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Title: CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 2/1/2005
Industry: Auto and Truck Parts     Law Firm: Jones Day;Quarles Brady     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, Parties: modine aftermarket holdings  inc , modine manufacturing company , modine  inc , transpro  inc
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of January 31, 2005, by and among Modine Manufacturing Company, a Wisconsin corporation (" Modine "), Modine, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Modine (together with Modine, the " Contributors "), Modine Aftermarket Holdings, Inc., a North Carolina corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Modine (" Newco "), and Transpro, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Transpro ") (each, a " Party " or together, " Parties ").

RECITALS

    1. The Aftermarket Business is currently conducted, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, by the Contributors and Newco.
    2. The boards of directors of the Contributors and Newco have each determined that it would be in the best interests of their respective corporations and shareholders to separate the Aftermarket Business from Modine and that it would be appropriate and desirable for the Contributors to contribute and transfer to Newco, and for Newco to receive and assume, all of the assets, properties, rights, interests and liabilities of Modine and its controlled Affiliates associated with the Aftermarket Business on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
    3. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (a) Modine, Newco and Transpro are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the " Merger Agreement "), pursuant to which (i) on the Closing Date but prior to the Effective Time, Modine will distribute to the shareholders of Modine all of the outstanding shares of Newco on a pro rata basis (the " Spin Off ") and (ii) immediately following the Spin Off, Newco will merge with and into Transpro, with Transpro being the surviving corporation, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (the " Merger ") and (b) Modine and Transpro are entering into an OEM Acquisition Agreement (the " OEM Acquisition Agreement "), pursuant to which prior to the Effective Time Modine will purchase from Transpro, and Transpro will sell and deliver to Modine, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of G&O Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Transpro (the " OEM Stock Sale ").
    4. It is intended that, for federal income tax purposes, (i) the Contribution and the Spin Off are tax-free to Modine and to the shareholders of Modine under Sections 355 and 368 and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the " Code "), and (ii) the Merger qualifies as a tax-free reorganization described in Section 368 and related provisions of the Code.

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

 

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  2. Certain definitions
    1. Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, as used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters:
    2. " Action " means any controversy, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, mediation or any other proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity, arbitrator, mediator or other Person acting in a dispute resolution capacity, or any investigation, subpoena or demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.

      " Affiliate " means, with respect to a Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

      " Aftermarket Assets " means the assets, properties, rights and interests of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries that principally relate to or are used principally in the Aftermarket Business (other than Excluded Assets), wherever situated, including without limitation:

      1. the Books and Records;
      2. all Contracts (other than to the extent that such Contracts relate to Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities) of the Contributors or their Subsidiaries relating to the Aftermarket Business;
      3. the Equipment;
      4. the Trademarks;
      5. goodwill of the Contributors related to the Aftermarket Business, but not otherwise specifically identified herein;
      6. the Aftermarket Real Property;
      7. the Inventory;
      8. the Permits;
      9. the Domain Names;
      10. capital stock of Nederlandse Radiateuren Fabriek B.V. (" NRF "), Manufacturera Mexicana de Partes S.A. de C.V. (" MexPar ") and Modine National Sales Ltd., together with their respective assets;
      11. the Technology;
      12. all accounts and notes receivable (billed and unbilled) of the Aftermarket Business as of the Closing;
      13. all prepaid claims and other prepaid expense items and deferred charges, credits, advance payments and security and other deposits made by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the conduct of the Aftermarket Business;
      14. all rights of the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries to manufacturers' warranties and indemnities with respect to any Aftermarket Asset;
      15. all bank accounts and bank account numbers, telephone and facsimile numbers and electronic mail addresses, in each case, used or held for use by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries principally in the Aftermarket Business;
      16. all rights of the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries pertaining to any causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims, demands, counterclaims, set-offs or defenses they may have with respect to the Aftermarket Assets or Aftermarket Liabilities, except to the extent relating to the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities; and
      17. all other assets, properties and rights of every kind and nature owned by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries or in which such Persons have an interest on the Closing Date (but only to the extent of such interest), known or unknown, fixed or unfixed, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, whether or not specifically referred to in this Agreement, that in each case relate principally to the Aftermarket Business or are of the nature set forth in the Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements or the financial statements provided to Transpro pursuant to Section 3.5(a) of the Merger Agreement (the " Latest Aftermarket Financial Statements ").
      18. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Aftermarket Assets do not include any of the Excluded Assets.

        " Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements " means the audited financial statements of the Aftermarket Business as of and for the period ended March 31, 2004 attached to Section 4.9(b)-1 of the Modine Disclosure Schedule delivered pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

        " Aftermarket Business " means the design, manufacturing, marketing, packaging and distributing of thermal management products and systems to be supplied as replacement parts through the vehicular, off-highway and industrial aftermarkets, including the sale by NRF and MexPar of products to certain original equipment manufacturers for use in heavy duty applications.

        " Aftermarket Employees " means all of the Contributors' or their Subsidiaries' employees, officers or consultants that are involved in the Aftermarket Business, as listed on Schedule 1.1A .

        " Aftermarket Liabilities " means the following liabilities or obligations, whether known or unknown, accrued or contingent, direct or indirect, arising from the operation of the Aftermarket Business or ownership of the Aftermarket Assets prior to or following the Closing Date:

      19. all liabilities for product liability and product warranty for products of the Aftermarket Business;
      20. except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Merger Agreement, all Environmental Costs and Liabilities to the extent arising out of or related to the Aftermarket Business;
      21. all liabilities for income Taxes arising out of or related to the (i) operation of the Aftermarket Business after the Closing Date or (ii) ownership of the Aftermarket Assets after the Closing Date;
      22. all liabilities for Taxes (other than income Taxes) arising out of or related to the (i) operation of the Aftermarket Business or (ii) ownership of the Aftermarket Assets, whether before or after the Closing Date;
      23. all liabilities pursuant to the Contracts;
      24. all liabilities for returns of products of the Aftermarket Business shipped prior to the Closing but returned after the Closing;
      25. a portion of the repayment obligations under Modine's line of credit, as and to the extent described in Section 6.25 of the Merger Agreement;
      26. all obligations and liabilities arising out of current and future Actions against any of the Contributors to the extent relating to the Aftermarket Business, except to the extent that such Actions arise out of or are related to assets or liabilities that are not Aftermarket Assets or Aftermarket Liabilities or that the Contributors have agreed to discharge pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;
      27. liabilities or obligations of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries with respect to Aftermarket Employees pursuant to any Assumed Benefit Plans; and
      28. all other liabilities and obligations of every kind and nature of the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries (other than for income Taxes), known or unknown, fixed or unfixed, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, whether or not specifically referred to in this Agreement, that in each case relate principally to the Aftermarket Business and are of the nature set forth in the Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements, less payments thereon and discharges thereof prior to the Closing Date.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Aftermarket Liabilities do not include the Excluded Liabilities.

      " Aftermarket Real Property " means all right, title and interest in or to the improved and unimproved land listed or described on Schedule 1.1B , and all buildings, structures, erections, improvements, appurtenances, and fixtures situated on or forming part of such land, together with all privileges, easements and rights-of-way related thereto.

      " Aftermarket Transition Services Agreement " means the Aftermarket Transition Services Agreement between Modine and Newco in the form attached as Exhibit 1.1I to the Merger Agreement.

      " Ancillary Agreements " means the agreements included as "Ancillary Agreements" in the Merger Agreement, but excluding this Agreement and including the Merger Agreement and the Tax Sharing Agreement.

      " Books and Records " means all of the books, records, electronically stored data and other documents and any copyrights related thereto (including customer and supplier lists and files, distribution lists, mailing lists, sales materials, operating, production and other manuals, equipment maintenance and operating manuals, correspondence with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Entities, plans, files, specifications, process drawings, computer programs, data and information, manufacturing and quality control records and procedures, research and development files and advertising and promotional materials) related primarily to the Aftermarket Assets, the Aftermarket Liabilities or the Aftermarket Business that are held by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and existing on the Closing Date.

      " Business Day " means any day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are not required or authorized to be closed by Law or executive order.

      " Closing " means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and this Agreement.

      " Closing Date " means the date on which the Closing occurs, as provided in the Merger Agreement.

      " Contracts " means any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, franchise, permit, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding, lease, franchise agreement or other legally binding instrument or legal obligation of any kind, whether written or oral (excluding rights and obligations of the Contributors or their Subsidiaries under Intercompany Contracts, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements), of the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries relating principally to the Aftermarket Business. The Contracts in effect as of the date of execution of this Agreement, other than those made in the ordinary course of business, are set forth on Schedule 1.1C , which Schedule 1.1C will be updated by the Contributors at the Closing to reflect the Contracts at that time.

      " Domain Names " means those domain names used by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries exclusively for the Aftermarket Business as listed on Schedule 1.1D , and the look and feel of the corresponding Internet sites as currently owned by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and used in the operation of the Aftermarket Business.

      " Effective Time " means the time at which the Merger becomes effective pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

      " Environment " means any land, soil, substrata, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sediment, air or terrestrial or aquatic biota.

      " Environmental Laws " means all Laws (including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. SectionSection 9601, et seq., and the rules, regulations and Orders promulgated thereunder) relating to the protection of the Environment, including Laws relating to Environmental Releases or threatened Environmental Releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.

      " Environmental Matter " means any matter arising out of, relating to, or resulting from, pollution, protection of the environment or human health or safety, health or safety of employees, sanitation, nuisance, emissions, discharges, or releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances, or otherwise arising out of, resulting from or relating to the generation, manufacture, storage, management, transportation, treatment or disposal of Hazardous Substances or to the application of Environmental Laws to the Aftermarket Business.

      " Environmental Release " means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the atmosphere, soil, surface water, sewer system, groundwater or land.

      " Environmental Costs and Liabilities " means any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, fines, penalties, judgments, actions, claims, costs and expenses (including fees, disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and the costs of investigation and feasibility studies and remedial action) arising from or under any Environmental Law, any Order or Contract of or with any Governmental Entity or other Person, or any Environmental Matter.

      " Equipment " means all plants, machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, computer hardware, vehicles, tools, supplies, leasehold improvements and, except for the Inventory, all other tangible personal property owned by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and used principally in the conduct of the Aftermarket Business.

      " Excluded Assets " means the following assets:

      (a) insurance policies of the Contributors and their Affiliates pertaining to the Aftermarket Assets and all rights of the Contributors and their Affiliates of every nature and description under or arising out of such insurance policies;

      (b) all rights which the Contributors retain under the Ancillary Agreements;

      (c) claims for refunds of Taxes paid by the Contributors and/or their Affiliates arising prior to the Closing Date and relating to periods prior to Closing;

      (d) any Intercompany Contracts; and

      (e) the Proprietary Information Technology.

      " Excluded Liabilities " means all liabilities and obligations of the Contributors and any of their Affiliates, whether known or unknown, accrued or contingent, direct or indirect, other than the Aftermarket Liabilities. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, Newco will not assume any of the following:

      (a) liabilities of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries (i) arising out of or in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the consummation and performance of the Transactions or (ii) incurred in breach of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

      (b) except as may be set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement, liabilities for income Taxes arising out of or related to the (i) operation of the Aftermarket Business prior to or on the Closing Date or (ii) ownership of the Aftermarket Assets prior to or on the Closing Date;

      (c) liabilities or obligations of the Contributors and any of their Subsidiaries with respect to any Aftermarket Employee pursuant to any Modine Benefit Plan (other than any Assumed Benefit Plan); or

      (d) Actions, liabilities or obligations with respect to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Liabilities or that Contributors have agreed to discharge pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (irrespective of whether such Actions, liabilities or obligations arise before, on or after the Closing).

      " GAAP " means generally accepted accounting principles, applied consistently period to period, as in effect in the United States.

      " Governmental Entity " means any arbitrator, court, judicial, legislative, administrative or regulatory agency, commission, department, board or bureau or body or other governmental authority or instrumentality or any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, whether foreign, federal, state, provincial or local.

      " Hazardous Substance " means any material, substance, chemical, waste, hazardous waste, pollutant, contaminant or hazardous or toxic substance as to which liabilities, restrictions or standards of conduct are imposed pursuant to any Environmental Laws, including asbestos, formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead based paint, radioactive materials, waste oil and other petroleum products.

      " Intercompany Contracts " means all purchase orders, contracts, agreements and other obligations between or among any of the Contributors and any of the Contributors and/or any of their Affiliates (including Newco), other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

      " Inventory " means all spare parts, raw materials, finished products, goods in-process and supplies that are used principally in connection with the Aftermarket Business or are of the character included as inventory on the balance sheet delivered as part of the Aftermarket Audited Financial Statements or the Latest Aftermarket Financial Statements, wherever situated, including all such items located on or in transit to or from the Aftermarket Real Property or at a facility that is owned by Newco, all as are owned or leased by the Contributors on the Closing Date.

      " Law " means any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

      " Material Adverse Effect " means a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Aftermarket Business taken as a whole.

      " Order " means any order, judgment, decree, writ, permit, license or any other requirement of any Governmental Entity.

      " Patents " means those patents, registrations, and applications therefor used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business, as listed on Schedule 1.1E .

      " Person " means any individual or legal entity, including any Governmental Entity.

      " Permits " means all permits, approvals, licenses, authorizations, certificates, rights, exemptions and Orders from any Governmental Entity used by or held for use by the Contributors or any of their Subsidiaries and related to the Aftermarket Business.

      " Proprietary Information Technology " means the list of software and computer programs and information technology that are not used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business and that are to be part of the Excluded Assets, as identified on Schedule 1.1F .

      " Subsidiary " of any Person means any Person whose financial condition and results of operations are required to be consolidated with those of the first Person in preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

      " Tax Sharing Agreement " means the Tax Sharing Agreement among Modine, Newco and Transpro in the form of Exhibit 1 .

      " Taxes or Tax " means (i) any federal, state, local or foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem , profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, or other tax, charge, levy or like assessment imposed by a Governmental Entity together with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon, and (ii) any liability for Taxes described in clause (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law).

      " Technology " means the Patents plus any of the Contributors' or any of their Subsidiaries' non-patented formulations, trade secrets, know-how, process knowledge, proprietary design, computer software and database, technological and manufacturing know-how, in each case used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business as of the Closing Date.

      " Trademarks " means those trademarks, service marks, registrations, trade names, logos, slogans and applications therefor used exclusively in the Aftermarket Business, as listed on Schedule 1.1G , and the goodwill associated therewith.

      " Transactions " means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

    3. Other Definitions . The following terms have the meanings given them in the indicated Sections or agreement:
            • Term

      Section/Agreement

            • 401(k) Plans

      4.10(c)

            • Agreement

      Preamble

            • Assumption

      2.1

            • Assumed Benefit Plans

      4.10(g)

            • COBRA

      4.10(b)

            • Code

      Recitals

            • Confidentiality Expiration Date

      Merger Agreement

            • Contribution

      2.1

            • Contributors

      Preamble

            • Damages

      5.1

            • ERISA

      4.10(b)

            • Expenses

      Merger Agreement

            • Indemnified Party

      5.5

            • Indemnifying Party

      5.5

            • Latest Aftermarket Financial Statements

      "Aftermarket Assets"

            • Merger

      Recitals

            • Merger Agreement

      Recitals

            • MexPar

      "Aftermarket Assets"

            • Modine

      Preamble

            • Modine Benefit Plans

      4.10(f)

            • Modine Disclosure Schedule

      Merger Agreement

            • Modine ERISA Affiliate

      4.10(f)

            • Newco

      Preamble

            • NRF

      "Aftermarket Assets"

            • OEM Acquisition Agreement

      Recitals

            • OEM Stock Sale

      Recitals

            • Party

      Preamble

            • Spin Off

      Recitals

            • Transpro

      Preamble

            • Transpro's Benefit Plans

      4.10(d)

         
    4. Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference will be to an Article or Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) "or" is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive, (ii) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, (iii) the use in this Agreement of a pronoun in reference to a party hereto includes the masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context may require, and (iv) terms used herein which are defined in GAAP have the meanings ascribed to them therein. The Schedules and Exhibits hereto will be deemed part of this Agreement and included in any reference to this Agreement. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any applicable Law.
          1. The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
          2. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart.
          3. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including the documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein) constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
          4. This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and wholly performed within such state, without regard to any applicable conflict of laws principles.

     

  3. transfer and contribution of Aftermarket assets;
    assumption of certain liabilities
    1. Contribution of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities . In accordance with the terms and upon the conditions of this Agreement, prior to the closing of the Spin Off and Merger, the Contributors will and, if necessary, will cause their Subsidiaries (other than Newco) to convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Newco, and Newco will acquire and accept, all of the Contributors' right, title and interest in and to the Aftermarket Assets not already owned by Newco (the " Contributio

 
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