CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE
AND SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Subject to the
terms and provisions contained herein, Steak n Shake Operations,
Inc., an Indiana corporation ("Seller"), hereby agrees to sell and
convey to Reinwald Enterprises Wild Geese, LLC an Indiana limited
liability company and/or its permitted assigns ("Purchaser"), and
Purchaser hereby agrees to buy and pay for that certain real
property situated in the City of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee,
containing approximately 1.06 acres of land, more or less (the
"Real Estate"), more particularly described on Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof, along with all
improvement located thereon (the "Real Estate").
This Contract
is executed upon the following terms and conditions:
1.
Purchase
Price . The Purchase Price for the Real Estate shall be
One Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($1,180,000.00).
The Purchase Price shall be payable at Closing (as hereinafter
defined), in cash, by cashier’s or certified check, or by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, subject to prorations
and adjustments as hereinafter set forth.
2.
Independent Contract
Consideration . Upon complete execution of this Contract,
Purchaser shall pay to the order of Seller Independent Contract
Consideration (so called herein) in the amount of $100.00 as
consideration for Seller’s entering into this Contract. The
Independent Contract Consideration is not refundable and shall be
retained by Seller notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Contract.
3.
Survey . Within five (5) days following the Effective
Date, Seller, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, shall
order an update of that ALTA survey prepared by Site Incorporated
as Job No. 1396, last revised March 18, 2002 to show all
improvements located on the Real Estate (the "Survey").
The Survey
shall contain a certification from the surveyor or engineer to
Purchaser, the Title Company and any lender designated by
Purchaser.
4.
Title
Commitment . As of the date hereof, Purchaser, at
Seller’s cost and expense, has ordered an update of Title
Policy currently in effect (No L70822/ab) (the "Title Commitment")
issued through Tennessee Valley Title Insurance Company, First
Tennessee Plaza, 8005 Gay Street, Suite 1500, Knoxville, Tennessee
37929-1500 (the "Title Company"), setting forth the status of title
of the Real Estate and all exceptions, including rights-of-way,
easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and other
conditions, if any, affecting the Real Estate with true, legible
copies of all instruments referred to in the Title Commitment
affecting title to the Real Estate, not already in Seller’s
possession and delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
5.
Additional
Information . Within fifteen (15) days following the Effective
Date, Seller, at Seller’s sole cost and expense, shall
furnish to Purchaser, to the extent available, all engineering
studies, surveys, soil tests, and environmental reports or studies.
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that foregoing documents will be
delivered to Seller without any warranties as to their accuracy or
completeness.
6.
Review of Title and
Survey . Purchaser shall have a period (the "Review
Period") ending thirty (30) days after the Effective Date but no
later than September 25, 2005, in which to notify Seller of any
objections Purchaser has to any matters shown or referred to in the
Title Commitment or the Survey other than those Permitted
Exceptions set forth on Exhibit "B" hereto failing
which Purchaser waives its right to raise such objections and title
shall be deemed satisfactory. In the event Purchaser notifies
Seller of any unacceptable exceptions or conditions, Seller shall
have five (5) days thereafter in which to notify Purchaser whether
Seller will eliminate or modify such Unacceptable Condition(s) or
conditions. In the event Seller does not respond within such 15-day
period, Seller will be deemed to have declined to eliminate or
modify such Unacceptable Condition(s). If Seller does not opt to
eliminate or modify such condition, Purchaser may (i) waive such
Unacceptable Condition(s) and proceed to Closing; (ii) terminate
this Agreement (subject to Section 17 ); or
attempt to resolve the Unacceptable Condition(s) at
Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, with Seller’s
cooperation provided Seller shall not be required to incur any
costs.
7.
Inspection
.
At all times prior to Closing,
Purchaser, its agents, representatives and designees (including
prospective tenants, occupants and users of the Real Estate and
their agents and representatives) shall have the right to enter on
the Real Estate to conduct any investigations, soil tests,
environmental assessments and engineering and feasibility studies
as may deemed necessary or advisable in connection with the
purchase or use of the Real Estate; provided that Purchaser’s
entry upon the Real Estate shall not, in Seller’s judgement,
interfere with the use and operation of Seller’s restaurant.
Any entry upon the Real Estate by or on behalf of Purchaser shall
be subject to such reasonable rules, regulations, standards and
conditions as Seller may impose and (without limitation) may be
conditioned upon Purchaser’s delivery to Seller of proof of
any insurance coverage that Seller may be reasonably require.
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller, promptly upon receipt by
Purchaser and in any event within five (5) days after the
termination of this Contract, pursuant to this
Section , a true and complete copy of each inspection
report or summary, survey, engineering study, soil test report,
environmental report, or written result of such inspection,
investigation, study or test conducted by or on behalf of Purchaser
in connection with a study or investigation made during the
Inspection Period, without any representation or warranty from
Purchaser as to the accuracy or completeness of such reports.
Promptly after each entry onto the Real Estate, Purchaser shall
restore the Real Estate to substantially the same condition as it
was in prior to such entry. Purchaser’s obligation to deliver
copies of report, summaries, surveys, and test results as provided
in this Subsection and Purchaser’s obligation to restore the
Real Estate as aforesaid shall survive the termination of this
Agreement or the Closing hereunder (whichever is to
occur).
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Seller
harmless, and, at Seller’s option, defend Seller from and
against any and all losses, costs, liens, damages, claims, suits,
actions, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees
and court costs) incurred by Seller in connection with or arising
in any way out of Purchaser’s entry upon the Real Estate
pursuant to this Section. Purchaser’s obligations pursuant to
this Section shall survive a period of one (1) year after the
termination of this Contract or Closing hereunder (whichever is to
occur).
For the purpose
hereof, the term Inspection Period shall mean that period
commencing with the Effective Date and ending the earlier of Thirty
(30) days thereafter or September 25, 2005. In the event that prior
to the expiration of the Inspection Period as extended Purchaser
fails to notify Seller of Purchaser’s election to proceed
toward Closing under this Contract, the Earnest Money shall become
non-refundable and the parties shall proceed to Closing.
If it should be determined by Purchaser, on or
before the end of the Inspection Period, in Purchaser’s sole
discretion and judgment, that the Real Estate is not suitable for
the purposes for which Purchaser intends to utilize the Real Estate
or that Purchaser, for whatever reason or for no reason at all,
does not desire to consummate the transaction contemplated by this
Contract, then Purchaser shall be entitled to terminate this
Contract by giving written notice thereof to Seller or the Title
Company prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period (as
hereinafter defined), subject to the provisions of Section
17.
8.
[Intentionally
Deleted] .
9.
Closing Date and
Place . The Closing (so called herein) hereunder shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of the Title Company or the
earlier of three (3) days after the expiration of the Inspection
Period, or September 28, 2005.
10.
Seller’s
Representations and Warranties
.
Seller represents and warrants to
Purchaser to the best of Seller’s knowledge, which for
purposes of this section shall refer to the actual knowledge of
Michael T. Crowley, Associate Counsel - Director Real Estate Law,
without the benefit of nor obligation to make an independent
investigation, as follows:
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a.
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Seller has and,
at the time of Closing, will have good and indefeasible fee simple
title to the Real Estate, free and clear of any and all
encumbrances and title exceptions other than the Permitted
Exceptions.
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b.
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There are no
adverse parties in possession of the Real Estate or any part
thereof and no parties in possession of any portion of the Real
Estate as lessees, tenants at sufferance or trespassers; and no
party has been granted any license, lease or other right relating
to the use or possession of the Real Estate.
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c.
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There is no
pending or threatened condemnation or similar proceeding affecting
the Real Estate or any part thereof, nor is any such proceeding
contemplated by any governmental authority.
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d.
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There is no
pending or threatened litigation, actions or proceedings against
Seller arising out of Seller’s ownership of the Real Estate
which could adversely affect or the ability of Seller to perform
any of its obligations hereunder or the use of the Real Estate by
Purchaser.
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e.
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Seller has not
received notice from any governmental, quasi-governmental agency or
owner association requiring the correction of any condition with
respect to the owner association requiring the correction of any
condition with respect to the Real Estate, or any part thereof, by
reason of a violation of any federal, state, county or city
statute, ordinance, code, rule or regulation or stating that any
investigation has been commenced or is contemplated regarding any
of the foregoing.
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f.
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Seller has full
power and authority to enter into this Contract and to perform its
obligations under this Contract. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Contract and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized and approved and no other actions
or proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery or performance of this Contract. This Contract
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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g.
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Seller is not a
foreign person as defined in Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as the same may have been or may hereafter be
amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Purchaser’s obligation to close this
Contract shall be contingent on the above representations and
warranties also being true and correct on the Closing
Date.
11.
AS-IS; No Implied
Representations . Except as provided in Section 11A,
Seller and Purchaser acknowledge and agree
that except as otherwise may be specifically and expressly provided
herein, or in the special warranty deed, neither party has made any
representations or warranties or agreements to, or on behalf of the
other party as to any other matter concerning this Contract, the
Real Estate, the present use thereof, or the suitability of the
Real Estate for Purchaser’s intended use. Purchaser hereby
acknowledges that pursuant to Section 4 hereof, Purchaser is
entitled to and shall make its own independent inspection and
investigation of the Real Estate and, in entering into this
Contract, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller
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