Exhibit 10.1
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and among
FARM & HOME OIL
COMPANY,
RICHARD A. LONGACRE, AS
SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE,
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
FARM & HOME OIL COMPANY
and
BUCKEYE ENERGY HOLDINGS
LLC
Dated December 21, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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THE CLOSING; PURCHASE
AND SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
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1.1
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Purchase and Sale of
Membership Interests
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4
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1.2
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Purchase
Price
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4
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1.3
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The Closing
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4
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1.4
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Payment of the Purchase
Price
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5
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
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6
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2.1
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Organization; Corporate
Power and Authorization
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2.2
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Binding Effect and
Noncontravention.
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6
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2.3
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Broker Fees
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7
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2.4
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Financial
Ability
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7
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2.5
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No
Litigation
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7
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2.6
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Investment
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7
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2.7
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Purchaser’s Due
Diligence
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7
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
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3.1
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Power and
Authorization
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3.2
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Binding Effect and
Noncontravention.
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8
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3.3
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Capital
Stock
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8
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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4.1
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Organization;
Qualification; Corporate Power and Authorization
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4.2
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Binding Effect and
Noncontravention.
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9
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4.3
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Capitalization;
Subsidiaries.
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10
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4.4
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Financial
Statements.
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11
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4.5
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Events Subsequent to
the Latest Balance Sheet
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11
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4.6
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Tangible Assets;
Inventory.
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11
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4.7
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Compliance with
Laws
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12
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4.8
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Tax Matters
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12
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4.9
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Environmental
Matters
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14
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4.10
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Intellectual
Property.
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14
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4.11
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Real Estate.
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14
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4.12
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Litigation
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15
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4.13
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Labor
Relations
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15
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4.14
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Employee
Plans.
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16
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4.15
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Employees
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4.16
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Affiliate
Transactions
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17
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4.17
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Insurance
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17
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4.18
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Contracts
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17
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4.19
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Customers;
Suppliers
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4.20
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Broker Fees
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4.21
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Derivative and Hedging
Activity
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4.22
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Disclaimer
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ARTICLE V
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COVENANTS AND OTHER
AGREEMENTS
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5.1
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F&H LLC
Merger
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5.2
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General; Operation of
Business
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5.3
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Access to
Records
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5.4
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Supplemental
Disclosure; Notice of Developments.
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5.5
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Public Announcements;
Confidentiality.
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5.6
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Litigation
Support
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24
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5.7
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Regulatory and Other
Approvals; Consents.
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24
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5.8
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Employee
Matters.
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25
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5.9
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Record
Retention
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26
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5.10
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Rights to
Indemnification
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26
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5.11
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Acknowledgement of
Personal Property
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5.12
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Tax Matters.
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27
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5.13
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Further
Assurances
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32
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5.14
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Survival
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5.15
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Exclusivity
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5.16
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Sellers’
Representative.
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ARTICLE VI
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INDEMNIFICATIONS;
SURVIVAL
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6.1
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Indemnification by the
Sellers
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6.2
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Indemnification by the
Purchaser
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6.3
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Losses Net of
Insurance, Etc
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35
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6.4
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Termination of
Indemnification
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37
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6.5
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Procedures Relating to
Indemnification
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6.6
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties, and Covenants
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ARTICLE VII
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CONDITIONS TO THE
CLOSING
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7.1
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Conditions of the
Purchaser’s Obligation
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7.2
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Conditions of the
Company’s and the Sellers’ Obligation
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41
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ARTICLE VIII
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE IX
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TERMINATION
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9.1
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Termination
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9.2
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Effect of
Termination
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9.3
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Specific
Performance
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Expenses
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10.2
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Governing
Law
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10.3
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Jurisdiction; Service
of Process
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51
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10.4
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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51
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10.5
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Attorneys’
Fees
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52
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10.6
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Waiver; Remedies
Cumulative
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52
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10.7
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Notices
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52
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10.8
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Assignment
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10.9
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No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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10.10
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Amendments or
Supplements
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54
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10.11
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Disclosure
Schedules
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10.12
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Construction
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10.13
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Entire
Agreement
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10.14
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Severability
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10.15
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Mutual
Drafting
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10.16
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Counterparts;
Facsimile
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 1.4(a)-1
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Form of Executive
Sale Bonus Trust Agreement
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Exhibit 1.4(a)-2
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Specified Long-Term
Indebtedness
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Exhibit 1.4(a)-3
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Specified Shareholder
Percentages
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Exhibit 1.5(a)
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Form of Escrow
Agreement
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Exhibit 5.3
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Form of Derivative
Reports
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Exhibit 5.8
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Severance
Obligations
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Exhibit 7.1(d)
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Seller Government
Entity Approvals
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Exhibit
7.1(e)
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Specified Seller
Consents
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Exhibit
7.1(i)(ii)
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Form of
Seller’s Release
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Exhibit
7.1(i)(ii)
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Form of Executive
Employment Agreement
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Exhibit 7.1(i)(iv)
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Form of Consulting
Agreement
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Exhibit 7.1(i)(v)
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Form of
Non-Competition Agreement
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Exhibit 7.1(i)(xvi)
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Form of Opinion of
the Company’s and Sellers’ Counsel
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Exhibit 7.2(d)
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Purchaser Government
Entity Approvals
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Exhibit
7.2(e)
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Specified Purchaser
Consents
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Exhibit 7.2(h)(ii)
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Form of Company
Release
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Exhibit 7.2(h)(ix)
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Form of Opinion of Purchaser’s
Counsel
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SCHEDULES
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Seller Disclosure
Schedule
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Company Disclosure
Schedule
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Schedule 5.2
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Operation of
Business
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Schedule
5.2(c)
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Calculation of Tax
Distributions
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Schedule 5.3
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Access to
Records
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Schedule
5.7(b)
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Other Authorizations;
Consents
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Schedule 5.11
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List of Seller Personal
Property
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Schedule
5.12(g)
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Purchase Price Allocation
Methodology
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iii
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement ”) is made as of December 21, 2007, by
and among BUCKEYE ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “ Purchaser ”), FARM &
HOME OIL COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “
Company ”), the Persons set forth on the signature
page hereof under the heading “Sellers” (each
individually referred to as a “ Seller ” and
collectively referred to as the “ Sellers ”),
and RICHARD A. LONGACRE (“ Sellers’
Representative ”). The Purchaser, the Sellers,
Sellers’ Representative, and the Company are sometimes
referred to individually as a “ Party ” and
collectively as the “ Parties .” Certain
capitalized terms which are used herein are defined in
Article VIII below.
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Sellers
collectively own 100% of the Company Stock;
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, the
Parties desire for the Company, no later than one day prior to
Closing, to merge with and into a newly formed Delaware limited
liability company owned 100% by the Sellers (“ F&H
LLC ”);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this
Agreement pursuant to which the Sellers agree to sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Sellers,
all of the F&H Membership Interests (as defined in
Section 5.1).
NOW, THEREFORE, incorporating the foregoing
herein and in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
made herein, and in consideration of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, intending to
be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE CLOSING; PURCHASE AND SALE OF MEMBERSHIP
INTERESTS
1.1
Purchase and Sale of
Membership Interests . At the Closing, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to the
conditions precedent to Closing set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2
below, as applicable, the Purchaser shall purchase and accept from
the Sellers, and the Sellers shall sell, transfer and deliver to
the Purchaser, all of the F&H Membership Interests.
1.2
Purchase
Price .
The purchase price for the F&H Membership Interests shall be
One Hundred Forty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($145,500,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”), to be
paid by the Purchaser as described in Section 1.4
below.
1.3
The Closing
. The closing of the
purchase and sale of the F&H Membership Interests and the
transactions relating thereto (collectively, the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Blank
Rome LLP, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103,
commencing at 9:00 a.m., local time, on the day immediately
following the date on which the F&H LLC Merger is consummated
pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement. Subject to
Article IX below, failure to consummate the purchase and sale
provided for in this Agreement on the date and time
and at the
place designated pursuant to this Section 1.3 will not result
in the termination of this Agreement and will not relieve any party
of any obligations under this Agreement. The date and time of
the closing are referred to as the “ Closing Date
.”
1.4
Payment of the Purchase
Price .
At the Closing, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of
the conditions specified in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 below:
1.5
The Purchaser shall pay
the Purchase Price minus (i) the Escrow Funds payable
in accordance with Section 1.5(a) below; minus
(ii) the portion of the Executive Sale Bonuses due at the
Closing pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreements (the
“ Closing Date Executive Sale Bonuses ”) plus
1.45% of the employer portion of the social security tax on such
amounts of the Executive Sale Bonuses due at Closing (all of which
shall be paid into F&H LLC’s payroll account to be paid
promptly to the respective Specified Executives in accordance with
the percentages provided for in the Executive Employment
Agreements); minus (iii) the amount of the Executive
Sale Bonuses (other than the Closing Date Executive Sale Bonuses)
required to be paid to the Specified Executives under the Executive
Employment Agreements after the Closing Date (all of which shall be
deposited by Purchaser into a segregated “rabbi” trust
held by PNC Escrow Services, as trustee (the “ Trustee
”) (the “ Executive Sale Bonus Trust ”),
to be disbursed in accordance with a Trust Agreement in the form of
Exhibit 1.4(a)-1 (the “ Executive Sale Bonus
Trust Agreement ”)); minus (iii) all amounts
under the long term Indebtedness (including any prepayment
premiums, fees or expenses) referenced on
Exhibit 1.4(a)-2 outstanding as of the Closing Date
(which shall be paid by Purchaser at Closing to payoff such long
term Indebtedness); and minus (iv) the amount of Seller
Transaction Expenses previously paid by the Company prior to the
Closing Date, to the respective Sellers, pro rata in accordance
with the percentage amounts set forth next to each Seller’s
name on Exhibit 1.4(a)-3 attached hereto (the “
Specified Shareholder Percentages ”), by wire transfer
of immediately available funds pursuant to written instructions
delivered to the Purchaser prior to the Closing;
(a)
The Purchaser shall pay
Seven Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($7,275,000) (the “ Escrow Funds ”) to the
Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds
pursuant to written instructions delivered to the Purchaser prior
to the Closing to be held in an escrow account (the “
Escrow Account ”) established in accordance with, and
subject to the terms and conditions of, the Escrow Agreement by and
among the Purchaser, the Sellers’ Representative and the
Escrow Agent in the form of Exhibit 1.4(b) attached
hereto (the “ Escrow Agreement ”).
(b)
The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that (i) the proceeds placed in the
Executive Sale Bonus Trust and (ii) the Escrow Funds shall be
treated as installment obligations for purposes of Section 453
of the Code, and a Seller shall not be treated as having received
any portion of the Executive Sale Bonus Trust or Escrow Funds until
such amounts are actually released to such Seller, and no party
shall take any action or filing position inconsistent with such
characterization. The parties further agree that, consistent
with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-8, Purchaser
shall take into account and report for Tax purposes all interest or
other income earned from the investment of the Executive Sale Bonus
Trust or Escrow Funds or any portion thereof in any Tax year until
the distribution of the Executive Sale Bonus Trust or Escrow Funds
(or portions thereof) is determined and thereafter to Purchaser and
the Sellers in accordance with their respective interests in the
Executive Sale Bonus Trust or
Escrow Funds
consistent with Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.468B-8,
who shall take into account and report for Tax purposes all
interest or other income earned from the investment of the
Executive Sale Bonus Trust or Escrow Funds or any portion thereof
in any Tax year.
(d)
At the Closing, the
Sellers shall cause all unpaid Seller Transaction Expenses as of
the Closing Date to be paid out of the proceeds of the Purchase
Price.
(e)
The Sellers shall deliver
to the Purchaser all of the membership interest certificates
representing the F&H Membership Interests held by them,
endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed assignment
documents.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
As
a material inducement to the Company and the Sellers to enter into
this Agreement and to sell the F&H Membership Interests, and
understanding that the Company and the Sellers are relying thereon,
the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that as of the date
hereof:
2.1
Organization; Corporate
Power and Authorization . The Purchaser is a limited liability
company organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the state of its formation. The Purchaser has the
requisite power and authority and all material Permits necessary to
conduct its business as it has been and is currently being
conducted and to enter into, deliver and carry out its obligations
pursuant to each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party. The Purchaser is duly authorized to conduct business
and is in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where
such authorization is required, except where the failure to be so
authorized or in good standing would not to result in a Purchaser
Material Adverse Change. The Purchaser’s execution,
delivery and performance of each Transaction Document to which it
is a party has been duly authorized by the Purchaser and no other
limited liability company proceeding on the part of the Purchaser
is necessary to authorize the Transaction Documents and the
Transactions, and the Purchaser has duly executed and delivered this Agreement
and will have, as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered
each other Transaction Document to which it is a party.
2.2
Binding Effect and
Noncontravention .
(a)
Each Transaction Document
to which the Purchaser is a party constitutes, or when executed
will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser
enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
(b)
The execution, delivery
and performance by the Purchaser of the Transaction Documents to
which the Purchaser is a party and the consummation of the
Transactions do not and shall not (with or without notice or lapse
of time or both): (i) conflict with or result in a breach of
the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of formation
or operating agreement of the Purchaser; (ii) result in the
imposition of any material Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Purchaser, cause the acceleration or material
modification of any
obligation
under, create in any party the right to terminate, constitute a
default or breach of, or violate or conflict with the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Contract to which the Purchaser is
a party or by which the Purchaser is bound, in each case, in any
material respect; (iii) result in a breach or violation by the
Purchaser of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
material Law or Order to which the Purchaser or any of its
properties or assets is subject; or (iv) except for compliance
with and filings under the HSR Act, require any authorization,
consent, approval, exemption or other action by or declaration or
notice to or registration with any third Person or Government
Entity.
2.3
Broker Fees
. The Purchaser has
no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any
broker, finder, or agent with respect to the Transactions for which
the Company or Sellers could become liable or
obligated.
2.4
Financial
Ability .
The Purchaser has immediately available funds sufficient to
consummate the Transactions and acknowledges and affirms that it is
not a condition to Closing or any of its other obligations under
this Agreement that the Purchaser obtain financing for or relating
to any of the Transactions.
2.5
No
Litigation . There is no Action or Proceeding
pending or, to the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against
the Purchaser, its properties, assets or businesses, or Order to
which the Purchaser is subject which would result in a Purchaser
Material Adverse Change or restrict the ability of the Purchaser to
consummate the Transactions and otherwise perform its obligations
hereunder.
2.6
Investment
. The Purchaser is
acquiring the F&H Membership Interests for its own account, for
investment only, and not with a view to any resale or public
distribution thereof. The Purchaser shall not offer to sell
or otherwise dispose of the F&H Membership Interests in
violation of any Law applicable to any such offer, sale or other
disposition. The Purchaser acknowledges that: (i) the
F&H Membership Interests have not been (and will not be)
registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities Laws;
(ii) there is no (and will be no) public market for the
F&H Membership Interests and there can be no assurance that a
public market will develop; and (iii) the Purchaser must bear
the economic risk of its investment in the F&H Membership
Interests for an indefinite period of time. The Purchaser is
an “accredited investor” within the meaning of
Rule 501 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and
has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such
that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of acquiring
and holding the F&H Membership Interests.
2.7
Purchaser’s Due
Diligence . The Purchaser acknowledges that, except
for the matters that are expressly covered by the provisions of
this Agreement, it is relying on its own investigation and analysis
in entering into the Transaction Documents and the
Transactions. The Purchaser is an informed and sophisticated
participant in the Transactions and has undertaken such
investigation, and has been provided with and has evaluated such
documents and information, as it has deemed necessary in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents. The Purchaser has no
Knowledge of any facts and/or circumstances that would make any of
the representations and warranties of the Company or the Sellers
contained in Articles III and IV untrue or misleading.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
As
a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement
and to purchase the F&H Membership Interests, and understanding
that the Purchaser is relying thereon, except as set forth on the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, and subject to the preceding paragraph,
each Seller hereby represents and warrants, severally and not
jointly, that as of the date hereof and as of the Effective
Date:
3.1
Power and
Authorization . Such Seller that is an individual has
the requisite power, authority, legal right and capacity necessary
to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations pursuant to each
of the Transaction Documents to which he or she is a party.
Each Seller that is a trust has the requisite power, authority and
legal right to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations
pursuant to each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party. Such Seller’s execution, delivery and
performance of each Transaction Document to which it is a party has
been duly authorized by such Seller and, in the case of each Seller
that is a trust, no other proceeding on the part of such Party is
necessary to authorize the Transaction Documents and the
Transactions. Each Seller has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement and will have, as of the Closing Date, duly executed
and delivered each other Transaction Document to which he, she or
it is a party.
3.2
Binding Effect and
Noncontravention .
(a)
Each Transaction Document
to which such Seller is a party constitutes, or when executed will
constitute, a valid and binding obligation of such Seller
enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
(b)
The execution, delivery
and performance by such Seller of the Transaction Documents to
which such Seller is a party and the consummation of Transactions
do not and shall not (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both): (i) conflict with or result in a breach, in any
material respect, of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
trust documents applicable to such Seller, (ii) result in the
imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of such
Seller, cause the acceleration or material modification of any
obligation under, create in any party the right to terminate,
constitute a default or breach of, or violate or conflict with the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which such
Seller is a party or by which such Seller is bound, in each case,
in any material respect; (iii) result in a material breach or
material violation by such Seller of any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any Law or Order to which such Seller or any of
his or her properties or assets is subject; or (iv) except for
the Company’s compliance with and filings under the HSR Act
or as otherwise set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule,
require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other
action by or declaration or notice to or registration with any
third Person or Government Entity.
3.3
Capital
Stock .
Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, such Seller holds of record, owns beneficially
and has good and marketable title to all
of
Seller’s Company Stock, set forth next to such Seller’s
name in Section 4.3(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, free and clear of any and all Liens. Such Seller is
not a party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or
understanding with respect to the voting of any Company Stock that
will survive the Closing Date.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
As
a material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement
and to purchase the F&H Membership Interests, and understanding
that the Purchaser is relying thereon, except as set forth on the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company, as of the date hereof and
as of the Effective Date hereby represents and warrants
that:
4.1
Organization;
Qualification; Corporate Power and Authorization
. The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated and subsisting or in good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority and all
material Permits necessary to conduct its business as it has been
and is currently being conducted and to enter into, deliver and
carry out its obligations pursuant to each of the Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party. The Company is
duly authorized to conduct business and is in good standing under
the Laws of each jurisdiction where such authorization is required,
except where the failure to be so authorized or in good standing
would not result in a Company Material Adverse Change. The
Company’s execution, delivery and performance of each
Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly
authorized by the Company and no other corporate proceeding on the
part of the Company is necessary to authorize the Transaction
Documents and the Transactions , and the Company has duly executed and
delivered this Agreement and will have, as of the Closing Date,
duly executed and delivered each other Transaction Document to
which it is, or is specified to be, a party.
4.2
Binding Effect and
Noncontravention .
(a)
Each Transaction Document
to which the Company is a party constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by (i) applicable insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) applicable
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity).
(b)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.2(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company
of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party and
the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby do not and
will not (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time
or both): (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the
terms, conditions, or provisions of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (ii) result in the
imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company, cause the acceleration or material modification of any
obligation under, create in any party the right to terminate,
constitute a default or breach of, or violate or conflict with the
terms, conditions or provisions of any
Contract to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, in
each case, other than to the extent it would not result in a
Company Material Adverse Change; (iii) result in a material
breach or material violation by the Company of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Law or Order to which the Company
or the Business is subject; or (iv) except for compliance with
and filings under the HSR Act, require any authorization, consent,
approval, exemption or other action by or declaration or notice to
any third Person or Government Entity.
Section 4.2(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth all consents, waivers, and other approvals and
actions that are required in connection with the Transactions under
any Material Contract due to the F&H LLC Merger.
Section 4.2(b)(iii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth all consents, waivers, and other approvals and
actions that are required in connection with the Transactions under
any Material Contract other than due to the F&H LLC
Merger. The Company is not in breach of its certificate of
incorporation or bylaws.
4.3
Capitalization;
Subsidiaries .
(a)
Section 4.3(a)
of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof, (i) the number of
shares of authorized capital stock of the Company and of each class
of the Company’s capital stock; (ii) the number of
issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Company’s
capital stock, the names of the record holders thereof, and the
number of shares held by each such holder; and (iii) the
number of shares of the Company’s capital stock held in
treasury. There are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights,
exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments that could
require the Company to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its capital stock.
(b)
All of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Common Stock have been duly authorized,
are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, have not been
issued in violation of, and are not subject to, any preemptive or
subscription rights and are owned of record and beneficially by the
Sellers free and clear of all Liens. There are no outstanding
or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation or similar rights with respect to the Company’s
capital stock. Upon transfer of the F&H Membership
Interests to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of
Article I, Purchaser will receive valid title to the F&H
Membership Interests, free and clear of all Liens.
(c)
All of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Common Stock were issued in compliance
with applicable Laws, in all material respects. None of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock was issued in
violation, in any material respect, of any Contract to which the
Sellers or the Company is a party or is subject to or in violation,
in any material respect, of any preemptive or similar rights of any
Person.
(d)
The Company has no
subsidiaries.
(e)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.3(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Sellers nor the Company is a party or subject
to any stockholder agreement, voting agreement, voting trust or any
other similar arrangement which has the effect of restricting or
limiting the transfer, voting or other rights associated with the
issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock. The
Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes
or
other
obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matter.
4.4
Financial
Statements .
(a)
Section 4.4(a)
of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains copies of the following financial statements for
the Company (collectively, the “ Financial Statements
”):
(i)
the Company’s
audited balance sheets and related statements of income and cash
flows for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005;
and
(ii)
the Company’s
unaudited balance sheet as of October 31, 2007 (the “
Latest Balance Sheet ”) and related statements of
income and cash flows as prepared by management for the four month
period ended October 31, 2007.
(b)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.4(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, each Financial Statement (including the notes thereto)
has been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved and fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of
such dates and the results of the Company’s operations for
the periods specified, except as disclosed in such Financial
Statements; provided, however , that the unaudited financial
statements are subject to normal recurring year-end audit
adjustments (which are not expected to be material), and do not
contain all footnotes required under GAAP.
(c)
The Company has
established and maintains an effective system of internal policies
and controls, including operational, financial reporting and
organizational controls, sufficient to provide reasonable
assurances that all material matters arising in connection with the
operation of its business are reported to the Company’s
senior management in a timely manner .
4.5
Events Subsequent to
the Latest Balance Sheet . Except as and to the extent set forth
in the Latest Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of
the Business or except as set forth in Section 4.5 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the Latest
Balance Sheet until the date hereof, (i) the Company has not
incurred any obligations required by GAAP to be reflected or
reserved against on a balance sheet of the Company and
(ii) the Company has operated the Business in the ordinary
course and there has been no Company Material Adverse Change.
Except as expressly set forth in the Financial Statements or in
Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since
the Latest Balance Sheet until the date hereof, the Company has not
declared, set aside or paid any dividends or distributions
(including, but not limited to, (1) repurchase or redemption
of stock or (2) in cash, stock or other property).
4.6
Tangible Assets;
Inventory .
(a)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.6(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has good and valid title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the Tangible Assets reflected on the Latest
Balance Sheet or acquired since the date thereof (other than assets
disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date of
the Latest Balance Sheet), free and clear of any and all Liens
other than Permitted Liens.
(b)
The Tangible Assets
described in Section 4.6(a) are free from material
defects, have been maintained in accordance with normal industry
practice, and are in reasonably satisfactory operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear and aging excepted.
(c)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.6(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, all inventory of the Company reflected on the Latest
Balance Sheet consisted, and all such inventory acquired since the
Latest Balance Sheet consists, of a quality and quantity usable and
salable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, subject to normal and customary reserves and allowances
consistent with past practice.
4.7
Compliance with
Laws .
Except with regard to the tax matters addressed in
Section 4.8, the environmental matters addressed in
Section 4.9, the real estate matters in Section 4.13, and
the employee matters addressed in Sections 4.13 and 4.14, the
Company has complied with all Laws and Orders relating to the
Company or the operation of the Business, other than those Laws and
Orders the violation of which would not result in a Company
Material Adverse Change and other than as set forth in
Section 4.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Except as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received written notice
alleging any violations of Laws within the last twelve (12)
months. All material Permits necessary to the conduct by the
Company of the Business are listed in Section 4.7 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, are in full force and effect, no
material violations with respect to any thereof have occurred and
no Action or Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened to revoke or materially limit any
thereof.
4.8
Tax Matters
. Except as set
forth in Section 4.8 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule:
(a)
The Company has prepared
in good faith and duly filed all Tax Returns with respect to the
Company required to be filed with any Tax authority. All
Taxes owed by the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return)
have been paid. The Company is not currently the beneficiary
of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return which
has continuing effect.
(b)
There is no material
dispute or claim concerning any Tax Liability of the Company either
(i) claimed or raised by any Tax authority in writing or
(ii) as to which any of the Sellers or the Company has
Knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of such Taxing
Authority.
(c)
The Sellers have furnished
to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns,
examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed
against, or agreed to by the Company since December 31,
2004.
(d)
The Company is not a party
to any tax allocation or sharing agreement. The Company has
not been a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated
federal Tax Return.
(e)
The Company has been a
validly electing S corporation within the meaning of Sections 1361
and 1362 of the Code at all times since April 2, 1990 (and
under all comparable provisions of state, local, or foreign law
since the dates set forth in Section 4.8(e)
of
the Company
Disclosure Schedule) and the Company will be an S corporation up to
and including the day the Company merges with F&H LLC.
The Company is not currently subject to, nor will be subject to by
virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, either
the built-in-gains tax under Section 1374 of the Code or the
passive income tax under Section 1375 of the Code.
(f)
The Company (i) has
not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or
(ii) agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency, in each case which has continuing
effect.
(g)
None of the Sellers is a
“foreign person” as such term is defined in
Section 1445 of the Code.
(h)
The Company has not agreed
to make, nor is it required to make, any adjustment under
Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law) by reason of a change in accounting
method or otherwise, and the IRS has not proposed any such
adjustment or change in accounting method. The Company will
not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any
item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any:
(i) “closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign income Tax law); (ii) installment sale
or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing
Date or (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the
Closing Date.
(i)
The Company has complied
(and until the Closing Date will comply) in all material respects
with the provisions of the Code relating to the withholding and
payment of Taxes, including, without limitation, the withholding
and reporting requirements under Code sections 1441 through 1464,
3401 through 3406, and 6041 through 6049, as well as similar
provisions under any other laws, and have, within the time and in
the manner prescribed by law, withheld from employee wages and paid
over to the proper Government Entity all amounts
required.
(j)
The Company has not been
the “distributing company” (within the meaning of
Section 355(a)(1) of the Code) nor the “controlled
corporation” (within the meaning of
Section 355(a)(1) of the Code) (i) within the
two-year period ending as of the date of this Agreement or
(ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of
a “plan” or “series of transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in
conjunction with this Agreement.
(k)
The Company has not
entered into any transaction that is either a “listed
transaction” or that the Company believes in good faith is a
“reportable transaction” (both as defined in Treas.
Reg. § 1.6011-4).
(l)
The amounts set forth on
the “Distributions for 2007 Shareholder Income Taxes”
spreadsheet (attached to Section 4.8(l) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule) represent the actual month and amount
of distributions made to the Sellers for purposes of making their
respective required estimated tax payments attributed to
the Company’s income as required pursuant to the Code.
The amount of such distributions were based upon a good faith
belief of
the
Company’s income for the applicable tax period and were
consistent with the Company’s past practices in making such
Tax distributions to the Sellers.
4.9
Environmental
Matters .
Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule: (i) the Company is in material
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and has in place
all material permits and approvals required by applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii) the Company has not received
written notice of any material violations or liabilities arising
under Environmental Laws; (iii) the Company has no Knowledge
of releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials at or
from its Real Property or from property to which the Company has
transported, or arranged for transport for the treatment, storage,
handling or disposal of, Hazardous Materials; and (iv) there
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
claims arising under Environmental Laws that have been or may be
filed by any Person with respect to the Real Property or the
conduct of the Business. The representations contained in
this Section 4.9 sets forth sole and exclusive representations
and warranties with respect to environmental matters and
Environmental Laws.
4.10
Intellectual
Property .
(a)
Section 4.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
identifies each item of material Intellectual Property owned or
licensed by the Company ( other than trade secrets and know-how not
embodied in any form or medium) .
(b)
To the Company’s
Knowledge, none of the material Intellectual Property currently
used in the conduct of the Business (other than ready-to-use,
pre-packaged software or software which is commercially available
to the public) infringes upon the Intellectual Property rights of
any other Person. The Company is not a party to any Action or
Proceeding, or any Order, and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
none is threatened or imminent, alleging any infringement,
violation or misappropriation of Intellectual Property rights of
any other Person.
(c)
The Company exclusively
owns or has a right to use all material Intellectual Property
currently used (in the manner in which it is being used) in the
conduct of the Business.
4.11
Real Estate
.
(a)
Section 4.11(a)
of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists all real property owned by the Company as of the
date hereof (the “ Owned Real Property ” or
“ Real Property ”). With respect to each parcel
of Owned Real Property (each, a “ Parcel ”),
except as set forth in Section 4.11(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i)
the entity owning such
Parcel has fee simple title to such Parcel and all buildings,
fixtures and improvements situated thereon, which, as of the
Closing Date, shall be free and clear of all Liens, other than
Permitted Liens;
(ii)
each Parcel is in
compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable building,
zoning, subdivision, and land use Laws affecting such Parcel;
and
(iii)
there are no outstanding
options or rights of first refusal to purchase any Parcel or any
portion thereof or interest therein.
(b)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company does not lease any real property as a
tenant. Section 4.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule lists all real property leased by the Company
as a landlord pursuant to a real property lease (each, a “
Lease ”). With respect to each Lease, and except as
disclosed in Section 4.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule: (i) neither the Company nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any other party to such Lease or any
sublease, is in material breach or default and (ii) each Lease
is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereunder and
enforceable against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, such other party in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by (y) applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
(z) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
(c)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.11(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Real Property constitutes all the interests in real
property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company in
connection with, or that are necessary for, or otherwise material
to, the conduct of the Business as presently conducted.
(d)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.11(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule (i) the Company has not received written notice of
any outstanding, pending, or threatened condemnation proceedings
relating to any Real Property, and (ii) there are no parties
(other than the Company) in possession of any Owned Real Property,
other than tenants under any oral or written leases or subleases
who are in possession of space to which they are
entitled.
(e)
Prior to the date hereof,
Company has delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Purchaser
copies (for review at Company’s offices and/or for review off
site) of all Leases, deeds, mortgages, surveys, licenses, leases,
title insurance policies, if any, and certificates of occupancy or
equivalent documentation with respect to the Real Property in the
possession or control of the Company.
4.12
Litigation
. Except as set
forth in Section 4.12 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there is no Action or Proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company and there
is no Order to which the Company is subject which would result in a
Company Material Adverse Change.
4.13
Labor
Relations . The Company has complied in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment
practices.
(a)
The Company is not a party
to or bound by, and has never been a party to or bound by, any
collective bargaining agreement. No application or petition
for an election of or for certification of a collective bargaining
agent relating to the Company is pending as of the date of this
Agreement.
(b)
There has not been pending
or existing during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date
of this Agreement any strike, slowdown, work stoppage or
lockout involving the Company.
(c)
As of the date of this
Agreement, there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
against the Company pending before the National Labor Relations
Board or similar governmental agency outside of the United States,
and no such charge or complaint has been made against the Company
during the last twelve (12) months prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(d)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company is, and has been for the last twelve (12) months prior to
the date of this Agreement, in compliance, in all material
respects, with all Laws relating to employment, including all such
Laws relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining,
discrimination, civil rights, safety and health workers’
compensation and the collection and payment of withholding and/or
Social Security taxes and similar Taxes.
4.14
Employee
Plans .
(a)
Section 4.14(a)
of the Company Disclosure
Schedule identifies each of the Employee Plans and Employee Benefit
Arrangements. Except as set forth in Section 4.14(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have any
current Liability with respect to any Employee Plan or Employee
Benefit Arrangment or any commitment or obligation to establish any
other Employee Plan or Employee Benefit Arrangement.
The Company has furnished
to the Purchaser copies of all Employee Plans that are in
writing, Employee
Benefit Arrangments that are in writing and all amendments thereto together with,
where applicable, each Employee Plan’s summary plan
description and any summaries of material modifications
thereto. With respect to this Section 4.14, the term
“Company” includes any ERISA Affiliate.
(b)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.14(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, each Employee Plan and Employee Benefit
Arrangement (and
each related trust, insurance contract or funding arrangement) has
been maintained and operated in accordance with its terms and
complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of Law, including
ERISA and the Code, and has been operated in compliance with its
terms, in all material respects , and no condition exists with respect to the
maintenance and operation of any Employee Plan or Employee Benefit
Arrangement that has resulted or would result in any penalty or
excise taxes under applicable Law, including ERISA and the
Code.
(c)
The Company does not
sponsor, maintain or contribute to, and has never sponsored,
maintained or contributed to any employee benefit plan subject to
Part 3 of ERISA, Sections 412 and 430 of the Code or Title IV
of ERISA. The Company has not incurred any Liability as a
result of the failure to comply with the continuation of coverage
requirements of Section 601 et. seq. of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code.
(d)
Except as set forth in
Section 4.14(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, none of the Employee Plans or Employee Benefit
Arrangements provides for medical or death benefits beyond
termination of service or retirement, other than (i) coverage
mandated
by Law, or
(ii) death or retirement benefits under a benefit plan
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
(e)
None of the Employee Plans
or Employee Benefit Arrangements is a multiemployer plan within the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (“
Multiemployer Plan ”), and the Company has never
contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any Multiemployer
Plan on behalf of any employees of the Company.
(f)
Any Employee Plan or
Employee Benefit Arrangement listed in
Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule has been maintained and operated in accordance with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent
applicable.
4.15
Employees
.
Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a true and complete list as of the date hereof of
(i) the employees employed by the Company having an annual
base salary in calendar year 2007 of $100,000 or more, and
(ii) the rate of all compensation paid by the Company to each
such employee in calendar year 2007 plus any bonus, contingent or
deferred compensation related to fiscal year 2007. Except as
set forth in Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no employee listed in Section 4.15 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule has provided written notice to the
Company of its intention to terminate employment with the
Company.
4.16
Affiliate
Transactions . Except as set forth in
Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
officer, director, employee, shareholder or Affiliate of the
Company or any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to
any such individual, or any entity in which any such Person or
individual owns any beneficial interest, is a party to any Contract
or transaction with the Company (other than Contracts set forth in
Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule) or has
any interest in any assets or property used by the Company
(collectively, “ Affiliate Transactions
”).
4.17
Insurance
.
Section 4.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a (i) list of each insurance policy, self-insurance
arrangement and fidelity bond which covers the Company or its
respective properties, assets and business (the “
Policies ”), and (ii) list of all pending claims
under the Policies. Except as set forth in
Section 4.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there
are no pending claims under any of the Policies as to which
coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the insurer or
in respect of which the insurer has reserved its rights. The
Policies are in full force and effect and provide insurance in such
amounts and against such risks as the Company reasonably has
determined to be prudent in accordance with the conduct of its
respective businesses.
4.18
Contracts
.
Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
identifies a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all of the
following Contracts (collectively, the “ Material
Contracts ”):
(a)
Contracts for any capital
expenditure or future acquisition or sale by the Company of any
assets involving $100,000 individually (or in the aggregate, in the
case of any related series of Contracts) (excluding fixed price
customer Contracts);
(b)
Contracts relating to
joint ventures or partnerships of the Company;
(c)
(i) Contracts (other
than fixed price customer contracts) calling for future aggregate
purchase prices or payments to or from the Company in any one year
of more than $100,000 in any one case (or in the aggregate, in the
case of any related series of Contracts); and (ii) as of
December 19, 2007, fixed price customer Contracts calling for
future aggregate payments to the Company in any one year of more
than $250,000 in any one case (or in the aggregate, in the case of
any related series of such Contracts);
(d)
Contracts containing
covenants of the Company prohibiting or materially limiting the
right to compete in any line of business or prohibiting or
restricting its ability to conduct business with any Person or in
any geographical area;
(e)
Contracts relating to the
acquisition by the Company of any operating business, the capital
stock of any other Person or, except for inventory and Tangible
Assets acquired in the ordinary course of business, any other
assets or property (real or personal) for a purchase price of more
than $100,000 individually (or in the aggregate, in the case of any
related series of Contracts), to the extent such acquisition
occurred since December 31, 1997;
(f)
Contracts requiring the
payment by or to the Company of a royalty, override or similar
commission or fee of more than $100,000 in any one
year;
(g)
all collective bargaining
agreements and all Contracts relating to employment, compensation,
benefits, termination, retention, severance (other than standard
employee manuals and the like);
(h)
Contracts relating to the
creation of Liens (other than the Permitted Liens) or the guarantee
of the payment of Liabilities or performance of obligations of any
other Person by the Company;
(i)
Contracts and other
agreements pursuant to which any Person has granted to the Company
or has been granted by the Company the right to use or purchase any
Tangible Assets or Intellectual Property and involving the payment
of amounts in excess of $100,000 in any one year; and
(j)
all notes, debentures,
bonds, equipment trusts, letters of credit, loans or other
Contracts for Indebtedness or lending of money (other than to
employees for travel expenses in the ordinary course of business)
or Contracts for a line of credit or guarantee, pledge or
undertaking of the Indebtedness of any other Person.
The
Company has furnished to the Purchaser true, correct and complete
copies of all of the Material Contracts. With respect to each
Material Contract, as of the date of this Agreement (a) such
Material Contract is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in
full force and effect with respect to the Company, as applicable,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding at Law or in equity), (b) the Company is not in
material breach or default under any Material Contract, and
(c) to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party to any
Material Contract is in material breach or default thereof, other
than as set forth in Section 4.18 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. On December 20, 2007, the Company
did not enter into any
fixed price customer Contracts of a type
required to be listed in Section 4.18(c)(ii) above that
would be in violation of the covenant set forth in
Section 5.2(i)(ii).
4.19
Customers;
Suppliers . As of the date hereof, the Company has
not received any notice that any party intends to cancel any
Material Contract or materially reduce the level of business it
conducts with the Company.
4.20
Broker Fees
. Except as set
forth in Schedule 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor the Sellers have any liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or
agent with respect to the Transactions for which the Purchaser or
the Company (following the Closing) could become liable or
obligated.
4.21
Derivative and Hedging
Activity . Section 4.21 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list, as of December 19,
2007, of (i) all outstanding Derivative Transactions to which
the Company is a party as of the date hereof, whether or not the
Company continues to have any obligations thereunder and
(ii) all terminated Derivative Transactions to which the
Company was a party prior to the date hereof, if Company has any
contingent liability thereunder. The Company has provided
Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies of all material
documentation relating to the Derivative Transactions that are
required to be set forth in Section 4.21 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule prior to the date hereof. The Company has
duly performed all of its obligations, in all material respects,
under all Derivative Transactions to the extent that such
obligations to perform have accrued, and there are no breaches,
violations or defaults, in any material respect, by the Company or
allegations or assertions of such by any party thereunder.
All outstanding Derivative Transactions are legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, the other parties thereto enforceable against the Company
and such parties in accordance with their terms (except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally and applicable general principles of
equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity)),
and are in full force and effect. On December 20, 2007,
the Company did not enter into any Derivative Transaction of a type
required to be listed in Section 4.21(i) above that would
be in violation of the covenant set forth in
Section 5.2(l).
4.22
Disclaimer
. No representation
or warranty is being made to Purchaser by the Company or Sellers
except as specifically set forth in Article III and
Article IV. Except as otherwise specifically provided in
Article III and Article IV, the F&H Membership
Interests are being acquired AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTY.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
5.1
F&H LLC
Merger .
No later than the day immediately prior to the Closing Date, the
Sellers shall form F&H LLC and issue membership interests in
F&H LLC (the “ F&H Membership Interests
”) to each of the Sellers, such that F&H LLC shall be
owned 100% by the Sellers as of the Closing Date, free and clear of
all Liens. On the date on which all conditions to the
obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions are
satisfied or waived (including the delivery (into escrow) of all
documents required to be delivered at the Closing) (the
“
Effective Date ”), the Purchaser shall provide a
written notice to the Sellers’ Representative that all of the
conditions of Purchaser’s obligations to consummate the
Closing are satisfied or waived (the “ Purchaser Closing
Notice ”). On the Effective Date, the Company will
file an Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware causing the Company to
merge with and into F&H LLC, with F&H LLC surviving the
merger (the “ F&H LLC Merger ”), and, upon
consummation of the F&H LLC Merger, F&H LLC will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to qualify F&H LLC to do
business in the jurisdictions in which it is required to be so
qualified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, upon the date of the delivery of the Purchaser Closing
Notice, the Purchaser shall be obligated to consummate the Closing
of the Transactions on the Closing Date, without regard to any
condition hereunder, and its failure to do so shall be a breach of
this Agreement, in which case the Sellers, Company and F&H LLC
shall have all rights and remedies, including those provided for in
Sections 9.2 and 9.3 hereof.
5.2
General; Operation of
Business . Each of the Parties shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to take all action and to do all
things necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and
make effective the Transactions (including satisfaction, but not
waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article VII
below). From the date of this Agreement through the Closing,
except as the Purchaser may approve otherwise (with such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or as otherwise
expressly contemplated or permitted by the Transaction Documents,
the Company shall conduct the Business in the ordinary course in
accordance with past practice and in compliance, in all material
respects, with all Laws, Permits and Contracts and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and protect the
Company’s material assets and properties and its current
relationship with customers, suppliers and others with which the
Company has a business relationship. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing and, except as contemplated or
permitted by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or as set
forth on Schedule 5.2 , with respect to the period between
the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company
shall:
(a)
cause all transactions
between the Company, on the one hand, and third Persons, on the
other hand, to take place on arm’s length terms and not enter
into any transactions with any Affiliates of the Company (other
than as expressly permitted in this Agreement);
(b)
ensure that, except in the
ordinary course of business, no change is made to any written
agreement with any key employee or consultant, including any
Contract relating to employment, compensation, benefits,
termination, retention, or severance;
(c)
not declare or pay any
dividends or distributions (including, but not limited to,
repurchase or redemption of stock) to the Sellers, except :
(i) upon prior written notice to Purchaser, for dividends and
distributions paid to the Sellers in an amount sufficient to pay
their respective Tax liabilities on account of taxable income of
the Company (including distributions made on the Closing Date in
amounts reasonably sufficient to cover income Tax liabilities of
the Sellers on account of taxable income of the Company’s
business for the period through the Closing Date (but excluding Tax
liabilities of the Sellers on account of the Transactions));
provided, however, (x) if, for the tax year ended
December 31, 2007, the amount
of such tax
distributions (which shall be calculated in a manner consistent
with the methodology used to calculate the amount of distributions
made to Sellers during the previous three estimated tax periods in
2007, as reflected on Schedule 5.2(c) ) are in excess of
$679,000, the Company will obtain the consent of Purchaser (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) for all tax
distributions in excess of $679,000 and (y) for any portion of
the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2008, the Company
shall not make a tax distribution to the Sellers until the Company
delivers a calculation showing the amount of such tax distribution
to the Purchaser (which shall be prepared consistent with the past
practices of the Company in determining prior tax distributions)
and the Purchaser consents to the amount of such tax distribution,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and
(ii) for the quarterly payments set forth on Schedule
5.2 attached hereto required to repay a shareholder loan in
accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of
April 30, 1998, among certain of the stockholders of the
Company;
(d)
not (i) issue or
authorize for issuance any shares of capital stock, any options,
warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights
or other Contracts that, directly or indirectly, could require the
Company to issue any shares of capital stock, (ii) sell or
otherwise cause to become outstanding shares of capital stock or
other security, or make any change in any such issued and
outstanding security, or (iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any such security;
(e)
maintain its separate
corporate existence, pay its debts and Taxes when due (unless being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves have been established), use commercially
reasonable efforts to keep available the services of its present
employees (without the obligation to pay additional bonuses or
increase compensation), maintain its books and records in
accordance with past practice, and use its reasonable best efforts
to maintain in full force and effect all material
Permits;
(f)
not adopt or propose any
amendment to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the
Company;
(g)
not (i) assume, incur
or guarantee any Indebtedness (other than draw downs under the
Credit Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice), (ii) modify the terms of any existing
Indebtedness, (iii) other than sales of inventory in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, sell,
lease, transfer or assign any property or assets of the Company
with a value in excess of $250,000 individually (or in the
aggregate, in the case of any related series of transactions), or
(iv) mortgage, pledge or permit to become subject to Liens
(other than Permitted Liens) any properties or assets of the
Company;
(h)
not (i) make any
loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any
Person or (ii) cancel any debts or waive any claims or rights
of substantial value;
(i)
not (i) amend, modify
or terminate, or waive, release or assign any rights under, any
Material Contract without the prior written consent of Purchaser
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or
(ii) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, enter into any Contract which, if in effect on
the date hereof, would
have been
required to be set forth in Section 4.18 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule as a Material Contract; provided,
however , that, even in the ordinary course of business, the
Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Purchaser
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), make
any spot purchases of product in excess of 25,000 barrels or enter
into any fixed price sales agreements in excess of 25,000 barrels
or with a term longer than twelve (12) months;
(j)
not make any capital
expenditure or acquire any assets, properties or rights (other than
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) in excess of $250,000 individually (or in the aggregate,
in the case of any related series of capital
expenditures);
(k)
not (i) make any
changes in its accounting methods, principles or practices or
(ii) make any Tax election, change its method of Tax
accounting, amend
any Tax Return or
settle any claim relating to Taxes without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld);
(l)
(i) not enter into
any Derivative Transactions other than Derivative Transactions that
are bona-fide hedges entered into in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and (ii) hedge, in
Derivative Transactions of a type, amount and tenor consistent with
past practice, the inventory purchased by the Company;
(m)
not pay any fee relating
to obtaining the consent under the Credit Agreement in connection
with the continuation of the Company’s line of credit after
the Closing, without the prior written consent of Purchaser (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
and
(n)
not agree or otherwise
commit, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 5.2 to the contrary, the Company shall not be
prohibited from taking all reasonable actions necessary to
consummate the F&H LLC Merger.
5.3
Access to
Records .
Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the
Purchaser shall be entitled, through its employees and
representatives, to enter upon and make such reasonable
investigation of the assets, properties, business and operations of
the Company, and such examination of the books and records,
financial condition and operations of the Company as the Purchaser
may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the reports
and information set forth on Schedule 5.3 hereto. Any
such investigation and examination shall be conducted at reasonable
times upon reasonable prior notice to the Company and under
reasonable circumstances; provided, however , that
(i) such investigation shall not unreasonably interfere with
the business operations of the Company; (ii) the Company shall
not be required to provide access to any information or take any
other action that would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client
privilege; and (iii) the Company need not supply the Purchaser
with any information which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company, the Company is under a legal obligation not to
supply.
5.4
Supplemental
Disclosure; Notice of Developments .
(a)
During the period prior to
the Closing Date, each party shall, as soon as practicable, notify
the other party in writing of:
(i)
the discovery by such
party of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred
or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that
caused or constitutes an inaccuracy in or breach of any
representation or warranty made by such party in this
Agreement;
(ii)
any event, condition, fact
or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of
this Agreement and that would cause or constitute an inaccuracy in
or breach of any representation or warranty made by such party in
this Agreement if (A) such representation or warranty had been
made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of
such event, condition, fact or circumstance, or (B) such
event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or
existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement;
(iii)
any breach of any covenant
or obligation of such party; and
(iv)
any event, condition, fact
or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of
the conditions set forth in Article VII impossible or
unlikely.
(b)
If any event, condition,
fact or circumstance that is required to be disclosed pursuant to
Section 5.4(a) requires any change in the Company
Disclosure Schedule, or if any such event, condition, fact or
circumstance would require such a change assuming the Company
Disclosure Schedule were dated as of the date of the occurrence,
existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or
circumstance, then the Company shall promptly (upon discovery)
deliver to Purchaser an update to the Disclosure Schedule
specifying such change. No such update shall be deemed to
supplement or amend the Company Disclosure Schedule for the purpose
of (i) determining the accuracy of any of the representations
and warranties made by the Company or Sellers in this Agreement, or
(ii) determining whether any of the conditions set forth in
Article VII has been satisfied ; provided, however, if
(X) the Company and Sellers’ Representative expressly
acknowledge (in any such notice delivered by the Company and
Sellers’ Representative) in good faith that that Purchaser
has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9 by reason of such change (taking into account any
prior changes so disclosed) and (Y) Purchaser fails to
exercise such right to terminate this Agreement, then any right of
Purchaser to indemnification (as a result of the breaches relating
to the events, conditions, facts and/or circumstances giving rise
to the change and any such prior changes) shall be deemed waived,
notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the
contrary.
(c)
Derivative
Activity . Company hereby agrees to prepare and
provide to Purchaser on the Closing Date a list (the “
Closing Derivative List ”) of (A) all outstanding
Derivative Transactions to which Company is a party as of the date
immediately prior to the Closing Date, whether or not Company
continues to have any obligations thereunder and (B) all
terminated Derivative Transactions to which Company was a party
prior to such date, if Company has any contingent liability
thereunder. The Closing Derivative List shall include the
fair market value of each outstanding Derivative Transaction as of
such date, with a value to
Company
expressed as a positive number and a value to the counterparty
thereto expressed as a negative number. Company shall
determine the fair market value of each Derivative Transaction by
obtaining quotations from the counterparty to such Derivative
Transaction.
5.5
Public Announcements;
Confidentiality .
(a)
None of the Company and
the Sellers or the Purchaser shall make, or permit any agent or
Affiliate to make, any public statements, including any press
releases, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions
without the prior written consent of the other (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as may be required
by any Law or Order or pursuant to any listing agreement with any
national securities exchange or stock market, in which case the
Party required to make the release or announcement shall allow the
other Party reasonable time to comment on such release or
announcement in advance of such issuance. The Purchaser, the
Sellers and the Company shall jointly agree on the content and
substance of all public announcements concerning the
Transactions.
(b)
The Parties acknowledge
that the information being provided to one another in connection
with the Transactions (including the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) are subject to the
term of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
5.6
Litigation
Support .
In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or
defending against any third party Action or Proceeding in
connection with (a) the Transactions, or (b) any fact,
situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice,
plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or
transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Sellers
or the Company, the Purchaser agrees to (i) cooperate with the
contesting or defending party and its counsel, (ii) make
availa
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