STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT among ROHIT DESAI, THE RD NEVADA TRUST, SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., AND STONELEIGH REALTY, LLC and LANNETT COMPANY, INC. dated as of May 15, 2015
Exhibit 2.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
ROHIT DESAI, THE RD NEVADA TRUST, SILARX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., AND
STONELEIGH REALTY, LLC
and
LANNETT COMPANY, INC.
dated as of
May 15, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGREEMENT | 1 |
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 2 |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE | 11 |
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale | 11 |
Section 2.02 Purchase Price | 11 |
Section 2.03 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing | 11 |
Section 2.04 Aggregate Purchase Price Adjustment | 12 |
Section 2.05 Closing | 15 |
Section 2.06 Withholding Tax | 15 |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER | 15 |
Section 3.01 Organization and Authority of Seller | 15 |
Section 3.02 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company | 15 |
Section 3.03 Capitalization | 16 |
Section 3.04 No Subsidiaries | 17 |
Section 3.05 No Conflicts; Consents | 17 |
Section 3.06 Financial Statements | 17 |
Section 3.07 Undisclosed Liabilities | 18 |
Section 3.08 Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions | 18 |
Section 3.09 Material Contracts | 20 |
Section 3.10 Title to Assets; Real Property | 22 |
Section 3.11 Condition and Sufficiency of Assets | 24 |
Section 3.12 Intellectual Property | 24 |
Section 3.13 Inventory | 25 |
Section 3.14 Accounts Receivable | 26 |
Section 3.15 Customers and Suppliers | 26 |
Section 3.16 Insurance | 26 |
Section 3.17 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders | 27 |
Section 3.18 Compliance With Laws; Permits | 27 |
Section 3.19 Environmental Matters | 28 |
Section 3.20 Employee Benefit Matters | 30 |
Section 3.21 Employment Matters | 33 |
Section 3.22 Taxes | 34 |
Section 3.23 Books and Records | 37 |
Section 3.24 Brokers | 37 |
Section 3.25 Full Disclosure | 37 |
Section 3.26 Acknowledgement and Disclaimer | 37 |
Section 3.27 Disclosure Schedules | 38 |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER | 39 |
Section 4.01 Organization and Authority of Buyer | 39 |
Section 4.02 No Conflicts; Consents | 39 |
Section 4.03 Investment Purpose | 39 |
Section 4.04 Brokers | 40 |
Section 4.05 Sufficiency of Funds | 40 |
Section 4.06 Legal Proceedings | 40 |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS | 40 |
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing | 40 |
Section 5.02 Access to Information | 41 |
Section 5.03 No Solicitation of Other Bids | 42 |
Section 5.04 Notice of Certain Events | 43 |
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Section 5.05 Resignations | 43 |
Section 5.06 Confidentiality | 43 |
Section 5.07 Non-competition; Non-solicitation | 44 |
Section 5.08 Governmental Approvals and Consents | 45 |
Section 5.09 Books and Records | 46 |
Section 5.10 Continuation of Employment | 47 |
Section 5.11 Closing Conditions | 47 |
Section 5.12 Public Announcements | 47 |
Section 5.13 Notice of Developments | 48 |
Section 5.14 Notice of Supplemental Disclosure | 48 |
Section 5.15 Further Assurances | 48 |
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ARTICLE VI TAX MATTERS | 48 |
Section 6.01 Tax Covenants | 48 |
Section 6.02 Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements | 49 |
Section 6.03 Tax Indemnification | 50 |
Section 6.04 Straddle Period | 50 |
Section 6.05 Section 338(h)(10) Election | 51 |
Section 6.06 Contests | 51 |
Section 6.07 Cooperation and Exchange of Information | 51 |
Section 6.08 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments | 52 |
Section 6.09 Survival | 52 |
Section 6.10 Overlap | 52 |
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 52 |
Section 7.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties | 52 |
Section 7.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer | 53 |
Section 7.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller | 54 |
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION | 56 |
Section 8.01 Survival | 56 |
Section 8.02 Indemnification By Seller | 56 |
Section 8.03 Indemnification By Buyer | 57 |
Section 8.04 Escrow | 57 |
Section 8.05 Indemnification Procedures | 58 |
Section 8.06 Payments | 60 |
Section 8.07 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments | 61 |
Section 8.08 Effect of Investigation | 61 |
Section 8.09 Exclusive Remedies | 61 |
Section 8.10 Negligence or Misconduct of Indemnified Party | 61 |
Section 8.11 Limits on Indemnification | 61 |
Section 8.12 Computation of Indemnifiable Losses | 62 |
Section 8.13 Mitigation of Damages | 63 |
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION | 63 |
Section 9.01 Termination | 63 |
Section 9.02 Effect of Termination | 64 |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS | 65 |
Section 10.01 Expenses | 65 |
Section 10.02 Notices | 65 |
Section 10.03 Interpretation | 66 |
Section 10.04 Headings | 66 |
Section 10.05 Severability | 66 |
Section 10.06 Entire Agreement | 66 |
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns | 66 |
Section 10.08 No Third-party Beneficiaries | 67 |
Section 10.09 Amendment and Modification; Waiver | 67 |
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 67 |
Section 10.11 Specific Performance | 68 |
Section 10.12 Counterparts | 68 |
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of May 15, 2015, is entered into by and among Lannett Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Buyer), Rohit Desai, an individual (Mr. Desai), the RD Nevada Trust dated 12/31/2011 (the RD Trust, and together with Mr. Desai, the Seller), Silarx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New York corporation (Silarx), and Stoneleigh Realty, LLC, a New York limited liability company (Stoneleigh, and together with Silarx, the Company).
Background
Silarx is in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products for wholesale. Seller collectively owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Silarx (the Silarx Stock). Seller also collectively owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Stoneleigh (collectively, the Stoneleigh Membership Interests, and together with the Silarx Stock, the Equity Interests). Stoneleigh owns the title interest in the real property known as 1033 Stoneleigh Avenue, Carmel, Putman County, New York 10512 (the Operating Facility), which it leases to Silarx.
Buyer is also in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products for wholesale. Buyer and Seller desire that, as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2.05), (a) Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, one hundred percent (100%) of the Silarx Stock; and (b) Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, one hundred percent (100%) of the Stoneleigh Membership Interests, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Buyer and Seller desire that the closing of the purchase and sale of the Silarx Stock and the Stoneleigh Membership Interests be mutually contingent upon each other.
In addition, as of the Closing Date, Buyer desires to enter into the following employment agreements: (1) an employment agreement between Buyer and Mr. Desai, as President of the Silarx Operation of Buyer and Vice President of Buyer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Desai Employment Agreement); and (2) an employment agreement between Buyer and Dr. Mahendra Dedhiya, as Vice President of Scientific Affairs of Buyer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Dedhiya Employment Agreement, and together with the (the Desai Employment Agreement, the Employment Agreements).
Seller and Buyer intend this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions of the sale and purchase of the Equity Interests.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article I:
Accepted Accounting Methods has the meaning set forth in the Accepted Accounting Methods Disclosure Schedule attached hereto.
Acquisition Proposal has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).
Action means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity.
Affiliate of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Aggregate Purchase Price has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Allocation Schedule has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(b).
Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
Balance Sheet Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.
Buyer has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Buyer Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.
Buyers Accountants means Grant Thornton LLP.
CERCLA means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.
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Closing has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
Closing Adjustment has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
Closing Working Capital means: (a) the Current Assets of Silarx, less (b) the Current Liabilities of Silarx, determined as of the open of business on the Closing Date.
Closing Working Capital Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b)(i).
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Company Intellectual Property means all Intellectual Property that is owned or held for use by the Company.
Company IP Agreements means all licenses, sublicenses, consent to use agreements, settlements, coexistence agreements, covenants not to sue, permissions and other Contracts (including any right to receive or obligation to pay royalties or any other consideration), whether written or oral, relating to Intellectual Property to which the Company is a party, beneficiary or otherwise bound.
Company IP Registrations means all Company Intellectual Property that is subject to any issuance registration, application or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority or authorized private registrar in any jurisdiction, including registered trademarks, domain names and copyrights, issued and reissued patents and pending applications for any of the foregoing.
Contracts means all contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral.
Current Assets means cash, accounts receivable, inventory and prepaid expenses, but excluding (a) the portion of any prepaid expense of which Buyer will not receive the benefit following the Closing, (b) deferred Tax assets and (c) receivables from any of the Companys Affiliates, directors, employees, officers, stockholders, members or managers and any of their respective Affiliates, with all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP and the Accepted Accounting Methods applied using the accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies mutually acceptable to Buyer, Seller and the Company.
Current Liabilities means accounts payable, accrued Taxes and accrued expenses, but excluding payables to any of the Companys Affiliates, directors, employees, officers, stockholders, members or managers and any of their respective Affiliates, deferred Tax liabilities
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and the current portion of long-term debt, with all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP or the Accepted Accounting Methods.
Dedhiya Employment Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Desai Employment Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Desai-Jimenez Employment Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Direct Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(c).
Disclosure Documents means the Due Diligence Documents and the Disclosure Schedules, collectively.
Disclosure Schedules means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by Seller and Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Disputed Amounts has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
Dollars or $ means the lawful currency of the United States.
Due Diligence Documents means all documents and other written information delivered to Buyer pursuant to the electronic data room established by Fox Rothschild LLP for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Employment Agreements has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Encumbrance means any charge, claim, community property interest, pledge, condition, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
Environmental Attributes means any emissions and renewable energy credits, energy conservation credits, benefits, offsets and allowances, emission reduction credits or words of similar import or regulatory effect (including emissions reduction credits or allowances under all applicable emission trading, compliance or budget programs, or any other federal, state or regional emission, renewable energy or energy conservation trading or budget program) that have been held, allocated to or acquired for the development, construction, ownership, lease, operation, use or maintenance of the Company as of: (i) the date of this Agreement; and (ii) future years for which allocations have been established and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
Environmental Claim means any Action, Governmental Order, lien, fine, penalty, or, as to each, any settlement or judgment arising therefrom, by or from any Person alleging liability
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of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
Environmental Law means any applicable Law, and any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials. The term Environmental Law includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
Environmental Notice means any written directive, notice of violation or infraction, or notice respecting any Environmental Claim relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
Environmental Permit means any Permit, letter, clearance, consent, waiver, closure, exemption, decision or other action required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to Environmental Law.
Equity Interests has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means all employers (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Company or any of its Affiliates as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
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Escrow Agent means Citibank, N.A.
Estimated Closing Working Capital has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
Estimated Closing Working Capital Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
Government Contracts has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a)(viii).
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
Governmental Order means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Hazardous Materials means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Indemnification Escrow Agreement means the escrow agreement by and among Buyer, Seller and Escrow Agent, to be executed at the Closing in the form agreed upon by Buyer, Seller and Escrow Agent.
Indemnification Escrow Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05.
Independent Accountant has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
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Insurance Policies has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
Intellectual Property means all intellectual property and industrial property rights and assets, and all rights, interests and protections that are associated with, similar to, or required for the exercise of, any of the foregoing, however arising, pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout the world, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, logos, trade dress, design rights and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications and renewals for, any of the foregoing; (b) internet domain names, whether or not trademarks, registered in any top-level domain by any authorized private registrar or Governmental Authority, web addresses, web pages, websites and related content, accounts with Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies and the content found thereon and related thereto, and URLs; (c) works of authorship, expressions, designs and design registrations, whether or not copyrightable, including copyrights, author, performer, moral and neighboring rights, and all registrations, applications for registration and renewals of such copyrights; (d) inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, data collections and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein; (e) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventors certificates, petty patents and patent utility models); (f) software and firmware, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases and other related specifications and documentation; and (g) semiconductor chips and mask works.
Knowledge of Seller or Sellers Knowledge or any other similar knowledge qualification, means the actual and conscious knowledge (but excluding any constructive knowledge) of Mr. Desai, without any inquiry.
Law means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.
Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.
Losses means losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, Actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers.
Marketable Fee Simple Title shall mean good and marketable fee simple title and insurable by a reputable title insurance company qualified to do business in the State of New York at standard rates subject only to the following exceptions: (i) those exceptions contained in
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the Title Report; and (ii) the Stoneleigh Mortgages, if not paid off at Closing, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.05 herein.
Material Adverse Effect means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is, or could reasonably be expected to become, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to (a) the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company, or (b) the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to: (i) general economic or political conditions; (ii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company operates; (iii) any changes in financial or securities markets in general including changes in interest rates or the availability of financing; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof; (v) any action required or permitted by this Agreement, except pursuant to Section 3.05 and Section 5.08; (vi) any changes in applicable Laws or accounting rules, including GAAP; (vii) the public announcement, pendency or completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (viii) Silarxs failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period; provided further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Company compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company conducts its businesses.
Material Contracts has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a).
Material Customers has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).
Material Suppliers has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
Mr. Desai has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Multiemployer Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(c).
Non-U.S. Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
Operating Facility has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Ordinary Course of Business means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice of the business of Seller.
Permits means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, registrations, certificates, variances and similar rights obtained, or required to be obtained, from Governmental Authorities.
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Permitted Encumbrances has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
Post-Closing Adjustment has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b)(ii).
Post-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period beginning on the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period beginning on the Closing Date.
Post-Closing Taxes means Taxes of the Company for any Post-Closing Tax Period.
Pre-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period ending before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending the day prior to the Closing Date.
Pre-Closing Taxes means Taxes of the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period.
Qualified Benefit Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(c).
RD Trust has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Real Property means the real property owned, leased or subleased by the Company, together with all buildings, structures and facilities located thereon, including without limitation the Operating Facility.
Release means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).
Representative means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.
Resolution Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(ii).
Restricted Business means the business of manufacturing, selling or distributing pharmaceutical products.
Restricted Period has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
Review Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(i).
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Section 338(h)(10) Election has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(a).
Seller has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Seller Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03.
Sellers Accountants means MJJRL CPAs.
Silarx has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Silarx Equipment Loan means that certain equipment loan between Silarx and Citibank, N.A., and any lien(s) arising thereunder.
Silarx Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Statement of Objections has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(ii).
Stoneleigh has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Stoneleigh Membership Interests has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Stoneleigh Mortgages means (i) that certain mortgage encumbering the Operating Facility, given by Stoneleigh to Citibank, N.A. and (ii) that certain mortgage encumbering the Operating Facility, given by Stoneleigh to the Small Business Administration.
Stoneleigh Soft Costs Loan means that certain soft costs loan between Silarx and Citibank, N.A., and any lien(s) arising thereunder.
Straddle Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04.
Target Working Capital means $5,000,000.
Taxes means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, built-in gain, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.
Tax Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
Tax Return means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
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Territory means the entire world.
Third Party Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).
Title Report shall mean title commitment MNYA-PP-00234 dated April 25, 2012, together with all endorsements therein issued by Metro NY Abstract, LLC for Old Republic Title Company with respect to the Operating Facility.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Employment Agreements, and the Indemnification Escrow Agreement.
Undisputed Amounts has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
Union has the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(b).
WARN Act means the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and similar state, local and foreign laws related to plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs and employment losses.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, the Equity Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, for the consideration specified in Section 2.02.
Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Silarx Stock shall be $37,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.04 hereof (the Silarx Purchase Price). The purchase price for the Stoneleigh Membership Interests shall be $5,000,000 (the Stoneleigh Purchase Price). The total consideration for the Equity Interests shall be the sum of the Silarx Purchase Price and the Stoneleigh Purchase Price (the Aggregate Purchase Price). In connection with the Section 338(h)(10) election that is to be made, the parties agree to allocate the Aggregate Purchase Price for tax purposes as provided in Section 6.05(b).
Section 2.03 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing.
(a) At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver:
(i) To Escrow Agent, the Indemnification Escrow Amount (as defined in Section 8.04) by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated in writing by Escrow Agent to Buyer prior to the Closing Date, to be held in escrow and administered by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement;
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(ii) To the appropriate parties, wire transfers in immediately available funds to satisfy the outstanding unpaid balance of the Stoneleigh Mortgages on the Closing Date and to pay any prepayment penalties or other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the satisfaction of the Stoneleigh Mortgages;
(iii) To the appropriate parties, wire transfers in immediately available funds to satisfy the Silarx Equipment Loan and the Stoneleigh Soft Costs Loan, unless Seller provides Buyer, at or prior to the Closing, written confirmation that the Silarx Equipment Loan and the Stoneleigh Soft Costs Loan have been paid off and satisfied;
(iv) To Seller, an amount equal to the Aggregate Purchase Price minus the amounts disbursed pursuant to (i), (ii), and (iii) hereof, plus any prepayment penalties or other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the satisfaction of the Stoneleigh Mortgages (to the extent not exceeding $70,000 in the aggregate), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account of Seller designated in writing by Seller to Buyer prior to the Closing Date; and
(v) To Seller, the Transaction Documents and all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Buyer at or prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 7.03 of this Agreement.
(b) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
(i) certificates evidencing the Equity Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock or unit powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, with all required stock or unit transfer tax stamps affixed thereto; and
(ii) the Transaction Documents and all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement.
Section 2.04 Aggregate Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) Closing Adjustment.
(i) At least three (3) Business Days before the Closing, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement setting forth Sellers good faith estimate of Closing Working Capital (the Estimated Closing Working Capital), which statement shall contain an estimated balance sheet of Silarx as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein), a calculation of Estimated Closing Working Capital (the Estimated Closing Working Capital Statement), and a certificate of the President or Chief Financial Officer of Silarx that the Estimated Closing Working Capital Statement was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied using the accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and
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procedures, classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies mutually acceptable to Buyer, Seller and the Company.
(ii) The Closing Adjustment shall be an amount equal to the Estimated Closing Working Capital minus the Target Working Capital. If the Closing Adjustment is a positive number, the Aggregate Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of the Closing Adjustment. If the Closing Adjustment is a negative number, the Aggregate Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the Closing Adjustment.
(b) Post-Closing Adjustment.
(i) Within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Seller a statement setting forth its calculation of Closing Working Capital, which statement shall contain a balance sheet of Silarx as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein), a calculation of Closing Working Capital (the Closing Working Capital Statement) and a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Buyer that the Closing Working Capital Statement was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied using the accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies mutually acceptable to Buyer, Seller and the Company that were used in the calculation of Estimated Closing Working Capital.
(ii) The post-closing adjustment shall be an amount equal to the Closing Working Capital minus the Estimated Closing Working Capital (the Post-Closing Adjustment). If the Post-Closing Adjustment is a positive number, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the Post-Closing Adjustment. If the Post-Closing Adjustment is a negative number, Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to the Post-Closing Adjustment.
(c) Examination and Review.
(i) Examination. After receipt of the Closing Working Capital Statement, Seller shall have thirty (30) days (the Review Period) to review the Closing Working Capital Statement. During the Review Period, Seller and Sellers Accountants shall have full access to the books and records of Silarx, the personnel of, and work papers prepared by, Buyer and/or Buyers Accountants to the extent that they relate to the Closing Working Capital Statement and to such historical financial information (to the extent in Buyers possession) relating to the Closing Working Capital Statement as Seller may reasonably request for the purpose of reviewing the Closing Working Capital Statement and to prepare a Statement of Objections (defined below), provided, that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of Buyer or Silarx.
(ii) Objection. On or prior to the last day of the Review Period, Seller may object to the Closing Working Capital Statement by delivering to Buyer a written statement setting forth Sellers objections in reasonable detail, indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for Sellers disagreement therewith (the Statement of Objections). If Seller fails to
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deliver the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Working Capital Statement and the Post-Closing Adjustment, as the case may be, reflected in the Closing Working Capital Statement shall be deemed to have been accepted by Seller. If Seller delivers the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, Buyer and Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Statement of Objections (the Resolution Period), and, if the same are so resolved within the Resolution Period, the Post-Closing Adjustment and the Closing Working Capital Statement with such changes as may have been previously agreed in writing by Buyer and Seller, shall be final and binding.
(iii) Resolution of Disputes. If Seller and Buyer fail to reach an agreement with respect to all of the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections before expiration of the Resolution Period, then any amounts remaining in dispute (Disputed Amounts and any amounts not so disputed, the Undisputed Amounts) shall be submitted for resolution to the office of EisnerAmper LLP or, if EisnerAmper LLP is unable to serve, Buyer and Seller shall appoint by mutual agreement the office of an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than Sellers Accountants or Buyers Accountants (the Independent Accountant) who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall resolve the Disputed Amounts only and make any adjustments to the Post-Closing Adjustment, as the case may be, and the Closing Working Capital Statement. The parties hereto agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the parties and their decision for each Disputed Amount must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Closing Working Capital Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively.
(iv) Fees of the Independent Accountant. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing, the fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne equally by Seller and Buyer.
(v) Determination by Independent Accountant. The Independent Accountant shall make a determination as soon as practicable within thirty (30) days (or such other time as the parties hereto shall agree in writing) after their engagement, and their resolution of the Disputed Amounts and their adjustments to the Closing Working Capital Statement and/or the Post-Closing Adjustment shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto.
(vi) Payments of Post-Closing Adjustment. Except as otherwise provided herein, any payment of the Post-Closing Adjustment shall (A) be due (x) within five (5) Business Days of acceptance of the applicable Closing Working Capital Statement or (y) if there are Disputed Amounts, then within five (5) Business Days of the resolution described in clause (v) above; and (B) be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as is directed by Buyer or Seller, as the case may be.
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(d) Adjustments for Tax Purposes. Any payments made pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Aggregate Purchase Price by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.
Section 2.05 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Equity Interests contemplated hereby shall take place at a closing (the Closing) to be held at 8:00 a.m., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time, no later than two (2) Business Days after the last of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived (other than conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date), at the offices of Fox Rothschild LLP, 2000 Market Street, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or at such other time or on such other date or at such other place as Seller and Buyer may mutually agree upon in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place being the Closing Date). The Closing shall be deemed to occur as of 12:00 a.m., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania time on the Closing Date.
Section 2.06 Withholding Tax. Buyer and the Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Aggregate Purchase Price all Taxes that Buyer and the Company may be required to deduct and withhold under any provision of Tax Law. All such withheld amounts shall be treated as delivered to Seller hereunder.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered Sections of the Disclosure Schedules or as disclosed to Buyer in the other Disclosure Documents, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date hereof.
Section 3.01 Organization and Authority of Seller. Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Seller is a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party, the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. When each other Transaction Document to which Seller is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by Seller (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Transaction Document will constitute a legal and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.02 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company. Silarx is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of
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New York, and Stoneleigh is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of New York. The Company has full corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it has been and is currently conducted. Section 3.02 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth each jurisdiction in which the Company is licensed or qualified to do business, and the Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary. All corporate actions taken by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents will be duly authorized on or prior to the Closing.
Section 3.03 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Silarx consists of two hundred (200) shares of common stock, no par value, of which one hundred (100) shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the Silarx Stock. There are no other classes of capital stock of Silarx authorized, issued or outstanding. There are no authorized, issued or outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the capital stock of Silarx or obligating Seller or Silarx to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, Silarx. Silarx does not have outstanding or authorized any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, stockholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Equity Interests. Seller collectively owns all of the Silarx Stock, and only such shares as are set forth in paragraph (a) of Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(b) The authorized membership interests of Stoneleigh consist of one thousand (1,000) membership interests, all of which are issued and outstanding and constitute the Stoneleigh Membership Interests. There are no other membership interests of Stoneleigh authorized, issued or outstanding. There are no authorized, issued or outstanding options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the membership interests of Stoneleigh or obligating Seller or Stoneleigh to issue or sell any membership interests of, or any other interest in, Stoneleigh. Stoneleigh does not have outstanding or authorized any unit appreciation, phantom units, profit participation or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Equity Interests. On or about November 29, 2011, Mr. Desai and Michael Koteen, as Trustee of the RD Nevada Trust executed the Operating Agreement of Stoneleigh. Seller collectively owns all of the Stoneleigh Membership Interests, and only such shares as are set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) All of the Equity Interests have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned of record and beneficially by Seller, free and clear of all
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Encumbrances. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer shall own all of the Equity Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
(d) All of the Equity Interests were issued in compliance with applicable Laws. None of the Equity Interests were issued in violation of any agreement, arrangement or commitment to which Seller or the Company is a party or is subject to or in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any Person.
Section 3.04 No Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, or have any interest in any shares or have an ownership interest in any other Person.
Section 3.05 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not: (a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of Silarx; (b) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the certificate of organization, operating agreement or other organizational documents of Stoneleigh; (c) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Seller or the Company; (d) except as set forth in Section 3.05 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel any Contract to which Seller or the Company is a party or by which Seller or the Company is bound or to which any of their respective properties and assets are subject (including any Material Contract) or any Permit affecting the properties, assets or business of the Company; or (e) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance other than Permitted Encumbrances on any properties or assets of the Company. No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Seller or the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for such filings as may be required under the HSR Act. Neither Seller nor the Company, nor any of the Companys officers or directors, are party to or bound by any agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (as defined in Section 5.03(a)).
Section 3.06 Financial Statements. Complete copies of Silarxs and Stoneleighs reviewed financial statements consisting of the respective balance sheets of Silarx and Stoneleigh as at the 31st day of December in each of the years 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of income and retained earnings, owners equity and cash flow for the years then ended (collectively, the Financial Statements) are included in the Disclosure Schedules. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, or in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Methods, applied on a consistent basis throughout the period involved. Except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Financial Statements are
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based on the books and records of Silarx and Stoneleigh, respectively, and fairly present the financial condition of Silarx and Stoneleigh, respectively, as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of Silarx and Stoneleigh for the periods indicated. The respective balance sheets of Silarx and Stoneleigh as of December 31, 2014 are referred to herein collectively as the Balance Sheet and the respective date thereof collectively as the Balance Sheet Date. Silarx and Stoneleigh maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with the Accepted Accounting Methods.
Section 3.07 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07 of the Disclosure Schedules, Silarx and Stoneleigh have no liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured or otherwise (Liabilities), except (a) those which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date, and (b) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet Date and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in amount.
Section 3.08 Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions. Since the Balance Sheet Date, and other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, there has not been, with respect to the Company, any:
(a) event, occurrence or development that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) amendment of the charter, by-laws, operating agreement or other organizational documents of the Company;
(c) split, combination or reclassification of any shares of its capital stock or membership interests;
(d) issuance, sale or other disposition of any of its capital stock or membership interests, or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any of its capital stock or membership interest;
(e) declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions on or in respect of any of its capital stock or membership interests, or redemption, purchase or acquisition of its capital stock or membership interests;
(f) material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company, except as required by GAAP or as disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements;
(g) material change in the Companys cash management practices and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, inventory control,
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prepayment of expenses, payment of trade accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;
(h) entry into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract;
(i) incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money except unsecured current obligations and Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(j) transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any of the assets shown or reflected in the Balance Sheet or cancellation of any debts or entitlements;
(k) transfer, assignment or grant of any license or sublicense of any material rights under or with respect to any Company Intellectual Property or Company IP Agreements;
(l) material damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property;
(m) any capital investment in, or any loan to, any other Person;
(n) acceleration, termination, material modification to or cancellation of any material Contract (including, but not limited to, any Material Contract) to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(o) any material capital expenditures;
(p) imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the Company properties, capital stock, membership interests or assets, tangible or intangible;
(q) (i) grant of any bonuses, whether monetary or otherwise, or increase in any wages, salary, severance, pension or other compensation or benefits in respect of its current or former employees, officers, directors, independent contractors or consultants, other than as provided for in any written agreements or required by applicable Law, (ii) change in the terms of employment for any employee or any termination of any employees, or (iii) action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for any current or former employee, officer, director, independent contractor or consultant;
(r) hiring or promoting any employee, except to fill a vacancy in the ordinary course of business;
(s) adoption, modification or termination of any: (i) employment, severance, retention or other agreement with any current or former employee, officer, director, independent contractor or consultant, (ii) Benefit Plan or (iii) collective bargaining or other agreement with a Union, in each case whether written or oral;
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(t) any loan to (or forgiveness of any loan to), or entry into any other transaction with, any of its stockholders or members or current or former directors, managers, officers and employees;
(u) entry into a new line of business or abandonment or discontinuance of existing lines of business;
(v) adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;
(w) purchase, lease or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of $25,000 individually (in the case of a lease, per annum) or $25,000 in the aggregate (in the case of a lease, for the entire term of the lease, not including any option term), except for purchases of inventory or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(x) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof;
(y) action by the Company to make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of Buyer in respect of any Post-Closing Tax Period; or
(z) any Contract to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
Section 3.09 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 3.09(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists each of the following Contracts of the Company (such Contracts, together with all Contracts concerning the occupancy, management or operation of any Real Property (including without limitation brokerage contracts) listed or otherwise disclosed in Section 3.10(a)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedules and all Company IP Agreements set forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, being Material Contracts):
(i) each Contract of the Company involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25,000 and which, in each case, cannot be cancelled by the Company without penalty or without more than ninety (90) days notice;
(ii) all Contracts that require the Company to purchase its total requirements of any product or service from a third party or that contain take or pay provisions;
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(iii) all Contracts that provide for the indemnification by the Company of any Person or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other Liability of any Person;
(iv) all Contracts that relate to the acquisition or disposition of any business, a material amount of stock or assets of any other Person or any real property (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
(v) all broker, distributor, dealer, manufacturers representative, franchise, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing consulting and advertising Contracts to which the Company is a party;
(vi) all employment agreements and Contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) to which the Company is a party and which are not cancellable without material penalty or without more than ninety (90) days notice;
(vii) except for Contracts relating to trade receivables, all Contracts relating to indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) of the Company;
(viii) all Contracts with any Governmental Authority to which the Company is a party (Government Contracts);
(ix) all Contracts that limit or purport to limit the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time;
(x) any Contracts to which the Company is a party that provide for any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement by the Company;
(xi) all Contracts between or among the Company on the one hand and Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than the Company) on the other hand;
(xii) all collective bargaining agreements or Contracts with any Union to which the Company is a party; and
(xiii) any other Contract that is material to the Company and not previously disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.09.
(b) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. None of the Company or, to Sellers Knowledge, any other party thereto is in breach of or default under (or is alleged to be in breach of or default under), or has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate, any Material Contract. No event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default under any Material Contract or result in a termination thereof or would cause or permit the acceleration or other changes of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit thereunder. Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract (including all
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modifications, amendments and supplements thereto and waivers thereunder) have been made available to Buyer.
Section 3.10 Title to Assets; Real Property.
(a) The Company has good and valid (and, in the case of owned Real Property, Marketable Fee Simple Title) title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Real Property and personal property and other assets reflected in the Financial Statements or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet Date. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances except for the following (collectively referred to as Permitted Encumbrances):
(i) those items set forth in Section 3.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedules;
(ii) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable;
(iii) mechanics, carriers, workmens, repairmens or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or amounts that are not delinquent and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company;
(iv) easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting Real Property which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company;
(v) other than with respect to owned Real Property, liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company;
(vi) zoning and building regulations, ordinances and requirements and any other laws, regulations or ordinances affecting the Premises or their use adopted by any authority having jurisdiction which relate to the Premises and use thereof; provided same (i) do not adversely affect or interfere with the present utilization of the Premises as a pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility, (ii) are not presently violated by such use, or (iii) are not and/or will not be violated by the existing improvements located on the Premises;
(vii) covenants, easements and restrictions of record as set forth in the Title Report; provided same (i) do not adversely affect or interfere with the use of the Premises as a pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility, (ii) are not presently violated by such use, (iii) if ever violated in the future would not result in a reversion or forfeiture of title, or (iv) are not and/or will not be violated by the existing improvements located on the Premises;
(viii) any state of facts which would be shown by an accurate survey of the Premises, or part thereof, provided (i) such state of facts does not render title unmarketable or
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uninsurable at regular rates and (ii) all buildings, driveways and other improvements are located within the boundary lines of the Premises and there are no encroachments;
(ix) in the case of a sale of owned Real Property pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05, the Citibank Mortgage and/or the SBA Mortgage if not satisfied at closing pursuant to Section 2.04 and 2.05;
(x) rights of the public and adjoining owners in highways, streets, roads and lanes bounding the Premises;
(xi) retaining walls and other walls, bushes, trees, hedges, fences and the like extending from or onto the Premises, provided none of the same operate to render title unmarketable or unreasonably limit the use of the Premises as a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility; and any portion of the Premises lying in the bed of any public area;
(xii) rights and easements relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of utility lines, wires, cables, pipes, poles, distribution boxes and other such equipment in, on, over, or under the Premises; provided none of the same operate to render title unmarketable or unreasonably limit the use of the Premises as a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility;
(xiii) all notes or notices of violation of law or municipal ordinances, orders or requirements now or prior to the closing issued by any governmental department, agency or regulatory authority;
(xiv) the present physical condition of the Premises, and all improvements thereon, and any changes that may result in such condition from reasonable wear and tear and natural deterioration prior to the closing; or
(xv) all exceptions to title as shown in the Title Report; provided none of the same operate to render title unmarketable or unreasonably limit the use of the Premises as a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
(b) Section 3.10(a)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedules (i) the street address of each parcel of Real Property; (ii) if such property is leased or subleased by the Company, the landlord under the lease, the rental amount currently being paid, and the expiration of the term of such lease or sublease for each leased or subleased property; and (iii) the current use of such property. With respect to owned Real Property, Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of the deeds and other instruments (as recorded) by which the Company acquired such Real Property, and copies of all title insurance policies, opinions, abstracts and surveys in the possession of Seller or the Company and relating to the Real Property. With respect to leased Real Property, Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of any leases affecting the Real Property, including, without limitation, a copy of the lease by and between Silarx and Stoneleigh for use of the Operating Facility. The Company is not a sublessor or grantor under any sublease or other instrument granting to any other Person any right to the possession, lease, occupancy or enjoyment of any leased Real Property. The use and operation of the Real Property in the conduct of the Companys business do not violate in any material respect any Law, covenant, condition, restriction, easement, license, permit or agreement. No material improvements constituting a part of the Real Property encroach on real property owned or leased by a Person other than the
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Company. There are no Actions pending nor, to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein in the nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings.
Section 3.11 Condition and Sufficiency of Assets. Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedules, the buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property of the Company are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair, and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, and none of such buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property is in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost. The buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property currently owned or leased by the Company, together with all other properties and assets of the Company, are sufficient for the continued conduct of the Companys business after the Closing in substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Closing and constitute all of the rights, property and assets necessary to conduct the business of the Company as currently conducted.
Section 3.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all (i) Company IP Registrations and (ii) Company Intellectual Property, including software, that are not registered but that are material to the Companys business or operations. All required filings and fees related to the Company IP Registrations have been timely filed with and paid to the relevant Governmental Authorities and authorized registrars, and all Company IP Registrations are otherwise in good standing. Seller has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of file histories, documents, certificates, office actions, correspondence and other materials related to all Company IP Registrations.
(b) Section 3.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all Company IP Agreements. Seller has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of all such Company IP Agreements, including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto and waivers thereunder. Each Company IP Agreement is valid and binding on the Company in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any other party thereto is in breach of or default under (or is alleged to be in breach of or default under), or has provided or received any notice of breach or default of or any intention to terminate, any Company IP Agreement.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is the sole and exclusive legal and beneficial, and with respect to the Company IP Registrations, record, owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Company Intellectual Property, and has the valid right to use all other Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct of the
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Companys current business or operations, in each case, free and clear of Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller has entered into binding, written agreements with every current and former employee of the Company, and with every current and former independent contractor, whereby such employees and independent contractors (i) assign to the Company any ownership interest and right they may have in the Company Intellectual Property; and (ii) acknowledge the Companys exclusive ownership of all Company Intellectual Property. Seller has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of all such agreements.
(d) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other Person in respect of, the Companys right to own, use or hold for use any Intellectual Property as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of the Companys business or operations as currently conducted.
(e) The Companys rights in the Company Intellectual Property are valid, subsisting and enforceable. The Company has taken all reasonable steps to maintain the Company Intellectual Property and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all trade secrets included in the Company Intellectual Property, including requiring all Persons having access thereto to execute written non-disclosure agreements.
(f) The conduct of the Companys business as currently and formerly conducted, and the products, processes and services of the Company, have not infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, and do not and will not infringe, dilute, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property or other rights of any Person. No Person has infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating, any Company Intellectual Property.
(g) There are no Actions (including any oppositions, interferences or re-examinations) settled, pending or threatened (including in the form of offers to obtain a license): (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation of the Intellectual Property of any Person by the Company; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, registrability or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property or the Companys rights with respect to any Company Intellectual Property; or (iii) by the Company or any other Person alleging any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or violation by any Person of the Company Intellectual Property. The Company is not subject to any outstanding or prospective Governmental Order (including any motion or petition therefor) that does or would restrict or impair the use of any Company Intellectual Property.
Section 3.13 Inventory. All inventory of the Company, whether or not reflected in the Balance Sheet, consists of a quality and quantity usable and salable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except for obsolete, damaged, defective or slow-moving items that have been written off or written down to fair market value or for which adequate reserves have been established. All such inventory is owned by the Company free and clear of all
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Encumbrances, and no inventory is held on a consignment basis. The quantities of each item of inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods) are not excessive, but are reasonable in the present circumstances of the Company.
Section 3.14 Accounts Receivable. The accounts receivable reflected on the Balance Sheet and the accounts receivable arising after the date thereof (a) have arisen from bona fide transactions entered into by the Company involving the sale of goods or the rendering of services in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (b) constitute only valid, undisputed claims of the Company not subject to claims of set-off or other defenses or counterclaims other than normal cash discounts accrued in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (c) subject to a reserve for bad debts shown on the Balance Sheet or, with respect to accounts receivable arising after the Balance Sheet Date, on the accounting records of the Company, are collectible in full within ninety (90) days after billing. The reserve for bad debts shown on the Balance Sheet or, with respect to accounts receivable arising after the Balance Sheet Date, on the accounting records of the Company have been determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of disclosures normally made in footnotes.
Section 3.15 Customers and Suppliers.
(a) Section 3.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) each customer who has paid aggregate consideration to the Company for goods or services rendered in an amount greater than or equal to $10,000 for each of the two (2) most recent fiscal years (collectively, the Material Customers); and (ii) the amount of consideration paid by each Material Customer during such periods. Except as set forth in Section 3.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not received any notice, and has no reason to believe, that any of its Material Customers has ceased, or intends to cease after the Closing, to use its goods or services or to otherwise terminate or materially reduce its relationship with the Company.
(b) Section 3.15(b) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth (i) each supplier to whom the Company has paid consideration for goods or services rendered in an amount greater than or equal to $10,000 for each of the two (2) most recent fiscal years (collectively, the Material Suppliers); and (ii) the amount of purchases from each Material Supplier during such periods. Except as set forth in Section 3.15(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not received any notice, and has no reason to believe, that any of its Material Suppliers has ceased, or intends to cease, to supply goods or services to the Company or to otherwise terminate or materially reduce its relationship with the Company.
Section 3.16 Insurance. Section 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of all current policies or binders of fire, liability, product liability, umbrella liability, real and personal property, workers compensation, vehicular, directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability and other casualty and property insurance maintained by Seller or its Affiliates (including the Company) and relating to the assets, business, operations, employees, officers and directors of the Company (collectively, the Insurance Policies) and true and
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complete copies of such Insurance Policies have been made available to Buyer. Such Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and shall remain in full force and effect following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates (including the Company) has received any written notice of cancellation of, premium increase with respect to, or alteration of coverage under, any of such Insurance Policies. All premiums due on such Insurance Policies have either been paid or, if due and payable prior to Closing, will be paid prior to Closing in accordance with the payment terms of each Insurance Policy. The Insurance Policies do not provide for any retrospective premium adjustment or other experience-based liability on the part of the Company. All such Insurance Policies (a) are valid and binding in accordance with their terms; (b) are provided by carriers who are financially solvent; and (c) have not been subject to any lapse in coverage. Except as set forth on Section 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no claims related to the business of the Company pending under any such Insurance Policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed or in respect of which there is an outstanding reservation of rights. None of Seller or any of its Affiliates (including the Company) is in default under, or has otherwise failed to comply with, in any material respect, any provision contained in any such Insurance Policy. The Insurance Policies are of the type and in the amounts customarily carried by Persons conducting a business similar to the Company and are sufficient for compliance with all applicable Laws and Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
Section 3.17 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Actions pending or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened (a) against or by the Company affecting any of its properties or assets (or by or against Seller or any Affiliate thereof and relating to the Company); or (b) against or by the Company, Seller or any Affiliate of Seller that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise to, or serve as a basis for, any such Action.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting the Company or any of its properties or assets. The Company is in compliance with the terms of each Governmental Order set forth in Section 3.17(b) of the Disclosure Schedules. No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of any such Governmental Order.
Section 3.18 Compliance With Laws; Permits.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has complied, and is now complying, with all Laws applicable to it or its business, properties or assets.
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(b) All Permits required for the Company to conduct its business have been obtained by it and are valid and in full force and effect. All fees and charges with respect to such Permits as of the date hereof have been paid in full. Section 3.18(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all current Permits issued to the Company, including the names of the Permits and their respective dates of issuance and expiration. No event has occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, suspension, lapse or limitation of any Permit set forth in Section 3.18(b) of the Disclosure Schedules.
Section 3.19 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Company is currently and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws and has not, and Seller has not, received from any Person any: (i) Environmental Notice or Environmental Claim; or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law, which, in each case, either remains pending or unresolved, or is the source of ongoing obligations or requirements as of the Closing Date.
(b) The Company has obtained and is in material compliance with all Environmental Permits (each of which is disclosed in Section 3.19(b) of the Disclosure Schedules) necessary for the ownership, lease, operation or use of the business or assets of the Company and all such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect and shall be maintained in full force and effect by Seller through the Closing Date in accordance with Environmental Law, and neither Seller nor the Company is aware of any condition, event or circumstance that might prevent or impede, after the Closing Date, the ownership, lease, operation or use of the business or assets of the Company as currently carried out. With respect to any such Environmental Permits, Seller has undertaken, or will undertake prior to the Closing Date, all measures reasonably necessary to facilitate transferability of the same, and neither the Company nor Mr. Desai is aware of any condition, event or circumstance that might prevent or impede the transferability of the same, nor have they received any Environmental Notice or written communication regarding any material adverse change in the status or terms and conditions of the same.
(c) No real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by the Company is listed on, or has been proposed for listing on, the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or any similar state list.
(d) There has been no Release of Hazardous Materials in contravention of Environmental Law with respect to the business or assets of the Company or the Operating Facility during the time period owned by Stoneleigh, and neither the Company nor Seller has received an Environmental Notice that any real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased in connection with the business of the Company (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings and other structure located on any such real property) has been contaminated with any Hazardous Material which could reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim against, or a violation of Environmental Law or term of any Environmental Permit by, Seller or the Company.
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(e) Section 3.19(e) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list of all active or abandoned aboveground or underground storage tanks owned or operated by the Company.
(f) Section 3.19(f) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a complete and accurate list of all off-site Hazardous Materials treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or locations used by the Company or Seller and any predecessors as to which the Company or Seller may retain liability, and none of these facilities or locations has been placed or proposed for placement on the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or any similar state list, and neither Seller nor the Company has received any Environmental Notice regarding potential liabilities with respect to such off-site Hazardous Materials treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or locations used by the Company or Seller.
(g) Neither Seller nor the Company has retained or assumed, by contract or operation of Law, any liabilities or obligations of third parties under Environmental Law.
(h) Seller has provided or otherwise made available to Buyer and listed in Section 3.19(h) of the Disclosure Schedules: (i) any and all environmental reports, studies, audits, records, sampling data, site assessments, risk assessments, economic models and other similar documents with respect to the business or assets of the Company or any currently or formerly owned, operated or leased real property which are in the possession or control of Seller or the Company related to compliance with Environmental Laws, Environmental Claims or an Environmental Notice or the Release of Hazardous Materials; and (ii) any and all material documents concerning planned or anticipated capital expenditures required to reduce, offset, limit or otherwise control pollution and/or emissions, manage waste or otherwise ensure compliance with current or future Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, costs of remediation, pollution control equipment and operational changes).
(i) Neither Seller nor the Company is aware of or reasonably anticipates, as of the Closing Date, any condition, event or circumstance concerning the Release or regulation of Hazardous Materials that might, after the Closing Date, prevent, impede or materially increase the costs associated with the ownership, lease, operation, performance or use of the business or assets of the Company as currently carried out.
(j) Seller owns and controls all Environmental Attributes (a complete and accurate list of which is set forth in Section 3.19(j) of the Disclosure Schedules) and has not entered into any contract or pledge to transfer, lease, license, guarantee, sell, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any Environmental Attributes as of the date hereof. Neither Seller nor the Company is aware of any condition, event or circumstance that might prevent, impede or materially increase the costs associated with the transfer (if required) to Buyer of any Environmental Attributes after the Closing Date.
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Section 3.20 Employee Benefit Matters.
(a) Section 3.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of each pension, benefit, retirement, compensation, employment, consulting, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, incentive, bonus, performance award, phantom equity, stock or stock-based, change in control, retention, severance, vacation, paid time off, welfare, fringe-benefit and other similar agreement, plan, policy, program or arrangement (and any amendments thereto), in each case whether or not reduced to writing and whether funded or unfunded, including each employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not tax-qualified and whether or not subject to ERISA, which is or has been maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, retiree, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any spouse or dependent of such individual, or under which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has or may have any Liability, or with respect to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates would reasonably be expected to have any Liability, contingent or otherwise (as listed on Section 3.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, each, a Benefit Plan). The Company has separately identified in Section 3.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedules (i) each Benefit Plan that contains a change in control provision and (ii) each Benefit Plan that is maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the Company primarily for the benefit of employees outside of the United States (a Non-U.S. Benefit Plan).
(b) With respect to each Benefit Plan, Seller has made available to Buyer accurate, current and complete copies of each of the following: (i) where the Benefit Plan has been reduced to writing, the plan document together with all amendments; (ii) where the Benefit Plan has not been reduced to writing, a written summary of all material plan terms; (iii) where applicable, copies of any trust agreements or other funding arrangements, custodial agreements, insurance policies and contracts, administration agreements and similar agreements, and investment management or investment advisory agreements, now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise; (iv) copies of any summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications, employee handbooks and any other written communications (or a description of any oral communications) relating to any Benefit Plan; (v) in the case of any Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, a copy of the most recent determination, opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service; (vi) in the case of any Benefit Plan for which a Form 5500 is required to be filed, a copy of the two most recently filed Form 5500, with schedules and financial statements attached; (vii) actuarial valuations and reports related to any Benefit Plans with respect to the two most recently completed plan years; (viii) the most recent nondiscrimination tests performed under the Code; and (ix) copies of material notices, letters or other correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or other Governmental Authority relating to the Benefit Plan.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.20(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Benefit Plan and related trust (other than any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of
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ERISA (each a Multiemployer Plan)) has been established, administered and maintained in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable Laws (including ERISA, the Code and any applicable local Laws). Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (a Qualified Benefit Plan) is so qualified and has received a favorable and current determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, or with respect to a prototype plan, can rely on an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the prototype plan sponsor, to the effect that such Qualified Benefit Plan is so qualified and that the plan and the trust related thereto are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, and nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any Qualified Benefit Plan. Nothing has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan that has subjected or could reasonably be expected to subject the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates or, with respect to any period on or after the Closing Date, Buyer or any of its Affiliates, to a penalty under Section 502 of ERISA or to tax or penalty under Section 4975 of the Code. Except as set forth in Section 3.20(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, all benefits, contributions and premiums relating to each Benefit Plan have been timely paid in accordance with the terms of such Benefit Plan and all applicable Laws and accounting principles, and all benefits accrued under any unfunded Benefit Plan have been paid, accrued or otherwise adequately reserved to the extent required by, and in accordance with, GAAP. All Non-U.S. Benefit Plans that are intended to be funded and/or book-reserved are funded and/or book-reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(d) Except as provided in Section 3.20(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has (i) incurred or reasonably expects to incur, either directly or indirectly, any material Liability under Title I or Title IV of ERISA or related provisions of the Code or applicable local Law relating to employee benefit plans; (ii) failed to timely pay premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (iii) withdrawn from any Benefit Plan; or (iv) engaged in any transaction which would give rise to liability under Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA.
(e) With respect to each Benefit Plan (i) no such plan is a Multiemployer Plan except as set forth in Section 3.20(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, no such plan is a Multiemployer Plan, and (A) all contributions required to be paid by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates have been timely paid to the applicable Multiemployer Plan; (B) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA which remains unsatisfied, and (C) a complete withdrawal from all such Multiemployer Plans at the Effective Time would not result in any material liability to the Company; (ii) no such plan is a multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or a multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA); (iii) no Action has been initiated by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to terminate any such plan or to appoint a trustee for any such plan; (iv) no such plan is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, and none of the assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is, or may reasonably be expected to become, the subject of any lien arising under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412(a) of the Code/except as set forth in Section 3.20(e) of the Disclosure
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Schedules, no such plan is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, and no plan listed in Section 3.20(e) of the Disclosure Schedules has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; and (v) no reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any such plan.
(f) Each Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without material liabilities to Buyer, the Company or any of their Affiliates other than ordinary administrative expenses typically incurred in a termination event. The Company has no commitment or obligation and has not made any representations to any employee, officer, director, independent contractor or consultant, whether or not legally binding, to adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining agreement, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.20(g) of the Disclosure Schedules and other than as required under Section 601 et. seq. of ERISA or other applicable Law, no Benefit Plan provides post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any individual for any reason, and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has any Liability to provide post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any individual or ever represented, promised or contracted to any individual that such individual would be provided with post-termination or retiree welfare benefits.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 3.20(h) of the Disclosure Schedules, there is no pending or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened Action relating to a Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), and no Benefit Plan has within the three (3) years prior to the date hereof been the subject of an examination or audit by a Governmental Authority or the subject of an application or filing under or is a participant in, an amnesty, voluntary compliance, self-correction or similar program sponsored by any Governmental Authority.
(i) There has been no amendment to, announcement by Seller, the Company or any of their Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Benefit Plan or collective bargaining agreement that would increase the annual expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense incurred for the most recently completed fiscal year with respect to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, as applicable. None of Seller, the Company, nor any of their Affiliates has any commitment or obligation or has made any representations to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, whether or not legally binding, to adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining agreement.
(j) Each Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code has been administered in compliance with its terms and the operational and documentary requirements of Section 409A of the Code and all applicable regulatory guidance (including notices, rulings and proposed and final regulations) thereunder. The Company does not have any obligation to gross
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up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any individual for any excise taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
(k) Each individual who is classified by the Company as an independent contractor has been properly classified for purposes of participation and benefit accrual under each Benefit Plan.
(l) Except as set forth in Section 3.20(l) of the Disclosure Schedules, neither the execution of this Agreement nor any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events): (i) entitle any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant of the Company to severance pay or any other payment; (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any such individual; (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan; (iv) increase the amount payable under or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Benefit Plan; (v) result in excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code; or (vi) require a gross-up or other payment to any disqualified individual within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code. Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of any Section 280G calculations prepared (whether or not final) with respect to any disqualified individual in connection with the transactions.
Section 3.21 Employment Matters.
(a) Section 3.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedules contains a list of all persons who are employees, independent contractors or consultants of the Company as of the date hereof, including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, paid or unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position (including whether full or part time); (iii) hire date; (iv) current annual base compensation rate; (v) commission, bonus or other incentive-based compensation; and (vi) a description of the fringe benefits provided to each such individual as of the date hereof. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses, payable to all employees, independent contractors or consultants of the Company for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or accrued in full on the balance sheet contained in the Closing Working Capital Statement) and there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments of the Company with respect to any compensation, commissions or bonuses.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not, and has not been for the past five (5) years, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a union, works council or labor organization (collectively, Union), and there is not, and has not been for the past five (5) years, any Union representing or purporting to represent any employee of the Company, and no Union or group of employees is seeking or has sought to organize employees for the purpose of collective bargaining. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there
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has never been, nor has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting the Company or any of its employees. The Company has no duty to bargain with any Union.
(c) The Company is and has been in compliance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements and other Contracts listed on Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedules and all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices to the extent they relate to employees of the Company, including all Laws relating to labor relations, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, disability rights or benefits, immigration, wages, hours, overtime compensation, child labor, hiring, promotion and termination of employees, working conditions, meal and break periods, privacy, health and safety, workers compensation, leaves of absence and unemployment insurance. All individuals characterized and treated by the Company as independent contractors or consultants are properly treated as independent contractors under all applicable Laws. All employees of the Company classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local wage and hour laws are properly classified. Except as set forth in Section 3.21(c) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Actions against the Company pending, or to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator in connection with the employment of any current or former applicant, employee, consultant, volunteer, intern or independent contractor of the Company, including, without limitation, any claim relating to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay, wage and hours or any other employment related matter arising under applicable Laws.
(d) The Company has complied with the WARN Act, and it has no plans to undertake any action that would trigger the WARN Act.
(e) With respect to each Government Contract, the Company is and has been in compliance with Executive Order No. 11246 of 1965 (E.O. 11246), Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), including all implementing regulations. The Company maintains and complies with affirmative action plans in compliance with E.O. 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA, including all implementing regulations. The Company is not, and has not been for the past five (5) years, the subject of any audit, investigation or enforcement action by any Governmental Authority in connection with any Government Contract or related compliance with E.O. 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA. The Company has not been debarred, suspended or otherwise made ineligible from doing business with the United States government or any government contractor.
Section 3.22 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedules:
(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed on or before the Closing Date by the Company have been, or will be, timely filed. Such Tax Returns are, or will be, true, complete
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and correct in all respects. All Taxes due and owing by the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been, or will be, timely paid.
(b) The Company has withheld and paid each Tax required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder or other party, and complied with all information reporting and backup withholding provisions of applicable Law.
(c) No claim has been made by any taxing authority in any jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is, or may be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction.
(d) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company.
(e) The amount of the Companys Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods ending on or before December 31, 2014 does not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) reflected on the Financial Statements. The amount of the Companys Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods following the end of the recent period covered by the Financial Statements shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes) as adjusted for the passage of time in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company (and which accruals shall not exceed comparable amounts incurred in similar periods in prior years).
(f) Section 3.22(f) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth:
(i) the taxable years of the Company as to which the applicable statutes of limitations on the assessment and collection of Taxes have not expired;
(ii) those years for which examinations by the taxing authorities have been completed; and
(iii) those taxable years for which examinations by taxing authorities are presently being conducted.
(g) All deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against the Company as a result of any examinations by any taxing authority have been fully paid.
(h) The Company is not a party to any Action by any taxing authority. There are no pending or threatened Actions by any taxing authority.
(i) Seller has delivered to Buyer copies of all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise and similar Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by, the Company for all Tax periods ending after January 1, 2011.
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(j) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable) upon the assets of the Company.
(k) The Company is not a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement.
(l) No private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings have been requested, entered into or issued by any taxing authority with respect to the Company.
(m) The Company has not been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary Tax group for Tax purposes. The Company has no Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(n) The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item or deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date as a result of:
(i) any change in a method of accounting under Section 481 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Laws), or use of an improper method of accounting, for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) an installment sale or open transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) a prepaid amount received on or before the Closing Date;
(iv) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, or similar provision of state, local or foreign Law; or
(v) any election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(o) Seller is not a foreign person as that term is used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2. The Company is not, nor has it been, a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a) of the Code.
(p) The Company has not been a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in connection with a distribution described in Section 355 of the Code.
(q) The Company is not, and has not been, a party to, or a promoter of, a reportable transaction within the meaning of Section 6707A(c)(1) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011 4(b).
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(r) There is currently no limitation on the utilization of net operating losses, capital losses, built-in losses, tax credits or similar items of the Company under Sections 269, 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (and comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Law).
(s) Section 3.22(s) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth all foreign jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to Tax, is engaged in business or has a permanent establishment. The Company has not entered into a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8. The Company has not transferred an intangible the transfer of which would be subject to the rules of Section 367(d) of the Code.
(t) No property owned by the Company is (i) required to be treated as being owned by another person pursuant to the so-called safe harbor lease provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, (ii) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of the Code, or (iii) subject to a disqualified leaseback or long-term agreement as defined in Section 467 of the Code.
(u) Silarx is currently and has been a valid S corporation for US federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code and for any comparable provisions under state tax law since January 1, 2013.
(v) RD Trust is currently and has been a valid grantor trust (where the grantor is regarded as the shareholder of the S corporation) and an eligible S corporation shareholder for US federal income tax purposes since January 1, 2013.
Section 3.23 Books and Records. The minute books and record books of the Company, all of which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices.
Section 3.24 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller.
Section 3.25 Full Disclosure. Subject to Section 3.27 below, no representation or warranty by Seller in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Documents or any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
Section 3.26 Acknowledgment and Disclaimer.
(a) Except for representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that neither Seller, nor Silarx nor Stoneleigh nor anyone acting
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on their behalf makes any express or implied representations or warranties with respect to Seller, Silarx, Stoneleigh, their businesses of their assets, including, without limitation, accuracy and completeness, capacity, suitability, utility, salability, availability, profitability, collectability and operation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but without limitation of any representation or warranty expressly contained in this Agreement or any other Related Agreement, Seller makes no other (and hereby disclaims each other) representation.
(b) Without limiting the representations and warranties contained in Article III hereof or in any way limiting Buyers rights, and subject to Section 8.08 below, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it (i) has made its own inquiry of and investigation into, and has completed its own analysis and evaluation of, the Company and the Subsidiaries, and based thereon has formed an independent judgment concerning Silarx and the Stoneleigh, and (ii) has made all such reviews and inspections of the financial condition, business, results of operations, properties, assets and prospects of Silarx and the Stoneleigh as it deemed necessary or appropriate.
(c) Without limiting the representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof or in any way limiting Sellers rights, Seller acknowledges and agrees that Buyer, is a publicly traded company and that Seller has had access to all information available to the public concerning Buyer and made such investigations as they have deemed necessary.
Section 3.27 Disclosure Schedules. All capitalized terms not defined in the Disclosure Schedules shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Agreement. Buyer shall not be entitled to claim that any fact or circumstance or combination of facts or circumstances constitutes a breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement if and to the extent that such fact or combination of facts or circumstance has been disclosed in the Disclosure Documents in a manner sufficient to put a reasonable person on notice of the relevance of the fact or combination of facts or circumstance so disclosed. The inclusion of any item in the Disclosure Documents (i) does not constitute an admission by Seller, or to otherwise imply, that any such matter is material, is required to be disclosed under this Agreement or falls within relevant minimum thresholds or materiality standards set forth in this Agreement and (ii) does not represent a determination by Seller that such item did not arise in the Ordinary Course of Business. In no event shall any matter in the Disclosure be deemed or interpreted to expand the scope of the Sellers representations, warranties and/or covenants set forth in this Agreement or any condition to the obligations of either Party to consummate any transaction contemplated hereby. No disclosure in the Disclosure of a possible breach or violation of any Contract or law shall be construed as a representation or admission that such breach or violation has occurred or exists. The information and disclosures contained in each section of the Disclosure Schedules (but not in the agreements or other documents listed or described on the Disclosure Schedules, or incorporated by reference therein, unless further information upon which relevance can be determined is provided) shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in each other section of the Disclosure Schedules to which the applicability of such disclosure is reasonably apparent as though fully set forth in such other section. All attachments to the Disclosure Schedules are incorporated by reference into the
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Disclosure Schedules. The information contained in the Disclosure Schedules is in all events provided to Buyer subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered Section of the Disclosure Schedules, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct as of the date hereof.
Section 4.01 Organization and Authority of Buyer. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware. Buyer has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which Buyer is a party, the performance by Buyer of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. When each other Transaction Document to which Buyer is or will be a party has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto), such Transaction Document will constitute a legal and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
Section 4.02 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not: (a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or default under, any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of Buyer; (b) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Buyer; or (c) except as set forth in Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under any Contract to which Buyer is a party. No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Buyer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for such filings as may be required under the HSR Act and such consents, approvals, Permits, Governmental Orders, declarations, filings or notices which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.03 Investment Purpose. Buyer is acquiring the Equity Interests solely for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Buyer acknowledges that the Equity Interests are not registered
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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and that the Equity Interests may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable.
Section 4.04 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.
Section 4.05 Sufficiency of Funds. Buyer has sufficient cash on hand or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to make payment of the Aggregate Purchase Price and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.06 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 4.06 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Actions pending or, to Buyers knowledge, threatened against or by Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise or serve as a basis for any such Action.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. From the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, (x) conduct the business of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current organization, business and franchise of the Company and to preserve the rights, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall:
(a) cause the Company to not make any distributions to Mr. Desai or the RD Trust;
(b) cause the Company to not increase the salaries, bonus payments, or bonus opportunities of any of the Companys employees.
(c) cause the Company to preserve and maintain all of its Permits;
(d) cause the Company to pay its debts, Taxes and other obligations when due;
(e) cause the Company to maintain the properties and assets owned, operated or used by the Company in good working condition and in no less condition than they were on the date of this Agreement, subject to reasonable wear and tear;
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(f) cause the Company to continue in full force and effect without modification all Insurance Policies, except as required by applicable Law;
(g) cause the Company to defend and protect its properties and assets from infringement or usurpation;
(h) cause the Company to perform all of its obligations under all Contracts relating to or affecting its properties, assets or business;
(i) cause the Company to maintain its books and records in accordance with past practice;
(j) cause the Company to comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws;
(k) cause the Company not to take or permit any action that would cause any of the changes, events or conditions described in Section 3.08 to occur;
(l) cause Silarx to terminate Silarxs 401(k) Plan (the Silarx 401(k) Plan) subject to and effective as of the date immediately prior to the Closing Date, including fully vesting the accounts of all participants. At least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date, Silarx shall submit to Buyer written evidence of such termination in the form of a resolution terminating the Silarx 401(k) Plan that is reasonably satisfactory to Buyer. Silarx will make all required contributions and employer profit sharing contributions for the current plan year under the Silarx 401(k) Plan consistent with prior practices. Buyer shall permit any employees of Silarx who become employees of Buyer who have an account balance under the Seller 401(k) Plan to rollover (whether by direct or indirect rollover, as selected by such employee) his or her eligible rollover distribution (as defined under Section 402(c)(4) of the Code) in the form of cash from the Silarx 401(k) Plan to Buyers 401(k) Plan in accordance with the terms of such 401(k) Plan; and
(m) use its commercially reasonable efforts to alleviate any prepayment penalties or other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the satisfaction of the Stoneleigh Mortgages.
Section 5.02 Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, (a) afford Buyer and its Representatives full and free access to and the right to inspect all of the Real Property, facilities, properties, assets, premises, books and records, Contracts and other documents and data related to the Company, and to have correspondence with the Companys key employees, customers, suppliers and advisors; (b) furnish Buyer and its Representatives with such financial, operating and other data and information related to the Company as Buyer or any of its Representatives may reasonably request; and (c) instruct the Representatives of Seller and the Company to cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall permit Buyer and its Representatives to conduct environmental due diligence of the Company and the Real
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Property, including the collecting and analysis of samples of indoor or outdoor air, surface water, groundwater or surface or subsurface land on, at, in, under or from the Company and the Real Property. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller or the Company. No investigation by Buyer or other information received by Buyer shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Seller in this Agreement. Seller and the Company acknowledge that Buyer is a publicly-traded company and agrees that during Buyers investigation of the Company it will comply with applicable Law and requests of Buyer in order for Buyer to meet its public disclosure and registration requirements.
Section 5.03 No Solicitation of Other Bids.
(a) After the date of this Agreement, Seller shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates (including the Company) or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, entertain, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding an Acquisition Proposal. Seller shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Company) and all of its and their Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, Acquisition Proposal shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates) concerning (i) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company; (ii) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company; or (iii) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of the Companys properties or assets.
(b) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 5.03, Seller shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) after receipt thereof by Seller or its Representatives, advise Buyer orally and in writing of any Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, the identity of the Person making the same, and copies of any written communications from such Person relating to such indication, request or offer, to the extent authorized by such Person.
(c) Seller agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 5.03 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to Buyer and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to Buyer.
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Section 5.04 Notice of Certain Events.
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing of:
(i) any fact, circumstance, event or action the existence, occurrence or taking of which (A) has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (B) has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, any representation or warranty made by Seller hereunder not being true and correct or (C) has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.02 to be satisfied;
(ii) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(iv) any Actions commenced or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting Seller or the Company that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 3.17 or that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Buyers receipt of information pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Seller in this Agreement (including Section 8.02 and Section 9.01(b)) and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedules.
Section 5.05 Resignations. Seller shall deliver to Buyer written resignations, effective as of the Closing Date, of the officers and directors of the Company set forth on Section 5.05 of the Disclosure Schedules at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Neha Desai-Jimenez shall remain as a Vice President of Silarx and shall not be required to resign such position in connection with the Closing.
Section 5.06 Confidentiality. From and after the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its or their respective Representatives to hold, in confidence any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning the Company, except to the extent that Seller can show that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of Seller, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives; or (b) is lawfully acquired by Seller, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives from and after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation. If Seller or any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives are compelled to disclose any information by
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judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing and shall disclose only that portion of such information which Seller is advised by its counsel in writing is legally required to be disclosed, provided that Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.
Section 5.07 Non-competition; Non-solicitation.
(a) For a period of two (2) years commencing on the Closing Date (the Restricted Period), Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in or assist others in engaging in the Restricted Business in the Territory; (ii) have an interest in any Person that engages directly or indirectly in the Restricted Business in the Territory in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, employee, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or (iii) intentionally interfere in any material respect with the business relationships (whether formed prior to or after the date of this Agreement) between the Company and customers or suppliers of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any Person traded on any national securities exchange if Seller is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which controls, such Person and does not, directly or indirectly, own five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of such Person.
(b) During the Restricted Period, Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit any employee of the Company or encourage any such employee to leave such employment or hire any such employee who has left such employment, except pursuant to a general solicitation which is not directed specifically to any such employees; provided, that nothing in this Section 5.07(b) shall prevent Seller or any of its Affiliates from hiring (i) any employee whose employment has been terminated by the Company or Buyer or (ii) after 180 days from the date of termination of employment, any employee whose employment has been terminated by the employee.
(c) During the Restricted Period, Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, solicit or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, any clients or customers of the Company or potential clients or customers of the Company for purposes of diverting their business or services from the Company.
(d) Seller acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 5.07 would give rise to irreparable harm to Buyer, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by Seller of any such obligations, Buyer shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such breach, be entitled to equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond).
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(e) Seller acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 5.07 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Buyer and constitute a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this Section 5.07 should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is expressly empowered to reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in this Section 5.07 and each provision hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 5.08 Governmental Approvals and Consents
(a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, (i) make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions (including those under the HSR Act) required under any Law applicable to such party or any of its Affiliates; and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.
(b) Seller and Buyer shall use reasonable commercially reasonable efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 3.05 and Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the parties undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to:
(i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document;
(ii) avoid the imposition of any order or the taking of any action that would restrain, alter or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document; and
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(iii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted.
(d) If any consent, approval or authorization necessary to preserve any right or benefit under any Contract to which the Company is a party is not obtained prior to the Closing, Seller shall, subsequent to the Closing, cooperate with Buyer and the Company in attempting to obtain such consent, approval or authorization as promptly thereafter as practicable. If such consent, approval or authorization cannot be obtained, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Company with the rights and benefits of the affected Contract for the term thereof, and, if Seller provides such rights and benefits, the Company shall assume all obligations and burdens thereunder.
(e) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Seller or the Company with Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party shall give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.08 shall require, or be construed to require, Buyer or any of its Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, hold, divest, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses or interests of Buyer, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses or interests which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 5.09 Books and Records.
(a) In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by Seller prior to the Closing, or for any other reasonable purpose, for a period of two (2) years after the Closing, Buyer shall:
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(i) retain the books and records (including personnel files) of the Company relating to periods prior to the Closing in a manner reasonably consistent with the prior practices of the Company; and
(ii) upon reasonable notice, afford the Representatives of Seller reasonable access (including the right to make, at Sellers expense, photocopies), during normal business hours, to such books and records;
provided, however, that any books and records related to Tax matters shall be retained pursuant to the periods set forth in Article VI.
(b) In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made by or against or incurred by Buyer or the Company after the Closing, or for any other reasonable purpose, for a period of two (2) years following the Closing, Seller shall:
(i) retain the books and records (including personnel files) of Seller which relate to the Company and its operations for periods prior to the Closing; and
(ii) upon reasonable notice, afford the Representatives of Buyer or the Company reasonable access (including the right to make, at Buyers expense, photocopies), during normal business hours, to such books and records;
provided, however, that any books and records related to Tax matters shall be retained pursuant to the periods set forth in Article VI.
(c) Neither Buyer nor Seller shall be obligated to provide the other party with access to any books or records (including personnel files) pursuant to this Section 5.09 where such access would violate any Law.
Section 5.10 Continuation of Employment. Immediately following the Closing, Buyer shall continue the employment of certain employees of Silarx as mutually agreed upon in writing by Buyer and Seller. All employee related issues arising at the Operating Facility, to the extent practicable, shall be first directed to the management of Buyer at the Operating Facility (which shall specifically include Mr. Desai while he remains an employee of Buyer). Mr. Desai and such other members of management at the Operating Facility shall have the opportunity to provide meaningful input in any employment related decision by Buyer in connection therewith.
Section 5.11 Closing Conditions. From the date hereof until the Closing, each party hereto shall, and Seller shall cause the Company to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary to expeditiously satisfy the closing conditions set forth in Article VII hereof.
Section 5.12 Public Announcements. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law or stock exchange requirements (based upon the reasonable advice of counsel), no Party to this Agreement shall make any public announcements in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise communicate with any news media without the
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prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and the parties shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any such announcement.
Section 5.13 Notice of Developments. Each of Seller and Buyer will give prompt written notice to the other Party of (i) the existence of any fact or circumstance, or the occurrence of any event, of which it has Knowledge which would be reasonably likely to cause a condition to a Partys obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby not to be satisfied as of a reasonably foreseeable Closing Date, or (ii) the receipt of any material notice or other material communication from any Governmental Authority or any securities market or securities regulator in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that the delivery of any such notice pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall not be deemed to amend or supplement this Agreement and the failure to deliver any such notice shall not constitute a waiver of any right or condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by either Party.
Section 5.14 Notice of Supplemental Disclosure. Without limiting Section 5.14, from and after the date hereof but prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, Seller may inform Buyer pursuant to this Section 5.14 that any representation or warranty of Seller was or may have been inaccurate when made as of the date hereof, and/or would be or may be inaccurate if made as of the Closing Date, or any covenant with respect to the interim operation of the Business was not or may not have been complied with, and provide a proposed supplement to the Disclosure Schedules and/or Disclosure Documents delivered as of the date hereof to correct such actual or potential inaccuracy or noncompliance as if set forth on the Disclosure Schedule as of the date hereof and/or Disclosure Documents (a Disclosure Supplement). If the inaccuracies or noncompliance contemplated by such Disclosure Supplement is sufficiently material to prevent, after a reasonable period in which to cure such inaccuracy, the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 as appropriate, Buyer may terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing as and to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.01 with respect thereto. Any amendment to the Disclosure Schedule by such Disclosure Supplement shall not in any way affect Buyers rights hereunder.
Section 5.15 Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TAX MATTERS
Section 6.01 Tax Covenants.
(a) Without the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller (and, prior to the Closing, the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives) shall not, to the extent it may
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affect, or relate to, the Company, make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of Buyer or the Company in respect of any Post-Closing Tax Period. Seller agrees that Buyer is to have no liability for any Tax resulting from any action of Seller, the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer (and, after the Closing Date, the Company) against any such Tax or reduction of any Tax asset.
(b) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including any real property transfer Tax and any other similar Tax) shall be borne and paid by Seller when due. Seller shall, at its own expense, timely file any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Taxes or fees (and Buyer shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary).
(c) Seller shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company after the Closing Date with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period. Any such Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice (unless otherwise required by Law) and without a change of any election or any accounting method and shall be submitted by Seller to Buyer (together with schedules, statements and, to the extent requested by Buyer, supporting documentation) at least forty-five (45) days prior to the due date (including extensions) of such Tax Return. If Buyer objects to any item on any such Tax Return, it shall, within ten (10) days after delivery of such Tax Return, notify Seller in writing that it so objects, specifying with particularity any such item and stating the specific factual or legal basis for any such objection. If a notice of objection shall be duly delivered, Buyer and Seller shall negotiate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such items. If Buyer and Seller are unable to reach such agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by Seller of such notice, the disputed items shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant and any determination by the Independent Accountant shall be final. The Independent Accountant shall resolve any disputed items within twenty (20) days of having the item referred to it pursuant to such procedures as it may require. If the Independent Accountant is unable to resolve any disputed items before the due date for such Tax Return, the Tax Return shall be filed as prepared by Seller and then amended to reflect the Independent Accountants resolution. The costs, fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne equally by Buyer and Seller. The preparation and filing of any Tax Return of the Company that does not relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be exclusively within the control of Buyer.
Section 6.02 Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements. Any and all existing Tax sharing agreements (whether written or not) binding upon the Company shall be terminated as of the Closing Date. After such date neither the Company, Seller nor any of Sellers Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall have any further rights or liabilities thereunder.
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Section 6.03 Tax Indemnification. Except to the extent treated as a liability in the calculation of Closing Working Capital, Seller shall indemnify the Company, Buyer, and each Buyer Indemnitee and hold them harmless from and against (a) any Loss attributable to any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made in Section 3.22; (b) any Loss attributable to any breach or violation of, or failure to fully perform, any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in Article VI; (c) all Taxes of the Company or relating to the business of the Company for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods; (d) all Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group of which the Company (or any predecessor of the Company) is or was a member on or prior to the Closing Date by reason of a liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provisions of foreign, state or local Law; (e) any and all Taxes of any person imposed on the Company arising under the principles of transferee or successor liability or by contract, relating to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing Date; and (f) all Taxes of the Company or Seller resulting or arising from the Section 338(h)(10) Election described in Section 6.05 below. In each of the above cases, together with any out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys and accountants fees) incurred in connection therewith. Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any Taxes of the Company that are the responsibility of Seller pursuant to this Section 6.03 within ten Business Days after payment of such Taxes by Buyer or the Company.
Section 6.04 Straddle Period. In the case of Taxes that are payable with respect to a taxable period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date (each such period, a Straddle Period), the portion of any such Taxes that are treated as Pre-Closing Taxes for purposes of this Agreement shall be:
(a) in the case of Taxes (i) based upon, or related to, income, receipts, profits, wages, capital or net worth, (ii) imposed in connection with the sale, transfer or assignment of property, or (iii) required to be withheld, deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the taxable year ended with the Closing Date;
(b) in the case of other Taxes, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire period; and
(c) the parties agree, as soon as reasonably practical after the Closing Date, to close the books of the Company, as of the Closing Date, and to prepare and file with all applicable state and federal taxing authorities, a written consent and such other forms, in order to elect the use of the closing of the books method of allocation as of the Closing Date, as provided for in Code section 1377(a)(2)(A) and the regulations promulgate thereunder. The parties intend such election to be consistent with the Section 338(h)(10) Election described in Section 6.05 below. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of any inconsistency between the election set forth in this Section 6.04(c) and the Section 338(h)(10) Election, the Section 338(h)(10) Election shall control.
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Section 6.05 Section 338(h)(10) Election.
(a) Election. The Company and Seller shall join with Buyer in making a timely election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code (and any corresponding election under state, local, and foreign Law) with respect to the purchase and sale of the Equity Interests of the Company hereunder (collectively, a Section 338(h)(10) Election). Seller shall pay any Tax attributable to the making of the Section 338(h)(10) Election and Seller shall indemnify Buyer and the Company against any adverse consequences arising out of any failure to pay any such Taxes.
(b) Allocation of Aggregate Purchase Price. Seller and Buyer agree that the Aggregate Purchase Price and the Liabilities of the Company (plus other relevant items) shall be allocated among the assets of the Company for all purposes (including Tax and financial accounting) as shown on the allocation schedule (the Allocation Schedule). A draft of the Allocation Schedule shall be prepared by Buyer and delivered to Seller within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date for its approval. If Seller notifies Buyer in writing that Seller objects to one or more items reflected in the Allocation Schedule, Seller and Buyer shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute; provided, however, that if Seller and Buyer are unable to resolve any dispute with respect to the Allocation Schedule within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, such dispute shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant. The fees and expenses of such accounting firm shall be borne equally by Seller and Buyer. Buyer, the Company and Seller shall file all Tax Returns (including amended returns and claims for refund) and information reports in a manner consistent with the Allocation Schedule. Any adjustments to the Aggregate Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.04 herein shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the Allocation Schedule.
Section 6.06 Contests. Buyer agrees to give written notice to Seller of the receipt of any written notice by the Company, Buyer or any of Buyers Affiliates which involves the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any Action, in respect of which an indemnity may be sought by Buyer pursuant to this Article VI (a Tax Claim); provided, that failure to comply with this provision shall not affect Buyers right to indemnification hereunder. Buyer shall control the contest or resolution of any Tax Claim; provided, however, that Buyer shall obtain the prior written consent of Seller (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before entering into any settlement of a claim or ceasing to defend such claim; and, provided further, that Seller shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such claim and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose, the fees and expenses of which separate counsel shall be borne solely by Seller.
Section 6.07 Cooperation and Exchange of Information. Seller and Buyer shall provide each other with such cooperation and information as either of them reasonably may request of the other in filing any Tax Return pursuant to this Article VI or in connection with any audit or other proceeding in respect of Taxes of the Company. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of relevant Tax Returns or portions thereof, together with accompanying schedules, related work papers and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by tax authorities. Each of Seller and Buyer shall retain all Tax Returns,
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schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of the Company for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, without regard to extensions except to the extent notified by the other party in writing of such extensions for the respective Tax periods. Prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of the Company for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date, Seller or Buyer (as the case may be) shall provide the other party with reasonable written notice and offer the other party the opportunity to take custody of such materials.
Section 6.08 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. Any indemnification payments pursuant to this Article VI shall be treated as an adjustment to the Aggregate Purchase Price by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.
Section 6.09 Survival. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Section 3.22 and this Article VI shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus 60 days.
Section 6.10 Overlap. To the extent that any obligation or responsibility pursuant to Article VIII may overlap with an obligation or responsibility pursuant to this Article VI, the provisions of this Article VI shall govern.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The filings of Buyer and Seller pursuant to the HSR Act, if any, shall have been made and the applicable waiting period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
(b) No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.
(c) Seller shall have received all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from the Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 3.05 and Buyer shall have received all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from the Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 4.02, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller, and no such consent, authorization, order and approval shall have been revoked.
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Section 7.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Buyers waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Other than the representations and warranties of Seller contained in Section 3.01, Section 3.02, Section 3.03, Section 3.06 and Section 3.24, the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) or in all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date in all respects). The representations and warranties of Seller contained in Section 3.01, Section 3.02, Section 3.03, Section 3.06 and Section 3.24 shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date in all respects).
(b) Seller shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.
(c) No Action shall have been commenced against Buyer, Seller or the Company, which would prevent the Closing. No injunction or restraining order shall have been issued by any Governmental Authority, and be in effect, which restrains or prohibits any transaction contemplated hereby.
(d) All approvals, consents and waivers that are listed on Section 3.05 of the Disclosure Schedules shall have been received, and executed counterparts thereof shall have been delivered to Buyer at or prior to the Closing.
(e) From the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect, nor shall any event or events have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, with or without the lapse of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto and true and complete copies thereof shall have been delivered to Buyer.
(g) Buyer shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller, certifying that each of the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a) and Section 7.02(b) has been satisfied.
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(h) Buyer shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Seller certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(i) Buyer shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Seller certifying the names and signatures of the officers of Seller authorized to sign this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
(j) Buyer shall have received resignations of the directors and officers of the Company pursuant to Section 5.05.
(k) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a good standing certificate (or its equivalent) for the Company from the secretary of state or similar Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction under the Laws in which the Company is organized.
(l) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(b) that Seller is not a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.
(m) Seller shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Buyer certificates evidencing the Equity Interests, free and clear of Encumbrances, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock and unit powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank and with all required stock or unit transfer tax stamps affixed.
(n) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer such other documents or instruments as Buyer reasonably requests and are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(o) Buyers satisfactory completion of its due diligence investigation of the Company, as determined by Buyer in its sole and absolute discretion.
(p) The board of directors of Buyer shall have approved the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Sellers waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Other than the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Section 4.01 and Section 4.04, the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement, the other
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Transaction Documents and any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) or in all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date in all respects). The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Section 4.01 and Section 4.04 shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date.
(b) Buyer shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date; provided, that, with respect to agreements, covenants and conditions that are qualified by materiality, Buyer shall have performed such agreements, covenants and conditions, as so qualified, in all respects.
(c) No injunction or restraining order shall have been issued by any Governmental Authority, and be in effect, which restrains or prohibits any material transaction contemplated hereby.
(d) All approvals, consents and waivers that are listed on Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules shall have been received, and executed counterparts thereof shall have been delivered to Seller at or prior to the Closing.
(e) The Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto and true and complete copies thereof shall have been delivered to Seller.
(f) Seller shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 7.03(a) and Section 7.03(b) have been satisfied.
(g) Seller shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Buyer certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Buyer authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(h) Seller shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Buyer certifying the names and signatures of the officers of Buyer
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authorized to sign this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
(i) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller cash in an amount equal to the Aggregate Purchase Price by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by Seller in a written notice to Buyer.
(j) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller such other documents or instruments as Seller reasonably requests and are reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.01 Survival. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained herein (other than any representations or warranties contained in Section 3.22 which are subject to Article VI) shall survive the Closing and shall remain in full force and effect until the date that is eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties in (a) Section 3.01, Section 3.03, Section 3.24, Section 4.01 and Section 4.04 shall survive indefinitely, (b) Section 3.19 shall survive for a period of four (4) years after the Closing, and (c) Section 3.20 shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus sixty (60) days. All covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein (other than any covenants or agreements contained in Article VI which are subject to Article VI) shall survive the Closing indefinitely or for the period explicitly specified therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent known at such time) and in writing by notice from the non-breaching party to the breaching party prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representation or warranty and such claims shall survive until finally resolved.
Section 8.02 Indemnification By Seller. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article VIII, Seller shall jointly and severally indemnify and defend each of Buyer and its Affiliates (including the Company) and their respective Representatives (collectively, the Buyer Indemnitees) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Buyer Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than in respect of Section 3.22, it being understood that the sole remedy for any such inaccuracy in or breach thereof shall be pursuant to Article VI), as of the date such representation or warranty was made or as if such representation or warranty was
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made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly relate to a specified date, the inaccuracy in or breach of which will be determined with reference to such specified date); or
(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than any breach or violation of, or failure to fully perform, any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in Article VI, it being understood that the sole remedy for any such breach, violation or failure shall be pursuant to Article VI).
(c) For purposes of this Section 8.02, any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty shall be determined without regard to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty.
Section 8.03 Indemnification By Buyer. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article VIII, Buyer shall indemnify and defend each of Seller and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (collectively, the Seller Indemnitees) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Seller Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, as of the date such representation or warranty was made or as if such representation or warranty was made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly relate to a specified date, the inaccuracy in or breach of which will be determined with reference to such specified date); or
(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (other than Article VI, it being understood that the sole remedy for any such breach thereof shall be pursuant to Article VI).
(c) For purposes of this Section 8.03, any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty shall be determined without regard to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty.
Section 8.04 Escrow. In order to provide security for any indemnification claims arising under Section 6.03 and Section 8.02, Buyer shall deposit an amount equal to $2,000,000 (the Indemnification Escrow Amount) into an interest-bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent, which amount shall be held and disbursed in accordance with the terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement. $1,000,000 of the Indemnification Escrow Amount shall be reserved exclusively for any indemnification claims arising under Section 6.03, and $1,000,000
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of the Indemnification Escrow Amount shall be reserved exclusively for any indemnification claims arising under Section 8.02. Any and all payments required pursuant to Section 6.03 or Section 8.02 shall first be made from the Indemnification Escrow Amount in accordance with the terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement. The Indemnification Escrow Amount shall not be the sole or exclusive relief afforded under this Agreement to an Indemnified Party for monetary damages for those matters covered by Section 6.03 or Section 8.02. On the date that is eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent may deliver to Seller the balance of the Indemnification Escrow Amount then in escrow (including, without limitation, any interest accrued thereon), provided that such delivery is permitted by and in accordance with the terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement and this Agreement.
Section 8.05 Indemnification Procedures. The party making a claim under this Article VIII is referred to as the Indemnified Party, and the party against whom such claims are asserted under this Article VIII is referred to as the Indemnifying Party.
(a) Third Party Claims. The right of any Indemnified Party for indemnification for Third Party Claims is contingent upon the additional terms and conditions stated in this Section 8.05. If any Indemnified Party receives notice of the assertion or commencement of any Action made or brought by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement or a Representative of the foregoing (a Third Party Claim) against such Indemnified Party with respect to which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to provide indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written notice thereof, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of such notice of such Third Party Claim. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses by reason of such failure, or is otherwise materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Third Party Claim in reasonable detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party; the method of computation thereof; and containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of indemnification is claimed or arises. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in, or by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party, to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim at the Indemnifying Partys expense and by the Indemnifying Partys own counsel, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in good faith in such defense; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party is Seller, such Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to defend or direct the defense of any such Third Party Claim that (x) is asserted directly by or on behalf of a Person that is a supplier or customer of the Company, or (y) seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party. In the event that the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, subject to Section 8.05(b), it shall have the right to take such action as it deems necessary to avoid, dispute, defend, appeal or make counterclaims pertaining to any such Third Party Claim in the name and on behalf of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to
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participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Partys right to control the defense thereof. The fees and disbursements of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party, provided, that if in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party, (A) there are legal defenses available to an Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party; or (B) there exists a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party that cannot be waived, the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Party in each jurisdiction for which the Indemnified Party determines counsel is required. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to compromise or defend such Third Party Claim, fails to promptly notify the Indemnified Party in writing of its election to defend as provided in this Agreement, or fails to diligently prosecute the defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may, subject to Section 8.05(b), pay, compromise, defend such Third Party Claim and seek indemnification for any and all Losses based upon, arising from or relating to such Third Party Claim. Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in connection with the defense of any Third Party Claim, including making available (subject to the provisions of Section 5.06) records relating to such Third Party Claim and furnishing, without expense (other than reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses) to the defending party, management employees of the non-defending party as may be reasonably necessary for the preparation of the defense of such Third Party Claim.
(b) Settlement of Third Party Claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into settlement of any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, except as provided in this Section 8.05(b). If a firm offer is made to settle a Third Party Claim without leading to liability or the creation of a financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnified Party and provides, in customary form, for the unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liabilities and obligations in connection with such Third Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party desires to accept and agree to such offer, the Indemnifying Party shall give written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer within ten (10) days after its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may continue to contest or defend such Third Party Claim and in such event, the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party as to such Third Party Claim shall not exceed the amount of such settlement offer. If the Indemnified Party fails to consent to such firm offer and also fails to assume defense of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may settle the Third Party Claim upon the terms set forth in such firm offer to settle such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnified Party has assumed the defense pursuant to Section 8.05(a), it shall not agree to any settlement without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(c) Direct Claims. Any Action by an Indemnified Party on account of a Loss which does not result from a Third Party Claim (a Direct Claim) shall be asserted by the Indemnified Party giving the Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written notice thereof, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the Indemnified Party becomes aware of such Direct Claim. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party
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of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall describe the Direct Claim in reasonable detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount, if reasonably practicable, of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after its receipt of such notice to respond in writing to such Direct Claim. The Indemnified Party shall allow the Indemnifying Party and its professional advisors to investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to the Direct Claim, and whether and to what extent any amount is payable in respect of the Direct Claim and the Indemnified Party shall assist the Indemnifying Partys investigation by giving such information and assistance (including access to the Companys premises and personnel and the right to examine and copy any accounts, documents or records) as the Indemnifying Party or any of its professional advisors may reasonably request. If the Indemnifying Party does not so respond within such thirty (30) day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have rejected such claim, in which case the Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to the Indemnified Party on the terms and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Tax Claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the control of any claim, assertion, event or proceeding in respect of Taxes of the Company (including, but not limited to, any such claim in respect of a breach of the representations and warranties in Section 3.22 hereof or any breach or violation of or failure to fully perform any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in Article VI) shall be governed exclusively by Article VI hereof.
Section 8.06 Payments. Once a Loss is agreed to by the Indemnifying Party or finally adjudicated to be payable pursuant to this Article VIII, the Indemnifying Party shall, and consistent with the terms of the Indemnification Escrow Agreement, shall cause the Escrow Agent to, satisfy the Indemnifying Partys obligations within fifteen (15) Business Days of such final, non-appealable adjudication by wire transfer of immediately available funds. To the extent the amount in the escrow account held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement is insufficient to satisfy the Indemnifying Partys obligations pursuant to this Article VIII, the Indemnifying Party shall directly satisfy such Indemnifying Partys remaining obligations within fifteen (15) Business Days of such final, non-appealable adjudication by wire transfer of immediately available funds. The parties hereto agree that should an Indemnifying Party not make full payment of any such obligations within such fifteen (15) Business Day period, any amount payable shall accrue interest from and including the date of agreement of the Indemnifying Party or final, non-appealable adjudication to and including the date such payment has been made at a rate per annum equal to five percent (5%). Such interest shall be calculated daily on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed, without compounding.
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Section 8.07 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. All indemnification payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Aggregate Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.
Section 8.08 Effect of Investigation. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Partys right to indemnification with respect thereto, shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (including by any of its Representatives) or by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Party or any of its Representatives knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate or by reason of the Indemnified Partys waiver of any condition set forth in Section 7.02 or Section 7.03, as the case may be, except to the extent the applicable information was disclosed to Buyer in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 8.09 Exclusive Remedies. Subject to Section 5.07 and Section 10.11, the parties acknowledge and agree that their sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims (other than claims arising from fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct on the part of a party hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in Article VI and this Article VIII. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted under Law, any and all rights, claims and causes of action for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement it may have against the other parties hereto and their Affiliates and each of their respective Representatives arising under or based upon any Law, except pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in Article VI and this Article VIII. Nothing in this Section 8.09 shall limit any Persons right to seek and obtain any equitable relief to which any Person shall be entitled or to seek any remedy on account of any partys fraudulent, criminal or intentional misconduct.
Section 8.10 Negligence or Misconduct of Indemnified Party. The foregoing provisions of this Article VIII shall not apply with respect to any Losses suffered by any Indemnified Party that would not have resulted but for the willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party.
Section 8.11 Limits on Indemnification.
(a) No amount shall be payable by any Indemnifying Party to Buyer pursuant to this Article VIII unless the aggregate amount of Losses indemnifiable under Section 8.02 exceeds Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) (after which all Losses may be recovered from the first dollar).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the maximum amount of aggregate indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from Seller
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arising out of or resulting from the causes enumerated in Section 8.02, shall be an amount equal to Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000). Notwithstanding the forgoing, there shall be no cap on the amount of aggregate indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from Seller arising out of or resulting from the Sellers fraud or willful misconduct, failure to perform any covenant hereunder, or a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.04, 3.20, 3.22 or 6.06.
(c) The parties hereto waive as against each other any claims to consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any award of consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages shall not be included in calculating the amount of indemnifiable Losses.
(d) Seller shall not have any indemnification obligation under this Article VIII to the extent that the Company, a Subsidiary or a Joint Venture has accrued a liability or recorded a specifically allocated reserve or allowance in its financial statements in respect thereof, but only to the extent of such accrual or reserve, (i) as of December 31, 2014, or (ii) as a current liability as of the Closing Date that is subtracted from current assets in Closing Working Capital computation.
Section 8.12 Computation of Indemnifiable Losses.
(a) Any amount payable pursuant to this Article VIII (i) shall be reduced to the extent of any insurance proceeds received or receivable by the recipient of such amount in respect of an indemnifiable Loss, (ii) shall be reduced by any recoveries from third Persons pursuant to indemnification or otherwise in respect thereto, and (iii) shall be reduced by any tax benefit that would otherwise result from the payment of the indemnification amount as mutually determined by Buyer and Seller in good faith in consultation with their tax advisors. If Buyer and Seller are unable to reach an agreement regarding the tax benefit described in subjection (iii) herein, then such amount shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant and any determination by the Independent Accountant shall be final. The Independent Accountant shall resolve such dispute within twenty (20) days of having the dispute referred to it by Buyer or Seller. The costs, fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne equally by Buyer and Seller.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the amount of indemnification to which an Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Article VIII shall be determined: (i) by the written agreement between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party; (ii) by a final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction or, in the case of income tax indemnification for Tax Claims, determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code or its equivalent in jurisdictions outside the United States; or (iii) by any other means to which the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall agree. The judgment or decree of a court shall be deemed final when the time for appeal, if any, shall have expired and no appeal shall have been taken or when all appeals taken shall have been finally determined. The Indemnified Party shall have the burden of proof in establishing the amount of Losses suffered by it.
(c) Any party receiving indemnity shall assign to the Indemnifying Party all of its claims for recovery against third Persons as to such Losses, whether by insurance coverage, contribution claims, subrogation or otherwise. In any case where an Indemnified Party recovers
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from third Persons any amount (other than any amounts deducted pursuant to Section 8.12(d) hereof) in respect of a matter with respect to which an Indemnifying Party has indemnified it pursuant to this Article VIII, such Indemnified Party shall promptly pay over to the Indemnifying Party the amount so recovered (after deducting therefrom the full amount of the expenses incurred by it in procuring such recovery), but not in excess of the sum of (i) any amount previously so paid by the Indemnifying Party to or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in respect of such matter and (ii) any amount expended by the Indemnifying Party in pursuing or defending any claim arising out of such matter.
Section 8.13 Mitigation of Damages.
(a) An Indemnified Party shall, to the extent practicable and reasonably within its control and at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, make commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any damages of which it has adequate notice, provided that the Indemnified Party shall not be obligated to act in contravention of applicable Law or in contravention of reasonable and customary practices of a prudent person in similar circumstances. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, and shall be afforded the opportunity by the Indemnified Party to the extent reasonably possible, to make commercially reasonable efforts to minimize damages before such damages actually are incurred by the Indemnified Party.
(b) Each Indemnified Party shall maintain such insurance coverage with respect to its business as is customary for an entity of the size and nature of such Indemnified Party. Each Indemnified Party shall be obligated in connection with any claim for indemnification under this Article VIII to use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any insurance proceeds and indemnification payments payable to such Indemnified Party by any third party available with regard to the applicable claims. The amount which the Indemnifying Party is or may be required to pay to any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article VIII shall be reduced (retroactively, if necessary) by any insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or other amounts actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in reduction of the related damages. If the Indemnified Party shall have received the payment required by this Agreement from the Indemnifying Party in respect of damages and shall subsequently receive insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or other amounts in respect of such damages, then such Indemnified Party shall promptly repay to the Indemnifying Party a sum equal to the amount of such insurance proceeds, indemnification payments or other amounts actually received.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by the mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer;
(b) by Buyer by written notice to Seller if:
(i) Buyer is not then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty,
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covenant or agreement made by Seller pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Article VII and such breach, inaccuracy or failure has not been cured by Seller within ten (10) days of Sellers receipt of written notice of such breach from Buyer; or
(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 shall not have been, or if it becomes apparent that any of such conditions will not be, fulfilled by June 1, 2015, unless such failure shall be due to the failure of Buyer to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing;
(c) by Seller by written notice to Buyer if:
(i) Seller is not then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Article VII and such breach, inaccuracy or failure has not been cured by Buyer within ten (10) days of Buyers receipt of written notice of such breach from Seller; or
(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.03 shall not have been, or if it becomes apparent that any of such conditions will not be, fulfilled by June 1, 2015 unless such failure shall be due to the failure of Seller to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing; or
(d) by Buyer or Seller in the event that (i) there shall be any Law that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited or (ii) any Governmental Authority shall have issued a Governmental Order restraining or enjoining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Governmental Order shall have become final and non-appealable.
Section 9.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Article, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto except:
(a) as set forth in this Section 8.10 and Section 5.06 and Article X hereof; and
(b) that nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for any willful breach of any provision hereof.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred; provided, however, Buyer and Seller shall be equally responsible for all filing and other similar fees payable in connection with any filings or submissions under the HSR Act.
Section 10.02 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.02):
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| Donald Richards |
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| 7 Century Drive, Suite 201 |
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| Facsimile: (973) 867-4555 |
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| 13200 Townsend Road |
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| Attention: Arthur P. Bedrosian, CEO |
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| Facsimile: (215) 671-0663 |
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| Fox Rothschild LLP |
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| Attention: Samuel Israel, Esq. |
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| Facsimile: (215) 299-2510 |
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Section 10.03 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation; (b) the word or is not exclusive; and (c) the words herein, hereof, hereby, hereto and hereunder refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.
Section 10.04 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 10.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Except as provided in Section 5.07(e), upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 10.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the other Transaction Documents, the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however,
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that prior to the Closing Date, Buyer may, without the prior written consent of Seller, assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to one or more of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 10.08 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 6.03 and Article VIII, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 10.09 Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SERVICE OF PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT BY MAIL TO SUCH PARTYS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR ANY PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
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(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.10(c).
Section 10.11 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 10.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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| MICHAEL KOTEEN, AS INDEPENDENT AND INVESTMENT TRUSTEE OF THE RD NEVADA TRUST |