SUBSCRIPTION AND SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
THE CENTRAL AMERICA BOTTLING
CORPORATION
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ARTICLE
I SUBSCRIPTION
AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES
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1.1 Subscription and Issuance of
Shares
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ARTICLE
III CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
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3.3 Conditions to Closing
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3.4 Termination of Agreement
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PAS
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4.1 Organization and Good Standing
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4.2 Authorization of Agreement
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4.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third
Parties
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4.4 Capitalization; Title to Company Acquired
Shares
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4.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities
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4.8 Absence of Certain Developments
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4.11 Property Representations and
Warranties
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4.12 Intellectual Property
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4.13 Contracts and Agreements
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4.14 [Intentionally Omitted]
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4.16 [Intentionally Omitted]
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4.18 Compliance with Laws; Permits
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4.19 Environmental Matters
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4.22 Affiliate Transaction
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4.24 Investigation by Company
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4.27 Tax Exemption of PAS-PR Plastics
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4.28 Arms-Length Transactions by PAS PR
Entities
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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5.1 Organization and Good Standing
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5.2 Authorization of Agreement
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5.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third
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5.4 Capitalization; Title to PAS Acquired
Shares
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5.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities
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5.8 Absence of Certain Developments
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5.11 Property Representations and
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5.12 Intellectual Property
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5.13 Contracts and Agreements
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5.14 [Intentionally Omitted]
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5.16 [Intentionally Omitted]
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5.18 Compliance with Laws; Permits
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5.19 Environmental Matters
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5.22 Affiliate Transaction
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5.24 Investigation by PAS
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ARTICLE
VI PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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6.3 Access, Introductions; and
Transition
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6.4 Governmental Approvals
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6.7 PAS Entities Transfer of Assets and
Businesses
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ARTICLE
VII INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1 Indemnification by PAS
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7.2 Indemnification by the Company
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7.3 Indemnification Procedure
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9.1 Payment of Sales, Use or Similar
Taxes
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9.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments and
Waivers
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9.5 Arbitration of Disputes
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9.9 Binding Effect; Assignment
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9.11 Consequential Damages
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9.12 Post-Closing Further Assurances
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9.13 No Third Party Rights
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9.14 Headings, Interpretation
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9.15 Name Changes of PAS Entities
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9.16 Executive Lease Obligations
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EXHIBIT
A Assets
of Caribbean Flavors, Ltd.
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A-1
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EXHIBIT
B Shareholders’
Agreement
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B-1
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SUBSCRIPTION AND SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
This
SUBSCRIPTION AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT , dated as of
May 16, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), is made
by and between PepsiAmericas, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“
PAS ”), The Central America Bottling Corporation, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands (the “ Company ”).
A.
PAS desires to subscribe from the Company shares constituting, once
issued, eighteen percent (18%) of the issued and outstanding voting
common stock of the Company (such Equity Interests, the “
PAS Acquired Shares ”);
B.
PAS currently owns, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each of
(i) Pepsi-Cola Jamaica Bottling Company Limited (“
PAS Jamaica ”), (ii) Pepsi-Cola Trinidad Bottling
Company Limited (“ PAS T&T ”) (iii) P-A
Bottlers (Barbados) SRL (“ PAS Barbados ”),
(iv) Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico Distributing, LLC (“ PAS
PR-Distributing ”), (v) Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico
Manufacturing, LLC (“ PAS PR-Manufacturing ”)
and (vi) Beverage Plastics, LLC (“ PAS PR-Plastics
”, and together with PAS PR-Distributing and PAS
PR-Manufacturing, collectively, the “ PAS PR Entities
”; the PAS PR Entities, PAS Jamaica, PAS T&T, and PAS
Barbados, collectively, the “ PAS Entities ”,
and each individually, a “ PAS Entity ”) (one
hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of each of the PAS
Entities, the “ Company Acquired Shares
”);
C.
Caribbean Flavors, Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of PAS
(“ Caribbean Flavors ”) currently owns those
certain intangible assets set forth in Exhibit A hereto
(the “ Flavor Assets ”);
D.
The Company desires to issue to PAS the PAS Acquired Shares in
exchange for PAS transferring, or causing the transfer, to the
Company of (i) the Company Acquired Shares and (ii) the Flavor
Assets (the issuance of the PAS Acquired Shares in exchange for the
Company Acquired Shares and the Flavor Assets, the “
Transaction ”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
SUBSCRIPTION AND ISSUANCE OF
SHARES
1.1
Subscription and Issuance of Shares . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained herein, on the Closing Date,
the Company shall issue and sell to PAS, and PAS shall subscribe
from the Company, the PAS Acquired Shares.
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2.1
Consideration . The aggregate consideration to be paid by
PAS to the Company hereunder in respect of the PAS Acquired Shares
(the “ Exchange Value ”) shall consist of the
Company Acquired Shares and the Flavor Assets. On the Closing Date,
PAS shall transfer or cause to be transferred to the Company the
Company Acquired Shares and the Flavor Assets. The PAS Acquired
Shares, the Company Acquired Shares, and the Flavor Assets shall
all be delivered pursuant to this Section 2.1 free and
clear of all Liens.
3.1 Closing
Date . The closing of the Transaction (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Hogan
& Hartson L.L.P., 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami,
Florida 33131 (or at such other place as the parties may designate
in writing) at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on a date to be
specified by the Company and PAS, which date shall be within 10
calendar days of the receipt of the final Required Consent required
under Section 3.2(c)(i) and Section 3.2(c)(ii) ,
but in no event earlier than thirty (30) days after the date
of this Agreement. The date on which the Closing shall be held is
referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date
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(a) At
the Closing, PAS shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
Company the following:
(i) certificates
representing the Company Acquired Shares, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by stock transfer powers or equivalent instruments of
ownership and transfer, which Company Acquired Shares shall be free
and clear of all Liens;
(ii) all company
books and records, including the minute books, stock ledgers and
transfer records, the company seal and other materials related to
the administration of each of the PAS Entities;
(iii) a copy of
(A) the Organizational Documents of each of the PAS Entities,
including copy of Articles or Certificate of Incorporation (or
equivalent document) and By-laws (or equivalent document) certified
by the applicable government official of the jurisdiction of each
such PAS Entity’s organization as of a date no more than ten
(10) days prior to the Closing Date, and (B) a
certificate of good standing or equivalent document from the
applicable governmental official of the jurisdiction of each such
PAS Entity’s organization and each other jurisdiction in
which each such PAS Entity is qualified to do business dated no
more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing
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Date,
evidencing the good standing of each such PAS Entity in each such
jurisdiction;
(iv) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of
PAS by the corporate secretary of PAS, certifying that PAS’
board of directors have authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(v) the
Shareholders’ Agreement duly executed by PAS, substantially
identical to the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
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(vi) the
Transition Services Agreement duly executed by PAS;
(vii) evidence
satisfactory to the Company of the transfer to the Company of the
Flavor Assets;
(viii) a
certificate of the Secretary of PAS certifying that the closing
conditions set forth in Section 3.3(b)(i) and (ii) have
been satisfied;
(ix) a resolution
of the directors of PAS Barbados authorizing the transfer of the
Company Acquired Shares to the Company;
(x) the
resignation and a no-claims declaration of each of the existing
directors of PAS Barbados;
(xi) the
Certificates of Registration for all PAS Owned Trademarks and
evidence of the registration of the licences for use of
same;
(xii) the Jamaican
Bill of Sale duly executed by PAS; and
(xiii) such other
certificates, documents and instruments (including a Tax Matters
Agreement) as the Company may reasonably request related to the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) At
Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to PAS
the following:
(i) certificates
representing the PAS Acquired Shares, duly endorsed in blank or
accompanied by stock transfer powers or equivalent instruments of
ownership and transfer, which PAS Acquired Shares shall be free and
clear of all Liens;
(ii) a copy of
(A) the Organizational Documents of the Company, certified by
the applicable government official of the British Virgin Islands as
of a date no more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing
Date, and (B) a certificate of good standing or equivalent
document from the applicable
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governmental
official of the British Virgin Islands dated no more than ten
(10) days prior to the Closing Date, evidencing the good
standing of the Company;
(iii) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of
the Company by the corporate secretary or equivalent officer of the
Company, certifying that the Company’s board of directors,
managers (or equivalent managing body), and its shareholders or
members have authorized the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(iv) the
Shareholders’ Agreement duly executed by the Company and
Gemcorp, substantially identical to the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B ;
(v) the Transition
Services Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(vi) a certificate
of the Secretary of the Company certifying that the closing
conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i) and (ii) have
been satisfied;
(vii) the Jamaican
Bill of Sale duly executed by the Company; and
(viii) such other
certificates, documents and instruments (including a Tax Matters
Agreement) as PAS may reasonably request related to the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) At
Closing, PAS and the Company shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to the Company the following:
(i) copies of
consents, when received, from (i) PepsiCo with respect to
PepsiCo bottling agreements, (ii) PepsiCo, in its capacity as
an authorized representative of Seven-Up, with respect to certain
Seven-Up bottling agreements, (iii) Dr Pepper with respect to
Dr Pepper bottling agreements, and (iv) Desnoes & Geddes
Limited with respect to the Red Stripe Effluent Treatment Plant
Agreement dated December 4, 2008, to the change-in-control or,
alternatively, copies of new bottling agreements entered into
between the Company and PepsiCo, the Company and Dr Pepper, and the
Company and Seven-Up, which agreements replace and supersede the
existing exclusive bottling agreements that PepsiCo, Dr Pepper, and
Seven-Up have with the PAS Entities, and those third party consents
necessary to consummate the Transaction specifically identified on
Schedule 3.2(c)(i) ; and
(ii) copies, when
received, of all governmental approvals, consents or permits, if
any, required by applicable Law to consummate the Transaction
including, without limitation, anti-monopoly approval from Trinidad
and Tobago, Puerto Rico and Barbados (collectively, with the
consents referred to in Section 3.2(c)(i) above, the
“ Required Consents ”).
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3.3 Conditions
to Closing .
(a)
PAS’ Conditions to Closing . PAS’ obligation to
close the Transaction and to take the other actions required to be
taken by PAS at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or
prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of
which may be waived by PAS, in whole or in part):
(i) All of the
Company’s representations and warranties in this Agreement
(considered collectively), and each of the representations and
warranties (considered individually), must be accurate in all
material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing
Date.
(ii) The Company
shall have performed and complied with all of the covenants,
agreements, obligations and restrictions pursuant to this Agreement
required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the
Closing.
(iii) No action,
suit or other proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any
Governmental Body seeking or threatening to restrain or prohibit
the consummation of the Transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
or seeking to obtain damages in respect thereof, or involving a
claim that consummation thereof would result in a violation of any
Law and no Order of any Governmental Body shall have been entered
challenging the legality, validity or propriety of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby, or prohibiting,
restraining or otherwise preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(iv) PAS shall
have received all of the deliveries set forth in Section
3.2(b) and Section 3.2(c) above.
(v) PAS and the
Company shall have satisfactorily resolved (A) the structure
for the transfer of the assets and businesses owned by the PAS
Entities in accordance with Section 6.7 and
(B) the issue, in accordance with Section 6.9 ,
regarding the outstanding intercompany loans between any PAS
Entities or owed by any PAS Entities to any Affiliate.
(b)
Company’s Conditions to Closing .
Company’s obligation to close the Transaction and to take the
other actions required to be taken by it at the closing is subject
to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the
following conditions (any of which may be waived by Company, in
whole or in part):
(i) All of
PAS’ representations and warranties in this Agreement
(considered collectively), and each of the representations and
warranties (considered individually), must be accurate in all
material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing
Date.
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(ii) PAS
shall have performed and complied with all of the covenants,
agreements, obligations and restrictions pursuant to this Agreement
required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the
Closing.
(iii) No action,
suit or other proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any
Governmental Body seeking or threatening to restrain or prohibit
the consummation of the Transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
or seeking to obtain damages in respect thereof, or involving a
claim that consummation thereof would result in a violation of any
Law and no Order of any Governmental Body shall have been entered
challenging the legality, validity or propriety of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby, or prohibiting,
restraining or otherwise preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(iv) Company shall
have received all of the deliveries set forth in
Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(c)
above.
(v) PAS and the
Company shall have satisfactorily resolved (A) the structure
for the transfer of the assets and businesses owned by the PAS
Entities in accordance with Section 6.7 and
(B) the issue, in accordance with Section 6.9 ,
regarding the outstanding intercompany loans between any PAS
Entities or owed by any PAS Entities to any Affiliate.
3.4 Termination
of Agreement .
(a) The
Transaction may be terminated at any time prior to
Closing:
(i) By the mutual
written consent of PAS and the Company;
(ii) By PAS or by
the Company upon written notice to the other Party, if any
Governmental Body shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or
taken any other action (which order, decree, ruling or other action
the Parties shall use their reasonable best endeavours to lift)
which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Transaction and
such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final
and non-appealable; or
(iii) By the
non-breaching Party upon written notice to the other Party, in the
event the other Party is in breach of any material covenant,
representation or warranty in this Agreement and such breach has
not been cured within 60 days of being provided written notice
thereof by the non-breaching Party.
(b) In
the event of the termination of this Agreement by any Party prior
to the Closing Date, written notice thereof shall forthwith be
given to the other Party specifying the provision hereof pursuant
to which such termination is made.
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(c) Each
Party’s right of termination under Section 3.4(a)
is in addition to any other rights it may have under this Agreement
or otherwise, including the equitable remedy of specific
performance, and the exercise of a right of termination will not be
an election of remedies. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Section 3.4(a) , all further obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement will terminate, except that the
obligations in Sections 9.2 (Expenses), 9.4
(Governing Law), 9.5 (Arbitration), 9.6 (Notices),
9.10 (Consequential Damages), 9.12 (Third Party
Rights), and 9.13 (Headings) will survive; provided,
however, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 3.4(a)(iii) by a Party because of the breach of
the Agreement by the other Party, the terminating Party’s
right to pursue all legal remedies will survive such termination
unimpaired.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PAS
PAS
hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
4.1
Organization and Good Standing . Each PAS Entity is a
corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted. Each
PAS Entity is duly qualified or authorized to do business as a
foreign corporation or limited liability company, as the case may
be, and is in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction in
which it owns or leases real property and each other jurisdiction
in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its
properties requires such qualification or authorization.
4.2
Authorization of Agreement . PAS has all requisite power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each
other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated
by this Agreement or to be executed by PAS in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(together with this Agreement, the “ PAS Documents
”), and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
PAS Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the PAS
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the
part of PAS. This Agreement has been, and each of the other PAS
Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly
executed and delivered by PAS. Assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto,
this Agreement constitutes, and each other PAS Document when so
executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and
binding obligation of PAS, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity.
4.3 Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties .
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.3(a ) or as would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none
of the execution and delivery by PAS of the PAS Documents, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or
compliance by
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PAS therewith,
does or will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the
provisions of, contravene, result in any violation of, loss of
rights or default under, constitute an event creating rights of, or
result in, acceleration, termination, repayment or cancellation of
or under, entitle any party to receive any payment or benefit
pursuant to, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of any of the PAS Entities or of PAS under,
(i) any provision of the Organizational Documents of any of
the PAS Entities or PAS, (ii) any Law applicable to any of the
PAS Entities or PAS or any of their respective properties or
(iii) any distribution, franchise or bottling agreement or
Permit by which any of the PAS Entities or PAS is bound or
affected. Each PAS Entity has made available to the Company
complete and correct copies of its Organizational Documents, as in
effect on the date hereof, and no such PAS Entity is in violation
of any of the provisions of such documents except for such
violations as would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.3(b) , no waiver, Order or
Permit of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any
Governmental Body is required on the part of PAS or any PAS Entity
in connection with the execution and delivery of the PAS Documents
or the compliance by PAS or any PAS Entity with any of the
provisions thereof, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, except for any requirement which, if not
satisfied, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.4
Capitalization; Title to Company Acquired Shares
.
(a)
Schedule 4.4(a) accurately and completely discloses (as
of the Closing Date) (i) the number of shares and classes of Equity
Interests of each PAS Entity authorized and/or outstanding and
(ii) with respect to each PAS Entity, the ownership thereof.
All such Equity Interests are validly issued and existing, fully
paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of each PAS Entity are owned directly or indirectly by
PAS as set forth on Schedule 4.4(a) , free and clear of
all Liens. All of the issued and outstanding equity interests of
each PAS Entity (x) were offered, sold, issued and delivered
in compliance with applicable federal and state securities Laws and
(y) are not subject to, and were not issued in violation of,
any preemptive rights or any other third party rights created by
statute, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of such PAS
Entity, or any agreement to which such PAS Entity is a party or by
which such PAS Entity is bound. No shares of authorized capital
stock or other equity interests of any PAS Entity are held in
treasury or reserved for any purpose. Except for the issued and
outstanding Company Acquired Shares, there are, and, as of the
Closing Date there will be, no other Equity Interests or other
securities of any PAS Entity outstanding.
(b) There
are no subscriptions, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other similar rights,
agreements or commitments of any kind with respect to any shares of
capital stock or any other Equity Interests of any PAS Entity, and
there are no rights, agreements or commitments obligating any PAS
Entity to issue or sell, or to cause to be issued or sold, or to
repurchase, redeem, exchange, transfer, register or otherwise
acquire or dispose of, any shares of its capital stock or any other
Equity Interests or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
for, or any options, warrants, conversion rights, stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other similar rights
relating to, any shares of capital stock or any other Equity
Interests of such PAS Entity. There are no agreements or
other
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obligations
(contingent or otherwise) that may impair or prohibit any PAS
Entity’s ability to do any of the foregoing.
(c) After
the transfer of the Company Acquired Shares to the Company, the
Company will own 100% of the Equity Interests in the PAS Entities
free and clear of all Liens.
4.5
Subsidiaries . None of the PAS Entities has any
Subsidiaries.
4.6 Financial
Statements .
(a) No
PAS Entity has any audited balance sheet or related audited
statements of income and cash flow for the fiscal years of 2008,
2007 and 2006. PAS has delivered to the Company true, correct and
complete copies of: (i) the balance sheets of each PAS Entity
for each of the fiscal years of 2008, 2007 and 2006 and the related
statements of income and of cash flows of each such PAS Entity,
(the “ PAS Annual Financial Statements ”); and
(ii) the unaudited balance sheet of each PAS Entity dated
April 4, 2009 and the related statements of income and of cash
flow of each such PAS Entity for the period then ended (the “
PAS Interim Financial Statements ,” collectively with
the PAS Annual Financial Statements, the “ PAS Financial
Statements ”).
(b) The
PAS Financial Statements are based upon the information contained
in the books and records of each PAS Entity and fairly present, in
all material respects, the financial position of each such PAS
Entity as of the dates thereof and results of operations and cash
flows for the periods referred to therein. Except for the absence
of notes thereto and subject to normal year-end audit adjustments
and normal year-end accruals that will not be material in amount or
effect, each of the PAS Financial Statements has been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied in accordance with each
PAS Entity’s historical practices insofar as such practices
are consistent with GAAP.
(c) All
accounts, books and ledgers related to the business of each PAS
Entity, are complete in all material respects, and there are no
material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or
reflected therein.
(d) The
accounts receivable and other receivables reflected on the balance
sheet in the PAS Interim Financial Statements (the “ PAS
Reference Balance Sheet ”), and those arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business after the date thereof, are
(i) valid receivables that have arisen from bona fide
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) to
PAS’ Knowledge, are not subject to valid counterclaims or
setoffs and (iii) to PAS’ Knowledge, except as and to
the extent of the bad debt reserve reflected on the PAS Reference
Balance Sheet, collectible in accordance with their
terms.
(e) Each
asset included in the PAS Reference Balance Sheet is
(i) legally and beneficially owned solely by such PAS Entity
and will be, on the Closing Date, free from any Lien, other than
Permitted Liens, and (ii) where capable of possession, in the
possession of such PAS Entity. The PAS Material Contracts, together
with the assets that such PAS Entity owns at the Closing, are
sufficient to operate the business of such PAS Entity in the same
manner as it was operated before the Closing.
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(f) Each
PAS Entity has a Normalized Level of Working Capital as of the date
of this Agreement and will have a Normalized Level of Working
Capital on the Closing Date.
4.7 No
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7 and except to the extent reflected or
provided for in the PAS Reference Balance Sheet, during the period
beginning on April 5, 2009 and ending on the date hereof, to
PAS’ Knowledge, no PAS Entity has any Liabilities, whether
due or to become due, and regardless of when asserted, and to
PAS’ Knowledge there is no existing condition, situation or
set of circumstances which is reasonably expected to result in such
an obligation or Liability that would cause a Material Adverse
Effect, other than: (i) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business after the date of the PAS Reference Balance
Sheet (the “ PAS Reference Balance Sheet Date
”), (ii) Liabilities incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) Liabilities that do
not require disclosure on financial statements under GAAP. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.7 , no PAS Entity has any
outstanding Indebtedness and there exists no Indebtedness between
any PAS Entity and PAS.
4.8 Absence of
Certain Developments . Except as contemplated by this Agreement
or as set forth on Schedule 4.8 , since the PAS
Reference Balance Sheet Date and through the date hereof:
(i) each PAS Entity has conducted its businesses only in the
Ordinary Course of Business and (ii) no event has occurred or
fact or circumstance has arisen that, individually or taken
together with all other events, facts, and circumstances has had,
or is reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.9 Taxes .
PAS has made available to the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of the Tax Returns or
relevant portions thereof (including pro forma, entity specific
United States Tax Returns) related to income taxes filed by or to
be filed on behalf of each PAS Entity within the past six
(6) years (collectively, the “ PAS Delivered Tax
Returns ”). Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.9 :
(i) each PAS
Entity, and any Person, to PAS’ Knowledge, to whose
liabilities each such PAS Entity has succeeded, has filed or will
file in a timely manner all Tax Returns required to have been filed
on or before the Closing Date by or for it, and all information set
forth in such Tax Returns is correct and complete in all material
respects;
(ii) each PAS
Entity, and any Person, to PAS’ Knowledge, to whose
liabilities each such PAS Entity has succeeded has timely paid all
material Taxes due and payable by it;
(iii) there are no
unpaid material Taxes due and payable by any PAS Entity or by any
other Person that are or could become a lien on any asset of, or
otherwise adversely affect the business or any properties or
financial condition of any such PAS Entity;
(iv) each PAS
Entity and any Person to whose liabilities each such PAS Entity has
succeeded is in material compliance with, and each PAS
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Entity’s
records contain all material information and documents necessary to
comply with, all applicable Tax information reporting and Tax
withholding requirements;
(v) each PAS
Entity has collected or withheld all material amounts required to
be collected or withheld by it for any Taxes, and all such amounts
have been paid to the appropriate governmental agencies or set
aside in appropriate accounts for future payment when
due;
(vi) the balance
sheets included in the PAS Financial Statements fully and properly
reflect, in accordance with GAAP, as of their dates, the accrued
liabilities of each PAS Entity for all Taxes;
(vii) for all
periods after the dates of the balance sheets included in the PAS
Financial Statements, the books and records properly reflect, in
accordance with GAAP, as of their dates, the accrued liabilities of
each PAS Entity for all Taxes;
(viii) no PAS
Entity has granted (or is subject to) any outstanding agreement or
waiver currently in effect extending the period of limitations for
the assessment or collection of any Tax and no unpaid Tax
deficiency has been asserted against or with respect to such PAS
Entity (insofar as it may be liable therefor) any Person to whose
liabilities any such PAS Entity has succeeded;
(ix) there is no
actual or pending examination, administrative or judicial
proceeding, or deficiency or refund litigation or, to the Knowledge
of PAS, any action threatened against, or with respect to, any PAS
Entity with respect to any Taxes of any PAS Entity or for which any
such PAS Entity may be liable;
(x) there are no
unpaid Taxes payable by any PAS Entity or by any other Person that
(i) are or could become a Lien on any asset of any such PAS
Entity, (ii) could be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (iii) could result in any liability to the
Company or any PAS Entity;
(xi) each PAS
Entity has provided the Company with true and correct copies of all
material correspondence between it and any taxing authority within
each of the last six (6) years from the date
hereof;
(xii) no PAS
Entity is a party to, or obligated under, any Tax sharing, Tax
allocation, or Tax indemnity or other similar agreement. No PAS
Entity has in place any power of attorney with respect to Taxes
that would be binding on the Company;
(xiii) PAS has
furnished or made available to the Company complete and accurate
copies of all PAS Delivered Tax Returns;
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(xiv) no PAS
Entity has received a Tax ruling or entered into a closing or
similar agreement with any taxing authority that would likely
affect its Tax liabilities in a material manner after the Closing
Date;
(xv)
[Intentionally Omitted];
(xvi) no PAS
Entity has settled any Tax dispute in a manner that would aversely
affect the Company in a material manner for any post-closing tax
period;
(xvii) all Tax
positive balances included by or reflected in any Tax Return filed
by or on behalf of any PAS Entity (i) that have been
(1) used as a Tax credit in Tax Returns corresponding to
subsequent periods, (2) subject to setoff or refunded by the
Tax authorities, or (ii) that have not yet been subject to
setoff or refunded by the Tax authorities, have been provided for
in the books and records and have been determined in the manner
prescribed by law;
(xviii) to
PAS’ Knowledge, any proceedings for the refund or setoff of
any Taxes paid in excess or not owed (“pago de lo no
debido”) have been based on true facts and are duly justified
under the law;
(xix) [
Intentionally Omitted ] ;
(xx) to the extent
that certain non-income Tax benefits such as a Tax amnesty or other
benefits result from geographical investments, the existence of
specific lines of business or other factors relating to the
operations of the business, neither any PAS Entity or any Affiliate
of any PAS Entity, has taken or failed to take any action or made
any omissions that would materially affect the continuance of such
benefit after the Closing Date;
(xxi) no claim
that any PAS Entity or any Affiliate of any PAS Entity, as the case
may be, is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction has
ever been made by a Tax authority in a jurisdiction where neither
such PAS Entity nor any Affiliate of any such PAS Entity files Tax
Returns;
(xxii) during the
past six (6) years, each PAS Entity and, to PAS’
knowledge, any Person to whose liabilities each such PAS Entity has
succeeded has fully and timely complied with all other formal
obligations set forth in any applicable Law and not included in any
other subsection of this Section 4.9 , including but not
limited to the obligation to issue invoices in accordance to the
pertinent Laws and the obligation to maintain and keep available to
the Tax authorities all books, records and information in the
manner and for the time prescribed by Law; and
(xxiii) none of
the PAS Entities (i) is or has been at any time a member of
any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for income
Tax purposes or (ii) has any liability for the income Taxes of
any Person
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under
Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations, or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign Law.
(a)
Schedule 4.10(a) sets forth a complete and correct
list, as of the date hereof, of all real property leased by each of
the PAS Entities, including the names of each of the parties to
such lease and the address of the applicable property
(collectively, the “ PAS Leased Real Property
”).
(i) True, complete
and correct copies of all documents purporting to convey an
interest in real property to any PAS Entity, including leases,
agreements, subleases, amendments and any guaranties, modifications
and addendums thereto (each a “ PAS Lease ” and
collectively, the “ PAS Leases ”) have been
delivered to the Company. All material documentation and
correspondence between any PAS Entity and landlords to the PAS
Leases relating to the PAS Leased Real Property has also been
delivered.
(ii) Each PAS
Lease is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable against, the
respective parties thereto. None of the PAS Leases have been
modified in any respect, except to the extent that the copies
delivered to the Company disclose such modifications.
(iii) PAS is not
in default, and to PAS’ Knowledge no other party to any PAS
Lease is in default, under any PAS Lease, and there has not
occurred any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse of
time or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would
constitute a default by PAS.
(iv) No consent is
required by any party under any PAS Lease as a result of the
execution of the PAS Documents or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby.
(v) No PAS Lease
is subject to any prime, ground or master lease, mortgage, deed of
trust or other Lien or interest which would entitle the interest
holder to interfere with or disturb any PAS Entity’s rights
under the PAS Leases while such any such PAS Entity is not in
default under the PAS Lease.
(b)
Schedule 4.10(b) sets forth all real property owned by
each of the PAS Entities and is referred to as the “ PAS
Owned Real Property .” No Person other than each such PAS
Entity has any ownership right in the PAS Owned Real Property, or
the right to purchase any portion of the PAS Owned Real Property.
PAS has delivered to the Company true, complete and correct copies
of the surveys, plans, correspondence, environmental reports,
zoning information or letters and other documents with respect to
the PAS Owned Real Property.
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4.11 Property
Representations and Warranties .
(a) Each
PAS Entity is vested with good, marketable fee simple title to such
PAS Entity’s PAS Owned Real Property, free and clear of all
Liens.
(b) None
of the PAS Entities has received any violations of any governmental
regulations, nor any notice of any default or event that with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any
PAS Entity, with respect to any PAS Owned Real Property or PAS
Leased Real Property.
(c) All
real estate Taxes or assessments applicable to the PAS Owned Real
Property or the PAS Leased Real Property which are due and payable
have been paid.
(d) To
PAS’ Knowledge, all of the buildings, fixtures, leasehold
improvements, computers, equipment and other tangible and
intangible assets necessary for the conduct of the business of each
PAS Entity as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted
are in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
and are usable in the Ordinary Course of Business. To PAS’
Knowledge, there are no defects in such assets or other conditions
relating thereto which materially adversely affect the operation or
value of such assets. Each PAS Entity has valid title to all
material personal property owned by it for its own benefit, and
valid leasehold interests in all real and material personal
property leased by it, in each case free and clear of all Liens,
except Permitted Liens. Schedule 4.11(d) sets forth all
leases of personal property held by each PAS Entity involving
annual payments in excess of $100,000. None of the PAS Entities has
received any notice of any default or event that with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any PAS
Entity, with respect to any of such PAS Entity’s owned or
leased personal property.
(e) No
PAS Entity has leased or sublet, as lessor, sublessor, licensor or
the like, any of the PAS Owned Real Property or PAS Leased Real
Property.
(f) There
does not exist any pending or threatened condemnation or eminent
domain proceedings, lawsuits or administrative actions that affect
the PAS Owned Real Property or the PAS Leased Real Property, and no
PAS Entity has received any written notice of the intention of any
Governmental Body or other Person to take or use any PAS Owned Real
Property or PAS Leased Real Property.
(g) All
improvements made by any PAS Entity on the PAS Owned Real Property
or PAS Leased Real Property have received all the Permits required
in connection with the ownership or operation thereof, and all such
improvements have been operated and maintained in compliance with
all applicable Laws, except, in each case, where this lack of
Permit or noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the assets, business or operations of
any PAS Entity.
(h) Each
PAS Entity has adequate rights of ingress and egress with respect
to the PAS Owned Real Property or PAS Leased Real Property and the
improvements thereon pursuant to public streets and roads or by
good, marketable and insurable appurtenant easements. Each PAS
Entity has adequate access to all utilities, including electricity,
sanitary and storm
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sewer, potable
water, natural gas and other utilities, used in the operation of
the business at that location.
(i) The
zoning for the PAS Owned Real Property and the PAS Leased Real
Property permits the presently existing improvements and the
continuation for the business presently being conducted thereon as
a conforming use. Neither the PAS Owned Real Property, the PAS
Leased Real Property or improvements thereon, nor the condition or
use thereof, contravenes or violates any building, zoning, fire
safety, seismic, design, conservation, parking, architectural
barriers to the handicapped (including, but not limited to, the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990), occupational safety and
health or other applicable Law, or any restrictive covenant
(whether or not permitted on the basis of prior nonconforming use,
waiver or variance).
(j) To
PAS’ Knowledge, there are no improvements made or
contemplated to be made by any public or private authority, the
costs of which are to be assessed as special Taxes or charges
against the PAS Owned Real Property or the PAS Leased Real
Property. There are no present assessments against the PAS Owned
Real Property or the PAS Leased Real Property. No material
expenditures are required to bring the PAS Owned Real Property and
the PAS Leased Real Property or any tangible assets thereon into
compliance with any applicable non-governmental aesthetic
standards.
(k) None
of the PAS Entities owes any brokerage commission with respect to
any PAS Owned Real Property or PAS Leased Real Property.
(l) The
PAS Owned Real Property and PAS Leased Real Property constitute all
of the real property utilized by any PAS Entity in, and as is
necessary for, the operation of its business as conducted prior to
the date of this Agreement and the Closing.
(m) All
personal property Taxes or assessments applicable to each PAS PR
Entity which are due and payable have been paid.
4.12
Intellectual Property .
(a) Set
forth on Schedule 4.12(a ) is a list of all material
trademarks that are owned by each PAS Entity (the “ PAS
Owned Trademarks ”) and material to the business of each
such PAS Entity. The PAS Entities own all right, title and interest
in and to the PAS Owned Trademarks, free and clear of all Liens,
and no other Person has any rights to any of the PAS Owned
Trademarks (except pursuant to licenses identified in
Schedule 4.12(c) ), and, to PAS’ Knowledge, no
other Person is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of
the PAS Owned Trademarks. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.12(a) , each PAS Entity has maintained in
full force and effect all applications and registrations and grants
identified in Schedule 4.12(a) in and to PAS Owned
Trademarks and no such applications, registrations and grants have
expired or been cancelled or abandoned.
(b) No
PAS Entity has engaged in any conduct or activity which constitutes
unfair competition or which infringes or violates, or constitutes a
misappropriation or wrongful disclosure of any Intellectual
Property rights of any Person.
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(c) Set
forth on Schedule 4.12(c) is a list of all trademarks
that are licensed between each PAS Entity and any other
Person.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.12(d) , each PAS Entity
(i) in the conduct of its business, is not the subject of any
allegations, challenges, assertions, or suggestions of any charge,
complaint, claim, demand or notice that such PAS Entity has
infringed, misappropriated, or acted in conflict with any
Intellectual Property owned by any Person, that such PAS Entity has
engaged in any acts of unfair competition or other legal wrong
against any Person or that the PAS Owned Trademarks are invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise defective, inoperable, unregisterable,
unpatentable or ineffective; (ii) has not received any notice
of any default under any trademark license to which such PAS Entity
is a party; and (iii) has not received any notice of any
patents, trademarks or copyrights or other Intellectual Property of
any third party or received any offers to take a license
therefor.
(e) None
of the PAS Entities is or will as a result of the execution and
delivery of the PAS Documents, or the performance of its
obligations thereunder, be in breach of any license, sublicense or
other agreement, or Intellectual Property rights of any
Person.
(f) No
shareholder or former shareholder, partner, director, officer or
employee of any PAS Entity (or any predecessor in interest) has or
will have, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by
the PAS Documents, any legal or equitable right, title, or interest
in or to, or any right to use, directly or indirectly, in whole or
in part, any PAS Owned Trademarks.
(g) Each
PAS Entity has taken reasonable measures to protect the
proprietary, trade secret and/or confidential nature of each item
of PAS Owned Trademarks and to maintain in confidence all
proprietary, trade secret and/or confidential information that it
owns or uses (or has owned or used).
4.13 Contracts
and Agreements .
(a) PAS
has made available to the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of the following Contracts to
which any PAS Entity is a party (collectively, the “ PAS
Material Contracts ”) and they are complete and accurate
in all material respects:
(i) each Contract
that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or
materials by any PAS Entity of an amount or value in excess of
$100,000;
(ii) each Contract
that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or
materials to any PAS Entity of an amount or value in excess of
$100,000;
(iii) each
Contract that was not entered into in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
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(iv) each PAS
Lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and
conditional sale agreement, and other Contract affecting the
ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or
other interest in, any real or personal property;
(vi) each
collective bargaining agreement and other Contract to or with any
labor union or other employee representative of a group of
employees;
(vii) each joint
venture, partnership, and other Contract (however named) involving
a sharing of profits, losses, costs, or Liabilities by any PAS
Entity with any other Person;
(viii) each
Contract containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict
the business activity of any PAS Entity or limit the freedom of
such PAS Entity to engage in any line of business or to compete
with any Person;
(ix) each Contract
providing for payments to or by any Person based on sales,
purchases, or profits, other than direct payments for
goods;
(x) each power of
attorney that is currently effective and outstanding;
(xi) each Contract
for capital expenditures in excess of $250,000;
(xii) each written
warranty, guaranty, and or other similar undertaking with respect
to contractual performance extended by any PAS Entity other than in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xiii) each
Contract with any Affiliate of such PAS Entity;
(xiv) each
outstanding Contract relating to the acquisition by any PAS Entity
of any operating business or capital stock of any other Person, or
by any other Person of any operating business or capital stock of
any PAS Entity;
(xv) each Contract
for which any PAS Entity has, or is required to provide, a
performance or similar bond;
(xvi) each
Contract that contains a change in control or other similar
provision; and
(xvii) each
amendment, supplement, and modification (whether oral or written)
in respect of any of the foregoing.
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(b) No
PAS Entity and, to PAS’ Knowledge, no officer, director,
agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of any PAS Entity, is
bound by any PAS Material Contract that purports to limit the
ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or
contractor to engage in the business currently being conducted by
the PAS Entities.
(c) Each
PAS Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid and
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(d) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.13(d) :
(i) each PAS
Entity is in full compliance with all applicable terms and
requirements of each PAS Material Contract;
(ii) to the
Knowledge of PAS, each other Person that has or had any obligation
or liability under any PAS Material Contract is, and at all times
has been, in full compliance with all applicable terms and
requirements of such PAS Material Contract;
(iii) to the
Knowledge of PAS, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that
(with or without notice or lapse of time) may contravene, conflict
with, or result in a violation or breach of, or give any PAS Entity
or any other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any
remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or
to cancel, terminate, or modify, any PAS Material Contract;
and
(iv) no PAS Entity
has given or received from any other Person, at any time, any
notice or other communication (whether oral or written) regarding
any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation or breach of,
or default under, any PAS Material Contract.
(e) There
are no renegotiations of, attempts to renegotiate, or outstanding
rights to renegotiate any material amounts paid or payable to any
PAS Entity under current or completed PAS Material Contracts with
any Person and no such Person has made written demand for such
renegotiation.
(f) The
PAS Material Contracts relating to the sale, design, manufacture,
or provision of products or services by any PAS Entity have been
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and have been
entered into without the commission of any act alone or in concert
with any other Person, or any consideration having been paid or
promised, that is or would be in violation of any applicable
Law.
4.14 [
Intentionally Omitted ] .
(a) Each
PAS Entity is operating in material compliance with all applicable
Laws in relation to labor matters, employment terms and conditions,
salaries and working hours in respect of its respective employees.
The pension obligations and severance and other labor
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obligations of
each PAS Entity are correctly estimated under current Laws as of
the dates so estimated, as well as the collective bargaining
agreements, if any, and such estimates have been certified for
statutory purposes (if required to be so certified by applicable
Law), by the auditors and/or actuaries of each such PAS Entity, as
applicable. Additionally, (i) each of the current and/or
former employees, managers, directors and advisors of each PAS
Entity have no rights under any circumstance to any inventions,
improvements, discoveries or any other information, or to any
remuneration for any inventions, improvements, discoveries or
information, other than as shown in Schedule 4.15(a) ;
(ii) set forth on Schedule 4.15(a)(ii) is a list
of all collective bargaining agreements entered into by any PAS
Entity; (iii) each PAS Entity is up to date with the payment
of its obligations with respect to social security, pensions and
other employee benefits or payments required under applicable Law;
(iv) there are no outstanding claims against any PAS Entity
and there are no facts or circumstances known to the Knowledge of
PAS that may reasonably result in a labor dispute or claim against
any PAS Entity in excess of US$50,000, except for what is included
in Schedule 4.15(a)(iv) ; (v) except as set forth
on Schedule 4.15(a)(v) , there are no persons working
for any PAS Entity under temporary agreements or under contracts
with temporary services agencies or similar entities, which have
been rendering services to any such PAS Entity for more than one
(1) year (continuously or otherwise) prior to the date hereof;
(vi) each PAS Entity is in material compliance in a general
manner with all applicable Laws and regulations relating to labor
matters.
(b) PAS
has made available to the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of each “employee
benefit plan”, and each bonus, incentive or deferred
compensation, stock option or other equity-based award, retention,
change in control, severance, employment or other employee or
retiree compensation, fringe benefit or benefit plan, program,
agreement, policy or arrangement that is maintained or participated
in by any PAS Entity or to which such PAS Entity contributes or is
obligated to contribute (collectively, the “ PAS Plans
”) and such PAS Plans are complete and accurate in all
material respects. PAS has made available to the Company true and
complete copies of all PAS Plans in which one or more current or
former employees or directors of a PAS Entity is eligible to
participate or entitled to benefits (or, in the case of PAS Plans
not reduced to writing, a written description of the terms thereof)
and, as applicable, all related trusts or other funding agreements,
all amendments to such PAS Plans. The PAS Plans have been operated
in compliance with applicable Law and pursuant to the terms of the
PAS Plans.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.15(c) , neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event) (i) result in, cause the
accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount
or value of, any payment or benefit to any employee, officer,
consultant or director of any PAS Entity, (ii) result in the
forgiveness of Indebtedness, (iii) limit the right of any PAS
Entity to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets
from any PAS Plan, (iv) result in any severance or departure
payment. As of the PAS Balance Sheet Reference Date, except as
reserved for and described in the PAS Financial Statements, there
are no underfunded obligations under any of the PAS
Plans.
(d) As
of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of PAS, no officer or PAS
Employee at the level of manager or higher, and no group of three
or more PAS Employees in a
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single
department of any PAS Entity has, as of the date hereof, disclosed
any plans to terminate his, her or their employment or relationship
with such PAS Entity.
(e) no
PAS Entity has received written notice of any charge or complaint
pending before any Governmental Body alleging unlawful
discrimination or retaliation in employment practices, or alleging
any unfair labor practice, or alleging non-compliance with any
applicable Law, by any such PAS Entity, nor, to the Knowledge of
PAS, has any such charge been threatened.
4.16
[Intentionally Omitted].
4.17
Litigation . Schedule 4.17 contains a reasonably
complete and accurate description of all Legal Proceedings pending
or, to the Knowledge of PAS, threatened against any of the PAS
Entities, that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Legal
Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of PAS, threatened, that
questions the validity of this Agreement or of any action taken or
to be taken by any PAS Entity in connection with the PAS Documents,
or the transactions contemplated thereby. No PAS Entity is subject
to any Order, consent decree, conciliation agreement, settlement
agreement, market conduct or financial examination report,
corrective action plan or other similar agreement with any
Governmental Body (including, without limitation, cease-and-desist
or other orders).
4.18 Compliance
with Laws; Permits .
(a) All
activities of each PAS Entity and its officers, directors, agents
and employees have been, and are currently being, conducted in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws,
Permits and governmental requirements (including corrective action
plans or requirements), Orders and other similar items of any
Governmental Body, except when noncompliance would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Governmental
Body has instituted, implemented, taken or threatened to take, and
to the Knowledge of PAS, no Governmental Body intends to take, any
action the effect of which, individually or in the aggregate, is
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any PAS
Entity or the PAS Entities taken as a whole.
(b) PAS
has made available to the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of all Permits necessary for
the conduct of the business and operations of each PAS Entity
(including, but not limited to, water Permits), or necessary to
own, lease and operate its properties, which have been duly
obtained and are in full force and effect and are complete and
accurate in all material respects. Each PAS Entity has conducted
its business in material compliance with all terms and conditions
of the Permits. There are no proceedings pending or, to the
Knowledge of PAS, threatened or intended that are reasonably
expected to result in the revocation, cancellation or suspension,
or any adverse modification, of any such Permit, and the execution
and delivery of the PAS Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby will not result in any such
revocation, cancellation, suspension or modification.
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(c) PAS
and each PAS Entity and their respective representatives, agents or
employees is, and has been for the past four years, in compliance
in all material respects with (i) all applicable Laws relating
to anti-bribery, money laundering, lawful political contributions
or gifts, corrupt practices and similar measures and (ii) all
applicable laws relating to economic and trade sanctions. Neither
PAS nor any PAS Entity has received any written notifications or
claims alleging facts which are inconsistent with the
representations in the foregoing sentence. PAS and each PAS Entity
and their respective representatives, agents and employees are, and
have been for the past four years, in compliance in all material
respects with (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
ss.ss. 78dd 1, et seq) and the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development Convention Against Bribery of Foreign
Public Officials in International Business Transaction and
legislation implementing such Convention, and (ii) the Laws
implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls of the United
States Department of the Treasury.
(d) Neither
PAS nor any PAS Entity nor any of their respective representatives,
agents or employees, has corruptly or illegally offered or given on
behalf of either PAS or any PAS Entity, anything of value to:
(i) any government official or (ii) any other person
while knowing, or having reason to know, that all or a portion of
such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised,
directly or indirectly, to any government official for the purpose
of the following: (x) influencing any action or decision of such
government official, in his or her official capacity, including a
decision to fail to perform his or her official function;
(y) inducing such government official to use his or her
influence with any Governmental Body to affect or influence any act
or decision of such Governmental Body to assist either PAS or any
PAS Entity in obtaining or retaining business or securing an
improper advantage for, or with, any Governmental Body; or
(z) where such payment would constitute a bribe, kickback or
illegal or improper payment to assist either PAS or any PAS Entity
in obtaining or retaining business or securing an improper
advantage for, or with, or directing business to, any Person. There
have been no false or fictitious entries made in the books or
records of PAS or any PAS Entity relating to any illegal payment or
secret or unrecorded fund and neither PAS nor any PAS Entity has
established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund.
4.19
Environmental Matters . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.19 :
(a) Each
PAS Entity has complied and is in compliance with, and the PAS
Owned Real Property (for purposes of this Section 4.19
only, the term “PAS Owned Real Property” will also
include any real property formerly owned by any PAS Entity) and PAS
Leased Real Property and all improvements thereon are in compliance
with, all Environmental Laws, except where any noncompliance would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) No
PAS Entity has any existing, pre-existing or continuing Liability
under any Environmental Law, nor is any PAS Entity responsible for
any such Liability of any other Person under any Environmental Law,
whether by Contract, by operation of law or otherwise.
(c) Each
PAS Entity has been duly issued, and maintains all Environmental
Permits necessary to operate the business or assets of such PAS
Entity as currently operated. A true and complete list of all such
Environmental Permits, all of which are valid and in full
force
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and effect, is
set forth on Schedule 4.19(c) . Each PAS Entity has
timely filed applications for all Environmental Permits. All of the
Environmental Permits listed on Schedule 4.19(c) will
remain in full force and effect following consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except as would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Neither
the PAS Owned Real Property nor PAS Leased Real Property contains
any underground improvements, including but not limited to
treatment or storage tanks, or underground piping associated with
such tanks, used currently or in the past for the management of
Hazardous Materials, and no portion of the PAS Owned Real Property
or the PAS Leased Real Property is or has been used as a dump or
landfill or consists of or contains filled in land or wetlands.
With respect to any real property formerly owned, operated, or
leased by any PAS Entity, during the period of such ownership,
operation or tenancy, no portion of such property was used as a
dump or landfill, and no PAS Entity is aware of any such use at any
time prior to its ownership, operation, or tenancy of such real
property. Neither PCBs, “toxic mold,” nor
asbestos-containing materials are present on or in the PAS Owned
Real Property or PAS Leased Real Property or the improvements
thereon. There has been no Release of Hazardous Materials at, on,
under, or from the PAS Owned Real Property or the PAS Leased Real
Property, nor was there such a Release at any real property
formerly owned, operated or leased by any PAS Entity during the
period of such ownership, operation, or tenancy, such that such PAS
Entity is or could be liable for Remediation with respect to such
Hazardous Materials.
(e) Each
PAS Entity has furnished to the Company copies of all environmental
assessments, reports, audits and other documents in its possession
or under its control that relate to the PAS Owned Real Property or
the PAS Leased Real Property, compliance with Environmental Laws,
or any other real property that such PAS Entity formerly owned,
operated, or leased. Any information that any PAS Entity has
furnished to the Company concerning the environmental conditions of
the PAS Owned Real Property or the PAS Leased Real Property, prior
uses of the PAS Owned Real Property or the PAS Leased Real
Property, and the operations of such PAS Entity related to
compliance with Environmental Laws, is accurate and
complete.
(f) To
PAS’ Knowledge, no PAS Owned Real Property or PAS Leased Real
Property, and no property to which Hazardous Materials originating
on or from such properties or the businesses or assets of any PAS
Entity, has been sent for treatment or disposal, is listed or
proposed to be listed on any governmental database or list of
properties that may or do require Remediation under Environmental
Laws. No PAS Entity has arranged, by Contract or otherwise, for the
transportation, disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials at any
location such that it is or could be liable for Remediation of such
location pursuant to Environmental Laws.
(g) No
Lien in favor of any Person relating to or in connection with any
Environmental Claim has been filed or has attached to the PAS Owned
Real Property or the PAS Leased Real Property.
(h) No
authorization, notification, recording, filing, consent, waiting
period, Remediation, or approval is required under any
Environmental Law in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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4.20
Insurance . PAS has made available to the Company prior to
the date of this Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of all
insurance policies and fidelity bonds maintained on the date hereof
by or for the benefit of any of the PAS Entities and they are
complete and accurate in all material respects. PAS has made
available to the Company complete and correct copies of all such
policies and bonds, together with all riders and amendments thereto
as of the date hereof. Such policies and bonds are in full force
and effect, and all premiums due thereon have been paid. All of
such policies and bonds are, and all similar insurance policies
maintained by each of the PAS Entities in the past five
(5) years were, placed with financially sound and reputable
insurers, and are and were in amounts and had coverages that are
and were reasonable and customary for Persons engaged in businesses
similar to that engaged in by each of the PAS Entities. Each PAS
Entity has complied in all material respects with the terms and
provisions of such policies and bonds and continues to be in
compliance therewith.
4.21 Financial
Advisors . No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a
broker, finder or financial advisor for PAS in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement who would be entitled
to any fee or commission or like payment in connection with this
Transaction.
4.22 Affiliate
Transaction . PAS has made available to the Company prior to
the date of this Agreement in the PAS Data Room copies of all
agreements, arrangements or other commitments (including any
intercompany loans or financial arrangements) between PAS or any of
its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any PAS Entity, employee,
officer, director or shareholder of any of the PAS Entities on the
other hand, other than compensation or benefit agreements,
arrangements and commitments in an amount not greater than
$100,000, and they are complete and accurate in all material
respects.
4.23 Prior
Acquisitions . There are no pending, or to the Knowledge of
PAS, threatened, indemnification claims by or against PAS or any
PAS Entity under any agreement for the acquisition of any assets or
business involving any PAS Entity.
4.24
Investigation by Company . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, (i) no investigation by the
Company shall affect the representations and warranties of PAS
under this Agreement or contained in any other writing to be
furnished to the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and (b) such representations and
warranties shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of the
fact that the Company knew or should have known that any of the
same is or might be inaccurate in any respect.
4.25 Powers of
Attorney . Schedule 4.25 sets forth the powers of
attorney or other authority by which a Person may enter into an
agreement, arrangement, obligation or other Contract on behalf of
any of the PAS Entities.
4.26
Disclosure . The representations and warranties contained in
this Article IV do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements and information contained in this
Article IV , in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
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4.27 Tax
Exemption of PAS-PR Plastics . PAS-PR Plastics is exempt from
the payment of taxes in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as per a
valid tax exemption decree that is currently in effect and will be
in effect as of the Closing Date (the “ Tax Exemption
Decree ”). To PAS’ Knowledge, there are no
circumstances that could serve as grounds for the cancellation of
the Tax Exemption Decree.
4.28
Arms-Length Transactions by PAS PR Entities . With respect
to each PAS PR Entity, all transactions with affiliated entities
have been carried out under arms-length terms, conditions and
circumstances, as per Section 1047 of the Puerto Rico Tax
Code.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to PAS that:
5.1
Organization and Good Standing . The Company is a
corporation validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
the British Virgin Islands and has all requisite corporate power
and authority to conduct its business as now conducted. The Company
is duly qualified or authorized to do business as an international
business company and is in good standing under the Laws of the
British Virgin Islands. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a
corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite
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