THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS AGREEMENT
THIS
EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS MARKED WITH “*” AND BRACKETS AND HAS
BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
THIS THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made
as of the 21st day
of December, 2008, by and between C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., a Vermont
corporation having an address at 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000 (“C&S”), and The
Penn Traffic Company, a Delaware corporation having an address at 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Penn
Traffic”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, C&S and Penn Traffic have
entered into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 17,
2008 (the “APA”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the APA, Penn
Traffic has sold to C&S, and C&S has purchased from Penn Traffic, all of
Penn Traffic’s right, title and interest in and to substantially all of the
assets owned by Penn Traffic relating to the Wholesale Business (including,
without limitation, the Customer Agreements), effective as of the Closing
Date;
WHEREAS, Penn Traffic and C&S have
entered into that certain Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date
hereof (the “TSA”), whereby Penn
Traffic will provide certain retail support, accounting, administrative and
other transition services to or for the benefit of C&S following the Closing
with regard to the Wholesale Customers, any New Customers and the Wholesale
Business;
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the
obligations of C&S and Penn Traffic to consummate the closing under the APA
that C&S and Penn Traffic enter into this Agreement, which generally
provides for Penn Traffic to act as bailee and warehouseman for C&S, and to
provide certain warehouse, distribution and related services to or for the
benefit of C&S following the Closing with regard to the Wholesale Customers,
any New Customers and the Wholesale Business;
WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used but
not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the APA;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants, agreements and warranties herein contained, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows, effective as of the Closing Date:
SECTION 1. BAILMENT;
WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES.
1.1 General
Intent. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties intend that
(i) the warehouse, transportation and distribution services provided by Penn
Traffic hereunder shall include, but not be limited to, all warehouse,
transportation and distribution services that Penn Traffic was performing with
regard to, or for the benefit of, the Wholesale Customers and/or the Wholesale
Business within the twelve (12) months prior to the Closing Date (the “Trailing 12 Months”)
(collectively, such warehouse, transportation and distribution services are
referred to herein as the “Services”), and (ii)
this Agreement constitutes a bailment of the Merchandise (as defined
herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Services shall not include any procurement services that were provided by Penn
Traffic to such Wholesale Customers and/or the Wholesale Business prior to the
Closing Date (except as provided in Sections 1.8 and 1.9 below).
1.2 Scope of
Services. C&S will procure Merchandise for its Wholesale
Customers and any New Customers that C&S will cause to be shipped to Penn
Traffic’s facilities in Xxxxxx, Pennsylvania (the “Xxxxxx Facility”) and
Syracuse, New York (the “Syracuse Facility,”
and, together with the Dubois Facility, the “Facilities,” or,
individually, a “Facility”). The
Services provided by Penn Traffic shall include, but not be limited to,
providing sufficient space in its Facilities (or outside storage), together with
all related labor, management, materials, equipment and/or services, necessary
or appropriate to receive, sort, store, select, load, seal, route, deliver and
otherwise distribute Merchandise to all Wholesale Customers and any New
Customers of C&S, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement. In the furnishing of such Services, (i) Penn Traffic will
retain responsibility for all employees, Facility and storage leases, material
handling and transportation equipment, contracts and all other liabilities
associated with the Facilities and any outside storage, (ii) C&S will not
operate the Facilities, nor shall it have any liability related to any
warehouse, maintenance, support, distribution, storage (including outside
storage) or inbound and outbound transportation related matters, and (iii) Penn
Traffic shall be responsible for inbound inspection of Merchandise and any and
all other quality control. In performing the Services, Penn Traffic
will comply with all Specifications (as such term is defined in the Supply
Agreement Amendment) and
with any product specifications provided by C&S from time-to-time, and with
all specifications and regulations under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities
Act guidelines (“PACA
Guidelines”); provided, that to the extent that C&S provides product
specifications different from the Specifications and the PACA Guidelines from
time-to-time, and compliance with such specifications require Penn Traffic to
incur incremental Costs that are unique to the Wholesale Customers and any New
Customers, C&S shall pay such incremental Costs to Penn Traffic pursuant to
Section 5 hereof.
1.3 Service
Standards. Penn Traffic covenants and agrees that it shall
perform the Services (i) in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and rules (and Penn
Traffic shall maintain all permits and licenses necessary to enable Penn Traffic
to provide such Services and operate the Facilities), and (ii) with the same
degree of care, promptness, accuracy, skill and diligence and in substantially
the same manner as such services were provided to the Wholesale Customers and/or
the Wholesale Business (including the businesses associated with the Customer
Sandwich Leases and the Facilities, and the assets used in providing and
services to be provided hereunder and under the Transition Services Agreement)
during the Trailing 12 Months (without any material deterioration in quality or
promptness). To the extent that Big M Supermarkets, Inc. was, within the
Trailing 12 Months, performing any of the Services to the Wholesale Customers,
Penn Traffic shall provide such Services after the Closing Date in accordance
herewith.
1.4 Customer Agreements.
To the extent that any Services provided hereunder will be performed by Penn
Traffic directly to or for the benefit of the Wholesale Customers, Penn Traffic
will provide C&S and/or each Wholesale Customer with a level and scope of
Services after the Closing Date that is equal to the greater of (i) the level
and scope of Services that such Wholesale Customer was receiving within the
Trailing 12 Months, and (ii) the level and scope of Services that are required
under or pursuant to the terms of any Customer Agreement in effect with such
customer as of the Closing Date.
1.5 Same Business
Practices. Penn Traffic will not prefer or advantage the
Corporate Stores over the Wholesale Customers or the New Customers in its
provision of the Services hereunder except to extent it did so in the Trailing
12 Months. Penn Traffic will employ the same business practices with
respect to the Facilities and/or the Services after the Closing as Penn Traffic
employed while it was operating the Wholesale Business during the Trailing 12
Months [*].
1.6 Definition of
Merchandise. As
used in this Agreement, “Merchandise” shall
mean items in the following categories procured or purchased by C&S for
re-sale in the Wholesale Business: grocery, bakery, candy, spices, store
supplies, fresh meat, deli, seafood, produce, dairy, floral, frozen (mainline),
frozen bakery, ice cream, frozen meat, frozen seafood, ice and certain other
merchandise purchased by C&S. Merchandise that is delivered by
Penn Traffic to Wholesale Customers and New Customers under this Agreement is
referred to herein as “Delivered
Merchandise.” Merchandise that is picked up at the Facilities
by the Wholesale Customers or New Customers under this Agreement is referred to
herein as “Pick-Up
Merchandise.”
1.7 C&S Ownership of
Merchandise. C&S shall at all times have and maintain all
right, title and interest in, to and under the Merchandise stored at the
Facilities. Penn Traffic shall keep the Facilities and Merchandise
free from all liens and encumbrances, including, but not limited to, any
landlord’s, warehouseman’s, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens. Penn
Traffic hereby expressly disclaims and waives all right, title and interest in
and to the Merchandise and agrees that it will not take any action or suffer or
permit any condition to exist which gives rise to any claim adverse to C&S’s
title in, to or under or right to possession of the Merchandise including,
without limitation, any landlord’s, warehouseman’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s or
other lien, claim or encumbrance Penn Traffic may have under applicable law.
Further, Penn Traffic shall, and agrees to use reasonable efforts to cause its
lender(s), landlord(s) or any other third party in C&S’s reasonable
discretion to, cooperate with C&S and execute any reasonable written
agreement, instrument or statement or do any other acts reasonably deemed
necessary to effectuate this provision (including, without limitation, obtaining
lien waivers from any landlords at the Facilities in favor of C&S, together
with a right of access to the Facilities in the event that C&S deems such
access appropriate or necessary to the inspection, removal or custody of the
inventory). [*].
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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1.8 Tobacco. The
parties acknowledge that Merchandise does not include cigarettes or other
tobacco products, which Penn Traffic will continue to own and store at its
Facilities after the Closing Date. Beginning on the Closing Date,
Penn Traffic will procure, purchase, stamp, handle, receive, sort, store,
select, load, seal, route, deliver and otherwise sell and distribute cigarettes
and other tobacco products to or for the Wholesale Customers and any New
Customers. Penn Traffic (i) will invoice the Wholesale Customers and
any New Customers for the cigarettes and other tobacco products that Penn
Traffic sells to such customers and they will be instructed to remit payment to
Penn Traffic, and (ii) will provide the same level and scope of services to the
Wholesale Customers (and any New Customers) with regard to the cigarette and
tobacco purchases as Penn Traffic was providing to the Wholesale Business prior
to the Closing (and subject to any reasonable requests from the Wholesale
Customers and any New Customers following the
Closing). [*].
1.9 Additional
Products. The parties acknowledge that Merchandise does not
include products that, as of the date of the Supply Agreement Amendment, (i) are
seasonal GM or specialty products procured by Penn Traffic, or (ii) are products
supplied by cross-dock vendors as of the date of the Supply Agreement Amendment,
or converted from a warehouse item to cross-dock pursuant to Section 1.3(a) of
the Supply Agreement Amendment (collectively, “Additional
Products”). Beginning on the Closing Date, Penn Traffic will
arrange, manage, handle and distribute the Additional Products on behalf of
C&S for the Wholesale Customers and any New Customers and provide the
Services hereunder to C&S with regard to such Additional Products, all
consistent with past practice. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, C&S may elect at any time after the date of this Agreement to
begin to procure and purchase all or a portion of the Additional Products on
behalf of the Wholesale Customers and any New Customers, in which case Penn
Traffic shall only be responsible for providing the Services hereunder to
C&S with regard to such Additional Products that C&S procures and
purchases and such Additional Products shall be deemed Merchandise for all
purposes hereunder.
SECTION 2. TERM.
2.1 Term. The
“Term” of this
Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and will end on the earlier of: (a)
the date the Supply Agreement Amendment expires or otherwise terminates in
accordance with its terms, and (b) the date this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 12 hereof; provided, that, if the Supply
Agreement Amendment is terminated, then C&S may, in its sole discretion,
elect to continue this Agreement in full force and effect until the earlier of:
(x) October 8, 2016, (y) such earlier time as C&S shall designate, and (z)
the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12 hereof (the date of
any such expiration or termination of this Agreement, the “Termination
Date”).
2.2 Contract Quarters; Contract
Years. All targets, thresholds, commitments, amounts due and
other obligations under this Agreement shall be measured in Contract Years and
Contract Quarters, as applicable. Each “Contract Year” means Penn Traffic’s
fiscal year which is a 52-week period (or 53-week period every five to six
years) that runs through the Saturday nearest the end of
January. Each Contract Year is comprised of four (4) Contract
Quarters. A “Contract
Quarter” means Penn Traffic’s
four (4) fiscal quarters, which together comprise Penn Traffic’s fiscal
year. The “Initial Contract
Year” shall be the period beginning on February 1, 2009 and continuing
through January 30, 2010. The period commencing with the date of this
Agreement and continuing through January 31, 2009 shall be referred to as the
“Ramp-Up
Period.” The Ramp-Up Period shall be treated as a “stub
period” and all amounts calculated on a Contract Year basis shall be prorated
accordingly for the Ramp-Up Period. Similarly, any shortened Contract
Year due to a termination of the Agreement shall be a treated as a “stub period”
and all amounts calculated on a Contract Year basis shall be prorated
accordingly.
SECTION 3. ALLOCATION
OF [*]
COSTS.
3.1 General
Intent. Penn Traffic and C&S intend to establish with this
Agreement, as of the Closing Date, a transparent relationship with respect to
the costs related to the Services. [*]. The parties
acknowledge that neither this Section 3 nor the Schedules provided for in this
Section 3 are intended as a budget or estimate of the costs of the Services
hereunder for the Ramp-Up Period, or any Contract Year or stub period (which is
separately addressed at Section 4 below).
3.2 [*].
3.3 [*].
3.4 [*].
3.5 [*].
3.6 [*].
SECTION 4. INITIAL
APPROVED BUDGET AND ANNUAL BUDGETS.
4.1 Initial Approved
Budget. During the Ramp-Up Period, the parties shall operate in
accordance with the budgeted costs and income items set forth in the interim
budget set forth on Schedule 4.1 attached
hereto (the “Interim
Budget”), and subject to the reconciliations set forth in Section
4.5. During the Initial Contract Year, Penn Traffic and C&S shall
operate in accordance with the budgeted costs and income items set forth on an
initial budget to be mutually adopted on or prior to January 28, 2009 (the
“Initial Approved
Budget”), which Initial Approved Budget shall be consistent in form and
substance with the P&L Statements and the designated line items of [*] and
[*] contained therein. All future Approved Budgets (as such term is
defined herein) will comport with the form of the Initial Approved Budget, and
will include the same budget summary and categories of expenses and revenues,
subject to modifications mutually agreed to by the parties. The
Initial Approved Budget and each subsequent Approved Budget shall cover periods
corresponding to Penn Traffic’s fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday nearest
the end of January in each year.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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4.2 Costs; Budget and
Remuneration Procedures Generally. C&S shall be responsible for its
allocable share of the documented [*] and [*], based upon the then current [*]
for [*] and [*], relating to the performance of the Services during the term of
this Agreement (such allocable portion of the [*] and the [*], are,
collectively, the “Costs”) and
accordingly, C&S will pay Penn Traffic for the Costs incurred by Penn
Traffic, together with other remuneration due under this Agreement, in the time
and manner set forth in Section 5 below. Annual budgets, consisting
of the Initial Approved Budget and all subsequent Approved Budgets, shall be
prepared, agreed upon and reviewed in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Section 4. This Section 4 also sets forth certain
procedures for the parties to establish the Approved Budgets and Flex Budgets
(as such term is defined herein). [*].
4.3 Initial Approved Budget and
Annual Approved Budgets. The Initial Approved Budget is
applicable to the Initial Contract Year, and is comprised of eleven (11)
separate budgets that are consistent with the form and substance of the eleven
(11) P&L Statements (including, but not limited to, the same designation of
the line items of [*] and [*] as are contained in the P&L
Statements). For purposes of determining the estimated Costs to be
paid by C&S through the Weekly 3PL Statements (as such term is defined
herein), the Initial Approved Budget (and each Approved Budget) shall set forth
the projected [*] for the Contract Year, which cost allocations shall be
reconciled and adjusted in accordance with Section 4.5. For each
Contract Year following the Initial Contract Year, an annual budget will be
prepared in accordance with the Initial Approved Budget format (each such annual
budget, as approved by the parties, an “Approved
Budget”). For the purposes of this Agreement, all calculations
related to the Approved Budget and any other matters in connection with the
terms of this Agreement shall be calculated consistent with GAAP and the manner
in which such calculations were made by Penn Traffic during the period of FYE
2008 (subject to the Schedules attached hereto).
4.4 Flex Budgets; Fuel;
Emergency Expenditures.
(a) Flexing an Approved
Budget. Any Approved Budget (including the Initial Approved
Budget) or Flex Budget will be adjusted at any time for any of the following
factors (any such budget as adjusted hereby, a “Flex
Budget”):
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i)
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changes
in regulatory requirements, compliance with GAAP, and compliance with Laws
(provided such adjustment is not required to correct Penn Traffic’s
non-compliance with applicable laws in existence at the time of the last
Approved Budget, including the Initial Approved
Budget);
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ii)
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market
fluctuations in Penn Traffic’s actual cost of fuel, or any other
uncontrollable costs;
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iii)
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Emergency
Expenditures (as such term is defined
below);
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iv)
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Any
decrease or increase in actual case volume during any Contact Quarter by
the Wholesale Business or the Retail Business from the budgeted volume for
such Contract Quarter, as
applicable;
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v)
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any
other such similar factors as may be mutually determined by Penn Traffic
and C&S in connection with providing the
Services.
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Each Flex
Budget prepared and delivered by Penn Traffic to C&S will be deemed to be
approved by C&S, unless C&S objects in good faith in writing to such
Flex Budget within fifteen (15) days after date of delivery. If
C&S so objects, Penn Traffic will use good faith efforts to resolve such
objection with C&S, and will thereafter prepare and deliver a second Flex
Budget and C&S will have an additional fifteen (15) days to object in good
faith, and this process may continue unless and until C&S approves the last
Flex Budget presented by Penn Traffic or C&S does not object in good faith
to such last presented Flex Budget within the fifteen (15) day period following
the delivery date of such budget to C&S, and such last presented Flex
Budget, at the end of such fifteen (15) day period, will thereafter be and is
deemed by the parties hereby to be, the Flex Budget to be utilized by the
parties for all purposes requiring the utilization of an Approved Budget or Flex
Budget under this Agreement, until the next Approved Budget or Flex Budget as
the case may be. Until a Flex Budget is determined as set forth
above, the Approved Budget or Flex Budget, as applicable, for the then current
Contract Year shall remain in full force and effect, subject to Sections 4.5 and
4.7 hereof; provided, that, if a
superseding Flex Budget has not been approved and the Actual Costs, as
indicated by the most recent Monthly P&L, deviate (in either
direction) from then current Approved Budget or Flex Budget, as
applicable, by more than $[*] per month for any consecutive [*]
period, then such Approved or Flex Budget shall automatically be
adjusted in the direction of such deviation for the remainder of the months
covered by such budget in a monthly dollar amount equal to [*] (or until such
time as a new Flex Budget is approved in accordance herewith).For clarification,
during any Contract Year, each Flex Budget shall supersede and replace in its
entirety the immediately preceding Approved Budget or Flex Budget, until the
next Approved Budget or the Flex Budget, as the case may be.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(b) [*].
(c) Emergency
Expenditures. An “Emergency
Expenditure” shall be any cost, expense or liability incurred by Penn
Traffic in an emergency in connection with the performance of the Services which
Penn Traffic deems, in its reasonable business judgment, necessary in order to
(i) protect or preserve the Merchandise, any Facility or any fixed assets used
in connection with the performance of the Services, (ii) comply with any Laws,
(iii) avoid harm to persons or property, whether employed or engaged by, owned
by or related to C&S, Penn Traffic or a third party, or (iv) otherwise
perform the Services. The parties will make a good faith effort to
include Emergency Expenditures in a Flex Budget. In any event,
Emergency Expenditures will be billed to C&S in accordance with the monthly
reconciliation as set forth in Section 4.5(a), subject to all other terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
4.5 Reporting of
Variances.
(a) Monthly
Reconciliations. Within twenty (20) days of the end of each Penn Traffic
monthly fiscal accounting period, Penn Traffic shall provide to C&S a
detailed report prepared in a manner consistent with the form and substance of
the P&L Statements (the “Monthly
P&L”)containing a comparison of variances between (i) Costs actually
incurred by Penn Traffic in performing the Services (the “Actual Costs”) and
(ii) Costs set forth in the Approved Budget for the applicable immediately
preceding monthly period or the Flex Budget for the immediately preceding
monthly period, if applicable. The report shall include a comparison
between the estimated [*] and the actual [*] for the [*] (which allocation for
[*] shall only change based upon Store conversions in accordance with Section
3.4 herein) and [*] for such fiscal accounting period, and make any necessary
reconciliations to account for differences between the estimated and actual [*]
for such fiscal period. If PT’s Actual Costs (including unbudgeted
Emergency Expenditures) set forth on the Monthly P&L for such monthly fiscal
accounting period were less than the amount of Costs set forth on the Approved
Budget (or Flex Budget, as applicable) paid by C&S for such fiscal
accounting period (an “Over-payment”), Penn Traffic shall deduct the
Over-payment from the next [*] (and provide C&S with notice of such
deduction). If Penn Traffic’s Actual Costs (including unbudgeted Emergency
Expenditures) set forth on the Monthly P&L for such fiscal accounting period
were greater than the Costs set forth on the Approved Budget (or Flex Budget as
applicable) which were paid by C&S for such fiscal accounting period, (an
“Under-payment”), Penn Traffic shall increase the next [*] by such Under-payment
(and provide C&S with notice of such increase).
(b) Quarterly
Reconciliations. Within forty-five (45) days of the end of
each Contract Quarter, Penn Traffic will provide to C&S a report reconciling
the Monthly P&Ls for such Contract Quarter and either (i) deduct from the
next [*] an amount equal to the amount by which Penn Traffic’s Actual Costs set
forth on the Monthly P&Ls for such Contract Quarter were less than the
amount of Costs set forth on the Approved Budget (or Flex Budget as applicable)
for such Contract Quarter paid by C&S (and provide C&S with notice of
such deduction), or (ii) increase the next [*] by the amount by which Penn
Traffic’s Actual Costs set forth on the Monthly P&Ls for such Contract
Quarter were in excess of the Costs set forth on the Approved Budget (or Flex
Budget, as applicable) for such Contract Quarter and paid by C&S for such
Contract Quarter (and provide C&S with notice of such increase), in either
case of (i) or (ii) taking into account any amounts previously reconciled by the
parties in connection with the monthly
reconciliations. [*] Quarterly reconciliations will be
completed in conjunction with the closing of the accounts for the Penn Traffic
fiscal quarter.
(c) Year-End
Reconciliations. Within ninety (90) days of the end of each
Contract Year, Penn Traffic will provide to C&S a report reconciling the
final Contract Quarter for such Contract Year and the entire Contract Year and
either (i) deduct from the next [*] an amount equal to the amount by which Penn
Traffic’s Actual Costs for such Contract Year were less than the amount of Costs
set forth on the Approved Budget (or Flex Budget, as applicable) for such
Contract Year paid by C&S (and provide C&S with notice of such
deduction), or (ii) increase the next [*] by the amount by which Penn Traffic’s
Actual Costs for such Contract Year were in excess of the Costs set forth on the
Approved Budget (or Flex Budget as applicable) for such Contract Year and paid
by C&S for such Contract Year (and provide C&S with notice of such
increase), in either case of (i) or (ii) taking into account any amounts
previously reconciled by the parties in connection with the monthly and
quarterly reconciliations. [*]. The year-end
reconciliations will be completed in conjunction with the closing of the
accounts for the Penn Traffic fiscal year, which is coterminous with the
Contract Year.
(d) Review of
Reconciliations. Within seven (7) days after the receipt of
each of the monthly and quarterly reconciliation reports or within fourteen (14)
days after the receipt of the yearly reconciliation report, representatives of
the parties shall meet to review the report. Penn Traffic will, upon
reasonable request, provide documentation of costs incurred (e.g., general
ledger) to support the reconciliations. The parties will discuss, in
good faith, any failure by Penn Traffic to reasonably support the
reconciliations with reasonably requested documentation, and whether any
purported Costs should be reversed or increased through an adjustment to the
[*], similar to the manner provided in the preceding
subsections. [*].
4.6 Preparation of Subsequent
Approved Budgets. At least 30 days prior to the end of the
Initial Contract Year, and each subsequent Contract Year thereafter, Penn
Traffic and C&S will begin to meet to review the Approved Budget prepared by
Penn Traffic for the upcoming Contract Year. The parties shall use
their reasonable best efforts to complete the approval process within the [*]
period immediately prior to the commencement of the upcoming Contract Year (such
commencement date, the “Budget Approval
Deadline”, unless the Budget Approval Deadline is some other date agreed
upon by the parties hereafter). Upon the issuance of the initial
draft Approved Budget by Penn Traffic, such Approved Budget will be subject to
revision as necessary by the parties, upon each party’s good faith request for
adjustments or modifications, until the Budget Approval
Deadline. Prior to the [*] period preceding the Budget Approval
Deadline, Penn Traffic will make a final presentation of the Approved Budget to
C&S. If such Approved Budget is approved by C&S or if C&S
does not object in good faith during the [*] period preceding the Budget
Approval Deadline, such presented budget will be as of the Budget Approval
Deadline, and is deemed by the parties hereby to be, the Approved Budget to be
utilized by the parties for the upcoming Contract Year, subject to approval of
such Approved Budget by the board of directors of Penn Traffic. Penn
Traffic shall keep its board of directors apprised of the status of the draft
Approved Budget during the budget process and present the board of directors
with the final Approved Budget, as approved by C&S, for approval prior to
the Budget Approval Deadline. The parties understand and agree that
timely completion of the Approved Budget is a critical component of the
transparent relationship between the parties, and that if there is a delay in
the budgeting process the parties will dedicate whatever executive-level
resources are necessary to ensure timely completion. Until such
subsequent Approved Budget is determined as set forth above, the Approved Budget
for the immediately preceding Contract Year shall remain in full force and
effect. For clarification, each Approved Budget, once determined,
shall supersede and replace in its entirety the immediately preceding Approved
Budget or Flex Budget, until the next Approved Budget or Flex Budget, as the
case may be.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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4.7 Excess
Costs. The parties will meet on a periodic basis to review
actual performance against the Approved Budget or Flex Budget, as applicable. To
the extent that the Actual Costs, in total, exceed the budgeted Costs in any
Approved Budget after taking into account any Flex Budget described above, in
total, such excess shall be regarded herein as “Excess
Costs.” Penn Traffic covenants that it will at all times use
good faith efforts to avoid, or minimize, Excess Costs to the greatest extent
possible; provided however that the parties acknowledge that certain Costs are
difficult or, in some cases, not possible for Penn Traffic to control, including
but not limited to, inflation in the cost rate of fuel, electricity or like
commodities (e.g., natural gas); costs related to materially adverse weather
conditions; costs related to actions or omissions on the part of C&S;
medical-related inflation; costs related to start-up activities
(e.g., hiring, training, and related productivity); costs relating to changes in
regulatory requirements, compliance with GAAP, and compliance with laws
(provided such adjustment is not required to correct Penn Traffic’s
non-compliance); and costs related to Force Majeure or Emergency Expenditures
(“Uncontrollable
Costs”). Accordingly, any review of Actual Costs against the
Approved Budget, or Flex Budget, as applicable, must take into account the
extent to which any Excess Costs were caused by such Uncontrollable
Costs. If and to the extent at the conclusion of the annual
reconciliation there are determined to be Excess Costs that were not the result
of Uncontrollable Costs, then C&S will not be required to pay for that
portion of the Excess Costs and such annual reconciliation will take into
account any necessary adjustments to reimburse C&S or reduce any amounts
payable to Penn Traffic for that portion of such Excess
Costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if one or more single line
items of Costs materially exceed the Approved Budget (as Flexed) for such
Cost(s) due to Penn Traffic’s wrongful neglect or intentionally wrongful
actions, then C&S shall have no responsibility to pay for the amount so
caused.
SECTION 5. BILLING
AND PAYMENT.
5.1 Weekly 3PL
Statements. Each Sunday, Penn Traffic shall electronically
transmit to C&S a statement (the “Weekly 3PL
Statement”) for all billing amounts (which includes all Costs of the
Services and any other billing amounts provided for hereunder) for the
immediately preceding seven days (collectively, the “Weekly 3PL Statement
Amount”).
5.2 Payment. [*]
5.3 Miscellaneous Billing and
Payment Matters. Time is of the essence. If any
payment (including, but not limited to, the credits described in Section 5.2
above) by C&S is in default, Penn Traffic shall have the right (which rights
shall be nonexclusive, cumulative of and additional to all other remedies) to
defer further Services until all payments in default have been made or to
terminate this Agreement as provided in Section 12.2(b)
hereof. [*]. Penn Traffic or C&S shall give notice to
the other party of any billing adjustments it believes should be made, and the
parties shall attempt to reach agreement on any adjustments within seven (7)
days. Notwithstanding the above, Penn Traffic will not have the right
to defer Services unless the payment default cumulatively exceeds $[*], and for
any cumulative payment default greater than $[*] but less than $[*], Penn
Traffic shall be required to provide at least 1 business day (when banks in New
York are legally open) notice before deferring any Services or exercising its
right of termination under Section 12.2. Penn Traffic may immediately
exercise any of its rights under this Section 5.3 and otherwise in the event of
any payment default equal to or greater than $[*], or if any payment default has
not been cured by the next immediate Weekly 3PL Statement.
5.4 [*].
SECTION 6. BOOKS AND RECORDS;
AUDITS.
6.1 Audits. At
C&S’s expense, C&S may have Penn Traffic’s records audited to confirm
the Costs relating to the performance of the Services under this
Agreement. [*]. Any such audit will be conducted at Penn
Traffic’s premises by a nationally or regionally recognized third party auditing
firm acceptable to Penn Traffic in its reasonable discretion and any review
hereunder shall be conducted by individuals knowledgeable regarding industry
standards and customs, and such persons shall keep all such information strictly
confidential. C&S and Penn Traffic shall each have the right to
have a representative, to be mutually agreed upon by the parties, present and
participating as necessary during such audit. Upon Penn Traffic’s
request, prior to commencement of the audit, C&S agrees to require such
third party auditing firm to execute any reasonable confidentiality agreement
provided by Penn Traffic. C&S will be limited to [*] audits
during each year subsequent to the date hereof that Penn Traffic continues to
provide Services hereunder, and each audit will be limited to information
related to the [*] period immediately preceding the
audit. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event that a
discrepancy is discovered by an audit during the [*] covered by such audit, then
the audit may include prior periods (up to a total of [*] years) but only to
verify that the same discrepancy had not occurred during such prior
periods. If the same error is found in the [*] prior years, then
C&S is authorized to recoup the monies due because of the error, as well as
reasonable associated expanded audit fees for additional transaction testing by
the third party audit firm. Unless any significant discrepancies are
found, each such audit shall be completed within fifteen (15) business
days. The parties’ mutual objective is to identify and resolve any
errors promptly after they occur rather than to rely upon the audit procedure to
identify errors.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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6.2 Books and
Records. Penn Traffic shall maintain complete and detailed
records, data, information and statements in auditable form and quality in
respect of all activities related to the provision of Services on behalf of
C&S and to all of Penn Traffic’s other obligations under this Agreement, as
information fully integrated into the overall financial statements maintained by
Penn Traffic in the ordinary course of business. Penn Traffic shall
prepare and maintain for a period of not less than [*] following the end of each
fiscal year, adequate books and records with respect to: (i) Penn
Traffic’s performance of Services under this Agreement, (ii) all
amounts charged or credited by Penn Traffic to C&S under this Agreement,
(iii) all Costs arising under this Agreement and (iv) such other records, data
or information as may be set forth under this Agreement or by C&S from time
to time. The books and records shall be maintained consistent with
GAAP, consistently applied, and shall be in a form suitable for audit, review
and copying and shall be made available as reports produced from Penn Traffic’s
overall financial statements maintained by Penn Traffic for its entire
operations in the ordinary course of business. All books and records
shall be maintained in accordance with Penn Traffic’s document retention
policy.
6.3 Access to
Facilities. In addition to the foregoing, Penn Traffic shall
provide C&S with reasonable access to Penn Traffic’s Facilities in order to
conduct inspections at C&S’ expense regarding the performance of the
Services. Such access shall be requested upon at least [*] advance
notice (the reasonableness of such notice taking into account any exigent
circumstances), shall be conducted during normal business hours and shall not
materially interfere with the conduct of the Penn Traffic’s
business.
6.4 Physical
Count. C&S, at its expense, shall have the right, upon
reasonable notice (the reasonableness of such notice taking into account
any exigent circumstances), to physically count (or require Penn Traffic to
physically count) the Merchandise in Penn Traffic’s
possession. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, C&S
shall have the further right, at its expense, to remove or transfer any
Merchandise (subject to Section 1.7 hereof), and shall have access to all Penn
Traffic records pertaining to receipts, processing, and distribution of said
Merchandise. Any differences identified as a result of the physical
count will be mutually reviewed and agreed upon between Penn Traffic and C&S
in a reasonable time period following the count.
6.5 Limitations. C&S
will be provided access to, and have the right to audit, upon reasonable notice,
any information C&S determines it needs in order to verify any of the items
listed in this Section 6; provided, however, C&S will
not be provided access to data or information relating to other customers of
Penn Traffic or information unrelated to the performance of the warehouse,
transportation and distribution services provided to the Wholesale Stores and
the Corporate Stores at or from the Facilities, [*]. Further,
notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Section 6, C&S will not be
provided access to certain proprietary, confidential or sensitive information,
as further described in Section 15.11(d).
6.6 Reporting and
Accounting. Penn Traffic conducted certain accounting and
reporting, pursuant to certain allocation methodologies employed by Penn
Traffic, during FYE 2008 with regard to the warehouse, transportation
and distribution services at the Facilities. Penn Traffic hereby covenants
and agrees to continue to perform such accounting and reporting services, using
such allocation methodologies, during the term hereof for the benefit of C&S
and/or its Wholesale or New Customers as part of the Services provided
hereunder, including but not limited to those accounting and reporting services
set forth on Schedule
6.6 attached hereto, which Penn Traffic represents are consistent with
the accounting and reporting, and underlying allocation methodologies, conducted
during FYE 2008, with the exception of sub-schedule 24 (entitled
“Warehouse & Distribution Allocation Summary”) set forth in Schedule 6.6 attached
hereto which contains certain negotiated adjustments to such
methodologies. All such reporting and accounting by Penn Traffic
under this Section 6.6 shall be with the same frequency and detail as provided
during FYE 2008.
SECTION 7. DELIVERY.
7.1 Delivery
Schedule. The Delivery Schedule shall be as set forth on Schedule 7.1(a), as
updated by mutual agreement, and the Store Polling Schedule is attached hereto
as Schedule
7.1(b). The Pick-Up Schedule is attached hereto as Schedule
7.1(c). Penn Traffic agrees that, as part of the Services, it
shall deliver the Merchandise (or, in the case of Pick-Up Merchandise, seal the
loads for pick-up at the Facilities) pursuant to the Delivery Schedule, or the
Pick-Up Schedule, as the case may be, in a manner such that the Delivery Level
(as defined below) is at least [*]% (the “Required Delivery
Level”). Penn
Traffic shall continue to generate for C&S the reports regarding deliveries
that Penn Traffic was generating internally prior to the Closing Date listed on
Schedule 7.1(d)
attached hereto.
7.2 Calculation of Delivery
Level. The actual Delivery Level, expressed as a percentage, shall equal
[*] (the “Delivery
Level”). A delivery (or pick-up) shall be considered on time
if it is delivered (or ready for pick-up) to the first or only stop for such
delivery (or pick-up) within the delivery (or pick-up) window set forth in the
Delivery Schedule (or Pick-Up Schedule, as
applicable). [*]. If Penn Traffic is late to the first
stop, it shall communicate revised ETAs to the subsequent stops. Each
[*] will be a “Measurement
Period.”
7.3 Delivery Level
Termination. If the Delivery Level is below [*] (the “Delivery Termination
Level”) for any [*] consecutive Contract Quarters, or [*]-week periods
during any [*]-week period, C&S may issue written notice to Penn Traffic of
its intent to terminate the Agreement within [*] business days of the expiration
of such applicable period for which the Delivery Level was below the
Delivery Termination Level. If, after receipt of such notice, Penn
Traffic does not achieve a Delivery Level equaling at least the Delivery
Termination Level in the [*], C&S will have the right to terminate the
Agreement following the end of such succeeding period by providing Penn Traffic
written notice thereof.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SECTION 8. WAREHOUSE
PERFORMANCE.
8.1 Scratch Rates.
[*]. Nothing herein is intended to waive or limit C&S’s rights or
remedies otherwise available under this Agreement.
8.2 Selection
Accuracy. [*]. Nothing herein is intended to waive
or limit C&S’s rights or remedies otherwise available under this
Agreement.
8.3 Code-Dating
Policies. C&S shall have the right to review and comment
on Penn Traffic’s code-dating policies in effect from time-to-time.
SECTION 9. FACILITIES,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED ISSUES.
9.1 Leaseholds. Penn
Traffic shall not assign, sublease, license, terminate or otherwise convey or
encumber its leasehold interests at the Facilities during the period that Penn
Traffic is providing any of the Services if such transaction would result in a
material breach by Penn Traffic of any of the provisions of this
Agreement. During the Term, Penn Traffic shall provide the Services
from the Facilities.
9.2 Safeguarding
Property. At all times while Merchandise is in the Facilities,
Penn Traffic is solely responsible for exercising reasonable care in
safeguarding and protecting the Merchandise against any damage, loss or injury
and theft. Further, Penn Traffic is solely responsible for
safeguarding, insuring and protecting Penn Traffic’s property, materials and
equipment that are used at the Facilities to perform the Services, and C&S
shall have no responsibility or liability therefor, other than as set forth in
Sections 3, 4 and 5.
9.3 Maintenance and
Repair. Penn Traffic shall at all times be solely responsible
for repairing and maintaining the Facilities and keeping such Facilities in good
condition with ordinary wear and tear excepted. Penn Traffic shall perform
all building maintenance and repair at the Facilities to ensure a safe, clean,
and secure work environment, and no disruption of the Services to
C&S.
9.4 Condition of
Facilities. Penn Traffic shall maintain a food grade
environment at all times in the Facilities and such Facilities shall be clean,
dry, and in orderly condition, including, but not limited to, providing a pest
control program meeting reasonable industry standards. Penn Traffic
shall adhere, in all material respects, to the requirements of any and all
applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and rules applicable to
the Facilities and the provision of the Services, including, but not limited to,
applicable food safety regulations and Federal and State Occupational Safety and
Health laws and regulations. Penn Traffic shall provide C&S with
prompt written notice of any investigation, proceeding, inspection or other
enforcement or investigatory action taken by any Federal, State or local
governmental authority in relation to the Merchandise or the
Facilities. In addition to the foregoing, C&S may engage, at its
expense, an accredited independent auditor (such as Steritech) to audit the
Facilities on a semi-annual basis, or a monthly basis if reasonably deemed
necessary by C&S. The cost of any accredited independent auditor
shall be reimbursed by Penn Traffic to C&S if the audit reveals that Penn
Traffic is not in compliance with any and all applicable Federal, State and
local laws, regulations and rules applicable to the Facilities and the provision
of the Services. Such auditor shall use recognized standards and
shall be certified in the areas of Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP’s”), Good
Agricultural Practices (“GAP’s”), Food Safety
and Security, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (“HACCP”) and Total
Quality Management Programs. If C&S notifies Penn Traffic
concerning any food safety and/or sanitation deficiencies, Penn Traffic shall
take appropriate steps to correct the problem(s) within a reasonable period of
time after being notified of such deficiencies, taking into account the
seriousness and nature of the deficiencies.
9.5 Equipment. Unless
specified otherwise here, all equipment, supplies and furnishings
necessary for Penn Traffic to operate the Facilities and perform the Services
are the sole responsibility of Penn Traffic. Penn Traffic is
responsible for maintaining such equipment in good working order.
9.6 Capacity. Penn
Traffic has the necessary capacity, facilities, employees and capital to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and such employees are legally authorized
to work in the United States in compliance with all applicable federal, state
and local laws.
9.7 Equipment and
Software. Each party shall be responsible for its own administration,
support, maintenance, software licensing and disaster recovery with respect to
its systems. C&S shall provide
any IT equipment or software, and any administration, support, maintenance,
software licensing or disaster recovery with respect thereto, required by any
C&S personnel to perform C&S’s obligations under this
Agreement. Penn Traffic shall provide any IT equipment or software,
and any administration, support, maintenance, software licensing or disaster
recovery with respect thereto, required by any Penn Traffic personnel to perform
Penn Traffic’s obligations under this Agreement. Penn Traffic shall
be responsible for developing the necessary interfaces and links so that its IT
equipment and software can interface with C&S’s current
systems. C&S will develop the necessary interfaces and build
links so that C&S’s inventory and billing systems are synchronized with Penn
Traffic’s inventory and billing systems so that Penn Traffic can transmit and
receive data consistent with C&S’s master inventory
file. [*].
9.8 Receivings. Penn
Traffic will receive all Merchandise on its loading docks consistent with Penn
Traffic’s past practices. C&S will create and send POs to Penn
Traffic. Penn Traffic will enter receivings into its warehouse
management system. Penn Traffic will adjust the POs to reflect what
was received versus what was ordered and will send the adjusted POs back to
C&S. The parties agree to review receivings on at least a
weekly basis.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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9.9 Store
Orders. Penn Traffic will be responsible for the polling
process and generating store selection orders. Penn Traffic personnel
will select orders, load and seal trucks, route and deliver the orders to the
Wholesale Customers and any New Customers, all in the ordinary course of its
business.
9.10 Billing. Penn
Traffic will issue the Weekly 3PL Statement (as defined herein) to C&S each
Sunday (as indicated in Section 4 above) for the Services
hereunder. Further, if Penn Traffic collects any amounts from vendors
or other third parties to which C&S is entitled with regard to the
Merchandise, Penn Traffic will promptly notify C&S and reduce the next [*]
or remit such funds to C&S within a reasonable period of time after receipt
of such funds.
9.11 Inventory
Responsibility. Penn Traffic will maintain inventory, price
maintenance and set-up maintenance, and handle all labeling, adjustments and
substitutions. Penn Traffic is responsible for inventory control at
the Facilities. The inventory procedures for the Facilities shall be
Penn Traffic’s current procedures attached to the Supply Agreement Amendment as
Schedule
12(b). Penn Traffic agrees to observe a warehouseman’s duty of
care under applicable New York and Pennsylvania law with respect to the
Merchandise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, each party shall be responsible for its own leftover ad product and the
disposition of unique items. The parties will work together in good
faith to allocate such leftover ad or unique items
appropriately.
9.12 Risk of Loss.
[*].
9.13 PACA. The
parties will work together to add any necessary language to the Weekly 3PL
Statement (as defined herein), account statements, purchase orders, invoices or
other documents and to take any other actions necessary to ensure that both
parties are in compliance with PACA and that, with respect to PACA regulated
commodities sold hereunder, C&S can preserve its rights to the PACA
trust.
SECTION 10. EMPLOYEES.
Penn Traffic and C&S are
independent contractors. Neither party has the right or power,
express or implied, to do any act or thing that would bind the other party,
except as expressly set forth herein. All employees at or relating to
the Facilities and all individuals otherwise employed by Penn Traffic, with the
exception of the Wholesale Employees (collectively, the “Penn Traffic
Employees”), are and will continue to be the employees solely of Penn
Traffic. In connection with the Penn Traffic Employees, Penn Traffic
acknowledges that it is responsible for complying with all federal, state, and
local common and statutory laws and regulations. Nothing in this
Agreement shall alter the status of the Penn Traffic Employees, and the Penn
Traffic Employees shall not be considered or deemed in any way to be employees
of C&S. C&S shall not exercise any authority over the Penn
Traffic Employees, including, but not limited to, selecting, engaging, fixing
the compensation of, discharging and otherwise managing, supervising and
controlling the Penn Traffic Employees and no joint employer relationship shall
exist. The Wholesale Employees will be the employees solely of
C&S. Penn Traffic shall not exercise any authority over the
Wholesale Employees, including, but not limited to, selecting, engaging, fixing
the compensation of, discharging and otherwise managing, supervising and
controlling the Wholesale Employees and no joint employer relationship shall
exist. Penn Traffic acknowledges that the Wholesale Employees
currently based in the Facilities as of the Closing will remain located in the
Facilities unless and until C&S decides to change their location
base.
SECTION 11. INDEMNITY
AND INSURANCE.
11.1 Indemnification.
Without limiting any indemnification obligations set forth elsewhere in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
(a) C&S. C&S
shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Penn Traffic and its subsidiaries and
affiliates, and its and their directors, officers, employees, servants, agents,
successors and assigns from any and all third party losses,
claims, charges and expenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
settlement (“Losses”) which are
incurred by virtue of or result from (i) C&S’ business or other operations,
incurring or accruing at any time (other than pursuant to the Related
Agreements); (ii) the inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty
made by C&S in this Agreement; (iii) the non-fulfillment of any covenant,
provision or agreement to be performed by C&S under this Agreement during
the Term; or (iv) any claims for injury to person or damage to property arising
out of or resulting from (A) acts or omissions of C&S, its employees, and
agents in any manner relating to the procurement of, handling, storage,
transportation or delivery to the Facilities (but only where C&S actually
performed, or omitted to perform, such action itself) of the Merchandise or (B)
the willful misconduct or negligent acts of C&S or its employees or agents;
provided, however, this indemnification and hold harmless shall not apply to the
extent of any claims arising from or as a result of the omission, willful
misconduct or negligent acts of Penn Traffic, its employees or
agents. Whenever Penn Traffic receives notice of a claim or demand
that would be covered by this provision, Penn Traffic shall in turn provide
C&S with prompt written notice of such claim or demand and shall tender the
defense and handling of such claim to C&S.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(b) Penn
Traffic. Penn Traffic shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless C&S and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its and their
directors, officers, employees, servants, agents, successors and assigns from
any and all third party Losses which are incurred by virtue of or result from
(i) claims of entitlement to liens and/or ownership of C&S’s inventory in
the Facilities; provided that this shall only apply to instances where C&S
can demonstrate that such Losses resulted from Penn Traffic failing to fulfill
an affirmative obligation to C&S; (ii) Penn Traffic’s business or other
operations, incurring or accruing at any time, including, but not limited to,
those relating to: (A) the Facilities or other Penn Traffic facilities, outside
storage and any real estate leases; (B) environmental matters; (C) material
handling and transportation equipment; (D) contractual obligations (other than
this Agreement or any other agreement between Penn Traffic and C&S, except
as set forth herein); (E) Penn Traffic Employees (including pension withdrawal
liability); and (F) Penn Traffic’s Corporate Stores; (iii) the inaccuracy in or
breach of any representation or warranty made by Penn Traffic in this Agreement;
(iv) the non-fulfillment of any covenant, provision or agreement to be performed
by Penn Traffic under this Agreement during the Term (including, but not limited
to, adherence to the Delivery Schedule and the Pick-Up Schedule); or (v) any
claims for injury to person or damage to property arising out of or resulting
from (A) acts or omissions of Penn Traffic, its employees, and agents in any
manner relating to the Services or (B) the willful misconduct or negligent acts
of Penn Traffic, or its employees or agents; provided, however, this
indemnification and hold harmless shall not apply to the extent of any claims
arising from or as a result of the omission, willful misconduct or negligent
acts of C&S, its employees or agents. Whenever C&S receives
notice of a claim or demand that would be covered by this provision or any other
indemnification obligation herein, C&S shall in turn provide Penn Traffic
with prompt written notice of such claim or demand and shall tender the defense
and handling of such claim to Penn Traffic.
(c) Product
Liability. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained herein, with respect to product liability claims or claims arising in
connection with any Merchandise delivered by Penn Traffic (or picked up by
customers at the Facilities) pursuant to this Agreement (including liability for
or claims of Infringement arising in connection with such products), the parties
shall look to the manufacturer and/or vendor (or broker) of such product for any
and all defense, indemnity or hold harmless claims. If the
manufacturer and/or vendor (or broker) is unable to provide such defense,
indemnification or hold harmless, then C&S agrees to defend, indemnify and
hold harmless Penn Traffic and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its and
their directors, officers, employees, servants, agents, successors and assigns
from, against, and in respect of, any such claims, absent the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of Penn Traffic. For purposes of this Section,
“Infringement”
shall mean alleged or real infringement, of any trademark, patent, copyright or
other intellectual property right.
11.2 Insurance. During
the Term, Penn Traffic shall maintain in place the insurance coverages required
by Section 13.3 of the Supply Agreement Amendment, which are incorporated herein
by reference. In addition, Penn Traffic shall maintain Warehouse
Legal Liability Insurance insuring Penn Traffic against liability for loss of or
damage to freight while in the custody, possession or control of Penn Traffic,
in customary and reasonable amounts and such policy shall not exclude coverage
for fraud, dishonesty or criminal acts of Penn Traffic’s employees, agents,
temporary labor associates, officers, and directors.
11.3 Survival. Section
11.1 above shall survive termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
12. TERMINATION.
12.1 Termination by
C&S.
(a) C&S
may terminate this Agreement without cause upon at least three (3) months
advance written notice to Penn Traffic; provided, that, any such
termination without cause may not be effective prior to February 15,
2011.
(b) C&S
may terminate this Agreement for cause (i) if Penn Traffic fails to pay any
undisputed amount or amounts cumulatively exceeding: (A) $[*] to C&S when
due, under this Agreement or the TSA or (B) $[*] to C&S when due, under the
Supply Agreement Amendment or any other agreement between Penn Traffic and
C&S or their respective controlled affiliates or subsidiaries, and such
failure continues for 1 business day (where banks in New York are legally open)
after C&S has provided Penn Traffic written notice of such failure; (ii) if
Penn Traffic has breached any material obligation (other than a payment
obligation which is covered under (i) above) under this Agreement, and, if such
breach is curable, remains uncured after thirty (30) days following written
notice of such breach from C&S; or (iii) if C&S has terminated the TSA
pursuant to Section 22(f) thereof, or the Supply Agreement Amendment pursuant to
Section 14.1(a) thereof; (iv) if Penn Traffic has filed for bankruptcy
protection or a proceeding shall be instituted against Penn Traffic
seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent and such proceeding shall remain
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, provided that C&S shall not
terminate this Agreement in such an event if Penn Traffic is otherwise in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement and Penn Traffic provides adequate
assurance of future performance under this Agreement; or (v) if General Electric
Capital Corporation or Kimco Capital Corp. or any other material credit or
lending party has declared that Penn Traffic has committed an Event of Default
as defined under its respective credit agreement with Penn Traffic and has
ceased extending Penn Traffic credit, provided that C&S shall not terminate
this Agreement in such an event if Penn Traffic is otherwise in compliance with
the terms of this Agreement and Penn Traffic provides adequate assurance of
future performance under this Agreement. If C&S terminates this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.1(b), (i) Penn Traffic shall pay any and
all amounts outstanding, charges and fees incurred through termination, and (ii)
C&S may, at its election, and after providing Penn Traffic with 1 business
day (where banks in New York are legally open) enter Penn Traffic’s Facilities
to remove its Merchandise at the Facilities, or to arrange for shipment of the
Merchandise to a third party and Penn Traffic agrees to cooperate with C&S
in its efforts to assemble and remove its Merchandise. Upon C&S’s
election, C&S may (but is not required to) offer all or a portion of the
Merchandise to Penn Traffic for purchase by Penn Traffic, calculated at
[*]. In the event that Penn Traffic declines such an offer from
C&S, and C&S then sells, liquidates or otherwise disposes of the
Merchandise first offered to Penn Traffic, Penn Traffic shall remain liable for
any deficiency resulting from such sale, liquidation or disposition of the
Merchandise as compared to the value of the Merchandise calculated at
[*]. Penn Traffic shall pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses
in conjunction with C&S’s retrieval of C&S’s Merchandise, as well as
fulfill all other obligations stated herein. The parties agree and
acknowledge that the remedies under this section are nonexclusive, cumulative of
and additional to all other rights or remedies in law or equity of C&S
(including rights or remedies afforded to C&S under the Uniform Commercial
Code (UCC)), including C&S’s right to seek and recover demonstrated lost
profits for the remainder of the Term of the Agreement. Further, all
provisions surviving termination of this Agreement (such as an indemnification
obligation) shall remain in full force and effect.
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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12.2 Termination by Penn
Traffic.
(a) Penn
Traffic may terminate this Agreement without cause upon at least three (3)
months advance written notice to C&S; provided, that, any such
termination without cause may not be effective prior to February 15,
2011.
(b) Penn
Traffic may terminate this Agreement for cause (i) if C&S fails to pay any
undisputed amount or amounts cumulatively exceeding: (A) $[*] to Penn Traffic
when due, under this Agreement or the TSA, or (B) $[*] to Penn Traffic when due,
under the Supply Agreement Amendment or any other agreement between Penn Traffic
and C&S or their respective controlled affiliates or subsidiaries, and such
failure continues for 1 business day (where banks in New York are legally open)
after Penn Traffic has provided C&S written notice of such failure; (ii) if
C&S has breached any material obligations (other than a payment obligation
which is covered under (i) above) under this Agreement, and, if such breach is
curable, remains uncured after thirty (30) days following written notice of such
breach from Penn Traffic; (iii) if C&S has filed for bankruptcy protection
or a proceeding shall be instituted against C&S seeking to adjudicate it
bankrupt or insolvent and such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed
for a period of 60 days, provided that Penn Traffic shall not terminate this
Agreement in such an event if C&S is otherwise in compliance with the terms
of this Agreement and C&S provides adequate assurance of future performance
under this Agreement; or (iv) any material credit or lending party has declared
that C&S has committed an Event of Default as defined under its respective
credit agreement with C&S and has ceased extending C&S credit, provided
that Penn Traffic shall not terminate this Agreement in such an event if C&S
is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and C&S provides
adequate assurance of future performance under this Agreement. If
Penn Traffic terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.2(b), C&S
shall pay any and all amounts outstanding and charges and fees incurred through
termination. The parties agree and acknowledge that the remedies
under this section are nonexclusive, cumulative of and additional to all other
rights or remedies in law or equity of Penn Traffic (including rights or
remedies afforded to Penn Traffic under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)),
including Penn Traffic’s right to seek and recover demonstrated lost profits for
the remainder of the Term of the Agreement. Further, all provisions
surviving termination of this Agreement (such as an indemnification obligation)
shall remain in full force and effect.
12.3 Survival. This
Section 12 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 13. FORCE
MAJEURE. Neither party shall be liable in any respect for
failures to perform hereunder directly resulting from acts of God, acts of
terrorism, acts of civil or military authority, adverse weather, fires, floods,
epidemics, quarantine restrictions, armed hostilities or riots. In
the event of any labor dispute, pickets, shut down, work stoppage or sit-in, the
parties shall collectively work together to minimize the effects of any of the
foregoing on the operation of the Wholesale Business. In the event
that the Services cannot be performed as a result of an event described in the
two preceding sentences (each, a “Force Majeure”), (i)
the affected provisions and other requirements of this Agreement shall be
suspended during the period of such Force Majeure (and performance of the
affected party shall be excused to the extent it is delayed, hindered or
prevented by any such events), (ii) Penn Traffic shall immediately notify
C&S of such event of Force Majeure and its estimated duration, (iii) C&S
shall be entitled to acquire the Services from an alternative source, at its
sole cost and expense, during the period of such Force Majeure, and (iv) C&S
shall not be obligated to pay Penn Traffic for the Services during the period of
such Force Majeure.[*]
SECTION 14. NOTICES. All
notices hereunder shall be sent by telephone (confirmed immediately in writing),
telex, facsimile copier or in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if hand-delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid and addressed as follows, unless and until either party notifies the
other in accordance with this Agreement of a change of address:
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If
to C&S:
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C&S
Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
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0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX
00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a
copy to:
General
Counsel
C&S
Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX
00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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If to
Penn Traffic:
The Penn
Traffic Company
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
With a copy to:
General
Counsel
The Penn
Traffic Company
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
SECTION
15. MISCELLANEOUS.
15.1 No
Agency. Each party shall be an independent contractor
hereunder, and this Agreement shall not be construed to create any other
relationship between the parties, as principal and agent, employee and employer,
joint venturers or otherwise. Except as expressly stated otherwise herein,
neither party is authorized to enter into agreements for or on behalf of the
other party, collect any obligation due or owed to the other party, accept
service of process for the other party, or bind the other party in any manner
whatsoever.
15.2 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of
the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction.
15.3 Interpretation. Whenever
the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
15.4 Headings. The
headings preceding the text of the paragraphs and other headings of this
Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto are for convenience of reference
only and shall not be deemed part of or in any way affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
15.5 Binding Nature;
Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by either party (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, either party
may assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate
without the other party’s consent. Subject to the foregoing consent
rights, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, as well as (i) any transferee in connection with a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of a party, (ii) any surviving corporation in
any merger or consolidation in which a party is not the surviving corporation
following such merger or consolidation, or (iii) either party upon any sale of a
controlling equity, shareholder or other ownership interest in such
party.
15.6 Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
15.7 Entire
Understanding. This Agreement, together with the APA and
Related Agreements, and the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto, sets
forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby, and this Agreement, together with the APA
and Related Agreements, and the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto,
supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relating to the
subject matter hereof (including, without limitation, that certain letter
agreement between C&S and Penn Traffic dated as of September 10, 2008, which
is hereby terminated effective as of the date hereof) and are not intended to
confer upon any other party other than the parties hereto any rights and
remedies, claims or courses of action hereunder.
15.8 Counterparts and
Execution. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when two or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered to the other parties. Any counterpart may be executed by
facsimile signature and such facsimile signature shall be deemed an
original.
15.9 Cooperation. Penn
Traffic and C&S agree to cooperate with each other and act in good faith to
implement the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to
affect a smooth, orderly and cost-efficient transfer of the Acquired
Assets to C&S.
15.10 Corporate
Authority.
(a) Penn
Traffic. Penn Traffic is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Penn Traffic has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation
of Penn Traffic, enforceable against Penn Traffic in accordance with its
terms.
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(b) C&S. C&S
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Vermont. C&S has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein. This Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of C&S, enforceable against C&S in accordance with
its terms.
15.11 Customer Relationships;
Confidential Information.
(a) Relationships. Penn
Traffic shall (i) not impair C&S’s development of positive business
relationships with the Wholesale Customers, any New Customers, the vendor
community and all other third parties involved with or relating to the Wholesale
Business, and (ii) promptly notify C&S upon the occurrence of an event which
may result in a material adverse change in the Wholesale Business or C&S’s
relationship with any Wholesale Customer or New Customer, including, but not
limited to, complaints by Wholesale Customers or New Customers. Prior
to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, C&S shall provide Penn Traffic
with prompt notice of any event which may result in a material adverse change in
the Wholesale Business or C&S’s relationship with any Wholesale Customer or
New Customer, including any complaints by or defaults in payment or performance
by such Wholesale Customers or New Customer, or if such customer ceases to be
supplied by C&S. Following the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, C&S shall provide Penn Traffic with prompt notice of any Wholesale
Customer or New Customer that ceases to be supplied by C&S. The parties
shall reasonably cooperate in resolving any customer
complaints. Penn Traffic will seek guidance, instruction and
authorization from C&S as necessary or appropriate in connection with Penn
Traffic’s provision of the Services.
(b) Penn Traffic
Confidentiality. Penn Traffic acknowledges that disclosure to
third parties of product cost, product specifications, wholesale information and
other non-public business or financial information of C&S obtained by Penn
Traffic in the course of this Agreement could have a substantial adverse effect
on C&S. Penn Traffic further acknowledges that such commercial
information obtained by Penn Traffic regarding C&S’s wholesale operations is
proprietary to C&S. Penn Traffic agrees to maintain any such
commercial information in strict confidence. Penn Traffic agrees to
restrict access to and use of any such commercial information to only those Penn
Traffic employees deemed necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under this
Agreement and further agrees to not disclose any such commercial information
except as otherwise required by law. If Penn Traffic is required by
law to disclose any confidential information, Penn Traffic shall notify C&S
and cooperate with C&S in its efforts to limit such disclosure or to seek
confidential treatment with respect to all or a portion of such confidential
information or to seek such a protective order or other remedy as may be
available by law.
(c) C&S
Confidentiality. C&S acknowledges that disclosure to third
parties of service cost, service specifications, the terms of this Agreement and
other non-public business or financial information of Penn Traffic obtained by
C&S in the course of this Agreement could have a substantial adverse effect
on Penn Traffic. C&S further acknowledges that such commercial
information obtained by C&S regarding Penn Traffic (or its affiliates or
subsidiaries) logistics operations is proprietary to Penn
Traffic. C&S agrees to maintain any such commercial information
in strict confidence. C&S agrees to restrict access to any such
commercial information to only those C&S employees deemed necessary to
fulfill its responsibilities under this Agreement and further agrees to not
disclose any such commercial information except as otherwise required by
law. If C&S is required by law to disclose any confidential
information, C&S shall notify Penn Traffic and cooperate with Penn Traffic
in its efforts to limit such disclosure or to seek confidential treatment with
respect to all or a portion of such confidential information or to seek such a
protective order or other remedy as may be available by law.
(d) Audit
Confidentiality. Without limiting the above or any other terms
of this Agreement, the reports, documents, information and materials provided to
C&S in connection with the access and audit provisions of Section
6 are highly confidential, non-public information which shall be protected from
disclosure pursuant to Section 15.11(c) above. In certain cases,
notwithstanding the execution of this Agreement and the confidentiality
obligations set forth herein, due to the sensitive nature of certain information
and/or other confidentiality obligations of Penn Traffic, Penn Traffic may not
disclose certain information to C&S in its original format. It is
the intent of the parties that to the extent Penn Traffic is prohibited or
unwilling to share certain information due to its proprietary, confidential or
sensitive nature, Penn Traffic will provide C&S with such information in a
redacted or summary format (which is still subject to C&S' confidentiality
obligation) and such redacted or summary format will be accepted by
C&S. Further, C&S agrees, upon Penn Traffic's request, to
execute any confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to
C&S. In addition to the above, C&S understands and agrees
that information related to Costs and other non-public information
related to Penn Traffic’s provision of the Services is highly sensitive and
shall be subject to a heightened level of confidentiality and restricted
access. Accordingly, in order for Penn Traffic to agree to provide
such confidential information, C&S agrees that it will allow access to such
confidential information only to those C&S employees or third party agents
who have a need to know such confidential information in connection with any
C&S' audit. All such confidential information may not be copied
or reproduced by C&S in any form, and may only be used pursuant to the uses
permitted hereunder.
15.12 Relationship
Managers. Each party will appoint an individual (each, a “Relationship
Manager”) who, from the date of this Agreement until replaced by the
appointing party, will serve as that party’s representative under this
Agreement. Each party will cause its Relationship Manager
to (i) manage and coordinate the performance of that party’s obligations under
this Agreement, and (ii) be authorized to act for and on behalf of such party
with regard to all matters under this Agreement. A party may only
replace a Relationship Manager upon seven (7) days written notice to the other
party. As of the Closing, the Relationship Manager for Penn Traffic
is Xxx Xxxxxx and the Relationship Manager for C&S is Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx.
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of Page Intentionally Blank]
[Signature
Page Follows]
*
Material omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
duly executed this Third Party Logistics Agreement under seal as of the date
first above written.
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LIST
OF SCHEDULES
Schedule
3.2
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P&L
Statements
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Schedule
3.4
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Basis
for [*]
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Schedule
3.5
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Schedule
4.1
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Interim
Budget
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Schedule
6.6
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Accounting
and Reporting
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Schedule
7.1(a)
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Delivery
Schedule
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Schedule
7.1(b)
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Store
Polling Schedule
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Schedule
7.1(c)
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Pick-Up
Schedule
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Schedule
7 .1(d)
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List
of Delivery Level
Reports
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