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Exhibit 2.1
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
AMONG
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION,
LLC
AND
THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF
BOASSO AMERICA
CORPORATION
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement
(this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as
of August 2, 2007, by and among (a) Quality Distribution,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Buyer ”), and (b) (i) Walter J.
Boasso, an individual of the full age of majority resident in
St. Bernard Parish, (ii) Scott Leonard, an individual of
the full age of majority resident in St. Tammany Parish,
(iii) Scott D. Giroir, an individual of the full age of
majority resident in St. Tammany Parish, (iv) Robert E.
Showalter, an individual of the full age of majority resident in
St. Bernard Parish, (v) Robert E. Showalter , as trustee
for The Boasso Inter Vivos Trust for Brittany Anne Boasso and
resident in St. Bernard Parish, (vi) Robert E. Showalter,
as trustee for The Boasso Inter Vivos Trust for Walter Joseph
Boasso, Jr. and resident in St. Bernard Parish,
(vii) Robert E. Showalter, as trustee for The Boasso Inter
Vivos Trust for Rory James Boasso and resident in St. Bernard
Parish, and (viii) Rose Mary Doyle, an individual of the full
age of majority resident in Harris County, Texas (each a “
Seller ” and collectively, “
Sellers ”). Buyer and Sellers are referred to
collectively herein as the “ Parties
.”
Sellers in the aggregate own
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Boasso America
Corporation (“ Target ”).
This Agreement contemplates a
transaction in which (among other things) Buyer will purchase from
Sellers, and Sellers will sell to Buyer, all of the outstanding
capital stock of Target in return for cash, on the terms and
subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made,
and in consideration of the representations, warranties, and
covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
The definitions provided in
this Section 2 shall apply for the purposes of this Agreement.
Other terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement.
“ Actual
Value ” is defined in Section 2.6.
“ Adjusted
Current Assets ” means the total amount of current
assets of Target, including without limitation inventory, accounts
receivable, marketable securities, and prepaid expenses, and any
other acceptable current assets, in each case as recorded on
Target’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, but
specifically excluding (a) all Cash and Cash Equivalents and
(b) accounts receivable aged more than
90 days.
“ Adjusted
Current Liabilities ” means the total amount of
current liabilities of Target, including without limitation trade
payables, taxes, employee compensation, commissions, interest,
amounts payable in respect of goods purchased or services received,
and any other current liabilities, in each case as recorded on
Target’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, but
specifically excluding the current portion of Long-Term
Debt.
“ Adjusted Net
Working Capital ” means the excess of Adjusted
Current Assets over (minus) Adjusted Current Liabilities as shown
on Target’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted Net Working Capital may be either a positive number or a
negative number.
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“ Adverse
Consequences ” means all actions, suits, proceedings,
hearings, investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands,
injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues,
penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, obligations, diminution in
value, taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including court
costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.
“ Affiliate
” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the
regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act.
“ Annual
Financial Statements ” is defined in
Section 3.13.
“ Boasso
Employment Agreement ” is defined in
Section 2.4(c).
“ Buyer
” is defined in the preface to this Agreement.
“ Buyer
Indemnified Persons ” is defined in
Section 8.2(a).
“ Closing
” is defined in Section 2.3.
“ Closing
Date ” is defined in Section 2.3.
“ Closing Date
Balance Sheet ” is defined in
Section 2.6(d).
“ Closing
Long-Term Debt ” is defined in
Section 2.6(d).
“ Closing Net
Working Capital ” is defined in
Section 2.6(d).
“ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“ Confidential
Information ” means any information concerning the
businesses and affairs of Target, any Affiliate, or Sellers that is
not already generally available to the public, except
(a) information that was available to Buyer on a
non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by Target, any
Affiliate, or Sellers, (b) becomes available to Buyer on a
non-confidential basis from a Person (other than Target, any
Affiliate, or Sellers) who to Buyer’s knowledge is not
prohibited from disclosing such information to Buyer by a legal,
contractual or fiduciary obligation to Target, (c) was
independently developed by Buyer, or (d) is, upon the advice
of Buyer’s legal counsel, required to be disclosed by
applicable law.
“ Confidentiality
Agreement ” means the Confidentiality Agreement dated
December 7, 2006 between Buyer and Target.
“
Contract ” means any agreement, contract,
lease, license, obligation, promise, or undertaking (whether
written or oral and whether express or implied) that is legally
binding.
“ CPA Firm
” is defined in Section 2.6(c).
“ Disclosure
Schedule ” is defined in Section 3.1.
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“ Disputed
Amount ” is defined in Section 9.3.
“ Draft Closing
Date Balance Sheet ” is defined in
Section 2.6(a).
“ Employee
Benefit Plan ” means any “employee benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA § 3(3)) and
any other material employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement.
“ Employee
Pension Benefit Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
ERISA § 3(2).
“ Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
ERISA § 3(1).
“ Employment
Agreements ” means collectively the Boasso Employment
Agreement, the Giroir Employment Agreement, the Showalter
Employment Agreement, and the Schneida Employment
Agreement.
“ End Date
” is defined in Section 11.1(d).
“ Environmental,
Health, and Safety Requirements ” means all health,
safety, land use, ecological, occupational, environmental, and
natural resource Laws and Orders, including all Laws, Orders, and
private land use restrictions (such as covenants, conditions, and
restrictions) relating to the following: (a) noise and odors;
(b) the pollution or protection of the air, soil, surface
water, ground water, or other elements of the environment;
(c) the use, release, storage, disposal, emission, handling,
discharge, transport, treatment, processing, distribution, or
manufacturing of any Hazardous Materials; and (d) the cleanup,
removal, recovery, assessment, or remediation of any damage,
release, emission, discharge, pollution, or contamination of or
into air, soil, buildings, surface water, groundwater, or personal
property; and includes the following specific statutory laws: the
Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Oil Pollution Act; the
River and Harbor Act; the Deep-Water Port Act; the Safe Drinking
Water Act; the Water Pollution Control Act; the Toxic Substances
Control Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Mineral
Lands and Leasing Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;
the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act; the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act; the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act; the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act;
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act,
all as amended.
“ ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means each entity that is treated as a
single employer with Target or any former Subsidiary of Target for
purposes of Code § 414.
“ Escrow
Agent ” means JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” means the escrow agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A ,
executed by Sellers, Buyer and the Escrow Agent.
“ Escrow
Amount ” means Two Million Five Hundred Thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($2,500,000.00).
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“ Escrow Fund
” is defined in Section 9.1.
“ Estimated
Long-Term Debt ” means $2,147,400.
“ Estimated
Purchase Price ” means Fifty-Nine Million Eight
Hundred Fifty Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($59,850,000.00) minus
the Target’s Long-Term Debt as of the Closing Date, as
evidenced by letters in form reasonably acceptable to Buyer
delivered to Buyer by the holders of such Long-Term Debt at least
five Business Days before the Closing Date.
“ Financial
Statements ” is defined in
Section 3.13.
“ GAAP
” means United States generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect from time to time, consistently applied
with prior periods.
“ Giroir
Employment Agreement ” is defined in
Section 2.4(d).
“ Governmental
Body ” means any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign, or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority of
any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department,
official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), or other body
exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive,
judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or
power of any nature.
“
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ” means the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
“ Hazardous
Activity ” means the distribution, generation,
handling, importing, management, manufacturing, processing,
production, refinement, release, storage, transfer, transportation,
treatment, or use (including any withdrawal or other use of
groundwater) of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, about, or from
any facility owned or used by Target or any of its past or present
Subsidiaries or Affiliates at any time before the Closing into the
air, soil, surface water, groundwater, or other parts of the
environment, and any other act, business, operation, or thing that
increases the danger, or risk of danger, or poses an unreasonable
risk of harm to persons or property on or off such facilities, or
that may affect the value of such facilities or Target.
“ Hazardous
Materials ” means, collectively, urea, asbestos,
radon gas, pesticides, hydrocarbons, petroleum substances,
flammable explosives, paint containing lead, natural or synthetic
gas, solid, liquid, or gaseous wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), formaldehyde foam insulation, discharges of sewage or
effluent, any material containing hydrated silicate (including
amosite, actinolite, tremolite, chrysolite, crocidolite, and
anthophylite, whether friable or non-friable), and all toxic,
hazardous, and radioactive wastes, chemicals, materials,
pollutants, substances, and contaminants that are regulated or
controlled by any Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirement,
whether or not defined, classified, or identified as hazardous
under those laws.
“ Income Tax
” means any federal, state, local, or foreign income tax
measured by or imposed on net income, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
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“ Income Tax
Return ” means any return, declaration, report, claim
for refund, or information return or statement relating to Income
Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto.
“ Indemnified
Person ” is defined in
Section 8.4(a).
“ Indemnifying
Party ” is defined in Section 8.4(a).
“ Interim
Financial Statements ” is defined in
Section 3.13.
“ Law
” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational, or other constitution, statute, code,
ordinance, administrative order, principle or rule of common law,
case law or jurisprudence, regulation, treaty or other law as
amended from time to time.
“ Leased Real
Property ” means all leasehold or subleasehold
estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings,
structures, improvements, fixtures, or other similar interest in
real property.
“ Leases
” means all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and
other agreements (written or oral), including all amendments,
extensions, renewals, guaranties, and other agreements with respect
thereto, pursuant to which Target is the lessee of any property,
movable or immovable.
“ Lien
” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge,
or other security interest, other than (a) liens for taxes not
yet due and payable and (b) purchase money liens and liens
securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements.
“ Long-Term
Debt ” means all long term liabilities, including
capitalized leases, plus the current portion of long term
liabilities and capitalized leases, in each case as recorded on
Target’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Material
Contracts ” is defined in
Section 3.20.
“ Minimum Net
Working Capital ” means Adjusted Net Working Capital
as of October 31, 2006, which is the sum of
$11,840,339.66.
“ Most Recent
Interim Financial Statements ” means Target’s
unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 2007 and the related
statements of income, shareholders’ equity and changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the two-month period
then ended.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” is defined in ERISA
§ 3(37).
“ Non-Competition
Agreements “ is defined in
Section 2.4(d).
“ Note
” means the unsecured, non-negotiable, convertible
promissory note made by Buyer payable to the order of
Walter J. Boasso containing the terms described in the
attached Exhibit B and such other terms as are
customarily included in such instruments.
“ Notice of
Objection ” is defined in
Section 9.2.
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“ Order
” means any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order,
ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by
any court, administrative agency, or other Governmental Body or by
any arbitrator.
“ Ordinary Course
of Business ” means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to
quantity and frequency).
“ Owned Real
Property ” means all buildings, structures,
improvements, and fixtures located on land owned by third parties
and leased by Target, and all easements and other rights and
interests appurtenant thereto, owned by Target.
“ Party
” is defined in the preface to this Agreement.
“ PBGC
” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
“ Permit
” means any approval, consent, license, permit, franchise,
waiver, or other authorization issued, granted, given, or otherwise
made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body
or pursuant to any Law.
“ Permitted Real
Estate Encumbrances ” means with respect to each
parcel of Owned Real Property: (a) liens for real estate taxes
not yet due and payable at the time of Closing; (b) mechanics
liens and similar liens for labor, materials, or supplies provided
with respect to such Owned Real Property incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business for amounts that are not delinquent and that are
reflected on the Closing Date Balance Sheet as current liabilities
of the Target; and (c) zoning, building code, and other land
use laws regulating the use or occupancy of such Owned Real
Property or the activities conducted thereon that are imposed by
any Governmental Body having jurisdiction over such Owned Real
Property and that do not adversely affect or limit the conduct of
the businesses of Target on such Owned Real Property.
“ Person
” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a
trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, any other
business entity or a Governmental Body (or any department, agency,
or political subdivision thereof).
“ Pre-Closing Tax
Period ” is defined in
Section 8.2(c).
“
Proceeding ” means any action, arbitration,
audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative, or informal) commenced,
brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving,
any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“ Purchase
Price ” is defined in Section 2.2.
“ Real Estate
Purchase Agreement ” is defined in
Section 2.4(g).
“ Requisite
Sellers ” means Sellers holding a 66-2/3% interest of
the Shares as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
“ Securities
Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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“ Securities
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“ Seller
Confidential Information ” means information
concerning any Seller that: (i) is of a type that ordinarily
is maintained in confidence; (ii) was disclosed to Buyer by
Sellers; and (iii) is not available on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than the Sellers or Target; provided that
Seller Confidential Information shall not include any information
concerning the business and affairs of Target even if such
information also may pertain to Sellers.
“ Sellers
” is defined in the preface to this Agreement.
“ Sellers’
Representative ” means Robert E. Showalter,
provided that upon his resignation as Sellers’ Representative
or his incapacity to serve as Sellers’ Representative, a
successor Sellers’ Representative shall be appointed by the
Requisite Sellers.
“ Shares
” means, collectively, all of the issued and outstanding
shares of stock of Target, including without limitation
Target’s common stock, no par value per share, but excluding
any treasury shares which shall remain the property of the
Target.
“ Schneida
Employment Agreement ” is defined in
Section 2.4(f).
“ Showalter
Employment Agreement ” is defined in
Section 2.4(e).
“ Specified
Claims ” is defined in
Section 8.2(a).
“ Specified
Sections ” is defined in
Section 8.2(a).
“ Straddle
Period ” is defined in
Section 6.6(a).
“ Subsidiary
” means, with respect to any Person (the “
parent ”), any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership or other entity of which the parent holds
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
securities or other interests having the power to elect a majority
of that entity’s board of directors or other governing body,
or otherwise having the power to direct the business and policies
of that entity (other than securities or other interests having
such power only upon the happening of a contingency that has not
occurred). When used without reference to a particular Person,
“Subsidiary” means a past or present Subsidiary of
Target.
“ Target
” is defined in the preface to this Agreement.
“ Tax
” or “ Taxes ” means any
federal, state, local, or foreign tax, including without limitation
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, capital gains, property, gift, estate,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including
taxes under Code § 59A), customs duties, capital stock,
franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, imposed,
assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body or payable pursuant to any tax-sharing agreement or any other
Contract relating to sharing or payment of any such tax, levy,
assessment, tariff, duty, deficiency, or fee, and including any
interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or
not.
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“ Tax Return
” means any form, notice, report, return, schedule,
statement or declaration (including any related or supporting
exhibit, schedule, statement, or other attachment, filed or
required to be filed in connection with the reporting, collection,
assessment, or determination of any Tax or the administration of
any law or order relating to any Tax.
“ Third Party
Claim ” is defined in Section 8.4(a).
“ Tilt Tank
IP ” is defined in Section 5.8.
ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND
SALE OF SHARES
2.1 Basic Transaction
. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Buyer agrees to purchase from Sellers, and Sellers agree to sell to
Buyer, all of the issued and outstanding Shares excluding treasury
shares, which shall remain the property of Target, for the
consideration specified in this Article 2.
2.2 Purchase Price .
The purchase price for the Shares shall be an amount equal to the
Estimated Purchase Price as adjusted post-closing pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation the
provisions of Sections 2.6 and 2.7 (the “ Purchase
Price ”). At the Closing, Buyer will pay Sellers the
Estimated Purchase Price, as follows:
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(i) |
$2,500,000 of the Estimated Purchase Price will be delivered to
the Escrow Agent as the Escrow Amount; |
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(ii) |
$2,500,000 of the Estimated Purchase Price shall be paid by
delivering the Note to Walter J. Boasso, as the price payable
for a portion of his Shares; and |
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(iii) |
the balance of the Estimated Purchase Price will be paid by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or
accounts designated by Sellers by written notice to Buyer given at
least five business days before the Closing Date. |
The Escrow Amount plus any interest
accrued thereon will be available to satisfy any amounts owed by
Sellers to Buyer under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, subject, however, to
any applicable limitations provided in Section 8.2. Prior to
Closing, Sellers will provide Buyer with a schedule signed by
Sellers allocating the Purchase Price among Sellers.
2.3 The Closing . The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place at the
offices of Buyer’s counsel, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
L.L.C., 546 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130,
commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time, on a day selected by
Buyer by notice given to Sellers and that is not sooner than two
business days following the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (other than conditions with
respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the Closing
itself) or such other date as Buyer and Requisite Sellers may
mutually determine (the “ Closing Date
”).
2.4 Sellers’ Closing
Deliverables . At the Closing, Sellers will deliver to Buyer
the following documents dated Closing Date and conditioned upon
full execution of all documents and finalization of all
transactions between the Parties as contemplated by this
Agreement:
(a) certificates representing
the Shares, duly endorsed (or accompanied by duly executed stock
powers) for transfer to Buyer;
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(b) a release in the form of
Exhibit C executed by all of the Sellers;
(c) The employment agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit D (the “
Boasso Employment Agreement ”), executed by
Walter Boasso;
(d) The employment agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit E (the “
Giroir Employment Agreement ”), executed by
Scott Giroir;
(e) The employment agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit F (the “
Showalter Employment Agreement ”), executed by
Robert Showalter;
(f) The employment agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit G (the “
Schneida Employment Agreement ”), executed by
Robert Schneida;
(g) Non-competition
agreements in the form of Exhibit H , executed by those
shareholders or employees of Target designated by Buyer before the
Closing (collectively, the “ Non-Competition
Agreement ”);
(h) The right of first
refusal in the form attached as Exhibit I , executed by
W.J.B. Realty, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, in
favor of Buyer, granting Buyer the first right to purchase certain
property located in Houston, Texas, all as is more fully provided
in the right of first refusal;
(i) The agreement to purchase
and sell in the form attached as Exhibit J (the “
Real Estate Purchase Agreement ”), executed by
B.W.R. Realty, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company,
pursuant to which B.W.R. Realty, L.L.C. will agree to sell and
Buyer will agree to purchase certain property located in Detroit,
Michigan, all as is more fully provided in the Real Estate Purchase
Agreement;
(j) Written instructions
executed by all Sellers stating the specific portions of the
Estimated Purchase Price and Purchase Price to be paid to each
Seller;
(k) The Escrow Agreement
executed by Sellers;
(l) A license to Buyer and
Target to use the Tilt Tank IP granted executed by Walter J. Boasso
incorporating the terms provided in the attached Exhibit K
;
(m) duly executed payoff
letters reasonably satisfactory to Buyer in respect of all capital
leases and funded indebtedness of Target from each applicable
lender addressed to Target evidencing or specifying the amount
necessary to effect the repayment in full of the indebtedness owing
to such lessors or lenders (the “Payoff
Letters”);
(n) upon the payment by
Target at the Closing of the indebtedness reflected in the Payoff
Letters, Target shall receive evidence satisfactory to Buyer that
Target has satisfied all of the requirements set forth in the
Payoff Letters necessary for the release of all Liens against the
assets of Target in favor of the secured parties delivering such
Payoff Letters, which evidence shall include without limitation
Uniform Commercial Code termination statements;
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(o) The certificate
contemplated by Section 7.1(e), executed by Sellers;
and
(p) The additional
certificates, instruments and other documents contemplated by this
Agreement or reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.5 Buyer’s Closing
Deliverables . At the Closing Buyer will deliver to
Sellers:
(a) The Estimated Purchase
Price (which includes the Note and Escrow Amount);
(b) The Employment Agreements
and Non-competition Agreements executed by Buyer and
Target;
(c) The Agreement to Purchase
and Sell executed by Buyer;
(d) The Escrow Agreement
executed by Buyer;
(e) An assignment to Walter
J. Boasso, at no cost to Walter J. Boasso and without any payment
by Target or Buyer, of Target’s interest in the life
insurance policies listed on the attached Schedule 2.5
insuring the life of Walter J. Boasso;
(f) The certificate
contemplated by Section 7.2(d), executed by Buyer;
and
(g) The additional
certificates, instruments and other documents contemplated by this
Agreement or reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.6 Preparation of Closing
Date Balance Sheet .
(a) Within 95 days after the
Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Sellers (i) a
balance sheet of Target, prepared in accordance with GAAP, as of
immediately after the Closing (the “ Draft Closing Date
Balance Sheet ”), provided that accounts receivable
existing as of the Closing Date will be included in the Draft
Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Balance Sheet only to the
extent they are actually collected within 90 days after the
Closing Date; and (ii) a written calculation of the Adjusted
Net Working Capital, as of immediately after the Closing based on
the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet. The Closing Date Balance
Sheet will be prepared in substantially the form of the adjusted
balance sheet of Target as of June 30, 2007, a copy of which
is attached as Exhibit L , and the Buyer’s written
calculation of the Adjusted Net Working Capital shall be in the
form of the written calculation of the Adjusted Net Working Capital
as of June 30, 2007, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
M . Contemporaneous with Buyer’s delivery of the above
referenced documentation, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to
Sellers supporting documents and work papers necessary to
substantiate information contained in the Draft Closing Date
Balance Sheet. Buyer will cause Target to continue to use its
typical and customary collection efforts as were used by Target
before the Closing to attempt to collect accounts receivable
arising before the Closing Date (the “ Pre-Closing
Accounts Receivable ”). On or before the tenth
(10th) day of each month Buyer will cause Target to pay to
Sellers the aggregate amount of Pre-Closing Accounts
Receivable
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actually collected by Target during the
immediately preceding month along with a report on the aging of
Pre-Closing Accounts Receivable and collection status thereof. Any
Pre-Closing Accounts Receivable not collected within one year after
the Closing shall be assigned without warranty or recourse by
Target to Sellers, at Sellers’ request.
(b) Buyer will make the books
and records of Target, available to Sellers’ Representative
and Sellers’ accountants and other advisers at reasonable
times and upon reasonable notice following the delivery by Buyer to
the Sellers’ Representative of the Draft Closing Date Balance
Sheet and during the review by Sellers of the Draft Closing Date
Balance Sheet and the resolution by the Parties of any objections
thereto.
(c) If Sellers have any
objection to the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet, then, within 30
days after Sellers receive the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet,
Sellers’ Representative shall deliver to Buyer a detailed
statement describing Sellers’ objections. Buyer and Sellers
shall meet and use reasonable efforts to resolve any such
objections. If within 30 days after Buyer receives the
Sellers’ statement of objections Buyer and Sellers do not
resolve Sellers’ objections, Buyer and Sellers shall jointly
appoint the accounting firm of KPMG LLP (the “ CPA
Firm ”) to resolve the dispute. The CPA Firm shall
certify its independence to the Parties and that it has not
performed accounting or consulting services for any of the Parties
for at least five years. The CPA Firm shall be instructed to render
a decision in writing within sixty (60) days after its
appointment. The decision of the CPA Firm shall be final and
binding on the parties. If the Parties engage the CPA Firm to
resolve Sellers’ objections, Buyer and Sellers shall each pay
one-half of the CPA Firm’s fees and expenses. If KPMG LLP is
unable or unwilling to serve as the CPA Firm, Buyer and
Seller’s Representative shall jointly name a different Person
to act as the CPA Firm under this Section; provided that, if Buyer
and Sellers’ Representative fail to agree on a substitute CPA
Firm within 15 days either Party may petition the Court having
jurisdiction to appoint the CPA Firm.
(d) Buyer shall revise the
Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet, and the calculation of Adjusted
Net Working Capital and Long-Term Debt, in each case as appropriate
to reflect the resolution of any objections thereto pursuant to
this Section 2.6. The “ Closing Date Balance
Sheet ” shall mean the Draft Closing Date Balance
Sheet as revised pursuant to this Section 2.6. The “
Closing Net Working Capital ” means the
Adjusted Net Working Capital as of immediately after the Closing as
determined based on the Closing Date Balance Sheet. The “
Closing Long-Term Debt “ means Target’s
Long-Term Debt as of immediately after the Closing as determined
based on the Closing Date Balance Sheet.
2.7 Adjustment to
Estimated Purchase Price . Immediately after finalization of
the Closing Date Balance Sheet, the Estimated Purchase Price shall
be adjusted as follows:
(a) If the Closing Net
Working Capital is greater than the Minimum Net Working Capital,
then Buyer shall pay to Sellers the amount by which Closing Net
Working Capital exceeds the Minimum Net Working Capital. If the
Closing Net Working Capital is less than the Minimum Net Working
Capital, then Sellers shall pay to Buyer the amount by which the
Minimum Net Working Capital exceeds the Closing Net Working
Capital.
(b) The net amount payable by
Buyer to Sellers or by Sellers to Buyer on account of the
adjustments made pursuant to the preceding clause (a) shall be
paid by the party
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required to make the payment by wire
transfer of immediately available funds within three business days
after the date on which the Closing Date Balance Sheet is finally
determined under Section 2.6.
2.8 Preemptive and Similar
Rights . Each Seller hereby waives and releases any
preemptive right, first right of refusal, option or other right
such Seller may have under the articles of incorporation, by-laws,
any shareholders’ agreement, or otherwise to acquire any
shares of stock of Target, or any other securities of Target, in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, or any other agreement or transaction, including in
connection with any past issuance or sale of securities by Target
or any of its shareholders.
2.9 Withholding .
Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
Seller such amounts as Buyer is required to deduct and withhold
under the Code, or any provisions of foreign, state or local Tax
law, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld by Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the Seller, in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was
made by Buyer.
ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
3.1 Statements True .
Each Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements
contained in each of the following Sections of this Article 3 are
true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and
will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as
though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted
for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article 3), except
with respect to each such Section as set forth in the corresponding
section of the disclosure schedule delivered by Sellers to Buyer on
the date hereof (the “ Disclosure Schedule
”), a copy of which is attached as
Schedule 3.1.
3.2 Organization of
Certain Sellers . Each Seller that is a corporation or other
entity is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation (or other
formation).
3.3 Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power . Target is a corporation
duly organization, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Target is duly
authorized to conduct business and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
Target has full corporate power and authority to carry on the
business in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties
owned and used by it. Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule
lists the directors and officers of Target. Sellers have delivered
to Buyer true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation
and by-laws of Target, as currently in effect, and any shareholders
agreement among two or more shareholders thereof. All of the
foregoing and all of the corporate minutes and stock transfer
records of Target are current, complete and correct in all material
respects and copies thereof have been delivered to
Buyer.
3.4 Power and
Authority . Each Seller has full right, power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and all other agreements
contemplated hereby to which such Seller is a party and to perform
his, her, or its obligations hereunder and thereunder. For any
Seller that is a corporation, trust or other legal entity, the
execution and delivery by such Seller of this
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Agreement and all other agreements
contemplated hereby to which such Seller is a party, and the
consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate, trust or other action on the part of such Seller. This
Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which
such Seller is or will be a party have each been, or when executed
and delivered by any Seller will be, validly executed and delivered
by such Seller and each constitutes, or when executed will
constitute, the valid and legally binding obligation of Sellers,
enforceable against Sellers in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws now or
hereafter in effect and except that the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the
arbitrator or court before which any proceeding may be brought.
Except for appropriate filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, if
required, no Seller is required to give any notice to, make any
filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of
any Governmental Body in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5 Absence of
Conflict . Except as disclosed in Section 3.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither Target nor any Seller is a party to,
subject to or bound by any Contract, Order, Permit or other
restriction that would prevent or be violated by (a) the
execution, delivery or performance by Sellers of this Agreement or
any other agreement contemplated hereby, or (b) the transfer,
conveyance and sale of any of the Shares to Buyer pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, will (i) violate any Law, Order, Permit, or other
restriction of any Governmental Body or any court, to which any
Seller or Target is subject or, in the case of Target or any Seller
that is an entity, any provision of its articles of incorporation,
bylaws, or other governing documents, (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse
of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of
obligations under, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice, consent or
waiver under, any Contract, Permit, Order or other arrangement to
which Target or Seller is a party or by which Target or Seller is
bound, or to which any of their respective assets may be subject,
or (iii) result in the imposition or creation of a Lien upon
or with respect to the Shares or any assets or property of Target
or Seller. Except for filings and approvals under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (if required) and except as set forth in
Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, Target does not need
to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any Person in order for the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.6 Shares . Each
Seller holds of record and owns beneficially and has good and
marketable title to the number of Shares set forth next to his,
her, or its name in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule,
free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than
restrictions on transferability under the Securities Act and state
securities laws), taxes, Liens, options, warrants, purchase rights,
contracts, commitments, equities, claims, conditions, voting trust
arrangements, proxies, adverse claims and demands. No Seller is a
party to any option, warrant, purchase right, or other contract or
commitment that could require Seller to sell, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of any capital stock of Target (other than
pursuant to this Agreement). Seller is not a party to any voting
trust, proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to
the voting of any capital stock of Target. Upon consummation of the
purchase contemplated hereby, Buyer will acquire from such Seller
good and marketable title to such Shares held of record and owned
beneficially
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by such Seller, free and clear of any
and all restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions on
transferability under the Securities Act and state securities
laws), taxes, Liens, options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts,
commitments, equities, claims, conditions, restrictions, voting
trusts, arrangements, proxies, adverse claims and
demands.
3.7 No Claims Against
Target . No Seller has ever instituted any Proceeding against
Target or any of their Affiliates, or any of its respective
predecessors or Affiliates, as a holder of securities of Target or
otherwise, and Sellers are not aware of any grounds for any such
Proceeding.
3.8 Capitalization .
The entire authorized capital stock of Target consists of 1,000
shares of common stock, no par value per share, of which 970 are
issued and outstanding and 30 are held in treasury, and no other
shares of stock, common or preferred, are issued or outstanding.
All of the issued and outstanding Shares have been duly authorized,
are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, and are held of
record by the respective Sellers as set forth in Section 3.8
of the Disclosure Schedule. There are no outstanding or authorized
options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion
rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments that
could require Target to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its capital stock or to purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any interest
therein or to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in
respect thereof. There are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock, profit
participation, similar rights or interests in or with respect to
Target. There is no agreement, written or oral, between Target and
any holder of its securities or among any holders of its
securities, relating to the sale or transfer (including agreements
relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or
“drag-along” rights), registration under the Securities
Act, or voting, of the capital stock of Target.
3.9 Broker’s
Fees . Neither Sellers nor Target has any liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or
agent with respect to the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.10 Title to Assets .
Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure
Schedule, Target has good and marketable title to, or valid
leasehold interests in, all of their respective assets, tangible
and intangible, free and clear of all Liens.
3.11 Condition and
Sufficiency of Assets . Except as disclosed in
Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, the buildings, plant,
structures, equipment and other tangible movable (personal) and
immovable (real) property of Target is in good operating condition,
normal wear and tear excepted; comply with all Laws, Permits, and
Orders; are not materially defective, damaged or deficient given
their current or intended uses; have been properly maintained and
are not in need of material maintenance or repairs; and are
suitable for the purposes for which they are presently used. The
tangible and intangible assets of Target are sufficient for the
conduct of the businesses of Target as presently
conducted.
3.12 Subsidiaries .
Target has no Subsidiaries and Target does not own or have any
interest in, or have any right to acquire, any shares of stock,
membership interest, partnership interest or other equity interest
in any Person.
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3.13 Financial
Statements . Attached hereto as Exhibit N are
Target’s audited balance sheets and statements of income,
changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow as of and for
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the
related notes thereto and letters of Target’s independent
accountants with respect thereto (collectively, the “
Annual Financial Statements ”) and
(b) Target’s unaudited balance sheets as of
June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, and the related
statements of income, shareholders’ equity and changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flow for the two-month periods
then ended (collectively, the “ Interim Financial
Statements ”). The Annual Financial Statements and
Interim Financial Statements are referred to, collectively, as the
“ Financial Statements .” The Financial
Statements (including the notes thereto) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods covered thereby and present fairly, in conformity with
GAAP, the financial condition of Target as of such dates and the
results of operations of Target for the respective periods covered
thereby; provided that the Interim Financial Statements are subject
to normal year-end adjustments and lack footnotes and other
presentation items.
3.14 Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as set forth in Section 3.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule, Target has no liabilities or obligations of
any nature or kind (whether known or unknown and whether absolute,
accrued, contingent, or otherwise), except for liabilities or
obligations reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet
included as part of the Most Recent Interim Financial Statements
and current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
since the date thereof.
3.15 No Material Adverse
Change . Since March 31, 2006, no material adverse change
has occurred in the business, assets, properties, condition
(financial or otherwise), results of operations, or prospects of
Target and no event, condition or circumstance exists or has
occurred which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to have such a material adverse change.
3.16 Legal Compliance
. Target and each of its past or present Subsidiaries is, and at
all times has been, in full compliance with all Laws, Permits and
Orders applicable to Target or any such Subsidiary, or to the
conduct or operation of its businesses or the ownership or use of
any of its assets. No event has occurred or circumstance exists
that (with or without notice or lapse of time) (i) may
constitute or result in a violation by Target of, or a failure on
its part to comply with, any Law, Permit or Order, (ii) may
give rise to any obligation on the part of Target to undertake, or
to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of
any nature, or (iii) may result directly or indirectly in
the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, or
termination of, or any modification to, any Permit.
3.17 Tax Matters
.
(a) Target and each of its
former Subsidiaries has filed with the proper Governmental Bodies
all Tax Returns, Tax information returns, and reports required by
Law and: (a) all filed Tax Returns have been prepared in
compliance with all applicable Laws and are true and accurate in
all material respects; (b) all Taxes reported on those Tax
Returns have been fully paid; (c) no agreement for the
extension of time or waiver of any statute of limitation has been
given and is in effect with respect to the payment or assessment of
any Tax by or against Target or any such Subsidiary; (d) no
unpaid Tax deficiency has been assessed or is known by Sellers to
be proposed against Target or any such Subsidiary by any taxing
authority; (e) no basis
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exists for any taxing authority to claim
or assess any additional Taxes against Target or any such
Subsidiary for any period; (f) an audit of any Tax Return of
Target or any former Subsidiary of Target by any taxing authority
is not pending, in progress or threatened; (g) neither Target
nor any of its former Subsidiaries has made any Tax election that
reasonably could be expected to result in Buyer being liable for
any Tax as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and (h) neither Target nor any of its former
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax allocation or Tax
sharing agreement and Target does not have any current or potential
contractual obligation to indemnify any Person with respect to
Taxes. All Taxes payable by Target and each of its former
Subsidiaries attributable to Tax periods (or portions thereof)
ending on or before the Closing Date that are not due and payable
until after the Closing Date are reflected as a liability on the
books of account of Target.
(b) Section 3.17(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all Income Tax Returns filed with
respect to Target for taxable periods ended on or after
December 31, 2002, indicates those Income Tax Returns that
have been audited, and indicates those Income Tax Returns that
currently are the subject of audit. Sellers have delivered or made
available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal
Income Tax Returns filed by Target since March 31,
2004.
3.18 Real Property
.
(a) Section 3.18 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the address and a description of all
Owned Real Property and all land buildings and other immovable
property owned, leased operated or used by Target or any former
Subsidiary of Target, or by any Affiliate in connection with
Target’s businesses now or at any time in the past. With
respect to each parcel of Owned Real Property:
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(i) |
Target has good and marketable fee simple title, free and clear
of all Liens, except as set forth in Section 3.18(a)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule and except for Permitted Real Estate
Encumbrances; |
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except as set forth in Section 3.18(a)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither Target not any other Person has leased
or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such
Owned Real Property or any portion thereof; and |
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(iii) |
except as set forth in Section 3.18(a)(iii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding options, rights of
first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase such Owned Real
Property or any portion thereof or interest therein. |
(b) Section 3.18(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the address of each parcel of
Leased Real Property, and a true and complete list of all Leases
for each such parcel of Leased Real Property. Sellers have
delivered or made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of
each such Lease document. With respect to each Lease:
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(i) |
such Lease is in full force and effect, and such Lease affords
Target a valid leasehold interest to the real property that is the
subject of the Lease; |
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(ii) |
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not require
the consent of any other party to such Lease, will not result in a
breach of or default under such Lease, and will not otherwise cause
such Lease to cease to be in full force and effect immediately
following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in
effect immediately prior to the Closing; |
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(iii) |
Neither Target nor any other Person has collaterally assigned
or granted any security interest in such Lease; and |
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(iv) |
Target and, to the knowledge of Sellers, no other party, is in
breach or violation of, or default under, any such Lease, and no
event has occurred, is pending (including the transactions
contemplated hereby) or, to the knowledge of Sellers, is
threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time,
or otherwise, would permit the termination, modification or
acceleration of rent under such Lease or would constitute a breach
or default by Target or, to the knowledge of Sellers, any other
party under such Lease. |
3.19 Intellectual
Property . Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each patent or domain name, trademark, service mark,
trade name, copyright, or other registration that has been issued
to Target with respect to any of its intellectual property,
identifies each pending patent application or application for
registration which Target has made with respect to any of its
intellectual property, and identifies each material license,
agreement, or other permission that Target has granted to any third
party with respect to any of its intellectual property. Target owns
or has the right to use all intellectual property necessary to
conduct the business of Target as presently conducted. Each item of
intellectual property will be owned or available for use by Buyer
immediately following the Closing on substantially identical terms
and conditions as it was immediately prior to the Closing. To the
knowledge of Sellers, no other Person is, as of the date hereof,
infringing, violating or misappropriating any of such intellectual
property. The use by Target of any intellectual property does not
infringe or violate, or constitute a misappropriation of, any
intellectual property rights of any Person or entity.
Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each written
complaint, claim or notice, or written threat thereof, received by
Target alleging any such infringement, violation or
misappropriation since January 1, 2005. Target has made
available to Buyer a summary of all written documentation in
Target’s possession relating to claims or disputes known to
Target concerning any intellectual property owned by Target. The
Target owns, and shall retain after the Closing all rights in the
name “Boasso America Corporation.”
3.20 Contracts
.
(a) Section 3.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all written Contracts to which Target is
a party, or by which Target, or any of its respective assets may be
bound, (a) the performance of which will involve consideration
in excess of $25,000.00 or that is otherwise material to the
ownership, operations, business or assets of Target (collectively
“ Material Contracts ”) or (b) that
is not terminable by Target on notice of 30 days or less. Sellers
have delivered or made available to Buyer a correct and complete
copy of each Material Contract. Target and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, no other party, is in breach or default under, any
Contract to which Target is a party or by which Target or any of
its assets may be bound, and no event has occurred, is pending
(including the transactions contemplated hereby) or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, is threatened, which, after the giving of
notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach
or default on the part of Target, any Seller, or any other party
under any such Contract.
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(b) Neither Target nor any
officer, director, agent, or employee of Target is bound by any
Contract that purports to limit the ability of Target or such
officer, director, agent, or employee to (i) engage in any
line of business, (ii) engage in or continue any conduct,
activity, or practice relating to the business of Target, or
(iii) assign to Target or to any other Person any rights to
any invention, improvement, or discovery.
3.21 Litigation
.
(a) Except as disclosed in
Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending
or threatened Proceeding by or against Target or any of its former
Subsidiaries, or that otherwise relates to or may affect the
business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, Target; or that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying,
making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent not
fully indemnified by insurance policies maintained by Target, there
is an accrual on the Target’s Annual Financial Statement for
the year ending March 31, 2007 and Most Recent Interim
Financial Statement for the full amount of all liabilities and
obligations of Target or Sellers for damages, expenses, costs or
other amounts, arising out of or relating to the pending and
threatened Proceedings and any other matters disclosed in
Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule. No event has occurred
and to Sellers’ knowledge no circumstance exists that may
give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such
Proceeding. There is no Order to which Target or any of its former
Subsidiaries, or any Seller, is subject that relates to the
business of, or any of the assets owned or used by,
Target.
(b) Target is a defendant in
the following two Proceedings: (i) Monica Ray Franques, wife
of/and Gene Harold Franques vs. Larry Jones, et al, Civil District
Court for the Parish of Orleans, docket no. 2000-4963 (the “
Franques Proceeding ”); and (ii) Anthony
R. Polk and Veretta Griffin-Polk vs. Boasso America Corporation, et
al, 23 rd
Judicial District Court for
the Parish of Ascension, docket no. 68,844 (the “ Polk
Proceeding ”).
3.22 Employee Benefits
.
(a) Section 3.22 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each Employee Benefit Plan that Target or
any ERISA Affiliate has maintained or to which Target or any of its
former Subsidiaries contributes or has contributed.
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Each such Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust,
insurance contract, or fund) has been maintained, funded and
administered in all material respects in accordance with the terms
of such Employee Benefit Plan and complies in form and in operation
in all respects with the applicable requirements of ERISA and the
Code. |
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(ii) |
All contributions (including all employer contributions and
employee salary reduction contributions) that are due have been
timely made to each such Employee Benefit Plan that is an Employee
Pension Benefit Plan. All premiums or other payments which are due
have been paid with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan that
is an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan. |
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(iii) |
Each such
Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to meet the requirements of
a “qualified plan” under Code § 401(a) since
its inception been so qualified and has
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received a favorable
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service as to its
qualified status under the Code, including all amendments to the
Code which are currently effective.
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(b) With respect to each
Employee Benefit Plan that Target or any ERISA Affiliate maintains,
or has maintained during the prior six years or to which any of
them contributes, or has been required to contribute during the
prior six years:
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(i) |
As of the last day of the most recent prior plan year, the
market value of assets under each such Employee Benefit Plan that
is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan (other than any Multiemployer
Plan) equaled or exceeded the present value of liabilities
thereunder (determined in accordance with Code § 414(e)
and the regulations thereunder). |
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There has been no “prohibited transactions” as such
term is defined in ERISA Section 406 or Section 4975 of
the Code. |
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(iii) |
Target does not have any obligation on account of under-funded,
pension, retirement or similar liabilities nor has incurred any
liability to the PBGC (other than PBGC premium payments) or
otherwise under Title IV of ERISA (including any withdrawal
liability) with respect to any such Employee Benefit Plan which is
an Employee Pension Benefit Plan. |
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For each Employee Benefits Plan that is a “multiemployer
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA,
neither Target nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, and no facts
or circumstances currently exist which could reasonably be expected
to result in any withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA
(either as a contributing employer or as a member of a controlled
group which includes a contributing employer or as a member of a
controlled group which includes a contributing employer) in
connection with a complete or partial withdrawal from any such plan
with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. |
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(v) |
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event, such as a termination of
employment or other service) (i) entitle any current or former
director, officer, employee or other service provider of Target or
ERISA Affiliates to severance benefits or any other payment
(including unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus,
retention or benefits under any Seller Employee Plan) or
forgiveness of indebtedness, (ii) accelerate the time of
payment or vesting of any such benefits, or (iii) increase the
amount of compensation due any such benefits which are otherwise
unfunded. |
3.23 Environmental,
Health, and Safety Matters . Except as set forth in
Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Target is now, and at all
times during the past five years has been, in compliance with all
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements;
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(b) Target is not now, and at
no time during the past five years has been, in violation of any
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirement and does not now
have, and during the past five years has not had, any liabilities,
obligations, or financial contingencies of any kind arising under
or pursuant to any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement;
(c) Neither Target nor any
former Subsidiary of Target has received at any time, now or in the
past, from any Governmental Body, private land owner, or other
Person, and no other Person for whose conduct Target is legally
responsible has received at any time, now or in the past, any
written claim, order, notice, inquiry, warning, citation,
complaint, directive, summons, or other communication that relates
(i) to Hazardous Materials, or (ii) to any alleged,
actual, or potential obligation to undertake or bear the cost of
any liabilities arising under any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement, or (iii) to any facility or property at or to
which Hazardous Materials were used, stored, emitted, handled,
treated, released, disposed, generated, processed, discharged,
transported, or manufactured by Target or any other Person for
whose conduct Target is legally responsible;
(d) Neither Target nor any
former Subsidiary of Target has received, now or in the past, from
any Governmental Body, private land owner, or other Person any
notice, complaint, warning letter, or consent order relating to
(i) an actual or potential violation of any Environmental,
Health, and Safety Requirement or (ii) any actual or
threatened obligation to bear any liability or loss arising under
any Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirement;
(e) Neither Target nor any
former Subsidiary of Target is now or in the past has been, a party
to any Proceeding involving allegations of (i) a violation of
any Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirement, (ii) the
release of any Hazardous Material into the environment (whether in
or outside the workplace), or (iii) any personal injury or
property damage resulting from the use, release, storage, disposal,
emission, handling, discharge, transport, treatment, manufacturing,
of any Hazardous Material;
(f) There are not any pending
or threatened claims against Target or any former Subsidiary of
Target, or any Person for whom Target may be legally responsible,
by any Governmental Body, private land owner, or other Person, and
there are no Liens on Target’s assets, arising under or
pursuant to any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement;
(g) Target has been issued,
and will maintain in full force and effect through the Closing
Date, and during the past five years Target has maintained, every
license, Permit or other governmental authorization required for
Target’s conduct of its business under all applicable
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements;
(h) All Hazardous Materials
used, stored, emitted, handled, treated, released, disposed,
generated, processed, discharged, transported, or manufactured by
Target or any former Subsidiary of Target, or any other Person for
whose conduct Target is legally responsible, have been used,
stored, emitted, handled, treated, released, disposed, generated,
processed, discharged, transported, and manufactured at all times
in compliance with all applicable Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements, and none of the property owned, leased or used by
Target, or any such Subsidiary or other Person, now or in the past
has been used as a stationary dump or storage site (whether
permanent or temporary) for any Hazardous Materials;
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(i) During the occupancy or
operation of any property by Target or any former Subsidiary of
Target, or any other Person for whose conduct Target is legally
responsible, as owner, lessee, operator or otherwise, now or in the
past, there has not been any well, septic system, subsurface
disposal systems any above ground or underground storage tanks or
surface impoundment on, in, or under such property or any surface
water thereon, and neither Target nor any former Subsidiary has
used a subsurface disposal system or any above ground or
underground storage tanks or surface impoundment located on any
property;
(j) There are not any
wetlands (within the meaning of any Environmental, Health, and
Safety Requirement) located on any part of the property owned or
leased by Target;
(k) There are not any
negotiations or agreements pending or planned, and no negotiations
have taken place during the past five years, between Target and any
Governmental Body relating to any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement or any assessment or remediation of any
pollution;
(l) Sellers have made
available to Buyer accurate and complete copies of all
environmental tests, studies, and reports pertaining to all
property owned, leased or used by Target or any former Subsidiary
of Target, now or in the past that are under the control or custody
of Target or any Seller; and
(m) None of the property
owned, leased or used by Target or any of its former Subsidiaries
is in violation of any Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirement or contaminated by any Hazardous Material; and no
Hazardous Materials have ever been spilled, leaked, released,
emitted, discharged, or otherwise disposed on any property owned,
leased or used by Target or any of its former Subsidiaries now or
in the past.
3.24 Labor Matters .
Schedule 3.24 contains a list of all current employees of Target
along with the position and the annual rate of compensation of each
such Person. As of the date hereof, no officer or management level
employee of Target has provided notice of such employee’s
intent to terminate employment with Target and, as of the date
hereof, no such employee presently plans to terminate employment
with Target. Target is not a party to or bound by any collective
bargaining-agreement or other labor union contract applicable to
persons employed by Target, and currently there are no
organizational campaigns, petitions or other unionization’
activities seeking recognition of a collective bargaining
unit which could affect Target. There are no controversies,
strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages pending or, to the knowledge
of Sellers, threatened between Target and any of its respective
employees, and Target has not experienced any such controversy,
strike, slowdown or work stoppage within the past three years.
Target has not breached or otherwise failed to comply with the
provisions of any collective bargaining or union contract, and
there are no grievances outstanding against Target under any such
agreement or contract. There are no unfair labor practice
complaints pending against Target before the National Labor
Relations Board or any other Governmental Body or any current union
representation questions involving employees of Target. Target is
currently in compliance with all applicable laws relating to the
employment of labor, including those related to wages, hours,
collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes and
other sums as required by the appropriate Governmental Body. Target
has paid in full to all its respective employees or adequately
accrued for in accordance with GAAP all wages, salaries,
commissions, bonuses, benefits and other compensation due to or on
behalf of such employees. There is no
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claim with respect to payment of wages,
salary or overtime pay that has been asserted or is now pending or
threatened before any Governmental Body with respect to any Persons
currently or formerly employed by Target. Target is not a party to,
or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any
Governmental Body relating to employees or employment practices.
There is no charge or proceeding with respect to a violation of any
occupational safety or health standard that has been asserted or is
now pending or threatened with respect to Target. There is no
charge of discrimination in employment or employment practices, for
any reason, including age, gender, race, religion or other legally
protected category, which has been asserted or is now pending or
threatened before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, or any other Governmental Body in any jurisdiction,
against Target or any employee of Target.
3.25 Accounts
Receivable . All accounts receivable of Target reflected on the
Most Recent Interim Financial Statements (other than those
collected since such date) are valid receivables and are not
subject to setoffs or counterclaims, except as reflected in
reserves on the Most Recent Interim Financial Statements. All
accounts receivable of Target that have arisen since the date of
the Most Recent Interim Financial Statements are valid receivables
and to the knowledge of Target or Sellers are not subject to
setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will be
collected in accordance with their terms, except as reflected in
reserves for uncollectible accounts in Target’s books and
records.
3.26 Inventory .
Except as disclosed in Section 3.26 of the Disclosure
Schedule, all inventory of Target consists of a quality and
quantity that may be used, sold or leased in the Ordinary Course of
Business, and consists of items that are not obsolete or
below-standard quality. All inventories not written off have been
priced at the lower of cost or market on a first in, first out
basis. The quantities of each item of inventory (whether raw
materials, work-in-process, or finished goods) are not excessive,
but are reasonable in the present circumstances of
Target.
3.27 Absence of Certain
Changes or Events . Except as disclosed in Section 3.27 of
the Disclosure Schedule, since March 31, 2006, Target has
not:
(a) issued, sold, or
otherwise disposed of any stock, bonds or other corporate
securities or granted any option or issued any warrant to purchase
or subscribe for any securities or issued any securities
convertible into such securities;
(b) issued any note, bond, or
other debt security or intentionally created, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent),
except current liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) mortgaged, pledged, or
subjected to any Lien, charge or any other encumbrance any of their
assets, tangible or intangible;
(d) sold, leased, assigned,
or transferred any of their assets, tangible or intangible, except
in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e) declared, set aside or
paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to capital
stock (whether in cash or kind) or redeemed, purchased or otherwise
acquired any of Target’s capital stock;
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(f) cancelled, compromised,
waived or released any debts or claims, except in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(g) delayed or postponed the
payment of accounts payable or other liabilities, except in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) agreed to merge or
consolidate with or into any corporation or other
entity;
(i) (i) paid, promised or
granted, whether orally or in writing, any increase in the wages,
salaries, bonuses, other compensation, pensions, severance
payments, fringe benefits or other benefits payable by Target to
any of its employees, consultants or directors, including any
increase or change pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan, other
than increases with respect to non-officer employees of Target in
the Ordinary Course of Business; or (ii) entered into,
promised to enter into or amended any Employee Benefit Plan (except
as required by law);
(j) failed to operate its
business and maintain its books, accounts and records in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(k) made any loans or
advances of money, other than to directors, officers or employees
for business expenses in the Ordinary Course of Business and in
accordance with applicable law;
(l) entered into any
transaction with any of its directors, officers or employees
outside of the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(m) committed or agreed to do
any of the foregoing in the future.
3.28 Insurance .
Section 3.28 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance
policy (including fire, theft, casualty, comprehensive general
liability, workers’ compensation, business interruption,
environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies
and bond and surety arrangements) to which Target is a party, all
of which are in full force and effect. There is no material claim
pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been
questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy.
All premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid
or reflected in the Most Recent Interim Financial Statements
(unless such premiums became due after the date thereof), Target is
not liable for retroactive premiums, and Target is otherwise in
compliance in all material respects with the terms of such
policies. Each such policy will continue to be in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the
Closing.
3.29 Permits .
Section 3.29 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
all Permits issued to and held by Target or required to be held by
Target in the conduct of its business or in connection with the
ownership or use of any of its assets, and the date of expiration
(if any) of each Permit. Each such Permit is valid and in full
force and effect, Target is in compliance with the terms of each
such Permit, and no suspension or cancellation of any such Permit
has occurred or, to the knowledge of Sellers, is threatened. The
Permits listed in Section 3.29 of the Disclosure Schedule
collectively constitute all of the Permits necessary to permit
Target to lawfully conduct and operate its businesses in the manner
currently operated and to permit Target to own and use their assets
in the manner currently owned and used. Neither Target nor the
Sellers has any knowledge of any existing condition that would
cause any such Permit to fail
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to continue in full force and effect
immediately following the Closing. Target has not received any
notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any
Governmental Body or any other Person regarding (a) any actual
or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Permit or
any Law or (b) any actual or possible obligation on the part
of Target to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost
of, any remedial action of any nature, or (c) any actual or
possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or modification to any Permit. All applications
required to have been filed for the renewal of any Permits required
for the operation of Target’s business or ownership of any of
its assets have been duly filed on a timely basis with the
appropriate Governmental Bodies, and all other filings required to
have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on
a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Bodies.
3.30 Relationships with
Affiliates . Except as disclosed in Section 3.30 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Affiliate, officer or director of Target
(a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, which
is used in the business of Target, or (b) owes any money to,
or is owed any money by, Target. Section 3.30 of the
Disclosure Schedule describes any business transactions or
relationships (other than those based on his or her status as an
officer or director) between Target and any Affiliate, officer or
director of Target which occurred or have existed since
January 1, 2005. No Affiliate, officer or director of Target
owns any interests in an entity that is competitive with the
business of Target.
3.31 Books and Records
. The minute books and other similar records of the Target are
correct and complete in all material respects. Section 3.31 of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all bank accounts and
safe deposit boxes of the Target and the names of persons having
signature authority with respect thereto or access
thereto.
3.32 Customers and
Suppliers . Neither Target nor any of the Sellers has reason to
believe that any customer or supplier of Target will not continue
to do business with Buyer after the Closing Date.
3.33 Assets .
Section 3.33 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and
accurate list of all of the following assets of Target, other than
Material Contracts disclosed in Section 3.20 of the Disclosure
Schedule, Permits disclosed in Section 3.29 of the Disclosure
Schedule, and Insurance Policies disclosed in Section 3.28 of
the Disclosure Schedule, organized according to the categories of
property listed below and specifying the nature of Target’s
interest in each such asset:
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(i) |
all interests in immovable (real) property, other than Owned
Real Property and Leases of Leased Real Property; |
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(ii) |
motor vehicles, including year, make, model and vehicle
identification number; |
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(iv) |
material furniture, fixtures and equipment; |
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(v) |
all other material corporeal movable or tangible personal
property not covered by the preceding clauses (a) through
(iv); |
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(vi) |
accounts receivable; |
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(vii) |
leases of movable (personal) property; |
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(viii) |
post office boxes and mailing addresses, and telephone numbers
used in connection with Target’s business; |
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(ix) |
trade names (other than Target’s n |
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