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MEMBERSHIP
INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS MEMBERSHIP
INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (together with the exhibits and schedules hereto,
this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 26, 2005
(the “Effective Date”), by and between GENE H. YAMAGATA, a
resident of the state of Nevada (“Seller”), and MACQUARIE
FBO HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).
Unless otherwise defined in the Agreement, capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Exhibit “A”.
RECITALS
A. Seller
owns all of the equity interests, including any and all rights to acquire any
such equity interests (collectively, the “Membership Interests”),
of Eagle Aviation Resources, Ltd., a Nevada limited liability company doing
business as Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal (the “Company”).
B. The
Company is comprised of a fixed base operation at McCarran International
Airport located in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Facility”). The
business operations relating to the Facility are hereinafter referred to as the
“Business.”
C. Buyer
desires to acquire from Seller, and Seller desires to sell and transfer to
Buyer, all of the Membership Interests on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements and covenants set
forth below, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
1.1 Acquisition.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to
purchase, and Seller agrees to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to
Buyer, the Membership Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, on the
Closing Date.
1.2 Assignment
of Membership Interests. The sale and transfer of the Membership Interests
will be effected by delivery by Seller to Buyer of an Assignment of Limited
Liability Company Membership Interests in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“B”.
ARTICLE
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PURCHASE
PRICE; OTHER CONSIDERATION
2.1 Purchase
Price. Subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.2 below,
the aggregate amount to be paid by the Buyer at the Closing in consideration
for the Membership
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Interests shall be Fifty Eight Million
Dollars ($58,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”). Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) of the Purchase Price (the “Escrow Funds”)
shall be delivered to an escrow account with the Escrow Agent, to be held by
the Escrow Agent for a period of one year from the Closing Date, pursuant to
the terms of an escrow agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“C”, and the balance of the Purchase Price (the “Closing
Funds”) shall be delivered to Seller or, at Seller’s direction,
to any third parties in satisfaction of Funded Indebtedness. The Parties
acknowledge that Buyer has deposited One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($125,000) (the “Deposit”) in an account acceptable to
Seller naming Seller as the beneficiary of the Deposit, which Deposit shall be
delivered to Seller at the Closing in partial satisfaction of the Closing
Funds.
2.2
Adjustment to Purchase Price.
(a)
The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to this Section
2.2, with such adjustment being referred to as the “Closing Net
Working Capital Adjustment.” The Closing Net Working Capital
Adjustment shall be the positive or negative amount by which the Closing Net
Working Capital (as defined below) differs from One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000) (the “Target Closing Net Working Capital”),
provided, however, no adjustment shall be made unless such difference is more
than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000). If the Closing Net Working Capital
exceeds the Target Closing Net Working Capital, then the Closing Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be positive; and if the Closing Net Working Capital is
less than the Target Closing Net Working Capital, then the Closing Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be negative. Seller shall estimate in good faith the
Closing Net Working Capital, as of the Closing, and deliver such estimate,
together with an unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date
(prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with and
using all of the same accounting principles, practices, methodologies and
policies used in the preparation of the Financial Statements and the example
set forth on Schedule 2.2(a) (the “Accounting Principles”))
to Buyer no later than two (2) Business Days before the Closing Date. If
the difference between such estimate and the Target Closing Net Working Capital
is more than Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), then the full amount of
such difference shall be added to or deducted from, as the case may be, the
Closing Funds. Any such adjustment is referred to herein as the “Estimated
Net Working Capital Adjustment”. The Closing Net Working Capital
shall be finally determined in accordance with Section 2.2(b) and (e).
(b)
Promptly after the Closing, Buyer shall cause to be prepared a balance sheet of
the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Balance Sheet”).
The Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with the
Accounting Principles. The Parties acknowledge that the sole purpose for
determining Closing Net Working Capital is to adjust the Purchase Price so as
to reflect the difference, if any, between the actual net working capital of
the Company as of the Closing Date and the Target Closing Net Working Capital.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Closing Net Working Capital”
shall mean the Company’s current assets minus current liabilities,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with and
using all of the Accounting Principles, as of the Effective Time. At all times
through the Closing
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Date, Company
shall maintain a cash balance of at least Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
($75,000), provided, however, that this cash balance requirement shall in no
way alter the calculation of either the Estimated Net Working Capital
Adjustment or the Actual Net Working Capital Adjustment set forth in this Section 2.2.
(c)
Buyer shall provide to the Seller, within sixty (60) days after Closing,
(i) a copy of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, and (ii) a calculation
of (A) the actual Closing Net Working Capital Adjustment (“Actual
Net Working Capital Adjustment”); (B) the amount, if any, by
which the Estimated Net Working Capital Adjustment is less than the Actual Net
Working Capital Adjustment (an “Adjustment in Favor of Seller”);
and (C) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital
Adjustment is greater than the Actual Net Working Capital Adjustment (an
“Adjustment in Favor of Buyer”) (such materials, the “Buyer
Adjustment Notice”).
(d)
Buyer shall allow Seller and his representatives access at all reasonable times
to the Company’s personnel, properties, books and records, schedules and
calculations relating to the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Actual Net
Working Capital Adjustment for the purpose of reviewing the Buyer Adjustment
Notice and the Closing Date Balance Sheet and confirming the accuracy of the
preparation thereof. In the event that the Seller provides notice (“Seller
Objection Notice”) to Buyer no later than sixty (60) days after
receipt of the Buyer Adjustment Notice that the Seller disputes Buyer’s
determination of the Actual Net Working Capital Adjustment, the Adjustment in
Favor of Seller or the Adjustment in Favor of Buyer, the Seller and Buyer shall
then meet and negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute, such negotiation
to begin as soon as practicable (but in any case, no later than thirty
(30) days) after Buyer’s receipt of the Seller Objection Notice;
provided, that, Buyer shall promptly pay any amount of an Adjustment in Favor
of Seller that is not in dispute.
(e)
In the event that Buyer and Seller are not able to resolve such dispute within
forty-five (45) days after the date on which the Seller provides Buyer
with the Seller Objection Notice, then either the Seller or Buyer may refer the
issues in dispute to a neutral mutually acceptable independent accounting firm
of national reputation for resolution (the “Referee”). The
decision of such issues by the Referee shall be final and binding on the
Parties. The Parties shall submit their positions on the dispute to the Referee
within thirty (30) days after referral, and shall direct the Referee to
decide the dispute within fifteen (15) days after submission to it. The
fees and expenses of the Referee shall be paid one-half by Buyer and one-half
by Seller. Buyer and Seller shall direct the Referee to promptly provide
invoices of all such fees and expenses directly to the Seller and Buyer.
(f)
After final determination, either (i) Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount
of any Adjustment in Favor of Seller, or (ii) any Adjustment in Favor of
Buyer shall be distributed to Buyer from the Escrow Funds. Any such payment is
hereinafter referred to as the “Final Payment”.
(g)
Any Final Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
within three (3) Business Days after its final determination in accordance
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with this Section 2.2
to account(s) specified by Buyer and Seller to receive the Final Payment;
provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required to make any payment by wire
transfer in an amount less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) and may
issue a check written against immediately available funds in lieu of a wire
transfer for such payment.
2.3 Transaction
Taxes. Each Party shall pay all transfer, registration, stamp, documentary,
recording and similar taxes, if any, that become due and payable by such Party
as a result of the assignment of the Membership Interests for the Purchase
Price.
ARTICLE
3
SELLER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
For the
purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to the best of Seller’s
knowledge” or words of similar import shall mean the actual knowledge
of the individuals listed on Exhibit “D” hereto as well as
the knowledge with respect to a particular matter if a prudent individual would
be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of it after reasonable
inquiry. Subject to the foregoing and as an inducement to Buyer to enter into
this Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing:
3.1 Organization.
The Company is a limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of Nevada. The Company does not
have any Subsidiaries. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own
and operate the Business as conducted as of the date hereof, and to own,
operate and lease the properties and assets owned, operated or leased by the
Company and used in the Business. The Company is not required to be licensed or
qualified to do business in any jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada.
Attached to Schedule 3.1 are complete and correct copies of the
Charter Documents for the Company as currently in effect.
3.2 Power
and Authority. Seller has full power and authority to own the Membership
Interests, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents
and to perform his obligations hereunder or thereunder.
3.3 Authorization;
No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has
been, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
as of the Closing will have been, duly and validly authorized by Seller, and
this Agreement constitutes, and each of the Transaction Documents as of the
Closing will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable
against Seller in accordance with their respective terms (except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other similar laws and
equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally).
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents, and the consummation of the transactions hereunder and thereunder,
will not (a) violate, conflict with, result in a breach or constitute a
default, or give rise to any right of amendment, termination, cancellation or
acceleration, under (with or without due notice or lapse of time, or both) the
Company’s Charter Documents, any Law to which Seller is subject or any
agreement to which the Company is a party or to which it or its assets are
otherwise bound (including the Material Contracts), or
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(b) except as set forth on Schedule 3.3,
require any authorization, notice, consent or approval of, or action or filing
with, any Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, no consent,
approval, order or authorization of or registration, declaration, notice or
filing with or exemption by any court, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether local, domestic or
foreign is required by or with respect to the Seller or the Company in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents by Seller, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.4
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a)
Other than as disclosed on the Liabilities Schedule, Schedule 3.4(a),
the Company does not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature
whatsoever, whether accrued or absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether
due or to become due, except (i) liabilities and obligations that arise in
the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices, under
contracts described on the Leases Schedule and the Contracts Schedule (other
than through any breach or default by the Company), (ii) liabilities and
obligations reflected in the Financial Statements, and (iii) liabilities
and obligations of the Company that have arisen after the date of the Financial
Statements in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices
(other than through any breach or default by the Company) that do not exceed
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4(b), the Company does not have
any Funded Indebtedness. As of the Closing Date, the Company will not owe money
to any other party pursuant to a loan agreement or promissory note or otherwise
have any Funded Indebtedness.
3.5
Capitalization of the Company; Title to Membership Interests.
(a)
Seller is the unconditional and sole legal, beneficial, record and equitable
owner of the Membership Interests, and has full power and authority to sell and
transfer the Membership Interests free and clear of all Encumbrances.
(b)
The Membership Interests constitute all of the issued and outstanding equity in
the Company. All such Membership Interests are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable and were issued in conformity with applicable
Laws.
(c)
There are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, other securities,
agreements, subscriptions, or other commitments, arrangements or undertakings
pursuant to which the Company, the Seller or any other Person is or may become
obligated to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
any additional membership interests or other securities of the Company.
3.6
Financial Statements. Seller has delivered to Buyer or, with respect to
the Interim Unaudited Statements, will deliver to Buyer prior to Closing,
correct and complete copies of (a) audited financial statements for the
Company prepared by L.L. Bradford & Company for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (the “Audited 2004 Statements”), and
(b) unaudited statements
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of income and cash flow for the Company for
the three (3) -month period ending March 31, 2005 (the “Unaudited
Statements”) and each month-end that has occurred since, or will
occur after, March 31, 2005, and prior to the Closing Date ( the “Interim
Unaudited Statements” and collectively with the Audited 2004
Statements and the Unaudited Statements, the “Financial Statements”).
The Financial Statements have been (and, with respect to those statements that
will be delivered after the Effective Date but prior to Closing, will be)
prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company and consistent
with past practices. The Audited 2004 Statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period involved and
fairly present the financial condition and results of operation of the Business
as December 31, 2004 and for the period then ending, as the case may be.
True, correct and complete copies of the Financial Statements, are attached to Schedule 3.6
hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6, the
Company’s accounts receivable arose, and all accounts receivable that
will be outstanding as of the Closing Date shall have arisen, from bona fide
transactions in the ordinary course of business and are fully collectible
within one hundred eighty (180) days of invoice, subject to recorded
reserves. The reserves for accounts receivables set forth in the Financial
Statements have been established consistently with the Company’s
historical accounting practices.
3.7 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2004, and except as
disclosed in Schedule 3.7, the Business has been operated in the
ordinary course and there has not been any:
(a)
sale, assignment or transfer, other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice, of any assets of the Company;
(b)
acquisition by merger, consolidation with, purchase of substantially all of the
assets or capital stock of, or any other acquisition of any material assets or
business of, any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof;
(c)
change in accounting methods or practices by the Company;
(d)
entry into, or termination, amendment or modification of, any Material
Contract, Permit or material transaction (including, without limitation, any
borrowing, capital expenditure, capital contribution, capital financing or
factoring agreement);
(e)
increase in salary, bonuses or other compensation payable or to become payable
to any officer or employee of the Company, except in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, and Company has not (i) entered
into any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement, employment, severance, or other
agreements relating to compensation or fringe benefits, (ii) adopted or
changed any existing Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement or (iii) advanced
or loaned any money to any officer or employee of the Company;
(f)
strike, walkout, labor trouble or threat thereof, or any other new or continued
event, development or condition of any character which has or could materially
adversely affect the Business;
(g)
cancellation or waiver of any right material to the operation of the Business
or any cancellation or waiver of any debts or claims of substantial value or
any
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cancellation or waiver of any debts or claims
against any officer, manager or employee of the Company;
(h)
payment, discharge or satisfaction of any liability or obligation (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), other than the scheduled payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business, of liabilities
or obligations shown or reflected on the Financial Statements or incurred in
the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2004;
(i)
adverse change, or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge threat of any
adverse change, in the Company’s relations with, or any loss, or, to the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, threat of loss of, the Company’s
landlords, suppliers, clients or customers which, individually or in the
aggregate, has been or could be materially adverse to the Company;
(j)
write-offs as uncollectible of any notes owed to the Company or accounts
receivable of the Company or write-downs of the value of any asset or inventory
by the Company other than in immaterial amounts or in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and at a rate no greater than the rate
applicable during the twelve months ended on December 31, 2004;
(k)
creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company of any material
obligations or liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise
and whether due or to become due), except in the ordinary course of business,
or any creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company of any
indebtedness for borrowed money;
(l)
any damage, destruction or loss that has, or could reasonably be expected to,
materially and adversely affected the Facility or the Business; or
(m)
agreement by the Company or the Seller to do any of the foregoing.
3.8 Real
Property; Personal Property.
(a)
The Leases Schedule, Schedule 3.8(a), lists all oral or written
leases, including the Ground Lease, subleases, licenses, concession agreements
or other use or occupancy agreements pursuant to which the Company leases to or
from any other party any real property, including all renewals, extensions,
modifications or supplements to any of the foregoing or substitutions for any
of the foregoing (each a “Lease” and collectively, the
“Leases”). The Leases are in full force and effect, have not
been modified, supplemented, amended or, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, assigned, and are enforceable by and against the Company and all
other parties thereto. Seller has delivered to Buyer complete and accurate
copies of each of the Leases (including all amendments, supplements and
material correspondence related thereto). A complete and accurate copy of the
Ground Lease is attached to Schedule 3.8(a) hereto. Neither Seller
nor the Company has (i) received any notice that the Company is in default
under, or not in compliance with any material provision of, any Lease, that the
Company may be subject to any special assessments or that there may be any
material changes in property tax or land use law affecting any such Leases, or
(ii) delivered any notice to another party alleging any default under, or
failure to comply with any material provision of, any Lease. To the best of
Seller’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with notice, the
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passage of time
or both, would constitute a default by the Company under, or failure of the
Company to comply with a material provision of, any of the Leases, or otherwise
give any party a right of termination or modification thereof. The Company does
not own any fee interest in any real property.
(b)
(i) Neither Seller nor the Company has received notice of any threatened
condemnation proceedings, lawsuits or administrative actions relating to any of
the real property used in the Business or any other matters which do or may
adversely effect the current use, occupancy or value thereof, and there an no
pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, threatened
condemnation proceedings, lawsuits or administrative actions relating to any of
the real property used in the Business or any other matters which do or may
adversely effect the current use, occupancy or value thereof.
(ii)
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, all facilities, buildings,
improvements and other structures used in the Business are located on the real
property. All present uses and operations of such real property and the
structures by the Company, comply in all material respects with all applicable
zoning, land-use, building, fire, labor, safety, subdivision and other
governmental requirements and all deed or other title covenants or restrictions
applicable thereto. Neither Seller nor the Company has received any notice that
any of the leased real property or any of the structures used in the Business,
or the use, occupancy or operation thereof by the Seller or the Company,
violate any governmental requirements or deed or other title, covenants or
restrictions.
(iii)
The Company has obtained all approvals of governmental authorities (including
certificates of use and occupancy, licenses and permits) required in connection
with the construction, ownership, use, occupation and operation of the leased
real property and the structures thereon used in the Business, and all
equipment owned or used by the Company. To the best of Seller’s
knowledge, none of the leased real property or any of the structures thereon
used in the Business are dependent upon or benefit from any
“non-conforming use” or similar zoning classification.
(iv)
Other than in the ordinary course of business, there are no parties other than
the Company in possession of any of the leased real property or any portion
thereof, and, other than in the ordinary course of business, there are no
leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements, written or oral,
granting to any party or parties the right of use or occupancy of any of the
leased real property or any portion thereof.
(v)
The legal descriptions for the real property contained in the Leases adequately
describe the leased real property subject thereto. All structures on the leased
real property are located within the boundary lines of the leased real property
and no structures, facilities or other improvements on any parcel adjacent to
any of the leased real property encroach onto any of the leased real property.
All structural, mechanical and other physical systems related to the leased
real property are in good operating condition and repair, reasonable wear and
tear excepted, in all material respects.
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(vi)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8(b)(vi), or as required by any
document listed on Schedule 4.4, the Company is not subject to or
bound by any obligation or commitment (written or oral) to make any capital
expenditures that exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) individually
or in the aggregate.
(c)
Attached hereto as Schedule 3.8(c) is a complete and accurate list
of all furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements, motor vehicles and all
other tangible personal property owned or leased by the Company that the
Company has reflected in its books and records in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (the “Personal Property”).
(d)
The Company has good title to its Personal Property, free and clear of any
Encumbrances except as set forth on Schedule 3.8(c). The Company
has valid titles and registrations for each motor vehicle included in the
Personal Property, copies of which have been delivered to Buyer. The Company
owns or leases from unrelated third parties all assets and properties, and has
all operational capabilities, that are used in or necessary to the operation of
the Business.
3.9
Tax Matters.
(a)
The Company has filed (or had filed on its behalf) all Tax Returns required to
have been filed by it on or before the Closing Date. All such Tax Returns were
correct and complete in all respects. The Company has duly paid (or had paid on
its behalf) all Taxes required to have been paid by it on or before the Closing
Date, or which could affect Seller’s ability to consummate the
transaction contemplated hereby, whether or not shown as due on such Tax
Returns. With respect to the Company, neither Seller nor the Company has
received notice of any claim made by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction
where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to
taxation by that jurisdiction. The Company has not requested or obtained any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not
since been filed. There are no Liens on any of the Membership Interests in or
assets of the Company that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged
failure) to pay any Tax.
(b)
The Company has complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations relating to withholding Taxes, and has, within the time and manner
prescribed by law, withheld and paid, when due (or made adequate reserves for)
all Taxes from payments made to its employees, agents, and contractors as
required by Law.
(c)
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there is no proceeding or audit
pending or threatened by any governmental authority with respect to any Taxes
or Tax Returns of the Company.
(d)
There are no known existing circumstances which, if known to governmental
authorities, reasonably may be expected to result in the assertion of any claim
for Taxes against the Company by any governmental authority with respect to any
period for which Tax Returns have been filed or Tax is required to have been
paid. Neither Company nor any Affiliate of the Company with respect to the
Company has
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received a
written ruling from a governmental authority relating to any Tax or entered
into a written agreement with a governmental authority relating to any Tax that
could have a continuing effect with respect to any taxable period for which the
Company has not filed a Tax Return. No property of the Company is property that
the Company or any party to this transaction is or will be required to treat as
being owned by another Person pursuant to the provisions of
Section 168(f)(8) of the Code (as in effect prior to its amendment by the
Tax Reform Act of 1986) or is “tax-exempt use property” within the
meaning of Section 168 of the Code.
(e)
The Company has not waived any statute of limitations for assessment or
collection with respect to any Tax or Tax Return or agreed to any extension of
time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, which has continuing
effect.
(f)
The Company is not and has not been a party to any Tax allocation, Tax sharing
or similar agreement or arrangement, is not and has not been a member of a
group of entities required to file Tax Returns on a combined, consolidated or
unitary basis, and does not have any liability for Taxes owing by any other
Person, including, without limitation by contract or as a transferee or
successor of such other Person by merger or otherwise.
(g)
The Seller has made available to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of all
of the following materials related to the Company (during periods ending after
January 1, 2001: (i) all income Tax Returns, (ii) all
examination reports relating to Taxes, (iii) all statements of Taxes,
(iv) all written rulings received from any governmental authority relating
to any Tax, and (v) all written agreements entered into with any
governmental authority relating to any Tax. To the extent specifically
requested by Buyer, the Seller has made available to Buyer: (i) complete
and accurate copies of all other Tax Returns related to the Company, and
(ii) complete and accurate copies of all documents described in the
previous sentence without regard to the period to which they relate. Schedule 3.9
identifies all Tax Returns that the Company has filed and the taxable period
covered by each such Tax Return, and identifies those Tax Returns or periods
that have been audited or are currently the subject of an audit by a
governmental authority.
(h)
Since the date of its formation, the Company has been an entity which is
disregarded for federal tax purposes as separate from its owner pursuant to
Treas. Reg. §301.7701-2(b)(1)(ii).
3.10
Contracts and Commitments.
(a)
Except as set forth in the Contracts Schedule, Schedule 3.10, the
Company is not a party to any contract or agreement, written or oral:
(i)
for a bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation,
medical or life insurance plan, membership purchase or option or any other
plans or arrangements providing for benefits of any type to employees (either
current or former) of Company;
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(ii)
for collective bargaining or with any labor union;
(iii)
for the borrowing of money or mortgaging, pledging or encumbering any of the
Company’s assets;
(iv)
for the lending or investing of funds to or in other persons or entities;
(v)
granting any power of attorney (irrevocable or otherwise) to any Person for any
purpose relating to the Business or the Company’s assets, other than
powers of attorney given to regulatory authorities in connection with routine
qualifications to do business; or
(vi)
with an Affiliate of Seller or the Company (other than the Company’s
Charter Documents).
(b)
The Contracts Schedule lists each of the Material Contracts. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Material Contracts” includes the following:
(i)
any and all contracts for the sale of goods or services with a value in excess
of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) individually or One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate, or which is not terminable without penalty
by or on behalf of the Company on less than ninety (90) days’
notice;
(ii)
any and all contracts, agreements, licenses, leases (other than the Leases),
sales and purchase orders and other legally binding commitments that obligate
the Company to pay, assume, guaranty or secure an amount of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) or more individually or One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) or more in the aggregate, or that cannot be terminated without
penalty by or on behalf of the Company on less than ninety
(90) days’ notice;
(iii)
any and all contracts between the Company on the one hand and any Affiliate of
the Company on the other hand (other than the Company’s Charter
Documents);
(iv)
any and all broker, distributor, dealer, representative or agency agreements;
(v)
any and all insurance policies insuring the Business, the Facility or any of
the Company’s assets (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”);
(vi)
any and all employment, non-competition or consulting agreement;
(vii)
each contract containing covenants purporting to materially limit the freedom
of the Company to compete in any line of business or in any geographic area;
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(viii)
each contract that is not for the purchase, sale or license of goods or
services in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
including any factoring agreements;
(ix)
each partnership, joint venture or other similar agreement or arrangement to
which the Company is a party;
(x)
any and all agreements requiring a loan or advance by the Company; and
(xi)
any other contract or agreement that is material to the Business or the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
(c)
Seller has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all written Material
Contracts, together with all amendments, supplements and material
correspondence related thereto. The Contracts Schedule includes a description
of the material terms of each Material Contract that is oral. The Material
Contracts are in full force and effect and are enforceable against the Company
and, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, all other parties thereto.
Except as set forth on the Contracts Schedule, neither Seller nor the Company
has (i) received any notice that it is in default under, or not in
compliance with any material provision of, any Material Contract, or
(ii) delivered any notice to another party alleging any default under, or
failure to comply with any material provision of, any Material Contract. To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with notice,
the passage of time or both, would constitute a default by the Company or any
other party under, or failure of the Company or any other party to comply with
a material provision of, any of the Material Contracts, or otherwise give any
party a right of termination or modification thereof.
(d)
Set forth on Schedule 3.10(d) is a list of the twenty-five
(25) largest customers of the Company by gallons of fuel purchased in the
2004 calendar year.
(e)
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.10(e), to the best of
Seller’s knowledge, no material supplier to or landlord of the Company,
including any party to the Ground Lease, or any governmental entity has taken,
and neither Seller nor the Company has received any notice that, any material
supplier to or landlord of the Company, including any party to the Ground
Lease, or any governmental entity contemplates taking, any steps to terminate
or materially alter the business relationship of Company with such supplier or
landlord, including any party to the Ground Lease.
(f)
The Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and shall remain in full
force and effect until 11:59 p.m. on the day following the Closing Date.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10(f), there are no claims
related to or arising out of the operation of the Business pending under any
Insurance Policies. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge, no event has
occurred, and no condition or circumstances exist, that could reasonably be
expected to (with or without notice or lapse of time) give rise to or serve as
a basis for any claims related to or arising out of the operation of the
Business under the Insurance Policies.
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(g)
The Company does not have, directly or indirectly, any (i) interest in the
outstanding stock or ownership interests of any corporation or in any
partnership, joint venture or other entity, or (ii) agreement,
understanding, contract or commitment relating to an interest in any such
entity.
3.11
Litigation; Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11,
neither the Company nor the Seller has received notice or service of process
regarding or otherwise been named as a party to any pending action, suit,
proceeding, judgment, order or governmental investigation. To the best of the
Seller’s knowledge, no such action, suit, proceeding or governmental
investigation has been threatened. The Company is not subject to or in
violation of any judgment, decree, injunction or order.
3.12
Brokerage. No agent, broker, finder, or investment or commercial banker
engaged by or on behalf of Seller or the Company is or will be entitled to any
brokerage commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation from the
Company or Buyer as a result of this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated herein.
3.13
Employee Benefit Plans.
(a)
“Benefit Plans” means: (i) each plan, program,
agreement or arrangement for the provision of executive compensation, deferred
or incentive compensation, profit sharing, bonus, employee assistance,
supplemental retirement, severance, vacation, sickness, disability, death,
fringe benefit, insurance, medical or other benefits (whether provided through
insurance, on a funded or unfunded basis, or otherwise) to any current or
former employee, director, consultant or independent contractor, or any
dependent, survivor or beneficiary with respect to any of the foregoing, which
is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate of the Company; (ii) each Employee Pension Benefit Plan which
has been maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate in the past six (6) years (the “Pension Plans”);
and (iii) each Employee Welfare Benefit Plan which is currently maintained,
administered or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (such
plans, together with Employee Welfare Benefit Plans which were previously
maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or an ERISA
Affiliate, collectively, the “Welfare Plans”).
(b)
(i) Each Benefit Plan that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
Company or with respect to which the Company has or may have any liability is
listed on Schedule 3.13(b)(i) (hereinafter referred to as the “Company
Benefit Plans”).
(ii)
Each Pension Plan is listed on Schedule 3.13(b)(ii).
(iii)
Each ERISA Affiliate is identified on Schedule 3.13(b)(iii).
(c)
Each Pension Plan that covers any Company Employee or any manager, officer,
agent, consultant or professional adviser to the Company, and which is intended
to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code so qualifies. No Pension Plan has
ever held any Company securities.
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(d)
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, each Company Benefit Plan (and each
related trust, insurance contract or fund) has been administered in all
material respects in accordance with its governing instruments and all
applicable Laws. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, all reports and
information relating to each Company Benefit Plan required to be filed with a
governmental authority have been timely filed and are accurate in all material
respects and all reports and information relating to each such Company Benefit
Plan required to be disclosed or provided to participants or their
beneficiaries have been timely disclosed or provided. To the best of
Seller’s knowledge, no officer, manager, agent or employee of the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate has made any oral or written representation which is
inconsistent with the terms of any Company Benefit Plan which may be binding on
such plan or the Company. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there are no
restrictions or limitations on the right of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
to terminate or decrease (prospectively) the level of benefits under any
Company Benefit Plan after the Closing Date without liability to the Company or
any participant or beneficiary thereunder. The Company may, without cost,
withdraw its employees, managers, officers and consultants from any Benefit
Plan which is not sponsored by the Company. No Benefit Plan covering employees
engaged in the Business imposes withdrawal charges, redemption fees, contingent
deferred sales charges or similar expenses triggered by termination of the plan
or cessation of participation or withdrawal of employees thereunder.
(e)
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, all contributions, premiums or other
payments due under the terms of each Benefit Plan or required by applicable Law
have been made within the time due. All unpaid amounts attributable to any
Company Benefit Plan for any period prior to the Closing Date will be accrued
on the Company’s consolidated books and records in accordance with GAAP.
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, there have been no Prohibited
Transactions with respect to any Benefit Plan which could result in liability
to the Buyer, the Company or any of their respective employees. There has been
no breach of fiduciary duty (including violations under Part 4 of Title I
of ERISA) with respect to any Benefit Plan which could result in liability to
the Buyer, the Company or any of their respective employees. No action, suit,
proceeding, hearing or investigation relating to any Company Benefit Plan (other
than routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the best of the
Seller’s knowledge, has been threatened, and the Seller has no knowledge
of any fact that could form the basis for such action, suit, proceeding,
hearing or investigation.
(f)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(f), neither the Company, nor
any ERISA Affiliate has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to, had any
obligation to contribute to, or had any other liability under or with respect
to any: (i) Employee Pension Benefit Plan covered by Title IV of ERISA,
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan which provides health, life or other coverage for former
directors, officers or employees (or any spouse or former spouse or other dependent
thereof), other than benefits required by COBRA, (iii) “voluntary
employees beneficiary association” within the meaning of
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code or any other “welfare benefit
fund” as defined in Section 419(e) of the Code, (iv) a nonqualified
deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Code Section 409A for the
benefit of anyone who has provided services with respect to the Business or (v)
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“multiemployer
plan” as defined in ERISA Section 3(37) or any “multiple
employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40)(A) of
ERISA.
3.14
Employee Matters.
(a)
Schedule 3.14(a)(i) contains a complete and correct list of all
employees of the Company, their respective titles as of the date hereof (the
“Company Employees”), the 2004 compensation paid or payable
to each such employee, the year of employment of each such employee and the
accrued vacation time and sick leave or other paid time off of each such
employee. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14(a)(ii), (i) the
terms of employment or engagement of all Company Employees and managers,
agents, consultants and professional advisers to the Company are such that
their employment or engagement may be terminated at will with notice given at
any time and without liability for payment of compensation or damages,
(ii) there are no severance payments which are or could become payable by
the Company to any such person under the terms of any oral or written agreement
or commitment or any Law, custom, trade or practice, (iii) there are no
other agreements, contracts or commitments, oral or written, between the
Company and any such Person, and (iv) as of the date hereof, to the best
of the Seller’s knowledge, no Company Employee has any plans to terminate
his or her employment with the Company. Schedule 3.14(a)(iii) lists
all of the Company Employees who are currently on leave relating to
work-related injuries and/or receiving disability benefits under any Benefit
Plan.
(b)
The Company has not, nor has it ever been, bound by or subject to (and none of
its assets or properties are bound by or subject to) any arrangement with any
labor union or other collective bargaining representative. With respect to the
Company, there is no pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge,
threatened (i) union organizational activity or other labor or employment
dispute against or affecting the Company, or (ii) application for certification
of a collective bargaining agent.
(c)
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, all persons classified by the Company
as independent contractors do satisfy and have satisfied the requirements of
Law to be so classified, and the Company has fully and accurately reported its
compensation on IRS Forms 1099 when required to do so. No individual who has
performed services for or on behalf of the Company and who has been treated by
the Company as an independent contractor, is classifiable as a “leased
employee” within the meaning of Section 414(n)(2) of the Code with
respect to the Company.
3.15
Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company has complied, and the use and
operation of the Facility are in compliance, in all material respects, with all
applicable Laws which affect the Business, and has timely filed with the proper
authorities all material statements and reports required by the Laws to which
the Business is subject. The Company holds all permits, licenses, certificates,
approvals, registrations, franchises, rights, qualifications and other
authorizations of federal, state and local governments, agencies and regulatory
authorities required or advisable for the conduct of the Business as operated
to the date hereof (collectively, the “Permits”). Schedule 3.15
sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Permit. The Company does
not (1) hold any Permit issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or
by the
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U.S. Department of Transportation or
(2) own or lease aircraft or (3) operate aircraft for a third party
under a management agreement or other similar arrangement. Neither Seller nor
the Company has received any notice of any (x) order, rule or directive,
or any proposed order, rule or directive, issued by any governmental authority
against the Company, or (y) threatened legal or regulatory proceeding
which could adversely affect the Business or assets of the Company, or any
Permit required to be obtained and maintained by the Company.
3.16
Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16,
Seller represents and warrants that:
(a)
The Company materially complies, and at all times during Seller’s
ownership of the Membership Interests has been in material compliance, with
applicable Environmental Laws and there are no circumstances that will prevent
such compliance in the future;
(b)
Neither Seller nor the Company has received any written request for
information, or has been notified that it is a potentially responsible party,
under the CERCLA, or any similar state or local law with respect to any on-site
or offsite location;
(c)
The Company has obtained all required Environmental Permits relating to the
Business, enabling the Business to operate as of the Closing Date in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(d)
Neither Seller nor the Company has received any notice, notification, demand,
request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order and, to the best
of Seller’s knowledge, there is no violation, claim, demand, litigation,
proceeding or governmental investigation (whether pending or threatened)
arising from applicable Environmental Laws relating to the Company. The Company
is not subject to any judgment, decree, order, or consent agreement relating to
compliance with any Environmental Laws, or the cleanup of Hazardous Materials
under any Environmental Laws;
(e)
Seller has delivered true, complete and correct copies of any reports, or other
documents possessed by or in the control of Seller or the Company pertaining to
the environmental condition of the Facility, Hazardous Materials on the
Facility and regarding the Company’s compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws. Except for such reports or documents, there has been no
investigation, study, audit, test, review or other analysis (including any
Phase I environmental assessments) conducted by, for, or provided to Seller or
the Company in relation to the Business; and
(f)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16, the Facility does not contain
any underground storage tanks. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge,
there have been no discharges, emissions, spilling, leaking, pouring, emptying,
or other releases of Hazardous Materials which are or were reportable by Seller
or the Company under any Environmental Laws.
3.17
Affiliate Transactions. No Affiliate of the Company nor any member,
manager, officer, director or equity holder of any thereof, is party to any
agreement, transaction or
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understanding (other than the Company’s
Charter Documents) with the Company. Except pursuant to the Company’s
Charter Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not (either alone, or upon the occurrence of any act or event,
or with the lapse of time, or both) result in any benefit or payment (severance
or other) arising or becoming due from the Company to any Person other than
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.18 Intellectual
Property Rights. Schedule 3.18 lists all of the Intellectual
Property owned or licensed by the Company and used in connection with its
Business. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, use by the Company of the
Intellectual Property does not infringe any rights of any third party and no
activity of any third party infringes upon the rights of the respective Company
with respect to any of the Intellectual Property. Neither Seller nor the Company
has received notice of any claims asserted by any Person with respect to
challenging the ownership, validity, enforceability or use of the Intellectual
Property, nor to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, are there any valid
grounds for any such bona fide claims. To the extent the Company uses any
Intellectual Property owned by a third party, the Company has a license with
such third party for the use of such Intellectual Property and is not in
default under any such license.
3.19 Bank
Accounts; Powers of Attorney. Schedule 3.19 lists each bank,
trust company, savings institution, brokerage firm, mutual fund or other
financial institution with which the Company has an account or safe deposit or
lock box and the names and identification of all persons authorized to draw on
it or to have access to it as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19,
neither the Company nor any of its managers or officers, has any power of
attorney with respect to the Business outstanding.
3.20 Fuel Volume
Records. True and correct copies of the Company’s fuel volume records
and gross receipt statements as filed with the relevant airport authorities for
the period from January 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005, reflecting
the volume of fuel sold by the Company, and revenues on which the Company paid
a percentage fee, during such period are attached as Schedule 3.20. Such
statements accurately reflect the volume of fuel sold and revenues earned by
the Company during such period and were prepared in accordance with the
Company’s books and records.
3.21 Disclosure.
To the best of the Seller’s knowledge, no representations or warranties
by Seller in this Agreement or in any document, exhibit, statement, certificate
or schedule which is furnished or to be furnished by Seller in connection with
the Closing of the transactions herein contemplated, (i) contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or (ii) omits or will
omit to state, when read in conjunction with all of the information contained
in this Agreement, the Schedules hereto and the other Transaction Documents,
any material fact necessary to make the statements or facts contained therein
not misleading.
3.22 Due
Diligence. Seller has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all
documents listed on Schedule 4.4.
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ARTICLE
4
BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
As an
inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement, Buyer represents and
warrants to Seller that:
4.1 Organization.
Buyer is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2 Power
and Authority. Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder. Any third-party
approvals or consents which may be required for Buyer to enter into this
Agreement or to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby have been, or
will prior to Closing, be obtained by Buyer.
4.3 Authorization;
No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has
been duly and validly authorized by Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance
with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other similar laws and equitable principles relating to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally). The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
hereunder, will not violate, conflict with, result in a breach or constitute a
default under the Buyer’s Charter Documents, any Law to which Buyer is
subject or any agreement to which Buyer is a party.
4.4 Due
Diligence. Buyer possesses significant knowledge and experience in the
ownership and operation of fixed base operations in general aviation airports
serving major business markets. Buyer has had an opportunity to conduct a due
diligence review of the Company, its assets and condition, financial and
otherwise. Buyer acknowledges receiving copies of the documents listed on Schedule 4.4,
and represents that, in connection with its review of the documents listed
on Schedule 4.4, it has not discovered any fact or condition that
it believes materially affects the purchase of the Membership Interests.
4.5 Reliance.
Buyer has relied solely upon its expertise, experience, due diligence review
and the written representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
Buyer has not relied upon any oral representations by Seller, Seller’s
agents or representatives, or any agents, representatives or employees of the
Company in entering into or executing this Agreement. Buyer further
acknowledges that no Person acting on behalf of Seller is authorized to make,
and that no Person has made, any representation, agreement, statement,
warranty, guarantee or promise regarding the real property used in the Business
or the transaction contemplated herein, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein. No representation, warranty, agreement, statement, guarantee or
promise, if any, made by any Person acting on behalf of Seller which is not
contained in this Agreement will be valid or binding on Seller.
4.6 Securities
Laws. Buyer acknowledges and is aware of the following:
(a)
No federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the
fairness of the purchase of the Membership Interests nor any recommendation or
endorsement of the Membership Interests;
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(b)
Buyer is purchasing the Membership Interests for long-term investment for its
own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in, any
“distribution” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Act”); and
(c)
The purchase and sale of the Membership Interests is being made in reliance
upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the Act and any and all
applicable state securities laws. Because the Membership Interests have not
been registered, Buyer understands and agrees that the Membership Interests
cannot be sold by it until registered under the Act and applicable State
securities law unless an exemption from such registration is available and that
a legend reflecting this fact will be placed on all certificates representing
the Membership Interests.
4.7
Brokerage. No agent, broker, finder, or investment or commercial banker
engaged by or on behalf of Buyer is or will be entitled to any brokerage
commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation from Seller as a result
of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated herein.
4.8
Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, judgment or order
pending or, to the best of Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against or
affecting Buyer before any federal, state, municipal or other governmental
court or agency which would have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s
performance under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
5
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
5.1
Affirmative Covenants. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall, or shall
cause the Company to, as applicable:
(a)
use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all consents and approvals from
any parties that may be necessary or reasonably requested by Buyer to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b)
conduct the Business only in the usual and ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices, including, without limitation, consistent with
past practices in respect of managing working capital (including billing and
collection of receivables and payment of payables);
(c)
use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect the
Company’s corporate existence and all rights, franchises, Permits and
Intellectual Property rights relating to or pertaining to the Business;
(d)
use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the Company’s employees and
preserve the Company’s present business relationships;
(e)
maintain the Personal Property in customary repair, order and condition and in
the event of any casualty, loss or damage to any of the Personal Property prior
to
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Closing, either
repair or replace such assets with assets of comparable quality or transfer to
Buyer at Closing the proceeds of any insurance recovery with respect thereto;
(f)
maintain the Company’s books, accounts and records in accordance with
past custom and practice as applied by Seller and the Company, on a consistent
basis;
(g)
maintain all Insurance Policies; and
(h)
not be in material default under any Material Contract, Lease or Permit, or
cure any such material default within the applicable cure period.
5.2
Notification of Certain Events. Seller shall promptly give Buyer written
notice of the existence or occurrence of any condition which would make any
representation or warranty made by Seller contained herein untrue as of the
date of this Agreement or any subsequent date as if made on and as of such
subsequent date (except for those representations and warranties which address
matters only as of a particular date) or which might reasonably be expected to
prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No
notification made pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be deemed to
cure any breach of any representation or warranty, nor shall any such
notification be considered to constitute or give rise to a waiver by Buyer of
any condition set forth in this Agreement.
5.3
Access. Prior to Closing, Seller will (a) during ordinary business
hours and in a commercially reasonable manner, permit Buyer and its authorized
representatives to have access to the Facility and the Company’s books,
records and key personnel, (b) furnish, as soon as reasonably practicable,
to Buyer or its authorized representatives such other information in
Seller’s possession with respect to the Company as Buyer may from time to
time reasonably request, and (c) otherwise reasonably cooperate in the
examination of the Company by Buyer.
5.4
Negative Covenants. From the Effective Date to the Closing Date, Seller
shall not permit the Company to, and Seller shall not, with respect to the
Company, without the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a)
transfer or sell any assets that are material, individually or in the
aggregate, outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices;
(b)
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible for any
indebtedness of any other Person;
(c)
incur or agree to incur any obligation or liability, or make any capital
expenditures or commitments with respect thereto, in each case that are
material, individually or in the aggregate, except those obligations,
liabilities and capital expenditures set forth on Schedule 5.4(c);
(d)
make any loans, or investments in, any other Person;
(e)
pledge or otherwise mortgage any assets or allow any Encumbrance thereupon, in
each case that are material individually or in the aggregate;
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(f)
terminate, amend or fail to renew any Permits;
(g)
terminate, amend or fail to renew any Insurance Policies;
(h)
amend, modify or terminate any Material Contract;
(i)
increase the compensation, benefits or other remuneration of any current
officers or key employees, or enter into any employment or consulting contract
or arrangement with any person which is not terminable at will, without penalty
or continuing obligation;
(j)
adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger,
consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the
Company;
(k)
alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or any other
fashion the ownership of the Membership Interests by Seller;
(l)
make, change or revoke any Tax election or make any agreement or settlement
with any taxing authority;
(m)
except as expressly contemplated in this Agreement, take any action or permit
to occur any event described in Section 3.7;
(n)
take any action or omit to take any action which will result in a violation of
any applicable Law or cause a breach of any Material Contract, Lease, Permit or
representation or warranty set forth in Article 3;
(o) bill for goods or services, or take any action to collect any accounts receivable, or run down inventory, in any case outside the ordinary course of business or inconsistent with past practices, o






