ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG RCSH OPERATIONS, INC., AS PURCHASER AND DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C. HONOLULU STEAK HOUSE, LLC MAUI STEAK HOUSE LLC WAILEA STEAK HOUSE LLC
Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC., AS PURCHASER AND
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
HONOLULU STEAK HOUSE, LLC MAUI STEAK HOUSE LLC WAILEA STEAK HOUSE LLC
BEACHWALK STEAK HOUSE, LLC LAVA COAST STEAK HOUSE, LLC
KAUAI STEAK HOUSE, LLC, COLLECTIVELY AS SELLERS AND
THE PRINCIPAL
Dated as of November 2, 2017
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ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS......................................................................................................1
1.1Certain Definitions .........................................................................................................1
ARTICLE IISALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS .............................................................10
2.1Sale and Purchase of the Assets ...................................................................................10
2.2Excluded Assets ...........................................................................................................11
2.3Assumed Liabilities .....................................................................................................11
2.4Excluded Liabilities .....................................................................................................12
2.5Non-Assignable Assets ................................................................................................13
ARTICLE IIICONSIDERATION ............................................................................................13
3.1Consideration ...............................................................................................................13
3.2Purchase Price Adjustments.........................................................................................13
3.3Withholding .................................................................................................................14
3.4Purchase Price Allocation ............................................................................................14
ARTICLE IVCLOSING ...........................................................................................................14
4.1Closing .........................................................................................................................14
4.2Deliverables .................................................................................................................14
ARTICLE VREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND
THE PRINCIPAL ...............................................................................................15
5.1Organization and Good Standing .................................................................................15
5.2Authorization of Agreement ........................................................................................15
5.3Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties ............................................................................16
5.4Capitalization ...............................................................................................................16
5.5Subsidiaries ..................................................................................................................17
5.6Financial Information...................................................................................................17
5.7Undisclosed Liabilities.................................................................................................17
5.8Absence of Certain Developments...............................................................................17
5.9Taxes ............................................................................................................................18
5.10Real Property ...............................................................................................................21
5.11Tangible Personal Property; Title to and Sufficiency of Assets ..................................22
5.12Intellectual Property.....................................................................................................23
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5.13Material Contracts........................................................................................................25
5.14Employee Benefits Plans .............................................................................................26
5.15Labor ............................................................................................................................26
5.16Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................27
5.17Compliance with Laws; Permits ..................................................................................27
5.18Environmental Matters.................................................................................................27
5.19Suppliers and Customers..............................................................................................29
5.20Financial Advisors .......................................................................................................29
5.21Inventory ......................................................................................................................29
5.22Accounts Receivable; Bank Accounts; Books and Records ........................................30
5.23Transactions With Related Parties ...............................................................................30
5.24Gift Cards.....................................................................................................................30
5.25Liquor Licenses............................................................................................................30
5.26Sellers’ Employees.......................................................................................................31
5.27Information Security ....................................................................................................31
5.28Full Disclosure .............................................................................................................31
ARTICLE VIREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER....................32
6.1Organization and Good Standing .................................................................................32
6.2Authorization of Agreement ........................................................................................32
6.3Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties ............................................................................32
6.4Litigation ......................................................................................................................33
6.5Financial Advisors .......................................................................................................33
ARTICLE VIICOVENANTS ....................................................................................................33
7.1Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing ....................................................................33
7.2Access to Information ..................................................................................................34
7.3Exclusivity ...................................................................................................................34
7.4Notice of Certain Events ..............................................................................................35
7.5Governmental and Third-Party Notices and Consents.................................................35
7.6Closing Efforts .............................................................................................................36
7.7Further Assurances.......................................................................................................36
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7.8Confidentiality .............................................................................................................36
7.9Preservation of Records ...............................................................................................37
7.10Publicity .......................................................................................................................37
7.11Collection of Receivables ............................................................................................37
7.12Tax Matters ..................................................................................................................37
7.13Employees ....................................................................................................................38
7.14Non-Assignable Contracts and Permits and Liquor Licenses......................................39
7.15Continuing Existence of Sellers ...................................................................................40
7.16Post-Closing Audited Financial Statements.................................................................40
7.17Gift Cards.....................................................................................................................40
7.18Redemption of Gift Cards ............................................................................................41
7.19Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation .......................................................................41
7.20Real Property Lease Notices ........................................................................................41
7.21Report of Bulk Sale or Transfer; Tax Clearance Certificates ......................................41
7.22Survivability.................................................................................................................41
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING ...........................................................................41
8.1Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser .................................................................41
8.2Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers ......................................................................43
ARTICLE IXINDEMNIFICATION ........................................................................................44
9.1Survival ........................................................................................................................44
9.2Indemnification by the Sellers and the Principal .........................................................44
9.3Indemnification by Purchaser ......................................................................................45
9.4Indemnification Procedures .........................................................................................46
9.5Additional Indemnification Provisions ........................................................................48
9.6Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments........................................................................49
9.7Exclusive Remedy .......................................................................................................49
9.8Gift Card Escrow Account ...........................................................................................49
9.9Liability Escrow Arrangement.....................................................................................49
ARTICLE XTERMINATION.................................................................................................49
10.1Termination..................................................................................................................49
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10.2Effect of Termination...................................................................................................50
ARTICLE XIMISCELLANEOUS ...........................................................................................50
11.1Expenses ......................................................................................................................50
11.2Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .........................................50
11.3Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers ............................................................50
11.4Governing Law ............................................................................................................51
11.5Notices .........................................................................................................................51
11.6Severability ..................................................................................................................52
11.7Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment ........................................52
11.8Specific Performance ...................................................................................................52
11.9Counterparts .................................................................................................................53
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Schedule 2.1Purchased Assets Schedule 2.2Excluded Assets Schedule 5.3Required Consents Schedule 5.6Financial Information Schedule 5.10Real Property Leases Schedule 5.11Personal Property Leases Schedule 5.12Intellectual Property Schedule 5.13Material Contracts Schedule 5.14Employee Benefits Plans
Schedule 5.15Employment Agreements Schedule 5.16Legal Proceedings Schedule 5.17Permits
Schedule 5.19Suppliers and Customers
Schedule 5.23Transactions With Related Parties
Schedule 5.25Liquor Licenses
Schedule 6.3Purchaser Consents Schedule 7.21Bulk Sale Tax Report Form
Exhibits
Exhibit A – Form of Xxxx of Sale
Exhibit B – Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C – Form of Domain Name Assignment
Exhibit D – W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Consulting Agreement
Exhibit E – Desert Island Restaurants Management Agreement
Exhibit F – Desert Islands Restaurants, LLC Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
Exhibit G – W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
Exhibit H – Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement
Exhibit I – Indemnification Escrow Agreement
Exhibit J – Management Services Agreement
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THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 2,
2017, is made by and among RCSH Operations, Inc., a California corporation (the “Purchaser”), Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), and the Principal (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
This Agreement contemplates a transaction in which Purchaser will purchase all of Sellers’ undivided right, title and interest, of any kind and nature, relating, directly or indirectly, to the development, ownership and operation of the Restaurants and the trade names associated therewith.
WHEREAS, the Sellers are engaged in the business of owning and operating six existing
Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants operating in Hawaii (the “Business”);
WHEREAS, the Principal owns all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in
Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C. (“DIR”). DIR is the sole and exclusive manager of each Seller and each Seller is a manager-managed limited liability company; and
WHEREAS, the Sellers desire to sell to the Purchaser the Purchased Assets (as defined below), including the Business, and the Purchaser desires to acquire the same from the Sellers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1.1Certain Definitions.
(a)For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1:
“Accounts Receivable” means all accounts receivable of the Sellers.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and
“under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
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or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Books and Records” means all books and records of, or related to, the Business, wherever situated, including books, ledgers, files, reports, certificates, documents, plans, operating records, data, manuals, price lists, mailing lists, email lists, lists of customers, directories, sales and promotional materials, purchasing materials, inventory records, personnel records, research, design and product and/or services development files, accounting records and all related documentation, in each case, irrespective of the media in which such books and records are stored.
“Business Day” means any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New York, New York are open to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close (for avoidance of doubt, excluding weekends).
“Business Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(a) below.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Comps” means any cards, vouchers, credits or other arrangements issued on a complimentary basis by the Sellers to vendors and customers and redeemable for food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii.
“Contract” means any written or oral agreement, contract, purchase or sale order, license, indenture, note, mortgage, guarantee, bond, lease, commitment, easement, right of way, arrangement or understanding.
“Environment” means soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable waters, ocean waters, streams, ponds, drainage basins, and wetlands), groundwater, drinking water supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including the air within buildings and natural or man-made structures above or below ground), plant and animal life, and any other environmental medium or natural resource.
“Environmental Law” means any Law, and any Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Body relating to (i) pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the generation, manufacturing, processing, production, use, treatment, transportation, storage, handling, recycling, reclamation, disposal, or remediation of any Hazardous Substance or the Release of Hazardous Substances, or protection, preservation or restoration of the Environment, (ii) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, handling, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation,
(iii) human health and safety with respect to exposures to and management of Hazardous Substances, or (iv) occupational health and safety. The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the following (including their implanting regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§
6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water
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Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended,
15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986,
42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
“Environmental Permits” means all Permits required under or issued pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Expenses” means any and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, awards, settlements, costs, charges, interest, penalties, fees (including reasonable investigation fees) and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and disbursements.
“Financial Statements” means, as prepared in accordance with the income tax basis of accounting, (i) the unaudited balance sheets of the Sellers as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and the unaudited statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows of the Sellers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015,
and (ii) the Most Recent Balance Sheet and unaudited statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows of the Sellers for the partial year period ending as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.
“FIRPTA Certificate” means a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(b) that no Seller is a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.
“Franchise Agreements” means each of (i) the Franchise Agreement dated April 1,
1989, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Steak House #4, Inc. and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx; (ii) the Franchise Agreement dated July 29, 1998, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Maui Steak House LLC; (iii) the Franchise Agreement dated October 11,
2000, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Wailea Steak House LLC; (iv) the Franchise Agreement dated April 21, 2006, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Beachwalk Steak House, LLC; (v) the Franchise Agreement dated April 21, 2006, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Lava Coast Steak House, LLC; and (vi) the Franchise Agreement dated March 2, 2017, between Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House Franchise, Inc. and Kauai Steak House, LLC.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America in effect from time to time, applied consistently with past practice.
“Gift Cards” means any pre-paid balance cards and any other arrangements which are sold by the Sellers to customers or to a retailer for resale to customers and redeemable for the purchase of food or beverages at a Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurant.
“Gift Card Liability Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.17 below.
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“Governmental Body” means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
“Hazardous Substance” means any substance presently listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive, or dangerous, or otherwise regulated, under any Environmental Law. Hazardous Substance includes any substance to which exposure is regulated by any Governmental Body or any Environmental Law including any toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance or petroleum or any derivative or byproduct thereof, radon, radioactive material, asbestos, or asbestos containing material, urea formaldehyde, foam insulation or polychlorinated biphenyls.
“House Accounts” means any arrangements by means of vouchers, credits or trade or barter accounts which are extended by the Sellers to third parties and customers and redeemable for the purchase of food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii and that do not generate a corresponding account receivable in favor of Purchaser. For the sake of clarity, house accounts with an existing credit attributable to services provided to Sellers on trade are considered a House Account under this definition. However, arrangements where vouchers are presented in exchange for meals and upon redemption the voucher sponsor (e.g., the Japanese Tourism Bureau) is invoiced for the redeemed vouchers are not considered a House Account.
“Indemnification Claim” means any claim in respect of which payment may be sought under Article IX of this Agreement.
“Intellectual Property” means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (i) all patents (including, without limitation, utility patents, design patents, industrial designs, plant patents, inventors’ certificates and utility models), patent applications (including docketed patent disclosures awaiting filing, reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in- part and extensions), and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof (collectively, “Patents”); (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, slogans, Internet domain names and individual, corporate, business and product names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations and
renewals thereof (collectively, “Marks”); (iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and applications, registrations and renewals therefor, works of authorship and mask work rights (collectively, “Copyrights”); (iv) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, knowhow, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, lists of past and present customers, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals); (v) all Internet domain names, websites and social media accounts (including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Linkedin), together with login and password information, and rights in the telephone numbers, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith; (vi) all Software (including source code, executable code, data, databases, and related
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documentation) and Technology; (vii) all advertising and promotional materials; (viii) all other proprietary rights; and (ix) all copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing in any form or medium whatsoever.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
“Kauai Restaurant” means the restaurant located at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xx.,
#X000-X, Xxxxx, XX 00000.
“Key Business Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26(a) below.
“Knowledge of the Sellers” means (i) the actual knowledge of any Seller or Principal and (ii) the knowledge that any Seller or Principal, after reasonable investigation, would have obtained in the ordinary conduct of its business.
“Laws” means all foreign, federal, state and local laws, common law, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, resolutions and Orders.
“Legal Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral action, notice, suit, claim, inquiry, investigation or proceeding (public or private) by or before a Governmental Body, Taxing Authority or arbitrator.
“Liability” means any debt, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due) and including all costs and expenses relating thereto.
“Lien” means any lien, encumbrance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim, lease, charge, option, right of first refusal, easement, title defect, servitude, covenant, transfer restriction, encroachment, reservation, municipal bond, irregularities of title, or any other restriction or limitation of any kind.
“Material Adverse Effect” means such facts, circumstances, events, or changes that are, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the (i) the business, assets, prospects, properties, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or performance of any Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets or (ii) the ability of any Seller to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but shall not include (x) any change affecting economic or financial conditions generally or (y) any change affecting the Sellers’ industry as a whole, provided such change does not disproportionately affect any Seller.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Sellers as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet Date” means June 14, 2017.
“Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, determination, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration or other award of a Governmental Body.
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“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of business of the Sellers related to the Business and consistent with past practices and applicable Law.
“Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, certificates, waivers and similar rights obtained, or required to be obtained, from a Governmental Body.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Body or other entity.
“Principal” means W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, individually and as Trustee of the Xxxxxx
Revocable Living Trust dated November 19, 2001.
“Promotional Discounts” means any incentives issued by Sellers to customers in connection with marketing and promotional strategies resulting in discounts or credits that may be applied to the purchase of food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii.
“Release” means any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing, dumping, dispersal or leaching of a Hazardous Substance into the Environment, including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other receptacles containing Hazardous Substances, or as otherwise defined under Environmental Laws.
“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all managers, directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants, or other agents or intermediaries of such Person.
“Restaurants” means each of the restaurants located at (i) 000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx. Xx.
#0X, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, (ii) 000 Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxx, Xxxx, XX 00000, (iii) The Shops at Wailea,
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxx, XX 00000, (iv) Waikiki Beachwalk, 000 Xxxxxx Xx., #X000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, (v) 00-0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, and (vi) the Kauai Restaurant.
“Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Sellers and the Purchaser, as applicable, accompanying this Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Seller Closing Certificate” means a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Seller, that each of the conditions set forth in Section
8.1(a) and Section 8.1(b) have been satisfied.
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“Seller IP” means the Intellectual Property used by each Seller, or necessary for use, in the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted.
“Seller Secretary’s Certificate” means a certificate of the Secretary (or equivalent officer) of each Seller certifying that attached thereto are certified copies of each Seller’s Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement, and true and complete copies of all resolutions of
each Seller’s manager and members approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and certifying the names and signatures of the officers of each Seller authorized to sign this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and thereunder.
“Seller Tax” means any Tax, if and to the extent that any Seller is or may be potentially liable under applicable Law, under contract or on any other grounds (including, but not limited to, as a transferee or successor, under Code Section 6901 or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6, as a result of any Tax sharing or other agreement, or by operation of law) for any such Tax).
“Seller Tax Return” means any return, election, declaration, report, schedule, information return, document, information, opinion, statement, or any amendment to any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any consolidated, combined or unitary return) filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority, if, in any manner or to any extent, relating to or inclusive of each Seller or any Seller Tax.
“Software” means any and all (i) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, (ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (iii) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, and (iv) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation related to any of the foregoing.
“Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means any Person of which a majority of the outstanding voting securities or other voting equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by any Seller or with respect to which any Seller, directly or indirectly, has the power to elect a majority of such Person’s board of directors or similar governing body or otherwise to direct the business and policies of such Person.
“Tax Return” means any return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or
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required to be filed with or submitted to, any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance with any Law relating to any Tax.
“Taxes” means (i) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Taxing Authority in connection with any item described in clause (i), and (iii) any transferee liability in respect of any items described in clauses (i) and/or (ii).
“Taxing Authority” means any (i) nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other jurisdiction of any nature, (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, (iii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), (iv) multi-national organization or body, or (v) body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature.
“Technology” means, collectively, all trade secrets, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, programs, subroutines, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, and other works
of authorship, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any form, whether or not specifically listed herein, and all related technology used by any Seller in connection with, or that relate to, the Business.
“Transaction Documents” means (i) this Agreement, (ii) the xxxx of sale with respect to the Purchased Assets, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Xxxx of Sale”), (iii) the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the Assumed Liabilities, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), (iv) the domain name assignment, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Domain Name
Assignment”), (v) each Seller’s income tax withholding form, in the form provided previously to the Purchaser, (vi) the Seller Closing Certificate, (vii) the Seller Secretary’s Certificate, (viii) the FIRPTA Certificate, (ix) the W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Consulting Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D , (x) the Desert Island Restaurants Management Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “DIR Management Agreement”), (xi) the Desert Islands Restaurants, LLC Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, (xii) the W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, (xiii) the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the “Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement”), (xiv) the Indemnification Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I (the “Indemnification Escrow Agreement”), (xv) the Management Services Agreement
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in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J (“Management Services Agreement”) (xvi) any other document or instrument to be executed and delivered on or prior to the Closing in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, as reasonably requested by the Purchaser, and (xvii) any Schedule, Annex or Exhibit to any of
the foregoing.
“Treasury Regulations” means the final or temporary regulations that have been promulgated under the Code by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and any successor regulations.
(b)Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:
(ii)Calculation of Time Period. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to
this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
(iv)Exhibits/Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement. The specific disclosures set forth in the Schedules shall be organized to correspond to a specific section reference in this Agreement to which the qualifying and correspondingly numbered disclosure relates, together with appropriate cross references when disclosure is applicable to other sections of this Agreement, and any disclosure set forth in one section of the Schedules
shall not apply to, and shall not be deemed to be disclosed for purposes of, any other section of the Schedules without a specific cross-reference to such other section to which such disclosure is also applicable.
(v) Gender and Number. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
(vi)Headings. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(vii)Herein. The words “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” used herein refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires.
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(viii) Including. The word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it.
(ix)Made Available. An item shall be considered “made available” to the Purchaser, to the extent such phrase appears in this Agreement, only if such item has been provided in writing to the Purchaser.
(x)Reflected On or Set Forth In. An item arising with respect to a specific representation or warranty shall be deemed to be “reflected on” or “set forth in” a balance sheet or financial statements or information, to the extent any such phrase appears in
such representation or warranty, if (A) there is a reserve, accrual or other similar item underlying a number on such balance sheet or financial statements or information that relate to the subject matter of such representation, (B) such item is otherwise specifically set forth on the balance sheet or financial statements or information or (C) such item is reflected on the balance sheet or financial statements or information and is specifically set forth in the notes thereto.
(c)The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS
2.1Sale and Purchase of the Assets. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from the Sellers, free and clear of all Liens, all right, title and interest of the Sellers in and to all of its properties, assets, contracts and rights, of every kind and description and wherever located, related to, used in or intended for use in connection with the Business as currently conducted or currently contemplated to be conducted, other than the Excluded Assets (as defined below) (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”), including without limitation the following:
(a)all fixed assets, including, without limitation, all furniture, fixtures, equipment, machinery, tools, vehicles, office equipment, supplies, computers, telephones and other tangible personal property wherever located, including, without limitation, those set forth on Schedule 2.1(a);
(b)all inventory, stock in trade, merchandise, goods, supplies and other products, raw materials, work in progress, finished products, supply and packaging items, promotional materials and similar items, wherever located, including, without limitation, those set forth on Schedule 2.1(b) (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(c)all Permits, including, without limitation, those set forth on Schedule 5.17;
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(d) all contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1(d) (the “Assumed Contracts”) and all customer deposits and prepayments associated with any Assumed Contracts (the “Customer Deposits”), including, without limitation, those Customer Deposits set forth on Schedule 2.1(d);
(e)all rights under or pursuant to all representations, warranties, guarantees and indemnities made by any third party related to any Purchased Assets;
(f)all real property, leaseholds and subleaseholds in real property, and easements, rights-of-way and other appurtenants thereto;
(g)all insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds or rights, transferable or assignable claims for insurance proceeds, and any other claims, deposits (including security deposits), prepayments, prepaid assets, prepaid expenses (to be allocated pro rata), prepaid revenues, refunds, causes of action, rights of recovery, rights of setoff and rights of recoupment (including any such item related to the payment of Taxes);
(h)all of the goodwill and going concern value relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets;
(i)all of the Seller IP; and
(j)all other intangible and tangible assets, including, without limitation, all Books and Records, computer hardware, Software and electronic data, all supplier information, lists and correspondence, all customer information, reservation data, lists and correspondence, all licensee information, lists and correspondence, equipment logs, operating guides and manuals,
all sales records, all research, statistical, production, marketing and promotional materials, records, files, reports and other documents and data, all business post office boxes and business telephone listings, all research results and other know-how, and all other materials, records, files and data, in whatever form contained.
2.2Excluded Assets. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.1, from and after the Closing, the Sellers shall retain all of its existing right, title and interest in and to (a) all Contracts that are not Assumed Contracts, (b) the corporate seals, organizational documents, minute books, stock books, Tax Returns, books of account or other records relating to the organization and existence of each Seller as a limited liability company, (c) any Seller Benefit Plan (as defined below) and the assets attributable thereto, (d) the personal memorabilia items set forth on Schedule 2.2, (e) accounts receivable as of the Closing Date, and (f) the Tenant Improvement Allowance under that certain The Shops at Kukui’ula Lease dated February 22, 2017 for the Kauai Restaurant (the “Kauai TI Allowance”) (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”).
2.3Assumed Liabilities. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Purchaser shall assume and pay, honor, perform and discharge when due (a) all executory obligations under the Assumed Contracts (i) arising after the Closing, (ii) not related to, or arising out of, any breach of any Assumed Contract occurring or existing prior to the Closing, and (iii) not related to, or arising out of, any act or omission by any Seller or any event, circumstance or condition with respect to the Business occurring or existing prior to the Closing, (b) all obligations assumed by the Purchaser under Section 7.13, Section 7.17 and Section 7.18, and (c) all obligations with respect to any accrued, but unpaid and unused, paid
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time off of any employees of any Seller as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”).
2.4Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchaser shall not assume or in any way be responsible for, and the Sellers shall remain obligated to pay, honor, perform and discharge, all of the Liabilities of the Sellers (other than the Assumed Liabilities) (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”), including, without limitation:
(a)any Liabilities arising out of or relating to each Seller’s ownership, use or operation of the Business and the Purchased Assets, in each case prior to the Closing arising by operation of law under any common law or statutory doctrine (other than the Assumed Liabilities);
(b)any Liabilities based upon, relating to, arising under or with respect to the Excluded Assets or the ownership, operation or use of any businesses of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates, other than the Business, whether before, at or after the Closing;
(c)all payables and indebtedness of the Sellers;
(d)any Liabilities directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any breach of Contract occurring or existing prior to the Closing;
(e)any liabilities or obligations for (i) Taxes relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for the Pre-Closing Tax Period, (ii) Taxes relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for the portion of any Straddle
Period ending on and including the Closing Date and (iii) any other Taxes of the Sellers or any of their equity holders or Affiliates, including Taxes that arise as a result of the sale of the Business or the Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement;
(f)any Liabilities of the Sellers based upon, relating to, or arising under or with respect to (i) any Seller Benefit Plan, (ii) the employment or termination of employment of (x) any employee of any Seller employed by the Purchaser following the Closing with respect to periods on or prior to the Closing and (y) any current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor, leased employee or other agent who is not employed by the Purchaser following the Closing at any time, and (iii) workers’ compensation claims, unemployment insurance premiums or any claims arising under any federal, state or local tax withholding, employment, labor or discrimination Laws of (x) any employee employed by the Purchaser following the Closing which relate to events occurring on or prior to the Closing and (y) any current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor, leased employee or other agent who is not employed by the Purchaser following the Closing which relate to events occurring at any time;
(g)any Liability based upon, arising under or with respect to any Environmental Law, including any Liability of the Sellers in any way pertaining to or arising from the acts, omissions or strict liability of any predecessor of the Sellers;
(h)any Liability based upon, arising under or with respect to any matter disclosed or required to be disclosed in Schedule 5.16; and
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(i)any Liability based upon, arising under or with respect to any warranty given or sold by the Sellers, regardless of whether any warranty claim has been made to date.
2.5Non-Assignable Assets. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the assignment of any Assumed Contract or the transfer of any property or asset (including but not limited to any Permit) requires the consent of any other Person, or shall be subject to any option by any other Person by virtue of a request for permission to assign or transfer, or by reason of or pursuant to any transfer to the Purchaser, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any such Assumed Contract, property or asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if any such attempted assignment would constitute a default thereunder or in any way adversely affect the
rights of the Purchaser thereunder. If consent to the assignment or transfer of any such Assumed Contract, property or asset is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would affect the rights of the Purchaser thereunder, then, at the Purchaser’s
request, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide to the Purchaser the benefits under such Assumed Contracts, properties and assets, including without limitation, enforcement for the account of the Purchaser of any and all rights
of the Sellers against the other party thereto arising out of the breach or cancellation thereof by such party or otherwise; provided that such cooperation by the Sellers shall not cause the Sellers to violate any terms of such Assumed Contract; provided, further, that the Purchaser shall
assume all of the post-Closing liabilities of the Sellers under such Assumed Contracts (other than Excluded Liabilities) to the extent to which the Purchaser receives the post-Closing benefits thereof.
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION
3.1Consideration. Purchaser agrees to pay to the Sellers at the Closing the aggregate sum of Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00), subject to the adjustments described in Section 3.2 (the “Purchase Price”), payable by transfer of immediately available funds. The Purchase Price includes One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00), excluding the Kauai TI Allowance, in development and construction expenditures incurred and paid by the Sellers prior to Closing for the Kauai Restaurant.
3.2Purchase Price Adjustments. On the Closing Date:
(a)The Purchaser and the Sellers shall determine the amount of xxxxx cash, if any, in the Sellers’ accounts, and the Purchase Price shall be increased by such amounts.
(b)The Purchase Price shall be decreased by the aggregate amount payable to Sellers’ employees relating to all accrued, but unpaid and unused, paid time off of Sellers’ employees as of the Closing Date.
(c)The Purchaser and the Sellers shall mutually determine the value of the Inventory as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Date Inventory Value”), based on the results of an inventory count of the Business as of the date immediately prior to the Closing Date, and the
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Purchase Price shall be increased by an amount equal to 50% of the Closing Date Inventory
Value.
3.3Withholding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from the Purchase Price by applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Purchaser, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Sellers.
3.4Purchase Price Allocation. The Sellers and the Purchaser hereby agree that the Purchase Price (and any other items required for Tax purposes) shall be allocated for purposes of Taxes, among each of the Sellers and further among the Purchased Assets (including, but not limited to (i) Inventory of stock in trade, (ii) furniture and fixtures, (iii) machinery and equipment, (iv) land and buildings, (v) covenants not to compete, (vi) goodwill and other intangible assets, and (vii) other assets) in accordance with the rules of Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar provision of state, local or foreign law. The Purchaser shall retain Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP to prepare the allocation (the “Purchase Price Allocation”), and such allocation by Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP shall be final and binding on the Sellers and Purchaser. The Purchaser and Sellers shall (a) cooperate in the filing
of any forms (including Form 8594 under Section 1060 of the Code) with respect to the Purchase Price Allocation, including any amendments to such forms required pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any adjustments to the Purchase Price and (b) file all federal, state and local Tax Returns and related tax documents consistent with such allocations, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of Section 3.2 or any other provisions of this Agreement, and not take any position (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise) inconsistent with such allocation unless otherwise required by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no amendment to the Purchase Price Allocation shall be effective without the approval and consent of Purchaser and Sellers, and (ii) the Sellers and the Purchaser hereby
agree that $5,550,000 of the Purchase Price shall be allocated to DIR.
ARTICLE IV
CLOSING
4.1Closing. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the sale and purchase of the Purchased Assets provided for in Section 2.1 hereof and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities provided for in Section 2.3 hereof (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely via the exchange of electronic copies of documents, and shall be deemed to have taken place simultaneously with the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VIII. The date on which the Closing is to occur is herein referred to as the “Closing Date.”
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(c)the Purchaser shall execute and deliver to the Sellers each of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and
(d)the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE SELLERS AND THE PRINCIPAL
The Sellers and the Principal hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Purchaser as follows:
5.1Organization and Good Standing. Each Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and carry on its business. Each Seller is duly qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns, leases or operates its properties and assets and each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties and assets requires such qualification or authorization. Each Seller has made available to the Purchaser a true and complete copy of the articles of organization of the Seller, as currently in effect, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its formation, and a true and complete copy of the operating agreement of the Seller, as currently in effect.
5.2Authorization of Agreement. Each Seller and the Principal have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Document (to which any of them is a party) in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to perform their respective obligations hereunder and
thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the performance of each Seller’s and the Principal’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Sellers and the Principal. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller and each Principal, and (assuming the due
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authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sellers and the Principal, enforceable against the Sellers and the Principal in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
5.3Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
(a)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3(a) (the “Required Consents”), none of the execution or delivery by the Sellers or the Principal of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by the Sellers or any Principal with any of the provisions hereof or thereof does or will conflict with, or result in any violation of, or constitute a breach of or a
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or result in the loss of any benefit under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation under, or give rise to a right of termination, modification or cancellation under, or result in the creation of any Lien, upon any of the Purchased Assets under, any provision of (i) the articles of organization or operating agreement of each Seller or similar organizational documents of the Principal (as applicable); (ii) any material Contract or Permit to which the Business, the Sellers or any Principal is a party or by which the Sellers, any Principal or any of the Purchased Assets is bound; (iii) any Order of any Governmental Body applicable to the Business, the Sellers or any Principal or by which the Sellers, any Principal or any of the Purchased Assets is bound; or (iv) any applicable Law.
(b)Except for the Required Consents, no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration, registration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of the Sellers or any Principal in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the compliance by the Sellers and the Principal with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
5.4Capitalization.
(a)The Xxxxxx Revocable Living Trust dated November 19, 2001 is the direct owner of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in DIR.
(b)Except as set forth in this Agreement: (i) no person has any right to purchase any capital stock, membership interest, capital interest, profits interest, economic interest, voting rights, or ownership of the Sellers or any of the issued and outstanding equity interests in the Sellers (the “Interests”); (ii) other than the Interests, there are no outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests, capital interests, profits interests, economic
interests, voting rights or other ownership interests in the Sellers, and no options, warrants, rights, calls or commitments with respect thereto; and (iii) there are no contracts, arrangements, commitments or restrictions relating to the transfer, sale or purchase of any of the Interests,
except for restrictions on transfer stated in the operating agreement of each Seller and DIR.
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5.5Subsidiaries. The Sellers have not had, and currently do not have, any Subsidiaries and, other than DIR, which is a manager in other companies, do not control, directly or indirectly, or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in any other Person.
5.6Financial Information. The Sellers have provided the Financial Statements to the Purchaser. The Financial Statements (a) comply as to form in all material respects with applicable tax basis accounting requirements, (b) are correct and complete in all material respects and (c) fairly present the financial position of the Sellers as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the period indicated, consistent with the books and records of
the Sellers, except that the Financial Statements are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, including tax depreciation, which will not be material, except the tax depreciation, in amount or effect and do not include footnotes. Since the beginning of the period covered by the Financial Statements, there has been no change in any accounting principles, principles, methods or practices of the Sellers. No audit firm has ever declined or indicated its inability to issue an opinion with respect to any financial statements of the Sellers.
5.7Undisclosed Liabilities. The Sellers do not have any Liabilities of any kind or nature that are or may have a Lien on any of the Purchased Assets or may otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect, except for Liabilities (i) set forth in the Financial Statements and (ii) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business after the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date that, both individually and in the aggregate, involve amounts of less than $10,000.
5.8Absence of Certain Developments. Since January 1, 2017, the Sellers have conducted the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:
(a)to the Knowledge of the Sellers, event, change, occurrence or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)issuance or sale of any membership interests or other securities of the Sellers or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such membership interests or other securities (except pursuant to the conversion or exercise of options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding on the date hereof);
(c)creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness in connection with the Business other than the Assumed Contracts and Real Property Leases;
(d)acquisition, sale, lease, license or disposition of any assets or property, other than purchases and sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e)imposition of any Lien on any of the Purchased Assets;
(f)discharge or satisfaction of any Lien or payment of any Liability other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or as otherwise required by this Agreement;
(g)amendment of its articles of organization or operating agreement in a manner that could have an adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(h)entry into, amendment or termination of any action or omission that would constitute a violation of or default under, or waiver of any rights under, any of the Purchased Assets;
(i) entry into, adoption, modification or termination of any Seller Benefit Plan or any employment, severance, retention or other Contract, or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary Course of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increases in the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or material modification of the employment terms of, any current or former employee, officer, manager, independent director or consultant of the Business, or payment of any bonus or other benefit to any current or former employee, officer, manager, independent director or consultant of the Business (except for existing payment obligations outstanding as of the date hereof) or hiring of any new officers or (except in the Ordinary Course of Business) any new employees;
(j)change in any accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in GAAP (although Sellers do not follow GAAP accounting), or any new elections, or changes to any current elections, with respect to Taxes that affect the Purchased Assets;
(k)any uninsured damage, destruction, loss or casualty to any property or assets of the Business or the Sellers;
(l)to the Knowledge of the Sellers, occurrence of a data breach or compromise of any Seller’s information security systems; or
(m)entry into any Contract to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
5.9Taxes.
(a)Each Seller has:
(i)duly and timely filed, or caused to be filed, in accordance with applicable Law all Seller Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to such Seller, each of which is true, correct and complete, except that each Seller has not reported on its Hawaii General Excise/Use Tax Returns (Form G-45) the value of management services provided by DIR and DIR has not filed Hawaii General Excise/Use Tax Returns (Form G-45) reporting the management fees received from the Sellers for such management services,
(ii)duly and timely paid in full, or caused to be paid in full, all Seller
Taxes due and payable with respect to such Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, and
(iii)with respect to such Seller, properly accrued on its books and records a provision for the payment of all Seller Taxes that are due, are claimed to be due, or may or will become due with respect to any Pre-Closing Period or the portion ending on the Closing Date of any Straddle Period, except that each Seller has not reported on its Hawaii General Excise/Use Tax Returns (Form G-45) the value of management services provided by
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DIR and DIR has not filed Hawaii General Excise/Use Tax Returns (Form G-45) reporting the management fees received from the Sellers for such management services.
(b)No extension of time to file a Seller Tax Return, which Seller Tax Return has not since been filed in accordance with applicable Law, has been filed. There is no power of attorney in effect with respect or relating to any Seller Tax or Seller Tax Return, except to the extent reasonably required to secure tax clearance certificates.
(c)No Seller Tax Return has ever been filed, and no Seller Tax has ever been determined, on a consolidated, combined, unitary or other similar basis (including, but not limited to, a consolidated federal income Tax return). There is no actual or potential theory or circumstance (including, but not limited to, as a transferee or successor, under Code Section
6901 or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6, as result of a Tax sharing agreement or other contract or by operation of law) under which such Seller is or may be liable for any Tax determined, in whole or in part, by taking into account any income, sale, asset of or any activity conducted by any other Person.
(d) Each Seller has complied in all respects with all applicable Law relating to the deposit, collection, withholding, payment or remittance of any Tax (including, but not limited to, Code Section 3402).
(e)There is no lien for any Tax upon any asset or property of each Seller
(except for any statutory lien for any Tax not yet due).
(f)No Legal Proceeding is pending, or to the Knowledge of each Seller, threatened or proposed with regard to any Seller Tax or Seller Tax Return. To the Knowledge of each Seller, no event or circumstance results in any significant risk that any such Legal Proceeding will occur.
(g)The statute of limitations relating to any Seller Tax or any Seller Tax Return has never been modified, extended or waived, nor to the Knowledge of each Seller, has any request been made in writing for any such modification, extension or waiver.
(h) Any assessment, deficiency, adjustment or other similar item relating to any Seller Tax or Seller Tax Return has been reported to all Taxing Authorities in accordance with applicable Law.
(i)No jurisdiction where no Seller Tax Return has been filed or no Seller Tax has been paid has made or, to the Knowledge of each Seller, threatened to make a claim for the payment of any Seller Tax or the filing of any Seller Tax Return.
(j)Each Seller is not a party to any agreement with any Taxing Authority
(including, but not limited to, any closing agreement within the meaning of Code Section 7121
or any analogous provision of applicable Law). No private letter or other ruling or determination from any Taxing Authority relating to any Seller Tax or Seller Tax Return has ever been requested or received.
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(k)Each Seller is not and has never been a beneficiary or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4(b)(1).
(l)None of the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities is a contract, agreement or other arrangement that (i) results or could result in any amount that is not deductible under Code Section 162, Code Section 280G, Code Section 404 or any similar provision of applicable Law, or (ii) is or could become subject to Code Section 409A or any similar provision of applicable Law.
(m) None of the Purchased Assets is “tax-exempt bond-financed property” or “tax-exempt use property,” within the meaning of Code Section 168(h) or any similar provision of applicable Law.
(n)None of the Purchased Assets is (i) required to be treated as being owned by any other Person pursuant to any provision of applicable Law (including, but not limited to, the “safe harbor” leasing provisions of Code Section 168(f)(8), as in effect prior to the repeal of those “safe harbor” leasing provisions), (ii) subject to Code Section 168(g)(1)(A), or (iii) subject to a disqualified leaseback or long-term lease agreement as defined in Code Section 467.
(o)No Seller is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other agreement, contract or arrangement (whether written or oral) which could be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, other than a partnership that is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by such Seller.
(p)No Seller (i) has, and has ever had, a permanent establishment in any country outside the United States and is, and has been, subject to Tax in a jurisdiction outside the United States, (ii) has entered into a gain recognition agreement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8, and (iii) has transferred an intangible the transfer of which would be subject to the rules of Code Section 367(d).
(q)No Seller is or has been a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Code Section 1297. No Seller owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in any Person that is or has ever been a passive foreign investment company within the meaning of Code Section 1297.
(r)No Subsidiary or any other Person in which any Seller owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest has any item of income which could constitute subpart F income within the meaning of Code Section 952 for the period commencing on the first day of any Straddle Period and ending at the close of business on the Closing Date.
(s)No Subsidiary or any other Person in which any Seller owns, directly or indirectly, any equity interest holds assets that constitute U.S. property within the meaning of Code Section 956.
(t)No Seller has been classified as other than a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes at all times since its formation.
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(u)No Seller is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445.
5.10Real Property.
(a)The Sellers do not own any real property. Schedule 5.10(a) contains a true and correct description of all leases, licenses, permits, subleases, and occupancy agreements or arrangements, together with any amendments thereto effective as of immediately prior to the Closing (the “Real Property Leases”), with respect to all real property used, occupied or held for use in connection with the Business (the “Leased Real Property”). No Person has assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered its interest under any Real Property Lease, or subleased all or any part of the space demised thereby, or granted any right to the possession, use, occupancy or enjoyment of any Leased Real Property. No option has been exercised under any of such Real Property Leases, except options whose exercise has been evidenced by a written document, a true, complete and accurate copy of which has been
delivered to the Purchaser with the corresponding Real Property Lease. None of the Sellers nor, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any of the other parties to any of the Real Property Leases is in default under any of the Real Property Leases, and no amount due under any of the Real Property Leases remains unpaid, no controversy, claim, dispute or disagreement exists between any of the parties to any of the Real Property Leases, and no event has occurred which with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under any of the Real Property Leases.
(b)The Leased Real Property constitutes all of the land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures and other interests and rights in real property that are used or occupied by the Sellers in connection with the Business. The Leased Real Property has access to public roads and to all utilities necessary for the operation of the Business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened condemnation of any part of the Leased Real Property by any Governmental Body. The Sellers have not received any notice from any utility company or municipality of any fact or condition which
could result in the discontinuation of presently available or otherwise necessary sewer, water, electric, gas telephone or other utilities or services for the Leased Real Property. All public utilities required for the operation of the Leased Real Property and necessary for the conduct of the Business are installed and operating, and all installation and connection charges, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, are paid in full. Effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, the Sellers are in sole possession of the Leased Real Property.
(c)To the Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no encroachments upon any of the parcels comprising the Leased Real Property (other than such encroachments as would not adversely affect the usability of the Leased Real Property) and no portion of any improvement encroaches upon any property not included within the Leased Real Property or upon the area of any easement affecting the Leased Real Property.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Leased Real Property and fixtures and improvements thereon are in good operating condition without structural defects, ordinary wear and tear excepted. All mechanical and other building systems located on the Leased Real Property are (i) in good operating condition, and no condition exists requiring material repairs, alterations or corrections, and (ii) suitable, sufficient and appropriate in all respects for their
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current and contemplated uses, ordinary wear and tear excepted. None of the improvements located on the Leased Real Property or uses being made of the Leased Real Property constitute a legal non-conforming use or otherwise require any special dispensation, variance or special permit under any Law.
(e)To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Leased Real Property is not subject to zoning, use or building code restrictions that would prohibit, and no state of facts exists with respect to the Leased Real Property that would prevent, the continued leasing or use of such Leased Real Property in the Business as now conducted or proposed to be conducted. Without limiting the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no pending or proposed Legal Proceeding to change or redefine the zoning classification of all or any portion of any of the Leased Real Property.
(f)None of the Real Property Leases have been modified, amended or supplemented, except as specified in Schedule 5.10(a).
(g)The landlords under the Real Property Leases have neither given nor received any written notice of default, which default remains uncured.
5.11Tangible Personal Property; Title to and Sufficiency of Assets.
(a)Schedule 5.11 sets forth all leases of personal property to which the Sellers are a party and used or held for use in connection with the Business (“Personal Property Leases”) and all personal property owned by the Sellers having a book value in excess of $5,000. True, complete and accurate copies of the Personal Property Leases, or if any Personal Property Leases are not in writing, true, complete and accurate descriptions thereof, have been delivered
to the Purchaser. Each of such Personal Property Leases is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. The Sellers have not received any written notice of any default or any event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default, by any Seller under any of the Personal Property Leases.
(b)The Sellers have good, valid and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, all assets related to, used in, or intended for use in, the conduct of the Business or reflected in the Financial Statements and all assets purchased by the Sellers since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (except for assets reflected in the Financial Statements or acquired since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date that have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business), free and clear of all Liens. All tangible personal property owned by the Sellers or subject to Personal Property Leases is in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and is suitable and adequate for the uses for which it is intended or is being used. The Purchased Assets (i) include all tangible and intangible assets, properties and rights necessary to conduct the Business following the Closing Date in the same manner as it is currently conducted, and as it is currently contemplated to be conducted, and (ii) constitute all of the tangible and intangible assets, properties and rights of the Sellers other than the Excluded Assets. Neither any Principal nor any of its Affiliates
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owns any asset or property related to, used in or intended for use in connection with the Business; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any Principal or any of its Affiliates does own any such asset or property, then such asset or property is included in the Purchased Assets and the representations and warranties in this Article V that apply to (x) the Sellers shall also be deemed to apply to each Principal and its Affiliates with respect to such
asset or property or (y) the Purchased Assets shall also be deemed to apply to such asset or property.
5.12Intellectual Property.
(a)Schedule 5.12(a) identifies all Intellectual Property (other than widely available, commercial off-the-shelf third-party Software licensed to the Sellers on a non- exclusive basis) licensed to the Sellers (the “Licensed Intellectual Property”). To the Knowledge of Sellers, each Seller is in full compliance with all terms and conditions of any Contract, license or sub-license with respect to any Licensed Intellectual Property and no Seller is in breach or default of any Contract, license or sub-license in respect of any Licensed Intellectual Property which could result in the termination of any such Contract, license or sub-license. With respect
to each item of Licensed Intellectual Property, the license, agreement or permission covering such Licensed Intellectual Property (each, a “License Agreement”) is and, following the consummation of the contemplated transaction will be, legal, valid, binding and enforceable by the Sellers or the Purchaser, as applicable, against all other parties thereto, and in full force and effect on identical terms following the consummation of the contemplated transactions, provided the licensors in each such License Agreement comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement.
(b)No Seller has any Patents or applications therefore, or pending applications for registration of Marks, or registered Copyrights or applications for registration of Copyrights. Schedule 5.12(b) identifies all Intellectual Property owned by the Sellers (the “Owned Intellectual Property”), including all: (i) registered and unregistered Marks (excluding Internet domain names); (iii) unregistered Copyrights; (iv) registered Internet domain names; (v) trade names; and (vi) social media pages. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all assignments from Persons necessary or appropriate to vest ownership in the Sellers of any Owned Intellectual Property have been obtained and recorded. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, all of the other rights within the Seller IP are valid and subsisting. No Seller is subject to any
Order that restricts or impairs the use of any Owned Intellectual Property as currently used in the
Business.
(c)The Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property include all Intellectual Property used in the Business and there are no other items of Intellectual Property that are used in the Business. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will result in the release, disclosure or delivery of any Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property, by or to any escrow agent or other Person, or in the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right to any Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property, or in the termination or modification of (or right to terminate or modify) any Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property.
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(d)Schedule 5.12(d) identifies each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted any license by any Seller under, or otherwise has received or acquired from, any Seller any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, including the right to use, any Owned Intellectual Property, including through non-assertion, settlement or similar agreements or otherwise. Subject to the foregoing Contracts, the Sellers own all right, title and interest in and to the Owned Intellectual Property, and have the right to use the Licensed Intellectual Property (subject, in each case, to any applicable license to the Sellers covering such Licensed Intellectual Property), free and clear of all Liens. The Sellers have the sole and exclusive right to bring actions for infringement or unauthorized use of all of the Owned Intellectual Property.
(e)The Sellers have taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of their confidential or proprietary information.
(f)No current or former member, stockholder, officer, consultant, manager, employee or vendor of the Sellers has any ownership claim, ownership right (whether or not currently exercisable) or ownership interest in or to any Owned Intellectual Property.
(g)The Sellers have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the Owned Intellectual Property. The Sellers have not received any opinion of counsel (whether internal or external, written or oral) relating to the patentability, infringement, validity or enforceability of any Owned Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, during the past five (5) years, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Owned Intellectual Property or rights of the Sellers in any Licensed Intellectual Property.
(h)To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Sellers have not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Intellectual Property right of any other Person; no Legal Proceeding alleging any such infringement, misappropriation or violation is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against the Sellers; and the use of the Owned Intellectual Property and of the Licensed Intellectual Property, if used in the Business in accordance with the terms of the applicable licenses and in the manner currently used, will not infringe, misappropriate or violate any (x)
Law existing prior to the Closing or (y) right of any Person.
(i)No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against the Sellers (i) based upon, challenging or seeking to deny or restrict the use by the Sellers of any of the Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property or challenging the validity, enforceability or effectiveness thereof; (ii) alleging that the Sellers have infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, or is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Intellectual Property right of any other Person; or (iii) alleging that any of the licenses listed on Schedule 5.12(a) conflicts with the terms of any third-party license or
any other agreement. The Sellers have not received any written correspondence or opinion relating to potential infringement, misappropriation or violation (i) by the Sellers of any Intellectual Property of any Person or (ii) by any Person of any of the Owned Intellectual Property or the Licensed Intellectual Property.
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(j)For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing representations and warranties apply with respect to the United States and each foreign jurisdiction in which the Business is conducted in any manner or in which the Sellers or any licensee thereof uses, or holds for use, any Seller IP.
5.13Material Contracts.
(a) Schedule 5.13(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Contracts to which each Seller is a party or by which each Seller, or any of its assets or properties, is bound that (i) involve payments or receipts by each Seller in any year in excess of $25,000, (ii)
evidence or relate to indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) or Liens, (iii) involve the disposition of any significant portion of the assets or business of any Seller (other than sales of products in the Ordinary Course of Business) or the acquisition of the assets of business of any other Person (other than purchases of inventory or components in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iv) involve any current or former officer, manager, or member of any Seller or an Affiliate thereof, (v) evidence or relate to any employment, agency, distribution, dealer or sales relationship, (vi) contain an obligation of confidentiality with respect to information furnished by any Seller to a third party or received by any Seller from a third party, were not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and are currently in effect, (vii) are not terminable without penalty by less than 30 days’ notice (other than as a result of a breach or a bankruptcy event), (viii) limit or restrict any Seller from engaging in, or the conduct of, the Business in any manner, (ix) are for the sale, purchase, license, transfer or development of any Seller’s products or Intellectual Property (excluding Contracts for the purchase and sale of any Seller’s products entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business), (x) contain any provisions requiring any Seller to indemnify any other party (excluding indemnities contained in Contracts for the purchase or sale of products entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business), (xi) are
with any Governmental Body, (xii) constitute a license, sub-license, sponsorship, marketing, joint venture, partnership or similar Contract, (xiii) involve any powers of attorney with respect to the Business or any Purchased Asset, or (xiv) are otherwise material to any Seller or the Business (collectively, the “Material Contracts”).
(b)Each Material Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
the Sellers party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, of the other party or parties thereto, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and each Material Contract is in full force and effect. Complete and correct copies of each Material Contract (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto and waivers thereunder) have been made available to the Purchaser.
(c)No Seller nor any other party thereto is in breach of or default under any term of any Material Contract and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach of or a default by any Seller or any other party under any Material Contract. There are no material disputes pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened under any Assumed Contract.
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(d)No Seller has received written notice of termination, cancellation or non- renewal that is currently in effect with respect to any Material Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no other party to a Material Contract plans to terminate, cancel or not renew any such Material Contract.
5.14Employee Benefits Plans.
(a)Schedule 5.14(a) lists each “Employee Benefit Plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and any other employee plan, program, policy, practices, procedure, arrangement or agreement maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Sellers (each, a “Seller Benefit Plan”). Each Seller Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms. The Benefit Plans are, and have been operated, in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws.
(b)Seller has no obligation to contribute, maintain or sponsor any “employee pension plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA). All contributions, premiums and benefit payments to or in connection with the Seller Benefit Plans that are required to have been made as of the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Seller Benefit Plans have been timely
made or have been reflected in the Financial Statements. No Seller Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA. No Seller Benefit Plan provides for post-retirement medical, life insurance or other benefits promised, provided or otherwise due now or in the future to current, former or retired employees other than as required by Section 4980B(f) of the Code.
(c)No amount required to be paid or payable to or with respect to any employee or other service provider of the Sellers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of such transactions in conjunction with any other event) will be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.
5.15Labor.
(a)(i) To the Knowledge of Sellers, each Seller is in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws regarding employment and employment practices, including, without limitation, all applicable Laws regarding terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages and hours, child labor, immigration, employment discrimination, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, plant closures and layoffs, workers’ compensation, labor relations, disability rights or benefits, employee leave issues, worker classification, and unemployment insurance, (ii) since January 1, 2014, no Seller has received written notice of the intent of any Governmental Body responsible for the enforcement of any such Laws to conduct
an investigation with respect to or relating to any such Laws, or written notice that such investigation is in progress, and (iii) no Seller is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any Order relating to employees or employment practices.
(b)No Seller is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement with any labor organization or is negotiating any such agreement. There are no (i) pending unfair labor practice or other labor or employment charges, complaints, grievances, arbitration proceedings or other Legal Proceedings against any Seller nor, to the
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Knowledge of the Sellers, is any such charge, complaint, grievance, proceeding or other Legal Proceeding threatened, (ii) labor strikes, disputes, slowdowns, work stoppages or lockouts that have occurred within the past three (3) years or that are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against any Seller, and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, attempts by any employees of any Seller to unionize or collectively bargain with any Seller. No Seller has engaged in any unfair labor practice.
(c)All compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses payable to any employees of the Sellers for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full, will be paid in full by the day of the employee’s separation, or are included in accrued liabilities to be retained by Sellers, and there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments of any Seller with respect to any compensation, commissions or bonuses. To the Knowledge of each Seller, such Seller has withheld all amounts required by law or agreement to be withheld from the wages or salaries of employees and such Seller is not liable for any arrears of any tax or penalties for failure to comply with the foregoing. All employees classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and local wage and hour laws or individuals providing services as independent contractors or consultants are properly classified in all
material respects are properly classified in all material respects.
(d)Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15, the Sellers are not party to any written or other employment, labor or compensation agreements with any employees.
5.16Legal Proceedings. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.16, (a) there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against the Business, any Seller or any of the Purchased Assets, nor are any of the foregoing subject to any Order; (b) there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or limit the ability of any Seller to enter into this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (c) there are no judgments, orders or decrees outstanding against any Seller or any of its properties or assets.
5.17Compliance with Laws; Permits.
(a) Each Seller is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Laws applicable to any of the Purchased Assets, the Business and its operations. No Seller has received written notice of the violation of any such Laws.
(b)Schedule 5.17 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Permits held by each Seller. Each Seller has all Permits that are required for the operation of the Business as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted. All Permits are valid, binding and in full force and effect. No Seller is in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of any such Permit.
5.18Environmental Matters.
(a)(i)The operations of each Seller are in compliance with and have complied with all applicable Environmental Laws.
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(ii)Each Seller has obtained and is in compliance with all Permits (each of which is listed on Schedule 5.17) and Asbestos Management Plans required by Environmental Laws, and necessary for the current operation or use of the Business and the Purchased Assets, and for any Permits that may expire prior to Closing, each Seller has filed any renewal applications required by Environmental Laws to ensure the Permits will remain in full force and effect up until and after Closing.
(b)There has been no Release of Hazardous Materials by any Seller at any location and there are no environmental conditions or circumstances, including, without limitation, the presence or Release of any Hazardous Substance, on any Leased Real Property, or any property to which any Hazardous Substances or waste generated by operations or use of any of its assets by any Seller was transported or disposed of, (i) relating to, arising out of, or resulting from failure by any Seller to comply with, any applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, or from a Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance into the Environment or (ii) which require cleanup or remediation by any Seller pursuant to any Environmental Law (collectively, “Environmental Conditions”).
(c)To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Seller nor any of their predecessors has designed, manufactured, sold, marketed, installed or distributed products or other items containing asbestos, urea formaldehyde or polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”).
(d) No Seller has any Liability under any Environmental Law, nor is it responsible for or has it assumed any Liability of any other Person under any Environmental Law, whether by Contract, Real Property Lease, settlement or other written and legally binding arrangement between or among any Seller and any other Person, or by operation of Law or otherwise. No valid and subsisting Lien arising under or pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law exists against any Seller or any of the Leased Real Property, the Business or Purchased Assets.
(e)No Seller has received any written information request or other communication from a Governmental Body and there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, against any Seller or its predecessors relating to any violation, or alleged violation of, or Liability under, any Environmental Law or relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Hazardous Substance or any Environmental Permit or other authorization of any Governmental Body required under any Environmental Law, including,
without limitation, (i) any and all claims by Governmental Bodies for enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, corrective, remedial, monitoring, or other actions, damages, fines or penalties pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (ii) any and all claims by any one
or more Persons seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation, injunctive or other relief resulting from a Release of any Hazardous Substance or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety, property, natural resources or the Environment (collectively, “Environmental Claims”).
(f)To the Knowledge of Sellers, there has not been any underground or aboveground storage tank or other underground storage receptacle or related piping, or any impoundment or other disposal area, in each case containing any Hazardous Substance located on, at, or under any Leased Real Property and no asbestos or PCBs have been used or disposed
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of, or have been located at, on, or under any such property, except in compliance with
Environmental Laws.
(g)Each Seller has provided to the Purchaser and its authorized representatives true and complete copies of all records and files, Permits, Orders, environmental audits, reports, Contracts and other material environmental documents, studies, analysis, tests and monitoring in the possession or control of such Seller concerning the existence of any Hazardous Substance or any other environmental concern at any Leased Real Property or relating to the Business or Purchased Assets or concerning compliance by such Seller with, or Liability under, any Environmental Law.
(h)Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will require any notification, registration, reporting, filing, investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law.
5.19Suppliers and Customers. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, no supplier that accounted for more than five percent (5%) of the annual purchases of any Seller in the aggregate since January 1, 2015, no customer that accounted for more than five percent (5%) of the annual sales of any Seller in the aggregate since January 1, 2015, and no other supplier or customer material to the Business or any Seller (including, but not limited to, any supplier who is a sole available source of supply of any product or service), has terminated or threatened to terminate its relationship with any Seller, nor has it during the preceding twelve (12) months decreased or delayed materially or threatened to decrease or delay materially, its services or supplies to any Seller or its usage of the services or products of any Seller, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no state of facts or events which could reasonably be expected to form the basis for such a decrease or delay. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not adversely affect the business relationship heretofore maintained by any Seller with any of its suppliers or customers. No Seller is required to provide any bonding or any other financial security arrangements in connection with any transactions with any customers or suppliers.
5.20Financial Advisors. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for any Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from the
Purchaser in respect thereof.
5.21Inventory. All Inventory, whether or not reflected in the Financial Statements, consists of a quality and quantity usable and salable in the Ordinary Course of Business, except for obsolete, damaged, defective or slow-moving items that have been written off or written
down to fair market value or for which adequate reserves have been established. All Inventory is owned by the Sellers free and clear of all Liens, and no Inventory is held on a consignment basis. The quantities of each item of Inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods) are not excessive, but are reasonable in the present circumstances of the Sellers. All Inventory is (i) of merchantable quality, (ii) suitable for sale under existing quality control standards and (iii) is in compliance with all applicable regulations and standards of any Governmental Body, and all beverage inventory has been stored properly.
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5.22Accounts Receivable; Bank Accounts; Books and Records.
(a)The Accounts Receivable shown in the Financial Statements provided by the Sellers pursuant to Section 5.6 (including an accounts receivable aging schedule for the Business dated as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date), or thereafter acquired by it, (i) have arisen or will arise from the sale of goods or services in bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business to Persons not Affiliated with the Sellers, (ii) constitute only valid, undisputed claims of the Sellers not subject to claims of set-off or other defenses or counterclaims other than normal cash discounts accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (iii) subject to a reserve for bad debts shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or, with respect to Accounts Receivable arising after the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, on the accounting records of the Business, are collectible in full within sixty (60) days after billing. The Sellers have not received any written notice from an account debtor stating that any Account Receivable is subject to any contest, claim or setoff by such account debtor.
(b)The books of account and other Books and Records of the Sellers, all of which have been made available to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date, are complete and accurate and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practice and applicable requirements of Law, except as noted therein. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the books of account and other Books and Records of the Sellers do not contain any material misstatements, and there are no incidents of fraud that could cause or result in any such material misstatements.
5.23Transactions With Related Parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.23, neither any current or former member of any Seller (including, but not limited to, any Principal), nor any Affiliate of such Person, is currently a party to any transaction with the Business or the Sellers, including, without limitation, any Contract providing for the employment of, furnishing of services by, rental of assets from or to, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such Person. None of the Purchased Assets include any Contract with, or obligation to provide any benefit to, any Principal or any of his Affiliates.
5.24Gift Cards. All Gift Cards have been issued and sold without an expiration date. Other than the Gift Cards, Comps, House Accounts and Promotional Discounts, the Sellers have no liability in respect of any gift cards, coupons, discounts or similar liabilities with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets.
5.25Liquor Licenses. Schedule 5.25 sets forth a complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all liquor licenses (including, without limitation, beer and wine licenses) held or used by each Seller, including the Person in whose name such license is issued, date of issuance and renewal date (collectively, the “Liquor Licenses”). Each of the Sellers is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable state, municipal and other governmental laws, regulations and rules with respect to the sale of liquor and all alcoholic beverages and has the right to sell liquor at retail for consumption within each of the restaurant locations of such Seller, subject to and in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Liquor Licenses. To the Knowledge of
the Sellers, since January 1, 2017, (i) there have been no Legal Proceedings brought or threatened to be brought by or before a Governmental Body in respect of any such Liquor License or the activities of such Seller in connection with any such Liquor License (or in connection with any other liquor license previously held or used by such Seller), (ii) no such
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Liquor License is subject to any due but unpaid tax obligation owed to a Governmental Body, the outstanding nature of which would preclude transfer of such Liquor License from any of the Sellers to the Purchaser, and (iii) no such Liquor License has been threatened by a Governmental Body to be revoked, limited or not renewed.
5.26Sellers’ Employees.
(a)The Sellers have provided to the Purchaser a list of all of the employees of the Sellers employed as of the date hereof in connection with the Business (by type or classification) and their respective rates of compensation (including the portions thereof attributable to bonuses or other extraordinary compensation), benefits and length of employment, also as of the date hereof. Sellers’ employees identified on such list as hourly employees or non- management employees are referred to herein as the “Business Employees” and Sellers’ employees identified on such list as management employees are referred to herein as the “Key Business Employees”.
(b)To the Knowledge of Sellers, no Key Business Employee has any plans or has notified Sellers that such employee intends to terminate employment with any Seller. Except as disclosed to the Purchasers, no Key Business Employees have indicated that they intend to retire within the next five years.
(c)Sellers will provide to Purchaser access to complete copies of all
employee files including but not limited to Business Employee and Key Business Employee files maintained in electronic or other format as maintained by Sellers. Purchaser shall keep all information in the files confidential and use it only for human resource purposes.
5.27Information Security.
(a)To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Business has not suffered a security breach with respect to any proprietary data or trade secrets in the last twenty-four (24) months.
(b)The Sellers, in respect of the Business, (i) have an informal privacy policy regarding the collection and use of information that identifies, or could reasonably be used to identify, any natural persons (including names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, and/or account information) (“Personal Information”) and (ii) to the Knowledge of Sellers, are in compliance, and have complied, with the privacy policies
applicable to the Business, all applicable Laws regarding information privacy and security and the collection, use, disposal, disclosure, maintenance and transmission of Personal Information in connection with the Business and, to the extent applicable, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). No claim or action is pending or threatened in writing against any Seller relating to its use of Personal Information in the conduct of the Business. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any Transaction Document nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in any violation of (i) any privacy policies applicable to the Business or (ii) any agreement of any Seller with respect to the collection, use, disposal, disclosure, maintenance, and transmission of Personal Information.
5.28Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by any Seller in this Agreement, and no document furnished or to be furnished to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, or in
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connection herewith or with the transactions contemplated hereby, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, contain or will contain any untrue or misleading statement of material fact or omits or will omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows:
6.1Organization and Good Standing. The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and carry on its business.
6.2Authorization of Agreement. The Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which
it is a party in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, the performance of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
6.3Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
(a)Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3, none of the execution or delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof does or will conflict with, or result in any violation of, or constitute a breach of or a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, modification or cancellation under, or result in the creation of any Lien, upon any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser under, any provision
of (i) the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Purchaser; (ii) any Contract or Permit to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser or any of its properties or assets is bound; (iii) any Order of any Governmental Body applicable to the Purchaser or by which the Purchaser or any of its properties or assets is bound; or (iv) any applicable Law.
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(b)Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3, no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration, registration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, the compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
6.4Litigation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or limit the ability of the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, to consummate any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
6.5Financial Advisors. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from the Sellers in respect thereof.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. From the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to in writing by the Purchaser, the Sellers shall (x) conduct the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (y) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact their respective current Business organization, operations and franchise and to preserve the rights, franchise, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having relationships with the Business. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, each Seller shall:
(a)preserve and maintain all Permits required for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets;
(b)pay the debts, Taxes and other obligations of the Business when due;
(c)maintain the properties and assets included in the Purchased Assets in the same condition as they were on the date of this Agreement, subject to ordinary wear and tear;
(d)not permit any subleases or lease amendments to the Real Property Leases, without Purchaser’s prior consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
(e)continue in full force and effect without modification all insurance policies, except as required by applicable Law;
(f)defend and protect the properties and assets included in the Purchased
Assets from infringement or usurpation;
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(g)perform all of its obligations under all Assumed Contracts;
(h)maintain the Books and Records in accordance with past practice;
(i)comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the conduct of the Business or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets; and
(j)not take or permit any action that would cause any of the changes, events or conditions described in Section 5.8 to occur.
7.2Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, each Seller shall (a) permit Representatives of the Purchaser to have access to all premises, properties, Books and Records, Contracts, other records and documents, and personnel, relating to the Business, (b) furnish the Purchaser and its Representatives with such financial, operating and other data and information related to the Business as the Purchaser or any of its Representatives may reasonably request, and (c) instruct Representatives of each Seller to cooperate with the Purchaser in its investigation of the Business.
7.3Exclusivity.
(a)From the date hereof until the Closing (the “Exclusivity Period”), no Seller or Principal shall (i) authorize, direct or permit any of its or their respective Representatives or Affiliates to take any action to directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, seek, encourage, facilitate, approve, endorse, recommend or respond to any inquiry, proposal, or offer (whether formal or informal, written, oral or otherwise) from, or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, any third party regarding any (A) direct or indirect acquisition or sale of any Seller in whole or in part, (B) merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other business combination or extraordinary corporate transaction involving any Seller, (C) acquisition, disposition, or listing on any securities exchange of any portion of the membership interests or voting power of any Seller (whether by sale, assignment, issuance, proxy, pledge, encumbrance or otherwise, other than the issuance of membership interests of any Seller upon exercise or conversion of options, warrants or other equity-based securities issued prior to the date of this Agreement), (D) acquisition or disposition of any material asset or material portion of the assets of any Seller (whether by sale, assignment, option, license, pledge, encumbrance or otherwise, other than bona fide sales and nonexclusive licenses of products in
the Ordinary Course of Business) (any such transaction described in clauses (A), (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 7.3(a)(i), a “Third Party Acquisition”); (ii) furnish any non-public information concerning the business, properties or assets of any Seller or division of any Seller to any other Person (other than the Purchaser or its Representatives); or (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the Purchaser and its Representatives) concerning any Third Party Acquisition. Each Seller agrees that any such discussions or negotiations in progress as of the date of this Agreement shall be immediately terminated and that in no event shall any Seller approve, accept or enter into an agreement concerning any Third Party Acquisition during the Exclusivity Period. During the Exclusivity Period, no Seller or Principal shall authorize, direct or cause any of their respective Representative or Affiliates to continue or participate in any negotiations or discussions with any Person for the purpose of effecting an acquisition, joint venture with or strategic investment in any other Person or business.
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(b)Each Seller shall immediately notify any Person with whom or with which discussions or negotiations of the nature described in Section 7.3(a) are pending as of the date hereof that such Seller is terminating such discussions or negotiations. If any Seller receives any inquiry, proposal or offer of the nature described in Section 7.3(a), such Seller shall, within one (1) day after such receipt, notify the Purchaser of such inquiry, proposal or offer, including the identity of the other party and the terms of such inquiry, proposal or offer.
(c)Each Seller agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.3 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Purchaser and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Purchaser.
7.4Notice of Certain Events.
(a)From the date hereof until the Closing, each Seller and the Principal shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of:
(ii)any fact, circumstance, event or action the existence, occurrence or taking of which (A) has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (B) has resulted in, or could reasonably result in, any representation or warranty made by any Seller hereunder not being true and correct or (C) has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 to be satisfied;
(iii)any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv)any notice or other communication from any Governmental Body in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(v)any Legal Proceedings commenced or, to each Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 5.16 or that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(vi)the occurrence of any data breach or compromise of any of the
Seller’s information security systems.
(b)The Purchaser’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by any Seller in this Agreement and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Schedules.
7.5Governmental and Third-Party Notices and Consents.
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(a)Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or caused to be obtained, at its expense, all waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations from Governmental Bodies, and to effect all registrations, filings and notices with or to Governmental Bodies, as may be required for such party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to otherwise comply with all applicable Laws in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)Each Seller and the Principal shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to give all notices to third parties in connection with and obtain all Required Consents.
7.6Closing Efforts. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions and do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its reasonable best efforts to cause (i) its respective representations and warranties to remain true, correct and complete in all material respects through the Closing Date and (ii) the conditions to the obligations of the other party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be satisfied.
7.7Further Assurances.
(a)At any time or from time to time after the Closing, at the request of the Purchaser and without further consideration, each Seller agrees to execute and deliver to the Purchaser any further documents or instruments and perform any further acts that may reasonably be deemed necessary, appropriate or advisable by the Purchaser to vest, record, perfect, support and/or confirm the rights herein conveyed, or intended so to be, with respect to any of the Purchased Assets. Nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by the Purchaser of their right to receive at the Closing an effective assignment of such rights by each Seller as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
(b)After the Closing, at the request of the Purchaser and without further consideration, each Seller agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to assist the Purchaser in hiring those former employees of each Seller specified by the Purchaser.
7.8Confidentiality. Each Seller and the Principal acknowledge that it and its respective Affiliates possess and may continue to possess after the Closing knowledge of confidential and valuable business information relating to the Business and the Purchased Assets not generally known by or available to the public and agrees, and shall cause its respective Affiliates, at all times (a) to keep confidential all such information, (b) not to use such confidential information on its own behalf (except in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) or on behalf of any other Person, other than the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Affiliates, and (c) not to disclose such confidential information to any third party (other than to each Seller’s counsel, accountants and other advisors in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) without the Purchaser’s prior written approval; provided, however, that no Seller or Principal shall have any such obligations with respect to confidential information that has become a matter of public knowledge or has been or is hereafter publicly disclosed, in any case through no fault of any Seller, any Principal or any of their respective Affiliates or representatives.
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7.9Preservation of Records. The Purchaser shall have the right for a period of seven (7) years following the Closing Date to have reasonable access to those books, records and accounts, including financial and accounting records, tax records, correspondence, production records, employment records and other records that are retained by each Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the extent that any of the foregoing is needed by the Purchaser for the purpose of conducting the Business after the Closing and complying with its obligations under applicable securities, tax, environmental, employment or other Laws. Neither the Purchaser nor the Sellers shall destroy any such books, records or accounts retained by it without first
providing the other party with the opportunity to obtain or copy such books, records, or accounts at such other party’s expense. Promptly upon request by the Purchaser made at any time following the Closing Date, each Seller shall authorize the release to the Purchaser of all files pertaining to each Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Business held by any federal, state, county or local authorities, agencies or instrumentalities.
7.10Publicity. None of the Sellers, any Principal or any of their respective Affiliates shall issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or make any other public disclosure containing the terms of this Agreement without Purchaser’s prior consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. The parties acknowledge that the Purchaser will be required to make filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.
7.11Collection of Receivables. Following the Closing, if the Purchaser or its Affiliate receives or collects any funds relating to any Excluded Asset, the Purchaser or its Affiliate shall remit any such funds to the Sellers within five (5) Business Days after its receipt thereof.
Further, the Purchaser and the Sellers agree to use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate in notifying customers, or prior customers, of the Business to make all payments in connection with the Business directly to the Purchaser (except as to any Excluded Asset) and shall otherwise direct correspondence and inquiries relating to the Business to the Purchaser. All payments will be applied to the oldest accounts receivable unless the payor specifically noted where to apply them.
7.12Tax Matters.
(a)Each Seller shall pay, when due, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to such Taxes, fees and charges.
(b)Following the Closing, the Sellers and the Purchaser shall, as reasonably requested by the other: (i) assist the other party in preparing any Tax Returns relating to any Business which such other party is responsible for preparing and filing; (ii) cooperate fully in preparing for any Tax audit of, or dispute with, any Taxing Authority regarding, and any Legal Proceeding relating to, liability for Taxes, in the preparation or conduct of any Legal Proceeding or investigation of claims, and in connection with the preparation of financial statements or other
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documents to be filed with any Taxing Authority, in each case with respect to the Business; and (iii) make available to the other party, as reasonably requested, and to any Taxing Authority all information, records, and documents relating to Taxes relating to the Business.
(c)All real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad valorem obligations, if any, levied on the Business or the Purchased Assets for a Straddle Period, whether or not imposed or assessed before or after the Closing Date, shall be apportioned between the Purchaser and the Sellers based on the number of days of such taxable period included in the taxable period prior to the Closing Date and the number of days of such taxable period after the Closing Date. The Sellers shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Taxes that is attributable to the taxable period prior to the Closing Date, and the Purchaser shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Taxes that is attributable to such taxable period after the Closing Date.
7.13Employees.
(a)The employment of all employees of Sellers employed in connection with the Purchased Assets will be terminated by Sellers as of the later of (i) the Closing Date or (ii) the date that is sixty (60) days following the delivery of the statutory notice required under the Hawaii Dislocated Workers Act. Purchaser will offer employment without loss of seniority to any or all eligible employees of Sellers employed in connection with the Purchased Assets as listed on a schedule mutually agreed to between the Purchaser and Sellers, which schedule shall include all employees of Sellers employed on connection with the Purchased Assets (except the employees of Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C.) as of the Closing Date. With respect to those employees of Sellers who accept the offer of employment with Purchaser, Purchaser shall not take any action during the ninety (90) day period following the Closing Date which would constitute a plant closing or mass layoff (as those terms are defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act). Further, Sellers shall not within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, effectuate an “employment loss”, “plant closing” or “mass layoff,” as those
terms are defined in the WARN Act or any action which would constitute a “closing, divestiture, partial closing, or relocation” as those terms are defined in the Hawaii Dislocated Workers Act, affecting in whole or in part any of the Restaurants. The Purchaser shall not assume any of Sellers’s employment Liabilities that have accrued on or before the Closing Date, including without limitation unpaid FICA, FUTA, unemployment Tax, pension or profit-sharing plan contributions, health and welfare benefits, employee fringe benefits, Liabilities under the WARN Act and Hawaii’s plant closing and displaced workers’ laws, severance benefits, bonuses, vacation time or pay or incentive programs of any type, nor shall Purchaser acquire any interest
in or obligation under any pension, profit sharing, retirement or other plan of Sellers. Further, Sellers shall remain liable for all employment Liabilities arising out of claims alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to pay wages or provide benefits, unlawful termination, misclassification of employees or any other violation of federal, state or local law filed, threatened, or otherwise pursued by Sellers’ employees prior to the Closing Date or based on events that arose prior to the Closing Date. Sellers shall retain all severance obligations, if any, to its employees. Sellers shall retain all Liabilities relating to any Employee Benefit Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall credit each employee it hires with their past employment with Sellers for purposes of determining under Purchaser’s policies any vacation,
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sick leave and other paid time off, if any. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for any liability for accrued benefits for such employees, if applicable, from and after the Closing Date.
(b)Sellers or Sellers’ ERISA Affiliate shall maintain a Health Plan after the Closing Date and provide continuation of health coverage pursuant to COBRA for all M&A Qualified Beneficiaries. “M&A Qualified Beneficiaries” means each individual who is a “qualified beneficiary” whose “qualifying event” occurred prior to or in connection with the sale of the Purchased Assets and who is, or whose qualifying event occurred in connection with, a covered employee whose last employment prior to the qualifying event was associated with the Purchased Assets being sold. (The terms within quotes are as defined in COBRA and its related regulations). On the Closing Date, all Business Employees and Key Business Employees hired by Purchaser shall become employees of Purchaser and not of Sellers.
(c)Purchaser shall cooperate with Sellers in making any notices required by the WARN Act or other applicable federal or state laws.
(d)Purchaser shall notify Sellers regarding which Business Employees and Key Business Employees have been employed by Purchaser within ten (10) days following the Closing Date. Purchaser shall send to the appropriate Social Security Administration office a duly completed Form W-3 and accompanying copies of the duly completed Forms W-2. Purchaser shall properly prepare and file a final Form 941 and Schedule D (Form 941) with respect to the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs.
Sellers shall furnish to Purchaser the Forms W-4 and W-5 of each Business Employee and Key Business Employee that Sellers are timely notified is employed by Purchaser for the portion of the calendar year up to and including the Closing Date. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the obligations of Sellers and Purchaser under this Section 7.13 shall be carried out in accordance with Sections 5 and 6 of Revenue Procedure 2004-53. Sellers shall remain responsible for Form W-2 reporting obligations for those Business Employees and Key Business Employees, if any, who do not become employees of Purchaser.
(e)Purchaser and Sellers acknowledge that as of the Closing Date they will enter into the DIR Management Agreement, pursuant to which Sellers shall provide Purchaser with the services of certain of its employees to assist Purchaser in the transition period following the Closing Date.
7.14Non-Assignable Contracts and Permits and Liquor Licenses.
(a)Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an attempt to assign to Purchaser any Contract or Permit which by applicable law or its terms is non-assignable or the assignment of which would constitute a violation of law, contract, commitment, or other agreement. To the Knowledge of Sellers, no Contract or Permit is non-assignable or would, in the event it were assigned, constitute a violation of any law, contract, commitment or other agreement, except for the food establishment permit issued by the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii which is non-assignable and Purchaser must apply for and secure its own food establishment permit.
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(b)If, as of the Closing Date, an attempted assignment of any non-Material Contract or Permit (other than a Liquor License) would be ineffective or would affect Purchaser’s rights thereunder so that Purchaser would not in fact receive all such rights (the “Non-assigned Contracts and Permits”), then such failure shall not affect the Closing except as hereinafter set forth. Sellers must obtain the written approval of the applicable Liquor
Commissions of each county in which the Restaurants are located in connection with the transfer of the Liquor Licenses into Purchaser’s name as licensee. If, and so long after the Closing Date as, such assignment shall not have been made or a temporary liquor license not issued to Purchaser, Sellers shall faithfully comply with the provisions of the Management Services Agreement in relation to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the affected Restaurants.
(c)Nothing in this Section 7.14 shall derogate from the parties’ obligations under Section 7.6.
7.15Continuing Existence of Sellers. Sellers shall maintain their limited liability company existence for a period of not less than sixty (60) months after the Closing Date.
7.16Post-Closing Audited Financial Statements. To the extent the Purchaser is required under any applicable Laws to file or furnish any audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP to any Governmental Body, including but not limited to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the Sellers shall cooperate in good faith (including making available appropriate employees and outside accountants and providing relevant information and access to relevant information), during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, with Purchaser’s preparation within sixty (60) days after the Closing, at Purchaser’s expense, of audited financial statements (prepared in accordance with GAAP and Securities Exchange Act Reg. S-X) for the operations of the Business for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016, together with a report on such financial information by the PCAOB registered accounting firm thereon.
7.17Gift Cards. After the Closing Date it is contemplated that Gift Cards, House Accounts, Comps and Promotional Discounts sold or issued by Sellers prior to the Closing Date and which are not redeemed prior to the Closing Date will be presented to Purchaser for redemption. Following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall recognize and honor such Gift Cards, House Accounts, Comps and Promotional Discounts upon presentation. Subject to this Section
7.17 and the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement, for a period of eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date (the “Gift Card Liability Period”), Sellers shall reimburse and indemnify Purchaser for any such amount in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof. Sellers and Purchaser shall enter into the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement to provide for a cash escrow in the amount provided therein and such agreement will have a term equal to the
Gift Card Liability Period. Following the expiration of the Gift Card Liability Period, the Gift Card Escrow Agent shall deliver to Sellers the remaining balance of the Gift Card Escrow Account in accordance with the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement. Disbursements to Purchaser in connection with the redemption of Gift Cards, House Accounts,
Comps and Promotional Discounts during the period of the Gift Card Escrow Account shall be in accordance with the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement.
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7.18Redemption of Gift Cards. Following the expiration of the Gift Card Liability Period, Purchaser shall continue to honor any Gift Cards issued by Sellers prior to the Closing Date and presented to Purchaser for redemption, subject to Section 7.17 above.
7.19Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. Both Desert Islands Restaurants, L.L.C and W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will execute an agreement not to compete in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F and Exhibit G, respectively.
7.20Real Property Lease Notices. Sellers will provide the Purchaser with copies of all notices from any landlord under each Real Property Lease within three (3) business days of receipt of such notice and vice versa.
7.21Report of Bulk Sale or Transfer; Tax Clearance Certificates. Purchaser and each Seller acknowledge the allocation of the Purchase Price is required to be set forth in the Report of Bulk Sale or Transfer required under Section 237-43 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (the
“Bulk Sale Tax Report”), the form of which is attached hereto as Schedule 7.21. The allocations set forth in the Bulk State Tax Report, or in any other report required by applicable law that requires the Purchase Price to be allocated among portions of the Purchased Assets and/or among the Sellers shall conform to the Purchase Price Allocation as determined by Section 3.4— Purchase Price Allocation. Not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date,
Seller shall file with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation the Bulk Sale Tax Report and a special Hawai‘i general excise Tax Return for the Taxes due for the sale of inventory, pay all Taxes that are payable in connection with the filing of such return and file such returns and pay any other Taxes, interest and penalties, if any, as may be required to cause the Department of Taxation to issue the certificate that said Bulk Sales Tax Report has been filed and that all taxes, penalties and interest due on the date thereof have been paid, and to deliver the filed-stamped
report and certification to Purchaser and Seller at the Closing. Seller and Purchaser agree that
the Closing Date shall be adjourned as necessary to permit delivery of such report and certificate issued by the Department of Taxation at Closing.
7.22Survivability. The provisions of this Article VII (except for Section 7.21) shall survive the Closing Date.
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. The obligation of the Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or wavier by the Purchaser) of the following additional conditions:
(a)Other than the representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Principal contained in Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.6 and Section 5.20, the representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Principal set forth in this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) or in all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not
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qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date). The representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Principal contained in Section 5.1, Section 5.2, Section 5.6 and Section 5.20 shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date in all respects).
(b)The Sellers and the Principal shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be performed or complied with by it as of or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)The Sellers and the Principal shall have obtained at their own expense (and shall have provided executed copies thereof to the Purchaser) all Required Consents, all of which shall be in full force and effect.
(d)No Legal Proceeding (i) challenging or seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, or (iii) that would affect adversely the right of the Purchaser to own, operate or control any of the Purchased Assets, or to conduct the Business as currently conducted, following the Closing, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect.
(e)No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred, and no event or circumstance shall have occurred or arisen that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)No data breach or compromise of any Seller’s information security systems shall have occurred.
(g)The Sellers and the Principal shall have duly executed and delivered each Transaction Document (other than this Agreement) to which it is a party and such other documents or deliverables required of it in connection with the Closing under Section 4.2.
(h) The Purchaser shall have received all Permits that are necessary for it to conduct the Business as conducted by the Sellers as of the Closing Date, except for the Liquor Licenses which will be transferred by Sellers to Purchaser after the Closing Date.
(i)The Sellers shall have delivered to the Purchaser payoff letters with respect to all secured indebtedness of the Sellers and documents evidencing the release or termination of all Liens on the Purchased Assets, and copies of UCC termination statements to be filed upon the Closing with respect to all UCC financing statement evidencing Liens.
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(j)The Sellers shall have terminated the Franchise Agreements and delivered evidence of such terminations to the Purchaser, provided Purchaser shall cause the franchisor to enter into such termination agreements.
(k)The Purchaser shall have received from the Sellers the results of an inventory count of the Business as of the date immediately prior to the Closing Date.
8.2Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers. The obligation of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or wavier by the Sellers) of the following additional conditions:
(a)Other than the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 and Section 6.5, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) or in all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date). The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 and Section 6.5 shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, the accuracy of which shall be determined as of that specified date in all respects).
(b)The Purchaser shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to be performed or complied with by it as of or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)No Legal Proceeding (i) challenging or seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, or (iii) that would affect adversely the right of the Purchaser to own, operate or control any of the Purchased Assets, or to conduct the Business as currently conducted, following the Closing, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect.
(d)The Purchaser shall have duly executed and delivered each Transaction Document (other than this Agreement) and such other documents or deliverables required of it in connection with the Closing under Section 4.2.
(e)The Purchaser shall have paid Sellers the Purchase Price.
(f)The Purchaser shall have received from the Sellers the results of an inventory count of the Business as of the date immediately prior to the Closing Date.
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9.1Survival. The representations and warranties of the parties contained in this
Agreement shall survive for eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date; provided that the representations and warranties contained in (a) Section 5.1 (Organization and Good Standing), Section 5.2 (Authorization of Agreement), Section 5.7 (Undisclosed Liabilities), Section 5.11(b) (Title to and Sufficiency of Assets) and Section 5.21 (Financial Advisors) shall survive indefinitely, and (b) Section 5.9 (Taxes), Section 5.14 (Employee Benefit Plans) and Section
5.18 (Environmental Matters) (together with the representations and warranties described in clause (a) of this Section 9.1, each, a “Fundamental Representation” and collectively, the “Fundamental Representations”) shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus sixty (60) days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a written claim or written notice is given under this Article IX with respect to any representation or warranty prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period, the claim with respect to such representation or warranty shall continue until such claim is finally resolved.
9.2Indemnification by the Sellers and the Principal. Subject to Section 9.5 hereof, the Sellers and the Principal, jointly and severally, hereby agree to reimburse, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members, managers, partners, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, Liabilities, fines, damages, Taxes and Expenses (individually, a “Loss” and, collectively, “Losses”) relating to, based upon, resulting from or arising out of:
(a)any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations or warranties made by any Seller, the Principal, or both, in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents;
(b)any breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement made by any Seller or the Principal in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents;
(c)the ownership, use or operation of any of the assets or properties of any Seller (including any of the Purchased Asset) or the Business prior to the Closing, including but not limited to any claims under the Environmental Laws or the Release of Hazardous Materials which arise from events or circumstances prior to the Closing;
(d)any of the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities;
(e)any and all Taxes (i) relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period with respect to the Sellers, the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, (ii) relating to the portion of any Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date with respect to the Sellers, the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets, (iii) any other Taxes of the Sellers or any of their equity holders or Affiliates, including any Taxes that arise in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby
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(including, without limitation, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest));
(f)any Environmental Claim or the investigation, remediation or correction of any Environmental Condition caused by, relating to or arising out of (i) any condition prior to the Closing at the Leased Real Property or any property previously owned, leased or operated by any Seller or any of its respective predecessors in interest, as applicable; and (ii) the operations prior to the Closing of any Seller or any of its predecessors in interest, as applicable, including arising out of the disposal, migration, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substance owned, controlled or possessed by any Seller or any of its predecessors in interest, as applicable;
(g)any failure of the Sellers or any of their predecessors in interest, as applicable, to comply with any Environmental Law prior to the Closing, including the installation of any pollution control equipment or other equipment to bring the Business or Purchased Assets into compliance with all Environmental Laws;
(h)any Liability arising under any Environmental Law assumed by the Sellers or any of its predecessors in interest, as applicable, prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms of any Contract, Real Property Lease, settlement or other written and legally binding arrangement between or among the Sellers or any of its predecessors in interest, as applicable, and any other Person;
(i)any matter or Seller Benefit Plan disclosed or required to be disclosed in
Schedule 5.14(a) or Schedule 5.16;
(j)100% of the amount of any Gift Cards issued by the Sellers prior to the
Closing Date and presented to Purchaser for redemption during the Gift Card Liability Period;
(k)any and all employment Liabilities arising out of claims alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to pay wages or provide benefits, unlawful termination, misclassification of employees, or any other violation of federal, state or local law filed, threatened, or otherwise pursued by Sellers’ employees prior to the Closing Date or based on events that arose prior to the Closing Date; or
(l)any data breach or compromise of any Seller’s information security systems that occurred prior to the Closing, regardless of whether any Seller was aware of any data breach or compromise of its information security systems prior to or after the Closing; provided, however, that the Purchaser Indemnified Parties’ right to indemnification under this Section 9.2(l) shall expire after eighteen months following the Closing Date.
The foregoing agreement to indemnify shall not include any Loss solely resulting from a
Purchaser Indemnified Party’s willful misconduct.
9.3Indemnification by Purchaser. Subject to Section 9.5 hereof, the Purchaser
hereby agrees to reimburse, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers and their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members, managers, partners, agents, attorneys,
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representatives, successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”)
from and against any and all Losses relating to, based upon, resulting from or arising out of:
(a)any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations or warranties made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents;
(b)any breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents;
(c)any of the Assumed Liabilities; or
(d)any Liability relating to the Business arising from and after the Closing Date, except to the extent expressly covered by the Sellers’ and Principal’s indemnification obligations under Section 9.2.
The foregoing agreement to indemnify shall not include any Loss solely resulting from a Seller
Indemnified Party’s willful misconduct.
9.4Indemnification Procedures.
(a)In the event that any Legal Proceedings shall be instituted, or that any claim shall be asserted, by any Person not party to this Agreement in respect of an Indemnification Claim, the party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Indemnification Claim of which it has knowledge that is covered by this indemnity to be delivered to the party from whom indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”); provided that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in giving any such notice shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of any indemnification obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent that) the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such delay. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, to engage counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, to defend the Indemnified Party against any Indemnification Claim and if the Indemnifying Party elects to defend against any Indemnification Claim, it shall within twenty (20) Business Days (or sooner, if the nature of the Indemnification Claim so requires)
(the “Dispute Period”) notify the Indemnified Party of its intent to do so. If the Indemnifying Party does not elect within the Dispute Period to defend the Indemnified Party against any Indemnification Claim, the Indemnified Party may defend against such Indemnification Claim. If the Indemnifying Party elects to defend the Indemnified Party against any Indemnification Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to defend and
protect the interests of the Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnification Claim, (ii) the Indemnified Party, prior to or during the period in which the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of such matter, may take such reasonable actions as the Indemnified Party deems necessary to preserve any and all rights with respect to such matter, without such actions being construed as a waiver of the Indemnified Party’s rights to defense and indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have agreed that it shall indemnify the Indemnified Party for such Indemnification Claim pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX and (iv) the Indemnified Party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the defense of such Indemnification Claim; provided, however, that such Indemnified Party shall be
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entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (A) so requested by the Indemnifying Party to participate or (B) based upon the advice of counsel to the Indemnified Party, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, or there are defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay for more than one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties in connection with an Indemnification Claim. The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Indemnification Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.4 to the contrary, the
Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise, or permit a default or consent to entry of any judgment with respect to, any Indemnification Claim (each, a “Settlement”) unless (i) the claimant and such Indemnifying
Party provide to such Indemnified Party an unqualified release from all Liability in respect of the Indemnification Claim, (ii) such Settlement does not impose any Liabilities on the Indemnified Party, and (iii) with respect to any non-monetary provision of such Settlement, such provisions would not, in the Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment, have or be reasonably expected to have any material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Indemnified Party.
(b)If the Indemnifying Party does not undertake within the Dispute Period to defend Indemnified Party against an Indemnification Claim, then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in any such defense at its sole cost and expense, but, in such case, the Indemnified Party shall control the investigation and defense and may settle or take any other actions the Indemnified Party deems reasonably advisable without in any way waiving or otherwise affecting the Indemnified Party’s rights to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement.
(c)In the event that an Indemnified Party should have an Indemnification
Claim against the Indemnifying Party hereunder which it determines to assert, but which does
not involve a Legal Proceeding or claim by a third party, the Indemnified Party shall send written notice to the Indemnifying Party describing in reasonable detail the nature of such Indemnification Claim and the Indemnified Party’s estimate of the amount of Losses attributable to such Indemnification Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have twenty (20) Business Days from the date such claim notice is delivered during which to notify the Indemnified Party in writing of any good faith objections it has to the Indemnified Party’s notice or Indemnification Claim, setting forth in reasonable detail each of the Indemnifying Party’s objections thereto. If the Indemnifying Party does not deliver such written notice of objection within such twenty (20) Business Day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have accepted responsibility for the prompt payment of the Indemnified Party’s Indemnification Claim, and shall have no further right to contest the validity of such Indemnification Claim. If the Indemnifying Party does
deliver such written notice of objection within such twenty (20) Business Day period, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall attempt in good faith to resolve any such dispute within thirty (30) days of the delivery by the Indemnifying Party of such written notice of objection, and if not resolved in such thirty (30) day period, may be resolved through Legal Proceedings brought by either party or by such other means as such parties mutually agree.
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(d)If the Sellers do not deliver a written notice of objection to a Purchaser Indemnified Party with respect to an Indemnification Claim in accordance with Section 9.4(c), or an Indemnification Claim of a Purchaser Indemnified Party has been finally resolved by a Law
of a Governmental Body with respect to which all appeals have been determined or rights to appeal have expired, by a Settlement or by agreement of such Purchaser Indemnified Party and the Sellers (in any such case, a “Resolution”), the amount of Losses incurred by such Purchaser Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnification Claim shall be the joint and several obligations of the Sellers and the Principal and shall be paid to such Purchaser Indemnified Party promptly following such Resolution.
9.5Additional Indemnification Provisions.
(a) Any Indemnification Claim to be made by the Purchaser or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall be made on or prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period set forth in Section 9.1, except as otherwise provided therein.
(b)Other than with respect to any representations and warranties the inaccuracy or breach of which is the result of fraud, on or prior to the Closing, or any Losses under Section 9.2(j), to which the Indemnity Threshold (as defined below) shall not apply, none of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be permitted to recover any Losses under Section 9.2, unless and until the aggregate amount of Losses under such Section considered together exceeds
$200,000 (the “Indemnity Threshold”), whereupon the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder or otherwise for all such Losses in excess of the Indemnity Threshold.
(c)Other than with respect to any representations and warranties the inaccuracy or breach of which is the result of fraud, on or prior to the Closing, to which the Indemnity Threshold shall not apply, none of the Seller Indemnified Parties shall be permitted to recover any Losses under Section 9.3(a), unless and until the aggregate amount of Losses under such Section considered together exceeds the Indemnity Threshold, whereupon the Seller Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder for all such Losses in excess of the Indemnity Threshold.
(d)In no event shall the total indemnification to be paid under Section 9.2 or Section 9.3 for Losses arising with respect to all matters exceed the Purchase Price, provided that the indemnification obligation of the Principal under this Article IX shall not exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000), with the exception of indemnification for (x) any inaccuracy or breach of any of the representations and warranties as a result of fraud and (y) any inaccuracy or breach of any of the Fundamental Representations to which no such limit shall apply and to
which there shall be no limit on the ability to pursue all legal remedies.
(e) The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or agreement, shall not affect the right to indemnification or other remedy based on any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.
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9.6Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. The Sellers and the Purchaser agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant to this Article IX or otherwise as an adjustment to the consideration for the Purchased Assets for federal, state, local and foreign income tax purposes.
9.7Exclusive Remedy. The sole and exclusive remedy following Closing for any breach of or default under this Agreement shall be indemnification in accordance with this Article IX (including but not limited to Section 9.5(b)), except with respect to any claim based upon fraud by the Purchaser or the Sellers.
9.8Gift Card Escrow Account. At the Closing, Purchaser, Sellers and a banking or escrow institution selected by Purchaser with the reasonable consent of Sellers, as the Gift Card escrow agent, shall enter into the Gift Card Escrow and Reimbursement Agreement.
9.9Liability Escrow Arrangement. On the Closing Date, Sellers shall deposit a cash amount equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) (the “Liability Escrow Fund”) with a banking or other financial institution selected by Purchaser with the reasonable consent of Sellers as escrow agent, such deposit to be governed by the terms set forth therein and in the Indemnification Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit I. The Liability Escrow Fund shall be available solely to compensate the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to the indemnification obligations of Sellers (exclusive of the Gift Card indemnification in clause (j) set forth in Section 9.2 above), subject to the Indemnity Threshold under Section 9.5(b), and shall be exhausted prior to the Purchaser pursuing any claims in excess of the Liability Escrow Fund. At the date which is six (6) months after Closing, if less than ten percent ($200,000) of the escrow amount has been drawn, then the balance of the escrow account will be reduced to $1,000,000. This escrow account shall remain in place for twelve (12) months following Closing.
ARTICLE X TERMINATION
10.1Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a)by mutual written consent of the parties;
(b)by the Purchaser by written notice to the Sellers if:
(ii)any Seller is in breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Section 8.1 and such breach is not cured within five (5) days following delivery by the Purchaser to the Seller of written notice detailing the nature of such breach; or
(iii)the Closing shall not have occurred on or before one hundred twenty (120) days following the date of this Agreement by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Article VIII (unless the failure results primarily from a breach by the Purchaser of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement);
(c)by the Sellers by written notice to the Purchaser if:
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(ii)the Purchaser is in breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Section 8.2 and such breach is not cured within five (5) days following delivery by the Seller to the Purchaser of written notice detailing the nature of such breach; or
(iii)the Closing shall not have occurred on or before one hundred twenty (120) days following the date of this Agreement by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under Article VIII (unless the failure results primarily from a breach by any Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement).
10.2Effect of Termination. If any party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.1, all obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any Liability of any party to the other parties (except for any Liability of a party for fraud or willful breach of any provision of this Agreement prior to such termination).
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
11.1Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the
Purchaser and the Sellers shall bear its own Expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants, investment bankers and other advisors retained by such party.
11.2Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a)The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Hawaii over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a
judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
(b)Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.5.
11.3Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto) and the Transaction Documents represent the entire understanding and agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party
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against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
11.4Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Hawaii applicable to contracts made and performed in such State, without reference to conflict of law rules that would require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.
11.5Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) when delivered personally by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of transmission) or (c) one (1) Business Day following the day sent by overnight courier (with written confirmation of receipt), in each case at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or to
such other address or facsimile number as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party(ies) pursuant to this provision):
If to the Sellers or the Principal to: Desert Island Restaurants LLC
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx. # 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) to: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxx, Esq. Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to the Purchaser, to:
RCSH Operations, Inc.
c/o Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
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Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Phone: (000) 000-0000
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Xxxxxx Frome Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. Phone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
11.6Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal,
or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, nothing contained in any representation or warranty, or the fact that any
representation or warranty may or may not be more specific than any other representation or warranty, shall in any way limit or restrict the scope, applicability or meaning of any other representation or warranty contained in this Agreement.
11.7Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person not a party to this Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by Sections 9.2 and 9.3. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by the Sellers or the Purchaser, directly or indirectly (by operation of
law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void; provided, however, that the Purchaser may assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that no assignment of any obligations hereunder shall relieve the parties hereto of any such obligations. Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement to the Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context otherwise requires.
11.8Specific Performance. The parties acknowledge and agree that any breach of this Agreement would give rise to irreparable harm for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy. The Sellers and the Purchaser accordingly agree that the non-breaching party shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable Law or this Agreement, to enforce the terms of this Agreement by decree of specific performance without
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the necessity of proving the inadequacy of monetary damages as a remedy and to obtain injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, without the requirement to post bond or other security.
11.9Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Agreement shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.
PURCHASER:
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC. By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx
Name:Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx
Title:Chief Executive Officer
SELLERS:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C. By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee of
the Xxxxxx Revocable Living
Trust dated November 19, 2001
Title:Manager
HONOLULU STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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MAUI STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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WAILEA STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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BEACHWALK STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee of the Xxxxxx Revocable Living Trust dated November 19, 2001 |
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LAVA COAST STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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KAUAI STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
By:/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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PRINCIPAL:
/s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
W. XXXXXXX XXXXXX, Trustee of the Xxxxxx
Revocable Living Trust dated November 19, 2001
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FORM OF XXXX OF SALE
XXXX OF SALE
Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., Honolulu Steak House, LLC, Maui Steak House LLC,
Wailea Steak House LLC, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC,
Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, and
Kauai Steak House, LLC
Dated: ,
Pursuant to the terms of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among RCSH Operations, Inc., a California corporation (the “Purchaser”), Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), and the Principal party thereto, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, effective as of the date hereof, all of its respective right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), free and clear of all Liens of any nature whatsoever. Nothing contained in this Xxxx of Sale shall be construed to limit or terminate the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this Xxxx of Sale not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
This Xxxx of Sale shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Sellers and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Purchaser. In case of any conflict or inconsistency between this Xxxx of Sale and the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Agreement shall prevail.
This Xxxx of Sale shall be governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii, without regard to conflict of laws rule or principle that might refer the governance or the construction of this Xxxx of Sale to the laws of another jurisdiction, and may not be amended or modified except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
The Sellers agree to execute and deliver to the Purchaser such further instruments of transfer and assignment as the Purchaser may reasonably from time to time request in order to transfer and assign to, and vest in, the Purchaser all of the right, title and interest hereby transferred and assigned or intended so to be.
This Xxxx of Sale may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Xxxx of Sale and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Xxxx of Sale shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Xxxx of Sale to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
HONOLULU STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
MAUI STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
WAILEA STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
BEACHWALK STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
LAVA COAST STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
KAUAI STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., Honolulu Steak House, LLC, Maui Steak House LLC,
Wailea Steak House LLC, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, and
Kauai Steak House, LLC
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of,
Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Purchaser, the Sellers and the Principal party thereto, the Sellers have agreed to transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to assume from the Sellers, the Assumed Liabilities; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION. The Sellers hereby assign, transfer, convey and delegate to the Purchaser the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of the Sellers.
2. ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES. The Purchaser hereby assumes, effective as of the date hereof, the Assumed Liabilities of the Sellers. From and after the date hereof, the Purchaser shall pay, honor, perform and discharge when due the Assumed Liabilities of the Sellers. The Purchaser shall not, by entering into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, assume or be obligated or liable for any Excluded Liabilities.
3.MISCELLANEOUS.
3.1 Amendment. This Agreement can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the parties hereto.
3.2Interpretation.
(a)In case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement shall prevail.
(b)The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
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3.3Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
3.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Agreement shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.
PURCHASER:
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
SELLERS:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
HONOLULU STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
MAUI STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
WAILEA STEAK HOUSE LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
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BEACHWALK STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
LAVA COAST STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its
Manager:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
KAUAI STEAK HOUSE, LLC, by its Manager: DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
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FORM OF DOMAIN NAME ASSIGNMENT
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This Domain Name Assignment is effective as of the day of , 201 . WHEREAS, Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, with an
address of 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx. # 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Assignor”), owns the domain names
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx and xxxx://xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, as well as common law rights to said domain names (collectively, the “Domain Name”);
WHEREAS, RCSH Operations, Inc., a California corporation, with an address of c/o Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc., 0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (“Assignee”), desires to acquire the Domain Name, together with the goodwill of the business connected with and symbolized by the Domain Name.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby sells, transfers and assigns, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, the Domain Name and the registration thereof, together with the goodwill of the business connected with and symbolized by such Domain Name, and any trademark, service xxxx, or intellectual property rights relating thereto, to the extent any such trademark, service xxxx, or intellectual property rights exist. Assignor shall cooperate with Assignee and follow Assignee’s reasonable instructions in order to effectuate the transfer of the Domain Name registrations in a timely manner. Specifically, within five (5) days of the effective date of this Domain Name Assignment, Assignor agrees to execute and transmit any necessary documentation and/or electronic instructions to the registrar of the Domain Name, proposed by Assignee in reasonable form and content, and/or to correspond, as may be reasonably requested by Assignee, with the registrar to authorize the transfer of the Domain Name to Assignee.
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
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CONSULTING AGREEMENT – W. XXXXXXX XXXXXX
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THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this
corporation (the “Company”), and W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (“Consultant”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017, among the Company, Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), and Consultant (“Asset Purchase Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Sellers are engaged in the business of owning and operating six existing
Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants operating in Hawaii;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company will purchase from the Sellers the Purchased Assets; and
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to cause the Company to enter into the Asset Purchase Agreement, Consultant has agreed to act as a consultant to the Company for a period of one year.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1.Services. Consultant will serve as a consultant to the Company. In such capacity, Consultant shall use his best efforts to preserve and enhance the good will of the Company with its customers, its employees, and the restaurant business, and with the public generally in
Hawaii, including but not limited to: (a) maintaining a visible presence and involvement at the Restaurants, consistent with historical practice; (b) introducing the Company to local organizations or groups with which Consultant has prior relationships; (c) assisting the Company with any marketing efforts in Hawaii; (d) voicing support for the Company, its Affiliates and the Ruth’s Xxxxx xxxxx generally; (e) assisting the Company in the retention and recruitment of key management and hourly employees; (f) supporting existing, and assisting the Company in developing new, vendor relationships, including relationships with landlords; (g) upon request of the Company, assisting the Company with negotiations of lease renewals or lease amendments relating to the Restaurants; and (h) otherwise assisting in the smooth transition of ownership of the Restaurants from the Sellers to the Company. Consultant will report on his activities periodically to Xxxxxxx X’Xxxxxxx, Chairman & CEO. Upon request of the Company,
Consultant will make himself available to Xx. X’Xxxxxxx and the Company for consultation on any of the above objectives.
2. Term and Termination. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms hereof, this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for a period of one year (the “Term”). The Term may be extended upon mutual written agreement between the parties.
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Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, and in addition to any other rights and remedies available at law, in equity or hereunder, the Company may terminate this Agreement for Cause (as hereinafter defined) at any time. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means (a) an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or any other material violation of law that occurs during or in the course of the Term, (b) intentional disclosure of the Company’s confidential information contrary to the Company’s policies, (c) intentional breach of any of the Company’s material policies, (d) the willful and continued failure of Consultant to perform his duties under this Agreement, and (e) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude. Upon any termination by the Company other than for Cause, the Company shall continue to pay Consultant under Section 3 hereof for the balance of the Term.
3.Fees and Expenses. In consideration for Consultant’s services rendered to the Company, the Company agrees to pay to Consultant the sum of $500,000, payable ratably over the twelve-month Term, as full and complete compensation for the services hereunder. The Company agrees to reimburse Consultant, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, for such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Consultant in performing the obligations under this Agreement in an amount not to exceed $50,000 in the aggregate over the Term.
4.Obligations of Consultant; Independent Contractor Status. Consultant shall perform the services hereunder in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and by following and applying commercially reasonable professional guidelines and standards. It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant shall, at all times, act as an independent contractor with respect to the Company and not as an employee or agent of the Company, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership, association or other affiliation, or like relationship, between the Consultant and the Company. Consultant shall be solely responsible for all of his withholding taxes, social security taxes, unemployment taxes, and workers’ compensation insurance premiums, subject to Section 5 below. Consultant represents that he currently has no agreement with, or any other obligation to, any third party that conflicts with the terms of this Agreement.
5.Trade Secrets and Confidential Information. Consultant acknowledges that in the course of providing services under this Agreement, he may receive information from the Company that has economic value that is not generally known or readily ascertainable through appropriate means by persons who might find it useful and as such, Consultant will exercise reasonable efforts to keep such information confidential. Consultant shall not disclose such information outside the Company or use it against the Company. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Company acknowledges and agrees that Consultant: (i) develops, owns or operates other restaurants and at his discretion may devote the majority of his time to such restaurants; and (ii) is privy to information, data, processes, methods and other intellectual property generally known by seasoned executives in the restaurant industry, and no such information or property shall be deemed to be owned or transferred to the Company or any Seller under any “work for hire” or other doctrine.
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(a)All notices provided for or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally to the other party, or mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), or delivered by a recognized overnight courier services, as follows:
If to the Company:RCSH Operations, Inc.
c/o Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
If to Consultant:W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
c/o Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., #000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
(b)Notices delivered pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof shall be deemed given: at the time delivered, if personally delivered; three (3) business days after being deposited in the mail, if mailed; and one (1) business day after timely delivery to the courier, if by overnight courier.
(c)Either party hereto may change the address to which notice is to be sent by written notice to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.
7.Miscellaneous. This Agreement may only be amended, modified, or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto, and any of the terms thereof may be waived, only by a written document signed by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of waiver, by the party or parties waiving compliance. Consultant may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the Company. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and performed in such State, without reference to conflict of law rules that would require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Agreement shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into this Agreement as witnessed by their signatures below.
COMPANY:
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
CONSULTANT:
W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
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DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
“Owner”), and Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company (“DIR”).
BACKGROUND
A.The Owner and DIR, together with Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”) and the Principal (as defined therein) have entered into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”).
B.All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings provided in the Purchase Agreement.
C.The parties desire to agree on certain transition issues in connection with the consummation of the Purchase Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.General.
a.DIR agrees and acknowledges that, as of the Closing Date, DIR intends to provide certain information technology services, as listed in Exhibit A (the “IT Services”), certain purchasing services, as listed in Exhibit B (the “Purchasing Services”), and certain finance, accounting and other administrative services, as listed in Exhibit C (the “Support Services”) with respect to the operation of the Business which were used prior to Closing on a transitional basis to enable the Owner to continue to operate the Business on an uninterrupted
basis in a manner generally consistent with the Sellers’ historical practices. The parties agree that network changes may be necessary to ensure on-going security to the Sellers’ and DIR’s environment during the Term (as defined below).
b.The parties recognize that during the Term, the Owner will, as circumstances permit, reduce or phase-out the Services (as defined in Section 3.b.2) set forth herein. Accordingly, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, the Owner agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to make a transition of each Service to its own internal organization or to obtain alternate third-party sources to provide the Services. The parties will cooperate in an orderly reduction or phase-out of the Services. The Owner agrees to
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coordinate any network changes with DIR so that the Sellers and DIR can make any changes necessary to ensure on-going security of the Sellers’ and DIR’s network and data.
c.DIR shall request approval from Owner prior to hiring or utilizing third- party subcontractors to provide all or part of any Service hereunder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
2.Term.
a.The term of this Agreement (the “Term”), and all Services to be provided hereunder, shall commence on the Closing Date and shall terminate on the earlier of:
(1)180 days thereafter; or
b.Owner shall have the right to terminate any Service provided hereunder after giving at least thirty days’ written notice to DIR specifying the specific Service to be discontinued and the effective date.
c.Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to any Service, in whole or in part, if the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within 10 days after receiving written notice of such breach.
d.The Term may only be extended upon mutual written agreement of the parties, which shall be in each party’s sole discretion.
3.Compensation.
a.Responsibility for Wages and Fees. For such time as any employees of DIR are providing Services to the Owner under this Agreement, (1) such employees will remain employees of DIR and shall not be deemed to be employees of the Owner for any purpose, and (2) DIR shall be solely responsible for the payment and provision of all wages, bonuses, and commissions, employee benefits, including severance and worker’s compensation, and the withholding and payment of applicable Taxes relating to such employment.
b.Terms of Payment for Services.
(1)As consideration for provision of the IT Services, the Purchasing Services and the Support Services, the Owner shall pay DIR $45,000.00 per month (the “Monthly Services Fee”), which shall be due on the tenth calendar day of each calendar month for the IT Services, the Purchasing Services and the Support Services rendered by DIR in such month.
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agreement by the parties (the “Additional IT Services”, and together with the IT Services, the Purchasing Services and the Support Services, the “Services”), the Owner shall pay DIR at a rate of $100.00 per hour, if DIR provides such Additional IT Services using its internal resources, or the Owner shall pay DIR the applicable hourly rate (together with any general excise taxes) on a “pass-through” basis, subject to any applicable minimums, if a third party provides the
Additional IT Services (in either instance, the “Additional IT Services Fee”).
(3)In addition to the Monthly Services Fee and any Additional IT Services Fee, in the event that DIR incurs any valid out-of-pocket expenses in the provision of any Service, including, without limitation, payments to third-party service providers, subcontractors, and purchasing consultants and costs associated with maintaining DIR’s existing systems environment, but excluding payments made to employees of DIR or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 3.a (such included expenses, collectively, “Out-of-Pocket Costs”), the Owner shall reimburse the DIR for all such Out-of-Pocket Costs, in accordance with Section 3.c. DIR shall obtain written approval from Owner before incurring Out-of-Pocket Costs in excess of
$10,000, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. To the extent any license fees are due during the Term, DIR shall cooperate with Owner to minimize the cost of such fees and negotiate appropriate coverage and duration of such license.
c.Invoicing. Any charges for the Services shall be incurred on a weekly basis, and unless otherwise specified in Exhibit B, DIR shall provide the Owner, in accordance with Section 9.g, with invoices (“Invoices”) issued once every two weeks, which shall set forth in reasonable detail, with such supporting documentation as the Owner may request with respect to any Out-of-Pocket Costs, amounts payable under this Agreement. The Owner shall make payments to DIR pursuant to this Agreement within 14 days after the date such Invoice is given from DIR to the Owner.
d.Taxes. The Owner shall be responsible for all sales or use Taxes imposed or assessed as a result of the provision of Services by DIR, currently equal to 4.712%.
4.Use of the Premises.
a.During the Term, DIR, its Affiliates, their respective employees, and any third-party service providers or subcontractors who provide the Services shall have access to the Purchased Assets, premises and any books and records of the Business reasonably necessary for the purpose of transitioning the Business and otherwise monitoring the Business solely as it relates to the provision of the Services under this Agreement. Such employees of DIR, their Affiliates and employees of any third-party service providers or subcontractors shall be permitted to reasonable use of the premises and facilities, including telephone and Internet access, at no additional cost.
b.DIR shall not be obligated to pay rent or any other similar fee with respect to their use of the Owner’s facilities or assets during the Term.
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5.Confidentiality. Each party agrees to maintain, and to cause its respective Affiliates, representatives and agents to maintain in strict confidence all confidential information in accordance with Section 7.8 of the Purchase Agreement.
6.Limitation of Liability; Insurance; Indemnification.
a.In no event shall either party be liable to the other party for lost profits or for any punitive, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, other than as set forth in Sections 6.c or 6.d of this
Agreement. Except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of DIR or as set forth in Section 6.d of this Agreement, DIR’s sole liability and the Owner’s sole remedy for any breach of DIR’s obligation to provide Services pursuant to this Agreement shall be for DIR to perform or re-perform such Services at no cost to the Owner.
b.The Owner shall carry, maintain and pay the premium for general liability insurance coverage for the Restaurants and the Services and shall name DIR as an additional insured under all such liability insurance policies. The Owner shall provide to DIR a certificate evidencing such insurance coverage if so requested.
c.Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.a of this Agreement, and in addition to the provisions of Section 9.3 of the Purchase Agreement, the Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless DIR, as one of the Seller Indemnified Parties (“DIR Indemnified Party”) in respect of any Losses of any DIR Indemnified Party as a result of, in connection with, or arising out of the provision of the Services and, to the extent through the Owner’s negligence or willful misconduct, data breaches. The Owner’s responsibility for any such Losses shall not be subject
to the limitations of Section 9.5(c) of the Purchase Agreement.
d.Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 6.a of this Agreement, and in addition to the provisions of Section 9.2 of the Purchase Agreement, DIR shall indemnify and hold harmless the Owner in respect of any Losses of the Owner as a result of, in connection with, or arising out of any data breach, but only to the extent such Loss was caused by DIR’s negligence or willful misconduct. DIR’s responsibility for any such Losses shall not be subject to the limitations of Section 9.5(b) of the Purchase Agreement.
7.Standard of Care. DIR shall use good faith efforts to provide the Services under this Agreement in accordance with the same standard of care followed by DIR in the operation of the Business prior to Closing.
8.Force Majeure. If DIR is unable to perform any of its duties or fulfill any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement as a result of causes beyond its control and without its fault or negligence, including but not limited to acts of God or government, fire, flood, terrorism, war, governmental controls, and labor strife, then the obligations of DIR under this Agreement with respect to any Service shall be suspended during the period that DIR is prevented or hindered from providing such Service, or the Owner is prevented or hindered from receiving such Service, and DIR shall not be deemed to be in default of this Agreement during the continuance of such events which rendered them unable to perform. DIR shall promptly thereafter take such action as is reasonably necessary to enable it to resume performance of its
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duties and obligations under this Agreement.
9.Miscellaneous.
a.This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties hereto.
b.This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. In the event and to the extent that there is a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Purchase Agreement as it relates to the Services hereunder, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
d.No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto and identified in such writing as an amendment to this Agreement. Any waiver by any party of any breach hereunder, whether intentional or not, must be in writing by the waiving party and shall not be deemed to extend to any other or subsequent breach hereunder.
e.The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
f.Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
g.Any notice, request, information or other document to be given under this Agreement shall be given in accordance with the provision set forth in Section 11.5 of the Purchase Agreement.
h.This Agreement and any disputes arising under it shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Hawaii, without reference to its conflicts of law principles. All disputes arising under this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Purchase Agreement.
i. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not be construed as creating a joint venture, partnership, agency or other association within the meaning of the common law or under the laws of the state in which any party is incorporated, organized, or conducting business. It is the intent of the parties that with respect to providing transitional assistance hereunder, DIR is an independent contractor. Each party hereby acknowledges responsibility for full payment of
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wages and other compensation to all employees and agents engaged in the performance of its services and obligations under this Agreement.
j.This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
k. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
l.The Exhibits identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
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DIR will work with the Owner in good faith to continue to enable Owner to purchase Inventory for the Restaurants from all suppliers of the Restaurants prior to the Closing Date at the same FOB price available to the Sellers. |
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2.DIR will instruct all third party suppliers to provide such Inventory at the Sellers’ same
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3.DIR, in collaboration with the Owner, will make reasonable efforts to:
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review volume commitments and expirations of contracts with current national food and packaging suppliers and counsel whether to renew such contracts; |
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provide reporting support on products distributed through distribution channels, including supplier inventories, proprietary products, and smallwares; |
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assist in transfer of all national distributed products to the Owner’s designated distributors; |
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e.assist in transfer of proprietary smallwares to the Owner’s designated distributor;
f.provide support for processing purchasing transactions;
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provide purchasing support for regionally distributed products (e.g., seafood, produce); and |
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other services consistent with the specifically listed Purchasing Services in this Exhibit B that are necessary for the Owner to continue to operate the Business following the Closing Date and mutually agreed to by the parties. |
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DIR will make reasonable efforts to provide assistance in connection with transitioning all finance, accounting, human resources and other administrative services relating to the Business to the Owner, including but not limited to the following:
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If needed, DIR will work with the Owner in good faith at the Owner’s cost and expense to cause the Sellers’ Gift Card processor to continue to provide such services for the Owner under the existing Sellers’ contract but billed directly to the Owner, or if the third party processor will not directly xxxx the Owner, the Owner will pay or reimburse DIR for all costs incurred by DIR for the processing of Gift Cards for the Restaurants on and after the Closing Date. |
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If needed, DIR will work with the Owner in good faith at the Owner’s cost and expense to cause the Sellers’ credit card merchant processor to continue to provide such services for the Owner under the Sellers’ existing contract. |
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DIR will continue, at the Owner’s sole discretion and to the extent legally permissible, to collect and provide the employee data necessary for the Owner to process payroll for the Restaurants. |
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DIR will, at the Owner’s sole discretion, assist with daily accounting processes for the Restaurants, including daily sales reporting, invoice processing, payroll accounting and treasury accounting. |
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DIR will continue, at the Owner’s sole discretion, to provide treasury services for the Business, including providing bank deposit accounts, bank disbursement accounts and armored car services for each restaurant location as well as for the Business as a whole, to the extent needed. |
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DIR will continue to provide marketing support for existing programs, including but not limited to those with the Japanese Tourism Bureau, XXX, H.I.S. Hawaii and various hotels, resorts and travel agencies which send customers to the Business. |
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DIR will continue to provide support for local and international advertising programs, website hosting, translation services, social media marketing, concierge referrals and local public relations matters. |
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8.DIR will coordinate with Owner to transfer information from Sellers’ guest database to
Owner, including emails and contact information for guests.
9.DIR will assist with processing vendor invoices and accounts payable matters.
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compensation claim processing, performance management and termination, all as directed and requested by Owner.
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NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
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NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
THIS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this
RCSH Operations, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and Desert Island
Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company (“Consultant”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017, among the Company, as the Purchaser, Consultant and the other Sellers (as defined therein) party thereto, and the Principal (as defined therein) (“Asset Purchase Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, and its parent company and affiliates, as a result of the expenditure of time, skill, effort and money, developed and owns a unique system (the “System”) for the development and operation of full-service restaurants under the name and xxxx Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House (“RCSH Restaurants”);
WHEREAS, the System includes, but is not limited to, certain trade names, service marks, trademarks, symbols, logos, emblems and indicia of origin, including, but not limited to, the xxxx Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House and such other trade names, service marks, trademarks, symbols, logos, emblems and indicia of origin as the Company may develop in the future to identify for the public the source of services and products marketed under such marks (“Marks”) and under the System and representing the System’s high standards of quality, appearance and service; special recipes and menu items; uniform standards, specifications and procedures for operations; quality and uniformity of products and services offered; procedures for inventory and management and financial control; training and assistance; and advertising and promotional programs; all of which may be changed, improved and further developed by the Company from time to time and are used by the Company in connection with the operation of the System, but excluding such information and knowledge possessed or obtained by Consultant independently through its own industry knowledge and experience without the aid or involvement of the Company or the System (“Proprietary Information”);
WHEREAS, the Marks and Proprietary Information provide economic advantages to the Company and many are not generally known to, and are not readily ascertainable by proper means by, the Company’s competitors who could obtain economic value from knowledge and use of the Marks and Proprietary Information;
WHEREAS, the Company has taken and intends to take all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality and secrecy of the Proprietary Information;
WHEREAS, the Company has previously granted the Sellers certain franchise rights, including use of the System and the Proprietary Information, relating to the ownership, operation and development of the Restaurants pursuant to the Franchise Agreements;
WHEREAS, the Company and Consultant have agreed on the importance to the Company and other licensed users of the System of restricting use, access and dissemination of the Proprietary Information and the Sellers and Consultant have agreed in the Asset Purchase
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Agreement that the Company’s obligation to purchase the Purchased Assets is subject to the condition that Consultant enters into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to consummate the purchases under the Asset Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date, Consultant is willing to execute, deliver, perform and be bound by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.Confidentiality Agreement.
(a)The Company has disclosed to Consultant and its Affiliates some or all of the Proprietary Information relating to the System and not generally known by the public or competitors. All non-public, proprietary or confidential information, including, without limitation, the System, drawings, specifications, techniques and compilations of data, which the Company or its Affiliates provided to Consultant, whether prior to or following the date of this Agreement, will be deemed confidential Proprietary Information for the purposes of this Agreement.
(b)Consultant acknowledges that Consultant and its Affiliates previously received the Proprietary Information in confidence and will, at all times, maintain them, or cause them to be maintained, in confidence and will not use this information for any reason whatsoever except as may be otherwise permitted in the Consulting Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and Consultant.
(c)Consultant will not, and will cause its Affiliates, not to, at any time disclose, copy documents or compilations containing some or all of the Proprietary Information, or permit the disclosure of the Proprietary Information unless required by law and Consultant acknowledges that such information shall remain confidential. Consultant shall not use or adopt any secret recipes, formulas, or other Proprietary Information, use or duplicate the System or any portion thereof or assist others to do so.
(d)On the Closing Date, Consultant will surrender, and will cause its Affiliates, to surrender, any material containing some or all of the Proprietary Information to Company, including copies of recipes and other instructions or materials, unless otherwise required under the Franchise Agreements to surrender such materials on an earlier date.
(e)For a period of five (5) years following the Closing Date, Consultant will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, at any time, directly or indirectly engage in any act or omission of act which causes Consultant or any Affiliates to engage in any act which will defame or disparage the RCSH Restaurants or the goodwill associated with the Proprietary Information and the System.
2.Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.
(a)In consideration of the Purchase Price paid by the Company on the Closing Date to the Sellers pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement and in order to protect the goodwill and
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unique qualities of the System, the confidentiality and value of the Proprietary Information, and the goodwill associated with Business, Consultant agrees and covenants that, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the five (5) year anniversary thereof within the State of Hawaii and the two (2) year anniversary thereof outside of the State of Hawaii (the “Restricted Period”):
(i)Consultant will not, will cause its Affiliates not to, (A) assist others in any business or service substantially similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) divert, or attempt to divert, directly or indirectly, any business, business opportunity, or customer of the RCSH Restaurants to any competitor engaged in a business similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, including a fine
dining restaurant that offers steak as the primary menu item;
(ii)Consultant will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, (A) assist others in any business or service substantially similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement to, (B) knowingly employ, or seek to employ, any person who is as of Closing Date, or was at any time within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Closing Date, employed by (x) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) by any Seller, Consultant or any of their respective Affiliates, or (z) any other franchisee or developer of the Company, or otherwise directly or indirectly induce such person to leave that person’s employment;
(iii)Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, for itself or through, on behalf of, or in conjunction with any Person, without the prior written consent of the Company, own, maintain, operate, engage in or have any financial or beneficial interest of five percent (5%) or more of any publicly-traded company in (including any interest in corporations, partnerships, trusts, unincorporated associations or joint ventures), or advise, assist or make loans to, any restaurant business that is of a character and concept similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, including any fine dining restaurant that offers steak as the
primary menu item; and
(iv)within the State of Hawaii, Consultant will not, and will cause its
Affiliates not to, solicit, induce, influence or attempt to influence any supplier, lessor, licensor, or any other Person who has a business relationship with the Company, any Affiliate of Company,
or had a business relationship with any Seller, to discontinue or reduce the extent or scope of such relationship with the Company.
(b)Consultant agrees that the foregoing covenants are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographic area and scope, to protect, among other things, the Company’s acquisition
of the goodwill associated with the Business. If a judicial or arbitral determination is made that any provision of this Section 2 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Consultant or any of its Affiliates, then the provisions of this Section 2 shall be rendered void only to the extent such judicial or arbitral determination finds such provisions to be unenforceable. In that regard, any judicial or arbitral authority construing this Section 2 shall be empowered to sever any prohibited business activity, time period or geographical area from the coverage of any such agreements and to apply the remaining provisions of this Section 2 to the remaining business activities, time periods and/or geographical areas not so severed. Moreover, in the event that any provision, or the application thereof, of this Section 2 is determined not to
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be specifically enforceable, the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of the breach of such agreement.
3.Miscellaneous
(a)Consultant agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Agreement, the Company would be irreparably injured and be without an adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in the event of such a breach, or attempted breach of any of the provisions hereof, the Company will be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies which are made available to it at law or in equity, to an injunction prohibiting such breach.
(b)The non-prevailing party agrees to pay all reasonable expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the prevailing party (as determined by the court) in enforcing this Agreement.
(c) Any failure by the Company to object to or take action with respect to any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Consultant will not operate or be construed as a waiver of or consent to that breach or any subsequent breach by Consultant.
(d) Consultant acknowledges the receipt and adequacy of the consideration payable under the Asset Purchase Agreement, a portion of which is good and valuable consideration in exchange for Consultant making the covenants contained in this Agreement and agreeing to be legally bound by the covenants contained in this Agreement (and all other terms hereof).
(e)Consultant acknowledges (i) its responsibility to cause the Sellers and its other Affiliates to comply with the limitations in this Agreement and (ii) that any action taken by any of the Sellers or its other Affiliates that would, if taken by Consultant directly, constitute a breach of this Agreement shall constitute a breach for which Consultant is liable hereunder.
(f)This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Hawaii applicable to contracts made and performed in such State, without reference to conflict of law rules that would require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Hawaii over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(g)This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be modified only by a duly authorized writing executed by all parties.
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(h)All notices provided for or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally to the other party, or mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), or delivered by a recognized overnight courier services, as follows:
If to the Company:RCSH Operations, Inc.
c/o Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
If to Consultant:Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx, #000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 3(h) hereof shall be deemed given: at the time delivered, if personally delivered; three (3) business days after being deposited in the mail, if mailed; and one (1) business day after timely delivery to the courier, if by overnight courier. Either party hereto may change the address to which notice is to be sent by written notice to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(h).
(i)The rights and remedies of the Company under this Agreement are fully assignable and transferable to any of the Company’s Affiliates and will inure to the benefit of such assignee. The respective obligations of Consultant hereunder may not be assigned by Consultant without the prior written consent of the Company,
(j)Consultant hereby represents to the Company that Consultant has read and understands, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Agreement are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (i) the importance of the goodwill acquired by the Company via the Asset Purchase Agreement, (ii) the nature and wide geographic scope of the operations of the RCSH Restaurants, and (iii) the fact that the RCSH Restaurants are conducted throughout, and derived from, the entire geographic area where competition is restricted by this Agreement. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, whether now or hereafter in effect and therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of applicable law that would render any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable.
(k)This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Agreement shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into this Agreement as witnessed by their signatures below.
COMPANY:
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
CONSULTANT:
DESERT ISLAND RESTAURANTS, L.L.C.
[Signature Page to Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement]
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NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
W. XXXXXXX XXXXXX
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NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
THIS NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT (this
RCSH Operations, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (“Consultant”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017, among the Company, as the Purchaser, the Sellers (as defined therein) party thereto, and Consultant (“Asset Purchase Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, and its parent company and affiliates, as a result of the expenditure of time, skill, effort and money, developed and owns a unique system (the “System”) for the development and operation of full-service restaurants under the name and xxxx Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House (“RCSH Restaurants”);
WHEREAS, the System includes, but is not limited to, certain trade names, service marks, trademarks, symbols, logos, emblems and indicia of origin, including, but not limited to, the xxxx Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House and such other trade names, service marks, trademarks, symbols, logos, emblems and indicia of origin as the Company may develop in the future to identify for the public the source of services and products marketed under such marks (“Marks”) and under the System and representing the System’s high standards of quality, appearance and service; special recipes and menu items; uniform standards, specifications and procedures for operations; quality and uniformity of products and services offered; procedures for inventory and management and financial control; training and assistance; and advertising and promotional programs; all of which may be changed, improved and further developed by the Company from time to time and are used by the Company in connection with the operation of the System, but excluding such information and knowledge possessed or obtained by Consultant independently through his own industry knowledge and experience without the aid or involvement of the Company or the System (“Proprietary Information”);
WHEREAS, the Marks and Proprietary Information provide economic advantages to the Company and many are not generally known to, and are not readily ascertainable by proper means by, the Company’s competitors who could obtain economic value from knowledge and use of the Marks and Proprietary Information;
WHEREAS, the Company has taken and intends to take all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality and secrecy of the Proprietary Information;
WHEREAS, the Company has previously granted the Sellers certain franchise rights, including use of the System and the Proprietary Information, relating to the ownership, operation and development of the Restaurants pursuant to the Franchise Agreements;
WHEREAS, the Company and Consultant have agreed on the importance to the Company and other licensed users of the System of restricting use, access and dissemination of the Proprietary Information and the Sellers and Consultant have agreed in the Asset Purchase
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Agreement that the Company’s obligation to purchase the Purchased Assets is subject to the condition that Consultant enters into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to consummate the purchases under the Asset Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date, Consultant is willing to execute, deliver, perform and be bound by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.Confidentiality Agreement.
(a)The Company has disclosed to Consultant and his Affiliates some or all of the Proprietary Information relating to the System and not generally known by the public or competitors. All non-public, proprietary or confidential information, including, without limitation, the System, drawings, specifications, techniques and compilations of data, which the Company or its Affiliates provided to Consultant, whether prior to or following the date of this Agreement, will be deemed confidential Proprietary Information for the purposes of this Agreement.
(b)Consultant acknowledges that Consultant and his Affiliates previously received the Proprietary Information in confidence and will, at all times, maintain them, or cause them to be maintained, in confidence and will not use this information for any reason whatsoever except as may be otherwise permitted in the Consulting Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and Consultant.
(c)Consultant will not, and will cause his Affiliates, not to, at any time disclose, copy documents or compilations containing some or all of the Proprietary Information, or permit the disclosure of the Proprietary Information unless required by law and Consultant acknowledges that such information shall remain confidential. Consultant shall not use or adopt any secret recipes, formulas, or other Proprietary Information, use or duplicate the System or any portion thereof or assist others to do so.
(d)On the Closing Date, Consultant will surrender, and will cause his Affiliates, to surrender, any material containing some or all of the Proprietary Information to Company, including copies of recipes and other instructions or materials, unless otherwise required under the Franchise Agreements to surrender such materials on an earlier date.
(e) For a period of five (5) years following the Closing Date, Consultant will not, and will cause his Affiliates not to, at any time, directly or indirectly engage in any act or omission of act which causes Consultant or any Affiliates to engage in any act which will defame or
disparage the RCSH Restaurants or the goodwill associated with the Proprietary Information and the System.
2.Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.
(a)In consideration of the Purchase Price paid by the Company on the Closing Date to the Sellers pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, $250,000 of which is being allocated to
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Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement (the “Allocation”), and in order to protect the goodwill and unique qualities of the System, the confidentiality and value of the Proprietary Information, and the goodwill associated with Business, Consultant agrees and covenants that, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the five (5) year anniversary thereof within the State of Hawaii and the two (2) year anniversary thereof outside of the State of Hawaii (the “Restricted Period”):
(i)Consultant will not, will cause his Affiliates not to, (A) assist others in any business or service substantially similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) divert, or attempt to divert, directly or indirectly, any business, business opportunity, or customer of the RCSH Restaurants to any competitor engaged in a business similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, including a fine
dining restaurant that offers steak as the primary menu item;
(ii)Consultant will not, and will cause his Affiliates not to, (A) assist others in any business or service substantially similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement to, (B) knowingly employ, or seek to employ, any person who is as of Closing Date, or was at any time within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Closing Date, employed by (x) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (y) by any Seller, Consultant or any of
their respective Affiliates, or (z) any other franchisee or developer of the Company, or otherwise directly or indirectly induce such person to leave that person’s employment;
(iii)Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, for himself or through, on behalf of, or in conjunction with any Person, without the prior written consent of the Company, own, maintain, operate, engage in or have any financial or beneficial interest of five percent (5%) or more of any publicly-traded company in (including any interest in corporations, partnerships, trusts, unincorporated associations or joint ventures), or advise, assist or make loans to, any restaurant business that is of a character and concept similar to the RCSH Restaurants existing as of the date of this Agreement, including any fine dining restaurant that offers steak as the
primary menu item; and
(iv)within the State of Hawaii, Consultant will not, and will cause his
Affiliates not to, solicit, induce, influence or attempt to influence any supplier, lessor, licensor, or any other Person who has a business relationship with the Company, any Affiliate of Company,
or had a business relationship with any Seller, to discontinue or reduce the extent or scope of such relationship with the Company.
(b)Consultant agrees that the foregoing covenants are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographic area and scope, to protect, among other things, the Company’s acquisition
of the goodwill associated with the Business. If a judicial or arbitral determination is made that any provision of this Section 2 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Consultant or any of his Affiliates, then the provisions of this Section 2 shall be rendered void only to the extent such judicial or arbitral determination finds such provisions to be unenforceable. In that regard, any judicial or arbitral authority construing this Section 2 shall be empowered to sever any prohibited business activity, time period or geographical area from the coverage of any such agreements and to apply the remaining provisions of this Section 2 to the remaining business activities, time periods and/or geographical areas not so severed. Moreover,
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in the event that any provision, or the application thereof, of this Section 2 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of the breach of such agreement.
3.Miscellaneous
(a)Consultant agrees that, in the event of a breach of this Agreement, the Company would be irreparably injured and be without an adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in the event of such a breach, or attempted breach of any of the provisions hereof, the Company will be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies which are made available to it at law or in equity, to an injunction prohibiting such breach.
(b)The non-prevailing party agrees to pay all reasonable expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the prevailing party (as determined by the court) in enforcing this Agreement.
(c) Any failure by the Company to object to or take action with respect to any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Consultant will not operate or be construed as a waiver of or consent to that breach or any subsequent breach by Consultant.
(d)Consultant acknowledges the receipt and adequacy of the consideration payable under the Asset Purchase Agreement, and that the Allocation is good and valuable consideration in exchange for Consultant making the covenants contained in this Agreement and agreeing to be legally bound by the covenants contained in this Agreement (and all other terms hereof).
(e)Consultant acknowledges (i) his responsibility to cause the Sellers and his other Affiliates to comply with the limitations in this Agreement and (ii) that any action taken by any of the Sellers or his other Affiliates that would, if taken by Consultant directly, constitute a breach of this Agreement shall constitute a breach for which Consultant is liable hereunder.
(f)This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Hawaii applicable to contracts made and performed in such State, without reference to conflict of law rules that would require the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of Hawaii over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(g)This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be modified only by a duly authorized writing executed by all parties.
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(h)All notices provided for or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally to the other party, or mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), or delivered by a recognized overnight courier services, as follows:
If to the Company:RCSH Operations, Inc.
c/o Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx. Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
If to Consultant:W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
c/o Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx, #000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 3(h) hereof shall be deemed given: at the time delivered, if personally delivered; three (3) business days after being deposited in the mail, if mailed; and one (1) business day after timely delivery to the courier, if by overnight courier. Either party hereto may change the address to which notice is to be sent by written notice to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(h).
(i)The rights and remedies of the Company under this Agreement are fully assignable and transferable to any of the Company’s Affiliates and will inure to the benefit of such assignee. The respective obligations of Consultant hereunder may not be assigned by Consultant without the prior written consent of the Company,
(j)Consultant hereby represents to the Company that Consultant has read and understands, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that the geographic scope and duration of the covenants contained in this Agreement are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (i) the importance of the goodwill acquired by the Company via the Asset Purchase Agreement, (ii) the nature and wide geographic scope of the operations of the RCSH Restaurants, and (iii) the fact that the RCSH Restaurants are conducted throughout, and derived from, the entire geographic area where competition is restricted by this Agreement. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, whether now or hereafter in effect and therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of applicable law that would render any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable.
(k)This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement, and photostatic, .pdf or facsimile copies of fully-executed counterparts of this Agreement shall be given the same effect as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into this Agreement as witnessed by their signatures below.
COMPANY:
RCSH OPERATIONS, INC.
CONSULTANT:
W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
[Signature Page to Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement]
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GIFT CARD ESCROW AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
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GIFT CARD ESCROW AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
This GIFT CARD ESCROW AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (this
California corporation (the “Purchaser”), Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Honolulu Steak House, LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Maui Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Wailea Steak House LLC, a Hawaii limited liability company, Beachwalk Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and Kauai Steak House, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), and Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc., a Hawaii corporation (“Title Guaranty Escrow”), as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) (each a “Party” and, collectively, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), dated November 2, 2017, by and among the Purchaser, the Sellers and the Principal (as defined therein). The Parties acknowledge that the Escrow Agent is not a party to, has not received and will not be responsible for the Asset Purchase Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Sellers have agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Sellers, the Purchased Assets, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.8 of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser and the Sellers desire to establish an escrow account for the benefit of the Purchaser to secure certain obligations of the Sellers to indemnify the Purchaser for the value of Gift Card redemptions, House Accounts, Comps and Promotional Discounts by the Purchaser for an 18- month period after the Closing Date, as set forth in Section 7.17 of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein and in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.Appointment of Escrow Agent.
The Purchaser and the Sellers hereby appoint Title Guaranty Escrow as the Escrow Agent for the purposes set forth herein and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment.
2.Certain Definitions.
“Comps” means any cards, vouchers, credits or other arrangements issued on a complimentary basis by Sellers to vendors and customer and redeemable for food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii.
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“Gift Cards” means any pre-paid balance cards and any other arrangements which are sold by the Sellers to customers or to a retailer for resale to customers and redeemable for the purchase of food or beverages at a Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurant.
“Gift Card Outstanding Balance” shall mean the total sum of the liabilities for
outstanding Gift Cards, presented to and redeemed by the Purchaser for a period of eighteen (18)
months following the Closing Date.
“House Accounts” means any arrangements by means of vouchers, credits or trade or barter accounts which are extended by Sellers to third parties and customers and redeemable for the purchase of food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii and that do not generate a corresponding accounts receivable in favor of Purchaser. For the sake of clarity, house accounts with an existing credit attributable to services provided to Sellers on trade are considered a House Account under this definition. However, arrangements where vouchers are presented in exchange for meals and upon redemption the voucher sponsor (e.g., the Japanese Tourism Bureau) is invoiced for the redeemed vouchers are not considered a House Account.
“Promotional Discounts” means any incentives issued by Sellers to customers in connection with marketing and promotional strategies resulting in discounts or credits that may be applied to the purchase of food or beverages at Xxxx’x Xxxxx Steak House restaurants in Hawaii.
3.Deposit Into Escrow Account.
(a) Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in accordance with Section 7.17 and Section 9.8 of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Sellers shall deposit with the Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent will acknowledge upon receipt an amount equal to
“Escrow Account”) and disbursed by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Escrowed Funds” shall be deemed to include any interest or other income earned thereon.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during the term of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall be entitled to receive 100% of the value of any Gift Cards redeemed up to the Gift Card Outstanding Balance from the Escrow Account.
(c) The Purchaser and Sellers agree that Purchaser will honor House Accounts, Comps and Promotional Discounts which are redeemed following the Closing Date. To the extent the total sum of Comps and Promotional Discounts redeemed during the six (6) months following the Closing Date exceeds Three Percent (3%) of gross sales, then Purchaser shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the Escrowed Funds Balance for the amount in excess of that threshold (the “Excess C&PD”). In calculating Excess C&PD, the cost of goods sold for the food or beverage item will be used and not the sales price. For example, if a promotional voucher for a free piece of chocolate cake is redeemed, the cost of goods sold is 20% and the price is $10 for that item, $2.00 will be used and not the $10.00 sale price in calculating Excess C&PD. If a promotional voucher for a $20 discount on any meals of at least $100 is redeemed and cost of goods sold are 30%, only $6.00 will be used.
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(d) The Purchaser and the Sellers acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a substantial restriction on the rights of the Sellers with respect to the Escrowed Funds and that the Purchaser and the Sellers shall treat the Escrowed Funds as an installment obligation.
4.Investment of Escrowed Funds.
During the term of this Agreement, the Escrowed Funds shall be deposited in an interest bearing account with a federally insured financial institution or invested in such other investments as shall be directed in writing by the Sellers and as shall be acceptable to the Purchaser and the Escrow Agent. The Parties acknowledge that the Escrow Agent charges and collects fees for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Unless otherwise instructed in writing by the Sellers, the Escrow Agent shall invest and reinvest the Escrowed Funds in the interest bearing account or other investment, as applicable.
5.Disbursements From the Escrow Account; Closing.
(a) The Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrowed Funds to the Purchaser by intrabank transfer of collected funds or wire when accompanied by valid wire instructions in the amounts specified thereon upon presentment jointly by the Purchaser and the Sellers to the Escrow Agent of documentation from the Purchaser reflecting customer charges against Gift Cards and House Accounts (the “GC&HA Charges”), and for any Excess C&PD. Disbursement Requests (as defined below) will not be made more frequently than on a monthly basis.
(b) All of the joint requests from the Purchaser and Desert Island Restaurants, L.L.C., as authorized agent for the Sellers, for disbursements of Escrowed Funds to the Purchaser shall be accompanied with instructions from Purchaser and approved by Sellers for payment thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule 1 which instructions include a certification by the Purchaser that the GC&HA Charges were made and the Excess C&PD were incurred within eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date (the “Disbursement Requests”).
(c) The Escrow Agent shall honor and make disbursements to the Purchaser for all Disbursement Requests presented to the Escrow Agent within eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date. Within three (3) Business Days (as hereinafter defined) following the eighteen (18) month anniversary of this Agreement and subject to a final reconciliation process with Purchaser and Sellers, the Escrow Agent shall distribute to the Sellers the balance (if any) of the Escrowed Funds, in accordance with written payment instructions from Sellers and Purchaser.
(d) In addition to disbursements under Section 5(a), 5(b), and 5(c) of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed to deliver the Escrowed Funds in accordance with the written instructions of Purchaser and Sellers. When directions or instructions from more than one party are required, such directions or instructions may be given by separate instruments of
similar tenor. Any party may act hereunder through an agent or attorney in fact, provided satisfactory written evidence of such authority is first furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely on the authenticity of such directions or instructions delivered by email. Distributions shall be made only from the Escrowed Funds and within a reasonable time after the Escrow Agent’s receipt of such instructions.
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6.Compensation of Escrow Agent.
Purchaser and Sellers agree jointly and severally to (i) pay the Escrow Agent upon execution of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter reasonable compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, which, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be as described in Exhibit B (to be attached hereto upon selection of an Escrow Agent), and (ii) pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent upon request for all expenses, disbursements and advances, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, incurred or made by it in connection with the performance, modification and termination of this Agreement. As between the Purchaser and the Sellers, such fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent shall be shared equally.
7.Concerning the Escrow Agent.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Escrow Agent, including its officers, directors, employees and agents, will:
(i) Not be liable for any action taken or omitted under this Agreement so long as it will have acted in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct;
(ii) Have no responsibility to inquire into or determine the genuineness, authenticity, or sufficiency of any securities, checks, or other documents or instruments submitted to it in connection with its duties hereunder;
(iii) Be entitled to deem the signatories of any documents or instruments submitted to it hereunder as being those purported to be authorized to sign such documents or instruments on behalf of the parties hereto, and will be entitled to rely upon the genuineness of the signatures of such signatories without inquiry and without requiring substantiating evidence of any kind;
(iv) Be entitled to refrain from taking any action contemplated by this Agreement in the event that it becomes aware of any disagreement between the other Parties hereto as to any facts or as to the happening of any contemplated event precedent to such action. In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder or shall receive instructions, claims or demands from any Party which, in its opinion, conflict with any of the provisions of this Agreement, it shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action and its sole obligation shall be to keep safely all funds held in escrow until it shall be directed otherwise in writing by all of the other Parties or by a final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Escrow Agent may interplead all of the assets held hereunder into the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii, or may seek a declaratory judgment in the event that such circumstances arise, and thereafter be fully relieved from any and all liability or obligation with respect to such interpleaded assets or any action or inaction based on such declaratory judgment;
(v) Be indemnified and saved harmless jointly and severally by the other Parties from any and all losses, liabilities, claims, proceedings, suits, demands, penalties, costs and expenses, including without limitation reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel and experts and preparation to defend any of the foregoing (“Losses”), which may be incurred by it as a result of its execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, unless such Losses are
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caused by the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent, and the provisions of this Section 7(a)(v) will survive the resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent and the termination of this Agreement. The Purchaser and the Sellers hereby grant the Escrow Agent a lien on, right of set-off against and security interest in the Escrowed Funds for the payment of any claim for indemnification, compensation, expenses and amounts due hereunder;
(vi) Have only those duties as are specifically provided herein, which will be deemed purely ministerial in nature, and will under no circumstance be deemed a fiduciary for any of the other Parties. The Escrow Agent will neither be responsible for, nor chargeable with, knowledge of the terms and conditions of any other agreement, instrument or document between the other parties hereto, in connection herewith, including without limitation the Asset Purchase Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all matters pertinent to the Escrow Account and the Escrowed Funds contemplated hereunder, and no additional obligations of the Escrow Agent will be inferred from the terms of this Agreement or any other Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL THE ESCROW AGENT BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CO
