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Definitions
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Construction
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PURCHASE AND
SALE
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Purchase and
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Excluded
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Indemnification
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CONSIDERATION
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Consideration
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Purchase Price
Inventory Adjustment
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Deposit
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THE CLOSING;
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The
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Conditions
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Conditions
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REPRESENTATIONS
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Existence and
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Consents
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Leaseholds
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TABLE OF
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Equipment,
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Contracts
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Conduct of
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TABLE OF
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Exhibits
Exhibit A – Bendix JV Supply Agreement
Exhibit B – Canadian Asset Purchase Agreement
Exhibit C – Canadian Production and Supply Agreement
Exhibit D – Chinese Purchase Agreement
Exhibit E – Dana Non-Compete
Exhibit F – Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit G – Escrow Agreement
Exhibit H – Sale Order
Exhibit I – Bill of Sale
Exhibit J – Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit K – Intellectual Property Assignment
Agreement
Exhibit L – Patent Assignment
Exhibit M – Trademark Assignment Agreement
Exhibit N – Exclusive Patent License Agreement
Exhibit O – Lease Amendment
Exhibit P – Sublease
Exhibit Q – Procedures Approval Order
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This Asset Purchase
Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of
September 11, 2006, by and between HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company (together with any permitted
successor and assigns, the “ Purchaser ”), and
DANA CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (“ Dana
” or “ Debtor Seller ”).
A. The
Debtor Seller owns or has rights and/or interests in the Domestic
Net Assets (as defined below).
B. The
Debtor Seller manufactures and sells loose trailer axles and
trailer axle and suspension assemblies at a facility in Lugoff,
South Carolina (the “ Business ”). The Business
is supplemented by certain assets and operations of the Canadian
Seller and Chinese Seller (each as defined below), which are
non-debtor Affiliates (as defined below) of Dana located in Barrie,
Ontario, Canada and Wuxi, China, respectively.
C. The
Debtor Seller filed, on March 3, 2006, with forty other
domestic debtor subsidiaries of Dana, voluntary petitions for
relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of New York (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”)
under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C.
§§ 101, et seq. (the “ Bankruptcy Code
”), which cases are jointly administered at Case
No. 06-10354-brl (collectively, the “ Bankruptcy
Proceedings ”).
D. In
connection with the Bankruptcy Proceedings, the Debtor Seller will
file a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking approval, pursuant
to order of the Bankruptcy Court, of the Transactions (as defined
below), including, without limitation, the sale of the Domestic Net
Assets free and clear of all interests, liens, claims and
encumbrances pursuant to sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy
Code and the assumption and assignment of certain contracts and
leases pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
E. The
Canadian Seller and the Chinese Seller are not subject to
insolvency proceedings ancillary to the Bankruptcy Proceedings;
however, the Purchaser and Debtor Seller contemplate that the
closing on the sale of the Domestic Net Assets will be contingent
on the closing on the sale of the Foreign Net Assets (as defined
below) held by the Canadian Seller and the Chinese Seller, and vice
versa.
F. The
Debtor Seller and Purchaser contemplate a closing on the
Transactions immediately following entry of the Sale Order (as
defined below), which Sale Order shall not be subject to any stay,
temporary restraining order or injunction as of the Closing Date
(as defined below), and as of the Closing Date, all conditions
precedent with respect to the Foreign Net Assets will be satisfied
by the Canadian Seller and the Chinese Seller.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
and the agreements herein set forth, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Debtor Seller and Purchaser hereto, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
DEFINED
TERMS
1.01 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings stated:
“ Action
” means an action, suit, litigation, arbitration,
investigation, complaint, hearing, audit, examination or other
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or appellate, in law or equity, brought by any third party before
any judge, arbitrator or Governmental Body.
“ Affiliate
” means, as to any Person, (a) any Subsidiary of such
Person and (b) any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”
means the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction
of management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Agreement
” has the meaning stated in the heading of this
Agreement.
“ Allocation
” has the meaning stated in Section 3.03.
“ Alternative
Transaction ” means any one or more transactions
involving the sale of the Business or the majority of the Domestic
Net Assets by the Debtor Seller, to one or more purchasers in
connection with the Auction other than Purchaser, but does not
include the Transactions.
“ Assigned
Agreements ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.05(a).
“ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning stated in
Section 4.03(c)(i).
“ Assumed
Liabilities ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.03.
“ Auction
” means the Auction of the Business and Domestic Net Assets
to be held in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
Procedures Approval Order.
“ Bankruptcy
Code ” has the meaning stated in Recital C to this
Agreement.
“ Bankruptcy
Court ” has the meaning stated in Recital C to this
Agreement.
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“ Bankruptcy
Proceedings ” has the meaning set forth in Recital C to
this Agreement.
“ Base Inventory
Amount ” means $8,018,023.
“ Bendix JV
Supply Agreement ” means that certain supply agreement,
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, by and
between Purchaser and Bendix Spicer Commercial Vehicle Foundation
Brake LLC.
“ Benefit
Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan covered by
Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under
Section 412 of the Code, and any bonus, pension, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
ownership, stock purchase, stock option, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock, retirement, supplemental
retirement, vacation, severance, termination, disability, death
benefit, hospitalization, retiree medical or other plan, program,
insurance, arrangement, agreement, commitment or understanding
(whether or not legally binding) providing benefits to any current
or former Business Employee.
“ Bill of
Sale ” has the meaning stated in
Section 4.03(c)(i).
“ Business
” has the meaning stated in Recital B.
“ Business
Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a
day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed
in New York, New York.
“ Business
Employees ” means those individuals employed by Debtor
Seller who are assigned to work at the Lugoff Campus or at Debtor
Seller’s facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan in operation of the
Business as set forth on Schedule 1.01A . Individuals
assigned to work at the Lugoff Campus or at Debtor Seller’s
facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan but who are absent from work on
account of disability, layoff, leave of absence (not including
maternity or military leave) will not be considered Business
Employees; provided, however , that if any such person
returns to full-time active work within twelve (12) weeks
after the date of Closing, then such individual shall be considered
a Business Employee.
“ Canadian
Seller ” means Dana Canada Corporation.
“ Canadian Asset
Purchase Agreement ” means that certain asset purchase
agreement between the Canadian Seller and Purchaser’s
Affiliate, Hendrickson Suspensions Canada, Company, substantially
in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
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“ Canadian
Production and Supply Agreement ” means that certain
production and supply agreement between Canadian Seller and
Hendrickson Suspensions Canada, Company, substantially in the form
of Exhibit C hereto.
“ Chinese
Purchase Agreement ” means that certain asset transfer
contract between the Chinese Seller and the Purchaser, or its
Affiliate, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto.
“ Chinese
Purchaser ” means an Affiliate of the Purchaser,
organized under the Laws of China.
“ Chinese
Seller ” means Dana (Wuxi) Technology Co. Ltd.
“ Claims
” has the meaning stated in Section 2.04(a).
“ Clean Up
” means all actions required to (a) clean up, remove,
treat or otherwise remediate Hazardous Materials present in the
indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent, pursuant to Law,
the Release of Hazardous Materials so that they do not enter the
environment, migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public
health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment,
(c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and
post-remedial monitoring and care, or (d) respond to any
government directives, orders, requests for information or other
documents in any way relating to clean up, removal, treatment or
remediation or potential clean up, removal, treatment or
remediation of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor
environment.
“ Closing
” has the meaning stated in Section 4.01(a).
“ Closing
Date ” has the meaning stated in
Section 4.01(a).
“ Closing Date
Inventory Statement ” has the meaning stated in
Section 3.02(b).
“ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“ Collective
Bargaining Agreements ” means any Contract between the
Debtor Seller and any labor organization representing any Business
Employees.
“ Competing
Transaction ” means any disposition in any manner,
directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the Domestic
Net Assets, whether by themselves or as part of a larger
transaction that includes but is not limited to the Domestic Net
Assets and/or the Business (other than a disposition of all or
substantially all of Debtor Seller’s assets through a
confirmed chapter 11 plan, a liquidation under chapter 7 or chapter
11 of the Bankruptcy Code of the Debtor Seller’s assets or
other similar liquidation procedure), other than the
Transactions.
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“ Consents
” means any approval, consent, authorization or order of,
notice to or registration or filing with, or any other action by,
any Governmental Body or other Person.
“ Contract
” means any agreement, contract, license, lease, instrument,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee, purchase order, letter
of credit or other written legally binding commitment or
obligation, each as amended or modified from time to time, in each
case only to the extent related to the Business or the Domestic Net
Assets.
“ Cure Costs
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05(b).
“ Dana
” has the meaning stated in the heading of this
Agreement.
“ Dana
Non-Compete ” means that certain agreement, substantially
in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto.
“ Debtor
Seller ” has the meaning stated in the heading of this
Agreement.
“ Debtor Seller
Leasehold ” means the Debtor Seller’s lease
interest in the Lugoff Campus.
“ Debtor Seller
Representatives ” has the meaning stated in
Section 8.02(a).
“ Debtor Seller
Required Consents ” has the meaning stated in
Section 5.04.
“ Deposit
Amount ” has the meaning stated in
Section 3.04(a).
“ Dollars
” and “ $ ” refer to United States
dollars.
“ Domestic Net
Assets ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.01.
“ Effective
Time ” means 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the
Closing Date.
“ Environment
” means any surface water, groundwater, land surface,
subsurface strata, man made structure or building, sediment, plant
or animal life, natural resources, indoor or outdoor air and
soil.
“ Environmental
Law ” means any Law concerning: (a) the Environment,
including pollution, contamination, cleanup, preservation,
protection, and reclamation of the Environment; (b) any Release or
threatened Release of any Hazardous Material, including
investigation, monitoring, clean up, removal, treatment, or any
other action to address such Release or threatened Release; and
(c) the management of any Hazardous Material,
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including the manufacture,
generation, formulation, processing, labeling, distribution,
introduction into commerce, registration, use, treatment, handling,
storage, disposal, transportation, re-use, recycling or reclamation
of any Hazardous Material, including, but not limited to, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response/Compensation and Liability Act
(42 U.S.C. 960 et seq .) (“CERCLA”), the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6401 et. seq.),
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. 1802
et . seq ., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. 2601 et . seq ., the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et . seq ., the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et . seq ., Occupational Safety
and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651 et . seq .
“ Environmental
Liability ” has the meaning stated in Section
5.17(a).
“ Environmental
Reports ” has the meaning stated in Section
5.17(c).
“ Equipment
” means all equipment and machinery of a Person, including,
without limitation, all accessories, additions, appurtenances and
improvements to, parts, products and replacements of and documents
and substitutes for the foregoing.
“ Equity
Securities ” of a Person means (a) shares of capital
stock, limited liability company membership interests, partnership
interests, joint venture interests or other equity securities,
stock or shares of any kind of such Person, (b) securities
directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for any of the securities referred to in
(a) above, (c) rights, warrants, options, calls,
subscriptions or commitments of any kind or character relating to,
or entitling any Person directly or indirectly to purchase or
otherwise acquire, any of the securities or rights referred to in
(a) or (b) above, and (d) equity equivalents,
interests in the ownership or earnings of, or equity appreciation,
phantom stock or other similar rights of, or with respect to, such
Person.
“ ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, and the related regulations and published
interpretation.
“ Escrow
Agent ” means an escrow agent reasonably acceptable to
Debtor Seller and Purchaser.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” has the meaning stated in Section
3.04(a).
“ Estimated
Closing Inventory Amount ” has the meaning stated in
Section 3.02(b).
“ Excluded
Assets ” has the meaning stated in
Section 2.02(a).
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“ Excluded
Liabilities ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.04(a).
“ Expense
Reimbursement ” has the meaning stated in Section
9.03(c).
“ Final Closing
Inventory Amount ” has the meaning stated in
Section 3.02(b).
“ Fixtures
” means, to the extent not covered by the definition of
Equipment, all fixtures appurtenant to the Debtor Seller Leasehold,
including, without limitation, all accessions, additions,
appurtenances and improvements to, parts, products and replacements
of and documents and substitutes for the foregoing.
“ Foreign
Businesses ” means the loose trailer axles and trailer
axle and suspension assembly businesses of the Canadian Seller and
the Chinese Seller.
“ Foreign Net
Assets ” means assets owned or licensed by or subject to
a leasehold interest of the Canadian Seller or the Chinese Seller,
as the case may be, that will be purchased by Hendrickson
Suspensions Canada, Company pursuant to the terms of the Canadian
Asset Purchase Agreement and the Chinese Purchaser pursuant to the
Chinese Purchase Agreement.
“ GAAP
” means generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States as in effect from time to time, consistently applied
throughout the periods to which reference is made.
“ Governmental
Body ” means any government or any agency, bureau,
commission, court, department, official, political subdivision,
tribunal, board or other instrumentality of any administrative,
judicial, legislative, executive, regulatory, police or taxing
authority of any government, whether supranational, national,
federal, state, regional, provincial, local, domestic or
foreign.
“ Hazardous
Materials ” means any hazardous or toxic substance,
waste, contaminant, pollutant, gas or material, including, without
limitation, radioactive materials, oil, petroleum and petroleum
products and constituents thereof, which are regulated under any
Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any substance,
waste or material which is (a) designated a
“pollutant”, “hazardous substance”,
“extremely hazardous substance” or “toxic
chemical” under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
and/or CERCLA, as amended, and/or the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Act, as amended, (b) designated or
classified as a “hazardous waste” or “regulated
substance” pursuant to the Resource Conservation Recovery Act
(a/k/a Solid Waste Disposal Act), (c) designated or classified as a
“hazardous material” under the Hazardous Material
Transportation Act, as amended, (d)
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designated or classified
as a “toxic substance” under the Toxic Substances
Control Act, or (e) regulated in any way under the
Environmental Laws of any jurisdiction where the Debtor Seller
Leasehold is located or where the Debtor Seller has transported,
disposed, treated, stored or Released Hazardous
Materials.
“ HSR Act
” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended, and the related regulations and published
interpretations.
“ Indemnified
Party ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.07(c).
“ Indemnifying
Party ” has the meaning stated in Section
2.07(c).
“ Independent
Firm ” has the meaning stated in Section
3.02(b).
“ Intellectual
Property ” means all copyrights, uncopyrighted works,
trademarks, trademark rights, patents, including, without
limitation, all reissues, divisionals, continuations and extensions
thereof, patent rights, unpatented inventions, service marks,
logos, trade names, trade name rights, computer software licenses,
data, software, permits, trade secrets, know-how, protected models,
designs, methods, concepts, plans, specifications, drawings, test
reports, schematics, formulas, inventions, technology, processes
and intellectual property rights and other proprietary rights,
whether or not subject to statutory registration, together with
applications and licenses for any of the foregoing and the goodwill
of the Business.
“ Intellectual
Property Assignment Agreement ” has the meaning stated in
Section 4.03(c)(ii).
“ Inventory
” means all finished products, work in process, raw
materials, goods in transit, goods at customer sites and other
inventory or goods held for sale by or for the Business.
“ Inventory
Valuation Method ” has the meaning stated in
Section 3.02(b).
“ Knowledge of
the Debtor Seller ” or “ Debtor Seller’s
Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry, of Frank Sheehan and Nick Stanage.
“ Knowledge of
Purchaser ” means the actual knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry, of Keith Stephenson and Troy Pawelko.
“ Law ”
means each applicable treaty, statute, law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, order, writ, decree or award of any
Governmental Body, arbitrator or other Person.
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“ Lien
” means any security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise),
claim, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, hypothecation, charge,
easement, conveyance of any right, option, right of first refusal
or offer, or restriction or encumbrance of any kind.
“ Losses
” has the meaning stated in Section 2.07(a).
“ Lugoff
Campus ” means that portion of the Debtor Seller
Leasehold in Lugoff, South Carolina that is utilized by Debtor
Seller for the conduct of the Business.
“ Material
Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon
(i) the financial condition of the Business and the Foreign
Businesses, taken as a whole, of more than $2,500,000,
(ii) the ownership, maintenance or operation of the Domestic
Net Assets and the Foreign Net Assets, taken as a whole, of more
than $2,500,000, (iii) the Domestic Net Assets or the Foreign
Net Assets which requires or could reasonably be expected to
require the expenditure, within one (1) year following the
Closing Date, of more than $2,500,000 (for any single change,
effect, event, occurrence or state of facts or cumulative group of
changes, effects, events, occurrences or state of facts), or
(iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Sale
Documents, in each such case other than any such effect resulting
from or arising in connection with the commencement of the
Bankruptcy Proceedings or the announcement of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
“ Newly-Hired
Employees ” means any employee of the Debtor Seller as of
the Closing Date who becomes an employee of the Purchaser as of the
Closing Date.
“ Other
Employees ” has the meaning stated in
Section 2.06(c).
“ Other
Employees’ Liabilities ” has the meaning stated in
Section 2.06(c).
“ P&L
Statements ” have the meaning stated in
Section 5.06.
“ Payment
Amount ” means an amount equal to (a) the Purchase
Price less (b) the Deposit Amount plus
(c) one-half of the Cure Costs with respect to the Assigned
Agreements listed on Schedule 2.05(a) as of the date
hereof, and all of the Cure Costs with respect to any Assigned
Agreements added to Schedule 2.05(a) after the date
hereof.
“ Permit
” means any approval, authorization, consent, franchise,
license, permit or certificate issued, granted, or given by or
under the authority of, any Governmental Body or pursuant to any
federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign
Law.
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“ Person
” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, joint venture, trust or any other
entity or organization, including, without limitation, any
Governmental Body.
“ Procedures
Approval Order ” has the meaning stated in
Section 7.03(a).
“ Products
” means the loose trailer axle, trailer axle and suspension
products manufactured by the Debtor Seller in the Business prior to
the Closing and listed in Schedule 1.01B .
“ Purchase
Price ” means $24,375,000, plus or minus the adjustments
made pursuant to Section 3.02.
“ Purchaser
” has the meaning stated in the heading of this Agreement and
its permitted successors and permitted assigns.
“ Purchaser Fees
and Expenses ” means the actual out-of-pocket fees and
expenses incurred by Purchaser and its agents and consultants
(including without limitation legal fees and expenses) in
connection with the negotiation and drafting of definitive
documentation (and schedules and exhibits) with respect to the
Transactions.
“ Purchaser
Required Consents ” has the meaning stated in
Section 6.04.
“ Release
” means (a) any releasing, spilling, discharging,
disposing, leaking, pumping, injecting, pouring, depositing,
dispersing, emitting, leaching or migrating into the indoor or
outdoor environment, including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata, or
into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous
Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater,
surface or subsurface strata or property, and (b) the
abandonment or discarding of barrels, tanks, containers or
receptacles, whether or not sealed or closed, containing, or which
formerly contained, Hazardous Materials.
“ Required
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning stated in
Section 5.15(a).
“ Required
Permits ” has the meaning stated in Section
5.08(a).
“ Sale
Documents ” means this Agreement, each other document,
agreement and instrument to be executed and delivered by the Debtor
Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Article IV of this
Agreement, all other documents and instruments by which the
Domestic Net Assets are transferred by the Debtor Seller to the
Purchaser and the Escrow Agreement.
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“ Sale Order
” has the meaning stated in Section 7.03(b).
“
Schedule Updates ” has the meaning stated in
Section 7.04(a).
“ Subsidiary
” of any Person means any Person (a) of which such first
Person (either alone or through or together with any other
Subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the
Equity Securities of such other Person, the holders of which are
generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of
directors, general partner, the manager or other governing body of,
or otherwise control the business and affairs of, such other
Person, or (b) the operations of which are consolidated with
such first Person, pursuant to GAAP, for financial reporting
purposes. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to one
or more Subsidiaries are references to Subsidiaries of the Debtor
Seller.
“ Target Date
” means the date which is ten (10) Business Days after
the date of entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Sale
Order.
“ Tax ”
or “ Taxes ” means all taxes, charges, fees,
levies, duties, imposts, deposits, withholdings, restrictions,
fines, interest, penalties, additions to tax or other tax,
assessment or charge of any kind, including, without limitation,
income, excise, personal property, real property, withholding,
sales, use, gross receipts, value added, franchise, profits,
capital, premium, occupational, production, severance, ad valorem,
occupancy, stamp, transfer, employment, payroll, unemployment
insurance, social security, disability, workers compensation,
custom duties, license recording, documentation and registration
fees imposed by any Governmental Body, and all interest and
penalties thereon and additions thereto.
“ Tax Return
” means any federal, state, local or foreign return, report,
claim for refund, declaration, statement or other form relating to
Taxes, including, without limitation, any schedule thereto or
amendment thereof.
“ Termination
Date ” means January 31, 2007 or such later date as
Purchaser and Debtor Seller may agree upon.
“ Termination
Fee ” means Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($937,500).
“
Transactions ” means the transactions contemplated by,
or described in, the Sale Documents, including, without limitation,
the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery of the
Domestic Net Assets by the Debtor Seller to the Purchaser, and the
transactions contemplated by, or described in, the Canadian Asset
Purchase Agreement and the Chinese Purchase Agreement.
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“ Transition
Services Agreement ” means that certain transition
services agreement between the Debtor Seller and the Purchaser
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
“ Transfer
” means a direct or indirect offer, transfer, sale,
assignment, pledge, conveyance, hypothecation, license, sublicense
or other dispositions of all or any interest.
“ Value of the
Inventory ” has the meaning stated in Section
3.02(a).
“ WARN Act
” has the meaning stated in Section 2.06(e).
(a) Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of
any gender include each other gender; (ii) words using the
singular or plural number also include the plural or singular
number, respectively; (iii) the terms “hereof”,
“herein”, “hereby” and derivative or
similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (iv) the terms
“Article” or “Section” refer to the
specified article or section of this Agreement; (v) the word
“including” shall mean “including, without
limitation;” and (vi) the word “or” shall be
disjunctive but not exclusive.
(b) References
to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all
subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto entered into
in accordance with the provisions of such agreements and other
documents.
(c) References
to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder
and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as
including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending or replacing the same.
(d) The
language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule
of strict construction shall be applied against either
party.
(e) The
Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement shall be treated as if
fully incorporated into the body of the Agreement.
(f) Whenever
this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer
to calendar days unless Business Days are specified and shall be
counted from the day immediately following the date from which such
number of days are to be counted.
(g) All
accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them under GAAP on the date of this
Agreement.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.01 Purchase and Sale of Domestic Net Assets . Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this
Agreement, at the Closing, the Debtor Seller will sell, convey,
transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser will purchase from
the Debtor Seller, all of the right, title and interest of the
Debtor Seller in and to all of the tangible and intangible
assets
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located at the Lugoff
Campus (other than those assets that are listed on Schedule
2.01 , which are located elsewhere but are being purchased by
Purchaser, and other than the Excluded Assets (as defined below))
to the extent such tangible and intangible assets are used or held
for use in the ownership, maintenance or operation of the Business,
free and clear of any and all Claims and Liens (the “
Domestic Net Assets ”), including, but not limited, to
the following:
(a) all
Equipment, tools, tooling, dies, jigs, patterns, trade fixtures,
molds, spare parts, vehicles, furniture, manuals, designs, drawings
and supplies and other tangible personal property (including the
Debtor Seller’s interest in third party’s tools, dies
and molds), including those listed on Schedule 2.01(a)
, other than Equipment subject to leases that are not Assigned
Agreements;
(b) all
Inventory, wherever located;
(c) all
Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 2.01(c)
;
(d) all
right, title and interest of Debtor Seller now or hereinafter
existing in and to and under the Assigned Agreements, as each of
the Assigned Agreements may have been amended or otherwise modified
prior to the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the rights of Debtor Seller to receive monies to become due from
and after the Closing Date under or pursuant to the Assigned
Agreements;
(e) all
rights under all warranties, representations and guaranties made by
suppliers to Debtor Seller with respect to the Business or the
Equipment;
(f) any
and all goodwill associated with the Business and the Domestic Net
Assets;
(g) all
causes of action relating to the Business and the Domestic Net
Assets (other than causes of action or claims pursuant to section
510 and sections 544 through 553 of the Bankruptcy Code and similar
causes of action, claims and demands and/or state Laws, including
fraudulent transfer Laws) arising from or in connection with the
Business on or after the Closing Date;
(h)
(A) all Permits, (B) all books of account, general,
financial, accounting and personnel records, files, invoices,
customers’ and suppliers’ lists, and (C) all other
assets of any kind primarily related to or used by the Business
and/or the Domestic Net Assets and not specifically identified
herein, other than Excluded Assets; and
(i) all
proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing Domestic Net
Assets.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto expressly
acknowledge and agree that the following assets and properties of
the Debtor Seller (the “ Excluded Assets ”)
shall be retained by the Debtor Seller and excluded from the
Domestic Net Assets being purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement:
(i)
all of the Debtor Seller’s rights under the Sale Documents,
including but not limited to the Purchase Price;
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(ii)
all cash, cash equivalents, bank accounts, certificates of deposit
and prepaid assets (including prepaid insurance and related rights
to the refund of unearned premiums);
(iii)
all Contracts of the Debtor Seller that are not Assigned
Agreements;
(iv)
all accounts receivable, intercompany receivables or notes
receivable of the Debtor Seller arising from or relating to the
Business prior to the Closing Date;
(v)
any Taxes recoverable or refundable (whether by refund, credit,
prepayment, deferral or otherwise) to the Debtor Seller which
relate to or arise from the Business for periods (and portions
thereof) prior to the Closing Date other than rights to
pre-payments under any Assigned Agreements;
(vi)
any and all corporate seals, charters, bylaws, minute books and any
other corporate governance, organization, and capitalization
documents of the Debtor Seller not related primarily to the
Business;
(vii)
the insurance policies and binders of the Debtor Seller and all
claims and rights thereunder and the proceeds thereof (including,
without limitation, insurance premium refunds) except to the extent
such proceeds relate to Domestic Net Assets which have been damaged
and not repaired or replaced prior to the Closing;
(viii)
all claims, defenses, causes of action, choses in action, or claims
and recoveries of any kind, in each case related to any Excluded
Assets or Excluded Liabilities or under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy
Code;
(ix)
all Equity Securities of any Subsidiary, foreign or domestic, of
the Debtor Seller; and
(x)
all Intellectual Property not specifically set forth on Schedule
2.01(c) ;
(xi)
all tangible and intangible assets of Debtor Seller used primarily
for purposes other than the ownership, maintenance or operation of
the Business; and
(xii)
the assets identified on Schedule 2.02(a)(xii)
.
2.03 Assumption of the Assumed Liabilities . Upon
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, the Purchaser will, as of the Closing Date, assume,
satisfy and perform only the obligations specifically listed below
(the “ Assumed Liabilities ”):
(a) all
liabilities relating solely to any Domestic Net Asset and arising
or accruing on or after the Closing;
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(b) all
liabilities, claims, demands, expenses, or commitments related to
the Business arising or accruing on or after the Closing,
including, without limitation, liabilities for utility, telephone
and other services and goods;
(c) all
liabilities that Purchaser or any of its Affiliates has agreed to
pay for or be responsible for pursuant to the terms of the
Transition Services Agreement;
(d) all
liabilities arising or accruing on or after the Closing with
respect to any return, rebate, warranty or similar liabilities
arising or accruing in the ordinary course of business relating to
Products designed, manufactured, serviced or sold, at any time,
whether before or after the Closing (for purposes of clarity, any
recall, campaigns or field actions, or retrofit programs required
by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or other
Governmental Body relating to Products designed, manufactured,
serviced or sold or services performed prior to the Closing shall
not be considered “in the ordinary course of
business”);
(e) all
liabilities arising or accruing on or after the Closing for death,
personal injury, other injury to persons or damage to property
relating to, resulting from, caused by or arising out of, directly
or indirectly, the use of or exposure to any of the Domestic Net
Assets or Products (or any part or component thereof) designed,
manufactured, serviced or sold, or services performed, by the
Business on or after the Closing, including any such liabilities
for negligence, strict liability, design or manufacturing defect,
conspiracy, failure to warn, or breach of express or implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
or the use of Products (or any part or component thereof) designed,
manufactured, serviced or sold, or services performed, by the
Purchaser on or after the Closing;
(f) liabilities
relating to, resulting from, caused by or arising out of, a
defective design of any Products manufactured, serviced or sold by
Purchaser on or after the Closing, but designed by Debtor Seller
prior to the Closing;
(g) liabilities
relating to the Newly-Hired Employees arising or accruing on or
after the Closing;
(h) obligations
under the Assigned Agreements arising or accruing on or after the
Closing consistent with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code;
and,
(i) the
liabilities as set forth in Section 2.06(e).
2.04 Excluded Liabilities .
(a)
Purchaser Not Assuming Liabilities Other Than Assumed
Liabilities . Notwithstanding any provisions of the Sale
Documents to the contrary, the Purchaser will not accept, acquire,
assume or become liable to pay, perform or discharge any
liabilities or obligations of the Debtor Seller or the Business
other than the Assumed Liabilities. All liabilities or obligations
of the Business prior to the Closing or of Debtor Seller, other
than Assumed Liabilities, shall be “ Excluded
Liabilities ” for the purposes of this Agreement. Without
in any way limiting the foregoing, but subject to
Sections 2.03 and 2.06(e), Purchaser is not assuming any
liability relating to any grievances, charges, claims, liabilities,
obligations, actions, suits, proceedings and demands (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) (hereinafter
“ Claims ”):
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(i)
made by on or behalf of any Person arising out of or in any way
related to their employment relationship with the Debtor Seller,
and whether asserted before or after the Closing, including, but
not limited to (A) Claims based upon any Collective Bargaining
Agreement; (B) Claims arising under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act, the Americans
With Disabilities Act or the Fair Labor Standards Act;
(C) Claims arising under any other federal, state or local
laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
determinations, judgments, or directives, whether legislatively,
judicially or administratively promulgated; (D) Claims based
upon or arising out of any written or oral contract, agreement or
commitment with Debtor Seller, and relating to the terms or
conditions of employment, compensation, deferred compensation,
vacation pay, sick leave, profit sharing, pension, retirement, or
any type of benefit or emolument of employment; or (E) any
multi-employer benefit plan to which either Debtor Seller has or
does contribute;
(ii)
except as set forth in Sections 2.03(d), 2.03(e) and 2.03(f),
arising or accruing at any time, either before, on or after
Closing, or relating to any incident which occurred or which will
occur in the future relating to, resulting from, caused by or
arising out of, any Products designed, manufactured, serviced or
sold, or services performed, by the Debtor Seller or the Business
prior to Closing;
(iii)
except as set forth in Sections 2.03(d) and 2.03(f), arising
or accruing at any time, either before, on or after Closing,
relating to any recall, campaign or field actions or retrofit
program outside the ordinary course of business relating to
Products designed, manufactured, serviced or sold or services
performed by the Debtor Seller or the Business, prior to Closing,
including, but not limited to, any recall, campaign, field action
or retrofit program required by the U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration or other Governmental Body;
(iv)
except as set forth in Sections 2.03(e) and 2.03(f), arising
or accruing at any time, either before, on or after Closing, or
relating to any incident which occurred or which will occur in the
future for death, personal injury, other injury to persons or
damage to property relating to, resulting from, caused by or
arising out of, directly or indirectly, the use of or exposure to
any of the Domestic Net Assets or Products (or any part or
component thereof) designed, manufactured, serviced or sold, or
services performed, by the Debtor Seller or the Business prior to
Closing, including asbestos; or
(v)
all accounts payable of the Business arising or accruing prior to
the Closing, and all accounts payable of Debtor Seller arising or
accruing prior to, on or after the Closing.
(b)
Debtor Seller to Perform Excluded Liabilities . The
Purchaser will acquire the Domestic Net Assets free and clear of
all Claims, liabilities, and obligations except for the Assumed
Liabilities. The Debtor Seller will remain responsible for all
Claims, liabilities and obligations other than the Assumed
Liabilities, subject, however, to the Debtor Seller’s rights
under the Bankruptcy Code and other available defenses.
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2.05 Assigned Agreements .
(a)
Assigned Agreement List . Debtor Seller shall assume and
assign to the Purchaser all Contracts listed on
Schedule 2.05(a) (the “ Assigned
Agreements ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser
may request and the Debtor Seller shall file with the Bankruptcy
Court a request by the Purchaser to modify
Schedule 2.05(a ) to add additional Contracts used
primarily for or held primarily for use in the ownership,
maintenance or operation of the Business to
Schedule 2.05(a) as Assigned Agreements and have the
Purchaser pay the corresponding Cure Costs therefore; provided,
however , that any such motion to modify Schedule
2.05(a) is made in writing by the Purchaser within sixty
(60) days following the Closing Date, and provided, further,
that Debtor Seller shall not be required to modify
Schedule 2.05(a) with respect to any Contract that it
has previously rejected in the Bankruptcy Proceedings.
(b)
Cure Amounts and Adequate Assurances . To the extent
required by the Bankruptcy Court in accordance with the Bankruptcy
Code to permit the assumption by the Debtor Seller and the
assignment of the Assigned Agreements to the Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement, the Debtor Seller hereby agrees to pay the cure
amount required (in accordance with section 365(b)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code) (the “ Cure Costs ”) and the
Purchaser will provide adequate assurance of future performance (in
accordance with section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code) with respect to
each such Assigned Agreement. Purchaser shall reimburse Debtor
Seller for any Cure Costs with respect to Assigned Agreements added
to Schedule 2.05(a) after the date hereof, which are
not taken into account in the computation of the Payment Amount
pursuant to Section 2.05(a). Such reimbursements shall become
due and payable no later than thirty (30) days after receipt
by Purchaser of an invoice and supporting documentation in
reasonable detail from Debtor Seller regarding the payment of such
Cure Costs.
(a)
Employment Offers . The Purchaser shall extend employment
offers to all Business Employees on such terms and conditions that
assure that Debtor Seller will not incur any severance obligations
(or other related employee costs or expenses of any kind) for any
of such Business Employees on account of (i) Debtor
Seller’s termination of the employment of such Business
Employees, and (ii) Purchaser’s subsequent offers to
employ, and continued employment by Purchaser of, such Business
Employees.
(b)
Newly-Hired Employees . With respect to all Newly-Hired
Employees, the Purchaser will be responsible for all liabilities
and obligations incurred on or after the Closing and in accordance
with the Purchaser’s employment offers to and employment of
the Newly-Hired Employees (and, if appropriate, consistent with
applicable law). The Debtor Seller shall be responsible for all
liabilities and obligations incurred prior to the Closing with
respect to such Newly-Hired Employees, except to the extent any
such liability or obligation is an Assumed Liability. For purposes
of this Section 2.06(b), a Claim will be deemed
“incurred” on the earlier of the date that the event
that gives rise to the Claim occurs (for purposes of life insurance
and sickness/accident/disability programs) or on the date that the
treatment or services are provided (for purposes of health care
programs).
(c)
Other Employees . Purchaser will not assume or become
responsible for any liability or obligations (the “ Other
Employees’ Liabilities ”) to any current, former or
inactive employees of the Debtor Seller (all such employees being
the “ Other Employees ”) other than Assumed
Liabilities with respect to the Newly-Hired Employees.
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(d)
No Rights of Officers, Employees or Labor Organizations .
The parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that the matters
and agreements set forth in this Section 2.06 are strictly
agreements between the Debtor Seller and the Purchaser and no
present or former officer or employee of the Debtor Seller or any
labor organization representing such individuals, has any rights
(directly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise) under this
Section 2.06, and shall not have any right to enforce any of
the agreements set forth in such Section.
(e)
WARN Act . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement
to the contrary, the Purchaser shall assume and satisfy any
liability of Debtor Seller under the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act, as amended (29 USC § 2101 et
seq.) (the “ WARN Act ”) with regard to Business
Employees who do not become Newly-Hired Employees.
(a)
Purchaser Obligation to Indemnify . From and after the
Closing, Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Debtor Seller and its Affiliates from any and all claims, actions,
obligations, liabilities losses and damages, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees (collectively, “ Losses
”), arising from or relating to (i) any suit or claim of
violation brought against Debtor Seller under the WARN Act related
to any actions taken by Purchaser or its Affiliates on or after the
Closing with respect to any Business Employee; (ii) all Claims
asserted by Business Employees against Debtor Seller with respect
to Purchaser’s failure to perform in accordance with
Section 2.06(a); (iii) the breach of, or default in
performance by Purchaser of, any of Purchaser’s obligations
or responsibilities contained in this Agreement; or (iv) the
breach of, or default in performance by Purchaser of, any of
Purchaser’s obligations under the Escrow Agreement,
including, if such breach or default results in the Escrow Agent
seeking indemnification from Debtor Seller.
(b)
Debtor Seller Obligation to Indemnify . From and after the
Closing, Debtor Seller hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Purchaser and its Affiliates from any Losses, arising from or
relating to (i) the breach of, or default in performance by
Debtor Seller of, any of Debtor Seller’s obligations or
responsibilities contained in this Agreement; (ii) a breach of
Debtor Seller’s representation and warranty set forth in
Section 5.11, or (iii) the breach of, or default in
performance by the Debtor Seller of, any of Debtor Seller’s
obligations under the Escrow Agreement, including if such breach or
default results in the Escrow Agent seeking indemnification from
Purchaser.
(c)
Procedures for Indemnification . Whenever a claim shall
arise for indemnification under this Section 2.07, the party
entitled to indemnification (the “ Indemnified Party
”) shall promptly notify the party from which indemnification
is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) of such
claim and details reasonably sufficient to disclose the nature and
scope of the claim within seven (7) days; provided ,
however , that no delay or failure to give such notice by
the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party shall adversely
affect any of the other rights or remedies which the Indemnified
Party has under this Agreement, or alter or relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified
Party, except to the extent that such delay or failure has
materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any
such claim for indemnification, the Indemnifying Party may, at its
sole cost and expense, assume the defense thereof by written notice
within 30 calendar days, using counsel that is reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If an Indemnifying Party
assumes the defense of any such claim or legal proceeding, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to take all steps necessary in
the defense thereof including the settlement of any case that
involves solely monetary damages
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without the consent of the
Indemnified Party; provided , however , that the
Indemnified Party may, at its own expense, participate in any such
proceeding with the counsel of its choice without any right of
control thereof. The Indemnifying Party, if it has assumed the
defense of any claim or legal proceeding as provided herein, shall
not consent to, or enter into, any compromise or settlement of, or
consent to the entry of any judgment that does not relate solely to
monetary damages arising from, any such claim or legal proceeding
without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall not be deemed to
be unreasonable to withhold consent to a settlement involving
injunctive relief which may involve cessation of Debtor
Seller’s business operations or a settlement that could be
deemed to establish negative precedent. The Indemnifying Party and
the Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully in all aspects of any
investigation, defense, pre-trial activities, trial, compromise,
settlement or discharge of any claim in respect of which indemnity
is sought pursuant to this Section 2.07, including, but not
limited to, providing the other party with reasonable access to
employees and officers (including as witnesses) and other
information. So long as the Indemnifying Party is in good faith
defending such claim or proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall not
compromise or settle such claim without
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