Exhibit 10.61
EXECUTION
COPY
RIVERBOAT CASINO SALE AND
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS RIVERBOAT CASINO SALE AND
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is
entered into as of this 24 th day of February, 2006, by and
among:
(i) President Casinos, Inc., debtor
and debtor-in-possession ( “Seller” ) in a
chapter 11 bankruptcy case, Case No. 02-53005 (the
“Seller Case”) pending in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the
“Bankruptcy Court” );
(ii) President Riverboat
Casino-Missouri, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the
“Company” ), debtor and debtor-in-possession in
a chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Bankruptcy Court that is
jointly administered with the Seller Case (the “Company
Case” and, collectively with the Seller Case, the
“Case” ); and
(iii) Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, or a subsidiary thereof (
“Buyer” ).
RECITALS
A. Seller is the owner of all of the
Closing Shares (as herein defined) of the Company.
B. The Company is the owner and
operator of a riverboat casino, located on the Mississippi River
riverfront in St. Louis, Missouri and moored to a barge known as
Admiral Barge One and connected by a porte-cochere (collectively,
the “Riverboat Casino” ), more particularly
described as:
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Name:
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The
Admiral
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Official
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204086
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Name:
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Admiral Barge
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Official
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689603
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C. An official committee of
unsecured creditors (the “Committee” ) has been
appointed in the Company Case pursuant to section 1102 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy
Code” ).
D. Seller, with the support of the
Committee and holders of Seller’s 12% Senior Notes due 2001
and 13% Senior Notes due 2001 (the “Bondholders”
), desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, the Closing
Shares upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and subject to further action of the Bankruptcy Court.
E. Following execution of this
Agreement, Seller and the Company shall seek authority from the
Bankruptcy Court to hold an auction at which Buyer’s offer
for the Closing Shares shall be subject to higher and better offers
of third parties.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
hereby is acknowledged, and with the intent to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CLOSING
SHARES; RIVERBOAT CASINO ASSETS OWNED BY THE COMPANY; TRADEMARK
LICENSE .
(a) Closing Shares to be Sold
. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Seller shall sell
and Buyer shall purchase, all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in, to and under the Closing Shares, free and clear of any
lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, encroachment, easement,
defect of title or other claim, charge or encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever, or any restriction on transferability, option, right of
first refusal, or restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt
of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership
(collectively, “Encumbrances” ), but subject in
each case to applicable state and federal securities
laws.
(b) Riverboat Casino Assets Owned
by the Company . Immediately following the Closing, the Company
shall have good and marketable title to all assets, properties and
rights owned by the Company or otherwise material to the operation
of the Riverboat Casino wherever such assets, properties and rights
are located, and whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible, which Riverboat Casino Assets, to the maximum extent
permitted under Section 1141(C) of the Bankruptcy Code,
will be free and clear of all claims and interests of creditors of
the Company, other than the Company Liabilities (as defined in
Section 3(a)) (collectively, the “Riverboat Casino
Assets” ); provided , however , the
Riverboat Casino Assets shall not include any of the Excluded
Assets (as defined in Section 9(c)(vi) below). The
Riverboat Casino Assets shall include, but in no way be limited to,
the following assets and properties of the Company:
(i) the Riverboat Casino, together
with its furniture, fixtures, equipment, necessaries, uniforms,
apparel, supplies held for consumption, life saving equipment
(including life boats and inflatable boats), spare parts, radio
equipment, cordage, general outfit and all other appurtenances and
appliances belonging to the Riverboat Casino, and the
Company’s parking and transportation shuttles and other
vehicles, whether aboard the Riverboat Casino or on shore at the
time of Closing;
(ii) all of the Company’s
right, title and interest in and to (A) the Lease between the
Company and the City of St. Louis Port Commission (the
“City Lease” ) and such other executory leases,
subleases, easements, licenses, concessions or other agreements
made for the benefit of the Company listed or described on
Schedule 1(b)(ii)(A) , whether written or oral, granting to
any person the right to use or occupy real property (the
“Parking Leases” ; the City Lease and the
Parking Leases are, collectively, the “Real Property
Leases” ), (B) subject to the compliance by the
Company with the covenant contained in Section 8(a)(xviii),
the Company’s collective bargaining agreement with Hotel
Employees, Restaurant Employees Local 74, AFL-CIO as provided in
Schedule 6(h) , and (C) other executory leases or
contracts either (I) listed on Schedule 1(b)(ii)(C) or
(II) entered
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into after the date of this
Agreement in compliance with the provisions hereof and designated
in writing by Buyer as an “Assumed Executory Lease and
Executory Contract” by no later than five
(5) Business Days (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) )
after the date on which the Company Plan of Reorganization (as
defined in Section 9(c) below) is filed (collectively,
the “Assumed Executory Leases and Executory
Contracts” ); provide , however , that if
Seller or Company assumes any executory lease or contract prior to
the Closing and after the date of this Agreement without the prior
written consent of Buyer, such assumed executory lease or contract
shall be the sole responsibility of Seller or Company, as
applicable, and shall constitute an Excluded Asset within the
meaning of Section 9(c)(vi)(5) hereof unless and until
such time, if any, as Buyer agrees to accept such executory lease
or contract.
(iii) subject to
Section 2(e) below, all of the right, title and
interest of the Company and Seller in and to the following property
if acquired by the Company or Seller after the date of this
Agreement but prior to the Closing:
Parcel 1:
Lot “A” of
Cherrick’s Subdivision, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 70 page 29 of the St. Louis City Records and
in City Block 17 and 18 of the City of St. Louis, State of
Missouri
Parcel 2:
Lot “C” of
Cherrick’s Subdivision, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 70 page 29 of the St. Louis City Records and
in City Block 18 of the City of St. Louis, State of
Missouri
(Parcels 1 and 2 collectively
referred to herein as the “Cherrick Lot” ) and
any and all rights and interest of the Company and/or Seller in and
to the Cherrick Lot as described in and arising under that certain
letter agreement, of even date herewith, among Seller, Company and
Buyer (collectively, “Additional Real Estate”
);
(iv) all gambling games, slot
machines, tables, other gaming equipment and associated equipment
that are used by the Company in the operation of the Riverboat
Casino, together with the Company’s inventory of gaming
chips, tokens, scrip, markers, gaming supplies and other items held
for use by the Company at the Riverboat Casino in the ordinary
course of business ( “Gaming Equipment”
);
(v) all cash in cashiers’
cages, vaults, carts, drawers, cash registers and gaming devices
and machines, and any other cash or cash equivalents required to
remain in the Company at all times as required by the regulators of
the Missouri Gaming Commission or the regulations of such gaming
commission ( “Included Cash” );
(vi) all food processing and
preparation and washing equipment, machines and fixtures, racks,
trays, buffet tables, furniture, flatware, serving ware, utensils,
crockery, plates, cutlery and other similar items, uniforms,
napkins, linens and other tangible personal property held by the
Company for use in connection with its food service and dining
facilities at the Riverboat Casino;
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(vii) to the extent relating to the
Company’s marketing and operation of the Riverboat Casino,
all books, records, files and papers, whether in hard copy or
computer format, including books of account, sales and promotional
literature, manuals and data, sales and purchase correspondence,
customer lists, lists of present and former suppliers, personnel
and employment records of present or former employees, and
documentation developed or used for accounting or marketing
purposes;
(viii) all of the Company’s
right, title and interest in and to each of the following and all
copies and other tangible embodiments thereof: (A) the
“Admiral” name and all variants and derivations
thereof, and all other fictitious business names, trademarks
(registered and unregistered), service marks, trade dress, logos,
trade names and the goodwill of the Company’s business
associated therewith, and all applications, extensions,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith but excluding
Seller’s Trademarks (as defined in Section 1(c)
below), which may only be used by Buyer pursuant to and in
accordance with Section 1(c) hereof, (B) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith in both
published works and unpublished works and (C) all trade
secrets and confidential and other business information (including
ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, works for
hire, gaming, security and food service processes and techniques,
market research, tracking methods, census reports, designs,
drawings, specifications and business and marketing plans and
proposals) (collectively, “Intellectual
Property” );
(ix) all of the Company’s
right, title and interest in and to licenses, permits, franchises,
zoning rights, approvals, registrations, consents and
authorizations used in, or necessary to the operation of the
Riverboat Casino as presently operated or the other Riverboat
Casino Assets, including those listed in Schedule 6(i)
(collectively “Gaming Licenses” );
(x) all of the Company’s
right, title and interest in and to all post office boxes, e-mail
addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers and domain names held
for use in connection with the operation of the Riverboat
Casino;
(xi) all computer software,
proprietary or otherwise (including data and related
documentation), sales and promotional literature, manuals, customer
and supplier correspondence, plats, architectural plans, drawings,
designs, blueprints, specifications and studies that are owned or
used in connection with the operation of the Riverboat Casino, in
all cases in any form or medium, other than the Excluded
Software;
(xii) all know-how, trade secrets,
customer tracking information, customer databases, customer and
supplier information, personnel information, technical information,
process technology, plans, drawings, innovations, designs, ideas,
proprietary blueprints and information and other information,
including player tracking information related to Riverboat Casino
Assets, and fixed asset, general ledger and risk management data
(the Company will provide Buyer with assistance to incorporate the
fixed asset, general ledger and risk management data into
Buyer’s computer systems) owned or used by the Company in
connection with the operation of the Riverboat Casino;
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(xiii) all inventory of merchandise
held for resale and all food and beverage inventory, including
rights to vending and concession inventory, held for sale or
service to patrons and/or employees of the Riverboat Casino
(collectively, the “Inventory” );
(xiv) all prepaid expenses relating
to the Riverboat Casino ( “Prepaid Expenses”
);
(xv) all accounts receivable and
related deposits, security, or collateral therefor, including
recoverable customer deposits and receivables (collectively, the
“Receivables” );
(xvi) all security deposits
deposited by or on behalf of the Company as lessee or sublessee
under the Assumed Executory Leases and Executory Contracts existing
on the Closing Date and all deposits of the Company with utilities
and other providers of services to the Riverboat Casino (the
“Security Deposits” );
(xvii) all of the Company’s
rights to any indemnity payments and insurance contracts, relating
to the Riverboat Casino Assets held by the Company;
(xviii) any credits, carryforwards,
operating losses and other attributes related to Taxes (as defined
in Section 6(p)(i) , but excluding any refunds for
Taxes described in Section 9(c)(vii)(11) below;
and
(xix) At Buyer’s election, any
other asset (except assets included in the definition of Excluded
Assets) reflected on the Balance Sheet of the Company dated as of
November 30, 2005, and delivered to Buyer in accordance with
Section 6(d) .
(c) Trademark License . In
further consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price, and the
mutual covenants under this Agreement, Seller grants to Buyer and
Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up right and license to use the
names “President” , “President
Riverboat Casino” and other related trademarks and
services marks of Seller (collectively, the
“Seller’s Trademarks” ) under the common
law and under any trademark or service mark registrations in
connection with (i) the exploitation of the Riverboat Casino
Assets within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the St.
Louis, Missouri city limits and (ii) the advertisement of the
Riverboat Casino nationwide (the “Trademark
License” ). During the term of the Trademark License,
Seller shall not license the use of Seller’s Trademarks to
any other Person. The Trademark License shall be effective for a
period of two (2) years from the Closing Date. Upon expiration
of the Trademark License, Buyer will cease all further use of
Seller’s Trademarks and Buyer will have no further rights
thereto. Any termination or expiration of the Trademark License
shall not terminate or otherwise affect any other provision of this
Agreement. As used herein, “Person” means any
natural person, business trust, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint stock company, proprietorship,
association, trust, joint venture, unincorporated association or
any other legal entity of whatever nature.
2. CONSIDERATION .
(a) Purchase Price . The
aggregate consideration to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the
Closing Shares shall be the payment of a cash amount equal to
(A) Thirty-One
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Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($31,500,000) (the “Base Price” ),
less (B) the Deficiency (as defined in
Section 2(d) , if any, plus (C) the Surplus
(as defined in Section 2(d))), if any (the
“Purchase Price” ); but subject to reduction to
the extent provided in Section 9(d) below. The Purchase Price
shall be payable as follows: (I) Buyer is paying a refundable
$1,500,000 cash deposit (the “Deposit” ) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an escrow account (the
“ Escrow Account ”) held in an interest bearing
account for the benefit of Buyer, by U.S. Bank National Association
as escrow agent under an Escrow Agreement in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Escrow
Agreement” ) within three (3) Business Days of the
execution of this Agreement; and (II) on the Closing Date,
(x) the Deposit (with interest accrued thereon, if any) shall
be paid over to Seller from the Escrow Account, and (y) Buyer
shall pay the Purchase Price, less the Deposit (plus interest
accrued thereon, if any), by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to such account or accounts as Seller shall direct. The
Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment by (A) the
prorations set forth in Section 2(b) , (B) the
payment of any Cure Amounts (as defined below) by Buyer in
accordance with Section 2(c) , (C) any additional
amount that becomes payable in accordance with
Section 2(e) , and (D) any amounts which shall be
credited toward the Purchase Price or become payable to the
Company, as the case may be, in accordance with
Section 2(f) . If Buyer increases the amount of the
cash consideration offered for the Closing Shares or otherwise
modifies the terms and conditions of its bid as set forth in this
Agreement in order to outbid a proponent of a higher and better
offer, then the Purchase Price shall automatically be increased by
an equal amount and/or the terms and conditions hereof shall be
automatically modified and, if Buyer is the successful bidder,
Buyer and Seller shall execute a written instrument to memorialize
such increased Purchase Price (and change in form of consideration,
as applicable) and such modifications to the terms and conditions
hereof. All interest and other earnings on the Deposit shall,
whether or not the Closing occurs, be the property of Buyer. In the
event of a termination of this Agreement as provided in
Section 16 hereof (other than a termination pursuant to
Section 16(c )) then the Deposit, with interest accrued
thereon, if any, shall be immediately returned to Buyer and both
parties shall execute and deliver mutual escrow instructions to
Escrow Agent to that effect. If (1) the Bankruptcy Court
enters the Procedures Order (as defined in Section 9
below), (2) all conditions set forth in Section 4
hereof have been satisfied (or on the Closing Date will be
satisfied) or waived by Buyer, and (3) Seller terminates the
Agreement pursuant to Section 16(c) , then the Deposit
(excluding interest accrued thereon, if any, which interest shall
in any event be returned to Buyer) shall be forfeited to Seller,
without prejudice to any legal remedy for additional money damages
that Seller may have, if any, against Buyer as a result of such
breach; provided , however , that Seller’s
legal remedies hereunder shall be limited exclusively to money
damages; provided , further , that in no event shall
Seller have the right to specific performance or any other
equitable remedy against Buyer in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Costs and Prorations
.
(i) To the extent applicable, all
transfer, recording or similar Taxes and fees and expenses incurred
in connection with redocumentation of the Admiral and Admiral Barge
One with the United States Coast Guard shall be borne by Seller,
and Seller hereby undertakes to timely remit all such amounts to
the applicable authority and to prepare and file all proper Tax
Returns and reports with respect thereto.
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(ii) All real and personal property
Taxes and assessments, rents, water rates and charges, electric,
gas and telephone charges and all other apportionable operating
costs and charges and expenses with respect to the Riverboat Casino
Assets will be apportioned and adjusted between Seller and Buyer as
of the Closing, provided that if the Closing will occur
before the Tax rate or assessment is fixed for the year in which
the Closing takes place, the apportionment of such real and
personal property Taxes will be made upon the basis of the Tax rate
for the preceding year applied to the latest assessed valuation,
but such apportionment will be readjusted as soon as the applicable
rate and assessment is fixed. Seller and Buyer at Closing shall
execute and deliver a closing statement reflecting their reasonable
estimate of the prorations of expenses described above in a form
reasonably satisfactory to each party. Any net proration due to
Buyer will reduce the Purchase Price, and any net proration due to
Seller will increase the Purchase Price. To the extent adjustments
cannot be determined as of Closing, the parties shall make such
post-Closing adjustments (by the reduction or increase of the
Purchase Price and payment of such amount by which the Purchase
Price is increased in cash to Seller or amount by which the
Purchase Price is reduced in cash to Buyer, as applicable) as are
appropriate and to resolve open items as soon as practicable after
such charges have been finally ascertained.
(c) Cure Amounts . Seller
shall be solely responsible for all cure amounts payable under
Bankruptcy Code Section 365 to the extent necessary for the
Company to assume the Assumed Executory Leases and Executory
Contracts ( “Cure Amounts” ). Seller at its sole
option shall either pay all such Cure Amounts in cash no later than
Closing, or shall direct Buyer in writing to pay such Cure Amounts
out of the Purchase Price (with a corresponding reduction thereof)
otherwise required by this Agreement to be paid to Seller, in which
case Buyer shall pay such Cure Amounts at Closing.
(d) Determination of Surplus or
Deficiency, Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment .
(i) On or before the seventh
(7th) Business Day preceding the Closing Date, Seller shall
prepare and deliver to Buyer an interim balance sheet (the
“Estimated Closing Balance Sheet” ) of Seller as
of the close of business on the final day of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month during which the Closing
Date occurs (the “Test Month” ), together with a
statement of Seller’s Net Current Assets (as defined in
Section 2(d)(vi )
as of such date calculated in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (
“GAAP” ) and the accounting practices of Seller
applied on a consistent basis. The amount of Net Current Assets set
forth in the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet shall be final and
binding for purposes of determining the amount of any Surplus or
Deficiency used in calculating the Purchase Price to be paid at
Closing, unless Buyer delivers in good faith a written statement
that Buyer objects to the calculation of Net Current Assets at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing
Date (the “Objection Notice” ) together with
Buyer’s determination of the Net Current Assets as of the
Test Month. Seller shall make available to Buyer and its
representatives the books, records and workpapers used to prepare
the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet. In the event of an Objection
Notice, Seller and Buyer shall negotiate in good faith during the
period preceding the Closing Date to resolve the dispute. If the
dispute is not resolved by the specified Closing Date,
(A) Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price at the Closing based
upon the amount of any Deficiency or Surplus, as applicable,
calculated with reference to the Net
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Current Assets as determined by
Buyer or Seller (whichever is lower), and (B) Buyer shall
deposit into escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, an amount
(the “Adjustment Escrow Deposit” ) equal to the
difference between (i) the Purchase Price calculated with
reference to the higher Net Current Assets amount, and
(ii) the amount of the Purchase Price paid by Buyer at the
Closing in accordance with clause (A) above.
“Surplus” means the amount, if any, by which Net
Current Assets as determined in accordance with this
Section 2(d)(i) is a positive number and
“Deficiency” means the amount, if any, by which
Net Current Assets as determined in accordance with this
Section 2(d)(i) is a negative number.
“Business Day” means any day other than
Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the
State of Missouri are authorized by law to close.
(ii) As promptly as practicable
after the Closing Date, but in no event later than sixty
(60) days after the Closing Date (such date on which the
Closing Balance Sheet is delivered, the “Closing Financial
Statements Delivery Date” ), Buyer will prepare and
deliver to Seller a balance sheet of Seller as of the close of
business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date (the
“Closing Balance Sheet” ) and a calculation of
Net Current Assets as of such date, each in accordance with GAAP
and the accounting practices of Seller applied on a consistent
basis. The Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of the Net
Current Assets shall be accompanied by a certificate of an officer
of Buyer to the effect that the Closing Balance Sheet presents
fairly, in accordance with GAAP and the accounting practices of
Seller applied on a consistent basis, the financial condition of
Seller as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding
the Closing Date.
(iii) Seller and its financial
advisors and/or accountants (the “Seller’s
Advisors” ) will be entitled to reasonable access during
normal business hours to the relevant records, personnel and
working papers of Buyer to aid in their review of the Closing
Balance Sheet and the calculation of Net Current Assets therefrom.
The Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of Net Current Assets
therefrom shall be deemed to be accepted by Seller and shall be
conclusive for the purposes of the adjustment described in
Section 2(d)(iv) and (v) except to the extent,
if any, that Seller or Seller’s Advisors shall have
delivered, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Financial
Statements Delivery Date, a written notice to Buyer setting forth
objections thereto, specifying in reasonable detail any such
objection (it being understood that any amounts not disputed as
provided herein shall be paid promptly). If a change proposed by
Seller is disputed by Buyer, then Buyer and Seller shall negotiate
in good faith to resolve such dispute. If, after a period of thirty
(30) days following the date on which Seller gives Buyer
notice of any such proposed change, any such proposed change still
remains disputed, then Buyer and Seller hereby agree that a
nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably and mutually
acceptable to Buyer and Seller (the “Accounting
Firm” ) shall resolve any remaining disputes. The
Accounting Firm shall act as an arbitrator to make a determination
with respect to the issues that are disputed by the parties, based
on presentations by Seller and Buyer, and by independent review of
the Accounting Firm if deemed necessary in the sole discretion of
the Accounting Firm, which determination shall be limited to only
those issues still in dispute. The decision of the Accounting Firm
shall be final and binding and shall be in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2(d)(iii) . The fees and
expenses of the Accounting Firm, if any, shall be shared equally by
Buyer and Seller. The date on which the Net Current Assets is
finally determined pursuant to this Section 2(d)(iii)
is referred to hereinafter as the “Determination
Date.”
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(iv) If the amount of Net Current
Assets used to calculate the Purchase Price paid at Closing
pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(A) above is greater than
the amount of Net Current Assets as determined pursuant to
Section 2(d)(iii) above, Seller shall pay to Buyer, as
an adjustment to the Purchase Price, an amount equal to such
difference, and the Adjustment Escrow Deposit shall be immediately
returned to Buyer. Any payments required to be made by Seller
pursuant to this Section 2(d)(iv) shall be made within
ten (10) days of the Determination Date by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by
Buyer.
(v) If the amount of Net Current
Assets used to calculate the Purchase Price paid at Closing
pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(A ) above is less than the
amount of Net Current Assets as determined pursuant to
Section 2(d)(iii) above, Buyer shall pay to Seller, as
an adjustment to the Purchase Price, an amount equal to such
difference. Any payments required to be made by Buyer pursuant to
this Section 2(d)(v) shall be made within ten
(10) days of the Determination Date first, by payment to
Seller out of the Adjustment Escrow Deposit made pursuant to
Section 2(d)(i)(B) and then, to the extent of any
additional payment required to be made by Buyer, by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.
Any balance of the Adjustment Escrow Deposit after payment of
amounts required to be paid to Seller under this subsection shall
be immediately returned to Buyer.
(vi) For purposes of this
Section 2(d) , “Net Current Assets”
means an amount equal to:
(A) the sum of the respective book
values of (1) Included Cash, (2) Inventory,
(3) Prepaid Expenses, (4) Security Deposits,
(5) Receivables (less any reserve for collectibility
established in accordance with Seller’s past practice), and
(6) the New Slots Reimbursement (as defined below),
less
(B) the sum of the respective book
values of (1) Accounts Payable and (2) Accrued Expenses
and Deferred Obligations, as defined in
Section 3(a)(iii) ;
in each case as the book values of
such assets and liabilities are determined in accordance with GAAP,
except that the New Slots Reimbursement shall be calculated as set
forth in this subsection (vi). The term “New Slots
Reimbursement” means an amount that is equal to the sum
of the Depreciated Values, as of Closing, of all new slot machines
installed on the Riverboat Casino between the date this Agreement
is executed and the Closing Date with the prior written consent of
Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The term
“Depreciated Value” means, with respect to each
such new slot machine, an amount determined by
multiplying:
(i) Company’s direct
acquisition cost (including freight and out-of-pocket costs for
third party installation, to the extent third party installation is
consistent with Company’s past practice) of such new slot
machine, times
(ii) a percentage, not less than
fifty percent (50%), equal to (a) ninety percent
(90%) less (b) the product often percent
(10%) times the number of
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months during which such slot
machine has been in service as of Closing (disregarding fractional
months).
In no event, however, shall the
amount of the New Slots Reimbursement exceed Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000). Prior to committing to the purchase or lease of new
slot machines, the Company shall notify Buyer of the number and
models of machines, the name of the vendor/lessor, and the
estimated cost of third party installation, if any. Buyer shall
have ten (10) days within which to notify Company of its
approval, or of any objection to such purchase, which objection
must specify the basis for the objection. If Buyer fails to deliver
timely written notice of objection, Buyer shall be deemed to have
approved Company’s proposed purchase or lease.
(e) Purchase Price of Additional
Real Estate . If the Company acquires the Additional Real
Estate prior to Closing, then Buyer shall pay to Seller additional
Purchase Price in an amount equal to the lesser of (I) Five
Million Dollars or (II) sum of the Company’s and/or
Seller’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs to acquire the same
(including but not limited to closing costs, commissions and other
expenses allocated to Company or Seller, and excluding any
attorneys fees of Company and/or Seller associated with the
acquisition or with participation in condemnation proceedings, if
applicable); provided, however, that in no event shall the Buyer or
the Company post-Closing, be responsible for any interest expense
incurred by Seller and/or Company with respect to indebtedness
incurred for the acquisition of such Additional Real
Estate.
(f) Delay In Obtaining
Confirmation Order . Seller believes that, within 120 days
after the Sale Order becomes a Final Order (as defined in
Section 4(a) below), Seller will be able to obtain the
Confirmation Order. The terms “Sale Order” and
“Confirmation Order” are defined in Sections 9(b) and
9(c), respectively. If, at the end of such 120 day
period:
(i) the conditions in Sections 4(a)
or 4(b) have not been fulfilled, and
(ii) the conditions in Sections
5(b), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f) and 5(g) have been fulfilled or duly waived
by Seller, and
(iii) the conditions contained in
Sections 4(i), 4(j), 4(m)(i) and 4(o) have been fulfilled or duly
waived by Buyer,
then the Base Purchase Price shall
be subject to reduction on a daily basis as set forth in this
Section 2(f). If the conditions referenced in the above
clauses (ii) and (iii) (the “Outstanding
Conditions” ) have not been fulfilled or duly waived by
the end of such 120 day period, but thereafter are fulfilled or
waived prior to the Seller obtaining the Confirmation Order, then
the Base Purchase Price shall be subject to reduction on a daily
basis effective on the date that the last of the Outstanding
Conditions has been fulfilled or duly waived. The reduction in the
Base Purchase Price shall be an amount equal to the product of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) times the number of
whole months elapsed from the first day after such 120 day period
(or after fulfillment or waiver of all Outstanding Conditions, if
applicable), to the Closing Date, with any partial month to
be
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pro-rated based on the actual number of days
elapsed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no reduction shall be made
to the Base Purchase Price under this Section 2(f) if the
Confirmation Order is obtained on or before September 30,
2006, or on or before the 120th day after the Sale Order becomes a
Final Order, whichever is later.
3. COMPANY LIABILITIES
.
(a) Buyer acknowledges that on and
following the Closing, the Riverboat Casino Assets will be subject
to the following Liabilities (the “Company
Liabilities” ), which obligations shall remain the
obligations of the Company:
(i) subject to Seller’s
obligations under Section 2(c) , all of the
Company’s respective obligations under the Assumed Executory
Leases and Executory Contracts (but not including obligations
arising out of a Default thereunder prior to the Closing), to the
extent such obligations accrue from and after the Closing Date (the
term “Default” , as used herein, meaning
(A) a breach, default or violation, (B) the occurrence of
an event that with or without the passage of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would constitute a breach, default or violation or
cause an Encumbrance to arise, or (C) with respect to any
Contract (as defined in Section 6(h) ), the occurrence
of an event that with or without the passage of time or the giving
of notice, or both, would give rise to a right of termination,
renegotiation or acceleration or a right to receive damages or a
payment of penalties);
(ii) all of the Company’s
respective obligations with respect to accounts payable arising on
or after June 20, 2002, the Case petition date, and existing
on the Closing Date, excluding the Administrative Claims (as
defined in Section 9(c)(viii) ) for professional fees
(the “Accounts Payable” ); and
(iii) (A) the accrued Liability
of the Company as of Closing to pay the ultimate winnings owed to
individuals playing the Company’s progressive slot machines
and games primary progressive reserve, games reserve for top
awards, slots reserve for top awards (it being agreed that the
progressive slot Liability shall be determined by a meter reading
by Buyer and Seller at Closing); (B) poker progressive reserve
of the Company; (C) gift shop certificate Liability of the
Company; (D) the Company’s lost and found money;
(E) the Company’s customer safekeeping deposits;
(F) players club accrual (or other outstanding
complementaries) of the Company; (G) outstanding chips/tokens
of the Company; (H) the Company’s accruals for unpaid
wages, salary, holiday, vacation, personal day, sick day, severance
and other employee benefits, all as determined in accordance with
good and customary gaming practice; (I) all obligations of the
Company for cash compensation for the period since
February 28, 2006 under a Management Incentive Program in the
amount identified on Schedule 6(f) hereto (provided that
amounts contingent on future performance of the Company shall be
estimated based on Company’s year to date performance, and
prorated on a per diem basis between Seller and Buyer as of
Closing), and (J) all obligations of the Company with respect
to other accrued expenses existing on the Closing Date
(collectively, “Accrued Expenses and Deferred
Obligations” );
(b) Following the Closing, neither
Buyer nor the Company will assume or otherwise have any
responsibility with respect to any other Liability of Seller or
the
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Company not expressly included
within the definition of Company Liabilities, including the
Excluded Liabilities (as defined in Section 9(c)(viii))
and Buyer acknowledges that it shall have no monetary recourse
against Seller with respect to any such other Liability.
4. BUYER’S CONDITIONS .
Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Closing Shares is
expressly conditioned (unless waived by Buyer in writing) upon
satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) The entry by the Bankruptcy
Court of the Procedures Order, the Sale Order and the Confirmation
Order, as respectively defined in Section 9 below, each
of which shall have become a Final Order. The Sale Order shall,
among other things, authorize the sale of the Closing Shares to
Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances, and contain all of the
provisions described in Section 9(c) hereof.
“Final Order” means an order or judgment of the
Bankruptcy Court, or the Commission for purposes of
Section 4( i ) , which has not been reversed,
stayed, modified or amended, that is in full force and effect, and
as to which (I) the time to appeal or application for review
by a higher court has expired without any appeal or application for
review having been filed, or (II) any appeal or application
for review by a higher court that has been or may be taken has
resulted in entry of an order affirming the decision of the
Bankruptcy Court or the Commission for purposes of Section
4(i) , with all additional review periods from that affirmance
having expired without any appeal or other application for review
thereof having been filed;
(b) The entry of such further orders
as required to implement this Agreement, including a Final Order
under Section 365 or 1123(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code
authorizing assumption by Seller and/or the Company of Assumed
Executory Leases and Executory Contracts, with specific findings
that upon payment by Seller and/or the Company of the Cure Amounts,
all Defaults required to be cured in order for the Company to
assume the Assumed Executory Leases and Executory Contracts have
been cured and that the Company has provided adequate assurance of
future performance necessary to satisfy the requirements of
Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(c) Receipt by Buyer on the Closing
Date on board the Riverboat Casino of the Riverboat Casino’s
drawings and specifications and other technical information in
Seller’s or the Company’s possession;
(d) The maintenance and delivery to
Buyer of the original Certificates of Documentation of the Admiral
and Admiral Barge One, as applicable, issued by the United States
Coast Guard, National Riverboat Casino Documentation
Center;
(e) The receipt on the Closing Date
by Buyer of the original stock certificates evidencing the Closing
Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances, but subject to
applicable state and federal securities laws, together with stock
power or powers executed by Seller, conveying to Buyer all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Closing
Shares;
(f) Seller’s representations
and warranties set forth in Section 6 below, taken as a
whole, shall be true and correct in all material respects on the
Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing Date
were substituted for the date of this
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Agreement), which shall be certified
by an officer of Seller as of Closing, provided that for
purposes of determining whether such representations and warranties
are true and correct in all material respects, all
“materiality” and/or “knowledge”
qualifications contained in such representations and warranties set
forth in Section 6 shall be disregarded;
(g) Seller’s representations
and warranties set forth in Section 6(p) below shall be
true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date (as though
made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the
date of this Agreement), which shall be certified by an officer of
Seller as of Closing;
(h) Seller and the Company shall
each have performed and complied in all material respects with all
obligations and covenants required to be performed and observed by
them under this Agreement prior to or as of the Closing, which
shall be certified by an officer of Seller as of
Closing;
(i) The Missouri Gaming Commission,
or such other commission or governmental authority having
appropriate jurisdiction (the “Commission” )
shall have issued all licenses, permits, approvals, consents,
authorizations and orders (which shall be Final Orders) as are
required in order for Buyer to acquire the Closing Shares and for
the Company to lawfully operate the Riverboat Casino following the
Closing under the laws and regulations of the State of Missouri,
including the gaming license and liquor license described in
Schedule 6(i) , (the “MGC Approval” ),
and the Company shall have indefeasibly paid in full or settled all
outstanding amounts owed to the Commission as set forth on
Schedule 6(l) hereof;
(j) All other necessary filings
shall have been completed, waiting periods observed and
governmental approvals obtained as determined to the reasonable
satisfaction of Buyer, including Hart Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust
Improvement Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act” ), if
applicable;
(k) There shall not have occurred
any material adverse change in the business, operations, prospects
or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the
Riverboat Casino Assets, taken as a whole, other than any change,
event, occurrence, effect or state of facts relating to
(I) any new casino development or similar project in the St.
Louis metropolitan area, or (II) any condemnation proceeding
involving, or other loss of use of, the Cherrick Lot (a
“Material Adverse Change” );
(l) The Sale Order shall contain a
finding that notice of the Sale Motion was proper and the
Confirmation Order shall contain a finding that notice of the
Confirmation Order was proper;
(m) Buyer shall have:
(i) performed at Buyer’s
expense, a Phase I environmental assessment of the Riverboat Casino
and all real property owned by the Company or otherwise used in the
operation of the Riverboat Casino Assets (the
“Environmental Assessment” ), and the
Environmental Assessment shall not have disclosed any fact,
condition or circumstance which, in Buyer’s reasonable
judgment (and without any requirement to conduct any additional
environmental testing or analysis), could reasonably
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be expected to lead to remedial
investigation or remediation costs or other Liabilities in the
aggregate amount of $100,000 or more (a “Material
Environmental Liability” ); provide however , that
this condition 4(m)(i) shall lapse and shall be deemed to have been
satisfied in all respects on the date that is thirty (30) days
after the date of this Agreement, or if sooner, the day immediately
preceding the hearing on the Procedures Order referred to in
Section 9(a) below (the “Environmental Due Diligence
Period” ); provide , further , that during
the Environmental Due Diligence Period, Buyer and Seller shall
discuss possible solutions to any Material Environmental Liability
which may arise, including environmental insurance, a reduction of
the Purchase Price or other solution, any of which would require
the mutual written agreement of Buyer and Seller (in the sole and
absolute discretion of each); and
(ii) received from Seller a written
report of the 2006 physical survey of the Riverboat Casino to be
conducted by ABS Consulting (the “ABS Report” ),
which report shall state that the annual survey of the Riverboat
Casino required by the Missouri Gaming Commission for 2006 has been
completed, that the structure, watertight integrity and stability
thereof are in compliance with the Company’s original
stability letter dated November 10, 1994, and that the
Riverboat Casino’s major components are fit to continue their
intended purpose as a permanently moored casino platform and casino
entry platform, respectively, in the State of Missouri;
(n) Seller shall have delivered a
certificate of its secretary dated the Closing Date and certifying
(I) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the
certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws of Seller and
the Company as in effect on the date of such certification and
(II) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each
officer of Seller and the Company executing this Agreement or any
other document delivered in connection herewith (such certificate
to contain a certification by another officer of Seller as to the
incumbency and signature of the officer signing the certificate
referred to in this clause (n)) ;
(o) Buyer shall have received, at
Seller’s expense, the commitment of a title insurance company
reasonably acceptable to Buyer ( “Title Company”
) as of the Closing Date to issue, with respect to the City Lease
and (if owned) the Cherrick Lot:
(i) an ALTA extended coverage
leasehold title insurance policy in the amount of $30,000,000
insuring leasehold title to the City Lease in the Company and, if
applicable, an ALTA extended coverage title insurance policy in the
amount of $5,000,000 (or such lesser amount representing the cost
to acquire tile to the Cherrick Lot) insuring fee title to the
Cherrick Lot in the Company, and (A) including an endorsement
insuring Buyer against loss or damage sustained by reason of the
Title Company denying liability under the new title policy by
reason of knowledge imputed to the Company or Seller through its
officers and directors and other fiduciaries of company (the
“Non-Imputation Coverage” ), (B) dated as
of the Closing Date, and (C) subject only to Permitted
Exceptions (as defined below), or
(ii) an endorsement to any existing
owner’s coverage title insurance policies insuring the
Company and delivered to buyer which shall include (A) if
available, Non-Imputation Coverage, (B) updating the date of
the existing title policy to the Closing Date, and
(C) insuring over any matter which is not a Permitted
Exception.
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For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Permitted Exceptions” means (1) liens for
real property Taxes and assessments for the current year, not yet
delinquent, (2) liens or encumbrances arising out of any
activity of Buyer with respect to the City Lease, (3) except
as described on Schedule 4(o) , those matters listed on
Schedule B of the title report or the existing title policy,
as applicable, a copy of which has been provided to Buyer prior to
the date hereof, and (4) those matters listed on Schedule
B of any new title report or title policy, as applicable, which
are approved by Buyer at least ten (10) days prior to
Closing.
(p) Seller shall have delivered to
Buyer with respect to the City Lease, a Lease and Sublease Estoppel
Certificate and Consent Agreement, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (with such changes thereto as
Buyer shall approve, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed), duly executed by each of the parties
thereto;
(q) Seller shall have delivered to
Buyer with respect to the Parking Leases, an estoppel certificate,
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (with
such changes thereto as Buyer shall approve, such approval not to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed), executed by each counterparty
other than the Company under any written Real Property
Lease;
(r) The Main Office and the other
Excluded Assets shall have been effectively assigned and
transferred, in such form and with such timing as Buyer shall
reasonably approve (including Buyer’s satisfaction that the
resulting Taxes either will not be the responsibility of Company
post-Closing or will be fully accrued as a current liability in the
calculation of Net Current Assets), without representation or
warranty of the Company of any kind, to an entity other than the
Company and the Company shall no longer have any interest or
Liability therein;
(s) A trademark assignment, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and in a form
recordable with the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
pursuant to which Seller shall have effectively assigned and
transferred to the Company each of the trademarks listed on
Schedule 6(g) , each of which shall be deemed to be included
in the Riverboat Casino Assets;
(t) Receipt by Buyer on or prior to
the Closing Date of the duly executed resignations by the officers
and directors from all of their respective positions with the
Company and such other evidence as Buyer may request of termination
of employment of such officers and directors by the Company, in
each case, concurrently with the Closing; and
(u) The Company shall have a current
license from the Commission to operate the Riverboat Casino which
does not contain any newly imposed conditions, restrictions or
limitations that are not reasonably acceptable to Buyer and that
are not remedied by Seller prior to Closing.
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5. SELLER’S CONDITIONS
. Seller’s obligation to sell the Closing Shares to Buyer is
expressly conditioned (unless waived by Seller in writing) upon
satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) The (I) payment of the
Purchase Price (less the Deposit (with interest accrued thereon, if
any)) by wire transfer from Buyer and (II) the receipt of the
Deposit (with interest accrued thereon, if any) from the Escrow
Agent;
(b) The receipt of copies (certified
by the secretary of Buyer) of the resolutions of Buyer’s
board or other documentation authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the transactions and
documents contemplated herein;
(c) The entry by the Bankruptcy
Court of the Procedures Order, the Sale Order and the Confirmation
Order;
(d) Buyer’s representations
and warranties in Section 7 below, taken as a whole,
shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing
Date (as though made then and as though the Closing Date were
substituted for the date of this Agreement), which shall be
certified by an officer of Buyer as of Closing, provided
that for purposes of determining whether such representations and
warranties are true and correct in all material respects, all
“materiality” and “in all material
respects” qualifications contained in such
representations and warranties set forth in Section 7
shall be disregarded;
(e) Buyer shall have performed and
complied in all material respects with all obligations and
covenants required to be performed and observed by Buyer under this
Agreement prior to or as of the Closing, which shall be certified
by an officer of Buyer as of closing;
(f) The MGC Approval shall have been
obtained; and
(g) All necessary filings shall have
been completed, waiting periods observed and governmental approvals
obtained for the sale of the Closing Shares as determined to the
reasonable satisfaction of Seller, including the HSR
Act.
6. SELLER’S
REPRESENTATIONS . Seller hereby represents and warrants to
Buyer that the following statements contained in this
Section 6 are correct and complete as of the date of
this Agreement:
(a) Seller has and on the Closing
Date will have (in each case, subject to liens and claims to be
discharged upon the issuance of the Sale Order) good and lawful
title to and possession of the Closing Shares, free and clear of
all Encumbrances. The Company has and on the Closing Date will have
(in each case, subject to liens and claims to be discharged upon
the issuance of the Confirmation Order) good and lawful title to
and possession of the Riverboat Casino Assets, free and clear of
all claims and interests of creditors of the Company (to the
maximum extent permitted under Section 1141(C) of the
Bankruptcy Code), other than the Company Liabilities.
(b) Provided the Sale Order and the
Confirmation Order are issued by the Bankruptcy Court and subject
to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Riverboat
Casino and the other Riverboat Casino Assets shall be owned by the
Company following the Closing Date free and clear of all claims and
interests of creditors of the Company other than the Company
Liabilities. Provided the Sale Order and the Confirmation Order are
issued by the Bankruptcy Court, the Closing Shares shall be
owned
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by Buyer following the Closing Date
free and clear of all Encumbrances. All of the tangible personal
property of the Company that is necessary for the operation of the
Riverboat Casino in the same manner as presently operated by the
Company is physically located at the Riverboat Casino or at the
properties covered by the Assumed Executory Leases and Executory
Contracts. Except as set forth in Schedule 6(b) , all
tangible personal property included in the Riverboat Casino Assets
are suitable for the purposes for which they are used, in good
working condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and are free
from any known defects. The Hull Certification attached to
Schedule 6(b) hereto is true and correct and is in full
force and effect.
(c) Seller and the Company are
corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they were incorporated
and are qualified to do business as foreign corporations in each
jurisdiction where they are required to be qualified to avoid
Liability or disadvantage. Seller and Company have all requisite
corporate power and authority necessary to execute and deliver this
Agreement, sell the Closing Shares (in the case of Seller) and
otherwise perform their respective obligations under this Agreement
and any documents related hereto, subject only to the issuance of
the Sale Order by the Bankruptcy Court. Subject to the issuance of
the Sale Order and the Confirmation Order, this Agreement and any
related document executed and delivered by Seller and/or the
Company (as applicable) has been, or will be, duly executed and
delivered by Seller and/or the Company (as applicable) and
constitutes, or, when executed will constitute, a valid and binding
obligation of Seller and/or Company, enforceable against Seller
and/or Company in accordance with its terms, subject only to the
issuance of the Sale Order by the Bankruptcy Court.
(d) Attached to this Agreement as
Schedule 6(d) are the audited balance sheets of the Company
as of February 28, 2002 and 2003, February 29, 2004
and February 28, 2005, the related unaudited statements of
operations and cash flows for the years then ended (the
“Annual Financial Statements” ), and the
unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of January 31, 2006
(the “Balance Sheet” ) and the related statement
of operations for the eight months then ended (the
“Interim Financial Statements” , and together
with the Annual Financial Statements, the “Financial
Statements” ). The date of the Balance Sheet is referred
to herein as the “Balance Sheet Date . ”
The Financial Statements are, and the Post-Signing Financial
Statements (as defined in Section 8(v)) will be true,
correct and complete and fairly present in all material respects
the financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and the
results of the Company’s operations for the periods covered
thereby. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, except that the Financial
Statements lack full footnote disclosures and the Interim Financial
Statements are subject to year end adjustment consistent with prior
periods.
(e) Schedule 6(e) attached to
this Agreement sets forth a list of all real property used by the
Company in connection with its ownership and operation of the
Riverboat Casino. Except for the Cherrick Lot and the Real Property
Leases identified on Schedule 6(e) , for easement rights
which are shown on the title policy as appurtenant to the City
Lease and for public rights of way, the lawful operation or
occupancy of the Riverboat Casino does not require use of any other
real property, for parking, access, support or any other purpose,
and no other real property is now being used in conjunction with
the
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operation or occupancy of the
Riverboat Casino. Except for the Cherrick Lot and the Real Property
Leases identified on Schedule 6(e) , the Company does not
own, lease, license, hold or use any other land, buildings or other
interest, including any option, in real property. A true and
complete copy of each written Real Property Lease identified on
Schedule 6(e) has been delivered to Buyer, including all
amendments or modifications thereto and any other agreements
related thereto such as options, rights of first offer or rights of
first refusal to purchase the leased premises or any portion
thereof. Each oral Real Property Lease has been described in
reasonable detail on Schedule 6(e) . Each of the Real
Property Leases, and the leases described in Schedule 6(e) ,
is in full force and effect and no claim of Default by either
tenant or landlord thereunder has been made. The description of the
leased premises in each Real Property Lease describes the real
property being used thereunder fully and adequately. The Company
has not received written notice of any condemnation proceedings by
any public authority relating to any of the real property leased by
the Company, except for any condemnation proceeding involving the
parking lot known as Cherrick Lot (a “Cherrick
Proceeding” ), and, to Seller’s Knowledge, none are
pending. The Riverboat Casino has adequate water supply, sanitary
facilities, telephone, gas, electricity and fire protection
services and other public utilities sufficient to operate the
Riverboat Casino as it is presently operated. Except as set forth
on Schedule 6(e) , the Company has the exclusive right to
occupy the real property leased pursuant to the Real Property
Leases identified on Schedule 6(e) and the Company has not
granted any leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, options, or
other agreements, written or oral, to any third party granting the
right to use or occupy said real property.
(f) Except as described on
Schedule 6(f) , and except with respect to the Excluded
Assets, the business of the Riverboat Casino has been conducted in
the ordinary course since the Balance Sheet Date, all accounts
payable have been paid in the ordinary course since the Balance
Sheet Date, and there has not been with respect to the Company any
of the items specified below since the Balance Sheet
Date:
(i) any increase in the compensation
payable or to become payable to any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company, except for increases for non-officer
employees made in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise
consented to in writing by Buyer, nor any other change in any
employment or consulting arrangement, nor any incentive payments
earned by any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company;
(ii) any sale, assignment or
transfer of any Riverboat Casino Assets, or any additions to or
transactions involving any Riverboat Casino Assets, other than
those made in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise
consented to in writing by Buyer;
(iii) other than in the ordinary
course of business or pursuant to the Company Plan of
Reorganization, any waiver or release of any claim or right or
cancellation of any debt held (other than Excluded
Liabilities);
(iv) any damage, destruction or
loss, whether or not covered by insurance, (A) materially and
adversely affecting the Riverboat Casino Assets or the operations,
assets, properties or prospects of the Riverboat Casino Assets or
(B) of any item
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or items carried on its books of
account individually or in the aggregate at more than $100,000, or
any material repeated, recurring or prolonged shortage, cessation
or interruption of supplies or utility or other services required
to operate the Riverboat Casino Assets; and
(v) receipt of notice or actual or
threatened labor trouble, strike or other occurrence, event or
condition of any similar character which has had or would
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
Riverboat Casino Assets or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any other document delivered in connection
herewith.
(g) Schedule 6(g) attached to
this Agreement contains a complete and accurate list and summary
description of all registered Intellectual Property owned by the
Company or its affiliates. All copyrights, trademarks and service
marks that have been registered are currently in compliance with
all formal legal requirements (including the timely
post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability
and renewal applications), are valid and enforceable, and are not
subject to any maintenance fees or Taxes or Actions falling due
within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. No such
copyright, trademark or service mark has been or is now involved in
any interference, reissue, reexamination, or opposition proceeding.
To Seller’s Knowledge, none of the registered intellectual
property of the Company infringes, or has been alleged to infringe,
any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary right
of any other Person.
(h) Schedule 6(h) sets forth
a list or description of all written or oral contracts, agreements,
leases, instruments, or other documents or commitments,
arrangements, undertakings, practices or authorizations material to
the business of the Company, and that is binding upon the Company
or its property under any Applicable Law (
“Contracts” ), including Contracts of the type
described below:
(i) employment agreements;
collective bargaining agreements, multiemployer plan adoption
agreements and other agreements affecting any union employee of the
Company; and deferred compensation agreements, relocation
agreements and other agreements affecting any nonunion employee of
the Company;
(ii) leases of any tangible personal
property, including gaming equipment, food service machinery and
equipment, and office, printing or computer equipment;
(iii) license agreements (other than
the Gaming Licenses), whether as licensor or licensee (excluding
licenses from third parties implied by the sale of a product and
paid up licenses for commonly available shrink wrap software
applications);
(iv) joint venture agreements,
affiliation and endorsement agreements, advertising agreements with
minimum purchase provisions or other undertakings which have not
yet been satisfied by the Company, and public relations
Contracts;
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(v) Contracts by which any material
product or service offered by the Company or any material operating
function of the Company (including gaming, food service, personnel
and security) have been outsourced to a third party;
(vi) any guarantee or other pledging
of the Company’s credit or financial resources for the
obligations of officers, directors, employees or affiliates of the
Company or any other Person (except endorsements in the ordinary
course of business);
(vii) any Contract that has been
entered into outside of the ordinary course of the Company’s
business;
(viii) any other Contract which is
material to the Company or to the operation of the Riverboat
Casino; and
(ix) any Contract to pay brokerage
commissions or parking operation or facilities fees with respect to
the Real Property Leases.
Seller has delivered or made
available to Buyer true and complete copies of each Contract or has
provided a summary of the material terms thereof, all of which are
in force and effect and may be assumed by the Company subject to
this Agreement or Buyer’s consent, as applicable,
provided the Sale Order and Confirmation Order is obtained.
Except as provided in Schedule 6(h) , there are no other
material agreements material to the business of the Company, that
are binding upon the Company or its property under any Applicable
Law.
(i) Schedule 6(i) attached to
this Agreement sets forth a list of all Gaming Licenses of the
Company. Other than Gaming Licenses listed on Schedule 6(i)
, no other Gaming License or other governmental permit, license,
registration, certificate of occupancy, approval and other
governmental authorization is required for the complete operation
of the Riverboat Casino Assets as currently operated. All Gaming
Licenses listed on Schedule 6(i) are in full force and
effect, and neither the Company nor Seller (as applicable) is in
Default thereunder. Complete and correct copies of all of the
Gaming Licenses have heretofore been delivered or made available to
Buyer by Seller.
(j) Except as set forth in
Schedule 6(j) and other than the Case, there is not pending
or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened any suit, Action,
arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding by or
against or affecting Seller, the Company or any of the Riverboat
Casino Assets, other than any Cherrick Proceeding and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, no basis exists therefor, and there are
no suits, Actions or proceedings pending in which the Company is
the plaintiff or claimant with respect to the Riverboat Casino
Assets. Except as set forth in Schedule 6(j) or as
contemplated by this Agreement, the Procedures Order, the
Confirmation Order and the Company Plan of Reorganization, neither
Seller, the Company nor any of the Riverboat Casino Assets is
subject to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any federal,
state, local or foreign court, department, agency or
instrumentality or any award in any arbitration proceeding (
“Court Orders” ). Neither Seller nor the Company
is in Default with respect to any Court Orders. There is no Action,
suit or proceeding pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened which questions the legality or propriety of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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(k) Schedule 6(k) lists the
names, addresses, dates of hire, positions and current annual
compensation rates of all of the Company’s employees and
officers as of the date indicated therein. The Company has paid in
full to all employees and officers, as and when such amounts have
become due, or made appropriate accruals therefor on its books of
account, all salary, wages, commissions, bonuses and other direct
compensation for all services performed by them. The Company has
withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its
employees the amount of all Taxes required to be withheld or
collected therefrom, and the Company has paid the same when due to
the proper authorities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6(k)
, there are no controversies, grievances or claims pending with the
Company by any of the Company’s employees, former employees
or beneficiaries of employees of the Company with respect to their
employment or benefits incident thereto, including sexual
harassment and discrimination claims and claims arising under
workers’ compensation laws which have not been resolved and,
to Seller’s Knowledge, no basis exists therefor. Except as
listed in Schedule 6(k) , there is no union representation
of the Company’s employees, and, to Seller’s Knowledge,
there has been no attempt by a labor organization to organize the
Company’s employees into a collective bargaining
unit.
(l) Except as described in
Schedule 6(l) , there has been no material Default by the
Company under any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order or
rule of any federal, state, local or foreign government or any
court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency,
department, commission, instrumentality, body or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (each, a
“Governmental Authority” ) that have not
previously been cured or for which all consequences of
noncompliance (including without limitation full payment of fines,
penalties and other amounts) have already occurred, and neither
Seller nor the Company has received any notices from any
Governmental Authority regarding any alleged material Defaults that
are currently applicable to Seller, the Company or any Riverboat
Casino Assets under any Applicable Laws.
(m) Except as set forth in
Schedule 6(m) , the Company is not a party to, nor has the
Company established, any pension, profit-sharing, cafeteria,
medical reimbursement, 401(k), retirement, deferred compensation,
stock option, incentive, vacation, hospitalization, medical,
disability or life insurance, severance, termination, bonus or
other employee benefit plan, contract, arrangement or understanding
of the Company or any Person required to be aggregated with, or
treated as the same employer as the Company under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (
“ERISA” ), or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended ( “Code” ) (collectively hereinafter
referred to as an “ERISA Affiliate” ), whether
or not covered by ERISA or qualified within the meaning of
Section 401(A) of the Code, and whether single-employer
or multi- employer, which is presently in force or which has been
terminated within the six (6) calendar year period prior to
this year. The employee benefit and welfare plans set forth in
Schedule 6(m) do not qualify for the special provisions for
multi-employer plans set forth in 29 U.S.C. Section 1384 and
this Agreement does not invoke a complete or partial withdrawal as
contemplated by 29 U.S.C. Section 1384, or the attenuating
penalties and liabilities to Buyer as set forth therein.
(n) Except as described in
Schedule 6(n) , neither the execution and delivery by Seller
and/or Company of this Agreement, nor the performance of
the
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transactions performed or to be
performed by Seller and/or the Company hereunder, (I) require
any filing, consent, notice, registration, renegotiation or
approval of any third party (including any Governmental Authority)
or any customer, supplier, landlord, licensor or union or
(II) violate in any material respect or constitute a Default
in any material respect, or cause any payment obligation or
Encumbrance to arise under (A) any laws of any Governmental
Authority, including all federal, state and local statutes,
regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees or any other laws, common
law theories or reported decisions of any court thereof (
“Applicable Law” ) or Court Order to which
Seller or the Company is subject (other than any approvals or
orders of the Bankruptcy Court or any consent required under the
HSR Act), (B) the certificate or articles of incorporation or
bylaws of Seller or the Company, or (C) any Contract, Gaming
License or other document to which Seller or the Company is a party
or by which the Riverboat Casino Assets may be bound.
(o) The Company has authorized 1,000
shares of Company Common Stock of which 1,000 shares are issued and
outstanding (the “Closing Shares” ), all of
which are owned of record by Seller. Other than the Closing Shares,
there are no other equity securities, options, warrants,
convertible securities, Contracts or rights of any kind to purchase
or otherwise acquire any equity securities of the Company. No
shares of the capital stock of the Company are held as treasury
stock. All of the Closing Shares have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, were not issued
in violation of the terms of any Contract binding upon the Company
or any holder thereof, and were issued in compliance with the
certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company
and all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws,
rules and regulations. There are no Contracts to which Seller or
the Company is a party among any Persons which (i) affect or
relate to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to
any security, or (ii) restrict the transfer of the Closing
Shares.
(p) Taxes .
(i) The Company has filed (or there
has been filed on its behalf) all Tax Returns that were required to
be filed with respect to the Company (including Tax Returns of any
consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary or similar group of
which the Company is or was a member to the extent the Company
would be liable for any Taxes imposed on the Company or any other
such member under Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or
corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign law or as a
transferee or successor, by co