EXHIBIT 2.3
STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
MONACO
COACH CORPORATION,
MCC ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
OUTDOOR
RESORTS OF AMERICA, INC.,
AND
OUTDOOR
RESORTS OF LAS VEGAS, INC.,
Dated
as of November 27, 2002
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INDEX
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock
Purchase Agreement (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of
November 27, 2002 by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(Monaco),
MCC Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Monaco (Buyer),
Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ORA), and Outdoor Resorts of Las Vegas
Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ORA (the Company).
RECITALS
A. ORA owns all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company, consisting of 100 shares (the Shares)
of the Companys Class A common stock (Common Stock).
B. The Boards of Directors of each of the
Buyer and the Company believe it is in the best interests of each company and
their respective stockholders that Buyer acquire the Company through the
purchase of all the outstanding Common Stock directly from ORA (the Acquisition),
and, in furtherance thereof, have approved the Acquisition.
C. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Monaco, Buyer, ORA, and Outdoor Resorts of Naples
Inc., a Florida corporation (ORN),
are entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the ORN Agreement) pursuant to which Buyer will purchase all the
outstanding capital stock of ORN (the ORN Acquisition).
D. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Monaco, Buyer, ORA, and Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach
Country Club, Inc., a California corporation (ORMCC) are entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the ORMCC Agreement) pursuant to which Buyer
will purchase all the outstanding capital stock of ORMCC (the ORMCC Acquisition).
E. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Principals (as defined below) are entering into
a Guaranty in favor of Monaco and Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A (the Guaranty) pursuant to
which the Principals are agreeing to guarantee ORAs obligations under ARTICLE
VII of this Agreement.
F. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Monaco, Buyer, ORA, the Company, ORN, ORMCC and the
Principals are entering into an Affiliates Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Affiliates
Agreement) pursuant to which Monaco, Buyer, ORA, the Company, ORN,
ORMCC and the Principals release each other from certain liabilities and the
Principals agree to vote any shares of stock of ORA held by them in favor of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
G. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company, ORA and ORI are entering into a
Management Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the Management Agreement) pursuant to which
ORA and ORI will develop, manage, operate and maintain the Property.
H. Concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company and ORA are entering into a Trademark
License Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the Trademark Agreement) pursuant to which ORA
will license or assign certain of its trademarks to the Company.
Now, therefore, in
consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF COMPANY CAPITAL STOCK
1.1 Purchase
and Sale.
At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.2) and subject to
and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall purchase from
ORA and ORA shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances or other defects of title, all the Shares.
1.2 Closing Date. Unless this Agreement is
earlier terminated pursuant to Sections 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 8.1 or 8.2,
the closing of the Acquisition (the Closing) will take place simultaneously
with the closing of the ORN Acquisition and the ORMCC Acquisition and as
promptly as practicable, but no later than five (5) business days, following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, at the
offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto,
California, unless another place or time is agreed to in writing by Monaco and
ORA. The date upon which the Closing
actually occurs is herein referred to as the Closing Date.
1.3 Certain
Definitions.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have
the following meanings:
(a) Accounts Receivable shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.17(a).
(b) Acquisition shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(c) Agreement shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
(d) Affiliates Agreement shall have
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(e) Alternate Transaction shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
(f) Annual Financials shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(g) Applicable Levels of Regulatory
Concern shall mean those soil or groundwater clean-up standards existing
as of the Closing Date and applicable to the affected property adopted pursuant
to Environmental Laws or otherwise imposed by any Governmental Entity pursuant
to Environmental Laws.
(h) Approvals shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.26(f).
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(i) Benefits Liabilities means any and all claims, debts,
liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute,
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known
or unknown, whenever or however arising, including all costs and expenses
relating thereto arising under law, rule, regulation, permits, action or
proceeding before any Governmental Entity, order or consent decree or any award
of any arbitrator of any kind relating to any Plan, Employment Agreement or
otherwise to an Employee.
(j) Buyer shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble.
(k) Carryover Loss shall mean the
net loss, if any, from any Sale which is carried-over and reflected in a Net
Profit Calculation of any subsequent Sale and shall equal, when reflected in a
Net Profit Calculation, (i) the absolute value of the most recently completed
Net Profit Calculation, if such calculation yields a negative number, or (ii)
zero (0), if such calculation yields a positive number or if no previous Sale
has occurred.
(l) Closing shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 1.2.
(m) Closing Costs shall mean the sum
of (a) the premium charged for the Title Policy other than premiums for any
endorsements requested by Buyer, (b) charges and fees required to cause title
to the Property to be free and clear of all liens, restrictions and
encumbrances except Permitted Exceptions and any unrecorded mechanics liens
which are addressed in Article IX and (c) the closing or escrow charges by the
title company issuing the Title Policy.
(n) Closing Date shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
(o) COBRA shall mean the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
(p) Code shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto.
(q) Common Stock shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(r) Company shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
(s) Company
Contracts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13(a).
(t) Company Financials shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(u) Confidential Information shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
(v) Conflict shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.4.
(w) Conveyed Common Area shall mean
that portion of the Property that has been conveyed to Las Vegas Motorcoach
Resort Owners Association, a Nevada non-profit corporation, as of the date of
this Agreement, if any.
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(x) Customer Information shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(d).
(y) Development Costs shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
(z) Disclosure Supplement shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.
(aa) DOL shall mean the Department of
Labor.
(bb) Donovan Side Letter shall mean
that certain side letter agreement dated February 15, 2001 between the Company
and Donovan Construction.
(cc) Employee means any current or
former or retired employee or consultant of either the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate of the Company whose responsibilities primarily relate, or related,
as the case may be, to the Companys business.
(dd) Employment Agreement means each
management, employment, severance, consulting, relocation, repatriation,
expatriation, visas, work permit or other agreement, contract or understanding
between the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of the Company and any Employee
relating, directly or indirectly, to such Employees terms and condition of
employment.
(ee) Environmental Laws shall mean
any and all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, codes, orders,
decrees, directives, guidelines and regulations which prohibit, regulate or
control any Hazardous Material or relate in any way to pollution, the
environment, or the protection of human health and worker safety, or natural
and cultural resources, and all amendments and modifications of any of the
foregoing.
(ff) Environmental Remediation Costs shall mean
any liability, obligation, judgment, claim, penalty, fine, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys fees
and environmental consultant costs of any kind or nature) or the duty to
indemnify, defend, or reimburse any Person with respect to Remedial Activities
which are necessary or required to both (i) comply with and fulfill
Environmental Laws existing as of the Closing Date (including without
limitation any orders of any Governmental Entity and any consent decree,
consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with Governmental Entities),
and (ii) remediate and/or remove Hazardous Materials to a level compliant with
Applicable Levels of Regulatory Concern.
Such Remedial Activities shall, at a minimum, be those Remedial
Activities necessary to insure that the affected property is not encumbered by
any use or deed restriction (1) which is more restrictive than any current use
or deed restriction of any kind affecting the Property or (2) which would materially
affect the development of the Project.
(gg) Equipment
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(c).
(hh) ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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(ii) ERISA Affiliate means any other person or entity under
common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
(jj) Expiration Date shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
(kk) FMLA shall mean the Family
Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.
(ll) GAAP shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.5.
(mm) Governmental Authorizations
shall mean each consent, license, permit, grant or other authorization issued
to the Company by a Governmental Entity (i) pursuant to which the Company
currently operates or holds any interest in any of its properties, or (ii)
which is required for the operation of its business or the holding of any such
interest, including the completion and operation of Phase I.
(nn) Governmental Entity shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
(oo) Guaranty shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
(pp) Hazardous Material shall mean
any material or substance that is prohibited or regulated by any Environmental
Law or that has been designated by any Governmental Entity to be radioactive,
toxic, hazardous, a pollutant, or otherwise a danger to health, safety,
reproduction or the environment other than (1) products containing such
materials used for janitorial or office purposes properly and safely used and
maintained and (2) building materials or products used in improving or
maintaining the Property containing such materials and properly and safely used
in compliance with Environmental Laws.
(qq) Improvements shall mean all
improvements, structures and fixtures located on the Land.
(rr) Indemnified Party shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2
(ss) Indemnification Cap shall have
the meaning set forth in the ORN Agreement.
(tt) Inspection Period shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 5.12.
(uu) Intellectual Property shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).
(vv) Intercompany Payables shall mean
any amount owed by the Company to any of ORA, The Robert A. Schoellhorn Trust,
Robert A. Schoellhorn and E. Randall Henderson or any affiliates of such
parties.
(ww) Intercompany
Receivables shall mean any amount owed to the Company by any of ORA,
The Robert A. Schoellhorn Trust, Robert A. Schoellhorn and E. Randall Henderson
or any affiliates of such parties.
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(xx) Interim Balance Sheet shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(yy) Interim Financials shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
(zz) International Employee Plan
shall mean each Plan that has been adopted or maintained by the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate, whether informally or formally, or with respect to which the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate will or may have any liability,
for the benefit of Employees who perform services outside the United States.
(aaa) IRS shall mean the Internal
Revenue Service.
(bbb) knowledge to the knowledge
of aware of and words or phrases of similar effect with reference
to the Company and/or ORA shall mean the knowledge, after due inquiry, of the
officers, directors and managerial employees of the Company and ORA and any
direct or indirect subsidiary of ORA and shall include the knowledge of Robert
A. Schoellhorn, E. Randall Henderson, Ronald W. Petty, Orien Dickerson, Sid
Owens and Carl Townsend.
(ccc) Land shall mean all that certain
approximately 42.5 acre tract or parcel of land located in Las Vegas, Nevada,
and more particularly described on Exhibit E attached hereto.
(ddd) Liens shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.9(b)(vii).
(eee) Losses shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.2(a).
(fff) Management Agreement shall have
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(ggg) Material Adverse Effect shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
(hhh) Monaco shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
(iii) Monaco Loan shall mean that
certain loan from Monaco to the Company in the amount of $14,000,000 pursuant
to a Loan Agreement dated July 21, 2000 and secured by a deed of trust dated
December 18, 2000 on the Land and the Improvements.
(jjj) Monaco Loan Cost shall mean the
principal amount of the Monaco Loan plus the principal amount of any other
loans by Monaco to the Company plus any interest that has accrued on any of the
foregoing loans as of the relevant date.
(kkk) Mortgages shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.26(j).
(lll) Multiemployer Plan shall mean
any Pension Plan (as defined below) which is a multiemployer plan, as
defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(mmm) Net Profit Calculation shall
mean any calculation to determine net profit under Sections 9.2, 9.3 and
9.4.
(nnn) Officers Certificate shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(i).
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(ooo) ORA shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble.
(ppp) ORA Annual Financials shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
(qqq) ORAs and Companys Unknown
Environmental Liabilities shall mean the presence of any Hazardous
Material in the soil, groundwater, surface water, air or building materials of
any real property owned or leased by the Company at any time which (1) are not
present as a result of the actions or omissions of the Company, the Principals
or ORA or (2) were not known to the Company, the Principals or ORA as of the
Closing Date.
(rrr) ORA Closing Costs shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
(sss) ORA Financials shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
(ttt) ORA Interim Financials shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
(uuu) ORI shall mean ORA Realty, Inc.,
a Tennessee corporation.
(vvv) ORMCC shall have the meaning set
forth in the recitals.
(www) ORMCC Acquisition shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(xxx) ORMCC Agreement shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(yyy) ORN shall have the meaning set
forth in the recitals.
(zzz) ORN Acquisition shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(aaaa) ORN Agreement shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
(bbbb) Pension Plan shall mean each
Company Employee Plan which is an employee pension benefit plan, within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
(cccc) Permitted
Exceptions shall mean those title exceptions set forth in Schedule
1.3(cccc).
(dddd) Person shall mean an individual,
a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a
joint stock corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, or a Governmental Entity.
(eeee) Personalty
shall mean all tangible personal property and all intangible property used or
usable in connection with the Land, the Improvements or the tangible personal
property, or any part thereof, or the construction or operation thereof or in
connection with the use thereof; including, without limitation, all electrical,
mechanical, structural, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and other
equipment and operating systems, any and all agreements, contract rights,
guaranties, warranties (including, but not limited to, those relating to
construction, fabrication and environmental condition), utility contracts and
rights, plans and specifications, governmental approvals, permits, land use and
development rights, easements and building materials.
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(ffff) Phase I shall mean that certain
phase of the Project consisting of 202 lots and common areas including a club
house, 2 bathhouse/laundry buildings, 1 large pool with spa, 2 small pools with
spas, 2 tennis courts and 9 hole pitch and putt golf course.
(gggg) Phase I Completion Date shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
(hhhh) Phase I Net Profit shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
(iiii) Phase II shall mean that certain
phase of the project consisting of 201 lots and common areas including 2
swimming pools and an expansion of the Phase I clubhouse.
(jjjj) Phase II Completion Date shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
(kkkk) Phase II Net Profit shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).
(llll) Plans means any plan, program,
policy, practice, contract, Employment Agreement or other arrangement providing
for compensation, severance, termination pay, pension benefits, retirement
benefits, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related
awards, fringe benefits (including health, dental, vision, life, disability,
sabbatical, accidental death and dismemberment benefits), or other employee
benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise,
funded or unfunded, including, without limitation, each employee benefit
plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is or has been
maintained, sponsored by, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by
the Company for the benefit of any Employee, or with respect to which the
Company has or may have any liability or obligation to any Employee.
(mmmm) Plans and Specifications shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.26(r).
(nnnn) Principals shall mean Robert A.
Schoellhorn, E. Randall Henderson, and the Robert A. Schoellhorn Trust.
(oooo) Project
shall mean that certain motor coach resort to be constructed and operated on
the Property, consisting Phase I and Phase II.
(pppp) Property
shall mean the Land, Improvements and Personalty.
(qqqq) Remedial Activities shall mean
any activities related to investigating, removing, remediating, treating,
transporting, disposing, characterizing, sampling, monitoring, encapsulating or
assessing Hazardous Materials (including, without limitation, any assessment of
health or environmental risks posed by Hazardous Materials).
(rrrr) Replacement Loan shall mean that
certain loan or loans that Monaco intends to secure to pay off the US Bank Loan
and/or to finance the Property.
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(ssss) Resale shall mean the Companys
sale of all or any portion of a Resale Property other than the sale of developed
lots to third party users or the deeding of portions of the Property to the
Projects home owners association.
(tttt) Resale Closing Date shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
(uuuu) Resale Property shall mean that
portion of the Property that has not been sold by the Company or deeded to the
Projects home owners association.
(vvvv) Resale Net Profit shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 9.44.
(wwww) Returns shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.9(b)(i).
(xxxx) Sale means any sale of any
portion of the Property by the Company that triggers a Net Profit Calculation.
(yyyy) Sellers Disclosure Letter shall
mean the disclosure letter delivered by ORA to Monaco concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(zzzz) Shares shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(aaaaa) Sold Lots shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.26(b).
(bbbbb) Subcontractors Warranties shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.26(r).
(ccccc) Supplemental Disclosure Election
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.
(ddddd) Tax shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.9(a).
(eeeee) Title Policy shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(n).
(fffff) Trademark License Agreement
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(ggggg) US Bank shall mean U.S. Bank
National Association.
(hhhhh) US Bank Loan shall mean that
certain loan in the amount of $9.62 million made by US Bank, evidenced by a
note dated July 18, 2000, as amended and restated by notes dated February 7,
2002, from the Company in favor of US Bank and secured by a deed of trust dated
July 18, 2000.
(iiiii) Work shall mean the Improvements
(including the buildings and building pads and all drives, parking lots,
landscaping, curbs, sidewalks, sewers and other utilities) and all other
construction activities and related services on the Property, including grading
and filling, whether completed or uncompleted, and includes all other labor,
materials, equipment and services provided by ORA or the Company in connection
with the construction of the Improvements and the
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Project; provided,
however, that (i) the Work shall exclude any construction and related services
that are covered by the construction contract between Donovan Construction and
the Company and (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing clause (i), the Work shall
include any construction and related services that are the subject of the
Donovan Side Letter.
1.4 Acquisition
Consideration.
As consideration for the purchase of the Shares, Monaco and Buyer shall
take the following actions:
(a) Satisfaction of US Bank Loan.
At the Closing, Monaco shall pay or cause to be paid to US Bank the
entire outstanding principal and interest under the US Bank Loan.
(b) Affiliates Agreement.
Monaco will release ORA and the Principals from certain liabilities as
set forth in the Affiliates Agreement.
(c) Profits from Resale of the Property. Buyer shall pay the amounts, if any, which
may become due pursuant to Section 9.2 through 9.4 hereof.
1.5 Transfer of
Certificates and Agreements. At
the Closing, ORA shall deliver to Buyer (i) stock certificates representing the
Shares duly endorsed or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank,
with any required transfer stamps affixed thereto, and (ii) all other
documents, agreements, certificates, instruments or writings required to be
delivered by the Company or ORA on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this
Agreement. The Company shall transfer
on its books all shares sold pursuant to this Agreement.
1.6 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any certificates evidencing the Shares shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, ORA shall make an affidavit of that fact, and
shall deliver to Monaco at Closing (i) such affidavit and (ii) an agreement (in
form and substance satisfactory to Monaco) to indemnify Monaco against any
claim that may be made against Monaco with respect to the certificates alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
1.7 Tax. Buyer
shall bear and pay any transfer taxes, documentation charges, recording fees or
similar charges, fees or expenses that may become payable in connection with
the sale of the Shares, provided that Buyer shall not be responsible for ORAs
income taxes resulting from the sale of the Shares, which taxes shall be borne
by ORA.
1.8 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. At any time, and from time to time on or after the Closing, at
the reasonable request of Monaco and without further consideration, ORA and the
Company will execute and deliver those other instruments of sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such action as Monaco may
reasonably determine is necessary to transfer, convey and assign to Buyer, and
to confirm Buyers title to or interest in the Shares, to put Buyer in actual
possession and operating control of the Company and to assist Buyer in
exercising all rights with respect thereto and to otherwise carry out the
purposes of this Agreement including without limitation assigning to the
Company any contracts, rights or warranties relating to the Property that are
in the name of ORA or other affiliates of ORA.
If, at any time after the Closing, any such further action is necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, Monaco, Buyer, ORA,
the Company and the officers and directors of the Company and
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the Buyer are fully authorized in the name of
their respective companies or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful
and necessary action, so long as such action is consistent with this Agreement.
1.9 Interpretation and Construction.
(a) All references in
this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Schedules and
Exhibits refer to the articles, sections, schedules and exhibits of
this Agreement, unless
otherwise indicated.
(b) As used in this Agreement, neutral
pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to include the feminine and
masculine and all terms used in the singular shall be deemed to include
the plural, and vice versa, as the context may require.
(c) The words hereof, herein
and hereunder and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole, as the same may from time to time be amended or
supplemented, and not to any subdivision contained in this Agreement.
(d) The word including when used
herein is not intended to be exclusive and means including, without
limitation.
(e) The parties agree that they have been
represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule
of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document
will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ORA
ORA represents and warrants
to Monaco and Buyer, subject to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed
in the Sellers Disclosure Letter, as follows:
2.1 Organization of
the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Nevada. The Company has the corporate
power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly
qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse
effect on the business, assets (including intangible assets), financial
condition or results of operations of the Company (hereinafter referred to as a
Material
Adverse Effect). The
Company has delivered a true and correct copy of its Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws, each as amended and in full force and effect to date, to
Monaco. Schedule 2.1 lists the
directors and officers of the Company.
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2.2 Company Capital
Structure.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 1,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value per
share, of which 100 shares are issued and outstanding, and 1,000 shares of
Class B Preferred Stock, no par value per share, of which no shares are issued
and outstanding. All outstanding shares
of the capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by
statute, the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any
agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and have been
issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid
dividends with respect to any shares of the Companys capital stock. Schedule 2.2(a) sets forth any
restrictions as to the vesting of any of the Companys capital stock, including
the number of shares subject to restriction, the holder thereof and the
material terms of any such agreement.
(b) ORA is and will be until immediately
prior to the Closing the record and beneficial owner and holder of the Shares,
free and clear of any charge, claim, community property interest, condition,
equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, 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. The Shares constitute and
will constitute on the Closing Date, all the outstanding capital stock of the
Company. As a result of the Acquisition, Buyer will be the sole record and
beneficial owner of all outstanding capital stock of the Company.
(c) There are no options, warrants, calls,
rights, commitments or agreements of any character, written or oral, to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound obligating the Company to issue,
deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold,
repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital stock of the Company or
obligating the Company to grant or enter into any such option, warrant, call,
right, commitment or agreement. Except
as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no rights agreement, voting trust,
proxy or other agreement or understanding to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound with respect to any security of any class of the Company.
2.3 Subsidiaries. The Company does not have and has never had
any subsidiaries or affiliated companies and does not otherwise own and has
never otherwise owned any shares of capital stock or any interest in, or
control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, partnership,
association, joint venture or other business entity.
2.4 Authority. The Company and ORA have all requisite power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Company and ORA.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
ORA and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company and ORA,
enforceable in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be
limited by principles of public policy and subject to the laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and
rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will conflict with, or result in any violation
of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or
give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation or loss
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of
any benefit under (any such event, a Conflict) (i) any provision of the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or (ii) any mortgage,
indenture, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument, permit, Approval,
concession, franchise, license, warranty, insurance policy, judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company
and/or ORA or their respective properties or assets. No consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or
commission or other federal, state, county, local or foreign governmental
authority, instrumentality, agency or Commission (Governmental Entity) or any
third party (so as not to trigger any Conflict), is required by or with respect
to the Company and/or ORA in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.5 Company
Financial Statements. Schedule 2.5
sets forth the Companys audited balance sheet as of March 31, 2002 and the
related audited statements of income and cash flow for the twelve-month period
then ended (collectively the Annual Financials), and the Companys
unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 and the related unaudited
statements of income and cash flow for the six-month period then ended
(collectively the Interim Financials) (the Annual
Financials and the Interim Financials collectively the Company Financials). The Company Financials are (a) true and
correct in all material respects, (b) present fairly the financial condition
and operating results of the Company as of the dates and during the periods
indicated therein, (c) are derived from and consistent with the Companys books
and records, and (d) are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP)
applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods indicated and consistent
with each other (except that the Interim Financials need not contain the
footnotes required by GAAP and are subject to normal year-end adjustments,
which will not be material in amount or significance in the aggregate). Schedule 2.5 also sets forth a true,
complete and accurate list of the Companys accounts payable as November 26,
2002. The Companys balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 may be referred to
hereinafter as the Interim Balance Sheet.
2.6 ORA Financial
Statements. Schedule 2.6
sets forth ORAs audited balance sheet as of March 31, 2002 and the related
audited statements of income and cash flow for the twelve-month period then
ended (collectively the ORA Annual Financials), and ORAs
unaudited balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 and the related unaudited
statements of income and cash flow for the six-month period then ended
(collectively the ORA Interim Financials) (the ORA Annual
Financials and the ORA Interim Financials collectively the ORA Financials). The ORA Financials are (a) true and correct
in all material respects, (b) present fairly the financial condition and
operating results of ORA as of the dates and during the periods indicated
therein, (c) are derived from and consistent with ORAs books and records, and
(d) are prepared in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent throughout the
periods indicated and consistent with each other (except that the ORA Interim
Financials need not contain the footnotes required by GAAP and are subject to
normal year end audit adjustments which are not material in amount).
2.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company does not have any liability, indebtedness,
obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any type,
whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or other (whether or
not required to be reflected in financial statements in accordance with GAAP),
which, individually or in the aggregate, (i) has not
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been
reflected in the Company Financials, or (ii) has arisen since the date of the
Interim Financials outside the ordinary course of the Companys business.
2.8 No Changes. Except as contemplated by this Agreement,
since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, there has not been, occurred or
arisen any:
(a) transaction by the Company except in the
ordinary course of business as conducted on the date of the Interim Balance
Sheet and consistent with past practices;
(b) amendments or changes to the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company;
(c) expenditure or commitment by the Company
in excess of $10,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate;
(d) destruction of, damage to or loss of any
material assets, business or customer of the Company (whether or not covered by
insurance), including the Property;
(e) change in accounting methods or practices
(including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates) by the
Company;
(f) revaluation by the Company of any of its
assets, including the Property;
(g) declaration, setting aside or payment of
a dividend or other distribution with respect to the capital stock of the
Company;
(h) material change in any compensation
arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or stockholder;
(i) acquisition, sale, lease, license or
other disposition of any of the assets of the Company, or any creation of any
security interest in such assets or properties, including the Property;
(j) amendment or termination of any material
contract, agreement, permit, approval or license to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound, including any purchase and sale agreements for
lots in the Project;
(k) loan by the Company to any Person,
incurring by the Company of any indebtedness, guaranteeing by the Company of
any indebtedness, issuance or sale of any debt securities of the Company or
guaranteeing by the Company of any debt securities of others;
(l) waiver or release of any right or claim
of the Company, including any write-off or other compromise of any account
receivable of the Company;
(m) commencement or notice or threat of
commencement of any lawsuit or judicial or administrative proceeding against or
investigation of the Company or its affairs, including the Project;
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(n) any event or condition of any character
that has or could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse impact on
the Company;
(o) any agreement, contract, lease or
commitment or any extension or modification of the terms of any agreement,
contract, lease or commitment which (i) involves the payment of greater than
$25,000 per annum, (ii) extends for more than one (1) year, (iii) involves any
payment or obligation to any affiliate of the Company other than in the
ordinary course of business as conducted on that date and consistent with past
practices, or (iv) involves the sale of, lease of or transfer of any interest
in any material assets;
(p) hiring of, or offer of employment to, any
employees (or if an offer was accepted people that would become employees); or
(q) negotiation or agreement by the Company
or any officer or employees thereof to do any of the things described in the
preceding clauses (a) through (p) (other than negotiations with Monaco or Buyer
and their representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
2.9 Tax and Other Returns and Reports.
(a) Definition of Taxes.
For the purposes of this Agreement, Tax or, collectively, Taxes,
means (i) any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including
taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and
occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding,
payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all
interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any
obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other Person with
respect to such amounts, (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of
the type described in clause (i) of this Section 2.9(a) as a result
of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for
any period, and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type
described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.9(a) as a result
of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person or as a
result of and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.
(b) Tax Returns and Audits.
(i) The Company has prepared and timely filed
all required federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information
statements and reports (Returns) relating to any and all Taxes
concerning or attributable to the Company or its operations and such Returns
are true and correct and have been completed in accordance with applicable law.
(ii) The Company: (A) has timely paid all Taxes it is required to pay and (B) has
withheld with respect to its employees (and timely paid over to the appropriate
taxing authority) all federal and state income taxes, Federal Insurance
Contribution Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other Taxes required to be
withheld.
(iii) The Company has
not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any Tax deficiency
outstanding, proposed or assessed against the Company, nor has the
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Company executed any
waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the
assessment or collection of any Tax.
(iv) No audit or other examination of any
Return of the Company is presently in progress, nor has the Company been
notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.
(v) The Company does not have any liabilities
for unpaid federal, state, local and foreign Taxes which have not been accrued
or reserved against on the Company Financials, whether asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise, and the Company and/or ORA have no knowledge of any
basis for the assertion of any such liability attributable to the Company or
its assets or operations. Since the
date of the Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has not incurred any liability
for Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business.
(vi) The Company has provided to Monaco or its
legal counsel copies of all federal and state income and all state sales and
use Tax Returns filed by the Company for all periods since inception.
(vii) There are (and as of immediately
following the Closing there will be) no liens, pledges, charges, claims,
security interests or other encumbrances of any sort (Liens) on the assets of the
Company relating to or attributable to Taxes other than Permitted Exceptions
and the lien of ad valorem real estate taxes which are not delinquent as of the
Closing Date.
(viii) Neither the Company nor ORA has any knowledge
of any basis for the assertion of any claim relating or attributable to Taxes
which, if adversely determined, would result in any Lien on the assets of the
Company other than Permitted Exceptions and the lien of ad valorem real estate
taxes which are not delinquent as of the Closing Date.
(ix) None of the Companys assets are treated
as tax-exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.
(x) No adjustment relating to any Tax Return
filed by the Company has been proposed formally or, to the knowledge of the
Company or ORA, informally by any taxing authority to the Company or any
representative thereof.
(xi) The Company has not filed any consent
agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2)
of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in
Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company.
(xii) The Company has (a) never been a member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of
Code §1504(a)) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a
group the common parent of which was ORA), (b) never been a party to a
Tax sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement nor does the Company owe
any amount under any such agreement, (c) no
liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) under Treas.
Reg. § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise and (d) never been a party
to any joint venture, partnership or other agreement that could be treated as a
partnership for Tax purposes.
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(xiii) The Company is not, nor has at any time
been, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(xiv) The Companys tax basis in its assets is
accurately reflected on the Companys tax books and records and will not be
affected by any transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(xv) The Company has not
constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation
in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under
Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two (2) years prior to the date of this
Agreement or (y) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a
plan or series of related transactions (within the meaning of Section
355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Acquisition.
(c) Executive Compensation Tax.
There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company
is a party, including the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee
or former employee of the Company, which individually or collectively, could
give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to
Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Code.
2.10 Restrictions on Business Activities. There is no agreement (noncompete or otherwise), commitment,
judgment, injunction, order or decree to which the Company is a party or
otherwise binding upon the Company which has or reasonably could be expected to
have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the
Company, any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the Company or
the conduct of business by the Company, including the completion or operation
of the Project.
2.11 Title of Properties; Absence of Liens and
Encumbrances; Condition of Equipment.
(a) Except for the Property, the Company does
not own, lease, license, sublease or otherwise occupy any real property, nor
has it ever owned, leased, licensed, subleased or otherwise occupied any real
property.
(b) The Company has good and valid title to,
or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in,
all of their tangible properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, used or
held for use in its business, free and clear of any Liens (as defined in Section 2.9(b)(vii)),
except (i) as reflected in the Company Financials, (ii) the lien of ad valorem
real estate taxes which are not delinquent as of the Closing Date, (iii) liens
for other taxes not yet due and payable and (iv) such imperfections of title
and encumbrances, if any, which are not material in character, amount or
extent, and which do not materially detract from the value, or materially
interfere with the present use, of the property subject thereto or affected
thereby.
(c) Schedule 2.11(c) identifies all
material items of equipment, machinery, furniture, fixtures and tangible
personal property owned or leased by the Company for use in the business of the
Company (collectively, the Equipment)
and identifies if any such items are subject to any lien or encumbrance. The Equipment set forth on Schedule 2.11(c)
is all the
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equipment, machinery,
furniture, fixtures and tangible personal property used by the Company in the
operation of its business.
(d) The Company has sole and exclusive
ownership, free and clear of any Liens, of all customer lists, customer contact
information, customer correspondence and customer licensing and purchasing
histories relating to its current and former customers (the Customer
Information). No Person
other than the Company possesses any claims or rights with respect to use of
the Customer Information.
2.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Status. Set forth in
Schedule 2.12 is a list and brief description of all trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications and trade
names, and all applications for such which are in the process of being
prepared, owned by or registered in the name of the Company, or of which the
Company is a licensor or licensee or in which the Company has any right, and in
each case a brief description of the nature of such right (the Intellectual Property).
(b) Ownership. Neither the
Company nor ORA has any knowledge of any conflict with or infringement of the
rights of others with respect to the Intellectual Property. There are no outstanding options, licenses,
or agreements of any kind relating to the Intellectual Property, nor is the
Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind
with respect to the trademarks, service marks and trade names of any other
Person.
(c) Infringement.
The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company
has violated or, by conducting its business as proposed, would violate any of
the trademarks, service marks and trade names of any other Person. Neither the Company nor ORA is aware of any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or currently threatened
against the Company which relate to the Companys ownership of the Intellectual
Property that may, to the Company or ORAs knowledge, materially and adversely
affect the Companys business as now conducted, nor are the Company or ORA
aware that there is any basis for the foregoing.
2.13 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.
(a) Set forth in Schedule 2.13(a)
is a list of all agreements, contracts, leases, licenses or commitments (a)
under which the Company has or may acquire any rights, (b) under which the
Company has or may become subject to any obligation or liability, or (c) by
which the Company or any of the assets owned or used by it is or may become
bound (collectively, the Company Contracts),
including any of the following:
(i) any agreements or arrangements that
contain any severance pay or post-employment liabilities or obligations,
(ii) any bonus, deferred compensation,
pension, profit sharing or retirement plans, or any other employee benefit
plans or arrangements,
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(iii) any employment or consulting agreement,
contract or commitment with an employee or individual consultant or salesperson
or consulting or sales agreement, contract or commitment with a firm or other
organization,
(iv) any fidelity or surety bond or completion
bond,
(v) any lease of personal property,
(vi) any agreement of indemnification or
guaranty,
(vii) any agreement, contract or commitment
containing any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company to engage in any
line of business or to compete with any Person,
(viii) any agreement, contract or commitment
relating to capital expenditures,
(ix) any agreement, contract or commitment
relating to the disposition or acquisition of assets or any interest in any
business enterprise outside the ordinary course of the Companys business,
(x) any mortgages, indentures, loans or
credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments
relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit, including guaranties
referred to in clause (vi) hereof,
(xi) any purchase order or contract for the
purchase of raw materials,
(xii) any construction contracts,
(xiii) any distribution, joint marketing or
development agreement, or
(xiv) any other agreement, contract or
commitment that is not cancelable without penalty within thirty (30) days.
(b) The Company has not breached, violated or
defaulted under, or received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted
under, any of the terms or conditions of any Company Contract. Each Company Contract is in full force and
effect and is not subject to any default thereunder of which the Company or ORA
have knowledge by any party obligated to the Company pursuant thereto.
(c) No consents, waivers and approvals of
parties to any Company Contract are necessary in order to avoid any breach,
violation, default, acceleration or termination right or other loss of rights
or event that would constitute a breach, violation, default, acceleration or
termination right or other loss of rights with the lapse of time, giving of
notice, or both, in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) The Company has delivered to Monaco true,
correct and complete copies of the Company Contracts, including all exhibits,
amendments and supplements and all material correspondence related
thereto. No party to any Company
Contract has informed the Company of its intention to terminate or not renew
such Company Contract. No issue has
been raised by any party out of the ordinary course of business, if unresolved,
would result in the termination or nonrenewal of such Company Contract. Following the Closing, the Company will be
permitted to exercise all of the rights that the Company had under the Company
Contracts prior to the Closing without payment of any additional amounts or
consideration other than ongoing fees or payments which the Company would otherwise
be required to pay pursuant to the terms of such Company Contract had the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred.
2.14 Interested Party Transactions.
(a) Other than by virtue of its interest in
ORA, no officer, director or shareholder of the Company or, to the knowledge of
the Company or ORA, nor any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse of any of
such Persons, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such
Persons has an interest, has, directly or indirectly, (i) an interest in any
entity which furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or products
that the Company furnishes or sells or proposes to furnish or sell, or (ii) an
interest in any entity that purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company
any goods or services, or (iii) a beneficial interest in any Company Contract;
provided, that ownership of no more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding
voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an interest
in any entity for purposes of this Section 2.14.
(b) Schedule 2.14(b) accurately lists and describes each Intercompany Receivable and each
Intercompany Payable.
2.15 Governmental Authorization.
(a) Schedule 2.15 accurately lists each Governmental
Authorization. The Governmental Authorizations are in full force and effect and
constitute all Governmental Authorizations required to permit the Company to
operate or conduct its business substantially as it is currently, has been and
is proposed to be conducted to complete and operate Phase I or hold any
interest in its properties or assets.
(b) No event has occurred or circumstance
exists that may (with or without notice or lapse of time) (i) constitute or
result directly or indirectly in a material violation of or a failure to comply
with any term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization listed or
required to be listed on Schedule 2.15 or (ii) result directly or
indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or
termination of, or any modification to, any Governmental Authorization listed
or required to be listed on Schedule 2.15.
(c) None of the
Company, ORA or the Principals have received any notice or other communication
(whether written or oral) from any Governmental Entity or any other Person
regarding (i) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental
Authorization or (ii) any actual, proposed, possible or potential
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revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation, termination of or modification to any Governmental
Authorization.
2.16 Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16, there is no action,
suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending or threatened against the
Company or its properties, any of its officers or directors in their respective
capacities as such or the Project (other than litigation which has been filed
but of which the Company and ORA have no knowledge of and with respect to which
have not been served), nor, to the knowledge of the Company or ORA, is there
any basis therefor. There is no
investigation pending or threatened against the Company or its properties or
any of its officers or directors by or before any Governmental Entity, nor, to
the knowledge of the Company or ORA, is there any basis therefor. Schedule 2.16 sets forth, with
respect to any pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation,
the forum, the parties thereto, the subject matter thereof and the amount of
damages claimed or other remedy requested.
No Governmental Entity has at any time challenged or questioned the
legal right of the Company to complete or operate the Project which remains
unresolved or which continues to be asserted.
There is no action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending, or
overtly threatened, against the Company, or its properties or any of its
officers or directors, arising out of, or in any way connected with, the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other transactions contemplated
by the terms of this Agreement.
2.17 Accounts Receivable.
(a) The Company has made available to Monaco
a list of all accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the Company
Financials (Accounts Receivable) along with a range of days elapsed
since invoice.
(b) All Accounts Receivable of the Company
arose in the ordinary course of business, are carried at values determined in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied and, to the best knowledge of the
Company and ORA, should be collectible except to the extent of reserves
therefor set forth in the Company Financials.
No Person has any Lien on any of such Accounts Receivable and no request
or agreement for material deduction or discount has been made with respect to
any of such Accounts Receivable.
2.18 Minute Books. The minute books of the Company made
available to counsel for Buyer are the only minute books of the Company and
contain an accurate summary of all meetings of directors (or committees
thereof) and shareholders and actions by written consent of directors or
shareholders since the time of incorporation of the Company.
2.19 Environmental Matters. No Hazardous Materials are present, as a result of actions or
omissions of the Company or ORA, or to the Companys or ORAs knowledge, as a
result of any actions or omissions of any third party or otherwise, in, on, or
under any property, including the land and the improvements, ground water and
surface water thereof, that the Company has at any time owned, operated,
occupied or leased. The Company has obtained, and is and has been in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable permits, licenses, registrations,
approvals and other authorizations that are required for the operation of the
Companys business (including the completion and operation of the Project)
under all applicable Environmental Laws.
The Company is and has been in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws and to the knowledge of the
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Company
and ORA, the Companys agents, predecessors in interest, contractors, invitees
or licensees are and have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws in connection with the operation of the Companys business and the
Project. The Company has not disposed
of, released, discharged, or emitted any Hazardous Materials into the air,
soil, groundwater or otherwise at any properties owned, leased or occupied at
any time by the Company, or at any other property, or exposed any employee or
other individual to any Hazardous Materials or any workplace or environmental
condition in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to subject the
Company to liability. Neither the
Company nor ORA is aware of any fact or circumstance, which could result in any
environmental liability which could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect on the business or financial status of the Company. The
Company has delivered to Monaco or made available for inspection by Monaco and
its agents, representatives and employees all records in the Companys
possession or reasonably available to the Company concerning the Companys
compliance with Environmental Laws, and all environmental site assessments,
sampling, analyses, tests, audits and engineering data relating to any real
property currently or formerly owned or leased by the Company. The Company has
complied with all environmental disclosure obligations imposed by applicable
law with respect to this transaction.
2.20 Brokers and Finders Fees; Third Party Expenses. The Company has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or
indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders fees or agents commissions
or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby for which Monaco or Buyer could become liable or obligated.
2.21 Employee
Matters and Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule.
Schedule 2.21(a) contains an accurate and complete list of each
Plan and each Employment Agreement. The
Company does not have any plan or commitment to establish any new Plan or
Employment Agreement, to modify any Plan or Employment Agreement (except to the
extent required by law or to conform any such Plan or Employment Agreement to
the requirements of any applicable law, in each case as previously disclosed to
Monaco and Buyer in writing, or as required by this Agreement), or to adopt or
enter into any Plan or Employment Agreement.
(b) Documents. The Company
has provided to Monaco and Buyer correct and complete copies of: (i) all
documents embodying each Plan and each Employment Agreement including (without
limitation) all amendments thereto and all related trust documents,
administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, group insurance
contracts, and policies pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering
the fiduciaries for each Plan; (ii) the most recent annual actuarial
valuations, if any, prepared for each Plan; (iii) the three (3) most
recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements
attached thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with
each Plan; (iv) if the Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic
accounting of Plan assets; (v) the most recent summary plan description
together with the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if any,
required under ERISA with respect to each Plan; (vi) all IRS determination,
opinion, notification and advisory letters, and all applications and
correspondence to or from the IRS or the DOL with respect to any such application
or letter; (vii) all communications material to any Employee or Employees
relating to any Plan and any proposed Plans, in each case, relating to any
amendments, terminations, establishments,
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increases or decreases in
benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which
would result in any material liability to the Company; (viii) all
correspondence to or from any governmental agency relating to any Plan; (ix)
all COBRA forms and related notices (or such forms and notices as required
under comparable law); (x) the three (3) most recent plan years discrimination
tests for each Plan; and (xi) all registration statements, annual reports (Form
11-K and all attachments thereto) and prospectuses prepared in connection with
each Plan.
(c) Plan Compliance.
(i) The Company has performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under, is not in
default or violation of, and has no knowledge of any default or violation by
any other party to each Plan, and each Plan has been established and maintained
in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with
all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not
limited to ERISA or the Code
(ii) Each Plan intended to qualify under
Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section
501(a) of the Code has either received a favorable determination, opinion,
notification or advisory letter from the IRS with respect to each such Plan as
to its qualified status under the Code, including all amendments to the Code
effected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation, or has
remaining a period of time under applicable Treasury regulations or IRS
pronouncements in which to apply for such a letter and make any amendments
necessary to obtain a favorable determination as to the qualified status of
each such Plan.
(iii) No prohibited transaction, within the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA,
and not otherwise exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA
(or any administrative class exemption issued thereunder), has occurred with
respect to any Plan.
(iv) There are no actions, suits or claims
pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably
anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Plan or
against the assets of any Plan.
(v) Each Plan (other than any stock option
plan) can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing
Date, without material liability to Monaco and Buyer, Company or any of its
ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses).
(vi) There are no audits, inquiries or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliates, threatened by the IRS or DOL with respect to any Plan.
(vii) Neither the Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate is subject to any penalty or tax with respect to any Plan under
Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code.
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(d) Pension Plan.
Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained,
established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any Pension Plan
which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(e) Collectively Bargained, Multiemployer and
Multiple Employer Plans. At no time has the Company or
any ERISA Affiliate contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any
Multiemployer Plan. Neither the
Company, nor any ERISA Affiliate has at any time ever maintained, established,
sponsored, participated in, or contributed to any multiple employer plan, or to
any plan described in Section 413 of the Code.
(f) No Post-Employment Obligations.
No Plan provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide
retiree health to any person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA
or other applicable statute, and the Company has never represented, promised or
contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either
individually or to Employees as a group) or any other person that such
Employee(s) or other person would be provided with retiree health, except to
the extent required by statute.
(g) Health Care Compliance.
Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has, prior to the Closing
Date and in any material respect, violated any of the health care continuation
requirements of COBRA, the requirements of FMLA, the requirements of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the requirements of the
Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the requirements of the Newborns
and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996, or any amendment to each such act,
or any similar provisions of state law applicable to its Employees.
(h) Effect of Transaction.
(i) The execution of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone or
upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event
under any Plan, Employment Agreement, trust or loan that will or may result in
any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness
of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to
fund benefits with respect to any Employee.
(ii) No payment or benefit which will or may
be made by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee or
any other disqualified individual (as defined in Code Section 280G and the
regulations thereunder) will be characterized as a parachute payment, within
the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code.
(i) Employment Matters.
The Company: (i) is in compliance in all respects with all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations respecting
employment (including, without limitation, all applicable foreign, federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations respecting termination of
employment), employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages
and hours, in each case, with respect to Employees; (ii) has withheld and
reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld and
reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to Employees;
(iii) is not liable for any arrears of wages or any
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taxes or any penalty for
failure to comply with any of the foregoing; and (iv) is not liable for
any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on
behalf of any governmental authority, with respect to unemployment compensation
benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Employees (other
than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and
consistent with past practice). There
are no pending, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or actions against
the Company under any workers compensation policy or long-term disability
policy.
(j) Labor. No work
stoppage or labor strike against the Company is pending, threatened or
reasonably anticipated. The Company
does not know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize
any Employees. There are no actions,
suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending, or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor, safety
or discrimination matters involving any Employee, including, without
limitation, charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints,
which, if adversely determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, result
in any material liability to the Company.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any
unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act. The Company is not presently, nor has it
been in the past, a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement
or union contract with respect to Employees and no collective bargaining
agreement is being negotiated by the Company.
(k) International Employee Plan.
The Company does not now, nor has it ever had the obligation to,
maintain, establish, sponsor, participate in, or contribute to any
International Employee Plan.
2.22 Insurance. Schedule 2.22
contains a true, correct and complete list of all insurance policies and bonds
covering the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, employees,
officers and directors of the Company. There is no claim by the Company pending
under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned,
denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums due, payable and not yet
delinquent under all such policies and bonds have been paid and the Company is
otherwise in compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds (or other
policies and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage). The Company and ORA have no knowledge of any
threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of
such policies.
2.23 Compliance with Laws. The Company is in material compliance with all federal, state and
local statutes, laws or regulations, domestic or foreign, and has not received
any notices of violation with respect to any of such statutes, laws or
regulations.
2.24 Consents. No consent, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental
Entity or any third party (so as not to trigger any Conflict), is required by
or with respect to the Company and/or ORA in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
2.25 No Injunctions or Restraints on Conduct of
Business. No temporary restraining order, preliminary
or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent
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jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory
restraint or provision challenging Buyers proposed acquisition of the Company,
or limiting or restricting Buyers conduct or operation of the business of the
Company or the completion or operation of the Project (or its own business)
following the Closing is in effect, nor, to ORAs and the Companys knowledge,
has any proceeding by an administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, seeking any of
the foregoing been overtly threatened or commenced.
2.26 Representations relating to
the Property.
(a) No Condemnation Pending or Threatened.
There is no pending condemnation, environmental, zoning or other land
use regulatory proceeding affecting the Property or the completion and
operation of the Project or any portion thereof, and neither the Company nor
ORA have any knowledge that any such action is currently contemplated or
threatened.
(b) Parties in Possession.
Other than the third parties that have purchased lots as described in Schedule
2.26(p) (the Sold Lots) or
that occupy lots under rental agreements, there are no parties in possession
of any portion of the Property other than the Conveyed Common Area, whether as
lessees, tenants at sufferance, trespassers or otherwise.
(c) Flood Zone. No portion
of the Property is located in a wetland area, as defined by laws, or in a
designated or recognized flood plain, flood plain district, flood hazard area
or area of similar characterization.
The Project will not violate any requirement of the United States Corps
of Engineers or laws relating to wetland areas.
(d) Existing Improvements. Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.26(d), all of the Improvements required for the
completion and operation of Phase I have been completed. To the best of the
Companys and ORAs knowledge, (a) the Improvements (including the buildings
and building pads and all drives, parking lots, landscaping, curbs, sidewalks,
sewers and other utilities) and all other construction activities of the
Property, including grading and filling, have been constructed, performed and
installed substantially in accordance with plans and specifications approved by
the various governmental authorities having jurisdiction, in compliance with
all laws and the recommendations of the Companys consultants and (b) all
material licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals required for the
Improvements by all governmental authorities having jurisdiction have been
issued and have been paid for, and as of the Closing all of the same will be in
full force and effect. All drives and
parking areas on the Property are private and have not been dedicated to any
public authority. Schedule 2.26(d)
lists all Improvements required for the completion and operation of Phase I
that are not yet complete, the status of completion of each such Improvement,
the estimated time required to complete such Improvement, the estimated cost to
complete such Improvement and any anticipated impediments to completing such
Improvement.
(e) Hazardous Substances.
(i) To the knowledge of the Company and ORA
(a) there are no surface impoundments, lagoons, waste piles, injection wells,
or underground storage areas, or other man-made facilities located on the
Property that may have accommodated Hazardous Materials; (b) no portion of the
Property has been used as a dump or landfill or consists of filled-in land;
(c) there are
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no buried, partially
buried, above-ground or other tanks, storage vessels, drums or containers
located on the Property; and (d) there has never been a spill, leak, discharge,
emission, escape, leaching or disposal of the contents of any underground
storage tank into groundwater, surface water or subsurface soils.
(ii) To the knowledge of the Company and ORA,
the Property currently complies with all Environmental Laws, and the Company
has received no warning, notice, administrative complaint, judicial complaint
or other formal or informal notice alleging that any conditions on the Property
are or may be in violation of any Environmental Laws. The Company has not received and, to the knowledge of the
Company, and ORA, no previous owner of the Property has received any notice,
summons, citation, letter or other communication, written or oral, from any
Governmental Entity alleging or inquiring into any possible release, emission,
discharge, disposal, use, storage, production, handling or presence of any
Hazardous Materials on or about the Property or the soil, surface water or
groundwater thereof.
(iii) To the knowledge of the Company and ORA,
there are no wells on the Property and the Project does not include
installation of any wells for purposes of irrigation or consumptive use and all
water necessary for consumption and irrigation for the Project as it is
anticipated to be developed is currently provided by a municipal water supply
which extends to the Property boundary.
(f) Governmental Approvals; No Violations of Zoning Laws.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.26(f), the Company has
obtained all material licenses, permits, variances, approvals, authorizations,
easements and rights of way, including proof of dedication, required from all
Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over the Property or from private
parties, for the completion and operation of Phase I, including, without
limitation, the sale of lots to third party users, and to insure vehicular and
pedestrian ingress to and egress from the Property and adequate parking on the
Property (Approvals). No action, proceeding, amendment procedure,
writ, injunction or claim is pending, or to the Companys or ORAs knowledge,
threatened concerning any such permit.
No land use, zoning, building or other law, ordinance, regulation or
restriction (including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities
Act) is, or as of the Closing Date will be, violated by the Property or the
completion and operation of Phase I, including the sale of lots on the
Property. The Improvements and all
parts thereof do not violate any restrictive covenants affecting it. Except as
set forth on Schedule 2.26(f), there are no commitments to
governmental authorities or agencies or quasi-governmental entities which
relate to land use or zoning affecting the Property and there are no conditions
of the Propertys zoning or use which have not been completely fulfilled. To the Companys and ORAs knowledge, there
is no law, ordinance, order, regulation or requirement now in existence or
under active consideration by any government agency or legislative body which
would require the owner of the Property to make any expenditure in excess of
$1,000 to modify or improve the Property in order to bring it into compliance
therewith or to complete Phase I.
There is nothing that would constitute an uncured material violation of
Federal, state, or municipal laws, ordinances, orders, regulations or
requirements affecting any portion of the Property. Neither the sewage nor any waste water systems nor the heating
equipment, incinerators or other burning devices violate any applicable
Federal, state or municipal laws, ordinances, orders, regulations or
requirements. Schedule 2.26(f)
lists all Approvals that have not yet been received or that require further
performance by the Company thereunder, the status of receipt of each Approval
and/or the
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performance by the
Company thereunder, the steps required to receive or complete performance with
respect to each Approval, the estimated time required to receive and/or
complete required performance with respect to each Approval, the estimated cost
to receive and/or complete performance with respect to each Approval and any
anticipated impediments to receiving and/or completing performance with respect
to each Approval.
(g) Soundness. To the best
of the Companys and ORAs knowledge, the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and
sewer systems serving the Improvements are fully operational, there are no
structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roof, paving or other defects
in the Property, the roofs of the Improvements are free of leaks and in sound
structural condition, and the Personalty is in good working order.
(h) Access. The Property
has adequate direct access to and from completed, dedicated and accepted public
roads for the completion and operation of the Project and there is no pending
or threatened governmental proceeding which would impair or curtail such
access.
(i) Utilities. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.26(i),
there are presently in existence telephone, telecommunication, water, sewer,
gas and electrical lines and cables and surface drainage systems on the Land
and in the Improvements which have been completed, installed and paid for in
compliance with all laws and which are sufficient to fully Phase I when Phase I
is completed and operating. All utility lines serving the Property are
separately metered, are located in the rights of way of public roadways
bordering the Land and are set up to serve the Property independently of the
neighboring properties. Schedule
2.26(i) lists all such utility, telecommunications and drainage systems
that are not yet completed, installed and paid for in compliance with laws, the
status of completion of each such item, the estimated time required to complete
such item, the estimated cost to complete such item and any anticipated
impediments to completing such item.
(j) Property. Except for
the recorded mortgages/deeds of trust securing the Monaco Loan and the US Bank
Loan, liens for ad valorem real estate taxes not delinquent at the Closing
Date, the Permitted Exceptions and as set forth in Schedule 2.26(j), the
Company is and, following the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement will be, the owner of good and marketable fee simple title to
the Property other than the Sold Lots and the Conveyed Common Area free and
clear of any liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, options, rights,
leases, charges, encumbrances or restrictions of any kind (Mortgages). The Property is all the property that is used or will be required
in connection with the operation and completion of the Project. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.11(c),
there is no personal property owned by the Company which is used by the Company
in connection with the ownership of the Property other than the
Personalty. The Property is segregated
on the applicable tax rolls, so that no other property is included on any tax
bill relating to any portion of the Property.
There are no tax exemptions or abatements affecting any of the
Property. The Property complies in all
respects with the applicable subdivision or parcel map acts and has been
properly subdivided so that the Property may be conveyed to Buyer as provided
herein and the lots can be conveyed to third party purchasers without future
action. The Property has sufficient
parking for the completion and operation of the Project as required by
applicable law and does not have any shared parking with any other
property. Schedule 2.26(j) lists
(i) all Mortgages to which the Project is subject (other than the recorded
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mortgages/deeds of trust
securing the US Bank Loan, the Monaco Loan and with respect to the Sold Lots),
the parties in whose favor the Mortgages run, the dates of such Mortgages, the
amounts of such Mortgages and the subject matter of such Mortgages, and (ii)
all Approvals required so that the Property may be conveyed to third party
purchasers, the status of receipt of each Approval, the steps required to
obtain each Approval, the estimated time required to obtain each such Approval,
the estimated cost to obtain each such Approval and any anticipated impediments
to obtaining each Approval.
(k) Leases; Options; Broker Agreement. Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.26(k), there are no oral or written leases,
licenses or other occupancy agreements, pending purchase and sale agreements or
parking agreements with respect to the Property or options or rights of first
refusal to lease or purchase the Property.
Schedule 2.26(k) sets forth a list of all such agreements,
the names of the parties thereto, the dates thereof, the portions of the
Property affected thereby (including the lot number, if applicable) and (a) as
to leases, licenses and other occupancy agreements, the terms thereof and the
aggregate rental and/or fees payable thereunder and (b) as to purchase
agreements, the purchase price, the amount of the earnest money deposit, the
estimated closing date and the conditions to closing. The Company has delivered to Monaco true, correct and complete
copies of all such agreements, and such agreements constitute the entire
agreement with the Company thereunder.
The Company and the other parties thereto do not have any right to
cancel or terminate any such agreements as a result of any existing fact known
to the Company. The Company is not in
default under any such agreements, and to the best knowledge of the Company,
and ORA, the other party thereto is not in default under any such agreements,
and has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by the
Company thereunder. All such
obligations to be performed on or prior to the Closing will have been duly
performed and paid for in full by the time of Closing. No brokerage or leasing commissions or other
compensation is due or payable to any Person with respect to any such
agreements or any extension, expansion or renewal thereof. No claims or litigation, actual or threatened,
exist with regard such agreements. Neither
the Company nor ORA nor any of the Principals has entered into any broker
agreements, listing agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the
sale or leasing of any portion of the Property.
(l) Service Contracts. There are
presently in existence no service contracts, billboard or other advertising
agreements or other sorts of operating agreements with respect to the Property
(excluding the Sold Lots and the Conveyed Common Area), other than those listed
on Schedule 2.26(l), all of which can be canceled, without penalty
or other payment, upon written notice of thirty (30) days or less. There are no union contracts affecting the
Property. Schedule 2.26(l)
sets forth a list of all such agreements, the names of the parties thereto, the
dates thereof, the work covered thereby, the terms thereof and the aggregate
payments thereunder.
(m) Insurance. The Property
(excluding the Sold Lots and the Conveyed Common Area) is insured by all-risk
property insurance at its full replacement value in favor of the Company. The Company also carries commercial general
liability insurance with respect to the Property (excluding the Sold Lots and
the Conveyed Common Area) in the amount of $12,000,000.
(n) No Assessments.
To the Companys and ORAs best knowledge, there are no pending or
threatened assessments, improvements or activities of any public or
quasi-public body
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either planned, in the
process of construction or completed which may give rise to any assessment
against the Property or any portion thereof, including upon completion of the
Project.
(o) US Bank Loan.
With respect to the US Bank Loan, (i) prepayment of such
indebtedness is permitted at any time without premium or penalty, (ii) the Company
has provided Monaco true, correct and complete copies of all of the documents
securing and evidencing the US Bank Loan and none of such documents has been
endorsed, renewed, amended, transferred, pledged or otherwise modified, and
(iii) the current outstanding principal balance under the US Bank Loan is nine
million six hundred twenty-two thousand eight hundred forty-six dollars
($9,622,846).
(p) Project. As of the
date hereof, 30 lots have been sold and there are 4 pending purchase and sale
agreements with respect to the lots. Schedule
2.26(p) lists each lot and whether it has been sold, its asking price if it
has not been sold, its sale price, sale date and purchaser if it has been sold,
its pending sale date and purchase price if it is under contract, the amount of
the monthly assessments for each lot and whether such assessments area
current. All the Approvals that have
been obtained or that will be obtained at Closing, all of the agreements described in Section
2.26(k) and (l) above, all warranties, construction contacts and all
similar documents and agreements relating to the Property and the Project are
in the name of and/or in favor of the Company.
None of the drinking water supplied to the Project comes from the ground
water on the Property, and it is not anticipated that future drinking water
will come from the ground water on the Property. All abandoned wells on the Property have been properly closed in
accordance with Legal Requirements. To
the best knowledge of the Company and ORA, there is no opposition to the
Project from any individual, group or entity.
(q) Adverse Information.
The Company has no information or knowledge that there are any laws,
ordinances or restrictions, or any change contemplated therein, or any judicial
or administrative action, or any action by adjacent landowners, or natural or
artificial conditions upon the Property, or any other facts or conditions which
could, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect upon the Property or
the completion or operation of the Project, including the value or
profitability thereof. The Company has
not received any notice from any insurance company of any defects or
inadequacies in any of the Property which could materially and adversely affect
the insurability of the Property or the Project or the premiums for the
insurance thereof. No notice has been
given by any insurance company which has issued a policy with respect to any of
the Property or by any board of fire underwriters (or other body exercising
similar functions) requesting the performance of any repairs, alterations or
other work with which compliance has not been made.
(r) Delivery of Documents.
The Company has provided Monaco with true, correct and complete copies
of the following items to the extent that ORA or the Company or their
affiliates possess such items:
(a) all existing land use and development licenses, permits and
approvals and building permits and building finals regarding the Project;
(b) the most recent as-built survey of the Property in the Companys
possession; (c) evidence that the Property is properly zoned for the
Project; (d) evidence that there currently exist no violations of any
building, fire, health or safety code, law, rule, regulation or order;
(e) a copy of the Companys policy of title insurance on the Property;
(f) all of the documents and agreements described in this Section 2.26,
including, without limitation, those set forth in Schedules 2.26(k) and (l)
and those described in Section 2.26(o), and none of such documents
or agreements have been amended, transferred, other
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than pursuant to the US
Bank Loan documents, pledged or otherwise modified; (g) copies of all air,
soil, water, engineering (including, without limitation, structural and seismic
reports and reports with respect to the American with Disabilities Act) and
environmental reports, tests, indemnities and materials regarding the Property
in the possession of or commissioned or requested by the Company; (h) a
complete copy of all plans and specifications for the construction of the
Improvements and the development of the Project (the Plans and Specifications); (i) a copy
of all construction contracts entered into by the Company or otherwise in the
Companys possession with regard to the Property; (j) copies of all
product and equipment warranties relating to the Improvements and/or the
Personalty, including, without limitation, copies of all roof warranties; (k)
copies of all concession agreements, commercial licenses, governmental
licenses, permits, covenants, conditions and restrictions and any other
agreements related to the Property, which have been certified by the Company to
be true, correct and complete copies; (l) copies of all contracts relating
to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property, including all
service and supply agreements, franchise agreements and personal property
leases; (m) copies of the Property tax bills for the last three (3) years
and a schedule of all bond assessments, if applicable, for the Property for the
last three (3) years; (n) copies of all financing documents pertaining to the
Property; (o) copies of all fire, casualty (including earthquake and flood),
liability and other insurance policies regarding the Property; (p) an
inventory of all tangible Personalty; and (q) all written warranties from each
subcontractor that performed Work at the Property as to the Work performed by
such subcontractor (such written warranties, the Subcontractors Warranties).
(s) Monies Owed. Schedule 2.26(s) sets
forth a true, correct and complete list of all amounts owed by the Company to
third parties in connection with services or supplies furnished to the
Property, the development of the Project or otherwise.
(t) Loan Applications.
The Company has used all of the loan proceeds received from the US Bank
Loan and the Monaco Loan, except as expressly approved by Monaco as to the
Monaco Loan, only for the purposes for which such proceeds were required in the
Companys loan application.
(u) Off-Site Improvements.
The Company has properly completed all of its construction and other
obligations under the covenants, conditions and restrictions and agreements
with Governmental Entities relating to the development of the Project.
(v) Project Home Owners Association.
Schedule 2.26(v) sets forth the current amount that the Projects
homeowners association needs to assess each lot per month in order to
adequately fund the operations and obligations of the homeowners
association. All of the owners of the
lots in the Project, including the Company, are current on their payment of the
monthly assessments.
(w) Monaco Loan.
The current outstanding principal balance under the Monaco Loan is two
million eight hundred thousand dollars ($2,800,000).
2.27 Warranties; Indemnities. Except for those set forth in this Agreement, the Company has not
given indemnities relating to the Project.
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2.28 Representations Complete; Disclosure. None of the representations
or warranties made by the Company and ORA (as modified by the Sellers
Disclosure Letter), nor any statement made in any Schedule or certificate
furnished by the Company or ORA pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will
contain at the Closing, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or
will omit at the Closing to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which made, not misleading. Each document
delivered by the Company or its counsel to Monaco or its counsel in connection
with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby was a true and
complete copy of such document including all exhibits, schedules and amendments
thereto.
2.29 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for
the representations and warranties made by the Company or ORA in this
Agreement, the ORLV Agreement, the ORMCC Agreement, the Guaranty and the
Affiliates Agreement, neither the Company nor ORA make any representations or
warranties, and the Company and ORA hereby disclaim any other representations
or warranties, whether made by the Company or ORA or their respective officers,
directors or employees, with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Guaranty or the Affiliates Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Monaco or
Buyer or its representatives of any documentation or other information with
respect to any one or more of the foregoing
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF MONACO AND BUYER
Monaco
and Buyer represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
3.1 Organization, Standing and Power. Each of Monaco and Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Monaco and Buyer has the corporate
power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted
and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of Monaco or Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.2 Authority. Each of Monaco and Buyer has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of each of Monaco and Buyer.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Monaco and Buyer
and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Monaco and Buyer,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by principles of public policy and subject to the laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and
rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
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3.3 Consents. No consent of any Person not a party to this Agreement and no
consent of any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained on the part of
Monaco or Buyer to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
3.4 Noncontravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not, conflict with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
of Monaco or Buyer.
3.5 Brokers and Finders Fees; Third Party
Expenses. Neither
Monaco nor Buyer has incurred, not will they incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for brokerage or finders fees or agents commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby for which the Company, ORA or the Principals could become liable or
obligated.
3.6 Monaco Loan. The current outstanding principal balance
under the Monaco Loan is two million eight hundred thousand dollars
($2,800,000)
3.7 No
Other Representations or Warranties. Except for
the representations and warranties made by the Monaco or Buyer in this
Agreement, the ORMCC Agreement and the ORN Agreement, neither Monaco nor Buyer
make any representations or warranties, and Monaco and Buyer hereby disclaim
any other representations or warranties, whether made by the Monaco or Buyer or
their respective officers, directors or employees, with respect to the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to ORA or its
representatives of any documentation or other information with respect to any
of the foregoing.
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO CLOSING
4.1 Conduct
of Business of the Company.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until
the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing, the Company
agrees (except to the extent that Monaco shall otherwise consent in writing),
to carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in
substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, materially comply with
all the terms, conditions and provisions of all laws, rules regulations,
orders, leases, liens, mortgages, agreements, insurance policies and other
contractual arrangements relating to the Property, to pay its debts and Taxes
when due, to pay or perform other obligations when due, confer with Monaco
concerning material business or operational matters relating to the Companys
business, use reasonable, good faith efforts to maintain all the assets of the
Company in their current condition and to promptly replace, repair or restore
such assets in the event of any damage to or destruction of any of such assets
prior to the Closing, maintain the books and records in the usual, regular and
ordinary manner, on a basis consistent with prior years, report periodically to
Monaco concerning the status and operation of the Project, and to use all reasonable
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efforts
consistent with past practice and policies to preserve intact the Companys
present business organizations, keep available the services of its present
officers and key employees and preserve their relationships with customers,
suppliers, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it,
all with the goal of preserving unimpaired the Companys goodwill and ongoing
businesses at the Closing; it being understood that Monaco and the Company
shall keep each other informed of developments to, and relating actions to be
taken in connection with the matters described in Schedule 6.3(g)
hereto. Without limiting the foregoing,
but subject to the limitations in Sections 4.1(a)-4.1(aa) below,
during such period, the Company agrees to (i) use reasonable efforts to sell
lots on the Project on terms reasonably acceptable to Monaco, (ii) perform all
of its obligations under all Approvals and applications therefore and (iii) maintain the present insurance
on the Property and promptly provide Monaco with copies of any written notice
from any insurance company or board of fire underwriters (or other body
exercising similar functions) of any defects or inadequacies in the Property or
requesting performance of any repairs, alterations or other work to the
Property. The Company shall promptly notify Monaco of any event or occurrence
or emergency not in the ordinary course of business of the Company, and any
material event involving the Company. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company
shall not, without the prior written consent of Monaco:
(a) Enter into any commitment or transaction
not in the ordinary course of business or any commitment or transaction of the
type described in Section 2.8 hereof;
(b) Enter into, assume, become bound or
obligated by, or extend or modify the terms of any agreement, contract or
commitment which (i) involves the payment of greater than $10,000 per annum,
(ii) extends for more than one year or (iii) involves any payment or obligation
to any affiliate of the Company;
(c) Prepay any outstanding indebtedness;
(d) Transfer to any Person any rights to the
Intellectual Property;
(e) Amend or otherwise modify (or agree to do
so), except in the ordinary course of business, or violate the terms of, any of
the Company Contracts or Approvals;
(f) Commence, settle, institute, prosecute,
compromise any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, or governmental or
regulatory investigation or audit or obtain the release of any threatened
action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, or governmental or regulatory
investigation or audit involving or relating to the Company or its business or
assets;
(g) Declare or pay any dividends on or make
any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any
of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock
or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in
lieu of or in substitution for shares of capital stock of the Company, or
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of
its capital stock (or options, warrants or other rights exercisable therefor);
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(h) Issue, deliver or sell or authorize or
propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, or purchase or propose the purchase
of, any shares of its capital stock or securities convertible into, or
subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire, or other agreements or
commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares or other
convertible securities;
(i) Cause or permit any amendments to its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(j) Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or
consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or
by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association
or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or
agree to acquire any assets which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to the business of the Company;
(k) Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose
of any of its properties or assets, or grant a security interest in any of such
properties or assets;
(l) Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money
or guarantee any such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities of the
Company or guarantee any debt securities of others;
(m) Hire or extend an offer of employment
with the Company to any individual;
(n) Change, increase or amend the rate of
remuneration or amount of bonuses or other benefits or any other terms of
employment of any employee;
(o) Grant any severance or termination pay to
any employee, or adopt any new severance plan, amend or modify or alter in any
manner any severance plan, agreement or arrangement relating to any employee;
(p) Adopt or amend any Plan;
(q) Revalue any of its assets, including
without limitation writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or
accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business;
(r) Pay, discharge or satisfy, in an amount
in excess of $25,000 (in any one case) or $50,000 (in the aggregate), any
claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in
the ordinary course of business of liabilities reflected or reserved against in
the Company Financial Statements (or the notes thereto);
(s) Make or change any material election in
respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes,
enter into any closing agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respect of
Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes;
(t) Enter into any strategic alliance or
joint marketing arrangement or agreement;
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(u) grant any loans to others or purchase
debt securities of others or amend the terms of any outstanding loan agreement;
(v) enter into any agreement to purchase or
sell any interest in real property, grant any security interest in any real
property or enter into any lease, sublease, license or other occupancy
agreement with respect to any real property;
(w) grant nor otherwise create or consent to
the creation of any easement, covenant, restriction, assessment, encumbrance or
lien affecting any of the Property;
(x) convey any of the Property or any
interest or rights therein, nor commit, permit or suffer to exist any waste or
nuisance on the Property;
(y) make or permit to be made any material
change in the Property;
(z) take any action, or fail to take any
action, that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the
representations and warranties set forth in ARTICLE II not being true and correct on and as of
the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such representations and
warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date; or
(aa) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to
take, any of the actions described in Sections 4.1(a) through (z) above, or any
other action that would prevent the Company from performing or cause the
Company not to perform its covenants hereunder.
4.2 Other Offers. In the event the Company or
ORA or any of the Principals shall receive any offer or proposal with respect
to any proposed agreement, contract or commitment to sell to any Person other
than Monaco or the Buyer all or any portion of the Companys business and
properties or capital stock, whether by merger, sale of assets, tender offer or
otherwise (an Alternate Transaction),
the Company and/or ORA shall promptly (i) inform Monaco that such an offer or
proposal has been received and (ii) disclose to Monaco the identity of the
party making the offer or proposal and the terms of such offer or
proposal. Thereafter, the Company and
ORA shall consult with Monaco regularly with regard to such offer or proposal
and the status of discussions and/or negotiations with respect thereto. The Company and ORA will not enter into, and
will prohibit the Companys and ORAs officers from entering into, any
agreement, contract or commitment with respect to an Alternate Transaction
without the prior written consent of Monaco.
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1 Securityholder Agreements.
(a) Agreement to Retain Shares.
ORA agrees not to transfer (except as may be specifically required by
court order), sell, exchange, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any
shares of capital stock of the Company beneficially owned by ORA as of the date
hereof, or to make
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any offer or agreement
relating thereto, at any time prior to the Expiration Date. As used herein, the term Expiration
Date shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing Date, and
(ii) such date and time as this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to
Article VIII hereof.
(b) Agreement to Vote Shares.
At every meeting of the shareholders of the Company called with respect
to any of the following, and at every adjournment thereof, and on every action
or approval by written consent of the shareholders of the Company with respect
to any of the following, ORA shall vote the Shares: (i) in favor of approval of this Agreement and the Acquisition
and any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Acquisition; and
(ii) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to or competition with
consummation of the Acquisition and against any merger, consolidation, sale of
assets, reorganization or recapitalization, with any party other than with
Monaco, Buyer and their affiliates and against any liquidation or winding up of
the Company.
(c) Additional Documents.
ORA hereby covenants and agrees to execute and deliver any additional
documents necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of Monaco or the
Company, as the case may be, to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
(d) Consent and Waiver.
ORA hereby gives any consents or waivers that are reasonably required
for the consummation of the Acquisition under the terms of any agreements to
which such ORA is a party or pursuant to any rights ORA may have.
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5.2 Resignation of Directors and
Officers of Company. The Company and ORA shall use their
reasonable best efforts to cause all of the directors and officers of the
Company to resign their respective positions effective as of the Closing, and
to cause each director and officer of the Company to deliver written notice of
such resignation to Buyer at the Closing.
5.3 Access. The Company and ORA shall afford Monaco and
its accountants, counsel, consultants, and other representatives, full and
complete access to the Property and the Companys books and records, personnel,
business and commercial relationships relating to the Companys business, the
Property and the Project during normal business hours during the period from
the date hereof and prior to the Closing, including without limitation, to (i)
all of the Companys and ORAs properties, books, contracts, commitments, and
records related to the Companys business, the Property and the Project,
including without limitation, access to the Property for the purpose of (a)
conducting an environmental audit or assessment that may include soil,
groundwater, or Hazardous Materials sampling as Monaco in its discretion deems
necessary and desirable to identify the presence or absence of Hazardous
Materials, (b) conducting such surveys, tests, inspections and examinations as
Monaco desires in regard to engineering and planning for future development of
the Property, and examining the current condition of the Property, and
determining the feasibility of future uses of the Property, including without
limitation, as-built surveys, engineering studies, and seismic tests and (c)
communicating with the Companys personnel, consultants, Governmental Entities,
and representatives from financial institutions, (ii) other information
concerning the business, properties and personnel (subject to restrictions
imposed by applicable law) of the Company, including but not limited to
documents relating to the planning, permitting, construction and development
costs (Development Costs) of the
Project, forecasted future Development Costs of the Project and actual and
forecasted sales of lots within the Project, and (iii) the records of the
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Companys
independent accountants related to the Property or the Project. The Company
agrees to provide to Monaco and its accountants, counsel, consultants, and
other representatives copies of internal financial statements (including Tax
returns and supporting documentation) promptly upon request. No information or knowledge obtained in any
investigation pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall affect or be
deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Acquisition.
5.4 Confidentiality. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to
keep such information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to Section 5.3,
or pursuant to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement or the
effectuation of the transactions contemplated hereby (Confidential Information), confidential and not to use such
Confidential Information except as contemplated by this Agreement; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not apply to information or knowledge which
(a) a party can demonstrate was already lawfully in its possession prior
to the disclosure thereof by the other party, (b) is generally known to
the public and did not become so known through any violation of law,
(c) became known to the public through no fault of such party, (d) is
later lawfully acquired by such party from other sources (and not in violation
of an obligation of confidentiality of such other sources with respect to such
information), (e) is required to be disclosed by order of court or
government agency with subpoena powers, (f) is disclosed in the course of any
litigation between any of the parties hereto or (g) is developed independently
by either party without reference to, or specific knowledge of, the other
parties Confidential Information.
5.5 Expenses. Whether or not the Acquisition is
consummated, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition
shall be the obligation of the respective party incurring such fees; provided,
however, all fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with the Acquisition shall be borne by ORA.
Such expenses shall include, without limitation, all legal, accounting,
financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties
incurred by a party in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.6 Brokers or Finders Fees. Monaco and Buyer will indemnify and hold the Company and ORA
harmless from any claim for brokers or finders fees arising out of the
transactions contemplated hereby by any Person claiming to have been engaged by
Monaco or Buyer. ORA will indemnify and
hold Monaco and Buyer harmless from any claim for brokers or finders fees
arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder by any Person claiming
to have been engaged by the Company or ORA.
5.7 Employee Matters. Effective as of the Closing, the Company will terminate the
Companys employment of the Employees.
5.8 Consents. The Company
and ORA shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the consents, waivers
and approvals under any of the Company Contracts as may be required in
connection with the Acquisition so as to preserve all rights of, and benefits
to, the Company thereunder.
5.9 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement,
each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take
promptly, or cause
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to
be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, to obtain
all necessary waivers, consents and approvals and to effect all necessary
registrations and filings and to remove any injunctions or other impediments or
delays, legal or otherwise, in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for the purpose of securing to the
parties hereto the benefits contemplated by this Agreement.
5.10 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company and ORA shall give prompt notice to Monaco, and
Monaco shall give prompt notice to the Company, of (i) the occurrence or
nonoccurrence of any event, the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which is likely
to cause any representation or warranty of the Company, ORA, Monaco or Buyer,
respectively, contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at or
prior to the Closing Date and (ii) any failure of the Company, ORA, Monaco or
Buyer, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however,
that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this section shall not (a) limit or
otherwise affect any remedies available to the party receiving such notice or
(b) constitute an acknowledgment or admission of a breach of this
Agreement. No disclosure by any party
pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall be deemed to amend or
supplement the Disclosure Letter or prevent or cure any misrepresentation,
breach of warranty or breach of covenant.
5.11 Election to Supplement
Sellers Disclosure Letter. ORA is entitled to make a one time election
(the Supplemental Disclosure Election)
to provide Monaco with a Supplement to the Sellers Disclosure Schedule (the Disclosure Supplement) at least seven (7)
days prior to the Closing Date or, if Monaco provides less than nine (9) days
notice of the Closing Date, within two (2) days after notice of the Closing
Date. The Disclosure Supplement may
contain only qualifications to ORAs representations and warranties that the
Company and ORA had no knowledge of as of the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 5.10
hereof, the Disclosure Supplement will be deemed to amend the Sellers
Disclosure Schedule and to cure any breach of any or the representations or
warranties related to such Disclosure Supplement. If ORA makes the Supplemental Disclosure Election, Monaco may
terminate this Agreement in its sole an absolute discretion, whether or not the
information contained in the Disclosure Supplement is material.
5.12 Inspection Period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.9,
at any time between the date hereof and the date that is thirty (30) days
thereafter (the Inspection Period),
Monaco may terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this
Section if (a) Monaco is not satisfied, in Monacos sole and absolute
discretion, with the information obtained from its examination of the
Property or from documents delivered to it by the Company pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement or otherwise obtained by the Monaco; or (b) Monaco
is not satisfied, in Monacos sole and absolute discretion, with the
information determined by it or its representatives inspections of or
inquiries regarding the Property or relevant financial records; or (c) if
Monaco does not approve, in Monacos sole and absolute discretion, the form and
substance of each Permitted Exception or is dissatisfied in any other
way. This Agreement establishes an
option which can be exercised for any of the foregoing reasons if Monaco notifies
the Company of its dissatisfaction, in writing, on or prior to the last day
of the Inspection Period, which notice may, but need not, set forth the
conditions giving rise to Monacos dissatisfaction, if any. Monaco shall have
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the right at its option either immediately to
terminate this Agreement by written notice or to terminate this Agreement
immediately prior to the date specified in Section 8.1(b)(i) unless
those conditions specified in the notice of dissatisfaction have by then been
satisfied to Monacos satisfaction in Monacos sole and absolute discretion.
5.13 Risk of Loss. The Company shall bear all risk of loss or
damage to the Property by fire, other casualty, condemnation or Hazardous
Materials prior to the Closing. If
before the Closing the Property should be damaged or taken or threatened to be
taken or Hazardous Materials shall become present on the Property, or if access
to or parking for the Property is altered in any regard, Monaco may, at its
option, (a) terminate this Agreement by written notice delivered to the Company
at or prior to the Closing or (b) proceed to Closing as provided under this
Agreement, in which event Monaco shall receive any and all insurance and
condemnation proceeds attributable to the casualty or condemnation.
5.14 Notice of Damage. If at any time prior to the Closing all or
any portion of the Property is destroyed or damaged as a result of fire or any
other cause whatsoever, or taken by condemnation or eminent domain or any
proceeding in condemnation or eminent domain or the Company or ORA become aware
of the threat of such taking, or Hazardous Materials shall become present on
the Property, the Company or ORA, as applicable, shall promptly give written
notice thereof to Monaco.
5.15 Public Disclosure. No party shall issue any statement or
communication to any third party (other than to their respective agents)
regarding the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, if applicable, the termination of this Agreement and the
reasons therefore, without the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
This Section 5.15 shall not apply to any disclosure deemed
necessary or advisable by Monaco (i) in order for Monaco to complete its due
diligence of the Company, (ii) in order to comply with applicable securities
laws, or to any disclosure required by other applicable law or (iii) to satisfy
the condition to Closing set forth in Section 6.2(c).
5.16 Closing
Cost Schedule.
Monaco and ORA shall mutually agree at least one (1) business day prior
to the Closing Date on a Closing Cost Schedule, which shall identify the
Closing Costs.
5.17 Broker
License.
ORA agrees to use its best efforts to obtain a valid corporate real
estate broker and property manager license in the State of Nevada as soon as
possible; provided, however, that ORA shall obtain such corporate
real estate broker and property manager license no later than ten (10) business
days after the Closing Date.
5.18 Additional Documents and
Further Assurances. Each party hereto, at the request of another
party hereto, shall execute and deliver such other instruments and do and
perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable for
effecting completely the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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CONDITIONS
TO THE ACQUISITION
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to
Effect the Acquisition. The respective obligations of each party to
this Agreement to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following
conditions:
(a) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality.
No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect, nor shall any proceeding
brought by an administrative agency or commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, seeking any of the foregoing
be pending; nor shall there be any action taken, or any statute, rule,
regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the
Acquisition, which makes the consummation of the Acquisition illegal.
(b) Certain Related Agreements.
(i) All conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII of each of the ORN
Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived and (ii)
the ORN Acquisition and the ORMCC Acquisition shall have closed concurrently
with the Closing.
(c) Federal and State Filings and Approvals.
All applicable federal and state filing or licensing requirements, and
all required federal and state regulatory approvals, in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been satisfied or obtained,
respectively.
6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company
and ORA .
The obligations of the Company and ORA to consummate and effect this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions,
any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the Company and ORA:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
The representations and warranties of Monaco and Buyer in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing as though such
representations and warranties were made on and as of such time (other than
those representations and warranties which were qualified by terms such as
material, materially, or Material Adverse Effect, which representations
and warranties shall have been true and correct, as so qualified, in all
respects on and as of the Closing) and Monaco and Buyer shall have performed
and complied in all material respects with all covenants, obligations and
conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by
them.
(b) Certificate of Monaco.
ORA shall have been provided with a certificate executed on behalf of
the Monaco by one of its executive officers to the effect that, as of the
Closing:
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(i) all representations and warranties made
by the Monaco and Buyer in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects (other than those representations and warranties which were qualified
by terms such as material, materially, or Material Adverse Effect, which
representations and warranties so qualified shall have been true and correct in
all respects on and as of the Closing);
(ii) all covenants and obligations under this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by Monaco and Buyer on or prior to
the Closing have been so performed or complied with in all material respects;
and
(iii) all conditions to the obligations of the
Company set forth in this Section 6.2 have been satisfied (unless
otherwise waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Payment of US Bank Loan.
Monaco shall have paid or caused to be paid to US Bank the entire
outstanding principal and interest under the US Bank Loan.
6.3 Additional Conditions to the
Obligations of Monaco and Buyer. The obligations of Monaco and Buyer to consummate and effect this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may
be waived, in writing, exclusively by Monaco:
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
The representations and warranties of the Company and ORA in this
Agreement were true and correct on the date they were made and shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing as though such
representations and warranties were made on and as of such time (other than
those representations and warranties which were qualified by terms such as
material, materially, or Material Adverse Effect, which representations
and warranties shall have been true and correct, as so qualified, in all
respects on and as of the Closing) and each of the Company and ORA shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with all of their respective
covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be
performed and complied with by them as of the Closing.
(b) Written Resignations.
All directors and officers of the Company shall have delivered to Buyer
written resignations from their respective positions, effective as of the
Closing.
(c) Certificates of Company ORA.
Monaco shall have been provided with certificates executed by ORA and
executed on behalf of the Company by its President and Secretary to the effect
that, as of the Closing:
(i) all representations and warranties made
by the party providing the certificate in this Agreement are true and correct
in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties which
were qualified by terms such as material, materially, or Material Adverse
Effect, which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct
as so qualified in all respects on and as of the Closing);
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(ii) all covenants and obligations under this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company and the party
providing the certificate on or prior to the Closing have been so performed or
complied with in all material respects; and
(iii) all conditions to the obligations of
Monaco and Buyer set forth in this Section 6.3 have been satisfied
(unless otherwise waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.)
(d) Secretarys Certificate of Company.
Monaco shall have been provided with a certificate executed on behalf of
the Company by its Secretary to the effect that, as of the Closing:
(i) the Company has provided Monaco with
complete and accurate copies of the Companys Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, each as amended and corrected to date;
(ii) the Company has provided Monaco with
complete and accurate copies of resolutions of ORAs and the Companys Boards
of Directors approving the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and
(iii) the Company has provided Monaco with
complete and accurate copies of resolutions of its shareholders approving the
Acquisition and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Incumbency Certificate.
The Company has provided Buyer with a certificate as to the incumbency
of signatories and genuineness of signatures.
(f) Claims. No claims
shall have been asserted (whether or not asserted in litigation) which might
materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or the business assets (including intangible assets), financial
condition or results of operations of the Company.
(g) Third Party
Consents.
Any and all consents, waivers, and approvals listed pursuant to Schedule 6.3(g)
shall have been obtained.
(h) Soper Opinion.
Monaco shall have received a legal opinion from Soper & Oakley,
PLLC, legal counsel to the Company and ORA, substantially in the form of Exhibit
F hereto.
(i) Tribler Opinion.
Monaco shall have received a legal opinion from Tribler Orpett &
Crone, Professional Corporation, legal counsel to the Principals, substantially
in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
(j) No Material Adverse Changes.
There shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the
business, assets (including intangible assets), results of operations,
liabilities (contingent or accrued) or financial condition of the Company.
(k) Litigation. There shall
be no action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending, or overtly
threatened, against the Buyer or the Company, their respective properties or
any
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of their officers or
directors, arising out of, or in any way connected with, the Acquisition or the
other transactions contemplated by the terms of this Agreement.
(l) FIRPTA Compliance.
The Company shall have delivered to Monaco a properly executed statement
in a form reasonably acceptable to Monaco for purposes of satisfying Monacos
and Buyers obligations under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b).
(m) Intercompany Payables.
ORA shall have provided evidence satisfactory to Monaco that all
Intercompany Payables have been permanently and irrevocably forgiven.
(n) Title Insurance. Buyer shall have obtained an ALTA form
of owners title insurance policy with the survey exception deleted insuring
Buyers fee simple title to the Property following the Closing at standard
rates in the amount of $12 million, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions,
and including zoning and subdivision endorsements and such endorsements as
Buyer may require, but excluding mechanics and materialmens liens coverage
(the Title Policy).
(o) Title Affidavits.
The Company and ORA shall have provided such affidavits and other
documents as are reasonably required as a condition to issuing the Title Policy
without the survey exception or other exceptions, except the Permitted
Exceptions and the preprinted mechanics lien exception, including, without
limitation, an owners affidavit and gap indemnity.
(p) Loan Documents.
Buyer shall have received pay-off statements acceptable to Monaco and
the title company issuing the Title Policy regarding the US Bank Loan and any
liens to be satisfied on Closing, and such other documents and instruments
(including, without limitation, requests for reconveyance or substitutions of
trustee and reconveyances of deeds of trust) as the title company issuing the
Title Policy may require as a condition to insuring Buyers title to the
Property free and clear of such deeds of trust.
(q) Intercompany Receivables.
The Company shall have been paid all amounts owed to it pursuant to
Intercompany Receivables.
(r) Permits. Any
Governmental Authorization relating to the Project issued to any person or
entity other than the Company shall have been transferred to or re-issued in
the name of the Company.
(s) Guaranty. Each of the
parties to the Guaranty shall have executed and delivered the Guaranty.
(t) Affiliates Agreement.
Each of the parties to the Affiliates Agreement shall have executed and
delivered the Affiliates Agreement.
(u) Management Agreement. Each of the parties to the Management
Agreement shall have executed and delivered the Management Agreement.
(v) Employees. The Company
shall have terminated the Companys employment of all Employees.
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(w) Trademark Agreement.
ORA and the Company shall have executed and delivered the Trademark
Agreement.
(x) Warranties. ORA shall
have provided, in form reasonably acceptable to Monaco, (i) all Subcontractors
Warranties to the extent that ORA or the Company or their affiliates possess
such warranties, (ii) a written warranty as to the roof installed at the
clubhouse on the Property and (iii) a letter from Donovan Construction
confirming the date of its warranty under its general construction contract for
the Project.
(y) HOA Letter. ORA shall
have provided a letter from the Projects home owners association dated as of
the Closing Date confirming that the Company is in compliance with the covenants,
conditions and restrictions to which the Property is subject and that the
Company is current in all assessments and dues relating to the association,
except as described therein.
(z) Santoro Opinion.
Monaco shall have received a legal opinion from Santoro, Driggs, Walch,
Kearney, Johnson & Thompson, legal counsel to the Company, substantially in
the form of Exhibit H hereto.
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the Closing for
three years, provided, however, that (i) the representations and
warranties in Section 2.2(b) relating to title matters and the
representations and warranties in Sections 2.9 relating to tax
matters shall survive the Closing and shall not terminate and (ii) the
representations and warranties in Sections 2.19 and 2.26(e)
relating to environmental matters and hazardous substances shall survive the
Closing and shall terminate at the close of business on the 120th
day following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with
respect to the environmental liabilities in question.
7.2 Indemnification.
(a) General Indemnification. ORA
covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Monaco,
Buyer and their affiliates (each an Indemnified
Party) from, against and in respect of any claim, loss, expense,
liability or other damage (including without limitation any liability of
Monaco, Buyer or any of their affiliates for expenses incurred by the Company
related to the transactions contemplated hereby), including reasonable
attorneys fees, to the extent of the amount of such claim, loss, expense, liability
or other damage that Monaco, Buyer or any of their affiliates have incurred or
reasonably and in good faith anticipates incurring (i) by reason of the
inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of the Company and ORA
contained herein or in any certificate, instrument, or other document delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 7.1, (ii) by reason
of a breach of any covenant or agreement, of the Company and ORA contained
herein, (iii) relating to ORAs and Companys Unknown Environmental
Liabilities, but only to the extent of any Environmental Remediation Costs,
(iv) by
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reason of Companys
Benefit Liabilities, (v) relating to the Donovan Side Letter, (vi) relating to
Taxes attributable to ORA or a member of ORAs affiliated group (as defined in
Section 1504(a)) of the Code (other than the Company) as a result of the
Company having been a member of ORAs affiliated group or having filed a
consolidated (or similar) return with the ORA affiliated group or (vii) relating to any and all payroll,
employee related or income taxes whensoever arising with respect to or relating
to the Company that are attributable to any taxable period ending on or prior
to the Closing Date and, in case of a taxable period that includes, but does
not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period that ends on
the Closing Date (all of the foregoing collectively Losses); provided, however, that
Monaco and Buyer shall only have the right to be indemnified against Losses
described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above if, and to the extent that,
the aggregate of the Losses (as such term is defined in each of this Agreement,
the ORN Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement) under this Agreement, the ORN
Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement exceeds $250,000 (though the right to offset
Losses set forth in Section 9.2(b) shall apply to all Losses and
not solely to the amount of Losses above and beyond such $250,000
threshold). After the Closing, ORAs
aggregate contractual liability for Losses under this Agreement, the ORN
Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement shall not exceed the Indemnification Cap;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit any noncontractual remedy
for fraud. For the purpose of determining the amount of any Loss for which any
of the indemnified parties may be entitled to indemnification by ORA pursuant
to this ARTICLE VII, any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement or in any certificate, instrument, or other document delivered
pursuant to this Agreement that is qualified by a term or terms such as
material, materially, or Material Adverse Effect, shall be deemed made or
given without such qualification.
(b) Exclusive Remedy.
Except as provided in Section 10.10 and except for remedies
relating to fraud, the provisions of this ARTICLE VII shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Parties with
respect to any Losses.
(c) Indemnification Procedures.
All claims for indemnification under this ARTICLE VII shall be
asserted and resolved as follows:
(i) Indemnification Claims.
In the event that an Indemnified Party has a claim for Losses hereunder
which does not involve claim being asserted against or sought to be collected
by a third party, Monaco shall deliver to ORA and each of the Principals a
certificate signed by any officer of Monaco (an Officers Certificate): (A) stating that Monaco (or an Indemnified
Party) has paid or properly accrued or reasonably and in good faith anticipates
that it will have to pay or accrue Losses, and (B) specifying in reasonable
detail the individual items of Losses included in the amount so stated, the
date each such item was paid or properly accrued, or the basis for such
anticipated liability, and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of
warranty or claim to which such item is related. If ORA does not notify Monaco in writing within thirty (30) days
from the date of receipt of the Officers Certificate that ORA objects to any
claim or claims made in any Officers Certificate, the amount of the claim for
Losses contained in the Officers Certificate shall be conclusively deemed a
liability of the indemnifying party hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Monaco may not deliver an Officers Certificate
to ORA to seek indemnification from ORA pursuant to this Section 7.2 for Losses
relating to the inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of ORA
contained herein or in any certificate, instrument,
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or other document
delivered pursuant to this Agreement after the applicable representations or
warranties have terminated in accordance with Section 7.1.
(ii) Resolution of Conflicts.
(1) In case ORA shall so object in writing to
any claim or claims made in any Officers Certificate, ORA and Monaco shall
attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with
respect to each of such claims. If ORA
and Monaco should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be
prepared and signed by both parties.
(iii) If no such agreement can be reached after
good faith negotiation, either Monaco or ORA may demand arbitration of the
matter as set forth below in Section 7.3 unless the amount of the
damage or loss is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which
event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained by
court judgment or settlement of the parties to the litigation or Monaco and ORA
agree to arbitration.
(d) Third-Party Claims.
In the event Monaco becomes aware of a third-party claim which Monaco
believes may result in a claim by Monaco for indemnification pursuant to this ARTICLE
VII, Monaco shall notify ORA of such claim, and ORA shall be entitled, at
its expense, to participate in any defense of such claim. Monaco shall have the right in its sole
discretion to settle any such claim; provided, however, that except with the
consent of ORA, no settlement of any such claim with third-party claimants
shall alone be determinative of the amount of any claim against ORA under this Section 7.2. In the event that ORA has consented to any
such settlement, ORA shall have no power or authority to object under any
provision of this ARTICLE VII to the amount of any claim by Monaco against
ORA for indemnification with respect to such settlement.
7.3 Arbitration.
(a) The resolution of any disputes
arising under this ARTICLE VII shall be settled by Arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by three
arbitrators. Monaco shall select one
arbitrator and ORA shall select one arbitrator. The two arbitrators so selected shall select a third
arbitrator. The decision of a majority
of the three arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any claim in an
Officers Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this
Agreement.
Judgment upon any
award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Any such arbitration
shall be held in Lane County, Oregon under the rules then in effect of the
American Arbitration Association. For purposes of this subsection, in any
arbitration hereunder in which any claim or the amount thereof stated in the
Officers Certificate is at issue, Monaco shall be deemed to be the
Non-Prevailing Party in the event that the arbitrators award Monaco less than
the sum of one half of the disputed amount plus any amounts not in dispute;
otherwise, ORA shall be deemed to be the Non-Prevailing Party. Each party shall pay its own expenses and
one-half the fees of each arbitrator and the administrative fee of the American
Arbitration Association; provided, however, that the arbitrators may require
the Non-Prevailing Party to pay the expenses, including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys fees and costs, incurred by the other party to the
arbitration if the arbitrators find that the arbitration action was
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brought or defended other than in good faith
and with a reasonable basis in fact by the Non-Prevailing Party.
7.4 Guaranty. In the event that after the procedures set
forth above have been followed, an Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this ARTICLE VII, Monaco may, in its sole
discretion, seek payment of such amount from either ORA pursuant to this
Agreement or from the Principals pursuant to the Guaranty or both, provided
that no Indemnified Party shall be entitled to receive in payment in aggregate
in excess of the amount it is entitled to under this ARTICLE VII.
7.5 Subrogation. In the event ORA pays any Indemnified Party
for Losses pursuant to Section 7.2 in connection with any third
party claim, ORA shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of
the rights of recovery of the Company, Monaco and Buyer, which shall cooperate
with ORA to enable ORA to secure such rights and to effectively to bring suit
to enforce such rights.
7.6 Claims Made by ORA. If ORA brings an action against Monaco or
Buyer relating to (i) the inaccuracy or breach of any representation or
warranty of Monaco and Buyer contained herein or in any certificate,
instrument, or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Section 7.1,
or (ii) a breach of any covenant or agreement, of Monaco and Buyer contained
herein, then ORA may recover from Monaco or Buyer for any loss, expense,
liability or other damage (including without limitation any liability of ORA or
any of its affiliates for expenses incurred by ORA related to the transactions
contemplated hereby), including reasonable attorneys fees, arising from (i) or
(ii) above; provided, however,
that ORA and its affiliates shall only have the right to such recovery if, and
to the extent that, Monacos and Buyers aggregate contractual liability under
this Agreement, the ORN Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement exceeds
$250,000. After the Closing, Monacos
and Buyers aggregate contractual liability under this Agreement, the ORN
Agreement and the ORMCC Agreement shall not exceed the Indemnification Cap; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall limit any noncontractual remedy for
fraud.
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.1 Optional Termination. Except as provided in Section 8.3 below, this
Agreement may be terminated and the Acquisition abandoned at any time prior to
the Closing:
(a) by mutual consent of ORA and Monaco;
(b) by Monaco or
ORA if: (i) the Closing has not
occurred on or before December 15, 2002; (ii) there shall be a final
nonappealable order of a federal or state court in effect preventing
consummation of the Acquisition; or (iii) there shall be any statute, rule,
regulation or order enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the
Acquisition by any Governmental Entity that would make consummation of the
Acquisition illegal;
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(c) by Monaco if there shall be any
action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, promulgated or
issued or deemed applicable to the Acquisition by any Governmental Entity,
which would: (i) prohibit or materially
and adversely restrict Buyers or the Companys ownership or operation of all
or a portion of the business of the Company or (ii) compel Buyer or the Company
to dispose of or hold separate all or a portion of the business or assets of
the Company or Buyer as a result of the Acquisition;
(d) by Monaco if it is not in material breach
of its obligations under this Agreement and there has been a material breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
on the part of the Company or ORA and such breach has not been cured within ten
(10) business days after written notice to the Company (provided that no cure
period shall be required for a breach which by its nature cannot be cured);
(e) by Monaco if there shall have occurred
any event or condition of any character that has had or is reasonably likely to
have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company;
(f) by the Company or ORA if they are not in
material breach of their obligations under this Agreement and there has been a
material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement on the part of Monaco and such breach has not been
cured within ten (10) business days after written notice to Monaco (provided
that, no cure period shall be required for a breach which by its nature cannot
be cured);
(g) pursuant to Sections 5.11, 5.12, or
5.13 of this Agreement.
Where action is
taken to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1, it
shall be sufficient for such action to be authorized by the Board of Directors
(as applicable) of the party taking such action.
8.2 Automatic Termination. Except as provided in Section 8.3 below, this
Agreement shall terminate and the Acquisition shall be abandoned if at any time
prior to the Closing either the ORMCC Agreement or the ORN Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 of such agreements.
8.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Sections 8.1
or 8.2, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no
liability or obligation on the part of Monaco, Buyer, the Company, or ORA, or
their respective officers, directors or shareholders, if applicable, provided
that each party shall remain liable for any breaches of this Agreement prior to
its termination; and provided further that, the provisions of Sections 5.4,
5.5, 5.6, this Section 8.3
and ARTICLE X of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.
8.4 Amendment. Except as may otherwise required by
applicable law after the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement,
this Agreement may be amended at any time by execution of an instrument in
writing signed by Monaco, Buyer, the Company and ORA.
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8.5 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to
the Closing, Monaco and Buyer, on the one hand, and the Company and ORA, on the
other, may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations of the other party hereto, (ii) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party
contained herein. Any agreement on the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party.
POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
9.1 Phase I Financing and Completion. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or
obtain the financing necessary for, and to complete, (i) the construction of
the Improvements required to complete Phase I and (ii) the sale to third party
users on terms acceptable to Buyer in its sole and absolute discretion all of
the lots in Phase I. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Buyer shall have the right at any time, in its sole discretion,
to cease all efforts to complete the Phase I Improvements and/or to sell the
lots and elect instead to use commercially reasonable efforts to sell all or
any portion of the Resale Property (including all or any portion of Phase I) on
terms acceptable to Buyer in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case
the provisions of Section 9.4 shall apply.
9.2 Phase I
Profits.
(a) Allocation of Phase I Profits.
Within ten (10) days after all of the Improvements required to complete
Phase I have been completed and all of the lots in Phase I have been sold to
third party users (the Phase I Completion
Date), Buyer or Monaco shall pay to ORA an amount equal to 20% of
the Phase I Net Profit less any amounts paid to ORA pursuant to Section
9.2(c). As used herein, the date that a
lot is sold shall mean the date the escrow for such sale is closed (or if there
is no escrow, upon recordation of the deed). Phase
I Net Profit shall mean all cash proceeds received by Buyer from
the original sales by Buyer of developed lots in Phase I after the Closing
Date, less:
(i) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco to
repay the US Bank Loan (including accrued interest), to convey the common areas
to the homeowners association and to pay off any delinquent taxes, mechanics
liens and default judgments, including any prepayment penalties, legal fees,
processing fees, recording fees and any other associated costs;
(ii) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco to
secure the Replacement Loan, if any, including legal fees, processing fees,
recording fees and any other associated;
(iii) the Carryover Loss;
(iv) all interest
that has accrued under the Replacement Loan up to and including the Phase I
Completion;
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(v) all reasonable overhead costs of Monaco
and Buyer relating to the operation and management of the Property from the
Closing Date to the Phase I Completion;
(vi) the Monaco Loan Cost as of the Phase I
Completion Date;
(vii) all amounts outstanding (including
interest) under any other loans to the Company as of the Phase I Completion
Date;
(viii) all Losses to the extent that Buyer or
Monaco are unable to seek indemnification against ORA pursuant to Section 7.2(a)
due to the fact that the aggregate amount of Losses is less than $250,000;
(ix) all Tax liabilities arising from the sale
of lots in Phase I;
(x) all taxes paid by Buyer under Section 1.7
hereof;
(xi) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
the Company under the Management Agreement and the Trademark Agreement up to
and including the Phase I Completion Date; and
(xii) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
Buyer, Monaco or the Company in connection with the operation and completion of
the Project from the Closing Date to the Phase I Completion Date, including all
payments to satisfy contractors, consultants, management companies, taxing
authorities and vendors, and assessments, insurance, permit and land use fees
and approvals, attorneys fees and payroll costs for employees of Monaco or
Buyer relating to services provided on the Project and including in connection
with the sale of the lots in the phase, including broker commissions, transfer
taxes, escrow costs, title costs, survey fees, attorneys fees and other
closing costs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) all items listed in
(i), (ii) and (iv) through (xii) shall not be included in the foregoing
calculation to the extent that such amounts have already been accounted for in
a prior Net Profit Calculation and (B) if the Company conveys or sells any lots
in Phase I to Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer, then for the purpose of the Net
Profit Calculation in this Section 9.2(a), Buyer will be deemed to have sold
such lots and to have received an amount equal to the market value of such
lots.
(b) Carryover Loss.
If the Phase I Net Profit calculation set forth in Section 9.2(a)
above yields a negative number, then (i) ORA shall receive no payments with
respect to the completion of Phase I and, (ii) to the extent that such
calculation yields a negative amount, such negative amount shall be reflected
in the Net Profit Calculation of the next Sale as a Carryover Loss.
(c) Estimated Phase I Net Profit.
Within thirty (30) days after 95% all of the lots in Phase I have been
sold to third party users, Buyer or Monaco shall pay to ORA an amount equal to the
lesser of (i) Buyers conservative good faith estimate of what 20% of the Phase
I Net Profit will be upon sale of all the lots in Phase I and (ii) 20% of the
Phase I Net Profit resulting from the
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Net Profit Calculation
contained in Section 9.2(a) assuming that the sale of 95% of the lots in Phase
I was the sale of all the lots in Phase I.
9.3 Phase II Obligations.
(a) Option with Respect to Phase II.
Buyer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) commence development
of Phase II and sell lots on Phase II on terms acceptable to Buyer in its sole
and absolute discretion or, (ii) at any time, sell all or any portion of the
Resale Property (including all or any portion of Phase II). If Buyer develops Phase II, then within ten
(10) days after all of the Improvements required to complete Phase II have been
constructed and all of the lots in Phase II have been sold to third party users
(the Phase II Completion Date),
Buyer shall pay to ORA the amounts described in Section 9.3(b). If
at any time Buyer determines that it will not develop or that it will cease
developing Phase II, then Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
sell all or any portion of the Resale Property on terms acceptable to Buyer in
its sole and absolute discretion.
Profits from any Resale shall be distributed in accordance with Section 9.4.
(b) Developed Phase II Profit Participation.
If Buyer develops Phase II, then after the Phase II Completion Date,
Buyer or Monaco shall pay to ORA an amount equal to 20% of the Phase II Net
Profit less any amounts paid to ORA pursuant to Section 9.3(d). Phase II
Net Profit shall mean all cash proceeds received by Buyer from the
original sales by Buyer of developed lots in Phase II after the Closing Date,
less:
(i) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco to
repay the US Bank Loan (including accrued interest), to convey the common areas
to the homeowners association and to pay off any delinquent taxes, mechanics
liens and default judgments, including any prepayment penalties, legal fees,
processing fees, recording fees and any other associated costs;
(ii) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco to
secure the Replacement Loan, if any, including legal fees, processing fees,
recording fees and any other associated costs;
(iii) the Carryover Loss;
(iv) all interest that has accrued under the
Replacement Loan up to and including the Phase II Completion Date;
(v) all reasonable overhead costs of Monaco
and Buyer relating to the operation and management of the Property from the
Closing Date to the Phase II Completion Date;
(vi) the Monaco Loan Cost as of the Phase II
Completion Date;
(vii) all amounts outstanding (including
interest) under any other loans to the Company as of the Phase II Completion
Date;
(viii) all Losses to the extent that Buyer or
Monaco are unable to seek indemnification against ORA pursuant to Section 7.2(a)
due to the fact that the aggregate amount of Losses is less than $250,000;
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(ix) all Tax liabilities arising from the sale
of lots in Phase II;
(x) all taxes paid by Buyer under Section 1.7
hereof;
(xi) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
the Company under the Management Agreement and the Trademark Agreement up to
and including the Phase II Completion Date; and
(xii) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
Buyer, Monaco or the Company in connection with the operation and completion of
the Project from the Closing Date to the Phase II Completion Date, including
all payments to satisfy contractors, consultants, management companies, taxing
authorities and vendors, and assessments, insurance, permit and land use fees
and approvals, attorneys fees and payroll costs for employees of Monaco or
Buyer relating to services provided on the Project and including in connection
with the sale of the lots in the phase, including broker commissions, transfer
taxes, escrow costs, title costs, survey fees, attorneys fees and other
closing costs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) all items listed in (i), (ii) and
(iv) through (xii) shall not be included in the foregoing calculation to the
extent that such amounts have already been accounted for in a prior Net Profit
Calculation and (B) if the Company conveys or sells any lots in Phase II to
Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer, then for the purpose of the Net Profit
Calculation in this Section 9.3(a), Buyer will be deemed to have sold such lots
and to have received an amount equal to the market value of such lots.
(c) Carryover Loss.
If the Phase II Net Profit calculation set forth in Section 9.3(a)
above yields a negative number, then (i) ORA shall receive no payments with
respect to the completion of Phase II and, (ii) to the extent that such
calculation yields a negative amount, such negative amount shall be reflected
in the Net Profit Calculation of the next Sale as a Carryover Loss.
(d) Estimated Phase II Net Profit.
Within thirty (30) days after 95% all of the lots in Phase I have been
sold to third party users, Buyer or Monaco shall pay to ORA an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) Buyers conservative good faith estimate of what 20% of the
Phase II Net Profit will be upon sale of all the lots in Phase II and (ii) 20%
of the Phase II Net Profit resulting from the Net Profit Calculation contained
in Section 9.3(a) assuming that the sale of 95% of the lots in Phase II was the
sale of all the lots in Phase II.
9.4 Resales.
(a) Resale Profit Participation.
If Buyer sells all or any portion of a Resale Property (other than the
sale of developed lots to third party users in any of Phase I, Phase II or
Phase III), Buyer or Monaco shall pay to ORA upon the close of escrow of such
Resale (or if there is no escrow, upon recordation of the deed) (a Resale Closing Date) an amount equal to
20% of the Resale Net Profit. Resale Net Profit shall mean all cash
proceeds received by Buyer from a Resale after the Closing Date, less:
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(i) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco
to repay the US Bank Loan (including accrued interest), to convey the common
areas to the homeowners association and to pay off any delinquent taxes,
mechanics liens and default judgments, including any prepayment penalties,
legal fees, processing fees, recording fees and any other associated costs;
(ii) all amounts paid by Buyer or Monaco to
secure the Replacement Loan, if any, including legal fees, processing fees,
recording fees and any other associated costs;
(iii) the Carryover Loss
(iv) all interest that has accrued under the
Replacement Loan up to and including such Resale Closing Date;
(v) all reasonable overhead costs of Monaco
and Buyer relating to the operation and management of the Property from the
Closing Date to such Resale Closing Date;
(vi) the Monaco Loan Cost as of such Resale
Closing Date;
(vii) all amounts outstanding (including
interest) under any other loans to the Company as of such Resale Closing Date;
(viii) all Losses to the extent that Buyer or
Monaco are unable to seek indemnification against ORA pursuant to Section 7.2(a)
due to the fact that the aggregate amount of Losses is less than $250,000;
(ix) all Tax liabilities arising from such
Resale
(x) all taxes paid by Buyer under Section 1.7
hereof.
(xi) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
the Company under the Management Agreement and the Trademark Agreement up to
and including such Resale Closing Date;
(xii) all liabilities incurred or costs paid by
Buyer, Monaco or the Company in connection with the operation and completion of
the Project from the Closing Date to the such Resale Closing Date, including
all payments to satisfy contractors, consultants, management companies, taxing
authorities and vendors, and assessments, insurance, permit and land use fees
and approvals, attorneys fees and payroll costs for employees of Monaco or
Buyer relating to services provided on the Project and including in connection
with the sale of the lots in the Project, including broker commissions,
transfer taxes, escrow costs, title costs, survey fees, attorneys fees and
other closing costs; and
(xiii) all liabilities
incurred or costs paid by Buyer, Monaco and the Company in connection with such
Resale, including broker commissions, transfer taxes, escrow costs, title
costs, survey costs, attorneys fees and other closing costs.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, all items
listed in (i), (ii) and (iv) through (xiii) shall not be included in the
foregoing calculation to the extent that such amounts have already been
accounted for in a prior Net Profit Calculation.Buyer shall have no obligation
to pay any amount in connection with any sale transaction which fails to close
(i.e., title is conveyed to the purchaser) for any reason. Buyer shall have the right, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to reject any offer to purchase any portion of the Resale
Property.
(b) Carryover Loss.
If a Resale Net Profit calculation set forth in Section 9.4(a)
above yields a negative number, then (i) ORA shall receive no payments with
respect to the Resale and, (ii) to the extent that such calculation yields a
negative amount, such negative amount shall be reflected in the Net Profit
Calculation of the next Sale as a Carryover Loss.
9.5 Closing Costs. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article IX, Buyers aggregate payment obligations to ORA
under Sections 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 shall be reduced by an amount
equal to 50% of the Closing Costs (the ORA
Closing Costs), and Buyer shall not pay any amounts to ORA pursuant
to such sections until the ORA Closing Costs have been offset against such
payments.
9.6 Interest
on Certain Loans.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Net Profit Calculations shall not
include interest accrued on loans from Monaco to the Company after the Closing
to the extent that the interest rate on such loans exceeds the greater of (i)
Monacos regular corporate funds borrowing rate at the time the loan is made
and (ii) the prime rate at the time the loan is made plus one percent (1%).
9.7 Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Filing. For purposes
of this Agreement and the filing of applicable Tax Returns, whenever Monaco and
ORA reasonably agree that it is equitable to allocate an item of income, gain,
deduction, loss or credit to either a taxable year or period that ends on or
before the Closing Date or a taxable year or period that begins after the
Closing Date, rules consistent with those in Treasury Regulation Section
1.1502-76(b) will be applied.
(b) Assistance and Cooperation.
(i) After the Closing Date, the parties to
this Agreement shall (or shall cause their respective affiliates to):
(A) assist the
other party, to the extent the party providing assistance has pertinent
information, in preparing any Tax Returns which such other party is responsible
for preparing and filing after the Closing Date;
(B) cooperate fully, to the extent the party
providing assistance has pertinent information, in preparing for any audits of,
or disputes with taxing authorities regarding, any Tax Returns of the Company or
its subsidiaries; and
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(C) make available
to the other party and to any taxing authority as reasonably requested all
information, records, and documents relating to Taxes of the Company.
(ii) After the Closing Date but no later than
July 31, 2003, ORA shall (or shall cause its respective affiliates to) deliver
to Monaco a written good faith estimate of any items (including, but not
limited to, net operating losses) to be reported on ORAs 2002 federal or state
income tax returns, which items would be required by Monaco in preparing its
2002 federal or state income tax returns.
ORA shall deliver to Monaco a written final determination of any items
reported on such estimate within 30 days after ORA has filed its 2002 federal
or state income tax return.
9.8 ORA Additional Cooperation. In consideration of the profit participation set forth
hereinabove (i) ORA agrees after Closing to provide to Buyer any contacts,
inquiries or other communication received by Buyer in connection with the
possible sale of the Property, or any portion thereof, and (ii) with respect to
any letter of intent, contract, offer or other communication presently in the
files of ORA or the Company or received after Closing, ORA agrees after Closing
to assist Buyer in connection with Buyers review, assessment, negotiation and
consummation of any transaction resulting in a Resale as Buyer may choose to
pursue. The profit participation set forth hereinabove is in consideration of
this agreement and undertaking by ORA and shall not be construed to be a
finders fee, brokers fee or similar payment, such profit participation being
part of the consideration for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.9 Loan Release. Monaco shall use commercially
reasonable efforts following the Closing Date to obtain a release of the deed
of trust securing the US Bank Loan and a cancellation of the related note and
other loan documents.
9.10 Employee Matters. Following the Closing, ORA, with Buyers cooperation, shall
prepare and provide to Buyer for filing all federal, state and local tax
returns required with respect to the employment of any of the Companys
Employees prior to the Closing. Such
returns shall include those required for income tax withholding, Federal
Insurance Contribution Act taxes, unemployment taxes and any other employment
related taxes that may apply. ORA, with Buyers cooperation, will also prepare
and provide to Buyer all required annual information returns associated with
these Employees. Required information
returns shall include 2002 Forms W-2, Form W-3 and any state or local
equivalents or reconciliations required to be filed with any taxing
jurisdiction where the Company has employees.
ORA shall deliver final copies of all such tax and information returns
to Monaco at least twenty (20) days before they must be filed.
9.11 Financial Information. Buyer shall furnish to ORA within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an unaudited balance sheet of
the Company as at the end of such fiscal year and unaudited statements of
income and cash flows of the Company for such year, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
10.1 Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally
or by commercial delivery service, or mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with acknowledgment of
complete transmission) or sent via electronic mail (with electronic
acknowledgement of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if to Monaco or Buyer, or to the Company
after the Closing,
to: Monaco Coach Corporation, 91320
Industrial Way, Coburg, Oregon 97408,
Attention: Controller, Tel: (541) 686-8011, Fax: (541) 302-3800, and to Monaco
Coach Corporation, Indiana Operations, 606 Nelsons Parkway, Wakarusa, IN
46573, Attention: General Counsel, Tel
(800) 650-7337, Fax: (219) 293-1528.
with a copy to:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, 650 Page Mill
Road, Palo Alto, California 94304-1050, Attention: Henry P. Massey, Jr., Esq.,
Tel: 650-493-9300, Fax: 650-493-6811.
(b) if to ORA, or to the Company up to and
including the Closing, to: Robert A. Schoellhorn,
President, Marathon Coach, Inc., 91333 Coburg Industrial Way, Coburg, OR
97408-9432, Tel: (541) 343-9991, Fax: (541) 343-2401.
with a copy to:
Stephen M. Alderman, Garfield & Merel, Ltd., 223 West Jackson Blvd., Suite
1010, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: (312) 583-1600, Fax: (312) 583-1700.
(c) if to a Principal, to the address for notice set forth on
the signature page to the Affiliates Agreement.
with a copy to:
Daniel D. Drew, Tribler, Orpett & Crone, 30 North La Salle Street, Chicago,
IL 60602, Tel: (312) 201-6414, Fax: (312) 201-6401.
10.2 Headings. The table of contents and headings contained
in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that
all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
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10.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Schedules and Exhibits
hereto, and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the
parties hereto referenced herein: (a) constitute the entire agreement among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation the
agreement in principal among certain of the parties hereto dated July 24, 2002.
10.5 Assignment. No party may assign or delegate either this
Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the
prior written approval of the other parties.
Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Buyer may assign its rights under this Agreement without the consent of the
Company or ORA provided the assignee assumes in writing all obligations and
liabilities of Buyer, in which event Buyer but not Monaco shall be relieved of
any further liability hereunder.
10.6 Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of
such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as
reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such
void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable
provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and
other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
10.7 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and
all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative
with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or
equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not
preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
10.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of (a) Monaco and
Buyer and its successors and permitted assigns with respect to the obligations
of the Company, and ORA under this Agreement and (b) the Company and ORA,
and their respective successors and permitted assigns with respect to the
obligations of Monaco and Buyer under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be deemed to confer upon or give to any
other third party any remedy, claim, right to reimbursement, cause of action or
other right, unless expressly provided for in this Agreement.
10.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon, regardless of the
laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
laws thereof.
10.10 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that either party
shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable
relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the
terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state
having jurisdiction over the dispute.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, Monaco, Buyer, the Company and ORA have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
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MONACO COACH CORPORATION
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MCC ACQUISITION CORPORATION
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[SIGNAURE PAGE TO ONLY STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
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With respect to the
following pages, the Company has omitted the listed exhibits, but agrees to
furnish supplementally a copy of the exhibit to the Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT A
FORM
OF GUARANTY
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF AFFILIATES AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF TRADEMARK AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT E
DESCRIPTION
OF LAND
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF OPINION OF SOPER & OAKLEY, PLLC
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF OPINION OF
TRIBLER ORPETT & CRONE, PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF OPINION OF
SANTORO, DRIGGS, WALCH, KEARNEY, JOHNSON & THOMPSON
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