ALPHARMA EURO HOLDINGS
INC.
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ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
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2.1 Organization — Seller
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2.2 Power; Authorization and Validity of
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2.4 No Conflicts; Notices
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2.5 Brokers’ and Finders’
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2.6 Disclaimer of Warranties
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
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3.2 Corporate Power, Authorization and Validity
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3.3 No Conflicts; Notices
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3.4 Brokers’ and Finders’
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3.5 Opinion of Financial Advisor
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3.6 Disclaimer of Warranties
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ARTICLE IV CONDUCT PENDING THE
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4.1 No Solicitation; Acquisition
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ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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5.1 Shareholder Approvals
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each
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6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the
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6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of
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ARTICLE VII POST-CLOSING PURCHASE PRICE
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7.1 Post-Closing Purchase Price
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER;
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8.2 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION
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9.1 Indemnification by the Buyer
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS
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10.5 Entire Agreement; Assignment; Parties in
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10.13 Consent to Jurisdiction
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10.14 Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.15 Arm’s Length Transaction
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This STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
December 13, 2006, is entered into by and among A.L.
Industrier A.S., a public limited liability company organized under
the laws of Norway (“A.L. Industrier”), AS Wangs
Fabrik, a private limited liability company formed under the laws
of Norway and a wholly owned subsidiary of A.L. Industrier
(“Wangs Fabrik,” and together with A.L. Industrier, the
“Seller Parties”), and Alpharma (Bermuda) Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ABI”), Alpharma Euro Holdings
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AEHI,” and together with
ABI, the “Purchasers”), and Alpharma Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Parent,” and together with the
Purchasers, the “Buyer Parties”). The Buyer Parties and
the Seller Parties are each referred to herein as a
“Party,” and collectively, the
“Parties.”
WHEREAS, Wangs
Fabrik is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share (the
“Shares”), of Parent; and
WHEREAS, Wangs
Fabrik desires to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire
to purchase from Wangs Fabrik, all of the Shares upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, as a
condition to and as an inducement to the Buyer Parties’
entering into this Agreement and incurring the obligations set
forth herein, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, shareholders of A.L. Industrier representing
approximately 46% of the outstanding voting shares of A.L.
Industrier have entered into a voting agreement with Parent dated
the date hereof and in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A ; and
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall
have the respective meanings set forth on Exhibit B
hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual promises and agreements
set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1 Sale of
Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement and for the consideration set forth herein, Wangs Fabrik
hereby agrees to sell, transfer, assign and deliver at the Closing
to the Purchasers 11,872,897 Shares (appropriately adjusted to
reflect the effect of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar
events affecting the Shares), free and clear of any Liens (other
than Liens arising from acts of the Buyer Parties or any Person
that was an Affiliate of the Buyer Parties prior to the
Closing).
1.2 Purchase of
Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the Purchasers hereby agree to purchase the Shares at
the Closing for a per share
purchase price
of US $25.50 (appropriately adjusted to reflect the effect of any
stock splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the
Shares, the “Per Share Price”) for an aggregate
purchase price of US $302,758,873.50 (the “Purchase
Price”), as follows:
(a) ABI
shall purchase 2,968,224 shares for an aggregate price of US
$75,689,712, and
(b) AEHI
shall purchase 8,904,673 shares for an aggregate price of US
$227,069,161.50.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the
purchase by the Purchasers of the Shares (the
“Closing”) shall take place (i) at the offices of
Heller Ehrman LLP, Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York,
New York 10036, at 10:00 a.m., local time, no later than on
the Business Day following the day on which the conditions set
forth in Article VI shall have been fulfilled or waived in
accordance herewith (other than conditions that may only be
satisfied at the Closing) or (ii) at such other place, time or
date as the Parties agree in writing. The date on which the Closing
occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
(i)
Wangs Fabrik shall deliver to the Purchasers the stock
certificate(s) representing the Shares being sold by Wangs Fabrik,
duly endorsed in blank or with separate medallion guaranteed
notarized stock transfer powers attached thereto (or such other
guarantee as is acceptable to Parent’s transfer agent) and
signed in blank, together with all other instruments of transfer
necessary or appropriate to effect the transfer of the Shares to
the Purchasers;
(ii)
the Buyer Parties shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Wangs
Fabrik payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
an account or accounts at a bank identified by Wangs Fabrik by
written notice to Parent at least one Business Day prior to the
Closing Date an amount equal to the Purchase Price; and
(iii)
the Parties shall deliver or cause to be delivered the certificates
and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Article VI hereof.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER
PARTIES
The Seller
Parties, jointly and severally, represent, warrant and covenant to
the Buyer Parties as follows:
2.1
Organization — Seller Parties . A.L. Industrier is a
public limited liability company duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of Norway. Wangs Fabrik is a private
limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under
the laws of Norway. Each Seller Party (a) has all requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry
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its business as
now being conducted, and (b) is duly qualified or licensed,
individually or in the aggregate, to do business in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned, leased or operated by
it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification or license necessary, except in the case of clause
(b) where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed has
not had and could not reasonably be expected to result in a
material adverse effect on the ability of either Seller Party to
perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement (a “Seller Material Adverse
Effect”). A.L. Industrier’s organizational number is
910 254 685. Wangs Fabrik’s organizational number is 918 229
620.
2.2 Power;
Authorization and Validity of Agreement . Each Seller Party has
all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller Parties of this Agreement and, subject to
each Seller Party obtaining the Requisite Shareholder Approval, the
consummation by each of them of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Seller Parties. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by each Seller Party and, assuming the due execution
and delivery hereof by the Buyer Parties, is a valid and binding
obligation of each Seller Party, enforceable against such Seller
Party in accordance with its terms (except insofar as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies).
2.3 Shares
. The Seller Parties are the record and beneficial owners of the
Shares. Wangs Fabrik has good and valid title to the Shares. The
Shares are free and clear of any Liens. Assuming the Buyer Parties
have the requisite corporate power and corporate authority to own
the Shares, upon delivery to the Purchasers at the Closing of
certificates representing the Shares, duly endorsed by Wangs Fabrik
for transfer to the Purchasers, and upon Wang Fabrik’s
receipt of the Purchase Price in accordance with this Agreement and
recordation of the transfer of the Shares on Parent’s share
register, good and valid title to the Shares will pass to the
Purchasers, free and clear of any Liens, other than Liens arising
from acts of the Buyer Parties or any Person that was an Affiliate
of the Buyer Parties prior to the Closing.
2.4 No
Conflicts; Notices .
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and, subject to
the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1
and 6.2 hereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, (i) violate or conflict with any provision of
the Company Certificate (firmaattest) or Articles of
Association (vedtekter) (the “Charter Documents”) of
either Seller Party, (ii) violate or conflict with any Law
applicable to either Seller Party or any of their properties, or
(iii) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of, repurchase, prepayment or repayment or increased
payments under, or result in the loss or modification of any rights
or benefits under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of
the properties or assets of either Seller Party pursuant to, or
require any consent, approval, license, permit, order or
authorization (“Contract Consent”) of any party to, any
Contract to which either Seller Party is a party or by which any of
their respective properties or assets is bound, other than, in the
case of (ii) and (iii) above, any such items
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individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to
have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No
material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any court, administrative
agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality or antitrust authority, domestic or foreign, or any
stock exchange, quotation system or similar entity or organization
(“Governmental Entity”), is required by or with respect
to either Seller Party in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Seller Parties or the
consummation by the Seller Parties of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except for (i) compliance with and filings under
Sections 13(a), 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable U.S. federal
and state securities Laws and the securities Laws of any foreign
country or under the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or
quotation service, and (ii) mandatory and OTC-regulations in
Norway.
(c) Neither
of the Seller Parties is or will be required to give any notice to
any party to any Contract to which such Seller Party is a party or
by which any of its properties or assets is bound in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
such notices the failure of which to be made, individually or in
the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to cause a Seller Material
Adverse Effect.
2.5
Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees . Neither Seller
Party nor any of their respective Affiliates has incurred or will
incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or investment
bankers’ fees or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, other
than the fees and expenses of certain of its advisors, with respect
to which the Seller Parties shall be solely liable.
2.6 Disclaimer
of Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties
specifically set forth in this Article II and in
Section 10.13, neither Seller Party makes any representation
or warranty, express or implied, concerning the Shares.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER PARTIES
The Buyer Parties,
jointly and severally, represent, warrant and covenant to the
Seller Parties as follows:
3.1
Organization . Each of the Buyer Parties (a) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of Delaware, (b) has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted, and (c) is duly
qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned, leased or operated by
it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification or license necessary, except in the case of clause
(c) where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in
good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on
the ability of
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the Buyer
Parties to perform their obligations under, and consummate the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement (a “Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect”).
3.2 Corporate
Power, Authorization and Validity of Agreement . The Buyer
Parties have all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement, to perform their obligations hereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Buyer Parties of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Buyer Parties. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Buyer Parties and, assuming the due execution and
delivery hereof by the Seller Parties, is a valid and binding
obligation of the Buyer Parties, enforceable in accordance with its
terms (except insofar as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by
principles governing the availability of equitable remedies). The
Board of Directors of Parent (the “Board of Directors”)
has determined, based upon the recommendation of the special
committee of the Board of Directors, that the purchase of the
Shares by Parent or its designees pursuant to this Agreement is
advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Parent and
Parent’s public shareholders.
3.3 No
Conflicts; Notices . The execution and delivery of this
Agreement do not, and, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.3 hereof, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
(a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Certificates
of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Buyer Parties, (b) violate
or conflict with any Law applicable to the Buyer Parties or the
properties or assets of the Buyer Parties, or (c) result in
any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of, or
result in the creation of any Lien on any of the properties or
assets of the Buyer Parties pursuant to, or require any Contract
Consent of any party to, any Contract to which the Buyer Parties
are a party or by which the properties or assets of the Buyer
Parties are bound, except, in the case of clauses (b) and
(c) above, any such items that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. No material consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to the
Buyer Parties in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Buyer Parties or the consummation by the Buyer
Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
compliance with and filings under applicable U.S. federal and state
securities Laws and the securities Laws of any foreign country or
under the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation
service.
3.4
Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees . None of the Buyer
Parties nor any of their Affiliates have incurred or will incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or investment
bankers’ fees or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, other
than the fees and expenses of certain of their advisors, with
respect to which the Buyer Parties shall be solely
liable.
3.5 Opinion of
Financial Advisor . The special committee of the Board of
Directors has received an opinion of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC to
the effect that, as of the date hereof, the
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Per Share Price
(not including any post-closing purchase price adjustment) is fair
from a financial point of view to Parent.
3.6 Disclaimer
of Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties
specifically set forth in this Article III, the Buyer Parties
make no representation or warranty, express or implied.
ARTICLE IV
CONDUCT PENDING THE CLOSING
4.1 No
Solicitation; Acquisition Proposals .
(a) The
Seller Parties have ceased all, and will not engage in any,
discussions and/or negotiations (or otherwise enter into any
agreement) with any Persons directly or indirectly relating to the
sale or other disposition of all or a portion of the Shares, or the
voting thereof (an “Alternate Transaction”). The Seller
Parties will not directly or indirectly through any officer,
director, employer, representative, agent, financial advisor or
otherwise solicit, initiate or encourage inquiries or proposals or
offers from or provide information to any Person regarding, or that
could reasonably be expected to result in, a proposal for an
Alternate Transaction.
(b) For
the avoidance of doubt, the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers
pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute an Alternative
Transaction.
4.2 Notice of
Breach . Each Party shall promptly give written notice to the
other Parties upon becoming aware of the occurrence or, to its
knowledge, impending or threatened occurrence, of any event that is
reasonably likely to cause or constitute a breach of any of such
Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under this
Agreement, as applicable.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
5.1 Shareholder
Approvals .
(a) A.L.
Industrier shall, as promptly as practicable, and in no event more
than two business days after the date of this Agreement, issue a
notice to shareholders of A.L. Industrier in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C to convene a meeting of its
shareholders (the “Initial Shareholder Meeting”) which
shall be held no more than fourteen days after the date of such
notice. A.L. Industrier will use its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain the Requisite Shareholder Approval required for
the amendment of the Bylaws of A.L. Industrier, adoption of this
Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement at the Initial Shareholder Meeting; provided, however, if
such Requisite Shareholder Approval is not obtained at the Initial
Shareholder Meeting, A.L. Industrier shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to reconvene one or more meetings of its
shareholders in order to obtain the Requisite Shareholder Approval.
The Board of Directors of A.L. Industrier will recommend to the
shareholders of A.L. Industrier the approval of the amendment of
the Bylaws of A.L. Industrier, adoption of this Agreement and
approval of any other matters needed for the consummation
of
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will include such
recommendation in the notice to shareholders of A.L. Industrier for
such shareholder meeting.
(b) A.L.
Industrier and Wangs Fabrik shall as promptly as practicable after
the Requisite Shareholder Approval is obtained from the
shareholders of A.L. Industrier pursuant to subsection
(a) above, issue a notice to shareholders of Wangs Fabrik in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit D to convene a
meeting of the shareholders of Wangs Fabrik which shall be held no
more than fourteen days after the date of such notice in order to
obtain the Requisite Shareholder Approval required for the
amendment of the Bylaws of Wangs Fabrik, adoption of this Agreement
and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. A.L. Industrier, as sole shareholder of Wangs Fabrik,
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to vote as
shareholder to approve the amendment of the Bylaws of Wangs Fabrik,
adoption of this Agreement and any other matters needed for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided that the shareholders meeting in A.L. Industrier has
approved the amendment of the Bylaws of A.L. Industrier, adoption
of this Agreement and any other matters needed for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) A.L.
Industrier agrees to cause Wangs Fabrik to comply with its
obligations under this Agreement. Each of A.L. Industrier and Wangs
Fabrik hereby agrees to (i) act in good faith in order to
effectuate and seek to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its respective officers, directors and
representatives to fully cooperate with the Seller Parties in order
to effectuate and seek to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(d) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, A.L. Industrier’s
and Wangs Fabrik’s obligations pursuant to this
Section 5.1 will not be affected by the commencement, public
proposal, public disclosure or communication to such party or its
respective representatives of any Alternative
Transaction.
(a) Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Party disclosing (or whose
Representatives disclosed) Confidential Information (a
“Disclosing Party”), each Party receiving such
disclosure (a “Receiving Party”), from and after the
date of this Agreement, shall, and shall cause its Controlled
Affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents (such Persons
with respect to any Party are collectively referred to as such
Party’s “Representatives”) to, (i) keep all
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party confidential and
not disclose or reveal any such Confidential Information to any
Person other than those Representatives of the Receiving Party who
need to know such Confidential Information and who agree to be
bound by this Section 5.2 and (ii) not use Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party in any manner detrimental to
the Disclosing Party.
(b) For
purposes of this Section 5.2, “Confidential
Information” of a Party means all confidential or proprietary
information about such Party that is furnished by it or its
Representatives to the other party or the other party’s
Representatives, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished,
unless (i) the Disclosing Party indicates otherwise in
writing, (ii) the information was or becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a
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disclosure in
violation of this paragraph by the Receiving Party or its
Representatives, (iii) the information was independently
developed by the Receiving Party or its Representatives without the
use of any confidential information provided by the Disclosing
Party, (iv) the information was or becomes available to the
Receiving Party or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis
from a source other than the Disclosing Party, or (v) the
information was within the possession of the Receiving Party or any
of its Representatives prior to being furnished by or on behalf of
the Disclosing Party, provided, that, with respect to clauses
(iv) and (v) above, the source of such information was
not, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party, bound by a
confidentiality agreement or other legal obligation of
confidentiality in respect thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Receiving Party is required (other than as a result of
action taken by it or its Representatives primarily for the purpose
of causing such disclosure requirements to arise) in any judicial
or administrative proceeding or by any regulatory or judicial
authority or pursuant to any applicable Law (including the rules
and regulations of the Commission or of any securities exchange or
association on which such Receiving Party’s securities are
traded) to disclose any Confidential Information, then any
disclosure of such information to the extent so required shall not
be prohibited by this paragraph; provided, that such disclosure
shall not affect a Receiving Party’s liability for a breach
of its obligations in accordance with the terms of the following
two sentences. In such event, the Receiving Party shall give the
Disclosing Party prompt written notice of any disclosure of
Confidential Information pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence, including the circumstances requiring such disclosure,
which notice shall be (to the extent permitted by any applicable
judicial or administrative order or applicable Law requiring such
disclosure) delivered sufficiently prior to such disclosure to
permit the Disclosing Party to seek an appropriate protective order
or other relief. The Receiving Party agrees to reasonably cooperate
(and to cause each of its Representatives to cooperate) with the
Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s expense, in
connection with obtaining such protective order or other relief.
Additionally, in the event that disclosure of Confidential
Information is required, whether or not protective relief has been
sought, the Receiving Party shall disclose only the minimum amount
of Confidential Information required to comply with the applicable
legal requirements compelling such disclosure.
5.3
Publicity . The Buyer Parties and the Seller Parties will
reasonably cooperate with each other in connection with the
issuance of mutually acceptable press releases to be issued on or
promptly after the date of this Agreement announcing the
transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Parties agrees not
to, and to cause each of their respective Subsidiaries not to,
issue, or cause or permit to be issued, any press release or other
public statement regarding this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without consulting with the other Parties prior
to making such release or statement, except, if, in the judgment of
the disclosing Party, such release or statement may be required by
Law (including the rules and regulations of the Commission) or by
any securities exchange or association on which such Party’s
securities are traded (including pursuant to any listing
agreement), in which case the Party required to make the release or
announcement shall allow the other Party reasonable time to comment
on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Buyer Parties
acknowledge and understand that the Seller Parties will be required
(i) to seek the Requisite Shareholder Approval and such
solicitations will be publicly disclosed, (ii) to amend A.L.
Industrier’s Schedule 13D, as amended, on file with the
Commission (y) to disclose the signing of this Agreement (with
a copy of this Agreement attached as an exhibit thereto) and
(z)
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the closing of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) to file a
Form 4 with the Commission on behalf of A.L. Industrier to
disclose the closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and (b) the Seller Parties acknowledge and
understand that Parent will be required to file a current report on
Form 8-K to disclose (i) the signing of this Agreement (with a
copy of this Agreement attached as an exhibit thereto) and
(ii) the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.4
Cooperation . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and applicable Law, each of the Buyer Parties and each of
the Seller Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to
be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable, including such actions
or things as any other Party may reasonably request in order to
cause any of the conditions to such Party’s obligation to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
satisfied.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party . The respective obligations of
each of the Parties hereto to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any
of which may be waived (to the extent such condition may be validly
waived by such Party), in writing, by agreement of the Seller
Parties and the Buyer Parties:
(a)
No Order . No Governmental Entity or court of competent
jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any statute, rule, regulation, decree, judgment, injunction
or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent (each
an “Order”) which is then in effect and has the effect
of prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(b)
No Litigation . There shall not be any suit, action or
proceeding pending by any Governmental Entity challenging or
seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c)
Shareholder Consent . Each Seller Party shall have received
the Requisite Shareholder Approval.
6.2 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Seller Parties . The
obligations of the Seller Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any
of which may be waived, in writing, by the Seller
Parties:
(a)
Performance of Agreements; Accuracy of Representations and
Warranties . The Buyer Parties and Parent shall have performed
and complied with all of their covenants in this Agreement required
to be performed and complied with by them on or prior to the
Closing. The representations and warranties of the Buyer Parties
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects (or in all respects in the case of any
representation or warranty
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that is
qualified by its terms by a reference to a Purchaser Material
Adverse Effect or other concept of materiality) when made and on
and as of the Closing Date as if such representations and
warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the
extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of
such date).
(b)
Officer’s Certificate . Each Seller Party shall have
received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on
behalf of each of Parent and the Purchasers by an appropriate
officer of each certifying that the conditions specified in
Section 6.2(a) have been fulfilled.
6.3 Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer Parties . The
obligations of the Buyer Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any
of which may be waived, in writing, by the Buyer
Parties:
(a)
Performance of Agreements; Accuracy of Representations and
Warranties . The Seller Parties shall have performed and
complied with all of the covenants in this Agreement required to be
performed and complied with by them on or prior to the Closing. The
representations and warranties of the Seller Parties set forth in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
(or in all respects in the case of any representation or warranty
that is qualified by its terms by a reference to a Seller Material
Adverse Effect or other concept of materiality) when made and on
and as of the Closing Date as if such representations and
warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the
extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of
such date).
(b)
Officers’ Certificate . The Buyer Parties shall have
received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on
behalf of each Seller Party by appropriate officers thereof
certifying that the conditions specified in Section 6.3(a)
have been fulfilled.
ARTICLE VII
POST-CLOSING PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT
7.1
Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a) In
the event that, during the 12 month period following the date
hereof, (i) Parent announces its intention to enter into a
transaction which effects a Change in Control (as defined below),
(ii) the Board of Directors makes a recommendation that Parent
should enter into a transaction which effects a Change in Control,
(iii) Parent enters into a definitive agreement to effect a
Change in Control, or (iv) a solicitation is made by a third
party to purchase substantially all of the outstanding shares of
the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share, of Parent
(the “Class A Common Stock”), then upon
consummation of any transaction referred to in subsection (i),
(ii), (iii) or (iv), Parent shall pay to Wangs Fabrik or its
successor a purchase price increase in the amount of seventy-five
percent (75%) of the increase (the “Adjustment Amount”)
in value between (i) the price per outstanding share of
Class A Common Stock paid in the Change in Control (taking
into account any stock dividends, issuances, splits, reverse
splits, combinations, recapitalizations, exchanges or distributions
of the Class A Common Stock
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occurring after
the Closing Date and prior to the Change in Control) or the cash
proceeds or the value of the securities received by the
stockholders of Parent, and (ii) the Per Share
Price.
(b) The
Buyer Parties shall not be obligated to pay Wangs Fabrik any
purchase price increase in respect of any Change in Control, if any
of the events described in subsections (i), (ii) or
(iii) of Section 7.1(a) occur more than 12 months
after the date hereof.
(c) Parent
shall send notice to the Seller Parties of the effective date of
any Change in Control and any payment required to be made to Wangs
Fabrik pursuant to subsection (a) above no later than the
effective date of such event. In addition, Parent shall make the
required payment simultaneously with the effective date of such
Change in Control, in immediately available funds by wire transfer
to Wangs Fabrik’s bank account as directed in writing by
Wangs Fabrik at such time. Parent shall provide the Seller Parties
with any documentation relating to the determination of the amount
of the post-closing purchase price adjustment reasonably requested
by the Seller Parties.
(d) As
used herein, “Change in Control” shall mean, in respect
of Parent, the following events, whether effected directly or
indirectly through one or a series of transactions: (i) the
acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act )
of (A) legal or beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of all or
substantially all of the Class A Common Stock, or
(B) ownership of all or substantially all of the assets of
Parent and its Subsidiaries, but only if Parent subsequently
distributes pro rata the cash proceeds from such sale to the
stockholders of Parent; provided, however, Parent will be obligated
to pay Wangs Fabrik or its successor the post-closing purchase
price adjustment payable pursuant to Section 7.1(c) for such
asset sale if one of the events described in subsections (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) of Section 7.1(a) regarding such asset
sale occur within the time period set forth in Section 7.1(a)
and the subsequent pro rata distribution of the cash proceeds from
such sale to the stockholders of Parent occurs within six months of
the one year anniversary of the Closing Date; or (ii) a
merger, consolidation or other reorganization of Parent with an
unaffiliated entity in which the shareholders of Parent prior to
such merger, consolidation or reorganization receive cash or
securities of another Person and as a result own less than 50% of
the combined entity.
(e) In
the event that in a Change in Control of Parent the stockholders of
Parent receive securities of an unaffiliated entity as
consideration in the Change in Control transaction, then the
post-closing purchase price adjustment payable pursuant to
Section 7.1(c) shall be paid to Wangs Fabrik and shall consist
of the same securities of the unaffiliated entity with a value on
the effective date equal to the Adjustment Amount.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER; RELEASE
8.1
Termination . This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) at
any time prior to the Closing, by mutual written agreement of the
Seller Parties and the Buyer Parties;
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(b) at
any time prior to the Closing by the Buyer Parties, (i) if the
Seller Parties shall have breached in any material respect any of
their covenants in Article V or if either Seller Party
breached any of its representations, warranties or covenants in
Article II, in each case, which breach would result in a
failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) to be
satisfied, and such breach continues for a period of 30 days
after written notice of the breach is given to the Seller Parties
by the Buyer Parties, or (ii) either of the Seller Parties
shall have breached any of its respective obligations pursuant to
Section 4.1;
(c) at
any time prior to the Closing by either Seller
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