ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
and
FIRST INSURANCE FUNDING CORP.
Dated as of July 28, 2009
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PURCHASE AND
SALE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS
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Purchase and
Sale
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Assumption of
Liabilities
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Excluded
Assets; Escrowed Assets
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Purchase
Price
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Purchase Price
Adjustment
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Allocation of
Consideration; Ownership of Escrowed Items
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THE CLOSING;
ESCROWED ASSET RELEASE DATES
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Time and
Place
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Deliveries by
Sellers
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Deliveries by
Purchaser
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF AIG ON BEHALF OF SELLERS
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Organization
and Authority of Sellers
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No Violation;
Consents
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Litigation
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Title to
Purchased Assets
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Security
Interest
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Loans; Loan
Documents
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Compliance With
Law
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Employees
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Related Party
Transactions
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Change in
Business Relationships
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Employee
Benefits
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Transferred
Intellectual Property
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OFAC
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Broker’s
and Advisor’s Fees
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No Bankruptcy
Event
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Disclaimer
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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Organization
and Authority of Purchaser
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No Violation;
Consents
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Governmental
Licenses and Permits
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Litigation
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Broker's and
Advisor's Fees
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Securities
Matters
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Renewal of
Loans
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Compliance with
Law
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Investigation
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Disclaimer
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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AIG
Intellectual Property; Trade Names and Trademarks
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Confidentiality
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COVENANTS OF
THE PARTIES
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Perfection of
Security Interest; Further Assurances
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Post-Closing
Cooperation
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Consents
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Transaction
Costs; Taxes
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Remittances
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UCC Financing
Statements
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Specified A.I.
Credit Employees
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Bulk Sales
Laws
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Renewal
Loans
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Post-Closing
Covenants
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DISCLAIMER;
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION; EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
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Survival
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Indemnification
by AIG
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Indemnification
by Purchaser
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Other
Limitations on Indemnification
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Notification of
Claims
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Payment
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Exclusive
Remedies
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Additional
Indemnification Provisions
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Representations
and Warranties of AIG
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DEFINITIONS
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Definitions
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Expenses
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Notices
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Public
Announcements
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Severability
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Entire
Agreement
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Assignment
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Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Amendment;
Waiver
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AIG Disclosure
Schedule
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Governing Law;
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
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Rules of
Construction
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Specific
Performance
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Counterparts
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Form of
Transition Services Agreement
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Form of Escrow
Agreement
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Form of
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Form of Loan
Servicing Agreement
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Form of
Restrictive Covenant Agreement
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Form of
Additional Loan Purchase Letter Agreement
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Reassumption
Price Calculation Illustrations
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT dated as of July 28, 2009 is made by and between
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“
AIG ”), and FIRST INSURANCE FUNDING CORP., an Illinois
corporation (the “ Purchaser ”).
WHEREAS,
(w) AIG desires to cause A.I. Credit Corp., a New Hampshire
corporation (“ A.I. Credit ”) and A.I. Credit
Consumer Discount Company, a Pennsylvania corporation (“
A.I. Credit Consumer ” and, together with A.I. Credit,
collectively, the “ Sellers ”) to sell and
assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Sellers
and accept assignment from Sellers of, without recourse, warranty
or representation of any kind other than as specifically provided
in the Transaction Documents, all of Sellers’ right, title
and interest in, to and under certain loans, and the agreements and
collateral relating thereto, that are identified herein, (x)
Purchaser desires to assume certain of Sellers’ obligations
and other liabilities relating thereto, (y) AIG desires to
cause Sellers to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to
purchase from Sellers and accept from Sellers without recourse,
warranty or representation of any kind other than as specifically
provided in the Transaction Documents, the Transferred Intellectual
Property, and (z) Purchaser desires to hire certain employees
of Sellers who are identified herein, and assume related
obligations and enter into specified transactions in connection
therewith, all upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, in
connection with this Agreement, as of the Closing: (i) AIG,
the Sellers and the Purchaser shall have entered into a transition
services agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Transition Services
Agreement ”); (ii) AIG, The Bank of New York Mellon,
as escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”), the Bank
of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as custodian (the “
Custodian ”) and the Purchaser shall have entered into
an escrow agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “ Escrow Agreement
”); (iii) with respect to the Purchased Assets to be sold and
assigned by Sellers to Purchaser hereunder and the Assumed
Liabilities to be assumed by Purchaser hereunder, each of the
Sellers and the Purchaser shall have entered into an instrument of
assignment and assumption, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ”); (iv) AIG, the Sellers and
the Purchaser, as servicer, shall have entered into a loan
servicing agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “ Loan Servicing Agreement
”), under which the Purchaser shall, among other things,
provide certain services with respect to the Escrowed Assets (as
hereinafter defined); (v) as additional consideration for
Purchaser’s willingness to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, AIG and the Purchaser shall have
entered into a restrictive covenant agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit E (the “ Restrictive
Covenant Agreement ”); and (vi) AIG and the
Purchaser shall have entered into an additional loan purchase
letter agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit F (the “ Additional Loan Purchase
Letter Agreement ” and, together with the Transition
Services Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement and the Restrictive Covenant Agreement,
collectively, the “ Ancillary Agreements ”),
under which the Purchaser shall, upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions set forth therein, purchase certain additional Loans and
the related Loan Documents, Loan Agreements, Loan Collateral, Loan
Security Documents and any other assets related thereto that
Purchaser has agreed to purchase and the related obligations and
other liabilities related thereto that Purchaser has agreed to
assume;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
PURCHASED ASSETS
Section 1.1
Purchase and Sale . Upon the terms and conditions and in the
manner set forth herein, at the Closing, AIG is causing each Seller
to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, and
Purchaser is accepting from such Seller, without recourse, warranty
or representation of any kind other than as specifically provided
in the Transaction Documents, and in each case free and clear of
all Liens created by or through such Seller, other than Permitted
Liens:
(x)
(i) those Purchased Assets (as defined below) set forth on
Schedule 1.1(x) hereto, (ii) with respect to each
Escrowed Asset, to the extent not included in the Escrowed Assets,
each Loan, Loan Document, Loan Agreement, Loan Collateral, Loan
Security Document and any other agreement, instrument,
correspondence and any other document included in the applicable
Loan File in respect of such Escrowed Asset (collectively, the
“ Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan Files ”),
(iii) the Transferred Intellectual Property (collectively, the
“ Closing Date Purchased Assets ”);
and
(y) subject to Section 1.3(b)
of this Agreement and the terms of the Escrow Agreement, those
Purchased Assets set forth on Schedule 1.1(y) hereto
(collectively, the “ Escrowed Assets ”), which
pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement AIG is
causing each Seller to deliver to the Custodian for the benefit of
Purchaser. Upon the applicable Escrowed Asset Release Date of an
Escrowed Asset, in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement and upon joint direction from AIG and Purchaser in the
manner specified therein, the Custodian shall deliver to Purchaser,
and Purchaser shall accept from the Custodian such Escrowed Asset
(upon release from escrow, a “ Released Escrowed Asset
”; all such Released Escrowed Assets, together with the
Closing Date Purchased Assets, collectively, the “
Purchased Assets ”).
For all
purposes of and under this Agreement, the term “ Purchased
Assets ” of a Seller (other than the Transferred
Intellectual Property included in the Closing Date Purchased
Assets) means all of such Seller’s right, title and interest,
in, to and under all of the following items in existence on the
Closing Date and, solely in respect of the Escrowed Assets, all of
such Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under all
of the following items in existence as of the applicable Escrowed
Asset Release Date (as defined below):
(a) each loan
which was made by such Seller and the rights and benefits in
respect of any commitment or obligation on the part of such Seller
to make any loan that has not yet been funded by such Seller on the
date hereof, in each case as set forth on
Schedule 1.1(x) or Schedule 1.1(y) hereto
in respect of the Closing Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed
Assets, respectively (each such loan or commitment or obligation to
make such a loan, a “ Loan ”);
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(b) each
agreement, instrument and document pursuant to which a Loan was
made or is to be made by such Seller and is or is to be secured (if
and to the extent so secured) by (i) the cash value of or the
net death benefits under the life insurance policies (the “
Policies ”) set forth on
Schedule 1.1(b)(x)(I) or
Schedule 1.1(b)(x)(II) hereto in respect of the Closing
Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed Assets, respectively or
(ii) the cash value or surrender value of, or rights to
payments under, the annuities set forth on
Schedule 1.1(b)(y)(I) or
Schedule 1.1(b)(y)(II) hereto in respect of the Closing
Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed Assets, respectively (the
“ Annuities ”) or which was or will be entered
into by or in favor of such Seller in connection with a Loan made
or to be made by such Seller, and the documents pursuant to which
such Seller was or will be granted a security interest in
collateral to secure the Loan (collectively, the “ Loan
Documents ”), including:
(i) each
commitment letter, loan agreement, credit agreement, indenture or
other written agreement pursuant to which a Loan was made or is to
be made by a Seller (each, a “ Loan Agreement
”);
(ii) if any are
applicable with respect to a Loan, each other “Financing
Credit Application”, “Offer Letter”,
“Master Promissory Note”, “Applicable State
Schedule”, “Security Agreement”, “Control
Agreement”, “Personal Guaranty”,
“Assignment of Life Insurance Policy”,
“Assignment of Annuity”, “Agreement for Security
of Financial Obligations”, “Stock Pledge
Agreement”, “Disclaimer and Hold Harmless
Agreement”, “Direction Letter”, “Letter of
Credit”, “Collateral Transfer Direction Letter”,
“Default Letter”, “Renewal Letter”,
“Pay Off Letter” or similar document relating to each
Loan Agreement (as the applicable term may be defined or otherwise
used in the Loan Agreement relating to such Loan); provided
, that the foregoing shall not include any of the following (and
none of the following shall be a Purchased Asset): any
correspondence or other communication among the employees of any
Seller or any of its Affiliates, among any Seller and any of its
Affiliates or among any Seller and its legal counsel or any other
representative, or any other document, file, correspondence or
other book or record, except in each case as already included in a
Loan File or Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File at the Closing Date
or the applicable Escrowed Asset Release Date, as the case may be,
relating to such Loan or which AIG or any Seller has determined in
good faith to be privileged or confidential to such Seller and/or
any of its Affiliates; provided , further , that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchased Assets shall include
any such correspondence or other communication or document, file,
correspondence or other book or record to the extent delivered to
the Purchaser or the Custodian pursuant to
Sections 2.2(a)(i) , 2.2(b)(i) or 6.1(c)
hereof; and
(iii) each other
agreement, instrument and document set forth on Schedule
1.1(b)(iii)(x) or Schedule 1.1(b)(iii)(y) hereto in
respect of the Closing Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed
Assets, respectively;
(c) all
property of any kind, whether real or personal, tangible or
intangible in which a security interest is purported to be granted
under a Loan Security Document, or which is purported to have been
pledged, assigned, mortgaged, delivered or transferred as security
under a Loan Security Document, including cash and cash
equivalents, to secure payment and
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performance of
the obligations of an Obligor under a Loan Agreement or other Loan
Document (“ Loan Collateral ”);
(d) to the
extent not otherwise constituting a Purchased Asset, all of the
following agreements, instruments and other documents: loan pay off
letters; legal opinions (to the extent assignable); UCC financing
and termination statements; and other transaction documents
relating to the Purchased Assets that were delivered to or by such
Seller in connection with the closing of a Loan transaction, and of
any amendment, modification, release, extension or waiver to, or of
the terms of, any Loan Document (the foregoing collectively
referred to as the “ Loan Files ”);
provided , that, no Loan File or Escrowed Asset Non-Legal
Loan File shall include any of the following (and none of the
following shall be a Purchased Asset): any correspondence or other
communication among the employees of any Seller or of any of its
Affiliates, among any Seller and any of its Affiliates or among any
Seller and its legal counsel or any other representative; or any
other document, file, correspondence or other book or record,
except in each case as already included in a Loan File or an
Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File at the Closing Date or the
applicable Escrowed Asset Release Date, as the case may be,
relating to such Loan or which AIG or any Seller has determined in
good faith to be privileged or confidential to such Seller and/or
any of its Affiliates;
(e) any right
to indemnification of either Seller, pursuant to any Loan Document
with respect to any period or any event occurring prior to, the
Closing Date, solely with respect to any Assumed Liability,
including any right of recourse or recovery against any Person with
respect to any such right to indemnification;
(f) all
judgments entered on or prior to the applicable Escrowed Asset
Release Date in respect of any Escrowed Asset (i) in default
on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 3.6(g) or
(ii) with respect to which a default occurs during the period
commencing on the Closing Date through the applicable Escrowed
Asset Release Date in respect of such Escrowed Asset;
and
(g) all
goodwill with respect to the items to be conveyed to Purchaser in
accordance with the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) of
this Section 1.1 .
Section 1.2
Assumption of Liabilities . Upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein, at and as of the Closing, Purchaser shall assume
from each Seller, and shall timely thereafter pay, perform,
fulfill, discharge and otherwise satisfy in accordance with their
respective terms, and AIG shall cause such Seller to sell, convey,
assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, all of the Assumed
Liabilities of such Seller, and such Seller shall have no
obligation to perform any Assumed Liability and shall forever be
absolutely and unconditionally released and discharged from any
obligation to so perform any Assumed Liability. For all purposes of
and under this Agreement, the term “ Assumed
Liabilities ” of a Seller means:
(a) all
obligations of such Seller as set forth on the face of each Loan
Document or Loan Agreement included in the Purchased Assets to
which such Seller is a party; provided , however ,
that such obligations shall not include any obligations or
liabilities of a Seller arising as a result of such Seller’s
breach or non-performance of such Loan Document (collectively,
the
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“
Breach Obligations ”) on or before the Closing Date
(which Breach Obligations shall be included in the Excluded
Liabilities);
(b) all
liabilities for Taxes for which Purchaser is liable pursuant to
Section 6.4 ;
(c) such
Seller’s obligations or commitments as of the Closing Date to
renew and/or fund any Loan as set forth on
Schedule 1.2(c) hereto; and
(d) all of
such Seller’s contingency fee obligations to third-party
counsel retained by such Seller with respect to collection efforts
in respect of Loan numbers 90-100729 and 91-100949 not in excess of
twenty five percent (25%) of the outstanding principal balance of
each such Loan as of the date hereof (such amount, the “
Contingency Fee Obligation Limit ”).
For the avoidance
of doubt, Purchaser shall not assume any liabilities or obligations
of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, of Sellers or its
Affiliates other than the Assumed Liabilities (all such liabilities
or obligations other than the Assumed Liabilities, collectively,
the “ Excluded Liabilities ”). The Excluded
Liabilities shall include, but not be limited to, any liabilities
or obligations of Sellers or their Affiliates (i) relating to
or arising from the Excluded Assets, (ii) any Breach
Obligations, (iii) any of such Seller’s contingency fee
obligations to third-party counsel retained by such Seller with
respect to collection efforts pursuant to
Section 1.2(d) in excess of the Contingency Fee
Obligation Limit, (iv) except as otherwise contemplated by
Sections 1.2(a) , (c) and (d) , relating
to or arising from any joint venture, subsidiary investment,
agreement, contract, obligation, undertaking or arrangement of any
kind, whether written or oral, to which a Seller or its Affiliate
is a party or by which a Seller or its Affiliate may be bound or
(v) except as otherwise contemplated by
Sections 1.2(a) , (c) and (d) , otherwise
relating to or arising from a Seller’s or its
Affiliate’s conduct of its business or ownership of its
properties and assets.
Section 1.3
Excluded Assets; Escrowed Assets .
(a)
Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, AIG is not causing any Seller to convey, assign, transfer
or deliver, and no Seller is selling, conveying, assigning,
transferring or delivering to Purchaser, and Purchaser is not
purchasing or accepting from such Seller, any of such
Seller’s right, title or interest in, to or under any
Excluded Asset. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the
term “ Excluded Assets ” means collectively, any
asset not specifically set forth in Section 1.1 hereof,
including, without limitation, (A) all minute books,
organizational documents, stock registers and such other books and
records of Sellers as pertain to ownership, organization or
existence of Sellers and duplicate copies of such records as are
necessary to enable Sellers to file tax returns and reports,
(B) except for the Transferred Intellectual Property, all
Intellectual Property rights of AIG, the Sellers and their
Affiliates, (C) all confidential personnel and medical records
or files pertaining to any employees, including, without
limitation, the Specified A.I. Credit Employees, (D) any
documents that Sellers are required by Law to retain or that
Sellers determine are necessary or advisable to retain;
provided , however , that Purchaser shall have the
right to make copies of any portions of such retained documents
that relate to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
(E) except for the Transferred Intellectual Property, any
information management systems of Sellers; (F) documents
relating to proposals to acquire all or a material portion of
the
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Purchased
Assets by Persons other than Purchaser, (G) all tax returns
and financial statements of Sellers and the business and all
records (including working papers) related thereto, (H) any
claim, right or interest of Sellers, as applicable, in or to any
refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery for Taxes, together
with any interest due thereon or penalty rebate arising therefrom,
(I) all of Sellers’ rights, causes of action, claims,
credits, demands or rights of set off against third parties
relating to or otherwise in respect of any Purchased Asset or
Assumed Liability to the extent arising out of events occurring
prior to the Closing Date (other than any of such rights, causes of
action, claims, credits, demands or rights of set-off against third
parties in respect of which either Seller has exercised any
remedies and for which a deficiency balance exists with respect to
a Purchased Asset), (J) all Reassumed Assets as of the
Reassumption Date and (K) all rights that accrue to AIG or Sellers
under this Agreement.
(A) Closing
Deliveries . At the Closing, (A) AIG is causing Sellers to
deliver to the Custodian for the benefit of Purchaser, to be held
in escrow by the Custodian, each of the Escrowed Assets in
accordance with Section 2.2(b) hereof, and
(B) Purchaser is remitting to the Escrow Agent for the benefit
of Sellers, for deposit into the Purchase Price Escrow Account in
accordance with Section 2.3(b) hereof, the Estimated
Escrowed Assets Purchase Price, subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 1.5 hereof, in each case, to be held in
escrow by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, and subject, in each case, to liens granted pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement (x) by AIG to the Purchaser with respect
to the Purchase Price Escrow Account and (y) by Purchaser to
AIG with respect to the Escrowed Assets Escrow Account, the
Escrowed Assets and the Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan Files, in
each case to secure their respective obligations under this
Section 1.3(b) and under the Escrow Agreement and the
Loan Servicing Agreement.
(B) Funding
Loans Included in the Escrowed Assets; Deliveries During the
Escrowed Asset Transfer Period . Other than in respect of
renewal fundings of Loans set forth on Schedule 1.2(c)
hereto scheduled to renew and require an additional funding within
forty five (45) days following the Closing Date (which are the
subject of Section 6.9 hereof and shall be funded by
the Purchaser in accordance with Section 6.9 hereof),
if within one hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date,
Purchaser requests that AIG or either Seller, as an accommodation
to Purchaser, make an AIG Funding to the applicable Borrower of any
Loan included in the Escrowed Assets that requires an additional
funding in respect of the renewal of such Loan during such one
hundred twenty (120) day period, then (1) AIG shall or
shall cause the applicable Seller or either of their respective
Affiliates make such AIG Funding to the applicable Borrower on the
date and to the account specified in a notice to AIG from
Purchaser, such notice to be delivered to AIG by Purchaser not less
than ten (10) Business Days prior to the requested funding
date and (2) Purchaser shall deposit an amount equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of such AIG Funding into the Purchase Price
Escrow
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Account (any
such deposit, an “ Additional Purchaser Deposit
”) on or prior to the date of such AIG Funding, to be held by
the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and
subject to liens granted pursuant to the Escrow Agreement by AIG
and Sellers to the Purchaser to secure AIG’s obligations
under this Section 1.3(b) and under the Escrow
Agreement and the Loan Servicing Agreement; provided ,
however , that prior to any such request that AIG or either
Seller make an AIG Funding during such period, Purchaser shall use
its reasonable efforts to make the required funding to the
applicable Borrower.
(ii) Required
Consents . With respect to each such Escrowed Asset, AIG shall
cause each Seller and each of their respective Affiliates to use,
and Purchaser shall and shall cause its respective Affiliates to
use, their respective reasonable efforts to cooperate with each
other for a period ending upon the earlier to occur of (A) the
date that is fifteen (15) months following the Closing Date or
(B) the date upon which all Escrowed Assets have been released
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement (such period,
the “ Escrowed Asset Transfer Period ”) in
endeavoring to obtain each of the third party consents and
approvals set forth on Schedule 1.3(b)(ii) hereto (the
“ Required Consents ”); provided, however, that
except as set forth in Section 6.4(a) , such efforts shall
not require Sellers, AIG or any of their respective Affiliates to
provide any financial accommodation or to remain secondarily,
contingently or otherwise liable for any Assumed Liability to
obtain any such Required Consent.
(iii) Special
Rules for Letters of Credit . With respect to any Letter of
Credit included in the Loan Collateral for an Escrowed Asset, a
Required Consent shall be deemed to have been obtained upon
(A) receipt of any consent required to change the beneficiary
of a Letter of Credit included in the Loan Collateral to the
Purchaser and an effective assignment of such Letter of Credit to
the Purchaser, (B) any renewal or new loan made by the
Purchaser in connection with which the beneficiary of a Letter of
Credit included in the Loan Collateral is changed to the Purchaser,
(C) in connection with the servicing, renewal or collection by
Purchaser of a Loan contained in the Escrowed Assets, a complete
draw of the principal amount of such Letter of Credit upon
instruction from Purchaser to the applicable Seller, upon which
Seller shall hold such amount in trust and immediately deposit it
into the Escrowed Assets Escrow Account, (D) the expiration of
such Letter of Credit as permitted to occur by Purchaser in
connection with the servicing, renewal or collection by Purchaser
of a Loan contained in the Escrowed Assets, or (E) the
replacement of such Letter of Credit by another form of eligible
Loan Collateral reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, which does
not require consent for assignment to Purchaser or for which any
Required Consent has been obtained.
(iv) Novation
of Assumed Liabilities . Purchaser shall, and AIG shall cause
Sellers to, use their respective reasonable efforts to obtain, or
cause to be obtained, any consent, substitution, approval or
amendment required to novate all Assumed Liabilities to Purchaser
or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of Sellers and
their respective Affiliates so that, in any such case, Purchaser
shall be solely responsible for such Assumed
Liabilities.
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(v) Servicing
of Escrowed Assets . In the event and to the extent that any
Required Consent to the assignment or change of beneficiary of an
Escrowed Asset cannot be or has not been obtained, such Escrowed
Asset shall be held, as of and from the Closing Date until the last
day of the Escrowed Asset Transfer Period (such date, the “
Escrowed Asset Transfer Cut-Off Date ”) by the
Custodian. Purchaser shall perform all covenants and obligations
with respect to each Escrowed Asset at Purchaser’s sole cost
and expense until such Escrowed Asset is released from escrow
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Servicing Agreement and the
Escrow Agreement, including, without limitation, to take or cause
to be taken such actions to effect collection of money or other
consideration that becomes due and payable in respect of such
Escrowed Assets. Purchaser shall, if applicable, promptly pay over
to the Escrow Agent to be held in the Escrowed Assets Escrow
Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and
the Loan Servicing Agreement, all money or other consideration
received by Purchaser in respect of such Escrowed Assets. Purchaser
hereby agrees to indemnify and hold AIG, Sellers and their
respective agents, successors and assigns harmless from and against
any and all liabilities, costs, expenses and Losses based upon,
arising out of or relating to such Escrowed Assets.
(vi) Receipt of
Required Consents .
(A) In the event
and to the extent that all Required Consents in respect of any
Escrowed Asset are received or deemed received pursuant to
Sections 1.3(b)(ii) and (iii) on or prior to the
Escrowed Asset Transfer Cut Off Date, then the party entitled to
give notice of such receipt or deemed receipt under the Loan
Servicing Agreement shall deliver to the other party a certificate
in the form of Exhibit 1.3(b)(vi)(A) hereto, certifying
that each Required Consent in respect of such Escrowed Asset has
been obtained or is deemed to have been obtained in accordance with
this Agreement (including reasonable supporting documentation in
respect thereof) (each, a “ Required Consents
Certification ”), as promptly as practicable, and in any
event, not more than five (5) Business Days following the
obtaining or the deemed obtaining of the last such Required Consent
in respect of such Escrowed Asset. If the recipient party disagrees
in good faith with the Required Consents Certification, then the
recipient party shall notify the delivering party in writing (any
such notice, a “ Required Consents Notice of
Disagreement ”) of such disagreement within five
(5) Business Days following receipt of such Required Consents
Certification setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the
disagreement described therein. If no such Required Consents Notice
of Disagreement is received by the delivering party within such
five (5) Business Day period, then such Required Consents
Certification shall be deemed to have been accepted by the
recipient party and shall become final and binding on all parties
hereto.
(B) In the event
the recipient party provides any such Required Consents Notice of
Disagreement to the delivering party within such five
(5) Business Day period, AIG and the Purchaser shall cooperate
in good faith for a period of ten (10) Business Days to appoint an
arbitrator with substantive life premium finance industry
experience mutually agreeable to AIG and the
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Purchaser (the
“ Arbitrator ”) for review and resolution of any
and all disputed matters contained in such Required Consents Notice
of Disagreement. If AIG and the Purchaser are unable to mutually
agree on selecting such an Arbitrator within such ten
(10) Business Day period, then AIG and the Purchaser shall
promptly jointly request the American Arbitration Association to,
within five (5) Business Days of such request, appoint an
Arbitrator. AIG and the Purchaser shall instruct the Arbitrator
that it should undertake such review and resolution, and deliver
written notice thereof to AIG and the Purchaser, within ten
(10) Business Days after the matter has been referred to the
Arbitrator. The opinion of the Arbitrator as to whether all
Required Consents in respect of such Escrowed Asset have been
obtained or are deemed to have been obtained in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement as reflected in the corresponding Required
Consents Certification shall be final and binding on the parties
hereto and all reasonable costs and expenses of such arbitration
(including the fees of the Arbitrator) shall be paid in full by the
unsuccessful party.
(C) As promptly as
practicable, and in any event not more than two (2) Business
Days following such Required Consents Certification becoming final
and binding on the parties hereto in accordance with the foregoing,
the Purchaser shall deliver a written notice to AIG setting forth
the Escrowed Assets to be released in accordance with clause
(1) below and Purchaser’s calculation of the amounts due
to either party in accordance with clauses (2) and
(3) below (including reasonable supporting documentation in
respect thereof) (each, a “ Released Escrowed Assets
Certification ”), and if AIG disagrees in good faith with
such Released Escrowed Assets Certification, then AIG shall notify
Purchaser in writing (each, a “ Released Escrowed Assets
Certification Notice of Disagreement ”) of such
disagreement within five (5) Business Days following
Purchaser’s delivery of any Released Escrowed Assets
Certification. The Released Escrowed Assets Certification Notice of
Disagreement shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for the
disagreement described therein. If no Released Escrowed Assets
Notice of Disagreement is received by Purchaser within such five
(5) Business Day period, then such Released Escrowed Assets
Certification shall be deemed to have been accepted by AIG and
shall become final and binding on the parties hereto. During the
five (5) Business Day period immediately following the delivery of
a Released Escrowed Assets Certification Notice of Disagreement,
AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall
attempt in good faith to resolve any differences that they may have
with respect to any matter specified in the Released Escrowed
Assets Certification Notice of Disagreement. If AIG, on the one
hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, are able to resolve all of
such differences within such five (5) Business Day period following
such delivery of a Released Escrowed Assets Certification Notice of
Disagreement, then the Released Escrowed Assets Certification, as
adjusted to reflect such resolution, shall become final and binding
on the parties hereto. If AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on
the other hand are unable to resolve all of such differences within
such five (5) Business Day period, then any item that remains
in dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute
resolution procedures set forth in
Section 1.3(b)(vii)(E) . As promptly as
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practicable,
and in any event not more than two (2) Business Days following
such Released Escrowed Assets Certification becoming final and
binding on the parties hereto in accordance with this
Section 1.3(b)(vi)(C) or Section 1.3(b)(vii)(E)
, Purchaser and AIG shall jointly direct the Escrow Agent and the
Custodian, as applicable in writing in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.3(b)(vi)(C) to, within five (5) Business Days
following the Escrow Agent’s and the Custodian’s
receipt thereof (each such date, an “ Escrowed Asset
Release Date ”), (1) deliver each such Escrowed
Asset to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, (2) to the extent applicable in respect of such
Escrowed Asset, remit to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, the aggregate amount collected in respect of such
Escrowed Asset and deposited by the Escrow Agent in the Escrowed
Assets Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement prior to the Escrowed Asset Release Date (whether any
portion of such aggregate amount constitutes principal of, interest
on, or any other fee or other amount in respect of, such Escrowed
Asset), including for purposes of this clause (2), all proceeds
realized in respect of any Loan Collateral relating to such
Escrowed Asset and any applicable Post-Closing Prepaid Interest
Amount (to the extent actually received by the Escrow Agent prior
to the related Escrowed Asset Release Date), together with any
Escrow Earnings accrued on such amounts, and (3) remit from the
Purchase Price Escrow Account by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account specified in writing by AIG,
(x) the Purchase Price payable in respect of such Escrowed
Assets as finally determined in accordance with
Sections 1.4 and 1.5 hereof and (y) any
applicable Additional Purchaser Deposit in respect thereof,
together with any Escrow Earnings accrued on such portion of the
Purchase Price and any applicable Additional Purchaser Deposit
through the applicable Escrowed Asset Release Date.
(vii) No
Receipt of Required Consents .
(A) In the event
and to the extent that any Required Consent in respect of any
Escrowed Asset has not been received prior to the Escrowed Asset
Transfer Cut Off Date, then (1) AIG’s and the applicable
Seller’s and Purchaser’s obligations pursuant to
Section 1.3(b)(ii) through (v) hereof shall
terminate as of the Escrowed Asset Transfer Cut Off Date,
(2) such Seller shall reassume and become the sole owner of
any such Escrowed Asset (each, a “ Reassumed Asset
”) as of the day immediately following the Escrowed Asset
Transfer Cut Off Date or such later date as may be necessary to
resolve any outstanding dispute in respect of any Required Consents
Certification delivered by AIG to the Purchaser prior to the
Escrowed Assets Transfer Cut-Off Date in accordance with
Section 1.3(b)(vi) hereof (such date, the “
Reassumption Date ”), (3) Purchaser’s, the
Escrow Agent’s and the Custodian’s interest in such
Reassumed Asset shall immediately terminate and be released in full
upon the Reassumption Date, without any further action or the
execution of any further instrument by any Person, (4) any
Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File previously delivered to the
Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be
held in trust by the Purchaser for the benefit of Sellers until
returned to the applicable Seller in accordance with the terms of
this
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Agreement and
(5) Purchaser shall execute and deliver to AIG or the
applicable Seller for delivery to the applicable Insurer, a notice
from the Purchaser to each applicable Insurer notifying such
Insurer of the assignment to AIG or the applicable Seller of
Purchaser’s security interest in the Policies or Annuities
issued by such Insurer, which security interest is to be assigned
hereunder as of the Reassumption Date in respect of any Reassumed
Asset, in substantially the form(s) attached as
Exhibit 1.3(b)(vii)(A) hereto, dated as of the
Reassumption Date in respect of Policies and Annuities securing
Loans that constitute Reassumed Assets. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event and to the extent that at any time prior to
the Reassumption Date either AIG, Purchaser or Sellers determine
that an Obligor under any Escrowed Asset is a person or entity with
whom Persons subject to United States jurisdiction are restricted
from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign
Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) of the U.S. Department
of Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s List of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, as amended from
time to time) or pursuant to any Law, including, without
limitation, the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking
Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit,
Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism and such restriction with
respect to such Obligor continues to be in effect on the
Reassumption Date, then (1) the related Escrowed Asset shall
not become a Reassumed Asset and the applicable Seller shall not
reassume such Escrowed Asset, (2) the Purchaser shall
conclusively be deemed, without any further action on its part, to
have irrevocably and unconditionally waived Seller’s
obligations pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(vii) to
reassume such Escrowed Asset, irrespective of whether the related
Required Consents have been obtained with respect to such Escrowed
Asset and (3) AIG and the Purchaser shall promptly jointly
direct the Escrow Agent and the Custodian, as applicable in writing
in accordance with Section 1.3(b)(vi)(C) hereof and the
terms of the Escrow Agreement to release such Escrowed Asset and
other applicable amounts from escrow to the Purchaser and to remit
the applicable portion of the Purchase Price and other applicable
amounts to the applicable Seller.
(B) As promptly as
practicable, but in any event within five (5) Business Days
following the Reassumption Date, Purchaser shall prepare and
deliver to AIG and Sellers a written schedule (the “
Reassumption Date Loan Value Schedule ”) setting forth
Purchaser’s calculation of the Reassumption Date Loan Value
in respect of each Loan included in the Reassumed Assets as of the
Reassumption Date. AIG shall and shall cause Sellers to cooperate
with Purchaser to permit Purchaser to prepare the Reassumption Date
Loan Value Schedule. Such cooperation shall include providing
Purchaser and its agents and representatives with reasonable access
to all books and records in Sellers’ (or any of their
respective Affiliates’) possession relating to the Reassumed
Assets, and with reasonable access to the personnel of Sellers and
their respective Affiliates.
(C) As promptly as
practicable, and in any event not more than two (2) Business
Days following the date upon which the Reassumption Date Loan Value
Schedule becomes final and binding on the parties hereto in
accordance with
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Section 1.3(b)(vii)(D)
or (E) , (I) Purchaser
shall deliver to the applicable Seller each Escrowed Asset
Non-Legal Loan File (together with each Loan, Loan Document, Loan
Agreement, Loan Collateral, Loan Security Document and any other
agreement, instrument, correspondence and any other document
included in such Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File on or after the
Closing Date) and (II) Purchaser and AIG shall jointly direct
the Escrow Agent and the Custodian, as applicable in writing in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.3(b)(vii)(C) to
(whether by physical delivery of such Reassumed Assets and of any
other documents or assets to the address specified by the
applicable party or, in respect of any required payment, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by
the applicable party, as the case may be), within five
(5) Business Days of receipt of such notice by the Escrow
Agent and the Custodian, as applicable (such date, the “
Reassumption Transfer Date ”), take the following
actions:
(1) In respect of
any such Reassumed Asset that is a Loan (each, a “
Reassumed Loan ”), the Escrow Agent shall remit to
Purchaser an amount equal to the sum of (x) (I) the aggregate
Reassumed Loan Price in respect of each Reassumed Loan plus
(II) an amount equal to any applicable Purchaser Funding
outstanding as of the Reassumption Date and Additional Purchaser
Deposit less (III) any applicable Valuation Adjustment
Amount from the Purchase Price Escrow Account less
(IV) any principal remitted by the Borrower in respect of any
AIG Funding (it being understood that any payments of principal by
a Borrower remitted with respect to any Loan that is an Escrowed
Asset during the Escrowed Asset Transfer Period shall first be
applied against the applicable Loan’s existing principal
balance outstanding as of the Closing Date and next to any AIG
Funding or Purchaser Funding) (such amount, the “
Reassumption Price ”) and (y) the aggregate
amount collected in respect of all Reassumed Loans and deposited by
the Escrow Agent in the Escrowed Assets Escrow Account in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement on or prior to
the Escrowed Assets Transfer Cut-Off Date (whether any portion of
such aggregate amount constitutes principal of, interest on, or any
other fee or other amount in respect of, such Reassumed Loan),
including for purposes of this clause (y), all proceeds realized in
respect of any Loan Collateral relating to such Reassumed Loan and
any applicable Post-Closing Prepaid Interest Amount (to the extent
actually received by the Escrow Agent prior to the related Escrowed
Asset Transfer Cut-Off Date, together with any Escrow Earnings
accrued on such amounts. In the event and to the extent that the
aggregate Reassumption Price is greater than the cash balance of
funds held in the Purchase Price Escrow Account as of the
Reassumption Transfer Date, then AIG shall or shall cause Sellers
to remit an amount equal to such excess to the Purchaser within
five (5) Business Days of the Reassumption Transfer Date by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
specified by the Purchaser in writing to AIG. In the event and to
the extent that the aggregate Reassumption Price calculated
in
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accordance with
the foregoing is a negative amount, then AIG shall direct the
Escrow Agent to or the Purchaser shall, as the case may be, remit
the absolute value of such amount by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account specified by AIG in writing to the
Escrow Agent or the Purchaser, as the case may be.
(2) The Escrow
Agent and the Custodian shall deliver to the applicable Seller any
and all such Reassumed Assets and any other documents or assets
delivered to the Escrow Agent or the Custodian, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof and remit to the
applicable Seller an amount equal to the amount by which the cash
balance of funds held in the Purchase Price Escrow Account (which
shall include any Escrow Earnings accrued on the Purchase Price, as
finally determined in accordance with Sections 1.4 and
1.5 hereof and deposited into the Purchase Price Escrow
Account in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement) as of
the Reassumption Transfer Date exceeds the aggregate Reassumption
Price remitted to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
1.3(b)(vii)(C)(1) hereof. In the event and to the extent that
the aggregate Reassumption Price is a negative amount or there are
insufficient funds held in the Purchase Price Escrow Account as of
the Reassumption Transfer Date to remit to the applicable Seller an
amount equal to the Escrow Earnings accrued on the Purchase Price
in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, then the
Purchaser shall remit an amount equal to the sum of (x) the
absolute value of the amount by which the Reassumption Price is
less than zero dollars ($0) and (y) any amount by which funds
held in the Purchase Price Escrow Account are insufficient to remit
to the applicable Seller the Escrow Earnings accrued on the
Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the account specified by AIG in writing to the Purchaser within
five (5) Business Days of the Reassumption Transfer
Date.
Attached as
Exhibit G hereto for illustrative purposes only are
examples of certain Reassumption Price calculations.
(D) If AIG
disagrees in good faith with the Reassumption Date Loan Value
Schedule, then AIG shall notify Purchaser in writing (the “
Reassumption Price Notice of Disagreement ”) of such
disagreement within fifteen (15) days following
Purchaser’s delivery of the Reassumption Date Loan Value
Schedule. The Reassumption Price Notice of Disagreement shall set
forth in reasonable detail the basis for the disagreement described
therein. If no Reassumption Price Notice of Disagreement is
received by Purchaser within such fifteen (15) day period,
then the Reassumption Date Loan Value Schedule shall be deemed to
have been accepted by AIG and shall become final and binding on the
parties hereto. During the fifteen (15) day period immediately
following the delivery of the Reassumption Price Notice of
Disagreement, AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other
hand, shall attempt in good faith to resolve any differences that
they may have with respect to any matter specified in the
Reassumption Price
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Notice of
Disagreement. If AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other
hand, are able to resolve all of such differences within fifteen
(15) days following such delivery of the Reassumption Price
Notice of Disagreement, then the Reassumption Date Loan Value
Schedule, as adjusted to reflect such resolution, shall become
final and binding on the parties hereto. If AIG, on the one hand,
and Purchaser, on the other hand, are unable to resolve all of such
differences within such fifteen (15) day period, any item
remaining in dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the
dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section
1.3(b)(vii)(E) .
(E) Dispute
Resolution Procedures . If AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser,
on the other hand, are unable to resolve (i) within five
(5) Business Days following delivery of any Released Escrowed
Assets Certification Notice of Disagreement all differences
thereunder, or (ii) within fifteen (15) days following
delivery of any Reassumption Price Notice of Disagreement all
differences thereunder, as the case may be, then AIG and Purchaser
shall submit the applicable Released Escrowed Assets Certification
or Reassumption Date Loan Value Schedule, as the case may be, to
the Independent Accountant (selected in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 1.5(b) hereof) for
review and resolution of any and all matters that remain in dispute
with respect to such Released Escrowed Assets Certification Notice
of Disagreement or the Reassumption Price Notice of Disagreement,
as the case may be, and the opinion of the Independent Accountant
as to the applicable Released Escrowed Assets Certification or the
Reassumption Date Loan Value Schedule, as the case may be, shall be
final and binding on the parties hereto. AIG shall and shall cause
Sellers to, and Purchaser shall provide the Independent Accountant
with reasonable cooperation and reasonable access to permit such
review and resolution; provided , however , that the
accountants of AIG and Sellers will not be obligated to make any
work papers available to the Purchaser unless and until the
Purchaser and the Independent Accountant have signed a customary
confidentiality and hold harmless agreement relating to such access
to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such
accountants. AIG and Purchaser shall instruct the Independent
Accountant that it should undertake such review and resolution, and
deliver written notice thereof to AIG and Purchaser, within thirty
(30) days after the matter has been referred to the
Independent Accountant. The scope of the Independent
Accountant’s engagement (which shall not be an audit) shall
be limited to the resolution of the disputed items expressly
described in the applicable Released Escrowed Assets Certification
Notice of Disagreement or Reassumption Price Notice of
Disagreement, as the case may be, and the recalculation, if any, of
(I) the Escrowed Assets to be released and the amounts payable
to either party, each in accordance with
Section 1.3(b)(vi)(C) or (II) the Reassumption
Price, as the case may be, in light of such resolution in
accordance with this Section 1.3(b)(vii)(E) . The
Independent Accountant shall have no authority to review or raise
items not expressly identified in any Released Escrowed Assets
Certification Notice of Disagreement or Reassumption Price Notice
of Disagreement, as the case may be. If the Independent Accountant
is engaged pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(vii)(E) ,
the fees and expenses of the
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Independent
Accountant shall be borne equally by AIG (on behalf of Sellers), on
the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand.
Section 1.4
Purchase Price . The initial aggregate purchase price for
the Purchased Assets, including the Transferred Intellectual
Property is SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED ONE
THOUSAND EIGHT DOLLARS ($679,501,008.00) (the “ Initial
Purchase Price ”), but is subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 1.5 hereof (as so adjusted, the
“ Purchase Price ”). The Initial Purchase Price
equals, in the aggregate, the Initial Loan Value of each Loan
contained in the Purchased Assets multiplied by the Purchase Price
Percentage in respect of such Loan. Schedule 1.4 hereto
(the “ Initial Loan Value Schedule ”) sets forth
the calculation of the Initial Loan Value in respect of each Loan.
At the Closing, Purchaser shall (i) pay the Initial Purchase Price
in respect of the Closing Date Purchased Assets with respect to
which there are no Escrowed Assets related thereto (such amount,
the “ Estimated Closing Date Purchased Assets Purchase
Price ”) to Sellers, (ii) deposit on behalf of
Sellers an amount equal to the Initial Purchase Price in respect of
the Escrowed Assets and the Closing Date Purchased Assets related
thereto (such amount, the “ Estimated Escrowed Assets
Purchase Price ” and, together with the Estimated Closing
Date Purchased Assets Purchase Price, collectively, the “
Estimated Purchase Price ”) in the Purchase Price
Escrow Account to be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with
the terms of the Escrow Agreement, and (iii) assume the
Assumed Liabilities from Sellers. Sellers shall accept (x) the
Estimated Closing Date Purchased Assets Purchase Price from
Purchaser, and (y) the Estimated Escrowed Assets Purchase
Price delivered by Purchaser to the Escrow Agent for deposit into
the Purchase Price Escrow Account to be held and released in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser, in full payment
for the Purchased Assets, including the Transferred Intellectual
Property, subject to any adjustment as provided in
Section 1.5(c) hereof. The Estimated Purchase Price is
payable in the manner provided in Sections 2.3(a)(i)
and 2.3(b) hereof.
Section 1.5
Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a) As
promptly as practicable, but in any event within thirty
(30) calendar days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall
prepare and deliver to AIG and Sellers a schedule (the “
Closing Date Loan Value Schedule ”) setting forth
Purchaser’s calculation of the Closing Date Loan Value. The
Closing Date Loan Value shall be calculated in the same manner as
the Initial Loan Value, using accounting procedures and practices
consistent with those used to calculate the Initial Loan Value,
including the same Purchase Price Percentage in respect of each
Loan. AIG shall and shall cause Sellers to cooperate with Purchaser
to permit Purchaser to prepare the Closing Date Loan Value
Schedule. Such cooperation shall include providing Purchaser and
its agents and representatives with reasonable access to all books
and records in Sellers’ (or any of their respective
Affiliates’) possession relating to the Purchased Assets, and
with reasonable access to the personnel of Sellers and their
respective Affiliates.
(b) If AIG
disagrees in good faith with the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule,
then AIG shall notify Purchaser in writing (the “ Notice
of Disagreement ”) of such disagreement within fifteen
(15) days following Purchaser’s delivery of the Closing
Date Loan Value Schedule. The Notice of Disagreement shall set
forth in reasonable detail the basis for the disagreement described
therein. If no Notice of Disagreement is received by Purchaser
within
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such fifteen
(15) day period, then the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule
shall be deemed to have been accepted by AIG and shall become final
and binding on the parties hereto. During the fifteen (15) day
period immediately following the delivery of a Notice of
Disagreement in accordance with the first two sentences of this
Section 1.5(b) , AIG, on the one hand, and Purchaser,
on the other hand, shall attempt in good faith to resolve any
differences that they may have with respect to any matter specified
in the Notice of Disagreement. If AIG, on the one hand, and
Purchaser, on the other hand, are able to resolve all of such
differences within fifteen (15) days following such delivery of the
Notice of Disagreement, then the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule,
as adjusted to reflect such resolution, shall become final and
binding on the parties hereto. If AIG, on the one hand, and
Purchaser, on the other hand, are unable to resolve all of such
differences within fifteen (15) days following such delivery
of the Notice of Disagreement, then AIG and Purchaser shall submit
the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule to KPMG LLP (the “
Independent Accountant ”) for review and resolution of
any and all matters that remain in dispute with respect to the
Notice of Disagreement, and the opinion of the Independent
Accountant as to the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule shall be
final and binding on the parties hereto. In the event that KPMG LLP
refuses or is otherwise unable to act as the Independent
Accountant, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to appoint an
independent certified public accounting firm in the United States
mutually agreeable to the parties, in which event
“Independent Accountant” shall mean such firm. If the
parties are unable to agree on selecting such firm, then the
parties promptly shall jointly request the American Arbitration
Association to appoint, within ten (10) Business Days from the date
of such request, an internationally recognized firm of public
accountants independent of both AIG and Purchaser to serve as the
Independent Accountant. AIG shall and shall cause Sellers to, and
Purchaser shall provide the Independent Accountant with reasonable
cooperation and reasonable access to permit such review and
resolution; provided , however , that the accountants
of AIG and Sellers will not be obligated to make any work papers
available to the Purchaser unless and until the Purchaser and the
Independent Accountant have signed a customary confidentiality and
hold harmless agreement relating to such access to work papers in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to such accountants. AIG
and Purchaser shall instruct the Independent Accountant that it
should undertake such review and resolution, and deliver written
notice thereof to AIG and Purchaser, within thirty (30) days
after the matter has been referred to the Independent Accountant.
The scope of the Independent Accountant’s engagement (which
shall not be an audit) shall be limited to the resolution of the
disputed items expressly described in the Notice of Disagreement,
and the recalculation, if any, of the Purchase Price in light of
such resolution in accordance with this Section 1.5(b)
. The Independent Accountant shall have no authority to review or
raise items not expressly identified in the Notice of Disagreement.
If the Independent Accountant is engaged pursuant to this
Section 1.5(b) , the fees and expenses of the Independent
Accountant shall be borne equally by AIG (on behalf of Sellers), on
the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand.
(c) The
Purchase Price in respect of the Purchased Assets in the aggregate
shall be reduced (the “ Purchase Price Reduction
”) by the amount, if any, that the sum of the aggregate
Closing Date Loan Value of each Loan (as set forth on the final
Closing Date Loan Value Schedule prepared pursuant to
Sections 1.5(a) and (b) ), in each case,
multiplied by the applicable Purchase Price Percentage in respect
of each such Loan (such amount, the “ Final Closing Date
Purchase Price ”) is less than the Estimated Purchase
Price. The Purchase Price in respect of the Purchased Assets in the
aggregate shall be increased (the “ Purchase Price
Increase ”) by the
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amount, if any,
that the Final Closing Date Purchase Price is greater than the
Estimated Purchase Price. In the event and to the extent
that:
(i) any Purchase
Price Reduction is payable by Sellers to Purchaser in respect of
any Closing Date Purchased Assets with respect to which there are
no Escrowed Assets related thereto or any Released Escrow Assets
for which all applicable Required Consents have been obtained on or
prior to the date upon which the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule
has become final and binding on the parties hereto in accordance
with Section 1.5(b) hereof, AIG shall cause Sellers to
pay such applicable portion of the Purchase Price Reduction in
respect of such Closing Date Purchased Assets and Released Escrowed
Assets to Purchaser;
(ii) any Purchase
Price Reduction is payable by Sellers to Purchaser in respect of
any Escrowed Assets (and the related Closing Date Purchased Assets)
for which all applicable Required Consents have not been obtained
on or prior to the date upon which the Closing Date Loan Value
Schedule has become final and binding on the parties hereto in
accordance with Section 1.5(b) hereof, AIG shall, as
promptly as practicable, and in any event, not more than two
(2) Business Days following such date, direct the Escrow Agent
in writing in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.5(c)(ii) to release to Purchaser from the
Purchase Price Escrow Account, such applicable portion of the
Purchase Price Reduction in respect of such Escrowed
Assets;
(iii) any Purchase
Price Increase is payable by Purchaser to Sellers in respect of any
Closing Date Purchased Assets with respect to which there are no
Escrowed Assets related thereto or any Released Escrow Assets for
which all applicable Required Consents have been obtained on or
prior to the date upon which the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule
has become final and binding on the parties hereto in accordance
with Section 1.5(b) hereof, Purchaser shall pay such
applicable portion of the Purchase Price Increase in respect of
such Closing Date Purchased Assets and Released Escrowed Assets to
the applicable Seller; and
(iv) any Purchase
Price Increase is payable by Purchaser to Sellers in respect of any
Escrowed Assets (and the related Closing Date Purchased Assets) for
which all applicable Required Consents have not been obtained on or
prior to the date upon which the Closing Date Loan Value Schedule
has become final and binding on the parties hereto in accordance
with Section 1.5(b) hereof, the Purchaser shall deliver
to the Escrow Agent to be deposited in the Purchase Price Escrow
Account and held and released by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, such applicable portion of
the Purchase Price Increase in respect of such Escrowed
Assets,
In any such case
of the preceding clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this
Section 1.5(c) , the applicable party shall, within three
(3) Business Days after the date upon which the Closing Date
Loan Value Schedule becomes final and binding in accordance with
Section 1.5(b) hereof, pay by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to one or more accounts designated by the party or
parties or to the Purchase Price Escrow Account, as the case may
be, entitled to such amount in accordance with the foregoing. If no
Purchase Price Reduction or Purchase Price Increase is required by
the terms hereof, then the Purchase Price shall equal the Estimated
Purchase Price.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, there shall be no adjustment to the Purchase
Price in respect of any amount payable under any Retention Bonus
Agreement to any Transferred Employee in accordance with
Section 6.7(c) hereof.
Section 1.6
Allocation of Consideration; Ownership of Escrowed Items
.
(a)
Allocation of Consideration . AIG shall cause each of the
Sellers to, and the Purchaser shall, allocate the Purchase Price
(plus any other items treated as consideration for the Purchased
Assets for Tax purposes) among the Purchased Assets (including the
Escrowed Assets and Transferred Intellectual Property) in a manner
consistent with the allocation set forth on
Schedule 1.6(a) attached hereto (the “
Allocation ”), and, unless otherwise required by
applicable Law, AIG agrees to cause the Sellers, and the Purchaser
hereby agrees, to file Internal Revenue Service Form 8594, and
all federal, state, provincial, local and foreign Tax Returns, in
accordance with such Allocation.
(b)
Ownership of Assets and Monies Held in Escrow . The parties
hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that from and after the
Closing, the Purchaser, AIG and the Sellers shall treat
(i) Sellers as the owners for all purposes of amounts
deposited into the Purchase Price Escrow Account, subject to
compliance with Section 1.3(b) of this Agreement and
the lien granted by AIG and Sellers to Purchaser pursuant to the
Escrow Agreement to secure AIG’s obligations under such
Section 1.3(b) , and (ii) the Purchaser as the
owner of (x) the Escrowed Assets and the Closing Date
Purchased Assets related thereto and amounts deposited into the
Escrowed Assets Escrow Account, subject to compliance with
Section 1.3(b) of this Agreement and the lien granted
by the Purchaser to AIG pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to secure
the Purchaser’s obligations under such
Section 1.3(b) and (y) the Escrowed Asset
Non-Legal Loan Files, subject to compliance with
Section 1.3(b) of this Agreement and the lien granted
by the Purchaser to AIG pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to secure
the Purchaser’s obligations under such
Section 1.3(b) .
THE CLOSING; ESCROWED ASSET
RELEASE DATES
Section 2.1
Time and Place . The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is taking place at a closing (the
“ Closing ”) to be held at
(i) 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date hereof,
at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York,
New York 10019. For all purposes of this Agreement, the sale and
assignment of (i) the Closing Date Purchased Assets by Sellers
to Purchaser, and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by
Purchaser from Sellers, pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed
effective, and as having occurred, as of 1:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the Closing Date and (ii) the Released Escrowed
Assets by Sellers to Purchaser, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement
shall be deemed effective, and as having occurred, as of 1:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on and as of the applicable Escrowed Asset
Release Date.
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Section 2.2
Deliveries by Sellers .
(a) Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, at the Closing, AIG
is delivering or causing each Seller to deliver the following to
Purchaser (or, as applicable pursuant to the last sentence of this
Section 2.2(a) , following the Closing):
(i) the Loan
Documents and Loan Files (or a copy thereof) included in the
Closing Date Purchased Assets, and for the Loans included in the
Escrowed Assets, each Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File (or a copy
thereof) relating thereto other than the Escrowed Assets which are
to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) ;
(ii) a notice from
the respective Seller and Purchaser to each applicable Borrower
notifying such Borrower of the sale and assignment of the
respective Loan Documents to be sold and assigned by such Seller to
Purchaser hereunder at the Closing, in substantially the forms
attached as Exhibits 2.2(a)(ii)(x) and 2.2(a)(ii)(y)
hereto, dated as of the Closing Date in respect of Loan Documents
constituting Closing Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed Assets,
respectively and executed by such Seller;
(iii) a notice
from the respective Seller and Purchaser to each applicable Insurer
notifying such Insurer of the assignment to Purchaser of such
Seller’s security interest in the Policies or Annuities
issued by such Insurer, which security interest is to be assigned
hereunder at the Closing, in substantially the form(s) attached as
Exhibit 2.2(a)(iii) hereto, dated as of the Closing Date in
respect of Policies and Annuities securing Loans that constitute
Closing Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed Assets and executed
by such Seller;
(iv) with respect
to each promissory note in favor of a Seller evidencing a Loan
included in the Closing Date Purchased Assets with respect to which
there are no Escrowed Assets related thereto made by such Seller,
such promissory note with an indorsement thereon in substantially
the form attached as Exhibit 2.2(a)(iv)
hereto;
(v) counterparts
of each of the Ancillary Agreements duly executed by AIG or its
applicable Affiliates and, in respect of the Escrow Agreement, duly
executed by the Escrow Agent and the Custodian;
(vi) the
Transferred Intellectual Property;
(vii) a
secretary’s certificate of AIG, in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit 2.2(a)(vii) hereto, that is dated
as of the Closing Date and has been executed by the secretary or an
assistant secretary of AIG;
(viii) the
Facilities Payment; and
(ix) a spreadsheet
setting forth the information (and related valuations) of the types
set forth on Schedule 2.2(a)(ix) hereto with respect to
each Loan and the related Loan Collateral included in the Closing
Date Purchased Assets and the Escrowed Assets, each as of
June 30, 2009 or, solely in respect of Loan number 90-101780,
as of July 17, 2009.
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With respect to
the deliverables listed in clauses (ii) through
(ix) above, AIG is delivering or causing each Seller to
deliver such deliverables on the Closing Date at the Closing. With
respect to the deliverables listed in clause (i) above, AIG
shall cause Sellers to transfer to Purchaser, possession of such
deliverables at a mutually agreeable date as soon as practicable
after the Closing but in no event later than the second (2
nd ) Business Day following the Closing
Date.
(b) Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, on the Closing
Date, AIG is delivering or causing each Seller to deliver the
following to the Custodian to be held for the benefit of the
Purchaser and released by the Custodian in accordance with the
terms of the Escrow Agreement:
(i) the Escrowed
Assets; and
(ii) with respect
to each promissory note in favor of a Seller evidencing a Loan
included in the Escrowed Assets made by such Seller, such
promissory note with an indorsement thereon in substantially the
form attached as Exhibit 2.2(b)(ii) hereto.
(c) Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, in the event and to
the extent that either Seller receives, on or following the Closing
Date, any prepaid amount in respect of interest not accrued and not
due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date and received by
either Seller on or after the Closing Date with respect to any Loan
included in the Closing Date Purchased Assets or the Escrowed
Assets (any such amount, a “ Post-Closing Prepaid Interest
Amount ” in respect of such Loan), AIG shall cause such
Seller to (i) remit, within five (5) Business Days of
receipt thereof, to the Escrow Agent (if at the time of such
remittance such amount is with respect to an Escrowed Asset or a
Closing Date Purchased Asset related thereto) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds an amount equal to such Post-Closing
Prepaid Interest Amount to be deposited by the Escrow Agent into
the Escrowed Assets Escrow Account to be held and released by the
Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement
or (ii) remit, within five (5) Business days of receipt
thereof, to the Purchaser (if at the time of such remittance such
amount is with respect to a Closing Date Purchased Asset in respect
of which no Escrowed Asset remains in escrow on such date or a
Released Escrowed Asset) by wire transfer of immediately available
funds, an amount equal to such Post-Closing Prepaid Interest Amount
to the account designated in writing by the Purchaser to
AIG.
Section 2.3
Deliveries by Purchaser .
(a) Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, at the Closing,
Purchaser is delivering the following to AIG and Sellers, as
applicable:
(i) the payment of
the Estimated Closing Date Purchased Assets Purchase Price by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in such amount to such
account(s) designated to Purchaser by AIG;
(ii) counterparts
of each of the Ancillary Agreements duly executed by the Purchaser
or its applicable Affiliates and, in respect of the Escrow
Agreement, duly executed by the Escrow Agent and the Custodian;
and
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(iii) a
secretary’s certificate of Purchaser, in substantially the
form attached as Exhibit 2.3(a)(iii) hereto, that is
dated as of the Closing Date and has been executed by the secretary
or an assistant secretary of Purchaser.
(b) Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, at the Closing,
Purchaser is delivering the payment of the Estimated Escrowed
Assets Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available
funds in such amount to the Purchase Price Escrow Account to be
held for the benefit of AIG and released by the Escrow Agent in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF AIG ON BEHALF OF SELLERS
Except as set
forth in the corresponding sections or subsections of the
disclosure schedule delivered to Purchaser by AIG prior to entering
into this Agreement (the “ AIG Disclosure Schedule
”), AIG, on behalf of each Seller and as to (i) the
Purchased Assets other than the Transferred Intellectual Property,
(ii) solely as referenced in Section 3.2 and
Section 3.12 , the Transferred Intellectual Property, and
(iii) the Assumed Liabilities each Seller is transferring to
Purchaser hereunder, hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser on
and as of the date hereof, as follows:
Section 3.1
Organization and Authority of Sellers . Each Seller is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
Each Seller is a corporation duly qualified or licensed as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which its right, title or interest in or to any Purchased Assets
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be
so duly qualified or licensed would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each Seller has all requisite corporate power to enter
into, consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out
its respective obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party. The execution and delivery by each Seller
of the Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party (or
the applicable Affiliate of the Seller of each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Seller or the applicable Affiliate of the
Seller is a party) and the consummation by such Seller (or the
applicable Affiliate of such Seller) of the transactions
contemplated by, and the performance by such Seller (or the
applicable Affiliate of such Seller) of its respective obligations
under, the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all
requisite action on the part of such Seller (or the applicable
Affiliate of such Seller). Upon their execution and delivery the
Transaction Documents will be, duly executed and delivered by each
Seller to the extent a party thereto. Assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, and upon
execution and delivery thereof, the Transaction Documents will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller
to the extent a party thereto (or the applicable Affiliate of the
Seller of the Transaction Documents to which the applicable
Affiliate of the Seller is a party), enforceable against such
Seller (or the applicable Affiliate of such Seller) in accordance
with their terms, subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, rehabilitation,
liquidation, fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfer or
similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to the effect of general equitable principles
(regardless of
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whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) (the
“ Enforceability Exceptions ”).
Section 3.2
No Violation; Consents . The execution and delivery by each
Seller of each Transaction Document to which such Seller is or will
be a party (or by the applicable Affiliate of the Seller of each of
the Transaction Documents to which such Affiliate of the Seller is
a party), and the consummation by such Seller (or the applicable
Affiliate of such Seller) of all of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the sale and
assignment of the Purchased Assets, including the Transferred
Intellectual Property of such Seller by such Seller to Purchaser
and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by
Purchaser:
(a) do not
violate any provision of such Seller’s Organizational
Documents;
(b) except as
may result from any facts or circumstances solely relating to the
identity or regulatory status of Purchaser or its Affiliates and
except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(b) hereto, do not
require any consent, approval, license, permit, order,
qualification, authorization of, or registration or other action
by, or any filing with or notification to, any Governmental
Authority (including, without limitation, any party to a Loan
Document) (each, a “ Governmental Approval ”),
to be obtained or made by the Sellers, except for any Governmental
Approvals the failure to obtain or make which, individually or in
the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(c) except as
set forth on Schedule 3.2(c) , do not violate or
conflict with, or result in a breach or termination of any
provision of, or constitute a default under, or accelerate or
permit the acceleration of the performance required by the terms
of, or result in the creation of any Lien other than a Permitted
Lien upon any of the Purchased Assets, including the Transferred
Intellectual Property of each Seller under, (i) any contract,
license, permit, agreement or instrument to which such Seller is a
party or by which such Seller or any of the Purchased Assets,
including the Transferred Intellectual Property of such Seller is
bound or (ii) any applicable Governmental Order or Law to
which such Seller is a party or by which such Seller or any of the
Purchased Assets, including the Transferred Intellectual Property
of such Seller is bound, except, in the case of either clause
(i) or (ii), for any such violation, conflict, breach,
termination, default or acceleration which (A) is applicable
solely as a result of (I) any act or omission by Purchaser or
any of its Affiliates or (II) the status of any fact, event or
circumstance pertaining to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates but
not to any Seller or any of its Affiliates or (B) would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3
Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3
hereto, as of the date of this Agreement there are no Actions of
any kind or nature pending or, to the Knowledge of each Seller,
threatened in writing by any Person against such Seller relating to
the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities.
Section 3.4
Title to Purchased Assets . Except for the Transferred
Intellectual Property which is the subject of
Section 3.12 , and except as set forth on Schedule
3.4 hereto, each Seller has good title to or a valid right to
possess those Purchased Assets not held as Loan Collateral of such
Seller, free and clear of all Liens, other than (a) any Liens
arising as a result of the Transaction Documents and
(b) Permitted Liens.
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Section 3.5
Security Interest . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.5 , each Seller has a validly created,
existing and perfected security interest in the Loan Collateral
pledged, assigned, mortgaged, delivered or transferred as security
under such Seller’s Loan Security Documents.
Section 3.6
Loans; Loan Documents . With respect to each Loan made by a
Seller:
(a) except as
set forth on Schedule 3.6(a) , such Loan arose from a
bona fide transaction in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(b) a copy of
each written Loan Document relating to such Loan has been made
available to Purchaser;
(c) to the
extent a Loan Document is evidenced via a photocopy, scanned copy
in portable document format (“pdf”), facsimile or other
copy delivered via electronic means and not an original executed
instrument or document, such copy or copies (i) are maintained
in the Loan File or Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File for such
Loan, (ii) are true, complete and correct copies of the
original instruments or documents as executed by the Borrower, and
(iii) have not been superseded, replaced or modified by any
other writing, except for any such amendment, modification,
extension, renewal or confirmation of such Loan Document as
maintained in the applicable Loan File or Escrowed Asset Non-Legal
Loan File, as the case may be;
(d) each Loan
File and Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File delivered at the
Closing Date or the applicable Escrowed Asset Release Date, as the
case may be, contains all correspondence or other communication,
documents, files or other books and records that Sellers reasonably
believe are material to the origination, servicing or renewal of
such Loan; provided , that the Purchaser acknowledges and
agrees that each Escrowed Asset Non-Legal Loan File does not
include the applicable Escrowed Assets which would otherwise be
included therein;
(e) except as
set forth in Schedule 3.6(e)(x) , to the Knowledge of
Sellers, each outstanding Loan constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Obligor named therein, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent such enforceability
may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. Except as
otherwise set forth in Schedule 3.6(e)(y) , no Obligor
named in any Loan has provided notice (whether written or, to the
Knowledge of Sellers, oral) to any Seller that such Obligor intends
to attempt to avoid the enforceability of any term of any Loan
under any such Enforceability Exceptions or for any other reason,
and no Loan is subject to any valid defense, set off or
counterclaim that has been asserted (whether written or, to the
Knowledge of Sellers, oral) with respect to such Loan;
(f) except as
set forth in Schedule 3.6(f) , to the Knowledge of
Sellers, the forms of documentation used by Sellers for the
origination of Loans contain provisions enforceable against the
Obligor (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions) such that the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof pursuant to such
provisions create a valid, binding and enforceable obligation in
accordance with the express terms of the Loans (subject to the
Enforceability Exceptions); and
(g) except as
set forth on Schedule 3.6(g) , such Seller is not in
material breach of or material default under any Loan Document
relating to such Loan and to the Knowledge of the applicable
Seller, no other party to any Loan Document relating to such Loan
is as of the date
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hereof in
material breach of or material default under any such Loan
Document. Solely for purposes of this Section 3.6(g) ,
a Loan will only be deemed to be in material breach or material
default if (i) a Seller has received written notice of a
breach or material default by such Seller under a Loan Document
relating to such Loan, (ii) any payment in respect of such
Loan is more than sixty (60) days past due, (iii) any
Obligor thereto has failed to satisfy any other material obligation
in respect thereof (including remedying of any Loan Collateral
deficiency in respect thereof) for more than sixty (60) days
or (iv) the applicable Seller has otherwise exercised any
remedies with respect to such Loan and the Loan Collateral securing
such Loan is insufficient to satisfy principal and other amounts
due and payable to the applicable Seller.
Section 3.7
Compliance With Law .
(a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.7(a) , the Loans have been
originated and serviced since June 30, 2006 in material
compliance with all Laws applicable to the origination or servicing
of the Loans (collectively, “ Origination and Servicing
Laws ”), except where the failure to be in such material
compliance would not result in the failure of any of the Loans to
be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its express
terms (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions).
(b) No Seller
has received any notice, whether written or, to the Knowledge of
each Seller, oral, involving any matters that are unresolved as of
the date hereof from any Governmental Authority regarding any
actual or alleged failure of the origination or servicing of the
Loans to be in material compliance with any Origination and
Servicing Law and where such actual or alleged failure of the
origination or servicing of the Loans to be in such material
compliance would result in the failure of any of the Loans to be
valid, binding and enforceable obligations in accordance with its
express terms (subject to the Enforceability
Exceptions).
(c) Since
June 30, 2006 there exist no facts or circumstances relating
to Sellers’ compliance with all requirements for licenses,
permits, exemptions, consents, waivers, authorizations, rights,
franchises, orders, approvals, and registrations imposed by any
Governmental Authority that would result in any of the Loans
failing to be valid, binding and enforceable obligations in
accordance with its express terms (subject to the Enforceability
Exceptions).
Section 3.8
Employees . Schedule 3.8 hereto lists certain
employees of Sellers who, as of the date of this Agreement, have
employment duties primarily related to the life insurance premium
finance business of such Seller and to whom Purchaser (or one of
its Affiliates) shall offer employment as of the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, and indicating the date
of employment, current title and compensation, and date of
employment with either Seller or any Affiliate of either Seller or
AIG. Each such employee set forth on Schedule 3.8
hereto is referred to herein individually as a “ Specified
A.I. Credit Employee ” and collectively, as the “
Specified A.I. Credit Employees .”
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Section 3.9
Related Party Transactions . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.9 hereto, and except for any Loan made to
purchase a Policy or Annuity issued by any Affiliate of either
Seller, none of the Sellers’ Related Parties, directly or
indirectly:
(a) is
involved in any business arrangement or relationship with either
Seller with respect to the origination or servicing of the Loans,
other than employment arrangements entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(b) is a
party, in respect of the origination or servicing of the Loans, to
any contract currently in effect with either Seller; or
(c) provides
services or resources in respect of the origination or servicing of
the Loans to either Seller.
Section 3.10
Change in Business Relationships . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.10 , no Seller has received notice (whether
written or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, oral) (a) that any
customer, agent, broker or business referral sources of either
Seller material to the Purchased Assets intends to discontinue or
materially diminish the business it does with Sellers, or
(b) that any Specified A.I. Credit Employee set forth on
Schedule 3.10 hereof of either Seller intends to
terminate or materially alter the terms of his or her employment
other than on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement with respect to such Specified A.I. Credit Employees.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 , to the Knowledge
of Sellers, there are no complaints or disputes (in each case set
forth in writing) with any Specified A.I. Credit Employee or any
customer, agent, broker or business referral source that have not
been resolved which are reasonably likely to be material to the
Purchased Assets.
Section 3.11
Employee Benefits .
(a)
Schedule 3.11(a) hereto sets forth a list of all
material (i) “employee benefit plans,” as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA, and (ii) incentive, profit
sharing, stock option, stock purchase, other equity based,
employment, consulting, compensation, vacation or other leave,
change in control, retention, supplemental retirement, severance,
health, medical, disability, life insurance, deferred compensation
and other employee compensation and benefit plans, programs,
policies, agreements, arrangements and practices, in each case for
the benefit of any Specified A.I. Credit Employee as of the date
hereof (collectively, the “ Benefit Plans ”).
Summaries of all such Benefit Plans have been provided or made
available to Purchaser.
(b) All
contributions required to be made by the Sellers under the terms of
any Benefit Plan have been timely made when due.
Section 3.12
Transferred Intellectual Property .
(a)
Transferred System Intellectual Property . To the Knowledge
of Sellers, as of the date hereof Sellers are the sole and
exclusive owners of the Transferred System Intellectual Property,
free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Since
January 1, 2005, neither Seller has received any written
notice from a third party alleging that the Transferred System
Intellectual Property infringes or violates any Intellectual
Property rights of such third party.
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(b)
Transferred Life Business Intellectual Property . As of the
date hereof Sellers are the sole and exclusive owners of the
Transferred Life Business Intellectual Property, free and clear of
all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Other than (i) the
Parent Names and Marks, (ii) third party software including open
source software and (iii) know-how as may be retained by any
Specified A.I. Credit Employees who do not become Transferred
Employees or any other employee of either Seller, AIG or any of
their respective Affiliates, the Transferred Life Business
Intellectual Property includes all material Intellectual Property
used predominantly in connection with originating and servicing the
Loans as currently conducted by Sellers. To the Knowledge of
Sellers, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or
misappropriation of the Transferred Life Business Intellectual
Property. Since January 1, 2005, neither Seller has received
any written notice from a third party alleging that the Transferred
Life Business Intellectual Property infringes or violates any
Intellectual Property rights of such third party.
(c) EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 3.12 AND SECTION
3.2 , THE TRANSFERRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS BEING
TRANSFERRED TO PURCHASER “AS IS”, “WHERE
IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Section 3.13
OFAC . To the Knowledge of Sellers, as of July 21,
2009, no Obligor under any Closing Date Purchased Asset or Escrowed
Asset is a person or entity with whom Persons subject to United
States jurisdiction are restricted from doing business under
regulations of OFAC of the U.S. Department of Treasury (including
those named on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons, as amended from time to time, and those with
whom business is prohibited or restricted under country sanction
programs, such as the Cuban Asset Control Regulations) or pursuant
to any Law, including, without limitation, the September 24,
2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism.
Since June 30, 2006, in accordance with Sellers practices and
procedures in effect at the applicable time, Sellers have performed
periodic checks of OFAC’s List of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons with respect to each Obligor under
each Closing Date Purchased Asset and Escrowed Asset.
Section 3.14
Broker’s and Advisor’s Fees . Sellers do not
have any liability or obligations under any arrangement entered
into by or on behalf of Sellers or any of their respective
Affiliates to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or
advisor with respect to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which Purchaser would be
liable.
Section 3.15
No Bankruptcy Event . As of the date hereof, none of AIG or
Sellers expects to undertake or effect within the next ninety
(90) days a voluntary Bankruptcy Event.
Section 3.16
Disclaimer . Except for the representations and warranties
contained in this Article III , and solely with respect
to AIG, Section 7.9 , none of AIG, the Sellers or any
of their respective Affiliates or their respective Representatives
makes any other representation or warranty of any kind or nature
whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied, with respect to
AIG, the Sellers, their respective Affiliates, the Purchased
Assets, the Assumed Liabilities, the Transaction Documents or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
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including any
relating to the financial condition, performance, results of
operations, or assets or liabilities of any of the foregoing.
Except for the representations and warranties contained in this
Article III (and solely with respect to AIG,
Section 7.9 ), (i) each of AIG and the Sellers
disclaim, on behalf of itself, their respective Affiliates and
their respective Representatives, any other representations or
warranties, whether made by AIG, the Sellers or any of their
respective Affiliates or their respective Representatives or any
other Person, and (ii) each of AIG and the Sellers disclaim, on
behalf of itself, their respective Affiliates and their respective
Representatives, all liability and responsibility for any other
representation, warranty, opinion, projection, forecast, advice,
statement or information made, communicated or furnished (orally or
in writing) to the Purchaser or its Affiliates or Representatives
(including any opinion, projection, forecast, advice, statement or
information that may have been or may be provided to the Purchaser
or its Affiliates or Representatives by any Representative of AIG,
the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates). For the
avoidance of doubt, none of AIG, the Sellers or their respective
Affiliates or their respective Representatives makes any
representations or warranties to the Purchaser or any other Person
regarding the performance or profitability of the Purchased Assets
(whether before or after Closing).
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
Except as set
forth in the corresponding sections or subsections of the
disclosure schedule delivered by the Purchaser prior to entering
into this Agreement (the “ Purchaser Disclosure
Schedule ”), it being agreed that disclosure of any item
in any section or subsection of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or
subsection to which the relevance of such item is readily apparent
on the face of such disclosure, the Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants to AIG as of the date hereof as follows:
Section 4.1
Organization and Authority of Purchaser . The Purchaser is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
The Purchaser has all requisite corporate power to enter into,
consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its
obligations under, the Transaction Documents. The execution and
delivery by the Purchaser of the Transaction Documents and the
consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by,
and the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under, the
Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all requisite
action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been, and
upon execution and delivery the other Transaction Documents will
be, duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser. Assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by AIG or the Sellers (as
applicable), this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and
delivery thereof, the other Transaction Documents will constitute,
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the
Enforceability Exceptions.
Section 4.2
No Violation; Consents . The exe
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