Exhibit 10.29
MEMBER INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
CENTEX
HOMES, as Centex,
and
CORONA
LAND COMPANY, LLC, as Purchaser
Dated
as of March 31, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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1.1
Definitions
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1.2 Certain
Interpretation Matters
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF MEMBER INTERESTS
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2.1 Mutual Closing
Obligations
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2.2 Contribution
Date Member Interests Purchase Price
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CENTEX
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3.1 Organization
and Qualification
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3.2 Capitalization
and Ownership
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3.3 Authorization;
Enforceability
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3.4 No Conflict or
Violation
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3.5
Employees
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3.6 Assets and
Liabilities
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3.7 No Bankruptcy
Proceedings
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3.8 Organizational
Documents
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ARTICLE IV NO
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS
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4.1 No Other
Representations
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4.2 As-Is
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF CENTEX BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND THE CLOSING
DATE
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5.1 Covenants of
Centex
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING; DELIVERIES AT CLOSING
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6.1 Conditions to
Purchaser’s Obligations to Close
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6.2 Conditions to
Centex’s Obligations to Close
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6.3 Centex
Deliveries
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6.4 Purchaser
Deliveries
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ARTICLE VII
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS; INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1 Survival of
Covenants, Representations and Warranties
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7.2
Indemnification by Centex
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7.3 Exclusive
Remedy; Additional Indemnification Matters; Limitation
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7.4 No Limitation
of Other Claims
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7.5 Survival
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ARTICLE VIII OFAC
CERTIFICATE AND INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
Purchaser’s OFAC Representation
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8.2 Centex’s
OFAC Representation
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8.3 Survival
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ARTICLE IX GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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9.1 Notices
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9.2
Severability
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9.3
Counterparts
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9.4 Assignment;
Successors and Assigns
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9.5 Further
Assurances
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9.6 No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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9.7 Descriptive
Headings
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9.8 Reasonable
Consent Required
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9.9 Waivers
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9.10 Dispute
Resolution
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9.11 Governing
Law
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9.12
Enforcement
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9.13 Entire
Agreement; Amendments
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9.14 Construction;
Joint Drafting
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9.15 No Brokers,
Finders, etc.
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9.16 Tax
Characterization
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Exhibit A
Transferred
Subsidiaries
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Exhibit B
Form
of Assignment of Member Interests
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Exhibit C
Procedure
for Post-Closing Adjustments
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Exhibit D
Organizational
Documents
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MEMBER INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
MEMBER INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”) is effective as of March 31, 2008 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and between CENTEX HOMES,
a Nevada general partnership (“ Centex ”),
and CORONA LAND COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“ Purchaser ”; each of Purchaser, on
the one hand, and Centex, on the other hand, a “ Party
”; collectively, the “ Parties ”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
Centex has formed the Company and is the sole owner of all right,
title and interest in all of the equity ownership interests (the
“ Member Interests ”) in Corona Real Estate
Holding Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the
“ Company ”);
WHEREAS,
the Company is the sole owner of all right, title and interest in
all of the equity ownership interests in each of those certain
entities (each, an “ Transferred Subsidiary ,”
and collectively, the “ Transferred Subsidiaries
”), shown on Exhibit “A” that own the real
estate projects described in Exhibit “A” ;
WHEREAS,
prior to the Closing Date, Centex will have conveyed to each
Transferred Subsidiary the Assets applicable to the respective
Project (the “ Contribution ”), and, after the
Contribution, each Transferred Subsidiary will own its, respective,
Assets;
WHEREAS,
Centex desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to
purchase from Centex, all of the Member Interests owned by Centex
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
immediately after Purchaser’s acquisition of all of the
Membership Interests from Centex, Purchaser desires to be admitted
to the Company under an assignment of member interests in the form
of Exhibit “B” attached hereto (the “
Assignment ”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, do
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
(a) Unless
otherwise defined herein, any capitalized term herein shall have
the same meaning as set forth for it in the Contribution
Agreement.
(b) The
following terms shall have the respective meanings specified or
referred to below:
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“
Closing ” means the settlement of the mutual
obligations of Purchaser and Centex with respect to the sale of the
Member Interests to Purchaser and the performance of their
respective obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to the
Closing Date.
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Contribution Agreement ” means the Contribution
Agreement, dated March 29, 2008, between Centex and the
Company.
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Incurred Ownership Development Costs ” is the amount
of all third party costs paid by Centex in March, 2008, in owning
and developing the Properties (including costs paid related to
obtaining and preserving the Entitlements, costs related to work
conducted by consultants and contractors, costs incurred in
obtaining utilities, costs paid in negotiating and entering into
agreements with adjoining landowners, costs paid under purchase
agreements for the Properties and Association-related costs) if and
to the extent the Incurred Ownership Development Costs were for
work that is included in the Future LD Spend Schedules.
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Interest Rate ” means annual rate of interest
published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as
the “Prime Rate” for JPMorgan Chase, N.A., plus 3%. If
The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime
Rate” for JPMorgan Chase, N.A., but publishes the
“Prime Rate” for another financial institution, the
“Prime Rate” shall be such rate as published in The
Wall Street Journal . If The Wall Street Journal ceases
to publish a “Prime Rate”, the parties shall select an
equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime
Rate.”
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Liabilities ” means indebtedness, damages,
obligations, losses, debts, penalties, fines, awards, judgments,
costs or expenses.
Each of
the following terms is defined in the Section of this Agreement set
forth opposite such term:
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Adjustments
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Exhibit C |
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Agreement
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Preamble |
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Blocked
Person
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Centex
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Closing
Date
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2.1 |
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Closing Date
Representations Certificate
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(b) |
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Contribution
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Recitals |
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Effective
Date
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Executive
Order
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Final Adjustment
Payment
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Exhibit C |
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Final Member
Interests Purchase Price
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Exhibit C |
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Final Investment
Adjustments
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Exhibit C |
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Investment
Objections Notice
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Exhibit C |
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Investment
Updated Schedule
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Exhibit C |
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Member
Interests
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Neutral
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Exhibit C |
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OFAC
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Purchaser
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Survival
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7.3 |
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1.2 Certain Interpretation
Matters.
(a) Definitions
contained in this Agreement apply to singular as well as the plural
forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine
and neuter genders of such terms. Words in the singular shall be
held to include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender
shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires.
The terms “hereof,” “herein,”
“hereby” and “herewith” and words of
similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to
refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement. The terms “includes” and
the word “including” and words of similar import shall
be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” Each Exhibit, Article, Section and paragraph
reference is to the Exhibits, Articles, Sections and paragraphs to
this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(b) When
calculating the period of time before which, within which or
following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to
this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating
such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is
not a Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next
succeeding Business Day.
(c) The
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated
and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are
hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set
forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or
Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set
forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF MEMBER INTERESTS
2.1 Mutual Closing Obligations
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(a) The
“ Closing Date ” hereunder will be the
Contribution Date (and in no event later than March 31, 2008).
In no event will the Closing Date be a day that is not a Business
Day.
(b) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing Centex shall sell, convey, transfer,
assign and deliver to Purchaser and Purchaser shall purchase from
Centex, all right, title and interest of Centex in and to the
Member Interests free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Closing
will take place on the Closing Date and be effective as of 11:59
p.m., Central time, at the offices of Baker Botts L.L.P., 2001 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201, unless another time and/or place is
agreed to in writing by the Parties.
2.2 Contribution Date Member
Interests Purchase Price .
(a) In
consideration of the transfer of the Member Interests by Centex and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, Purchaser
shall pay and deliver to Centex
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aggregate consideration in the amount of the Contribution Date
Member Interest Purchase Price. The Contribution Date Member
Interest Purchase Price shall be paid to Centex at the Closing by
wire transfer of immediately available funds (in accordance with
the wire instructions delivered by Centex to Purchaser).
(b) Following
the Closing Date, the Parties will reconcile difference between the
actual and proposed Incurred Ownership Development Costs for March,
2008, in accordance with the procedure set forth in
Exhibit C .
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CENTEX
Centex
hereby represents and warrants the following to Purchaser and
Investor as of the Closing Date:
3.1 Organization and
Qualification . Centex is duly formed and validly existing
under the Laws of the state of Nevada. The Company is duly formed
and validly existing under the Laws of the state of Delaware.
3.2 Capitalization and
Ownership.
(a) All
of the Member Interests are and always have been held beneficially
and of record by Centex, free and clear of all Encumbrances. All of
the Member Interests were duly authorized and issued by the
Company. The Member Interests constitute 100% of the equity
interests in the Company.
(b) Except
for this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereby, there are
no outstanding agreements, arrangements, warrants, options, puts,
calls, rights, subscriptions or other commitments to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, granting
rights to any Person to purchase, acquire or vote any equity or
debt interest or instrument in the Company.
3.3 Authorization;
Enforceability . Centex has all requisite partnership power to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to sell the Member Interests to Purchaser.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all requisite action on behalf of Centex. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Centex and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Purchaser, constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of Centex, enforceable against Centex, in accordance
with its terms subject to (i) the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally, and (ii) the effect of general equitable
principles, regardless of whether asserted in a proceeding in
equity or at Law.
3.4 No Conflict or Violation .
The execution, delivery and performance by Centex of its
obligations under this Agreement and the other agreements and
instruments contemplated hereby and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the execution
thereof do not and will not (a) conflict with, violate or
breach any provision of its
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Organizational Documents, (b) conflict with, violate or breach
any provision of any lease, note, bond, mortgage, license,
indenture or loan or credit agreement or other binding agreement to
which Centex is a party or by which Centex may be bound, or
(c) violate any order or decree of any court, arbitrator or
other governmental authority against or binding upon Centex.
3.5 Employees . The Company
does not have any employees.
3.6 Assets and Liabilities
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(a) As
of the Closing Date, following the Contribution, the only assets
and properties of the Company will be its member interests in the
Transferred Subsidiaries.
(b) The
Company has not conducted any business activities prior to the
Effective Date and will not conduct any business activities prior
to the Contribution.
(c) The
Company is not liable for or subject to any Liabilities, except as
of the Closing Date for those which will be assigned to, and
assumed by, the Company or, as applicable, the Transferred
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Contribution Agreement.
3.7 No Bankruptcy Proceedings
. None of Centex, the Company, or any Transferred Subsidiary has
made any vol
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