Share Purchase and Transfer
Agreement
regarding the acquisition of a
limited partnership interest in Eddie Bauer GmbH & Co. KG and
a
share in Verwaltung Eddie Bauer GmbH
Bird & Bird
Pacellistr.14
80333 Munich
Tel. +49 89 3581 6000
Fax. +49 89 3581 6011
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Eddie Bauer, Inc.,
10401 NE 8th Street,
Suite 500, Bellevue, Washington 98004, USA
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Werner Schulz,
Pfinztalstraße 4,
76227 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Eddie Bauer GmbH & Co.
KG ,
Rotwandweg 3a, 82024 Taufkirchen, Germany, registered with the
commercial register of the local court of Munich under HRA
70787
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Verwaltung Eddie Bauer
GmbH, Rotwandweg 3a, 82024 Taufkirchen,
Germany, registered with the commercial register of the local court
of Munich under HRB 110300
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Eddie Bauer International
Development LLC , 10401 NE 8th Street,
Suite 500, Bellevue, Washington 98004, USA
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— The Seller and EBID
collectively “ EB USA ” —
— The
Seller, the Purchaser, EB KG, EB GmbH and EBID collectively the
“ Parties ” and each a “ Party
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EB
KG is a limited partnership manufacturing and distributing
sportswear, activewear, outerwear and other apparel items, bearing
licensed marks of Eddie Bauer, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The interest-capital ( Festkapital ) of EB KG amounts to EUR
4,100,000. Limited partners ( Kommanditisten ) of EB KG are
Heinrich Heine GmbH, Karlsruhe, Windeckstr. 15, 76135 Karlsruhe
(“ Heinrich Heine ”) holding a limited
partnership interest ( Kommanditanteil ) in EB KG in the
amount of EUR 2,050,000, SportScheck GmbH, Munich, Sendlinger
Straße 6, 80331 Munich (“ SportScheck ”)
holding a limited partnership interest ( Kommanditanteil )
in EB KG in the amount of EUR 410,000 and the Seller holding a
limited partnership interest ( Kommanditanteil ) in EB KG in
the amount of EUR 1,640,000 (the “ Seller LP Interests
”), consisting of a fixed capital account (
Festkapitalkonto ) which corresponds with the registered
liability capital ( Hafteinlage ) in the amount of EUR
1,640,000. The registered liability capital for the Seller LP
Interests has been fully paid in. A copy of the current partnership
agreement of EB KG (the “ EB Partnership Agreement
”) is attached hereto as Annex A .
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B.
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EB
GmbH is a limited liability company and the sole general partner of
EB KG having no share in the capital of EB KG. The registered share
capital of EB KG amounts to EUR 100,000. Shareholders of EB GmbH
are Heinrich Heine, holding one share with a nominal value of EUR
50,000, SportScheck, holding one share with a nominal value of EUR
10,000 and the Seller, holding one share with a nominal value of
EUR 40,000 (the “ Seller Share ”). A copy of the
current articles of association of EB GmbH is attached hereto as
Annex B .
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The
Seller, Heinrich Heine and SportScheck have entered into a Joint
Venture Agreement dated 6 June 1995 governing the relationship
among the Seller, Heinrich Heine and SportScheck with respect to EB
KG and EB GmbH (the “ JVA ”).
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D.
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The
Seller, and EB KG have entered into a Distribution and License
Agreement dated 6 June 1995 as amended from time to time (the
“ Old License Agreement ”). The Seller
subsequently assigned its rights and obligations under the Old
License Agreement to EBID.
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E.
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The
Parties intend to reorganize their contractual relationship by
entering into this agreement (the “ Agreement
”). In particular:
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(i)
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The
Seller wishes to sell and transfer the Seller LP Interest and the
Seller Share to the Purchaser and the Purchaser wishes to acquire
such shares.
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(ii)
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EBID and EB KG wish to replace the
Old License Agreement with a new license agreement (the “
New License Agreement ”).
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(iii)
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The
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold the Seller harmless from any and
all capital contribution or other funding obligations or other
liabilities of the Seller under the JVA and the EB Partnership
Agreement.
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Now, therefore,
the Parties agree as follows:
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Selected Defined Terms and
Abbreviations
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In
this Agreement, except where set forth otherwise, the following
terms and abbreviations shall have the following
meaning:
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“ Business Days
”: any days other than Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays, in each case in Munich/Germany.
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“ Confidential
Information ”: shall mean information relating to this
Agreement (including its Annexes), the Parties and their businesses
regardless of the manner of acquisition and of whether such
information has been given verbally, in writing or otherwise (
e.g. , in the form of drawings, photographs or
equipment).
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“ Effective Date
”: shall be 2 March 2008, 0.00 am.
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“ EUR ”: Euro,
the lawful currency of the European Union.
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“ GmbHG ”: the
German Act on Limited Liability Companies.
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“ HGB ”: the
German Commercial Code.
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“ Signing Date ”
( Unterzeichnungsstichtag ): shall be the day on which this
Agreement has been duly executed.
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“ ZPO ”: the
German Civil Procedure Code.
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Sale and Assignment of the Seller LP
Interests
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2.1
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With economic effect as of the
Effective Date, the Seller hereby sells ( verkaufen ) its
Seller LP Interests to the Purchaser who accepts such
sales.
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2.2
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The
Seller hereby transfers (abtreten) the Seller LP Interests as
sold in accordance with Section 2.1 by way of subrogation (im
Wege der Sonderrechtsnachfolge) to the Purchaser. The Purchaser
hereby accepts such assignments. The transfer shall only become
effective upon its registration in the commercial register of EB KG
(the “ Transfer Date ”).
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2.3
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The
sale and transfer of the Seller LP Interests shall include all
ancillary rights and obligations appertaining thereto (
Nebenrechte ), including the rights to undistributed profits
and the profit of the current business year and including any and
all of Seller’s shareholder accounts (
Gesellschafterkonten ), and all ancillary obligations for
losses and liabilities, including those arising prior to the
Transfer Date.
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2.4
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Heinrich Heine, SportScheck and EB
GmbH have consented to such sale and transfer by written
declarations attached hereto as Annex 2.4 .
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Sale and Transfer of the Seller
Share
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3.1
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With economic effect as of the
Effective Date, the Seller hereby sells ( verkaufen ) the
Seller Share to the Purchaser who hereby accepts such
sale.
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3.2
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The
Seller hereby assigns ( abtreten ) the Seller Share as sold
in accordance with Section 3.1 to the Purchaser. The Purchaser
hereby accepts such assignments. The transfer shall only become
effective upon the registration of the transfer of the Seller LP
Interests in the commercial register as provided in
Section 2.1.
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3.3
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The
sale and transfer of the Seller Share shall include all ancillary
rights appertaining thereto ( Nebenrechte ), including the
rights to undistributed profits and the profit of the current
business year, and all ancillary obligations, including the
obligation for losses and liabilities, including those arising
prior to the Transfer Date.
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3.4
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Pursuant to Section 7 of the
articles of association of EB GmbH, a transfer of shares requires
the consent of all shareholders. Heinrich Heine and SportScheck
have consented to such sale and transfer by written declarations
attached hereto as Annex 3.4 .
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3.5
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The
Parties shall without delay notify EB GmbH of the transfer of the
Seller Share in accordance with Section 16 GmbHG.
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Purchase Price and Payment Terms /
Purchase Price Adjustment
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4.1
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The
purchase price for the Seller LP Interests shall be EUR 1 and the
purchase price for the Seller Share shall be EUR 1; thus, the
aggregate purchase price amounts to EUR 2 (the “ Final
Purchase Price ”).
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4.2
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The
Purchaser hereby pays the Final Purchase Price in cash to the
Seller and the Seller acknowledges receipt of the amount of EUR
2.
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4.3
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In
case the Purchaser sells, assigns, transfers, merges or otherwise
disposes all or part of the shares Purchaser holds or will hold in
EB KG (or any of EB KG’s legal successors) (the “
Resale ”), the Purchaser shall be entitled
to
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(a)
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26.5% (40% of 2/3rds) of the
purchase price which the Purchaser receives as a result of such
Resale or Resales if the underlying Resale agreement or agreements
is or are signed before 28 February 2009, and/or
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(b)
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13.2% (40% of 1/3rd) of the purchase
price which the Purchaser receives as a result of such Resale or
Resales if the underlying Resale agreement or agreements is or are
signed after 28 February 2009 but before 28
February 2010.
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The
Purchaser shall notify the Seller of any Resale and submit any
agreement underlying the Resale to the Seller, in each case without
undue delay ( unverzüglich ). In the event that in the
Resale consideration other than in cash is provided for, or
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such Resale is
made partly or in full without consideration (the “
Non-Consideration ”), the Purchaser shall state in the
notification to the Seller the equivalent monetary value of such
consideration or Non-Consideration. The value of such consideration
shall be determined in accordance with the respective
consideration’s fair market value. The value of the
Non-Consideration shall be determined in accordance with the
respective EB KG share’s fair market value. In the event of
doubt as to the accuracy of such valuation, the Seller may instruct
an independent expert (e.g., an auditor) to submit a report and
determine the fair market value of such consideration or the
respective EB KG share. The costs inc
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