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EXHIBIT 10.1
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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BETWEEN: Western Power & Equipment Corp.,
an Oregon corporation ("Western")
AND: Yukon Equipment, Inc.
an Alaska corporation ("Buyer")
DATE: May 17, 2007
RECITALS
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A. Western is the owner and operator of construction equipment
sales, service,
and leasing operations in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska (the
"Retail
Operations"); and
B. Buyer desires to purchase from Western certain of the assets
relating to the
Retail Operations, and Western is willing to sell such assets to
Buyer all under
the terms and conditions below.
AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 "Affiliate" shall mean any Person that directly,
or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is
under common control with the Person specified.
SECTION 1.02 "Knowledge" with respect to Western shall mean the
best
knowledge of Dean McLain, President and Bob Harbin, Vice
President of Sales.
SECTION 1.03 "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security
interest,
lease, lien or other encumbrance of any kind, including without
limitation any
conditional sale contract, title retention contract or similar
arrangement.
ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND SALE
SECTION 2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS. Buyer purchases from
Western,
and Western sells to Buyer, all of the right, title and interest
of Western in
the following assets and rights associated with the Retail
Operations (the
"Purchased Assets"), which Purchased Assets are more
particularly described
below:
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(a) Equipment. All items of equipment and attachments set forth
on
EXHIBIT A ("Equipment").
(b) Parts. All parts set forth on EXHIBIT B ("Parts").
(c) Furniture & Fixtures. All furniture and fixtures set
forth on
EXHIBIT C ("F&F").
(d) Shop Tools. Shop equipment, service tools, parts and
service
manuals and literature set forth on EXHIBIT D ("Shop
Tools").
(e) Vehicles. All vehicles set forth on EXHIBIT E
("Vehicles").
(f) Office and Shop Supplies. All office and shop supplies
EXCEPT
items imprinted with Western's logo (such as letterhead,
order
forms, and similar items).
(g) Signage. All existing signage at the Retail Operations
("Signage").
(h) Computer Equipment. All computer equipment set forth on
EXHIBIT F
("Computers").
(i) Service and Parts Manuals. All service and parts manuals
and
literature currently at the Retail Operations.
(j) Leasehold Improvements. All leasehold improvements currently
at
the Retail Operations.
(k) Service Work-in-Process. All service work-in-process as of
the
date of closing.
(l) Assumed Business Name. All rights to the dba/tradename of
Yukon
Equipment.
SECTION 2.02 EXCLUDED ASSETS. The assets of Western being
sold,
transferred, assigned, and delivered to Buyer shall include only
those Purchased
Assets described in Section 2.01. Such Purchased Assets shall
not, however,
include any of the following assets or properties of
Western:
(a) Cash and cash equivalents on hand or in banks as of the
closing
date;
(b) All accounts receivable as of the closing date;
(c) All certificates of deposit and other forms of security or
bid
deposits held by third-parties;
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(d) Prepaid taxes, insurance, and other expenses and credits,
refunds
and receivables of such items.
(e) Any other assets not specifically described in Section
2.01.
For purposes of this Agreement, all of the property, assets, and
rights retained
by Western under this Section 2.02 are collectively referred to
as the "Excluded
Assets."
SECTION 2.03 PURCHASE PRICE.
(a) The purchase price for the Purchased Assets ("Purchase
Price") is
as follows:
(1) Equipment. The purchase price for the Equipment, as set
forth
on EXHIBIT A attached hereto, is a total of $10,759,274.31;
consisting of $7,387,320.38 for new equipment, $249,953.31
for used equipment, and $3,122,000.62 for rental equipment.
Terms are cash, debt assumption as set forth on EXHIBIT A-1,
and/or dealer transfer as of the date of closing set forth
above.
(2) Parts. The purchase price for the Parts, as set forth on
EXHIBIT B attached hereto, is $647,295.10. Terms are cash
and/or dealer transfer as of the date of closing set forth
above.
(3) Furniture & Fixtures. The purchase price for the
Furniture &
Fixtures, as set forth on EXHIBIT C attached hereto, shall
be
$52,409.25. Terms are cash at closing.
(4) Shop Tools. The purchase price for the Shop Tools, as
set
forth on EXHIBIT D attached hereto, shall be $81,881.08.
Terms are cash at closing.
(5) Vehicles. The purchase price for the Vehicles, as set
forth
on EXHIBIT E attached hereto, shall be $80,000.00. Terms are
cash at closing.
(6) Office and Shop Supplies. The purchase price for the
Office
and Shop Supplies, as set forth above, shall be $3,000.00
payable in cash at closing.
(7) Signage. The purchase price for the Signage, as set
forth
above, shall be $5,000.00 payable in cash at closing.
(8) Computers. The purchase price for the Computers, as set
forth
on EXHIBIT F attached hereto, shall be $11,315,25 payable in
cash at closing.
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(9) Service and Parts Manuals. The purchase price for the
Service
and Parts Manuals, as set forth above, shall be $5,000.00
payable in cash at closing.
(10) Leasehold Improvements. The purchase price for the
Leasehold
Improvements, as set forth above, shall be $-0- payable in
cash at closing.
(11) Service Work-In-Process. The purchase price for the
Service
Work-In-Process, as set forth above, shall be $32,764.70
payable in cash at closing. Except as otherwise provided in
section 7.02, Buyer will assume all of Western's future
liabilities and obligations to perform machine warranty work
for a prepaid fee of $30,000 which fee to be credited
against
the purchase price at closing.
(12) Prepaid Items. All prepaids expenses, taxes, purchases,
and
deposits shall be prorated between Buyer and Western as of
the date of close. At closing, Buyer shall reimburse Western
for that portion of such prepaid items that are properly
allocated to the Retail Operations after the date of
closing.
(b) The Purchase Price for all assets specified above is payable
in
full in cash at closing and/or dealer transfer at closing as
set
forth above. In the event that Case Corp. does not authorize
any
dealer transfer set forth above, in whole or in part, Buyer
shall
remit such amount to Western in cash within 5 days of
Western's
request to Buyer.
SECTION 2.04 ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price
shall be
allocated in the manner set forth in Sections 2.03 and 2.05.
SECTION 2.05 GOODWILL. In addition to the above Purchase Price,
Buyer
shall pay for all of Western's goodwill and going concern value
for the Retail
Operations. The Goodwill value for the Retail Operations is
agreed to be
$500,000 payable in accordance with the terms of a Promissory
Note in the form
attached as EXHIBIT G. However, Buyer is not purchasing and will
not obtain any
right to use Western's tradenames or trademarks.
ARTICLE 3. DELIVERIES
SECTION 3.01 DELIVERIES BY WESTERN. Western has delivered to
Buyer
the following:
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(a) An executed and acknowledged bill of sale form and substance
as
necessary to transfer to Buyer all of Western's right, title,
and
interest in and to the Purchased Assets; and
(b) The other documents, instruments, and writings required to
be
delivered by Western pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
required in connection herewith.
SECTION 3.02 DELIVERIES BY BUYER. Buyer has delivered to Western
the
following:
(a) The amount of the Purchase Price and any other amounts due
under
this Agreement;
(b) Fully executed Promissory Note for Goodwill;
(c) Duly executed and effective assumptions of lease for both
the
Anchorage, AK facility and the Fairbanks, AK facility; and
(d) Any other documents, instruments and writings required to
be
delivered by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
required in connection herewith.
ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WESTERN. Western
represents and
warrants to Buyer as set forth below:
SECTION 4.01 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. Western is a
corporation
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Oregon and
is duly qualified to conduct business in the State of
Alaska.
SECTION 4.02 AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT. Western has
the
requisite corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the related
agreements contemplated hereby to which it is a party and to
consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby. This Agreement and the
related agreements
contemplated hereby to which Western is a party have been duly
executed and
delivered by Western and constitute legal, valid, and binding
obligations of
Western and are enforceable against Western in accordance with
their terms
subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights
and remedies generally and to the effect of general principles
of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding
at law or in
equity).
SECTION 4.03 OWNERSHIP OF PURCHASED ASSETS. Western has title to
the
tangible and intangible personal property included in the
Purchased Assets
sufficient for the conduct of the Retail Operations as currently
conducted by
Western.
SECTION 4.04 ACCURACY OF INFORMATION. To the Knowledge of
Western, all
information contained in this Agreement and all exhibit to this
Agreement,
including descriptions of the
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Purchased Assets, price information, and information on the
schedules to such
exhibits and to the Agreement, is true and correct.
SECTION 4.05 USE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE. In connection
with
Buyer's purchase of the Retail Operations, Buyer has requested
that after the
close of such purchase the Buyer be allowed to continue to use
Western's
computer system and software until such time as Buyer has its
own system and
software operational. Western agrees to allow such access and
provide ongoing
support of Buyer's use of Western's system under the following
terms and
conditions:
(a) Buyer shall pay Western $2,500 per month (or such other sum
as may
be agreed between Buyer and Western in writing) for access to
and
use of Western's computer system and software. Such amount
shall
be paid by the first of each month for each month that Buyer
uses
Western's system. The first and last months' fees shall be
prorated for the actual portion of the month Buyer had access
to
Western's system.
(b) All third-party charges for use of the system and
software
including, without limitation, database creation and
maintenance
fees, programming and software changes, set-up, data input,
file
conversion, and similar fees and expenses incurred by
Western
shall be reimbursed by Buyer to Western upon Western's
request.
(c) Western shall not be held responsible or liable for system
or
software problems or errors.
(d) Buyer will be solely responsible for acquiring and setting
up a
new system for Buyer's use and to pay all fees and expenses
related thereto including, but not limited to, set-up, date
input,
file conversion, database creation and transfer, user access,
and
maintenance.
(e) Western shall provide routine ongoing support of Western's
system
and Buyer's use of such system. Western will not provide
training
or other non-routine support.
(f) Buyer acknowledges receipt of the outline of issues to
be
considered in using Western's systems and in establishing
Buyer's
own system attached as EXHIBIT 4.05.
(g) Buyer agrees to reimburse Western for all regular dataline
access
fees for the Retail Operations while Buyer is using
Western's
system. These fees vary somewhat but are approximately $780
per
month for Anchorage and $830 per month for Fairbanks.
ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. Buyer
represents and
warrants to Western as set forth below.
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SECTION 5.01 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. Buyer is a
corporation
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Alaska.
SECTION 5.02 AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT. Buyer has
the
requisite corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the related
agreements contemplated hereby to which it is a party and to
consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby. This Agreement and the
related agreements
contemplated hereby to which Buyer is a party have been duly
executed and
delivered by Buyer and constitute legal, valid, and binding
obligations of Buyer
and are enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their terms
subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights and remedies
generally and to the effect of general principles of equity
(regardless of
whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
SECTION 5.03 FINANCING. Buyer has sufficient funds or committed
lines
of credit to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION 5.04 INSPECTION OF PURCHASED ASSETS. Buyer has inspected
to its
complete satisfaction the physical condition of the Purchased
Assets.
SECTION 5.05 BANKRUPTCY. Buyer is not, and has not within the
past six
years been, the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding, nor is Buyer
subject to any Lien that might adversely affect Buyer's ability
to perform its
obligations as contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.06 TAXES AND FEES. Buyer shall be responsible for and
pay all
taxes and fees applicable to this transaction including, but not
limited to,
sales taxes, use taxes, transfer taxes/fees, and registration
fees.
SECTION 5.07 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. Buyer's federal
employer
identification number is 20-8865620.
SECTION 5.08 ASSUMPTION OF LEASES. Buyer will take all actions
required
to assume all real property and personal property leases for the
Retail
Operations.
SECTION 5.09 REPLACEMENT OF SECURITY DEPOSITS. Buyer will take
all
actions required to replace all existing prepayments, security
deposits, and bid
deposits held by customers and vendors ("Deposits") and refund
all Deposits to
Western at closing. Deposits are listed on attached as EXHIBIT
H.
ARTICLE 6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
SECTION 6.01 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party will use reasonable
efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause
to be done, all
things necessary, proper, or advisable to carry out all of its
respective
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate and make
effective the
purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of
the real
property leases pursuant to this Agreement. Each party shall,
and shall cause
its Affiliates to,
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execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such further conveyances,
notices,
assumptions, releases, and acquittances and such other
instruments, and shall
take such further actions, as may be necessary or appropriate
more fully to
assure to Buyer and their successors or permitted assigns, all
of the
properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies,
powers, and privileges
intended to be conveyed to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and
more fully to
assure to Western and its Affiliates and their successors and
assigns the
assumption of the liabilities and obligations intended to be
assumed by Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement, respect
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