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Exhibit 10.39
Execution Copy
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated December 30, 2005
MasTec North America AC, LLC, a Florida limited
liability company (“Buyer”)
and
MasTec, Inc., a Florida corporation (“MasTec”)
and
Digital Satellite Services, Inc., a South Carolina
corporation (“Seller”)
and
each of the Shareholders set forth therein
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Asset Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of
December 30, 2005, by and among MasTec North America AC, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company (“Buyer”), MasTec, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“MasTec”), Ronald E. Phillips, an individual
resident in South Carolina (“Mr. Phillips”), Dawn M.
Phillips, an individual resident in South Carolina (“Mrs. Phillips”)
and collectively with Mr. Phillips, (the “Phillips Shareholders”),
and Robert E. Eddy, not in his individual capacity but solely as Trustee (the
“Trustee”) of the Digital Satellite Services Employee Stock
Ownership Trust (the “Trust”), and collectively with the
Phillips Shareholders, the “Shareholders”) and Digital
Satellite Services, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (the “Seller”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Seller is a provider of home installation, maintenance and repair services,
and related marketing, sales and call center services in the Designated Market
Areas or DMAs designated in the DirecTV Contract, including Atlanta,
Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, and Tri-cities, TN-VA (the “Existing
DMAs”) and for the term of the Alternate Fulfillment Contract the
DMAs provided for in the Alternate Fulfillment Contract (the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell and Buyer desires to purchase the Assets upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
The
parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
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Sale and
Transfer of Assets; Closing. |
1.1
Assets to be Sold. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, at the Closing, Seller will sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver
to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase and acquire from Seller, free and clear of
any Encumbrances except as otherwise provided on Schedule 2.8, all
right, title and interest in and to all of the Assets. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or any provisions contained elsewhere in this Agreement, (i) the
transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall not include the
assumption of any Liability related to the Assets unless Buyer expressly
assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 1.3(a) and (ii) the
Excluded Assets are not part of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder
and are excluded from the Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after
the Closing.
1.2
Acquired Assets and Excluded Assets.
(a) The
term “Assets” means, other than Excluded Assets, all of the
assets, properties, rights, licenses, permits of Seller, any Shareholder or any
of their respective Affiliates as the same now exist or exists on the Closing
Date, wherever located, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned
by, optioned by, leased by or in the possession of Seller, any Shareholder or
any of their respective Affiliates, whether or not reflected in the books and
records thereof, and held or used in the Business and all assets of the
Business acquired by any
Seller, any Shareholder or
any of their respective Affiliates, on or prior to the Closing Date, including,
without limitation, except as otherwise specified herein, all direct or
indirect, right, title, and interest of any Seller, any Shareholder or any of their
respective Affiliates in, to and under:
(i) except
as set forth on Schedule 1.2(a)(i), all of the assets reflected on
the Balance Sheet;
(ii) all
real property, leaseholds and other interests in the real property set forth on
Schedule 2.5, in each case together with all right, title and
interest in all buildings, improvements, fixtures thereon and all appurtenances
thereto (the “Premises”);
(iii) all
Tangible Personal Property, including without limitation those items listed on Schedule 2.6;
(iv) all
Intellectual Property Assets, including, without limitation, those set forth on
Schedule 2.24(a) and (b), and all proprietary knowledge,
trade secrets, technical information, processes (whether secret or not),
methods and similar know-how or rights used in connection with, or relating to
the Business;
(v) all
Inventory;
(vi) all
Assigned Contracts, including without limitation those listed on Schedule
2.21(a);
(vii) all
Governmental Authorizations and all pending applications therefor or renewals
thereof, in each case to the extent transferable to Buyer, including, without
limitation, those listed on Schedule 2.17(b);
(viii) the
Business as a going concern, including, without limitation, the corporate name
“Digital Satellite Services, Inc.” and any dbas or the like
including but not limited to “Ron’s TV,” “DSI”
and any other names listed on Schedule 2.1(i), franchises,
restrictive covenants, computer software, telephone numbers, customer lists,
referral sources, manufacturer, vendor and supplier lists, operating guides and
manuals, financial and accounting Records, creative materials, advertising
materials and data, sales and promotional materials, business plans, studies,
reports, including research and development reports, correspondence and other
similar documents and Records, and, subject to Legal Requirements, copies of
all personnel Records (including without limitation, any completed and signed
drug testing forms, completion certificates, and background check responses in
Seller’s, any Shareholder’s or their respective Affiliates’
possession);
(ix) all
rights in and to products sold or leased (including products returned after the
Closing and rights of rescission, replevin and reclamation) in the operation
and conduct of the Business;
(x) all
rights of Seller relating to credits, deposits, prepaid expenses, claims for
refunds and rights to offset in respect thereof that are used, held for use or
intended to
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be used primarily in, or that
arise primarily out of, the operation or conduct of the Business other than
those that are Excluded Assets;
(xi) all
assumable insurance policies and all insurance benefits, including rights and
proceeds, arising from or relating to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities on
or prior to the Closing Date, unless expended in accordance with this
Agreement;
(xii) all
rights of Seller to any payments from DirecTV for any services and fees, other
than Fulfillment Services and Service Calls performed on or prior to the
Closing Date, Hardware Reimbursement Fees for DIRECTV System Components
installed on or prior to the Closing Date and any Incentive Payments for any
periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation
any DirecTV programming sales commissions; and
(xiii) all
other rights, claims (whether choate or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent
or non-contingent) and credits to the extent relating to any Asset or Assumed
Liability, including any such items arising under all guarantees, warranties,
indemnities and similar rights in favor of Seller, any Shareholder or any of
their respective Affiliates.
(b) The
term “Excluded Assets” shall mean:
(i) all
cash, cash equivalents and short term investments of Seller;
(ii) all
minute books, stock Records and corporate seals;
(iii) all
insurance policies and rights thereunder (except to the extent specified in
subsection (xi) in the definition of Assets);
(iv) all
of the Contracts listed on Schedule l.2(b)(iv);
(v) all
personnel Records and other Records that Seller is required by law to retain in
its possession;
(vi) all
claims for refund of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever nature
existing on or prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) the
Employee Plans, including the ESOP, the EIAP and the Trust, and all rights in
connection with and assets of the Employee Plans, including the ESOP and the
EIAP, and the Trust and all Records related to the Employee Plans, including
the ESOP and the EIAP, and the Trust;
(viii) all
rights of Seller under this Agreement, the Bill of Sale, and the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement;
(ix) all
Accounts Receivable for Fulfillment Services and Service Calls arising out of
the operation or conduct of the Business on or prior to the Closing Date,
Hardware Reimbursement Fees for DIRECTV System Components installed on or prior
to the Closing Date and any Incentive Payments for any periods ending on or
prior to the Closing Date, and
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(x) the
other property and assets expressly designated as Excluded Assets on Schedule
1.2(b)(x).
1.3
Liabilities.
(a) On
the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume and agree to discharge the Assumed
Liabilities. Buyer’s assumption of the Assumed Liabilities shall in no
way expand the rights or remedies of Third Parties against Buyer as compared to
the rights and remedies which such Third Parties would have had against Seller,
any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates had the Contemplated
Transactions not been consummated. The term “Assumed Liabilities”
means any Liability:
(i) arising
after the Closing Date under the Assigned Contracts described on Schedule
2.21(a) for Liabilities arising from the use of the Assets by Buyer and the
operation of the Business by Buyer subsequent to the Closing Date (other than
any Liability arising under such Assigned Contract relating to the operation of
the Business on or prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation any
Breach thereof that occurred on or prior to the Closing Date);
(ii) the
Assumed Payables for Major Inventory;
(iii) arising
out of the use of the Assets by Buyer and the operation of the Business by
Buyer after the Closing Date (including without limitation, accounts payable
arising from the Buyer’s use of the Assets and operation of the Business)
except for any Liability arising from Seller’s or any Shareholder’s
breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement pursuant to
this Agreement;
(iv) for
Chargebacks related to cancellation of first year DirecTV customer enrollments
sold by and commissioned to Seller related to Section 1.2(a)(xii) and
(v) any
Liability for Buyer’s, MasTec’s or any of their respective
Affiliate’s conduct with respect to any employees hired by Buyer to work
in the Business after the Closing.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, and regardless of any disclosure to
Buyer, the Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and
shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged on a timely basis and in a
manner which shall not result in any impairment of the Business solely by
Seller, the respective Shareholder or Affiliate, as applicable. The term
“Retained Liabilities” means every Liability of Seller, any
Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates other than the Assumed
Liabilities, including:
(i) any
Liability obligation or commitment of Seller, any Shareholder or any of their
respective Affiliates not specifically listed in Section 1.3(a);
(ii) any
Liability under any Assigned Contract arising under such Assigned Contract
relating to the operation of the Business on or prior to the Closing Date, including
without limitation any Breach thereof on or prior to the Closing Date;
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(iii) any
Liability for Taxes, including (A) any Taxes arising as a result of
Seller’s, any Shareholder’s or any of their respective Affiliate’s
operation of the Business or ownership of the Assets for periods ending on or
prior to the Closing Date, (B) any Taxes that will arise as a result of
the Contemplated Transactions (including any and all sales, income or transfer
taxes) and (C) any deferred Taxes of any nature;
(iv) any
Liability under any Contract (other than the Assumed Contracts);
(v) any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities arising out of or relating to the
operation of the Business or use of the Assets that accrued on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(vi) any
Liability under or relating to the Employee Plans, including the ESOP, the EIAP
or the Trust, or relating to payroll, vacation, sick leave, workers’
compensation, unemployment benefits, pension benefits, employee stock option or
profit-sharing plans, health care plans or benefits or any other employee plans
or benefits of any kind for Seller’s, any Shareholder’s or any of
their respective Affiliate’s employees, former employees, independent contractors
or former independent contractors (including any Liabilities to any of the
foregoing or any third party related to accidents, injuries or property
damages, or losses from automobile, property, casualty, crime, breaches of
fiduciary duty, entering into prohibited transactions, health or other
insurance items);
(vii) any
Liability under any employment, severance, retention or termination agreement
with any employee of Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective
Affiliates, including payroll and taxes related Seller’s employees and
subcontractors for pay cycles following the Closing Date for services provided
to Seller on or prior to the Closing Date;
(viii) any
Liability arising out of or relating to any employee grievance or discharge
prior to the Closing whether or not the affected employees are hired by Buyer;
(ix) any
Liability of Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates to
any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates;
(x) any
Liability to indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any officer, director,
employee or agent of Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates;
(xi) any
Liability to distribute to any of Seller’s shareholders or Affiliates or
otherwise apply all or any part of the consideration received hereunder;
(xii) any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding pending as of the Closing Date;
(xiii) any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding commenced after the Closing Date and
arising out of any occurrence or event happening or accruing on or prior to the
Closing Date;
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(xiv) any
Liability arising out of or resulting from Seller’s or any
Shareholder’s compliance or noncompliance with any Legal Requirement or
Order happening or accruing on or prior to the Closing Date;
(xv) any
Liability of Seller or any Shareholder under this Agreement or any other
document executed in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;
(xvi) any
Liability pertaining to products sold or manufactured by and/or on behalf of
Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates or services
rendered by Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates in
connection with the Business or the operation of Business on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(xvii) any
Liability arising from or caused by breach of warranty, tort, infringement or
violation of any Legal Requirement that accrued on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(xviii) any
Liability relating to Major Inventory which, as of Closing, is not Physically
Present at Seller’s Facilities and available for Buyer to deliver to
DirecTV customers in connection with the Business following the Closing and
one-half (1/2) of the Major Inventory payables up to an amount not to exceed
$1,500,000 for Major Inventory which, as of Closing, is Physically Present at
Seller’s Facilities and available for Buyer to deliver to DirecTV
customers in connection with the Business;
(xix) any
Liability relating to Minor Inventory;
(xx) any
Liability of Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates
based upon Seller’s, any Shareholder’s or any of their respective
Affiliate’s acts or omissions occurring on or after the Closing Date and
(xxi) any
Liability for insurance premiums for insurance that covers periods prior to the
Closing, including without limitation any retroactive adjustments to such
insurance premiums (e.g., as a result of a workers’ compensation audit)
and
1.4
Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Assets will be $26,000,000 plus
the Earn-Out to be paid post-Closing (such sum, as so adjusted from time to
time, is herein referred to as the “Purchase Price”). On the
Closing Date, Buyer shall make payment on account of the Purchase Price as
follows:
(a)
$18,500,000 by wire transfer to an account designated by Seller as set forth on
Schedule 1.4(a); and
(b) the
issuance to Seller of that number of shares of common stock, $0.10 par value,
of MasTec (the “MasTec Shares”), a Florida corporation, as
shall equal $7,500,000 divided by the per share closing sales price on the New
York Stock Exchange of the MasTec Shares two Business Days preceding the
Closing Date rounded up to the nearest whole number.
The MasTec Shares will be
unregistered with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the Closing,
however, MasTec will use its best efforts to register for resale the MasTec
Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission within one-hundred and
twenty (120) days after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, if the MasTec Shares are not registered within
one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing Date, then
Seller’s
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sole remedy for such failure
shall be to receive, within two (2) Business Days of the return to MasTec
of the MasTec Shares free and clear of any liens, a cash payment equal to the product
of the Average MasTec Share Price multiplied by the number of MasTec Shares
transferred to Seller on the Closing Date.
1.5
Earn-Out.
(a) As
additional consideration for the Contemplated Transactions, the Buyer shall pay
Seller the contingent price payments set forth in this Section 1.5
(the “Earn-Out”). The amount of the Earn-Out will equal 5%
of EBIT for the Business solely with respect to the Existing DMAs for the years
ending December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; provided that the
Earn-Out for 2006 shall begin to accrue on the day after the Closing Date.
Buyer shall pay Seller the Earn-Out payments annually within 10 days of
MasTec filing its 10-K for the respective fiscal year by wire transfer of next
day funds to an account or accounts designated by Seller. For purposes of this
Agreement, “EBIT” means the Net Income of the Business
solely with respect to the Existing DMAs for the respective twelve-month period
in the applicable fiscal year, plus (a) income Taxes deducted in
determining Net Income, and (b) any interest on indebtedness incurred to
finance the acquisition of the Assets contemplated hereby (including, without
limitation, any original issue discount). For purposes of this Agreement,
“Net Income” means, for any of the foregoing periods, the
net income (or loss) of the Business solely with respect to the Existing DMAs,
determined in accordance with GAAP consistent with MasTec’s other
Advanced Tech Service Group divisions and as set forth in Schedule 1.5;
provided however, that Net Income shall not be adjusted for any intra-company
transfers to or from the Business with respect to MasTec or its Affiliates
unless those transfers relate to a business transaction between the Business
and MasTec or its Affiliates that would have occurred in the ordinary course of
conducting business had Buyer not acquired the Assets. For purposes of
clarification, Net Income shall only be derived from the operation of the
Business in the Existing DMAs and only to the extent the Business is being
conducted in such Existing DMAs during the applicable period, from the services
the Business is offering in the Existing DMAs, and from customers (i.e.,
DirecTV) that the Business is generating orders from as of the date of this
Agreement. Any revenue and expenses resulting from new customers, new DMAs or
new services shall not be included in the definition of Net Income; however,
MasTec shall pay Mr. Phillips a bonus if earned pursuant to the terms of
the Executive Employment Agreement from the successful oversight of such new
customers, DMAs or services as any such incremental oversight responsibilities
may be assigned by MasTec in its reasonable discretion.
(b) If,
within thirty (30) days following delivery of an Earn-Out payment by Buyer
to Seller, Seller has not given Buyer written notice of its objection as to the
Earn-Out payment amount (which notice shall state in reasonable detail the
basis of Seller’s objection), then the Earn-Out payment amount calculated
by Buyer shall be binding and conclusive on the parties. If Seller duly gives
Buyer such notice of objection, and if Seller and Buyer fail to resolve the
issues outstanding with respect to the calculation of the Earn-Out payment
within thirty (30) days of Buyer’s receipt of Seller’s
objection notice, Seller and Buyer shall submit the issues remaining in dispute
to a mutually agreed upon, independent public accountant firm (the “Independent
Accountants”) for resolution applying the principles, policies and
practices referred to in this Section 1.5(b). If issues are submitted to
the Independent Accountants for resolution, (i) Seller and Buyer shall
furnish or cause to be furnished to the Independent
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Accountants such work papers
and other documents and information relating to the disputed issues as the
Independent Accountants may request and are available to that party or its
agents and shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the Independent
Accountants any material relating to the disputed issues and to discuss the issues
with the Independent Accountants; and (ii) the determination by the
Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be delivered to both
Seller and Buyer within sixty (60) days of the submission to the
Independent Accountants of the issues remaining in dispute, shall be final,
binding and conclusive on the parties and shall be used in the calculation of
the Earn-Out payment. The costs and expenses of the Independent Accountants in
a dispute regarding any Earn-Out payment shall be paid by Seller if (A) the
difference between (i) the Earn-Out payment resulting from determination
of the Independent Accountants, and (ii) the Earn-Out payment set forth in
Seller’s notice of objection, is greater than (B) the difference
between (i) the Earn-Out payment resulting from determination of the
Independent Accountants, and (ii) Buyer’s calculation of the
Earn-Out payment as delivered to Seller; otherwise, such costs and expenses of
the Independent Accountants will be paid by Buyer. The Independent Accountants
will be entitled to the privileges and immunities of arbitrators.
1.6
Closing. The purchase and sale of the Assets provided for in this Agreement
(the “Closing”) will be effective as of 12:01 a.m. EST
on the day after the Closing Date and shall take place at the offices of
Buyer’s counsel at Greenberg Traurig, P.A., 1221 Brickell Avenue, Miami,
Florida 33131, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on or before
January 31, 2006, or such other time, date or place, as Seller and Buyer
may agree to in writing. Subject to the provisions of Section 8, failure
to consummate the purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement on the date
and time and at the place determined pursuant to this Section 1.6 will not
result in the termination of this Agreement and will not relieve any party of
any obligation under this Agreement. In such a situation, the Closing will
occur as soon as practicable, subject to Section 8.
1.7
Closing Obligations. In addition to any other documents to be delivered
pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) Seller
and Shareholders, as applicable, will deliver to Buyer:
(i) a
bill of sale for all of the Assets that are Tangible Personal Property in the
form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(i) (the “Bill of Sale”)
duly executed by Seller;
(ii) an
assignment of all of the Assigned Contracts included within the Assets in the
form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(ii), which assignment shall also contain
Buyer’s undertaking and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) duly executed by
Seller;
(iii) assignment
of all Intellectual Property Assets in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(iii)
duly executed by Seller;
(iv) a
release in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(iv) duly executed by the
Shareholders (the “Shareholders’ Release”);
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(v) Executive
employment Contract for Mr. Phillips in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(v)(i)
(the “Executive Employment Agreement”);
(vi) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(vii) such
other deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of title, documents and
other instruments of transfer and conveyance as may reasonably be requested by
Buyer, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and duly
executed by Seller;
(viii) lease
agreement in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(viii) duly executed by
Country Manor Holdings, LLC (the “Greenville Lease”);
(ix) certificate
of an officer of Seller (A) certifying, as of the Closing, attached copies
of the Organizational Documents of Seller certified as of a recent date by the
South Carolina Secretary of State, (B) certifying and attaching all
requisite resolutions of the board of directors and shareholders of Seller
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions, and (C) certifying to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Seller executing this Agreement and any other
document relating to the Contemplated Transactions;
(x) certificate
of officers of Country Manor Holdings, LLC (A) certifying, as of the
Closing, attached copies of the Organizational Documents of Country Manor
Holdings, LLC certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of such
entity’s state of incorporation, (B) certifying and attaching a
unanimous written consent of the members/manger of Country Manor Holdings, LLC
approving the execution and delivery of the Greenville Lease, and (C) certifying
to the incumbency and signatures of the officers of Country Manor Holdings, LLC
executing the Greenville Lease;
(xi) a
certificate of the Trustee (A) certifying, as of the Closing, attached
copies of the Organizational Documents of the Trust, the ESOP, and the Digital
Satellite Services Eligible Individual Account Plan (the “EIAP”),
(B) certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of the
Trust, the ESOP, and the EIAP approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, and
(C) certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the Trustee executing
this Agreement and any other document relating to the Contemplated
Transactions;
(xii) all
Consents required for the valid transfer of the Assets to Buyer and
Buyer’s operation of the Business following the Closing Date, including
without limitation the consent of DirecTV to the Contemplated Transactions
(“DirecTV Consent”) and any Governmental Authorizations
which the Buyer deems necessary to run the Business;
(xiii) certificates
from an officer of the Trustee and each of Mr. Phillips and
Mrs. Phillips as to the accuracy of its and Seller’s representations
and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing (without
giving effect to any supplement to Shareholder’s or Seller’s
schedules) and as to its and Seller’s compliance with and performance of
its and Seller’s covenants and obligations to be performed or complied
with at or before the Closing and (B) a certificate executed by an officer
of Seller as to the accuracy of Seller’s representations and warranties
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing and as to its
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compliance with and
performance of its covenants and obligations to be performed or complied with
at or before the Closing;
(xiv) certificates
from the Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina, North Carolina,
Tennessee and Georgia certifying the good standing of Seller dated not more
than seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date;
(xv) certificates
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware certifying the good standing
of Country Manor Holdings, LLC dated not more than seven (7) days prior to
the Closing Date;
(xvi) any
resale certificate for Inventory or clearance certificate or similar documents
that may be required by any Governmental Body in order to relieve Buyer of any
obligation to withhold any portion of the Purchase Price;
(xvii) a
certificate of Seller certifying that the attached executed Form 1120 for
the year ended December 31, 2004 was filed with the IRS;
(xviii) a
certificate of Seller and the Trust certifying that the attached executed
IRS/DOL Forms 5500, with complete schedules, for the EIAP and the ESOP for the
2004 Plan Year were filed with the IRS;
(xix) a
certificate of the Trustee certifying that the ESOP and the EIAP have engaged
in a direction pass-through process in accordance with Section 409(e)(3)
of the Code;
(xx) an
opinion in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(xx) from Johanson Berenson
LLP, Seller’s legal counsel;
(xxi) an
opinion in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(xxi) from Davis &
Campbell LLC, the Trustee’s legal counsel;
(xxii) Copies
of completed Third Party record keeping reports and independent valuations for
the 2003 and 2004 plan years for the ESOP, the EIAP and the Trust;
(xxiii) Proof
of payment of all transfer Taxes incurred in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions;
(xxiv) a
certificate of the Trust certifying that: (i) the Trust has completed the
required direction pass-through process pursuant to the terms of Sections 8
of the ESOP and EIAP plan documents and Section 409(e)(3) of the Code;
(ii) the Trust has received an opinion from its independent appraiser and
financial advisor dated as of the Closing Date stating that the Purchase Price
is at least equal to “adequate consideration” for the Assets as
that concept is defined under Section 3(18)(B) of ERISA (the “Adequate
Consideration Opinion”) and that the Robert E. Eddy has approved the
Contemplated Transactions in his capacity as Special Trustee of the Trust on
behalf of the Trust;
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(xxv) a
certificate of the Seller certifying that the merger of Seller and Digital
Security Incorporated, a South Carolina corporation, has occurred with Seller
serving as the surviving corporation and attaching the related documentation
that was previously filed with State of South Carolina effecting the merger;
and
(xxvi) such
other documentation as Buyer may reasonably request for the purpose of
evidencing the performance by any of Seller or the Shareholders of, or
compliance by any of Seller or the Shareholders with, any covenant or
obligation pursuant to this Agreement required to be performed or complied with
by such Shareholder or Seller prior to Closing.
(b) Buyer
will deliver:
(i) to
Seller the portion of the Purchase Price to be paid to Seller on the Closing
Date, including the MasTec Shares, in accordance with Section 1.4;
(ii) to
Seller the Executive Employment Agreement duly executed by Buyer;
(iii) to
Seller a certificate of an officer of Buyer (A) certifying, as of the
Closing, attached copies of the Organizational Documents of Buyer certified as
of a recent date by the State of Florida, (B) certifying, and attaching
all requisite resolutions or actions of Buyer’s board of directors
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions and (C) certifying to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Buyer executing this Agreement and any other
document relating to the Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) to
Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement duly executed by Buyer;
(v) to
Seller a certificate of an officer of MasTec (A) certifying, as of the
Closing, attached copies of the Organizational Documents of MasTec certified as
of a recent date by the State of Florida, (B) certifying, and attaching
all requisite resolutions or actions of MasTec’s board of directors
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions and (C) certifying to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of MasTec executing any other document relating to
the Contemplated Transactions;
(vi) to
Seller a certificate executed by an officer of Buyer as to the accuracy of its
representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing and as to its compliance with and performance of its covenants and
obligations to be performed or complied with at or before the Closing; and
(vii) such
other documentation as Seller may reasonably request for the purpose of
evidencing the performance by Buyer of, or compliance by Buyer with, any covenant
or obligation pursuant to this Agreement required to be performed or complied
with by Buyer prior to Closing.
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Each of the deliveries
pursuant to this Section 1.7 will be deemed to occur simultaneously
and no delivery shall be made unless all other deliveries have been made.
2. Representations and
Warranties of Seller and the Shareholders.
In
order to induce Buyer and MasTec to enter into this Agreement, Seller,
Mr. Phillips and Mrs. Phillips, jointly and severally, and the Trust
(solely with respect to the representation and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1(c),
2.1(d), 2.1(e), 2.1(f), 2.1(g), 2.2, 2.16, 2.25, 2.27 and 2.28 as it
relates to the Trust, the ESOP and the EIAP), in each case subject to the
limitations set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2, represent and
warrant to Buyer and MasTec as follows. All references to Seller in this Section 2
shall be deemed to refer to Seller and Seller Predecessors.
2.1
Organization, Good Standing and Capitalization.
(a) Seller
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of South Carolina, with full corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use
the properties and assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all
its obligations under the Assigned Contracts. Seller is duly qualified and
licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under
the laws of North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia and each
other jurisdiction in which either the property owned, leased or operated by it
or the nature of the Business as currently conducted makes such qualification
or license necessary.
(b) Country
Manor Holdings, LLC is a limited liability company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization.
(c) The
Digital Satellite Services Employee Stock Ownership Plan is an employee stock
ownership plan that meets the requirements of Code Sections 401(a) and
4975(e)(7) and Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA.
(d) The
Digital Satellite Services Eligible Individual Account Plan is a tax qualified
plan that meets the requirements of Code Section 401(a) and
Section 407(d)(3) of ERISA.
(e) The
Trust is a tax qualified trust that meets the requirements of Code
Section 501(a).
(f) Seller
and each Shareholder has delivered to Buyer copies of all Organizational
Documents of Seller and such Shareholder as currently in effect.
(g) The
authorized equity securities of Seller consist of 1,000,000 shares of common
stock, no par value per share, of which 1,000,000 shares are issued and
outstanding and constitute the “Shares”. The Trust is, and
as of the Closing Date will be, the record and beneficial owner and holder of
all of the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for any
restriction imposed by United States federal or state securities laws on
Buyer’s subsequent transfer of the Shares. No legend or other reference
to any purported Encumbrance appears upon any certificate representing the
Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable. Other than this Agreement, there are no Contracts
relating
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to the issuance, sale or
transfer of any equity securities or other securities of Seller. None of the
Shares was issued in violation of the Securities Act or any other Legal
Requirement.
(h) Seller
does not own, or have any Contract to acquire, any equity securities or other
securities of any Person or other direct or indirect equity or other ownership
interest in any other business.
(i) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.1(i), the only names used in running the
Business have been the corporate name “Digital Satellite Services, Inc.”
and the dbas “Ron’s TV” and “DSI.”
2.2
Enforceability; Authority; No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and
each Shareholder, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its
terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Seller and each Shareholder of each
agreement to be executed or delivered by Seller or such Shareholder at the
Closing (collectively, the “Seller’s Closing Documents”),
each of Seller’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Seller and each Shareholder who is a party to such
Seller’s Closing Documents, enforceable against it/them in accordance
with its respective terms. Seller and each of the Shareholders has the absolute
and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and Seller’s Closing Documents to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and Seller’s Closing
Documents, and such action has been duly authorized by all necessary action by
such Shareholder’s and Seller’s shareholders and board of
directors.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.2(b), neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or Seller’s Closing Documents nor the consummation or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions will, directly or
indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): (i) Breach
(A) any provision of any of the Organizational Documents of Seller or such
Shareholder or (B) any resolution adopted by the board of directors or the
shareholders of Seller or such Shareholder; (ii) Breach or give any
Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under
any Legal Requirement or any Order to which Seller, any Shareholder or any of
the Assets, may be subject; (iii) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation or Breach of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any
Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or
modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Seller or such
Shareholder that otherwise relates to the Assets or the Business;
(iv) cause Buyer or Seller to become subject to, or to become liable for the
payment of, any Tax; (v) Breach any provision of, or give any Person the
right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the
maturity or performance of, or payment under, or to cancel, terminate or
modify, any Assigned Contract; or (vi) result in the imposition or creation of
any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Assets.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.2(c), Seller is not required to give any
notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of
any of the Contemplated Transactions.
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2.3
Financial Statements; Projections; Forecasts.
(a) Seller
has delivered to Buyer: (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Business
as at December 31, in each of the years 2003 and 2004, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and
cash flows for each fiscal year then ended, including the notes thereto (the
“Annual Financial Statements”); and (ii) an interim
consolidated balance sheet of the Business as at November 30, 2005,
including the notes thereto (the “Balance Sheet”) and the
related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash
flows for the eleven (11) months ended November 30, 2005 (the “Most
Recent Financial Statements” and together with the Annual
Financial Statements, the Balance Sheet and any financial statements delivered
pursuant to Section 4.8, the “Financial Statements”).
The Financial Statements fairly or will fairly present the financial condition
and the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Business as at the respective dates of and for the periods
referred to therein, all in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby, subject in the case of the Most Recent
Financial Statements to footnotes and normal year end adjustments that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Financial Statements have been prepared
from and are in accordance with the accounting Records of the Business.
(b) The
projections included in the final Valuation Report dated September 14,
2005, as updated, and attached as Schedule 2.3(c) were prepared by
The Business Appraisal Institute based upon input from Seller in good faith and
accurately reflects Seller’s projections for the Business.
(c) All
financial projections and forecasts furnished to Buyer were prepared by
Seller’s management in good faith and on the basis of reasonable
assumptions and have been updated with actual results and additional
information since originally delivered by the Seller to the Buyer. These
financial projections and forecasts were based upon the best information and
estimates available when given to the Buyer.
2.4
Books and Records. The books of account, minute books, stock Record books,
and other Records of Seller, all of which have been made available to Buyer,
are complete and correct in all material respects and represent actual, bona
fide transactions and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices. Seller’s minute books contain Records of all meetings held of,
and corporate action taken by, the shareholders, the Boards of Directors, and committees
of the Boards of Directors of Seller, and no meeting of any such shareholders,
Board of Directors or committee has been held for which minutes have not been
prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
2.5
Real Property.
(a) Seller
does not own any real property (including without limitation any option or
other right or obligation to purchase any real property or any interest
therein).
(b)
Schedule 2.5, sets forth a complete list of all real property and
interests in real property used, held for use or intended to be used primarily
in the operation or conduct of the Business other than any such property or
interest constituting an Excluded Asset and
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identifies any leases,
reciprocal easements, operating agreements, licenses or similar agreements
relating thereto. True and complete copies of each agreement set forth on Schedule 2.5
has previously been furnished to Buyer. Each agreement set forth on Schedule 2.5
is in full force and effect and has not been amended in writing or otherwise,
and no party thereto is in default or breach thereunder. No event has occurred
which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would cause a
breach of or default under such agreements. None of Seller, any Shareholder or
any of their respective Affiliates has received written notice of any claimed
abatements, offsets, defenses or other bases for relief or adjustment under any
such agreement.
With
respect to the Premises, (i) Seller has a valid leasehold interest in each
such premises, free and clear of any Encumbrances; (ii) the buildings
located on such premises that are used in the Business are each in good repair
and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and are in the aggregate
sufficient to satisfy Seller’s current and currently anticipated normal
business activities as conducted thereon; (iii) each such premises
(A) has direct access to public roads or access to public roads by means
of a perpetual access easement, such access being sufficient to satisfy the
current transportation requirements of the business presently conducted at such
parcel; and (B) is served by all utilities in such quantity and quality as
are necessary and sufficient to satisfy the current normal business activities
conducted at such parcel; and (iv) none of Seller, any Shareholder of any
of their respective Affiliates has received notice of (A) any
condemnation, eminent domain or similar proceeding affecting any portion of any
such premises or any access thereto, and, no such proceedings are contemplated,
(B) any special assessment or pending improvement liens to be made by any
Governmental Body which may affect any of these premises, or (C) any
violation of building codes and/or zoning ordinances or other Legal Requirements
with respect to any of these premises.
2.6
Tangible Personal Property. Schedule 2.6 sets forth a complete
list and brief description of each item of Tangible Personal Property,
including all vehicles, used, held for use or intended to be used primarily in
the operation or conduct of the Business other than any such property or
interest constituting an Excluded Asset indicating, in each case, the purchase
price thereof, the year of purchase, the accumulated book depreciation and
whether Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates leases or
owns such property. All Tangible Personal Property is in good working order, is
free from any material defect and has been well maintained, and no repairs,
replacements or regularly scheduled maintenance relating to any such item has
been deferred. All leased Tangible Personal Property is in all material
respects in the condition required of such property by the terms of the lease
applicable to thereto.
2.7
Sufficiency of Assets. The Assets comprise all of the assets employed by
Seller, any Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection
with the Business. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.7, the Assets
constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature
whatsoever, necessary to operate the Business, and are sufficient for the
conduct of the Business, immediately following the Closing in substantially the
same manner as currently conducted.
2.8
Title to Assets, Encumbrances. Seller owns or, with respect to any Assets
currently owned by any of the Shareholder or Seller’s or any
Shareholder’s Affiliates, at the time of the Closing will own good and
transferable title to all of the Assets free and clear of any
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Encumbrances other than those
described on Schedule 2.8. At the time of Closing, all Assets shall
be free and clear of all Encumbrances.
2.9
[Intentionally Omitted.]
2.10
Inventory. All Inventory consists of a quality and quantity usable and,
with respect to finished goods, saleable, in the Ordinary Course of Business,
except for obsolete items and items of below-standard quality, all of which
have been written off or written down to net realizable value in the Balance
Sheet or on the accounting Records of the Business as of the Closing Date, as the
case may be. Seller, the Shareholders or any of their respective Affiliates is
not in possession of any Inventory not owned by it, including goods already
sold. All Inventory not written off has been valued using the weighted average
cost method, which approximates the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Inventory now on hand that were purchased after the date of the Balance Sheet
was purchased in the Ordinary Course of Business at a cost not exceeding market
prices prevailing at the time of purchase. The quantities of each item of
Inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods) is not
excessive and is reasonable in the present circumstances of the Business.
Work-in-process Inventory is now valued, and will be valued on the Closing Date,
according to GAAP.
2.11
No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11,
the Business has no Liability except for Liabilities reflected or reserved
against in the Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business since the date of the Balance Sheet.
2.12
Taxes.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.12(a), the Business and the Trust have
filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns and all reports
with respect to Taxes that are or were required to be filed by, with respect to
or in connection with it, either separately or as a member of a group of
Persons, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements. Seller has delivered to
Buyer copies of, and Schedule 2.12(a) lists all such Tax Returns
and reports filed by Seller or that were required to be filed with respect to
or in connection with the Business since January 1, 2000 (the “Seller
Tax Returns”). All Seller Tax Returns are true, correct and complete
in all material respects. All Taxes have been paid, or provision has been made
for the payment of, all Taxes that have or may have become due for all periods
ending on or prior to the Closing Date (including Seller’s 2005 Taxes and
any excise taxes), or pursuant to any assessment received, except such Taxes,
if any, as are listed on Schedule 2.12(a) and are being contested
in good faith and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with
GAAP) have been provided in the Balance Sheet. Except as provided on Schedule 2.12(a),
none of Seller or any Person responsible for the payment of Taxes related to
the Business is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file
any Seller Tax Return. No claim has ever been made or is expected to be made by
any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where any of the Shareholders, Seller
or the Business do not file Tax Returns that any of them is or may be subject
to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances on any of the
Assets that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay
any Tax, and there is no basis for assertion of any claims attributable to
Taxes which, if adversely determined, would result in any such Encumbrance.
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(b)
Schedule 2.12(b) contains a complete and accurate list of all
Seller Tax Returns that have been audited or are currently under audit and
accurately describes any deficiencies or other amounts that were paid or are
currently being contested. No undisclosed deficiencies are expected to be
asserted with respect to any such audit. All deficiencies proposed as a result
of such audits have been paid, reserved against, settled or are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings as described on Schedule 2.12(b).
Seller has delivered, or made available to Buyer, copies of any examination
reports, statements or deficiencies or similar items with respect to such
audits. Except as provided on Schedule 2.12(b), none of the
Shareholders or Seller has Knowledge that any Governmental Body is likely to assess
any additional Taxes for any period for which Seller Tax Returns have been
filed. There is no dispute or claim concerning any Taxes of Seller or the
Business either (i) claimed or raised by any Governmental Body in writing
or (ii) as to which any Shareholder or Seller has Knowledge. Schedule
2.12(b) contains a list of all Seller Tax Returns for which the applicable
statute of limitations has not run. Except as described in Schedule 2.12(b),
neither Seller nor the Business has given or been requested to give waivers or
extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver or extension given by any
other Person) of any statute of limitations relating to the payment of Taxes or
for which Seller or the Business may be liable.
(c) The
charges, accruals and reserves with respect to Taxes on the Records of the
Business are adequate (determined in accordance with GAAP) and are at least
equal to the Business’ liability for Taxes. There exists no proposed tax
assessment or deficiency against the Seller or the Business except as disclosed
in the Balance Sheet or on Schedule 2.12(c). No consent to the
application of Section 341(f)(2) of the Code has been filed with respect
to any property or assets held, acquired, or to be acquired by the Business.
All Taxes that Seller or the Business is or was required by Legal Requirements
to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent
required, have been paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person.
(d) There
is no tax sharing agreement, tax allocation agreement, tax indemnity obligation
or similar written or unwritten agreement, arrangement, understanding or
practice with respect to Taxes (including any advance pricing agreement,
closing agreement or other arrangement relating to Taxes) that will require any
payment by the Business after the date of this Agreement. The Business
(A) has not been a member of an affiliated group within the meaning of
Code Section 1504(a) (or any similar group defined under a similar provision of
state, local or foreign law) and (B) has no liability for Taxes of any
Person under Treas. Reg. sect. 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor by contract or otherwise.
(e) Seller
is not an S corporation as defined in Code Section 1361.
2.13
Employees and Independent Contractors.
(a)
Schedule 2.13 contains a list of the following information for each
employee, director or independent contractor of Seller or the Business, including
each employee or independent contractor on leave of absence or layoff status:
employer; name; job title; current compensation paid or payable, Fair Labor
Standards Act status as exempt or non-exempt and any change in compensation
since January 1, 2005; vacation accrued; and service credited for
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purposes of vesting and
eligibility to participate under Seller’s or any Business’ pension,
retirement, profit-sharing, thrift-savings, deferred compensation, stock bonus,
stock option, cash bonus, employee stock ownership (including investment credit
or payroll stock ownership), severance pay, insurance, medical, welfare,
vacation plan or any other Employee Plan. Schedule 2.13 also
contains a list of employees organized by location which identifies the
following categories of individuals: (i) management; (ii) human
resources, finance, facilities, fleet and administrative personnel;
(iii) service technicians; (iv) call center/sales and (v) other.
(b) The
Business is not and to Seller’s, each Shareholder’s and their
respective Affiliate’s Knowledge, no employee, director or independent
contractor of Seller is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or
arrangement, including any confidentiality, noncompetition, or proprietary rights
agreement, between such employee, director or independent contractor and any
other Person (“Proprietary Rights Agreement”) that in any
way adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of his duties as
an employee, director or independent contractor of the Business, or
(ii) the ability of the Buyer to conduct the Business, including any
Proprietary Rights Agreement with any of the Shareholders or Seller by any such
employee, director or independent contractor. To Seller’s and each Shareholder’s
Knowledge, no director, officer, or other key employee or independent
contractor of Seller or the Business intends to terminate his employment or
contractual relationship with the Business.
(c)
Schedule 2.13 contains a list of the following information for each
retired employee, director or independent contractor of Seller or the Business,
or their dependents, receiving benefits or scheduled to receive benefits in the
future: name, pension benefit, pension option election, retiree medical insurance
coverage, retiree life insurance coverage, and other benefits.
(d)
Schedule 2.13 contains a complete and correct list of all drug
testing forms, completion certificates and background check responses in
Seller’s, any Shareholder’s or any of their respective
Affiliate’s possession for current employees, directors and independent
contractors of Seller or the Business.
2.14
Labor Disputes; Compliance. Since January 1, 2000, Seller or the
Business has not been or is not a party to any collective bargaining or other
labor Contract. Since January 1, 2000, there has not been, there is not
presently pending or existing, and to such Seller’s Knowledge and each
Shareholder’s Knowledge there is not Threatened, (a) any strike, slowdown,
picketing, organizing campaign, work stoppage, or employee grievance process,
(b) any Proceeding against or affecting Seller or the Business relating to
the alleged violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to labor relations or
employment matters, including any charge or complaint filed by an employee or
union with the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, or any comparable Governmental Body, organizational activity, or
other labor or employment dispute against or affecting Seller or its premises,
or (c) any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent.
No event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for
any work stoppage or other labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees
or independent contractors by Seller or the Business, and no such action is
contemplated by Seller or the Business. Seller and the Business have complied
in all material respects with all Legal Requirements relating to employment,
equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours,
benefits, collective bargaining, the
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payment of social security
and similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and plant closing. Neither
Seller nor the Business is liable for the payment of any compensation, damages,
taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however designated, for failure to
comply with any of the foregoing Legal Requirements, including without
limitation any retroactive workers’ compensation.
2.15
Warn Act. Except with respect to the termination of Seller’s
employees on the Closing Date due to the Contemplated Transactions, since the
enactment of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN
Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101 et seq., neither Seller nor
the Business has effectuated (a) a “plant closing” (as defined
in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or
operating units within any site of employment or facility of the Business, or
(b) a “mass layoff’ (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any
site of employment or facility of the Business, nor has Seller or the Business
been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment
terminations relating to the Business sufficient in number to trigger
application of any similar state or local law.
2.16
Employee Benefits.
(a) Set
forth on Schedule 2.16(a) is a list of all “employee benefit
plans” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, all specified fringe
benefit plans as defined in Section 6039D of the Code, and all other
bonus, incentive-compensation, deferred-compensation, profit-sharing,
stock-option, stock-appreciation-right, stock-bonus, stock-purchase,
employee-stock-ownership, savings, severance, change-in-control,
supplemental-unemployment, layoff, salary-continuation, retirement, pension,
health, life-insurance, disability, accident, group-insurance, vacation,
holiday, sick-leave, fringe-benefit or welfare plan, and any other employee
compensation or benefit plan, agreement, policy, practice, commitment, contract
or understanding (whether qualified or nonqualified, currently effective or
terminated, written or unwritten) and any trust, escrow or other agreement
related thereto that (i) is maintained or contributed to by Seller or the
Business or any other Person controlled by, controlling or under common control
with Seller or the Business (within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code
or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b) of ERISA) (”ERISA
Affiliate”) or has been maintained or contributed to in the last six
years by Seller, the Business or any ERISA Affiliate, or with respect to which
Seller, the Business or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability, and
(ii) provides benefits, or describes policies or procedures applicable to
any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or
service provider of Seller, the Business or any ERISA Affiliate, or the
dependents of any thereof, regardless of how (or whether) liabilities for the
provision of benefits are accrued or assets are acquired or dedicated with
respect to the funding thereof (collectively, the “Employee Plans”).
Schedule 2.16(a) identifies as such any Employee Plan that is
(w) a “Defined Benefit Plan” (as defined in
Section 414(1) of the Code); (x) a plan intended to meet the requirements
of Section 401(a) of the Code; (y) a “Multiemployer Plan” (as
defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA); or (z) a plan subject to Title IV
of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan. Also set forth on Schedule 2.16(a)
is a list of all ERISA Affiliates of Seller during the last six years.
(b) Seller
has delivered to Buyer copies of (i) the documents comprising each
Employee Plan (or, with respect to any Employee Plan which is unwritten, a
detailed written description of eligibility, participation, benefits, funding
arrangements, assets and any other
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matters which relate to the
obligations of Seller, the Business or any ERISA Affiliate); (ii) all
trust agreements, insurance contracts or any other funding instruments related
to the Employee Plans; (iii) all rulings, determination letters, no-action
letters or advisory opinions from the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) or any other
Governmental Body that pertain to any Employee Plan and any open requests
therefor; (iv) the most recent actuarial and financial reports (audited
and/or unaudited) and the annual reports filed with any Government Body with
respect to the Employee Plans during the current year and each of the three
preceding years; (v) all collective bargaining agreements pursuant to
which contributions to any Employee Plan(s) have been made or obligations
incurred (including both pension and welfare benefits) by Seller, the Business
or any ERISA Affiliate, and all collective bargaining agreements pursuant to
which contributions are being made or obligations are owed by such entities;
(vi) all contracts with third-party record keepers, trustees, appraisers,
actuaries, accountants, attorneys, investment managers, consultants and other
independent contractors that relate to any Employee Plan; (vii) with
respect to Employee Plans that are subject to Title IV of ERISA, the Form
PBGC-1 filed for each of the three most recent plan years; and (viii) all
summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications and memoranda,
employee handbooks and other written communications, including communications
to Employee Plan participants, regarding the Employee Plans.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.16(c), full payment has been made for
all amounts that are required under the terms of each Employee Plan to be paid
as contributions with respect to all periods prior to and including the last
day of the most recent fiscal year of such Employee Plan ended on or before the
date of this Agreement and all periods thereafter prior to the Closing Date,
and no accumulated funding deficiency or liquidity shortfall (as those terms
are defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code) has
been incurred with respect to any such Employee Plan, whether or not waived.
The value of the assets of each Employee Plan exceeds the amount of all benefit
liabilities (determined on a plan termination basis using the actuarial
assumptions established by the PBGC as of the Closing Date) of such Employee
Plan. Neither Seller nor the Business is required to provide security to an
Employee Plan under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code. The funded status of
each Employee Plan that is a Defined Benefit Plan is disclosed on Schedule 2.16(c)
in a manner consistent with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 87. Seller or the Business has paid in full all required insurance
premiums, subject only to normal retrospective adjustments in the ordinary
course, with regard to the Employee Plans for all policy years or other
applicable policy periods ending on or before the Closing Date.
(d) Except
as disclosed on Schedule 2.16(d), no Employee Plan, if subject to
Title IV of ERISA, has been completely or partially terminated, nor has any
event occurred nor does any circumstance exist that could result in the partial
termination of such Employee Plan. The PBGC has not instituted or threatened a
Proceeding to terminate or to appoint a trustee to administer any of the
Employee Plans pursuant to Subtitle 1 of Title IV of ERISA, and no condition or
set of circumstances exists that presents a material risk of termination or
partial termination of any of the Employee Plans by the PBGC. No Employee Plan
has been the subject of, and no event has occurred or condition exists that
could be deemed, a reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA)
as to which a notice would be required (without regard to regulatory monetary
thresholds) to be filed with the PBGC. Seller or the Business has paid in full
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all insurance premiums due to
the PBGC with regard to the Employee Plans for all applicable periods ending on
or before the Closing Date.
(e) None
of Seller, the Business, the Shareholders, the Trustee, or any Fiduciary of any
Employee Plan, or any ERISA Affiliate has any Liability or has Knowledge of any
facts or circumstances that might give rise to any Liability, and the
Contemplated Transactions will not result in any Liability, (i) for the
termination of or withdrawal from any Employee Plan under Sections 4062,
4063 or 4064 of ERISA, (ii) for any lien imposed under Section 302(f) of
ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code, (iii) for any interest payments
required under Section 302(e) of ERISA or Section 412(m) of the Code,
(iv) for any excise tax imposed by Section 4971 of the Code,
(v) for any minimum funding contributions under Section 302(c)(11) of
ERISA or Section 412(c)(11) of the Code, or (vi) for withdrawal from
any Multiemployer Plan under Section 4201 of ERISA.
(f) Seller and the Business have, at all times, c






