EXHIBIT 10.3
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 30th day of
May, 2008, between and among Texas Center for TCSD of Waco, LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“Buyer”), and Sleep
Center of Waco, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership
(“Seller”).
This Agreement contemplates a
transaction in which Buyer will purchase substantially all of the
assets (and assume certain of the liabilities) of Seller.
Now, therefore, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in
consideration of the representations, warranties, and covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 The following capitalized words
and phrases have the stated meanings:
“ Accounts Receivable
” means all rights to payment and accounts receivable owned
or held by Seller in connection with services provided on or after
March 1, 2008 by Seller, together with all interest, late
charges, penalties, collection fees and other sums that may be due
and payable in connection with such rights to payment or accounts
receivable.
“ Acquired Assets
” means all right, title, and interest in and to all of the
assets of Seller including, without limitation, all of (a) the
tangible personal property identified on Schedule 1.1 attached
hereto, (b) its Accounts Receivable, (c) its Intellectual
Property, goodwill associated therewith, licenses and sublicenses
granted and obtained with respect thereto, and rights thereunder,
remedies against infringements thereof, and rights to protection of
interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions, (d) to
the extent assignable, its franchises, approvals, permits,
licenses, orders, registrations, certificates, variances, and
similar rights obtained from governments and governmental agencies,
(e) the Seller Agreements and all rights thereunder,
(f) its phone numbers and e-mail addresses; (g) its web
sites and the contents thereof, and (h) its books, records,
ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, plats,
engineering plans, drawings, and specifications, creative
materials, advertising and promotional materials, studies, reports,
and other printed or written materials relating in any way to the
business of Seller; provided, however, that the Acquired Assets
shall not include (i) the charter, qualifications to conduct
business as a foreign limited partnership, arrangements with
registered agents relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and
other identification numbers, seals, minute books, transfer books,
and other documents relating to the organization, maintenance, and
existence of Seller as a limited partnership, (ii) any of the
rights of Seller under this Agreement (or under any side agreement
between Seller on the one hand and Buyer on the other hand entered
into on or after the date of this Agreement), or (iii) any of
the Excluded Assets.
“ Affiliate ” has
the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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“ Assumed Liabilities
” means (a) all obligations of Seller under the Seller
Agreements either (i) to furnish goods, services and other
non-Cash benefits to another party after the Closing, or
(ii) to pay for goods, services and other non-Cash benefits
that another party will furnish to it after the Closing, and
(b) all Liabilities and obligations of Seller set forth in
Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto.
“ Basis ” means
any past or present fact, situation, circumstance, status,
condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident,
action, failure to act, or transaction that forms or could form the
basis for any specified consequence.
“ Buyer Indemnitees
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 below.
“ Closing ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) below.
“ Closing Date ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) below.
“ Code ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Confidential
Information ” means any information concerning the
business and affairs of Seller that is not already generally
available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this
Agreement by Seller.
“ Damages ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 below.
“ Environmental, Health, and
Safety Laws ” means the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970, each as amended, together with all other
laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of
federal, state and local governments (and all agencies thereof)
concerning pollution or protection of the environment, public
health and safety, or employee health and safety, including laws
relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases
of pollutants, contaminants, or chemical, industrial, hazardous, or
toxic materials or wastes into ambient air, surface water, ground
water, or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transportation, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, or
chemical, industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials or
wastes.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ Excluded Assets
” means the assets listed on Schedule 1.1(b) attached
hereto.
“ Financial Statements
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 below.
“ Graymark ” means
Graymark Healthcare, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.
“ Intellectual Property
” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable or
unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all
improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and
patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-
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in-part,
revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (b) all
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and
corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill
associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works,
all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals
in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith,
(e) all trade secrets and confidential business information
(including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas,
compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications,
customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and
business and marketing plans and proposals), (f) all
assignable computer software (including data and related
documentation), and (g) all copies and tangible embodiments
thereof (in whatever form or medium).
“ Knowledge of Seller
” means the actual knowledge after reasonable investigation
of Seller and its general partner. .
“ Liability ”
means any 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), including any liability for Taxes.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means, with respect to Seller, any change,
event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect that is
materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of Seller taken as a
whole, other than as a result of: (i) changes adversely
affecting the United States economy (so long as Seller is not
disproportionately affected thereby); (ii) changes adversely
affecting the industry in which Seller operates (so long as Seller
is not disproportionately affected thereby); (iii) the
announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (iv) changes in laws; or (v) acts of war or
terrorism.
“ Most Recent Balance
Sheet ” means the balance sheet contained within the Most
Recent Financial Statements.
“ Most Recent Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7 below.
“ Most Recent Fiscal Month
End ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7
below.
“ Most Recent Fiscal Year
End ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7
below.
“ Ordinary Course of
Business ” means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to
quantity and frequency).
“ PBGC ” means the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“ Permitted Encumbrances
” means the Security Interests specifically identified in
Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto as Security Interests
affecting some or all of the Acquired Assets and that will not be
released/terminated prior to Closing.
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“ Person ” means
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a
limited liability company, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization, a governmental entity (or
any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof), or any
other entity of any kind.
“ Security Interest
” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge or
other security interest of any kind or nature, other than liens for
Taxes not yet due and payable.
“ Seller Agreements
” means the agreements identified in Schedule 1.1(c)
attached hereto.
“ Seller Indemnitees
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 below.
“ Subsidiary ”
means any corporation with respect to which a specified Person (or
a Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common stock or has
the power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to
elect a majority of the directors.
“ Tax ” means any
federal, state or local income, gross receipts, license, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Code
Section 59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise,
profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or
not.
“ Tax Return ”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1 Basic Transaction .
(a) Purchase and Sale of
Assets . On and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall purchase from Seller, and
Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to Buyer, free and
clear of all Security Interests and restrictions on transfer other
than the Permitted Encumbrances, all of the Acquired Assets for the
consideration specified below in this Article II.
(b) Delivery of Graymark Stock
. Within five (5) days after the Closing Date, Buyer will
deliver to Seller that number of shares of Graymark common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Graymark Stock”),
having an aggregate Agreed Value equal to: (i) the sum of Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000), minus (ii) the value of
all Graymark Stock delivered to Plano Sleep Center, LTD and
Southlake Sleep Center, LTD. under that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement between Plano Sleep Center, LTD, Southlake Sleep Center,
LTD and Capital Sleep Management, LLC of even date herewith (the
“Plano Agreement”). For purposes of this Agreement, the
“Agreed Value” per share of the Graymark Stock shall
mean the average closing price for the Graymark Stock as
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reported by the
OTC Bulletin Board for the ten (10) consecutive trading days
ending on the third trading day immediately preceding the Closing
Date. In addition, Graymark, shall deliver to Seller options to
purchase an additional amount of Graymark Stock equal to (i) 35,000
shares minus (ii) that number of optioned shares of Graymark
Stock received by Plano Sleep Center, LTD and Southlake Sleep
Center, LTD under the Plano Agreement; the exercise price for all
such options shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) per share. Such options
shall expire if not exercised on or before the second anniversary
of the Closing Date.
(c) Assumption of Liabilities
. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Buyer shall assume and become responsible for all of the Assumed
Liabilities at the Closing. Buyer will not assume or have any
responsibility, however, with respect to any other obligation or
Liability of Seller not included within the definition of Assumed
Liabilities.
(d) The Closing . Subject to
and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”) shall take place via fax or electronically
transmitted signatures (with originals to be delivered via
overnight delivery), commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the
third business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (other than conditions with
respect to actions the respective parties will take at the Closing
itself), or at such other time and place as Buyer and Seller may
mutually determine (the “Closing Date”).
(e) Deliveries at the Closing
. At the Closing, (i) Seller will deliver to Buyer the various
certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
Section 8.1 below; (ii) Buyer will deliver to Seller the
various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
Section 8.2 below; (iii) Seller will execute, acknowledge
(if appropriate), and deliver to Buyer (A) a bill of sale in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and (B) such
other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and assignment as
Buyer and its counsel reasonably may request; (iv) Buyer will
execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and deliver to Seller
(A) an assumption agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit “B” and (B) such other instruments of
assumption as Seller and its counsel reasonably may request; and
(v) Buyer will deliver to Seller the consideration specified
in Section 2.1(b) above.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING
THE TRANSACTION
Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer that the statements contained in this Article III are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then
and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of
this Agreement throughout this Article III).
3.1 Organization of Seller .
Seller is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas. Seller
is not qualified or
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licensed
to do business in any other jurisdiction. Attached hereto as
Exhibit “C” are true, accurate and complete copies of
the currently effective Certificate of Limited Partnership and
Limited Partnership Agreement of Seller.
3.2 Authorization of
Transaction . Seller has full power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
3.3 Noncontravention . Neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will
(i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to
which Seller is subject or any provision of the Certificate of
Limited Partnership or Limited Partnership Agreement of Seller or
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject (or
result in the imposition of any Security Interest or lien of any
kind upon any of its assets), in each case excepting any such
violation, conflict, breach or default which would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in Schedule 3.3,
Seller is not required to give any notice to, make any filing with,
or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any
government, governmental agency or other Person in order for the
parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the assignments and assumptions referred to in
Section 2 above).
3.4 Brokers’ Fees .
Seller has no Liability or obligation to any broker, finder, or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for which Buyer could become liable or obligated or to
which the Acquired Assets could become subject.
3.5 Title to Assets . Except
as described on Schedule 3.5, Seller has good and marketable
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of the properties
and assets used by it, located on its premises, or shown on the
Most Recent Balance Sheet or acquired after the date thereof, free
and clear of all Security Interests, except for properties and
assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business since the
date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Seller has, or at Closing will have,
good and marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets owned by
Seller, free and clear of any Security Interests (other than the
Permitted Encumbrances) or restrictions on transfer.
3.6 Subsidiaries . Seller has
no Subsidiaries. Except as described on Schedule 3.6, Seller
has no direct or indirect equity interest in any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, business association or other
entity.
3.7 Financial Statements .
Seller has delivered to Buyer copies of the following financial
statements (collectively the “Financial Statements”) of
Seller at Schedule 3.7:
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(i) unaudited balance sheets, statements of income, and
statements of cash flows as of and for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 (the “Most
Recent Fiscal Year End”); and (ii) an unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and statement of income (the “Most
Recent Financial Statements”) as of and for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 (the “Most Recent Fiscal Month
End”). The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto)
have been prepared on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby, present fairly the financial condition of Seller
as of such dates and the results of operations of Seller for such
periods, are true and correct in all material respects and do not
contain any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any
material matter required to make such Financial Statements not
misleading; provided, however, that the Most Recent Financial
Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments and lack
footnotes and other presentation items.
3.8 Events Subsequent to Most
Recent Fiscal Year End . To the Knowledge of Seller, since the
Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not been any material
adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations,
results of operations, or future prospects of Seller. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, since that date:
(i) Seller has not sold, leased,
transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or intangible,
other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(ii) Seller has not entered into any
agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related
agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) either involving more
than $5,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) no party (including Seller) has
accelerated, terminated, modified, or canceled any material
agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related
agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) to which Seller is a
party or by which it or any of its assets is bound;
(iv) Seller has not imposed any
Security Interest upon any of the Acquired Assets;
(v) Seller has not made any capital
expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) either
involving more than $5,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(vi) Seller has not made any capital
investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of any other Person either involving more than $5,000 or
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) Seller has not granted any
license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Intellectual Property;
(viii) there has been no change made
or authorized in the Certificate of Limited Partnership or the
limited partnership agreement of Seller;
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(ix) Seller has not declared, set
aside or paid any distribution to its partners or redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired any of its partnership
interests;
(x) Seller has not experienced any
material damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) to its property;
(xi) Seller has not made any loan to,
or entered into any other transaction with, any of its partners or
employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xii) Seller has not adopted,
amended, modified or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance or other plan, contract or commitment for the
benefit of any of its employees (or taken any such action with
respect to any other employee benefit plan);
(xiii) there has not been any other
occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction
involving Seller that would have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(xiv) Seller has not committed
to any of the foregoing.
3.9 Undisclosed Liabilities .
Seller has no Liability (and there is no Basis for any present or
future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge,
complaint, claim, or demand against Seller giving rise to any
Liability), except for (i) Liabilities set forth on the face
of the Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes
thereto), (ii) Liabilities which have arisen after the Most
Recent Fiscal Month End in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of
which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of,
or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, or violation of law), and (iii) the Liabilities
identified on Schedule 3.9 attached hereto.
3.10 Legal Compliance . Seller
has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws
(including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of
federal, state, local and foreign governments (and all agencies
thereof), and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or
commenced or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller
alleging any failure so to comply.
3.11 Tax Matters .
(a) Seller has filed all Tax Returns
that it was required to file. All such Tax Returns were correct and
complete in all respects. All Taxes owed by Seller (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) have been paid or will be paid in
accordance with the applicable extensions. Except as described on
Schedule 3.11, Seller currently is not the beneficiary of any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has
ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where Seller does
not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by
that jurisdiction. There are no Security Interests
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on any of the
assets of Seller that arose in connection with any failure (or
alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(b) Seller has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, partner, or other third party.
(c) Seller has not waived any statute
of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to an extension of
time with respect to a tax assessment or deficiency.
(d) The unpaid Taxes of Seller
(i) did not, as of the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, exceed
the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and
tax income) set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto) and (ii) do not exceed that
reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing
Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of Seller in
filing its Tax Returns.
3.12 Real Property .
(a) Seller does not own any real
property.
(b) Schedule 3.12(b) lists and
describes briefly all real property leased by Seller. Seller has
not subleased any real property. Correct and complete copies of
each of the leases listed in Schedule 3.12(b) (as amended to
date) are attached hereto as Exhibit “D”. Except as
described on Schedule 3.12(b), with respect to each such
lease:
(i) the lease is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii) the lease will continue to be
legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on
identical terms following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(iii) no party to the lease is in
breach or default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or
lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;
(iv) no party to the lease has
repudiated any provision thereof;
(v) there are no disputes, oral
agreements, or forbearance programs in effect as to the
lease;
(vi) Seller has not assigned,
transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust, or encumbered
any interest in the leasehold;
(vii) all facilities leased
thereunder are supplied with utilities and other services necessary
for the operation of said facilities;
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(viii) there are no pending or, to
the Knowledge of Seller, threatened condemnation proceedings,
lawsuits, or administrative actions relating to the parcel, or
other matters affecting adversely the use, occupancy or value, or
the marketability of title, thereof; and
(ix) there are no parties (other than
Seller) in possession of the parcel of real property.
3.13 Intellectual Property
.
(a) Seller does not own any
Intellectual Property.
(b) To the Knowledge of Seller,
Seller has not interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or
otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights
of third parties. Seller has never received any charge, complaint,
claim, demand or notice alleging any such interference,
infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim
that Seller must license or refrain from using any Intellectual
Property rights of any third party). To the Knowledge of Seller, no
third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated,
or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property
rights of Seller.
(c) Schedule 3.13(c) identifies
each item of Intellectual Property that any third party owns and
that Seller uses pursuant to license, sublicense, agreement or
permission. Seller has delivered to Buyer correct and complete
copies of all such licenses, sublicenses, agreements and
permissions (as amended to date).
(d) To the Knowledge of Seller,
Seller will not interfere with, infringe upon, misappropriate or
otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights
of third parties as a result of the continued operation of its
business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be
conducted.
3.14 Tangible Assets . Seller
owns or leases all buildings, machinery, equipment, and other
tangible assets necessary for the conduct of its business as
presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. The
parties acknowledge and agree that all tangible Acquired Assets are
being conveyed to Buyer “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and Seller
makes any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose of any tangible Acquired
Asset.
3.15 Contracts .
Schedule 3.15 lists the following contracts and other
agreements to which Seller is a party or is bound:
(i) any agreement (or group of
related agreements) for the lease of personal property to or from
any Person;
(ii) any agreement (or group of
related agreements) for the purchase or sale of raw materials,
commodities, supplies, products or other personal property, or for
the furnishing or receipt of services;
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(iii) any agreement concerning a
partnership or joint venture;
(iv) any agreement (or group of
related agreements) under which it has created, incurred, assumed
or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or any
capitalized lease obligation;
(v) any agreement concerning
confidentiality or noncompetition;
(vi) any agreement involving any of
the partners of Sellers and/or their respective Affiliates;
(vii) any profit sharing, deferred
compensation, severance or other plan or arrangement for the
benefit of its current or former officers and/or employees;
(viii) any collective bargaining
agreement;
(ix) any agreement for the employment
of any individual on a full-time, part-time, consulting or other
basis;
(x) any agreement under which it has
advanced or loaned any amount to any Person;
(xi) any agreement under which the
consequences of a default or termination could have an adverse
effect on the business, financial condition, operations, results of
operations or future prospects of Seller; or
(xii) any other agreement (or group
of related agreements) the performance of which involves
consideration in excess of $5,000.00.
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correct and complete copy of each written agreement listed in
Schedule 3.15 (as amended to date) and a written summary
setting forth the terms and conditions of each oral agreement
referred to in Schedule 3.15 is attached hereto as Exhibit
“E”. With respect to each of the Seller Agreements,
except as set forth in Schedule 3.15: (A) the Seller
Agreement is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force
and effect; (B) the Seller Agreement will continue to be
legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on
identical terms following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; (C) no party is in breach or default, and
no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default, or permit termination, modification
or acceleration, under the Seller Agreement; and (D) no party
has repudiated any provision of the Seller Agreement.
3.16 Litigation .
Schedule 3.16 sets forth each instance in which Seller
(i) is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling, or charge, or (ii) is a party or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, is threatened to be made a party to any
action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation of, in, or
before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any
federal, state or local jurisdiction or before any
arbitrator.
3.17 Employees . To the
Knowledge of Seller, no executive, key employee or group of
employees has any plans to terminate employment with Seller. Seller
is not a party to or bound
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by any
collective bargaining agreement, nor has Seller experienced any
strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor practices, or other
collective bargaining disputes. Seller has not committed any unfair
labor practice. To the Knowledge of Seller, no organizational
effort is presently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any
labor union with respect to employees of Seller.
3.18 ERISA Compliance .
Schedule 3.18 identifies each and every employee benefit plan,
including each employee pension benefit plan and employee welfare
benefit plan (as such terms are defined in ERISA), which is
currently maintained by Seller.
With respect to such plans the
following apply:
(a) Each such employee benefit plan
complies in form and in operation in all respects with the
applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable
laws.
(b) All required reports and
descriptions including Forms 5500, the summary annual reports and
summary plan descriptions have been filed or distributed
appropriately with respect to each such employee benefit
plan.
(c) The requirements of Part VI
of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and of Code Section 4980B have
been met with respect to each such employee benefit plan which is
an employee welfare benefit plan.
(d) All contributions including all
employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions
which are due have been paid to each such employee benefit plan
which is an employee pension benefit plan and all contributions for
any period ending on or before the Closing Date which are not yet
due have been paid to each such employee pension benefit plan or
accrued in accordance with the past customs and practice of Seller.
All premiums or other payments for all periods ending on or before
the Closing Date have been paid with respect to each such employee
benefit plan which is an employee welfare benefit plan.
(e) Each employee benefit plan which
is an employee pension plan meets the requirements for
qualification under Code Section 401(a).
(f) The market value of assets of
each such employee benefit plan which is an employee pension
benefit plan other than a multi-employer plan equals or exceeds the
present value of all vested and nonvested liabilities thereunder
determined in accordance with PBGC’s methods, factors and
assumptions applicable to the employee pension benefit plan
terminating on the date for determination.
(g) Seller has delivered to Buyer
correct and complete copies of all plan documents, summary plan
descriptions, the most recent determination letter received from
the Internal Revenue Service, the most recent Form 5500 annual
report and all related trust agreements, insurance contracts and
other funding agreements which implement each such employee benefit
plan.
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(h) With respect to each employee
benefit plan that Seller maintains or ever has maintained or to
which Seller contributes, ever has contributed, or ever has been
required to contribute:
(A) No such employee benefit plan
which is an employee pension benefit plan (other than any
multiemployer plan) has been completely or partially terminated or
been the subject of a reportable event as to which notices would be
required to be filed with the PBGC. No proceeding by the PBGC to
terminate any such employee pension benefit plan (other than any
multiemployer plan) has been instituted or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, is threatened.
(B) There have been no prohibited
transactions with respect to any such employee benefit plan. No
fiduciary has any liability for material breach of fiduciary duty
or any other material failure to act or comply in connection with
the administration or investment of the assets of any such employee
benefit plan. No action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or
investigation with respect to the administration or the investment
of the assets of any such employee benefit plan (other than routine
claims for benefits) is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, is
threatened.
(C) Seller has not incurred any
material 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) to the PBGC (other than PBGC premium payments) or
otherwise under Title IV of ERISA (including any withdrawal
liability) or under the Code with re
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