreed
to by both Acquiror's actuary and an actuary designated by Lafarge S.A. On the
date of the actual transfer from the Redland Pension Plan to a Transferee
Pension Plan, the amount so determined will be increased at the initial
interest rate effective as of the Valuation Date as set forth for Annuity
Valuations in Table I of Appendix B to Part 4044 of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation regulations, unless the actual transfer occurs more than
180 days after the Valuation Date, in which case the initial interest rate
shall be adjusted for each month following the Valuation Date to reflect the
rate in effect for that month under Table I of Appendix B, and reduced by the
amount of any benefit payments made to Redland Pension Participants for the
period between the Valuation Date and the date of transfer. Lafarge S.A. will
take such action as may be necessary to cause each Transferee Pension Plan to
provide each Redland Pension Participant participating in the Transferee
Pension Plan after the transfer with an accrued benefit that is not less than
the accrued benefit transferred from the Redland Pension Plan and to provide
all benefits protected by law, including optional forms of benefit. Lafarge
S.A. will reimburse Acquiror for all reasonable costs incurred by Acquiror to
continue the participation of the Redland Pension Participants following the
Closing Date in the Redland Pension Plan and to effect the foregoing transfers.
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(c) The Acquiror and Lafarge S.A. understand that the
Redland Pension Plan may have assets in excess of the amount needed to effect a
transfer to the Transferee Pension Plan that would satisfy the minimum
requirements of Code Section 414(I). In the event that the Redland Pension
Plan has assets, as of the date of a transfer to a Transferee Pension Plan for
the employees of Redland Ohio, Inc., in excess of the amount needed to effect a
transfer to such Transferee Pension Plan that would satisfy Subsection (b)
above and the minimum requirements of Code Section 414(I) (the "SURPLUS
ASSETS"), a portion of the Surplus Assets shall be transferred to such
Transferee Pension Plan, but only to the extent such transfer would not violate
the requirements of Code Section 414(I). The portion of the Surplus Assets so
transferred shall be equal to the ratio that the benefit liability transferred
to the Transferee Pension Plan with respect to the employees of Redland Ohio,
Inc. bears to the total benefit liabilities of the Redland Pension Plan
immediately prior to the transfer.
5.16 Aggregate Mining Agreement. After the Closing, the parties
will use their best efforts to enter into an agreement, upon mutually
acceptable terms, providing for the mining or purchase by Acquiror, for a fee,
of stone from the two quarries owned by Redland Ohio, Inc., a subsidiary of
Seller, for purposes of producing and marketing construction aggregates.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE TRANSFER
6.1 Condition to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations
of each of Seller, Lafarge S.A. and Acquiror to consummate the Transfer of the
Stock are subject to the satisfaction of the condition that the purchase and
sale contemplated by the Canadian Asset Purchase Agreement shall be consummated
simultaneously with the Closing.
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6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Seller and Lafarge S.A. The
obligation of Seller and Lafarge S.A. to consummate the Transfer of the Stock
is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by Seller) of each of the
following further conditions:
(a) Acquiror shall have performed and complied with in
all material respects all obligations and covenants required to be performed or
complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and
Seller shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Acquiror on behalf of Acquiror, to the foregoing effect.
(b) The representations and warranties of Acquiror made
herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the
Closing Date except (i) to the extent such representations and warranties are
by their express provisions made as of a specified date, and (ii) for the
effect of transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller shall have
received a signed certificate of an authorized officer of Acquiror, on behalf
of Acquiror, to the foregoing effect.
(c) None of Seller, Lafarge S.A., Acquiror or any of the
Companies shall be subject to any order, decree (others than consent decrees to
which Seller or Lafarge S.A. has agreed), or injunction of a court or agency of
competent jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the
Transfer.
(d) Seller shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx, P.C., counsel to Acquiror, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Schedule 6.2(d).
6.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Acquiror. The obligation of
Acquiror to consummate the Transfer of the Stock is subject to the satisfaction
(or written waiver by Acquiror) of each of the following further conditions:
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(a) Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall have performed and
complied with in all material respects all obligations and covenants required
to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at or prior to
the Closing Date.
(b) None of Seller, Lafarge S.A., Acquiror or any of the
Companies shall be subject to any order, decree (other than consent decrees to
which Acquiror has agreed), or injunction of a court or agency of competent
jurisdiction which enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the Transfer.
(c) The representations and warranties of Seller and
Lafarge S.A. made herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as of the Closing Date except (i) to the extent such representations and
warranties are by their express provisions made as of a specified date (which
need only be true and correct in all material respects as of such date) and
(ii) if the inaccuracy of such representations and warranties does not
constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Seller and Lafarge S.A. shall have delivered to
Acquiror Non-Competition Agreements in substantially the form as attached
hereto as Schedule 6.3(d), which agreements shall provide that Seller and
Lafarge S.A. will not compete, in the United States markets in which the
Companies currently operate, with the businesses conducted by the Companies as
of the Closing Date for a period of five (5) years after the Closing.
(e) Lafarge S.A. shall have delivered to Acquiror the
Guarantee in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule 6.3(e).
(f) Except for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, there shall not have been any changes in the business, prospects or
financial condition of Seller or any
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Operating Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or are
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) The Board of Directors of Acquiror shall have
received from SBC Warburg Dillon Read Inc., independent investment bankers, an
opinion, in form reasonably satisfactory to such Board of Directors, as to the
fairness, from a financial point of view, of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(h) Acquiror shall have received all necessary
shareholder approvals relating to the Transfer.
(i) Acquiror shall have received an opinion of Xxxxx,
Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel to Seller, and an opinion of in-house or other
counsel to Lafarge S.A., substantially in the forms attached hereto as Schedule
6.3(i).
(j) Acquiror shall have received from each of Seller and
Lafarge S.A. a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an
authorized officer of each, to the effect of (a) and (c) above.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the
transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the
Closing:
(a) by written consent of Seller, Lafarge S.A. and
Acquiror;
(b) by the Board of Directors of either Seller or
Acquiror at any time after June 30, 1998, if the Transfer shall not theretofore
have been consummated; provided, that Seller or Acquiror, as the case may be,
may not seek termination pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) if the
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failure to consummate the Transfer is caused by the action or inaction in
violation of this Agreement of the party seeking such termination;
(c) by either Seller or Acquiror if a condition to its
obligation to perform becomes incapable of fulfillment; provided, that Seller
or Acquiror, as the case may be, may not seek termination pursuant to this
Section 7.1(c) if such condition is incapable of fulfillment due to the failure
of Seller or Acquiror, as the case may be, to perform any of the agreements set
forth herein required to be performed by such party, at or before the Closing;
or
(d) by the Board of Directors of either Seller or
Acquiror if any Governmental Entity whose approval is required for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have denied approval
of such transactions and such denial has, after exhaustion of any and all
available appellate procedures, become final.
7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, this Agreement, except for the
provisions of Sections 7.1(c), 9.6, 10.4, 10.7 and 10.10, shall forthwith
become null and void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of
either party or their respective directors, officers or stockholders. Nothing
in this Article VII shall, however, relieve either party to this Agreement of
liability for breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination, or
for breach of any provision of this Agreement which specifically survives
termination hereunder.
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ARTICLE VIII
TRANSFER TAXES
8.1 Transfer Taxes. Acquiror shall be responsible for the payment
of all national, state, local, municipal and other transfer, stamp, sales, use
or other similar Taxes (and all recording or filing fees) resulting from the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with respect to any Taxes
imposed on Seller in respect of the income or gain of Seller arising in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
several representations and warranties of the parties contained in this
Agreement, and the covenants of Seller contained in Sections 9.2(a) (except as
set forth in the following proviso), 9.2(b) (except as set forth in the
following proviso), and 9.2(f), will survive the Closing until the expiration
of 18 months after the Closing Date, except with respect to claims asserted by
Written Notice by Acquiror or Seller with respect to such representations,
warranties and covenants prior to such expiration in which case they will
survive until the resolution of such claims; provided, however, that (i) the
representations and warranties of Seller contained in Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.6
and 3.12 (but only to the extent relating to title), the covenants of Seller
contained in Sections 9.2(a) (to the extent relating to a breach of Section
5.12 or the last sentence of Section 2.2), 9.2(b) (to the extent relating to a
breach of the foregoing specified representations), 9.2(c), 9.2(d), 9.2(e) and
9.2(h), the representations and warranties of Acquiror contained in Sections
4.2 and 4.5, and the covenants of Acquiror contained in Section 9.3, will
remain operative and in full force and effect
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until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to
any tolling, waiver or extension thereof) and, if there is no applicable
statute of limitations, then without any time limitation, except with respect
to claims asserted by Written Notice by Acquiror or Seller with respect to such
representations, warranties and covenants prior to such expiration in which
case they will survive until the resolution of such claims, and (ii) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 3.7(e) and the covenants
contained in Section 9.2(g) shall survive until the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date, except with respect to claims asserted by Written Notice by
Acquiror or Seller with respect to such representations, warranties and
covenants prior to such expiration in which case they will survive until the
resolution of such claims. The other covenants of the parties contained in
this Agreement (or in any document delivered in connection herewith) will
remain operative and in full force and effect without any time limitation,
except as any such other covenant will be limited in duration by the express
terms hereof. Any claim asserted under or in respect of this Agreement must be
made by written notice (the "WRITTEN NOTICE") containing specific details of
the claim, including a reasonable estimate (on a without prejudice basis) by
the party asserting the claim of the amount of such claim.
9.2 Indemnity by Seller. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Acquiror against any Liabilities suffered by Acquiror, its successors
or assigns resulting from:
(a) any breach by Seller or Lafarge S.A. of any
covenants, undertakings or agreements of Seller or Lafarge S.A. contained in
this Agreement;
(b) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the
representations or warranties made by Seller or Lafarge S.A. in this Agreement;
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(c) any Liabilities of, or arising from the direct or
indirect ownership or transfer of the ownership of any of the Excluded
Companies (or any of their subsidiaries) or relating to the assets or
operations of such entities;
(d) any Liabilities of, or arising from the direct or
indirect ownership or transfer of the ownership by any of the Companies of,
Redland Insurance Company (or any of its subsidiaries) relating to the assets
or operations of such entity, except for any such Liabilities owed to, incurred
in respect of, arising from or relating to the assets or operations of, any of
the Companies;
(e) any Liabilities of, or arising from the direct or
indirect ownership or transfer of the ownership by any of the Companies of,
Redland Funding Corporation, Redland Finance, Inc., Redland Credit Corporation,
SC Holding, Inc., RGI-RP, Inc., Genstar Carbonates, Inc., XX Xxxxx Lime
Company, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx & Sons Corporation or Genstar Illinois, Inc. (or any
of their subsidiaries) or relating to the assets or operations of such
entities, except for any such Liabilities owed to any of the Companies;
(f) any Liabilities to the extent arising from any
liabilities or obligations (whether absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise)
of any Company relating to any time on or prior to the Closing, which are not
(i) included in the Financial Statements or the Working Capital Amounts, (ii)
disclosed in the Schedules hereto or otherwise under this Agreement, (iii)
known to Acquiror as of the Closing, or (iv) incurred by any Company in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Balance
Sheet Date as permitted by this Agreement; provided, however, that Seller shall
not be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless Acquiror for any claim under
this Section 9.2(f) unless (i) the Liabilities from such claim exceed $100,000
or (ii) the aggregate Liabilities of all claims under this Section 9.2(f) and
under Section
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9.2(g) exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to (x) $1,000,000 less (y) the
aggregate amount of Liabilities with respect to claims that could be made under
Sections 11.2(e) and 11.2(f) of the Canadian Asset Purchase Agreement but for
the application of the $1,000,000 provision therein; or
(g) any Liabilities not included in either the Financial
Statements or the Working Capital Amounts to the extent arising from the
following, whether or not disclosed by Seller to Acquiror in the Schedules
hereto or otherwise under this Agreement and whether or not Seller, the
Companies and/or Acquiror had any actual knowledge of such Liabilities: (i)
the release, discharge, or disposal of any Hazardous Materials (or allegations
of same) prior to the Closing Date (A) on or from the Real Property or (B) on
or from any other property where Hazardous Material are or were (or are or were
alleged to be) released, discharged or disposed of in connection with the
operation of the business of the Companies, whether or not, in any case, such
release, discharge or disposal was in compliance with Environmental Law; (ii)
the violation of any Environmental Law prior to the Closing Date (or allegation
of same) by any Company or any other Person in connection with the Real
Property; or (iii) any Environmental Claim against any Person whose liability
for such Environmental Claim Seller or any Company or any Affiliate of Seller
or any Company has, in connection with the Real Property or real property
previously owned by any Company, assumed or retained either contractually or by
operation of law prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that Seller
shall not be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless Acquiror for any claim
under this Section 9.2(g) unless (i) the Liabilities from such claim exceed
$100,000 or (ii) the aggregate Liabilities of all claims under Section 9.2(f)
and under this Section 9.2(g) exceed an amount equal to (x) $1,000,000 less (y)
the aggregate amount
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of Liabilities with respect to claims that could be made under Sections 11.2(e)
and 11.2(f) of the Canadian Asset Purchase Agreement but for the application of
the $1,000,000 provision therein.
(h) any Liabilities to the extent arising from that
certain guarantee or guarantees (referred to in Schedule 3.15) by Redland
America Corporation, guaranteeing all unfunded portions of the Canadian
Deferred Compensation Agreement in place with certain executives of Redland
Quarries, Inc.
9.3 Indemnity by Acquiror. Acquiror agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Seller against any Liabilities suffered by Seller resulting from:
(a) any breach by Acquiror of any covenants, undertakings
or agreements of Acquiror contained in this Agreement; or
(b) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the
representations or warranties made by Acquiror in this Agreement.
9.4 Limitations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, Seller shall not be required to indemnify Acquiror or its successors
or assigns under this Article IX in respect of any claims under Sections
9.2(a), 9.2(b), 9.2(f) or 9.2(g), except to the extent of one-half of all
Liabilities less than $20 million and to the extent of all Liabilities in
excess of $20 million, it being understood that Acquiror shall bear
responsibility for one-half of the first $20 million of such Liabilities. The
parties understand and agree that the limitations of the immediately preceding
sentence shall not apply to Liabilities arising out of Sections 9.2(a) (to the
extent relating to Section 5.12 or the last sentence of Section 2.2), 9.2(b)
(to the extent relating to the representations and warranties of Seller
contained in Sections 3.2, 3.3 (but only to the extent relating to title), 3.6
and 3.12 (but only to the extent relating to title)), 9.2(c), 9.2(d), 9.2(e) or
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9.2(h). The $20 million amounts referenced in this Section 9.4(a) are
intended to be, and shall be, calculated using the aggregate of the Liabilities
within the scope of this Section 9.4(a) and Liabilities within the scope of
Section 11.4(a) of the Canadian Asset Purchase Agreement.
(b) The amount of any Liabilities shall be calculated net
of any resulting tax benefit or net insurance recovery (including net of any
increase in insurance premiums which may arise therefrom) actually received by
the indemnified party on account of such Liabilities.
9.5 Exclusive Remedies. From and after the Closing, the right of
each party hereto to indemnification under this Article IX with respect to any
Liabilities shall be its sole and exclusive remedy under or with respect to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and it shall not be
entitled to pursue, and hereby expressly waives to the fullest extent permitted
by law, any and all rights that may otherwise be available either at law or in
equity with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
each party hereto waives to the fullest extent permitted by Law any claim or
cause of action which it might otherwise assert, including, without limitation,
under the common law or federal or state securities, trade regulations or other
Laws, by reason of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
except for claims and causes of action brought pursuant to this Article IX. In
no event shall the parties hereto be entitled to rescind this Agreement.
9.6 Arbitration. In the event of any dispute concerning this
Agreement, its effect or the transactions contemplated by it, such dispute
shall be settled by arbitration conducted in New York City, New York, before a
panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the then applicable provisions of
the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") using the rules of procedure of
the State of New York. Each of Acquiror and Seller will appoint one
arbitrator, and those two arbitrators will appoint a third arbitrator. In the
event that the two arbitrators cannot agree on a
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third arbitrator within 10 days following the appointment of the second
arbitrator, then the third arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in
accordance with its then applicable rules. If either Acquiror or Seller fails
to appoint an arbitrator within 45 days after written notice from one party to
the other party detailing the dispute, the arbitrator chosen by that other
party shall act as the sole arbitrator. Punitive or exemplary damages will not
be permitted under any circumstances. All determinations made by a majority of
the arbitrators shall be final, conclusive and binding on Acquiror and Seller
with costs paid by the party who does not prevail in the arbitration.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Schedules
hereto and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. It is agreed that neither
party has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation,
warranty or undertaking of the other party which is not expressly set forth in
this Agreement.
10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to
any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile) and signed by or
on behalf of the party giving it and shall be given by personal delivery,
certified or registered mail or telecopy,
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if to Seller, to:
Lafarge S.A.
00, xxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
X.X.00
00000 Xxxxx, cedex 16
France
Attention: Directeur des Affaires Juridiques
Telecopy: (00-0) 00-00-00-00
with a copy to:
Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
3500 Sun Trust Plaza
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
if to Acquiror, to:
Lafarge Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify
for that purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. Each such notice,
request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile
transmission, three hours after the time of dispatch to the facsimile number
specified in this Section 10.2 provided the appropriate confirmation is
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received, or (ii) if given by any other means allowed under this Section 10.2,
twenty-four hours after being sent to the address specified in this Section
10.2.
10.3 Amendments; No Waivers.
(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or
waived prior to the Closing Date if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is
in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by Seller and Acquiror or
in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be
effective.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
10.4 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such cost or expense.
10.5 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of
the other parties hereto.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement
to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended
to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto or their respective
successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
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10.6 Certain Interpretive Matters.
(a) Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all
references in this Agreement to Sections, Articles or Schedules are to
Sections, Articles or Schedules of or to this Agreement, (ii) each term defined
in this Agreement has the meaning ascribed to it, (iii) each accounting term
not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for
Western Mobile, Inc. and its subsidiaries and United Kingdom generally accepted
accounting principles for the other Companies and (iv) words in the singular
include the plural and vice versa. All references to "$" or dollar amounts
will be to lawful currency of the United States of America. The Schedules
referenced in this Agreement are incorporated in this Agreement as of the date
of its execution and constitute an integral part hereof. No investigation by
the parties hereto made heretofore or hereafter shall affect the
representations and warranties of the parties which are contained herein, and
each such representation and warranty shall survive such investigation.
(b) Titles and headings to Articles and Sections herein
are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to be a
part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of, or against, any of
the parties hereto by reason of the extent to which any such party or its
counsel participated in the drafting thereof or by reason of the extent to
which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft hereof or
thereof.
10.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the internal substantive law of New York
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under principles of conflict
of laws applicable thereto. Subject to Section 9.6,
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each of Seller and Acquiror agrees that the Courts of New York are to have
nonexclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise in connection
with this Agreement.
10.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have
received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.
10.9 Knowledge. For purposes of this Agreement, "to the knowledge
of Seller" or similar phrases shall mean the knowledge of the persons
identified on Schedule 10.9(a) and "to the knowledge of Acquiror" or similar
phrases shall mean the knowledge of the persons identified on Schedule 10.9(b).
10.10 Confidentiality. Each of Seller and Acquiror agrees to
maintain in strict confidence any and all information each party learns or
discovers about the other or its respective Affiliates during the course of the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and agrees to abide by
the terms and conditions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement. This
Section 10.10 shall not apply to any information that is, or could reasonably
be, learned or discovered through any independent source that is not obligated
to maintain such information as confidential.
10.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is determined by a Governmental Entity to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will in
no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
REDLAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:
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Title:
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LAFARGE CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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LAFARGE S.A.
By:
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