Stock Purchase Agreement
This
Stock Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”)
is made as of February 14, 2008, by and between (i) Best Energy Services, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (“Buyer”),
and (ii) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, a resident of Moab, Utah (“Seller”).
Recitals
Seller owns all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of Xxx Xxxxxx Drilling Company, a Utah
corporation (the
“Company”).
Seller desires to sell, and Buyer
desires to purchase, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, all of which are owned by
Seller (the “Purchased
Shares”), for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
Agreement
In consideration of the foregoing and
the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
Article
I
Definitions
1.1 Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
or referred to in this Article
I:
“Accounts
Receivable” – as
defined in Section
3.4(b).
“Agreement” – as defined in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“Balance
Sheet” – as
defined in Section
3.4(a).
“Board of
Directors” – as
defined in Section
3.2(b)(i).
“Buyer” – as defined in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“Buyer’s Closing
Documents” – as
defined in Section
4.2(a).
“Closing” – as defined in Section
2.3.
“Closing
Date” – as defined in Section 2.3.
“Company” – as defined in the Recitals
of this Agreement.
“Consent” – any approval, consent,
ratification, waiver, or other authorization (including any Governmental
Authorization).
“Contemplated
Transactions” –
all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including: (a) the sale
of the Purchased Shares by Seller to Buyer; (b) the execution, delivery, and
performance of the Seller’s Release, the Noncompetition Agreement, the Yard
Lease Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and all other documents or agreements
executed, delivered and performed in connection with this Agreement; and (c) the
performance by Buyer and Seller of their respective covenants and obligations
under this Agreement.
“Contract” – any agreement, contract,
obligation, promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express
or implied) that is legally binding.
“Damages” – as defined in Section
7.2.
“Disclosure
Schedule” – the
disclosure schedule delivered by Seller to Buyer concurrently with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement.
“Effective
Time” – as
defined in Section
2.3.
“Encumbrance” – any charge, claim,
community property interest or similar equitable interest, lien, option, pledge,
security interest, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including
any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any
other attribute of ownership.
“Escrow
Agent” – as
defined in Section
2.4(v).
“Escrow
Agreement” – as
defined in Section
2.4(vi).
“Facilities” – any real property,
leaseholds, or other interests in real property currently or formerly owned or
operated by the Company and any buildings, plants or structures currently or
formerly owned or operated by the Company.
“GAAP” – generally accepted United
States accounting principles, including the statements and interpretations of
the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“Governmental
Authorization” –
any approval, consent, license, permit, waiver, or other authorization issued,
granted or given by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant
to any Legal Requirement.
“Governmental
Body” – any: (a)
federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government; (b) governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental
agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other
tribunal); (c) multi-national organization or body; or (d) body properly
exercising, or entitled to exercise, any
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administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or
power of any nature.
“Indemnification
Escrow Amount” –
as defined in Section
2.2.
“Indemnified
Persons” – as
defined in Section
7.2.
“Interim Balance
Sheet” – as
defined in Section
3.4(a).
“Law” – any statute, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance or other pronouncement having the effect of law of any
Governmental Body.
“Legal
Requirement” –
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational, or
other administrative order, constitution, Law, principle of common law, or
treaty.
“Material
Contract” – as
defined in Section
3.11(a).
“Net Working
Capital” – the
Company’s current assets (excluding cash) minus the Company’s current
liabilities.
“Noncompetition
Agreement” – as
defined in Section
2.4(a)(iii).
“Note
Consideration” –
as defined in Section
2.2.
“Order” – any award, decision,
injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued, made,
or rendered by any court, administrative agency, or other Governmental Body or
by any arbitrator.
“Ordinary Course
of Business” – an
action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the “Ordinary
Course of Business” only if such action is taken in the ordinary course of the
normal day-to-day operations of such Person.
“Organizational
Documents” – (a)
the articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of a corporation;
(b) the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership of a general
partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement and the certificate of
limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d) any charter or similar
document adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation, or
organization of a Person; and (e) any amendment to any of the
foregoing.
“Payment
Instruction Letter”
– as defined in Section
2.4(b)(vi).
“Person” – any individual,
corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association, organization, labor union, or other entity or Governmental
Body.
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“Proceeding” – any action, arbitration,
audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or
heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
“Purchase
Price” – as
defined in Section
2.2.
“Purchased
Shares” – as
defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Related
Person” – with
respect to a particular individual: (a) each other member of such individual's
Family; (b) any Person that is directly or indirectly controlled by such
individual or one or more members of such individual's Family; and (c) any
Person with respect to which such individual or one or more members of such
individual's Family serves as a director, officer, partner, executor, or trustee
(or in a similar capacity). With respect to a specified Person other than an
individual: (a) any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is directly or
indirectly controlled by, or is directly or indirectly under common control with
such specified Person; (b) each Person that serves as a director, officer,
partner, executor, or trustee of such specified Person (or in a similar
capacity); and (c) any Related Person of any individual described in clause (b).
For purposes of this definition, the “Family” of
an individual includes (i) the individual, (ii) the individual's spouse, (iii)
any other natural person who is related to the individual or the individual's
spouse within the second degree, and (iv) any other natural person who resides
with such individual.
“Representative” – with respect to a
particular Person, any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, advisor,
broker, or other representative of such Person, including legal counsel,
accountants, and financial advisors.
“Securities
Act” – the
Securities Act of 1933 or any successor law, and regulations and rules issued
pursuant to that Act or any successor law.
“Seller” – as defined in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“Seller
Contract” – any
Contract (a) under which the Company has or may acquire any rights, (b) under
which the Company has or may become subject to any obligation or liability, or
(c) by which the Company or any of the assets owned or used by the Company is or
may become bound.
“Seller’s Closing
Documents” – as
defined in Section
3.2(a).
“Seller’s
Release” – as
defined in Section
2.4(a)(ii).
“Subsidiary” – with respect to any Person
(the “Owner”),
any corporation or other Person of which securities or other interests having
the power to elect a majority of that corporation's or other Person's board of
directors or similar governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the
business and policies of that corporation or other Person (other than securities
or other interests having such power only upon the happening of a contingency
that has not occurred), are held by the Owner or one or more of its
Subsidiaries; when used without
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reference
to a particular Person, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the
Company.
“Yard Lease
Agreement” – as
defined in Section
2.4(a)(iv).
1.2 Usage.
(a) Interpretation. In
this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears: (i) the singular
number includes the plural number and vice versa; (ii) reference to any Person
includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such
successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement, and reference to a
Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or
individually; (iii) reference to any gender includes each other gender; (iv)
reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement,
document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof; (v) reference to any Legal Requirement means
such Legal Requirement as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in
whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to any section or other
provision of any Legal Requirement means that provision of such Legal
Requirement from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive
amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such
section or other provision; (vi) “hereunder,”
“hereof,”
“hereto,” and
words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or other provision hereof; (vii)
“including”
(and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term; (viii) “or” is
used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”; (ix) references herein to an “Article”
or “Section”
without further reference to another agreement shall mean the specified Article
or Section of this Agreement; (x) with respect to the determination of any
period of time, “from”
means “from and including” and “to” means
“to but excluding”; and (xii) references to documents, instruments or agreements
shall be deemed to refer as well to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or
amendments thereto.
(b) Accounting
Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein,
all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP.
(c) Legal
Representation of the Parties. This Agreement has been jointly
drafted by the parties hereto and the parties have had an opportunity to review
this Agreement with counsel and no rule of construction strictly construing this
Agreement against the drafter shall be applied by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
Article
II
Sale and Transfer of
Purchased Shares; Closing
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of
Purchased Shares. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will sell, transfer and
deliver the Purchased Shares to
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Buyer,
free and clear of any Encumbrance, and Buyer will purchase all of the Purchased
Shares from Seller.
2.2 Purchase
Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Shares
will be $4,750,000 (the “Purchase
Price”). In accordance with Section 2.4(b),
at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be delivered by Buyer as follows: (a)
$200,000 previously paid to Seller by Buyer as a deposit; (b) $500,000 (the
“Indemnification
Escrow Amount”) paid to the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement
with respect to the escrow for the indemnification obligations of Seller and
Shareholders set forth in Article VII; and (c)
$4,050,000 (the “Note
Consideration”) by payment by Buyer to Seller by a demand promissory
note, in a form mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller (the “Demand Note
Consideration”). The Indemnification Escrow Amount shall be paid in
accordance with the Section 7.5, Section 7.6 and the
Escrow Agreement.
2.3 Closing. The
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”)
will take place at the offices of Buyer’s counsel at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, on February 14, 2008, or such other place agreed to by
Buyer and Seller. The Closing shall be deemed to have occurred at
11:59 p.m. C.S.T. (the “Effective
Time”) on the date on which the Closing actually takes place (the “Closing
Date”).
2.4 Closing
Obligations. At the Closing:
(a) Seller
will deliver to Buyer: (i) certificates representing the Purchased Shares, duly
endorsed (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers) for transfer to Buyer;
(ii) a release, in the form mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller, executed by
Seller (the “Seller’s
Release”); (iii) a noncompetition agreement, in the form mutually
acceptable to Buyer and Seller, executed by Seller (the “Noncompetition
Agreement”); (iv) a lease agreement with respect to Price and Moab yards,
in the form mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller, executed by the Company
(the “Yard
Lease Agreement”); and (v) an escrow agreement, in the form mutually
acceptable to Buyer, Seller and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow
Agent”), executed by Seller (the “Escrow
Agreement”).
(b) Buyer
will deliver to Seller: (i) the Note Consideration, by delivery of the Demand
Note; (ii) the Noncompetition Agreement, executed by Buyer; (iii) the Yard Lease
Agreement, executed by Buyer; (v) the Escrow Agreement, executed by Buyer, and
(vi) the payment instruction letter, in a form mutually acceptable to Buyer and
Seller, executed by Buyer (the “Payment
Instruction Letter”).
(c) Buyer
will deliver to the Escrow Agent, the Indemnification Escrow Amount, by wire
transfer to an account specified by the Escrow Agent.
Article
III
Representations and
Warranties of Seller
Except with respect to each section in
this Article III for
such disclosures as are set forth (i) in the section of the Disclosure
Schedule corresponding to such section in this Article III, or
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(ii) in
any other section of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably
apparent from the face of such disclosure that such disclosure qualifies such
section in this Article III,
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer, as follows:
3.1 Organization
and Good Standing.
(a) The
Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Utah, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties
and assets that the Company purports to own or use, and to perform all of its
obligations under the Seller Contracts. The Company is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which
either the ownership or use of the properties owned or used by the Company, or
the nature of the activities conducted by the Company, requires such
qualification.
(b) Seller
has delivered or made available to Buyer copies of the Organizational Documents
of the Company, as currently in effect.
3.2 Authority; No
Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution and
delivery by Seller of the Seller’s Release, the Noncompetition Agreement, the
Yard Lease Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and all other documents or agreements
executed by Seller in connection herewith, (collectively, the “Seller’s Closing
Documents”), the Seller’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal,
valid, and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their respective terms. Seller has the absolute and unrestricted
right, power, authority, and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and
the Seller’s Closing Documents and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Seller’s Closing Documents.
(b) The
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by the
Company will not directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of
time): (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of (A) any
provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company, or (B) any resolution
adopted by the board of directors (the “Board of
Directors”) or the shareholders of the Company; (ii) contravene, conflict
with, or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person
the right to challenge any of the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any
remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any Order to which
the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, may be subject;
(iii) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw,
suspend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is
held by the Company; (iv) cause Buyer or the Company to become subject to, or to
become liable for the payment of, any tax; (v) cause any of the assets owned by
the Company to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing authority or other
Governmental Body; (vi) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or
breach of any material provision of, or give any Person the right to declare a
default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to
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cancel,
terminate, or modify, any material Seller Contract; or (vii) result in the
imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
assets owned or used by the Company. Neither the Seller nor the Company is or
will be required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation
or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or Seller’s Closing Documents by
Seller nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions by Seller will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or
lapse of time): (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of, or
give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under,
any Legal Requirement (other than any merger control or antitrust Legal
Requirement that may be applicable) or any Order to which Seller may be subject;
(ii) cause Buyer or the Company to become subject to, or to become liable for
the payment of, in each case with respect to the transfer of the Purchased
Shares, any share transfer tax or real property transfer tax based upon the
transfer of a controlling interest in real property, in each case to any
Governmental Body; or (iii) result in the imposition or creation of any
Encumbrance upon or with respect to the Purchased Shares of Seller. Seller is
not, nor or will Seller be, required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent
from any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Seller or the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions by Seller.
3.3
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Capitalization;
Ownership; Subsidiaries.
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(a) The
authorized equity securities of the Company consist of 100,000 shares of common
stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common
Shares”),
of which all 100,000
Common Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are owned by
Seller. There are no warrants, options or other agreements for the purchase of
any capital stock of the Company outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.
All of the outstanding equity securities of the Company have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no
Contracts to which the Company is a party relating to the issuance, sale, or
transfer of any equity securities of the Company or other securities of the
Company. None of the outstanding equity securities or other securities of the
Company was issued in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable
Legal Requirement.
(b) Seller
represents that (i) on the Closing Date Seller will be the record and beneficial
owner and holder of the Purchased Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances,
and (ii) except for this Agreement, there are no Contracts to which Seller is a
party relating to the sale or transfer of the Purchased Shares.
(c) The
Company does not own, or have any Contract to acquire, any equity securities or
other securities of any Person (other than the Company) or any direct or
indirect equity or ownership interest in any other business.
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3.4
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Financial
Statements.
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(a) The
Company has delivered to Buyer: (a) the audited balance sheet of the Company as
at December 31, 2006, and the related audited statements of operations, changes
in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended and for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (including the notes thereto), all of
which were prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with the report thereon of
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx P.C., independent certified public accountants, (b) the
unaudited balance sheets of the Company as at September 30, 2007 (the “Balance
Sheet”) and September 30, 2006, and the related unaudited statements of
operations and changes in cash flow for the nine-month periods then ended
(including the notes thereto), all of which were prepared in accordance with
GAAP, and (c) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as at
November 30, 2007 (the “Interim Balance
Sheet”) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations
and cash flow for the eleven months then ended, which were prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Such financial statements and notes fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition and the results of operations, changes
in stockholders' equity, and cash flow of the Company as at the respective dates
of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements, subject, in the
case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments
(the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially
adverse) and the absence of notes. The financial statements referred to in this
Section 3.4
reflect the consistent application of such accounting principles throughout the
periods involved, except as disclosed in the notes to such financial statements.
No financial statements of any Person other than the Company are required by
GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of the
Company
(b) Schedule 3.4(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all accounts
receivable of the Company as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Accounts
Receivable”), which list sets forth the aging of such Accounts
Receivable. All Accounts Receivable represent valid and undisputed obligations
arising from sales actually made or services actually performed in the Ordinary
Course of Business. The Accounts Receivable will be collectible in the Ordinary
Course of Business within 60 days of the Closing Date.
3.5 Books
and Records. The books of account, minute books, stock record
books, and other records of the Company, all of which have been delivered or
made available to Buyer, (i) are complete and correct in all material respects,
and (ii) since July 31, 2007, have been maintained pursuant to an adequate
system of internal accounting controls. The minute books of the Company contain
materially accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate
action taken by, the shareholders and the Board of Directors of the Company, and
no meeting of any such shareholders or Board of Directors has been held for
which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
At the Closing, all of those books and records will be in the possession of the
Company.
3.6 Title
to Properties; Encumbrances. Schedule 3.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all personal
property, real property, leaseholds, or other real property interests therein
owned by the Company. The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer
copies of the deeds and other instruments (as recorded) by which the Company
acquired such real property and interests, and copies of all title insurance
policies, opinions, abstracts, and surveys in the possession of Seller or the
Company and relating to such
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property
or interests. The Company owns, leases or has the right to use (with
good and marketable title in the case of real property) all of the properties
and assets listed on Schedule 3.6,
located in the Facilities owned or operated by the Company or reflected as owned
in the books and records of the Company, including all of the properties and
assets reflected in the Balance Sheet and the Interim Balance Sheet (except for
personal property sold since the date of the Balance Sheet and the Interim
Balance Sheet, as the case may be, in the Ordinary Course of Business, and the
personal assets of employees and vendor-owned assets used to provide services to
or by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business). All
subsequently purchased or acquired properties and assets were acquired in the
Ordinary Course of Business. All such personal properties and assets
of the Company are free and clear of all Encumbrances except for (a) assets held
under capital leases disclosed, or not required to be disclosed, in Schedule 3.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule, (b) mortgages or security interests disclosed on Schedule 3.6 as
securing specified liabilities or obligations, with respect to which no material
default (or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
material default) exists, and (c) liens for current taxes not yet due. All real
properties reflected in the Balance Sheet and the Interim Balance Sheet are free
and clear of all Encumbrances except for (i) minor imperfections of title, if
any, none of which is substantial in amount, materially detracts from the value
or impairs the use of the property subject thereto, or impairs the operations of
the Company, and (ii) zoning laws and other land use restrictions that do not
materially impair the present use of the property subject thereto. All
buildings, plants, and structures owned by the Company lie wholly within the
boundaries of the real property owned by the Company and do not encroach upon
the property of, or otherwise conflict with the property rights of, any other
Person. Seller has no actual or beneficial ownership interest in any of the
foregoing real property.
3.7 Cash;
Net Working Capital; No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the
Closing Date, (i) the Company’s Net Working Capital is zero, and (ii) all cash
and all current liabilities in excess of current assets (excluding cash) and all
other liabilities of any kind or nature of the Company have been satisfied by
the Company. The Company has no liabilities or obligations required to be
disclosed in a balance sheet or related footnotes prepared in accordance with
GAAP, except for current liabilities equal to current assets (excluding cash)
reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet. The Company is not a
guarantor or otherwise contingently liable on any indebtedness of any other
Person.
3.8 Compliance with Legal
Requirements; Governmental Authorizations.
(a) (i) The
Company is, and at all times since January 1, 2003 has been, in full compliance
with each material Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to the Company or
to the conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of
its assets; (ii) no event has occurred since January 1, 2003, or circumstance
exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) (A) would
reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a violation by the Company of,
or a failure on the part of the Company to comply with, any material Legal
Requirement, or (B) would reasonably be expected to give rise to any obligation
on the part of the Company to undertake, or to bear a material portion of the
cost of, any remedial action of any nature; and (iii) the Company has not
received, at any time since January 1, 2003, any written notice or other written
communication from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding (A) any
actual or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any
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material
Legal Requirement, or (B) any actual or potential obligation on the part of the
Company to undertake, or to bear a material portion of the cost of, any remedial
action of any nature.
(b) Schedule 3.8(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of each
Governmental Authorization that is held by the Company and that is material to
the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted. Each
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Schedule 3.8(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule is valid and in full force and effect. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.8(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule: (i) the Company is, and at all times since January 1,
2003, has been, in material compliance with all of the terms and requirements of
each Governmental Authorization identified or required to be identified in Schedule 3.8(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule; (ii) no event has occurred or circumstance exists that
would reasonably be expected to (with or without notice or lapse of time) (A)
constitute or result directly or indirectly in a violation of or a failure to
comply with any material term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization
listed or required to be listed in Schedule 3.8(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule, or (B) result directly or indirectly in the revocation,
withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, or termination of, or any modification to,
any Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Schedule 3.8(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule; (iii) the Company has not received, at any time
since January 1, 2003, any written notice or other written communication from
any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding (A) any actual or potential
violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any
Governmental Authorization, or (B) any actual or potential revocation,
withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination of, or modification to any
Governmental Authorization; and (iv) all applications required to have been
filed for the renewal of the Governmental Authorizations listed or required to
be listed in Schedule
3.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule have been duly filed on a timely basis
with the appropriate Governmental Bodies.
3.9 Legal Proceedings;
Orders.
(a) Schedule 3.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Proceedings:
(i) that have been commenced by or against the Company; or (ii) to which the
Company is a party that challenges any of the Contemplated Transactions. No
other such Proceedings have been threatened by any third party. The
Company has delivered or made available to Buyer copies of all pleadings,
correspondence, and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed in Schedule 3.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Proceedings listed in Schedule 3.9 of
the Disclosure Schedule would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or condition of the
Company.
(b)
There is no Order to which any of the Company is subject; and no officer,
director, agent, or employee of the Company is subject to any Order that
prohibits such officer, director, agent, or employee from engaging in or
continuing any conduct, activity, or practice relating to the business of the
Company.
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3.10 Absence
of Certain Changes and Events. For the period from the date of
the Balance Sheet to the date hereof, the Company has conducted its business
only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:
(a) change
in the Company's authorized or issued capital stock; grant of any stock option
or right to purchase shares of capital stock of the Company; issuance of any
security convertible into such capital stock; grant of any registration rights;
purchase, redemption, retirement, or other acquisition by the Company of any
shares of any such capital stock; or declaration or payment of any dividend or
other distribution or payment in respect of shares of capital
stock;
(b) amendment
to the Organizational Documents of the Company;
(c) payment
or increase by the Company of any bonuses, salaries, or other compensation to
any shareholder, director, officer, or (except in the Ordinary Course of
Business) employee or any entry into any employment, severance, or similar
Contract with any director, officer, or employee;
(d) adoption
of, or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any profit sharing, bonus,
deferred compensation, savings, insurance, pension, retirement, or other
employee benefit plan for or with any employees of the Company;
(e) damage
to or destruction or loss of any asset or property of the Company, whether or
not covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the properties,
assets, business, financial condition, of the Company, taken as a
whole;
(f) entry
into, termination of, or receipt of notice of termination of (i) any material
license, distributorship, dealer, sales representative, joint venture, credit,
or similar agreement, or (ii) any Contract or transaction involving a total
remaining commitment by or to the Company of at least $25,000, other than
purchase orders given or received by the Company for the purchase or sale of
inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(g) sale
(other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business), lease, or
other disposition of any material asset or property of the Company or mortgage,
pledge, or imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any material asset or
property of the Company, including the sale, lease, or other disposition of any
of the material intellectual property assets of the Company;
(h) cancellation
or waiver in writing of any claims or rights with a value to the Company in
excess of $25,000 except to the extent reserved for in the Balance Sheet or
Interim Balance Sheet, or that will be reserved for in the Closing Balance
Sheet;
(i) material
change in the accounting methods used by the Company; or
(j) written
agreement, by the Company to do any of the foregoing.
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3.11 Contracts; No
Defaults.
(a) Schedule 3.11(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list, and the Company
has delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies, of (each, a
“Material
Contract”):
(i)
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each
executory Seller Contract that involves the performance of services or the
delivery of goods or materials by the Company of an outstanding amount or
value in excess of $25,000 other than purchase orders given or received by
the Company for the purchase or sale of inventory in the Ordinary Course
of Business of an outstanding amount or value of less than $25,000;
and
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(ii)
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each
executory Seller Contract that involves the performance of services or the
delivery of goods or materials to the Company of an outstanding amount or
value in excess of $25,000 other than purchase orders given or received by
the Company for the purchase or sale of inventory in the Ordinary Course
of Business of an outstanding amount or value of less than
$25,000.
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(b) Each
Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in
accordance with its terms and the Company is in full compliance with all
material terms and requirements of each Material Contract;
3.12 Relationships
with Related Persons. No Seller or any Related Person of
Seller or of the Company has, or since January 1, 2003, has had, any interest in
any property (whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible), used in or pertaining to the Company’s business. No Seller or any
Related Person of Seller or of the Company is, or since January 1, 2003, has
owned (of record or as a beneficial owner) an equity interest or any other
financial or profit interest in, a Person that has (i) had business dealings or
a material financial interest in any transaction with the Company, or (ii)
engaged in competition with the Company with respect to any line of the products
or services of the Company in any market presently served by the Company except
for less than one percent of the outstanding capital stock of any such competing
business that is publicly traded on any recognized exchange. No Seller or any
Related Person of Seller or of the Company is a party to any Contract with, or
has any claim or right against, the Company.
3.13 No
Material Adverse Change. Since July 31, 2007, there has not
been any material adverse change in the business, operations, customer and
employee relations, properties, assets or financial condition of the Company and
no event has occurred or circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected
to result in such a material adverse change.
3.14 Disclosure. No
representation or warranty of Seller in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule
or any other certificate or document delivered by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement, and no statement in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule or any
other certificate or document delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement,
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
There is no fact known to Seller that has specific application
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to Seller
or the Company and that materially adversely affects the assets, business,
prospects, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company that has
not been set forth in this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule.
3.15 Brokers
and Finders. Neither Seller nor its Representatives have
incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or
finders' fees or agents' commissions or other similar payment in connection with
this Agreement.
Article
IV
Representations and
Warranties of Buyer
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller
as follows:
4.1 Organization
and Good Standing. Buyer is a corporation validly established,
currently existing, and in good standing under the laws of State of
Delaware.
4.2 Authority;
No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. Upon the
execution and delivery by Buyer of the Noncompetition Agreement, the Yard Lease
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Payment Instruction Letter and all other
documents or agreements executed by Buyer in connection herewith, (collectively,
the “Buyer’s Closing
Documents”), the Buyer’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal,
valid, and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance
with their respective terms. Buyer has the absolute and unrestricted
right, power, authority, and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and
the Buyer’s Closing Documents and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Buyer’s Closing Documents.
(b) Except as
set forth in Schedule
4.2, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer nor
the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Buyer
will give any Person the right to prevent, delay, or otherwise interfere with
any of the Contemplated Transactions pursuant to: (i) any provision of Buyer's
Organizational Documents; (ii) any resolution adopted by the Board of Directors
or the shareholders of Buyer; (iii) any Legal Requirement or Order to which
Buyer may be subject; or (iv) any Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which
Buyer may be bound. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2, Buyer
is not, nor will it be, required to obtain any Consent from any third-party
Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
4.3 Investment
Intent. Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Shares for its own
account and not with a view to their distribution within the meaning of Section
2(11) of the Securities Act.
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4.4 Certain
Proceedings. There is no pending Proceeding that has been
commenced against Buyer and that challenges, or may have the effect of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the
Contemplated Transactions.
4.5 Brokers
and Finders. Neither Buyer, nor its officers and agents have
incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or
finders' fees or agents' commissions or other similar payment in connection with
this Agreement.
Article
V
Conditions Precedent to
Buyer’s Obligations to Close
Buyer's obligation to purchase the
Purchased Shares and to take the other actions required to be taken by Buyer at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each
of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by Buyer, in whole or in
part):
5.1 Accuracy
of Representations. Each of Seller’s representations and
warranties in this Agreement must have been accurate in all respects as of the
Closing Date.
5.2 Seller’s
Performance.
(a) All of
the covenants and obligations that Seller is required to perform or to comply
with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing must have been duly
performed and complied with in all material respects.
(b) Each
document required to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 2.4(a)
must have been delivered.
5.3 Consents. Each
of the Consents identified in Schedule 4.2, if any,
must have been obtained and must be in full force and effect.
5.4 Additional
Documents. Each of the following documents must have been
delivered to Buyer:
(a) an
opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx dated the Closing Date, in the form
mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller;
(b) the
certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto of the Company, duly
certified as of a date not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date by the
Secretary of State of the State of Utah;
(c) certificates
dated as of a date not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date (i) as to the
good standing of the Company executed by the Secretary of State of the State of
Utah, and (ii) as to the qualification to do business in Arizona executed by the
Secretary of State of Arizona; and
(d) such
other documents as Buyer may reasonably request
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for the
purpose of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any of Seller’s
representations and warranties, (ii) evidencing the performance by Seller of, or
the compliance by Seller with, any covenant or obligation required to be
performed or complied with by Seller on or before the Closing Date, (iii)
evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Article V, or (v)
otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions.
5.5 Delivery
of W-8 or W-9. On or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall have
delivered a fully-executed W-8 or W-9 IRS form, as applicable.
5.6 Due
Diligence. On or prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall
completed the business, legal, financial, tax and accounting due diligence
review of the Company to its sole satisfaction.
5.7 Cash
and Excess Liabilities. On or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall
have (i)(A) removed all cash, and (B) satisfied all current liabilities in
excess of current assets (excluding cash) and all other liabilities of any kind
or nature of the Company, and (ii) removed the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx account (account
number 1668-9563).
Article
VI
Conditions Precedent to
Seller’s Obligations to Close
Seller’s obligation to sell the
Purchased Shares and to take the other actions required to be taken by Seller at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each
of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by Seller, in whole or
in part):
6.1 Accuracy
of Representations. Each of Buyer's representations and
warranties in this Agreement must have been accurate in all respects as of the
Closing Date.
6.2 Buyer’s
Performance.
(a) All of
the covenants and obligations that Buyer is required to perform or to comply
with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing must have been
performed and complied with in all material respects.
(b) Buyer
must have delivered each of the documents required to be delivered by Buyer
pursuant to Section
2.4(b) and must have made the payments required to be made by Buyer
pursuant to Section
2.4(b).
6.3 Consents. Each
of the Consents identified in Schedule 3.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule, if any, must have been obtained and must be in full force
and effect.
6.4 Additional
Documents. Buyer must have caused the following documents to
be delivered to Seller such other documents as Seller may reasonably request for
the purpose of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty of
Buyer, (ii) evidencing the performance by Buyer of, or the compliance by Buyer
with, any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by
Buyer, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition
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referred
to in this Article
VI, or (v) otherwise facilitating the consummation of any of the
Contemplated Transactions.
Article
VII
Indemnification
7.1 Survival. All
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement, the
Disclosure Schedule and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to
this Agreement will survive the Closing.
7.2 Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Sellers. After the Closing, Seller
will indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the Company, and their respective
Representatives, stockholders, controlling persons, and affiliates
(collectively, the “Indemnified
Persons”) from and against, and will pay to the Indemnified Persons the
amount of any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including reasonable
costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys' fees) or diminution
of value, whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”),
arising, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
(a) any
Breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement, the
Disclosure Schedule or any other certificate or document delivered by Seller
pursuant to this Agreement, including any amounts by which the Accounts
Receivable as reflected on Schedule 3.4(b) are
not collectible in the Ordinary Course of Business within 60 days of the Closing
Date, provided such uncollected Accounts Receivable are transferred to
Seller;
(b) any
Breach by Seller of any covenant or obligation of Seller in this
Agreement;
(c) any
product shipped or manufactured by, or any services provided by, the Company
prior to the Closing Date; and
(d) any
claim by any Person for brokerage or finder's fees or commissions or similar
payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by
any such Person with the Seller or the Company (or any Person acting on their
behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions.
Seller
shall have no liability for indemnification with respect to claims under Section 7.2(a)
until the total of all Damages with respect to such matters exceeds $25,000 at
which xxxx Xxxxxx shall be liable for indemnification for all Damages with
respect to such claims (including the first $25,000 of such Damages). However,
the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to claims (i) under Section 7.2(a) with
respect to matters arising in respect of Sections 3.2(a),
3.3, 3.12 and 3.15, or (ii) for all
cash out-of-pocket Damages relating to any amounts by which the Accounts
Receivable as reflected on Schedule 3.4(b) are
not collectible in the Ordinary Course of Business within 60 days of the Closing
Date to the extent such uncollected Accounts Receivable are transferred to
Seller. Seller’s total liability for Damages pursuant to this Article VII shall not
exceed $3,562,500 except for (i) Damages relating to claims arising out of or
related to Seller’s representations regarding capitalization of the Company as
set forth in Section
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3.3(a) and ownership
by Seller of the Purchased Shares free and clear of any Encumbrances as set
forth in Section 3.3(b),
or (ii) Damages from any intentional breach by Seller of any of Seller’s
representations, warranties, covenants or obligations, and Seller will be liable
for all Damages with respect to any such breaches.
7.3 Procedure
for Indemnification – Third Party Claims.
(a) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of the commencement of any
Proceeding against such Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person will, if a
claim is to be made against Seller under Section 7.2, give
notice, setting forth the factual basis for such claim in reasonable detail to
the extent known, to the Seller of the commencement of such claim, but the
failure to notify Seller will not relieve Seller of any liability that Seller
may have to any Indemnified Person, except to the extent that Seller is
prejudiced by the Indemnified Person's failure to give such notice.
(b) If
any Proceeding referred to in Section 7.3(a) is
brought against an Indemnified Person and such Indemnified Person gives notice
to Seller of the commencement of such Proceeding, Seller will be entitled to
participate in such Proceeding and, to the extent that Seller wishes (unless (i)
Seller is also a party to such Proceeding and the Indemnified Person determines
in good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate, or (ii) Seller
fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Person of Seller’s
financial capacity to defend such Proceeding and provide indemnification with
respect to such Proceeding), to assume the defense of such Proceeding with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person and, after notice
from Seller to the Indemnified Person of Seller’s election to assume the defense
of such Proceeding, Seller will not, as long as Seller diligently conducts such
defense, be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Article VII for
any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of
such Proceeding, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in
connection with the defense of such Proceeding. If Seller assumes the defense of
a Proceeding, (i) no compromise or settlement of such claims may be effected by
Seller without the Indemnified Person's consent (not to be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned) unless (A) there is no finding or admission of
any violation of Legal Requirements, and (B) there is no liability or
restriction on the Indemnified Person; and (ii) the Indemnified Person will have
no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims
effected without such Indemnified Person’s consent. If notice is
given to Seller of the commencement of any Proceeding and Seller does not,
within 20 days after the Indemnified Person's notice is given, give notice to
the Indemnified Person of Seller’s election to assume the defense of such
Proceeding, the Indemnified Person shall diligently conduct the defense and
Seller will be bound by any determination made in such Proceeding or any
compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Person.
7.4 Procedure
for Indemnification – Other Claims. A claim for
indemnification for any matter not involving a third-party claim shall be
promptly asserted by notice to Seller.
7.5 Payments
From Indemnification Escrow Amount and Seller. In the event
that any Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification from Seller pursuant
to this Article
VII, the amount of Damages for which such Indemnified Person is entitled
to indemnification shall be paid from the Indemnification Escrow Amount to the
extent there are sufficient funds
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available
in the Indemnification Escrow Amount and Buyer and Seller shall issue joint
written instructions to the Escrow Agent authorizing distribution of the amount
of such Damages to such Indemnified Person within three Business Days of a final
determination of the amount of such Damages by (i) Buyer and Seller, or (ii)
pursuant to a final and binding determination of a court of competent
jurisdiction. To the extent that Seller is liable for any Damages in excess of
the Indemnification Escrow Amount, Seller shall pay such amount to Buyer for the
benefit of the applicable Indemnified Person, by wire transfer to a bank account
specified by Buyer, within such three Business Day period.
7.6 Release
of Indemnification Escrow Amount.
(a) On
the six month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall release to
Seller the remaining portion of the Indemnification Escrow Amount less an amount
equal to the aggregate of all claims for indemnification of the Indemnified
Persons which have been properly asserted prior to such date and remain pending
and unresolved on such date.
(b) After
the six month anniversary of the Closing Date, in the event and to the extent
that the remaining portion of the Indemnification Escrow Amount exceeds the
aggregate amount of all claims for indemnification that remain pending and
unresolved, the Escrow Agent shall release to Seller any such excess amount. To
the extent any such pending and unresolved claims are subsequently resolved in
favor of an Indemnified Person, then such Indemnified Person shall be entitled
to indemnification from Seller in the amount of any related Damages as provided
in Section
7.5.
(c) Seller
and Buyer shall deliver within three Business Days joint written instructions to
the Escrow Agent required pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement in order
to make the distributions required by this Section
7.6.
Article
VIII
General
Provisions
8.1 Expenses. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement
will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution, and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions,
including all fees and expenses of its Representatives. Any expenses incurred by
the Company in connection with the Contemplated Transactions shall be reimbursed
to the Company by Seller.
8.2 Public
Announcements. Any public announcement or similar publicity
with respect to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will be issued,
if at all, at such time and in such manner as Buyer and Seller mutually
agree.
8.3 Confidentiality. Buyer
and Seller will maintain in confidence, and will cause their respective
Representatives to maintain in confidence, this Agreement, any related agreement
and the Contemplated Transactions and not use to the detriment of another party
or the Company any written, oral, or other information obtained in confidence
from another party or the Company in connection with this Agreement or the
Contemplated Transactions, unless (a)
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such
information is already known to such party or to others not bound by a duty of
confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no fault
of such party, (b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate in
making any filing or obtaining any Consent required for the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is
required by legal proceedings.
8.4 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications given or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively
given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii)
when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal
business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next
business day, (iii) five days after having been sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one day after deposit
with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery,
with written verification of receipt, in each case to the following addresses,
facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the person
(by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number,
e-mail address or person as a party may designate by notice to the other
parties):
Seller: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with a
copy (which shall not be considered notice) to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
1996 East
0000 Xxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Buyer: Best
Energy Services, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Chief
Executive Officer
Facsimile No.: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a
copy (which shall not be considered notice) to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx,
Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxxxx@xx.xxx
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8.5 Further
Assurances. The parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to
each other such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other
such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other
party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this
Agreement and the documents referred to in this Agreement.
8.6 Waiver. Neither
the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power, or
privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement
will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or
partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other
or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any
other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
Law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents
referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in
part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed
by Buyer, with respect to a waiver on behalf of Buyer, and by Seller, with
respect to a waiver on behalf of Seller; (b) no waiver that may be given by a
party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given;
and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any
obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
8.7 Entire
Agreement; Modification; Termination. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to its subject
matter (including the preliminary letter of intent, dated April 9, 2007 among
Buyer, the Company and certain other parties thereto) and constitutes (along
with the documents referred to in this Agreement) a complete and exclusive
statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its
subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement
executed by the party to be charged with the amendment. This Agreement may be
terminated by mutual consent of Buyer and Seller.
8.8 Assignments,
Successors, and No Third Party Rights. Neither party may
assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the
other parties except that Buyer may assign any of its rights under this
Agreement to any Subsidiary or other Related Person of Buyer. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects
upon, and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the
parties. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be
construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal
or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or
any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its
provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties
to this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
8.9 Severability. If
any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid
or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
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8.10 Time
of Essence. With regard to all dates and time periods set
forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence.
8.11 Governing
Law. This Agreement (including any claim or controversy
arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Texas, without regard to conflict of law principles that would
result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of
Texas.
8.12 Dispute
Resolution. Except as provided below, in the event of any
dispute, claim or disagreement arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any Contemplated Transaction, including the negotiation, execution,
interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement, the parties
shall first submit the dispute, claim or disagreement to non-binding mediation
administered by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in
accordance with its Commercial Mediation Procedures. The place of
mediation shall be Dallas, Texas. If the dispute, claim or
disagreement is not resolved within 30 days after the initial mediation meeting
among the parties and the mediator, or if the mediation is otherwise terminated,
then either party may submit the dispute, claim or disagreement to binding
arbitration administered by the AAA in accordance with the provisions of its
Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”)
and, except as provided below, such arbitration shall be the sole means of
dispute resolution. The place of arbitration shall be Dallas,
Texas. The arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of three
arbitrators selected in accordance with the Rules, unless the parties otherwise
agree to one arbitrator. Any mediator or arbitrator selected under
this Section
8.12 shall be a practicing attorney experienced in commercial agreements
and acquisitions and shall not have been employed or engaged by or affiliated
with either of the parties or their respective affiliates. Each party
shall initially bear its own costs and expenses in connection with any mediation
or arbitration hereunder, including, without limitation, its attorneys’ fees,
and an equal share of the mediator’s or arbitrator’s and administrative fees of
mediation or arbitration. The decision of the arbitrators shall be in
writing. Judgment upon an arbitration award may be entered in any
court of competent jurisdiction and shall be final, binding and
non-appealable. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.12 to the
contrary, each party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable
relief without first submitting the matter to mediation or arbitration in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.12, even if
a similar or related matter has already been referred to meditation or
arbitration in accordance with the terms of this Section
8.12. Venue for any action permitted to be brought in court
under this Section
8.12 shall be the appropriate state and federal courts located in Dallas
County, Texas.
8.13 Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
shall be one and the same document. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and
of signature pages by facsimile transmission, PDF or other electronic file shall
constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties
and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures
of the parties transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic file shall be
deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
8.14 True-Up
Period. During the period from Closing to
April 14, 2008 (the "True-Up
Period"), any payments for Accounts Receivable actually received by the
Company in excess of the Minimum Accounts Receivable Amount ("Post-Closing
Accounts Receivable Receipts") shall be held by the Company for the
benefit of Seller. During the True-Up Period, any payments made by the Company
with respect to any liabilities required to be paid or otherwise satisfied by
Seller pursuant to this Agreement ("Post-Closing
Liability Payments"), shall be for the account of Seller. No later than
April 24, 2008, (i) the Copmany shall pay to Seller the amount by which
Post-Closing Accounts Receivable Receipts exceed Post-Closing Liability
Payments, or (ii) Seller shall pay to the Company the amount by which
Post-Closing Liability Payments exceed Post-Closing Accounts Receivable
Receipts. This Section 8.14 shall have no effect on the representation and
warranty of Seller set forth in Section 3.7 nor Seller's obligations under
Section 5.7 or any resulting indemnification obligations of Seller pursuant to
Section 7.2 as a result of any inaccuracy of breach thereof, but is intended to
provide an administrative mechanism to account for the receipt by the Company
during the True-Up Period of any Accounts Receivables that are the property of
Seller and the payment by Seller during the True-Up Period of any accounts
payable that are the obligation of Seller.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have
executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
Buyer: |
Best Energy Services, Inc. |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer |
Seller:
|
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, individually |