Post-Closing Resolution Agreement among Kellstrom Industries, Inc., Aviation Sales Company, and Aviation Sales Distribution Services Company (February 18, 2002)

Summary

Kellstrom Industries, Inc., Aviation Sales Company, and Aviation Sales Distribution Services Company entered into this agreement to resolve outstanding issues, claims, and obligations arising from a previous Asset Purchase Agreement. The parties agree to settle these matters to avoid litigation, specifying the handling of unpaid receivables, payables, equipment, and related documents. The agreement outlines mutual obligations, adjustments to financial amounts, and the execution of related documents to finalize the settlement. This agreement is effective as of February 18, 2002.

EX-10.1 3 dex101.txt POST-CLOSING RESOLUTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.1 EXECUTION COPY POST-CLOSING RESOLUTION AGREEMENT This Post-Closing Resolution Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of February 18, 2002 among Kellstrom Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Kellstrom"), Aviation Sales Company, a Delaware corporation ("AVS"), and Aviation Sales Distribution Services Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). RECITALS The parties are parties to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 20, 2000 (as amended, the "Asset Purchase Agreement"). Out of the Asset Purchase Agreement have arisen a number of issues, claims, rights and obligations by and among the parties hereto. In an effort to avoid the costs and expenses associated with protracted litigation or arbitration over such matters, the parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall constitute an overall settlement of such issues, claims, rights and obligations on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement. Initial capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement. TERMS OF AGREEMENT In consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1.1 Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the ------------- following meanings: "Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables" means those Related Unpaid Assumed Payables that remain unpaid as of December 31, 2001, as set forth on Exhibit "A", which, in the aggregate, equal $3,642. ----------- "Actual Settled RMA Amount" means the sum of the credits issued, or agreed by Kellstrom to be issued, in respect of Settled RMAs as of December 31, 2001 to the extent set forth on Exhibit "B", which, in ----------- the aggregate, equals $892,691.54. "Actual Unpaid Receivables" means the Purchased Receivables that remain unpaid or unsatisfied as of December 31, 2001, as set forth on Exhibit "C", as adjusted on the Resolution Closing Date for changes ----------- through such date. "Actual Unpaid Receivables Amount" means the sum of Actual Unpaid Receivables, which, in the aggregate, equals $5,238,141.86, which amount shall be adjusted on the Resolution Closing Date for changes through such date. "Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement" means that certain First Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit "D" hereto. ----------- "AVS DTs" means certain of those amounts due and owing by Kellstrom to AVS and its Affiliates (other than in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Inventory Purchase Agreement or the agreements and transactions contemplated thereby) as of December 31, 2001, as set forth on Exhibit "E" hereto, that the parties have agreed will be ----------- resolved pursuant to this Agreement, which, in the aggregate, equal $1,069,742. "Bankruptcy Court" means any court having jurisdiction over a bankruptcy proceeding commenced by Kellstrom under Title 11 of the United States Code. "Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption" means a bill of sale, assignment and assumption agreement executed by Kellstrom, AVS and the Company, pursuant to which Kellstrom shall assign, and the Company shall assume, the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables, and Kellstrom shall transfer the Actual Unpaid Receivables to the Company. "Equipment" shall have the meaning given to it in the Equipment Lease. "Equipment Bill of Sale" means a bill of sale executed by the Company in form reasonably satisfactory to Kellstrom pursuant to which the Company shall convey title to the Equipment to Kellstrom, wherein the Company shall represent and warrant to Kellstrom that the Company has good and marketable title to the Equipment free and clear of any liens, with full power to sell the Equipment; provided, however, that the representations (except as to title) contained in such bill of sale shall not survive beyond the survival of the representations of the Company with respect to conveyed assets contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement. "Equipment Lease" means that certain Equipment Lease Agreement dated December 1, 2000 among AVS, the Company and Kellstrom, as supplemented by the Equipment Option Letter. 2 "Equipment Option Letter" means that certain letter agreement dated December 1, 2000, among the parties with respect to the Equipment Lease. "Kellstrom DTs" means certain of those amounts due and owing by AVS and its Affiliates to Kellstrom and its Affiliates (other than in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement or the agreements and transactions contemplated thereby), as of December 31, 2001, as set forth on Exhibit "F" hereto, that the parties have agreed will be ----------- resolved pursuant to this Agreement, which, in the aggregate, equal $1,769,609. "LC Lender Documents" means the Option Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit "G" hereto, the Memorandum of Option Agreement, in the form ----------- attached as Exhibit "H" hereto, the Memorandum of Termination of ----------- Purchase and Sale Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit "I" ----------- hereto, and an Amendment to that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December 1, 2000 by and between Bank of America, N.A., as agent under Kellstrom's senior credit facility, and the LC Lenders, pursuant to the terms attached as Exhibit "J" hereto. ----------- "LC Lenders" means James Ventures, L.P., Robert Belfer, LJH, Ltd. and Don A. Sanders. "Miramar Documents" means the First Amendment to Lease, in the form attached as Exhibit "K" hereto, the Amended and Restated Memorandum of ----------- Lease, in the form attached as Exhibit "L" hereto, the Amended and ----------- Restated Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit "M" hereto, and the Consent to Lease ----------- Amendment, in the form attached as Exhibit "N" hereto. ----------- "Miramar Facility" means the facility located at 3701 Flamingo Road, Miramar, FL 33027. "Miramar Lease" means that certain Lease dated as of December 1, 2000 by and between AVS and Kellstrom. "Open RMA" means an RMA issued to a customer for which Kellstrom has not issued a credit or agreed to issue a credit as of the Closing. "Parts Purchase Discount" means a 15% discount on purchases of parts by AVS and its affiliates from Kellstrom in the ordinary 3 course of business (subject to customary sales credit limitations generally applied by Kellstrom to its customers), up to an aggregate discount of $200,000. "Related Unpaid Assumed Payables" means those Assumed Payables that were acquired by Kellstrom pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement that are due to an account that has an Actual Unpaid Receivable. "Resolution Transaction Documents" means: . the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption; . the Equipment Bill of Sale; . the RMA Acknowledgment (hereinafter defined); . the Kellstrom DT Acknowledgment (hereinafter defined); . the AVS DT Acknowledgment (hereinafter defined); . the Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement; . the LC Lender Documents; . the Miramar Documents; and . any other document required to be executed in connection herewith. "RMA" means a Return Materials Authorization issued by Kellstrom or AVS (as to AVS, prior to December 1, 2000) to a customer in connection with equipment subject to a Purchased Receivable. "Settled RMA" means an RMA pursuant to which Kellstrom has issued, or agreed to issue, a credit to the customer as set forth on Exhibit "B" ----------- hereto. "Terms of KAV Consignment" means the terms set forth on Exhibit "O" ----------- hereto. ARTICLE II EXERCISE OF PUT OPTIONS 2.1 Exercise of Equipment Put Option. Notwithstanding any notice or timing -------------------------------- requirements set forth in the Equipment Option Letter, the parties agree and consent to the exercise by the Company, effective as of the Resolution Closing Date, of that certain option set forth in the Equipment Option Letter thereby requiring Kellstrom to purchase the Equipment pursuant to the terms of the Equipment Option Letter, as supplemented and/or modified by this Agreement. 4 2.2 Exercise of Purchased Receivables Put Option. The parties acknowledge -------------------------------------------- that on or about December 27, 2001 Kellstrom exercised its option pursuant to Section 6.18 of the Asset Purchase Agreement to require the Company to purchase - ------------ the Actual Unpaid Receivables (to the extent unpaid through December 1, 2001). The purchase of the Actual Unpaid Receivables shall be consummated on the Resolution Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, as supplemented and/or modified by this Agreement. From the date hereof until the earlier to occur of (a) the Resolution Closing Date or (b) the termination of this Agreement, Kellstrom shall forbear from exercising its rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement to collect the Actual Unpaid Receivables. ARTICLE III RESOLUTION OF PURCHASE PRICE UNDER ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND INVENTORY PURCHASE AGREEMENT 3.1 Resolution of Purchase Price Under Asset Purchase Agreement. The ------------------------------------------------------------ parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company and Kellstrom have determined the Actual Cash Purchase Price on or prior to the date hereof, as evidenced by the execution and delivery of an Actual Cash Purchase Price Certificate, a copy of which is attached hereto as Attachment I, and as a ------------ result, the sum of $680,823 is owing to Kellstrom by the Company (the "Actual Cash Purchase Price Adjustment"). Effective as of the Resolution Closing Date, Kellstrom, on the one hand, and AVS and the Company, on the other, release one another from any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, obligations and damages, whether now, or later known, which they ever had, or now have, or may have in the future arising out of Section 2.6 of the Asset Purchase Agreement, ----------- provided, however, that such release shall not affect or release any of the obligations of the parties set forth in this Agreement or any other obligations of the parties set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement including, without limitation, with respect to Indemnifiable Damages (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) unrelated to Section 2.6 thereof. ----------- 3.2 Resolution of Purchase Price Under Inventory Purchase Agreement. The ---------------------------------------------------------------- parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company and the Kellstrom Managers, on behalf of KAV, have determined the Actual Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Inventory Purchase Agreement) on or prior to the date hereof and that such Actual Purchase Price is equal to the Estimated Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Inventory Purchase Agreement). In this regard, the parties acknowledge that no adjustments to the purchase price are required under the Inventory Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 2.5 thereof ----------- and, subject to Section 13.12 and Section 14.11 hereof, the parties hereby waive ------------- ------------- the requirement for the execution and delivery of an Actual Purchase Price Certificate. KAV executes and joins in this Agreement for the sole purpose of acknowledging and demonstrating its acceptance of and agreement with this Section 3.2, subject to Section 13.12 and Section 14.11 hereof. Effective as of - ------------ ------------- ----------- the Resolution Closing Date, the Company, on the one hand, and KAV, on the other, release one another from any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, obligations and damages, whether now, or later known, which they ever had, or now have, or may have in the future arising out of Section 2.5 of ----------- the Inventory Purchase Agreement, provided that such release shall not affect or release any of the obligations of the parties set 5 forth in this Agreement or any other obligations of the parties set forth in the Inventory Purchase Agreement including, without limitation, with respect to Indemnifiable Damages (as defined in the Inventory Purchase Agreement) unrelated to Section 2.5 thereof. ----------- ARTICLE IV PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO EQUIPMENT LEASE AND PURCHASE OF ACTUAL UNPAID RECEIVABLES 4.1 Purchase of Equipment. Pursuant to the exercise by the Company of the --------------------- option set forth in the Equipment Option Letter as set forth in Section 2.1 ----------- above, at the Closing the Company shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Kellstrom, and Kellstrom shall purchase, the Equipment, free and clear of any Liens. In this regard, the parties acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for the Equipment shall be $7,738,567 (the "Equipment Purchase Price"). 4.2 Purchase of Actual Unpaid Receivables; Parts Purchase Discount. -------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the exercise by Kellstrom of the option contained in Section 6.18 of ------------ the Asset Purchase Agreement as set forth in Section 2.2 above, at the Closing, ----------- Kellstrom shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Company, and the Company shall purchase, the Actual Unpaid Receivables, free and clear of any Liens. In this regard, the parties acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for the Actual Unpaid Receivables is $6,127,191.40, constituting the Actual Unpaid Receivables Amount (as of December 31, 2001), less the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables, plus the Actual Settled RMA Amount (the "Unpaid Receivables Purchase Price"). Notwithstanding the terms of Section 6.18(c) of --------------- the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that such amount shall not be subject to the credit toward the purchase of services from AVS and its Affiliates equal to the Receivables Credit Amount. Additionally, from and after the Closing, Kellstrom agrees to provide AVS with the Parts Purchase Discount. 4.3 Assumed Payables. The Company and AVS agree jointly and severally to ---------------- assume and pay, discharge and perform all of the obligations, duties and liabilities of Kellstrom with respect to the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables after Closing and hereby indemnify Kellstrom from and against any obligation thereunder. 4.4 Release; Audit Rights. From and after the Resolution Closing Date, --------------------- (a) the parties hereby release each other from their respective obligations pursuant to Section 6.18 of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and (b) AVS and the ------------ Company hereby release Kellstrom from any obligations it may have under the Asset Purchase Agreement with respect to Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Kellstrom acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall have the right, for a period of ninety (90) days after the Resolution Closing Date (during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice), in which to conduct and complete an audit (at the Company's sole cost and expense) of the Purchased Receivables (including the Actual Unpaid Receivables), and the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables to confirm (a) the application of proceeds received by Kellstrom with respect to the 6 Purchased Receivables and (b) the validity and existence of the Actual Unpaid Receivables and the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables. Kellstrom shall cooperate fully in connection with any such audit and shall promptly respond to all requests for, and promptly provide, any and all information and/or documentation in its possession, custody or control that are relevant to any of the foregoing. Any adjustments resulting from such audit shall be paid from one party to the other, as appropriate, within fifteen (15) days after completion of any such audit. ARTICLE V AVS DTs AND KELLSTROM DTs 5.1 Settlement of AVS DTs. Kellstrom acknowledges and agrees that the AVS --------------------- DTs are due and owing to AVS as of the date hereof. At the Closing, AVS shall acknowledge in writing that the AVS DTs have been satisfied (the "AVS DT Acknowledgement"). 5.2 Settlement of Kellstrom DTs. The Company and AVS acknowledge and --------------------------- agree that the Kellstrom DTs are due and owing to Kellstrom as of the date hereof. At the Closing, Kellstrom shall acknowledge in writing that the Kellstrom DTs have been satisfied (the "Kellstrom DT Acknowledgement"). ARTICLE VI MIRAMAR RENT 6.1 Payment of Miramar Rent. The parties agree that (notwithstanding the ------------------------ terms of the Miramar Lease) from the date hereof until the earlier to occur of: (a) the Closing; or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section ------- 15.1 hereof (the "Interim Rental Period"), Kellstrom shall pay a monthly amount - ---- (the "Interim Rental Amount") equal to the lesser of (i) $384,037.50, or (ii) 81.4% of the Debt Service (as defined below), in either case, plus applicable sales taxes, to AVS for the lease of the Miramar Facility, and, if Kellstrom pays each such Interim Rental Amount when due under the Miramar Lease, AVS shall be estopped during the Interim Rental Period from claiming any defaults or taking any action against Kellstrom under the Miramar Lease as a result of any claims that any other or additional rent may become due during the Interim Rental Period. For purposes of this Section, the term "Debt Service" shall mean the accrued interest payments required to be paid by AVS under the terms of the loan financing secured by the Miramar Facility in effect on the date hereof. In the event that the loan financing secured by the Miramar Facility shall be refinanced, the term "Debt Service" shall mean the regularly scheduled monthly installment of principal and interest on such loan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the actual terms of such loan, in no event shall any such installment exceed the amount of a monthly installment of principal and interest that would be payable pursuant to a 25 year fully amortized loan in the principal amount of the new loan secured solely by the Miramar Facility (which new principal amount shall be deemed not to exceed the outstanding principal amount of the loan financing secured by the Miramar Facility on the date hereof) upon commercially reasonable terms. The Interim Rental Amount shall be prorated for any period of the Interim Rental Period that is less than a full calendar month based on the actual number of days during such month falling within the Interim Rental Period. 7 6.2 Additional Miramar Rent. At the Closing, Kellstrom shall pay to AVS ----------------------- an amount (the "Additional Interim Rent") that is equal to the sum of 100% of the actual Debt Service paid by AVS for each month of the Interim Rental Period minus the Interim Rental Amount actually paid by Kellstrom for each such month of the Interim Rental Period. The prorated amount of the actual Debt Service paid by AVS shall be used to determine the portion of the Additional Interim Rent due for any period less that a full month during the Interim Rental Period. In addition, should the actual Debt Service paid by AVS during any month of the Interim Rental Period exceed the amount of $384,037.50, then the amount of $384,037.50 shall be the amount used in lieu of the actual Debt Service paid by AVS in determining the portion of the Additional Interim Rent due for such monthly period. In addition to the above, at Closing, Kellstrom shall pay to AVS an amount equal to $68,498 representing the additional rent amounts claimed by AVS to be due under the Miramar Lease and not previously paid by Kellstrom for the period from December 31, 2001 through February 28, 2002 (the "Miramar Supplemental Rent"). 6.3 Reservation of Rights. Subject to the provisions of Section 15.2 --------------------- ------------ hereof, in the event that this Agreement is terminated, the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof shall not constitute any waivers of any of the - -------------------- parties' rights relating to any amounts that may be claimed to be due and payable under the Miramar Lease. ARTICLE VII SETTLEMENT OF ALL AMOUNTS 7.1 Settlement. The parties hereby agree that at the Closing, in ---------- settlement of all the disputes with respect to the amounts set forth in this Agreement, including (i) the Equipment Purchase Price, (ii) the Unpaid Receivables Purchase Price, (iii) the AVS DTs, (iv) the Kellstrom DTs, (v) the Miramar Supplemental Rent, and (vi) the Actual Cash Purchase Price Adjustment, all such obligations shall be reconciled by the payment from Kellstrom to AVS of an amount equal to $299,183.60 (subject to adjustment for changes in the Actual Unpaid Receivables Amount), plus the amount of the Additional Interim Rent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS 8.1 Termination of Cooperation Agreement. The parties hereby agree and ------------------------------------ consent that, pursuant to Article V of that certain Cooperation Agreement dated as of December 1, 2000 (the "Cooperation Agreement") among Kellstrom, AVS and the Company, the Cooperation Agreement is hereby terminated effective as of the Resolution Closing Date. 8.2 Termination of Sub-Sublease. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree --------------------------- that the Sub-Sublease dated as of August 1, 2001 by and between Kellstrom and AVS has been terminated effective as of December 31, 2001. 8 ARTICLE IX CLOSING 9.1 The Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ----------- the closing of the transactions contemplated herein (the "Closing") shall take place on a date mutually selected by the parties hereto within three (3) days after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles XIII ------------- and XIV of this Agreement at the offices of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., - ------- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (the "Resolution Closing Date"). 9.2 Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, the following shall occur: ------------------ (a) Kellstrom shall transfer the Actual Unpaid Receivables to the Company, together with all documentation related to such Actual Unpaid Receivables (including, without limitation, all invoices, shipping documents, proof of delivery, and customer correspondence) to the extent that the same was provided by the Company to Kellstrom and/or generated/received by Kellstrom following the Closing under the Asset Purchase Agreement; (b) Kellstrom shall acknowledge in writing that the Actual Unpaid Receivables made the subject of the Settled RMAs included in the Actual Settled RMA Amount have ceased to be an unpaid Purchased Receivable and that Kellstrom shall remain responsible for, and indemnify the Company against any claims relating to, any Open RMAs at Closing and any RMAs that may be issued by Kellstrom after the Closing (the "RMA Acknowledgment"); (c) Kellstrom shall transfer the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables to the Company (the "Transferred Payables"); (d) Kellstrom shall execute and deliver the Kellstrom DT Acknowledgment, and AVS shall execute and deliver the AVS DT Acknowledgment; (e) Kellstrom, the Company and AVS shall execute the Resolution Transaction Documents to which each is party; and (f) The parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such other documents as each is required by this Agreement to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered. 9 ARTICLE X REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND AVS As a material inducement to Kellstrom to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company and AVS, jointly and severally, make the following representations and warranties to Kellstrom: 10.1 Corporate Status. Each of the Company and AVS is a corporation duly ---------------- organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. There is no pending or threatened proceeding for the dissolution, liquidation, insolvency or rehabilitation of the Company or AVS. 10.2 Power and Authority. Each of the Company and AVS has the corporate ------------------- power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or AVS is a party, to perform its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the Company and AVS has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or AVS is a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 10.3 Enforceability. This Agreement and each of the Resolution -------------- Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or AVS is a party have been duly executed and delivered by each of the Company and AVS, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their terms, except as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. 10.4 No Violation/Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 10.4, none of --------------------- ------------- the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Company or AVS and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or AVS is a party, the performance by the Company or AVS of their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation by the Company or AVS of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) contravene any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other organizational documents), as amended to date, of the Company or AVS, (ii) violate or conflict with any Legal Requirement or any decree, writ, injunction, judgment or order of any Governmental Authority or of any arbitration award which is either applicable to, binding upon or enforceable against the Company or AVS, (iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute a default) under, or give rise to a right to terminate, amend, modify, abandon or accelerate, any Contract, (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to the Equipment, or (v) require the consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any 10 Governmental Authority, any court or tribunal or any other Person, except any SEC filings required to be made by the parties. 10.5 Litigation. There is no action, suit, or other legal or ---------- administrative proceeding or governmental investigation pending or Threatened by or against the Company, AVS or any of the Equipment which relates to or questions the validity or enforceability of this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. There are no outstanding orders, decrees or stipulations issued by any Governmental Authority in any proceeding to which the Company is or was a party which have not been complied with in full by the Company or which continue to impose any material obligations on the Company or which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Equipment. 10.6 Good Title to Equipment. Except as set forth on Schedule 10.6, the ----------------------- ------------- Company has good and marketable title to all of the Equipment. As of the Resolution Closing Date, the Company will own the Equipment and AVS and/or the Company will own the accounts and any other rights comprising the AVS DTs, free and clear of any Liens, with full power to sell, transfer, set-off and assign the same to and with Kellstrom free and clear of any Liens. 10.7 No Commissions. None of AVS, the Company or any other Affiliate of -------------- AVS has incurred any obligation for any finder's or broker's or agent's fees or commissions or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, other than fees which will be paid by, and are the sole obligation of, AVS, the Company or any other Affiliate of AVS. ARTICLE XI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF KELLSTROM As a material inducement to AVS and the Company to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Kellstrom makes the following representations and warranties to AVS and the Company: 11.1 Corporate Status. Kellstrom is a corporation duly organized, validly ---------------- existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. 11.2 Power and Authority. Kellstrom has the corporate power and authority ------------------- to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Kellstrom has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 11.3 Enforceability. This Agreement and each of the Resolution -------------- Transaction Documents to which Kellstrom is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Kellstrom, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Kellstrom, enforceable against 11 Kellstrom in accordance with their terms, except as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. 11.4 No Violation/Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 11.4, none of --------------------- ------------- the execution or delivery of this Agreement by Kellstrom and each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which Kellstrom is a party, the performance by Kellstrom of its obligations hereunder and thereunder or the consummation by Kellstrom of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) contravene any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other organizational documents), as amended to date, of Kellstrom, (ii) violate or conflict with any Legal Requirement or any decree, writ, injunction, judgment or order of any Governmental Authority or of any arbitration award which is either applicable to, binding upon or enforceable against Kellstrom, (iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute a default) under, or give rise to a right to terminate, amend, modify, abandon or accelerate, any Contract, (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to the Actual Unpaid Receivables or Transferred Payables, or (v) require the consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, any court or tribunal or any other Person, except any SEC filings required to be made by the parties. 11.5 Litigation. There is no action, suit, or other legal or ---------- administrative proceeding or governmental investigation pending or Threatened by or against Kellstrom or the Actual Unpaid Receivables which relates to or questions the validity or enforceability of this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. There are no outstanding orders, decrees or stipulations issued by any Governmental Authority in any proceeding to which Kellstrom is or was a party which have not been complied with in full by Kellstrom or which continue to impose any material obligations on Kellstrom or which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Actual Unpaid Receivables. 11.6 Good Title. Except as set forth on Schedule 11.6, Kellstrom has good ---------- ------------- and marketable title to all of the Actual Unpaid Receivables. Kellstrom will as of the Resolution Closing Date own the Actual Unpaid Receivables and the accounts and any other rights comprising the Kellstrom DTs free and clear of any Liens, with full power to sell, transfer, set-off and assign the same to and with the Company or AVS, as applicable, free and clear of any Liens. Kellstrom makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the collectibility of the Actual Unpaid Receivables. 11.7 No Commissions. Kellstrom has not incurred any obligation for any -------------- finder's or broker's or agent's fees or commissions or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, other than fees which will be paid by, and are the sole obligation of, Kellstrom. 12 ARTICLE XII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 12.1 Further Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such ------------------ additional instruments and other documents and shall take such further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and comply with all of the terms of this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 12.2 Compliance with Covenants. At the Closing, the Company and AVS ------------------------- covenant and agree to deliver to Kellstrom the documents required to be delivered to Kellstrom pursuant to Articles IX and XIII, and Kellstrom covenants -------------------- and agrees to deliver to the Company and AVS the documents required to be delivered to the Company and AVS pursuant to Articles IX and XIV. ------------------- 12.3 Cooperation. Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially ----------- reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the others in the preparation and filing of all forms, notifications, reports and information, if any, required or deemed advisable pursuant to any law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, any rules or regulations of any securities exchange upon which the securities of Kellstrom or AVS may be listed or traded) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents, and to use its best efforts to agree jointly on a method to overcome any objections by any Governmental Authority to any such transactions. 12.4 Other Actions. Each of the parties hereto shall (i) take all ------------- appropriate reasonable actions to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under any applicable laws, rules and regulations and contracts to which each is a party to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated herein, including, without limitation, obtaining all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of any Governmental Authority and parties to Contracts to which each is a party as are necessary for it to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make on a prompt and timely basis all governmental or regulatory notifications and filings required to be made by it to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) defend all lawsuits or other legal proceedings brought against it which challenge this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) take all actions necessary or advisable to lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that any refusal by Kellstrom's lenders to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of the terms of the LC Lender Documents shall not be deemed a violation by Kellstrom of this Section 12.4 or a waiver of the condition set forth in Section ------------ ------- 14.5. - ---- 12.5 Delivery of Property Received by Kellstrom After Closing. From and -------------------------------------------------------- after the Closing, the Company shall have the right and authority to collect, for the account of the Company, all Actual Unpaid Receivables and other items which shall be transferred to the Company as provided in this Agreement, and to endorse with the name of the Company on any 13 checks or drafts received on account of any such receivables. Kellstrom agrees that it will transfer or deliver to the Company, promptly after the receipt thereof, any cash or other property which Kellstrom has received prior to, or may receive after, the Resolution Closing Date in respect of any Actual Unpaid Receivables transferred to the Company hereunder. Kellstrom further agrees and acknowledges that from and after the Resolution Closing Date (i) it has no legal or beneficial interest of any kind or nature in any cash or other property which it may come to receive or possess related to or arising out of the Actual Unpaid Receivables, and (ii) if it comes to receive or possess any cash or other property related to or arising out of the Actual Unpaid Receivables, it receives or possesses such cash or property solely as agent and in trust for the Company, and shall, immediately remit such cash or other property, in the form received, to the Company. The Company shall have the right to take any and all actions that it may deem necessary in order to collect the Actual Unpaid Receivables transferred to it hereunder. 12.6 Execution of Further Documents. The parties shall from and after the ------------------------------ Closing execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further deeds, bills of sale, assignments, transfers, conveyances, notices to account debtors, powers of attorney and assurances as may be requested by the other to convey and transfer to the other and protect its right, title and interest in all of the assets being transferred hereunder and to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Resolution Transaction Documents. 12.7 Lien Releases and Estoppel Letters. At or prior to Closing, the ---------------------------------- parties shall deliver to each other such UCC-3 termination statements, satisfactions, estoppel letters or other appropriate releases as shall be necessary to transfer the Equipment and the Actual Unpaid Receivables, and to provide for the set-off of the AVS DTs and the Kellstrom DTs, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances whatsoever. 12.8 Performance of Obligations Under and Extension of the Termination ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Equipment Lease. Notwithstanding section 365(d)(10) of the Bankruptcy - ------------------------ Code or any other language contained herein to the contrary, Kellstrom shall timely perform any and all obligations arising from or under the Equipment Lease as they become due from and after the execution of this Agreement until the Termination Date (as defined in the Equipment Lease), and from and after the commencement of Kellstrom's bankruptcy until the Termination Date. Further, notwithstanding the terms of the Equipment Lease or the Equipment Option Letter, the parties hereby consent and agree that the term "Termination Date" (as defined in the Equipment Lease) of the Equipment Lease is hereby amended to mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Resolution Closing Date or (b) August 31, 2002. 12.9 Execution of Resolution Transaction Documents. Prior to or at --------------------------------------------- Closing, Kellstrom, the Company and AVS shall enter into each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 12.10 Support of KAV Consignment. AVS hereby agrees that it shall, and -------------------------- shall cause the Managers (as such term is defined in that certain Operating Agreement of KAV Inventory, LLC ("KAV") effective as of September 20, 2000, between AVS and Kellstrom) appointed by AVS to, and the Managers shall, unequivocally and actively support to third parties on behalf of AVS and KAV a consignment agreement among KAV, KIAC, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or 14 such other party that is the successful bidder for the assets of Kellstrom (as debtor-in-possession) as approved by the Bankruptcy Court (in either case, the "Successor Party"), and Bank of America, N.A., as agent, on terms substantially similar to the Terms of KAV Consignment, provided, however, that the Managers appointed by AVS shall not be obligated to incur or suffer any cost, expense, obligation or liability in connection with supporting such new consignment agreement. 12.11 Certain KAV Engine. In the event that AVS obtains title to that ------------------ certain Pratt & Whitney model JT8-7B aircraft engine bearing manufacturer's serial number 655220, currently owned by KAV and located in Oscoda, Michigan, in satisfaction of repair costs incurred by AVS, Kellstrom hereby waives applicability of the Non-Competition Agreement to the sale by AVS of such engine as a whole engine and any such sale shall not be included in the sublimit established by section (b) of the definition of "Permitted Activities" contained in the Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement. 12.12 Certain Landing Gear. As soon as AVS provides Air Alliance -------------------- Materials with an appropriate credit for the return of a certain landing gear cylinder (part number 015T1504-82 as sold under order number R331255 and bearing serial number 7304) returned by Air Alliance Materials, Kellstrom shall assign its rights to such landing gear cylinder to AVS and AVS may resell the landing gear free of any restriction contained in the Non-Competition Agreement and any such sale shall not be included in the sublimit established by section (b) of the definition of "Permitted Activities" contained in the Amendment to Non- Competition Agreement. ARTICLE XIII CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF KELLSTROM The obligations of Kellstrom to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Resolution Closing Date of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by Kellstrom (except as otherwise set forth herein): 13.1 Compliance with Obligations. The Company and AVS shall have --------------------------- performed and complied with all of their respective obligations required by this Agreement and in each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which the Company and/or AVS are parties to be performed or complied with at or prior to the Resolution Closing Date. The Company and AVS shall have delivered to Kellstrom a certificate, dated as of the Resolution Closing Date, duly signed by their respective President and Chief Financial Officer, certifying that all such obligations have been performed and complied with. 13.2 Consents. The Company, AVS and Kellstrom shall each have received -------- all necessary consents to the transactions contemplated hereby from any Person from whom such consent or waiver is required or pursuant to any Legal Requirement. 15 13.3 No Adverse Litigation. There shall not be pending any action or --------------------- proceeding by or before any court or other governmental body which shall seek to restrain, prohibit, invalidate or collect damages arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. 13.4 Delivery of Purchased Assets. The Company shall have duly executed ---------------------------- and delivered to Kellstrom the Equipment Bill of Sale and such other instruments of transfer of title as are reasonably necessary in the opinion of Kellstrom to transfer to Kellstrom good and marketable title to the Equipment, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Kellstrom. The Company shall deliver the Equipment to Kellstrom free and clear of any Liens. 13.5 Delivery of Lien Releases and Estoppel Letters. The Company and AVS ---------------------------------------------- shall have delivered to Kellstrom the lien releases and other documents referred to in Section 12.7 hereof. ------------ 13.6 Execution and Delivery of Resolution Transaction Documents. Each of ---------------------------------------------------------- the parties (other than Kellstrom) to the Resolution Transaction Documents shall have executed and delivered the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 13.7 Consent of Kellstrom Lenders. Kellstrom shall have received the ---------------------------- prior written consent of Bank of America, N.A., as agent, under the Loan Agreement (hereinafter defined) and any consent required to be obtained from its lenders. 13.8 Approval of the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court shall have -------------------------------- issued a final (unless otherwise agreed) order approving this Agreement, the Resolution Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 13.9 Closing of Asset Purchase Transaction. Kellstrom (as debtor-in- ------------------------------------- possession) shall have consummated a transaction for the purchase of its assets with the Successor Party. 13.10 Execution of KAV Consignment. KAV, the Successor Party and Bank of ---------------------------- America, N.A., as agent, shall have entered into a consignment agreement on terms which are substantially similar to the Terms of KAV Consignment. 13.11 Execution of General Release. AVS and the Company shall use their ---------------------------- best efforts to cause the LC Lenders to execute and deliver, a general, mutual release with Bank of America, N.A., as agent and the other lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 14, 1998 (as amended, the "Loan Agreement") among Kellstrom, certain of its subsidiaries named therein, the financial institutions party to the Loan Agreement from time to time, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent, which general, mutual release shall cover any and all claims arising through the Resolution Closing Date and be in form reasonably and mutually satisfactory to Bank of America, N.A. and the LC Lenders; provided, however, that neither AVS nor the -------- ------- Company shall be obligated to incur any cost or expense in connection with securing such release from the LC Lenders. This condition shall not be waivable by Kellstrom except with the prior written consent of Bank of America, N.A. 16 13.12 Consent of KAV Lender. KAV Inventory, LLC shall have received a --------------------- consent from its lenders regarding the Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement and the provisions of Section 3.2 hereof. ----------- ARTICLE XIV CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND AVS The obligations of the Company and AVS to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Resolution Closing Date of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Company or AVS: 14.1 Compliance with Obligations. Kellstrom shall have performed and ---------------------------- complied with all of its obligations required by this Agreement and in each of the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Resolution Closing Date. Kellstrom shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated as of the Resolution Closing Date, and signed by its President and Chief Financial Officer, certifying that all such obligations have been complied with and performed. 14.2 No Adverse Litigation. There shall not be pending any action or --------------------- proceeding by or before any court or other governmental body, which shall seek to restrain, prohibit, invalidate or collect damages arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. 14.3 Delivery of Purchased Assets. Kellstrom shall have duly executed and ---------------------------- delivered to the Company and AVS the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption and such other instruments of transfer as are reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Company to transfer to the Company good and marketable title to the Actual Related Unpaid Assumed Payables and Actual Unpaid Receivables, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company. 14.4 Delivery of Lien Releases and Estoppel Letters. Kellstrom shall have ---------------------------------------------- delivered to the Company the lien releases and other documents referred to in Section 12.7 hereof. - ------------ 14.5 Execution and Delivery of Certain Resolution Transaction Documents. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Each of the parties (other than AVS and the Company) to the Resolution Transaction Documents shall have executed and delivered the Resolution Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 14.6 Consents. The Company and AVS shall have received consents to the -------- transactions contemplated hereby from any Person from whom such consent is required or pursuant to any other Legal Requirement. 14.7 Consent of AVS Senior Lenders. AVS shall have received any consent ----------------------------- required to be obtained from its lenders under (a) that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 31, 2000, as amended, between AVS and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent, 17 and (b) that certain Participation Agreement dated as of December 17, 1998 (the "Participation Agreement"), as amended, by and among AVS, as construction agent, AVS, as lessee, First Security Bank, National Association, not individually, except as expressly stated therein, but solely as Owner trustee under the Aviation Sales Trust 1998-1, the various banks and other lending institutions which parties thereto from time to time, as the holders, and the various banks and other lending institutions which are parties thereto from time to time, as the lenders, and NationsBank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the lenders, as amended. 14.8 Extension of Financing/Lease on Miramar Facility. The term of the ------------------------------------------------ Lease between Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, f/k/a First Security Bank, National Association, as Lessor, and Aviation Sales Company, as Lessee, dated as of December 17, 1998 for property including that located at 3701 Flamingo Road, Miramar, Florida 33027 and the maturity date of the Operative Agreements (as that term is defined in the Participation Agreement) shall have been extended upon terms reasonably satisfactory to AVS. 14.9 Payment of Rent Obligations. Kellstrom shall be current on all rent --------------------------- and other obligations due and owing under the Equipment Lease and the Miramar Lease (as modified by Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof) through the month in which -------------------- the Closing occurs. 14.10 Approval of the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court shall have -------------------------------- issued a final (unless otherwise agreed) order approving this Agreement, the Resolution Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 14.11 Consent of KAV Lender. KAV Inventory, LLC shall have received a --------------------- consent from its lenders regarding the Amendment to Non-Competition Agreement and the provisions of Section 3.2 hereof. ----------- ARTICLE XV TERMINATION 15.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to ----------- the Resolution Closing Date: (a) by mutual written consent of the parties hereto at any time prior to the Resolution Closing Date; or (b) by Kellstrom in the event of a material breach by AVS or the Company of any provision of this Agreement which material breach is not cured within five (5) days of the delivery to AVS or the Company of written notice thereof from Kellstrom pursuant to the terms of Section 16.1 hereof or which breach by its nature cannot be ------------ cured prior to Resolution Closing Date; or (c) by AVS or the Company in the event of a material breach by Kellstrom of any provision of this Agreement which material breach is not cured within five (5) days of the delivery to Kellstrom of written notice thereof from AVS or the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 16.1 hereof or which breach by its nature cannot be cured prior to the - ------------ Resolution Closing Date; or (d) by Kellstrom in the event that the Bankruptcy Court shall have denied the sale motion with respect to the sale of Kellstrom's assets to the Successor Party; or (e) by any of Kellstrom, AVS or the Company immediately upon delivery of written notice to the other parties if the Closing shall not have occurred by August 31, 2002. 18 15.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement --------------------- pursuant to Section 15.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no ------------- further force and effect and the parties shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder, except with respect to the provisions of Section 6.1, ----------- Section 12.8, Section 12.11, Article XV and Article XVI; provided, however, that - ------------ ------------- ---------- ----------- -------- ------- nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for the willful breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. In addition, in the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 15.1(b), the Interim Rental Period shall be deemed to be --------------- extended through August 31, 2002. ARTICLE XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS 16.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other ------- communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by certified or registered mail (first class postage pre-paid), guaranteed overnight delivery, or facsimile transmission if such transmission is confirmed by delivery by certified or registered mail (first class postage pre-paid) or guaranteed overnight delivery, to the following addresses and telecopy numbers (or to such other addresses or telecopy numbers which such party shall designate in writing to the other party): (a) if to Kellstrom to: Kellstrom Industries, Inc. 3701 Flamingo Road Miramar, FL 33027 Attn: Zivi R. Nedivi, President Telecopy: (954) 538-7669 with a copy to: Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. 350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1600 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Attn: Bruce I. March, Esq. Telecopy: (954) 463-2224 19 (b) if to the Company and/or AVS to: Aviation Sales Company 623 Radar Road Greensboro, North Carolina 27410 Attn: Roy T. Rimmer, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Telecopy: (336) 664-0339 with a copy to: Boyar & Miller 4265 San Felipe, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77027 Attn: J. William Boyar, Esq. Telecopy: (713) 552-1758 Notice shall be deemed given on the date sent if sent by facsimile transmission and on the date delivered (or the date of refusal of delivery) if sent by overnight delivery or certified or registered mail. 16.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Resolution Transaction ---------------- Documents (including the exhibits and schedules attached hereto and thereto) and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and thereto and in connection herewith and therewith contains the entire understanding of the parties in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (oral or written) between or among the parties with respect to such subject matter. The exhibits and schedules constitute a part of the document to which they are attached as though set forth in full thereon. 16.3 Expenses. AVS shall pay the fees and expenses incurred by it and the -------- Company, including accounting and counsel fees, in connection with this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and Kellstrom shall pay its own fees and expenses, including accounting and counsel fees, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 16.4 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, ----------------- supplemented, canceled or discharged, except by written instrument executed by all parties. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach of any provision shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision, nor shall any waiver be implied from any course of dealing between the parties. No extension of time for performance of any obligations or other acts hereunder or under any other agreement shall be deemed to be an extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or any other acts. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies of the parties under this Agreement and the Resolution Transaction 20 Documents are in addition to all other rights and remedies, at law or equity, which they may have against each other. 16.5 Binding Effect; Assignment. The rights and obligations of this -------------------------- Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, personal representatives, trustees, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or implied herein shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable rights hereunder. Except as expressly provided herein, no party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the non-assigning or non-delegating parties; provided, -------- however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this - ------- Agreement, (1) Kellstrom may assign any or all of its rights and privileges under this Agreement to its lenders from time to time, without the consent of the Company or AVS, provided that any such assignees shall take such assignment subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Agreement, and (2) Kellstrom may assign its rights and delegate its obligations under this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Kellstrom, and upon such assignment, such subsidiary shall have full rights and obligations under this Agreement as if it were a party hereto. Such subsidiary shall be a third-party beneficiary with respect to all rights and remedies provided hereunder or otherwise provided at law or in equity. In the case of any assignment by Kellstrom, Kellstrom shall remain fully responsible and liable for all of its obligations hereunder. 16.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of ------------ counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 16.7 Interpretation. Any reference made in this Agreement to an article, -------------- section, paragraph, clause, schedule or exhibit shall be deemed to be to the referenced article, section, paragraph, clause, schedule or exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement and on the exhibits and schedules hereto are for reference purposes only and shall in no way affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or the exhibits or schedules hereto. Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement. 16.8 No Severability. Each phrase, sentence, clause, section, subsection --------------- or provision of this Agreement is dependent on the other and if any such phrase, sentence, clause, subsection, or provision as applied to any party or to any circumstance is adjudged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, then this entire Agreement, and any and all documents executed or delivered contemporaneously with the Closing, shall be deemed null and void, and invalid and unenforceable. 16.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed in --------------------------- accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed within such State. Any suit, action or proceeding against Kellstrom, the Company or AVS arising out of, or with respect to, this Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof shall be brought in the courts of Broward County, Florida or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and each party hereby irrevocably (a) accepts and consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts 21 for the purpose of any suit, action or proceeding, (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof brought in such courts, (c) waives any claim that any suit, action or proceedings brought in such courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and (d) agrees that service of process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought against a party in any such court. 16.10 Arm's Length Negotiations. Each party hereto expressly agrees that ------------------------- (a) before executing this Agreement, it has fully informed itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) it has relied solely and completely upon its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) it has had the opportunity to seek and has obtained the advice of counsel before executing this Agreement; (d) it has acted voluntarily and of its own free will in executing this Agreement; (e) it is not acting under duress, whether economic or physical, in executing this Agreement; and (f) this Agreement is the result of arm's length negotiations conducted by and among the parties and their respective counsel. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 22 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written. KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Zivi R. Nedivi ----------------------------------------------- Zivi R. Nedivi President and Chief Executive Officer AVIATION SALES COMPANY, a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. ----------------------------------------------- Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer AVIATION SALES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware corporation By: /s/ Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. ----------------------------------------------- Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer FOR PURPOSES OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND AGREEING TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3.2 ONLY: ----------- KAV INVENTORY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: /s/ Zivi R. Nedivi --------------------------------------- Zivi R. Nedivi, Manager By: /s/ Oscar Torres --------------------------------------- Oscar Torres, Manager By: /s/ Roy T. Rimmer, Jr. --------------------------------------- Roy T. Rimmer, Jr., Manager By: /s/ Gil West --------------------------------------- Gil West, Manager 23