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Exhibit
10.1
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
between
RENTECH, INC.,
as Seller,
and
ZINSSER CO., INC.,
as Buyer,
Dated as of March 8,
2005
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS
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1.1.
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Certain Defined Terms
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SECTION 2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF
STOCK
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2.1.
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Basic Agreement
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2.2.
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Purchase Price
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2.3.
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Earn Out
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2.4.
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Assets to be Retained by
Seller
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2.5.
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Adjustment for Working
Capital
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2.6.
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Section 338(h)(10) Election.
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2.7.
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Lease Guaranty.
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2.8.
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Closing.
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SECTION 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
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3.1.
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The Company.
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3.2.
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The Transaction Agreements.
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3.3.
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The Business Assets.
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3.4.
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Financial Matters.
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3.5.
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Operational Matters.
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3.6.
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Employee Matters.
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3.7.
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Environmental Matters.
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3.8.
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Brokers, Finders, etc.
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3.9.
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Receivables.
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3.10.
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Inventories.
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3.11.
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Insurance.
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3.12.
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Workers Compensation.
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3.13.
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Disclosure.
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SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BUYER
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4.1.
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Organization and Standing.
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4.2.
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Execution and Validity of
Agreements.
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4.3.
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No Violation or Approval.
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4.4.
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Brokers, Finders, etc.
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4.5.
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Securities Law Matters.
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SECTION 5 POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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5.1.
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[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
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5.2.
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Tax Returns and Contests.
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5.3.
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Health Benefits for Company
Employees.
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5.4.
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Further Assurances.
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5.5.
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Press Releases.
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5.6.
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Termination of Obligations.
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5.7.
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COBRA Coverage.
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5.8.
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Restrictive Covenants.
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6.1.
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Buyer’s
Indemnification.
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6.2.
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Seller’s
Indemnification.
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6.3.
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Survival; Time Limits for
Indemnification.
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6.4.
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Basket and Cap.
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6.5.
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Exclusivity.
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6.6.
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Defense of Claims.
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SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1.
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[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
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7.2.
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Governing Law.
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7.3.
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Notices.
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7.4.
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Entire Agreement, Assignability,
Etc.
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7.5.
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Counterparts.
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7.6.
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Representations as to
Knowledge.
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7.7.
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Headings, Terms.
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7.8.
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Waivers.
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7.9.
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Severability.
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7.10.
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Remedies Cumulative.
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7.11.
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Expenses.
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7.12.
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Construction.
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7.13.
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Incorporation of Exhibit.
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EXHIBIT
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Exhibit A
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Financial
Statements of the Company |
SCHEDULES
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Schedule 3.2.2
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Encumbrances |
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Schedule 3.3.1
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Business
Assets |
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Schedule 3.3.2
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Title |
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Schedule 3.3.3
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Trademarks |
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Schedule 3.5.1
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Suppliers |
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Schedule 3.5.2
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Customers |
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Schedule 3.5.4
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Litigation |
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Schedule 3.5.5
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Product
Warranties/Product Liability |
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Schedule 3.5.6
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Licenses |
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Schedule 3.5.7
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Contracts |
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Schedule 3.5.8
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Bank
Accounts |
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Schedule 3.6.1(a)
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List of
Employee Plans |
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Schedule 3.6.1(b)
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Multiemployer and Pension Plans |
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Schedule 3.6.1(c)
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Compliance |
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Schedule 3.6.1(h)
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Continuation of Coverage |
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Schedule 3.6.1(i)
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ERISA
Affiliate |
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Schedule 3.6.3
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Employee
Claims |
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Schedule 3.7.2
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Hazardous
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Schedule 3.7.3
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Environmental |
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Schedule 3.10
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Inventories |
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Schedule 3.11
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Insurance |
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Schedule 3.12
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Workers
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THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
is made on March 8, 2005, between Rentech, Inc., a Colorado
corporation (“Seller”), and Zinsser Co., Inc., a New
Jersey corporation (“Buyer”).
Recitals
Seller owns all of the issued
and outstanding stock of Okon, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the
“Company”). Seller has agreed to sell all of the stock
of the Company to Buyer on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
Agreement
Accordingly, in consideration
of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Seller and the Buyer agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Certain Defined
Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have
the indicated meanings:
“Adverse
Consequences” means all actions, suits, proceedings,
investigations, complaints, claims, demands, orders, decrees,
rulings, injunctions, judgments, directives, notices of violation,
Liabilities, liens, losses, damages, penalties, fines, settlements,
costs, expenses and fees (including court costs and reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel and other experts).
“Affiliate”
means, as to any Person, another Person that controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For that
purpose, “control” means the power, directly or
indirectly, by stock ownership, contract, family relationship,
employment, position or otherwise, to significantly influence the
business decisions of another Person.
“Benefit
Arrangement” means any written or oral employment,
consulting, bonus, noncompetition, management, agency, change of
control, severance, layoff, salary continuation, deferred
compensation, profit sharing, bonus, stock option, phantom stock,
stock appreciation right, stock purchase, employee loan, allowance
or reimbursement, or other similar contract or policy, supplemental
unemployment benefits, vacation benefits, retirement benefits,
life, health, dental, vision, disability or accident benefits,
fringe benefit plans, arrangements or practices, and each plan,
arrangement, understanding or program which provides for insurance
coverage (including any self insured arrangements) or other forms
of compensation or insurance (including, without limitation,
post-retirement insurance), compensation or benefits, which is not
a Welfare Plan, a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan.
“Business Assets”
means all assets, properties and rights owned by the Company or
used by the Company in the conduct of its business, tangible or
intangible, real or personal.
“Buyer” has the
meaning given in the Preamble.
“Claim” has the
meaning given in Section 6.6.
“Closing” has the
meaning given in Section 2.8.
“Closing Date”
has the meaning given in Section 2.8.
“Closing Date Working
Capital” means the excess of (i) the sum of the
Company’s accounts receivable (net of any allowance for
doubtful accounts) plus its inventory over (ii) the sum of the
Company’s accounts payable plus its accrued liabilities
(including accrued salary, vacation and sick pay, but excluding any
accrued liabilities relating to any Company Pension Plan or Company
Welfare Plan and excluding any liabilities for federal income Taxes
or state Taxes in which Company and Seller file Tax returns on a
combined basis, all of which Taxes will be paid by Seller), in each
case, as of the Closing Date and determined in accordance with
GAAP, excluding any receivables from and payables or liabilities to
Seller.
“COBRA” means
Section 4980B of the Code and Sections 601 through 608, inclusive,
of ERISA, and any regulations or rulings promulgated
thereunder.
“Code” means the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder.
“Company” has the
meaning given in the Recitals.
“Company Benefit
Arrangement” means any Benefit Arrangement which provides
coverage or benefits to any employee or former employee of the
Company with respect to his or her relationship with the
Company.
“Company Employee
Plans” means all Employee Plans which provide coverage or
benefits to any employee or former employee of the Company with
respect to his or her relationship with the Company.
“Company Pension
Plan” means any Pension Plan which provides coverage or
benefits to any employee or former employee of the Company with
respect to his or her relationship with the Company.
“Company Welfare
Plan” means any Welfare Plan which provides coverage or
benefits to any employee or former employee of the Company with
respect to his or her relationship with the Company.
“Contracts” has
the meaning given in Section 3.5.7.
“Disposal” means
disposal as defined by RCRA or as defined by any applicable similar
law of any jurisdiction where the Company has operated its business
or Released Hazardous Substances. However, “Disposal,”
as used herein, shall not be limited to the disposal of Hazardous
Wastes, as defined in RCRA, but shall extend to the disposal of any
Hazardous Substance, as defined herein.
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“Employee Plans”
shall mean all Benefit Arrangements, Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Plans and Welfare Plans.
“Encumbrance”
means any interest in an asset securing performance of an
obligation, any adverse claim of title to or the right to
possession or use of an asset and any option or other right to
acquire title to or the right to possession or use of an
asset.
“Environmental
Law” means all currently effective statutes, ordinances,
codes, common law principles, rules, regulations, orders, decrees,
standards, procedures, permit or license requirements or other
requirements of any governmental authority relating to land use,
public or employee health, safety, welfare or the environment,
including, without limitation: the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601,
et seq. (“CERCLA”); RCRA; the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001, et
seq. ; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C.
§ 5101, et seq .; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §
7401 , et seq. ; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251,
et seq. ; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C.
§ 651, et seq .; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. (“TSCA”); the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. § 401, et seq. ; the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq .,
the California State Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of
1986 (“Proposition 65”); and regulations adopted by the
South Coast Air Quality Management District, each as amended; any
state or local law similar to the foregoing; all policy and
guidance documents and memoranda issued pursuant to the foregoing
with which the Company is required to comply under applicable law;
and all permits issued to the Company pursuant to the foregoing; in
each case, where and as applicable to the Company, its products or
operations.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and
the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any entity which is a member of a “controlled group of
corporations” with, under “common control” with,
or otherwise treated as a single employer or aggregated with, the
Company, pursuant to Section 414 of the Code.
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning given in Section
3.4.1.
“GAAP” has the
meaning given in Section 3.4.1.
“Hazardous
Substance” means any pollutant, contaminant, toxic or
hazardous material, substance, chemical, compound or mixture that
is defined, listed, classified or regulated by any Environmental
Law, including, without limitation: petroleum (including, without
limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof), gasoline, diesel
fuel or other petroleum hydrocarbons; polychlorinated biphenyls;
and asbestos, in each case, whether specifically listed or
designated as a hazardous substance under any Environmental
Law.
“Hazardous Waste”
shall have the meaning given under RCRA and any similar state
statutes and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning given in Section 6.6.
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“Indemnitee” has
the meaning given in Section 6.6.
“Initial Payment”
has the meaning given in Section 2.2.
“Liability” means
any liability, debt or obligation, whether known or unknown,
absolute or contingent, arising under contract, in tort, by statute
or regulation or otherwise, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or
unliquidated and due or to become due, and whether for the payment
of money, the provision of goods or services or the performance of
any other obligation.
“Multiemployer Pension
Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) that
is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Multiemployer
Plan” shall mean Multiemployer Pension Plan, Multiemployer
Welfare Plan or both.
“Multiemployer Welfare
Plan” shall mean any “employee welfare benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that
is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“Okon Products”
means all products sold by the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company after the Closing that are either labeled with the name
Okon (or any other trade name or trademark of the Company) or are
based upon formulations included in the Business Assets.
“PBGC” means the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any person succeeding to
the present powers and functions of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
“Pension Plan”
means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such
terms is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), other than a
Multiemployer Pension Plan.
“Person” means an
individual and any corporation, partnership, trust, limited
liability company, association, governmental authority or any other
entity.
“Premises” means
the real property occupied by Company at 4725 Leyden Street,
Denver, Colorado 80216.
“Premises Lease”
means the Lease between CSM Investors, Inc., as lessor, and the
Company, as lessee, dated February 28, 2000, as amended by the
First Amendment of Lease and Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated April
15, 2004, pursuant to which the Company leases the
Premises.
“Purchase Price”
has the meaning given in Section 2.2.
“RCRA” means the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and as
codified in the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901,
et seq ., as amended. All references to RCRA in this
Agreement incorporate all regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 260, et
seq ., promulgated pursuant to RCRA as well as all state
statutes or regulations adopted pursuant to RCRA.
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“Release” means
any direct or indirect spilling, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, placing, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaking,
dumping, disposing, leaching or abandonment on or into any building
or facility or the environment, whether intentional or
unintentional, known or unknown.
“Seller” has the
meaning given in the Preamble.
“Storage” means
storage as defined by RCRA or as defined by any applicable similar
law of any jurisdiction where the Company has operated its business
or Released Hazardous Substances, provided, however, that the term
“Storage” as used herein shall not be limited to the
storage of Hazardous Wastes, as defined in RCRA, but shall extend
to the storage of any Hazardous Substance.
“Tax” means any
federal, state or local tax or any foreign tax (including, without
limitation, any net income, gross income, profits, premium,
estimated, excise, sales, value added, services, use, occupancy,
gross receipts, franchise, license, ad valorem, severance, capital
levy, production, stamp, transfer, withholding, employment,
unemployment, social security (including FICA), payroll or property
tax, customs duty, or any other governmental charge or assessment),
together with any interest, addition to tax or penalty.
“Tax Return”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“Third Party”
means a Person other than Seller or an Affiliate of the Company or
Seller.
“Transaction
Agreements” means this Agreement and all other instruments
and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Transport” means
transport as defined by RCRA or as defined by any applicable
similar law of any jurisdiction where the Company has operated its
business or Released Hazardous Substances, provided, however, that
the term “Transport” as used herein shall not be
limited to the transport of Hazardous Wastes, as defined in RCRA,
but shall extend to the transport of any Hazardous Substance, as
defined herein.
“Treatment” means
treatment as defined by RCRA or as defined by any applicable
similar law of any jurisdiction where the Company has operated its
business or Released Hazardous Substances, provided, however, that
the term “Treatment” as used herein shall not be
limited to the treatment of Hazardous Wastes, as defined in RCRA,
but shall extend to the treatment of any Hazardous Substance, as
defined herein.
“Welfare Plan”
means any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as such term
is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer
Plan.
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SECTION 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
STOCK
2.1. Basic
Agreement. Seller hereby sells to Buyer, and Buyer hereby
purchases from Seller, all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company (the “Stock”).
2.2. Purchase
Price. The aggregate purchase price (the “Purchase
Price”) to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Stock shall be
(i) $1,700,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.5,
payable by wire contemporaneously with the execution of this
Agreement (and, if applicable, thereafter as provided in Section
2.5) to an account designated by Seller (the “Initial
Payment”) plus (ii) the earn out payments that become due
under Section 2.3, payable as provided therein.
2.3. Earn Out.
Buyer shall pay Seller an earn out equal to 7% of net sales (
i.e. , gross sales less returns) of Okon Products by the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company after the Closing until a
total of $300,000 has been paid to Seller. After $300,000 in earn
out payments has been paid, no further earn out payments shall be
due. Earn out payments shall be payable monthly within 15 days
after the end of each calendar month in respect of net sales during
that month. Each earn out payment shall be accompanied by a
statement reflecting in reasonable detail the calculation of the
amount of the payment. Seller shall have the right to examine and
audit the sales records of the Company not more than twice annually
to verify the earn out payments due.
2.4. Assets to be
Retained by Seller. Prior to the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, Seller caused the Company to distribute to Seller
all cash of the Company and all inter-company receivables owing to
the Company from Seller. All inter-company payables owing to Seller
from the Company are hereby cancelled.
2.5. Adjustment for
Working Capital. Within 60 days after the Closing Date,
Buyer shall provide Seller with a balance sheet of the Company as
of the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with GAAP, accompanied
by Buyer’s calculation of the Closing Date Working Capital
based on that balance sheet. Buyer’s calculations of Closing
Date Working Capital shall be binding on the parties unless, within
15 days after its receipt of such calculation from Buyer, Seller
gives Buyer notice that Seller disagrees with Closing Date Working
Capital as calculated by Buyer. If Seller gives such a notice, then
Buyer and Seller shall attempt in good faith to resolve the
disagreement and agree upon Closing Date Working Capital. Buyer
shall provide Seller access to the books and records of the Company
for purposes of attempting to resolve the disagreement. If they are
unable to agree within 30 days after Seller’s notice, either
party may elect to refer the matter to the Denver office of Hein +
Associates (or such other independent accounting firm as the
parties may agree upon) for resolution, and the determination of
that firm shall be binding on the parties. Each party may provide
the independent accounting firm with such information as it deems
appropriate and Buyer shall provide the independent accounting firm
with access to the books and records of the Company, as necessary
to determine the Closing Date Working Capital. The fees and
expenses of the independent accounting firm shall be shared equally
by the parties. The independent accounting firm shall provide
Seller and Buyer with a written statement of its calculation of
actual Closing Date Working Capital. If
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actual Closing Date Working Capital as
finally determined is less than $220,000, within 5 days after such
final determination, Seller shall pay Buyer the amount of said
shortfall. Any such payment shall be first by set off against
amounts due Seller pursuant to Section 2.3. If actual Closing Date
Working Capital as finally determined is equal to or greater than
$220,000, no purchase price refund or further purchase price
payment shall be paid.
2.6. Section 338(h)(10)
Election. At the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall jointly
make an election under section 338(h)(10) of the Code and any
similar provision of any state or local tax law. For that purpose,
the Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Business Assets as
agreed by the parties within 60 days after the Closing
Date.
2.7. Lease
Guaranty. At the Closing, Buyer shall execute a guaranty of
the Premises Lease in a form substantially similar to the existing
guaranty signed by Seller and Seller shall be released from its
guaranty of the Premises Lease, but only with respect to the
Company’s performance after the Closing.
2.8. Closing.
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”) is being held at the offices of Sherman
& Howard L.L.C., 633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3000, Denver,
Colorado 80202 contemporaneously with the execution of this
Agreement, and shall be effective as of 12:00 a.m. local time in
Denver, Colorado on the date of this Agreement (such effective time
being the “Closing Date”).
SECTION 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1. The
Company.
3.1.1. Organization and
Standing . The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Colorado. The Company is not required to be qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction. The Company
has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its assets
and carry on its business as presently being conducted. Complete
and correct copies of the charter, bylaws, minute books and stock
records of the Company current as of the date of this Agreement
have been delivered to Buyer.
3.1.2. Subsidiaries
. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock, any partnership, equity or other ownership interest in or
any security issued by any other Person.
3.1.3.
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 100 shares of Common Stock, no par value, of
which 100 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the Stock is
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
is owned of record and beneficially by Seller, free and clear of
Encumbrances. There are no outstanding options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights to acquire any of the Stock
from Seller or any other capital stock or security from the
Company. The Stock was not issued in violation of any preemptive or
similar right of any Person and has not been transferred in
violation of, and is not currently subject to, any right of first
refusal or similar right of any Person. The Stock is not subject to
any voting trust or other voting agreement.
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3.2. The Transaction
Agreements.
3.2.1. Execution and
Validity . This Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Agreements to which Seller is a party have been duly executed and
delivered by Seller and constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and
similar laws of general applicability affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors and to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether enforcement is sought in proceedings in
equity or at law.
3.2.2. No Violation or
Approval . The execution, delivery and performance by
Seller of the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements do not and
will not constitute or result in (i) a violation of any order,
judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over Seller, the Company or any of the Business
Assets, or (ii) except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2.2
, a breach of or default under, or the acceleration of any
obligation or creation of any Encumbrance under (whether
immediately, upon the passage of time or after the giving of
notice), or otherwise require a consent or waiver under, any
agreement, instrument, lease, contract, mortgage, deed or license
to which Seller or the Company is a party or by which Seller or the
Company or any of their assets are bound or affected or (iii) a
violation of or a conflict with the charter or bylaws of the
Company. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2.2 , no
notice to, or consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
declaration or filing with, any governmental authority or entity or
other Person is required to be obtained or made by Seller or the
Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
of or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by any of
the Transaction Agreements.
3.3. The Business
Assets.
3.3.1. Description
. The Business Assets and the Premises constitute all of the
assets, properties and rights used by the Company to conduct its
business and necessary to conduct the Company’s business as
currently conducted. Schedule 3.3.1 is a true and
complete description of all material Business Assets, including a
list of all material tangible Business Assets. The Business Assets
include all of the assets reflected on the Company’s balance
sheet as of February 28, 2005 included in the Financial Statements
and all assets acquired in the ordinary course of business since
that date, except (i) assets sold or used in the ordinary course of
business since that date, (ii) the assets retained by Seller
pursuant to Section 2.4 and (iii) any prepaid expenses relating to
insurance or employee benefit programs, which are managed on a
consolidated basis for Seller and its subsidiaries and will not be
available to the Company following the Closing.
3.3.2. Title .
The Company has good and marketable title to all of the Business
Assets, free and clear of Encumbrances except (a) Encumbrances
securing current Taxes not yet due and payable and (b) Encumbrances
set forth in Schedule 3.3.2 .
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3.3.3. Intellectual
Property . Schedule 3.3.3 is a list of the
trademarks that the Company currently has registered with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. None of such trademarks
infringes the intellectual property rights of any other Person. To
the knowledge of Seller, no other Person is infringing the rights
of the Company with respect to such trademarks. The Company’s
manufacture, use, performance or sale of products or services has
not violated or infringed on any intellectual property rights of
any Person. The Company’s operations have not otherwise
infringed on the intellectual property right of any
Person.
3.4. Financial
Matters.
3.4.1. Financial
Statements . Attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
A are the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of
February 28, 2005 (the “Interim Balance Sheet”) and the
related unaudited statements of income, shareholders’ equity
and cash flows for the three months then ended and the unaudited
balance sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2002, 2003 and
2004 and the related unaudited statements of income,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years then
ended (collectively, the “Financial Statements”). The
Financial Statements were prepared from the books and records of
the Company, which are correct and complete. The Financial
Statements present fairly the financial position of the Company and
the results of its operations as of the respective dates and for
the periods presented therein and have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
(“GAAP”), except that they do not include a statement
of cash flows or the notes required by GAAP.
3.4.2. No Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company has no Liabilities except (i) as
set forth in the Interim Balance Sheet, (ii) as disclosed on
Schedule 3.4.2 , (ii) accounts payable, accrued
salary, vacation and sick pay arising in the ordinary course of
business since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet; (iii)
performance obligations (other than any Liability arising out of or
relating to any breach that occurred prior to the Closing) under
the express terms of the Premises Lease or any Contract listed on
Schedule 3.5.7 , (iv) warranty obligations under the
terms of the warranties included on Schedule 3.5.5 ;
(v) current obligations to purchase and sell products or services
under any purchase and sale orders entered into by the Company in
the ordinary course of business; or (vi) the obligation to comply
with applicable law in the ordinary course of business, first
required to be performed after the Closing and not arising in
connection with (A) any act, fact, or condition giving rise to a
breach of any representation or warranty of Seller herein, or (B)
any act or omission of Company or the Seller prior to the
Closing.
3.4.3. Absence of
Changes . Since February 28, 2005 the Company has not
undergone any material adverse change in its business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition, operating performance, or
suffered any material damage, destruction or loss (whether or not
covered by insurance), and to Seller’s knowledge, no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that could reasonably be
expected to result in such a material adverse change. Since
February 28, 2005, the Company has operated only in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with historical practice. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, since February 28, 2005,
the Company has not:
(a) increased or experienced
any material adverse change in any assumption underlying any method
of calculating bad debts, contingencies or other reserves from that
reflected in the Financial Statements;
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(b) cancelled, compromised,
written down, written off or waived any claim or right of having a
value in excess of $10,000;
(c) sold, transferred,
distributed or otherwise disposed of any of its material assets
except for sales of merchandise in the ordinary course of business
and sales or other dispositions of raw materials, inventory and
equipment no longer needed for its operation in the ordinary course
of business and distributions pursuant to Section 2.4;
(d) made any capital
expenditure or commitment for additions to property, plant or
equipment having an aggregate cost in excess of $10,000;
(e) made or agreed to make
any increase in the compensation payable or benefits provided to
any of the officers, directors, employees or consultants of the
Company, except for salary increases in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) entered into, amended or
modified any Company or Seller Employee Plan, except in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice
(g) entered into any
transaction or contract, or amended or terminated any transaction
or contract, with respect to the business of the Company, except
normal transactions or contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business in arm’s-length transactions;
(h) terminated or been
advised of the termination of or material reduction in its
relationship with any material customer or supplier;
(i) changed in any material
respect the business policies, methods of accounting or practices
of the Company; or
(j) agreed, whether in
writing or not, to do any of the foregoing.
3.4.4. Taxes .
During the period that Seller has owned the Company, the Company
has been part of Seller’s affiliated group filing
consolidated income Tax Returns for federal and, where applicable,
state income Tax purposes. All required Tax Returns relating to the
Company have been filed. All such Tax Returns were correct and
complete in all material respects. All Taxes owed by the Company in
respect of its operation that have become due prior to the Closing
Date have been paid. The Company has not waived any statutes of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, other than waivers
or extensions relating to the consolidated income tax returns of
Seller’s affiliated group. The Company has not received
notice from a taxing authority in a jurisdiction where it does not
file Tax Returns that it may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. All Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee of the
Company have been withheld and paid. The Company has not been a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” within the meaning of section 355(e) of the Code
within the last two years. Seller and the Company are part of a
“selling consolidated group” as defined in section
338(h)(10) of the Code.
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3.5. Operational
Matters.
3.5.1. Suppliers
. Schedule 3.5.1 lists the top twenty (dollar
value) suppliers or subcontractors from which the Company purchased
goods or services in any of the fiscal years ended September 30,
2004 and 2003. Schedule 3.5.1 lists each supplier
which is the Company’s sole source of supply for any product.
The Company has no knowledge that any such supplier or
subcontractor intends to discontinue, materially reduce delivery of
any goods or services, default under or terminate any agreement
with the Company or modify the terms of its sales to the Company
within the next twelve months.
3.5.2. Customers
. Schedule 3.5.2 lists all customers to which the
Company sold goods or services in any of the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2004 and 2003. The Company has no knowledge that any
such customer intends to discontinue or to materially reduce
purchases of such goods or services or default under or terminate
any agreement with the Company within the next twelve months.
Except as accrued for the purpose of determining the Closing Date
Net Working Capital, the Company has not received any prepayments
or deposits from customers for products to be shipped or services
to be performed in the future.
3.5.3. Compliance With
Law . The Company is, and at all times been, in compliance
with applicable law in all material respects. The Company has not
received notice of any allegations or inquires concerning any
violations of law relating to the Company, the Pre
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