ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of this 7th day of January 2010 (the “Execution Date”), by and
between (i) TOPS MARKETS, LLC (or its assignee(s)), a New York limited liability
company, having a place of business at 0000 Xxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000(“Buyer”), and (ii)
THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY and its affiliated entities (collectively, “Seller”), a Delaware
corporation, as successor to P & C Food Markets, Inc., having a place of
business at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined or cross-referenced in
Exhibit A.
BACKGROUND
A. On
November 18, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), Seller
commenced voluntary cases for reorganization (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Case”) under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”), in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy
Court”) and docketed as Case No. 09-14078 (PJW) (Jointly
administered).
B. Seller
operates, among others, the supermarkets set forth on Exhibit B, some of which
contain pharmacies (collectively, the “Supermarkets,” and
collectively, the pharmacies within such Supermarkets are referred to herein as
the “Pharmacies”).
C. Buyer
desires to purchase substantially all of Seller’s assets, including the Acquired
Assets, which include, without limitation, the Supermarkets and certain of the
assets used in the operation of the Supermarkets and assume the Assumed
Liabilities from Seller, and Seller desires to sell, convey, assign and transfer
to Buyer such assets, together with the Assumed Liabilities on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. In addition, Buyer desires to act as
agent for Seller in connection with the sale or other disposition of certain of
the assets, including, without limitation, conducting going-out-of-business,
store closings, or similar sales on behalf of Seller with respect to certain of
the Supermarkets and assets of Seller, all in the manner and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with sections
105, 363 and 365 and other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the
Bankruptcy Rules, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedures and Local Rules of
the Bankruptcy Court (the “Bankruptcy
Rules”).
D. The
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities are assets and liabilities of Seller and
are to be purchased and assumed by Buyer pursuant to an order or orders, in a
form or forms reasonably acceptable to the parties (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Sale Order”),
approving such sale pursuant to sections 105, 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy
Code, free and clear of liens, claims, encumbrances and interests, except for
the Assumed Liabilities, which order will include the authorization for the
assumption by Seller and assignment to Buyer of the Acquired Contracts and
liabilities thereunder in accordance with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code,
all in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Bankruptcy Sale Order, and in accordance with other applicable
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules.
E. All
capitalized terms and phrases not defined above and as used below shall have
those meanings or definitions ascribed to each as set forth in Exhibit A
appended hereto and made a part hereof.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and their respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF THE ACQUIRED ASSETS
SECTION
1.1 Transfer of Acquired
Assets. At the Closing, and upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall acquire
from Seller, all right, title and interest of Seller in, to and under the
Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens, Claims and interests including
pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, including Sections 363 and 365 thereof, after
giving effect to the Bidding Procedures Order and the Bankruptcy Sale Order,
except for the Assumed Liabilities (except for such permitted encumbrances
identified by the Seller in Schedule 3.2(b)
hereto). “Acquired
Assets” shall mean all of the assets of Seller, wherever located
(excluding the Excluded Assets), including, without limitation, the
following:
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(a)
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All
equipment, machinery, tools, implements, registers, displays, furniture,
fixtures, forklifts, trucks, other vehicles and improvements of Seller
including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 1.1(a)
(the “Owned Machinery and
Equipment”), and all spare parts associated with the Owned
Machinery and Equipment, wherever located, including with respect to any
spare parts owned by Seller and stored with a maintenance vendor for the
Supermarkets or otherwise;
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(b)
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All
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Contracts relating to
Seller’s business set forth under Column A on Schedule 5.6 as
provided in Section 5.6, and any and all amendments, ratifications or
extensions of the foregoing, together with all rights, privileges, and
benefits of Seller thereunder (collectively, the “Acquired Contracts”)
including all records, files, folders and information of Seller that
pertain to the Acquired Contracts, and Buyer shall have to right designate
additional Acquired Contracts or otherwise modify the list of Contracts
that shall be Acquired Contracts in its sole discretion at any time prior
to Closing in accordance with Section
5.6;
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(c)
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All
right, title and interest of Seller in owned real property and all rights
of Seller under each real property lease that is designated to be an
Acquired Contract pursuant to Section 1.1(b) and Section 5.6, together
with Seller’s interests in and to all improvements and fixtures under each
such real property lease, and other appurtenances thereto, and Seller’s
rights in respect thereof;
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(d)
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All
documents that are used in, held for use in or intended to be used in, or
that arise in connection with, or are necessary to carry on or are related
to the operation of Seller’s business, including documents relating to
products, services, marketing, advertising, promotional materials,
personnel files for employees and all files, customer files and documents
(including credit information), account agreements, books and records
required to be maintained in connection with Seller’s business under
applicable law, compliance manuals, supervisory policies and procedures,
customer lists, supplier lists, records, literature and correspondence,
whether or not physically located at any of the Supermarkets, but
excluding (i) personnel files for former employees of Seller, (ii) such
files as may be required under applicable law regarding privacy, (iii)
documents which Seller is not permitted to transfer pursuant to any
contractual confidentiality obligation owed to any third party, and (iv)
any documents primarily related to any Excluded Assets; provided, however, if
Buyer determines in its sole discretion to purchase documents subject to
applicable law regarding privacy related to Seller’s business, all costs
of a privacy ombudsman to the extent that the Bankruptcy Court requires a
privacy ombudsman to be appointed shall be paid for by Buyer; provided, however, that
no decision to commence an ombudsman process shall be made if that
decision should delay closing after January 28,
2010;
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(e)
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All
Pharmacy Records, including continued access to computer files retained by
Seller for any and all other Pharmacies operated by Seller (irrespective
of whether any such Pharmacy was operated in the Supermarkets or
elsewhere) but excluding such files as may be required under applicable
law regarding privacy; provided, however, if
Buyer determines in its sole discretion to purchase Pharmacy Records
subject to applicable law regarding privacy related to Seller’s business,
all costs of a privacy ombudsman to the extent that the Bankruptcy Court
requires a privacy ombudsman to be appointed shall be paid for by Buyer;
provided,
however,
that Seller shall use all reasonable best efforts to ensure that a privacy
ombudsman is not required;
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(f)
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All
Inventory, including unexpired Pharmacy Inventory, all supplies and other
inventories not held for resale and all other items of personal property
not specifically excluded below;
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(g)
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All
Intellectual Property, including, without limitation (i) Pharmacy
Intellectual Property, (ii) all trade names and logos used and all
variations and derivations thereof, and any trademark, trade names, logos
or symbols containing such names, (iii) all POS systems, (iv) all of
Seller’s owned intellectual property related to Seller’s information
technology, which shall include without limitation, any intellectual
property, data, reports and any other information related to the
operations, provision of services and sales related to C&S and/or
sales or services to C&S’s independent wholesale customers, including
without limitation, any intellectual property, data (including all
historical data), reports or information related to merchandising,
planograms, sales, promotional data, invoicing, purchase reporting,
reportsafe data and tax reporting (the “IT”), including the
right to license such IT to any third party, including, without
limitation, C&S on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, in Buyer’s
discretion (v) all information technology equipment used in connection
with the services provided pursuant to the C&S TSA and/or the 3PL
(each as defined in the C&S Agreement) and (vi) all Intellectual
Property set forth on Schedule
1.1(g);
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(h)
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Phone
numbers for the Supermarkets and
Pharmacies;
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(i)
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To
the extent transferrable, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in
franchises, licenses, permits, approvals, consents, certificates and other
authorizations and other rights granted by the Government and all
certificates of convenience or necessity, immunities, privileges, grants
and other rights (collectively, the “Permits”), including all
software and Intellectual Property licenses and support
agreements;
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(j)
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All
deposits existing as of the Petition Date (including, with respect to
Acquired Assets, customer deposits and security deposits for rent,
electricity, telephone or otherwise) and prepaid charges and expenses of
Seller; and excluding any deposits or prepaid charges and expenses paid on
or subsequent to the Petition Date or paid exclusively in connection with
or relating exclusively to any Excluded
Assets;
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(k)
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All
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all (i) intangible rights,
inchoate rights, transferable rights under warranties made by prior
owners, manufacturers, vendors, and third persons, and (ii) rights
accruing under applicable statutes of limitation or
prescription;
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(l)
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To
the extent transferable or assignable, all insurance policies or rights to
proceeds thereof other than any policy for directors and officers
insurance, provided that Seller shall be named as an additional insured,
and retain the right to coverage for liability and costs of defense, on
any liability, products liability and errors and omissions insurance
coverage under existing policies for pre-Closing occurrences with respect
to Acquired Assets;
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(m)
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All
goodwill and other intangible assets, including, without limitation,
customer and supplier lists and the goodwill associated with Seller’s
Intellectual Property;
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(n)
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All
rights of Seller under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and
guarantees made by (a) suppliers, manufacturers and contractors or (b) by
lessors, assignors, grantors or other
parties;
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(o)
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All
data and records, including records related to employees, human resources,
merchandising, risk management, sales by department, price change history,
scan data and movement, pricing and other financial records, and any
mainframes, processors or other electronic storage of such information and
records, but excluding such files as may be required under applicable law
regarding privacy; provided, however, if
Buyer determines in its sole discretion to purchase data and records
subject to applicable law regarding privacy related to Seller’s business,
all costs of a privacy ombudsman to the extent that the Bankruptcy Court
requires a privacy ombudsman to be appointed shall be paid for by
Buyer;
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(p)
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The
right, which right may be exercised at any time and from time to time in
Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion, to provide notice to Seller (each
such notice, a “Lease
Assumption Notice”) of Buyer’s election to require Seller, under
section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, to assume and assign to a third party
(including, without limitation, Buyer) designated by Buyer (each a “Leased Property
Designee”) any or all of the Acquired Contracts (including all real
property leases that are deemed to be Acquired Contracts) at no additional
cost or expense to Buyer (except for rent and other occupancy expenses for
periods occurring after the Closing), subject to Buyer providing necessary
assurance of future performance and compliance with any other applicable
Bankruptcy Code provisions relating to Buyer’s ability to obtain an
assignment of such leases and Contracts;
and
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(q)
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All
of Seller’s rights, title and interest in and to the assets of Seller,
Sunrise Properties, Inc., Pennway Express, Inc., Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Baking
Company, Inc., Big M Supermarkets, Inc., Commander Foods Inc., P and C
Food Markets Inc. of Vermont, P.T. Development, LLC and P.T.
Fayetteville/Utica, LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) located at the
Debtors’ warehouse located in XxXxxx, Pennsylvania (the “XxXxxx Warehouse”) and
otherwise used by Debtors in connection with the operations at the DuBois
Warehouse, including without limitation, the assets listed on Schedule
2(c)-(4) of the C&S Agreement (the “XxXxxx Assets”), all
other furniture, fixtures, equipment and other personal property
including, but not limited to, racks, trade fixtures, machinery, tools,
furniture, equipment, refrigeration units, computer equipment,
applications, systems, motor vehicles, rolling stock, replacement parts,
intangible assets, including, but not limited to, any substitutions or
replacements of any of the above, that may occur within the ordinary
course of business made between the date hereof and the Closing, located
at, used with respect to or related to the XxXxxx Warehouse (collectively,
the “Equipment”),
and all of the Debtors’ right, title and interest in and to all
manufacturers’ warranties to the extent related to the Equipment and all
claims under such warranties, in each case, free and clear of all liens,
rights, interests, encumbrances and claims of third parties, other than
such permitted encumbrances identified by the Seller in Schedule 3.2(b)
hereto; provided,
that the Debtors shall transfer, convey and deliver the XxXxxx Assets and
the Equipment to C&S, as Buyer’s designee, at the Closing, other than
any transportation equipment, including, without limitation, all trucks,
trailers and other related equipment related to the XxXxxx Warehouse,
which shall be included within the definition of “Owned Machinery and
Equipment” hereunder.
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SECTION
1.2 Excluded
Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the following assets owned or used by Seller shall not be included in
the Acquired Assets (all such properties and assets being referred to as the
“Excluded
Assets”):
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(a)
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all
Cash;
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(b)
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the
assets listed on Schedule
1.2(b);
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(c)
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all
deposits relating to Excluded Assets or created after the Petition
Date;
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(d)
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all
documents primarily relating to Excluded
Assets;
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(e)
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all
Accounts Receivable;
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(f)
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all
causes of action, including, without limitation, causes of action pursuant
to chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code of Seller;
and
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(g)
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all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to any contracts to which it
is a party, other than the Acquired Contracts, including, without
limitation, the Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.2(f)
(the “Excluded
Contracts”).
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SECTION
1.3 Obligations for Acquired
Assets. From and after the Closing, except for the obligations
of Seller that may specifically exist under the Transition Services Agreement,
the Interim Operating Agreement and/or the Agency Agreement and actions taken by
Seller with respect to matters within the control of Seller (and not at the
direction of Buyer), Seller shall have no obligation, liability or
responsibility of any nature whatsoever with respect to Acquired
Assets.
SECTION
1.4 Assumption of
Liabilities. Except as described in Section 3.2(b)(viii), at
the Closing, Seller shall pay all cure obligations (“Cure Amounts”) and assume and
assign to Buyer, and thereafter after the Closing Buyer shall pay, perform and
discharge, when due, all liabilities and obligations of Seller with respect to
Acquired Assets first arising after the Closing Date, which liabilities and
obligations are required to be paid by Buyer in accordance with section 365(k)
of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Assumed Liabilities”),
provided however, that additional rent items, such as percentage rents, common
area maintenance charges, prorated taxes or other charges for which Seller may
be liable to any landlord up to the Closing Date are the responsibility of
Seller.
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SECTION
1.5 Retention of
Liabilities. Buyer is assuming only the Assumed Liabilities
and is not assuming any other liability or obligation of Seller of whatever
nature, whether presently in existence or arising hereafter, including without
limitation any Claims asserted or unasserted, known or unknown for injuries to
persons or property which are related to circumstances or events that predate
the Closing of the transaction contemplated hereunder. All such other
liabilities and obligations shall be retained by and remain liabilities and
obligations of Seller (all such liabilities are, collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”).
Without limiting the foregoing, except as expressly provided by Section 1.3
above, neither Buyer nor its Affiliates will be deemed to have assumed or be
liable for: (i) any capitalized leases not included in the Acquired Contracts,
long-term debt, current liabilities, or any other liabilities of Seller whether
or not reflected on the balance sheets of Seller or its bankruptcy schedules;
(ii) any intercompany liabilities or amounts due to Seller’s Affiliates; (iii)
any liabilities of Seller or any of its Affiliates for any employee retirement,
deferred compensation, health, welfare or other benefit plan or program to or
with respect to any former or current employees; (iv) any liabilities of Seller
or its Affiliates accruing or arising on or before the Closing Date, unless
expressly set forth as an Assumed Liability in Section 1.3 above; (v) any
liability or obligation of Seller to any broker, finder or similar party; (vi)
all Cure Amounts including all additional items of rents as described in Section
1.3 above owed by Seller, whether accrued or invoiced, up to the Closing Date
and (vii) any obligations or liabilities under any of the Excluded
Contracts.
SECTION
1.6 HSR
Filings. Buyer and Seller shall use their respective
reasonable best efforts to cause all filings required under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (as amended) (the “HSR Act”) to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby to be made no later than January 8, 2010, but
in any event, such filings shall be made no later than January 11,
2010.
ARTICLE
2. CONSIDERATION
SECTION
2.1 Purchase
Price. The aggregate consideration for the sale, transfer,
assignment and conveyance of the Acquired Assets will be (a) $85,000,000 in cash
(the “Purchase Price”),
(b) the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities, (c) the reduction of
certain claims asserted by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (“C&S”) as set forth in the
Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2010, between Buyer and C&S (the “C&S Agreement”) and (d)
the reduction of certain claims asserted by the United Food and Commercial
Workers, Local One (the “UFCW”) and the UFCW Local One
Pension Fund (the “Plan”), as set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement,
effective as of January 5, 2010, among the Buyer, the UFCW and the Plan, the
Memorandum of Agreement, effective as of January 5, 2010, and the stipulation
dated as of December 29, 2009 (the “UFCW Plan Stipulation”) among
Buyer, Seller, the UFCW and the Plan (collectively, the “Total Consideration”). The
Purchase Price shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.3 and Section
3.3(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall limit Seller’s
ability to assert or file any objection to the validity or amount of the claims
of C&S, the UFCW and/or the Plan.
SECTION
2.2 Buyer’s
Deposit. Buyer shall deliver an xxxxxxx money deposit of
$12,500,000 (the “Buyer’s
Deposit”), unless a different sum is required by order of the Bankruptcy
Court, to a third party escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) to be agreed
upon by Buyer and Seller within three Business Days of the entry of the Bidding
Procedures Order. The Buyer’s Deposit shall be held in escrow in an interest
bearing account, with accrued interest added to the Buyer’s Deposit, in
accordance with the terms of the Bidding Procedures Order.
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SECTION
2.3 Escrow
Amount.
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At
the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a portion of the
Purchase Price in an amount equal to $5,000,000 (the “Escrow Amount”). The
Escrow Amount shall be held in escrow in an interest bearing account, with
accrued interest added to the Escrow Amount and shall be released as
provided in this Section 2.3. The Escrow Amount shall be the sole source
of funds available for any reduction to the Purchase Price pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
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(b)
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If
the Closing does not occur, Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct the
Escrow Agent to release the Escrow Amount to Buyer promptly following
termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
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(i)
Within
thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and
deliver to Seller a schedule (the “Adjustment Schedule”)
setting forth its calculation of the aggregate amount of the reduction of
the Purchase Price (the “Adjustment Amount”), if
any, to be made pursuant to Section 5.1(h) hereof and describing in
reasonable detail the basis
therefor.
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(ii) Seller
shall have fifteen (15) days following receipt of the Adjustment Schedule
delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) during which to notify Buyer of any
dispute of any item contained therein, which notice shall set forth in
reasonable detail the basis for such dispute. Buyer and Seller shall cooperate
in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as possible. Upon such
resolution, a final Adjustment Schedule (the “Final Adjustment Schedule”)
shall be prepared in accordance with the agreement of Buyer and Seller and the
calculation of the Adjustment Amount, if any, based thereon shall be final and
binding on the parties. In the event Seller does not notify Buyer of any such
dispute within such fifteen (15)-day period or notifies Buyer within such period
that it does not dispute any item contained therein, the Adjustment Schedule
delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) shall constitute the Final Adjustment
Schedule and Buyer’s calculation of the Adjustment Amount, if any, based thereon
shall be final and binding upon the parties.
(iii) In
the event Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve any dispute regarding the
Adjustment Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(i) within fifteen (15)
days following Buyer’s receipt of notice of such dispute, such dispute shall be
submitted to, and all issues having a bearing on such dispute shall be resolved
by, a nationally recognized accounting firm selected jointly by Seller, the
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, the Buyer and such party shall be
disinterested (the “Referee”). In resolving any
such dispute, the Referee shall consider only those items or amounts in the
Adjustment Schedule as to which Seller has disagreed. The Referee’s
determination of the disputed items or amounts in the Adjustment Schedule and
the disputed Adjustment Amount, if any, together with any undisputed items or
amounts in the Adjustment Schedule and the undisputed Adjustment Amount, if any,
shall be final and binding on the parties and shall constitute the Final
Adjustment Schedule. The Referee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
complete its work within fifteen (15) days following its engagement. All fees
and expenses of the Referee shall be shared equally by Seller and
Buyer.
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(iv) In
the event Buyer does not timely deliver an Adjustment Schedule in accordance
with Section 2.3(c)(i) or notifies Seller within such period that a reduction of
the Purchase Price shall not be made, Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct
the Escrow Agent to release the Escrow Amount to Seller as promptly as
possible.
(v) In
the event Buyer timely delivers an Adjustment Schedule in accordance with
Section 2.3(c)(i), as promptly as possible following the determination of the
Final Adjustment Schedule, Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct the Escrow
Agent to release (A) the Adjustment Amount, if any, to Buyer and (B) the
remainder of the Escrow Amount to Seller.
ARTICLE
3. CLOSING
AND DELIVERIES
SECTION
3.1 Closing. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place on
the first Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver by the appropriate
party of all the conditions contained in Article 7 or on such other date or at
such other place and time as may be mutually agreed to by the parties (the
“Closing Date”);
provided, however, that in no event shall the Closing Date be later than January
28, 2010 in the event that prior to or by that date Seller is prepared to
perform pursuant to Section 3.2 and all conditions to Closing in Section 7.2
have been satisfied. All proceedings to be taken and all documents to be
executed and delivered by the parties at the Closing shall be deemed to have
been taken and executed simultaneously and no proceedings shall be deemed to
have been taken nor documents executed or delivered until all have been taken,
executed and delivered.
SECTION
3.2 Seller’s
Deliveries. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver the following
to Buyer:
(a) The
sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery of the Acquired Assets,
including but not limited to the Acquired Contracts, by bills of sale, deeds,
endorsements, assignments and other instruments of transfer and conveyance in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer;
(b) A
certified copy of the Bankruptcy Sale Order. For purposes of clarity, the
Bankruptcy Sale Order shall contain the provisions, findings and orders
reasonably acceptable to the parties, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(i) that
the terms and conditions of the sale of the Acquired Assets to Buyer as set
forth herein are approved;
(ii) that
Seller holds good and indefeasible title to the Acquired Assets;
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(iii) that
the sale of the Acquired Assets to Buyer is free and clear, other than for
Assumed Liabilities, of any and all Liens, Claims, interests, and encumbrances
of any type or nature whatsoever pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
(except for such permitted encumbrances identified by the Seller in Schedule 3.2(b)
hereto) and to the extent applicable that any such Liens attach to the proceeds
of the sale;
(iv)
that the Total Consideration constitutes fair value for the Acquired
Assets;
(v) that
Buyer is acquiring none of the Excluded Assets;
(vi) that
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement were negotiated at arm’s length,
that Buyer acted in good faith in all respects and that Buyer and its assignees
and designees are entitled to the protections of Section 363(m) of the
Bankruptcy Code;
(vii) that
notice of the transactions contemplated hereby was adequate and proper under the
circumstances and was provided to all creditors and parties in interest required
to receive such notice pursuant to the Bankruptcy Rules or order of the
Bankruptcy Court, including any and all creditors holding Liens or encumbrances
on the Acquired Assets or any of them;
(viii) that
Seller is authorized to assume and assign to Buyer each of the Acquired
Contracts; provided, that (A)
Seller shall have sole responsibility for all Cure Amounts related to real
estate Contracts required to be paid in accordance with section 365(b)(1)(A) of
the Bankruptcy Code and Section 7.2(g) of this Agreement, and (B) with respect
to Contracts unrelated to real estate, (i) Buyer shall have sole responsibility
for the first $100,000 of the Cure Amounts related thereto, (ii) Seller shall
have sole responsibility for Cure Amounts related thereto in excess of $100,000
up to $600,000, (iii) with respect to Cure Amounts in excess of $600,000 related
thereto up to $1,000,000, Buyer shall be responsible for 20% of such Cure
Amounts and Seller shall be responsible for 80% of such Cure Amounts and (iv)
Buyer shall have sole responsibility for Cure Amounts related thereto in excess
of $1,000,000;
(ix) that
Seller is authorized and directed to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and to comply in all respects with the terms of this
Agreement;
(x) that
the sale process conducted by Seller and/or its agents (including any auction or
bid solicitation process) was non-collusive, fair and reasonable and was
conducted in good faith;
(xi) that
Buyer and Seller did not engage in any conduct which would allow the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be set aside pursuant to Section
363(n) of the Bankruptcy Code;
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(xii) to
the fullest extent permissible under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law,
that Buyer is not a successor to, or otherwise liable for, the debts or
obligations of Seller, including without limitation, any Claims for injuries or
losses suffered to any persons or property for incidences or circumstances that
occurred before the Closing, any environmental Claims or any labor or employment
Claims other than as specifically set forth in this Agreement with respect to
the Assumed Liabilities, and that any action threatened or commenced or claim
made against Buyer in respect of the Excluded Liabilities of Seller is and shall
be enjoined;
(xiii) to
the fullest extent permissible under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law,
that Buyer shall not be deemed a successor employer to Seller for purposes of
any liability arising under any Applicable WARN Act, or any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor or employment agreement;
(xiv) that
the Bankruptcy Sale Order is binding upon any successors to Seller, including
any Chapter 7 Trustees;
(xv) to
the fullest extent permissible under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law,
that Buyer may (i) re-brand and identify each of the respective Supermarkets,
including the installation and construction of signage or other alterations to
the premises as required by Buyer, and (ii) there shall be no restrictions or
events of default that may arise under the terms of any of the real estate
leases which arise by reason of Buyer conducting store closing sales and closing
the respective Supermarkets for the purposes of selling, remodeling, altering or
renovating the subject premises;
(xvi) that
the Bankruptcy Sale Order shall contain such provisions authorizing Seller to
enter into the Transition Services Agreement;
(xvii) to
the fullest extent permissible under the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law,
that the Bankruptcy Sale Order shall contain such provisions authorizing Seller
to enter into the Agency Agreement and provide for Buyer to conduct store
closing sales;
(xviii) that
the Bankruptcy Sale Order shall contain such provisions authorizing Seller to
enter into the Interim Operating Agreement;
(xix) that
the Bankruptcy Sale Order shall contain such provisions authorizing Seller to
enter in to the C&S Agreement and the UFCW Plan Stipulation;
and
(xx) that
the Bankruptcy Sale Order shall apply to the XxXxxx Assets (including Equipment)
and the C&S Designation Rights in substantially the same manner as they
apply to the Acquired Assets.
(c) A
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by Seller’s President,
certifying the accuracy of the matters set forth in Section 7.2(a) and 7.2(b),
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;
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(d) Good
standing certificates of Seller issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware and
the Secretary of State of New York issued within ten (10) days of the Closing
Date;
(e) A
settlement statement in form and substance satisfactory to the parties hereto,
regarding certain Closing matters;
(f) With
respect to any recorded UCC financing statement or mortgage, a UCC-3 termination
statement or mortgage release (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Seller, Buyer and their counsel) releasing the Acquired Assets from such
security interest or mortgage;
(g) Such
other bills of sale, certificates of title, documents and other instruments of
transfer and such other instruments of conveyance as Buyer may reasonably
request in order to effect the sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment to
Buyer of valid ownership of the Acquired Assets and such other documents as may
reasonably be requested by Buyer, which shall include certain powers of attorney
for temporary use of Seller’s licenses and permits with respect to the
Pharmacies, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Buyer;
(h) A
Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by Seller, substantially in the
form of Exhibit
3.2(h) attached hereto, to allow the transition of the Supermarkets and
the Acquired Assets and the operation of the business related thereto as a going
concern to Buyer (the “Transition Services
Agreement”);
(i) An
Agency Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.2(i)
attached hereto (the “Agency
Agreement”), to allow Buyer to act as the exclusive agent to Seller in
connection with the sale or other disposition of assets, including, without
limitation, the conduct of going-out-of-business, store closings, or similar
sales on behalf of Seller with respect to certain of the Supermarkets and assets
of Seller; and
(j) An
Interim Operating Agreement, duly executed by Seller, substantially in the form
of Exhibit
3.2(j) attached hereto (the “Interim Operating
Agreement”).
SECTION
3.3 Buyer’s
Deliveries.
At the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver the following to Seller:
(a) Payment
of the Purchase Price, less the Buyer’s Deposit and the Escrow Amount, by
federal funds wire transfer;
(b) An
instrument of assignment and assumption of liabilities with respect to the
Assumed Liabilities, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel
for Seller and Buyer and power of attorney form with respect to Seller’s
licenses and/or permits enabling Buyer to temporarily operate the Pharmacies
after the Closing until Buyer has obtained its own licenses and
permits;
(c) A
certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by its President, certifying
the accuracy of the matters set forth in Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b);
and
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(d) A
settlement statement in form and substance satisfactory to the parties hereto,
regarding certain Closing matters, including any adjustments to the Purchase
Price, executed by Buyer.
ARTICLE
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
SECTION
4.1 Representations and
Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby represents and warrants to
Buyer, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
(a) Corporate
Organization. Seller is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to
conduct its businesses as now conducted.
(b) Authorization and
Validity. Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and,
subject to the (i) Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders, and (ii) receipt of
all Consents to perform its obligations hereunder, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the performance of
Seller’s obligations hereunder and thereunder, has been, or on the Closing Date
will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Seller, and no
other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize
such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been duly executed
by Seller, each of the other Transaction Documents, when executed, will be duly
executed by Seller, and, subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders,
and obtaining any Consents required, each of the Transaction Documents
constitutes or, when executed and delivered by Seller will constitute, a valid
and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with
its terms. The Board of Directors of Seller has resolved to request that the
Bankruptcy Court approve this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the entry of the
Bidding Procedures Order, Seller has full power and authority to agree to pay
the Break-Up Fee.
(c) No Conflict or
Violation. Subject to the (i) receipt of all Consents, (ii)
termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act, and (iii) the
Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders, the execution, delivery and performance
by Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents does not and
will not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of Seller, (b) violate any provision of law, or any
order, judgment or decree of any Government applicable to Seller, (c) result in
or require the creation or imposition of any Liens on any of the Acquired Assets
or (d) violate or result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse
of time or both) a default under any Contract entered into by Seller after the
Petition Date, by which Seller is bound or to which the assets of Seller are
subject (except for any 363 Agreement).
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(d) Consents and
Approvals. Schedule 4.1(d) sets
forth a true and complete list of each consent, waiver, authorization or
approval of any Person and each material declaration to or filing or
registration with any Government that is required to be obtained by Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the
performance by it of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, including, without
limitation, any and all material consents and approvals that are required to be
obtained, or rights of first refusal, first offer or other similar preferential
rights to purchase that are required to be complied with, in connection with the
assignment or transfer of any Acquired Assets to Buyer in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement (collectively, the “Consents”).
(e) Compliance with
Laws. Seller is in compliance with all material applicable
laws, regulations, orders or other legal requirements to which Seller is
subject, except to the extent that Seller is unable to so comply by reason of
Seller having filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions. Seller has not received
written notice of any violation of any law, regulation, order or other legal
requirement and Seller is not in default with respect to any order, writ,
judgment, award, injunction or decree of any Government. Seller has complied in
all material respects with the requirements of all Applicable WARN Acts and
specifically provided the mandated notifications to the appropriate governmental
agencies or departments on November 18, 2009.
(f) Title to Acquired
Assets. Subject to the entry of the Bankruptcy Sale Order, at
the Closing, Seller has or will obtain good and indefeasible title to (or has
procured one or more title insurance policies, at Buyer’s expense, acceptable to
Buyer providing coverage for any defects in Seller’s title to any real estate or
leasehold interests therein) or a valid and enforceable right by Contract to use
the Acquired Assets which shall be transferred to Buyer free and clear of all
Liens. Except for the Excluded Assets, the Acquired Assets constitute all of the
assets, fixed or otherwise, presently used in, and necessary for the conduct of,
the operations of the Supermarkets as currently conducted.
(g) Legal
Proceedings. Other than the Bankruptcy Case, there is no
action, litigation, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in
equity, before or by any court, public board or body, pending or, to the best of
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting Seller or the Acquired
Assets, nor is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(h) Supermarkets. Relating
solely to the operation of the Supermarkets, Seller is not a party to any
post-petition written or oral:
(i) Contract
for the future purchase of fixed assets (other than this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents) except for any 363 Agreement;
(ii) Contracts
for the future purchase of materials, supplies or equipment other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) Contract
or other commitment for capital expenditures in excess of normal operating
requirements;
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(iv) Contract
or other commitment under which Seller is required to supply goods or products
to any customer or other person other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
or
(v) any
other Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether pre-petition or
post-petition, that is material to the business and operation of the
Supermarkets which has not been disclosed in writing to Buyer.
(i) Environmental. To
the Knowledge of Seller, no action, hearing, investigation, complaint, or notice
has been filed by or against Seller alleging any violation of, or failure to
comply with, any applicable environmental, health, and/or safety law, rule or
regulation of any Government, including but not limited to any applicable
regulation promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United
States of America and any applicable comparable State law, rule, statute or
regulation. To the Knowledge of Seller, in addition, none of the Acquired Assets
includes any underground or above ground fuel oil, petroleum or other storage
tanks or if any such fuel oil, petroleum or other storage tanks exist that they
are in full compliance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations of any
Government (including but not necessarily limited to any pertinent environmental
statutes, rules or regulations.
SECTION
4.2 Representations and
Warranties of Buyer. Buyer hereby represents and warrants to
Seller as follows:
(a) Corporate
Organization. Buyer is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state in
which it is organized and incorporated and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as now
conducted.
(b) Authorization and
Validity. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and
has or will have all requisite corporate power and authority to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the performance of
Buyer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have been, or on the Closing Date
will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Board of
Directors of Buyer, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are
necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement
has been, and each other Transaction Document will be, duly executed by Buyer
and the Transaction Documents constitute or will, when duly executed and
delivered, constitute, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against Buyer
in accordance with their respective terms.
(c) No Conflict or
Violation. Subject to the termination or expiration of the
waiting period under the HSR Act, the execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents do not and will not
(i) violate or conflict with any provision of the organizational documents of
Buyer, (ii) violate any provision of law, or any order, judgment or decree of
any court or Government applicable to Buyer or (iii) violate or result in a
breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under any Contract to which Buyer is party or by which Buyer is bound or to
which any of Buyer’s properties or assets is subject.
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(d) Adequate Assurances
Regarding Acquired Contracts. Buyer is capable of satisfying
the conditions and obligations contained in sections 365(b)(1)(C) and 365(b)(3)
and 365(f)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Acquired Contracts
as may be required pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. Buyer will cooperate with
Seller as necessary to provide proof and evidence of Buyer’s ability to satisfy
all such conditions and obligations, including but not limited to providing
adequate documentation of all financing commitments provided to Buyer in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein and providing both
historical and pro forma financial information of the type necessary to enable
the Bankruptcy Court make such findings and render such rulings as Buyer
requests with respect to Seller’s assignment of any and all Acquired Contracts
to Buyer.
(e) Litigation. There
are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the
Knowledge of Buyer, threatened, before any federal or state court, Government or
Person brought by or against Buyer, or any Related Person of Buyer that could
reasonably be expected to affect the ability of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
(f) Adequacy of
Funds. Buyer has and on the Closing Date will have access to
sufficient resources to fund the Purchase Price and has provided Seller proof
thereof , in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller, as of the date of this
Agreement.
(g) HIPAA. Buyer
is a “hybrid covered entity” as such term is defined in the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), and is in full
compliance with all of its obligations under HIPAA and the regulations issued
thereunder (the “HIPAA
Regulations”).
SECTION
4.3 Warranties
Are Exclusive. The parties acknowledge that the
representations and warranties contained in this Article 4 and in the other
Transaction Documents are the only representations or warranties given by the
parties and that all other express or implied warranties are disclaimed. Without
limiting the foregoing, Buyer acknowledges that the Acquired Assets are conveyed
“AS IS”, “WHERE IS” and ‘“WITH ALL FAULTS” and that all warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, AND AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 4 OR IN THE OTHER
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SELLER AND THEIR RELATED PERSONS
AND AFFILIATES HAVE MADE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY CONCERNING ANY (A) USE TO
WHICH THE ACQUIRED ASSETS MAY BE PUT; (B) FUTURE REVENUES, COSTS, EXPENDITURES,
CASH FLOW, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR PROSPECTS THAT MAY
RESULT FROM THE OWNERSHIP, USE OR SALE OF THE ACQUIRED ASSETS OR THE ASSUMPTION
OF THE ASSUMED LIABILITIES; OR (C) OTHER INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE
TO BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES OR RELATED PERSONS.
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ARTICLE
5. COVENANTS AND OTHER
AGREEMENTS
SECTION
5.1 Pre-Closing Covenants of
Seller. Seller covenants to Buyer that during the period from
the Execution Date through and including the Closing Date:
(a) Conduct of Business Before
the Closing Date. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Seller
and Buyer, Seller shall operate its business in all material respects in the
Ordinary Course of Business. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
(A) preserve intact its business organization, (B) maintain the Supermarkets and
their business, (C) keep available the services of its officers and employees,
(D) maintain Permits and satisfactory relationships with licensors, licensees,
suppliers, contractors, distributors, consultants, customers and others having
business relationships with Seller, (E) pay all of its post-petition
obligations, except to the extent nonpayment of such obligations are disclosed
to the Bankruptcy Court and to Buyer as set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) (the
“Schedule 5.1(a)
Matters”) (including to vendors) in the Ordinary Course of Business, and
(F) operate its business in compliance with all laws, rules or regulations of
any Government. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except (i)
as otherwise expressly provided in or contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii)
required, authorized or restricted pursuant to an Order of the Bankruptcy Court,
on or prior to the Closing Date, without the prior written consent of Buyer,
Seller:
(i) shall
not take or agree to commit to take any action that would make any
representation or warranty of Seller inaccurate in any material respect at, or
as of any time prior to, the Closing Date;
(ii) shall
keep in full force and effect and pay all premiums and other amounts due under
all insurance policies;
(iii) shall
not sell or dispose of any Acquired Assets other than sales of Inventory or
Pharmacy Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iv) shall
not make any material modification to any Acquired Contract; and
(v) shall
provide notification to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance,
the New York State Liquor Authority (to the extent alcoholic beverages comprise
any portion of the Inventory to be transferred to Buyer), the United States
Department of Drug Enforcement Administration and any other unit of Government
that requires notification of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement;
(vi) shall
not modify in any manner the compensation of any of the Employees, or accelerate
the payment of any such compensation, except (a) to the extent any such
modification or acceleration is required by the collective bargaining agreements
to which Seller is a party or otherwise is permitted by order of the Bankruptcy
Court upon appropriate notice and hearing, or (b) Seller’s obligations to make
contributions to pension plans and employee benefit plans and other employee
related obligations (i.e. vacation pay, holiday pay);
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shall
not engage or hire any new Employee except for replacement or part-time
employees hired in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
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shall
not remove or permit to be removed from any building, facility, or real
property any Acquired Asset (other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business);
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shall
not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, mortgage, hypothecate or
otherwise encumber any Acquired
Asset;
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shall
not fail to pay any required filing, processing or other fee, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the validity of Seller’s
rights in, to or under any Intellectual
Property;
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shall
not fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all Permits of
Sellers, including those used in the business and operations of the
Supermarkets;
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shall
not make any unusual or extraordinary efforts to collect any outstanding
accounts receivable or intercompany obligation, liability or indebtedness,
give any discounts or concessions for early payment of such accounts
receivable or intercompany obligation, liability or indebtedness, other
than the usual discounts given in the Ordinary Course of Business, and
make any sales of, or convey any interest in, any accounts receivable or
intercompany obligation, liability or indebtedness to any third
party;
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shall
not engage in any transaction with any affiliate, subsidiary, shareholder,
officer or director of Seller (other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business), incur or assume any long-term or short-term indebtedness with
or on behalf of any such Person, or guarantee, endorse or otherwise be
liable or responsible (whether directly, indirectly, contingently or
otherwise) for the obligations of any such
Person;
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shall
not make any change in its method of accounting, except in accordance with
GAAP;
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shall
not curtail or reduce store open
hours;
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shall
maintain customer service at current
levels;
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not materially reduce Inventory;
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shall
not reduce standard vigilance concerning theft of Inventory or other
Acquired Assets.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, Buyer is not assuming and shall have no obligation,
liability or responsibility for any Schedule 5.1(a) Matters.
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(b) Cooperation. Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtain the Consents and (ii)
take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary or proper, consistent with applicable law, to consummate and
make effective as soon as possible the transactions contemplated hereby. Without
limitation of the foregoing, Seller will cooperate with Buyer and provide
reasonable assistance to Buyer (including causing its personnel to be available
for interviews during normal working hours), in connection with the preparation
by Buyer or its accountants and other representatives of any historical or pro
forma financial statements.
(c) Access to Records and
Properties. Buyer shall be entitled to, at its expense,
conduct such investigation of the condition of the Acquired Assets as Buyer
shall reasonably deem appropriate without disrupting Seller’s Ordinary Course of
Business.
(d) Notice of Certain
Events. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of, and furnish to
Buyer, any information it may reasonably request with respect to the occurrence
of any event or condition or the existence of any fact that would reasonably be
expected to cause any of the conditions to Buyer’s obligations to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be fulfilled.
(e) Transition Services
Agreement. Seller shall enter into the Transition Services
Agreement with Buyer.
(f) Agency
Agreement. Seller shall enter into an Agency Agreement to
allow Buyer to act as the exclusive agent to Seller in connection with the sale
or other disposition of assets, including, without limitation, the conduct of
going-out-of-business, store closings, or similar sales on behalf of Seller with
respect to certain of the Supermarkets and assets of Seller.
(g) Interim Operating
Agreement. Seller shall enter into the Interim Operating
Agreement with Buyer.
(h) Purchase Price
Adjustments. The amount of the Purchase Price payable pursuant
to this Agreement shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) Consistent
with its obligation to maintain its business in the Ordinary Course of Business,
Seller shall maintain the level of Inventory at the Supermarkets (determined on
a stock ledger basis consistent with past practice as set forth on Worksheet 2
(“Inventory by
Borrower”) of the Seller’s “Form of Borrowing Base Certificate” under the
caption “stock ledger inventory” an example of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.1(h)(1))), and any decrease in the value of such Inventory as of the
Closing Date, below $38,000,000 shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction of
the Purchase Price, and any increase in the value of such Inventory, above
$40,000,000 shall result in a dollar-for-dollar increase in the Purchase
Price.
(2) If
prior to Closing the Acquired Assets become subject to damage or other casualty,
whether or not covered by insurance, in an amount in excess of $1,000,000, the
excess of the aggregate amount of such damage or other casualty over $1,000,000
shall result in a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Purchase
Price.
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(3) In
the event the Bankruptcy Sale Order does not contain the provision required
under Section 3.2(b)(xv) hereof, and a lessor in respect of any Acquired
Contract does not (i) consent to Buyer’s re-branding and identification of the
respective Supermarkets, including the installation and construction of signage
or other alterations to the premises as required by Buyer, and (ii) waive any
restrictions or events of default that may arise under the terms of any of the
real estate leases which arise by reason of Buyer conducting store closing sales
and closing the respective Supermarket for the purposes of selling, remodeling,
altering or renovating the subject premises, Buyer may designate such lease as
an Excluded Asset and the Purchase Price shall be reduced in an amount agreed to
by the parties.
(i) Motion to Extend Time to
Assume or Reject. Immediately after the Execution Date, and
thereafter as often as required, Seller shall file such motions as required to
extend the time to assume or reject all real property leases pursuant to section
365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code to the maximum extent permitted under the
Bankruptcy Code, i.e., 210 days after the Petition Date.
(j) C&S Designation
Rights. Debtors will not take any action that would adversely
affect in any material respect any C&S Designation Rights, including, but
not limited to failure to timely perform all post-petition obligations under the
Store Leases (as defined in the C&S Agreement).
SECTION
5.2 Pre-Closing Covenants of
Buyer. Buyer covenants to Seller that, during the period from
the Execution Date through and including the Closing Date or the earlier
termination of this Agreement:
(a) Cooperation. Buyer
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or proper,
consistent with applicable law, to consummate and make effective as soon as
possible the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing,
in the event Seller determines to implement the consumer privacy ombudsman
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, Buyer shall provide any and all cooperation
requested by such ombudsman shall take all reasonable actions recommended by
such ombudsman in any report provided to the Bankruptcy Court.
(b) Adequate Assurances
Regarding Acquired Contracts and Required Orders. With respect
to each Acquired Contract, Buyer shall provide adequate assurance of the future
performance of such Acquired Contract by Buyer within the meaning of the
Bankruptcy Code. Buyer shall promptly take such actions as may be reasonably
requested by Seller to assist Seller in obtaining the Bankruptcy Court’s entry
of the Orders and any other order of the Bankruptcy Court reasonably necessary
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not
limited to providing adequate documentation of all financing commitments
provided to Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and
providing both historical and pro forma financial information of the type
necessary to enable the Bankruptcy Court make such findings and render such
rulings as Buyer requests with respect to Seller’s assignment of any and all
Acquired Contracts to Buyer.
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(c) Notice of Certain
Events. Buyer shall promptly notify Seller of, and furnish to
Seller, any information it may reasonably request with respect to the occurrence
of any event or condition or the existence of any fact that would reasonably be
expected to cause any of the conditions to Seller’s obligations to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be
fulfilled.
SECTION
5.3 Employment
Matters.
(a) Post-Closing
Employment. Buyer shall have the right, but shall have no
obligation, to offer employment post-Closing to employees of Seller. Any meeting
between any such Person and Buyer pursuant to this subsection shall occur at a
time and place that does not conflict with such Person’s employment obligations
to Seller. Any employment offered by Buyer to such Person shall be on such terms
and conditions as Buyer, in its sole discretion, may determine.
(b) Collective Bargaining
Agreements. Buyer will not assume any collective bargaining
agreement entered into between Seller and any labor organization. Subject to the
preceding sentence, Buyer currently intends to hire certain of Seller’s
employees represented by labor organizations and employed at the Supermarkets.
Seller shall assist Buyer in its evaluation process of Seller’s employees by
providing access to its facilities and, to the extent permitted by an individual
employee, such employee’s relevant personnel files. Any employment offered by
Buyer to such Person shall be on such terms and conditions as Buyer, in its sole
discretion, may determine. Further, nothing herein shall obligate Buyer to
employ any such Employees for any particular length of time following the
Closing Date.
(c) WARN Act;
Terminations. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3(c), none
of the Seller’s full-time employees has suffered an “employment loss” (as
defined in any Applicable WARN Act), during the ninety (90) day period prior to
the date hereof. Seller agrees that between the date hereof and the Closing Date
it shall take no action so as to trigger any liability under any Applicable WARN
Act with respect to Seller or Buyer. Seller further agrees that it shall not,
without Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, terminate any full-time employees (as defined in any
Applicable WARN Act) between the date hereof and the Closing Date except to the
extent of a termination for cause or other disciplinary reasons or in connection
with Seller’s termination or winding down of operations not being used, acquired
or continued by Buyer. All references in this subparagraph to “full-time
employees” and “employment loss” are as defined in any Applicable WARN
Act.
(d) W-2
Reporting. Pursuant to the “Standard Procedure” provided in
Section 4 of Revenue Procedure 2004-53, 2004-34 IRB 320, (i) Buyer and Seller
shall cooperate to file the appropriate information, (ii) Seller will not be
relieved from filing a Form W-2 with respect to any of its employees, and (iii)
Buyer will undertake to file (or cause to be filed) a Form W-2 for each new
employee previously employed by Seller with respect to the portion of the year
during which such employees are employed by Buyer on and after the Closing,
excluding the portion of such year that such Employee was employed by
Seller.
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(e) Employees. Prior
to Closing, Seller shall have provided to Buyer a schedule containing a correct
and complete list for each employee (including and denoting any employee who is
on a leave of absence or on layoff status): (i) the name and title of such
employee; (ii) the aggregate dollar amounts of the compensation (including
wages, salary, commissions, director’s fees, fringe benefits, bonuses,
profit-sharing payments and other payments or benefits of any type) received by
such employee from Seller with respect to services performed in 2007, 2008 and
2009; and (iii) such employee’s annualized compensation as of the date of this
Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to limit
Buyer’s ability to terminate the employment of any individual transferred
employee or amend, modify or terminate any employee benefits available to any
individual transferred employee. In addition, Seller shall provide at Closing
all employee records, except to the extent that applicable law requires Seller
to maintain such records, in which case Seller and Buyer shall agree to adequate
arrangements with respect thereto. Buyer agrees to be the custodian of such
records, including for employees not hired by Buyer, and to maintain such
records as required by applicable law.
SECTION
5.4 Post-Closing
Covenants.
(a) Buyer
shall comply in all respects with HIPAA and the HIPAA Regulations, including
without limitation the privacy and security obligations thereunder, with respect
to the Pharmacy Records.
(b) Seller
will cooperate with Buyer and provide reasonable assistance to Buyer (including
causing its personnel to be available for interviews during normal working
hours), in connection with the preparation by Buyer or its accountants and other
representatives of any historical or pro forma financial statements, except
Seller shall not be required to continue to retain personnel except as otherwise
required under the Transition Services Agreement, Agency Agreement and Interim
Operating Agreement.
(c) Seller
shall provide Buyer with reasonable access during normal business hours to all
records and other documents in the custody, possession and control of Seller and
permit Buyer to inspect and copy such documents at its own expense.
SECTION
5.5 Section
4204 Covenants.
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(a)
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Buyer
and Seller agree that Section 4204 of ERISA shall apply to the
transactions described herein. Buyer shall take all action necessary to
comply with Section 4204 of ERISA with respect to the UFCW Local One
Pension Fund (the “Multiemployer Plan”).
Such compliance shall include, without limitation, providing to the
Multiemployer Plan a bond or escrow (or letter of credit if acceptable to
the Multiemployer Plan) within the time required by Section 4204(a)(1)(B)
of ERISA, and in an amount, for the period of time, and in a form that
complies with Section 4204(a)(1)(B) of ERISA or, within such time period
obtaining a variance or waiver from such bonding or escrow requirement
from the Multiemployer Plan or from the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (the “PBGC”).
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(b)
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Unless
a variance or waiver is obtained from the Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC,
Seller agrees that if Buyer completely or partially withdraws (within the
meaning of Sections 4203 or 4205 of ERISA) from the Multiemployer Plan
with respect to operations covered by this Section 5.5(b) during the first
five plan years of the Multiemployer Plan beginning after the Closing
Date, Seller shall be secondarily liable to the Multiemployer Plan in an
amount equal to the withdrawal liability Seller would have had to the
Multiemployer Plan with respect to such operations, as of the Closing
Date, as a result of the sale of the Supermarkets and Acquired Assets (but
for the application of Section 4204 of ERISA to such transaction), if the
liability of Buyer with respect to the Multiemployer Plan is not
paid.
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SECTION
5.6 Designation of Supermarkets,
Acquired Contracts and Excluded Assets.
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(a)
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Attached
as Schedule
5.6 is a list of all Contracts to which Seller is a party or by
which Seller or any of the Acquired Assets is bound. Schedule 5.6
shall be filed under seal with the Bankruptcy Court and, without Buyer’s
prior written consent, may not be disclosed by Penn Traffic, its agents or
representatives unless otherwise required by law or by the Bankruptcy
Court. Set forth under Column A on Schedule 5.6 is
a list of Contracts that Seller shall assume in the Bankruptcy Case prior
to the Closing, and that shall constitute Acquired Contracts hereunder.
Set forth under Column B on Schedule 5.6 is
a list of Contracts Seller shall reject in the Bankruptcy Case prior to
the Closing. Set forth under Column C on Schedule 5.6 is
a list of Contracts that shall not constitute Acquired Contracts
hereunder, but that Seller (at Buyer’s expense) shall not assume or reject
until such time as the Transition Services Agreement, the Agency Agreement
and the Interim Operating Agreement are no longer in effect, after which
time, at Buyer’s direction, each such Contract shall either be added to
Column A on Schedule 5.6
and be assumed and assigned to Buyer and become an “Acquired Contract” for
purposes of this Agreement, added to Column B on Schedule 5.6
and rejected in the Bankruptcy Case or be deemed by Buyer to be an
Excluded Contract. Between the Execution Date and the date that is 210
days after the Petition Date, Buyer shall be permitted to designate and
otherwise modify Schedule 5.6 to
permit Buyer to designate the Contracts that will be Acquired Contracts;
provided,
however,
(a) the status of a Contract that is designated as an Acquired Contract as
set forth under Column A on Schedule 5.6
shall not be subsequently modified, (b) the Buyer shall be required to
exercise its designation rights such that no extension beyond the 210-day
period is required; and (c) that C&S, as Buyer’s designee, shall have
the sole and exclusive right until the date that is 60 days following the
Closing to direct the Debtors to assume or assign to C&S or C&S’s
designee, free and clear of all liens, rights, interests, encumbrances and
claims (other than the permitted encumbrances set forth on Schedule
3.2(b)), or reject, the Debtors’ rights, title and interest in and
to the leases listed in Schedule
2(c)-7-B of the C&S Agreement (the “C&S Designation
Rights”). The Debtors shall submit a motion to the Bankruptcy Court
to reject the C&S TSA (as defined in the C&S Agreement) effective
as of the Closing, and reject the 3PL (as defined in the C&S
Agreement) effective on the date that is 30 days following the Closing.
The Debtors shall not assume the Supply Agreements (as defined in the
C&S Agreement), but shall not reject the Supply Agreements until the
later of (A) the expiration of the 60-day period following the Closing, or
(B) the expiration of the 30-day period following the expiration or
termination of the Transition Services Agreement; provided, that all of
C&S’s inventory, as applicable, shall be removed from the Debtors’
facilities prior to such date.
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(b)
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Between
the Execution Date and the date that is 210 days after the Petition Date,
Buyer shall be permitted to designate and otherwise modify Exhibit 1A to
the Agency Agreement so as to indicate which Supermarkets will be operated
only for the time period specified in the Agency
Agreement.
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(c)
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Between
the Execution Date and the Closing Date, Buyer shall be permitted to
modify Schedule
1.2(b) of this Agreement to designate additional assets owned or
used by Seller that shall constitute Excluded Assets
hereunder.
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(d)
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Any
Contract to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of the
Acquired Assets is bound that is not listed on Schedule 5.6
shall be deemed to be set forth in the Column of Schedule 5.6, or to be an
Excluded Contract, in each case, as Buyer may designate or determine in
its sole discretion.
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(e)
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For
the avoidance of doubt, no change to any Schedule or Exhibit pursuant to
this Section 5.6 shall result in an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.
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SECTION
5.7 XxXxxx
Warehouse. As of the later of (x) March 1, 2010 or (y) 30 days
following the Closing, whether as the result of a partial rejection, amendment,
or otherwise of the Lease Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2005, between Equity
Industrial PT Limited Partnership and the Debtors (the “Lease Agreement”), the Debtors
shall not be party to any lease relating to the XxXxxx Warehouse. The Debtors
shall move to reject, amend or otherwise modify the Lease Agreement to the
extent related to the XxXxxx Warehouse in connection with the approval of this
Agreement. The Debtors shall not move to reject, assume or otherwise modify the
Lease Agreement with respect to the Debtors’ warehouse located in Syracuse, NY
such that any such rejection would be effective prior to the end of the 60-day
period following the Closing. The Debtors’ obligations under this Section 5.7
are conditioned upon the landlord under the Lease Agreement providing all
consents necessary to give effect to the provisions hereof. Until the date on
which the Debtors are no longer a tenant of the XxXxxx Warehouse, all employees
at the XxXxxx Warehouse shall remain employees of the Debtors.
SECTION
5.8 Subject
Supermarkets. To the extent necessary to address any concerns
on the part of any Government entity with jurisdiction over the enforcement of
any applicable antitrust laws (an “Authority”) regarding
the legality under any applicable antitrust law of Buyer’s acquisition of the
Acquired Assets, Buyer shall use its best efforts to enter into a consent decree
or other agreement with such Authority that will provide that Buyer will agree
to divest each Supermarket (the “Subject
Supermarkets”) that such Authority has determined is necessary to permit
Buyer to otherwise fully consummate the transactions contemplated herein (such
divestiture being referred to herein as the “Subject
Transaction”); provided, however, that Buyer shall not be obligated to
enter into any such consent decree or agreement if the aggregate 4-wall EBITDA
of the Subject Supermarkets for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2009
of the Seller (as set forth in Folder 5.14.1 dated as of 12/19/09 in the
Seller’s Intralinks dataroom) is in excess of $7,500,000. If a Subject
Transaction is required to be undertaken (i) the Purchase Price shall not be
reduced as a result thereof and (ii) each Subject Supermarket shall, if and to
the extent permitted by such Authority, be considered a “Store” under the
Interim Operating Agreement (with such modifications as may be required by the
Authority with respect to such Subject Supermarkets) until the time that such
Subject Supermarket is sold by Buyer. Upon the consummation of the
sale of each such Subject Supermarket, Buyer shall be entitled to the cash
proceeds thereon, net of any reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in connection therewith.
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ARTICLE
6. TAXES
SECTION
6.1 Taxes
Related to Purchase of Acquired Assets. All Taxes, including,
without limitation, all federal, state and local Taxes in connection with the
transfer of the Acquired Assets, and all recording and filing fees
(collectively, “Transaction
Taxes”) that may be imposed by reason of the sale, transfer, assignment
and delivery of the Acquired Assets shall be borne by Seller. Buyer and Seller
shall cooperate to (a) determine the amount of Transaction Taxes payable in
connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, (b) provide
all requisite exemption certificates and (c) prepare and file any and all
required Tax Returns for or with respect to such Transaction Taxes with any and
all appropriate Government taxing authorities.
SECTION
6.2 Cooperation on Tax and
Bankruptcy Matters. After the Closing, Buyer shall retain
possession of all accounting, business, financial and Tax records and
information (i) relating to the Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities that
are in existence on the Closing Date and transferred to Buyer hereunder; and
(ii) coming into existence after the Closing Date that relate to the Acquired
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities before the Closing Date, for the minimal
period from the Closing Date as required by the Code. Buyer shall give Seller
notice and an opportunity to retain any such records in the event that Buyer
determines to destroy or dispose of them after such period. In addition, from
and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide access to Seller and its Related
Persons (after reasonable notice and during normal business hours and without
charge), to the books, records, documents and other information relating to the
Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities as Seller may reasonably deem
necessary (i) to properly prepare for, file, prove, answer, prosecute and defend
any such Tax Return, claim, filing, tax audit, tax protest, suit, proceeding or
answer; (ii) to administer or complete any case of Seller under chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code, (iii) for any involvement in any contested matter or
adversary proceeding related to the Bankruptcy Case or (iv) to prepare monthly
financial reports or other financial information or data required by the
Bankruptcy Court. Such access shall include, without limitation, access to any
computerized information retrieval systems relating to the Acquired Assets or
the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
PERFORMANCE BY PARTIES
SECTION
7.1 Conditions
Precedent to Performance by Seller. The obligation of Seller
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the
fulfillment, at or before the Closing, of the following conditions, any one or
more of which may be waived by Seller, in its sole discretion:
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(a) Representations and
Warranties of Buyer. The representations and warranties of
Buyer made in Section 4.2 of this Agreement, in each case, shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing
Date as though made by Buyer again as of the Closing Date, except to the extent
that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in
which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and
as of such earlier date.
(b) Performance of the
Obligations of Buyer. Buyer shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required under this Agreement which are to be
performed by it on or before the Closing Date (except with respect to the
obligation to pay the Total Consideration in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and any obligations qualified by materiality, which obligations shall
be performed in all respects as required under this Agreement).
(c) Government Consents and
Approvals. All consents and approvals from the Government
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall
have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, including, without
limitation, the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR
Act. The Orders shall have been entered and shall not be subject to a stay or
injunction or other Government investigation or proceeding that may contest the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, Buyer and Seller
may agree to close if no stay of the Bankruptcy Sale Order has been
entered.
(d) No Violation of
Orders. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order
of any court or Government that declares this Agreement invalid or unenforceable
in any material respect or which prevents the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be in effect.
(e) No
Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened in
writing by any Government any suit, action or proceeding (i) challenging or
seeking to restrain, prohibit, alter or materially delay the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) seeking to obtain
from Seller any damages in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(f) Closing
Deliveries. Buyer shall have made the deliveries contemplated
under Section 3.3.
SECTION
7.2 Conditions Precedent to the
Performance by Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment,
at or before the Closing, of the following conditions, any one or more of which
may be waived by Buyer, in its sole discretion:
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(a)
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Representations and
Warranties of Seller. The representations and warranties
of Seller made in (i) Sections 4.1(a), (b) and (f) of this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of the Execution Date and
as of the Closing Date as though made by Seller as of the Closing Date,
except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date and
(ii) Sections 4.1(c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i) of this Agreement shall
be true and correct (without regard to any materiality qualifiers
contained therein) as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as
though made by Seller as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date,
in which case such representations and warranties shall be so true and
correct on and as of such earlier date, in each case with such exceptions
that have not resulted in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Performance of the
Obligations of Seller. Seller shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required under this Agreement to which Seller
is party to be performed by Seller on or before the Closing Date (except with
respect to any obligations qualified by materiality, which obligations shall be
performed in all respects as required under this Agreement).
(c) Government Consents and
Approvals. All consents and approvals from the Government
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, including, without
limitation, the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR
Act. The Orders shall have been entered and shall not be subject to a stay or
injunction or other Government investigation or proceeding that may contest the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, Buyer and Seller
may agree to close if no stay of the Bankruptcy Sale Order has been
entered.
(d) No Violation of
Orders. No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order
of any court or Government that declares this Agreement invalid in any material
respect or prevents the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be in effect.
(e) No
Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened in
writing by any Government any suit, action or proceeding, (i) challenging or
seeking to restrain, prohibit, alter or materially delay the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) seeking to obtain from
Buyer or any of its Affiliates any damages in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby or (iii) seeking to prohibit Buyer or any of its Affiliates
from effectively controlling or operating any portion of the Acquired
Assets.
(f) Closing
Deliveries. Seller shall have made the deliveries contemplated
under Section 3.2.
(g) Acquired Contract Cure
Amount. Seller shall, consistent with section 365(b)(1)(A) of
the Bankruptcy Code, either pay undisputed Cure Amounts relating to Acquired
Contracts for which it is responsible, allocated in the manner described in
Section 3.2(b)(viii), on the Closing Date or provide for a reservation of funds
sufficient to pay the alleged amount of any such disputed Cure Amount on the
Closing Date.
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(h) Material Adverse
Changes. No event shall have occurred prior to the Closing
Date which has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Transition Services
Agreement. Seller shall have entered into the Transition
Services Agreement with Buyer.
(j) Agency
Agreement. Seller shall have entered into an Agency Agreement
to allow Buyer to act as the exclusive agent to Seller in connection with the
sale or other disposition of assets, including, without limitation, the conduct
of going-out-of-business, store closings, or similar sales on behalf of Seller
with respect to certain of the Supermarkets and assets of Seller.
(k) Interim Operating
Agreement. Seller shall have entered into the Interim
Operating Agreement with Buyer.
ARTICLE
8. TERMINATION
SECTION
8.1 Conditions
of Termination. This Agreement may be terminated only in
accordance with this Section 8.1. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
before the Closing as follows:
(a) By
mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer;
(b) By
Seller, by written notice to Buyer, or by Buyer, by written notice to Seller, on
or after January 28, 2010 if the Closing has not occurred by that date (the date
of such written notice, the “Termination Date”), subject,
however, to extension by the mutual written consent of Seller, Seller’s lenders,
the official unsecured creditors’ committee in the Bankruptcy Case and Buyer, if
the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to the Termination Date;
provided, however that a party shall not have the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) if Seller (in case of termination by Seller)
or Buyer (in case of termination by Buyer) is then in material breach of this
Agreement;
(c) By
Seller, by written notice to Buyer, or by Buyer, by written notice to Seller, if
any injunction, other order, or proceedings/investigations instituted by any
governmental agencies or departments that would delay, impair or otherwise
hinder the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
restricting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have become
effective; provided, however that the
party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) has
used its commercially reasonable efforts to remove such injunction or other
order;
(d) By
Seller, by written notice to Buyer, if Seller has previously provided Buyer with
written notice of any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in
Section 4.2 which inaccuracy could reasonably be expected to result in,
individually or in the aggregate with the results of other inaccuracies, a
material failure to perform any covenant of Buyer contained in this Agreement,
and Buyer has failed, within five Business Days after receipt of such notice, to
remedy such inaccuracy or perform such covenant or provide reasonably adequate
assurance to Seller of Buyer’s ability to remedy such inaccuracy or perform such
covenant; provided, that Seller
shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d)
if Seller is in material breach of this Agreement at the xxxx Xxxxxx gives such
notice;
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(e) By
Buyer, by written notice to Seller, if Buyer has previously provided Seller with
written notice of any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Seller
contained in Section 4.1 which inaccuracy could reasonably be expected to result
in, individually or in the aggregate with the results of other inaccuracies, a
material failure to perform any covenant of Seller contained in this Agreement,
and Seller has failed, within five Business Days after receipt of such notice,
to remedy such inaccuracy or perform such covenant or provide reasonably
adequate assurance to Buyer of Seller’s ability to remedy such inaccuracy or
perform such covenant; provided, that Buyer
shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(e)
if Buyer is in material breach of this Agreement at the time it gives such
notice;
(f) By
Buyer, by written notice to Seller, if (i) the Bidding Procedures and Sale
Motion is not filed with the Bankruptcy Court within one (1) Business Day after
the Execution Date, (ii) the Bidding Procedures Order in form and substance
acceptable to Buyer is not entered by the Bankruptcy Court by January 11, 2010
or (iii) the Bankruptcy Sale Order in form and substance acceptable to Buyer is
not entered by the Bankruptcy Court by January 26, 2010; or
(g) By
Buyer, if Seller enters into a definitive written agreement providing for an
Alternative Transaction (including an Alternative Transaction that is for less
than all of the Supermarkets) pursuant to the Bidding Procedures Order subject,
however, to Buyer’s rights to the Break-Up Fee as provided for hereunder and in
the Bidding Procedures Order.
SECTION
8.2 Effect
of Termination; Remedies.
(a) If
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any of Section 8.1(a), by Buyer
pursuant to Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(e) or Section 8.1(f),
then the Escrow Agent shall return the Buyer’s Deposit to Buyer within two
Business Days after such termination.
(b) If
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(g), then, (i) within two
Business Days after such termination, Seller shall return the Buyer’s Deposit to
Buyer and (ii) if Seller consummates an Alternative Transaction, Seller also
shall pay to Buyer a break-up fee equal to 3% of the cash portion of the
Purchase Price (the “Break-Up
Fee”), upon the closing of such Alternative Transaction, provided
however, that pending payment of the Break-Up Fee Buyer shall be deemed to have
an allowed administrative expenses claim for such amounts pursuant to sections
503(a)and(b) and 507(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.
(c) If
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(d), or otherwise due to
Buyer’s breach of this Agreement, then, Seller shall retain the Buyer’s Deposit
as its exclusive remedy with respect to any such breach (including, without
limitation, matters giving rise to the termination of the Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.1(d); and any court order approving this Agreement shall so
provide.
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(d) If
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(g), the Break-Up Fee shall
be the Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy against the Seller (whether in contract
or tort, under statute, rule, law or otherwise), in full satisfaction of all of
the Seller’s obligations hereunder, except in the case of fraud or intentional
misconduct. Any payments of the Break-Up Fee under this Section 8.2 shall be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in
writing by Buyer. Seller acknowledges that the Break-Up Fee (or any portion
thereof) is a necessary and appropriate expense for the administration of its
estate, pursuant to sections 503 and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code, and that the
Break-Up Fee (or any portion thereof) is an allowed administrative expense
against its estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Break-Up Fee shall be
payable exclusively and directly from the cash component consideration of the
Alternative Transaction, if and when paid. Seller has no obligation to make such
payments from any other cash or sources of cash whatsoever.
ARTICLE
9. SURVIVAL, INDEMNIFICATION
AND OTHER REMEDIES
SECTION
9.1 Seller’s Representations,
Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations and
warranties made by Seller in this Agreement will survive Closing. The
covenants made by the Seller in this Agreement will survive Closing until such
time as they are fully performed by Seller.
SECTION
9.2 Survival;
Indemnification. The representations and warranties of Buyer
contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the earlier of (y)
confirmation of a plan pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (z)
dismissal or conversion of the Bankruptcy Case (the “Survival Period”). The
covenants made by the Buyer in this Agreement will survive Closing until such
time as they are fully performed by Buyer. Seller shall not have any claim or
right of recovery for any Breach of a representation or warranty unless (x)
written notice is given by Seller to Buyer of the representation or warranty
pursuant to which the claim is made or right of recovery is sought setting forth
in reasonable detail the basis for the purported Breach of the representation or
warranty, the amount or nature of the claim being made, if then ascertainable,
and the general basis therefor and (y) such notice is given prior to the
expiration of the Survival Period.
SECTION
9.3 Specific
Performance. If the Debtors fail to perform their obligations
hereunder with respect to the sale of the Xxxxxx Assets (including Equipment)
and IT, and the obligations described in Sections 2(c)1, (2), (3), (7) and (8)
of the C&S Agreement, Buyer shall have the right to seek injunctive relief
for specific performance by the Debtors to effectuate the foregoing
transactions.
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ARTICLE
10. BIDDING
PROCEDURES
SECTION
10.1 Bidding
Procedures.
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Bankruptcy Court
Approval. Within one Business Day after the Execution
Date, Seller shall prepare and file with the Bankruptcy Court a combined
motion to approve bidding procedures, bidder protections, the sale of
substantially all of the Seller’s assets, the assumption and assignment of
certain executory contracts and unexpired leases in connection therewith
and related relief in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
parties (collectively, the “Sale Motion”), and with
respect to approval of bidding procedures and bidder protections, seeking
entry of a bidding procedures order in a form acceptable to Seller and
Buyer (the “Bidding
Procedures Order”). Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Bidding Procedures
Order as soon as practicable. The Bidding Procedures Order shall contain,
among other provisions, those contained in Section 10.1(b) and, in
addition, shall contain additional provisions regarding qualification of
bidders, bidding requirements and other matters. Seller shall provide to
Buyer copies of any and all pleadings filed in opposition to or in respect
of the Sale Motion immediately upon their receipt. Seller shall use its
best efforts to resolve or oppose, as applicable, any such
pleadings.
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(b)
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Other
Bids
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(i) Buyer
acknowledges that Seller may receive bids (“Bids”) from prospective
purchasers (such prospective purchasers who are Qualified Bidders, as defined in
the Bidding Procedures and Sale Motion, the “Bidders”) for the sale of all
of the Acquired Assets as provided in the Bidding Procedures
Order. All Bids shall be subject to bid incentives and protections
set forth in this Section 10.1(b) and overbid protections set forth in Section
10.1(c) of this Agreement. The Bidding Procedures Order shall require that all
Bids (other than Bids submitted by Buyer) will be submitted with two copies of
this Agreement marked to show changes requested by the Bidder.
(ii) If
Seller receives any higher Bids, Seller shall have the right to select, and seek
final approval of the Bankruptcy Court for, the highest better Bid or Bids from
the Bidders (the “Superior
Bid”), which will be determined by considering, among other things, the
(A) identity of the Bidder; (B) number, type and nature of any changes to this
Agreement requested by the Bidder; (C) extent to which the identity of the
Bidder or such modifications are likely to delay closing of the sale of the
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities to the Bidder and the cost or savings to
Seller of such modifications or delay; (D) form and amount of the Total
Consideration to be received by Seller and its bankruptcy estate; and (E)
financial strength of the Bidder. Seller shall provide copies of all Bids to
Buyer.
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(c)
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Overbid
Protection. Seller shall seek Bankruptcy Court approval
of the following overbid protections: (A) no Bid will be considered by
Seller unless it is at least $1,000,000 more than the sum of the (y) Total
Consideration, and (z) Break Up Fee; and (B) a provision that Buyer will
be credited with, and have added to the aggregate amount of its bid when
comparing it to other bids, without duplication, the amount of the
Break-Up Fee that will be earned by Buyer under Section 8.2 if it is not
the successful bidder for the Acquired
Assets.
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SECTION
10.2 Sale
Hearing and Entry of Bankruptcy Sale Order. The Sale Motion
shall seek entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Bankruptcy Sale Order. Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain entry by the Bankruptcy
Court of the Bankruptcy Sale Order by January 25, 2010.
ARTICLE
11. MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
11.1 Alternative
Transaction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Seller may furnish information concerning Seller, the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities to any Person in connection with a potential Alternative
Transaction pursuant to the Bidding Procedures Order, provided that such Person
executes and delivers to Seller a confidentiality agreement on substantially the
same terms and conditions as contained in the confidentiality agreement executed
and delivered to Seller by Buyer, and negotiate, enter into and consummate an
Alternative Transaction.
SECTION
11.2 Further
Assurances. At the request and the sole expense of the
requesting party, Buyer or Seller, as applicable, shall execute and deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, such documents as Buyer or Seller, as
applicable, or their respective counsel may reasonably request to effectuate the
purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION
11.3 Successors and
Assigns. Buyer shall have the right to assign to any Affiliate
or Affiliates (each, an “Assignee”) any of its rights
or obligations (including the right to acquire any of the Acquired Assets) and
may require any such Assignee to pay all or a portion of the Purchase Price
and/or to assume all or a portion of those Assumed Liabilities that are both
described in Section 1.3 and relate to the Acquired Assets acquired by the
Assignee (“Assignable
Liabilities”). In the event of any assignment pursuant to this Section
11.3, Buyer shall not be relieved of any liability or obligation
hereunder.
SECTION
11.4 Governing Law:
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed, performed and
enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of New York
(without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof), except
to the extent that the laws of such State are superseded by the Bankruptcy Code
or other applicable federal law. For so long as Seller is subject to the
jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, the parties irrevocably elect, as the sole
judicial forum for the adjudication of any matters arising under or in
connection with the Agreement, and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of, the
Bankruptcy Court. In particular, the Bankruptcy Court shall retain original and
exclusive jurisdiction over, among other matters, any and all disputes relating
to Seller’s claims for indemnification under Section 9.2.
SECTION
11.5 Expenses. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the parties shall pay its own
expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, any legal and accounting fees, whether or
not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
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SECTION
11.6 Broker’s and Finder’s
Fees. Each of the parties represents and warrants that it has
not engaged any broker or finder in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
11.7 Severability. In
the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other
judicial or administrative body to be null, void or unenforceable, said
provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect only
if, after excluding the portion deemed to be unenforceable, the remaining terms
shall provide for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in
substantially the same manner as originally set forth at the later of (a) the
Execution Date and (b) the date this Agreement was last amended.
SECTION
11.8 Notices. All notices,
requests, demands, consents and other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given: (i) on the date of
service, if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given; (ii)
on the day of transmission, if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile
number given below: (iii) on the day after delivery to Federal Express or
similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United
States Postal Service addressed to the party to whom notice is to be given; or
(iv) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to
be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and
properly addressed, to the party as follows:
If
to Buyer:
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Tops
Markets, LLC
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X.X.
Xxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx, President, Chief Executive Officer
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Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Winston
& Xxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxx XxXxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
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Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Private Equity
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0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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If
to Seller:
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The
Penn Traffic Company
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X.X.
Xxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Chief Restructuring Officer
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Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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The
Penn Traffic Company
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P.
O. Xxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, General Counsel
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Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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And:
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Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP
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1221
Avenue of the Americas
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00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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Telecopy
No.:
212.844.9545
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Any party
may change its address or facsimile number for the purpose of this Section 11.8
by giving the other parties written notice of its new address in the manner set
forth above.
SECTION
11.9 Interpretations. Unless
expressly provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be
interpreted in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) When
calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any
act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the
reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of
such period is not a Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next
succeeding Business Day.
(b) Whenever
the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine, or neuter forms, and the singular form of
nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.
(c) If
a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding
meaning.
(d) All
references in this Agreement to articles, sections or subdivisions thereof shall
refer to the corresponding article, section or subdivision thereof of this
greement unless specific reference is made to such articles, sections, or
subdivisions of another document or instrument.
(e) A
reference to any agreement or document (including a reference to this Agreement)
is to the agreement or document as amended, varied, supplemented, notated or
replaced, except to the extent prohibited by this Agreement or that other
agreement or document.
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(f) A
reference to any Party to this Agreement or another agreement or document
includes the Party’s successors and permitted assigns.
(g) A
reference to a writing includes a facsimile transmission of it and any means of
reproducing of its words in a tangible and permanently visible
form.
(h) The
words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used
in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, subsection,
schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(i) The
word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without
limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement
that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
(j) The
word “or” will have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
“and/or.”
(k) The
phrase “and/or” when used in a conjunctive phrase, shall mean any one or more of
the Persons specified in or the existence or occurrence of any one or more of
the events, conditions or circumstances set forth in that phrase; provided,
however, that when used to describe the obligation of one or more Persons to do
any act, it shall mean that the obligation is the obligation of each of the
Persons but that it may be satisfied by performance by any one or more of
them.
(l) “Shall”
and “will” have equal force and effect.
(m)
The Exhibits, Schedules, Annexes and other Documents to this
Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral
part of this Agreement. All Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes annexed hereto or
referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement
as if set forth in full herein. Any matter or item disclosed on one Schedule
shall not be deemed to have been disclosed on any other Schedule. Any
capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined
therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
(n) The
Parties and their counsel have reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and
have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In
the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by
virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.
(o) All
references to immediately available funds or dollar amounts contained in this
Agreement shall mean United States dollars.
SECTION
11.10 C&S shall not be a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
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SECTION
11.11 Counterpart
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute but
one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or in a PDF transmission of a
counterpart of this Agreement as executed by the party making the delivery shall
constitute good and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement for all
purposes.
(Signature
Page Follows)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their respective duly authorized officers as of the Execution Date.
BUYER:
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TOPS
MARKETS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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SELLER:
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THE
PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY,
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As
Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
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President,
CEO
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EXHIBIT
A
Certain Terms
Defined. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:
“363 Agreements” means,
collectively (i) the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2009,
between Seller and Price Chopper Operating Co., Inc., (ii) the Agency Agreement,
dated as of December 22, 2009, between Seller and Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC,
(iii) the Agency Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2009, between Seller and KRC
Capital Services, LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Group, LLC, The Nassi Group, LLC, SB
Capital Group, LLC and DJM Realty Services, LLC and (iv) the Agency Agreement,
dated as of January 3, 2010, between Seller, Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC and
Hilco Real Estate Holdings, LLC.
“Accounts Receivable” means all
accounts receivable and notes receivable owed to Seller as of the Closing,
including unpaid interest on any such accounts receivable and any security or
collateral relating thereto.
“Acquired Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Acquired Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b).
“Affiliate” means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person.
“Agency Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(i).
“Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“Alternative Transaction” means
a transaction involving a sale, pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order, of all of
the Acquired Assets to a purchaser or purchasers other than Buyer.
“Applicable WARN Acts” means,
collectively, the WARN Act, the NY WARN Act and comparable laws of each other
applicable jurisdiction.
“Assignee” has the meaning set
forth in Section 11.3.
“Assignable Liabilities” has
the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.
“Assumed Liabilities” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.4
“Bankruptcy Case” has the
meaning set forth in Recital A.
“Bankruptcy Code” has the
meaning set forth in Recital A.
“Bankruptcy Court” has the
meaning set forth in Recital A.
“Bankruptcy Rules” has the
meaning set forth in Recital C.
“Bankruptcy Sale Order” has the
meaning set forth in Recital D.
“Bidders” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.1(b)(i)
“Bidding Procedures Order” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a)
“Bids” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.1(b)(i)
“Breach” means any breach of,
or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any breach of, or
failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation, in or of this
Agreement or any other Contract, or any event which with the passing of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a breach, inaccuracy or
failure.
“Break-Up Fee” has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(b)
“Business Day” means any day
other than Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions in New York City, New York are authorized by law or
other governmental action to close.
“Buyer” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“Buyer’s Deposit” has the
meaning given it in Section 2.2.
“C&S” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1.
“Cash” means all cash and cash
equivalents.
“Claim” means all rights,
claims, causes of action, defenses, debts, demands, damages, obligations, and
liabilities of any kind or nature under contract, at law or in equity, known or
unknown, contingent or matured, liquidated or unliquidated, and all rights and
remedies with respect thereto, including, without limitation, causes of action
arising under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or similar state
statutes.
“Closing” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1.
“Closing Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.1.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Consents” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Contract” means any written
contract, agreement, lease or sublease, license or sublicense, instrument,
indenture, commitment or undertaking.
“Cure Amounts” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1.4.
“Environmental Damages” the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(h)(2).
“Environmental Studies” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(h)(2).
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Escrow Agent” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2.
“Excluded Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Excluded Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2(g).
“Excluded Liabilities” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.5.
“Execution Date” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Government” means any agency,
division, subdivision or governmental or regulatory authority or any
adjudicatory body thereof, of the United States, or any state, county and/or or
local governmental unit thereof.
“HIPAA” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.2(g).
“HIPAA Regulations” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2(g).
“HSR Act” has the meaning set
forth in Section 1.6.
“Intellectual Property” means
any and all technology, know-how, patents, patent applications, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, trade dress rights, internet domain names, trade
secrets and copyrights; foreign equivalent or counterpart rights having similar
effect in any jurisdiction throughout the world; and registrations and
applications for registration of any of the foregoing, including all software,
software licenses, intellectual property licenses, information technology
agreements, maintenance agreements, and technology equipment.
“Interim Operating Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(j).
“Inventory” means all inventory
located in the Supermarkets on the Closing Date.
“Knowledge of Buyer” or any
other similar term or knowledge qualification means the actual knowledge of
Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, after due inquiry.
“Knowledge of Seller” or any
other similar term or knowledge qualification means the actual knowledge of the
individuals set forth on Schedule A after due inquiry.
“Lien” means any mortgage,
pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (judicial, statutory or other),
conditional sale agreement, Claim or liability.
“Material Adverse Effect” means
any event that has resulted in a material adverse effect on the business
operations of Seller at the Supermarkets, taken as a whole (including, without
limitation, the condition of the Acquired Assets or title to the Acquired
Assets, in each case, taken as a whole), excluding any event relating to (i) any
action taken (or omitted to be taken) as required by this Agreement or at the
request of Buyer, (ii) any action taken by Seller pursuant to any order of the
Bankruptcy Court entered prior to the date hereof, (iii) any matter to the
extent relating to an adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this
Agreement, (iv) any failure by Seller to meet any internal or published budgets,
projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period,
(v) the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (vi) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural disasters
involving the United States of America that do not have a materially
disproportionate effect on Seller and the Supermarkets, taken as a whole, (vii)
changes (including changes of applicable law) or conditions generally affecting
the industry in which Seller operates and not specifically relating to or having
a materially disproportionate effect on Seller and the Supermarkets, taken as a
whole, (viii) changes in GAAP or changes in the regulatory accounting
requirements applicable to any industry in which Seller operates which occur or
become effective after the date hereof, or (ix) changes in the financial or
securities markets or general economic or political conditions in the United
States.
“Motion Date” means the date on
which the Bidding Procedures and Sale Motion is filed with the Bankruptcy
Court.
“NY WARN Act” means the New
York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
“Ordinary Course of Business”
means that an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the
“Ordinary Course of Business” only if that action:
(i) is
consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices of such
Person, recognizing that Seller has filed the Bankruptcy Case, and is taken in
the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of such
Person;
(ii) does
not require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders of such
Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and
does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature,
including prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court; and
(iii) is
similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any
separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business as
such Person, recognizing that Seller has filed the Bankruptcy Case and may be
conducting going out of business sales or otherwise liquidating its inventory
(other than the Pharmacy Inventory) at the Supermarkets.
“Orders” means the Bankruptcy
Sale Order and the Bidding Procedures Order.
“Owned Machinery and Equipment”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).
“Person” means any individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
Government.
“Petition Date” has the meaning
set forth in Recital A.
“Pharmacies” has the meaning
set forth in Recital B.
“Pharmacy Inventory” means,
with respect to the Pharmacies, the entire inventory of saleable legend drug
products located in the Pharmacies on the Closing Date.
“Pharmacy Records” means, with
respect to the Pharmacy, all prescriptions (whether it be an original,
electronic, or facsimile copy and/or the hand-written record of a phoned-in
prescription), along with all electronic or paper copies of prescription files,
prescription and patient records and patient refill history as of the Closing
Date.
“Purchase Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Related Person” means, with
respect to any Person, all past, present and future directors, officers,
members, managers, stockholders, employees, controlling persons, agents,
professionals, attorneys, accountants, lenders, investment bankers or
representatives of any such Person.
“Sale Motion” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.2.
“Secured Creditors” means
General Electric Capital Corporation and Kimco Capital Corp.
“Seller” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“Seller Parties” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
“Superior Bid” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.1(b)(ii).
“Supermarkets” has the meaning
set forth in Recital B.
“Survival Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
“Tax Return” means any report,
return, information return, filing or other information, including any
schedules, exhibits or attachments thereto, and any amendments to any of the
foregoing required to be filed or maintained in connection with the calculation,
determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes (including estimated
Taxes).
“Taxes” means all taxes,
however denominated, including any interest, penalties or additions to tax that
may become payable in respect thereof, imposed by any Government, whether
payable by reason of contract, assumption, transferee liability, operation of
law or Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor
thereof or any analogous or similar provision under state, local or foreign
law), which taxes shall include all income taxes, payroll and employee
withholding unemployment insurance, social security (or similar), sales and use,
excise, franchise, gross receipts, occupation, real and personal property,
stamp, transfer, workmen’s compensation, customs duties, registration,
documentary, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated,
environmental (including taxes under section 59A of the Code) and other
assessments or obligations of the same or a similar nature, whether arising
before, on or after the Closing Date.
“Termination Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b)
“Total Consideration” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Transaction Documents” means
this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Agency Agreement and the
Interim Operating Agreement.
“Transition Services Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(h).
“Transaction Taxes” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“WARN Act” means the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.