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Exhibit
10.37
** Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted
portions have been filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
EXECUTION
VERSION
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
KHOF ACQUISITIONS,
INC.,
SOLO CUP
COMPANY,
SF HOLDINGS GROUP,
INC.,
AND
SOLO CUP OPERATING
CORPORATION
September 7,
2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Definitions |
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Purchase and Sale of Acquired Assets; Assumption of Assumed
Liabilities |
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Purchase
and Sale of Assets |
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Assumption of Liabilities |
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(c) |
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Preliminary Purchase Price |
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The
Closing |
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(e) |
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Deliveries at the Closing |
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(f) |
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Preparation of Working Capital Statement |
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Adjustment to Preliminary Purchase Price |
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Allocation |
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Representations and Warranties of the Solo Parties |
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Organization of the Solo Parties |
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Authorization of Transaction |
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(c) |
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Noncontravention |
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(d) |
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Brokers’ Fees |
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(e) |
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Assets |
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(f) |
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CEGI |
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(g) |
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Financial
Statements |
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Events
Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Month End |
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(i) |
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Legal
Compliance |
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(j) |
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Tax
Matters |
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Real
Property |
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(l) |
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Intellectual Property |
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Contracts |
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Insurance |
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(o) |
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Litigation |
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Employee
Benefits |
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Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters |
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Employees |
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Licenses
and Permits |
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(t) |
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Customers
and Suppliers |
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Affiliate
Relationships |
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(v) |
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Disclaimer of other Representations and Warranties |
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Representations and Warranties of the Buyer |
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Organization of the Buyer |
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Authorization of Transaction |
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Noncontravention |
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Brokers’ Fees |
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Financing |
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Pre-Closing Covenants |
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General |
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Notices
and Consents |
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Operation
of Business |
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Access |
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Notice of
Developments |
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Exclusivity |
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Collective Bargaining Agreements; Multiemployer
Plan |
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Intercompany Accounts of CEGI |
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Financing
Related Cooperation |
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Post-Closing Covenants |
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General |
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Litigation Support |
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Transition |
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Covenant
Not to Compete |
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Multiemployer Plan; Bond |
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COBRA and
WARN Obligations |
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Assumption of Employer Responsibilities |
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Non-Solicitation of Division Employees Non-Solicitation by the
Solo Parties |
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Non-Solicitation by the Buyer |
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Mail and
Other Communications |
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Collection of Accounts Receivable |
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Confidentiality |
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Conditions to Obligation to Close |
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Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer |
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Conditions to Obligation of the Solo Parties |
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Remedies for Breaches of this Agreement |
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Survival
of the Solo Parties’ Representations, Warranties, and
Covenants |
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Survival
of the Buyer’s Representations and Warranties |
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Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Buyer |
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Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Solo
Parties |
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Matters
Involving Third Parties |
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Determination of Adverse Consequences |
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Exclusive
Remedy |
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Environmental Remedies |
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Termination |
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Termination of Agreement |
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Effect of
Termination |
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Miscellaneous |
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Press
Releases and Public Announcements |
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Entire
Agreement |
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Succession and Assignment |
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(e)
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Counterparts |
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(f)
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Headings |
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Notices |
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Governing
Law |
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Amendments and Waivers |
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Severability |
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Expenses |
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Construction |
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Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules |
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Tax
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Employee
Benefits Matters |
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Bulk
Transfer Laws |
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Arbitration |
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| A PPENDIX A —Defined
Terms |
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A-1 |
| E XHIBIT A —Forms of
Assignments |
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A-1 |
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Form of
Conveyance and Bill of Sale |
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Form of
Trademark Assignment |
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Form of
Patent Assignment |
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Special
Warranty Deed – Appleton |
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Special
Warranty Deed – Oshkosh |
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Assignment and Assumption – Appleton Lease |
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Assignment and Assumption – Indianapolis
Leases |
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E XHIBIT B
—Form of Assumption
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E XHIBIT C
—Working Capital Schedule
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E XHIBIT D
—Allocation Schedule
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E XHIBIT E
—Financial Statements
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E XHIBIT F
—Form of Transition Agreement
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Disclosure Schedule
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement
(this “ Agreement ”) is entered into on
September 7, 2007, by and among KHOF Acquisitions, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Buyer ”); Solo Cup
Company, a Delaware corporation (“ Solo Cup ”);
SF Holdings Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ SF
Holdings ”); and Solo Cup Operating Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“ SCOC ” and, together
with Solo Cup and SF Holdings, the “ Solo Parties
”). The Buyer and the Solo Parties are referred to
collectively herein as the “ Parties
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This Agreement contemplates a
transaction in which the Buyer will purchase substantially all of
the assets (and assume substantially all of the liabilities) of the
Hoffmaster Division currently owned and operated by the Solo
Parties (the “ Division ”) in return for
cash.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made,
and in consideration of the representations, warranties, and
covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as
follows.
1.
DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this
Agreement, capitalized terms and variations thereof have the
meanings specified or referenced in A PPENDIX
A .
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ACQUIRED ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF ASSUMED LIABILITIES.
(a) Purchase and Sale of
Assets . On and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Solo Parties free
and clear of all Security Interests (other than Permitted Security
Interests), and the Solo Parties agree to sell, transfer, convey,
and deliver to the Buyer free and clear of all Security Interests
(other than Permitted Security Interests), all of the Acquired
Assets at the Closing for the consideration specified below in this
Section 2.
(b) Assumption of
Liabilities . On and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to assume and become responsible
for all of the Assumed Liabilities at the Closing. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Buyer will not assume or have any responsibility
with respect to any obligations or liabilities that are Excluded
Liabilities and the Solo Parties shall pay, perform, and discharge
all Excluded Liabilities.
(c) Preliminary Purchase
Price . The Buyer agrees to pay to the Solo Parties at the
Closing $170,000,000 (the “ Preliminary Purchase Price
”) by delivery of cash in the amount of the Preliminary
Purchase Price payable by wire transfer or delivery of other
immediately available funds. The Preliminary Purchase Price shall
be allocated among the Solo Parties as set forth in
Section 2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule. The Preliminary
Purchase Price will be subject to post-Closing Adjustment as set
forth below in this Section 2.
(d) The Closing . The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP in Chicago, Illinois, commencing at
9:00 a.m. local time on the second business day following the
satisfaction or
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waiver of all conditions to the
obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions
the respective Parties will take at the Closing itself) or such
other date as the Parties may mutually determine (the “
Closing Date ”).
(e) Deliveries at the
Closing . At the Closing, (i) the Solo Parties will
deliver to the Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and
documents referred to in Section 7(a) below; (ii) the
Buyer will deliver to the Solo Parties the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in Section 7(b) below;
(iii) the Solo Parties will execute, acknowledge (if
appropriate), and deliver to the Buyer (A) assignments
(including real property and intellectual property transfer
documents) in the forms attached hereto as E
XHIBITS A-1 through A-7 and (B) such
other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and assignment as
the Buyer and its counsel reasonably may request; (iv) the
Buyer will execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and deliver to
the Solo Parties (A) an assumption in the form attached hereto
as E XHIBIT B and (B) such other
instruments of assumption as the Solo Parties and their counsel
reasonably may request; and (v) the Buyer will deliver to the
Solo Parties the consideration specified in Section 2(c)
above.
(f) Preparation of Working
Capital Statement
(i) Within 45 days after the
Closing Date, the Buyer will prepare and deliver to the Solo
Parties a draft working capital statement, which will include a
calculation of the Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the
“ Draft Working Capital Statement ”) for the
Division as of the close of business on the Closing Date
(determined on a pro forma basis as though the Parties had not
consummated the transactions contemplated by this Agreement). The
Buyer will prepare the Draft Working Capital Statement on the same
basis and using the same principles, practices, methods, and
assumptions utilized in determining the Estimated Net Working
Capital (as set forth in E XHIBIT C ), in
accordance with the schedule set forth in E
XHIBIT C attached hereto.
(ii) Unless the Solo Parties
deliver written objections to the Draft Working Capital Statement
in reasonable detail containing all objections and the basis
thereof to the Buyer within 30 days after receiving the Draft
Working Capital Statement and the calculation of the Net Working
Capital contained therein, the Solo Parties shall be deemed to have
accepted and agreed to the Draft Working Capital Statement. The
Buyer and the Solo Parties will use reasonable efforts to resolve
any such objections themselves and any resolution by them of such
objections shall be final, conclusive and binding. If the Parties
do not obtain a final resolution within 15 days after the Buyer has
received the statement of objections, however, the Buyer and the
Solo Parties will mutually select an independent accounting firm
mutually acceptable to them to resolve any remaining objections. If
the Buyer and the Solo Parties are unable to agree on the choice of
an accounting firm, they will select a nationally-recognized
accounting firm by lot (after excluding their respective regular
outside accounting firms). The determination of any accounting firm
so selected will be set forth in writing and will be final,
conclusive, and binding upon the Parties. The accounting firm shall
not assign a value to any of the remaining items in dispute that is
greater than the greatest value or lower than the lowest value
assigned by the Buyer and the Solo Parties. The accounting firm
review will be limited solely to the items in the statement of
objections that are still in dispute between
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the parties and presentations
by Buyer and the Solo Parties, and not by independent review. The
accounting firm shall render its written decision, upon which a
judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof,
within 45 days after its selection pursuant to this
Section 2(f)(ii). The Buyer will revise and promptly deliver
to the Solo Parties the Draft Working Capital Statement as
appropriate to reflect the resolution of any objections thereto
pursuant to this Section 2(f)(ii), which shall include the
calculation of the finally determined Net Working Capital amount.
The “ Working Capital Statement ” shall mean the
Draft Working Capital Statement together with the revisions
thereto, if any, pursuant to this Section 2(f)(ii).
(iii) In the event the
Parties submit any unresolved objections to an accounting firm for
resolution as provided in Section 2(f)(ii) above, the Buyer
and the Solo Parties will share responsibility for the fees and
expenses of the accounting firm as follows:
(A) if the accounting firm
resolves all of the remaining objections in favor of the Buyer (the
Net Working Capital so determined is referred to herein as the
“ Low Value ”), the Solo Parties will be
responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the accounting
firm;
(B) if the accounting firm
resolves all of the remaining objections in favor of the Solo
Parties (the Net Working Capital so determined is referred to
herein as the “ High Value ”), the Buyer will be
responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the accounting
firm; and
(C) if the accounting firm
resolves some of the remaining objections in favor of the Buyer and
the rest of the remaining objections in favor of the Solo Parties
(the Net Working Capital so determined is referred to herein as the
“ Actual Value ”), the Solo Parties will be
responsible for that fraction of the fees and expenses of the
accounting firm equal to a quotient equal to (x) the
difference between the High Value and the Actual Value divided by
(y) the difference between the High Value and the Low Value,
and the Buyer will be responsible for the remainder of the fees and
expenses.
(iv) The Buyer will make the
work papers and back-up materials used in preparing the Draft
Working Capital Statement, and the books, records, and financial
staff of the Division, available to the Solo Parties and their
accountants and other representatives at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice at any time during (A) the preparation by
the Buyer of the Draft Working Capital Statement, (B) the
review by the Solo Parties of the Draft Working Capital Statement,
and (C) the resolution by the Parties of any objections
thereto.
(g) Adjustment to
Preliminary Purchase Price . The Preliminary Purchase Price
will be adjusted as follows:
(i) If the Net Working
Capital exceeds, by an amount in excess of $500,000, the Estimated
Net Working Capital, the Buyer will pay to the Solo Parties an
amount equal to the difference between (A) such excess minus
(B) $500,000, by wire transfer or
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delivery of other immediately
available funds within three business days after the date on which
the Net Working Capital is finally determined pursuant to
Section 2(f) above. This additional amount shall be allocated
among the Solo Parties in accordance with Section 2(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule. In the event that the Net Working Capital
exceeds the Estimated Net Working Capital by an amount of $500,000
or less, no adjustment to the Preliminary Purchase Price shall be
made.
(ii) If the Estimated Net
Working Capital exceeds, by an amount in excess of $500,000, the
Net Working Capital, the Solo Parties will pay to the Buyer an
amount equal to the difference between (A) such excess minus
(B) $500,000, by wire transfer or delivery of other
immediately available funds within three business days after the
date on which the Net Working Capital is finally determined
pursuant to Section 2(f) above. In the event that the
Estimated Net Working Capital exceeds the Net Working Capital by an
amount of $500,000 or less, no adjustment to the Preliminary
Purchase Price shall be made.
The Preliminary Purchase
Price as so adjusted is referred to herein as the “
Purchase Price .”
(h) Allocation . The
Parties agree to allocate the Purchase Price (and all other
capitalizable costs) among the Acquired Assets for all purposes
(including financial accounting and tax purposes) in accordance
with the allocation schedule attached hereto as E
XHIBIT D .
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SOLO PARTIES.
The Solo Parties represent
and warrant, jointly and severally, to the Buyer that the
statements contained in this Section 3 are correct and
complete, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule
accompanying this Agreement (the “ Disclosure Schedule
”). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in
this Section 3.
(a) Organization of the
Solo Parties . Each of the Solo Parties and CEGI (Hong Kong)
Limited (“ CEGI ”) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation (or, in the case of CEGI, has
a status equivalent to the foregoing under applicable Hong Kong
law).
(b) Authorization of
Transaction . Each of the Solo Parties has full power and
authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the Buyer, this Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of each of the Solo Parties, enforceable in accordance
with its terms and conditions.
(c) Noncontravention .
Except as set forth in Section 3(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement,
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in
Section 2 above), will (i) violate any constitution,
statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government,
governmental agency, or court to which any of the Solo Parties or
CEGI is subject or any provision of the charter or
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bylaws of any of the Solo Parties or
CEGI or (ii) violate, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which any of the Solo Parties
or CEGI is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its
assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security
Interest other than a Permitted Security Interest upon any of its
assets), including the Material Contracts and the Customer and
Supplier Agreements, except with respect to clause (ii) where
the violation, breach, default, acceleration, termination,
modification, cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security
Interest would not be material to the Division. None of the Solo
Parties needs to give any notice to, make any filing with, or
obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency or third party in order for the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in
Section 2 above), except (A) for compliance with the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, (B) where the failure to give notice,
to file, or to obtain any authorization, consent, or approval would
not be material to the Division, and (C) as disclosed in
Section 3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Brokers’
Fees . The Solo Parties have no liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for
which the Buyer could become liable or obligated. Except as set
forth in Section 3(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the
Solo Parties has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Assets .
(i) Except as disclosed in Section 3(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Solo Parties have good title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, the material tangible assets they used in the conduct
of the business of the Division, (ii) the Acquired Assets
include all assets reasonably required for the continued conduct of
the Division by Buyer as the Division is currently being conducted,
and (iii) all material tangible personal property included in
the Acquired Assets is in good operating condition and repair
(except for ordinary wear and tear), free from defects (except such
defects as do not materially interfere with the value thereof or
the use thereof in the conduct of normal operations).
(f) CEGI . For
purposes of this Section 3(f), the terms “capital
stock” and “shares” shall be deemed to include
such other form of equity ownership as are appropriate for CEGI.
Section 3(f) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for CEGI
(i) its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization,
(ii) the number of authorized shares of each class of its
capital stock, (iii) the number of issued and outstanding
shares of each class of its capital stock, the names of the holders
thereof, and the number of shares held by each such holder,
(iv) the number of shares of its capital stock held in
treasury, and (v) its directors and officers or, as
appropriate, managers. CEGI 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 would not have a Material Adverse Effect. CEGI has
full corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in
which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and
used by it. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of CEGI have been duly authorized and are validly issued,
fully paid, and nonassessable. SF Holdings holds of record and owns
beneficially all of the outstanding shares of CEGI. Other than the
outstanding shares of CEGI, the Acquired Assets do not include any
shares of capital stock or equity interests in or of any
Person.
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(g) Financial
Statements . Attached hereto as E XHIBIT
E are the following financial statements (collectively the
“ Financial Statements ”), which reflect the
financial condition and results of operations of the Division on a
pro forma basis, as “carved out” from the consolidated
financial statements of Solo Cup: (i) an unaudited
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 for the
Division; (ii) audited consolidated balance sheets, statements
of income, and statements of cash flow as of and for the fiscal
years ended January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006 for the
Division; and (iii) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet,
statement of income, and statement of cash flow (the “
Most Recent Financial Statements ”) as of and for the
twenty-six week period ended July 1, 2007 (the “ Most
Recent Fiscal Month End ”) for the Division. Except as
set forth in Section 3(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, the
Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby and present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial condition of the Division as of
such dates and the results of operations of the Division for such
periods; provided, however , that the Financial Statements
include allocations of overhead and other items that are not
reflective of the Division as a “stand-alone” entity,
and that the Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to normal
year-end adjustments and lack footnotes and other customary
presentation items.
(h) Events Subsequent to
Most Recent Fiscal Year End . Except as disclosed in
Section 3(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, since the Most Recent
Fiscal Year End with respect to the Division, the Acquired Assets,
or the Assumed Liabilities, there has not been any:
(i) Material Adverse
Effect;
(ii) amendment to the
organizational documents of CEGI;
(iii) issuance or sale of any
shares of capital stock of CEGI, or of any securities convertible
or exchangeable into such shares;
(iv) redemption, split,
combination, or reclassification of the capital stock of
CEGI;
(v) incurrence of any
Indebtedness;
(vi) material settlement
agreement entered into by the Solo Parties with respect to
infringement or alleged infringement by the Solo Parties of any
Intellectual Property;
(vii) abandonment or
invalidation by any Solo Party of any material Intellectual
Property used primarily in the Division;
(viii) (A) increase in any
manner in the rate of compensation or benefits of any Division
Employees, except as may be required under the CBAs or any existing
employment agreements (including any actions taken pursuant to any
“effects bargaining” at any of the facilities covered
by a CBA) or such increases as are granted in the Ordinary Course
of Business, (B) payment or agreement to pay any
pension,
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retirement allowance, or
other employee benefit not required by any Employee Benefit Plan to
any Division Employee, whether past or present, other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business, or (C) entering into, adoption,
amendment, or termination of any employment, bonus, severance, or
retirement contract or collective bargaining agreement or adoption
of any employee benefit plan or collective bargaining agreement,
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) (A) except for
(x) sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business and
(y) leases entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business,
any sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition of any Division
Real Property or assets of the Division or (B) creation of any
Security Interest (other than a Permitted Security Interest) on any
material property or assets of the Division;
(x) termination or amendment
of, or entry into, any Material Contract;
(xi) acquisition of any
business or Person, by merger or consolidation, purchase of
substantial assets or equity interests, or by any other manner, in
a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or enter
into any contract, letter of intent, or similar arrangement with
respect to the foregoing;
(xii) commitment to make any
capital expenditure in excess of $500,000 individually or
$1,000,000 in the aggregate or otherwise acquire any assets or
properties (other than supplies or inventory in the Ordinary Course
of Business) or entering into of any contract, letter of intent, or
similar arrangement with respect to the foregoing;
(xiii) write-off as
uncollectible of any notes or accounts receivable, except
write-offs in the Ordinary Course of Business charged to applicable
reserves;
(xiv) payment, discharge,
settlement, waiver, cancellation, or satisfaction of any material
claims, liabilities or obligations (contingent or otherwise), other
than payments, discharges, settlements, waivers, cancellations, or
satisfactions in the Ordinary Course of Business to the extent
reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 or the Most Recent
Financial Statements;
(xv) change in accounting
methods of the Solo Parties relating to the business of the
Division;
(xvi) plan, announcement, or
implementation of any reduction in force, lay-off, early retirement
program, severance program, or other program or effort concerning
the termination of employment of any Division Employees (other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business) or entry into negotiations for
the purpose of making any amendments to any collective bargaining
agreement;
(xvii) entry into any
transaction with an Affiliate that is not disclosed on
Section 3(u) of the Disclosure Schedule pursuant to
Section 3(u);
(xviii) loans, advances, or
capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person
(including Division Employees) by the Solo Parties other than
(A) loans, advances, or capital contributions by the Solo
Parties to CEGI or (B) advances for travel and other normal
business expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business;
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(xix) cancellation or
material reduction of any insurance coverage other than with
respect to any Employee Benefit Plan in the Ordinary Course of
Business; or
(xx) agreement in writing to
take any of the foregoing actions.
(i) Legal Compliance .
Each of the Solo Parties has, with respect to the operation of the
Division, complied with all applicable laws (including rules,
regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees,
rulings, and charges thereunder) of federal, state, local, and
foreign governments (and all agencies thereof), except where the
failure to comply would not be material to the Division. Except as
disclosed in Section 3(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of
the Solo Parties has received written notice alleging the failure
to comply with any legal requirement applicable to the Division,
which failure to comply would be material to the
Division.
(j) Tax Matters .
Except as set forth in Section 3(j) of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(i) Each of the Solo Parties
has filed all Income Tax Returns that it was required, with respect
to the Division, to file, and has paid all Income Taxes shown
thereon as owing, except where the failure to file Income Tax
Returns or to pay Income Taxes would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(ii) None of the Solo Parties
has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Income Taxes
relating to the Division or agreed to any extension of time with
respect to an Income Tax assessment or deficiency relating to the
Division.
(iii) None of the Solo
Parties is a party to any Income Tax allocation or sharing
agreement with respect to the Division.
(iv) To the Knowledge of the
Solo Parties, none of the Solo Parties has been a member of an
Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal Income Tax Return
(other than a group the common parent of which was SF Holdings or
one of its Affiliates).
(k) Real Property
.
(i) Section 3(k)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all real property, the use of which
is substantially devoted to the operation of the Division
(collectively, the “ Division Real Property ”),
that is owned by the Solo Parties. With respect to each such parcel
of Division Real Property, except as disclosed in
Section 3(k)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(A) the identified owner has
good, valid, and marketable fee title to the parcel of Division
Real Property, free and clear of any Security Interest, easement,
covenant, or other restriction, except for installments of general
real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable,
recorded easements, covenants, and other restrictions, and utility
easements, building restrictions, zoning restrictions, and
non-monetary defects in title that do not interfere in any material
respect with the use, occupancy, or operation of such parcel of
real property;
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(B) there are no leases,
subleases, licenses, concessions, or other agreements granting to
any party or parties the right of use or occupancy of any portion
of the parcel of Division Real Property; and
(C) there are no outstanding
options, rights of first refusal, or other contractual right to
purchase the parcel of Division Real Property, or any portion
thereof or interest therein.
(ii) Section 3(k)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all Division Real Property that is
leased or subleased to any of the Solo Parties. The Solo Parties
have delivered to the Buyer correct and complete copies of the
leases and subleases listed in Section 3(k)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule. Each lease and sublease listed in
Section 3(k)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule is valid, binding,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, and in full force and
effect, except where the invalidity, nonbinding nature,
unenforceability, or ineffectiveness would not be material to the
Division. All rent and other sums and charges payable by the Solo
Parties as tenant thereunder are current, no written notice of
default or termination under any lease is outstanding, no
termination event or condition or uncured material default on the
part of the Solo Parties or, to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties,
the landlord, exists under any lease, and to the Knowledge of the
Solo Parties, no event has occurred and no condition exists that,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default or termination event or
condition.
(l) Intellectual
Property .
(i) Section 3(l)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule identifies each patent or registration
which has been issued to any of the Solo Parties with respect to
any of its Intellectual Property used primarily in the operation of
the Division, identifies each pending patent application or
application for registration which any of the Solo Parties has made
with respect to any of its Intellectual Property used primarily in
the operation of the Division, and identifies all material
unregistered Intellectual Property owned by the Solo Parties and
used primarily in the operation of the Division (all Intellectual
Property identified in Section 3(l)(i) of the Disclosure
Schedule is collectively the “ Owned Intellectual
Property ”).
(ii) Section 3(l)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule identifies each material license,
agreement, or other permission which any of the Solo Parties has
granted to any third party or been granted by any third party with
respect to any Intellectual Property used primarily in the
operation of the Division (collectively, the “ Licensed
Intellectual Property ”)
(iii) All material
Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of the Division
as currently operated is Owned Intellectual Property owned by the
Solo Parties free and clear of all liens or Licensed Intellectual
Property used by the Solo Parties pursuant to valid written
licenses, agreements, or other permissions. The Solo Parties have
made available to the Buyer copies of all such patents,
registrations, applications, licenses, agreements, and permissions
described above.
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(iv) Upon the Closing, the
Buyer will own all right, title, and interest in and to all Owned
Intellectual Property and will have a valid written license,
agreement, or other permission to use all Licensed Intellectual
Property on the same terms and conditions as the Solo Parties
enjoyed immediately prior to such Closing, which rights are
sufficient to operate the Division as operated as of the date
hereof. The operation of the Division as currently operated does
not infringe or otherwise violate any trademark rights of any third
party and, to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties, the operation of
the Division as currently operated does not infringe or otherwise
violate any other Intellectual Property rights of any third
party.
(m) Contracts .
Section 3(m) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all written
contracts and other written agreements (other than agreements with
customers and suppliers) to which any of the Solo Parties is a
party, and by which any of their assets or properties used in the
operation of the Division are bound, (i) the performance of
which will involve consideration (whether in form of payment to or
receipt by the Solo Parties) in excess of $500,000,
(ii) pursuant to which any of the Solo Parties are committed
to make a capital expenditure in excess of $250,000 that is not
reflected in the capital expenditure budget for the Division,
(iii) that place any limitation on the method of conducting or
scope of the business of the Division, including agreements
containing covenants not to compete or that contain
“most-favored-nations” provisions, (iv) involving
any partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, joint
development, or similar agreements, (v) financing documents,
loan agreements, security agreements, or agreements providing for
the guarantee of the obligations of any party (other than a Solo
Party) or other contracts, agreements, or instruments evidencing
Indebtedness, including surety bonds, performance bonds, and
letters of credit, (vi) relating to the issuance or ownership
of any equity securities, or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for equity securities, of CEGI, (vii) relating to
acquisitions or dispositions of all or a material portion of the
assets of the Division other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (viii) acquisition or disposition contracts relating
to any Acquired Assets or the Division and pursuant to which any
Solo Party has any continuing obligations (including
indemnification obligations, earn-out payments, and potential
liability under any purchase price adjustments), (ix) with any
labor union or association relating to any current or former
Division Employee or collective bargaining agreements,
(x) relating to any licensed material Intellectual Property
involving payments in excess of $250,000 per year (excluding
“off-the-shelf” software), (xi) except for
employment relationships, compensation, and benefits paid in the
Ordinary Course of Business or as set forth on Section 3(u) of
the Disclosure Schedule, are contracts with (A) any Solo Party
or any Affiliate of any of the Solo Parties or (B) any current
or former officer or director of a Solo Party or CEGI, or
(xii) entered into since December 31, 2005 involving any
resolution or settlement of any actual or threatened litigation,
arbitration, claim or other dispute with a value of greater than
$500,000. The Solo Parties have delivered or made available to the
Buyer a correct and complete copy of each such contract or other
agreement (as amended to date) (collectively, the “
Material Contracts ”) and the Customer and Supplier
Agreements (as defined in Section 3(t)). All of the Material
Contracts and the Customer and Supplier Agreements are enforceable
by the Solo Party that is a party thereto in accordance with the
terms thereof except to the extent that such enforceability
(A) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or other similar laws relating to creditors’
rights
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generally, and (B) is subject to
general principles of equity. None of the Solo Parties is in breach
or default under (and to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties no event
has occurred that would constitute a breach or default under) any
Material Contract or any Customer and Supplier Agreement nor, to
the Knowledge of the Solo Parties, is any other party to any of the
Material Contracts or Customer and Supplier Agreements in default
thereunder, excluding, however, in each instance, any breach or
default that would not be material to the Division.
(n) Insurance . Except
as set forth in Section 3(n) of the Disclosure Schedule, with
respect to each insurance policy (including policies providing
property, casualty, liability, and workers’ compensation
coverage) covering the employees, operations, or facilities of the
Division: (i) such policy is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect; (ii) none of the
Solo Parties is in breach or default (including with respect to the
payment of premiums); and (iii) no party to the policy has
repudiated any provision thereof. The employees, operations, and
facilities of the Division have been covered during the past three
years by insurance in scope and amount customary and reasonable for
the business in which it has engaged during such period.
(o) Litigation .
Section 3(o) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each
instance in which any of the Solo Parties, with respect to the
operation of the Division or CEGI, (i) is subject to any
outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
or (ii) is a party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
or investigation of, in, or before any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign
jurisdiction, except in the case of clause (ii) where the
action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation would not be
material to the Division.
(p) Employee Benefits
.
(i) Section 3(p)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists each Employee Benefit Plan that any
of the Solo Parties maintains or to which any of the Solo Parties
contributes with respect to Division Employees.
(A) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(i)(A) of the Disclosure Schedule, each such
Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract,
or fund) has been maintained, funded. and administered in
accordance with the terms of such Employee Benefit Plan and
complies in form and in operation in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.
(B) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(i)(B) of the Disclosure Schedule, all
contributions (including all employer contributions and employee
salary reduction contributions) which are due have been made to
each such Employee Benefit Plan which is an Employee Pension
Benefit Plan. All premiums or other payments which are due have
been paid with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan which is
an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan.
(C) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(i)(C) of the Disclosure Schedule, each such
Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to meet the
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requirements of a
“qualified plan” under Code section 401(a) has received
a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the
effect that it meets the requirements of Code section 401(a) and to
the Knowledge of the Solo Parties, there are no facts and
circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in the
loss of such qualification.
(D) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(i)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the last
day of the most recent prior plan year, the market value of assets
under each such Employee Benefit Plan which is an Employee Pension
Benefit Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) equaled or
exceeded the present value of liabilities thereunder (determined in
accordance with then current funding assumptions).
(E) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(i)(E) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Solo
Parties have delivered or made available to the Buyer correct and
complete copies of the plan documents and summary plan
descriptions, the most recent determination letter received from
the Internal Revenue Service, the most recent annual report (IRS
Form 5500), and all related trust agreements, insurance contracts,
and other funding arrangements which implement each such Employee
Benefit Plan.
(ii) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, with respect to
each Employee Benefit Plan that any of the Solo Parties or any
ERISA Affiliate maintains or has maintained, since
February 22, 2004, or to which any of them contributes, or has
been required to contribute, since February 22, 2004, in each
case with respect to Division Employees, none of the Solo Parties
has incurred any liability to the PBGC (other than ordinary course
PBGC premium payments) or otherwise under Title IV of ERISA
(including any withdrawal liability) with respect to any such
Employee Benefit Plan which is an Employee Pension Benefit
Plan.
(iii) Except as identified in
Section 3(p)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, no action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, or investigation with respect to the
administration or the investment of the assets of any such Employee
Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or
to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties is threatened, except where
the action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation would not
be material to the operation of the Division.
(q) Environmental, Health,
and Safety Matters .
(i) Except as identified in
Section 3(q)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Division and
all of its operations are, and have been for the preceding three
years, in material compliance with all Environmental, Health, and
Safety Requirements, except for such noncompliance as would not be
material to the operation of the Division. The Solo Parties have
all material permits and authorizations required under or pursuant
to Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements, and have
operated the Division since February 22, 2004 in material
compliance with all such permits and authorizations.
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(ii) Except as identified in
Section 3(q)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Solo Parties
have not received any written notice, suit, claim, proceeding,
report, or other information regarding any actual or potential
material violation of Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements with respect to the current or, to the Knowledge of
the Solo Parties, former operations of the Division, or regarding
any material liabilities or potential material liabilities (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated, or otherwise),
including liabilities relating to any investigatory, remedial, or
corrective obligations, relating to the operation of the Division
or the Division Real Property arising under Environmental, Health,
and Safety Requirements, which would be material to the
Division.
(iii) Except as identified in
Section 3(q)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge
of the Solo Parties, no release, spill, escape, or disposal of any
toxic, hazardous, or dangerous substance has occurred on or from
any Division Real Property in a manner that could be reasonably
anticipated to require any investigation or remedial action under
or pursuant to any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement.
(iv) This Section 3(q)
contains the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of
the Solo Parties with respect to any environmental, health, or
safety matters, including without limitation any arising under any
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(r) Employees . Except
as disclosed in Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule,
(i) no Division Employee is covered by any collective
bargaining agreement; (ii) none of the Solo Parties has, with
respect to the Division, experienced any strikes, walk-outs, work
stoppages, slowdowns, or lockouts since February 22, 2004,
nor, to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties, is any such action
threatened; (iii) none of the Solo Parties has, with respect
to the Division, committed any unfair labor practice; (iv) the
Solo Parties, with respect to the Division and current and former
Division Employees, are operating the Division in compliance in all
material respects with all Labor Laws; (v) there is no pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Solo Parties, threatened, organizing
effort or demand for recognition or certification or attempt to
organize the Division Employees; and (vi) during the past 30
days and immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Solo Parties
have not terminated (other than for cause) the employment of more
than 15 Division Employees.
(s) Licenses and
Permits . Except as disclosed in Section 3(s) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Solo Parties possess all licenses and
permits necessary to operate the Division, except for any such
licenses and permits, the failure of the Solo Parties to possess
which, would not be material to the Division.
(t) Customers and
Suppliers .
(i) Section 3(t)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names of the ten largest
customers of the Division measured by dollar value for the twelve
calendar months ended December 31, 2006 and the total sales in
dollars for each such customer from January 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2007 (collectively, the “ Top Customers
”). As of the date of this Agreement, (A) none of the
customers listed on Section 3(t)(i) of the
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Disclosure Schedule has,
since January 1, 2007, notified any Solo Party in writing that
it is (x) canceling or terminating its relationship with the
Division, (y) materially and adversely modifying its
relationship with the Division or (z) materially limiting its
purchases from the Division and (B) there are no material
disputes pending between any Solo Party, on the one hand, and any
customer listed on Section 3(t)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule,
on the other hand.
(ii) Section 3(t)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names of the ten largest
suppliers of the Division measured by dollar value for the twelve
calendar months ended December 31, 2006 (collectively, the
“ Top Suppliers ”). As of the date of this
Agreement, (A) none of the suppliers listed on
Section 3(t)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule has, since
January 1, 2007, notified any Solo Party in writing that it is
(x) canceling or terminating its relationship with the
Division, (y) materially and adversely modifying its
relationship with the Division or (z) materially limiting its
sales to the Division and (B) there are no material disputes
pending between any Solo Party, on the one hand, and any supplier
listed on Section 3(t)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, on the
other hand.
(iii) The written agreements
between one of the Solo Parties, on the one hand, and one of the
Top Customers or Top Suppliers, on the other hand, are collectively
referred to as the “ Customer and Supplier Agreements
.”
(u) Affiliate
Relationships . Except as set forth on Section 3(u) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Solo Party or any Affiliate of a Solo Party
nor any officer or director of any Solo Party possesses, directly
or indirectly, any financial interest in, or is a director,
officer, or employee of, any Person that is a Top Supplier or Top
Customer or a competitor of the Division identified in
Section 3(u) of the Disclosure Schedule or a lessor or lessee
identified in Section 3(k)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Ownership of five percent (5%) or less of any class of
securities of a company whose securities are registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not be deemed to
be a financial interest for purposes of this
Section 3(u).
(v) Disclaimer of other
Representations and Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS SECTION 3, THE SOLO PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF
ANY OF THEIR ASSETS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ACQUIRED
ASSETS), LIABILITIES OR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND ANY SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS
SECTION 3, THE BUYER IS PURCHASING THE ACQUIRED ASSETS ON AN
“AS-IS, WHERE-IS” BASIS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE SOLO
PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING ANY ASSETS
OTHER THAN THE ACQUIRED ASSETS OR ANY LIABILITIES OTHER THAN THE
ASSUMED LIABILITIES, AND NONE SHALL BE IMPLIED AT LAW OR IN
EQUITY.
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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER.
The Buyer represents and
warrants to the Solo Parties that the statements contained in this
Section 4 are correct and complete as of the date of this
Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date
(as though made then and as though the Closing Date were
substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
Section 4), except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule.
The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in
this Section 4.
(a) Organization of the
Buyer . The Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation.
(b) Authorization of
Transaction . The Buyer has full power and authority (including
full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Solo Parties, this
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of
the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
(c) Noncontravention .
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above),
will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to
which the Buyer is subject or any provision of its charter or
bylaws, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute
a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which the Buyer is a party or
by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject. The
Buyer does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or
obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above),
except (A) for compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and
(B) where the failure to give notice, to file, or to obtain
any authorization, consent, or approval would not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Brokers’
Fees . The Buyer has no liability or obligation to pay any fees
or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Solo
Parties could become liable or obligated.
(e) Financing . The
Buyer has delivered to the Solo Parties a true and complete copy of
(i) an executed equity commitment letter dated as of the date
hereof from Kohlberg Management VI, LLC in favor of the Buyer (the
“ Equity Commitment Letter ”), and (ii) an
executed commitment letter dated as of the date hereof (together
with the exhibits and attachments thereto, the “ Debt
Financing Documents ”) from National City Bank (the
“ Lender ”), each of which is in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Solo Parties. Subject to
the funding of the funds set forth in the Debt Financing Documents
(the “ Debt Financing ”) and the Equity
Commitment Letter, in each case, in accordance with and subject to
their terms and
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conditions, the Buyer will have the
funds necessary to pay in full in cash at Closing all of the
amounts required to be paid by it under Section 2 hereof and
all its fees and expenses required in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5. PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS.
The Parties agree as follows
with respect to the period between the execution of this Agreement
and the Closing.
(a) General . Each of
the Parties will use its reasonable best efforts to take all action
and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable in order to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing
conditions set forth in Section 7 below).
(b) Notices and
Consents . The Solo Parties shall seek to obtain each of the
third party consents listed on Section 5(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule (collectively, the “ Required Consents
”). In addition, the Solo Parties will give any notices to
third parties, and the Solo Parties will use their reasonable best
efforts to obtain, any other third party consents that the Buyer
reasonably may request in connection with the matters referred to
in Section 3(c) above. Each of the Parties will give any
notices to, make any filings with, and use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of
governments and governmental agencies in connection with the
matters referred to in Section 3(c) and Section 4(c)
above. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of
the Parties will file any Notification and Report Forms and related
material that it may be required to file with the Federal Trade
Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United States
Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act as soon as
practicable after the execution of this Agreement, will use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver from the applicable
waiting period, and will make any further filings pursuant thereto
that may be necessary, proper, or advisable in connection
therewith.
(c) Operation of
Business . With respect to the operation of the Division, none
of the Solo Parties will engage in any practice, take any action,
or enter into any transaction that would result in a breach of the
representations made in Section 3(h) hereof, if such action
was taken after the date hereof, and the Solo Parties shall conduct
the business of the Division within the Ordinary Course of
Business, including the use of their commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain their relationships with customers, suppliers,
agents, and employees of the Division. The Solo Parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and protect the Owned
Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual
Property.
(d) Access . The Solo
Parties will permit representatives of the Buyer to have full
access at all reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to
interfere with the normal business operations of the Division and
the Solo Parties, to all premises, properties, personnel, books,
records, contracts, and documents of or pertaining to the business
and operations of the Division. The Buyer hereby acknowledges and
agrees that any Confidential Information it receives from any of
the Solo Parties in the course of the reviews contemplated by this
Section 5(d) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
those certain confidentiality agreements, dated as of
February 8, 2007 and July 10, 2007, by and between the
Buyer and Solo Cup Company (the “ Confidentiality
Agreements ”), which Confidentiality Agreements shall
automatically terminate as to any Confidential Information related
solely to the Division if the Closing occurs.
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