Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
PARTNERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of
April 1, 2008
among
AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY COMPANY, LTD.,
THE PARTNERS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
MAC-GRAY NEWCO, LLC
AND
MAC-GRAY SERVICES, INC.
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1.01
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Definitions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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2.01
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Purchase and
Sale
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2.02
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Purchase Price
Determination
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2.03
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Additional
Purchase Price Adjustments
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2.04
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Closing
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12
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2.05
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Payments at
Closing
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12
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2.06
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Proration of
Certain Items
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2.07
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Certain
Commission Payments
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
RELATING TO THE COMPANY
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3.01
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Limited
Partnership Existence and Power
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3.02
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Limited
Partnership Authorization
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3.03
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Governmental
Authorization; Consents
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3.04
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Non-Contravention
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3.05
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Capital
Structure
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3.06
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Laundry
Leases
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3.07
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Equipment
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3.08
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Subsidiaries
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3.09
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Financial
Statements
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3.10
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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3.11
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Personal
Property
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3.12
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Real
Property
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3.13
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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3.14
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Litigation
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3.15
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Material
Contracts
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3.16
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Technology and
Intellectual Property
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3.17
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Insurance
Coverage
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3.18
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits; No Defaults
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3.19
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Employees and
Labor Matters
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3.20
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Environmental
Compliance
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3.21
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Customers and
Suppliers
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3.22
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Transactions
with Affiliates; Intercompany Arrangements
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3.23
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Finders’
Fees
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3.24
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Taxes
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3.25
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Bank
Accounts
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3.26
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Sufficiency of
Assets
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3.27
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Illegal
Payments
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3.28
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Employee
Benefits
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3.29
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Inventory
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3.30
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Other
Information
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3.31
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Disclaimer of
Other Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
RELATING TO SELLERS
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4.01
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Title to and
Validity of Partnership Interests
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4.02
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Authority
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4.03
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No
Violation
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4.04
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Consents and
Approvals
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4.05
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Brokers’, Finders’ Fees,
etc.
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4.06
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Disclosure
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4.07
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Disclaimer of
Other Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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5.01
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Organization
and Existence
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5.02
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Corporate
Authorization
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5.03
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Governmental
Authorization; Consents
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5.04
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Non-Contravention
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5.05
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Finders’
Fees
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5.06
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Investment
Representations
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.01
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Confidentiality
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6.02
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Tax
Matters
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6.03
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Further
Assurances
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6.04
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Seller
Releases
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6.05
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Accounts
Receivable
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6.06
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Insurance
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6.07
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Terminated
Contracts
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6.08
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Sellers’
Net Worth
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6.09
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Software
Licenses
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6.10
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Re-Hiring of
Terminated Employees
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6.11
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Company’s 2007 Audit
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6.12
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Colorado
Springs Location
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6.13
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Sale of
Machines
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6.14
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Certain
Employee Benefits
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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7.01
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Conditions to
the Obligations of Each Party
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7.02
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Conditions to
Obligation of Buyer
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7.03
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Conditions to
Obligation of Sellers
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
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8.01
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Indemnification by Sellers
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8.02
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Limitations on
Indemnification by Sellers
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8.03
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Indemnification by Buyer and Newco
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8.04
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Limitations on
Indemnification by Buyer and Newco
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8.05
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Notice;
Defense of Claims
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8.06
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No
Subrogation
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8.07
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Limited Right
of Set-Off
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8.08
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Exclusive
Remedy
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8.09
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No Punitive
Damages
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8.10
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Tax
Treatment
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ARTICLE IX SELLERS’
REPRESENTATIVE
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9.01
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Appointment of
Sellers’ Representative
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9.02
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Limitation on
Actions
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9.03
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Indemnification
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
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10.01
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Notices
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10.02
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Amendments; No
Waivers
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10.03
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Expenses
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10.04
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Successors and
Assigns
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10.05
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Further
Assurances
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10.06
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Governing
Law
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10.07
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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10.08
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Entire
Agreement
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10.09
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Captions
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10.10
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Jurisdiction
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Schedules
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Schedule
1.01(a)
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Assumed
Contracts
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Schedule
1.01(b)
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New Machines and
Purchase Price for New Machines
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Schedule
1.01(c)
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Bonus and Up Front
Payments
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Schedule
1.01(d)
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Excluded
Assets
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Schedule
1.01(e)
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Employment
Expenses
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Schedule
2.01
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List of Partners;
Purchase Price
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Schedule
2.03(a)
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Closing Equipment
Count
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Schedule
2.03(b)
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Laundry
Leases
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Schedule
3.03
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Required
Consents
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Schedule
3.06
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Laundry
Leases
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Schedule
3.09
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
3.10
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Certain
Changes
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Schedule
3.12(b)
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Leases
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Schedule
3.13
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Liabilities
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Schedule
3.14
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Litigation
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Schedule
3.15
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Material
Contracts
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Schedule
3.16
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
3.17
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Insurance
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Schedule
3.18
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Permits
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Schedule
3.19
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Employees
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Schedule
3.20
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule
3.24
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Taxes
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Schedule
3.25
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Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
3.28
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Employee
Benefits
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Schedule
3.29
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Equipment
Inventory
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Schedule
6.02(f)
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Allocation of Purchase
Price
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Schedule
6.07
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Terminated
Contracts
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Form of
Note
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Exhibit B
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Form of Escrow
Agreement
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3
PARTNERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
PARTNERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated
as of April 1, 2008 among Automatic Laundry Company, Ltd., a
Texas limited partnership (the “ Company ”), the
partners of the Company listed on the signature pages hereto
(“ Sellers ”), Mac-Gray Newco, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Newco”), and Mac-Gray
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Buyer ”).
R E C
I T A L S:
WHEREAS , as of the
date hereof, the Sellers legally and beneficially own all of the
partnership interests of the Company as reflected on Schedule
2.01 attached hereto (collectively, the “ Partnership
Interests ”);
WHEREAS , each of
Newco and the Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers all of the
outstanding Partnership Interests as reflected on Schedule
2.01 attached hereto; and
WHEREAS , each
Seller desires to sell to Newco and the Buyer all of the
Partnership Interests owned by such Seller as reflected on
Schedule 2.01 attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE ,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01
Definitions .
(a) The following terms, as used herein, have the following
meanings:
“
Accountant ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(b).
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with such Person.
“ Assumed
Contracts ” means the contracts set forth on Schedule
1.01(a) attached hereto.
“ Assumed
Liabilities ” means (a) the obligations of the
Company under the Laundry Leases (including without limitation, the
obligation to make any required commission payments, revenue
sharing payments or route rental payments under any Laundry Lease
with respect to amounts collected or received by Buyer) and the
rental and other payments specified in any Laundry Lease) and the
Assumed Contracts, but only to the extent such obligations:
(i) arise on or after the Closing Date and, in the case of any
Assumed Contracts, prior to the time such Assumed Contract becomes
a Terminated Contract in accordance with Section 6.07 of this
Agreement; (ii) do not arise from or relate to any breach by
the Company prior to the Closing of any provision of any Laundry
Lease or Assumed Contract; (iii) do not arise from or relate
to any event, circumstance or condition occurring or existing prior
to the Closing Date that, with notice
or lapse of time or
both, would constitute or result in a breach by the Company, Buyer
or any of their respective Affiliates of any provision of any
Laundry Lease or Assumed Contract; and (iv) are ascertainable
solely by reference to the express terms of the Laundry Leases and
Assumed Contracts, and (b)(i) the obligation of the Company to
pay the purchase price for new Machines ordered but not delivered
prior to Closing, for the new Machines and up to the purchase price
therefor as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) hereto,
(ii) bonus and up front payments for new Laundry Leases
committed but not yet due and payable in the ordinary course of
business until after the Closing, not to exceed the amounts set
forth on Schedule 1.01(c) hereto, (iii) accrued
vacation and sick leave pay (if any) for employees retained by the
Company after Closing (except Seller Expenses), (iv) the
direct administrative costs of terminating the Automatic Laundry
Company, Ltd. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “ Company
401(k) Plan ”), (v) liabilities for the matter
set forth as item (2) on Schedule 3.13 , and
(vi) liabilities for rent and common area maintenance charges
arising from and after the Closing under items [6] and [7] on
Schedule 3.12(b) up to $61,846.70.
“ Balance
Sheet ” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as of the Balance Sheet Date found in Schedule 3.09
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“ Balance
Sheet Date ” means December 31, 2007.
“ Closing
Adjustment ” means the arithmetic sum (positive or
negative) of the Indebtedness Adjustment, plus the Seller Expense
Adjustment, plus the Liabilities Adjustment.
“ Closing
Date ” means the date of the Closing.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“
Equipment Adjustment ” means the adjustment pursuant
to Section 2.03(a) hereof.
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Equipment Inventory ” means all new, used and
refurbished Machines and related tools, parts, equipment and
accessories which are not located at the Laundry Lease
locations.
“ Estimated Indebtedness ”
means the estimated Indebtedness of the Company as of immediately
prior to the Closing and as set forth on the Closing
Certificate.
“ Estimated Liabilities ”
means the reasonably estimable Liabilities of the Company as of
immediately prior to the Closing and as set forth on the Closing
Certificate.
“
Estimated Seller Expenses ” mean the estimated Seller
Expenses as of immediately prior to the Closing and as set forth on
the Closing Certificate.
“
Excluded Assets ” means the assets set forth on
Schedule 1.01(d) .
“
Excluded Liabilities ” means all obligations and
liabilities of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (except
for the Assumed Liabilities) of any kind or nature whatsoever,
whether known, unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to
obligations and liabilities relating to or arising from
(i) the operation of the Company’s business and/or the
ownership of the Company’s assets prior to the
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Closing, including in
connection with events commencing or occurring or circumstances
existing prior to the Closing (including without limitation, the
obligation to make any required commission payments, revenue
sharing payments or route rental payments under any Laundry Lease
with respect to amounts collected or received by the Company prior
to the Closing Date and any liability under any Environmental Law),
(ii) any event, act, omission, condition or any other state of
facts occurring or existing prior to the Closing, (iii) any
contract other than the Laundry Leases and the Assumed Contracts,
(iv) Taxes of the Company or Taxes attributable to the
Company’s assets for any portion of any period or partial
period ending up to but excluding the Closing Date, (v) the
employment of employees of the Company (except wages and other
benefits accruing on and after the Closing Date, but not including
Seller Expenses), (vi) any matter set forth on Schedules
3.10 or 3.14 and under item 1 of Schedule 3.13 of the
disclosure schedule attached hereto, (vii) the Company’s
401(k) Plan and Excess Benefit Plan, (viii) any Excluded
Asset and the transfer of any such Excluded Asset from the Company,
(ix) any Excluded Taxes, and (x) obligations under
Section 6.07 of this Agreement in respect of Terminated
Contracts.
“
Excluded Tax ” means any and all Taxes incurred
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States, consistently applied.
“ HSR
Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended.
“
Indebtedness ” means without duplication, all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company on a
consolidated basis (i) for borrowed money; (ii) evidenced
by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments; (iii) for
the deferred purchase price of goods or services; (iv) all
liabilities under capitalized leases, conditional sale or other
title retention agreements (whether characterized as current
liabilities or long-term liabilities); (v) for reimbursement
obligations, whether contingent or matured, with respect to letters
of credit (whether drawn or undrawn), bankers’ acceptances,
surety bonds or interest rate cap agreements, interest rate swap
agreements, foreign currency exchange contracts or other hedging
contracts; (vi) in the nature of guarantees of the types of
obligations described in (i)-(v) above; (vii) for all
accrued and unpaid interest on or any fees, premiums, penalties or
other amounts due with respect to any of the obligations described
in (i)-(vi) above, including any and all premiums, penalties
and other amounts due assuming payment in full of all such
Indebtedness as of immediately prior to the Closing; and
(viii) all liabilities for reserves for any of the
foregoing.
“
Indebtedness Adjustment ” means the difference between
the Estimated Indebtedness and the Indebtedness, as finally
determined pursuant to Section 2.02. If the Estimated
Indebtedness exceeds the Indebtedness as finally determined
pursuant to Section 2.02, then the Indebtedness Adjustment is
a positive number equal to such excess. If the Indebtedness
as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.02 exceeds the
Estimated Indebtedness, then the Indebtedness Adjustment is a
negative number equal to such excess.
“
Intellectual Property Rights ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.16.
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“ Interested Person ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.
“ to the Company’s Knowledge
”, “ Known to the Company ” and words of
similar import means the actual knowledge of any of Joe K. Pace,
Gary Pace, Margaret P. Sykes, Tom L. Burgett, Brian Cox, Al Losey,
Adrian Madera and Lynn Kabrud.
“
Laundry Leases ” means all leases, contracts,
agreements and arrangements, whether written or oral and including
any tenancy at will, for the installation, placement, servicing or
leasing of Machines (including without limitation leases of laundry
facility premises and leases of Machines to apartment owners in
exchange for rental payments from the apartment owner).
“ Laundry
Lease Adjustment ” means the adjustment pursuant to
Section 2.03(b) hereof.
“ Liabilities ” means all
liabilities of the Company of any kind whatsoever, whether current,
long-term, accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable
or otherwise, as of the Closing (whether or not required to be
reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP), including but not limited
to accounts payable, accrued expenses, Indebtedness
(including capital leases), and liabilities relating to the
Terminated Contracts, but excluding the Assumed Liabilities.
“
Liabilities Adjustment ” means the difference
between the Estimated Liabilities and the reasonably estimable
Liabilities, as finally determined pursuant to
Section 2.02. If the Estimated Liabilities exceed the
reasonably estimable Liabilities as finally determined pursuant to
Section 2.02, then the Liabilities Adjustment is a positive
number equal to such excess. If the reasonably estimable
Liabilities exceed the Estimated Liabilities as finally determined
pursuant to Section 2.02, then the Liabilities Adjustment is a
negative number equal to such excess.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest, restriction or encumbrance
of any kind in respect of such asset.
“
Machines ” means all laundry machines, washers,
dryers, change machines, debit-card and smart-card add-value
stations, detergent, soap, bleach and softener dispensers and
similar machines and equipment of the Company.
“
Material Adverse Change ” means a material adverse
change in the business, assets, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company, except a change resulting from one or
more of the matters listed in clause (i) through (vi) of
the definition of Material Adverse Effect.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect,
event, occurrence, state of facts or development that is materially
adverse to the business, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company; provided, however, that none of the
following shall be deemed in themselves, either alone or in
combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or will
be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any failure by the Company
to meet internal projections or forecasts or published revenue or
earnings predictions for any period ending (or for which revenues
or earnings are released) on or after the date of this Agreement;
(ii) any change or effect resulting from the public
announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including any reduction in sales, any disruption in supplier or
similar relationships or any loss of employees); (iii) any
change in conditions
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affecting the
industries in which the Company participates, the U.S. economy as a
whole or local economies in any locations where the Company has
material operations, provided , that , any such
change does not affect the Company in a disproportionate manner
compared to other companies operating in the same industries in
which the Company operates; (iv) the payment of any amounts
due to, or the provision of any other benefits to, any officers or
employees under employment contracts, employee benefit plans,
severance arrangements or other arrangements in existence as of the
date of this Agreement; (v) any change or effect resulting
from any taking of any action specifically required by, this
Agreement; or (vi) any change in accounting requirements or
principles or any change in applicable law, or the interpretation
thereof.
“
Noncompetition Agreements ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 7.02(e).
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“ Route
Equipment ” means all Machines located at the Laundry
Lease locations.
“ Seller
Expense Adjustment ” means the difference between the
Estimated Seller Expenses and the Seller Expenses, as finally
determined pursuant to Section 2.02. If the Estimated
Seller Expenses exceed the Seller Expenses as finally determined
pursuant to Section 2.02, then the Seller Expense Adjustment
is a positive number equal to such excess. If the Seller
Expenses exceed the Estimated Seller Expenses as finally determined
pursuant to Section 2.02, then the Seller Expense Adjustment
is a negative number equal to such excess.
“ Seller Expenses ” means
(i) all unpaid fees, costs and expenses incurred by any
Seller, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates for which
the Company is liable in connection with the preparation of, or the
transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents, including,
but not limited to, all fees, costs and expenses payable to Kelly
Hart & Hallman LLP, Ernst & Young L.L.P. and
Clifton Gunderson LLP, except as provided in Section 6.11, and
(ii) all costs and expenses described on
Schedule 1.01(e) .
“
Seller’s Fraction ” means the fraction for each
Seller as set forth on Schedule 2.01 .
“
Subsidiary ” means any entity of which securities or
other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are owned directly or indirectly by another
entity.
“
Taxes ” means any and all U.S., state, local and
foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties,
impositions and liabilities, including without limitation those
based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales,
use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and
property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions
imposed with respect to such amounts.
“
Terminated Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.07.
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“
Transaction Document ” means this Agreement and each
agreement, document, schedule, certificate or other instrument
executed or delivered in connection with this Agreement, including
each document or instrument of conveyance contemplated by
Schedule 3.10(b) hereto.
“ WARN
Act ” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act of
1988.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.01
Purchase and Sale .
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
each Seller, severally but not jointly, shall sell to Buyer and
Newco, and Buyer and Newco shall purchase from each such Seller in
accordance with Schedule 2.01 , at the Closing, all right,
title and interest of such Seller in and to the Partnership
Interests as set forth opposite such Seller’s name on
Schedule 2.01 , free and clear of all claims, Liens,
restrictions and encumbrances and on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2.02
Purchase Price
Determination .
(a)
The aggregate purchase price for the Partnership Interests is equal
to the sum of (i) 115,552,166.00, plus (ii) the Post
Closing Net Cash Amount, minus (iii) the Indebtedness as of
immediately prior to the Closing, minus (iv) all reasonably
estimable Liabilities, minus (v) all Seller Expenses, minus
(vi) the Equipment Adjustment, if any, minus (vii) the
Laundry Lease Adjustment, if any (the “ Purchase Price
”).
(b)
The Purchase Price will be allocated among the Sellers pro rata in
accordance with each Seller’s Fraction set forth in
Schedule 2.01 . Within ninety days (90) days after the
Closing Date, Buyer will deliver to the Seller’s
Representative a closing statement, which shall set forth the
Closing Adjustment, the Indebtedness, the Indebtedness Adjustment,
the Seller Expenses, the Seller Expense Adjustment, the reasonably
estimable Liabilities and the Liabilities Adjustment (the “
Closing Statement ”). The Buyer will make
available to the Sellers’ Representative all records and work
papers used in preparing the Closing Statement that are reasonably
necessary for the Sellers’ Representative to confirm the
Buyer’s computations therein. If the Sellers’
Representative disagrees with the calculations contained in the
Closing Statement, the Sellers’ Representative may, within
thirty (30) days after receipt of the Closing Statement, deliver a
written notice (an “ Objection Notice ”) to the
Buyer setting forth the Sellers’ Representative’s
computation of the Closing Adjustment, the Indebtedness, the
Indebtedness Adjustment, the Seller Expenses, the Seller Expense
Adjustment, the reasonably estimable Liabilities and the
Liabilities Adjustment as the case may be, and information,
arguments and support for such computation. If the Buyer has
not received an Objection Notice within thirty (30) days after the
Sellers’ Representative has received the Closing Statement,
then the parties will be deemed to have agreed to the Closing
Adjustment, the Indebtedness, the Indebtedness Adjustment, the
Seller Expenses, the Seller Expense Adjustment, the reasonably
estimable Liabilities and the Liabilities
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Adjustment as set forth
in the Closing Statement. The Buyer and the Sellers’
Representative will attempt, in good faith, to resolve any
disputes, as set forth in the Objection Notice, as to the
computation of the Closing Adjustment, the Indebtedness, the
Indebtedness Adjustment, the Seller Expenses, the Seller Expense
Adjustment, the reasonably estimable Liabilities and the
Liabilities Adjustment. If the Buyer and the Sellers’
Representative do not achieve final resolution within twenty (20)
days after the Buyer has received the Objection Notice, then the
Buyer and the Sellers will retain Ernst & Young LLP (the
“ Accountant ”) to resolve any remaining
disputes. The Accountant will consider only those items and amounts
in the Closing Statement set forth in the Objection Notice which
the Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative are unable to
resolve. The Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative
shall each make a submission to the Accountant within twenty (20)
days after the Accountant’s engagement, which submission
shall contain a computation of the Closing Adjustment, the
Indebtedness, the Indebtedness Adjustment, the Seller Expenses, the
Seller Expense Adjustment, the reasonably estimable Liabilities and
the Liabilities Adjustment and information, arguments, and support
for such computation. The Accountant shall review such
submissions and base its determination solely on such submissions
(without an independent review). In resolving any disputed
item, the Accountant may not assign a value to any item greater
than the greatest value for such item claimed by the Buyer or the
Sellers’ Representative or less than the smallest value for
such item claimed by the Buyer or the Sellers’
Representative. The Accountant’s determination will be
based on the definitions of the Closing Adjustment, the
Indebtedness, the Indebtedness Adjustment, the Seller Expenses, the
Seller Expense Adjustment, the reasonably estimable Liabilities and
the Liabilities Adjustment in this Agreement. The
determination of the Accountant will be conclusive and binding upon
the parties. The Accountant shall reach a decision not later
than six (6) months after a dispute is submitted to it.
The costs of such Accountant’s review (including reasonable
attorney’s fees of counsel providing a legal opinion to, and
at the request of, the Accountant, if any) shall be borne 50% by
Buyer and 50% by Sellers.
2.03
Additional Purchase Price Adjustments.
(a)
Equipment Adjustment . Within 120 days after the
Closing Date, Buyer shall determine, as of the Closing Date, the
number of all washers and dryers located at the Laundry Lease
locations (the “ Closing Equipment Count ”) and
shall deliver to the Sellers’ Representative a schedule
reflecting such count. The Sellers’ Representative
shall be deemed to accept the Closing Equipment Count unless the
Sellers’ Representative delivers a notice of objection to
Buyer within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Closing
Equipment Count. If the Sellers’ Representative
provides a notice of objection to Buyer, the Sellers’
Representative and Buyer shall first use commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve such dispute. If the parties are able to
resolve such dispute, the Closing Equipment Count shall be revised
to the extent necessary to reflect such resolution and shall be
conclusive and binding upon all parties and shall not be subject to
dispute or review. If the parties are unable to resolve the
dispute within twenty (20) days after delivery of a notice of
objection by the Sellers’ Representative, either party may
submit the dispute to the Accountant for resolution, which shall be
subject to the procedures and limitations described in
Section 2.02(b). The Closing Equipment Count
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as determined by the
Accountant shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties and
shall not be subject to dispute or review. If the Closing
Equipment Count as finally determined is less than the
“Equipment Target” set forth on Schedule 2.03(a)
(the “ Equipment Target ”), then Sellers shall
pay to Buyer an amount in cash equal to (i) the Equipment
Target minus the Closing Equipment Count multiplied by
(ii) the “Equipment Multiple” set forth on
Schedule 2.03(a) (the “ Equipment
Multiple ”), and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by
such amount. Any amount due from Sellers to Buyer under this
Section 2.03(a) shall bear interest in accordance with
Section 2.05(d) from the date the Closing Equipment Count
is finally determined. If the Closing Equipment Count as
finally determined equals or exceeds the Equipment Target, then no
payment shall be required from Sellers to Buyer under this
Section 2.03(a). For purposes of calculating the Closing
Equipment Count, each stacked washer and/or stacked dryer unit and
25 lb. or more washer or tumbler dryer shall be counted as two
(2) machines, and each other washer and dryer shall be counted
as one (1) machine. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted
as necessary to reflect any payment made pursuant to this
Section 2.03(a).
(b)
Laundry Lease Adjustment .
(i)
Within ten (10) days after July 30, 2008, Buyer shall
prepare and deliver to the Sellers’ Representative a schedule
(the “ Lease Schedule ”) listing each Restricted
Laundry Lease for which the required consents to the assignment to
Buyer of such Restricted Laundry Lease have not been obtained by
July 30, 2008 (each a “ Non-Assigned Lease
” and collectively, the “ Non-Assigned Leases
”); provided that if Buyer does not deliver the Lease
Schedule within the period described above then there shall be no
Laundry Leases Adjustment (as defined below). The
Sellers’ Representative shall be deemed to accept the Lease
Schedule unless the Sellers’ Representative delivers a notice
of objection to Buyer within thirty (30) days following receipt of
the Lease Schedule. If the Sellers’ Representative
provides a notice of objection to Buyer, the Sellers’
Representative and Buyer shall first use commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve such dispute. If the parties are able to
resolve such dispute, the Lease Schedule shall be revised to the
extent necessary to reflect such resolution and shall be conclusive
and binding upon all parties and shall not be subject to dispute or
review. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute
within twenty (20) days after delivery of a notice of objection by
the Sellers’ Representative, either party may submit the
dispute to the Accountant for resolution, which shall be subject to
the procedures and limitations described in
Section 2.02(b). The Lease Schedule as determined by the
Accountant shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties and
shall not be subject to dispute or review. The Lease Schedule
shall specify for each Non-Assigned Lease listed, an amount equal
to the Equipment Multiple multiplied by the number of Machines
subject to such Non-Assigned Lease and the sum of all such amounts
listed on such Lease Schedule for all Non-Assigned Leases (the
“ Total Non-Assigned Lease Amount ”). The
Sellers shall only pay Buyer to the extent the Total Non-Assigned
Lease Amount exceeds the “Threshold Amount” set forth
on Schedule 2.03(b) hereto, and then only to the
extent of such excess (the “ Laundry Lease Adjustment
”). For purposes of this Agreement, “
Restricted Laundry Lease ” means a Laundry Lease
which, as a
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result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, requires the consent or approval of a third party to
transfer or assign such Laundry Lease to Buyer. A Laundry
Lease that requires a third party consent or approval to assign
such Laundry Lease from the Company to another party shall not
constitute a Restricted Laundry Lease unless the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are deemed to constitute an
assignment under the express terms of such Laundry Lease or Laundry
Lease otherwise has express terms requiring consent to, or approval
of, the transactions contemplated hereby by a third
party.
(ii)
Any amount due from Sellers to Buyer under this
Section 2.03(b) shall bear interest in accordance with
Section 2.05(d) from the date the Laundry Lease
Adjustment is finally determined. The Purchase Price shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the Laundry Lease Adjustment.
(c)
Route Cash .
(i)
For purposes of this Agreement, “ Post-Closing Net Cash
Amount ” for a Laundry Lease location means the sum of
(a) all undeposited collections made by the Company from such
location prior to Closing, whether in transit to banks, in counting
rooms or in vehicles at the time of Closing, less the aggregate
amount of commissions, revenue sharing payments and route rental
payments in respect of such undeposited collections, and
(b) (i) the aggregate amount of cash collected by Buyer
from such Laundry Lease location from the first collection by Buyer
of such location after the Closing less the aggregate amount of
commissions, revenue sharing payments and route rental payments
payable in respect of such cash collection multiplied by
(ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
from and including the last date on which the Company collected
from such Laundry Lease location prior to the Closing Date (as
reflected on Schedule 3.06 hereto) to but excluding the
Closing Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days
from and including the last date on which the Company collected
from such Laundry Lease location prior to the Closing Date (as
reflected on Schedule 3.06 hereto) to but excluding the
first date that Buyer collects from such location on or following
the Closing. The costs of collections made pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c) will be borne by the Buyer.
(ii)
Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Buyer will deliver
to the Sellers’ Representative a schedule setting forth a
calculation of the Post-Closing Net Cash Amount for each Laundry
Lease location (the “ Net Cash Settlement Statement
”). Unless the Sellers’ Representative notifies
Buyer in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Net
Cash Settlement Statement that the Sellers’ Representative
disagrees with such statement (and provides reasonable detail of
the nature of each disputed item), such Net Cash Settlement
Statement shall be deemed the “ Final Net Cash Settlement
Statement ,” shall be binding upon all parties and shall
not be subject to dispute or review. If the Sellers’
Representative does provide such notice to Buyer within such
thirty-day period, Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative
shall first use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such
dispute and, if the parties are able to resolve
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such dispute, the Net Cash Settlement Statement
shall be revised to the extent necessary to reflect such
resolution, shall be deemed the “ Final Net Cash
Settlement Statement ” and shall be conclusive and
binding upon all parties and shall not be subject to dispute or
review. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute
within thirty (30) days after Buyer’s receipt of the
Sellers’ Representative’s notice, either party may
submit the dispute to the Accountant for resolution, which shall be
subject to the procedures and limitations described in
Section 2.02(b). The Net Cash Settlement Statement as
determined by the Accountant shall be deemed the “ Final
Net Cash Settlement Statement ,” shall be conclusive and
binding upon all parties and shall not be subject to dispute or
review. If the Sellers’ Representative does not dispute
the Final Net Cash Settlement Statement, then Buyer shall remit to
Sellers the amount allocated to Sellers on such Statement within
ninety-five (95) days of the Closing Date. If the
Sellers’ Representative disputes the Final Net Cash
Settlement Statement, then Buyer shall promptly remit to Sellers
the amount, if any, that is not in dispute and remit any additional
amount allocated to Sellers pursuant to a final resolution reached
by agreement between the parties or determined by the Accountant,
as soon as reasonably practical after the dispute is
resolved.
(iii)
Any amount due from Buyer to the Sellers’ Representative
under this Section 2.03(c) shall bear interest in
accordance with Section 2.05(d) from the date the Closing
Net Cash Amount is finally determined.
(d)
The costs of the Accountant’s review under any of clauses
(a), (b) or (c) of this Section 2.03 (including
reasonable attorney’s fees of counsel providing a legal
opinion to, and at the request of, the Accountant, if any), shall
be borne 50% by Buyer and 50% by Sellers.
2.04
Closing . The
closing of the purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement
(the “ Closing ”) shall be held at the offices
of Goodwin Procter LLP, Exchange Place, Boston, MA 02109 on
the date hereof, or at such other place or later date as may be
fixed by mutual agreement of Buyer and the Sellers’
Representative (the “ Closing Date ”).
2.05
Payments at Closing .
(a)
On the Closing Date, the Buyer and Newco will cause to be paid to
each Seller an amount equal to such Seller’s pro rata portion
(based on each Seller’s Fraction) of the Estimated Purchase
Price. The cash portion of the Estimated Purchase Price shall
be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account designated by each Seller at least two (2) business
days prior to the Closing Date. The Estimated Purchase Price
shall be paid $105,538,166.00 in cash and $10,000,000 in the form
of an unsecured promissory note of the Buyer (the “
Note ”), all as set forth on Schedule 2.01
opposite each Seller’s name. The form of promissory
note is attached hereto as Exhibit A . The
“Estimated Purchase Price” means an amount equal to the
sum of (i) $115,552,166.00, minus (ii) the Estimated
Indebtedness, minus (iv) the Estimated Seller Expenses, minus
(v) the Estimated Liabilities.
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(b)
Closing Certificate . At least three (3) business
days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller’s Representative
shall deliver to the Buyer the Closing Certificate, which shall set
forth a reasonable, good faith estimate of the Estimated
Indebtedness, Estimated Seller Expenses and the Estimated
Liabilities, in each case as mutually agreed to by the Buyer and
the Sellers’ Representative.
(c)
Closing Adjustment . The Closing Adjustment shall be
computed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or by the
written agreement of the Buyer and Sellers’ Representative,
as the case may be, immediately after the final determination of
the Indebtedness Adjustment, the Seller Expense Adjustment and the
Liabilities Adjustment pursuant to Section 2.02(b) and
shall be paid within five (5) business days thereafter in
immediately available funds. If the Closing Adjustment is a
positive number, the Closing Adjustment shall be paid by the Buyer
to the Sellers pro rata in accordance with each Seller’s
Fraction as set forth on Schedule 2.01 . If the
Closing Adjustment is a negative number, the Closing Adjustment
shall be paid by the Sellers to Buyer.
(d)
Interest Payments . Sums payable pursuant to Sections
2.03(a), 2.03(b), 2.03(c) and 2.05(c) shall bear interest
from the date such payment is due pursuant to the applicable
section to the date of payment at the rate which is equal to the
Prime Rate as published, from time to time, in the Wall Street
Journal under “Money Rates,” computed on the basis
of a 365-day year and paid for the actual number of days
elapsed. Interest calculated in accordance with this
Section 2.05(d) shall be due and payable to Buyer or the
Sellers, as the case may be, on the date on which the corresponding
payment is due.
2.06
Proration of Certain Items
. The Sellers and the Buyer agree to prorate the following
costs and expenses and any other items mutually agreed to by such
parties.
(a)
Employee Commissions, Wages and Benefits . Except as
provided herein for the Seller Expenses, (i) the Sellers shall
be responsible for all commissions, wages and other benefits
payable in respect of services performed by the Company’s
employees up to but excluding the Closing Date, and (ii) the
Buyer shall be responsible for all commissions, wages and other
benefits payable in respect of services performed by the
Company’s employees on or after the Closing Date.
(b)
Software Licenses . Subject to Section 6.09, the
Sellers shall be responsible for all payments payable under
existing software licenses held by the Company up to but excluding
the Closing Date, and the Buyer shall be responsible for all
payments payable under existing software licenses held by the
Company on or after the Closing Date.
(c)
Real Property Leases . With respect to the real
property leases set forth as items [1], [2], [3], [4] and [5] of
Schedule 3.12(b) , (i) the Sellers shall be responsible
for all rent, utilities, common area maintenance and other similar
costs and obligations under such leases that relate to a period
both before and after the Closing Date based on a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days to which such cost or
obligation relates to the period prior to the Closing Date and the
denominator of which is the total
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number of days to which
such cost or obligation relates, and (ii) the Buyer shall be
responsible for all rent, utilities, common area maintenance and
other similar costs and obligations under such leases that relate
to a period both before and after the Closing Date based on a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days to which
such cost or obligation relates to the period on or after the
Closing Date and the denominator of which is the total number of
days to which such cost or obligation relates.
(d)
Within sixty (60) days after the Closing, Buyer will deliver to the
Sellers’ Representative a schedule of proposed prorations
(the “ Proration Schedule ”). Unless the
Sellers’ Representative notifies Buyer in writing within
thirty (30) days after receipt of the Prorations Schedule that the
Sellers’ Representative disagrees with such statement (and
provides reasonable detail of the nature of each disputed item),
such Prorations Schedule shall be deemed the “ Final
Prorations Schedule ,” shall be binding upon all parties
and shall not be subject to dispute or review. If the
Sellers’ Representative does provide such notice to Buyer
within such thirty-day period, Buyer and the Sellers’
Representative shall first use commercially reasonable efforts to
resolve such dispute and, if the parties are able to resolve such
dispute, the Prorations Schedule shall be revised to the extent
necessary to reflect such resolution, shall be deemed the “
Final Prorations Schedule ” and shall be conclusive
and binding upon all parties and shall not be subject to dispute or
review. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute
within thirty (30) days after Buyer’s receipt of the
Sellers’ Representative’s notice, either party may
submit the dispute to the Accountant for resolution, which shall be
subject to the procedures and limitations described in
Section 2.02(b). The Prorations Schedule as determined
by the Accountant shall be deemed the “ Final Prorations
Schedule ,” shall be conclusive and binding upon all
parties and shall not be subject to dispute or review. If the
Sellers’ Representative does not dispute the Prorations
Schedule, then Buyer or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall
remit to the other party the amount reflected on such schedule as
being owed to such party within ninety-five (95) days after the
Closing Date. If the Sellers’ Representative disputes
the Prorations Schedule, then Buyer or the Sellers, as the case may
be, shall remit to the other party the amount, if any, that is not
in dispute and any additional amounts owed will be paid in
accordance with a final resolution reached by agreement between the
parties or determined by the Accountant, as soon as reasonably
practical after the dispute is resolved.
(e)
Any amount due under this Section 2.06 shall bear interest in
accordance with Section 2.05(d) from the date the Final
Prorations Schedule is finally determined. The costs of the
Accountant’s review under this Section 2.06 (including
reasonable attorney’s fees of counsel providing a legal
opinion to, and at the request of, the Accountant, if any), shall
be borne 50% by Buyer and 50% by Sellers. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 2.06, any prorations
and adjustments pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall not include
an adjustment for any Excluded Liability, which Excluded
Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of the
Sellers.
2.07
Certain Commission Payments
.
After the Closing the Company or Buyer will make certain commission
payments for the month ended March 31, 2008 related to cash
collected and deposited by the Company prior to the Closing
Date. Such commission payments
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are Excluded
Liabilities and the Sellers will, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, reimburse the Company and Buyer for such payments
on the date such payments are made.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO
THE COMPANY
Except as set
forth in the disclosure schedules dated as of the date hereof and
delivered herewith to Buyer and Newco (which disclosure schedules
identify the section and subsection to which each disclosure
therein relates), the Company hereby represents and warrants to
Buyer and Newco as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
that:
3.01
Limited Partnership Existence and
Power . The Company is a limited partnership duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Texas, and has all limited partnership powers and all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
required to carry on its business as now conducted. The
Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited
partnership and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of
its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for those
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore delivered
to Buyer true and complete copies of the organizational documents
of the Company as currently in effect.
3.02
Limited Partnership
Authorization . The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and each Transaction
Document to which the Company is a party, and the consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
are within the Company’s limited partnership powers and have
been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on
the part of the Company. Each of this Agreement and each
Transaction Document to which the Company is a party has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as enforcement may be limited in bankruptcy or by
equitable principles.
3.03
Governmental Authorization;
Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company and Sellers of this Agreement require no action by or
in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency,
official or authority other than compliance with any applicable
requirements of the HSR Act. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.03 and except as required under any Laundry
Lease, no material consent, approval, waiver or other action (a
“ Required Consent ”) by any Person (other than
any governmental body, agency, official or authority) under any
contract, agreement, indenture, lease, instrument or other document
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound is required
or necessary for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and each Transaction Document to which
the Company is a party, or for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
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3.04
Non-Contravention .
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and each Transaction Document to which the Company is a
party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict
with the organizational documents of the Company,
(ii) assuming compliance with the HSR Act, contravene or
conflict in any material respect with any provision of any law,
regulation, judgment, injunction, order, Permit or decree binding
upon or applicable to the Company; (iii) assuming the receipt
of all Required Consents, constitute a material default (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) under or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material
right or obligation of the Company or to a loss of any material
benefit to which the Company is entitled under any provision of any
agreement, contract or other instrument binding upon the Company or
by which any of its assets may be bound or (iv) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company.
3.05
Capital Structure .
The Partnership Interests represent the only outstanding equity or
ownership interests in the Company. The Partnership Interests
have been duly authorized and validly issued, and were not issued
in violation of any Law. There are no options, warrants,
purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange
rights or other contracts or commitments that could require the
Company to issue, sell or cause to become outstanding any
additional ownership interests or other securities in the
Company. Except as set forth in the Company’s Limited
Partnership Agreement, there are no restrictions on the transfer of
the Partnership Interests, other than those imposed by relevant
state and federal securities laws, and there are no co-sale rights,
rights of first refusal, voting agreements or other agreements
relating to the issuance, sale, registration or voting of the
Partnership Interests. None of the Partnership Interests has
been issued and owned or held in violation of any preemptive
right. The Partnership Interests set forth opposite of each
Seller’s name on Schedule 2.01 hereto are owned of
record and beneficially by such Seller free and clear of all Liens,
claims, encumbrances, voting trusts or restrictions of any kind
(except as set forth in the Company’s Limited Partnership
Agreement), and the transfer and delivery of the Partnership
Interests to the Buyer by the Sellers as contemplated by this
Agreement will be sufficient to transfer good and valid record and
beneficial title and ownership in such Partnership Interests to the
Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances (except as set forth in
the Company’s Limited Partnership Agreement).
3.06
Laundry Leases .
Schedule 3.06 hereto contains a true, correct and complete
list of the Laundry Leases as of the date of this Agreement,
including: (i) the location of each Laundry Lease,
(ii) the expiration date of each Laundry Lease, (iii) the
number and type of each Machine (including only laundry machines,
washers and dryers) at each Laundry Lease location, (iv) the
vend prices at each Laundry Lease location, and (v) the
commission payments and net revenues after commission for each
Laundry Lease location for each of the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2007. The Company has not changed
its collection schedule or collection practices for any Laundry
Lease location since January 1, 2006, except in the ordinary
course of business. Schedule 3.06 also lists each
Laundry Lease that generated more than $10,000 of net revenue on an
annualized basis that, since November 30, 2007, (i) has
been terminated by the Company or any third party, or (ii) has
been entered into by the Company. True and correct copies of
all the Laundry Leases have been delivered or made available to
Buyer prior to the date hereof. Each of the Laundry Leases is
valid, in full force and effect and binding upon the Company and
the other parties thereto in accordance with its respective
terms,
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subject to bankruptcy
and limitations on equitable remedies. Neither the Company
nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party is in default
under or in arrears in the performance, payment or satisfaction of
any agreement or condition on its part to be performed or satisfied
under any Laundry Lease, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge,
does any condition exist that with notice or lapse of time or both
would constitute such a default, and no waiver or indulgence has
been granted under any Laundry Lease. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.06 , the Company has not received any written
notice of and the Company has no Knowledge of (i) any fact
which would result in the termination, amendment, modification or
breach of any Laundry Lease and (ii) any desire or intention
of any party to renegotiate, terminate, amend, modify or materially
reduce the services of the Company under any Laundry Lease.
Except for consents, approvals and notices required under the
Laundry Leases, no consent or approval of or prior notice to any
third party is required in order to assign all of the Laundry
Leases to Buyer or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Assuming all of
such consents and approvals are obtained, after giving effect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the
Laundry Leases will be valid and effective in accordance with its
terms, and enforceable by the Company against the other party
thereto. Schedule 3.06 sets forth a correct and
complete list of all bonds (performance or other), letters of
credit, guarantees and similar arrangements relating to the Laundry
Leases.
3.07
Equipment . The Route
Equipment and the Equipment Inventory constitute all of the
Machines used or held for use by the Company in its business.
All of the Route Equipment and Equipment Inventory is in good
operating condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case
taking into account age, and has been maintained in a manner
consistent with the past maintenance practices of the
Company. The Equipment Inventory is of the type, quantity and
quality necessary to conduct the business of the Company in a
manner consistent with past practices. All of the items
included in the Equipment Inventory are of a quality and quantity
saleable or usable in the ordinary course of business of the
Company consistent with past practices.
3.08
Subsidiaries .
The Company does not have and never has had any
Subsidiaries or any ownership or equity interest in or control of
(direct or indirect) any other Person.
3.09
Financial Statements .
(a)
Attached as Schedule 3.09 are true and complete copies
of:
(i)
the balance sheet and the related audited statements of operations
and cash flows for the 12 months ended December 31, 2006 and
the audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2005 and the related audited statements of operations and cash
flows of the Company for the 12 months then ended; and
(ii)
the unaudited Balance Sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2007 and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows
of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
((i) and (ii) collectively referred to as the “
Financial Statements ”).
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(b)
Each of the balance sheets included in the Financial Statements
fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of
the Company as of its date, and the other statements included in
the Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects
the results of operations and cash flows, as the case may be, of
the Company for the periods therein set forth, in each case in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied during the periods involved and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP and, except in the case of the unaudited
financial statements, for the omission of footnote disclosure and,
to the extent consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles, normally recurring year-end audit adjustments.
3.10
Absence of Certain Changes
. Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as reflected in the
unaudited Financial Statements or in Schedule 3.10 and
except for actions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has
conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices and there has not been any:
(a)
Material Adverse Change or any event, occurrence, development or
state of circumstances or facts which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Change, or any condition, event or
occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay
Sellers’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or perform their obligations hereunder or under
the Transaction Documents;
(b)
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other
distribution with respect to any outstanding equity securities of,
or other ownership interests in, the Company, or any repurchase,
redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any outstanding
equity securities of, or other ownership interests in, the
Company;
(c)
payment or grant of any right by the Company to any Interested
Person, or any charge by any Interested Person to the Company, or
other transaction between the Company and any Interested Person,
except in any such case for employee compensation payments in the
ordinary course of business of the Company consistent with past
practice.
(d)
amendment of any outstanding security of the Company;
(e)
incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company of any
indebtedness for borrowed money not exceeding $5,000;
(f)
creation or assumption by the Company of any Lien on any asset;
(g)
making of any loan, advance or capital contributions to or
investment in any Person;
(h)
damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered
by insurance) affecting the business or assets of the Company in an
amount greater than $25,000;
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(i)
transaction or commitment made, or any contract or agreement
entered into, by the Company relating to its assets or business
(including the acquisition or disposition of any assets) or any
relinquishment by the Company of any contract or other right, in
either case, material to the Company, other than transactions and
commitments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices and those contemplated by this Agreement;
(j)
change in any method of Tax or financial accounting or accounting
practice or any making of a Tax election or change of an existing
election by the Company;
(k)
(i) grant of any severance or termination pay to any partner,
director, officer or employee of the Company, (ii) entering
into of any employment, deferred compensation or other similar
agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with
any partner, director, officer or employee of the Company,
(iii) change in benefits payable under existing severance or
termination pay policies of the Company or employment agreements to
which the Company is a party or (iv) change in compensation,
bonus or other benefits payable to partners, directors, officers or
employees of the Company, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(l)
labor dispute, other than routine individual grievances, or any
activity or proceeding by a labor union or representation thereof
to organize any employees of the Company;
(m)
employee terminations (other than for poor performance or for
cause) and/or layoffs, and the Company has preserved intact and
kept available the services of present employees, in each case in
accordance with past practice;
(n)
capital expenditure, or commitment for a capital expenditure, for
additions or improvements to property, plant and equipment in an
amount greater than $25,000;
(o)
action which, if it had been taken or occurred after the execution
of this Agreement, would have required the consent of Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement; or
(p)
agreement, undertaking or commitment to do any of the
foregoing.
3.11
Personal Property .
(a)
The Company has good and transferable title to, or in the case of
leased personal property has valid leasehold interests in, all
personal property (including machinery and equipment, inventory,
receivables and furniture) (whether tangible or intangible)
reflected on the Balance Sheet or acquired after the Balance Sheet
Date (the “ Personal Property ”). None of
such Personal Property is subject to any Liens, other than:
(i)
Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable (and for which adequate
accruals or reserves have been established on the Balance Sheet);
or
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(ii)
Liens that do not materially detract from the value of the Personal
Property as now used, or materially interfere with any present or
intended use of the Personal Property.
(b)
The Personal Property has no material defects, is in reasonable
commercial operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear
excepted), and is generally adequate for the uses to which it is
being put.
(c)
The Personal Property owned or leased by the Company, or which it
otherwise has the right to use, constitutes all of the Personal
Property held for use or used in connection with the business of
the Company and is generally adequate to conduct such business as
currently conducted.
3.12
Real Property .
(a)
The Company does not own any real property. All real property
used or held for use by the Company in connection with the business
of the Company is leased by the Company as lessee or sublessee.
(b)
Schedule 3.12(b) completely and accurately describes
all leases and subleases of real property used by or held for use
by the Company in connection with the business of the Company (the
“ Leases ”), together with a description of all
buildings and material fixtures and improvements erected
thereon.
(c)
The Leases are in good standing and are valid, binding and
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforcement may be limited in bankruptcy or by equitable
principles, and there does not exist under any such Lease any
default by the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, by any
other Person, or any event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default by the Company or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, by any other Person. The Company
has delivered to Buyer complete and accurate copies of all Leases,
including all amendments and agreements related thereto. All
rent and other charges currently due and payable under the Leases
have been paid.
(d)
The Company is the holder of the lessee’s interest under the
Leases and has not assigned the Leases nor subleased all or any
portion of the premises leased thereunder. The Company has
not made any alterations, additions or improvements to the premises
leased under the Leases that are required to be removed (or of
which lessor could require removal) at the termination of the
respective Lease terms.
3.13
No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Except as disclosed in the Balance Sheet or set forth in
Schedule 3.13 , there are no liabilities of the Company of
any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, and to the Company’s
Knowledge, there is no existing condition, situation or set of
circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such
a liability, other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet
Date, which in the aggregate are not material to the Company.
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3.14
Litigation . Except
as disclosed in Schedule 3.14 , there is no claim, action,
suit, investigation or proceeding (or to the Knowledge of the
Company, any basis therefor) pending against or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting, the
Company or any of its properties or the transactions contemplated
hereby before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body,
agency, official or authority.
3.15
Material Contracts .
(a)
Except for the Laundry Leases and except as disclosed in Schedule
3.15 , as of the date of this agreement, there are no
agreements, arrangements, understandings, instruments, contracts,
leases, plans or commitments to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound, including but not limited to any:
(i)
lease;
(ii)
contract or agreement involving aggregate payments by or
obligations of the Company in an amount equal to $25,000 or more,
including any such contract or agreement for the purchase of
materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other
assets;
(iii)
contract or agreement involving aggregate payments to the Company
in an amount equal to $25,000 or more, including any sales,
distribution or other similar agreement;
(iv)
partnership, joint venture or other similar contract, arrangement
or agreement;
(v)
contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the
deferred purchase price of property (whether incurred, assumed,
guaranteed or secured by any asset);
(vi)
employment, severance or consulting agreement;
(vii)
license, technology transfer, franchise or other agreement in
respect of any Intellectual Property or other property owned or
used by the Company;
(viii)
agency, dealer, sales representative or other similar
agreement;
(ix)
contract or other document that limits the freedom of the Company
to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any
area or which would so limit the freedom of the Company after the
Closing Date;
(x)
contract or commitment with or for the benefit of any Interested
Person; or
(xi)
other contract or commitment not made in the ordinary course of
business or otherwise material to the Company.
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(b)
Each agreement, arrangement, understanding, instrument, contract,
lease plan or commitment disclosed in any schedule to this
Agreement or required to be disclosed pursuant to
Section 3.15(a) is a valid and binding agreement of the
Company and is in full force and effect, and neither the Company
nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is
in default in any material respect under the terms of any such
agreement, contract, plan, lease, arrangement or commitment, nor,
to the Knowledge of the Company, has any event or circumstance
occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute an event of default thereunder.
3.16
Technology and Intellectual
Property . Schedule 3.16 contains a complete
and accurate list of all registered and material unregistered
copyrights and applications therefor (including renewals) (the
“ Copyrights ”), registered and material
unregistered trademarks, service marks and trade names and any
applications therefor (including renewals) (the “
Trademarks ”), patents, patent applications (including
renewals), patent disclosures (together with all re-issuances,
continuations, continuations in part, revisions and extensions),
patent rights (collectively, (the “ Patents ”),
material inventions and discoveries (whether or not patentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), trade dress and corporate
names (together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and
combinations thereof) (the “ Trade Dress ”) or
other material similar rights used or useable in the
Company’s business, all whether or not owned or licensed);
and
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