Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of March 12,
2009
by and among
CRAZY MOOSE CASINO, INC.,
CRAZY MOOSE CASINO II,
INC.,
COYOTE BOB’S, INC.
AND
GULLWING III, LLC,
collectively as Seller,
and
NG WASHINGTON, LLC,
as Purchaser
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. SALE
OF ASSETS; CLOSING
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Assumption of
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Deposit;
Purchase Price; Closing Payment; Promissory Note and Security
Agreement.
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Further
Assurances; Post Closing Cooperation.
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Governmental
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ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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Governmental
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Compliance With
Laws and Orders
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Tangible
Personal Property
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Employees;
Labor Relations.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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Governmental
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Purchaser's
Reliance Upon Representation or Warranty of Seller
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ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS OF SELLER
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Regulatory and
Other Approvals
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Investigation
by Purchaser
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No
Solicitations or Business Dispositions
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Delivery of
Financial Statements and Reports; Filings.
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Delivery of
Books and Records
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Noncompetition
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Fulfillment of
Conditions
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Kennewick,
Washington, Property
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ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
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Regulatory and
Other Approval
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Fulfillment of
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Disclosure of
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ARTICLE VI.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER
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Representations
and Warranties
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Regulatory
Consents and Approvals
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Audited Most
Recent Financial Statements
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No Material
Adverse Change
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Release and
Discharge of Monetary Liens
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ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER
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Representations
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Regulatory
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ARTICLE VIII.
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
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Termination of
Benefits by Seller
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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ARTICLE IX.
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
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Limits on
Purchaser's Claims Alleging Breach of Representations and
Warranties
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Limits on
Seller's Claims Alleging Breach of Representations and
Warranties
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ARTICLE X.
INDEMNIFICATION
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Method of
Asserting Claims
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No
Consequential or Incidental Damages
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Purchaser’s Right to Specific
Performance
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ARTICLE XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
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No Third Party
Beneficiary
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No Assignment;
Binding Effect
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Consent to
Jurisdiction and Service of Process
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Joint and
Several Obligations
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This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of March
12, 2009 is made and entered into by and among CRAZY MOOSE CASINO,
INC., a Washington corporation having an office at 510 South
20 th
Street, Pasco, Washington 99301
(“ Crazy Moose ”), CRAZY MOOSE CASINO II, INC.,
a Washington corporation having an office at 22003 66
th Ave. W, Ste. A, Mountlake Terrace, Washington
98043 (“ Crazy Moose II ”), COYOTE BOB’S,
INC., a Washington corporation having an office at 3014 W.
Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Washington 99336 (“ Coyote
Bob’s ”), and GULLWING III, LLC, a Washington
limited liability company having an office at 402 16
th St. NE, Ste. A-106, Auburn,
Washington 98002 (“ Gullwing ”), and NG
WASHINGTON, LLC, a Washington limited liability company having an
office at 50 Briar Hollow Lane, Suite 500W, Houston, Texas 77027 ("
Purchaser "). Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A
. For purposes of this Agreement, Crazy Moose, Crazy
Moose II, Coyote Bob’s and Gullwing shall be referred to as
“ Seller ” and all references to Seller shall
mean each Seller individually and/or collectively, as the context
may require.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, Crazy Moose, Crazy Moose II and Coyote
Bob’s operate “mini-casinos” providing gaming
services, including open play, tournament play and house-banked
card rooms, and conduct restaurant and bar operations in the cities
of Pasco, Washington, Kennewick, Washington, and Mountlake Terrace,
Washington, respectively (the " Business "); and
WHEREAS Gullwing owns the Real Property (as
defined in Exhibit A ) located in the cities of Pasco,
Washington and Kennewick, Washington, as more particularly
described in Exhibit B ; and
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and
assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase and acquire
from Seller, substantially all of the assets of Seller utilized in
the Business, including the Real Property, all on the terms set
forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
SALE OF ASSETS;
CLOSING
(a) Assets Transferred . On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the
Closing Date Seller will sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver
to Purchaser, all right, title and interest in, to and under all of
the assets, properties, rights, claims and operations of Seller of
every kind and description (other than the Excluded Assets (defined
in Subsection 1.01(b) below)) used in the operation of the
Business, wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, real,
personal or mixed, whether or not appearing on the books and
records of Seller (collectively, the “ Assets
”). The Assets shall be transferred to Purchaser
free and clear of all Liens other than the Permitted
Liens. The Assets include but are not limited to the
following:
(i) all inventories of Seller, including,
without limitation, all liquor, wine, beer, food, supplies,
packaging materials, spare parts and similar items (the “
Inventory ”);
(ii) all other tangible personal property and
interests of Seller utilized in or in any way relating to the
Business or located on the Real Property including, without
limitation, computers and integrated computer systems, other
electronic data processing hardware, display terminals, printers,
and related computer equipment and accessories; all software
designed for use on the computers and electronic data processing
hardware described above including all operating system software,
utilities and application programs in any form (source code and
object code in magnetic tape, disk or hard copy format or any other
listings whatsoever) to the extent assignable (collectively “
Software ”); office, casino, restaurant and bar
equipment; gaming tables, gaming chips and gaming paraphernalia,
player-tracking systems, counting equipment and gauge systems;
video cameras, recording devices and security surveillance
equipment; machinery, equipment, tools and tooling (including
expendable tooling), furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements
and motor vehicles (including passenger motor coaches and passenger
shuttles), point of sale equipment, signs and signage, uniforms,
laundry and linens, silverware, glassware, chinaware, pots, pans
and utensils and merchandise (collectively, the " Tangible
Personal Property ");
(iii) all right, title and interest of Seller in
all of the real property owned, leased or otherwise used in any
manner by Seller relating to the Business, including, without
limitation, the Real Property;
(iv) all Contracts described in Section 2.17(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule, with the exception of the Terminated
Contracts (defined in Section 4.07(b) below) and except as
otherwise specified in Section 2.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
(the “ Assumed Contracts ”);
(v) all intangible personal property (other than
the Intellectual Property) of Seller or rights thereto used in
connection with the Business, including without limitation,
customer and supplier lists, phone numbers, facsimile numbers,
e-mail addresses, domain names and other documentation with respect
thereto, all goodwill relating to the Business (“
Intangible Personal Property ”);
(vi) all Intellectual Property;
(vii) to the extent their transfer is permitted
under applicable Laws, all Licenses (including applications
therefor) utilized in the conduct of the Business; and
(viii) originals or copies of all material books
and records currently used or held for use in the conduct of the
Business or otherwise relating to the Assets, including originals
(to the extent available and, if not available, copies or if none,
reasonably complete and accurate written descriptions) of all
Assumed Contracts, records (including unexpired warranties)
evidencing or relating to the Assets, all business plans, marketing
and promotional materials, all policy and procedure manuals and
employee handbooks.
(b) Excluded Assets
. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the following assets of Seller (the " Excluded
Assets ") shall be excluded from and shall not constitute
Assets:
(i) all cash, including without limitation cash
held in the casino cages, in bank accounts of Seller, ATMs and
other cash on hand;
(ii) all outstanding amounts related to credit
card and debit card charges by customers and checks (including NSF
checks) payable to Seller for transactions conducted through the
close of business on the day before the Closing Date in connection
with the Business;
(iii) Software for which Seller does not have an
assignable license, as listed in Section 1.01(b)(iii) of the
Disclosure Schedule;
(iv) all prepaid expenses relating to the
Business, as listed in Section 1.01(b)(iv) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(v) all security deposits deposited by or on
behalf of Seller as lessee or sublessee or otherwise under those
Assumed Contracts specifically identified in Section 1.01(b)(v) of
the Disclosure Schedule;
(vi) all assets owned or held by any Benefit
Plans;
(vii) a mounted fish from the office of Carl
Jacobson;
(viii) a moose head located at the Crazy Moose
Casino (Pasco) (which is not owned by the Seller);
(ix) the minute books, equity transfer books and
corporate seal of Seller;
(x) the Seller’s life insurance policies
with respect to the Equity Owners;
(xi) the Terminated Contracts; and
(xii) any refunds relating to the Regular Member
Retrospective Rating Group Participation Contract between Seller
and the Washington Restaurant Association.
1.02 Assumption of Certain Liabilities
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(a) In connection with the sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment and delivery of the Assets pursuant to this
Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, Purchaser shall assume and become responsible for,
from and after the Closing, only the following obligations or
liabilities (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”): (i)
those obligations or liabilities arising under any Assumed Contract
that accrue and are required to be performed from and after the
Closing; (ii) the following promotional liabilities of Seller (the
“ Promotional Liabilities ”): (A) any and all
complimentaries or jackpot liabilities of Seller, (B) mailings and
“match the deal” promotions, pull tab “carry out
games” and (C) “two for one” dining coupons and
dining gift certificates, all as more particularly described in
Section 1.02(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $30,000.00; (iii) the accrued vacation pay and
sick leave with respect to Employees of Seller who accept
employment with Purchaser as of the Closing Date, as set forth in
Section 1.02(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule and (iv) those
Liens described on Section 1.02(a)(iv) of the Disclosure
Schedule.
(b) Purchaser shall not assume or otherwise
become responsible for, and Seller shall remain liable for and
discharge when due, all liabilities or obligations (whether known
or unknown, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due
or to become due; and whether claims with respect thereto are
asserted before or after the Closing) of Seller that are not
Assumed Liabilities (collectively, “ Retained
Liabilities ”). In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, within ten (10) days following the
Closing Date, Seller shall file or caused to be filed all
Washington state Tax Returns required to be filed in connection
with the Business, pay all Taxes required to be paid in connection
therewith, and promptly thereafter furnish Purchaser with copies of
such Tax Returns, together with evidence of filing the same and
payment of Taxes due thereunder; provided that notwithstanding the
above, all Transfer Taxes shall be paid as set forth in Section
1.08 hereof. It is expressly understood and agreed by
Seller that Purchaser shall not assume any liability or obligation
and shall have no liability or obligation to any third party except
as expressly provided in this Agreement.
1.03 Deposit; Purchase Price; Closing
Payment; Promissory Note and Security Agreement .
(a) Deposit . Immediately upon
the execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall deliver $500,000
(the “ Deposit ”) in cash to Chicago Title
Insurance Company (the “ Escrow Agent
”). The Escrow Agent shall continue to hold the
Deposit and shall invest such funds pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow Agreement being executed and delivered concurrently herewith
(“ Escrow Agreement ”) among Purchaser, Seller
and the Escrow Agent. The Deposit, together with any and
all interest earned thereon, shall be held and disbursed by the
Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement
and will be paid to Purchaser or Seller in accordance with the
terms of the Escrow Agreement and this Section 1.03. If
the Closing occurs, the Deposit, together with any and all interest
earned thereon, shall be payable to Seller at
Closing. If the Closing does not occur, the Deposit,
together with any and all interest earned thereon, shall be payable
to:
(i) Purchaser, if (i) this Agreement is
terminated by Purchaser as a result of Seller’s Material
Breach or (ii) this Agreement is terminated solely in the event
that (A) Purchaser, despite its commercially reasonable efforts, is
unable to obtain its liquor license or gaming license to operate
the Business in the State of Washington on or before Closing, or
(B) a Material Adverse Change (calculated solely at the end of each
calendar month prior to Closing) occurred on or before Closing;
provided, however, that, in the event that the Closing does not
occur pursuant to the reasons set forth in subsection (a)(ii)(A)
above, a portion of the Deposit equal to the attorney’s fees
and costs of Seller, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $50,000,
shall be immediately paid to Seller upon Purchaser’s receipt
of proper documentation evidencing such costs and fees;
or
(ii) Seller in all other
circumstances.
(b) Purchase Price . The aggregate
purchase price for the Assets and the covenant of Seller and the
Equity Owners contained in Section 4.09 (the “ Purchase
Price ”) shall be an amount equal to $15,750,000, payable
as set forth in Section 1.03(c) and Section 1.03(d)
below.
(c) Closing Payment . At
Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller by wire transfer to an
account or accounts designated in writing by Sellers at least five
Business Days prior to the Closing an amount equal to $11,750,000
less the Deposit, together with all accrued interest thereon
(which Deposit shall be applied against the Purchase Price and
credited to Purchaser at Closing) less the Payoff Amounts
(as defined in Section 6.12) to be paid by Purchaser to creditors
of Seller in order to fully satisfy, release and discharge the
Monetary Liens in accordance with the conditions of Section 6.12 of
this Agreement (the “ Cash Closing Payment
”). The Cash Closing Payment shall be adjusted by
the net amount of prorations made at Closing pursuant to Section
1.09.
(d) Promissory Note and Security
Agreement . At Closing, Purchaser shall issue to
Seller a promissory note made to the order of a Seller or
promissory notes made to the order of each Seller (apportioning the
principal balance thereof as directed in writing by Seller), in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Promissory
Note ”), in the original principal amount of
$4,000,000. Obligations of Purchaser under the
Promissory Note shall be secured by, among other things, a first
lien on the Assets purchased by Purchaser at Closing pursuant to a
security agreement in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D-1
(the “ Security Agreement ”) and a deed of trust
with assignment of rents and security agreement in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit D-2 (“ Deed of Trust
”). The obligations owing under the Promissory
Note shall be guarantied by Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc.
pursuant to a guaranty in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
D-3 (“ Guaranty ”). The Promissory Note, the
Security Agreement, the Deed of Trust and the Guaranty shall
collectively be referred to herein as the “ Seller Finance
Documents .”
1.04 Closing; Deliveries .
(a) The Closing shall take place at the offices
of Chicago Title Insurance Company, 4717 S. 19
th St., Ste. 201, Tacoma, WA 98405, or at such
other place as Purchaser and Sellers mutually agree, at 10:00 A.M.
local time, which Closing is anticipated to occur on or before June
1, 2009 (the “ Closing Date ”), subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver) of all conditions to each party’s
obligation to close under this Agreement by the obligated party;
provided, however, for all purposes the Closing shall be deemed to
have occurred as of 12:01 A.M. local time on the Closing
Date. The Closing may take place by delivery of the
documents (executed by all of the parties, as applicable) at
Closing by facsimile transmission, email in locked or unmodified
pdf format or courier service and payment of the Cash Closing
Payment by wire transfer.
(b) At Closing, Seller will deliver, or cause to
be delivered to Purchaser, the following: (i) a Bill of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit E hereto (the “ Bill of Sale ”),
(ii) an Assignment and Assumption of Lease, substantially in the
form of Exhibit F hereto (the “ Assignment of
Lease ”), (iii) for each parcel of Real Property, a
special warranty deed substantially in the form of Exhibit G
hereto (the “ Deed ”), (iv) an Owner’s
Affidavit of Title for each parcel of Real Property, (v) a
“non-foreign person” affidavit for each parcel of Real
Property, (vi) a certificate of occupancy or other transfer
approval, to the extent required by any governmental entity having
jurisdiction over each parcel of Real Property, (vii) all keys
relating to the Real Property, (viii) the Officer’s
Certificate of Seller, (ix) the Secretary’s Certificate of
Seller, (x) a certificate of name change (and other appropriate
documentation) to change the corporate or company name of Seller,
which certificate shall be filed with the Secretary of State of
Washington (or other appropriate governing body) on the Closing
Date, (xi) evidence that Crazy Moose Casino III, Inc., a Washington
corporation, has been dissolved or changed its name to a name that
Seller would not be prohibited from using under Section 4.12 of
this Agreement, (xii) a real estate excise tax affidavit with
respect to the Real Property, (xiii) a list of all Promotional
Liabilities, certified by Seller as true and correct as of the
Closing Date, (xiv) a list of all Employees who have been
terminated at each applicable Business within ninety (90) days
prior to the Closing Date, certified by Seller as true and correct
as of the Closing Date, (xv) a list of COBRA Recipients as of the
date immediately prior to the Closing, certified by Seller as true
and correct as of the Closing Date, together with any additional
information regarding COBRA Recipients requested by Purchaser, and
(xvi) all other documents, instruments, consents and writings which
are required to be delivered by Seller at the Closing pursuant to
this Agreement.
(c) At Closing, Purchaser will deliver, or cause
to be delivered to Seller, the following: (i) the Cash Closing
Payment, (ii) the Deposit and all interest thereon, (iii) the
Promissory Note, (iv) the Bill of Sale, (v) the Assumption
Agreement, (vi) the Security Agreement, (vii) the Deed of Trust,
(viii) a UCC-1 financing statement naming Seller as secured party
covering the assets described in the Security Agreement, (ix) the
Officer’s Certificate of Purchaser, (x) the Secretary’s
Certificate of Purchaser, (xi) a fully-executed excise tax
affidavit, (xii) a resale certificate regarding the portion of the
Assets comprised of inventory, (xiii) a lender’s policy of
title insurance insuring the lien of the Deed of Trust against the
Real Property in an amount equal to 110% of the tax assessed value
of the Real Property, (xiv) the Guaranty and
(xv) all other documents, instruments, consents and writings which
are required to be delivered by Purchaser at the Closing pursuant
to this Agreement.
(d) At Closing, (i) Seller shall pay, or cause
to be paid, to Escrow Agent one-half of all fees and costs of the
Escrow Agent, plus the costs of recording the Deed plus the Excise
Tax pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.08 and (ii) Purchaser
shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Escrow Agent one half of all
fees and costs of the Escrow Agent plus the Sales Tax pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1.08.
1.05 Further Assurances; Post Closing
Cooperation .
(a) At any time or from time to time after the
Closing, at Purchaser's request and without further consideration,
Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and
confirmation, provide such materials and information and take such
other actions as Purchaser may reasonably deem necessary or
desirable in order to transfer, convey and assign to Purchaser, and
to confirm Purchaser's title to, all of the Assets, and, to the
full extent permitted by Law, to put Purchaser in actual possession
and operating control of the Business and the Assets (as
contemplated herein and to the extent consistent with this
Agreement and the Operative Agreements).
(b) At any time or from time to time after the
Closing, at Seller’s request and without further
consideration, Purchaser shall execute and deliver to Seller such
other instruments, documents and other agreements as required under
the Seller Finance Documents.
(c) Following the Closing, any amounts received
by or delivered to Seller on account of an Asset shall be remitted
to Purchaser and any amounts received by or delivered to Purchaser
on account of an Excluded Asset shall be remitted to
Seller.
(d) Following the Closing, Purchaser will afford
Seller, its counsel and its accountants, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable advance notice, reasonable access to the
books and records and other data relating to the Business in its
possession with respect to periods prior to the Closing and the
right to make copies and extracts therefrom, to the extent that
such access may be reasonably required by the requesting party in
connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, and compliance with
the requirements of any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority. Further, Purchaser agrees for a period of two
(2) years after the Closing Date not to destroy or otherwise
dispose of any such books, records and other data unless Purchaser
shall first offer in writing to surrender such books, records and
other data to Seller and Seller shall not agree in writing to take
possession thereof during the thirty (30) day period after such
offer is made.
(e) Any information obtained by Seller in
accordance with this Section 1.05 shall be held confidential by
Seller in accordance with and subject to Section
12.06. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section, if the parties are in an adversarial
relationship in litigation or arbitration, the furnishing of
information, documents or records in accordance with this Section
shall be subject to applicable rules relating to
discovery.
1.06 Third Party Consents . To the extent
that any Assumed Contract is not assignable without the consent of
another party, this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment or
an attempted assignment thereof if such assignment or attempted
assignment would constitute a breach thereof or a default
thereunder. Purchaser and Seller shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such other party to the
assignment of any such Assumed Contract to Purchaser in all cases
in which such consent is or may be required for such assignment or,
in the alternative, a replacement contract. If any such
consent or replacement contract shall not be obtained, Seller shall
cooperate with Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement designed to
provide for Purchaser the benefits intended to be assigned to
Purchaser under the relevant Assumed Contract, including
enforcement of any and all rights of Seller against the other party
thereto arising out of the breach or cancellation thereof by such
other party or otherwise. If and to the extent that such
arrangement cannot be made to the satisfaction of Seller and
Purchaser, Purchaser may, at its option, either (i) waive the
conditions to closing set forth in Section 6.07 and proceed to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
(ii)(A) if the Assumed Contract at issue is the Crazy Moose II
Lease, the lease for the parking facility located at 420 South
20 th
Avenue, Pasco, Washington (the
“ Parking Facility Lease ”), or the agreements
for the card shufflers listed in Section 2.17(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule (the “ Card Shuffler Agreements
”)(solely in the event that the card shufflers described
therein have not been purchased by Seller prior to Closing and
included within the Assets) or (B) in the event that in excess of
10% of the Table Game Licenses are not assigned to Purchaser or
replaced with new and substantially similar contracts by Closing,
elect not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement in accordance with Section 6.07 as a result of
Seller’s failure to fulfill the closing condition; provided,
however, if Purchaser elects to consummate the transaction under
clause (i) above, Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Seller
harmless from any and all Losses resulting from the failure to
obtain such consent.
1.07 Governmental and Regulatory Authority
Consents .
(a) Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all Governmental and Regulatory Authority
consents or waivers necessary for Seller to undertake the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the Operative
Agreements. The provisions of this Section 1.07(a) shall
not affect the right of Seller not to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement if the conditions contained in
Section 7.06 have not been fulfilled.
(b) Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all Governmental and Regulatory Authority
consents or waivers necessary for Purchaser to undertake the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the Operative
Agreements. The provisions of this Section 1.07(b) shall
not affect the right of Purchaser not to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement if the conditions
contained in Section 6.05 have not been fulfilled.
1.08 Transfer Taxes . Seller
shall be responsible for all sales, use, transfer, recording, gains
and other similar taxes and fees or liability for such taxes or
fees arising out of or in connection with the sale and transfer of
the Real Property to the Purchaser under this Agreement, including
without limitation, the Washington Real Estate Excise Tax
(collectively, the “ Excise Tax
”). Purchaser shall be responsible for all sales,
transfer, recording, gains, and other similar taxes and fees or
liability for such taxes or fees arising out of or in connection
with the sale of all Assets other than the Real Property under this
Agreement (the “ Sales Tax ” and, together with
the Excise Tax, the “ Transfer Taxes
”). For purposes of calculating the Transfer Taxes
and otherwise, the parties hereto agree to value the Real Property
at its tax assessed value of $1,536,080.00 and the Tangible
Personal Property constituting equipment at
$300,000.00. The parties hereto shall cooperate and
provide promptly all documents and other materials, including
copies of all Tax Returns, if necessary, required to be filed with
respect to the payment of the Excise Tax or the Sales Tax, as
applicable.
1.09 Prorations . All
prorations will be made as of the Closing Date on the basis of the
actual days of the month in which the Closing Date
occurs. Seller will be liable for the following expenses
relating to the Assets for the period prior to the Closing Date and
Purchaser will be liable for such expenses for the period from and
after the Closing Date. If any expenses are not
determinable on the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will make
any final adjustments as and when the actual bills therefor are
issued to the appropriate party. The party owing amounts
to the other under this Section 1.09 shall pay the same within
thirty (30) days following the determination of such
amounts. The following expenses shall be
prorated:
(a) Taxes . Real property
taxes and assessments on the Real Property will be prorated as of
the Closing Date for the current fiscal year based on the most
current official real property tax information available from the
office of the county assessor or other assessing authorities for
the county in which the Real Property is located.
(b) Utility Costs and Deposits
. To the extent applicable, Seller will notify all
water, gas, electric and other utility companies servicing the Real
Property (collectively, " Utility Companies ") of the sale
of the Real Property to Purchaser and will request that all Utility
Companies send Seller a final bill for the period ending on the
last day prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser will
notify all Utility Companies servicing the Real Property that as of
the Closing Date, Purchaser will own the Real Property and that all
utility bills for the period commencing on the Closing Date are to
be sent to Purchaser. If any of the Utility Companies
sends Seller or Purchaser a bill for a period during which the
Closing occurs, Purchaser and Seller will prorate such
bills. In connection with such proration, it will be
presumed that utility charges were uniformly incurred during the
billing period.
(c) Rents . Rents, additional
rents and other items payable by Seller under any lease
constituting an Assumed Contract, including, without limitation,
any equipment lease, shall be prorated.
ARICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller, jointly and severally, hereby represent
and warrant to Purchaser as follows:
2.01 Organization of Seller
. Seller is a corporation or limited liability company,
as applicable, duly organized, and validly existing and authorized
to transact business under the laws of the State of
Washington. Each Seller has full corporate or company
power and authority to conduct the Business as and to the extent
now conducted by it and has full corporate or company power, as
applicable, to own the Real Property and to own, use and lease the
Assets. Seller does not own any subsidiaries and has
not, during the two-year period preceding the date of this
Agreement, conducted business under any alternate name, fictitious
name or tradename. Neither the Assets nor the conduct of
the Business requires Seller to be qualified to conduct business
under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of
Washington.
2.02 Authority . Seller has
full corporate or company power and authority, as applicable, to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Operative Agreements to
which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, including without limitation, to sell and transfer the
Assets. The execution and delivery by Seller of this
Agreement and the Operative Agreements to which it is a party, and
the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of
Directors or Managers, as applicable, and Equity Owners of Seller
and no other corporate or company action on the part of Seller is
necessary. The Equity Owners, who collectively own 100%
of the equity interests in Seller, are Robert Mitchell, Stephen
Bowman and Carl Jacobson. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes, and
upon the execution and delivery by Seller of the Operative
Agreements to which it is a party, such Operative Agreements will
constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller
enforceable against it in accordance with their terms.
2.03 No Conflicts . The
execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement does not, and
the execution and delivery by Seller of the Operative Agreements to
which it is a party and the performance by Seller of its
obligations under this Agreement and such Operative Agreements will
not:
(a) conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
articles of incorporation, by-laws, shareholders agreement,
certificate of formation or operating agreement (or other
comparable governance documents) of Seller;
(b) conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any term or provision of any Law or Order applicable to
Seller or any of the Assets which could have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(c) Except as disclosed in Section 2.03(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule (i) conflict with or result in a violation
or breach of, (ii) constitute (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under, (iii) require Seller to obtain any
consent, approval or action of, make any filing with or give any
notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of, or (iv)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon Seller or any
of the Assets under, any Assumed Contract or License to which
Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of the Assets are bound
or with respect to any of Seller’s Intellectual
Property.
2.04 Governmental Approvals and Filings\
. Except as disclosed in Section 2.04 of the Disclosure
Schedule, no consent, approval or action of, filing with or notice
to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority on the part of Seller
is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement or any of the Operative
Agreements to which Seller is a party or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
2.05 Books and Records
. Except as disclosed in Section 2.05 of the Disclosure
Schedule, none of the books and records of Seller is recorded,
stored, maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or partly
dependent upon or held by any means (including any electronic,
mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not)
which (including all means of access thereto and therefrom) are not
under the exclusive ownership and direct control
of Seller.
2.06 Financial Statements .
(a) Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and
complete copies of (i) the audited balance sheets of Crazy Moose
and Crazy Moose II as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007
and the related audited statements of income and statements of cash
flows, including the notes thereto, for the fiscal years then
ended, (ii) the balance sheets of Coyote Bob’s as of December
31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 and the related statements of income
and statements of cash flows, including the notes thereto, for the
fiscal years then ended, which were reviewed by Seller’s
independent accountants for 2006 and audited for 2007, (iii) the
unaudited balance sheets of each Seller as of December 31, 2008
(the “ Most Recent Balance Sheet Date ”) and the
related unaudited statements of income for the fiscal year then
ended and (iv) the unaudited balance sheets of each Seller as of
January 31, 2009 and the related unaudited statements of income for
the one-month period then ended (the “ January 2009
Financial Statements ”). The unaudited balance
sheets of each Seller as of December 31, 2008 are collectively
referred to herein as the “ Most Recent Balance Sheet
” and, together with the related unaudited statements of
income of each Seller for the 12-month period ending December 31,
2008, as the “ Most Recent Financial Statements
”. The audited financial statements of each Seller
described in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be referred to herein
collectively as the “ Audited Financial Statements
”. The Audited Financial Statements, the Most
Recent Financial Statements and the January 2009 Financial
Statements shall be collectively referred to herein as the “
Financial Statements ”.
(b) Attached to Section 2.06(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule is a correct and complete copy of each of the
Audited Financial Statements. The Audited Financial
Statements (i) were prepared on a consistent basis in accordance
with GAAP, (ii) fairly present the financial condition and results
of operations of Seller as at the respective dates thereof and for
the respective periods covered thereby and (iii) were prepared from
books and records regularly maintained by management of
Seller.
(c) Attached to Section 2.06(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule is a correct and complete copy of the Most
Recent Financial Statements. The Most Recent Financial
Statements (i) were prepared by management of Seller on a
consistent basis in accordance with GAAP, except for normal
year-end adjustments and the absence of notes and except as
otherwise specified in Section 2.06(c) of the Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) fairly present the financial condition and results of
operations of Seller as at, and for the 12-month period ending,
December 31, 2008, and (iii) were prepared from books and records
regularly maintained by management of Seller and used to prepare
the financial statements of Seller.
(d) Attached to Section 2.06(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule is a correct and complete copy of the January
2009 Financial Statements. The January 2009 Financial
Statements (i) were prepared by management of Seller on a
consistent basis in accordance with GAAP, except for normal
year-end adjustments and the absence of notes and except as
otherwise specified in Section 2.06(d) of the Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) fairly present the financial condition and results of
operations of Seller as at, and for the 1-month period ending,
January 31, 2009, and (iii) were prepared from books and records
regularly maintained by management of Seller and used to prepare
the financial statements of Seller.
(e) Except as otherwise specified in Section
2.06(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller has maintained its books
and records in a manner sufficient to permit the preparation of
financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
2.07 Absence of Changes
. Except as disclosed in Section 2.07 of the Disclosure
Schedule, since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date there has not
been any material adverse change, or any event or development
which, individually or together with other such events, could
reasonably be expected to result in a material and adverse change
in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
assets, liabilities, properties or prospects of
Seller. Without limiting the foregoing, except as
disclosed in Section 2.07 of the Disclosure Schedule, since the
Most Recent Balance Sheet Date there has not occurred any of the
following:
(i) (A) any increase in the salary, wages or
other compensation of any employee whose annual salary is $50,000
or more or (B) any establishment or modification of, or any
increase in the compensation or benefits under, any Benefit Plan or
employment related Contract, except to the extent required by
applicable Law;
(ii) except in the ordinary course of business
(A) incurrence by Seller of Indebtedness with respect to the
conduct of the Business or (B) any voluntary cancellation,
prepayment or complete or partial discharge in advance of a
scheduled payment date with respect to, or waiver of any right of
Seller under, any Indebtedness of or owing to Seller;
(iii) any physical damage, destruction or other
casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting any
of the real or personal property or equipment of Seller in an
aggregate amount exceeding $10,000;
(iv) any material change in (A) any investment,
accounting, financial reporting, inventory, credit, allowance or
Tax practice or policy of Seller or (B) any method of calculating
any bad debt, contingency or other reserve of Seller for
accounting, financial reporting or Tax purposes;
(v) (A) any acquisition or disposition of any
assets used or held for use in the conduct of the Business, other
than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and other acquisitions or
dispositions not exceeding in either case $25,000 in the aggregate
or (B) any creation or incurrence of a Lien on any such
assets;
(vi) any entering into, amendment, modification,
termination (partial or complete) or granting of a waiver under or
giving any consent with respect to (A) the Crazy Moose II Lease,
the Parking Facility Lease or the Card Shuffler Lease (solely in
the event that the card shufflers described therein have not been
purchased by Seller prior to Closing and included within the
Assets), or (B) any other Contract which is required (or had it
been in effect on the date hereof would have been required) to be
disclosed in Section 2.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule (with the
exception of the Terminated Contracts) without providing prior
notice to the Purchaser or (C) any License disclosed in Section
2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule;
(vii) any transaction involving the Business
with any officer, director or Affiliate of Seller;
(viii) any strikes or labor difficulties or any
layoffs or reductions in work force, except for retirement of
employees in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) any other transactions in the aggregate
amount of more than $25,000 directly involving, or directly
affecting, the Business or the Assets outside the ordinary course
of business; or
(x) Seller becoming bound by any commitment or
agreement, whether oral or in writing, to do any of the things
described in clauses (i) through (ix) above.
2.08 No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Section 2.08 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
correct and complete list of all Liabilities of Seller not
reflected or reserved against in the Most Recent Balance Sheet,
including, without limitation, the Promotional
Liabilities. Except as reflected or reserved against in
the Most Recent Balance Sheet or otherwise listed on Section 2.08
of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no Liabilities against,
relating to or affecting the Business or any of the Assets, other
than Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and which, individually or in the
aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(a) There are no (x) Actions or Proceedings
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller threatened against,
relating to or affecting Seller or any of its assets which (i)
could result in the issuance of an Order restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the
Operative Agreements or otherwise result in a material diminution
to Purchaser of the benefits contemplated by this Agreement or any
of the Operative Agreements, or (ii) if determined adversely to
Seller, could reasonably be expected to result in an injunction or
other equitable relief that would interfere in any material respect
with the Business or the ability of Seller to fully perform all of
its obligations under the Operative Agreements to which it is a
party;
(b) there are no facts or circumstances Known to
Seller that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Action
or Proceeding that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to
clause (a) above; and
(c) there are no Orders outstanding against
Seller with respect to the Business.
2.10 Compliance With Laws and Orders
. During the two-year period preceding the date of this
Agreement, Seller has not received any notice that it is or was in
violation of or in default under any Law or Order applicable to the
Business or the Assets and there are no pending or threatened
claims relating to the Business by any Governmental Regulatory
Authority. Seller has previously delivered to Purchaser
copies (if any) of all correspondence from each Governmental
Regulatory Authority relating to any sanctions, violations, fines,
penalties or disciplinary actions imposed on or against Seller
during the two-year period preceding the date of this
Agreement.
2.11 Benefit Plans; ERISA .
(a) Section 2.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
(i) contains a true and complete list of each of the Benefit Plans,
(ii) identifies each of the Benefit Plans that is a Qualified Plan,
(iii) identifies each Benefit Plan and each other Plan maintained,
established, sponsored or contributed to by Seller which at any
time during the two-year period preceding the date of this
Agreement was a Defined Benefit Plan, and (iv) lists, describes and
identifies each other Plan maintained, established, sponsored or
contributed to by Seller during the two-year period preceding the
date of this Agreement. Except for the Plans and Benefit
Plans set forth in Section 2.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule,
Seller has not within the last two years maintained, sponsored,
adopted, made contributions to, or obligated itself to make
contributions to or to pay any benefits or grant rights under or
with respect to any Plan or Benefit Plan. Within the
last two years, Seller has not scheduled or agreed upon future
increases of benefit levels (or creation of new benefits) with
respect to any Benefit Plan, and no such increases or creation of
benefits have been proposed, made the subject of representations to
Employees or requested or demanded by Employees under circumstances
which make it reasonable to expect that such increases will be
granted. As of the date of this Agreement, except for
non-material pay advances to Employees, no loan is outstanding
between Seller and any employee.
(b) Seller does not maintain, nor is it
obligated to provide benefits under, any life, medical or health
plan (other than as an incidental benefit under a Qualified Plan)
which provides benefits to retired or other terminated employees
other than benefit continuation rights under the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation of 1985, as amended (" COBRA
").
(c) Seller is not in payment default or in
material default in the performance of any of its other contractual
obligations under any of the Benefit Plans or Plans nor any related
trust agreement or insurance contract. All contributions and other
payments required to be made by Seller to any Benefit Plan or Plan
with respect to any period ending on or before the Closing Date
have been made or reserves adequate for such contributions or other
payments have been or will be set aside therefor and have been or
will be reflected in the Financial Statements. There are no
material outstanding liabilities of any Benefit Plan or
Plan other than liabilities for benefits to be paid to
participants in such Benefit Plan or Plan and their beneficiaries
in accordance with the terms of such Benefit Plan or
Plan.
(d) No event has occurred, and there exists no
condition or set of circumstances in connection with any Benefit
Plan, under which Seller, directly or indirectly (through any
indemnification agreement or otherwise), could reasonably be
expected to be subject to any risk of liability under Section 409
of ERISA, Section 502(i) of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code. Seller has not incurred, nor will
incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA to the PBGC or to a
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA) with respect to any employee benefit plan sponsored or
contributed to by any member (other than Seller) of a controlled
group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the
Code) or a group of trades or businesses under common control
(within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) which includes
Seller. Seller is not, nor has been at any time since its
inception, a “substantial employer” as such term is
defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA with respect to any
“multiemployer plan”.
(e) No transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, including the sale of the Assets, will result in
liability to the PBGC under ERISA.
(f) There are no actions, suits, or claims
(other than routine claims for benefits) pending, and to the
Knowledge of Seller, no such actions, suits, or claims are
threatened and there are no set of facts that would give rise to
any such actions, suits or claims against or relating to any
Benefit Plan or the assets thereof.
(g) No Qualified Benefit Plan or related trust
has had a “reportable event” as such term is defined in
ERISA, nor has any such plan or any “fiduciary” or
“party-in-interest” or “disqualified
person” entered into any “prohibited transaction”
as such terms are defined in ERISA or the Code, or breached its
fiduciary obligations.
(h) Complete and correct copies of the following
documents have been furnished to Purchaser:
(i) summary of the Benefit Plans and any
predecessor plans referred to therein, any related trust
agreements, and service provider agreements, insurance contracts or
agreements with investment managers, including without limitation,
all amendments thereto;
(ii) current summary Plan descriptions of each
Benefit Plan subject to ERISA, and any similar descriptions of all
other Benefit Plans; and
(i) Seller does not have a Qualified Plan for
its Employees which requires the filing of Form 5500 and the
schedules thereto.
2.12 Real Property . Section
2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of
each parcel of real property currently leased by Seller and a
summary description of the terms thereof. All such leases
(collectively, the “ Real Property Leases ”) are
in full force and effect without the existence of any default (or
any event which with the giving of notice or passage of time would
constitute a default) on the part of Seller, or to the Knowledge of
Seller, the lessor thereunder. All of the Real Property
owned by Seller is listed on Exhibit B attached
hereto. With respect to the Real Property:
(i) Gullwing owns the Real Property free and
clear of all Liens, other than (A) the Permitted Liens, and (B) the
lien in favor of KeyBank National Association (“ KeyBank
Lien ”) evidenced by a deed of trust dated September 17,
2001 with respect to the Real Property located in Pasco,
Washington, and the lien in favor of Sterling Savings Bank (“
Sterling Lien ”) evidenced by a deed of trust dated
February 24, 2006 with respect to the Real Property located in
Kennewick, Washington, both of which Liens will be released as of
the Closing Date. Simultaneously with the Closing,
Purchaser shall acquire the Real Property free and clear of all
Liens, other than the Permitted Liens. During the
three-year period preceding the date of this Agreement, except as
set forth in Section 2.12(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, Gullwing
has not received any notices from any insurer or agent requiring
performance of any work with respect to the Real Property or
canceling or threatening to cancel any insurance policy maintained
by Gullwing or any tenant with respect to the Real
Property.
(ii) Section 2.12 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a list of all Real Property Leases and Service
Contracts. All of the Leases and Service Contracts are
in full force and effect, and neither Seller nor, to the Knowledge
of Seller, any other party thereunder is in default under any of
the Leases or Service Contracts. Other than the Leases
or Service Contracts, there are no service contracts, maintenance
contracts, management agreements, brokerage agreements, franchise
agreements or other contracts or agreements affecting or relating
to the Real Property that are material to the operation of the
Business.
(iii) The Real Property and the uses conducted
thereon are in compliance with all applicable federal, state and
local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. Seller
has not received any written notices from governmental authorities,
and Seller has no Knowledge, of (A) any uncured violations of any
license, permits, laws, ordinances (including without limitation
zoning ordinances), codes (including without limitation building
codes), regulations or other requirements of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction over the Real Property, against, or
with respect to, the Real Property or any part thereof, (B) any
order or directive requiring any work of repair, maintenance or
improvement be performed on or with respect to the Real Property,
or (C) any conditions or defects in, on or with respect to the Real
Property which would constitute noncompliance with any applicable
law, ordinance, building code or restriction.
(iv) No special assessments have been levied or,
to the Knowledge of Seller, are threatened or pending, against all
or any part of the Real Property.
(v) No material work has been done on the Real
Property by or on behalf of Seller within the past ninety (90) days
for which the payment is in default or for which a lien could be
filed.
(vi) Gullwing is not a “foreign
person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the
Code.
(vii) Seller has no Knowledge of: (i) the
presence of any Hazardous Material at, on, under and/or affecting
the Real Property; (ii) the presence of any underground or
above-ground storage tanks at or under the Real Property; (iii) any
spills, releases, discharges, or disposal of Hazardous Material
that have occurred or are presently occurring on or onto the Real
Property; (iv) any spills or disposal of Hazardous Material that
have occurred or are occurring off the Real Property as a result of
any construction on, or operation and use of, the Real Property;
(v) the presence of any PCB transformers serving or stored in the
Real Property; (vi) any other environmental condition or matter
which would require remediation or other corrective action pursuant
to any Environmental Laws; or (vii) any failure to comply with all
Environmental Laws applicable to the Real Property or the uses
conducted thereon. Seller has not used, treated, stored
or disposed of any Hazardous Material at the Real Property in
violation of any Environmental Laws or other applicable
governmental requirements and, to the Seller’s Knowledge, no
Hazardous Material has been used, treated, stored or disposed of at
the Real Property in violation of Environmental Laws or any other
applicable governmental requirements.
(viii) No person or entity, including without
limitation, any tenant under any Lease affecting the Real Property,
has any right of first refusal, right of first offer or other
option to acquire the Real Property or any part thereof or interest
therein.
(ix) Each parcel of the Real Property
constitutes a separate tax lot which is not owned in common with
any other party, and ad valorem real estate taxes have been
assessed against the Real Property as a separate tax lot without
regard to property owned by any other party.
(x) All certificates, permits and licenses
(including without limitation any liquor licenses) from any
governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Real Property
which are necessary to permit the lawful use and operation of the
buildings and improvements on the Real Property as they presently
exist, have been obtained and are in full force and effect, and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no pending threat of
modification, cancellation, termination of expiration of any such
certificate, permit, approval or license. No buildings
or improvements located on the Real Property depend on any
dedication, variance, subdivision, special exception or other
special governmental approval for their continuing
legality. All utilities required for the operation of
the Real Property either enter the Real Property through adjoining
public streets or if they pass through adjoining private land, do
so in accordance with valid public easements or private
easements. All of said public utilities are installed
and operating and all installation and connection charges have been
or will be paid in full prior to the Closing Date.
(xi) There is no violation of any restriction,
condition or agreement contained in any instrument affecting the
Real Property, and Seller has not received any notices of default
from any third party who shall be benefited by any such
restriction, condition or agreements. No covenants or
restrictions, easements or other agreements, if any, affecting the
Real Property provide for forfeiture or reverter in the event of
violation thereof, nor do they impose any restriction on alteration
or demolition of any improvements constructed on the Real
Property.
2.13 Tangible Personal Property
. Seller is in possession of, and has good title to,
valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under applicable
Contracts to use, all of the Tangible Personal Property, which
includes all tangible personal property reflected on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet and Tangible Personal Property acquired since
the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date other than Tangible Personal
Property disposed of since such date in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice. Section 2.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies all material leases (including
capital leases) for Tangible Personal Property (collectively, the
“ Personal Property Leases ”), together with a
summary description of the terms thereof. All Personal
Property Leases are in full force and effect without the existence
of any payment default or any other material default (or any event
which with the giving of notice or passage of time would constitute
a default) on the part of Seller, or to the Knowledge of Seller,
the lessor thereunder. All the Tangible Personal
Property is free and clear of all Liens, except for the Permitted
Liens, the KeyBank Lien and the Sterling Lien (both of which will
be discharged as of the Closing Date), and except as described in
Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, all the Tangible Personal
Property material to the operation of the Business is in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted. The Tangible Personal Property constitutes all
material personal property necessary for the conduct of the
Business. All of the Tangible Personal Property is
located at the principal locations of the Business.
2.14 Intellectual Property .
(a) To the Knowledge of Seller, Seller owns all
right, title and interest to (including, without limitation, the
exclusive right to use and license the same), or has the right to
use pursuant to a valid license, all Intellectual Property or
Software used in or necessary for the operation of the Business as
presently conducted, free and clear of any Liens and without
obligation to pay any royalty or other fees with respect
thereto. To the Knowledge of Seller, all of the
Intellectual Property is identified in Section 2.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule and constitutes all of the intellectual
property necessary for operation of the Business as presently
conducted without liability to third parties for infringement or
violation of any intellectual property rights of third
parties. Except as disclosed in Section 2.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no item constituting part of the Intellectual
Property has been registered with, filed in or issued by, as the
case may be, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United
States Copyright Office or any other government entities, domestic
or foreign, or a duly accredited and appropriate domain name
registrar. Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule
describes all material license agreements for Intellectual Property
that is used under license in the Business; and no written notice
of any default has been received by Seller under any such license
which remains uncured. Each such license agreement is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, each of the other parties thereto, enforceable
in accordance with the terms thereof.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 2.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) there have been no pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened proceedings or litigation or other
claims made against Seller asserting the invalidity, misuse or
unenforceability of any of such Intellectual Property, (ii) Seller
has not received any written notices that the conduct of the
Business has infringed, misappropriated or conflicted with, or
infringes, misappropriates or conflicts with, any intellectual
property of other persons or entities, (iii) to the Knowledge of
Seller, the Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to Seller
has not been infringed, misappropriated or conflicted by other
persons or entities, and (iv) none of the Intellectual Property
owned by or licensed to Seller is subject to any outstanding order,
decree, judgment, stipulation or agreement to which Seller is a
party or bound restricting the scope or use thereof by
Seller.
(c) Seller has the legal right to use all
third-party Software that is material to the conduct of the
Business, and all such third-party Software is being used by Seller
in compliance, in all respects, with any applicable
licenses.
2.15 Title to Assets . Except
as set forth in Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller has
good and marketable title to the Assets free and clear of all Liens
except for the Permitted Liens. At the Closing,
Purchaser shall acquire good and marketable title to the Assets
free and clear of all Liens except for the Permitted
Liens.
(a) Seller has filed or caused to be filed (on a
timely basis since December 31, 2005) all Tax Returns that are or
were required to be filed by or with respect to it, either
separately or as a member of a group of corporations, pursuant to
applicable Laws. Seller has delivered or made available to
Purchaser copies of, and Section 2.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of, all such Tax Returns
relating to income or franchise taxes filed since December 31,
2005. Seller has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all
Taxes that have or may have become due pursuant to those Tax
Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any assessment received by
Seller, except such Taxes, if any, as are listed on Section 2.16(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule and are being contested in good faith
and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with
GAAP) have been provided in the Most Recent Balance
Sheet.
(b) Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of all audits of all such Tax
Returns, including a reasonably detailed description of the nature
and outcome of each audit. All deficiencies proposed as a result of
such audits have been paid, reserved against, settled, or, as
described on Section 2.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings. Section 2.16(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule describes all adjustments to the United
States federal income Tax Returns filed by Seller or any group of
corporations including Seller for all taxable years since December
31, 2005, and the resulting deficiencies proposed by the
IRS. Except as described on Section 2.16(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, Seller has not been given or requested to give
waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver or
extension given by any other Person) of any statute of limitations
relating to the payment of Taxes of Seller or for which Seller may
be liable.
(c) The charges, accruals, and reserves with
respect to Taxes (including payroll taxes) on the books of Seller
are adequate (determined in accordance with GAAP) and are at least
equal to Seller's liability for the Taxes. There exists no proposed
tax assessment against Seller except as disclosed in the Most
Recent Balance Sheet or on Section 2.16(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule. All Taxes that Seller is or was required by
Laws to withhold or collect (including payroll taxes) have been
duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been
paid to the proper Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other
Person or will be paid when due.
(d) All Tax Returns filed by Seller are true,
correct, and complete. There is no tax sharing agreement
that will require any payment by Seller after the date of this
Agreement.
(a) Section 2.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a true and complete list of each of the following
Contracts or other arrangements (true and complete copies or, if
none, reasonably complete and accurate written descriptions) of
which, together with all amendments and supplements thereto and all
waivers of any terms thereof, have been delivered to Purchaser to
which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of the Assets is
bound:
(i) (A) all Contracts (excluding Benefit Plans)
providing for a commitment of employment or consultation services
for a specified or unspecified term to, or otherwise relating to
employment or the termination of employment of, any employee; the
name, position and rate of compensation of each employee party to
such a Contract and the expiration date of each such Contract; and
(B) any representations, commitments, promises, communications or
courses of conduct (excluding Benefit Plans and any such Contracts
referred to in clause (A)) involving an obligation of Seller to
make payments in any year, other than with respect to salary or
incentive compensation payments in the ordinary course of business,
to any employee or any group of employees;
(ii) all Contracts with any Person containing
any provision or covenant prohibiting or limiting the ability of
Seller to engage in any business activity or compete with any
Person, or prohibiting or limiting the ability of any Person to
compete with Seller in connection with the Business;
(iii) all partnership, joint venture,
shareholder, or other similar Contracts involving a sharing of
profits or expenses with any Person; provided, however, in no event
shall any such Contracts constitute Assumed Contracts;
(iv) all Contracts with distributors, dealers,
manufacturer's representatives, sales agencies or
franchisees;
(v) all Contracts relating to the future
disposition or acquisition of any Assets, other than dispositions
or acquisitions of Inventory in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(vi) all executory Contracts with customers for
the purchase of Inventory for a purchase price of more than
$5,000;
(vii) all collective bargaining or similar labor
Contracts covering any Employee; and
(viii) all confidentiality or non-disclosure
agreements with any Person;
(ix) Contracts to which a Governmental or
Regulatory Authority is a party;
(x) Contracts evidencing or related to
Indebtedness or granting a Lien on any Asset;
(xi) Contracts relating to Intellectual
Property, whether as licensor or licensee or which relates to the
payment of royalties or other similar payments;
(xii) Contracts pursuant to which Seller is
obligated to indemnify any other Person, including, without
limitation, all Contracts which by their terms or otherwise have
expired but pursuant to which the indemnity obligation is still
binding on Seller;
(xiii) Contracts which are material to the
operation of the Business and entered into other than in the
ordinary course of business; and
(xiv) all Contracts (other than Benefit Plans
and insurance policies listed in Section 2.19 of the Disclosure
Schedule) with respect to the Business that (A) involve the payment
or potential payment, pursuant to the terms of any such Contract,
by or to either Seller of more than $5,000 annually and (B) cannot
be terminated within sixty (60) days after giving notice of
termination without resulting in any material cost or penalty to
Seller.
(b) Each material Contract required to be
disclosed in Section 2.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is in full
force and effect and, to Seller’s Knowledge, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, of each party thereto and neither Seller nor, to the
Knowledge of Seller, any other party to such Contract is, or has
received notice that it is, in violation or breach of or default
under any such Contract (or with notice or lapse of time or both,
would be in violation or breach of or default under any such
Contract) in any material respect. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, while Seller is not aware of any breach of any
non-compete agreements entered into with its Employees, Seller
makes no representation or warranty as to the legal, valid or
binding nature thereof.
2.18 Licenses . Section 2.18
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
material Licenses used or held for use in the Business (and all
pending applications for any such Licenses), setting forth the
grantor, the grantee, the function and the expiration and renewal
date of each. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and
complete copies of all such Licenses. Except as
disclosed in Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Seller owns or validly holds all Licenses
that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the
Business;
(ii) each License is valid, binding and in full
force and effect;
(iii) Seller is not, nor has Seller received
within the two years preceding the execution of this Agreement, any
notice that it is, in default (or with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any License;
and
(iv) the execution, delivery and performance by
Seller of this Agreement and the Operative Agreements to which it
is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, will not result in or give to any Person any
right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or modification in
or with respect to any License.
2.19 Insurance . Section 2.19
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
liability, property and other insurance policies (other than life
insurance policies covering the Equity Owners) currently in effect
that insure the Business, the Employees or the
Assets. Each such insurance policy is valid and binding
and in full force and effect, all premiums due thereunder have been
paid and Seller has not received any notice of cancellation,
termination or material increase in premiums in respect of any such
policy, nor is Seller in default thereunder. Neither
Seller, nor the Person to whom such policy has been issued, has
received notice that any insurer under any policy referred to in
this Section 2.19 is denying liability with respect to a claim
thereunder or defending under a reservation of rights clause within
the two years preceding the execution of this
Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 2.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no claim in excess of $15,000 has been made
under any such policies (or any predecessor policies) within the
two years prior to the date of this Agreement.
2.20 Affiliate Transactions
. Except as set forth in Section 2.20 of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Equity Owners nor the officers, directors or
employees of Seller, nor their Affiliates, provide or cause to be
provided any assets, services or facilities used or held for use in
connection with the Business other than services in their capacity
as officers, directors or employees of Seller, and the Business
does not provide or cause to be provided any assets, services or
facilities to any such persons or their Affiliates.
2.21 Employees; Labor Relations
.
(a) Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a list of the name of each Employee at the date hereof,
together with such Employee's position or function, annual base
salary or wages, any incentive or bonus arrangement with respect to
such Employee in effect on such date and such Employee’s
total compensation in 2008 (collectively, “ Employee
Information ”). Within the last six (6) months
prior to the date of this Agreement, and to the Knowledge of
Seller, no Employee has informed Seller that he or she will or may
cease to be an employee, or will refuse an offer of employment from
Purchaser because of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Seller is not delinquent
in any payments to any of its Employees for any amount of
compensation due to such Employee. Seller has complied
in all material respects with all applicable state and federal
equal employment opportunity laws and other laws related to
employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker
classification, and collective bargaining. Seller has
withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or is holding for payment not yet due to such
Governmental or Regulatory Authority all amounts required to be
withheld from any Employee. Seller is not liable for any
arrears of wages, taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to
comply with any of the foregoing.
(b) Except as disclosed in Section 2.21 of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) Seller is not a party to any collective
bargaining or other union agreement relating to its Employees, (ii)
no Employee is presently a member of a collective bargaining unit
with respect to the Business and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there
are no pending threats to organize any of the Employees for
collective bargaining purposes as of the date of this Agreement,
and (iii) no unfair labor practice complaint or sex, age, race or
other discrimination claim has been brought during the last two (2)
years against Seller with respect to the conduct of the Business
before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental or Regulatory
Authority. During the three year period prior to the
date hereof, there has been no work stoppage, strike or other
concerted action by the Employees as those terms are defined in the
National Labor Relations Act, and any amendments
thereto. To the Knowledge of Seller, Seller has complied
with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor,
including, without limitation, those relating to wages, hours and
collective bargaining.
(c) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Employees are
obligated under any Contract, or subject to any judgment, decree or
order of any court or administrative agency, that would interfere
with such Employee’s ability to promote the interest of
Seller or that would conflict with the Business.
(d) To the Knowledge of Seller, no current
officers, directors or managers of Seller, or any Employee having
managerial responsibility for the Business, has, within the last
three (3) years (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding or
named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations and misdemeanors not related to the Business of
Seller); (ii) been subject to any order, judgment, or decree
(not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of
competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him or
her from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on
his or her engaging in the Business; (iii) used any corporate funds
for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other
unlawful expense relating to political activity; (iv) violated
Seller’s policy on gifts and donations, which policy complies
in all respects with all applicable legal requirements; (v) made
any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee; (vi) violated or is in violation
of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977;
or (vii) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment.
(e) Seller and each Equity Owner is (i) not
currently identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Department of the Treasury (" OFAC ") and/or on any
other similar list maintained by OFAC (an “ OFAC List
”) pursuant to any authorizing statute, executive order or
regulation, and (ii) not a person or entity with whom a citizen of
the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions by any
trade embargo, economic sanction, or other prohibition of United
States law, regulation, or Executive Order of the President of the
United States. None of the Assets or Real Property of
Seller constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, by any
Embargoed Person (as hereinafter defined). No Embargoed
Person has a beneficial ownership interest in
Seller. None of the Assets or Real Property of Purchaser
have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that
the Agreement is in violation of Law. The term " Embargoed
Person " means any person, entity or government subject to
trade restrictions under U.S. law, including but not limited to,
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
§1701 et seq ., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq ., and any Executive Orders or
regulations promulgated thereunder with the result that the
entering into this Agreement and the Closing hereunder is in
violation of Law.
2.22 Environmental Matters
. Seller has obtained all Licenses which are required
under applicable Environmental Laws in connection with the conduct
of the Business or the Assets. Each of such Licenses is
in full force and effect. Seller has conducted the Business in
compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions
of all such Licenses and with any applicable Environmental
Law.
2.23 Suppliers . Section 2.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the ten (10) largest suppliers of the
Business (“ Major Supplier ”), on the basis of
cost of goods or services purchased by Seller for the 2008 fiscal
year. Except as disclosed in Section 2.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Major Supplier has ceased or materially
reduced its sales or provision of services to the Business since
December 31, 2008, nor to the Knowledge of Seller, has any such
supplier threatened to do so.
2.24 Inventory . Except for
non-material quantities of Inventory, the Inventory consists of a
quality and quantity usable and salable in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice. Except as set
forth in Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, all items
included in the Inventory are the property of Seller, free and
clear of any Lien except for the KeyBank Lien and the Sterling Lien
(which Liens will be discharged as of the Closing Date), are not
held by Seller on consignment from others and conform in all
respects to all standards applicable to such inventory or its use
or sale imposed by Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities.
2.25 Vehicles . Section 2.25
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
motor vehicles owned or leased by Seller. Seller has
good and valid title to, or has valid leasehold interests in or
valid rights under Contract to use, each vehicle, free and clear of
all Liens, except for the KeyBank Lien and the Sterling Lien (which
Liens will be discharged as of the Closing Date).
2.26 Entire Business . Subject
to Sections 1.06 and 1.07 and except for the Excluded Assets, the
sale of the Assets by Seller to Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement will effectively convey to Purchaser the entire Business
and all of the tangible and intangible property used by Seller
(whether owned, leased or held under license by Seller) in
connection with the conduct of the Business. Except as disclosed in
Section 2.26 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no shared
facilities or services which are used in connection with the
Business.
2.27 Brokers . Except for fees
or commissions payable to Alexander Hutton, Inc., which amounts are
the obligation of Seller and shall be paid by Seller, in part, at
Closing and, in part, at the time payments on the Note are paid
(all in accordance with Alexander Hutton, Inc.’s agreement
with Seller), all negotiations relative to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby have been carried out by Seller
directly with Purchaser without the intervention of any Person on
behalf of Seller in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim
by any Person against Purchaser for a finder's fee, brokerage
commission or similar payment.
2.28 Authority . The
individual executing this Agreement, Robert Mitchell is the
President of Crazy Moose, Crazy Moose II and Coyote Bob's and a
member of Gullwing and has been duly authorized by the Board of
Directors or Members, as applicable, of Seller to execute on behalf
of Seller this Agreement and each Operative Agreement to which
Seller is a party.
2.29 Disclosure . No
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, and no
statement contained in Section 2 of the Disclosure Schedule or in
any certificate, list or other writing furnished to Purchaser
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (including without
limitation the Financial Statements), contains any untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements herein or therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to
Seller as follows:
3.01 Organization . Purchaser
is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of Washington. Purchaser has full
company power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and the
Operative Agreements to which it is a party, to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
3.02 Authority . The execution
and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the Operative
Agreements to which it is a party, and the performance by Purchaser
of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, have been duly and
validly authorized by necessary company action on the part of
Purchaser’s members, managers or other company governance
body, and no other organizational action on the part of Purchaser
or its members or managers is necessary. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and
constitutes, and upon the execution and delivery by Purchaser of
the Operative Agreements to which it is a party, such Operative
Agreements will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of
Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser and Purchaser in accordance
with their terms.
3.03 No Conflicts . The execution and
delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement does not, and the execution
and delivery by Purchaser of the Operative Agreements to which it
is a party, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations under
this Agreement and such Operative Agreements and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will
not:
(a) conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
certificate of formation or operating agreement (or other
comparable governance documents) of Purchaser;
(b) conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any term or provision of any Law or Order applicable to
Purchaser or any of its Assets and Properties; or
(c) (i) conflict with or result in a violation
or breach of, (ii) constitute (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under, (iii) require Purchaser to obtain
any consent, approval or action of, make any filing with or give
any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of, or (iv)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon Purchaser or
any of its assets or properties under, any contract or license to
which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its
assets is bound.
3.04 Governmental Approvals and Filings .
No consent, approval or action of, filing with or notice to any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority on the part of Purchaser is
required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement or the Operative Agreements to which it is a
party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby.
3.05 Legal Proceedings . There are no
Actions or Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser,
threatened against, relating to or affecting Purchaser or any of
the Assets and Properties which could reasonably be expected to
result in the issuance of an order restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the
Operative Agreements.
3.06 Brokers . All negotiations relative
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have
been carried out by Purchaser directly with Seller without the
intervention of any Person on behalf of Purchaser in such manner as
to give rise to any valid claim by any Person against Seller for a
finder's fee, brokerage commission or similar payment.
3.07 OFAC Compliance
. Purchaser and each Person having a beneficial
ownership interest in Purchaser is (i) not currently identified on
an OFAC List, and (ii) not a person or entity with whom a citizen
of the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions by any
trade embargo, economic sanction, or other prohibition of United
States law, regulation, or Executive Order of the President of the
United States. To the knowledge of Purchaser, none of
the funds or other assets of Purchaser constitute property of, or
are beneficially owned, by any Embargoed Person. To the
knowledge of Purchaser, no Embargoed Person has a beneficial
ownership interest in Purchaser. None of the funds of
Purchaser have been derived from any unlawful activity with the
result that the Agreement is in violation of Law.
3.08 Purchaser's Reliance Upon Representation
or Warranty of Seller . Purchaser acknowledges and
agrees that, except for Seller's representations, warranties
covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any Operative
Agreements Purchaser will acquire the Assets "AS IS," with any and
all faults and defects.
3.09 Authority . The
individual executing this Agreement is the Manager of Purchaser and
has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of
Purchaser.
3.10 Financial Ability
. Purchaser is prepared financially to close the
transaction contemplated hereunder and is not aware of any reason
for which a precondition to its agreements to close the
transactions will likely fail, including with respect to the
granting of the Licenses necessary to transact the
Business.
ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS OF
SELLER
Seller covenants and agrees with Purchaser that,
at all times from and after the date hereof until the earlier of
Closing or the termination of this Agreement and, with respect to
any covenant or agreement by its terms to be performed in whole or
in part after the Closing, for the period specified therein, Seller
will comply with all covenants and provisions of this Article IV
except to the extent Purchaser may otherwise consent in
writing. If Purchaser defaults in its obligations to pay
principal or interest when due under the Note and such default is
not cured within any applicable cure period, Seller’s
obligations under Section 4.09 and Section 4.12 shall immediately
cease.
4.01 Regulatory and Other Approvals .
Seller will, as promptly as practicable, (a) take all commercially
reasonable steps necessary or desirable to obtain all consents,
approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give all notices
to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or any other Person
required of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and by the Operative Agreements, including without
limitation, those described in Sections 2.03 and 2.04 of the
Disclosure Schedule; provided, that Purchaser shall be responsible
for obtaining all Licenses required for the operation of the
Business after Closing, (b) provide such other information and
communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or
other Persons as Purchaser or such Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities or other Persons may reasonably request in connection
therewith and (c) cooperate with Purchaser in connection with the
performance of its obligations under Section
5.01. Seller will provide prompt notification to
Purchaser when any such consent, approval, action, filing or notice
referred to in clause (a) above is obtained, taken, made or given,
as applicable, and will advise Purchaser of any communications
(and, unless precluded by Law, provide copies of any such
communications that are in writing) with any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or other Person regarding any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Operative
Agreements.
4.02 Investigation by Purchaser
. Seller will provide Purchaser and its officers,
directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, financial
advisors, consultants and other representatives (collectively,
“ Representatives ”) with full access to all
such information and data (including without limitation copies of
Contracts, Licenses, Benefit Plans and other books and records of
Seller) concerning the Business, the Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities as Purchaser or any of its Representatives reasonably
may request in connection with such investigation. Among
its rights under this Section 4.02, Purchaser shall have the right
to inspect, and take a physical count of, the
Inventory. Following the execution of this Agreement and
at any time after reasonable advance notice by Purchaser or its
Representatives to Seller, Purchaser shall be granted full access
to the Employees and such other Representatives of Seller who have
any responsibility for the conduct of the Business as shall be
deemed reasonably necessary by Purchaser to complete the
transactions described in this Agreement; provided that (i) Victor
Mena, the General Manager of Seller, or legal counsel for Seller,
shall be the Seller representative present at all meeting with the
Employees (unless Seller waives such requirement) and (ii) prior to
such meetings, Purchaser and Seller shall have agreed as to the
scope and content of any and all matters to be addressed with the
Employees.
4.03 No Solicitations or Business
Dispositions . Upon the execution of this Agreement
through the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the
Closing Date, Seller and Equity Owners will not take (or authorize
or permit any Equity Owners, investment banker, financial advisor,
attorney, accountant or other Person retained by or acting for or
on behalf of Seller of Equity Owners to take), directly or
indirectly, any action to solicit, negotiate, assist or otherwise
facilitate (including by furnishing confidential information with
respect to the Business or permitting access to the Assets and
Properties and books and records of Seller) any offer or inquiry
from any Person, other than Purchaser, to (i) engage in any sale or
other disposition of all or any substantial part of the Business,
whether through the sale of the stock or assets of Seller by
merger, consolidation or otherwise (a " Business Disposition
"), (ii) reach any agreement or understanding (whether or not such
agreement or understanding is absolute, revocable, contingent or
conditional) for, or otherwise attempt to consummate, any Business
Disposition or (iii) furnish or cause to be furnished any
information with respect to Seller to any Person who Seller, knows
or has reason to believe is in the process of considering any
transaction that would result in a Business
Disposition.
4.04 Conduct of Business . Until the
earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XI
or the Closing Date, Seller will operate the Business only in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Seller will:
(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i)
preserve intact the present business organization and reputation of
the Business, (ii) keep available (subject to dismissals and
retirements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) the services of the Employees, (iii) maintain the Assets
in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, (iv) maintain the good will of patrons, suppliers,
lenders and other Persons to whom Seller provides services or with
whom Seller otherwise has significant business relationships in
connection with the Business and (v) continue all current marketing
and promotional activities relating to the Business;
(b) except to the extent required by applicable
Law, (i) cause the books and records of the Business to be
maintained in the usual, regular and ordinary manner, and (ii) not
permit any material change in any pricing, investment, accounting,
financial reporting, inventory, credit, allowance or Tax practice
or policy of Seller that would adversely affect the Business, the
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
(c) maintain in full force and effect until the
Closing substantially the same levels of coverage as the insurance
afforded under the Contracts listed in Section 2.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule; and
(d) comply, in all material respects, with all
Laws and Orders applicable to the Business and promptly following
receipt thereof give Purchaser copies of any notice received from
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other Person alleging
any violation of any such Law or Order.
4.05 Delivery of Financial Statements and
Reports; Filings .
(a) As promptly as practicable and in any event
no later than 20 days after the end of each month ending after the
date hereof and before the Closing Date, Seller will deliver to
Purchaser true and complete copies of the unaudited balance sheets,
and the related unaudited statements of income, of Seller, as of
and for the month and the portion of the fiscal year then ended,
which financial statements shall be prepared on a basis consistent
with the Most Recent Financial Statements. As promptly
as practicable on a weekly basis after the date hereof and before
the Closing Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser a true and
complete statement of the total revenues of Seller which contains a
separate line item for each category of revenue. As
promptly as practicable on a daily basis after the date hereof and
before the Closing Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser a true
and complete statement of the “rake” from all non-house
banked card games plus the “drop” from all house banked
card games, as each has been historically calculated by Seller in
its “Win Loss” Report.
(b) As promptly as practicable and in any event
not later than April 30, 2009, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser
the balance sheet of each Seller other than Gullwing as at December
31, 2008 and the related statements of income, retained earnings
and cash flows of each Seller other than Gullwing for the fiscal
year then ending (the " 2008 Audited Financial Statements
"), setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of
and for the previous fiscal year, audited by independent certified
public accountants reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, whose
certificate shall not contain any qualification and shall state
that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied and that the examination of such
accountants in connection with such financial statements has been
made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and,
accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such
other auditing procedures as were considered necessary in the
circumstances and who shall have authorized Seller to deliver such
financial statements to Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement.
(c) As promptly as practicable, Seller will
deliver copies of all License applications and other filings made
by Seller in connection with the operation of the Business after
the date hereof and before the Closing Date with any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority (other than routine, recurring filings made
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice).
4.06 Employee Matters . Except as may be
required by Law or except as set forth on Section 2.07 of the
Disclosure Schedule, or as otherwise agreed to by Purchaser in
writing, Seller will refrain from directly or
indirectly:
(a) making any representation or promise, oral
or written, to any Employee concerning any Benefit Plan, except for
statements as to the rights or accrued benefits of any Employee
under the terms of any Benefit Plan;
(b) making any increase in the salary, wages or
other compensation of any Employee unless otherwise required by any
employment related Contract;
(c) adopting, entering into or becoming bound by
any Benefit Plan, employment related Contract or collective
bargaining agreement with respect to the Business or any of the
Employees, or amending, modifying or terminating (partially or
completely) any such Benefit Plan, employment related Contract or
collective bargaining agreement, except to the extent required by
applicable Law or employment related Contract and, in the event
compliance with legal requirements presents options, only to the
extent that the option which Seller reasonably believes to be the
least costly and in the best interest of the Business is
chosen;
(d) establishing or modifying any (i) targets,
goals, pools or similar provisions in respect of any fiscal year
under any Benefit Plan or any employment-related Contract or other
compensation arrangement with or for Employees or (ii) salary
ranges, increase guidelines or similar provisions in respect of any
Benefit Plan or any employment related Contract or other
compensation arrangement with or for Employees; or
(e) Seller will administer each Benefit Plan, or
cause the same to be so administered, in all material respects in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code, ERISA and
all other applicable Laws. Seller will promptly notify Purchaser in
writing of each receipt by Seller (and furnish Purchaser with
copies) of any notice of investigation or administrative proceeding
by the IRS, Department of Labor, PBGC or other Person involving any
Benefit Plan.
4.07 Certain Restrictions
. Seller will refrain from the following without the
prior written approval of Purchaser:
(a) acquiring or disposing of any Assets, other
than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or creating or incurring any Lien on
any Assets;
(b) with the exception of those Contracts set
forth on Section 4.07(b) of the Disclosure Schedule as Contracts to
be terminated by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date (the
“ Terminated Contracts ”), terminating
(partially or completely) any Contract or any License that is
material to the conduct of the Business;
(c) violating, breaching or defaulting under, in
any material respect, or taking or failing to take any action that
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute
a material violation or breach of, or default under, any term or
provision of any Contract or any License;
(d) engaging in any transaction with respect to
the Business with any shareholder or any officer or director of
Seller, either outside the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or other than on an arm's length basis;
or
(e) making capital expenditures or commitments
for additions to property, plant or equipment constituting capital
assets on behalf of the Business in an aggregate amount exceeding
$10,000 unless such capital expenditures are paid in full by Seller
prior to the Closing.
4.08 Delivery of Books and Records
. On the Closing Date, Seller will deliver or make
available to Purchaser all of the books and records of Seller
relevant to the operation of the Business or relating to the Real
Property as are in Seller's possession.
4.09 Noncompetition and Confidentiality
. From and after the Closing Date:
(a) Seller and the Equity Owners will refrain
from, either alone or in conjunction with any other Person, or
directly or indirectly through its present or future Affiliates,
employees or consultants, for a period of three (3) years from the
Closing Date:
(i) employing, engaging or seeking to employ or
engage any Person who had been an Employee or employee of Purchaser
or any of its Affiliates (with the exception of BB Magraws, Inc.)
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date;
provided, that in no event shall this prevent the Equity Owners
from employing each other or those individuals set forth on Section
4.09 of the Disclosure Schedule;
(ii) causing or attempting to cause (A) any
client, customer or supplier of the Business to terminate or
materially reduce its business with Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates or (B) any officer, employee or consultant of Purchaser
or any of its Affiliates engaged in the Business to resign or sever
a relationship with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates;
and
(iii) participating or engaging in (other than
through the ownership of 5% or less of any class of securities
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
the gaming business or providing gaming services, including without
limitation, open play, tournament play and house-banked card rooms
within a fifty (50) mile radius from any location where Seller
currently conducts the Business; provided, however that Seller and
the Equity Owners may own or operate a restaurant and bar which
does not participate or engage in any gaming or casino activities
whatsoever so long as such restaurant and bar is not located with a
ten (10) mile radius from any location where Seller currently
conducts the Business.
(b) Seller and Equity Owners acknowledge that
following the Closing, all information concerning the Business,
including without limitation, the Intellectual Property Rights,
customer lists, supplier lists, business plans, marketing plans,
financial information or any other information pertaining to the
Business which is material to Purchaser and is not generally known
by or disclosed to the public (collectively, the “
Confidential Information ”), will be the property of
Purchaser and continues to be confidential. Following
the Closing, neither Seller nor the Equity Owners, nor any of the
officers, directors or employees of Seller will disclose or use any
of the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever, except
as permitted under this Agreement or the Operative Agreements to
which Seller will be a party or as required by applicable
Law.
(c) From the date of execution of this Agreement
through the Closing Date, the Equity Owners will refrain from,
either alone or in conjunction with any other Person (including,
without limitation, present or future Affiliates, employees or
consultants), directly or indirectly: (i) employing, engaging or
seeking to employ or engage any Person that is an Employee of
Seller or any of its Affiliates as of the date of this Agreement;
provided, that in no event shall this Section 4.09(c) prevent
Seller from employing the Employees or prevent Equity Owners from
employing each other or the individuals set forth on Section 4.09
of the Disclosure Schedule; and (ii) causing or attempting to cause
(A) any client, customer or supplier of the Business to terminate
or materially reduce its business with Seller or any of its
Affiliates or (B) any officer, employee or consultant of Seller or
any of its Affiliates engaged in the Business to resign or sever a
relationship with Seller or any of its
Affiliates. Notwithstanding the above, in no event shall
BB Magraws, Inc. be prevented from employing its current employees
and in no event shall the Equity Owners be prevented from employing
their current employees.
(d) Seller and Equity Owners agree that any
remedy at Law for any breach of the provisions of this Section
would be inadequate, and accordingly, Seller and Equity Owners
hereby consent to the granting by any court of an injunction or
other equitable relief, without the necessity of actual monetary
loss being proved or posting a bond, in order that the breach or
threatened breach of such provisions may be effectively
restrained.
4.10 Notice and Cure . Seller
will notify Purchaser in writing (where appropriate, through
updates to the Disclosure Schedule) of, and contemporaneously will
provide Purchaser with true and complete copies of any and all
information or documents relating to, and will use best efforts to
cure before the Closing, any event, transaction or circumstance, as
soon as practicable after it becomes Known to Seller, occurring
after the date of this Agreement that causes or will cause any
covenant or agreement of Seller under this Agreement to be breached
or that renders or will render untrue any representation or
warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement as if the same were
made on or as of the date of such event, transaction or
circumstance. No notice given pursuant to this Section
shall have any effect on the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements contained in this Agreement for purposes of
determining satisfaction of any condition contained herein or shall
in any way limit Purchaser’s right to indemnification under
Article X.
4.11 Fulfillment of Conditions . Seller
will execute and deliver at Closing each Operative Agreement that
it is required hereby to be executed and delivered as a condition
to the Closing, will take all commercially reasonable steps
necessary or desirable and proceed diligently and in good faith to
satisfy each other condition to the obligations of Purchaser
contained in this Agreement and will not take or fail to take any
action that could reasonably be expected to result in the
nonfulfillment of any such condition.
4.12 Use of Name . From and
after the Closing, Seller and Equity Owners agree not to use or
allow any of its or their Affiliates to use the name “Crazy
Moose” or “Coyote Bob’s” or similar names
or derivatives thereof, any other trademarks or trade names
included within the Assets or any names reasonably similar thereto
in connection with any business related to, or competitive with,
the Business as presently conducted.
4.13 Kennewick, Washington, Property
. Seller shall deliver from Robert Mitchell a quit claim
deed in favor of Gullwing and/or an affidavit, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and the title
insurance company from whom Purchaser shall procure title insurance
for the Real Property located in Kennewick, Washington (the “
Kennewick Property ”), pursuant to which Robert
Mitchell, as applicable, acknowledges that he at no time owned an
interest in the Kennewick Property or conveys any such interest to
Gullwing, to the end that Purchaser can obtain title insurance on
the Kennewick Property at market rates and without any title
exceptions relating to Robert Mitchell.
ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS OF
PURCHASER
Purchaser covenants and agrees with Seller that,
at all times from and after the date hereof until the Closing,
Purchaser will comply with all covenants and provisions of this
Article V, except to the extent Seller may otherwise consent in
writing.
5.01 Regulatory and Other Approval .
Purchaser will, as promptly as practicable, (a) take all
commercially reasonable steps necessary or desirable to obtain all
consents, approvals or actions of, make all filings with and give
all notices to Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or any other
Person required of Purchaser to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the Operative Agreements to which it is
a party; provided, Purchaser shall submit its applications for
gambling and liquor licenses to the appropriate agencies within the
State of Washington within seven (7) days of the execution of this
Agreement, (b) provide timely such other information and
communications to such Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or
other Persons as Seller or such Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities or other Persons may reasonably request in connection
therewith, (c) grant authority for general or outside counsel of
Seller (with the general counsel of Purchaser fully participating
in any communications) to communicate with the appropriate
Governmental or Regulatory Authorities telephonically and to remain
informed by Purchaser regarding the status of Purchaser’s
obtaining the gaming and liquor licenses to operate the Business
and (d) in the event that Purchaser’s application for a
gaming license or the transfer of a liquor license to operate the
Business are denied, provide Seller with copies of all
correspondence and filings with the appropriate Governmental or
Regulatory Authorities with respect to such denial; provided,
however, that any inquiry of Seller relating to the denial of a
license shall be limited solely to determining if Seller acted in
good faith in attempting to procure such license; provided,
further, that Seller shall treat all correspondence and filings as
Confidential Information and shall not disclose such information to
a third party without Purchaser’s written
consent. Purchaser will provide prompt notification to
Seller when any such consent, approval, action, filing or notice
referred to in clause (a) above is obtained, taken, made or given,
as applicable, and will advise Seller of any communications (and,
unless precluded by Law, provide copies of any such communications
that are in writing) with any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
or other Person regarding any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or any of the Operative Agreements.
5.02 Notice and Cure
. Purchaser will notify Seller in writing of, and
contemporaneously will provide Seller with true and complete copies
of any and all information or documents relating to, and will use
best efforts to cure before the Closing, any event, transaction or
circumstance, as soon as practicable after it becomes known to
Purchaser, occurring after the date of this Agreement that causes
or will cause any covenant or agreement of Purchaser under this
Agreement to be breached or that renders or will render untrue any
representation or warranty of Purchaser contained in this Agreement
as if the same were made on or as of the date of such event,
transaction or circumstance. No notice given pursuant to this
Section shall have any effect on the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement for purposes of
determining satisfaction of any condition contained herein or shall
in any way limit Seller's right to seek indemnity under Article
X.
5.03 Fulfillment of Conditions
. Purchaser will execute and deliver at the Closing each
Operative Agreement that Purchaser is hereby required to execute
and deliver as a condition to the Closing, will take all
commercially reasonable steps necessary or desirable and proceed
diligently and in good faith to satisfy each other condition to the
obligations of Seller contained in this Agreement and will not take
or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to
result in the nonfulfillment of any such condition.
5.04 Employee Information
. Prior to or after Closing, Purchaser shall not (a) use
the Employee Information for any purpose other than for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
in accordance with the conduct of business by Purchaser; or (b)
disclose the Employee Information to any third party for any reason
unless required by law, court process, administrative order or
other legal or regulatory process and, in such event, Purchaser
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to limit such
disclosures to those necessary and shall redact any Employee
Information which is not required to be disclosed to such third
party.
5.05 OFAC Compliance
. Purchaser covenants and agrees (a) to immediately
notify Seller in writing if Purchaser becomes aware of it, or any
person having a beneficial ownership interest in Purchaser, is
identified on an OFAC List, (b) not to use funds from any
"Prohibited Person" (as such term is defined in the September 24,
2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism)
to complete the purchase of the Real Property and Assets at the
Closing and (c) at the request of Seller, to provide such
information as may be reasonably requested by Seller to determine
Purchaser’s compliance with the terms
hereof. Purchaser shall provide to Seller the names of
the persons holding a beneficial ownership interest in Purchaser
for purposes of compliance with Presidential Executive Order 13224
(issued September 24, 2001), as amended.
5.06 Disclosure of Financial Information
. Purchaser agrees that it shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to limit the disclosure of any financial
information included on any Exhibits or Schedules hereto to such
disclosure required to be made to any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority in accordance with applicable Laws.
ARTICLE VI.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF
PURCHASER
The obligations of Purchaser hereunder to
purchase the Assets and to assume and to pay, perform and discharge
the Assumed Liabilities are subject to the fulfillment, at or
before the Closing, of each of the following conditions (all or any
of which may be waived in whole or in part by Purchaser in its sole
discretion):
6.01 Representations and Warranties .
Each of the representations and warranties made by Seller in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
as of the Closing Date as though such representation or warranty
was made on and as of the Closing Date; provided, that any
representation or warranty that is qualified by “material
” shall be true and correct in all respects.
6.02 Performance . Seller shall have
performed and complied with, in all material respects, each
agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement to be
so performed or complied with by them at or before the
Closing.
6.03 Certificates . Seller shall have
delivered to Purchaser an officer’s certificate, dated the
Closing Date and executed in its name, affirming the matters
described in Sections 6.01 and 6.02, and a secretary's certificate,
dated the Closing Date and executed by the Secretary of Seller,
certifying to the governance documents of Seller, the authorizing
resolutions of Seller and the incumbency of each officer of Seller
who executes and delivers this Agreement or any Operative
Agreement; provided, that with respect to Gullwing, similar
certificates shall be executed by the members or managers thereof
.
6.04 Orders and Laws . There
shall not be in effect on the Closing Date any Order or Law (i)
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Operative Agreements or (ii)
which would impose any material limitation on the ability of (x)
Purchaser to effectively exercise full rights of ownership of the
Business or the Assets or (y) Seller to fully perform its
obligations under the Operative Agreements to which it is a
party.
6.05 Regulatory Consents and Approvals .
All consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary to permit Seller
and Purchaser to perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement and the Operative Agreements and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all operating and
gaming licenses required to conduct the Business in the State of
Washington: (a) shall have been duly obtained, made or given, (b)
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser, (c) shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any
condition that has not been satisfied or waived and (d) shall be in
full force and effect, and all terminations or expirations of
waiting periods imposed by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Operative Agreements shall have
occurred.
6.06 Audited Most Recent Financial
Statements . Seller shall have delivered to
Purchaser a true and complete copy of the 2008 Audited Financial
Statements, and the revenues and net income set forth therein shall
not contain any material adverse deviations from the revenues and
net income set forth in the Most Recent Financial
Statements.
6.07 Third Party Consents . All consents
(or in lieu thereof waivers) to the transfer by Seller of the Crazy
Moose II Lease, the Parking Facility Lease or the Card Shuffler
Lease (solely in the event that the card shufflers described
therein have not been purchased by Seller prior to Closing and
included within the Assets) (a) shall have been obtained, (b) shall
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, (c)
shall not be subject to the satisfaction of any condition that has
not been satisfied or waived and (d) shall be in full force and
effect.
6.08 Deliveries . Seller shall
have duly executed and delivered to Purchaser each of the Operative
Agreements to which it is a party.
6.09 Proceedings . All
proceedings to be taken on the part of Seller in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents
incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall have received copies of all such
documents and other evidences as Purchaser may reasonably request
in order to establish the consummation of such transactions and the
taking of all proceedings in connection therewith.
6.10 Privity Letters
. Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser a standard
privity letter from the accounting firm responsible for the
preparation of the Audited Financial Statements and the 2008
Audited Financial Statements, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser, acknowledging that Purchaser intends to
and is entitled to rely upon the Audited Financial Statements and
the 2008 Audited Financial Statements in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
6.11 No Material Adverse Change
. There shall not have occurred any Material Adverse
Change.
6.12 Release and Discharge of Monetary
Liens . Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser a
payoff letter, together with a UCC-3 termination statement (or,
alternatively, an authorization to discharge all applicable UCC-1
financing statements upon payment of all amounts specified in the
payoff letter) and a discharge or release of deed of trust, from
each creditor of Seller for all amounts owed under existing
Indebtedness of Seller for which a Monetary Lien exists
(collectively, the “ Payoff Amounts
”). At Closing, the Payoff Amounts shall be paid
in cash by Purchaser to such creditors in accordance with Section
1.03(c) in order to effect the complete satisfaction, release and
discharge of any and all Monetary Liens, and Purchaser shall, at
Seller’s cost and expense, file or record the UCC-3
termination statements and discharges or releases of
deeds of trust and in the appropriate jurisdiction to effect
same. Seller shall also deliver, or caused to be
delivered, to Purchaser at Closing originals of each motor vehicle
title, together with any necessary endorsements of the
lienholder(s) to whom such motor vehicles had been
pledged.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF
SELLER
The obligations of Seller hereunder to sell the
Assets are subject to the fulfillment, at or before the Closing, of
each of the following conditions (all or any of which may be waived
in whole or in part by Seller in its sole discretion):
7.01 Representations and Warranties
. Each of the representations and warranties made by
Purchaser in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such
representation or warranty was made on and as of the Closing Date;
provided, that any representation or warranty that is qualified by
“material” shall be true and correct in all
respects.
7.02 Performance . Purchaser
shall have performed and complied with, in all material respects,
each agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement
to be so performed or complied with by Purchaser at or before the
Closing.
7.03 Officers’ Certificates
. Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and executed in the name and on
behalf of Manager of Purchaser, affirming the matters described in
Sections 7.01 and 7.02, and a certificate, dated the Closing Date
and duly executed, certifying to the governance documents of
Purchaser, the authorizing resolutions of Purchaser and the
incumbency of the Manager of Purchaser who executes and delivers
this Agreement or any Operative Agreement.
7.04 Orders and Laws . There
shall not be in effect on the Closing Date any Order or Law (i)
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Operative Agreements or (ii) which would
impose any limitation on the ability of Seller to fully perform its
obligations under the Operative Agreements to which it is a
party.
7.05 Deliveries . Purchaser
shall have duly executed and delivered to Seller each Operative
Agreement to which it is a party.
7.06 Regulatory Consents and Approvals .
All consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority necessary to permit Seller
and Purchaser to perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement and the Operative Agreements and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) shall have been
duly obtained, made or given, (b) shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Seller, (c) shall not be subject to the
satisfaction of any condition that has not been satisfied or waived
and (d) shall be in full force and effect, and all terminations or
expirations of waiting periods imposed by any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative
Agreements shall have occurred.
7.07 Proceedings . All proceedings to be
taken on the part of Purchaser in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incident thereto
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Seller,
and Seller shall have received copies of all such documents and
other evidences as Seller may reasonably request in order to
establish the consummation of such transactions and the taking of
all proceedings in connection therewith.
ARTICLE VIII.
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
8.01 Employees . Subject to
Section 8.04 below, effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to offer employment
on an "at will" basis to those Employees selected to be hired by
Purchaser who are still actively employed by Seller prior to the
Closing Date. Seller shall use reasonable commercial
efforts to encourage all Employees to continue their employment
until the Closing Date. All Employees who accept
Purchaser’s offers of employment, with such employment
effective as of the Closing Date, shall be referred to herein as
the “ Continuing Employees ”. Subject
to Section 8.04(a) below, the parties hereto expressly acknowledge
that Purchaser shall not be liable for any claims asserted by or in
respect to (i) any Employee for any matter arising prior to the
Closing Date, including the termination of such Employee’s
employment by Seller or (ii) any employee matters of the Business
prior to the Closing Date.
8.02 Termination of Benefits by Seller
. As of 11:59 p.m. immediately prior to the Closing
Date, Seller shall cease all b
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