Exhibit 10.1
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
This Aircraft Purchase And Sale
Agreement (“Agreement”) is dated as of
September 3, 2009 (“Effective Date”), by and
between Presley CMR, Inc., with an address of 4490 Von Karman,
Newport Beach, California 92660 (hereinafter referred to as
“Seller”), and Martin Aviation, Inc., or its designee
(as provided in Section 4.17), with an address of 19300 Ike
Jones Road, Santa Ana, California 92707 (hereinafter referred to as
“Buyer”).
RECITALS
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Buyer and
Seller desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize their
agreement with respect to the purchase and sale of the Aircraft (as
defined below) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual provisions contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
AIRCRAFT
1.1 Agreement to Sell and Buy
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Seller hereby agrees to sell, transfer, and deliver to Buyer, and
Buyer agrees to purchase, one used Gulfstream IV aircraft, Serial
Number 1140, Registration N77WL, together with all parts, items of
equipment, instruments, components, and accessories installed
therein or thereon, including the Rolls Royce Tay MK 611-8 engines
having manufacturer’s serial numbers 16388 and 16387, as
defined by Exhibit “A” attached hereto (collectively
the “Aircraft”).
1.2 Purchase Price; Terms of
Payment . The purchase price of the Aircraft shall be Eight
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$8,250,000.00)
(“Purchase Price”) which shall be paid as follows at
the Closing:
(a) Buyer shall pay Two Million
Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred U.S. Dollars (US$2,062,500.00), by
wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds to the
Seller’s bank account.
(b) Buyer shall pay the balance of
the Purchase Price by assuming indebtedness owed by Seller to
William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation
(“WLH”), with such assumption evidenced by
Buyer’s delivery of a promissory note to WLH in the principal
amount of Six Million One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five
Hundred U.S. Dollars (US$6,187,500.00), in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit “B” with interest at a fixed rate equal to
the 12-month LIBOR rate as announced on the Closing Date by the
Wall Street Journal plus three percent (3%), with interest only
payments to be made semi-annually and a maturity date that is the
date that is seven (7) years from the Closing Date. Upon
Buyer’s acceptance of the Aircraft on the Closing Date, Buyer
shall execute an acceptance certificate in the form of
Exhibit “C” attached hereto (“Acceptance
Certificate”) and fax the Acceptance Certificate to Seller,
on receipt of which Insured Aircraft Title Services (the
“Escrow Agent”) shall simultaneously release the Title
Documents as defined in Section 1.3(d) to the
Buyer.
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1.3 Delivery of the Aircraft
.
(a) Seller shall deliver, and Buyer
shall accept, the Aircraft at the Buyer’s address
(“Delivery Location”), subject to the satisfaction of
conditions specified in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 (the “Closing
Date”).
(b) The Aircraft is lawfully
registered in the name of Seller with the FAA, Seller is the sole
owner of the Aircraft and has good and marketable title thereto,
and, as of the Closing Date, the Aircraft will be free and clear of
any and all claims, liens, mortgages or encumbrances of any kind or
character. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
Seller will not grant or create any lien, mortgage or encumbrance
upon the Aircraft or any part thereof.
(c) Title to, and risk of loss,
injury, destruction, or damage to the Aircraft by fire or other
casualty or occurrence, shall pass to Buyer at the time of
Buyer’s acceptance of the Aircraft, which shall be evidenced
by the concurrent delivery to Seller by Buyer’s
representative of the Acceptance Certificate.
(d) Seller and Buyer agree that the
sale shall be closed through the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent
shall receive on behalf of the Seller and Buyer all documents
necessary for the closing of the transaction, including:
(i) an FAA Bill of Sale, Form 8050-2, in the normal and usual
form together with a certificate of registration that will allow
the Buyer to obtain a new certificate of registration showing Buyer
as the sole owner of the Aircraft; (ii) that certain Aircraft
Mortgage and Security Agreement between Buyer and Seller dated as
of
,
2009; (iii) an FAA Form Aircraft Security Agreement; and
(iv) such other instruments and documents necessary for the
effective transfer to Buyer of all right, title and interest in and
to the Aircraft, free and clear of all claims, liens, mortgages, or
encumbrances of any kind or character (the “Title
Documents”). Upon being advised, on or before the Closing
Date by both parties in writing or facsimile that all terms and
conditions of this Agreement have been met, the Escrow Agent shall
file the various Title Documents with the FAA to transfer title to
Buyer. Both Buyer and Seller hereby instruct the Escrow Agent not
to close escrow until all of the following things have occurred
(collectively “Escrow Instructions”):
(i) Escrow Agent receives a copy of
the Acceptance Certificate from Buyer;
(ii) Seller notifies Escrow Agent of
its receipt of the full Purchase Price;
(iii) Escrow Agent receives all
Title Documents from Seller required to convey all right, title and
interest in and to the Aircraft, free and clear of all claims,
liens, mortgages, or encumbrances of any kind or character;
and
(iv) Buyer provides Escrow Agent
with the identity of the legal entity that will hold title on the
Aircraft and provides Escrow Agent with all paperwork necessary to
transfer clear title to that entity.
(e) Seller will deliver to Buyer at
the time of delivery of the Aircraft all original airframe and
engine log books, manuals, wiring diagrams, and other records
pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the Aircraft that
are then in Seller’s possession. Once escrow has closed,
Buyer shall be responsible for all costs relating to the
Aircraft.
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1.4 Failure Or Delay In
Performance . Seller shall not be liable for any failure of or
delay in delivery of the Aircraft if such failure or delay is due
to Acts of God, terrorism, civil war, insurrection, riots, fires,
explosions, accidents, strikes, or labor disputes; or any other
cause beyond Seller’s reasonable control. In any of said
events that cause a delay for a consecutive period of longer than
sixty (60) days from the date of this Agreement or if Seller
is otherwise unable to deliver the Aircraft in the condition
described in Section 2.1, Buyer may terminate this Agreement
by sending Seller and Escrow Agent a written notice of termination.
Upon Seller’s receipt of such notice, this Agreement shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect.
1.5 Buyer Default . In the
event of failure by Buyer to accept delivery of the Aircraft in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, which failure continues for thirty (30) days after
Seller’s written notice of such failure to Buyer (providing
Seller is in full compliance with all of its material obligations
under this Agreement), this Agreement may be terminated at the
election of Seller. Termination of this Agreement shall be
Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event Buyer
defaults under this Agreement.
1.6 Seller Default . Subject
to Section 1.4 above, in the event of failure by Seller for
any reason to deliver the Aircraft in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement or upon any breach or
default under this Agreement by the Seller, which failure, breach
or default continues for thirty (30) days after Buyer’s
written notice of such failure, breach or default to Seller
(providing Buyer is in full compliance with all of its material
obligations under this Agreement), this Agreement may be terminated
at the election of Buyer. Termination of this Agreement shall be
Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event Seller
defaults under this Agreement.
SECTION 2.
CLOSING CONDITIONS
2.1 Condition of Aircraft .
It shall be a condition precedent to Buyer’s obligation to
purchase the Aircraft, that Buyer declare that the Aircraft is in
the following condition on the Closing Date, as documented by
Buyer’s delivery of the Acceptance Certificate:
(a) The Aircraft is in an airworthy
condition with all systems functioning in accordance with the
manufacturer’s specifications, free of material corrosion or
damage history, with a current and valid U.S. Certificate of
Airworthiness.
(b) The Aircraft is current on the
manufacturer’s recommended maintenance program, and GCMP
Maintenance Program with all calendar and hourly inspections
current through the date of delivery of the Aircraft to
Buyer.
(c) All FAA Airworthiness
Directives, and manufacturer’s mandatory Service Bulletins,
applicable to the Aircraft, are complied with through the date of
delivery of the Aircraft to Buyer.
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2.2 Conditions to Close . It
is a condition precedent to Seller’s obligation to sell and
Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Aircraft that each of the
following conditions is satisfied as of the Closing
Date:
(a) Each party has made all
deliveries pursuant to each party’s respective obligations
under Section 1.3(d) above.
(b) Each party has performed, in all
material respects, all of its duties and obligations under and
pursuant to this Agreement, and all representations and warranties
made by each party in this Agreement or otherwise will be true and
correct, in all material respects, as of the Closing
Date.
2.3 Warranties of Seller and
Disclaimer . SELLER SELLS AND BUYER BUYS THE AIRCRAFT
“AS-IS, WHERE-IS.” THE BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT AS BETWEEN THE SELLER AND THE BUYER: (A) THE SELLER IS
NOT A MANUFACTURER NOR A DEALER IN PROPERTY OF SUCH KIND AS THE
AIRCRAFT; AND (B) THE SELLER HAS NOT MADE NOR SHALL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE MADE, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND WILL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE AIRWORTHINESS, CONDITION, VALUE, DESIGN,
OPERATION, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR USE FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS TO THE QUALITY OF
THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY
PART THEREOF, AS TO THE ABSENCE OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER
OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, AS TO THE ABSENCE OF OBLIGATIONS BASED ON
STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY
PART THEREOF, OR THE ACCURACY OF THE AIRCRAFT’S AIRFRAME AND
ENGINE LOGBOOKS, except that Seller represents and warrants that on
the delivery of the Aircraft: (i) Seller will have full power
and lawful authority to transfer title to Buyer; (ii) Seller
will have good and valid title to the Aircraft, and will transfer
the Aircraft to the Buyer free and clear of all liens, claims,
mortgages, interests and encumbrances; and (iii) Seller has
not reserved the Aircraft as a charter aircraft for any period
following the Closing Date except as otherwise disclosed to or
known by Buyer.
SECTION 3.
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Pre-Closing Indemnity .
With respect to any damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities,
taxes, fees, charges, losses and other expenses, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs
(collectively, a “Claim” or “Claims”),
whether or not a lawsuit or other proceeding is filed, that arise
out of, or are related to, the ownership, operation, maintenance or
use of the Aircraft prior to delivery and acceptance of the
Aircraft by the Buyer, the respective obligations of the parties
shall be determined pursuant to that certain Aircraft Consulting
and Management Agreement dated September 1, 2004 between Buyer
and Seller.
3.2 Post-Closing Indemnity .
Buyer hereby indemnifies, defends and holds harmless Seller and its
affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, directors, shareholders,
officers, beneficiaries, employees, consultants, representatives
and agents from and against all Claims, whether or not a lawsuit or
other proceeding is filed, that arise out of, or are related to,
the ownership, operation, maintenance or use
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of the Aircraft following delivery and
acceptance of the Aircraft by the Buyer. In the event Buyer fails
to promptly indemnify and defend such claims and/or pay
Seller’s expenses as provided above, Seller shall have the
right to defend itself, and in that case, Buyer shall reimburse
Seller for all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and
damages incurred in settling or defending such claims within thirty
(30) calendar days of each of Seller’s written
requests.
SECTION 4.
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Assignment of Warranties
. To the extent that any manufacturer’s warranties (express
or implied) are still in effect with respect to the Aircraft (other
than warranties which by their terms are non-assignable or which
would be extinguished by their assignment), Seller hereby assigns
such warranties to Buyer at the time of delivery and agrees to take
such other reasonable steps as will enable Buyer to process
warranty claims directly with the manufacturers.
4.2 Taxes .
(a) Buyer shall pay all sales, use,
personal property, ad valorem, excise, transportation, value added,
stamp, or other similar taxes, fees, or other charges of any nature
(but excluding taxes on income or gain realized by Seller),
together with any penalties, fines, or interest thereon, or any
other charges or additions thereto, in addition to the Purchase
Price specified herein, upon the sale of the Aircraft which are
levied, assessed, or required by law to be paid and which arise as
a result of the sale of the Aircraft or are assessed with respect
to the time period beginning with the Closing Date.
(b) Buy