EXHIBIT 2.3
1
July 2004
(1) MEGGITT
ACQUISITION LIMITED
(2) MEGGITT
PLC
and
(3) STANDARD AERO
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEPARATION AGREEMENT
RELATING TO
THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DIVISION AND
THE ENGINE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL DIVISION OF THE
DUNLOP STANDARD AEROSPACE GROUP
LATHAM &
WATKINS
99 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XF
United Kingdom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
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2.
CONDITIONS
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3.
COMPLETION
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4. WRONG POCKET
LOSSES AND NO POCKET LOSSES
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5. TRANSFER OF
WRONG POCKET ASSETS
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6. CONTRACTS
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7. GUARANTEES AND
INDEBTEDNESS
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8. INSURANCE
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9. APPOINTMENT OF
EXPERT
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10. SHARED
EMPLOYEES AND SHARED SERVICES
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11.
NON-SOLICITATION
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12. TAXES
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13. RIGHTS IN
TRANSFERRED NAMES AND MARKS
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14. REAL
ESTATE
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15. TRANSFERRING
EMPLOYEES
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16. PENSIONS
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17. CONSULTATION
REGARDING REGULATORY AUTHORIZATIONS
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18. DSAG PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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19. CLAIMS, RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE ERO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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20. OBLIGATIONS OF
AN INDEMNIFIED PERSON
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21. GUIDING
PRINCIPLES & CATEGORISATION OF NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE
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22. ESCROW
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23. CONDUCT OF
CLAIMS
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24. DEALINGS
BETWEEN GROUPS
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25.
CONFIDENTIALITY
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26.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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27.
TERMINATION
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28. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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29.
VARIATION
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30.
ASSIGNMENT
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31. COSTS
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32.
INVALIDITY
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33.
COUNTERPARTS
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34. WAIVER
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35. SURVIVAL
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36. FURTHER
ASSURANCE
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37. NOTICES
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38. GENERAL
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39. CONFLICT WITH
OTHER AGREEMENTS
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40. GOVERNING LAW
AND JURISDICTION
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41. ADDRESS FOR
SERVICE
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SCHEDULE 1a
– ERO TRANSFERRED MARKS
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SCHEDULE 1b
– D&M TRANSFERRED MARKS
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SCHEDULE 2 -
PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT IN DSAG PURCHASE
AGREEMENT AND ERO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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SCHEDULE 3 - INTRA
GROUP DEBT
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SCHEDULE 4 - 2ND
ESCROW AGENT
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SCHEDULE 5
-GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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THIS AGREEMENT is
made on 1 st
July 2004
BETWEEN
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MEGGITT ACQUISITION LIMITED a company incorporated and
registered in England and Wales with company number 02005787 whose
registered office is at Farrs House, Cowgrove, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 4EL (the “ DSAG Purchaser ”); |
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MEGGITT PLC a company incorporated and registered in
England and Wales with company number 4329890 whose registered
office is at Farrs House, Cowgrove, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4EL
(“ Meggitt ”); and |
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STANDARD AERO HOLDINGS, INC. a corporation organised
under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ ERO
Purchaser ”). |
WHEREAS:
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The DSAG Purchaser has agreed to acquire the entire issued
share capital of Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group Limited, a company
incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company
number 3573726 whose registered office is at Holbrook Lane,
Coventry CV6 4AA (“ DSAG ”) pursuant to a sale
and purchase agreement entered into between the Managers (as
defined therein), the Investors (as defined therein), the DSAG
Purchaser, Meggitt and the ERO Purchaser, dated on or about the
date hereof (the “ DSAG Purchase Agreement ”).
Meggitt has guaranteed the performance of the obligations of the
DSAG Purchaser under the DSAG Purchase Agreement. |
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The ERO Purchaser has contemporaneously with the signing of the
DSAG Purchase Agreement agreed to acquire the entire issued and
outstanding capital stock or share capital, as applicable, of each
of Dunlop Standard Aerospace (US) Inc., Standard Aero Limited,
Standard Aero (Asia) Pte Ltd., Standard Aero (Australia) Pty
Limited and Dunlop Standard Aerospace (Nederland) B.V. pursuant to
a sale and purchase agreement entered into between DSAG, the ERO
Vendors and the ERO Purchaser, dated on or about the date hereof
(the “ ERO Purchase Agreement ”). |
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This Agreement sets out the terms on which relations between
the DSAG Purchaser and the ERO Purchaser will be governed with
effect from Completion. |
IT IS AGREED as
follows:
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: |
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“ 1st Escrow Account ” shall have the
meaning given to the definition “Escrow Account” in the
DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ 1st Escrow Agent ” shall have the meaning
to the definition “Escrow Agent” in the DSAG Purchase
Agreement; |
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“ 2nd Escrow Account ” means a separately
designated interest-bearing account in the name of the 2nd Escrow
Agent; |
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“ 2nd Escrow Agent ” means such person as
the DSAG Purchaser and the ERO Purchaser may agree in writing save
that, in the event such parties cannot agree, such major bank with
a AA credit rating or more as may be chosen by the DSAG Purchaser,
and appointed pursuant to the Escrow Agreement; |
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“A380 Issue” means whether or not the Dunlop
Carbon Solution (as defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement) is
achieved in accordance with Schedule 12 of the DSAG Purchase
Agreement; |
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“ Act ” means the Companies Act 1985; |
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“Actual D&M Debt” means D&M Debt as
derived from the D&M Purchase Price Adjustment Statement,
finally Determined; |
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“Actual ERO Debt” means ERO Debt as derived
from the ERO Purchase Price Adjustment Statement, finally
Determined; |
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“Actual Net D&M Assets” means Actual Net
Assets (as defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement) insofar as they
are assets or liabilities of the Group Companies other than the ERO
Companies, finally Determined; |
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“Actual Net D&M Debt” means Net D&M
Debt as at the close of business on the Adjustment Date (provided
that the items in paragraphs (e) and (g) in the
definition of D&M Debt and the items referred to in paragraph
(a) (to the extent specified in Part VII of Schedule 5 of
the DSAG Purchase Agreement) in the definition of D&M Specific
Adjustments will be determined as of the Completion Date), finally
Determined; |
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“Actual Net ERO Assets” has the meaning
given in Schedule 2 of the ERO Purchase Agreement, finally
Determined; |
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“ Actual Net ERO Debt ” has the meaning
given in Schedule 2 of the ERO Purchase Agreement, finally
Determined; |
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“ Actual Net Assets ” has the meaning given
in Schedule 5 of the DSAG Purchase Agreement, finally
Determined; |
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“ Adjustment Date ” has the meaning given in
the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Agreed Rate ” means 3 per cent above the
base rate from time to time of National Westminster Bank plc; |
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“ Announcement ” means the release by or on
behalf of Meggitt of a press announcement announcing (i) the
proposed transaction contemplated by the DSAG Purchase Agreement
and (ii) a rights issue by Meggitt to an information
dissemination |
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provider approved by the Financial Services Authority whose
name is set out in schedule 12 of the Listing Rules and the release
of such announcement by such information dissemination
provider; |
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“ Assets ” means assets (including
Intellectual Property) and properties but shall not include the
benefit or burden of any contracts of whatever nature; |
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“ Balancing Payment ” means the aggregate
net payment (if any) required to be made by Clause 3.7 and
Schedule 3 with interest at the Agreed Rate from the
Completion Date to the date on which such amount is paid; |
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“ Bonds ” means the 11.875% High Yield Notes
issued by Dunlop Standard Aerospace Holdings plc due 2009 ; |
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“ Business Day ” means a day (excluding
Saturdays and Sundays) on which banks generally are open in both
London and New York for the transaction of normal banking
business; |
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“ Completion ” has the meaning ascribed to
it in the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Completion Date ” has the meaning ascribed
to it in the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ D&M Assigned Employees ” means those
employees engaged wholly or mainly in the D&M Business but
employed by an ERO Company; |
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“ D&M Business ” means in respect of the
DSAG Group: (1) the design and manufacture of wheels, brakes
and braking systems for military, civil, regional and business
aircraft including helicopters and an associated aftermarket
business; (2) the design and manufacture of polymers and
composites products for aerospace applications business;
(3) the business of designing and manufacturing for de-icing
equipment for aircraft including helicopters; (4) a fluids
dynamics business including the design and manufacture of valves,
heat exchangers, fuel cells and oil separators; and
(5) certain industrial and transportation applications of
technologies developed by and as such industrial and transportation
applications are carried on at the date of this Agreement by the
D&M Companies; |
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“D&M Cash” means the cash and cash
equivalents of each Group Company (other than ERO Companies)
determined in accordance with GAAP as reflected in the cash book of
each Group Company (other than the ERO Companies) (but so that, for
the avoidance of doubt, the amount of all issued but uncleared
cheques shall be excluded from D&M Cash and the amount of all
deposited but uncleared cheques and similar items shall be included
in D&M Cash); |
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“ D&M Companies ” means DSAG and its
subsidiaries immediately prior to Completion other than the ERO
Companies and including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Reorganisation Companies; |
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“ D&M Contract ” means any contract
which relates to the D&M Business (including Intellectual
Property Licences), but excluding the D&M Guarantees, the ERO
Guarantees, employment contracts, the lease agreement(s) relating
to the DSAG |
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facilities in Singapore and Forest Row, Georgia, USA and
agreements relating to D&M Debt; |
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“D&M Debt” means the following items on
a combined basis for all Group Companies other than ERO
Companies: |
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the principal amount outstanding of borrowings and indebtedness
for borrowed money or in the nature of borrowings (excluding all
Intra Group Debt); plus |
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the principal amounts under any finance leases or capitalised
leases and the outstanding principal amount of debt purchase
contracts, factoring or similar agreements whether or not interest
bearing; plus |
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the principal amount of off balance sheet financial obligations
in respect of letters of credit, acceptances, or similar
obligations in the nature of indebtedness, but not including
performance bonds or guarantees or similar instruments; plus |
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the amount of customer deposits, unearned revenue or advance
payments received, for which the associated supplies of goods or
services have not been made at or prior to the Adjustment Date net
of related work in progress, accounts receivable, raw materials or
finished goods reflected within the Actual Net D&M Assets;
plus |
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net breakage costs for the unwinding of any foreign exchange
and interest rate hedges, calculated on the basis that such
breakage or unwinding occurred on the Completion Date (other than
the D&M Hedge, as defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement) and
if such breakage on a net basis will result in the receipt by the
Group Companies (other than the ERO Companies) of a positive sum
such amount shall be deducted from Net D&M Debt; plus |
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obligations as of the Adjustment Date in respect of the
deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business); plus |
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the aggregate amount of any break fees, prepayment penalties or
premiums, fees or other costs and expenses which may be incurred by
the Group Companies (other than any ERO Companies) to terminate or
repay any of the items in (a) above which are outstanding as
at the Completion Date and any accrued interest in respect of the
above (including all interest to accrue on the Bonds through the
date of redemption of the Bonds); plus |
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any guarantee of any Group Company (other than any ERO Company)
of the obligations of another person or entity (other than another
Group Company) with respect to any of the foregoing as of the
Adjustment Date; plus |
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the amount of the D&M Specific Adjustments, but excluding
those capitalised leases listed in Part VI of Schedule 5
of the DSAG Purchase Agreement ; |
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“ D&M Guarantees ” means those
guarantees and indemnities provided by D&M Companies in respect
of or otherwise relating to any obligations or liabilities of the
ERO Business; |
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“ D&M Managers ” has the meaning
ascribed to it in the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ D&M Purchase Price Adjustment Amount ”
or “ D&M PPA ” means the sum of (x) the
Estimated Net D&M Debt minus the Actual Net D&M Debt and
(y) the Actual Net D&M Assets minus the Estimated Net
D&M Assets; |
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“D&M Purchase Price Adjustment
Statement” means the statement in the format set out in
Part II of Schedule 5 of the DSAG Purchase Agreement delivered
by the Company as provided in paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 of the
DSAG Purchase Agreement setting forth for the D&M Companies
(i) the amount of Estimated Net D&M Assets; (ii) the
amount of Estimated Net D&M Debt; (iii) the amount of each of
Actual Net D&M Assets and Actual Net D&M Debt; and
(iv) the calculation of the D&M PPA and the amount of the
D&M PPA and confirmation to whom the D&M PPA is payable
where applicable under Schedule 2 of this Agreement; |
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“D&M Reference Balance Sheet” means the
balance sheet as set out in Part IV of Schedule 5 to the
DSAG Purchase Agreement containing the pro forma statement of Net
D&M Assets; and a pro forma projected statement of the Net
D&M Assets as of 31 July 2004; |
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“D&M Specific Adjustments” means the
aggregate of: |
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the Tax liability or obligation in respect of or relating to
any foreign exchange gain realized in connection with repayment or
termination of any D&M Debt on the Completion Date or
redemption or defeasance of the Bonds on the Completion Date which
is calculated as set out in Part VII of Schedule 5 to the
DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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as of the Completion Date, any and all costs or expenses
incurred by the Group Companies (other than the ERO Companies) in
connection with the transactions contemplated by (i) the DSAG
Purchase Agreement or this Agreement or (ii) the Durango or
Power 2 transactions that, in each case, are unpaid as of the
Adjustment Date (including all Taxes and other costs payable by a
Group Company (other than ERO Companies) thereon) but excluding the
withholding or withholding tax referred to in clause 4 of the ERO
Purchase Agreement, any form of Tax, if any, howsoever arising in
connection with the implementation of the DSAG Purchase Agreement
or this Agreement and the costs of obtaining the Third Party
Consents relating to the D&M Business). For the avoidance of
doubt, any and all costs or expenses incurred by any Group Company
which is not an ERO Group Company between the Adjustment Date and
the Completion Date in respect of work carried out by persons
engaged by or on behalf of the DSAG Purchaser shall be for the
account of the DSAG Purchaser and shall not be for the account of
the DSAG Vendors; |
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(c) |
the amount of £8.6 million in lieu of any provision
for any deficit in the Group’s U.K. defined benefit pension
scheme; |
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the aggregate amount of loyalty bonuses or incentive payments
due to Sale Business Employees and not paid at or before the
Adjustment Date (including amounts which are conditional if
Completion occurs) payable by the Group Companies (other than ERO
Companies) together with all Tax and other costs payable by any
such Group Company thereon; and |
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adding back the sums receivable by any D&M Group Company on
the exercise of Options pursuant to sub-clause 2.2(a) of the DSAG
Purchase Agreement, less any sum to be paid by any D&M
Group Company for the cash cancellation of Options pursuant to
sub-clause 2.2(b) of the DSAG Purchase Agreement to the extent that
such sums are not included with D&M Cash; |
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“ Determination ” means in respect of the
DSAG Purchase Price Adjustment Amount or the ERO Purchase Price
Adjustment Amount or the D&M Purchase Price Adjustment Amount
or the A380 Issue the final determination or agreement of the same
either (i) if a Dispute Notice is not delivered before the
expiry of the relevant Review Period, the date following the last
day within such relevant Review Period; or (ii) if a Dispute
Notice is delivered before the expiry of such relevant Review
Period, the date of resolution of all matters set out in the
Dispute Notice by mutual agreement of the relevant parties in
accordance with the relevant agreement (as appropriate), or,
failing any such agreement and the Accountant or Expert (as
appropriate) being retained in relation thereto, the date on which
the report of the Accountant or Expert has been received by the
relevant parties in dispute and “ Determined ”
shall be construed accordingly; |
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“ DSAG ” has the meaning given in Recital
A; |
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“ DSAG Group ” means DSAG and its
subsidiaries from time to time prior to Completion; |
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“ DSAG Purchase Price Adjustment Amount ” or
“ DSAG PPA ” means the Purchase Price Adjustment
Amount as defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement (i.e. ignoring any
DSAG Escrow limit). |
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“ DSAG Purchase Price Adjustment Statement ”
has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2; |
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“ DSAG Vendors ” has the same meaning as
“Vendors” in the DSAG Purchase Agreement |
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“ ERO Assigned Employees ” means those
employees engaged wholly or mainly in the ERO Business but employed
by a D&M Company; |
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“ ERO Business ” means, in respect of the
DSAG Group, the business of (i) providing comprehensive repair
and overhaul services on a wide range of gas turbine engines as
used on regional, military and business jet aircraft, helicopters,
ships, and (ii) certain industrial applications and related
engineering services as such industrial applications |
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and related engineering services are carried on at the date of
this Agreement by the ERO Companies; |
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“ ERO Companies ” means Dunlop Standard
Aerospace (US) Inc., Standard Aero Limited, Standard Aero
(Asia) Pte Limited, Standard Aero (Australia) Pty Limited and
Dunlop Standard Aerospace (Nederland) B.V. and their subsidiaries
immediately prior to Completion and excluding, for the avoidance of
doubt, the Reorganisation Companies; |
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“ ERO Contract ” means any contract which
relates to the ERO Business (including Intellectual Property
Licences) but excluding the D&M Guarantees, the ERO Guarantees,
employment contracts, the lease agreements relating to the DSAG
facilities in Singapore and Forest Row, Georgia, USA and agreements
relating to ERO Debt; |
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“ ERO Counsels’ Account ” means such
account(s) as such be notified to the DSAG Purchaser prior to
Completion; |
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“ERO Debt” has the meaning given in
Schedule 2 of the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ ERO Guarantees ” means those guarantees
and indemnities provided by ERO Companies in respect of or
otherwise relating to any obligations or liabilities of the D&M
Business; |
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“ ERO Managers ” has the meaning ascribed to
it in the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ ERO Purchase Price Adjustment Amount ” or
“ ERO PPA ” means the ERO Purchase Price
Adjustment Amount as defined in the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ERO Purchase Price Adjustment Statement”
means the statement in the format set out in Part II of
Schedule 5 of the DSAG Purchase Agreement delivered by the
Company as provided in paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 of the DSAG
Purchase Agreement setting forth for the ERO Companies (i) the
amount of Estimated Net ERO Assets; (ii) the amount of
Estimated Net ERO Debt; (iii) the amount of each of Actual Net ERO
Assets and Actual Net ERO Debt; and (iv) the calculation of
the ERO PPA and the amount of the ERO PPA and confirmation to whom
the ERO PPA is payable where applicable under Schedule 2 of
this Agreement; |
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“ ERO Payable ” means the aggregate of all
amounts owed by any ERO Company to any Group Company (other than an
ERO Company) (other than any Intra Group Trading Amount); |
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“ ERO Receivable ” means the aggregate of
all amounts owed by any Group Company (other than an ERO Company)
to any ERO Company (other than any Intra Group Trading
Amount); |
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“ ERO Vendors ” has the same meaning as
“Vendors” in the ERO Purchase Agreement but for the
purpose of Clause 19 only, shall include DSAG; |
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“ Escrow Account ” has the same meaning as
in the DSAG Purchase Agreement |
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“ Escrow Agreement ” means an agreement to
be entered into between the DSAG Purchaser, the ERO Purchaser and
the 2nd Escrow Agent on terms incorporating, inter alia, the terms
set out in Schedule 4 and otherwise in such form as may
reasonably be agreed between the DSAG Purchaser and the ERO
Purchaser after the date of this Agreement; |
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“ Estimated Balancing Payment ” shall have
the meaning given to it in the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Estimated ERO Payable ” shall mean the
estimate of the ERO Payable set out within the estimated Intra
Group Debt provided to the DSAG Purchaser and the ERO Purchaser
pursuant to the terms of the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Estimated ERO Receivable ” shall mean the
estimate of the ERO Receivable set out within the estimated Intra
Group Debt provided to the DSAG Purchaser and the ERO Purchaser
pursuant to the terms of the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Estimated Net D&M Assets ” means
£115,952,000; |
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“ Estimated Net D&M Debt ” shall mean
the estimate of Net D&M Debt as notified to, inter alia, the
DSAG Purchaser pursuant to Clause 3(b) of Schedule 5 of the
DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Estimated Net ERO Assets ” means
£153,256,000; |
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“ Estimated Net ERO Debt ” shall have the
meaning given to it in the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Excluded Losses ” means (i) with
respect to each party, any Losses arising out of or relating to any
(A) Actual D&M Debt in the case of the DSAG Purchaser or
Actual ERO Debt in the case of the ERO Purchaser or (B) the
obligations of any party under this Agreement, the DSAG Purchase
Agreement or the ERO Purchase Agreement, (ii) with respect to
the ERO Purchaser or any ERO Company, any Losses arising out of or
relating to any liability (other than Actual ERO Debt) to the
extent reflected or taken into account in determining the Purchase
Price Adjustment pursuant to the ERO Purchase Agreement and
(iii) with respect to Meggitt, the DSAG Purchaser or any
D&M Company, any Losses arising out of or relating to any
liability (other than Actual D&M Debt) to the extent reflected
or taken into account in determining the Purchase Price Adjustment
pursuant to the DSAG Purchase Agreement but not reflected or taken
into account in determining the Purchase Price Adjustment pursuant
to the ERO Purchase Agreement and (iv) Taxes, except as
otherwise provided in Clause 12 hereof; |
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“ Expert ” means a person appointed pursuant
to Clause 9 of this Agreement; |
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“ Group ” means, in relation to any company,
the company and each of its subsidiaries; |
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“ Guiding Principles ” means the principles
applied in connection with any payments from the 2 nd Escrow Account
and any additional payments made in accordance with Clause 21 and
in each case in accordance with Schedule 5; |
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“ Indemnified Person ” means the person
(whether or not a party to this Agreement but if not a party, who
is a member of the DSAG Purchaser’s Group or a member of the
ERO Purchaser’s Group) who has received an indemnity payment
pursuant to this Agreement or who has the right to receive any
indemnity payment pursuant to this Agreement; |
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“ Indemnifying Person ” means the person
(whether or not a party to this Agreement but if not a party, who
is a member of the DSAG Purchaser’s Group or a member of the
ERO Purchaser’s Group) who has made an indemnity payment
pursuant to this Agreement or who has an obligation to make any
indemnity payment pursuant to this Agreement; |
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“ Initial ERO Consideration ” shall have the
meaning given to “ Initial Consideration ” set
out within the ERO Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Intellectual Property ” means
(a) patents, trade marks, designs, trade, business and company
names, copyrights (including, but not limited to, neighbouring
rights and rights in software), database rights, designs and
inventions and other intellectual property rights and (b) all
rights of a similar nature having equivalent or similar effect to
the foregoing, in each case wherever subsisting in the world and
whether registered or unregistered and including pending
applications for registration of any of the foregoing; |
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“ Intellectual Property Licences ” means
licences of Intellectual Property granted to or by an ERO Company
or a D&M Company (as the case may be) (but excluding any
shrink-wrap or click-wrap software which is readily available in
the marketplace); |
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“ Intra Group Debt ” means the aggregate of
the ERO Payables minus the ERO Receivables (other than any Intra
Group Trading Amount) as set out on the Intra Group Debt
Statement; |
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“ Intra Group Debt Statement ” means the
statement of the Intra Group Debt to be agreed or determined
pursuant to Clause 3 and Schedule 3; |
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“ Intra Group Trading Amount ” means each
amount owed for goods and services supplied by or to the ERO
Business for goods or services in the ordinary course of business
of the supplier and charged to or by the D&M Business (but
excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Intra Group Debt) at
Completion; |
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“ Lien ” means a mortgage, charge, pledge,
lien, option, restriction, right of first refusal, right of pre
emption, third party right or interest, other encumbrance or
security interest of any kind, or another type of preferential
arrangement (including, without limitation, a title transfer or
retention arrangement) having similar effect; |
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“ Losses ” means actions, proceedings,
losses, damages, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses including
fines, penalties, clean-up costs, legal and other professional
fees, other than any Excluded Losses; |
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“Net D&M Assets” means the combined
total assets of the Group Companies other than the ERO Companies
(other than D&M Cash, deferred license costs other than licence
costs paid after the date hereof for Tenders (as defined in the
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Agreement) accepted after the date hereof, deferred development
costs and goodwill) less the combined total liabilities of such
Group Companies other than the ERO Companies (other than D&M
Debt, deferred income/grant related to the SASAI PBA contract or
costs associated with obtaining the Third Party Consents in
relation to the D&M Business), in each case, determined in
accordance with Schedule 5 of the DSAG Purchase Agreement;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Tax
benefit, Tax asset or Tax deduction or withholding relating to or
arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the DSAG Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, any Tax
benefit or deduction) arising out of the payment or incurrence of
any transaction expenses, the exercise, vesting, acceleration,
termination or cancellation of any share or stock options in
connection with such transactions, payment of any transaction or
loyalty bonuses, payment or retirement of any D&M Debt or
payment of any prepayment penalty or premium will be recognised in
the calculation of the Net D&M Assets for the purpose of this
Agreement either as a reduction in total liabilities (such as
income taxes payable) or an increase in total assets (such as
income taxes receivable); |
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“Net D&M Debt” means the aggregate of
the D&M Debt minus the D&M Cash (other than Trapped Cash as
defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement within a Group Company which
is not an ERO Company), which may be a positive or negative
figure; |
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“ Pension Losses ” means any Losses arising
in respect of any Pension Plan, including, without limitation, in
relation to contributions or debt due to or under-funding of any
Pension Plan; |
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“ Pension Plan ” means any pension,
retirement benefit or welfare plan or scheme; |
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“ Policies” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Schedule 7 of the DSAG Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Purchase Price Adjustment Statement” shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule 5 of the DSAG
Purchase Agreement; |
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“ Purchaser’s Counsel’s Account
” shall have the meaning as set out within the DSAG Purchase
Agreement; |
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“ Reference Balance Sheets ” has the meaning
in paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2; |
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“Regulations” means the E.C. Acquired Rights
Directive 2001/23 (“ ARD ”), as amended, the
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
1981, as amended, and any other national legislation of a member
state of the European Union that implements the ARD; |
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“ Relevant Interest ” means such interest
which has accrued on the amount of the DSAG PPA within the 1
st
Escrow Account up to and including the date of payment of such
amount from the 1 st Escrow
Account. |
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“ Relevant Transfer ” means a relevant
transfer in terms of the Regulations; |
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“ Reorganisation Companies ” means Dunlop
Aerospace North America Inc., Stewart Warner South Wind Corporation
and their subsidiaries; |
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“ Taxation ” or “ Tax ”
means all forms of taxation and all forms of statutory,
governmental, state, federal, provincial, local government or
municipal charges, deficiencies, duties, imposts, contributions,
levies, withholdings or liabilities, including income, gross
receipts, franchise, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated,
sales, use, escheat, transfer, registration, value added, excise,
utility, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real property,
personal property, capital stock, social security, national
insurance, unemployment, disability, payroll, license, occupation,
employee or other withholding, or other tax, of any kind whatsoever
and wherever imposed, including, without limitation, any interest,
deficiencies, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts
in respect of the foregoing; |
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“ Tax Asset ” means any investment tax
credit, foreign tax credit, unclaimed capital allowance, charitable
deduction or any other item of deduction, loss, credit or tax
attribute which could reduce Taxes; |
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“ Trustee ” shall mean the Trustee of the
Bonds; and |
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In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) |
references to “persons” or
“undertakings” shall include individuals, firms,
companies or other bodies corporate (wherever incorporated),
unincorporated associations, partnerships state or agency of a
state, any joint venture or any works council or employee
representative body (whether or not having separate legal
personality) and other unincorporated bodies (in each case,
wherever resident and for whatever purpose); |
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(b) |
words defined in the singular have the corresponding meaning in
the plural and vice versa; |
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(c) |
references to Clauses, sub-clauses, Schedules and paragraphs
are to the Clauses, sub-clauses of and Schedules to this Agreement
and to the paragraphs in such Schedules respectively unless the
context otherwise requires; |
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(d) |
any reference to a statutory provision or an
“enactment” is a reference to such statutory provision
or “enactment” as from time to time amended before the
date of this Agreement, consolidated or re-enacted (with or without
modification) and includes all instruments or orders made under
such statutory provision or enactment (as so amended, consolidated,
re-enacted or modified); |
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(e) |
any reference to a document “in the agreed form” is
to the form of the relevant document agreed between the parties and
for the purpose of identification initialled by each of them or on
their behalf of their representatives (in each case with such
amendments as may be agreed in writing by or on behalf of the
parties); |
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(f) |
references to any English legal term for any action, remedy,
method of judicial proceeding, legal document, legal status, court,
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concept shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than
England, be deemed to include the legal concept which most nearly
approximates in that jurisdiction to the English legal term and
references to any English statute shall be construed so as to
include equivalent or analogous laws of any other
jurisdiction; |
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(g) |
references to a “party” are to each of the DSAG
Purchaser and the ERO Purchaser (but, for the avoidance of doubt,
not to Meggitt) and any person who becomes a party to this
Agreement pursuant to Clause 3 hereof and each of their successors
and permitted assigns, as the context may require, and the term
“parties” shall be construed accordingly; |
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(h) |
liability under, pursuant to or arising out of (or any
analogous expression) any agreement, contract, Agreement or other
instrument includes a reference to contingent liability under,
pursuant to or arising out of (or any analogous expression) that
agreement, contract, Agreement or other instrument; |
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(i) |
references to a party being liable to another party, or to
liability, includes, but is not limited to any liability in equity,
contract or tort (including negligence) or under the
Misrepresentation Act 1967; |
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(j) |
a “subsidiary undertaking” or “parent
undertaking” is to be construed in accordance with
Section 258 of the Act and to a “subsidiary” or
“holding company” is to be construed in accordance with
Section 736 of the Act; and |
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(k) |
reference to times of the day are to London time. |
| 1.3 |
The Schedules form part of this Agreement and shall have the
same effect as if expressly set out in the body of this Agreement.
Accordingly, any reference to “this Agreement” shall
include the Schedules. |
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| 1.4 |
Capitalised terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the DSAG Purchase Agreement. |
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| 1.5 |
The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference
only and shall in no way be construed to define, limit, describe,
explain, modify, amplify, or add to the interpretation,
construction or meaning of any provision of, or scope or intent of,
this Agreement nor in any way affect this Agreement. |
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| 2. |
CONDITIONS |
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| 2.1 |
This Agreement shall be wholly conditional upon the
Announcement being made. In the event that the Announcement is not
made by 1pm (London time) on 6 July 2004, this Agreement shall
terminate automatically and no party to this Agreement shall have
any rights against any other party to this Agreement. The
obligations in Clauses 3 to 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 26 of this
Agreement shall also be conditional upon Completion of the DSAG
Purchase Agreement and the ERO Purchase Agreement. |
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| 2.2 |
If the obligations in Clauses 3 to 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24 and
26 of this Agreement have not become unconditional by the End Date
(as defined in the DSAG Purchase Agreement), this Agreement shall
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any claim of any nature whatsoever against the other under this
Agreement (save in respect of any rights and liabilities of the
parties which have accrued prior to termination as a result of
breach of this Agreement prior to termination). |
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| 2.3 |
On and following Completion, the provisions of Schedule 2
shall apply. |
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| 3. |
COMPLETION |
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| 3.1 |
On and following the Completion Date, the DSAG Purchaser shall,
upon taking the actions specified in the next following sentence,
cause the D&M Companies to become parties to this Agreement and
to guarantee the obligations of the DSAG Purchaser under this
agreement by executing and delivering to the ERO Purchaser and the
ERO Companies a joinder agreement in a form reasonably acceptable
to the ERO Purchaser. The DSAG Purchaser shall to the extent
possible, cause such of the D&M Companies as are incorporated
in England and Wales to take the actions specified in
Sections 155-158 of the Act to permit the giving of any
“financial assistance” (as defined in
Section 152(1) of the Act) necessary to become parties to this
Agreement as contemplated by this Clause 3.1. |
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| 3.2 |
On and following the Completion Date, if the D&M Companies
have become parties to this Agreement, the ERO Purchaser shall
cause the ERO Companies to become parties to this Agreement and to
guarantee the obligations of the ERO Purchaser under this Agreement
by executing and delivering to the DSAG Purchaser and the D&M
Companies a joinder agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to
the DSAG Purchaser. |
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| 3.3 |
If at any time after the Completion Date, the ERO Purchaser or
any of the ERO Companies shall transfer over half of the business
or assets which are held by it and which relate to the ERO Business
(i) to (an)other member(s) of its Group or to a holding
company (as defined in Clause 1.2(j) as if Clause 1.2(f) did not
apply) of the ERO Purchaser or to any other member(s) of that
holding company’s Group or (ii) to any person owned or
controlled by T.C. Group LLC, doing business as The Carlyle Group
otherwise than on terms that the transferor reasonably believes to
be on arm’s-length terms, then it shall be a condition of
such transfer that the ERO Purchaser shall cause the transferee(s)
thereof to become parties to this Agreement and the transferees
shall guarantee the obligations of the ERO Purchaser under this
Agreement by executing and delivering to the DSAG Purchaser and the
D&M Companies a joinder agreement in a form reasonably
acceptable to the DSAG Purchaser. |
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| 3.4 |
If at any time after the Completion Date, the D&M Purchaser
or any of the D&M Companies shall transfer over half of the
business or assets which are held by it and which relate to the
D&M Business to (an)other member(s) of its Group (including for
this purpose any subsidiary of Meggitt Plc), then it shall be a
condition of such transfer that the Meggitt transferee(s) thereof
shall become parties to this Agreement and the transferees shall
guarantee the obligations of the DSAG Purchaser under this
Agreement by executing and delivering to the ERO Purchaser and the
ERO Companies a joinder agreement in a form reasonably acceptable
to the ERO Purchaser. |
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| 3.5 |
In Clauses 3.3 and 3.4 “transfer” shall include one
or more related transfers. Each party agrees not to enter into any
transaction or series of transactions whose primary purpose is
designed to circumvent or avoid the provisions of Clauses 3.3 or
3.4 as the case may be. |
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| 3.6 |
The provisions of Schedule 3 shall apply in respect of the
preparation of the Intra-Group Debt Statement and the agreement or
determination of the Balancing Payment. |
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| 3.7 |
Subject to Clause 3.8: |
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(a) |
if the ERO Payable shown by the Intra Group Debt Statement is
more than the Estimated ERO Payable, the ERO Purchaser shall pay to
the DSAG Purchaser an amount equal to such excess and the DSAG
Purchaser shall repay to the ERO Purchaser an amount equal to such
excess; |
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(b) |
if the Estimated ERO Payable exceeds the ERO Payable shown by
the Intra Group Debt Statement, the DSAG Purchaser shall repay to
the ERO Purchaser an amount equal to such excess, and the ERO
Purchaser shall pay to the DSAG Purchaser an amount equal to such
excess; |
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(c) |
if the amount of the ERO Receivable shown by the Intra Group
Debt Statement is greater than the Estimated ERO Receivable, the
DSAG Purchaser shall pay to the ERO Purchaser an amount equal to
such excess, and the ERO Purchaser shall pay to the DSAG Purchaser
an amount equal to such excess; |
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(d) |
if the amount of the Estimated ERO Receivable is more than the
ERO Receivable shown by the Intra Group Debt Statement, the ERO
Purchaser shall pay to the DSAG Purchaser an amount equal to such
excess, and the DSAG Purchaser shall repay to the ERO Purchaser an
amount equal to such excess. |
| 3.8 |
Within five Business Days starting on the day after agreement
or determination of the Intra Group Debt Statement, the Balancing
Payment shall be made and shall increase or decrease the Initial
ERO Consideration, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt
no monies shall be paid or payable by the ERO Purchaser or the DSAG
Purchaser or any member of their respective Groups post the
Completion Date in respect of the Intra Group Debt other than the
Balancing Payment. |
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| 3.9 |
The DSAG Purchaser (on behalf of itself and each
Purchaser’s Group Company) and the ERO Purchaser (on behalf
of each relevant ERO Company) acknowledge and undertake to each
other that, after payment of the Balancing Payment, (1) the
DSAG Purchaser to the exclusion of the ERO Purchaser and any ERO
Company shall be responsible for paying each member of the DSAG
Purchaser’s Group the relevant amount of any ERO Payable due
to it and (2) the ERO Purchaser to the exclusion of the DSAG
Purchaser and any DSAG Purchaser’s Group Company shall be
responsible for paying each ERO Company the relevant amount of any
ERO Receivable due to it. |
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| 3.10 |
All payments referred to in this Agreement shall be made by
transfer of funds for same day value to: |
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(a) |
the ERO Counsel’s Account if a payment is due to the ERO
Purchaser; or, as the case may be |
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(b) |
the Purchaser Counsel’s Account if a payment is due to
the DSAG Purchaser; or in either case |
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(c) |
such other account as is notified in writing to the other party
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, |
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provided always that such payments will be made without any set
off, restriction or condition and without any deduction or
withholding (save only as required by law) unless otherwise
specified in this Agreement and that any party making such payment
shall not be concerned to see the application of any such
payment. |
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| 3.11 |
The parties agree that the Intra Group Trading Amount will be
settled on the earlier of: |
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the date 30 days after the supply of the relevant goods
and services; or |
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the date on which the Intra Group Trading Amount would be
settled according to past custom in the ordinary course of business
of the supplier. |
| 3.12 |
Any Balancing Payment payable by the ERO Purchaser shall be
paid only (but immediately) after the DSAG Purchaser shall have
paid the ERO Purchaser an amount equal to such Balancing Payment as
a reduction of the Consideration payable under the ERO Purchase
Agreement. Any Balancing Payment payable by the DSAG Purchaser
shall be paid only (but immediately) after the ERO Purchaser shall
have paid the DSAG Purchaser an amount equal to such Balancing
Payment as an increase in the Consideration payable under the ERO
Purchase Agreement. |
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| 4. |
WRONG POCKET LOSSES AND NO POCKET LOSSES |
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| 4.1 |
To the extent such Losses are not otherwise compensated
pursuant to the arrangements specifically set out elsewhere in this
Agreement, the ERO Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each ERO
Company shall, indemnify and keep indemnified Meggitt, the DSAG
Purchaser and each of the D&M Companies (the “ D&M
Indemnified Parties ”) from and against and in respect
of: |
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(a) |
one hundred percent (100%) of any Losses suffered or incurred
by Meggitt, the DSAG Purchaser, or any of the D&M Companies to
the extent attributable exclusively to or arising exclusively out
of or exclusively in connection with the operation of the ERO
Business before or after Completion; |
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(b) |
any Losses suffered or incurred by Meggitt, the DSAG Purchaser
or any of the D&M Companies relating to or arising out of or in
connection with the operation of both the ERO Business and the
D&M Business before Completion, to the extent attributable
exclusively to the operation of the ERO Business PROVIDED
THAT in the event that the parties cannot agree (and the Expert
cannot determine) the extent to which any of such Losses are
attributable exclusively to the operation of the ERO Business, then
50 percent |
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(50%) of such unattributed Losses shall be deemed to be
attributable to the operation of the ERO Business; |
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(c) |
fifty percent (50%) of any Losses suffered or incurred by
Meggitt, the DSAG Purchaser or any of the D&M Companies which
are: |
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Losses of DSAG, Dunlop Standard Aerospace Holdings plc, Dunlop
Standard Aerospace (UK) Limited, Dunlop Standard Aerospace
Overseas Limited, Dunlop Standard Aerospace Overseas Investments
Limited, Dunlop Holdings Limited or Dunlop Limited; or |
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(ii) |
Losses attributable to or arising out of, or in connection
with, the operations of any discontinued or divested business of
any member of the DSAG Group; |
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in each case relating to the period prior to Completion, other
than, in each case, Losses described in or falling to be
indemnified pursuant to sub-clauses (a), (b), (d) and/or
(e) of this Clause 4.1 or sub-clauses (a), (b),
(d) and/or (e) of Clause 4.2; |
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(d) |
any Pension Losses suffered or incurred by Meggitt, the D&M
Purchaser or any of the D&M Companies relating to or arising
directly or indirectly out of or in connection with Pensions Plans
of any ERO Company excluding any Pension Plan to which Meggitt, the
D&M Purchaser or any of the D&M Companies continue to
contribute to after Completion in respect of their employees
(except in respect of any transitional period); |
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(e) |
fifty percent (50%) of all Losses suffered or incurred by
Meggitt, the DSAG Purchaser or any of the D&M Companies
relating to or arising directly or indirectly out of or in
connection with a failure by any of the ERO Companies to comply
with their obligations which arise prior to Completion under the
Regulations in respect of their employees. |
| 4.2 |
To the extent such Losses are not otherwise compensated
pursuant to the arrangements specifically set out elsewhere in this
Agreement, Meggitt shall, and shall procure that the DSAG Purchaser
and each D&M Company shall indemnify and keep indemnified, the
ERO Purchaser and each of the ERO Companies (the “ ERO
Indemnified Parties ”) from and against and in respect
of: |
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one hundred percent (100%) of any Losses suffered or incurred
by the ERO Purchaser or any of the ERO Companies to the extent
attributable exclusively to or arising exclusively out of or
exclusively in connection with the operation of the D&M
Business before or after Completion; |
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(b) |
any Losses suffered or incurred by the ERO Purchaser or any of
the ERO Companies relating to or arising out of or in connection
with the operation of both the D&M Business and the ERO
Business before Completion, to the extent attributable exclusively
to the operation of the D&M Business PROVIDED THAT in
the event that the parties cannot agree (and the Expert cannot
determine) the extent to which any of such Losses are attributable
exclusively to the operation of the D&M Business, then
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such unattributed Losses shall be deemed to be attributable to
the operation of the D&M Business; |
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(c) |
fifty percent (50%) of any Losses suffered or incurred by the
ERO Purchaser or any of the ERO Companies which are: |
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Losses of Dunlop Standard Aerospace (U.S.) Legal, Inc; or |
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(ii) |
Losses attributable to, arising out of, or in connection with,
the operations of any discontinued or divested business of any
member of the DSAG Group; |
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in each case relating to the period prior to Completion, other
than, in each case, Losses falling to be indemnified pursuant to
sub-clauses (a), (b), (d) and/or (e) of this Clause 4.2
or sub-clauses (a), (b), (d) and/or (e) of Clause
4.1; |
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(d) |
any Pension Losses suffered or incurred by the ERO Purchaser or
any of the ERO Companies relating to or arising directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with Pensions Plans of any
D&M Company excluding any Pension Plan to which the ERO
Purchaser or any of the ERO Companies continue to contribute to
after Completion in respect of their employees (except in respect
of any transitional period); |
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(e) |
fifty percent (50%) of all Losses suffered or incurred by the
ERO Purchaser or any of the ERO Companies relating to or arising
directly or indirectly out of or in connection with a failure by
any of the D&M Companies to comply with their obligations which
arise prior to Completion under the Regulations in respect of their
employees. |
| 4.3 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this
Agreement, no party shall be obliged to pay another party any sum
in respect of any Losses which are contingent until such Losses
have become actual Losses. |
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| 5. |
TRANSFER OF WRONG POCKET ASSETS |
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| 5.1 |
To the extent such Assets are not otherwise dealt with pursuant
to the arrangements specifically set out elsewhere in this
Agreement, and to the extent such Assets are not Tax Assets, the
ERO Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each ERO Company shall,
with effect from Completion, hold as trustee for the benefit of the
DSAG Purchaser any Assets of the ERO Purchaser or any such ERO
Company which at Completion were held by an ERO Company and which
related exclusively or primarily to the D&M Business and shall
procure that such ERO Company transfers such Assets as soon as
reasonably practicable to the DSAG Purchaser or such of the D&M
Companies as the DSAG Purchaser shall nominate without
consideration PROVIDED THAT if any third party consent or
approval is required for the transfer of a particular Asset to be
effective or lawful, then the ERO Purchaser shall, and shall
procure that the relevant ERO Company shall, use its reasonable
endeavours to obtain that consent or approval as soon as reasonably
practicable after Completion. The costs and expenses of such
transfer (including all Taxes) shall be borne and paid by the
recipient of the Asset. If any such Asset was from time to time
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with the ERO Business then, at the request of the ERO
Purchaser, the DSAG Purchaser shall procure that any relevant
D&M Company to whom the Asset is transferred shall grant the
ERO Purchaser and each of the ERO Companies a non-exclusive
royalty-free irrevocable licence to use such Asset (which shall not
restrict the relevant D&M Company from disposing of or
otherwise dealing with such Asset as it sees fit at any time) in
the manner in which it was used by the ERO Business prior to
Completion, which shall be deemed to be effective from Completion
and which licence shall terminate six (6) months after the
Completion Date (save for any licence of Intellectual Property
which shall be for an indefinite period) (provided that there are
no restrictions on such licence being granted). Any such licence
shall be subject to the same provisions regarding assignment as
this Agreement is subject under Clause 29. |
| 5.2 |
To the extent such Assets are not otherwise dealt with pursuant
to the arrangements specifically set out elsewhere in this
Agreement, and to the extent such Assets are not Tax Assets, the
DSAG Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each D&M Company
shall, with effect from Completion, hold as trustee for the benefit
of the ERO Purchaser any Assets of the DSAG Purchaser or any such
D&M Company which at Completion were held by a D&M Company
and which related exclusively or primarily to the ERO Business and
shall procure that such D&M Company transfers such Assets as
soon as reasonably practicable to the ERO Purchaser or such of the
ERO Companies as the ERO Purchaser shall nominate without
consideration PROVIDED THAT if any third party consent or
approval is required for the transfer of a particular Asset to be
effective or lawful, then the DSAG Purchaser shall, and shall
procure that the relevant D&M Company shall, use its reasonable
endeavours to obtain that consent or approval as soon as reasonably
practicable after Completion. The costs and expenses of such
transfer (including all Taxes) shall be borne and paid by the
recipient of the Asset. If any such Asset was from time to time
used in connection with the D&M Business then, at the request
of the DSAG Purchaser, the ERO Purchaser shall procure that any
relevant ERO Company to whom the Asset is transferred shall grant
the DSAG Purchaser and each of the D&M Companies a
non-exclusive royalty-free irrevocable licence to use such asset
(which shall not restrict the relevant ERO Company from disposing
of or otherwise dealing with such Asset as it sees fit at any time)
in the manner in which it was used by the D&M Business prior to
Completion, which shall be deemed to be effective from Completion
and which licence shall terminate six (6) months after the
Completion Date (save for any licence of Intellectual Property
which shall be for an indefinite period) (provided that there are
no restrictions on such licence being granted). Any such licence
shall be subject to the same provisions regarding assignment as
this Agreement is subject under Clause 29. |
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CONTRACTS |
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Notwithstanding the transfer of Assets pursuant to Clause 5,
the ERO Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each ERO Company
shall, with effect from Completion hold as trustee for the benefit
of the DSAG Purchaser any D&M Contracts which an ERO Company is
a party to which prior to Completion related exclusively or
primarily to the D&M Business and shall procure that such ERO
Company assigns such D&M Contracts as soon as reasonably
practicable to the DSAG Purchaser or such of the D&M Companies
as the DSAG Purchaser shall nominate and the DSAG Purchaser |
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shall or shall cause such subsidiary to perform such D&M
Contract in substitution for the assignor and shall indemnify the
assignor against its failure to do so. If a D&M Contract which
an ERO Company is a party to and which prior to Completion related
exclusively or primarily to the D&M Business cannot be
transferred except by an assignment made with a specified
person’s consent or by a novation agreement: |
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this Agreement does not constitute an assignment or an
attempted assignment of the D&M Contract if such would
constitute a breach of the D&M Contract; |
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