Exhibit 10.1
Execution
Version
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 2, 2008
Between
Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., as
Buyer
and
Atlantic Paper & Foil Corp. of N.Y.,
Atlantic Lakeside Properties, LLC, Atlantic Paper & Foil,
LLC, Atlantic Paper & Foil of Georgia, LLC and Consumer
Licensing Corporation, as Sellers
TABLE OF
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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2.
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PURCHASE AND SALE
OF ASSETS; ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
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2.1.
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The Purchase and
Sale; Assignment and Assumption
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2.2.
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Purchase
Price
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2.3.
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The
Closing
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2.4.
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Closing
Deliveries
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2.5.
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Working Capital
Adjustment
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2.6.
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE BUSINESS
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3.1.
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Organization
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3.2.
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Power and
Authorization
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3.3.
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Authorization of
Governmental Authorities
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3.4.
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Noncontravention
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3.5.
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Financial
Statements
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3.6.
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Absence of Certain
Developments
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3.7.
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Assets
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3.8.
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Accounts
Receivables
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3.9.
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Property
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3.10.
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Equipment
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3.11.
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Intellectual
Property
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3.12.
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Permits
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3.13.
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Employee Benefit
Plans
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3.14.
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Environmental
Matters
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3.15.
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Contracts
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3.16.
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Affiliate
Transactions
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3.17.
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Customers and
Suppliers
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3.18.
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Employees
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3.19.
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Litigation;
Governmental Orders
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3.20.
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Product
Warranties; Defects; Liability
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3.21.
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No
Brokers
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3.22.
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Insurance
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
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4.1.
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Organization
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4.2.
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Power and
Authorization
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4.3.
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Authorization of
Governmental Authorities
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4.4.
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Noncontravention
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4.5.
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No
Brokers
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4.6.
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No Other
Information
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5.
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COVENANTS
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5.1.
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Consents
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5.2.
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Transaction
Expenses
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5.3.
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Confidentiality
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5.4.
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Publicity
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5.5.
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Employment
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5.6.
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Benefit
Plans
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5.7.
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Transfer of
Certain Funds Received Post-Closing
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5.8.
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Prohibition on the
Use of Name
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5.9.
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Insurance
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5.10.
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Further
Assurances
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6.
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CONDITIONS TO THE
BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS AT THE CLOSING
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6.1.
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Representations
and Warranties
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6.2.
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Performance
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6.3.
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Compliance
Certificate
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6.4.
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No Material
Adverse Change
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6.5.
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Qualifications
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6.6.
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Absence of
Litigation
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6.7.
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Consents,
etc.
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6.8.
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Legal
Opinion
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6.9.
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FIRPTA
Certificate
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6.10.
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Proceedings and
Documents
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6.11.
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Ancillary
Agreements
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6.12.
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Guaranty
Agreements
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6.13.
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Support
Agreements
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6.14.
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Financing
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6.15.
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Allocation
Statement
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6.16.
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Release of
Liens
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7.
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CONDITIONS TO THE
SELLERS’ OBLIGATIONS AT THE CLOSING
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7.1.
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Representations
and Warranties
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7.2.
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Performance
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7.3.
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Compliance
Certificate
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7.4.
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Qualifications
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7.5.
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Absence of
Litigation
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7.6.
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Proceedings and
Documents
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7.7.
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Ancillary
Agreements
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7.8.
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Allocation
Statement
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INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1.
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Indemnification by
the Sellers
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8.2.
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Indemnity by the
Buyer
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8.3.
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Time for
Claims
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8.4.
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Third Party
Claims
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9.
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TAX
MATTERS
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9.1.
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Tax
Indemnification
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9.2.
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Tax Sharing
Agreements
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9.3.
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Certain Taxes and
Fees
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9.4.
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Rev. Proc.
2004-53
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9.5.
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Cooperation on Tax
Matters
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9.6.
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Georgia Tax
Credits
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10.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1.
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Notices
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10.2.
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Succession and
Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiary
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10.3.
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Amendments and
Waivers
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10.4.
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Provisions
Concerning Sellers’ Representative
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10.5.
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Entire
Agreement
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10.6.
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Schedules; Listed
Documents, etc.
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10.7.
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Counterparts
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10.8.
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Severability
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10.9.
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Headings
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10.10.
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Construction
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10.11.
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Governing
Law
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10.12.
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Jurisdiction;
Venue; Service of Process
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10.13.
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Specific
Performance
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10.14.
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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10.15.
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Certain
Rules of Construction
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APPENDICES
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A
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Certain Defined
Terms
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B
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Certain Defined
Terms
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C
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Certain Retained
Assets
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EXHIBITS
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2.2
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Form of
Note
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2.5.1
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Balance Sheet and
Working Capital Methodology
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2.6
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Purchase Price
Allocation
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3.5
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Purchased Business
Financial Statements
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6.8
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Form of Legal
Opinion
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I-1
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Form of Escrow
Agreement
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I-2
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Form of Hauppauge
Lease – Kennedy Drive
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I-3
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Form of New York
Lease – Gilpin
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I-4
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Form of Thomaston
Lease
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I-5
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Form of
Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure
Agreement
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I-6
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Form of Guaranty
Agreement
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I-7
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Form of
Support Agreement
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I-8
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List of Personal
Belongings Being Retained by Gabbay Family
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SCHEDULES
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I-A-1
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Acquired
Assets
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I-A-2
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Transferred
Contracts
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I-A-3
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Transferred
Leases
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I-A-4
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Tangible Personal
Property
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I-A-5
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Transferred
Plans
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I-A-6
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Transferred
Insurance
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I-B-1
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Retained
Assets
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I-B-2
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Retained
Automobiles
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I-C
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Assumed
Liabilities
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I-D
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Excluded
Liabilities
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3.1
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Organization
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3.3
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Authorization of
Governmental Authorities
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3.4
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Noncontravention
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3.5
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Compliance with
GAAP
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3.6
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Absence of Certain
Developments
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3.7
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Encumbrances on
Acquired Assets
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3.7.2
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Assets Owned by
Individual Owners or Affiliates
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3.7.4
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Document Retention
Policy of Sellers
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3.8
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Accounts
Receivable
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3.9
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Real
Property
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3.11
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Intellectual
Property
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3.12.1
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Permits
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3.12.2
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Exceptions to
Permits
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3.14
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Environmental
Matters
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3.15
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Contracts
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3.16
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Affiliate
Transactions
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3.17
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Customers and
Suppliers
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3.18
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Employees
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3.19.1
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Litigation
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3.19.2
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Governmental
Orders
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3.20
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Product Warranties,
Defects; Liability
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3.22
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Insurance
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5.5
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Offer
Employees
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of July 2, 2008 (as amended or
otherwise modified, this “ Agreement ”) is
between Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “ Buyer ”), and Atlantic Paper &
Foil Corp. of N.Y., Atlantic Lakeside Properties, LLC, Atlantic
Paper & Foil, LLC, Atlantic Paper & Foil of
Georgia, LLC and Consumer Licensing Corporation, as Sellers (each a
“ Seller ” and collectively, the “
Sellers ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
Sellers own and operate a business manufacturing, distributing, and
marketing a broad line of hygienic tissue, polystyrene foam plates,
aluminum foil, and plastic food wrap products for the at-home and
away-from-home markets (the “ Business ”);
and
WHEREAS, the
Sellers wish to sell and assign to the Buyer, and the Buyer wishes
to purchase and assume from the Sellers, certain assets and
liabilities specified herein which relate to such business, all on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, Yahya
Gabbay, Helen Gabbay, Shaun Gabbay, Egal Gabbay and Dan Gabbay, as
the owners of the Sellers (the “ Individual Owners
”), are on this day each executing and delivering to the
Buyer a Support Agreement and a Guaranty Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein made, and
in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants
herein contained, the Buyer and the Sellers hereby agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS.
Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in Appendix A .
2.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF
LIABILITIES.
2.1.
The Purchase and Sale; Assignment and Assumption
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2.1.1
Purchase and Sale . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the Sellers will sell,
assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer
shall purchase from the Sellers, the Acquired Assets, free and
clear of any Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances, in
exchange for the payment of the Purchase Price and the assumption
by the Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities.
2.1.2
Retained Assets . The Retained Assets shall be
excluded from the Acquired Assets to be sold, assigned,
transferred, conveyed and delivered to the Buyer hereunder and, to
the extent in existence on the Closing Date, shall be retained by
the Sellers.
2.1.3
Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the Buyer will
assume, effective as of the Closing, the Assumed
Liabilities.
2.1.4
Excluded Liabilities . The Buyer will not assume or
perform any Liabilities of any of the Sellers not specifically
assumed by the Buyer under Section 2.1.3, and the Sellers
shall retain and satisfy, and perform as and when due, all Excluded
Liabilities.
2.2.
Purchase Price . The aggregate consideration payable
by Buyer to the Sellers for the Acquired Assets shall be
(i) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by the Buyer,
(ii) $61,700,000.00 in cash (subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 2.5) (the “ Cash Purchase Price ”)
which such amount shall be paid to the Sellers in accordance with
the instructions delivered under Section 2.4(a)(ii) and
(iii) one note in the form attached as Exhibit 2.2
with an aggregate principal amount of $6,300,000.00 which shall be
issued to Atlantic Paper & Foil Corp. of N.Y. (the “
Note ” and, together with the Cash Purchase Price, the
“ Purchase Price ”).
2.3.
The Closing . The purchase and sale of the Acquired
Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the “
Closing ”) will take place on the date hereof at the
offices of Ropes & Gray LLP in New York, New
York.
2.4.
Closing Deliveries . The parties shall take the
actions set forth in this Section 2.4 at the
Closing.
(a)
The Buyer will deliver (i) to the Escrow Agent, $1,500,000 by
wire transfer of immediately available federal funds to the account
designated in the Escrow Agreement for purposes of satisfying
amounts owed to the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to
Section 8.1 (the “ Indemnity Escrow Account
”), (ii) to the Sellers, (A) the Cash Purchase
Price, less the aggregate amount delivered to the Escrow
Agent per clause (i) by wire transfer of immediately available
federal funds to the accounts designated in writing to the Buyer
not fewer than two Business Days prior to the scheduled Closing
Date and (iii) the Note.
(b)
The Buyer and the Sellers will execute one or more bills of sale,
in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties, with respect to all
personal property included in the Acquired Assets.
(c)
The Buyer and the Sellers will execute an Assignment of Trademarks
in a form registrable or recordable in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or applicable foreign offices to the extent
necessary to assign the trademarks included in the Acquired Assets
in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties.
(d)
The parties shall execute such other instruments as shall be
reasonably requested by the Buyer to vest in the Buyer title in and
to the Acquired Assets, in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
(e)
The Buyer and the Sellers will execute an instrument of assumption
in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties with respect to the
Assumed Liabilities.
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(f)
The parties will deliver the various certificates, instruments and
documents required of each of them under Sections 6 and
7.
(g)
The Sellers shall deliver to Buyer a letter, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, signed by Ocean Associates in
which Ocean Associates acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer and
its Affiliates have and shall have no liability to Ocean Associates
whatsoever with respect to any liability that any of the Sellers
may have to Ocean Associates and that Ocean Associates has no
rights whatsoever to any equipment or other asset included in the
Acquired Assets.
(h)
The Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer originals or copies of all
books and records relating to the Acquired Assets. For the
avoidance of doubt, such books and records shall not include all
corporate seals, minute books, charter documents, corporate stock
record books, registers of other securities, copies of original tax
records of the Sellers, and such other books and records as pertain
only to the organization, existence, share capitalization or debt
financing of the Sellers.
2.5.
Working Capital Adjustment .
2.5.1
Estimated Balance Sheet, Estimated Working Capital .
The Sellers acknowledge and confirm that prior to the Closing Date
they have, in good faith, prepared or caused to be prepared, and
provided to the Buyer an estimated consolidated balance sheet of
the Purchased Business as of the Closing Date (the “
Estimated Balance Sheet ”), together with a written
statement setting forth in reasonable detail their estimate of the
Working Capital on the Closing Date as reflected on the Closing
Balance Sheet (the “ Estimated Working Capital
Statement ”). The Sellers acknowledge and confirm
that the Estimated Balance Sheet and the Estimated Working Capital
Statement were prepared in accordance with GAAP and in accordance
with the methodology set forth on Exhibit 2.5.1 ,
provided , that, in the event of a conflict between GAAP and
the methodology set forth on Exhibit 2.5.1 , the
methodology set forth on Exhibit 2.5.1 shall control
(collectively, the “ Accounting Principles
”). If the Estimated Working Capital exceeds the
Working Capital Target, then the Cash Purchase Price to be
delivered by the Buyer to the Sellers at the Closing pursuant to
Section 2.2 will be increased by such excess. If the
Estimated Working Capital is less than the Working Capital Target,
then the Cash Purchase Price to be delivered by the Buyer to the
Sellers at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.2 will be
decreased by such shortfall.
2.5.2
Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Working Capital .
Within ninety calendar days after the Closing Date, the Buyer will
prepare or cause to be prepared, and will provide to the
Sellers’ Representative, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Purchased Business as of the Closing Date (the “ Closing
Balance Sheet ”), together with a written statement
setting forth in reasonable detail its determination of the Working
Capital on the Closing Date as reflected on the Closing Balance
Sheet (the “ Closing Working Capital Statement
”). The Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working
Capital Statement will be prepared in accordance with the
Accounting Principles. The Sellers’ Representative and
the Sellers’ professional advisors shall have reasonable
access to all documentation reasonably requested by them from the
Buyer in order to review the
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Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working
Capital Statement, including the work papers used by the Buyer in
the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing
Working Capital Statement.
2.5.3
Dispute Notice . The Closing Balance Sheet and the
Closing Working Capital Statement, and the determination of Working
Capital thereon, will be final, conclusive and binding on the
parties unless the Sellers’ Representative provides a written
notice (a “ Dispute Notice ”) to the Buyer no
later than the twentieth Business Day after delivery of the Closing
Balance Sheet and the Closing Working Capital Statement setting
forth in reasonable detail any item on the Closing Balance Sheet
and/or the Closing Working Capital Statement which the
Sellers’ Representative believes has not been prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Principles and the correct amount of
such item in accordance with the Accounting Principles;
provided , however , that such twenty Business Day
period shall be extended by one business day for each business day
after delivery of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working
Capital Statement by Buyer to the Sellers’ Representative
during which Buyer denies the Sellers’ Representative or his
professional advisors reasonable access to documentation reasonably
requested by them from the Buyer in order to review the Closing
Balance Sheet and the Closing Working Capital Statement pursuant
the Sellers’ Representatives rights under Section 2.5.2
and this Section 2.5.3. Any item or amount to which no
dispute is raised in the Dispute Notice will be final, conclusive
and binding on the parties.
2.5.4
Resolution of Disputes . The Buyer and the
Sellers’ Representative will attempt to resolve the matters
raised in a Dispute Notice in good faith. If the Buyer and
the Sellers’ Representative shall not have resolved the
matters raised in the Dispute Notice within twenty Business Days
after delivery of the Dispute Notice, either the Buyer or the
Sellers’ Representative may provide written notice to the
other that it elects to submit the disputed items to Grant Thornton
LLP or, if such firm is unable or unwilling to serve, another
nationally recognized independent accounting firm chosen jointly by
the Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative (the “
Referee ”). The Referee will promptly, in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association, review only those items and
amounts specifically set forth and objected to in the Dispute
Notice and resolve the dispute with respect to each such specific
item and amount in accordance with the Accounting Principles, but
within the positions taken by the Closing Balance Sheet and/or
Closing Working Capital Statement and the Dispute Notice. The
Referee shall allocate its costs and expenses, and the reasonable
legal and accounting costs and expenses of the Buyer and the
Sellers’ Representative, between the Buyer and the Sellers
based upon the percentage of the contested amount submitted to the
Referee that is ultimately awarded to each of the Buyer and the
Sellers such that each of the Buyer and the Sellers bear a
percentage of such costs and expenses equal to the percentage of
the contested amount awarded to the other. For example, if
the Sellers claim Working Capital is $1,000 greater than the amount
determined by the Buyer, and the Buyer contests only $500 of the
amount claimed by the Sellers, and if the Referee ultimately
resolves the dispute by awarding the Sellers $300 of the $500
contested, then the applicable costs and expenses shall be
allocated 60% (i.e. 300/500) to the Buyer and 40% (i.e. 200/500) to
the Sellers. The decision of the Referee with respect to the
items of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working Capital
Statement submitted to it
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will be final, conclusive and binding on the
parties. Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Referee
and to cause the Referee to resolve any dispute no later than
thirty Business Days after selection of the Referee.
2.5.5
Purchase Price Adjustment . Promptly, and in any event
no later than the fifth Business Day after final determination of
the Working Capital in accordance with Section 2.5, all
payments under this Section 2.5.5 shall be made by wire
transfer in immediately available funds, provided that, if a
Dispute Notice is delivered pursuant to Section 2.5.3, any
portion of the purchase price adjustment which is not in dispute
shall be paid promptly after the delivery of such Dispute Notice,
and in any event no later than the fifth Business Day after such
delivery.
(a)
If the Final Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Working Capital,
then the Buyer will pay an amount equal to such excess to the
Sellers.
(b)
If the Final Working Capital is less than the Estimated Working
Capital, then the Sellers shall pay to the Buyer an amount equal to
such shortfall.
2.5.6
Right to Set-off Against the Note . In the event that
the Sellers do not pay to the Buyer any amount required by
Section 2.5.5 within the required time specified therein, the
Buyer may elect, in its sole discretion, in lieu of receiving such
amount in cash, to reduce its remaining payment obligations under
one or more of the Subordinated Notes by an amount equal in the
aggregate for all Subordinated Notes to such amount (provided that
any such offset shall be made against all Subordinated Notes pro
rata based on their respective outstanding principal amounts at the
time of such offset). In such event, the Buyer shall also be
(x) entitled to repayment of any and all interest that has
accrued and been paid on an amount of principal of the Subordinated
Notes equal in the aggregate to such amount from the date of
issuance of the Note until the date of satisfaction of such amount,
and the Buyer may, in its sole discretion, elect to satisfy such
repayment obligation by either further reducing future its future
payment obligations under one or more of the Subordinated Notes in
an amount equal in the aggregate for all Subordinated Notes to the
amount of such interest or requiring the Sellers to pay back to the
Buyer all such interest in cash and (y) relieved of the
obligation to pay any and all interest that has accrued but not yet
been paid on an amount of principal of the Subordinated Notes equal
in the aggregate to such amount from the date of issuance of the
Note until the date of satisfaction of such amount. The Buyer
may elect, in its sole discretion, to exercise its set-off rights
under this Section 2.5.6 against the principal or interest of
the Subordinated Notes or any combination thereof (provided that it
makes the same election as to all Subordinated Notes and that any
such offset shall be made against all Subordinated Notes pro rata
based on their respective outstanding principal amounts at the time
of such offset). This Section 2.5.6 shall not in any way
limit the remedies available to the Buyer should the Sellers breach
their obligations under Section 2.5.5. The term “
Subordinated Notes ” shall mean one or more
subordinated notes, in the form of the Note, which may be issued in
respect of any permitted transfer or assignment of the Note or any
Subordinated Note. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed
that the Note is the only Subordinated Note being issued or
required to be issued at the Closing.
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2.6.
Allocation of Purchase Price . Set forth as
Exhibit 2.6 hereto is the allocation of the Purchase Price
with respect to the Acquired Assets consisting of property, plant
and equipment (“ PP&E ”) proposed by the
Sellers (the “ Sellers’ Proposed Allocation
”). Following the Closing, the Buyer shall engage, at
its expense, a third party accounting, investment banking or
valuation firm of national or regional reputation to perform an
appraisal with respect to the PP&E included in the Acquired
Assets (such appraisal, the “ Buyer’s Third Party
Appraisal ”) so as to permit the Buyer and its Affiliates
to prepare financial statements in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standard Board Statement No. 141 (Business
Combinations) and United Stated Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles. The parties agree that such Buyer’s Third
Party Appraisal shall be performed by BDO Seidman, LLP, or an
affiliate thereof, provided the Buyer is able to engage such firm
for such work on reasonable terms and that the Buyer may not engage
a different firm unless (x) BDO Seidman, LLP and/or such
affiliate (as the case may be) declines the engagement or requires
terms and conditions for the engagement which are commercially
unreasonable or not customary for engagements of this type or
(y) another firm offers to perform the work on substantially
better terms than BDO Seidman, LLP and/or such affiliate (as the
case may be). The Buyer shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal to be
completed within 30 calendar days following the Closing Date and
shall provide a copy of any written materials provided to the Buyer
pursuant to the appraisal engagement by the firm engaged to perform
the appraisal, including the final Buyer’s Third Party
Appraisal, to the Sellers’ Representative within a reasonable
period of time (not to exceed two Business Days) after its receipt
by the Buyer, provided that the Sellers’ Representative has
provided to the firm who prepared such materials all access letters
and/or waivers reasonably requested by such firm as a condition
thereto. If such final Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal
indicates that the aggregate appraised value of the PP&E
included in the Acquired Assets (the “ Covered Assets
”) is greater than the value assigned thereto in the
Sellers’ Proposed Allocation, then the Sellers’
Representative shall have a period of three Business Days after its
receipt of such final Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal to notify
the Buyer in writing of the Sellers’ Representative’s
determination to engage, at the Sellers’ own expense, a
different third party accounting, investment banking or valuation
firm of comparable reputation and qualifications as the firm who
prepared the Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal to perform a
separate appraisal of the Covered Assets (such appraisal, the
“Sellers’ Third Party Appraisal”). Both the
Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal and the Sellers’ Third
Party Appraisal shall be required to be rendered in writing.
The Sellers’ Representative shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Sellers’ Third Party Appraisal to be
completed within 30 calendar days following the date on which the
Sellers’ Representative’s notification above is
delivered to the Buyer and shall provide a copy of any written
materials provided to the Seller’s Representative pursuant to
the appraisal engagement by the firm engaged to perform the
appraisal, including the final Sellers’ Third Party
Appraisal, to the Buyer within a reasonable period of time (not to
exceed two Business Days) after its receipt by the Sellers’
Representative, provided that the Buyer has provided to the firm
who prepared such materials all access letters and/or waivers
reasonably requested by such firm as a condition thereto, and in
connection therewith the Buyer will give reasonable access to the
PP&E included in the Acquired Assets to the firm engaged to
perform the Seller’s Third Party Appraisal solely to the
extent necessary to perform such appraisal. The
Sellers’ Representative shall then have the right to
designate by written notice to the Buyer either the Buyer’s
Third Party Appraisal
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or the Sellers’
Third Party Appraisal as the governing appraisal (the “
Designated Appraisal ”) no later than three Business
Days after the Sellers’ Representative’s receipt of the
Sellers’ Third Party Appraisal from the firm who prepared
such appraisal, whereupon the Buyer and the Sellers shall, and
shall cause their respective Affiliates and equity holders to, file
all Tax Returns and take positions in all Tax proceedings in a
manner consistent with the information contained in the Designated
Appraisal. In the event that the Sellers’
Representative fails to engage its own appraiser within the period
described above, fails to deliver the final Sellers’ Third
Party Appraisal to the Buyer within the time period described above
or fails to designate one of the appraisals as the Designated
Appraisal within the period described above, the Buyer’s
Third Party Appraisal shall irrevocably be deemed to be the
Designated Appraisal hereunder. In the event that the Buyer
fails to engage its own appraiser within the period described above
or fails to deliver the final Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal
to the Buyer within the time period described above, the
Sellers’ Proposed Allocation shall irrevocably be deemed to
be the Designated Appraisal hereunder. In the event that the
final Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal indicates that the
appraised value of the Covered Assets is less than or equal to the
value assigned thereto in the Sellers’ Proposed Allocation,
then the Buyer’s Third Party Appraisal shall irrevocably be
deemed to be the Designated Appraisal hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary
(including any provision of Article VIII hereof
(Indemnification)), the Buyer and each of the Sellers, and each of
their respective Affiliates and direct or indirect equity holders,
each shall have no right to seek recourse against the other, or any
of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates or direct or indirect equity
holders, arising out of or with respect to (i) the utilization
of the Designated Appraisal by the other parties and its Affiliates
in accordance with this Section 2.6 or (ii) the purchase
price allocation utilized by the other party and its Affiliates as
to any of the Acquired Assets other than the Covered Assets, and
shall not assert any claim or institute any action against the
other parties, or any of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates or
direct or indirect equity holders, arising out of or relating to
(x) such utilization of the Designated Party Appraisal except
in the case of a breach of this Section 2.6 by such other
party or (y) the purchase price allocation utilized by the
other parties and their Affiliates with respect to any of the
Acquired Assets other than the Covered Assets.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE BUSINESS.
In
order to induce the Buyer to enter into and perform this Agreement
and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, the Sellers hereby
jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Buyer as
follows:
3.1.
Organization . Schedule 3.1 sets forth the
jurisdiction of organization for each Seller. Each Seller is
(a) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
(b) is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property and in
each other jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify has not
had a Material Adverse Effect. The Sellers have delivered to the
Buyer true, accurate and complete copies of the Organizational
Documents of each Seller and those portions of the minute books of
each Seller which relate to the Contemplated Transactions,
including the resolutions of the board of directors (or other
applicable governing body) of each Seller authorizing such Seller
to enter into this
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Agreement and engage in
the Contemplated Transactions. None of the Sellers has any
Subsidiaries.
3.2.
Power and Authorization .
3.2.1
Contemplated Transaction . The execution, delivery and
performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and each Ancillary
Agreement to which any Seller is (or will be) a party and the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions are within the power
and authority of each Seller and have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of each Seller. This Agreement
and each Ancillary Agreement to which any Seller is (or will be) a
party (a) has been (or, in the case of Ancillary Agreements to
be entered into at or prior to the Closing, will be) duly executed
and delivered by the applicable Seller and (b) is (or, in the
case of Ancillary Agreements to be entered into at or prior to the
Closing, will be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
applicable Seller, Enforceable against such Seller in accordance
with its terms.
3.2.2
Conduct of Business . Each Seller has the full power
and authority necessary to own and use its assets and carry on the
Business as currently conducted.
3.3.
Authorization of Governmental Authorities . Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.3 , no action by (including any
authorization, consent or approval), or in respect of, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required for, or in connection
with, the valid and lawful (a) authorization, execution,
delivery and performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and each
Ancillary Agreement to which any Seller is (or will be) a party or
(b) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions by the
Sellers.
3.4.
Noncontravention . Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.4 , neither the execution, delivery and performance by each
Seller of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is
(or will be) a party nor the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions will:
(a)
assuming the taking of any action by (including any authorization,
consent or approval), or in respect of, or any filing with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case, as disclosed on Schedule
3.3 , violate any Legal Requirement applicable to any Seller in
any material respect;
(b)
result in a material breach or violation of, or default under, any
material Contractual Obligation of any Seller;
(c)
require any action by (including any authorization, consent or
approval) or in respect of (including notice to), any Person under
any material Contractual Obligation of any Seller;
(d)
result in the creation or imposition of a material Encumbrance
upon, or the forfeiture of, any material Acquired Asset; or
(e)
result in a breach or violation of, or default under, the
Organizational Documents of any Seller.
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3.5.
Financial Statements . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.5 , the audited financials (including any notes
thereto) for the Purchased Business for the years ended
December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 (the “ Audited Financials
”), and the unaudited financials for the Purchased Business
for the five (5) months ended May 31, 2008, all of which
are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.5 , (a) are
complete and correct and have been prepared in accordance with the
books and records of the Sellers, (b) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (subject, in the case of
the unaudited financials, to normal year-end audit adjustments),
and (c) fairly present the combined financial position of the
Sellers as at the respective dates thereof and the combined results
of the operations of the Sellers and changes in financial position
for the respective periods covered thereby.
3.6.
Absence of Certain Developments . Since the Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date, the Business has been conducted in the
Ordinary Course of Business and, except for the matters disclosed
on Schedule 3.6 :
(a)
no Seller has amended its Organizational Documents;
(b)
no Seller has permitted any of the Acquired Assets to become
subject to an Encumbrance other than a Permitted Encumbrance;
(c)
there has been no (i) material loss, destruction, damage or
eminent domain taking (in each case, whether or not insured)
affecting the Purchased Business or any material Acquired Asset or
(ii) shutdown or maintenance of any Facility, converting
equipment, foam extruding or foam forming equipment outside of the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(d)
no Seller has increased the Compensation payable or paid, whether
conditionally or otherwise, to any Offer Employee, other than in
the Ordinary Course of Business and other than any Compensation
paid to a stockholder of any of the Sellers;
(e)
no Seller has (i) made any material change in its methods of
accounting or accounting practices (including with respect to
reserves) except as required by GAAP or (ii) materially
changed its policies or practices with respect to paying payables
or billing and collecting receivables;
(f)
no Seller has terminated or closed any Facility or business
included within the Purchased Business;
(g)
no Seller has written up or written down any Acquired Asset which
is material to the Business, or revalued its inventory;
(h)
no Seller has entered into any Contractual Obligation to do any of
the things referred to elsewhere in this Section 3.6; and
(i)
no event or circumstance has occurred which has had a Material
Adverse Effect.
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3.7.
Assets.
3.7.1
Ownership of Assets . Each Seller has sole and
exclusive, good and marketable title to, or, in the case of
property held under a lease or other Contractual Obligation, a sole
and exclusive, Enforceable leasehold interest in, or right to use,
all of its properties, rights and assets, whether real or personal
and whether tangible or intangible, including all assets reflected
in the Most Recent Balance Sheet or acquired after the Most Recent
Balance Sheet Date (except for such assets which (i) are
Retained Assets or (ii) have been sold or otherwise disposed
of since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course
of Business). Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.7 ,
none of the Acquired Assets are subject to any Encumbrance which is
not a Permitted Encumbrance.
3.7.2
Sufficiency of Assets . The Acquired Assets comprise
all of the assets, properties and rights of every type and
description, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, used
to conduct the Business (other than the Retained Assets and
individuals employed by the Business). Except for the
Retained Assets and except as disclosed on Schedule 3.7.2 ,
no Individual Owner or any Affiliate of any Individual Owner (other
than a Seller) owns any asset, property or right used to conduct
the Business.
3.7.3
Books and Records. Attached as Schedule 3.7.3 is the
document retention policy of the Sellers. The Sellers have
complied with such policy and have not destroyed any books and
records in contravention of such policy.
3.8.
Accounts Receivables . All accounts and notes
receivable reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet and all
accounts and notes receivable arising subsequent to the Most Recent
Balance Sheet Date (other than , in each case, those which are
Retained Assets) and on or prior to the Closing Date, have arisen
or will arise in the Ordinary Course of Business, represent or will
represent legal, valid, binding and Enforceable obligations to a
Seller and, subject only to consistently recorded reserves for bad
debts established as of a date prior to the Closing Date in a
manner consistent with past practice.
3.9.
Property.
3.9.1
Schedule 3.9 sets forth a list of addresses of all real
property owned, leased, subleased or licensed by, or for which a
right to use or occupy has been granted to, each of the Sellers
that is used in the Business (the “Real
Property”). Except as described on Schedule 3.9
, there are no written or oral subleases, licenses, concessions,
occupancy agreements or other Contractual Obligations granting to
any Person the right of use or occupancy of the Real Property and
there are not outstanding options, rights of first refusal, rights
of first offer or similar rights to purchase the owned Real
Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.9, the Sellers have good and clear,
record and marketable fee simple title in and to the owned Real
Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
3.9.2
No Seller is obligated to pay any leasing or brokerage commission
as a result of the Contemplated Transaction. There is no
pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened eminent domain
taking affecting any of the Real Property.
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3.9.3
All material Permits necessary in connection with the construction
upon, and present use and operation of, the Real Property and the
lawful occupancy thereof have been issued by the appropriate
Governmental Authorities. The current use of the Real
Property is, in all material respects, in accordance with the
certificates of occupancy relating thereto and the terms of any
material Permits. All material Permits which are Transferred
Permits will continue in full force and effect immediately after
giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions. The Real
Property and its current use, occupancy and operation by the
Sellers and the Facilities located thereon do not
(a) constitute a nonconforming use under any applicable
building, zoning, subdivision or other land use or similar Legal
Requirements or (b) otherwise violate or conflict with, in any
material respect, any covenants, conditions, restrictions or other
Contractual Obligations, including the requirements of any
applicable Encumbrances thereto. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.9 , no Seller, (a) is in violation of any
Legal Requirement relating to Real Property, including setback
requirements, zoning restrictions and ordinances, building, life,
access, safety, health and fire codes and ordinances affecting the
Real Property or (b) has received notice of any eminent
domain, condemnation or similar proceeding pending, or any
Government Order relating thereto.
3.9.4
The Sellers have completed the abatement of, and otherwise brought
into compliance, each and every violation set forth in the
citations issued by OSHA with respect to the New York facility, and
have otherwise complied fully with each and every obligation under
the Settlement Agreement entered into between the Sellers and OSHA
with respect to the New York facility.
3.10.
Equipment. All of the fixtures and other improvements
to the Real Property (including any Facilities) and all of the
tangible personal property other than inventory included in the
Acquired Assets (the “ Equipment ”) are in good
working order, except for normal wear and tear.
3.11.
Intellectual Property.
3.11.1
The Sellers are the sole owners of or have the right to use all
Company Technology, and none of the Company Technology owned or
purported to be owned by a Seller is in the possession, custody, or
control of any Person other than the Sellers.
3.11.2
No Seller, to the Seller’s Knowledge, (a) has interfered
with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into
conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of third parties or
(b) has received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or
notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that a Person
must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights
of any third party in connection with the conduct of the Purchased
Business or the use of the Company Technology), in each case except
where any such infringement is not material. To the
Sellers’ Knowledge, no third party has interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict
with any Company Technology.
3.11.3
Schedule 3.11 identifies (a) all registered
Intellectual Property which has been issued to a Seller and is an
Acquired Asset, (b) each pending application for
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registration which any Seller has made with
respect to any Company Technology that is an Acquired Asset,
(c) each Contractual Obligation and under which a Seller has
granted any license to any third party with respect to any Company
Technology of (a) or (b) above. True, accurate and
complete copies of all such registrations, applications and
Contractual Obligations, in each case, as amended, or otherwise
modified and in effect, have been made available to the Buyer, as
well as true, accurate and complete copies of all other written
documentation evidencing ownership (if applicable) of each such
item. Each such registration is valid and
subsisting.
3.11.4
With respect to each item of Company Technology that is owned by a
Seller and constitutes an Acquired Asset:
(a)
a Seller possesses all right, title, and interest in and to such
item, free and clear of any Encumbrance;
(b)
such item is not subject to any outstanding Government Order, and
no Action is pending, which challenges the legality, validity,
enforceability, use or ownership of such item; and
(c)
except as disclosed on Schedule 3.11 , no Seller has agreed
or has a Contractual Obligation to indemnify any Person for or
against any interference, infringement, misappropriation or other
conflict with respect to such item except to the extent such
obligation is an Excluded Liability.
3.11.5
The Sellers’ use and dissemination of any and all data and
information concerning consumers of its products or users of any
web sites operated by any Seller is in compliance with all
applicable material privacy policies, terms of use, and laws.
The transactions contemplated to be consummated hereunder as of the
Closing will not violate any privacy policy, terms of use, or Legal
Requirements relating to the use, dissemination, or transfer of
such data or information.
3.12.
Permits . Each Seller has been duly granted all
material Permits under all Legal Requirements necessary for the
conduct of the Purchased Business. Schedule 3.12.1
lists each Transferred Permit, together with the Governmental
Authority or other Person responsible for issuing such
Permit. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.12.2 ,
(a) the Transferred Permits are valid and in full force and
effect, (b) no Seller is in material breach or violation of,
or default under, any such Transferred Permit and (c) the
Transferred Permits will continue to be valid and in full force and
effect, on identical terms immediately following the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.13.
Employee Benefit Plans .
3.13.1
With respect to each Transferred Plan, the Sellers have delivered
to the Buyer true, accurate and complete copies of each of the
following: (a) if the plan has been reduced to writing,
the plan document together with all amendments thereto, (b) if
the plan has not been reduced to writing, a written summary of all
material plan terms, (c) if applicable, copies of any trust
agreements, custodial agreements, insurance policies,
administrative agreements and similar agreements, and investment
management or
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investment advisory agreements, (d) copies
of any summary plan descriptions, employee handbooks or similar
employee communications, (e) in the case of any plan that is
intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a), a copy of
the most recent determination letter from the IRS and any related
correspondence, and a copy of any pending request for such
determination, (f) in the case of any funding arrangement
intended to qualify as a VEBA under Code Section 501(c)(9), a
copy of the IRS letter determining that it so qualifies and
(g) in the case of any plan for which Forms 5500 are required
to be filed, a copy of the two most recently filed Forms 5500, with
schedules attached.
3.13.2
Each Transferred Plan that is intended to be qualified under Code
Section 401(a) is so qualified. Each Transferred
Plan, including any associated trust or fund, has been administered
in accordance with its terms and with applicable Legal
Requirements, and nothing has occurred with respect to any Company
Plan that has subjected or could subject a Seller to a penalty
under Section 502 of ERISA or to an excise tax under the Code,
or that has subjected or could subject any participant in, or
beneficiary of, a Company Plan to a tax under Code
Section 4973. Each Transferred Plan that is a qualified
contribution plan is an “ERISA
Section 404(c) Plan” within the meaning of the
applicable Department of Labor regulations.
3.13.3
All required contributions to, and premium payments on account of,
each Transferred Plan have been made on a timely basis.
3.13.4
There is no pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened
Action relating to a Transferred Plan, other than routine claims in
the Ordinary Course of Business for benefits provided for by the
Transferred Plans. No Transferred Plan is or, within the last
six years, has been the subject of an examination or audit by a
Governmental Authority, is the subject of an application or filing
under, or is a participant in, a government-sponsored amnesty,
voluntary compliance, self-correction or similar program.
3.13.5
Except as required under Section 601 et seq . of ERISA,
no Transferred Plan provides benefits or coverage in the nature of
health, life or disability insurance following retirement or other
termination of employment.
3.14.
Environmental Matters . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.14 , (a) each of the Sellers are, and have
been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, (b) there has
been no release or threatened release of any pollutant, petroleum
or any fraction thereof, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material
(including toxic mold), substance or waste (each a “
Hazardous Substance ”) on, upon, into or from any site
currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by a
Seller, (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated
by a Seller that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site
that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state or
local “superfund” site list or any other similar list
of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any Governmental
Authority in the United States, (d) there are no underground
storage tanks located on, no PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) or
PCB-containing Equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste
as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act stored on,
any site owned or operated by a Seller,
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except for the storage
of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws and
(e) the Sellers have made available to the Buyer true,
accurate and complete copies of all material environmental records,
reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending
permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and
environmental studies or assessments in their possession or under
their control, in each case as amended and in effect.
3.15.
Contracts.
3.15.1
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.15 , no Seller is bound by
or a party to:
(a)
any Contractual Obligation (or group of related Contractual
Obligations) for the purchase or sale of inventory, raw materials,
commodities, supplies, goods, products, equipment or other personal
property, or for the furnishing or receipt of services, in each
case, the performance of which will extend over a period of more
than one year or which provides for annual payments to or by the
Sellers in the aggregate in excess of $50,000;
(b)
(i) any capital lease or (ii) any other lease or other
Contractual Obligation relating to the Equipment providing for
annual rental payments in excess of $10,000, under which any
Equipment is held or used by one or more Sellers;
(c)
any Contractual Obligation, other than Real Property leases or
leases relating to the Equipment, relating to the lease or license
of any Acquired Asset, including Technology and Intellectual
Property, that is not included on Schedule 3.11 ;
(d)
any Contractual Obligation relating to the acquisition or
disposition of (i) any business of a Seller (whether by
merger, consolidation or other business combination, sale of
securities, sale of assets or otherwise) or (ii) any asset
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e)
any Contractual Obligation concerning or consisting of a
partnership, limited liability company or joint venture
agreement;
(f)
any Contractual Obligation (or group of related Contractual
Obligations) under which a Seller has permitted any Acquired Asset
to become Encumbered;
(g)
any Contractual Obligation under which any other Person has
guaranteed any Debt of a Seller;
(h)
any Contractual Obligation, whether the Seller is subject to or the
beneficiary of such obligations, which (i) relates to
confidentiality or (ii) limits or purports to limit the
ability of any Person to compete in any line of business, with any
other Person or in any geographic area;
(i)
any Contractual Obligation under which a Seller is, or may become,
obligated to incur any severance pay or special Compensation
obligations which
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would become payable by reason of, this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions;
(j)
any Contractual Obligation providing for the employment or
consultancy with an individual on a full-time, part-time,
consulting or other basis or otherwise providing Compensation or
other benefits to any officer, director, employee or consultant
(other than an Employee Plan);
(k)
any agency, dealer, distributor, sales representative, marketing or
other similar agreement;
(l)
any Contractual Obligation that contains most favored customer
pricing provisions or grants any exclusive rights, rights of first
refusal, rights of first negotiation or similar rights to any
Person; and
(m)
any Contractual Obligation with any Governmental Authority.
The
Sellers have delivered to the Buyer true, accurate and complete
copies of each written Contractual Obligation required to be listed
on Schedule 3.15 or which is otherwise a Transferred
Contract, Transferred Lease or Transferred Insurance, in each case,
as amended or otherwise modified and in effect. The Sellers
have delivered to the Buyer a written summary setting forth the
terms and conditions of each oral Contractual Obligation required
to be listed on Schedule 3.15 or which is otherwise a
Transferred Contract, Transferred Lease or Transferred
Insurance.
3.15.2
To the Sellers’ Knowledge, each Contractual Obligation which
is a Transferred Contract, Transferred Lease or Transferred
Insurance is Enforceable against the Seller that is party to such
Contractual Obligation and, to the Seller’s Knowledge,
against each other Person party thereto, is in full force and
effect and, subject to obtaining any necessary consents disclosed
in Schedule 3.4 , will continue to be so Enforceable and in
full force and effect immediately following the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions. No Seller or, to the
Sellers’ Knowledge, any other party to any Transferred
Contract, Transferred Lease or Transferred Insurance is in material
breach or violation of, or default under any Transferred Contract,
Transferred Lease or Transferred Insurance.
3.16.
Affiliate Transactions . Except for the matters
disclosed on Schedule 3.16 , no Individual Owner or any
Affiliate of any Individual Owner is an officer, director,
employee, consultant, competitor, creditor, debtor, customer,
distributor, supplier or vendor of, or is a party to any
Contractual Obligation with, a Seller.
3.17.
Customers and Suppliers . The Sellers have previously
provided to the Buyer a list of (a) the 15 largest customers
of the Purchased Business (measured by aggregate billings) during
the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007 and (b) the 15
largest suppliers of materials, products or services to the
Purchased Business (measured by the aggregate amount purchased by
the Purchased Business) during the fiscal year ended on
December 31, 2007. Except with respect to the specific
supplier set forth on Schedule 3.17 to the extent provided
thereon, as of the date of this Agreement, the relationships of the
Purchased Business with the customers and suppliers referred to
above are good commercial working
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relationships and none
of such customers or the suppliers has canceled, terminated or
otherwise materially altered (including any material reduction in
the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in
the prices charged or paid, as the case may be) or notified the
Sellers of any intention to do any of the foregoing or otherwise
threatened in writing to cancel, terminate or materially alter
(including any material reduction in the rate or amount of sales or
purchases or material increase in the prices charged or paid, as
the case may be) its relationship with the Purchased
Business. The Sellers or any of their Affiliates, and/or the
Individual Owners or any of their Affiliates have not directly or
indirectly, given, or agreed to give, any one or more gifts,
contributions, payments or similar benefits in connection with the
sale of products or otherwise to any customer or supplier, either
directly or indirectly, or to any officer, director, shareholder,
employee or agent of any customer or supplier, which in the case of
any single customer or supplier, and its officers, directors,
shareholders employees or agents, taken together, is in excess of
$2,500 in the aggregate during a twelve month period which is not
reflected in the Financials.
3.18.
Employees . Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.18 , there is no pending, or to the Sellers’ Knowledge,
threatened work slowdown, lockout, stoppage, picketing or strike
pending between the Sellers on the one hand, and their employees,
on the other hand, and there have been no such troubles since
January 1, 2000. Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.18 , (a) no employee of a Seller is represented by a
labor union, (b) no Seller is a party to, or otherwise subject
to, any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union
contract, (c) no petition has been filed or proceedings
instituted by an employee or group of employees of a Seller with
any labor relations board seeking recognition of a bargaining
representative and (d) there is no organizational effort
currently being made or threatened by, or on behalf of, any labor
union to organize employees of a Seller and no demand for
recognition of employees of a Seller has been made by, or on behalf
of, any labor union. Schedule 3.18 describes any
inspection requests or correspondence from any Governmental
Authority since January 1, 2006 received by any Seller
relating to the identity, Social Security number, or employment
authorization of any Transferred employee. The Sellers have,
in a timely matter, acted upon or responded to any matter required
to be set forth on Schedule 3.18 pursuant to the preceding
sentence.
3.19.
Litigation; Governmental Orders.
3.19.1
Litigation . Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.19.1 , as of the date of this Agreement, there is no pending,
or to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened Action to which a
Seller is a party (either as plaintiff or defendant) or to which
the Acquired Assets are subject, which may affect the Purchased
Business or a Seller’s ownership of any Acquired Asset or the
use or exercise by the Buyer of any Acquired Asset.
3.19.2
Governmental Orders . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.19.2 , no Governmental Order has been issued
which is applicable to, or otherwise affects, the Acquired Assets
or the Purchased Business.
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3.20.
Product Warranties; Defects; Liability.
3.20.1
No Seller has any material Liability for any damages in connection
with any Products, other than product warranty claims which
constitute Excluded Liabilities.
3.20.2
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.20 , no Product is subject
to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable
standard terms and conditions of sale, lease or license which are
set forth on Schedule 3.20 .
3.20.3
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.20 , there is no Action to
which a Seller is a party pending, or to the Sellers’
Knowledge, threatened relating to alleged defects in the Products
or services provided by a Seller, or the failure of any such
Products or services to meet certain specifications, other than
product warranty claims which constitute Excluded
Liabilities. Schedule 3.20 sets forth all concluded
Actions (including the disposition thereof) against a Seller since
January 1, 2005 relating to, or otherwise involving, alleged
defects in the Products or services provided by a Seller, or the
alleged failure of any such services or Products to meet certain
specifications, other than product warranty claims resulting in
payment obligations of any Sellers (or multiple Sellers taken
together) not in excess of $50,000, all of which constitute
Excluded Liabilities. No Seller has any Liability arising out
of any injury to any Person or property as a result of any services
provided by a Seller, or the ownership, possession, or use of the
Products.
3.21.
No Brokers . No Seller has any Liability of any kind
to, or is subject to any claim of, any broker, finder or agent in
connection with the Contemplated Transactions other than those
which will be borne by the Sellers.
3.22.
Insurance . The Sellers have made available to the
Buyer true, accurate and complete copies of all policies which are
Transferred Insurance, in each case, as amended or otherwise
modified and in effect. Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.22 , no insurer with respect to the Transferred Insurance
(a) has questioned, denied or disputed (or otherwise reserved
its rights with respect to) the coverage of any pending claim or
(b) has threatened to cancel any Transferred Insurance.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.22 , to the Sellers’
Knowledge, no insurer with respect to any Transferred Insurance
plans to raise the premiums for, or materially alter the coverage
thereunder. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.22 , the
Transferred Insurance is transferable to the Buyer without the need
for any consent, notice or filing. Schedule 3.22
describes any self-insurance arrangements affecting the Purchased
Business.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER.
The Buyer
represents and warrants to the Sellers that:
4.1.
Organization . The Buyer is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization.
4.2.
Power and Authorization . The execution, delivery and
performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and each Ancillary
Agreement to which it is (or will be) a party and the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions are within the power and authority
of the Buyer and have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement and each Ancillary
Agreement to which the Buyer is (or will be) a party
(a) has
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been (or, in the case
of Ancillary Agreements to be entered into at or prior to the
Closing, will be) duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and
(b) is (or in the case of Ancillary Agreements to be entered
into at or prior to the Closing, will be) a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Buyer, Enforceable against the Buyer in
accordance with its terms.
4.3.
Authorization of Governmental Authorities . Except as
disclosed on Schedule 4.3 , no action by (including any
authorization, consent or approval), or in respect of, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required for, or in connection
with, the valid and lawful (a) authorization, execution,
delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and each
Ancillary Agreement to which it is (or will be) a party or
(b) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions by the
Buyer.
4.4.
Noncontravention . Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.4 , neither the execution, delivery and performance by the
Buyer of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is
(or will be) a party nor the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions will:
(a)
assuming the taking of any action by (including any authorization,
consent or approval) or in respect of, or any filing with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case, as disclosed on Schedule
4.3 , violate any provision of any Legal Requirement applicable
to the Buyer;
(b)
result in a breach or violation of, or default under, any
Contractual Obligation of the Buyer;
(c)
require any action by (including any authorization, consent or
approval) or in respect of (including notice to), any Person under
any Contractual Obligation; or
(d)
result in a breach or violation of, or default under, the
Buyer’s Organizational Documents.
4.5.
No Brokers . The Buyer has no Liability of any kind to
any broker, finder or agent with respect to the Contemplated
Transactions for which the Sell
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