Exhibit 10.2
FACILITIES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INVESTMENTS, INC.,
as Purchaser
AND
FOUNTAINS CANTERBURY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS ALBEMARLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS LA CHOLLA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS CRYSTAL LAKE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS CORBY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS LA JOLLA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
FOUNTAINS SENIOR PROPERTIES OF KALAMAZOO, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS AT LOGAN SQUARE, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS AT RIVERVUE, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS SENIOR PROPERTIES OF CALIFORNIA, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS SENIOR PROPERTIES OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS SENIOR PROPERTIES OF MICHIGAN, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS SENIOR PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK, L.L.C.,
THE FOUNTAINS AT GREENBRIAR, INC.
THE FOUNTAINS SEA BLUFFS LEASING, L.L.C.
as Sellers
AND
FOUNTAINS CHARITABLE INCOME TRUST
Dated as of January 19, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
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2
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1.1
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Transfer of
Purchased Assets
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2
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1.2
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Assets Not
Being Transferred
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3
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1.3
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Further
Assurances
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3
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1.4
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Assignment of
Contracts, Permits, Rights, Etc.
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3
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ARTICLE II
ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS; EXCLUDED OBLIGATIONS
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4
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2.1
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Liabilities
Being Assumed at Closing
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2.2
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Liabilities Not
Being Assumed
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4
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ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE
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5
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3.1
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Purchase
Price
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5
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3.2
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Adjustments to
the Purchase Price
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3.3
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Entrance Fee
Liability Adjustment
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3.4
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Payment of
Purchase Price at Closing
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3.5
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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ARTICLE IV THE
CLOSING
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4.1
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The
Closing
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7
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4.2
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Closing
Deliveries by the Sellers and the Greenbriar
Stockholders
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8
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4.3
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Closing
Deliveries by Purchaser
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9
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND THE
TRUST
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5.1
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Organization,
Power, Authority and Good Standing
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5.2
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Authority; No
Conflicts
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10
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5.3
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Consents and
Authorizations
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10
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5.4
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Ownership of
the Sellers
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11
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5.5
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Books and
Records
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5.6
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Financial
Information
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5.7
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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12
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5.8
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Absence of
Changes
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5.9
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Tax
Matters
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5.10
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Title to
Purchased Assets and Related Matters
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15
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5.11
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Leases
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5.12
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Facilities;
Management Agreements
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5.13
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Assigned
Contracts
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5.14
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Resident
Agreements
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5.15
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Real
Property
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5.16
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Intellectual
Property
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5.17
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Inventories
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5.18
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Accounts
Receivable
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5.19
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Litigation,
Etc.
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5.20
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Compliance with
Laws
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5.21
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Permits
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5.22
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Insurance
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5.23
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Labor
Relations: Employees
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5.24
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Pension and
Benefit Plans and Compliance with Employment Laws
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5.25
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WARN
Act
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5.26
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Environmental
Matters
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5.27
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Brokers
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5.28
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Suppliers and
Vendors
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5.29
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Payments
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5.30
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Seller
Documents
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5.31
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Solvency
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5.32
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Health
Regulatory Compliance
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5.33
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Subsidiaries;
Affiliate Transactions
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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6.1
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Organization;
Corporate Authority
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6.2
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Authority; No
Conflicts
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6.3
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Brokers
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6.4
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Consents
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ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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7.1
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Access to
Records and Properties
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7.2
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Conduct Pending
Closing
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7.3
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Efforts to
Consummate
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7.4
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Exclusivity
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7.5
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Notice of
Prospective Breach
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7.6
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Public
Announcements
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7.7
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Confidentiality
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7.8
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Non-Compete
Agreement
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7.9
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Use of Name;
Other Intellectual Property Rights
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7.10
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New Management
Agreements
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7.11
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Bulk
Sales
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7.12
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Retention of
Liabilities
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7.13
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Assurances
Company
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7.14
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Accounts
Receivable Adjustment
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7.15
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Payment of
Retained Liabilities and Accounts Payable
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7.16
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Restrictions on
Seller Distributions
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7.17
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Audited
Financial Statements
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7.18
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Fiscal Year
2005 Capital Expenditures
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7.19
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La Cholla
Bonds
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7.20
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Financing
Transaction
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ARTICLE VIII
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
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8.1
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Employees
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8.2
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Non-Solicitation of Hired Employees
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ARTICLE IX TAX
COOPERATION; ALLOCATION OF TAXES
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9.1
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Tax
Definitions
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9.2
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Tax
Cooperation; Allocation of Taxes
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47
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ARTICLE X
CLOSING CONDITIONS
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10.1
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligations to Consummate the Closing
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48
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10.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of Purchaser
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10.3
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Title Insurance
and Survey
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10.4
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Conditions to
Obligations of the Sellers and the Trust
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ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
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11.1
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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11.2
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Indemnification
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11.3
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Bulk Sales
Laws
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11.4
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General
Indemnification Procedures
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11.5
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Effect of
Knowledge on Indemnification
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11.6
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No Duplication
of Claims
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11.7
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Allocation of
Indemnification Payments
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60
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11.8
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Limitations on
Indemnification
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60
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ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION
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12.1
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Termination
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12.2
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Effect of
Termination
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12.3
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Investor
Commitment Period
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12.4
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Special
Termination Right
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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13.1
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Amendment;
Waiver
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13.2
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Entire
Agreement
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13.3
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Severability
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13.4
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No Assignment;
Parties in Interest
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13.5
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Fees and
Expenses
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13.6
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Notices
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69
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13.7
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Counterparts
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13.8
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Governing
Law
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13.9
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Independence of
Covenants and Representations and Warranties; Schedules
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13.10
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Interpretation,
Construction
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13.11
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Resolution of
Disputes
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72
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13.12
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Appointment of
Representative
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72
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13.13
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Performance by
Subsidiaries
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13.14
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Representation
by Counsel
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73
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13.15
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Passage of
Title and Risk of Loss
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13.16
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Guarantee of
Obligations of Purchaser
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The
following is a list of Schedules and Exhibits to the Facilities
Purchase and Sale Agreement (other than Schedule 1 and
Schedule 7.13 which are attached hereto) that have been
intentionally omitted. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. agrees to
furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted Schedule or Exhibit
upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Exhibits
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Bills of
Sale
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Assignment and
Assumption Agreement
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Opinion from
Sellers’ Counsel
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Purchaser
Replacement and Release Agreement
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Investor
Commitment Escrow Agreement
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Purchased
Assets
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Assets Not
Being Transferred
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Assumed
Liabilities
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Liabilities Not
Being Assumed
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Logan
Square/Millbrook Entrance Fee Obligations
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Agreements to
Be Terminated and/or Replaced
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Operating
Licenses & Material Permits
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Non-Competition
Agreement
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Existing
Management Agreements
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La Cholla
Documents
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Term Sheet
Relating to Financing
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Service Credit
Exceptions
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Material
Regulatory Approvals
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Third Party
Consents
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Seller
Disclosure Schedule
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4
This FACILITIES
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT dated as of January 19, 2005,
by and among (i) Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc., a
Virginia corporation, (“ Purchaser ”),
(ii) each of the entities listed on the attached
Schedule 1 (individually, a “
Seller ” and collectively, “ Sellers
”), and (iii) Fountains Charitable Income Trust (the
“ Trust ”).
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS , the Sellers and the Trust, together with Fountains
Continuum of Care, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ FCC
”), directly and indirectly through their respective
Subsidiaries, have been engaged in the business of owning, managing
and/or leasing Senior Living Facilities (as defined herein) and
providing home care services in certain of the states in which its
Senior Living Facilities are located (collectively, the “
Business ”);
WHEREAS , the Sellers own the Senior Living Facilities set
forth opposite their names on Schedule 5.12(a)
hereto (each a “ Facility ”) and certain other
Assets (as defined herein) used in the Business;
WHEREAS , the Sellers desire to sell, convey, assign and/or
transfer to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from the
Sellers, the Facilities and certain other Assets of the Sellers
related to the Business, subject to Purchaser’s assumption of
certain specified liabilities of the Sellers related to the
Business, all on the terms and subject to the limitations,
exclusions and conditions contained in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , FCC and certain of its directly and indirectly
owned Subsidiaries and certain other Persons (collectively the
“ APA Sellers ”), have agreed to sell all of
their rights, title and interest in and to certain of the Assets of
the APA Sellers to the purchaser, pursuant to that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement (the “ Asset Purchase Agreement
”) dated as of the date hereof by and among the APA Sellers
and the other parties named therein (the “ FCC Sale
Transaction ”);
WHEREAS , the parties intend that prior to the Closing (as
defined herein), Fountains Retirement Communities, Inc. and each of
the other parties to an Existing Management Agreement (as defined
herein) will enter into a new management agreement for each of the
Facilities, to become effective subject to and upon the
consummation of the closing under the Asset Purchase Agreement, in
the form or forms to be provided by Purchaser to Sellers prior to
the Closing (the “ New Management Agreements ”)
to replace each of the management agreements listed on
Schedule 7.10 (the “ Existing Management
Agreements ”), as contemplated in
Section 7.10 of this Agreement, which New Management
Agreements would be assigned to and would be assumed by and would
be binding on Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement;
WHEREAS , the Facilities known as Millbrook, located in
Millbrook, New York, (the “ Millbrook Facility
”) and RiverVue, located in Tuckahoe, New York, (the “
RiverVue Facility ”) are leased by the applicable
Seller to The Fountains Operating Company (NY), Inc., a New York
corporation (“ FOC NY” ) that is owned by
Mitchell T. Pozez and David Freshwater (collectively, the “
Greenbriar Stockholders ”), the sole stockholders of
the Fountains of Greenbriar, Inc. (“ Greenbriar
”) (one of the Sellers), and Purchaser either desires to
acquire the leaseholds with
respect to the Millbrook Facility
(the “ Millbrook Lease ”) and the RiverVue
Facility (the “ RiverVue Lease ”), require the
termination of said leaseholds prior to the Closing or replace such
existing leasehold arrangements with new arrangements mutually
acceptable to Purchaser and FOC NY;
WHEREAS , the parties hereto desire to set forth certain
representations, warranties and covenants made by each to the other
as an inducement to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and certain additional agreements related
thereto; and
WHEREAS , certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are defined on Annex I attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set
forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
1.1 Transfer of Purchased
Assets .
(a) On the
terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at
the Closing each Seller shall sell, lease, convey, assign, license,
transfer and deliver to Purchaser, free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances identified on
Schedule 5.10(b) hereto, and Purchaser shall purchase
and acquire from each Seller, all of the right, title and interest
in, to and under the Assets included on
Schedule 1.1 , wherever located (collectively,
the “ Purchased Assets ”).
(b) In the
event the sale, lease, conveyance, assignment, license or transfer
of any of the Permits listed on Schedule 1.1
(collectively referred to herein as the “ Assigned
Permits ”) is unlawful or is not permissible under any
agreement or under any Law, such terms for the purposes of this
Agreement with respect to any such Assigned Permits shall be deemed
to mean and require (i) the applicable Seller’s
relinquishment of all of its right, title, benefit and interest in
and to and authority under, such Assigned Permits as of the Closing
and (ii) the issuance or grant to Purchaser by the appropriate
Governmental Entity or other third Person of a Permit conferring
upon Purchaser, as of the Closing, all right, title, benefit,
interest and authority at least equal to that relinquished by such
Seller, as the case may be, including the right, authority and
approval for Purchaser to own and operate the Facilities and the
other Purchased Assets from and after the Closing in the same
manner as the Sellers prior to the Closing. For clarification
purposes, the parties acknowledge and agree that, to the extent
permitted by Law, Purchaser shall have the option to acquire or
assume any Seller’s Medicare or Medicaid provider numbers
used in the operation of the Facilities or the conduct of the
Business or submit an application for new Medicare and Medicaid
provider numbers with respect to the operation of the Facilities or
the conduct of the Business after the Closing.
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1.2 Assets Not Being
Transferred .
Except for the
Purchased Assets, on the Closing Date, the Sellers are not selling,
leasing, conveying, assigning, licensing, transferring or
delivering to Purchaser, and Purchaser is not purchasing or
acquiring any other Assets of the Sellers, including any of the
Assets listed on Schedule 1.2 .
1.3 Further Assurances
.
Each Seller shall
and shall cause each Seller Subsidiary to, at any time and from
time to time during the period from and after the Closing until the
later of (i) the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date or
(ii) such time as all consents of any Governmental Entity or
other third Person to the assignment of the Assigned Contracts and
Assigned Permits have been obtained, upon the request of Purchaser,
do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause to be done,
executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, deeds,
assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney or
assurances as may be reasonably required to sell, lease, convey,
assign, license, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, or to aid and
assist in the collection of or reducing to possession by Purchaser,
of the applicable Purchased Assets, or to vest in Purchaser good
and marketable title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any
and all Encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances
identified on Schedule 5.10(b) .
1.4 Assignment of
Contracts, Permits, Rights, Etc.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall
not constitute an agreement or attempted agreement to transfer,
sublease or assign any Assigned Contract (as defined below), any
Assigned Permit or Proceeding or right with respect to any benefit
arising thereunder or resulting therefrom, if an attempted
transfer, sublease or assignment thereof, without the required
consent of any other party thereto or of any Governmental Entity or
other third Person, would constitute a breach thereof or in any way
affect the rights of Purchaser or any Seller thereunder or is
unlawful or is not permissible under any agreement or under any
Law.
(b) The
parties understand and agree that, without limiting any
representation, warranty, condition, or indemnification contained
in this Agreement, if, as of the Closing, the Sellers shall not
have effectively obtained any or all consents of any third Person
set forth on Schedule 5.3 to the assignment of any of
the New Management Agreements or any other Contract that is listed
on Schedule 1.1 as one of the Purchased Assets
to be assigned to Purchaser hereunder (collectively referred to
herein as the “ Assigned Contracts ”), in
respect of which such third Person’s consent to assign is
required in order to preserve the value of such Assigned Contract
for Purchaser or otherwise, then the assignment by the applicable
Seller and the assumption by Purchaser of such Assigned Contract
shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
not become effective at the Closing or thereafter until the
applicable Seller shall have obtained the requisite consent (which
such Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain,
together with the cooperation of Purchaser), and such assignment
and assumption shall become effective as aforesaid subsequent to
the Closing pursuant to such documentation as shall be reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser and the applicable Seller; and the Sellers
shall and shall cause their respective Seller Subsidiaries to not
take or permit any action
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which would impair the full force
and effect of any such Assigned Contract, or otherwise cause or
permit the modification, amendment, or termination of any such
Assigned Contract (except insofar as consented to in writing by
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) until the effective assignment thereof as aforesaid. The
parties understand and agree that the Sellers, subsequent to the
Closing, shall not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges
under any Assigned Contract, all of which shall accrue to the
benefit of Purchaser, and the Sellers shall be deemed to hold any
Assigned Contracts subject to this Section 1.4(b) in
trust for Purchaser. To the extent, and only to the extent, that
Purchaser is able to receive the economic rights and privileges
under an Assigned Contract, Purchaser shall be responsible for the
Assumed Liabilities, if any, arising under such Assigned Contract.
To the extent any Seller is unable to keep an Assigned Contract in
full force and effect and to otherwise enable Purchaser to receive
the economic rights and privileges under an Assigned Contract in
accordance with the foregoing because the Sellers have transferred
to Purchaser certain Assets that are reasonably necessary for the
performance by such Seller of such Assigned Contract, then
Purchaser shall perform such Seller’s obligations under such
Assigned Contract using such Assets or otherwise as an independent
contractor to such Seller at no additional cost to such Seller. The
Sellers shall jointly and severally pay and discharge, and shall
indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and against, any and all
costs, expenses and other Losses of seeking to obtain or obtaining
any consent or approval of any third Person set forth on
Schedule 5.3 , whether before or after the
Closing Date. Nothing in this Section 1.4 shall be
deemed a waiver by Purchaser of its right to have received at the
Closing an effective assignment of all of the Assigned Contracts
and other Purchased Assets nor shall this Section 1.4
be deemed to constitute an agreement to exclude from the Purchased
Assets any of the Assets listed on Schedule 1.1
.
ARTICLE II
ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS; EXCLUDED OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Liabilities Being
Assumed at Closing .
On
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this
Agreement, simultaneously with the sale, lease, conveyance,
assignment, license, transfer and delivery to Purchaser of the
Purchased Assets at the Closing, Purchaser shall assume only the
Liabilities of each of the Sellers listed on
Schedule 2.1 (collectively, the “
Assumed Liabilities ”).
2.2 Liabilities Not Being
Assumed .
NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY RELATED
DOCUMENT, EXCEPT FOR THE ASSUMED LIABILITIES ASSUMED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 2.1 , PURCHASER SHALL NOT ASSUME, PAY, BEAR, PERFORM
OR DISCHARGE ANY LIABILITIES OF THE SELLERS, THE TRUST OR ANY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES (INCLUDING ANY SELLER SUBSIDIARY)
WHETHER OR NOT ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PURCHASED ASSETS
OR THE BUSINESS OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS OF THE SELLERS, THE TRUST OR
THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES (INCLUDING ANY SELLER SUBSIDIARY), AND
WHETHER ARISING OR ASSERTED BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING, INCLUDING
ANY OF THE LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS LISTED ON
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SCHEDULE 2.2
, ALL OF WHICH LIABILITIES SHALL
FROM AND AFTER THE CLOSING REMAIN THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE SELLERS, THE TRUST OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES
(INCLUDING ANY SELLER SUBSIDIARY), AS APPLICABLE.
ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE
3.1 Purchase Price
.
The
aggregate consideration to be paid by Purchaser to the Sellers for
the Purchased Assets (the “ Purchase Price ”)
shall be (i) US$416,500,000.00 (the “ Cash
Payment ”) subject to adjustment as provided in
Sections 3.2, 3.3, 7.14, 10.3(d)(ii) and 10.3(f) , plus
(ii) US$55,000,000.00 (the “ Loan Amount ”),
plus (iii) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities. The
Purchase Price will be paid as provided in Section 3.4
.
3.2 Adjustments to the
Purchase Price .
(a) All
income and expenses of the Sellers with respect to the Purchased
Assets identified on the Proration Schedule shall be prorated on a
daily basis between the Sellers and Purchaser as of 11:59 p.m.
on the Closing Date (the “ Proration Time ”).
Such items to be pro rated shall consist of: (i) payments
under any Assigned Contract, if any, (ii) rents under the
Leases and monthly fees and other fees and charges under the
Resident Agreements to which any Seller is a party and other
income, if any, including prepaid rents and other amounts,
(iii) ad valorem real and tangible personal property Taxes
with respect to the Purchased Assets, (iv) utility charges, if
any, (v) insurance or other charges with respect to any of the
Purchased Assets, or (vi) any other items the parties mutually
determine to be necessary. Purchaser and the Sellers shall prepare
a proposed schedule or schedules (the “ Proration
Schedule ”) prior to the Closing, including the items
listed above and any other items the parties mutually determine to
be necessary. The Sellers and Purchaser shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to finalize and agree on the Proration Schedule
at least two Business Days prior to the Closing.
(b) Any
escrow accounts held by any utility companies or other third
Persons, any cash deposits made by or on behalf of any of the
Sellers prior to the Closing to secure obligations under any
Assigned Contracts and any reserve funds which are on deposit for
the states of Florida or California, or any other states requiring
such reserve deposits, and any funds held in resident trust funds,
shall be paid to the Sellers or, if assigned to Purchaser, the
Sellers shall receive a credit (i.e., an increase in the Purchase
Price) in the amount thereof at the Closing.
(c) The
parties agree that any amounts that may become due under
Section 3.2(a) or (b) shall be paid at the Closing as
can best be determined. A post-Closing reconciliation of pro-rated
items shall be made by the parties within 75 days after the
Closing and any amounts due at that time shall be promptly
forwarded to Purchaser, on the one hand, or the Representative (as
agent for the Sellers), on the other hand, in a lump sum payment.
Any additional amounts which may become due after such
determination shall be forwarded at the time they are received. Any
amounts due under Section 3.2(a) or (b) which cannot be
determined within 75 days after the
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Closing shall be reconciled as
soon thereafter as such amounts can be determined. Subject to any
applicable privileges (including attorney-client privilege),
(i) each of the Sellers and the Trust agrees that Purchaser
shall have the right to audit the applicable records of the Sellers
in connection with any such post-Closing reconciliation, and
(ii) Purchaser agrees that the Sellers shall have the right to
audit the applicable records of Purchaser in connection with any
such post-Closing reconciliation.
(d) The
Sellers shall be responsible for all expenses of the Purchased
Assets attributable to the period prior to and including the
Proration Time. For the avoidance of doubt, any Entrance Fees or
Resident Deposits received by Purchaser after the Closing Date, or
Resident Deposits received by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing
Date, in either case pursuant to Resident Agreements entered into
by any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller on or prior to the
Closing Date shall not be pro rated pursuant to
Section 3.2(a) or otherwise subject to payment or
reimbursement to Sellers under any other provision of this
Agreement (including Section 3.2(b) ).
(e) Purchaser
shall receive all income from the Purchased Assets attributable to
the period after the Proration Time and shall, except as otherwise
provided for in this Agreement, be responsible for all expenses of
the Purchased Assets attributable to the period after the Proration
Time. In the event any Seller receives any payment from a resident
for rent due for any period after the Proration Time, the Sellers
shall promptly forward or cause to be forwarded such payment to
Purchaser. In addition, in the event any Seller has received any
prepaid rent from a resident for any period from and after the
Proration Time, the Sellers shall promptly forward or cause to be
forwarded to Purchaser such prepaid rent.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this
Section 3.2 shall not apply to any Purchased Accounts
Receivable of the Sellers.
3.3 Entrance Fee Liability
Adjustment .
At
the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be reduced in accordance with
this Section 3.3 by an amount equal to US$3,300,000.00 less
all Entrance Fee refund obligations actually paid by the Sellers
after November 1, 2004 and prior to the Closing in respect of
the US$2,003,597.00 in Entrance Fee refund obligations at the Logan
Square East Facility and the Millbrook Facility, as reflected on
Schedule 3.3 , that were triggered prior to
November 1, 2004 but not paid prior to November 1, 2004.
At least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Sellers
shall deliver to Purchaser documentation reasonably acceptable to
Purchaser that evidences the actual payment since November 1,
2004 of any such Entrance Fee refund obligations specified on
Schedule 3.3 for purposes of determining the
amount of the purchase price adjustment under this
Section 3.3 .
3.4 Payment of Purchase
Price at Closing .
At
the Closing, subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent
permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions to Closing set forth
in Article X (including the consummation of the
arrangements contemplated in Section 10.1(e )), and
subject to and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of
this Agreement, an amount equal to the Cash Payment (plus or minus
the amount of any adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2, 3.3,
7.14, 10.3(d)(ii) or 10.3(f) ) shall be paid
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by Purchaser to or for the
benefit of the Sellers by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated in writing by the Representative at
least three Business Days prior to the Closing.
3.5 Allocation of Purchase
Price .
Purchaser shall
prepare an allocation of the Purchase Price (and all other
capitalized costs) among the Purchased Assets in accordance with
Code Section 1060 and the Treasury regulations thereunder (and
any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Law, as
appropriate). Within 15 days of the determination of any
adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2(c) or 7.14 ,
Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers such allocation. The Sellers
shall within 5 days after receipt of such allocation give
written notice to Purchaser of their agreement or disagreement with
such allocation. If the Sellers object to Purchaser’s
allocation, the Sellers shall give Purchaser written notice of the
objections and the Sellers and Purchaser shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to resolve the differences. If within
30 days after the date on which the Sellers have given
Purchaser notice of any objections, the parties have not adopted
the allocation, any dispute related thereto shall be referred to an
accounting firm selected by Purchaser and the Representative (or,
if Purchaser and the Representative are unable to agree, an
independent accounting firm selected by Purchaser’s and the
Sellers’ independent accounting firms) (such firm, the
“ Accounting Firm ”) and resolved within
30 days after such referral. The Accounting Firm’s
determination shall be final, binding and conclusive upon
Purchaser, the Sellers, and their respective Affiliates. The costs,
expenses, and fees of the Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by
the parties. The resulting allocation, whether or not objected to
by the Sellers or as determined by the Accounting Firm, is referred
to as the “ Allocation Agreement ”. Purchaser,
each of the Sellers, and their respective Affiliates shall be bound
by the Allocation Agreement and shall, as applicable,
(a) complete and execute a Form 8594 Asset Acquisition
Statement under Code Section 1060 promptly upon receipt of
such allocation, in a manner consistent with the Allocation
Agreement, (b) file a copy of such form with their respective
tax returns for the period which includes the Closing, and
(c) act in accordance with such allocation in the preparation
of all financial statements and filing of all Tax Returns. None of
the parties hereto shall take any action or position or cause their
Affiliates to take any action or position inconsistent for tax or
accounting purposes with the Allocation Agreement prepared in
accordance with this Section 3.5 , unless otherwise
required by the relevant taxing authority.
ARTICLE IV
THE CLOSING
4.1 The Closing
.
The
closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at the offices of
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington
D.C. 20004, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on the last
Business Day of the month in which the fulfillment or waiver (to
the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions set forth
in Article X (other than those conditions which by
their nature are intended to be fulfilled at the Closing) occurs or
such other place or time or on such other date as Purchaser and the
Representative may mutually agree in writing (the “
Closing Date ”).
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4.2 Closing Deliveries by
the Sellers and the Greenbriar Stockholders .
At
the Closing, the Sellers and/or the Greenbriar Stockholders, as the
case may be, shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) one or
more bills of sale for all of the Purchased Assets which are
tangible personal property in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 4.2(a) (the “ Bills
of Sale ”), executed by each of the Sellers;
(b) one or
more assignments of all of the Purchased Assets which are
intangible personal property in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 4.2(b) , which assignment
shall also contain Purchaser’s undertaking and assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities (the “ Assignment and Assumption
Agreements ”), executed by each of the
Sellers;
(c) (i) such
other deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of title,
title affidavits, Documents and other instruments of transfer and
conveyance as may reasonably be requested by Purchaser, including
warranty deeds with respect to the Purchased Real Property, each in
form and substance acceptable to Purchaser and its legal counsel
(which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
and executed by each of the Sellers and, (ii) with respect to
the Condominium Facilities, such assignments of declarant rights
and other assignments necessary to convey to Purchaser all of the
rights of the applicable Seller with respect to the Condominium
Facilities and under the applicable Condominium Documents, each in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and its legal
counsel (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) and executed by the applicable Seller;
(d) a
certificate of non-foreign status under Section 1445 of the
Code, complying with the requirements of the Income Tax Regulations
promulgated pursuant to such Section from each Seller conveying
Purchased Real Property;
(e) evidence
that the agreements listed on Schedule 4.2(e)
have been replaced with new arrangements mutually acceptable to
Purchaser and the other parties thereto, assigned to Purchaser or
terminated, as Purchaser shall direct; it being understood that
with respect to arrangements with FOC NY regarding the Millbrook
and RiverVue Facilities, to the extent that Assets of FOC NY that
are used in the operation of the Business at the Millbrook and
RiverVue Facilities (other than intercompany accounts, whether or
not represented by promissory notes) are not included as Purchased
Assets under this Agreement, such Assets shall be conveyed to
Purchaser at the Closing (or at such later time, if alternative
arrangements are entered into between Purchaser and FOC NY as
contemplated above), without the payment by Purchaser of additional
consideration therefore;
(f) the
certificates, consents and other Documents referred to herein,
including in Section 10.2 , as then deliverable by the
Sellers, the Trust and the Greenbriar Stockholders;
(g) such
landlord estoppel certificates and property owner association
estoppel certificates as Purchaser may reasonably request, executed
by the applicable landlord or property owner association;
and
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(h) evidence
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser of the permanent waiver or
other cancellation or termination of the right of first refusal
previously granted by Episcopal Retirement Community, Inc. to
Clinic Building Associates, Ltd. with respect to the Canterbury
Facility.
4.3 Closing Deliveries by
Purchaser .
At
the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to or for the benefit of the
Sellers (unless otherwise noted):
(a) an amount
equal to the Cash Payment (plus or minus the amount of any
adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2, 3.3, 7.14, 10.3(d)(ii)
or 10.3(f) ), by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account designated pursuant to Section 3.4
;
(b) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreements executed by Purchaser;
and
(c) the
certificates, consents and other Documents referred to herein,
including in Section 10.4 , as then deliverable by
Purchaser.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND THE
TRUST
Each Seller and
the Trust hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to
Purchaser (and in the case of Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 and
5.30 only, the Greenbriar Stockholders severally, but not
jointly, represent and warrant to Purchaser, as to Greenbriar) as
follows:
5.1 Organization, Power,
Authority and Good Standing .
(a) Each
Seller that is a corporation, is duly organized, and each Seller is
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each Seller has the
necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement and each of the Related Documents to which it is or
will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. Each Seller has all necessary corporate,
limited liability company, or partnership power and authority and
all Permits required to own, lease and operate its Assets and to
carry on its business as currently conducted.
(b) Each
Seller is duly qualified and in good standing to transact business
as a foreign Person in those jurisdictions set forth opposite its
name on Schedule 5.1(b) , which constitute all
the jurisdictions in which the character of the property owned,
leased or operated by such Seller or the nature of the business or
activities conducted by such Seller makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, Assets, liabilities,
financial condition or results of operations of such
Seller.
(c) The
execution and delivery by each of the Sellers and the Trust of this
Agreement and each Related Document to which it is or will be a
party, the performance of its obligations
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hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all
necessary action on the part of such Seller and the stockholders,
members, partners or trustees thereof, none of which actions have
been modified or rescinded and all of which actions remain in full
force and effect. Each of the Greenbriar Stockholders has the full
and unrestricted right, power and authority and the requisite
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related
Documents to which he is or will be a party, to perform his
obligations under this Agreement and any Related Document to which
he is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. This Agreement and each Related Document to
which any Seller, the Trust or the Greenbriar Stockholders is or
will be a party has been or upon the execution thereof will be,
duly and validly executed and delivered by a duly authorized
representative of each Seller and the Trust and by such Greenbriar
Stockholder, and constitutes, or upon its execution and delivery
will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of such Seller, the
Trust and such Greenbriar Stockholder, enforceable against such
Seller, the Trust and such Greenbriar Stockholder in accordance
with its terms.
(d) Each
Seller has not, within the last five years, (i) used any trade
names or assumed names other than the trade names or assumed names
set forth opposite its name on Schedule 5.1(d)
or (ii) operated any business other than the
Business.
5.2 Authority; No
Conflicts .
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.2 , neither the execution,
delivery or performance by any Seller, the Trust or the Greenbriar
Stockholders of this Agreement and each Related Document to which
it or he is or will be a party, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by any Seller, the
Trust or the Greenbriar Stockholders will (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both): (i) breach or violate any
provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws,
operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational
documents of a Seller or the Trust or any resolution adopted by the
board of directors or a stockholder, member, partner or trustee of
such Seller or the Trust; (ii) breach or violate any
applicable Law; (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or
constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of, any
Contract to which a Seller, the Trust or any of their respective
Affiliates is a party or by which any of their respective
properties or Assets may be bound or affected; or (iv) result
in the imposition or creation of any Liability on any Seller or any
Seller Subsidiary or any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of
the Purchased Assets, or result in or permit the acceleration of
any indebtedness or other obligation of any Seller or any of its
Affiliates pursuant to any of the foregoing.
5.3 Consents and
Authorizations .
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.3 , any filings or approvals
required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and any filings or
approvals listed on Schedule 6.4 , no consent,
approval, Permit, Order, notification or authorization of, or any
exemption from or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity or any other third Person is required in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each
Seller, the Trust and the Greenbriar Stockholders of this Agreement
or any Related Document to which it is or will be a party or
the
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consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, including consents, approvals,
notifications, authorizations or determinations from parties to
Contracts.
5.4 Ownership of the
Sellers .
The
Trust owns one hundred percent (100%) of the ownership interests in
each Seller, except that the Greenbriar Stockholders own one
hundred percent (100%) of the ownership interests in Greenbriar and
own one hundred percent (100%) of the ownership interests in FOC
NY. All transfers of Equity Interests in the Sellers to the Trust
within the 12 months immediately prior to the date of this
Agreement were made in accordance with applicable Law.
5.5 Books and Records
.
The
Books and Records are true and complete in all material respects
and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices, and reasonably reflect, in reasonable detail, all
material transactions involving the Assets of the Sellers and any
Seller Subsidiary, including the Purchased Assets, the Assumed
Liabilities and the Business. Each Seller and each Seller
Subsidiary has made and kept books, records and accounts which, in
reasonable detail, accurately reflect, in all material respects,
its transactions and the disposition of its Assets to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP.
5.6 Financial
Information .
(a)
Schedule 5.6(a) contains true, correct and
complete copies of the following: (i) the audited balance sheet of
FCC and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004, and
the related audited statements of operations and cash flows of FCC
and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years then ended,
including the footnotes thereto, as audited by (and together with
the report of their audit) Ernst & Young LLP (all of foregoing
being hereinafter collectively called the “ Audited Seller
Financial Statements ”); (ii) the audited balance
sheets of (A) the Washington House Facility and (B) the
Carlotta Facility as of June 30, 2004, and the related audited
statements of operations and cash flows of (A) the Washington
House Facility and (B) the Carlotta Facility for the fiscal
years then ended, including the footnotes thereto, as audited by
(and together with the report of their audit) Ernst & Young LLP
(all of foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “
Audited Facility Financial Statements ”); and
(iii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Trust and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of October 31, 2004, and the
unaudited statements of operations and cash flows of the Trust and
its consolidated Subsidiaries for the three months then ended (all
of the foregoing being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“ Unaudited Seller Financial Statements ” and,
collectively with the Audited Seller Financial Statements and the
Audited Facility Financial Statements, the “ Seller
Financial Statements ”).
(b) The
Audited Seller Financial Statements fairly present the financial
position of FCC and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates
indicated and the results of operations of FCC and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for the periods indicated. The Audited Facility
Financial Statements fairly present the financial position of
(A) the Washington House Facility and (B) the Carlotta
Facility as of the dates indicated and the results of operations of
(A) the Washington House Facility and (B) the Carlotta
Facility for the periods indicated. The Unaudited Seller
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Financial Statements fairly
present the financial position of the Trust and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of
operations of the Trust and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the
periods indicated. The Seller Financial Statements (x) have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of the
Unaudited Seller Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end
adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the
aggregate, be significant) and the absence of notes (that, if
presented, would not differ materially from those included in the
Audited Seller Financial Statements) and (y) are complete and
correct in all material respects and have been prepared in
accordance with the Books and Records of the Sellers.
(c) The
historical financial information for each Facility delivered to
Purchaser and listed on Schedule 5.6(c) presents
fairly in all material respects the financial matters set forth
therein for the Facilities covered thereby; it being understood
that such information is unaudited and subject to normal recurring
year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or
in the aggregate, be significant).
5.7 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities .
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.7 , the Sellers have no
material Liabilities, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise (and
to the knowledge of the Sellers, there are no threatened charges,
complaints, Proceedings or demands against any Seller giving rise
to any Liability), except for Liabilities disclosed or reserved
against in the balance sheets included in the Seller Financial
Statements and current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the
Seller Financial Statements (none of which relates to any breach of
contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of
Law, or arose out of any charge, complaint, Proceeding or demand,
or are, either individually or in the aggregate,
material).
5.8 Absence of Changes
.
Since
June 30, 2004, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.8 and except to the extent expressly
contemplated or required by this Agreement, the Sellers have
operated the Business in the ordinary course, consistent with past
practice, and, subject to those exceptions, there has not
been:
(a) any
material adverse effect on the Assets, business, operations,
financial condition or results of operations of the Sellers or the
Business;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance)
with respect to any material Assets of any of the
Sellers;
(c) any
change by any of the Sellers in its accounting methods, principles
or practices;
(d) any
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any interests in any
Seller or any payment by a Seller to any of its
Affiliates;
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(e) any
increase in the benefits under, or the establishment or amendment
of, any bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation,
pension, retirement, profit sharing, option (including the granting
of options, appreciation rights, performance awards or restricted
stock or membership awards), stock or membership purchase or other
employee benefit plan, or any other increase in the compensation
payable or to become payable to members, stockholders, managers,
directors, officers or employees of any Seller, except as set forth
on Schedule 5.8 and except for increases in
salaries or wages payable or to become payable in the ordinary and
usual course to employees of a Seller who are not members,
stockholders, managers, directors or officers of such
Seller;
(f) any
transaction or Contract material to any Seller or any commitment
for the same, entered into by a Seller other than in the ordinary
and usual course;
(g) any
transfer, Encumbrance or disposition by any Seller of any of its
Assets, other than in the ordinary and usual course and not
material, either individually or in the aggregate;
(h) any
receipt by any Seller of written or, to the knowledge of the
Sellers, oral, notice that any Contract or arrangement to which
such Seller is a party relating to the Purchased Assets, the
Assumed Liabilities or the Business has been or will be
canceled;
(i) any
issuance by any Seller of any bond, note, option, warrant or other
corporate security or membership or partnership
interest;
(j) (i) any
individual capital expenditure by any Seller in excess of $250,000
or (ii) any individual commitment by any Seller to make any
such capital expenditure in excess of $100,000, in either case not
included in the Sellers’ fiscal year 2005 capital expenditure
budget attached to Schedule 5.8 (the “
Seller 2005 Capital Expenditure Budget ”);
(k) any
payment of, or incurrence of liability to pay, any Taxes, other
than those arising and discharged or to be discharged in the
ordinary and usual course;
(l) any loans
made by any Seller to any Person, including any Affiliate, member,
stockholder, manager, director, employee or officer of any Seller,
in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the
aggregate;
(m) any
incurrence of indebtedness by any Seller for borrowed money or
commitment by any Seller to borrow money other than in the ordinary
and usual course;
(n) any
payment of management fees to any Affiliate (other than in
accordance with the terms of the Existing Management Agreements as
they exist on the date hereof); or
(o) any
authorization, approval, agreement or commitment by any Seller to
take any action described in subparagraphs (c) through
(n) above.
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5.9 Tax Matters
.
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.9,
(a) All Taxes
owed by the Sellers and the Seller Subsidiaries (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) have been paid and will be paid for all
periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Each of the Sellers
and their respective Seller Subsidiaries have properly and timely
filed and will, prior to the Closing, properly and timely file, all
Tax Returns they were required to file. None of the Sellers or any
Seller Subsidiaries is the beneficiary of any extension of time
within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made by
an authority in a jurisdiction where the Sellers or the Seller
Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Sellers or any Seller
Subsidiaries are or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. There are no liens on any of the Assets of the
Sellers or any Seller Subsidiaries that arose in connection with
any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(b) Each of
the Sellers and the Seller Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder, or other third Person, and all Forms W-2 and
1099 required with respect thereto have been properly completed and
timely filed.
(c) Neither
the Trust nor any officer or director (or employee responsible for
Tax matters) of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiaries expects any
authority to assess additional Taxes for any period for which Tax
Returns have been filed. There is no dispute or claim concerning
any Tax Liability of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiaries either
(A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or
(B) as to which the Trust or the directors and officers (and
employees responsible for Tax matters) of the Sellers or the Seller
Subsidiaries has knowledge based upon personal contact with any
agent of such authority.
(d) Neither
the Sellers nor any Seller Subsidiaries has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(e) The
unpaid Taxes of the Sellers and the Seller Subsidiaries
(A) did not, as of the date of the Unaudited Seller Financial
Statements, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any
reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of
the Unaudited Seller Financial Statements (rather than any notes
thereto) and (B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for
the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with
past custom and practice of the Sellers and the Seller Subsidiaries
in filing their Tax Returns.
(f) None of
the Assumed Liabilities is an obligation to make a payment that is
not deductible under Code Section 280G. The Sellers have not
been for any tax year for which the statute of limitations is open
a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. The Sellers
have not been members of any Affiliated Group filing a consolidated
federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of
which was FCC) and have no Liability for the Taxes of any Person
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee
or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
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(g) None of
the Purchased Assets is “tax-exempt use property”
within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code. None of the
Sellers or any of Seller Subsidiary is a foreign person within the
meaning of Section 1.1445-2(b) of the Regulations under
Section 1445 of the Code.
5.10 Title to Purchased
Assets and Related Matters .
(a) Except
for the Assets identified on Schedule 5.10(a) ,
the Purchased Assets constitute all Assets that are necessary for
the operation of the Facilities and the conduct of the Business in
the manner currently operated and conducted by the
Sellers.
(b) Each of
the Sellers has, and at the Closing Purchaser will receive, good
and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets identified on
Schedule 1.1 as owned by such Seller, and the
Purchased Assets are free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for
Permitted Encumbrances existing on the date hereof described on
Schedule 5.10(b) and except with respect to
those Purchased Assets that constitute Purchased Real Property as
to which Section 10.3 shall apply. There are no outstanding
rights, options, agreements or other commitments giving any Person
any current or future right to require any Seller or, following the
Closing Date, Purchaser, to sell or transfer to such Person or to
any third Person any interest in any Seller or in any of the
Purchased Assets, including any Facility. All of the Purchased
Assets which are material to the conduct of the Business at any
Facility are in good operating condition and repair (normal wear
and tear excepted) and are suitable for the uses for which they are
used or intended to be used in the Business and the operation of
the Facilities.
(c) The
tangible Purchased Assets are located in the States and at the
addresses set forth on Schedule 5.10(c)
.
5.11 Leases
.
Schedule 5.11 is a true and complete list of
(i) all real property Leases under which any of the Sellers is
a lessor or lessee and (ii) all other Leases under which any
of the Sellers is a lessor or lessee (A) providing for annual
lease payments to or by any Seller or Seller Subsidiary in excess
of $100,000 or (B) for a term of more than one year and not
terminable by such Seller or Seller Subsidiary by notice of not
more than 60 days for a cost of less than $25,000. All such
Leases are valid and binding and in full force and effect in
accordance with the terms thereof and, except as set forth on such
Schedule 5.11 , have not been modified, amended,
nor any provision thereof waived and constitute the entire
agreement between the lessor and lessee thereunder with respect to
the premises demised thereunder. The lessors under the Leases are
holding security deposits in the amounts set forth on
Schedule 5.11 . None of the Sellers is in
default in any material respect under any such Lease, nor to the
knowledge of the Sellers, does any condition exist that, with or
without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
material default thereunder. To the knowledge of the Sellers, no
other party to any such Lease (i) is in default thereunder in any
material respect or (ii) has threatened to cancel or otherwise
terminate any such Lease. All premises leased under the Leases are
in appropriate condition and repair and are suitable for the
conduct of the Business and the operation of the Facilities. True
and complete copies of all Leases listed on
Schedule 5.11 shall have been furnished or made
available to Purchaser during the Due Diligence Period.
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5.12 Facilities; Management
Agreements .
Schedule 5.12 sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of each Senior Living Facility operated, managed or
leased by the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary, and indicates,
among other things, the ownership and location thereof as well the
number of units occupied/unoccupied as of a recent date set forth
on such Schedule, organized by unit type. Except for the Existing
Management Agreements and the New Management Agreements, as
applicable, no Contract provides for the management or operation of
any of the Facilities. There are no currently deferred or accrued
distributions or other amounts currently owing or due to any
“licensee” under any Existing Management Agreement
(whether such currently deferred or accrued distribution or other
amounts currently owning or due are payable now or at some future
date).
5.13 Assigned Contracts
.
(a)
Schedule 5.13 is a true and complete list, as of
the date hereof, of each of the following Contracts relating to the
Business to which any Seller or any Seller Subsidiary is a party or
by which any Seller (or any Seller Subsidiary) or any of its
properties, rights or assets is subject or by which any thereof is
bound, other than the Leases and the Existing Management Agreements
(collectively, the “ Seller Contracts ”):
(i) each Contract to which a Seller or Seller Subsidiary is a
party which (A) provides for aggregate annual payments or
receipts by a Seller or Seller Subsidiary of $100,000 or more or
(B) is not terminable by such Seller or Seller Subsidiary by
notice of not more than 60 days for a cost of less than
$25,000; (ii) each Contract containing a covenant not to
compete or other similar covenant restricting the ability of any
Seller or Seller Subsidiary to compete or conduct the Business in
any manner or place; (iii) each Contract under which a Seller
or Seller Subsidiary has borrowed any money from, or issued any
note, bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness to, any
Person or any other note, bond, debenture or other evidence of
indebtedness of such Seller or Seller Subsidiary in any such case
which, individually, is in excess of $100,000; (iv) each
Contract under which (A) any person has directly or indirectly
guaranteed Liabilities of a Seller or Seller Subsidiary or
(B) a Seller or Seller Subsidiary has directly or indirectly
guaranteed Liabilities of any Person; (v) each Contract
providing for (A) indemnification by a Seller or Seller
Subsidiary of any current or former employee, officer, director or
consultant or (B) indemnification by a Seller or Seller
Subsidiary of any Person with respect to material Liabilities
relating to any current or former business of a Seller, Seller
Subsidiary or any predecessor Person (other than, in the case of
(B), contracts providing for indemnification made in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice); (vi) each
Contract for the purchase or sale of any real or material personal
property; (vii) each joint venture or partnership agreement or
arrangement or other agreement or arrangement involving the sharing
of profits or losses; (viii) each health insurance benefit
agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human
Services; (ix) each Medicare or Medicaid provider agreement
with respect to the Facilities; (x) each managed care or other
third party payor Contract (e.g., private insurance carriers or
health maintenance organizations), in each case which provides for
aggregate payments or receipts in excess of $100,000 annually;
(xi) each Contract with any hospital, physician, nursing
facility, home health entity, durable medical equipment provider or
pharmacy or any other Person involving patient care, including
physical therapy and home care, in each case which provides for
aggregate payments or receipts
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in excess of $100,000 annually;
(xii) each Contract with any referral source; or
(xiii) and any other Contract that is material to the
Business.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.13 , all of the Assigned
Contracts are duly and validly executed by a Seller and have been
executed by the other parties thereto, are in full force and
effect, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the
respective parties thereto, and are enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms. Except as set forth on Schedule
5.13 , each Seller (and any Seller Subsidiary party
thereto) has in all material respects performed all of the
obligations required to be performed by it to date under each such
Assigned Contract. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.13 , to the knowledge of the Sellers,
no event has occurred which, with or without notice or the passage
of time or both, constitutes or would constitute a material breach
or default by a Seller or any other party under any Assigned
Contract or permit any other party to accelerate, terminate, cancel
or modify such Assigned Contract. Except as set for on
Schedule 5.13 , to the knowledge of the Sellers,
there has been no threatened cancellations by any third Person of
any Assigned Contract. None of the parties to any of the Assigned
Contracts has a right to terminate the Assigned Contract prior to
the expiration of the current term thereof (other than as a result
of the breach thereof occurring after the Closing). True and
complete copies of all Assigned Contracts, including all
amendments, waivers and modifications thereto, shall have been
furnished or made available to Purchaser during the Due Diligence
Period.
5.14 Resident
Agreements.
Schedule 5.14 sets forth a true and correct
“rent roll” for each Facility (collectively, the
“ Rent Roll ”) as of the most recent practicable
date (as identified on Schedule 5.14 ). All
Resident Agreements are evidenced by a written agreement either
(i) in one of the forms of resident agreement attached to
Schedule 5.14 or (ii) containing terms that
are substantially similar to the terms set forth in one of the
forms of resident agreement attached to
Schedule 5.14 and not containing provisions that
impose any obligations on the part of any Seller that differ in any
material respect from the type or nature of the obligations on the
part of any Seller included in any of the forms of resident
agreement attached to Schedule 5.14 . No Seller
is in default under any of its obligations under any Resident
Agreement, except where such default would not have a material
adverse effect on the Assets of such Seller or the Business
conducted by such Seller, and, except as set forth on the Rent Roll
(or the Closing Rent Roll, as defined in
Section 10.2(m) , as applicable), no Seller has any
knowledge of any material default on the part of any other party
thereto. All of the Resident Agreements identified on the Rent Roll
are currently in full force and effect as of the date of the Rent
Roll or the Closing Rent Roll, as applicable.
5.15 Real Property
.
(a) Except
for the real property listed on Schedule 1.1 as
among the Purchased Assets to be transferred to Purchaser hereunder
(collectively referred to herein as the “ Purchased Real
Property ”), the Sellers and the Seller Subsidiaries do
not own any interest in real property. With respect to the
Purchased Real Property, except as set forth on Schedule
5.15(a) : (i) no portion thereof is subject to any
pending condemnation, fire, health, safety, building,
environmental, hazardous substances, pollution control, zoning or
other land use regulatory Proceedings or Proceeding by any public
or quasi-public authority and there is no threatened
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condemnation or Proceeding with
respect thereto which would have a material adverse effect on the
use and operation of any portion of the Purchased Real Property for
its intended purpose; (ii) there are no Contracts to which any of
the Sellers or any of their Affiliates is a party, granting to any
party or parties except such Seller the right of use or occupancy
of any portion of the parcels of the Purchased Real Property,
except for any Contracts useful in the conduct of the Business and
(A) for a term of less than one year or terminable by such
Seller or Seller Subsidiary by notice of not more than 60 days
for a cost of not more than $25,000, or (B) not relating to a
portion of the parcels that is material to the principal use of
such parcel, or (C) not relating to any use or occupancy that
could materially impair the use or occupancy of a parcel by any
Seller; (iii) there are no parties in possession of the
Purchased Real Property except the Sellers; (iv) no notice of
any contemplated special assessment has been received by the
Sellers or the Trust and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, there is
no threatened special assessment pertaining to any of the Purchased
Real Property and (v) none of the Sellers or the Trust has
received any notice of a violation or claimed violation of any Real
Property Law. All Permits, certificates, easements and rights of
way, including proof of dedication, required from all Governmental
Entities having jurisdiction over the Purchased Real Property for
the use and operation of the Purchased Real Property as currently
used and to ensure vehicular and pedestrian ingress to and egress
from the Purchased Real Property have been obtained. No portion of
the Purchased Real Property has suffered any material damage by
fire or other casualty which has not heretofore been repaired.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15(a) ,
(i) there are no material physical or mechanical defects in
any of the Purchased Real Property and the Purchased Real Property
is in good operating condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear
excepted; (ii) there are no unsatisfied requests for any
material repairs, restorations or improvements to the Purchased
Real Property from any Person, including any Governmental Entity;
and (iii) there are no ongoing material repairs to the
Purchased Real Property being made by or on behalf of any of the
Sellers.
(b) Except as
described on Schedule 5.15(b) , each Facility is
an independent unit which as of the date hereof does not rely on
any facilities (other than the facilities of public utility, sewer
and water companies) located on any property not included in such
Facility (i) to fulfill any zoning, building code, or other
municipal or governmental requirement, or (ii) for structural
support or the furnishing of any essential building systems or
utilities, including, but not limited to, electric, plumbing,
mechanical, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. No
building or other improvements not included in the Facilities
relies on any part of the Facilities to fulfill any zoning,
building, code or other municipal or governmental requirement or
for structural support or the furnishing of any essential building
systems or utilities.
(c) Each
Facility has adequate water supply, storm and sanitary sewer
facilities, adequate access to telephone, gas (but only where such
Facility is served by a natural gas utility) and electricity
connections, adequate fire protection, drainage, means of ingress
and egress to and from public highways and, without limitation,
other public utilities. The parking facilities located on each
Facility meet all applicable requirements imposed by applicable Law
or requisite exceptions or variances to such Laws. All such public
utilities are installed and operating and all installation and
connection charges have been paid in full. All streets and roads
necessary for access to and full utilization of each of the
Facilities, and every part thereof, have been built, completed,
dedicated and accepted for maintenance and public use by the
appropriate Governmental Entities or are otherwise owned and
maintained by local governments for public
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use. Seller has no knowledge of
any fact or condition existing that would result or could result in
the termination or reduction of the current access from the
Facilities to the existing roads and highways or to sewer or other
utility services presently serving the Facilities.
(d) The
current uses of each of the Facilities are permitted under the
applicable municipal zoning ordinances, or special exceptions,
variances, or conditions thereto, and the Facilities comply, to the
extent required (including any waiver or grandfathering), with all
conditions, restrictions and requirements of such zoning ordinances
and all amendments thereto.
(e) With
respect to the Facilities known as The Fountains at Pacific Regent
– Bellevue, The Fountains at Pacific Regent -La Jolla and The
Fountains at Sea Bluffs (Dana Point) (the “ Condominium
Facilities ”): (i) each of the Condominium
Facilities is subject to one or more condominium declarations
(each, a “ Condominium Declaration ”) and other
Documents related to or entered into pursuant to or in accordance
with the Condominium Declaration (collectively, the “
Condominium Documents ”); (ii) the Sellers have
provided to Purchaser a true and correct copy of all material
Condominium Documents as listed on
Schedule 5.15(e) ; (iii) the applicable
Seller is in compliance with all of its material obligations under
the Condominium Documents; (iv) the applicable Seller is the
holder of the rights of the Declarant under each Condominium
Declaration, which rights may be duly and validly assigned to
Purchaser; and (v) the current uses of each of the Condominium
Facilities are permitted under the Condominium Documents and the
Condominium Documents provide the applicable Seller with all
material easements and other rights necessary for the operation of
the applicable Condominium Facility as it is currently being
operated.
5.16 Intellectual
Property .
(a)
Schedule 5.16(a) sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all issued patents, patent applications, common
law trademarks and service marks (including logos, designs and
trade dress), trademark and service mark applications and
registrations, trade names, domain names, material copyrights
(including proprietary software, templates and forms, manuals, and
web site content, architecture and underlying software), and
copyright applications and registrations included in Owned
Requisite Rights, identifying the jurisdiction, application or
serial number, filing or issuance date and owner of record for any
and all registered and pending tradenames, trademarks and service
marks, patent applications and issued patents, and registered and
pending copyrights included in the Purchased Assets (if any).
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16(a) , the Sellers
have not licensed or granted any right to use any Requisite Rights
to any person.
(b)
Schedule 5.16(b) sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all Licensed Requisite Rights (including licenses
of the “Fountains” name and mark), identifying the
licensor of such Licensed Requisite Rights.
(c) Without
limiting any other representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, each Seller owns all Owned Requisite Rights and has
licenses to all Licensed Requisite Rights and has full power and
authority to make the assignments and to fulfill the obligations
with respect to the assignment and transfer of its right, title and
interest in and to the
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Requisite Rights pursuant to this
Agreement. At the Closing Date, all of the Sellers’ right,
title and interest in and to the Requisite Rights shall transfer by
the Sellers to Purchaser, free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances. The Requisite Rights constitutes all Intellectual
Property needed, used or useful for continued operation of the
Business and the Facilities. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.16(c) , no consents or licenses are
required from any Person for any Seller to transfer to Purchaser
all of its right, title and interest in and to the Requisite
Rights. No written notice or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, oral
notice has been received by the Sellers or any of their Affiliates,
nor to the knowledge of the Sellers is any notice anticipated, that
any rights being transferred to Purchaser in the Requisite Rights
are invalid or unenforceable or that any infringement or
misappropriation thereof, in whole or in part, by any third Person
has occurred. There are no claims, disputes, investigations or
legal Proceedings with respect to any Requisite Rights pending or,
to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against any Seller
which, individually or in the aggregate, is or are likely to
materially adversely affect any Seller, the Purchased Assets or the
continued operation of the Business or the Facilities or which may
involve or result in Damages or restrictions which in the aggregate
or individually is material.
5.17 Inventories
.
All
items included in the Inventories that are material to the normal
operation of the Business consist of items of a quality usable or
saleable in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with
past practices and are in quantities sufficient for the normal
operation of the Business in accordance with past practice. The
Inventories set forth on the Seller Financial Statements were
properly stated therein at the lesser of cost or fair market value
determined in accordance with GAAP. Inventories now on hand that
were purchased after September 30, 2004 were purchased in the
ordinary course of the Business at a cost not exceeding market
prices prevailing at the time of purchase. All of the Inventories
are owned by the Sellers free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
5.18 Accounts
Receivable .
All
Accounts Receivable that are reflected on the most recent balance
sheet included in the Seller Financial Statements, the Pre-Closing
Accounts Receivable Schedule and the Final Accounts Receivable
Schedule (as such terms are defined in Section 7.14 )
represent or will represent valid, bona fide obligations arising
from sales actually made or services actually performed by Seller,
requiring no further act under any circumstances on the part of any
Seller or any of its Affiliates to cause such Accounts Receivable
to be due and payable by the account debtor with respect thereto,
and arise from arm’s length transactions between unrelated
parties in the ordinary course of business of a Seller. No Seller
has pledged any such Accounts Receivable, and each Seller owns all
of its Accounts Receivable free and clear of all Encumbrances.
Except to the extent paid prior to the Closing Date, each such
Accounts Receivable is unconditionally owing to the applicable
Seller in the face amount thereof, is valid and enforceable against
the applicable account debtor and is not subject to any setoffs,
discounts, allowances, claims, defenses, counterclaims or disputes
arising prior to the Closing. For the sake of clarity, the Sellers
are not making any representation or warranty as to the
collectibility of the Accounts Receivable.
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5.19 Litigation,
Etc.
Other than as set
forth on Schedule 5.19 , no Seller or any of its
Affiliates is a party to, and to the knowledge of the Sellers, is
subject to, any Order arising out of, in connection with, relating
to or otherwise affecting the Business or the Purchased Assets,
including, any Order concerning or relating to any federal or state
funded health care program, any federal or state licensing Laws, or
any federal or state Laws pertaining to the provision of assisted
living, skilled nursing, long-term care, home health and other
related healthcare and support services. Other than as set forth on
Schedule 5.19 , there is no litigation,
arbitration, or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, audit or other
Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity or arbitrator
pending or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against a
Seller or any of its Affiliates, which relates to the Purchased
Assets, the Assumed Liabilities, the FCC Sale Transaction, this
Agreement, the Related Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. Other than as set forth on
Schedule 5.19 , no Governmental Entity, or to
the knowledge of the Sellers, any other Person, has at any time
challenged, questioned, or commenced or given notice of intention
to commence any investigation relating to, the legal right of the
Sellers to conduct the Business as now or heretofore conducted by
the Sellers or any of the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement or the FCC Sale Transaction. Other than as set forth on
Schedule 5.19 , there is no litigation,
arbitration, or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, audit or other
Proceeding or any claim alleging, with respect to a Seller, the
Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, any
violation of any Law.
5.20 Compliance with
Laws .
The
operation of the Business by the Sellers, the use of the Purchased
Assets, and the Assumed Liabilities have been and are in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable Laws. Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.20 , each of the Sellers has
complied with all federal, state and local Laws affecting the
conduct of the Business, the ownership or operation of its
properties, and the sale or purchase of its properties, except any
non-compliance which would not have a material adverse effect on
Purchaser’s ability to conduct the Business in the manner in
which it is currently conducted by the Sellers, on the ownership,
possession or use of any of the Purchased Assets, on the Assumed
Liabilities, or on the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and no Seller has received written
notice, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, oral notice, of any
non-compliance. Each of the Sellers has filed all forms, reports,
statements and other Documents required to be filed with any
Governmental Entity, including state and federal health regulatory
authorities, except where the failure to file such forms, reports,
statements or other Documents would not have a material adverse
effect on the operation of the Business, except for matters
addressed in Section 5.9 (taxes),
Section 5.23 (labor relations), and
Section 5.26 (environmental) hereof, which shall
be governed by such Section 5.9 (taxes),
Section 5.23 (labor relations), and
Section 5.26 (environmental), respectively.
5.21 Permits
.
Set
forth on Schedule 5.21 is a true and complete
description of all of the Operating Licenses and other material
required Permits owned or held by or issued to each Seller and all
Operating Licenses and other material required Permits owned or
held by or issued to any other Seller Subsidiary relating to the
Business or the Purchased Assets, and such Operating
Licenses
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and such other material required
Permits constitute all the Operating Licenses and other Permits
necessary for the conduct of the operation of the Business and the
Facilities by the Sellers and the use of the Purchased Assets. Each
Seller is the duly authorized holder of all the Operating Licenses
and other material required Permits set forth under its name on
Schedule 5.21 , all of which are in full force and
effect and unimpaired. There is no pending or threatened action by
or before any Governmental Entity to revoke, cancel, rescind,
modify or refuse to renew any of the Operating Licenses or other
material required Permits set forth on Schedule 5.21
. Except as otherwise noted on Schedule 5.21 ,
true and complete copies of all the Operating Licenses and other
material required Permits set forth on
Schedule 5.21 have been furnished to Purchaser.
None of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary has received written
notice from any Governmental Entity asserting the violation of the
terms of any such Operating License or such other material required
Permit, or threatening to revoke, cancel, suspend or not renew the
terms of any such Operating License or other material required
Permits. To the knowledge of the Sellers, no Facility is operating
in violation of any material required Permit or any terms or
conditions thereof, except for such violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the operation of such
Facility.
5.22 Insurance
.
Schedule 5.22 contains a true, correct and
complete list of all policies of liability, theft, fidelity, life,
fire, product liability, workmen’s compensation, health and
other forms of insurance for the Business and the Purchased Assets
(specifying the insurer, amount of coverage, type of insurance,
policy number, deductible or retention amount, premium, policy term
and any pending claims thereunder). The Sellers have furnished to
Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the claims history
relating to the Business for the five years prior to the date of
this Agreement.
5.23 Labor Relations:
Employees .
(a)
Schedule 5.23(a)(i) sets forth a list of
(i) all community-level employees of the Sellers or any Seller
Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Sellers relating to the
Business (collectively, the “ Community Employees
”) and (ii) all other employees (corporate and regional
employees) of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary or any other
Affiliate of the Sellers relating to the Business (collectively,
the “ Corporate and Regional Employees ,” and
together with the Community Employees, the “ Seller
Employees ”), together with their current compensation
(including salary, wages, bonuses and commissions) and the
respective dates on which they commenced employment. Each of the
Corporate and Regional Employees is identified as such on
Schedule 5.23(a)(i) . To the knowledge of the
Sellers, none of the Seller Employees has any plans or intends to
terminate his or her employment or engagement and no former key
employee has left the service of any of the Sellers or any Seller
Subsidiary or other Affiliate within the six (6) months
preceding the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.23(a)(ii) , all such employees are
employees at-will and none of the Sellers or any of their
respective Affiliates has any written employment agreement
(including executive compensation, severance or retention
agreements) or oral employment arrangements with any such employees
or with any other Persons relating to the Business.
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(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.23(b) : (i) each of
the Sellers and their respective Seller Subsidiaries generally
enjoy good relations with their employees, and there is no labor
controversy, strike, dispute, disturbance, grievance, slowdown or
stoppage actually pending, anticipated by, or, to the knowledge of
the Sellers, threatened against or involving the Sellers or any
Seller Subsidiary; (ii) none of the Sellers has any knowledge
of any facts that would be likely to give rise to such a
controversy, strike, dispute, disturbance, grievance, slowdown or
stoppage; (iii) none of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary
is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or
union contract; (iv) there is no collective bargaining or
union contract currently being negotiated by any of the Sellers or
any Seller Subsidiary and (v) no labor union has taken any
action with respect to organizing employees of the Sellers or any
Seller Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, there are
no employees of any of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary seeking
union representation. The relations of the Sellers with their
employees are satisfactory, and none of the Sellers has knowledge
of any facts that would be likely to adversely affect such
relations prior to the Closing Date.
5.24 Pension and Benefit
Plans and Compliance with Employment Laws .
(a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.24(a) , none of the
Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary (i) maintains or has ever
maintained any Plan or Other Arrangement; (ii) is or has even
been a party to any Plan or Other Arrangement; or (iii) has
any obligation under any Plan or Other Arrangement.
(b) The
Sellers shall have furnished or made available to Purchaser during
the Due Diligence Period true and complete copies of each of the
following documents for each Plan and Other Arrangement, as
applicable: (i) the documents setting forth the terms of each
Plan and Other Arrangement, and all amendments thereto;
(ii) all related agreements, including trust agreements,
annuity agreements, insurance contracts (including policies), and
any other funding document, and agreements with service providers;
(iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form 5500
series) on each Plan that have been filed with any Governmental
Entity, if any; (iv) the current summary plan description and
subsequent summaries of material modifications for each Plan;
(v) the most recent determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service for each Plan which is intended to be a Pension
Plan; and (vi) all correspondence within the last three years
with any Governmental Body with respect to any Plan or Other
Arrangement. No Plan is or has been subject to Title IV of
ERISA.
(c) The
Sellers and any Seller Subsidiary, as applicable, have timely made
all contributions and other payments required by and due under the
terms of each Plan and Other Arrangement.
(d) The
Sellers and any Seller Subsidiary, as applicable, have received a
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated after
December 31, 2001 that each Plan that is intended to be a
Pension Plan complies with the requirements of Section 401(a) of
the Code.
(e) None of
the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary has pending or, to the
knowledge of the Sellers, threatened claims arising under the Code,
ERISA, the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
the
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Americans with Disabilities Act,
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or
threatened unfair labor practice charges, contract grievances under
any collective bargaining agreement, other administrative charges,
claims, grievances or lawsuits, by or before any Governmental
Entity or arbitrator.
(f) No ERISA
Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur.
(g) All Plans
that are Welfare Plans that are subject to Section 4980B(f) of
the Code and Sections 601 through 609 of ERISA comply with and
have been administered in material compliance with the health care
continuation-coverage requirements for tax-favored status under
Section 4980B(f) of the Code, Sections 601 through 609 of
ERISA, and all other applicable Laws regarding continuation and/or
conversion coverage. All Welfare Plans listed on
Schedule 5.24(g) have, in all material respects,
been administered in accordance with their terms and are in
material compliance with ERISA, the Code and all other applicable
Laws.
5.25 WARN Act
.
Schedule 5.25 lists the full name, job title,
job site and unit, date of Employment Loss, and type of Employment
Loss (termination, layoff, or reduction in work hours) of each
employee of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary who has
experienced an Employment Loss in the 90 days preceding the date of
this Agreement. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.25 and except as expressly
contemplated in Section 8.1 , the Sellers do not
presently intend to take any action that would result in any
Employment Loss by any employee of the Sellers between the date of
this Agreement and the Closing. “ Employment Loss
” for this purpose shall mean (a) an employment
termination, other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure,
or retirement, (b) a layoff exceeding six (6) months or
(c) a reduction in hours of work of more than fifty percent
(50%), and “ Employee ” shall mean any employee,
including officers, managers and supervisors, but excluding
employees who are employed for an average of fewer than twenty (20)
hours per week or who have been employed for fewer than six
(6) of the preceding twelve (12) months.
5.26 Environmental
Matters .
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.26 , none of the Sellers has
generated, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Waste at any of the
Purchased Real Property or any other real property owned, operated
or leased by any Seller or Seller Subsidiary (collectively, the
“ Properties ”) and the Sellers have no
knowledge of any previous or present generation, storage, disposal
or existence of any hazardous waste at any of the Properties other
than in accordance with all applicable Laws. The term “
Hazardous Waste ” shall mean (a) “hazardous
waste,” “hazardous substances,” “pollutants
or contaminants,” “chemical substances,”
“solid waste” or other similar or related terms as
defined or used from time to time in the Environmental Laws;
(b) asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls
(“ PCBs ”) and petroleum or any fraction
thereof; and (c) any other material, substance or waste that
is listed, regulated or defined under any Environmental Law.
“ Environmental Law ” means the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq .) (“
CERCLA ”), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq .),
similar state Laws and any other Law or common law ruling related
to protection of human health or the environment. No Seller has
filed or, to the Sellers’ knowledge,
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been required to file any notice
reporting a release of any Hazardous Waste into the environment,
and no notice pursuant to Section 103(a) or (c) of CERCLA or
any other applicable Environmental Law has been or was required to
be filed. No Seller has received any notice letter under CERCLA or
any notice or claim under any Environmental Law, and there is no
investigation pending or to Sellers’ knowledge, threatened,
to the effect that any Seller is or may be liable under
Environmental Law or for or as a result of the release or
threatened release of Hazardous Waste into the environment or for
the suspected presence of any Hazardous Waste thereon. There are no
facts, circumstances or conditions existing, initiated or occurring
prior to the Closing that have resulted or will result in Liability
of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary under any Environmental
Law. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.26 ,
there is no asbestos, fill, PCBs, lead paint, underground or above
ground storage tanks or any wetlands at any of the Properties. For
sake of clarity and notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, mold is not included in the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5.26 . The Sellers hereby represent and warrant
that, except as set forth on Schedule 5.26 , to
the Sellers’ knowledge, there is no material mold at any of
the Facilities.
5.27 Brokers
.
(a) No agent,
broker, investment banker or other person or firm acting on behalf
of or under the authority of any of the Sellers or the Trust or any
of their respective Affiliates is or will be entitled to any
broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or
similar fee, directly or indirectly, in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Related
Documents.
(b) David
Freshwater, one of the Greenbriar Stockholders and a director
and/or officer of certain of the Sellers, is licensed as a real
estate broker in the State of Arizona. Mr. Freshwater is not and
will not be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or
any other commission or similar fee, directly or indirectly, in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Related Documents.
5.28 Suppliers and
Vendors .
Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.28 , in the ordinary course
of business, no material supplier or vendor used in connection with
the Business and no Person providing maintenance services to the
Business has canceled or otherwise terminated within the two years
preceding the date of this Agreement or threatened within the two
years preceding the date of this Agreement to cancel or otherwise
terminate, its relationship with any of the Sellers or the Business
or has during that period decreased, limited or otherwise modified,
or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened to decrease, limit
or otherwise modify, the services, supplies or materials it
provides to any of the Sellers.
5.29 Payments
.
To
the knowledge of Sellers, no Seller, Affiliate of any Seller, or
agent or representative of any Seller or any Affiliate of any
Seller has ever made, directly or indirectly, any contribution,
gift or payment in connection with the Business to any Person,
which contribution, gift or payment was in violation of applicable
Law.
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5.30 Seller Documents
.
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by any Seller,
the Greenbriar Stockholders or the Trust in this Agreement, the
schedules hereto, or the Documents (including any certificates)
executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make any of
the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.
5.31 Solvency
.
(a) None of
the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary is now insolvent, and none of
the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary will be rendered insolvent by
any of the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the
Related Documents. As used in this Section 5.31 ,
“insolvent” means that the sum of each Person’s
existing and probable Liabilities do not and would not exceed the
present fair saleable value of such Person’s
assets.
(b) Immediately
after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (i) each of the Sellers and
their respective Seller Subsidiaries will be able to pay its
Liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) none of the Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary will have
unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its present or
proposed business, (iii) each of the Sellers and their
respective Seller Subsidiaries will have Assets (calculated at fair
market value) that exceed its Liabilities and (iv) taking into
account all pending and threatened litigation, final judgments
against such Person in actions for money damages are not reasonably
anticipated to be rendered at a time when, or in amounts such that,
such Person will be unable to satisfy any such judgments promptly
in accordance with their terms (taking into account the maximum
probable amount of such judgments in any such actions and the
earliest reasonable time at which such judgments might be rendered)
as well as all other obligations of each such Person. The cash
available to each of the Sellers and their respective Seller
Subsidiaries, after taking into account all other anticipated uses
of the cash, will be sufficient to pay all such debts and judgments
promptly in accordance with their terms.
5.32 Health Regulatory
Compliance .
(a) Each
Seller described as being so certified on
Schedule 5.32(a) is certified for participation
in, and party to, valid provider agreements for payment by the
Federal Medicare and all applicable state Medicaid programs (the
“ Government Programs ”) for the provision of
assisted living, Alzheimer’s care, skilled nursing, or home
health care as reflected on Schedule 5.32(a) .
All Government Programs in which any Seller or any Seller
Subsidiary has participated at any time during the last three years
are listed on Schedule 5.32(a) . True and
complete copies of all such provider agreements shall have been
furnished or made available to Purchaser during the Due Diligence
Period. Each Seller and Seller Subsidiary is in good standing in
each Government Program and any third party payor program. Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.32(a) , none of the
Sellers or any Seller Subsidiary has any liabilities to any third
party fiscal intermediary or carrier administering the Government
Programs, directly to the Government Programs or any Governmental
Entity, or to any other third party payor for the recoupment
of
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any amounts previously paid to a
Seller (or Seller Subsidiary) or any predecessor by any such third
party fiscal intermediary, carrier, Government Program or other
third party payor. There are no concluded or pending or, to the
knowledge of the Sellers, threatened investigations, audits or
other actions by any third party fiscal intermediary or carrier
administering the Government Programs or any Governmental Entity,
by the Department of Health and Human Services, any state Medicaid
agency, intermediary or carrier or any third party payor, to
recoup, set-off, or suspend payments to, or demand a refund from,
or terminate the provider agreements with, or asserting any claim,
demand, penalty, fine, or other sanction with respect to any of the
activities, practices, policies or claims of, a Seller or any
Seller Subsidiary, and there are no grounds to anticipate any such
audit, investigation or action. Neither the Sellers nor any Seller
Subsidiary has at any time since January 1, 2001 violated any
condition for participation, or any rule, regulation, policy or
standard of, any Government Program which has not, as of the date
hereof, been satisfactorily cleared or resolved to the satisfaction
of the Government Program, except for cited deficiencies the time
for resolution of which has not yet passed. All Medicare Cost
Reports for all periods since January 1, 2001 have been
accurately completed in all material respects and timely
filed.
(b) Since
January 1, 2001, except as set forth on
Schedule 5.32(b) , neither the Sellers nor any
Seller Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Sellers, any other
Person (i) who has a direct or indirect ownership interest (as
those terms are defined in 42 C.F.R. Section 1001.1001(a)(2)) in a
Seller, or (ii) who has an ownership or control interest (as
defined in 42 C.F.R. Section 420.201) in a Seller, or
(iii) who is an officer, director, manager, agent (as defined
in 42 C.F.R. Section 1001.1001(a)(2)) or managing employee (as
defined in 42 C.F.R. Section 420.201) of a Seller, or (iv) who
has an indirect ownership interest (as that term is defined in 42
C.F.R. Section 1001.1001(a)(2)) in a Seller, has submitted any
claims which are cause for civil penalties under, or mandatory or
permissive exclusion from, Medicare, Medicaid, or any other State
Health Care Program or Federal Health Care Program (as those terms
are defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.2), or has engaged in any
activities which are prohibited by 42 U.S.C. Sections
1320a-7a(1)-(7), 1320a-7b(a)(1),(2), (3), and (5), 18 U.S.C. §
1347, 1035, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733 (known as the “
Federal Civil False Claims Act ”), 42 U.S.C. §
1320a-7b (the “ Federal Criminal False Claim Act
”), Federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, 42 U.S.C. §
1395nn (known as the “ Stark Law ”), the Federal
Health Care Program Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C §
1320a-7b(b) (known as the “ Anti-Kickback Statute
”), or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or any
comparable state Laws, or which are prohibited by an private
accrediting organization from which a Seller seeks accreditation or
by generally recognized standards of care or conduct, including not
having engaged in, or experienced, any of the following:
(i) a civil
monetary penalty assessed against it under 42 U.S.C.
Section 1320a-7a or any applicable state Laws;
(ii) been excluded
from participation under Medicare, Medicaid or any other State
Health Care Program or Federal Health Care Program under 42 U.S.C.
Sections 1320a-7 or 1320a-7a ,or any applicable state Laws, or
any third-party payor program;
(iii) been
convicted (as that term is defined in 42 C.F.R.
Section 1001.2) of any of the offenses described in 42 U.S.C.
Sections 1320a-7(a) and (b)(1), (2), (3),or any
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applicable state Law, that could lead to a
mandatory or permissive exclusion from any State Health Care
Program or Federal Health Care Programs;
(iv) been
suspended, debarred, or excluded from any federal program under 45
C.F.R. Part 76 or from any state program under any applicable
state Laws; and
(v) been subject
to any action or investigation under the Federal Criminal False
Claim Act or the Federal Civil False Claim Act, or any applicable
state false claim or fraud Laws.
(c) Each
Seller, and each Seller Subsidiary, has complied in all material
respects with all applicable security and privacy standards
regarding protected health information under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“ HIPAA
”) and, since January 1, 2001, with all applicable
regulations promulgated under HIPAA and all applicable state
privacy Laws.
5.33 Subsidiaries;
Affiliate Transactions .
Except for the
Sellers and the other Persons listed on
Schedule 5.33 as “Other Companies”,
no other Person is, or during the past six months, has been a
Subsidiary of the Trust. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.33 , none of the members,
securityholders, managers, directors, officers or employees of a
Seller, or any Person controlled by a Seller, or any such member,
securityholder, manager, director, officer or employee, or any
member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing
(a) has, or during the past 12 months has had, any
interest in any property (whether real, personal, or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible) used in or pertaining to the
Business; (b) owns, of record or beneficially, or has owned,
an Equity Interest or other financial or profit interest in, or is
an owner, sole proprietor, member, securityholder, partner,
director, officer, employee, provider, consultant or agent of, any
Person that has or, during the past 12 months, has had
(i) business dealings or a material financial interest in any
transaction with any Seller (including as a consultant, lessor,
lessee, customer or supplier of goods or services) or
(ii) engaged in competition with any Seller with respect to
the Business in any market presently served by any Seller, except
for stock holdings not in excess of ten percent (10%) held solely
for investment purposes in securities which are listed on a
national securities exchange or which are regularly traded in the
over-the-counter market, (c) is a party to any Contract with,
or has any claim or right against, any Seller; or (d) owns,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any real property,
leasehold interests, tangible property or intangible property with
a fair market value of $50,000 or more which any Seller currently
uses in the Business. As used in this Section 5.33 , an
individual’s immediate family shall mean such
individual’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers and
fathers-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law and brothers and
sisters-in-law.
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as
follows:
6.1 Organization; Corporate
Authority .
(a) Purchaser
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Purchaser
has the necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the
Related Documents to which it is or will be a party and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(b) The
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and each
Related Document to which it is or will be a party, the performance
of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on
the part of Purchaser, none of which actions have been modified or
rescinded and all of which actions remain in full force and effect.
This Agreement and each Related Document to which Purchaser is or
will be a party has been or upon the execution thereof will be,
duly and validly executed and delivered by a duly authorized
representative of Purchaser, and constitutes, or upon its execution
and delivery by Purchaser will constitute, a valid and binding
obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in
accordance with its terms.
6.2 Authority; No
Conflicts .
Neither the
execution, delivery or performance by Purchaser of this Agreement
and each Related Document to which it is or will be a party, nor
the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or both): (i) breach or violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational
documents of Purchaser or any resolution adopted by the board of
directors or a stockholder of Purchaser; (ii) breach or
violate any applicable Law; (iii) conflict with, result in a
breach of or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right
of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of, any
Contract to which Purchaser is a party or by which any of its
properties or Assets may be bound or affected; or (iv) result
in the imposition or creation of any Liability on Purchaser or
Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Purchaser’s
Assets, or result in or permit the acceleration of any indebtedness
or other obligation of Purchaser, in each case, which would
prohibit Purchaser from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby or performing any of its obligations hereunder.
6.3 Brokers
.
Purchaser has not
employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for any
brokerage fees, commissions or finders’ fees in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby for which any of the
Sellers will have any Liability after the Closing.
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6.4 Consents
.
Except as set
forth on Schedule 6.4 and except for any filings
or approvals under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, no consent, approval,
Permit, Order or authorization of, or any exemption from
registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity
or any other third Person is required for the execution, delivery
and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement or the Related
Documents to which Purchaser is or will be a party or the
consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
7.1 Access to Records and
Properties .
(a) At all
reasonable times during the period commencing on the Access
Effective Date and expiring at 5:00 P.M. California Time on the
60 th
calendar day thereafter (the “
Due Diligence Period ”), Purchaser, its agents, and
its representatives shall be entitled, at Purchaser’s sole
cost and expense, to: (i) enter onto the Facilities, during
normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to the
Sellers, to perform any inspections, investigations, studies and
tests of the Facilities (including, without limitation, physical,
structural, mechanical, architectural, engineering, soils,
geotechnical and environmental tests that Purchaser deems
reasonable); (ii) cause environmental assessments of the
Purchased Real Property to be performed, upon reasonable advance
notice to the Sellers; (iii) review all Books and Records; and
(iv) investigate such other matters as Purchaser may request,
including the Assets, liabilities, prospects and business of the
Sellers relating to the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities
and the Business (including future service obligations) and any
regulatory, tax, environmental and/or other legal matters.
Purchaser’s entry onto and inspections of the Purchased Real
Property in accordance with the terms hereof shall not damage the
Purchased Real Property. For the sake of clarity and not as a
limitation on any diligence review by Purchasers, Sellers shall
present to Purchaser at each Facility, as promptly as practicable
following the date of this Agreement, a copy of each the following
contracts applicable to one or more Facilities: each managed care
or other third party payor Contract, each Contract or grant from
any other governmental payment program (e.g., assistance for the
elderly or treatment of persons with AIDs), and each Contract with
any hospital, physician, nursing facility, home health entity,
durable medical equipment provider or pharmacy or any other Person
involving patient care, including physical therapy and home care.
Any entry by Purchaser onto the Purchased Real Property shall be
subject to, and conducted in accordance with, applicable
Law.
(b) Purchaser
shall exercise Commercially Reasonable Efforts to minimize, and if
reasonably practicable, to avoid interference with the occupancy
and use of the Facilities by the Sellers, invitees and lessees of
the Sellers, and residents of the Facilities, and to minimize, and
if reasonably practicable, to avoid the disturbance of any of the
residents or the Sellers’ employees at the
Facilities.
(c) Purchaser
shall not, except as may be required by Law, initiate any
communications with any Person who at the time of such
communication is a resident (or their
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representatives) of any of the
Facilities without the prior authorization of Steve Berlin, Don
Millican, David Freshwater, Tom Danker or the Representative, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, but which may be
withheld by the Sellers until Purchaser shall have advised the
Sellers that Purchaser has not yet discovered or become aware of a
Due Diligence Termination Event.
(d) Subject
to Section 11.5 , the investigation contemplated by
this Section 7.1 shall not affect or otherwise diminish or
obviate in any respect any of the representations and warranties or
the indemnification rights of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties
contained in this Agreement.
(e) If
Purchaser or its representatives undertake any borings or other
disturbances of the soil of the Purchased Real Property, the soil
shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, be re-compacted to
substantially the same condition as it was in immediately before
any such borings or other disturbances were undertaken.
(f) Purchaser
shall from the Access Effective Date through the Due Diligence
Termination Date (as hereafter defined) carry, and shall cause its
agents and representatives to carry, general liability insurance in
the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, which insurance shall name
the Sellers as additional insured; and upon request, Purchaser
shall provide the Sellers with proof of such insurance prior to
commencing Purchaser’s physical inspections of the
Facilities.
(g) Purchaser
shall keep the Facilities free and clear of any mechanic’s or
materialmen’s liens arising out of any entry onto or
inspection of the Facilities. Purchaser shall indemnify, protect,
defend and hold the Sellers (and the Sellers’ member,
directors, partners, shareholders, agents, employees and
representatives) harmless from and against any and all Losses
(including claims for mechanic’s liens or materialmen’s
liens) caused by or arising out of any inspections, investigations,
studies or tests carried on by or on behalf of Purchaser pursuant
to the terms hereof; provided, however, this indemnity shall not
extend to protect the Sellers from any pre-existing Liabilities for
matters merely discovered by Purchaser (i.e., latent environmental
contamination).
(h) In the
event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 12.1(f) , (i) Purchaser shall repair any damage
to the Purchased Real Property caused by its entry thereon and
restore the same, to the extent reasonably practicable, to
substantially the same condition as it was in immediately prior to
such entry and (ii) Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers,
upon request and without charge therefor, the results and copies of
any and all third party inspections, studies, tests, and surveys
made by or for Purchaser with respect to the environmental or
physical condition of the Purchased Real Property, subject to any
third party restrictions on such delivery. Such delivery shall not
constitute a representation or warranty of any kind or nature
regarding the accuracy or completeness or any other aspect of such
inspections, studies, tests, or surveys. The provisions of this
Section 7.1(h) shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(i) For
purposes of this Agreement, “ Due Diligence Termination
Date ” shall mean the date of expiration of the Due
Diligence Period.
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(j) For
purposes of this Agreement, “ Due Diligence Termination
Event ” shall mean (i) any facts, events or circumstances
that have resulted in or are reasonably expected to result in
(A) a material impairment in the value of the Purchased Assets
or a material increase in the amount of the Assumed Liabilities,
(B) a material impairment in Purchaser’s ability to
operate the Business at any Facility, or (C) a material
adverse change in the nature of the Assumed Liabilities,
(ii) any material Liability under any Environmental Law or any
condition relating to the Purchased Real Property or any Facility,
including undisclosed locations, types or levels of mold, that
could result in material Liability to Purchaser or its Affiliates,
(iii) any material Liability under any of the Laws referenced
in Section 5.32 that would reasonably be expected to
adversely affect Purchaser, (iv) any actuarially estimated
future service obligation Liability (determined in accordance with
customary actuarial standards used in the senior living industry to
estimate future service obligation Liability) not accurately
reflected in the forecasts or projections prepared by or on behalf
of Sellers and provided to Purchaser that causes such forecasts or
projections to materially overstate forecasted or projected net
income, net operating income and/or future cash flows in any fiscal
years included in such forecasts or projections, (v) a reasonable
determination by Purchaser that the Sellers have unsatisfactory
relationships with their employees which adversely and materially
affect the value of the Business, or (vi) a reasonable
determination by Purchaser that the Sellers have unsatisfactory
relationships with their residents which adversely and materially
affect the value of the Business; it being understood that, to the
extent any such impairments, increases in amount, adverse effects
or Liabilities are quantifiable, and the aggregate amount of all
such quantifiable impairments, increases in amount, adverse effects
and Liabilities equals or exceeds the Termination Threshold (as
hereafter defined), such quantifiable impairments, increases in
amount, adverse effects and/or Liabilities shall collectively be
considered a Due Diligence Termination Event for purposes of this
Agreement. No facts, events or circumstances specified on a Seller
Disclosure Schedule or on a “Seller Disclosure
Schedule” to the Asset Purchase Agreement (each hereafter
called an “ Item ”) shall be considered in
making the determination whether a Due Diligence Termination Event
exists except (i) if an Item is marked with an asterisk on a Seller
Disclosure Schedule or on a “Seller Disclosure
Schedule” to the Asset Purchase Agreement and the description
of the Item on such schedule does not specify an impairment or
Liability amount with respect to such Item, then that Item,
including the full amount of any Liability or impairment with
respect thereto, may be considered in making a determination
whether a Due Diligence Termination Event exists or
(ii) whether or not an Item is marked with an asterisk on a
Seller Disclosure Schedule or on a “Seller Disclosure
Schedule” to the Asset Purchase Agreement, if the description
of the Item on such schedule specifies an impairment or Liability
amount with respect to such Item, then that Item may be considered
in making a determination whether a Due Diligence Termination Event
exists, but only to the extent the impairment or Liability amount
that results therefrom or is reasonably expected to result
therefrom exceeds the amount of the impairment or Liability
specified on such schedule.
(k) For
purposes of this Agreement, the “ Termination
Threshold ” means an amount equal to
$5.0 million.
(l) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement and the delivery of any Books
and Records as part of the Purchased Assets, after the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall provide to the Sellers and any of their
Affiliates (subject to applicable restrictions imposed
by
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Law), at no expense to Purchaser,
reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable
notice to (i) such records included in the Purchased Assets as
are reasonably requested by the Sellers or such Affiliates in
connection with billing issues, claims, lawsuits, governmental
investigations and similar matters (other than Tax matters, which
are covered in Article IX ) and (ii) the Hired
Employees who continue to be employed by Purchaser at such time for
the purpose of discussing such matters, in each case for a period
of six years beginning on the Closing Date. During such six-year
period, Purchaser shall retain and preserve such records;
provided that , during such period (A) the
Sellers and their Affiliates may copy and retain in connection with
billing issues, claims, lawsuits, governmental investigations and
similar matters any Documents which were delivered as part of the
Purchased Assets or (B) Purchaser may elect to return all such
Documents to the Sellers at Purchaser’s expense.
7.2 Conduct Pending
Closing .
(a) From and
after the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XII ,
each Seller shall and shall cause its Seller Subsidiaries, if any,
to, except for those actions expressly contemplated or required to
be taken by this Agreement or as consented to by Purchaser in
writing: (i) conduct or cause to be conducted the Business,
including the operation of the Facilities, as currently conducted
and only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;
(ii) use its best efforts to (A) keep available for
Purchaser the services of the present officers, employees,
consultants, agents and representatives of the Sellers and the
Seller Subsidiaries, and (B) preserve the business
organization, Assets, ongoing business and goodwill and keep its
relationships with its customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees,
advertisers, contractors and others having business relations with
the Sellers in accordance with past practice; (iii) comply in
all material respects with all applicable Laws affecting or
relating to the Business; and (iv) maintain in good standing
all Operating Licenses and other material required Permits held by
such Seller in respect of the Business on a timely
basis.
(b) From and
after the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article XII ,
none of the Sellers shall, and the Sellers shall not cause or
permit their respective Seller Subsidiaries to, except as expressly
contemplated or required by this Agreement or as consented to by
Purchaser in writing: (i) take or omit to take any action
which would result in the representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement or the Related Documents being untrue in any
material respect (or in the case of representations and warranties
which are qualified as to materiality, untrue in any respect) on
the Closing Date; (ii) by action or inaction, abandon, terminate,
cancel, forfeit, waive or release any of any Seller’s
material rights, in whole or in part, with respect to the Purchased
Assets, or sell, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of
or mortgage, pledge or otherwise suffer to exist any Encumbrance on
any of the Purchased Assets other than the Permitted Encumbrances
identified on Schedule 5.10(b) hereto;
(iii) modify, amend or terminate any Contract that is included
in the Purchased Assets or waive, release or assign any material
rights or claims thereunder or permit any of the foregoing to
occur; (iv) effect any merger, business combination or similar
transaction or take any other action, corporate or otherwise, which
might affect any Seller’s abil
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