STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of October 31, 2008 Between PACER HOLDINGS OF LOUISANA, INC. and RURAL HEALTHCARE DEVELOPERS OF LOUISIANA, LLC
EXECUTION
VERSION
Dated
as
of October 31, 2008
Between
PACER
HOLDINGS OF LOUISANA, INC.
and
RURAL
HEALTHCARE DEVELOPERS OF LOUISIANA, LLC
EXECUTION
VERSION
THIS
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
dated as of October 31, 2008, by and between PACER
HOLDINGS OF LOUISIANA, INC.,
a
Florida corporation (“Seller”)
and
Rural Healthcare Developers of Louisiana, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability
company (“Buyer”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
Seller
is
owner, beneficially and of record, of all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of Pacer Health Management Corporation, a Louisiana corporation
(“PHMC”)
and
Pacer Psychiatry, Inc., a Louisiana Corporation (“PPI”
and
collectively with PHMC, the “Companies”).
Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller,
all
of the capital stock of the Companies on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.
Accordingly,
in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, Buyer and
Seller agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
Section
1.1 In
this
Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in
this Section
1.1
and
shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided
that the Companies shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Seller.
“Buyer”
has
the
meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer
Ancillary Agreements”
means
all agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed and delivered
by Buyer under this Agreement or in connection herewith.
“Claim
Notice”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
8.3.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the transfer of the Shares from Seller to Buyer.
“Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
3.1.
“Companies”
has
the
meaning specified in the Preliminary Statement of this Agreement.
“Court
Order”
means
any judgment, order, award or decree of any foreign, federal, state, local
or
other court or tribunal and any award in any arbitration
proceeding.
“Encumbrance”
means
any lien (statutory or other), claim, charge, security interest, mortgage,
deed
of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, preference, priority or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature, and any easement, encroachment,
covenant, restriction, right of way, defect in title or other encumbrance of
any
kind.
-2-
EXECUTION
VERSION
“Expenses”
means
any and all expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or
asserting any claim, action, suit or proceeding incident to any matter
indemnified against hereunder (including court filing fees, court costs,
arbitration fees or costs, witness fees, and reasonable fees and disbursements
of legal counsel, investigators, expert witnesses, consultants, accountants
and
other professionals).
“Governmental
Body”
means
any foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental authority or regulatory
body.
“Losses”
means
any and all losses, costs, obligations, liabilities, settlement payments,
awards, judgments, fines, penalties, damages, expenses, deficiencies or other
charges.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
means:
(i) liens for taxes and other governmental charges and assessments arising
in
the ordinary course of business which are not yet due and payable, (ii) liens
of
landlords and liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and
other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet
due
and payable and (iii) other liens or imperfections on property which are not
material in amount, do not interfere with, and are not violated by, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and do not
impair the marketability of, or materially detract from the value of or
materially impair the existing use of, the property affected by such lien or
imperfection.
“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
Governmental Body.
“Purchase
Price”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
2.2.
“Requirements
of Laws”
means
any foreign, federal, state and local laws, statutes, regulations, rules, codes
or ordinances enacted, adopted, issued or promulgated by any Governmental Body
(including those pertaining to electrical, building, zoning, subdivision, land
use, environmental and occupational safety and health requirements) or common
law.
“Seller”
has
the
meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller
Ancillary Agreements”
means
all agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed and delivered
by Seller under this Agreement or in connection herewith.
“Shares”
means
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of PHMC, which
consists of One Million (1,000,000) shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per
share
and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of PPI, which
consists of One Million (1,000,000) shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per
share.
Section
1.2 Interpretation.
As used
in this Agreement, the word “including” means without limitation, the word “or”
is not exclusive and the words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby”, “hereto” and
“hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise
requires, references herein: (i) to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
mean the Articles and Sections of and the Exhibits and Schedules attached to
this Agreement; (ii) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such
agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified
from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by
this
Agreement; and (iii) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to
time and includes any successor legislation thereto. The Schedules and Exhibits
referred to herein shall be construed with and as an integral part of this
Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. Titles
to Articles and headings of Sections are inserted for convenience of reference
only and shall not be deemed a part of or to affect meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement. References herein to the knowledge of a party or matters or
information known to a party mean the actual knowledge or conscious awareness
of
the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer of such
party.
-3-
EXECUTION
VERSION
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES; PURCHASE PRICE
Section
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Shares.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase from Seller, the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances
(except for Permitted Encumbrances).
Section
2.2 Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price for the Shares (the “Purchase
Price”)
shall
be the assumption by the Buyer of all of those liabilities, known and unknown,
of Seller relating to the Companies (the “Assumed
Liabilities”).
The
Buyer hereby acknowledges and agrees that at Closing, the Companies shall have
a
balance in all of the Companies’ bank accounts, collectively, of three hundred
thousand dollars ($300,000).
ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
Section
3.1 Closing
Date.
The
Closing shall take place at 5:00 P.M., local time, on October 31, 2008, or
such
later date as may be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller after the conditions set
forth herein have been satisfied, via facsimile or at such place or at such
other time as shall be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller. The time and date on
which the Closing is actually held are sometimes referred to herein as the
“Closing
Date”.
Section
3.2 Payment
of Purchase Price; Delivery of Shares.
Subject
to fulfillment or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section
7.1,
at the
Closing Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Purchase Price and, subject to
fulfillment or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section
7.2,
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer a stock certificate representing the Shares, accompanied
by a duly executed and witnessed stock power transferring the Shares to
Buyer.
Section
3.3 Buyer’s
Additional Deliveries.
Subject
to fulfillment or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section
7.1,
at the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller all the following:
(a) Copy
of
Buyer’s Certificate of Formation certified as of a recent date by the Secretary
of State of the State of Mississippi;
-4-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(b) Copy
of
Buyer’s Operating Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date;
(c) Certificate
of good standing of Buyer issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State
of the State of Mississippi;
(d) Certificate
of the manager or managing member of Buyer, dated the Closing Date, in form
and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, as to (i) no amendments to the
Certificate of Formation of Buyer since the date of such document as delivered
in accordance with Section 3.3(a) herein above; (ii) no amendments to the
Operating Agreement since the date of such document as delivered in accordance
with Section 3.3(b) herein above; (iii) the resolutions of the manager or
managing member of Buyer authorizing the execution and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Buyer executing this Agreement and any Buyer
Ancillary Agreement; and
(e) The
certificate contemplated by Section
7.2(a),
duly
executed by an authorized officer of Buyer.
Section
3.4 Seller’s
Deliveries.
Subject
to fulfillment or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section
7.2,
at
Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer all the following:
(a) Copy
of
the Certificate of Incorporation of Seller certified as of a recent date by
the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida;
(b) Certificate
of good standing of Seller issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State
of the State of Florida;
(c) Copies
of
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Companies certified as of a recent
date
by the Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana, the Bylaws of the Companies
and the stock ledgers of the Companies;
(d) Certificate
of good standing of the Companies issued as of a recent date by the Secretary
of
State of the State of Louisiana;
(e) Certificate
of the Secretary of Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, as to (i) no amendments to the Certificate
of
Incorporation of Seller since the date of such document as delivered in
accordance with Section 3.4(a) herein above; (ii) no amendments to the
Certificates of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Companies since the dates
of
such documents as delivered in accordance with Section 3.4(c) herein above;
(iii) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Seller authorizing the
execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby; and (iv) incumbency and signatures of the officers of Seller executing
this Agreement or any Seller Ancillary Agreement;
(f) All
approvals, consents or authorizations obtained by Seller and/or the Companies
with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, those set forth on Schedule
4.2(b)
hereto;
-5-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(g) The
certificate contemplated by Section
7.1(a),
duly
executed by an authorized officer of Seller; and
(h) A
signed
resignation by each of the directors and officers of the Companies.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
As
an
inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer and
agrees only as follows:
Section
4.1 Organization
of Seller.
Seller
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Florida and has full corporate power and authority to
own
or lease and to operate and use its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as now conducted.
Section
4.2 Authority
of Seller.
Seller
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement
and
all of the Seller Ancillary Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Agreements by Seller have been duly
authorized and approved by Seller’s board of directors and do not require any
further authorization or consent of Seller or its stockholders. This Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Seller and is the legal,
valid and binding agreement of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms,
and each of the Seller Ancillary Agreements has been duly authorized by Seller
and upon execution and delivery by Seller will be a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Seller Ancillary Agreement
or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
nor compliance with or fulfillment of the terms, conditions and provisions
hereof or thereof will:
(a) conflict
with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default, an event of default or an event creating rights of
acceleration, termination or cancellation or a loss of rights under (1) the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, (2) any material note,
instrument, agreement, mortgage, lease, license, franchise, permit or other
authorization, right, restriction or obligation to which Seller is a party
or
any of its properties is subject or by which Seller is bound, (3) any Court
Order to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound or (4) any Requirements
of Laws affecting Seller; or
(b) require
the approval, consent, authorization or act of, or the making by Seller of
any
declaration, filing or registration with, any Person, except as set forth on
Schedule
4.2(b)
attached
hereto.
Section
4.3 Organization
and Capital Structure of the Companies.
(a) The
Companies are corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Louisiana. The Companies have full power and
authority to own or lease and to operate and use their properties and assets
and
to carry on their business as now conducted.
-6-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(b) The
authorized capital stock of PHMC consists of 1,000,000 shares
of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share and the authorized capital stock of
PPI
consists of 1,000,000 shares
of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“PHL
Common Stock”),
of
which 100 shares are issued and outstanding for PHMA and 100 shares are issued
and outstanding for PPI and 999,900 shares are unissued and not reserved for
any
purpose in the Companies. Except for this Agreement, there are no agreements,
arrangements, options, warrants, calls, rights or commitments of any character
relating to the issuance, sale, purchase or redemption of any shares of capital
stock of the Companies. No holder of PHL Common Stock has any preemptive, stock
purchase or other rights to acquire PHL Common Stock. All of the outstanding
shares of the PHL Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. Seller
is
the record and beneficial owner of all of the shares of PHL Common Stock. All
of
such shares of PHL Common Stock are so owned free from all Encumbrances of
any
kind, except Permitted Encumbrances.
(c) True
and
complete copies of the Certificates of Incorporation and all amendments thereto,
of the Bylaws, as amended to date, and of the stock ledgers of the Companies
and
each of its subsidiaries have been delivered to Buyer.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
As
an
inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller
and agrees as follows:
Section
5.1 Organization
of Buyer.
Buyer
is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Mississippi and has full power and
authority to own or lease and to operate and use its properties and assets
and
to carry on its business as now conducted.
Section
5.2 Authority
of Buyer.
Buyer
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement
and
all of the Buyer Ancillary Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary Agreements by Buyer have been duly
authorized and approved by Buyer’s manager or managing member and do not require
any further authorization or consent of Buyer or its members. This Agreement
has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer and is the legal, valid
and binding agreement of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, and
each of the Buyer Ancillary Agreements has been duly authorized by Buyer and
upon execution and delivery by Buyer will be a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Buyer Ancillary
Agreements or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby nor compliance with or fulfillment of the terms, conditions and
provisions hereof or thereof will:
-7-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(a) conflict
with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default, an event of default or an event creating rights of
acceleration, termination or cancellation or a loss of rights under (1) the
Certificate of Formation or the Operating Agreement of Buyer, (2) any material
note, instrument, agreement, mortgage, lease, license, franchise, permit or
other authorization, right, restriction or obligation to which Buyer is a party
or any of its properties is subject or by which Buyer is bound, (3) any Court
Order to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or (4) any Requirements
of Laws affecting Buyer; or
(b) require
the approval, consent, authorization or act of, or the making by Buyer of any
declaration, filing or registration with, any Person.
Section
5.3 No
Finder.
Neither
Buyer nor any Person acting on its behalf has paid or become obligated to pay
any fee or commission to any broker, finder or intermediary for or on account
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
5.4 Investment
Representation.
The
Shares are being acquired by Buyer for its own account for investment, and
not
with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof without registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or pursuant to an applicable
exemption therefrom.
ARTICLE
6
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1 Covenant
Not to Compete or Solicit Business.
(a) In
furtherance of the sale of the Shares to Buyer hereunder and more effectively
to
protect the value and goodwill of the assets and business of the Companies,
Seller covenants and agrees that, for a period ending on the one (1) year
anniversary of the Closing Date, neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates will
directly or indirectly (whether as principal, agent, independent contractor,
partner or otherwise) own, manage, operate, control, participate in, perform
services for, or otherwise carry on, a business materially similar to or
directly competitive with the business conducted by the Companies on the date
hereof anywhere in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
(b) In
addition, Seller covenants and agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates
will divulge or make use of any Trade Secrets or other confidential information
of the Companies other than to disclose such secrets and information to Buyer
or
its Affiliates.
(c) In
the
event Seller or any Affiliate of Seller violates any of its obligations under
this Section
6.1,
Buyer
or the Companies may proceed against it in law or in equity for such damages
or
other relief as a court may deem appropriate.
(d) It
is the
intent and understanding of each party hereto that if, in any action before
any
court or agency legally empowered to enforce this Section
6.1,
any
term, restriction, covenant or promise in this Section
6.1
is found
to be unreasonable and for that reason unenforceable, then such term,
restriction, covenant or promise shall be deemed modified to the extent
necessary to make it enforceable by such court or agency.
-8-
EXECUTION
VERSION
Section
6.2 Access
to Records after Closing.
(a) For
a
period of seven (7) years after the Closing Date, Seller and its representatives
shall have reasonable access to all of the books and records of the Companies
to
the extent that such access may reasonably be required by Seller in connection
with matters relating to or affected by the operations of the Companies prior
to
the Closing Date. Such access shall be afforded by Buyer upon receipt of advance
notice and during normal business hours. If Buyer shall desire to dispose of
any
of such books and records prior to the expiration of such seven-year period,
Buyer shall, prior to such disposition, give Seller a reasonable opportunity
to
segregate and remove such books and records as Seller may select.
Section
6.3 Confidential
Nature of Information.
Each
party agrees that it will treat in confidence all documents, materials and
other
information which it shall have obtained regarding the other party during the
course of the negotiations leading to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (whether obtained before or after the date of this
Agreement), the investigation provided for herein and the preparation of this
Agreement and other related documents, and, in the event the transactions
contemplated hereby shall not be consummated, each party will return to the
other party all copies of nonpublic documents and materials which have been
furnished in connection therewith. Such documents, materials and information
shall not be communicated to any third Person (other than, in the case of Buyer,
to its counsel, accountants, financial advisors or lenders, and in the case
of
Seller, to its counsel, accountants or financial advisors). No Person shall
use
any confidential information in any manner whatsoever except solely for the
purpose of evaluating the proposed purchase and sale of the Shares or the
negotiation or enforcement of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated
hereby; provided that after the Closing Buyer and the Companies may use or
disclose any confidential information related to the Companies or its assets
or
business. The obligation of each party to treat such documents, materials and
other information in confidence shall not apply to any information which (i)
is
or becomes lawfully available to such party from a source other than the
furnishing party, (ii) is or becomes available to the public other than as
a
result of disclosure by such party or its agents, (iii) is required to be
disclosed under applicable law or judicial process, but only to the extent
it
must be disclosed, or (iv) such party reasonably deems necessary to disclose
to
obtain any of the consents or approvals contemplated hereby.
Section
6.4 No
Public Announcement.
Neither
Buyer nor Seller shall (nor shall Seller permit the Companies to), without
the
approval of the other, make any press release or other public announcement
concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as and to
the
extent that any such party shall be so obligated by law or the rules of any
stock exchange or quotation system, in which case the other party shall be
advised and the parties shall use their best efforts to cause a mutually
agreeable release or announcement to be issued; provided that the foregoing
shall not preclude communications or disclosures necessary to implement the
provisions of this Agreement or to comply with the accounting and U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure obligations.
Section
6.5 Expenses.
Each
party hereto will pay all costs and expenses incident to its negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement and to its performance and compliance with all
agreements and conditions contained herein on its part to be performed or
complied with, including the fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel
and
accountants. All costs and expenses, if any, incurred by the Companies in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the fees, expenses and disbursements of the Companies’ counsel and
accountants, shall be paid by the Companies.
-9-
EXECUTION
VERSION
Section
6.6 Right
To Rescission; Limited Restriction on Transfer or Sale of Shares.
(a) As
partial consideration for the Purchase Price of the Shares, the parties hereto
hereby agree that Seller shall have the right to rescind this Agreement by
providing written notice of rescission to Buyer at any time within thirty-one
(31) calendar days from the Closing Date. In consideration for such rescission,
Seller shall be obligated to pay to Buyer One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000) within ten (10) business days of such notice of rescission. Within
two (2) calendar days following receipt of such consideration, Buyer shall
deliver to Seller a stock certificate representing the Shares, accompanied
by a
duly executed and witnessed stock power transferring the Shares to the Seller.
(b) Buyer
shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of or
encumber the Shares for so long as Seller has the right to rescind and receive
back the Shares in accordance with Section 6.6(a) herein above.
(c) In
the
event Buyer violates any of its obligations under this Section
6.6,
Seller
may proceed against Buyer in law or in equity for such damages or other relief
as a court may deem appropriate. Buyer acknowledges that a violation of this
Section
6.6
may
cause Seller or the Companies irreparable harm which may not be adequately
compensated for by money damages. Buyer therefore agrees that in the event
of
any actual or threatened violation of this Section
6.6,
Seller
shall be entitled, in addition to other remedies that it may have, to a
temporary restraining order and to preliminary and final injunctive relief
against Buyer to prevent any violations of this Section
6.6,
without
the necessity of posting a bond. The prevailing party in any action commenced
under this Section
6.6
shall
also be entitled to receive reasonable attorneys’ fees and court
costs.
Section
6.7 Name
Change of the Companies.
Buyer
hereby agrees to change the name of the Companies by filing with the Secretary
of State of Louisiana amendments to the Certificates of Incorporation of the
Companies within five (5) business days from the Closing Date. Additionally,
Buyer hereby agrees to forever discontinue the use of all trade marks, service
marks, trade names, business names, domain names, logos, websites and trading
indicia owned or used by the Companies or Seller with the names “Pacer” and
“Pacer Health” or any similar name that could have the effect of causing
confusion with the aforementioned names.
Section
6.8 Termination
of All Guarantees.
Buyer
hereby acknowledges and agrees that by virtue of Buyer assuming all of the
Assumed Liabilities hereunder, any and all contracts, leases, notes, mortgages
and agreements or other instruments, whether known or unknown or oral or
written, whereby Seller has guaranteed, in full or in part, any obligation
of
the Companies to any other party, shall be deemed to be cancelled and terminated
with respect to Seller effective as of the Closing Date. Buyer agrees to
promptly execute any and all instruments and to make any and all filings
necessary in order to carry out the intent of this Section 6.8 and shall
immediately notify Seller of all such required actions and immediately provide
evidence of completion or satisfaction of all required actions in order to
carry
out the intent of this Section 6.8. The effect of this Section 6.8 shall be
to
relieve Seller of any and all guarantees owed by Seller to the Companies,
whether known or unknown, oral or written.
-10-
EXECUTION
VERSION
Section
6.9 Further
Assurances.
From
time to time following the Closing, Seller shall execute and deliver, or cause
to be executed and delivered, to the Companies such other bills of sale, deeds,
endorsements, assignments and other instruments of conveyance and transfer
as
Buyer or the Companies may reasonably request or as may be otherwise necessary
to more effectively convey and transfer to, and vest in, the Companies and
put
the Companies in possession of, any part of the assets or properties of the
Companies not in its possession on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES
Section
7.1 Conditions
to Buyer’s Obligations.
The
obligations of Buyer to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall,
at
the option of Buyer, be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions:
(a) Each
of
the representations and warranties of Seller contained or referred to herein
shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as though made on the Closing
Date, except for changes therein specifically permitted by this Agreement or
resulting from any transaction expressly consented to in writing by Buyer,
and
there shall have been delivered to Buyer an Officer’s Certificate to such
effect, dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Seller by an authorized
officer of Seller, in addition to the other deliveries specified in Section
3.4.
(b) The
parties shall have received all approvals and actions of or by all Governmental
Bodies necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, which
are
required to be obtained by applicable Requirements of Laws.
(c) Seller
and the Companies shall have received all required approvals, consents, and
authorizations to the transactions contemplated hereby from any Person to any
instruments or other agreements to which Seller and/or the Companies is a party
or by which Seller and/or the Companies or any of their assets or properties
are
affected.
Section
7.2 Conditions
to Seller’s Obligations.
The
obligations of Seller to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall,
at
the option of Seller, be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions:
(a) Each
of
the representations and warranties of Buyer contained or referred to in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as though made on the
Closing Date, except for changes therein specifically permitted by this
Agreement or resulting from any transaction expressly consented to in writing
by
Seller or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and there shall have
been delivered to Seller an Officer’s Certificate to such effect, dated the
Closing Date and signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of Buyer,
in
addition to the other deliveries specified in Section
3.3.
-11-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(b) The
parties shall have received all approvals and actions of or by all Governmental
Bodies necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, which
are
required to be obtained by applicable Requirements of Laws.
(c) Seller
shall have transferred out all cash amounts from the Companies’ accounts so that
the cash balance in all of the Companies’ bank accounts, collectively, equals
$300,000 dollars ($300,000).
ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1 Indemnification
by Seller.
(a) Seller
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from and against any and all Losses
and Expenses incurred by Buyer up to $10,000 in
connection with or arising from:
(i) any
breach by Seller of any of its covenants in this Agreement or in any Seller
Ancillary Agreement;
(ii) any
failure of Seller to perform any of its obligations in this Agreement or in
any
Seller Ancillary Agreement; or
(iii) any
breach of any warranty or the inaccuracy of any representation of Seller
contained or referred to in this Agreement or any certificate delivered by
or on
behalf of Seller pursuant hereto;
provided
that, without limitation of Seller’s indemnification obligations under clause
(i) or (ii) of this subsection (a), Seller shall be required to indemnify and
hold harmless under clause (iii) of this subsection with respect to Losses
and
Expenses incurred by Buyer as a result of inaccuracies only to the extent that
the aggregate amount of such Losses and Expenses exceeds Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000) and the parties further agree that in no event shall the Seller
indemnify Buyer from any Losses or Expenses incurred in connection with any
Medicare or environmental claims against the Companies or the Buyer.
(b) The
indemnification provided for in this Section
8.1
shall
terminate six (6) months after the Closing Date (and no claims shall be made
by
any Buyer under this Section
8.1
thereafter).
(c) Seller
shall not indemnify Buyer for any Losses or Expenses arising out of Seller
exercising its right to rescind this Agreement in the manner set forth in
Section 6.6 herein.
Section
8.2 Indemnification
by Buyer.
(a) Buyer
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all Loss
and Expense incurred by Seller up to $10,000 in
connection with or arising from:
(i) any
breach by Buyer of any of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or
in
any Buyer Ancillary Agreement;
-12-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(ii) any
failure by Buyer to perform any of its obligations in this Agreement or in
any
Buyer Ancillary Agreement; or
(iii) any
breach of any warranty or the inaccuracy of any representation of Buyer
contained or referred to in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered
by or
on behalf of Buyer pursuant hereto;
provided
that, without limitation of Buyer’s indemnification obligations under clauses
(i) and (ii) of this subsection (a), Buyer shall be required to indemnify and
hold harmless under clause (iii) of this subsection with respect to Loss and
Expense incurred by Seller only to the extent that the aggregate amount of
such
Loss and Expense exceeds $10,000,000.
(b) The
indemnification provided for in this Section
8.2
shall
terminate six (6) months after the Closing Date (and no claims shall be made
by
Seller under this Section
8.2
thereafter).
Section
8.3 Notice
of Claims.
(a) Any
party
seeking indemnification hereunder shall give to the party obligated to provide
indemnification to such Indemnified Party (the “Indemnitor”)
a
notice (a “Claim
Notice”)
describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim for
indemnification hereunder and shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known)
the amount or the method of computation of the amount of such claim, and a
reference to the provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, document
or
instrument executed hereunder or in connection herewith upon which such claim
is
based; provided, that (i) a Claim Notice in respect of any action at law or
suit
in equity by or against a third Person as to which indemnification will be
sought shall be given promptly after the action or suit is commenced; and (ii)
failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its obligations
hereunder except to the extent it shall have been prejudiced by such
failure.
(b) After
the
giving of any Claim Notice pursuant hereto, the amount of indemnification to
which an Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Article
VIII
shall be
determined: (i) by the written agreement between the Indemnified Party and
the
Indemnitor; (ii) by a final judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction; or (iii) by any other means to which the Indemnified Party and
the
Indemnitor shall agree. The judgment or decree of a court shall be deemed final
when the time for appeal, if any, shall have expired and no appeal shall have
been taken or when all appeals taken shall have been finally determined. The
Indemnified Party shall have the burden of proof in establishing the amount
of
Loss and Expense suffered by it.
Section
8.4 Third
Person Claims.
(a) Subject
to Section
8.4(b),
the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to conduct and control, through counsel
of its choosing, the defense, compromise or settlement of any third Person
claim, action or suit against such Indemnified Party as to which indemnification
will be sought by any Indemnified Party from any Indemnitor hereunder, and
in
any such case the Indemnitor shall cooperate in connection therewith and shall
furnish such records, information and testimony and attend such conferences,
discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably
requested by the Indemnified Party in connection therewith; provided, that
(i)
the Indemnitor may participate, through counsel chosen by it and at its own
expense, in the defense of any such claim, action or suit as to which the
Indemnified Party has so elected to conduct and control the defense thereof;
and
(ii) the Indemnified Party shall not, without the written consent of the
Indemnitor (which written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), pay,
compromise or settle any such claim, action or suit, except that no such consent
shall be required if, following a written request from the Indemnified Party,
the Indemnitor shall fail, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the making
of such request, to acknowledge and agree in writing that, if such claim, action
or suit shall be adversely determined, such Indemnitor has an obligation to
provide indemnification hereunder to such Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to pay, settle or
compromise any such claim, action or suit without such consent, provided that
in
such event the Indemnified Party shall waive any right to indemnity therefor
hereunder unless such consent is unreasonably withheld.
-13-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(b) If
any
third Person claim, action or suit against any Indemnified Party is solely
for
money damages or, where Seller is the Indemnitor, will have no continuing effect
in any material respect on the Companies or its businesses, assets or
operations, then the Indemnitor shall have the right to conduct and control,
through counsel of its choosing, the defense, compromise or settlement of any
such third Person claim, action or suit against such Indemnified Party as to
which indemnification will be sought by any Indemnified Party from any
Indemnitor hereunder if the Indemnitor has acknowledged and agreed in writing
that, if the same is adversely determined, the Indemnitor has an obligation
to
provide indemnification to the Indemnified Party in respect thereof, and in
any
such case the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in connection therewith and
shall furnish such records, information and testimony and attend such
conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be
reasonably requested by the Indemnitor in connection therewith; provided that
the Indemnified Party may participate, through counsel chosen by it and at
its
own expense, in the defense of any such claim, action or suit as to which the
Indemnitor has so elected to conduct and control the defense thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
pay, settle or compromise any such claim, action or suit, provided that in
such
event the Indemnified Party shall waive any right to indemnity therefor
hereunder unless the Indemnified Party shall have sought the consent of the
Indemnitor to such payment, settlement or compromise and such consent was
unreasonably withheld, in which event no claim for indemnity therefor hereunder
shall be waived.
ARTICLE
9
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
9.1 Survival
of Obligations.
All
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations contained
in
this Agreement shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in
Article
VIII,
the
representations and warranties contained in Articles
IV
and
V
shall
terminate on the six (6) months anniversary of the Closing Date. Except as
otherwise provided herein, no claim shall be made for the breach of any
representation or warranty contained in Articles
IV
or
V
or under
any certificate delivered with respect thereto under this Agreement after the
date on which such representations and warranties terminate as set forth in
this.
Section
9.2 Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given or delivered (i) when delivered personally,
(ii) if transmitted by facsimile when confirmation of transmission is received,
or (iii) if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
or
by private courier when received; and shall be addressed as
follows:
(a) If
to
Seller, to:
Pacer
Health Corporation
|
|
00000
XX 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
|
|
Attention:
|
Rainier
Xxxxxxxx
|
Facsimile:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
with
a copy to:
|
|
K&L
Gates LLP
|
|
000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
|
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Attention:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
|
Facsimile:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
(b) If
to
Buyer (and if to the Company post-Closing), to:
Rural
Healthcare Developers of Louisiana, LLC
|
|
Attention:
|
|
Facsimile:
|
|
with
a copy to:
|
|
Attention:
|
|
Facsimile:
|
or
to
such other address as such party may indicate by a notice delivered to the
other
party hereto.
Section
9.3 Successors
and Assigns.
(a) Either
party may assign any of its rights hereunder, but no such assignment shall
relieve it of its obligations hereunder.
-14-
EXECUTION
VERSION
(b) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their successors and permitted assigns. The successors and permitted assigns
hereunder shall include without limitation, in the case of Buyer, any permitted
assignee as well as the successors in interest to such permitted assignee
(whether by merger, liquidation (including successive mergers or liquidations)
or otherwise). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended
or
shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the parties and
successors and assigns permitted by this Section
9.3
any
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section
9.4 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein and the documents
delivered pursuant hereto contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto
with regard to the subject matter contained herein or therein, and supersede
all
prior agreements, understandings or letters of intent between or among any
of
the parties hereto. This Agreement shall not be amended, modified or
supplemented except by a written instrument signed by an authorized
representative of each of the parties hereto.
Section
9.5 Waivers.
Any
term or provision of this
Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance may be extended, by
the
party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof. Any such waiver shall be
validly and sufficiently given for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to
any
party, it is in writing signed by an authorized representative of such party.
The failure of any party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, nor in any
way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right
of
any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of
any
breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other
or
subsequent breach.
Section
9.6 Partial
Invalidity.
Wherever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in such manner
as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any one or more
of
the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be ineffective
to
the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or
provisions or any other provisions hereof, unless such a construction would
be
unreasonable.
Section
9.7 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
considered an original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one
and
the same agreement, and shall become binding when one or more counterparts
have
been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of Seller and
Buyer.
Section
9.8 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws (as opposed to the conflicts of law provisions) of the State of
Florida.
Section
9.9 Submission
to Jurisdiction.
Seller
and Buyer hereby irrevocably submit in any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States
District Court in Miami, Florida and the jurisdiction of any court of the State
of Florida located in Miami, Florida and waive any and all objections to
jurisdiction that they may have under the laws of the State of Florida or the
United States and any claim or objection that any such court is an inconvenient
forum.
-15-
EXECUTION
VERSION
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be executed the
day
and year first above written.
PACER
HOLDINGS OF LOUISIANA, INC.
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx Xxx
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxx
Xxx
|
|
Title:
|
President
|
(Corporate
Seal)
|
||
ATTEST: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
|
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Title
|
Notary
|
RURAL
HEALTHCARE DEVELOPERS OF LOUISIANA,
LLC
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
|
Name:
|
Xxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
|
(Corporate
Seal)
|
||
ATTEST: | Authorized Notary | |
Name:
|
Authorized
Notary
|
|
Title
|
Notary
|
-16-
EXECUTION
VERSION
SCHEDULE
4.2(b)
Consent
Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, by and between Pacer Health Corporation
and
YA Global Investments, L.P.
-17-