prepared
January 11, 2006
COMPANY PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
KC MACHINE, LLC
KELLY NISWENDER
and
CAROL NISWENDER
(COLLECTIVELY, THE
“SELLERS”)
T-3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS,
INC.
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Recitals
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Terms and
Conditions
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Article I:
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION
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Definitions
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Rules of
Interpretation
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ARTICLE II:
SALE AND PURCHASE
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ARTICLE III:
PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING PAYMENTS
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Purchase
Price
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Post-Closing
Purchase Price Adjustment
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Adjustments to
Purchase Price
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Final
Payment
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ARTICLE IV:
CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
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Closing
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Deliveries of
Sellers
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Deliveries by
Purchaser
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ARTICLE V:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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Authorization;
Enforceability
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Governmental
Authorization
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Non-Contravention; Consents
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Capitalization
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Subsidiaries
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Financial
Statements
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Tax
Matters
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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Contracts
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Insurance
Coverage
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Litigation
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Compliance with
Laws; Permits
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Assets;
Properties; Sufficiency of Assets
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Intellectual
Property
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Environmental
Matters
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Plans and
Material Documents
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Affiliate
Transactions
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Customer and
Supplier Relations
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Employment
Matters
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Accounts
Receivable
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Inventory
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Product and
Service Warranties; Defects; Liability Defects;
Liability
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Finders'
Fees
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Bank Accounts
and Other Financial Relationships
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Disclosure
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Reliance
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ARTICLE VI:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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Corporate
Authorization; Enforceability
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Non-Contravention
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Finders'
Fees
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ARTICLE VII:
COVENANTS
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Further
Assurances
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Personal
Information
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ARTICLE VIII:
TAX MATTERS
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Allocation of
Liability for Taxes, Tax Returns, and Tax Payments
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Returns
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Section 338
Elections
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Tax
Indemnification
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Refunds
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Contests
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Miscellaneous
Tax Matters
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ARTICLE IX:
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival
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Indemnification
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Procedures
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Indemnification
Payments
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Reassignment of
Accounts Receivable
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Taxes
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Interest on
Claims
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ARTICLE X:
MISCELLANEOUS
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Notices
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Amendments and
Waivers
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Expenses
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Successors and
Assigns
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No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Governing
Law
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Public
Announcements
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Counterparts
and Execution
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Entire
Agreement
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Severability;
Injunctive Relief
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Remedies
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Lease
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Closing Cash
Consideration
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Example of
Calculation to Determine Net Working Capital
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Reference
Financial Statements
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Secured
Indebtedness to be Paid at Closing
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Significant
Events; Distributions to Members
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Intellectual
Property Owned or Used by KC Machine
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Bank Accounts
and Other Financial Relationships
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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”).
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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”).
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B.
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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.
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C.
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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.
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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
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
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vote 10% or more of the securities
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or
comparable positions) of such Person or
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(ii)
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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.
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“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:
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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
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(ii)
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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.
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“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:
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(i)
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all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, including all
principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses, overdrafts and
penalties with respect thereto,
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(ii)
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all
obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments,
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(iii)
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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,
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(iv)
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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,
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(v)
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all
Capitalized Lease Obligations,
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(vi)
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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
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(vii)
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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.
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“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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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;
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(ii)
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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.
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“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
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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
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any
line of credit balance, current portion of long-term debt, and
short-term debt for borrowed money.
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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).
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any
mechanic’s, worker’s, carrier’s,
repairmen’s or landlord’s Liens,
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(b)
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statutory Liens for Taxes,
assessments and other similar governmental charges that are not
overdue, and
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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.
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“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.
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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,
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(ii)
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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
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(iii)
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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.
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“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 $250,000, which amount may be reduced from time to time in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Withholding Period” means the
period commencing as of the Closing Date and ending one year
thereafter.
1.2 Rules
of Interpretation .
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Whenever a reference is made in this
Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such
reference will be to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or
Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever
the words, “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they will be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” The words “hereof”,
“herein”, and “hereunder”, and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement
as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when
used in any certificate or other document made or delivered
pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions
contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as
to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms. All references to
“$” 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.”
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(b)
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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
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2.1
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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.
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2.2
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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.
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ARTICLE III: PURCHASE PRICE AND
CLOSING PAYMENTS
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(a)
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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
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(i)
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the
Withholding Amount, and
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(ii)
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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.
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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).
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(b)
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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.
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3.2
Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment .
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(a)
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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
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(i)
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will reflect the financial position
and the components and calculation of the Net Working Capital, in
each case as of the Closing Date,
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(ii)
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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.
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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).
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(b)
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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
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(i)
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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
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(ii)
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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.
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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)
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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”).
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(i)
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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)
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(A)
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in
writing,
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(B)
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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
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(C)
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in
accordance with this Agreement.
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(ii)
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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.
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(d)
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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 .
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(a)
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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.
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(b)
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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.
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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
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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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)
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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.
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(d)
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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;
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(e)
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each Ancillary Agreement required to
be executed and delivered by parties other than Purchaser or its
Affiliates.
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(f)
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as
requested by Purchaser, resignations of and releases of any
management rights held by any Member;
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(g)
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a
certified copy of the resolutions of all Members of KC Machine
approving the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement;
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(h)
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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
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(i)
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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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4.3
Deliveries by Purchaser .
At the Closing,
Purchaser will deliver or cause to be delivered to
Mr. Niswender:
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(a)
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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));
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(b)
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each Ancillary Agreement required to
be duly authorized and delivered by Purchaser or its Affiliates;
and
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(c)
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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 .
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(a)
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KC
Machine is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
Wyoming.
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(b)
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KC
Machine has all power required to carry on the Business as now
conducted.
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(c)
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KC
Machine has not qualified to do business in any jurisdiction other
than Wyoming.
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5.2
Authorization; Enforceability .
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(a)
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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”.
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(b)
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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).
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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:
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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,
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(b)
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violate any applicable Law or
Order,
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(c)
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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,
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(d)
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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
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(e)
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result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of KC
Machine.
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(d)
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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.
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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.
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(b)
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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)
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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.
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(d)
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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.
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(e)
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There are no voting trusts,
agreements, proxies or other understandings in effect with respect
to the voting or transfer of any of the Interests.
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(f)
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There are no outstanding or
authorized rights for any Person other than Mr. Niswender to become
a Member or to otherwise acquire any Interests.
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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 .
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(a)
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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.
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(b)
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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.
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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
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liabilities or Indebtedness fully
provided for in the Reference Financial Statements,
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(b)
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liabilities or the secured
Indebtedness specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.8,
and
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(c)
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other liabilities or Indebtedness
incurred since December 31, 2005 in the Ordinary Course of
Business
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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.
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(b)
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(i) All Returns for
Sel
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