Exhibit D
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT
WHEREAS,
Footstar Corporation, a Texas Corporation with a business address
at 933 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 4570
(“Assignor”), is the owner of record of the marks
“CUGA” U.S. Registration No. 1,086,050 and
“HYPERFLEX” U.S. Registration No. 2,495,051;
WHEREAS,
Sears Brands, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company
(“Assignee”) with a business address at 3333 Beverly
Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179, wishes to acquire
Assignor’s entire right, title and interest in and to said
marks, the registration therefor and the goodwill of the business
associated therewith (the “Trademarks”);
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, Assignor does assign, transfer, and convey to
Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and
to the Trademarks, together with the goodwill of the business
symbolized by said marks, and all right to damages and profits, due
or accrued, arising out of past infringements of said marks, and
the right to sue for and recover the same.
[
signature page follows ]
Dated
this
day of March, 2008.
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FOOTSTAR CORPORATION
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Printed Name: |
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Exhibit 10.2
MASTER AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
BY AND
AMONG
FOOTSTAR, INC.,
KMART
CORPORATION,
AFFILIATES OF KMART CORPORATION SIGNATORY HERETO
AND
SEARS
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
DATED AS OF APRIL 3, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Amendment of Master
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Employee Matters |
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Inventory Procedures Upon
Termination |
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Access to Information |
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Representations and
Warranties of Footstar |
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2.1 |
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Due Incorporation and Authority |
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2.2 |
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No Conflicts |
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2.3 |
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Brokers |
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2.4 |
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Benefit Plans |
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Employment and Labor Matters |
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No Knowledge of Claims |
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Representations and
Warranties of Kmart Parties |
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Due Incorporation and Authority |
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No Conflicts |
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Brokers |
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No Knowledge of Claims |
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Certain Parties to the Master
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Covenants and
Agreements |
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Confidentiality |
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4.2 |
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Expenses |
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Public Announcements |
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Further Action |
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Mutual Release |
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Kmart Website Operations |
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Miscellaneous |
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Certain Definitions |
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Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of
Process; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Notices |
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Entire Agreement |
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Waivers and Amendments |
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Governing Law |
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Binding Effect; Assignment |
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Usage |
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Articles and Sections |
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Interpretation |
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Severability of Provisions |
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Counterparts |
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No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Master Agreement |
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SECTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE LETTER
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1.1b-1
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District Managers |
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Store Managers |
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Form of Certificate from Chief
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Documentation to be Delivered by
Footstar relating to Licensee Inventory Value |
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Testing Lab Equipment |
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Reports |
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Acceleration |
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Inventory Instructions |
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MASTER
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT, dated as of April 3, 2008 (this “
Agreement ”), by and among Footstar, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Footstar ”), Kmart Corporation, a
Michigan corporation (“ Kmart ”), the affiliates
of Kmart signatory hereto (collectively with Kmart, “
Licensor ”) and Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“ SHC ”). Capitalized terms used
herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Section 5.1.
W I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Licensor, Footstar and SHC (solely with respect to Article XX
thereof) are party to that certain Amended and Restated Master
Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2005 (the “ Master
Agreement ”);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Master Agreement, Footstar operates the footwear
departments in each of the Stores (as defined in the Master
Agreement) of Kmart (the operation of such footwear departments,
the “ Business ”); and
WHEREAS,
Licensor, SHC and Footstar desire to amend the Master Agreement in
certain respects;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
herein made, and in consideration of the representations,
warranties, and covenants herein contained and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:
1.
Amendment of Master Agreement
1.1
Employee Matters
(a) Effective
as of the date hereof, Article IV of the Master Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following at the end of
Section 4.1 thereof:
(e)
“Subject to the terms of this Section 4.1 (provided it
being understood that to the extent of any conflict between this
Section 4.1(e) and Section 4.1(d), this
Section 4.1(e) shall govern), Licensor shall offer employment
(effective as of the Buy-Out Date) to substantially all of the
District Managers and substantially all of the Store Managers (with
each such offer made to a Store Manager who is a full time employee
to be an offer of employment on a full time basis), and, subject to
payment by Footstar to Kmart of three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000) on or before the Buy-Out Date, Licensor will provide
each Business Employee hired by Licensor with credit for years of
service with Licensee and its Affiliates for purposes of employee
benefit plans of the Licensor, provided that such credit shall not
be provided (i) for purposes of benefit accrual under defined
benefit pension plans, (ii) to the extent it would result in a
duplication of benefits, or (iii) to the extent not provided
under a corresponding benefit plan of Licensee. Licensee will use
its commercially reasonable efforts to make the Business Employees
available for interviewing and completion of Licensor’s
standard hiring
procedures beginning no later than October 31, 2008;
provided , that Licensee shall make all District Managers
available for interviewing and completion of Licensor’s
standard hiring procedures beginning no later than
September 1, 2008; provided , further , that
Licensee shall also make all of its quality assurance/quality
control personnel based in Asia available for interviewing and
completion of Licensor’s standard hiring procedures beginning
no later than July 31, 2008, and shall not make an offer to
hire any such quality assurance/quality control personnel before
October 31, 2008 (December 31, 2008 in the case of any
quality assurance/quality control personnel who are U.S. citizens).
No later than October 1, 2008, Licensor will inform Licensee
of any District Manager to whom it will not extend an offer and
will provide Licensee with the annual base salary and target bonus
contained in each offer of employment made to any District Manager.
No later than December 1, 2008, Licensor will inform Licensee
of any Store Manager to whom it will not make an offer. Licensee
will encourage each Business Employee that is offered employment by
Licensor to accept Licensor’s offer of employment, and shall
take no action, including the offering of employment with Licensee,
to induce such employees not to accept employment with Licensor,
except for any action that Licensee is required to take pursuant to
a contractual obligation in full force and effect as of the date
hereof. Those Business Employees who accept Licensor’s offer
of employment shall become employed by Licensor as of the Buy-Out
Date (referred to in this Agreement as “ Transferred
Employees ”). Nothing contained herein shall require
Licensor to provide any specific form of benefit or inhibit
Licensor’s ability to establish, amend or terminate any
employee benefit plan of Licensor following the Buy-Out Date.
Licensor’s offers of employment to Business Employees
contemplated herein shall be at will and nothing in this
Section 4.1 shall prevent Licensor from terminating the
employment of any Transferred Employee at any time for any
reason.
(f)
Except as may be required under COBRA due to the application of
Treas. Regs. 54.4980B, Licensee acknowledges that Licensor shall
not assume any liability related to any Benefit Plan (hereinafter
defined) that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
Licensee or any Person who would be considered a single employer
with any Licensee pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code (whether former or current) of Footstar. For
the avoidance of doubt, except as may be required under COBRA due
to the application of Treas. Regs. 54.4980B, the Licensee shall
retain all liability and responsibility for any Benefit Plan.
Licensee acknowledges that it shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain in place until June 30, 2009 any Benefit
Plan pursuant to which any Business Employees are eligible for
health care continuation coverage under COBRA.
(g)
Licensee shall be responsible for any liabilities or obligations
(i) arising under the WARN Act, if any, and
(ii) resulting from or precipitated by layoffs, if any, in
respect of employees of Licensee whose employment was terminated on
or prior to the Buy-Out Date. For the sake of clarity, and without
limiting any other provision of this Article IV, the parties
acknowledge and agree that, Licensor shall have no liability for
the payment of any amounts due from Licensee to its current or
former employees under agreements with or plans of Licensee,
including termination, severance, and retention payments or, except
as may be required under COBRA due to the application of Treas.
Regs. 54.4980B, any obligation to provide health, disability, life,
retirement, or other benefits (whether covered by insurance or
not), nor shall Licensor be deemed a joint or successor employer
with respect to such employees (except that Licensee may
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designate
Licensor as a successor employer for purposes
of Licensee’s Severance Pay Plan, it being understood
that this parenthetical shall in no way be construed as imposing
any obligations or liabilities upon Licensor with respect to such
plan or otherwise).
(h) In
addition to the agreement made under subsection 4.1(g) above as
between Licensee and Licensor, Licensee shall be responsible for
the payment of any severance-related pay to, or other losses and
expenses relating to claims made for severance-related pay by, any
Business Employee who does not receive an offer of employment from
Licensor or declines an offer of employment from Licensor.
(i)
Nothing in this Section 4.1, express or implied, is intended
to or shall confer upon any employee or service provider of
Licensee any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, nor
should anything in this Section 4.1 be construed as an
amendment to any employee benefit plan or arrangement (it being
understood that nothing in this paragraph (h) shall be construed as
amending or otherwise modifying any Benefit Plan).
(j)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for a period of
one (1) year after the Buy-Out Date, or in the event that this
Agreement is terminated prior to such date (other than a
termination on account of a default by Licensee hereunder), for a
period of one (1) year following such termination, neither
Licensor nor Sears shall, and neither Licensor nor Sears shall
permit any of its controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, to
solicit or employ any of the employees of Licensee who are not
Transferred Employees without the prior written consent of
Footstar; provided , however , that nothing contained
herein shall prohibit Licensor or Sears from generally advertising
for personnel in a manner that does not specifically target any
employees of Licensee and employing employees of Licensee who
respond to such general personnel advertisements and/or employees
of Licensee who are not otherwise solicited in any manner by
Licensor, Sears or any of their Affiliates.”
(b) Effective
as of the date hereof, Article II of the Master Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following definitions to
Section 2.1 thereof:
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specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with such specified Person. |
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“Benefit Plan” |
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shall mean any pension, retirement,
savings, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, stock ownership, stock
purchase, stock option, incentive, severance pay,
medical, dental, health, welfare, disability, life,
death benefit, group insurance, bonus, vacation pay,
sick pay, post-retirement medical or life or other
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policy or arrangement (including,
without limitation, each “pension plan” as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA, any “welfare plan” as
defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA and any “multiemployer
plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), whether written
or unwritten, qualified or non-qualified, funded or unfunded,
maintained or contributed to by Footstar or its subsidiaries (or to
which Footstar or its subsidiaries are party) for the benefit of
(or with) Business Employees or other employees of Footstar and its
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shall mean Licensee’s district
manager level executives, store managers and store associates
employed in connection with, or rendering services to, the
operation of the Footwear Departments, including the District
Managers and Store Managers. |
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shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as described in Section 4980B of
the Code, sections 601 et seq. of ERISA, each as amended,
and the regulations promulgated thereunder. |
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“Code” |
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shall mean the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder. |
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shall mean an employee of Licensee
listed on Section 1.1b-1 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment as updated from time to time by Licensee to
reflect vacancies filled in the ordinary course and individuals who
are no longer employees of Licensee; provided that any
individual hired to fill a vacancy at the District Manager level
shall receive annual compensation no greater than the compensation
paid to the departing or departed employee; and provided
further that the aggregate number of individuals listed on
Section 1.1b-1 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment shall not at any time be greater than the
number listed thereon as of the date of the Master Agreement
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shall mean any domestic or foreign
national, federal, state, provincial, or local governmental,
regulatory or administrative authority, department, agency,
commission, court or tribunal. |
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“Person” |
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shall mean any individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, trust,
Governmental Body or other entity. |
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“Store Manager” |
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shall mean an employee of Licensee
listed on Section 1.1b-2 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment as updated from time to time by Licensee to
reflect vacancies filled in the ordinary course and individuals who
are no longer employees of Licensee; provided that any individual
hired to fill a vacancy at the Store Manager level shall receive
annual compensation no greater than the compensation paid to the
departing or departed employee; and provided further that the
aggregate number of individuals listed on Section 1.1b-2 of
the Disclosure Letter to the Master Agreement Amendment shall not
at any time be greater than the number listed thereon as of the
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1.2
Inventory Procedures Upon Termination
(a) Effective
as of the date hereof Article IV of the Master Agreement shall
be amended by adding a new Section 4.4 and Section 4.5 as
follows:
“4.4 Inventory Purchase
Procedures . In the event that the Buy-Out shall be required
pursuant to Section 4.1 or the Licensor shall otherwise be
required to purchase the Inventory hereunder (including pursuant to
Section 4.3(d)) then in such event the following procedures
shall apply with respect to the determination and payment of the
Book Value of the Inventory and the additional consideration to be
paid therefore, it being understood that to the extent of any
conflict between this Section 4.4 and any other section of
this Agreement, this Section 4.4 shall govern; provided
, that in no event shall this Section 4.4 require Licensor to
purchase Inventory of any type or nature that it would
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not otherwise
have been required to purchase pursuant to another section of this
Agreement:
(a)
Prior to the Buy-Out Date, but in no event earlier than twenty-two
(22) Business Days prior to the Buy-Out Date, Licensor and
Licensee shall cause RGIS LLC (“ RGIS ”) or, if
RGIS refuses to be retained, another mutually agreeable, qualified
Third Party (the “ Count Firm ”) to conduct a
physical count of the Inventory (the “ Store Count
”) (it being understood that each of Licensor and Licensee
shall have the right to have a representative in attendance during
any such count). The Store Count shall be taken in a manner
consistent with the Inventory Instructions attached as
Exhibit A to the Master Agreement Amendment, dated as of
April 3, 2008, by and among Footstar, Kmart, the affiliates of
Kmart signatory thereto and Sears (the “ Master Agreement
Amendment ”).
(b) Not
more than five (5) Business Days after the Buy-Out Date,
Licensee shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to
Licensor (i) a certificate, the form of which is set forth in
Section 1.2a-1 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment, signed by the chief financial officer of
Footstar setting forth in reasonable detail Footstar’s
calculation (the “ Licensee’s Calculation
”) of the aggregate Inventory Value as of the close of
business on the Buy-Out Date (the “ Licensee Inventory
Value ”), which shall take into account (x) the
Inventory Value of the Inventory accounted for by the Store Count
and (y) the Inventory Value of applicable Inventory sold from
each Footwear Department subject to the Store Count from the time
when the physical count was conducted at such Footwear Department
through the Buy-Out Date, and (ii) documentation set forth in
Section 1.2a-2 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment that supports, in reasonable detail,
Licensee’s determination of the Licensee Inventory
Value.
(c) The
Licensee Inventory Consideration (as defined below) shall be paid
by Licensor to Footstar, within five (5) Business Days of
receipt by Licensor of the deliveries set forth in
Section 4.4(b) above, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds. The “ Licensee Inventory
Consideration ” shall be the Licensee Inventory Value,
plus one million three hundred fifty thousand dollars
($1,350,000), minus nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($950,000), minus a shrink adjustment of two hundred
thousand dollars ($200,000).
(d) If
Licensor has any objections to the Licensee’s Calculation,
Licensor shall deliver to Licensee, no later than thirty
(30) days after receiving the Licensee’s Calculation
pursuant to Section 4.4(b), a reasonably detailed statement
describing Licensor’s objections, including Licensor’s
calculation of the aggregate Inventory Value as of the close of
business on the Buy-Out Date; provided , that, during such
thirty (30) day period, Licensee shall, and shall cause its
officers, employees, agents and accountants to, cooperate with
Licensor in connection with its review of the accuracy of the
Licensee’s Calculation. Licensor and Licensee shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections
themselves in good faith. If Licensor and Licensee are unable to
resolve their differences within fifteen (15) Business Days
after Licensee has received Licensor’s statement of
objections hereunder, either Licensor or Licensee
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may immediately
refer their remaining differences to the Independent Accountant,
who shall determine, solely with respect to the remaining
differences so submitted, the Licensee Inventory Consideration,
including the actual aggregate Inventory Value as of the close of
business on the Buy-Out Date. Licensor and Licensee shall instruct
the Independent Accountant to deliver to Licensor and Licensee a
written determination of the Licensee Inventory Consideration,
including the actual aggregate Inventory Value as of the close of
business on the Buy-Out Date, no later than the thirtieth (30th)
calendar day after the referral to the Independent Accountant.
Licensor and Licensee will furnish to the Independent Accountant
such work papers and other documents and information relating to
the Inventory Value as the Independent Accountant may reasonably
request and Licensor and Licensee will be afforded the opportunity
to present to the Independent Accountant any material relating to
the determination and to discuss the determination with the
Independent Accountant (provided that there shall be no ex parte
conversations or meetings). The Independent Accountant, Licensee
and Licensor will be required to enter into a customary engagement
letter. The determination by the Independent Accountant will be
binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes, absent
fraud or manifest error. The Independent Accountant shall address
only those issues in dispute, and may not assign a value to any
item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by
either party or lower than the lowest value claimed by either
party. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be
borne by the party whose proposed calculation of Licensee Inventory
Consideration differs most from the Licensee Inventory
Consideration as determined by the Independent Accountant.
(e) The
“ Final Inventory Consideration ” shall
be:
(i) in
the event that Licensor does not object to the Licensee’s
Calculation in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.4(d), the Licensee Inventory Consideration
calculated by using the Licensee Inventory Value set forth in the
Licensee’s Calculation; and
(ii) in
the event Licensor does object to the Licensee’s Calculation
in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.4(d),
either
(A) the
Licensee Inventory Consideration calculated by using the Licensee
Inventory Value subsequently agreed to by Licensor and Licensee in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.4(d), or
(B) in
the absence of such agreement, the Licensee Inventory Consideration
as determined by the Independent Accountant.
(f) As
promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than two
(2) Business Days following the determination of the Final
Inventory Consideration: (i) if the Final Inventory
Consideration is greater than the Licensee Inventory Consideration,
then Licensor shall pay to Licensee an amount equal to such excess,
and (ii) if the Licensee Inventory Consideration is greater
than the Final Inventory Consideration, then Licensee shall pay to
Licensor an amount equal to such excess. Notwithstanding
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anything herein
to the contrary, the parties agree that under no circumstances
shall Licensor be required to pay twice for any item of
Inventory.
(g) In
the event that Grant Thornton LLP refuses to be retained as the
Independent Accountant for purposes of Section 4.4(d),
Licensor and Licensee (or, if Licensor and Licensee are unable to
so agree within two (2) Business Days of Grant Thornton LLP
refusing to be so retained, Licensor’s and Licensee’s
independent accounting firms) shall jointly select another
independent accounting firm of recognized national standing, which
firm shall be deemed to be the “ Independent
Accountant ” for purposes of Section 4.4(d).
(h)
Prior to the Buy-Out Date, Licensee shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to remove (at their own expense and at times and
in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the Store
Count or the operation of the Stores by Licensor) all inventory not
being transferred to Licensor hereunder (e.g., Defective Inventory
and, if applicable, Seasonal Inventory) from the stores in which
the applicable Footwear Departments are located; provided ,
that any such inventory not so transferred prior to the Buy-Out
Date shall be deemed to be abandoned to Licensor at no cost to
Licensor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Master
Agreement, including without limitation, Section 4.1(c), at the
Buy-Out Date, Licensee shall leave all fixtures, furnishings,
equipment or other similar property belonging to Licensee in the
stores in which the applicable Footwear Departments are located
(the “ Personal Property ”) and title to such
Personal Property shall transfer to Licensor at the Buy-Out Date;
provided that the Personal Property shall be transferred on
an as-is, where-is basis, and Licensee makes no representations or
warranties, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, expressed or
implied, in connection with or with respect to the Personal
Property.
(i)
Licensor and Licensee shall share evenly the costs of the Store
Count.
(j) At
Licensee’s option (such option to be exercised no later than
September 30, 2008), the Inventory to be transferred to
Licensor on the Buy-Out Date shall include Seasonal Inventory (the
“ Seasonal Inventory Election ”). In the event
of a Seasonal Inventory Election:
(i) the
term “Inventory” shall be deemed to include Seasonal
Inventory and the “Inventory Value” of Seasonal
Inventory shall be calculated as 40.0% of the otherwise applicable
“Inventory Value” of such Seasonal Inventory; and
(ii)
the Licensee Inventory Consideration and the Final Inventory
Consideration shall be reduced by one million dollars
($1,000,000).
(k) As
of the Buy-Out Date, Licensee shall have satisfied any and all
outstanding payables owed in connection with the Inventory or
reserved and set aside amounts adequate to satisfy any and all
payables owed in connection with the Inventory.
(l) In
the event that Licensor is in breach of its obligations under this
Section 4.4 to pay the Licensee Inventory Consideration or the
Final Inventory
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Consideration,
as applicable, when due (the “ Due Date ”),
then, in addition to any other remedies available at law or in
equity, the Licensor shall pay to Licensee interest on the unpaid
amount of Licensee Inventory Consideration or Final Inventory
Consideration, as applicable, at a rate equal to the lesser of
(i) 18% annually and (ii) the maximum nonusurious annual
interest rate that may be contracted for, charged, received, or
collected on such amount under applicable law from the period
commencing on the Due Date and ending on the date when the Licensee
Inventory Consideration or Final Inventory Consideration, as
applicable, has been fully paid.
4.5
Testing Lab Equipment . As additional consideration for the
payments made to Footstar pursuant to Section 4.4(c), Footstar
shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Kmart or its
designated permitted assigns, and Kmart or its designated permitted
assigns shall purchase and assume from Footstar, free and clear of
all encumbrances of any nature, all of Footstar’s right,
title and interest in and to all of the properties, assets, and
rights of every nature, kind and description, to all equipment
located in Footstar’s Mahwah, New Jersey facility as of the
date of the Master Agreement Amendment set forth on
Section 1.2a-3 of the Disclosure Letter to the Master
Agreement Amendment (such equipment, the “ Testing Lab
Equipment ” and such transaction, the “ Testing
Lab Sale ”). The Testing Lab Sale shall occur on a date
mutually acceptable to Footstar and Kmart that is within thirty
(30) days of Footstar’s written notice to Kmart that
such equipment is ready to be sold, but in any event no later than
July 31, 2008. Within five (5) Business Days of the date
of such closing, Kmart shall cause the Testing Lab Equipment to be
removed from the Mahwah, New Jersey facility. From and after the
date of the Master Agreement Amendment through such closing date,
Footstar shall maintain (but will be under no obligation to replace
or undertake repairs of) the Testing Lab Equipment in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, subject to
ordinary wear and tear, and shall not sell or convey or otherwise
further encumber any of the Testing Lab Equipment or any interests
therein without the prior written consent of Kmart. Subject to the
foregoing, Footstar shall sell and Kmart shall purchase the Testing
Lab Equipment on an as-is, where-is basis, and Footstar makes no
representations or warranties, under this Agreement or otherwise,
express or implied, in connection with or with respect to the
Testing Lab Equipment.”
(b) Effective
as of the date hereof, Article II of the Master Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following definitions to
Section 2.1 thereof:
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imperfection (including mis-mated and near-mated shoes) which
causes a product not to be salable in the ordinary course of
business at the everyday retail price. Display merchandise shall
not be presumed to have a Defect. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
products which have minor wear, minor soiling, minor stains, minor
dents or minor scratches that Licensor and Licensee or their
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shall mean the book value of all (or,
as the context may require, less than all) Inventory, calculated in
accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis (but not taking
into account any reserves), but in any event, and giving effect to
all markdowns of any type whatsoever, excluding
(i) distribution and delivery costs incurred by Licensee
and/or its Affiliates after receipt of such Inventory from
suppliers at a Footstar (or Footstar Affiliate) distribution
center, and (ii) any intercompany royalty or other
intercompany charges between and among Footstar and its Affiliates
(other than changes that reflect any out-of-pocket cost incurred by
Footstar or an Affiliate and that do not result in a book value
with respect to the applicable item of Inventory greater than the
book value of such Inventory that would have existed had Footstar
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1.3
Access to Information
Effective
as of the date hereof, Article X of the Master Agreement shall
be amended by adding a new Section 10.4 as follows:
“10.4
Access to Information . During the Term: (a) Footstar
will provide to Kmart or its designated agent (i) reports in
the form set forth in Section 1.3 of the Disclosure Letter to
the Master Agreement Amendment, on a monthly basis,
(ii) business analysis and category analysis (line review
forms), for the Fall of 2008 promptly after such analysis is
completed and (iii) an aged inventory report, on a monthly
basis beginning in August 2008 (collectively, the information
in clauses (i)-(iii), the
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Information ”); and (b) at the request of Kmart,
representatives of Kmart and Footstar shall meet on a monthly basis
to discuss the Information, at a mutually acceptable time during
normal business hours, and at a mutually acceptable place, or via
teleconference.”
2.
Representations and Warranties of Footstar
Except
as set forth in the corresponding sections or subsections of the
disclosure letter delivered to Kmart by Footstar on the date hereof
(the “ Disclosure Letter ”), Footstar represents
and warrants to the Licensor as of the date hereof, that:
2.1
Due Incorporation and Authority
Footstar
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. Footstar has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, carry out its obligations hereunder and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by
Footstar of this Agreement, the performance by Footstar of its
obligations hereunder and the consummation by Footstar of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the
board of directors of Footstar and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of the board of directors of Footstar are necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to
consummate the other transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Footstar, and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
the Licensor and SHC, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Footstar, enforceable against Footstar in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
2.2
No Conflicts
The
execution and delivery by Footstar of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the
performance by Footstar of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms will not (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both):
(a) violate
the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Footstar;
(b) require
Footstar to obtain any consents, approvals, authorizations or
actions of, or make any filings with or give any notices to, any
Governmental Bodies or any other Person, except where the failure
to obtain any such consent, make any such filing or give such
notice would not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) violate
or result in the breach of any of the terms and conditions of,
cause the termination of or give any other contracting party the
right to terminate, or constitute (or with notice or lapse of time,
or both, constitute) a default under, any contract, lease, loan
agreement, mortgage, security agreement, guarantee, indenture or
other agreement or instrument to which Licensee is a party or by or
to which Licensee or any of its properties is or may be bound or
subject, except for breaches, terminations or defaults that would
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either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(d) violate
any Requirement of Law to which Footstar is subject, except for
violations that would not reasonably be expected to, either
individually or in the aggregate, be material.
2.3
Brokers
Footstar
has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
2.4
Benefit Plans
(a) Section 2.4(a)
of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of
all Benefit Plans in which any Business Employee participates or to
which any Business Employee is subject or party, and Footstar has
made available to the Licensor or the Licensor’s counsel a
copy of each such Benefit Plan and, if applicable, a copy of the
most recent summary plan description.
(b) There
does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that would
reasonably be expected to result in, any liabilities under
(i) Title IV of ERISA, (ii) Section 302 of ERISA, or
(iii) Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, in each case, that
would reasonably be expected to be a liability of Kmart following
the Buy-Out Date.
(c) Each
Benefit Plan, the administrator and fiduciaries of each Benefit
Plan, and Footstar has complied with the applicable requirements of
ERISA (including, but not limited to, the fiduciary
responsibilities imposed by Part 4 of Title I, Subtitle B of
ERISA), the Code and any other applicable rules and regulations
governing each Benefit Plan, except for such noncompliance as is
not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and each Benefit Plan
has at all times been properly administered in substantial
compliance with its terms and in accordance with all such rules and
regulations, except for such impropriety as is not likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No
Benefit Plan requires or obligates the Licensor to assume the
benefits or to have any liability thereunder except as required
under COBRA or other Requirements of Law.
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