EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made as of
June 24, 2009, by and among Nemschoff Chairs, LLC., a Wisconsin
limited liability company (“ Company ”), NC
Holding Company, a Wisconsin corporation and the sole member of
Company (“ Seller ”), each of the shareholders
of Seller, all of whom are listed on Exhibit A
(collectively, “ Shareholders ” and each
individually, “ Shareholder ”), and Herman
Miller, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“ Buyer
”). Pursuant to the attached Guaranty, Shareholders are
hereby unconditionally, irrevocably and jointly and severally
guarantying to Buyer the full, prompt and absolute payment,
performance, observance and discharge by Seller of all of
Seller’s obligations, agreements and liabilities owed to
Buyer arising under this Agreement.
RECITALS
A.
Seller owns all of the outstanding equity ownership interest of
Company (“ Ownership Interest ”), and
Shareholders own all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Seller in the respective amounts and percentages set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
B.
Buyer desires to purchase all of the Ownership Interest from Seller
and Seller desires to sell all of the Ownership Interest to Buyer,
all on the terms and subject to the conditions herein
contained.
C.
Company is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and
selling furniture, including guest and lounge seating, patient
seating, tables, therapeutic seating and case goods products, for
health care entities and facilities, including hospitals, clinics,
medical office buildings, long-term care and other affiliated
institutions (the “ Business ”).
D.
The terms set forth in Exhibit B to this Agreement shall
have the meanings set forth in Exhibit B . Certain other
terms are defined throughout this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the mutual
obligations and covenants set forth below, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1
Purchase and Sale . Seller is hereby selling to
Buyer, and Buyer is hereby purchasing from Seller, free and clear
of all Liens (other than Liens imposed by Buyer), all of the
Ownership Interest.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT; CLOSING
2.1
Purchase Price . The purchase price for the Ownership
Interest (the “ Purchase Price ”) is the sum of
the following consideration:
(a)
An amount in cash equal to (i) Thirty-Two Million One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($32,100,000) (the “ Cash Purchase
Price ”); plus or minus (ii) any Net Equity Excess
or any Net Equity Deficit; plus
(b)
The Issued Shares; plus
(c)
Any CVR Consideration payable pursuant to Section 2.2A ;
plus
(d)
Any success fee payments pursuant to the Success Payment Agreement
(“ Success Payment ”).
2.2
Payment of
Purchase Price .
(a)
At the Closing, Buyer is paying to Seller an amount in cash equal
to (i) the Cash Purchase Price, plus or minus (ii) any
Estimated Net Equity Excess or any Estimated Net Equity Deficit,
minus (iv) an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of the
Estimated Net Debt Amount.
(b)
At the Closing, Buyer is issuing to Seller two million forty-one
thousand six hundred sixty-six (2,041,666) shares of Buyer’s
common stock (the “ Issued Shares ”).
(c)
Intentionally omitted.
(d)
At the Closing, the parties are entering into and executing a
success payment agreement in the form attached as Schedule
2.2(d) (the “ Success Payment Agreement
”).
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the CVR
Consideration and/or the Success Payment shall be reduced by an
aggregate amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the Actual Net
Debt Amount pursuant to the terms hereof and of the Success Payment
Agreement.
(f)
At the Closing, Buyer is paying on Seller’s behalf, in
addition to the Cash Purchase Price, the following amounts, all of
which are included as Indebtedness in the calculation of the
Estimated Net Debt Amount and will be included as Indebtedness in
the calculation of the Actual Net Debt Amount:
(i)
To each holder of Indebtedness listed on Schedule 2.2(f) ,
the amount specified in the Pay-Off Certificate as being owed to
such holder of Indebtedness.
(ii)
To the Persons specified on Schedule 2.2(f) , the amount of
deferred compensation specified in the Deferred Compensation
Certificate as being owed to such Person.
(iii)
To the Persons specified on Schedule 2.2(f) , the
amount of Seller’s Expenses specified in the Expense
Certificate as being owed to such Person.
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2.2A.
Contingent Value Rights . Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 2.2A , Buyer hereby
grants to Seller two million forty-one thousand six hundred
sixty-six (2,041,666) contingent value rights (“ CVRs
”), which shall not be represented by separate certificates,
but shall be contract rights hereunder. Each CVR shall relate to a
corresponding Issued Share, and subsequent to the Closing, the
parties shall document which Issued Share relates to each CVR. Each
CVR shall be considered outstanding, regardless of whether the
corresponding Issued Share is Transferred, until such time as (a)
the CVR Consideration is paid with respect to such CVR, or (b) such
CVR is terminated without payment of any CVR Consideration with
respect thereto pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.2A
.
(a)
Subject to the terms of Section 2.2(e) and the other
provisions of this Agreement, within three (3) Business Days of the
True-Up Date, Buyer shall pay Seller an amount for each outstanding
CVR held by Seller equal to the amount, if any, that (i)
Twenty-Four Dollars ($24.00) (the “ Target Price
”), exceeds (ii) the greater of the (A) the Fair Market Value
of a share of common stock of Buyer on the True-Up Date (the
“True-Up Value ”), and (B) the Floor Price
(collectively, the “ CVR Consideration ”). No
CVR Consideration shall be paid on a CVR if the True-Up Value or
the Floor Price equals or exceeds the Target Price. Upon
determination by Buyer that no CVR Consideration is due hereunder,
Buyer shall provide written notice of such determination to Seller,
which shall include all of Buyer’s relevant calculations and
reasonable supporting documentation (a “ CVR Termination
Notice ”). If, within three (3) Business Days after
receipt by Seller of a CVR Termination Notice, Seller notifies
Buyer in writing that Seller disputes such determination, then
Buyer and Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such
dispute. If Seller and Buyer are unable to mutually resolve all of
their disagreements within ten (10) days following Seller’s
written notification of dispute, then Seller and Buyer shall refer
the dispute to the Arbitrator, whose determination shall be final
and binding upon the parties. If Seller fails to object in writing
to a CVR Termination Notice within three (3) Business Days after
its receipt of the CVR Termination Notice, the CVR Termination
Notice shall be deemed to be valid. If the CVR Termination Notice
is determined to be valid (whether by agreement among the parties,
a failure of Seller to properly object to a CVR Termination Notice
or determination of the Arbitrator), then the CVRs and all of
Seller’s obligations and Liabilities under this Section
2.2A shall automatically terminate and become null and void
without any further action on the part of any party hereto, and
Seller shall have no further rights with respect to the CVRs or
pursuant to this Section 2.2A whatsoever. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the failure of Buyer to give such notice or any
defect therein shall not affect the validity of such determination
whatsoever (subject to compliance with the dispute resolution
procedures outlined above).
(b)
Subject to Section 2.2A(l) , Buyer may, at its option and in
its sole discretion, elect to pay all or any portion of any CVR
Consideration payable to Seller pursuant to this Section
2.2A by issuing to Seller such number of additional shares of
Buyer’s common stock that, when multiplied by their Fair
Market Value on the True-Up Date, equals such portion of the CVR
Consideration to be paid with such additional shares
(“Election ”). If Buyer does not Elect to pay
all of the CVR Consideration in additional shares of Buyer’s
common stock (by failing to make an Election, by operation of this
Section 2.2A(b) or otherwise), the remainder of such CVR
Consideration shall be paid in cash by wire transfer and once an
Election is made, it may not be
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revoked. Buyer may irrevocably
make this Election at any time on or prior to the date Buyer is
obligated to pay CVR Consideration by delivering written notice of
the Election to Seller and once an Election is made, it may not be
revoked. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in
this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, Buyer shall not
(and shall not be required to), issue to Seller, Shareholders or
their respective Affiliates, or to any of them, and none of them
shall be entitled to receive, shares of Buyer’s common stock
pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby to the extent that
such issuance would cause Buyer to issue to Seller, Shareholders or
their respective Affiliates, or any of them, in the aggregate, (i)
shares of Buyer’s common stock having voting power of more
than 19.9% of the voting power outstanding before the Closing Date,
or (ii) shares of Buyer’s common stock of more than 19.9% of
the number of shares outstanding before the Closing Date, in either
case unless Buyer obtains the prior requisite shareholder approval
under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635. In no event shall Buyer have
any obligation to obtain (or attempt to obtain) such shareholder
approval. In the event Buyer has not obtained such shareholder
approval and is unable or unwilling to issue shares of
Buyer’s common stock to pay all or any portion of the CVR
Consideration payable to Seller pursuant to this Section
2.2A on or prior to the time specified for payment in this
Section 2.2A , then Buyer shall pay the CVR Consideration to
Seller in cash on or prior to the time specified for payment in
this Section 2.2A , regardless of whether Buyer has made an
Election. In no event shall the failure of Buyer to have complied
with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635 result in deferring or delaying
payment of the CVR Consideration on or prior to the time specified
for payment in this Section 2.2A .
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Fair
Market Value of a share of Buyer’s common stock is at any
time after the Closing Date and prior to the True-Up Date equal to
Thirty-Two Dollars ($32.00) (the “ Ceiling Price
”) or more, then Buyer shall provide a CVR Termination Notice
to Seller, and, absent manifest error, all of the CVRs then
outstanding and all of Buyer’s obligations and Liabilities
under this Section 2.2A shall automatically terminate and
become null and void, without any further action on the part of any
party hereto, and Seller shall have no further rights with respect
the CVRs or pursuant to this Section 2.2A
whatsoever.
(d)
Buyer’s obligation to make payments of the CVR Consideration
shall be subject to the offset rights provided in Section
5.4 .
(e)
Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any CVR, or
allow any CVR to become subject to any Lien, in whole or in part,
including by operation of law, without the prior written consent of
Buyer. In the event any such action or event occurs, the relevant
CVR shall be deemed to be forfeited and terminated and Seller shall
have no rights and Buyer shall have no obligations or Liabilities
with respect thereto.
(f)
Seller and the Shareholders agree to promptly provide Buyer with
written notice following any Transfer of any Issued Share by such
Seller or Shareholder, or any of their respective Affiliates,
specifying (i) the number of Issued Shares Transferred by such
Person, (ii) the consideration received per Issued Share, and (iii)
the identity of the CVRs that correspond to the Issued Shares
Transferred.
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(g)
If Buyer shall at any time, in any manner, subdivide (by stock
split, stock dividend or otherwise) or combine (by reverse stock
split or otherwise) the number of outstanding shares of its common
stock or effect a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange
or other similar transaction in which shares of common stock are
reclassified, converted into or exchanged for a different number of
shares of common stock or shares of capital stock of a different
class (other than with respect to an Acquisition Event), the number
of outstanding CVRs, the Target Price, the Ceiling Price and the
Floor Price shall each thereupon be similarly subdivided, combined
or changed in an appropriate and equitable manner. In the event of
an Acquisition Event, (i) the True-Up Date shall be the earlier of
June 30, 2011 and the date of the Acquisition Event, and (ii) the
True-Up Value shall equal the greater of the amount determined
under Section 2.2A(a) and the fair market value (as
determined in good faith by the board of directors of Buyer) of the
consideration received for each share of Buyer’s common
stock, if applicable, in the Acquisition Event.
(h)
Seller and Shareholders shall not, and shall not permit any of
their Affiliates to, at any time after the Closing and prior to the
close of business on the True-Up Date, directly or indirectly,
engage in, offer to or contract to “short sell” or
assist or encourage others to “short sell” any
securities of Buyer, including, without limitation, shares of its
common stock.
(i)
For purposes of this Agreement, “short selling” shall
include any sale or trade in any option or other derivative
security, any hedging transaction relating to the securities of
Buyer, or any other transaction, in any case that is (A) intended
to affect the price of any of Buyer’s securities, or (B) that
would result in a profit by or payment to Seller or any Shareholder
or ay of their Affiliates in the event of a decline in the value of
the Buyer’s common stock; provided, however, that it shall
not be deemed a “short sale” for Seller to enter into a
“put” arrangement to sell Issued Shares held by Seller
at a specified price.
(ii)
Seller and Shareholders each represent and warrant to Buyer that as
of the Closing, neither it nor any of its Affiliates holds or is a
party to any option, security, instrument or agreement that would
violate the provisions of this Section 2.2A(h) if acquired
after the time it becomes a party to this Agreement. Without
limiting the remedies of Buyer as a result of any breach, if Seller
or any Shareholder breaches the restrictions of this Section
2.2A(h) regarding short selling, Seller will forfeit and
relinquish to Buyer without consideration one CVR for each share
that Seller short sells or each notional share underlying any
derivative which is deemed a short sale hereunder and Seller shall
have no rights and Buyer shall have no obligation or Liabilities
with respect thereto. On the True-Up Date, Seller and each
Shareholder shall provide a certificate of compliance to Buyer that
such Person has complied with this Section 2.2A(h)
.
(i)
None of the CVRs which may be granted under this Agreement is
compensatory in nature or is intended to constitute part of a
“nonqualified deferred compensation plan” under Section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
(j)
Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be
deducted or withheld, from the CVR Consideration, an amount equal
to the aggregate of such amounts as it is
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required to deduct and withhold
with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax Law. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld or paid over to or deposited with the
relevant governmental entity, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
Seller.
(k)
Buyer shall not issue shares of Buyer’s common stock in
satisfaction of any portion of the CVR Consideration unless and
until Buyer and Seller have obtained required approvals, if any,
under the HSR Act in connection with the issuance of such shares of
Buyer’s common stock. In the event such compliance is
required, the parties shall furnish to each other all such
information as may be necessary for the completion of the reports
or notifications to be filed by the other, and use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval of the issuance
of the shares of Buyer’s common stock or early termination of
the waiting period under the HSR Act. Buyer will pay all filing
fees of each party relating to such future compliance with the HSR
Act, if any, in connection with such transactions. Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, any obligation to make a payment
hereunder that Buyer elects to make through the issuance of shares
of Buyer’s common stock shall be deferred to the extent
necessary to comply with this Section 2.2(A)(k) .
2.3
Payment Terms . All payments made pursuant to this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be made in
United States Dollars and all references herein to any amounts
shall be deemed to be denominated in United States Dollars. All
payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account or accounts specified in writing by the payee
at or prior to the Closing.
2.4 Estimate of
Net Debt Amount, Net Equity Amount; Adjustments to Purchase
Price .
(a)
Within the five (5) days before and five (5) days after the Closing
Date, Buyer will take certain physical counts of the inventory of
the Business (the “ Physical Inventory ”).
Within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, Seller and Schenck
Business Solutions (“ Accountants ”) shall (at
Seller’s cost and expense) prepare and deliver to Buyer a
written calculation (the “ Calculation ”) of (i)
the Net Debt Amount (the “Actual Net Debt Amount
”), (ii) the Net Equity Amount (the “ Actual Net
Equity Amount ”), and (iii) any Net Debt Deficit, Net
Debt Excess, Net Equity Deficit, and/or Net Equity Excess, in each
case in strict accordance and on a basis entirely consistent with
Company’s GAAP and the Methodology and taking into account
the Physical Inventory. Buyer agrees that, following the Closing
Date, it will not take any actions with respect to the accounting
and financial books, records, practices, policies and procedures of
Company that would obstruct, prevent or delay the timely and
correct preparation of the Calculation in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.4 and that, for purposes of
determining the Calculation, no change shall be made to
Company’s GAAP or the Methodology. Buyer, at Buyer’s
cost and expense, shall fully and timely cooperate with Seller and
Accountants in the preparation of the Calculation including, but
not limited to, (i) providing Seller and Accountants with
reasonable access to the books, records (including work papers,
audit programs, schedules, memoranda and other documents),
facilities and relevant employees of Company and Buyer;
(ii) causing the relevant employees of Company and Buyer to
provide
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Seller and Accountants as
promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date with
normal year-end closing financial information for Company for the
period ending as of the close of business on the Closing Date; and
(iii) cooperating reasonably with Seller and Accountants,
including the provision of all other information reasonably
necessary or useful in connection with the preparation of the
Calculation.
(b)
Buyer shall have access to all relevant information used by Seller
and Accountants in preparing the Calculation, including the work
papers and audit programs of Accountants, if any. Buyer shall,
within sixty (60) days after delivery by Seller of the Calculation,
complete its review of the Calculation. If Buyer determines in good
faith that the Calculation has not been determined in accordance
with this Section 2.4 , or if a disagreement between Buyer
and Seller remains unresolved after the Closing Date with respect
to the Calculation, then in either case, Buyer shall inform Seller
on or before the last day of such twenty (20) day period by
delivering a written notice to Seller (“ Notice of
Objection ”) setting forth a specific and detailed
description of the good faith basis of Buyer’s objection and
proposed good faith adjustments to the Calculation. After receipt
of the Notice of Objection, Seller shall then have twenty (20) days
to review and respond to the Notice of Objection. Seller and its
representatives shall have full access to all relevant information,
including the work papers and audit programs of Buyer and its
representatives, used in connection with the preparation of the
Notice of Objection. Buyer and Seller shall seek in good faith to
mutually resolve any differences which they may have with respect
to any matter specified in the Notice of Objection. If Buyer does
not properly and timely deliver a Notice of Objection, Buyer shall
conclusively be deemed to have accepted the Calculation.
(c)
If Seller and Buyer are unable to mutually resolve all of their
disagreements with respect to the determination of the foregoing
items within twenty (20) days following the completion of
Seller’s review of the Notice of Objection, then Seller and
Buyer shall refer their remaining differences under this Section
2.4 to one of the following forums: (i) a mutually selected
firm of independent certified public accountants having no past,
current or immediate prospective future business relationship with
any of Company, Shareholders, Buyer, Seller or any of their
Affiliates (“ Independent Accounting Firm ”); or
(ii) a single impartial arbitrator in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7.15 (“ Arbitrator
”) (the Arbitrator and the Independent Accounting Firm, as
the case may be, are referred to individually as the “
Determining Party ”), such selection to be mutually
agreed upon by Buyer and Seller. Each of Seller and Buyer shall
prepare and submit to the Determining Party the remaining
differences under this Section 2.4 between Buyer and Seller
which were the subject of the unresolved Notice of Objection. The
Determining Party shall find solely in favor of either
Seller’s preparation of such items or Buyer’s
preparation of such items, with no deviation, compromise or other
adjustment thereto. Seller and Buyer shall direct the Determining
Party to use its reasonable best efforts to render its
determination within thirty (30) days of submission. The
Determining Party’s determination shall be final, conclusive
and binding upon Buyer and Seller for all purposes. The reasonable
fees, costs and disbursements of the Determining Party, and the
fees, costs and disbursements of the prevailing party, including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, shall be
paid in full by the non-prevailing party. Buyer and Seller shall
make readily available on a timely basis to the Determining Party
all relevant books and records and any work papers and audit
programs (including those of the parties’ respective
accountants), if any, and all
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other information and items
reasonably requested by the Determining Party to facilitate its
timely determination of the matters subject to its
review.
(d)
It is the parties’ express intent to determine the Actual Net
Debt Amount and the Actual Net Equity Amount on an entirely
consistent basis with Company’s GAAP and the Methodology (
provided, however , that in the event of a breach by Buyer
or Company of Section 6.21 , the parties hereto and the
Arbitrator shall determine the Actual Net Debt Amount and the
Actual Net Equity Amount as though such breach had not occurred).
Accordingly, no party shall challenge the accounting principles,
practices and policies, or the application thereof, constituting
Company’s GAAP and the Methodology, and if for any reason in
the preparation of the Calculation accounting principles, practices
or policies, or the application thereof, different from the
accounting principles, practices and policies, and the application
thereof, used in Company’s GAAP and the Methodology are
employed, then the Net Equity Target will be adjusted accordingly
by applying such different accounting principles, practices or
policies, or the application thereof, in an identical
manner.
(e)
Upon the final determination of the Actual Net Debt Amount and the
Actual Net Equity Amount (by the failure of Buyer to properly and
timely deliver a Notice of Objection, by written agreement of Buyer
and Seller and/or by determination of the Determining
Party):
(i)
If there is a Net Debt Deficit, Buyer shall pay Seller in cash an
amount equal to forty percent (40%) of such deficit. If there is an
Net Debt Excess, Seller shall pay Buyer in cash an amount equal to
forty percent (40%) of such excess.
(ii)
If there is a Net Equity Excess, Buyer shall pay Seller in cash an
amount equal to such excess. If there is a Net Equity Deficit,
Seller shall pay Buyer in cash an amount equal to such
deficit.
Any
amount payable pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be paid (with
interest from the Closing Date through the date of payment at a
rate equal to the “prime rate” of interest on the
Closing Date as announced by the Wall Street Journal ) by
the applicable party, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds within five (5) Business Days following the final
determination of the Actual Net Debt Amount and the Actual Net
Equity Amount. If there is both an amount owed by Buyer and an
amount owed to Buyer under this Section 2.4 , such amounts
owed shall be netted against each other and only the net amount
owed shall then be paid to or by Buyer, as the case may be. Any
payments made pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be deemed
to be an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
2.5
Purchase Price Allocation. The Purchase Price and the
liabilities of Company Group (plus other relevant items) as of the
Closing Date shall be allocated among the assets of Company Group
for all purposes (including Tax, financial and accounting) as set
forth on Schedule 2.5 . Such allocation shall be adjusted
after the Closing to the extent necessary to reflect the Actual Net
Equity Amount and the Actual Net Debt Amount. The parties shall
file all Tax Returns (including amended returns and claims for
refund) and information reports in a
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manner consistent with such
allocation. All adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be reported
in a manner consistent with such schedule.
2.6
Closing; Closing Date . The transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are being consummated (“Closing
”) at 9:00 a.m., Central time, at the offices of Foley &
Lardner LLP, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (or,
if mutually agreed by Seller and Buyer, by a so-called
“virtual closing” pursuant to which all Closing
deliveries may be effected by telephone, facsimile, email, PDF,
wire transfer and/or similar means) on the date hereof (the “
Closing Date ”). The Closing shall be deemed to be
effective for all legal, Tax, accounting, financial, business and
other purposes as of 12:01 a.m., Central time, on the Closing Date
(the “Effective Time ”). At the Closing, the
parties are delivering the documents and other delivery items, and
performing the acts, which are set forth in this
Agreement.
2.7 Closing
Deliveries by Seller . At the Closing, Seller is delivering
to Buyer:
(a)
certificates representing all of the Ownership Interests, duly
endorsed in blank by Seller for transfer to Buyer free and clear of
all Liens (other than Liens imposed by Buyer);
(b)
(i) the minute books of each member of Company Group, and (ii)
control of all business records, customer records, customer lists,
employee records, supplier records, supplier lists, files, reports
and other records of each member of Company Group;
(c)
a certificate, in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer signed by
the secretary or another officer of Seller and dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying (i) that the shareholders and the board of
directors of Seller adopted the resolutions attached to such
certificate to authorize the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and Seller’s
performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and (ii) a
specimen signature of an officer(s) of Seller duly authorized to
execute this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents that are
to be signed by Seller;
(d)
certificates of status of Seller and each member of Company Group
issued not earlier than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by
the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of
Wisconsin;
(e)
the Employment Agreement, duly executed by Paul
Nemschoff;
(f)
the Consulting Agreement, duly executed by Mark
Nemschoff;
(g)
the Success Payment Agreement, duly executed by Seller;
(h)
intentionally omitted;
(i)
the Case Goods Facility Lease, duly executed by MSN41,
LLC;
(j)
the Supply Agreement, duly executed by Colby Metal,
Inc.;
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(k)
intentionally omitted;
(l)
the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by
Seller;
(m)
the Mutual General Releases, duly executed by Seller;
(n)
an opinion of counsel for Seller, Company Group and Shareholders
addressed to Buyer in the form attached hereto as Schedule
2.7(n) ;
(o)
all Required Authorizations and all Required Filings;
(p)
with respect to each parcel of Leased Real Property, (i) if
required by the terms of the applicable Lease, a consent duly
executed by the landlord of the relevant parcel with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in a form reasonably
acceptable to Buyer, (ii) an estoppel certificate with respect to
the relevant Lease, in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer and
accompanied by a copy of the relevant Lease, and (iii) if not
previously provided to Company Group (and not impacted by the
transactions contemplated hereby) by each current lender of the
landlord under each Lease, a nondisturbance agreement in a form
reasonably acceptable to Buyer that recognizes the tenant’s
rights in the event of a foreclosure of the property subject to the
Lease;
(q)
a certificate signed by an officer of Seller reasonably acceptable
to Buyer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
to the effect that Seller is not a “foreign person,”
“foreign corporation,” “foreign
partnership,” “foreign trust” or “foreign
estate” under Section 1445 of the Code and containing all
such other information as is required to comply with the
requirements of such Section, so that Buyer is exempt from
withholding any amounts from the Purchase Price payable
hereunder;
(r)
a customary owner’s affidavit requested by the Title Company,
in connection with the Title Policies;
(s)
a calculation of all Seller’s Expenses (the “
Expense Certificate ”) and a calculation of all
deferred compensation owed by Company Group (the “
Deferred Compensation Certificate ”);
(t)
a list of pay-off amounts for all Indebtedness of Company Group
(other than Seller’s Expenses and deferred compensation) (the
“ Pay-Off Certificate ”), and documentation
reasonably acceptable to Buyer that upon the payment of the amounts
listed in the Pay-Off Certificate, all Indebtedness of Company
Group (other than Seller’s Expenses and deferred
compensation) will be paid and discharged in full and any Liens
related to the Indebtedness of Company Group existing as of the
Closing will be discharged;
(u)
a list of pay-off amounts for all indebtedness owed by each
Shareholder to Company Group (including, without limitation, all
loans and advances made by Company Group to Shareholders to the
extent not repaid) (the “ Shareholder Loans ”);
and
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(v)
all other previously undelivered documents required to be executed
or delivered by Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
2.8 Closing
Deliveries by Buye r. At the Closing, Buyer is delivering
to Seller:
(a)
all of the payments required to be made by Buyer to Seller on the
Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.2(a) ;
(b)
one or more certificates or share statements dated the Closing Date
representing all of the Issued Shares;
(c)
the Employment Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(d)
the Consulting Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(e)
the Success Payment Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(f)
intentionally omitted;
(g)
the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by
Buyer;
(h)
the Supply Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(i)
the Case Goods Facility Lease, duly executed by Buyer;
(j)
intentionally omitted;
(k)
mutual general releases, substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C (“Mutual General Releases
”);
(l)
a certificate, in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller, signed by
the secretary or another officer of Buyer and dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying (i) that the board of directors of Buyer
adopted the resolutions attached to such certificate to authorize
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and Buyer’s performance of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, and (ii) a specimen signature
of an officer(s) of Buyer duly authorized to execute this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents that are to be signed by Buyer;
and
(m)
all other previously undelivered documents required to be delivered
by Buyer to Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement.
2.9
Closing Deliveries
by Company . At the Closing, Company is delivering to the
appropriate Shareholders:
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(a)
the policy of insurance owned by Company on the life of the
relevant Shareholder as set forth in Schedule
2.9;
(b)
the two (2) Company cars owned by Company but which are otherwise
personally used by Shareholders as set forth in Schedule 2.9
; and
(c)
the Mutual General Releases, duly executed by Company.
2.10 Closing
Deliveries by Shareholders . At the Closing, Shareholders
are delivering to Company and Buyer:
(a)
the Mutual General Releases, duly executed by
Shareholders;
(b)
the Releases, duly executed by the signatories thereto listed on
Schedule 6.2-A ; and
(c)
the Guarantee, duly executed by Shareholders.
2.11
Further Assurances . Buyer, Seller and each
Shareholder each agrees that it will, at any time and from time to
time, on or after the Closing Date, upon the request of any other
party hereto, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or use all
reasonable efforts to cause to be executed, acknowledged and
delivered, all such documents and instruments, as any other party
may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.12
Sales and Transfer Taxes . Seller shall be
responsible for and shall pay all Transfer Taxes with respect to or
arising from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that Buyer shall be responsible for and shall
pay all Transfer Taxes resulting solely from the
Conversion.
2.13
Prorations
.
(a)
At the Closing, all Taxes related to the Owned Real Property (and
the Leased Real Property to the extent such Taxes are the
responsibility of the tenant under the relevant Lease) (“
Real Estate Taxes ”) shall be pro rated as follows:
(i) with respect to Real Property located in Wisconsin, on a
calendar year basis, as of the Closing Date; and (ii) with respect
to Real Property located in Iowa, (A) Seller shall be responsible
for the Real Estate Taxes billed in (or around) September 2009 and
all prior Tax bills, and (B) the Real Estate Taxes billed in (or
around) March 2010 shall be prorated and adjusted between the
parties, based upon their respective ownership during the first six
(6) months of 2009; and
(b)
Seller shall be responsible for all special assessment installments
related to the Owned Real Property (and the Leased Real Property to
the extent such special assessment installments are the
responsibility of the tenant under the relevant Lease), which are
billed (even if not yet due) on or prior to the Closing Date, and
Buyer shall pay all special assessment
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installments related to the Owned
Real Property (and the Leased Real Property to the extent such
special assessment installments are the responsibility of the
tenant under the relevant Lease) first billed after the Closing
Date.
(c)
Personal property Taxes allocable to the personal property to be
purchased under this Agreement which are billed or are to be billed
in 2009 shall be prorated and adjusted between the parties, on a
calendar year basis, as of the Closing Date.
(d)
All rent payments, common area maintenance (CAM) charges, utility
bills and other similar charges related to the Acquired Real
Property shall be prorated as of the Closing Date.
(e)
All payroll Taxes and other similar Liabilities related to the
Representatives of the Company Group shall also be prorated as of
the Closing.
(f)
With respect to any items to be prorated, including, without
limitation, Taxes, that have not been billed as of the Closing,
agreed upon estimates shall be used in prorations, and such
estimates shall be deemed to be conclusive.
(g)
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, all amounts that are
the responsibility of, or otherwise allocated to, Seller under this
Section 2.13 shall reduce the Purchase Price at Closing
either directly or as a reduction in the calculation of the Net
Equity Amount.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer, as a material inducement for
Buyer to enter into this Agreement, the following as of the
Effective Time. Exceptions to these representations and warranties
shall be set forth on the Schedules to this Article III.
3.1
Organization . Seller and each member of Company
Group is the type of entity specified on Schedule 3.1 , and
is validly existing under the Laws of the State of Wisconsin, has
filed its most recent required annual report and has not filed
articles of dissolution, and has full power and authority to own
and operate its assets and businesses. Seller and each member of
Company Group is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign
entity, and authorized to do business, in the jurisdictions
specified on Schedule 3.1 , and such jurisdictions are
the only jurisdictions in which such qualification or authorization
is required, except where such qualification or authorization is
not material, and Company has not received any written claim by any
other jurisdiction to the effect that any member of Company Group
is required to qualify or otherwise be authorized to do business as
a foreign entity therein. Seller was formed as a new Wisconsin
corporation on June 12, 2009, for the purpose of acquiring the
Ownership Interest from Shareholders.
3.2 Organizational
Document s. A copy of all of the Organizational Documents
of Seller and each member of Company Group, as in effect on the
date hereof, has been made
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available to Buyer, and such
copies are complete and correct. Neither Seller nor any member of
Company Group is (nor has it in the past been) in breach of its
Organizational Documents. True, correct and complete copies of all
corporate books and minute books of each member of Company Group
have been made available to Buyer, and such books contain complete
and accurate records in all material respects of all meetings of
Company Group’s shareholders, members and other equity owners
and board of directors meetings and any committees thereof, and
accurately reflect in all material respects all transactions
referred to in such minutes and all material business conducted at
such meetings.
3.3
Enforceable Agreement . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document
by Seller, each member of Company Group and Shareholders have been
duly authorized by all necessary actions and proceedings, and
Seller, each member of Company Group and Shareholders have full
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligation
of Seller, each member of Company Group and Shareholders, and are
enforceable against Seller, each member and Company Group and
Shareholders in accordance with their terms, except insofar as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable
principles.
3.4
No Violation . Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the other Transaction Documents nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
will, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.4 , (a) violate any
provision of the Organizational Documents of Seller or any member
of Company Group; (b) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach
or default under or termination or acceleration of (or otherwise
give any other contracting party the right to terminate or
accelerate) any Contract or Permit of Seller or Company Group, or
related to the Business or assets of Company Group; (c) result in
the creation of any Lien upon the Ownership Interest or any of the
assets of Company Group (other than Liens imposed by Buyer); or (d)
violate any applicable Law. Except (i) as disclosed on Schedule
3.4 , and (ii) for applicable requirements of the HSR Act, no
filings with, notices to or Authorizations by, any third parties,
including, without limitation, any Governmental Authorities, are
necessary in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the
other Transaction Documents, in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents, or to vest in Buyer full right, title and
interest in and to the Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other
than Liens imposed by Buyer). All Authorizations listed on
Schedule 3.4 shall be referred to herein collectively
as the “ Required Authorizations ,” and all
filings and notices listed on Schedule 3.4 shall be referred
to herein collectively as the “ Required Filings
.”
3.5
Good Title to Ownership Interest . Seller is the
record and beneficial owner of the Ownership Interest, free and
clear of all Liens and restriction on transfer of any nature (other
than those imposed by applicable securities Laws), and Seller has
the power to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the
Ownership Interest to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Upon the Closing, good and valid title to all of the
Ownership Interest will pass to Buyer, free and clear of any Lien
(other than those imposed by applicable securities Laws
or
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imposed by Buyer), and Buyer
shall own all of the outstanding equity ownership interest in the
Company.
3.6
Capitalization . Schedule 3.6 sets forth a
true, correct and complete list of all of the authorized and all of
the issued and outstanding equity ownership interests of Seller and
Company Group, and any authorized and any issued and outstanding
Equity Equivalents of Seller and Company Group, and sets forth a
list of the owners of all such equity ownership interests and
Equity Equivalents. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6,
neither Seller nor Company Group has any other equity ownership
interests or Equity Equivalents that are issued and outstanding.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6 , neither Seller nor
Company Group is a party to any Contract obligating it to issue any
additional equity ownership interests or Equity Equivalents. All
equity ownership interests of Seller and Company Group are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and were
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6 , (a)
neither Seller nor Company Group is subject to any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or
retire any of its equity ownership interests or Equity Equivalents,
and (b) no Person has any preemptive or other similar rights with
respect to any equity ownership interest or Equity Equivalents of
Seller or Company Group. Schedule 3.6 lists any Contract
existing as of the Closing Date related to the voting or transfer
of any equity ownership interest or Equity Equivalent of Seller or
Company Group.
3.7
Subsidiaries . Except as provided on Schedule
3.7 , no member of Company Group owns (directly or indirectly)
any capital stock or other equity ownership interest or any
membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest
or other equity interest in or Equity Equivalent of any Person.
Without limitation to this Section 3.7 , Company owns all of
the equity ownership interest of Federal Solutions, LLC and no
other person has any equity ownership interest or Equity
Equivalents in Federal Solutions, LLC.
3.8
Contracts . Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8 neither Seller nor any member of Company Group is a party
to any verbal or written:
(a)
legally binding Contract with any officer, director or employee,
including, without limitation, (i) employment agreements, stay
bonus agreements, severance agreements and change in control
agreements, (ii) nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements,
and (iii) Contracts under which any member of Company Group has
advanced or loaned any amount in excess of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000) to any such person;
(b)
legally binding Contract for the sale of raw materials,
commodities, supplies, products, or other personal properties, or
the provision of services; in each case, if the performance of
which will extend over a period of more than one year or is
projected to involve consideration in excess of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000) annually;
(c)
Contract restricting in any manner such entity’s right to
compete with any other Person or restricting its right to sell to
or purchase from any other Person;
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(d)
Collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor or
trade union or association;
(e)
Contract giving rise to any Indebtedness or any Lien on any of the
Ownership Interest or any assets of any member of Company Group
(other than purchase money security interests);
(f)
Lease of any Real Property, in each case whether as lessor or
lessee;
(g)
Lease of any Equipment or other personal property that requires
annual rental payments of more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), in each case whether as lessor or lessee;
(h)
Joint venture, partnership or strategic alliance Contract or
Contract evidencing an equity ownership interest in another
Person;
(i)
Contract with any Affiliated Person that will impose continuing
obligations on Company Group after the Closing;
(j)
legally binding Contract for the purchase of raw materials,
commodities, supplies, products, or other personal property, or for
the receipt of services, in each case, if the performance of which
will extend over a period of more than one year or is projected to
involve consideration in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)
annually;
(k)
Contracts (other than “shrinkwrap” licenses related to
commercially available software) licensing, transferring or
otherwise involving Proprietary Rights;
(l)
Contract with any consultant providing for payments in excess of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per annum;
(m)
Contract providing for commission or similar payments to any Person
based on sales or purchases of Company Group’s products or
services or Company Group’s profits (other than direct
payments for goods);
(n)
Contract under which any member of Company Group has advanced or
loaned any other Person amounts in the aggregate exceeding
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), other than account
receivables incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o)
Contract with any Governmental Authority;
(p)
agreement regarding consignment, bailment, agency, representation,
distribution, dealership or franchise which cannot be cancelled by
Company Group without payment or penalty upon notice of sixty (60)
days or less;
(q)
guaranty, performance, bid or completion bond, or surety or
indemnification agreement (other than any guaranty or
indemnification obligation with respect to
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contracts or agreements which
provide for the receipt or expenditure by Company Group of less
than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);
(r)
other agreement which provides for the receipt or expenditure of
more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); or
(s)
Any other Contract not specifically listed above that is (i)
material to the Business or (ii) not in the Ordinary Course of
Business and provides for receipt or expenditure by Company Group
of more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
True,
correct and complete copies (or a written summary of the material
terms, if oral) of all Contracts listed on Schedule 3.8
(including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties and
other agreements with respect thereto) (the “ Material
Contracts ”) have been made available to Buyer. All such
Material Contracts are valid and binding agreements of Company
Group, and are in full force and effect, and Company Group is not
(nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, is any other party thereto) in
default or breach under any terms of any such Material Contract. No
act or omission on the part of Company Group (or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, on the part of any other party thereto) has occurred
which, without any further act or omission the part of Company
Group and only contingent upon the giving of notice and/or lapse of
time, would constitute a default or breach, or give any party a
right of termination or acceleration, under the terms of any such
Material Contract.
3.9
Financial
Statements .
(a)
Seller has made available to Buyer the financial statements and
other financial information included or specified on Schedule
3.9 (collectively, the “ Financial Information
”). The Financial Information (i) was prepared in accordance
with GAAP (except, in the case of interim financial statements, for
normal year-end adjustments and the omission of footnote
disclosures required by GAAP); and (ii) fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial position, results of operation and
changes in financial position of Company Group and the Business as
of and for the periods covered by such Financial
Information.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9 , no member of Company
Group has any Liability, Indebtedness or obligation, absolute or
contingent (individually or in the aggregate), that would be
required by GAAP to appear in a consolidated balance sheet of
Company Group, except Liabilities, Indebtedness and obligations (i)
to the extent reflected in the determination of the Actual Net
Equity Amount, or (ii) incurred since the Applicable Date and not
individually greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000),
or in the aggregate greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000).
3.10
Ownership and Permitted Use of Assets . Except as
provided in Schedule 3.10 and except with respect to
Real Property (which is the subject of Section 3.18 ),
Company Group has good and marketable title to all of its assets
and property free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens. Schedule 3.10 lists all assets and properties in
which the Company Group has a leasehold interest. With respect to
the assets and property it leases, Company Group is in compliance
with such leases, and holds a valid leasehold interest to such
property and assets, free
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of any Liens other than Permitted
Liens, and all said leases are valid and existing and in full force
and effect. Except as provided on Schedule 3.10 , the assets
and property owned and leased by Company Group (a) are all of the
assets and property utilized by Company Group; (b) are all of the
assets and property necessary to operate the Business as currently
operated; and (c) constitute all of the assets and property
relating to or used or held for use in connection with the Business
during the past twelve (12) months (except inventories sold, cash
disposed of, accounts receivable collected, prepaid expenses
realized, Contracts fully performed, and properties or assets
replaced by equivalent or superior properties or assets, in each
case in the Ordinary Course of Business). Except as provided on
Schedule 3. 10, all of the assets and property owned or
leased by Company Group that are material to the operation of the
Business (a) are in good condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and (b) have been maintained, repaired and replaced in
the Ordinary Course of Business.
3.11
Absence of Changes or Events . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.11 , and as contemplated by this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, since the Applicable Date,
Company Group has (a) at all times operated and conducted its
operations only in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (b)
maintained, repaired and replaced its material assets in the
Ordinary Course of Business. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.11 , since the Applicable Date, there has not been with
respect to Company Group taken as a whole: (a) any declaration or
payment of any dividend or other distribution to any equity
owner(s) upon or in respect of any equity interest, or a purchase,
retirement or redemption or entry into any obligation to purchase,
retire or redeem any equity interest; (b) creation of any Lien on
any assets or property, other than Permitted Liens; (c) sale,
transfer, lease to others or other disposition of any material
assets or property, except the sale of inventory in the Ordinary
Course of Business; (d) any labor union organizing activity, any
actual or threatened employee strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or
lockouts, or any material adverse change in relations with any
employees or labor unions; (e) any material change made in the rate
of compensation, commission, bonus or other direct or indirect
remuneration or compensation payable, or any payment of or
agreement made to pay or oral promise made to pay, conditionally or
otherwise, any bonus, extra compensation, pension or severance or
vacation pay, to any officers, employees or directors; (f) any
material capital expenditures or material capital additions
deferred or delayed; (g) any material modification in the terms of
any Contract related to Indebtedness or other evidence of
Indebtedness; (h) any actual loss of any Material Contract or
receipt by Seller or Company Group of any written notification
threatening the loss of any Material Contract; (i) any
cancellation, without payment in full, of any Indebtedness; (j) any
material amendment to any Material Contract; or (k) any Contract
entered into to take any of the types of action described in this
Section 3.11 .
3.12
Brokers or Finders . No Liability has been incurred
or shall be incurred by any Person for brokerage or finders’
fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as a result of
the actions of Shareholders, Seller or any member of Company
Group.
3.13
Litigation; Compliance with Laws . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.13 , there are no (and have not in the
past three (3) years been any) Legal Proceedings to which any
member of Company Group is a party, and to Seller’s
Knowledge, no such Legal Proceeding is threatened. No member of
Company Group is subject to any unsatisfied judgment or
award,
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order, writ, injunction or decree
of any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.13 , no member of Company Group is in violation of nor has
either in the past violated, any Law. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13 , no member of Company Group has received any
notification or allegation from any Person or Governmental
Authority alleging a violation by Seller or any member of Company
Group, the Business or the assets or properties of Company Group of
any Law.
3.14
Taxes . Each member of Company Group has filed all
Tax Returns which it is required by Law to file relating to all
Taxes, including, without limitation, income, property, sales, use,
franchise, added value, payroll, and employees’ income
withholding. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , all such
Tax Returns were and are complete and correct in all respects, were
prepared and filed in accordance with applicable Law, and Company
Group has each timely paid all Taxes shown as due and payable on
each Tax Return or that was otherwise due from Company Group,
together with any interest, penalties, assessments or deficiencies
related thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , the
charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected in the Financial
Information were adequate to cover the Tax Liabilities accruing or
payable by Company Group as of the respective dates of the
Financial Information. None of Company Group is delinquent in the
payment of any Taxes nor has any of them requested any extension of
time within which to file or send any Tax Return which remains in
effect as of the date of this Agreement. None of Company Group is
liable for any penalties, assessments or deficiencies related to
Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14 , to
Seller’s Knowledge, no audit or deficiency for any Taxes has
been proposed, asserted or assessed with respect to Company Group
nor is there any Legal Proceeding pending with respect to any Tax
against Company Group. None of Company Group has granted any
extension of a limitation period applicable to any Tax claim
against Company Group that remains in effect as of the date of this
Agreement. None of Company Group has joined in the filing of a
consolidated Tax return for federal, local or foreign purposes with
any group of corporations or other entities for which the
applicable statute of limitations remains open. None of Company
Group will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude
any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period
(or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of
any (a) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending
on or prior to the Closing Date; (b) “closing
agreement” described in Code Section 7121 (or any
corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law)
executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (c) intercompany
transactions or any excess loss account on or prior to the Closing
Date described in Treasury Regulations under Code Section 1502 (or
any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law); or
(d) any installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or
prior to the Closing Date; or (e) prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date.
3.15
Employee
Relations .
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(a) , no charge,
complaint or Legal Proceeding involving employment discrimination
against Company Group is pending or has existed during the last
three (3) years, nor to Seller’s Knowledge is any such
charge, complaint or Legal Proceeding threatened, nor does Seller
have any Knowledge of any reasonable basis for any such charge,
complaint or Legal Proceeding.
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(b)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(b) , Company Group is
not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement
applicable to its employees. Seller has no Knowledge of any
organizational effort presently being made or threatened by or on
behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of Company
Group. Company Group is not engaged in any unfair labor practice
with respect to its employees. There is (i) no unfair labor
practice charge, complaint or Legal Proceeding pending against
Company Group or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
Company Group before the National Labor Relations Board, and no
Legal Proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining
agreement is so pending against Company Group, or to the Knowledge
of Seller, so threatened, and (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slow
down or work stoppage pending or to Seller’s Knowledge
threatened against Company Group.
(c)
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.15(c) , Company Group has
with respect to the Business complied in all respects with all
applicable Laws relating to labor, labor relations or employment,
including, without limitation, any provisions thereof relating to
equal employment opportunity, wages, hours, overtime regulation,
employee safety, immigration control, drug testing, termination
pay, vacation pay, fringe benefits, collective bargaining, payment
of statutory profit sharing, and the payment or accrual of the same
and all Taxes, insurance and all other costs and expenses
applicable thereto, and Company Group is not liable for any
arrearage, or any Taxes, costs or penalties for failure to comply
with any of the foregoing. Within the past three (3) years, Company
Group has not implemented any plant closing or layoff of employees
that required compliance with the WARN Act. Neither Company Group
nor Buyer will incur any Liability, penalty or other charge under
the WARN Act as the result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents.
(d)
True, correct and complete copies of all of Company Group’s
employee handbooks and other written employment policies have been
made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement.
With respect to this transaction, any notice required under the
National Labor Relations Act of 1935, as amended or any collective
bargaining agreement of Company Group has been or will be given,
and all bargaining obligations of Company Group with any employee
representative have been satisfied.
3.16
Employees and
Consultants .
(a)
Schedule 3.16(a) sets forth, as of April 30, 2009, a true,
correct and complete list of each employee of Company Group and
each consultant to Company Group that has entered into a written
consulting agreement with Company Group, position and title (if
any), current rate of compensation (identifying bonuses,
commissions, incentive compensation and equity-based compensation
for the last completed fiscal year, if any, separately), and, in
the case of an employee, whether such employee is hourly or
salaried, unionized or non-unionized, whether such employee is
exempt or non-exempt, whether such employee is absent from active
employment and, if so, the date such employee became inactive, and,
if applicable, the anticipated date of return to active employment.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.16(a) , Company Group does
not have any unsatisfied Liability to any previously terminated
Representative of Company Group. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.16(a) , no Person listed on
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Schedule 3.16(a) has received any
bonus or increase in compensation since the Applicable Date, nor
since such date has there been any promise orally or in writing to
any such Person of any bonus or increase in compensation or
continued employment.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(b) , all employees of
and consultants to Company Group are “employees at
will” or otherwise employed or retained in such a manner that
Company Group may lawfully terminate the employment or other
retention of such Persons at any time, with or without
cause.
(c)
Each Person currently or formerly retained as an independent
contractor by Company Group qualifies or qualified as an
independent contractor and not as an employee of Company Group
under the Code.
(d)
Neither the execution of this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby shall cause Company Group to be in breach of any
Contract with any employee or consultant of Company Group or,
except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(d) , cause Company
Group or Buyer to have any Liability with respect to any severance
or other amount to any employee of or consultant to Company
Group.
(e)
All Representative wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses,
compensated absences and other direct compensation for all services
performed by them have been paid in full to or properly accrued in
accordance with Company’s GAAP. All obligations of Company
Group relating to its Representatives, whether arising by operation
of Law, Contract, past service or otherwise, for payments to trusts
or other funds or to any governmental agency, or to any individual
Representative (or to his or her heirs, legatees or legal
representatives) with respect to unemployment compensation,
benefits, profit sharing or retirement benefits or social security
benefits have been paid, or have been properly accrued in
accordance with Company’s GAAP. All obligations of Company
Group to its Representatives, whether arising by operation of Law,
Contract, past practice or otherwise, for vacation and holiday pay,
bonuses and other forms of compensation for all services performed
by them have been paid, or have been properly accrued in accordance
with Company’s GAAP.
3.17
Employee
Benefits .
(a)
All Applicable Plans of Company Group are listed in
Schedule 3.17(a) . Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.17(a) , no material Liability has been incurred with regard
to any Applicable plan nor is there any condition or circumstances
that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material
Liability, other than Liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business. Company Group has no Liability with respect to any
Applicable Plan maintained, sponsored or contributed to by an ERISA
Affiliate (either currently or in the past), or to which such ERISA
Affiliate has (or had) an obligation to contribute.
(b)
Each Applicable Plan is in material compliance with the terms of
its plan document and, to the extent applicable, with ERISA, the
Code, and all other applicable Laws (including, without limitation,
compliance with the health care continuation requirements
of
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COBRA and the deferred
compensation rules and withholding requirements set forth in
Section 409A of the Code), and with any applicable collective
bargaining agreement and all other agreements and instruments
applicable to any Applicable Plan. Each Applicable Plan that is a
pension plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (each, a
“ Pension Plan ”), has been determined by the
IRS to be qualified under the Code or is a prototype plan which has
received an opinion letter that may be relied upon by the Pension
Plan. Each such Pension Plan has, in fact, been qualified in form
and operation under the Code from the effective date of such
Pension Plan and there have been no amendments or other
developments since the effective date of such Pension Plan which
could cause the loss of such qualified status. Buyer acknowledges
that Applicable Plans may have insignificant events of
noncompliance which can be self-corrected under the IRS EPCRS
guidelines which need not be disclosed pursuant to this section.
There are no Legal Proceedings pending or to the Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened against or involving the Applicable Plans, or
against any administrator or fiduciary of any Applicable
Plans.
(c)
Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of all
Applicable Plan documents of Company Group and all other material
documents relating to plan administration, including but not
limited to the following items with respect to each Applicable
Plan:
(i)
the Applicable Plan documents (and any applicable trust agreement,
investment management agreement, administrative service Contract or
insurance Contract);
(ii)
the most recent IRS determination letter relating to each of the
Pension Plans and, if applicable, welfare plans, as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA (the “ Welfare Plans
”);
(iii)
the three (3) most recent Annual Reports (Form 5500 Series) and
accompanying schedules for each of the Applicable Plans as filed
pursuant to applicable Law;
(iv)
the summary plan description (as currently in effect) and any
summary of material modification for each of the Applicable
Plans;
(v)
the most recent summary annual report furnished for each of the
Applicable
Plans;
(vi)
the most recent actuarial valuations, if applicable, and latest
financial statements for each of the Applicable Plans;
(vii)
all documents or other communications filed by Company Group with
the IRS, the Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, since January 1, 2003; and
(viii)
any communication received by Company Group, its Representatives,
or an Applicable Plan from the IRS, Department of Labor, or Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation since January 1, 2003.
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(d)
Neither Company Group nor any ERISA Affiliate of Company Group, nor
any of their Representatives (for which Company Group owes an
indemnity obligation with respect to such Representatives’
actions) or shareholders, have engaged in any transaction with
respect to any Applicable Plan in connection with which any of them
would be subject either to a civil penalty assessed pursuant to
Section 502 of ERISA or a tax imposed by Section 4975 of
the Code. The execution and performance of this Agreement will not
involve any prohibited transaction within the meaning of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code.
(e)
None of the Applicable Plans is or for the calendar year 2001 or
thereafter has been a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, a
plan subject to the funding requirements of Code Section 412, or a
multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA or Code Section 414(f) (a “ Multiemployer Plan
”).
(f)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17(f) , the execution and
performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
will not (i) constitute a stated triggering event under any
Applicable Plan or employment Contract that will result in any
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due to any
Representative of Company Group, (ii) accelerate the time of
payment or vesting or increase the amount of compensation due to
any Representative of Company Group under any Applicable Plan or
employment Contract, (iii) cause any Representative of Company
Group to accrue or receive additional benefits, service or
accelerated rights to payment of benefits under any Applicable Plan
or employment Contract, or (iv) directly or indirectly cause
Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate of Company Group to transfer
or set aside any assets to fund or otherwise provide for benefits
for any Representative of Company Group. There are no Contracts
providing for payments that could subject any service provider of
Company Group to Liability for Tax under Section 4999 of the Code.
Except as set forth on one or more Schedules to this
Section 3.17 , no member of Company Group is party to
any Contract or arrangement that is subject to Code Section 409A
(“ 409A Plan ”). Each 409A Plan has been
operated since January 1, 2005, in good faith compliance with Code
Section 409A, and has and has had at all times required by
applicable Law a document in compliance with Code Section
409A.
(g)
Neither Company Group nor any ERISA Affiliate of Company Group
provides with respect to Representatives of Company Group, coverage
under any Welfare Plan (including, but not limited to, life
insurance, disability, medical, dental, prescription drugs, or
accidental death or dismemberment) to any of their retirees, other
than any continuation or conversion coverage which any such retiree
may have purchased at his or her own expense.
(h)
There have been no statements, either written or oral, or
communications made or materials provided to any Representative of
Company Group by any Person that provide for or could be construed
as a Contract or promise by Company Group to provide for any
pension, welfare, or other insurance-type benefits to any such
Representatives, whether before or after retirement, other than
benefits under the Applicable Plans.
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(i)
The Company Group does not provide any benefits to any
Representatives of Company Group through a “multiple employer
welfare arrangement,” as defined in Section 3(40)(A) of
ERISA.
3.18
Real Property
.
(a)
Schedule 3.18(a) lists (i) all Real Property owned, leased
(whether as landlord or tenant) by Company Group (including a
description of the record title holder, legal description (in the
case of Owned Real Property), location (in the case of Leased Real
Property), material improvements and any Indebtedness or other Lien
related thereto; (ii) each option held by Company Group to acquire
any Real Property; and (iii) any Contracts materially impacting any
of the Acquired Real Property, including, without limitation, all
Leases (regardless of whether Company Group is the landlord or the
tenant).
(b)
Company Group owns good, marketable and insurable title to all of
the Owned Real Property (including, without limitation, the portion
of the Owned Main Facility formerly leased by Company from GEN4,
LLC), free and clear of Liens except Permitted Liens. The GEN4
Lease has been terminated and no member of Company Group has any
Liability under or with respect to the GEN4 Lease. With respect to
the Leased Real Property, Company Group is in compliance with all
leases, and holds a valid leasehold interest to such property, free
of any Liens except for Permitted Liens, and enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession of the Leased Real Property, and all said
leases are valid and existing and in full force and
effect.
(c)
Other than as disclosed in Schedule 3.18(c) , neither the
Owned Real Property nor the Leased Real Property is subject to any
Lien, Indebtedness or any other covenant, restriction, encumbrance
or easement, except for Permitted Liens. Company Group is not party
to any Contracts with owners or users of Real Property adjacent to
the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property relating to the
use, operation or maintenance of such Owned Real Property or Leased
Real Property or the adjacent Real Property.
(d)
To Seller’s Knowledge and except as disclosed by any
applicable Title Commitment or Survey, neither the Owned Real
Property nor the Leased Real Property is the subject of any pending
or threatened condemnation or eminent domain or similar proceeding
or action.
(e)
There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened against or relating to the Owned Real
Property or the Leased Real Property.
(f)
To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no existing, pending or
proposed (i) public improvement in, about or outside the Owned Real
Property or the Leased Real Property which has or is reasonably
likely to result in the imposition of any assessment, Lien, or
charge against any part of the Owned Real Property or the Leased
Real Property; or (ii) special assessment or similar charge
impacting or which is reasonably likely to impact any material part
of the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property.
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(g)
Complete and correct copies of any title opinions, abstracts,
surveys, appraisals and environmental reports in Company
Group’s possession or under its control and any policies of
title insurance currently in force or in the possession of Company
Group with respect to the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real
Property have been made available to Buyer.
(h)
The Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property are in
material compliance with all applicable building, zoning,
subdivision, health and safety and other land use Laws, including
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and all
insurance requirements affecting the Owned Real Property or the
Leased Real Property (collectively, the “ Real Property
Laws ”), and the current use and occupancy of the Owned
Real Property and the Leased Real Property and operation of the
Business thereon do not violate any Real Property Laws. Company
Group has not received any written notice of violation of any Real
Property Law. To the Knowledge of Seller, there is no pending
change in any Real Property Law that would be reasonably likely to
impair the ownership, lease, use or occupancy of the Owned Real
Property or the Leased Real Property in the continued operation of
the Business.
(i)
All water, oil, gas, electrical, steam, compressed air,
telecommunications, sewer, storm and waste water systems and other
utility services or systems for the Owned Real Property and the
Leased Real Property, to the extent necessary for the operation of
the Business as conducted thereon, are operational and sufficient
for such operation.
(j)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18(a) , all of the Owned
Real Property and the Leased Real Property (and all buildings,
structures and improvements located on the Acquired Real Property)
(i) is in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and (ii) has been maintained, repaired and replaced in
the Ordinary Course of Business, and Company Group has not delayed
or deferred any material maintenance, repair, replacement or
capital expenditures in contemplation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(k)
Company Group has not received any notices from any insurer of the
Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property that the Owned Real
Property or the Leased Real Property fails to meet underwriting
standards or requires repairs, alterations or other work to be
performed.
3.19
Environmental
Liability .
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(a) , Company Group is
not in violation of, and the Company Group has not in the past
violated, any applicable Environmental, Health and Safety
Requirements.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(b) , to Seller’s
Knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks, landfills,
surface impoundments, or disposal areas located upon the Owned Real
Property. Prior to the Closing, Seller has caused substantially all
liquid contained in the underground storage tanks located on the
Owned Real Property to have been removed from such underground
storage tanks and properly disposed on in compliance with all
applicable Laws.
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(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(c) , to Seller’s
Knowledge, the Acquired Real Property (i) does not contain any
substances which will require remedial action under any
Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements, and (ii) is not
contaminated with any Hazardous Substance.
(d)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(d) , to Seller’s
Knowledge, the Acquired Real Property does not contain any
polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) or asbestos
containing materials.
(e)
With respect to the period from the date Company Group acquired fee
simple title to the applicable parcel of the Owned Real Property to
the Closing Date (i) Company Group has not caused or permitted
Hazardous Substances to be brought on, kept, stored, used,
generated, treated, disposed of or transported in, about or from
such Owned Real Property (or the Leased Real Property) by Company
Group in violation of any applicable Environmental Health and
Safety Requirement, and (ii) Company Group has not caused or
permitted a release of Hazardous Substances at such Owned Real
Property. With respect to the period from the date Company Group
acquired a leasehold interest in the applicable parcel of the
Leased Real Property to the Closing Date, (i) Company Group has not
caused or permitted Hazardous Substances to be brought on, kept,
stored, used, generated, treated, disposed of or transported in,
about or from such Leased Real Property by Company Group in
violation of any applicable Environmental Health and Safety
Requirement, and (ii) Company Group has not caused or
permitted a release of Hazardous Substances at such Leased Real
Property.
(f)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(a) , there are no Legal
Proceedings, orders or citations involving Company Group, the
Business the Owned Real Property or the Leased Real Property
pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, with respect
to or involving any Environmental, Health and Safety
Requirements.
(g)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(a) , Company Group has
not received any written notice regarding any actual or alleged
violation of, or any Liability pursuant to, Environmental, Health
and Safety Requirements, including any investigatory, remedial or
corrective obligations.
(h)
Company Group has made available to Buyer complete copies of all
reports, studies, correspondence and documents that are in the
possession or under the control of Company Group relating to the
presence of Hazardous Substances at, on, under or from the Owned
Real Property and the Leased Real Property and/or Company
Group’s compliance with or Liability pursuant to
Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements.
3.20
Insurance . Schedule 3.20 lists all policies
of insurance maintained by Company Group (the “Insurance
Policies ”). Such Insurance Policies are in full force
and effect and all premiums due thereon due through the date hereof
have been paid. Schedule 3.20 sets forth a list of all
claims which are currently pending (or that have been made in the
past three years) under any Insurance Policy. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.20 , all of such claims have been satisfied
or, to Seller’s Knowledge, are being defended by an insurance
carrier.
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3.21
Intellectual Property . Schedule 3.21 contains
a list of (a) all Proprietary Rights owned or used by Company
Group; and (b) all licenses and other rights granted by Company
Group to any third party with respect to any Proprietary Rights,
and all licenses and rights granted by any third party to Company
Group with respect to any Proprietary Rights. Company Group owns or
has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable license
all Proprietary Rights owned or used by Company Group. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3. 21, all Representatives of Company
Group have signed intellectual property assignment agreements
assigning to Company Group all Proprietary Rights they have or may
develop in connection with their work for Company Group. Company
Group is not infringing any Proprietary Rights of any third party,
and to the Knowledge of Seller, no third party is infringing any
Proprietary Rights owned or used by Company Group. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.21 , there are no claims or Legal
Proceedings pending against Company Group asserting the
infringement of any Proprietary Rights or asserting the invalidity,
misuse, unenforceability or ownership of any Proprietary Rights
owned or used by Company Group, and (to Seller’s Knowledge)
no such claims or Legal Proceedings are threatened or have existed
in the past three (3) years.
3.22
Customers and Suppliers . Set forth on Schedule
3.22 is a list of the names of the twenty (20) largest
customers and the twenty (20) largest suppliers (measured by dollar
volume of purchases or sales in each case in 2008) of Company
Group, and the percentage of Company Group’s business which
each such customer or supplier represented during the calendar
years ending December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007, and December 31,
2006. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22 , (a) there
exists no actual termination or cancellation of, or material
adverse change in, the business relationship of the Company Group
with any customer that has in the aggregate paid Company Group more
than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in the past two
(2) years or any supplier listed on Schedule 3.22, and (b)
Seller has not received written notice threatening the termination
or cancellation of, or material adverse change in, the business
relationship of the Company Group with any customer that has in the
aggregate paid Company Group more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000) in the past two (2) years or any supplier listed
on Schedule 3.22.
3.23
Permits and Licenses . Except as set forth
Schedule 3.23 , Company Group possesses all licenses,
permits, approvals, authorizations, certifications, consents and
listings of all applicable Government Authorities and all
applicable certification organizations (collectively, “
Permits ”) which are required in order for Company to
conduct the Business as presently conducted. All such Permits are
in full force and effect, and to Seller’s Knowledge, no
suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened. Company
Group is in material compliance with all requirements, standards
and procedures related to such Permits. Schedule 3.23
includes a list of all material Permits that are required to be
held by Company Group that are necessary to carry on the Business
as currently conducted.
3.24
Products Liability . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.24-A , there exists no pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened Legal Proceeding, inquiry or
investigation by any Person or by or before any Governmental
Authority relating to any product manufactured, distributed or sold
by Company Group, and alleged to have been defective or improperly
designed or manufactured or in breach of any express or implied
product warranty.
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With respect to any matter
identified on Schedule 3.24-A , Company Group is validly
insured with respect thereto under the Insurance Policies
referenced on Schedule 3.20 . Schedule 3.24-B
lists all actual or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened Legal
Proceedings, inquiries and investigations occurring at any time in
the five (5) years preceding the Closing Date by any Person or by
or before any Governmental Authority relating to any product
manufactured, distributed or sold by Company Group, and alleged to
have been defective or improperly designed or manufactured or in
breach of any express or implied product warranty. Schedule
3.24-C sets forth (a) a specimen copy of each form of written
warranty covering products sold by Company Group which has not yet
expired; and (b) a summary of the warranty expense incurred by
Company Group during each of its last five (5) years. The Company
Group has not made or granted any oral warranties of any
kind.
3.25
Accounts Receivable . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.25 , all accounts receivable of Company Group
reflected on the Financial Information represent obligations to
Company Group arising from bona fide transactions in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
3.26
Affiliate Transactions . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.26 , no officer, director or managing member of
Seller or any member of Company Group, nor any shareholder or other
equity owner of Seller (including, without limitation,
Shareholders) or Company Group, nor any person related by blood,
adoption or marriage to any such person (collectively, “
Affiliated Persons ”), nor any entity in which any
Affiliated Person owns any capital stock or other equity ownership
interest, excluding ownership of not more than three percent (3%)
of the outstanding capital stock or other equity ownership interest
of any publicly traded company, (i) is a party to any Contract with
any member of Company Group that will impose continuing obligations
on Company Group after the Closing, or (ii) owns or leases any
asset, tangible or intangible, which is used in or necessary for
the Business.
3.27
Tax Matters
.
(a)
No Contract to which any member of Company Group is a party will
give rise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the payment by
Company Group or Buyer of any amount that will not be deductible as
a result of the terms of Section 280G of the Code and the rules and
regulations thereunder. Except as provided on Schedule 3.27
, no Contract to which any member of Company Group is a party will
give rise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the payment of (a)
any sale bonus or stay bonus; or (b) any change of control or
severance payment (including any such payment triggered in whole or
in part as a result of the consummation of any such
transaction).
(b)
Seller (i) has been an S corporation (as such term is defined in
Section 1361 of the Code (and any corresponding provision of state
or local income tax law) at all times since its incorporation; and
(ii) will not recognize any gain under Section 1374 of the Code (or
any other corresponding provision of state or local income tax law)
as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Company (i) has at all times since [June 17, 2009] been
treated as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary of Seller as defined
in Section 1361(b)(3)(B) of the Code or otherwise as disregarded
separate from its owner pursuant to Treas. Reg.
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301.7701-3(b)(1) and has not
filed an election to be treated as a corporation pursuant to Treas.
Reg. 301.7701-3(c)(1)(i); (ii), and prior to such date was an S
corporation (as such term is defined in Section 1361 of the Code
(and any corresponding provision of state or local income tax law)
since January 1, 1986; and (iii) will not recognize any gain under
Section 1374 of the Code (or any other corresponding provision of
state or local income tax law) as a result of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.27 , no member of the Company Group has liability
for payment of any Tax of any Person that is not a member of the
Company Group as a result of (i) being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, or unitary group, (ii) an express or
implied obligation to indemnify another Person or as a result of
any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other
Person with respect to Taxes, or (iii) as a result of any
agreements or arrangements with any other Person with respect to
Liability for Taxes of a predecessor entity.
3.28
Prohibited Payments . Company Group has not (a) used
any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses related to political activity, or (b) made any
unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or
employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or
campaign