EXHIBIT 10.50
EXECUTION COPY
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT dated as of December 18, 1997 between Sealy
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Sealy Corporation") and Sealy Mattress
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Company, an Ohio corporation ("Sealy Mattress"; and together with Sealy
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Corporation, the "Companies"), and Xxxx Capital, Inc. ("Bain").
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WHEREAS, the Companies desire to retain Bain and Bain desires to
perform for the Companies certain services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Term. This Agreement shall be in effect for an initial term of
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five (5) years commencing on the date hereof (the "Term"), and shall be
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automatically extended thereafter on a year to year basis unless Sealy
Corporation or Bain provides written notice of its desire to terminate this
Agreement to the other party 90 days prior to the expiration of the Term or any
extension thereof.
2. Services. Bain shall perform or cause to be performed such
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services for Sealy Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
(including Sealy Mattress) as directed by Sealy Corporation's board of
directors, which may include, without limitation, the following:
(a) general management services;
(b) identification, support, negotiation and analysis of acquisitions
and dispositions;
(c) support, negotiation and analysis of financing alternatives,
including, without limitation, in connection with acquisitions, capital
expenditures and refinancing of existing indebtedness;
(d) finance functions, including assistance in the preparation of
financial projections, and monitoring of compliance with financing agreements;
(e) strategic planning functions, including evaluating major strategic
alternatives; and
(f) other services for Sealy Corporation and its subsidiaries
(including Sealy Mattress) upon which Sealy Corporation's board of directors and
Bain agree.
3. Advisory Fees and Transaction Fees.
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(a) Payment to Bain for services rendered in connection with the
performance of services pursuant to this Agreement shall be $2,000,000 per year
or such other amount as the parties hereto shall agree ("Advisory Fees") plus
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reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Bain. The
Advisory Fees shall be payable quarterly in advance by the Companies in
immediately available funds, the first such payment to be made promptly after
the date hereof.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, Bain shall be entitled to
receive from the Companies a transaction fee in connection with the consummation
by Sealy Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (including Sealy Mattress) of
(i) each material acquisition of an additional business (ii) each material
divestiture and (iii) each material financing or refinancing, in each case, in
an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate value of such transaction (each such
payment, a "Transaction Fee").
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(c) Upon the consummation of the merger of Sandman Merger Corporation,
a transitory Delaware merger corporation ("Sandman") with and into Sealy
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Corporation as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October
30, 1997, by and among Sealy Corporation, Sandman and Xxxx/Chilmark Fund, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership, the Companies shall pay to Bain a transaction
fee of $8,300,000 (the "Closing Fee") in immediately available funds, to an
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account designated by Bain; it being understood that the Closing Fee shall be in
lieu of the Transaction Fee with respect to such merger.
4. Personnel. Bain shall provide and devote to the performance of
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this Agreement such partners, employees and agents of Bain as Bain shall xxxx
appropriate to the furnishing of the services required.
5. Liability. Neither Bain nor any of its affiliates, partners,
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employees or agents shall be liable to either Company or any of their respective
subsidiaries or affiliates for any loss, liability, damage or expense arising
out of or in connection with the performance of services contemplated by this
Agreement, unless such loss, liability, damage or expense shall be proven to
result directly from gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the
part of Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or agents acting within the
scope of their employment or authority.
6. Indemnity. Each Company and its respective subsidiaries shall
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defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees
and agents from and against any and all loss, liability, damage, or expenses
arising from any claim (a "Claim") by any person with respect to, or in any way
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related to, the performance of services contemplated by this Agreement
(including attorneys' fees) (collectively, "Claims") resulting from any act or
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omission of Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or agents, other than for
Claims which shall be proven to be the direct result of gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct by Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or
agents. Each Company and its respective subsidiaries shall defend at its own
cost and expense any and all suits or actions (just or unjust) which may be
brought against any Company, and/or any of its respective subsidiaries and any
of Bain, its officers, directors, affiliates, partners, employees or agents or
in which any of Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or agents may be
impleaded with others upon any Claim or Claims, or upon any matter, directly or
indirectly, related to or arising out of this Agreement or the performance
hereof by Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or agents, except that if
such damage shall be proven to be the direct result of gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct by Bain, its affiliates, partners, employees or
agents, then Bain shall reimburse the Companies for the costs of defense and
other costs incurred by the Companies.
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7. Notices. All notices or other communications required or
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permitted by this Agreement shall be effective upon receipt and shall be in
writing and delivered personally or by overnight courier, or sent by facsimile,
as follows:
To either Company:
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Sealy Corporation
Sealy Mattress Company
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: President
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
To Bain:
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Xxxx Capital, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
8. Assignment. No party hereto may assign any obligations hereunder
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to any other party without the prior written consent of all other parties
hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however,
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that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Bain may assign its rights and obligations
under this Agreement to any of its affiliates without the consent of the
Companies.
9. Successors. This Agreement and all the obligations and benefits
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hereunder shall inure to the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by
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the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed an original and both of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
11. Entire Agreement; Modification; Governing Law. The terms and
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conditions hereof constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all previous
communications, either oral or written, representations or warranties of any
kind whatsoever, except as expressly set forth herein. No modifications of this
Agreement nor waiver of the terms or conditions hereof shall be binding upon any
party hereto unless approved in writing by an authorized representative of such
party. All issues concerning this Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of
New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law
of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Management Services
Agreement as of the date first written above.
SEALY CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXX CAPITAL, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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