STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
between
CBRL GROUP,
INC.
(“Seller”)
and
LRI Holdings,
Inc.
(“Buyer”)
Dated as of October 30,
2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES.................................................................................................................................................................
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2.1 Basic
Transaction.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.2 Transfer of
Shares....................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.3 Purchase
Price..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.4 Adjustments
to Purchase
Price..................................................................................................................................................................
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2.5 The
Closing..............................................................................................................................................................................................
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2.6 Deliveries
at the
Closing............................................................................................................................................................................
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
SELLER..........................................................................................................................
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3.1
Organization, Standing and
Authorization...................................................................................................................................................
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3.2
Non-contravention....................................................................................................................................................................................
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3.3 Broker
Fees.............................................................................................................................................................................................
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3.4
Shares......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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3.5 No Other
Agreements Relating to
Acquisition............................................................................................................................................
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER CONCERNING
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THE COMPANY AND THE
SUBSIDIARIES
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4.1
Organization, Qualification and Corporate
Power......................................................................................................................................
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4.2
Capitalization............................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.3
Non-Contravention...................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.4 Governmental
Consent..............................................................................................................................................................................
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4.5 Financial
Statements.................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.6 Absence of
Certain
Changes.....................................................................................................................................................................
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4.7 Title to and
Condition of Tangible
Assets...................................................................................................................................................
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4.8 Real
Property...........................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.9
Inventories................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.10
Insurance..................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.11
Material
Contracts....................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.12
Permits.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.13
Intellectual
Property..................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.14 Litigation..................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.15 Environment,
Health and
Safety.................................................................................................................................................................
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4.16
Legal
Compliance.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.17 Employee
Benefit
Plans.............................................................................................................................................................................
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4.18
Labor and Employment
Matters................................................................................................................................................................
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4.19
Taxes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.20
Accounts
Receivable................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.21 Suppliers..................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.22
Compensation of
Employees.....................................................................................................................................................................
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4.23
Accounts
Payable.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.24
Consents..................................................................................................................................................................................................
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4.25
Transactions with
Affiliates........................................................................................................................................................................
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4.26
Franchise
Matters.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER......................................................................................................................................
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5.1 Organization
and Standing of
Buyer.............................................................................................................................................................
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5.2 Corporate
Approval; Binding
Effect.............................................................................................................................................................
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5.3
Non-Contravention.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.4 Independent
Evaluation...............................................................................................................................................................................
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5.5 Sufficient
Funds..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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5.6 Securities
Matters.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.
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COVENANTS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.1 Reasonable
Access;
Cooperation................................................................................................................................................................
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6.2
Properties...................................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.3 Preservation
of Organization and Relationships with Customers
and
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Vendors......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.4 Consents of
Third
Parties............................................................................................................................................................................
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6.5
Filings.........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.6 Books and
Records....................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.7 Maintain
Assets..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.8
Employees..................................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.9 Insurance
Policies.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.10
Advice of
Change.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.11
No Changes Prior to Closing
Date..............................................................................................................................................................
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6.12
Buyer's
Financing.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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6.13
Sale-Leaseback.........................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BUYER'S
OBLIGATIONS
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7.1
Representations and Warranties True at
Closing...........................................................................................................................................
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7.2 Compliance
with
Agreement........................................................................................................................................................................
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7.3 No Material
Adverse
Effect.........................................................................................................................................................................
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7.4 No
Litigation...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.5 Closing
Certificate.......................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.6 Certificate
Evidencing the
Shares.................................................................................................................................................................
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7.7 Certified
Resolutions...................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.8 Incumbency
Certificate................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.9 Certificate
of Good
Standing.......................................................................................................................................................................
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7.10
Governmental
Approvals.............................................................................................................................................................................
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7.11
Resignations of Board Members and
Officers..............................................................................................................................................
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7.12
Intercompany Payables and
Receivables......................................................................................................................................................
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7.13
Consents....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.14 Closing
Deliveries........................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.15
Funding.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.16
FIRPTA
Affidavit........................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.17
Liens...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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7.18 Sale-Leaseback..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SELLER'S
OBLIGATIONS................................................................................................................................
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8.1
Representations and Warranties True at
Closing...........................................................................................................................................
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8.2 Compliance
with
Agreement.........................................................................................................................................................................
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8.3 No
Litigation ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
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8.4 Closing
Certificate........................................................................................................................................................................................
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8.5 Governmental
Approvals..............................................................................................................................................................................
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8.6 Certified
Resolutions....................................................................................................................................................................................
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8.7 Incumbency
Certificate.................................................................................................................................................................................
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8.8 Certificate
of Good
Standing........................................................................................................................................................................
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8.9 Intercompany
Payables and
Receivables.......................................................................................................................................................
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8.10
Closing
Deliveries.........................................................................................................................................................................................
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9.
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OTHER COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS
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9.1 Confidential
Information...............................................................................................................................................................................
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9.2
Expenses.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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9.3
Non-Interference With Executives; Non-solicitation of
Employees; Non-
Compete......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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9.4 Further
Assurances......................................................................................................................................................................................
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9.5 Satisfaction
of Conditions
Precedent.............................................................................................................................................................
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9.6
Filings..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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9.7 Public
Statements or
Releases......................................................................................................................................................................
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9.8
Exclusivity...................................................................................................................................................................................................
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INDEMNIFICATIONS AND SURVIVIAL OF
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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10.1
Indemnification of
Buyer.............................................................................................................................................................................
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10.2
Indemnification of
Seller.............................................................................................................................................................................
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10.3 Claim
Threshold.........................................................................................................................................................................................
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10.4 Indemnity
Cap...........................................................................................................................................................................................
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10.5 Exclusion of
Consequential and Punitive
Damages......................................................................................................................................
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10.6
Reimbursement of Certain Indemnified
Claims............................................................................................................................................
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10.7 Claims for
Indemnification..........................................................................................................................................................................
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10.8 Defense of
Indemnifying
Party....................................................................................................................................................................
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10.9 Exclusive
Remedy......................................................................................................................................................................................
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10.10 Survival of
Representations, Warranties and
Agreements.............................................................................................................................
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TAX
MATTERS........................................................................................................................................................................................................
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11.1 Tax
Indemnities..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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11.2 Refunds and
Tax
Benefits...........................................................................................................................................................................
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11.3
Contests....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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11.4 Cooperation
and Exchange of
Information..................................................................................................................................................
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11.5
Miscellaneous............................................................................................................................................................................................
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TERMINATION.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
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12.1 Termination
and its
Effects.........................................................................................................................................................................
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13.
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GENERAL...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.1
Notices....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.2 Entire
Agreement.....................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.3
Interpretation...........................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.4 Governing
Law.........................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.5 Table of
Contents; Sections and
Section Headings....................................................................................................................................
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13.6
Assigns....................................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.7 No Implied
Rights....................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.8
Counterparts............................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.9
Amendments............................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.10 Waiver of
Compliance..............................................................................................................................................................................
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13.11 Severability..............................................................................................................................................................................................
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13.12 Waiver of Jury
Trail.................................................................................................................................................................................
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated
as of the 30th day of October, 2006 by and between LRI
Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Buyer
”) and CBRL Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“
Seller ”).
RECITALS
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A.
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Seller owns all
of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the
“Company”), $0.01 par value per share (the “
Shares ”).
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B.
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Seller desires
to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the Shares so that,
upon completion of such purchase, Buyer will own all of the
outstanding capital stock of the Company.
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AGREEMENT
For and in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Buyer and Seller
agree as follows:
For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth in this Section 1 (such
definitions to be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms herein defined).
1.1
“Accounts
Payable” means all
accounts and notes payable owed by the Company, calculated in
accordance with GAAP.
1.2
“Accounts
Receivable” means
all accounts and notes receivable owed to the Company, calculated
in accordance with GAAP.
1.3
“Acquisition
Proposal” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .
1.4 “ Affiliate ” means, as to
any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls,
or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person.
As used in this definition, “control” (including, with
its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) shall mean possession,
directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction
of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise).
1.5 “ Agreement ” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
1.6
“Assets”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.7 .
1.7 “ Audited Balance Sheet ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 .
1.8
“ Balance Sheet ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.5 .
1.9 “ Balance Sheet Date ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.5 .
1.10
“Basket”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3 .
1.11 “ Buyer ” has the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph.
1.12 “ Buyer
Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1(a) .
1.13 “ Buyer’s
Breach ” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.2 .
1.14
“Cap”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.4 .
1.15
“Capital
Expenditures” means expenditures capitalized as property and
equipment in accordance with GAAP and consistent with the
practices, principles and methodologies used in preparing the
Audited Balance Sheet.
1.16 “ Claim ” means any written
action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
litigation, charge, claim, settlement, environmental action or
demand.
1.17 “ Closed Store Liabilities
” means accrued liabilities for expected obligations of the
Company for future net rent expenses and other cash expenses for
three (3) restaurants (store numbers 314, 341 and 343) closed by
the Company prior to the Closing Date as reflected on the Final
Statement.
1.18 “ Closing ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.5 .
1.19 “ Closing Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .
1.20
“Closing
Indebtedness” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) .
1.21
“Closing Working
Capital” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) .
1.22 “ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
regulations or published rulings promulgated or issued
thereunder.
1.23
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
1.24
“Consents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24
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1.25
“Company Intellectual
Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13
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1.26
“Contest” has the meaning set forth in Section
11.3(b) .
1.27
“Contract” means any existing agreement, personal or real
property lease, commitment, understanding, instrument, evidence of
Indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, security agreement or other
contract or agreement.
1.28 “ Disclosure
Schedule ” means the disclosure schedules
accompanying this Agreement that are arranged to correspond to the
particular representations and warranties and that contain certain
information required by or exceptions to certain statements
contained in this Agreement.
1.29
“D&T” means Deloitte & Touche LLP.
1.30 “ Environmental Laws” means
any federal, state or local Law, or any order, decree, judgment or
injunction issued, promulgated, approved or entered thereunder,
relating to public health and safety, or pollution or protection of
the environment, including the release, threatened release,
manufacturing, processing, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.
1.31 “ ERISA ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.17(a) .
1.32 “ Excluded Property ” means
any Owned Real Property that is excluded by a Purchaser from the
Sale-Leaseback, including, without limitation, Store #313,
Columbus, GA in the event such parcel of Owned Real Property is not
included in the Sale-Leaseback.
1.33
“ Family Member ” with
respect to any individual means the spouse, parents and descendents
(whether natural or adopted) of such Persons.
1.34 “Final Indebtedness”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d) .
1.35
“Final
Statement” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c) .
1.36
“Final Working
Capital” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d) .
1.37 “ Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.5 .
1.38 “ Franchise Agreement ”
means each of the franchise, license or area development agreements
(together with any related guaranty agreements) that provide for
the operation or development of the Company’s
“Logan’s Roadhouse”® restaurants that are
currently in effect and that are listed, together with the name of
the Franchisee, in Section 1.38 of the Disclosure Schedule.
“ Franchise Agreements ” means all such
twenty-seven (27) agreements, collectively.
1.39 “ Franchisee ” means any
Person that is a party to a Franchise Agreement with the
Company.
1.40 “ Fundamental Representations
” means the representations and warranties of the Seller set
forth in Sections 3.1 , 3.3 , 3.4 , 4.2
, 4.3(a) , 4.11(l) and 4.25 .
1.41
“GAAP”
means accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of
America consistently applied.
1.42
“Governmental
Authority” means
any nation or federal, state, local, regional, municipal or foreign
government or governmental regulatory body and any of their
respective subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities, authorities,
courts or tribunals.
1.43
“Hazardous
Materials” means
any “Hazardous Substance,” “Oil” or
“Pollutant or Contaminant” as such terms are defined in
40 C.F.R 300.5.
1.44 “ HSR Act ” means the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
1.45
“Indebtedness”
means, with respect to the Company
(i) the principal, premium (if any) and accrued interest in respect
of indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed, whether or not
evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments
and for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, either severally or jointly with any other
Person, (ii) all obligations of the Company for the deferred
purchase price of goods, services or property already acquired (but
excluding trade payables and other accrued current Liabilities
arising in the ordinary course of business), (iii) all obligations
of the Company under leases required to be capitalized in
accordance with GAAP, (iv) any amounts owed by and obligations of
the Company and the Subsidiaries to any officer, director or
employee of the Company or the Subsidiaries and their respective
Affiliates that is payable, as a result of, or upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement
(but excluding the Success Awards, the Replacement Awards and
compensation payable in the ordinary course of business, all as
accrued in accordance with GAAP on the Financial Statements),
(v) all intercompany net payables and (vi )
all obligations of the type referred to in the foregoing clauses
(i) through (v) of any other Person, the payment or performance of
which the Company is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
as obligor, guarantor or surety. “Indebtedness”,
however, shall not include the Termination Payment.
1.46
“Insurance
Policies” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .
1.47 “ Intellectual Property Rights
” any rights in or to any intellectual property or other
proprietary rights, including: (i) all inventions (whether or not
patentable or reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and
all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together
with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
divisionals, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all
trademarks, service marks, designs, trade dress, logos, slogans,
trade names, business names, corporate names, Internet domain
names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and
combinations thereof, all applications, registrations and renewals
in connection therewith and all goodwill associated with any of the
foregoing, (iii) all works of authorship, copyrights, all
registrations, applications for registration and renewals in
connection therewith, (iv) software (including source code,
executable code, data, databases, web sites, firmware and related
documentation), (v) all trade secrets, know-how, technology,
processes, products, methods, techniques, ideas, research and
development, recipes, designs, layouts, specifications,
improvements, business information, studies, technical and other
data, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and
business and marketing plans and proposals, and (vi) all copies and
tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in any form or
medium)
1.48
“Inventories”
means all product and supply
inventories of the Company and the Subsidiaries used, useable or
otherwise saleable in the ordinary course of the business
consistent with past practices, calculated in accordance with
GAAP.
1.49
“Joint
Firm” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b) .
1.50
“Knowledge” and the correlative “ Known
” shall mean the actual knowledge of the Persons set forth in
Section 1.50 of the Disclosure Schedule, without independent
inquiry.
1.51 “ Laws ” means all laws,
statutes, codes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other
pronouncements having the effect of law in the United States or any
domestic state, county, city or other political subdivision or of
any Governmental Authority, excluding, Environmental
Laws.
1.52 “ Leased Real Property ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(b) .
1.53
“Liabilities”
means any Indebtedness, Claim, Loss,
commitment, obligation and other liability of any kind, character
or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, secured or
unsecured, accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent or
otherwise.
1.54
“Liens”
means any lien, statutory lien,
pledge, mortgage, security interest, charge, encumbrance, easement,
right of way, covenant, Claim, restriction, right, option,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, warrant or
third party equity right of any kind or nature.
1.55 “ Losses ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
1.56
“Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean
any effect or change that individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a material
and adverse effect on the business,
properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or to the ability of Seller to consummate timely the transactions
contemplated hereby, as applicable; provided that none of the
following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) any adverse change, event, development, or effect arising from
(i) general business or economic conditions, provided such
conditions do not disproportionately affect the Company, (ii)
national or international political or social conditions, including
the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not
pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the
occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon the U.S., or
any of its territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular
offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel
of the U.S., provided, that such conditions do not
disproportionately affect the Company, (iii) economic or industry
conditions resulting from an outbreak of mad cow disease, bird
influenza or other such infectious disease, (iv) financial,
banking, or securities markets (including any disruption thereof
and any decline in the price of any security or any market index),
(v) changes in GAAP, (vi) changes in Laws, orders, or other binding
directives issued by any Governmental Authority, (vii) general
changes or developments in the industry in which the Company
operates , provided such changes or developments
do not disproportionately affect the Company, (viii) the taking of
any action expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the other
agreements contemplated hereby, or otherwise consented to by Buyer;
or (b) any adverse change in or effect on the business of the
Company that is cured by Seller to the reasonable satisfaction of
Buyer after consultation with Buyer’s counsel before the
earlier of (i) the Closing Date or (ii) the date on which this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12.1
hereof.
1.57
“Material
Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.11 .
1.58 “ Minimum Sale-Leaseback Proceeds
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.10
.
1.59
"Noncompetition
Agreement" means an
agreement between Seller and the Company pursuant to which Seller
agrees to certain restrictions upon its business activities, which
agreement shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A .
1.60 “ Owned Real Property ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a) .
1.61
“Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12
.
1.62
“Permitted
Liens” means with
respect to the Assets, as applicable: (a) real estate taxes,
assessments and other governmental levies, fees, or charges imposed
with respect to such Assets that are (i) not due and payable as of
the Closing Date or (ii) being contested by appropriate
proceedings; (b) mechanics liens and similar liens for labor,
materials, or supplies provided with respect to such Assets
incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are
(i) not yet due and payable or (ii) being contested by appropriate
proceedings; (c) zoning, building codes, and other land use laws
regulating the use or occupancy of any Owned Real Property or
Leased Real Property or the activities conducted thereon that are
imposed by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such
Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property which are not violated
in any material respect by the current use or occupancy of such
Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property (as the case may be) or
the operation of the business thereon; (d) liens for any financing
secured by any Assets that is an obligation of the Company that
will be paid off at Closing; (e) liens for any financing
contemplated by the Buyer that will be used, in whole or in part,
to finance the acquisition of the Shares and that is secured by any
Assets or the Shares; and (f) easements, covenants, declarations,
conditions, restrictions, and other similar matters of record
affecting title to any such Assets and other title defects that do
not or would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially
impair the use, marketability, or occupancy of such Assets in the
operation of the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries.
1.63
“Plan”
has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.17 .
1.64
“Person”
shall mean any natural person,
corporation, company, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, trust, general partnership, limited partnership,
proprietorship, or other business organization.
1.65
“Post-Closing
Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(e) .
1.66
“Purchase
Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
1.67 “ Real Property Leases ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(b) .
1.68 “ Reference Amount Range ”
means a deficit in the Company’s Working Capital of between
$13,500,000 and $14,500,000, inclusive.
1.69
“Replacement
Award ” means any
of the compensatory awards described on Section 1.69 of the
Disclosure Schedule. “Replacement Awards” means all
such awards, collectively.
1.70 “ Sale-Leaseback ” means
the sale-leaseback of sixty-four (64) parcels of the
Company’s Owned Real Property pursuant to those documents
(the “ Sale-Leaseback
Documents ”) and upon the terms described in
Section 1.70 of the Disclosure Schedule , with expected
gross proceeds of $210 million, or sixty-five (65) parcels of the
Company’s Owned Real Property if Store #313, Columbus,
Georgia is included in the Sale Leaseback, which, if included,
shall be for additional consideration of approximately $3,000,000.
“Alternative Sale/Leaseback” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.13.
1.71 “ Seller ” has the meaning
set forth in the introductory paragraph.
1.72
“ Seller
Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.2 .
1.73 “ Seller’s Breach ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
1.74 “ Shares ” has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals.
1.75
“Subsidiary”
and “ Subsidiaries
” have the respective meanings set forth in Section
4.1(b) .
1.76
“Subsidiary
Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b) .
1.77
“Success
Award” means any
of the compensatory awards described on Section 1.77 of the
Disclosure Schedule. “Success Awards” means
all such awards, collectively.
1.78
“Taxes
” shall mean any federal,
state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A),
customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding,
social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration,
value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax
of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not “ Tax Return
” shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for
refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, “Tax”
does not include any escheat Liabilities or similar items under
state unclaimed property Laws.
1.79
“Termination
Date” means
December 31, 2006.
1.80
“Termination
Payment” means the
fee payable by the Company in the event it terminates the
Sale-Leaseback as described in the Sale-Leaseback
Documents.
1.81
“2007 YTD
Capex” means
Capital Expenditures of the Company from July 29, 2006 through the
day before the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for
the avoidance of doubt, 2007 YTD Capex (i) shall not include cash
disbursements for internal labor costs that are otherwise included
within 2007 YTD Capex in excess of $100,000 per month and (ii)
shall be adjusted by the amount of liabilities outstanding
(including checks outstanding) relating to Capital Expenditures in
excess of $2,900,000.
1.82
“Working
Capital ” means
all “current assets” less all “current
liabilities” of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP and with
the practices, principles and methodologies used in preparing the
Audited Balance
Sheet.
“Current liabilities” shall be
adjusted to include $2,900,000 in Accounts Payable for the purchase
of property and equipment. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event
will Working Capital include (i) assets held for sale (other than
Inventory), (ii) Indebtedness, (iii) prepaid income Taxes or
deferred income Tax assets, (iv) income Taxes payable and deferred
income Tax liabilities, (v) liabilities relating to the Replacement
Awards or Success Awards and (vi) Closed Store
Liabilities.
1.83 “ Working Capital Adjustment
” means the amount by which Final Working Capital is outside
the Reference Amount Range such that in the event that Final
Working Capital is (i) a deficit greater than $14,500,000, such
excess shall be paid by Seller to Buyer, (ii) a deficit less than
the $13,500,000, such difference shall be paid by Buyer to Seller;
or (iii) a surplus, the amount of such surplus plus
$13,500,000 shall be paid by Buyer to Seller.
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2.
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PURCHASE AND
SALE OF SHARES.
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2.1
Basic Transaction
. Seller agrees to
sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer on the Closing
Date, and Buyer agrees to purchase and accept from Seller, all of
the Shares, free and clear of any Liens, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2.2
Transfer of Shares
. Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section
8 , on the Closing Date, Seller shall transfer the Shares by
delivery of one or more stock certificates representing all of the
Shares, duly endorsed in blank or with executed stock powers or
assignments attached, in proper form for transfer.
2.3
Purchase Price
. In consideration for
the purchase by Buyer of the Shares, Buyer shall pay to Seller on
the Closing Date, as defined in Section 2.5 hereof, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, the purchase price of Two
Hundred Seventy Six Million and 00/100 Dollars ($276,000,000), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof (the “
Purchase Price ”), in accordance with wire
instructions provided by the Seller.
2.4
Adjustments to Purchase
Price .
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(a)
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Determination of Closing Working Capital,
Closing Indebtedness and 2007 YTD Capex . As promptly as practicable and in any event
within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall and
shall cause the Company to prepare (i) a statement that sets forth
the Company’s calculation of Working
Capital as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (the
“ Closing Working Capital ”), (ii) a statement
that sets forth the Company’s calculation of Indebtedness as
of the opening of business on the Closing Date (the “
Closing Indebtedness ”), and a statement that sets
forth the Company’s calculation of 2007 YTD Capex and shall
deliver to the Seller a statement of the calculation of Closing
Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness and 2007 YTD Capex (the "
Closing Statement "), in each case, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently with past
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practices and in accordance with the
practices, principles and methodologies used in preparing the
Audited Balance Sheet.
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(b)
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Right of
Review . The Seller
and its representatives and accountants shall have the right to
review the Closing Statement and all work papers relating thereto.
The Seller shall have the right to request of the Company
additional information related to the Closing Statement, and the
Company shall cooperate with such reasonable requests. The Seller
and D&T shall complete review of the Closing Statement within
thirty (30) days after the Closing Statement has been made
available. If the Seller is of the view that any adjustment should
be made to Closing Statement in order for the Closing Statement to
be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section
2.4(a) , the Seller shall give Buyer written notice of such
adjustments. If no such notice is given within thirty (30) days
after the Closing Statement has been made available, Seller shall
be deemed to have accepted the Closing Statement without
adjustment. If the Buyer agrees with any of the adjustments
proposed by the Seller, such adjustments shall be made to the
Closing Statement. If there are any proposed adjustments that are
disputed by the Buyer, then the Buyer and Seller shall negotiate in
good faith to resolve all disputed adjustments. If, after a period
of thirty (30) days following the date on which Seller gives the
Buyer written notice of any proposed adjustments, any such
adjustments still remain disputed, then the Buyer and the Seller
shall jointly select an independent nationally recognized
accounting firm (the “ Joint Firm ”) to resolve
any remaining disputed adjustments, and the decision of the Joint
Firm shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The parties
hereto shall instruct the Joint Firm to resolve any such remaining
disputed adjustments as promptly as possible and in any event
within thirty (30) days; provided that the Joint Firm’s
determination of the adjustment shall be no higher than the
Seller’s proposal and no lower that the Buyer’s
proposal.
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(c)
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Final
Statement . After
the Closing Statement has been prepared and any related adjustments
thereto have been calculated and agreed to pursuant to Section
2.4(a) and Section 2.4(b) , all adjustments, if any, so
agreed to with respect to the Closing Statement shall be made. The
Closing Statement, as so revised by all such adjustments, if any,
is referred to hereinafter as the “ Final Statement
.”
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Adjustments . The parties hereto acknowledge that the
Purchase Price has been calculated based on certain assumptions
with respect to the financial condition of Company that will be
disclosed on the Final Statement and certain assumptions regarding
the proceeds to be received by the Company in the Sale-Leaseback.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree:
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(i) If Working Capital of Company as reflected on
the Final Statement (“ Final Working Capital ”)
is outside the Reference Amount
Range,
a Working Capital Adjustment shall be made on the
“Post-Closing Date” (as hereinafter
defined).
(ii) If Indebtedness of the Company as reflected on
the Final Statement (“ Final Indebtedness ”) is
greater than zero, Seller shall pay to Buyer on the Post-Closing
Date an amount (hereinafter referred to as the “
Indebtedness Payment ”) equal to the amount by which
the Final Indebtedness is a greater than zero.
(iii) The Purchase Price also shall be decreased by
the amount by which the gross proceeds of the Sale-Leaseback are in
excess of $210,000,000.
(iv) The Purchase Price shall be decreased by the
amount by which 2007 YTD Capex is less than the applicable amount
set forth in Section 6.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and
increased by the amount by which 2007 YTD Capex is greater than the
applicable amount set forth in Section 6.2(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule; provided, that in either event, the applicable amounts
shall be prorated if the Closing Date occurs between the dates set
forth on Section 6.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
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Post-Closing . Any payment that is required to be made
pursuant to Section 2.4(d) shall be made directly to Buyer
or Seller, as the case may be, at that party’s address set
forth in Section 13.1 within five (5) days after the Final
Statement has been completed in accordance with this Section
2.4 (including resolutions of disputed adjustments), or on such
other date or at such other time or place as Buyer and Seller shall
agree to in writing (the date of such post-closing hereunder being
referred to herein as the “ Post-Closing Date
”). All payments required to be made pursuant to Section
2.4(d) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds. Any payments required to be made pursuant to Section
2.4(d) shall be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price
for all purposes (including Tax purposes).
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2.5
The Closing
. Subject to
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in Section 8 , the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., located at
211 Commerce Center, Suite 1000, Nashville, Tennessee 37201,
commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on November 27, 2006 or within
five days after expiration of the applicable waiting period (and
any extension thereof) under the HSR Act, whichever date is later,
or such other date and/or time as Buyer and Seller may mutually
agree (the “ Closing Date ”).
2.6
Deliveries at the
Closing . At
the Closing, (i) Seller will deliver to Buyer the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section
7 below, (ii) Buyer will deliver to Seller the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section
8 below, (iii) Seller will deliver to Buyer one or more stock
certificates representing all of the
Shares,
endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed assignment
documents, and (iv) Buyer will deliver to Seller the Purchase
Price, in immediately available funds.
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer that the statements contained in this Section 3 are true,
correct and complete.
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3.1
Organization, Standing and
Authorization .
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee. Seller
has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
or other Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by
general equitable principles. Except as described in Section
3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller need not give any notice
to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent or
approval of any Government Authority in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
3.2
Non-contravention
. Except as set forth
in Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, will constitute a
violation of, conflict with, require the consent of any third party
under, or constitute or create a default under (a) Seller’s
charter documents or by-laws, each as amended to date; (b) any
Material Contract to which Seller is a party or by which it or any
of its properties is bound or to which it or any of such properties
is subject; or (c) any statute or any judgment, decree, order,
regulation or rule of any court or Governmental Authority, except
with respect to clause (c), where the violation, conflict or
default would not reasonably be expected to impair, or be material
and adverse to the Company or Seller’s ability to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereunder.
3.3
Broker Fees
. Except as set forth in
Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller has no
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for which Buyer or the Company could become obligated,
and Buyer shall not have any liability or otherwise suffer any loss
as a result of or in connection with any such fees
.
3.4
Shares . Except as disclosed in Section
3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller owns of record and
beneficially one hundred percent (100%) of the Shares, free and
clear of any Liens. Seller is the sole shareholder of the Company
and, except as disclosed in Section 3.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule, has the exclusive right, power and authority
to vote the Shares.
3.5
No Other Agreements Relating to
Acquisition .
Other than this Agreement and the Sale-Leaseback Documents,
none of the Seller, the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their
Affiliates is party to or bound by any agreement with respect to
any proposal or offer to acquire all or any significant part of the
business and properties of the Company, whether by merger, purchase
of stock, purchase of assets or otherwise (any such agreement, an
“ Acquisition Proposal ”), or any Contract
requiring Seller to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Any and all
discussions with third parties with
respect to an
Acquisition Proposal with any parties other than the parties herein
have been terminated.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND THE
SUBSIDIARIES. Seller represents and warrants to Buyer
that the statements contained in this Section 4 are true,
correct and complete.
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4.1
Organization, Qualification and
Corporate Power .
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(a)
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The Company is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Tennessee. The Company is qualified and in
good standing to transact business in each jurisdiction in which
such qualification is required by Law, except where the failure to
be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company has all requisite corporate power and corporate authority
to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease and
to operate its Assets as such Assets are now owned, leased or
operated. Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
each jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation. True, correct and complete copies of the
charter and bylaws of the Company have been provided by Seller to
Buyer, and such copies include all amendments, modifications and
supplements thereto.
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(b)
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Each of
Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse
of Kansas, Inc. (each, a “ Subsidiary ” and,
collectively, the “ Subsidiaries ”) is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, and is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective
state of formation. Each Subsidiary has all requisite corporate
power and corporate authority to carry on its business as now
conducted and to own or lease and to operate all properties and
assets necessary to operate the business of the Subsidiary as
currently conducted (the “ Subsidiary Assets ”).
Each Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
to the extent such failures to be duly qualified, licensed or in
good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. True, correct and complete copies of the charter
and bylaws of each Subsidiary have been provided by Seller to
Buyer, and such copies include all amendments, modifications and
supplements thereto.
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(c)
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Except for the
Subsidiaries, the Company does not have any subsidiaries and does
not own or control, directly or indirectly, any of the capital
stock of any Person. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations of Company to acquire any shares of capital stock or
other ownership interest of any Person and the Company does not
have any investment (either debt or equity), or commitments to make
such an investment, in any Person.
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4.2
Capitalization
. The entire authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of: (a) fifteen million
(15,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of which one
thousand (1,000) shares are issued and outstanding and are being
sold pursuant to this Agreement; and (b) five million (5,000,000)
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01, none of which are
issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding common
stock of the Company has been duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid, is non-assessable and was not issued in violation of
any preemptive rights. All of the issued and outstanding common
stock of the Company is held of record by Seller and true and
correct copies of all stock records and corporate minutes of the
Company have been furnished to Buyer. Except as set forth on
Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, Contracts,
calls, puts, rights to subscribe or conversion rights to which the
Company is a party or which are binding upon the Company providing
for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its capital
stock. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock, or similar rights with respect to the Company. There
are no voting trusts, proxies or any other Contracts with respect
to the voting of the capital stock of the Company.
4.3
Non-Contravention
. Except as set forth
in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereunder, will constitute a
violation of, or conflict with, require the consent of any third
party under, or constitute or create a default under, or result in
the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any Assets of either
the Company or any Subsidiary, pursuant to (a) its charter
documents or by-laws, each as amended to date; (b) any
Material Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties is bound or to which it or any of such properties is
subject; or (c) any statute or any judgment, decree, order,
regulation or rule of any court or Governmental Authority, except,
in the case of (c), where the violation, conflict, default, lien,
security interest or other encumbrance would not be material and
adverse to the Company.
4.4
Governmental Consent
. No consent, approval
or authorization of, or registration, qualification or filing with,
any Governmental Authority is required for the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereunder, except for the filing of
notices (and related requests for authorization) under the HSR Act
with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and
disclosures required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except where any
failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization,
registration, or qualification, or make such filing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be material and adverse to the
Company.
4.5
Financial Statements
. Section 4.5 of
the Disclosure Schedule includes (i) the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company as of July 28, 2006, containing
audited balance sheets as of July 28, 2006 and July 29, 2005 (the
July 28, 2006 balance sheet being herein referred to as the “
Audited Balance Sheet ”), audited statements of income
for each of the three fiscal years ended July 28, 2006, July 29,
2005 and July 30, 2004, related statements of changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal
years and related notes thereto and (ii) the unaudited balance
sheet and unaudited statement of income as of and for September 24,
2006 (the items described in clauses (i) and (ii) herein referred
to as the “ Financial Statements ”). Except as
set forth on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule and in
the following sentence, each of such Financial Statements is true
and correct in all material respects
and has been
prepared in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited balance sheet and
unaudited interim income statement as of and for September 24, 2006
are prepared on bases reasonably consistent with GAAP, but include
estimates that the Company believes to be reasonable, but which are
subject to quarterly adjustment. The balance sheets included in the
Financial Statements, subject to the qualification in the preceding
sentences, accurately and fairly present the financial condition of
the Company as at the respective dates thereof and the statements
of income and cash flows included in the Financial Statements
accurately and fairly present, respectively, the results of
operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods
covered thereby. The most recent balance sheet of the Company
included in the Financial Statements is hereafter referred to as
the “ Balance Sheet .” The date of the
Balance Sheet is hereafter referred to as the “Balance Sheet
Date.” Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has any Liabilities except for (i) Liabilities
specifically set forth in the Financial Statements; (ii)
Liabilities described on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule;
(iii) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since
the date of the Balance Sheet (none of which, individually or in
the aggregate, will result in Losses in excess of $1,000,000 or
would cause any of Seller’s representations and warranties
herein to be untrue) and (iv) other Liabilities expressly
contemplated by this Agreement. Except as specifically set forth
above, Seller makes no representation with respect to the Financial
Statements.
4.6
Absence of Certain
Changes .
Since the Balance Sheet Date, the business and operations of the
Company and the Subsidiaries have been conducted only in ordinary
course of business and there has been no Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the foregoing, since the Balance Sheet Date, there
has not been, except as disclosed in Section 4.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule:
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(a)
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any declaration
or payment of dividends on any capital stock of Company or any
distribution with respect to, or in redemption of, any of the
Shares;
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(b)
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any sale or
transfer of any Assets of Company or any Subsidiary except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
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(c)
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any damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not fully covered by insurance)
except for such damage, destruction or loss valued in excess of
$250,000, either individually or in the aggregate and which is not
covered by insurance;
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(d)
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any change in
the condition (financial or otherwise) of properties, Assets,
Liabilities, business, results of operations or prospects of the
Company or any Subsidiary, except for changes in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, none of which
has, individually or in the aggregate, caused or would reasonably
be expected to cause, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(e)
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any transfer,
assignment, license, abandonment, failure to maintain or other
disposition of any Company Intellectual Property Rights other than
in the ordinary course of business;
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(f)
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any action (or
failure to take any action) that could reasonably be expected to
result in the loss, lapse, abandonment, invalidity or
unenforceability of any Company Intellectual Property
Rights;
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(g)
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any material
transaction other than in the ordinary course of business of
Company or any Subsidiary consistent with past practice;
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(h)
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any lease of
personal or real property to or from any Person with respect to
which Company or any Subsidiary is a party;
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(i)
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any amendment
of the charter or bylaws of Company or any Subsidiary;
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(j)
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the granting of
any Lien against any of the Assets except Permitted
Liens;
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(k)
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any payment,
loan or advance of any amount to, or sale, transfer or lease of any
Assets to, or execution or modification of any agreement with,
officers or directors of the Company, any Subsidiary or
Seller;
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(l)
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any Known
personal injury on the premises of Company or any Subsidiary or in
connection with its business that is reasonably likely to give rise
to a claim in excess of the applicable insurance coverage and
applicable deductible or self-insured retention;
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(m)
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any increase in
the compensation payable to or to become payable by Company or any
Subsidiary to any officer, employee or agent of Company or any
Subsidiary, except for normal compensation adjustments to salaries,
wages or bonus accruals made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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(n)
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any layoff of
employees that could implicate the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act or any similar foreign, state or local Law
(collectively referred to herein as the “ WARN Act
”);
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(o)
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any payment,
other than in the ordinary course of business of Company or any
Subsidiary consistent with past practice, under any insurance,
pension or other benefit Plan to, for or with any officer, employee
or agent of Company or any Subsidiary;
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(p)
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any change in
the method of accounting, financial or tax practices, methods or
principles by Company, except as required by GAAP or changes in the
Code or other Law;
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(q)
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any conversion
of cash deposits into letters of credit; or
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(r)
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any agreement,
whether in writing or otherwise, to take any action described in
this Section 4.6 .
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4.7
Title to and Condition of
Tangible Assets .
Except as disclosed in Section 4.7 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company or one of the Subsidiaries has good and
marketable title to or a valid leasehold interest in the assets
reflected in the Financial Statements and, without duplication, all
Owned Real Property and all Leased Real Property and used regularly
in, and necessary for, the conduct of the business as currently
conducted (the “ Assets ”), free and clear of
any Liens, except Permitted Liens. All of the Assets are in
suitable condition to operate the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except for such conditions
which would not result in Losses, individually or in the aggregate,
in excess of $1,000,000. Except as disclosed in Section 4.7
of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries
owns or has a valid leasehold interest in all of the assets that
are used in, or that the Company deems necessary
for, the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
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(a)
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Section
4.8(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a complete list of all real property owned by
the Company or the Subsidiary (the “ Owned Real
Property ”). With respect to each such parcel of Owned
Real Property: (i) the Company has good and marketable title
in fee simple absolute, free and clear of all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens and except as stated in Section 4.8 of the
Disclosure Schedule; (ii) there are no leases, subleases, licenses,
concessions, or other agreements granting to any party or parties
the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the parcel of the
Owned Real Property; and (iii) there are no outstanding options or
rights of first refusal to purchase any parcel of Owned Real
Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein. Except as set
forth on Section 4.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any agreement or
option to purchase any real property or interest
therein.
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(b)
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The leases
listed in Section 4.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule (the
“ Real Property Leases ”) constitute all leases,
subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements (written or
oral) under which the Company uses or occupies or has any right to
use or occupy, now or in the future, any land, buildings,
structures or other interest in real property (the “
Leased Real Property ”), including the right to all
security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or
on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiary thereunder. Section
4.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the address of
each Leased Real Property. Seller has heretofore delivered to Buyer
true and complete copies of all Real Property Leases, and in the
case of any oral Real Property Leases, a written summary of the
material terms of such oral Real Property Lease. Except as set
forth in Section 4.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of
the Real Property Leases is valid, binding and in full force and
effect, and no notice of default or termination under any Real
Property Leases has been received and, to the Knowledge of Seller,
no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the
delivery of notice, passage of time or both, would constitute such
a breach or default, or permit the termination, modification or
acceleration of rent under such Real Property Lease. The
Company
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holds the
Leased Real Property free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted
Liens and except as stated in Section 4.8(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule. Except as set forth in Section 4.8(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, with respect to each Real Property Lease (i) the sale of
the Shares pursuant to this Agreement does not require the consent
of any other party to such Real Property Lease, will not result in
a breach of or default under such Real Property Lease, or otherwise
cause such Real Property Lease to cease to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on identical
terms following the Closing; (ii) the Company’s and each
Subsidiary’s, as the case may be, possession and quiet
enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under such Real Property
Lease has not been disturbed in any material respect, and to the
Company’s Knowledge, there are no disputes with respect to
such Real Property Lease; (iii) no security deposit or portion
thereof deposited with respect such Real Property Lease has been
applied in respect of a breach or default under such Real Property
Lease which has not been redeposited in full; (iv) neither the
Company nor the Subsidiary owes, or will owe in the future, any
brokerage commissions or finder’s fees with respect to such
Real Property Lease; (v) the other party to such Real Property
Lease is not an Affiliate of, and otherwise does not have any
economic interest in, the Company or the Subsidiary; (vi) the
Company or the Subsidiary has not subleased, licensed or otherwise
granted any Person the right to use or occupy such Leased Real
Property or any portion thereof; and (vii) the Company or
Subsidiary has not collaterally assigned or granted any other
security interest in such Real Property Lease or any interest
therein.
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(c)
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The Owned Real
Property identified in Section 4.8(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule and the Leased Real Property identified in Section
4.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “
Real Pr
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