DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 8,
2006
COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES,
INC.
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SERVICES,
LLC
EACH SELLER LISTED ON SCHEDULE I
HERETO
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SECTION 1.01. Terms Defined
Elsewhere
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SECTION 1.02. Defined Terms
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of Capital
Stock of Company
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SECTION 2.02. Company Purchase
Price
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SECTION 2.03. Treatment of Company Options
and Warrants
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SECTION 2.04. Treatment of Restricted
Stock
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SECTION 2.05. Indemnification
Escrow
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SECTION 3.01. Closing Date
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SECTION 3.02. Seller
Deliveries
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SECTION 3.03. Buyer and Buyer Sub
Deliveries
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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SECTION 4.01. Organization, Standing and
Power
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SECTION 4.02. Capital
Structure
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SECTION 4.03. Authority; No Conflicts;
Consent
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SECTION 4.04. Financial
Statements
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SECTION 4.05. No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Applicable
Laws; Regulatory Matters
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SECTION 4.10. Absence of Certain Changes or
Events
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SECTION 4.11. Material
Agreements
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SECTION 4.12. Employee Benefit Plans;
ERISA
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SECTION 4.13. Brokers or
Finders
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SECTION 4.14. Real Property; Personal
Property
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SECTION 4.15. Affiliated Transactions and
Certain Other Agreements
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SECTION 4.16. Environmental
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SECTION 4.17. Intellectual
Property
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SECTION 4.18. Employees and Labor
Matters
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SECTION 4.20. Customer, Supplier and Vendor
Relationships
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SECTION 4.21. Absence of Certain Business
Practices
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SECTION 4.23. Books and
Records
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SECTION 4.24. Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act
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SECTION 4.25. Bank Accounts; Powers of
Attorney
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SECTION 4.26. Delaware Takeover
Statute
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
SELLERS
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SECTION 5.01. Organization of Certain
Sellers
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SECTION 5.03. No Conflict; Required Filings
and Consents
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SECTION 5.06. Investment
Representations
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SECTION 5.07. United States
Person
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER AND BUYER SUB
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SECTION 6.01. Organization, Standing and
Power
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SECTION 6.02. Authority; No Conflicts;
Consent
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SECTION 6.03. No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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SECTION 6.04. Absence of Certain Changes or
Events
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SECTION 6.05. Brokers or
Finders
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SECTION 6.06. Representations as to Buyer
Common Stock
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SECTION 6.07. Investment
Representations
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SECTION 6.08. SEC Reports; Financial
Statements
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SECTION 6.09. No Reliance
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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SECTION 7.01. Confidentiality
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SECTION 7.02. Appropriate Actions; Consents;
Filings
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SECTION 7.03. Public
Announcements
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SECTION 7.04. Fees and
Expenses
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SECTION 7.05. Sellers’
Release
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SECTION 7.06. Employee Matters
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SECTION 7.07. Termination of Certain Prior
Agreements
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 8.01. Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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SECTION 8.02. Indemnification
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SECTION 8.03. Procedure for Claims between
Parties
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SECTION 8.04. Defense of Third-Party
Claims
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SECTION 8.05. Resolution of Conflicts and
Claims
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SECTION 8.06. Limitations on
Indemnity
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SECTION 8.07. Payment of
Damages
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SECTION 8.08. Sellers’
Representative
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SECTION 8.09. Exclusive Remedy
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SECTION 8.10. Actual Fraud
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SECTION 8.11. No Special
Damages
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SECTION 8.12. No Duplication
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ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 9.03. Interpretation
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SECTION 9.04. Counterparts
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SECTION 9.05. Entire Agreement; Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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SECTION 9.06. Governing Law
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SECTION 9.07. Severability
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SECTION 9.09. Enforcement
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SECTION 9.10. Acknowledgment
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Form of
Registration Rights Agreement
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Form of
Employment Agreement
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Form of
Non-Competition Agreement
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Form of
Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Form of
Consulting Agreement
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Form of Fabco
Manufacturing Agreement
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Form of Fabco
Service Agreement
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Form of First
Amendment to Pumpco Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan
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Form of Option
Letter Agreement
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Form of
Indemnification Escrow Agreement
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Seller
Information
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This
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated effective as of November 8,
2006 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among Complete
Production Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Buyer ”), Integrated Production Services, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer Sub
”), Pumpco Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), and those parties listed on
Schedule I hereto and signatories hereto (collectively,
the “ Sellers ”).
WHEREAS,
the Sellers own, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
the Company (the “ Company Shares ”), which
represents the only class of capital stock of the Company
outstanding;
WHEREAS,
Buyer Sub desires to acquire all of the Company Shares, and the
Sellers desire to sell the same, on the terms and conditions
contained herein; and
WHEREAS,
Buyer, Buyer Sub and the Sellers desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with the purchase of the Company Shares.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, and other valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION
1.01. Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are
defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below.
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Location
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Definition
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Defined
Term
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Section 4.12(j)
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Section 4.15
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Preamble
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Preamble
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Buyer
Disclosure Documents
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Section 6.08(a)
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Section 8.02(a)
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Section 8.02(b)
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Section 2.02(a)(i)
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Preamble
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Cash Purchase
Price Accounts
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Section 2.02(c)
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Section 7.05(a)
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Section 3.01
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Location
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Definition
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Defined
Term
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Section 3.01
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Section 2.02(b)
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Section 8.06
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Section 4.12(e)
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Preamble
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Recitals
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Section 8.02(a)
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Article IV
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Section 4.16
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Section 4.12(a)
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Section 4.12(a)
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Section 7.04
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Section 4.12(k)
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Section 4.04(b)
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Section 4.03(b)
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Section 4.16
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Section 2.05
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Indemnification
Escrow Agreement
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Section 2.05
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Section 8.02(b)
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Section 8.02(b)
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Section 8.03
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Section 4.20
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Section 4.11(a)
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Section 8.03
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Section 8.05(a)
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Section 4.07(a)
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Section 2.02(b)
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Section 4.14(a)
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Section 7.05(a)
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Section 2.05
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Section 7.05(a)
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Section 7.05(b)
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Section 7.05(a)
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Stock Section 280G Cap
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Section 2.04
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Restricted
Stock Total Payment
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Section 2.04
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Preamble
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Section 4.02
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Seller
Indemnifying Party
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Section 8.02(a)
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Section 4.02
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Section 8.08(a)
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Section 4.11(a)(x)
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Stock Option
Section 280G Cap
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Section 2.03(c)
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Stock Option
Total Payment
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Section 2.03(c)
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Section 8.01
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Section 7.07(b)
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Location
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Section 8.04
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Section 8.06
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Section 4.03(c)
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SECTION
1.02. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms
below shall have the following meanings. Any of such terms, unless
the context requires otherwise, may be used in the singular or
plural, depending upon the reference.
(a)
“ Accredited Investor ” means an
“accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule
501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
(b)
“ Board of Directors ” means the Board of
Directors of any specified Person and any properly serving and
acting committees thereof.
(c)
“ Business Day ” means any day that is not a
Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which banks are authorized
or required by law to be closed in New York, New York.
(d)
“ Buyer Common Stock ” means the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Buyer.
(e)
“ Cashed-Out Company Options ” means those
Company Options set forth on Schedule II(a)
hereto.
(f)
“ Cashed-Out Holder ” means the holder of a
Cashed-Out Company Option.
(g)
“ Certificate ” means a certificate which
represents outstanding shares of Company Shares.
(h)
“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
(i)
“ Company Options ” means all options to
purchase Company Shares granted under the Equity Compensation
Plans.
(j)
“ Consulting Agreement ” means that certain
consulting agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between the
Company and Cody Ortowski.
(k)
“ Employment Agreements ” means those certain
employment agreements dated as of the date hereof by and between
the Company and the individuals set forth on
Schedule III(a) hereto.
(l)
“ Encumbrance ” means any lien, pledge,
mortgage, security interest, claim, charge, easement, limitation,
commitment, encroachment, restriction (other than a restriction on
transferability imposed by federal or state securities laws),
preemptive rights, any other encumbrance of any kind or nature
whatsoever (whether absolute or contingent) or any other adverse
claims of any third party.
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(m)
“ Equity Compensation Plans ” means the Pumpco
Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and any other plan or
arrangement under which the Company grants equity-based
awards.
(n)
“ Equity Interest ” means any share, capital
stock, partnership, member or similar equity interest in any
entity, and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt
securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable
therefor.
(o)
“ Equity Interests Acquisition Agreement ” means
that certain Equity Interests Acquisition Agreement, dated as of
August 12, 2005, by and among the Company, Pumpco Energy
Services, L.P., Pumpco Services, Ltd., Impact Energy Services,
L.L.C., Ortowski Construction Co., Ltd., Ronny Ortowski, Cody J.
Ortowski and Christopher C. Ortowski.
(p)
“ Escrow Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association.
(q)
“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
(r)
“ Exchange Ratio ” means 40/1.
(s)
“ Fabco Manufacturing Agreement ” means that
certain Fabco Manufacturing Agreement dated as of the date hereof
by and between the Company, Buyer Sub and Ortowski Construction
Co., Ltd.
(t)
“ Fabco Service Agreement ” means that certain
Fabco Service Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between
the Company, Buyer Sub and Ortowski Construction Co.,
Ltd.
(u)
“ HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
(v)
“ Intellectual Property ” means all intellectual
property and rights therein, however denominated, throughout the
world, whether or not registered, including without limitation, all
Proprietary Technology, patents, trademarks, service marks,
certification marks, trade dress, logos, brand names, trade names,
copyrights, domain names, rights of publicity and privacy and, with
respect to each of the foregoing, all registrations and
applications for registration, renewals, extensions, continuations,
reissues, divisionals, improvements, modifications, derivative
works and common law rights, choses-in-action and causes of action
relating to any of the foregoing.
(w)
“ Intellectual Property Rights ” means all
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and all rights under licenses for the use of
Intellectual Property granted to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries which are used in the operation of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or currently
intended to be conducted by the Company in the foreseeable
future.
(x)
“ Knowledge of the Company ” means the actual
knowledge of Ray Ballantyne, Ronny Ortowski, Ryan Liles, Cody
Ortowski, David Crombie and Sue Kimble after
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inquiry (which shall not require such Persons to make inquiries of
any Person other than the listed Persons).
(y)
“ Law ” means any federal, state, local or
foreign statute, code, ordinance, rule, treaty, regulation, order,
judgment, writ, stipulation, award, injunction, and any enforceable
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any
judicial or administrative order, consent decree, judgment,
stipulation, injunction, permit, authorization, policy, opinion, or
agency requirement, in each case having the force and effect of
law.
(z)
“ Liabilities ” means all indebtedness,
obligations and other liabilities of a Person, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent (or based upon any contingency), known or
unknown, fixed or otherwise, or whether due or to become
due.
(aa)
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect
to any Person, any change, circumstance, event or effect that,
individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse to the
business, operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition or
results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or would prevent such Person from performing its
obligations under this Agreement.
(bb)
“ Non-Competition Agreements ” means those
certain non-competition and non-solicitation agreements dated as of
the date hereof between the Company and the individuals set forth
on Schedule III(b) hereto.
(cc)
“ Nonqualified Sellers ” means the Sellers named
in Schedule I(b) hereto.
(dd)
“ Non-Solicitation Agreement ” means that
certain non-solicitation agreement dated as of the date hereof
between the Company and SCF-VI, L.P.
(ee)
“ Option Letter Agreements ” means those certain
agreements executed by the holders of Company Options with respect
to the treatment of the Company Options hereunder.
(ff)
“ Organizational Documents ” means, with respect
to any entity, the certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws, operating agreement or other governing documents of such
entity.
(gg)
“ Permitted Encumbrances ” means (i) liens
for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes the validity of
which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’,
warehousemen’s, landlord’s and similar liens securing
obligations not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which appropriate
reserves (to the extent required by GAAP) have been established in
the books and records of the Company; or (iii) Encumbrances
that do not materially impair the present use and operation of the
property or assets to which they relate.
(hh)
“ Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, entity or group (as defined in Section
3(9) of the Exchange Act).
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(ii)
“ Plan ” means (i) each of the
“employee benefit plans” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) of which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate is or within the past six years was a sponsor or
participating employer or as to which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate makes or within the past six years made contributions or
is or within the past six years was required to make contributions
or under which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any
obligation or Liability (contingent or otherwise), and
(ii) any employment, severance, change in control or other
agreement, arrangement, plan or policy of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate (whether written or oral) providing for compensation or
benefits to employees or other service providers of the Company,
including, without limitation, health, life, vision or dental
insurance coverage (including self-insured arrangements),
workers’ compensation, disability benefits, supplemental
unemployment benefits, vacation benefits or retirement benefits,
fringe benefits, or for profit sharing, deferred compensation,
bonuses, stock options, stock appreciation or other forms of
incentive compensation, or post-employment insurance, compensation
or benefits.
(jj)
“ Proprietary Technology ” means all
confidential and proprietary processes, formulae, specifications,
inventions, invention disclosures, trade secrets, know-how,
development tools and other confidential or proprietary information
or rights used, employed or exploited by or for a Person pertaining
to any product or service developed, manufactured, marketed,
distributed, leased, licensed, sold or maintained by or for that
Person or otherwise used in the conduct of that Person’s
businesses, and any of the foregoing embodied in any documentation
or media, including manuals, memoranda, know-how disclosures,
notebooks, software, specimens, models, books and
records.
(kk)
“ Qualified Sellers ” means the Sellers named in
Schedule I(c) hereto.
(ll)
“ Reference Balance Sheet ” means the
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2005.
(mm)
“ Reference Balance Sheet Date ” means
December 31, 2005.
(nn)
“ Registration Rights Agreement ” means that
certain registration rights agreement dated as of the date hereof
executed by Buyer and Sellers, pursuant to which Buyer will grant
Sellers certain registration rights with respect to the Buyer
Shares.
(oo)
“ Representatives ” means, collectively, the
directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal
counsel, investment bankers, advisors, and agents and other
representatives of any Person.
(pp)
“ Restricted Stock ” means those Company Shares
subject to certain vesting and transfer restrictions.
(qq)
“ Rollover Company Options ” means those Company
Options set forth on Schedule II(b) hereto.
(rr)
“ SEC ” means the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, and any successor thereto.
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(ss)
“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
(tt)
“ Stockholders Agreement ” means that certain
Stockholders Agreement of the Company dated as of August 12,
2005, among the Company and the persons named as
“Stockholders” therein.
(uu)
“ Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any
party means any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, (i) of which such party or any
other Subsidiary of such party is a general partner (excluding
partnerships, where the general partnership interests are held by
such party or any Subsidiary of such party and do not constitute a
majority of the voting and economic interests in such partnership),
or (ii) at least a majority of the securities or other
interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors or others performing
similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such
party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party
and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
(vv)
“ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means
any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital
stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security,
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.
(ww)
“ Tax Period ” means any period prescribed by
any governmental authority for which a Tax Return is to be filed or
a Tax is required to be paid.
(xx)
“ Tax Return ” means any report, declaration,
return, information return, claim for refund, or statement relating
to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendments thereof.
(yy)
“ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the
Non-Competition Agreements, the Non-Solicitation Agreement, the
Consulting Agreement, the Fabco Manufacturing Agreement , the Fabco
Service Agreement and the Indemnification Escrow
Agreement.
(zz)
“ Warrants ” means those certain Warrants for
the Purchase of Common Stock, dated as of August 12, 2005, by
and between the Company and SCF-VI, L.P., Ronny Ortowski, Cody
Ortowski and Christopher C. Ortowski, respectively.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
SECTION
2.01. Purchase and Sale of Capital Stock of Company. Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, at the
Closing, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement or made pursuant hereto, each Seller is
hereby selling, assigning, transferring and delivering to Buyer Sub
free and clear of any Encumbrance, and Buyer Sub is hereby
purchasing from each Seller, all of his, her or its
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Company Shares,
as set forth in Section 2.01 of the Disclosure Letter, for the
consideration specified below in this Article II.
SECTION
2.02. Company Purchase Price.
(a) The
consideration being paid by Buyer Sub, or on behalf of Buyer Sub,
to the Qualified Sellers shall be upon the surrender of the
Certificates as follows:
(i)
986,943 shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued to the Qualified
Sellers in the denominations set forth opposite each Qualified
Seller’s name on Schedule I(c) (such shares,
together with the shares issued pursuant to
Section 2.03(b)(i), the “ Buyer Shares ”);
and
(ii)
cash in the aggregate amount of $154,061,160, without interest,
payable in the amounts set forth opposite each Qualified
Seller’s name on Schedule I(c) .
(b) The
consideration being paid by Buyer Sub, or on behalf of Buyer Sub,
to the Nonqualified Sellers shall be cash in the aggregate amount
of $400,000, without interest, payable upon the surrender of the
Certificates in the amounts set forth opposite each Nonqualified
Seller’s name on Schedule I(b) . The total cash
consideration being paid by Buyer Sub, or on behalf of Buyer Sub,
to the Sellers pursuant to this Section 2.02 and to the
Cashed-Out Holders pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(ii) is referred to
herein as the “ Closing Payment ”; and the total
consideration (consisting of both the Closing Payment and Buyer
Shares issued pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(1) and to the
Cashed-Out Holders pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i)) being paid
by Buyer Sub, or on behalf of Buyer Sub, to the Sellers pursuant to
this Section 2.02 is referred to herein as the “
Purchase Price .”
(c) All
payments of cash pursuant to this Section 2.02 and pursuant to
Section 2.03(b)(ii) shall be reduced by each Seller or
Cashed-Out Holder’s, as applicable, portion of the
Indemnification Escrow (as such amounts are set forth on
Schedule IV hereto) and shall be made in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to an account or accounts (the “
Cash Purchase Price Accounts ”) specified by the
Cashed-Out Holders and Sellers at least two (2) Business Days
prior to the date such payments are to be made.
SECTION
2.03. Treatment of Company Options and Warrants.
(a) At
the Closing, each unexercised and unexpired Rollover Company Option
that is then outstanding under any Equity Compensation Plan,
whether or not then exercisable, shall be converted into an option
to purchase Buyer Common Stock in accordance with this
Section 2.03(a). Each Rollover Company Option so converted
shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and
conditions (including vesting schedule) as set forth in the
applicable Equity Compensation Plan and the applicable stock option
agreement immediately prior to the Closing, except that
(i) such Rollover Company Option shall be exercisable (or
shall become exercisable in accordance with its terms) for that
number of whole shares of Buyer Common Stock equal to the product
of the number of Company Shares that were subject to such Rollover
Company Option immediately prior to the Closing multiplied by the
Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares
of Buyer Common Stock, and (ii) the per share exercise price
of the shares of Buyer Common Stock subject to such Rollover
Company
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Option so
converted shall be equal to the quotient determined by dividing the
exercise price per Company Share at which such Rollover Company
Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Closing by the
Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. The
conversion of the Rollover Company Options into options to purchase
Buyer Common Stock shall be made so as not to constitute (a) a
“modification” of such Rollover Company Options within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and (b) in the
case of any such Rollover Company Options which are
“incentive stock options,” within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code, a “modification” of such
Rollover Company Options within the meaning of Section 424 of
the Code. In addition to the foregoing, Buyer Sub shall assume each
Equity Compensation Plan and the number and kind of shares
available for issuance under each such Equity Compensation Plan
shall be converted into shares of Buyer Common Stock in accordance
with the applicable provisions of such Equity Compensation Plan. In
addition, Buyer shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or other
appropriate form) covering all such shares of Buyer Common Stock,
including shares issuable upon exercise of Rollover Company
Options, and shall cause such registration statement to remain
effective for as long as there are outstanding any options under
the Equity Compensation Plans.
(b) Except
as provided below, effective immediately prior to the Closing, each
unexercised and unexpired Cashed-Out Company Option that is then
outstanding under any Equity Compensation Plan shall become fully
vested and exercisable with respect to all shares subject thereto.
As of the Closing, each such unexercised and unexpired Cashed-Out
Company Option shall be canceled, and in exchange therefor, Buyer
Sub shall pay to the holder of such Cashed-Out Company Option the
following:
(i)
23,623 shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued to the Cashed-Out
Holders in the denominations set forth opposite each Cashed-Out
Holder’s name on Schedule II(a) ; and
(ii)
cash in the aggregate amount of $3,047,540, without interest,
payable in the amounts set forth opposite each Cashed Out
Holder’s name on Schedule II(a) .
(c) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in any Equity Compensation Plan or any
agreement evidencing a Cashed-Out Company Option, to the extent
that the accelerated vesting and/or exercisability of any
Cashed-Out Company Option (or any other payment with respect to any
Cashed-Out Company Option), either alone or together with any other
payment or benefit received or to be received by the holder thereof
in connection with a “change in ownership or control”
of the Company (within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code) (the “ Stock Option Total Payment ”) would
as a result of Section 280G of the Code not be deductible (in
whole or in part) by the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate
thereof, or any other person making such payment or providing such
benefit, such Cashed-Out Company Option shall not vest or become
exercisable (and no such other payment shall be made or provided)
unless such vesting, exercisability and other payment is disclosed
to and approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance
with Section 280G of the Code and Treasury Regulation section
1.280G-1. In the event that any such vesting, exercisability or
other payment would not be so deductible, then, only to the extent
necessary to make such portion of the Stock Option Total Payment
deductible, the accelerated vesting and exercisability of such
Cashed-Out Company
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Option (and any
other such payment with respect thereto) shall be reduced (if
necessary, to zero) (the “ Stock Option Section 280G
Cap ”).
(d) The
Warrants are hereby being cancelled at the Closing and no
additional consideration is being paid therefor.
(e) Buyer
Sub shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the payments set
forth in Section 2.03(b) such amounts as Buyer Sub is required to
deduct and withhold under the Code, or any other tax laws, with
respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts
are so withheld by Buyer Sub, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the Cashed-Out Holders.
SECTION
2.04. Treatment of Restricted Stock. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in any Equity Compensation Plan or any
agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock, to the extent that the
accelerated vesting of any Restricted Stock (or any other payment
with respect to any Restricted Stock), either alone or together
with any other payment or benefit received or to be received by the
holder thereof in connection with a “change in ownership or
control” of the Company (within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code) (the “ Restricted Stock
Total Payment ”) would as a result of Section 280G
of the Code not be deductible (in whole or in part) by the Company,
a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any other person making such
payment or providing such benefit, such Restricted Stock shall not
vest (and no such other payment shall be made or provided) unless
such vesting and other payment is disclosed to and approved by the
stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 280G of
the Code and Treasury Regulation section 1.280G-1. In the event
that any such vesting or other payment would not be so deductible,
then, only to the extent necessary to make such portion of the
Restricted Stock Total Payment deductible, the accelerated vesting
of such Restricted Stock (and any other such payment with respect
thereto) shall be reduced (if necessary, to zero) (the “
Restricted Stock Section 280G Cap ”).
SECTION
2.05. Indemnification Escrow . At the Closing, each of
Buyer, Buyer Sub and the Sellers’ Representative are
executing and delivering an escrow agreement in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “
Indemnification Escrow Agreement ”). At the Closing,
Buyer Sub is depositing with the Escrow Agent a portion of the Cash
Consideration otherwise payable to the Sellers and Cashed-Out
Holders at the Closing equal to the aggregate of the amounts set
forth opposite the Sellers and Cashed-Out Holders’ names on
Schedule IV hereto, for a total of $5,000,000 (the “
Indemnification Escrow ”). The Indemnification Escrow
shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the
Indemnification Escrow Agreement. Pursuant to the Indemnification
Escrow Agreement, the full amount of the Indemnification Escrow
shall be released by the Escrow Agent to the Sellers’
Representative on the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date
(the “ Release Date ”), in accordance with the
terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement, minus any amounts of
any indemnity claims made pursuant to Article VIII (whether or
not such indemnity claims have been determined to be valid) as of
the Release Date. At such time as all remaining claims have been
resolved, any remaining amounts in the Indemnification Escrow shall
be released and paid to the Sellers’ Representative. Any
funds distributed from the Indemnification Escrow to the Sellers
Representative shall be distributed upon release by the
Sellers’ Representative to the Sellers and Cashed-Out Holders
in the proportions set forth on Schedule IV hereto;
provided that the Sellers’
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Representative
may round distribution amounts up or down to whole dollars to the
extent necessary.
SECTION
3.01. Closing Date. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing
”) is occurring at the offices of Complete Production
Services, Inc., 11700 Old Katy Road, Suite 300, Houston, Texas
77079, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”).
SECTION
3.02. Seller Deliveries. At the Closing, the Sellers are
delivering or causing to be delivered to Buyer and Buyer
Sub:
(a) Certificates
representing all of the Company Shares free and clear of any
Encumbrance, accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank or
duly executed instruments of transfer (the Sellers shall affix any
necessary transfer stamps to the stock certificates (or stock
transfer powers) evidencing the Company Shares);
(b) a
duly executed Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
(c) duly
executed Employment Agreements, each substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(d) duly
executed Non-Competition Agreements, each substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C ;
(e) a
duly executed Non-Solicitation Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D ;
(f) a
duly executed Consulting Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E ;
(g) a
duly executed Fabco Manufacturing Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F ;
(h) a
duly executed Fabco Service Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit G ;
(i) a
duly executed First Amendment to Pumpco Services, Inc. 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H ;
(j) duly
executed Option Letter Agreements, each substantially in the
appropriate form attached hereto as Exhibit I
;
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(k) a
duly executed Indemnification Escrow Agreement, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit J ;
(l) duly
cancelled copies of each of the Warrants;
(m) Internal
Revenue Service Forms W-9 for each Seller;
(n) written
resignations of each director of the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(o) copies
of all permits, consents or approvals of third parties or
Governmental Entities, the granting of which are necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or for
preventing the termination of any material right, privilege,
license, permit, certificate or agreement of the business of the
Company upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein;
(p) copies
of certificates of existence and good standing for the Company
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated as
of a recent date;
(q) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the secretary of the
Company certifying (i) the Organizational Documents of the
Company, (ii) that all corporate actions required to authorize
and approve the execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be delivered by
the Company as provided for herein have been taken and setting
forth copies of such actions and (iii) the accuracy of the
signature(s) of the officer(s) of the Company executing this
Agreement and such other Transaction Documents; and
(r) a
form of notice by the Company to the Internal Revenue Service in
accordance with the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2) and in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer Sub along with written
authorization for Buyer Sub to deliver such notice form to the
Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the Company upon the
Closing.
SECTION
3.03. Buyer and Buyer Sub Deliveries. At the Closing, Buyer
and Buyer Sub is delivering or causing to be delivered to the
Sellers:
(a) stock
certificates representing the Buyer Shares free and clear of any
Encumbrance;
(b) the
Closing Payment to the Cash Purchase Price Accounts pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement, less the amount of the
Indemnification Escrow;
(c) the
Indemnification Escrow by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account designated in writing by the Escrow
Agent;
(d) a
duly executed Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
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(e) a
duly executed Fabco Manufacturing Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F ;
(f) a
duly executed Fabco Service Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit G ;
(g) a
duly executed Indemnification Escrow Agreement, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit J ;
(h) copies
of all permits, consents or approvals of third parties or
Governmental Entities, the granting of which are necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein;
and
(i) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the secretary of
Buyer and by Buyer on behalf of Buyer Sub certifying (i) the
Organizational Documents of Buyer and Buyer Sub, (ii) that all
corporate actions required to authorize and approve the execution
and delivery by Buyer and Buyer Sub of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents to be delivered by Buyer and Buyer Sub as
provided for herein have been taken and setting forth copies of
such actions and (iii) the accuracy of the signature(s) of the
officer(s) of the of Buyer and Buyer executing this Agreement and
such other Transaction Documents.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
The
Company represents and warrants to Buyer and Buyer Sub that the
statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct
except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by the
Company to Buyer and Buyer Sub on the date hereof (the “
Disclosure Letter ”) and subject to such
qualifications and limitations as may be set forth in this
Article IV. The Disclosure Letter is arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in
this Article IV, and the disclosures in any such paragraph of
the Disclosure Letter shall qualify the corresponding paragraph in
this Article IV.
SECTION
4.01. Organization, Standing and Power. Each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or formed and is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and in good
standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, except where the failure to so
qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
The copies of the Organizational Documents of each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries which were previously furnished to Buyer are
true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on
the date of this Agreement. Section 4.01 of the Disclosure
Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of each of the
Company’s Subsidiaries.
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SECTION
4.02. Capital Structure.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists solely of
1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(“ Seller Common Stock ”), and 10,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Seller
Preferred Stock ”). There are 217,750 shares of Seller
Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding and no shares of
Seller Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. All shares of Seller
Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of
any preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, with respect to the
Equity Compensation Plans, there were outstanding Company Options
with respect to 8,825 shares of Seller Common Stock.
(b) Except
as set forth in Section 4.02(b) of the Disclosure Letter,
there are outstanding (i) no shares of capital stock, membership
interest or other voting securities of the Company (including any
capital stock equivalents), (ii) no securities of the Company
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock,
membership interests or voting securities of the Company,
(iii) no options, warrants, preemptive or other rights to
acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any
Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and
(iv) no equity equivalent interest in the ownership or
earnings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other similar
rights. If applicable, for each of (i) – (iv) above,
Section 4.02(b) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the
identity of the person holding such security, the number of
securities, the exercise price, if any, the vesting schedule, if
any, and other similar information all in reasonable detail. Except
as set forth in Section 4.02(b) of the Disclosure Letter,
(i) there are no outstanding obligations of the Company to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company’s
or any of its Subsidiaries’, as applicable, securities and
(ii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to any employment or other agreements and has not made any offers
for employment that in either case contemplate or obligate the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant any options or issue
any stock or Equity Interests.
(c) All
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of
the Company’s Subsidiaries are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company,
free and clear of any Encumbrance. There are outstanding no
options, preemptive or other rights to acquire from any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries, and no obligation of any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting
securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock or voting securities of such Subsidiary. The Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other
ownership interest in any Person, other than in its
Subsidiaries.
(d) No
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company
having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders or
equity holders of the Company, as such, may vote are issued or
outstanding.
(e) The
Sellers are the owners of record of the number of shares of Company
Shares set forth opposite the Sellers’ names on
Section 4.02(e) of the Disclosure Letter. The Company is not a
party to any shareholder agreement, voting trust or other voting or
similar
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agreement with
respect to the Company Shares. The Stockholders Agreement is being
terminated as of the date hereof pursuant to
Section 7.07(a).
SECTION
4.03. Authority; No Conflicts; Consent.
(a) The
Company has all requisite power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming
this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the
other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to
or affecting creditors generally and by general equity principles.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on
the part of the Company, and no vote of the stockholders of the
Company, is necessary to authorize this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The
Board of Directors has passed resolutions that have approved this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a
party.
(b) Except
as set forth in Section 4.03(b) of the Disclosure Letter and
except as have been obtained or made, no consent, approval, order
or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with,
any supranational, national, state, municipal or local government,
any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or
commission or other authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental or
private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, or other
governmental or quasi-governmental authority (a “
Governmental Entity ”), is required by the Company in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) Except
as set forth in Section 4.03(c) of the Disclosure Letter,
neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
nor any of the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is
a party, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, will (A) conflict with, or result in any
violation of, or constitute a material default (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
consent, termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration of
any material obligation or the loss of any material property, right
or benefit under, or the creation of a lien, pledge, security
interest, charge or other Encumbrance on any material assets (any
such conflict, violation, default, right of consent, termination,
amendment, cancellation or acceleration, loss or creation, a
“ Violation ”) under, (i) the
Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) any note, loan or credit agreement, mortgage, deed of
trust, bond, indenture, benefit plan, lease or other agreement,
instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties or assets are bound that is material to the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (iii) any Law of any
Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, or
(B) create an Encumbrance on any of the Equity Interests of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(d) At
the Closing, Buyer Sub shall own all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company, free and clear of any and
all Encumbrances other than Encumbrances created by Buyer or Buyer
Sub or arising out of ownership of the Company Shares by Buyer
Sub.
SECTION
4.04. Financial Statements.
(a) The
Company has delivered to Buyer: (i) an audited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2005,
(ii) audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows
for (x) the period beginning August 12, 2005 and ending
December 31, 2005 and (y) the period beginning
January 1, 2005 and ending August 11, 2005 and
(iii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of
income and cash flows of the Company for the eight months ended
August 31, 2006.
(b) The
financial statements referenced in Section 4.04(a)
(i) are in accordance with the books and records of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as at the respective dates
of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements.
Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles of the United States
(“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis (except
as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) throughout the
periods involved, except that the unaudited financial statements
remain subject to quarter-end and year-end adjustments and do not
contain footnotes. The books and records of the Company and each
Subsidiary of the Company have been, and are being, maintained in
accordance with applicable legal and accounting requirements as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with GAAP and to maintain asset
accountability.
(c) Since
January 1, 2005, there have been no formal internal
investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies
and practices at or with respect to the Company discussed with,
reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive
officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company,
the Company’s Board of Directors or any committee
thereof.
(d) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries maintains a system of internal
accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that:
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The
Company maintains internal control over financial reporting that
provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(e) Section 4.04(e)
of the Disclosure Letter lists, and the Company has delivered to
Buyer accurate and complete copies of the documentation creating or
governing, all
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“off-balance sheet arrangements” (as
defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange
Act) effected by the Company since January 1, 2005.
SECTION
4.05. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on
Section 4.05 of the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability, except for
(i) Liabilities accrued or reserved against the Reference
Balance Sheet, and (ii) Liabilities which have arisen after
the Reference Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and which are not material in
amount.
SECTION
4.06. Inventory. There is no inventory reflected in the
Reference Balance Sheet. The Company’s inventory has been
determined and valued in accordance with GAAP as reflected in the
Company’s books and records at the lower of cost or market on
a first-in, first-out basis. The Company’s inventory is
salable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice except for obsolete inventory and inventory of
below-standard quality; the Company’s finished goods
inventories consist of items which are merchantable (as defined in
the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Texas) in all material
respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice; and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no previously sold
inventory is subject to refunds materially in excess of that
historically experienced by the Company. All material commitments
or orders for work-in-process were entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice.
SECTION
4.07. Compliance with Applicable Laws; Regulatory
Matters.
(a) The
Company and its Subsidiaries (i) hold all material permits,
licenses, certificates, franchises, registrations, variances,
exemptions, orders and approvals of all Governmental Entities which
are necessary for the operation of its and their businesses and the
operation of its and their properties and assets as they are
presently operated (the “ Permits ”);
(ii) are in material compliance with the terms of the Permits,
and such Permits are valid, in full force and effect ;
(iii) do not conduct and have not conducted their respective
businesses in violation in any material respect of any Law of any
Governmental Entity; and (iv) have not received any written
warning, notice, notice of violation or probable violation, notice
of revocation, or other written communication from or on behalf of
any Governmental Entity, alleging (A) any violation of any
Permit, or (B) that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries
requires any Permit required for its business that is not currently
held by it. No investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Entity
with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(b) All
material reports, documents, claims, notices or approvals required
to be filed, obtained, maintained, or furnished to any Governmental
Entity by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been so filed,
obtained, maintained or furnished. All such reports, documents,
claims and notices were complete and correct in all material
respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or supplemented by
a subsequent filing.
(c) Except
as set forth on Section 4.07(c) of the Disclosure Letter, none
of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, their officers, directors or managing employees, have
engaged in any activities in their capacity as an officer, director
or managing employee, as applicable, which are prohibited under
federal or state criminal or civil
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laws or the
regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws and would be material
to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION
4.08. Litigation. Section 4.08 of the Disclosure Letter
sets forth a true and complete list of all litigation pending as of
the date hereof, including reasonable detail regarding the current
status of such litigation, to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened
to be, a party or as to which its property or assets may be bound,
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to (i) be material to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or (ii) prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in
Section 4.08 of the Disclosure Letter, there is no litigation,
arbitration, claim, suit, action, investigation, inquiry or
proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor is
there any judgment, award, decree, injunction, rule or order of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, that, individually or in
the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (i) be material
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To
the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that
could reasonably be expected to result in any such litigation being
brought against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed with the
appropriate Governmental Entity all Tax Returns required to be
filed by it. All such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all
material respects. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have
paid all Taxes due and payable by it (whether or not shown on any
Tax Return). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction
where the Company and its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to
taxation by that jurisdiction.
(b) The
unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the
dates of the Financial Statements, exceed the reserve for Tax
Liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth
on the face of the balance sheets (rather than in any notes
thereto) contained in the Financial Statements. Since the Reference
Balance Sheet Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has incurred any Liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of
business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom and
practice.
(c) No
deficiencies for Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Entity.
There are no pending, ongoing or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened audits, assessments or other actions or claims for or
relating to any Liability for Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and there are no matters under discussion with any
Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or known to any of the Sellers, the Company or its
Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes that are likely to result in an
additional Liability for Taxes with respect to the
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Company and its
Subsidiaries. The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer
complete and accurate copies of all filed Tax Returns of the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries relating to all Tax Periods
not closed by applicable statutes of limitations, and complete and
accurate copies of all examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company with
respect to Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to any waiver of
any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes which remains in
effect or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency which remains in effect, nor has any
request been made in writing for any such extension or waiver. No
power of attorney with respect to any Taxes of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries has been executed or filed with any
Governmental Entity.
(d) There
are no Encumbrances with respect to Taxes other than Permitted
Encumbrances on any asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) consented at
any time under former Section 341(f)(l) of the Code to have
the provisions of former Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply
to any disposition of assets, (ii) agreed, nor is it required,
to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason
of a change in accounting method or otherwise (including by virtue
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement),
(iii) made an election, nor is it required, to treat any of
its assets as owned by another person for Tax purposes or as
tax-exempt bond financed property or tax-exempt use property within
the meaning of Section 168 of the Code, (iv) made any
consent dividend election under Section 565 of the Code,
(v) has elected at any time to be treated as an S corporation
within the meaning of Sections 1361 or 1362 of the Code, or
(vi) made any of the foregoing elections or is required to
apply any of the foregoing rules under any comparable state, local
or foreign Tax Law.
(f) There
are no Tax-sharing, indemnity, allocation or similar agreements or
arrangements in effect with respect to or involving any of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, and, after the Closing Date, none of
the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be bound by any such
Tax-sharing, indemnity, allocation or similar agreements or
arrangements or have any Liability thereunder for amounts due in
respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax
Return for federal, state, local or foreign Tax purposes. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability for the
Taxes of any Person (other than Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar Laws), (ii) as a
transferee or successor, (iii) by contract, or
(iv) otherwise.
(h) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder or other person. The transaction contemplated
herein is not subject to the tax withholding provisions of
Section 3406 of the Code, or of Subchapter A of Chapter 3
of the Code or of any other provision of law.
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(i) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United State
real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(j) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a partner for
Tax purposes with respect to any joint venture, partnership, or
other arrangement or contract which is treated as a partnership for
Tax purposes, (ii) owns a single member limited liability
company which is treated as a disregarded entity, (iii) is a
shareholder of a “controlled foreign corporation” as
defined in Section 957 of the Code (or any similar Laws),
(iv) is a “personal holding company” as defined in
Section 542 of the Code (or any similar Laws), and (v) is
a shareholder of a “passive foreign investment company”
within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
(k) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or has had a permanent
establishment in any foreign country, as defined in any applicable
Tax treaty or convention between the United States of America and
such foreign country. Section 4.10(k) of the Disclosure Letter
sets forth each jurisdiction where the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is or has been required to file a Tax Return with
respect to each open Tax Period.
(l) None
of the outstanding indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries constitutes indebtedness with respect to which any
interest deductions may be disallowed under Sections 163(i) or
163(1) or 279 of the Code or under any other applicable
Laws.
(m) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any
transaction identified as a “reportable transaction”
for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(1)
required to be reported in a disclosure statement pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(a). If either the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction such
that, if the treatment claimed by it were to be disallowed, the
transaction would constitute a substantial understatement of
federal income tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the
Code, then it believes that it has either (i) substantial
authority for the tax treatment of such transaction or
(ii) disclosed on its Tax Return the relevant facts affecting
the tax treatment of such transaction.
(n) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed the stock
of any corporation in a transaction satisfying the requirements of
Section 355 of the Code since April 16, 1997, and neither
the stock of the Company nor the stock of any of its Subsidiaries
has been distributed in a transaction satisfying the requirements
of Section 355 of the Code since April 16,
1997.
SECTION
4.10. Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(a) Except
for incurring the expenses, making the payments, or the other
transactions contemplated in or by this Agreement, since the
Reference Balance Sheet Date, and except as set forth on
Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Letter, (i) the Company
and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and have not incurred
any material Liability, except in the ordinary course of its
business
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consistent with
past practice; (ii) there has not been any change in the
business, financial condition, Liabilities, assets, technology,
Intellectual Property Rights, employee relations, customer
relations, supplier relations, manufacturer relations or
distributor relations, or results of operations of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries that has had, or would reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company,
(iii) there has not been any declaration, setting aside or
payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
stock or property) with respect to any shares of the Company;
(iv) there has not been any split, combination or
reclassification of any common stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any issuance or commitment to issue or the
authorization of any issuance of any capital stock or other Equity
Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other
securities convertible into, in exchange or in substitution for any
shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there has not been (A) any
granting by the Company to any employee of any increase in
compensation, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (B) any granting by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to any employee of any increase in
severance benefit, termination pay, change of control benefit or
any similar right, benefit or pay or (C) any entry by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries into any employment, severance
or termination agreement, policy or arrangement with any employee;
and (vi) there has not been any change in accounting methods,
principles or practices by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
affecting their assets, Liabilities or business, except insofar as
may have been required by a change in GAAP.
(b) Except
for the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or as set forth
in Section 4.10(b) of the Disclosure Letter, since the Reference
Balance Sheet Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has (i) sold, transferred, leased, licensed, pledged or
mortgaged or agreed to sell, transfer, lease, license, pledge, or
mortgage any assets, property or rights (including without
limitation, Intellectual Property Rights) in excess of $50,000
individually or $100,000 in the aggregate, other than sales or
disposition of inventories or fixed assets in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, or cancelled, waived or
compromised or agreed to cancel, waive or compromise, any debts,
claims or rights in excess of $50,000; (ii) made any material
change in any method of management, operation or accounting, except
as required by Law or GAAP; (iii) adopted or changed any
material Tax election, settled or compromised any claim, notice,
audit report or assessment in respect of Taxes, changed any annual
Tax accounting period, adopted or changed any method of Tax
accounting, filed any amended material Tax Returns, entered into
any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity
agreement or closing agreement relating to any material Taxes,
surrendered any right to claim a material Tax refund, or consented
to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period
applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment;
(iv) transferred, exchanged or exclusively licensed any of its
Intellectual Property Rights, or had any other material
developments related to its Intellectual Property Rights;
(v) issued or committed to issue any capital stock or any
securities convertible into capital stock; (vi) made any
capital expenditure(s) or purchased or acquired any capital assets
more than $50,000 in any one instance, except in accordance with
the 5/12 Strategic Plan previously provided to Buyer;
(vii) incurred or assumed any indebtedness for borrowed money
or guaranteed any obligation or the net worth of any Person;
(viii) suffered any material damage or destruction to, loss
of, or condemnation or eminent domain proceeding relating to any of
its material tangible properties or assets (whether or not covered
by insurance); (ix) settled any material litigation,
(x) lost the employment services of any employee whose annual
salary exceeded $75,000; (xi) made any
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loan or advance
to any Person, other than travel and other similar routine advances
to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice; (xii) entered into any agreements, commitments
or contracts, except those made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice; or (xiii) entered into any
agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION
4.11. Material Agreements.
(a) Section 4.11(a)
of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list of any of the
following contracts or agreements (oral or written) to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound (each contract shall be
specifically identified with its formal title, date of
effectiveness and execution, a listing of the parties, and a list
of any and all amendments with similar detail) (each, a “
Material Agreement ”):
(i)
all written employment or other agreements entered into with any
officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(ii)
all contracts or agreements (oral or written) under which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding
indebtedness, obligation or Liability for borrowed money or the
deferred purchase price of property or has the right or obligation
to incur any such indebtedness, obligation or Liability, in each
case, in an amount greater than $50,000 and in the aggregate more
than $100,000;
(iii)
all bonds or agreements of guarantee or indemnification under which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as surety, guarantor or
indemnitor with respect to any obligation (fixed or contingent) or
Liability in an individual amount or potential amount greater than
$50,000 or in the aggregate more than $100,000;
(iv)
all partnership and joint venture agreements;
(v)
all agreements relating to acquisitions or dispositions of any
business or product line (other than this Agreement), whether by
merger, business combination, stock purchase, disposition of
assets, consolidation or otherwise;
(vi)
all agreements creating any obligation or commitment to purchase
goods, materials or services in an amount greater than $50,000 or
in the aggregate more than $100,000;
(vii)
all bonus, profit sharing, compensation, severance, termination,
stock option, pension, retirement, deferred compensation,
employment or other employee benefit agreements, trusts, plans,
funds or other arrangements for the benefit or welfare of any
director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(viii)
all leases related to real or personal property which may not be
terminated at will, or by giving notice of 60 days or less,
without cost or penalty and involving annual rental payments
greater than $25,000;
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(ix)
all agreements with brokers that are not terminable by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries upon sixty (60) days’ notice
without penalty or liability;
(x)
all agreements, together with any modification thereof or
subsequent agreement related thereto, pursuant to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has licensed from, or to, a third party
any Intellectual Property, but excluding any off the shelf or
standard licenses, including software license and domain name
agreements, having a value of less than $5,000 per agreement,
license, or seat (“ Standard IP Agreements
”);
(xi)
any other agreement material to the Company’s business on a
consolidated basis;
(xii)
each management, consulting, subcontractor, retainer or other
similar type of agreement (other than employment contracts) under
which services are provided by any Person to the Company or any
of
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