THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
, dated as of November 30, 2006 (the “ Effective
Date ”), is made by and among LEAR CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (“ Lear ”), INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), WL ROSS & CO.
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ WL Ross
”), FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC (“ Franklin
”), and INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH
AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
IACNA ”). WL Ross, Franklin and IACNA have entered
into this Agreement solely for purposes of agreeing to be bound by
the provisions of Section 6.20 below. Each of Lear and the
Company may hereafter be referred to as a “party” or
collectively as “parties.”
A. The Asset Sellers (as
hereinafter defined) and the Sale Companies (as hereinafter
defined) are engaged in the research, development, engineering,
design, manufacturing, distributing, marketing and selling of
automotive interiors components to customers in North
America.
B. The Asset Sellers desire to
transfer, sell, convey, assign and deliver to the Company, and the
Company desires to purchase and accept from the Asset Sellers, the
Purchased Assets (as hereinafter defined), and the Stock Sellers
(as hereinafter defined) desire to sell to the Company and the
Company desires to purchase, the Holding Company Shares (as
hereinafter defined), in each case, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.
C. The Asset Sellers desire to
assign to the Company, and the Company is willing to assume, the
Specified Liabilities (as hereinafter defined) on the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
D. Lear and the Company desire
that the foregoing transactions be completed on such terms and
subject to such conditions and, together with the other, wish to
make certain representations, warranties and covenants in
connection therewith.
Now, therefore, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.1 Definitions . In addition
to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms, as used
herein, have the following meanings when used herein with initial
capital letters:
“ Accounting Firm
” means Deloitte & Touche LLP, or such other firm as may
be agreed in writing by the Company and Lear.
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“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
the first Person on or after the date of this Agreement. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “ control ,” when
used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the
terms “ controlling ” and “
controlled ” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“ Affiliate Loans
” means (i) a loan from WL Ross (or one or more of its
Affiliates) to the Company in the principal amount of $33,333,333
on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Promissory
Note and (ii) a loan from Franklin (or one or more of its
Affiliates) to the Company in the principal amount of $16,666,667
on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Promissory
Note.
“ Agreement ”
means this Asset Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended
from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“ Ancillary Agreements
” means (i) the Transition Services Agreement;
(ii) the Promissory Notes; (iii) the Intellectual
Property Transfer and License Agreement; (iv) the LLC
Agreement; (v) the Registration Rights Agreement;
(vi) the Supply Agreement; (vii) the Asian Joint Venture
Agreement; (viii) the Facility Leases; and (ix) all other
instruments, deeds, assignments, assumptions, certificates, bills
of sale and other agreements entered into by a Lear Company, WL
Ross, Franklin, the Company or IACNA (or any of them or any of
their Affiliates) in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“ Antitrust Laws ”
means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the
Competition Act (Canada), the Mexican Federal Economic Competition
Law and regulations promulgated thereunder and any other statutes,
rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative or judicial
doctrines or other laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or
regulate action having the purpose or effect of monopolization or
restraint of trade.
“ Asian Joint Venture
” means a limited liability company established to hold
assets directly related to Lear’s existing interiors business
with Asian customers, as more specifically described on
Schedule 1.1.1 .
“ Asian Joint Venture
Agreement ” means a limited liability company agreement
between a Subsidiary of Lear, WL Ross and Franklin relating to the
Asian Joint Venture, such agreement to be consistent with the terms
set forth on Schedule 1.1.1 .
“ Asset Sellers ”
means Lear and any of its Affiliates that hold the Purchased Assets
immediately prior to the Closing, including any Subsidiary that
Lear forms prior to the Closing to hold the Purchased Assets in
furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“ Assumed Employee
Liabilities ” means all Liabilities arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business for the payment of employee wages or
salaries, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay for the period from
the date that is 12 months prior to the Closing Date through
the Closing, sick pay, payroll and employer related withholding and
tax and social security obligations, but excluding any other
liabilities or obligations arising under any Benefit
Plan.
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“ Balance Sheet ”
means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet for the Business,
including the Sale Companies, as of the Balance Sheet
Date.
“ Balance Sheet Date
” means September 30, 2006.
“ Benefit Plans ”
means any employee benefit plan, program, scheme, policy,
obligation, arrangement or customary practice, whether written or
unwritten, owed, adopted or followed by a Lear Company or any ERISA
Affiliate, to provide benefits to current or former officers,
directors, Employees of the Business, or a Lear Company or ERISA
Affiliate in connection with the Business, including without
limitation, an “employee benefit plan” within the
meaning of ERISA Section 3(3), any deferred compensation plan,
material fringe benefit plan or program, bonus or incentive plan,
stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock bonus,
phantom stock or stock appreciation plan or arrangement or stock
related award, vacation pay, bonus program, service award, moving
expense, deferred bonus plan, severance plan or arrangement, salary
reduction agreement, change-in-control agreement, employment
agreement or consulting agreement, compensation or separation,
whether or not insured or funded, which in all cases, is sponsored
or maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by
a Lear Company or an ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of, or as to
which a Lear Company or an ERISA Affiliate has any actual or
contingent liability with respect, current or former Employees,
officers or directors of the Business or a Lear Company or an ERISA
Affiliate in connection with the Business.
“ Business ” means
the business and operations comprising Lear’s North American
Interior Systems Division (consisting of instrument panels,
headliners, cockpits, flooring, acoustics, door panels, blow
molding and other miscellaneous automotive plastic parts) as of the
Closing Date, but excluding those operations listed on
Schedule 1.1.2 attached hereto.
“ Business Day ”
means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
commercial banking institutions located in New York City are
authorized or required to close.
“ Business IP ”
means any Intellectual Property Right which relates primarily to
the Business.
“ Business IP Agreements
” means (i) licenses of Intellectual Property by a Sale
Company to a third party, (ii) licenses of Intellectual
Property by any third party to a Sale Company in connection with
the Business, other than nonexclusive object code licenses of
commercially available software, (iii) agreements between any
Sale Company and any third party relating to the development or use
of Intellectual Property or the development or transmission of
data, and (iv) consents, settlements, decrees, orders, injunctions,
judgments or rulings governing the use, validity or enforceability
of the Owned Intellectual Property.
“ Canadian Holding
Company ” means the Delaware corporation to be formed by
the Lear Companies pursuant to the Reorganization, which, as of the
Closing Date, shall own, directly or indirectly, all of the issued
and outstanding shares or other equity ownership interests of the
Canadian Subsidiaries.
“ Canadian Subsidiaries
” means the Canadian entities formed pursuant to the
Reorganization to hold, as of the Closing Date, the assets owned by
the Current Canadian Subsidiaries and used primarily in the
Business.
“ Closing Net Working
Capital ” means the Net Working Capital as of the Closing
Date, determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 2.5.
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“ Closing Tooling Net
Assets ” means the Tooling and Engineering Net Assets
included in the Purchased Assets and the Sale Companies as of the
Closing Date.
“ Code ” means the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Contracts ”
means purchase orders, sales agreements, service contracts,
distribution agreements, leases, licenses, product warranty or
service agreements, and other commitments, agreements, and
undertakings binding upon a Person.
“ Current Assets ”
means all accounts receivable, inventory and prepaid expenses to
non-affiliated third parties, (including all inter-company trade
accounts receivable between two or more Lear Companies (with
respect to the Business), but excluding all other inter-company
receivables between two or more Lear Companies (with respect to the
Business)) and excluding the assets described in clause (i) of
the definition of Tooling and Engineering Net Assets.
“ Current Canadian
Subsidiaries ” means Lear Canada Investments, Ltd., Lear
Corporation Canada, Ltd. and Lear Canada.
“ Current Liabilities
” means all accounts payable and accrued expenses (including
all inter-company trade accounts payable between two or more Lear
Companies (with respect to the Business), but excluding all other
inter-company payables between two or more Lear Companies (with
respect to the Business)), excluding all accrued Income Taxes of
any Lear Company and Transfer Taxes as defined in
Section 6.14(g) and excluding the liabilities described in
clause (ii) of the definition of Tooling and Engineering Net
Assets.
“ Current Mexican
Subsidiaries ” means Lear Corporation Mexico, S. de R.L.
de C.V., Lear Electrical Systems de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.,
Consorcio Industrial Mexicano de Autopartes, S.A. de C.V. and Lear
Corporation Silao, S.A. de C.V.
“ Current Subsidiaries
” means the Current Canadian Subsidiaries and the Current
Mexican Subsidiaries.
“ Customer Contract
” means all Contracts between a Lear Company and a customer
of the Business in connection with the Business.
“ Employees ”
means all current and former employees of the Asset Sellers and the
Current Subsidiaries (to the extent employed primarily in
connection with the Business) and all current or former employees
of the Sale Companies, other than the Excluded
Employees.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any Person that, together with the Asset Sellers,
would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“ Excluded Assets
” means the following assets of the Asset Sellers:
(i) all cash, cash equivalents
(including marketable securities), bank accounts and bank deposits
(other than rent deposits in respect of any leasehold Real
Property);
(ii) all prepaid Income Taxes and
claims or rights to refunds for any Income Taxes for which the
relevant Asset Seller either is or may be liable, together
with
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any net operating losses or future tax benefits relating thereto
that the relevant Asset Seller is or may be entitled to;
(iii) all pension or retirement plan
assets of the relevant Asset Seller under any Benefit Plan of any
Lear Company with respect to any Employee;
(iv) all corporate minute books and
stock transfer books, corporate seals, books of account, financial
records, Tax Returns, Tax files and related Tax work papers and all
documents prepared in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, whether in hard copy or electronic format
(collectively, the “ Excluded Records ”),
provided that the Company shall receive copies of the books of
accounts and financial records included in the Excluded
Records;
(v) all rights of the relevant Asset
Seller pertaining to any causes of action, lawsuits, judgments,
claims, demands, counterclaims, set-offs or defenses that the
relevant Asset Seller may have with respect to the Retained
Liabilities, any of the Excluded Assets, this Agreement and/or any
of the Ancillary Agreements;
(vi) the Retained Names, other than
the rights to use any such Retained Name or other right pursuant to
the Intellectual Property Transfer and License Agreement and
pursuant to Section 6.15;
(vii) any equity interest in any Lear
Company other than the Sale Companies;
(viii) all Intellectual Property
Rights owned or licensed by the relevant Asset Seller other than
the Lear Business IP and the Business IP Agreements, except to the
extent set forth in the Intellectual Property Transfer and License
Agreement;
(ix) all policies of insurance and
all proceeds therefrom to the extent related to any Excluded
Liability;
(x) all assets of the Business sold
or otherwise disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business during
the period from the Effective Date until the close of business on
the Closing Date not in violation of any Asset Seller’s
obligations under this Agreement;
(xi) all accounts receivable
(including all inter-company non-trade receivables) and prepaid
expenses to the extent not reflected in the calculation of the
Closing Net Working Capital;
(xii) all assets set forth in
Schedule 1.1.3 ; and
(xiii) all other assets of the
relevant Asset Seller that are not primarily used in the Business
and all rights arising from any of those assets.
“ Excluded Employees
” means those persons listed in Schedule 1.1.4
.
“ Facility Leases
” means the lease(s) for the facilities described in
Section 6.18, the material terms of which are set forth on
Exhibit A hereto.
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“ Financial Statements
” means (i) the Balance Sheet and (ii) the related
unaudited consolidated statements of income for the Business for
the nine months ended on the Balance Sheet Date, attached hereto as
Schedule 1.1.5 .
“ GAAP ” means
generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect in the
United States on the date of this Agreement, consistently applied
in accordance with the past practice of the Business.
“ Governmental Authority
” means any governmental or regulatory agency, authority,
bureau, commission, department, official or similar body or
instrumentality, or any governmental court, arbitral tribunal or
other body administering dispute resolution or judicial or
quasi-judicial authority.
“ Holding Companies
” means the Canadian Holding Company and the Mexican Holding
Company.
“ Holding Company Shares
” means all of the issued and outstanding shares or other
equity ownership interests of the Mexican Holding Company and the
Canadian Holding Company.
“ Income Taxes ”
means any Tax imposed on, or measured by, net income or net worth
(including any penalties or interest or other additional amounts
imposed thereon).
“ Income Tax Return
” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund,
information return or other document (including any related or
supporting schedules, statements or information) filed or required
to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or
collection of Income Taxes of any party or the administration of
any Laws or administrative requirements relating to any Income
Taxes.
“ Indebtedness ”
means indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligations, whether or not pursuant to a written Contract, and all
obligations to guarantee or collateralize any such indebtedness or
obligation of any Affiliate.
“ Intellectual Property
Transfer and License Agreement ” means the Intellectual
Property Transfer and License Agreement in the form of
Exhibit B .
“ Intellectual Property
Right ” means any trademark, service mark, trade name,
product designation, logo, slogan, invention, patent, trade secret,
copyright, know-how, proprietary design or process, computer
software and database, Internet address or domain name (including
any registrations or applications for registration or renewal of
any of the foregoing), research in progress, or any other similar
type of proprietary intellectual property right.
“ IRS ” means the
U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency and, to the
extent relevant, the U.S. Department of Treasury.
“ Knowledge of Lear
”, or words of similar import, means the actual knowledge of
Roger Jackson, Douglas DelGrosso, Daniel Ninivaggi, Joseph Zimmer,
James Kamsickas, Jeff Vanneste, Earl La Fontaine (with respect to
intellectual property matters) or Bill Brockhaus (as to the Current
Mexican Subsidiaries), collectively.
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“ Knowledge of the
Company ”, or words of similar import, means the actual
knowledge of Wilbur Ross, Patrick Machir or Stephen Toy,
collectively.
“ Law ” means any
U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local statute, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance, code, permit, license, policy or rule of
common law.
“ Lear Business IP
” means all Business IP owned or controlled by Lear or any
Lear Affiliate (other than the Sale Companies).
“ Lear Company ”
means Lear or one of its controlled Affiliates (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, the Sale Companies).
“ Lear IP Agreements
” means (a) licenses of Business IP by Lear or any Lear
Affiliate (other than the Sale Companies) to any third party,
(b) licenses of Business IP by any third party to Lear or any
Lear Affiliate (other than the Sale Companies), (c) agreements
between Lear or any Lear Affiliate and any third party relating to
the development or use of Business IP, and (d) consents,
settlements, decrees, orders, injunctions, judgments or rulings
governing the use, validity or enforceability of the Lear Business
IP.
“ Liability ”
means any obligation or liability (whether known or unknown,
whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent,
whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
and whether due or to become due).
“ Lien ” means,
with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of
any kind in respect of such property or asset.
“ LLC Agreement ”
means the limited liability company agreement of IACNA, the form of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit C .
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means one or more events, occurrences,
developments or circumstances that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial
condition, prospects or results of operations of the Business, as
applicable (taken as a whole), excluding, in each case, any such
effect resulting from or arising out of (i) changes or
conditions generally affecting the automotive industry in North
America or the industry sectors that include the Business that do
not have a disproportionate effect on the Business relative to the
competitors of the Business, (ii) the execution or performance of
this Agreement or the announcement thereof, (iii) changes in
financial markets or changes in the economies of Canada, Mexico or
the United States, (iv) changes arising from or relating to
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, or action taken, or
failure to act, to which Lear or the Company, as applicable, has
consented, or (v) changes in Laws after the date
hereof.
“ Mexican Holding
Company ” means the Delaware corporation to be formed by
the Lear Companies pursuant to the Reorganization, which, as of the
Closing Date, shall own, directly or indirectly, all of the issued
and outstanding shares or other equity ownership interests of the
Mexican Subsidiaries.
“ Mexican Subsidiaries
” means Consorcio Industrial Mexicano de Autopartes, S.A. de
C.V. and/or Lear Corporation Silao, S.A. de C.V. and/or one or more
Mexican entities formed
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pursuant to the Reorganization to hold, as of the Closing Date, the
assets owned by the Current Mexican Subsidiaries and used primarily
in the Business.
“ Net Working Capital
” means the remainder of (i) the consolidated Current
Assets of the Sale Companies and the Current Assets included in the
Purchased Assets, minus (ii) the consolidated Current
Liabilities of the Sale Companies and the Asset Sellers, excluding
any Retained Sale Company Liabilities and Retained
Liabilities.
“ Order ” means
any judgment, injunction, judicial or administrative order or
decree.
“ Ordinary Course of
Business ” means, with respect to any Person, the
ordinary course of business of such Person, consistent in all
material respects with such Person’s past practice and
custom.
“ Owned Intellectual
Property ” means Business IP owned by a Sale
Company.
“ Permit ” means
all permits, licenses, franchises and other federal, state, local
and foreign governmental approvals and authorizations.
“ Permitted Lien ”
means (i) Liens of landlords pursuant to Purchased Contracts,
mechanics’, workmen’s, carriers’
repairmen’s, retention of title or other like Liens arising
or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business in respect of
obligations that are not overdue or which are being contested in
good faith (provided that such contested obligations are not
material in amount), (ii) statutory liens for Taxes,
assessments and other similar governmental charges that are not
overdue or Liens required to maintain or comply with the terms of
any currently active Tax Incentives, (iii) Liens that arise
under zoning, land use and other similar imperfections of title
that arise in the Ordinary Course of Business and that, in the
aggregate, do not materially affect the value, use or marketability
of the property subject thereto, (iv) other Liens on assets
that do not materially affect the value, use or marketability of
the assets subject thereto, and (v) Liens created by the
Company or IACNA. Any statutory lien arising under
Sections 302 or 4068 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code
with respect to any Benefit Plan in favor of such plan or PBGC
shall not be a Permitted Lien.
“ Person ” means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, association, trust or other entity or organization
or Governmental Authority.
“ Post-Closing Tax
Period ” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing
Date.
“ Pre-Closing Tax Period
” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing
Date.
“ Promissory Notes
” means the Promissory Notes by the Company to each of WL
Ross and Franklin evidencing their respective Affiliate Loans in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .
“ Purchased Assets
” means all of each Asset Seller’s right, title and
interest in the assets, properties, rights, contracts, interests,
claims and operations, wherever located, whether tangible or
intangible, real or personal, that are owned by, leased by or in
the possession or control of such Asset Seller and used primarily
in the Business, other than the Excluded Assets,
including:
(i) all raw materials and
inventories, wherever located, owned or maintained by the relevant
Asset Seller, including inventories of warehoused stock,
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finished product, work-in progress, raw and pack materials, stores
and supplies to the extent relating primarily to the
Business;
(ii) the freehold, leasehold and
other interests in the real property that are listed or required to
be listed in Schedule 4.14, together with all right, title and
interest of the relevant Asset Seller in all buildings,
improvements, fixtures and other appurtenances thereto (the “
Real Property ”);
(iii) the machinery, tooling,
equipment, furniture, computers and other tangible personal
property used primarily in the Business;
(iv) the accounts receivable and
prepaid expenses arising out of or relating primarily to the
Business to the extent reflected in the calculation of the Closing
Net Working Capital (including all inter-company trade accounts
receivable between an Asset Seller or a Sale Company and Lear or
any of Lear’s Subsidiaries) and the assets described in
clause (i) of the definition of Tooling and Engineering Net
Assets;
(v) the Customer Contracts and all
other contracts of the relevant Asset Seller relating primarily to
the Business, including the Lear IP Agreements (the “
Purchased Contracts ”);
(vi) all Lear Business IP as set
forth in the Intellectual Property Transfer and License
Agreement;
(vii) the goodwill, to the extent
generated by and associated with the Business;
(viii) the books and records of the
relevant Asset Seller relating primarily to the Business, including
the books of account, tax, general, financial, accounting and
personnel records as legally permissible, files, invoices, client
(current and prospective) and supplier lists, business plans,
marketing studies and other written information, other than the
Excluded Records;
(ix) all Permits relating to, or
required for, the Business, to the extent transferable under their
terms and applicable Laws;
(x) the assets reflected as such in
the Financial Statements and any similar assets acquired between
the date thereof and the Closing Date (including all rent deposits
in respect of leasehold Real Property);
(xi) all proceeds received or
receivable by the relevant Asset Seller under any insurance policy
to the extent related to any Assumed Liability;
(xii) all claims, rights and causes
of action that may arise under any Purchased Contract or the
conduct of the Business (other than any claims, rights and causes
of actions to the extent related to a Retained Liability or an
Excluded Asset); and
(xiii) all other assets of the
relevant Asset Seller that are primarily used in the Business, and
all rights arising from any of those assets.
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“ Registered ”
means issued by, registered with, renewed by or the subject of a
pending application before any Governmental Authority or Internet
domain name register.
“ Registration Rights
Agreement ” means the registration rights agreement, the
form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E
.
“ Relevant Lear Company
” means Lear, each Asset Seller, each Current Subsidiary and
each Stock Seller.
“ Retained Names ”
means the “Lear” name, all variations, derivations and
graphical representations thereof and all trademarks, service
marks, trade names, or related corporate names and all domain names
and Interest addresses that include the name
“Lear.”
“ Sale Companies ”
means the Holding Companies, the Canadian Subsidiaries and the
Mexican Subsidiaries.
“ Sale Companies
Adjustment ” means (a) the sum of the cash and cash
equivalents and the amount of inter-company receivables due to the
Sale Companies from Lear or any of Lear’s Subsidiaries at
Closing (excluding any such inter-company accounts receivable that
are trade accounts receivable) minus (b) the amount of
inter-company payables due to Lear or any of Lear’s
Subsidiaries from the Sale Companies at Closing (excluding any such
inter-company accounts payable that are trade accounts payable),
all as determined without regard to the Mexican Tax Reimbursement,
including the payments and obligations related thereto.
“ Specified Liabilities
” means all Liabilities of the Asset Sellers or the Sale
Companies, as the case may be, arising out of or relating to the
ownership of the Purchased Assets (in the case of the Asset
Sellers) or the operation of the Business prior to or following the
Closing in the following categories of Liabilities: product
warranty, product liability, litigation and environmental,
excluding, however, any Liabilities (i) arising from criminal
acts by or attributable to Lear or any of its Affiliates or
(ii) incurred other than in the Ordinary Course of Business of
the applicable Lear Company.
“ Stock Sellers ”
means the Lear Companies that hold the Holding Company Shares
immediately prior to the Closing.
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation 50% or
more of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms
thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors
of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time
stock of any class or classes of such corporation have or might
have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is
at the time owned by such Person, directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability
company, association, joint venture, trust or other entity in which
such Person, directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, is either
a general partner, has a 50% or greater equity interest at the time
or otherwise owns a controlling interest.
“ Subsidiary Shares
” means all of the issued and outstanding shares or other
equity ownership interests in the Mexican Subsidiaries and the
Canadian Subsidiaries.
“ Supply Agreement
” means one or more supply agreements between Lear and the
Company, the material terms of which are summarized in
Exhibit F attached hereto.
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“ Target Net Working
Capital ” means $48.5 Million.
“ Target Tooling Net
Assets ” means $110 Million.
“ Tax ” means
(i) any foreign, United States federal, state or local net
income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise,
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental or
windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or
other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together
with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount
imposed by any Law or Taxing Authority, whether disputed or not,
(ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of any of
the foregoing as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group, or being a party
to any agreement or arrangement whereby liability for payment of
such amounts was determined or taken into account with reference to
the liability of any other Person, (iii) any liability for the
payment of any amounts as a result of being a party to any tax
sharing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) or with
respect to the payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing as a
result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other
Person, and (iv) any liability for the payment of any of the
foregoing types as a successor or transferee.
“ Taxing Authority
” means any Governmental Authority responsible for the
imposition, administration or collection of any Tax.
“ Third-Party Claim
” means any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding made or
brought by any Person who or which is not a party to this Agreement
or who or which is not an Affiliate of any party to this
Agreement.
“ Tooling and Engineering
Net Assets ” means (i) engineering and tooling costs
that are lump sum payable by the customer and capitalized
engineering and tooling costs and gains that will be amortized
following the date of determination, less (ii) divisional
accounts payable related to the Business recorded at the Dearborn,
Michigan Division Office.
“ Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements.
“ Transition Services
Agreement ” means the transition services agreement, the
form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G
.
“ Transferred Employees
” means those Employees (including those on short-term
disability or long-term disability) who immediately prior to the
Closing Date are employed by the Sale Companies, other than
Excluded Employees.
1.2 Other Defined Terms . In
addition, the following terms used herein with initial capital
letters will have the meanings specified on the following
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TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND SALE COMPANIES
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, Lear will and will cause each other Asset Seller to sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver (“ Transfer
”) and the Company will purchase and accept, free and clear
of Liens (other than Permitted Liens) all of such Asset
Seller’s right, title and interest in the Purchased
Assets.
(b) In
confirmation of the foregoing sale, assignment and transfer, Lear
will, and will cause the other Asset Sellers to, and the Company
will, execute and deliver at the Closing such bills of sale and
other instruments of assignment and transfer as the Company or Lear
may reasonably deem necessary or desirable.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Excluded Assets are
being retained by the Asset Sellers and will not be included in the
Purchased Assets.
2.2 Liabilities Assumed by the
Company .
(a) At
the Closing, the Company will assume as of the Closing Date, and
will subsequently pay, honor and discharge when due and payable and
otherwise in accordance with their terms, all of the following
Liabilities of the Asset Sellers (other than any such Liabilities
which are specifically set forth in Section 2.2(b))
(collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities
”):
(i) all
Current Liabilities of the Asset Sellers, to the extent included in
the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital;
(ii)
all Specified Liabilities of the Asset Sellers;
(iii)
all Liabilities of the Asset Sellers under the executory portion of
the Purchased Contracts, excluding (A) any of such Purchased
Contracts that contain a non-competition, exclusivity or similar
restrictive covenant limiting the rights of an Asset Seller to
fully conduct any business or activity after the Closing (other
than any such Purchased Contracts that contain such restrictions
related to product development activities) and (B) Liabilities
arising from the breach of any such Purchased Contracts prior to
the Closing;
(iv)
all Assumed Employee Liabilities of the Asset Sellers relating to
Hired Employees;
(v) all
Liabilities for Transfer Taxes of the Asset Sellers to the extent
set forth in Section 6.14; and
(vi)
all divisional accounts payable related to the Business to the
extent included in the calculation of Tooling and Engineering Net
Assets.
(b) Except
for the Assumed Liabilities specifically identified in
Section 2.2, each Asset Seller shall retain and subsequently
pay, honor and discharge when due and
payable all other Liabilities of such Asset Seller (the “
Retained Liabilities ”), including the following
Liabilities:
(i) all
Liabilities of such Asset Seller to the extent attributable to any
of the Excluded Assets (irrespective of whether such obligations or
liabilities arise before, on or after the Closing Date);
(ii)
all Liabilities of such Asset Seller with respect to any employee
of such Asset Seller who is not a Hired Employee;
(iii)
all Liabilities for any legal, accounting, investment banking,
brokerage or similar fees or expenses incurred by such Asset Seller
or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv)
all Liabilities of such Asset Seller relating to, resulting from or
arising out of the failure of such Asset Seller to perform or
discharge any of its agreements contained in this
Agreement;
(v) all
Liabilities for Income Taxes of such Asset Seller to the extent
arising out of the conduct of the Business prior to and including
the Closing;
(vi)
all Liabilities of such Asset Seller under any Contracts to the
extent not assumed under Section 2.2(a)(iii);
(vii)
all Liabilities of such Asset Seller incurred by or accruing to
such Asset Seller after the Closing Date that is not an Assumed
Liability;
(viii)
all Liabilities of such Asset Seller that were required to be
reflected on the Balance Sheet under GAAP and were not so
reflected;
(ix)
all Indebtedness of such Asset Seller; and
(x) all
Liabilities arising under any Benefit Plan.
(c) In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Company will execute and deliver
at the Closing all instruments of assumption as Lear may reasonably
deem necessary or desirable to evidence the assumption by the
Company of the Assumed Liabilities.
(d) To
the extent, if any, that any Liability might be partly an Assumed
Liability and partly a Retained Liability, the apportionment of
such liability or obligation will be determined pursuant to GAAP.
Nothing set forth in the foregoing sentence will be deemed to
affect, modify, supplement or otherwise change the definitions of
Assumed Liabilities and Retained Liabilities set forth in this
Agreement.
2.3 Transfer of Holding Company
Shares; Retention of Sale Company Liabilities .
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, Lear will cause the Stock Sellers to Transfer, and the
Company will purchase, all of the Holding Company Shares, free and
clear from all Liens.
(b) Immediately
prior to the Closing, Lear will cause each Stock Seller to assume
as of immediately prior to the Closing, and will cause each of them
to subsequently pay, honor and discharge when due and payable and
otherwise in accordance with their terms, all Liabilities of the
Sale Companies owned, directly or indirectly, by it other
than:
(i) all
Current Liabilities of such Sale Company, to the extent included in
the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital;
(ii)
all Specified Liabilities of such Sale Company;
(iii)
all Liabilities of such Sale Company under the executory portion of
the customer and other Contracts of such Sale Company relating
primarily to the Business, excluding (A) any of such Contracts that
contain a non-competition, exclusivity or similar restrictive
covenant limiting the rights of such Sale Company, the Company or
any of its Affiliates to fully conduct any business or activity
after the Closing (other than any such Contracts that contain such
restrictions related to product development activities) and
(B) Liabilities arising from the breach of any such Contract
prior to the Closing;
(iv)
all Assumed Employee Liabilities of such Sale Company relating to
Transferred Employees; and
(v) all
Tax Liabilities of such Sale Company other than Tax Liabilities for
which a Lear Company is specifically liable pursuant to
Section 6.14.
(c) In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Stock Sellers and the Sale
Companies will execute and deliver at the Closing all instruments
of assignment and assumption as the Company or Lear may reasonably
deem necessary or desirable to evidence the assumption by the Stock
Sellers of the Retained Sale Company Liabilities.
(d) The
Liabilities assumed by the Stock Sellers pursuant to
Section 2.3(b) are referred to herein as the “
Retained Sale Company Liabilities ”.
(a) In
consideration of the Transfer of the Purchased Assets and the
Holding Company Shares to the Company at Closing, the Company shall
(i) pay Lear $300,000 (the “ Cash Consideration
”) and (ii) assume the Assumed Liabilities (together
with the Cash Consideration, the “ Purchase Price
”). The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that
Lear may be required to fund up to $25 Million in cash as
additional Purchased Assets based on the financial performance of
the Business in 2007 as separately agreed to by the
parties.
(b) In
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations
thereunder, the consideration hereunder shall be allocated among
the Purchased Assets and the Holding Company Shares as agreed to by
the parties prior to Closing and attached hereto as
Schedule 2.4 . In furtherance of the foregoing, Lear
will deliver to the Company a proposed allocation and supporting
valuation report (the “ Initial Valuation Report
”) no later than 60 days after the date hereof, and the
Company will provide any comments, questions or objections with
respect thereto no later than 20 days after the delivery of
the Initial Valuation Report, provided that the deadline for
delivery of the Initial Valuation Report may be extended in 15-day
increments with the Company’s prior written consent, not to
be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. The parties will thereafter cooperate diligently and in
good faith to promptly resolve any disputes and agree upon
Schedule 2.4 . The parties, in connection with their
respective U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns and other
filings, agree not to take any position inconsistent with such
purchase price allocation for Tax reporting purposes. Any
adjustment to the purchase price shall be allocated as provided by
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1060-1(c).
2.5 Closing Net Working
Capital .
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 6.1 or the definitions of
Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, the parties by mutual
agreement shall prior to the Closing (i) cause the Asset Sellers to
exclude certain accounts receivable from the Purchased Assets or
the Sale Companies to distribute certain accounts receivable to
another Lear Company or (ii) cause the Asset Sellers to
exclude certain accounts payable from the Assumed Liabilities or
the Sale Companies to distribute certain accounts payable to
another Lear Company, in any case, in furtherance of trying to
provide Closing Net Working Capital to the Company at Closing that
is as close as practicable to the Target Net Working
Capital.
(b) No
less than five Business Days prior to the Closing, Lear shall
deliver to the Company a written statement setting forth in detail
Lear’s good faith estimate of the Closing Net Working
Capital, taking into account any actions of the Lear Companies
pursuant to Section 2.5(a), and Lear’s good faith
estimate of the Closing Tooling Net Assets (the “
Estimated Closing Tooling Net Assets ”). If the
Estimated Closing Tooling Net Assets is greater than $130 Million
based on changes in the actual collection or payment of amounts
from the forecast existing as of the date of this Agreement, the
parties shall consult with one another in good faith to determine
whether any withholding of receivables by Lear from the Purchased
Assets is appropriate under the circumstances.
(c) Lear
shall deliver to the Company, no later than 60 days after the
Closing Date, Lear’s calculation of the Closing Net Working
Capital and the Closing Tooling Net Assets (the “ Lear
Calculation ”).
(d) Lear’s
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital and the Closing
Tooling Net Assets shall be (A) prepared in good faith and
based upon reasonable assumptions, and (B) consistent with
GAAP and the accounting practices set forth in
Schedule 2.5 , which were used in the preparation of
the Financial Statements.
(e) If
the Company disagrees with the Lear Calculation, the Company shall
provide written notice (a “ Dispute Notice ”) to
Lear of its objection(s) to such calculation. If the Company does
not provide a Dispute Notice within 30 days after Lear’s
delivery of the Lear Calculation, the Closing Net Working Capital
and the Closing Tooling Net Assets set forth therein shall be
deemed the finally determined Closing Net Working Capital and the
Closing Tooling Net Assets. If the Company delivers a Dispute
Notice, Lear and the Company will use good faith efforts during the
30 day period after the delivery of such Dispute Notice (the
“ WC Resolution Period ”) to seek to resolve the
differences set forth therein. If Lear and the Company cannot reach
written agreement during the WC Resolution Period, their
disagreements, limited to those issues still in dispute, will be
submitted by the parties for determination by the Accounting
Firm.
(f) During
the period beginning on the date hereof and ending upon the final
determination of the Closing Net Working Capital and the Closing
Tooling Net Assets (including the WC Resolution Period, if
necessary), the parties will provide to each other such
reasonable
access to financial and other information of the Business, the Lear
Companies and the Sale Companies as it may request in good faith to
assess the Closing Net Working Capital and the Closing Tooling Net
Assets.
(g) Lear
and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause
the Accounting Firm to submit its written statement of its
adjudication of the disputes between Lear and the Company within
10 days after submission of the matter to the Accounting Firm.
The determination of the Accounting Firm shall constitute an
arbitral award that is final, binding and unappealable and upon
which a judgment may be entered by any court having jurisdiction
thereof. In acting hereunder, the Accounting Firm shall be entitled
to the privileges and immunities of arbitrators.
(h) If
the finally determined Closing Net Working Capital is less than
$47.5 Million, Lear shall make a cash payment to the Company in the
amount by which the finally determined Closing Net Working Capital
is less than $47.5 Million. If the finally determined Closing Net
Working Capital is greater than $49.5 Million, the Company shall
make a cash payment to Lear in the amount by which the finally
determined Closing Net Working Capital is greater than $49.5
Million. If the finally determined Closing Net Working Capital is
equal to or greater than $47.5 Million and less than or equal to
$49.5 Million, no payment shall be required by either
party.
(i) If
the finally determined Closing Tooling Net Assets is less than the
Target Tooling Net Assets, Lear shall make a payment to the Company
in the amount by which the finally determined Closing Tooling Net
Assets is less than the Target Tooling Net Assets either by
(i) delivering a cash payment to the Company equal to such
amount, (ii) crediting the amount due against accounts
receivable from the Company to the Lear Companies,
(iii) retaining accounts payable related to the Tooling and
Engineering Net Assets in such amount or (iv) any combination
of the foregoing.
(j) Any
payments required to be made pursuant to Sections 2.5(h) and
2.5(i) shall be netted against each other and any resulting amount
payable, shall be made within five Business Days after the date of
the final determination of the Closing Net Working Capital and
Closing Tooling Net Assets by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account specified by the recipient or
delivery of a credit memo, as applicable.
(k) Any
amounts paid or credited pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall
for Income Tax purposes be treated as an adjustment to the purchase
price and shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets and the
Holding Company Shares as provided by Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1060-1(c).
3.1 Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company
under this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby will be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may
be waived at the option of the Company:
(a)
Regulatory Approvals . Subject to Section 6.5(d), the
applicable waiting period, if any, under the Antitrust Laws shall
have expired or been waived or terminated, and all
other required regulatory approvals shall have been received,
including (i) in respect of the European Union, (A) a
decision by the European commission under the ECMR that the
European Commission has decided not to oppose the proposed
concentration and has declared it to be compatible with the common
market, or (B) the time limit (including any applicable
extensions) for the taking by the European Commission of a decision
under Article 6(1) of the ECMR having passed with no such
decision having been taken and (ii) in respect of Canada, the
Commissioner of Competition (the “ Canadian
Commissioner ”) appointed under the Competition Act
(Canada) (the “ Canadian Competition Act ”)
shall have (A) issued an advance ruling certificate under
Section 102 of the Canadian Competition Act, or
(B) advised the Company in writing that the Canadian
Commissioner has determined not to file an application for an order
under Part VIII of the Canadian Competition Act, and any terms
and conditions attached to such advice shall be acceptable to the
Company.
(b)
No Misrepresentation or Breach . (i) There shall have
been no material breach by Lear in the performance of any of the
covenants herein to be performed by it in whole or in part prior to
the Closing, (ii) the representations and warranties of Lear
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the
Closing Date as if made anew on the Closing Date (except for
representations or warranties made as of a specified date, which
shall be true and correct as of the specified date), except for
changes therein specifically permitted by this Agreement or
resulting from any transaction expressly consented to in writing by
the Company and other than breaches of representations and
warranties which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
(iii) Lear shall have delivered to the Company a certificate
certifying each of the foregoing, dated the Closing Date and signed
by one of its executive officers to the foregoing
effect.
(c)
Ancillary Agreements . Each of the Ancillary Agreements
shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto
(other than the Company and its Affiliates).
(d)
Certain Consents . The Lear Companies shall have obtained
the consents, waivers or approvals set forth in
Schedule 3.1(d) which consents shall not impose any
conditions adverse to the Company or a Sale Company or any terms or
conditions that are less favorable than those applicable
immediately prior to the Closing) and the Company shall have
received all Permits material to the operation of the Business;
provided, that in the event of the failure to obtain any such
consents or Permits, the parties shall work in good faith to
negotiate alternative arrangements (including pursuant to
Section 6.10(b)) that provide the Company or the applicable
Sale Company with substantially the same benefits or
authorizations, without imposing any additional material costs or
risks, in order to satisfy this condition to Closing.
(e)
Liens . The Company shall have received evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it that the Purchased Assets and the Holding
Company Shares at the Closing will be Transferred to the Company,
free and clear of all Liens other than, in the case of the
Purchased Assets, Permitted Liens.
(f)
Litigation . No Order shall have been issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction and be in effect which restrains or
prohibits any material transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
(g)
Business Condition . There shall not have occurred program
terminations as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement that individually or in the aggregate have had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h)
Material Adverse Effect . There shall have been no Material
Adverse Effect since the Balance Sheet Date.
(i)
Reorganization . Lear shall have completed the
Reorganization as set forth in Section 6.21.
(j)
Tooling Net Assets . The Estimated Closing Tooling Net
Assets shall be no less than $110 Million, provided ,
however , that if Estimated Closing Tooling Net Assets is
less than $110 Million, Lear shall have the option (but not the
obligation) to cure such deficiency by making a payment to the
Company in the amount by which the Estimated Closing Tooling Net
Assets is less than $110 Million, either by (i) delivering a
cash payment to the Company equal to such shortfall,
(ii) crediting an amount equal to the shortfall against
accounts receivable from the Company to the Lear Companies,
(iii) retaining accounts payable related to the Tooling and
Engineering Net Assets in an amount equal to the shortfall, or
(iv) any combination of the foregoing.
3.2 Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Lear . The obligations of Lear under this
Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby will
be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the
following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived at the
option of Lear:
(a)
Regulatory Approvals . The condition set forth in
Section 3.1(a) shall have been satisfied.
(b)
No Misrepresentation or Breach . (i) There shall have
been no material breach by the Company in the performance of any of
the covenants herein to be performed by it in whole or in part
prior to the Closing, (ii) the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct as of the Closing Date as if made anew on the Closing Date
(except for representations or warranties made as of a specified
date, which shall be true and correct as of the specified date),
except for changes therein specifically permitted by this Agreement
or resulting from any transaction expressly consented to in writing
by Lear and other than breaches of representations and warranties
which, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the
Company shall have delivered to Lear a certificate certifying each
of the foregoing, dated the Closing Date and signed by one of its
executive officers to the foregoing effect.
(c)
Ancillary Agreements . Each of the Ancillary Agreements
shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto
(other than Lear and its Affiliates).
(d)
Litigation . No Order shall have been issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction and be in effect which restrains or
prohibits any material transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
(e)
Related Transactions . Each of IACNA, WL Ross and Franklin
shall have performed its obligations under Section 6.20
hereof.
(f)
PBGC Consent . Lear shall have received the consent of the
PBGC to the treatment of its pension plans in connection with the
transaction contemplated hereby, which consent shall not impose any
conditions materially adverse to Lear.
3.3 The Closing . Subject to
the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions precedent specified in
Sections 3.1 and 3.2, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) will take
place on the fifth business day after the conditions set forth in
Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(d), 3.1(e), 3.1(i) and 3.2(a) have been
satisfied or such other date as the parties agree in writing to be
the date of the closing (the “ Closing Date ”).
The Closing will take place at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Time, at
the New York office of Jones Day, or by the exchange of documents
and instruments by mail, courier, fax, wire transfer or other
electronic communication to the extent mutually acceptable to the
parties hereto. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the
Closing will be deemed effective for accounting and tax purposes as
of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the Closing Date.
3.4 Deliveries by Lear . At
the Closing, Lear shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Company such documents and instruments as may be reasonably
required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and to comply with the terms
thereof.
3.5 Deliveries by the Company
. At the Closing, the Company will:
(a) deliver
to Lear the Cash Consideration;
(b) deliver
to Lear an assumption agreement assuming and agreeing to assume,
pay and perform all Assumed Liabilities, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Lear; and
(c) issue,
deliver or cause to be delivered to Lear, such other documents and
instruments as may be reasonably required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to
comply with the terms thereof.
3.6 Termination .
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing:
(a) By
the mutual written consent of the Company and Lear;
(b) By
either the Company or Lear if the Closing shall not have occurred
on or before April 15, 2007 (“ Termination Date
”), provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 3.6(b) will not be
available to any party whose breach of any provision of this
Agreement results in the failure of the Closing to occur by such
time; provided , further , that, if any of the
conditions to Closing set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(d), 3.1(e),
3.1(g) or 3.2(a) remains unsatisfied or not waived and if all other
conditions to the respective obligations of the parties to close
hereunder that are capable of being fulfilled by the Termination
Date shall have been so fulfilled or waived, then no party may
terminate this Agreement prior to May 31, 2007; or
(c) By
either the Company or Lear if there shall have been entered a
final, nonappealable order or injunction of any Governmental
Authority restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
Closing; or
(d) By
the Company if Lear shall have (i) failed to perform any
obligation or to comply with any agreement or covenant applicable
to it under this Agreement or (ii) breached any of its
representations or warranties, in each case if the failure or
breach is not curable prior
to the Termination Date such that the condition in
Section 3.1(b) could not be satisfied prior to the Termination
Date; or
(e) By
Lear if any of IACNA, the Company, WL Ross or Franklin shall have
(i) failed to perform any obligation or comply with any
agreement or covenant applicable to it under this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements or (ii) breached any of its
representations or warranties, in each case if the failure or
breach is not curable prior to the Termination Date such that the
condition in Section 3.2(b) could not be satisfied prior to
the Termination Date.
In the event of the termination of
this Agreement under this Section 3.6, each party hereto will
pay all of its own fees and expenses. There will be no further
liability hereunder on the part of any party hereto if this
Agreement is so terminated, except by reason of a prior breach of
Section 6.5 (Reasonable Best Efforts) or a breach of
Section 6.17 (Confidential Nature of Information), which shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LEAR
Lear represents and warrants to the
Company as set forth below.
4.1 Corporate Existence and
Power . (a) Lear is, and each Sale Company and each
Relevant Lear Company will be as of the Closing, duly incorporated
or organized (as applicable), validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
(as applicable). Each Sale Company and each Relevant Lear Company
in existence on the date hereof has, and each Sale Company and each
Relevant Lear Company will have as of the Closing, all necessary
power and all material governmental licenses, authorizations,
Permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its
business.
(b) On
the date hereof and immediately following the Closing: (i) the
fair value of the assets of Lear (individually and on a
consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) exceeds its debts and
liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (ii) the
present fair saleable value of the property of Lear (individually
and on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries) is greater than
the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of
its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or
otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and
matured; (iii) Lear (individually and on a consolidated basis
with its Subsidiaries) is able to pay its debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and
liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) Lear
(individually and on a consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries)
does not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the
business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted
and is proposed to be conducted following the date
hereof.
4.2 Corporate Authorization;
Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by
each Relevant Lear Company and each Sale Company of each of the
Transaction Documents to which it will be a party at the Closing
are, or will be at the Closing, within its powers and have been, or
will be at the Closing, duly authorized and no other corporate or
company (as applicable) action on the part of any Relevant Lear
Company or any Sale Company is or will be necessary to authorize
any of the Transaction Documents to which it will be a party at the
Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents to which any Relevant
Lear Company or any Sale Company will be a party at the Closing
will have been, as of the Closing, duly executed and delivered by
each such party. Assuming the due execution and delivery
by
the other party or parties thereto of the Transaction Documents to
which any Relevant Lear Company or any Sale Company will be a party
at the Closing, each Transaction Document to which any Relevant
Lear Company or any Sale Company will be a party at the Closing
will constitute valid and binding agreements of such party,
enforceable against it in accordance with their terms except to the
extent that their enforceability may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general equitable principles.
4.3 Books and Records . All
accounts, books, ledgers and other records material to the Business
of whatsoever kind have been properly and accurately kept in all
material respects and are complete in all material respects, and
there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind
contained or reflected therein.
4.4 Ownership of Sale Companies;
Subsidiaries .
(a) As
of the Closing, the Holding Companies will be the direct or
indirect holder of all of the Subsidiary Shares and will have sole
voting and dispositive power over such Subsidiary Shares, all of
which will have been issued in proper legal form and will be fully
paid or credited as fully paid. As of the Closing, the Subsidiary
Shares will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares or
other equity securities (or local equivalent) in the capital of the
Mexican Subsidiaries and the Canadian Subsidiaries and there will
be no options, warrants, conversion rights, subscriptions, or
agreements or rights of any kind (other than pursuant to this
Agreement) to subscribe for or purchase, or commitments to issue
(either formal or informal, firm or contingent), any shares, stock
or other securities of any of the Mexican Subsidiaries or the
Canadian Subsidiaries. None of the Mexican Subsidiaries or the
Canadian Subsidiaries legally or beneficially owns any equity
interest in any Person other than another Mexican Subsidiary or
Canadian Subsidiary, as applicable.
(b) As
of the Closing, the Stock Sellers will own and will be the direct,
sole holders of all of the Holding Company Shares and will have
sole voting and dispositive power over such Holding Company Shares,
all of which will have been issued in proper legal form and will be
fully paid or credited as fully paid. As of the Closing, the
Holding Company Shares will constitute all of the issued and
outstanding shares or other equity securities (or local equivalent)
in the capital of the Mexican Holding Company and the Canadian
Holding Company and, as of the Closing, there will be no options,
warrants, conversion rights, subscriptions, or agreements or rights
of any kind (other than pursuant to this Agreement) to subscribe
for or purchase, or commitments to issue (either formal or
informal, firm or contingent), any shares, stock or other
securities of any of the Mexican Holding Company or the Canadian
Holding Company. Neither the Mexican Holding Company nor the
Canadian Holding Company will, as of Closing, legally or
beneficially own any equity interest in any Person other than
another Mexican Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary, as
applicable.
4.5 Non-Contravention;
Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by Lear of
this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance by each
other Relevant Lear Company and each Sale Company of each
Transaction Document to which it will be a party at the Closing do
not and will not at the Closing (a) violate the certificate of
incorporation, organization or formation or bylaws or other
equivalent governing document of any such Person, (b) violate
in any material respect any applicable Law or Order,
(c) except as set forth in Section 3.1(a) or on
Schedule 4.5 , require any filing with or Permit, consent or
approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Person,
(d) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with,
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under, or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or
obligation of any Relevant Lear Company or any Sale Company or to a
loss of any benefit to which it is entitled under, any Lear
Material Contract or Permit or (e) result in the creation or
imposition of any material Lien on any of its assets except for
Permitted Liens and such of the foregoing as are listed or
described in Schedule 4.5 and except in the case of
clause (c) above, for any such filings, Permits, consents,
approvals or notices the failure to obtain or make would not be
material to the Business.
4.6 Tax Matters . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 4.6 ,
(a) All
material Tax Returns required to be filed with any Taxing Authority
with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period by or on behalf of any
of the Sale Companies, to the extent required to be filed on or
before the Closing Date, have been filed when due in accordance
with all applicable Laws.
(b) All
such Tax Returns with respect to Pre-Closing Tax Periods are
correct and complete in all material respects. None of the Sale
Companies is currently a beneficiary of any extension of time
within which to file any Tax Return.
(c) No
Tax Return of any of the Sale Companies with respect to any
Pre-Closing Tax Period is currently under an audit by any Taxing
Authority.
(d) None
of the Sale Companies has any Tax liabilities (whether due or to
become due) with respect to the income, property and operations of
such Sale Companies, except for Tax liabilities reflected on the
Balance Sheet or that have arisen after the date of the Balance
Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(e) All
Taxes owed by any of the Sale Companies (whether or not shown as
due and payable on any Tax Return) have been timely paid or
withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing
Authority.
(f) None
of the Sale Companies has granted or has had granted on its behalf
any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period
applicable to any Tax Return, which period (after giving effect to
such extension or waiver) has not yet expired.
(g) There
is no proceeding now pending or, to the Knowledge of Lear,
threatened against or with respect to any of the Sale Companies in
respect of any Tax of which Lear or the Sale Companies has received
written notice.
(h) There
are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets or properties of any of the
Sale Companies, except for statutory liens for current Taxes,
assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or the
amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings.
(i) None
of the Sale Companies has been a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group or participated in any
other arrangement whereby any income, revenues, receipts, gain or
loss was determined or taken into account for Tax purposes with
reference to or in conjunction with any income, revenues, receipts,
gain, loss, asset or liability of any other Person other than a
group of which a Lear Company is the parent. None of the Sale
Companies has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of U.S. federal, state, local or foreign Law)),
as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(j) None
of the Sale Companies has received written notice of any claim by a
Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Sale
Companies does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to
taxation by that Governmental Authority.
(k) Each
of the Sale Companies has withheld and paid all material Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid by applicable Law in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder or other Person.
(l) None
of the Sale Companies will be required to include any material item
of income, or exclude any material item of deduction from taxable
income for any period ending after the Closing Date under
Section 481 of the Code (or any similar provision of the Laws
of any jurisdiction), as a result of a change in method of
accounting for a Pre-Closing Tax Period or pursuant to the
provisions of any agreement entered into with any Taxing Authority
or pursuant to a “closing agreement” as defined in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provisions of state,
local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(m) None
of the Sale Companies is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing
agreement.
(n) None
of the Sale Companies has participated in any “reportable
transaction” as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b) (or any predecessor
provision).
(o) There
are no outstanding rulings of, or requests for rulings with, any
Taxing Authority expressly addressed to any of the Sale
Companies.
(p) None
of sections 78, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03 or 80.04 of the Income Tax
Act (Canada), or any equivalent provision of the Tax legislation of
any province or any other jurisdiction of Canada, have applied or
will apply to the Canadian Subsidiaries at any time up to and
including the Closing Date.
(q) The
Canadian Subsidiaries have not acquired property from a
non-arm’s length Person, within the meaning of the Income Tax
Act (Canada), for consideration, the value of which is less than
the fair market value of the property acquired in circumstances
which could subject it to a liability under section 160 of the
Income Tax Act (Canada).
(r) For
all transactions between the Canadian Subsidiaries and any
non-resident Person with whom the Canadian Subsidiaries were not
dealing at arm’s length during a taxation year commencing
after 1998 and ending on or before the Closing Date, the Canadian
Subsidiaries have made or obtained, or will make or obtain, records
or documents that meet the requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) to
(c) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
(s) The
Canadian Subsidiaries will be duly registered under subdivision
(d) of Division V of Part IX of the Excise Tax Act
(Canada) with respect to the goods and services tax and harmonized
sales tax on or before the Closing Date, if required.
4.7 Financial Statements .
Each of the Financial Statements, including the notes thereto which
identify the basis of presentation and preparation, has been based
upon the information contained in the books and records of the
Business (which books and records are correct and complete in all
material respects), is accurate and complete in all material
respects and presents fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the Business as of the times and for the periods
referred to therein, and such Financial Statements (including all
reserves included therein) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP as identified in the notes thereto; provided , that the
notes to the Financial Statements do not include the full set of
disclosures and footnotes required under GAAP, the Financial
Statements do not include statements other than the balance sheet
and income statement which otherwise would be required by GAAP and
the Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end
adjustments.
4.8 Conduct of the Business;
Absence of Certain Changes . (a) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 4.8(a) , and except as a result of matters
permitted or required by this Agreement, since December 31,
2005, (i) the Lear Companies have conducted the Business in
the Ordinary Course of Business (excluding actions taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement),
and (ii) none of the Lear Companies has taken any action that
would have constituted a violation of Section 6.1 (Conduct of
Business) if Section 6.1 had applied since December 31,
2005.
(a) Since
September 30, 2006, there has not been a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(c) , as of the Closing
Date, it will be the case that none of the Sale Companies shall
have ever conducted any business, entered into any Contract or
incurred any Liabilities other than in connection with the conduct
of the Business.
4.9 Known Liabilities . To the
Knowledge of Lear, (a) there are no Assumed Liabilities or
Liabilities of the Lear Companies existing as of the date hereof
that were required to be disclosed in a Schedule to this Agreement
and were not so disclosed, and (b) there will not be any
Assumed Liabilities or Liabilities of the Lear Companies existing
as of the Closing Date that will be required to be disclosed in a
Schedule to this Agreement and will not be so disclosed.
4.10 Contracts .
(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.10(a) , none
of the Relevant Lear Companies, with respect to the Business, and
none of the Sale Companies is a party to or bound by any Contract
that is of a type described below (each such Contract, a “
Lear Material Contract ”):
(i) Any
employment, severance or consulting contract with any current
Employee, officer, director, or consultant of the Business or a
Lear Company in connection with the Business, or any former
Employee, officer, director, or consultant of the Business or a
Lear Company in connection with the Business, to the extent that
any Lear Company or any Sale Company has a current or future
obligation arising thereunder;
(ii)
Any collective bargaining Contract with any labor union in respect
of the Employees;
(iii)
Any Contract or series of related Contracts for capital
expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed assets or
software development that could reasonably be expected to require
aggregate future payments in excess of $2,500,000;
(iv)
Any Contract or series of related Contracts relating to cleanup,
abatement or other actions in connection with environmental
Liabilities;
(v) Any
Lear IP Agreements or Business IP Agreements (other than
nonexclusive object code licenses of commercially available
software and licenses for terms of less than one year granted or
received in the Ordinary Course of Business);
(vi)
Any Contract with any sales agent or other independent contractor
having a remaining term in excess of one year and that is not
terminable without penalty on 90 calendar days’ or less
notice;
(vii)
Any Contract that could reasonably be expected to require payments
in any year in excess of $1,000,000 under which the applicable Lear
Company is (i) a lessee of, or holds or uses, any machinery,
equipment, vehicle or other tangible personal property owned by a
third Person or (ii) a lessor of or one who otherwise makes
available for third party use any tangible personal property owned
by any Relevant Lear Company or any of the Sale
Companies;
(viii)
Any Contract or series of related Contracts that could reasonably
be expected to require aggregate future payments by or to the Sale
Companies in excess of $2,500,000;
(ix)
Any Contract granting to any Person a first-refusal, first-offer or
other similar right to purchase or acquire any of the Purchased
Assets or Subsidiary Shares; any stockholders agreement or any
Contract with respect to a joint venture or partnership
arrangement; any Contract granting a power of attorney other than
in connection with the asserted rights of landlords in the event of
a default under any real property lease; any Contract with respect
to letters of credit, surety or other bonds or pursuant to which
any material assets or properties of the Business is, or is to be,
subjected to a Lien; any Contract limiting or restricting the
ability of a Relevant Lear Company or any Sale Company to enter
into or engage in any market or line of business in or related to
the Business;
(x) Any
Property Agreements or other Contract relating to a Lear
Company’s occupation or use of the Real Property;
(xi)
Any Contracts relating to or evidencing Indebtedness; or
(xii)
Any other Contract or series of related Contracts that is, or could
reasonably be expected to be, material to the Business or that was
entered into other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
(b) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(b) , each Lear Material
Contract to which any Relevant Lear Company or any Sale Company is
party or by which it is bound is a valid and binding obligation of
such Person and, to the Knowledge of Lear, the other parties
thereto, except in either case to the extent that their
enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
equitable principles. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10 ,
to the Knowledge of Lear, the Relevant Lear Companies and the Sale
Companies have performed in all material respects the obligations
required to be performed by them under each of the Lear Material
Contracts prior to the date hereof and none of them are (with or
without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in
breach or default in any respect thereunder nor have any of them
received any written notice of default or termination of any Lear
Material Contract from any party thereto, except in any such case
for any breach,
default or termination which could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Lear has made available to the Company complete copies of
the Lear Material Contracts.
4.11 Litigation . Except as
disclosed in Schedule 4.11 , there is no action, suit,
investigation, arbitration or administrative or other proceeding
before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority
pending or, to the Knowledge of Lear, threatened, (i) against or
affecting the Business, any Lear Company in connection with the
Business, any of the Sale Companies or any of the Purchased Assets,
(ii) against a Lear Company by any Employee in respect of his
or her employment or participation in, or benefits under, any
Benefit Plan; or (iii) which in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Ancillary Agreements.
There are no outstanding Orders (whether rendered by a court,
administrative agency, arbitral body or Governmental Authority)
against any Lear Company in respect of the Business, the Purchased
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.
4.12 Compliance with Laws . No
Lear Company (in connection with the Business) and none of the Sale
Companies is or has ever been in violation of any applicable Law or
Order that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Relevant Lear
Company and each of the Sale Companies has all material Permits
required under any applicable Law for the conduct of the Business
as presently conducted by it (collectively, the “ Business
Permits ”). Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.12 , each Business Permit is valid and in
full force and effect and neither the execution of this Agreement
nor the Closing do or will in any material respect constitute or
result in a default under or violation of any such Business
Permit.
4.13 Title to Assets . Each
Relevant Lear Company and each of the Sale Companies has good title
to, or in the case of leased property has valid leasehold interests
in, all personal property presently held or used by it free and
clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. The tangible assets
owned or used by the Relevant Lear Companies (in connection with
the Business) and the Sale Companies have been maintained in all
material respects in accordance with normal industry practice, are
in all material respects in good operating condition and repair
(subject to normal wear and tear), and are suitable in all material
respects for the purpose for which they are presently
used.
4.14 Real Property. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4.14 , none of the Relevant Lear
Companies (in connection with the Business) and none of the Sale
Companies has any ownership in any real property or leasehold
interest in any real property. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.14 , the Real Property constitutes all of
the real property used in the Business by Lear and/or its
Affiliates. The Relevant Lear Companies hold their interests in the
Real Property free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens. The leases, licenses and subleases related to the Real
Property (the “ Property Agreements ”) are valid
and subsisting leases, licenses or subleases which are in full
force and effect with respect to the Relevant Lear Company that is
a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Lear, the other parties
thereto, and none of the Lear Companies or, to the Knowledge of
Lear, any other party thereto, is in material default thereunder.
There is no dispute between any Lear Company on the one hand and
the other parties to the Property Agreements on the other hand. The
buildings and other structures on the Real Property are in
materially good and substantial repair and fit for the purposes for
which they are used. All documents necessary to prove the title of
the relevant Lear Company to or in the owned Real Property have
been duly registered where necessary and are in the
exclusive possession or under the exclusive control of such
Relevant Lear Company free from any rights and interests of any
third parties.
4.15 Environmental Matters .
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.15 :
(a) Each
Lear Company (in connection with the Business) and the Sale
Companies have complied and are complying in all material respects
with all Laws which protect or relate to the protection of the
environment (including the production, emission, storage,
transportation, treatment, recycling or disposal of any waste or
hazardous substance) and/or the health and well-being of human
beings (“ Environmental Laws ”) and all
recommendations, requests or demands from any body or Governmental
Authority charged with overseeing or enforcing Environmental
Laws.
(b) In
the past three years, none of the Lear Companies (in connection
with the Business) or any of their respective officers, directors,
or employees (in their capacities as such with respect to the
Business) has been a party to any civil or criminal liability in
relation to any matters relating to compliance with Environmental
Laws and, to the Knowledge of Lear, there are no matters or
circumstances which might give rise to any such court or
administrative proceedings. The Lear Companies (in connection with
the Business) have made or obtained all registrations,
authorizations, permissions, consents, Permits or licenses required
for the carrying on of the Business and have complied in all
material respects with all conditions attaching thereto.
(c) To
the Knowledge of Lear, none of the Real Property (i) is
contaminated in any material respect by any hazardous substance or
(ii) comprises reclaimed, made or filled land.
4.16 Intellectual Property .
Schedule 4.16(a) sets forth a true and complete list of
all Owned Intellectual Property and Lear Business IP that is
Registered. Subsequent to the Closing, neither Lear nor any Lear
Affiliate will own or control any Business IP. Immediately
subsequent to the Closing, except with respect to those patents
identified on Schedule 4.16(a) as “unwarranted
patents” and subject to any rights granted under the Business
IP Agreements, the Lear IP Agreements, or the Intellectual Property
Transfer and License Agreement, the Company and/or the Sale
Companies will be the exclusive owners of all Owned Intellectual
Property and Lear Business IP, free and clear of all Liens other
than Permitted Liens. Except with respect to the Lear IP Agreements
or Business IP Agreements listed in Schedule 4.5(c) ,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in the terminations or impairment of any Owned
Intellectual Property, Lear Business IP or Intellectual Property
Right licensed to the Company or the Sale Companies pursuant to the
Business IP Agreements or Lear IP Agreements. Except as set forth
in Schedule 4.16(c) , to the Knowledge of Lear, the
conduct of the Business as presently conducted does not infringe
upon any Intellectual Property Right of any third party. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4.16(c) , there is no claim,
suit, action or proceeding that is either pending or, to the
Knowledge of Lear, threatened, that, in either case, involves a
claim of infringement by any Lear Company (in connection with the
Business) of any Intellectual Property Right of any third party, or
challenging their ownership, right to use, or the validity of any
Intellectual Property Right listed or required to be listed in
Schedule 4.16(c) . To the Knowledge of Lear, there is no
continuing infringement by any other Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights listed or required to be listed in
Schedule 4.16(c) . No Lear Company (
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