AIRCRAFT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(Legacy)
This AIRCRAFT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made and
entered into as of the 30 th day of December, 2005 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between John Wing Aviation, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, with principal offices at 1001 General
Thomas Kelly Boulevard, Montgomery County Airport, Building 15-A,
Conroe, TX 77303 (“Seller”), and Administaff, Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 19001
Crescent Springs Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77339 (“Buyer”)
(collectively, Seller and Buyer may be referred to as the
“Parties”).
WHEREAS, Seller
owns the Aircraft described in Section 1 of this Agreement,
which Aircraft was acquired by Seller on or about
September 22, 2005 (the “Wing Acquisition
Date”);
WHEREAS, Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to
Buyer, the Aircraft (as defined below) in accordance with the terms
and conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, in
connection with the foregoing, it is intended that, on the date
hereof, Buyer will enter into an Aviation Services and Lease
Agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) with Wing Aviation,
LLC and Gulf Coast Charter, Inc., each an affiliate of Seller
(together, the “Operator”), to, among other things,
provide for crew, maintenance, and chartering of the
Aircraft.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the Parties, declaring their intention to be bound by this
Agreement, and for the good and valuable consideration set forth
below, hereby covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
SUBJECT MATTER OF SALE
Subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and to deliver
to Buyer, at such location as Buyer may designate, and Buyer agrees
to buy from the Seller:
(a) all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to that certain
Embraer Legacy model aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial
number 14500884 and currently bearing Federal Aviation
Administration (“FAA”) Registration Number N617WA,
including two Rolls Royce engines (the “Engines”),
bearing serial numbers CAE312711 and CAE312747, and all related
equipment, spare parts, accessories, instruments and components
(collectively, the “Aircraff”)(all as further described
on Exhibit A-1 attached hereto), all of the following
being in compliance with all maintenance and inspection
requirements (i) of the FAA (including the mandatory portions
of all Airworthiness Directives and Mandatory Service Bulletins
that have been issued with respect to the Aircraft with compliance
dates within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date (by
terminating action if available)) and (ii) the Embraer
Computerized Maintenance Program and Aviation Maintenance Manual
for the Aircraft;
(b) all
documents, flight records, maintenance records, manuals, logbooks,
diagrams, drawings and data in Seller’s possession or control
as more fully described in Exhibit A-2 (collectively,
the “Aircraft Documents”);
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(c) all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following
manufacturer’s warranties held by Seller with respect to the
Aircraft pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated
September 22, 2005 (the “Embraer Purchase
Agreement”), by and between Seller and Embraer-Empresa
Brasileira De Aeronautica S.A. (“Embraer”):
(i) the Embraer manufacturer’s warranty covering the
airframe of the Aircraft; (ii) the Rolls Royce Corporation
manufacturer’s warranty covering the Engines; (iii) the
Sundstrand, Inc. manufacturer’s warranty covering the
auxiliary power unit installed in the Aircraft; and (iv) the
Honeywell manufacturer’s warranty covering the avionics
installed in the Aircraft (collectively, the “Warranty
Rights”); and
(d) all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Rolls
Royce Corporate Care Plan applicable to the Engines (the
“Rolls Royce Plan”).
The total
consideration to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Aircraft, the
Aircraft Documents and the Warranty Rights is the sum of
$21,802,092.00 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase
Price shall be payable as follows:
(i) On
the date hereof, Buyer shall pay to Seller, in cash or other
immediately available funds, an amount equal to the sum of
$19,002,092.00 (the “Cash Payment”); provided, that
Seller acknowledges and agrees that Buyer shall make the Cash
Payment directly to National City Commercial Capital Corporation
(the “Bank”) on behalf of Seller in prepayment of the
indebtedness of Seller to the Bank evidenced by that certain
Aircraft Mortgage and Security Agreement by and between Seller and
the Bank.
(ii) On
the date hereof, Buyer shall assign to Seller all of Buyer’s
right, title and interest in and to that certain Israeli Aircraft
1988 Astra Model 1125 aircraft, bearing FAA registration number
N199HE, and bearing manufacturer’s serial number 027,
including two Garrett TFE-731-3C-200G engines serial numbered
P96146C and P96149C, and all related equipment, spare parts,
accessories, instruments and components (collectively, the
“Astra”)(all as further described on
Exhibit B attached hereto). Buyer and Seller agree that
the fair market value of the Astra as of the Effective Date is
$2,800,000.00.
ARTICLE 3.
CLOSING; DELIVERIES.
3.1 Effective
Time . The Parties hereby agree that title to the Aircraft
shall transfer from Seller to Buyer, and title to the Astra shall
transfer from Buyer to Seller, at 11:30 a.m. central standard
time (the “Effective Time”) on the Effective
Date.
3.2 Seller
Deliveries. As a condition to the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby, Seller shall, at its own cost, execute,
acknowledge and deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, the
following:
(i) Seller
shall execute and deliver to Buyer an FAA Aeronautical Center Form
8050-2 Bill of Sale transferring all of Seller’s right, title
and interest in and to the Aircraft to Buyer.
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(ii) Seller
shall deliver to Buyer an FAA Aircraft Registration Application,
ready for execution by Buyer, evidencing the registration of the
Aircraft in the name of Buyer.
(iii) Seller
shall deliver evidence to Buyer of the location of the Aircraft on
the Effective Date.
(iv) Seller
shall have obtained and delivered to Buyer a duly executed and
unconditional release of all liens or security interests, in a form
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, encumbering the Aircraft,
including, without limitation, any and all liens or security
interests held by the Bank.
(v) Seller
shall cause the Operator to execute and deliver the Lease Agreement
to Buyer.
(vi) Seller
shall execute and deliver to Buyer a Texas sales tax exemption
certificate with respect to the Aircraft.
(vii) Upon
Buyer’s delivery of the Astra, Seller will execute and
deliver to Buyer an Aircraft Delivery Receipt in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C.
3.3 Buyer
Deliveries. As a condition to the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby, Buyer shall, at its own cost, execute,
acknowledge and deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, the
following:
(i) Buyer
shall deliver the Cash Payment, in cash or other immediately
available funds, to the Bank on behalf of Seller.
(ii) Buyer
shall execute and deliver to Seller an FAA Aeronautical Center Form
8050-2 Bill of Sale transferring all of Buyer’s right, title
and interest in and to the Astra to Seller.
(iii) Buyer
shall deliver to Seller an FAA Aircraft Registration Application,
ready for execution by Seller, evidencing the registration of the
Astra in the name of Seller.
(iv) Buyer
shall execute and deliver the Lease Agreement to the
Operator.
(v) Buyer
shall execute and deliver to Seller a Texas sales and use tax
resale exemption certificate with respect to the Astra.
(vi) The
parties acknowledge that the Aircraft is currently under charter by
Seller to a third party and that Seller will not deliver possession
of the Aircraft to Buyer until January 20, 2006. Upon
Seller’s delivery of the Aircraft, Buyer will execute and
deliver to Seller an Aircraft Delivery Receipt in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D.
3.4
Location. The closing of the transactions contemplated
hereunder shall be conditioned upon each of the Aircraft and the
Astra being located within the State of Texas on the Effective Date
at the Effective Time.
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ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
4.1
Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby
represents and warrants to Buyer, as of the Effective Date, as
follows:
(a) Seller is
the owner of the Aircraft, the Aircraft Documents and the Warranty
Rights, and has good and sufficient legal and beneficial title to
the Aircraft, the Aircraft Documents and the Warranty Rights, and
is authorized to convey title to the Aircraft, the Aircraft
Documents and the Warranty Rights, and that Seller’s
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents
and instruments contemplated hereby (collectively, the
“Transaction Documents”) shall convey to Buyer good and
marketable title to the Aircraft, the Aircraft Documents and the
Warranty Rights, free of any and all liens and
encumbrances.
(b) Seller is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, possessing perpetual existence,
having the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name, has full
power, legal right and authority in all respects to carry on its
business as Currently conducted, and to execute, deliver and
perform and observe the provisions of the Transaction
Documents.
(c) The
execution, delivery, and performance by Seller of the Transaction
Documents has been duly authorized by all necessary action of
Seller. The Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid, and
binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their terms.
(d) Neither
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by Seller,
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby (a) conflicts with or results in a breach of, or
constitutes a default (or gives rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the (i) articles of incorporation or bylaws of
the Seller, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, lease, deed of
trust, pledge, loan or credit agreement, employee benefit plan,
collective bargaining agreement, or other similar contract to which
the Seller, the Aircraft, the Aircraft Documents or the Warranty
Rights are subject, or (iii)
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