AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES,
INC.,
JETSTAR CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS,
INC.
DATED AS OF JANUARY 8,
2007
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ARTICLE 1 THE
MERGER
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1
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SECTION
1.1
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THE MERGER;
EFFECTS OF THE MERGER
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1
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SECTION
1.2
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THE CLOSING;
DELIVERIES
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2
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SECTION
1.3
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EFFECTIVE
TIME
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3
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SECTION
1.4
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SURVIVING
ENTITY
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3
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ARTICLE 2
TREATMENT OF JETSTAR SHARES, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS; ESCROW
PROVISIONS
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3
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SECTION
2.1
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CERTAIN DEFINED
TERMS
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3
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SECTION
2.2
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CONVERSION OF
SHARES AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS; TREATMENT OF
OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
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4
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SECTION
2.3
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EXCHANGE AGENT;
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES; PAYMENTS TO REMAINING OPTION
HOLDERS
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SECTION
2.4
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ESCROW
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SECTION
2.5
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POST-CLOSING
ADJUSTMENTS
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SECTION
2.6
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APPRAISAL
RIGHTS
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SECTION
2.7
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ENVIRONMENTAL
DEFECTS
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF JETSTAR
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SECTION
3.1
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EXISTENCE; GOOD
STANDING; CORPORATE AUTHORITY
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SECTION
3.2
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AUTHORIZATION,
VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS
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SECTION
3.3
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CAPITALIZATION
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SECTION
3.4
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SUBSIDIARIES
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SECTION
3.5
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NO
VIOLATION
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SECTION
3.6
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NO
CONFLICT
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SECTION
3.7
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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SECTION
3.8
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LITIGATION AND
LIABILITIES
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SECTION
3.9
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ABSENCE OF
CERTAIN CHANGES
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SECTION
3.10
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TAXES
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SECTION
3.11
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EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS
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SECTION
3.12
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LABOR
MATTERS
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SECTION
3.13
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ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
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SECTION
3.14
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
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SECTION
3.15
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TITLE TO
PROPERTIES
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SECTION
3.16
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INSURANCE
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SECTION
3.17
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NO
BROKERS
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SECTION
3.18
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CONTRACTS; DEBT
INSTRUMENTS
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SECTION
3.19
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WARRANTIES AND
PRODUCT LIABILITY
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SECTION
3.20
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VOTE
REQUIRED
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SECTION
3.21
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CERTAIN
APPROVALS
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SECTION
3.22
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CERTAIN
CONTRACTS
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ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BASIC AND MERGER SUB
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SECTION
4.1
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EXISTENCE; GOOD
STANDING; CORPORATE AUTHORITY
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SECTION
4.2
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AUTHORIZATION,
VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS
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SECTION
4.3
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CAPITALIZATION
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SECTION
4.4
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MERGER
SUB
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SECTION
4.5
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NO
VIOLATION
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SECTION
4.6
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NO
CONFLICT
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SECTION
4.7
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SEC
DOCUMENTS
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SECTION
4.8
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ABSENCE OF
CERTAIN CHANGES
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SECTION
4.9
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NO
BROKERS
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SECTION
4.10
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VOTE
REQUIRED
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SECTION
4.11
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TAXES
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SECTION
4.12
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SUFFICIENT
FUNDS; SUFFICIENT AUTHORIZED AND UNISSUED BASIC COMMON
SHARES
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ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS
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SECTION
5.1
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CONDUCT OF
BUSINESS
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SECTION
5.2
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NO
SOLICITATION
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SECTION
5.3
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CONSENTS;
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER ACTION
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SECTION
5.4
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FILINGS;
REASONABLE BEST EFFORTS; ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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SECTION
5.5
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INSPECTION;
CONFIRMATORY DUE DILIGENCE
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SECTION
5.6
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PUBLICITY
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SECTION
5.7
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SECURITIES
MATTERS
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SECTION
5.8
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LISTING
APPLICATION
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SECTION
5.9
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EXPENSES
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SECTION
5.10
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INDEMNIFICATION
OF JETSTAR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS; INSURANCE
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SECTION
5.11
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EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
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SECTION
5.12
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CASHED-OUT
OPTIONS
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SECTION
5.13
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TAX
MATTERS
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SECTION
5.14
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CONTROL OF
OPERATIONS
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SECTION
5.15
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JETSTAR
INDEBTEDNESS
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ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS
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SECTION
6.1
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CONDITIONS TO
EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER
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SECTION
6.2
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CONDITIONS TO
OBLIGATION OF JETSTAR TO EFFECT THE MERGER
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SECTION
6.3
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CONDITIONS TO
OBLIGATION OF BASIC TO EFFECT THE MERGER
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ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION
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SECTION
7.1
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TERMINATION BY
MUTUAL CONSENT
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SECTION
7.2
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TERMINATION BY
BASIC OR JETSTAR
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SECTION
7.3
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TERMINATION BY
JETSTAR
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PAGE
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SECTION
7.4
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TERMINATION BY
BASIC
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SECTION
7.5
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EFFECT OF
TERMINATION
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ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFIED BUYER LOSSES AND INDEMNIFIED JETSTAR LOSSES
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SECTION
8.1
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INDEMNIFIED
BUYER LOSSES
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SECTION
8.2
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LIMITATIONS ON
INDEMNIFIED BUYER LOSSES
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SECTION
8.3
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INDEMNIFIED
JETSTAR LOSSES
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SECTION
8.4
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LIMITATIONS ON
INDEMNIFIED JETSTAR LOSSES
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SECTION
8.5
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PROCEDURE FOR
CLAIMS
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SECTION
8.6
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EXCLUSIVE
POST-CLOSING REMEDY
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SECTION
8.7
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LIABILITY
LIMITATIONS
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ARTICLE 9
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION
9.1
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SURVIVAL
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SECTION
9.2
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NOTICES
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SECTION
9.3
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ASSIGNMENT;
BINDING EFFECT; BENEFIT
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SECTION
9.4
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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SECTION
9.5
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AMENDMENTS
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SECTION
9.6
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GOVERNING LAW;
JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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SECTION
9.7
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RESOLUTION OF
DISPUTES REGARDING NET WORKING CAPITAL AND NET DEBT
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SECTION
9.8
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COUNTERPARTS
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SECTION
9.9
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HEADINGS
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SECTION
9.10
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INTERPRETATION
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SECTION
9.11
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WAIVERS
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SECTION
9.12
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SEVERABILITY
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SECTION
9.13
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SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE
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SECTION
9.14
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OBLIGATION OF
MERGER SUB
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SECTION
9.15
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EXTENSION;
WAIVER
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SECTION
9.16
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JETSTAR
STOCKHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
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SECTION
9.17
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NO THIRD-PARTY
LIABILITY
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Index of
Defined Terms
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FORM OF ESCROW
AGREEMENT
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FORM OF
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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FORM OF
NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
January 8, 2007, is among BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“ Basic ”), JS ACQUISITION
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Basic (“ Merger Sub
”), and JETSTAR CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ JetStar ”). An index of defined
terms used in this Agreement can be found on Annex I. Additionally,
certain defined terms used in this Agreement can be found in
Section 2.1 (with respect to the consideration to be
paid in connection with the Merger (as defined below) and in
Section 2.5(d) (with respect to the calculation of Net
Working Capital and Net Debt (as such terms are defined
below)).
WHEREAS, the
respective Boards of Directors of each of Basic and JetStar and the
managing member of Merger Sub have determined that the merger of
JetStar with and into Merger Sub (the “ Merger
”), in the manner contemplated herein, is advisable and in
the best interests of their respective entities and security
holders, and, by resolutions duly adopted, have approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, for
federal income tax purposes, it is intended by the parties hereto
that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “ Code ”), and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Treasury Regulations
”), and that this Agreement constitute a plan of
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code
and such Treasury Regulations;
WHEREAS, in
connection with the Merger and as an inducement to Basic to enter
into this Agreement, certain of JetStar’s principal
stockholders have granted irrevocable proxies to Clark R. Crosnoe
agreeing to vote the shares of capital stock of JetStar held or to
be held by such stockholders in favor of the Merger and the
approval of this Agreement and against any other transaction, and
the holder of the JetStar Warrants (as defined in
Section 3.3 ) has agreed to exercise such warrants
prior to the Closing (as defined in Section 1.2(a)
);
WHEREAS, JetStar,
Basic and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, and of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.1 THE
MERGER; EFFECTS OF THE MERGER . At the Effective Time (as
defined in Section 1.3 ) and upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”) JetStar
shall be merged
with and into
Merger Sub. Following the Merger, Merger Sub (sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the “ Surviving Entity ”) shall
be the surviving entity in the Merger and the separate corporate
existence of JetStar shall cease. From and after the Effective
Time, the Surviving Entity shall possess all the property, rights,
privileges, immunities, powers and franchises, and be subject to
all of the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions,
disabilities and duties of, Merger Sub and JetStar, all as provided
under the DGCL.
SECTION 1.2 THE
CLOSING; DELIVERIES .
(a)
Closing Date . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing
”) shall take place (i) at the offices of Andrews Kurth
LLP, 600 Travis, Suite 4200, Houston, Texas 77002, at 9:00
a.m., local time, on the later of February 20, 2007 or the
second Business Day immediately following the day on which the last
to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in
Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to fulfillment or
waiver of those conditions) shall be fulfilled or waived in
accordance herewith or (ii) at such other time, date or place
as Basic and JetStar may agree in writing. The date on which the
Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing
Date .”
(b)
Deliveries at the Closing .
(i) At
the Closing, JetStar will deliver or cause to be delivered to
Basic:
(A) the
signature pages to the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined
below), received prior to the Closing Date by JetStar from the
former holders of JetStar Shares;
(B) the
Escrow Agreement among Basic, the JetStar Stockholders’
Representative and the escrow agent named therein (the “
Escrow Agent ”) substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Escrow
Agreement ”), duly executed by the JetStar
Stockholders’ Representative;
(C) executed copies of the consents and
approvals referred to in Schedule 3.6(c) of the JetStar Disclosure
Letter, other than consents noted therein that will not be
obtained;
(D) a
pay-off letter with respect to all indebtedness and other
obligations owed by JetStar and its Subsidiaries under (1) the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 16,
2006, by and among JetStar and its Subsidiaries, ORIX Finance Corp.
(“ ORIX ”) as Agent and Lender, and the other
lenders, and (2) the Subordinated Secured Promissory Note,
dated as of May 12, 2005, as amended by the First Amendment
dated as of February 17, 2006, by and between JetStar Holdings,
Inc. and JetStar Investment LLC, as set forth on
Schedule 3.18(b) of the JetStar Disclosure Letter;
and
(E) the
certificate referred to in Section 6.3(a) .
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(ii) At
the Closing, Basic or Merger Sub will deliver or cause to be
delivered to the JetStar Stockholders’ Representative (or to
such other party as is set forth below):
(A) the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Basic;
(B) the
Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Basic; and
(C) the
certificate referred to in Section 6.2(a) .
SECTION 1.3
EFFECTIVE TIME . If all the conditions to the Merger set
forth in Article 6 shall have been fulfilled or waived in
accordance herewith and this Agreement shall not have been
terminated as provided in Article 7, on the Closing Date
Merger Sub and JetStar shall file a properly executed certificate
of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”)
meeting the requirements of Section 251 of the DGCL with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall
become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with
the DGCL, or at such later time as JetStar and Basic shall have
agreed upon and designated in such filing as the effective time of
the Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).
SECTION 1.4
SURVIVING ENTITY . The Merger shall not result in any
amendment to the certificate of formation or limited liability
company agreement of Merger Sub, and, at the Effective Time, the
certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of
Merger Sub shall continue to be the certificate of formation and
limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity. The
managers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the managers of the Surviving Entity, each to hold office
in accordance with the certificate of formation and limited
liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity, and the
officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the officers of the Surviving Entity, in each case to hold
office until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed and qualified.
ARTICLE 2
TREATMENT OF JETSTAR SHARES, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS; ESCROW
PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.1
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS . For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this
Section 2.1 :
(a) “
Base Price ” means $87,000,000.
(b) “
Aggregate Option Exercise Price ” means the total
exercise price for all of the Cashed-Out Options.
(c) “
Cashed-Out Options ” means the outstanding JetStar
Options (vested and unvested) not exercised prior to the Effective
Time.
(d) “
Estimated Total Merger Consideration ” means the Base
Price, plus or minus (as the case may be) the Estimated Closing
Adjustment.
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(e) “
Preliminary Total Stock Portion ” means 50% of the
Estimated Total Merger Consideration.
(f) “
Preliminary Total Cash Portion ” means 50% of the
Estimated Total Merger Consideration.
(g) “
Fully-Diluted JetStar Shares ” means the number of
JetStar Common Shares outstanding as of the Effective Time,
determined by (i) treating all JetStar Preferred Shares
outstanding, as of the Effective Time on an as-converted basis into
JetStar Common Shares, (ii) treating all Cashed-Out Options on an
as-exercised basis into JetStar Common Shares and (iii) excluding
all Excluded JetStar Shares.
(h) “
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares ” means the
Fully-Diluted JetStar Shares excluding all JetStar Common Shares
relating to the Cashed-Out Options.
(i) “
Reallocated Total Cash Portion ” means the Preliminary
Total Cash Portion decreased by an amount equal to the amount
substituted for all Cashed-Out Options under Section 5.12
.
(j) “
Basic Common Shares ” shall mean the shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Basic.
(k) “
Basic Share Price ” shall mean the volume-weighted
average of the daily closing sales prices per share of the Basic
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange for each trading day
from and including November 30, 2006 through and including the
fourth Business Day prior to the Effective Date; provided that in
no event shall the Basic Share Price be less than $23.00 per share
or greater than $27.00 per share.
SECTION 2.2
CONVERSION OF SHARES AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS;
TREATMENT OF OPTIONS AND WARRANTS .
(a) At the
Effective Time, each share of JetStar common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (each a “ JetStar Common Share
” and collectively the “ JetStar Common Shares
”), and each share of JetStar Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “
JetStar Preferred Share ”, collectively, the “
JetStar Preferred Shares ” and, together with the
JetStar Common Shares, the “ JetStar Shares ”),
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall, except as provided in Section 2.6 (with respect
to Dissenting JetStar Shares), by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of Basic, Merger Sub, JetStar or any holder
thereof, be converted into (i) the right to receive the cash
and Basic Common Shares specified in Section 2.2(c)(i)
and Section 2.2(c)(ii) and (ii) certain other
rights and benefits provided to former holders of JetStar Shares
under this Agreement (including under Article 8).
(b)
JetStar Options; Cashed-Out Options . Prior to or
concurrently with the Closing, as provided in this Section and in
Section 5.12 , all warrants, options and other rights
to acquire JetStar Shares, other than conversion rights under
outstanding JetStar Preferred Shares, shall either be exercised or
cancelled, or, in the case of unexercised options under the JetStar
Option Plan, other property shall be substituted for the JetStar
Common Shares issuable upon the
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exercise
thereof as set forth in the following sentence. Prior to the
Closing, JetStar will take appropriate action to elect to
substitute the right to receive cash payment provided under
Section 5.12 instead of the right to purchase JetStar
Common Shares with respect to all Cashed-Out Options. Each
Cashed-Out Option will be cashed out rather than exercised, and the
holder thereof (a “ Remaining Option Holder ”)
will be entitled to receive the cash payment provided under
Section 5.12 as to that number of shares potentially
acquirable under the Cashed-Out Option and less any applicable tax
withholdings. Additionally, JetStar will take appropriate action to
terminate the JetStar Option Plan as of the Effective Time. In
addition, certain holders of JetStar Options have agreed, prior to
or contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, to
exercise their JetStar Options prior to the Effective Time. Each
such holder (an “ Exercising Holder ”) may pay
the exercise price for his JetStar Options by delivering a
promissory note to JetStar, in a principal amount equal to the
aggregate exercise price for the JetStar Options being exercise
(such amount, an “ Option Loan ”), which amount
shall be due and payable no later than the Effective Time and which
promissory note shall otherwise be in a form reasonably
satisfactory to Basic. As a result, as of the Effective Time no
JetStar Options will be outstanding and no such JetStar Options
will be assumed by Basic.
(c) Conversion
of JetStar Common and Preferred Shares.
(i)
JetStar Common Shares . Each JetStar Common Share issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any
Excluded JetStar Common Shares (as defined in
Section 2.2(e)(i) ) or any Dissenting JetStar Shares
(as defined in Section 2.6 ) shall be converted at the
Effective Time into the right to receive (in addition to the other
rights under this Agreement (including under
Article 8)):
(A) at the
Effective Time (x) as consideration (together with any Basic
Common Shares specified in Section 2.2(c)(i)(B) ) for
one-half of each such JetStar Common Share, a number of Basic
Common Shares equal to (1) the Preliminary Total Stock Portion
divided by the Basic Share Price, divided by (2) the
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares, and (y) as consideration
(together with any cash specified in Section 2.2(c)(i)(B) )
for the other one-half of each such JetStar Common Share, cash in
an amount equal to (1) the Reallocated Total Cash Portion
minus the Escrow Deposit, divided by (2) the Partially-Diluted
JetStar Shares (which cash amount, in the case of an Exercising
Optionholder, may be offset and used to repay any amounts
outstanding and unpaid under the Exercising Optionholder’s
Option Loan); and
(B) after
the Effective Time, any amounts (x) distributable to a former
holder of JetStar Common Shares as provided in
Section 2.4(b)(i) , Section 2.4(b)(ii) ,
Section 2.4(b)(iii) and the Escrow Agreement and
(y) payable to a former holder of JetStar Common Shares by
Basic after the Effective Time as provided in
Section 2.5(c)(iii) .
(ii)
JetStar Preferred Shares . Each JetStar Preferred Share
issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time, other than any
Excluded JetStar Preferred Shares (as defined in Section
2.2(e)(ii) ) or any Dissenting JetStar Shares, shall be
converted at the Effective
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Time into the
right to receive (in addition to the other rights under this
Agreement (including under Article 8)):
(A) at the
Effective Time, (x) as consideration (together with any Basic
Common Shares specified in Section 2.2(c)(ii)(B) ) for
one-half of each such JetStar Preferred Share, a number of Basic
Common Shares equal to (1) the Preliminary Total Stock Portion
divided by the Basic Share Price divided by (2) the
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares, multiplied by (3) the number
of JetStar Common Shares into which such JetStar Preferred Share
could have been converted as of the Effective Time, and (y) as
consideration (together with any cash specified in
Section 2.2(c)(ii)(B) ) for the other one-half of each
such JetStar Preferred Share, cash in an amount equal to
(1) the Reallocated Total Cash Portion minus the Escrow
Deposit, divided by (2) the Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares,
multiplied by (3) the number of JetStar Common Shares into
which such JetStar Preferred Share could have been converted as of
the Effective Time; and
(B) after
the Effective Time, any amounts (x) distributable to a former
holder of JetStar Preferred Shares as provided in
Section 2.4(b)(i) , Section 2.4(b)(ii) ,
Section 2.4(b)(iii) and the Escrow Agreement and
(y) payable to a former holder of JetStar Preferred Shares by
Basic after the Effective Time as provided in
Section 2.5(c)(iii) .
(d)
Rights of Holders . Upon the Effective Time, the holders of
certificates that represented JetStar Shares (a “
Certificate ”) shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the right to receive, upon surrender of
such Certificate, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
the cash and Basic Common Shares to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to Section 2.2(c) and the other rights under
this Agreement (including under Article 8). Until surrendered
as contemplated by Section 2.3(b) , each Certificate
shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent
only the right to receive such cash and Basic Common Shares and to
have such other rights upon such surrender and such holder shall
not be entitled to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of
Basic until after such surrender.
(e)
Cancellation of Excluded JetStar Shares .
(i) Each
JetStar Common Share that is owned by JetStar or any Subsidiary of
JetStar (the “ Excluded JetStar Common Shares ”)
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holder thereof, no longer be outstanding, shall be canceled
and retired without payment of any consideration therefor and shall
cease to exist.
(ii) Each
JetStar Preferred Share that is owned by JetStar or any Subsidiary
of JetStar (the “ Excluded JetStar Preferred Shares
” and, together with the Excluded JetStar Common Shares, the
“ Excluded JetStar Shares ”) issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the
holder thereof, no longer be outstanding, shall be canceled and
retired without payment of any consideration therefore and shall
cease to exist.
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(f)
Merger Sub . At the Effective Time, the limited liability
company interests of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding and
shall be the issued and outstanding limited liability company
interests of the Surviving Entity.
SECTION 2.3
EXCHANGE AGENT; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES; PAYMENTS TO REMAINING
OPTION HOLDERS .
(a)
Exchange Agent . At or prior to the Closing, Basic shall
deposit, in trust for the benefit of the former holders of JetStar
Shares, the cash and Basic Common Shares required to make the
payments required to be made under Section 2.2(c)(i)(A)
and Section 2.2(c)(ii)(A) with American Stock Transfer and
Trust Company (or another bank or trust company that is organized
and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof that shall be appointed to act as exchange agent hereunder
and approved in advance by JetStar in writing) (the “
Exchange Agent ”) pursuant to an agreement in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Basic and JetStar. Such cash
and Basic Common Shares will not be used by the Exchange Agent for
any other purpose. For purposes of determining the amount of cash
and the number of Basic Common Shares to be deposited with the
Exchange Agent, Basic shall assume that the only Dissenting JetStar
Shares will be those held by holders of JetStar Shares who have
perfected appraisal rights prior to the time the deposit is
made.
(b)
Exchange Procedures .
(i) Promptly
after the Effective Time, but in no event later than five Business
Days thereafter, Basic shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to
each record holder of JetStar Shares as of the Effective Time
(other than holders of Excluded JetStar Shares or Dissenting
JetStar Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal specifying that
delivery of the Certificates shall be effected, and that risk of
loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery
of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, such letter of
transmittal to be in such form and to have such other provisions as
Basic and JetStar reasonably agree (including representations from
the former holders of the JetStar Shares acknowledging the
restrictions applicable to the Basic Common Shares issuable in
connection with the Merger), and (ii) instructions for
exchanging the Certificates and receiving the cash and Basic Common
Shares which such holder shall be entitled to receive pursuant to
Section 2.2(c)(i)(A) or
Section 2.2(c)(ii)(A) , as applicable and (iii) a
signature page for the Registration Rights Agreement. Upon
surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent
together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder
of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor (x) a certificate representing that number of Basic
Common Shares that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to
Section 2.2(c)(i)(A) or
Section 2.2(c)(ii)(A) , as applicable and (y) a
check in the aggregate amount of cash that such holder is entitled
to receive pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i)(A) or
Section 2.2(c)(ii)(A) , as applicable. Basic and the
Company shall also use their commercially reasonable efforts to
establish procedures with the Exchange Agent so that any holder of
JetStar Shares who delivers such materials, duly executed, on or
prior to the Closing Date, may receive payment no later than the
Business Day immediately succeeding the day on which the Effective
Time occurs. The Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
canceled.
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(ii) In
the event of a transfer of ownership of JetStar Shares (other than
Excluded JetStar Shares or Dissenting JetStar Shares) that occurred
prior to the Effective Time, but that is not registered in the
transfer records of JetStar, the cash and Basic Common Shares that
the transferee would have been entitled to receive under
Section 2.2(c)(i)(A) or Section 2.2(c)(ii)(A) ,
as applicable, if such transferee had been the record holder of
such JetStar Shares as of the Effective Time, may be issued and/or
paid to such a transferee if the Certificate formerly representing
such JetStar Shares is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied
by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such
transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer Taxes
have been paid.
(iii) If
any certificate for Basic Common Shares is to be issued in a name
other than that in which the Certificate surrendered in exchange
therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange
that the Person requesting such exchange shall pay any transfer or
other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of certificates for
Basic Common Shares in a name other than that of the registered
holder of the surrendered Certificate, or shall establish to the
reasonable satisfaction of Basic and the Exchange Agent that such
Tax has been paid or is not applicable.
(c)
Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares . Whenever
a dividend or other distribution is declared by Basic in respect of
Basic Common Shares, the record date for which is at or after the
Effective Time, that declaration shall include dividends or other
distributions in respect of all Basic Common Shares payable to the
former holders of JetStar Shares (other than Dissenting JetStar
Shares) pursuant to this Agreement. No dividends or other
distributions so declared in respect of such Basic Common Shares
shall be paid to any holder of any unsurrendered Certificate until
such Certificate is surrendered for exchange in accordance with
Section 2.3(b) . Subject to the effect of applicable laws,
following surrender of any such Certificate, Basic shall issue or
pay to the holder of the certificates representing whole Basic
Common Shares issued in exchange for such Certificate (i) at
the time of such surrender, the dividends or other distributions
with a record date that is at or after the Effective Time and a
payment date on or prior to the date of surrender of such
Certificate and not previously paid to such holder and (ii) at the
appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions
payable with respect to such Basic Common Shares with a record date
at or after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent
to surrender. For purposes of dividends or other distributions in
respect of Basic Common Shares, all Basic Common Shares issued
pursuant to the Merger shall be deemed to have been issued and
outstanding as of the Effective Time.
(d)
Transfers after the Effective Time . After the Effective
Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of
JetStar of JetStar Shares that were outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time.
(e)
Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, no certificates or scrip for fractional Basic
Common Shares shall be issued in the Merger and no Basic Common
Shares dividend, stock split, subdivision or interest shall relate
to any fractional security, and such fractional interests shall not
entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a
stockholder of Basic. In lieu of any such fractional share (after
aggregating all fractional Basic Common Shares to be received by
such holder), each holder of JetStar Shares (other than Dissenting
JetStar Shares) who would otherwise have been entitled to receive
a
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fraction of a
Basic Common Share upon surrender of a Certificate for exchange
shall be entitled to receive a cash payment from Basic equal to
such fraction multiplied by the Basic Share Price. No interest
shall be payable with respect to any amounts to be paid under this
Section 2.3(e) .
(f)
Termination of Exchange Period; Unclaimed Property . At any
time following the first anniversary of the Effective Time, Basic
shall be entitled to require the Exchange Agent to deliver to it
any remaining portion of the cash and Basic Common Shares deposited
with the Exchange Agent, and holders of Certificates shall be
entitled to look only to Basic (subject to abandoned property,
escheat or other similar laws) with respect to the cash or Basic
Common Shares payable pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i) or
Section 2.2(c)(ii) upon due surrender of their
Certificates, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, none of Basic, the Surviving Entity, the Exchange Agent
or any other person shall be liable to any holder of a Certificate
with regard to Basic Common Shares (or dividends or distributions
with respect thereto) delivered to a public official pursuant to
any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
law.
(g) Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . If any Certificate shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to
be lost, stolen or destroyed, and if Basic believes that the Person
providing the indemnity is sufficiently creditworthy, the making of
a reasonable undertaking to indemnify Basic or JetStar, or, if
Basic does not so believe, the posting by such Person of a bond in
the form customarily required by Basic to indemnify against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate,
the Exchange Agent will distribute such cash, Basic Common Shares,
dividends and other distributions in respect thereof issuable or
payable in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(i) ,
Section 2.2(c)(ii) , Section 2.3(c) or
Section 2.3(e) , as applicable, in each case without
interest.
(h)
Payments to Remaining Option Holders . At the Effective
Time, Basic or Merger Sub will pay the amounts required under
Section 5.12 to the Remaining Option Holders, by check
or wire transfer, pursuant to a schedule of Remaining Option
Holders to be delivered to Basic by JetStar no later than 3
Business Days before the Closing and to be updated by JetStar at
the Closing and at the Effective Time.
(i)
Withholding . Basic or the Exchange Agent shall be entitled
to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to
any holder of JetStar Shares or Cashed-Out Options pursuant to this
Agreement such amounts as Basic or the Exchange Agent is required
to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under the Code, the Treasury Regulations or under any provision of
state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by Basic or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of the JetStar Shares or Cashed-Out Options in
respect of when such deduction and withholding was made by Basic or
the Exchange Agent.
(a)
Escrow Deposit . At the Closing, Basic or Merger Sub will
deliver Eight Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($8,250,000) (the “ Escrow Deposit ”) to be
received, held
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and disbursed
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and according to the
provisions of Section 2.4(b) . The Escrow Deposit will
serve as the sole source of payment and remedy for Basic to the
extent Basic is owed any amounts in respect of the Final Net Debt
and Final Net Working Capital as provided in
Section 2.5(c)(iii) . In addition, up to $7,500,000 of
the Escrow Deposit (plus any Escrow Earnings on such amount as
described below) will serve as the sole source of payment and
remedy for Basic to the extent Basic is owed any amounts in respect
of Indemnified Buyer Losses as provided in Section 8.1
and Section 8.2 . Any fees and expenses of the Escrow
Agent under the Escrow Agreement shall be paid one half by Basic
and one half from the Escrow Deposit. During the period in which
the Escrow Deposit is retained in the escrow account established
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, all interest or other income
earned from the investment (and reinvestment) of such deposit (the
“ Escrow Earnings ”) shall be retained in such
escrow account and added to the Escrow Deposit.
(b)
Release of Escrow Deposit .
(i) On
the first Business Day of each calendar quarter after the Effective
Time and until the final distribution of the remainder of the
Escrow Deposit is made pursuant to paragraph (iii) below, and
immediately prior to the final distribution of the remainder of the
Escrow Deposit pursuant to paragraph (iii) below, Basic and
the JetStar Stockholders’ Representative shall instruct the
Escrow Agent to distribute an amount equal to 40% of the Escrow
Earnings accruing during the immediately preceding calendar quarter
(or, in the case of the final distribution, any period since the
last such tax distribution) to the former holders of JetStar Shares
(other than Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata according to the
number of Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares represented thereby, in
order to provide funds for such former holders of JetStar Shares to
pay income taxes in connection with such Escrow
Earnings.
(ii) Promptly
following the delivery of the Final Closing Statement, but no later
than two Business Days thereafter, Basic and the JetStar
Stockholders’ Representative shall instruct the Escrow Agent
to distribute to the former holders of JetStar Shares (other than
Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata according to the number of
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares represented thereby, any amounts
of the Escrow Deposit in excess of the sum of (A) $7,500,000 plus
(B) any amount payable to Basic pursuant to
Section 2.5(c)(iii) (to the extent not already paid to
Basic from the Escrow Deposit) plus (C) any expenses of the
JetStar Stockholders’ Representative incurred in connection
with any matters regarding the Final Closing Statement (whether
under Section 9.7 or otherwise) (to the extent not
already paid from the Escrow Deposit) plus (D) any amounts
distributable by the Escrow Agent to the former holders of JetStar
Shares (other than Dissenting JetStar Shares) in accordance with
paragraph (i) above, plus (E) Escrow Earnings applicable
to the amount described in clause (A).
(iii) The
remainder of the Escrow Deposit after the distributions described
in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be maintained in
the escrow account established under the Escrow Agreement and
distributed from time to time to Basic in satisfaction of
Indemnified Buyer Losses to the extent permitted under
Section 8.5(d) ; provided that (A) on the
six-month anniversary of the Effective Time, the Escrow Agent shall
distribute to the former holders of JetStar Shares (other than
Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata according to the number of
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares represented thereby, an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of (1) 50% of (x) the
remaining Escrow Deposit plus (y) any Escrow Earnings
over (2) the amount of
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bona fide
pending claims for Indemnified Buyer Losses, (B) on the one
year anniversary of the Effective Time, the Escrow Agent shall
distribute to the former holders of JetStar Shares (other than
Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata according to the number of
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares represented thereby, an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of (1) the remaining Escrow
Deposit plus any Escrow Earnings not paid pursuant to clause
(A) of this proviso over (2) the amount of bona fide
pending claims for Indemnified Buyer Losses, and (C) upon
resolution and payment to Basic, if applicable, of pending claims
for Indemnified Buyer Losses outstanding as of the one year
anniversary of the Effective Time that are resolved after the one
year anniversary of the Effective Time, the Escrow Agent shall
distribute to the former holders of JetStar Shares (other than
Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata according to the number of
Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares represented thereby, any remaining
portion of the Escrow Deposit plus any Escrow Earnings not
previously distributed pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of
this proviso.
SECTION 2.5
POST-CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS .
(a)
Estimated Closing Statement . At least five
(5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, JetStar will
deliver to Basic a statement (the “ Estimated Closing
Statement ”) setting forth, in reasonable detail,
JetStar’s good faith estimate of Net Working Capital (as
defined below) and Net Debt (as defined below), in each case as of
the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which
the Closing occurs or such more recent practicable date prior to
the Closing. Such estimates are referred to in this Agreement as
the “ Estimated Net Working Capital ” and the
“ Estimated Net Debt ”, respectively. For
illustrative purposes only, attached hereto as
Schedule I is a format to be used in determining the
Estimated Net Working Capital and Estimated Net Debt. JetStar will
make available to Basic all work papers and other books and records
utilized in calculating Estimated Net Working Capital and Estimated
Net Debt. The amount, if any, by which Estimated Net Working
Capital is less than $5,000,000 (the “ Target Net Working
Capital ”) is the “ Estimated Net Working
Capital Deficit ”, and the amount, if any, by which the
Estimated Net Working Capital exceeds the Target Net Working
Capital is the “ Estimated Net Working Capital Excess
.” The amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Debt
exceeds $38,000,000 (the “ Target Net Debt ”) is
the “ Estimated Net Debt Deficit ”, and the
amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Debt is less than the
Target Net Debt is the “ Estimated Net Debt Excess
.” At the Effective Time the Base Price shall be adjusted by
the Estimated Closing Adjustment (as defined in
Section 2.5(d) ).
(b)
Post-Closing Statement . As promptly as practicable but in
any event within 90 days after the Closing, Basic will prepare a
statement (the “ Post-Closing Statement ”)
setting forth, in reasonable detail, Basic’s calculation of
the actual Net Working Capital as of the Closing and the actual Net
Debt as of the Closing. The methodology used to calculate Net
Working Capital and Net Debt on the Post-Closing Statement shall be
the same as those on the Estimated Closing Statement. Basic shall
deliver the Post-Closing Statement to the JetStar
Stockholders’ Representative, and will also make available to
the JetStar Stockholders’ Representative copies of all work
papers and other books and records utilized in the preparation of
the Post-Closing Statement. The JetStar Stockholders’
Representative will have 20 days after receipt of the
Post-Closing Statement to review such calculations and to
reasonably object to same. Basic and the JetStar
Stockholders’ Representative will resolve any dispute
regarding such calculations as provided in Section 9.7
. The Post-Closing Statement, either as prepared by
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Basic or as
determined pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions of
Section 9.7 , is the “ Final Closing Statement
.”
(c) Final
Adjustments . The consideration paid by Basic in connection
with this Agreement will be adjusted based on the Final Closing
Statement as follows:
(i)
Net Debt Adjustment . If the Net Debt shown on the Final
Closing Statement (the “ Final Net Debt ”) is
greater than the Estimated Net Debt the consideration payable by
Basic in connection with this Agreement shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the Final Net Debt minus the Estimated Net Debt. If
the Final Net Debt is less than the Estimated Net Debt the
consideration payable by Basic in connection with this Agreement
shall be increased by an amount equal to the Estimated Net Debt
minus the Final Net Debt.
(ii)
Working Capital Adjustment . If the Net Working Capital
shown on the Final Closing Statement (the “ Final Net
Working Capital ”) is greater than the Estimated Net
Working Capital, the consideration payable by Basic in connection
with this Agreement shall be increased by an amount equal to the
Final Net Working Capital minus the Estimated Net Working Capital.
If the Final Net Working Capital is less than the Estimated Net
Working Capital, the consideration payable by Basic under this
Agreement shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Estimated Net
Working Capital minus the Final Net Working Capital.
(iii)
Netting . The increases or decreases in the consideration
payable by Basic determined under clauses (i) and
(ii) above shall be netted against each other. Any net
reduction in the consideration payable by Basic in connection with
this Agreement after application of Section 2.5(c)(i)
and Section 2.5(c)(ii) shall be deducted from the
Escrow Account and paid to Basic by the Escrow Agent at the time of
delivery of the Final Closing Statement. Any net increase in the
consideration payable by Basic in connection with this Agreement
after application of Section 2.5(c)(i) and
Section 2.5(c)(ii) will be paid to the former holders
of JetStar Shares (excluding Dissenting JetStar Shares), pro rata
according to the number of Partially-Diluted JetStar Shares
represented thereby. Any such payments will be made to the former
holders of JetStar Shares (other than Dissenting JetStar Shares) in
cash and Basic Common Shares. The cash and Basic Common Shares
payable pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be
allocated among the recipients thereof in the same manner as the
right to receive payments of cash and Basic Common Shares was
allocated among the holders of JetStar Shares (other than
Dissenting JetStar Shares) as of the Effective Time. Any payments
made to Basic out of the Escrow Deposit shall be treated as a
reduction in the consideration paid by Basic in connection with the
Merger. Any payments made by Basic pursuant to this
Section 2.5(c)(iii) shall be treated as an increase in
the consideration paid by Basic in connection with the
Merger.
(d)
Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this
Agreement:
(i) “
Estimated Closing Adjustment ” equals the Estimated
Net Debt Excess, if any, plus the Estimated Net Working Capital
Excess, if any, minus the Estimated Net Debt Deficit, if any, minus
the Estimated Net Working Capital Deficit, if any.
(ii) “
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States, consistently applied. In preparing the
Post-Closing Statement, Basic shall not change the
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accounting
principles used in preparing the Estimated Closing Statement unless
a change is required to make the accounting principles in
accordance with GAAP.
(iii) “
Net Debt ” means (A) the consolidated non-current
liabilities of JetStar and its Subsidiaries as defined by GAAP and
set forth on JetStar’s consolidated balance sheet, and
including both the current and non-current portion of indebtedness
for borrowed money (including any prepayment fees associated with
the prepayment of the indebtedness described in Section
1.2(b)(i)(D) as of the Effective Time) and capitalized equipment
lease obligations but excluding (1) up to $1,500,000 of
deferred tax liabilities (net of deferred tax assets), (2) any
sales, use or transfer Taxes accrued, or required to be accrued, by
JetStar in connection with the Merger, and (3) any liabilities
related to the obligations to make payments to Remaining Option
Holders), minus (B) the consolidated cash of Jet Star and its
Subsidiaries.
(iv) “
Net Working Capital ” means the consolidated total
current assets (as defined by GAAP but excluding cash) of JetStar
and its Subsidiaries plus the HSR Fees paid by JetStar,
plus amounts expended by JetStar or its Subsidiaries between
the date hereof and the Closing for capital expenditures in
accordance with the budget and capital expenditure schedule set
forth on Schedule 5.1(b)(xii) of the JetStar Disclosure Letter
or otherwise with the written consent of Basic, plus any
cash amounts to be withheld from the merger consideration in
accordance with Section 2.2(c)(i)(A) as an offset for
the satisfaction of the Option Loans minus total current
liabilities (as defined by GAAP but (x) including
(1) fees, expenses and disbursements of JetStar and its
representatives incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that are not paid prior to or
concurrently with the Effective Time, (2) the effect of the
Merger on any liabilities of JetStar, including severance costs and
change of control payments associated with employment or other
contracts that are not paid prior to or concurrently with the
Effective Time and (3) JetStar’s federal, state, local
and other income, franchise, margin and other tax obligations due
for tax periods ending on or before the Effective Date, and
(y) excluding (1) the current portion of any indebtedness
for borrowed money and capitalized lease obligations, (2) any
sales, use or transfer Taxes accrued, or required to be accrued, by
JetStar in connection with the Merger, and (3) any liabilities
related to the obligations to make payments to Remaining Option
Holders) of JetStar and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.6
APPRAISAL RIGHTS . JetStar Shares outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted
in favor of the Merger and has not consented thereto in writing and
who shall have demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance
with the DGCL are referred to herein as “ Dissenting
JetStar Shares ”. Dissenting JetStar Shares shall not be
converted into a right to receive the cash or Basic Common Shares
under this Agreement, unless such holder fails to perfect,
withdraws or otherwise loses his right to appraisal. If, after the
Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses
his right to appraisal, such shares shall be treated as if they had
been converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the
cash and Basic Common Shares such holder would have received in
connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and Basic shall promptly provide to the Exchange
Agent the cash and Basic Common Shares to which such former holder
of Dissenting JetStar Shares shall be entitled to receive pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement. JetStar shall give Basic prompt
notice of any demands received by JetStar for appraisal of JetStar
Shares. Except as required by applicable law or with the prior
written consent of Basic, JetStar shall not make any payment with
respect to, or settle or offer to
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settle, any
such demands. Basic and Merger Sub agree that payments to any
holder of Dissenting JetStar Shares as a result of such
holder’s exercise of appraisal rights pursuant to
Section 262 of the DGCL shall be made from the assets of the
Surviving Entity and not from the assets of Basic or assets
provided by Basic.
SECTION 2.7
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFECTS . Prior to the Closing, Basic may
notify JetStar in writing of any Environmental Claims or other
non-compliance with Environmental Laws by JetStar or any Subsidiary
of JetStar, or any Person whose liability for an Environmental
Claim JetStar or any Subsidiary of JetStar has retained, assumed or
indemnified either contractually or by operation of law (including
any such matters set forth on Schedule 3.13(b)(iv) of the
JetStar Disclosure Letter) (an “ Environmental Defect
”). Each such notice asserting Environmental Defects shall
include a report of an independent, third-party environmental
consultant identifying and describing the Environmental Defect in
reasonable detail, together with any other available supporting
documentation, and the estimated amount necessary to remediate,
remove, repair, clean, and settle damages and claims associated
with the Environmental Defect (collectively, “
Environmental Remediation Costs ”). “
Environmental Claim ” means any claim, demand, suit,
action, cause of action, proceeding, investigation or notice to
JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person or entity alleging
any potential liability (including potential liability for
investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs,
natural resource damages, personal injuries, or penalties) arising
out of, based on, or resulting from (i) the presence, or
Release into the environment, of any Hazardous Materials at any
location, whether or not owned, leased, operated or used by JetStar
or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) circumstances forming the
basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any applicable
Environmental Law.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF JETSTAR
Except as set
forth in the disclosure letter delivered to Basic concurrently with
the execution hereof (the “ JetStar Disclosure Letter
”), JetStar represents and warrants to Basic that:
SECTION 3.1
EXISTENCE; GOOD STANDING; CORPORATE AUTHORITY . JetStar is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. JetStar is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the character
of the properties owned or leased by it therein or in which the
transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified has not resulted and
would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar
or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate. JetStar has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to
carry on its business as now conducted. The copies of
JetStar’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws previously
made available to Basic are true and correct and contain all
amendments as of the date hereof.
SECTION 3.2
AUTHORIZATION, VALIDITY AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS . JetStar
has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and all other agreements and documents
contemplated hereby to which it is a party. The consummation by
JetStar of the transactions contemplated hereby has been
duly
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authorized by
all requisite corporate action, other than, with respect to the
Merger, the adoption of this Agreement by JetStar’s
stockholders. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of JetStar, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar
laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or limiting
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity
(regardless of whether in equity or at law).
SECTION 3.3
CAPITALIZATION . The authorized capital stock of JetStar
consists of 30,000,000 JetStar Common Shares and 20,000,000 JetStar
Preferred Shares. As of the date hereof, there were
(a) 783,453 JetStar Common Shares issued and outstanding,
(b) 12,802,624 JetStar Preferred Shares issued and outstanding
(c) 771,728 JetStar Common Shares subject to outstanding employee
and director stock options (the “ JetStar Options
”) issued to employees and directors and to consultants who
are natural persons, who provide bona fide services to JetStar
(which services are not in connection with the offer or sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or
indirectly promote or maintain a market for JetStar’s
securities) pursuant to the JetStar 2005 Management Incentive Plan,
as amended (the “ JetStar Option Plan ”), and
(d) 1,273,112 JetStar Common Shares subject to outstanding
purchase warrants (the “ JetStar Warrants ”).
All issued and outstanding JetStar Shares (i) are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, (ii) were not issued in violation of the
terms of any agreement or other understanding binding upon JetStar
and (iii) were issued in compliance with all applicable
charter documents of JetStar and all applicable federal and state
securities laws, rules and regulations. Except (x) as set
forth in this Section 3.3 and (y) for any JetStar
Common Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the JetStar
Options referred to in subsection (c) above or the JetStar
Warrants referred to in subsection (d) above, there are no
outstanding shares of capital stock and there are no options,
warrants, calls, subscriptions, stockholder rights plan or similar
instruments, convertible securities, or other rights, agreements or
commitments which obligate JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither JetStar
nor any of its Subsidiaries have any outstanding bonds, debentures,
notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to
vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities
having the right to vote) with the stockholders of JetStar or any
Subsidiary on any matter.
SECTION 3.4
SUBSIDIARIES . Each of JetStar’s Subsidiaries is a
corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (where applicable)
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, has the corporate, limited liability company or
partnership power and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing (where applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the
ownership, operation or lease of its property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in
which such failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing has
not resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in
exposure to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or
liabilities in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate. All of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership
interests in, each of JetStar’s Subsidiaries is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and is
owned, directly or indirectly (as specified on Schedule 3.4 of
the JetStar Disclosure Letter), by JetStar free and clear of all
liens, pledges, security interests, claims, preferential purchase
rights or other rights, interests or
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encumbrances
(“ Liens ”), except to the extent of any
third-party minority ownership or Liens set forth on
Schedule 3.4 or Schedule 3.18 of the JetStar Disclosure
Letter. Schedule 3.4 of the JetStar Disclosure Letter sets
forth, for each Subsidiary of JetStar, its name and jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4 of the JetStar Disclosure Letter, no options,
warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other
obligations to issue or other rights (whether by law, pre-emptive
or contractual) to convert any obligations into or otherwise
acquire shares of capital stock or ownership interests in any of
the Subsidiaries of JetStar are outstanding or will come into
existence as a result of the execution of this Agreement or
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3.5 NO
VIOLATION . Neither JetStar nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or
has received notice that it would be with the passage of time, in
violation of any term, condition or provision of (a) its
charter documents or bylaws, operating agreement or partnership
agreement, as applicable, (b) any loan or credit agreement,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license or other instrument, or (c) any order of any court,
governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal, or any
law, ordinance, governmental rule or regulation to which JetStar or
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets is subject, or is delinquent with respect to any report
required to be filed with any governmental entity, except, in the
case of matters described in clause (b) or (c), as has not
resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure
to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in
excess of $100,000 in the aggregate. Except as has not resulted and
would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar
or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate, (i) JetStar and its Subsidiaries
hold all permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders,
franchises and approvals of all governmental authorities necessary
for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses as presently
conducted (the “ JetStar Permits ”) and (ii)
JetStar and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of
JetStar Permits. No investigation by any governmental authority
with respect to JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or,
to the knowledge of JetStar, threatened.
SECTION 3.6 NO
CONFLICT .
(a) Assuming
all of the consents and approvals identified in Section 3.6(b)
or in Schedule 3.6(c) of the JetStar Disclosure Letter, neither the
execution and delivery by JetStar of this Agreement nor the
consummation by JetStar of the transactions contemplated hereby in
accordance with the terms hereof will: (i) conflict with or
result in a breach of any provisions of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of JetStar; (ii) violate, or conflict
with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or
in a right of termination or cancellation of, or give rise to a
right of purchase under, or accelerate the performance required by,
or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of
JetStar or its Subsidiaries under, or result in being declared
void, voidable, or without further binding effect, or otherwise
result in a detriment to JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries under
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, JetStar Permit, lease,
contract, agreement, joint venture or other instrument or
obligation to which JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries is a party,
or by which JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
properties is bound or affected; or (iii) contravene or
conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any
law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree binding upon or
applicable to
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JetStar or any
of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of matters described in
clause (ii) or (iii), as has not resulted and would not
reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar or its
Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery by JetStar of this Agreement nor the
consummation by JetStar of the transactions contemplated hereby in
accordance with the terms hereof will require any consent, approval
or authorization of, or filing or registration with, any
governmental or regulatory authority, other than (i) the
filings required under the DGCL, and (ii) filings required
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended (the “ HSR Act ”), the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act
”), the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”) or applicable state securities and
“ Blue Sky ” laws, applicable foreign
competition or antitrust laws ((i) and (ii), collectively, the
“ Regulatory Filings ”), except for any consent,
approval or authorization the failure of which to obtain and for
any filing or registration the failure of which to make has not
resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure
to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in
excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
(c) Other
than as contemplated by Section 3.6(b) , no consents,
assignments, waivers, authorizations or other certificates are
necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
to provide for the continuation in full force and effect of all of
the JetStar Permits or JetStar Material Contracts or for JetStar to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except where the
failure to receive such consents or other certificates has not
resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure
to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in
excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
(d) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will: (i) result in
any payment from JetStar or its Subsidiaries (including severance,
unemployment compensation, parachute payment, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any director, employee or independent contractor of
JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries under any JetStar Plan (as
defined in Section 3.11 ) or otherwise;
(ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any JetStar
Plan or otherwise; or (iii) result in the acceleration of the
time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.
SECTION 3.7
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .
(a) The
audited consolidated balance sheet of JetStar as of April 30,
2006, and the audited consolidated statements of operations, cash
flows and stockholders’ equity for the period from inception
to April 30, 2006, in each case, as audited by Grant Thornton
LLP, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of JetStar as of
October 31, 2006, and the unaudited consolidated statements of
operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the six
months ended October 31, 2006, as delivered by JetStar to
Basic as Schedule 3.7(a) of the JetStar Disclosure Letter are
collectively referred to herein as the “ JetStar Financial
Statements ”. Each of the consolidated balance sheets
included (i) in the JetStar Financial Statements (including
any related notes and schedules) do, and (ii) in the
Additional Financial Statements (including any related notes and
schedules) when delivered to Basic will, fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of JetStar
and its Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity
included (i) in the
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JetStar
Financial Statements (including any related notes and schedules)
do, and (ii) in the Additional Financial Statements (including
any related notes and schedules) when delivered to Basic will,
fairly present in all material respects the results of operations,
cash flows or changes in stockholders’ equity, as the case
may be, of JetStar and its Subsidiaries for the periods set forth
therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP, except, in the case
of unaudited interim financial statements, for year-end audit
adjustments, the absence of footnotes, and as otherwise may be
noted therein.
(b) JetStar
and its Subsidiaries (i) make and keep accurate books and
records and (ii) maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(A) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s authorization, (B) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the JetStar
Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
accountability for its assets, (C) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization
and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(c) (i) JetStar
and each of its Subsidiaries have established and maintain internal
controls; (ii) since the date of the most recent balance sheet
of JetStar and its Subsidiaries reviewed or audited by its
independent auditors, JetStar has not been advised of (A) any
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of its internal
controls which could adversely affect the ability of JetStar and
its Subsidiaries to record, process, summarize and report financial
data, (B) any material weaknesses in its internal controls, or
(C) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
internal controls of JetStar and its Subsidiaries; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent balance sheet of
JetStar and its Subsidiaries reviewed or audited by its independent
auditors, there have been no significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls.
SECTION 3.8
LITIGATION AND LIABILITIES . There are no actions, suits or
proceedings pending against JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries or,
to JetStar’s knowledge, threatened against JetStar or any of
its Subsidiaries, at law or in equity, or before or by any federal,
state or foreign commission, court, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, other than those that have not resulted and would
not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar or its
Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate. There are no outstanding judgments,
decrees, injunctions, awards or orders against JetStar or any of
its Subsidiaries, other than those that have not resulted and would
not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar or its
Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate. There are no obligations or liabilities
of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
of JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries that are required in
accordance with GAAP to be disclosed in the JetStar Financial
Statements, other than those liabilities and obligations
(a) that are disclosed in the JetStar Financial Statements or
in the notes thereto, (b) that have been incurred in the
ordinary course of business since April 30, 2006,
(c) related to expenses associated with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (d) that would not have or
reasonably be expected to have a JetStar Material Adverse Effect.
JetStar has previously provided to Basic a full and complete list
describing and quantifying all
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amounts,
contingent or otherwise, payable by JetStar or any of its
Subsidiaries at any time after the Effective Time in respect of
prior acquisitions of businesses or assets.
SECTION 3.9
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES . Since April 30, 2006,
except as contemplated by this Agreement, JetStar has conducted its
business only in the ordinary and usual course of business and,
during such period, there has not been (i) any event,
condition, action or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a JetStar Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any
material change by JetStar or any of its Subsidiaries (viewed on a
consolidated basis) in any of its accounting methods, principles or
practices, except for changes required by GAAP, or any of its Tax
methods, practices or elections except as required by applicable
law; (iii) any material damage, destruction, or loss to the
business or properties of JetStar and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, not covered by insurance; (iv) any declaration, setting
aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect
of the capital stock of JetStar, or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase or any other acquisition by JetStar of any
such stock; or (v) any increase in or establishment of any
bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation, pension,
retirement, profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase or other
employee benefit plan for the benefit of any directors, officers or
key employee of JetStar and its Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of
JetStar and its Subsidiaries and any affiliated, combined or
unitary group of which any such entity is or was a member has:
(i) timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it
with respect to any Taxes (and all such Tax Returns are true,
complete and accurate in all material respects), (ii) timely
paid all Taxes that are due and payable or established adequate
reserves for such Taxes, (iii) complied with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding
of Taxes, and (iv) timely withheld from employee wages and
paid over to the proper Governmental Authorities all amounts
required to be so withheld and paid over, except where the failure
to file, pay, comply with or withhold has not resulted and would
not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar or its
Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate.
(b) No
extension of time has been requested for JetStar to file any Tax
Return that has not yet been filed or to pay any Tax that has not
yet been paid. JetStar has not granted a power of attorney that
remains outstanding with regard to any Tax matter.
(c) There is
no pending or, to the knowledge of JetStar, threatened examination,
investigation, audit, suit, action, claim or proceeding relating to
Taxes (a “ Tax Audit ”) of JetStar.
(d) JetStar
has not within the last five years received notice of a
determination by a Tax Authority that Taxes are owed by it (a
“ Tax Deficiency ”) and, to the knowledge of
JetStar, no such Tax Deficiency is proposed or
threatened.
(e) There are
no Liens arising from or related to Taxes on or pending against
JetStar or any of its assets or properties except for Permitted
Liens.
(f) There are
no presently outstanding waivers or extensions, or requests for
waiver or extension, of the time within which a Tax Deficiency may
be asserted or assessed.
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(g) JetStar
would not be required to include in income in future years any
amount as a result of (i) any change in method of accounting
for a taxable period ending prior to the Closing Date,
(ii) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the
Code, (iii) any installment sale or open transaction made
prior to the Closing Date, or (iv) any prepaid amount received
on or before the Closing Date.
(h) JetStar
is not a party to any arrangement to which Section 280G of the
Code could under any circumstances apply.
(i) JetStar
is not now and has never been (i) an includable member of an
“affiliated group” within the meaning of Section
1504(a) of the Code or otherwise liable for the Taxes of a Person
other than JetStar pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law, whether as a transferee, as a
successor, by operation of law, by contract or otherwise,
(ii) a member of any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax
Return filing group, or (iii) a party to any Tax sharing
agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or similar agreement,
arrangement or practice relating to Taxes, including an agreement
that obligates it to make any payment computed by reference to the
Taxes, Taxable income or Tax losses of any other Person, except in
each case for any group for which it is the common
parent.
(j) JetStar
has never participated, directly or indirectly, in a transaction
which is described in Treasury
Regulation Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 1.6011-4(b)(3), and
JetStar has never held “an interest” in a “tax
shelter,” as those terms are defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 301.6112-1.
(k) JetStar
has never been a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in connection with a
distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.
(l) The net
operating losses, alternative minimum tax net operating losses, net
capital losses, alternative minimum tax net capital losses, Tax
credits, alternative minimum tax credits and other Tax attributes
of JetStar are not subject to any consolidated return limitation,
limitation under Section 382 of the Code or any other
limitation on their use, allowance or availability.
(m) JetStar
and its Subsidiaries have properly withheld and paid all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts
paid or owing to employees, independent contractors, creditors,
stockholders and other third parties.
Each reference
to a provision in this Section 3.10 shall be treated
for state, local and foreign Tax purposes as a reference to
analogous or similar provisions of state, local and foreign
law.
SECTION 3.11
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS .
(a) For
purposes of this Section 3.11 , “ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any Subsidiary of JetStar which, with
JetStar, forms or formed a controlled group of corporations, a
group of trades or business under common control or an affiliated
service group, within the meaning of Section 414(b),
(c) or (m) of the Code.
(b) All
employee benefit plans, programs, arrangements and agreements
(whether or not described in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended
(“ ERISA ”)), and trusts, whether or not written
or oral, covering active, former or retired employees of JetStar or
any ERISA Affiliate which provide material benefits to such
employees, or as to which JetStar or any ERISA Affiliate has any
material liability or material contingent liability, are listed on
Schedule 3.11(b) of the JetStar Disclosure Letter (the “
JetStar Plans ”).
(c) JetStar
has made available to Basic a true, correct and complete copy of
each of the JetStar Plans, and all material contracts relating
thereto, or to the funding thereof, including, without limitation,
all trust agreements, insurance contracts, administration
contracts, investment management agreements, subscription and
participation agreements, and record-keeping agreements, each as in
effect on the date hereof. In the case of any JetStar Plan that is
not in written form, Basic has been supplied with an accurate
description of such JetStar Plan as in effect on the date hereof. A
true, correct and complete copy of the most recent annual report
(Form 5500), actuarial report, accountant’s opinion of
the plan’s financial statements, summary plan description and
IRS determination or opinion letter with respect to each JetStar
Plan, to the extent applicable, and the most recently prepared
schedule of assets held with respect to any funded JetStar Plan
have been made available to Basic.
(d) All
JetStar Plans comply in form and have been administered in
operation in all material respects with all applicable requirements
of law, excluding any deficiencies that have not resulted in and
would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar
or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate, no event has occurred which will or
would be reasonably likely to cause any such JetStar Plan to fail
to comply with such requirements, excluding any deficiencies that
have not resulted in and would not reasonably be expected to result
in exposure to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or
liabilities in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, and no notice
has been issued by any governmental authority questioning or
challenging such compliance.
(e) All
required employer contributions under any JetStar Plans have been
made or will be timely made as of the Effective Time or properly
reflected in the JetStar Financial Statements in accordance with
GAAP, except for any deficiencies that have not resulted in and
would not reasonably be expected to result in exposure to JetStar
or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or liabilities in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate. No changes in contributions or benefit
levels with respect to any of the JetStar Plans are scheduled to
occur after the date of this Agreement other than in the ordinary
course of business.
(f) Each
JetStar Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from
the IRS that such JetStar Plan is in compliance with “
GUST ,” all amendments required to have been made to
such JetStar Plan after the issuance of the “GUST”
determination letter have been timely made and no amendment has
been made or action taken that would reasonably be expected to
cause the loss of such qualified status.
(g) There are
no pending or, to JetStar’s knowledge, threatened or
anticipated, claims against or otherwise involving any of the
JetStar Plans and no suit, action or other litigation (excluding
claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course of the JetStar
Plan activities) has been brought against or with respect to any
JetStar Plan.
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(h) Neither
JetStar nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or reasonably
expects to incur any liability under Section 412 of the Code,
Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.
(i) None of
the assets of any JetStar Plan is invested in employer securities
(as defined in Section 407(d)(1) of ERISA) or employer real
property (as defined in Section 407(d)(2) of
ERISA).
(j) Neither
JetStar nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or contingent
liability for providing, under any JetStar Plan or otherwise, any
post-retirement medical or life insurance benefits, other than
statutory liability for providing group health plan continuation
coverage under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code.
(k) There has
been no act or omission that would impair the ability of the
sponsor of each JetStar Plan to amend or terminate any such JetStar
Plan without the prior consent of any person or persons.
Neither JetStar
nor its Subsidiaries make any representation or warranty regarding
compliance or failure to comply with, or any actual or contingent
liability under, any law, rule or regulation applicable to any
JetStar Plan, except as expressly set forth in the JetStar
Financial Statements or in this Section 3.11
.
SECTION 3.12
LABOR MATTERS .
(a) Neither
JetStar nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any
collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or
understanding with a labor union or labor organization.
(b) Neither
JetStar nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any employment
related dispute, strike or work stoppage that would have or
reasonably be expected to have a JetStar Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) To
JetStar’s knowledge, there are no organizational efforts with
respect to the formation of a collective bargaining unit presently
being made or threatened involving employees of JetStar or any of
its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.13
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS .
(a) As used
in this Agreement:
(i)
“ Environmental Laws ” means any and all
applicable laws, statutes, regulations, rules, orders, ordinances,
legally enforceable directives, and rules of common law of any
governmental entity pertaining to protection of human health (to
the extent arising from exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the
environment (including, without limitation, any natural resource
damages or any generation, use, storage, treatment, disposal,
release, threatened release, discharge, or emission of Hazardous
Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment) in effect at the
time of Closing;
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(ii)
“ Hazardous Materials ” means any
(1) chemical, product, substance, waste, pollutant, or
contaminant that is defined or listed as hazardous or toxic or that
is otherwise regulated under any Environmental Law;
(2) asbestos containing materials, whether in a friable or
non-friable condition, polychlorinated biphenyls, naturally
occurring radioactive materials or radon; and (3) any
petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances,
crude oil, natural gas, and any components, fractions, or
derivatives thereof;
(iii)
“ Environmental Permits ” means any and all
permits, registrations, licenses, consents, exemptions, variances,
authorizations, and similar approvals required under Environmental
Laws;
(iv)
“ Release ” means any depositing, spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding,
abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping,
leaching, dumping, or disposing into the air, surface water, ground
water, or onto the ground, ground surface, or onto or into man-made
structures;
(v)
“ JetStar Real Properties ” means those real
properties owned, leased, or otherwise operated by JetStar or its
Subsidiaries in connection with the performance of their respective
businesses; and
(vi)
“ Offsite Non-JetStar Real Properties ” means
any real properties other than JetStar Real Properties
(b) Except as
have not resulted and would not reasonably be expected to result in
exposure to JetStar or its Subsidiaries of losses, damages or
liabilities in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate:
(i) JetStar
and its Subsidiaries and their respective operations, assets,
businesses and JetStar Real Properties are in compliance with all
Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits and have been in
compliance with all Environmental Laws, and Environmental Permits
except where the failure to comply could not give rise to any loss,
damage or liability after the Effective Time;
(ii) All
Environmental Permits required under Environmental Laws for
operating JetStar’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets,
businesses, and JetStar Real Properties as they are currently being
operated have been obtained and are currently in full force and
effect, and, if subject to renewal or modification, all submittals
required under Environmental Laws in connection with Environmental
Permits have been timely submitted to the respective governmental
entity, do not contain any material inaccuracy and, to
JetStar’s knowledge, there are no conditions or circumstances
that would limit or preclude it or its Subsidiaries from renewing
such Environmental Permits;
(iii) JetStar
and its Subsidiaries are not subject to any pending or, to
JetStar’s knowledge, threatened claims, demands, actions,
suits, investigations, inquiries, information requests or
proceedings under Environmental Laws and neither JetStar nor its
Subsidiaries have received written notice of alleged violations
under applicable Environmental Laws with respect to their
respective operations, assets, businesses, or JetStar Real
Properties;
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(iv) There
have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials on, under or from
JetStar Real Properties and there are no investigations,
remediations, removals, or monitorings of Hazardous Materials
required under Environmental Laws at such properties;
(v) Neither
JetStar nor its Subsidiaries have received any written notice
asserting an alleged liability or obligation, or requesting
information, under any Environmental Laws with respect to the
investigation, remediation, removal, or monitoring of any Hazardous
Materials at, under, or Released or threatened to be Released from
any Offsite Non-JetStar Real Properties and, to the knowledge of
JetStar, there are no conditions or circumstances that would
reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of such written
notice;
(vi) There
has been no exposure of any person or property to Hazardous
Materials in connection with JetStar’s or its
Subsidiaries’ operations, assets, businesses, or JetStar Real
Properties that would reason
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