PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS,
INC.
Dated as of October 27,
2006
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
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2.1 Sale of the ABS Shares
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2.4 Deliveries of Seller at Closing
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2.5 Deliveries of Purchaser at
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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3.1 Organization of Seller
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3.2 Organization and Capitalization of
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3.3 Organization and Capitalization of the ABS
Subsidiaries
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3.5 No Conflicting Agreements;
Consents
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3.7 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
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3.8 Absence of Certain Changes
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3.9 Legal Proceedings, etc.
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3.10 Contracts; No Defaults
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3.12 Employees; Labor Matters; Employee Benefit
Plans; ERISA
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3.16 Intellectual Property
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3.17 Compliance with Laws
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3.18 Environmental Matters
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3.20 No Material Adverse Change
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3.24 Certificates of Need
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3.25 Medicare Participation;
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3.27 Regulatory Compliance
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3.28 Medical Staff Matters
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3.29 Third Party Payor Cost Reports
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3.32 Controlled Substances
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3.34 Texas Assets and Operations
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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4.2 Corporate Authorization
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4.3 No Conflicting Agreements;
Consents
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4.4 Legal Proceedings, etc.
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4.7 Investment Representations
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF SELLER
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5.1 Regulatory Approvals; Consents
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5.2 Conduct Prior to the Closing
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5.5 Financial Statements and Reports
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5.10 Inter-company Accounts
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5.14 Restrictive Covenants Agreement
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5.16 Third Party Payor Cost Reports
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5.17 Qualifacts Agreement
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF PURCHASER; CERTAIN
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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6.1 Notice of Certain Occurrences
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6.6 WARN Act Compliance; COBRA
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6.9 Consents Not Obtained by Closing
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6.10 Consultative Process
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6.13 Section 338 Election
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6.14 Seller Minimum Net Worth; Restrictions on
Seller Transfers
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6.15 Shared Services Agreement; Agreements
between Acquired Entities and RX Innovations
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6.16 Corporate Office Lease
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6.20 Third Party Consents
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6.21 Title Policies, Surveys, and Environmental
Site Assessments
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6.23 Transition Services Agreement
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6.24 Competing Transactions
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6.26 Dismissal of Pending Lawsuit
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6.27 Withdrawal of Termination Notice
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF
PURCHASER
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7.1 Representations and Warranties
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7.2 Compliance with Agreement
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7.6 Consents, Authorizations, Etc
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7.7 No Action or Proceeding
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7.8 Constituent Documents
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7.9 Resignation of Boards of Directors and
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7.10 Good Standing Certificates
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7.11 Intentionally Omitted
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7.12 Termination of Guarantees
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7.13 Restrictive Covenants Agreements
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7.16 Shared Services Agreement
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7.17 Intentionally Omitted
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7.18 No Material Adverse Change
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7.20 Intentionally Omitted
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7.21 Waiver of Conditions
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF
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8.1 Representations and Warranties
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8.2 Compliance with Agreement
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8.4 Secretary’s Certificate
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8.6 Consents, Authorizations, Etc
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8.7 No Action or Proceeding
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8.8 Good Standing Certificate
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8.9 Restrictive Covenants Agreements
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8.10 Waiver of Conditions
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION
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9.1 Indemnification by Seller
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9.2 Indemnification by Purchaser
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9.4 Limitations on Claims
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10.2 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
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12.5 Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
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12.6 No Third Party Beneficiary
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12.7 GOVERNING LAW, CONSTRUCTION; WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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12.10 Headings; Gender, Etc
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12.11 Access to Information
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12.12 Severability; Invalid
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12.14 Further Assurance Clause
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12.15 Documents to be Provided to
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AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND
RESTATED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as amended and restated, this
“ Agreement ” or this “ Amended and
Restated Stock Purchase Agreement ”) is made and entered
into as of October 27, 2006, by and between FHC Health
Systems, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“ Seller
”), and Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Purchaser ”).
WHEREAS, Seller
owns 100% of the ABS Shares (as defined below);
WHEREAS, ABS (as
defined below) owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and
outstanding equity securities of each of the ABS Subsidiaries (as
defined below);
WHEREAS, Seller
wishes to sell the ABS Shares to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to
purchase the ABS Shares from Seller, on the terms, subject to the
conditions and for the consideration set forth in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto desire to amend and restate in its entirety the
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2006, entered
into by and between the parties hereto; and
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has
continued in full force and effect (as amended hereby) since its
execution on May 26, 2006, notwithstanding any purported
termination by either party hereto prior to the date
hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual covenants and
other agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
As used in this
Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the meanings
indicated below and, where appropriate, shall include the singular
and plural of the term defined:
“ ABS
” shall mean Alternative Behavioral Services, Inc., a
Virginia corporation.
“ ABS
LINCS TX ” shall mean ABS LINCS TX, Inc., a Kentucky
corporation.
“ ABS
Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.2(b) .
“ ABS
Subsidiaries ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.3(a) .
“ ABS
Subsidiary Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 3.3(d) .
“
Acquired Entities ” shall mean ABS and the ABS
Subsidiaries.
“
Acquisition Proposal ” shall mean any inquiries or
proposals that constitute, or are likely to result in, a proposal
or offer for a merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of
substantial assets, sale of shares of capital stock or other
securities (including by way of a tender offer) or similar
transaction involving any of the Acquired Entities.
“ Adverse
Business Effect ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 6.19 .
“
Affiliate ” shall mean, as to the Person in question,
any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with the Person in question and any
successors or assigns of such Persons; and the term “
control ” means possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Affiliated Group ” shall mean any affiliated group
within the meaning of Code Section 1504(a).
“
Agreement ” shall mean this Amended and Restated Stock
Purchase Agreement, including the exhibits and schedules attached
hereto, as amended from time to time.
“
Applications ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 3.24 .
“
Awareness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.19 .
“ Balance
Sheet Date ” shall mean December 31,
2005.
“ Books
and Records ” shall mean all existing accounting,
business, marketing, corporate, and other files, documents,
instruments, papers, books and records, including, without
limitation, financial statements, budgets, ledgers, journals,
deeds, titles, policies, manuals, organizational documents,
operating agreements, minute books, stock certificates and books,
stock transfer ledgers, contracts, franchises, permits, supplier
lists, reports, computer files and data, retrieval programs and
operating data or plans.
“
Break-up Fee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 10.2(d) .
“
Business Associate Agreements ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 3.22(c) .
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Business Day ” shall mean a day other than Saturday,
Sunday, or any day on which the principal commercial banks located
in the State of Tennessee or the Commonwealth of Virginia are
authorized or obligated to close under the Laws of such
states.
“
Certificate of Need ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.24 .
“
Claim ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 9.3 .
“
Closing ” shall mean the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as provided in
Article II.
“ Closing
Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.3 .
“ Closing
Statement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.2 .
“
COBRA ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.12(i) .
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Company ” shall mean the Acquired Entities on a
consolidated basis.
“ Company
Financial Statements ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 3.6(a) .
“ Company
Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.16 .
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“ Company
Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.17 .
“ Company
Plans ” shall mean each “ employee benefit
plan ” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA)
and each stock purchase, stock option, other stock-based,
severance, change-in-control, disability, vacation, holiday, sick
leave, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation,
welfare and other employee benefit plan, program, policy or other
arrangement and any employment (including severance and change of
control) agreement, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any
funding mechanism therefor now in effect or required in the future
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise); whether formal or informal, oral or written; under
which any employee or former employee or director (or dependent or
beneficiary thereof) of any Acquired Entity has any present or
future right to benefits or which has been sponsored, contributed
to or maintained by Seller, any Acquired Entity or any ERISA
Affiliate during the past six (6) years.
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Confidentiality Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Confidentiality & Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of
February 21, 2006, between Purchaser and ABS.
“
Constituent Documents ” shall mean the certificate of
formation, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation,
bylaws, articles of organization, operating agreement, limited
liability company agreement, partnership agreement, limited
partnership agreement, minute books and such other organizational
or governance documents, as amended to the relevant date, of a
given entity.
“
Contract ” shall mean any agreement, commitment,
lease, sublease, license, sublicense, promissory note, evidence of
indebtedness, or other contract to which any of the Acquired
Entities is a party or by which assets of any of the Acquired
Entities are bound.
“
Controlled Group Member ” shall mean any entity
(whether or not incorporated) other than Seller and the Acquired
Entities that, together with Seller and Acquired Entities, is
considered under common control and treated as one employer under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
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Corporate Office Lease ” shall mean that certain Deed
of Lease, dated as of January 1, 2006, between FHC Property
Holdings, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and ABS.
“ Court
Order ” shall mean any judgment, order, award or decree
of any federal, state, local or other court or judicial or
quasi-judicial tribunal and any award in any binding arbitration
proceeding.
“ Covered
Entities ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.22(a) .
“ Credit
Facilities ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Loan
and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2003, among
Seller, certain subsidiaries of Seller, including ABS and certain
of the ABS Subsidiaries, the Lenders party thereto from time to
time, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as Joint Lead Arranger,
Joint Book Runner, Term Loan Collateral Agent and Term Loan
Administrative Agent, Credit Suisse First Boston, acting through
its Cayman Islands Branch, as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Book
Runner and Syndication Agent, and Merrill Lynch Capital, a division
of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services Inc., as Revolver
Collateral Agent and Revolver Administrative Agent, and certain
other agreements, instruments and documents related thereto, and
(b) the Amended and Restated Third Lien Term Loan and Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2006, among Seller, certain
subsidiaries of Seller, including ABS and certain of the ABS
Subsidiaries, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Goldman
Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as Lead Arranger, Book Runner and
Syndication Agent, and The Bank of New York, as Administrative
Agent and Collateral Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer, and certain
other agreements, instruments and documents related thereto, as
each may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time and one or more replacement agreements
or facilities existing at any time to refund, refinance, replace or
renew (including any subsequent refinancings, replacements and
renewals) amounts thereunder.
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Damages ” shall mean any and all losses, damages,
claims, costs, fines, fees, Taxes, penalties, interest obligations
and deficiencies (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses of litigation).
“
Destruction Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 6.12 .
“
Effective Time ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.3 .
“
Election Forms ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 6.13(b) .
“
Environmental Claim ” shall mean any claim, action,
cause of action, investigation or notice by any Person alleging
potential liability (including potential liability for
investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs,
natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, or
penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (i) the
presence or release or threat of release into the environment of
any Materials of Environmental Concern at any location, which is or
has been owned, leased, operated or utilized by any of the Acquired
Entities; or (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any
violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law by any of
the Acquired Entities.
“
Environmental Laws ” shall mean, as they exist on the
date hereof and as of the Effective Time, all applicable United
States federal, state, local and non-U.S. Laws relating to
pollution or protection of human health (as relating to the
environment or the workplace) and the environment (including
ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or
sub-surface strata), including laws and regulations relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials
of Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to the use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of
Environmental Concern, including, without limitation, Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 9601 et seq ., Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq ., Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq
., OSHA, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et
seq ., and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq ., each as may have been amended or
supplemented, and any applicable environmental transfer statutes or
laws.
“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall mean (i) any Controlled Group
Member; (ii) any other company, entity, trade or business that
has adopted or has ever participated in any Company Plan; and (iii)
any predecessor or successor company, entity, trade or business of
Seller or Acquired Entities or any entity described in (i) and
(ii).
“
Excluded Assets ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.1 .
“
Excluded Liabilities ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 2.1 .
“
Excluded Subsidiaries ” shall mean NetCare of
Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation; RX Innovations, LLC, a
Virginia limited liability company (“ RX Innovations
”); and WorldWide, Inc., a Virginia corporation.
“
Exemption Certificate ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 3.24 .
“ Federal
Privacy Regulations ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 3.22(a) .
“ Federal
Transaction Regulations ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.22(a) .
“ FTC
” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 7.7 .
“
Funds ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 4.5 .
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GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America, consistently applied
during the periods involved.
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any foreign,
national, state or local government, any political subdivision
thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental (including
fiscal intermediaries and carriers), judicial, public or statutory
instrumentality, authority, body, agency, department, bureau,
commission or entity, or any arbitrator with authority to bind a
party at law.
“
Hazardous Substances ” shall mean any toxic or
hazardous waste, pollutants or substances, including, without
limitation, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum
products, byproducts, or other hydrocarbon substances, substances
defined or listed as a “ hazardous substance ,”
“ toxic substance ,” “ toxic
pollutant ” or a similarly identified substance or
mixture, in or pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“
HIPAA ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.22(a) .
“ HSR
Act ” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“
Indebtedness ” shall mean any long-term indebtedness
(including the current portion thereof), any indebtedness for
borrowed money, including from a bank or similar financial
institution, any inter-company or related party indebtedness, and
letters of credit, specifically excluding capital lease
obligations.
“
Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 9.3 .
“
Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 9.3 .
“
Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 3.16 .
“ IRS
” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue
Service.
“
JCAHO ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.25 .
“
Knowledge ” shall mean (a) with respect to a
natural Person, if (i) the Person is actually aware of the
fact or matter; or (ii) a prudent Person could be expected to
discover or otherwise become aware of the fact or matter in the
course of conducting a reasonable investigation regarding the
accuracy of the representations and warranties made herein,
(b) with respect to Seller, if any of the Persons identified
on Schedule 1.1 has, or at any time had, Knowledge of
that fact or other matter (as set forth in (a) above), and any
such Person will be deemed to have conducted a reasonable
investigation regarding the accuracy of the representations and
warranties made herein, and (c) with respect to Purchaser, if
any of the Persons identified on Schedule 1.2 has, or
at any time had, Knowledge of that fact or other matter (as set
forth in (a) above), and any such Person will be deemed to
have conducted a reasonable investigation regarding the accuracy of
the representations and warranties made herein.
“
Laws ” shall mean all statutes, laws, ordinances,
rules, regulations and other pronouncements of any Governmental
Authority having the effect of law in the United States, any state
or commonwealth of the United States, or any city, county,
municipality, department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“
Leases ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.11(c) .
“
Liability Threshold ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 9.4(a) .
“
Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, assessment,
security interest, lease, sublease, lien, adverse claim, levy,
charge or other encumbrance of any kind, or any conditional sale
contract, title retention contract, or other contract to give or to
refrain from giving any of the foregoing.
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“
Liquidated Damages ” shall mean $
3,000,000.00.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any circumstance
involving change in or effect on the Acquired Entities
(a) that is, individually or in the aggregate, materially
adverse to the business, results of operations or financial
condition of the Acquired Entities taken as a whole; or
(b) that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially
delay or impair the ability of Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than changes or
effects, alone or in combination, that (i) are generally
applicable in the behavioral health care industry of the United
States (provided that such circumstances, changes, or effects do
not adversely affect the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole, in a
disproportionate manner relative to the other participants in such
industry), or (ii) are excluded pursuant to
Section 6.19 .
“
Material Contracts ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.10 .
“
Materials of Environmental Concern ” shall mean
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous materials, Hazardous
Substances and hazardous wastes, Medical Waste, toxic substances,
petroleum and petroleum products and by-products,
asbestos-containing materials, PCBs, and any other chemicals,
pollutants, substances or wastes, in each case so defined,
identified, or regulated under any Environmental Law.
“ Medical
Waste ” includes, but is not limited to,
(a) pathological waste, (b) blood, (c) sharps,
(d) wastes from surgery or autopsy, (e) dialysis waste,
including contaminated disposable equipment and supplies,
(f) cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated
biological agents, (g) contaminated animals,
(h) isolation wastes, (i) contaminated equipment, (j)
laboratory waste and (k) various other biological waste and
discarded materials contaminated with or exposed to blood,
excretion, or secretions from human beings or animals. “
Medical Waste ” also includes any substance,
pollutant, material, or contaminant listed or regulated under MWTA
and applicable state Law.
“ Medical
Waste Law ” shall mean the following, including
regulations promulgated and orders issued thereunder, all as may be
amended from time to time: the MWTA, the U.S. Public Vessel Medical
Waste Anti-Dumping Act of 1988, 33 U.S.C. § 2501 et
seq ., the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq ., OSHA, the
United States Department of Health and Human Services, National
Institute for Occupations Self-Safety and Health Infectious Waste
Disposal Guidelines, Publication No. 88-119, and any other
federal, state, regional, county, municipal, or other local Laws
insofar as they purport to regulate Medical Waste, or impose
requirements relating to Medical Waste.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any “
multiemployer plan ” within the meaning of
Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“
MWTA ” shall mean the Medical Waste Tracking Act of
1988, 42 U.S.C. § 6992, et seq .
“
OSHA ” shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .
“
PCBs ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.18(f) .
“
Permits ” shall mean all licenses, permits,
franchises, rights, registrations, approvals, authorizations,
consents, certifications, waivers, exemptions, clearances,
releases, variances or orders of, or filings with, or otherwise
issued by, any Governmental Authority.
“
Permitted Liens ” shall mean (i) Liens for Taxes
not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date,
(ii) landlords’, carriers, warehousemen’s,
mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other
like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, none of which is overdue, (iii) pledges or
deposits in connection with worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation,
(iv) such minor defects, irregularities, encumbrances,
easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments and other
similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and which, individually or in the
aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any
case materially detract from the value of the
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property
subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of any Acquired Entity’s business on such property and which
do not materially interfere with or impair the present use and
operation of such property subject thereto, (v) any Lien
approved in writing by Purchaser, and (vi) any other Lien
incurred or arising in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and which, individually or in the aggregate, is
not substantial in amount, and which does not materially interfere
with the ordinary conduct of any Acquired Entity’s
business.
“
Person ” shall mean any natural person, corporation,
general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company, union, association, court, trust, Governmental Authority
or other entity or authority.
“
Pre-Closing Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 6.7(a)(i) .
“
Pre-Closing Period Tax Returns ” shall have the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.7(a)(i) .
“
Programs ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.25 .
“
Provider Agreements ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.25 .
“
Provider Numbers ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 3.25 .
“
Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.2 .
“
Purchaser ” shall mean Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“
Purchaser Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 9.1 .
“
Purchaser Material Breach ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 10.1(e) .
“ PWC
” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.28 .
“
Qualifacts Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Qualifacts Application Services Agreement, dated October 8,
2004, between Qualifacts Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
ABS.
“ Real
Property ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.11(b) .
“
Restrictive Covenants Agreements ” shall have the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.14 .
“ SAS 100
Review ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.28 .
“
Section 338 Election ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 6.13(a) .
“
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“
Seller ” shall mean FHC Health Systems, Inc., a
Virginia corporation.
“ Seller
Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 9.2 .
“ Seller
Material Breach ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 10.1(c) .
“ Shared
Services Agreement ” shall mean that certain Shared
Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between
ValueOptions, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and ABS.
“
Straddle Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 6.7(a)(ii) .
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“
Straddle Period Tax Returns ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 6.7(a)(ii) .
“ Tax
” or “ Taxes ” shall mean (a) any and
all taxes and other governmental charges of the same or of a
similar nature (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with
respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross receipts,
capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real
property transfer, transfer gains, inventory, capital stock,
license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment,
severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes,
rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles,
alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp),
together with any interest thereon, penalties (or other
governmental charges of the same or of a similar nature), additions
to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by any
Governmental Authority or other applicable jurisdiction,
(b) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause
(a) whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group
for any period, or otherwise through operation of law, and
(c) any liability for the payment of amounts described in
clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax
indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or
implied agreement to indemnify any other Person.
“ Tax
Indemnification Agreement ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 3.14(e) .
“ Tax
Proceeding ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.7(c)(i) .
“ Tax
Return ” shall mean any return, declaration, report,
statement, information statement and other document (including any
related or supporting information) with respect to Taxes, including
any claims for refunds of Taxes and any amendments or supplements
of any of the foregoing.
“
Termination Expenses ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 10.2(c) .
“
Transfer Taxe s” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 6.7(b) .
“ WARN
Act ” shall mean the Workers Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101-2109.
PURCHASE AND SALE;
CLOSING
2.1 Sale of the
ABS Shares . On and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, assign,
transfer and deliver to Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, the
ABS Shares, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, the ABS
Shares. Notwithstanding anything express or implied to the contrary
contained in this Section 2.1 or elsewhere herein, the
assets (the “ Excluded Assets ”) and liabilities
(the “ Excluded Liabilities ”) of the Acquired
Entities set forth on Schedule 2.1 are excluded from
the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Entities being acquired
by or transferred to Purchaser at Closing through Purchaser’s
acquisition of the ABS Shares. With the exception of the Excluded
Assets and the Excluded Liabilities, and without limiting any of
the representations, warranties, covenants and other provisions of
this Agreement, the Acquired Entities shall retain all of the
assets and liabilities of the Acquired Entities, including, without
limitation, their respective trade payables, operational
liabilities, guarantees, accrued expenses, contingent liabilities
and other obligations. On or before the Closing Date, Seller shall
cause the Excluded Assets to be transferred to Seller or another
Person designated by Seller by means of dividend or otherwise, and
Seller shall either pay the Excluded Liabilities, obtain the
release of the Acquired Entities from any obligation with respect
to the Excluded Liabilities, execute and deliver an assumption
agreement evidencing its assumption of the Excluded Liabilities, or
indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnitees from and
after the Effective Time from and against any Damages incurred or
suffered by such Purchaser Indemnitee as a result of or arising
from the Excluded Liabilities (subject to the limitations and other
provisions set forth in Article IX, provided that
Seller’s liability for Claims for such indemnification shall
not be subject to any Liability Threshold or liability cap set
forth in Section 9.4(a) ).
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2.2
Consideration . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of Seller herein set forth and as consideration for the
sale and purchase of the ABS Shares as herein contemplated,
Purchaser shall pay to Seller a purchase price (the “
Purchase Price ”) equal to TWO HUNDRED TEN MILLION AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($210,000,000.00) in the manner and at the time as
set forth in this Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 .
At the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Purchase Price
less those obligations of ABS to be identified on
Schedule 2.2 to be delivered no later than three
(3) days prior to Closing (which Purchaser shall pay directly
to, or deposit with, the payee thereof identified on such
Schedule 2.2 ), as such amounts and/or payees may be
supplemented or amended by a “ Closing Statement
” signed by Purchaser and Seller and delivered to one another
at Closing. The Closing Statement, if there shall be one, shall not
modify, limit or expand the scope or content of any representation,
warranty or covenant herein, but shall provide only for the
expedient delivery of amounts to Seller and/or other Persons, as
Purchaser and Seller may agree.
2.3 Closing
. The Closing will take place at the offices of Waller Lansden
Dortch & Davis, LLP, 511 Union Street, Suite 2700,
Nashville, Tennessee, or such other place, or in such other manner,
as shall be mutually agreed to by the parties hereto on the later
to occur of (a) December 1, 2006 and (b) the second
Business Day following the satisfaction (or due waiver) of the
conditions set forth in Articles VII and VIII other than those
conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the
Closing). Purchaser and Seller will use their respective best
efforts to cause the Closing to occur on December 1, 2006, it
being understood and agreed by Purchaser and Seller that time is of
the essence. The date on which the Closing takes place is referred
to herein as the “ Closing Date ”. The Closing
shall be deemed to occur at 12:00:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on
the Closing Date, or such other time as shall be mutually agreed
upon in writing by the parties hereto (the “ Effective
Time ”).
2.4 Deliveries
of Seller at Closing . At Closing, and unless otherwise waived
in writing by Purchaser, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the
following:
(a) one
or more certificates evidencing all the ABS Shares, in each case
duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers
in blank with signatures guaranteed by a bank or trust company as
reasonably requested by Purchaser;
(b) the
certificates and documents required to be delivered by Seller
pursuant to Article VII; and
(c) such
other instruments and documents as Purchaser reasonably deems
necessary to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.5 Deliveries
of Purchaser at Closing . At Closing and unless otherwise
waived in writing by Seller, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the
following:
(a) the
Purchase Price at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.2 ,
and Purchaser shall deliver funds to the other payees as
contemplated by Schedule 2.2 and/or the Closing
Statement;
(b) the
certificates and documents required to be delivered by Purchaser
pursuant to Article VIII; and
(c) such
other instruments and documents as Seller reasonably deems
necessary to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.6 Additional
Acts . From time to time after Closing, Seller shall execute
and deliver such other instruments of conveyance and transfer, and
take such other actions as Purchaser may reasonably request, to
convey and transfer more effectively full right, title and interest
to, to vest in, and to place Purchaser in legal and actual
possession of any and all of the ABS Shares, as contemplated by and
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
Seller represents
and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
3.1
Organization of Seller . Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Seller is duly qualified or licensed
to transact business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions
in which such qualification or licensure is required pursuant to
the Laws of such jurisdictions.
3.2
Organization and Capitalization of ABS .
(a) ABS
(i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
(ii) has the corporate power and authority to own or lease and
to operate its assets and to conduct its business as currently
conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to transact business as
a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each of the
jurisdictions listed in Schedule 3.2(a) and is not
required to be so qualified by the requirement of any Laws in any
other jurisdiction based on the nature of its operations or the
ownership of its assets, except where failure to be so qualified
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of ABS consists of 5,000 shares of common
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which 1,000 shares (the
“ ABS Shares ”) are issued and outstanding. The
ABS Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.
(c)
(i) Seller has good and marketable title to, and owns, the ABS
Shares, beneficially and of record, (ii) the ABS Shares are
free and clear of all Liens of any nature whatsoever, except for
Liens granted pursuant to the Credit Facilities, (iii) Seller
has full voting power over the ABS Shares, subject to no proxy,
stockholders’ agreement, voting trust or other agreement
relating to the voting of any of the ABS Shares, except for
restrictions under the Credit Facilities, and (iv) other than this
Agreement and the Credit Facilities, there is no agreement between
Seller and any other Person with respect to the disposition of the
ABS Shares or otherwise relating to the ABS Shares.
(d)
(i) No Person has any preemptive right to purchase any stock
or other securities of ABS, (ii) there are no outstanding
securities or other instruments of ABS that are convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, (iii) other
than the ABS Shares, there are no outstanding securities or other
instruments of ABS giving the owner or holder thereof the right to
vote on any matters on which ABS’s stockholders may vote,
other than as set forth in the Credit Facilities, (iv) other
than the Credit Facilities, there are no contracts, arrangements,
commitments or restrictions relating to the issuance, sale,
transfer, purchase or obtaining of capital stock or other
securities or instruments of ABS, and (v) other than the
Credit Facilities, there is no existing option, warrant, right,
call or commitment of any character granted or issued by ABS
governing the issuance of shares of its capital stock.
3.3
Organization and Capitalization of the ABS Subsidiaries
.
(a)
Schedule 3.3(a) contains a true, complete and correct
list of all subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of ABS other than the
Excluded Subsidiaries (the “ ABS Subsidiaries
”). Except for the ABS Subsidiaries and the Excluded
Subsidiaries, ABS does not directly or indirectly own, of record or
beneficially, or have the right to acquire, any outstanding equity
interests in any other Person.
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(b) Each
ABS Subsidiary (i) is a corporation or limited liability
company, as the case may be, duly organized or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its
organization or formation, as identified on
Schedule 3.3(b) , (ii) has the corporate or
limited liability company power and authority to own or lease and
to operate its assets and to conduct its business as currently
conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to transact business as
a foreign corporation or limited liability company and is in good
standing in each of the jurisdictions listed in
Schedule 3.3(b) and is not required to be so qualified
by the requirement of any Laws in any other jurisdiction based on
the nature of its operations or the ownership of its assets, except
where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Schedule 3.3(c) sets forth the authorized equity
securities of each ABS Subsidiary and indicates the number of
issued and outstanding equity securities of such ABS Subsidiary.
The shares of capital stock of each ABS Subsidiary that is a
corporation have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.
(d)
(i) ABS has good and marketable title to, and owns, directly
or indirectly, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or
other outstanding equity securities of each ABS Subsidiary (the
“ ABS Subsidiary Shares ”), beneficially and of
record; (ii) the ABS Subsidiary Shares are free and clear of
all Liens of any nature whatsoever, except for Liens granted
pursuant to the Credit Facilities; (iii) ABS has full voting
power over the ABS Subsidiary Shares, subject to no proxy,
stockholders’ agreement, voting trust or other agreement
relating to the voting of any of the ABS Subsidiary Shares, except
restrictions under the Credit Facilities; and (iv) other than
this Agreement and the Credit Facilities, there is no agreement
between Seller and any other Person with respect to the disposition
of the ABS Subsidiary Shares or otherwise relating to the ABS
Subsidiary Shares.
(e)
(i) No Person has any preemptive right to purchase any stock,
equity interests or other securities of any ABS Subsidiary,
(ii) there are no outstanding securities or other instruments
of any ABS Subsidiary that are convertible into or exchangeable for
any shares of its capital stock or any other equity securities,
(iii) other than the ABS Subsidiary Shares, there are no
outstanding securities or other instruments of any of the ABS
Subsidiaries giving the owner or holder thereof the right to vote
on any matters on which ABS Subsidiary equityholders may vote,
other than as set forth in the Credit Facilities, (iv) other
than the Credit Facilities, there are no contracts, arrangements,
commitments or restrictions relating to the issuance, sale,
transfer, purchase or obtaining of capital stock or other
securities or instruments of any ABS Subsidiary, and (v) other
than the Credit Facilities, there is no existing option, warrant,
right, call or commitment of any character granted or issued by any
ABS Subsidiary governing the issuance of shares of its capital
stock or other securities or instruments.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and
the other agreements to be entered into by it pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement, and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within
Seller’s corporate powers, are not in contravention of the
terms of Seller’s Constituent Documents, and have been duly
authorized and approved by Seller’s board of directors and,
if required by Law or Seller’s Constituent Documents, by the
stockholders of Seller. No other corporate or limited liability
company, as the case may be, proceedings on the part of Seller or
any Acquired Entity are necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance by Seller or any Acquired Entity of this
Agreement or the other agreements to be entered into by Seller or
any Acquired Entity pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Seller, and, as of the Closing, the other agreements to be entered
into by Seller or any Acquired Entity pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement will have been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Seller or such Acquired Entity, as the case may be. This Agreement
constitutes, and upon their execution and delivery, such other
agreements will constitute, the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Seller and any Acquired Entity party thereto,
enforceable against Seller and any Acquired Entity party thereto in
accordance with their respective terms (assuming the valid
authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by
Purchaser and any other unaffiliated entity that is a party
thereto), subject, in each case, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general
application
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relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
3.5 No
Conflicting Agreements; Consents . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.5 , neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or any of the other agreements to be entered into by
Seller or any Acquired Entity pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will:
(a) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach or termination of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, constitute a default under, or entitle
any party to terminate or accelerate (i) the respective
Constituent Documents of Seller or any of the Acquired Entities,
(ii) any Contract (other than the Credit Facilities), except
such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations or
accelerations which, either individually or in the aggregate,
(A) would not materially impair the ability of Seller and the
Acquired Entities to perform their respective obligations hereunder
or under the other agreements contemplated hereby to be entered
into by any of them or would not prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (B) would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(iii) any Court Order to which Seller or any of the Acquired
Entities is a party or by which Seller or any of the Acquired
Entities is bound, or (iv) any requirements of Law affecting
Seller or any of the Acquired Entities, except such violations,
conflicts, breaches or defaults of such requirements of Law which,
either individually or in the aggregate, (A) would not
materially impair the ability of Seller and the Acquired Entities
to perform their respective obligations hereunder or under the
other agreements contemplated hereby to be entered into by any of
them or would not prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or (B) would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets or
securities of any Acquired Entity (except for Permitted
Liens);
(c) require
a permit from, the approval, consent or authorization of, or the
making by Seller or any of the Acquired Entities of any
declaration, filing or registration with, any Governmental
Authority, except as provided in Section 5.1 or
Section 6.2 and except for such approvals, consents,
authorizations, declarations, filings or registrations, the failure
of which to be obtained or made (i) would not, individually or
in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of Seller and the
Acquired Entities to perform their respective obligations hereunder
or under the other agreements contemplated hereby to be entered
into by any of them or prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(d) require
the approval, consent or authorization of, or notice to, any third
party to any Material Contract.
3.6 Financial
Statements .
(a)
Schedule 3.6 contains copies of the audited
consolidated balance sheets of the Company at December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the Company at June 30, 2006, and the audited consolidated
statements of income of the Company for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the unaudited
consolidated statement of income of the Company for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 (collectively, the “ Company
Financial Statements ”). The Company Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby (except as may be indicated in such Company Financial
Statements, the notes thereto or Schedule 3.6 ), present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the
Company as of such dates and the results of operations of the
Company for such periods, are correct and complete, and are
consistent in all material respects with the Books and Records of
the Company (which Books and Records are correct and
complete).
(b) Company
has designed internal controls to ensure that material information
relating to the Company Financial Statements and other financial
information is made known to its executive officers by other
officers and employees of Seller and the Acquired Entities. There
are no significant deficiencies in the design or
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operation of
internal controls that could adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial
data.
(c) The
accounts receivable set forth on the Company Financial Statements,
and all accounts receivable arising since the Balance Sheet Date,
represent bona fide claims of the Acquired Entities against debtors
for sales, services performed or other charges arising on or before
the date hereof, and all the goods delivered and services performed
that gave rise to said accounts were delivered or performed in
accordance with the applicable orders, Contracts or customer
requirements. Said accounts receivable are subject to no defenses,
counterclaims or rights of setoff, except to the extent of the
appropriate reserves for bad debts on accounts receivable as set
forth on the Company Financial Statements and, in the case of
accounts receivable arising since the date of the Company Financial
Statements, to the extent of a reasonable reserve rate for bad
debts on accounts receivable which is not greater than the rate
reflected by the reserve for bad debts on the Company Financial
Statements.
3.7 Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.7 , the Company does not have any material
liabilities or obligations required by GAAP to be reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet (whether accrued, absolute, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise) except for
(a) liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Company
Financial Statements, (b) liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of the Company’s business since the Balance Sheet
Date, or (c) liabilities incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.8 Absence of
Certain Changes . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.8 or as contemplated elsewhere in this
Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date, the Acquired Entities have
conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course of such
businesses and:
(a) no
Acquired Entity has (i) declared, set aside or paid any
dividend or made or agreed to make any other distribution or
payment in respect of its capital stock or redeemed, purchased or
otherwise acquired or agreed to redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock or (ii) amended its
Constituent Documents;
(b) no
Acquired Entity has incurred any liabilities that under GAAP would
be required to be reflected on a balance sheet for the Company
(other than current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
its business consistent with past practice or other liabilities not
materially adverse to the Acquired Entities taken as a
whole);
(c) no
Acquired Entity has sold, assigned or transferred any of its assets
or properties (other than dispositions or sales of inventory in the
ordinary course of business);
(d) no
Acquired Entity has mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Lien any
of the assets or properties of such Acquired Entity other than
Permitted Liens;
(e) no
Acquired Entity has suffered any damage, destruction or loss,
whether or not covered by insurance, that has had or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect;
(f) except
as contemplated by Schedule 3.12(i) , no Acquired
Entity has entered into any employment, severance or termination
agreement with any of the employees of an Acquired
Entity;
(g) neither
Seller nor the Company has made any change in its accounting
principles, practices or methodologies in any material
respect;
(h) no
Acquired Entity has (i) made any increase in the rate of
compensation payable to any of its employees, other than normal and
customary increases consistent with past practice or increases that
otherwise were required by such Acquired Entity’s obligations
pursuant to applicable Law or Contracts in effect on the Balance
Sheet Date, or (ii) increased severance or termination
obligations to any of its employees; and
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(i) neither
Seller nor any Acquired Entity has entered into any agreement or
arrangement, or made any other commitment (whether oral or
written), to do any of the foregoing.
3.9 Legal
Proceedings, etc . There are no investigations, actions, suits
or proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened
against Seller or any of its subsidiaries (including the Acquired
Entities) and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected to give rise
to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding which, either individually or in the aggregate, if
decided adversely, could reasonably be expected to
(a) materially impair the ability of Seller or any Acquired
Entity to perform its respective obligations hereunder or under the
other agreements contemplated hereby to be entered into by any of
them or (b) prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.9 , there are no investigations, actions,
suits or proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller or any of its subsidiaries (including the
Acquired Entities) and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no event has
occurred or circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected
to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any
investigation, action, suit or proceeding which, either
individually or in the aggregate, if decided adversely, could
reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Acquired
Entities in excess of $100,000. Except as otherwise disclosed in
Schedule 3.9 and except for investigations or
proceedings conducted in the ordinary course of the Acquired
Entities’ business, neither Seller nor any Acquired Entity
has received written or, to the Knowledge of Seller, oral notice
from any Governmental Authority that any Acquired Entity is the
target of any investigation or proceeding by any Governmental
Authority nor to the Knowledge of Seller is any such investigation
or proceeding pending.
3.10 Contracts;
No Defaults . Schedule 3.10 sets forth a complete
and accurate list of the following Contracts as of the date of this
Agreement: (i) all Contracts that have an aggregate annual
value or result in an aggregate annual expense of at least $50,000;
(ii) any agreement that grants a right of first refusal with
respect to the purchase or sale of any asset of an Acquired Entity
or an equity interest in an Acquired Entity; (iii) any
agreement relating to the borrowing or lending of money (other than
advances to employees to cover business expenses in the ordinary
course of business); (iv) any joint venture Contract,
partnership Contract or similar Contract evidencing an ownership
interest or a participation in or sharing of profits; (v) any
guaranty, contribution agreement or other agreement that includes
any material indemnification or contribution obligation;
(vi) any agreement (including, without limitation, any
non-competition agreement) limiting the ability of any Acquired
Entity to engage in any line of business or in business with any
Person or restricting the geographical area in which such Acquired
Entity may engage in any business; (vii) any employment,
consulting, management, severance or indemnification contract or
agreement with annual obligations in excess of $50,000; and
(viii) all agreements with any physician or an immediate
family member of a physician, or with an entity which, to the
Knowledge of Seller, is owned by a physician or an immediate family
member of a physician (collectively, the “ Material
Contracts ”). All of the Material Contracts are with
respect to the Acquired Entities, and, to Seller’s Knowledge,
with respect to all other parties thereto, valid and binding
obligations and are in full force and effect in accordance with
their terms. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 ,
there is not, under any of the Material Contracts, any existing
default, event of default or other event which, with or without due
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or
event of default on the part of any Acquired Entity, except such
defaults, events of default and other events as to which requisite
waivers or consents have been obtained or would not reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. To Seller’s
Knowledge, no party to any of the Material Contracts intends to
cancel, terminate or exercise any option under any of the Material
Contracts. Seller has provided to Purchaser true and complete
copies of the Material Contracts.
(a) Each
of the Acquired Entities is in possession of and has good title to,
or has valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under Contract
to use, all of the personal property and such other assets used in
or reasonably necessary for the conduct of its business; such
assets and properties include all personal property reflected on
the Company Financial Statements and all of the personal properties
purchased or otherwise acquired by the Acquired Entities since the
Balance Sheet Date, other than (i) current assets or
properties disposed of since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) the
Excluded Assets. None of such assets or properties is subject to
any Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
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(b) Each
of the Acquired Entities has good and valid fee simple title to or
a valid leasehold interest in all real property and other real
property interests used in connection with the operation of the
business of such Acquired Entity, together with all buildings,
improvements and fixtures located thereupon and all construction in
buildings, improvements and fixtures located thereupon and all
construction in progress (such real property is referred to herein
as the “ Real Property ”). The address and legal
description for the Real Property that each Acquired Entity owns is
listed in Schedule 3.11(b ).
(c)
Schedule 3.11(c) lists all leases to which an Acquired
Entity is a party involving rental of real property as a lessor,
lessee, sublessor or sublessee (the “ Leases ”).
Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and correct copies of all
Leases. All of the Leases are valid and binding obligations of the
parties thereto, are in full force and effect, and are enforceable
against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms; and no
event has occurred including, but not limited to, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby which (whether with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) would constitute a default
thereunder by an Acquired Entity. To the Knowledge of Seller, none
of the other parties to any of the Leases (i) is in default
under any such Lease or (ii) considers an Acquired Entity to
be in default thereunder. No property leased under any of the
Leases is subject to any Lien or limitation that might in any
respect interfere with or impair the present and continued use
thereof in the usual and normal conduct of the business of the
applicable Acquired Entity. With respect to the property and assets
it leases, each Acquired Entity is in compliance with such Leases,
except where the failure to be in compliance would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Seller
has provided to Purchaser true and correct copies of rent rolls for
each building in which an Acquired Entity leases or subleases space
to tenants, which rent rolls identify the space leased, and with
respect to each lease or sublease, identify (i) the tenant or
subtenant, (ii) the number of square feet leased,
(iii) the term commencement date and expiration date, (iv) any
term renewal options, (v) the annual or monthly rent, and
(vi) the amount of security deposits.
(e) Seller
has provided to Purchaser a true and correct list of the most
current owner’s title policies issued to Seller or an
Acquired Entity with respect to any of the Real Property or any
portion thereof, and copies thereof have been supplied to
Purchaser.
(f) Seller
has provided Purchaser a true and correct list of the most current
“as-built” surveys or boundary surveys obtained by
Seller or an Acquired Entity with respect to any of the Real
Property or any portion thereof, and copies thereof have been
supplied to Purchaser.
(g) Seller
has provided Purchaser a true and correct copy of all environmental
site assessments obtained by Seller or an Acquired Entity with
respect to any of the Real Property or any portion
thereof.
(h) No
Acquired Entity has received any notice of any violation of any
building codes, zoning regulations, or other Law in respect of the
Real Property or structures or their use by such Acquired Entity.
The present use of the Real Property is permitted, and it is a
conforming structure under applicable zoning and building laws and
ordinances. There are no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened requests, applications or proceedings to alter or
restrict the zoning or other use restrictions applicable to the
Real Property. No variance, special permit, special exceptions or
other approval is required under the local zoning or planning Laws
from any Governmental Authority to operate a behavioral health care
business at the Real Property. No portion of the Real Property is
subject to a condemnation or similar proceeding. Schedule
3.11(h) describes all construction work, if any, which any
Acquired Entity has contracted for and which is presently in
progress in respect of the business of such Acquired Entity and
also contains a good faith estimate, as of the date of this
Agreement, of the cost to complete each such project.
(i) The
Real Property constitutes valid subdivided parcels in accordance
with all applicable subdivision restrictions. The Acquired Entities
have all easements, servitudes, and rights-of-way necessary for
access to the Real Property. All utilities serving the Real
Property are adequate to operate a behavioral health care business
at the Real Property in the manner it is currently operating. No
improvements (i) encroach onto adjacent
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property,
(ii) violate setback, building or side lines or
(iii) encroach onto any easements or servitudes located on the
Real Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(i)
, no portion of the Real Property is located within a flood plain
or constitutes an area classified as a protected wetland. Neither
Seller nor any Acquired Entity has received written notice of any
action to alter the zoning or zoning classification or to condemn,
requisition or otherwise take all or any portion of the Real
Property.
(j) To the
Knowledge of Seller, there are no defects in the condition of the
Real Property that will impair the condition of the Real Property
or the operation of the behavioral health care facility at the Real
Property. There is no defect in the Real Property, the structural
elements thereof, the mechanical systems (including without
limitation all heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing,
electrical, elevator, security, utility and sprinkler systems)
therein, or the parking and loading areas, and all such systems are
safe and adequate for the uses to which they are put in the
operation of the behavioral health care facility at the Real
Property. The Real Property is in good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted. There are no defects or
deficiencies in any necessary utility services and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, easements for such services including, without
limitation, electrical, gas, water, sewer and telephone.
3.12 Employees;
Labor Matters; Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .
(a) No
Acquired Entity is a party to, or bound by, any collective
bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding
with a labor union or labor organization. There is no unfair labor
practice or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened against an Acquired Entity relating
to its business. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no
organization efforts with respect to the formation of a collective
bargaining unit presently being made or threatened involving
employees of any Acquired Entity. There is no labor strike,
material slowdown or material work stoppage or lockout actually
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against or
affecting any Acquired Entity, and an Acquired Entity has not
experienced any strike, material slowdown or material work stoppage
or lockout since January 1, 2001. No Acquired Entity is
delinquent in payments to any of its employees for any wages,
salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any
services performed for it or amounts required to be reimbursed to
such employees. Each Acquired Entity is in material compliance with
all applicable laws respecting labor, employment, fair employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, workers’
compensation, occupational safety, plant closings, and wages and
hours. Each Acquired Entity has withheld all amounts required by
Law or by agreement to be withheld from the wages, salaries, and
other payments to employees. No Acquired Entity is liable for any
arrears of wages or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply
with any of the foregoing.
(b)
Schedule 3.12(b) contains a list of each Company Plan.
Neither the Acquired Entities nor any other Person has any express
or implied commitment, whether legally enforceable or not, to
modify, change or terminate any Company Plan in any material
respect, other than with respect to a modification, change or
termination required by ERISA or the Code.
(c) Seller
has delivered to Purchaser a current, accurate and complete copy
(or, to the extent no such copy exists, an accurate description) of
each Company Plan and each of the following, to the extent
applicable: (i) any related trust agreement or other funding
instrument; (ii) the most recent IRS determination letter, if
applicable; (iii) any summary plan description, summary of
material modifications, employee handbooks and other material
written communications provided over the past three (3) years
to participants in the Company Plans; and (iv) for the three
(3) most recent years (A) the Form 5500 and attached
schedules, (B) audited Company Plan financial statements,
(C) actuarial valuation reports and (D) attorney’s
response to an auditor’s request for information.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.12(d) , (i) each
Company Plan has been established, drafted and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws;
(ii) each Company Plan that is intended to be qualified within
the meaning of Code Section 401(a) has received a favorable IRS
determination letter as to its qualification, and nothing has
occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of
any such Company Plan or the exempt status of any such trust;
(iii) for each Company Plan with respect to
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which a
Form 5500 has been filed, no material change has occurred with
respect to the matters covered by the most recent Form 5500
since the date thereof; (iv) no “ reportable
event ” (as such term is defined in ERISA
Section 4043) has occurred with respect to any Company Plan;
(v) neither Seller, any ERISA Affiliate, nor, to the Knowledge of
Seller, any other party in interest or a disqualified person (as
defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2)) has breached any fiduciary
duty or engaged in a “ prohibited transaction ”
(within the meaning of ERISA Section 406 and Code
Section 4975) with respect to any Company Plan for which there
is no exemption under ERISA Section 408 or Code Section 4975;
(vi) except as required by COBRA, no Company Plan provides
post-employment or retiree welfare benefits and no Acquired Entity
has any obligations to provide any post-employment or retiree
welfare benefits; (vii) contributions required to be made
under the terms of any of the Company Plans as of the date of this
Agreement have been timely made or, if not yet due, have been
properly reflected on the Company Financial Statements;
(viii) no event has occurred and, to the Knowledge of Seller,
there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection
with which any Acquired Entity, ERISA Affiliate or Company Plan
would reasonably be expected to be subject to any material
liability (other than for routine benefit liabilities) under the
terms of, or with respect to, such Company Plans, ERISA, the Code
or any other applicable Law; (ix) neither the Acquired
Entities nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability under ERISA
Section 502; (x) all Tax, annual reporting and other
governmental filings required by ERISA and the Code have been
timely filed with the appropriate governmental agency and all
notices and disclosures have been timely provided to participants;
(xi) no excise Tax could be imposed upon the Acquired Entities
under Chapter 43 of the Code; and (xii) the Acquired
Entities do not maintain, sponsor, contribute to or have any
liability with respect to any employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement that provides benefits to non-resident aliens with no
U.S. source income outside of the United States.
(e) None
of the Company Plans is subject to, and no Acquired Entity or ERISA
Affiliate has been liable at any time for contributions to, any
plan or program that is, or has been at any time, subject to
Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA and/or
Title IV of ERISA.
(f) There
is no Multiemployer Plan under which any employee or any former
employee of any Acquired Entity has any present or future right to
benefits or under which any Acquired Entity has any present or
future liability. The Acquired Entities and their ERISA Affiliates
have not sponsored or contributed to or been required to contribute
to a Multiemployer Plan.
(g) With
respect to any Company Plan, no actions, suits or claims (other
than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened. No Company Plan
is currently subject to an audit or other investigation by the IRS,
the Department of Labor or any other governmental
authority.
(h) No
Company Plan or other agreement exists that could result in the
payment to any present or former employee or director of any
Acquired Entity of any money or other property or accelerate or
provide any other rights or benefits to any present or former
employee of any Acquired Entity as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not such payment would
constitute a parachute payment within the meaning of Code
Section 280G.
(i) The
Acquired Entities and their ERISA Affiliates have complied with the
continuation coverage provisions of Title I, Part 6, of ERISA
(“ COBRA ”) with respect to all current and
former employees and their beneficiaries. Attached hereto as
Schedule 3.12(i) is a complete and accurate list of all
current and former employees of the Company and their beneficiaries
who are eligible for and/or who have elected continuation coverage
under COBRA. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a
revised version of such list, updated through the Closing
Date.
(j) The
Acquired Entities and their ERISA Affiliates and the Company Plans
have properly classified individuals providing services to the
Acquired Entities and their ERISA Affiliates as independent
contractors or employees, as the case may be.
3.13 Bank
Accounts . Schedule 3.13 is a list of the names and
locations of all financial institutions at which any Acquired
Entity maintains a checking account, deposit account, securities
account, safety deposit box or
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other deposit
or safekeeping arrangement, the name of the Acquired Entity that
maintains each such account or arrangement and the number or other
means of identification of each such account and
arrangement.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , (i) the Acquired
Entities have duly and timely filed all Tax Returns that they are
required to have filed, (ii) all Tax Returns filed by the
Acquired Entities were true, correct and complete in all material
respects, and (iii) the Acquired Entities have timely paid all
Taxes that have become due and payable (whether or not shown on a
Tax Return) and have adequately reserved in the Company Financial
Statements in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) that have accrued but are not yet due or
payable as of the dates thereof. No federal income Tax Return that
was filed by the Acquired Entities contains, or was required to
contain (in order to avoid a penalty, and determined without regard
to the effect of post-filing disclosure), a disclosure statement
under Section 6662 of the Code. None of the Acquired Entities
has entered into any “ reportable transaction ”
as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , the Acquired Entities
have no present or contingent liability for Taxes, other than Taxes
reflected on the Company Financial Statements or incurred in the
ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date in amounts
consistent with prior years adjusted to reflect changes in
operating results of the Acquired Entities. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.14 , Seller has no Knowledge of any basis
for the assertion by a Governmental Authority of a Tax deficiency
against any Acquired Entity.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , (i) there is no
dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Acquired
Entities either (A) claimed or raised by any Governmental
Authority in writing or (B) as to which Seller has Knowledge;
(ii) no Tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax
proceedings are pending or being conducted with respect to any
Acquired Entity; (iii) no Acquired Entity has received from
any Governmental Authority any notice indicating an intent to open
an audit or other review or any request for information related to
Taxes; (iv) no jurisdiction in which any of the Acquired
Entities do not file a Tax Return has made a claim in writing that
any of the Acquired Entities is required to file a Tax Return for
such jurisdiction, and Seller has no Knowledge that any such
jurisdiction has otherwise made any such claim; and (v) neither ABS
nor any of the ABS Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
closing or other agreement with any Governmental Authority with
respect to Taxes.
(d) The
Acquired Entities have complied in all material respects with all
applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes
(including, without limitation, withholding in connection with
payments to employees, independent contractors, creditors,
stockholders, partners or other third parties) and have, within the
time and manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over to the
proper Governmental Authorities all material amounts required to be
withheld and paid over under all applicable Laws.
(e) Neither
ABS nor any of the ABS Subsidiaries has been a member of any
Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or
a member of a combined, consolidated or unitary group for state,
local or foreign Tax purposes, other than a group the common parent
of which has at all times been Seller, or has any liability for the
Taxes of any other Person (other than an entity that is a member of
the consolidated group of corporations that has at all times had
Seller as its common parent) under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.14 , neither ABS nor any of the ABS
Subsidiaries is a party to, is bound by, or has any obligation
under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement or
similar contract or arrangement, whether written or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, unwritten (a “ Tax Indemnification
Agreement ”), and ABS and the ABS Subsidiaries do not
have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a
result of, or pursuant to, any such Tax Indemnification Agreement.
Seller has filed a consolidated federal income Tax Return with ABS
and the ABS Subsidiaries for the taxable year immediately preceding
the current taxable year and is eligible to make a Section 338
Election.
(f) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , (i) neither ABS
nor any of the ABS Subsidiaries will be required to include any
item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable
income for any
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taxable period
(or portion thereof) ending on or after the Closing Date as a
result of any adjustment pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code by
reason of a change in accounting method, and the IRS has not
proposed any such adjustment or a change in any accounting method
used by ABS or any of the ABS Subsidiaries; (ii) neither ABS
nor any of the ABS Subsidiaries has taken any action inconsistent
with its practices in prior years that would have the effect of
deferring a liability for Taxes from a period prior to the
Effective Time to a period following the Effective Time; and
(iii) neither ABS nor any of the ABS Subsidiaries will be
required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of
deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion
thereof) ending on or after the Closing Date as a result of any
intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in
Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the
Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or
foreign income Tax law).
(g) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , none of the Acquired
Entities is subject to any waiver or extension of the statute of
limitations applicable to the assessment or collection of any Tax.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.14 , no power of
attorney or similar grant of authority is in place with respect to
the Tax matters of the Acquired Entities.
(h) None
of the Acquired Entities is a party to any Contract, arrangement or
plan that has resulted or would result, separately or in the
aggregate, in connection with this Agreement or any change of
control of the Acquired Entities, in the payment of any “
excess parachute payments ” within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code.
(i) None
of the Acquired Entities is or has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(j) There
are no Liens for Taxes on any assets of the Acquired Entities,
other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(k) No
Acquired Entity has distributed stock of another Person, or has had
its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction purported
or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355
or 361 of the Code.
(l) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , no Acquired Entity is a
party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement or
Contract that could be treated as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes. Schedule 3.14 sets forth all elections
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 that
have been made by business entities in which any Acquired Entity
owns an equity interest.
(m) Each
Affiliated Group has filed all income Tax Returns that it was
required to file for each taxable period during which any of the
Acquired Entities was a member of the group. All such Tax Returns
were correct and complete in all respects. All income Taxes owed by
any Affiliated Group (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have
been paid for each taxable period during which any of the Acquired
Entities was a member of the group.
(n) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , (i) to the
Knowledge of Seller, no Governmental Authority intends to assess
any additional income Taxes against any Affiliated Group for any
taxable period during which any of the Acquired Entities was a
member of the group; (ii) there is no dispute or claim concerning
any income Tax Liability of any Affiliated Group for any taxable
period during which any of the Acquired Entities was a member of
the group either (A) claimed or raised by any Governmental
Authority in writing or (B) as to which Seller has Knowledge;
and (iii) no Affiliated Group has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of any income Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to an income Tax assessment or
deficiency for any taxable period during which any of the Acquired
Entities was a member of the group.
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(o) No
Acquired Entity has any liability for the Taxes of any Person other
than the Acquired Entities (i) under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or
successor, (iii) by Contract, or
(iv) otherwise.
(p) Seller
has no Knowledge, after consultation with tax counsel, that
Purchaser’s acquisition of the ABS Shares pursuant to this
Agreement would not qualify as a “qualified stock
purchase” within the meaning of Section 338 of the Code
and Treasury Regulations thereunder, as to which a Section 338
Election properly may be made.
(q) No
Acquired Entity has entered into any transactions with Health
Related Research, Incorporated, a Virginia nonstock corporation, or
Foundations for Home and Community, Inc., a Virginia nonstock
corporation, that have resulted or may result in the net earnings
of such entities inuring to the benefit of any private person as is
prohibited by Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or which has
constituted or may constitute an “excess benefit
transaction” within the meaning of Section 4958 of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
3.15
Insurance . Schedule 3.15 includes a list of all
material insurance policies maintained by or for the benefit of any
Acquired Entity, including fire and extended coverage and casualty,
liability and other forms of insurance. Seller covenants and agrees
to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such insurance or
comparable insurance in full force and effect until the Effective
Time. None of the Acquired Entities has received notice from any
insurance carrier that any insurance policy will be canceled or
that coverage thereunder will be reduced or eliminated.
3.16
Intellectual Property . Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.16 , each Acquired Entity owns or has the
right to use (and following the Closing will continue to own or
have the right to use) all patents, trademarks, trade names,
service marks, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual
property rights and licenses (the “ Intellectual
Property ”) as are material to, or necessary to conduct,
its business as currently conducted (the “ Company
Intellectual Property ”), free of all Liens except
Permitted Liens. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 ,
(a) to the Knowledge of Seller, no infringement exists by any
of the Acquired Entities on the Intellectual Property of any other
Person that results in any way from the operations of the
businesses of the Acquired Entities, and (b) there has been no
notice given to any of the Acquired Entities that its operations,
activities or business infringe any Intellectual Property of any
other Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 ,
(i) no Court Orders or proceedings are pending, or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened, against Seller or any of the
Acquired Entities that challenge the validity of, or an Acquired
Entity’s ownership of or right to use, any Company
Intellectual Property, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Seller,
there is no infringing use of any of the Company Intellectual
Property owned by any Acquired Entity by any other Person.
Schedule 3.16 lists all registrations or applications
therefor with regard to Company Intellectual Property.
Schedule 3.16 lists all material software used by an
Acquired Entity under license from a third party, except for
operating system software or other commercially available
“off the shelf” software that is covered by so-called
shrink-wrap or click-wrap licenses.
3.17 Compliance
with Laws . The Acquired Entities hold all required Permits
applicable to their respective businesses (the “ Company
Permits ”), except where the failure to obtain such
Permits would not reas
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