Exhibit 2
EXECUTION COPY
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
XXXXXXX CHEMICAL COMPANY
AND
VICEROY ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Dated as of July 21, 2006
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS..............................................1
Section 1.1. Definitions........................................................1
Section 1.2. Rules of Construction.............................................10
ARTICLE II THE PURCHASE AND SALE....................................................10
Section 2.1. Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares.............................10
Section 2.2. Nonassignable Business Contracts..................................10
ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION............................................................11
Section 3.1. Amount and Form of Consideration..................................11
Section 3.2. Reference Working Capital Adjustment..............................11
Section 3.3. Pre-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment.............................13
Section 3.4. Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment............................13
ARTICLE IV THE CLOSING..............................................................15
Section 4.1. Closing Date......................................................15
Section 4.2. Deliveries by Seller to Purchaser.................................15
Section 4.3. Deliveries by Purchaser to Seller.................................16
Section 4.4. Proceedings at Closing............................................16
ARTICLE V WARRANTIES OF SELLER.....................................................16
Section 5.1. Organization and Good Standing....................................16
Section 5.2. Authorization of Agreement........................................17
Section 5.3. Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties..............................17
Section 5.4. Capitalization; Equity Interests; Directors and Officers..........18
Section 5.5. Financial Statements..............................................18
Section 5.6. No Undisclosed Liabilities........................................19
Section 5.7. Absence of Certain Developments...................................19
Section 5.8. Taxes.............................................................19
Section 5.9. Real Property.....................................................20
Section 5.10. Tangible Personal Property and Other Assets.......................21
Section 5.11. Intellectual Property.............................................21
Section 5.12. Contracts.........................................................22
Section 5.13. Employee Benefits.................................................23
Section 5.14. Labor.............................................................24
Section 5.15. Litigation........................................................24
Section 5.16. Compliance with Other Laws; Permits...............................25
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Section 5.17. Environmental Matters.............................................25
Section 5.18. Ownership of Necessary Assets and Rights..........................26
Section 5.19. Customers and Suppliers...........................................27
Section 5.20. Brokers...........................................................27
Section 5.21. Product Liability.................................................27
Section 5.22. Condemnation......................................................27
Section 5.23. No Additional Representations.....................................27
ARTICLE VI WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER..................................................28
Section 6.1. Organization and Good Standing....................................28
Section 6.2. Authorization of Agreement........................................28
Section 6.3. Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties..............................28
Section 6.4. Litigation........................................................29
Section 6.5. Financing.........................................................29
Section 6.6. Brokers...........................................................29
Section 6.7. WARN Act..........................................................29
Section 6.8. No Reliance.......................................................29
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF SELLER......................................................29
Section 7.1. Access to Documents...............................................29
Section 7.2. Conduct of Business...............................................30
Section 7.3. Consents and Conditions...........................................31
Section 7.4. Public Statements.................................................32
Section 7.5. Further Actions...................................................33
Section 7.6. Confidential Information..........................................33
Section 7.7. No Solicitation...................................................33
Section 7.8. Inspection........................................................33
Section 7.9. Absence of Affiliation............................................34
Section 7.10. Casualty..........................................................34
Section 7.11. Resignation of Officers and Directors; Releases...................34
ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS OF PURCHASER...................................................35
Section 8.1. Confidentiality...................................................35
Section 8.2. Public Statements.................................................35
Section 8.3. Consents and Conditions...........................................36
Section 8.4. Seller's Access to Documents......................................37
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Section 8.5. Use of Seller's Names and Marks...................................37
Section 8.6. Solicitation of Customers by Purchaser Prior to Closing...........37
Section 8.7. Further Actions...................................................37
ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS..........................38
Section 9.1. Accuracy of Warranties............................................38
Section 9.2. Performance of Covenants..........................................38
Section 9.3. Antitrust Laws....................................................38
Section 9.4. No Injunctions....................................................38
Section 9.5. Shareholder Approval..............................................38
Section 9.6. Consents..........................................................38
Section 9.7. Officer's Certificate.............................................38
Section 9.8. Delivery of Documents.............................................39
Section 9.9. Material Adverse Effect...........................................39
Section 9.10. Security Interest Releases........................................39
ARTICLE X CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS.............................39
Section 10.1. Accuracy of Warranties............................................39
Section 10.2. Performance of Covenants..........................................39
Section 10.3. No Injunctions....................................................39
Section 10.4. Antitrust Laws....................................................39
Section 10.5. Officer's Certificate.............................................39
Section 10.6. Delivery of Documents.............................................40
Section 10.7. Environmental Insurance...........................................40
ARTICLE XI ADDITIONAL POST-CLOSING COVENANTS........................................40
Section 11.1. Employment and Benefits Matters...................................40
Section 11.2. Ancillary Agreements..............................................42
Section 11.3. Tax Matters.......................................................42
Section 11.4. Cooperation in Litigation.........................................43
Section 11.5. Environmental Matters.............................................44
Section 11.6. Section 338(h)(10) Election.......................................44
Section 11.7. Receipt of Assets.................................................44
ARTICLE XII SURVIVAL, INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS............................44
Section 12.1. Survival..........................................................44
Section 12.2. Indemnification...................................................45
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Section 12.3. Allocation of Environmental Liabilities; Indemnification and
Covenants Not to Xxx..............................................46
Section 12.4. Procedures for Indemnification....................................51
ARTICLE XIII NONCOMPETITION; NONSOLICITATION..........................................52
Section 13.1. Noncompetition....................................................52
Section 13.2. Nonsolicitation of Transferred Employees..........................54
Section 13.3. Nonsolicitation of Seller's Employees.............................54
ARTICLE XIV TERMINATION..............................................................54
Section 14.1. Termination.......................................................54
Section 14.2. Procedure and Effect of Termination...............................55
Section 14.3. Remedies..........................................................55
ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS............................................................55
Section 15.1. Entire Agreement..................................................55
Section 15.2. Governing Law.....................................................55
Section 15.3. Submission to Jurisdiction........................................56
Section 15.4. Waiver of Jury Trial..............................................56
Section 15.5. Expenses..........................................................56
Section 15.6. Table of Contents and Headings....................................56
Section 15.7. Notices...........................................................56
Section 15.8. Severability......................................................57
Section 15.9. Binding Effect; No Assignment.....................................57
Section 15.10. Payment under Certain Conditions..................................58
Section 15.11. Construction......................................................58
Section 15.12. Amendments........................................................58
Section 15.13. Enforcement.......................................................58
Section 15.14. Counterparts......................................................59
Section 15.15. Business Day......................................................59
Section 15.16. Counterpart Facsimile Execution...................................59
Section 15.17. Exhibits and Schedules............................................59
Section 15.18. Failure or Delay..................................................59
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Exhibits
Exhibit A - The Business
Exhibit B - Form of Conversion Agreement by Xxxxxxx XX
Exhibit C - Form of Sales Agreements
Exhibit D - Form of Technology Transfer Agreement
Exhibit E - Form of Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit F - Form of Software License Agreement
Exhibit G - Competitive Business
Exhibit H - Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit I - Terms of BioExtend Agreement
Schedules
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Schedule 1.1(a) - Knowledge List
Schedule 1.1(b) - Other Permitted Exceptions
Schedule 1.1(c) - Earn-out Consideration
Schedule 1.1(d) - Title Commitment
Schedule 3.4(a) - Working Capital Calculation
Schedule 9.5 - Consents
Schedule 11.1(a) - List of Business Employees
Schedule 11.5 - Financial Assurance Instruments
Seller Disclosure Schedule
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
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This ACQUISITION AGREEMENT, dated as of July 21, 2006
(together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, this "AGREEMENT"), is
entered into by and between VICEROY ACQUISITION CORPORATION ("PURCHASER"), a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
XXXXXXX CHEMICAL COMPANY ("SELLER"), a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
Purchaser and Seller are sometimes referred to herein
individually as a "party" and together as the "parties." Unless otherwise
indicated, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings set
forth in Section 1.1.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller, through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Xxxxxxx XX, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Xxxxxxx XX"), is engaged in the
businesses described on Exhibit A attached hereto (hereinafter referred to,
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collectively, as the "BUSINESS"); and
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereinafter set forth, the parties desire that Seller sell, assign and
transfer to Purchaser, and that Purchaser purchase and acquire from Seller
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Xxxxxxx XX (the
"Purchased Shares").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other
good and valuable consideration, being hereinafter referred to,
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following capitalized terms
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used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.1:
"ACQUISITION PROPOSAL" means a proposal or offer for
(other than pursuant to this Agreement), or any indication of interest in, a
merger, consolidation, purchase, acquisition, recapitalization, business
combination or similar transaction involving any proposal to acquire, in any
manner, an equity interest in Xxxxxxx XX, or any of the material assets of
the Business, other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
"ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
"AFFILIATE" means, as to any Person, any other Person
that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control"
means the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise and either alone or in
conjunction with others.
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"AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"APEX" has the meaning set forth in Section 15.9.
"BIOEXTEND AGREEMENT" means an agreement pursuant to which
Seller will grant to Xxxxxxx XX a world-wide, nonexclusive, royalty-free
license to manufacture and sell BIOEXTEND(TM) antioxidant formulation(s) into
biofuel applications, which license will reflect the terms set forth in
Exhibit I and with such other terms as reasonably acceptable to Seller and
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Purchaser to implement the intent set forth on Exhibit I.
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"BUSINESS" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"BUSINESS CONTRACTS" means all Contracts (a) to which
Xxxxxxx XX is a party or (b) to which Seller is a party and which
exclusively relate to the Business.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or
obligated by Law to close.
"BUSINESS EMPLOYEE" means all employees of Xxxxxxx XX.
"CASUALTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
"CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
"CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
"CLOSING DATE WORKING CAPITAL SCHEDULE" has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.4(a).
"CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4(a).
"COBRA" has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(h).
"CODE" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
"COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS" means efforts which are
commercially reasonable under the circumstances taking into account all
relevant facts, but such term does not include the provision of any material
consideration to any third Person or the suffering of any material economic
detriment to a party's ongoing operations for the taking of any action
(including the procurement of any consent, authorization or approval)
required under this Agreement except for: (i) the costs of gathering or
supplying any data or other information or making any filings; (ii) fees and
expenses of counsel and consultants; and (iii) customary fees and charges of
Governmental Bodies or third Persons.
"COMPARABLE EMPLOYMENT" has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1(b).
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"COMPETITIVE BUSINESS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 13.1(a).
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" means that certain
confidentiality agreement executed by and between Seller and Apex Oil
Company, Inc. dated June 16, 2006.
"CONTRACT" means any written contract, agreement,
indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, lease, conditional sale contract,
purchase or sales orders, mortgage, license, franchise, insurance policy,
undertaking, commitment or other enforceable arrangement or agreement.
"CONVERSION AGREEMENT BY XXXXXXX XX" means the agreement
providing for the provision of certain tolling services by Xxxxxxx XX to
Seller following the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit B hereto.
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"COVENANT TERM" has the meaning set forth in Section
13.1(a).
"CURRENT ASSETS" means, as of any date, the current asset
line items set forth on Schedule 3.4(a).
"CURRENT LIABILITIES" means, as of any date, the current
liability line items set forth on Schedule 3.4(a).
"DATA RESOLUTION PERIOD" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b).
"DEBT" of a Person means: (i) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other financial instruments; and (iii) all
obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset owned by
such Person, whether or not such obligation or liability is assumed by such
Person.
"XXXXXXX DEPOSIT" means $7,500,000.
"EARN-OUT CONSIDERATION" means the consideration set forth
on Schedule 1.1(c), to be paid in accordance with the procedures set forth
thereon.
"XXXXXXX XX OWNED REAL PROPERTY" means the real properties
indicated in Section 5.9 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule as owned by
Xxxxxxx XX.
"XXXXXXX XX" has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.13(a).
"ENVIRONMENT" means soil, surface water, groundwater,
land, sediment, surface or subsurface strata or ambient air.
"ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any department, agency, or
other body or component of any Governmental Body that lawfully exercises
jurisdiction under any Environmental Law.
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"ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATION" means any license, permit,
order, approval, consent, notice, registration, filing or other form of
permission or action required under any Environmental Law.
"ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION" means any contamination of the
Environment that results from a Release of Hazardous Substance or Regulated
Substance to the Environment, whether or not yet discovered, which could or
does result in a requirement under Environmental Law that Seller, Xxxxxxx XX
or Purchaser investigate or cleanup such contamination.
"ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY CAP" has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(a).
"ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE" has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(c).
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any Law relating to the
protection of the Environment or occupational and worker health and safety.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY" means any Liability or
obligation arising under Environmental Law.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974.
"ERISA AFFILIATE" means any trade or business
(irrespective of whether incorporated) which is a member of a group of which
Xxxxxxx XX is a member and thereafter treated as a single employer under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or applicable Treasury
Regulations.
"ESCROW AGENT" means Regions Bank, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
"ESCROW AGREEMENT" means that escrow agreement to be
entered into among Purchaser, Seller and the Escrow Agent, substantially in
the form of Exhibit H, for purposes of holding and applying the Xxxxxxx
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Deposit.
"ESTIMATED CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3.
"EXCESS LOSS ACCOUNT" has the meaning set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19.
"FINAL ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4(e).
"FINAL CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.4(d).
"FULL YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.5.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States of America as implemented according to GAAP by Seller,
consistently applied.
"GOVERNMENTAL BODY" means any government or governmental
or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, of any country
or subdivision thereof, whether
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international, of the European Union, national, federal, state or local, or
any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or
private) that, in each case, has asserted jurisdiction over the matter in
question.
"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" has the meaning set forth in CERCLA.
"HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE" means any site or location,
wherever located (including any well, pit, pond, lagoon, tailings pile,
spoil pile, impoundment, ditch, trench, drain, landfill, warehouse or waste
storage container) where Hazardous Substance has been deposited, stored,
treated, reclaimed, disposed of, placed or otherwise come to be located.
"HSR ACT" means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.4.
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section
12.4.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" has the meaning set forth in the
Technology Transfer Agreement.
"JUNE 30 WORKING CAPITAL" means the Working Capital on
June 30, 2006 as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.4(a).
"KNOWLEDGE" means with respect to Seller or Purchaser, as
the case may be, the actual knowledge, as of the date hereof, of the
individuals set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) and identified as Seller employees
or Purchaser employees, respectively.
"LAW" means any national, federal, state or local law,
statute, code, ordinance, rule or regulation existing at the date hereof.
"LIABILITY" as to any Person means: (i) any Debt of such
Person; and (ii) any other liability of such Person, whether absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated or due or to
become due.
"LIEN" means any lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge,
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, security interest, financing
statement, hypothecation, assignment, charge, option, right of first
refusal, transfer restriction or encumbrance.
"LOSSES" has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(a).
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means (i) when used with respect
to the Business, any material adverse change in the business, properties,
results of operations or financial condition of the Business, taken as a
whole, but excluding any change to the extent relating to or arising from
any (a) changes in Laws or changes in the enforcement thereof, (b) changes
resulting from the announcement of the execution of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, (c) changes resulting from any action
taken by Purchaser or Seller or any of their respective representatives or
Affiliates in accordance with the terms hereof or in order to consummate the
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transactions contemplated hereby, (d) changes in general economic conditions
or (e) changes generally affecting the industry in which the Business
competes, including changes in the price of energy, supplies and raw
materials, and (ii) when used with respect to Seller or Purchaser, any
effect that materially impairs the ability of Seller or Purchaser,
respectively, to complete the transactions contemplated hereby or to fulfill
its respective obligations hereunder.
"MATERIAL BUSINESS CONTRACTS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.12.
"MATERIAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means Purchased
Intellectual Property that is material to the operation of the Business as
of the date hereof.
"MATERIAL PERMIT" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.16(b).
"MIC TAX CREDIT" means the MIC Tax Credit transferred from
Seller to Xxxxxxx XX and approved by the State of Arkansas Department of
Finance and Administration pursuant to a letter from the Revenue Legal
Counsel dated as of February 6, 2006.
"NEUTRAL AUDITORS" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(c).
"NONTRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES" has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1(b).
"OPTIONS" means options, warrants, rights of first
refusal, purchase rights, sale rights, subscription rights, puts, calls,
conversion rights, exchange rights or similar Contracts.
"ORDER" means any order, injunction, judgment, decree,
ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of any Governmental Body.
"ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS" means the ordinary course of
business consistent in all material respects with past custom and practice,
including with respect to quantity and frequency.
"ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS" means as to any Person, the
articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or articles of
association, and bylaws, or other applicable organizational documents, of
such Person.
"PATENTS" has the meaning set forth in the Technology
Transfer Agreement.
"PERMIT" means any approval, authorization, order,
franchise, license, certificate, permit, registration, variance or similar
right obtained from or issued by any Governmental Body.
"PERMITTED BUSINESS COMBINATION" has the meaning set forth
in Section 13.1(b)(iv).
"PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS" means: (a) liens for current Taxes,
assessments or other claims by a Governmental Body not yet delinquent or the
amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings as disclosed in writing to Purchaser; (b) mechanics', carriers',
workers', repairers', warehousemans', landlords' and similar Liens
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arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business which secure payment
of obligations which are not past due; (c) zoning, entitlement and other
land use and environmental regulations and restrictions by Governmental
Bodies; (d) easements, restrictions and encumbrances of record listed as
exceptions in the Title Commitment, and such other imperfections in title,
charges, easements, restrictions and encumbrances (other than monetary
Liens), in each case that do not materially detract from or materially
diminish the value of or materially interfere with the present use of such
property (real or personal) or asset in the Business; (e) express
conditions, restrictions or limitations set forth in Permits or Business
Contracts provided to Purchaser; and (f) such other matters as are disclosed
on Schedule 1.1(b) attached hereto.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body or other
similar entity.
"PERSONAL PROPERTY LEASES" means those Contracts providing
for the lease of personal property by Xxxxxxx XX.
"PRE-CLOSING TAXES" means all Taxes of Xxxxxxx XX (a) for
periods that end before the Closing Date, and (b) with respect to a Straddle
Period (i) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or
receipts, the pre-Closing portion of such Tax shall be deemed equal to the
amount that would be payable if the relevant period ended the day
immediately preceding the Closing, and (ii) in the case of any real or
personal property Tax or any other Tax not described in the next sentence or
clause (i), the pre-Closing portion of such Tax shall be deemed equal to the
amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on
the day immediately preceding (and not including) the Closing Date, and the
denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period.
Sales and use Taxes shall be deemed to accrue as property is purchased,
sold, used or transferred, as reflected in the books and records of the
Business.
"PRIME RATE" means, with respect to any date on which
interest at such rate begins to accrue, the highest rate published on such
date as the "Prime Rate" in The Wall Street Journal.
"PROCEEDING" means any judicial or arbitral action, suit,
or proceeding.
"PURCHASED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means the Intellectual
Property that is either (a) owned by Seller for use in the Business and
conveyed to Purchaser by the Technology Transfer Agreement or (b) owned by
Xxxxxxx XX.
"PURCHASED SHARES" has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
"PURCHASER" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"PURCHASER DOCUMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.2.
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"PURCHASER INDEMNIFIED GROUP" means Purchaser and its
Affiliates (which after the Closing includes Xxxxxxx XX), together with
their successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors,
employees and agents.
"RCRA" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
"REFERENCE BALANCE SHEET" has the meaning given in Section
5.5.
"REFERENCE DATE" means December 31, 2005, the date of the
Reference Balance Sheet.
"REFERENCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" has the meaning given in
Section 5.5.
"REFERENCE WORKING CAPITAL" means the average of the
Working Capital on January 31, 2006, February 28, 2006, March 31, 2006,
April 30, 2006, May 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, as calculated pursuant to
Schedule 3.4(a), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2.
"REGULATED SUBSTANCE" means any material, substance,
compound or waste regulated by any Environmental Law or for which Liability
can be imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"RELEASE" has the meaning set forth in CERCLA.
"RESOLUTION PERIOD" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4(c).
"RESPONSE" has the meaning set forth in CERCLA.
"SALES AGREEMENTS" means the agreements providing for the
supply of certain products by Seller to Xxxxxxx XX, and by Xxxxxxx XX to
Seller, following the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in
Exhibit C hereto.
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"SELLER" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"SELLER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" has the meaning set forth in
the introduction to ARTICLE V.
"SELLER DOCUMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.2.
"SELLER INDEMNIFIED GROUP" means Seller and its
Affiliates, together with their successors and assigns, and their respective
officers, directors, employees and agents.
"SELLER PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" has the meaning set forth
in Section 8.1.
"SELLER'S 401(k) PLAN" means any qualified cash or
deferred arrangement (within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code)
maintained by Seller.
"SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT" means the software license
agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F hereto.
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"STOCK" means shares of capital stock (including common
and preferred stock) or other equity interests (regardless of how
designated) of or in a corporation or comparable entity (including a
partnership, joint venture or limited liability company), whether voting or
nonvoting, or general or limited.
"STOCK EQUIVALENTS" means all securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Stock and all Options to purchase or subscribe for any
Stock, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
"STRADDLE PERIOD" means taxable periods which begin before
the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date.
"STRADDLE PERIOD RETURNS" has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3(b).
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any
other Subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the
outstanding equity securities or securities carrying a majority of the
voting power in the election of the board of directors or other governing
body of such Person.
"TAX" or "TAXES" means all taxes, however denominated,
including any interest or penalties that may become payable in respect
thereof, imposed by any federal, state, local or non-U.S. government or any
agency or political subdivision of any such government, which taxes include
all income, excise, franchise, gains, capital, real property, goods and
services, transfer, value added, gross receipts, personal property, sales,
use, license, stamp, documentary stamp, mortgage recording, employment,
payroll, unemployment, social security, environmental, estimated or
withholding taxes, and all customs and import duties.
"TAX RETURN" means a report, return or other information
(including any amendments) required to be supplied to a Governmental Body
with respect to Taxes including, where permitted or required, combined or
consolidated returns for any group of entities that includes Seller or any
Subsidiary of Seller.
"TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT" means the agreement
substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit D hereto.
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"TITLE COMMITMENT" means the title insurance commitment
attached as Schedule 1.1(d) hereto.
"TITLE INSURANCE POLICY" means an ALTA owner's title
insurance policy for the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property to be issued
pursuant to the Title Commitment.
"TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE" has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1(b).
"TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT" means the agreement
providing for the provision of certain services by Seller to Purchaser
following the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit E
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hereto.
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"TREASURY REGULATION" means those regulations promulgated
by the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to the authority of
the Code or any other revenue law of the United States of America.
"UST" has the meaning set forth in 40 CFR Section 280.12.
"VOLUNTARY OR DISCRETIONARY ASSESSMENT" means an
investigation or assessment of Hazardous Substances or Regulated Substances
in the Environment, other than one that is required by Law or an Order from
an Environmental Authority.
"WORK-AROUND" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
"WORKING CAPITAL" means, as of any date, total Current
Assets minus total Current Liabilities of the Business, as of such date, in
accordance with the accounting principles, procedures, policies, estimates,
assumptions and methods set forth on Schedule 3.4(a).
"YEAR END BALANCE SHEET" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.5.
Section 1.2 Rules of Construction. Whenever used in this
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Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context
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otherwise requires, (a) any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the
plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders, and (b) the terms
"include" and "including" shall be inclusive and not exclusive and shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation." Unless otherwise
specified, the terms "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," "herewith" and similar
terms refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules
and disclosure letters to this Agreement), references in this Agreement to
Sections and Articles refer to sections and articles of this Agreement,
references to any Person include such Person's successors and assigns but,
if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this
Agreement, and "or" has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
"and/or" and reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document
or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or
modified and in effect from time to time.
ARTICLE II
THE PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares. On the
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terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller
shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, the Purchased Shares,
including all rights to receive and share in dividends and distributions
thereon and the right to vote on corporate matters, free and clear of all
Liens.
Section 2.2 Nonassignable Business Contracts. In the case
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of any Business Contracts to which Seller or its Affiliates are a party,
Seller agrees to assign all of its interests or cause the assignment of all
of its Affiliates' interests in such Business Contracts (including those
Business Contracts relating to intangibles) to Xxxxxxx XX on the Closing
Date pursuant to an assignment agreement reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser. Any such Business Contracts that require approval or consent to
such assignment, Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable
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Efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, on or prior to the Closing, any
approvals or consents necessary to convey to Xxxxxxx XX the benefit thereof.
Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller in such manner as may be reasonably
requested in connection therewith. In the event any consent or approval to
an assignment contemplated hereby is not obtained on or prior to the Closing
Date, Seller shall continue to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain
any such consent or approval after the Closing Date for a period of 6 months
from the Closing Date or until such time as such Required Consent has been
obtained or it shall become reasonably apparent that such consent or
approval is not forthcoming, whichever is shorter. In the event a consent or
approval is not so obtained, Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in any
appropriate and economically feasible arrangement (a "WORK-AROUND") to
provide that Xxxxxxx XX shall receive all of the benefits under any such
Business Contract to which it would have been entitled had such consent or
approval been obtained, provided that Purchaser shall cause Xxxxxxx XX to
undertake to pay or satisfy the corresponding Liabilities for the enjoyment
of such benefit to the extent Xxxxxxx XX would have been responsible
therefor if such consent or approval had been obtained. Notwithstanding the
preceding, in the event that a consent or approval with respect to a
Material Business Contract is not obtained, then Section 9.5 applies.
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION
Section 3.1 Amount and Form of Consideration. The
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consideration to be paid by Purchaser to Seller in consideration of the
Purchased Shares (subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.4, the
"PURCHASE PRICE") shall consist of cash consideration equal to the sum of
$75,000,000 plus the Earn-out Consideration. Upon execution of this
Agreement by all parties, Purchaser is to deposit the Xxxxxxx Deposit with
the Escrow Agent. The Xxxxxxx Deposit shall be returned to Purchaser at
Closing or otherwise paid as provided in the Escrow Agreement. The cash
portion of the Purchase Price shall be paid to Seller by Purchaser by wire
transfer of same day funds in accordance with written wire instructions
delivered to Purchaser by Seller at least two Business Days prior to the
Closing Date. The Earn-out Consideration shall be paid as provided in
Schedule 1.1(c).
Section 3.2 Reference Working Capital Adjustment.
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(a) The parties acknowledge that the Reference Working
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Capital, as shown on schedule 3.4(a), was calculated based on
unaudited balance sheets for the Business as of January 31, 2006,
February 28, 2006, March 31, 2006, April 30, 2006, May 31, 2006 and
June 30, 2006. Seller hereby certifies to Purchaser that the
calculations of such Working Capital have been prepared in
accordance with the same accounting principles, procedures,
policies, estimates, assumptions and methods set forth on Schedule
3.4(a).
(b) Purchaser shall have 10 calendar days after the date
hereof to review such calculations of Working Capital. Purchaser
and its representatives shall have reasonable access to all books
and records of Seller which are relevant to the Business, to the
extent reasonably required to complete their review of such Working
Capital. Purchaser may dispute those individual items reflected in
the Working Capital which are disputed on the basis that such
amounts (i) were not determined in conformity with the same
accounting
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principles, procedures, policies, estimates, assumptions and
methods set forth on Schedule 3.4(a), or (y) contain arithmetic
error. Except to the extent Purchaser delivers written notice to
Seller on or prior to the 10th calendar day after Purchaser's
receipt of the Working Capital, which notice specifies in
reasonable detail the amount, nature and basis of all disputed
items, Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the
calculations of Working Capital. If Purchaser so notifies Seller of
its objection to the Working Capital for the above-referenced
periods, Purchaser and Seller shall, within 5 calendar days
following such notice (the "DATA RESOLUTION PERIOD"), attempt to
resolve their differences and any resolution by them as to any
disputed amounts shall be set forth in writing and shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
(c) At the conclusion of the Data Resolution Period, all
amounts remaining in dispute shall be submitted to Ernst & Young
LLP, or such other nationally recognized accounting firm that is
not then the independent auditor for either party and is selected
by mutual agreement of Seller and Purchaser (the "NEUTRAL
AUDITORS"), within 10 calendar days after the expiration of the
Data Resolution Period. Each party agrees to execute, if requested
by the Neutral Auditors, a reasonable engagement letter, including
customary indemnities. The fees and disbursements of the Neutral
Auditors shall be shared equally between Seller and Purchaser. The
Neutral Auditors shall act as an arbitrator to determine, based
solely on the provisions of this Section 3.2 and the presentations
by Seller and Purchaser, and not by independent review, only those
issues still in dispute and only as to whether such amounts (i)
were arrived at in conformity with the same accounting principles,
procedures, policies, estimates, assumptions and methods as set
forth on Schedule 3.4(a) or (ii) contain an arithmetic error. The
Neutral Auditors' determination shall be made within 15 calendar
days of their selection, shall be set forth in a written statement
delivered to Seller and Purchaser and shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Following the determination of Working Capital pursuant
hereto, the term "REFERENCE WORKING CAPITAL" shall be deemed to
mean the Reference Working Capital as calculated using such final
determination as to the Working Capital as of January 31, 2006,
February 28, 2006, March 31, 2006, April 30, 2006, May 31, 2006 and
June 30, 2006.
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Section 3.3 Pre-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment. No
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later than five calendar days before the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare,
or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Purchaser an estimate of the Closing
Working Capital as of the close of business on the Closing Date, prepared in
good faith in accordance with the same accounting principles, procedures,
policies, estimates, assumptions and methods that were employed in preparing
the Reference Working Capital as set forth on Schedule 3.4(a), estimated as
of the Closing, pro forma as to, and giving effect for, any transactions or
operations previously occurring or anticipated to occur subsequent to its
preparation and before the Closing Date (the "ESTIMATED CLOSING WORKING
CAPITAL"). Such Estimated Closing Working Capital by Seller shall be used
solely for calculation of the Purchase Price as provided below. In the event
that Estimated Closing Working Capital is less than Reference Working
Capital, there shall be a downward adjustment to the Purchase Price equal to
such amount (the "ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT").
Section 3.4 Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment.
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(a) Within 90 calendar days following the Closing Date,
Seller shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to
Purchaser an unaudited schedule of Working Capital for the Business
as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the "CLOSING DATE
WORKING CAPITAL SCHEDULE"). Seller will certify to Purchaser that
the calculation of the Working Capital of the Business as of the
Closing Date has been prepared in accordance with the same
accounting principles, procedures, policies, estimates, assumptions
and methods that were employed in preparing the Reference Working
Capital as set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) (the "CLOSING WORKING
CAPITAL").
(b) During the preparation of the Closing Date Working
Capital Schedule and the calculation of Closing Working Capital,
and the period of any dispute within the contemplation of this
Section 3.4, Purchaser shall: (i) provide Seller and its
accountants, counsel, consultants, employees and other
representatives reasonable access to all relevant books, records,
facilities and employees of the Business and (ii) cooperate fully
with Seller and Seller's representatives, including by providing on
a timely basis information, in each case to the extent reasonably
required to prepare the Closing Date Working Capital Schedule and
the calculation of Closing Working Capital.
(c) After receipt of the Closing Date Working Capital
Schedule and the calculation of Closing Working Capital, Purchaser
shall have 30 calendar days to review the calculation of Closing
Working Capital. Purchaser and its representatives shall have
reasonable access to all books and records of Seller which are
relevant to the Business, to the extent reasonably required to
complete their review of the Closing Date Working Capital Schedule
and the calculation of Closing Working Capital. Purchaser may
dispute those individual items reflected in the Closing Date
Working Capital Schedule and the calculation of Closing Working
Capital which are disputed on the basis that such amounts (i) were
not determined in conformity with the same accounting principles,
procedures, policies, estimates, assumptions and methods set forth
on Schedule 3.4(a), or (ii) contain arithmetic error. Except to the
extent Purchaser delivers written notice to Seller on or prior to
the 30th calendar day after Purchaser's receipt of the Closing Date
Working Capital Schedule and the calculation of Closing Working
Capital, which notice specifies in reasonable detail the amount,
nature and basis of all disputed items,
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Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the
calculation of Closing Working Capital. If Purchaser so notifies
Seller of its objection to the calculation of Closing Working
Capital, Purchaser and Seller shall, within 30 calendar days
following such notice (the "RESOLUTION PERIOD"), attempt to resolve
their differences and any resolution by them as to any disputed
amounts shall be set forth in writing and shall be final, binding
and conclusive.
(d) At the conclusion of the Resolution Period, all
amounts remaining in dispute shall be submitted to the Neutral
Auditors, within 10 calendar days after the expiration of the
Resolution Period. Each party agrees to execute, if requested by
the Neutral Auditors, a reasonable engagement letter, including
customary indemnities. The fees and disbursements of the Neutral
Auditors shall be shared equally between Seller and Purchaser. The
Neutral Auditors shall act as an arbitrator to determine, based
solely on the provisions of this Section 3.4 and the presentations
by Seller and Purchaser, and not by independent review, only those
issues still in dispute and only as to whether such amounts (i)
were arrived at in conformity with the same accounting principles,
procedures, policies, estimates, assumptions and methods as set
forth on Schedule 3.4(a) or (ii) contain an arithmetic error. The
Neutral Auditors' determination shall be made within 30 calendar
days of their selection, shall be set forth in a written statement
delivered to Seller and Purchaser and shall be final, binding and
conclusive. To the extent that the Neutral Auditors determine there
is an adjustment to be made to the Closing Date Working Capital
Schedule or the calculation of Closing Working Capital, similar
adjustments shall be made to the Reference Working Capital to the
extent necessary for the items included therein also to be in
accordance with any required modifications to the Closing Working
Capital. The term "FINAL CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" shall mean the
definitive Closing Working Capital, in each case, as agreed to (or
deemed to be agreed to) by Purchaser and Seller in accordance with
the terms of Section 3.4(c) or resulting from the determinations
made by the Neutral Auditors in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)
(in addition to those items theretofore agreed to by Seller and
Purchaser).
(e) Upon the final determination of Final Closing Working
Capital, the parties shall subtract Final Closing Working Capital
from Reference Working Capital (the "FINAL ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT"). If
there is a difference between the Final Adjustment Amount and the
Adjusted Amount, Seller and Purchaser agree to make payment, as
appropriate, to the respective party in respect of such difference,
provided that in no event shall any amount payable by Purchaser to
Seller as a result of this Section 3.4(e) exceed the Adjustment
Amount. Any adjustments to the Purchase Price made pursuant to this
Section 3.4(e) shall bear interest from the Closing Date through
the date of payment at the Prime Rate. Any adjustments to the
Purchase Price made pursuant to this Section 3.4(e) shall be paid
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
specified by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, within 5 Business
Days after the Final Closing Working Capital is agreed to by
Purchaser and Seller or any remaining disputed items are ultimately
determined by the Neutral Auditors.
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ARTICLE IV
THE CLOSING
Section 4.1 Closing Date. Except as hereinafter provided,
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the closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder (the "CLOSING") shall
take place at the offices of Seller, on the later of October 2, 2006 or the
3rd Business Day following the date on which the last of the conditions set
forth in ARTICLE IX and ARTICLE X have been satisfied (other than those
conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date,
but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) or, in the case of
ARTICLE IX, waived by Purchaser, or, in the case of ARTICLE X, waived by
Seller, or at such other place and at such other time and date as may be
mutually agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller. The date of the Closing is
referred to herein as the "CLOSING DATE". Notwithstanding the preceding, and
for all purposes of this Agreement, the Closing shall be effective as of
12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date (the "EFFECTIVE TIME").
Section 4.2 Deliveries by Seller to Purchaser. At the
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Closing, Seller shall deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, to Purchaser
the following:
(a) stock certificates representing the Purchased Shares,
together with stock powers duly endorsed in blank;
(b) the certificates referred to in Section 9.6 signed on
behalf of Seller by an officer of Seller;
(c) the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed on
behalf of Seller;
(d) the Technology Transfer Agreement, duly executed on
behalf of Seller;
(e) the Software License Agreement, duly executed on
behalf of Seller;
(f) the Conversion Agreement by Xxxxxxx XX, duly executed
on behalf of Seller;
(g) the Sales Agreements, duly executed on behalf of
Seller;
(h) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed on behalf of
Seller;
(i) the BioExtend Agreement, duly executed on behalf of
Seller;
(j) a Certificate of Good Standing for Xxxxxxx XX issued
by the Secretary of State (or comparable official) for the States
of Arkansas and Delaware;
(k) a certification of the authority of Seller to execute
the documents and complete the transactions contemplated hereunder;
(l) an affidavit and such other information reasonably
requested by the title insurance company to issue the Title
Insurance Policy;
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(m) such other documents and instruments as Purchaser may
reasonably request that do not alter the parties' respective
obligations hereunder;
(n) the resignations and releases described in Section
7.11; and
(o) the assignment agreement described in Section 2.2.
Section 4.3 Deliveries by Purchaser to Seller. At the
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Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the following:
(a) the Purchase Price in the amount and manner provided
in Section 3.1;
(b) the certificate referred to in Section 10.5 signed on
behalf of Purchaser by an officer of Purchaser;
(c) the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by
Xxxxxxx XX;
(d) the Technology Transfer Agreement, duly executed by
Xxxxxxx XX;
(e) the Software License Agreement, duly executed on
behalf of Xxxxxxx XX;
(f) the Conversion Agreement by Xxxxxxx XX, duly executed
by Xxxxxxx XX;
(g) the Sales Agreements, duly executed by Xxxxxxx XX;
(h) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed on behalf of
Purchaser;
(i) the BioExtend Agreement, duly executed by Xxxxxxx XX;
and
(j) such other documents and instruments as Seller may
reasonably request that do not alter the parties' respective
obligations hereunder.
Section 4.4 Proceedings at Closing. All proceedings to be
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taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by the parties at the
Closing shall be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously as of
the Effective Time, and, except as permitted hereunder, no proceedings shall
be deemed taken nor any documents executed or delivered until all have been
taken, executed and delivered.
ARTICLE V
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that, except as
set forth in the disclosure schedule dated as of the date hereof and
delivered by Seller to Purchaser (the "SELLER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"):
Section 5.1 Organization and Good Standing. Seller and
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Xxxxxxx XX each are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was incorporated or formed
and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate
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its properties and assets and to carry on, in all material respects, the
Business. Seller and Xxxxxxx XX are each duly qualified, authorized or
licensed to conduct business under the Laws of each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of the Business or the ownership or lease of the assets owned or
leased by it in respect of the Business requires such qualification,
authorization or license, except where the failure to be so qualified,
authorized or licensed is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 5.2 Authorization of Agreement. Seller has all
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requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby to
be executed and delivered by it in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (all such other agreements,
documents, instruments and certificates required to be executed by Seller or
Xxxxxxx XX being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "SELLER
DOCUMENTS") and to perform its obligations contemplated hereby and thereby.
Each of Seller and Xxxxxxx XX has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver each Seller Document to be executed and delivered by it
in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
to perform its obligations contemplated thereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement and each Seller Document to which it
is a party, and the execution, delivery and performance by Xxxxxxx XX of
each of the Seller Documents to which it is a party, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller and
Xxxxxxx XX. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller
and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
Purchaser) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except that (i) the
enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium
or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by
equitable principles of general applicability. Each of the Seller Documents
will be, on or prior to the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by, as
applicable, Seller and/or Xxxxxxx XX and (assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by, as applicable, Purchaser) each of the
Seller Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of, as applicable, Seller and/or Xxxxxxx XX,
enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, except
that (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies
may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.
Section 5.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties. None of
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the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement or the Seller
Documents to which it is a party, the execution and delivery by Xxxxxxx XX
of the Seller Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, compliance by Seller with any
of the provisions hereof, or by Seller or Xxxxxxx XX with any of the
provisions of any of the Seller Documents, will (a) result in the breach of
any provision of Seller's Organizational Documents or the Organizational
Documents of Xxxxxxx XX; (b) violate, conflict with, result in the breach or
termination of the terms under any Material Business Contract other than
those Material Business Contracts identified on Section 5.3 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule or any other material Contract to which Seller is a
party; (c) to the Knowledge of Seller, constitute a violation of any Law or
Order applicable to Seller or Xxxxxxx XX; or (d) result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien (other than any Lien in favor of Purchaser and
Permitted Exceptions)
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upon any of the assets of Xxxxxxx XX. No consent, waiver, approval, Permit
or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any
Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of Seller or Xxxxxxx XX
in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Seller Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby or the compliance by Seller and Xxxxxxx XX with any of the
provisions hereof or thereof, except (i) for such other consents, waivers,
approvals, Permits or filings with, or notifications to, any Person or
Governmental Body, the failure to receive or make is not reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, and (ii) for compliance
with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act.
Section 5.4 Capitalization; Equity Interests; Directors
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and Officers. Section 5.4 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth the
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authorized and outstanding Stock of Xxxxxxx XX. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Stock of Xxxxxxx XX have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, were not issued in
violation of any preemptive rights and are owned of record and beneficially
by Seller. There are no existing Liens, Options or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to any of the Purchased Shares. There are no
outstanding (i) Stock Equivalents of Xxxxxxx XX; (ii) Options,
subscriptions, commitments or other rights in favor of third parties to
acquire from Xxxxxxx XX, and no obligation of Xxxxxxx XX to issue, any Stock
or Stock Equivalents; or (iii) agreements or understandings with respect to
the voting, sale (including an Option or similar arrangement) or transfer of
any share of Stock in Xxxxxxx XX to which Seller or Xxxxxxx XX is a party
other than this Agreement. Xxxxxxx XX does not have any Subsidiaries or
hold, directly or indirectly, any Stock or Stock Equivalents in any other
Person. Section 5.4 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth Xxxxxxx
SE's current directors and officers.
Section 5.5 Financial Statements. Section 5.5 of the
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Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth true and correct copies of (i) the
unaudited balance sheet of the Business as of December 31, 2005 and 2004
(the "YEAR END BALANCE SHEET") and the related unaudited statement of income
for the fiscal years ended as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 (collectively
with the Year End Balance Sheet, the "FULL YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"), and
(ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Business as of December 31, 2005
(the "REFERENCE BALANCE SHEET") and the related unaudited statement of
income ended December 31, 2005 (collectively with the Reference Balance
Sheet, the "REFERENCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"). The Full Year Financial
Statements were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements
of Seller which were prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Full Year
Financial Statements and the Reference Financial Statements have been
prepared in a manner customary for divisions reporting into a consolidated
group within Xxxxxxx and compiled in accordance with the accounting
principles, adjustments and exceptions described in Section 5.5 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule. The Full Year Financial Statements and the
Reference Financial Statements have not been prepared in accordance with
GAAP standards for presentation on a standalone basis, and both include
items that are eliminated in consolidation as described in Section 5.5 of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule and exclude items that may customarily be
included in consolidations as described in Section 5.5 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule. The Full Year Financial Statements and the Reference
Financial Statements fairly present (including the exceptions noted on
Section 5.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule) the results of operations and
financial position of the Business for the respective periods covered
thereby in all material respects.
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Section 5.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Seller,
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with respect to the Business, nor Xxxxxxx XX had, as of the Reference Date,
any Debt or Liabilities that were required in accordance with the accounting
principles set forth in Section 5.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule to be
reflected, reserved against or otherwise disclosed on the Reference Balance
Sheet that were not so reflected, reserved against or otherwise disclosed.
Since the Reference Date, neither Seller, with respect to the Business, nor
Xxxxxxx XX has incurred any Debt or Liabilities that would have been
required to be reflected, reserved against or otherwise disclosed on the
Reference Balance Sheet had such liabilities existed as of the Reference
Date other than (a) those incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, (b)
those included in the June 30 Working Capital or otherwise disclosed in
Section 5.6 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, or (c) those that will be
paid or extinguished prior to the Effective Time or reflected in the
calculation of Final Closing Working Capital.
Section 5.7 Absence of Certain Developments. Since the
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Reference Date, except in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and except as set forth in Section 5.7(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) The Business has been conducted in all material
respects in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) There has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect on
the Business;
(c) Seller has not made any change in the accounting
practices or policies applied in the preparation of financial
statements of the Business, except to incorporate portions of the
Business as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Seller and as required by
GAAP;
(d) Neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX has made any material
change in any method or practice of management or operation with
respect to the Business; and
(e) Neither Xxxxxxx XX or Seller (with respect to the
Business) has entered into any other material transaction other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Section 5.8 Taxes.
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(a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by
Xxxxxxx XX or by Seller with respect to the Business for any period
ending on or before the Closing Date have been or will be timely
filed (taking into account any extensions validly obtained) and all
such Tax Returns are or will be, as applicable, complete and
accurate in all material respects. All Tax Liabilities related to
such Tax Returns have been properly accrued on a basis consistent
with such Tax Returns.
(b) All Taxes shown to be due on such Tax Returns (or
payable pursuant to any assessments with respect to such Tax
Returns) have been or will be timely paid by Seller.
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(c) To the Knowledge of Seller, there is no material
action, suit, claim, or assessment, nor any investigation or audit
pending against Xxxxxxx XX, or against Seller with respect to Taxes
in respect of the Business.
(d) All Taxes due and payable by Xxxxxxx XX or for which
Xxxxxxx XX may be liable in respect of periods prior to the Closing
Date, other than Taxes for current periods not yet due and payable
prior to the Closing Date, have been (or will be, prior to the
Closing Date) paid in full, all Tax Returns required to be filed in
connection therewith have been accurately prepared and filed, and
all deposits required by Law to be made by Xxxxxxx XX with respect
to employees' and other withholding Taxes have been duly made. No
deficiency for any Tax or claim for additional Taxes has been
asserted, assessed or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, proposed
against Xxxxxxx XX, and Xxxxxxx XX has not granted any waiver of
any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
Xxxxxxx XX is not a party to any tax allocation or sharing
agreement.
(e) Xxxxxxx SE's basis in its assets subject to
depreciation or cost recovery for federal income Tax purposes as of
the Effective Date was not less than $35,000,000. Neither Seller
nor Xxxxxxx XX has agreed or been requested to make any adjustment
under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in
accounting method or otherwise that will affect Xxxxxxx XX or the
Business for any period after the Effective Date. None of Xxxxxxx
SE's or the Business' Liabilities is an obligation to make a
payment that will not be deductible under Code Section 280G.
Xxxxxxx XX and Seller with respect to the Business has disclosed on
its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that
could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income
Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662. Xxxxxxx XX is not and
has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated
federal income Tax Return other than an affiliated group the common
parent of which is Seller. Seller has no Excess Loss Account with
respect to Xxxxxxx XX. Xxxxxxx XX has no net operating loss, net
capital loss, unused investment, foreign tax or other credit or
excess charitable contribution carryover allocable to it or the
Business. There is no deferred gain or loss allocable to Xxxxxxx XX
or the Business arising out of any deferred intercompany
transaction.
Section 5.9 Real Property.
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(a) Xxxxxxx XX has good, marketable and insurable fee
simple title to the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property (and has no
leasehold interests), free and clear of all Liens except Permitted
Exceptions.
(b) None of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property is subject
to any lease, sublease, license, asset or other agreement granting
to any other Person any right to the use, occupancy or enjoyment of
such property or any part thereof.
(c) Xxxxxxx XX neither owns nor has an interest in
(including as a tenant) any real property other than the Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property. Seller neither owns nor has an interest in any
real property in Independence County, Arkansas or any other real
property used in the operation of the Business. The Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property is
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in compliance with all building, fire, zoning and other ordinances
and regulations applicable thereto, except such noncompliance which
has not had or will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Xxxxxxx
XX Owned Real Property and the present use and condition thereof do
not violate any applicable deed restrictions or other covenants,
restrictions or agreements, site plan approvals, zoning or
subdivision regulations or urban redevelopment plans applicable
thereto, as modified by any duly issued variances, except
violations which have not had or will not have a Material Adverse
Effect. No building or other improvement which is part of any of
the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property encroaches, in any respect, upon
any property owned by any adjacent landowner or upon any real
property interest held by any other Person with respect to any of
the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property (including easements on the
Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property) or upon any setback lines or
similar encumbrances and no asset of any other Person encroaches
upon the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property, except such encroachments,
if any, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, materially
detracts from the value, or impairs in any significant way the
current use of, the property subject thereto.
Section 5.10 Tangible Personal Property and Other Assets.
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Xxxxxxx XX has good and marketable title to all material items of tangible
personal property owned by it, free and clear of all Liens except for
Permitted Exceptions, other than personal property subject to a Personal
Property Lease. Since the Reference Date, there have been no sales,
transfers or other dispositions of assets by Xxxxxxx XX or Seller with
respect to the Business except sales and dispositions of inventory in the
Ordinary Course of Business and dispositions of worn out or obsolete assets
in the Ordinary Course of Business. There are no outstanding Options to
purchase any of the Business' assets or any portion thereof or any interest
therein.
Section 5.11 Intellectual Property.
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(a) The Technology Transfer Agreement contains a true and
correct list, as of the date hereof, of the following categories of
Purchased Intellectual Property: (i) Patents; and (ii) patent
applications.
(b) (i) Seller or Xxxxxxx XX is the owner of the Purchased
Intellectual Property and has all right, title and interest in and
to such Purchased Intellectual Property free and clear of any Liens
other than Permitted Exceptions; and (ii) to the Knowledge of
Seller, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the Seller Documents will not result in the loss or
impairment of any of the rights of any of the Business or Xxxxxxx
XX in any Purchased Intellectual Property, assuming the receipt of
any consents or approvals under any Contracts required in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) None of the Purchased Intellectual Property is the
subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened
opposition, interference or cancellation Proceeding before any
registration authority in any jurisdiction in which the operations
of the Business or Xxxxxxx XX are conducted, and all registrations
and applications for all such Purchased Intellectual Property
listed in the Technology Transfer Agreement are, as of the date
hereof, in full force and effect and have not been abandoned or
withdrawn.
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(d) Other than as provided in Section 5.11 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule: (i) neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX has given
any notice of infringement to any third party with respect to any
Material Intellectual Property within the last 36 months, and no
claim or controversy with respect to any such alleged infringement
currently exists as of the date hereof; (ii) to the Knowledge of
Seller, use of Material Intellectual Property and the manufacture,
use or sale of Seller's or Xxxxxxx SE's products by each of Seller
or Xxxxxxx XX do not infringe any valid Patent rights of any
Person; and (iii) no claims of infringement of Patent rights of any
Person have been asserted within the past 36 months by any Person
against Seller or Xxxxxxx XX with respect to their use of Material
Intellectual Property.
(e) Either Seller or Xxxxxxx XX has used Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to maintain and protect each item of Material
Intellectual Property that it owns or uses. Since the Reference
Date, neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX, to their Knowledge, has
granted, disposed of or permitted to lapse any rights or licenses
or sublicenses to use any of the Material Intellectual Property.
Section 5.12 Contracts.
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(a) Section 5.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth, as of the date hereof, a true and correct list of each of
the following Contracts to which Xxxxxxx XX is a party, or to which
Seller is a party and that are used in the Business, and that are
Material Business Contracts. "MATERIAL BUSINESS CONTRACTS," as such
term is used in this Agreement, means: (i) Contracts relating to
the acquisition or disposition of any material assets not made in
the Ordinary Course of Business, and any Contracts providing for
any merger, acquisition or other business combination, to the
extent that such Contract provides for continuing obligations by
the parties thereto; (ii) Contracts providing for the purchase of,
or payment for, supplies (excluding raw materials and energy),
services, merchandise or equipment that are not capable of being
fully performed or are not terminable without penalty within a
period of 60 calendar days and involving annual payments in excess
of $250,000; (iii) Contracts providing for the sale of products and
involving annual payments in excess of $1,000,000; (iv) Personal
Property Leases that are not terminable without penalty within a
period of 60 calendar days and involving annual payments in excess
of $250,000; (v) Contracts for research and development
collaboration; (vi) non-competition or exclusive dealing
agreements, or any other agreement or obligation which purports to
limit or restrict in any respect (A) the ability of Xxxxxxx XX to
solicit customers for the Business, or (B) the localities in which
all or any portion of the Business is conducted; (vii) joint
venture or partnership agreements or similar Contracts; (viii)
Contracts providing for the disposal of Hazardous Substances; (ix)
Contracts providing for the transportation of products of the
Business that are not capable of being fully performed or are not
terminable without penalty within a period of 60 calendar days and
involving annual payments in excess of $250,000; (x) Contracts
relating to the leasing of railroad cars or rolling stock; (xi)
Contracts for the purchase of raw materials involving annual
payments in excess of $250,000; and (xii) Contracts for the
purchase of electricity, coal and other forms of energy involving
annual payments in excess of $250,000. Each of Seller and Xxxxxxx
XX has performed in all material respects all of the obligations
required to be performed by it to date, and is not in material
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default under, any of the Material Business Contracts, and, to the
Knowledge of Seller as of the date hereof, no other party to any of
the Material Business Contracts is in material default thereunder.
Each Material Business Contract is in full force and effect. Seller
has delivered or caused to be delivered to Purchaser complete
copies (including copies or summaries of all material amendments,
oral or written) of each Material Business Contract.
(b) Section 5.12(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and complete list of all Material Business Contracts
shared between Xxxxxxx XX, on the one hand, and Seller and its
Affiliates, on the other hand.
Section 5.13 Employee Benefits.
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(a) Section 5.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and correct list, as of the date hereof, of all
material employee benefit and compensation plans, programs or
policies maintained or sponsored by Seller, Xxxxxxx XX or any other
ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of the current or former Business
Employees or their dependents, or in which any current or former
Business Employee or their respective dependents participate,
whether maintained pursuant to a written contract or pursuant to
custom or informal understanding (collectively, the "EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS").
(b) Seller has made available to Purchaser true and
correct copies of the most recent plan summaries distributed to the
Business Employees, if any, with respect to each of the Employee
Benefit Plans.
(c) None of the Business Employees participates in any
"multiemployer plan" (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(d) There are neither presently pending nor, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against Xxxxxxx XX or any ERISA
Affiliate, any claims or charges by any Governmental Body, labor
organization, Business Employee or former Business Employee or
participant or beneficiary of any Employee Benefit Plan alleging
that Xxxxxxx XX or any ERISA Affiliate or such Employee Benefit
Plan has violated any Law in any material respect respecting
employee benefits or employment claims or charges relating to
holiday pay, workers' compensation, disability, unemployment
insurance or similar claims, in each case as they relate to the
Business.
(e) None of such Employee Benefit Plans has incurred any
"accumulated funding deficiency" as defined in Section 412 of the
Code.
(f) None of such Employee Benefit Plans is an employee
pension benefit plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2).
(g) Neither Xxxxxxx XX nor any ERISA Affiliate with
respect to the Business maintains or has ever maintained or
contributes, ever has contributed or ever has been required to
contribute to any employee welfare benefit plan (within the meaning
of ERISA Section 3(1)) providing medical, health or life insurance
or other welfare-type benefits
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for current or future retired or terminated employees, their
spouses or their dependents other than in accordance with Section
4980B of the Code.
(h) Xxxxxxx XX will not be subject to any withdrawal
liability in respect of any Employee Benefit Plans.
Section 5.14 Labor.
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(a) There are no collective bargaining agreements in
effect that pertain to any of the Business Employees.
(b) As of the date hereof: no labor organization
representing any Business Employees or group of Business Employees
has made a pending demand against Seller or Xxxxxxx XX for
recognition; and there are no representation proceedings or
petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending
involving any Business Employees or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened to be brought or filed with the U.S. National Labor
Relations Board or with any non-U.S. Governmental Body having
jurisdiction over such matters.
(c) As of the date hereof, there are no (i) strikes, work
stoppages or lockouts pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened, involving Business Employees; (ii) unfair labor
practice charges, arbitrations or complaints pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened by or on behalf of any Business
Employees; or (iii) claims or charges pending or to the Knowledge
of Seller threatened before the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission or similar state agency.
(d) Since the Reference Date, there has been no general
increase in the wage rates of Business Employees or in the
compensation of management thereof, other than increases in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
(e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not subject Purchaser or Xxxxxxx XX to any
Liability, directly or indirectly, with respect to any Person for a
golden parachute payment or any similar payment arising out of such
Person's employment by Seller, by Xxxxxxx XX or by any Affiliate of
Seller.
Section 5.15 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is
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no Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
Seller or Xxxxxxx XX that challenges, or questions the validity of, this
Agreement, any Seller Document or any action taken or to be taken by Seller
or Xxxxxxx XX in connection with, or that seeks to enjoin or obtain monetary
damages in respect of, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. Section 5.15 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a true and correct list, as of the date hereof, of all pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened Proceedings in which Seller is a party and
that relate primarily to the Business, or in which Xxxxxxx XX is a party
(considered without regard to environmental matters, which are addressed in
Section 5.17). No Order of any Governmental Body or arbitrator affecting
Xxxxxxx XX or the Business has been entered which is in effect as of the
date hereof (considered without regard to environmental matters which are
addressed in Section 5.17).
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Section 5.16 Compliance with Other Laws; Permits.
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(a) To the Knowledge of Seller, Seller and Xxxxxxx XX are
conducting the Business in all material respects in compliance with
all Laws and Orders (considered without regard to Environmental
Laws, which are addressed in Section 5.17).
(b) Xxxxxxx XX holds all Permits of all Governmental
Bodies that by the nature of the operations of the Business
conducted by it or the ownership of the assets owned by it are
Permits required to conduct the operation and ownership thereof in
the manner currently conducted or to use such assets in the manner
currently utilized in the Business, except for such Permits, if
any, as to which the failure to hold are not reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business (considered without
regard to Environmental Authorizations, which are addressed in
Section 5.17) ("MATERIAL PERMITS"). All Material Permits are in
full force and effect and none of them have expired, and none of
Seller or Xxxxxxx XX has received written notice of any suspension,
modification, revocation, cancellation or non-renewal, in whole or
in part, of any Material Permits. No Material Permit will terminate
as of, or require renewal or reapplication or notice of a change in
ownership or control prior to, the Closing Date as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX has received any notice
alleging (or any notice of any investigation related to) any
material violation by Xxxxxxx XX or the Business of any Law
(considered without regard to Environmental Laws which are
addressed in Section 5.17), which allegation has not been resolved
as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 5.17 Environmental Matters.
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(a) To the Knowledge of Seller:
(i) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(i) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, Xxxxxxx XX has obtained or is in the
process of obtaining all material Environmental Authorizations
required for operation of the Business. These Environmental
Authorizations are in full force and effect and there is no
Proceeding pending or threatened which might directly and adversely
affect the validity of any of these effective or proposed
Environmental Authorizations, except in each case as described in
Section 5.17(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;
(ii) No Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property is subject to
any Lien imposed by or arising under any Environmental Law, and
there is no Proceeding pending or threatened for imposition of any
such Lien;
(iii) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(iii) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX has
received any written communication from any Environmental Authority
during the 5 years prior to the date hereof alleging that the
Business is in violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental
Authorization;
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(iv) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(iv) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor Xxxxxxx XX has been
named, identified or alleged during the 5 years prior to the date
hereof to be a responsible party or a potentially responsible party
under CERCLA or RCRA or any state Law based on CERCLA or RCRA as
the result of the operation of the Business;
(v) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(v) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no Proceeding pending against
Seller, Xxxxxxx XX or the Business, nor is any such Proceeding
threatened, in which any violation of Environmental Law by Seller
or Xxxxxxx XX or the Business is alleged or any Environmental
Liability is asserted;
(vi) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(vi) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, Xxxxxxx XX has not, and no predecessor
in interest with respect to the Business, has during the 5 years
prior to the date hereof, Released, stored, manufactured, disposed
of or used any Hazardous Substance on or at any of the Xxxxxxx XX
Real Property or any Hazardous Waste Site in material violation of
any Environmental Law;
(vii) No part of any of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property has been listed or proposed for listing on the National
Priorities List of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency or any similar state or local list;
(viii) Except as disclosed in the documents identified
in Section 5.17(a)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, in the
5 years prior to the date hereof Seller and Xxxxxxx XX have timely
filed or caused to be filed all reports required to be filed with
respect to all of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property and the
facilities thereon and has generated and maintained all required
data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws with
respect thereto (except such reports, data, documentation and
records the failure to file, generate or maintain has not had or
will not have a Material Adverse Effect), and has heretofore made
complete copies of all such reports, data, documentation and
records available to Purchaser;
(ix) Except as disclosed in Section 5.17(a)(ix) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, there are no USTs at the Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property; and
(x) All material environmental written audits,
assessments, reviews and reports in Seller's or Xxxxxxx SE's
possession relating to compliance with Environmental Laws by the
Business at the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property in the five years
prior to the date hereof, that have not otherwise been disposed of
in accordance with Seller's records retention policy, have been
made available for Purchaser's review.
(b) The representations and warranties of the Seller in
Section 5.17(a) shall be the sole and exclusive representations and
warranties of the Seller in this Agreement with respect to the
Environment, Environmental Authorities, Environmental
Authorizations, Environmental Conditions, Environmental Law and
Environmental Liabilities.
Section 5.18 Ownership of Necessary Assets and Rights.
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Except for (i) those assets and services to be provided pursuant to the
terms of the Transition Services Agreement,
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the Technology Transfer Agreement, the Conversion Agreement by Xxxxxxx XX,
the Software License Agreement, and the Sales Agreements, (ii) Business
Contracts as to which a Work-around is implemented, (iii) Permits listed on
Section 5.18(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule that cannot be transferred
to Xxxxxxx XX or for which consent for a change of control, as applicable,
cannot be obtained, as applicable, (iv) Business Employees who do not become
Transferred Employees, and (v) as otherwise described in Section 5.18(b) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the assets, properties and rights of Xxxxxxx
XX acquired by virtue of the acquisition of the Purchased Shares will
compose all of the assets, properties and rights necessary to the continued
operation of the Business substantially as conducted since the Reference
Date. Except as set forth in Section 5.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, Xxxxxxx XX will have no on-going contractual obligations to or
relationship with Seller or its Affiliates after Closing, except pursuant to
the Seller Documents, Purchaser Documents or this Agreement.
Section 5.19 Customers and Suppliers. Except as set forth
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in Section 5.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no customer or supplier
accounted for more than 15% of the revenues or purchases of the Business
during the year ended December 31, 2005.
Section 5.20 Brokers. No Person has acted directly or
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indirectly as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller in connection with the negotiations relating to or the
transactions contemplated hereby and no Person is entitled to any fee or
commission or like payment in respect thereof from Purchaser based in any
way on any agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on behalf of
Seller or any Affiliate of Seller. Section 5.21 Product Liability. Set forth
on Section 5.21 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a complete description
of all recall programs of any and all products of the Business which may be
underway or pending.
Section 5.22 Condemnation. None of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned
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Real Property (or any part thereof) is the subject of any pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened condemnation, eminent domain, rezoning or
similar proceeding.
Section 5.23 No Additional Representations. EXCEPT AS
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EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, (A) SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY, NOR EXTENDS ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND VALIDITY OF PATENT RIGHTS OR CLAIMS, ISSUED OR
PENDING, (B) THE BUSINESS AND ASSETS BEING TRANSFERRED TO PURCHASER AT
CLOSING BY VIRTUE OF THE TRANSFER OF THE PURCHASED SHARES ARE TO BE CONVEYED
IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION, AND PURCHASER SHALL RELY UPON ITS OWN
EXAMINATION THEREOF, AND (C) SELLER MAKES NO GUARANTY OF QUALITY WITH
RESPECT TO ANY OF THE ASSETS BEING SO TRANSFERRED, OR AS TO THE CONDITION OR
WORKMANSHIP THEREOF OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR
PATENT. Without limitation of the foregoing, Seller makes no
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representations or warranties with respect to any projections, forecasts or
forward-looking information provided to Purchaser.
ARTICLE VI
WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Seller that, as of the
date hereof:
Section 6.1 Organization and Good Standing. Purchaser is
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duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it was incorporated or formed. Purchaser is duly
qualified, authorized or licensed to conduct business under the laws of each
jurisdiction in which the conduct of the business conducted by it or the
ownership of the assets owned by it requires such qualification,
authorization or license, except where the failure to be so qualified,
authorized or licensed is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Purchaser.
Section 6.2 Authorization of Agreement. Purchaser has all
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requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated hereby to
be executed and delivered by it in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (all of such agreements,
documents, instruments and certificates required to be executed by Purchaser
being hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the "PURCHASER DOCUMENTS")
and to perform its obligations contemplated hereby and thereby. The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each
Purchaser Document have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by Seller) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
except that (i) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies
may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability. Each of the
Purchaser Documents will be, on or prior to the Closing Date, duly executed
and delivered by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by Seller and/or Xxxxxxx XX) each of the Purchaser
Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and
binding obligations of, as applicable, Purchaser, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms, except that (i) the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and
(ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable
principles of general applicability.
Section 6.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties. None of
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the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the Purchaser
Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or by
Purchaser with any of the provisions of any of the Purchaser Documents will
(a) result in the breach of any provision of Purchaser's Organizational
Documents; or (b) to the Knowledge of Purchaser, constitute a violation of
any Law or Order applicable to Purchaser. No consent, waiver, approval,
Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification
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to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of Purchaser in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Purchaser Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions
hereof or thereof, except (i) for such consents, waivers, approvals, Permits
or filings with, or notifications to, any Person or Governmental Body, the
failure to receive or make is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Purchaser; and (ii) for compliance with the applicable
requirements of the HSR Act.
Section 6.4 Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no
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Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against
Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser that challenges, or questions the
validity of, this Agreement, any Purchaser Document or any action taken or
to be taken by Purchaser in connection with, or that seeks to enjoin or
obtain monetary damages in respect of, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 6.5 Financing. Purchaser has sufficient
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immediately available cash to pay the Purchase Price, any expenses to be
incurred by Purchaser in connection with this Agreement, and to perform its
obligations hereunder following the Closing and to provide adequate working
capital to the Business.
Section 6.6 Brokers. No Person has acted directly or
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indirectly as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Purchaser or any
Affiliate of Purchaser in connection with the negotiations relating to or
the transactions contemplated hereby and no Person is entitled to any fee or
commission or like payment in respect thereof from Seller based in any way
on agreements, arrangements or understandings made by or on behalf of
Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser.
Section 6.7 WARN Act. Purchaser does not intend to engage
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within 60 days following the Closing Date in a "plant closing" or "mass
layoff" as such terms are defined in the United States Federal Worker
Adjustment, Restraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended.
Section 6.8 No Reliance. Purchaser is not relying on any
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representations, warranties, projections, forecasts, information
(forward-looking or otherwise), discussions or statements other than as
expressly provided in this Agreement or the schedules hereto.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF SELLER
From and after the date hereof and until the Closing
(except with respect to Section 7.1, Section 7.4, Section 7.6 and Section
7.9, which survive the Closing in accordance with its terms), Seller hereby
covenants and agrees that:
Section 7.1 Access to Documents. Seller shall, and shall
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cause its Affiliates to, afford to Purchaser's representatives, upon
reasonable notice and without undue interruption to Seller's business,
access during normal business hours to the books and records of the Business
pertaining to the operations of the Business for a period of five years (or
such longer period as
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may necessary to enable Purchaser to comply with provisions of applicable
Law) following the Closing Date in connection with financial statements and
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and London Stock Exchange plc
reporting obligations and other reasonable business purposes, provided that
nothing herein shall limit Purchaser's rights of discovery. Seller agrees to
hold all of the books and records of the Business existing on the Closing
Date in accordance with Seller's standard record retention policies provided
that Seller shall not destroy, alter or dispose of any of such books and
records for a period of ten years from the Closing Date or such longer time
as may be required by Law without first offering in writing at least 60
calendar days prior to such destruction or disposition to surrender them to
Purchaser.
Section 7.2 Conduct of Business. Until the Closing Date,
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Seller shall, and shall cause Xxxxxxx XX to, solely with respect to the
operation of the Business (unless Purchaser shall otherwise consent in
writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), and except as otherwise contemplated hereby:
(i) operate in the Ordinary Course of Business,
provided that Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Seller may
take reasonable actions, upon reasonable advance notice to
Purchaser of Seller's intended actions, to maintain Final Closing
Working Capital at levels no higher than those in Reference Working
Capital (which actions shall not adversely affect the Business
after Closing, including without limitation reducing inventory
below levels reasonably required to operate the Business), and any
and all such actions shall be considered to be taken in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) (A) preserve its present material business
operations, organization and goodwill, (B) keep available the
services of its present officers and key employees and (C) preserve
its present relationships with Persons having business dealings
with it;
(iii) maintain its books, accounts and records in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(iv) except in the Ordinary Course of Business or as
required by Law, or as required by any contractual obligation or
other understanding or arrangement disclosed on Schedule 7.2(iv),
not increase the rate of compensation payable or to become payable
to any Business Employees or enter into or amend any employment or
similar or related agreement with any Business Employee;
(v) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, or as
otherwise provided for herein or contemplated hereby, not enter
into any new, or modify any material terms of any existing,
Material Business Contract;
(vi) maintain its assets that are operable and
utilized in the Business as of the date hereof (including the
expenditure of adequate amounts for maintenance) consistent with
the pattern and practice of maintenance of Seller as of the date
hereof and, as a whole, in generally as favorable a condition as
the same are in on the date hereof, except for normal wear and tear
and Casualty events;
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(vii) maintain insurance covering its assets
comparable to that in effect on the date hereof;
(viii) reapply for necessary material Permits in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) provide notice of any capital expenditure or
commitment to make a capital expenditure, in each case in excess of
$250,000; and
(x) replace in accordance with past practice assets
that are operable and utilized in the Business as of the date
hereof but become inoperable, worn out or obsolete (other than as a
result of Casualty) prior to the Closing Date.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing (except with the prior
written consent of Purchaser, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned, or except as contemplated by this
Agreement), Seller will not with respect to the Business and will not permit
Xxxxxxx XX to:
(xi) adopt any change in its certificate of
incorporation or bylaws;
(xii) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial
liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring,
recapitalization or other material reorganization;
(xiii) issue, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of or
encumber any shares of Stock, or Stock Equivalents convertible into
or exchangeable for, or to acquire, any shares of Stock, in Xxxxxxx
XX;
(xiv) declare, set aside or pay any distribution of
property (other than cash or as otherwise permitted by Section
7.2(i) above, or as provided in Section 7.2(xvi) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule) with respect to Xxxxxxx SE's Stock;
(xv) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or
indirectly any of Xxxxxxx SE's Stock or Stock Equivalents;
(xvi) except as provided in Section 7.2(xvi) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, sell, exchange, hypothecate, pledge or
otherwise dispose of the Business or any material portion of the
assets of the Business;
(xvii) acquire or organize a Subsidiary; or
(xviii) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
Section 7.3 Consents and Conditions.
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(a) Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be
done, and to assist and cooperate with Purchaser in doing, all
things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make
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effective the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
practicable, including: (i) obtaining all necessary consents,
approvals or waivers from, and giving any necessary notifications
to, third parties; (ii) making all registrations and filings as
promptly as practicable with, and obtaining all necessary actions
or non-actions, waivers, consents and approvals from, all
Governmental Bodies (including those in connection with the HSR Act
and any other applicable foreign law) and using all Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to
avoid an action or proceeding by, a Governmental Body; (iii)
responding to any information requests from Governmental Bodies as
soon as reasonably practicable; and (iv) defending any Proceedings
challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or
temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction
entered by any Governmental Body vacated or reversed.
(b) Seller shall keep Purchaser reasonably apprised of the
status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including promptly furnishing Purchaser with
copies of notices or other communications received by Seller or by
Xxxxxxx XX from any third party and/or any Governmental Body with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser and
Seller shall each promptly furnish to the other such necessary
information and reasonable assistance as the other party may
request in connection with the foregoing and shall each promptly
provide counsel for the other party with copies of all filings made
by such party, and all correspondence between such party (and its
advisors) and any Governmental Body and any other information
supplied by such party and such party's Affiliates to a
Governmental Body in connection herewith and the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, that materials may be
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redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of the
Business and (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual
arrangements. Each party shall, subject to applicable Law, permit
counsel for the other party reasonable opportunity to review in
advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other party in
connection with, any proposed written communication to any
Governmental Body. Purchaser and Seller agree not to participate,
or to permit their Affiliates to participate, in any substantive
meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any
Governmental Body in connection herewith and the transactions
contemplated hereby unless it consults with the other party in
advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental
Body, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and
participate; provided, however, that Seller shall not be deemed to
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have breached this covenant if (A) Seller uses efforts reasonable
under the circumstances to contact Purchaser or its
representatives, but is nonetheless unable to reach Purchaser or
its representatives prior to the time at which such Governmental
Body proposes to conduct such meeting or discussion or (B) any such
designated representatives are unable to participate in such
meeting at such proposed time.
Section 7.4 Public Statements. Before Seller shall issue
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any press release or otherwise make any public statement concerning this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller shall so advise
and cooperate with Purchaser and shall not release such information without
Purchaser's consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), unless (a) such information is otherwise publicly
available other than as a result of a disclosure by Seller made in breach of
this Section 7.4 or (b) the release thereof is, in the reasonable judgment
of Seller, required by any Law (including any rule of any securities
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exchange on which Seller's securities are traded) or Order to which Seller
is bound or subject; provided, in the case of this clause (b), that Seller
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take all reasonable endeavors to notify Purchaser prior to making any such
disclosure and shall restrict such disclosure to the minimum required by Law
(in the reasonable judgment of Seller).
Section 7.5 Further Actions. Seller shall use all
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied as
promptly as practicable its obligations hereunder and the conditions
precedent to Closing.
Section 7.6 Confidential Information. Seller agrees that,
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from and after the Closing, any nonpublic or proprietary information in its
or any of its Affiliates' possession or control that relates to Xxxxxxx XX
or the Business shall be maintained in confidence by Seller and its
Affiliates and, except as necessary in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall not be used or divulged by Seller or any of its
Affiliates to any other Person. The obligations of Seller and its Affiliates
under this section survive the Closing. This Section 7.6 shall not apply to
any such information that (i) through no fault of Seller or any of its
Affiliates becomes generally known in the relevant industry, (ii) is
disclosed to Seller or any of its Affiliates by a third party having a bona
fide right to disclose the information or the disclosure of which is legally
required, or (iii) is independently developed after the Closing without any
reference to any nonpublic or proprietary information that relates primarily
to the Business, but Seller shall notify Purchaser before making any such
legally required disclosure and, at Purchaser's expense, use its reasonable
efforts to limit the amount of such information so disclosed to protect its
confidentiality to the extent possible.
Section 7.7 No Solicitation. From and after the date
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hereof and up to and including the Closing Date, without the prior written
consent of Purchaser, Seller and its Affiliates will not, and will not
authorize or permit any representative of Seller to, directly or indirectly,
solicit, initiate, or encourage (including by way of furnishing information)
or take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any
proposal that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to an
Acquisition Proposal from any Person, or engage in any discussion or
negotiation relating thereto or accept any Acquisition Proposal. If any
Seller Party receives any such inquiries, offers, or proposals it shall
notify Purchaser orally of any such inquiries, offers, or proposals within
24 hours of the receipt thereof. Other than this Agreement, Seller will
terminate any discussions that it is having with any Person other than
Purchaser as to any Acquisition Proposal.
Section 7.8 Inspection. Purchaser and its employees,
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officers, directors, attorneys, agents, independent auditors and
representatives have the right, from the date of the execution of this
Agreement up to and including the Closing, at reasonable times during normal
business hours upon reasonable advance notice, to make a due diligence
investigation of: (i) the Business and the books and records of Seller and
Xxxxxxx XX pertaining thereto; and (ii) the facilities and premises of
Xxxxxxx XX; provided, however, in no event shall Purchaser have access to
any information that would (A) reasonably be expected to create Liability
under applicable Laws or waive any material legal privilege, (B) result in
the disclosure of any Intellectual Property of third persons, or (C) violate
any obligations of Seller or Xxxxxxx XX with respect to confidentiality.
Purchaser may conduct environmental, engineering or other inspections
necessary or desirable to enable Purchaser to evaluate the assets of the
Business, and
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may apply for any Permits for which Purchaser is required to apply for by
Law prior to Closing, provided that neither activity unreasonably interferes
with the operation of the Business or involve any physically intrusive due
diligence, such as sampling of soils, groundwater or other part of the
Environment. Purchaser and its Affiliates shall, in performing such due
diligence, comply with all Laws or Environmental Authorizations applicable
to the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Property and the Business. Seller will, and will
cause Xxxxxxx XX to, cooperate with Purchaser in carrying out the provisions
of this Section and will provide Purchaser reasonably promptly with such
documents and information pertaining to the Business and its assets as
Purchaser may reasonably request. Purchaser agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless and defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Seller) Seller
against any Losses suffered by Seller or Xxxxxxx XX or any of the Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property and resulting from the acts or omissions of Purchaser or
its employees, officers, directors, attorneys, agents, independent auditors
and representatives in inspecting or investigating the Business and its
assets pursuant to this Section 7.8. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
Purchaser has no obligation to indemnify, hold harmless or defend Seller or
Xxxxxxx XX with respect to any Losses arising out of Seller's or Xxxxxxx
SE's own negligence or willful misconduct. Purchaser agrees to return all
Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property to substantially the same condition as it
existed prior to such investigation and inspection. The obligations of
Purchaser under this Section 7.8 survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 7.9 Absence of Affiliation. Seller agrees that it
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shall not advertise or hold itself out as an Affiliate of Xxxxxxx XX after
the Closing.
Section 7.10 Casualty. If, after the date hereof but prior
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to the Closing, any material portion of the assets that are operational and
used in the Business as of the date hereof are damaged, destroyed or lost by
fire, tornado or other casualty ("CASUALTIES"), Seller will promptly notify
Purchaser of such event(s). If Casualties occurring prior to Closing, in the
aggregate, may be repaired for no more than $5,000,000, Seller shall, at
Seller's election, either (i) repair such Casualties or (ii) make monetary
provision for such repair costs as mutually agreed with Purchaser, which
provision may include escrow of such repair costs, adjustment to the
Purchase Price, or otherwise (in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000). In the
event that the Casualties materially impair the operation of the Business
and the costs of repair exceed $5,000,000, Seller may elect to either repair
such Casualties or provide Purchaser with the right to terminate Purchaser's
obligations under this Agreement by notice to Seller within ten Business
Days after Purchaser receives such written notice from Seller. If Purchaser
elects to terminate such obligations, the Xxxxxxx Deposit will be returned
to Purchaser and thereupon, no party has any further obligation under this
Agreement other than those obligations which specifically survive the
termination of this Agreement. If Purchaser does not exercise its right to
terminate this Agreement, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have waived its
rights under this Agreement with respect to such Casualties, including with
respect to the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of
Seller with respect to the assets affected by such Casualties.
Section 7.11 Resignation of Officers and Directors;
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Releases. No later than the Closing Date, Seller shall obtain the
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resignation of all officers and directors of Xxxxxxx XX and deliver the same
to Purchaser on the Closing Date. In addition, Seller shall obtain a release
executed by each such officer and director, in form reasonably satisfactory
to Purchaser, whereby each such officer and director releases any claim that
such officer or director has
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against Xxxxxxx XX, including any right to indemnification under Xxxxxxx
SE's certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
From and after the date hereof and until the Closing
(except with respect to Section 8.1, Section 8.4, Section 8.5 and Section
8.6, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms),
Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that:
Section 8.1 Confidentiality. Any information provided to
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Purchaser or its representatives pursuant hereto shall be held in accordance
with, and shall be subject to the terms of, the Confidentiality Agreement.
As of the Closing Date, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and
cease to be of effect to the extent information and materials relate solely
to the Business. From and after the Closing, none of Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates shall use or disclose any non-public or proprietary information
of Seller and its Affiliates that do not relate solely to the Business
("SELLER PROPRIETARY INFORMATION"). This Section 8.1 shall not apply to any
Seller Proprietary Information which (i) through no fault of Purchaser or
any of its Affiliates becomes generally known in the relevant industry, (ii)
is received after the Closing from a third party free of any limitations on
its use or disclosure and not, to Purchaser's Knowledge, through violation
of any confidentiality agreement, or (iii) is independently developed after
the Closing without any reference to any Seller Proprietary Information. The
obligations of Purchaser and its Affiliates under this section survive the
Closing. Purchaser may make any legally required disclosure of the Seller
Proprietary Information, but Purchaser shall notify Seller before making any
such legally required disclosure and, at Seller's expense, use its
reasonable efforts to limit the amount of Seller Proprietary Information so
disclosed to protect its confidentiality to the extent possible. Further,
Purchaser agrees that it shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement, except with respect to
dissemination to its shareholders or as required by Law (including any rule
of any securities exchange on which Purchaser's securities are traded).
Section 8.2 Public Statements. Before Purchaser shall
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issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement concerning
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser shall so
advise and cooperate with Seller and shall not release such information
without Seller's consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), unless (a) such information is otherwise publicly
available other than as a result of a disclosure by Purchaser made in breach
of this Section 8.2 or (b) the release thereof is, in the reasonable
judgment of Purchaser, required by any Law (including any rule of any
securities exchange on which Purchaser's securities are traded) or Order to
which Purchaser is bound or subject; provided, in the case of this clause
(b), that Purchaser shall take all reasonable endeavors to notify Seller
prior to making any such disclosure and shall restrict such disclosure to
the minimum required by Law (in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser); and
provided further that Purchaser can include such information as in the
reasonable judgment of Purchaser should be included in any proxy statement
prepared by Purchaser for delivery to its shareholders seeking approval of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 8.3 Consents and Conditions.
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(a) Purchaser shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be
done, and to assist and cooperate with Seller in doing, all things
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable,
including: (i) obtaining all necessary consents, approvals or
waivers from, and giving any necessary notifications to, third
parties; (ii) making all registrations and filings as promptly as
practicable with, and obtaining all necessary actions or
non-actions, waivers, consents and approvals from, all Governmental
Bodies (including those in connection with the HSR Act and any
other applicable foreign Law) and using all Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action
or proceeding by, a Governmental Body; (iii) responding to any
information requests from Governmental Bodies as soon as reasonably
practicable; and (iv) defending any Proceedings challenging this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining
order or preliminary or permanent injunction entered by any
Governmental Body vacated or reversed.
(b) Purchaser shall keep Seller reasonably apprised of the
status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including promptly furnishing Seller with
copies of notices or other communications received by Purchaser
from any third party and/or any Governmental Body with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser and Seller shall
each promptly furnish to the other such necessary information and
reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection
with the foregoing and shall each promptly provide counsel for the
other party with copies of all filings made by such party, and all
correspondence between such party (and its advisors) and any
Governmental Body and any other information supplied by such party
and such party's Affiliates to a Governmental Body in connection
herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
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however, that materials may be redacted (i) to remove references
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concerning the valuation of the Business and (ii) as necessary to
comply with contractual arrangements. Each party shall, subject to
applicable Law, permit counsel for the other party reasonable
opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the
views of the other party in connection with, any proposed written
communication to any Governmental Body. Purchaser and Seller agree
not to participate, or to permit their Affiliates to participate,
in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by
telephone, with any Governmental Body in connection herewith and
the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with the
other party in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such
Governmental Body, gives the other party the opportunity to attend
and participate; provided, however, that Purchaser shall not be
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deemed to have breached this covenant if (A) Purchaser uses efforts
reasonable under the circumstances to contact Seller or its
representatives, but is nonetheless unable to reach Seller or its
representatives prior to the time at which such Governmental Body
proposes to conduct such meeting or discussion or (B) any such
designated representatives are unable to participate in such
meeting or discussion at such proposed time.
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Section 8.4 Seller's Access to Documents. Purchaser shall,
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and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford to Seller's representatives, upon
reasonable notice and without undue interruption to Purchaser's or Xxxxxxx
SE's business, access during normal business hours to the books and records
of the Business pertaining to the operations of the Business prior to the
Closing Date and for a period of five years (or such longer period as may be
necessary to enable Seller to comply with provisions of applicable Law)
following the Closing Date in connection with financial statements and U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission reporting obligations (including as to
audited statements) and other reasonable business purposes, provided that
nothing herein shall limit Seller's rights of discovery. Purchaser agrees to
hold all of the books and records of the Business existing on the Closing
Date in accordance with Purchaser's standard record retention policies
provided that Purchaser shall not destroy, alter or dispose of any of such
books and records for a period of ten years from the Closing Date or such
longer time as may be required by Law without first offering in writing at
least 60 calendar days prior to such destruction or disposition to surrender
them to Seller.
Section 8.5 Use of Seller's Names and Marks. Purchaser
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agrees that (i) effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall change the
name of Xxxxxxx XX to a name that is not confusingly similar to the
foregoing name, and specifically removing the name "Xxxxxxx" from the
entity's name; (ii) as of the Closing Date, it will not use, distribute or
display, and/or will cease to use, distribute or display, any article or
instrument of any kind, including signs, invoices, labels, letterhead, or
business cards, that reflects or includes any logo, trademark, trade name,
trade dress, font type, or confusingly similar fonts to the extent depicting
or suggesting an Erlenmeyer flask, or similar designation of Seller that was
not specifically assigned to Purchaser under the Technology Transfer
Agreement; (iii) within a reasonable time following the Closing Date (not to
exceed 60 days and not to exceed 3 months in the case of exhausting
preprinted materials on finished products), it will destroy any and all such
articles or instruments in its possession, and to modify any web site or web
page regarding the Business to remove any such logo, trademark, trade name,
trade dress, font type, or similar designation of Seller that was not
specifically assigned to Purchaser; (iv) as soon as reasonably practicable
after the Closing, Purchaser shall xxxx products and other property acquired
hereunder, both internally and externally, with Purchaser's name and xxxx;
and (v) it shall not advertise or hold itself out as Seller or an Affiliate
thereof.
Section 8.6 Solicitation of Customers by Purchaser Prior
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to Closing. Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser will not, and will not
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permit any of its Affiliates, to utilize confidential information of Seller
or its Affiliates or the transactions contemplated hereby in connection with
the solicitation of customers of the Business to discontinue or limit their
relationships with Seller or to conduct any marketing or other customer
solicitation activities outside of the Ordinary Course of Business of
Purchaser, consistent with past practice, which are targeted to induce any
such customers to discontinue or limit any such relationships, it being
understood and agreed that the foregoing is not intended to prohibit general
advertising or solicitations directed to the public generally or other
similar activities conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business of Purchaser
and without making reference to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section 8.7 Further Actions. Purchaser shall use all
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied as
promptly as practicable its obligations hereunder and
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the conditions precedent to Closing. Seller and Purchaser will provide to
such title insurer such affidavits and other documents listed on Section 8.7
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of Purchaser to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or,
if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by Purchaser in its sole discretion)
of each of the following conditions:
Section 9.1 Accuracy of Warranties. Each of the
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representations and warranties of Seller contained herein (read without
regard to any qualifications regarding materiality or Material Adverse
Effect) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date
with the same force as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except, in
each case, to the extent any such representation or warranty speaks as of a
specific date, in which case such warranty shall be, subject to the
qualification set forth below, true and correct as of such specific date),
except for any such failures to be true and correct as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Business. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing,
the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.9(a) shall be true
and correct as of the Closing Date.
Section 9.2 Performance of Covenants. Seller shall have
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performed and complied, and shall have caused Xxxxxxx XX to perform and
comply with, in all material respects, the covenants and provisions hereof
required to be performed or complied with by it between the date hereof and
the Closing Date.
Section 9.3 Antitrust Laws. Any required waiting period
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under the HSR Act and other pre-merger notification or competition authority
clearance requirements relating to the transactions contemplated hereby
shall have expired or been terminated.
Section 9.4 No Injunctions. No preliminary or permanent
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injunction or other Order of any court of competent jurisdiction restraining
or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be in effect.
Section 9.5 Shareholder Approval. Purchaser's shareholders
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shall have approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided that in the event such approval is not obtained, this condition
shall not relieve Apex of its obligations hereunder pursuant to Section
15.9.
Section 9.6 Consents. Seller shall have obtained all
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third-party consents set forth on Schedule 9.6 hereof.
Section 9.7 Officer's Certificate. Purchaser shall have
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received a certificate from Seller to the effect set forth in Section 9.1
and Section 9.2, dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Seller by an
officer of Seller.
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Section 9.8 Delivery of Documents. Seller shall have
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executed and delivered, and shall have caused Xxxxxxx XX to execute and
deliver, to Purchaser at the Closing all documents and instruments listed in
Section 4.2 to be executed by it.
Section 9.9 Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse
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Effect on the Business has occurred since the date of this Agreement, and no
Proceeding is pending by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Body which
would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Business (unless Seller has otherwise agreed to indemnify Purchaser with
respect to such Proceeding in accordance with Article XII).
Section 9.10 Security Interest Releases. Purchaser has
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received releases and Uniform Commercial Code termination statements,
executed by the appropriate secured party and in a form appropriate for
recording or filing, as applicable, that are sufficient to release any Lien
against Xxxxxxx SE's assets other than Permitted Exceptions.
ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
The obligation of Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or,
if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by Seller in its sole discretion) of
each of the following conditions:
Section 10.1 Accuracy of Warranties. Each of the
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representations and warranties of Purchaser contained herein (read without
regard to any qualifications regarding materiality or Material Adverse
Effect) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date
with the same force as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except, in
each case, to the extent any such representation or warranty speaks as of a
specific date, in which case such warranty shall be, subject to the
qualification set forth below, true and correct as of such specific date),
except for any such failures to be true and correct as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
Section 10.2 Performance of Covenants. Purchaser shall
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have performed and complied with, in all material respects, the covenants
and provisions hereof required to be performed or complied with by it
between the date hereof and the Closing Date.
Section 10.3 No Injunctions. No preliminary or permanent
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injunction or other Order of any court of competent jurisdiction restraining
or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be in effect.
Section 10.4 Antitrust Laws. Any required waiting period
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under the HSR Act and other foreign pre-merger notification or competition
authority clearance requirements relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have expired or been terminated.
Section 10.5 Officer's Certificate. Seller shall have
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received a certificate from Purchaser to the effect set forth in Section
10.1 and Section 10.2, dated the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Purchaser
by an officer of Purchaser.
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Section 10.6 Delivery of Documents. Purchaser shall have
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executed and delivered to Seller at the Closing all documents and
instruments listed in Section 4.3 to be executed by it.
Section 10.7 Environmental Insurance. Purchaser and Seller
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shall bind a pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting all the
requirements set forth in Section 12.3(c).
ARTICLE XI
ADDITIONAL POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 11.1 Employment and Benefits Matters.
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(a) Business Employees. Schedule 11.1(a) lists each
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Business Employee, as of the date indicated thereon, and each such
Business Employee's date of hire, position, base salary or wages,
employment location and status as full or part-time and active or
on leave. Seller will provide Purchaser with an updated list of
Schedule 11.1(a) prior to the Closing, based upon new employees
hired by the Business and departures of employees of the Business
prior to the Closing.
(b) Employment of Business Employees. Purchaser shall
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continue the employment of each Business Employee who is employed
by Xxxxxxx XX immediately prior to the Closing Date (A) in a
position requiring reasonably comparable skills and abilities as
such Business Employee's position as of immediately prior to the
Closing Date requires, (B) with annual base salary, or weekly or
hourly rate of pay, which is not less than such Business Employee's
pay as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (C) with a
work status (full or part-time, including number of hours-per-week
worked) that is not changed from that in effect immediately prior
to the Closing Date ("COMPARABLE EMPLOYMENT"). Each Business
Employee who continues employment with Xxxxxxx XX, Purchaser or its
Affiliates shall be referred to as a "TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE."
Purchaser shall have the opportunity, not less than 30 days before
the Effective Time, to designate up to nine Business Employees as
to whom Purchaser shall not have the obligation to offer Comparable
Employment (the "NONTRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES"), provided that such
designations are made for reasons that do not violate applicable
Law, and such Nontransferred Employees shall not be deemed to be
Transferred Employees. Seller shall provide reasonable access to
Purchaser to meet with and interview the Business Employees, on
such reasonable conditions as may be imposed by Seller, for the
purpose of determining which, if any, shall be Nontransferred
Employees, provided that such meetings and interviews shall not
disrupt the operations of Xxxxxxx XX. In its sole discretion,
Seller may rehire or retain such Nontransferred Employees or
terminate such Nontransferred Employees in accordance with Seller's
policies. Seller shall retain all obligations with respect to such
Nontransferred Employees. Xxxxxxx XX, Purchaser and its Affiliates
shall have no responsibility or obligations with respect to such
Nontransferred Employees unless Xxxxxxx XX, Purchaser or its
Affiliates hire any such Nontransferred Employee(s) within 12
months after the Closing Date, in which event Purchaser shall
reimburse Seller for all costs incurred in connection with the
termination of such Nontransferred Employee(s).
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(c) Benefits Following the Closing Date. As of the Closing
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Date, Xxxxxxx XX shall not be subject to or covered by any Employee
Benefit Plans. Purchaser shall provide such benefit plans and other
arrangements to Transferred Employees as it determines in its sole
discretion. Purchaser shall not assume, and Xxxxxxx XX will not
have any Liability for, any Employee Benefit Plans or any
Liabilities or costs related to such Employee Benefit Plans.
(d) Cessation of Participation in Seller's Benefit Plans.
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As of the Closing Date, the Transferred Employees shall cease
active participation in and shall cease to accrue benefits under
all Employee Benefit Plans and programs of Seller and its
Affiliates. Seller will assume and be responsible for all
Liabilities of Xxxxxxx XX and Seller under each such Employee
Benefit Plan from and after the Closing Date.
(e) Welfare Benefit Claims. Seller shall be liable for and
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shall hold Purchaser and Xxxxxxx XX harmless from and against all
claims for welfare benefits by Business Employees that are incurred
on or prior to the Closing Date, and Xxxxxxx XX shall be liable for
and shall hold Seller harmless from and against all claims for
welfare benefits by Transferred Employees that are incurred after
the Closing Date to the extent of any welfare benefits offered by
Xxxxxxx XX after the Closing Date in Purchaser's sole discretion.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following claims shall be
deemed to be incurred as follows: (i) life, accidental death and
dismemberment and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon
the death or accident giving rise to such benefits, (ii) health,
dental, vision and/or prescription drug benefits, on the date such
services, materials or supplies were provided and (iii) disability
income benefits, on the date of disability as determined by the
disability carrier for the individual.
(f) Severance. Following the Effective Date, Seller shall
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provide, and be solely liable for, severance pay and benefits to
Nontransferred Employees. Purchaser shall not be liable and shall
have no responsibility or obligation to provide severance pay or
benefits to Transferred Employees or to reimburse Seller or its
Affiliates for severance pay or benefits provided by Seller or its
Affiliates to Nontransferred Employees (except as set forth in
Section 11.1(b)) or Transferred Employees.
(g) 401(k) Plan. Each Transferred Employee who
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participated or who was eligible to participate in Seller's 401(k)
Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be immediately
eligible to participate, without any waiting period or delay, in
the 401(k) plan to be adopted by Xxxxxxx XX after the Closing Date.
Purchaser shall cause such 401(k) plan to accept distributions of
the Transferred Employees' account balances under the Seller's
401(k) Plan.
(h) COBRA. Xxxxxxx XX shall be responsible for the
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administration of and shall assume any and all obligations arising
under the continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of
the Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA ("COBRA") or other
applicable Law with respect to the Transferred Employees and their
beneficiaries who experience a "Qualifying Event" (as defined in
COBRA) after the Closing Date. Seller shall be responsible for the
administration of and shall assume any and all obligations arising
under the continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of
COBRA or
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other applicable Law with respect to the Business Employees and
their beneficiaries who experience a "Qualifying Event" (as defined
in COBRA) on or prior to the Closing Date.
(i) WARN Act. Purchaser shall be liable for all
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obligations under (including providing any notice required pursuant
to) the United States Federal Worker Adjustment, Retraining and
Notification Act of 1988, as amended, any successor United States
federal Law, and any other applicable plant closing notification
Law, with respect to a layoff or plant closing relating to the
Business that arises after the Closing Date, and Seller shall be
liable for all obligations under (including providing any notice
required pursuant to) the United States Federal Worker Adjustment,
Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended, any successor
United States federal Law, and any other applicable plant closing
notification Law, with respect to a layoff or plant closing
relating to the Business that arises on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(j) Vacation Pay/Paid Time Off. Effective as of the
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Closing Date, Seller shall assume Liability for all unpaid vacation
pay and paid time off earned or accrued by the Transferred
Employees prior to and on the Closing Date and the Final Working
Capital shall be adjusted to reflect the reduction of such
liabilities, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary. As of
the Closing Date, neither Purchaser nor Xxxxxxx XX shall have any
Liability for such vacation pay or paid time off for such
Transferred Employees.
Section 11.2 Ancillary Agreements. Effective at the
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Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall enter into the Escrow Agreement, the
BioExtend Agreement, Conversion Agreement by Xxxxxxx XX, the Software
License Agreement, the Sales Agreements, the Technology Transfer Agreement
and the Transition Services Agreement.
Section 11.3 Tax Matters.
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(a) Seller shall prepare and timely file all Tax Returns
in respect of Xxxxxxx XX that are required to be filed before the
Closing Date. Seller shall also prepare and timely file all Tax
Returns in respect of Xxxxxxx XX required to be filed on or after
the Closing Date with respect to taxable periods ending before the
Closing Date. Seller will pay all Pre-Closing Taxes required to be
paid with respect to such Tax Returns.
(b) Purchaser shall prepare and timely file all Tax
Returns in respect of Xxxxxxx XX required to be filed on or after
the Closing Date with respect to taxable periods that begin before
and end on or after the Closing Date ("STRADDLE PERIOD RETURNS").
The portions of the Straddle Period Returns relating to taxable
periods ending on or before the Closing Date shall reflect the
practices of Seller in respect of the Tax Returns described in
Section 11.3 (a) above but only to the extent Seller has apprised
Purchaser of such practices on or before the Closing Date. As early
as practicable prior to the due date of any Straddle Period Return,
Purchaser shall provide Seller with a draft of such Straddle Period
Return, provided that Purchaser may file such Straddle Period
Return without review or comment by Seller. Seller shall have a
period of 90 days after the filing of such Straddle Period Return
to review the contents thereof and, in the event of a disagreement
between Seller and Purchaser as to any matter reflected in the
Straddle Period Return, Seller and Purchaser shall endeavor in good
faith to expeditiously resolve
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any such disagreement. In the event Seller and Purchaser are unable
to resolve such disagreement within 20 days after receipt by
Purchaser of Seller's disagreement, the disagreement shall be
referred to the Neutral Auditors for resolution in accordance with
the same procedures provided for in Section 3.4(d) hereof. Seller
will reimburse Purchaser for all Pre-Closing Taxes required to be
paid with respect to such Tax Returns, taking into account the
resolution of any disputes as provided above.
(c) Any Tax refunds that are received by Xxxxxxx XX, and
any amounts credited against any Tax to which Xxxxxxx XX becomes
entitled, that relate to any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending prior to the Closing Date shall be for the account of Seller
and shall be paid over to Seller within 10 days after receipt
thereof or entitlement thereto. Any Tax refunds that are received
by Seller, and any amounts credited against any Tax to which
Xxxxxxx XX becomes entitled, that relate to any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending on or after the Closing Date shall be for
the account of Xxxxxxx XX and shall be paid over to Xxxxxxx XX
within 10 days after receipt thereof or entitlement thereto.
(d) After the Closing Date, neither Purchaser nor Xxxxxxx
XX, without the written consent of Seller, shall file any amended
Tax Returns for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on
or before the Closing Date. After the Closing Date, without the
written consent of Purchaser, Seller shall not file any amended Tax
Returns for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date if such amendment results in an increase to
Xxxxxxx SE's Tax Liability for periods on or after the Closing
Date.
(e) Seller and Xxxxxxx XX shall be permitted to utilize
any remaining amounts of the MIC Tax Credit to offset any sales and
use Taxes owed in respect of any periods up to and including the
Closing Date. To the extent that any portion of the MIC Tax Credit
remains unused by Seller and Xxxxxxx XX in respect of periods up to
and including the Closing Date, Purchaser shall reimburse Seller,
as, when and if such MIC Tax Credit is actually used by Xxxxxxx XX
to offset sales and use Taxes attributable to sales, use or
ownership occurring after the Closing, within 20 days of such use.
In no event shall Purchaser be required to make or increase any
payment to any Person under any provision of this Agreement for any
Tax effects of the payments provided for in this Section 11.3(e).
Section 11.4 Cooperation in Litigation. For a period of 3
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years after Closing or the length of any relevant indemnity obligation
(whichever period is longer), each party shall reasonably cooperate with the
other party and the other party's attorneys in the defense or prosecution of
any Proceeding instituted against or by the other party pertaining to the
Business, excluding, however, any Proceeding between the parties (including
their Affiliates). Such cooperation shall include conferring with the other
party's attorneys or experts at their offices during normal business hours
at mutually convenient times and making available to the other party's
attorneys documents or copies of documents specific to the Business, and
such cooperation shall include giving testimony voluntarily. Such
cooperation shall not require the cooperating party to be joined as a party
in any such litigation. Each party further agrees that it shall not
voluntarily disclose to any third party without the other party's consent
any information
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or documents received by it heretofore or hereafter from the other party's
attorneys in connection with the defense or prosecution of any litigation or
proceedings. The other party shall pay the out-of-pocket expenses of the
cooperating party and its employees and those fees and expenses of the
cooperating party's agents (including attorneys) reasonably incurred in
connection with providing such cooperation but shall not be responsible for
reimbursing the cooperating party for the salaries or costs of fringe
benefits or other similar expenses of the cooperating party's employees in
connection with time spent providing such cooperation to the other party.
The obligations set forth in this Section 11.5 shall survive termination of
this Agreement, but in no event longer than 3 years after such termination
or the length of any relevant indemnity obligation (whichever period is
longer).
Section 11.5 Environmental Matters.
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(a) To the extent not completed prior to Closing, Seller
and Purchaser shall cooperate in effecting the transfer of, or consent to a
change of control of Xxxxxxx XX with respect to, all Environmental
Authorizations required for Purchaser's operation of the Business. Nothing in
this section affects Section 9.6.
(b) Within 10 calendar days after Closing, Purchaser shall
obtain and submit to the applicable Environmental Authorities (with a copy to
Seller) those certain financial assurance instruments required for operation
of the Business in compliance with Environmental Law described on Schedule
11.5 hereto.
Section 11.6 Section 338(h)(10) Election. Neither Seller
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nor Purchaser will make an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code
with respect to the sale of the Purchased Shares.
Section 11.7 Receipt of Assets. Any asset (including all
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remittances and all mail and other communications) that is or otherwise
relates to the Business and that is or comes into the possession, custody or
control of Seller or any of Seller's Affiliates after the Closing must
forthwith be transferred, assigned and conveyed by Seller or such Affiliate
to Xxxxxxx XX. Until such transfer, assignment and conveyance, Seller and
Seller's Affiliates do not have any right, title or interest in such asset
nor may they use the same; rather, they hold such asset in trust for the
benefit of Xxxxxxx XX.
ARTICLE XII
SURVIVAL, INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 12.1 Survival.
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(a) All representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement shall terminate 18 months after the Closing Date, except
that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section
5.8 (Taxes) shall survive until the end of the period of the
applicable statute of limitations (without regard to any extensions
thereof), (ii) the representations and warranties contained in
Section 5.17 (Environmental Matters) shall survive until five years
after the Closing Date, and (iii) the representations and
warranties contained in Section 5.1 (Organization and Good
Standing), Section 5.2 (Authorization of Agreement), Section 5.4
(Capitalization; Equity Interests; Directors and Officers),
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Section 5.9(a) (Real Property), Section 6.1 (Organization and Good
Standing), and Section 6.2 (Authorization of Agreement) shall
survive without limitation as to time. The covenants and agreements
of the parties contained herein that by their terms are to be
performed following the Closing Date shall survive the Closing and
continue in effect in accordance with their terms and all other
covenants and agreements shall terminate and merge with the
Closing.
(b) After the Closing, and except in the case of fraud,
the indemnification provided for in this ARTICLE XII shall be the
sole and exclusive remedy for monetary damages for any breach of
this Agreement or the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements herein by either party hereto. No Person shall be
entitled to indemnification hereunder if, on the Closing Date, such
Person had Knowledge of the breach of the representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement with respect to which such Person is seeking
indemnification hereunder.
(c) In calculating any amount of Losses recoverable
pursuant to Section 12.2 or Section 12.3, the amount of such Losses
shall be (i) reduced by (A) any insurance proceeds actually
received by the Indemnified Party relating to such Loss, net of any
related deductible and any expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred by the Indemnified Party in obtaining such
proceeds, (B) any recoveries by the Indemnified Party from third
parties pursuant to indemnification (or otherwise) with respect
thereto, net of any expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
incurred by the Indemnified Party in obtaining such third party
payment, and (C) the amount of any net Tax benefit to the
Indemnified Party resulting from the incurrence or payment of such
Losses, and (ii) increased by the amount of any net Tax cost
incurred by the Indemnified Party as a result of the receipt of
such indemnity payments (grossed up for such increase). The parties
agree to treat any indemnification payment pursuant to this ARTICLE
XII as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes
unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
party shall be liable to any Indemnified Party for special,
incidental, indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary Losses.
The Indemnified Party shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate
damages in respect of any claim for which it is seeking
indemnification and shall use reasonable efforts to avoid any costs
or expenses associated with such claim and, if such costs and
expenses cannot be avoided, to minimize the amount thereof.
Section 12.2 Indemnification.
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(a) Except with respect to those matters addressed in
Section 12.3 (which shall be exclusively governed thereby), Seller
hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the Purchaser
Indemnified Group harmless from and against any and all claims,
demands, judgments, causes of action, liabilities, obligations,
damages, losses, deficiencies, costs, penalties, interest and
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
(collectively, "LOSSES") actually incurred by any of them to the
extent arising out of or resulting from:
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(i) any breach as of the Closing Date of a
representation or warranty made by Seller herein (other than
breaches of Section 5.17, which are addressed in Section 12.3);
(ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller
herein;
(iii) any Pre-Closing Taxes not reflected in Final
Closing Working Capital; and
(iv) any Liability of Xxxxxxx XX to third party
customers relating to products sold prior to Closing that was not
disclosed to Purchaser in a schedule to this Agreement or is not
reflected in the Final Closing Working Capital or the Full Year
Financial Statements.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
Seller shall not be liable for any Losses with respect to the matters set
forth in Section 12.2(a)(i) and (iv) unless (x) a claim is asserted prior to
the relevant survival period specified in Section 12.1(a) for any
representation or warranty, and the aggregate of all Losses under Section
12.2(a)(i) and (iv) exceeds, on a cumulative basis, $750,000 (and then only
to the extent of such excess). In addition, notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall not be required to
pay an aggregate amount in excess of $7,500,000 in respect of all Losses for
the matters set forth in Sections 12.2(a)(i) and (iv). The limitations set
forth in this paragraph do not apply to Losses described in Section
12.2(a)(ii) and (iii).
(b) Except with respect to those matters addressed in
Section 12.3 (which shall be exclusively governed thereby),
Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Seller
Indemnified Group harmless from and against any and all Losses
actually incurred by any of them to the extent arising out of or
resulting from:
(i) any breach as of the Closing Date of a
representation or warranty made by Purchaser herein; and
(ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of
Purchaser herein.
Section 12.3 Allocation of Environmental Liabilities;
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Indemnification and Covenants Not to Xxx.
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(a) Seller Liability and Indemnification. Except where
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otherwise set forth in this Section 12.3 and provided Purchaser
provides Seller with written notice of its claim for indemnity
under this Section 12.3(a) pursuant to Section 12.4, from Closing
until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date Seller shall retain
Liability for and indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser
Indemnified Group harmless from, against and with respect to any
Losses actually incurred by any of them, subject to a $75,000 per
claim deductible that is to be paid by Purchaser and an aggregate
cap on all Losses paid by Seller for claims made by Purchaser under
this Section 12.3 of $15,000,000 ("ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY CAP")
(which amount expressly includes any recovery Seller or Purchaser
obtains from Environmental Insurance under Section 12.3(d) or from
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a third party for Losses Seller pays associated with claims under
Section 12.3(a)), to the extent arising out of or resulting from:
(i) Any breach of any representation or warranty of
Seller contained in Section 5.17(a) of this Agreement.
(ii) Any Liability under CERCLA or RCRA or any state
Law based on CERCLA or RCRA, or under any other Environmental Law,
for costs of Response or the costs of complying with an injunction
or other Order under RCRA or under any other Environmental Law, at a
Hazardous Waste Site (other than at the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property) and that Purchaser demonstrates is attributable to the
activities of Seller, its Affiliates (including Xxxxxxx XX) or the
operation of the Business prior to Closing.
(iii) An Environmental Condition at any of the Xxxxxxx
XX Owned Real Property that Purchaser demonstrates existed at
Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be liable
for an Environmental Condition:
(1) unless an investigation or remediation of the
Environmental Condition is required by Law or by an
Order issued to Purchaser or Xxxxxxx XX by an
Environmental Authority;
(2) if the Environmental Condition is discovered by
Purchaser during a Voluntary or Discretionary
Assessment; or
(3) to the extent the Environmental Condition is
attributable to the activities of Xxxxxxx XX,
Purchaser or the operation of the Business after
Closing.
(iv) Any violation of, or non-compliance with, any
Environmental Law by the Business to the extent that Purchaser
demonstrates that such violation or non-compliance existed at
Closing.
(b) Procedure for Resolution of Certain Environmental
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Indemnities. After Purchaser has satisfied the applicable
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conditions set forth in Section 12.3(a), but excluding any
indemnity claim under 12.3(a)(i) for a breach of the
representations in Section 5.17(a)(iv) related to non-Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property or any claim under Section 12.3(a)(ii), which
are to be handled pursuant to the procedure in Section 12.4(b), the
parties shall respond to the alleged breach, Environmental
Condition or violation of or non-compliance with Environmental Law
as follows:
(1) Within 30 days after becoming aware of an alleged
breach, Environmental Condition or alleged violation
of or non-compliance with Environmental Law, Purchaser
shall commit to Seller in writing that it will accept
responsibility for managing the Response to the
alleged breach, Environmental Condition or alleged
violation of or non-compliance with Environmental Law
and working with the applicable Environmental
Authority or third party claimant.
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(2) After such commitment, Purchaser shall have
primary responsibility for responding to the alleged
breach, Environmental Condition or alleged violation
of or non-compliance with Environmental Law. In its
response to the alleged breach, Environmental
Condition or alleged violation of or non-compliance
with Environmental Law, Purchaser shall use reasonable
efforts to utilize and implement the lowest cost
investigatory, remedial or corrective measures
allowable under Environmental Law and acceptable to
the relevant Environmental Authorities, provided that
no settlement or other investigatory, remedial,
corrective Response or cost-reimbursement activity
shall be undertaken by Purchaser without the prior
written approval of Seller, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
(3) Purchaser shall (A) regularly consult with Seller
and keep Seller reasonably informed as to the status
of the alleged breach, Environmental Condition or
alleged violation of or non-compliance with
Environmental Law and shall provide Seller with copies
of all material proposals, plans, work plans, reports,
analytical data, correspondence and other documents
related to the alleged breach, Environmental Condition
or alleged violation of or non-compliance with
Environmental Law; (B) provide Seller with a
reasonable opportunity to comment on drafts of such
documents, and Purchaser shall reasonably address and
incorporate Seller's comments; (C) provide Seller with
notice of material meetings, phone calls and
conference calls, related to the Environmental
Condition, including all meetings and calls with
Environmental Authorities, and Seller shall have the
right to attend and participate in such meetings and
calls at Seller's expense; and (D) fulfill its
obligations identified in Section 12.3(d). Purchaser
and Seller shall cooperate in good faith in fulfilling
their obligations under this Section 12.3(b).
(c) Environmental Insurance. Purchaser and Seller will
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purchase an environmental insurance policy covering the Business,
issued by an insurance company that is rated A- or higher by A.M.
Best Company and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Seller and
Purchaser, and that includes the enumerated coverages, limitations,
terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12.3(c) unless
otherwise agreed by Seller and Purchaser in writing (the
"ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE").
(i) The one-time premium (including broker
commissions) for, and surplus lines or other tax on, the
Environmental Insurance as described in Section 12.3(c)(ii)(1)
through (4) will be split equally by Purchaser and Seller.
(ii) The Environmental Insurance will contain the
following minimum coverages, limitations, terms and conditions:
(1) policy limit of $10,000,000 with a per claim
deductible of $150,000 and a term of ten years
following the Closing;
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(2) coverage for any unknown Environmental Conditions
that existed at Closing at, on, within, under or
emanating from any of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property, including the equipment, units, conditions,
or areas identified as a solid waste management unit
in the Business' RCRA Facility Investigation report;
third party claims relating to any Environmental
Conditions that existed at Closing; and for CERCLA
Liability associated with Seller's, Xxxxxxx SE's or
the Business' use of the disposal sites identified in
Section 12.3(c)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule
for the period between 1975 and Closing;
(3) names both Purchaser and Seller as insured
parties, with this status as an insured fully
assignable by either party; and
(4) does not require invasive due diligence, such as
any sampling or analysis of the Environment at any
Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property.
(iii) Purchaser and Seller will cooperate in all
negotiation of the policy terms and conditions with all insurance
carriers.
(d) Use of Environmental Insurance. In the event Purchaser
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incurs Losses that Purchaser is eligible to recover under the
indemnities provided in Section 12.3(a) and for which there is also
coverage under the Environmental Insurance:
(i) During the period from Closing through the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser shall split
the $150,000 Environmental Insurance per claim deductible with
Purchaser paying the first $75,000 and Seller paying any deductible
amounts spent over this first $75,000. Except as provided in
Section 12.3(d)(iii), Seller shall be responsible for paying any
amounts above the $150,000 Environmental Insurance per claim
deductible and pursuing recovery for such claims from Environmental
Insurance and shall be entitled to retain all funds recovered from
Environmental Insurance for such claims so paid by Seller.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be obligated to pay
any amount for claims under Section 12.3 in excess of the
Environmental Indemnity Cap. If Seller fails to pursue coverage
under the Environmental Insurance or fails to comply with any terms
or conditions precedent to recovery under the Environmental
Insurance, and that failure is the basis for the Environmental
Insurance carrier's denial of coverage for the claim, Seller will
be deemed to have waived its right to recover and will be barred
from recovering the Losses associated with the denied claim from
Purchaser.
(ii) To the extent that Seller reasonably determines
that Purchaser's Losses are not covered by the indemnities provided
in Section 12.3(a), Purchaser shall be responsible for pursuing
coverage under the Environmental Insurance. If Purchaser fails to
do so or fails to comply with any terms or conditions precedent to
recovery under the Environmental Insurance, that is the basis for
the Environmental Insurance carrier's denial of coverage for the
claim, and such claim is subsequently determined to have qualified
for indemnification under Section 12.3(a), Purchaser will be deemed
to have
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waived its right to recover and will be barred from recovering the
Losses associated with the denied claim from Seller.
(iii) In the event Purchaser identifies a matter for
which there is coverage under the Environmental Insurance during
the period commencing the day after the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date until the expiration of the Environmental Insurance
policy's term, Purchaser shall be responsible for paying the entire
$150,000 per claim Environmental Insurance deductible associated
with any such claim and for pursing recovery for such claims under
the Environmental Insurance. Purchaser shall be entitled to retain
all funds recovered from Environmental Insurance for such claims.
(iv) Seller and Purchaser agree that they will use all
reasonable means to cooperate with the other in the filing of
claims under Environmental Insurance.
(e) Purchaser Liability and Indemnification. Except where
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otherwise set forth in this Section and provided Seller gives
Purchaser written notice of its claim for indemnity under this
Section 12.3(e) pursuant to Section 12.4, Purchaser shall expressly
assume Liability for and indemnify and hold Seller and Seller's
Affiliates harmless from, against and with respect to any Losses
actually incurred by or asserted against Seller or Seller's
Affiliates to the extent arising out of or resulting from:
(i) any liability under CERCLA or RCRA or any state
law based on CERCLA or RCRA, or under any other Environmental Law,
for costs of Response or the costs of complying with an injunction
or other Order under RCRA or under any other Environmental Law, at
a Hazardous Waste Site (other than at the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property) that Seller demonstrates are attributable to the
activities of Purchaser, its Affiliates (including Xxxxxxx XX) or
the operation of the Business after Closing;
(ii) any Environmental Condition at or associated with
any of the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property Seller demonstrates arose
after Closing;
(iii) Any violation of, or non-compliance with, any
Environmental Law by Purchaser, its Affiliates or the Business that
Seller demonstrates did not exist at the time of Closing; and
(iv) Purchaser's utilization of the following: (i)
Corporate Guarantee for Closure or Post-Closure Care dated
September 20, 2005 and made by Seller on behalf of Xxxxxxx XX; and
(ii) Guarantee for Liability Coverage dated September 20, 2005 and
made by Seller on behalf of Xxxxxxx XX. A successful claim made
against Seller under the Guarantee for Liability Coverage described
in clause (ii) by a third party who has sustained bodily injury or
property damage caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising
from operation of the Business prior to the Closing will not be
deemed Purchaser's utilization of such guarantee.
(f) Release and Covenant Not to Xxx. Except as otherwise
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provided in this Article, Purchaser agrees that, in connection with
the Business or the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property, it shall
hereafter assert no claim against Seller and that Seller is hereby
released from and shall have no Liability or obligation whatsoever
to Purchaser or its
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successors or assigns with respect to any Losses arising under,
related to or associated with the Environment, Environmental
Authorities, Environmental Authorizations, Environmental
Conditions, Environmental Law, and Environmental Liabilities.
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, Seller agrees that,
in connection with the Business or the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property, it shall hereafter assert no claim against Purchaser or
Seller SE and that each of Purchaser and Xxxxxxx XX is hereby
released from and shall have no Liability or obligation whatsoever
to Seller or its successors or assigns with respect to any Losses
arising under, related to or associated with the Environment,
Environmental Authorities, Environmental Authorizations,
Environmental Conditions, Environmental Law, and Environmental
Liabilities.
(g) Exclusive Remedy. The remedies provided under this
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Section 12.3 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the
parties against each other with respect to Losses under, related to
or associated with the Environment, Environmental Authorities,
Environmental Authorizations, Environmental Conditions,
Environmental Law, and Environmental Liabilities.
Section 12.4 Procedures for Indemnification.
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(a) Notice. Whenever a claim shall arise for
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indemnification under Section 12.2 or Section 12.3, except as
provided in Section 12.3(b) and with the exception of claims for
litigation expenses in respect of litigation as to which a notice
of claim, as provided in this Section 12.4, has previously been
given, which expenses shall be funded on an ongoing basis, the
Person entitled to indemnification (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") shall
promptly notify the party from which indemnification is sought (the
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY") of such claim and, when known, the facts
constituting the basis for such claim; provided, however, that in
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the event of any claim for indemnification hereunder resulting from
or in connection with any claim or Proceeding by a third party, the
Indemnified Party shall give such notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any
event not later than 10 Business Days prior to the time any
response to the asserted claim is required, if possible, and in any
event within 15 Business Days following receipt of notice thereof
(provided that failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not
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relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Liability it may have to the
Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party
has been actually prejudiced by such failure).
(b) Claim or Proceeding by a Third Party. Following
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receipt of notice of a claim or Proceeding by a third party, and
unless counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
determined in good faith that the assumption of such defense by the
Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate due to a conflict of
interest, the Indemnifying Party shall have the option, at its cost
and expense, to participate in or assume the defense of such matter
and to retain counsel (not reasonably objected to by the
Indemnified Party) to defend any such claim or Proceeding, and the
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for
any fees of other counsel or any other expenses (except as
expressly provided to the contrary herein) with respect to the
defense of such claim or litigation, other than reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel, consultants, and other professionals employed
by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the
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Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof. The
Indemnified Party shall have the option of joining the defense of
such claim or Proceeding (which shall be at the sole cost and
expense of the Indemnified Party) with counsel not reasonably
objected to by the Indemnifying Party and counsel for each party
shall, to the extent consistent with such counsel's professional
responsibilities, cooperate with the other party and any counsel
designated by that party.
(c) Settlement and Compromise of Third Party Claims. In
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effecting the settlement or compromise of, or consenting to the
entry of any judgment with respect to, any such claim or
Proceeding, the Indemnifying Party, or the Indemnified Party, as
the case may be, shall act in good faith, shall consult with the
other party and shall enter into only such settlement or compromise
or consent to the entry of any judgment as the other party shall
consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed. An Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement, compromise or judgment not made in accordance with the
preceding sentence. If the Indemnifying Party desires to accept a
final and complete settlement of any such claim offered or agreed
to by the third person, which settlement complies with the
provisions of this Section, and the Indemnified Party refuses to
consent to such settlement, then the Indemnifying Party's Liability
with respect to such third person claim is limited to the amount so
offered or agreed to in settlement by such third person and the
Indemnified Party must reimburse the Indemnifying Party for any
additional costs of defense which the Indemnifying Party
subsequently incurs with respect to such claim and all additional
costs of settlement or judgment. If the Indemnifying Party does not
undertake to defend such matter to which the Indemnified Party is
entitled to indemnification hereunder, or fails diligently to
pursue such defense in good faith, the Indemnified Party may
undertake such defense through counsel of its choice, at the cost
and expense of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party
may settle such matter on a commercially reasonable basis under the
circumstances, and the Indemnifying Party must reimburse the
Indemnified Party for the amount paid in such settlement and any
other liabilities or expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in
connection therewith. All settlements effected hereunder must
effect a complete release of the Indemnified Party with respect to
the third person claim, must not require a payment by the
Indemnified Party and must not contain an admission of Liability on
the part of the Indemnified Party unless, in each case, the
Indemnified Party otherwise agrees in writing.
ARTICLE XIII
NONCOMPETITION; NONSOLICITATION
Section 13.1 Noncompetition.
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(a) Subject to Section 13.1(b), Seller covenants and
agrees that (i) for a period of two years following the Closing
Date it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to enter
into or acquire any new, separate or different business engaged in
the manufacture, sale or distribution of the products listed in
Paragraph 1 of Exhibit G, and (ii) for a period of five years
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following the Closing Date it shall not, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries not to enter into or acquire any new, separate or
different business engaged in the
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manufacture, sale or distribution of the products listed in
Paragraph 2 of Exhibit G (collectively, the "COMPETITIVE BUSINESS")
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(such time periods, the "COVENANT TERM").
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Exhibit G:
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(i) in the event that during the applicable Covenant
Term, Seller completes a business combination transaction with a
Person that is engaged in any Competitive Business, which
transaction results in the holders of the voting securities of
Seller outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such
transaction owning less than 50% of the voting power of the voting
securities of Seller or the surviving entity in the transaction or
any parent thereof outstanding immediately after the consummation
of such transaction, the provisions of Exhibit G shall terminate
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and cease to be of any further force or effect;
(ii) Seller may directly or indirectly hold interests
in or securities of any Person to the extent that such investment
does not directly or indirectly confer on Seller more than 2% of
the voting power of such Person;
(iii) Seller may maintain and continue the operations
of Seller and its Affiliates that are not being transferred to
Purchaser hereunder; and it is expressly understood that Seller may
continue to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import
any product not being transferred to Purchaser hereunder for any
purpose, use or application;
(iv) Seller may complete a business combination
transaction with a Person that is engaged in any Competitive
Business if the purpose of such combination is not to avoid the
restrictions set forth in Exhibit G, in which case such acquired
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business shall not be subject to Exhibit G and may engage in any
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activity otherwise prohibited or restricted by Exhibit G; provided,
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however, that if such acquired business derived in excess of 10% of
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its net income for the last completed fiscal year prior to such
business combination from activities that constitute Competitive
Businesses under Exhibit G, Seller shall use reasonable efforts to
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divest that portion of such Person that engages in activities
constituting Competitive Businesses on commercially reasonable
terms as soon as reasonably practicable following the acquisition.
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, Seller may
complete a business combination transaction (a "PERMITTED BUSINESS
COMBINATION") with a business or Person that is engaged in the
manufacture and sale of biodiesel if: (a) that business or Person
is the Person that Seller referenced to Purchaser on July 21, 2006;
(b) Seller's interest in such acquired business or Person, as
applicable, is less than 50%; and (c) the revenues of such acquired
business or Person, as applicable, from the sale of biodiesel was
less than 50% of its revenues during 2005. In the case of a
Permitted Business Combination, the acquired business or Person, as
applicable, may continue to manufacture and sell biodiesel without
Seller being deemed to have violated the other provisions of this
Article XIII, but neither Seller nor any of its other Affiliates
are otherwise relieved of their obligations under this Article XIII
as a result of a Permitted Business Combination. In the event that,
following the Permitted Business Combination and within the
Covenant Term applicable to Paragraph 2 of Exhibit G, the acquired
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business' or Person's as applicable, biodiesel
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business is to be divested, and provided Seller is able to control
such divestiture and there are no other material legal impediments,
Seller agrees that it will first make a good faith effort to sell
such biodiesel business to Purchaser, and provide Purchaser with a
reasonable period to negotiate such purchase, including a
reasonable time for due diligence, before offering such biodiesel
business to a third party;
(v) Seller may produce, acquire or use any product for
internal uses or to conduct Seller's or its Affiliates' other
businesses that consume, use, contain, depend upon or otherwise
incorporate any such product; and
(vi) Seller may perform any act or conduct any
business contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement.
(c) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that nothing
herein shall be deemed to require Seller to give notice to or
obtain the consent of Purchaser in order to engage in any
transaction of the types described in Section 13.1(b) or otherwise.
Section 13.2 Nonsolicitation of Transferred Employees.
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Seller covenants and agrees that for a period of 2 years following the
Closing Date it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, solicit,
directly or indirectly, any Transferred Employee (at a time when such person
is an employee of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries) to terminate his or
her employment relationship with Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit Seller or any of its
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Subsidiaries from (i) generalized solicitations of potential employees by
use of advertisements in the media that are not targeted at Transferred
Employees, (ii) incidental solicitations by search firms that have not been
encouraged or requested to solicit Transferred Employees or (iii) hiring
individuals not solicited in contravention of this Section 13.2.
Section 13.3 Nonsolicitation of Seller's Employees.
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Purchaser covenants and agrees that for a period of 2 years following the
Closing Date it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, solicit,
directly or indirectly, any employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
(at a time when such person is an employee of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries) to terminate his or her employment relationship with Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing herein shall
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prohibit Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries from (i) generalized
solicitations of potential employees by use of advertisements in the media
that are not targeted at the employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) incidental solicitations by search firms that have not been encouraged
or requested to solicit employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iii) hiring individuals not solicited in contravention of this Section
13.3.
ARTICLE XIV
TERMINATION
Section 14.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated
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and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned any time prior to the
Closing:
(a) upon the written agreement of Purchaser and Seller;
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(b) by Purchaser or Seller if the other party shall have
breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained herein that would result in the failure of the closing
conditions set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, or Section 10.1
or Section 10.2, respectively, and such breach cannot be or has not
been cured within 30 calendar days after the giving of a written
notice by the terminating party to the other party of such breach;
(c) by Purchaser or by Seller if the Closing has not
occurred on or prior to November 30, 2006; provided, that the right
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to terminate this Agreement under this Section 14.1(c) shall not be
available to any party hereto whose failure to perform any covenant
or obligation hereunder has caused or resulted in the failure of
the Closing to occur on or before such date; and
(d) by Purchaser as provided in Section 7.10 hereof.
Section 14.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the
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event of termination by either party under Section 14.1(b) or Section
14.1(c), written notice thereof shall be given to the other party and this
Agreement shall terminate and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
abandoned, without further action by either party, upon delivery of such
notice, except that the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive in
accordance with its terms and Section 14.2, Section 14.3 and Article XV
shall also survive such termination.
Section 14.3 Remedies. In the event of a termination by
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Purchaser pursuant to Section 14.1(b), Purchaser may elect to either: (i)
xxx for specific performance as set forth herein; or (ii) terminate this
Agreement as set forth in Section 14.1(b) and receive back the Xxxxxxx
Deposit; and in either case, xxx Seller for any and all Losses that
Purchaser may incur or has incurred as a result of such default but only in
an amount not to exceed $7,500,000, provided that, in the event a payment is
made under Section 15.10, such amount shall be deemed to have been met and
no further losses may be claimed by Purchaser hereunder. In the event of a
termination by Seller pursuant to Section 14.1(b), Seller may terminate this
Agreement as set forth in Section 14.1(b) and receive the Xxxxxxx Deposit
held in escrow by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement as
liquidated and stipulated damages, it being acknowledged by the parties that
the full extent of Seller's damages in the event of Purchaser's default
cannot be accurately anticipated or determined, and the amount of the
liquidated damages does not constitute a penalty.
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 15.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together
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with the documents referred to herein) and the Confidentiality Agreement
constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with
respect to the matters contemplated by this Agreement and supersede any
previous agreement between the parties in relation to such matters.
Section 15.2 Governing Law. THE DOMESTIC LAW, WITHOUT
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REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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WILL GOVERN ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS
IMPOSED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 15.3 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the
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parties hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal
court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware in any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, and agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in any such court. Each party also agrees not to
bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
in any other court. Each of the parties waives any defense of inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives
any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party
with respect to any such action or proceeding. Each party hereby appoints
Corporation Service Company as its agent to receive on its behalf service of
copies of the summons and complaint and any other process that might be
served in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. Nothing in
this Section 15.3 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process
in any other manner permitted by law or in equity.
Section 15.4 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES
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AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS
LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE
IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV)
IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15.4.
Section 15.5 Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall
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bear its own expenses (including fees and disbursements of its counsel,
accountants and other experts) incurred by it in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and performance hereof, each
of the other documents and instruments executed in connection herewith or
contemplated hereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
Section 15.6 Table of Contents and Headings. The table of
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contents and section headings hereof are for convenience of reference only
and are to be given no effect in the construction, interpretation or effect
hereof.
Section 15.7 Notices. All notices and other communications
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hereunder shall be in writing and in the English language and shall be
deemed given when delivered personally or
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by overnight mail or to the extent receipt is confirmed, facsimile or other
electronic transmission service, or 5 calendar days after being mailed by
registered mail, return receipt requested, to a party at the following
address (or to such other address as such party may have specified by notice
given to the other parties pursuant to this Section 15.7):
If to Seller, to:
Xxxxxxx Chemical Company
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to Purchaser, to:
Viceroy Acquisition Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx., 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Section 15.8 Severability. The invalidity or
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unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision hereof, each of which shall remain in
full force and effect. Upon a determination that any provision of this
Agreement is prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized, the parties agree
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to negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the
original intent of the parties as closely as possible, in a mutually
acceptable manner, in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 15.9 Binding Effect; No Assignment. This Agreement
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shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. Nothing herein shall create or be
deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person not a
party hereto (except for Indemnified Parties in ARTICLE XII). Except as set
forth below, no assignment hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder
may be made by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the
other party hereto and any attempted assignment without such required
consent shall be without effect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in
the event that (i) Purchaser does not obtain shareholder approval of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement by September 30, 2006, or (ii)
Purchaser does not consummate the Closing on or prior to October 2, 2006 and
all of the conditions precedent to Purchaser's obligations hereunder in
Article IX were satisfied as of such date or were capable of being satisfied
as of such date had the Closing occurred, Purchaser shall be deemed to have
assigned all of its rights under this Agreement to Apex Oil Company, Inc., a
Missouri corporation ("APEX"), and Apex hereby agrees to such assignment, in
which case Apex will be deemed the "Purchaser" for all purposes of this
Agreement. When and in the event of such an assignment, Apex shall
consummate the Closing in accordance with the terms hereof as soon as
reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the earlier to occur of
November 30, 2006 or 60 days following the date of Purchaser's shareholders
meeting. Seller will allow, and will cause
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Xxxxxxx XX to allow, Purchaser (which, for purposes of this and the next
succeeding sentence only, shall not be deemed to include Apex) to hold in
the administrative building at the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real Property, on such
date as Purchaser may reasonably request, a meeting of Purchaser's
shareholders called to approve the transactions contemplated hereby. In
connection with such shareholder meeting, Seller will cause Xxxxxxx XX to
provide such shareholders of Purchaser with such tours of the facilities as
Purchaser may reasonably request and assist Purchaser in procuring
refreshments and meals as Purchaser may reasonably request, at Purchaser's
expense.
Section 15.10 Payment under Certain Conditions. If the
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Closing does not occur as a result of Seller's failure to satisfy the
condition set forth in Section 10.7 and within 12 months from the date
hereof Seller or Xxxxxxx XX subsequently sells the Business (including by
way of merger, consolidation, stock exchange or similar transaction) or all
or substantially all of the then outstanding stock in Xxxxxxx XX to any
party (i) with whom it has been in negotiations within the six months prior
to the date hereof regarding the sale of the Business or (ii) from whom it
receives an Acquisition Proposal after the date hereof and prior to the
termination of this Agreement, then Seller agrees to pay Purchaser an amount
equal to $7,500,000 in immediately available funds by wire transfer on the
date that Seller or Xxxxxxx XX consummates such sale. For purposes of this
Section 15.10, such a sale shall be deemed to have occurred, and the payment
due hereunder shall be made, when and if (i) the sale transaction is
consummated within 12 months from the date hereof or (ii) an agreement for
such a sale transaction is entered into within 12 months from the date
hereof and the sale transaction is consummated within 3 months thereafter.
The provisions of this Section 15.10 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section 15.11 Construction. Between the date hereof and
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the Closing Date, Purchaser may have reasonable access to the Xxxxxxx XX
Owned Real Property for the purpose of building tanks, rails and other
improvements, upon reasonable written notice to Seller. Such access must not
unreasonably interfere with current operations on the Xxxxxxx XX Owned Real
Property or require involvement of Seller's employees, except that Seller
shall have the right to reasonably approve any such construction plans and
to monitor the progress thereof. Any such construction shall meet Seller's
construction and operation standards. In the event this Agreement is
terminated prior to Closing for any reason other than by Purchaser pursuant
to Section 14.1(b), Seller shall be entitled to retain any such improvements
without compensation to Purchaser. Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify
Seller for any and all Liens, claims, Losses or other costs relating to any
such access and/or construction activities.
Section 15.12 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
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supplemented or modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, only
pursuant to a written instrument making specific reference hereto signed by
each of the parties hereto.
Section 15.13 Enforcement. The parties agree that
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irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity. To the extent permitted by Law, each party
hereby irrevocably waives any defense that it might have based on the
adequacy of a
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remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific
performance or injunctive relief.
Section 15.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
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in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 15.15 Business Day. If any day on which any
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payment is required to be made hereunder, or on which any notice must be
sent, or on which any time period described herein commences or ends is not
a Business Day, then such day will be deemed for all purposes of this
Agreement to fall on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
Section 15.16 Counterpart Facsimile Execution. For
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purposes of this Agreement, a document (or signature page thereto) signed
and transmitted by facsimile machine or telecopier is to be treated as an
original document. The signature of any party thereon, for purposes hereof,
is to be considered as an original signature, and the document transmitted
is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature
on an original document. At the request of any party, any facsimile or
telecopy document is to be re executed in original form by the parties who
executed the facsimile or telecopy document. No party may raise the use of a
facsimile machine or telecopier or the fact that any signature was
transmitted through the use of a facsimile or telecopier machine as a
defense to the enforcement of this Agreement or any amendment or other
document executed in compliance with this Section.
Section 15.17 Exhibits and Schedules. All of the Exhibits
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and Schedules attached to this Agreement are deemed incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 15.18 Failure or Delay. No failure on the part of
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any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or
privilege hereunder operates as a waiver thereof; nor does any single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any
other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power
or privilege. No notice to or demand on any party in any case entitles such
party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances.
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[SIGNATURES TO THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
as of the date and year first above written.
VICEROY ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice President
XXXXXXX CHEMICAL COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Vice President, Corporate Development
and Strategic Planning
For the purposes of Section 15.9 only:
APEX OIL COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice President
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