Amendment to the Asset
Purchase Agreement
AMENDMENT NO.
1 (this “ Amendment ”) TO THE ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of March 31, 2007, is made
by and among LEAR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“
Lear ”), INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP
NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), WL ROSS & CO. LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ WL Ross ”), FRANKLIN MUTUAL
ADVISERS, LLC (“ Franklin ”), and INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ IACNA ”).
WHEREAS ,
each of the undersigned are parties to that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 (the “
Original Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS ,
the parties wish to amend the Original Agreement as set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.1 Defined
Terms . Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein
shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the
Original Agreement.
AMENDMENTS TO ORIGINAL
AGREEMENT,
EXHIBITS AND DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES.
2.1 Amendment of
Section 1.1.
(a) The
definitions of “Asian Joint Venture” and “Asian
Joint Venture Agreement” in Section 1.1 of the Original
Agreement, and all references to such terms in the Original
Agreement, are hereby deleted in their entirety.
(b) The
definition of “Affiliate Loans” in Section 1.1 of
the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
“
Affiliate Loans ” means (i) a loan from WL Ross
(or one or more of its Affiliates) to the Company in the principal
amount of $33,333,333 on the terms and conditions set forth in the
applicable Promissory Note and (ii) loans from Affiliates of
Franklin to the Company in the aggregate principal amount of
$16,666,667, in such amounts and from such affiliates as set forth
on Schedule 1.1.1A, on the terms and conditions set forth in
the applicable Promissory Note.”
(c) The
definition of “Balance Sheet” in Section 1.1 of
the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
““
Balance Sheet ” means the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet for the Business, including the Sale Companies but
excluding the financial results of the Dayton Facility, as of the
Balance Sheet Date.”
(d) The
definition of “Holding Companies” in Section 1.1
of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
““
Holding Companies ” means the Canadian Holding
Company, the Mexican Holding Company and IAC Finance,
LLC.”
(e) The
definition of “Holding Company Shares” in
Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
““
Holding Company Shares ” means all of the issued and
outstanding shares or other equity ownership interests of the
Mexican Holding Company, the Canadian Holding Company and IAC
Finance, LLC.”
(f) The
definition of “Financial Statements” in
Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
““
Financial Statements ” means (i) the Balance
Sheet and (ii) the related unaudited consolidated statements
of income for the Business for the nine months ended on the Balance
Sheet Date, attached hereto as Schedule 1.1.5 ,
excluding in each case, the financial results of the Dayton
Facility.”
(g) The
definition of “Knowledge of Lear” in Section 1.1
of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
““
Knowledge of Lear ”, or words of similar import, means
the actual knowledge of Roger Jackson, Douglas DelGrosso, Daniel
Ninivaggi, James Kamsickas, Jeff Vanneste, Earl LaFontaine (with
respect to intellectual property matters) or Bill Brockhaus (as to
the Current Mexican Subsidiaries), collectively.”
(h) The
definition of “Purchased Assets” in Section 1.1 of
the Original Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating
in its entirety subsection (iv) thereof as follows:
“(iv) the
accounts receivable and prepaid expenses arising out of or relating
primarily to the Business to the extent reflected in the
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital (including all
inter-company trade accounts receivable between an Asset Seller or
a Sale Company and Lear or any of Lear’s Subsidiaries) or to
the extent related to the operation of the Business at the Dayton
Facility and the assets described in clause (i) of the
definition of Tooling and Engineering Net Assets;”
(i) The
definition of “Tooling and Engineering Net Assets” in
Section 1.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
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“
Tooling and Engineering Net Assets ” means
(i) engineering and tooling costs that are lump sum payable by
the customer and capitalized engineering and tooling costs and
gains that will be amortized following the date of determination,
less (ii) divisional accounts payable related to the Business
recorded at the Dearborn, Michigan Division Office, in each case
excluding the impact of any accounting on the books and records of
the Business or Lear for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(j) Section 1.1
of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following new defined term therein in the appropriate alphabetical
order:
““
Dayton Facility ” means the facility owned and
operated by Lear Corporation EEDS and Interiors and located in
Dayton, Tennessee.”
2.2 Amendment
of Section 2.2 . Section 2.2(a)(i) of the Original
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“(i) all
Current Liabilities of the Asset Sellers, to the extent included in
the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital, all Current
Liabilities of the Asset Sellers to the extent related to the
operation of the Business at the Dayton Facility, and all
liabilities under the intercompany loan payable related to the
Business at the Madisonville, Kentucky facility;”
2.3 Amendment
of Section 2.4 .
(a) The
first sentence of Section 2.4(a) of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“In
consideration of the Transfer of the Purchased Assets and the
Holding Company Shares to the Company at Closing, the Company shall
(i) pay Lear $300,000 (the “ Cash Consideration
”) by delivering to Lear a demand promissory note dated as of
the Closing Date in a form acceptable to Lear, which note shall be
due and payable, without further authorization or action of the
parties to this Agreement, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on
April 2, 2007, and (ii) assume the Assumed Liabilities
(together with the Cash Consideration, the “ Purchase
Price ”).”
(b) Section 2.4
of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end
thereof a new subsection (c) as follows:
“(c) Lear
will deliver to the Company an amended allocation and supporting
valuation report (the “ Final Valuation Report
”) no later than 60 days after the Closing Date, and the
Company will provide any comments, questions or objections with
respect thereto no later than 20 days after the delivery of
the Final Valuation Report, provided that the deadline for delivery
of the Final Valuation Report may be extended in 15-day increments
with the Company’s prior written consent, not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. The parties will thereafter
cooperate diligently and in good faith to promptly resolve any
disputes and agree upon an amended Schedule 2.4 , which
amended Schedule 2.4 shall be prepared in a manner
consistent with Schedule 2.4 agreed to at Closing. The
parties, in connection with their respective U.S. federal, state,
local and foreign tax returns and other filings, agree not to take
any position inconsistent with such purchase price allocation for
Tax reporting purposes. Any
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adjustment to
the purchase price shall be allocated as provided by Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1060-1(c).“
2.4 Amendment
of Section 2.5 .
(a) The
parties acknowledge and agree that set forth on Annex A
attached hereto is a list of (i) the accounts receivable that
the Asset Sellers are excluding from the Purchased Assets or the
Sale Companies are distributing to another Lear Company prior to
the Closing in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Original
Agreement and (ii) the accounts payable that the Asset Sellers
are excluding from the Assumed Liabilities or the Sale Companies
are distributing to another Lear Company prior to the Closing in
accordance with Section 2.5 of the Original
Agreement.
(b) Section 2.5
of the Original Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end
thereof a new subsection (l) as follows:
“(l)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the
LLC Agreement, (i) the Current Assets and the Current
Liabilities of the Dayton Facility shall be included in the
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital and the Closing
Tooling Net Assets only to the extent such Current Assets and
Current Liabilities have been recorded at the Dearborn, Michigan
Division Office and (ii) the calculation of 2007 EBITDA (as defined
in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of IACNA dated as of the
date hereof) shall not take into account the financial results of
the Dayton Facility.”
2.5 Amendment
of Section 3.3 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Section 3.1 of the Original Agreement, the parties
acknowledge and agree that the Closing Date shall be March 31, 2007
and the Closing shall be effective as of 11:59 p.m. (Eastern
Time) on March 31, 2007.
2.6 Amendment
of Article VII . Article VII of the Original
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set
forth on Annex B attached hereto.
2.7 Amendment
of Exhibits . Exhibit H of the Original Agreement
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth on
Annex C attached hereto.
2.8 Amendment
of Schedules .
(a)
Schedule 1.1.1 of the Original Agreement, and all
reference to such Schedule in the Original Agreement, are hereby
deleted in their entirety.
(b) The
parties hereby agree that attached hereto as Annex D is
Schedule 1.1.1A
(c)
Schedule 1.1.2 of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended and restated as set forth on Annex E attached
hereto.
(d)
Schedule 1.1.4 of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as set forth on Annex F
attached hereto.
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(e) The
parties hereby agree that attached hereto as Annex G is
Schedule 2.4 , which Schedule 2.4 shall be
subject to adjustment following the Closing in accordance with
Sections 2.4(c) and 2.5(k).
(f)
Schedule 3.1(d) of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended and restated as set forth on Annex H attached
hereto.
2.9 Amendment
of Section 3.1(j) . Section 3.1(j) of the Agreement
is hereby amended by clarifying that Lear is curing the shortfall
in the Estimated Closing Tooling Net Assets by increasing by
$4.9 million the trade accounts receivable included in the
Purchased Assets payable from Lear to the Company.
3.1 From and after
the date hereof, each reference in the Original Agreement to
“this Agreement,” “hereunder,”
“hereof,” “herein,” or words of like
import, shall mean and be a reference to the Original Agreement as
amended hereby.
3.2 Except as
specifically set forth above, the Original Agreement shall remain
unaltered and in full force and effect and the respective terms,
conditions or covenants thereof are hereby in all respects ratified
and confirmed.
3.3 This Amendment
may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be
considered one and the same agreement and will become effective
when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the
parties and delivered to the other parties.
3.4 This Amendment
will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under principles of conflict of laws thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this
Amendment to Original Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
as of the date first above written.
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LEAR
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Daniel A.
Ninivaggi
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Name:
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Daniel A.
Ninivaggi
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Title:
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Executive Vice
President, Secretary and General Counsel
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INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Stephen
Toy
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Name:
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Stephen
Toy
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Title:
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Director and
Vice President
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WL ROSS &
CO. LLC
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By:
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/s/ Stephen
Toy
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Name:
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Stephen
Toy
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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FRANKLIN MUTUAL
ADVISERS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Bradley
Takahashi
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Name:
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Bradley
Takahashi
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Title:
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Vice
President
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INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Stephen
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Name:
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Stephen
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Title:
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Director and
Vice President
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6
EMPLOYMENT MATTERS; EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
7.1 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a)
Schedule 7.1(a) hereto lists all material Benefit Plans
in effect as of November 30, 2006 including, without limitation,
all pension, profit-sharing, savings and thrift, bonus, incentive
or deferred compensation, severance pay and medical and life
insurance plans in which any current or former Employees
participate (collectively, “ Employee Benefit Plans
”).
(b) Lear
has provided or made available to the Company: (i) a complete
copy of each written Employee Benefit Plan and a description of any
unwritten Employee Benefit Plan, each as in effect on the date
hereof; (ii) a copy of each trust agreement or other funding
vehicle with respect to each such plan; (iii) a copy of the
most recently received determination letter, if any, and any and
all currently effective rulings or notices issued by a governmental
or regulatory authority, with respect to each such plan;
(iv) a copy of the Form 5500 Annual Report (or similar
governmental report applicable outside of the United States), if
any, for each of the two most recent plan years for each such plan;
and (vi) the most recent summary plan description, if any,
with respect to each such plan (excluding for purposes of this
subsection (b) any documents not available to Lear relating to
any “multiemployer plan”, as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and any Canadian multiemployer
plan to which a Lear Company is contributing on behalf of non-U.S.
Employees).
(c) Each
U.S. Employee Benefit Plan (other than a multiemployer plan) has
been operated and administered in material compliance with its
terms and all applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code and
with any applicable reporting and disclosure requirements,
including but not limited to the requirement of Part 6 of
Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the
Code.
(d) Each
Employee Benefit Plan (other than a multiemployer plan) which is
intended to meet the requirements of a “qualified plan”
under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has either
received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service that such plan is so qualified or has requested such a
favorable determination letter within the remedial amendment period
of Section 401(b) of the Code and neither Lear nor any Lear Company
is aware of any facts or circumstances that would jeopardize the
qualification of such plan or the tax exempt status of any related
trust maintained by any Lear Company or an ERISA Affiliate intended
to be exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under
Section 501 of the Code, or the qualified or registered status
of any Benefit Plan or trust maintained outside the United
States.
(e) Except
as set forth on Schedule 7.1(e) , no U.S. Employee
Benefit Plan (other than a multiemployer plan) which is a defined
benefit plan or is subject to Title IV of ERISA or any trust
established thereunder has incurred any “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the
last day of the most recent fiscal year of each Title IV Plan ended
prior to the Closing Date.
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(f) Except
as otherwise set forth on Schedule 7.1(f) , none of the
Employee Benefit Plans provides or obligates any Lear Company or
its Subsidiaries to provide any Employee (or any dependent thereof)
any life insurance or medical or health or any other welfare
benefits after their termination of employment with a Lear Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as required under
Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B
of the Code or any similar state law, and except as otherwise set
forth on Schedu
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