STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
October 31, 2008 by and between MAIDEN HOLDINGS NORTH
AMERICA, LTD., a Delaware corporation (the “ Buyer
”), and MOTORS INSURANCE CORPORATION, a Michigan domiciled
property and casualty insurance company (the “ Seller
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Seller owns Twenty Thousand
(20,000) shares (the “ Shares ”) of the common
stock, par value Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per share, of GMAC
Direct Insurance Company, a Missouri domiciled property and
casualty insurance company (the “ Company ”),
which Shares constitute all of the outstanding capital stock of the
Company; and
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell to the
Buyer, and the Buyer desires to purchase from the Seller, all of
the Shares of the Company, in each case on and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 General Provisions . For all purposes of this
Agreement:
(a) The terms defined in this Article I have the
meanings ascribed to them in this Article I and include the plural
as well as the singular.
(b) All references herein to designated
“Articles,” “Sections” and other
subdivisions and to “Annexes”, “Exhibits”
and “Disclosure Schedules” are to the designated
Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of the body of this
Agreement and to the exhibits and other schedules to this
Agreement.
(c) Pronouns of either gender or neuter shall
include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms.
(d) The words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
(e) On or prior to the date hereof, the Seller, on
the one hand, and the Buyer, on the other, have delivered to each
other schedules (respectively, its “ Disclosure
Schedule ”) setting forth, among other things, items the
disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either (i) in
response to an express informational requirement contained in a
provision hereof or (ii) as an exception to one or more
representations, warranties or covenants contained in a section of
this Agreement. The inclusion of an item on a Disclosure Schedule
in response to a disclosure obligation or as an exception to a
representation, warranty or covenant shall not be deemed an
admission by the disclosing party that such item represents a
material exception or fact, event or circumstance or that such item
would, or would be reasonably likely to, result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the disclosing party.
1.2 Definitions . The following terms when used in this
Agreement (including the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits hereto)
shall have the following meanings:
“ Accounting Firm ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b) hereof.
“ Action ” means any action,
cause of action (whether at law or in equity), arbitration, claim
or complaint by any Person alleging potential Liability, wrongdoing
or misdeed of another Person, or any administrative or other
similar proceeding, criminal prosecution or investigation by any
Governmental Entity alleging potential Liability, wrongdoing or
misdeed of another Person.
“ Affiliate ” (and, with a
correlative meaning, “Affiliated”) means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such first Person. As used in this
definition, “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, “controlled by” and “under common
control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly,
of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies
(whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other
ownership interests, by contract, as trustee or executor, or
otherwise).
“ Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the preface above.
“ Ancillary Agreement ” means
the Termination Endorsement.
“ Applicable Insurance Code ”
means the insurance laws to which the Company is subject, including
the insurance laws of the State of Missouri. In all cases,
Applicable Insurance Code shall include the rules and regulations
promulgated under any of the foregoing laws.
“ Applicable Insurance Department
” means the insurance regulatory agencies by which the
Company is subject to supervision, including the Missouri
Department of Insurance.
“ Applicable Law ” means any
domestic federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, rule,
administrative interpretation, regulation, order, writ, injunction,
directive, pronouncement, bulletin, judgment, decree, policy,
administrative or judicial doctrine, guideline or other requirement
or principle of common law applicable to the Buyer, the Seller or
the Company or any of their respective businesses, properties or
assets, as the case may be.
“ Business Day ” means any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New
York City are authorized by law or executive order to be
closed.
“ Buyer ” has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
“ Buyer Insurance Approvals ”
means all Consents required to be obtained, made or given by the
Buyer pursuant to the Applicable Insurance Codes.
“ CERCLA ” shall mean the
federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
“ Closing ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“ Closing Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“ Closing Surplus Statement ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a)
hereof.
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Company ” has the meaning
set forth in the first Recital of this Agreement.
“ Company Books and Records ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a)
hereof.
“ Company Claim ” means any
Action brought against the Company relating to or arising from the
conduct or operations of the Company that occurred prior to the
Closing Date.
“ Company Insurance Policies
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.18
hereof.
“ Company Materials ” means
(i) all previously prepared memoranda of law and all analyses and
materials related to a Company Claim, (ii) all agreements,
Contracts and other memoranda, including preparatory materials,
drafts and all oral and written communications pertaining to a
Company Claim, and (iii) any documents or other information
relating to a Company Claim that would otherwise be protected by
any applicable privilege or work product protection from disclosure
to third parties other than the parties hereto. For the avoidance
of doubt, Company Materials shall not include any information
relating to a party which is or becomes publicly available other
than through a breach of this Agreement by the disclosing
party.
“ Consents ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.4 hereof.
“ Contemplated Transactions ”
means the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
“ Contracts ” means any
written, oral or other contract, subcontract, agreement,
undertaking, understanding, option, warranty, purchase order,
license, sublicense, indenture, note, debenture, bond, loan,
policy, instrument, lease, mortgage, plan, or legally binding
commitment or arrangement of any nature.
“ Damages ” means all costs,
damages, disbursements or expenses (including, but not limited to
interest and reasonable legal, accounting and other professional
fees and expenses incurred in the investigation, collection,
prosecution and defense of claims and amounts paid in settlement)
that are actually imposed or otherwise actually incurred or
suffered by the indemnified Person, but shall not include
incidental, consequential, exemplary, punitive or other special
damages (unless such damages have been awarded to a third party and
as to which an indemnifying party is determined to be
liable).
“ Debt ” shall mean any
Liability in respect of borrowed money or guarantees of the
foregoing.
“ Domiciliary Insurance Department
” means the Missouri Department of Insurance.
“ Employee ” means each
current and former full-time or part-time employee of the Company
or its predecessors-in-interest, including any such employee who is
on disability or leave of absence.
“ Environmental Law ” shall
mean any federal, state or local law, statute, rule, order,
directive, judgment, Permit or regulation or the common law
relating to the environment, occupational health and safety, or
exposure of persons or property to Materials of Environmental
Concern, including any statute, regulation, administrative decision
or order pertaining to: (i) the presence of or the treatment,
storage, disposal, generation, transportation, handling,
distribution, manufacture, processing, use, import, export,
labeling, recycling, registration, investigation or remediation of
Materials of Environmental Concern or documentation related to the
foregoing; (ii) air, water and noise pollution;
(iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the
release, threatened release, or accidental release into the
environment, the workplace or other areas of Materials of
Environmental Concern, including emissions, discharges, injections,
spills, escapes or dumping of Materials of Environmental Concern;
(v) transfer of interests in or control of real property which may
be contaminated; (vi) community or worker right-to-know disclosures
with respect to Materials of Environmental Concern; (vii) the
protection of wild life, marine life and wetlands, and endangered
and threatened species; (viii) storage tanks, vessels,
containers, abandoned or discarded barrels and other closed
receptacles; and (ix) health and safety of Employees and other
persons. As used above, the term “release” shall have
the meaning set forth in CERCLA.
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any
person that, together with the Company, would be treated as a
single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ Estimated Policyholders’
Surplus ” shall mean the Policyholders’ Surplus as
of the Closing Date as estimated in good faith by the Seller as set
forth on the Estimated Surplus Statement based upon the
Company’s Policyholders’ Surplus reflected in the
Company’s most recently filed statutory financial statement
prior to the Closing Date, with appropriate adjustments for the
period from the date of that financial statement until the Closing
Date to reflect any change in the Company’s circumstances,
prepared in a manner consistent with the Company’s historical
accounting practices, and to give effect to any settlement of
intercompany accounts as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section
5.3 , in each case to the extent Policyholders’ Surplus
shall have been changed thereby.
“ Estimated Surplus Statement
” shall mean the Seller’s estimate of
Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date delivered by
the Seller to the Buyer not less than two (2) Business Days prior
to the Closing Date.
“ GMAC Re SPA ” means that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the Buyer,
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. and GMACI Holdings LLC pursuant to which the
Buyer will acquire all of the outstanding membership interests of
GMAC Re LLC.
“ Governmental Entity ” means
any foreign, domestic, federal, territorial, state or local U.S. or
non-U.S. governmental authority, quasi-governmental authority,
instrumentality, court or government, self-regulatory organization,
commission, tribunal or organization or any political or other
subdivision, department, branch or representative of any of the
foregoing.
“ Insurance Approvals ” means
the Buyer Insurance Approvals and the Seller Insurance
Approvals.
“ Insurance Licenses ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.14 hereof.
“ Intellectual Property Right
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a)
hereof.
“ Intercompany Agreement ”
shall mean any agreement between (x) the Company, on the one hand,
and (y) the Seller or any of its Affiliates, on the other
hand.
“ Investment Broker ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.22 hereof.
“ IRS ” means the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.
“ Liabilities ” means any and
all debts, losses, liabilities, offsets, claims, damages, fines,
commitments, obligations, payments and accounts payable (including,
without limitation, those arising out of any award, demand,
assessment, settlement, judgment or compromise relating to any
Action), and accruals for out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any
Action) of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or other, and whether known or
unknown.
“ Lien ” means any
mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise),
preference, priority, charge or other encumbrance, adverse claim
(whether pending or, to the knowledge of the Person against whom
the adverse claim is being asserted, threatened) or restriction of
any kind affecting title or resulting in an encumbrance against
Property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, or a security
interest of any kind, including, without limitation,
any easement, servitude, encroachment, conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any right of first refusal on real
property, and any filing of or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute)
of any jurisdiction (other than a financing statement which is
filed or given solely to protect the interest of a
lessor).
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
means (a) with respect to the Company, any change, effect, event or
occurrence resulting in a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Company to
enter into new reinsurance contracts, other than in the case of (i)
or (ii) any change, effect, event or occurrence relating to
(A) the effects of changes affecting the economy and
securities markets generally; (B) the effects of changes
affecting the insurance, reinsurance and financial services
industries generally, including the general competitive forces in
the insurance and reinsurance markets and changes to Applicable
Laws, or accounting or reserving principles, practices or
conventions; (C) the announcement of the Contemplated
Transactions and (D) any changes resulting from actions or
omissions of a party hereto taken with the prior written consent of
the other parties with respect to this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents or the Contemplated Transactions; (b) with
respect to the Seller, any change, effect, event or occurrence
resulting in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely
basis and perform its obligations hereunder; and (c) with respect
to the Buyer, any change, effect, event or occurrence resulting in
a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition
or results of operations of the Buyer, taken as a whole or (ii) the
ability of the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby on a timely basis and perform its obligations
hereunder.
“ Material Contract ” means
any Contract required to be set forth on Schedule 3.12(a)
hereof.
“ Material Permit ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.11(b) hereof.
“ Materials ” means (i) all
previously prepared memoranda of law and all analyses and materials
related to a Seller Third-Party Claim; (ii) all agreements,
Contracts and other memoranda, including preparatory materials,
drafts and all oral and written communications pertaining to a
Seller Third-Party Claim; and (iii) any documents or other
information relating to a Seller Third-Party Claim that would
otherwise be protected by any applicable privilege or work product
protection from disclosure to third parties other than the parties
hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Materials shall not include any
information relating to a party which is or becomes publicly
available other than through a breach of this Agreement by the
disclosing party.
“ Materials of Environmental
Concern ” shall mean any: pollutants, contaminants or
hazardous substances (as such terms are defined under CERCLA),
pesticides (as such term is defined under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act), solid wastes and hazardous wastes
(as such terms are defined under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act), chemicals, other hazardous, radioactive or toxic
materials, oil, petroleum and petroleum products or derivatives
(and fractions thereof), or any other material (or article
containing such material) listed or subject to regulation under any
law, statute, rule, regulation, order, Permit, or directive due to
its potential, directly or indirectly, to harm the environment or
the health of humans or other living beings.
“ Maximum Indemnification Amount
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a)
hereof.
“ Notice of Objection ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b) hereof.
“ Ordinary Course of Business
” means the manner in which the Company has conducted its
business and operations prior to the Closing Date, it being
acknowledged by the parties hereto that the Company is not
currently writing new insurance or reinsurance except for renewals
of insurance policies as required by Applicable Law.
“ Overlap Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) hereof.
“ Permits ” means all
licenses, certificates of authority, permits, orders, Consents,
approvals, registrations, authorizations, qualifications and
filings under any applicable federal, state, municipal, local,
foreign or other laws or with any Governmental Entities.
“ Permitted Liens ” means all
imperfections of title or Liens (a) that are reflected or reserved
against or disclosed on the books of the Company, (b) that
arise out of Taxes or general or special assessments not in default
and payable without penalty or interest or the validity of which is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (c) of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar
Persons or otherwise imposed by law incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good
faith and for which there are adequate reserves in accordance with
SAP, or (d) that relate to deposits made in the Ordinary Course of
Business in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social
security.
“ Person ” means an
individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, Governmental Entity, trust,
joint venture, labor union, estate, unincorporated organization,
private agency or other entity.
“ Plan ” means any
“employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
section 3(3) of ERISA), and any other employment, consulting,
severance, change in control, retention, retirement, pension,
profit-sharing, thrift, savings, target benefit, stock ownership,
cash or deferred, deferred or incentive compensation, bonus, stay
bonus, stock option, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock
appreciation, other equity-based, change in control, medical,
dental, vision, cafeteria (Section 125 plan), psychiatric
counseling, employee assistance, vacation, sick pay, disability or
other compensation or fringe benefit plan, program, agreement or
arrangement which is or has been maintained sponsored, contributed
to, or required to be contributed to by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate in which any current or former officer or Employee of the
Company have participated, or as to which the Company has any
present or contingent Liability.
“ Policyholders’ Surplus
” means as of any date “surplus as regards
policyholders” of the Company calculated in accordance with
SAP applied on a basis consistent with the Statutory Statements of
the Company.
“ Pre-Closing Taxable Period
” means all Taxable Periods ending on or before the Closing
Date and, with respect to any Taxable Period that includes but does
not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such period that ends
on and includes the Closing Date.
“ Property ” means any real,
personal or mixed property, whether tangible or
intangible.
“ Property Taxes ” means
real, personal and intangible property Taxes of the
Company.
“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
“ Regulatory Body Matters ”
means any proceeding, investigation or inquiry, whether formal or
informal, or Action involving or undertaken by any Governmental
Entity including without limitation the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission, any state attorney general office or any
state insurance department.
“ Reinsurance Business ” has
the meaning set forth in that certain Fronting Agreement by and
among the Buyer, the Seller, Integon Specialty Insurance Company,
MIC Property and Casualty Insurance Corporation and Integon
Preferred Insurance Company of even date herewith.
“ Reinsurance Contracts ”
means all Contracts, treaties, facultative certificates, policies
or other arrangements, to which the Company is a party or by which
the Company is bound or subject, providing for ceding or assumption
of reinsurance, excess insurance or retrocession, including,
without limitation, all reinsurance policies, and retrocession
agreements, in each case as such Contract, treaty, facultative
certificate, policy or other arrangement may have been amended,
modified or supplemented irrespective of how such arrangement is
accounted for.
“ Representatives ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) .
“ SAP ” means the applicable
statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the
Domiciliary Insurance Department.
“ Seller ” has the meaning
set forth in the preface above.
“ Seller Insurance Approvals
” means all Consents required to be obtained, made or given
by the Seller or the Company pursuant to the Applicable Insurance
Codes.
“ Seller Third-Party Claim ”
means any Action brought against the Seller relating to or arising
from the conduct or operations of the Company that occurred prior
to the Closing Date.
“ Seller’s Knowledge ”
and, with a correlative meaning, “Knowledge of Seller”
means actual knowledge of Donald J. Bolar, John Dunn or Chris
Morris after reasonable inquiry.
“ Shares ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the first Recital of this Agreement.
“ Statutory Statements of the
Company ” means the annual statements of the Company, as
filed with its Domiciliary Insurance Department, for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and the quarterly statements of the condition and
affairs of the Company, as filed with its Domiciliary Insurance
Department, for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2008 and June
30, 2008.
“ Subsequent Period Financial
Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.11(a) hereof.
“ Subsidiary ” of any Person
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity
in which such Person (a) owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more
of the outstanding voting securities or equity interests, or (b)
has the right to designate a majority of its board of directors or
similar governing body or to direct the management of such
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture
or other entity.
“ Tax ” and “
Taxes ” mean (a) all taxes (whether U.S. federal,
state or local or foreign) based upon or measured by income and any
other tax whatsoever, including, without limitation, gross
receipts, profits, sales, use, occupation, value added, ad valorem,
transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
premium or Property Taxes, together with any interest, penalties or
additions to tax imposed with respect thereto, (b) any obligations
under any agreements or arrangements with respect to any Taxes
described in clause (a), and (c) any transferee or secondary
Liability or joint or several Liability in respect of any amounts
described in clause (a) imposed by law or as a result of being a
member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or
similar group.
“ Tax Claim ” means any
claim, assessment or proceeding related to Taxes.
“ Tax Return ” means all
returns, reports, elections, estimates, declarations, information
statements and other forms and documents (including all schedules,
exhibits, and other attachments thereto) relating to, and required
to be filed or maintained in connection with the calculation,
determination, assessment or collection of, any Taxes (including
estimated Taxes).
“ Taxable Period ” means any
taxable year or any other period that is treated as a taxable year
with respect to which any Tax may be imposed under any statute,
rule or regulation.
“ Taxing Authority ” means
any federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority,
quasi-governmental authority, instrumentality or political or other
subdivision, department or branch of any of the foregoing, with the
legal authority to impose, assess or collect Taxes.
“ Termination Endorsement ”
means the Termination Endorsement to Treaty Reinsurance Agreement
in the form attached hereto as Annex A by and between the
Company and the Seller to be executed immediately following the
Closing to terminate that certain Treaty Reinsurance Agreement
effective October 1, 2000 by and between the Company and the
Seller, pursuant to the terms of the Termination
Endorsement.
“ Threshold ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.3(a) hereof.
“ WARN Act ” means the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as
amended.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
SHARES
2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Shares
. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to
purchase, acquire and accept from the Seller, and the Seller agrees
to sell, convey, transfer, assign, and deliver to the Buyer, the
Shares, free and clear of all Liens for a purchase price equal to
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) plus that amount in U.S. dollars
equal to the Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date
(the “ Purchase Price ”).
2.2 The Closing . Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all
of the conditions to closing set forth in Article VI, the closing
(the “ Closing ”) of the purchase and sale of
the Shares hereunder shall take place at the offices of the Edwards
Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, 750 Lexington Avenue, New York, New
York 10022 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the fifth
Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set
forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that are
contemplated to be satisfied by the respective parties at the
Closing itself) have been satisfied or waived, or at such other
time or place as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto.
The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the
“ Closing Date .” All of the Contemplated
Transactions under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
shall be deemed to be consummated as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time on the Closing Date and all actions taken at Closing shall be
deemed to have occurred simultaneously and shall be deemed
effective as of the dates and times specified in this Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements.
2.3 Deliveries at the Closing
.
(a) At the Closing, the Seller shall deliver to the
Buyer
(i) A certificate representing the Shares, free and
clear of all Liens (other than restrictions on transfer under
federal and state securities laws), duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by duly executed stock powers in favor of the Buyer
with all necessary stock transfer tax stamps affixed
thereto;
(ii) The written resignation of all officers and
directors of the Company;
(iii) A certificate complying with the Code and the
Treasury Regulations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Buyer and executed under penalties of perjury, certifying
that the Seller is not a “foreign person” as defined in
Section 1445 of the Code;
(iv) The written consent of the parties identified
on Schedule 3.4 ;
(v) All Company Books and Records, including,
without limitation, all minute books, employment records, financial
and accounting records and other files of the Company;
(vi) A certificate, executed and acknowledged by the
Seller, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Buyer attaching copies of resolutions duly adopted by the board of
directors of the Seller authorizing the execution and performance
of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and
the transactions contemplated hereby;
(vii) A certificate, executed and acknowledged by the
Seller, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer and its
counsel, attesting to the truth of the matters
following:
(A) All representations and warranties of the
Seller contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct
when made and all such representations and warranties are also true
and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made at and
as of the Closing Date except as affected by actions taken after
the date of this Agreement with the prior written consent of the
Buyer, and except for representations and warranties made as of a
specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such specified date, it being understood that, for
purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and
warranties pursuant to this Section 2.3(a)(vii)(A), all
qualifications based on the words “material” or similar
phrases contained in such representations and warranties shall be
disregarded; and
(B) The Seller and the Company shall have performed
and complied in all material respects with all of the covenants and
agreements required by or pursuant to this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date,
it being understood that, for purposes of determining the
performance of such covenants pursuant to this Section
2.3(a)(vii)(B), all qualifications based on the words
“material” or similar phrases contained in such
covenants shall be disregarded.
(viii) Certificates, obtained by the Seller, dated as
of a date not more than twenty (20) days before the Closing Date
certified by the Insurance Commissioners of the States of Michigan
and Missouri as to the corporate existence and good standing of the
Seller and the Company respectively;
(ix) Evidence that shall be reasonably acceptable to
the Buyer of the appointment as sole signatories on each deposit,
securities, brokerage, investment or other account of the Company
of the Persons designated by the Buyer in writing to the Seller at
least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing;
(x) a schedule of all passwords, pass codes or
similar secure authorizations related to the operation of the
business of the Company or its websites; and
(xi) The Termination Endorsement duly executed by
the Seller and effective in accordance with its terms.
(b) At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver to the
Seller:
(i) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) plus the
Estimated Policyholders’ Surplus by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by
the Seller in a written notice delivered to the Buyer not later
than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) a certificate, executed and acknowledged by the
Buyer, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Seller attaching copies of resolutions duly adopted by the board of
directors of the Buyer authorizing the execution and performance of
this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(iii) A certificate, executed and acknowledged by the
Buyer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller and its
counsel, attesting to the truth of the matters
following:
(A) All representations and warranties of the Buyer
contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct when
made and all such representations and warranties are also true and
correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made at and as
of the Closing Date except as affected by actions taken after the
date of this Agreement with the prior written consent of the
Seller, and except for representations and warranties made as of a
specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such specified date, it being understood that, for
purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and
warranties pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(iii)(A) , all
qualifications based on the words “material” or similar
phrases contained in such representations and warranties shall be
disregarded; and
(B) The Buyer shall have performed and complied in
all material respects with all of the covenants and agreements
required by or pursuant to this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, it being
understood that, for purposes of determining the performance of
such covenants pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(iii)(B) , all
qualifications based on the words “material” or similar
phrases contained in such covenants shall be
disregarded;
(iv) The Termination Endorsement duly executed by
the Company and effective in accordance with its terms.
(v) all other documents and instruments required
hereunder to be delivered by the Buyer to the Seller at the
Closing.
2.4 Policyholder’s Surplus
Adjustment .
(a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date,
the Buyer shall deliver to the Seller a statement (the “
Closing Surplus Statement ”), setting forth the
Buyer’s determination of the Policyholders’ Surplus as
of the Closing Date.
(b) After the receipt by the Seller of the Closing
Surplus Statement and until such time as the final
Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date is determined
in accordance with this Section 2.4, the Seller and its authorized
Representatives shall have full access during reasonable business
hours upon prior written notice to the working papers of the Buyer
and its Representatives relating to the Closing Surplus Statement
and the calculations set forth thereon. Unless the Seller, within
thirty (30) days after receipt of the Closing Surplus Statement,
gives the Buyer a notice objecting thereto and specifying, in
detail, the basis for each such objection and the amount in dispute
(“ Notice of Objection ”), such Closing Surplus
Statement and the Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing
Date reflected therein shall be binding upon the Buyer and the
Seller and the applicable payment required pursuant to subsection
(c) below shall be made. Any Notice of Objection shall specify (x)
in detail the nature and amount of any disagreement so asserted,
and (y) only include disagreements based on the differences between
the Estimated Surplus Statement and the Closing Surplus Statement
and the Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date. If a
timely Notice of Objection is received by the Buyer, then the
Closing Surplus Statement (as revised in accordance with clause (1)
or (2) below) shall become final and binding upon the parties
hereto on the earlier of (1) the date the Seller and the Buyer
resolve in writing any differences they have with respect to any
matter specified in the Notice of Objection and (2) the date any
matters properly in dispute are finally resolved in writing by the
Accounting Firm (as defined below). During the ninety (90) days
immediately following the delivery by the Seller to the Buyer of a
Notice of Objection, the Seller and the Buyer shall seek in good
faith to resolve in writing any differences that they may have with
respect to any matter specified in the Notice of Objection. At the
end of such ninety (90) day period, the Seller and the Buyer shall
submit to an accounting firm jointly selected by the Seller’s
accountants and the Buyer’s accountants (the “
Accounting Firm ”) for review and resolution of any
and all matters (but only such matters) which remain in dispute.
The Buyer and the Seller shall instruct their respective
accountants to select the Accounting Firm in good faith within ten
(10) days. If either the Buyer’s or the Seller’s
accountants shall not be willing to select the Accounting Firm
within such ten (10) day period, the other accountant shall select
the accounting firm. If the Buyer’s or the Seller’s
accountants cannot agree upon the Accounting Firm within such ten
(10) day period, within an additional five (5) days, they shall
each designate an Accounting Firm who has not performed work in the
last two years for either the Seller or the Buyer and the
Accounting Firm shall be selected by lot from those two accounting
firms. If only one of the Seller’s and the Buyer’s
accountants shall so designate a name of an accounting firm for
selection by lot, such accounting firm so designated shall be the
Accounting Firm. The Accounting Firm so selected shall be
instructed to review and resolve any and all matters (but only such
matters) which remain in dispute and which were properly included
in the Notice of Objection. The Buyer and the Seller shall instruct
the Accounting Firm to make a final determination of the
Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date. The Buyer and
the Seller will cooperate with the Accounting Firm during the term
of its engagement. The Buyer and the Seller shall instruct the
Accounting Firm not to assign a value to any item in dispute
greater than the greatest value for such item assigned by the
Buyer, on the one hand, or the Seller, on the other hand, or less
than the smallest value for such item assigned by the Buyer, on the
one hand, or the Seller, on the other hand. The Buyer and the
Seller shall also instruct the Accounting Firm to make its
determination based solely on presentations by the Buyer and the
Seller (i.e., not on the basis of an independent review). The
Closing Surplus Statement and the Policyholders’ Surplus as
of the Closing Date reflected therein shall become final and
binding on the parties hereto on the date the Accounting Firm
delivers its final resolution in writing to the Buyer and the
Seller (which final resolution shall be requested by the parties
hereto to be delivered not more than thirty (30) days following
submission of such disputed matters). All of the fees and expenses
of the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) shall be
borne equally by the Seller and the Buyer.
(c) If the Policyholders’ Surplus as of the
Closing Date (as determined pursuant to Section 2.4(b)) exceeds the
Estimated Policyholders’ Surplus, then the Buyer shall pay
the Seller the amount of such excess, as directed by the Seller. If
the Policyholders’ Surplus as of the Closing Date (as
determined pursuant to Section 2.4(b)) is less than the Estimated
Policyholders’ Surplus, then the Seller shall pay the Buyer
such shortfall as directed by the Buyer. Payments made pursuant to
this Section 2.4(c) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds as follows: (i) if no Notice of Objection is
delivered by the Seller, such amount shall be paid within three (3)
Business Days of the earlier of the expiration of the thirty (30)
day period for delivery of such Notice of Objection and the date of
delivery by the Seller of a joint notice that the Closing Statement
will be accepted without objection; or (ii) if Notice of Objection
is delivered by the Seller, (x) any net undisputed amount due from
the Seller to the Buyer or from the Buyer to the Seller (as the
case may be) shall be paid within three (3) Business Days after
delivery of such Notice of Objection, and (y) the remaining amount,
if any, due from the Seller to the Buyer or the Buyer to the Seller
(as the case may be) shall be paid within three (3) Business Days
after the date all disputed items are finally resolved pursuant to
Section 2.4(b). Any amounts not paid when required pursuant to this
Section 2.4(c) shall bear interest compounded annually from the
required date of payment to the date of actual payment at the prime
rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank N.A. in New York,
New York from time to time as its prime rate.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the
Buyer as follows:
3.1 Organization of the Seller
. The Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
State of Michigan.
3.2 Authorization, Validity and
Enforceability . The
Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to perform
its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions, including, without limitation, the sale of the
Shares. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions by the Seller have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Seller and no other corporate proceeding on the part of the
Seller is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the
Contemplated Transactions. This Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Seller,
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with their terms,
subject to the effect of receivership, conservatorship and subject
to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
3.3 No Conflicts . Assuming compliance with the matters referred
to in Section 3.4 below, except as set forth in Schedule
3.3 , the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party
and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions or any
Ancillary Agreement do not and will not conflict with, result in
any breach or violation of, constitute a default under (or an event
that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would
constitute a default under), or give rise to any right of
termination or acceleration of any right or obligation of the
Seller or the Company under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any assets or Properties (including,
without limitation, the Shares) of the Seller or the Company by
reason of the terms of (a) the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Seller or the Company; (b) any
Contract to which the Seller or the Company is a party or by or to
which either of them or their assets or Properties (including,
without limitation, the Shares) may be bound or subject; (c) any
applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, award, decree, law,
statute, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity;
or (d) any other Permit of the Seller or the Company.
3.4 Seller Consents and Approvals
. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.4 , no consent, approval, authorization, license or order of,
registration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity
or any other Person (collectively, “ Consents ”)
is necessary to be obtained, made or given by the Seller or the
Company in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller
of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the performance by
the Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, other than such
Consents which, if not obtained or made, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or a
material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to execute and
deliver this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, to perform its
obligations hereunder or to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions
3.5 Organization and Qualification of the Company;
No Subsidiaries . The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of Missouri as a property and casualty
insurance company and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own its assets or Properties and to conduct its
business as currently being conducted. The Company is duly
qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all
jurisdictions in which the nature of its business or the ownership
of its Properties makes such qualification necessary, except where
the lack of such qualification or good standing would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has no
Subsidiaries and no equity or other ownership interest of any kind
in any other Person.
3.6 Capitalization of the Company
.
(a) Schedule 3.6 sets forth the designation, par value and the
number of authorized, issued and outstanding Shares of capital
stock of the Company. The issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company consists solely of the Shares. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.6 , no other class of equity securities,
preferred stock, bonds, debentures, notes, other evidences of
indebtedness for borrowed money or other securities of any kind of
the Company (except for the Shares) is authorized, issued or
outstanding. All of the Shares are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) There are no subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, preemptive rights or other rights to purchase or otherwise
receive, nor are there any securities or instruments of any kind
convertible into or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the
Company. Neither the Company nor the Seller is a party to any
agreement with a third party (other than the Buyer) which places
any restriction upon, or which creates any voting trust, proxy, or
other agreement with respect to, the voting, purchase, redemption,
acquisition or transfer of the Shares.
3.7 Title to Shares . The Seller has good and valid title to each of
the Shares, free and clear of any Lien.
3.8 Financial Statements .
(a) The Seller has heretofore delivered to the
Buyer true and complete copies of the Statutory Statements of the
Company.
(b) The Statutory Statements of the Company were
prepared and the Subsequent Period Financial Statements will be
prepared in accordance with SAP and the Applicable Insurance Code,
consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as may
be indicated in the notes thereto regarding the adoption of new
accounting policies), and present fairly, in all material respects,
in accordance with SAP and the Applicable Insurance Code, the
statutory financial position of the Company at the respective dates
thereof and the results of operations of the Company, for the
respective periods then ended, except that the Statutory Statements
of the Company have not been, and any Subsequent Period Financial
Statement will not have been, audited and are or will be subject to
normal recurring year-end audit adjustments. The Statutory
Statements of the Company complied and the Subsequent Period
Financial Statements will comply in all material respects with SAP
and the Applicable Insurance Code, and were or will be complete and
correct in all material respects when filed, and no material
deficiency has been asserted in writing with respect to any of the
Statutory Statements of the Company by any Applicable Insurance
Department.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9 or
any other schedule hereto and except for the Contemplated
Transactions, since December 31, 2007, there has not occurred a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9 , or
any other Schedule hereto and except for the Contemplated
Transactions, between December 31, 2007, through the date hereof,
the Company has operated its businesses in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, except as set
forth in Schedule 3.9 , or any other Schedule hereto and
except for the Contemplated Transactions, none of the Company, the
Seller or any Person acting on behalf of the Company or the Seller
has taken any of the following actions since December 31,
2007:
(i) sold (or granted any warrants, options or other
rights to purchase) any of the Shares, or otherwise issued any
other interests in the Company;
(ii) acquired any assets or Property of the Company
for a cost in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000),
individually or in the aggregate;
(iii) created, incurred or assumed any indebtedness
relating to or affecting the Company other than accounts payable
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iv) made any loans, advances or capital
contributions to or investments in any Person relating to or
affecting the Company;
(v) materially changed billing, payment or credit
practices of the Company with any insurer, reinsurer, producer,
agent, broker or intermediary or changed the timing of rendering
invoices;
(vi) entered into any material Lease or contract, or
terminated, modified or changed in any material respect any
contract, relating to or affecting the Company other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business or as contemplated pursuant to this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(vii) entered into any employment, independent
contractor, severance, termination or other compensation agreement
with any Employee or consultant of the Company;
(viii) increased the rate or terms of compensation of,
or entered into any new, or extended the term of any existing,
bonus or incentive agreement or arrangement , with, any Employee or
consultant of the Company;
(ix) adopted any new Plan or amendment to increase
the compensation or benefits payable under any of the
Plans;
(x) induced any Employee or consultant of the
Company to leave his or her employment or terminate his or her
engagement in order to accept employment or an engagement with the
Seller or any of its Affiliates, or acted to otherwise adversely
affect the relations of the Company with any employee or consultant
to the detriment of the Company;
(xi) entered into any material transaction,
agreement, contract or understanding with an Affiliate or altered
the terms of any material transaction, agreement, contract or
understanding with any Affiliate;
(xii) suffered any material breach or waived any
rights of the Company arising under or in connection with any of
the assets other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(xiii) entered into any merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or other business combination or
reorganization;
(xiv) changed any of the Company’s methods of
accounting or accounting systems, policies or practices;
(xv) without limiting the foregoing, entered into
any material transaction (except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement) affecting any of the assets or the operations, prospects
or financial condition of the Company other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business; or
(xvi) entered into any oral or written agreement,
contract, commitment, arrangement or understanding with respect to
any of the foregoing.
3.10 Legal Proceedings . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 ,
there is no civil, criminal, administrative or other Action pending
or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company
or any of its assets or Properties or against the Shares, by or
before any court, other Governmental Entity or arbitrator, which
has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 , there is no
outstanding order, writ, judgment, injunction, fine, award,
determination or decree of any court, other Governmental Entity or
arbitrator against the Company or any of its assets or Properties
which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10 , there
is no Action pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened against or affecting the Seller or the Company that (i)
seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation of any of the
Contemplated Transactions or (ii) has or could reasonably be
expected to materially impair the ability of the Seller to
consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.11 Compliance with Laws; Permits
.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11 ,
the Company is in compliance with, is not in default under and has
received no written notice from any Governmental Entity and the
Seller has no Knowledge that it is not in compliance with or
default under (i) all Applicable Laws; (ii) all applicable rules,
ordinances, resolutions, codes, edicts, regulations, rulings,
requirements, orders, Consents, approvals, writs, judgments,
injunctions, awards, determinations and decrees issued, enacted,
adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by
any court, other Governmental Entity or arbitrator; (iii) the
Insurance Licenses; and (iv) its Permits (other than the Insurance
Licenses), except, with respect to clauses (i) - (iv), where
noncompliance or default would not reasonably be expect to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(b) The Company has all Permits necessary for the
ownership of its assets and Properties and to conduct its business
(a “ Material Permit ”), and all such Material
Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the
failure by the Company to have any Permit would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(c) To the Seller’s Knowledge, since January
1, 2003, the Company has not engaged in any corrupt business
practices or price fixing, bid rigging or any other anticompetitive
activity of any type.
(d) Since January 1, 2003 neither the Company nor
its directors or officers, nor to the Seller’s Knowledge any
Employees or agents, has (i) directly or indirectly given or agreed
to give any illegal gift, contribution, payment or similar benefit
to any supplier, customer, governmental official or employee or
other Person who was, is or may be in a position to help or hinder
the Company (or assist in connection with any actual or proposed
transaction) or made or agreed to make any illegal contribution, or
reimbursed any illegal political gift or contribution made by any
other Person, to any candidate for federal, state, local or foreign
public office (x) which could reasonably be expected to subject the
Company, the Buyer or the business to any damage or penalty in any
civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding or (y) the
non-continuation of which has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (ii)
established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any
false entries on any books or records for any purpose.
(a) Schedule 3.12(a) , contains a true and complete list of all of
the following Contracts in effect or pursuant to which any party
thereto has any obligations (excluding policies of insurance
written by the Company, Plans and Company Insurance Policies which
are the subject of Sections 3.16 and 3.18 ,
respectively) to which the Company is a party:
(i) material partnership or joint venture
Contracts;
(ii) Contracts containing any covenant of the
Company not to compete with any Person or in any location or
geographic area or any limitation or restriction on the ability of
the Company to engage in any line of business or the manner in
which Company conducts business;
(iii) Contracts relating to the borrowing of money,
or the direct or indirect guaranty of any obligation for borrowed
money by the Company, or Contracts to service the repayment of
borrowed money or any other Liability in respect of indebtedness
for borrowed money of any other Person;
(iv) lease, sublease, rental, licensing, use or
similar Contracts with respect to Property providing for annual
rental, license, or use payments or the guaranty of any such lease,
sublease, rental, licensing or other Contracts;
(v) Contracts (A) for the purchase, acquisition,
sale or disposition of any assets or Properties or the Shares or
equity interests of the Company or any Person, other than in
connection with the management of the Company’s investment
portfolio in the Ordinary Course of Business, or (B) for the grant
to any Person (excluding the Company) of any option or preferential
rights to purchase any Shares, other equity interests, assets or
Properties of the Company;
(vi) any Contract that provides for the
indemnification of any officer, director, Employee or agent and any
employment or other similar Contracts with any current officer,
director, Employee or agent;
(vii) Reinsurance Contracts to which the Company is a
party;
(viii) material agency, broker, selling, marketing or
similar Contracts;
(ix) asset management agreements with any other
Person;
(x) Contracts under which Persons provide material
information, technology products or information technology services
to the Company;
(xi) Contracts providing for indemnification of any
special purpose vehicle or other financing entity, including off
balance sheet entities;
(xii) Any contract providing for future payments that
are conditioned on, or an event of default as a result of, a change
of control of the Company or any similar event;
(xiii) other material Contracts not listed
above.
(b) The Seller has heretofore delivered or made
available to the Buyer true and complete copies of all of the
Material Contracts whether or not listed on Schedule 3.12(a)
. Each of such Material Contracts is a valid and binding obligation
of the Company and, to the Seller’s Knowledge, is a valid and
binding obligation of any other Person party thereto, and is in
full force and effect enforceable against the parties thereto in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws affecting creditors’ right generally, general
principles of equity and the discretion of courts in granting
equitable remedies. Except as specified in Schedule 3.12(b)
, neither the Company nor, to the Seller’s Knowledge, any
other Person party thereto, is in breach or violation of, or
default under, any Material Contract whether or not listed on
Schedule 3.12(a) , except for such breaches, violations and
defaults that have not had and could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect and, to the Knowledge of the Seller
no condition or event exists which with the giving of notice or the
passage of time, or both, would constitute a violation or default
of any Material Contract by the Company or any other party thereto
or permit the termination, modification, cancellation or
acceleration of performance of the obligations of the Company or
any other party to the Material Contract.
3.13 Property and Assets .
(a) The Company does not own and has never owned
any real Property and the Company has no leasehold interests in
real Property.
(b) The Company has good title to, or valid and
subsisting leasehold interests in, free of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens) all personal Property and other assets on its
books and reflected in the Statutory Statements of the Company or
in the Subsequent Period Financial Statements, as applicable, or
acquired in the Ordinary Course of Business since December 31,
2007, which would have been required to be reflected in the balance
sheets included therein, except for assets that have been disposed
of in the Ordinary Course of Business since December 31, 2007 or
otherwise in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(c) The Company has complied in all material
respects with all applicable Environmental Laws. Other than
Liabilities arising from insurance policies issued by the Company,
the Company has no Liabilities or obligations arising from the
release of any Materials of Environmental Concern into the
environment. To the Knowledge of the Seller, there have been no
releases of any Materials of Environmental Concern into the
environment at or from any parcel of real Property or any facility
formerly owned, operated or controlled by the Company, or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, any other owner, operator or lessee of
such Property or facility.
3.14 Insurance Licenses . Schedule 3.14 contains a true and
complete list of all states in which the Company is licensed to
engage in the business of insurance and the lines of authority for
which it is licensed in each state. Subject to satisfaction of any
minimum capital and surplus requirements, the licenses listed on
Schedule 3.14 and the lines of authority will permit the
Company to act as a licensed reinsurer with respect to the
Reinsurance Business in each state where the Company is licensed
for the Reinsurance Business following the Closing. The Seller has
delivered or made available to the Buyer true and complete copies
of licensing documentation for each such state (such licenses being
herein called the “ Insurance Licenses ”).
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14 , all such
licenses are valid, unrestricted and in full force and
effect.
3.15 Intellectual Property .
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15 ,
the Company owns or possesses, or has valid, enforceable rights or
licenses to use, the patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
Internet domain names (including any registrations, licenses or
rights relating to any of the foregoing), computer software, trade
secrets, inventions and know-how that are necessary to carry on its
business as presently conducted (each, an “ Intellectual
Property Right ”) free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens and restrictions provided in an agreement, license
or other arrangement listed in Schedule 3.15 , except where
the failure to so own or possess, or have licenses to use any
Intellectual Property Right, has not had and could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The
Seller has no Knowledge of any infringement by any Person of any
Intellectual Property Right of the Company.
(b) All Intellectual Property Rights that have been
licensed by or on behalf of the Company are being used
substantially in accordance with the applicable license pursuant to
which the Company has the right to use such Intellectual Property
Rights, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Schedule 3.15 lists each agreement, license or other
arrangement relating to any licensed Intellectual Property Right,
which if not licensed or available for use by the Company, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or under which a one-time or periodic license fee of more
than $50,000 was or shall be payable in the applicable licensing
period.
(c) Schedule 3.15 contains a complete and accurate list of (A)
registered and applied for patents, trademarks, service marks,
copyrights, or domain names owned or licensed by the Company, in
each case specifying the jurisdiction in which the applicable
registration has been obtained or pending application has been
filed, and, where applicable, the registration or application
number therefore (B) material common law trademarks and service
marks owned by the Company and other Intellectual Property Rights
owned or licensed by the Company. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.15 , as of the date hereof, there are no claims
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, challenging the
ownership, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property
Right owned by the Company, except, in each case, for such claims
that, if adversely
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