Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 1, 2008 (the
“Agreement”), among Universal Power Group, Inc., a
Texas corporation, having its principal place of business at 1720
Hayden Road, Carrollton, Texas 75006 (“UPG” or the
“Buyer”), as purchaser, and Shanah, Inc.
(“Shanah”) and Long Knight, Inc. (formerly known as
Silver Spur, Inc.), each a Texas corporation having its principal
place of business at 6112 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, Texas
76013 (the “Sellers”), as sellers, and James R.
Nachlinger, also known as Dick Nachlinger, an individual residing
at 2900 Mistletoe Ct., Arlington, Texas 76013
(“Nach-linger”).
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WHEREAS,
Sellers
are engaged in the business of manufacturing, fabricating and
selling hunting and hunting-related products under the names
“Monarch,” “Monarch Hunting Products” and
derivatives thereof (the “Business”); and
WHEREAS,
Nachlinger owns one
hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the
capital stock of each of the Sellers; and
WHEREAS,
UPG
wishes to acquire all of the Purchased Assets (as more particularly
described below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Sellers wish to sell the Purchased Assets to UPG on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual representations, warranties and covenants set forth
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of
Assets.
1.01
Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the
Closing (as defined in Section 4.01), effective as of the Closing
Date (as defined in Section 4.01), the Buyer shall (a) purchase
from the Sellers, and the Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer,
convey and deliver to the Buyer, all of the Sellers’
respective rights, title and interests in and to all of the assets
and properties used in connection with the Business, as the same
shall exist on the Closing Date, except for the Excluded Assets as
described in Section 1.03, all of such assets and properties being
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Purchased
Assets”; (b) assume all of the liabilities set forth all of
the liabilities of Sellers as specifically set forth in Section
3.01 hereof and on Schedule 1.01 hereto.
1.02
List of Assets. Except as expressly
provided in Section 1.03 hereof, the Purchased Assets shall
include, without limitation, all of the Sellers rights, title and
interests in and to:
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(a)
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cash
and cash equivalents in excess of $19,955.00 (the “Retained
Cash”);
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(b)
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all
receivables (including all trade receivables);
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(c)
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all
inventory (including raw materials, work-in process and finished
goods) and packaging and other supplies;
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(d)
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prepaid licenses and
permits relating to the Business and/or the Purchased
Assets;
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(e)
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miscellaneous
deposits and prepaid expenses;
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(f)
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advances to
suppliers;
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(g)
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machinery and
equipment;
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(h)
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autos
and trucks;
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(i)
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office furniture and
fixtures;
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(j)
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goodwill of the
Business;
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(k)
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all
Rights (as defined in Section 5.l4) including, but not limited to,
all trademarks, trade names, service marks and service names,
including Monarch, and Monarch Hunting Products;
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(l)
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all
rights and privileges under and pursuant to the Assumed Contracts
(as defined in Section 3.01);
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(m)
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all
claims against third parties relating to items included in the
Purchase Assets, including, without limitation, unliquidated rights
under manufacturer’s and ven- dor’s
warranties;
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(n)
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all
customer lists, supplier lists, production records and other
records relating to the Business;
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(o)
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all
computer hardware and software;
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(p)
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rights to any and
all advertising materials, including radio or television ads, jin-
gles or other promotional media;
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(q)
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prepaid insurance;
and
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(r)
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internet websites
and domain names.
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1.03
Excluded Assets. The Purchased Assets
shall not include:
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(a)
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the
Retained Cash;
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(b)
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any
amounts due from Nachlinger;
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(c)
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all
real estate;
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(d)
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Sellers’
accounting and tax records and files;
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(e)
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Sellers
incorporation data, corporate seals, stock records, minutes of
meetings of Sellers’ Boards of Directors and shareholders;
and
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(f)
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any contracts and
leases to which the Sellers are a party, except Assumed
Contracts.
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1.04
Instruments of Transfer. On the Closing
Date, the Sellers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Buyer (a) duly executed instruments of transfer and assignment,
including, without limitation, bills of sale and assignments in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and its
counsel, sufficient to vest in the Buyer valid title to all of the
Sellers right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets,
free and clear of all mortgages, claims, liens, charges or
encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever, and (b) a check in
the amount of all cash and cash equivalents included in the
Purchased Assets (excludes cash balance as of August 31,
2008).
2.
Purchase Price.
2.01
Purchase Price. The aggregate price
to be paid by the Buyer (the “Purchase Price”) for and
in consideration of the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets
as provided herein and for the covenant not to compete set forth in
Section 7.01 hereof (the “Covenant Not To Compete”)
shall be $1,000,000.
2.02
Allocation of Purchase Price.
(a)
The Purchase Price shall be allocated on the Closing Date (or
within 30 days thereafter) to the Covenant Not To Compete and among
the Purchased Assets in accordance with an allocation schedule to
be prepared by the Buyer and consented to by the Sellers, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such allocation
schedule shall be prepared in accordance with Section 1060 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(b)
In connection with a determination of the allocation schedule
contemplated in Section 2.02(a) above, the parties shall cooperate
with each other and provide such information
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as
any of them shall reasonably request. The parties shall each report
the federal, state and local and other tax consequences of the
purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including the filing of IRS
Forms 8594) in a manner consistent with such allocation schedule
and shall not make any inconsistent written statement or take any
inconsistent position on any tax returns during the course of any
IRS or other tax audit, for any financial or regulatory purpose, in
any litigation or investigation or otherwise.
(c)
Each party shall promptly notify the other party if it receives
notice that the IRS proposes any allocation different from the
allocation agreed upon in accordance with this Section
2.02.
2.03
Payment of Purchase Price.
Within
five business days of the execution of this Agreement, the Buyer
shall deposit the sum of $900,000.00 (the “Escrow
Amount”) to Wood-haven Bank (the “Escrow Agent”)
to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Escrow Agreement, substantially in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit A. On the Closing Date, the Buyer shall authorize the
release to the Sellers of the Escrow Amount plus any earnings
thereon (the “Escrow Earnings”) not previously paid to
the Sellers, and shall deliver the balance of the Purchase Price,
$100,000.00, to the Sellers by certified or bank check payable to
the Sellers or by wire transfer to an account designated by the
Sellers.
2.04
Retroactive Economic Effect to Transfer of Assets. As
part of the inducement for the parties hereto to enter into this
Agreement, the Sellers and the Buyer agree to give, to the extent
herein provided, economic effect to the sale and transfer of the
Purchased Assets as of the opening of business on September 1,
2008, by providing for an adjustment in the Purchase Price as
follows:
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(a)
From and after September 1, 2008, through and including December
31, 2008 (the “Operating Period”), Nachlinger and the
Sellers shall operate the Business consistent with past practice
for the benefit and account of the Buyer and in connection
therewith.
(b)
On or before January 31, 2009, the Sellers shall pay to the Buyer
an amount equal to their aggregate pre-tax net operating income, or
the Buyer shall so pay to the Sellers, an amount equal to their
aggregate pre-tax net operating loss, in either case as may result
from the Seller’s conduct of the Business during the
Operating Period consistent with past practice. For purposes of
this Section 2.04, the Seller’s aggregate pre-tax net
operating income or loss shall be determined in accordance with
Sellers’ usual accounting procedures for determining their
net income consistently applied except that (i) the Seller’s
rent expense shall be deemed to be $7,800 per month or $31,200 in
the aggregate and (ii) Nachlinger’s salary may not exceed
$6,500 per month or $26,000 in the aggregate..
(c)
For and in consideration of the foregoing, on the earlier of (i)
the Closing Date or (ii) January 15, 2009, the Buyer shall instruct
the Escrow Agent to pay the interest earned on the Escrow Amount to
the Sellers.
3.
Post-Closing Obligations.
3.01
Assumption.
(a)
Upon the transfer of the Purchased Assets to Buyer on the Closing
Date, Buyer shall (except as may otherwise be specifically agreed
to in any other provision of this Agreement) assume and agree to
timely and fully pay, perform and discharge those obligations and
liabilities of Sellers (the “Assumed Liabilities”) (i)
incurred by the Sellers on or after September 1, 2008; provided
that such obligations and liabilities are reasonable in light of
the conduct of the Business prior to September 1, 2008 or such
obligations or liabilities that have been approved in
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advance by the Buyer
and (ii) arising from and after the Closing Date under those
Contracts set forth on Schedule 5.20 which are marked with an
asterisk (the “Assumed Contracts”).
(b)
Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, Buyer shall not
and does not assume any liability or obligation of
Seller.
3.02
Endorsement of Checks . The Sellers hereby
agree that any check received by the Buyer on or after the Closing
Date as payment on account of any trade account receivable
constituting a part of the Purchased Assets, which check is payable
to a Seller, may be endorsed by Buyer for its own
account.
4.
Closing.
4.01
Closing. The closing of the
transactions to be effected hereunder (the “Closing”)
shall be held at the offices of UPG at 10:00 A.M. Dallas, Texas
time on or before January 10, 2009, or at such other place or at
such other time as Buyer and Sellers may mutually agree (the
“Closing Date”).
5.
Representations and Warranties of Seller.
Each of
the Sellers and Nachlinger, jointly and severally, represent and
warrant to and agrees with the Buyer as follows:
5.01
Organization and Good Standing. Each Seller (i) is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Texas; (ii) has full corporate power
and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and to own
or lease and operate the assets and properties now owned or leased
and operated by it; and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the character of its properties requires such
qualification except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a material adverse effect on the Business or the Purchased
Assets (a
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“Material
Adverse Effect”). The jurisdictions in which each Seller is
so qualified are set forth on Schedule 5.01.
5.02
Capitalization of Seller. All of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Seller are owned
generally and of record by Nachlinger.
5.03
Authority and Compliance . Each Seller has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement. The consummation and performance by each Seller of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate actions (including,
without limitation, approval of the shareholders of such Seller).
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered on
behalf of each Seller and constitutes a valid obligation of such
Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
equity principles. No consent, authorization or approval of,
exemption by, or filing with, any domestic governmental or
administrative authority, or any court, is required by either
Seller or any of its shareholders to be obtained or made in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.04
No Conflict. The performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in a breach or violation of any
of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (i)
any Assumed Contract or other agreement or instrument relating to
the Purchased Assets (subject to obtaining any consents required to
assign the Assumed Contracts); (ii) the articles of incorporation
or by-laws of either Seller; or (iii) any law, order, rule,
regulation, writ, injunction or decree applicable to either
Seller.
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5.05
Compliance with Law; Environmental.
(a)
Sellers’ operation of the Business and use and occupancy of
the Purchased Assets are in compliance with all, and not in
violation of any, and neither Sellers nor Nachlinger has received
any claim or notice that such operation or use and occupancy is in
violation of any, applicable law or ordinance, or any order, rule
or regulation of any governmental agency or body to which the
Sellers, the Business or the Purchased Assets are subject (except
where the failure to be in compliance does not have a Material
Adverse Effect); nor have the Sellers failed to obtain or to adhere
to the requirements of any government license, permit or
authorization necessary to the ownership of the Purchased Assets or
to the conduct of the Business (except where such failure does not
have a Material Adverse Effect). All governmental permits, licenses
and authorizations which have been obtained in connection with the
operation of the Business or the use of the Purchased Assets are
set forth in Schedule 5.05.
(b)
The operations of Sellers for all prior periods and through Closing
have (i) complied in all material respects with all Environmental
Laws (as defined in Section 5.05(c) below), except where the
failure to be in compliance does not have a Material Adverse
Effect; (ii) not been subject to any judicial or administrative
proceeding alleging the violation of any Environmental Laws; and
(iii) not been the subject of any federal or state investigation
evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a
release of any Hazardous Substances (as defined in Section 5.05(c)
below) into the environment. None of the operations of the Sellers
involves the generation, manufacture, refining, transportation,
treatment, storage, handling or disposal of any Hazardous
Substances. The Sellers have not shipped any Hazardous Substances
for treatment, storage or disposal at any other site or facility,
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ronmental Laws.
There are no underground storage tanks on any property on or in
which the Business is conducted.
(c)
For purposes of this Agreement, “Hazardous Substance”
means hazardous waste, toxic substances, polychlorinated biphenyls,
friable asbestos or asbestos containing materials and also
includes, but is not limited to substances defined as
“hazardous substances” or “toxic
substances” in the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C Sec.
9061, et seq. (“CERCLA”), the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sec. 6901, et seq .
(“HMTA”), and any applicable state statutes. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Environment Laws” means
the following laws or acts or any other federal state or local laws
relating to pollution or protection of the environment: CERCLA;
HMTA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C Sec
6901, et AIL; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C Sec
2601, et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33
U.S.C. Sec. 1251, et seq; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42
U.S.C Sec. 300f, et seq.; and the Clean Air Act 42, U.S.C
Sec 7401, et seq.
5.06
Products. Schedule 5.06
contains a list of all products manufactured or sold by Sellers in
the operation of the Business. None of the products manufactured or
sold by the Sellers has in the past five years been recalled by
Sellers or, to the best of Sellers’ actual knowledge, by any
distributor, dealer or other independent agent.
5.07
Financial Information. Schedule 5.07
contains financial information regarding the Sellers. Such
financial information is true, complete and correct and fairly
presents in all material respects the financial position of the
Sellers at December 31, 2006 and 2007 and July 31, 2008 and the
results of operations for the years and period then
ended.
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5.08
Books and Records. The books of
account and other financial records of Sellers are complete and
correct in all material respects and are maintained in accordance
with good business practices, and accurately reflect the basis for
the preparation of the financial information set forth on Schedule
5.07.
5.09
Accounts Receivable. All accounts
receivable constituting Purchased Assets arose and/or will arise
from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business. All
trade accounts receivable are by their terms generally due within
thirty (30) days after being recorded on the books of the Sellers.
All accounts receivable constituting Purchased Assets are expected
to be collected in full within one hundred eighty (180) days after
Closing.
5.10
Inventory . All inventory
constituting Purchased Assets will be merchantable and of a quality
and quantity usable or salable in the ordinary course of business.
All inventory is located at the locations set forth on Schedule
5.10.
5.11
Assets and Properties. Sellers have valid
title to all personal property included in the Purchased Assets,
free and clear of all liens, pledges, mortgages, security
interests, conditional sales contracts and other encumbrances or
any kind or nature.
5.12
Condition of Purchased Assets. All machinery,
tools, equipment and other tangible personal property included in
the Purchased Assets are in good operating condition and repair in
all material respects and are usable in the ordinary course of the
Business.
5.13
Real Property. Nachlinger is the
legal and beneficial owner of the real property listed on Schedule
5.13 (the “Property”) and has full power and authority
to enter into a lease for the Property substantially in the form of
Exhibit __ annexed hereto (the “Lease”). The Property
is free and clear of all tenancies, licenses and other rights to
occupancy and is suitable and adequate for the conduct of the
Business as presently conducted.
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5.14
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Etc.
Schedule
5.14 contains a complete and correct list of all patents, patent
rights, patent applications, licenses, shop rights, trademarks,
trademark applications, trade names, copyrights and similar rights
currently used in the Business (collectively “Rights”),
indicating the registered owner, the registration number, and the
expiration date thereof. Sellers own or validly license all Rights
and other proprietary information used in the conduct of the
Business as currently being conducted; the conduct of the Business
as currently operated does not conflict with valid rights of others
in any way, nor has any material use been made of the Rights,
except by the Sellers or by other entities duly licensed to use the
same under agreements set forth in Schedule 5.14.
5.15
Insurance. Schedule 5.15
contains a summary description of all policies or binders of fire,
liability, product liability, vehicular, title and other insurance
held by or on behalf of the Sellers and relating to the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets. The policies and binders summarized in
Schedule 5.15 are in full force and effect.
5.16
Legal Proceedings. Etc.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.16, there are no claims, actions, suits,
proceedings, arbitrations or investigations, either administrative
or judicial, pending or, to the best of Sellers’
actual