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Exhibit 10.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
CHAMPION RETAIL, INC,
a Michigan corporation,
AND
BAYSHORE ADVANTAGE LLC
a Delaware limited liability company,
and the other parties hereto
September 8, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES
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1.1 Purchase and Sale
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1.2 Purchase Price
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1.3 Payment of Purchase Price and Other
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1.4 Calculation of Final Purchase
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II. CLOSING
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2.1 Closing Date
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2.2 Deliveries at the Closing
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III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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3.1 Authority and Enforceability
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3.2 No Conflict
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3.3 Ownership of the Shares
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3.4 Organization
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3.5 Qualification; Location of Business and
Assets
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3.6 Subsidiaries and Investments
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3.7 Third-Party Consents and Approvals
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3.8 Capitalization
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3.9 Financial Condition and
Liabilities
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3.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.11 Absence of Certain Changes
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3.12 Accounts Receivable
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3.13 Inventories
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3.14 Title
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3.15 Condition of Assets
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3.16 Owned Real Property
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3.17 Leased Real Property
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3.18 Leased Personal Property
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3.19 Employment Matters
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3.20 Employee Benefit Plans
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3.21 Material Contracts
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3.22 Customers and Suppliers
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3.23 Tax Returns and Taxes
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3.24 Permits
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3.25 Intellectual Property Rights
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3.26 No Pending Proceedings
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3.27 Compliance with Laws
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3.28 OSHA
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3.29 Environmental Matters
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3.30 Insurance Coverage
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3.31 Products Liability and Warranty
Claims
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3.32 Brokers and Finders
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3.33 Related Party Transactions
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3.34 Disclosure
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IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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4.1 Organization
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4.2 Authority and Enforceability
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4.3 Third-Party Consents
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4.4 No Conflict or Violation
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4.5 Investment Intent
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4.6 Financing
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4.7 Brokers and Finders
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V. PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
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5.1 Access and Investigation
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5.2 Conduct of Business
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5.3 Consents and Approvals
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5.4 Best Efforts
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5.5 Update Schedules
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5.6 Exclusivity
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5.7 Confidentiality
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5.8 Employment Arrangements
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5.9 Financing
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5.10 Permits
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5.11 Form of Entity Conversion
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VI. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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6.1 Assistance in Proceedings
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6.2 Retention of and Access to Books and
records
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6.3 Further Assurances
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6.4 Press Releases
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6.5 Transfer Taxes
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6.6 Use of Seller’s Licenses
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6.7 Company Guarantee
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6.8 Removal of Champion Assets
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VII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer
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7.2 Conditions to Obligations of
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VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1 Indemnification By Seller
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8.2 Indemnification by Buyer
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8.3 Defense of Third-Party Claims
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8.4 Other Claims
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8.5 Survival
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8.6 Indemnification Limitations
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8.7 Set-Off Rights
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8.8 Exclusive Remedy
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IX. TERMINATION
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9.1 Termination
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9.2 Effect of Termination
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X. OTHER PROVISIONS
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10.1 Appendices, Exhibits and
Schedules
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10.2 Amendment
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10.3 No Waiver
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10.4 Entire Agreement; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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10.5 Governing Law
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10.6 Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.7 Notices
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10.8 Counterparts; Headings
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10.9 Expenses
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10.10 Construction
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10.11 Successors and Assigns
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10.12 Buyer Guarantee
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10.13 Seller Guarantee
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APPENDIX A – DEFINITIONS
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1.3(a)
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Estimated Purchase Price
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Schedule 3.3
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Ownership of the Shares
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Schedule 3.7
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Third-Party Consents
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Schedule 3.9
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Exceptions to GAAP
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Schedule 3.11
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Schedule 3.14
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Liens
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Schedule 3.15
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Condition of Assets
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Schedule 3.16
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Owned Real Property
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Schedule 3.17
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Leased Real Property
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Schedule 3.18
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Leased Personal Property
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Schedule 3.19
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Employment Matters
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Schedule 3.20
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Employee Benefit Plans
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Schedule 3.21(a)
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Material Contracts
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Schedule 3.21(b)
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Material Contracts — Required
Consents
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Schedule 3.21(c)
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Other Material Contracts
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Schedule 3.22
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Customers and Suppliers
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Schedule 3.23
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Tax Returns and Taxes
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Schedule 3.24
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Permits
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Schedule 3.25
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Intellectual Property Rights
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Schedule 3.26
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Litigation
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Schedule 3.27
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Compliance with Laws
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Schedule 3.29
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Environmental Matters
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Schedule 3.30
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Insurance Coverage
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Schedule 3.31
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Product Liability and Warranty Claims
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Schedule 3.33
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Related Party Transactions
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Schedule 5.2
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Exceptions to Conduct of Business
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Schedule A-1
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General Contracts
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
" Agreement ") is made as of September 8, 2006, by and
among Bayshore Advantage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(" Buyer "), Champion Retail, Inc., a Michigan corporation
(" Seller "), and solely for purposes of the guarantees in
Section 10.12 and Section 10.13, respectively, Encore
Partners, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and Champion
Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in
Appendix A attached hereto.
RECITALS
Seller is the sole owner of all of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of San Jose Advantage
Homes, Inc., a California corporation (the " Company ").
The Company is engaged in the
retail sale and service of manufactured housing, and providing
and/or arranging financing and certain insurance in connection with
such sales at its facilities located in California (the "
Business ").
Immediately prior to Closing,
Seller, in accordance with Chapter 11.5 of the California
Corporations Code, shall convert the Company from a California
corporation into a California limited liability company. The term "
Shares ," for purposes of Articles I and II of this
Agreement, shall mean the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company until the Company shall have converted into a
California limited liability company, at which time the term "
Shares ," for purposes of Articles I and II of this
Agreement, shall mean the issued and outstanding membership
interests of the Company.
Seller desires to sell to Buyer,
and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, all of the Shares, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
The parties, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
I. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES
1.1 Purchase and Sale.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at
the Closing, Seller shall sell and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase and accept from Seller, all of the Shares free and
clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer under
applicable securities Laws.
1.2 Purchase Price. The
consideration for the Shares will be an amount (the " Purchase
Price ") equal to:
(a) $51,959,052;
(b) plus or minus ,
as the case may be, the amount by which the Closing Net Working
Capital is greater than or less than, respectively, the Target Net
Working Capital (the " Net Working Capital Adjustment "). "
Closing Net Working Capital "
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means the amount calculated by subtracting the Assumed
Liabilities as of the Closing Date from the Current Assets of the
Company as of the Closing Date. " Target Net Working Capital
" means $40,238,012.
1.3 Payment of Purchase Price
and Other Amounts.
(a) No later
than the third business day immediately preceding the Closing Date,
Seller shall deliver to Buyer a closing statement as of the Closing
Date in a manner consistent with the example shown on the attached
Schedule 1.3(a) (which closing statement as of the
Closing Date shall be attached to this Agreement as the new
Schedule 1.3(a )), setting forth in detail
Seller’s good faith estimate of the Net Working Capital
Adjustment and the Purchase Price based thereon calculated in
accordance with GAAP (the " Estimated Purchase Price "). If
Buyer reasonably believes the Estimated Purchase Price delivered by
Seller is unreasonable, Buyer and Seller shall cooperate in good
faith to resolve such dispute. If any disputed matter cannot be
resolved, the Estimated Purchase Price will be calculated based
upon Seller’s position concerning such disputed matter
without prejudice to the right of Buyer to raise such disputed
matter again in accordance with the determination of the Final
Purchase Price pursuant to Section 1.4.
(b) At the
Closing:
(i) Buyer shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to Seller a cash closing payment (the " Closing
Payment ") in an amount equal to the Estimated Purchase Price
(in accordance with Section 1.3(a)) less the principal
amount of the Subordinated Note. The Closing Payment shall be made
to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account specified by Seller;
(ii) Buyer shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to Seller a promissory note payable to Seller in
the principal amount of $7,530,379 in the form of Exhibit 1.3(b)
hereto (the " Subordinated Note "). The Subordinated Note
shall be subordinate in all respects to the Company’s Floor
Plan Receivables Credit Line (the " Line of Credit ") but
senior to all other Liabilities of the Company (except as otherwise
required by Law). Seller shall promptly execute and deliver to
Buyer any subordination agreement reasonably required by the lender
under the Line of Credit (" Subordination Agreement ");
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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, at the Closing, Buyer, in its sole and
absolute discretion, may elect to increase the Closing Payment by
$7,280,379, in which event Buyer shall not be required to execute
the Subordinated Note or any Security Agreement or Guaranty
referenced herein and Seller shall not be required to execute the
Subordination Agreement, and all such references shall be omitted
from this Agreement.
(c) Within five
(5) business days after the calculation of the Final Purchase
Price becomes final and binding on the parties pursuant to
Section 1.4, Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, shall make
the following payment:
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(i) If the Final Purchase Price is
greater than the Estimated Purchase Price, Buyer shall pay to
Seller the amount of such difference by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the accounts specified by Seller;
or
(ii) If the Final Purchase Price
is less than the Estimated Purchase Price, Seller shall pay to
Buyer the amount of such difference by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account specified by Buyer.
1.4 Calculation of Final
Purchase Price.
(a)
On or before the 60 th calendar day following the Closing Date, Seller shall
(i) prepare, or cause to be prepared, a balance sheet of the
Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, and a
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital and the Purchase
Price based thereon (collectively, the " Closing Financial
Information ") and (ii) deliver the Closing Financial
Information to Buyer. The Closing Financial Information shall be
determined in accordance with GAAP.
(b)
During the 30-day period following delivery of the Closing
Financial Information to Buyer, Buyer shall be permitted to review
the books, records, accounting records and accounting work papers
used in the preparation of the Closing Financial Information. The
Purchase Price as calculated by Seller shall become final and
binding upon the parties on the 30th calendar day following
delivery of the Closing Financial Information, unless Buyer gives
written notice of its disagreement (the " Notice of
Disagreement ") with the calculation of the Purchase Price to
Seller prior to such date. The Notice of Disagreement shall specify
in reasonable detail the nature and basis of any disagreement so
asserted.
(c)
If Buyer timely delivers to Seller the Notice of Disagreement, then
the calculation of the Purchase Price shall become final and
binding upon the parties on the earlier of (x) the date the
parties resolve in writing all differences they have with respect
to the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement or
(y) the date all disputed matters are finally resolved in
writing by the Reviewing Accountant (as defined below). If the
parties fail to resolve the issues outstanding with respect to the
Notice of Disagreement and the calculation of the Purchase Price
within 30 days after Seller’s receipt of the Notice of
Disagreement, the parties shall submit the issues remaining in
dispute to a partner having relevant expertise and practicing at a
nationally recognized independent public accounting firm as shall
be agreed upon by the parties in writing (the " Reviewing
Accountant "). Seller and Buyer shall jointly instruct the
Reviewing Accountant that it (A) shall act as an expert and
not as an arbitrator, (B) shall review only the matters that
were properly included in the Notice of Disagreement,
(C) shall make its determination based upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 1.4(c), and (D) shall
render its decision within 60 days after the referral of the
dispute to the Reviewing Accountant for a decision pursuant hereto.
The determination by the Reviewing Accountant shall be final,
binding and conclusive on the parties. The fees and expenses of the
Reviewing Accountant incurred in rendering any judgment pursuant to
this Section 1.4 shall be borne one-half by Seller and
one-half by Buyer. The fees and expenses of Buyer’s advisors
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connection with their review of the Closing Financial
Information and, if applicable, the Notice of Disagreement, shall
be borne by Buyer, and the fees and expenses of Seller’s
advisors incurred in connection with its preparation of the Closing
Financial Information, and, if applicable, the Notice of
Disagreement, shall be borne by Seller. Judgment may be entered
upon the determination of the Reviewing Accountant in any court
having jurisdiction over the party against which such determination
is to be enforced. The Purchase Price, once modified and/or agreed
to in accordance with this Section 1.4 shall become the "
Final Purchase Price ".
II. CLOSING
2.1 Closing Date. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "
Closing ") shall take place at the offices of Dykema Gossett
PLLC, Suite 300, 39577 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
48304, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on September 29, 2006,
or at such other time or date as may be mutually agreed upon by
Seller and Buyer (such time and date being referred to herein as
the " Closing Date "). All documents delivered and actions
taken at Closing shall be deemed to have been delivered or taken
simultaneously, and no such delivery or action shall be considered
effective or complete unless or until all other such deliveries or
actions are completed or waived in writing by the Party against
whom such waiver is sought to be enforced.
2.2 Deliveries at the
Closing . At the Closing:
(a) Seller shall deliver to Buyer
(A) a duly executed assignment of the Shares, (B) the various
agreements, certificates and other documents and instruments
referred to in Section 7.1, and (C) such other documents
as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request to demonstrate
satisfaction of the conditions and compliance with the agreements
set forth in this Agreement; and
(b) Buyer shall deliver to Seller
(i) the Closing Payment and Subordinated Note as provided in
Section 1.3(b), (ii) the various agreements, certificates
and other documents and instruments referred to in
Section 7.2, and (iii) such other documents as Seller or
their counsel may reasonably request to demonstrate satisfaction of
the conditions and compliance with the agreements set forth in this
Agreement.
III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1 Authority and
Enforceability. Seller has all necessary corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the sale of the Shares and
the other transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller executed and
delivered by Seller and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to the laws
of general application relating to bankruptcy,
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insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
3.2 No Conflict. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
by Seller of any of the transactions contemplated hereby do or will
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) (i) violate
any provision of the governing documents of Seller or the Company;
(ii) violate any Law or any Governmental Order to which Seller
or the Company is subject; or (iii) contravene or conflict with,
result in any breach of, constitute a default under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration,
suspension, revocation or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of any Lien on any of the Shares or on the assets of the
Company pursuant to, any Contract to which Seller or the Company is
a party, except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.3 Ownership of the
Shares. Seller is the record and beneficial owner of, and has
good and valid title to, all of the Shares, free and clear of any
and all Liens (other than those that may be imposed by applicable
securities Laws or those that will be released on or prior to the
Closing Date). Except for this Agreement, none of the Shares is
subject to (i) any option, warrant, purchase right or other
Contract that requires Seller to sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any Shares or (ii) any voting trust, proxy or other
Contract or understanding with respect to the voting, dividend
rights, preferences, sale, acquisition or other disposition of any
of the Shares. Upon delivery of the Shares to Buyer and full
payment therefore as contemplated hereby, Buyer shall acquire good
and valid title to all of the Shares, free and clear of all
Liens.
3.4 Organization. The
Company is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of California. The Company has
all requisite corporate or limited liability company, as
applicable, power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on the Business, as it is now
being conducted.
3.5 Qualification; Location of
Business and Assets. The Company is duly qualified or licensed
to conduct its Business and in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature
of the Business conducted by it makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure
to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.6 Subsidiaries and
Investments. Except for the Other Inventory, the Company holds
no stock or other interest, either of record, beneficially or
equitably, in any firm, venture, corporation, partnership or other
entity.
3.7 Third-Party Consents and
Approvals. Except for the expiration of the applicable waiting
period under the HSR Act, if applicable, and except as set forth in
Schedule 3.7 , no Consent is required for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.8 Capitalization. All of
the Shares in the Company are owned by Seller, and are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. There are
no outstanding
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(i) securities of the Company convertible into, or
exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares, (ii) options,
warrants to purchase or subscribe, or other rights to acquire from
the Company any Shares or other equity securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares or other
equity securities of the Company, or rights of first refusal or
first offer relating to any Shares or other equity securities of
the Company, or (iii) bonds, debentures, notes or other
Indebtedness or securities of the Company having the right to vote
(or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the
right to vote) on any matters on which members of the Company may
vote.
3.9 Financial Condition and
Liabilities. Set forth in Schedule 3.9 are correct
and complete copies of (a) the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company as of December 31, 2005, and the unaudited statement
of income of the Company as of and for the period then ended,
(collectively, the " Financial Statements "), and
(b) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of July 1,
2006 (the " Pre-Closing Balance Sheet "), and related
statement of income for the period then ended, which are in
accordance with the books and records of the Company and have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) that no notes to
such financial statements are included, and (ii) as set forth
in Schedule 3.9 . Such balance sheets fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, assets and
liabilities of the Company as of the dates indicated, and such
statements of operations fairly present in all material respects
the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the
periods indicated, subject, in the case of interim statements, to
normal year end adjustments.
3.10 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. There are no Liabilities of the Company required
to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP, other than (i) Liabilities adequately reflected or
reserved against on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet,
(ii) Liabilities for costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(iii) Liabilities incurred since the date of the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (iv) as
set forth in Schedule 3.9 .
3.11 Absence of Certain
Changes. Except for the execution of this Agreement or as
contemplated by this Agreement, from the date of the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet and through the date of this Agreement:
(a) the Company has not sold,
leased, transferred or assigned any material assets, other than in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) the Company has not
accelerated, terminated or cancelled any Contract (or series of
related Contracts) involving annual payments of more than $100,000
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound (other than
Contracts relating to Inventory cancelled in the Ordinary Course of
Business);
(c) the Company has not canceled,
compromised, waived or released any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) involving more than $100,000 outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
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(d) the Company has not
experienced any damage, destruction or loss (not covered by
insurance) to any of its property that would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) except as set forth in
Schedule 3.11(e) , the Company has not made any change
in the rate of compensation, commission, bonus or other direct or
indirect remuneration payable to or to become payable to any
officer or employee of the Company, in each case whose base
compensation exceeds $125,000, outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(f) the Company has not failed to
make any material expenditures in connection with the normal
maintenance, repair and replacement of the material assets used in
connection with the operation of the Business in accordance with
its past custom and practice;
(g) except as set forth in
Schedule 3.11(g) , the Company has not paid or declared
any dividends or other distributions to its stockholders;
(h) except as set forth in
Schedule 3.11(h) , the Company has not created,
incurred, assumed or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money
or capital lease obligations;
(i) the Company has not made any
investment in or loan to any Person;
(j) no change has been made in the
number of shares of the Company’s authorized, issued or
outstanding capital stock; nor has any option or similar right been
granted or made relating to the Company’s capital stock;
(k) the Company has not materially
changed any of its methods of accounting or any other accounting
practice; and
(l) to the knowledge of Seller,
the Company has not committed to do any of the foregoing.
3.12 Accounts Receivable.
The Receivables of the Company as set forth in the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet or arising since the date thereof have arisen solely
out of bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of
services and other business transactions in the Ordinary Course of
Business; are valid receivables and are not subject to valid
defenses, set-offs or counterclaims (other than returns in the
Ordinary Course of Business); are current and collectible and, with
respect to such items set forth in the Closing Net Working Capital,
as finally determined, will be collected in substantial accordance
with their terms and at their recorded amounts, subject only to the
reserve for bad debts set forth in the Closing Net Working Capital,
as finally determined. The reserve for doubtful accounts on the
Pre-Closing Balance Sheet has been determined in accordance with
GAAP.
3.13 Inventories.
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(a) All New Homes Inventory
reflected on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet (i) was acquired
and has been maintained in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) is merchantable; (iii) consists of items of a
quality and quantity usable and, with respect to finished goods,
saleable in the ordinary course of business; (iv) is valued at
the lower of cost or market value; and (v) except as
specifically reserved on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet, none of the
New Homes Inventory of the Company is obsolete or slow moving. The
Company is not under any liability or obligation with respect to
the return of New Homes Inventory in the possession of wholesalers,
retailers or other customers.
(b) All WIP Inventory reflected on
the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet (i) was acquired and has been
maintained in the ordinary course of business; (ii) is
merchantable; (iii) consists of items of a quality and quantity
usable and, with respect to finished goods, saleable in the
ordinary course of business; (iv) is valued at the lower of
cost or market value; and (v) except as specifically reserved
on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet, none of the WIP Inventory of the
Company is obsolete or slow moving. The Company is not under any
liability or obligation with respect to the return of WIP Inventory
in the possession of wholesalers, retailers or other customers.
(c) All Other Inventory reflected
on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet (i) was acquired and has been
maintained in the ordinary course of business; and
(ii) consists of items of a quality and quantity usable and
saleable in the ordinary course of business.
3.14 Title. The Company
has good and marketable title to all of its assets free and clear
of all Liens of any nature whatsoever, except: (i) as set
forth in Schedule 3.14 , and (ii) Permitted Liens. The
assets owned or leased by the Company constitute all the assets and
properties that are used or held for use by the Company and that
are necessary to conduct the Business as presently conducted.
3.15 Condition of Assets.
Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 3.15 , as of
the date of this Agreement, (a) all of the buildings,
structures and fixtures owned or leased by the Company are in good
operating condition and repair in all material respects, subject
only to ordinary wear and tear, and are usable in the Ordinary
Course of Business; and (b) all of the Personal Property owned
or leased by the Company material to the business, operations or
financial condition of the Company is in good operating condition
and repair in all material respects, subject only to ordinary wear
and maintenance, and are usable in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
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3.16 Owned Real Property.
(a) Schedule 3.16(a)
contains a correct legal description, street address and tax parcel
identification number of all Real Property in which the Company has
an ownership interest, other than the Leased Real Property and the
Other Inventory (" Owned Real Property ").
(b) The Owned Real Property and
Leased Real Property constitutes all of the Real Property used,
held for use or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to,
the Business. There is no condemnation, expropriation or other
proceeding in eminent domain, pending or, to the knowledge of
Seller, threatened, affecting any parcel of the Owned Real Property
or any portion thereof or interest therein. All utility services or
systems for the Owned Real Property have been installed and are
operational and sufficient for the operation of the Business as
currently conducted thereon. To the knowledge of Seller, the
classification of each parcel of Owned Real Property under
applicable zoning laws, ordinances and regulations permits the use
and occupancy of such parcel and the operation of the Business as
currently conducted thereon, and permits the improvements located
thereon as currently constructed, used and occupied. To the
knowledge of Seller, there are sufficient parking spaces, loading
docks and other facilities at such parcel to comply with such
zoning laws, ordinances and regulations. To the knowledge of
Seller, the Owned Real Property, or any easement affecting the
Owned Real Property, does not violate any building lines or
set-back lines, and there are no encroachments onto the Owned Real
Property or any portion thereof.
(c) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.16(c) , no work has been performed on or
materials supplied with respect to the Owned Real Property within
any applicable statutory period which could give rise to
mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens; all bills and claims
for labor performed and materials furnished to or for the benefit
of the Owned Real Property for all periods prior to the Closing
have been, or prior to Closing, will be, paid or properly accrued
on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet in full (or incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet), and, to the knowledge of Seller, there are no
mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens, whether or not
perfected, on or affecting any portion of the Owned Real
Property.
(d) Correct and complete copies of
(i) all deeds, existing title insurance policies and surveys
of or pertaining to the Owned Real Property and (ii) all
instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing, creating or
constituting any Liens on Real Property in the Company’s
possession or control as of the date of this Agreement have been
delivered to Buyer.
3.17 Leased Real Property.
(a) Schedule 3.17(a)
sets forth a true and complete list of all Real Property and
interests in Real Property leased, subleased or occupied by the
Company, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and other
than the Other Inventory (" Leased Real
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Property "). The Company has delivered to Buyer a true
and complete copy of each such lease, sublease or occupancy
agreement, together with all amendments thereto, with respect to
any Leased Real Property (" Real Property Leases "), and in
the case of any oral Real Property Lease, a written summary of the
material terms thereof. With respect to each Real Property Lease,
(i) each such Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and
in full force and effect, and the Company is in possession of such
leased property and is the tenant under all such Real Property
Leases, (ii) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of
Seller, any other party to such Lease is in breach or default under
such Lease in any material respect, and, to the knowledge of
Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with
the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would
constitute such a breach or default, or permit the termination,
modification or acceleration of rent under such Lease and
(iii) the Company has not subleased, licensed or otherwise
granted anyone the right to use or occupy such Leased Real Property
or any portion thereof.
(b) There is no condemnation,
expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain, pending or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened, affecting any parcel of the
Leased Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.
All utility services or systems for the Leased Real Property have
been installed and are operational and sufficient for the operation
of the Business as currently conducted thereon. To the knowledge of
Seller, the classification of each parcel of Leased Real Property
under applicable zoning laws, ordinances and regulations permits
the use and occupancy of such parcel and the operation of the
Business as currently conducted thereon, and permits the
improvements located thereon as currently constructed, used and
occupied. To the knowledge of Seller, there are sufficient parking
spaces, loading docks and other facilities at such parcel to comply
with such zoning laws, ordinances and regulations. To the knowledge
of Seller, the Leased Real Property, or any easement affecting the
Leased Real Property, does not violate any building lines or
set-back lines, and there are no encroachments onto the Leased Real
Property or any portion thereof.
(c) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.17(c) , no work has been performed on or
materials supplied with respect to the Leased Real Property within
any applicable statutory period which could give rise to
mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens; all bills and claims
for labor performed and materials furnished to or for the benefit
of the Leased Real Property for all periods prior to the Closing
have been, or prior to Closing, will be, paid or properly accrued
on the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet in full (or incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet), and, to the knowledge of Seller, there are no
mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens, whether or not
perfected, on or affecting any portion of the Leased Real
Property.
3.18 Leased Personal
Property. Schedule 3.18 contains a correct and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all leases and
other agreements under which the Company leases any Personal
Property owned by any other person that obligates the Company to
make annual lease payments in excess of $5,000. The Company has
made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all
such leases and agreements. All of such leases and agreements are
valid,
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binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, there is no
material default thereunder and, to the knowledge of Seller, no
event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a material default or permit termination,
modification or acceleration thereunder.
3.19 Employment Matters.
(a)
Schedule 3.19 lists the name, date of hire and/or
appointment and current annual salary, commissions, allowances or
wage rates, along with any arrangement to increase such annual
salary, commissions, allowances or wage rates, of (i) each
present director and officer, regardless of the level of their
compensation, and (ii) each employee of the Company who is paid at
an annual rate in excess of $25,000 per annum, together with a job
title, in each case as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.19 :
(i) the Company is not a party to
any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement
with any labor organization or other representative of any of its
employees nor is any such contract or agreement presently being
negotiated;
(ii) there is no unfair labor
practice or discrimination charge or material complaint pending or,
to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against or otherwise
affecting the Company;
(iii) there is no labor strike,
slowdown, work stoppage, lockout or other material labor
controversy in effect, or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened
against or otherwise affecting the Company, and the Company has not
experienced any such labor controversy within the past five
years;
(iv) the Company has paid in full,
or accrued in its financial books and records, to all employees of
the Company, all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits
and other compensation due to such employees or otherwise arising
under any policy, practice, agreement, plan, program, statute or
other law;
(v) the Company is not liable for
any severance pay or other payments to any employee or former
employee arising from the termination of employment, and the
Company will not have any liability under any benefit or severance
policy, practice, agreement, plan, or program which exists or
arises, or may be deemed to exist or arise, under any applicable
law or otherwise, as a result of or in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as a result of the
termination by the Company of any Persons employed by the Company
on or prior to the Closing Date;
(vi) The Company has not closed
any plant or facility, effectuated any layoffs of employees or
implemented any early retirement or separation program
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within the past five years, nor has the Company planned or
announced any such action or program for the future;
(vii) Within 90 days of the
date of this Agreement, the Company has not effectuated (i) a
"plant closing" as defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988 (" WARN ") affecting any site of
employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any
site of employment or facility of the Company; or (ii) a "mass
layoff’ (as defined in WARN) affecting any site of employment
or facility of the Company; nor has the Company been affected by
any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations
sufficient in number to trigger application of any similar state or
local law. None of the Company’s employees has suffered an
"employment loss" (as defined in WARN) since six months prior to
the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.19 , within 90 days prior to the date
of this Agreement, the Company has not reduced the number of
employees at any site of employment; and
(viii) To the knowledge of Seller,
subject to circumstances beyond the control of the Company or the
Seller, the services of all key employees of the Company will
continue to be available on the same terms and at the same
locations for the continuation of the Business of the Company after
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.20 Employee Benefit
Plans .
(a) Schedule 3.20(a)
contains a true and complete list of all written Employee Plans and
associated trusts to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as
defined below) contributes or has contributed or otherwise
participates or has participated.
(b) Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.20(b) : (i) all accrued contributions
and other payments required to be made by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate to any Employee Plan through the Closing Date have been
made or reserves adequate for such purposes as of the Closing Date
have been set aside therefore and reflected in the Closing
Financial Information; (ii) neither the Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate is in default in any material respect in performing any
of its contractual obligations under any of the Employee Plans or
any related trust agreement or insurance contract, and
(iii) and there are no outstanding or unfunded liabilities of
any Employee Plan covered by Title IV of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") that could subject Buyer to
any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
other person or entity.
(c) With respect to tax qualified
retirement plans, the only tax qualified retirement plan that the
Company (and/or any person or entity which is or was under common
control with Seller within the meaning of ERISA
Section 4001(14); hereinafter an "ERISA Affiliate") maintains
or has maintained during the past five years is a defined
contribution profit sharing plan (with a 401(k) feature), and the
Company (and/or any ERISA Affiliate) does not now maintain, nor has
the Company (and/or any ERISA
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Affiliate) maintained at any time during the past five years,
any tax qualified defined contribution money purchase pension plan,
any tax qualified defined benefit pension plan, nor has the Company
(and/or any ERISA Affiliate) maintained or contributed to any
multiemployer pension plan (as defined in ERISA
Section 3(37)).
(d) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.20(d) with respect to each of the Employee
Plans:
(i) each Employee Plan has been
established, maintained, funded and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its governing documents, and all
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, WHCRA
or other applicable Law, and all regulations or rules promulgated
thereunder;
(ii) there is no litigation,
disputed claim (other than routine claims for benefits),
governmental proceeding, audit, inquiry or investigation pending
or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened with respect to any such
Employee Plan, its related assets or trusts, or any fiduciary,
administrator or sponsor of such Employee Plan;
(iii) the Company has made
available to Buyer true and complete copies of the following: each
current Employee Plan document, any amendments thereto, and the
related summary plan description or summary annual reports, if any;
each trust or custodial agreement and each deposit administration,
group annuity, insurance or other funding agreement associated with
each such Employee Plan; for the last three Employee Plan years,
the financial information or reports (including any FASB required
reports, if applicable), relating to each such Employee Plan; all
Internal Revenue Service and other governmental agency rulings
relating thereto, and all applications for such rulings; all
notifications to employees of their rights under ERISA
Section 601 et seq. , and Code Section 4980B; all
filing and reports (including the Annual Report Form 5500
series, if applicable) filed with any governmental agency at any
time during the three year period ending on the Closing Date, along
with all schedules and reports filed therewith; and all notices
that were given by the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Department of Labor within the
last three (3) years.
(e) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.20(e) , with respect to each Employee Plan
which is an "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in ERISA
Section 3(2)):
(i) each such Employee Plan that
is intended to qualify as a tax qualified retirement plan under
Code Section 401(a) has received a favorable determination
letter(s) from the Internal Revenue Service (copies of which have
been delivered to Buyer) as to qualification of such Employee Plan
covering the period from its adoption through the Closing Date; all
amendments required to maintain such qualification have been timely
adopted; nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act,
which has resulted in or could cause the loss of
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such qualification (whether or not eligible for review under the
Internal Revenue Service’s Closing Agreement Program,
Voluntary Compliance Resolution program or any similar governmental
agency program);
(f) Any trust maintained in
connection with an Employee Plan (and from its establishment) has
been exempt from federal income taxation under Code
Section 501 and has not, at any time, had any "unrelated
business taxable income" (as defined under the Code
Section 512) and, to the knowledge of Seller, nothing has
occurred with respect to the operation of any such Employee Plan
that could cause the loss of such qualification of exemption or the
imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under Law.
(g) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.20(g) , no written statement nor, to the
knowledge of Seller, oral statement, has been made by the Seller or
the Company to any Person with respect to any Employee Plan that
was not in accordance with such Employee Plan and that could have a
material adverse economic consequence to the Company or Buyer.
(h) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.20(h) , no retiree or other post-employment
benefits are payable, either now or in the future, pursuant to any
"Welfare Plan," as defined in ERISA Section 3(1), nor will any
obligation to provide such benefits be incurred prior to the
Closing Date, other than as required by COBRA or applicable state
continuation coverage Laws.
(i) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.20 , no Employee Plan is subject to Code
Section 409A.
3.21 Material
Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.21
(a) contains an accurate and complete list of all Contracts
(other than those described in Schedule 3.17 or
Schedule 3.18 , which are incorporated by reference
into Schedule 3.21(a)), including all amendments thereto, to
which the Company is a party, except for those Contracts which
satisfy all of the following criteria (the " Material
Contracts "): (i) which were entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business, (ii) under which the obligations of the
Company have been or shall be fully discharged within one year from
the date such obligation was entered into, and (iii) which
either involve a single home sale to a customer or individually
involve an obligation or liability on the part of the Company in
any amount less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000). The
Company has made available to Buyer accurate and complete copies of
all Material Contracts.
(b) All of the Material Contracts
are valid and binding obligations of the Company and, except as set
forth in Schedule 3.21(b) , do not require the consent
of any other party thereto to the sale of the Shares to Buyer
hereunder to continue to be valid and binding. Except as set forth
in Schedule 3.21(b) , (i) none of the payments
required to be made by the Company under any of the Material
Contracts has been prepaid more than thirty (30) days prior to
the due date of such payment thereunder, and (ii) to the
knowledge of Seller, there is not any existing default, or event
which,
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with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default under any of the Material Contracts.
(c) Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.21(c) , the Company is not a party
to any of the following:
(i) any indenture, mortgage, note,
guaranty, letter of credit, installment obligation, agreement, or
other instrument relating to the borrowing of money or the
guaranteeing of any obligation for the borrowing of money;
(ii) any Contract that would limit
the ability of the Company (or any manager or officer thereof) to
compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any
geographic area, or otherwise to conduct the Business as presently
conducted, or to use or disclose any information in the possession
of the Company;
(iii) any license agreement,
including any agreement with respect to any manufacturing rights
granted to or by the Company; or
(iv) any joint venture or similar
agreement.
3.22 Customers and
Suppliers. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.22 ,
Seller has no knowledge of any intention of a "Significant
Customer" (as defined below) of the Company or a "Significant
Supplier" (as defined below) to terminate its business relationship
with the Company or to limit or alter its business relationship
with the Company in any material respect. The term " Significant
Customer " means any of the ten (10) largest customers, by
dollar volume, of the Company during the 2005 calendar year, and
the term " Significant Supplier " means any of the ten
(10) largest suppliers, by dollar volume, of the Company
during the 2005 calendar year. Schedule 3.22 contains a
true and correct list of the Significant Customers and Significant
Suppliers of the Company and the dollar volume of business with
each Significant Customer and Significant Supplier during calendar
year 2005.
3.23 Tax Returns and
Taxes. The Company has (i) timely filed all Tax Returns
which are required to be filed by the Company; and (ii) paid
all Taxes due by or assessed against the Company (whether or not
shown on any Tax Returns). All Tax Returns properly reflect the
liabilities of the Company for Taxes for the periods, properties or
events covered thereby. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.23 , no extensions of time in which to file
any Tax Returns have been executed or filed with any taxing
authority. The Company has not received any notice of assessment of
additional Taxes and has not executed or filed with any taxing
authority any agreement waiving or extending the period of
assessment of any Taxes. There are no claims, examinations,
Proceedings or proposed deficiencies for Taxes pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened against the Company. The Company
has withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor or other third party. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.23 , the accruals for Taxes contained in the
Pre-Closing Balance Sheet are adequate to cover all liabilities for
Taxes of the Company for all periods ending on or before the date
of the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet, and include adequate
provisions
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for all deferred Taxes. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.23 , all Taxes for periods beginning after
the date of the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet, have been paid or are
adequately reserved against on the books of the Company. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.23 , the Company has not been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental
Authority within the past five years. The Company has not made any
payments, is not obligated to make any payments, and is not a party
to any agreement that under certain circumstances could require it
to make any payments, that are not deductible under
Section 280G of the Code. The Company does not have any
liability for Taxes of any Person other than itself (i) under
Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury regulations (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), (ii) as a
transferee or successor, (iii) by Contract or
(iv) otherwise.
3.24 Permits.
Schedule 3.24 contains a complete and accurate list of
all Permits (other than Environmental Permits) used by the Company
in the operation or conduct of the Business or that relate to the
Company’s assets as of the date of this Agreement. To the
knowledge of Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 3.24, the
Company’s Permits constitute all Permits that are necessary
for the lawful operation or conduct of the Business as presently
conducted and are required for the lawful use, lease, occupancy and
ownership of the assets of the Company. To the knowledge of Seller
and except as set forth in Schedule 3.24 , the Company
is in compliance with each of the Permits, and no event has
occurred which constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a breach or default under any of the Permits
or would permit revocation or termination of any of the
Permits.
3.25 Intellectual Property
Rights.
(a) Except for non-transferable
software licenses, the Intellectual Property Rights are all of the
intellectual property rights used by, required in or necessary for
the operation of the Business as currently conducted. Seller is the
owner or licensee of all right, title and interest in and to each
of the Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all Liens,
and has the right to use without payment to a third party all of
the Intellectual Property Rights, except as indicated in
Schedule 3.25 .
(b) Schedule 3.25
contains (i) a complete and accurate list and summary
description of all Patents, Marks, Copyrights and Net Names, and
(ii) sets forth all registrations and applications (and the
status thereof) that have been submitted to any Governmental
Authority with respect to such Patents, Marks, Copyrights and Net
Names (" Registered Intellectual Property "). All necessary
registration, maintenance and renewal fees currently due in
connection with any Registered Intellectual Property have been made
and all necessary documents, recordations and certifications in
connection with such Registered Intellectual Property have been
filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other
authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the
case may be, for the purpose of maintaining such Registered
Intellectual Property.
(c) Except as indicated in
Schedule 3.25 , the Company does not have, and does not
pay or receive any royalties on, any licenses and other agreements
relating to the Intellectual Property Rights.
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(d) None of the Intellectual
Property Rights has been or is the subject of any pending (or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened) litigation or claim of
infringement, or outstanding judgment, arbitration award, agreement
or stipulation restricting in any manner the use, transfer or
licensing thereof by the Company, or which may affect the validity,
use or enforceability of the Intellectual Property Rights.
(e) To the knowledge of Seller,
the operation of the Business as it has been and currently is
conducted has not, does not and will not infringe or misappropriate
in any manner the intellectual property of any third party. To the
knowledge of Seller, the Company has not received any written
notice contesting its right to use any of the Intellectual Property
Rights. To the knowledge of Seller, no Person has or is infringing
or misappropriating any Intellectual Property Rights.
(f) All Net Names have been
registered in the name of the Company and are in compliance with
all applicable law.
3.26 No Pending
Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.26 ,
there is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
properties or assets, at law or in equity, nor does Seller have any
knowledge of any reasonably likely basis for any such Proceeding,
the result of which could materially adversely affect the Company,
its assets or the transactions contemplated hereby. There are
presently no outstanding Governmental Orders of any Governmental
Authority or any arbitrator against or affecting the Company or any
of its properties or assets.
3.27 Compliance with Laws.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.27 , the Business of
the Company has been conducted in compliance with all applicable
Laws in all material respects. No notice, citation, summons or
order has been assessed and no investigation or review is pending
or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened by any Governmental
Authority with respect to any alleged violatio
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