FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP,
INC.
Dated as of November 25,
2008
as amended and restated
as of December 12, 2008,
as further amended and restated
as of December 21, 2008
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DEFINITIONS
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Definitions
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PURCHASE AND
SALE
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Purchase and
Sale
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Purchase
Price
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Closing
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Seller’s
Closing Deliveries
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Buyers’
Closing Deliveries
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FNF’s
Closing Delivery
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Exclusion of
UCTIC
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UCTIC Purchase
Price
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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Corporate
Organization
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Capitalization
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Authority; No
Violation
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Consents and
Approvals
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Reports;
Regulatory Matters
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Financial
Statements
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Broker’s
Fees
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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Legal
Proceedings
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Taxes and Tax
Returns
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Employee
Matters
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Compliance with
Applicable Law
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Certain
Contracts
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Risk Management
Instruments
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Investment
Securities and Commodities
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Property
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Intellectual
Property
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Environmental
Liability
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Insurance
Business Matters
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Sufficiency of
Assets
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Intercompany
Accounts and Agreements
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYERS
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Organization
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Authority; No
Violation
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Consents and
Approvals
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Financial
Ability
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Brokers
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Purchase Not
for Distribution
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COVENANTS
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Conduct of
Businesses Prior to the Closing Date
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Forbearances
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Buyer
Forbearances
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Access to
Information
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Notices of
Certain Events
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Pre-Closing
Arrangements
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Regulatory
Matters
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Employees
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Certain
Transfers and Licenses
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Possible
Transfer of Certain Assets
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Certain
Bankruptcy Provisions
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Post-Closing
Cooperation
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CONDITIONS TO
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Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligation
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Conditions to
Obligations of Buyers
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Conditions to
Obligations of Seller
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TERMINATION
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Termination
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Obligations
upon Termination
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TAX
MATTERS
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Seller’s
Responsibility for Taxes
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Straddle
Periods
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Indemnification
Procedures
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Tax
Returns
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Cooperation and
Exchange of Information
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Tax
Sharing
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Transfer
Taxes
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Section 338
Elections
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Miscellaneous
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival
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Indemnification
by Seller
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Indemnification
by Buyers
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Certain
Limitations
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Tax
Indemnification
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Third Party
Claim Procedures
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Standard
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Notices
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Interpretation
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Counterparts
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Entire
Agreement
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Governing Law;
Jurisdiction
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Publicity
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Assignment;
Third Party Beneficiaries
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Specific
Performance
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Registration
Rights Provisions
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Certain
Employees
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December 21, 2008 Order Granting
Debtor’s Oral Motion to Approve Settlement Pursuant to
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9019
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Form of FNF
Note
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Form of
Transition Services Agreement
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iii
This STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 25, 2008 (the “
Initial Agreement ”), as amended and restated as of
December 12, 2008 (the “ Initial Amended
Agreement ”), as further amended and restated as of
December 21, 2008 (as so amended, this
“Agreement”)is made and entered into among Fidelity
National Title Insurance Company, an insurance company organized
under the laws of the State of California (“ FNTIC
”), Chicago Title Insurance Company, an insurance company
organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (“
CTIC ,” and with FNTIC, “ Buyers ”)
and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation
(“ Seller ”).
WHEREAS, Seller
directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock (the “ Shares ”) of each
of (i) Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, an insurance
company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (“
Commonwealth ”) (the “ Commonwealth
Shares ”), (ii) United Capital Title Insurance
Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State
of California (“ UCTIC ”) (the “ UCTIC
Shares ”), and (iii) Lawyers Title Insurance
Corporation, an insurance company organized under the laws of the
State of Nebraska (“ LTIC ,” and together with
UCTIC and Commonwealth, the “ Companies ”) (the
“ LTIC Shares ,” and with the UCTIC Shares and
Commonwealth Shares, the “ Shares ”);
WHEREAS,
Commonwealth directly or indirectly owns, along with other
Subsidiaries, 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company of New Jersey, an
insurance company organized under the laws of the State of New
Jersey (“ CNJ ”); and
WHEREAS, Buyers
and FNF desire to acquire, and Seller desires to sell or cause to
be sold to Buyers and FNF, all of the Shares, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
Section 1.1
Definitions . In this Agreement, the following terms have
the meanings specified or referred to in this
Section 1.1 and shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms.
“
Accounting Principles ” means SAP applied in a manner
consistent with the preparation of the quarterly balance sheet of
UCTIC as of September 30, 2008, included in its quarterly
statement as filed with the California Department of Insurance
(which showed statutory Net Worth of $16,237,479).
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Adjustment Report ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
“
Adjustment Statement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person which, at the time of determination, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is
Controlled by or is under Common Control with such
Person.
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Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Ancillary Documents ” means, collectively, the Buyer
Ancillary Documents, the Seller Ancillary Documents and the Company
Ancillary Documents.
“ Assumed
Plans ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.11(a) .
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Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3(b) .
“
Bankruptcy Code ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.11(a) .
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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are not generally
open for business in New York City.
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Buyers ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ Buyer
Ancillary Documents ” means all agreements, instruments
and documents being or to be executed and delivered by a Buyer or
an Affiliate of a Buyer under this Agreement or in connection
herewith.
“ Buyer
Cash Amount ” shall mean an amount equal to
$134,762,521.
“ Buyer
Consultant ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.11(b) .
“ Buyer
Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in
Article IV .
“ CA
Approval ” shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 3.4(a).
“
Chapter 11 Court ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.11(a) .
“
Chapter 11 Court Order ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.11(a) .
“
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 .
“ Closing
Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 .
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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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Commonwealth ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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Commonwealth Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.2(a) .
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Commonwealth Purchase Price ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2 .
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Commonwealth Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Companies ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Companies Articles ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(b) .
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Companies Charter ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(b) .
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Companies Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a) .
“ Company
Ancillary Documents ” means all agreements, instruments
and documents being or to be executed and delivered by the
Companies or any Affiliate of either Company under this Agreement
or in connection herewith.
“ Company
Benefit Plans ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.11(a) .
“ Company
Contract ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.13(a) .
“ Company
Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in
Article III .
“ Company
IP ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“ Company
Licensed Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.9(b) .
“ Company
Regulatory Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5(b) .
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Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain letter
agreement dated October 27, 2008, between Seller and
FNF.
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Control ” means, as to any Person, the ownership or
possession, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms
“Controlled by” and “under Common Control
with” have correlative meanings.
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Controlled Group Liability ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.11(g) .
“ Covered
Employees ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(b) .
“
CTIC ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Deferred Closing ” and “ Deferred Closing
Date ” have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.7 .
“
Derivative Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.14(a) .
“ Dispute
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
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“ DOJ
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(d)
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Employees ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(c) .
“ End
Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(a)(iii) .
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ERISA ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.11(a) .
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.11(h) .
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Estimated UCTIC Net Worth ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.8 .
“
Exchange Act ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5(c) .
“ Final
Approval Order ” shall mean the final and enforceable
order or orders of the Rehabilitation Court approving this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and removing
the Companies and, if applicable, CNJ from rehabilitation
proceedings effective upon Closing, in form and substance mutually
acceptable to Buyers and Seller, but without regard to whether such
order remains subject to appeal.
“ Final
UCTIC Net Worth ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
“ FNF
” means Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“ FNF
Note ” shall mean a subordinated promissory note issued
by FNF in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in an initial
principal amount equal to $50,000,000.
“ FNF
Shares ” shall mean a number of shares of the common
stock, par value $.0001 per share, of FNF, equal to (i) $50,000,000
divided by (ii) the greater of (A) $14.00 and (B) the
closing price of the FNF common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange for the trading day prior to the Closing Date.
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FNTIC ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ FTC
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(d)
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Governmental Entity ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4(b) .
“ HSR
Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended.
“
Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
“
Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
“
Independent Accounting Firm ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.8 .
“ Initial
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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“ Initial
Amended Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Insurance Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.19(c) .
“
Insurance Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.19(a) .
“
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“ IRS
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b)
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Knowledge of Seller ” means, as to a particular
matter, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of any
officer of Seller having the title of Executive Vice President or a
more senior title.
“ Law
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(i)
.
“ LFG
Deferred Compensation Plans ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.8(c) .
“ LFG
Health Plans ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(b) .
“ License
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“
Licensed Company IP ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“
Lien ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b) .
“
Losses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2 .
“
LTIC ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ LTIC
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a) .
“ LTIC
Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2 .
“ LTIC
Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8(a) .
“
Materials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.9(b) .
“ Napa
Dividend ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.6(c) .
“ Net
Worth ” means an amount equal to “surplus as
regards policyholders” as reported on line 30 of the
liabilities, surplus and other funds page of the quarterly
statement of UCTIC as filed with the California Department of
Insurance.
“ NHI
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
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NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.
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“ Other
Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.10(b) .
“ Owned
Company IP ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“ Owned
Properties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16 .
“
Permits ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16 .
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16 .
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other
entity or Governmental Entity.
“
Post-Closing Tax Period ” means any Taxable period
beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to, any Taxable
period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, to the
portion of that period after the Closing Date.
“
Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax period ending
on or before the Closing and, with respect to any Straddle Period,
the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing
Date.
“
Publicly Disclosed ” means disclosed in any Company
SEC Report filed with the SEC by Company between December 31,
2007 and the date of this Agreement (excluding, in each case, any
disclosures set forth in any risk factor section and in any section
relating to forward-looking, safe harbor or similar statements or
in any exhibits to such Company SEC Report, or any other
disclosures in such Company SEC Report that are non-specific,
cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), but in each
case only to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to
the relevant subject matter is readily apparent.
“
Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2 .
“ Rabbi
Trusts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(c) .
“
Regulatory Agencies ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5(a) .
“
Regulatory Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4 .
“
Regulatory Laws ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(h) .
“
Rehabilitation Court ” shall mean the District Court
of Lancaster County, Nebraska, and any comparable California or New
Jersey court, in any rehabilitation proceedings involving the
Companies or, if applicable, CNJ.
“
Reinsurance Contract ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.19(f) .
“
Representative ” means any Person’s Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys,
accountants, consultants and representatives of such Person’s
agents and advisors.
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“ Review
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
“ SAP
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a)
.
“ SEC
” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“
Section 338(h)(10) Election ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.8 .
“
Securities Act ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a) .
“
Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Seller
Ancillary Documents ” means all agreements, instruments
and documents being or to be executed and delivered by Seller or
any of its Affiliates under this Agreement or in connection
herewith.
“ Seller
SEC Reports ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5(c) .
“ Seller
Trademarks ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.9(b) .
“
Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Southland Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.10(a) .
“
Statutory Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.6(a) .
“
Straddle Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.2 .
“ Subject
Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.8 .
“
Subsidiary ” of any Person means another Person more
than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
capital stock or other voting interests of which, or more than 50%
of the equity securities of which, is owned directly or indirectly
by such first Person.
“ Tax
” means (i) all federal, state, local, and foreign
income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits,
gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll,
employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise,
backup withholding, value added and other taxes, charges, levies or
like assessments together with all penalties and additions to tax
and interest thereon and (ii) any liability for the payment of
any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this
definition as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, as a result
of any tax sharing or tax allocation agreement, arrangement or
understanding, or as a result of being liable for another
Person’s taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Tax
Contest ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.5 .
“ Tax
Return ” means any federal, state, local or foreign
(including any other governmental subdivision or taxing authority)
tax return, report or similar statement, and any declaration,
statement, claim for refund, report, schedule, form, or information
return, or any
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amendment to
any of the foregoing, relating to Taxes and all attachments
thereto, as well as any records or documents that are required to
be kept or maintained by applicable Law.
“ Tax
Sharing Agreements ” means any and all existing Tax
sharing, allocation, indemnification, or similar agreements,
provisions, or arrangements (whether or not written) between or
among Seller or any of its respective Affiliates (other than any of
the Companies or its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and any
Company or its Subsidiaries on the other hand.
“
Termination Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(a)(iii) .
“ Third
Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
“ Third
Party Consents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7(h) .
“
Trademarks ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.17(a) .
“
Transfer Taxes ” means any real property transfer or
gains, real property excise, sales, use, transfer, value added,
stock transfer and stamp taxes, any transfer, recording,
registration and other fees, and any similar Taxes which become
payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“
Transition Services Agreement ” means an agreement
between Seller and Buyers in the form attached as
Exhibit B .
“
UCTIC ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“ UCTIC
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a) .
“ UCTIC
Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Voting
Debt ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a) .
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1
Purchase and Sale . On the Closing Date, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) Seller shall sell,
transfer and deliver to CTIC, and CTIC shall purchase from Seller,
the Commonwealth Shares, free and clear of all Liens,
(ii) Seller shall sell, transfer and deliver to FNTIC and FNF,
and FNTIC and FNF shall purchase from Seller, the LTIC Shares, free
and clear of all Liens, and (iii) Seller shall cause its
indirect subsidiary Nations Holding Group, a California corporation
(“NHI”), to sell, transfer and deliver to FNTIC, and
FNTIC shall purchase from NHI, the UCTIC Shares, free and clear of
all Liens.
Section 2.2
Purchase Price . The purchase price for the Commonwealth
Shares (the “ Commonwealth Purchase Price ”) and
the purchase price for the LTIC Shares (the “ LTIC
Purchase Price ”), shall be payable in cash (consisting
of the Buyer Cash Amount), the FNF
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Shares and the
FNF Note as set forth herein. The purchase price for the UCTIC
Shares shall be equal to the Final UCTIC Net Worth, as determined
and adjusted pursuant to Section 2.8 .
Section 2.3
Closing . Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated
pursuant to Article VII and subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in
Article VI , the closing of the sale and purchase of
the Shares (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at
10:00 a.m., local time, on the second Business Day after the
last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in
Article VI shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance
with this Agreement (other than any such condition required to be
performed at the Closing), at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf
LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, unless
another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto. The actual date and time of the Closing are herein referred
to as the “ Closing Date .”
Section 2.4
Seller’s Closing Deliveries . (a) the Closing,
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) certificates
representing the Shares (other than the 431,116 LTIC Shares to be
delivered to FNF as set forth below), duly endorsed in blank or
with stock powers duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for
transfer, with all appropriate stock transfer tax stamps
affixed;
(iii) the written
resignations of those directors of the Companies and each of their
Subsidiaries from their positions as directors of the Companies or
such Subsidiaries as identified in writing by Buyers;
(iv) a good
standing certificate (or its equivalent) of each of the Companies
and CNJ issued by the applicable secretary of state, in each case
certified as of the Closing Date or a reasonably current
date;
(v) a receipt
evidencing Seller’s receipt of the Commonwealth Purchase
Price and the LTIC Purchase Price and NHI’s receipt of the
Estimated UCTIC Net Worth, duly executed by Seller and
NHI;
(vi) the original
stock transfer and corporate minute books (or their equivalent) of
the Companies and of each of their Subsidiaries;
(vii) a
non-foreign person affidavit from Seller certifying that Seller is
not a foreign person, in a form that satisfies the requirements of
Section 1445 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder; and
(viii) each of the
Seller Ancillary Documents and Company Ancillary Documents, duly
executed by Seller and the Companies; and
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(y) to FNF
431,116 of the LTIC Shares, duly endorsed in blank or with stock
powers duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for transfer, with
all appropriate stock transfer tax stamps affixed.
Section 2.5
Buyers’ Closing Deliveries . At the Closing, Buyers
shall:
(b) deliver
the Buyer Cash Amount to Seller and the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth
to NHI by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts specified by Seller and NHI prior to the
Closing;
(c) deliver
to Seller a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of
each Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to
Buyers’ compliance with the conditions set forth in
Section 6.3(b) ;
(d) deliver
to Seller a receipt evidencing CTIC’s receipt of the
Commonwealth Shares, FNTIC’s and FNF’s receipt of the
LTIC Shares and FNTIC’s receipt of the UCTIC Shares;
and
(e) deliver
to Seller each of the Buyer Ancillary Documents, duly executed by
each Buyer.
Section 2.6
FNF’s Closing Delivery . At the Closing, at the
direction of Buyers FNF shall (i) deliver to Seller the FNF
Note, duly executed by an authorized officer of FNF, in exchange
for 431,116 LTIC Shares to be sold to FNF (which the parties agree
is the portion of the Shares related to the FNF Note), and
(ii) issue to Seller the FNF Shares, which shall be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Further, FNF agrees that the
provisions of Schedule A hereto shall be binding on it and
shall apply to the FNF Shares after the Closing. Immediately
following the Closing, FNF shall cause the 431,116 LTIC Shares to
be purchased by it to be contributed to FNTIC.
Section 2.7
Exclusion of UCTIC . (a) Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of this Agreement, in the event that all conditions set
forth in Article VI hereof shall have been fulfilled or waived
(other than any such condition to be performed at the Closing),
other than the CA Approval or the Final Approval Order, if any, as
it relates to UCTIC, or any other condition in Article VI
shall not be satisfied solely as to UCTIC or the purchase and sale
of the UCTIC Shares, then the parties shall close the purchase and
sale of the Commonwealth Shares and the LTIC Shares at the Closing,
as contemplated hereby, and shall defer the closing of the purchase
and sale of the UCTIC Shares (the “ Deferred Closing
”) until such conditions are fulfilled or waived with respect
to UCTIC and the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares.
(b) In
the event UCTIC is excluded from the Closing pursuant to
Section 2.7(a) , the pre-Closing provisions of this
Agreement shall remain effective with respect to UCTIC until the
Deferred Closing occurs or this Agreement is terminated with
respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares. Unless this
Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VII
with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares (
provided , that for this purpose the reference to
December 22, 2008, in Section 7.1(a)(iii) shall be
deemed to
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refer to that
date that is 120 days from the date hereof), and subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2 with respect to UCTIC and
the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares ( provided , that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Material Adverse Effect
shall continue to be interpreted to apply to the Companies
(including UCTIC) and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), the
Deferred Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. local time, on
the second Business Day after the last to be fulfilled or waived of
the conditions set forth in Article VI with respect to
UCTIC and the UCTIC Shares shall be fulfilled or waived in
accordance with this Agreement (other than any such condition
required to be performed at the Deferred Closing), at the offices
of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
New York 10019, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto. The actual date and time of the
Deferred Closing are herein referred to as the “ Deferred
Closing Date .” In such event, references in this
Agreement to the “ Closing ” and the “
Closing Date ” shall with respect to UCTIC and the
purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares be deemed to refer to the
Deferred Closing and the Deferred Closing Date, and references to
the termination of this Agreement (including those in
Article VII) shall refer to the termination hereof solely with
respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares. Further, in
such event, during the period following the Closing and prior to
the earlier to occur of the Deferred Closing and the termination of
this Agreement with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC
Shares, all references to the “Companies” as used for
purposes of the post-Closing rights and obligations of the parties
(including for purposes of indemnification) shall be deemed to
exclude UCTIC. In the event that this Agreement is terminated with
respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares after the
Closing Date and prior to the Deferred Closing, then all references
to UCTIC and the UCTIC Shares in this Agreement shall be deemed
deleted and this Agreement shall be deemed to have never
contemplated the sale of UCTIC to Buyers.
Section 2.8
UCTIC Purchase Price . (a) Not less than one Business
Day prior to the Closing Date in respect of UCTIC, Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to FNTIC Seller’s and
NHI’s reasonable good faith estimate of the Net Worth of
UCTIC as of 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to such Closing Date
(the “ Estimated UCTIC Net Worth ”)
(b) No
later than 45 days after the Closing Date, FNTIC shall deliver
to Seller the balance sheet of UCTIC prepared in accordance with
the Accounting Principles (the “ Subject Balance Sheet
”), as of 11:59 p.m. on the night immediately prior to
the Closing Date, and a written statement (the “
Adjustment Statement ”) setting forth in reasonable
detail FNTIC’s computation of the amount of Net Worth of
UCTIC as of such time based on the Subject Balance Sheet (the
“ UCTIC Net Worth ”).
(c) Seller
shall have 30 days from the date on which the Adjustment
Statement is delivered to it to review the computation of the UCTIC
Net Worth set forth thereon (the “ Review Period
”). Seller and its Representatives shall be provided with
full access to all documentation, records and other information of
FNTIC and UCTIC reasonably related to such computations in
connection with such review. If Seller disagrees in any respect
with the computation of the UCTIC Net Worth shown or reflected in
the Adjustment Statement, Seller may, on or prior to the last day
of the Review Period, deliver a notice to FNTIC setting forth, in
reasonable detail, each disputed item or amount and the basis for
Seller’s disagreement therewith (the “ Dispute
Notice ”). The Dispute Notice shall set forth
Seller’s position as to the correct UCTIC Net Worth. If no
Dispute Notice is received by FNTIC with respect to the UCTIC
Net
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Worth on or
prior to the last day of the Review Period, the computation of
UCTIC Net Worth set forth in the Adjustment Statement shall be
deemed accepted by Seller, whereupon such computation reflected on
the Adjustment Statement shall be final and binding on the parties.
For ten days after FNTIC receives a Dispute Notice, if any, FNTIC
and Seller shall endeavor in good faith to resolve by mutual
agreement all matters in the Dispute Notice. In the event that such
parties are unable to resolve by mutual agreement any matter in the
Dispute Notice within such 10-day period, FNTIC or Seller may
engage an accounting firm of national reputation or any other
Person, in each case as mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the
“ Independent Accounting Firm ”), as an expert
and not as an arbitrator, to make a determination respecting the
matters in dispute. Once engaged, FNTIC and Seller will direct the
Independent Accounting Firm to render a determination within
30 days of its retention, and FNTIC, Seller and their
respective employees and agents will cooperate with the Independent
Accounting Firm during its engagement. FNTIC, on the one hand, and
Seller, on the other hand, shall each submit a binder to the
Independent Accounting Firm promptly (and in any event within
15 days after the Independent Accounting Firm’s
engagement), which binder shall contain their respective
computations of the UCTIC Net Worth, in each case, to the extent
disputed in the Dispute Notice and information, arguments and
support for their respective positions. The Independent Accounting
Firm shall determine, based solely on such binders presented, and
not by independent review, only those issues in dispute
specifically set forth in the Dispute Notice and shall render a
written report to FNTIC and Seller (the “ Adjustment
Report ”) in which the Independent Accounting Firm shall,
after considering all matters set forth in the Dispute Notice,
determine what adjustments, if any, should be made to the
computation of the UCTIC Net Worth set forth in the Adjustment
Statement solely as to the disputed items and shall determine the
appropriate final UCTIC Net Worth on that basis. The Adjustment
Report shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the Independent
Accounting Firm’s determination with respect to each of the
disputed items or amounts specified in the Dispute Notice, and the
revisions, if any, to be made to the Adjustment Statement and the
UCTIC Net Worth, as the case may be, together with supporting
calculations. In resolving any disputed item, the Independent
Accounting Firm: (i) shall be bound to the terms of this Agreement,
(ii) shall limit its review to matters specifically set forth
in the Dispute Notice and (iii) shall not assign a value to
any item higher than the highest value for such item claimed by
either party or less than the lowest value for such item claimed by
either party. All fees and expenses relating to the work of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne by FNTIC, on the one
hand, and by Seller, on the other hand, in inverse proportion as
they may prevail on the matters resolved by the Independent
Accounting Firm, which allocation shall be determined by the
Independent Accounting Firm at the time the determination of the
Independent Accounting Firm is rendered on the merits of the
matters submitted to it. The Adjustment Report, absent fraud, shall
be final and binding upon FNTIC and Seller, shall be deemed a final
arbitration award that is binding on each of FNTIC and Seller, and
no party shall seek further recourse to courts, other tribunals or
otherwise, other than to enforce the Adjustment Report. Judgment
may be entered to enforce the Adjustment Report in any court having
proper jurisdiction. The amount of the UCTIC Net Worth as finally
determined pursuant to this Section is referred to herein as the
“ Final UCTIC Net Worth ”.
(d) If
the Final UCTIC Net Worth is greater than the Estimated UCTIC Net
Worth, FNTIC will within five Business Days after the determination
thereof, pay to NHI the sum of (i) the amount of such excess
and (ii) an amount of interest on such excess amount at a rate
per annum of 6% from the Closing Date in respect of UCTIC to the
date such amount is
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paid. If the
Final UCTIC Net Worth is less than the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth,
Seller shall, within five Business Days after the determination
thereof, cause NHI to pay to FNTIC the sum of (i) the amount
of such shortfall and (ii) an amount of interest on such
shortfall amount at a rate per annum of 6% from the Closing Date in
respect of UCTIC to the date such amount is paid. Such payments
will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
Alternatively, if an amount is due to FNTIC hereunder, at its
option it may elect to permit such amount to be satisfied by a
reduction in the principal amount of the FNF Note; any such
reduction shall not reduce the rights of Buyers to be indemnified
under Article 8 or 9 hereof.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Subject to and as
qualified by items disclosed in the disclosure schedule (the
“ Company Disclosure Schedule ”) delivered by
Seller to Buyers prior to the execution of this Agreement (which
schedule sets forth, among other things, items the disclosure of
which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express
disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an
exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in
this Article III , or to one or more of Seller’s
covenants contained herein, provided , however , that
disclosure in any section of such schedule shall apply only to the
indicated Section of this Agreement except, with respect to a
section in Article III , to the extent that it is
reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such
disclosure is relevant to another Section of
Article III of this Agreement, provided ,
further , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, (x) no such item is required to be set forth in
such schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty if
its absence would not result in the related representation or
warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under the standard
established by Section 10.1 and (y) the mere
inclusion of an item in such schedule as an exception to a
representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission that
such item represents a material exception or material fact, event
or circumstance or that such item has had or would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section
3.8(a) ) on the Companies), Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Buyers, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date, as follows:
Section 3.1
Corporate Organization . (a) Each of the Companies is
an insurance company duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nebraska or, in the
case of UCTIC, California. Each of the Companies has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or
the character or location of the properties and assets owned or
leased by it makes such licensing or qualification
necessary.
(b) True,
complete and correct copies of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of each of the Companies (the “ Companies
Articles ”), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of each
of the Companies (the “ Companies Bylaws ”), as
in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been
made available to Buyers.
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(c) Each
Subsidiary of any of the Companies (i) is duly incorporated or
duly formed, as applicable to each such Subsidiary, and validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and
authority or other power and authority to own or lease all of its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and
assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification
necessary.
(d) The
minute books of each Company previously made available to Buyers
contain true, complete and correct records of all meetings and
other corporate actions held or taken since January 1, 2007 of
its shareholders and Board of Directors and the audit committee of
its Board of Directors.
Section 3.2
Capitalization . (a) The authorized capital stock of
Commonwealth consists of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, no par
value (the “Commonwealth Common Stock”), of which
824,653 shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the
Commonwealth Shares. The authorized capital stock of UCTIC consists
of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (the
“UCTIC Common Stock”), of which 20,000 shares are
issued and outstanding and constitute the UCTIC Shares. The
authorized capital stock of LTIC consists of 2,000,000 shares of
common stock, no par value (the “ LTIC Common Stock
” and together with the UCTIC Common Stock and the
Commonwealth Common Stock, the “ Companies Common
Stock ”), of which 1,062,337 shares are issued and
outstanding and constitute the LTIC Shares. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of Companies Common Stock have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to
the ownership thereof. No bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which
shareholders of the Companies may vote (“ Voting Debt
”) are issued or outstanding. Except for this Agreement, the
Companies and Seller do not have and are not bound by any
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights,
commitments or agreements of any character calling for the sale,
purchase or issuance of, or the payment of any amount based on, any
shares of Companies Common Stock, Voting Debt or any other equity
securities of any of the Companies or any securities representing
the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Companies
Common Stock, Voting Debt or other equity securities of any of the
Companies. Except for this Agreement, there are no contractual
obligations of Seller, the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries
(i) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of
capital stock of the Companies or any equity security of the
Companies or their Subsidiaries or any securities representing the
right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock
or any other equity security of any of the Companies or their
Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to which Seller, the Companies or
any of their Subsidiaries is or could be required to register
shares of such Company’s capital stock or other securities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”), or (iii) that give any person the
right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or
derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to holders
of Companies Common Stock, Voting Debt or other equity securities
of the Companies. Seller is the record and beneficial owner of
(i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Commonwealth Common
Stock and (ii) 100% of the issued and outstanding LTIC Common
Stock, in each case, free and clear of all Liens. NHI is the record
and beneficial owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding UCTIC
Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens. There are no
restrictions upon the voting or transfer of any shares or other
equity interests pursuant to
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any of the
Companies Articles or Companies Bylaws, any Law or any agreement to
which Seller or any Company is a party. Assuming the relevant Buyer
or FNF, as applicable, has the requisite power and authority to be
the lawful owner of the relevant Shares, upon delivery of and
payment for the Shares at the Closing as herein provided, good and
valid title to the Commonwealth Shares will pass to CTIC, good and
valid title to the LTIC Shares will pass to FNTIC and FNF, and good
and valid title to the UCTIC Shares will pass to FNTIC, in each
case, free and clear of all Liens, other than any Liens arising
from acts of the relevant Buyer (or FNF, in the case of the LTIC
Shares to be purchased by it).
(b) Section 3.2(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list
of all Subsidiaries of the Companies. Except for any director
qualifying shares, all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each
Subsidiary of the Companies are owned by the Companies, directly or
indirectly, free and clear of any liens, pledges, charges, claims
and security interests and similar encumbrances (“
Liens ”), and all of such shares or equity ownership
interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. No Subsidiary of
any Company has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions,
options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of
capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary or
any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise
receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of
such Subsidiary.
Section 3.3
Authority; No Violation . (a) Seller has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Seller Ancillary Documents and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Seller Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly, validly and
unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of each
of Seller and NHI. No other corporate proceedings on the part of
Seller are necessary to approve this Agreement and the Seller
Ancillary Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been, and the Seller Ancillary Documents
have been, or will at Closing be, duly and validly executed and
delivered by Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by Buyers or the other party thereto, as applicable, and
receipt of the Chapter 11 Court Order (as hereinafter
defined)) constitute the valid and binding obligations of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with their
terms.
(b) The
Companies each have full corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver the Company Ancillary Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of
the Company Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly, validly and
unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of each
of the Companies. No other corporate proceedings on the part of
Seller or the Companies are necessary to approve the Company
Ancillary Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby. The Company Ancillary Documents have each been, or will at
Closing be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Companies and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by Buyers or the other party thereto, as applicable) constitute the
valid and binding obligations of the Companies, enforceable against
the Companies in accordance with their respective terms (except as
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium,
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reorganization
or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles
of equity (the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
”)).
(c) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Seller
Ancillary Documents by Seller, nor the consummation by Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Seller with
any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, nor the execution
and delivery of the Company Ancillary Documents by the Companies,
nor the consummation by the Companies of the transactions
contemplated thereby, will (i) violate any provision of the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of Seller or NHI, the Company
Articles or Company Bylaws or (ii) assuming that the consents,
approvals and filings referred to in Section 3.4 are
duly obtained and/or made, (A) violate any Law, judgment,
order, injunction or decree applicable to Seller, NHI, the
Companies, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties or assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a
breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under,
constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the
termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under,
accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation
of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of
Seller, NHI, the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries under, or
trigger or change any rights or obligations (including any increase
in payments owed) or require the consent of any Person under, or
give rise to a right of cancellation, vesting, payment, exercise,
suspension or revocation of any obligation under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
deed of trust, license, lease, franchise, permit, agreement, or
other instrument or obligation to which Seller, NHI, any of the
Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective properties or assets is
bound.
Section 3.4
Consents and Approvals . Except for (a) filings of
applications and notices, as applicable, with the state insurance
authorities of the State of California, the State of New Jersey and
(if necessary) the State of Nebraska, and approval of such
applications and notices (the foregoing as it relates to the State
of California, the “CA Approval”, and all the items in
this Section 3.4(a) collectively, the “ Regulatory
Approvals ”), (b) the Final Approval Order,
(c) any notices or filings required under the HSR Act and
(d) the Chapter 11 Court Order, no consents or approvals
of or filings or registrations with any foreign, federal or state
insurance or other regulatory, self-regulatory or enforcement
authorities or any courts, administrative agencies or commissions
or other governmental authorities or instrumentalities (each a
“ Governmental Entity ”) are necessary in
connection with the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No consents or approvals of or
filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary
in connection with the execution and delivery by Seller of this
Agreement.
Section 3.5
Reports; Regulatory Matters . (a) Each of the Companies
and their Subsidiaries have timely filed or furnished, as
applicable, all reports, registrations, statements and
certifications, together with any amendments required to be made
with respect thereto, that they were required to file or furnish,
as applicable, since January 1, 2006 with (i) any state
regulatory authority, (ii) the SEC, (iii) any foreign
regulatory authority, and (iv) any self- regulatory authority,
(collectively, “ Regulatory Agencies ”) and with
each other applicable Governmental Entity, and all other reports
and statements required to be filed or furnished by
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them since
January 1, 2006, including any report or statement required to
be filed pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United
States, any state, any foreign entity, or any Regulatory Agency or
other Governmental Entity, and have paid all fees and assessments
due and payable in connection therewith. Except as set forth in
Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Regulatory
Agency or other Governmental Entity has initiated since
January 1, 2006 or has pending any proceeding, enforcement
action or, to the knowledge of Seller, investigation into the
business, disclosures or operations of any of the Companies or any
of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2006, no Regulatory
Agency or other Governmental Entity has resolved any proceeding,
enforcement action or, to the knowledge of Seller, investigation
into the business, disclosures or operations of any of the
Companies or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no unresolved, or,
to Seller’s knowledge, threatened criticism, comment,
exception or stop order by any Regulatory Agency or other
Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement
relating to any examinations or inspections of any of the Companies
or any of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2006, there have
been no formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or
disputes with, any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity
with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of
any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries (other than normal
inquiries made by a Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity
in the Companies’ ordinary course of business).
(b) No
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any
cease-and-desist or other order or enforcement action issued by, or
is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or
memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment
letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or
directive by, or has been ordered to pay any civil money penalty
by, or has been since January 1, 2006 a recipient of any
supervisory letter from, or since January 1, 2006 has adopted
any policies, procedures or board resolutions at the request or
suggestion of, any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity
that currently restricts or affects in any material respect the
conduct of its business (or to Seller’s knowledge that, upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would
restrict in any material respect the conduct of the business of
either Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries), or that in any material
manner relates to its capital adequacy, its ability to pay
dividends, its credit, risk management or compliance policies, its
internal controls, its management or its business, other than those
of general application that apply to similarly situated companies
or their Subsidiaries (each item in this sentence, a “
Company Regulatory Agreement ”), nor has any of the
Companies or any of their Subsidiaries been advised since
January 1, 2006 by any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental
Entity that it is considering issuing, initiating, ordering, or
requesting any such Company Regulatory Agreement.
(c) Seller
has previously made available to Buyers an accurate and complete
copy of each (i) final registration statement, prospectus, report,
schedule and definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC by
Seller pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)
since January 1, 2006 (the “ Seller SEC Reports
”) and prior to the date of this Agreement and
(ii) communication mailed by Seller to its shareholders since
January 1, 2006 and prior to the date of this Agreement. No
such Seller SEC Report or communication, at the time filed or
communicated (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the
date of such amendment), with respect to the Companies and their
Subsidiaries only, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in light
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of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. To the
knowledge of Seller, other than as set forth in Section 3.5 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Seller SEC Reports is
the subject of any ongoing review or investigation by the SEC or
any other Governmental Entity and there are no unresolved SEC
comments with respect to any of such documents.
Section 3.6
Financial Statements . (a) Each statement, together
with all exhibits and schedules thereto, and all actuarial
opinions, affirmations and certifications required in connection
therewith, and all required supplemental materials, filed by each
Company or any Insurance Subsidiary thereof with any Insurance
Department since January 1, 2006 (the “ Statutory
Statements ”) was prepared in conformity with the
statutory accounting practices prescribed by the Insurance
Department of the applicable state of domicile and applied on a
consistent basis (“ SAP ”). Each such Statutory
Statement presents fairly, in all material respects and in
conformity with SAP, the statutory financial condition of such
Company or of such Insurance Subsidiary on the respective date of
the Statutory Statement and the results of operations, changes in
capital and surplus and cash flow of such Company or such Insurance
Subsidiary for each of the applicable reporting periods, and was
correct and complete when filed. No deficiencies or violations have
been asserted in writing (or, to the knowledge of Seller, orally)
by any Insurance Department with respect to any such Statutory
Statement which have not been cured or otherwise resolved to the
satisfaction of such Insurance Department. Except as set forth in
Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no
permitted practices utilized by the Companies or their Insurance
Subsidiaries in the preparation of the Statutory
Statements.
(b) None
of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has any material
liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except
for (i) those liabilities that are reflected or reserved
against on the consolidated balance sheet of such Company included
in its quarterly Statutory Statement for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2008 (including any notes thereto) filed with
the Insurance Department of its applicable state of domicile and
(ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since September 30, 2008 or in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 3.7
Broker’s Fees . None of the Companies nor any of their
Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers or directors has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 3.8
Absence of Certain Changes or Events . (a) Except for
the expected issuance of the rehabilitation order with respect to
the Companies and the Chapter 11 proceedings contemplated
herein, including the underlying causes of such order and
proceedings, or as Publicly Disclosed, since December 31,
2007, no event or events have occurred or condition or conditions
exist that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Companies. As used in this Agreement, the term “ Material
Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to the Companies, a
material adverse effect on (i) the financial condition,
results of operations or business of the Companies and their
Subsidiaries taken as a whole ( provided , however ,
that, a “Material Adverse Effect”
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shall not be
deemed to include effects to the extent resulting from (A) changes,
after the date hereof, in statutory or regulatory accounting
requirements applicable generally to companies in the industries in
which the Companies and their Subsidiaries operate, (B) changes,
after the date hereof, in laws, rules, regulations or the
interpretation of laws, rules or regulations by Governmental
Entities of general applicability to companies in the industries in
which the Companies and their Subsidiaries operate,
(C) actions or omissions taken with the prior written consent
of the other party or expressly required by this Agreement,
(D) changes after the date hereof in global, national or
regional political conditions (including acts of terrorism or war)
or changes in general business, economic or market conditions,
including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, credit
markets, securities markets, the availability of mortgage or other
financing or commercial and residential real estate transaction
volumes, (E) the execution of this Agreement or the public
disclosure of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, except, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (D), to
the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately
adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or
business of the Companies and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
as compared to other companies in the industry in which the
Companies and their Subsidiaries operate) or (ii) the ability
of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and the term “Material Adverse Effect”
with respect to Buyers shall have a correlative meaning with
respect to Buyers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(b) Since
December 31, 2007 through and including the date of this
Agreement, the Companies and their Subsidiaries have carried on
their respective businesses in all material respects in the
ordinary course of business consistent with their past
practice.
(c) Since
December 31, 2007 through and including the date of this
Agreement, none of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has
(i) changed any Tax or financial accounting methods,
principles or practices of such Company or its Subsidiaries
affecting its assets, liabilities or businesses, including any
reserving, renewal or residual method, practice or policy, or
(ii) except for distributions by wholly owned Subsidiaries of
any Company to such Company or another wholly owned Subsidiary of
such Company, made or declared any distribution in cash or kind to
its shareholder or shareholders or repurchased any shares of its
capital stock or other equity interests.
Section 3.9
Legal Proceedings . (a) Other than as Publicly
Disclosed, no Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
any, and there are no pending or, to Seller’s knowledge,
threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings,
claims, actions, suits or governmental or regulatory investigations
of any nature against any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to
which any of their assets are subject, and no such proceedings,
claims, actions, suits or investigations disclosed in the Company
Disclosure Schedule could reasonably be expected to result,
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Companies.
(b) Other
than as Publicly Disclosed, there is no judgment, settlement
agreement, order, injunction, decree or regulatory restriction
(other than those of general application that apply to similarly
situated companies or their Subsidiaries) imposed upon any Company,
any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of any Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (or that,
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upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, would apply
to either Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries).
Section 3.10
Taxes and Tax Returns . (a) Each of the Companies and
its Subsidiaries has duly and timely filed (including all
applicable extensions) all material Tax Returns required to be
filed by it on or prior to the date of this Agreement (all such Tax
Returns being accurate and complete in all material respects), has
paid all material Taxes shown thereon and has duly paid or made
provision for the payment of all material Taxes that have been
incurred or are due or claimed to be due from it by federal, state,
foreign or local taxing authorities other than Taxes that are not
yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith, have not been
finally determined and have been adequately reserved against under
SAP.
(b) The
federal income Tax Returns of each of the Companies and its
Subsidiaries, if any, have been examined by the Internal Revenue
Service (the “ IRS ”) for all years to and
including 2004, and any material liability with respect thereto has
been satisfied or any material liability with respect to
deficiencies asserted as a result of such examination is covered by
reserves that are adequate under SAP. There are no material
disputes pending, or written claims asserted, for Taxes or
assessments upon any of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries
for which such Companies do not have reserves that are adequate
under SAP.
(c) None
of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is a party to or is
bound by any material Tax sharing agreement or arrangement (other
than such an agreement or arrangement exclusively between or among
each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries).
(d) Within
the past two years (or otherwise as part of a “plan (or
series of related transactions)” within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code none of the Companies nor any of their
Subsidiaries has been a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” in a distribution intended to
qualify under Section 355 of the Code.
(e) Each
of the Companies and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material
respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment and
withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely withheld from employee
and independent contractor salaries, wages, other compensation, and
other amounts, and has paid over to the appropriate taxing
authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over
under all applicable Laws.
(f) As
of the date hereof, with respect to each of the Companies and its
Subsidiaries, no claim has been made by a taxing authority in a
jurisdiction where any of the Companies or their Subsidiaries does
not file a type of Tax Return such that it is or may be subject to
that type of Tax in that jurisdiction.
(g) As
of the date hereof, none of the Companies nor any of their
Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of a
material amount of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with
respect to an assessment or deficiency for a material amount of
Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax
Returns obtained in the ordinary course).
(h) None
of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries nor any other person
on any of their behalf has: (i) agreed to or is required to
make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any
similar provision of Law by reason of a change in
accounting
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method
initiated by any of the Companies or their Subsidiaries or has any
knowledge that the IRS or any other taxing authority has proposed
any such adjustment or change in accounting method, or has any
application pending with any taxing authority requesting permission
for any changes in accounting methods that relate to the business
or operations of any of the Companies or their Subsidiaries; or
(ii) executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to
section 7121 of the Code or any predecessor provision thereof or
any similar provision of Law in respect of any of the Companies or
any of their Subsidiaries.
(i) There
are no Liens for Taxes, other than Permitted Liens, on the assets
of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries.
(j) No
powers of attorney that are currently in force with respect to any
matter relating to Taxes will continue in effect after the Closing
Date.
(k) None
of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has engaged in a
transaction that is reportable within the meaning of
Section 6011 of the Code.
(l) Since
January 1, 2004, each of the Companies and its Insurance
Subsidiaries has qualified as an insurance company within the
meaning of Section 831 of the Code.
(m) Seller
has delivered or made available to Buyers: true and complete copies
of (i) all federal, state, local, and foreign income and
franchise Tax Returns of each of the Companies and each of its
Subsidiaries (or, in the case of Tax Returns filed for an
affiliated group, the portion of such consolidated Tax Returns
relating to each of the Companies and its Subsidiaries) relating to
the taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2005, and
(ii) any audit report issued within the last three years
relating to Taxes due from or in respect of any of the Companies or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(n) There
are no outstanding rulings or requests for rulings with any
Governmental Entity addressed, directly or indirectly, to any of
the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries that are, or if issued,
would be binding on any of the Companies or any of their
Subsidiaries for any Post-Closing Period.
(o) None
of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries has an “excess
loss account” (as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-19) with respect to the stock
of any of their Subsidiaries, and neither of the Companies nor any
of their Subsidiaries will recognize any deferred income under
federal consolidated return regulations (or similar provisions of
state, local or foreign Tax Laws), including, but not limited to
the deferred intercompany transaction provisions of such federal
consolidated return regulations (or similar provisions of state,
local or foreign Tax Laws).
Section 3.11
Employee Matters . (a) Section 3.11 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
each “employee benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), whether or not
subject to ERISA, and each material employment, consulting, bonus,
incentive or deferred compensation, vacation, stock option or other
equity-based, severance, termination, retention, change of control,
profit-sharing, fringe benefit or other similar plan,
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program,
agreement or commitment, whether written or unwritten, for the
benefit of any employee, former employee, director or former
director of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries entered into,
maintained or contributed to by any Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or to which any Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
obligated to contribute, or with respect to which any Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, direct or indirect,
contingent or otherwise (including any liability arising out of an
indemnification, guarantee, hold harmless or similar agreement) or
otherwise providing benefits to any current, former or future
employee, officer or director of any Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or to any beneficiary or dependent thereof (such
plans, programs, agreements and commitments, herein referred to as
the “ Company Benefit Plans ”).
Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies
each Company Benefit Plan that Buyers shall assume pursuant to
Section 5.8(f) of this Agreement (including the LFG Deferred
Compensation Plans) or the Companies or their respective
Subsidiaries shall continue to maintain or sponsor (collectively,
the “ Assumed Plans ”).
(b)
(i) Each of the Company Benefit Plans has been operated and
administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable
law, including, but not limited to, ERISA, the Code and in each
case the regulations thereunder; (ii) each Company Benefit
Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of
Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination
letter from the Internal Revenue Service, or has pending an
application for such determination from the Internal Revenue
Service with respect to those provisions for which the remedial
amendment period under Section 401(b) of the Code has not expired,
and, to the knowledge of Seller, there is not any reason why any
such determination letter should be revoked; (iii) with
respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV or
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code,
(A) as of the last day of the most recent plan year ended
prior to the date hereof, as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, the actuarially determined present value of all
“benefit liabilities” within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA did and does not exceed the then
current value of assets of such Company Benefit Plan and
(B) the amount of such liabilities as of the last day of the
most recent plan year ended prior to the date hereof was properly
reflected on the financial statements of Seller or its applicable
Subsidiary previously filed with the SEC; (iv) no Company Benefit
Plan provides material benefits, including, without limitation,
death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to
current or former employees or directors of any Company or its
Subsidiaries beyond their retirement or other termination of
service, other than (A) coverage mandated by applicable law or
(B) death benefits or retirement benefits under any
“employee pension plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA); (v) no Controlled Group Liability
has been incurred by any Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in
full, and no condition exists that presents a risk to the
Companies, their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA
Affiliates of incurring any such liability; (vi) neither the
Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries contributes on behalf of
employees of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries to a
“multiemployer pension plan” (as such term is defined
in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a plan that has two or more
contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common
control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA;
(vii) all material contributions or other material amounts
payable by the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries with respect
to each Company Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior plan
years have been paid or accrued in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; (viii) neither the Companies
nor any of their Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction in
connection with which the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries
reasonably
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could be
subject to either a material civil penalty assessed pursuant to
Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a material tax imposed
pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code; and
(ix) there is no pending, threatened or anticipated claim
(other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or
against any of the Company Benefit Plans or any trusts related
thereto which could reasonably be expected to result in any
material liability of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of Seller, there is no existing condition,
situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be
expected to result in such a claim. Each Company Benefit Plan that
is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within
the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and any award
thereunder, in each case that is subject to Section 409A of
the Code, has been operated in compliance in all material respects
with Section 409A of the Code since January 1, 2005,
based upon a good faith, reasonable interpretation of
(A) Section 409A of the Code, and (B)(1) the proposed and
final Treasury Regulations issued thereunder and (2) Internal
Revenue Service Notice 2005-1, all subsequent Internal Revenue
Service Notices and other interim guidance on Section 409A of
the Code.
(c) Neither
the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries will, on and after the
Closing, have any liabilities or obligations for any Company
Benefit Plan which is not an Assumed Plan or a LFG Deferred
Compensation Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the LandAmerica
Financial Group, Inc. Cash Balance Plan is not an Assumed
Plan.
(d) Neither
the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will, either alone
or in conjunction with any other event, (i) result in any
material payment or benefit becoming due or payable, or required to
be provided, to any director, employee or independent contractor of
the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries or to such individuals
in the aggregate, (ii) materially increase the amount or value
of any benefit or compensation otherwise payable or required to be
provided to any such director, employee or independent contractor,
(iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment,
vesting, exercisability or funding of any such benefit or
compensation, (iv) result in any material limitation on the
right of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries to amend, merge
or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or related trust, or
(v) be considered a change in control for any purpose under
any Company Benefit Plan or related trust. No Company Benefit Plan
provides for (A) the reimbursement of excise Taxes under
Section 4999 of the Code or any income Taxes under the Code or
(B) payments that would be non-deductible under Code Sections
162(m) or 280G.
(e) No
labor organization or group of employees of the Companies or any of
their Subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition or
certification, and there are no representation or certification
proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding
presently pending or threatened to be brought or filed, with the
National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations
tribunal or authority. There are no material organizing activities,
strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, lockouts, arbitrations or
grievances, or other material labor disputes pending or threatened
against or involving any of the Companies or any of their
Subsidiaries. Each of the Companies and its Subsidiaries is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and
collective bargaining agreements respecting employment and
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and
hours and occupational safety and health.
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(f) The
Companies and their Subsidiaries do not maintain any material
Company Benefit Plans (i) outside of the U.S. or (ii) for
the benefit of any individual whose principal place of employment
is outside of the U.S.
(g)
“ Controlled Group Liability ” means any and all
liabilities (i) under Title IV of ERISA, (ii) under
Section 302 of ERISA, (iii) under Sections 412 and
4971 of the Code, and (iv) as a result of a failure to comply
with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et
seq. of ERISA and section 4980B of the Code.
(h)
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity if it would
have ever been considered a single employer with the Companies
under ERISA Section 4001(b) or part of the same “controlled
group” as either Company for purposes of ERISA
Section 302(d)(8)(C) or Code Sections 414(b) or (c) or a
member of an affiliated service group for purposes of Code
Section 414(m).
Section 3.12
Compliance with Applicable Law . (a) The Companies and
their respective Subsidiaries hold all licenses, franchises,
permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of
their respective businesses under and pursuant to each, and except
as Publicly Disclosed have complied in all respects with and are
not in default in any respect under any, Law applicable to the
Companies or any of their Subsidiaries.
(b) Each
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has properly administered all
accounts for which it acts as a fiduciary, including accounts for
which it serves as a trustee, agent, custodian, personal
representative, guardian, or conservator in accordance with the
terms of the governing documents and applicable Law. None of the
Companies, any of their Subsidiaries, or any director, officer or
employee of the Companies or of any of their Subsidiaries has
committed any breach of trust or fiduciary duty with respect to any
such fiduciary account and the accountings for each such fiduciary
account are true and correct and accurately reflect the assets of
such fiduciary account.
Section 3.13
Certain Contracts . (a) None of the Companies nor any
of their Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract,
arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral)
(i) that is material to the Companies and their Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, (ii) that contains a non-compete or client
or customer non-solicit requirement or other provision that
restricts the conduct of, or the manner of conducting, any line of
business in any geographic area, or, to the knowledge of Seller,
upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby could
restrict the ability of Buyers, the Companies or any of their
respective Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any
geographic area, (iii) that obligates any of the Companies or
any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or
preferential basis with any third party or upon consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will obligate Buyers, the
Companies or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct
business with any third party on an exclusive or preferential
basis, in any case of the preceding which is material,
(iv) with or to a labor union or guild (including any
collective bargaining agreement), (v) that pertains to a
material joint venture or material partnership agreement;
(vi) that is an indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement,
guarantee or other agreement relating to material indebtedness of
any
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