EXHIBIT 10.1
E XECUTION C OPY
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT is made as of
April 7, 2008, by and among HEALTHEXTRAS, INC. , a
Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”); HOSPISCRIPT
SERVICES, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
(“HospiScript”), CONCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC ,
an Alabama limited liability company (“Concept” and,
together with HospiScript and each Subsidiary of HospiScript or
Concept, collectively, the “Company”); and each of the
Persons listed on the signature pages hereto as a Seller and each
Person who becomes a party hereto as a Seller by executing the
Joinder Agreement attached hereto (each, a “Seller” and
collectively, the “Sellers”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , HospiScript is a prescription benefits manager
focusing on the needs of the hospice industry;
WHEREAS , Concept is a closed door pharmacy focusing on
the needs of the hospice industry;
WHEREAS, Sellers collectively are the beneficial and
record owners of 100% of the issued and outstanding common units of
membership interest and preferred units of membership interest of
the Company (collectively, the “Membership Interests”),
with each Seller owning the number of such Membership Interests set
forth on Schedule 3.1; and
WHEREAS , Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer desires to
purchase, all of the Membership Interests, for the consideration
and on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions
hereinafter set forth, the parties do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this
Article I:
“2008 Payment” is
defined in Section 2.9(a)(i).
“2009 Payment” is
defined in Section 2.9(a)(ii).
“2010 Payment” is
defined in Section 2.9(a)(iii).
“Acquisition Proposal”
is defined in Section 6.5.
“Adjustment Amount” is
defined in Section 2.6(c).
“Adjustment Certificate”
is defined in Section 2.6(c).
“Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Person specified herein. The term
“control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, the holding of proxies, by contract other than a
commercial contract for goods or non-management services, or
otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“Affiliate” or “affiliate” shall not
include any Person (other than the Company) in which PBM Services
Company, LLC, New Capital Partners Private Equity Fund, L.P.,
Morgan Keegan Mezzanine Fund, L.P. or Morgan Keegan Early Stage
Fund, L.P. owns or holds any equity or debt securities.
“Agreement” means this
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and the Schedules
hereto.
“Allocable Portion”
means when referring to the Sellers as a group, with respect to any
Seller, a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the number
of Common Units owned (including all Common Units owned as a result
of the Conversion) and held by such Seller as of the Closing Date
and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of
Closing Common Units.
“Applicable Contract”
means any Contract (a) under which the Company has or may
acquire any right, (b) under which the Company has or may
become subject to any obligation or liability or (c) by which
the Company or any of the assets owned or used by it is or may
become bound.
“Authorized Action” is
defined in Section 13.11(d).
“Balance Sheet” is
defined in Section 4.4.
“Base Claim” is defined
in Section 12.6.
“Board of Managers”
means those individuals serving as managers of the Company in
accordance with the Organizational Documents of the
Company.
“Breach” means a breach
or material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty, or the
non-fulfillment or non-satisfaction of a covenant, obligation, or
other provision of this Agreement or any instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means a
day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which banks in Alabama are
not authorized or required by any Legal Requirement to
close.
“Buyer” is defined in
the Preamble to this Agreement.
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“Buyer Indemnified
Persons” means Buyer and (after the Closing) the Company, and
their respective Representatives, stockholders, members,
controlling Persons, and Affiliates.
“Buyer’s Closing
Documents” is defined in Section 5.2.
“Cash Election” is
defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Cash Seller” means any
Seller who either (i) has made a Cash Election or
(ii) has not made an effective Earnout Election or an
effective Cash Election.
“Class A Preferred
Units” means the Membership Interests classified in the
Organizational Documents of the Company as Class A Preferred
Units.
“Class B Preferred
Units” means the Membership Interests classified in the
Organizational Documents of the Company as Non-Voting Class B
Preferred Units.
“Closing” is defined in
Section 2.4(a).
“Closing Balance Sheet”
is defined in Section 2.6(c).
“Closing Common Units”
means all the issued and outstanding Common Units as of the Closing
Date, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Common Units
issued in connection with the Conversion; provided that, the number
of Common Units issued in connection with the Conversion shall be
determined by using the Initial Payment Per Unit calculated as of
the Closing Date. The number of Common Units held by any Seller as
of the Closing Date shall be the number of Closing Common Units
owned and held by such Seller.
“Closing Date” means the
date and time as of which the Closing actually takes
place.
“Closing Date Funded
Indebtedness” is defined in Section 2.6(c).
“Closing Date Net Working
Capital” is defined in Section 2.6(c).
“CMS” is defined in
Section 4.8(b).
“COBRA” means the
requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state
Law.
“Common Units” means the
Membership Interests classified in the Organizational Documents of
the Company as common units.
“Company” is defined in
the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Competing Business” is
defined in Section 4.17.
“Confidential
Information” means any information which is proprietary in
nature and non-public or confidential, in whole or in part;
provided, however, that Confidential Information does
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not include any information in the possession of
the receiving party (a) that is independently developed by
such party, (b) is learned from a third party not under any
duty of confidence to the disclosing party, or (c) becomes
part of the public domain through no fault of the receiving
party.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” is defined in Section 13.4.
“Consent” means any
approval, consent, license, permit, ratification, waiver or other
authorization (including any Governmental
Authorization).
“Contemplated
Transactions” means all of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Sellers’ Closing Documents and the
Buyer’s Closing Documents, including:
(a) the sale of the Membership
Interests by Sellers to Buyer;
(b) the execution, delivery, and
performance of the Escrow Agreement; and
(c) the performance by Buyer and
Sellers of their respective covenants and obligations under this
Agreement, the Sellers’ Closing Documents and the
Buyer’s Closing Documents.
“Contract” means any
agreement, contract, obligation, commitment, lease, promise or
undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or
implied) that is legally binding.
“Conversion” means the
conversion of the Preferred Units into Common Units in accordance
with the Organizational Documents of the Company.
“Copyrights” is defined
in Section 4.16(a).
“Damages” means any
debt, obligation, loss, liability, claim, damage, deficiency, cost,
interest, penalty, fine or other expense (including all amounts
paid in investigation, settlement and defense of any of the
forgoing or in asserting, preserving or enforcing any of the rights
hereunder and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of
value, whether or not involving a third-party claim; provided,
however, that the term “Damages” shall not include
punitive damages (other than those punitive damages actually paid
by the Indemnified Persons to a Person other than another
Indemnified Person).
“Deficiency Amount” is
defined in Section 2.6(b).
“Disclosure Schedule”
collectively means the disclosure schedules delivered concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as amended and
supplemented in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
“Earnout Election” is
defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Earnout Payments” is
defined in Section 2.9(a).
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“Earnout Period” means
each of Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3, collectively or individually, as
applicable.
“Earnout Seller” means
each Seller who has made an effective Earnout Election.
“Encumbrance” means any
claim, charge, condition, equitable interest, lien, option,
warrant, call, mortgage, Tax, encumbrance, pledge, security
interest, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind or
nature whatsoever, including any restriction on use, voting,
transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership.
“Enforceability
Exceptions” is defined in Section 3.2(a).
“Environment” means
soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including
navigable waters, ocean waters, streams, ponds, drainage basins,
and wetlands), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream
sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal
life, and any other environmental medium or natural
resource.
“Environmental, Health, and
Safety Liabilities” means any Damages arising from or under
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law and
consisting of or relating to:
(a) any environmental, health, or
safety matters or conditions (including on-site or off-site
contamination, occupational safety and health, and regulation of
chemical substances or products);
(b) fines, penalties, judgments,
awards, settlements, legal or administrative proceedings, damages,
losses, claims, demands and response, investigative, remedial, or
inspection costs and expenses arising under Environmental Law or
Occupational Safety and Health Law;
(c) financial responsibility under
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law for cleanup
costs or corrective action, including any investigation, cleanup,
removal, containment, or other remediation or response actions
required by applicable Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and
Health Law and for any natural resource damages; or
(d) any other compliance,
corrective, investigative, or remedial measures required under
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law.
The terms “removal,”
“remedial,” and “response action,” include
the types of activities covered by the United States Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 9601 et seq., as amended and in effect on the date of
this Agreement (“CERCLA”).
“Environmental Law”
means any Legal Requirement that requires or relates to:
(a) advising appropriate
authorities, employees, and the public of intended or actual
releases of pollutants or hazardous substances or materials,
violations of discharge limits, or other prohibitions and of the
commencements of activities, such as resource extraction or
construction, that has significant impact on the
Environment;
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(b) preventing or reducing to
acceptable levels the release of pollutants or hazardous substances
or materials into the Environment;
(c) reducing the quantities,
preventing the release, or minimizing the hazardous characteristics
of wastes that are generated;
(d) protecting resources, species,
or ecological amenities;
(e) reducing to acceptable levels
the risks inherent in the transportation of hazardous substances,
pollutants, oil, or other potentially harmful
substances;
(f) cleaning up pollutants that have
been released, preventing the threat of release, or paying the
costs of such clean up or prevention;
(g) making responsible parties pay
private parties, or groups of them, for damages done to their
health or the Environment, or permitting self-appointed
representatives of the public interest to recover for injuries done
to public assets; or
(h) otherwise concerning public
health or relating to the presence, use, production, generation,
handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release,
threatened release, control, exposure of Persons to or cleanup of
any hazardous materials, substances or wastes, chemical substances
or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals,
petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls, noise or radiation.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor
law, and regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any
successor law.
“ERISA Affiliate” means
each entity that is treated as a single employer with the Company
or any Subsidiary for purposes of Section 414 of the
Code.
“Escrow Agent” is
defined in Section 2.3.
“Escrow Agreement” is
defined in Section 2.3.
“Escrow Amount” is
defined in Section 2.3.
“Estimated Closing Balance
Sheet” is defined in Section 2.6(a).
“Estimated Funded
Indebtedness” is defined in Section 2.6(a).
“Estimated Net Working
Capital” is defined in Section 2.6(a).
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“Estimated Purchase
Price” is defined in Section 2.6(b).
“Facilities” means any
and all real property currently leased and operated by the Company
and any buildings, plants, structures, or equipment currently owned
or operated by the Company.
“FAR” is defined in
Section 4.8(b).
“Financial Advisor” is
defined in Section 13.1.
“Financial Statements”
is defined in Section 4.4.
“Financing Charge
Amount” is defined in Section 8.2.
“FIRPTA Affidavits” is
defined in Section 2.5(a)(iv).
“Fundamental
Representations” is defined in Section 12.7.
“Funded Indebtedness” of
the Company means all obligations of the Company as of the Closing
Date (i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments or debt securities,
(iii) in respect of letters of credit and bankers’
acceptances issued for the account of such person,
(iv) arising from cash/book overdrafts, (v) arising from
deferred compensation arrangements, (vi) for capital lease
obligations, (vii) for the deferred purchase price of property
or services with respect to which the Company is liable,
contingently or otherwise, as obligor or otherwise (other than
trade payables incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business),
(viii) in the nature of guaranties of the obligations
described in clauses (i) through (vii) above of any
Person or (ix) for fees, accrued and unpaid interest, premiums
or penalties related to any of the foregoing; provided, however,
that Funded Indebtedness shall not include any intracompany
indebtedness or obligations from Concept or SeniorScript to
HospiScript.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a basis
consistent with the basis on which the Financial Statements were
prepared.
“Governmental
Authorization” means any Consent issued, granted, given, or
otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
“Governmental Body”
means any:
(a) nation, state, county, city,
town, village, district or other jurisdiction of any
nature;
(b) federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign, or other government;
(c) governmental or
quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental agency, branch, department, official or entity and any
court or other tribunal); or
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(d) body exercising, or entitled to
exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any
nature.
“HIPAA” is defined in
Section 4.8(b).
“HSR Act” means the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended
and in effect on the date of this Agreement, or any successor law,
and the regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any
successor law.
“Indemnified Persons”
means, when not referring to the Buyer Indemnified Persons or the
Seller Indemnified Persons specifically, both the Buyer Indemnified
Persons and the Seller Indemnified Persons.
“Indemnity Cap” is
defined in Section 12.7.
“Initial Payment” means
an amount in cash equal to the sum of (A) the Estimated
Purchase Price plus (B) the amount of reimbursement set
forth in Section 2.2(b), minus (C) the Escrow
Amount.
“Initial Payment Per
Unit” means the quotient of (A) the Initial Payment,
divided by (B) the Closing Common Units.
“Intellectual Property”
is defined in Section 4.16(a).
“Intellectual Property
Assets” is defined in Section 4.16(b).
“Interim Balance Sheet”
is defined in Section 4.4.
“IRC” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect on the date of this
Agreement, or any successor law, and the regulations issued by the
IRS pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or any successor
law.
“IRS” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and, to
the extent relevant, the United States Department of the
Treasury.
“Joinder Agreement”
means the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Knowledge” means, with
respect to an individual, the actual awareness of a particular fact
or other matter as of the date of this Agreement after reasonable
inquiry of the subject matter. A Person (other than an individual)
will be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact
or other matter if any individual who is serving as a director,
manager, officer, partner, executor, or trustee of such Person (or
in any similar capacity) has Knowledge of such fact or other matter
after reasonable inquiry of the subject matter; provided, however,
that with respect to the Company, “Knowledge” shall
mean only the Knowledge of Shannon Speir, Robert Gamble and John M.
Sayler.
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“Leased Real Property”
is defined in Section 4.5.
“Leases” is defined in
Section 4.5.
“Legal Requirement”
means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational, or other administrative order, constitution, law,
ordinance, principle of common law, regulation, statute, or treaty,
whenever enacted or in effect.
“Licenses and Permits”
is defined in Section 4.8(a).
“Manager” means a member
of the Board of Managers.
“Marks” is defined in
Section 4.16(a).
“Material Adverse
Change” means, when used in connection with any Person, any
change, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect that
is or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the
business, assets, liabilities, customer, supplier or employee
relations, financial condition or results of operations of such
Person taken as a whole, other than as a result of (i) events,
changes, conditions, or effects generally adversely affecting the
United States economy as a whole or such Person’s industry
(including any changes to GAAP or regulatory accounting principles
generally applicable to such industry) in each case which do not
disproportionately impact such Person; (ii) compliance by such
Person with or performance by such Person of its obligations under
this Agreement; (iii) the announcement, public disclosure or
pendency of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions or the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, but only to the
extent that the change, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance
or effect directly results from or is caused by such disclosure or
consummation; or (iv) national or international political or
social events, changes, conditions or effects, including, without
limitation, those attributable to acts of war, terrorism, or the
outbreak of hostilities, in each case which do not
disproportionately impact such Person.
“Material Contracts” is
defined in Section 4.11(a).
“Member” means a member
of the Company.
“Membership Interests”
is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Net Working Capital”
means the excess of the current assets of the Company as of the
Closing Date minus the current liabilities of the Company
(excluding current maturities of Funded Indebtedness) as of the
Closing Date determined in accordance with the Company’s past
practices in conformity with GAAP; provided, however, that current
assets shall not include intracompany receivables due from
PremierScript or any loans from HospiScript to Concept,
SeniorScript and PremierScript.
“Objection Notice” is
defined in Section 2.6(c).
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“Occupational Safety and
Health Law” means any Legal Requirement designed to provide
safe and healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational
safety and health hazards, and any program, whether governmental or
private (including those promulgated or sponsored by industry
associations and insurance companies), designed to provide safe and
healthful working conditions.
“Operating Income” means
the net income of the Company before Taxes and interest, but
excluding (i) allocated general or administrative costs or
expenses of the Buyer and (ii) any amounts payable under any
agreement, arrangement or understanding between the Company and the
Buyer (including, without limitation, administrative fees and
rebates payable), as determined in accordance with GAAP using the
same accounting methods, policies, principles, practices and
procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and
estimation methodology as were used in the preparation of the
internal financial statements of the Company for each of Year 1,
Year 2 and Year 3, as applicable, as determined in good faith by
the Buyer in its sole discretion. Additionally, if at any time
during any of Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3, the Company enters into a
transaction, including by way of a merger, consolidation or other
business combination, purchase or sale or other acquisition or
divestiture, or the Company incurs any extraordinary gain or loss,
the Board of Directors of the Buyer shall equitably adjust in good
faith the calculation of Operating Income to reflect such
change.
“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 any action taken by a Person that is
consistent with the past practices of such Person (including with
respect to quantity and frequency) and is taken in the ordinary
course of the normal day-to-day operations of such
Person.
“Organizational
Documents” means (a) the articles or certificate of
incorporation and the bylaws of a corporation; (b) the
articles or certificate of organization or formation and the
operating agreement or limited liability company agreement of a
limited liability company; (c) the partnership agreement and
any statement of partnership of a general partnership; (d) the
limited partnership agreement and the certificate of limited
partnership of a limited partnership; (e) any charter or
similar document adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation, or organization of a Person; and (f) any amendment
to any of the foregoing.
“Patents” is defined in
Section 4.16(a).
“Percentage Interest”
means, with respect to an Earnout Seller, a fraction (a) the
numerator of which is the total number of Common Units owned and
held by such Earnout Seller as of the Closing Date, and
(b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of all
Common Units owned and held by all the Earnout Sellers as of the
Closing Date (in each case, giving effect to the pro ration
provisions of Section 2.8(c)).
“Permitted Encumbrance”
means any (a) Encumbrances or statutory liens for Taxes not
yet due and payable as of the Closing Date and for which there are
adequate reserves on the books of
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the Company; (b) pledges or deposits to
secure obligations under workers or unemployment compensation laws
arising in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) mechanic’s, materialman’s, supplier’s,
vendor’s or similar liens arising in the Ordinary Course of
Business securing amounts that are not delinquent; (d) zoning,
building and other similar restrictions that do not, individually
or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the value or current
use of any real property or interests therein; (e) easement,
covenant, right-of-way or other similar restriction on real
property recorded and of record in the appropriate office;
(f) Encumbrances specifically referred to or itemized on the
Balance Sheet or the Interim Balance Sheet as securing specified
liabilities or obligations, with respect to which no default (or
event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
a default) exists; and (g) Encumbrances incurred in connection
with the purchase of property or assets after the date of the
Interim Balance Sheet (such Encumbrances being limited to the
property or assets so acquired), with respect to which no default
(or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) exists and that (i) do not render title
to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable and (ii) do
not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect
the value, use or occupancy of such property for its current and
anticipated purposes.
“Person” means any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation),
general or limited partnership, limited liability company,
joint-stock company, joint venture, estate, trust, association,
organization, labor union or other entity or Governmental
Body.
“Preference Amount” has
the meaning set forth in the Organizational Documents of the
Company.
“Preferred Units” means
the Class A Preferred Units and the Class B Preferred
Units.
“PremierScript” is
defined in Section 6.7.
“Proceeding” means any
action, investigation, arbitration, audit, hearing, litigation,
claim, complaint 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.
“Proprietary Rights
Agreement” is defined in Section 4.14(b).
“Purchase Price” is
defined in Section 2.2(a).
“Purchase Price Bank
Accounts” means the bank accounts of the Sellers in the
United States designated by the Sellers pursuant to wire transfer
instructions given to Buyer in writing prior to Closing.
“Related Person” with
respect to a particular individual, means:
(a) each member of such
individual’s Family;
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(b) any Person that is directly or
indirectly controlled by such individual or one or more members of
such individual’s Family;
(c) any Person in which such
individual or members of such individual’s Family hold
(individually or in the aggregate) a Material Interest;
and
(d) any Person with respect to which
such individual or one or more members of such individual’s
Family serves as a director, officer, partner, executor, or trustee
(or in a similar capacity).
With respect to a specified Person
other than an individual:
(a) any Person that directly or
indirectly controls, is directly or indirectly controlled by, or is
directly or indirectly under common control with such specified
Person;
(b) any Person that holds a Material
Interest in such specified Person;
(c) each Person that serves as a
director, officer, employee, partner, executor, or trustee of such
specified Person (or in a similar capacity);
(d) any Person in which such
specified Person holds a Material Interest;
(e) any Person with respect to which
such specified Person serves as a general partner or a trustee (or
in a similar capacity); and
(f) any Related Person of any
individual described in clause (b) or (c).
For purposes of this definition,
(a) the “Family” of an individual includes
(i) the individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse,
(iii) the individual’s issue, and (iv) any other
natural person who resides with such individual, and
(b) “Material Interest” means direct or indirect
beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on the date of this Agreement)
of voting securities or other voting interests representing at
least 50% of the outstanding voting power of a Person or equity
securities or other equity interests representing at least 50% of
the outstanding equity securities or equity interests in a
Person.
“Representative” means,
with respect to a particular Person, any director, manager,
officer, employee, member, agent, consultant, advisor, or other
representative of such Person, including legal counsel,
accountants, and financial advisors.
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933 or any successor law, and regulations
and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor
law.
“Sellers” is defined in
the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Sellers’ Closing
Documents” is defined in Section 3.2(a).
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“Seller Indemnified
Persons” means each Seller and his or its respective
Representatives, stockholders, members, controlling Persons, and
Affiliates.
“Sellers Indemnity
Threshold” is defined in Section 12.6.
“Selling Parties’
Representative” is defined in
Section 13.11(a).
“Senior Credit
Facilities” is defined in Section 8.2.
“SeniorScript” is
defined in Section 6.6.
“Software” is defined in
Section 4.16(a).
“Subsidiary” means with
respect to any Person (the “Owner”), any other Person
of which securities or other interests having the power to elect a
majority of that other Person’s board of directors or similar
governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the
business and policies of that other Person (other than securities
or other interests having such power only upon the happening of a
contingency that has not occurred) are held by the Owner or one or
more of its Subsidiaries. For all purposes under this Agreement,
SeniorScript shall be treated as if it were a Subsidiary of
HospiScript as of the date of this Agreement.
“Tax” means any tax
(including any income tax, excise tax, franchise tax, capital gains
tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, sales tax, use tax,
property tax, business tax, payroll tax, withholding tax, gift tax,
or estate tax), levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any
customs duty), deficiency, or other fee, and any related charge or
amount (including any fine, penalty, interest, or addition to tax),
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 the sharing or payment of any
such tax, levy, assessment, tariff, duty, deficiency or
fee.
“Tax Return” means any
return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with
or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any
Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment,
collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance
with any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.
“Termination Date” is
defined in Section 11.1(e).
“Threatened” means, with
respect to a claim, Proceeding, dispute, action, or other matter,
any demand or statement that has been made (orally or in writing)
or any notice that has been given (orally or in writing), or any
other communication that has been made, that would lead a prudent
Person to conclude that such a claim, Proceeding, dispute, action,
or other matter is likely to be asserted, commenced, taken, or
otherwise pursued in the future.
“Trade Secrets” is
defined in Section 4.16(a).
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“Transaction Expenses”
means all expenses of the Sellers and the Company incurred in
connection with the preparation, execution and consummation of this
Agreement, the Sellers’ Closing Documents, the Contemplated
Transactions and the Closing, including all brokerage commissions,
fees, expenses and disbursements of the Financial Advisor or
otherwise, all transaction-related bonuses, stay bonuses or
accelerated benefits or bonuses payable to any officer, Manager,
employee, member or Affiliate of the Company and all fees and
disbursements of attorneys, accountants, and other advisors and
service providers payable by the Sellers and the
Company.
“WARN Act” is defined in
Section 4.10(h).
“Year 1” is defined in
Section 2.9(a)(i).
“Year 2” is defined in
Section 2.9(a)(ii).
“Year 3” is defined in
Section 2.9(a)(iii).
ARTICLE II
SALE AND TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP
INTERESTS; CLOSING
Section 2.1.
Purchase and Sale of
Membership Interests . Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, at the Closing, each of the Sellers hereby
agrees to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer all of the
Membership Interests owned by such Seller as set forth on Schedule
3.1, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and Buyer hereby agrees to
purchase, accept and receive the Membership Interests from
Sellers.
Section 2.2. Purchase
Price; Other Payments .
(a) The purchase price (the
“Purchase Price”) for the Membership Interests will be
an amount equal to $100,000,000 minus (i) any
outstanding Funded Indebtedness plus or minus
(ii) Net Working Capital to the extent positive or
negative.
(b) In addition to the Purchase
Price, the Buyer shall also reimburse the Sellers in accordance
with each Seller’s Allocable Portion for actual Transaction
Expenses paid on or prior to the Closing Date in an amount not to
exceed $1,000,000.
Section 2.3. Escrow
Amount . At the
Closing, the Buyer will deposit with Wachovia Bank, National
Association (the “Escrow Agent”) funds in the amount of
$7,000,000 (the “Escrow Amount”) to be held by the
Escrow Agent in escrow in an interest-bearing account or accounts
approved by the Selling Parties’ Representative and the Buyer
pursuant to an escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”), by and among the Escrow Agent, the Selling
Parties’ Representative and the Buyer, as mutually agreed
upon by such parties. All interest earned on the Escrow Amount
shall be for the account of the party entitled to receive the
Escrow Amount pursuant to Article XII. The Escrow Agent shall hold
and disburse the Escrow Amount in accordance with this Agreement
and the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement.
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Section 2.4. Closing
.
(a) The purchase and sale (the
“Closing”) provided for in this Agreement will be
consummated by facsimile and electronic transmission at the offices
of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., 1901 Sixth Avenue North,
2400 AmSouth/Harbert Plaza, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, at 10:00
a.m. (local time) as soon as practicable, but in no event later
than two (2) Business Days following the satisfaction or
waiver of all of the conditions set forth herein (excluding
conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the
Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of said
conditions), or on such other date and at such other time and place
as the parties may agree. Subject to the provisions of Article X,
failure to consummate the purchase and sale provided for in this
Agreement on the date and time and at the place determined pursuant
to this Section will not result in the termination of this
Agreement and will not relieve any party of any obligation under
this Agreement.
(b) All proceedings to be taken and
all documents to be executed and delivered by all parties at the
Closing shall be deemed to have been taken and executed
simultaneously and no proceedings shall be deemed to have been
taken nor documents executed or delivered until all have been
taken, executed and delivered.
Section 2.5. Closing
Obligations . At the
Closing:
(a) The Sellers will deliver to the
Buyer:
(i) instruments evidencing the
transfer of the Membership Interests, together with any other
document required for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery
of the Membership Interests;
(ii) a certificate executed by each
Seller evidencing such Seller’s satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 9.1(a) and 9.2(a);
(iii) a certificate executed by the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company evidencing the
Company’s satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 9.1(b) and 9.2(a);
(iv) non-foreign affidavits dated as
of the Closing Date, sworn under penalty of perjury and in form and
substance required under Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to
IRC §1445 stating that each Seller is not a “foreign
person” as defined in IRC §1445 (the “FIRPTA
Affidavits”); and
(v) instruments satisfactory to the
Buyer evidencing the transfer of 100% of the issued and outstanding
units of membership interests in SeniorScript to HospiScript
pursuant to Section 6.6.
(b) The Buyer will
deliver:
(i) to each of the Cash Sellers, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchase Price
Bank Account(s), an amount in cash equal to the product of
(A) the Initial
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Payment Per Unit, multiplied by (B) the
number of Common Units owned and held by such Cash Seller as of the
Closing Date (including any Common Units as to which a Seller will
be deemed a Cash Seller due to the pro ration provisions of
Section 2.8(c)); provided that the Buyer, at its option, may
offset any amounts owed to the Company by any Seller as a result of
the loans referenced in Section 6.3(c) from the payment to
such Seller hereunder;
(ii) to each of the Earnout Sellers,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchase
Price Bank Account(s), an amount in cash equal to the product of
(A) the difference of the Initial Payment Per Unit minus
$0.50, such difference multiplied by (B) the number of Common
Units owned and held by such Earnout Seller as of the Closing Date
(not including any Common Units as to which a Seller will be deemed
a Cash Seller due to the pro ration provisions of
Section 2.8(c));
(iii) to the Escrow Agent, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, the Escrow
Amount;
(iv) to the Sellers a certificate
executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Buyer evidencing the
Buyer’s satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections
10.1 and 10.2(a).
Section 2.6. Adjustment
Procedure .
(a) At least three (3) Business
Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have prepared and
delivered to the Buyer (i) an estimate of the balance sheet of
the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet”) with supporting detail and (ii) a
certificate of the Company containing (A) the Company’s
calculation of the estimated Net Working Capital as of the Closing
Date (the “Estimated Net Working Capital”), prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the
Financial Statements, (B) an estimate of all Funded
Indebtedness (“Estimated Funded Indebtedness”) and
(C) an estimate of Transaction Expenses paid by the Company on
or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall review the Estimated
Closing Balance Sheet and all supporting documentation and the
parties shall resolve in good faith any disagreements concerning
the Estimated Net Working Capital prior to Closing.
(b) The “Estimated Purchase
Price” shall be $100,000,000 minus (i) Estimated Funded
Indebtedness plus or minus (ii) the amount by which Estimated
Net Working Capital is positive or negative. Such adjustments shall
be calculated based on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet and the
certificate delivered pursuant to subsection
(a) above.
(c) Within 90 days after the Closing
Date, the Buyer will prepare and deliver to the Selling
Parties’ Representative (i) an unaudited balance sheet
of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Balance
Sheet”) and (ii) a certificate of the Buyer (the
“Adjustment Certificate”) containing Buyer’s
calculation of the Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the
“Closing Date Net Working Capital”), the difference
between the Closing Date Net Working Capital and the Estimated Net
Working Capital, and all Funded Indebtedness (“Closing Date
Funded Indebtedness”). The Purchase Price shall be adjusted
as follows: (i) increased by the amount by which Closing Date
Net Working Capital exceeds Estimated Net Working Capital;
(ii) decreased by the amount by which Estimated Working
Capital exceeds Closing Date Working Capital, (iii)
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increased by the amount by which Estimated
Funded Indebtedness exceeds Closing Date Funded Indebtedness, and
(iv) decreased by the amount by which Closing Date Funded
Indebtedness exceeds Estimated Funded Indebtedness (the sum of the
foregoing adjustments, the “Adjustment Amount”). The
Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Date Net Working Capital
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with the Financial Statements. The Buyer and the Company
will make available to the Selling Parties’ Representative
all books, records, and personnel relating to the preparation of
the Closing Balance Sheet during normal business hours that the
Selling Parties’ Representative may reasonably require in
order to analyze the Closing Balance Sheet. The Closing Balance
Sheet, the Adjustment Certificate and the Adjustment Amount will be
considered final and binding unless the Selling Parties’
Representative objects in writing thereto within 20 days after
delivery of the Adjustment Certificate (an “Objection
Notice”). The Objection Notice shall specify in reasonable
detail the items in the Closing Balance Sheet to which the Selling
Parties’ Representative objects and shall provide a summary
of reasons for such objections.
(d) If the Selling Parties’
Representative makes a timely objection to the Adjustment
Certificate, the Selling Parties’ Representative and the
Buyer shall use good faith efforts to settle such dispute and reach
a written agreement with respect to such dispute. If the Selling
Parties’ Representative and the Buyer are unable to enter
into a settlement within 30 days after the Selling Parties’
Representative delivers the written objection under this
Section 2.6, then the Selling Parties’ Representative
and the Buyer shall select an independent accounting firm of
recognized national standing (or, if the Selling Parties’
Representative and the Buyer cannot agree upon a selection, they
shall select such accounting firm by lot from among the four
largest accounting firms in the United States; provided that such
selected accounting firm shall not at the time of selection be
performing, or at any time during the three years preceding such
selection have performed, services for the Sellers, the Company or
the Buyer) that shall be instructed jointly by the Selling
Parties’ Representative and the Buyer to resolve such dispute
as promptly as possible. The Buyer and the Selling Parties’
Representative shall cooperate fully with the accounting firm so as
to enable it to make such determination as quickly and as
accurately as practicable. The Buyer and the Selling Parties’
Representative shall instruct the accounting firm not to assign a
value greater than the greatest value for any item assigned by the
Buyer, on the one hand, or the Selling Parties’
Representative, on the other hand, or less than the smallest value
for such item assigned by the Buyer, on the one hand, or the
Selling Parties’ Representative, on the other hand. The
accounting firm shall base its decision solely upon the
presentations of the Buyer and the Selling Parties’
Representative delivered to the accounting firm and not upon an
independent review. The independent accounting firm shall deliver a
determination as to the Adjustment Amount, and such determination
shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties for purposes of
this Agreement. The Adjustment Amount and the determination thereof
shall be (i) in writing, (ii) made in accordance with
GAAP and (iii) nonappealable and incontestable by the Sellers
and the Buyer and not subject to collateral attack for any reason.
The fees and costs of the independent accounting firm incurred in
the resolution of any items in dispute shall be reasonably
determined by the independent accounting firm and set forth in the
accountant’s adjustment determination, and shall be allocated
between and paid by the Sellers, on the one hand, and the Buyer, on
the other hand, in inverse proportion to the extent they prevailed
on the items in dispute.
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(e) On the fifth Business Day
following the final determination of the Adjustment Amount in
accordance with Section 2.6(d), (i) if the Adjustment
Amount is positive, the Buyer will pay the Adjustment Amount to the
Sellers; and (ii) if the Adjustment Amount is negative, the
Selling Parties’ Representative will instruct the Escrow
Agent to pay from the Escrow Amount the Adjustment Amount to the
Buyer. All payments made pursuant to this Section 2.6(e) will
be made together with interest, at the same rate of interest then
being earned on the Escrow Amount, calculated from the Closing Date
to the date of the payment. Payments will be made in immediately
available funds. Payments to the Sellers pursuant to this
Section 2.6(d) shall be made by wire transfer to the Purchase
Price Bank Account(s) in accordance with each Seller’s
Allocable Portion. Payments to the Buyer will be made by wire
transfer to such bank account as the Buyer will specify.
Section 2.7. Withholding
Taxes . The Buyer
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration
otherwise payable to a Seller such amounts as are required to be
deducted and withheld from such payment under the IRC, or any
applicable provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the
extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the
appropriate taxing authority by the Buyer, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to such Seller in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made.
Section 2.8. Earnout
Election .
(a) Not later than ten
(10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, each
Seller may elect (i) by delivering written notice in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B to the Buyer, to be an Earnout Seller
(each such election, an “Earnout Election”) or
(ii) by delivering written notice in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C to the Buyer, to be a Cash Seller (each such election,
a “Cash Election”). Any Seller that fails to deliver to
the Buyer an effective Earnout Election or an effective Cash
Election within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this
Agreement shall be conclusively deemed a Cash Seller for the
purposes herein (as determined by the Buyer in its sole discretion)
and shall not have right to or any interest in any of the Earnout
Payments whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, any Earnout
Election or Cash Election shall apply to all of the Common Units
owned by the Seller making such Earnout Election or Cash Election
and no Seller may make an Earnout Election or Cash Election with
respect to only a portion of the Common Units owned by such Seller
(except as provided in Section 2.8(c)).
(b) If the aggregate number of
Common Units owned by such Sellers that have made an Earnout
Election is less than 10% of the aggregate number of Closing Common
Units, then all of the Earnout Elections shall be void and shall
not be effective and each such Seller shall automatically be deemed
a Cash Seller for the purposes herein.
(c) If the aggregate number of
Common Units owned by such Sellers that have made an Earnout
Election is greater than 50% of the aggregate number of Closing
Common Units, then the Sellers who have made an Earnout Election
will be deemed to have made an Earnout Election with respect to the
number of Common Units owned and held by such Seller as of the
Closing Date multiplied by a fraction equal to: (i) 50% of the
aggregate number of Closing Common Units divided by (ii) the
aggregate number of Common Units owned by the Sellers making an
Earnout Election, with the product of the foregoing rounded down to
the nearest whole number, and such Seller shall be deemed to be a
Cash Seller with respect to the balance of the Common Units owned
and held by such Seller as of the Closing Date.
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Section 2.9. Earnout
Payments .
(a) In addition to receipt of the
proceeds set forth in Section 2.5, following the Closing Date,
the Earnout Sellers (and only the Earnout Sellers) may be eligible
to receive their respective Percentage Interest of the following
payments (collectively, the “Earnout
Payments”):
(i) For the period beginning on
May 1, 2008, and ending on October 31, 2008 (“Year
1”), each of the Earnout Sellers shall be entitled to receive
from the Company or the Buyer their Percentage Interest of an
amount (such amount, the “2008 Payment”) determined in
accordance with the criteria set forth below:
(A) if an amount equal to two
(2) times the Company’s Operating Income is less than
$9,600,000, the 2008 Payment shall be equal to $0.00;
and
(B) if an amount equal to two
(2) times the Company’s Operating Income is greater than
or equal to $9,600,000, the 2008 Payment shall be equal to
$850,000.
(ii) For the year beginning on
January 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2009
(“Year 2”), each of the Earnout Sellers shall be
entitled to receive from the Company or the Buyer their Percentage
Interest of an amount (such amount, the “2009 Payment”)
determined in accordance with the criteria set forth
below:
(A) if the Company’s Operating
Income is less than $14,000,000, the 2009 Payment shall be equal to
$0.00;
(B) if the Company’s Operating
Income is greater than or equal to $14,000,000 but less than
$14,500,000, the 2009 Payment shall be equal to $1,950,000;
and
(C) if the Company’s Operating
Income is greater than or equal to $14,500,000, the 2009 Payment
shall be equal to $2,600,000.
(iii) For the year beginning on
January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010
(“Year 3”), each of the Earnout Sellers shall be
entitled to receive from the Company or the Buyer their Percentage
Interest of an amount (such amount, the “2010 Payment”)
determined in accordance with the criteria set forth
below:
(A) if the Company’s Operating
Income is less than $16,800,000, the 2010 Payment shall be equal to
$0.00;
(B) if the Company’s Operating
Income is greater than or equal to $16,800,000 but less than
$18,200,000, the 2010 Payment shall be equal to $1,950,000;
and
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(C) if the Company’s Operating
Income is greater than or equal to $18,200,000, the 2010 Payment
shall be equal to $2,600,000.
(b) The Buyer shall cause the
Company to provide to the Earnout Sellers, as soon as available, a
copy of the Company’s internal financial statements as of and
for each of the periods ended October 31,
2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, as
applicable.
(c) The Company or the Buyer shall
pay to each of the Earnout Sellers an amount in cash equal to such
Earnout Seller’s Percentage Interest of the applicable
Earnout Payment (if any) for each of Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 by
wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the
Purchase Price Bank Account(s). With respect to Year 1, such
payment (if any) shall be made within 30 days following the
Buyer’s receipt of internal financial statements for the
Company, but in no event later than December 31, 2008. With
respect to Year 2 and Year 3, such payments (if any) shall be made
within 30 days following the completion of the audited financial
statements of the Buyer for Year 2 and Year 3, as
applicable.
(d) During the Earnout Period, the
Buyer, the Company and the Earnout Sellers, as applicable, shall
conduct the Company’s business and operations without any
intent to prejudice or artificially enhance the Earnout
Sellers’ right to receive any Earnout Payment and shall not
enter into any agreement that would prohibit the Buyer or the
Company from making the Earnout Payments if and when any Earnout
Payment is due or otherwise interfere therewith. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall be maintained as
a separate Subsidiary of the Buyer, and the Buyer will exercise
good faith and fair dealing in its transactions with the Company.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.9 to the contrary,
the Buyer and the Company shall have no liability for any action
taken in good faith; it being agreed and understood that the
Earnout Payments are not guaranteed, are set at levels that reflect
strong future performance, and that the Buyer and the Company may
make business decisions in good faith which they believe to be
appropriate but in hindsight may directly or indirectly affect the
likelihood that the Earnout Sellers receive the Earnout
Payments.
Section 2.10
Conversion . At least
three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company
and the Sellers shall cause the Preference Amount to be paid to the
holders of the Preferred Units and shall thereafter immediately
effect the Conversion; provided, however, that if the Closing does
not occur, nothing herein shall preclude the Company and the
Sellers from effecting a cancellation and rescission of the
Conversion.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
Each Seller (and with respect to
Section 3.5, each Earnout Seller) hereby separately and
severally (and not jointly) represents and warrants to the Buyer as
of the date hereof and the Closing Date, with respect to itself or
himself solely and not with respect to the other Sellers to the
extent such representations and warranties relate to another
Seller, as follows:
Section 3.1.
Ownership . Pursuant to the records of the Company, each
Seller owns of record on the date of this Agreement the Membership
Interests of HospiScript and Concept (as
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applicable) set forth opposite its or his name
on Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, free and clear of
all Encumbrances, except for those contained in the Organizational
Documents of the Company. There is no Contract to which the Seller
is a party relating to the issuance, voting, sale, transfer or any
other rights with respect to the Membership Interests except for
those contained in the Organizational Documents of HospiScript or
Concept.
Section 3.2. Authority;
No Conflict .
(a) If the Person executing this
Agreement and all other documents required to be executed by Seller
(the “Sellers’ Closing Documents”) on behalf of
Seller is executing the same in a representative or fiduciary
capacity, such Person has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing Documents in
such capacity and on behalf of the Seller for whom such Person is
executing such documents. This Agreement constitutes the legal,
valid, and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against
the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by principles
of equity (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). Upon the
execution and delivery by the Seller of the Sellers’ Closing
Documents, the same will constitute the legal, valid, and binding
obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. Except as set
forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller
has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Sellers’ Closing Documents and to perform its or his
respective obligations under this Agreement and the Sellers’
Closing Documents.
(b) If the Seller is a natural
person, the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing Documents are within
the Seller’s legal right, power and capacity. The Seller, if
it is a Person other than a natural person, is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization and the execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing
Documents are within its powers and have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate or other action on its behalf. No other
action on the part of the Seller is necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its
or his obligations hereunder. At the Closing, the Seller shall sell
to Buyer good and marketable title to all Membership Interests
owned by such Seller, in each case, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Sellers’
Closing Documents nor the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions will (i) violate any Legal
Requirement to which the Seller is subject or any provision of the
Organizational Documents of the Seller (if applicable),
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any Person
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel or require any
notice under any Contract to which the Seller is a party or by
which the Seller is bound or to which any of the Seller’s
assets are subject or (iii) result in the imposition or
creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Membership Interests.
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(d) Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller is not
and will not be required to give any notice to or obtain any
Consent from any Person in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Sellers’ Closing Documents
or the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
Section 3.3.
Proceedings . There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, Threatened Proceeding against or relating to the Seller to
restrain or prevent the carrying out of the Contemplated
Transactions or that would adversely affect or prevent the purchase
and sale of the Membership Interests or otherwise have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to perform its or his
obligation under this Agreement or any of the Sellers’
Closing Documents.
Section 3.4. Brokers Or
Finders . Except as
set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
the Seller nor any Representative thereof has incurred any
obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or other similar
payment in connection with any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
Section 3.5. Earnout
Sellers . Each
Earnout Seller has conducted his or its own independent evaluation
and made his or its own analysis as such Earnout Seller has deemed
necessary, prudent or advisable in order for such Earnout Seller to
make his or its own determination and decision to enter into this
Agreement, deliver an Earnout Election and consummate the
Contemplated Transactions. Such Earnout Seller understands and
agrees that such Earnout Seller has not relied upon any statement
of the Company, the other Earnout Sellers, the Buyer or any of
their respective Affiliates or any of their respective officers,
managers, directors, partners and employees regarding the value of
the Earnout Payments and that no representation or warranty has
been or is being made by the Company, the other Earnout Sellers,
the Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their
respective officers, managers, directors, partners and employees
regarding the value of the Earnout Payments. Each Earnout Seller
understands and agrees that delivering an Earnout Election involves
a high degree of risk and that no guarantees have been made or can
be made with respect to the future value of the Earnout Payments or
the profitability or success of the Company. Such Earnout Seller
understands that the value of the Earnout Payments may be more or
less than such Earnout Seller would have received if such Earnout
Seller participated as a Cash Seller, and that an Earnout Seller
will suffer a decrease in the value of the Earnout Payments as a
result of the Company’s lack of success or
profitability.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Buyer as of the date hereof and the Closing Date
(except, as to any representation or warranty which specifically is
made by reference to an earlier date, as of such earlier date) as
follows:
Section 4.1. Organization
and Good Standing .
(a) HospiScript is a limited
liability company validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, and Concept is a limited liability
company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Alabama, each with full power and authority to
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conduct its respective business as it is now
being conducted and to own or use the properties and assets that it
now owns or uses. Except as set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is qualified to do business as a
foreign limited liability company and is in good standing under the
laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which either the
ownership or use of the properties owned or used by it, or the
nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification, and the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would result in a Material Adverse Change.
(b) The Company has delivered or
made available to Buyer copies of the Organizational Documents of
the Company, as currently in effect. The Company is not in default
under or in violation of any provision of its Organizational
Documents.
Section 4.2.
Capitalization . Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the owners of record of the Membership Interests on the date
of this Agreement. All of the outstanding Membership Interests of
the Company have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully
paid, are not subject to, nor were they issued in violation of, any
preemptive rights or rights of first refusal, and are owned of
record and beneficially by the respective Seller as set forth in
Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, and there are no other
authorized, issued or outstanding Membership Interests or other
equity interests of the Company or other securities convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for Membership Interests or
other equity interests of the Company. As of the Closing Date,
there will be 9,712,626 Common Units outstanding and no Preferred
Units. The Company has not violated any applicable federal or state
securities Legal Requirements in connection with the offer, sale or
issuance of any of the Membership Interests. Except as set forth in
Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, or as contained in the
Organizational Documents of the Company, there are no Contracts
relating to the issuance, sale, or transfer of any equity
securities or other securities of the Company. Except as set forth
in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does
not own, and is not a party to any Contract to acquire, any equity
securities or other securities of any Person or any direct or
indirect equity or ownership interest in any other
business.
Section 4.3. Authority;
No Conflict .
(a) Each of HospiScript and Concept
has full power and authority to execute and deliver and to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, and the execution, delivery
and performance by HospiScript and Concept of this Agreement, and
the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, have been duly
and validly authorized by all necessary actions of HospiScript and
Concept and their respective Members and Boards of Managers (none
of which has been modified or rescinded and all of which actions
are in full force and effect). No other action on the part of
HospiScript or Concept is necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement
and obligation of HospiScript and Concept, enforceable against
HospiScript and Concept in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability
Exceptions.
(b) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by HospiScript and Concept nor the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions
will (i) give any Person the right to prevent, delay or
otherwise interfere with any of the Contemplated
Transactions
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pursuant to any provision of the Company’s
Organizational Documents, any Legal Requirement or Order to which
the Company may be subject or any Contract to which the Company is
a party or by which the Company may be bound, (ii) violate any
Legal Requirement or Order to which the Company may be subject or
(iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, or create in any
Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, any
Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
may be bound.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 4.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not
and will not be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
Section 4.4. Financial
Statements . The
Company has delivered to Buyer: (a) balance sheets of the
Company as of December 31 for each of the years 2005, 2006 and
2007 (such balance sheet for the year 2007, the “Balance
Sheet”), and the related statements of income, changes in
Members’ equity, and cash flow for each of the fiscal years
then ended, together with the report thereon of Warren, Averett,
Kimbrough & Marino, LLC, independent certified public
accountants, and (b) an unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as of February 29, 2008 (the “Interim Balance
Sheet”) and the related unaudited statements of income and
cash flow for the two months then ended (collectively, the
“Financial Statements”). All of the Financial
Statements (together with the notes thereto) are consistent with
the Company’s applicable books and records (which books and
records are accurate and complete in all material respects) and
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and
the results of operations, changes in Members’ equity, and
cash flow of the Company as of the respective dates of and for the
periods referred to therein, and were prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to
normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not
individually or in the aggregate be materially adverse) and the
absence of notes. Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule, all of the notes and accounts receivable of
the Company reflected on the Interim Balance Sheets are good and
valid receivables (subject to no counterclaims or offset), free and
clear of all Encumbrances. Except as set forth in Section 4.4
of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have any
liabilities or obligations (whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
unliquidated, or otherwise, whether due or to become due, and
regardless of when asserted) arising out of or relating to the
operation of the business of the Company at or before the Closing,
except (a) those current liabilities and obligations set forth
on the face of the Interim Balance Sheet and not heretofore paid or
discharged; and (b) those liabilities and obligations incurred
in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the Interim
Balance Sheet (none of which is a liability for breach of contract,
breach of warranty, tort or infringement, Environmental Law matter,
violation of Legal Requirements or a claim or lawsuit).
Section 4.5. Title to
Properties; Encumbrances . The Company has good, valid and marketable
title to, or holds a valid and enforceable leasehold interest in
(or other valid and enforceable right to use), the properties and
assets (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible) owned or
used by it, located at its Facilities or shown on the Balance Sheet
except for properties and assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course
of Business since the date of the Balance Sheet or acquired after
the date thereof, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except
(a) as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule and (b) Permitted Encumbrances. All of such
properties and assets
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necessary for the conduct of the Company’s
business have been maintained in accordance with normal applicable
industry practice, are in good operating condition and repair
(except normal wear and tear), are suitable and sufficient for the
purposes for which they are presently used and presently are
proposed to be used, and constitute all of the assets and
properties necessary to operate the Company’s business in all
material respects as currently conducted. Except as disclosed in
Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
exclusive possession and control of each such asset.
Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and
accurate list of each fixed asset owned or leased by the Company
with a value in excess of $5,000. The Company owns no real
property. Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all leases of real property (the “Leased Real
Property”) to which the Company is a party (the
“Leases”). The Company has made true and complete
copies of the Leases available to Buyer. With respect to each
Lease, except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule, (i) the Lease is a legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of the Company and in full force and effect,
(ii) the Company holds a valid and existing leasehold interest
under such Lease, (iii) no action has been taken or omitted by
the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, by any other
party thereto and no other event has occurred or condition exists
that constitutes, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute, a breach or default under any Lease or permit
termination, modification or acceleration under any Lease,
(iv) there are no disputes, oral agreements or forbearance
programs in effect as to any Lease and neither the Company nor, to
the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to any Lease has
repudiated any provision thereof, (v) the Company has not
assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or
encumbered any interest in the leasehold, (vi) all buildings,
structures, improvements, fixtures, building systems, equipment and
other property included in the Leased Real Property have, to the
Knowledge of the Company, received all Governmental Authorizations
required in connection with the operation thereof and have been
operated and maintained in all material respects in accordance with
all Legal Requirements and are in good condition and repair
(ordinary wear and tear excepted), and (vii) as of the
Closing, (A) the Company shall have obtained the Consent of
each landlord to the transactions contemplated hereunder or
(B) the Lease does not prohibit the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
Section 4.6. Taxes
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
filed or caused to be filed (on a timely basis since
December 31, 2004) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it,
pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements. The Company has
delivered or made available to the Buyer copies of all such Tax
Returns filed since December 31, 2004. The Company has paid,
or made provision for the payment of, all Taxes that have become
due pursuant to such Tax Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any
assessment received by the Company, except such Taxes, if any, as
are listed in Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and
are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves
(determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided in the
Balance Sheet and the Interim Balance Sheet.
(b) The Company has not given or
been requested to give waivers or extensions (or is or would be
subject to a waiver or extension given by any other Person) of any
statute of limitations relating to the payment of Taxes of the
Company or for which the Company would reasonably expected to be
liable.
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(c) All Taxes that the Company is or
was required by Legal Requirements to withhold or collect have been
duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been
paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person.
(d) All Tax Returns filed by the
Company are true, correct, and complete in all material respects.
There is no Tax sharing agreement that will require any payment by
the Company after the date of this Agreement. The Company has no
liability for the Taxes of another Person as transferee or
successor, by contract or otherwise.
(e) The Company has been classified
as either a partnership (within the meaning of Treas. Reg.
Section 301.7701-2(a)) or disregarded entity (within the
meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 301.7701-3(b)(1)) for federal
and all applicable state and local Tax purposes since the date of
its formation.
Section 4.7. Employee
Benefits .
(a) As used in this Section, the
following terms have the meanings set forth below.
“Company Plan” means all
Plans of which the Company is or was a Plan Sponsor, or to which
the Company maintains or otherwise contributes or has contributed,
or in which the Company otherwise participates or has participated
or to which the Company has any liability or potential liability.
All references to Plans are to Company Plans unless the context
requires otherwise.
“Multi-Employer Plan”
has the meaning given in ERISA § 3(37)(A).
“PBGC” means the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Plan” means any
“employee benefit plan” (as such term is used in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) and any other material employee benefit
plan, program or arrangement of any kind.
“Plan Sponsor” has the
meaning given in ERISA § 3(16)(B).
“Qualified Plan” means
any Plan that meets or is intended to meet the requirements of IRC
§ 401(a).
(b) Section 4.7(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all
Company Plans adopted and in effect as of the date of this
Agreement or to which the Company has any liability as of the date
hereof.
(c) The Company has delivered or
made available to Buyer:
(i) all documents that set forth the
terms of each Company Plan and of any related trust, including
(A) all plan descriptions and summary plan descriptions of
Company Plans for which the Company is required to prepare, file,
and distribute plan descriptions and summary
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plan descriptions, and (B) all summaries
and descriptions furnished to participants and beneficiaries
regarding Company Plans for which a plan description or summary
plan description is not required;
(ii) all personnel, payroll, and
employment manuals and policies;
(iii) all Contracts with third party
administrators, actuaries, investment managers, consultants, and
other independent contractors that relate to any Company
Plan;
(iv) all reports submitted within
the three years preceding the date of this Agreement by third party
administrators, actuaries, investment managers, consultants, or
other independent contractors with respect to any Company
Plan;
(v) the Form 5500 filed in each of
the three (3) years preceding the date of this Agreement with
respect to each Company Plan, including all schedules thereto and
the opinions of independent accountants;
(vi) all notices that were given by
the IRS, the PBGC, or the United States Department of Labor to the
Company or any Company Plan within the three (3) years
preceding the date of this Agreement; and
(vii) with respect to Qualified
Plans, the most recent determination letter for each Plan of the
Company that is a Qualified Plan.
(d) Except as set forth in
Section 4.7(d) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) The Company has performed all of
its material obligations under all Company Plans;
(ii) The Company, with respect to
all Company Plans is, and each Company Plan has been maintained,
funded and administered in all material respects in accordance with
its terms and with ERISA, the IRC, and other applicable Legal
Requirements including the provisions of such Legal Requirements
expressly mentioned in this Section, and with any applicable
collective bargaining agreement;
(iii) Other than routine claims for
benefits submitted by participants or beneficiaries, no claim
against, or Proceeding involving, any Company Plan is pending or,
to the Company’s Knowledge, is Threatened and the Company has
no Knowledge of any facts that could reasonably be expected to give
rise to any such action, suit or claim;
(iv) Each Qualified Plan of the
Company is qualified in form and operation under IRC § 401(a),
and each trust for each such Plan is exempt from federal income tax
under IRC § 501(a). No event has occurred or circumstance
exists that will give rise to disqualification or loss of
tax-exempt status of any such Qualified Plan or trust;
(v) Neither the Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate has established, maintained, or contributed to or
has any liability or, to the Company’s Knowledge, potential
liability with
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respect to any (i) Multi-Employer Plan
(ii) any “defined benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(35) of ERISA or any other plan subject to the
funding requirements of Section 412 of the IRC or
Section 302 of Title IV of ERISA, or (iii) any employee
benefit plan, program or arrangement that provides for
post-employment medical, life insurance or other welfare-type
benefits (other than health continuation coverage required by
COBRA);
(vi) Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has any liability with respect to any “employee
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
solely by reason of being treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the IRC with any trade, business or entity
other than the Company and the Subsidiaries;
(vii) With respect to each Company
Plan, all contributions (including all employer contributions and
employee salary reduction contributions) that are due have been
made within the time periods prescribed by ERISA and the IRC, and
all contributions for any period ending on or before the Closing
Date that are not yet due have been made or properly accrued in
accordance with GAAP and no Company Plan has any material unfunded
liability not accurately reflected on the Closing Balance
Sheet;
(viii) None of the Company Plans
provides any separation, severance, termination or similar benefit
or accelerate any vesting schedule or alter any benefit structure
solely as a result of a change in control of ownership within the
meaning of any Assumed Benefit Plans or Section 280G of the
IRC.
Section 4.8. Compliance
With Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 4.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, since
December 31, 2004, the Company has been operated in compliance
in all material respects with all Legal Requirements. No written,
or to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice has been received
by and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no claims have been filed
against the Company from any Governmental Body alleging that the
Company is not, or was not, in compliance in any material respect
with any Legal Requirements, the reason for which has not been
corrected. The Company possesses, and is in compliance in all
material respects with, or with respect to individual professional
licenses necessary to perform services for the Company’s
business, its employees, contractors, or agents possess and are in
compliance in all material respects with, each permit, license,
waiver, franchise, order, approval, concession, registration or
other Governmental Authorization (the “Licenses and
Permits”).
(b) Section 4.8(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all
Licenses and Permits that are necessary for the Company to own,
operate and use its assets and conduct it