CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of
January 31, 2005, by and among Modine Manufacturing Company, a
Wisconsin corporation (" Modine "), Modine, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Modine (together with
Modine, the " Contributors "), Modine Aftermarket Holdings,
Inc., a North Carolina corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Modine (" Newco "), and Transpro, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (" Transpro ") (each, a " Party " or
together, " Parties ").
RECITALS
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The Aftermarket Business is
currently conducted, directly or through one or more subsidiaries,
by the Contributors and Newco.
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The boards of directors of the
Contributors and Newco have each determined that it would be in the
best interests of their respective corporations and shareholders to
separate the Aftermarket Business from Modine and that it would be
appropriate and desirable for the Contributors to contribute and
transfer to Newco, and for Newco to receive and assume, all of the
assets, properties, rights, interests and liabilities of Modine and
its controlled Affiliates associated with the Aftermarket Business
on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
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Simultaneously with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, (a) Modine, Newco and Transpro are
entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the " Merger
Agreement "), pursuant to which (i) on the Closing Date but
prior to the Effective Time, Modine will distribute to the
shareholders of Modine all of the outstanding shares of Newco on a
pro rata basis (the " Spin Off ") and (ii) immediately
following the Spin Off, Newco will merge with and into Transpro,
with Transpro being the surviving corporation, all on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "
Merger ") and (b) Modine and Transpro are entering into
an OEM Acquisition Agreement (the " OEM Acquisition
Agreement "), pursuant to which prior to the Effective Time
Modine will purchase from Transpro, and Transpro will sell and
deliver to Modine, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of G&O Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Transpro (the " OEM Stock Sale
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It is intended that, for federal
income tax purposes, (i) the Contribution and the Spin Off are
tax-free to Modine and to the shareholders of Modine under Sections
355 and 368 and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended (the " Code "), and (ii) the Merger qualifies as a
tax-free reorganization described in Section 368 and related
provisions of the Code.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
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Certain
definitions
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Definitions
. In addition to the terms defined
elsewhere herein, as used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings specified below when used in this Agreement with
initial capital letters:
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Action " means any controversy, claim, action, litigation,
arbitration, mediation or any other proceeding by or before any
Governmental Entity, arbitrator, mediator or other Person acting in
a dispute resolution capacity, or any investigation, subpoena or
demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.
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Affiliate " means, with respect to a Person, another Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person.
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Aftermarket Assets " means the assets, properties, rights
and interests of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries
that principally relate to or are used principally in the
Aftermarket Business (other than Excluded Assets), wherever
situated, including without limitation:
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the Books and Records;
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all Contracts (other than to the
extent that such Contracts relate to Excluded Assets or Excluded
Liabilities) of the Contributors or their Subsidiaries relating to
the Aftermarket Business;
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the Equipment;
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the Trademarks;
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goodwill of the Contributors
related to the Aftermarket Business, but not otherwise specifically
identified herein;
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the Aftermarket Real
Property;
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the Inventory;
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the Permits;
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the Domain Names;
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capital stock of Nederlandse
Radiateuren Fabriek B.V. (" NRF "), Manufacturera Mexicana
de Partes S.A. de C.V. (" MexPar ") and Modine National
Sales Ltd., together with their respective assets;
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the Technology;
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all accounts and notes receivable
(billed and unbilled) of the Aftermarket Business as of the
Closing;
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all prepaid claims and other
prepaid expense items and deferred charges, credits, advance
payments and security and other deposits made by the Contributors
or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the conduct of the
Aftermarket Business;
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all rights of the Contributors or
any of their Subsidiaries to manufacturers' warranties and
indemnities with respect to any Aftermarket Asset;
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all bank accounts and bank account
numbers, telephone and facsimile numbers and electronic mail
addresses, in each case, used or held for use by the Contributors
or any of their Subsidiaries principally in the Aftermarket
Business;
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all rights of the Contributors or
any of their Subsidiaries pertaining to any causes of action,
lawsuits, judgments, claims, demands, counterclaims, set-offs or
defenses they may have with respect to the Aftermarket Assets or
Aftermarket Liabilities, except to the extent relating to the
Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities; and
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all other assets, properties and
rights of every kind and nature owned by the Contributors or any of
their Subsidiaries or in which such Persons have an interest on the
Closing Date (but only to the extent of such interest), known or
unknown, fixed or unfixed, accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise, whether or not specifically referred to in this
Agreement, that in each case relate principally to the Aftermarket
Business or are of the nature set forth in the Aftermarket Audited
Financial Statements or the financial statements provided to
Transpro pursuant to Section 3.5(a) of the Merger Agreement (the "
Latest Aftermarket Financial Statements ").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Aftermarket Assets do not
include any of the Excluded Assets.
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Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements " means the audited
financial statements of the Aftermarket Business as of and for the
period ended March 31, 2004 attached to Section 4.9(b)-1 of the
Modine Disclosure Schedule delivered pursuant to the Merger
Agreement.
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Aftermarket Business " means the design, manufacturing,
marketing, packaging and distributing of thermal management
products and systems to be supplied as replacement parts through
the vehicular, off-highway and industrial aftermarkets, including
the sale by NRF and MexPar of products to certain original
equipment manufacturers for use in heavy duty
applications.
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Aftermarket Employees " means all of the Contributors' or
their Subsidiaries' employees, officers or consultants that are
involved in the Aftermarket Business, as listed on Schedule
1.1A .
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Aftermarket Liabilities " means the following liabilities or
obligations, whether known or unknown, accrued or contingent,
direct or indirect, arising from the operation of the Aftermarket
Business or ownership of the Aftermarket Assets prior to or
following the Closing Date:
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all liabilities for product
liability and product warranty for products of the Aftermarket
Business;
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except as set forth in Section 3.4
of the Merger Agreement, all Environmental Costs and Liabilities to
the extent arising out of or related to the Aftermarket
Business;
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all liabilities for income Taxes
arising out of or related to the (i) operation of the Aftermarket
Business after the Closing Date or (ii) ownership of the
Aftermarket Assets after the Closing Date;
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all liabilities for Taxes (other
than income Taxes) arising out of or related to the (i) operation
of the Aftermarket Business or (ii) ownership of the Aftermarket
Assets, whether before or after the Closing Date;
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all liabilities pursuant to the
Contracts;
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all liabilities for returns of
products of the Aftermarket Business shipped prior to the Closing
but returned after the Closing;
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a portion of the repayment
obligations under Modine's line of credit, as and to the extent
described in Section 6.25 of the Merger Agreement;
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all obligations and liabilities
arising out of current and future Actions against any of the
Contributors to the extent relating to the Aftermarket Business,
except to the extent that such Actions arise out of or are related
to assets or liabilities that are not Aftermarket Assets or
Aftermarket Liabilities or that the Contributors have agreed to
discharge pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement;
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liabilities or obligations of the
Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries with respect to
Aftermarket Employees pursuant to any Assumed Benefit Plans;
and
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all other liabilities and
obligations of every kind and nature of the Contributors or any of
their Subsidiaries (other than for income Taxes), known or unknown,
fixed or unfixed, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
whether or not specifically referred to in this Agreement, that in
each case relate principally to the Aftermarket Business and are of
the nature set forth in the Aftermarket Audited Financial
Statements, less payments thereon and discharges thereof prior to
the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Aftermarket Liabilities do not
include the Excluded Liabilities.
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Aftermarket Real Property " means all right, title and
interest in or to the improved and unimproved land listed or
described on Schedule 1.1B , and all buildings, structures,
erections, improvements, appurtenances, and fixtures situated on or
forming part of such land, together with all privileges, easements
and rights-of-way related thereto.
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Aftermarket Transition Services Agreement " means the
Aftermarket Transition Services Agreement between Modine and Newco
in the form attached as Exhibit 1.1I to the Merger
Agreement.
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Ancillary Agreements " means the agreements included as
"Ancillary Agreements" in the Merger Agreement, but excluding this
Agreement and including the Merger Agreement and the Tax Sharing
Agreement.
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Books and Records " means all of the books, records,
electronically stored data and other documents and any copyrights
related thereto (including customer and supplier lists and files,
distribution lists, mailing lists, sales materials, operating,
production and other manuals, equipment maintenance and operating
manuals, correspondence with customers, suppliers, employees or
Governmental Entities, plans, files, specifications, process
drawings, computer programs, data and information, manufacturing
and quality control records and procedures, research and
development files and advertising and promotional materials)
related primarily to the Aftermarket Assets, the Aftermarket
Liabilities or the Aftermarket Business that are held by the
Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and existing on the
Closing Date.
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Business Day " means any day on which commercial banks in
New York, New York are not required or authorized to be closed by
Law or executive order.
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Closing " means the closing of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth in the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.
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Closing Date " means the date on which the Closing occurs,
as provided in the Merger Agreement.
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Contracts " means any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, franchise, permit, agreement, contract, commitment,
understanding, lease, franchise agreement or other legally binding
instrument or legal obligation of any kind, whether written or oral
(excluding rights and obligations of the Contributors or their
Subsidiaries under Intercompany Contracts, this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements), of the Contributors or any of their
Subsidiaries relating principally to the Aftermarket Business. The
Contracts in effect as of the date of execution of this Agreement,
other than those made in the ordinary course of business, are set
forth on Schedule 1.1C , which Schedule 1.1C will be
updated by the Contributors at the Closing to reflect the Contracts
at that time.
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Domain Names " means those domain names used by the
Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries exclusively for the
Aftermarket Business as listed on Schedule 1.1D , and the
look and feel of the corresponding Internet sites as currently
owned by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and used in
the operation of the Aftermarket Business.
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Effective Time " means the time at which the Merger becomes
effective pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
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Environment " means any land, soil, substrata, groundwater,
surface water, drinking water, sediment, air or terrestrial or
aquatic biota.
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Environmental Laws " means all Laws (including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. SectionSection 9601, et seq.,
and the rules, regulations and Orders promulgated thereunder)
relating to the protection of the Environment, including Laws
relating to Environmental Releases or threatened Environmental
Releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.
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Environmental Matter " means any matter arising out of,
relating to, or resulting from, pollution, protection of the
environment or human health or safety, health or safety of
employees, sanitation, nuisance, emissions, discharges, or releases
or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances, or otherwise
arising out of, resulting from or relating to the generation,
manufacture, storage, management, transportation, treatment or
disposal of Hazardous Substances or to the application of
Environmental Laws to the Aftermarket Business.
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Environmental Release " means any release, spill, emission,
leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge,
dispersal, leaching or migration into the atmosphere, soil, surface
water, sewer system, groundwater or land.
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Environmental Costs and Liabilities " means any and all
losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, fines, penalties,
judgments, actions, claims, costs and expenses (including fees,
disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and
consultants and the costs of investigation and feasibility studies
and remedial action) arising from or under any Environmental Law,
any Order or Contract of or with any Governmental Entity or other
Person, or any Environmental Matter.
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Equipment " means all plants, machinery, equipment,
furniture, fixtures, computer hardware, vehicles, tools, supplies,
leasehold improvements and, except for the Inventory, all other
tangible personal property owned by the Contributors or any of
their Subsidiaries and used principally in the conduct of the
Aftermarket Business.
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Excluded Assets " means the following assets:
(a)
insurance policies of the Contributors and their Affiliates
pertaining to the Aftermarket Assets and all rights of the
Contributors and their Affiliates of every nature and description
under or arising out of such insurance policies;
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all
rights which the Contributors retain under the Ancillary
Agreements;
(c)
claims for refunds of Taxes paid by the Contributors and/or their
Affiliates arising prior to the Closing Date and relating to
periods prior to Closing;
(d)
any
Intercompany Contracts; and
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the
Proprietary Information Technology.
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Excluded Liabilities " means all liabilities and obligations
of the Contributors and any of their Affiliates, whether known or
unknown, accrued or contingent, direct or indirect, other than the
Aftermarket Liabilities. Without limiting the generality or effect
of the foregoing, Newco will not assume any of the
following:
(a)
liabilities of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries (i)
arising out of or in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the
consummation and performance of the Transactions or (ii) incurred
in breach of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;
(b)
except as may be set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement,
liabilities for income Taxes arising out of or related to the (i)
operation of the Aftermarket Business prior to or on the Closing
Date or (ii) ownership of the Aftermarket Assets prior to or on the
Closing Date;
(c)
liabilities or obligations of the Contributors and any of their
Subsidiaries with respect to any Aftermarket Employee pursuant to
any Modine Benefit Plan (other than any Assumed Benefit Plan);
or
(d)
Actions, liabilities or obligations with respect to the Excluded
Assets or the Excluded Liabilities or that Contributors have agreed
to discharge pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement
(irrespective of whether such Actions, liabilities or obligations
arise before, on or after the Closing).
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GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles,
applied consistently period to period, as in effect in the United
States.
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Governmental Entity " means any arbitrator, court, judicial,
legislative, administrative or regulatory agency, commission,
department, board or bureau or body or other governmental authority
or instrumentality or any Person exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government, whether foreign, federal, state, provincial or
local.
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Hazardous Substance " means any material, substance,
chemical, waste, hazardous waste, pollutant, contaminant or
hazardous or toxic substance as to which liabilities, restrictions
or standards of conduct are imposed pursuant to any Environmental
Laws, including asbestos, formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls,
lead based paint, radioactive materials, waste oil and other
petroleum products.
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Intercompany Contracts " means all purchase orders,
contracts, agreements and other obligations between or among any of
the Contributors and any of the Contributors and/or any of their
Affiliates (including Newco), other than this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
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Inventory " means all spare parts, raw materials, finished
products, goods in-process and supplies that are used principally
in connection with the Aftermarket Business or are of the character
included as inventory on the balance sheet delivered as part of the
Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements or the Latest Aftermarket
Financial Statements, wherever situated, including all such items
located on or in transit to or from the Aftermarket Real Property
or at a facility that is owned by Newco, all as are owned or leased
by the Contributors on the Closing Date.
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Law " means any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
of any Governmental Entity.
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Material Adverse Effect " means a material adverse effect on
the business, financial condition or results of operations of the
Aftermarket Business taken as a whole.
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Order " means any order, judgment, decree, writ, permit,
license or any other requirement of any Governmental
Entity.
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Patents " means those patents, registrations, and
applications therefor used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business,
as listed on Schedule 1.1E .
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Person " means any individual or legal entity, including any
Governmental Entity.
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Permits " means all permits, approvals, licenses,
authorizations, certificates, rights, exemptions and Orders from
any Governmental Entity used by or held for use by the Contributors
or any of their Subsidiaries and related to the Aftermarket
Business.
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Proprietary Information Technology " means the list of
software and computer programs and information technology that are
not used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business and that are to be
part of the Excluded Assets, as identified on Schedule 1.1F
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Subsidiary " of any Person means any Person whose financial
condition and results of operations are required to be consolidated
with those of the first Person in preparing financial statements in
accordance with GAAP.
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Tax Sharing Agreement " means the Tax Sharing Agreement
among Modine, Newco and Transpro in the form of Exhibit 1
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Taxes or Tax " means (i) any federal, state, local or
foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad
valorem , profits, gains, property, capital, sales,
transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties,
intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, or other tax, charge,
levy or like assessment imposed by a Governmental Entity together
with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon, and
(ii) any liability for Taxes described in clause (i) under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign Law).
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Technology " means the Patents plus any of the Contributors'
or any of their Subsidiaries' non-patented formulations, trade
secrets, know-how, process knowledge, proprietary design, computer
software and database, technological and manufacturing know-how, in
each case used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business as of the
Closing Date.
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Trademarks " means those trademarks, service marks,
registrations, trade names, logos, slogans and applications
therefor used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business, as listed on
Schedule 1.1G , and the goodwill associated
therewith.
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Transactions " means the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
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Other Definitions
. The following terms have the
meanings given them in the indicated Sections or
agreement:
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Section/Agreement
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401(k)
Plans
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4.10(c)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Assumption
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2.1
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Assumed Benefit Plans
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4.10(g)
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COBRA
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4.10(b)
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Code
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Recitals
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Confidentiality Expiration Date
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Merger Agreement
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Contribution
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2.1
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Contributors
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Preamble
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Damages
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5.1
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ERISA
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4.10(b)
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Expenses
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Merger Agreement
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Indemnified Party
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5.5
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Indemnifying Party
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5.5
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Latest
Aftermarket Financial Statements
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"Aftermarket Assets"
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Merger
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Recitals
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Merger
Agreement
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Recitals
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MexPar
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"Aftermarket Assets"
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Modine
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Preamble
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Modine
Benefit Plans
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4.10(f)
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Modine
Disclosure Schedule
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Merger Agreement
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Modine
ERISA Affiliate
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4.10(f)
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Newco
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Preamble
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NRF
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"Aftermarket Assets"
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OEM
Acquisition Agreement
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Recitals
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OEM
Stock Sale
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Recitals
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Party
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Preamble
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Spin
Off
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Recitals
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Transpro
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Preamble
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Transpro's Benefit Plans
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4.10(d)
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Interpretation
. When a reference is made in this
Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such
reference will be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or
Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including"
are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by
the words "without limitation." Unless the context otherwise
requires, (i) "or" is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive,
(ii) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, (iii)
the use in this Agreement of a pronoun in reference to a party
hereto includes the masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context
may require, and (iv) terms used herein which are defined in GAAP
have the meanings ascribed to them therein. The Schedules and
Exhibits hereto will be deemed part of this Agreement and included
in any reference to this Agreement. This Agreement will not be
interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action,
or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any
applicable Law.
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The Parties have participated
jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event
that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises,
this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the
Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring
or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any
provision of this Agreement.
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This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and
the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have
been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other
Parties, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same
counterpart.
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This Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements (including the documents and the instruments referenced
herein and therein) constitute the entire agreement and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement.
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This Agreement will be governed and
construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to contracts made and wholly performed within
such state, without regard to any applicable conflict of laws
principles.
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transfer and contribution of
Aftermarket assets;
assumption of certain liabilities
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Contribution of Assets and
Assumption of Liabilities . In accordance with the terms and upon the
conditions of this Agreement, prior to the closing of the Spin Off
and Merger, the Contributors will and, if necessary, will cause
their Subsidiaries (other than Newco) to convey, assign, transfer
and deliver to Newco, and Newco will acquire and accept, all of the
Contributors' right, title and interest in and to the Aftermarket
Assets not already owned by Newco (the " Contribution "),
and Newco will assume the Afterm