MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
INC.
SPIESS MEDIA HOLDING UG (LIMITED
LIABILITY)
100% OF THE ISSUED AND
OUTSTANDING STOCK
Dated as of August 5,
2009
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares
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2.3 Payment of Purchase Price
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ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION
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3.4 Termination of Agreement
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3.5 Procedure Upon Termination
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3.6 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
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5.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third
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5.7 No Other Representations and
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ARTICLE VI BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS
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6.1 Bankruptcy Court Filings
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7.1 Conduct Pending Closing
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7.3 Payment of Intercompany
Obligations
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7.5 Preservation of Records
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7.8 Purchaser Covenants After Closing
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TABLE OF
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(continued)
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7.11 Payment of Royalties
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7.12 E-mail/Internet Support
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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8.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
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8.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
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8.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
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8.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions
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9.1 No Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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9.2 No Consequential Damages
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ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1 Indemnification by Purchaser
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10.2 Indemnification Procedures
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11.2 Damages and Injunctive Relief
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11.3 Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to
Service of Process
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11.4 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
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11.5 Entire Agreement; Amendments and
Waivers
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11.9 Binding Effect; Assignment
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11.12 Time of the Essence; Calculation of Time
Period
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11.16 Certain Terminology
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Non-Affiliates
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3.1
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Form of Closing
Confirmation
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4.3
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Capitalization
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4.4
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Financial
Advisors-Seller
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7.2
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Agreement Resolving Intercompany
Obligations
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7.13
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Specification of Certain Desired
Books and Records
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of August 5, 2009
(this “ Agreement ”), by and
between Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Seller ”) and Spiess Media
Holding UG (limited liability –
haftungsbeschränkt ), a German enterprise company with
limited liability (“ Purchaser ”).
Midway Games SAS, a French société par actions
simplifiée, registered with company no. 484 780 333 R.C.S.
Paris (“ Midway SAS ”) and Midway
Games Limited, an English limited liability private company,
registered with company number 03801663 (“ Midway
Limited ”) have executed this agreement as
parties hereto for the sole purpose of acknowledging the
transactions set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 1.1 .
A.
Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Midway SAS
and Midway Limited;
B.
On February 12, 2009 (“ Petition
Date ”), Seller, its parent Midway Games Inc.
(“ Parent ”) and Parent’s
other U.S. Subsidiaries (collectively, the “
Debtors ”) concurrently commenced
chapter 11 cases as debtors-in-possession under Title 11 of the
United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (the “
Bankruptcy Code ”), by filing their
voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code, before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (“ Bankruptcy Court ”).
Thereafter, the Bankruptcy Court entered its order that such cases
be administered jointly in the presently pending chapter 11 case
no. 10565-KG (“ Bankruptcy Case
”);
C.
Pursuant to Sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code, the
Debtors continue to operate their business and manage their
properties, and administer their estate created by Section 541 of
the Bankruptcy Code on the Petition Date as debtors-in-possession
(collectively, or individually as the context may require, the
“ Estate ”);
D.
Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to
purchase from Sellers, pursuant to Sections 105 and 363 of the
Bankruptcy Code, all of the existing outstanding capital stock of
Midway SAS and all of the existing issued shares in the capital of
Midway Limited.
E.
Following consultation with its financial advisors and reasonable
due diligence, the board of directors of Seller has determined that
subject to (i) sufficient notice of the proposed transaction
and (ii) approval of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by the Bankruptcy Court under Sections 105 and 363
of the Bankruptcy Code, it is, in light of the current
circumstances, in the best interests of the Estate and the
beneficiaries of such Estate to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein;
F.
The management ( Geschäftsführung ) of Purchaser
has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of
Purchaser to consummate, and has approved, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and
G.
On or before the expiration of two (2) Business Days after the
date hereof, Seller will file the Sale Motion in the Bankruptcy
Case requesting, inter alia, authorization to (i) enter into
this Agreement and (ii) sell and transfer the Shares to
Purchaser.
NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Certain Definitions . For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in
this Section 1.1 :
“
Affiliate ” 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 Person, and the term
“control” (including the terms “controlled
by” and “under common control with”) means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; provided, however , that no Person listed on
Exhibit A hereto shall be deemed, for purposes
of this Agreement, to be an Affiliate of Seller (or its
Affiliates).
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Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed to
it in the Preamble.
“Attorneys Fees” means an amount
equal to 100% of the fees of SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of
this Agreement and any accessory documents.
“
Attorneys Account ” shall be the
following bank account: Owner: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte,
bank: Reuschel & Co., Munich, account no.: 100 985 0, IBAN: DE
50 700 303000 100 985 000, SWIFT Code: REUC DE MM, reference:
“ 50% of Attorneys Fees Sale Midway Games Limited
”
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Bankruptcy Case ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“
Bankruptcy Code ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“
Bankruptcy Court ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“
Business Day ” means any day of the year
on which national banking institutions in New York are open to the
public for conducting business and are not required or authorized
to close.
“
Closing ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 3.1 .
“ Closing Confirmation ” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1
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Closing Date ” has the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 3.1 .
“
Companies ” means, collectively, Midway
SAS and Midway Limited. Each such company is referred to
individually as a “ Company
”.
“
Contract ” means any written contract,
indenture, note, bond, lease or other agreement.
“
Damages ” means any and all losses,
damages, claims, demands, causes of action, suits or judgments of
any nature, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and
expenses of attorneys).
“
Debtors ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Recitals.
“
Defense ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 10.2(b) .
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Effective Date ” means August 5,
2009, the date of this Agreement.
“
Estate ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Recitals.
“
Governmental Body ” means any government
or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political
subdivision thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or
any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or
arbitrator (public or private).
“
Indemnification Matter ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 10.2 .
“
Indemnification Notice ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 10.2(a) .
“ Intercompany Agreement ” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2
.
“
Law ” means any federal, state, local or
foreign law, statute, code, ordinance, rule or
regulation.
“
Legal Proceeding ” means any judicial,
administrative or arbitral actions, suits, proceedings (public or
private) or claims or any proceedings by or before a Governmental
Body.
“
Liabilities ” means any direct or
indirect indebtedness, liability or obligation, known or unknown,
fixed or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise.
“
Midway Limited ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“
Midway SAS ” has the meaning ascribed to
it in the Preamble.
“
Order ” means any order, injunction,
judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of
a Governmental Body.
“
Parent ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Recitals.
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“
Parties ” means the Seller and the
Purchaser.
“
Person ” means any individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Body or other entity.
“
Petition Date ” has the meaning ascribed
to it in the Recitals.
“
Purchase Price ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 2.2 .
“
Purchaser ” has the meaning ascribed to
it in the Preamble.
“
Purchaser Documents ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 5.2 .
“ Sale Hearing ” means the hearing
before the Bankruptcy Court to consider Seller’s motion for
entry of the Sale Order.
“
Sale Motion ” means the motion
(including such amendments and supplements as are acceptable to
Purchaser and Seller) of Seller seeking approval from the
Bankruptcy Court for entry of the Sale Order.
“
Sale Order ” shall be an Order or Orders
of the Bankruptcy Court approving this Agreement and all of the
respective terms and conditions hereof, and approving and
authorizing Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“
SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“
Seller ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in the Preamble.
“
Seller Documents ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 4.2 .
“
Seller Indemnified Parties ” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.1(a)
.
“
Shares ” means all of the issued and
outstanding shares of each of the Companies as set forth on
Schedule 4.3 .
“
Tax Authority ” means any
federal, state, local or foreign government, or agency,
instrumentality or employee thereof, charged with the
administration of any Law or regulation relating to
Taxes.
“
Tax Return ” means all returns,
declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and
statements required to be filed in respect of any Taxes.
“
Taxes ” means (a) all federal,
state, local or foreign taxes, charges or other assessments,
including, without limitation, all net income, gross receipts,
capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise,
profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, and (b) all
interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed by any Tax Authority in connection with any item described
in clause (a).
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“
Termination Date ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 3.5(a) .
“
Transfer Taxes ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 7.9 .
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares . On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing (including, without limitation, on condition of the Closing
occurring), Seller hereby sells to Purchaser and Purchaser hereby
purchases from Seller, the Shares.
2.2 Transfer of Shares. Becoming effective on the
Closing Date, the Seller shall transfer and assign to Purchaser and
Purchaser shall accept such transfer and assignment of, the Shares
as set forth in Section 3.2.(a), subject to the Closing
Confirmation as defined in Section 3.1 below
being executed by both Parties. The Parties acknowledge that the
Closing shall occur only in the event that a final Order of the
Bankruptcy Court is entered approving the sale of the
Shares.
2.3 Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for
the Shares (the “ Purchase Price
”) shall be One Euro (€1). Fifty percent (50%) of the
Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Shares being sold and
purchased in the capital of Midway Limited and the balance of the
Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Shares being sold and
purchased in the capital of Midway SAS.
2.4 Payment of Purchase Price . On the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price by check issued to Seller
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3.1 Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 3.2 , 3.3 ,
8.1 , 8.2 and 8.3 , hereof
(or the waiver thereof by the party entitled to waive that
condition), the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
provided for in ARTICLE II hereof (the “
Closing ”) shall take place, and
Purchaser and Seller shall consummate the purchase and sale
transaction contemplated hereby, at the offices of Blank Rome LLP
located at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York at
10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the date designated by Seller
that is not more than two (2) Business Days following the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE
VIII (other than conditions that by their nature are to be
satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of such conditions), unless another time or date, or both, or place
or places or manner are agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto.
The date on which the Closing shall be held is referred to in this
Agreement as the “ Closing Date .”
The Parties mutually undertake to duly execute and issue at the
Closing two counterparts of a joint confirmation stating the
Closing Date and stating that all deliveries by Seller and by
Purchaser under Section 3 of this Agreement have been made or
waived and that
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the Closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been effected
(“ Closing Confirmation ”), essentially
in the form as attached on Exhibit 3.1
hereto.
3.2 Deliveries by Seller . At the Closing, Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser:
(i)
the Shares in the capital of Midway SAS: (1) an up-to-date
copy of the shareholders register and the share transfer register
duly administrated by Midway SAS; (2) a copy of the share
transfer order ( ordre de mouvement ), duly signed by Seller
in favor of Purchaser and evidencing the transfer of the Shares to
the Purchaser; (3) release letters from any creditors
benefitting from any liens, pledges, charges or any other rights on
the Shares of Midway SAS;
(ii)
the Shares in the capital of Midway Limited: (1) a stock
transfer form (in such standard form as may be required to transfer
shares in English registered companies) in respect of such Shares
duly signed by the Seller in favor of the Purchaser; (2) any
share certificate(s) held by the Seller relating to such Shares
(or, if such certificates cannot be found, then an indemnity made
in favor of the directors of Midway Limited in respect of any
missing certificates in such standard form as the Seller (acting
reasonably) may decide); and (3) a copy of a set of minutes of
a meeting of the board of directors of the Company at which
(amongst other things) subject to, but with immediate effect from,
Closing the transfer of such Shares shall be approved, the
resignations of the existing officers of Midway Limited shall be
accepted and the appointment of new directors of Midway Limited
specified by Purchaser and the appointment of a new company
secretary of Midway Limited specified by Purchaser shall be
approved;
(b) the
officer’s certificates required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.1(a) and 8.1(b)
;
(c) the
letters for resignation, effective as of the Closing, duly signed
by all of the current directors and officers of each
Company;
(d) a
copy of the fully executed Intercompany Agreement and any ancillary
documents thereto;
(e) a
duly executed assignment from Seller to Midway Limited of all
right, title and interest in the TRADEWEST trademarks and related
logos, including, without limitation, all copyrights therein, and
all goodwill relating thereto;
(f) three
original copies of the 12/31/2008 annual accounts for Midway
Limited duly executed by Miguel Iribarren, Matthew Booty and
Deborah Fulton, provided that these accounts have been completed
until the Closing;
(g) a
copy of the Sale Order; and
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(h) such
other documents, instruments and certificates as Purchaser may
reasonably request.
3.3 Deliveries by Purchaser . At the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:
(a) A
check for payment of the Purchase Price;
(b) payment
by Purchaser to SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte onto the Attorneys
Account of an amount equal to the Attorneys Fees;
(c) the
officer’s certificate required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.2(a) and 8.2(b) ;
and
(d) such
other documents, instruments and certificates as Seller may
reasonably request.
3.4 Joint Deliveries by Purchaser and Seller. At the
Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall jointly agree on the wording of
a declaration to be made by Purchaser to the French Ministry of
Finance with regard to its acquisition of the Shares of Midway
SAS.
3.5 Termination of Agreement . This Agreement may be
terminated prior to the Closing as follows:
(a) by
Purchaser or Seller in writing, if the Closing shall not have
occurred by the close of business on August 31, 2009 (the
“ Termination Date ”);
provided , however , that, if the Closing shall not
have occurred due to the failure of the Bankruptcy Court to enter
the Sale Order and if all other conditions to the respective
obligations of the parties to close hereunder that are capable of
being fulfilled by the Termination Date shall have been so
fulfilled or waived, then no party may terminate this Agreement
prior to September 30, 2009; provided, further , that
if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Termination
Date due to a material breach of any representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement by Purchaser or
Seller, then the breaching party may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 3.5(a) ;
(b) by
mutual written consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(c) by
Purchaser, if any of the conditions to the obligations of Purchaser
set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.3
shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result
of a breach by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement, and such condition is not waived by
Purchaser;
(d) by
Seller, if any condition to the obligations of Seller set forth in
Sections 8.2 and 8.3 shall have
become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach
by Seller of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement,
and such condition is not waived by Seller;
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(e) by
Purchaser, if there shall be a breach by Seller of any
representation or warranty, or any covenant or agreement contained
in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a condition
set forth in Sections 8.1 or 8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has not been cured by the
earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving
of written notice by Purchaser to Seller of such breach and
(ii) the Termination Date;
(f) by
Seller, if there shall be a breach by Purchaser of any
representation or warranty, or any covenant or agreement contained
in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a condition
set forth in Sections 8.2 or 8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has not been cured by the
earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving
of written notice by Seller to Purchaser of such breach and
(ii) the Termination Date; or
(g) by
Seller or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final
non-appealable Order of a Governmental Body of competent
jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.6 Procedure Upon Termination . In the event of
termination by Purchaser or Seller, or both, pursuant to
Section 3.4 hereof, written notice thereof shall
forthwith be given to the other party or parties, and this
Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Shares hereunder
shall be abandoned, without further action by Purchaser or Seller.
If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein each party shall
redeliver to the party furnishing the same or destroy all
confidential non-public documents, work papers and other material
of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution
hereof.
3.7 Effect of Termination . In the event that this
Agreement is validly terminated as provided herein, each of the
Parties shall be relieved of its duties and obligations arising
under this Agreement after the date of such termination and such
termination shall be without liability to Purchaser or Seller;
provided, however , that, if this Agreement is terminated
because of a breach of this Agreement by the non-terminating party
or because one or more of the conditions to the terminating
party’s obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as
a result of the non-terminating party’s failure to comply
with its obligations under this Agreement, the terminating
party’s right to pursue all legal remedies will survive such
termination unimpaired.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that on the Closing
Date:
(a) Midway
SAS is a société par actions simplifiée duly
organized and existing as such in accordance with applicable French
Law. Except as otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, the sole
legal representative ( président ) of Midway SAS is
Martin Spiess.
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(b) Midway
Limited is a limited liability private company duly organized and
existing as such in accordance with applicable English Laws. Except
as otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, the sole legal
representatives ( board members ) of Midway Limited are
Mr. Miguel Iribarren and Mr. Matthew Booty.
(c) Seller
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2 Authority . Except for such authorization as is
required by the Bankruptcy Court (as hereinafter provided for),
Seller has all requisite corporate power, authority and legal
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and has all
requisite corporate power, authority and legal capacity to execute
and deliver each other agreement, document, or instrument or
certificate contemplated by this Agreement to which Seller is a
party or to be executed by Seller in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “ Seller Documents ”), to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Seller Documents and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the
part of Seller. This Agreement has been, and each of the Seller
Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly
executed and delivered by Seller and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto
and thereto), the entry of the Sale Order, this Agreement
constitutes, and each of the Seller Documents when so executed and
delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of
Seller enforceable against it in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally, now or hereafter in
effect, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity).
4.3 Capitalization and Ownership . The authorized and
issued share capital of each Company is set forth on
Schedule 4.3 . The Shares constitute all of the
issued shares in the capital of the Companies and are owned by
Seller free and clear of all liens, pledges, mortgages and any
other encumbrances or security interest.
4.4 Financial Advisors . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4 , no Person has acted, directly or
indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Seller or
the Companies in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and no Person engaged by Seller is entitled to any
fee or commission or like payment from Purchaser in respect
thereof.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to Seller that on the Closing
Date:
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5.1 Corporate Existence . Purchaser is a enterprise
company with limited liability ( Unternehmergesellschaft mit
beschränkter Haftung ) duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of Germany.
5.2 Authority . Purchaser has full corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other
agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated by this
Agreement or to be executed by Purchaser in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(the “ Purchaser Documents ”), to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each
Purchaser Document and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on behalf of Purchaser. This Agreement
has been, and each Purchaser Document will be at or prior to the
Closing, duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and
(assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and
each Purchaser Document when so executed and delivered will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser,
enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally, now or hereafter in
effect, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity).
5.3 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties .
(a) To
the knowledge of Purchaser, none of the execution and delivery by
Purchaser of this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or
the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or
thereof will conflict with, or result in any violation of or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any
provision of (i) the certificate of incorporation and by-laws
or comparable organizational documents of Purchaser, (ii) any
Contract or permit to which Purchaser is a party or by which
Purchaser or its properties or assets are bound or (iii) any
Order of any Governmental Body applicable to Purchaser or by which
any of the properties or assets of Purchaser are bound or
(iv) any applicable Law.
(b) To
the knowledge of Purchaser, no consent, waiver, approval, Order,
permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or
notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the
part of Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by
Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or
the taking by Purchaser of any other action contemplated hereby or
thereby, or for Purchaser to purchase the Shares or operate the
Companies’ business.
5.4 Financial Advisors . No Person has acted,
directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor
for Purchaser in connection with the transactions
contemplated
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by this
Agreement and no Person engaged by Purchaser is entitled to any fee
or commission or like payment from Seller in respect
thereof.
5.5 Investment Intent . Purchaser is acquiring the
Shares solely for the purpose, as of the Closing Date, of
investment and not with a view (as of the Closing Date) to, or for
sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Purchaser shall
not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares in
violation of any Law applicable to any such offer, sale or other
disposition. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or any state securities Laws and are being offered and sold in
reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not
involving any public offering; (ii) there is no public market for
the Shares and there can be no assurance that a public market will
develop; and (iii) Purchaser must bear the economic risk of
its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of
time.
5.6 Accredited Investor . Purchaser (i) is a
sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience in business
and financial matters and is to be able to evaluate the risks and
merits of its acquisition of the Companies, and it is able
financially to bear the risks thereof, (ii) has had an
opportunity to discuss each Company’s business, management
and financial affairs with the applicable Company’s
management and ask questions with respect thereto and
(iii) has been provided access to all available information
about the Companies requested by Purchaser.
5.7 No Other Representations and Warranties .
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party
is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express
or implied, beyond those expressly given by that Party in
ARTICLE IV or V respectively, hereof
(as modified by the Schedules hereto as supplemented or amended).
Any claims of a Party may have for breach of representation or
warranty shall be based solely on the representations and
warranties of the other Party set forth in ARTICLE IV
or V hereof (as modified by the Schedules hereto as
supplemented or amended). Each Party further represents that
neither the other Party nor any of its Affiliates nor any other
Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied,
as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the
other Party, the Companies, the other Party’s and the
Companies’ respective businesses, their assets or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not expressly set forth
in this Agreement, neither Party, nor any of its Affiliates or any
other Person will have or be subject to any liability to such Party
or any other Person resulting from the distribution to such Party
or its representatives or such Party’s use of, any such
information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on
behalf of the other Party relating to the Companies, their business
or assets or other publications or data room information provided
to each Party or its representatives, or any other document or
information in any form provided each Party or its representatives
in connection with the sale of the Shares and the transactions
contemplated hereby. Each Party acknowledges that it has conducted
to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the
Companies and, in making the determination to proceed with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party has relied
on the results of its own independent investigation.
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6.1 Bankruptcy Court Filings . As promptly as
practicable foll
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