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ASSET SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made this 6th day of April, 2005, by and
between:
STATELINE FORD, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, c/o Joseph S.
Aboyoun,
Esq., Aboyoun & Heller, L.L.C., 695 Route 46 West, Suite
401,
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004 (hereinafter referred to as
"SELLER");
And
ELITE FLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. C/O Harris Siskind, Esq.,
Kirkpatrick &
Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, 201 South Biscayne Blvd. Suite
2000,
Miami, Florida 33131 hereinafter referred to as "BUYER").
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W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, SELLER is the owner and operator of a certain motor
vehicle
dealership establishment which conducts business at 630 and 640
Memorial Parkway
(Route 22), Phillipsburg (Warren County), New Jersey, and is
duly franchised for
the sale of FORD and HYUNDAI automobiles, trucks and used
vehicles, parts and
accessories, and the rendering of factory authorized service of
FORD and HYUNDAI
motor vehicles and is licensed by the State of New Jersey to
conduct a motor
vehicle dealership business at said premises aforementioned;
and
WHEREAS, SELLER is desirous of selling and conveying its FORD
and
HYUNDAI business, and all of the personal property used in
connection therewith,
together with its FORD and HYUNDAI franchise rights as
aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, BUYER is desirous of acquiring said assets; and
WHEREAS, the parties have reached an understanding with respect
to the
terms and considerations of the foregoing and are desirous of
memorializing the
same herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, covenants and
conditions
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. SUBJECT MATTER. SELLER agrees to sell and transfer to BUYER,
and
BUYER agrees to purchase and acquire from SELLER, the
following:
(a) New FORD and HYUNDAI Motor Vehicle Sales and Service
operation, presently located at 630 and 640 Memorial Parkway
(Route 22)
Phillipsburg, New Jersey (the "Premises"), including all
furniture, fixtures,
tools, special tools, machinery, lifts, compressors, signs,
supplies, and all
other equipment utilized in the operation of the subject
business and sundry
items, brochures and materials; franchise rights; used car
operation; new motor
vehicle inventories as herein provided; parts and accessories as
herein
provided; customer lists and records (sales, parts and service);
sales parts and
service manuals; computers and related equipment (including all
hardware and
software rights, if any); display cases and cabinets; lease
rights and
leaseholds; goodwill, the trade name "STATELINE FORD", SELLER's
website and
domain name, and all rights to use SELLER's existing business
telephone numbers
(hereinafter referred to, in the aggregate, as "Assets") (all in
"as is" and
"where is" condition), free and clear at closing of debts,
mortgages, security
interests, and other liens, taxes or other encumbrances.
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(b) Upon reasonable written notice to SELLER by BUYER and
within ten (10) days of the date this document is executed,
BUYER and SELLER
agree to prepare a list of the Assets to be transferred
hereunder ("Asset
List"), attached hereto and made a part hereof as EXHIBIT
"A".
2. AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE; PAYMENT.
(a) The purchase price for all of the aforementioned
(exclusive of parts and motor vehicle inventories) is the sum of
EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($800,000.00) (the "Purchase Price").
(b) The aggregate Purchase Price (subject to adjustment at
closing and subject to the Purchase Price Adjustment, as defined
in Section 3
below) shall be paid and satisfied as follows:
i) The sum of SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70,000.00)
paid by BUYER concurrently herewith, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged and
held in escrow by the law firm of Aboyoun & Heller, L.L.C.
as agent for SELLER
("ESCROWEE"), until closing of title, or returned to BUYER in
the event the
contingencies hereinafter provided are not satisfied without
fault, neglect, or
omission(s) of BUYER, or this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its
terms.
ii) The balance sum in certified or cashiers funds,
attorney trust check or wire funds at closing.
(c) The deposit monies shall be held in an interest bearing
account and the interest thereon shall accrue and be paid to the
party
ultimately entitled to the deposit - i.e., to the SELLER in the
event closing
occurs, or to BUYER in the event this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with
its terms.
(d) The foregoing aggregate Purchase Price shall be
allocated
in the manner set forth in EXHIBIT "B", a true copy of which is
attached hereto
and made a part hereof. The parties warrant and represent that
said allocations
were a prime subject matter of their negotiations and that they
believe that
these allocations truly reflect the economic value of the
respective interests,
rights and restrictions provided herein. The parties further
warrant and
represent that they shall not at any time, directly or
indirectly, expressly or
implied, take any action, with the taxing authorities or
otherwise, inconsistent
with the allocations outlined herein, and for which they have
expressly
bargained.
3. PURCHASE OF PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AND MISCELLANEOUS
INVENTORIES. In
addition to the aggregate purchase price provided in for in
Section 2 above,
SELLER shall transfer and BUYER shall receive, at closing,
SELLER's entire
inventory of returnable FORD and HYUNDAI motor vehicle parts and
accessories and
outside vendor parts and accessories, oil, gas and grease
inventories. It is
understood that the foregoing shall be inventoried immediately
prior to closing
by an inventory service satisfactory to both parties, the
expense thereof to be
borne equally by SELLER and BUYER. The FORD and HYUNDAI parts
and accessories
inventories shall be priced at FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Ford Motor
Division ("FMD")
and HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. ("HMA") respective stock order
net invoice
prices. The outside vendor inventories shall be priced at the
SELLER'S cost. The
risk of loss to said inventory between the date hereof and the
date of closing
is expressly borne by SELLER.
The term "returnable", as used in this paragraph,
shall be either such items of inventory as are eligible for
return for full
value to FMD or HMA (as the case may be) in the course of a
regular return (in
the ordinary course of business) or a return in connection with
the termination
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of a Dealer Sales and Service Agreement under such document or
in accordance
with New Jersey law, or such items of inventory as listed in the
FMD or HMA
catalogs then in effect on the closing date. A "non-returnable"
part or
accessory is any such item that does not fall within the scope
of the preceding
sentence.
BUYER shall pay for the inventory in certified, bank,
attorney trust account, or cashiers' checks or wired funds at
the closing. In
addition, SELLER shall assign to BUYER, at closing, its
termination rights to
return parts and accessories to FMD and HMA, if any, under its
respective Dealer
Sales and Service Agreements and applicable law.
4. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES: It is understood that BUYER agrees to
purchase
from SELLER at closing:
(a) Its then inventory of all new, never used, never
registered 2004, 2005 and 2006 (if applicable) model year FORD
and HYUNDAI motor
vehicles at factory net invoice price to SELLER, less as
applicable, (i) all
factory hold backs, (ii) leftover/carryover allowances, (iii)
finance assistance
credits or payments; (iv) advertising credits or payments; (v)
preparation
allowances; and (vi) the net cost to effectuate unrepaired
damage thereto, if
any, free and clear of liens and encumbrances. The term "never
used" as used in
this paragraph shall mean a vehicle with less than five hundred
(500) miles
thereon and not titled in any consumer's name. Notwithstanding
anything herein
contained to the contrary, the adjustments contained in clauses
(iii), (iv) and
(v) shall not be required in the case of dealer swaps in
instances where the
SELLER has not obtained the benefit of said adjustments.
(b) SELLER's inventory of 2004, 2005 and 2006 (if
applicable)
FORD and HYUNDAI demonstrator units at the price formula
provided in subsection
(a), less the sum of fifteen cents(15(cent)) per mile for each
mile of usage
(reflected on each unit as of the date of closing) in excess of
five hundred
(500) miles (per unit).
In the event there is any damage to any motor vehicles, the cost
of
such repairs are to be calculated at SELLER'S existing internal
cost rates for
parts and labor. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit SELLER
from selling and
delivering new or demonstrator vehicles prior to closing.
(c) In addition to the foregoing, BUYER shall purchase from
SELLER, at a purchase price computed in accordance with the
formula established
in sub-paragraph (a) above, any and all FORD and HYUNDAI
vehicles consigned and
invoiced to SELLER by the aforesaid vehicle manufacturer and/or
distributor and
not received by SELLER prior to closing. SELLER shall forthwith,
on demand of
BUYER and simultaneously with the payment required by SELLER's
floor plan
institution therefore, execute assignments of the statements of
origin for such
vehicles so purchased.
It is understood and agreed that the purchase price paid by
BUYER to
SELLER for motor vehicles pursuant to this section shall be in
addition to the
purchase price paid for the Assets of the SELLER as set forth in
Section 2
above.
5. TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.
(a) SELLER agrees to provide BUYER with all information
needed
to notify the New Jersey Division of Taxation ("Division"),
pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:32B-22, and any other state governmental agency. Escrows, if
any are
expressly required by the Division, shall be held by ESCROWEE,
unless the state
governmental agency requires otherwise. SELLER shall be
responsible for all
taxes required by the Division as a result of such bulk sale
notification.
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(b) SELLER warrants and represents that it has not used any
other corporate or trade names and/or addresses within the last
three (3) years,
except "STATELINE FORD, INC.", "FORD WORLD OF PHILLIPSBURG", and
"HYUNDAI WORLD
OF PHILLIPSBURG".
6. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OF SELLER. SELLER's accounts receivable
shall
remain the property of the SELLER. It is understood and agreed
that factory
receivables erroneously credited to SELLER to which BUYER is
entitled shall be
the property of BUYER and factory receivables erroneously
credited to BUYER to
which SELLER is entitled shall be the property of SELLER. These
include without
limitation, holdback and other factory credits to which BUYER is
entitled but
may be erroneously assigned to SELLER's dealer number by FMD or
HMA. In the
event of any such erroneous credit to BUYER or SELLER, BUYER or
SELLER, as the
case may be, shall promptly pay to the other party an amount
equivalent to said
erroneous credit(s). This provision shall survive closing of
title.
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. SELLER represents
and
warrants to BUYER.
(a) The SELLER is a corporation organized and existing in
good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and is duly
authorized to
carry on its aforementioned business (and shall provide a good
standing
certificate, or its equivalent, issued by the New Jersey
Secretary of State to
BUYER at closing); that all necessary corporate action to
authorize the
execution of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated
herein has been taken, and that this Agreement constitutes the
valid and binding
obligation of SELLER enforceable in accordance with its
terms;
(b) That SELLER shall, at closing, have good and marketable
title to all of the Assets to be sold, transferred and assigned
to BUYER
pursuant to this Agreement, free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances, except
vehicle floor planning to be satisfied at closing and such other
items as may be
referenced in Section 20 below;
(c) That there are no legal, quasi-judicial or
administrative
actions, suits or proceedings of any kind or nature now pending
to the best of
SELLERS's knowledge or other claims which would prevent SELLER
from consummating
the transactions contemplated hereunder;
(d) That the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will
not conflict with
or result in breach or default under any provision of law, order
of any court or
other agency of government, the charter or by-laws of SELLER, or
any note,
debenture, mortgage, loan agreement or other instrument to which
SELLER is a
party or by which it is bound;
(e) That SELLER's FMD Franchise Agreement and HMA Franchise
Agreement are and will remain until closing, in full force and
effect and the
SELLER is in full compliance with the terms of either the FMD
Franchise
Agreement or HMA Franchise Agreement and there are no breaches
or defaults by
either party under either the FMD Franchise Agreement or the HMA
Franchise
Agreement;
(f) That all federal, state or local taxes imposed upon
SELLER
which are due and payable at closing and for which BUYER would
be responsible if
not paid by SELLER have been or will be paid as they mature;
(g) That SELLER is not a party to any employee contracts, or
union/collective bargaining agreements, which will be binding
upon the BUYER,
and any such agreements are expressly excluded from this
Agreement;
(h) That there are no tenancies at the Premises other than
that of SELLER, which shall terminate concurrently with
closing;
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(i) That SELLER has not heretofore received any unabated
written notice of any facility or other franchise deficiency
from FMD, HMA or
any written notice requiring it to relocate the dealership
operation, cautioning
SELLER not to improve or expand the Premises, or requiring
SELLER to improve or
expand or otherwise modify its facility or the location
thereof;
(j) That a valid Certificate of Occupancy has been issued
for
the Premises. SELLER will, at its sole cost and expense obtain
an unconditional
Certificate of Occupancy in favor of BUYER prior to closing
authorizing the use
of said Premises as a new and used motor vehicle dealership and
all uses
incidental thereto and, in connection therewith, SELLER
covenants and agrees to
satisfy any and all requirements and/or conditions imposed by
any governmental
entity in order to obtain said Certificate of Occupancy prior to
closing,
provided, however, that the cost does not exceed TEN THOUSAND
($10,000.00)
DOLLARS. If the cost exceeds TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS,
then SELLER
shall notify BUYER, in writing, as to whether or not it shall
assume said excess
costs, or refuse to assume said excess costs. If SELLER refuses
to assume said
excess costs, then BUYER shall have the right to either (A)
terminate this
Agreement, or (B) assume those costs to satisfy the requirements
and/or
conditions in excess of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS so
that SELLER will
obtain the Certificate of Occupancy. In the event of such
termination, all
deposit monies paid hereunder and under the Realty Agreements
(as defined in
Section 18 below) shall be returned to BUYER (together with all
accrued
interest), and this Agreement and the Realty Agreements shall be
deemed null,
void and of no further force or effect. To the best of SELLER's
knowledge,
SELLER has neither knowledge nor notice of, any uncured zoning
code, building
code, or environmental violations as of the date of this
Agreement and warrants
that such warranty will be true and correct at closing or any
interim
notification cured prior to the date of closing;
(k) That SELLER will remove all debris from the Premises
prior
to closing, including, but not limited to, all used tires,
batteries, drums and
abandoned vehicles;
(l) That SELLER has not removed any equipment or accessories
from the new vehicl
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