ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
HOLLY REFINING &
MARKETING-MIDCON, L.L.C., as the Buyer,
SUNOCO, INC. (R&M), as the
Seller
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DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATIONS
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Section 1.2 Interpretations
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Section 2.2 Excluded Assets
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Section 2.3 Assumed Liabilities
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Section 2.4 Excluded Liabilities
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Section 2.5 No Assignment If
Breach
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Section 2.6 Purchase Price
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Section 2.9 Deliveries at the
Closing
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Section 2.10 Payment of Third Party Costs
at Closing
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION
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Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties
Concerning the Seller
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Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties
Concerning the Buyer
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE ASSETS
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Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties
Concerning the Assets
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Section 5.1 Satisfaction of Conditions
Precedent
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Section 5.2 Notices and Consents
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Section 5.3 Operation of
Business
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Section 5.4 Access to
Information
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Section 5.5 Transfer of
Warranties
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Section 5.6 Maintenance and Transfer of
Prepayments
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Section 5.7 Contact with Customers and
Vendors
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Section 5.8 Required SEC Financial
Statements
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Section 5.9 Amendment of
Schedules
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Section 5.10 Cooperation with
Lender
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Section 5.11 FCC Application
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Section 6.1 Further Actions
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Section 6.2 Retention of and Access to
Books and Records
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Section 6.3 [Intentionally
Omitted].
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Section 6.4 Seller’s Name; Removal of
Logos and Signs
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Section 6.5 Employee Matters
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Section 6.6 Computer Matters
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Section 6.7 Release and Replacement of
Bonds, Guaranties, etc
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Section 6.9 Environmental
Matters
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Section 6.10 Compliance
Responsibilities
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Section 6.11 Water Treatment Permit Appeal
and Notice of Violation
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Section 6.12 Lease Assignment
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Section 6.13 [Intentionally
Omitted]
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Section 6.14 HTML Navigation
Link
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Section 6.15 West 21st Street
Property
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Section 6.19 Post-Closing Payments and
Demands
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Section 7.1 Conditions to Obligation of the
Buyer
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Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligation of the
Seller
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REMEDIES FOR BREACHES OF
AGREEMENT
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Section 8.1 Survival of Representations,
Warranties and Certain Covenants
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Section 8.2 Indemnification Provisions for
Benefit of the Buyer
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Section 8.3 Indemnification Provisions for
Benefit of the Seller
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Section 8.4 Limitations of
Liability
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Section 8.5 Exclusive Remedy.
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Section 8.6 Third Party Claims
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Section 8.7 Direct Claims
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Section 8.8 Determination of Amount of
Damages
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Section 8.9 Limitation of
Damages
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Section 8.10 Tax Treatment of Indemnity
Payments
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Section 9.1 Termination of
Agreement
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Section 9.2 Notice of
Termination
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Section 9.3 Effect of
Termination
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 10.1 Filing of Tax Returns and
Payment of Taxes
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Section 10.2 Straddle Period
Taxes
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Section 10.3 Oklahoma Combined State,
County and Local Sales Taxes
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Section 10.4 Oklahoma Realty Transfer Tax
(Documentary Stamp Tax)
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Section 10.5 Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Excise
Tax
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Section 10.6 Access to
Information
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Section 10.7 Tax Indemnity
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Section 10.8 Tax Indemnity
Claims
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Section 10.10 Certification of Nonforeign
Status
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Section 10.11 Non-Oklahoma Sales
Taxes
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Section 11.1 Press Releases and
Confidentiality
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Section 11.2 No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Section 11.3 Succession and
Assignment
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Section 11.4 Counterparts
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Section 11.6 Governing Law
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Section 11.7 Entire Agreement and
Amendments
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Section 11.8 Severability
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Section 11.9 Transaction
Expenses
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Section 11.10 Waiver of Bulk Sales Law
Compliance
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Section 11.11 Arbitration
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Section 11.12 Deferred Like-Kind Exchange
Cooperation
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Section 11.13 Certain Guarantees
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Section 11.14 Specific
Performance
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Definitions and
Interpretations
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Seller’s
Individuals for Knowledge Definition
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Owned Real
Property
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Leased Real
Property
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Easements
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Transferred
Pipeline Rights
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Equipment and
Non-Hydrocarbon Inventory
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Assigned
Contracts
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Licenses and
Permits
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Prepayments
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Owned
Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property
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Trademarks
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Idle
Assets
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DHT Project
Contracts
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Excluded
Assets: Contracts, Licenses and Permits
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Excluded
Assets: Miscellaneous Assets
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Identified
Matters
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Assumed
Liabilities: Miscellaneous Liabilities
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Purchase Price
Allocation
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Hydrocarbon
Inventory Value
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West 21st
Street Property Use Restrictions
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Required
Consents — Seller
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Required
Consents — Buyer
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Unexercised
Options
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Material
Breaches of Material Contracts
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Defaults under
Licenses and Permits
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Violations of
Laws, Licenses and Permits
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Contested
Taxes
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Audits
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Environmental
Matters
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Litigation
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Employee
Matters
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Seller
Plans
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Intellectual
Property Needed to Conduct Business and Not Covered by this
Agreement
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Intellectual
Property Infringement
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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Affiliate
Transactions
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Suppliers
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Customers
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Insurance and
Bonds
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Insurance
Claims
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Pipelines
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Financial
Statements
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Customer
Security Arrangements
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Seller Security
Arrangements
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Operation of
Business
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Excluded
Employees
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Offsite
Employees
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Employment
Offers
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Welfare and
Other Non-Pension Fringe Benefits
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Confidential
Employee Matters
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Computer
Matters
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Credit Support
Arrangements
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Governmental
Consents — Buyer
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Governmental
Consents — Seller
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Form of
Trademark License
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Forms of
Trademark Assignment
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Form of Special
Warranty Deed
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Form of Special
Warranty Deed and restrictive Covenant
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Assignment of
Lease
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Form of Bill of
Sale
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Form of Gas Oil
Exchange and Net-Out Agreement
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Form of
Transition Services Agreement
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Form of LEF
Line Agreement
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Form of Crude
Supply Agreements
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Form of
Guaranty of the Seller Guarantor
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Form of
Guaranty of the Buyer Guarantor
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Form of
Certification of Nonforeign Status
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Form of Global
CAA Consent Decree Modification
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ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of this 15th day of April,
2009 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between
HOLLY REFINING & MARKETING-MIDCON, L.L.C. , a limited
liability company organized and existing under the laws of Delaware
(the “ Buyer ”), and SUNOCO, INC.
(R&M) , a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “ Seller
”). The Seller and the Buyer are referred to individually as
a “ Party ” and collectively as the “
Parties .”
WHEREAS ,
the Seller owns refining assets and other related assets located in
Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS ,
the Buyer desires to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller
desires to sell to the Buyer, such assets upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do
hereby agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions . The capitalized terms used in this Agreement
shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1 of
Schedule 1.1 .
Section 1.2
Interpretations . Unless expressly provided to the contrary
in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be interpreted in
accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1.2 of
Schedule 1.1 .
Section 2.1
Assets . Subject to the terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement, at the Closing the Buyer shall purchase, and the
Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, sell, convey,
assign, transfer and deliver to the Buyer (or any of Buyer’s
designated Affiliates) all of the Seller’s (and/or its
Affiliates, as applicable) right, title and interest immediately
prior to the Closing in and to the Facilities and the following
described properties and assets, but excluding all Excluded Assets
(collectively, including the Facilities, the “ Assets
”):
2.1.1
Owned Real Property . All of the Seller’s right, title
and interest in the real property owned in fee identified in
Schedule 2.1.1 , together with all mineral interests
related thereto and buildings, structures, fixtures and other
improvements owned by the Seller located thereon (including all
construction work-in-progress, process units, storage tanks,
control houses, office buildings, laboratory facilities,
warehouses, boiler houses, power plants, waste water treatment
facilities and similar improvements) (the “ Owned Real
Property ”).
2.1.2
Leased Real Property . All of the Seller’s right,
title and interest, as lessor, lessee, sub-lessee or sub-lessor in
and to the leasehold estates and the related lease or sublease
agreements (the “ Real Property Leases ”)
respecting land, buildings, fixtures and real property improvements
(whether owned or leased), together with all construction
work-in-progress in respect of same (the “ Leased Real
Property ”), all of which are identified in Schedule
2.1.2 .
2.1.3
Easements . The easements appurtenant to the Seller’s
ownership of the Owned Real Property, lease of the Leased Real
Property and the Seller’s operation of the Business and
Facilities including all easements identified in
Schedule 2.1.3 (the “ Easements
”).
2.1.4
Pipeline Rights . The agreements, deeds, leases, easements,
rights of way, franchises, licenses, permits, and other documents
respecting those pipeline rights listed on
Schedule 2.1.4 (collectively, the “
Transferred Pipeline Rights ”).
2.1.5
Hydrocarbon Inventory . All of the Seller’s
Hydrocarbon Inventory.
2.1.6
Equipment and Non-Hydrocarbon Inventory . The Equipment
(including all vehicles; which are identified by type, make and VIN
number, if applicable, on Schedule 2.1.6 ) and the
non-hydrocarbon inventories, including the chemicals, catalysts and
additives inventories and precious metals, in each case as located
in or on, attached or appurtenant to, the Facilities, the Owned
Real Property, or the Leased Real Property, or used by the Seller
exclusively in connection with the ownership or operation of the
Assets or the Business.
2.1.7
Assigned Contracts . Subject to Section 2.5 ,
all rights and obligations of the Seller under the Material
Contracts identified on Schedule 2.1.7 that are
assignable (with or without consent) and any other contracts of the
Seller that are not Excluded Contracts, and that relate exclusively
to ownership or operation of the Assets or the Business
(collectively, the “ Assigned Contracts
”).
2.1.8
Licenses and Permits . Subject to Section 2.5 ,
all licenses and permits in favor of the Seller from any federal,
state or local regulatory agencies which are necessary to or used
exclusively in connection with the ownership of the Assets and the
operation of the Business as it is currently operated by the
Seller, including those set forth on Schedule 2.1.8 which
are those material to the Business (the “ Licenses and
Permits ”).
2.1.9
Books & Records . All of the books, records, cost and
pricing information, accounting records, shipping records and
information, supplier lists and records, plans, drawings,
instruction, training, operating and other procedural manuals and
materials, training records (including certifications), maintenance
and inspection reports, process safety management records, design
bases, equipment lists, repair notes and archives, employment
records (including employee medical and exposure records maintained
for purposes of complying with OSHA standards but only to the
extent the applicable employee has executed a release in form and
substance satisfactory to the Seller) relating to Continuing
Employees, and such records (including all data files and data)
which relate exclusively to the Assets and the Business, wherever
located (the “ Books and Records ”), subject to
the rights of the Seller to make
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copies and
non-exclusive use of the same to the extent such Books and Records
exist immediately prior to the Closing and subject to
Section 11.1 of this Agreement; provided that the
Seller will not retain copies of the following Books and Records:
lists of customers of the lubricants business and formula
books.
2.1.10
Warranties . Subject to Section 2.5 , all
unexpired warranties from Third Parties, related to the Assets or
the Business, including warranties set forth in any equipment
purchase agreement, construction agreement, lease agreement,
consulting agreement or agreement for architectural or engineering
services, it being understood that nothing in this
Section 2.1.10 shall be construed as a representation
by the Seller that any such warranty remains in effect or is
enforceable.
2.1.11
Deposits and Prepayments . Subject to the adjustment and
proration of items as of the Closing as contemplated by
Section 2.6.3 and Section 2.7 , all advance
payments, prepayments, prepaid expenses, deposits and other similar
payments made by or on behalf of the Seller to the extent related
to the Assets and the Business and existing as of the Closing
(collectively, “ Prepayments ”), including those
Prepayments listed by category and approximate amount on
Schedule 2.1.11 as of the close of the most recent
fiscal quarter ended at least one month prior to the date of this
Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the amount of the Prepayments set
forth on Schedule 2.1.11 shall be updated by the Seller
as of two (2) Business Days prior to the scheduled Closing
Date.
2.1.12
Intellectual Property .
2.1.12.1
Subject to Section 2.5 , all Owned Intellectual
Property and all Licensed Intellectual Property (including all
licenses and maintenance agreements relating thereto);
2.1.12.2
A license in substantially the form of Exhibit A-1
attached hereto (the “ Trademark License ”)
relating to the use by the Buyer in Central America and South
America (the “ Trademark License Territory ”) of
certain trademarks, service marks, logos, brand names and related
rights of the Seller (and/or its Affiliates as applicable)
applicable to the Business, including those set forth on
Schedule 2.1.12.3 .
2.1.12.3
Those rights relating to the Trademarks as set forth in the
Trademark Assignments, including those set forth on
Schedule 2.1.12.3 .
2.1.13
Idle Assets . Inactive, out-of-service or otherwise idled
assets located at the Facilities or on the Owned Real Property or
the Leased Real Property, including but not limited to those
identified on Schedule 2.1.13 (the “ Idle
Assets ”).
2.1.14
Hardware and Firmware . All computer and data processing
hardware or firmware and all rights relating thereto located at the
Facilities, including a computer system, the central processing
unit of which is located at the Facilities or that otherwise is
used by the Seller exclusively in the operation of the Business or
Facilities as currently conducted by the Seller.
2.1.15
Customer Security Arrangements . All bonds, letters of
credit and other security arrangements established by any Person in
favor of the Seller that relate exclusively to
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the Assets or
the operation of the Business (collectively, the “
Customer Security Arrangements ”), to the extent
transferable (with or without consent).
2.1.16
Assets Used Exclusively in Operation of Business . Any other
assets, properties, and rights of the Seller or any of its
Affiliates that are used exclusively in the ownership of the Assets
or the operation of the Business as it is currently conducted by
the Seller and any other tangible asset located at, or on the
grounds of, the Facilities.
2.1.17
Goodwill . All general intangibles and associated goodwill,
in each case, exclusively related to the ownership of the Assets or
the operation of the Business.
2.1.18
Insurance Proceeds . All right, title and interest of the
Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller to any insurance proceeds
arising out of events that occur during the period from the date
hereof through the Closing Date and that relate to (a) the
repair or restoration of an Asset, but excluding proceeds to the
extent the Seller effects such repair or restoration prior the
Closing, or (b) an Assumed Liability.
2.1.19
Condemnation Proceeds . All rights of the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller to receive any payments as the result of
any eminent domain, condemnation or other similar government
proceeding that is initiated during the period from the date hereof
through the Closing Date.
2.1.20
DHT Reactor . All of the Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the reactor contemplated to be used in the DHT
Project and all Contracts related to the construction, purchase or
storage thereof as listed on Schedule 2.1.20
.
Section 2.2
Excluded Assets . The Assets shall not include the following
specifically enumerated assets, rights and interests (the “
Excluded Assets ”):
2.2.1
[Intentionally Omitted]
2.2.2
Except as included in the Assets pursuant to
Section 2.1.18 or Section 2.1.19 , claims,
demands, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery,
rights of set-off, rights to refunds and similar rights in favor of
the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller of any kind to the extent
(a) relating to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded
Liabilities, or (b) except to the extent relating to Assumed
Liabilities, relating to the ownership of the Assets, or operation
of the Business, prior to the Closing Date, or (c) against the
Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller (but specifically excluding
any claims, causes of action or similar rights by the Buyer against
the Seller under this Agreement).
2.2.3
Subject to the Trademark License and Trademark Assignments, and
other than those Assets described in Section 2.1.12 ,
(a) all privileged or proprietary materials, documents,
information, and media owned by or licensed to the Seller or its
Affiliates and any and all rights to use same to the extent such
materials, documents, information, and media are not used
exclusively in connection with the ownership of the Assets or the
operation of the Facilities or the Business and (b) all
registered or unregistered trademarks and service marks, trade
names referring to an entity, registered or unregistered
copyrights, licenses, processes, formulae, inventions, packaging
designs or trade dresses, and any derivatives or
combinations
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thereof, and
similar intangibles including any right to use or interest in the
name of Seller, or any other subsidiary, Affiliate or division of
Seller, or any similar name or intangible registered or licensed to
any of the foregoing. Further, the trade dress the Seller has
adopted and used related to the products bearing the Trademarks set
forth in the Trademark Assignments and Trademark License shall
constitute Excluded Assets and, accordingly, may not be used by the
Buyer.
2.2.4
All computer and data processing hardware or firmware, and all
rights relating thereto, not located at the Facilities, other than
those used by the Seller exclusively in the operation of the
Business or the Facilities as currently conducted by the
Seller.
2.2.5
Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.5.8 ,
6.5.10 and 6.5.12 , any and all employment and
medical records of Retained Employees and any and all medical
records of Current Employees (other than those employee medical and
exposure records maintained for purposes of complying with OSHA
standards for which the applicable employee has executed a release
in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller), whether or not
maintained at the Facilities; provided however, if any medical
records of Continuing Employees are needed in order to respond to
any post-Closing inquiries from governmental agencies relating to
employment or workplace safety issues, Seller agrees to reasonably,
and to the extent permitted by Laws, cooperate with Buyer to make
such records available to the Buyer or to the agency for purposes
of the investigation.
2.2.6
All cash on hand and cash equivalents, including bank accounts,
money market funds and temporary cash investments.
2.2.7
All of the Seller’s and any of its Affiliates’ right,
title and interest in and to all (a) accounts receivable and
all notes and other evidences of indebtedness of and rights to
receive payments arising out of sales, services, rentals and other
activities of the Business occurring in connection with and
attributable to the ownership or operation of the Assets or the
Business prior to the Closing and the security arrangements, if
any, related thereto, (b) all bonds, letters of credit or
other security arrangements posted or otherwise issued by the
Seller in favor of any other Person, other than any Prepayments
(the “ Seller Security Arrangements ”), and
(c) in each case including any rights with respect to any
Third Party collection procedures or any other actions or
proceedings in connection with the foregoing.
2.2.8
All of the Seller’s rights arising under any outstanding
receivable or payable, which arose prior to Closing, between the
Seller, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of the Seller, on the
other hand.
2.2.9
All Contracts of the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller that do
not relate exclusively to the Assets or the operation of the
Business as currently conducted by the Seller and any Contract
listed on Schedule 2.2.9 (together, the “
Excluded Contracts ”) and all Licenses and Permits of
the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller that do not relate
exclusively to the Assets or the operation of the Business as
currently conducted by the Seller.
2.2.10
Any and all accounting and Tax files, books or records relating to
Tax returns and Tax work papers related to the Assets exclusive of
property tax files.
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2.2.11
All assets related to any pension, profit sharing, stock bonus,
stock option, thrift or other retirement plan, medical,
hospitalization, dental, life, disability, vacation or other
insurance or benefit plan, employee stock ownership plan, deferred
compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase, bonus, benefit or
other incentive plan, severance plan or other similar plan relating
to the Seller, its Affiliates or their respective
employees.
2.2.12
All rights, titles, claims and interests of the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller (i) except as otherwise specifically
provided by this Agreement, under any policy or agreement of
insurance, or (ii) except as may be otherwise specifically
provided by this Agreement, to any insurance proceeds relating to
events which occurred prior to the date of this Agreement, with
respect to the Assets or the Business or relating to assets not
included in the Assets.
2.2.13
All rights or claims by the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller
to any Tax refund relating to the period prior to the Closing
Date.
2.2.14
Any equity interest held by the Seller (or Affiliate thereof) in
any Person.
2.2.15
Any planes, vehicles or communication, computer, clerical or
accounting Equipment presently located outside of the boundaries of
the Facilities, the Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property
that have historically been located outside of the boundaries of
such Assets (or hereafter acquired and located outside of the
boundaries of such Assets, except for Equipment acquired in
replacement of the Equipment presently located within the
boundaries of such Assets) and which is not used exclusively in
connection with the ownership of the Assets or the operation of the
Business as it is currently conducted by the Seller.
2.2.16
Any products produced at the Facilities that are in transit as of
and for which the Seller has issued an invoice prior to the
Hydrocarbon Inventory Transfer Time.
2.2.17
[Intentionally Omitted]
2.2.18
All forecasts, financial information or financial statements and
proprietary manuals (except rights to use manuals specific to and
necessary for the operation of the Business as it is currently
operated by the Seller) prepared or used by the Seller to the
extent not relating exclusively to the Business and all copies of
and subscriptions to Third Party reports.
2.2.19
All books, documents, records and files prepared in connection with
or relating in any way to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including bids received from other parties and analyses
relating in any way to the Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the
Facilities.
2.2.20
All rights of the Seller under or pursuant to this Agreement and
the other agreements and transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.2.21
Miscellaneous assets, if any, identified by category on
Schedule 2.2.21 .
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Section 2.3
Assumed Liabilities . Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, including Section 2.4 ,
the Buyer shall assume and pay, discharge and perform as and when
due, the following Liabilities (the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”) (provided that the Assumed Liabilities
shall not include the Excluded Liabilities):
2.3.1
All Liabilities which are caused by, arise out of, or are incurred,
in each case, in connection with the ownership or operation of the
Assets or the conduct of the Business after the Closing
Date.
2.3.2
All Liabilities associated with the Assets or the Business for
which the Buyer is liable pursuant to ARTICLE 10
hereof.
2.3.3
All of the obligations expressly assumed by the Buyer pursuant to
Section 6.9 , including (a) the Buyer EPA Hardship
Waiver Obligations, (b) the Buyer’s Tulsa Global CAA
Consent Decree Obligations and (c) the Buyer’s RCRA
Corrective Action Permit Obligations.
2.3.4
All Liabilities with respect to the Continuing Employees arising on
and after the Closing Date other than the Seller’s
obligations as provided in Section 6.5 and all
Liabilities arising out of any selection or pre-employment process
applied by the Buyer to the Current Employees.
2.3.5
All Liabilities of the Seller under open purchase orders or other
accounts payable relating to the Assets that were entered into by
the Seller in operation of the Business in the Ordinary Course of
Business prior to the Closing and which provide for the delivery of
goods or services on or following the Closing.
2.3.6
Except to the extent constituting Retained Environmental
Liabilities, all Liabilities, Environmental Liabilities and Costs
of Environmental Compliance resulting or arising from, or
attributable to any of the following (“ Assumed
Environmental Liabilities ”):
2.3.6.1
an event or occurrence (including any Release of Hazardous
Substances) on or after the Closing Date resulting from mechanical
defects or flaws in the Assets other than the land itself as of the
Closing Date or by a failure before the Closing Date to maintain
such Assets, regardless of whether such condition or state
constitutes a violation of Environmental Laws;
2.3.6.2
the condition of Equipment or other Assets that constitute tangible
personal property as of the Closing;
2.3.6.3
the construction, modification, expansion, reconstruction,
shutdown, demolition, operation or use of the Assets or any other
assets by the Buyer after the Closing Date, but excluding any
investigations or preparatory or exploratory measures conducted in
anticipation of the foregoing to the extent that conducting any
such investigations or preparatory or exploratory measures is
reasonable under the standard of a prudent businessman, who would
be fully responsible (without the benefit of the remedies against
the Seller as contemplated herein) for the consequences of his
decisions (the “ Prudent Businessman Standard
”);
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2.3.6.4
claims arising and occurring on or after the Closing Date in
connection with the matters identified on
Schedule 2.3.6.4 , regardless of whether such matter
existed prior to the Closing;
2.3.6.5
the coming into force of, or the change in, any Environmental Law
or Environmental Permit (including any new or modified cleanup
standard or requirement for Remedial Work) on or after the Closing
Date; and
2.3.6.6
any investigations or preparatory or exploratory measures,
notifications to a Governmental Authority or other Third Party or
other Governmental Interactions on or after the Closing Date that
the Buyer was not required to carry out or conduct under applicable
Environmental Laws, and that are unreasonable under the Prudent
Businessman Standard, or as a result of Governmental Interactions
or communications or interactions with a Governmental Authority or
other Third Party that are unreasonable under the Prudent
Businessman Standard.
2.3.7
All delivery obligations in respect of products produced at the
Facilities that are in transit as of and for which the Seller has
not issued an invoice prior to the Hydrocarbon Inventory Transfer
Time.
2.3.8
All obligations following the Closing to comply with “New
Source Performance Standards” of the EPA for new, modified or
reconstructed process units at petroleum refineries codified in 40
CFR 60, Subpart J(a), whether such compliance is triggered as a
result of pre-Closing or post-Closing conditions, necessary
modifications or remediation.
2.3.9
Such miscellaneous Liabilities, identified by category on
Schedule 2.3.9 , if any, which relate to or arise from
the ownership and operation of the Assets and the Business after
the Closing Date, but are not otherwise enumerated
above.
2.3.10
All costs of storing the reactor contemplated to be used in the DHT
Project accruing after June 15, 2009.
Section 2.4
Excluded Liabilities . Any Liabilities of the Seller not
described in Section 2.3 as Assumed Liabilities are not part
of the Assumed Liabilities, and the Buyer shall not assume or
become obligated hereunder for any Liability of the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities
(collectively, “ Excluded Liabilities ”),
including, without limitation, the Liabilities described in this
Section 2.4 , all of which shall remain the sole
responsibility of, and shall be discharged and performed as and
when due by, the Seller. The Buyer shall not assume and shall have
no Liability with respect to any of the following Liabilities of
the Seller or its Affiliates:
2.4.1
Liabilities in respect of, associated with, caused by, relating to
or arising from or in connection with the Excluded Assets and the
ownership, operation and conduct of any business by the Seller or
its successors in interest in connection therewith or
therefrom.
2.4.2
Liabilities to Third Parties for personal injury or tort, or
similar causes of action, to the extent arising out of, associated
with, relating to, or incurred in connection with (a) the
ownership of the Assets or the operation of the Business prior to
the Closing, or (b) the
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Seller’s
removal of the Excluded Assets ; provided, however, that
Excluded Liabilities under this Section 2.4.2 shall not
in any event include (i) any Liabilities described in
clause (b) of Section 2.4.4.3 and (ii) any
Liabilities resulting from negligence or willful misconduct of the
Buyer, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective
Representatives in connection with any inspection of the Assets
prior to the Closing Date.
2.4.3
The Seller’s EPA Hardship Waiver Obligations.
2.4.4
All of the following Liabilities (collectively, the “
Retained Environmental Liabilities ”):
2.4.4.1
Environmental Liabilities (including response costs imposed under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., or
its Oklahoma counterpart or any other similar Environmental Law)
resulting or arising from, or attributable to, (i) an off-site
abandonment or storage of Hazardous Substances or an off-site
Release, in either case occurring prior to the Closing Date in
connection with the operation or use of the Assets or the conduct
of the Business, or (ii) the treatment, storage or disposal at
an off-site facility prior to the Closing Date of Hazardous
Substances generated by the Business or at the Assets.
2.4.4.2
Environmental Liabilities resulting or arising from, or
attributable to, any claim by a Third Party for bodily injury,
death and/or property damage to the extent resulting or arising
from, or attributable to, exposure to or contamination by Hazardous
Substances arising from the operation or use of the Assets or
Facilities or operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date,
but excluding any Environmental Liabilities resulting or arising
from, or attributable to, any claim by a Third Party for bodily
injury, death or property damage to the extent resulting or arising
from, or attributable to, (i) the Buyer’s failure to
conduct any active remediation required by an order or directive
issued by a Governmental Authority of any Off-Site Contamination,
where such failure is shown in a final unappealable order of a
Governmental Authority; or (ii) the Buyer’s negligent
conduct of any active remediation of any Off-Site Contamination
required by an order or directive issued by a Governmental
Authority;
2.4.4.3
Environmental Liabilities claimed, imposed or accruing during the
twenty (20) year period following the Closing Date (or at any
time following the Closing Date, in the case of any Environmental
Liabilities related to the West 21 st Street Property) resulting or arising from, or
attributable to, any claim by a Governmental Authority during the
twenty (20) year period following the Closing Date (or at any
time following the Closing Date, in the case of any claim by a
Governmental Authority related to the West 21
st Street Property) to the extent resulting or
arising from, or attributable to, the existence prior to the
Closing Date of Hazardous Substances arising from the operation or
use of the Assets or the Business, but excluding (i) the Buyer
RCRA Corrective Action Permit Obligations, and (ii) all
Liabilities, Environmental Liabilities and Costs of Environmental
Compliance resulting or arising from, or attributable to any of the
following:
(a) the
construction, modification, expansion, reconstruction, shutdown,
demolition, operation or use of the Assets or any other assets by
the Buyer after the
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Closing Date,
but excluding any investigations or preparatory or exploratory
measures conducted in anticipation of the foregoing to the extent
that conducting any such investigations or preparatory or
exploratory measures is reasonable under the Prudent Businessman
Standard;
(b) claims
arising and occurring on or after the Closing Date in connection
with the matters identified on Schedule 2.3.6.4 ,
regardless of whether such matter existed prior to the
Closing;
(c) the
coming into force of, or the change in, any Environmental Law or
Environmental Permit (including any new or modified cleanup
standard or requirement for Remedial Work) on or after the Closing
Date; and
(d) any
investigations or preparatory or exploratory measures,
notifications to a Governmental Authority or other Third Party or
other Governmental Interactions on or after the Closing Date that
the Buyer was not required to carry out or conduct under applicable
Environmental Laws, and that are unreasonable under the Prudent
Businessman Standard, or as a result of Governmental Interactions
or communications or interactions with a Governmental Authority or
other Third Party that are unreasonable under the Prudent
Businessman Standard.
2.4.4.4
any monetary fine for violations of Environmental Laws with respect
to the period prior to the Closing Date and resulting or arising
from, or attributable to, the operation or use of the Assets or
Facilities prior to the Closing Date.
2.4.5
All Liabilities, including Environmental Liabilities, relating to
the West 21 st Street Property to the extent same arose or
arise from acts or circumstances occurring prior to Closing and
regardless of whether such Liabilities are known as of the Closing
Date.
2.4.6
All Liabilities associated with the Assets, the Facilities or the
Business in respect of Taxes for which the Seller and/or its
Affiliates are responsible pursuant to ARTICLE 10 hereof and
any Tax that may be imposed on the ownership, operation or use of
the Assets, the Facilities or the Business on or prior to the
Closing Date.
2.4.7
All Liabilities and Contracts (except the Assigned Contracts)
relating to the design and/or construction of a diesel hydrotreater
unit (the “ DHT Project ”) and associated sulfur
recovery unit which the Seller has entered into as a part of the
Hardship Waiver Compliance Activities.
2.4.8
Liabilities for any costs and expenses incurred by the Seller in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.4.9
Any brokerage or finder’s fees payable by the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4.10
Liabilities in respect of indebtedness for borrowed
money.
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2.4.11
Liabilities relating to litigation, arbitration, mediation or
government or regulatory investigations to the extent attributable
to periods ending on or prior to the Closing, including those set
forth on Schedule 4.1.9 attached hereto.
2.4.12
Responsibility for the payment of any criminal sanctions or civil
fines or penalties imposed by any Governmental Authority against
the Seller imposed at any time arising from the operation of the
Assets, the Facilities or the Business on or prior to the Closing
Date.
2.4.13
Liabilities in respect of the employment or termination of any
Retained Employee by the Seller or its Affiliates or the employment
or termination of any Continuing Employee by the Seller or its
Affiliates prior to his or her Employment Date, Liabilities arising
from or relating to any contact, affiliation or relationship by or
between any current or former Leased Personnel and the Seller or
its Affiliates; and Liabilities in respect of any Retained
Employee, any retired employee of Seller or its Affiliates, or any
Continuing Employee arising under or in connection with, the Seller
Plans.
Section 2.5
No Assignment If Breach . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not
constitute an agreement to assign any Asset, or assume any Assumed
Liability, if the attempted assignment or assumption of the same,
as a result of the absence of the consent or authorization of a
Third Party or failure of a right of first refusal or first offer
notice period to expire, would constitute a breach or Default under
any Contract or Encumbrance, would violate any Law, or would in any
way materially and adversely affect the rights, or materially
increase the obligations, of the Buyer or the Seller with respect
thereto. If any such consent or authorization is not obtained, or
if an attempted assignment or assumption would be ineffective or
would materially and adversely affect the rights or increase the
obligations of the Seller or the Buyer, with respect to any such
agreement, Encumbrance or commitment, so that the Buyer would not,
in fact, receive all such rights, or assume the obligations, of the
Seller with respect thereto as they exist prior to such attempted
assignment or assumption, then the Seller and the Buyer shall enter
into reasonable cooperative arrangements as may be reasonably
acceptable to both the Buyer and the Seller (including sublease,
agency, management, indemnity or payment arrangements and
enforcement at the Seller’s sole cost and for the benefit of
the Buyer of any and all rights of the Seller against an involved
Third Party) under which the Buyer shall obtain, to the fullest
extent practicable, the economic rights and benefits under any
Asset or obligations with respect to any Assumed Liability with
respect to which the Third Party consent or authorization has not
been obtained in accordance with this Agreement. The Seller will
use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for or impose upon
the Buyer the benefits of such Asset or the obligations of such
Assumed Liability, as the case may be. If the Parties cannot agree
on any such arrangement within a reasonable time, or any such
arrangement would not be reasonably practicable, to provide the
Buyer with materially all the benefits of such Asset or materially
all the obligations of such Assumed Liability, as the case may be,
then such Asset or Assumed Liability shall be excluded from the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement and shall be deemed
to be an Excluded Asset or an Excluded Liability, as the case may
be, and the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith an
equitable adjustment in the Purchase Price, or resolve any
disagreement in respect to such adjustment in accordance with the
procedures of Section 11.11 . For the avoidance of
doubt, the covenants set forth in this Section 2.5
apply pre-Closing and post-Closing.
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Section 2.6
Purchase Price.
2.6.1
Consideration . The purchase price shall be U.S. Sixty-Five
Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00) (the “ Purchase Price
”) and shall be further subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 2.6.3 . At the Closing, the Buyer shall pay to
the Seller the Purchase Price, as adjusted for the Closing
Adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6.3.3(a) (the “
Closing Payment ”). Subject to
Section 2.6.3.3(c) , on the fifteenth (15
th ) day following the Closing Date (or on the next
available Business Day if such day falls on a weekend or holiday),
the Buyer shall pay to the Seller the lesser of the Closing Date
Hydrocarbon Inventory Value and U.S. Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000.00) (the “ First Inventory Payment
”), and, on the 30 th day following the Closing Date (or on the next
available Business Day if such day falls on a weekend or holiday)
the Buyer shall pay to the Seller an amount equal to the amount, if
any, by which the Closing Date Hydrocarbon Inventory Value exceeds
U.S. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) (the “ Final
Inventory Payment ”). The Buyer shall pay to the Seller
the Closing Payment in cash at the Closing by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in U.S. dollars to a bank account
specified in writing by the Seller to the Buyer at least two
(2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. All post-Closing
payments, whether payable by the Buyer or by the Seller, shall
include an amount for interest from the Closing Date to, but
excluding, the date of payment at a rate of 4% per annum on the net
amount of adjustments as provided in Section 2.6.3
.
2.6.2
Purchase Price Allocation. The Seller and the Buyer agree to
allocate the Purchase Price, together with any additional amounts
paid by the Buyer in respect of the Hydrocarbon Inventory, and the
Assumed Liabilities among the Assets as set forth on Schedule
2.6.2 . The Seller and the Buyer agree (i) to report the
federal, state and local income and other Tax consequences of the
transactions contemplated herein, and in particular to report the
information required by Section 1060(b) of the Code, and to jointly
prepare Form 8594 (Asset Acquisition Statement under
Section 1060) in a manner consistent with such allocation and
(ii) not to take any position inconsistent therewith upon
examination of any Tax return, in any refund claim, or in any
litigation or investigation or otherwise, unless required by
applicable Laws or with the consent of the other Party. The Seller
and the Buyer agree that each will furnish to the other a copy of
Form 8594 proposed to be filed with the Internal Revenue
Service by such Party or any Affiliate thereof within ten
(10) days prior to the filing of such form with the Internal
Revenue Service. The Buyer further agrees that if the amount of
consideration allocated to any of the Assets by the Seller or the
Buyer increases (or decreases) after the taxable year that includes
the Closing Date, the Seller and the Buyer shall file
“Supplemental Asset Acquisition Statements” on
Form 8594 with their respective income tax returns for the
taxable year in which the increase (or decrease) is properly taken
into account.
2.6.3
Purchase Price Adjustments . On the thirtieth (30
th ) day following the Closing Date (the “
Initial Post-Closing Adjustment Date ”), the Purchase
Price shall be adjusted, without duplicating, by adding or
subtracting, as applicable, an amount equal to the aggregate net
adjustment as set forth in Sections 2.6.3.1 through
2.6.3.4(b) . Following the Initial Post-Closing Adjustment
Date, the Purchase Price shall be further adjusted, without
duplicating, by adding or subtracting, as applicable, the
Adjustment Balance as contemplated under
Section 2.6.3.4 .
2.6.3.1
The Purchase Price shall be adjusted to account for the items
prorated as of the Closing pursuant to Section 2.7
.
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2.6.3.2
The Purchase Price shall be adjusted to include the value of the
Hydrocarbon Inventory established in accordance with the procedures
set forth on Schedule 2.6.3.2 and in this
Section 2.6.3 (the “ Hydrocarbon Inventory
Value ”).
2.6.3.3
(a) At least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, the
Seller shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer an estimated closing
statement (the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”)
that shall set forth the Seller’s best estimate of all
adjustments to the Purchase Price required by
Section 2.6.3.1 (the “ Estimated
Adjustment ”), together with reasonably detailed
information supporting the calculated Estimated Adjustment. The
Seller shall provide the Buyer an opportunity to provide written
and oral comments to the Estimated Closing Statement and shall in
good faith consider such comments. The Purchase Price shall be
adjusted (the “ Closing Adjustment ”) as of the
Closing by an amount equal to the Estimated Adjustment.
(b) At
least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller
shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer a statement (the “
Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Statement ”) setting
forth the estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Value established in
accordance with Schedule 2.6.3.2 (the “
Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Value ”), together
with reasonably detailed information supporting the calculated
Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Value. The Buyer and the Seller
will cause the Petroleum Inspection Company to measure, pursuant to
the procedures on Schedule 2.6.3.2 , the Hydrocarbon
Inventory as of the Hydrocarbon Inventory Transfer Time. As soon as
practicable on the Closing Date, and following the measurement of
the Hydrocarbon Inventory by the Petroleum Inspection Company, the
Seller will deliver to the Buyer a statement setting forth a
revised Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Value as of the Hydrocarbon
Inventory Transfer Time (such revised value being referred to as
the “ Closing Date Hydrocarbon Inventory Value
”), taking into account the foregoing measurements as of the
Hydrocarbon Inventory Transfer Time by the Petroleum Inspection
Company.
(c) In
the event the Buyer objects to the Closing Date Hydrocarbon
Inventory Value, the Parties shall attempt to resolve their
unresolved differences, if any, regarding the Hydrocarbon Inventory
Value promptly after the Closing Date. If any portion of the
Hydrocarbon Inventory Value remains in dispute on the thirtieth
(30th) day following the Closing Date, such disputed portion of the
Hydrocarbon Inventory Value shall be resolved in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.6.3.4 and paid as part of any
Adjustment Balance to the extent required by Section 2.6.3.4
, and any undisputed portion shall be paid on the thirtieth
(30 th
) day following the Closing Date in
cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S.
dollars to a bank account specified in writing by the Seller to the
Buyer.
2.6.3.4
The following adjustments shall be made following
Closing:
(a) As
soon as practicable, but in any event no later than forty five
(45) days following the Closing Date, the Buyer shall cause to
be prepared and delivered to the Seller a statement (the “
Post-Closing Statement ”) setting forth the aggregate
value of all adjustments to the Purchase Price required by this
Section 2.6 not previously effected by the Closing
Adjustment (the “ Closing Value ”) (with
adjustments reducing the Purchase Price being a negative number and
adjustments increasing the Purchase Price being a positive number)
together with reasonably detailed information supporting the
Closing Value. Upon receipt of the Post-Closing Statement, the
Seller and the Seller’s independent accountants shall be
permitted
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during the
succeeding thirty (30) day period to examine the Post-Closing
Statement, the supporting information provided by the Buyer and
such other documents as the Seller may reasonably request in
connection with its review. If, within thirty (30) days
following delivery of the Post-Closing Statement, the Seller shall
not have given the Buyer notice of the Seller’s objection to
any of the computations in the Post-Closing Statement (which notice
shall contain a reasonably detailed statement of the basis of such
objection), then the Post-Closing Statement will be final and
binding upon the Parties. If the Seller gives notice to the Buyer
of the Seller’s objection, and the Seller and the Buyer are
unable to resolve the issues in dispute within thirty
(30) days after delivery of such notice of objection, each of
the Seller’s and the Buyer’s positions with respect to
the Post-Closing Statement and the computation of the Closing Value
will be submitted to a firm of independent certified public
accountants mutually selected by the Parties (the “
Accountants ”) solely for resolution of the
computation of the Closing Value. The Buyer and the Seller shall
each immediately enter into a customary engagement letter with the
Accountants and shall instruct the Accountants that the written
determination (which shall contain the underlying reasoning) of the
Accountants with respect to such disputed items, and the accuracy
of the disputed Post-Closing Statement as a result of the
resolution of such disputed items, shall be completed and
distributed to the Buyer and the Seller within 30 days after
the engagement of the Accountants. The parties shall not submit for
resolution by the Accountants any matters requiring interpretation
of the terms hereof, which may only be resolved amicably or through
the arbitration procedures contemplated by
Section 11.11 . If the computation of the Closing Value
is submitted to the Accountants for resolution, (x) each Party
will furnish to the Accountants such work papers and other
documents and information relating to the disputed issues as the
Accountants may reasonably request and as are available to that
Party (or its independent public accountants), and will be afforded
the opportunity to present to the Accountants any material relating
to such issues and to discuss the same with the Accountants;
(y) the Accountants’ determination and/or computation of
the Closing Value shall be binding and conclusive on the Parties
and will be deemed to be the final Closing Value for the
Post-Closing Statement; and (z) the fees, expenses, and costs
of the Accountants shall be borne by the Buyer, on the one hand,
and the Seller, on the other hand, in the same proportion that the
dollar amount of disputed items lost by the Buyer on the one hand,
or the Seller, on the other hand, bears to the total dollar amount
in dispute that is resolved by the Accountants.
(b) If
the Closing Value, as finally determined pursuant to
Section 2.6.3.4(a) (the “ Adjustment
Balance ”), is less than zero, then the Seller shall pay
to the Buyer an amount equal to such deficit by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to such account or accounts of the
Buyer, as may be designated by the Buyer. If the Adjustment Balance
is greater than zero, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller an amount
equal to the surplus by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to such account or accounts of the Seller, as may be
designated by the Seller. Such amounts shall be paid by the
applicable Party to the other Party within two (2) Business
Days of the final determination of the Closing Value pursuant to
Section 2.6.3.4(a) , which amount of the payment shall
bear interest from and including the Closing Date to, but
excluding, the date of payment at a rate per annum equal to 4.0%.
Such interest shall be payable at the same time as the payments to
which it relates and shall be calculated on the basis of a year of
three hundred sixty-five (365) days and the actual number of
days for which it is due.
(c) Each
Party agrees that, following the Closing, it shall not knowingly
take any actions with respect to the accounting books, records,
policies and
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procedures of
the Business that would obstruct or prevent the preparation of the
Post-Closing Statement as provided in this subsection. The Seller
shall cooperate in the preparation of the Post-Closing Statement,
including providing customary certifications to the Buyer, or, if
requested, to the Buyer’s independent accountants or the
accounting firm selected by mutual agreement of the Parties
pursuant to this Section. The Buyer and the Seller shall each bear
its own expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and
review of the Post-Closing Statement.
2.7.1
The Buyer and the Seller agree that all of the items listed below
(but not including income Taxes), relating to the Business or
operation of the Assets shall be prorated as of the Closing, with
the Seller liable to the extent such items relate to any time
period on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Buyer liable to the
extent such items relate to periods after the Closing Date
(measured in the same units used to compute the item in question,
or otherwise measured by calendar days):
2.7.1.1
personal property, real estate and occupancy Taxes, assessments and
other charges, including those of the type that could give rise to
a Permitted Encumbrance or are payable in installments of which any
installment is due and payable, if any, on or with respect to the
Business or operation of the Assets;
2.7.1.2
rent, Taxes and all other items (including prepaid services or
goods not included in Hydrocarbon Inventory) payable by or to the
Seller under any Assigned Contracts;
2.7.1.3
any permit, license, registration, compliance assurance fees or
other similar fees with respect to any Licenses and
Permits;
2.7.1.4
sewer rents and charges for water, telephone, electricity and other
utilities;
2.7.1.5
fees or charges imposed by any Governmental Authority;
2.7.1.6
the Prepayments (other than those set forth on
Schedule 2.1.11 ) and payments under the Assigned
Contracts;
2.7.2
The proration of Taxes referred to in Section 2.7.1.1
will be made in accordance with ARTICLE 10 .
2.7.3
In connection with the prorations referred to in
Section 2.7.1 above, if the actual figures are not
available at the Closing Date, the proration shall be based upon
the actual amounts accrued through the Closing Date or paid for the
most recent year (or other appropriate period) for which amounts
paid are available, with a further adjustment to be made after the
Closing within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or
one hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date, in the case
of prorations referred to in Section 2.7.1.1 ; in the
event that the one hundred twenty (120) day period is
applicable, a supplemental Post-Closing Statement shall be prepared
with respect to prorations pursuant to Section 2.7.1.1
). The prorations shall be
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based on the
number of days in a year or other appropriate period
(a) through and including the Closing Date and (b) after
the Closing Date. The Seller and the Buyer agree to furnish each
other with such documents and other records as may be reasonably
requested in order to confirm all adjustment and proration
calculations made pursuant to Section 2.7.1
.
Section 2.8
The Closing . Following the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than conditions
with respect to actions each Party will take at the Closing) (the
“ Conditions Precedent ”), the closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Guaranty
Abstract Company (the “ Title Company ”) in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, or via facsimile or portable document format
(pdf) and Federal Express, as agreed by the Parties,
commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time, on the earlier to occur
of (i) the first Business Day of the month following the month
in which such Conditions Precedent were satisfied, or
(ii) such other place, date and time as the Buyer and the
Seller may mutually determine (the “ Closing Date
”). Title to, ownership of, control over and risk of loss of
the Assets shall pass to the Buyer effective as of 12:01 a.m.
on the Closing Date unless expressly provided otherwise
herein.
Section 2.9
Deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing,
2.9.1
the Seller shall duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly
executed and delivered, to the Buyer (or one of its designated
Affiliates):
2.9.1.1
the certificate referred to in Section 7.1.4
;
2.9.1.2
one or more Special Warranty Deed(s) substantially in the form of
Exhibit B-1 , pursuant to which the Seller conveys its
right, title and interest in and to the Owned Real Properties
(other than the West 21st Street Property) to the Buyer, or an
assignee or designee of the Buyer to the extent permitted by
Section 11.3 , and a Special Warranty Deed and
Restrictive Covenant substantially in the form of
Exhibit B-2 , pursuant to which the Seller conveys its
right, title and interest in and to the West 21st Street Property
to the Buyer, or an assignee or designee of the Buyer to the extent
permitted by Section 11.3 ;
2.9.1.3
One or more Bill(s) of Sale, Assignment, and Assumption Agreement,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
(the “ Bill of Sale ”), pursuant to which the
Seller conveys all right, title and interest in and to the Assets
other than the Owned Real Properties and the Easements, free and
clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances, and
the Buyer assumes the Assumed Liabilities;
2.9.1.4
the certificate required by Section 10.10 ;
2.9.1.5
such resolutions and certificates, including incumbency
certificates, as the Buyer or the Title Company shall require to
evidence the due authorization of the execution and performance of
this Agreement and the documents to be delivered pursuant hereto
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and the Seller’s Articles of Incorporation and
by-laws, as amended, certified by the secretary of the
Seller;
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2.9.1.6
all affidavits, indemnities and other agreements reasonably and
customarily required by the Title Company to delete the following
standard title insurance exceptions: (i) rights or claims of
parties in possession of the land not shown by the public record,
(ii) any liens on title, arising now or prior to the Closing
Date, for labor and material, (iii) payment of all real
property taxes and assessments due and payable not shown by the
public record and (iv) subject to the Seller not being
required to make any representations, warranties or certifications
or other statements that are greater than the representations and
warranties of the Seller to the Buyer in this Agreement, any other
standard title exception typically removed by the Title Company
without additional charge by the production by the Seller of an
affidavit of title;
2.9.1.7
a certificate of good standing, issued by the Secretary of State of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in respect of the Seller and
dated no earlier than five (5) business days prior to the
Closing Date;
2.9.1.8
a certificate of the Seller’s qualification to do business in
Oklahoma issued by the Secretary of State of Oklahoma and dated
within a reasonable period of time prior to the Closing
Date;
2.9.1.9
all approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to any
Governmental Authority necessary to permit the Seller to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, but only to the extent the
Seller has obtained such approvals or actions of such Governmental
Authorities;
2.9.1.10
an agreement (the “ Gas Oil Exchange and Net-Out
Agreement ”) regarding the purchase and transport of up
to all gas oil intermediate hydrocarbon products produced at the
Facilities in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E .
2.9.1.11
a Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F (the “ Transition Services
Agreement ”);
2.9.1.12
a LEF line agreement the Buyer and Sunoco Pipeline L.P. in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G
(the “ LEF Line Agreement ”);
2.9.1.13
the Trademark License;
2.9.1.14
the Trademark Assignments;
2.9.1.15
supply contracts between the Buyer and Sunoco Partners Marketing
& Terminals L.P. in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H (the “ Crude Supply Agreements
”);
2.9.1.16
Third Party consents as contemplated by Section 7.1.14
and Section 7.1.15 ;
2.9.1.17
[Intentionally Omitted];
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2.9.1.18
a Guaranty Agreement executed by the Seller Guarantor in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit I ;
2.9.1.19
[Intentionally Omitted];
2.9.1.20
[Intentionally Omitted]; and
2.9.1.21
an Assignment of railroad diesel fuel contract with Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Corporation and a Consent to Assignment and
Extension of Contract in a reasonably acceptable form.
2.9.1.22
All certificates of ownership for all registered motor vehicles
included in the Assets, along with all completed documents,
certificates or other instruments necessary to transfer ownership
of such motor vehicles, free of any Encumbrances, to Buyer
(provided that, to the extent the Seller is unable to deliver such
instruments at Closing after using commercially reasonable efforts,
the Seller may deliver such instruments within 10 days
following Closing if the Seller continues to insure any vehicle for
which the applicable instruments were not available at Closing
until delivery of such instruments);
Neither the
failure of Sunoco Pipeline L.P. to deliver the LEF Line Agreement
nor the failure of Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals L.P.
to deliver the Crude Supply Agreements shall constitute a breach of
this Agreement by the Seller.
2.9.2
the Buyer shall duly execute and deliver to the Seller:
2.9.2.1
the certificate referred to in Section 7.2.4
;
2.9.2.2
the Bill of Sale;
2.9.2.3
pursuant to Section 10.3 , (i) a resale
certificate with respect to the Hydrocarbon Inventory in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and (ii) any other
certificates or instruments reasonably necessary for the sale and
transfer of the Hydrocarbon Inventory and such other Assets that
the Buyer and the Seller agree, as provided in Section 10.3
, are exempt from any sales, excise or use Taxes, including the OK
Sales Tax, free of Taxes, all to be in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Seller, and the Parties shall consult with each
other to ensure that such instruments are in the form necessary for
each Party to retain and maintain the applicable Tax
exemption;
2.9.2.4
such resolutions and certificates, including incumbency
certificates, as the Seller shall require to evidence the due
authorization of the execution and performance of this Agreement
and the documents to be delivered pursuant hereto and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
and the Buyer’s Certificate of Formation and limited
liability company agreement, as amended, certified by the secretary
of the Buyer;
2.9.2.5
a certificate of good standing, issued by the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware, in respect of the Buyer and dated no earlier
than five (5) business days prior to the Closing
Date;
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2.9.2.6
the Gas Oil Exchange and Net-Out Agreement;
2.9.2.7
the Transition Services Agreement;
2.9.2.8
[Intentionally Omitted];
2.9.2.9
the LEF Line Agreement;
2.9.2.10
the Crude Supply Agreements;
2.9.2.11
the Trademark License;
2.9.2.12
the Trademark Assignment;
2.9.2.13
a Guaranty Agreement executed by the Buyer Guarantor in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit J ; and
2.9.2.14
an irrevocable standby letter of credit in favor of the Seller in a
form reasonably acceptable to the Seller, issued by a national bank
reasonably acceptable to the Seller, and having a face value equal
to U.S. Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) as security for
payments to be made by the Buyer for Hydrocarbon Inventory pursuant
to Section 2.6.1 .
2.9.3
the Seller and the Buyer shall deliver such other instruments of
conveyance and/or assumption in respect of specified Assets or
Assumed Liabilities as the other may reasonably request; provided
that the terms and provisions of such other instruments do not
increase the warranties, representations or obligations of the
Parties or their respective Affiliates beyond those provided under
this Agreement or reduce the rights or interests of the Parties or
their respective Affiliates under this Agreement; and
2.9.4
the Seller and the Buyer shall deliver any other documents,
instruments or agreements contemplated hereby and/or necessary or
appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 2.10
Payment of Third Party Costs at Closing . All costs and
expenses for obtaining all title abstracts, underlying exception
documents, survey and subdivision approvals , title commitment
costs and other customary closing costs charged by the Title
Company (other than those costs paid to date by the Seller) shall
be borne by the Buyer. In addition, the premium for an extended
coverage owner’s policy of title insurance for the benefit of
the Buyer shall be paid by the Buyer. Any premium for any
endorsements desired by the Buyer and for any loan policy of title
insurance in favor of the Buyer’s lender (if any) shall be
paid by the Buyer.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONCERNING
THE TRANSACTION
Section 3.1
Representations and Warranties Concerning the Seller .
Except as set forth in a correspondingly numbered schedule attached
to this Agreement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer
as of the date of this Agreement as follows:
3.1.1
Organization of the Seller . The Seller is a corporation
duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Seller is duly authorized to
conduct business and is in good standing under the Laws of each
jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the
lack of such qualification has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. The Seller has the requisite corporate power and
authority necessary to carry on the Business and to own and use the
Assets owned or operated by it.
3.1.2
Authorization of Transaction . The Seller has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the
documents and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and to
fully perform its obligations hereunder. The Seller’s
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
agreements and documents contemplated by this Agreement, and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the Seller. This Agreement constitutes (and upon the execution
and delivery thereof, each of the documents and agreements
contemplated to be executed by Seller or any of its Affiliates will
constitute) the valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller
or its Affiliates, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with
its terms and conditions, except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws from time to time in effect that affect
creditors’ rights generally and by legal and equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies. The Seller
need not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any Governmental Authority
or any Third Party in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the documents and agreements
contemplated hereby, except for the prior approval of the Federal
Trade Commission (“ FTC ”), the Antitrust
Division of the Department of Justice (“Antitrust
Division”) and any other applicable Governmental Authorities
and Third Parties listed in Schedule 3.1.2 .
3.1.3
Noncontravention . Except for the prior approval of the FTC,
the Antitrust Division and any other applicable Governmental
Authorities and Third Parties listed in Schedule 3.1.2 ,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement (or any of the
documents and agreements contemplated to be executed by the
Seller), nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement (or any of the documents and agreements
contemplated to be executed by the Seller), including the
compliance by the Seller with any of the provisions hereof or
thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the Organizational
Documents of the Seller, (ii) result in any failure to comply in
all material respects with any Law to which the Seller is subject
or to which any Asset is subject, (iii) violate, in any
material respect, any Licenses or Permits of the Seller,
(iv) result in a breach of, constitute a Default under, result
in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by,
create in any party the right to
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accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice or trigger any
rights to payment, benefits or other compensation under any
Material Contract, or (v) result in the creation of or
imposition or any Encumbrance on any of the Assets.
3.1.4
Brokers’ Fees . Neither the Seller nor any of its
Affiliates has any Liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions, or similar compensation to any broker, finder, or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for which the Buyer or any Affiliate of the Buyer will be
obligated.
Section 3.2
Representations and Warranties Concerning the Buyer . Except
as set forth in a correspondingly numbered schedule attached to
this Agreement, the Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as
of the date of this Agreement as follows:
3.2.1
Organization of the Buyer . The Buyer is a limited liability
company duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation. The Buyer is duly authorized to
conduct business and is in good standing under the Laws of each
jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the
lack of such qualification has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. The Buyer has the requisite limited liability
company power and authority necessary to carry on the business in
which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and
used by it.
3.2.2
Authorization of Transaction . The Buyer has full limited
liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, the document and agreements contemplated by this
Agreement and to fully perform its obligations hereunder. The
Buyer’s execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the agreements and documents contemplated by this
Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized and this Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Buyer. This Agreement constitutes (and upon
the execution and delivery thereof, each of the documents and
agreements contemplated to be executed by Buyer or any of its
Affiliates will constitute) the valid and legally binding
obligation of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms
and conditions, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws from time to time in effect that affect
creditors’ rights generally and by legal and equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies. The Buyer
need not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any Governmental Authority
or any Third Party in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and the documents and agreements
contemplated hereby, except for the prior approval of the FTC, the
Antitrust Division and any other applicable Governmental
Authorities and Third Parties listed in Schedule 3.2.2
.
3.2.3
Noncontravention . Except for the prior approval of the FTC,
the Antitrust Division and any other applicable Governmental
Authorities and Third Parties listed in Schedule 3.2.2 ,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement (or any of the
documents and agreements contemplated to be executed by Buyer), nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement (or any of the documents and agreements contemplated to
be executed by Buyer), including the compliance by the Buyer with
any provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any Law to
which the Buyer is subject, (ii) violate
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any provision
of the Organizational Documents of the Buyer or (iii) violate
or conflict with, or result in a breach of, constitute a Default
under, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance
required by, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or trigger any rights to payment or
other compensation, or require any notice, approval or consent
under any agreement, Contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound
that could prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
3.2.4
Brokers’ Fees . The Buyer does not have any Liability
or obligation to pay any fees, commissions or similar compensation
to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which the Seller or any
Affiliate of the Seller will be obligated.
3.2.5
Financing . At Closing, the Buyer will have sufficient
immediately available funds to enable it to make payment of the
Purchase Price and adjustments thereto pursuant to
Section 2.6 at the Closing without encumbrance or delay
and without causing the Buyer to become insolvent or to declare
insolvency.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
CONCERNING THE ASSETS
Section 4.1
Representations and Warranties Concerning the Assets .
Except as set forth in a correspondingly numbered schedule attached
to this Agreement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer
as of the date of this Agreement as follows:
4.1.1
Ownership of the Assets; Shared Assets .
4.1.1.1
Except for Permitted Encumbrances, the Seller has good and
marketable (and, in the case of real property, indefeasible) title
to all of the Assets, or a valid leasehold interest in the Leased
Real Property or other Assets which are leased to the Seller
pursuant to Assigned Contracts, as applicable, and such title or
leasehold interest to the Assets will be transferred at the Closing
to the Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for
Permitted Encumbrances, and with respect to the Owned Real
Property, insurable at standard rates by the Title Company without
special exceptions or conditions, other than the Permitted
Encumbrances. The Assets being transferred to the Buyer by the
Seller at Closing include all properties, assets and rights
exclusively used by or held for use by the Seller or its Affiliates
in the Business. The Trademarks constitute all of the trademarks
used exclusively in the operation of the Assets or the conduct of
the Business. When taken together with the assets and services to
be provided under the Transition Services Agreement and the
Trademark License, the Assets constitute all of the assets
necessary to operate the Business substantially consistent with the
Seller’s Ordinary Course of Business.
4.1.1.2
Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.1.1.2 , there are no
unexercised options, rights of first offer or rights of first
refusal to purchase the Assets, or any portion thereof or interest
therein, recorded or unrecorded.
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4.1.2.1
Subject to Permitted Encumbrances, the Owned Real Property and the
Leased Real Property constitute all the fee and leasehold interests
in real property used in connection with the Business. The
Easements and Transferred Pipeline Rights constitute all the
easements and pipeline rights used in connection with the Business
and necessary for the operation of the Business, in all material
respects, with respect to the Seller’s legal right to access
and use of such Easements and Transferred Pipeline Rights necessary
for the operation of the Business.
4.1.2.2
The Seller has not received any written notice for assessments for
public improvements against any of the (i) Owned Real
Property, or (ii) Leased Real Property or
Easements.
4.1.2.3
The Seller has not received any written notice regarding any
pending condemnation, eminent domain or similar proceeding
affecting all or any portion of any of the Owned Real Property,
Leased Real Property or Easements.
4.1.2.4
To the extent in the possession or control of the Seller or its
Affiliates, the Seller has made available to the Buyer or given the
Buyer access to true, correct and complete copies of all of the
following pertaining to the Owned Real Property, Leased Real
Property, Easements, and Transferred Pipeline Rights:
(i) title reports, title abstracts, title insurance policies
and commitments therefor, (ii) surveys and (iii) and to
the extent in force and effect as of the date of this Agreement,
leases, licenses or other rights of occupancy affecting, or any
other recorded or unrecorded documents or instruments encumbering
or affecting, any such real property interests, including all
amendments, modifications and extensions, and together with all
subordination, nondisturbance and/or attornment agreements or any
brokerage commission agreements related thereto and estoppel
certificates.
4.1.2.5
Each item of Equipment, building and other improvements that
constitutes part of the Owned Real Property, the Leased Real
Property or Easements (“ Fixture Equipment ”),
has been maintained in the Ordinary Course of Business. The Fixture
Equipment does not include any Excluded Assets. The Seller makes no
representations or warranties in this Section 4.1.2.5
with respect to Environmental Laws.
4.1.2.6
Each of the Real Property Leases and Easements is in full force and
effect, and the Seller has valid leasehold or easement estate, as
applicable, thereunder. To the Seller’s Knowledge, there are
no defaults, or events that given the passage of time or giving of
notice or both would create a default, by any party under any of
the Real Property Leases or Easements. None of the Real Property
Leases are subleases. Each instrument establishing any Transferred
Pipeline Rights is in full force and effect, and, to the
Seller’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, there are no
known defaults, or events that given the passage of time or giving
of notice or both would create a default, under the Transferred
Pipeline Rights.
4.1.3
Certain Personal Property . All fixed assets constituting
material items of personal property included in the Assets are, and
any such material items of personal property acquired after the
date hereof in accordance with Section 5.3 will be,
usable in the Ordinary
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Course of
Business of the Tulsa Refinery. The Seller makes no representations
or warranties in this Section with respect to Environmental
Laws.
4.1.4
Contracts and Commitments .
4.1.4.1
True, complete and correct copies of all written Assigned Contracts
(or a description in reasonable detail if the Assigned Contract has
not been reduced to writing), together with all amendments,
supplements or modifications thereto have been made available to
the Buyer at least five days prior to the date of this Agreement in
the Data Room.
4.1.4.2
Schedule 2.1.7 lists each Material Contract and
identifies those Material Contracts for which the Seller does not
have an executed version. Each Material Contract for which the
Seller has an executed version (as so identified on
Schedule 2.1.7 ) is in full force and effect and is
valid and binding on the Seller and, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms.
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1.4.2 , (i) the
Seller has performed, in all material respects, all obligations to
be performed by it under each Material Contract, (ii) the
Seller has neither materially breached the terms of any Material
Contract, nor received from any third party to any such Material
Contract written notification that such contract is not in full
force and effect, that the Seller has failed to perform its
obligations thereunder to date, or that any third party thereto has
not performed its obligations thereunder to date, (iii) the
Seller has not received any notice of termination or cancellation
of any Material Contract, and (iv) to the Knowledge of the
Seller, no other event has occurred and no circumstance or
condition exists (including the entry into this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the other agreements contemplated herein), that would reasonably be
expected to result in a breach or violation of, or a default under,
or give rise to any penalty or right of termination, cancellation
or acceleration of any right or obligation, or to a loss of any
benefit to which the Seller is entitled, under (in each case, with
or without notice or lapse of time or both) any such Material
Contract.
4.1.4.3
All of the Assigned Contracts that relate to the DHT Project are
listed on Schedule 2.1.20 .
4.1.5
Licenses and Permits . The Seller possesses all material
licenses and material permits from any Governmental Authority
necessary for its operation of the Assets and the Business at the
location and in the manner presently operated, all of which are set
forth on Schedule 2.1.8 along with their respective
expiration dates. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1.5 ,
the Seller has performed, in all material respects, all obligations
required to be performed by it to date under the Licenses and
Permits, and is not in material Default under any obligation of any
such License or Permit. A true and correct copy of each such
License or Permit set forth on Schedule 2.1.8 has been
made available to the Buyer at least five days prior to the date of
this Agreement. The Seller makes no representations or warranties
in this Section 4.1.5 with respect to Taxes,
Environmental Laws or applicable Laws respecting employment,
employment practices, wage payment, health or safety, for which the
sole representations and warranties of the Seller are set forth in
Sections 4.1.7 , 4.1.8 , 4.1.10 and
4.1.11 .
4.1.6
Compliance with Law . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.6 , the Seller is and has been in
compliance in all material respects with all, and to the Knowledge
of the Seller
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is not under
investigation with respect to and has not been threatened to be
charged with or given notice of any material violation of, any
applicable Laws, Licenses or Permits related to the ownership and
operation of the Assets or the Business. The Seller makes no
representations or warranties in this Section 4.1.6
with respect to Taxes, Environmental Laws or applicable Laws
respecting employment, employment practices, wage payment, health
or safety, for which the sole representations and warranties of the
Seller are set forth in Sections 4.1.7 , 4.1.8 ,
4.1.10 and 4.1.11 .
4.1.7.1
The Seller has filed, or will duly and timely file, all Tax Returns
which are or will be due and required to be filed on or before the
Closing Date in connection with its ownership and operations of the
Assets, and tax liabilities and all other information reported in
such Tax Returns are or shall be correct and complete in all
material respects;
4.1.7.2
All Taxes, other than current-year Oklahoma personal property
Taxes, shown to be payable on the Tax Returns referred to in this
Section 4.1.7 have been or will be timely paid prior to
the Closing Date, and no Taxes, other than current-year Oklahoma
personal property Taxes, are payable by the Seller in connection
with the Seller’s ownership of the Assets and the operation
thereof, for or with respect to the periods covered by such Tax
Returns;
4.1.7.3
All current-year Oklahoma personal property Taxes shown to be due
and payable prior to the Closing Date have been or will be timely
paid;
4.1.7.4
All Taxes, assessments, reassessments, and all other similar
governmental charges, penalties, interest and fines in connection
with the Seller’s ownership and operations of the Assets and
imposed upon other persons or entities, but which are collected by
the Seller on behalf of any Taxing Authority or other Governmental
Authority on or before the Closing Date, have been or will be paid
when due;
4.1.7.5
All Taxes, assessments, reassessments and all other similar
governmental charges in connection with the Seller’s
ownership of the Assets and due and payable by the Seller on or
before the Closing Date shall have been paid by the Seller on or
before the Closing Date except for any such charges set forth on
Schedule 4.1.7.5 for which the Seller has decided to
contest in good faith and for which it has taken appropriate
procedural actions to preserve its rights;
4.1.7.6
The Seller has not with respect to the Assets or the Business,
extended or waived the application of any statute of limitations of
any jurisdiction regarding the assessment or collection of any
Tax;
4.1.7.7
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.7.7 there are no
audits, claims, assessments, levies, administrative proceedings, or
lawsuits pending, or to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened
against the Seller with respect to the ownership and operation of
the Assets or the Business by any Taxing Authority, and no Taxing
Authority in which the Seller does not file Tax Returns has raised
any issue or made any inquiries suggesting
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that such
Taxing Authority may believe that the Seller is required to file
Tax Returns in such jurisdiction;
4.1.7.8
There are no liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet
due or payable) upon the Assets;
4.1.7.9
All of the Assets that are subject to property Tax have been
properly listed and described on the property Tax rolls of the
appropriate taxing jurisdiction for all periods prior to Closing
and no portion of the Assets constitutes omitted property for
property Tax purposes; and
4.1.7.10
Seller has no unsettled Oklahoma tax claims under 68 O.S. §
1364(H) (2008 Supp.) of the Oklahoma Statutes that would impair
Buyer’s ability to obtain an Oklahoma sales tax permit and an
Oklahoma manufacturer’s exemption permit.
4.1.8
Environmental Matters . The representations and warranties
contained in this Section 4.1.8 are the sole and
exclusive representations and warranties of the Seller pertaining
or relating to matters arising under or with respect to
Environmental Laws, except as disclosed or referenced on
Schedule 4.1.8 :
4.1.8.1
The Seller’s ownership of the Assets and operation of the
Business as presently owned and operated are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and all
Environmental Permits.
4.1.8.2
The Seller has obtained all required material Environmental
Permits, and all such material Environmental Permits are valid and
in full force and effect and are set forth on
Schedule 2.1.8 .
4.1.8.3
The Seller is not party to any outstanding order, injunction,
judgment, decree or ruling that arose from the Seller’s
operation of the Business or ownership of the Assets and relates to
(i) the Seller’s compliance with Environmental Laws,
(ii) Remedial Work required to be performed by the Seller, or
(iii) any Release of Hazardous Substances or presence of
Hazardous Substances.
4.1.8.4
The Seller has not received any written communication alleging
that, with respect to the Seller’s operation of the Business
or ownership of the Assets, the Seller may be in violation of any
Environmental Law or may have any liability under any Environmental
Law.
4.1.8.5
There is no investigation by a Governmental Authority of the
Business or the Assets, pending or threatened in writing, that
would reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of any
material liability pursuant to any Environmental Law.
4.1.8.6
There are no imminent material restrictions on the ownership,
occupancy, use, or transferability of the Owned Real Property, the
Leased Real Property or the Easements arising under any
Environmental Law.
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4.1.9
Litigation . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.9 , there are no actions, suits, claims,
demands, proceedings, arbitrations, grievances, citations, summons,
subpoenas, or to the Seller’s Knowledge any inquiry or
investigation of any nature, including civil, criminal, regulatory
or otherwise, in law or equity, pending or, to the Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened against the Seller (or its Affiliates)
relating to the Assets or the Business and there are no judgments
outstanding against the Seller relating to the Assets or the
Business. There is no condemnation proceeding pending with service
of process made on the Seller (or its Affiliates) or, to the
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened or pending without service of
process made on the Seller (or its Affiliates), against any of the
Owned Real Property, Leased Real Property, Easements or Transferred
Pipeline Rights.
4.1.10
Employee Matters . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.10(A)-(D) , the Seller is and has been in
compliance in all material respects with all, and to the Knowledge
of the Seller, is not under investigation with respect to and has
not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any
violation of any, applicable Laws pertaining to labor and
employment and related to the ownership and operation of the Assets
or the Business, including but not limited to employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment, payment of compensation,
contracts of employment, collective bargaining, non-discrimination
and affirmative action, plant closing and mass layoff, family and
medical leave, immigration, health and safety, wages and hours,
payment of unemployment benefits and taxes and workers’
compensation, and including but not limited to Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Equal Pay Act, as
amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, the National Labor Relations Act
and the Code. Since January 1, 2005, there has not been any
strike, work stoppage or slow-down with respect to the Current
Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.10(A) ,
as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Seller nor its
Affiliates are a party to, nor are they currently negotiating, any
collective bargaining or other agreement with any union or other
association of employees relating to the Business, and should any
such action occur between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing, the Seller or its Affiliates will notify the Buyer of such
action as soon as practicable. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.10(A) , since January 1, 2005 no
labor union or employee organization has been certified or
recognized as the collective bargaining representative of the
Current Employees. As of the date of this Agreement, to the
Seller’s or its Affiliates’ Knowledge, there are no
union organizational campaigns or representation proceedings under
way or threatened with respect to the Current Employees, and should
any such events occur or be threatened between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing, the Seller or its Affiliates will notify
the Buyer of such events as soon as practicable. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.1.10(B) , none of the current or
past employees of the Seller or its Affiliates engaged in the
Business has a pending or, to the Seller’s or its
Affiliates’ Knowledge, threatened claim against the Seller or
its Affiliates. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.10(B) , neither the Seller nor its
Affiliates have pending against them related to the Assets or the
Business any unfair labor practice charges, other administrative
charges, claims, grievances, actions, proceedings or lawsuits
before any court, governmental agency, regulatory body or arbiter
arising under any federal, state or local Law governing employment.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.10(C), the Seller has no
express or implied or written or oral Contracts of employment with
any of the Current Employees. Within the ninety days preceding the
Effective Date, Seller has not transferred or reassigned any
employee from the Facility except as noted in
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Schedule 4.1.10(D) . The Sunoco, Inc. Involuntary Termination Plan
provides for a minimum severance period of two weeks and a maximum
severance period of fifty-two weeks as of the Effective
Date.
4.1.11
Compensation and Employee Benefits .
4.1.11.1
There are no Liabilities pursuant to Title IV of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“
ERISA ”) with respect to the termination of any plan,
or any “withdrawal liability” with respect to any
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, that
would be imposed on the Seller or any of its Affiliates, any member
of the Business, or the Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
4.1.11.2
No material plan, program, or arrangement relating to compensation
or employee benefits for employees of any of the Seller or its
Affiliates currently providing services related to or in connection
with the Business (each a “ Seller Plan ”) is a
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA. Each Seller Plan which is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code is and at all times has been so
qualified, and the Seller has no Knowledge of any fact which would
adversely affect in a material manner the qualified status of any
such plan. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a favorable
determination letter with respect to each Seller Plan intended to
be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and has not revoked,
or to the Seller’s Knowledge threatened to revoke, that
determination letter, or the Seller has submitted such plan to the
Internal Revenue Service for a determination and the Seller expects
such a letter to be issued.
4.1.12
Intellectual Property . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.12(A) and any Intellectual Property used
in connection with the Seller’s provision of services under
the Transition Services Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
the Owned Intellectual Property described on
Schedule 2.1.12.1 and the Licensed Intellectual
Property described on Schedule 2.1.12.1 constitute all
of the material Intellectual Property used by the Seller with
respect to the operation of the Assets or the conduct of the
Business. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.1.12(B) ,
the Seller does not have Knowledge of any claim that the Owned
Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property or the
ownership and operation of the Assets or the conduct of the
Business infringes any Intellectual Property of any other Person or
any registered or unregistered trademarks, service marks, logos,
brand names, trade names, other names or slogans embodying business
or product goodwill of any other Person. Schedule 2.1.12.1
is a complete and accurate list of all Owned Intellectual Property.
Schedule 2.1.12.1 is a complete and accurate list of all
Licensed Intellectual Property. Except as expressly set forth in
Schedule 2.1.12.1 , all Licensed Intellectual Property
in Schedule 2.1.12.1 is freely assignable to the Buyer
at no cost to the Buyer.
4.1.13
Absence of Certain Changes . Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, the Business has been conducted in the Ordinary Course
of Business since December 31, 2008, and during that time,
there has not been any change, event, occurrence, development or
state of circumstances or facts that has had or could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.13 , since the
Balance Sheet Date the Seller
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has not taken
any action that would, if such action were taken after the
Effective Date, require the prior written consent of the Buyer
pursuant to Section 5.3.1 .
4.1.14
Ownership of the Idle Assets . Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this ARTICLE 4 and in this
Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 4.1.14 are the sole and exclusive
representations and warranties of the Seller pertaining to the Idle
Assets and all references to the Assets in each of
Sections 4.1.1.1 through 4.1.13 shall be deemed
to exclude the Idle Assets. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, the
Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Idle Assets, and
such title to the Idle Assets will be transferred at the Closing to
the Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted
Encumbrances. Regarding the Idle Assets, the Seller makes no
representations or warranties of any kind (except as to the
foregoing representation and warranty regarding title), expressed
or implied, including but not limited to representations and
warranties related to merchantability, condition or fitness for
purpose. All such representations and warranties are hereby
expressly disclaimed by the Seller. The Buyer acknowledges and
agrees that the Seller is selling and conveying and the Buyer is
purchasing and accepting the Idle Assets strictly on an “as
is, where is” basis.
4.1.15
Affiliate Transactions . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1.15 , the Seller is not currently a party
to any Contract with any Affiliate of the Seller or Sunoco
Logistics Partners L.P. that provides for the purchase or sale of
goods to or from, or the provision of services to or from, the
Business.
4.1.16
Suppliers . Schedule 4.1.16 sets for a complete
and accurate list of the 20 largest suppliers of materials,
products or services to the Seller and its Affiliates in connection
with the Business (measured by the aggregate amount purchased from
all such suppliers) during each of the last two fiscal years and
the period from January 1, 2009 through the last day of the
month immediately preceding the date of the Agreement. The
relationships of the Seller and its Affiliates with the suppliers
listed on Schedule 4.1.16 are good commercial working
relationships and none of such suppliers has cancelled or
terminated or otherwise materially altered (excluding increases in
the prices charged for supplies, materials, products or services)
such arrangements, notified the Seller or any of its Affiliates of
any intention to do any of the foregoing, or otherwise threatened
to cancel, terminate or seek to materially alter its relationship
with the Seller its Affiliates.
4.1.17
Customers . Schedule 4.1.17 sets forth
separately for each of the lubricants business on the one hand and
the remaining parts of the Business on the other hand (i) the names
and addresses of the 20 largest customers measured by the aggregate
amount of products, goods and services ordered and purchased from
the Seller during each of the last two fiscal years and the period
from January 1, 2009 through the last day of the month
immediately preceding the date of the Agreement (collectively, the
“ Customers ”) and (ii) the amount for
which each Customer was invoiced during such period. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.1.17 , the Seller has not received
any written or oral notice that any such Customer has ceased, or
will cease, to purchase those types of products included in current
and active programs for such Customer.
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4.1.18
Insurance. Since January 1, 2006, the Seller has
insured the Assets and been insured against such risks as entities
engaged in businesses similar to the Business would, in accordance
with good practice, customarily be insured.
Schedule 4.1.18(A) sets forth an accurate summary of
all fire, general liability, theft, and other forms of insurance
(including insurance relating to railcars and business conducted
with railroads) and all fidelity bonds held by or applicable to the
Seller and the Assets. Since January 1, 2006, the Seller has
neither failed to give any required notice relating to any event
affecting the Assets nor delivered inaccurate or erroneous notice
or information relating to such an event, which, in any such case,
has limited or impaired the rights of the Seller under any such
insurance policies. Excluding insurance policies that have expired
and have been replaced in the ordinary course of business, no
insurance policy held by or applicable to the Seller or the Assets
or the Business has been cancelled within the last two years prior
to the date hereof. Schedule 4.1.18(B) contains an
accurate and complete list of (i) all outstanding claims under
insurance policies of the Seller relating to the Assets and the
Business, (ii) all claims, whether outstanding or not, made
under such insurance policies since January 1, 2006, and
(iii) all material casualties that have occurred in connection
with the Assets or the Business since January 1,
2006.
4.1.19
Absence of Certain Business Practices . Neither the Seller
nor any officer, employee or agent of the Seller, nor any other
Person acting on its behalf, has, directly or indirectly, given or
agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer,
supplier, government employee or other Person who is or may be in a
position to help or hinder the operation of the Assets (or to
assist the Seller in connection with any actual or proposed
transaction) which (1) might subject the Seller to any damage
or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or
proceeding, (2) if not given in the past, might have had a
Material Adverse Effect on the Assets or its operation of the
Assets or the Business, or (3) if not continued in the future,
might materially adversely affect the Assets or
Business.
4.1.20
Pipelines . Schedule 4.1.20 contains a true,
complete and accurate list of all pipelines serving (by either
carrying products to or from) the Facilities.
4.1.21
Financial Statements .
4.1.21.1
Attached as Schedule 4.1.21 are true and complete
copies of the balance sheet for the Assets and the Business as of
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 and the related
statements of operations and cash flow for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, audited for 2007
and unaudited for 2008 (collectively, the “ Facility
Financial Statements ”). Except as disclosed in the
footnotes to the Facility Financial Statements, the Facility
Financial Statements, including the related notes and schedules,
have been prepared from the books and records of the Seller
relating to the Assets and the Business and present fairly in all
material respects the financial position and results of operations
of the Business as of the dates of such statements in conformity
with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a basis consistent with preceding years and throughout the
periods involved. The Facility Financial Statements do not contain
any items of a special or nonrecurring nature except as expressly
stated therein.
4.1.21.2
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1.21 , there is no
material liability or obligation of any kind, whether accrued,
absolute, fixed, contingent, or otherwise,
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relating to the
Assets and the Business that is not reflected or reserved against
in the balance sheet dated December 31, 2008, other than
(i) current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business in a manner consistent with past practice since
December 31, 2008 (the “ Balance Sheet Date
”), or (ii) any such liabilities or obligations which
would not be required to be presented in financial statements or
the notes thereto prepared in conformity with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied, in a manner
consistent with past practice, in the preparation of the Facility
Financial Statements.
4.1.22
Customer Security Arrangements . Schedule 4.1.22
hereto identifies all Customer Security Arrangements, and
specifically identifies any Customer Security Arrangements that are
not transferable.
4.1.23
Seller Security Arrangements . Schedule 4.1.23
hereto identifies all Seller Security Arrangements.
4.1.24
Limitations of Representations and Warranties .
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT DELIVERED BY THE SELLER
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, IT IS THE EXPLICIT INTENT AND
UNDERSTANDING OF EACH PARTY HERETO THAT THE SELLER IS NOT MAKING
ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS, IMPLIED,
STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, BEYOND THOSE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
EXPRESSLY MADE BY IT IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE SPECIAL WARRANTY
DEED(S) DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.9.1.2 , THE
CERTIFICATES DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.9.1 OR ANY
OTHER CERTIFICATE OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED AT THE CLOSING. IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT COVERED BY A REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN OR IN THE SPECIAL WARRANTY
DEED(S) DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.9.1.2 , THE
CERTIFICATES DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.9.1 OR ANY
OTHER CERTIFICATE OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED AT THE CLOSING AND WITHOUT
LIMITING SUCH EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, AND SUBJECT
TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CERTIFICATE OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED AT THE CLOSING, THE BUYER TAKES
THE ASSETS “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” AND
“WITH ALL FAULTS.” WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF
THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE OR ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY MADE BY THE SELLER IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED(S) DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.9.1.2 , THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.9.1 , OR THE OTHER DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY THE SELLER IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, THE SELLER HEREBY (I) EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO
(A) THE CONDITION, USEFULNESS OR ADEQUACY OF THE ASSETS OR THE
OWNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF
QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF
CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS), OR (B) THE
ACCURACY, SPECIFICATIONS, QUALITY, FITNESS,
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MERCHANTABILITY, REPRODUCIBILITY OR CORRECTNESS
OF DATA, PRODUCTS OR RESULTS OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; AND
(II) NEGATES ANY RIGHTS OF THE BUYER UNDER STATUTES TO CLAIM
DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION AND ANY CLAIMS BY THE BUYER FOR DAMAGES
BECAUSE OF LATENT VICES OR DEFECTS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, IT
BEING THE INTENTION OF THE SELLER AND THE BUYER THAT, SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE ASSETS ARE TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE
BUYER IN THEIR CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR AS OF THE DATE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
4.1.25
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY MADE
BY THE SELLER IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF
THE SELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER EXPRESS TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 2.9.1 , OR THE OTHER DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY THE
SELLER IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, THE SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTY
OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH
RESPECT TO ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT, IN, ON OR
UNDER, OR DISPOSED OF OR DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM, THE ASSETS.
FURTHERMORE, WITHOUT LIMITING ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
EXPRESSLY GIVEN BY THE SELLER IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT
DELIVERED BY THE SELLER IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, THE SELLER
MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR
OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
INFORMATION, RECORDS, DATA AND INTERPRETATIONS NOW, HERETOFORE OR
HEREAFTER MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BUYER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DESCRIPTION OF THE
ASSETS, PRICING ASSUMPTIONS, POTENTIAL FOR PROFITS, PROJECTED
COSTS, AND ANY ACQUIRED OR LICENSED DATA, ANY ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIAL INCLUDED IN THE
DATA ROOM OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO THE BUYER BY THE SELLER, ANY
AFFILIATE OF THE SELLER OR ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER,
EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL, AGENT OR ADVISOR OF THE SELLER OR ANY AFFILIATE
OF THE SELLER.
Section 5.1
Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent . From the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination
of this Agreement, each Party will use commercially reasonable
efforts to take all action (or refrain from taking any action
within its control) and to do all things necessary, proper, or
advisable in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement including the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in ARTICLE
7 ; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
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require or
cause any Party to waive any right it may have under other
provisions of this Agreement.
Section 5.2
Notices and Consents .
5.2.1
Promptly following the date of this Agreement until the earlier of
the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, the Seller
will give any notices to Third Parties, and will use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the Third Party consents, required
under any Assigned Contract in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or otherwise
required to prevent a Material Adverse Effect from occurring prior
to or after the Closing. Each of the Parties will promptly give any
notices to, make any filings with, and use all commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and
approvals of Governmental Authorities, including consents to, or
approval of, the assignment or transfer of the Licenses and
Permits. Each Party hereto shall (i) make the filings required
of it or any of its Affiliates under the HSR Act and any other
applicable antitrust or competition laws outside the United States
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day following the
date hereof, (ii) comply at the earliest practicable date and
after consultation with the other Party hereto with any request for
additional information or documentary material received by it or
any of its Affiliates from the FTC or the Antitrust Division,
(iii) reasonably cooperate with one another in connection with
any filing under the HSR Act (including by providing copies of all
such documents to the nonfiling Party and its advisors prior to
filing and, if requested, accepting reasonable additions, deletions
or changes suggested in connection therewith) and in connection
with resolving any investigation or other inquiry concerning the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement initiated by the FTC,
the Antitrust Division or any other Governmental Authority, and
(iv) refrain from making any “early-termination
request” in connection with the filings required by it or any
of its Affiliates under the HSR Act. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Buyer or any
of its Affiliates be required, in connection with any demand
therefore by any Governmental Authority or otherwise, to agree or
commit to (i) divest, hold separate, offer for sale, abandon,
limit its operation of or
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