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Exhibit 10.8
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE X.X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, INC.
AND
THE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY
A DIVISION OF THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
Dated: May 7, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction...................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale................................................................................. 1
SECTION 1.1. Purchase and Sale of Xxxxx Preferred Stock.......................................... 1
SECTION 1.2 Closing.............................................................................. 2
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties of the Company..................................................... 2
SECTION 2.1. Organization and Standing........................................................... 2
SECTION 2.2. Authority; Binding Agreements....................................................... 2
SECTION 2.3. Conflicts; Consents................................................................. 2
SECTION 2.4. Capitalization...................................................................... 3
SECTION 2.5. Financial Condition; No Undisclosed Liabilities..................................... 3
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser................................................... 4
SECTION 3.1. Organization and Standing........................................................... 4
SECTION 3.2. Authority; Binding Agreements....................................................... 4
SECTION 3.3. Conflicts; Consents................................................................. 4
SECTION 3.4. Purchase for Own Account............................................................ 4
SECTION 3.5. Investment Company.................................................................. 5
SECTION 3.6. Broker's, Finder's or Similar Fees.................................................. 5
SECTION 3.7. Nature of Purchaser................................................................. 5
ARTICLE IV
Covenants of the Company.......................................................................... 5
SECTION 4.1. Winston Tires....................................................................... 5
SECTION 4.2. Change of Control Notice............................................................ 6
SECTION 4.3. Issue Taxes......................................................................... 6
SECTION 4.4. Financial Statements................................................................ 6
SECTION 4.5. Notices............................................................................. 6
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ARTICLE V
Covenants of the Purchaser........................................................................ 7
SECTION 5.1. Confidentiality..................................................................... 7
SECTION 5.2. Stock Transfer Restrictions......................................................... 7
ARTICLE VI
Conditions to the Obligation of the Purchaser..................................................... 8
SECTION 6.1. Representations and Warranties...................................................... 8
SECTION 6.2. Compliance with this Agreement...................................................... 9
SECTION 6.3. Officer's Certificate............................................................... 9
SECTION 6.4. Secretary's Certificate............................................................. 9
SECTION 6.5. Filing of Amended and Restated Articles............................................. 9
SECTION 6.6. Opinions of Counsel................................................................. 9
SECTION 6.7. Pro Forma Balance Sheet............................................................. 9
SECTION 6.8. No Litigation....................................................................... 9
SECTION 6.9. Stock Purchase Agreement............................................................ 9
SECTION 6.10. Financing.......................................................................... 10
SECTION 6.11. Tire Supply Agreement.............................................................. 10
SECTION 6.12. Documents.......................................................................... 10
ARTICLE VII
Conditions to the Obligation of the Company....................................................... 10
SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties...................................................... 10
SECTION 7.2. Compliance with this Agreement...................................................... 10
SECTION 7.3. Purchaser's Certificate............................................................. 10
SECTION 7.4. Stock Purchase Agreement............................................................ 10
SECTION 7.5. Financing........................................................................... 10
SECTION 7.6. Tire Supply Agreement............................................................... 10
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous..................................................................................... 11
SECTION 8.1. Survival of Provisions.............................................................. 11
SECTION 8.2. Notices............................................................................. 11
SECTION 8.3. Successors and Assigns.............................................................. 12
SECTION 8.4. Amendment and Waiver................................................................ 12
SECTION 8.5. Counterparts........................................................................ 12
SECTION 8.6. Headings............................................................................ 12
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SECTION 8.7. GOVERNING LAW....................................................................... 12
SECTION 8.8. JURISDICTION........................................................................ 12
SECTION 8.9. Severability........................................................................ 13
SECTION 8.10. Entire Agreement................................................................... 13
SECTION 8.11. Publicity.......................................................................... 13
SECTION 8.12. Expenses........................................................................... 13
SECTION 8.13. Certain Definitions and Rules of Interpretation.................................... 13
SECTION 8.14. Legends............................................................................ 14
SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.4. Capitalization
Schedule 2.5. Liabilities
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Tire Supply Agreement
Exhibit B Amended and Restated Articles
Exhibit C Opinion of Company Counsel
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of May 7, 1997,
between THE X. X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, INC., a North Carolina
corporation (the "Company"), and THE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE
COMPANY (the "Purchaser"), a division of The Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation ("Goodyear").
Introduction
In order to provide equity financing for the proposed
acquisition (the "Acquisition") by the Company of all of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Inc., a California corporation
("Winston"), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 9,
1997, between the Company and the shareholders of Winston (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement"), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, 7,000 shares of the Company's
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Series A Preferred Stock"), and (ii) 4,500 shares of the Company's Series B
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Series B
Preferred Stock" and, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the "Xxxxx
Preferred Stock"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
In connection with the issuance, sale and purchase of the
shares of Xxxxx Preferred Stock, the Company and the Purchaser are entering into
a Purchase Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement
(the "Tire Supply Agreement"), pursuant to which the Purchaser will supply to
the Company, and the Company will purchase from the Purchaser, tires
manufactured by the Purchaser.
The parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale
SECTION 1.1. Purchase and Sale of Xxxxx Preferred Stock.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall acquire from the
Company, at the Closing (as defined below in Section 1.2), 7,000 shares (the
"Series A Preferred Shares") of Series A Preferred Stock and 4,500 shares (the
"Series B Preferred Shares" and, together with the Series A Preferred Shares,
the "Xxxxx Preferred Shares") of Series B Preferred Stock, for an aggregate
purchase price of $11,500,000.00 (the "Purchase Price"), in cash, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in a notice
delivered to the Purchaser not later than two business days prior to the Closing
Date (as defined below in Section 1.2). The Series A Preferred Shares and the
Series B Preferred Shares shall have the respective rights and preferences set
forth in the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, a copy of
which is attached to this Agreement
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as Exhibit B (as may be amended from time to time, the "Amended and Restated
Articles"). If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, any shares or other
securities are issued with respect to, or in exchange for, any of the Xxxxx
Preferred Shares by reason of any reincorporation, stock dividend, stock split,
consolidation of shares, reclassification or consolidation involving the Company
or otherwise, such shares or securities shall be deemed to be Xxxxx Preferred
Shares for all purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 1.2. Closing. The issuance, sale and purchase of the
Xxxxx Preferred Shares shall take place at the closing (the "Closing") to be
held at the offices of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other place or places as the Company and the
Purchaser shall agree, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 7, 1997 or on
such other date and at such other time as the Purchaser and the Company may
mutually agree (such date, the "Closing Date"). At the Closing, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall issue and
sell the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series B Preferred Shares to the
Purchaser by delivering to the Purchaser duly executed certificates representing
the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series B Preferred Shares registered in
the name of the Purchaser, with appropriate issue stamps, if any, affixed at the
expense of the Company, free and clear of all security interests, liens,
pledges, charges, escrows, options, rights of first refusal, mortgages,
indentures, security agreements or other claims, encumbrances, agreements,
arrangements or commitments of any kind or character, whether written or oral
and whether or not relating in any way to credit or the borrowing of money
("Claims"), and the Purchaser shall purchase the Series A Preferred Shares and
the Series B Preferred Shares for the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as
follows:
SECTION 2.1. Organization and Standing. The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of North Carolina.
SECTION 2.2. Authority; Binding Agreements. The Company has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Tire Supply Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Tire Supply
Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms. The Tire Supply Agreement, when executed and delivered by the
Company, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 2.3. Conflicts; Consents. The execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement and the Tire Supply Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the Company with any of the
provisions hereof and thereof does not and will not (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other constitutive
documents of the Company, (ii) conflict with or result in a default (or give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any of the
provisions of any note, bond, lease, mortgage, indenture, or any license,
franchise, permit, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the
Company is a party, or by which the Company or any of the Company's properties
or assets may be bound or affected, except for such conflicts, breaches or
defaults as to which requisite waivers or consents have been, or before the
Closing will be, obtained, (iii) violate any law, statute, rule or regulation or
order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any of the
Company's properties or assets or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of
any Claim upon any of the Company's properties or assets. No consent or approval
by, or notification of or filing with, any person is required in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Tire Supply Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
SECTION 2.4. Capitalization. As of the Closing Date, after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the authorized
capital stock of the Company will consist of 10,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), 7,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and 4,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and as of the Closing Date,
all of such securities will be issued and outstanding except for 6,534,000
shares of Common Stock authorized but not issued. All issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and are fully paid and
non-assessable. The Xxxxx Preferred Shares are duly authorized and, when issued
upon payment of the Purchase Price, will be fully paid and non-assessable.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4, there are no shares of capital stock of the
Company reserved for issuance. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4, there are no
options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company, nor is the Company obligated in any manner to issue
shares of its capital stock or other securities. Schedule 2.4 sets forth a list
of all of the stockholders of the Company as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.5. Financial Condition; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
The Company has delivered to the Purchaser true and correct copies of audited
financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "Company Financials") and audited financial statements of Winston for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 (the "Winston Financials"). The Company
Financials and the Winston Financials have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied consistently
throughout the periods covered thereby, and present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the Company and Winston, respectively, as of
the dates thereof, and the results of operations of the Company and Winston,
respectively, for the period then ended. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.5,
the Company and Winston, after giving effect to the Acquisition, the financing
of the acquisition and related transactions, will not have any material direct
or indirect indebtedness, liability or obligation, whether known or unknown,
fixed or unfixed, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not of a kind required
by GAAP to be set forth on a financial statement (collectively, "Liabilities"),
other than (i) Liabilities fully and adequately reflected on the Company
Financials or the Winston Financials, (ii) those incurred since the date of the
Company Financials and the Winston Financials in the ordinary course of business
and (iii) Liabilities incurred pursuant to the Debt Documents (as defined in the
Amended and Restated Articles).
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
SECTION 3.1. Organization and Standing. The Purchaser is an
unincorporated division of Goodyear. Goodyear is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio.
SECTION 3.2. Authority; Binding Agreements. The Purchaser has
all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Tire
Supply Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Tire Supply
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Purchaser and Goodyear. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Purchaser as an unincorporated division of Goodyear, and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser and Goodyear,
enforceable against the Purchaser and Goodyear in accordance with its terms. The
Tire Supply Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser and Goodyear,
enforceable against the Purchaser and Goodyear in accordance with its respective
terms.
SECTION 3.3. Conflicts; Consents. The execution and delivery
by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the Tire Supply Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance
by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof and thereof does not and will
not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the articles of incorporation,
by-laws or other constitutive documents of the Purchaser or Goodyear, (ii)
conflict with or result in a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration) under any of the provisions of any note, bond,
lease, mortgage, indenture, or any license, franchise, permit, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which the Purchaser or Goodyear is a party, or
by which the Purchaser or Goodyear or any of the Purchaser's or Goodyear's
properties or assets may be bound or affected, except for such conflicts,
breaches or defaults as to which requisite waivers or consents have been, or
before the Closing will be, obtained, (iii) violate any law, statute, rule or
regulation or order, writ, injunction or decree applicable to the Purchaser or
Goodyear or any of the Purchaser's or Goodyear's properties or assets or (iv)
result in the creation or imposition of any Claim upon any of the Purchaser's or
Goodyear's properties or assets. No consent or approval by, or notification of
or filing with, any person is required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the Tire Supply
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
SECTION 3.4. Purchase for Own Account. The Xxxxx Preferred
Shares to be acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement are being
acquired for its own account and the Purchaser has no intention of distributing
or reselling such securities or any part thereof in any transaction that would
be in violation of the securities laws of the United States of America, or
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any state, without prejudice, however, to the rights of such Purchaser at all
times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any number of the Xxxxx Preferred
Shares under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder (the "Securities Act"), or under an exemption from such
registration available under the Securities Act, and subject, nevertheless, to
the disposition of the Purchaser's property being at all times within its
control. If the Purchaser should in the future decide to dispose of any of the
Xxxxx Preferred Shares, the Purchaser understands and agrees that it may do so
only in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws,
as then in effect, and that stop-transfer instructions to that effect, where
applicable, will be in effect with respect to such securities. If the Purchaser
should decide to dispose of such securities, the Purchaser, if requested by the
Company, will have the obligation in connection with such disposition, at the
Purchaser's expense, of delivering an opinion of counsel of recognized standing
in securities law, in connection with such disposition to the effect that the
proposed disposition of such securities would not be in violation of the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws and, assuming such
opinion is required and is otherwise appropriate in form and substance under the
circumstances, the Company will accept, and will recommend to any applicable
transfer agent or trustee for such securities that it accept, such opinion. The
Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as required by law, of a legend on
certificates representing all of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares to the effect set
forth in Section 8.14.
SECTION 3.5. Investment Company. Neither the Purchaser nor any
person controlling the Purchaser is an "investment company" within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION 3.6. Broker's, Finder's or Similar Fees. There are no
brokerage commissions, finder's fees or similar fees or commissions payable in
connection with the offer or sale of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares contemplated
hereby based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with the Purchaser
or any action taken by the Purchaser.
SECTION 3.7. Nature of Purchaser. The Purchaser is an
"accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE IV
Covenants of the Company
SECTION 4.1. Winston Tires. (a) If as of December 31, 1997 (i)
the Company and its subsidiaries are not ordering all of their respective
requirements of "Winston" brand tires (the "Winston Brand Products") from the
Purchaser, and (ii) the Purchaser is otherwise ready, willing and able to supply
the Company and its subsidiaries with such Winston Brand Products in accordance
with the terms set forth in the Tire Supply Agreement, then, beginning
thereafter and continuing until such time as the earlier of (1) the Company and
its subsidiaries are ordering all of such Winston Brand Products from the
Purchaser and (2) the Xxxxx Preferred Shares have been redeemed in full, the
Company shall (a) commence the sale of "Winston" brand tires manufactured by the
Purchaser in the Eastern Region of the United States where the Company currently
operates its wholesale distribution business, (b) cause Winston to convert
Winston's "Delta"
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brand tire business to a "house" brand that is manufactured and sold by the
Purchaser in an amount equal to at least 100,000 units or two-thirds of
Winston's "Delta" tire business, whichever is greater, (c) order from the
Purchaser the maximum number of "Winston" brand tires, if any, that the Company
and its affiliates can order from the Purchaser without violating any of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' existing supply contracts, (d) purchase from the
Purchaser an additional 250,000 units per year of premium tires (the makeup of
which to be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser) and (e) meet with the
Purchaser to discuss such other additional business opportunities as may be
available.
(b) If, in any year that Xxxxx Preferred Shares are
outstanding, (i) the Purchaser is unable or unwilling to sell to the Company and
its subsidiaries, in accordance with the Tire Supply Agreement, such number of
tires that the Company and its subsidiaries would have otherwise purchased from
the Purchaser and (ii) as a result of such circumstances, (1) the Company is
required to pay a greater amount of Series A Additional Dividends or Series B
Dividends (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Articles) than it would
otherwise have paid or (2) the Tire Purchase Credit (as defined in the Amended
and Restated Articles) is less than it otherwise would have been, the Company
and the Purchaser agree to negotiate in good faith an appropriate equitable
adjustment, if any, of the amount of such dividends or credit, as the case may
be.
SECTION 4.2. Change of Control Notice. So long as the
Purchaser holds all of the outstanding Xxxxx Preferred Shares, at least 15 days
prior to the occurrence of any Change of Control (as defined in the Amended and
Restated Articles), the Company shall notify the Purchaser of such pending
Change of Control.
SECTION 4.3. Issue Taxes. The Company shall pay, or cause to
be paid, all documentary and similar taxes levied under the laws of any
applicable jurisdiction in connection with the issuance of the Xxxxx Preferred
Shares and any modification of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares and will hold the
Purchaser harmless, without limitation as to time, against any and all
liabilities with respect to all such taxes.
SECTION 4.4. Financial Statements. So long as the Purchaser
holds all of the outstanding Xxxxx Preferred Shares, the Company shall deliver
to the Purchaser:
(a) as soon as available, but not later than 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the audited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such year and
the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
previous year, accompanied by the opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP (or any
successor thereto) or another nationally recognized independent public
accounting firm which report shall state that such consolidated financial
statements present fairly the financial position for the periods indicated in
conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent, except as otherwise stated
therein, with prior years;
(b) as soon as available and, in any event, within 45 days of
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each year (including, however, for
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 1997, if statements were not provided for
the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1997) the unaudited
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consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the related
consolidated statements of income and cash flow for such quarter and for the
period commencing on the first day of the fiscal year and ending on the last day
of such quarter, all certified by an appropriate officer of the Company; and
(c) if and when the Company becomes subject to the Securities
Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, promptly after the same are filed,
copies of all reports, statements and other documents filed with the Commission,
at which point Section 4.4(a) and (b) shall expire and no longer be binding upon
the Company.
SECTION 4.5. Notices. So long as the Purchaser holds all of
the outstanding Xxxxx Preferred Shares, upon actual knowledge of the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
of the events described in this Section 4.5, the Company shall give prompt
written notice (but in any event within 15 days) to the Purchaser of the
occurrence of any material default or event of default under any of the Debt
Documents specifying the nature of such default or event of default, the period
of existence thereof and the action that the Company had taken or proposes to
take with respect thereto.
ARTICLE V
Covenants of the Purchaser
SECTION 5.1. Confidentiality. The Purchaser shall not disclose
any Confidential Information (as defined below) to anyone, other than those of
its employees, agents or consultants (i) who need to know the Confidential
Information in order to assist the Purchaser in evaluating whether to purchase
the Xxxxx Preferred Shares or in connection with the Purchaser's performance
under the Tire Supply Agreement and (ii) who agreed not to disclose the
Confidential Information to anyone and not to make use of the Confidential
Information for any purpose other than as described in clause (i) above, except
to the extent such information has become publicly available or the disclosure
is required by law or judicial decree. The Purchaser shall not make use of the
Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate and monitor its
holdings of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares and in connection with its performance
under the Tire Supply Agreement. "Confidential Information" means, as the
following items relate to the Company and its businesses or proposed businesses,
trade secrets, research and development activities, books and records, actual or
projected financial condition and results of operations, nature and location of
businesses, customer lists, vendor lists, pricing information, private
processes, agreements, data, licenses, permits, approvals, offering memoranda,
business plans and any other confidential or proprietary technical or business
information.
SECTION 5.2. Stock Transfer Restrictions. The Purchaser shall
not sell, pledge or otherwise transfer (each a "Transfer") any Xxxxx Preferred
Shares except in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Except as otherwise set forth in subsection (c) below, in
the event the Purchaser desires to Transfer the Xxxxx Preferred Shares, the
following procedures apply:
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(i) The Purchaser shall deliver to the Company a written
notice, which shall be irrevocable for a period of 45 days after delivery,
offering all of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares owned by the Purchaser at the
purchase price and on the terms specified in the written notice. The Company
shall have the first right and option, for a period of 30 days after delivery of
such written notice, to purchase the Xxxxx Preferred Shares so offered at the
purchase price and on the terms specified in the notice. Such acceptance shall
be made by delivering a written notice to the Purchaser within such 30-day
period.
(ii) If the Company does not elect to purchase in the
aggregate all of the offered Xxxxx Preferred Shares, then the Purchaser may sell
all (but not less than all) of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares then held by the
Purchaser to one purchaser at a price per share not less than the price, and on
terms not more favorable to the purchaser than the terms, stated in the original
written notice of intention to sell, at any time within 30 days after the
expiration of the period in which the Company could elect to purchase any Xxxxx
Preferred Shares. In the event all such Xxxxx Preferred Shares are not sold by
the Purchaser in such manner during such 30-day period, the right of the
Purchaser to sell such Xxxxx Preferred Shares shall expire and the obligations
of this Section 5.2(a) shall be reinstated.
(b) Any proposed Transfer of Xxxxx Preferred Shares by a
holder of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares (including the Purchaser) shall be void
unless (i) the Purchaser complies with the provisions of Section 3.4 and this
Section 5.2, (ii) any purchaser of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares (other than the
Company) shall agree in writing to be bound by and comply with the provisions of
this Agreement (including Section 3.4 and this Section 5.2), and (iii) the
Company's Board of Directors has concluded that any purchaser of the Xxxxx
Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section 5.2 is not a competitor of the Company
or the Purchaser and that such purchaser's holding of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares
would not have an adverse effect on the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, so long as the Tire Supply Agreement (or any
successor agreement or arrangement) has not been terminated by the Company, the
Purchaser shall not Transfer any Xxxxx Preferred Shares (other than to the
Company or, pursuant to subsection (c) below, to a wholly-owned subsidiary or
another division of Goodyear).
(c) Subject only to compliance with Section 5.2(b)(ii), the
Purchaser may, in its sole discretion any time after the date of this Agreement,
Transfer all (but not less than all) of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares to a
wholly-owned subsidiary or another division of Goodyear.
ARTICLE VI
Conditions to the Obligation of the Purchaser
The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Xxxxx
Preferred Shares, to pay the Purchase Price at the Closing, and to perform any
of its obligations hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
SECTION 6.1. Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article II of this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the
Closing Date as if made at and as of such date.
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SECTION 6.2. Compliance with this Agreement. The Company shall
have performed and complied with all of its agreements and conditions set forth
or contemplated herein that are required to be performed or complied with by the
Company on or before the Closing Date.
SECTION 6.3. Officer's Certificate. The Purchaser shall have
received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the President or a
Vice-President of the Company, certifying that the conditions set forth in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof have been satisfied on and as of such date.
SECTION 6.4. Secretary's Certificate. The Purchaser shall have
received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Company, attaching a good standing certificate from
the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina with respect to the
Company and certifying the truth and correctness of attached copies of the
Amended and Restated Articles and By-laws of the Company and resolutions of the
Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the Tire Supply
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
SECTION 6.5. Filing of Amended and Restated Articles. The
Amended and Restated Articles in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
B shall have been duly filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the
State of North Carolina.
SECTION 6.6. Opinion of Counsel. The Purchaser shall have
received the opinion of counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in
substantially the form of Exhibit C to this Agreement.
SECTION 6.7. Pro Forma Balance Sheet. The Purchaser shall have
received from the Company a pro forma opening consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and Winston, as of a date on or about the Closing Date, giving effect to
the Acquisition and the related financings and transactions (including the
borrowing under the senior credit facility and the issuance of the subordinated
debt and the Xxxxx Preferred Shares).
SECTION 6.8. No Litigation. No action, suit, proceeding, claim
or dispute shall have been brought or otherwise arisen at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any governmental authority against the Company or Winston
which could, in the reasonable judgment of the management of the Company, (a)
after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, have a material
adverse effect on the assets, business, properties or financial or other
condition of the Company and Winston, taken as a whole, or (b) have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Xxxxx Preferred Shares or the Tire Supply Agreement.
SECTION 6.9. Stock Purchase Agreement. The closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement shall simultaneously
occur with the Closing and all of the conditions precedent set forth in the
Stock Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived.
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SECTION 6.10. Financing. The Company shall have obtained, or
is simultaneously obtaining, senior financing in an amount not exceeding
$65,000,000 and subordinated debt financing in an amount not exceeding
$16,000,000 in connection with the Acquisition, in each case, on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
SECTION 6.11. Tire Supply Agreement. The Company shall have
duly executed and delivered to the Purchaser the Tire Supply Agreement.
SECTION 6.12. Documents. The Purchaser shall have received
copies of such documents as it reasonably may request in connection with the
sale of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby, all
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser.
ARTICLE VII
Conditions to the Obligation of the Company
The obligations of the Company to issue and sell the Xxxxx
Preferred Shares and to perform any of its other obligations under this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
conditions on or before the Closing Date:
SECTION 7.1. Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article III of this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the
Closing Date as if made at and as of such date.
SECTION 7.2. Compliance with this Agreement. The Purchaser
shall have performed and complied with all of its agreements and conditions set
forth or contemplated herein that are required to be performed or complied with
by the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date.
SECTION 7.3. Purchaser's Certificate. The Company shall have
received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Purchaser,
certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof have
been satisfied on and as of such date.
SECTION 7.4. Stock Purchase Agreement. The closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement shall simultaneously
occur with the Closing hereof.
SECTION 7.5. Financing. The Company shall have obtained, or is
simultaneously obtaining, senior financing in an amount not exceeding
$65,000,000 and subordinated debt financing in an amount not exceeding
$16,000,000 in connection with the Acquisition.
SECTION 7.6. Tire Supply Agreement. The Purchaser shall have
duly executed and delivered to the Company the Tire Supply Agreement.
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ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 8.1. Survival of Provisions. All of the
representations, warranties and covenants made in this Agreement and each of the
provisions of this Agreement shall survive the Closing.
SECTION 8.2. Notices. All notices, demands and other
communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and
shall be by registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested,
telecopier, courier services or personal delivery to the following addresses, or
to such other addresses as shall be designated from time to time by a party in
accordance with this Section 8.2:
(a) if to the Purchaser:
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
A Division of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Secretary/Attorney
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to the Company:
The X.X. Xxxxxxx Company, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
P.O. Box 837
Lincolnton, North Carolina 28093-0837
Attention: President
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been duly given: when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; one business
day after delivery to a courier, if
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delivered by commercial overnight courier service; five business days after
being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt is
acknowledged, if telecopied.
SECTION 8.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns
of the parties hereto. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this
Agreement, this Agreement and the rights and obligations under this Agreement
shall not be assignable or transferable by any party without the prior written
consent of the other party.
SECTION 8.4. Amendment and Waiver. No failure or delay on the
part of the Company or the Purchaser in exercising any right, power or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. No waiver
of or consent to any departure by the Company or the Purchaser from any
provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by the
party entitled to the benefit thereof; provided that notice of any such waiver
shall be given to each party as set forth below. Except as otherwise provided
herein, no amendment, modification or termination of any provision of this
Agreement shall be effective unless signed in writing by or on behalf of the
Company and the Purchaser.
Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any
provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and
any consent to any departure by the Company or the Purchaser from the terms of
any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where
notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the
Company or the Purchaser in any case shall entitle the Company or the Purchaser
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
SECTION 8.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by the parties in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 8.6. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
SECTION 8.7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.8. JURISDICTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS
AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WHICH
ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY, AND EACH SUCH
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PARTY AGREES NOT TO COMMENCE ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED THERETO EXCEPT IN SUCH
COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM.
SECTION 8.9. Severability. In the event that any one or more
of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any
circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any
reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every
other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way
impaired, unless the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall
substantially impair the benefits of the remaining provisions hereof.
SECTION 8.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with
the exhibits and schedules hereto, the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series B
Preferred Shares and the Tire Supply Agreement is intended by the parties as a
final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions,
promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to
herein or therein. This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules
hereto, the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series B Preferred Shares and the
Tire Supply Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among
the parties with respect to such subject matter.
SECTION 8.11. Publicity. Except as may be required by
applicable law, no party hereto shall issue a publicity release or announcement
or otherwise make any public disclosure concerning this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, without prior approval by the other parties
hereto. If any announcement is required by law to be made by a party hereto,
prior to making such announcement such party will deliver a draft of such
announcement to the other parties and shall give the other parties an
opportunity to comment thereon.
SECTION 8.12. Expenses. Each party to this Agreement shall
each bear its own costs incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution
and delivery and enforcement of this Agreement, including the fees and expenses
of its lawyers, financial advisors and accountants.
SECTION 8.13. Certain Definitions and Rules of Interpretation.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the following rules of
interpretation apply to this Agreement: (i) the singular includes the plural and
the plural includes the singular; (ii) "or" and "any" are not exclusive and
"include" and "including" are not limiting; (iii) a reference to any agreement
or other contract includes permitted supplements and amendments; (iv) a
reference to a law includes any amendment or modification to such law and any
rules or regulations issued thereunder; (v) a reference to a person includes its
permitted successors and assigns; (vi) a reference to GAAP or generally accepted
accounting principles refers to United States generally accepted accounting
principles; and (vii) a reference in this Agreement to an Article, Section,
Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to the Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or
Schedule of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "person" means an
individual, corporation,
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partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity (governmental or private).
SECTION 8.14. Legends. The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting,
so long as required by the terms of this Agreement, of a legend on certificates
representing all of the Xxxxx Preferred Shares, as applicable, owned by it to
the following effect:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED, QUALIFIED, APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT OR
SUCH LAWS AND NEITHER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS
PASSED ON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THESE SECURITIES. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY."
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective
duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
THE X. X. XXXXXXX COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name:
Title:
THE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY, a
division of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
By: /s/ XXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name:
Title:
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