Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2006 between Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc. and Southwest Traders, Inc. - Florida
Exhibit
4.11
Asset
Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2006 between Eskimo Pie Frozen
Distribution, Inc. and Southwest Traders, Inc. - Florida
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is dated as of November 16, 2006, (the
“Agreement”) by and among Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Seller”) and Southwest Traders Inc., a
California corporation (the “Buyer”) and Integrated Brands,
Inc., a New Jersey corporation which is a party to this Agreement solely
for
purposes of Section 6.6 and Section 6.11 of this Agreement.
W
I T N E S E T H:
A. Seller
operates a frozen food distribution business in the state of Florida
(“East Coast Operations”).
B. Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller certain assets related to Seller’s East Coast
Operations as further set forth in this Agreement and Seller desires to sell
such assets to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in
this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants
and
agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS.
As
used in this Agreement (including the recitals and schedules hereto), the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be
applicable equally to both singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
“Accounts
Receivable Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a);
“Accounts
Receivable Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b);
“Accounts
Receivable” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e)
hereof;
“Acquired
Inventory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d)
hereof;
“Acquired
Inventory Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)
hereof;
“Affiliate”
shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such
Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its
correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall
mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or
partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of such
Person;
“Assumed
Trade Payables” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f)
hereof;
“Xxxx
of Sale and Assignment of Owned Vehicles” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3(c) hereof
“Xxxx
of Sale and Assignment of Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3(b) hereof;
“Business
Day” shall mean days other than Saturdays, Sundays and other legal
holidays or days on which the banks in New York, New York are
closed;
“Buyer”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto;
“Buyer
Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2
hereof;
“Closing”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof;
“Closing
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1
hereof;
“East
Coast Operations” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals
hereto.
“Escrow
Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(i)
hereof;
“Escrow
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(i)
hereof;
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any foreign or United States federal, state or
local government or political agency, division, subdivision thereof or any
regulatory body, agency or authority or any authority, agency or commission
entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power, any court or tribunal (or
any
department, bureau or division thereof) or any arbitrator or arbitral
body;
“Holdback”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) hereof;
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“Holdback
Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c)
hereof;
“Identifiers”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 hereof;
“Indemnifying
Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4
hereof;
“Indemnitees”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4 hereof;
“Lien”
shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory
or other), right of way, easement, encroachment, right of first offer or
first
refusal, community or other marital property interest, equitable interest,
conditional sale agreement or any other restriction with respect to use,
ownership or transfer;
“Losses”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof;
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean an effect on or change in the business,
operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the entity which
when
considered either individually or in the aggregate together with all other
adverse changes or effects, is or is reasonably likely to be, materially
adverse
to the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of
the
entity except for any such effects resulting from (i) this Agreement, the
transactions contemplated hereby or the announcement thereof, (ii) changes
in
general economic or political conditions or the industry of the entity in
general, (iii) changes in laws generally applicable to the entity or the
industry in which it operates or (iv) actions attributable to the entity
or its
Affiliates;
“Maximum
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a)(ii)
hereof;
“Net
Difference” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)
hereof;
“Ordinary
Course of Business” means an action taken in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice;
“Other
Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a)
hereof;
“Owned
Vehicles” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(i)
hereof;
“Person”
shall mean and include any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, any
other
unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority;
“Prepaid
Rent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c)
hereof;
“Proceeding”
shall mean any claim, action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation,
litigation or suit (whether in contract or tort or civil, criminal,
administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether
public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or arbitrator;
“Purchase
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof;
“Purchased
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1
hereof;
“Seller”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto;
“Seller
Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5
hereof;
“Threshold
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a)(i)
hereof;
“Transaction
Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the schedules hereto, the Xxxx of
Sale and Assignment of Purchased Assets, Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Owned
Vehicles, the Escrow Agreement and all other documents to be entered into
or
delivered by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated to
be
consummated pursuant to any of the foregoing; and
SECTION
2. TRANSFER OF PURCHASED ASSETS; PURCHASE PRICE; PAYMENT;
ESCROW.
2.1 Transfer
of Assets. Subject to the other terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Seller shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the
Buyer,
free and clear of any Lien, and the Buyer shall purchase from the Seller,
on the
Closing Date, all of the assets, properties, claims and rights specifically
identified in the referenced schedules of this Agreement (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Purchased
Assets”). The Purchased Assets shall include the
following:
(a) the
real property leases set forth on Schedule 2.1(a), subject to the
respective leases;
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(b) the
customer lists and information and the supplier lists and information previously
disclosed to Buyer;
(c) the
computer hardware and telecommunications equipment owned by the Seller that
is
set forth on Schedule 2.1(c);
(d) the
inventory of the East Coast Operations on the Closing Date (“Acquired
Inventory”), but for purposes of calculating the Purchase Price to be
paid on the Closing Date, the Acquired Inventory will be the inventory
calculated as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T on November 16, 2006 and a schedule reflecting
the calculation as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T on November 16, 2006 will be attached
to
this Agreement on the Closing Date as Schedule 2.1(d);
(e) the
accounts receivable which all are less than 60 days past due on the Closing
Date
(“Accounts Receivable”), but for purposes of calculating the
Purchase Price to be paid on the Closing Date, the Accounts Receivable will
be
the accounts receivable which are less than 60 days past due calculated as
of
12:01 a.m. E.S.T on November 16, 2006 and a schedule reflecting the calculation
as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T on November 16, 2006 will be attached to this Agreement
on the Closing Date as Schedule 2.1(e);
(f) the
trade payables of the East Coast Operations on the Closing Date
(“AssumedTrade Payables”) which includes the
rental fees owed to Unilever, PLC for freezer assets accrued through the
Closing
Date, but for purposes of calculating the Purchase Price to be paid on the
Closing Date, the Assumed Trade Payables will be the trade payables of the
East
Coast Operations calculated as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T. on November 16, 2006
and a
schedule reflecting the calculation as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T on November 16,
2006
will be attached to this Agreement on the Closing Date as Schedule
2.1(f);
(g) INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED;
(h) all
leased trucks that are leased from either GE Capital or Ryder which are
scheduled to any lease assignment documents to be prepared and executed either
before or after the Closing and that are set forth on Schedule 2.1(h),
subject to the respective leases;
(i) the
owned vehicles set forth on Schedule 2.1(i) and all titles to such Owned
Vehicles in the possession of Seller on the Closing Date (“Owned
Vehicles”); and
(j) the
goodwill associated with the items listed in subparagraphs (a) through (i)
of
this Section 2.1.
2.2 Purchase
Price. The purchase price for the Purchased Assets shall be
determined as set forth below (the “Purchase
Price”). The Purchase Price for the Purchased Assets shall
be the sum of the Acquired Inventory Price, the Net Difference and the Prepaid
Rent, as defined as follows:
(a) The
“Acquired Inventory Price” for all of the Acquired Inventory
shall be the value of the Acquired Inventory at the lower of cost or market
value as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T. on November 16, 2006.
(b) The
“Net Difference” shall be the difference between the Accounts
Receivable and the Assumed Trade Payables as of 12:01 a.m. E.S.T. on November
16, 2006.
(c) “Prepaid
Rent” shall include all prepayments of rent for the month of November
made by the Seller for the real property leases, the equipment leases and
the
vehicle leases in the amount that is set forth on Schedule 2.2(c) which
shall be delivered by Seller on the Closing Date.
2.3 Payment
of Purchase Price. At the Closing, Buyer shall pay the Purchase
Price as follows:
(a) To
Others: The following amounts shall be paid by Buyer at Closing
in immediately available funds to the Persons set forth below into the account
designated for each such Person as set forth on Schedule 2.3(a)
(“Other Fees” shall collectively refer to the fees payable to
the Persons set forth below in Sections 2.3(a)(i) and (ii)):
(i) the
amount that is set forth on Schedule 2.3(a)(i) which shall be delivered
by Duff & Xxxxxx, LLC on the Closing Date, shall be paid to Duff &
Xxxxxx, LLC; and
(ii) the
amount that is set forth on Schedule 2.3(a)(i) which shall be delivered
by Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Marcus, Xxxxxx & Xxxx LLP on the Closing Date, shall be
paid to Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Marcus, Xxxxxx & Xxxx LLP.
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(b) To
Seller:
(i) If
the Net Difference is Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) or more, the
Buyer
shall pay to the Seller at the Closing in immediately available funds into
the
account set forth on Schedule 2.3(b) the Acquired Inventory Price, plus
Prepaid Rent, plus fifty percent (50%) of the Net Difference, less the Other
Fees.
(ii) If
the Net Difference is less than Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000),
the
Buyer shall pay to the Seller at Closing in immediately available funds into
the
account set forth on Schedule 2.3(b) an amount equal to the Purchase
Price less the Other Fees and less the Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
paid to the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii).
(c) To
Escrow:
(i) If
the Net Difference is Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) or more, then
at
the Closing the Buyer shall pay in immediately available funds into the account
set forth on Schedule 2.3(c)(1) to the escrow agent (“Escrow
Agent”) named in the Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”) attached as Schedule 2.3(c)(2), for application in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.4, fifty
percent
(50%) of the Net Difference.
(ii) If
the Net Difference is less than Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000),
then at
the Closing the Buyer shall pay in immediately available funds to the Escrow
Agent into the account set forth on Schedule 2.3(c)(1) Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for application in accordance with the terms
and
conditions set forth in Section 2.4.
2.4 Terms
of Escrow; Buyer’s Obligation to Collect Accounts Receivable.
(a) Designation
of Escrow Funds. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) of the
amount paid to the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(c) shall be designated
as the “Holdback”. The balance of any amount paid to
the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(c) shall be designated as the
“Accounts Receivable Amount”.
(b) Accounts
Receivable Amount; Buyer’s Obligation to Collect Accounts
Receivable. From the Closing Date until one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the Closing Date (“Accounts Receivable
Deadline”), Buyer shall act in good faith and use its best efforts to
collect the Accounts Receivable and also Seller’s accounts receivable that are
more than 60 days past due on the Closing Date, in accordance with industry
standards for collection of accounts receivable. Seller grants to
Buyer a non-exclusive, nontransferable license to use Seller's name for billing
and collection purposes during such one hundred and twenty (120) day period.
Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller Indemnitees harmless from any taxes
or
other Losses incurred by Seller Indemnitees relating to Buyer's use of Seller's
name for such billing and collection purposes. Buyer will promptly
pay to Seller any amounts Buyer collects on Seller’s accounts receivable that
are more than 60 days past due on the Closing Date. On the Accounts Receivable
Deadline, Buyer agrees to immediately turn over the collection of any
uncollected Accounts Receivable and also Seller’s uncollected accounts
receivable that are more than 60 days past due on the Closing Date, to a
collections agency of Seller’s choice who shall be instructed to pay any amounts
collected on such Accounts Receivable to Seller. On the Accounts
Receivable Deadline, the Accounts Receivable Amount, plus interest earned
on
such amount, shall be paid out of escrow as follows:
(i) If
one hundred percent (100%) of the Accounts Receivable has been collected
on the
Accounts Receivable Deadline or if Buyer has not acted in good faith and
used
its best efforts from the Closing Date through the Accounts Receivable Deadline
in accordance with industry standards for collection of accounts receivable
to
collect the Accounts Receivable and also Seller’s accounts receivable that are
more than 60 days past due on the Closing Date, then Seller shall be paid
all of
the Accounts Receivable Amount, plus interest earned on such
amount.
(ii) If
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Accounts Receivable have been
collected on the Accounts Receivable Deadline and provided that Buyer has
acted
in good faith and used its best efforts from the Closing Date through the
Accounts Receivable Deadline in accordance with industry standards for
collection of accounts receivable to collect the Accounts Receivable and
also
Seller’s accounts receivable that are more than 60 days past due on the Closing
Date, then:
(A) If
the amount of uncollected Accounts Receivable is more than the Accounts
Receivable Amount, then Buyer shall be paid all of the Accounts Receivable
Amount, plus interest earned on such amount.
(B) If
the amount of uncollected Accounts Receivable is less than the Accounts
Receivable Amount, then the Buyer shall be paid the amount of uncollected
Accounts
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Receivable
out of the Accounts Receivable Amount, plus interest earned on such amount,
and
the Seller shall be paid the difference between the Accounts Receivable Amount
and the amount of uncollected Accounts Receivable, plus interest earned on
such
amount.
(c) Holdback. The
Holdback, plus interest earned on such amount, will be delivered to Seller
on
the date which is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date (the
“HoldbackDelivery Date”). If Buyer has made a
good faith claim or claims for indemnification under Section 7 hereof on
or
prior to the Holdback Delivery Date, then notwithstanding the provisions
of this
Subsection 2.4(c), the Escrow Agent shall continue to hold that portion of
the
Holdback otherwise required to be delivered on the Holdback Delivery Date
or
equal to the amount of such claim or claims (plus interest earned on such
amount) until the validity of Buyer’s indemnification claim or claims has been
determined pursuant to the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. Buyer
shall become the owner of that portion of the Holdback equal to the amount
of
the claim or claims determined to be valid (plus interest earned on such
amount), and the balance (plus interest on such amount) shall be delivered
to
Seller. Any indemnification to which Buyer shall be entitled under
Section 7 hereof shall be limited to the amount of the Holdback.
SECTION
3. CLOSING
3.1 Date
of Closing. The purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement
(the “Closing”) shall take place on November 17, 2006 (the
“Closing Date”); provided, however, the Closing Date
may be
postponed to a date mutually agreed by the parties. The Closing may
be completed in separate locations with the use of fax or email and signatures
in counterparts as permitted under Section 8.12 below.
3.2 Conditions
to Obligation of Buyer and of Seller to Closing.
(a) Seller. The
only conditions to the obligation of Seller to the Closing, which can be
waived
by Seller in its sole discretion, shall be (i) the delivery by Buyer of the
Buyer closing deliveries set forth below in Section 3.3 on the Closing Date,
and
(ii) the closing on the Closing Date of Buyer's acquisition of certain assets
in
Seller's frozen food distribution business on the West Coast pursuant to
an
Asset Purchase Agreement for certain assets of Seller’s West Coast operations of
even date with this Agreement.
(b) Buyer. The
only conditions to the obligation of Buyer to the Closing, which can be waived
by Buyer in its sole discretion, shall be (i) the delivery by Seller of the
Seller closing deliveries set forth below in Section 3.4 on the Closing Date,
(ii) Seller’s compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.12, and (iii)
the closing on the Closing Date of Buyer's acquisition of certain assets
in
Seller's frozen food distribution business on the West Coast pursuant to
an
Asset Purchase Agreement for certain assets of Seller’s West Coast operations of
even date with this Agreement.
3.3 Buyer
Deliveries at Closing. At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver
(and shall have executed any deliverable as necessary) to Seller each of
the
following:
(a) the
Purchase Price payable in accordance with Section 2.3;
(b) the
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Purchased Assets (other than the Owned Vehicles)
in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3.3(b) (“Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment of Purchased Assets”);
(c) the
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Owned Vehicles in the form attached hereto
as
Schedule 3.3(c) (“Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Owned
Vehicles”); and
(d) the
Escrow Agreement.
3.4 Seller
Deliveries at Closing: At the Closing, the Seller shall deliver
(and shall execute any deliverable as necessary) to Buyer each of the
following:
(a) the
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Purchased Assets;
(b) the
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment of Owned Vehicles;
(c) all
endorsements, assignments and other instruments of conveyance that shall
be
necessary and sufficient to transfer title to the remaining Purchased Assets
to
Buyer;
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(d) physical
possession and control of the Purchased Assets;
(e) the
Escrow Agreement; and
(f) UCC-3
Financing Statements, discharges and releases, releasing all Liens on the
Purchased Assets.
SECTION
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER.
Seller
represents and warrants to
Buyer, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
4.1 Disclosure
Schedule. Seller has delivered to Buyer individually numbered
schedules (collectively, the “Disclosure Schedule”)
corresponding to the subsections of this Agreement. Each individual
schedule in the Disclosure Schedule contains exceptions to the specifically
identified section and subsection contained in this Section and sets
forth each exception in reasonable detail, with attached documentation as
necessary to reasonably explain the exception. Any exception to the
representations and warranties contained in a section or subsection of this
Section is described in a separate schedule of the Disclosure Schedule that
specifically identifies the applicable section or subsection of this Section
and
shall be deemed to modify the representation and warranty contained in this
Agreement. To the knowledge of the Seller, the Disclosure Schedule is
complete and accurate in all respects. To the knowledge of the
Seller, Seller has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of all documents
referenced in the Disclosure Schedule.
4.2 Authorization;
Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate power
and
authority of Seller and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Seller. This Agreement and the Transaction
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by and constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance
with its respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in
a Proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 No
Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Seller of the Transaction Documents does not and will not violate or
conflict with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of
the
Seller.
4.4 Acquired
Inventory. The Seller has good and marketable title to the
Acquired Inventory. The Acquired Inventory shall (a) not be damaged,
defective or obsolete, (b) be readily usable or saleable, (c) meet all
applicable requirements of any applicable Governmental Authority, and (d)
meet
all other applicable quality standards for manufacturing or resale.
4.5 Brokers. Except
for the fees payable to Duff & Xxxxxx, LLC, the Seller has not incurred or
become liable for any broker’s commission or finder’s fee relating to or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6 Accuracy
of Statements. No representation or warranty made by any Seller
in this Agreement, or any written statement, certificate, or schedule furnished,
or to be furnished, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, contains or will contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements not misleading. The
representations and warranties of Seller shall be deemed to be made as of
the
Closing Date.
4.7 Litigation. To
Seller’s knowledge, there is no claim, legal action, suit, arbitration,
investigation or hearing of which the Seller has received notice, notice
of
claim or other legal, administrative or governmental proceedings pending
against
Seller or any of the Purchased Assets (or in which the Seller is a plaintiff
or
otherwise a party thereto) relating to the Purchased Assets.
4.8 Environmental
Compliance Matters. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller has not
received any notice of any claim, proceeding or investigation under federal,
state or local law relating to air, soil, subsurface and water pollution,
soil
monitoring and the storage, treatment, disposal, removal, remediation, release,
discharge or emission or any Hazardous Material (as defined below) with respect
to the real property subject to the leases identified in Schedule 2.1(a).
For the
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purposes
of this Agreement, Hazardous Material shall mean any flammables, asbestos,
explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes, toxic substances or
related
materials, including, without limitation, any substances defined as or included
in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous
materials,” or “toxic substances” under any applicable federal, state, or local
laws, rules, regulations or orders or which federal, state or local laws,
rules,
regulations or orders designate as potentially dangerous to public health
and/or
safety when present in the environment.
4.9 Leases. To
Seller’s knowledge, except for the notice of default for Ft. Xxxxx which has
been delivered to Buyer, Seller has not received any notice of a default
by any
party to the real property leases identified on Schedule 2.1(a) or the
vehicle leases identified in Schedule 2.1 (h).
4.10 Knowledge;
Disclosure.
(a) Whenever
a representation or warranty made by the Seller herein refers to the knowledge
of the Seller, such knowledge shall be deemed to consist of the actual or
constructive knowledge, possessed or which would be possessed, after reasonable
inquiry of appropriate management personnel of Seller, and review of the
books
and records of Seller on the Closing Date of either Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in the Disclosure
Schedule, any information disclosed in one Section of the Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed to be disclosed in another Section of the Disclosure Schedule
to
which such information may reasonably apply so long as such disclosure with
respect to such information is in sufficient detail to enable a reasonable
reader to identify its applicability to the relevant provision of the
Agreement. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedule
is included solely for informational purposes and may not be required to
be
disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. The disclosure of any
information shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that such
information is required to be disclosed in connection with the representations
and warranties made by the Seller in this Agreement or that such information
is
material, nor shall such information be deemed to establish a standard of
materiality, nor shall it be deemed an admission of any liability of, or
concession as to any defense available to, the Seller.
SECTION
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER.
The
Buyer hereby represents and
warrants to the Seller, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date, as follows:
5.1 Authorization;
Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate power and authority
of
Buyer and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
Buyer. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation
of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms,
subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as
to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless
of
whether such enforceability is considered in a Proceeding in equity or at
law).
5.2 No
Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Buyer of the Transaction Documents does not and will not violate or conflict
with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Buyer
and
does not and will not violate any provision of law, or any order, judgment
or
decree of any court or other Governmental Authority or regulatory
authority.
5.3 Consents
and Approval. No consent, waiver, authorization or approval of any
Governmental Authority or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, or of
any
other Person, is required by the Buyer in connection with the execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Buyer or the performance by
the
Buyer of its obligations thereunder.
5.4 No
Litigation. There are no Proceedings, pending or, to the
knowledge of the Buyer, threatened, before any federal, state or local court
or
Governmental Authority, or before any arbitrator of any nature, brought by
or
against the Buyer or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or
Affiliates as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse
determination and which, if adversely determined (a) would delay, hinder
or
prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
by
Buyer, or (b) would have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of Buyer
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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5.5 Brokers. The
Buyer has not incurred or become liable for any broker’s commission or finder’s
fee relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.6 Access. The
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has provided Buyer with statements of Seller’s
Acquired Inventory, Accounts Receivable and Assumed Trade Payables calculated
as
of November 9, 2006. The Buyer acknowledges that up through the date
of this Agreement, Seller has provided Buyer with reasonable access to the
properties, books, records and employees of Seller’s East Coast
Operations. The Buyer represents and warrants that it has reviewed
all documents made available to it (either directly by Seller and its
representatives or by accessing such documents on a public website) among
Seller, Xxxxxx’x Grand Ice Cream, Inc. and Nestle Ice Cream Company,
LLC.
SECTION
6. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS.
The
Seller and Buyer covenant and agree as follows:
6.1 Collection
of Receivables. Pursuant to Section 2.4(b), Buyer shall have the
right, authority and obligation after the Closing Date and until the Accounts
Receivable Deadline to collect all Accounts Receivables and also Seller’s
accounts receivable that are more than 60 days past due on the Closing
Date. Buyer will promptly pay to Seller any amounts Buyer collects on
Seller’s accounts receivable that are more than 60 days past due on the Closing
Date. On the Accounts Receivable Deadline, Buyer agrees to immediately turn
over
the collection of any uncollected Accounts Receivable and also Seller’s
uncollected accounts receivable that are more than 60 days past due on the
Closing Date, to a collections agency of Seller’s choice who shall be instructed
to pay any amounts collected on such Accounts Receivable to
Seller. Seller acknowledges and agrees that if Seller is paid amounts
for Accounts Receivable after the Closing Date and before the Accounts
Receivable Deadline, Seller shall promptly pay such funds to Buyer.
6.2 Payment
of Assumed Trade Payables. Buyer will pay all Assumed Trade
Payables within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date; provided, however,
that
payment of a particular Assumed Trade Payable may be delayed for a commercially
reasonable period in the event of a bona fide dispute with the vendor of
a
particular Assumed Trade Payable if the Buyer acts in good faith to resolve
such
bona fide dispute.
6.3 Confidentiality.
(a) The
Buyer acknowledges that the information provided to it in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby remains subject to the terms of a
confidentiality agreement dated August 10, 2006 through the Closing
Date.
(b) For
a period of two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Buyer will keep
confidential and will not use or disclose to any Person any and all confidential
information provided to it by the Seller or its Affiliates or their
representatives concerning the Seller or its Affiliates or their respective
businesses other than information that is included in the Purchased
Assets. From and after the Closing, the Seller will keep confidential
and will not use or disclose to any Person any and all confidential information
that is expressly included in the Purchased Assets; provided that the foregoing
shall not include financial information relating to historical operations
of the
Seller’s business as necessary in connection with the Seller’s and its
Affiliates retained operations.
6.4 Press
Release. Prior to and subsequent to the Closing, the parties
hereto will, and will cause each of their Affiliates and representatives
to,
maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and will not, and will cause
each
of their Affiliates not to, issue or cause the publication of any press release
or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however,
that
a party may, without the prior consent of the other parties hereto, issue
or
cause publication of any such press release or public announcement to the
extent
that such party reasonably determines, after consultation with outside legal
counsel, such action to be required by law or by the rules of any applicable
self-regulatory organization, in which event such party will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to allow the other parties hereto reasonable
time to comment on such press release or public announcement in advance of
its
issuance.
6.5 East
Coast Operations Employees. Seller will act in good faith in
providing Buyer access to employees of Seller’s East Coast Operations prior to
the Closing Date and Seller will assist in the transitioning of employees
of
Seller’s East Coast Operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer
and each employee of Seller’s East Coast Operations will need to mutually agree
that such employee will become an employee of Buyer, and accordingly, Seller
makes no covenant concerning Buyer’s ability to hire any employee of the East
Coast Operations.
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6.6 Distribution
Agreement. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
Integrated Brands, Inc. and Buyer will commence in good faith negotiations
concerning mutually agreeable terms of a distribution agreement in accordance
with normal and customary business practices pursuant to which Integrated
Brands, Inc. will give Buyer the right to distribute certain products of
Integrated Brands, Inc. in the non-grocery store channel in certain
territories.
6.7 Ryder
Trucks. For a period of up to 7 days following the Closing Date
(the "Term"), Seller shall allow Buyer to utilize the trucks and tractor
currently leased by Seller from Ryder and used in the East Coast Operations.
Seller shall continue its current insurance covering the trucks and tractor
during the Term. Buyer shall reimburse Seller, on a per diem basis, (i)
the actual cost incurred by Seller under the respective Ryder leases and
(ii)
the actual cost of maintaining insurance of the trucks and tractor. Payment
shall be made to Seller within 10 days following receipt of a detailed
invoice.
6.8 Removal
of Identifiers. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
Buyer will remove all of the trademarks, logos and other intellectual property
of Seller or any third parties (“Identifiers”) from all
vehicles, equipment, signage and other similar usage of such Identifiers
on the
Purchased Assets. For thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, Seller
hereby grants to Buyer a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the
Identifiers of Seller on vehicles, signage and other similar usage of such
Identifiers of Seller on the Purchased Assets if the Identifier of Seller
was
used on such item on the Closing Date.
6.9 Department
of Transportation Numbers. Promptly after the Closing Date, Buyer
will apply Buyer’s Department of Transportation Numbers to all vehicles acquired
as Purchased Assets.
6.10 Phone
Service. Buyer has requested that Seller continue phone service
for the month of November at Seller’s facilities listed on Schedule 6.10
which schedule shall be delivered by Buyer on the Closing Date. Buyer
shall pay to Seller the costs of such phone services from the Closing Date
through November 30, 2006 within five (5) days of receipt of an invoice from
Seller for such costs.
6.11 Post-Closing
Adjustments. In order to facilitate the Closing occurring on the
Closing Date, the parties acknowledge that the contents of each of the schedules
for Acquired Inventory, Accounts Receivable and Assumed Trade Payables reflects
the contents of the items in that particular schedule as of a few days prior
to
the Closing Date. No later than thirty (30) days after the Closing
Date, the Buyer and the Seller agree to reconcile the actual contents of
each of
the schedules for Acquired Inventory, Accounts Receivable and Assumed Trade
Payables on the Closing Date against the respective schedule to this Agreement
and if this reconciliation indicates that one party owes money to the other
party, each party covenants and agrees to promptly pay any such money it
owes to
the other party. Integrated Brands, Inc. agrees to guarantee payment
of any amounts that the parties agree that Seller owes to Buyer as a result
of
the reconciliation contemplated by this Section 6.11.
6.12 Conduct
of Business. During the period from the date hereof until the
Closing Date, the Seller will conduct the business of the East Coast Operations
consistent with how the business of the East Coast Operations has been run
during the week preceding the date hereof.
6.13 Efforts
to Perform. Seller and Buyer each shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to satisfy the covenants set forth in Section 6 of this
Agreement in a timely and expeditious manner.
6.14 INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED.
6.15 Transition
Services. Seller will provide the services set forth on Schedule 6.15
as requested by Buyer for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after the
Closing Date.
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SECTION
7. SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION.
7.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties of the Seller and the Buyer in this Agreement or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective as of the Closing
Date,
and shall survive and continue until the date that is twelve (12) months
following the Closing Date; provided, that if any claims for indemnification
have been asserted with respect to any such representations and warranties
prior
to the end of such period, the representations and warranties on which any
such
claims are based shall continue in effect until final resolution of any
claims. All covenants and agreements to be performed pursuant to this
Agreement shall continue indefinitely, subject to applicable statutes of
limitation.
7.2 Indemnification
by the Seller. Notwithstanding the Closing or the delivery of the
Purchased Assets and regardless of any investigation at any time made by
or on
behalf of the Buyer, the Seller shall indemnify and fully defend, save and
hold
the Buyer, any Affiliate of the Buyer and its shareholders, directors, officers,
managers, agents, employees, successors and assigns (the “Buyer
Indemnitees”), harmless if any Buyer Indemnitee shall at any time or
from time to time suffer any demand, claim, damage, liability, loss, cost,
expense (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of
investigation), deficiency, interest, penalty, impositions, assessments or
fines
(collectively, “Losses”) to the extent arising out of or
resulting from, any one or more of the following:
(a) any
untruth or inaccuracy in any representations of the Seller contained in this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents;
(b) any
failure of the Seller to duly perform or observe any term, provision, covenant,
agreement contained herein or the Transaction Documents on the part of the
Seller to be performed or observed; and
(c) any
claim or cause of action by any party against any Buyer Indemnitiees to the
extent arising out of or related to the operation of the Purchased Assets
by the
Seller on or before the Closing Date, except for claims or causes of action
related to liabilities specifically assumed by Buyer herein.
7.3 Limitations
on Indemnification by Seller.
(a) The
indemnification obligations of the Seller pursuant to Section 7.2 shall be
limited as follows:
(i) The
Seller shall have no obligation to provide any indemnification until the
aggregate dollar amount of all Losses that would otherwise be indemnifiable
pursuant to Section 7.2 exceeds Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) (the
“Threshold Amount”), and then only to the extent such aggregate
amount exceeds such Threshold Amount;
(ii) The
Seller shall not be obligated to indemnify any Buyer Indemnitees pursuant
to
Section 7.2 for any amount of indemnifiable Losses in excess of the Holdback
(the “Maximum Amount”); and
(iii) The
Seller shall not obligated to indemnify any Buyer Indemnitees for any Loss
relating to a Buyer Indemnitees use of intellectual property of any third
party.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the limitations set forth in Section 7.3
shall
not apply to or with respect to claims for fraud or intentional
breach.
(b) Payments
pursuant to Section 7.2 shall be further limited to the amount of any liability
or damage that remains after deducting therefrom any insurance proceeds and
any
indemnity distribution or other similar payment actually received by Buyer
Indemnitees from any third party with respect thereto (less any out of pocket
costs or expenses resulting therefrom). A Buyer Indemnitee shall
exhaust all of its remedies against applicable insurers, indemnitees or
contributors or any other party prior to seeking indemnification
hereunder. The amount of Losses otherwise recoverable under Section
7.2 shall be adjusted to the extent to which any federal, state, local or
foreign tax liabilities or benefits are actually realized by the Buyer
Indemnitees by reason of any Losses or indemnity payment hereunder in the
year
of the Loss.
(c) No
Buyer Indemnitee shall be entitled to any indemnification hereunder with
respect
to any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant with respect to
which
(i) any shareholder, director, officer, employee, representative or agent
of
Buyer had actual knowledge, at any time prior to the Closing, of such breach,
that such breach was threatened or of the events, circumstances or conditions
constituting or resulting in such breach, or (ii) to the extent Buyer or
such
Buyer Indemnitee could have, with reasonable efforts, mitigated or prevented
the
Buyer Losses with respect to such breach.
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(d) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained herein shall give rise to any right on the
part
of Buyer or a Buyer Indemnitee, after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(e) Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability under any
provision of this Agreement for any consequential, exemplary or punitive
damages
or any multiple of damages or diminution in value. Buyer and each
Buyer Indemnitee, shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate Buyer Losses
for
which indemnification may be claimed by them pursuant to this Agreement upon
and
after becoming aware of any event that could reasonably be expected to give
rise
to such Buyer Losses.
(f) Any
actual indemnity payment under Section 7.2 shall be determined without
duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to such
liability constituting a breach of more than one representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement.
7.4 Procedures
for Indemnification. The Buyer Indemnitees and Seller
Indemnitees shall be referred to in this Section 7.4 as the
“Indemnitees”. Indemnitees shall give the party
against whom indemnification is sought pursuant to this Section 7 (the
“Indemnifying Person”) prompt notice of any written claim,
demand, assessment, action, suit or Proceeding to which the indemnity set
forth
in this Section 7 applies. If the document evidencing such claim or
demand is a court pleading, the Indemnitee shall give such notice, including
a
copy of such pleading, within seven (7) days of receipt of such pleading,
otherwise, the Indemnitee shall give such notice within thirty (30) days
of the
date it receives written notice of such claim. Failure to give timely
notice of a matter which may give rise to an indemnification claim shall
not
affect the rights of the Indemnitee to collect such Loss from the Indemnifying
Person so long as such failure to so notify does not materially adversely
affect
the Indemnifying Person’s ability to defend such Loss against a third
party.
If
the Indemnitee’s request for indemnification arises from the claim of a third
party, the Indemnifying Person may, at its option, assume control of the
defense
of any such claim, or any litigation resulting from such claim so long as
(a)
the Indemnifying Person gives written notice to the Indemnitee within twenty
(20) days after the Indemnitee has given notice of the third party claim
that
the Indemnifying Person will indemnify the Indemnitee from and against the
entirety of any and all Losses the Indemnitee may suffer resulting from,
arising
out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the third party claim,
(b)
the Indemnifying Person provides the Indemnitee with evidence reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnitee that the Indemnifying Person will have adequate
financial resources to defend against the third party claim and fulfill its
indemnification obligations hereunder, (c) the third party claim involves
only
money damages and does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief against
the Indemnitee, (d) the Indemnitee has not been advised in writing by counsel
that an actual or potential conflict exists between the Indemnitee and the
Indemnifying Person in connection with the defense of the third party claim,
(e)
settlement of, an adverse judgment with respect to or the Indemnifying Person’s
conduct of the defense of the third party claim is not, in the good faith
judgment of the Indemnitee, likely to be adverse to the Indemnitee’s reputation
or continuing business interests (including its relationships with current
or
potential customers, suppliers or other parties material to the conduct of
its
business) and (f) the Indemnifying Person conducts the defense of the third
party claim actively and diligently. The Indemnitee may retain
separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense
of the third party claim; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Person
will
pay the reasonable fees and expenses of separate co-counsel retained by the
Indemnitee that are incurred prior to Indemnifying Person’s assumption of
control of the defense of the third party claim.
Failure
by the Indemnifying Person to notify the Indemnitee of its election to defend
a
complaint by a third party within twenty (20) days shall be a waiver by the
Indemnifying Person of its right to respond to such complaint and within
thirty
(30) days after notice thereof shall be a waiver by the Indemnifying Person
of
its right to assume control of the defense of such claim or
action. If the Indemnifying Person assumes control of the defense of
such claim or litigation resulting therefrom, the Indemnifying Person shall
take
all reasonable steps necessary in the defense or settlement of such claim
or
litigation resulting therefrom. The Indemnifying Person shall not, in
the defense of such claim or litigation, consent to entry of any judgment
against any Indemnitee or enter into any settlement, involving any Indemnitee,
except in either case with written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnitee shall
furnish the Indemnifying Person in reasonable detail all information the
Indemnitee may have with respect to any such third-party claim and shall
make
available to the Indemnifying Person and its representatives all records
and
other similar materials which are reasonably required in the defense of such
third-party claim and shall otherwise cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying
Person in the defense of such third-party claim.
If
the Indemnifying Person does not assume control of the defense of any such
third-party claim or litigation resulting therefrom, the Indemnitee may defend
against such claim or litigation in such manner as it may reasonably deem
appropriate, and the Indemnifying Person shall indemnify the Indemnitee from
any
Loss indemnifiable under Section 7 incurred in connection
therewith. The Indemnifying Person shall not be obligated to the
Indemnitee for any settlement or
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consent
to a stay of judgment made by any Indemnitee if such settlement or consent
is
entered into without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Person
which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
If
the Indemnitee should have a claim against the Indemnifying Person that does
not
involve a third party claim, the Indemnitee shall deliver a notice of such
claim
to the Indemnifying Person. If the Indemnifying Person notifies the
Indemnitee that it does not dispute the claim described in such notice or
fails
to notify the Indemnitee within thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice
by the Indemnitee whether the Indemnifying Person disputes the claim described
in such notice, the Loss in the amount specified in the Indemnitee’s notice will
be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnifying Person shall pay the amount of such Loss to the Indemnitee on
demand. If the Indemnifying Person has timely disputed its liability
with respect to such claim, a senior executive of each of the Indemnifying
Person and the Indemnitee with full negotiating authority will proceed in
good
faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute, and if not resolved through
the
negotiations of such executives within sixty (60) days after the delivery
of the
Indemnitee’s notice of such claim, such dispute shall be resolved fully and
finally by a court of competent jurisdiction.
7.5 Indemnification
by the Buyer. Notwithstanding the Closing or the delivery of the
Purchased Assets, the Buyer shall indemnify and fully defend, save and hold
the
Seller, any other Affiliate of the Seller, and its shareholders, directors,
officers, agents, employees, successors and assigns (the “Seller
Indemnitees”), harmless if any Seller Indemnitee shall at any time or
from time to time suffer any Losses arising out of or resulting from, or
shall
pay or become obligated to pay any sum on account of, any one or more of
the
following:
(a) any
untruth or inaccuracy in any representation of the Buyer or the breach of
any
warranty of the Buyer contained in this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents;
(b) any
failure of the Buyer to duly perform or observe any term, provision, covenant,
agreement or condition contained in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents
on the part of the Buyer to be performed or observed; and
(c) any
claim or cause of action by any party against any Seller Indemnitee to the
extent arising out of or related to the operation of the Purchased Assets
by the
Buyer on or after the Closing Date.
7.6 Limitations
on Indemnification by Buyer.
(a) Payments
pursuant to Section 7.5 shall be limited to the amount of any liability or
damage that remains after deducting therefrom any insurance proceeds and
any
indemnity distribution or other similar payment actually received by Seller
Indemnitees from any third party with respect thereto. A Seller
Indemnitee shall exhaust all of its remedies against applicable insurers,
Indemnitees or contributors or any other party prior to seeking indemnification
hereunder. The amount of Losses otherwise recoverable under Section
7.5 shall be adjusted to the extent to which any federal, state, local or
foreign tax liabilities or benefits are realized by the Seller Indemnitees
by
reason of any Losses or indemnity payment hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained herein shall give rise to any right on the
part
of Seller or a Seller Indemnitee, after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) Neither
the Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability under any provision
of this Agreement for any consequential, exemplary or punitive damages or
any
multiple of damages (other than such damages for the benefit of a third
party). Seller and each Seller Indemnitee, shall take all reasonable
steps to mitigate Seller Losses for which indemnification may be claimed
by them
pursuant to this Agreement upon and after becoming aware of any events that
could reasonably be expected to give rise to such Seller Losses.
(d) Any
actual indemnity payment under Section 7.5 shall be determined without
duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to such
liability constituting a breach of more than one representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement.
(e) No
Seller Indemnitee shall be entitled to any indemnification hereunder with
respect to any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant with respect
to which (i) any shareholder, director, officer, employee, representative
or
agent of Seller had actual knowledge, at any time prior to the Closing, of
such
breach, that such breach was threatened or of the events, circumstances or
conditions constituting or resulting in such breach, or (ii) to the extent
Seller or such Seller Indemnitee could have, with reasonable efforts, mitigated
or prevented the Seller Losses with respect to such breach. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, this limitation shall not apply with respect to knowledge, if
any, of
any shareholder,
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director,
officer, employee, representative or agent of Seller with respect to the
use of
intellectual property of third parties on vehicles, signage and other similar
usage on the Purchased Assets before or after the Closing.
7.7 Successors
and Assigns. All of the rights and obligations of the Seller and
the Buyer pursuant to this Section 7 shall survive any sale, assignment or
other
transfer by the Buyer of title to or interest in any of the Purchased Assets
or
any part thereof and shall apply to and bind each and every successor and
assign
of the Buyer to any of the Purchased Assets.
7.8 Remedies
Exclusive. From and after the Closing, the rights of the parties
to indemnification relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be strictly limited to those contained in this Section 7, and
such
indemnification rights shall be the exclusive remedies of the parties subsequent
to the Closing Date with respect to this Agreement except for remedies for
fraud
or specific performance, injunctive or other equitable relief. To the
maximum extent permitted by law, the parties hereby waive all other remedies
for
breach of this Agreement and/or the representations, warranties and covenants
in
this Agreement, whether under any laws, at common law or otherwise.
7.9 Materiality. Any
qualifications in the representations, warranties and covenants with respect
to
a Material Adverse Effect, materiality, material or similar terms will not
have
any effect with respect to the calculation of the amount of any Losses or
the
application of the Threshold Amount pursuant to Section 7.3(a).
SECTION
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
8.1 Successors
and Assigns. Except as permitted below, neither this Agreement
nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may
be
assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by the parties
hereto. Any assignment in violation of the preceding sentence will be
void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties
and
their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Buyer may assign all or any part of its right and obligations
hereunder, provided Buyer remains liable for all such obligations.
8.2 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles
of conflict of laws.
8.3 Expenses. Except
as otherwise provided herein, each of the parties hereto shall pay its own
expenses in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents
and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation,
any
legal and accounting fees, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated.
8.4 Severability. In
the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other
judicial or administrative body to be null, void or unenforceable, said
provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the
other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
8.5 Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement
will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally, sent
by
overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), or via facsimile to the
parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as specified
by
like notice):
If
to the Seller:
Eskimo
Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc.
c/o
Integrated Brands Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Copy
to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the Buyer:
Southwest
Traders Inc.
00000
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Copy
to:
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Any
party may change its address for the purpose of this Section by giving the
other
party written notice of its new address in the manner set forth
above.
8.6 Amendments;
Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or modified, and any of
the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may
be
waived, only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto, or in
the
case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. Any waiver by any
party of any condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant,
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more
instances, shall not be deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing
waiver of any such condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term,
covenant, representation or warranty of this Agreement.
8.7 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the schedules hereto and the
Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding between the parties
hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
supersedes and replaces all prior and contemporaneous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with regard to such
transactions. All schedules hereto and any documents and instruments
delivered pursuant to any provision hereof are expressly made a part of this
Agreement as fully as though completely set forth herein.
8.8 Parties
in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer any
rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other
than the Seller and the Buyer and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to relieve or
discharge the obligations or liability of any third Persons to the Seller
or the
Buyer. No provision of this Agreement shall give any third Persons
any right of subrogation or action over or against the Seller or the
Buyer.
8.9 Section
and Paragraph Headings. The section and paragraph headings in
this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
8.10 Mutual
Drafting. The parties hereto are sophisticated and have been
represented by attorneys throughout the transactions contemplated hereby
who
have carefully negotiated the provisions hereof. As a consequence,
the parties do not intend that the presumptions of laws or rules relating
to the
interpretation of contracts against the drafter of any particular clause
should
be applied to this Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed in
connection herewith, and therefore waive their effects.
8.11 Further
Assurances. From and after the Closing, as and when requested by
any party, each party will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, all such documents and instruments and will take, or cause to
be
taken, at the requesting party’s expense, all such further or other actions, as
such other party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8.12 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an
original, but all of which shall constitute the same
instrument. Signatures transmitted electronically or by facsimile
shall have the same legal and binding effect as original
signatures.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first above written.
ESKIMO
PIE FROZEN DISTRIBUTION,
INC.
By:
”Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx”
Name: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx
Title: President
SOUTHWEST
TRADERS,
INC.
By:
”Xxx
Xxxxx”
Name: Xxx
Xxxxx
Title: President
Executing
only for purposes of Section 6.6 and Section 6.11 of this
Agreement:
INTEGRATED
BRANDS,
INC.
By:________________________
Name: _____________________
Title: ______________________
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