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Exhibit 10.23
PREFERRED
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
UNIT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS PREFERRED MEMBERSHIP INTEREST UNIT
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this "
Agreement ") is made as
of March 24, 2005, by and between FreedomRoads Holding
Company, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (the "
Company ") and CWFR
Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (the " Preferred Member ").
WHEREAS , the Preferred
Member is a subsidiary of CWI, Inc., a Kentucky corporation
(" Camping World "), the owner and operator of Camping World retail supercenters
throughout the United States which supercenters provide,
inter alia, parts,
accessories and related goods and service to recreational vehicle
users;
WHEREAS , FreedomRoads,
LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company (" FreedomRoads "), owns and operates
a nationwide network of recreational vehicle dealerships and
proposes, inter alia,
to expand such network with a view to being the
largest network of recreational vehicle dealerships in the United
States;
WHEREAS , Camping World
seeks to locate its retail supercenters next to recreational
vehicle dealerships with a view to enhancing Camping World's retail
traffic through a dealer alliance program;
WHEREAS , the Company
seeks funds to, inter alia
, expand its network of nationwide recreational
vehicle dealerships;
WHEREAS , the Preferred
Member has determined that making an investment in the Company is
in the best interests of the Preferred Member and the Preferred
Member desires to make an investment in the Company on the terms
set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , the Articles
of Organization of the Company provide that the Board of Governors
of the Company may establish or designate one or more classes or
series of units of membership interest in the Company and may fix
the relative rights and preferences of each such class or
series;
WHEREAS , the Board of
Governors of the Company has established a class of units of
membership interest in the Company having the rights and
preferences set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the
" Preferred Membership Interest
") and has authorized the issuance of the Preferred
Units described in such Exhibit A; and
WHERAS , the Company
wishes to issue all of the Preferred Units to the Preferred Member,
and the Preferred Member wishes to subscribe for and acquire all of
the Preferred Units, all on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
order to implement the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
- 1.
- Definitions .
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1.1
Acquired Preferred
Units. The term
"Acquired Preferred Units" means 88,200 Preferred Units,
constituting all of the Preferred Units.
1.2
Amended Membership
Interest Schedule. The term "Amended Membership Interest
Schedule" is defined in Section 2.3 (a) of this
Agreement.
1.3
Agreement.
The term "Agreement" has the
meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this
Agreement.
1.4
Camping World.
The term "Camping World" has
the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
1.5
Closing.
The term "Closing" means the
consummation of the issuance and acquisition of the Preferred
Membership Interest against payment of the Subscription Price by
the Preferred Member.
1.6
Closing Date.
The term "Closing Date"
means the date on which the Closing occurs.
1.7
Company.
The term "Company" has the
meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this
Agreement.
1.8
FreedomRoads.
The term "FreedomRoads" has
the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
1.9
GAAP.
The term "GAAP" means
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as in
effect in the United States from time to time.
1.10
Material Adverse
Effect. The term
"Material Adverse Effect" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
1.11
Member Control
Agreement. The
term "Member Control Agreement" means the Member Control Agreement
of the Company by and among the Company and the members of the
Company other than the Preferred Member.
1.12
Person.
The term "Person" means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity
of any nature whatsoever.
1.13
Preferred
Member. The term
"Preferred Member" has the meaning set forth in the opening
paragraph of this Agreement.
1.14
Preferred
Unit. The term
"Preferred Unit" is defined in Exhibit A attached
hereto.
1.15
Preferred Membership
Interest. The
term "Preferred Membership Interest" has the meaning set forth in
the recitals to this Agreement.
1.16
Securities
Act. The term
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
1.17
Subscription
Price. The term
"Subscription Price" is defined in Section 2.2 of this
Agreement.
- 2.
- Subscription for and Issuance of Preferred
Units.
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2.1
Issuance of the Preferred
Units. At the
Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Preferred Member,
and the Preferred Member shall acquire from the Company, the
Acquired Preferred Units against payment at the Closing of the
Subscription Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to one or more accounts specified by the Company.
2.2
Subscription
Price. The
aggregate price to be paid by the Preferred Member for the Acquired
Preferred Units (the " Subscription
Price ") is $81,005,000.00.
2.3
Closing
Events. At the
Closing, the parties hereto shall consummate the following Closing
transactions:
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(a) The
Company shall amend Schedule A to the Member Control Agreement
to reflect the issuance of the Preferred Units to the Preferred
Member (Schedule A to the Member Control Agreement, as so
amended, is referred to herein as the " Amended Membership Interest
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Schedule "). The
Preferred Units are not certificated and the amendment of
Schedule A to the Member Control Agreement shall constitute
issuance of the Preferred Units; and
(b) The
Preferred Member shall pay the Subscription Price to the Company as
set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.
(c) Each
of the parties hereto shall execute such other and further
documents and certificates as the other may reasonably request to
vest the Preferred Membership Interest in the Preferred Member and
to otherwise effect the intent hereof.
- 3.
- Representations and Warranties
.
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(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of
its articles of organization, member control agreement, operating
agreement, limited liability company agreement (or similar
organizational document), (ii) in breach or violation of any
statute, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to
it or any of its properties or assets, which breach or violation
would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect, or (iii) in default in (and no event has occurred that
with notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute a
default), has received any notice or claim of any such default or
has knowledge of any breach of or in the performance or observance
of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in
this Agreement or any other contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, note, lease, license, franchise agreement,
permit, certificate or agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or to which it is subject, which default or breach would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will
not (i) violate, conflict with or constitute or result in a
breach of or a default under (or an event that, with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach of or a default
under) any of (A) the terms or provisions of any contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease,
license, franchise agreement, permit, certificate or agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or to which any of their respective properties or assets are
subject, (B) the articles of organization, member control
agreement, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement
(or similar organizational document) of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or (C) any statute, judgment, decree, order,
rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or other
body applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or assets or (ii) result in the
imposition of any lien upon or with respect to any of the
properties or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, which violation, conflict, breach,
default or lien would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries provided
to the Preferred Member present fairly the consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of such entities at
the dates and for the periods to which they relate and have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(g) There
is not pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened
any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation,
governmental or otherwise, to which any of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is a party, or to which their respective
properties or assets are subject, before or brought by any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency or body, that, if determined
adversely to the Company or any such subsidiary would, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or that seeks
to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation of or otherwise
challenge the transactions contemplated hereby or the issuance of
Preferred Units.
(h) The
Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses or
other rights to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrights and know-how that are necessary to conduct their
respective businesses. None of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict
with (or knows of any such infringement of or conflict with)
asserted rights of others with respect to any patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights or know-how that, if such
assertion of infringement or conflict were sustained, would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(i) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries possesses all licenses,
permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other
authorizations from, and has made all declarations and filings
with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities,
all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other
tribunals presently required or necessary to own or lease, as the
case may be, and to operate its respective properties and to carry
on its respective businesses as now or proposed to be conducted,
except where the failure to obtain such permits would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
the Company and each of its subsidiaries has fulfilled and
performed all of its obligations with respect to such permits and
no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time
would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any
other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such
permit; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
received any notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or
modification of any such permit, except where such revocation or
modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(j) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has filed all necessary
federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns, except
where the failure to so file such returns would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and have paid
all taxes shown as due thereon; and other than tax deficiencies
that the Company or any subsidiary is contesting in good faith and
for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, there is no tax
deficiency that has been asserted against the Company or any
subsidiary that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or any of such entities'
governors, directors, officers, employees, agents or controlling
persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or
that might reasonably be expected, to cause or result, under the
Securities Act.
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