Exhibit 10.31
PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made by and between the following
parties (individually a “ Party ” and
collectively the “ Parties ”) and will become
effective immediately upon the date upon which authorized
representatives of both Parties have executed this
Agreement (the “Effective Date”) :
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Purchaser
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KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
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3520 Broadway
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Kansas City, Missouri
64111-2565
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Attention: Gregory M.
Galvin
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Seller :
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4100 QUEST, LLC
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6 Logue Court
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Greenville, SC 29615
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Attn: General Counsel
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BACKGROUND
WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of the Property (as
hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, Seller wishes to sell, and Purchaser wishes to
purchase, the Property on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
for and in consideration of the
promises, covenants, representations and warranties hereinafter set
forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties
hereto, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions . The
following terms, wherever used in this Agreement with an initial
capital letter or letters, shall have the meanings
specified:
“ Business Day ”
means Monday through Friday excluding holidays recognized by the
federal government and/or the State of Tennessee.
“ Escrow Agent ”
means the Title Company, acting in the capacity of escrow agent
hereunder.
“ Existing Environmental
Report ” means that certain letter (together with the
materials referenced therein) entitled “Update of Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment of the Building D Site, Memphis
Distribution Center, Memphis, Tennessee”, prepared by
Environmental Resources Management and addressed jointly to Kurt A.
Nelson and the Industrial Development Board of the City of Memphis
and County of Shelby, Tennessee, dated December 1, 1999 (a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit D ).
“ Existing Exceptions
” means those certain exceptions to title to the Property set
forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
“ Governmental
Requirements ” means all present and future laws,
ordinances, orders, rules, regulations or requirements of all
federal, state and municipal governments and appropriate
departments, commissions, boards and officers thereof relating to
all or any part of the Property or the use thereof.
“ Improvements ”
means, collectively, the building, parking areas and all other
improvements of any nature at any time and from time to time
hereafter located on the Property.
“ Inspections ”
means inspections and review by Purchaser respecting the Property
and the Improvements, which may include, without limitation, the
following matters: (a) title and survey, (b) access to a public
right of way, (c) environmental, (d) wetlands and jurisdictional
waters impacting the Improvements, (e) the physical attributes and
condition of the Property and the Improvements, including, without
limitation, drainage/floodplain issues, structural components,
roof, paving, HVAC and electrical, mechanical, plumbing and fire
protection systems, (f) compliance with Governmental Requirements
(including, without limitation zoning matters), and (g) utility
availability.
“ Permitted Title
Exceptions ” means (a) the standard or printed exclusions
in the form of Title Policy, (b) all real estate taxes not yet due
and payable as of the Closing Date, (c) the Existing Exceptions,
and (d) any other matters not objected to in writing by Purchaser
prior to the end of the Inspection Period.
“ Property ”
means that certain real property in Shelby County, Tennessee, as
more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
made a part hereof by this reference, together with all
improvements constructed thereon, including, without limitation the
Improvements and all rights running with such land; provided
, however , that Seller shall be entitled to remove from
such land prior to Closing any and all property of Seller located
thereon as listed on Exhibit C hereto (which, if so removed,
shall not constitute part of the Property).
“ Seller’s
Knowledge ” means the actual current knowledge through
the Closing Date of personnel of Seller responsible for the
management of the Property and the handling of potential or actual
environmental liabilities of Seller.
“ Title Commitment
” shall mean the commitment of the Title Company to issue the
Title Policy.
“ Title Company ”
shall mean First American Title Insurance Company.
“ Title Policy ”
shall mean the standard form of ALTA Owner’s Policy of Title
Insurance dated the date of Closing issued by the Title Company in
the amount of the Purchase Price for the Property, and containing,
unless prohibited by applicable statutes or regulations, such
endorsements as are reasonably required by Purchaser.
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2. Sale . Seller agrees to
sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller,
the Property subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, those set forth in Paragraph
5 below).
3. Purchase Price . The
purchase price (“ Purchase Price ”) to be paid
by Purchaser to Seller for the Property at Closing shall be Six
Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,300,000.00). Within four
Business Days after the Effective Date, Purchaser shall deliver to
Escrow Agent the amount of $100,000 (the “ Earnest
Money ”). The balance of the Purchase Price shall be paid
at Closing in immediately available funds.
4. Closing; Closing Costs;
Prorations; Credits .
4.1 The closing or settlement of the
sale of the Property (the “ Closing ”) shall be
held on or before the later to occur of (a) 15 days after the end
of the Inspection Period or (b) 10 days after Seller vacates the
Property (the “ Closing Date ”). At the written
request of either Seller or Purchaser. Closing may be accomplished
through an escrow with Escrow Agent in which event Purchaser and
Seller shall each execute and deliver to Escrow Agent such written
escrow instructions as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to
carry out such escrow.
4.2 Purchaser shall pay the cost of
(a) any title examination of the Property, the title insurance
premium for the Title Policy to be issued to Purchaser, any title
endorsements to the Title Policy, and any updating of the Survey
(hereinafter defined), (b) any transfer, grantor, documentary stamp
or similar tax or assessment applicable to the Property, and (c)
applicable recording fees. Seller shall pay (a) any overdue
property taxes and the costs (including recording costs) of any
cure of title defects required of Seller hereunder, (b) the cost of
issuance of the Title Commitment, and (c) the cost of preparing the
Deed. Each Party shall pay its own attorney fees and expenses. Any
escrow fees of the Title Company shall be shared
equally.
4.3 Private assessments affecting
the Property and utility charges, if any shall be prorated as of
midnight of the day preceding the Closing. The state, county, city
or other ad valorem property taxes and assessments assessed against
the Property for the year in which the Closing occurs (the “
Taxes ”) shall be prorated, on an accrual basis, as of
midnight of the day preceding the day of Closing. If the proration
is not based on the actual tax bill for the applicable year, the
proration shall, at the request of either Seller or Purchaser, be
adjusted when the actual tax bill is available. If the Property is
taxed as a portion of a larger parcel, the Parties agree to pay
their pro rata share of the Taxes covering the tax period of the
Closing (and any previous periods) for the entire parcel to taxing
authorities at the Closing, or, if the tax bill is not available,
pay into escrow the estimated amount of said bill for payment by
the Escrow Agent directly to the taxing authorities when the tax
bill becomes available and shall execute and deliver such
documentation before and after the Closing as may be necessary to
cause the Property to be assessed as a separate parcel. If any
special assessments or other similar governmental assessments or
charges on the Property have been billed and are pending prior to
Closing, Seller shall pay only those installments as shall become
due and payable prior to Closing. If the Parties
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make any errors or omissions in the closing
prorations or if they subsequently determine any dollar amount
prorated to be incorrect, each agrees, upon notice from the other
after Closing, to make any adjustment necessary to correct the
error, including payment of any amount to the other then determined
to be owing. This Paragraph 4.3 shall survive
Closing.
5. Inspection .
5.1 Provided Purchaser first gives
to Seller evidence reasonably acceptable to Seller of proper
insurance coverage, Purchaser and Purchaser’s agents,
employees and independent contractors shall have the right and
privilege to enter upon the Property for a period of 40 days after
the Effective Date (the “ Inspection Period ”)
to undertake the Inspections, all at Purchaser’s sole cost
and expense. After conducting any soil boring or other test which
affects the physical condition of the Property, Purchaser will
return the Property to as nearly as practicable its condition prior
to such test. Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless Seller from any and all loss, liability, costs,
claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of actions, and suits
arising out of liens, damages to property (including the Property)
or personal injury or death caused by the Purchaser’s entry
upon the Property pursuant to its rights under this
Agreement.
5.2 Within five days after the
Effective Date, Seller shall provide to Purchaser (a) any and all
engineering, soils, environmental and property inspection reports
in its possession or control, and (b) copies of operating expenses
for 2005, 2006, and 2007 and copies of the most recent real estate
tax bill and assessment notice with regard to the
Property.
5.3 If, on or before the end of the
Inspection Period, Purchaser determines that the results of its
Inspections demonstrate that the Property is not in a condition
acceptable to Purchaser, Purchaser reserves, in its sole
discretion, the right to terminate this Agreement by providing
written notice to Seller on or before the end of the Inspection
Period. If Purchaser properly terminates this Agreement in
accordance with this section, the Parties shall have no further
rights or obligations hereunder, except for those which explicitly
survive such a termination by their terms, and the Earnest Money
shall be returned to Purchaser.
5.4 In the event Purchaser cannot
obtain approval for the Closing from its Investment Committee and
its Executive Committee prior to the end of the Inspection Period,
this Agreement shall terminate, along with any obligation of
Purchaser to purchase the Property, and the Parties shall have no
further rights or obligations hereunder, except for those which
explicitly survive such a termination by their terms, and the
Earnest Money shall be returned to Purchaser.
5.5 In the event that Purchaser does
not terminate this Agreement within the time periods set forth in
Paragraphs 5.3 or 5.4 and in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the Earnest Money shall be earned by Seller and become
non-refundable to Purchaser, subject to performance by Seller of
its closing obligations.
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6. Title/Survey .
6.1 Seller shall not, at