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Title: COMPANY PURCHASE AGREEMENT: KC MACHINE, LLC
Governing Law: Wyoming     Date: 3/15/2006
Industry: Oil Well Services and Equipment     Sector: Energy

COMPANY PURCHASE AGREEMENT: KC MACHINE, LLC, Parties: t-3 energy services inc , kc machine  llc
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prepared January 11, 2006

COMPANY PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
KC MACHINE, LLC

By and Among

KELLY NISWENDER
and
CAROL NISWENDER

(COLLECTIVELY, THE “SELLERS”)

and

T-3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, INC.

(THE “PURCHASER”)

Dated January 12, 2006

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Recitals

 

 

 

Terms and Conditions

 

 

 

Article I: DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

1.1

 

Definitions

1.2

 

Rules of Interpretation

 

 

 

ARTICLE II: SALE AND PURCHASE

 

 

 

ARTICLE III: PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING PAYMENTS

3.1

 

Purchase Price

3.2

 

Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment

3.3

 

Adjustments to Purchase Price

3.4

 

Final Payment

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV: CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES

4.1

 

Closing

4.2

 

Deliveries of Sellers

4.3

 

Deliveries by Purchaser

 

 

 

ARTICLE V: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

5.1

 

Corporate Existence and Power

5.2

 

Authorization; Enforceability

5.3

 

Governmental Authorization

5.4

 

Non-Contravention; Consents

5.5

 

Capitalization

5.6

 

Subsidiaries

5.7

 

Financial Statements

5.8

 

No Undisclosed Liabilities

5.9

 

Tax Matters

5.10

 

Absence of Certain Changes

5.11

 

Contracts

5.12

 

Insurance Coverage

5.13

 

Litigation

5.14

 

Compliance with Laws; Permits

5.15

 

Assets; Properties; Sufficiency of Assets

5.16

 

Intellectual Property

5.17

 

Environmental Matters

5.18

 

Plans and Material Documents

5.19

 

Affiliate Transactions

5.20

 

Customer and Supplier Relations

5.21

 

Employment Matters

5.22

 

Accounts Receivable

 


 

 

 

 

5.23

 

Inventory

5.24

 

Product and Service Warranties; Defects; Liability Defects; Liability

5.25

 

Finders' Fees

5.26

 

Bank Accounts and Other Financial Relationships

5.27

 

Disclosure

5.28

 

Reliance

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

6.1

 

Corporate Existence and Power

6.2

 

Corporate Authorization; Enforceability

6.3

 

Non-Contravention

6.4

 

Finders' Fees

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII: COVENANTS

7.1

 

Further Assurances

7.2

 

Personal Information

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII: TAX MATTERS

8.1

 

Allocation of Liability for Taxes, Tax Returns, and Tax Payments

8.2

 

Returns

8.3

 

Section 338 Elections

8.4

 

Tax Indemnification

8.5

 

Refunds

8.6

 

Contests

8.7

 

Miscellaneous Tax Matters

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX: SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

9.1

 

Survival

9.2

 

Indemnification

9.3

 

Procedures

9.3

 

Indemnification Payments

9.4

 

Reassignment of Accounts Receivable

9.5

 

Taxes

9.6

 

Interest on Claims

 

 

 

ARTICLE X: MISCELLANEOUS

10.1

 

Notices

10.2

 

Amendments and Waivers

10.3

 

Expenses

10.4

 

Successors and Assigns

10.5

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

10.6

 

Governing Law

10.7

 

Public Announcements

10.8

 

Counterparts and Execution

10.9

 

Entire Agreement

10.10

 

Severability; Injunctive Relief

10.11

 

Remedies

 


 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Lease

Schedule 3.1(a)

 

Closing Cash Consideration

Schedule 3.2(a)

 

Example of Calculation to Determine Net Working Capital

Schedule 5.7

 

Reference Financial Statements

Schedule 5.8

 

Secured Indebtedness to be Paid at Closing

Schedule 5.10

 

Significant Events; Distributions to Members

Schedule 5.16(a)

 

Intellectual Property Owned or Used by KC Machine

Schedule 5.26

 

Bank Accounts and Other Financial Relationships

 


 

COMPANY PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
KC MACHINE, LLC

This Company Purchase Agreement: KC Machine, LLC (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, this “Agreement”), dated effective as of January 12, 2006, is by and among Kelly Niswender (“Mr. Niswender”) and his wife, Carol Niswender (“Ms. Niswender”), in their capacity as the “Sellers” hereunder, and T-3 Rocky Mountains Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”).

RECITALS

A.

 

Mr. Niswender owns all of the issued and outstanding interests of all Members in KC Machine, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“KC Machine”) and otherwise owns in its entirety all of the rights of ownership and management associated with KC Machine (the “Interests”).

B.

 

Ms. Niswender is a party to this Agreement to evidence her acknowledgement and consent to the transactions described in this Agreement and to expressly convey to Purchaser any and all rights which they may have with respect to the Interests or any other rights they may have with respect to the ownership of any of KC Machine’s assets and the management of KC Machine.

 

C.

 

Purchaser desires to acquire KC Machine and Sellers desire to convey to Purchaser any and all rights of ownership, management, or possession with respect to KC Machine and its assets.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

     In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, Purchaser and Sellers hereby covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions .

In addition to the terms defined above when used with initial capitalization, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings ascribed to them when used with initial capitalization.

“Accountants” has the meaning set forth in §3.2(b).

“Accounts Receivable” means all accounts and notes receivable of KC Machine.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the first Person and, if such first

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Person is an individual, any member of the immediate family (including parents, spouse and children) of such individual and any trust whose principal beneficiary is such individual or one or more members of such individual’s immediate family, and any Person who is controlled by any such member or trust. For the purposes of this Agreement, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to

 

(i)

 

vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or comparable positions) of such Person or

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Allocation Statement” has the meaning given in §8.3.

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Employment Agreements, the Lease Agreement, and any and all other instruments, certificates and other agreements entered into by one or more of the Sellers or their Affiliates, Purchaser or its Affiliates, and KC Machine in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program, agreement, arrangement, policy, contract, commitment or scheme, written or oral, statutory or contractual, that provides for compensation or benefits, including, without limitation, any deferred compensation, a 401(k) savings plan, health insurance or comparable coverage, pension plan, supplemental pension plan, retirement profit sharing, executive compensation, severance, separation, termination, job security, bonus or incentive plan, any cafeteria plan or any holiday or vacation plan or practice.

“Business” means the business of KC Machine as now or previously conducted.

“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions located in Houston, Texas or Rock Springs, Wyoming are authorized or required to close.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means the obligations of a Person that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP, together with all obligations to make termination payments under such capitalized lease obligations.

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in §4.1.

“Closing Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in §3.1.

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in §4.1.

“Closing Date Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in §3.2.

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“Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in §3.2.

“Closing Net Working Capital Balance” has the meaning set forth in §3.2.

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended and all regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Constituent of Concern” means any substance defined as a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant or contaminant by any applicable Environmental Law, any petroleum hydrocarbon and any degradation product of a petroleum hydrocarbon, asbestos, PCB or similar substance, the generation, recycling, use, treatment, storage, transportation, Release, disposal or exposure of or to which is subject to regulation under any applicable Environmental Law.

“Contracts” has the meaning set forth in §5.11.

“Damages” has the meaning set forth in §9.2(a).

“Direct Claim” has the meaning set forth in §9.3(d).

“Employment Agreements” means the employment and non-competition agreement to be entered into by Mr. Niswender with KC Machine on the Closing Date immediately after Purchaser has acquired KC Machine.

“Environmental Claims” means administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, citations, summonses, orders, notices of non-compliance or violation, requests for information, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to the Release of Constituents of Concern by KC Machine in contravention of any applicable Environmental Law, including:

 

(i)

 

Environmental Claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, investigation, assessment, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

Environmental Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Release of Constituents of Concern in contravention of any applicable Environmental Law or arising from an alleged injury or threat of injury to human health and safety or the environment from such a Release.

“Environmental Condition” means a condition with respect to the environment which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a loss, liability, cost, Environmental Claim or expense to KC Machine.

“Environmental Law” means any Law, administrative interpretation, administrative order, guideline, policy, directive, consent decree or judgment, or common law relating to the environment, human health and safety and any provincial, state and local counterparts or equivalents.

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“Environmental Permits” means all Permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates and approvals of Governmental Authorities relating to or required by Environmental Laws.

“GAAP” means those generally accepted accounting principles established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board from time to time, consistently applied.

“Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory agency, authority, bureau, commission, department, official or similar body or instrumentality thereof, or any governmental court, arbitral tribunal or other governmental body which can exercise jurisdiction over any of the parties or which may be administering alternative dispute resolution involving the parties or their affiliates.

“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, at any date, without duplication:

 

(i)

 

all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, including all principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses, overdrafts and penalties with respect thereto,

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

 

all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of the property or services, except trade payables incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business,

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

 

all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument,

 

 

 

 

 

(v)

 

all Capitalized Lease Obligations,

 

 

 

 

 

(vi)

 

all other obligations of a Person which would be required to be shown as indebtedness on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and

 

 

 

 

 

(vii)

 

all indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (a) to (f) above directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or secured by any assets of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person.

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in §10.3(a).

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in §10.3(a).

“Intellectual Property” means any intellectual property owned by KC Machine or owned by the Sellers and used in the conduct of the Business, including but not limited to:

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(i)

 

all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and industrial designs or industrial design applications, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and re-examinations thereof;

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

all trade-marks, trade dress, logos, trade-names, business names, corporate names and domain names together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all proprietary or confidential information and trade secrets; (v) all computer software (including data and related documentation); (vi) all copies, tangible embodiments, and derivatives of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium); and (vii) any intellectual property that may exist, arise or be embodied in those items set out in Schedule 5.16(a), together with all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means any right or protection existing from time to time in a specific jurisdiction, whether registered or not, under any patent law or other invention or discovery law, copyright law, performance or moral rights law, trade-secret law, confidential information law, plant breeders law, integrated circuit topography law, semi-conductor chip protection law, trade-mark law, unfair competition law or other similar laws and includes legislation by competent Governmental Authorities and judicial decisions under common law or equity.

“Interests” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Inventory” means raw materials, work in progress and finished goods inventory.

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

“knowledge” refers to the knowledge that a Person would have after a diligent and careful inquiry into the relevant subject matter.

“KC Machine” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Law” means any applicable international, foreign, federal, state or local statute or law, including common law, code, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, permit or license.

“Lease” means the real property lease agreement to be entered into by KC Machine, as lessee, and an Affiliate of Mr. Niswender effective as of the Closing Date. The proposed form of the Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

“Leased Premises” means the approximately four acres of fenced real property and main road footage and the associated improvements and fixtures to be leased by KC Machine

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pursuant to the Lease. The Leased Premises are commonly described by their mailing address of 61 Chimuza Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming.”

“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such property or asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to own, subject to a Lien, any property or asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such property or asset.

“Material Adverse Effect” means, when taken together with other effects on the Business, condition, assets, liabilities or operations of KC Machine, an effect on the Business, condition, assets, liabilities or operations of KC Machine that results or could reasonably be expected to result in a diminution in value of the Interests equal to or exceeding $100,000 in the aggregate.

“Member” means any member of KC Machine or any other person holdings any rights or interests with respect to the ownership or management of MC Machine.

“Net Working Capital” means

(i) the current assets of KC Machine, minus

(ii) the current liabilities of KC Machine,

all of which shall be determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, current liabilities shall not include

 

(a)

 

income Taxes payable for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005 and the period subsequent to such date up to and including the Closing Date, and

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

any line of credit balance, current portion of long-term debt, and short-term debt for borrowed money.

For the purposes of determining “Net Working Capital”, loans between KC Machine and either Seller shall not be included in current liabilities or current assets, as applicable.

“Order” means any judgment, injunction, judicial or administrative order or decree.

“Ordinary Course of Business” means, with respect to any Person, the ordinary course of business of such Person, consistent with such Person’s past practice and custom, including, without limitation, with respect to any category, quantity or dollar amount, term and frequency of payment, delivery, accrual, expense or any other accounting entry.

“Permit” has the meaning set forth in §5.14(b).

“Permitted Lien” means

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(a)

 

any mechanic’s, worker’s, carrier’s, repairmen’s or landlord’s Liens,

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

statutory Liens for Taxes, assessments and other similar governmental charges that are not overdue, and

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, contracts, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business by KC Machine.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust or other entity or organization or Governmental Authority.

“Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual but does not include business contact information, provided that the collection, use or disclosure, as the case may be, of such business contact information is for the purposes of contacting an individual in that individual’s capacity as an employee or an official of an organization and for no other purpose.

“Property” means any real property and improvements at any time owned, leased, used, operated or occupied (whether for storage, disposal or otherwise) by KC Machine.

“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section §3.1.

“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Reference Financial Statements” means the balance sheet of KC Machine as of October 31, 2005, together with the related statements of income for the periods then ended. The Reference Financial Statements are attached hereto as Schedule 5.7.

“Reference Working Capital Balance” means $155,000.

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any Property, including the movement of Constituents of Concern through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

“Representatives” means, with respect to any party, their Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and other representatives and advisers.

“Returns” means returns, designations, declarations, reports, claims for refund, information returns or other documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or information) and including any amendment thereof filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of Taxes of the parties or the administration of any Laws relating to any Taxes.

“Selected Representations and Warranties” means the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.1 (Corporate Existence and Power), 5.2 (Authorization;

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Enforceability), 5.3 (Governmental Authorization), 5.4 (Non-Contravention; Consents), 5.5 (Capitalization), 5.15(a) (Assets; Properties; Sufficiency of Assets), and 5.17 (Environmental Matters) and 5.25 (Finders’ Fees).

“Seller Group Member” has the meaning given in §5.2

“Sellers” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Tax” means

 

(i)

 

any federal, state or foreign net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, net worth, gross income, capital, capital gains, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, goods and services, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, charges, fees, levies, imposts, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority,

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

any liability of any Seller or KC Machine for the payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing types of taxes as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, or being a party to any agreement or arrangement whereby liability of any Seller or KC Machine for payment of such amounts was determined or taken into account with reference to the liability of any other Person, and

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

 

any liability of any Seller or KC Machine for the payment of any amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax-Sharing Agreement or with respect to the payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing types of taxes as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person.

“Tax-Sharing Agreements” means all existing Tax-sharing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) that are binding on any Seller or KC Machine.

“Taxing Authority” means the IRS or any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or other imposition of any Tax.

“Third-Party Claim” means any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding made or brought by any Person who or which is not a party to this Agreement or who or which is not an Affiliate of any party to this Agreement.

“Transferred Information” means the Personal Information to be disclosed or conveyed to Purchaser or any of its Representatives by or on behalf of the Sellers or KC Machine as a result of or in conjunction with the transactions contemplated herein, and includes all such Personal Information disclosed to the Purchaser during the period leading up to and including the completion of the transactions contemplated herein.

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“Utilities” means all of the following: water distribution and service facilities; sanitary sewers and associated installations; storm sewers; storm retention ponds and other drainage facilities; electrical distribution and service facilities; telephone, and similar communication facilities; heating, ventilating, cooling and air conditioning systems and facilities; natural gas distribution and service facilities; fire protection facilities; garbage compaction and collection facilities; and all other utility lines, conduit, pipes, ducts, shafts, equipment, apparatus and facilities.

“Withholding Amount” means the sum of $250,000, which amount may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

“Withholding Period” means the period commencing as of the Closing Date and ending one year thereafter.

1.2 Rules of Interpretation .

 

(a)

 

Whenever a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference will be to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words, “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder”, and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms. All references to “$” or dollar amounts will be to lawful currency of the United States of America. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. Each of the Schedules will apply only to its corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement. Each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP. To the extent the term “day” or “days” is used, it will mean calendar days unless referred to as a “Business Day.”

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

No provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of, or against, any of the parties hereto by reason of the extent to which any such party or its counsel participated in the drafting thereof or by reason of the extent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft hereof or thereof.

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ARTICLE II: SALE AND PURCHASE

2.1

 

At the Closing, Mr. Niswender shall deliver to Purchaser the documentation described in §4.2 below whereby he will sell, convey, and assign to Purchaser all Interests and any other assets which Mr. Niswender may hold with respect to KC Machine and the Business and Purchaser shall purchase from Mr. Niswender all such items, free and clear of all Liens. The payment by Purchaser to Mr. Niswender at the Closing shall confirm that such sale has taken place.

2.2

 

At the Closing, Ms. Niswender shall deliver to Purchaser the documentation described in §4.2 below whereby she will sell, convey, and assign to Purchaser any and all rights which they may have or hold with respect to the management and ownership of KC Machine and any and all aspects of the Business which are not otherwise included within the scope of the grant made by Mr. Niswender to Purchaser pursuant to §2.1. By their entry into this Agreement, Ms. Niswender and KC Machine confirm that they are receiving adequate consideration for such assignment even though neither Ms. Niswender nor KC Machine will be receiving any portion of the Purchase Price directly from Purchaser.

ARTICLE III: PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING PAYMENTS

3.1 Purchase Price.

 

(a)

 

In consideration of the sale, conveyance, and assignment to Purchaser to be made by Sellers pursuant to §2.1, Purchaser will deliver to Mr. Niswender at the Closing (subject to paragraph (b) below) the aggregate purchase price (as adjusted pursuant to this Article III, the “Purchase Price”) in amount equal to $2,500,000, reduced by

 

(i)

 

the Withholding Amount, and

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

the aggregate of all sums owed to any secured creditor of KC Machine, which secured creditors shall be paid in full by Purchaser prior to the payment of any sums owed to Mr. Niswender pursuant to this §3.1(a). The secured creditors to be so paid and the amount to be paid to each secured creditor is set forth in Schedule 5.8.

Such amount (the “Closing Cash Consideration”) shall be payable in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds to accounts designated in writing by Sellers.

The calculations to show the amount of the Closing Cash Consideration it attached hereto as Schedule 3.1(a).

 

(b)

 

At the Closing, Purchaser shall first pay on KC Machine’s behalf the net amount of Indebtedness due and owing to each creditor listed on Schedule 5.8 Purchaser

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shall be entitled to characterize such payment as either a loan due from KC Machine or a capital contribution to KC Machine.

3.2 Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment .

 

(a)

 

Within 60 days after the Closing Date, Purchaser will prepare and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to Mr. Niswender a balance sheet of KC Machine as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Balance Sheet”), as well as a reasonably detailed calculation of the proposed statement of the Net Working Capital prepared therefrom (the “Closing Statement”), in each case, without giving effect to the transactions described in this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing. The Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement

 

(i)

 

will reflect the financial position and the components and calculation of the Net Working Capital, in each case as of the Closing Date,

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

will be prepared and determined as of the Closing Date in accordance with GAAP on the basis that KC Machine will continue to operate as a going concern and unaffected by a change of control.

The Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date determined in accordance with this §3.2 is referred to herein as the “Closing Net Working Capital Balance.” By way of illustration, a sample calculation of Net Working Capital is attached hereto using the accounting information available to KC Machine as of October 31, 2005. This example is attached as Schedule 3.2(a).

 

(b)

 

Mr. Niswender shall determine in good faith within 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s delivery of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement whether such documents have been prepared or determined in accordance with this Agreement. If Mr. Niswender determines in good faith that the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement have not been prepared or determined in accordance with this Agreement, Mr. Niswender will give written notice to Purchaser within such 30 day period

 

(i)

 

setting forth his proposed changes to the Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Statement and his determination of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance, and

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

specifying in reasonable detail his basis for disagreement with Purchaser’s preparation and determination of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Net Working Capital Balance.

The failure by Mr. Niswender to so express disagreement and provide such notice within such 30-day period will constitute the acceptance of Purchaser’s preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Statement and the computation of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance.

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(c)

 

If Purchaser and Mr. Niswender are unable to resolve any disagreement between them with respect to the preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Statement and the determination of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance within 15 days after the giving of notice by Mr. Niswender to Purchaser of such disagreement, the items in dispute may be referred by Purchaser or Mr. Niswender for determination by the certified public accounting firm of Grant Thrornton (or, if they are unable or unwilling to serve, another nationally recognized accounting firm not affiliated with any KC Machine, Sellers or Purchaser) (the “Accountants”).

 

(i)

 

Purchaser and Sellers will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Accountants to render their decision as soon as practicable thereafter, including by promptly complying with all reasonable requests by the Accountants for information, books, records and similar items. The parties will instruct the Accountants to make a determination as to each of the items in dispute or affected by items in dispute (but only those items in dispute or affected by items in dispute)

 

 

(A)

 

in writing,

 

 

 

 

 

(B)

 

as promptly as practicable after the items in dispute have been referred to the Accountants (but in no event later than 30 days thereafter), and

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

 

in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(ii)

 

The Accountants’ determination will be conclusive and binding upon each of the parties hereto. The fees and expenses of the Accountants will be paid by the party against whom the majority of the matters (based on dollar amounts) are determined. No party will disclose to the Accountants, and the Accountants will not consider for any purpose, any settlement discussions or settlement offer made by any party.

 

 

(d)

 

During the period that Mr. Niswender’s advisors are conducting their review of Purchaser’s preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Statement and determination of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance, Mr. Niswender and his representatives will have access during normal business hours to the work papers prepared by or on behalf of Purchaser and its representatives in connection with Purchaser’s preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet and Closing Statement and determination of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance; provided, however, that Mr. Niswender will conduct such review in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the Business or any other businesses of Purchaser or its Affiliates.

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3.3 Adjustments to Purchase Price .

 

(a)

 

Upon the final determination of the Closing Net Working Capital Balance, if the Closing Net Working Capital Balance is less than the Reference Working Capital Balance, then the Purchase Price will be decreased by such amount and the Withholding Amount shall be reduced accordingly. If the Withholding Amount is not sufficient to pay such difference between the Closing Net Working Capital Balance and the Reference Working Capital Balance, then Mr. Niswender shall pay any shortfall to Purchaser.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Any payment in respect of an adjustment required to be made under this § 3.3 will be made by Sellers in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by Purchaser, in writing, within five Business Days following the final determination with respect to the Closing Net Working Capital Balance.

3.4 Final Payment .

Upon the conclusion of the Withholding Period, Purchaser shall pay to Mr. Niswender an amount equal to the Withholding Amount, as the same may have been reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV: CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES

4.1 Closing .

The closing of the sale and purchase of the Interests and any other items or rights to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement is hereinafter designated as the “Closing”. The date upon which the Closing occurs is herein called the “Closing Date”. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Closing will be deemed effective for accounting, tax and all other purposes as of the end of business on the Closing Date.

4.2 Deliveries of Sellers .

At the Closing, Sellers will deliver to Purchaser:

 

(a)

 

original certificates evidencing Mr. Niswender’s ownership of all issued and outstanding Interests, or if no such certificates exist, an Assignment of Interest in Lieu of Certificate, and documentation to assign, transfer, and convey all Interests to Purchaser;

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

an assignment, transfer, and conveyance document signed by Mrs. Niswender and which expressly conveys to Purchaser any and all rights which Ms. Niswender may have with respect to the Interests or any other rights she may have with respect to the ownership of any of KC Machine’s assets and the management of KC Machine.

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(c)

 

certified copies of KC Machine’s most recent Articles of Organization, as most recently amended, and any operating or other management agreements relating to KC Machine, or if no such agreements exist, a certificate to such effect.

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

evidence or copies of the consents, approvals, orders, qualifications or waivers required by any third party or Governmental Authority to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are listed in Schedule 5.4;

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

 

each Ancillary Agreement required to be executed and delivered by parties other than Purchaser or its Affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

 

as requested by Purchaser, resignations of and releases of any management rights held by any Member;

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

 

a certified copy of the resolutions of all Members of KC Machine approving the transactions contemplated in this Agreement;

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

 

all records of KC Machine, including, without limitation, the minute books, membership interest register books and share certificate books (if any) of KC Machine; and

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

 

such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to comply with the terms hereof and thereof.

4.3 Deliveries by Purchaser .

At the Closing, Purchaser will deliver or cause to be delivered to Mr. Niswender:

 

(a)

 

the Closing Cash Consideration by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified pursuant to Section 3.1 (subject to the provisions of Section 3.1(b));

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

each Ancillary Agreement required to be duly authorized and delivered by Purchaser or its Affiliates; and

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to comply with the terms hereof and thereof.

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ARTICLE V: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

The Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date as follows. Notwithstanding anything in this Article V to the contrary, all representations and warranties made by Ms. Niswender are to the best of her knowledge.

5.1 Corporate Existence and Power .

 

(a)

 

KC Machine is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Wyoming.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

KC Machine has all power required to carry on the Business as now conducted.

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

KC Machine has not qualified to do business in any jurisdiction other than Wyoming.

5.2 Authorization; Enforceability .

 

(a)

 

The execution, delivery and performance by Sellers or their respective Affiliates of their obligations under this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which a Seller, any such Affiliate, or KC Machine will be a party at the Closing are, and will be at the Closing, within each such party’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions, and no other action on the part of any such party is necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which any such party will be a party at the Closing. Each such party is hereinafter designated as a “Seller Group Member”.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

This Agreement has been, and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which each Seller Group Member will be a party at the Closing will have been, duly executed and delivered by such party, as applicable. Assuming the due execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which each Seller Group Member will be a party at the Closing, this Agreement constitutes, and each Ancillary Agreement to which each such party will be a party at the Closing will constitute at the Closing, valid and binding agreements of such party, as applicable, enforceable against each in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).

5.3 Governmental Authorization .

The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which any Seller Group Member will be a party at the Closing require no consent, approval, order, authorization or action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority.

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5.4 Non-Contravention; Consents .

The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which each Seller Group Member will be a party at the Closing, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not at the Closing:

 

(a)

 

violate the articles of organization, any operating agreement with respect to the management and ownership of KC Machine, or any other similar documents pertaining to KC Machine,

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

violate any applicable Law or Order,

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

require any filing with or Permit, consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Person (including filings, consents or approvals required under any Permits or licenses held by any of the Sellers or KC Machine,

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of any Seller or KC Machine or to a loss of any benefit to which KC Machine is entitled under, any Contract, agreement or other instrument binding upon KC Machine or any license, franchise, Permit or other similar authorization held by KC Machine, or

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

 

result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of KC Machine.

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

result in a violation of or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of Purchaser or to a loss of any benefit to which Purchaser is entitled under, any Contract, agreement or other instrument binding upon Purchaser or any license, franchise, Permit or other similar authorization held by Purchaser.

5.5 Capitalization .

 

(a)

 

Mr. Niswender is the sole Member of, and owner of, KC Machine. Mr. Niswender owns all Interests. The Interests constitute all of the equity interests in KC Machine, except as may be implied or imposed under any applicable marital property law, community property law, or other Law, and are owned of record and beneficially solely by Mr. Niswender, free and clear of all Liens.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

There are no options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights conversion rights, exchange rights, or other rights, agreements, arrangements, or commitments of any character relating to the Interests or obligating KC Machine to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding Interests.

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(c)

 

There are no outstanding contractual obligations for KC Machine to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any Interests or interests in KC Machine or to provide fund to, or make any investment in the form of a loan, capital contribution, or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser will acquire good, valid and indefeasible title to all of the Interests and any other assets, rights, or privileges acquired under this Agreement free and clear of all Liens.

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

 

There are no voting trusts, agreements, proxies or other understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Interests.

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

 

There are no outstanding or authorized rights for any Person other than Mr. Niswender to become a Member or to otherwise acquire any Interests.

5.6 Subsidiaries .

KC Machine does not own any stock or other equity or ownership or proprietary interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, joint venture or other entity.

5.7 Financial Statements .

 

(a)

 

A true and complete copy of the Reference Financial Statements is attached hereto as Schedule 5.7. The Reference Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the financial position of KC Machine at the respective dates thereof and the results of the operations of KC Machine for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

The books of account, minute books, Interest accounts, and other records of KC Machine, all of which have been made available to Purchaser, are complete and correct in all material respects.

5.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities .

There are no liabilities or Indebtedness or any facts or circumstances which could give rise to liabilities or Indebtedness, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, of KC Machine other than

 

(a)

 

liabilities or Indebtedness fully provided for in the Reference Financial Statements,

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

liabilities or the secured Indebtedness specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.8, and

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

other liabilities or Indebtedness incurred since December 31, 2005 in the Ordinary Course of Business

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5.9 Tax Matters .

 

(a)

 

Sellers have not caused KC Machine in any Return filed on behalf of KC Machine to elect to be taxed as a corporation for state or federal income tax purposes. Sellers further covenant that they shall not make any such election in any future Returns to be filed by Sellers on behalf of KC Machine.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

(i) All Returns for Sel


 
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