2045951 Ontario Inc.
(“ HondaSub ”) - and -
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
(“Honda”)
- and -
MTM S.r.l.
(the “Purchaser”)
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT APRIL 30, 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Construction
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1.3
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Certain Rules of Interpretation
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8
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1.4
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Knowledge.
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1.5
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Computation of Time
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1.6
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Performance on Business Days
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9
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1.7
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Currency and Payment
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1.8
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Accounting Terms
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10
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1.9
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Schedules.
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10
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ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE
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10
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2.1
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Agreement to Purchase and Sell
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2.2
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Assumed Obligations
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2.3
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Excluded Obligations
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2.4
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Purchase Price and Payment
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2.5
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Extended Warranties
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2.6
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Taxes
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ARTICLE 3 CLOSING
ARRANGEMENTS
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3.1
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Closing
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3.2
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HondaSub's and Honda’s Closing
Deliveries
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3.3
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The Purchaser's Closing Deliveries
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3.4
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Patent Transfers
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ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS OF
CLOSING
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4.1
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The Purchaser's Conditions
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4.2
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HondaSub's and Honda’s
Conditions
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4.3
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Termination
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ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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5.1
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Representations and Warranties of HondaSub and
Honda
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5.2
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Representations and Warranties of the
Purchaser
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5.3
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and
Covenants of HondaSub
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5.4
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Survival of the Representations, Warranties
and Covenants of the
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Purchaser
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5.5
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Indemnification; Limitations on
Liability
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5.6
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Indemnification Procedures
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5.7
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Payment of Indemnification Claims
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ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS
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6.1
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Transfer of Documentation
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6.2
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Covenant Not to Compete;
Confidentiality
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6.3
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Investigation
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6.4
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Cooperation
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ARTICLE 7 GENERAL
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7.1
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Public Announcements
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7.2
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Expenses.
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7.3
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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7.4
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No Third Party Beneficiary
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7.5
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Entire Agreement
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7.6
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Time of Essence
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7.7
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Amendment
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7.8
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Waiver of Rights
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7.9
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Jurisdiction
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7.10
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Governing Law
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7.11
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Notices
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7.12
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Benefit of Agreement
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7.13
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Further Assurances
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7.14
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Severability
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7.15
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Counterparts
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as
of this 30th day of April, 2009.
2045951 Ontario Inc. , a corporation formed under the
laws of the Province of Ontario (“ HondaSub ”) -
and -
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., a corporation formed
under the laws of the State of California (“ Honda
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MTM S.r.l., a corporation formed under the laws of Italy
(the “ Purchaser ”)
A. HondaSub wishes to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
wishes to purchase from HondaSub, certain of the assets of HondaSub
on the terms hereinafter set forth.
B. The Purchaser wishes to secure the release of limitations on
the use of certain assets that it wishes to acquire, and Honda has
agreed to procure such releases on the terms herein set forth.
C. Concurrently herewith the Purchaser will purchase certain
assets of FuelMaker on the terms set forth in the FM APA.
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the respective
covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and indemnities
herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of all of which are acknowledged by each
party, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
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“ Affiliate ” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or through
one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is
under common Control with such first Person, and “
Affiliated ” has a corresponding meaning.
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(2)
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“ Agreement ” means this
asset purchase agreement, including all Schedules to this asset
purchase agreement, as amended, supplemented, restated and replaced
from time to time in accordance with its provisions.
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(3)
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“ Applicable Law ”
means:
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any domestic or foreign statute, law
(including common and civil law), code, ordinance, rule,
regulation, restriction or by-law (zoning or otherwise);
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(b)
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any judgment, order, writ, injunction,
decision, ruling, decree or award;
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(c)
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any regulatory policy, practice or guideline;
or
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any Permit;
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of any Governmental Authority, binding on or
affecting the Person referred to in the context in which the term
is used or binding on or affecting the property of that Person.
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“ Approvals ” means
franchises, licenses, qualifications, authorizations, consents,
certificates, registrations, exemptions, waivers, filings, grants,
notifications, privileges, rights, orders, judgments, rulings,
directives, Permits, and other permits and approvals.
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“ Assumed Contracts ” means
the Greenfield License Agreement.
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“ Assumed Obligations ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.2.
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“ Books and Records ” means
all books, records, files and papers of HondaSub relating solely to
the HondaSub Purchased Assets and the Assumed Obligations.
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“ Business Day ” means a
day on which banks are open for business in the City of Toronto and
in Cherasco, Italy but does not include a Saturday, Sunday or
statutory holiday in the Province of Ontario or in Cherasco,
Italy.
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“ Claim ” means:
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any suit, action, dispute, investigation,
claim, arbitration, order, summons, citation, directive, ticket,
charge, demand or prosecution, whether legal or administrative;
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(b)
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any other proceeding; or
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(c)
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any appeal or application for review;
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whether at law or in equity, by or before any
Governmental Authority.
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“ Closing ” means the
completion of the Transactions.
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“ Closing Date ” means the
13th day of May, 2009 or such other Business Day as HondaSub and
the Purchaser may agree.
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“ Closing Time ” means
10:00 a.m. on the Closing Date or such other time on the Closing
Date as may be agreed to by the Parties.
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“ Competing Business ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 6.2(1).
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“ Constating Documents ”
means, with respect to any Person, its articles or certificate of
incorporation, amendment, amalgamation or continuance, memorandum
of association, letters patent, supplementary letters patent,
by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company operating
agreement or other similar document, and all unanimous shareholder
agreements, other shareholder agreements, voting trusts, pooling
agreements and similar Contracts, arrangements and understandings
applicable to the Person's Equity Interests, each as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
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“ Contract ” means any
agreement, contract, indenture, lease, deed of trust, license,
option, undertaking, promise or any other commitment or obligation,
whether oral or written, express or implied, other than a
Permit.
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“ Control ”, with respect
to the relationship with a Person, means:
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if that Person is a corporation, the holding
(other than by way of security) of securities of that Person to
which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast for
the election of directors and those votes are sufficient, if
exercised, to elect a majority of the board of directors; or
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if that Person is an entity other than a
corporation, the holding (other than by way of security) of
securities of that Person to which are attached more than 50% of
the votes that may be cast for the election of general partners,
trustees or managers (or other Persons acting in a similar capacity
for a Person other than a corporation) and those votes are
sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the general
partners, trustees or managers (or other Persons acting in a
similar capacity for a Person other than a corporation);
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and “ Controls ” and
“ Controlled ” have corresponding meanings.
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“ Direct Claim ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.6(1)(a).
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(18)
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“Enabling License
Agreement” means the Enabling License Agreement made as
of May 6, 2004 between FuelMaker, HondaSub and Honda.
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“ Encumbrance ” means any
encumbrance, lien, charge, hypothecation, pledge, mortgage, title
retention agreement, security interest of any nature, adverse
claim, exception, reservation, easement, right of occupation,
option, right of pre-emption, privilege or any matter capable of
registration against title or any Contract to create any of the
foregoing.
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“ Equity Interests ” means,
with respect to any Person, any and all present and future shares,
units, trust units, partnership or other interests, participations
or other equivalent rights in that Person's equity or capital,
however designated and whether voting or non- voting.
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“ FM APA ” means the asset
purchase agreement entered into by Receiver and the Purchaser dated
as of the date hereof under which Receiver agrees to sell or
assign, as
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applicable, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase or assume, as applicable, certain assets and liabilities
of FuelMaker.
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“ FuelMaker ” means
FuelMaker Corporation, a corporation formed under the laws of
Canada.
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“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in
Canada, including those principles set forth in the Handbook
published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants or any
successor institute, consistently applied.
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“Gaz de France” means Gaz
de France S.A. or its successor.
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“ Gaz de France Termination
” means the written agreement of Gaz de France to, among
other things, the termination of the Memorandum of Agreement
entered into as of October 25, 2005 between Honda, HondaSub and Gaz
de France, the Cooperation Agreement entered into October 25, 2005
between Gaz de France and FuelMaker, and the Distributor Agreement
entered into October 25, 2005 between Gaz de France and
FuelMaker.
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“ Governmental Authority ”
means any domestic or foreign government, whether federal,
provincial, state, territorial, local, regional, municipal, or
other political jurisdiction, and any agency, authority,
instrumentality, court, tribunal, board, commission, bureau,
arbitrator, arbitration tribunal or other tribunal, or any quasi-
governmental or other entity, insofar as it exercises a
legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative, expropriation or
taxing power or function of or pertaining to government.
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“ Greenfield ” means
Greenfield AG, a Swiss corporation.
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“ Greenfield Consent ”
means the written consent of Greenfield to, among other things, (a)
the assignment by HondaSub to the Purchaser of its interest in the
Greenfield License Agreement, and (b) the MTM/Honda Greenfield
Sublicense.
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“ Greenfield License Agreement
” means collectively that license agreement with an effective
date of August 5, 1989, entered into by FuelMaker and Sulzer
Brothers Limited, as amended by the amendment entered into by
FuelMaker and Sulzer Brothers Limited with an effective date of
March 19, 1990; the amendment, styled as “Amendment
#1”, entered into by FuelMaker and Sulzer Burckhardt
Engineering Works Limited with an effective date of April 7, 1994;
the amendment, styled as “Amendment #2”, entered into
by FuelMaker and Sulzer Burckhardt Engineering Works Limited with
an effective date of September 25, 1995; the Assignment of License
Agreement entered into by FuelMaker, Sulzer AG and Burckhardt
Compression AG on December 23, 2002; the Assignment of License
Agreement entered into by FuelMaker and Greenfield dated February
13, 2003; the Assignment of License Agreement as Amended between
FuelMaker, HondaSub and Honda dated May 6, 2004; and the amendment,
styled as “Amendment #3”, entered into by Greenfield,
HondaSub and Honda dated March 18, 2008.
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“ Greenfield Sublicense Agreement
” means the Sublicense Agreement between HondaSub and
FuelMaker dated May 6, 2004 in respect of certain rights under the
Greenfield License Agreement.
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“ Honda ” means American
Honda Motor Co., Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the
State of California.
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“ HondaSub ” means 2045951
Ontario Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province
of Ontario.
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“ HondaSub Intellectual Property
” means HondaSub's right, title and interest in and to:
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the Intellectual Property that was acquired by
HondaSub from FuelMaker as of July 23, 2004, which, for greater
certainty, excludes the Intellectual Property that is the subject
of the Greenfield Sublicense Agreement and the Intellectual
Property licensed by Greenfield under the Greenfield License
Agreement;
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the right, title and interest of FuelMaker in
and to all Approvals and other agreements (if any) in connection
with the Intellectual Property licensed to or used by FuelMaker in
connection with the HRA or VRA or both, that was acquired by
HondaSub from FuelMaker as of July 23, 2004 (excluding the
Greenfield License Agreement and the Greenfield Sublicense
Agreement); and
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the Intellectual Property developed or
acquired by FuelMaker after July 23, 2004 that contributed to the
development of the HRA, the VRA or otherwise related to Refueling
Technology.
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“ HondaSub IP Contracts ”
has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.2(14)(a).
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“ HondaSub Owned IP ” means
all HondaSub Intellectual Property in which HondaSub owns any
Intellectual Property rights, whether in use or under development
or design.
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“ HondaSub Purchased Assets
” means the right, title and interest of HondaSub in and
to
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all of the HondaSub Intellectual Property,
including without limitation, the Patents
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listed in Schedule 5.1(10)(a), (ii) the
Assumed Contracts, and (iii) subject to Section 6.1, the Books and
Records.
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“ HondaSub’s Solicitors
” means McMillan LLP.
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“ HRA ” means the Home
Refueling Appliance developed or manufactured by FuelMaker.
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“ Indemnified Party ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.6(1)(a).
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“ Indemnifying Party ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.6(1)(a).
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“ Intellectual Property ”
means (i) Patents; and (ii) inventions, trade-marks, trade-mark
applications and registrations, trade names, trade name
registrations, brand names, business names, service marks, service
mark registrations, designs, copyrights, copyright
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applications and registrations, industrial
designs, industrial design applications and registrations, trade
secrets, know-how, show-how, computer systems and software,
including the content of all documentation relating thereto,
related object and source codes therefore, and any other
proprietary, intellectual property and other rights relating to any
or all of the foregoing anywhere in the world.
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“ Interim Period ” means
the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing
Date.
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“ IP and Support Agreement
” means the IP and Support Agreement between HondaSub, Honda
and FuelMaker dated July 23, 2004 under which FuelMaker transferred
certain Intellectual Property to HondaSub in exchange for certain
specified consideration.
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“ IP License Agreement ”
means the License Agreement between HondaSub, FuelMaker and Honda
dated July 23, 2004 under which HondaSub granted a non-exclusive
license to FuelMaker in respect of the HondaSub Intellectual
Property.
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“ Loss ” or “
Losses ” means any and all claim, demand, proceeding,
deficiency, loss, liability, damage, fine, cost or expense
(including, without limitation but subject to the provisions of
Section 5.6, all legal and professional fees and disbursements),
interest, penalties, judgments and amounts paid in settlement,
actually suffered or incurred by a Party resulting from any act,
omission or state of facts, but:
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(a)
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excluding loss of profits and consequential
damages and excluding any contingent liability until it becomes
actual;
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(b)
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reduced by any Tax benefit to the Indemnified
Party; and
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(c)
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reduced by any recovery, settlement or
otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance coverage, or pursuant
to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or against any
other Person.
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(46)
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“ MTM/Honda Greenfield Sublicense
” has the meaning attributed to that term in Section
3.2(j).
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“ Notice ” has the meaning
attributed to that term in Section 7.11(1).
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“ Ordinary Course ” means,
with respect to an action taken by a Person, that the action is
consistent with past practices of the Person and is taken in the
normal day-to-day course of business of the Person.
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“ Parties ” means
collectively, HondaSub, Honda and the Purchaser, and “
Party ” means any of them.
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“ Patents ” means all
patents (including design patents), patent applications (including
design patent applications), invention disclosures, certificates or
models of utility, and other rights of invention, worldwide,
including any reissues, divisions, continuations and
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continuations-in-part, provisionals,
reexamined patents or other applications or patents claiming the
benefit of the filing date of any such application or patent.
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“ Permits ” means any and
all franchises, licenses, qualifications, authorizations, consents,
certificates, registrations, exemptions, waivers, filings, grants,
notifications, privileges, rights, orders, judgments, rulings,
directives, permits and other approvals, obtained from or required
by a Governmental Authority.
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“ Person ” is to be broadly
interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a company, a
limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a trust,
a trustee, a receiver, an association, an unincorporated
organization, a Governmental Authority, an executor or
administrator or other legal or personal representative, or any
other juridical entity.
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“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.4.
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“ Purchaser ” means MTM
S.r.l., a corporation formed under the laws of Italy.
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“ Purchaser Claims ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.5(4)(a).
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“ Receiver ” means McIntosh
& Morawetz Inc., in its capacity as interim receiver and
receiver and manager of FuelMaker and not in its personal capacity
and without personal or corporate liability.
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“ Refueling Technology ”
means gas compression and refueling equipment and appliances and
related research and technology and know-how relating to the design
and manufacture thereof, including the HRA and VRA.
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“ Representatives ” means,
with respect to any Party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, its
and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
attorneys, accountants and other representatives and advisors.
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“ Specified Representations and
Warranties ” has the meaning attributed to that term in
Section 5.3(1)(a).
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“ Taxes ” means taxes,
duties, fees, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other
charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including all interest, penalties, fines, additions to
tax or other additional amounts imposed in respect or in lieu
thereof (including those levied on, or measured by, or referred to
as, income, gross receipts, profits, capital, transfer, land
transfer, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use,
valued-added, excise, stamp, withholding, premium, business,
franchising, property, employer health, payroll, employment,
health, social services, education and social security taxes,
surtaxes, customs duties and import and export taxes, license,
franchise and registration fees and employment insurance, health
insurance and Canada, and other government pension plan premiums or
contributions), and “ Tax ” has a corresponding
meaning.
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“ Technology Agreement ”
has the meaning attributed to that term in Section 3.2(i).
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(62)
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“ Threshold ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.5(4)(a).
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“ Transaction Document ”
means, with respect to any Person, any Contract, agreement,
instrument, certificate or other document executed or delivered
pursuant to this Agreement.
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“ Transactions ” means the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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“ Transfer Taxes ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 2.6(1).
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“ Transmission ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 7.11(1)(c).
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“ Third Party ” has the
meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.6(3).
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“ Third Party Claim ” has
the meaning attributed to that term in Section 5.6(1)(a).
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“ VRA ” means the Vehicle
Refueling Appliance developed or manufactured by FuelMaker.
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1.2 Construction. This Agreement has been negotiated by
each Party with the benefit of legal representation, and any rule
of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting Party shall not apply to the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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Certain Rules of Interpretation. In
this Agreement:
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the division into Articles and Sections and
the insertion of headings and the Table of Contents are for
convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement;
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the expressions “hereof”,
“herein”, “hereto”,
“hereunder”, “hereby” and similar
expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular
portion of this Agreement; and
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unless specified otherwise or the context
otherwise requires:
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(i)
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references to any Article, Section or Schedule
are references to the Article or Section of, or Schedule to, this
Agreement;
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“including” or
“includes” means “including (or includes) but is
not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any
general statement preceding it to the specific or similar items or
matters immediately following it;
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“the aggregate of”, “the
total of”, “the sum of”, or a phrase of similar
meaning means “the aggregate (or total or sum), without
duplication, of”;
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references to Contracts are deemed to include
all present and future amendments, supplements, restatements and
replacements to those Contracts;
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(v) references to any legislation, statutory instrument or
regulation or a section thereof, unless otherwise specified, is a
reference to the legislation, statutory instrument, regulation or
section as amended, restated and re-enacted from time to time;
and
(vi) words in the
singular include the plural and vice-versa and words in one gender
include all genders.
1.4 Knowledge. In this Agreement, references to “to
the knowledge of HondaSub” or phrases to like effect mean,
with respect to any fact, circumstance, event or other matter in
question, the knowledge of such fact, circumstance, event or other
matter, of any one or more of Dan Bonawitz and Richard Crawford.
Any such individual will be deemed to have knowledge of a
particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (a) such
fact, circumstance, event or other matter is reflected in one or
more documents (whether written or electronic, including electronic
mails sent to or by such individual) in, or that have been in, the
possession of such individual, including his personal files, or (b)
such knowledge could be obtained by such individual from due
inquiry of any of John Lyon, Donald Jevons, Ralph Rackham, or Mario
Pirraglia.
1.5 Computation of Time. In this Agreement, unless
specified otherwise or the context otherwise requires:
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a reference to a period of days is deemed to
begin on the first day after the event that started the period and
to end at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the period, but if the last
day of the period does not fall on a Business Day, the period ends
at 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Business Day;
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all references to specific dates mean 11:59
p.m. on the dates;
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all references to specific times shall be
references to Toronto, Ontario time; and
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with respect to the calculation of any period
of time, references to “from” mean “from and
excluding” and references to “to” or
“until” mean “to and including”.
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1.6 Performance on Business Days. If any action is
required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement on or by a
specified date that is not a Business Day, the action is valid if
taken on or by the next succeeding Business Day.
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1.7
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Currency and Payment. In this
Agreement, unless specified otherwise:
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except where the context indicates otherwise,
in which case references to dollar amounts or obligations,
including indemnification obligations, shall mean United States
dollars, references to dollar amounts or “$” are to
Canadian dollars;
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any payment is to be made by wire transfer in
immediately available funds;
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any payment to HondaSub or Honda is to be made
by wire transfer in immediately available funds to:
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Bank of America 100 West 33rd Street New York,
NY 10001 Account # 12358-01592 ABA # 0260-0959-3; and
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except in the case of any payment due on the
Closing Date, any payment due on a particular day must be received
and available by 5:00 p.m. on the due date and any payment received
and available after that time is deemed to have been made and
received on the next succeeding Business Day.
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1.8 Accounting Terms. In this Agreement, unless specified
otherwise, each accounting term
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has the meaning assigned to it under GAAP.
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1.9
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Schedules. The following Schedules are
attached to and form part of this Agreement:
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Schedule
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3.2(a)
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Form of General Assignment and Bill of
Sale
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Schedule
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3.3(b)
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Form of Assumption Agreement
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Schedule
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3.2(i)
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Form of Technology Agreement
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Schedule
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3.2(j)
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Form of MTM/Honda Greenfield
Sublicense
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Schedule
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4.2(1)(d)
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HondaSub’s Approvals
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Schedule
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5.1(10)(a)
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HondaSub Intellectual Property
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Schedule
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5.1(10)(b)
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FuelMaker Intellectual Property
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Schedule
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5.1(16)
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Product Certifications
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Schedule
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7.1
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Press Releases
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
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2.1 Agreement to Purchase and Sell. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing Time: (i) HondaSub
shall sell, assign and transfer the HondaSub Purchased Assets to
the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase the HondaSub
Purchased Assets from HondaSub; and (ii) Honda shall, directly or
indirectly, have procured, for the benefit of the Purchaser, the
Gaz de France Termination.
2.2 Assumed Obligations. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing Time, the Purchaser
shall assume the liabilities and obligations of HondaSub under the
Assumed Contracts (collectively, the “ Assumed
Obligations ”).
2.3 Excluded Obligations. Other than the Assumed
Obligations, the Purchaser shall not assume and shall not be liable
for any other liabilities or obligations of HondaSub, which for
certainty are retained by HondaSub, and HondaSub covenants that
HondaSub shall be solely responsible for all such retained
liabilities and obligations.
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Purchase Price and Payment. The
aggregate consideration payable by the Purchaser under this
Agreement (the “Purchase Price”) shall equal the sum of
(i) US$4,403,040, and (ii) the assumption by the Purchaser of the
Assumed Obligations.
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The portion of the Purchase Price referred to
in Section 2.4(1)(i) shall be paid and satisfied as follows:
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by payment by the Purchaser to HondaSub at the
Closing Time of the sum of US$80,750 by wire transfer in accordance
with the payment procedures set forth in Section 1.7 or otherwise
as HondaSub may direct; and
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by payment by the Purchaser to Honda at the
Closing Time of the sum of US$4,322,290, such amount by wire
transfer in accordance with the payment procedures set forth in
Section 1.7 or otherwise as Honda may direct.
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If an owner or lessee of a Honda
Civic GX vehicle (a “ GX Owner ”) requests
extended warranty service from the Purchaser for an HRA
manufactured or sold before the Closing Time, and such request is
made after the expiry of the one-year period commencing on the date
that such GX Owner acquired such HRA, then:
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the Purchaser shall obtain and provide to
Honda reasonable evidence that such GX Owner has a bona fide
claim to a valid extended warranty provided by FuelMaker on such
HRA;
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(b)
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subject to a request to the contrary from
Honda, the Purchaser shall perform extended warranty services in
respect of such HRA as required by such extended warranty (up to a
limit of the earlier of five years from date of purchase of such
HRA and 6,000 hours of operation of such HRA); and
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Honda shall, upon request from the Purchaser,
reimburse the Purchaser for the Purchaser’s costs of
performing such extended warranty services based on Purchaser's
standard rates for such warranty repair. Purchaser shall from time
to time at the request of Honda provide a list of its standard
rates to Honda.
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The Purchaser shall pay upon Closing, in
addition to the Purchase Price, all applicable federal and
provincial taxes (but for greater certainty, excluding United
States federal, state and local taxes) exigible in connection with
the purchase and sale of the HondaSub Purchased Assets and the
procurement of the Gaz de France Termination including, without
limitation, Canadian goods and services, harmonized sales, and
Ontario retail sales Taxes, but not including any Taxes calculated
by reference to the income or profits of HondaSub or Honda
(collectively, “ Transfer Taxes ”).
Alternatively, where applicable, the Purchaser shall have the
option to furnish HondaSub with appropriate exemption certificates
or other information or documentation reasonably required by
HondaSub to substantiate relief from certain Transfer Taxes.
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(2)
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The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and save
HondaSub and Honda harmless from and against all claims and demands
for payment of Transfer Taxes, including penalties and interest
thereon or in respect or in lieu thereof and any liability or costs
incurred relating
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thereto. This indemnity shall survive Closing and shall continue
for the benefit of HondaSub and Honda notwithstanding the Closing
for an indefinite period, subject only to any applicable limitation
periods imposed by Applicable Law. The indemnification procedures
in Sections 5.6 and 5.7 of this Agreement apply mutatis
mutandis to any indemnification claim made under this Section
2.6(2).
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ARTICLE 3
CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS
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3.1 Closing. Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article 4, the Closing shall take place on
the Closing Date at the offices of HondaSub’s Solicitors in
Toronto, Ontario or at such other place as may be agreed to by
HondaSub and the Purchaser.
3.2 HondaSub's and Honda’s Closing Deliveries. At
the Closing, HondaSub (and in respect of Sections 3.2(d), 3.2(i),
3.2(j), 3.2(l) and 3.2(o), Honda) shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Purchaser the following, each of which shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting
reasonably:
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a general assignment and bill of sale in
respect of the HondaSub Purchased Assets substantially in the form
of Schedule 3.2(a) attached hereto;
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(b)
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a certified copy of resolutions of the board
of directors and shareholders of HondaSub authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all
Transaction Documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by
HondaSub;
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(c)
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subject to Section 6.1, the Books and
Records;
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(d)
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evidence of Gaz de France Termination;
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(e)
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evidence of the Greenfield Consent and any
other Approvals described in Schedule 4.2(1)(d);
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a waiver by HondaSub of its rights under the
Non-Competition and Non- Solicitation Agreement made as of July 23,
2004 with Ralph Rackham in respect of activities of Mr. Rackham for
the benefit of the Purchaser;
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documentation reasonably sufficient to
establish (i) transfer of the Patents included in the HondaSub
Purchased Assets suitable for registration in applicable patent
offices, and (ii) chain of title regarding such Patents from
FuelMaker to HondaSub and from HondaSub to Purchaser suitable for
registration in the applicable patent offices;
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an opinion of HondaSub’s Solicitors,
addressed to the Purchaser and its counsel, subject to customary
assumptions and qualifications and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser and its counsel, acting reasonably,
covering, among other things, HondaSub's corporate existence, its
power and authority to enter into
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this Agreement and that this Agreement is
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms;
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the technology agreement among Honda and the
Purchaser substantially in the form of Schedule 3.2(i), executed by
Honda (the “ Technology Agreement ”);
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a sublicense of the Greenfield License
Agreement by Purchaser to Honda, substantially in the form of
Schedule 3.2(j), with any changes reasonably required by
Greenfield, executed by Honda and Greenfield (the “
MTM/Honda Greenfield Sublicense ”);
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(k)
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in respect of HondaSub:
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a certificate of status or its equivalent
under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its corporate
existence;
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(ii)
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a certificate of incumbency; and
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(iii)
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that number of copies reasonably required by
the Purchaser, certified by one of HondaSub’s senior
officers, of its Constating Documents;
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(l)
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in respect of Honda:
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(i)
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a certificate of status or its equivalent
under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its corporate
existence;
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(ii)
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a certificate of incumbency; and
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(iii)
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that number of copies reasonably required by
the Purchaser, certified by one of Honda’s senior officers,
of its Constating Documents;
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(m)
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agreements in form reasonably acceptable to
the Purchaser and its counsel establishing that the following
agreements have been terminated at or prior to Closing:
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the Enabling License Agreement;
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(ii)
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the Amended and Restated Development Agreement
between FuelMaker, HondaSub and Honda dated July 23, 2004;
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(iii)
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the IP and Support Agreement, excluding the
Grid Note and General Security Agreement made under the IP and
Support Agreement, which shall continue in full force and
effect;
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the Greenfield Sublicense Agreement; and
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the IP License Agreement;
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(n)
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an agreement in form reasonably acceptable to
the Purchaser under which HondaSub assigns to the Purchaser, and
the Purchaser assumes from such party, its interest in the Assumed
Contracts;
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an agreement in form reasonably acceptable to
the Purchaser under which Honda assigns to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser assumes from such party, its interest in the Assumed
Contracts;
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a certificate dated the Closing Date,
confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 4.1(1)(b) and
4.1(1)(c) of this Agreement have been fulfilled, performed or
waived as of the Closing Date;
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an acknowledgement dated the Closing Date,
that each of the conditions precedent in Section 4.2 of this
Agreement have been fulfilled, performed or waived as of the
Closing Date; and
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such further and other documentation as is
referred to in this Agreement or as the Purchaser may reasonably
require to give effect to this Agreement and the Transactions
contemplated hereby.
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3.3 The Purchaser's Closing Deliveries. At the Closing,
the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to HondaSub
the following, each of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to HondaSub, acting reasonably:
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payment of the amounts required to be paid
under Section 2.4(2);
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(b)
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the agreements contemplated in Section
3.2(n);
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(c)
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the Technology Agreement, executed by the
Purchaser;
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(d)
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the MTM/Honda Greenfield Sublicense, executed
by the Purchaser;
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(e)
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in respect of the Purchaser:
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a certificate of status or its equivalent
under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its corporate
existence;
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(ii)
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a certificate of incumbency; and
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(iii)
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that number of copies reasonably required by
HondaSub, certified by one of its senior officers, of its
Constating Documents and of the resolutions of the board of
directors of the Purchaser authorizing its execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and of all Transaction Documents
required by this Agreement to be delivered by the Purchaser;
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a certificate dated the Closing Date,
confirming that the conditions set forth in Sections 4.2(1)(b) and
4.2(1)(c) of this Agreement have been fulfilled, performed or
waived as of the Closing Date;
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an acknowledgement dated the Closing Date,
that each of the conditions precedent in Section 4.1 of this
Agreement have been fulfilled, performed or waived as of the
Closing Date; and
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(h)
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such further and other documentation as is
referred to in this Agreement or as HondaSub may reasonably require
to give effect to this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated
hereby.
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To the extent that the registrations of transfers from FuelMaker
to HondaSub of Patents included within the HondaSub Purchased
Assets have not been filed in the applicable patent offices on or
before the Closing Date, HondaSub shall file such registrations and
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do so within a period
of four weeks after the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
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4.1 The Purchaser's Conditions.
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The Purchaser shall be obliged to complete the
Transactions only if each of the following conditions precedent has
been satisfied in full at or before the Closing Time (each of which
conditions precedent is acknowledged to be for the exclusive
benefit of the Purchaser):
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(a)
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the transaction contemplated by the FM APA
shall have been completed concurrently with the Closing;
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(b)
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all of the representations and warranties of
HondaSub and Honda made in this Agreement or other Transaction
Documents shall be true and correct as at the Closing Time with the
same effect as if made at and as of the Closing Time (except as
those representations and warranties may be affected by events or
transactions (i) expressly permitted by this Agreement or (ii)
approved in writing by the Purchaser), except for such failure of
representations and warranties to be true and correct (without
regard to any qualifications with respect to materiality contained
therein) that would not be reasonably likely individually or in the
aggregate to be materially adverse to HondaSub's or Honda’s
interest hereunder or thereunder;
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each of Honda and HondaSub shall have complied
with or performed (or caused to be complied with or performed) in
all material respects all of the obligations, covenants and
agreements under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document
to be complied with or performed by such party at or before the
Closing Time, and all deliveries contemplated by Section 3.2 shall
have been tabled;
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(d)
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all Approvals described in Schedule 4.2(1)(d)
shall have been obtained, in each case in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably; and
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(e)
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there shall be no injunction, preliminary or
permanent, or restraining order issued preventing, and no pending
or threatened Claim, against any Party, for the purpose of
enjoining or preventing, the completion of the Transactions or
otherwise claiming that this Agreement or the completion of the
Transactions is improper or would give rise to a Claim under any
Applicable Law.
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If any of the conditions in Section 4.1(1)
shall not be satisfied or fulfilled in full at or before the
Closing Time to the satisfaction of the Purchaser acting
reasonably, the Purchaser in its sole discretion may, without
limiting any rights or remedies available to the Purchaser at law
or in equity, either:
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(a)
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terminate this Agreement
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