Exhibit 2.1
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
AS
PURCHASER,
TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A.,
AS
A SELLER AND PARENT,
AND
THE
OTHER SELLERS A PARTY HERETO
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1
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Certain Defined
Terms
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1
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1.2
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Interpretation
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20
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF TARGET SHARES AND
PURCHASED ASSETS
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20
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2.1
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Target Shares and Purchased
Assets to Be Sold and Purchased at the Closing
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20
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2.2
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Assumption of Liabilities
relating to Purchased Assets
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21
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2.3
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Purchase
Price
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21
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2.4
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Closing
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21
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2.5
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Closing Date
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21
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2.6
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Purchase Price
Adjustments
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21
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2.7
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Allocation of Purchase
Price
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26
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2.8
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Withholding
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26
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ARTICLE III
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CONSENTS; INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS;
CASH
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27
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3.1
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Certain Provisions Regarding
Assignments
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27
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3.2
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Seller Settlement of Cash
and Intercompany Accounts
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28
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT
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28
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4.1
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Incorporation and Authority
of Parent
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28
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4.2
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No Conflict
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29
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4.3
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Consents and Governmental
Approvals
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29
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4.4
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Financial
Statements
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29
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4.5
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Financial
Advisors
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30
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ARTICLE V
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
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30
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5.1
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Incorporation and Authority
of Sellers
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30
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5.2
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Purchased
Companies
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31
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5.3
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Capitalization and
Subsidiaries
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31
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5.4
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No Conflict
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5.5
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Consents and Governmental
Approvals
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32
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5.6
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Litigation
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33
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5.7
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Employee
Benefits
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33
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5.8
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Taxes
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36
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5.9
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Absence of
Changes
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39
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5.10
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Title to
Assets
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39
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5.11
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Real Property
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39
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5.12
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Intellectual
Property
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40
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5.13
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Contracts
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42
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5.14
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Compliance With
Laws
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44
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5.15
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Insurance
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45
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5.16
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Environmental
Matters
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45
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5.17
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Labor and
Employment
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46
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1
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5.18
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Trade
Practices
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46
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5.19
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Government
Contracts
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46
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ARTICLE VI
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NON-CONTROLLED ENTITY REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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48
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6.1
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Non-Controlled
Entities
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48
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6.2
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Capitalization and
Subsidiaries
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48
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6.3
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No Conflict
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6.4
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Litigation
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49
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6.5
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Absence of
Changes
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49
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6.6
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Compliance With
Laws
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49
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6.7
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Environmental
Matters
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50
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6.8
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Labor and
Employment
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50
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6.9
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No Other Representations or
Warranties
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51
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ARTICLE VII
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OFPURCHASER
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51
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7.1
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Incorporation and Authority
of Purchaser
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51
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7.2
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No Conflict
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7.3
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Consents and
Approvals
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52
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7.4
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Proceedings
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52
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7.5
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Financial
Advisors
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52
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7.6
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Financial
Capability
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52
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7.7
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Solvency
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52
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ARTICLE VIII
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CERTAIN COVENANTS
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53
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8.1
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Conduct of Business Prior to
the Closing
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53
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8.2
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Access to
Information
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56
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8.3
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Books and Records; Access;
Assistance
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57
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8.4
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Cooperation
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58
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8.5
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Confidentiality
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60
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8.6
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Employees
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62
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8.7
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Employee
Plans
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64
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8.8
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Replacement Letters of
Credit, Bank Guarantees and Surety Bonds
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67
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8.9
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No
Negotiation
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68
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8.10
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Brokers
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69
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8.11
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Further
Assurances
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69
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8.12
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Identified
Claims
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69
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8.13
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Collections of Accounts
Receivable
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70
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8.14
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Payments of Accounts
Payable
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70
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ARTICLE IX
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TAX MATTERS
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9.1
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Tax
Indemnification
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71
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9.2
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Procedures Relating to Tax
Indemnification
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72
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9.3
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Tax Returns
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73
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9.4
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Transaction
Taxes
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75
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2
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9.5
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Records
Retention
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76
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9.6
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Exclusivity; Dispute
Resolution
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76
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9.7
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Tax Sharing
Agreements
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76
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9.8
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FIRPTA
Certificate
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76
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9.9
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Characterization of
Indemnification Payments; Withholding
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76
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9.10
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Closing of Tax Years;
Straddle Period
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76
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9.11
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Waiver of Loss
Carrybacks
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77
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9.12
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Section 338(h)(10) Election
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77
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9.13
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Definitions
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78
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ARTICLE X
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CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING
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79
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10.1
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Conditions to Obligations of
Parent and Sellers
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79
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10.2
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Conditions to Obligations of
Purchaser
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80
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ARTICLE XI
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DELIVERIES
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11.1
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Deliveries by Parent and
Sellers
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11.2
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Deliveries by
Purchaser
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83
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ARTICLE XII
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CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS
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84
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12.1
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Non-Competition
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84
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12.2
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Non-Solicitation
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84
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12.3
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Specific
Performance
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85
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12.4
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Severability
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85
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12.5
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Use of Trade Names and Trade
Marks
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86
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ARTICLE XIII
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INDEMNIFICATION
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13.1
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Losses
Defined
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87
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13.2
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Indemnification by Parent
and Sellers
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88
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13.3
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Indemnification by
Purchaser
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89
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13.4
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Limitations on
Indemnification
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89
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13.5
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Procedures for
Indemnification
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91
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ARTICLE XIV
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TERMINATION AND WAIVER
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93
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14.1
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Termination
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14.2
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Effect of
Termination
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94
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ARTICLE XV
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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15.1
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Expenses
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94
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15.2
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Notices
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94
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15.3
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Severability
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95
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15.4
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Entire
Agreement
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95
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15.5
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Assignment
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96
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15.6
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No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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96
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15.7
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Amendment
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96
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15.8
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Governing Law
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96
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15.9
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Public
Announcements
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96
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3
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15.10
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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96
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15.11
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Time Periods
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96
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15.12
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Waiver
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97
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15.13
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Execution of
Agreement
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97
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4
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into this 11th day of
February, 2008 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and
among AECOM Technology Corporation, a corporation organized under
the laws of Delaware, having its registered office at 555 South
Flower Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, California 90071
(“ Purchaser ”), on the one hand, and
Tyco International Finance
S.A. , a company
organized under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered
office at 29 Avenue de la Porte Neuve L2227 Luxembourg (“
TIFSA ,” a “ Seller ” and “
Parent ”), and each of the Persons set forth on the signature
pages hereto ,
(each a “ Seller ”, and collectively with
Parent, the “ Sellers ”), on the other
hand.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Parent and Sellers, directly and
indirectly through various Subsidiaries, are engaged in the
Business;
WHEREAS, each of the Sellers, other than
Parent, is an Affiliate or a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
Parent;
WHEREAS, Parent desires to sell, and cause the
other Sellers to sell, to Purchaser (or one or more designees
thereof), and Purchaser (or one or more designees thereof) desires
to acquire, the Business through the purchase from Sellers of all
of (i) the outstanding capital stock of the Purchased
Companies owned by Sellers, (ii) the Australia GC&E
Assets, and (iii) the German Assets (together with the
Australia GC&E Assets, the “ Purchased Assets
”) on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Purchaser wishes to assume certain
liabilities relating to the Business by assuming (i) the
Assumed Australia GC&E Liabilities and (ii) the Assumed
German Liabilities (together with the Assumed Australia GC&E
Liabilities, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”) on the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement
(collectively, the “ Transaction ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1
Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Accounting Firm ” has the
meaning given in Section 2.6(e) .
“ Accounts Receivable ”
shall mean all accounts receivable, trade receivables, notes
receivable and other receivables to the extent arising out of or
with respect to the
Business and whether arising before or after
the Closing Date, less adequate reserves for uncollectibility
consistent with past practices.
“ Acquisition Transaction ”
means any transaction with an unrelated Person involving:
(a) the sale, license, disposition or acquisition of all or a
substantial portion of the Business or Business Assets;
(b) the issuance, disposition or acquisition of (i) any
capital stock or other equity security of a Purchased Company (or
any Subsidiary thereof), (ii) any option, call, warrant or
right (whether or not immediately exercisable) to acquire any
capital stock or other equity security of a Purchased Company (or
any Subsidiary thereof), or (iii) any security, instrument or
obligation that is convertible into or exchangeable for any capital
stock or other equity security of a Purchased Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof); or (c) any merger, consolidation, share
exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization or
similar transaction involving a Purchased Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof).
“ Affiliate ” means,
with respect to a
specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is c ontrolled by or is under common control with
such specified Person.
“ Agreement ” has the
meaning given in the Introductory Paragraph.
“ Ancillary Agreements ”
means the
Transit ion
Services Agreement, the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and the Guaranty Indemnification Agreement.
“ Applicable Non-U.S. Antitrust
Approvals ” means the necessary approvals, orders,
permits or other Consents under any Competition Law in Canada and
Mexico.
“ Assigned German Contracts
” means the Contracts and any ancillary agreements or
Contracts related thereto set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) .
“ Assumed Australia GC&E
Liabilities ” means the Liabilities set forth on
Schedule 2.2(a)(1) .
“ Assumed German Liabilities
” means the Liabilities set forth on Schedule
2.2(a)(2) .
“ Assumed Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in the Whereas clauses.
“ Assumed Non-U.S. Business Benefit
Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(l) .
“ Assumed Plan Liabilities ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(d)
.
“ Assumed Plans ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.7(d) .
“ Assumed U.S. Business Benefit
Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(a) .
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“ Australia Flow Control Business
” means the construction/project management, design-build,
and operations and maintenance services business, serving the water
and wastewater markets in Australia and New Zealand, that is
operated by the Flow Control segment of Tyco International
Ltd.
“ Australia GC&E Assets
” means the assets set forth on Schedule 2.1(b)
.
“ Australia GC&E Business
” means all of the business operations and activities
conducted by Sellers (directly or indirectly) as the Earth Tech
Global Consulting and Engineering business in Australia and New
Zealand, which operates as a diversified, global infrastructure
service provider offering consulting and engineering services in
the water, wastewater, environmental, transportation and facilities
markets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Australia GCE
Business does not include any portion of Sellers’ Global
Water Projects and Products Business.
“ Australia GWPP Business ”
means Sellers’ Global Water Projects and Products business
conducted in Australia and New Zealand, including the Australian
DBFO Projects - Coliban Water and Eastern Irrigation Scheme
(Melbourne) and the New Zealand DBFO Project -
Mangawhai.
“ Bank Guarantees ” means the bank guarantees listed
on Schedule
5.13(b) .
“ Base Permitted Proceeds ”
means, (i) with respect to any of Parent’s fiscal
quarters after September 28, 2007 in which the Closing does
not occur, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and (ii) with
respect to any of Parent’s fiscal quarters in which the
Closing occurs, the product of (A) Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000) multiplied by (B) a fraction, the
numerator of which equals the number of calendar days having
occurred between the first day of such fiscal quarter and the
Closing Date, and the denominator of which equals the total number
of calendar days in such fiscal quarter.
“ Base Purchase Price ” has
the meaning given in Section 2.3 .
“ Beverly Hills DBFO Assets
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(b)
.
“ Bill of Sale, Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ” means a bill of sale, assignment
and assumption agreement evidencing the assignment, conveyance and transfer of the
Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities from Sellers to Purchaser,
in form and substance substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A .
“ Brazil Business ” means all of the business operations and
activities conducted by Sellers (directly or indirectly) through
any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries (including the Purchased
Companies, their Subsidiaries or any Non-Controlled Entity) in
Brazil prior to or after the Closing, including the operations and
activities conducted through Earth Tech Brasil Ltda
., Concessionaria de Aguas
E Esgotos de Nova Friburgo Ltda., Saneamento de Jau Ltda., Aguas de
Cajamar S/A, Sanear-Saneamento de Aracatuba S/A and Aguas de
Esmeralda Ltda.
“ Brazil and German Services
” has the
meaning given in Section 8.4(a) .
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“ Business ” means all of the business operations
and activities currently conducted by Sellers (directly or
indirectly) as the “Earth Tech” business, involving and
consisting of Sellers’ Global Consulting and Engineering
business and Sellers’ Global Water Projects and Products
business and collectively operating as a diversified, global
infrastructure service provider offering consulting and
engineering, construction/project management, design-build, and
operations and maintenance services in the water, wastewater,
environmental, transportation and facilities markets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Business does not include the
Excluded Businesses or the Excluded Liabilities.
“ Business Assets ” has the
meaning given in Section 5.10 .
“ Business Benefit Plans ” means, collectively, the U.S.
Business Benefit Plans and the Non-U.S. Business Benefit
Plans.
“ Business Day ” means any day other than (i) any
Saturday or Sunday or (ii) any other day on which banks
located in New York, New York generally are closed or authorized by
Law to be closed for business.
“ Business Debt ” means any
Indebtedness of any Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof),
provided, however, that Business Debt shall not include
(i) the Credit Facilities, (ii) the Earth Tech
Intercompany Debt, (iii) Indebtedness incurred in the Ordinary
Course for the trade of goods or services to the extent treated as
current Liabilities for purposes of the Closing Working Capital
calculation, (iv) any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
between signing and Closing in accordance with
Section 8.1 or (v) any Letter of Credit, Bank
Guarantee, Surety Bond or other guaranty set forth on Schedule
5.13(b) .
“ Business Employee ” means,
collectively, the U.S. Business Employees and the Non-U.S. Business
Employees.
“ Business Plan
” means that certain budget and operating plan of the
Business as adopted by Sellers (including the Purchased Companies)
for the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years, as applicable.
“ Calculation
Principles ” means GAAP, applied by Sellers in accordance
with the accounting methods and procedures set forth in Schedule
1.1-A , subject to such exceptions as are set forth in
Schedule 1.1-A .
“ Canadian Tax
Documentation” has the meaning given in Section
2.8(b) .
“ Captive Insurance Carrier
” means (i) White Mountain Insurance Company, a Vermont
corporation, or (ii) Mountainbran Limited, an entity formed
under the laws of Ireland.
“ Change of Control Payments
” means, with respect to the Business or any Purchased
Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) or any Non-Controlled Entity,
any amounts that become payable by Purchaser or a Purchased Company
(or any Subsidiary
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thereof) or any Non-Controlled Entity to any
Business Employees, regardless of when due or payable, solely as a
result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby, including
under any Business Benefit Plan (including, restricted stock grants
and in-the-money stock options) or under any individual employment,
severance or change-in-control Contract or otherwise (including any
stay put or similar retention bonuses or percentage sharing
arrangements); provided , however , Change of Control
Payments shall not include (A) the Retention Payments or
(B) any severance payment that becomes due and payable
pursuant to a generally applicable severance plan in force and
effect as of the Effective Date as a result of
(i) Parent’s (at the written request of Purchaser) or
(ii) Purchaser’s (or a Subsidiary thereof) termination
of a Business Employee’s employment on or after the Closing
Date.
“ Chinese DBFO Proceeds ”
means any distribution or dividend that is actually received by a
Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller from the Chinese DBFOs on or
after December 28, 2007 and prior to the Closing
Date.
“ Chinese DBFOs ” means the
DBFO projects conducted by Qinhuangdao Pacific Water Company
Limited, Guangzhou Xilang Wastewater Treatment Co. Ltd. and Tianjin
Earth Tech Jieyuan Water Co., Ltd.
“ Claim ” means claim, demand, cause of action,
chose in action, right of recovery or off-set, suit, litigation,
proceeding, arbitration, hearing or investigation against any
Person.
“ Closing ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.4 .
“ Closing Business Debt ”
means any Business Debt outstanding as of the Closing.
“ Closing Date ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.4 .
“ Closing Payment ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.6(b) .
“ Closing Transaction Expenses
” means any Transaction Expenses due or otherwise owed as of
the Closing.
“ Closing Working Capital ” means the working capital of
the Business, as of the Closing Date and as determined in
accordance with the Calculation Principles, and which shall be
(i) the sum of all current assets of the Purchased Companies
and their Subsidiaries acquired by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries
(directly or indirectly through the acquisition of the Purchased
Companies) pursuant to this Agreement, including in each case all
cash and cash equivalents, Accounts Receivable, prepaid expenses
and Inventory, minus (ii) the sum of all current liabilities
of the Purchased Companies and their Subsidiaries (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall not include any (A) Transaction
Expense, (B) Business Debt, or (C) Change of Control
Payment) assumed by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (directly or
indirectly through the acquisition of the Purchased Companies)
pursuant to this Agreement.
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“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and any successor statute, as amended from time to time, in effect
as of the date hereof.
“ Competing Person ” has the meaning given in
Section 12.1(a) .
“ Competition Laws ” shall mean any Laws relating to
the regulation of monopolies or competition in any
jurisdiction.
“ Competitive Activity ” has the meaning given in
Section 12.1(a) .
“ Confidential Information ” has the meaning given
in Section 8.5(b) .
“ Confidentiality Agreement
” means the
Confidentiality Agreement, dated August 2, 2007, between
Purchaser and Tyco International Management Company.
“ Consent ” means a consent, authorization or
approval of a Person, a waiver by a Person or a filing or
registration with a Person.
“ Contract ” means any written or oral, agreement,
contract, license, lease, sales order, purchase order, indenture,
guaranty, mortgage, note, bond, warrant, representation, indemnity,
instrument, benefit plan, insurance policy, assignment, covenant,
undertaking or commitment (including all amendments, supplements
and modifications thereto).
“ control ” (including, with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) with respect to any Person
shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“ Cost-Cap Project ” has the
meaning given in Section 5.13(a) .
“ Credit Facilities ” means the consolidated third
party Indebtedness associated with Earth Tech Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
and Qinhuangdao Pacific Water Co., to the extent that such
consolidated third party Indebtedness does not exceed 168,173,000
Mexican Pesos and 24,900,000 Chinese Renminbi, respectively.
For the avoidance of doubt, any amount of consolidated third party
Indebtedness associated with Earth Tech Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and
Qinhuangdao Pacific Water Co. in excess of 168,173,000 Mexican
Pesos and 24,900,000 Chinese Renminbi, respectively, shall be
included in Business Debt.
“ Dalriada ” means Dalriada
Water Holdings Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, Dalriada Water
Limited, and Dalriada Water Services Limited.
“ Dalriada DBFO ” means the
DBFO project conducted by Dalriada.
“ Dalriada DBFO Proceeds ”
means any distribution or dividend that is actually received by a
Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller from the Dalriada DBFO on or
after December 28, 2007 and prior to the Closing
Date.
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“ DBFO ” means design,
build, finance and operate.
“ Deductible ” has the
meaning given in Section 13.4(b) .
“ Dollars ” or “
$ ” means U.S. dollars.
“ Dormant Entity ” means
Grupo Rust International de Venezuela C.A.
“ Earth Tech Intercompany Debt
” means any Indebtedness held by a Purchased Company (or a
Subsidiary thereof), on the one hand, and another Purchased Company
(or a Subsidiary thereof) on the other hand.
“ Effective Date ” has the
meaning given in the Introductory Paragraph.
“ Encumbrance ” means any
pledge, lien (including a Tax lien), collateral assignment,
security interest, hypothecation, charge or other Claim of a Person
of any kind, mortgage, easement, option, deed of trust, title
retention, conditional sale or other security arrangement, or any
license, order or charge, or any adverse claim of title, ownership
or use, or any agreement of any kind restricting transfer or use of
real or personal property (including any restriction on the voting
of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or
other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived
from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any
restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other
attribute of ownership of any asset), but excluding any
restrictions on transfer or assignment customarily imposed in a
license to use Intellectual Property Rights.
“ Environment ”
means the ambient air,
surface water, ground water, land, surface or subsurface
strata , wetlands,
sediments, and other environmental medium and or natural resources and
the workplace .
“ Environmental Law ”
means any federal, state,
local, foreign, European Union or other Law, statute, rule,
ordinance or regulation or any common law, now or hereafter in
effect, governing or relating to pollution or the protection
, investigation or
restoration of human health or the Environment, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous
Substances, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, presence,
processing, production, distribution, use, handling, generation,
labeling, testing, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal or
remediation of Hazardous Substances, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §
9601 et seq ., as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986; the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq .; the
Federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401-7626; and the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act and Federal Clean Water Act of 1977, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .
“ Equity Participations ”
means, other than readily marketable securities listed on a
nationally or internationally recognized exchange,
(a) any share,
quota ,
security, participation right and any other present or
future right entitling the holder, absolutely or
contingently (through the exercise of any subscription,
conversion, exchange, option or
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similar right) , to participate in the revenues, dividends or
equity appreciation of another Person, including capital stock,
membership interests, units, performance units, options, warrants,
company appreciation rights, interests in “phantom”
stock plans, restricted or contingent stock or profits interests,
voting securities, stock appreciation rights or equivalents, stock
loan purchase plans, convertible debentures or stock bonus plans
and (b) commitments to issue any of the foregoing.
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means
any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than the Parent
that, together with the Parent, is required to be treated as a
single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code.
“ Escrow Agreement ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.8(b) .
“ Estimated Chinese DBFO Proceeds
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Estimated Closing Business Debt
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Estimated Closing Change of Control
Payments ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.6(a) .
“ Estimated Closing Transaction
Expenses ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.6(a) .
“ Estimated Closing Working
Capital ” has the meaning given in
Section 2.6(a) .
“ Estimated Dalriada DBFO Proceeds
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Estimated Project Contributions
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ Estimated Other DBFO Proceeds
” has the meaning given in Section 2.6(a)
.
“ ETEO ” means Empresa de Transmissao de Energia
do Oeste Ltda.
“ Excluded Businesses ” means the business and assets of
each of the Brazil Business, the Thai Business, ETEO, Water
Technology Australia, the Australia Flow Control Business and the
Australia GWPP Business.
“ Excluded Liabilities ”
means any and all (a) Liabilities of Parent, Sellers or any
Purchased Company, or Liabilities of any Subsidiary of any of the
foregoing, that relate to the current or historical business (other
than the current or historical operations and activities conducted by Sellers
(directly or indirectly) as the “Earth Tech”
business ) of
Parent or any of its respective Subsidiaries, except as
specifically provided herein, (b) Liabilities of the Excluded Businesses,
including Liabilities related to the closing or
discontinuance of any of the Excluded Businesses, (c) any
Liabilities related to any claim or notice of claim made by
Parent, any Seller, any
Purchased Company or any of their
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respective Subsidiaries to any of their
respective Captive Insurance Carriers before the Closing, except to
the extent set forth on Schedule 1.1-D , (d)
all Liabilities
relating to the Identified
Claims, (e) all Liabilities relating to Business Debt,
(f) all Liabilities relating to Transaction Expenses,
(g) all Liabilities relating to Change of Control Payments,
(h) all Liabilities relating to Business Benefit Plans unless
expressly assumed by Purchaser hereunder or assumed by Purchaser by
operation of Law, (i) all Tax Liabilities of the Dormant
Entity accruing or arising prior to the Closing Date, (j) all
Liabilities related to the German Business other than (1) the
Liabilities of the business operated by MEVA Umwelltechnologic GmbH
and its Subsidiaries and successors and (2) the Assumed German
Liabilities, and (k) Liabilities arising out of or relating to
the Retained German Contracts.
“ Excluded Sellers’ IP
” means the
Intellectual Property Rights of a Seller, if any, set forth on
Schedule 1.1-G that is currently used in the operation of
the Business by Sellers but is not being transferred to Purchaser
hereunder.
“ Final Allocation ” has the meaning given in Section 2.7 .
“ Financial Statements ” has the meaning given in
Section 4.4 .
“ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied throughout the specified period and in the
immediately prior comparable period .
“ German Assets ” means the assets set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) .
“ German Business ” means all of the business operations and
activities conducted by Sellers (directly or indirectly) through
Earth Tech Deutschland GmbH, Earth Tech Umwelttechnik GmbH and
Earth Tech Klartechnik GmbH at the time of Closing but does not
include the
operations, activities, assets or liabilities exclusively related
to the Retained German Contracts.
“ Government Contract ”
means any material Contract related to the Business between any
Seller or their Subsidiaries, including the Purchased Companies (or
any Subsidiary thereof), and (i) any United States Federal
Governmental Body, (ii) any prime contractor to any United
States Federal Governmental Body or (iii) any contractor with
respect to any contract described in clause (i) or
(ii).
“ Governmental Approvals ”
means all licenses, consents, permits, certificates, filings,
registrations, notifications and other authorizations and approvals
required to carry on the Business as conducted as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date under the applicable Laws
of any Governmental Body.
“ Governmental Body ” means any federal, state,
provincial, local or foreign government, including the European
Union and the United States, or subdivision thereof, or any entity,
body or authority exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
any federal, state, provincial, local, foreign or European Union
government or any
court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body .
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“ Governmental Order ” means any order, writ, judgment,
award, ruling, subpoena, injunction, decree, consent decree, or
stipulation entered by or with any Governmental Body.
“ Guaranty Indemnification Agreement
” shall mean the
Guaranty Indemnification Agreement, in substantially the form as
attached hereto as Exhibit B .
“ Hazardous Substances ”
shall mean any pollutant, chemical, substance and any toxic,
infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or
flammable chemical, or chemical compound, or hazardous substance,
material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to
regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Laws,
including without limitation, any quantity of asbestos in any form,
urea, formaldehyde, PCBs, mold, lead, radon gas, crude oil or any
fraction thereof, all forms of natural gas, petroleum products or
by-products or derivatives.
“ HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“ Identified Claims ” means
all Claims and/or Losses, whether asserted presently or at any time
hereafter, arising out of, or related to, any matters set forth on
Schedule 8.12 .
“ Indebtedness ” means with
respect to a Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) , (a) all indebtedness of such
Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) , whether or not contingent, for
borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Purchased
Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof) for the deferred purchase price of property or
services, (c) all obligations of such Purchased Company
(or any Subsidiary
thereof) evidenced
by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments,
(d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property
acquired by such Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) (even though the rights and
remedies of such Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) or lender under such agreement in the
event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such
property), (e) all obligations of such Purchased
Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof) as lessee under leases that have been or should
be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases,
(f) all payment obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such
Purchased Company (or any Subsidiary thereof) under acceptance, letter of credit or
similar facilities, (g) all Indebtedness of others referred to
in clauses (a) through (f) above guaranteed directly or
indirectly in any manner by such Purchased Company
(or any Subsidiary
thereof) and
(h) all Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through
(f) above secured by any Encumbrance on assets or properties
(including accounts and Contract rights) owned by such Purchased
Company (or Subsidiary thereof), even though such Purchased
Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof) has not assumed or become liable for the
payment of such Indebtedness.
“ Indemnification Allocation
” means, with respect to any NWE Loss or NWE Tax Obligation,
an amount equal to the actual NWE Loss or NWE Tax Obligation
suffered and incurred by Purchaser, the Purchased Company or the
Subsidiary of a Purchased Company (as applicable) that directly
owns the equity interest in such NWE, that is
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allocated to such equity owner of the NWE
pursuant to any of the NWE’s organizational documents or any
other applicable Contract.
“ Indemnification Notice ” has the meaning
given in Section 13.5(a) .
“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning given in
Section 13.5(a) .
“ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning given in Section 13.5(a) .
“ Initial Allocation ” has the meaning given in Section 2.7 .
“ Intellectual Property Contracts
” means any Contract pursuant to which any of the Sellers
and/or any of the Purchased Companies (or Subsidiaries of Sellers
and/or any of the Purchased Companies) is a party or otherwise
bound (i) granting such Sellers and/or any of the Purchased
Companies (or Subsidiaries of Sellers and/or the Purchased
Companies) rights to make, use, offer for sale, import or otherwise
exploit any of the Licensed Sellers’ IP, (ii) granting
any third party any rights to make, use, offer for sale, import or
otherwise exploit any of the Owned Sellers’ IP, and/or
(iii) restricting a right of Sellers and/or any of the
Purchased Companies (or Subsidiaries of Sellers and/or any of the
Purchased Companies) to make, use, offer for sale, import or
otherwise exploit or register any Sellers’ IP. The term
“Intellectual Property Contracts” does not include
Contracts relating to the licensing, on standard terms, of
generally available, off-the-shelf Software programs.
“ Intellectual Property Rights
” means (i) inventions, whether or not patentable,
reduced to practice or made the subject of one or more pending
patent applications, and all improvements thereto,
(ii) patents and patent applications (including all renewals,
reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part,
extensions and reexaminations thereof) registered or applied for in
the United States and all other nations throughout the world,
including multinational patent applications, (iii) trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, trade names and
corporate names (whether or not registered) in the United States
and all other nations throughout the world, including all
registrations and applications for registration or renewals of the
foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith,
(iv) copyrights and rights under copyrights (whether or not
registered) and registrations and applications for registration or
renewals thereof in the United States and all other nations
throughout the world, including all renewals, extensions, reversions
or restorations associated with such copyrights, now or hereafter
provided by law, regardless of the medium of fixation or means
of expression, including any copyrights in Software; (v) trade
secrets and confidential business information (including pricing
and cost information, and business and marketing plans and customer
and supplier lists), technology and know-how (including
manufacturing and production processes and techniques and research
and development information), (vi) industrial designs (whether or not
registered), (vii) rights in databases and data collections
(including knowledge databases, customer lists and customer
databases) in the United States and all other nations throughout
the world, (viii) Internet domain name registrations,
(ix) all rights in all of the foregoing provided by treaties,
conventions and common law, (x) all rights to sue or recover
and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for past,
present and
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future infringement or misappropriation of any
of the foregoing, (xi) other proprietary or intellectual property
rights now known or hereafter recognized in any jurisdiction, and
(xii) all copies
and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form
or medium).
“ Inventory ” means all inventory to the extent used
or held for use or produced in the operation or conduct of the
Business, wherever located, including raw materials,
work-in-process, finished goods, spare parts and shop and production
supplies.
“ Joint Venture ” or “ Joint Ventures
” means the contractual relationships set forth on
Schedule 1.1-H .
“ Knowledge ” shall mean, when used with respect to
(i) Parent or Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries, the actual
knowledge, of the individuals, set forth on Schedule 1.1-B ,
and (ii) Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, the actual
knowledge of the individuals, set forth on Schedule 1.1-C
.
“ Law ” shall mean any law (including common
law), statute, regulation, ordinance, rule, order, decree,
judgment, consent decree, settlement agreement, governmental
requirement or other binding directive issued, enacted,
promulgated, entered into, agreed or imposed by any Governmental
Body or Governmental Order.
“ Leased Real Property ” has the meaning given in Section 5.11 .
“ Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit
listed on Schedule 5.13(b) .
“ Liability ” or
“ Liabilities ” means costs, expenses, payments,
expenditures, losses, claims, debts, obligations, Indebtedness,
commissions, duties, fees, salaries, performance or delivery
penalties, warranty liabilities (whether implicit or explicit or whether
granted orally or in writing) and other liabilities and obligations
(whether pecuniary or not, including obligations to perform or
forebear from performing acts or services), fines or penalties,
whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or
un-matured, determined or determinable, known or unknown, including
those arising under any Law, action or Governmental Order, and
those arising under any Contract.
“ License Agreement ” has
the meaning given in Section 12.5(c) .
“ Licensed Sellers’ IP
” means the
Intellectual Property Rights used in the conduct of the Business as
presently conducted that are owned by a third party and licensed to
the Sellers or any of the Purchased Companies (or any Subsidiary
thereof).
“ Licensor ” means Tyco International Services Holding
GmbH.
“ Losses ” has the meaning given in
Section 13.1 .
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means any event,
circumstance, change or effect that, individually or when
considered with any other events, circumstances, changes or
effects, is or could reasonably be expected to be materially
adverse to the business, assets,
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liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole, but
in each case
other than any change or
effect relating to (i) business or economic conditions as a
whole or the industries in which the Purchased Companies and their
respective Subsidiaries operate, (ii) the engagement by the
United States in hostilities whether or not pursuant to the
declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of
any military or terrorist attack upon the United States, or any of
its territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices or
upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of the
United States, (iii) financial, banking or securities markets
(including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of
any security or any market index), (iv) changes in United
States generally accepted accounting principles, (v) changes
in Law, rules, regulations, orders, or other binding directives
issued by any governmental entity or (vi) the announcement of,
or the taking of any action contemplated by, this Agreement and the
other agreements contemplated hereby; provided, in the case of
clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, such
changes or effects do not disproportionately effect the Business,
taken as a whole, relative to other industry
participants.
“ Material Contracts ” means the contracts set forth on
Schedule 5.13(a) .
“ Minimum Per Claim Amount ” has the meaning given
in Section 13.4(b) .
“ Misrepresentation Claims ” has the meaning given
in Section 13.4(b) .
“ Multiemployer Plans ” has the meaning given in
Section 5.7(f) .
“ Non-Competition Period ” has the meaning given in Section 12.1 .
“ Non-Controlled Entity ”
means any Person, other than a Joint Venture, in which the
Purchaser is directly or indirectly pursuant to this Agreement
acquiring an Equity Participation that is equal to, or less than,
fifty percent (50%) of the total Equity Participations of such
Person, each of which is set forth on Schedule 1.1-E
.
“ Non-Solicitation Period ” has the meaning given in Section 12.2(a) .
“ Non-U.S. Business Benefit Plan
” has the meaning
given in Section 5.7(l) .
“ Non-U.S. Business Employee
” means any employee
of a Seller or its Subsidiaries whose primary place of employment
is in a non-U.S. jurisdiction, and who works primarily in the
Business.
“ Notification Letter ”
means that certain letter agreement by and among Purchaser and
Parent, dated as of the date hereof.
“ NWE ” means a non-wholly
owned Purchased Company or Subsidiary of a Purchased
Company.
“ NWE Loss ” means any Loss
suffered or incurred by an NWE.
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“ NWE Tax Obligation ” means
any obligation to pay or otherwise satisfy a Tax suffered or
incurred by an NWE.
“ Ordinary Course ” means the operation of the
Business in the ordinary course and consistent with past
practices.
“ Other DBFO Proceeds ”
means any equity distribution or dividends, if any, actually
received by a Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller from the Other
DBFOs between September 28, 2007 and the Closing
Date.
“ Other DBFOs ” means any
DBFO project other than the Chinese DBFOs and the Dalriada
DBFO.
“ Owned Equity Participations
” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.2(b) .
“ Owned Real Property ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 5.11 .
“ Owned Sellers’ IP ”
means the Intellectual Property Rights used in the conduct of the Business as
presently conducted that are owned by the Sellers or any of the
Purchased Companies (or any Subsidiary thereof).
“ Parent ” has the meaning given in the
Introductory Paragraph.
“ Parent Guaranties ” means the guarantees listed on
Schedule 5.13(b) .
“ Permit ” means any permit, license, approval,
consent, registration, variance, certification, franchise, grant,
authorization (including marketing and testing authorizations),
concession, endorsement, or qualification granted by or obtained
from any Governmental Body.
“ Permitted Encumbrances ” means (i) liens for
current Taxes or other governmental charges not yet due and payable
or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings by a Seller or its Subsidiary;
(ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’,
repairers’ and similar statutory liens arising or incurred in
the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not
delinquent and which are not, individually or in the aggregate,
significant; (iii) zoning, entitlement, building and other
land use regulations imposed by governmental agencies having
jurisdiction over the Leased Real Property or Owned Real Property
which are not violated by the current condition, use and operation
of the Leased Real Property or Owned Real Property;
(iv) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other
similar matters of record affecting title to the Leased Real
Property or Owned Real Property which do not materially impair the
occupancy or use of the Leased Real Property or Owned Real Property
for the purposes for which it is currently used or proposed to be
used in connection with the Business; (v) liens arising under
worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security, retirement and similar legislation; (vi) purchase
money liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements; (vii) liens of lessors and licensors arising
under lease agreements or license arrangements; (viii) other
liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially
impair the use,
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value or marketability of the property subject
to such lien, (ix) liens arising under any of the Credit
Facilities, (x) liens arising under any Indebtedness permitted
to be incurred between signing and Closing in accordance with
Section 8.1 , and (xi) liens arising under any of the
Earth Tech Intercompany Debt.
“
Permitted Proceeds ” means, with respect to each of
Parent’s fiscal quarters (or portions thereof) occurring
between September 28, 2007 and the Closing Date, (i) the Base
Permitted Proceeds plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all
Base Permitted Proceeds that were not received by Parent (directly
or indirectly) in any fiscal quarter occurring after September 28,
2007.
“ Person ” means any
natural person, firm, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint
venture, joint stock company, Governmental Body, trust or any other
entity of any kind.
“ Phoenix Claims ” means all
litigation and Claims, whether asserted presently or at any time
hereafter, including, without limitation, Earth Tech v. City of
Phoenix, Earth Tech v. Malcolm Pirnie and City of Phoenix vs. Earth
Tech, related to the Business’s transactions with the City of
Phoenix, AZ (and any subcontractors and vendors retained in
connection with such transactions), pertaining to the 91st Ave.
Project.
“ Post-Closing Statement ” has the meaning given
in Section 2.6(c) .
“ Post-Closing Tax Period ”
means (i) any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and
(ii) in the case of any Tax period which includes, but does
not begin after, the Closing Date, the portion of such period
following, but not including, the Closing Date.
“ Pre-Closing Tax Period ”
means (i) any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date
and (ii) in the case of any Tax period which includes, but does not
end on, the Closing Date, the portion of such period up to and
including the Closing Date.
“ Prime Rate ” means the
rate per annum published in the Wall Street Journal from
time to time as the prime lending rate prevailing during any
relevant period .
“ Proceeding ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 5.6 .
“ Project
Contributions ” means any additional capital
contributions made by Parent, or an Affiliate of Parent to (i)
Dalriada or Querétaro or (ii), to the extent consented to by
Purchaser, to any other DBFO related entity, in each case between
the Effective Date and the Closing.
“ Prospective Acquirers ”
has the meaning given in Section
8.5(c)
.
“ Purchase Price ”
means the
Base Purchase Price as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6 .
“ Purchased Assets ” has the
meaning given in the Whereas clauses.
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“ Purchased Companies ”
means the Persons
set forth on Schedule 5.3(a) .
“ Purchaser ” has the
meaning given in the Introductory Paragraph.
“ Purchaser Cafeteria Plan ” has the meaning given in Section 8.7(e)
.
“ Purchaser Deferred Compensation
Plan ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.7(c) .
“ Purchaser Indemnified Parties
” has the meaning given in Section 13.2
.
“ Purchaser Savings Plan ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.7(a) .
“ Purchaser’s Pension Plan
Trust ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.7(b) .
“ Purchaser Welfare Plan ” has the meaning given in Section 8.6(c)
.
“ Querétaro ” means the
project involving the construction, start-up, operation, and
maintenance of (i) a wastewater treatment plant and
(ii) collectors, pumping stations and special crosses for a
treated water system to Jurica, each located in the municipality of
Querétaro, Mexico, by Promotora Ecológica San Pedro
Mártir, S.A. de C.V., Earth Tech México, S.A. de C.V.,
and Servicios de Agua Trident, S.A. de C.V.
“ Real Property Leases ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 5.11 .
“ Reference Amount ”
means Seventy Eight Million Two Hundred
Sixty One Thousand Dollars ($78,261,000).
“ Registered IP ”
means all United States,
international and foreign Intellectual Property Rights within the
Owned Sellers’ IP that have been recorded or registered in
any applicable jurisdiction or is otherwise the subject of an
application, certificate, filing, or registration issued by, filed
with, or recorded by any Governmental Entity .
“ Replacement Letters of Credit, Bank
Guarantees and Surety Bonds ” has the meaning given in
Section 8.8 .
“ Restricted Areas ”
means any country in which the Business
currently operates.
“ Retained Employees ”
means all
U.S. Business
Employee s and
Non- U.S. Business
Employee s who are
employed by Purchaser or the Purchased Companies and their
Subsidiaries, immediately following the Closing Date.
“ Retained German Contracts
” means contracts undertaken by Earth Tech Deutschland GmbH,
Earth Tech Umwelttechnik GmbH and Earth Tech Klartechnik GmbH that
(i) are not Assigned German Contracts and (ii) do not
relate to the performance of the Assigned German
Contracts.
“ Retention Payments ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 8.6(c) .
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“ Review Period ” has the
meaning given in Section 2.6(d) .
“ Schedule ” or “
Schedules ” has the meaning given in the introductory
paragraph to ARTICLE IV .
“ SEC ” means the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Section 338(h)(10) Election ” has the meaning given in
Section 9.12 .
“ Seller ” or “
Sellers ” has the meaning given in the Introductory
Paragraph.
“ Seller Cafeteria Plan ” has the meaning given in Section 8.7(e)
.
“ Seller Deferred Compensation
Plans ” has the meaning given in Section
8.7(c)
.
“ Seller Indemnified Parties
” has the meaning given in Section 13.3 .
“ Seller Pension Plan ” means the Whitman and Howard
Pension Plan.
“ Seller Savings Plans ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 8.7(a) .
“ Sellers’ IP ” means, collectively, the Licensed
Sellers’ IP and the Owned Sellers’ IP.
“ Software ” means computer software, firmware,
programs and databases in any form, including Internet web sites,
web content and links, source code, executable code, tools,
developers kits, utilities, graphical user interfaces, menus,
images, icons, and forms, and all versions, updates, corrections,
enhancements and modifications thereof, and all related
documentation, developer notes, comments and annotations related
thereto.
“ Straddle Period ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 9.10 .
“ Subsequent Financial Statements
” has the meaning
given in Section 4.4 .
“ Subsidiary ” or “ Subsidiaries ” means, with respect to any
Person, any other Person of which (i) if a corporation, a
majority of the total voting power of shares of capital stock
entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to
vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is
at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a
combination thereof, (ii) if a limited liability company,
partnership, association or other business entity (other than a
corporation), either the managing member or general partner or a
majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof
is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of that Person or a
combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons owns
a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than
a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a
majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall
be any managing director or general partner of
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such business entity (other than a corporation)
or control any managing director or general partner of such
business entity (other than a corporation) or (iii) is
otherwise contractually entitled to direct and control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for the purposes
hereof, the term Subsidiary shall include all Subsidiaries of any
Subsidiary, but the term Subsidiary shall not include any
(A) Non-Controlled Entity or (B) Joint
Venture.
“ Surety Bonds ” means the bonds listed on Schedule
5.13(b) .
“ Surviving Representations
” has the
meaning given in Section 13.4(a)
.
“ Target Shares ” means
(i) all of the Equity Participations issued by each Purchased
Company and held directly by any Seller and (ii) all of the
Equity Participations issued by a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
a Purchased Company and held directly by any Seller.
“ Tax ” or “
Taxes ” means all taxes of any kind whatsoever
(whether payable directly or by withholding), including franchise,
income, gross receipts, personal property, real property, ad
valorem, value added, sales, use, documentary, stamp, intangible
personal property, social security, wages, pension, withholding or
other taxes, together with any interest and penalties, additions to
tax or additional amounts with respect thereto imposed by any Tax
Authority, duties, temporary or other import taxes, or penalties on
unpaid or non-declared taxes.
“ Tax Authority ” means any
Governmental Body, including social security administrators, or
any agent
thereof (third-party or
otherwise), legally authorized to assess, lien, levy or otherwise
collect, litigate or administer Taxes.
“ Tax Benefit ” has the
meaning given in Section 13.1(b) .
“ Tax Claim ” has the
meaning given in Section 9.2 .
“ Tax Indemnified Party ”
has the meaning given in Section 9.2 .
“ Tax Indemnifying Party ”
has the meaning
given in Section 9.2 .
“ Tax Return ” means
any report
, return, document,
declaration, payee statement or other information or filing
required to be supplied to any Tax Authority with respect to
Taxes.
“ Tax Sharing Agreements ”
has the meaning given in Section 9.7 .
“ Thai Business ” means all of the business operations and activities
conducted by Sellers (directly or indirectly) through any of its
Affiliates or Subsidiaries (including the Purchased Companies,
their Subsidiaries or any Non-Controlled Entity) in Thailand and
Turkey prior to or after the Closing, including those operations
and activities conducted through Tyco Earth Tech (Thailand)
Limited, Earth Tech Engineering (Thailand) Limited and Egcom Tara
Co.
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“ Third Party Claim ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 13.5(a) .
“ TIFSA ” has the meaning
set forth in the introduction.
“ Transaction ” has the
meaning given in the Whereas clauses.
“ Transaction Expenses ”
means any cost,
expense, payment, expenditure or Liability of a Purchased Company
(or any Subsidiary thereof) or for which Purchaser would otherwise
become liable (including legal fees and expenses, accounting fees
and expenses and financial advisory fees and expenses), whether
incurred prior to the date of this Agreement, from the date of this
Agreement through the Closing or at or after the Closing (even if
the invoice for such fee or expense is not issued until after the
Closing), that relates predominantly to the transactions
contemplated hereby, but only to the extent performed at or prior
to the Closing, including: (a) the participation in or
response to the investigation, review and inquiry conducted by
Sellers or any of their Affiliates and their agents,
representatives and advisors with respect to the potential
acquisition of the Business or a Purchased Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof) (and the furnishing of information to
Purchaser, its Affiliates or any other Person and their agents,
representatives and advisors in connection with such investigation
and review); (b) the negotiation, preparation, drafting,
review, execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements or any other certificate, opinion,
Contract or other instrument or document delivered or to be
delivered in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
thereby; and (c) the preparation and submission of any filing
or notice required to be made or given in connection with any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the obtaining
of any consent, waiver or approval required to be obtained in
connection with any of such transactions (provided that the
Purchaser shall be solely responsible for the fees and costs
related to the HSR Act and similar non-U.S. Laws).
“ Transaction Taxes ” has
the meaning
given in
Section 9.4 .
“ Transition Meetings ”
means the meetings to occur as set forth on Schedule 1.1-F
.
“ Transition Services Agreement
” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of
the Closing Date, between Parent and its Subsidiaries and Purchaser and/or one or
more of its Subsidiaries, to be negotiated by the parties hereto
between the Effective Date and the Closing Date as contemplated by
Section 8.4(a) .
“ Treasury Regulations ”
means the federal income tax regulations, including any temporary
or proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code, in effect as
of the date hereof.
“ U.S. Business Benefit Plan
” has the meaning given in Section 5.7(a)
.
“ U.S. Business Employee ”
shall mean
any employee of a Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries whose primary place of employment is in
the U.S. and who works primarily in the Business.
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“ Undisputed Amounts ” has
the meaning given in Section 2.6(d) .
“ WARN Act ” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988, as amended, and any other similar
Law.
“ Water Technology Australia
” means Water Technology Australia, a water and wastewater
system provider offering construction/project management,
design-build, and operations and maintenance services in Australia
and New Zealand.
1.2
Interpretation . The headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in
any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In
the event of a conflict between language or amounts contained in
the body of the Agreement and language or amounts contained in the
Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, the language or amounts in
the body of the Agreement shall control. The use of the
masculine, feminine or neuter gender or the singular or plural form
of words herein shall not limit any provision of this
Agreement. The use of the terms “including” or
“include” shall in all cases herein mean
“including, without limitation” or “include,
without limitation,” respectively. Reference to any
Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns to the
extent such successors and assigns are permitted by the terms of
any applicable agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular
capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or
individually. Reference to any agreement (including this
Agreement), document or instrument means such agreement, document
or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the
terms hereof. Reference to any Law means such Law as amended,
modified, codified, replaced or re-enacted, in whole or in part,
including rules, regulations, enforcement procedures and any
interpretations promulgated thereunder. Underscored
references to Articles, Sections, Subsections or Schedules shall
refer to those portions of this Agreement. The use of the
terms “hereunder,” “hereof,”
“hereto” and words of similar import shall refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or clause of or Exhibit or Schedule to this
Agreement. No specific representation, warranty or covenant
contained herein shall limit the generality or applicability of a
more general representation, warranty or covenant contained
herein. A breach of or inaccuracy in any representation,
warranty or covenant shall not be affected by the fact that any
more general or less general representation, warranty or covenant
was not also breached or inaccurate. The language used in
this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the
parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction shall be applied against any party.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF TARGET SHARES AND PURCHASED
ASSETS
2.1 Target Shares and Purchased Assets to Be Sold and Purchased
at the Closing . On the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Parent shall cause
each of the Sellers to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver
to Purchaser (or one or more Affiliates of Purchaser designated by
Purchaser in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days
prior to Closing), and Purchaser and/or any such Affiliates shall
purchase, acquire and receive from each Seller:
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(a) the Target Shares;
(b) all right, title and interest
of Sellers in and to the Australia GC&E Assets; and
(c) all right, title and interest
of Sellers in and to the German Assets.
2.2
Assumption of Liabilities relating to Purchased Assets
.
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, at the Closing the Purchaser shall
assume and agree to pay, honor and discharge when due:
(1) The Assumed Australia
GC&E Liabilities and;
(2) The Assumed German
Liabilities:
(b) At the Closing, Purchaser shall
assume the Assumed Australia GC&E Liabilities and the Assumed
German Liabilities by executing and delivering to Sellers an
assumption agreement in form and substance substantially in the
form attached hereto as the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption
Agreement.
2.3
Purchase Price . Purchaser agrees to pay Parent and
Sellers at the Closing Five Hundred Ten Million Dollars (US
$510,000,000) (the “ Base Purchase Price ”),
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6(b) , by
delivery of immediately available funds. The Base Purchase
Price shall be allocated in accordance with Section 2.7
.
2.4
Closing . On the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement, the sale and purchase of the Target Shares and
the Purchased Assets and all of the other closing deliveries
required by Sections 11.1 and 11.2 shall take
place at a closing at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
located at 200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois (the “
Closing ”). The date on which the Closing
actually occurs shall be called the “ Closing Date
” as provided in Section 2.5 .
2.5
Closing Date . The Closing Date shall be that date,
occurring within three (3) Business Days after satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE X , or at such
later date as is otherwise selected by Parent and
Purchaser.
2.6
Purchase Price Adjustments .
(a) Not more than fifteen (15) and not less than
five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall
deliver to Purchaser a statement (the “ Transaction
Statement ”) that contains Parent’s reasonable good
faith estimates of (i) the Closing Working Capital (including
all of the components thereof) prepared in accordance with the
Calculation Principles (the “ Estimated Closing Working
Capital ”), (ii) the Closing Business Debt (the
“ Estimated Closing Business Debt ”),
(iii) the Closing Transaction Expenses (the “
Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses ”),
(iv) the Change of Control Payments (the “ Estimated
Closing Change of Control Payments ”), (v) the
Project Contributions (the “ Estimated Project
Contributions ”), (vi) the Chinese DBFO
Proceeds
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(the “ Estimated Chinese DBFO
Proceeds ”), (vii) the Dalriada DBFO Proceeds (the
“ Estimated Dalriada DBFO Proceeds ”) and
(viii) the Other DBFO Proceeds (the “ Estimated Other
DBFO Proceeds ”).
(b) The Base Purchase Price shall
be subject to adjustment at the Closing as follows:
(1) If the Estimated Closing
Working Capital is greater than the Reference Amount, the Base
Purchase Price shall be increased by such excess.
(2) If the Estimated Closing
Working Capital is less than the Reference Amount, the Base
Purchase Price shall be reduced by such deficit.
(3) The Base Purchase Price shall
be reduced by the amount of the Estimated Closing Business Debt, if
any.
(4) The Base Purchase Price shall
be reduced by the amount of the Estimated Closing Transaction
Expenses, if any.
(5) The Base Purchase Price shall
be reduced by the amount of the Estimated Closing Change of Control
Payments, if any.
(6) If the Business’s land
improvements relating to the DBFO project in the City of Beverly
Hills, California (the “ Beverly Hills DBFO Assets
”) are sold back to the City of Beverly Hills prior to the
Closing, the Base Purchase Price shall be reduced by Eighteen
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($18,400,000); provided that
such transaction is closed and all funds related thereto are
transferred to Parent (whether directly or indirectly) prior to the
Closing; provided further that if (A) there is a fully
executed definitive purchase agreement, but such transaction has
not closed prior to the Closing then (B) the Base Purchase
Price shall be reduced by Eighteen Million Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($18,400,000) unless Purchaser or any Purchased Company
shall be irrevocably entitled to receive the proceeds from the
transaction.
(7) If any DBFO joint venture
partner exercises its right to purchase any of the Target Shares
pursuant to a contractual right of first refusal, the Base Purchase
Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the dollar amount
allocated to such Target Shares (on a pro-rata basis) on
Schedule 2.7 ; provided that such transaction is closed and
all funds related thereto are transferred to Parent (whether
directly or indirectly) prior to the Closing; provided further that
if (A) there is a fully executed definitive purchase
agreement, but such transaction has not closed prior to the Closing
then (B) the Base Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the dollar amount allocated to such Target Shares (on a
pro-rata basis) on Schedule 2.7 unless Purchaser or any
Purchased Company shall be irrevocably entitled to receive the
proceeds from the transaction.
(8) The Base Purchase Price shall
be increased by an amount equal to the Estimated Project
Contributions, if any.
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(9) The Base Purchase Price shall
be reduced by an amount equal to the Estimated Chinese DBFO
Proceeds, if any.
(10) The Base Purchase Price shall be reduced
by an amount equal to the Estimated Dalriada DBFO Proceeds, if
any.
(11) With respect to each of Parent’s
fiscal quarters occurring between September 28, 2007 and the
Closing Date, Parent shall be entitled to receive (directly or
indirectly) Other DBFO Proceeds in an amount equal to the Permitted
Proceeds. The Base Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount,
if any, that the Estimated Other DBFO Proceeds exceeds the
aggregate amount of all Permitted Proceeds Parent is entitled to
receive between September 28, 2007 and the Closing
Date.
The Base Purchase
Price, as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) , is
the “ Closing Payment .”
(c) Within seventy-five (75)
calendar days after the Closing, Purchaser shall prepare and
deliver to Parent a statement (the “ Post-Closing
Statement ”) of (i) the Closing Working Capital
(including all of the components thereof) prepared in accordance
with the Calculation Principles, (ii) the Closing Business
Debt, (iii) the Closing Transaction Expenses, (iv) the
Change of Control Payments, (v) the Project Contributions,
(vi) the Chinese DBFO Proceeds, (vii) the Dalriada DBFO
Proceeds and (viii) the Other DBFO Proceeds.
(d) Parent shall notify Purchaser
of its acceptance or dispute of any amounts reflected on the
Post-Closing Statement, within thirty (30) calendar days after
Parent’s receipt of such statement (such 30-day period
hereinafter referred to as the “ Review Period
”). Any such notice of disagreement shall specify, with
a reasonably detailed explanation, those items or amounts as to
which Parent disagrees (and shall include Parent’s proposed
changes to Purchaser’s calculation of the Closing Working
Capital, Closing Business Debt, Change of Control Payments, Closing
Transaction Expenses, Project Contributions, Chinese DBFO Proceeds,
Dalriada DBFO Proceeds and Other DBFO Proceeds, as
applicable). Parent shall be deemed to have agreed with all
other items and amounts included in the Post-Closing Statement
delivered pursuant to Section 2.6(c) and Parent
or Purchaser, as applicable, shall pay within five
(5) Business Days of the conclusion of the Review Period the
maximum amount, if any, which Purchaser and Parent agree would
otherwise be owed pursuant to Section 2.6(f) , as
applicable, upon the final resolution of Closing Working Capital,
Closing Business Debt, Change of Control Payments, Closing
Transaction Expenses, Project Contributions, Chinese DBFO Proceeds,
Dalriada DBFO Proceeds and Other DBFO Proceeds, as applicable (the
“ Undisputed Amounts ”).
(e) In the event of a dispute with
respect to the Post-Closing Statement, Purchaser and Parent shall
negotiate in good faith to reconcile their differences and any
resolution by them as to any disputed amounts shall be final,
binding and conclusive on the parties. If Purchaser and
Parent are unable to reach a resolution to such effect within
thirty (30) calendar days after Purchaser’s receipt of
Parent’s written notice of
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disagreement, Purchaser and Parent shall submit
the amounts remaining in dispute for resolution to the New York,
New York office of KPMG LLP or such other independent accountant
firm of international reputation as is mutually agreed to and
appointed by Purchaser and Parent (such independent accounting firm
being herein referred to as the “ Accounting Firm
”). The Accounting Firm shall be directed to, within
thirty (30) calendar days after submission of the dispute,
determine and report to the parties upon such remaining disputed
amounts with respect to the Post-Closing Statement, and such report
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties hereto and
shall constitute an arbitral award upon which a judgment may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The
Accounting Firm shall address only those items in dispute.
Purchaser shall bear and pay a percentage of the fees and
disbursements of the Accounting Firm that is equal to the
percentage of the total dollar amount of changes proposed to the
Post-Closing Statement by Parent that are successful, and Parent
shall bear and pay a percentage of the fees an disbursements of the
Accounting Firm that is equal to the percentage of the total dollar
amount of changes proposed to the Post-Closing Statement by Parent
that are not successful, in each case as determined by the
Accounting Firm.
(f) No later than five
(5) Business Days after the final resolution of Closing
Working Capital, Closing Business Debt, Change of Control Payments,
Closing Transaction Expenses, Project Contributions, Chinese DBFO
Proceeds, Dalriada DBFO Proceeds or Other DBFO Proceeds, as
applicable, in accordance with this Section 2.6 ,
Purchaser or Parent, as applicable, shall make the following
payments; provided that , such payments shall only be
made to the extent that the amounts owed have not otherwise been
satisfied by a prior payment, if any, of the Undisputed Amounts
pursuant to Section 2.6(d) :
(1) If the Closing Working Capital
as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 is less than the Estimated Closing Working
Capital, Parent shall pay the amount of such shortfall to
Purchaser.
(2) If the Closing Working Capital
as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 is greater than the Estimated Closing
Working Capital, Purchaser shall pay the amount of such excess to
Parent.
(3) If the Closing Business Debt as
finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.6
is less than the Estimated Closing Business Debt, Purchaser shall
pay the amount of such shortfall to Parent.
(4) If the Closing Business Debt as
finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.6
is greater than the Estimated Closing Business Debt, Parent shall
pay the amount of such excess to Purchaser.
(5) If the Closing Transaction
Expenses as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 are less than the Estimated Closing
Transaction Expenses, Purchaser shall pay the amount of such
shortfall to Parent.
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(6) If the Closing Transaction
Expenses as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 are greater than the Estimated Closing
Transaction Expenses, Parent shall pay the amount of such excess to
Purchaser.
(7) If the Change of Control
Payments as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 are less than the Estimated Closing Change
of Control Payments, Purchaser shall pay the amount of such
shortfall to Parent.
(8) If the Change of Control
Payments as finally determined in accordance with this
Section 2.6 are greater than the Estimated Closing
Change of Control Payments, Parent shall pay the amount of such
excess to Purchaser.
(9) If the Project Contributions as
finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.6
are less than the Estimated Project Contributions, Parent shall pay
the amount of such shortfall to Purchaser.
(10) If the Project Contributions as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are
greater than the Estimated Project Contributions, Purchaser shall
pay the amount of such excess to Parent.
(11) If the Chinese DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are less
than the Estimated Chinese DBFO Proceeds, Purchaser shall pay the
amount of such shortfall to Parent.
(12) If the Chinese DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are
greater than the Estimated Chinese DBFO Proceeds, Parent shall pay
the amount of such excess to Purchaser.
(13) If the Dalriada DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are less
than the Estimated Dalriada DBFO Proceeds, Purchaser shall pay the
amount of such shortfall to Parent.
(14) If the Dalriada DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are
greater than the Estimated Dalriada DBFO Proceeds, Parent shall pay
the amount of such excess to Purchaser.
(15) If the Other DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are less
than the Estimated Other DBFO Proceeds (and the Estimated Other
DBFO Proceeds was greater than the aggregate amount of all
Permitted Proceeds Parent is entitled to receive between the
Effective Date and the Closing Date), Purchaser shall pay the
amount of such shortfall to Parent; provided ,
however that Purchaser shall not be obligated to pay Parent
any amount in excess of the amount by which the Base Purchase Price
was reduced pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(11) , if
any.
(16) If the Other DBFO Proceeds as finally
determined in accordance with this Section 2.6 are
greater than the Estimated Other DBFO Proceeds (and the Estimated
Other DBFO Proceeds were greater than the aggregate amount of
all
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Permitted Proceeds Parent is entitled to
receive between the Effective Date and the Closing Date), Parent
shall pay the amount of such excess to Purchaser.
(g) Any payment to be made as a
result of an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price pursuant to this
Section 2.6 shall be paid by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the
period commencing on the Closing Date through the date on which
such payment is made calculated at the Prime Rate. Such
interest shall be payable at the same time as the payment to which
it relates and shall be calculated daily on the basis of a year of
365 days and the actual number of days elapsed.
2.7
Allocation of Purchase Price . The Base Purchase Price
and the Assumed Liabilities shall be allocated among the Target
Shares and the Purchased Assets as set forth on Schedule 2.7
(the “ Initial Allocation ”). As soon as
practicable after the determination of the Closing Working Capital,
Closing Business Debt, Change of Control Payments, Closing
Transaction Expenses, Project Contributions, Chinese DBFO Proceeds,
Dalriada DBFO Proceeds and Other DBFO Proceeds, Parent and
Purchaser shall adjust the Initial Allocation to reflect these
items on a gross basis (as adjusted, and including any subsequent
adjustments to the extent that indemnification payments are treated
as purchase price adjustments, the “ Final Allocation ”
). The Final
Allocation, to the
extent applicable, shall be prepared in accordance with
Section 1060 of the Code . Parent and Purchaser shall negotiate in good
faith to resolve any disputes regarding the Final Allocation.
If Parent and Purchaser are unable to agree on the Final Allocation
within thirty (30) calendar days after the determination of the
Closing Working Capital, Closing Business Debt, Change of Control
Payments, Closing Transaction Expenses, Project Contributions,
Chinese DBFO Proceeds, Dalriada DBFO Proceeds and Other DBFO
Proceeds, the parties shall submit any dispute for resolution to
the Accounting Firm, which shall be directed to, within thirty (30)
calendar days after such submission, determine and report to the
parties upon such remaining disputes with respect to the Final
Allocation, and such report shall be final, binding and conclusive
on the parties hereto and shall constitute an arbitral award upon
which a judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. The fees and disbursements of the Accounting Firm
shall be shared equally by Parent and Sellers, on the one hand, and
Purchaser, on the other hand. The Final Allocation shall be
binding on the parties hereto and none of the parties shall take
any position inconsistent with such allocation for Tax
purposes.
2.8
Withholding .
(a) Except as provided in
Section 2.8(b) , all payments required to be made by
Purchaser pursuant to this ARTICLE II shall be made net of
any applicable withholding Tax in accordance with this
Section 2.8(a) . No later than five
(5) Business Days (i) prior to the Closing Date and
(ii) after the Closing Working Capital, Closing Business Debt,
Change of Control Payments, Closing Transaction Expenses, Project
Contributions, Chinese DBFO Proceeds, Dalriada DBFO Proceeds and
Other DBFO Proceeds are finally determined in accordance with
Section 2.6 , Parent shall provide to Purchaser, with
supporting documentation, the calculation of the amount of Tax, if
any, to be withheld by Purchaser from the Base Purchase Price and
any payment made by Purchaser to Parent pursuant to
Section 2.6 , respectively, and remitted to any
Tax
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Authority. Any such withholding shall not
be subject to a gross-up. Purchaser shall timely remit any
such Tax to the applicable Tax Authority and, within five
(5) Business Days of payment of any such withholding Tax
pursuant to this Section 2.8(a) , Purchaser shall
deliver to Parent the original receipt or Tax Return related to
such payment.
(b) Purchaser shall be entitled to
withhold from the Base Purchase Price twenty-five percent (25%) of
the amount of Base Purchase Price allocable to the acquisition of
the shares of Earth Tech (Canada) Inc. pursuant to
Section 2.7 (including for greater certainty, an
adjustment to such allocation made as a result of
Section 2.6 ), unless documentation from the applicable
Tax Authority in a form satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting
reasonably, is provided to Purchaser at or prior to the Closing
(the “ Canadian Tax Documentation ”). In
the event that the Canadian Tax Documentation has not been provided
to the Purchaser prior to the Closing and notwithstanding
Section 2.8(a) , Purchaser shall deposit any such
withheld amounts into an escrow account pursuant to the terms and
conditions of an Escrow Agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Escrow
Agreement ”), and to be governed by the terms and
conditions set forth therein.
ARTICLE III
CONSENTS; INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNTS; CASH
3.1
Certain Provisions Regarding Assignments .
(a) Anything in this Agreement to
the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute
an agreement to assign or transfer any Contract or Permit or any
Claim, right, benefit or obligation thereunder or resulting
therefrom if an assignment or transfer thereof, without the Consent
of a third party thereto, would constitute a breach or violation
thereof and such Consent is not obtained at or prior to the
Closing.
(b) If Sellers are not successful
in obtaining any Consent under a Material Contract or material
Permit at or prior to the Closing, then the parties agree that on
and after the Closing Sellers (A) will, at the request of
Purchaser, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such
Consent (as contemplated by Section 8.4(c) ) and,
either directly or by causing one of Sellers’ Subsidiaries
to, in the name of Purchaser or such Purchased Companies (or such
Purchased Companies’ Subsidiaries) or otherwise, use
commercially reasonable efforts (at the cost of Sellers of an
amount up to, but that shall not in any event exceed $500,000 in
the aggregate with respect to any out-of-pocket costs associated
therewith) (i) to assure that the rights of Purchaser or such
Purchased Companies (or any Subsidiaries thereof) under such
Contracts and Permits shall be preserved and (ii) to
facilitate receipt of the consideration and other economic benefits
to be received by Purchaser or such Purchased Companies (or any
Subsidiaries thereof) in and under every such Material Contract and
material Permit, which consideration shall be held for the benefit
of, and shall be delivered to, Purchaser or such Purchased
Companies (or any Subsidiaries thereof) and (B) shall not, and
shall cause their Subsidiaries not to, agree to any amendment,
supplement, waiver or other modification of any such Material
Contract or material Permit without the prior written consent of
Purchaser. Sellers
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hereby agree to provide Purchaser with a copy
(if written) or written summary (if such communication was made
orally) of any material communication with respect to any such
material Consent, Material Contract or material Permit, which
copies or summaries shall be given to Purchasers as soon as
practicable, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days
after Sellers’ receipt of any such communication.
3.2
Seller Settlement of Cash and Intercompany Accounts
.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, at any time prior to the Closing, Parent may, in
its sole and absolute discretion, cause any Purchased Company, or
any Subsidiary thereof, to distribute or transfer any cash on its
balance sheet to Parent or any Seller through a distribution,
reduction of capital, creation of an intercompany loan or
otherwise.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, Parent shall cause each intercompany account,
other than with respect to accounts relating to the trade of goods
or services in the Ordinary Course to the extent treated as current
liabilities for purposes of the Closing Working Capital
calculation, existing between a Purchased Company and Parent or any
Affiliate of Parent, other than another Purchased Company or
Subsidiary thereof, to be eliminated prior to the Closing by
repayment, capital contribution, distribution, creation of an
intercompany loan, forgiveness, or any combination of the
foregoing, at the Parent’s sole and absolute discretion,
provided, however , that no such action shall
adversely prejudice Purchaser.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent represents and warrants to Purchaser
that the statements contained in this ARTICLE IV are correct
and complete as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date, except as expressly set forth in the disclosure schedules
delivered by Parent and Sellers to Purchaser on the date hereof
(the “ Schedules ”). The information
disclosed in any numbered part of the Schedules shall be deemed to
relate to and to qualify only the particular representation or
warranty set forth in the corresponding numbered Section in
this Agreement; provided , however , any matter
disclosed in a Schedule by Parent or Sellers shall be deemed to
constitute disclosure against all other representations and
warranties of Parent and Sellers to the extent it is reasonably
apparent on the face of such disclosure that the matter disclosed
is relevant to such other representations and warranties of Parent
or Sellers.
4.1
Incorporation and Authority of Parent . Parent is an
entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to
the extent such a concept exists in the jurisdiction of
Parent’s formation) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
organization. Parent has all necessary power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to the
extent it will be a party thereto, to carry out and perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution
and delivery by Parent of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements, to the extent it will be a party thereto, and the
consummation by
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Parent of the transactions contemplated on its
part hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent
and no other corporate action on the part of Parent, its board of
directors or its stockholders is necessary to authorize this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to the extent Parent will
be a party thereto, and the consummation by Parent of the
transactions contemplated on its part hereby and thereby.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent, and
the Ancillary Agreements will, at the Closing, be duly executed and
delivered by Parent to the extent Parent is party thereto, and
(assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other
party thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and when executed and
delivered by Parent, to the extent Parent is party thereto, the
Ancillary Agreements will constitute, legal, valid and binding
obligations of Parent enforceable against Parent in accordance with
their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy
Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and
general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific
performance and other equitable remedies (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1 , each Seller (other
than Parent) is, directly or indirectly, a wholly owned Subsidiary
of Parent.
4.2 No Conflict . The execution, delivery and
performance by Parent of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement
to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby does not and will not:
(a) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of Parent;
(b) conflict with or violate in any material respect any
material Law, Permit, Governmental Order, concession, franchise or
license applicable to Parent or any of the assets of the Business;
or (c) result, in any material respect, in the violation or
breach of, or constitute (with or without notice of lapse of time,
or both) a material default (or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any
material obligation or material loss of any benefit) under, result
in an Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) under, any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material
Contract.
4.3 Consents and Governmental Approvals . Except for
those Consents and Governmental Approvals set forth on Schedule
4.3 that are obtained or made and in force at the Closing, the
execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement and
any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not and
will not require any material Consent or Governmental Approval from
or with any Person or any Governmental Body, except for compliance
with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act or other applicable
Competition Laws.
4.4 Financial
Statements .
(a) The audited financial
statements of the Business for the periods ended September 30,
2005 and September 29, 2006 and included in
Schedule 4.4 (the “ Financial Statements
”) and the financial statements for the period ended
September 28, 2007 (the “ Subsequent Financial
Statements ”) to be provided pursuant to
Section 8.3(d) have been or will be prepared in
all material respects in accordance with GAAP and
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present fairly and accurately (or will present
fairly and accurately) in all material respects the consolidated
financial position and the consolidated results of operations and
cash flows of the Business as of the dates of and for the periods
presented.
(b) The Sellers have devised and
maintained systems of internal accounting controls with respect to
the Business sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that
(i) all transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) all
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of
financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain proper
accountability for items, (iii) access to their property and
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded
accountability for items is compared with the actual levels at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any differences.
(c) None of the Purchased Companies
(or any Subsidiary of a Purchased Company) has any material
Liabilities required to be reflected in the Financial Statements in
accordance with GAAP, and whether due or to become due, except for:
(i) Liabilities set forth on Schedule 4.4(c) ,
(ii) Liabilities identified as such in the mostly recently
dated balance sheet and footnotes, if any, included in the
Subsequent Financial Statements, (iii) liabilities under the
Material Contracts set forth in Schedule 5.13(a) and
(iv) Liabilities that were incurred after September 28,
2007 in the Ordinary Course.
4.5
Financial Advisors . Other than UBS Investment Bank,
no Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or
financial advisor for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including
any Purchased Company or any Subsidiary thereof) in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby and no
Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from
Purchaser in respect thereof.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Each Seller represents and warrants to
Purchaser that the statements contained in this ARTICLE V
are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date, except as expressly set forth in the
Schedules. The information disclosed in any numbered part of
the Schedules shall be deemed to relate to and to qualify only the
particular representation or warranty set forth in the
corresponding numbered Section in this Agreement;
provided , however , any matter disclosed in a
Schedule by Parent or Sellers shall be deemed to constitute
disclosure against all other representations and warranties of
Parent and Sellers to the extent it is reasonably apparent on the
face of such disclosure that the matter disclosed is relevant to
such other representations and warranties of Parent or
Sellers.
5.1 Incorporation and Authority of Sellers . Each
Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing (to the extent such a concept exists in the jurisdiction
of such entity’s formation) under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of organization. Each Seller is duly qualified
to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of its
business or properties makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be
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so qualified
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to be material to the Business. Each Seller has all necessary
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements, to the extent it will be a party thereto, to carry out
and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, to the extent it will be a party thereto, and
the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated on
its part hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Seller and no
other action on the part of such Seller is necessary to authorize
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to the extent such
Seller will be a party thereto, and the consummation by such Seller
of the transactions contemplated on its part hereby and
thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by each Seller, and the Ancillary Agreements will, at the Closing,
be duly executed and delivered by each such Seller to the extent it
is party thereto, and (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by each other party thereto) this Agreement constitutes,
and when executed and delivered by each such Seller, to the extent
it is party thereto, the Ancillary Agreements will constitute,
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller, enforceable
against such Seller in accordance with their terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar
Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of
equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other
equitable remedies (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
a proceeding at law or in equity). The Dormant Entity has not
conducted any business for at least three (3) years and does
not have any Liabilities. g
5.2 Purchased
Companies . Accurate and complete copies of the articles
of incorporation and bylaws (or similar organizational instruments)
of each Purchased Company have been delivered to Purchaser.
No Purchased Company will be in default under or in violation of
any provision of its articles of incorporation or bylaws (or
similar organizational documents) at the Closing. Each
Purchased Company is an entity duly organized, validly existing and
(where such concept is applicable) in good standing under the Laws
of its jurisdiction of organization. Each Purchased Company is duly
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its business or properties makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the
Business. Except as set forth o n Schedule 5.2 , 5.3(a) , 5.3(c) ,
1.1-E or 1.1-H , no Purchased Company or Subsidiary of a
Purchased Company owns any Equity Participation in another
Person.
5.3 Capitalization and Subsidiaries.
(a) Schedule 5.3(a)
sets forth a true, accurate and complete list of the
authorized Equity Participations of each Purchased Company, the
issued and outstanding Equity Participations of each Purchased
Company and the legal ownership thereof. All of the Target
Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free and clear of any and all Encumbrances except for the Permitted
Encumbrances.
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(b) Each Seller has the full right
to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver the Target Shares
owned by it to Purchaser (or its designees) and, upon the Closing,
Purchaser (or its designees) will have good and valid title to all
such Target Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for
the Permitted Encumbrances. Other than the Target Shares,
there are (i) no Equity Participations in any Purchased
Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) issued or outstanding,
(ii) no Contracts with respect to the issuance, sale or
transfer of Equity Participations by any Purchased Company (or any
of its Subsidiaries), (iii) Contracts with respect to the
voting of any capital stock of any Purchased Company (or any of its
Subsidiaries), (iv) no preemptive rights, rights of
participation, rights of maintenance or any similar rights with
respect to Equity Participations in any Purchased Company (or any
of its Subsidiaries) and (v) Contracts with respect to the
voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from
purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or
granting any option or similar right with respect to), any Equity
Participations in any Purchased Company (or any of its
Subsidiaries).
(c) Schedule 5.3(c)
lists each Subsidiary of each Purchased Company and the
jurisdiction of organization thereof. Except as indicated on
Schedule 5.3(c) , all of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of, or other Equity Participations in, each such
Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned, directly or indirectly, by a Purchased
Company or a Seller, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for
the Permitted Encumbrances.
5.4 No Conflict . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, by any
Seller or any Purchased Company, to the extent that any such entity
will be a party hereto or thereto, does not and will not:
(a) conflict with or violate the articles of incorporation or
bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any Seller or any
Purchased Company (or any of its Subsidiaries); (b) conflict
with or violate, in any material respect, any material Law, Permit,
Governmental Order, concession, franchise or license applicable to
any Seller, any Purchased Company (or any of its Subsidiaries), any
of their respective assets or any of the Business Assets; (c)
result, in any material respect, in the violation or breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice of lapse of time, or both) a
material default (or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation, modification or acceleration of any material
obligation or material loss of any benefit) under, result in an
Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) under, any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract to which
any Purchased Company or any Subsidiary of a Purchased Company is a
party; (d) result, in any material respect, in the creation of
any Encumbrance on any of the Target Shares owned by any Seller
other than the Permitted Encumbrances or (e) result in or give
any Person any additional material right or entitlement (including
any preemptive right, right of first refusal, right of first offer
or similar right) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of any Material Contract to which any Seller, Purchased Company or
any Subsidiary of a Purchased Company is a party or to which any of
the Business Assets are bound.
5.5 Consents and Governmental Approvals . Except for
those Consents and Governmental Approvals set forth on
Schedule 5.5 , the execution, delivery and
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performance by each
Seller of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which it is
a party and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby
and thereby does not and will not, require any material Consent or
Governmental Approval from or with any Person or any Governmental
Body, except for compliance with the applicable requirements of the
HSR Act or other applicable Competition Laws.
5.6 Litigation . There is no material suit, action,
investigation, arbitration, or proceeding (administrative or
judicial) (“ Proceeding ”) pending or, to the
Knowledge of Parent, threatened against or directly affecting any
Purchased Company (or any of its Subsidiaries), the Business or the
Business Assets thereof, or with respect to any Government
Contract, by or before any Governmental Body. To the
Knowledge of Parent, none of the Purchased Companies (or any of
their Subsidiaries) or the Business Assets are subject to any
material Governmental Order. No Purchased Company (or any
Subsidiary thereof) has threatened or initiated the
commencement of any material Proceeding against any other
Person.
5.7 Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule 5.7(a)
lists each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA)
and each other material plan, policy, program practice, agreement,
understanding or arrangement providing compensation or other
benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or
consultant (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the
Business, which is subject to the laws of any jurisdiction of the
United States, and which is now, maintained, sponsored or
contributed to by the Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate, or under
which the Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate have or may have any
obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, including,
without limitation, all retirement, compensation, incentive, bonus,
deferred compensation, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock
purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock,
restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies,
programs, practices or arrangements (each a “ U.S.
Business Benefit Plan ”). In addition, Schedule
5.7(a) identifies with an asterisk each such US Business
Benefit Plan that that is currently sponsored or maintained by the
Purchased Companies or under which such Purchased Companies, the
Purchaser or any of their Affiliates shall have any liability
following the Closing Date (each such plan shall be referred to
herein as an “ Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan
”).
(b) With respect to each U.S.
Business Benefit Plan, Sellers have made available to Purchaser
true and complete copies, to the extent applicable, of
(i) each U.S. Business Benefit Plan (or, if not written, a
written summary of its material terms), including without
limitation all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance
contracts or other funding vehicles and all amendments thereto,
(ii) all summaries and summary plan descriptions, including
any summary of material modifications (iii) the three most
recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the IRS,
(iv) the most recent actuarial report or other financial
statement relating to an Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan,
(v) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any,
issued by the IRS and any pending request for such a letter and
(vi) all material filings made with any Governmental
Bodies,
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including but not limited any filings under the
Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System or the Department
of Labor Delinquent Filer Program.
(c) Each Assumed U.S. Business
Benefit Plan complies in all material respects in form and
operation, and has been administered in all material respects in
accordance with, its terms and all applicable laws, including ERISA
and the Code, and all contributions required to be made under the
terms of any of the Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plans as of the
date of this Agreement have been timely made or, if not yet due,
have been properly reflected on the most recent consolidated
balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the Financial
Statements prior to the date of this Agreement in accordance with
GAAP. With respect to each Assumed U.S. Business Benefit
Plan, all tax, annual reporting and other governmental filings
required by ERISA and the Code have been timely filed with the
appropriate Governmental Body and all notices and disclosures have
been timely provided to participants, except as would not have a
material impact on the Business. With respect to the U.S.
Business Benefit Plans, no event has occurred and, to the Knowledge
of Sellers, there exists no condition or set of circumstances in
connection with which the Purchaser or the Business could be
subject to any material liability (other than for routine benefit
liabilities) under the terms of, or with respect to, such U.S.
Business Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code or any other applicable
Law.
(d) Each Assumed U.S. Business
Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under
Section 401(a), of the Code has either (i) received a
favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualified
status, or (ii) may rely upon a favorable prototype opinion
letter from the IRS, and each trust established in connection with
any U.S. Business Benefit Plan which is intended to be exempt from
federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code
is so exempt, and to the Knowledge of Sellers, no fact or event has
occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
qualified status of any such U.S. Business Benefit Plan or the
exempt status of any such trust.
(e) To the Knowledge of Sellers,
there has been no prohibited transaction (within the meaning of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and
other than a transaction that is exempt under a statutory or
administrative exemption) with respect to any Assumed U.S. Business
Benefit Plan that could result in liability to the Purchaser or the
Business. Neither the Sellers, nor, to the Knowledge of
Sellers, any other person or entity has any express or implied
commitment that is legally enforceable, to modify, change or
terminate any Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan, that could
reasonably be expected to materially increase the cost associated
with such Assumed U.S. Benefit Plan, other than with respect to a
modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the
Code. No suit, administrative proceeding, action or other
litigation has been brought, or to the Knowledge of Sellers is
threatened, against or with respect to any such Assumed U.S.
Business Benefit Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or
United States Department of Labor.
(f) Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.7(f) , no U.S. Business Benefit Plan is a
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA) (a “ Multiemployer Plan ”) and no
Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan is a pension plan subject to
Title IV
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or
Part 3 of Title I of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code. No material liability under Title IV of ERISA has been
incurred by the Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate in respect of any
U.S. Business Benefit Plan that has not been satisfied in full, and
no condition exists that presents a material risk to the Purchaser
of incurring or being subject (whether primarily, jointly or
secondarily) to a material liability thereunder. None of the
assets of the Purchased Companies are, the subject of any lien
arising under ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code with
respect to any U.S. Business Benefit Plan.
(g) With respect to each Assumed
U.S. Business Benefit Plan required to be set forth in Schedule
5.7(f) that is subject to Title IV or Part 3 of
Title I of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code (other than a
Multiemployer Plan), (i) to the Knowledge of Sellers, no
reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA,
other than an event for which the reporting requirements have been
waived by regulations) has occurred, (ii) there was not an
accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether
or not waived, as of the most recently ended plan year of such U.S.
Business Benefit Plan, (iii) the Sellers and each ERISA
Affiliate have made when due any “required
installments” within the meaning of
Section 412(m) of the Code and
Section 302(e) of ERISA, whichever may apply,
(iv) neither the Sellers nor any ERISA Affiliate are required
to provide security under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code,
(v) all premiums (and interest charges and penalties for late
payment, if applicable) have been paid when due to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) and (vi) no
filing has been made by the Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate with the
PBGC and no proceeding has been commenced by the PBGC to terminate
any such Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan and to the Knowledge of
Sellers no condition exists which could constitute grounds for the
termination of any such U.S. Business Benefit Plan by the
PBGC.
(h) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will result in any payment, acceleration or
creation of any rights of any person to benefits under any Assumed
U.S. Business Benefit Plan. No amount that would be received
(whether in cash, property, the vesting of property or otherwise)
as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in
combination with any other event) by any employee, officer,
director or other service provider of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries who is a “disqualified individual” (as
such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1)
could be characterized as an “excess parachute payment”
(as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the
Code).
(i) Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.7(i) or as required by applicable Law, no
Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan provides any of the following
retiree or post-employment benefits to any person: medical,
disability or life insurance benefits.
(j) No Assumed U.S. Business
Benefit Plan is a voluntary employee benefit association under
Section 501(a)(9) of the Code. With respect to each
Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan, the Sellers and each ERISA
Affiliate are in compliance in all material respects with
(i) the requirements of the applicable health care
continuation and notice provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
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amended, and the regulations (including
proposed regulations) thereunder and any similar state law and
(ii) the applicable requirements of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the
regulations (including the proposed regulations)
thereunder.
(k) To the Knowledge of Sellers,
each Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan (if any) that is a
nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to
Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in
good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code from the
period beginning January 1, 2005 through the date hereof that
could reasonably be expected to result in any material liability to
the Purchaser or the Business. All stock options granted
under an Assumed U.S. Business Benefit Plan (if any) have been
granted in compliance with the terms of applicable Law and the
applicable plans and have (or with respect to such options which
have been exercised as of the date of this Agreement, had) a per
share exercise price that is (or with respect to such options which
have been exercised as of the date of this Agreement, was) at least
equal to the fair market value of a share of the underlying stock
as of the date the option was granted (determined in accordance
with applicable Law, including, to the extent applicable,
Section 409A of the Code).
(l) Schedule 5.7(l)
lists, other than any plan, program or arrangement that is
sponsored or maintained by a Governmental Body under which a
Company is required to contribute to under applicable law, each
material “employee benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA without regard to whether such plan
is subject to ERISA) and each other employee benefit plan, program,
or arrangement providing compensation or benefits to any employee
or former employee of the Business (as it relates to Seller) which
is subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United
States (the “ Non-U.S. Business Benefit Plans
”). In addition, Schedule 5.7(l)
(A) identifies with an asterisk each such Non-U.S.
Business Benefit Plan that is currently sponsored or maintained by
the Purchased Companies and (B) sets forth each Non-U.S.
Business Benefit Plan under which a Purchased Company, the
Purchaser or any of their Affiliates may have any liability
following the Closing Date (each such plan shall be referred
to herein as an “ Assumed Non-U.S. Business Benefit
Plan ”). With respect to the Assumed Non-U.S.
Business Benefit Plans: (i) such Assumed Non-U.S. Business
Benefit Plan has been maintained in all material respects in
accordance with all applicable requirements and all applicable Laws
and (ii) to the Knowledge of Sellers, if intended to qualify
for special tax treatment, such Assumed Non-U.S. Business Benefit
Plan meets all requirements for such treatment.
(m) No Non-U.S. Business Employee who
works in Germany participates in any pension scheme or plan that
provides employer’s pension benefits other than the German
statutory pension scheme within the German statutory social
security insurance.
5.8 Taxes
(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or with
respect to a Seller (with respect to the Business or the Purchased
Assets), any Purchased Company or any Purchased Company’s
Subsidiary, including all Tax Returns required to be filed by
or
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with respect to any consolidated, combined,
unitary or similar group of which any Purchased Company or any
Purchased Company’s Subsidiary is or was a member, have been
timely filed and were true, correct and complete in all material
respects. All material Taxes required to be paid by or with
respect to any Seller (with respect to the Business or the
Purchased Assets), Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof (whether
or not shown as due on any Tax Return) have been timely
paid.
(b) No Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof is
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to
file any material Tax Return, other than extensions to which the
Purchased Company or Subsidiary is entitled under applicable Law
without the consent of the relevant Tax Authority or Governmental
Entity. No Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof currently
has in effect any waiver of a statute of limitations in respect of
Taxes or any agreement to an extension of time with respect to a
Tax assessment or deficiency, nor has requested in writing any such
extension or waiver, which request is still
outstanding.
(c) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes upon any
property or asset of the Purchased Companies and their Subsidiaries
or upon the Purchased Assets (other than liens for current Taxes
not yet due and payable).
(d) All material Taxes that
a Seller (with
respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets), any Purchased
Company or any Purchased Company’s Subsidiary are or were
required to withhold or collect in connection with any amounts paid
or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholders or other Person have been duly withheld or collected
and have been paid, to the extent required, to the proper Tax
Authority.
(e) There are no pending or threatened audits,
assessments, claims, notices or other actions for or relating to
any liability in respect of Taxes (i) of a Seller or Affiliate
thereof that could give rise to an Encumbrance for Taxes upon the
Purchased Assets or could materially adversely affect the Business
or (ii) of the Purchased Companies or their
Subsidiaries.
(f) No Seller that is selling
a United States real property interest within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation section 1.897-1(c) and Code section
897(c) is a foreign person within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation section 1.1445-2(b)(2) and section
1445(f)(3) of the Code.
(g) To the Knowledge of the
Sellers, no Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof that is or was
owned (or treated as owned under Section 1296(g)) by a United
States person is or was a “passive foreign investment
company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the
Code. No Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof is or was a
“surrogate foreign corporation” within the meaning of
Section 7874(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as a U.S.
corporation under Section 7874(b) of the
Code.
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(h) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Purchased
Company or Subsidiary thereof has reported, or has been reported
as, for federal income tax purposes, participating in an
international boycott within the meaning of Section 999 of the
Code.
(i) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no
Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof has been a party to a
transaction that is a “reportable transaction,” as such
term is defined in Treasury Regulations
Section 1.6011-4(b)(1), that was required to be disclosed for
federal income tax purposes, or has been a party to any other
transaction that was required to be disclosed under analogous
provisions of state, local or foreign Tax Law relating to abusive
and potentially abusive transactions.
(j) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, none of
the Indebtedness of the Purchased Companies or their Subsidiaries
with respect to which interest deductions have been or will be
claimed by any of the Sellers and their Affiliates (including the
Purchased Companies and their Subsidiaries with respect to any
Pre-Closing Tax Period) and that will be outstanding as of the
Closing Date constitutes Indebtedness with respect to which any
interest deductions are disallowable under applicable Tax
Law.
(k) No Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof has
in effect an election under Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-3
relating to its classification for federal tax purposes that was
filed after December 31, 2002; and, to the Knowledge of the
Sellers, no Purchased Company or Subsidiary thereof has in effect
an election under Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-3 relating
to its classification for federal tax purposes that was filed
before January 1, 2003.
(l) No Purchased Company or Subsidiary
thereof has been a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in any distribution that the
parties to which treated as satisfying the requirements of
Section 355 of the Code.
(m) No Purchased Company or Subsidiary
thereof has an existing agreement by Contract to pay or assume any
liability for the Taxes of any Person.
(n) No claim has been made by a Tax Authority or a
Governmental Entity in any jurisdiction in which a Purchased
Company or Subsidiary thereof does not file Tax Returns that such
Purchased Company or Subsidiary is or may be liable for Taxes in
such jurisdiction.
(o) To the Knowledge of the
Sellers, there are no limitations on the utilization of the net
operating losses, tax credit carryovers or other tax attributes of
the Purchased Companies or their Subsidiaries under
Section 382 through Section 384 of the Code (or any
corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax
Law) or the separate return limitation year rules under the
consolidated return provisions of the Treasury Regulations (or any
corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax
Law), other than any such limitation arising as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(p) To the Knowledge of the
Sellers, no document is outside of the United Kingdom necessary to
establish the title of any Purchased Company to any asset
or
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enforce any rights, which would attract United
Kingdom stamp duty if it were brought into the United
Kingdom.
(q) Neither the execution nor
completion of this Agreement will result in any chargeable asset
being deemed to have been disposed of and re-acquired by an
Purchased Company for Tax purposes under: section 179 of the United
Kingdom Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992; paragraph 12A of
Schedule 9 to the United Kingdom Finance Act 1996; or paragraph 30A
of Schedule 26 or paragraph 58 or 60 of Schedule 29 to the United
Kingdom Finance Act 2002.
(r) No Purchased Company has
made any election under section 179A of the United Kingdom Taxation
of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 or paragraph 66 of Schedule 29 to the
United Kingdom Finance Act 2002 .
5.9 Absence of Changes . Since September 28,
2007, there has not been, and neither Sellers nor the Purchased
Companies (including any Subsidiaries thereof) have taken any
action that could reasonably expect to cause, a Material Adverse
Effect and each Seller, Purchased Company and their Subsidiaries
have conducted the Business in the Ordinary Course. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, since September 28,
2007 and other than is Ordinary Course, there has not been and
neither any Seller nor any Purchased Company (including any of
their Subsidiaries) has taken, or otherwise committed to take, any
action that would be prohibited by Section 8.1(b)
.
5.10 Title to Assets . The Purchased Companies will
(directly or indirectly) have, as of the Closing Date, good and
valid title to, or have a valid leasehold or licensed interest in,
and possession of (as applicable) all of the material tangible and
intangible properties and assets used by them primarily in
connection with the Business (the “ Business Assets
”), free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted
Encumbrances (it being understood that this representation and
warranty shall not, as of the Closing Date, apply to any asset
disposed of by Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries after the date
of this Agreement in the Ordinary Course and not in violation of
this Agreement).
5.11 Real Property.
(a) Schedule 5.11(a)
includes an accurate and complete list of all real property
owned by any Seller, Purchased Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries and (a) used or held for use primarily in the
conduct or operation of the Business, the “ Owned Real
Property ”), including the address of such Owned Real
Property, or (b) leased to a third party. As of
the Closing, one or more of the Purchased Companies shall have
marketable title to the Owned Real Property in fee simple (or
jurisdictional equivalent) and free and clear of any Encumbrances,
other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) Schedule 5.11(b)
includes an accurate and complete list of all leases,
subleases and assignments (in excess of 10,000 square feet)
covering the real property held by each Seller, each Purchased
Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries that is used or
held for use primarily in the conduct or operation of the Business
(the “ Real
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Property Leases ”), including the parties to each
such Real Property Lease and the addresses of the real property
(the “ Leased Real Property ”) subject to such
Real Property Lease. True, correct and complete copies of all
Real Property Leases in excess of 20,000 square feet have been
provided by Sellers to Purchaser. All of the Real Property
Leases, except those Real Property Leases for less than 10,000
square feet, are in full force and effect, are valid and effective
in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not, under
any of such Real Property Leases, any existing default or event of
default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default) by any Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by the other party to
such Real Property Leases, except as would not have a material
impact on the Business. Neither Sellers nor any of its
Subsidiaries have entered into any Contract granting any Person the
right to occupy or use (or the option to exercise the right to
occupy or use) all or any portion of such Leased Real
Property. As of the Closing, one or more of the Purchased
Companies shall have title to the leasehold interested related to
each of the Real Property Leases free and clear of any
Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
5.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 5.12(a)
sets forth an accurate and complete list of all Registered
IP, including the following: (i) each patent and patent
application, including the patent number or application serial
number for each jurisdiction in which such patent or application
has been issued or filed, the date filed or issued, and the present
status thereof; (ii) each registered trademark, trade name or
service mark, including the application serial number or
registration number for each country in which such trademark or
application has been registered or filed, and the class of goods
covered; (iii) each domain name; and (iv) each registered
copyrighted work, including the number and date of registration for
each country in which a copyright application has been
registered.
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.12(b) , (i) all maintenance fees,
issue fees, annuities and other fees required to maintain the
Registered IP that are due prior to the Closing Date have been paid
or will be paid prior to Closing Date, and neither Sellers nor any
of the Purchased Companies or any Subsidiaries of Sellers or any of
the Purchased Companies have allowed any such Registered
IP
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