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Exhibit 10.21
STOCK PURCHASE AND REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT
dated as of January 22, 2007
between
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
and
Mesaba Aviation, Inc.
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TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I
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CANCELLATION AND PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES
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Cancellation and Purchase and Sale
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Closing
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Deliveries at the Closing
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Plan of Reorganization
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Assets and Liabilities
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Timing and Interpretation
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Buyer Claim
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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Organization and Good Standing
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Capitalization
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Authority, Approvals, Enforceability and
Consents
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Financial Statements
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Taxes
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Legal Matters
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Real Property
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Aircraft
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Intellectual Property
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Insurance
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Company Agreements
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Labor Relations
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Employee Benefit Plans
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Environmental Matters
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Title; Condition of Assets
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Suppliers
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U.S. Citizen; Air Carrier
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Brokers
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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Organization and Good Standing
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Authority, Approvals, Enforceability and
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Financial Capability
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Brokers
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Buyer Committee
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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Access
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Announcements
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Conduct of Business of the Company Prior to the
Closing
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Further Assurances
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Additional Agreements; Notification of Certain
Matters
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Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Acquisition Proposals
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Key Employees
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State Property Taxes
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Cure Amounts
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ARTICLE V
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CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER TO EFFECT
THE CLOSING
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Representations and Warranties; Agreements;
Covenants
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HSR
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DOT and FAA; Authorizations; Permits;
Consents
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Injunction; Litigation; Legislation
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Key Employees
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Bankruptcy
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Delivery of Transaction Documents
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Parent
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY TO
EFFECT THE CLOSING
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Representations and Warranties; Agreements;
Covenants
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HSR Act; DOT and FAA
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Injunction
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Bankruptcy
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Delivery of Transaction Documents
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ARTICLE VII
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TERMINATION
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Termination.
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Effect of Termination.
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ARTICLE VIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Expenses
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Survival
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Certain Interpretative Matters
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Notices
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Assignment
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Entire Agreement
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Modifications, Amendments and Waivers
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Counterparts
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Governing Law
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Severability
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
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Specific Performance
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No Presumption
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No Third Party Beneficiary
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Representations.
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Exhibit
A
Certain Defined Terms
Exhibit
B
Form of Plan
Exhibit
C
Form of Buyer Approval Order
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STOCK PURCHASE AND
REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase and Reorganization Agreement, dated as of
January 22, 2007 (this "Agreement" ), is between Northwest
Airlines, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ( "Buyer" ) and
Mesaba Aviation, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
"Company" ). Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them on Exhibit A .
WHEREAS, MAIR Holdings, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (
"Parent" ) is the sole owner of the Company’s issued
and outstanding shares (the "Shares" ) of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock" ).
WHEREAS, the Company filed on October 13, 2005 (the " Company
Petition Date "), a voluntary petition (the " Company
Case ") for relief under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United
States Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq. (the " Bankruptcy
Code ") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Minnesota (the " Company Bankruptcy Court ");
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2005, Buyer and certain of its
Affiliates filed a voluntary petition (the " Buyer Case ")
for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the
" Buyer Bankruptcy Court ");
WHEREAS, the Company intends to seek the entry of an order of
the Company Bankruptcy Court (the " Company Confirmation
Order ") to approve the restructuring of the Company pursuant
to a plan of reorganization, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the " Plan ", and such
restructured Company, "Reorganized Company" ), including the
approval of this Agreement and the authorization of the Company to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and
Buyer intends to seek the entry of an order of the Buyer Bankruptcy
Court to approve this Agreement, the Allowed Claim and the
authorization of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby (the " Buyer Approval Order ");
WHEREAS, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the
Company (the " Company Committee ") has agreed to submit a
letter of support with respect to the Plan to be mailed to all
creditors of the Company along with the Disclosure Statement and
ballots; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Company desires to sell to
Buyer new shares of common stock representing 100 percent of the
ownership interests of the Reorganized Company and to cancel the
Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CANCELLATION AND PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
1.1
Cancellation and Purchase and Sale
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(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at or prior to the Closing and pursuant to
the Plan (i) all Company Equity shall, without any action on the
part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding, shall be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist and (ii) Reorganized
Company shall issue and sell to Buyer and Buyer shall purchase from
Reorganized Company 1,000 duly and validly authorized and issued,
fully paid and nonassessable shares (the " New Shares ") of
common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "New Common
Stock" ) of Reorganized Company, free and clear of all
Liens. The transactions referred to in the foregoing clause
(i) are herein referred to as the " Equity Cancellation "
and the transactions referred to in the foregoing clause (ii) are
herein referred to as the " New Shares Issuance ". The
Equity Cancellation and the New Shares Issuance are herein
collectively referred to as the " Cancellation and Issuance
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(b)
As consideration for the New Shares, Buyer agrees
that, upon the consummation of the Closing, the Company Bankruptcy
Estate shall have a final, non-appealable order, including the
waiver of Bankruptcy Code Section 502(j) reconsideration rights,
granting the Company an allowed general unsecured claim in the
Buyer Case in an amount equal to $145 million plus interest on such
amount from and after the petition date of Buyer’s Case (the
" Buyer Petition Date ") to the extent that other general
unsecured creditors of Buyer receive interest from and after the
Buyer Petition Date pursuant to Buyer’s plan of
reorganization (the "Allowed Claim" ). The parties
acknowledge and agree that the Allowed Claim will not be effective
unless and until the Closing has been consummated. The
Allowed Claim will be classified as a general unsecured claim in
the plan of reorganization submitted to the Buyer Bankruptcy Court
and supported by Buyer in the Buyer Case and will receive the same
treatment in such plan of reorganization as the other general
unsecured claims against Buyer. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the parties understand and agree
that unless and until the Plan becomes effective, the Closing is
consummated and the transactions contemplated hereby have been
consummated, nothing in this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document shall have, or shall be deemed to have, created an allowed
claim in the Buyer Case or constitute an admission by Buyer, the
Company or any of their Affiliates as to the amount, if any, of the
Company’s claim against the Buyer Bankruptcy Estate, nor of
Buyer’s claim against the Company Bankruptcy Estate.
The parties agree that from the date of this Agreement until the
Closing, the Company shall have the right to enter into a forward
Contract with a Third Party to sell the Allowed Claim (the
"Forward Contract" , and the aggregate consideration in
exchange for the Allowed Claim, valued as of the date of the
Forward Contract, provided for in the Forward Contract is herein
referred to as the "Forward Price" ), provided that the
settlement of any such Forward Contract shall be contingent on the
consummation of the Closing.
(c)
From the date of this Agreement until the entry of
the Company Confirmation Order, Buyer and the Company agree that
Buyer, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to revise
Schedule A-1 and Schedule A-4 to (i) designate any
Company Agreement that
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is not an Assumed Contact or a Rejected Contract
as either an Assumed Contract or a Rejected Contract; it being
agreed that any Company Agreement that is not so designated shall
be deemed to be a Rejected Contract and (ii) designate any Company
Agreement that was as of the date of this Agreement set forth on
Schedule A-1 or Schedule A-4 , as applicable, as (A)
an Assumed Contract as a Rejected Contract and (B) a Rejected
Contract as an Assumed Contract, provided that if the aggregate
unsecured claim amount attributable to rejection damages with
respect to any additional Rejected Contracts under clause (ii)(A)
minus the aggregate unsecured claim amount attributable to
rejection damages with respect to any additional Assumed Contracts
under clauses (i) and (ii)(B) exceeds $1 million (the "
Rejection Excess "), then Buyer will pay, simultaneous with
the consummation of the Closing, to the Company Bankruptcy Estate
an amount in cash equal to such Rejection Excess.
(d)
Solely to the extent that the Company’s
aggregate Cash (without giving effect to any proceeds received in
connection with a Forward Contract) were not sufficient to satisfy
the post Company Petition Date amounts set forth on Schedule
1.1(d) that are due and payable at the time of the
effectiveness of the Plan (any such aggregate Cash deficiency
amount, the "Deficiency" ), then, simultaneous with the
consummation of the Closing, Buyer shall pay to the Company
Bankruptcy Estate the lesser of the Deficiency or the Cap, provided
that Buyer shall under no circumstance be obligated to pay an
amount that is in excess of the Cap.
(e)
Each of the parties understands and agrees that
unless the Closing is consummated, nothing contained in this
Agreement shall constitute an admission by Buyer, the Company or
any of their Affiliates as to the amount, if any, of the
Company’s claim against the Buyer Bankruptcy Estate on
account of rejection of that certain Airline Services Agreement
between Buyer and the Company (the " ASA ") or otherwise,
nor of Buyer’s claim against the Company Bankruptcy
Estate. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and
the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, Buyer
expressly reserves the right to assert that the rejection damages
claim of the Company from rejection of the ASA or otherwise is an
amount that is lower than the Allowed Claim plus the Cap, including
zero, and the Company expressly reserves the right to assert that
the rejection damages claim of the Company from rejection of the
ASA or otherwise is an amount higher than the Allowed Claim plus
the Cap. Further, in the event that the transactions
contemplated hereby are not consummated, the Company expressly
reserves the right to assert that the claim of Buyer is an amount
lower than the Buyer Claim, including zero, and Buyer expressly
reserves the right to assert that the claim of Buyer is an amount
higher than the Buyer Claim. In addition, neither Buyer nor
the Company makes any representation as to the value to be
distributed with respect to allowed unsecured claims in the Buyer
Case or the Company Case, respectively. Except with respect to the
Buyer Claim and the Allowed Claim and with respect to any matter
arising out of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, upon
consummation of the Closing, each of Buyer, the Buyer Bankruptcy
Estate and the Company Bankruptcy Estate agrees that it has no
Claims arising from the beginning of the world until the Closing
Date against the other Person or the other Person’s
Affiliates and that such Person shall not assert any such Claim
against the other Person or the other Person’s
Affiliates.
1.2
Closing . Subject to Section 1.4, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the "Closing" ) shall take place: (a) at
the offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery
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Park Plaza, New York, New York, at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on the third Business Day after the day on which the
last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions to the Closing set
forth in this Agreement (other than those conditions that by their
terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) are satisfied or
waived; or (b) at such other time, on such other date and at such
other place as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
The date on which the Closing is to occur is herein referred to as
the "Closing Date."
1.3
Deliveries at the Closing . In
addition to the other requirements set forth herein, at the
Closing:
(a)
Reorganized Company shall deliver to
Buyer:
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one or more certificates representing the New
Shares, and any other documents that are necessary to issue and
transfer to Buyer good, valid and marketable title to all the New
Shares free and clear of all Liens;
(ii)
if requested by Buyer, instruments evidencing the
resignation, effective as of the Closing, of the directors of
Reorganized Company;
(iii)
the certificate called for by Section
5.1;
(iv)
certificates from appropriate government officials
certifying as to the good standing of Reorganized Company in its
jurisdiction of organization and in each jurisdiction in which
Reorganized Company is qualified to conduct business as a foreign
corporation; and
(v)
all other instruments and documents reasonably
requested by Buyer;
(b)
Buyer shall deliver to
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the Company, the certificate called for by Section
6.1;
(ii)
the Company Bankruptcy Estate, the amount, if any,
payable by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.1(c), in immediately
available funds, to an account designated by the Company in writing
to Buyer at least three Business Days prior to the
Closing;
(iii)
the Company Bankruptcy Estate, the amount, if any,
payable by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.1(d), in immediately
available funds, to an account designated by the Company in writing
to Buyer at least three Business Days prior to the
Closing;
(iv)
the Company Bankruptcy Estate, a certificate of
Buyer executed by an officer of Buyer stating that (a) the Buyer
Approval Order has been entered by the Buyer Bankruptcy Court, is a
Final Order and is in full force and effect and (b) all conditions
set forth in the Buyer Approval Order have been satisfied;
and
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1.4
Plan of Reorganization . The
Cancellation and Issuance shall be effected pursuant to a Plan
confirmed by the Company Bankruptcy Court. The Closing Date shall
occur as provided in Section 1.2.
1.5
Assets and Liabilities . Pursuant to
the Plan, on the effective date of the Plan and at the consummation
of the Closing:
(a)
(i) Reorganized Company shall own the Company
Assets, free and clear of all Liens and (ii) the Company Bankruptcy
Estate shall own the Excluded Assets; and
(b)
the only Liabilities of Reorganized Company shall be
the Assumed Liabilities, and all other Liabilities of the Company,
including the Excluded Liabilities, shall be solely the obligation
and Liability of the Company Bankruptcy Estate.
1.6
Timing and Interpretation . The
parties understand and agree that any reference to the Company
shall, with respect to any matter determined as of the Closing, be
deemed to be a reference to Reorganized Company as if it were the
successor to the Company.
1.7
Buyer Claim . As part of the
consideration for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the Company agrees that the Buyer Bankruptcy Estate shall have a
final, non-appealable order, including the waiver of Bankruptcy
Code Section 502(j) reconsideration rights, granting Buyer an
allowed general unsecured claim in the Company Case in an amount
equal to $7,300,000 plus interest on such amount from and after the
Company Petition Date to the extent that other general unsecured
creditors of the Company receive interest from and after the
Company Petition Date pursuant to the Plan (the " Buyer
Claim "). The parties acknowledge and agree that the
Buyer Claim will not be effective unless and until the Closing has
been consummated.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as
follows:
2.1
Organization and Good Standing . The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and has the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
the properties used in its business and to carry on its business as
currently conducted and currently contemplated to be
conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation in the states and
jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 2.1 and in each other
jurisdiction where qualification as a foreign corporation is
required. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company
has delivered to Buyer complete and correct copies of the articles
of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of the
Company, each as presently in effect.
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2.2
Capitalization .
(a)
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of 10,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date of this
Agreement and immediately prior to the Equity Cancellation, there
are 500 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which
are owned by Parent. As of the Cancellation and Issuance, the
New Shares shall constitute all the issued and outstanding shares
of New Common Stock of Reorganized Company. As of the
Cancellation and Issuance, the New Shares shall have been duly and
validly authorized and issued, shall be fully paid and
nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership
thereof and shall not have been issued in violation of any
preemptive right or of any federal or state securities law.
Except for the New Shares Issuance, there is no security, option,
warrant, right, call, subscription, agreement, commitment or
understanding of any nature whatsoever, fixed or contingent, that
directly or indirectly (i) calls for the issuance, redemption,
sale, pledge or other disposition of any shares of capital stock of
the Company or any securities convertible into, or other rights to
acquire, any shares of capital stock of the Company,
(ii) obligates the Company to grant, offer or enter into any
of the foregoing or (iii) relates to the voting or control of
such capital stock, securities or rights. There is no
"phantom stock," stock appreciation rights or other similar rights
the value of which is related to or based upon the price or value
of any class or series of capital stock of the Company. No
Person is entitled to any preemptive or similar rights to subscribe
for shares of capital stock of the Company. The Company has
not granted to any Person the right to demand or request that the
Company effect a registration under the Securities Act of any
securities held by such Person or to include any securities of such
Person in any such registration by the Company.
(b)
The Company (i) does not own and is not bound by any
Contract or other obligation to acquire or sell, any equity
securities of or ownership interest in any Person or any direct or
indirect equity or ownership interest in any other business and
(ii) is not bound by any joint venture Contract or any Contract or
other obligation to provide funds to, or make any investment in,
any Person.
2.3
Authority, Approvals, Enforceability and
Consents .
(a)
The Company has the corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be
executed and delivered by it and, subject to entry of the Company
Confirmation Order, to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be
executed and delivered by it and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company
and, subject to entry of the Company Confirmation Order, no other
corporate proceedings or other approvals on the part of the Company
are necessary to authorize, approve and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be
executed and delivered by it and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
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(c)
This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction
Documents to be executed and delivered by the Company at the
Closing will, at the Closing, have been, duly executed and
delivered by the Company and, subject to entry of the Company
Confirmation Order, constitutes (or will constitute at the Closing,
as applicable) the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to the discretion of the Company
Bankruptcy Court for so long as the Company Bankruptcy Court
retains jurisdiction over the Company Case.
(d)
The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be
executed and delivered by the Company and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not:
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contravene any provision of the articles of
incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of
the Company;
(ii)
subject to entry of the Company Confirmation Order,
after notice or lapse of time or both, result in a material
violation, material conflict with, or material breach of any
provision of, constitute a material default under, result in or
permit the material modification, revocation, cancellation,
termination or acceleration of, any Contract to which the Company
is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound or
otherwise subject or, require any consent or waiver of any party to
any such Contract;
(iii)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon, or any Person obtaining any right to acquire or other
interest in, any properties, assets or rights of the
Company;
(iv)
to the Company’s Knowledge, violate or
conflict with any Law applicable to the Company or its business or
properties; or
(v)
except for the Company Confirmation Order and any
authorization, consent, order, permit, approval, notice, filing,
registration or qualification (i) required under the HSR Act, (ii)
with, from or to the Federal Aviation Administration (the "
FAA" ) and (iii) with, from or to the United States
Department of Transportation (the " DOT "), require any
authorization, consent, order, permit or approval of, or notice to,
or filing, registration or qualification with, any Government
Authority.
2.4
Financial Statements .
(a)
Schedule 2.4 sets forth a true, correct
and complete copy of:
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the audited balance sheet of the Company as of March
31, 2005 and March 31, 2006, and the related audited statements of
operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the fiscal years
ended on such dates, together with the notes thereto, in each case
examined by and accompanied by the report of Deloitte & Touche
LLP, independent certified public accountants, and
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the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of
September 30, 2006, and the unaudited statements of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the 6-month period ended on
such date, together with the notes thereto;
(all the foregoing financial statements, including the notes
thereto being referred to herein collectively as the "Company
Financial Statements" ). The Company Financial Statements
are in accordance with the books and records of the Company and
fairly present the financial position, results of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company as of the dates
and for the periods indicated, in each case in conformity with GAAP
consistently applied during such periods, and the unaudited
financial statements included in the Company Financial Statements
include all adjustments, except for normal recurring year end
accruals, which are not, individually or in the aggregate,
material, and the unaudited financial statements included in the
Company Financial Statements do not include footnotes. The
books and accounts of the Company are complete and correct and
fully and accurately reflect the transactions of the Company in all
material respects.
(b)
The management of the Company has: (i)
designed disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company is made known to the management
of the Company by others within the Company; and (ii) disclosed,
based on its most recent evaluation, to the Parent’s outside
auditors and the Board of Directors of the Company (or its audit
committee, if any) (A) any significant deficiencies in the design
or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial data and have identified for the Parent’s outside
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls and (B) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal controls. A summary of any of those disclosures made
by management to the Parent’s auditors and the Board of
Directors of the Company (or its audit committee, if any) has been
furnished to Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement. The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences. To the Company’s Knowledge,
Parent’s auditors and the Company’s chief executive
officer and chief financial officer would be able to give the
certifications and attestations contemplated by the rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002, insofar as they relate to the Company only, without
qualification, when next due.
(c)
Since December 31, 2003, none of the Company or any
director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative
of the Company has received, and the Company has no Knowledge of,
any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or
oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods of the Company with respect to the Company
Financial Statements or the internal accounting controls of the
Company. No attorney representing the Company has reported
evidence of a violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary
duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its
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respective officers, directors, employees or
agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee
thereof or to any director or officer of the Company.
(d)
To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the
Company has provided or is providing information to any law
enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission
of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any
Law.
(e)
The Company has not engaged in any "off-balance
sheet arrangement" (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation
S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended).
2.5
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities .
As of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the
Cancellation and Issuance, the Company has no Liability and there
is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which
is reasonably expected to result in such a Liability, except for
(a) Liabilities expressly set forth on Schedule 2.5 , (b)
Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet as
of March 31, 2006 (the "Balance Sheet Date" ) included in
the Company Financial Statements (the "Company Balance
Sheet" ), and (c) current Liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course after the Balance Sheet Date which have not had, or
would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect. As of the Closing, Reorganized Company shall have no
Liability and there shall not be any existing condition, situation
or set of circumstances which is reasonably expected to result in
such a Liability, except for the Assumed Liabilities.
2.6
Absence of Certain Changes . Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has conducted its business only
in the Ordinary Course and:
(a)
except as set forth on Schedule 2.6 and the
effects in existence as of the date hereof resulting from the
Company Bankruptcy Case, there has been no:
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development, change, event or occurrence that has
had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(ii)
physical damage, destruction or loss in an amount
exceeding $250,000 in the aggregate affecting the assets of
the Company that is not covered by insurance or has not been
remedied within 30 days;
(b)
except as set forth on Schedule 2.6 , the
Company has not, directly or indirectly:
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amended or otherwise changed its articles of
incorporation, bylaws or comparable organizational
documents;
(ii)
(A) issued, granted or sold any shares of its
capital stock, (B) issued, granted or sold any security,
option, warrant, call, subscription or other right of any kind,
fixed or contingent, that directly or indirectly calls for the
issuance, sale, pledge or other disposition of any of its shares of
capital stock, or (C) entered into any agreement, commitment
or understanding calling for any transaction referred to in clause
(A) or (B) of this paragraph (ii);
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declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other
distribution (whether in Cash, stock, property or any combination
thereof) in respect of any shares of its capital stock, or
purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, any shares of its
capital stock;
(iv)
made any capital expenditures or appropriations or
commitments with respect thereto, except to the extent of the total
dollar amounts and, to the extent indicated therein, at the times
set forth in the Company’s 2006 or 2007 capital expenditure
budget that have been furnished to Buyer prior to the date of this
Agreement;
(v)
created, incurred or assumed any indebtedness for
money borrowed or obligations in respect of capital
leases;
(vi)
paid, discharged or satisfied Liabilities which
involve payments or commitments to make payments, other than
Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course;
(vii)
assumed, endorsed, guaranteed or otherwise become
liable or responsible for (whether directly, contingently or
otherwise) any indebtedness for money borrowed or any other
obligation of any other Person;
(viii) entered into any transaction involving total payments to or by
the Company of, or involving the acquisition or disposition by the
Company of property, assets or rights having a value of, more than
$250,000 in the aggregate;
(ix)
approved or put into effect any increase in
compensation or benefits payable to any of the employees of the
Company, made any bonus payment to any of the employees of the
Company, entered into or adopted a new Benefit Plan, or amended any
Benefit Plan to increase the amount of compensation or benefits
payable thereunder;
(x)
changed the accounting methods, principles or
practices employed by the Company, except as required by
GAAP;
(xi)
subjected to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
any assets of the Company;
(xii)
changed or modified any of the following: (A)
billing and collection policies, procedures and practices with
respect to accounts receivable or unbilled charges; (B) policies,
procedures and practices with respect to the provision of
discounts, rebates or allowances; or (C) payment policies,
procedures and practices with respect to accounts
payable;
(xiii)
settled any Tax audit or other proceeding, made or
changed any Tax election, Tax accounting method or practice or
filed any amended Tax Return; or
(xiv) authorized any of, or committed or agreed to take, whether in
writing or otherwise, any of the foregoing actions.
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2.7
Taxes . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.7,
(a)
The Company and any consolidated, combined or
unitary group of which the Company is or was a member, have timely
filed all Tax Returns which are required to be filed by them and
all Taxes that are due with respect to the periods covered by such
Tax Returns (whether or not shown as due on any Tax Return) have
been timely paid. All such Tax Returns are true, correct and
complete in all material respects. The Company has provided
Buyer with access to complete and accurate copies of all such Tax
Returns for which the statute of limitations remains open.
All Taxes of the Company attributable to periods or portions
thereof ending on or before the Balance Sheet Date were paid prior
to the date of the Company Balance Sheet or have been included in a
liability accrual for Taxes on the Company Balance Sheet.
Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not incurred any
Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course consistent
in type and amount (relative to the results of operations of the
Company and taking into account changes in Tax rates and other
changes in applicable Tax law) with past practice.
(b)
The Company has been included in the consolidated
federal income Tax Return filed by Parent and, where permitted, in
combined, consolidated, or unitary Tax Returns with Parent for
state Tax purposes. Following the Closing Date, the Company
shall not have any Liability with respect to any such Tax
Returns.
(c)
The Company has duly withheld, collected and timely
paid all Taxes that it was required to withhold, collect and pay
relating to amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder or other Person and has complied
with all information reporting requirements with respect to such
amounts.
(d)
No audit or other proceeding by any taxing authority
is pending or threatened in writing with respect to any Taxes due
from the Company, or with respect to any Tax Return filed or
required to be filed by or relating to the Company. No
assessment or deficiency for any Tax is proposed nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, is threatened against the
Company.
(e)
To the Company’s Knowledge, no claim has been
made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company
does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to
Tax or required to file a Tax Return in such jurisdiction.
There are no outstanding waivers or consents that have been given
by the Company regarding the application of the statute of
limitations with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns. There
are no Liens on any of the assets of the Company that arose in
connection with any failure to pay Taxes, other than for Taxes that
are not yet due and payable.
(f)
The Company has not requested or received a Tax
ruling, private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum,
competent authority relief or similar agreement or entered into a
closing agreement or contract with any taxing authority that, in
each case, remains outstanding or effective. The Company is
not subject to a Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or
similar agreement.
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(g)
The Company is not participating and has not
participated in a reportable or listed transaction within the
meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.6011-4 or Section 6707A(c) of the
Code.
(h)
The Company has not been the "distributing
corporation" or a "controlled corporation" (within the meaning of
Section 355 of the Code) with respect to a transaction described in
Section 355 of the Code within the two-year period ending on the
date of this Agreement.
2.8
Legal Matters .
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8(a)
hereto, (i) there is no claim, action, suit, litigation,
investigation, inquiry, review, demand, request for information or
proceeding (collectively, "Claims" ) pending against, or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the
Company or any of its properties or rights, at law or in equity,
before or by any court, arbitrator, panel, commission or other
Government Authority and (ii) the Company is not operating
under, or subject to, any judgment, decree, writ, injunction,
ruling, award, stipulation, determination or order (collectively,
"Judgments" ) of any Government Authority.
(b)
The business of the Company has been and is being
conducted in all material respects in compliance with all
applicable Laws, operating certificates, common carrier
obligations, airworthiness directives, federal aviation
regulations, and all applicable rules, regulations, directives and
policies of any Government Authority.
(c)
The Company has, and is in all material respects in
compliance with, all Permits required, issued or granted by all
applicable Laws and all applicable rules, regulations, directions
or policies of any Government Authorities. Schedule
2.8(c) lists all material Permits owned or held by the
Company. The Company owns or hold all Permits material to the
conduct of its business. No event has occurred and is
continuing which permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both
would permit, any modification, revocation, non-renewal or
termination of any Permit held by the Company. The Company
has not received any written notice asserting any noncompliance
with any Permit.
2.9
Real Property .
(a)
The Company does not own any Real
Property.
(b)
Schedule 2.9(b)-1 lists all Real Property
Leases. The Real Property described on Schedule 2.9(b)-1
is referred to as the "Leased Real Property." Copies
of all written (and summaries of all oral) Real Property Leases
have been provided to Buyer prior to the date of this
Agreement. Subject to assumption under bankruptcy law, (i)
each of the Real Property Leases is in full force and effect, and
(ii) the Company has the right to conduct business in each Leased
Real Property for the remaining term of the applicable Real
Property Lease. The Leased Real Properties and their
condition are adequate for the uses for which they are used by the
Company. All options to renew, rights of first offer and
rights of first refusal with regard to the Real Property Leases,
exercisable prior to the Closing have been properly
exercised. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company
has delivered to Buyer copies of all subleases with respect to any
Real Property Lease (collectively, the "Subleases" ) entered
into by the Company
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(all of which are listed on Schedule
2.9(b)-2 ). All Subleases are in full force and effect,
and all necessary consents with respect thereto have been
obtained.
2.10
Aircraft .
(a)
Schedule 2.10(a) sets forth a true and
complete list of all aircraft owned or leased by the Company (such
aircraft, together with their engines, and any parts, components,
instruments, appurtenances, accessories, furnishings and other
equipment attached or relating to such aircraft or engines are
collectively referred to herein as the " Aircraft "),
including the type and aircraft number of each such Aircraft and
the date the Company placed such Aircraft in service or proposes to
place such Aircraft in service. The Company has a valid
ownership or leasehold interest in each of the Aircraft, and the
owned Aircraft are owned by the Company free and clear of all
Liens, except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(a) . All
Aircraft owned or leased by the Company are in airworthy condition
and are being maintained according to applicable FAA regulatory
standards and the FAA-approved maintenance program of the
Company. The Company has implemented maintenance schedules
with respect to their respective Aircraft that, if complied with,
would result in the satisfaction of all material requirements under
all applicable airworthiness directives and federal aviation
regulations required to be complied with in accordance with the
FAA-approved maintenance program of the Company, and the Company is
in compliance with such maintenance schedules in all material
respects and has no reason to believe that it will not satisfy any
component of such maintenance schedules on or prior to the dates
specified in such maintenance schedules. All deferred
maintenance items and temporary repairs with respect to each
Aircraft have been or will be made in accordance with FAA,
manufacturer’s and the Company’s maintenance
programs.
(b)
Schedule 2.10(b) sets forth a true and
complete list containing all Contracts pursuant to which the
Company may purchase or lease aircraft, including the manufacturer
and model of all aircraft subject to each Contract. The Company has
provided to Buyer true and complete copies of all Contracts listed
on Schedule 2.10(b) prior to the date of this Agreement.
No Aircraft is subleased to or otherwise in the possession of
another Person other than the Company.
(c)
Each Aircraft has a validly issued, current
individual aircraft FAA certificate of airworthiness with respect
to such Aircraft which satisfies all requirements for the
effectiveness of such FAA certificate of airworthiness. Each
Aircraft is properly registered on the FAA aircraft registry.
Each Aircraft’s structure, systems and components are
functioning in accordance with its intended use as set forth in
FAA-approved documentation, including any applicable manuals,
technical standard orders or parts manufacturing approval
certificates.
2.11
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedules 2.11(a)-1 to 4 set forth an
accurate and complete list of (1) all Domain Names of which
the Company is the registrant or of which a third party is the
registrant for the benefit of the Company (collectively, the
"Company Registered Domain Names" ); (2) all registered
Marks and pending applications for registration of Marks owned by
the Company (collectively, the "Company Registered Marks" );
(3) all Patents owned by the Company (collectively, the
"Company Patents" ); and (4) all registered Copyrights
and all
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pending applications for registration of
Copyrights by the Company (collectively, the "Company Registered
Copyrights" and, together with the Company Registered Domain
Names, the Company Registered Marks and the Company Patents, the
"Company Registered IP" ). To the Company’s
Knowledge, the conduct of the business of the Company as currently
conducted, does not infringe upon or misappropriate or violate the
Intellectual Property rights or the confidential and proprietary
information, including Trade Secrets, of any third party. The
Company Registered IP has not been the subject of a judicial
finding or opinion, nor has any written notice or claim challenging
the ownership, validity, registrability, enforceability, use or
licensed right to use any Intellectual Property been received by
the Company. No claim or notice has been asserted against the
Company in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, orally,
that the conduct of the business of the Company as currently
conducted infringes in any material respect upon or misappropriates
the Intellectual Property rights or the confidential and
proprietary information, including Trade Secrets, of any third
party, in each case, except with respect to claims or notices that
have been fully resolved. The Company has timely paid all
filing, examination, issuance, post registration and maintenance
fees, annuities and the like associated with or required with
respect to any of the Company Registered IP, and all documents,
recordations and certificates necessary to be filed by the Company
to maintain the effectiveness of the Company Registered IP have
been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other
authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the
case may be, so that no item required to be listed in Schedule
2.11(a)-1 to 4 , has lapsed, expired or been abandoned or
canceled other than in the Ordinary Course. The Company has
used reasonable best efforts to protect its rights and the secrecy
of its confidential information and Trade Secrets, including by
requiring that all employees, consultants and independent
contractors who are involved in the creation of Intellectual
Property for the Company enter into non-disclosure and invention
assignment agreements. The Company owns all right, title and
interest in and to the Company Registered IP, or have a valid
license to use (if required), each other item of Intellectual
Property currently used by the Company in its business and is
entitled to use any such Company Registered IP or other
Intellectual Property used in the operation of its business as
currently conducted to the extent such use is material to such
business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens. There are no claims asserted or threatened by the
Company that a third Person infringes, misappropriates or otherwise
violates any of the Company Registered IP.
(b)
The Company Registered IP and the other Intellectual
Property owned by the Company, together with the rights granted to
the Company under the Inbound IP Agreements and under any
"shrink-wrap" or "click-wrap" license agreements relating to
software desktop applications, are sufficient for the continued
conduct of the business of the Company after the Closing Date in
the same manner as such business were conducted prior to the
Closing Date in all material respects, and neither the execution of
this Agreement nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated
hereby will adversely affect any of the rights of the Company with
respect to the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or
Intellectual Property licensed by the Company pursuant to the
Inbound IP Agreements.
2.12
Insurance . Schedule 2.12 lists
each insurance policy maintained by, at the expense of or for the
benefit of, the Company with respect to its properties and
assets. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has
furnished to Buyer true and complete copies of all such
policies. All such insurance policies are in full force and
effect and the Company is not in
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default with respect to its obligations under any
such insurance policy. The Company has not received any
written notice regarding any actual or possible (a) cancellation or
invalidation of any insurance policy, (b) refusal of any coverage
or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy or
(c) material adjustment in the amount of premiums payable with
respect to any insurance policy.
2.13
Company Agreements .
(a)
Schedule 2.13(a) lists as of the date of
this Agreement (i) each Company Agreement that is material to
the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operation,
operations, financial condition or EBITDA of the Company, and
(ii) without regard to materiality, each of the
following:
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any mortgage, indenture, note, installment
obligation or other instrument, agreement or arrangement for or
relating to any borrowing of money by the Company;
(ii)
any guaranty, direct or indirect, primary or
secondary, by the Company of any obligation for borrowings or
otherwise, excluding endorsements made for collection in the
Ordinary Course;
(iii)
any Company Agreement made other than in the
Ordinary Course;
(iv)
any Company Agreement providing for the grant of any
preferential rights to purchase or lease any material assets of the
Company or any assets related to any RJ-85 aircraft;
(v)
any Company Agreement providing for any obligation
to register any shares of the capital stock or other securities of
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
otherwise relating to such stock or other securities;
(vi)
any Company Agreement providing for any obligation
to make payments, contingent or otherwise, arising out of the prior
acquisition of the business, assets or stock of other
Persons;
(vii)
any Company Agreement that is a collective
bargaining agreement with any labor union;
(viii) any Company Agreement providing for any lease or similar
arrangement for the use by the Company of personal property
involving payments of in excess of $20,000 per annum;
(ix)
any Company Agreement to which any Insider is a
party;
(x)
any Company Agreement with a term in excess of one
year or providing for aggregate payments in excess of $15,000 or
$100,000 for all such Company Agreements that are not otherwise
listed on Schedule 2.13(a) ;
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any Company Agreement that contains a
non-competition provision relating to the business of the Company
or any of its Affiliates or any other Contract restricting the
right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to conduct business
at any time, in any manner or at any place in the world, or the
expansion thereof to other geographical areas or lines of business,
or that grants the other party or any third Person "most favored
nation" status;
(xii)
any Company Agreement that is a partnership, joint
venture or similar agreement;
(xiii)
any Company Agreement that is generating or is
expected to generate revenue to the Company; and
(xiv) any Company Agreement relating to the acquisition or
disposition of any material portion of its business.
(b)
Copies of all written Company Agreements referred to
on Schedule 2.13(a) have been delivered to Buyer prior to
the date of this Agreement, and the Company has provided Buyer with
accurate and complete written summaries of all such Company
Agreements that are unwritten.
(c)
Except for matters that would be resolved by the
Company Confirmation Order, (i) all of the Company Agreements
(except for any Rejected Contracts) are in full force and effect
and are valid and binding on and enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
on and against the other parties thereto (with respect to such
other parties and as to enforceability only, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally and 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)), (ii) neither the Company nor, to
the Knowledge of the Company, any other party to any Company
Agreement (except for any Rejected Contracts), is in material
breach of, or material default under, any such Company Agreement
(except for any Rejected Contracts) and no event has occurred that,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute a material breach of, or material default under, any
such Company Agreement (except for any Rejected Contracts) and
(iii) there are no unresolved disputes under any Company Agreement
(except for any Rejected Contracts). The Company has not
waived any material right under any Company Agreement (except for
any Rejected Contracts). Except with respect to the Company
Case, the Company has not given to or received from any other
Person, at any time since December 31, 2004, any notice or other
written communication regarding any actual, alleged, possible or
potential violation or breach of, or default under, any Company
Agreement (except for any Rejected Contracts).
2.14
Labor Relations .
(a)
Schedule 2.14(a) lists as of the date of
this Agreement all employees of the Company, including for each
such employee (i) his or her name; (ii) his or her job title; (iii)
his or her status as a full-time or part-time employee; (iv) his or
her base salary or wage rate; (v) his
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or her bonus entitlement; and (vi) whether
or not each such employee is actively at work and, if not, the
reason that such employee is not actively at work.
(b)
Schedule 2.14(b) lists as of the date of
this Agreement all individuals who perform services for the Company
as an independent contractor or a leased employee, the services
they perform, their rate of compensation and any bonus
entitlement.
(c)
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14(c) , (i)
no employees of the Company are covered by a collective bargaining
agreement; (ii) no employees of the Company are, or within the last
three years have been, represented by a union or other labor
organization, association or bargaining agent; and (iii) to the
Knowledge of the Company, no employee organizing efforts are now
being conducted or pending with respect to employees of the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(c) ,
within the last three years, there has been no strike, work
stoppage, work slowdown or other material labor dispute with
respect to employees of the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the
Company, is any such action threatened. The Company is not
involved in nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with,
any labor dispute, arbitration, lawsuit or administrative
proceeding relating to labor matters involving the employees of the
Company.
(d)
The Company has paid or made provision for the
payment of all salaries and accrued wages and has complied in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the
employment of labor, including those relating to wages, hours,
collective bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes, and
have withheld and paid to the appropriate Government Authority, or
are holding for payment not yet due to such Government Authority,
all amounts required by Law or agreement to be withheld from the
wages or salaries of the employees of the Company.
(e)
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14(e) ,
there are no claims or disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened by any current or former employee of the
Company in relation to his or her employment with, or termination
of employment from, the Company.
2.15
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a)
Schedule 2.15(a) lists (i) all "employee
benefit plans" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( "ERISA"
), (ii) all other employee benefit plans, arrangements and
policies, including all stock option, stock purchase, stock award,
stock appreciation, phantom stock, deferred compensation, pension,
retirement, savings, profit sharing, incentive, bonus, health, life
insurance, cafeteria, flexible spending, dependent care, fringe
benefit, vacation pay, holiday pay, disability, sick pay,
unemployment, severance, employee loan, educational assistance or
other similar plans, arrangements and policies, and (iii) all
employment, consulting, retention, severance or change-in-control
agreements, in each case, that is sponsored or maintained by the
Company or to which the Company is a party, contributes or is
required to contribute, on behalf of current or former employees,
consultants or directors of the Company or their respective
beneficiaries or dependents, whether or not written ( "Benefit
Plans" ). The Company has not communicated to present or
former employees of the Company or formally adopted or authorized
any additional
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Benefit Plan or any change in or termination of
any existing Benefit Plan. Except for rights under COBRA, no
Benefit Plan covers employees other than employees of the
Company. The Company has delivered to Buyer complete and
correct copies of each Benefit Plan, or written summaries of any
unwritten Benefit Plan, any employee handbook applicable to
employees of the Company, and, with respect to each Benefit Plan,
the current summary plan description, all related trust agreements
and insurance contracts, the latest IRS determination letter, the
last three annual financial statements, and the last three annual
reports on IRS Form 5500 (including all required schedules and
accountant’s opinions).
(b)
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.15(b) ,
each Benefit Plan is and has been operated and administered in all
material respects in accordance with (i) its terms and (ii) all
applicable Laws. Each Benefit Plan intended to be
tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code" ), has received a favorable
determination letter from the IRS as to its tax-qualified status
under the Code and nothing has occurred since the date of such
favorable determination letter which would adversely affect the
qualified status of such plan. All material contributions and
premium payments required to have been paid under or with respect
to any Benefit Plan have been timely paid. No Benefit Plan
provides health, life insurance or other welfare benefits to
retirees or other terminated employees of the Company, other than
continuation coverage required by Section 4980B of the Code or
Sections 601-608 of ERISA. No Benefit Plan is a multiemployer
plan within the meaning of 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and the Company
does not have any Liability with respect to any such plan. No
Benefit Plan is a "defined benefit plan", within the meaning of
Section 3(35) of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 412 of the
Code, and the Company does not have any Liability with respect to
any such plan. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event has
occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Benefit Plan
which could subject any Benefit Plan or the Company, directly or
indirectly (through an indemnification agreement or otherwise), to
a liability for a breach of fiduciary duty, a "prohibited
transaction," within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code, or a tax, penalty or fine under ERISA or the
Code. No actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims
for benefits in the Ordinary Course) are pending with respect to
any Benefit Plan or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened,
and the Company has no Knowledge of any facts which could give rise
to any such actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for
benefits in the Ordinary Course). No Benefit Plan is
currently under governmental investigation or audit and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, no such investigation or audit is
contemplated or under consideration. To the Company’s
Knowledge, no event has occurred and no condition exists with
respect to any employee benefit plan or arrangement currently or
previously maintained or contributed to by any entity required to
be aggregated with the Company under Section 414(b), (c), (m), or
(o) of the Code which could subject the Company to liability,
including liability under Section 412, 4971 or 4980B of the Code or
Title IV of ERISA.
(c)
Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
will (i) increase the amount of benefits otherwise payable under
any Benefit Plan, (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of
payment, exercisability, funding or vesting of any such benefits,
or (iii) result in any payment (whether severance pay or otherwise)
becoming due to, or with respect to, any current or former employee
or director of the Company. No payment or series of payments
that would constitute an "excess parachute payment" (within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code) has been made or will
be
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made by the Company, directly or indirectly, to
any employee in connection with the execution of this Agreement or
as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" (as
defined in Section 409A of the Code) that is subject to Section
409A of the Code has at all times been operated in compliance with
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable
regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.
Substantially adequate and complete records have been and are
maintained with respect to each Benefit Plan and are in the custody
of the Company or a third party service provider retained by the
Company.
2.16
Environmental Matters . The Company
has complied with, and the Company and the real property owned,
used or leased by it, are in compliance with, the provisions of all
applicable Environmental Laws in all material respects. The
Company has not received any written notice and is not otherwise
aware of any existing claim or the basis for any claim by any
Government Authority or any Third Party that the Company or the
condition of the real property owned, used or leased by it has
violated or is subject to liability pursuant to any Environmental
Law which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. There are no facts, events or conditions with
respect to the past or present operation of the business of the
Company or any Environmental Conditions at any of the real
properties owned, used or leased by the Company which could
reasonably be expected to interfere with or prevent continued
compliance with, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to
any Claim under, Environmental Laws, which has or would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is
not subject to any material Liability under any Environmental
Law. There are no underground storage tanks on or under any
of the real property owned or leased by the Company. The
Company has delivered to Buyer, prior to the date of this
Agreement, true and complete copies of any environmental reports,
studies or surveys prepared by or for the Company or any of its
Representatives.
2.17
Title; Condition of Assets .
(a)
The Company has good and marketable title to or
valid leasehold or license interests in all of the assets and
properties that it purports to own, lease or license (including
those assets reflected on the Company Financial Statements and all
of their Intellectual Property), free and clear of any Liens other
than any Permitted Lien. Such assets and properties (i)
constitute all of the assets and properties which are owned, used
or held for use in the conduct by the Company of its business as it
is currently conducted and (ii) are suitable for the purposes for
which they are currently used and currently proposed to be
used. Except as provided in Schedule 2.17(a) with
respect to shared insurance, no Insider has any right in or to any
of the assets and properties which are owned, used or held for use
in the conduct by the Company of its business as they are currently
conducted.
(b)
The tangible personal property of the Company is in
good working condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear and
loss due to normal operations excepted.
2.18
Suppliers . Schedule 2.18 lists
the Company’s top 20 suppliers (by volume of purchases from
such suppliers), for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 and the
6-month period ended September 30, 2006. Except as set forth
in Schedule 2.18 , the Company has not received any notice
from any of the suppliers on Schedule 2.18 to the effect
that, and the Company has no
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reason to believe that, any such supplier will
stop, materially decrease the rate of, or materially change the
terms with respect to, supplying materials, products or services to
the Company.
2.19
U.S. Citizen; Air Carrier . The
Company is a "citizen of the United States" as defined in the
Federal Aviation Act and is an "air carrier" within the meaning of
the Federal Aviation Act operating under certificates issued
pursuant to the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. §§
41101-41112).
2.20
Brokers . Neither the Company nor
its directors, officers or employees, has employed any broker or
finder or has incurred or will incur any broker’s,
finder’s or similar fees, commissions or expenses, in each
case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants as follows:
3.1
Organization and Good Standing .
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
3.2
Authority, Approvals, Enforceability and
Consents .
(a)
Buyer has the corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be
executed and delivered by Buyer and, subject to entry of the Buyer
Approval Order, to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed
and delivered by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of Buyer and,
subject to entry of the Buyer Approval Order, no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize,
approve and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by Buyer
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(c)
This Agreement has been and the other Transaction
Documents to be executed and delivered by Buyer at the Closing
will, at the Closing, have been duly executed and delivered by
Buyer, and, subject to entry of the Buyer Approval Order,
constitutes (or will constitute at the Closing, as applicable) the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer enforceable against
Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the
discretion of the Buyer Bankruptcy Court for so long as the Buyer
Bankruptcy Court retains jurisdiction over the Buyer
Case.
(d)
The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed
and delivered by it and the consummation by Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not:
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(i)
contravene any provisions of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of Buyer;
(ii)
after notice or lapse of time or both, result in a
material violation, material conflict with, or material breach of
any provision of, constitute a material default under, result in or
permit the material modification, revocation, cancellation,
termination or acceleration of, any Contract to which Buyer is a
party or by which any of its properties or assets are bound or
otherwise subject or require any consent or waiver of any party to
any such Contract;
(iii)
subject to entry of the Buyer Approval Order, to the
actual knowledge of the Senior Vice President of Finance
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