Execution
Version
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
GB HOLDING I, LLC,
AM APPAREL HOLDINGS, INC.
and
G-III LEATHER FASHIONS,
INC.
Dated as of February 11,
2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1.
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Certain Definitions
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Section 1.2.
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Terms Generally
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ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES
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Section 2.1.
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Purchase and Sale of Shares
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Section 2.2.
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Payment of Purchase Price
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8
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Section 2.3.
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Closing
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9
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Section 2.4.
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Closing Deliveries
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9
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Section 2.5.
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Satisfaction of Conditions
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11
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Section 2.6.
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Transfer Taxes
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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY GROUP
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Section 3.1.
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Organization of the Company
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11
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Section 3.2.
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Authorization
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11
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Section 3.3.
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Organizational Documents; Books and
Records
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12
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Section 3.4.
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Noncontravention; Earnout
Payments
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12
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Section 3.5.
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Capitalization
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12
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Section 3.6.
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Subsidiaries of the Company
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Section 3.7.
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Government Authorizations
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Section 3.8.
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Financial Statements
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Section 3.9.
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Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 3.10.
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 3.11.
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Tax Matters
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Section 3.12.
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Real Property; Title to and Condition
of Property
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Section 3.13.
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Intellectual Property
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Section 3.14.
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Environmental Matters
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Section 3.15.
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Contracts
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Section 3.16.
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Insurance
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Section 3.17.
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Litigation
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Section 3.18.
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Employee Matters
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Section 3.19.
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Labor Matters.
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Section 3.20.
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Legal Compliance
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Section 3.21.
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Brokers’ Fees
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Section 3.22.
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Licenses
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Section 3.23.
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Suppliers and Customers
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Section 3.24.
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Relationships with Related Persons;
Intracompany Arrangements
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Section 3.25.
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Accounts Receivable;
Inventory
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SELLER
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Section 4.1.
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Organization of the Seller
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Section 4.2.
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Authorization
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Section 4.3.
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Noncontravention
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Section 4.4.
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Brokers’ Fees
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Section 4.5.
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Government Authorizations
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Section 4.6.
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Litigation
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Section 4.7.
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Guarantee
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ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES REGARDING BUYER
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Section 5.1.
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Organization of Buyer
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Section 5.2.
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Authorization
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Section 5.3.
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Noncontravention
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Section 5.4.
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Brokers’ Fees
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Section 5.5.
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Government Authorizations
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Section 5.6.
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Litigation
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Section 5.7.
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Information
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Section 5.8.
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Accredited Investor
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Section 5.9.
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Financial Capacity
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Section 5.10.
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Relationship with Parent
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ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS
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Section 6.1.
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Commercially Reasonable
Efforts
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Section 6.2.
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Public Announcements
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Section 6.3.
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Post-Closing Access; Preservation of
Records
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Section 6.4.
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Further Assurances
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Section 6.5.
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Cooperation of Independent
Accountants
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Section 6.6.
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Employees
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Section 6.7.
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Replacement Letter of
Credit
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ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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Section 7.1.
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
the Parties
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Section 7.2.
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Conditions Precedent to Obligation of
Seller
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Section 7.3.
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
Buyer
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ARTICLE VIII. LIMITATIONS
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Section 8.1.
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Waiver of Damages
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Section 8.2.
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No Consequential Damages
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ARTICLE IX. INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 9.1.
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General Indemnification by
Seller
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Section 9.2.
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General Indemnification by
Buyer
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Section 9.3.
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Certain Limitations
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Section 9.4.
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Indemnification Procedures
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Section 9.5.
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Exclusive Remedy
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Section 9.6.
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Cooperation
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Section 9.7.
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Tax Indemnification
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Section 9.8.
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Specified Party Claims
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Section 9.9.
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Specified Mark Claims
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ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.1.
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Parties in Interest
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Section 10.2.
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Assignment
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Section 10.3.
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Notices
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Section 10.4.
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Amendments and Waivers
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Section 10.5.
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Exhibits and Disclosure
Schedule
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Section 10.6.
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Headings
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Section 10.7.
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Construction
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Section 10.8.
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No Other Representations or
Warranties
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Section 10.9.
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Effect of Due Diligence
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Section 10.10.
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Entire Agreement
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Section 10.11.
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Severability
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Section 10.12.
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Expenses
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Section 10.13.
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Governing Law
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Section 10.14.
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Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of
Jury Trial
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Section 10.15.
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Counterparts
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SCHEDULES
A1 – Seller and Company
Knowledge
A2 – Buyer Knowledge
A3 – Retained Directors and
Officers
A4 – Purchase Price
Calculation
Disclosure Schedule
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Purchase Agreement, dated as of
February 11, 2008 (including the schedules and exhibits hereto,
this “ Agreement ”), is by and among AM Apparel Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), GB Holding I, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and the sole stockholder of the Company
(“ Seller
”), and G-III Leather Fashions,
Inc., a New York corporation (“ Buyer ”). The Company, Seller and Buyer are
referred to collectively herein as the “
Parties ” and each individually as a “
Party .”
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, Seller owns all of the issued
and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Company (the “ Shares ”);
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to
Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, the Shares on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement, as a material inducement to
Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, Seller is
delivering a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the
“ Guarantee
”), among Seller, the Guarantor
named therein (the “ Guarantor ”) and Buyer;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants and promises herein made, and
in consideration of the representations and warranties, herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties
hereto, intending to become legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Action ” means any action, suit or proceeding by or
before any court or other Governmental Authority or arbitration
tribunal.
“ Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of
the regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act.
“ Agreed Claims ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4(d)
.
“ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Allowances ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.25
.
“ Balance Sheet Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8 .
“ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday
or any other day on which banking institutions in New York or New
Jersey are not open for the transaction of normal banking
business.
“ Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Buyer Group ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1 .
“ Buyer Specified Representations
” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.2
.
“ Claim ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4(a)
.
“ Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4(a)
.
“ Closing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 .
“ Closing Date ” means the date the Closing occurs pursuant
to Section 2.3
.
“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
“ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Company Financial Statements
” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.8 .
“ Company Group ” means the Company and the Company’s
Subsidiaries.
“ Company Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.18(a)
.
“ Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated
October 3, 2007, between the Company, Seller and G-III Apparel
Group, Ltd.
“ Consents ” means consents, approvals, exemptions,
waivers, authorizations, filings, registrations and
notifications.
“ Contribution Agreement ” means the Contribution Agreement, dated
October 8, 2004, among the Company, A. Marc & Co., Inc., Andrew
& Suzanne Company Inc., Ash Retail Corp., Ash Retail of
Easthampton, Inc. and the Contributors named therein.
“ Control ” means, with respect to any Person, the
possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or partnership
interests, by contract or otherwise.
“ Damages ” means all losses, claims, damages,
payments, Taxes, costs and expenses (including costs and expenses
of Actions, amounts paid in connection with any assessments,
judgments or settlements relating thereto, interest and penalties
recovered by a third party with respect thereto and out-of pocket
expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses
reasonably incurred in defending against any such Actions or in
enforcing a Party’s rights hereunder).
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“ Disclosure Schedule ” means the disclosure schedule delivered by
Seller to Buyer on the date hereof.
“ Earnout Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a) of the Contribution Agreement.
“ Environmental Laws ” means any Law existing on the date hereof
which deals with (i) pollution or protection of the environment;
(ii) exposure of persons to toxic or hazardous substances; or (iii)
employee or worker safety (solely to the extent related to exposure
of Hazardous Materials).
“ Environmental Liabilities ” means any and all liabilities, claims,
demands, costs, damages, losses, expenses, penalties, fines,
interest, attorneys’ fees, court costs and other costs of
suit incurred or imposed (i) pursuant to any order, notice of
responsibility, directive, injunction, judgment or similar act
(including settlements) by any Governmental Authority to the extent
arising out of a violation of Environmental Laws or
(ii) pursuant to any claim or cause of action by a
Governmental Authority or other third Person for personal injury,
property damage, damage to natural resources or remediation or
response costs to the extent arising out of or attributable to any
discharge, disposal or release of Hazardous Materials.
“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ ERISA Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.18(a)
.
“ Equity Upside Payments ” means the amounts payable to employees of
the Company Group pursuant to the agreements listed in
Section 1.1(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
“ Final Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8 .
“ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles.
“ Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign
government, court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency
or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or
instrumentality.
“ Guarantee ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
to this Agreement.
“ Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
to this Agreement.
“ Hazardous Materials ” means (i) asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum, petroleum derived substances, by-products or
wastes, (ii) any substance that is defined, listed or identified as
a “hazardous waste” or “hazardous
substance” thereunder, or (iii) any substance that is toxic,
explosive, corrosive, flammable, radioactive, or otherwise
hazardous and is defined, regulated or listed as such by any
Governmental Authority under any applicable Environmental
Law.
“ Indebtedness ” means the sum (without duplication) of (i)
the principal amount of any indebtedness of the Company or any
other member of the Company Group for borrowed
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money, (ii) the principal amount of
indebtedness of the Company or any other member of the Company
Group evidenced by promissory notes, bonds or debentures, (iii)
capitalized lease obligations of the Company or any other member of
the Company Group, (iv) all indebtedness of the type referred to in
items (i), (ii) and (iii) above of a Person other than a member of
the Company Group which is guaranteed by a member of the Company
Group and (v) any unpaid interest owing on any of the foregoing or
prepayment penalties on any of the foregoing;
provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Letters
of Credit will not be considered “Indebtedness”
hereunder.
“ Indemnified Claim ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4(i)
.
“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2 .
“ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2 .
“ Indemnity Reduction Amounts
” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.3(c)
.
“ Injunction ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1 .
“ Intellectual Property ” means (a) all patents, patent
applications, and patent disclosures, (b) all trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names, and corporate
names, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in
connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, works of
authorship and all copyrights, and all applications, registrations,
and renewals in connection therewith, and (d) all trade
secrets.
“ Knowledge ” means, with respect to Seller, the Company
or the Company Group, the actual knowledge of any individual set
forth on Schedule
A1 and, with respect to
Buyer, the actual knowledge of any individual set forth on
Schedule A2 .
“ Laws ” means all applicable laws, statutes,
constitutions, rules, regulations, judgments, rulings, orders,
decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities.
“ Leased Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(b)
.
“ Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit outstanding on
the Closing Date issued pursuant to that certain Master Purchase
Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2004, by and among Gordon
Brothers Retail Partners, LLC, A. Marc & Co., Inc. and Andrew
& Suzanne Company, Inc.
“ Liability ” means any liability (whether known or
unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any
liability for Taxes.
“ Licenses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.22
.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, charge or other security interest.
“
Lock-Box Partial Period
” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.7(a)
.
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“ Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) with respect to the Company
Group, a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
assets or financial condition of the Company Group, taken as a
whole, excluding, in each case, any such effect resulting from or
arising out of or in connection with (i) acts of God, calamities,
national or international political or social conditions including
the engagement by any country in hostilities, whether commenced
before or after the date hereof, and whether or not pursuant to the
declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of
any military or terrorist attack, (ii) economic, industry or market
events, occurrences, developments, circumstances or conditions,
whether general or regional in nature or limited to any area in
which the Company Group operates, in each case that do not have a
disproportionate effect on the Company Group relative to other
Persons in the specialty retail industry, (iii) changes in
applicable Laws or accounting standards, principles or
interpretations, (iv) the negotiation (including activities
relating to due diligence), execution, delivery or public
announcement or the pendency of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated herein or any actions taken or not taken
in compliance herewith or otherwise at the request or with the
consent of Buyer, (v) any event, occurrence, circumstance or fact
that is set forth in the Disclosure Schedule or (vi) any change in
or effect on the assets or properties of the Company Group which is
cured (including the payment of money) by the Seller, (b) with
respect to Buyer, a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer
to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement and (c) with respect to Seller, a
material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to perform its
obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated
by, this Agreement.
“ Material Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.15(a)
.
“ New Jersey Lease ” means the Real Property Lease for the
Leased Real Property located at 50 Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus, New
Jersey.
“ New Jersey Lease Consent ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(a)(xi)
.
“ Other Parties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.15(b)
.
“ Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Payoff Letters ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(a)(iii)
.
“ Permitted Liens ” means any (a) mechanic’s,
materialmen’s, laborer’s, workmen’s,
repairmen’s, carrier’s and similar Liens, including all
statutory Liens, arising or incurred in the ordinary course of
business, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges (i) not yet delinquent or (ii) being contested in good
faith through appropriate proceedings, (c) purchase money Liens and
Liens securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements,
(d) pledges or deposits under workers’ compensation
legislation, unemployment insurance Laws or similar Laws, (e) good
faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, leases, contracts
or other agreements, including rent security deposits, (f) pledges
or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations or appeal
bonds, (g) Liens referred to in the Company Financial Statements,
(h) other Liens not incurred in connection with the borrowing of
money which do not interfere with or impair, in any material
respect, the present operation of the business of the Company
Group, (i) in the case of property held by the Company Group,
easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially
impair the current use,
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occupancy or value of the property
subject thereto, (j) any landlord’s lien arising under
contract or statute, (k) as to any Leased Real Property, any Lien
affecting the interest of the lessor thereof that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect the ability of
the Company Group to conduct its businesses in the ordinary course
at the Leased Real Property or (l) any Liens arising to secure
Indebtedness of the Company Group identified to be paid off at
Closing in the Payoff Letters.
“ Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited
liability partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
association, joint stock company, trust, estate, joint venture,
unincorporated organization, or governmental entity (or any
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).
“ Pre-Closing Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.7(d) .
“
Pre-Lock-Box Period
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.7(a) .
“ Purchase Price ” means an amount equal to
$19,147,835.14
“ Real Property Leases ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(b)
.
“ Remedies Exception ” means (i) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other Laws of general
application, heretofore or hereafter enacted or in effect,
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (ii)
the exercise of judicial or administrative discretion in accordance
with general equitable principles, particularly as to the
availability of the remedy of specific performance or other
injunctive relief.
“ Reorganization ” means the reorganization of the Company
Group consummated in April 2007.
“ Replacement Letter of Credit
” has the meaning set forth
in Section
2.4(b)(vi) .
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“ Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
“ Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“ Seller Group ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2 .
“ Seller Specified Representations
” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1
.
“ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals to this Agreement.
“ Solvent ” means when used with respect to any
Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount
of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of such
Person will, as of such date, exceed (i) the value of all
“liabilities of such Person, including contingent and other
liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are
generally determined in accordance with applicable federal laws
governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, and (ii)
the
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amount that will be required to pay
the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts
(including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute
and matured, (b) such Person will not have, as of such date, an
unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the
businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged
following such date, and (c) such Person will be able to pay its
liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they
mature. For purposes of this definition, “not have an
unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the
businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged”
and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and
other liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person
will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset
dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its
obligations as they become due.
“ Specified Mark Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.9.
“ Specified Marks ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.13(c).
“ Specified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(e)
.
“ Specified Party Claims ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.8 .
“ Specified AR Proceeding ” means the matter described in
Section 1.1(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
“ Specified HS Proceeding ” means the matter described in
Section 1.1(c)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
“ Stay Bonuses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.18(a)
.
“ Straddle Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.7(a)
.
“ Subsidiary ,” when used with respect to any Person,
means any other Person of which (a) in the case of a
corporation, at least (i) a majority of the equity and (ii) a
majority of the voting interests are owned or Controlled, directly
or indirectly, by such first Person, by any one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries or (b) in the case of any Person other than a
corporation, such first Person, one or more of its Subsidiaries, or
such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (i) owns a
majority of the equity interests thereof and (ii) has the power to
elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the
governing body thereof.
“ Tax ” means any federal, state, local, or
foreign tax, charge, duty, fee, levy or other assessment, including
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated, escheat or other tax, fee or like assessment or charge
imposed by any Governmental Authority or arising under any Law, and
including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.
“ Tax Contest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.7(f)
.
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“ Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report,
claim for refund, form, or information return or statement relating
to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendment thereof, required to be filed with any
Governmental Authority.
“ Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4(e)
.
“ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Guarantee and
all other documents delivered or required to be delivered by any
Party pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Transfer Taxes ” means all transfer, sales, real property
or personal property transfer or gains, use, excise, stock
transfer, stamp, documentary, filing, recording, registration, and
similar Taxes incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
“ US Leased Real Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(b)
.
“ US Real Property Leases ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(b)
.
Section
1.2. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply equally to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The
words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this
Agreement (including the Exhibits to this Agreement and the
Disclosure Schedule) in its entirety and not to any part hereof
unless the context shall otherwise require. All references herein
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedule shall
be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
the Disclosure Schedule to, this Agreement unless the context shall
otherwise require. Unless the context shall otherwise require, any
references to any agreement or other instrument or statute or
regulation are to it as amended and supplemented from time to time
(and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any successor
provisions). Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign
statute or Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires
otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement to a “day”
or a number of “days” (without explicit reference to
“Business Days”) shall be interpreted as a reference to
a calendar day or number of calendar days. If any action is to be
taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such
calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be
deferred until the next Business Day.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
Section
2.1. Purchase and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller,
and Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, all of the Shares at the
Closing, for aggregate consideration equal to the Purchase Price,
as payable pursuant to Section 2.2 .
Section
2.2. Payment of Purchase Price. At Closing, Buyer shall pay an
amount in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an
account or accounts that have been designated by Seller to Buyer
prior to the Closing equal to the Purchase Price.
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Section
2.3. Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or, when permissible,
waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII , the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Latham
& Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022,
commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the date
hereof.
Section
2.4. Closing Deliveries.
(a) At the Closing, Seller is
delivering or causing to be delivered to Buyer the
following:
(i) original stock certificate
representing the Shares, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a
stock power with all stock transfer stamps necessary to transfer
the Shares to Buyer and original stock certificates representing
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of the
Company’s Subsidiaries;
(ii) resignations or terminations of
the executive officers, directors and managers of each member of
the Company Group appointed or designated by Seller or its
Affiliates to such positions from their positions as executive
officers, directors and managers effective as of the Closing (other
than those Persons listed on Schedule A3 or identified by Buyer prior to Closing with
respect to whom such resignation or termination is not
required);
(iii) letters, in customary form and
substance, with respect to the satisfaction in full of any
Indebtedness of the Company Group outstanding as of the Closing
Date, the full and unconditional discharge of all obligations of
any member of the Company Group under all agreements or instruments
relating to such Indebtedness (including guaranties), and the
release of any Liens relating thereto and termination of any UCC,
Patent and Trademark Office or other filings evidencing such Liens
(collectively, the “ Payoff Letters ”);
(iv) a properly executed statement
from Seller that it is not a “foreign person” as
defined in Section 1445 of the Code;
(v) estoppel certificate from the
landlord under the New Jersey Lease, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;
(vi) good standing certificate of each
member of the Company Group, from the Secretaries of State of its
state of organization and each jurisdiction in which it is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation;
(vii) a copy of the certificate of
incorporation of each member of the Company Group, as in effect on
the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of State of its state
of incorporation as of a recent date;
(viii) a copy of the bylaws of each
member of the Company Group, certified by the secretary of such
member of the Company Group;
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(ix) the stock books and minute books
of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation,
all attachments to all minutes and written consents contained
therein);
(x) the written consents to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the licensors under
the license agreements specified in Section 2.4(a)(x) of the Disclosure Schedule, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;
(xi) the written consent to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the landlord under
the New Jersey Lease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Buyer (the “ New
Jersey Lease Consent ”);
(xii) letters executed by each of
Financo, Inc. and FTI Consulting certifying as to the termination,
as of the Closing, of all engagement of Financo, Inc. and FTI
Consulting to render services to or with respect to any member of
the Company Group and the payment in full of all fees and expenses
owed to Financo, Inc. and FTI Consulting with respect to any such
services;
(xiii) evidence of the full and
unconditional discharge and release by Seller and Seller’s
Affiliates (other than any member of the Company Group) and the
Company Group of all intracompany accounts, receivables, payables,
contracts, agreements, guarantees, suretyships, deposits, bonds,
letters of credit or security between, for the benefit of or
provided by, Seller and Seller’s Affiliates (other than any
member of the Company Group), on the one hand, and any member or
members of the Company Group, on the other hand, which arrangements
are identified in Section
3.24(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, in each case, other than the Letters of
Credit;
(xiv) assignment to the applicable
member of the Company Group of all inventory to which the
outstanding Letters of Credit relate;
(xv) the Guarantee executed by the
Guarantor; and
(xvi) all other documents required to
be delivered by Seller to Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement.
(b) At the Closing, Buyer is
delivering or causing to be delivered the following:
(i) cash in immediately available
funds as provided in Section
2.2 ;
(ii) payment in full discharge of any
and all Indebtedness of the Company Group outstanding as of the
Closing Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in
the amounts and to the accounts set forth in the Payoff
Letters;
(iii) evidence of termination of the
Company’s guaranty with respect to the New Jersey
Lease;
(iv) guaranty with respect to the New
Jersey Lease by G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.;
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(v) the New Jersey Lease
Consent;
(vi) blanket letter of credit in favor
of Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC with respect to the Letters
of Credit (such blanket letter of credit delivered at Closing, the
“ Replacement Letter
of Credit ”);
(vii) evidence of Buyer’s
payment for a prepaid, non-cancelable six (6) year director’s
and officers’ liability insurance tail policy for the persons
currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policy; and
(viii) all other documents required to
be delivered by Buyer to Seller at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section
2.5. Satisfaction of Conditions. All conditions to the obligations
of Seller and Buyer to proceed with the Closing under this
Agreement will be deemed to have been fully and completely
satisfied or waived for all purposes upon the Closing.
Section
2.6. Transfer Taxes. All Transfer Taxes will be borne fifty percent
(50%) by Buyer and fifty percent (50%) by Seller.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE
COMPANY GROUP
Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, as
follows:
Section 3.1. Organization of the Company. The
Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of Delaware, and the Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is
currently conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties
where such properties are now owned, leased or operated. Each other
member of the Company Group (a) is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization and (b) has all requisite organizational
power and authority to carry on its respective business as it is
currently conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties
where such properties are now owned, leased or operated, except in
all cases where any failures of the representations in this
sentence to be true would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company Group. Each member of
the Company Group is duly qualified or licensed to do business and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification or license necessary,
except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly
qualified or licensed or in good standing would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
Group.
Section 3.2. Authorization. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or
will be party and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the
Company is or will be a Party and the consummation of the
transactions
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contemplated hereby and thereby have
been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and
no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement, such Transaction Documents
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and (assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of Buyer and Seller) constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies
Exception. Except as provided in
Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Reorganization was
duly authorized by the Board of Directors, approved by the
requisite vote of the stockholders of the members of the Company
Group party thereto and consummated in accordance with applicable
Law.
Section
3.3. Organizational Documents; Books and Records . The copies of the organizational documents of
each entity comprising the Company Group delivered to Buyer are
complete and correct and represent the presently effective
organizational documents of each member of the Company Group. No
member of the Company Group is in violation of its respective
organizational documents. The minute books of each member of the
Company Group delivered to the Buyer at the Closing contain, in all
material respects, complete and correct records of all meetings
held of, and corporate action taken by, the shareholders, boards of
directors and committees of the boards of directors of each such
member of the Company Group.
Section 3.4. Noncontravention; Earnout
Payments. Neither the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby will (a) conflict with any provision of
the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group or
any resolution adopted by the board of directors or shareholders of
any member of the Company Group, (b) materially conflict with,
result in the material breach of any provision of, or constitute a
material default under any Material Contract, except for Material
Contracts to be terminated at Closing as provided in
Section 2.4 or the contracts set forth on
Section 2.4(a)(x)
of the Disclosure Schedule, or (c)
violate in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or
judgments applicable to any member of the Company Group. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the
Seller, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, gives rise to any obligation of the Company to pay an
Earnout Prepayment Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Parties agree that the Company makes no
representation or warranty under this Section 3.4 with respect to any Real Property
Lease.
Section 3.5. Capitalization. The authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 250,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 200,000 shares are
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and 50,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, no shares of which are
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. Seller is the record
and beneficial owner of all of the Shares. All of the Shares have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights. Other than the Shares, no shares of capital stock of the
Company are issued and outstanding, or may become required to be
issued by reason of any options, warrants, rights to subscribe to,
calls or commitments of any character, relating to, or securities
or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for,
shares of any capital stock of the Company, and there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company is or may be bound to issue, redeem, purchase or sell
additional shares of capital stock
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of the Company or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of the
Company. All outstanding shares of capital stock of each member of
the Company Group are free of any Liens other than Permitted Liens,
and are not subject to preemptive rights or rights of first
refusal. Since November 5, 2004, the shares of capital stock of
each member of the Company Group have been issued in compliance
with the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws and
all dividends and distributions by each member of the Company Group
have been made in compliance with their respective organizational
documents and applicable Laws. No instrument of Indebtedness of any
member of the Company Group confers upon the holder thereof the
right to vote (or is convertible into securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of the applicable
member of the Company Group may vote. There are no other contracts,
commitments, powers of attorney or agreements relating to voting or
the purchase or sale of, the outstanding capital stock of any
member of the Company Group.
Section 3.6. Subsidiaries of the
Company. Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each of
the Company’s Subsidiaries (a) its name and jurisdiction
of organization, (b) its form of organization and (c) the
capital stock or membership interests held by the Company, directly
or indirectly, in such Subsidiary. The Company is the direct or
indirect beneficial and record owner of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock or membership interests in such
Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, except (x) as may
be created by this Agreement, (y) for any restrictions on
sales of securities under the Securities Act or other applicable
Laws or (z) for Permitted Liens. Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
list of the officers and directors of each member of the Company
Group as of the date hereof. No member of the Company Group owns,
directly or indirectly, any equity securities of any Person, except
that the Company owns the equity securities of its Subsidiaries
listed in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.7. Government Authorizations. Except
for Consents that, if not obtained or made, would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
Group, no Consent of, with or to any Governmental Authority is
required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, other than any such
requirement that is applicable as a result of any facts that
specifically relate to the business or activities in which Buyer or
its Affiliates is or proposes to be engaged, other than the
business currently conducted by the Company Group.
Section 3.8. Financial Statements. Set forth
in Section 3.8
of the Disclosure Schedule are (a) the
audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company Group as of
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the fiscal
years then ended, (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the Company as of December 31, 2007 (the “
Balance Sheet Date
”), and the related consolidated
statements of operations and cash flows for the twelve (12) months
ended on the Balance Sheet Date, and (c) the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of January 31, 2008 (the
“ Final Balance
Sheet ”, and (a), (b)
and (c) collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements
”). Except to the extent set
forth therein, each of the Company Financial Statements presents
fairly, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities,
consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of the Company Group, at the respective dates set forth
therein and for the respective periods covered thereby, and were
prepared in accordance with
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GAAP (except, in the case of the
unaudited financial statements, for the absence of footnotes and
any year-end adjustments), consistently applied. Except to the
extent set forth in the Company Financial Statements, (i) the
unaudited Company Financial Statements reflect all adjustments
necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial condition of the Company for the applicable periods and
(ii) except as would not be required to be disclosed in accordance
with GAAP, the statements of operations included in the Company
Financial Statements do not contain any material items of special
or non-recurring income or other material amounts of income not
earned in the ordinary course of business.
Section 3.9. Undisclosed Liabilities. As of
January 31, 2008, the Company Group had no Liabilities of a kind
that would be required to be reflected on or reserved against on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Company Group (including the
notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for
Liabilities (a) set forth in, reflected in, reserved against
or disclosed in the Final Balance Sheet (including the notes
thereto), (b) under Material Contracts or other contracts or
agreements of the Company or its Subsidiaries not required by the
terms hereof to be disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule (in each
case, other than Liabilities arising as a result of a breach
thereunder by a member of the Company Group), (c) that have been
discharged or paid in full in the ordinary course of business, (d)
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or (e) that do not exceed
$250,000 in the aggregate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Parties agree that the Company makes no
representation or warranty under this Section 3.9 with respect to any subject matter to which
another section of this Agreement contains a specific
representation or warranty relating thereto.
Section 3.10. Absence of Certain
Changes.
(a) Since the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, except
as contemplated by or disclosed pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company Group has conducted its business only in the ordinary
course, and there has not been (i) to the Company’s
Knowledge, any event or development that would, as of the date
hereof, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company Group or (ii) any material change in
accounting methods, principles or practices affecting the Company
Group, except as required by GAAP.
(b) During the period commencing on
February 1, 2008 and ending at the Closing, except (i) as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including as described
on Section
3.10(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule and the other matters contemplated by the other Schedules
and Exhibits hereto) and the other Transaction Documents or (ii) as
required by applicable Law, the Company has not, and each other
member of the Company Group has not, taken any of the following
actions:
(A) incurred damage or destruction or
loss of any asset or property, whether or not covered by insurance,
in an amount in excess, individually or in the aggregate, of
$150,000 (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, operating losses
incurred in the ordinary course of business);
(B) (1) amended its organizational
documents; or (2) authorized for issuance, issued, granted, sold,
delivered, disposed of, pledged or otherwise encumbered any shares
of its capital stock or issued any options, warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or acquire any shares of its capital
stock;
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(C) redeemed, purchased or acquired
any Shares or declared or paid any dividends with respect to the
capital stock of the Company;
(D) except as required by GAAP,
adopted or materially changed any accounting methods, principles or
practices;
(E) entered into, terminated or
materially modified any Material Contract (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, any purchase order entered into, terminated or
modified in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices);
(F) sold, transferred, licensed or
otherwise disposed of or encumbered any of the material assets
pertaining to the business of the Company Group, other than sales
or inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices;
(G) acquired by merger or
consolidation with, or merged or consolidated with, or purchased
substantially all of the equity interests or assets of, or
otherwise acquired, any material business of any corporation,
partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof;
(H) (1) taken any action with respect
to the grant of any severance, retention, change of control or
termination pay (other than pursuant to any plans, policies or
agreements listed in Section
3.10(b)(H) of the
Disclosure Schedule) which will become due and payable on or after
the Closing Date or entered into, renewed or amended any
employment, consulting, severance, change of control or separation
contracts with any Company Group Employee; (2) made any change in
the key management structure of the Company Group, including,
without limitation, the hiring of additional officers or the
termination of existing officers; or (3) adopted, entered into or
amended any Company Plan, or announced or agreed to the adoption of
any new agreement, arrangement or plan which, if adopted, would be
a Company Plan;
(I) except for borrowings under
existing lines of credit in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, (1) created, incurred or assumed
any Indebtedness, (2) assumed, guaranteed, endorsed or otherwise
became liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or
otherwise) for any material obligations of any Person, (3) made any
loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any
Person other than any member of the Company Group or (4) paid any
principal or interest on any Indebtedness;
(J) cancelled any third party
Indebtedness owed to any member of the Company Group,
(K) except in the ordinary course of
business, made any capital expenditures;
(L) settled any material Tax liability
or changed any existing, or made any new, material Tax
election;
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(M) amended or modified any term or
provision of any of the Real Property Leases; or
(N) agreed to do any of the
foregoing.
Section 3.11. Tax Matters.
(a) Each member of the Company Group
has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax Returns required to
be filed by it on or before the Closing Date. All such Tax Returns
are correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has
made available to Buyer copies of all federal, state, foreign and
local income Tax Returns filed by any member of the Company Group
since January 1, 2004. Each member of the Company Group has either
(i) paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes due and payable by
it (whether or not shown on any Tax Returns) or (ii) as of January
31, 2008, established an adequate reserve in accordance with GAAP
for the payment of all material Taxes accrued by it but not yet due
and payable. There are no Liens for Taxes on any assets of any
member of the Company Group other than Permitted Liens. No claim
has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction
where a member of the Company Group does not file Tax Returns that
it is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction.
(b) No federal, state, local or
foreign Tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings
relating to Taxes are pending with respect to any member of the
Company Group. With respect to Taxes for which the statute of
limitations remains open, no member of the Company Group has
received from any Governmental Authority (including jurisdictions
where the member has not filed Tax Returns) any (i) written notice
indicating an intent to open a Tax audit or other review, (ii)
request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of
deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax.
(c) No member of the Company Group has
waived any statute of limitations in respect of the assessment and
collection of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time which is in
effect as of the date hereof with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency. There are no outstanding powers of attorney enabling
any party to represent any member of the Company Group with respect
to Tax matters.
(d) No member of the Company Group
has, within the past two years, distributed stock of another
Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a
transaction that purported or was intended to be governed in whole
or in part by Section 355 of the Code.
(e) No member of the Company Group (i)
is a party to or bound by any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax
indemnity agreement or any other agreement of a similar nature
(other than any customary commercial contract not primarily related
to Taxes and other than any such agreement the only parties to
which are the Company and/or any of the Company’s
Subsidiaries) or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person
(other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treas.
Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign Law), as a transferee or successor or by
contract.
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(f) No member of the Company Group
will be required to include any material item of income in, or
exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax
period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a
result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a Tax period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) “closing
agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law) executed on or
prior to the Closing Date, (iii) intercompany transactions or any
excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section
1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign Law), (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition
made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (v) prepaid amount
received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(g) No member of the Company Group has
entered into any “listed transaction” as defined in
Treas. Reg. Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(h) The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to
have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or
owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholder, or other third party.
(i) There is not currently in effect
an extension of time within which any member of the Company Group
is required to file any Tax Return (including, without limitation,
any information return) which has yet to filed with the relevant
Governmental Authority.
(j) No member of the Company Group has
requested or received any ruling from any Governmental Authority,
or signed any binding agreement with any Governmental Authority
(including, without limitation, any advance pricing agreement),
that would impact the amount of Taxes due from any member of the
Company Group or Buyer after the date hereof.
(k) No member of the Company Group is
a party to any joint venture or partnership.
(l) Except as expressly provided in
paragraphs (f) and (j) of this Section 3.11 , the representations of the Company made in
this Section 3.11
refer only to the past activities of
the Company Group and are not intended to serve as representations
to, or a guarantee of, nor can they be relied upon with respect to,
Taxes attributable to any Tax periods (or portions thereof)
beginning after, or Tax positions taken after, the Closing
Date.
Section 3.12. Real Property; Title to
and Condition of Property.
(a) No member of the Company Group
owns any real property.
(b) Section 3.12(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
all leases and subleases of real property used in the business of
the Company Group under which any member of the Company Group or an
employee thereof is a lessee or sublessee and all amendments
thereto and assignments thereof (the “ Real Property Leases ”). The real property subject to the Real
Property Leases is hereinafter referred to as the “
Leased Real Property
.” A member of the Company Group
or an employee thereof is in possession of the Leased Real
Property. True and correct copies of the Real Property Leases have
been made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof. To the
Company’s Knowledge, no member of the Company
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Group (including the tenant under each
of the Real Property Leases set forth in Section 3.12(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule (the “
US Real Property Leases
,” and the Leased Real Property
subject thereto, the “ US Leased Real Property ”)) is subject to a claim materially adverse
to its rights thereunder, including its rights to continued
occupation, possession and use of any US Leased Real Property. No
member of the Company Group (including the tenant under each of the
US Real Property Leases) and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no
landlord is in default under any material provision of any US Real
Property Lease. All structures and improvements built by a member
of the Company Group (including the tenant under each of the US
Real Property Leases) on the real property subject to the Real
Property Leases were built, and have been maintained in all
material respects, in accordance with applicable Laws. The US
Leased Real Property is all of the real property necessary for the
conduct of the businesses of the Company Group as conducted on the
date hereof. To the Company’s Knowledge, the landlord under
the New Jersey Lease does not owe the tenant thereunder any
reimbursements or other sums pursuant to the New Jersey
Lease.
(c) Except as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company Group, to the Company’s
Knowledge, (i) the members of the Company Group have good and valid
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or other valid
contractual right to use, the real and personal tangible property
reasonably necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company
Group as currently conducted on the date hereof, free and clear of
all Liens, except for Permitted Liens and (ii) the personal
tangible property of the Company Group reasonably necessary to the
operation of the business of the Company Group as conducted on the
date hereof is in good operating condition and repair, subject to
normal wear and tear.
(d) All base rent, additional rent and
other sums due and payable under each of the leases set forth
in Section
3.12(d) of the Disclosure
Schedule has been paid through the date hereof and the applicable
tenant thereunder has not taken any affirmative action with the
intent to terminate such lease.
Section 3.13. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
(i) all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names and
copyrights (including, as applicable for each item listed, the
record owner, the jurisdiction, the application and registration
numbers, the filing date and the issuance or registration date)
registered or applied for in the name of any member of the Company
Group with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the
United States Copyright Office or corresponding state or
international Governmental Authorities and (ii) all internet domain
names registered in the name of any member of the Company Group
(including, for each item listed, the registrar and the expiration
date). Each such registration or application has been maintained
effective by all requisite filings, renewals and payments, and
remains in full force and effect. Except as indicated therein, none
of the Intellectual Property identified in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule has been abandoned or
cancelled. Immediately subsequent to the Closing, the Intellectual
Property owned by the Company Group will be owned by such member of
the Company Group on identical terms and conditions as existed
immediately prior to the Closing.
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(b) Except as disclosed in
Section 3.13(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) the
applicable member of the Company Group, as identified in
Section 3.13(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule, is the
sole owner of all rights, title and interest in and to the
Intellectual Property identified in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule , free and
clear of any Lien; (ii) the Company Group has not granted to any
Person, and no other Person has, any license, option or other
rights in or to such Intellectual Property; (iii) the Company Group
has not received notice of any pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or
demand that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability,
registrations, use or ownership of such Intellectual Property,
other than office actions in connection with the prosecution of
applications for the registration or issuance of such Intellectual
Property, (iv) the Company Group is not a party to any
co-existence, consent, settlement or similar agreements, limiting
or modifying the rights of the Company Group in such Intellectual
Property in North America, or to the Company’s Knowledge,
anywhere else in the world, (v) since November 5, 2004, the Company
Group has neither brought any Action against any Person, nor
provided notice to any Person (including by cease and desist
letters), that such Person is infringing such Intellectual
Property, and the Company Group has no Knowledge that any Person is
infringing Property or intends to infringe such Intellectual and
(vi) to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no Persons that
use or claim any right to use any name or mark in the United States
or Canada that creates a likelihood of confusion with any of the
Intellectual Property identified in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c) To the Company’s Knowledge,
the Specified Parties have not asserted that (i) they retain any
right, title or interest in any Intellectual Property identified
in Section
3.13(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule or (ii) they have any rights to use the ANDREW MARC or
MARC NEW YORK trademarks or any trademark confusingly similar
thereto (the “ Specified Marks ”), in any jurisdiction throughout the
world.
(d) To the Company’s Knowledge,
the Company Group is not infringing any Intellectual Property
rights of any Person. During the past two (2) years (or earlier if
not resolved), the Company Group has received no notice alleging
that any member of the Company Group has infringed the Intellectual
Property rights of any Person, including from the Specified Parties
or their representatives or agents.
(e) The Company Group has in place
commercially reasonable measures, consistent with industry
standards (including entering into appropriate confidentiality,
nondisclosure, and noncompete agreements), to reasonably safeguard
and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of the trade secrets
included in its Intellectual Property. The Company Group has no
Knowledge of any material breach of such confidentiality,
nondisclosure, or noncompete agreements by any party
thereto.
(f) The Company Group’s use and
dissemination of any and all data and information in connection
with use of its web sites by users is in compliance with all
applicable privacy policies, terms of use and Laws. The
transactions contemplated hereunder will not violate the Company
Group’s policies, terms of use, or Laws relating to the use,
dissemination or transfer of such data or information.
Section 3.14. Environmental
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