Exhibit 10.11
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This is an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 12, 2005
(the
"Agreement"), between (i) Caretenders Visiting Services of St.
Augustine, LLC
(the "Buyer"), and (ii) Flagler Hospital, Inc., a Florida
corporation (the
"Seller").
Recitals
A. Seller owns and operates a healthcare system in the St.
Augustine,
Florida area, including but not limited to a general acute care
hospital.
B. As part of Seller's healthcare operations, Seller is engaged in
the
business of operating a home health agency, including
Medicare-Certified and
non-certified or "private duty" operations (collectively, the
"Business") in St.
Augustine, Florida (the "Territory").
C. The Seller is the holder of one or more licenses issued by
the
Agency for Health Care Administration of the State of Florida,
Medicare provider
agreements issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, and
Medicaid provider agreements issued by the Agency for Health Care
Administration
of the State of Florida, all of which authorize the Seller to
provide Medicare
and Medicaid certified home health care services in the Territory
(collectively,
the "License").
D. The Seller desires to sell and the Buyer desires to purchase
the
assets used by Seller solely in the operation of the Business.
THE PARTIES, INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND, AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1 - Purchase and Sale of Assets
1.1
Purchased Assets.
(a) The Seller hereby agrees to sell, assign, transfer and
convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer hereby agrees to purchase from
the Seller,
all of the assets of the Seller used solely in the Business (the
"Purchased
Asset""), wherever located, including without limitation, the
following assets
and properties:
(i) All furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment,
leasehold improvements, computers, software,
vehicles, medical equipment, prepaid expenses, and other tangible
personal
property as specifically described on Schedule 1.1 as Purchased
Assets, together
with all manufacturers' warranties pertaining to the same, to the
extent that
such warranties may exist and be assignable;
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(ii) All of the Seller's goodwill relating to the
Business; all customer and patient lists and files
(related solely to home health care services), referrer lists,
records and
similar sales and marketing information in the Seller's possession
relating to
the Business; referrer lists; members service agreements; medical
records of the
patients serviced solely by the Business and in the Seller's
possession;
personnel records; and the Seller's right and interest in the trade
names,
trademarks, trade secrets, licenses, know-how, specifications,
literature, and
all other intangible property which relate specifically to the
Business,
including without limitation all rights to the "Community Home
Health" trade
name and trade dress in Florida; and all other intangible assets
related to the
Business, whether located at the Business, or any other
location;
(iii) All transferable Licenses, permits, licenses,
certificates, authorizations, accreditations,
orders, ratings and approvals of all federal, state, or local
governmental or
regulatory authorities which relate solely to the Business and
which are held by
the Seller, but only to the extent the same are transferable,
including without
limitation any provider agreements relating to the Seller's right
to participate
in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and all rights of the Seller
to
reimbursement or other payments from HCFA for the period prior to
the Closing
Date;
(iv) Any and all rights of the Seller which by their
terms are transferable and which arise under or
pursuant to warranties, representations and guarantees made by
suppliers in
connection with the Purchased Assets;
(v) All accounts receivable arising out of the
operation of the Business unbilled or outstanding on or
after the Closing Date (the "Purchased Accounts Receivable"). The
Seller agrees
to reasonably cooperate with the Buyer, at the Buyer's expense, in
connection
with the Buyer's efforts to collect the Purchased Accounts
Receivable. The
Seller agree to immediately remit to the Buyer any payments
received after the
Closing by the Seller that constitute Purchased Accounts
Receivable. The Seller
hereby appoint the Buyer Seller's attorney-in-fact for purposes of
endorsing any
checks and otherwise executing any instruments or documents
necessary for the
collection of the Purchased Accounts Receivable; and
(vi) All raw materials, supplies, packaging
materials, purchased products, finished goods and all other
goods, merchandise and materials owned by the Seller and related
solely to the
Business; but excluding the Excluded Assets.
(b) "Excluded
Assets" shall mean
(i) cash on hand;
(ii) any real property owned by Seller;
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(iii) those assets and contracts identified on
Schedule 1.1 as being excluded assets;
(iv) any assets of the Seller not used solely in the
operation of the Business, including without
limitation, contracts, agreements (including managed care, Medicare
and Medicaid
agreements), provider numbers, licenses, permits, and equipment
associated with
Seller's ownership and operation of an acute care hospitals and
other ancillary
programs, clinics and facilities as part of a healthcare delivery
system in the
St. Augustine, Florida market; and
(v) accounts receivable arising out of the operation
of an acute care hospitals and other ancillary programs, clinics
and facilities
as a part of a healthcare delivery system in the St. Augustine, Florida
market, other than the
Purchased Accounts Receivable.
1.2 No Assumed Liabilities. The Seller and Buyer acknowledge and
agree
that the Seller shall retain all liabilities, whether known or
unknown, arising
out of or relating to the operation of the Business through the
Closing Date or
arising out of or with respect to the Purchased Assets through the
Closing Date,
and that the Buyer is not assuming any liabilities of Seller of any
nature.
However, Buyer shall be responsible for all liabilities arising out
of or
relating to the operation of the Business after the Closing Date or
arising out
of or with respect to the Purchased Assets after the Closing
Date.
1.3 Assumed Contracts; Real Property Leases. The Buyer will assume
(i)
the Seller's obligations arising after the Closing Date pursuant to
the Licenses
and Permits transferred to Seller hereunder, and for those services
provided to
the Seller's patients associated with the Business, and (ii) the
Seller's
obligations arising after the Closing Date under the contracts
described on
Schedule 1.3, and the real property lease (the "Real Property
Lease") described
on Schedule 1.3 (collectively, the "Assumed Contract").
1.4
Employees.
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(a) The Seller acknowledges that the Buyer is not purchasing,
recognizing, assuming or otherwise acquiring any rights,
obligations, assets or
liabilities under, arising from or resulting from any employment
agreement or
arrangement in existence between the Seller and any employee, or
any person
employed to consult with or perform services for the Seller. The
Seller
acknowledges that it will satisfy in full all accrued payroll
obligations of the
Business through the Closing Date. Schedule 1.4 sets forth a list
of all
employees of the Business. With respect to all such employees who
accept
employment by Buyer, Buyer shall assume Seller's obligation for
their accrued
personal leave through the Closing Date, and shall receive a credit
against the
Purchase Price equal to the aggregate amount of the accrued
personal leave it
assumes.
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1.5 Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation and Noncompetition Agreement.
The
Seller acknowledges that the Buyer's obligation to close shall be
conditioned
upon the Seller entering into a Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation
and
Noncompetition Agreement at the Closing, in the form of the
Confidentiality,
Nonsolicitation and Noncompetition Agreement attached as Annex A
(the
"Noncompetition Agreement").
1.6 Disclaimer of Implied Warranties. Except for the express
warranties
contained in Article 4 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Assets
are being
sold "AS IS," with no implied warranties of any kind. THERE ARE NO
IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
1.7 Shared Services Agreement. The parties are entering into a
Shared
Services Agreement, in the form of the agreement attached as Annex
D, as of the
Closing.
Article 2 - Purchase Price and Payment
2.1 Purchase
Price.
(a) In consideration of the transfer of the Purchased Assets
and the Business, the Buyer agrees to pay $800,000.00 (the
"Purchase Price"),
payable as provided in paragraphs 2.1(i) and (ii), and subject to
the
adjustments set forth in paragraph 2.1(b).
(i) $600,000.00 of the Purchase Price shall be
payable in cash at the Closing; and
(ii)
$200,000.00 of the Purchase Price payable in
the form of a promissory note (the "Promissory Note") delivered at the
Closing,
with such promissory note bearing interest at 6% per annum. The
principal amount
of the Promissory Note and all accrued interest shall be payable in
full 36
months from the Closing Date. The form of the Promissory Note is
attached as
Annex B.
(b) The Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount, if any,
of liabilities with respect to the Real Property Lease relating to
late or
non-payment of rents, operating expenses, personal leave or other
amount
otherwise due prior to Closing which are assumed by the Buyer.
2.2 Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price will be
allocated
among the Purchased Assets as set forth on Schedule 2.2. The Seller
and the
Buyer agree that all tax and information returns will be prepared
on a basis
consistent with such allocation of the Purchase Price.
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Article 3 - The Closing
3.1 Time and Place. The parties anticipate that the closing
("Closing")
will take place on November 12, 2005, or such other date mutually
agreed upon by
the parties, and upon satisfaction or waiver of each of the
conditions to the
parties' obligations to close (the "Closing Date").
3.2
Execution and Delivery of Documents by the Seller and the Buyer
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(a) At the Closing, the Seller will execute and deliver to the
Buyer such conveyances, bills of sale, certificates of title,
assignments,
assurances and other instruments and documents as the Buyer may
reasonably
request in order to effect the sale, conveyance, and transfer of
the Purchased
Assets and the Business from the Seller to the Buyer. Such
instruments and
documents must be sufficient to convey to the Buyer good title to
the Purchased
Assets and the Business. Also at the Closing, the parties will
cause the
Noncompetition Agreement and the Promissory Note to be executed and
delivered.
(b) The Seller agrees that it shall, from time to time after
the Closing Date, take such additional action and execute and
deliver such
further documents as the Buyer may reasonably request in order to
effectively
sell, transfer and convey the Purchased Assets and the Business to
the Buyer and
to place the Buyer in position to operate and control all of the
Purchased
Assets and the Business.
(c) At the Closing, the Buyer will execute and deliver to the
Seller and to other appropriate parties such assignments,
assumptions,
undertakings and other instruments and documents as are necessary
to effect the
Buyer's assumption of the Assumed Contracts.
Article 4 - Representations and Warranties of the Seller
As a material inducement to the Buyer to enter into and perform
this
Agreement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer as
follows:
4.1 Authority
as to Execution.
(a) The Seller has full legal power, authority and capacity to
execute and deliver this Agreement, and the Noncompetition
Agreement, and to
perform the Seller's obligations under this Agreement, and the
Noncompetition
Agreement. This Agreement and the Noncompetition Agreement
constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable in
accordance with their
terms. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
agreements and
instruments called for by this Agreement by or on behalf of the
Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and
thereunder, subject
to the terms of this Agreement, have each been duly authorized by
all necessary
corporate action, including Board of Director approval.
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(b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.1 (which schedule shall
include a list of any required consents or notifications) the
execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Noncompetition Agreement, the
consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the
performance and
fulfillment of their respective obligations and undertakings
hereunder and
thereunder by the Seller will not, (i) violate any provision of, or
result in
the breach of or accelerate or permit the acceleration of any
performance
required by the terms of: any contract, agreement, arrangement or
undertaking to
which the Seller is a party or by which it may be bound; (ii)
violate the
Seller's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; (iii) violate any
judgment,
decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitration panel,
court or
governmental authority against the Seller; (iv) result in the
creation of any
claim, lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets (whether
real or personal, tangible or intangible) of the Seller; (v) to the
extent a
valid assignment and consent has occurred, terminate or cancel, or
result in the
termination or cancellation of, any agreement or undertaking to
which a Seller
is a party; or (vi) in any way affect or violate the terms or
conditions of, or
result in the cancellation, modification, revocation or suspension
of, any of
the Seller's permits or licenses.
(c) The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Florida, with full
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this
Agreement.
4.2 Licenses, Permits and Payment Programs. Except as set forth
on
Schedule 4.2, the Seller has obtained and hold all material
licenses, permits,
certificates, and authorizations necessary for the Seller to
operate the
Business as conducted by Seller prior to the Closing. A copy of
each of the
foregoing is attached to Schedule 4.2. The Business is certified
for
participation in, and is a party to valid provider agreements for
payment by,
Medicare, Medicaid and other state, local or federal health care
programs listed
on Schedule 4.2 (the "Programs"). The Seller has not received any
notice of any
pending, or to the best of Seller's knowledge, any threatened
investigations by,
or loss of participation in, the Programs related to the
Business.
4.3 Environmental Standards. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3,
the
Seller has operated the Business in substantial compliance, in all
material
respects ,with all limitations, restrictions, conditions,
standards,
prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
contained in
or required under the common law or any federal, state, local or
foreign law,
regulations, ordinances, permits, licenses, consent decrees, orders
and
clearances relating to pollution, the environment, or the use,
storage,
transportation or disposal of pollutants, dangerous substances,
toxic
substances, hazardous wastes, medical wastes, infectious wastes or
hazardous
substances (collectively, the "Environmental Laws").
4.4
Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, the Seller has
timely
filed all federal, state, local and other tax returns required to
be filed by it
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prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to the Business,
and has paid
for or accrued for all taxes shown as due on such returns the
failure of which
returns to be filed or the failure of which taxes to be paid could
result in a
lien upon any of the Purchased Assets or with respect to which the
Buyer could
have successor liability under applicable laws. Present taxes which
the Seller
is required by law to withhold or collect with respect to the
Business have been
withheld or collected and have been paid over to the proper
governmental
authorities or are properly held by the Seller for such payment. No
deficiency
for any taxes or claim for additional tax assessment by any taxing
authority,
which if unsatisfied could result in a lien upon any of the
Purchased Assets or
could result in the Buyer incurring successor liability under
applicable laws,
has been, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, proposed,
asserted, or assessed
against the Seller, nor has the Seller granted any extension or
waiver of any
limitation period applicable to any tax claims relating to the
Business which
has not been closed (except for any extension that may have been
granted by the
Seller's parent company with respect to the Federal consolidated
tax return to
be filed by the Seller's parent).
4.5 Title. Except as described on Schedule 4.5, the Seller has and
will
transfer to the Buyer at the Closing good title to all of the
assets included
among the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any mortgages,
security interests,
pledges, liens, claims or encumbrances. Except as identified on
Schedule 1.1,
none of the Purchased Assets are leased.
4.6 Property,
Equipment and Operations.
(a) The Purchased Assets are, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, all of the assets which are reasonably necessary for the
operation of
the Business as operated prior to the Closing by the Seller.
(b) The Seller has not, to the best of the Seller's knowledge,
caused or permitted any hazardous substance, as that term is now
defined in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. ss. 9601, et seq.), medical wastes or petroleum substances
to be disposed
on, under or at the premises of the Business, or any part thereof,
and, to the
best of the Seller's knowledge, no part thereof has ever been used
by the Seller
as a permanent storage or disposal site for any such hazardous
substances,
medical wastes, or petroleum substances.
4.7 Insurance. The Seller has provided the Buyer with a true
and
correct list of all policies of insurance which insure the
Purchased Assets or
the Business, setting forth the types and amounts of coverage. The
parties
acknowledge that upon the Closing, the policies of the Seller will
terminate
with respect to all claims that relate to activities or events that
occur or
arise after the Closing Date Schedule 4.7 is a true and correct
list of all
claims against such insurance policies during the past two
years.
4.8 Disclosure. To the best of Seller's knowledge, no
representation or
warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement and no statement made
in or any
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amount set forth on any schedule called for by and incorporated
into this
Agreement is false or misleading in any material respect or omits
to state any
fact necessary to make any such representation or statements not
misleading in
any material respect.
4.9 Governmental Approvals & Licenses. All material licenses,
permits,
and accreditations maintained by the Seller with respect to the
Business are set
forth on Schedule 4.9. Except as described on Schedule 4.9, the
Licenses are in
full force and effect and, to the best of the Seller's knowledge,
except as
described on Schedule 4.9, (i) no default or violation exists under
any of the
Licenses, (ii) no suspension, notice of deficiency, or cancellation
of any of
the Licenses has been received or is threatened, and (iii) there is
no reason to
believe that but for the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
on
expiration the Licenses would not be renewed.
4.10
Compliance with Healthcare Regulatory Compliance.
(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10, the Seller has
timely filed all requisite cost reports, claims and other reports
required to be
filed in connection with all Programs due on or before the date
hereof, all of
which to the best of the Seller's knowledge, are complete and
correct. True and
correct copies of all such reports for the most recent fiscal years
of the
Seller have been furnished to Buyer on or before the date hereof.
Except as
specifically described on Schedule 4.10, there are no claims,
actions, appeals,
reviews or audits pending before any federal or state commission,
board or
agency (including, without limitation, any intermediary or carrier,
the Provider
Reimbursement Review Board or the Administrator of the Health Care
Financing
Administration) with respect to the Seller's participation in any
Program
related to the Business, or any pending disallowances by any
commission, board
or agency in connection with the Seller's participation in any
Program, which
could adversely or materially affect the Business or any of the
Purchased
Assets, the operation or the utility thereof, or the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and the Seller has made available
to the Buyer
true and correct copies of any such claims, actions or appeals.
(b) The structure and operations of Business by and the
activities of the respective officers, directors and managing
employees of the
Seller are, and at all times have been, in compliance in all
material respects
with all relevant federal and state laws regulating health services
or payment
including, but not limited to, the federal Anti-kickback Statute,
Social
Security Act ("SSA") ss. 1128B(b), the Stark Anti-Self-Referral
Law, SSA ss.ss.
1877 and 1903(s), the Anti-Inducement Law, SSA ss. 1128A(a)(5), the
Civil False
Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. ss.ss. 3729 et. Seq., the Administrative
False Claims Law,
SSA ss. 1128B(a), the administrative simplification provisions of
the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, SSA ss.ss.
1171-1179, the
exclusion laws, SSA ss. 1128, the anti-misleading statements
provision, SSA ss.
1129, and any other state or federal law, regulation, guidance
document, manual
provision, program memorandum or OIG or CMS opinion letter, or
other issuance
which regulates kickbacks, patient or program charges,
recordkeeping, referrals,
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the hiring of employees or acquisition of services or supplies from
those who
have been excluded from federal health care programs, quality,
safety, privacy,
security, accreditation or any other aspect of providing health
care.
(c) The Seller has not entered into any contract, agreement or
arrangement creating a "financial relationship" as defined in 42
U.S.C. ss.
1395nn, with a physician, if that physician refers patients to the
Seller for
designated health services, as defined in 42 U.S.C. ss. 1395nn,
except in
compliance with the law.
(d) All material reports, documents, claims and notices
required to be filed, maintained or furnished to any governmental
or health care
authority by the Seller has been so filed, maintained or furnished.
All such
reports, documents, claims and notices were materially complete and
correct on
the date filed (or where corrected in or supplemented by a
subsequent filing).
4.11 Contracts and Commitments. Except for the Assumed Contracts,
and
as described on Schedule 4.11, the Seller is not a party to any
contract or
commitment relating to the Business, and neither the Business nor
the Purchased
Assets are the subject of any contract or commitment. Each of the
Assumed
Contracts is valid and binding agreements of the parties to such
contracts in
accordance with its terms, and, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, no party
to the Assumed Contracts is in default under such contracts.
4.12 No Violation of Law. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.12,
the
conduct of the Business by Seller does not in any material manner
violate any
statute, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court
or governmental agencies. Seller has not received a notice of
default or
violation of, and have no actual knowledge of any fact or event
which with the
lapse of time or giving of notice would constitute a default or
violation of any
statute, ordinance, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court
or governmental agency or authority applicable to the Business or
the Purchased
Assets.
4.13 Litigation. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.13, there are
no
actions, suits or proceedings, pending, or, to the best of the
Seller's
knowledge,, threatened before any court, commission, agency or
other
administrative authority against, or affecting the Business or the
Purchased
Assets and, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.13, the Seller is not
the subject
of any order or decree relating to or affecting the Business or the
Purchased
Assets other than those of general application.
4.14 Labor. There is no collective bargaining or other union
contract
relating to the Business to which the Seller is a party. To the
Seller's
knowledge, after due inquiry, there is not pending or threatened
against the
Seller any grievance, labor dispute, organizational activity, union
trouble,
strike or work stoppage which materially affects or which may
materially disrupt
the Buyer or the Business. The Seller has complied in all material
respects with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the
employment of
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labor, including those relating to wages, hours, collective
bargaining and the
payment of or withholding of taxes. The Seller has withheld all
amounts required
by law or agreement to be withheld from the wages or salaries of
the Business's
employees and they are not liable for any arrears of wages or any
tax or
penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
4.15
Employment Contracts.
There are no written or oral contracts
for employment of any personnel of the Business.
4.16 Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans. Except as disclosed
on
Schedule 4.16, the Seller does not now maintain any "employee
pension benefit
plan" or any "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined
respectively in Section
3(2) and 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended
("ERISA") on behalf of the Business's employees, and, except as
disclosed on
Schedule 4.16, the Seller does not maintain any retirement plans,
bonus
arrangements, life insurance or medical insurance programs or any
other fringe
benefit arrangements for any employees whether written or
unwritten. The Seller
acknowledges and agrees (i) that the Buyer shall not be treated as
a successor
employer within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss. 54-4980B-9
(COBRA), and
(ii) to retain all obligations under COBRA for all employees of the
Business,
whether or not hired by Buyer.
4.17 Employees and Independent Contractors. The Seller has provided
the
Buyer prior to the Closing Date with a true and correct list
including the name,
salary or compensation (including without limitation all
commission, override or
bonus arrangements), vacation and sick leave policies or other
benefits, job
description and original employment or contract date of all current
employees
and independent contractors of the Business based upon the most
recently
processed information, and the accrued and/or earned vacation time
of all
employees and, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, the dates and
information
concerning any previous salary or compensation change or adjustment
and the
reasons therefore for each such current employee.
4.18 Worker's Compensation. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.18,
the
Seller is in compliance with all worker's compensation laws with
respect to the
Business and have worker's compensation insurance coverage in full
force and
effect with respect to the Business, except where any such
non-compliance or
lack of coverage would not have a material adverse effect on the
Buyer's
ownership, possession or use of the Business or the Purchased
Assets, or on the
consummation of the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement.
4.19 Adverse Actions. Except as described on Schedule 4.13 and
Schedule
4.19, the Seller has not received any written notice of any
judicial or
administrative action against the Business or the Purchased
Assets.
4.20 Consents. Except as described on Schedule 4.20, no
consents,
approvals or authorizations of, any third parties is required in
connection with
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the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and
consummation by
the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.21 Commissions. The Seller has not authorized any person to act
in
such a manner as to give rise to any valid claim against the Buyer
for a
brokerage commission, finder's fee, or similar payment as a result
of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
4.22 Financial Statements; Absence of Liabilities. The Seller
has
provided Buyer with true and correct copies of Departmental Income
Statements
for its Caretenders and Community Home Health Departments for the
fiscal years
ending September 30, 2004 and 2005, described on Schedule 4.22.
Such Income
Statements were prepared in the ordinary course of business and, to
the best of
the Seller's knowledge, accurately reflect departmental gross
revenues and
certain direct staff and supply expenses for the periods covered.
However, such
statements were not prepared in accordance with GAAP, and do not
reflect all the
expenses of the Business, including without limitation employee
benefits, rent,
utilities and overhead, and may not reflect all contractual
adjustments. To be
best of Seller's knowledge, the Purchased Assets are not subject
to, any
liabilities, whether known, unknown contingent or otherwise, that
would have a
material adverse affect on the Business.
Article 5 - Representations and Warranties of the Buyer
As a material inducement to the Seller to enter into this
Agreement,
the Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as
follows:
5.1 Authority as to Execution. The execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and the instruments called for by this Agreement by or on
behalf of
the Buyer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder and
thereunder, shall have been duly authorized by all necessary
limited liability
company actions on or prior to the Closing Date. This Agreement and
each of the
instruments called for by this Agreement will be a valid and
binding obligations
of the Buyer, each enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with
their
respective terms.
5.2 Organization and Entity Authority. The Buyer is a limited
liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and qualified as a foreign
corporation to do
business in the State of Florida, with full legal power and
authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and the
instruments called for by this Agreement.
5.3 No Violation of Law; Other Agreements. Neither the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement or the instruments called for by this
Agreement, nor
consummation of the transaction herein or therein contemplated, nor
compliance
with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will
conflict with
or violate any provision of law or of the Articles of Organization
or the
Operating Agreement of the Buyer, or result in a violation or
default in any
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provision or any regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of
any court or
governmental agency or authority, or of any agreement or instrument
to which the
Buyer is a party or by which the Buyer is bound or subject.
5.4 Commissions. Except for the obligation of the Buyer to
Stoneridge
Partners, the Buyer has not authorized any person to act in such a
manner as to
give rise to any valid claim against the Seller for a brokerage
commission,
finder's fee, or similar payment as a result of the transactions
contemplated
under this Agreement. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it
shall be solely
responsible for fees and commissions due to Stoneridge
Partners.
5.5 Consents. To the best of the Buyer's knowledge, the consents
listed
on Schedule 5.5 constitute all of the consents required for the
Buyer to close
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Article 6 - Covenants of the Seller
6.1 Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement until
the
Closing Date, the Seller agrees to operate the Business and
otherwise carry on
the Business in substantially the same manner heretofore conducted
and not make
other than in the ordinary course of business, any material change
in its
personnel, operations, finances, accounting policies, or personal
property,
without the prior written consent of Buyer. Between the date hereof
and the
Closing Date, the Seller agrees to use its reasonable efforts to
retain its
present employees and preserve the goodwill and business of their
customers,
suppliers, and others having business relations with them, and
agree to conduct
the financial operations of the Business in accordance with its
existing
business practices. From the date of this Agreement to the Closing
Date, the
Seller agrees to not do any of the following in connection with its
ownership
and operation the Business and the Purchased Assets without the
Buyer's prior
written consent:
(a) cancel or permit any insurance, bond, surety instrument or
letter of credit to lapse or terminate, except in the ordinary
course of
business or unless renewed or replaced by like coverage;
(b) default in any respect under any loan, material contract,
agreement, lease or commitment;
(c) enter into any contract, agreement, lease or other
commitment, except in the ordinary course of business;
(d) sell or agree to sell the Business or any of the Purchased
Assets;
(e) hire any employees, increase any compensation to
employees, enter into any employment arrangement, agreement or
undertaking, or
pay or promise to pay any fringe benefit, bonus or special
compensation to
employees, except in the ordinary course of business;
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(f) impede the Buyer, its counsel, accountants and other
representatives from reasonable access, during normal business
hours and upon
reasonable advance notice, to the Business and the Purchased Assets
so that the
Buyer may have the opportunity to conduct a reasonable
investigation of the
Business;
(g) encumber any of the Purchased Assets or incur any
liabilities with respect to the Business, except in the ordinary
course of
business; or
(h) permit any employees of the Business to be "hired" or
otherwise used by the Seller other than in connection with the
operation of the
Business (the intention of the parties being that as of the
Closing, the Buyer
will have the opportunity, but not the obligation, to hire all of
the Seller's
employees utilized in the operation of the Business as of the date
of this
Agreement and that none of such employees will have any preexisting
arrangement
to remain employed by the Seller after the Closing Date).
6.2 Sales,
Etc. The Seller agrees to not sell, lease, remove or
otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets, which are located
or used in
the Business (except for retirements and replacements in the
ordinary course of
business, provided that all items which are retired or replaced
are
contemporaneously replaced by items of substantially equivalent
value), or
liquidate or dissolve.
6.3 Insurance.
Through the Closing
Date, the Seller