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EXHIBIT 10.9 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SPARTANBURG AGREEMENT TO SELL, PURCHASE AND LEASE
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Title: EXHIBIT 10.9 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SPARTANBURG AGREEMENT TO SELL, PURCHASE AND LEASE Date: 3/20/2007 Industry: Money Center Banks Sector: Financial
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EXHIBIT
10.9
STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA )
)
COUNTY OF
SPARTANBURG )
AGREEMENT TO SELL,
PURCHASE AND LEASE
THIS AGREEMENT made this
16th day of February , 2007 between First
National Holdings, LLC, having an office c/o Donald B. Wildman,
220 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306 (hereinafter
referred to as “Purchaser”), and First National
Bank of the South, a/k/a First National Bank of Spartanburg,
a division of First National Bank of the South, having an
office at 215 North Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29304
(hereinafter referred to as
“Seller”).
For and in consideration of
$10.00, the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Seller agrees to sell to Purchaser, and
Purchaser agrees to purchaser from Seller the Premises (as
hereinafter defined) subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
1.
Definitions
For the purpose of this
Agreement, the terms set forth below shall be defined as
follows:
(a) Land. All of that
certain plot or parcel of land described in Exhibit A
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
(b) Net Lease. That
certain agreement of lease entered into between Purchaser, as
landlord, and Seller, as tenant, concurrently with the closing of
title hereunder, which lease shall be in the form of Exhibit
B annexed hereto.
(c) Tenant. The
Seller.
(d) Closing Date. The
date on which title to the Premises is delivered to Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement, which date shall be a date no later
than (i) in the event all of the Construction Completion
Certificates, as defined in and in accordance with Paragraph 4(j)
hereof, shall have been theretofore issued, a date selected by
Purchaser on at least three (3) days prior notice to Seller,
which date shall not be later than ninety (90) days following
the date hereof (the Final Scheduled Closing Date), or (ii) in
the event any of the Construction Completion Certificates shall not
have been so issued on or before the Final Scheduled Closing Date,
a date selected by Purchaser on at least three (3) days prior
notice to Seller, which date shall not be later than thirty
(30) days following the date on which all of the Construction
Completion Certificates shall have been so issued, time being of
the essence for the performance of Seller’s obligations
hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Purchaser shall, subject only to the provisions of
Paragraph 2(d) hereof, have the right in its sole discretion to
terminate this Agreement in the event all of the Construction
Completion Certificates shall not have been issued or waived in
accordance with Paragraph 4(j) hereof by the Final Scheduled
Closing Date.
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(e) Improvements. The
structures, buildings, and improvements now existing or to be
constructed on the Premises.
(f) Governmental
Authorities. Any board, bureau, commission, department, or body
of any municipal, county, state, or federal governmental or
quasi-governmental unit, or any subdivision thereof, having,
asserting, or acquiring jurisdiction over the Premises or the
management, operation, use, or improvement thereof.
(g) Premises. The
Land, the Improvements, the Personal Property, and the
Appurtenances.
(h) Personal Property.
The fixtures and equipment, and other tangible personal property
listed in the attached Schedule toExhibit E
which are now and will be on the Closing Date or upon the issuance
of all the Construction Completion Certificates (i) located on
the Premises and used in connection with the operation thereof,
including, those items of Personal Property described in
Schedule to Exhibit E or (ii) attached to or
appurtenant to the Premises or used in connection with the
operation of the Premises and purchased for the Premises pursuant
to the Construction Contract by and between the Seller and Roebuck
Building Co., originally dated June 5, 2006 as amended
from the date hereof and the Closing Date, but excluding all
furnishings, office equipment, trade fixtures and other tangible
personal property used by Seller for the operation of its business
on the Premises, including, without limitation, all vaults,
telecommunication and data processing equipment on the
Premises.
(i) Appurtenances. All
right, title, and interest of Seller in and to strips, gores,
easements, rights of way, privileges, appurtenances, and rights to
the same belonging to and inuring to the benefit of the Premises;
and all right, title, and interest, if any, of Seller in and to
(A) any land lying in the bed of any street, road, or avenue
opened or proposed in front of or adjoining the Premises, and
(B) any award or payment made, or to be made, (x) for any
taking in condemnation, eminent domain, or agreement in lieu
thereof of land adjoining all or any part of the Premises,
(y) for damage to the Premises or any part thereof by reason
of change of grade or closing of any such street, road, highway, or
avenue, and (z) for any taking in condemnation or eminent
domain of any part of the Premises.
(j) Title Company.
Stewart Title Guaranty/ First American Title Insurance
Company.
2. Purchase
Price
The purchase price (the
Purchase Price) for the Premises shall be Five Million Four Hundred
Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($5,450,000.00) Dollars, payable as
follows:
(a) Ten and No/100 ($10.00)
Dollars on the signing of this Agreement, to be paid by the
delivery of a check drawn on a recognized financial institution
(the “Deposit”), receipt of which Deposit is hereby
acknowledged. The Deposit shall be held in escrow as hereinafter
provided.
(b) The balance of the
Purchase Price, Five Million Four Hundred Forty Nine Thousand Nine
Hundred Ninety ($5,449,990.00) Dollars shall be paid by cash,
certified, cashier’s, or bank check, or by wire transfer of
immediately available federal funds (which funds shall be deemed
available upon notice to Seller of a federal wire number therefor)
through escrow payable to the order of Seller on the execution,
acknowledgement, and delivery of the Deed and Net Lease to
Purchaser on the Closing Date. B
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(c) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, if, on the Closing Date, all of the Construction
Completion Certificates, as hereinafter defined, have not been
issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then, on the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall therefor not have the right to
terminate this Agreement provided that Seller agrees to complete
all remaining construction of the Premises in accordance with that
certain Agreement between First National Bank of Spartanburg as
Owner and Roebuck Buildings Company as Contractor dated
June 5, 2006 (the “Construction Contract”) and all
other matters necessary and sufficient to, and which will, cause
the issuance of all of the Construction Completion Certificates in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Lease.
3. Matters to Which the
Sale is Subject
The title to the Premises
shall be subject only to the following (the “Permitted
Encumbrances”):
(a) Real estate taxes,
personal property taxes, and water and sewer charges, provided same
are not yet due and payable.
(b) Those restrictions,
covenants, agreements, easements, matters, and things affecting
title to the Premises and more particularly described in
Exhibit C annexed hereto and by this reference made a
part hereof.
(c) Building, building line,
use or occupancy restrictions; state of facts shown on surveys set
forth and enumerated in Exhibit D annexed hereto and
by this reference made a part hereof, and any additional state of
facts which a current survey delivered in accordance with Paragraph
12(b) hereof the Premises discloses, provided same do not render
title to the Premises unmarketable, and; rights, if any, of record
in favor of any utility company to maintain and operate lines,
cables, poles, distribution boxes and the like in, under, over, and
upon the Premises, to the extent that such restrictions, facts, or
rights:
(i) are not now
violated;
(ii) do not and/or will not
adversely affect the use of the Premises for the purposes set forth
in, or constitute a violation under, the Net Lease;
(iii) are not and/or will not
be violated by the Improvements;
(iv) do not grant to third
parties any right to require the removal, alteration, or relocation
of any of the structures, improvements, and/or appurtenances
comprising the Premises;
(v) do not permit any third
party to acquire an interest in or lien on the Premises;
and
(vi) do not require the
performance of any act for the benefit of another party which, if
not performed, would result in any liability, expense, or
damage;
and provided further that the
title insurance company selected by Purchaser insuring
Purchaser’s title to the Premises (the “Title
Company”) shall affirmatively insure Purchaser as to items
(i) through (vi) above.
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(d) Zoning and building laws
and ordinances of any Governmental Authority.
4. Representations and
Covenants
A. Seller warrants,
represents, covenants, and agrees that the following are true as of
the date hereof and will be true on the Closing Date:
(a) Seller has good,
indefeasible, and marketable title to the Premises, free and clear
of all liens, matters, agreements, and encumbrances other than the
Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) Seller has full power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to assume and perform
all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with all of the
terms and conditions hereof. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations
hereunder in accordance with all of the terms and conditions hereof
and under all documents contemplated by this Agreement require no
further action or approval in order to constitute this Agreement as
a fully binding and enforceable obligation of Seller.
(c) As of the Closing Date,
Seller shall not have received any written notice of, and, to the
best knowledge of Seller, there shall exist no, violations of any
law, municipal ordinance, or other governmental requirement of any
Governmental Authority and Seller has no reason to believe that any
governmental, quasi- governmental, or other such authority
contemplates issuing same.
(d) There do not exist
(i) any pending or, to the best knowledge of Seller, any
contemplated annexation or condemnation proceedings, or private
purchase in lieu thereof, affecting or which may affect the
Premises, or any part thereof, (ii) any proposed or pending
proceeding to change or redefine the zoning classification of all
or any part of the Premises, (iii) any proposed or pending
special assessments affecting the Premises or any portion thereof,
(iv) any penalties or interest due with respect to real estate
taxes assessed against the Premises and (v) any proposed
change(s) in any road patterns or grades with respect to the roads
providing a means of ingress and egress to the Premises. Seller
agrees to furnish Purchaser with a copy of any notice of any such
proceeding, assessment, penalty, interest, or change within ten
(10) days after receipt thereof.
(e) Upon the Closing Date,
there shall be no circumstances, state of facts, or other matters
which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both,
would constitute an event of default under the terms of the Net
Lease.
(f) Except for the Net Lease
and Permitted Encumbrances, to the best knowledge of Seller, there
are no instruments, matters, or agreements, and Seller is not a
party to any instrument, matter, or agreement, which will in any
way encumber, bind, or otherwise affect the Premises or Purchaser
on the Closing Date. Seller has neither done nor failed to do
anything, nor has suffered anything to be done, as a result of
which the Premises or any part thereof have been or will be
encumbered or title thereto has been or will be affected in any way
and no person, firm, or entity has any present, conditional, or
contingent rights to acquire all or any portion of the
Premises.
(g) The Net Lease shall be a
valid, subsisting, binding, and fully enforceable obligation to the
Tenant according to all the terms thereof from and after the
Closing Date.
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(h) All work to be performed
and payments to be made pursuant to the terms of the Permitted
Encumbrances, any insurance contract or any other instrument,
agreement, or contract affecting the Premises or any part thereof,
shall be completely performed and paid for prior to the Closing
Date and there shall be no outstanding requirements or
recommendations by (i) the insurance company(s) which issued
the insurance policies insuring the Premises, or (ii) any
board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar
functions, requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done
on the Premises.
(i) Seller shall have fully
paid on or before the Closing Date, all taxes and all installments
of assessments and all other charges of any kind imposed or levied
by any Governmental Authority which shall have become due and
payable or constitute a lien at or prior to the Closing Date,
together with all interest and penalties due thereon.
(j) On the Closing Date,
Seller shall be in possession and occupancy of at least sixty
(60%) percent of the Premises and the Premises shall on the
Closing Date be legally occupied and finally and unconditionally
approved by all Governmental Authorities, and all required
certificates of occupancy, building permits, certificates of
environmental impact approval, underwriters’ certificates
relating to electrical work, all zoning, building, housing, safety,
fire, and health approvals, and all permits and licenses required
by any Governmental Authority and necessary or advisable to
operate, occupy, or use the Premises for the purposes permitted
under the Net Lease (collectively, the “Construction
Completion Certificates”) have been issued, are unexpired,
permanent, and unconditional, and, without cost or risk to
Purchaser, will be assigned, to the extent assignable, to Purchaser
on the Closing Date, and will not be modified or rescinded prior to
the Closing Date and will be in full force and effect on the
Closing Date. In the event that, as of the Closing Date, the Seller
shall have failed to obtain all of the Construction Completion
Certificates or in the event any of the Construction Completion
Certificates shall fail to be unexpired, permanent, or
unconditional, then, provided that Seller complies with the
provisions of Paragraph 2(c) hereof, such failure shall not
constitute a default by Seller hereunder. Seller shall notify
Purchaser of the issuance of the Construction Completion
Certificates within three (3) days of the issuance thereof. No
liens, matters, easements, agreements, or encumbrances affecting
the Premises or any part thereof and, to the best knowledge of
Seller, no zoning law, use regulation, ordinance, or any other
requirement of any Governmental Authority have been or will be
violated by the Improvements or any contemplated use of the
Premises as permitted under the Net Lease. As of the Closing Date,
Seller shall have obtained all necessary approvals, permits, and
licenses from any Governmental Authority, including but not limited
to any subdivision and zoning approvals, if any, required for the
sale of the Premises as contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) There is now and shall be
on the Closing Date, fully paid and enforceable fire, liability,
and other forms of insurance in such amounts and covering such
risks as are required under the Net Lease and to protect, to a
reasonable and prudent extent, all owners of the Premises against
any loss, damage, claim, or liability. Seller warrants and
represents that such insurance policy or policies comply with the
requirements, if any, of the Permitted Encumbrances.
(1) There are no labor
disputes, litigation, or other such proceedings pending or
threatened against or related to the Seller, the Premises, or the
operation thereof, or the zoning or municipal status thereof, nor
does Seller know of any basis for any such action.
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(m) All construction on or at
the Premises is being and will be performed in a good and
workmanlike manner and shall be completed and paid for in all
respects and in accordance with the requirements of all
Governmental Authorities and all applicable governmental and
insurance rating board rules, requirements, and regulations prior
to the Closing Date. All bills and claims for labor performed and
materials or services furnished to or for the benefit of the
Premises will be paid in full on the Closing Date or, in the event
any such bill or claim is not due or payable on or before the
Closing Date, such payment will be reserved against or otherwise
assured by Seller on the Closing Date in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser.
(n) The Personal Property is
now owned and will on the Closing Date be owned by Seller free and
clear of any conditional bills of sale, chattel mortgages, security
agreements or financing statements, or other security interests of
any kind.
(o) To the best knowledge of
Seller, there are no interior or exterior, structural, or other
defects in any portion of the Premises. The Improvements and the
Personal Property shall on the Closing Date be in good working
order, condition, and repair.
(p) All public utilities
including, but not limited to, electric, gas, sewer, and water, and
other utilities required for the operation of the Premises either
enter the Premises through adjoining public streets or, if they
pass through adjoining private land, do so in accordance with valid
public easements or private easements which will inure to the
benefit of Purchaser. All of such public utilities are installed
and operating, and all installation and connection charges have
been fully paid. All access to the Premises is over publicly
dedicated streets or through valid, indefeasible easements of
record.
(q) Seller agrees to
indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless against all claims,
liabilities, losses, deficiencies, and damages as well as
reasonable expenses (including attorney’s fees), interest,
and penalties related thereto, asserted by any third party against,
or incurred by Purchaser, by reason of or resulting from any
breach, inaccuracy, incompleteness, or nonfulfillment of the
covenants, representations, and warranties of Seller contained in
this Agreement.
(r) The Premises are not
currently in violation of or subject to: (i) any existing,
pending or threatened investigation or inquiry by any governmental
authority; or (ii) any remedial obligation under any
environmental law or regulation (hereafter referred to as an
Applicable Environmental Law), including without limitation the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
of 1976 (RCRA). Seller has taken all steps necessary to determine
and has determined that no hazardous substances or solid wastes
have been disposed of or otherwise released on the
Premises.
B. Purchaser warrants,
represents, covenants, and agrees that the following are true as of
the date hereof and will be true on the Closing Date:
(i) Purchaser has full power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to assume and
perform all of its obligations hereunder in accordance with all of
the terms and conditions hereof. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder in accordance with all of the terms and conditions hereof
and under all documents contemplated by this Agreement require no
further action or approval in order to constitute this Agreement as
a fully binding and enforceable obligation of Purchaser.
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(ii) The Net Lease shall be a
valid, subsisting, binding, and fully enforceable against the
Purchaser as landlord according to all the terms thereof from and
after the Closing Date.
5. Documents of
Conveyance
(a) The Premises will be
transferred to Purchaser by Seller executing, acknowledging, and
delivering to Purchaser on the Closing Date a Special Warranty Deed
with grantor’s covenants in proper statutory form for
recording so as to convey to Purchaser good and marketable title to
the fee simple of the Premises, free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances, except the Permitted Encumbrances (the
Deed).
(b) Seller shall assign and
convey to Purchaser on the Closing Date all right, title, and
interest, if any, of Seller in and to any unpaid condemnation award
or purchase money proceeds in lieu thereof, including, without
limitation, any unpaid award for damage to the Premises by reason
of the change of grade of any street.
(c) Seller shall assign,
convey, and deliver to Purchaser on the Closing Date all of
Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to any unpaid
claim for insurance proceeds relating to the Premises,
6. Maintenance of Premises
Prior to Closing
Between the date hereof and
the Closing Date, Seller covenants and agrees as
follows:
(a) No liability shall be
incurred nor any transaction entered into relating to the Premises
except in the ordinary course of business as presently conducted by
Seller, or as contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) If, prior to the Closing
Date, Seller shall have received any notice from any insurance
company which issued a policy with respect to the Premises or any
board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar
functions requiring or recommending any repair order and condition
work to be done in the Premises, Seller will do the same
expeditiously and diligently at its own cost and expenses prior to
the Closing Date.
(c) Seller will maintain the
Premises in good repair, order, and condition and comply with all
laws, ordinances, regulations, orders, or notices of violations of
or issued by any Governmental Authority.
(d) Seller shall not remove
any Personal Property located in or on the Premises, except as may
be required for repair and replacement. All replacements shall be
free and clear of liens and encumbrances and shall be of quality at
least equal to the replaced items and shall be deemed included in
this sale, without cost or expense to Purchaser.
(e) Up to and including the
Closing Date, Seller agrees to maintain and keep all insurance
policies as described in Paragraph 4(A)(k) hereof in full force and
effect.
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(f) Seller shall, between the
dale hereof and the Closing Date, at all reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice, permit Purchaser and its authorized
representatives to inspect the Premises.
(g) Seller shall pay or cause
to be paid as of the Closing Date all amounts of real estate taxes,
personal property taxes, and water and sewer charges due and
payable on or before the Closing Date with respect to the
Premises.
7. Conditions Precedent to
Purchaser’s and Seller’s Obligations
(a) The obligation of
Purchaser to consummate the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the following conditions precedent being
complied with in full prior to or on the Closing Date, each of
which conditions may be waived or modified in whole or in part by
Purchaser in its sole discretion;
(i) All documents and
proceedings of Seller with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser’s
counsel and shall be satisfactory to the Title Company.
(ii) The representations and
warranties made by the Seller shall be true, complete, accurate,
and correct with the same force and effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Closing Date.
(iii) The Seller shall have
performed all covenants and obligations and complied with all
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on the Closing Date or earlier if and as provided
herein,
(iv) The fee simple title to
the Premises shall be insurable in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph 14 hereof in the amount of the Purchase Price by the
Title Company.
(v) No petition in
bankruptcy, insolvency proceeding, or petition for reorganization
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee shall have been
filed by or against Seller unless, in the event of an involuntary
process, such petition is withdrawn, dismissed, cancelled, or
terminated within sixty (60) days; Seller shall not have made
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or filed a petition for
an arrangement or entered into an arrangement with creditors
admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become
due; and there shall not have been any material adverse change in
the financial condition of Seller from its financial condition as
represented in financial statements delivered to Purchaser on or
before the date hereof.
(vi) The Purchaser shall have
obtained a loan in the amount of at least Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) with an interest rate not to exceed 130 basis points
over the average U.S. Treasury rate, an amortization and maturity
of 25 years and limited recourse to the Borrower and its
Guarantors.
(b) The obligation of Seller
to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is
subject to the following conditions precedent being complied with
in full prior to or on the Closing Date, each of which conditions
may be waived or modified in whole or in part by Seller in its sole
discretion:
(i) The representations and
warranties made by the Purchaser shall be true, complete, accurate,
and correct with the same force and effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Closing Date,
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(ii) The Purchaser shall have
performed all covenants and obligations and complied with all
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on the Closing Date or earlier if and as provided
herein.
(iii) No petition in
bankruptcy, insolvency proceeding, or petition for reorganization
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee shall have been
filed by or against Purchaser unless, in the event of an
involuntary process, such petition is withdrawn, dismissed,
cancelled, or terminated within sixty (60) days; Purchaser
shall not have made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or
filed a petition for an arrangement or entered into an arrangement
with creditors or admitted in writing its inability to pay its debt
as they become due.
8. Items to be Delivered
by Seller and Purchaser on the Closing Date
(a) On the Closing Date,
Seller, at its sole cost and expense, will deliver or cause to be
delivered to Purchaser the following documents in connection with
the Premises:
(i) The Deed.
(ii) The Net Lease together
with a memorandum of lease, both in quadruplicate, duly executed
and acknowledged by Seller as Tenant and in recordable
form.
(iii) A Bill of Sale for the
Personal Property in the form of Exhibit E annexed
hereto.
(iv) A cashier’s check
to the order of Purchaser in the amount of the Security Deposit as
provided under the Net Lease. At the election of Purchaser, such
amount may be allotted to Purchaser as a credit against the
Purchase Price.
(v) A Seller’s
Affidavit in customary form and such other documents as required by
the Title Company, executed by Seller certifying against any work
done or supplies delivered to the Premises which might be grounds
for a materialmen’s or mechanic’s lien under or
pursuant to the law of the state in which the Premises are
situated, in form sufficient to enable the Title Company
affirmatively to insure Purchaser against any such lien,
(vi) An affidavit in the form
satisfactory to the Title Company sworn to by Seller and an opinion
letter of Seller’s counsel, addressed to and intended to be
relied upon by Purchaser, and its successors and assigns, setting
forth that: (A) Seller is a national bank duly organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America and it has
duly qualified to do business in the state in which the Premises is
located; (B) Seller has the power to own its properties, to
transact the business in which it is engaged and to enter into the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, Seller’s conveyance of the Premises to Purchaser
and entering into the Net Lease; (C) All actions required to
authorize the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been
duly accomplished by Seller;
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(D) All documents required to
effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have
been duly executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser and
constitute binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against
Seller and the Premises in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof, subject to (i) such limitations as may result from
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the qualification
that certain remedies afforded by such documents may be limited by
applicable state law, none of which limitations will materially
interfere with the practical realization of the rights of the
Purchaser thereunder; and (E) the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein shall not violate or be prohibited or
restricted in any way by any law or decision of the state wherein
the Premises is located, nor any by-law, article or organization,
resolution, agreement, contract, or other obligation or duty of
Seller.
(vii) Any and all affidavits
and other instruments and documents which the Title Company shall
reasonably require in order to insure title to Purchaser, subject
to no exceptions other than the Permitted Encumbrances and the Net
Lease.
(viii) All architectural,
structural, mechanical and electrical plans and specifications,
surveys, and other materials (the Plans) for the Improvements, if
the same are in the possession of Seller or are capable of being
procured by Seller.
(ix) The Title Policy, as
hereinafter defined.
(x) The Construction
Completion Certificates.
(xi) All proper instruments
as shall be required for the assignment of the
Appurtenances.
(xii) Certified resolutions
of the Board of Directors of Seller authorizing all the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
(xiii) An incumbency
certificate with respect to those officers of Seller executing any
documents or instruments in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein.
(xiv) Certificates from
authorized governmental officer in which Seller is organized and
the state in which the Premises are located, to the effect that
Seller is a national banking organization in good standing,
licensed to do business.
(xv) Policies or certificates
of insurance and any endorsements thereto required under the Net
Lease, which policies shall be endorsed naming Purchaser as an
insured thereunder and shall be fully paid on the Closing
Date.
(xvi) A collateral
assignment, effective upon any default by Tenant under the Net
Lease or upon the request of any Mortgagee, as defined therein, of
all warranties and guarantees, if any, (including, without
limitations, roof bonds) received from contractors for services
rendered in connection with, or for equipment and materials
installed in the Improvements.
(xvii) Evidence that the
Premises are not located in a flood hazard area, or, if the
Premises are located in a flood hazard area, evidence of compliance
with the provisions of Paragraph 4(p) hereof.
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(xviii) Evidence that the
Premises are or will be separately and fully assessed for real
estate taxing purposes commencing the tax year 2007.
(xix) The certificate of
engineer respecting the structure of the Premises, certified to
Seller, Purchaser and Purchaser’s Lender satisfactory to
Purchaser’s Lender.
(xx) An affidavit of Seller
(or an authorized officer of the Seller), sworn to under penalty of
perjury, setting forth the Seller’s United States tax
identification number, and stating that the Seller is not a foreign
person and is a United States Person as defined in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in such form and substance as
shall relieve Purchaser from any obligation to withhold any portion
of the Purchase Price.
(xxi) All other instruments,
documents, and agreements reasonably required by Purchaser to
effect or confirm the transactions contemplated herein.
(xxii) On the Closing Date,
Seller shall, at no cost or liability to Purchaser, cause the Title
Company to irrevocably undertake and agree that the Title Company,
for itself and its successors and assigns, shall, for the benefit
of Purchaser and its successors and assigns, and for the benefit of
any Mortgagee, Superior Lessor, or Superior Landlord, all as
defined in the Net Lease, issue Policy(s) subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances.
(b) On the Closing Date,
Purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, will deliver or cause to
be delivered to Seller the following documents:
(i) Certified resolutions of
the management board or committee of Purchaser authorizing all the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
(ii) An incumbency
certificate with respect to those officers of Purchaser executing
any documents or instruments in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein.
(iii) Certificates from the
Secretary of State or other authorized governmental officer of the
State in which Purchaser is organized and the state in which the
Premises are located, to the effect that Purchaser is a limited
liability company in good standing, licensed to do business in said
State(s).
(xx) An affidavit of
Purchaser (or an authorized officer of the Seller) setting forth
the Seller’s United States tax identification
number.
9.
Adjustments
As between Seller and
Purchaser, there shall be no adjustments or apportionments at the
closing hereunder, including, without limitation, adjustments and
apportionments with respect to premiums on insurance policies, real
estate taxes and other governmental levies and charges, water, fuel
and utility charges, wages of employees, social security and
payroll taxes, amounts prepaid or due on service contracts, and any
other similar items whether or not customarily the subject of
adjustments or apportionment, and Purchaser shall have no liability
to Seller with respect to adjustments.
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10. Unpaid Taxes and
Assessments and Other Charges
The amount of any unpaid
taxes, assessments, water charges, and other such liens, which
Purchaser is not required to take title subject to, with the
interest and penalties thereon to a date not less than two
(2) business days after the Closing Date, may, at the option
of Seller, be allowed to the Purchaser out of the Purchase Price,
provided official bills therefor, with interest and penalties
thereon figured to said date, are furnished by the Seller at least
five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date. If there are
any other liens, agreements, or encumbrances affecting the Premises
subject to which Purchaser is not obligated to take title, Seller
may use any portion of the balance of the Purchase Price to
terminate or discharge the same, provided Seller shall notify
Purchaser at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing
Date of the amount of the Purchase Price to be used to terminate or
discharge said liens, agreements, and encumbrances. Furthermore,
Seller shall deliver to Purchaser at closing instruments in
recordable form sufficient to terminate or discharge such liens,
agreements, and encumbrances of record, together with the cost of
recording or filing said instruments. Seller’s obligations
hereunder shall survive the closing of title to the
Premises.
11.
Expenses
Seller and Purchaser shall
each pay its own legal fees incident to the preparation and
execution of this Agreement, whether or not the transaction
contemplated hereby is consummated. Seller shall pay or cause to be
paid all costs and expenses, other than owner’s and
lender’s title insurance premiums and costs, of whatever kind
and nature incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein including, without limitation, survey costs,
brokerage commissions, documentary stamps, fees for recording and
filing the deed and the memorandum of Net Lease, all taxes
(including, but not limited to, transfer, sales, conveyance,
leasing, and recording taxes, but excluding any income or franchise
taxes payable by Purchaser in connection herewith), and such other
customary and reasonable expenses (whether incurred prior to or
after the Closing Date) as are normally and reasonably incurred in
connection with the type of transactions described herein, except
only Purchaser’s legal fees and any engineering costs
incurred in connection with the Purchaser’s or
Purchaser’s Lender’s inspection of the Premises. The
Seller shall pay all costs and expenses of whatever kind and nature
necessary and sufficient to obtain the Title Policy, as hereinafter
defined, insuring Purchaser’s fee interest in the Premises in
accordance with the terms hereof, including, without limitation,
the provisions of Paragraph 14 hereof, and Purchaser shall, at its
option, pay any excess over such amount to be paid hereunder by
Seller which shall be necessary and sufficient to obtain a
lender’s title insurance policy as required by
Purchaser.
12. Copies of
Documents
(a) Prior to the Closing
Date, Seller agrees to deliver to Purchaser or its representatives,
promptly after the Purchaser’s request, but not less than ten
(10) days prior to the Closing Date, true, accurate, and
complete copies of:
(i) All documents described
in Paragraph 8(a) hereof; and
(ii) Any document or
instrument to which any representation, warranty, term, condition,
or covenant hereunder relates or makes reference; and
(b) Seller agrees to provide
Purchaser within forty-five (45) days from the date hereof
with six (6) prints of a currently certified
“as-built” survey (the Survey) of the Premises prepared
in accordance with the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for
Land Title Surveys, including any Flood Plain designations, adopted
by the American Land Title Association and the
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American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (1962), certified to Purchaser,
Purchaser’s lender(s), and to the Title Company, showing the
location of all Improvements, the location of all easements, and
showing no encroachments other than as specifically approved herein
or by Purchaser, in writing,
(c) All plans with respect to
all Improvements upon the Premises and all other plans with respect
to the Premises in Seller’s possession.
13. Broker
Seller and Purchaser
respectively represent and warrant that it has dealt with no
brokers, finders, or salesmen in connection with this transaction,
and agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Purchaser harmless from
and against any and all loss, cost, damage, liability, or expense,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which Purchaser may
sustain, incur, or be exposed to by reason of any claim for
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions which arise in
connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder. The
provisions of this paragraph shall survive the Closing Date and any
termination of this Agreement.
14. Title
Report
Seller, at no cost or
liability to Purchaser (except as provided in Paragraph 11 hereof),
will provide Purchaser with a commitment for an owner’s and
lender’s policy of title insurance from the Title Company
pursuant to which the Title Company shall agree to insure title to
the Premises, in the amount of the purchase price (at a standard
rate for such insurance) in the name of Purchaser and
Purchaser’s lender, after delivery of the Deed, by a standard
Owners and Lenders Policy, with the endorsements as reasonable
requested by such parties, free and clear of all liens, agreements,
matters, and encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances and
the Net Lease, and with all survey exceptions deleted, insuring
against all mechanics’ and laborers’ liens and claims
on account of any work performed on the Premises through the
Closing Date (including, but not limited to, unfiled and inchoate
liens and claims) and otherwise in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement (the Title Policy). The Title Company shall
provide affirmative insurance that any restrictive covenants set
forth in the Permitted Encumbrances have not been violated, and
that any future violation thereof will not result in a forfeiture
or reversion of title, shall provide that the exception for taxes
shall apply only to the current and subsequent years, shall provide
that any exception as to easements not shown by public records
shall be either deleted or limited to such matters or conditions as
are shown on the Survey. Seller shall use its best efforts to cause
to be furnished to Purchaser true, correct, and legible copies of
all instruments referred to in said commitment as conditions or
exceptions to title to the Premises. Purchaser shall have the right
to notify Seller of any matters which render the title uninsurable,
and Seller shall, as provided herein, have the opportunity to
remove such matters. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed a
waiver by Purchaser of any objections or exceptions to or defects
in the title.
15. Casualty
Loss
(a) If, prior to the Closing
Date, any part of the Premises is damaged as the result of fire or
other casualty, and the estimated cost of repair of the damage
exceeds $500,000.00, Purchaser shall have the option to
(i) accept title to the Premises without any abatement of the
purchase price whatsoever, in which event, on the Closing Date, all
of the insurance proceeds shall be assigned by Seller to Purchaser,
any monies theretofore received by Seller in connection with such
fire or other casualty shall be paid over to Purchaser, and Seller
shall reimburse Purchaser an amount equal to the Insurance
Deficiency Amount, as
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hereinafter defined; or
(ii) terminate this Agreement. In the event that the estimated
cost of repair of the damage does not exceed $500,000.00, this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and Purchaser shall
have the option to (i) require Seller to restore the Premises
to the same condition they were in immediately prior to such damage
or (ii) have all of the insurance proceeds payable as a result
of such damage assigned to Purchaser or applied to the Tenant as
provided under the Net Lease, and any monies theretofore received
by Seller in connection with such damage shall be paid over to
Purchaser, and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser an amount equal to
the Insurance Deficiency Amount, as hereinafter defined. For all
purposes hereof, the term Insurance Deficiency Amount shall mean
the sum of all deductibles and other such charges payable by the
insured with respect to all insurance policies for which proceeds
may or will be payable as a result of damage to the
Premises.
(b) Seller shall not settle
any fire or casualty loss claims in connection with the Premises
without obtaining Purchaser’s prior reasonable consent in
each case.
(c) Seller hereby agrees to
furnish Purchaser with written notification of any such fire or
casualty within five (5) days of such event or such shorter
time period as may be required by the carrier insuring such fire or
casualty for providing such notification to such
carrier.
16. Rights of Inspection
Prior to Closing; Right to Terminate
The Purchaser, and its
representatives, agents, or designee, shall have the right to
inspect all or any part of the Premises after the date hereof,
provided that it shall first give the Seller reasonable advance
notification of its intention to conduct any such inspection and
that such inspection shall not unreasonably impede the normal
day-to-day business operations of the Premises. The Purchaser, and
its representatives, agents, or designees, shall have the right to
inspect all documents, agreements, or other instruments annexed
hereto, referred to herein or otherwise related to the Premises or
any portion thereof, and to make any and all inquiries and
investigations which Purchaser deems necessary or appropriate, and
Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in making available for
inspection all of such instruments to Purchaser and shall assist
with all such inquiries and investigations of Purchaser; provided,
however, that Seller shall not be obligated to incur any cost or
expense hereunder this Paragraph. Purchaser may disapprove of the
results of any such inspection, inquiry, or investigation for any
reason or for no reason and any disapproval thereof need not
specify the reason for such disapproval. Purchaser shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement if Purchaser, in its sole
discretion, deems the Premises or any aspect thereof, or any
instrument or the result of any inquiry or investigation, to be
unsatisfactory in any way or for any reason whatsoever; provided,
however, that Purchaser may only exercise such right by giving
Seller written notice of such termination on or before sixty
(60) days after the date of execution of this Agreement (the
Inspection Contingency Date), In addition, in the event the Survey
referred to in Paragraph 12(b) hereof is not delivered to both the
Purchaser and the Title Company at least ten (10) days prior
to the Inspection Contingency Date, then the Purchaser shall have
the right to terminate this Agreement if Purchaser, in its sole
discretion, deems the Survey or any aspect thereof or any fact
disclosed or contained therein to be unsatisfactory in any way or
for any reason whatsoever; provided, however, that Purchaser may
only exercise such right by giving Seller written notice of such
termination on or before ten (10) days following the date on
which the Survey is delivered to both the Purchaser and the Title
Company.
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17.
Condemnation
In the event of the
institution of any proceedings, judicial, administrative, or
otherwise, which shall relate to the proposed taking of any portion
of the Premises by eminent domain prior to the Closing Date
thereof, or in the event of the taking of any portion of the
Premises by eminent domain prior to the Closing Date therefore,
Purchaser shall have the right and option to terminate this
Agreement by giving the Seller written notice to such effect at any
time after its receipt of written notification of any such
occurrence. In the event Purchaser shall not elect to terminate
this Agreement, Seller shall assign all proceeds of such taking to
Purchaser to be used and applied as provided in the Net Lease, and
the same shall have the sole right to settle any claim in
connection with the Premises.
18. Failure to
Convey
(a) In the event of any
default on the part of Purchaser, Seller waives any claim, at law
or in equity, either against Purchaser or against any person, known
or unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, except that, upon a default
by Purchaser hereunder, provided Seller is not in default
hereunder, Seller shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and
to retain the Deposit as liquidated damages and such retention
shall constitute Seller’s role and absolute remedy at law and
in equity.
(b) In the event that for any
reason Seller is unable or unwilling to convey title to the
Premises in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then
Purchaser, in its sole discretion, may elect either to:
(a) terminate this Agreement, or (b) accept such title as
Seller can convey, and waive any conditions to Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder, in which event Seller shall make the
deliveries provided for herein to Purchaser to the extent that
Seller is able to do so, without reduction in the Purchase Price.
In the event of any refusal or inability on the part of Seller to
convey title pursuant hereto or to convey such title as it is able
to deliver and is acceptable to Purchaser, then, in addition to all
other rights hereunder, Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue any
and all remedies available to Purchaser at law or in equity
including, without limitation, an action for specific performance
to compel Seller to convey the Premises pursuant to this Agreement
and any claim for damages, whether incidental or
consequential,
19. Closing
The closing and delivery of
the Deed (the Closing) shall take place at the offices of Johnson
Smith Hibbard and Wildman Law Firm, L.L.P. at 220 N. Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 2Q306 on or prior to the Outside Closing Date of
January 30, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. or at such earlier time and at
such other place as mutually shall be agreed upon.
20. Notices
All notices which may be
required to be or are given by either party to the other hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be sent by Federal Express or other
similar national, reputable, overnight courier which provides proof
of delivery, to the parties at the addresses listed
below:
(i)
to the
Purchaser as follows:
First
National Holdings, LLC
c/o
Donald B. Wildman, Manager
220
North Church Street, Suite 4
Spartanburg,
SC 29306
Telephone:
(864) 582-8121
Facsimile:
(864) 585-5328
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(ii)
to the
Seller as follows:
First
National Bank of the South,
a/k/a
First National Bank of Spartanburg, a
division
of First National Bank of the South
Attn:
Jerry Calvert, President
215
North Pine Street
Spartanburg,
SC 29302
Telephone:
(864) 594-5690
Facsimile;
(864) 594-5688
The parties may at any time
change the addresses or the attorneys to whom the copies of the
notices should be mailed by sending written notice to the other
party of such change in the manner hereinabove provided. Notices
shall be deemed to be received on the next business day after the
day of sending.
21. Escrow
Intentionally
Omitted.
22.
Miscellaneous
(a) This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
incorporates and supersedes all prior negotiations and discussions
between the parties.
(b) This Agreement cannot be
amended, waived, or terminated orally, but only by agreement in
writing signed by the parties hereto.
(c) This Agreement, being
negotiated and prepared in the State of South Carolina, shall be
interpreted and governed by the laws of said State, except with
respect to title issues, in which case the law of the jurisdiction
in which the Premises are located shall govern.
(d) Whenever in this
Agreement there is a provision for the return or disbursement of
the Deposit, the provision shall be deemed to include all interest
earned thereon.
(c) This Agreement may be
assigned by Purchaser without the consent of Seller and, upon such
assignment, Purchaser shall have no further liability
hereunder.
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(f) The Caption headings in
this Agreement are for convenience only and are not intended to be
part of this Agreement and shall not be construed to modify,
explain, or alter any of the terms, covenants, or conditions herein
contained.
(g) All of the
representations and warranties, if any, made by Purchaser and
Seller in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder and
shall not be merged therein. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser has
made no representation or warranty with respect to any transaction
contemplated hereby except as specifically and expressly set forth
in Paragraph 4(B) hereof and Purchaser has no obligation to perform
any covenant or obligation or to comply with any condition in
connection with this Agreement except as specifically and expressly
set forth in this Agreement.
(h) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, in the event that at any time
between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller suffers or
there otherwise occurs with respect to Seller any material adverse
economic or financial change, Purchaser may elect to terminate this
Agreement upon two (2) days’ prior notice to
Seller.
(i) On the Closing Date and
from time to time thereafter, Seller shall execute and deliver or
cause the execution and delivery to Purchaser of such assignments,
deeds, agreements, consents, instruments, documents, and further
assurances as may be required by Purchaser in order to effect or
confirm any of the provisions of this Agreement, or the
transactions intended to be accomplished in connection herewith or
to carry out the intent and purposes hereof.
(j) If any instrument or
deposit is necessary in order to obviate a defect in or objection
or exception to title, the following shall apply: (a) any such
instrument shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as may be required by the Title Company to omit any
defect, objection, or exception to title, (b) any such deposit
shall be made with the Title Company, and (c) Seller agrees to
execute, acknowledge, and deliver any such instrument or cause the
execution, acknowledgement, and delivery thereof and to make any
such deposit.
(k) This Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors,
and assigns.
(1) All exhibits and
schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.