Regency Energy Partners
LP,
Bear Cub Investments,
LLC,
the Members of Bear Cub
Investments, LLC identified herein,
as Sellers’
Representative
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II THE TRANSACTION
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2.5 Delivery to Sellers’
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
MEMBERS
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3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Authority of
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3.5 Status of Transaction Units;
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BEAR CUB
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4.1 Organization, Good Standing and Authority;
Capitalization of Bear Cub
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4.2 Organization, Good Standing, Authority,
Capitalization of Pueblo Companies
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4.11 Intellectual Property
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4.19 Absence of Certain Changes
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4.21 Affiliate Relationships
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4.23 Bear Cub Financial Statements; Absence of
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
BUYERS
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6.2 Access, Information and Access
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6.11 Transition Services Agreement
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6.17 Preservation and Access to Records; and
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6.18 Railroad Commission of Texas
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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11.7 Governing Law and Dispute
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11.18 Appointment of Sellers’
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Members
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Defined
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Sample Balance
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Power of
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Purchaser’s Representation
Letter
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Escrow
Agreement
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Mutual Release
(Individual)
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Mutual Release
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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Termination
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Transition
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Acknowledgement
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This STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated
April 2, 2007 is by and among Regency Energy Partners LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership
”), Pueblo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“ Pueblo
Holdings ” and, together with the Partnership, the
“ Buyers ”), Bear Cub Investments, LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company (“ Bear Cub
”), and each of the members of Bear Cub set forth on
Schedule A attached hereto (collectively, the
“ Members ,” and together with Bear Cub, the
“ Sellers ”). The Buyers, Bear Cub and Sellers
are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “
Parties ” and individually as a “ Party
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1. As of the
date hereof, the Members own all of the outstanding Equity
Interests (the “ Interests ”) of Pueblo
Midstream Gas Corporation, a Texas corporation (“
Pueblo ”), as set forth on
Schedule A attached hereto.
2. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Member
shall execute and deliver to Bear Cub a stock transfer power
(“ Stock Powers ”) with respect to the Interests
owned by such Member, and Bear Cub shall retain such Stock Powers
and any and all stock certificates evidencing the Interests for
delivery to Buyers at Closing.
3. Prior to
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Member has
executed and delivered to each of Bear Cub and Buyers a power of
attorney in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A appointing Robert J. Clark to act as
attorney-in-fact for such Member with respect to the matters set
forth therein (the “ Power of Attorney
”).
4. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Member
listed on Section 3.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter has
executed and delivered a purchaser’s representative letter in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
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5. Buyers
desire to purchase, and Sellers desire to sell to Buyers, the
Interests for the consideration set forth below, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that
are not defined in the text of the body of this Agreement shall
have the meanings given such terms as set forth in
Schedule B attached to this Agreement, which
Schedule B is incorporated herein by reference
with the same force and effect as is set forth herein in
full.
1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions . As used in this Agreement, unless
expressly stated otherwise or the context requires otherwise,
(a) all references to an “Article,”
“Section,” or
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“subsection” shall be to an Article,
Section, or subsection of this Agreement, (b) the words
“this Agreement,” “hereof,”
“hereunder,” “herein,”
“hereby,” or words of similar import shall refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to a particular Article, Section,
subsection, clause or other subdivision hereof, (c) the words
used herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter
gender, and the singular and the plural, (d) the word
“including” shall mean “including, without
limitation” and (e) the word “day” or
“days” shall mean a calendar day or days, unless
denoted as a Business Day.
1.3
Headings . The headings of the Articles and Sections of this
Agreement and of the Schedules and Exhibits are included for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation hereof or
thereof.
1.4 Other
Terms . Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of
this Agreement and shall have the meanings indicated throughout
this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE TRANSACTION
2.1 The
Transaction . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, at the Closing, each Member shall sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to Buyers, and Buyers shall purchase and
acquire from each Member, all of such Member’s Equity
Interest in Pueblo, including all of such Member’s Interests,
free and clear of all Liens. The Interests to be acquired by Buyers
at Closing shall constitute all of the outstanding Equity Interests
in Pueblo.
(a) The
aggregate consideration to be paid by Buyers for the Interests
shall consist of (i) Transaction Units and (ii) the Cash
Amount (together, the “ Aggregate Consideration
”). The “ Cash Amount ” of the Aggregate
Consideration shall be $34,735,049.00 (Thirty Four Million Seven
Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Forty Nine and no/100 dollars)
less (i) the sum of (A) the Debt Payoff Amount,
(B) to the extent not paid prior to the Measurement Time, the
Expenses, and (C) the Working Capital Deficit, if any,
plus (ii) the Working Capital Surplus, if any. The
Aggregate Consideration shall be payable in the manner described in
Section 2.2(b) and Section 2.3 .
(i) (A) Pueblo Holdings shall pay to the Sellers’
Representative, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the account designated in writing by Sellers’ Representative
to Buyer at least two Business Days prior to Closing, an amount in
Cash equal to the Estimated Cash Amount minus the Escrow Deposit
and (B) the Partnership shall deliver to the Sellers’
Representative irrevocable instructions to the Partnership’s
transfer agent to prepare and deliver to the Sellers’
Representative a share certificate in the name of each Member and
in the amount set forth opposite such Member’s name as set
forth on Schedule A ;
(ii) the Partnership shall deposit with the Escrow Agent the
Escrow Deposit to secure and be available to satisfy the rights of
Buyers under Section 2.3(d)(i) ;
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(iii) to the extent unpaid, Pueblo Holdings shall pay to the
payees of any Expenses by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account(s) designated by such Persons in the
applicable Payoff Letters; the amounts specified in the Payoff
Letters; and
(iv) Pueblo Holdings shall pay to each holder of any
Third-Party Debt, by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account(s) designated by such Persons in the applicable Debt
Payoff Letters, the amounts specified in the Debt Payoff
Letters.
(a)
Preparation of Estimated Closing Statement . The
Sellers’ Representative shall prepare in good faith and
deliver to Pueblo Holdings, at least four Business Days prior to
the Closing Date and at the sole expense of Sellers, a statement as
of the Closing Date (the “ Estimated Closing Statement
”), setting forth a detailed determination of the Estimated
Cash Amount. The “ Estimated Cash Amount ” shall
be $34,735,049.00 minus (i) the sum of (A) the
Debt Payoff Amount, (B) to the extent unpaid as of the
Measurement Time, the Expenses, and (C) the estimated amount
of Working Capital Deficit, if any, plus (ii) the
estimated amount of Working Capital Surplus, if any. The Debt
Payoff Amount and the Expenses shall be based on amounts set forth
in the Debt Payoff Letters or the Payoff Letters, or, to the extent
a Debt Payoff Letter or a Payoff Letter has not been provided for a
Third-Party Debt or Expense, an estimate of such amounts, and in
each case, shall be subject to final determination in the Final
Closing Statement. Each estimation set forth in the Estimated
Closing Statement shall be made as of the Measurement Time.
Appropriate adjustments to the Aggregate Consideration Price shall
be made after the Closing pursuant to Sections 2.3(b) ,
(c) , and (d) .
(b)
Preparation of Closing Statement . As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Closing Date (and, in any event, within
90 days after the Closing Date), Pueblo Holdings shall prepare
and deliver to Sellers’ Representative, at the sole expense
of Pueblo Holdings, a closing statement as of the Measurement Time
(the “ Proposed Closing Statement ”), setting
forth the proposed final calculation of (i) Net Working
Capital, (ii) Debt Payoff Amount, (iii) Expenses, and
(iv) the Cash Amount of the Aggregate Consideration. If Pueblo
Holdings does not deliver the Proposed Closing Statement when
required, Sellers’ Representative may prepare and deliver it
to Pueblo Holdings, and, in such case, Pueblo Holdings shall have
Sellers’ Representative objection rights under this
Section 2.3 .
(c)
Examination of Proposed Closing Statement . Sellers’
Representative shall review the Proposed Closing Statement to
confirm the accuracy of the Proposed Closing Statement and Pueblo
Holdings’ calculations. If Sellers’ Representative
fails to give Pueblo Holdings written notice of any disputed
amounts within 30 days after Sellers’ Representative
receives the Proposed Closing Statement (the “ Review
Period ”), then the Proposed Closing Statement shall
become the Final Closing Statement for purposes hereof. If
Sellers’ Representative gives Pueblo Holdings written notice
of any disputed items within the Review Period, Pueblo Holdings and
Sellers’ Representative shall attempt in good faith to agree
on any adjustments that should be made to the Proposed Closing
Statement. If Pueblo Holdings and Sellers’ Representative
fail to resolve any disputed amounts within 60 days after
Sellers’ Representative receives the Proposed Closing
Statement, Pueblo Holdings and Sellers’ Representative will
engage the Audit Firm to resolve any such disputed matters in
accordance
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of this Agreement, and, in connection with such engagement Pueblo
Holdings, Pueblo and Sellers’ Representative shall execute
any engagement, indemnity and other agreements as the Audit Firm
may require as a condition to such engagement. The Audit
Firm’s engagement shall be limited to the resolution of
disputed amounts set forth in the Proposed Closing Statement that
have been identified by Sellers’ Representative, and no other
matter relating to the Final Closing Statement shall be subject to
determination by the Audit Firm except to the extent affected by
resolution of the disputed amounts. The Parties shall cooperate
diligently with any reasonable request of the Audit Firm in an
effort to resolve any disputed matter as soon as reasonably
possible after the Audit Firm is engaged. If possible, the decision
of the Audit Firm shall be made within 30 days after being
engaged. In any event, the decision shall be final and binding on
the Parties. The Proposed Closing Statement shall be revised, if
necessary, to reflect the final determination of (i) Net
Working Capital, (ii) Debt Payoff Amount, (iii) Expenses
and (iv) the Cash Amount of the Aggregate Consideration (the
final form of the Proposed Closing Statement, including any
revisions that are made thereto pursuant to this
Section 2.3(c) , is referred to herein as the “
Final Closing Statement ”).
(i) If the Cash Amount of the Aggregate Consideration as
reflected on the Final Closing Statement is less than the Estimated
Cash Amount (the amount of such shortfall, if any, being
hereinafter referred to as the “ Aggregate Consideration
Deficit ”), then an amount of Cash equal to such
Aggregate Consideration Deficit shall be released promptly from the
Escrow Fund and paid to Pueblo Holdings in accordance with
Section 2.4(b)(i) .
(ii) If the Cash Amount of the Aggregate Consideration as
reflected on the Final Closing Statement is greater than the
Estimated Cash Amount (the amount of such excess being hereinafter
referred to as the “ Aggregate Consideration Surplus
”), then Pueblo Holdings shall immediately tender payment of
such Aggregate Consideration Surplus, in Cash, to the
Sellers’ Representative.
(e)
No Duplicative Effect . The provisions of this
Section 2.3 and of any other Transaction Document shall
apply in such a manner so as not to include in the components and
calculations any duplicative effect of any item of adjustment and,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as
described in the Sample Balance Sheet, the Parties covenant and
agree that no amount shall be (or is intended to be) included, in
whole or in part (either as an increase or reduction) more than
once in the calculation of Net Working Capital, the Debt Payoff
Amount, Expenses, or the Unpaid Environmental Deductible in each
case, if any, or the Cash Amount of the Aggregate Consideration or
any component of any of the foregoing, or any other calculated
amount pursuant to this Agreement if the effect of such additional
inclusion (either as an increase or reduction) would be to cause
such amount to be overstated or understated for purposes of such
calculation. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, if there is a
conflict between a determination, calculation or methodology set
forth in the Sample Balance Sheet or the definitions contained in
this Agreement, as applicable, on the one hand, and those provided
by GAAP, on the other hand, (i) the determination, calculation
or methodology set forth in the Sample Balance Sheet or the
definitions contained in this Agreement, as applicable, shall
control to the extent that the matter is included in the Sample
Balance Sheet or the definitions contained
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Agreement as a line item or specific adjustment and (ii) the
determination, calculation or methodology prescribed by GAAP shall
otherwise control.
(f)
Fees and Expenses of the Audit Firm . If the Parties submit
any disputed amounts to the Audit Firm for resolution as provided
in Section 2.3(c) above, the fees and expenses of the
Audit Firm (the “ Audit Fees ”) will be paid by
and apportioned between Pueblo Holdings and the Sellers based on
the aggregate dollar amount of the amount in dispute and the
relative recovery as determined by the Audit Firm of Sellers and
Pueblo Holdings, respectively. The Sellers and Pueblo Holdings
shall promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after
the final determination of the Final Closing Statement, pay to the
Audit Firm the amount of Audit Fees payable by Sellers and Pueblo
Holdings pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(a)
Escrow Deposit . At or prior to the Closing, Pueblo
Holdings, Sellers’ Representative, Bear Cub and the Escrow
Agent shall enter into the Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding any
other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in order to
secure the indemnity obligations of the Sellers to the Buyer
Indemnities under this Agreement and the recovery by the Buyers of
any Aggregate Consideration Deficit, Buyers shall deposit the
Escrow Deposit with the Escrow Agent at Closing to be held in
escrow pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement.
(b)
Distribution of Escrow Fund .
(i) Upon the Buyers becoming entitled to a distribution of all
or a portion of the Escrow Fund pursuant to
Section 2.3(d)(i) , the Escrow Agent shall deliver
(A) to the Buyers out of the Escrow Fund, Cash in an amount
equal to the Aggregate Consideration Deficit, (B) to the Audit
Firm an amount in Cash equal to the amount payable to the Audit
Firm by Sellers in accordance with Section 2.3(f) , if
applicable, and (C) to Sellers’ Representative any Cash
remaining in the Escrow Fund after the payments in clauses
(A) and (B) of this Section 2.4(b)(i) have been
made. If the Aggregate Consideration Deficit is greater than the
amount of Cash in the Escrow Fund (such excess, the “
Escrow Cash Shortfall ”), then, in addition to the
Cash distribution as provided above, each Member shall deliver to
Pueblo Holdings, within 10 days after written notice of an
Escrow Cash Shortfall to the Seller Representative (a “
Shortfall Notice ”), an amount in Cash equal to the
Escrow Cash Shortfall multiplied by such Member’s Pro Rata
Portion; provided that if any amounts are unpaid pursuant to
this Section 2.4(b)(i) , Buyers shall be allowed to
pursue a claim for such unpaid amounts in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 10.4(h) . If it is
determined that Buyers are not entitled to a distribution of the
Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(i) , the Escrow Agent
shall deliver (A) to the Audit Firm an amount in Cash equal to
the amount payable to the Audit Firm by Sellers in accordance with
Section 2.3(f) , if applicable, and (B) to
Sellers’ Representative all of the Cash remaining in the
Escrow Fund upon such distribution.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Escrow Agent shall distribute on a quarterly basis to
the Sellers’ Representative, all interest, distributions,
dividends and other income earned on the Escrow Fund.
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(c)
Written Instructions . Sellers’ Representative and
Pueblo Holdings hereby covenant and agree that when any Person
becomes entitled to any distribution from the Escrow Fund pursuant
to any provision of this Agreement, Pueblo Holdings and
Sellers’ Representative shall promptly execute and deliver to
the Escrow Agent joint written instructions setting forth the
amounts to be paid to such Person, if any, from the Escrow Fund in
accordance with this Agreement and all other means of calculating
amounts due under this Agreement (a “ Joint Direction
”). Each of Pueblo Holdings and Sellers’ Representative
agree to confer as promptly as practicable and to use its
reasonable best efforts to reach agreement as to the calculation of
and entitlement to such amounts and the applicable Escrow Fund(s)
from which such amounts will be distributed. In furtherance and not
in limitation of the foregoing:
(i) if the Sellers’ Representative or Pueblo Holdings
shall fail to execute and deliver a Joint Direction, either of the
Sellers’ Representative or Buyers, as applicable, shall be
entitled to receive distributions from the Escrow Fund from the
Escrow Agent promptly upon delivery to the Escrow Agent of a
written instruction, order or judgment issued or entered by a court
of competent jurisdiction setting forth the amount to be paid to
such Party pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i) (a “ Court
Direction ”);
(ii) Pueblo Holdings and Sellers’ Representative
covenant and agree jointly to instruct the Escrow Agent in writing,
(1) within five Business Days after the final determination,
of the Final Closing Statement to make the Cash distributions, if
any, required by Section 2.3(d)(i) , (2) if
applicable, promptly within five Business Days after the
determination by the Audit Firm of Net Working Capital, the Credit
Agreement Balance, Third-Party Debt, Expenses, the Unpaid
Environmental Deductible or the Cash Amount of the Aggregate
Consideration, as applicable, to release, if applicable, to the
Audit Firm out of the Escrow Fund the amount payable to the Audit
Firm by the Sellers in accordance with Section 2.3(f)
.
2.5 Delivery to
Sellers’ Representative . Each Member acknowledges and
agrees that delivery to the Sellers’ Representative of any
amounts and all Transaction Units to which such Member is entitled
under this Agreement shall constitute delivery to such Member for
all purposes and the Buyer shall have no further liability to such
Member with respect to such amounts or Transaction Units so
delivered to the Sellers’ Representative.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MEMBERS
Subject to the
limitations set forth in Article X , each Member,
severally and not jointly with any other Member, represents and
warrants as to itself to Buyers as follows (such representations
and warranties being deemed to be made as of the date hereof and on
a continuous basis until the Closing) except as set forth in the
Disclosure Letter:
3.1
Organization, Good Standing and Authority of Sellers
.
(a) Such
Member, if other than an individual, is a corporation, limited
liability company, limited partnership or trust duly organized or
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, has
all
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requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now being conducted.
(b) Such
Member has the full right, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it shall be a
party and to transfer, convey and sell to Buyers at the Closing the
Interests owned by it. If such Member is other than an individual,
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which it is or is intended to be a
party have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, limited
liability company or limited partnership action on the part of such
Member. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which
such Member is or shall be a party have been or will be duly
executed and delivered by such Member, and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties
hereto and thereto) such Transaction Documents constitute or, if
not yet executed, will at Closing constitute, legal, valid and
binding obligations of such Member, enforceable against such Member
in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforceability, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
3.2 Title to
Interests . Such Member has good and valid record and
beneficial title to the Interests as set forth beside such
Member’s name on Schedule A , free and
clear of any and all Liens. The Interests set forth opposite such
Member’s name on Schedule A constitute all
of the Equity Interests of Pueblo held of record or beneficially by
such Member. Upon the Closing, Buyers will acquire good title to
all of the Equity Interests of Pueblo as set forth opposite such
Member’s name on Schedule A , free and
clear of any Liens, other than any Liens created by Buyers. Neither
such Member, nor, to the knowledge of such Member, Bear Cub or any
other Member is a party to (i) any option, warrant, purchase
right or other Contract (other than this Agreement) that could
require any such Seller or, after the Closing, Buyers, to sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interest of Pueblo or
(ii) any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or
understanding with respect to the voting of any Equity Interest of
Pueblo. As of the Closing, except for the Interests in Pueblo set
forth opposite such Member’s name on
Schedule A , such Member will not own any Equity
Interests of Pueblo.
3.3 No
Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery by such Member
of this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents to which such
Member is or shall be a party or any instrument required hereby or
thereby to be executed and delivered by it at Closing nor the
performance by such Member of its obligations hereunder or
thereunder will require any consent under, conflict with, violate
or breach the terms of, cause a default (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) or give rise to right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a
benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of such
Member’s Interests under (i) if such Member is other
than an individual, the Organizational Documents of such Member,
(ii) any Contract or other instrument to which such Member is
a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are
bound, or (iii) assuming the consents, approvals,
authorizations or permits and filings or notifications referred to
in Section 4.5 are duly and timely obtained any Law,
Regulation or Order applicable to such Member.
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(a) The
Transaction Units are being acquired by such Member for investment
purposes only, for such Member’s own account and not as
nominee or agent for any other Person or entity, and not with a
view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act. Such Member is not a
party to or bound by, and does not intend or have any plans to
enter into, any Contract with any Person to sell, transfer or
pledge any part of the Transaction Units, except for bona fide
pledges or sales or transfers made in compliance with all
applicable securities laws.
(b) Such
Member has such expertise, knowledge and sophistication in
financial and business matters generally that it is capable of
evaluating, and has evaluated, the merits and economic risks of its
investment in the Partnership and the suitability of the
Transaction Units as an investment.
(c) In
connection with the acquisition of the Transaction Units hereunder,
such Member (or such Member’s Purchaser Representative) has
had the opportunity to examine all aspects of the Partnership, its
operations, and its financial condition that such Member (or such
Member’s Purchaser Representative) has deemed relevant, and
has had access to all information with respect to the Partnership
and its business in order to make an evaluation thereof. In
connection with the acquisition of the Transaction Units hereunder,
such Member (or such Member’s Purchaser Representative) has
had the opportunity to ask such questions of and receive answers
from directors, officers, employees and representatives of the
Managing General Partner concerning the Partnership and to obtain
such additional information about the Partnership as such Member
(or such Member’s Purchaser Representative) deems necessary
for an evaluation thereof. The investment decision of such Member
to acquire the Transaction Units has been based solely upon the
evaluation made by such Member (or such Member’s Purchaser
Representative) of the Partnership. In evaluating the suitability
of an investment in the Partnership, such Member has not been
furnished and no Member (or such Member’s Purchaser
Representative) has relied upon any representations or other
information (whether oral or written) other than as contained in
the representations and warranties of the Buyers in this
Agreement.
(d) Such
Member acknowledges that copies have been made available to it,
sufficiently in advance of this Agreement as such Member (or such
Member’s Purchaser Representative) deems necessary to
evaluate an investment in the Transaction Units, of each of the
Partnership SEC Documents, and has been informed that copies of
Exhibits to each of the Partnership SEC Documents will be made
available to any Member (or such Member’s Purchaser
Representative) upon such Member’s written
request.
(e) Such
Member (i) is an “Accredited Investor” as defined
in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act or
(ii) either alone or with his Purchaser’s Representative
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Partnership.
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(f) Such
Member acknowledges that the Transaction Units have not been
offered or sold by means of any form of general solicitation or
general advertising or by means of publicly disseminated
advertisements or sales literature.
3.5 Status of
Transaction Units; Disposition .
(a) Such
Member acknowledges that no registration statement relating to the
Transaction Units has been filed under the Securities Act or any
state securities law and that, consequently, the Transaction Units
are “restricted securities” within the meaning of
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, may not be sold, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise transferred (and, therefore, must be held
by such Member) unless the Transaction Units subsequently are
registered under the Securities Act and such state laws or until an
exemption from such registration requirements is
available.
(b) Neither
such Member nor anyone acting on such Member’s behalf has
offered or sold or will offer or sell any of the Transaction Units
by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising
or has taken or will take any action that would constitute a
distribution of the Transaction Units under the Securities Act,
would render the disposition of the Transaction Units a violation
of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state or other
applicable securities law, or would require registration or
qualification pursuant thereto.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BEAR CUB
Subject to the
limitations set forth in Article X , Bear Cub
represents and warrants to Buyers as follows (such representations
and warranties being deemed to be made as of the date hereof and on
a continuous basis until the Closing) except as set forth in the
Disclosure Letter:
4.1
Organization, Good Standing and Authority; Capitalization of
Bear Cub .
(a) Bear
Cub is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Colorado and
has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own,
operate and lease the assets it now owns, operates or holds under
lease.
(b) Bear
Cub has the full right, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it shall be a
party. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or is intended
to be a Party have been duly authorized by all requisite limited
liability company action on the part of Bear Cub. This Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or shall be a
Party have been or will be duly executed and delivered by Bear Cub,
and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
the other parties hereto and thereto) such Transaction Documents
constitute or, if not yet executed, will at Closing constitute,
legal, valid and binding obligations of Bear Cub, enforceable
against Bear Cub in accordance with their terms, subject, as to
enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
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4.2
Organization, Good Standing, Authority, Capitalization of Pueblo
Companies .
(a) Pueblo
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the State of Texas and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted and to own, operate and lease the assets it now
owns, operates or holds under lease. Pueblo is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
listed on Section 4.2(a) of the Disclosure Letter ,
which constitute all of the jurisdictions in which the business it
is conducting, or the operation, ownership or leasing of its
properties, makes such qualification necessary, except
jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Pueblo.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of Pueblo consists of 2,500,000 shares of
capital stock, no par value per share, of which 588,600 shares
(being all the Interests) are issued and outstanding and listed on
Schedule A . No shares of capital stock or other
Equity Interests are reserved for issuance, there are no Equity
Interest Equivalents outstanding and Pueblo is not obligated, by
Contract or otherwise, to issue any Equity Interests. All the
outstanding Interests have been duly authorized, validly issued and
are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation
of any preemptive rights or other preferential rights of
subscription or purchase of any Person.
(c) Pueblo
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Texas and has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
it is now being conducted and to own, operate and lease the assets
it now owns, operates or holds under lease. Pueblo Subsidiary is
duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
of the jurisdictions listed on Section 4.2(c) of the
Disclosure Letter which constitute all of the jurisdictions in
which the business it is conducting, or the operation, ownership or
leasing of its properties, makes such qualification necessary,
except jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on Pueblo.
(d) The
authorized capital stock of Pueblo Subsidiary consists of 1,000
shares of capital stock, no par value per share, of which 1,000
shares are issued and outstanding. No shares of capital stock or
other Equity Interests are reserved for issuance, there are no
Equity Interest Equivalents outstanding and Pueblo Subsidiary is
not obligated, by Contract or otherwise, to issue any Equity
Interests. Pueblo owns, of record and beneficially, all of the
outstanding Equity Interests of Pueblo Subsidiary free and clear of
all Liens. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of Pueblo
Subsidiary have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights or other preferential rights of subscription or
purchase of any Person.
(e) Pueblo
Subsidiary is the only corporation, limited partnership, limited
liability company or other Person in which Pueblo owns, directly or
indirectly, an Equity Interest.
(f) Bear
Cub has heretofore delivered to Buyers true and complete copies of
the Organizational Documents of each of Pueblo and the Pueblo
Subsidiary.
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4.3 No
Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery by Bear Cub of
this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents to which Bear Cub
is or shall be a party or any instrument required hereby or thereby
to be executed and delivered by it at Closing nor the performance
by Bear Cub of its obligations hereunder or thereunder will
conflict with, violate or breach the terms of, cause a default
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) or give rise to
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or result in
the creation of any Lien on any of the Assets of any Pueblo Company
under, or otherwise result in a material detriment to Bear Cub or
any Pueblo Company under, any provision of (i) the
Organizational Documents of Bear Cub or Pueblo (each as amended to
date) or any provision of the comparable charter or organizational
documents of Pueblo Subsidiary, (ii) any Contract, instrument,
permit, concession, franchise or license to which any of Bear Cub,
any of its Subsidiaries, or any Pueblo Company is a party or by
which or to which any of their respective properties or assets are
bound or subject, (iii) any joint venture or other ownership
arrangement applicable to Bear Cub or any Pueblo Company or
(iv) assuming the consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits and filings or notifications referred to in
Section 4.5 are duly and timely obtained or made, any
Law, Regulation or Order applicable to Bear Cub, either Pueblo
Company or any of their respective properties or assets.
4.4 Regulation
and Authorizations . To Bear Cub’s Knowledge, no Pueblo
Company has engaged in any activities that would subject any Pueblo
Company, its activities, or its facilities to the NGA jurisdiction
of the FERC. All of the facilities of Pueblo used to transport
natural gas are intrastate pipelines or “gathering”
facilities and, as such, are not currently subject to regulation by
any Governmental Authority under the NGA or the NGPA. The
representations made by Bear Cub and the Pueblo Companies
concerning the jurisdictional status of their facilities and
operations to natural gas purchasers and interstate or intrastate
pipelines in order to effect sales or to facilitate transportation
transactions (whether for any Pueblo Company or any Third Person)
were true when made and are true and correct in all material
respects, and the Pueblo Companies have complied in all material
respects with the terms and conditions of such sales,
transportation or interconnect or similar arrangements (including
“on behalf of” certificates).
4.5 Consents
and Authorizations .
(a) Except
for (i) Post-Closing Notifications, (ii) any
Notifications set forth in Section 4.5(a)(ii) of the Disclosure
Letter (the “ Required Notifications ”),
(iii) any Third-Party Consent set forth in
Section 4.5(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Letter (a “
Required Third-Party Consent ”), and (iv) any
Authorizations set forth in Section 4.5(a)(iv) of the Disclosure
Letter (a “ Required Authorization ”), no
Authorization, Notification or Third-Party Consent is necessary for
Bear Cub to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is or it
shall be a party.
(b) Each
Pueblo Company possesses all material Authorizations, including all
certificates of public convenience and necessity and rate
authorizations required by the Governmental Authority of each state
with jurisdiction over such matters, as are necessary to carry on
its business as currently conducted. Such Authorizations are in
full force and effect and have not been violated in any material
respect and no suspension, revocation or cancellation thereof has
been threatened. Neither Bear Cub nor any Pueblo Company has
received any
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written
notification that any event has occurred or any circumstance or
condition exists, and, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, no event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition does exist, that (with
or without notice or lapse of time) could reasonably be expected to
constitute or result in a material violation or non-compliance by
any of the Pueblo Companies with any such Authorization. Neither
Bear Cub nor any of the Pueblo Companies has received from any
Governmental Authority written notification that any such
Authorizations (A) are not in full force and effect,
(B) have been violated in any material respect or (C) are
subject to any suspension, revocation, modification or
cancellation. There is no Proceeding pending or, to Bear
Cub’s Knowledge, threatened regarding suspension, revocation,
modification or cancellation of any of such
Authorizations.
(a) Pueblo
and the Pueblo Subsidiaries, individually or together,
(i) have such title or interest in and to the Pipeline Assets
as is sufficient to enable them to conduct their business as
currently conducted without material interference, and
(ii) own or hold by valid leaseholds all of the other assets
reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (other than any assets
reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet that have been sold or
otherwise disposed of since the date of the Consolidated Balance
Sheet consistent with Section 4.19(a) ) and all other
assets (including Real Property Interests but excluding the
Pipeline Assets) ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “
Assets ”) free and clear of all Title Defects. Neither
Bear Cub nor any Pueblo Company has received any written notice of
any claim asserting the existence of a Title Defect in connection
with any material Assets. To Bear Cub’s Knowledge, there are
no assessments against the Assets for public improvements. As of
the date of this Agreement, there has been no actual or, to Bear
Cub’s Knowledge, threatened taking (whether permanent,
temporary, whole or partial) of any part of the Assets by reason of
condemnation or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, the threat of
condemnation.
(b) The
Assets, including the personal property owned or leased by the
Pueblo Companies, constitute all of the assets, rights and
properties, tangible or intangible, real or personal, that are used
or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, necessary for use in connection
with the operation of the business of the Pueblo Companies
consistent with past practice and as currently operated. There are
no preferential rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first
offer or similar rights to purchase or with respect to the sale of
any material Asset or material portion of the Assets.
(c) Neither
Bear Cub nor any Pueblo Company has received any notice of default
or termination or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, is in default,
under the terms of any leases, easements or rights of way with
respect to the Real Property Interests, that has resulted in or
could reasonably be expected to result in a material impairment or
loss of title to the Real Property Interests or the value thereof
or that has or would hinder or impede the operations of the assets
of any Pueblo Company or adversely affect the ability of the Pueblo
Companies to own and operate their assets from and after the
Closing in the ordinary course of business as conducted by the
Pueblo Companies prior to Closing.
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(d) The
assets of the Pueblo Companies that are tangible assets are, in all
material respects, in good operating and working order, repair and
condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear.
(a) All
Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to each Pueblo
Company have been filed when due. All such Tax Returns are true,
correct and complete in all material respects. All Taxes of each
Pueblo Company (or for which any Pueblo Company could be liable),
whether or not shown on any Tax Return, have been paid when due.
All Tax withholding and deposit requirements imposed on or with
respect to any Pueblo Company have been satisfied in full in all
respects. There are no Liens on any of the Assets that arose in
connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any
Tax.
(b) No
Pueblo Company has made any payments, is obligated to make any
payments, or is a party to any plan or agreement that under certain
circumstances could obligate it to make any payments that would not
be deductible under Sections 162(m), 280G (determined without
regard to the exceptions contained in Sections 280G(b)(4) and
280G(b)(6)), 404 or 409A of the Code.
(c) No
Pueblo Company has granted (or is subject to) any waiver or
extension that is currently in effect of the period of limitations
for the assessment or payment of any Tax or the filing of any Tax
Return. No unpaid Tax assessment, deficiency or adjustment has been
assessed or asserted against or with respect to any Pueblo Company
by any Governmental Authority; there are no currently pending or,
to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, threatened, audits, administrative
or judicial proceedings, or any deficiency or refund litigation,
with respect to Taxes of any Pueblo Company.
(d) All
of the Pueblo Companies are members of an affiliated group within
the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, of which Pueblo is the
common parent, and such affiliated group files a consolidated
federal income Tax Return. No Pueblo Company (1) has been a
member of an affiliated group (other than the affiliated group of
which Pueblo is the common parent) or (2) has any liability
for the Taxes of any Person (other than another Pueblo Company)
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(e) Bear
Cub has previously made available to Buyers true, correct and
complete copies of (1) all income and other material Tax Returns
filed by or on behalf of each Pueblo Company for all completed Tax
years that remain open for audit or review by the relevant
Governmental Authority and (2) all ruling requests, private
letter rulings, notices of proposed deficiencies, closing
agreements, settlement agreements and any similar documents or
communications sent or received by any Pueblo Company relating to
Taxes.
(f) None
of the property of the Pueblo Companies is held in an arrangement
that could be classified as a partnership for Tax purposes, and no
Pueblo Company owns any interest in any controlled foreign
corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Code),
passive
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foreign
investment company (as defined in Section 1297 of the Code) or
other entity the income of which is or could be required to be
included in the income of any Pueblo Company.
(g) No
claim has ever been made by any Governmental Authority in any
jurisdiction in which a Pueblo Company does not file Tax Returns
that such Pueblo Company is or may be subject to Taxation by that
jurisdiction.
(h) There
are no intercompany transactions within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-13 (deferred intercompany gain) or
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19 (excess loss
accounts) and no Pueblo Company has any such gain or excess loss
accounts.
(i) No
Pueblo Company will be required to include any item of income in,
or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
Taxable period ending after the Closing Date as a result of a
change in accounting method for any Taxable period ending on or
before the Closing Date or pursuant to any agreement with any
Governmental Authority with respect to any such Taxable period. No
Pueblo Company will be required to include in any period ending
after the Closing Date any income that accrued in a prior period
but was not recognized in any prior period as a result of the
installment method of accounting, the completed contract method of
accounting, the long-term contract method of accounting, the cash
method of accounting, or otherwise.
(j) No
Pueblo Company is party to or has any obligation under any
tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or similar
arrangement, nor does any Pueblo Company have any Liability or
potential Liability to another party under any such agreement or
arrangement.
(k) No
Pueblo Company has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a
distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment
under Section 355 of the Code (1) in the two years prior to
the date of this Agreement or (2) in a distribution that could
otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series
of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section
355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(l) No
Pueblo Company has consummated, has participated in, or is
currently participating in any transaction that was or is a
“tax shelter,” “listed transaction” or
“reportable transaction” as defined in
Sections 6662, 6662A, 6011, 6012, 6111 or 6707A of the Code or
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including
transactions identified by the IRS by notice, regulation or other
form of published guidance as set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(m) None
of the Assets (directly or indirectly) secures any debt the
interest on which is exempt from Tax under Section 103(a) of the
Code, and none of the Assets consist of “tax-exempt use
property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the
Code.
(n) No
Pueblo Company has executed or entered into with the IRS, or any
other Governmental Authority, a closing agreement pursuant to
Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of state,
local, foreign or other Tax law, that will require any increase
in
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Taxable income
or alternative minimum Taxable income, or any reduction in Tax
deductions or Tax credits for, any Pueblo Company for any Taxable
period ending after the Closing Date.
4.8 Compliance
with Laws .
(a) Each
Pueblo Company is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Laws and Regulations and no Pueblo Company has received
specific written notice from any Governmental Authority that it is
not in compliance in any material respects with any applicable
Law.
(b) To
Bear Cub’s Knowledge, subject to Section 4.4 , no
provision of any existing Law, Regulation or Order applicable to
any Pueblo Company (i) would preclude any Pueblo Company from
charging and collecting, without the necessity for approvals of any
Governmental Authority and without refund obligation, market based
rates for gathering, transporting, treating, processing,
compressing, purchasing, or selling Hydrocarbons; (ii) would
preclude any Pueblo Company from constructing additions to,
modifications of or interconnections with Third Persons with
respect to, its gathering, transportation, treating, processing or
compression facilities; or (iii) has required or could
reasonably be expected to require any Pueblo Company to make
refunds of amounts collected for sales or services.
(c) None
of the Pueblo Companies is engaged in any natural gas or other
futures or options trading or is a party to any price swaps,
hedges, futures or similar instruments.
4.9
Insurance . Section 4.9 of the Disclosure Letter
sets forth a list, including the name of the insurer, the risks
insured, and related limits of the insurance policies currently
maintained by the Pueblo Companies and any material claim
outstanding under such insurance policies. All such policies are in
full force and effect. Except as otherwise disclosed, there is no
material claim outstanding under any such insurance policy and, to
Bear Cub’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no
circumstance or condition exists, that has given rise to or serves
as the basis for or (with or without notice or lapse of time) could
reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as the basis for
any such claim under any such policy. No Pueblo Company has
received any written notice from any insurer or reinsurer of any
reservation of rights with respect to pending or paid claims. No
Pueblo Company is a party to any Contract, and the insurance
policies listed on Section 4.9 of the Disclosure Letter
do not contain any provision, that would abrogate or limit the
rights of any Pueblo Company under such insurance policies upon or
as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. As of the date hereof, Pueblo has paid $378,321.00
toward the deductible under the Current Environmental Insurance
Policy.
4.10 Material
Contracts .
(a)
Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Letter contains a list
of all Material Contracts. A true, correct and complete copy of
each written Material Contract, and a written description of each
oral Material Contract which is true, correct and complete in all
material respects, has been provided to Buyers. None of the Pueblo
Companies has received from any other party to a Material Contract
any written notice of any material breach or material violation by
any Pueblo Company of any Material Contract or termination or
intention to terminate such
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Material
Contract. No event has occurred which (with notice or lapse of
time, or both) would constitute a default or an event of default by
any Pueblo Company under the terms of any Material Contract or give
any other party to a Material Contract the right to terminate or
modify the terms of such Material Contract. The Pueblo Companies
have performed all of their obligations under the Material
Contracts in all material respects. Each of the Material Contracts
is enforceable and in full force and effect and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pueblo Company that is a
party thereto and, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, each other party
thereto, and, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, no other party to any
Material Contract is in material breach of the terms, provisions or
conditions of such Material Contract.
(b) There
are no Contracts that, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, will
restrict the ability of the Buyers from processing the Hydrocarbons
currently dedicated to the Fashing Facility under the Treatment and
Processing Agreements from being transported to and processed at
any other location owned by Buyers or its Subsidiaries.
(c) There
are no other Co-Owner Agreements and Co-Owner has no other rights
with respect to the Fashing Plant.
4.11
Intellectual Property . There are no material trademarks,
trade names, patents, service marks, brand names, computer
programs, databases, industrial designs, copyrights or other
intangible property (“ Intellectual Property ”),
that are, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, necessary for the
operation, or continued operation, of the business of any Pueblo
Company, or for the ownership and operation, or continued ownership
and operation, of any assets of any Pueblo Company, for which the
Pueblo Companies do not hold valid and continuing authority in
connection with the use thereof. No Pueblo Company has received any
written notice of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with
respect to Intellectual Property from any Person with respect to
the operation of the Assets owned by any Pueblo Company.
4.12
Broker’s or Finder’s Fees . No investment
banker, broker, finder or other Person is entitled to any brokerage
or finder’s fee or similar commission in respect of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction
Document based in any way on agreements, arrangements or
understandings made by or on behalf of any Pueblo Company for which
Buyer or any Pueblo Company shall have any obligation or
liability.
(a) No
Pueblo Company has, or since October 1, 2003 has had, any
employees or Employee Benefit Plans and no Pueblo Company has any
liability (including any contingent liability) to any employee or
with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.
(b)
Section 4.13(a) of the Disclosure Letter lists all
employees of Bear Cub the primary duties or activities of which are
to perform services for the Pueblo Companies or the Assets (the
“ Pueblo Employees ”), their current annual
salary or hourly rate, as applicable, date of employment and
employee benefits (the “ Current Salary/Benefits
”).
(c) None
of the Pueblo Companies has agreed to recognize any labor union or
other collective bargaining representative and, to Bear Cub’s
Knowledge, no labor union or other
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collective
bargaining representative claims to or is seeking to represent any
Pueblo Employees. To Bear Cub’s Knowledge, no union
organizational campaign or representation petition is currently
pending with respect to any Pueblo Employee.
(d) Neither
any Pueblo Company nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to or has an
obligation to contribute to, nor has contributed to or had an
obligation to contribute to, a multiemployer plan within the
meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or any other employee
benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(e) The
execution, delivery and performance of, and consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents will not (either alone or in conjunction with any other
event) entitle any current or former employee, director, officer,
consultant, independent contractor, contingent worker or leased
employee (or any of their dependents, spouses or beneficiaries) of
the Pueblo Companies to any (1) Severance Obligations, or
(2) Change of Control Amounts (for each of clause (1) and
(2), except as set forth in the Transition Services Agreement).
Further, neither Pueblo Company has made any payments, is obligated
to make any payments, or is a party to any Contract that, under
certain circumstances, would obligate it to make any payments that
would not be deductible under (or the deduction of which would be
limited by) Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code or would be
subject to tax under Section 209A of the Code.
4.14 Financial
Statements; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities; Controls and
Procedures .
(a) Bear
Cub has delivered to Buyers the unaudited consolidated balance
sheets (the “ Consolidated Balance Sheet ”) and
related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and
statements of cash flows of Pueblo and its Subsidiary for the year
ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2006 (such financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2006 being the “ Financial
Statements ”); and
(b) The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the
books and records of Pueblo and the Pueblo Subsidiaries in all
material respects. Each of the balance sheets included in the
Financial Statements fairly presents in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Pueblo Companies, as of the
date thereof, and each of the consolidated income statements and
statements of cash flows included in the Financial Statements
fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated results
of operations and cash flows, as the case may be, of the Pueblo
Companies for the periods set forth therein, in each case in
accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of notes or other
textual disclosures required under GAAP that are not, indirectly or
in the aggregate, material.
(c) There
are no Liabilities of Pueblo or any Pueblo Subsidiaries that are
not reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements,
other than Liabilities that are (i) current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practices of the Pueblo Companies since December 31,
2006, (ii) not required to be presented in unaudited year end
financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP and that are
not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Pueblo
Companies, taken as a whole and which, in any event, do
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not exceed
$25,000 in the aggregate, (iii) Liabilities under this
Agreement or (iv) Liabilities for Expenses. Neither Pueblo Company
has any Liability for funded indebtedness.
(d) Each
of the Pueblo Companies maintains books and records reflecting in
all material respects its assets and liabilities and that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect in all material
respects the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
Pueblo Companies, and maintains proper and adequate internal
accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed with management’s
authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the
Pueblo Companies and to maintain accountability for the
consolidated assets; (iii) access to the Pueblo
Companies’ assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s authorization; (iv) the reporting of the
Pueblo Companies’ assets is compared with existing assets at
regular intervals; and (v) accounts, notes and other
receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and
adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection
thereof on a current and timely basis.
(e) Bear
Cub has delivered to the Buyers all unaudited financial statements
of the Pueblo Companies prepared to date.
(f) Pueblo’s
accountants have not advised Pueblo of any material deficiencies in
Pueblo’s disclosure controls and procedures.
4.15 Internal
and Disclosure Controls . Bear Cub and the Pueblo Companies are
not and have not been at any time subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and as such, no specific internal or external review of
Bear Cub’s or the Pueblo Companies’ internal and
disclosure controls has been performed. Bear Cub has disclosed to
Buyers in summary form the existence, to Bear Cub’s
Knowledge, of each of the following (i) any material
deficiency in the internal controls of the Pueblo Companies that
could adversely affect the Pueblo Companies’ ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data; (ii) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Pueblo
Companies’ internal controls and (iii) any change in the
internal controls or disclosure controls and procedures of the
Pueblo Companies effected since January 1, 2006.
4.16
Environmental Matters .
(a) No
Pueblo Company is in violation in any material respect of any
Environmental Law. No Governmental Authority or other Third Person
has alleged that any Pueblo Company is in violation of any
Environmental Law, except for such allegations of violation that
have been resolved to the satisfaction of the party making such
allegation.
(b) None
of the Real Property Interests, none of any other properties used
by any Pueblo Company, and none of the properties to which
Hazardous Materials generated by any Pueblo Company or as a result
of the operations of any Pueblo Company may have migrated or been
transported is (i) listed on the CERCLA National Priorities List or
any other similar list of sites of environmental concern maintained
by any Governmental Authority or (ii) is the subject of any
remediation, removal, cleanup, investigation, response action,
claim, judgment, or enforcement action regarding any actual or
alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials.
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(c) No
Pueblo Company has released, and to Bear Cub’s Knowledge
there have not been any releases of, Hazardous Materials on, under,
from, or into any of the Real Property Interests or any other
property formerly owned, operated, or used by any Pueblo Company
during or before the time of such Pueblo Company’s ownership,
operation, or use of such properties.
(d) To
Bear Cub’s Knowledge, each Pueblo Company currently holds all
material permits, licenses, and approvals required under any
Environmental Law for its ownership, operation, or use of the Real
Property Interests and the conduct of its operations. There are no
outstanding or unresolved notices of violation or notices of
noncompliance with respect to such permits, licenses, and
approvals.
(e) There
are no civil, criminal, or administrative actions, suits, demands,
claims, hearings, proceedings, or notices pending or, to Bear
Cub’s Knowledge, threatened against any Pueblo Company under
any Environmental Law, including without limitations those related
to allegations of economic loss, personal injury, illness, or
damage to real or personal property or the environment.
(f) No
Pueblo Company is a party or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, a
successor in interest to any Contract under which any Pueblo
Company has assumed or agreed to be responsible for any current or
contingent Liabilities with respect to any Hazardous Materials or
any matters arising under Environmental Laws.
(g) To
Bear Cub’s Knowledge, there are no actual or contingent
Environmental Costs or Liabilities that any Pueblo Company may
sustain in connection with any remediation, clean-up, modification,
monitoring, repairs, work, construction, alterations or
installations required as a result of any existing condition, fact
or circumstance, including any Environmental Costs or Liabilities
relating to capital improvements, physical upgrading or maintenance
and repairs required by, or otherwise required to correct any
Pueblo Company’s noncompliance with, any Environmental
Law.
(a) There
are no Proceedings pending or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge,
threatened against any Pueblo Company or the Assets, including any
Proceeding that questions the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(b) To
Bear Cub’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances
existing that could reasonably give rise to any litigation,
arbitration, investigation or proceeding that, if resolved in a
manner adverse to the Pueblo Companies, could reasonably be
expected to give rise to a material Liability or have a Material
Adverse Effect on Pueblo.
(c) No
Pueblo Company is subject to any outstanding Order (other than
routine oil and gas field regulatory orders) or any executory
compliance or settlement agreement, conciliation agreement,
memorandum of understanding, or letter of commitment with a Third
Party.
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4.18
Bankruptcy . There are no bankruptcy, reorganization or
receivership proceedings pending, planned or being contemplated by
any Pueblo Company or with respect to any of their respective
Assets, or, to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, being threatened against
Pueblo or any of the Pueblo Subsidiaries.
4.19 Absence of
Certain Changes . Except as reflected in the Financial
Statements, since December 31, 2006, (a) neither Pueblo
nor any Pueblo Subsidiary has acted or failed to act in a manner
that would have been prohibited by Section 6.1 if the
terms of such Section had been in effect as of and after such date
and (b) there has not occurred, and neither Pueblo nor any
Pueblo Subsidiary has incurred or suffered, any result, occurrence,
change, fact, event, circumstance or effect of any of the foregoing
that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect on Pueblo.
4.20 Pipeline
Matters . Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Letter
sets forth summary historical throughput data and information (but
only to the extent Pueblo possesses such throughput data and
information) for the periods January 1, 2005 through
January 31, 2007 relating to the Assets, including volumes of
Hydrocarbons transported through the Pipeline Assets for the
periods indicated. Such throughput data and information are
accurate and complete in all material respects with respect to such
periods. Subsequent to such periods, there have been no material
adverse changes in the volumes of Hydrocarbons transported through
the Pipeline Assets and no Person has provided written notice or,
to Bear Cub’s Knowledge, oral notice to Bear Cub or any
Pueblo Company of its intent to reduce materially the volume of
Hydrocarbons transported through the Pipeline Assets. No fact or
circumstance exists that would result in a material decrease in
such volumes excluding, however, changes that may result from
(a) market conditions, (b) matters that affect the energy
industry in general or in the area in which the Assets are located,
(c) non-performance by a party under the Hydrocarbon Contracts
other than a Pueblo Company or (d) normal well decline or depletion
in the ordinary course of operations or well volume declines caused
by well operations.
4.21 Affiliate
Relationships . There are no Contracts or other arrangements
between Bear Cub and any Pueblo Company or involving any Pueblo
Company in which any member, manager, officer, director, or
Affiliate of any Pueblo Company or Bear Cub is a party or has a
financial interest.
4.22 FCC
Matters . Pueblo has properly filed with the FCC such
application(s) as may be required to cancel in accordance with the
FCC Rules all FCC Licenses set forth on Section 4.22 of the
Disclosure Letter pursuant to the FCC’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS) and has provided to Buyers copies of
all such application(s) filed. No Pueblo Company holds any FCC
Licenses.
4.23 Bear Cub
Financial Statements; Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
.
(a) Bear
Cub has delivered to Buyers the unaudited consolidated balance
sheet (the “ Bear Cub Consolidated Balance Sheet
”) and related unaudited consolidated income statement of
Bear Cub and its Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31,
2006 (such financial statements being the “ Bear Cub Year
End Financial Statements ”).
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(b) The
Bear Cub Year End Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with the books and records of Bear Cub and its
Subsidiaries in all material respects. The consolidated balance
sheet included in the Bear Cub Year End Financial Statements fairly
presents in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of Bear Cub, as of the date thereof, and the consolidated
income statement included in the Bear Cub Year End Financial
Statements fairly presents in all material respects the
consolidated results of operations of Bear Cub for the periods set
forth therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP, subject to the
absence of notes or other textual disclosures required under GAAP
that are not, indirectly or in the aggregate, material.
(c) There
are no Liabilities of Bear Cub that are not reflected or reserved
against in the Bear Cub Year End Financial Statements, other than
Liabilities that are (A) current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices of
Bear Cub since December 31, 2006, (B) not required to be
presented in unaudited year end financial statements prepared in
conformity with GAAP and that are not, individually or in the
aggregate, material to Bear Cub, taken as a whole and which, in any
event, does not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate, or
(C) Liabilities under this Agreement.
4.24 Powers of
Attorney . The total consideration to be received for the sale
of the Members’ Interest under this Agreement satisfies the
condition in the Powers of Attorney executed by each Member, each
Power of Attorney remains in full force and effect and no Member
has revoked any Power of Attorney.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYERS
The Buyers jointly
and severally represent and warrant to Sellers as follows (such
representations and warranties being deemed to be made as of the
date hereof and on a continuous basis until the Closing), in each
case except as to matters disclosed in the Partnership SEC
Documents:
5.1
Organization, Standing and Power . Each of the Partnership
and Pueblo Holdings and its Significant Subsidiaries is a
corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly
organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or
formation, has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted, and is duly qualified and licensed, as may be required,
and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the business it is conducting, or the operation, ownership or
leasing of its properties, makes such qualification and licensing
necessary, other than in such jurisdictions in which the failure so
to be qualified and licensed could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect on the Partnership. Each of the Partnership and Pueblo
Holdings has heretofore made available to Sellers complete and
correct copies of its Organizational Documents, each as amended to
date.
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5.2 Authority;
No Violations, Consents and Approvals .
(a) Other
than approval by the General Partner, which approval has been
obtained, no vote of holders of any Equity Interest of the
Partnership is necessary to approve this Agreement, the other
Transaction Documents to which the Buyers are or will be a party,
or the performance by the Buyers of their respective obligations
hereunder or thereunder. The Buyers have all requisite limited
partnership and corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it shall be
a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary partnership and corporate action on the part of each
of the Buyers. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by each of the Buyers and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the
valid and binding obligation of Sellers and Sellers’
Representative, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each
of the Buyers enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as
to enforceability to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyers does not,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with, or
result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or
lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material
obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or give rise
to a right of purchase under, result in the creation of any Lien
upon any of the properties or assets of the Partnership or any of
its Subsidiaries under, or otherwise result in a material detriment
to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries under, any provision
of (i) the Organizational Documents of the Partnership (each
as amended to date) or any provision of the comparable charter or
organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or
other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or
license or other Contract applicable to the Partnership or any of
its Subsidiaries, (iii) any joint venture or other ownership
arrangement or (iv) assuming each Notification and
Authorization referred to in Section 5.2 is duly and
timely made or obtained, any Law, Regulation or Order applicable to
the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause
(ii) or (iii), any such conflicts, violations, defaults,
rights, Liens or detriments that, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect on the Partnership.
(c) No
Notification to, and no Authorization from, any Governmental
Authority is required by or with respect to the Partnership or any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery
by the Buyers of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
to which they are or will be a party or the performance by the
Buyers of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder,
except for: (i) such filings and/or notices as may be required
under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act; (ii) filings
with the Nasdaq; (iii) such filings and approvals as may be
required by any applicable state securities, “blue sky”
or takeover laws or environmental laws; (iv) any Post-Closing
Notifications; and (v) any such
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Notification or
Authorization that the failure to obtain or make could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership.
5.3 SEC
Documents . The Partnership has made available to Bear Cub and
each Member a true and complete copy of each of the Partnership SEC
Documents and exhibits to each of the Partnership SEC Documents.
The Partnership SEC Documents constitute each registration
statement, prospectus (other than preliminary prospectuses), and
other material report and schedule filed by the Partnership with
the SEC since December 31, 2005 (other than any registration
statement and related prospectus relating to any employee benefit
plan) and include all the material reports and schedules (other
than preliminary material) that the Partnership was required to
file with the SEC since December 31, 2005. As of their
respective dates, the Partnership SEC Documents complied as to form
in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Partnership
SEC Documents, and none of the Partnership SEC Documents contained
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the
Partnership included in the Partnership SEC Documents were prepared
from the books and records of the Partnership and its subsidiaries,
complied as to form in all material respects with the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as
permitted by Rule 10.01 of Regulation S-X of the SEC) and
fairly present in accordance with applicable requirements of GAAP
(subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal,
recurring adjustments, none of which is material) the consolidated
financial position of the Partnership and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of their respective dates and the consolidated
results of operations and the consolidated cash flows of the
Partnership and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods
presented therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing statements, the
Buyers make no representation or warranty and shall have no
liability with respect to any current report on Form 8-K of the
Partnership that has been “furnished” rather than
“filed” with the SEC.
5.4 Absence of
Certain Changes or Events . Except as disclosed in, or
reflected in the financial statements included in, the Partnership
SEC Documents, since December 31, 2005, the Partnership has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business, and
there has not been: (a) any material damage, destruction or
other casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting
the business or assets owned or operated by the Partnership and its
subsidiaries; or (b) any other transaction, commitment,
dispute or other event or condition (financial or otherwise) of any
character (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that,
individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on
the Partnership.
5.5
Litigation . Except as disclosed in the Partnership SEC
Documents, there is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or, to
Buyers’ Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the
Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (“
Partnership Litigation ”), and, to the Buyers’
Knowledge, there are no facts that are likely to give rise to any
Partnership Litigation, that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
on the Partnership, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction,
rule or order of any
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Governmental
Authority or arbitrator outstanding against the Partnership or any
Subsidiary of the Partnership that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership.
5.6 Taxes .
From and at all times since its formation, the Partnership has
qualified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes
under Section 7704(c) of the Code, and all Tax Returns have been
prepared consistently therewith.
5.7
Broker’s or Finder’s Fees . No investment
banker, broker, finder or other Person is entitled to any brokerage
or finder’s fee or similar commission in respect of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction
Document based in any way on agreements, arrangements or
understandings made by or on behalf of Buyers or any of its
Affiliates that is, or following the Closing would be, an
obligation of Pueblo, Sellers or any of their respective
Affiliates.
5.8 Investment
Intent . Buyers are acquiring the Interests for their own
account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present
intention of distributing or selling the same; and neither Buyer
has any present or contemplated agreement, undertaking,
arrangement, obligation, indebtedness or commitment providing for
the disposition thereof.
6.1 Conduct of
Business .
(a) Bear
Cub covenants and agrees that until the earlier of the Closing or
the termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise set forth in
Section 6.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter or unless
Pueblo Holdings otherwise consents in writing, Bear Cub shall
(A) use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the services
of the Pueblo Employees, and (B) cause the Pueblo
Companies:
(i) to
operate in the usual and ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(ii) to
preserve substantially intact their business organizations, to use
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their rights,
privileges and immunities, and to maintain their relationships with
their customers and suppliers;
(iii) to
use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice
to maintain and to keep their properties and assets in good repair
and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted (if there is any
casualty loss or damage to any properties or assets of any Pueblo
Company prior to Closing, Bear Cub shall consult, and shall cause
Pueblo to consult, with Pueblo Holdings regarding the replacement
or repair of such property or asset);
(iv) to
use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and
effect insurance applicable to their Assets and operations
comparable in amount and scope of
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coverage to
that currently maintained, including the insurance policies
described in Section 4.9 of the Disclosure Letter ;
and
(v) (A) to
keep and maintain accurate books, Records and accounts; (B) to
pay or accrue all Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
imposed upon any of their Assets
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