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RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO LEASE AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO PURCHASE
AND TERMINATION OF OPTION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into as of September 30, 1997 by and
between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company, on behalf of
itself and its affiliated entities (the "Owner"), and X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
("X.X. Xxxxxxxx") with respect to the following facts:
The Owner and X.X. Xxxxxxxx are parties to a certain
sale and leaseback transaction pursuant to which X.X.
Xxxxxxxx sold to the Owner, and a lessee of the Owner
leased back to X.X. Xxxxxxxx, certain real estate located
in the County of Yolo, State of California which is
more particularly described in Exhibit A to this
Agreement (the "Property"). In connection with that
transaction, the Owner granted to X.X. Xxxxxxxx an
option to repurchase that Property at the end of the
term of the agreement under which X.X. Xxxxxxxx
leases the Property (the "Agricultural Sublease") at a
price and under terms and conditions set forth in an
Option Agreement, dated May 6, 1997 (the "Option
Agreement").
The parties now wish to terminate the Option
Agreement and X.X. Xxxxxxxx' option to repurchase the
Property and, in place of that option, provide X.X.
Xxxxxxxx with a right of first refusal to repurchase and a
right of first offer to re-lease the Property upon the
terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING FACTS, and in exchange for
the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Termination of Option Agreement. In exchange for the receipt
of the Right of First Offer to Lease and Right of First Refusal to
Purchase described herein, X.X. Xxxxxxxx hereby remises, releases and
quitclaims to the Owner all right, title and interest X.X. Xxxxxxxx may
have in the Property by virtue of the Option Agreement and
acknowledges that the Option Agreement is of no further force or effect.
2. Rights of First Offer and Refusal. The Owner hereby grants to
X.X. Xxxxxxxx, and X.X. Xxxxxxxx hereby accepts, the right of first offer to
re-lease the Property ("Right of First Offer") and the right of first refusal
to purchase the Property ("Right of First Refusal") under the
circumstances and subject to compliance with all of the conditions set
forth below (the Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal are
hereafter referred to collectively as the "First Rights"):
a. Offer to Sell. If the Owner receives a bona fide good faith
offer from any person (other than an Affiliate [as defined below])
pursuant to which the Owner proposes to sell, assign or transfer all or a
portion of the Property, or any interest therein (other than to an
Affiliate), which offer the Owner intends to accept (the "Purchase
Offer"), the Owner shall first offer to sell, assign or transfer the Property
(or that portion thereof or interest therein specified in the Purchase
Offer) to X.X. Xxxxxxxx under the same terms and conditions as
contained in the Purchase Offer, subject to the terms of Sections 5, 6
and 10 and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.
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b. Offer to Lease. If the Owner proposes to lease the Property
or any portion thereof prior to the expiration of the right to re-lease as
set forth in Section 5 or the termination of the First Rights pursuant to
Section 6, the Owner shall first compile the material terms upon which
Owner proposes such sale or transfer ("Lease Offer") and shall offer to
re-lease the Property (or that portion thereof specified in the Lease
Offer), to X.X. Xxxxxxxx under the same terms and conditions as
contained in the Lease Offer. If the proposed lease described in the
Lease Offer is to be structured as a sublease of the Property, the Owner
shall cause the sublessor to offer to re-lease the Property to X.X.
Xxxxxxxx in the manner described in this Agreement. The obligations
under this Section are limited by the terms of Section 10.
c. Definitions of Affiliate and Control. "Affiliate" shall mean
any person or entity: (i) which owns beneficially, directly or indirectly,
a controlling ownership interest in the Owner; (ii) of which the Owner
holds beneficially, directly or indirectly, ownership interests sufficient
to control such entity; (iii) which controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with the Owner; (iv) which is a successor to the Owner
by merger; or (v) which succeeds to the rights of the Owner by
operation of law or in connection with the sale by the Owner of
substantially all of its assets. The term "control" means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a person or entity, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
3. Procedures. The First Rights shall be exercised in accordance
with the following procedures:
a. Notices. When the Owner determines that it wishes (a) to
accept a Purchase Offer or (b) propose a Lease Offer, the Owner shall
(a) in the case of a Purchase Offer, deliver a notice to X.X. Xxxxxxxx
setting forth the material terms and conditions of that offer as well as
any agreements or letters of intent stating the terms and conditions of
that offer (the "Purchase Offer Notice") and (b) in the case of a Lease
Offer, deliver a notice to X.X. Xxxxxxxx setting forth the Lease Offer (the
"Lease Offer Notice"). The term "Offer Notice" shall be used in this
Agreement to subsume both the Purchase Offer Notice and the Lease
Offer Notice, if the context of the provision applies equally to notices of
the Right of First Refusal and the Right of First Offer.
If X.X. Xxxxxxxx wishes to purchase or re-lease the Property (as
the case may be) under the terms set forth in the Offer Notice, X.X.
Xxxxxxxx shall deliver a notice of acceptance of that offer (an
"Acceptance Notice") to the Owner no later than 7 days after the date
the Offer Notice was delivered to X.X. Xxxxxxxx.
b. Date and Manner of Purchase. If X.X. Xxxxxxxx delivers an
Acceptance Notice to the Owner, the purchase of the Property or the
commencement of the lease shall then take place in accordance with
terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Notice, except that regardless
of any due diligence periods, contingencies or representations and
warranties in the Offer Notice (including without limitation due
diligence periods, contingencies or representations and warranties for
financing, environmental matters, the state of title and survey, the
condition of the site, soil and water or financial status), X.X. Xxxxxxxx
shall have no right to receive the benefit of such due diligence periods,
contingencies or representations and warranties. The foregoing sentence
notwithstanding, nothing in this Section 3b shall limit the obligation of
the Owner to deliver title to the Property to X.X. Xxxxxxxx in accordance
with Section 8 of this Agreement.
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Upon delivery of a timely Acceptance Notice, such sale or lease
shall proceed without such due diligence periods, contingencies or
representations and warranties as if they had not appeared in the Offer
Notice. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Property, or the
commencement of the lease, shall take place at such date and time as
the parties mutually agree or, if the parties do not agree upon a date or
time, upon the later of: (i) thirty (30) days following the date the
Acceptance Notice was delivered to the Owner; or (ii) the date for the
closing of the transaction as set forth in the Offer Notice. In the event
of a sale or lease to X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Owner shall deliver the Property in
the condition and as provided in Section 8. In the case of a sale of the
Property to X.X. Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxxx and Owner shall enter into a
purchase and sale agreement substantially in the form of the agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit B within fourteen (14) days of the
Acceptance Notice. In the case of a re-lease of the Property to X.X.
Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxxx and Owner shall enter into a lease or sublease
agreement substantially in the form of the Agricultural Sublease within
fourteen (14) days of the Acceptance Notice.
c. Failure to Accept Offer, New Offer. If X.X. Xxxxxxxx chooses
not to purchase or re-lease the Property in accordance with the Offer
Notice, or does not deliver an Acceptance Notice in a timely manner to
the Owner, the Owner may proceed to sell or offer and re-lease the
Property to a third party in accordance with the applicable Purchase
Offer or Lease Offer. If the terms and conditions under which the
Owner intends to sell or re-lease the Property change in a manner which
(a) reduces the purchase price as stated in the Offer Notice by more
than five percent (5%) or the annual rent as set forth in the Offer Notice
by more than five percent (5%) or (b) is materially more favorable to
the proposed purchaser or lessee of the Property that change will be
deemed to be a new offer requiring Owner to reoffer the Property to
X.X. Xxxxxxxx in accordance with this Agreement. If the Owner wishes
to accept that new Purchase Offer or Lease Offer, the Owner must again
offer to sell or re-lease the Property to X.X. Xxxxxxxx under that new
Purchase Offer or Lease Offer in the manner described in this Section 3.
4. Effect of Failure to Exercise. Except as expressly provided
herein, the sale, assignment or transfer of the Property by the Owner
shall not cause a termination of the First Rights. If the Owner sells,
assigns or transfers the Property, the person purchasing the Property
shall assume all of the Owner's obligations under this Agreement,
regardless of the fact that X.X. Xxxxxxxx may not have exercised its rights
to purchase the Property in connection with that sale. The First Rights
shall be deemed covenant which run with the Property and any
purchaser of the Property shall have the rights of and be subject to the
obligations of the Owner under this Agreement.
5. Duration. The First Rights shall remain in full force and effect
for the following period:
a. Duration of Right of First Refusal. Subject to earlier
termination pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and the terms of
Section 10, the Right of First Refusal to purchase the Property shall
remain in effect with respect to all Purchase Offers (other than those
made to an Affiliate) made on or prior to December 31, 2012, after
which date the Right of First Refusal to purchase the Property shall
expire.
b. Duration of Right of First Offer. Subject to earlier
termination pursuant to Section 6 and the terms of Section 10, the Right
of First Offer shall apply with respect to any Lease Offer (other than to
an Affiliate) made on or prior to December 31, 2015; after which date
the Right of First Offer to re-lease the Property shall expire; provided,
however, that the Right of First Offer to re-lease shall not apply if the
Agricultural Sublease is terminated or expires and Owner operates the
Property itself or through an Affiliate.
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6. Termination of First Rights. The First Rights upon both sale and
re-lease will terminate immediately upon the occurrence of any of the
following events, regardless of whether the applicable periods described
in Section 5 have expired:
a. If the Agricultural Sublease, as it may be amended from time
to time, or any successor agreement concerning the lease and operation
of the Property between X.X. Xxxxxxxx and the lessor of the Property at
that time, has been terminated by the lessor due to a breach of such
agreement by X.X. Xxxxxxxx, which breach has not been cured by X.X.
Xxxxxxxx within the time specified in the Agricultural Sublease;
b. If X.X. Xxxxxxxx commits a material breach of this Agreement,
which breach has not been cured within applicable cure periods, if any,
including without limitation failure to purchase or re-lease the Property
as provided herein upon delivery of an Acceptance Notice to Owner; or
c. Upon the sale, assignment or transfer of any of the First
Rights by X.X. Xxxxxxxx in violation of this Agreement.
7. No Default. X.X. Xxxxxxxx may only exercise the First Rights if it
is not in default of any obligation under the Agricultural Sublease, or
any successor agreement, as of the date that X.X. Xxxxxxxx is required to
deliver the Acceptance Notice to the Owner or as of the date that X.X.
Xxxxxxxx is to purchase or re-lease the Property.
8. No Liens or Encumbrances. As of the date that X.X. Xxxxxxxx is
to purchase or re-lease the Property, the Owner shall convey the
Property free and clear of all liens and encumbrances with the
exception of: (i) liens and encumbrances set forth in the policy of title
insurance issued to the Owner at the time the Property was conveyed to
the Owner by X.X. Xxxxxxxx in connection with the sale and leaseback
transaction; (ii) liens and encumbrances resulting from actions or
omissions of X.X. Xxxxxxxx in the operation of the Property; (iii) liens
and encumbrances resulting from the failure of X.X. Xxxxxxxx to pay
property taxes in accordance with the Agricultural Sublease or from
other violations of the Agricultural Sublease by X.X. Xxxxxxxx; (iv)
easements, covenants and encumbrances of a non-monetary nature
created in good faith by the Owner which do not materially and
adversely impair X.X. Xxxxxxxx intended use of the Property; and (v)
such liens and encumbrances consented to by X.X. Xxxxxxxx in writing.
9. Assignment by X.X. Xxxxxxxx. X.X. Xxxxxxxx may not sell, assign
or otherwise transfer any of the First Rights without the prior written
consent of the Owner, which consent may be withheld in the Owner's
sole discretion. X.X. Xxxxxxxx may not hypothecate, pledge or encumber
the any of the First Rights without the prior written consent of the
Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing in
this Section 9 shall prohibit any transfer of rights by operation of law or
in connection with the sale by X.X. Xxxxxxxx of substantially all of its
assets, provided that the transferee, by operation of law or by express
agreement, assumes all of the liabilities and obligations of X.X. Xxxxxxxx
under this Agreement and the Agricultural Sublease.
10. Transfers Not Included.
a. Transfers to Affiliated Entities. For the purpose of this
Agreement, the First Rights shall not apply to any sale, transfer or
assignment of the Property to an Affiliate.
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b. Lease to Management Company. The Right of First Offer
shall not apply to a lease of the Property by the Owner if the lessee
(including without limitation Farmland Management Services, its
successor and assigns) is to act solely as the Owner's representative in
(a) operating the Property or (b) supervising the performance of a
sublessee in the operation and management of the Property.
11. Exercise at Discretion of X.X. Xxxxxxxx. X.X. Xxxxxxxx shall have
the sole and exclusive right to determine whether to exercise the First
Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit in any way the right of
X.X. Xxxxxxxx to make the decision as to whether it will or will not
exercise the First Rights in its sole discretion. However, if X.X. Xxxxxxxx
does submit an Acceptance Notice to the Owner, X.X. Xxxxxxxx will be
legally obligated to purchase or re-lease the Property in accordance
with and subject to the provisions of the Purchase Offer or Lease Offer.
12. Recordation of Memorandum of Agreement. Upon the
execution of this Agreement, the parties shall execute, acknowledge and
cause to be recorded in the Official Records of Yolo County a
Memorandum of Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C to
this Agreement, sufficient to give notice of the First Rights, the term of
the First Rights and the rights of X.X. Xxxxxxxx and Owner hereunder.
Upon expiration or termination of the First Rights, X.X. Xxxxxxxx shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Owner, no later than three
days after the termination or expiration of the First Rights, a quitclaim
deed or other reasonable documentation in recordable form to verify the
termination or expiration of the First Rights.
13. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing
and delivered personally, by nationally recognized overnight courier
service (delivery charges paid by sender) or by first class mail, postage
prepaid, to the following addresses:
If to the Owner: If to X.X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Agricultural Investment Group X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx 00X
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Managing Director Attention: Chief Financial
Officer
With a copy to:
Farmland Management Services
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices will be deemed
delivered upon receipt if delivered personally, on the next business day
following deposit with an overnight courier if delivered by overnight
courier or on the third business day following deposit with the U.S.
Postal Service if sent via first class mail.
14. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to and be
binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
15. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of
September 30, 1997.
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16. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
excluding that state's conflicts of laws principles. This Agreement,
together with the Agricultural Sublease, the Real Estate Purchase
Contract and all attachments and exhibits hereto and thereto, constitute
the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
whether oral or written, of the parties pertaining to that subject matter.
Specifically and without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement
supersedes and amends in its entirety the Option Agreement and a
Memorandum of Option Agreement which X.X. Xxxxxxxx filed with the
Yolo County Recorder with respect to that Option. Time is of the
essence under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
XXXX XXXXXXX MUTUAL LIFE X.X. XXXXXXXX, INC.
INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Xxxxxxx Natural Resource Group, Inc.
By://s//Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx By://s//Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title Portfolio Manager Title CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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EXHIBIT "A"
DESCRIPTION
Page 1 Order No. 1007484 DS
A PORTION OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 17 AND A PORTION OF THE N.W. 1/4
OF
SECTION 16, ALL IN T. 11 N., R. 1 WEST M.D.B. &M., YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA,
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A 2" DIA, BOILER TUBE MONUMENT, MARKING THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF
SAID SECTION 17, AS SAID MONUMENT IS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN MAP FILED
FOR
RECORD IN BOOK 12 OF MAPS AND SURVEY AT PAGES 99 AND 100, YOLO
COUNTY
RECORDS, AND THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING ALONG THE NORTH
LINE OF
SAID SECTION 17, S. 89 24' 14" E. 2689.90 FEET; THENCE S. 89 18'03" E.
2689.89 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 17, THENCE, ALONG
THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 16, S. 89 57' 23" E. 1823.02 FEET; THENCE
LEAVING SAID SECTION LINE, S. 00 58'43" EAST 2656.24 FEET TO THE SOUTH
LINE OF SAID N.W. 1/4 OF SECTION 16, SAID POINT ALSO BEING XXX XXXXXXXXXX
XX XXXXXX XXXX 00-X; THENCE ALONG THE XXXXX XXXX XX XXXX X.X. 0/0, X.
89 59'38" W. 1823.02 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID N.W. 1/4
OF SECTION 16; THENCE N. 00 58'41" W. 83.70 FEET TO A POINT IN XXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX 00-X; THENCE FOLLOWING THE CENTERLINE OF SAID
COUNTY
ROAD 12-A, THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES; N. 75 15'01" W. 1008.10
FEET;
N. 84 20'18" W. 446.03 FEET; n 81 15'21" W. 1430.41 FEET; N. 76 57'56" W.
615.55 FEET TO A TANGENT POINT; THENCE ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT
HAVING
A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 75 08'09", A RADIUS OF 97.63 FEET, AND SUBTENDED BY
A CHORD BEARING S. 65 27'59" W. 119.06 FEET TO A POINT INTERSECTING THE
CENTERLINE OF OAT CREEK; THENCE UPSTREAM ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF
SAID
OAK CREEK THE FOLLOWING CORSES AND DISTANCES: S. 81 51'25" WEST. 538.48
FEET; N. 54 14'49" W. 183.11 FEET; S. 79 54'52" W. 156.86 FEET; N. 41 59'42"
W. 153.61 FEET; N. 56 18'12" W. 278.32 FEET; N. 28 24'06" W. 146.31 FEET;
N. 65 07'25" W. 258.99 FEET; S. 63 29'42" W. 158.62 FEET; N. 70 25'01"
W. 129.03; S. 88 42'53" W. 89.69 FEET AND N 79 59'59" W. 15.99 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE;
N. 01 26'41" W. 1544.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AS SET FORTH
AND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 5 IN THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
RECORDED MAY 2, 1997 SERIES NO. 97-0010480 OFFICIAL RECORDS.
A PORTION OF THE FOLLOWING ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NOS.:
00-000-00; 00-000-00; 00-000-00
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EXHIBIT B
RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO LEASE AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO PURCHASE
AND TERMINATION OF OPTION AGREEMENT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
REAL ESTATE
This Purchase Agreement, dated _____________, < >, is entered
into by and between X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Inc. (the "Purchaser") and
__________________ (the "Seller") with respect to the following facts.
The Seller is the owner of certain real property,
including certain improvements and equipment
located on that real property, located in the County
of Yolo, State of California and which is more
particularly described in Exhibit A to this
Agreement (the "Property"). The Purchaser and the
Seller are parties to a Right of First Offer to Lease
and Right of First Refusal to Purchase and
Termination of Option Agreement, dated as of
September 30, 1997, (the "First Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Purchaser has a
right of first refusal to purchase the Property from
the Seller. The Purchaser has occupied and
managed, and continues to occupy and manage, the
Property pursuant to the terms of an Agricultural
Sublease, dated January 24, 1997 (the "Agricultural
Sublease").
The Purchaser has delivered notice to the Seller that
it is exercising its right of first refusal to purchase
the Property, and the Seller will sell the Property to
the Purchaser, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth below.
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING FACTS, the parties agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, the Seller shall sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
shall buy from the Seller, all right, title and interest of the Seller in and
to the Property upon the payment by the Purchaser to the Seller of
$____________ (the "Purchase Price"). For the purposes of this
Agreement, the consummation of the conveyance of the Property to the
Purchaser, the payment of the Purchase Price to the Seller and the
completion of the other transactions described in this Agreement shall be
called the "Closing".
2. Creation of Escrow. Within three business days of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the parties to each other, the parties shall
establish an escrow for the purposes of consummating the purchase and
sale of the Property with ________________ (the "Escrow Holder").
The parties agree to execute and deliver to the Escrow Holder such
additional agreements, instructions and documents which the Escrow
Holder shall reasonably request as a condition to establishing the escrow
and allowing the Escrow Holder to perform its duties hereunder.
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3. Deposit. Upon the opening of escrow, the Purchaser shall deposit
with the Escrow Holder an amount in cash equal to 10% of the Purchase
Price (the "Deposit"). If the Closing does not take place on or prior to
the Closing Date (as specified in Section 11), other than due to the
breach of this Agreement by the Purchaser, the Deposit (plus any interest
thereon) shall be returned to the Purchaser less any charges assessed by
the Escrow Holder for the performance of its services. EXCEPT AS
SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 4, IF THE PURCHASE
AND SALE OF THE PROPERTY DOES NOT OCCUR FOR ANY
REASON OTHER THAN THE BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY
THE SELLER, THE ESCROW HOLDER SHALL PAY THE DEPOSIT
AND ANY INTEREST THEREON TO THE SELLER. IT IS
UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE
IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICAL TO MEASURE THE ACTUAL
DAMAGES CAUSED TO OR SUFFERED BY THE SELLER DUE TO
THE FAILURE OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE PROPERTY
TO OCCUR AND THAT THE FOREGOING AMOUNT IS
REASONABLE AS AN ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES THE
SELLER WOULD LIKELY SUFFER AS A RESULT THEREOF. BY
SEPARATELY INITIALING BELOW, THE PARTIES HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR AGREEMENT TO THIS PROVISION
CONCERNING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
(PURCHASER:___________) (SELLER:___________).
4. Condition of Title -- Inspection. The Seller shall convey full title to
the Property, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and other rights of
others, other than: (i) liens and encumbrances set forth in the policy of
title insurance issued to the Seller at the time the Property was conveyed
to the Seller or the Seller's agent by the Purchaser in 1997; (ii) liens and
encumbrances resulting from actions or omissions of the Purchaser in the
operation of the Property; (iii) liens and encumbrances resulting from the
failure of the Purchaser to pay property taxes in accordance with the
Agricultural Sublease from other violations of the Agricultural Sublease;
(iv) easements, covenants and encumbrances of a non-monetary nature
created in good faith by the Seller which do not materially and adversely
impair the Purchaser's intended use of the Property; and (v) such liens
and encumbrances consented to by the Purchaser in writing (the
"Permitted Exceptions"). The Purchaser shall have a period of 15 days
following the establishment of escrow to examine the title to the Property
and to notify the Seller of any liens, encumbrances or other defects in
title other than the Permitted Exceptions which the Purchaser determines
are unacceptable. Any exceptions to title not objected to during such
period shall be deemed to be Permitted Exceptions. The Seller shall
have a period of 30 days after receipt of such notice from the Purchaser
within which to cure any such defects. If the Seller does not do so within
that period, or notifies the Purchaser that it will not do so, the Purchaser
may elect in its sole discretion: (i) not to purchase the Property and have
the Deposit returned to it, in which event this Agreement shall be
terminated without liability to either party; or (ii) to proceed with the
Closing without having the Seller cure such defects. If the Purchaser
decides to proceed with the Closing, any defect to which Purchaser
objects and which results from a monetary obligation will be paid out of
the proceeds from the purchase of the Property.
5. Title Insurance. At the Closing and as a condition to the Purchaser's
obligation to purchase the Property, the Escrow Holder shall commit to
issue a CLTA Owner's Policy of Title Insurance, with liability in the
amount of the Purchase Price, showing title to the Property vested in the
Purchaser upon the Closing, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions
(the "Title Insurance Policy").
6. Condition of Property. The Purchaser agrees that it has inspected and
is thoroughly familiar with the Property and is acquiring the Property in
its "as is" condition. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the
Seller makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to
the condition of the Property or its fitness, suitability or acceptability for
any particular use or purpose; and the Seller shall not be liable for any
latent or patent defects therein. The Seller shall have no obligation to
repair or make improvements to the condition of the Property prior to the
Closing. The Purchaser hereby releases
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the Seller and its agents, representatives and employees form any and all
claims the Purchaser may discover that relate to the Agricultural Sublease
or to the physical condition of the Property at any time, before or after
the Closing, including without limitation, the presence of any hazardous
substance and/or environmental defect.
7. Termination of Lease. The Agricultural Sublease will remain in full
force and effect until the Closing, at which time it will terminate. If the
Closing occurs prior to the expiration of the Agricultural Sublease, the
Purchaser shall make a final prorated rental payment to the lessor under
that lease no later than 10 days following the Closing.
8. Brokers. Each party represents to the other that it has not retained the
services of a real estate broker, agent or finder in connection with the
purchase and sale of the Property other than _____________, who has
been retained by the _______________. If either party has retained a
broker, agent or finder to whom a commission or finder's fee is owing,
the party through whom such broker, agent or finder makes such claim
shall be responsible for the payment in full of that commission or fee and
shall indemnify and hold the other party and the Property harmless from
all costs, claims, liabilities and damages incurred by the other party as a
result of that claim.
9. Representations and Warranties of Seller. The Seller represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
a. The Seller has the power and authority to sell, convey and
transfer the Property to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement.
b. The Seller's execution and full performance of this Agreement
will not violate any agreement, option, covenant, condition, obligation
or undertaking of the Seller nor will it violate any law or order of any
court or administrative body.
c. The Seller is not a "foreign person" as defined in Section
1445(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision
of federal income taxation law currently in effect.
10. Representations of Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Seller as follows:
a. The Purchaser has the power and authority to purchase the
Property in accordance with this Agreement.
b. The Purchaser's execution and full performance of this
Agreement will not violate any agreement, option, covenant, condition,
obligation or undertaking of the Purchaser, nor will it violate any law or
order of any court or administrative body.
c. The Purchaser has made its own independent inspection and
evaluation of the Property and has not relied on any statement or
representations of the Seller except for those set forth herein.
11. Closing Date. Unless the parties specify a different time and date for
the Closing to occur, the Closing shall take place on < > at 9:00 am at the
office of the Escrow Holder or, if that day falls on a weekend or a
holiday, on the next business day thereafter (the "Closing Date").
12. Deposits into Escrow. The parties shall deposit the following with
the Escrow Holder prior to the Closing Date:
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a. The Seller shall deposit a grant deed conveying all right,
title and interest in the Property to the Purchaser (the "Grant Deed") and an
Affidavit of Non-Foreign Status, executed by the Seller.
b. In addition to the Deposit described in Section 3, the Purchaser
shall deposit the balance of the Purchase Price in immediately available
funds, plus an additional amount equal to the Closing Costs as defined
below.
13. Closing Costs. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment
of recordation and filing fees, transfer taxes, fees and charges of the
Escrow Holder and all premiums on the Title Insurance Policy (the
"Closing Costs"). Each party shall be responsible for its own attorney's
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the conveyance of the
Property under this Agreement.
14. Procedure for Closing. On the Closing Date, on the condition that
all of the deposits have been made and all of the other conditions to
Closing have been satisfied, the Escrow Holder shall:
a. Record the Grant Deed in the Official Records of Yolo County
and, following the recordation of the Grant Deed, deliver the recorded
Grant Deed to the Purchaser;
b. Deliver the Affidavit of Non-Foreign Status to the Purchaser;
c. Issue the Title Insurance Policy to the Purchaser;
d. Pay the Closing Costs out of funds deposited by the Purchaser;
e. After payment of the Closing Costs, pay all amounts owing
under those monetary liens to which the Seller has objected pursuant to
Section 4 to the holders of such liens;
f. After payment of the Closing Costs and liens as described above,
pay the Purchase Price to the Seller (less the amount of the monetary
liens paid under the previous paragraph) in accordance with the
instructions given by the Seller to the Escrow Holder; and
g. After payment of the Purchase Price to the Seller, pay all funds
remaining in escrow, if any, to the Purchaser.
15. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and
delivered personally, by nationally recognized overnight courier service
(delivery charges paid by sender) or by first class mail, postage prepaid,
to the following addresses:
If the Seller: If to the Purchaser:
________________________ X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
________________________ 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx 00X
________________________ Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:______________ Attention: Chief Financial Officer
16. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding its
conflicts of laws principles. This Agreement, together with the First
Rights Agreement and all attachments and exhibits hereto and thereto,
constitutes the entire agreement
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between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether oral or written, of
the parties pertaining to thatsubject matter. This Agreement may not be
amended except in the formof a writing signed by both parties to this
Agreement. No right of eitherparty under this Agreement shall be waived
unless that waiver is in awritten document signed by the party who has
waived that right. No waiver of any right in any specific instance will be
deemed a waiver ofthat right in any subsequent instance or any other right.
This Agreementmay be executed in one or more counterparts, which together
shall constitute one original.
17. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
[THE SELLER] X.X. XXXXXXXX, INC.
By:______________________________ By:_____________________________
Title:___________________________ Title:__________________________
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EXHIBIT C
When Recorded Mail to:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
XXXXX & XXXXXXX, LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Reserved for Recorder's Use
MEMORANDUM OF RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO LEASE AND RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Memorandum is executed in connection and concurrently
with a certain Right of First Offer to Lease and Right of First Refusal
to Purchase Agreement and Termination of Option Agreement, effective
September 30, 1997, (the "Agreement") between Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "Owner") and X.X. Xxxxxxxx, Inc.
("X.X. Xxxxxxxx") relating to certain real property located in the County
of Yolo, State of California, a legal description of which is set forth in
Exhibit A to this Memorandum (the "Property").
1. Right of First Refusal to Purchase. If the Owner receives a bona
fide good faith offer from any person pursuant to which the Owner
proposes to sell, assign or transfer all of a portion of the Property or
any of the Owner's interest therein, which offer the Owner intends to
accept, (the "Purchase Offer"), the Owner shall first offer to sell,
assign or transfer the Property (or that portion thereof or interest
therein specified in the Purchase Offer) to X.X. Xxxxxxxx under the
same terms and conditions as contained in the Purchase Offer. The
right of X.X. Xxxxxxxx to purchase the Property as described in this
paragraph is hereafter referred to as the "Right of First Refusal."
2.Right of First Offer to Lease. If the Owner proposes to lease the
Property or any portion thereof to any person ("Lease Offer"), the
Owner shall offer to re-lease the Property (or that portion thereof
which the Owner proposes to lease) to X.X. Xxxxxxxx under the same
terms and conditions as are contained in the Lease Offer. The right of
X.X. Xxxxxxxx to re-lease the Property as described in this paragraph is
hereafter referred to as the "Right of First Offer."
3. Term. The Right of First Refusal will apply to all Purchase Offers
made on or prior to December 31, 2012, regardless of whether the
purchase of the Property takes place before, at or after that date. The
Right of First Offer will apply to all Lease Offers made on or prior to
December 31, 2015, regardless of whether a lease agreement for the
Property pursuant to a Lease Offer is executed before, on or after that
date.
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4. Price, Manner of Exercise. The manner in which the Right of First
Refusal or the Right of First Offer may be exercised and the other
terms and conditions governing the Right of First Refusal and Right of
First Offer are set forth in the Agreement. In the event there is any
conflict between the terms of this memorandum and the Agreement,
the provisions of the Agreement shall control.
Date: November ___, 1997 XXXX XXXXXXX MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
By: ________________________
Title: ______________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of ______________ )
County of _____________ )
)
On _________________, 1997, before me,_____________________, personally
appeared ____________________, personally known to me (or proved to me
on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature
on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the
person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: ________________________
(Seal)
