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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
OCTOBER 6, 1997
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-12177 75-2632242
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
6701 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California 94608
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(510) 547-2395
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Item 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
On October 6 and 7, 1997, DNAP Holding Corporation (the "Registrant")
completed the acquisition of the minority interests owned by members of the
Batiz family in International Produce Holding Company, a Delaware corporation
("IPHC") and Agricola Batiz, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized under the
laws of the United Mexican States ("ABSA"). IPHC is a holding company whose
subsidiaries engage in the business of marketing and distributing fresh
produce in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Far
East, including fruits and vegetables produced by ABSA. ABSA engages in the
business of growing fresh fruits and vegetables, primarily tomatoes and
peppers, in Mexico and exporting fresh produce to the United States and other
markets. Through a subsidiary, ABSA engages in the business of marketing and
distributing fresh produce in Mexico, including fruits and vegetables
produced by ABSA.
The Registrant increased its interest in IPHC from 57.6% to 100% by
purchasing all of the shares owned by Raul Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J.
Guillermo Batiz G., and Raul Batiz G. The aggregate purchase price of
$8,598,000 was paid by delivery of $5,330,000 in cash at or prior to the
closing, promissory notes totaling $931,000 payable on the first anniversary
of the closing, and promissory notes totaling $2,337,000 payable on the third
anniversary of the closing (subject to certain offsets as provided in the
Stock Purchase Agreement). The Registrant's obligations under these
promissory notes are guaranteed by Empresas La Moderna, S.A. de C.V. ("ELM"),
the indirect owner of 70% of the capital stock of the Registrant.
The Registrant's 50.004% interest in ABSA increased as a result of (i) a
capital contribution made by the Registrant to ABSA in the amount of
$6,781,297, (ii) a capital contribution made by Bionova, S.A. de C.V.
("Bionova"), an affiliate of the Registrant, to ABSA in the amount of
$4,218,703, (iii) the Registrant's purchase of all of the shares of fixed
capital from certain minority stockholders in exchange for $16,729 in cash,
and (iv) the withdrawal by all of the minority stockholders of all of their
variable capital in ABSA in exchange for $10,385,271, which was paid by
delivery of $6,433,271 in cash at or prior to the closing, a promissory note
in the amount of $1,317,000 payable on the first anniversary of the closing,
a promissory note in the amount of $1,317,000 payable on the second
anniversary of the closing, and a promissory note in the amount of $1,318,000
payable on the third anniversary of the closing. ABSA's obligations under
these promissory notes are guaranteed by ELM. As a result of these
transactions, the Registrant now owns 80% of the capital stock of ABSA and
Bionova owns 20%. The Registrant may not acquire full ownership of ABSA due
to a provision in Mexican law that restricts foreign ownership of companies
that own agricultural land in Mexico.
To finance the transactions described above, the Registrant borrowed
$7,594,568 from ELM on an interim basis. The Registrant expects to obtain
bank financing to replace the financing provided by ELM. It is anticipated
that ELM will guarantee the Registrant's obligations under such bank
financing.
In connection with the transactions described above, Pedro Batiz G. has
agreed to continue as an executive of IPHC's operating subsidiaries for at
least three years and Raul Batiz E., the President of IPHC, has agreed to
remain with IPHC as a consultant for at least one year. Also,
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Raul Batiz G. and J. Guillermo Batiz G., who had served as the Director of
Operations and Director of Administration of ABSA, respectively, have agreed
to remain with ABSA in consulting roles for at least three months.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED
Because this transaction involves an increase by the Registrant in its
investment in companies that are already accounted for on a
consolidated basis, separate financial statements of the acquired
investments are not required to be provided.
(b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Unaudited pro forma financial information required by this item is not
available at this time. The Registrant will file such information as
soon as it is available, but not later than November 28, 1997.
(c) EXHIBITS.
2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 12, 1997, by and
among International Produce Holding Company, DNAP Holding
Corporation, Raul Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J. Guillermo Batiz
G., and Raul Batiz G.
2.2 First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October
6, 1997, by and among International Produce Holding Company, DNAP
Holding Corporation, Raul Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J. Guillermo
Batiz G., and Raul Batiz G.
2.3 English-language summary of the CONVENIO RELATIVO AL EJERCICIO
DEL DERECHO DE RETIRO TOTAL DE APORTACIONES (Agreement Concerning
the Exercise of the Right of Withdrawal of all Contributions)
dated August 29, 1997, by and among Agricola Batiz, S.A. de C.V.,
certain of its shareholders, and DNAP Holding Corporation.
2.4 English-language summary of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated
October 7, 1997, by and among DNAP Holding Corporation, J.
Guillermo Batiz G. and Raul Batiz G. relating to the purchase of
the shares representing ABSA's fixed capital.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 21, 1997 DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
By: /S/ ARTHUR H. FINNEL
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Arthur H. Finnel,
Executive Vice President
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 12, 1997, by and among
International Produce Holding Company, DNAP Holding Corporation, Raul
Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J. Guillermo Batiz G., and Raul Batiz G.
2.2 First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 6,
1997, by and among International Produce Holding Company, DNAP Holding
Corporation, Raul Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J. Guillermo Batiz G., and
Raul Batiz G.
2.3 English-language summary of the CONVENIO RELATIVO AL EJERCICIO DEL
DERECHO DE RETIRO TOTAL DE APORTACIONES (Agreement Concerning the
Exercise of the Right of Withdrawal of all Contributions) dated August
29, 1997, by and among Agricola Batiz, S.A. de C.V., certain of its
shareholders, and DNAP Holding Corporation.
2.4 English-language summary of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 7,
1997, by and among DNAP Holding Corporation, J. Guillermo Batiz G. and Raul
Batiz G. relating to the purchase of the shares representing ABSA's fixed
capital.
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE HOLDING COMPANY
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
RAUL BATIZ E.
PEDRO BATIZ G.
J. GUILLERMO BATIZ G.
and
RAUL BATIZ G.
August 12, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ARTICLE I TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Agreement to Sell and to Purchase Shares. . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Purchase Price and Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Post-Closing Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Advances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Late Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.6 Designation of Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.7 Release and Discharge of Guaranties . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ARTICLE II CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
AND THE COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Corporate Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Charter and Bylaws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Authority Relative to This Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4 Noncontravention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.5 Governmental Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.6 Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.7 Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8 Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.10 Absence of Certain Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.11 Tax Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.12 Compliance With Laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.13 Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.14 Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.15 Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.16 Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.17 Environmental Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.18 Books and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.19 Brokerage Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.20 Related-Party Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.21 Investment Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.22 Investment Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.23 Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.1 Corporate Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2 Authority Relative to This Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3 Noncontravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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4.4 Governmental Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.6 Investment Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.7 Investment Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.8 Brokerage Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.9 Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.10 Disclaimer of Other Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.1 Conduct and Preservation of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2 Reasonable Efforts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3 Notification of Certain Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.4 Disclosure Schedule and Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.5 Noncompetition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.6 Confidential Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.7 Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.8 Restrictions on Use of Intellectual Property. . . . . . . . 18
5.9 Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.10 Termination of Stockholders Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS. . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1 Representations and Warranties True . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2 Covenants and Agreements Performed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.3 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.4 Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.5 Related-Party Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.6 Employment and Consulting Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.7 Other Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1 Representations and Warranties True . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2 Covenants and Agreements Performed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.3 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.4 Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.5 Consents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.6 No Material Adverse Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.7 Disclosure Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.8 Closing Under ABSA Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.9 Related-Party Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.10 Resignations of Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.11 Employment and Consulting Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.12 Other Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ARTICLE VIII SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION. . . . . . . . 21
8.1 Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
8.2 Indemnification by Sellers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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8.3 Indemnification by Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.4 Procedure for Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.5 Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.1 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.2 Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9.3 Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9.4 Waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9.5 Remedies Not Exclusive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.6 Entire Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.7 Binding Effect; Assignment; No Third Party Benefit. . . . . 25
9.8 Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.9 Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.10 Further Assurances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.11 Descriptive Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.12 Counterparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.13 Right of Setoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9.14 Joinder of Spouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ARTICLE X DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
10.1 Certain Defined Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
10.2 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ANNEX I PURCHASE PRICE
EXHIBIT A NEGOTIABLE NOTE
EXHIBIT B NON-NEGOTIABLE NOTE
EXHIBIT C GUARANTY
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of August 12, 1997,
among International Produce Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), Raul Batiz E., Pedro Batiz G., J. Guillermo Batiz G., and Raul Batiz
G. (each individually a "Seller" and collectively, "Sellers"), and DNAP Holding
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Buyer").
WHEREAS, each Seller owns the number of shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the Company set forth opposite his name on the signature
page hereof (the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase
from Sellers, the Shares; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to join in the execution of this Agreement for
the purpose of evidencing its consent to the consummation of the foregoing
transaction and for the purpose of making certain representations and warranties
to and covenants and agreements with Buyer;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
Company, Sellers, and Buyer hereby agree as follow:
ARTICLE I
TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION
1.1 AGREEMENT TO SELL AND TO PURCHASE SHARES. At the Closing, and on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Sellers shall
sell and deliver the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept the
Shares from Sellers.
1.2 PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT. In consideration of the sale of the
Shares to Buyer, Buyer shall pay to Sellers an aggregate purchase price of
$8,598,000, subject to the adjustments described herein (the "Purchase Price").
The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:
(a) Buyer shall pay to Sellers at or prior to the Closing $5,330,000,
subject to the adjustments shown on Annex I and less the amount of any
advance payments made pursuant to Section 1.4 or otherwise, in immediately
available funds by confirmed wire transfer to a bank account to be
designated by Sellers.
(b) Buyer shall deliver to Sellers at the Closing one or more
promissory notes of Buyer, dated the Closing Date, payable to the order of
Sellers (or a payment agent designated by Sellers pursuant to Section 1.6)
in the original principal amount of $931,000 (the "Negotiable Note") in the
form attached as EXHIBIT A. The principal of the
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Negotiable Note shall be paid on the first anniversary of the Closing
Date (or, if such date is not a business day in the United States, on the
following business day). The unpaid principal of the Note shall bear
interest at the rate of 2.4% per quarter, and interest accruing on the
Note shall be payable quarterly beginning three months after the Closing
Date until all of the principal and all of the accrued interest on the
Negotiable Note have been paid. The Negotiable Note shall be negotiable,
shall represent an unsecured, general obligation of Buyer and shall be
guaranteed by Empresas La Moderna, S.A. de C. V., a corporation organized
under the laws of the United Mexican States ("ELM"), pursuant to a
guaranty substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (the "ELM
Guaranty").
(c) Buyer shall deliver to Sellers at the Closing one or more
promissory notes of Buyer, dated the Closing Date, payable to the order of
Sellers (or a payment agent designated by Sellers pursuant to Section 1.6)
in the original principal amount of $2,337,000 (the "Non-negotiable Note")
in the form attached as Exhibit B. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the principal of the Non-negotiable Note shall be paid on the
third anniversary of the Closing Date (or if such date is not a business
day in the United States, on the following business day) (the "Maturity
Date"). Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the unpaid
principal of the Non-negotiable Note shall bear interest at the rate of
2.4% per quarter, and interest accruing on the Note shall be payable
quarterly beginning three months after the Closing Date until all of the
principal and all of the accrued interest on the Negotiable Note have been
paid, subject to any offsets provided for by the terms of the Non-
negotiable Note. The Non-negotiable Note shall represent a general,
unsecured obligation of Buyer, shall be guaranteed by ELM pursuant to the
ELM Guaranty, and shall be expressly subject to the post-closing
adjustments described in Section 1.3 and Buyer's right of setoff provided
for in Section 9.13. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer may hold back
payment of principal and interest under the Non-negotiable Note (i) under
Section 1.3(a), if on Maturity Date there are pending Tax audits or other
inquiries or disputes of the type described in Section 1.3(a), or
(ii) under the ABSA Guaranty (as defined in Section 7.8), if on the
Maturity Date there are any amounts due or pending claims under the ABSA
Guaranty, including (but not limited to) by reason of Encumbrances on the
land purportedly owned as of the Closing Date by Agricola Batiz, S.A. de
C.V. (other than Encumbrances resulting from the actions of Buyer or its
Affiliates taken after the Closing Date) which have not been duly
guaranteed or otherwise resolved in accordance with the terms of the
CONVENIO (as defined in Section 7.8 below). The Negotiable Note and the
Non-negotiable Note are referred to herein collectively as the "Notes."
1.3 POST-CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted as
described in this section.
(a) (i) The federal tax returns of R.B. Packing, Inc., a subsidiary
of the Company, are currently being audited with respect to the 1991 - 1995
tax years, and may be audited with respect to subsequent periods. The
Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following amounts related
to any payments made by the Company arising out of or in connection with
such Tax audits (including without limitation additional Taxes, penalties,
interest): (i) the full amount of such payments that relate to
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the 1991 and 1992 tax years, (ii) 49% of such payments that relate to any
subsequent period (e.g., the 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 tax years) up to
July 31, 1997, (iii) 45.6% of all costs and expenses (including
attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by the Company with respect to
such Tax audits after July 31, 1997, and (iv) the "Interest Factor"
applicable to such downward adjustments. If the determination or
settlement that leads to such payments does not specify the amounts that
relate to each tax year, then, unless the parties agree otherwise, it
will be presumed that the additional Taxes and penalties are spread among
the tax years covered by such payments in the same proportion as the
adjustments proposed by the IRS in its "30-day letter" relating to such
years, and interest payments shall be allocated accordingly. For
purposes of this Section 1.3(a), the "Interest Factor" applicable to an
adjustment means the interest that would accrue with respect to the
amount of such adjustment from the Closing Date through the Maturity Date
if interest were computed on such amount at the same rate and in the same
manner that interest accrues under the Non-negotiable Note. Amounts owed
by Sellers to Buyer under this Section 1.3(a) will be set off against
amounts due under the Non-negotiable Note. If the downward adjustment
exceeds the balance due under the Non-negotiable Note, such excess amount
shall be paid by Sellers to Buyer in cash on the Maturity Date (or as
soon thereafter as such amount may be determined). Buyer shall promptly
notify Sellers of any change in the counsel representing R.B. Packing,
Inc. with respect to Tax audits. With respect to any Tax periods prior
to the Closing, R.B. Packing shall not enter into any settlement with the
IRS unless Buyer has provided at least 10 days' prior written notice of
the terms of such settlement to Sellers.
(ii) If on the Maturity Date, a Tax audit or any inquiry or dispute is
pending that involves the Taxes of R.B. Packing, Inc. due for any period
prior to the Closing Date, then the Buyer may withhold from the amount due
under the Non-negotiable Note the Seller's share (determined as set forth
above) of the estimated exposure of R.B. Packing, Inc. in such audit or
dispute, as estimated by agreement of the parties based upon the advice of
their respective independent public accountants. If the parties cannot
agree on the appropriate amount to be withheld, they will seek to resolve
the dispute through mediation, arbitration or some other referral mechanism
to an independent, disinterested third party. Until the dispute is
resolved, the disputed amount shall be withheld by Buyer and shall continue
to accrue interest in accordance with the terms of the Non-negotiable Note.
(iii) The withheld funds will be applied against Sellers'
obligations to Buyer under this Section 1.3(a). The balance of the
withheld funds, if any, will be paid to Seller at such time as all Tax
matters involving R. B. Packing, Inc.'s Tax obligations for periods prior
to the Closing have been finally resolved (provided that Buyer is not
withholding such payment under any other provision of this Agreement or of
the Non-negotiable Note). The holdback of funds shall not limit the amount
otherwise due from Sellers to Buyer, and if the withheld funds are
insufficient to cover Sellers' obligations under this Section 1.3(b) or any
other section of this Agreement, Sellers shall promptly pay the amount they
owe to Buyer in cash.
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(b) (i) At the Closing, Sellers shall provide to Buyer a list of the
receivables then due to the Company and the Subsidiaries (as defined in
Section 3.1) from growers, customers and others ("Receivables") that have
not been written off (and with respect to which no reserves have been
established) by the Company ("Collectible Accounts") and a list of the
Receivables that have been written-off (or with respect to which reserves
have been established) by the Company ("Doubtful Accounts").
(ii) During the three years following the Closing Date, the Purchase
Price will be adjusted upward by an amount equal to 45.6% of the Net
Collections during that period on both (x) the Doubtful Accounts and (y)
any Collectible Accounts that have been written-off (or with respect to
which reserves have been established) by the Company after the Closing
Date. For purposes of this section, "Net Collections" means the amount
received with respect to a receivable less applicable Taxes. Payments
received from creditors with both Collectible Accounts and Doubtful
Accounts will be applied first to the Collectible Accounts.
(iii) During the three years following the Closing Date, the Purchase
Price will be adjusted downward by (x) an amount equal to 45.6% of the
Collectible Accounts that are written-off (or with respect to which
reserves are established) by the Company during that period and (y) the
Interest Factor applicable to the such downward adjustment. For purposes
of this Section 1.3(b), the "Interest Factor" applicable to an adjustment
means the interest that would accrue with respect to the amount of such
adjustment from the Closing Date through the Maturity Date if interest were
computed on such amount at the same rate and in the same manner that
interest accrues under the Non-negotiable Note.
(iv) On or before the Maturity Date, the Company shall deliver a
report to Sellers detailing the Purchase Price adjustments, if any, that
have occurred since the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 1.3(b). If
there is a net upward adjustment, the amount of such net adjustment shall
be paid by Buyer to Sellers in cash, subject to the right of offset
provided for in Section 9.13. If there is a net downward adjustment, then
to the extent there is a balance due under the Non-negotiable Note, the net
downward adjustment will be deducted from the balance due. If the net
downward adjustment exceeds the balance due, such excess amount shall be
paid by Sellers to Buyer in cash on the Maturity Date.
(v) Buyer shall not have any duty or obligation to attempt to collect
any Receivables.
1.4 ADVANCES.
(a) Pursuant to an Agreement to Advance Funds (the "Advance
Agreement") between Buyer and J. Guillermo Batiz G., Buyer advanced to J.
Guillermo Batiz G. $1,000,000 of the portion of the Purchase Price to be
paid in cash at the Closing (the "First Advance"), which amount must be
repaid to Buyer on September 5, 1997, if the Closing has not occurred by
that date. J. Guillermo Batiz G. pledged some of his Shares to secure his
repayment obligation under the Advance Agreement.
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(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and this Section 1.4, which shall supersede the terms of the Advance
Agreement, Buyer shall advance an additional $4,000,000 to Sellers (the
"Second Advance") in immediately available funds by wire transfer to the
U.S. bank account designated by Sellers. The First Advance and the Second
Advance are referred to collectively herein as the "Advance."
(c) Provided that Buyer purchases the Shares on or before October 31,
1997, the Advance shall be deemed to have been a prepayment of the amount
that otherwise would have been paid to Sellers at the Closing. If the
Closing does not occur on or before October 31, 1997, then regardless of
the reasons for and regardless of whose actions may have contributed to
such failure to close, Sellers shall repay the full amount of the Advance
to Buyer on that date in U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds by
wire transfer to the U.S. bank account designated by Buyer.
(d) To secure the repayment obligation of Sellers under Section
1.4(c), Sellers hereby pledge and assign to Buyer and grant to Buyer a
security interest in 570 of the Shares, including without limitation, all
dividends, cash instruments and other property now or hereafter received in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares, together with all
proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Collateral"). Unless
the parties otherwise agree, the Shares comprising the Collateral shall be
allocated as follows: J. Guillermo Batiz G. - 179 Shares, Raul Batiz G. -
179 Shares, and Raul Batiz E. - 212 Shares). Sellers shall concurrently
herewith deliver to Buyer stock certificates representing the Collateral
together with corresponding stock powers endorsed in favor of Buyer. If
the Closing does not occur on or before October 31, 1997, and if Sellers do
not repay the Advance in accordance with Section 1.4(c), then Buyer shall
retain the Collateral in satisfaction of Sellers' obligation to repay the
Advance. By their execution hereof, Sellers hereby waive any right they
may have under the Uniform Commercial Code to written notice of such
acceptance of collateral in discharge of obligations.
(e) Reference is hereby made to that certain Stockholders Agreement
dated as of December 1, 1994, among Buyer, Sellers, the Company and
Bionova, S.A. de C.V. (the "Stockholders Agreement"). Each of the Sellers
hereby (i) consents to the pledge of the Collateral to Buyer to secure the
Advance as provided in this Section 1.4, (ii) consents to the acquisition
of the Collateral by Buyer if such an acquisition results from such pledge;
(iii) waives any rights he may have under the Stockholders Agreement to
acquire (or to be offered) any of the Collateral, and (iv) waives any other
rights or preferences he may have under the Stockholders Agreement arising
from or in connection with the Advance Agreement, the First Advance and the
Second Advance.
1.5 LATE PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
if Sellers fail to pay any amounts it owes to Buyer when such payments are due,
the overdue amounts shall bear interest until paid at the rate of 18% per annum
or the highest rate that may lawfully be charged, whichever is lower.
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1.6 DESIGNATION OF AGENT. Sellers shall designate one person to serve as
their agent and attorney-in-fact for all matters related to this Agreement,
including without limitation giving and receiving notices, receiving amounts to
be paid at or prior to the Closing, receiving payments due under the Notes, and
consenting to any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement. Each
Seller hereby designates J. Guillermo Batiz G. to serve as his agent and
attorney-in-fact for such purposes. Sellers may change such designation by
delivering a notice to Buyer that is signed by or on behalf of each Seller and
that includes the name of the person being designated for such purpose. Each
Seller agrees and acknowledges that Buyer may pay to such representative all
amounts due to any Seller under this Agreement or the Notes, and that it shall
be the responsibility of such representative to allocate and distribute such
funds.
1.7 RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF GUARANTIES. Buyer agrees as a condition to
the Closing to exercise reasonable efforts to obtain the release and discharge
of each Seller from any and all obligation and liability under all guarantees or
other similar assurances signed or entered into by Sellers that guaranty payment
or performance of any loans, indebtedness or other obligations of the Company.
Sellers agree to cooperate with Buyer in obtaining such instruments of release
and discharge provided that Sellers shall not be required to incur any expense
or other obligation as a condition to obtaining such instruments of release and
discharge.
ARTICLE II
CLOSING
The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Closing") shall
take place at the offices of O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth &
Beshears in Tucson, Arizona, or at such other place as may be agreed by the
parties, as soon as practicable following the satisfaction or waiver (subject to
Applicable Law) of each of the conditions to the obligations of the parties set
forth in Articles VI and VII. The date on which the Closing is required to take
place is herein referred to as the "Closing Date". All Closing transactions
shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLERS AND THE COMPANY
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule provided for by Section 5.4,
Sellers and the Company jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyer
that:
3.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION. Each of the Company and R.B. Packing, Inc.,
an Arizona corporation, Batiz & Sons, Inc., an Arizona corporation, R.B. Packing
of California, Inc., a California corporation, R.B. Packing of Texas, Inc., a
Texas corporation, Tanimura Distributing, Inc., a California corporation, and
Premier Fruits and Vegetables BBL, Inc., a Quebec corporation (collectively, the
"Subsidiaries"), is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all
requisite corporate
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power and corporate authority to own, lease, and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. To the knowledge of Sellers, no
actions or proceedings to dissolve the Company or any Subsidiary are pending
or threatened.
3.2 CHARTER AND BYLAWS. The Company and Sellers have made available to
Buyer accurate and complete copies of (i) the charter and bylaws of each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries as currently in effect, (ii) the stock records of
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (iii) the minutes of all meetings
of the respective Boards of Directors of the Company and the Subsidiaries, any
committees of such Boards, and the stockholders of the Company and the
Subsidiaries (and all consents in lieu of such meetings). Such records,
minutes, and consents accurately reflect the stock ownership of the Company and
the Subsidiaries and all actions taken by such Boards of Directors, committees,
and stockholders. To the knowledge of Sellers, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation of any provision of its charter or bylaws, other than
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not and will not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.3 AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT. Each Seller has full legal
right, power, and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by each Seller and constitutes a valid and legally
binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against him in accordance with
its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the
availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in
certain instances.
3.4 NONCONTRAVENTION. To the knowledge of Sellers, the execution,
delivery, and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and the consummation
by each Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not
(i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute
(with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default
under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time
or both) to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration under, or
require any consent, approval, authorization, or waiver of, or notice to, any
party to, any contract, agreement, instrument, or obligation to which such
Seller is a party or by which such Seller or any of his properties may be bound,
other than compliance with the Stockholders Agreement dated December 1, 1994
among the Company and its stockholders, (ii) result in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance upon the properties of any Seller, or
(iii) violate any Applicable Law binding upon any Seller.
3.5 GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS. To the knowledge of Sellers, no consent,
approval, order, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration
with, any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by any Seller
or the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery, or
performance by Sellers and the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by
them of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than compliance with
applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and such consents,
approvals, orders, or authorizations which, if not obtained, and such
declarations, filings, or registrations which, if not made, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.6 SUBSIDIARIES. Except for 2,500 shares of common stock of Tanimura
Distributing Inc and 100,000 shares of common stock of Premier Fruits &
Vegetables BBL Inc., all the outstanding capital stock, and all other equity
interests, if any, of each Subsidiary are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company, free and clear of all Encumbrances. All outstanding shares of
capital stock of each Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable. No shares of capital stock or other equity interests of
any Subsidiary are subject to, nor have any been issued in violation of,
preemptive or similar rights.
3.7 SHARES. Each Seller is (and at the Closing will be) the sole
record and beneficial owner of, and upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby Buyer will acquire good, valid, and marketable title to,
the number of Shares set forth opposite his name on the signature page hereof
free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than (i) those that may arise by
virtue of any actions taken by or on behalf of Buyer or its Affiliates or
(ii) restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by federal or state
securities laws. Pedro Batiz G. and J. Guillermo Batiz G. represent and
warrant that the Shares owned by them, respectively, are owned as their sole
and separate property.
3.8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company has delivered to Buyer accurate
and complete copies of (i) the Company's audited consolidated balance sheet
as of December 31, 1996, and the related audited consolidated statements of
income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the
notes and schedules thereto, together with the unqualified report thereon of
Price Waterhouse LLP, independent public accountants (the "Audited Financial
Statements"), and (ii) the Company's unaudited consolidated balance sheet as
of June 30, 1997 (the "Latest Balance Sheet"), and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
the three-month period then ended (the "Unaudited Financial Statements")
(collectively, the "Financial Statements"). To the knowledge of Sellers, the
Financial Statements (i) represent actual bona fide transactions, (ii) have
been prepared from the books and records of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") applied on a basis consistent with preceding years throughout the
periods involved, except that the Unaudited Financial Statements are not
accompanied by notes or other textual disclosure required by GAAP, and (iii)
accurately, completely, and fairly present the Company's consolidated
financial position as of the respective dates thereof and its consolidated
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.
3.9 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. To the knowledge of Sellers,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any liability or obligation
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated, or otherwise, whether
or not known to the Company or any Subsidiary, and whether due or to become
due), except (i) liabilities reflected on the Latest Balance Sheet, (ii)
liabilities described in the notes accompanying the Audited Financial
Statements dated as of December 31, 1996, (iii) liabilities which have arisen
since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business
(none of which is a material liability for breach of contract, breach of
warranty, tort, or infringement), and (iv) other liabilities which, in the
aggregate, would not cause a Material Adverse Effect to the Company and the
Subsidiaries considered as a whole.
3.10 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. To the knowledge of Sellers, since
December 31, 1996, (i) there has not been any change, development, or effect,
individually or in the aggregate,
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that has had, or might reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect; (ii) the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries have been
conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice; (iii)
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material liability,
engaged in any material transaction, or entered into any material agreement
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and
(iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has suffered any loss, damage,
destruction, or other casualty to any of its assets (whether or not covered
by insurance) which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.11 TAX MATTERS. To the knowledge of Sellers, except as disclosed on
the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) the Company and each Subsidiary have (and as of the Closing Date
will have) duly filed all federal, state, local, and foreign Tax Returns
required to be filed by or with respect to them with the IRS or other
applicable Taxing authority, and no extensions with respect to such Tax
Returns have (or as of the Closing Date will have) been requested or
granted;
(b) the Company and each Subsidiary have (and as of the Closing Date
will have) paid, or adequately reserved against in the Financial
Statements, all Taxes due, or claimed by any Taxing authority pursuant to
written notice to the Company to be due, from or with respect to them,
except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate legal
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been set aside as
disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule;
(c) the Company has not received written notice of any adjustment
proposed (and none is pending) by the IRS or any other Taxing authority in
connection with any of the Tax Returns;
(d) the Company and each Subsidiary have (and as of the Closing Date
will have) made all deposits required with respect to Taxes;
(e) no waiver or extension of any statute of limitations as to any
federal, state, local, or foreign Tax matter has been given by or requested
by any Taxing authority from the Company or any Subsidiary; and
(f) the Company has not filed a consent under Section 341(f) of the
Code.
3.12 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. To the knowledge of Sellers, the Company and
the Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all Applicable
Laws (including without limitation Applicable Laws relating to securities,
properties, business products, manufacturing processes, advertising and sales
practices, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages
and hours, safety, occupational safety, health, environmental protection,
product safety, and civil rights), except for noncompliance with such
Applicable Laws which, individually or in the aggregate, does not and will
not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Sellers, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary received any written notice, which has not been
dismissed or otherwise disposed of, that the Company or any Subsidiary has
not so
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complied. To the knowledge of Sellers, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is charged or threatened with or under investigation with respect to any
violation of any Applicable Law relating to any aspect of the business of the
Company or any Subsidiary, other than violations which, individually or in
the aggregate, do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.13 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. To the knowledge of Sellers, there are no
Proceedings pending or threatened against or involving the Company or any
Subsidiary (or any of their respective directors or officers in connection
with the business or affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary) or any
properties or rights of the Company or any Subsidiary which, individually or
in the aggregate, might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the knowledge of Sellers, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree of any
Governmental Entity which has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Sellers, there are no Proceedings
pending or threatened seeking to restrain, prohibit, or obtain damages or
other relief in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.14 PROPERTIES. To the knowledge of Sellers:
(a) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and
indefeasible title, and in the case of real property insurable title, to
all properties (real, personal, and mixed, tangible and intangible) it owns
or purports to own, including without limitation the properties reflected
in its books and records and in the Latest Balance Sheet, free and clear of
all Encumbrances. No financing statement (or other instrument sufficient
or effective as a financing statement) under the Uniform Commercial Code
with respect to any properties of the Company any Subsidiary has been filed
and is effective in any jurisdiction, and the Company and the Subsidiaries
have not signed any such financing statement (or other instrument) or any
mortgage or security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to
file any such financing statement (or other instrument).
(b) Set forth on the Disclosure Schedule is a list, by street
address, of all real property owned or leased by the Company and the
Subsidiaries (for purposes of this Section, the "Real Property"), the
identity of the owner of each property, a list of all rights-of-way,
easements, and other Encumbrances of any kind to which the Real Property is
subject, and a summary description of the principal facilities and
structures (if any) located thereon. There exists no proceeding or court
order, or building code provision, deed restriction, or restrictive
covenant (recorded or otherwise), or other private or public limitation,
which might in any way impede or adversely affect the continued use of the
Real Property by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the manner it is
currently used. All the Real Property is zoned for the various purposes
for which such Real Property is being used, and there exists no pending or
threatened proceeding which might adversely affect the validity of such
zoning. Neither the whole nor any part of the Real Property is subject to
any pending proceeding for condemnation or other taking by any governmental
entity, and no such condemnation or other taking is contemplated or
threatened. There are no unpaid charges, debts, liabilities, claims, or
obligations arising from the construction, occupancy, ownership, use, or
operation of the Real Property, or the buildings, improvements, or fixtures
situated thereon, or the business operated thereon,
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which could give rise to any mechanic's or materialmen's or other
statutory lien against the Real Property, or the buildings, improvements,
or fixtures situated thereon, or any part thereof, or for which the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries will be responsible.
(c) Set forth on the Disclosure Schedule is a list and summary
description of the material terms of all leases under which the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries is the lessee of real property. Each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries has good and valid leasehold interests in all
properties held by it under lease. The lessee under each such lease is not
in breach of or in default under such lease, nor has any event occurred
which (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both)
would constitute a default by the lessee under such lease, and the lessee
has not received any notice from, or given any notice to, the lessor
indicating that the lessee or the lessor is in breach of or in default
under such lease.
3.15 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. To the knowledge of Sellers, (i) except for
the trademarks, service marks, and trade names set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company and the Subsidiaries do not own, hold, use, or have
pending any Intellectual Property, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries own
or have rights to use all trademarks, service marks, and trade names, free
from burdensome restrictions, that are necessary for the operation of its
respective businesses as presently conducted, and (iii) the Company and the
Subsidiaries have not received any written notice or claim of any
infringement, violation, misuse, or misappropriation by the Company or any
Subsidiary of any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by any
other person.
3.16 AGREEMENTS. To the knowledge of Sellers:
(a) Each of the material agreements, arrangements, and understandings
(written or oral, formal or informal) to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of
their respective properties is otherwise bound (collectively, for purposes
of this Section, "agreements") has been entered into in the ordinary course
of business and is on commercially reasonable terms. For purposes of this
Section 3.16(a) only, a contract shall be deemed to be material if it
involves in excess of $50,000 per year.
(b) Each of the agreements is a valid and binding agreement of the
parties thereto enforceable against them in accordance with its terms. No
breach or default exists with respect to any of such agreements, and no
event has occurred which, after the giving of notice or the passage of time
or otherwise, will result in any such breach or default.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written
notice of any plan or intention of any other party to any agreement to
exercise any right of offset with respect to, or any right to cancel or
terminate, any agreement, and neither Sellers, the Company, nor any
Subsidiary knows of any fact or circumstance that would justify the
exercise by any such other party of such a right other than the automatic
termination of such agreement in accordance with its terms.
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3.17 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) The Company and the Subsidiaries have received no written notice
of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Entity under any
Applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below). To the knowledge of
Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not disposed of any
hazardous material (as defined below) on any property owned or leased by
the Company or any Subsidiary and no condition exists on any such property
which would subject the Company or any Subsidiary or such property to any
remedial obligations under any Applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Applicable Environmental Laws"
means any and all Applicable Laws pertaining to health, safety, or the
environment in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Company or
any Subsidiary has conducted operations, including, without limitation, the
Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1899, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as
amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as
amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Texas
Water Code, the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act, and other environmental
conservation or protection laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"hazardous material" means (i) any substance which is listed or defined as
a hazardous substance, hazardous constituent, or solid waste pursuant to
any Applicable Environmental Laws and (ii) petroleum (including crude oil
and any fraction thereof), natural gas, and natural gas liquids.
3.18 BOOKS AND RECORDS. To the knowledge of Sellers, all the books and
records of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including all personnel files,
employee data, and other materials relating to employees, are substantially
complete and correct in all material respects, have been in all material
respects maintained in accordance with good business practice and all
Applicable Laws, and, in the case of the books of account, have been in all
material respects prepared and maintained in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied. To the knowledge of Sellers, such books and records
accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, all material
transactions, revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities of the Company and
the Subsidiaries.
3.19 BROKERAGE FEES. Neither Sellers nor any of their Affiliates has
retained any financial advisor, broker, agent, or finder or paid or agreed to
pay any financial advisor, broker, agent, or finder on account of this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Sellers shall indemnify
and hold harmless Buyer for, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, and liabilities (including legal and other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending any claims or actions)
with respect to any finder's fee, brokerage commission, or similar payment in
connection with any transaction contemplated hereby asserted by any person,
on the basis of any act or statement made or alleged to have been made by
Sellers or any of their Affiliates, to be due and owing by the Company or any
Subsidiary.
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3.20 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth on the Sellers'
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers nor any of their Affiliates is
presently, directly or indirectly, a party to any transaction with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any
agreement, arrangement, or understanding, written or oral, regarding the
borrowing or lending of money or otherwise requiring payments to or from any
Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller.
3.21 INVESTMENT INTENT. The Sellers are acquiring the Notes for their
own respective accounts for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or
other disposition in connection with, any distribution of all or any part
thereof, except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities
laws.
3.22 INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE. Each Seller acknowledges that he is able to
fend for himself, can bear the economic risk of his investment in the Notes,
and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that
he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Notes.
3.23 DISCLOSURE. No representation or warranty made by Sellers or the
Company in this Agreement, and no statement of Sellers or the Company
contained in any document, certificate, or other writing furnished or to be
furnished by Sellers or the Company pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith, contains or will contain, at the time of delivery, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit, at the time of delivery,
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading. Sellers know of no matter which has not been disclosed to
Buyer pursuant to this Agreement which has or will have a Material Adverse
Effect.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that:
4.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION. Buyer is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has all
requisite corporate power and corporate authority to own, lease, and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. No
actions or proceedings to dissolve Buyer are pending or, to the knowledge of
Buyer, threatened.
4.2 AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT. Buyer has the full corporate
power and corporate authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the execution,
delivery, and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby, has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Buyer and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation
of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except that
such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws
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affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) equitable principles which may
limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific
performance) in certain instances.
4.3 NONCONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery, and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
result in a violation of any provision of the charter or bylaws of Buyer,
(ii) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or
constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or
the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation, or
acceleration under, or require any consent, approval, authorization, or
waiver of any party to, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, contract, agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which Buyer
is a party or by which Buyer or any of its properties may be bound, (iii)
result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon the properties
of Buyer, or (iv) violate any Applicable Law binding upon Buyer.
4.4 GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS. No consent, approval, order, or
authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration with, any
Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by Buyer in connection
with the execution, delivery, or performance by Buyer of this Agreement or
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and such
consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations which, if not obtained, and
such declarations, filings, or registrations which, if not made, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
business, assets, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise),
or prospects of Buyer and its subsidiaries considered as a whole or on the
ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5 NOTES. The Notes to be issued by Buyer at the Closing have been
duly authorized for such issuance and, when issued and delivered by Buyer in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be validly issued and
will constitute a valid and legally binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with their terms, except that such enforceability
may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii)
equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable
remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
4.6 INVESTMENT INTENT. Buyer is acquiring the Shares for its own
account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other
disposition in connection with, any distribution of all or any part thereof,
except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
4.7 INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE. Buyer acknowledges that it is able to fend
for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares, and
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares.
Buyer represents that it has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring
the Shares.
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4.8 BROKERAGE FEES. Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates has
retained any financial advisor, broker, agent, or finder or paid or agreed to
pay any financial advisor, broker, agent, or finder on account of this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Buyer shall indemnify and
hold harmless Sellers for, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, and liabilities (including legal and other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending any claims or actions)
with respect to any finder's fee, brokerage commission, or similar payment in
connection with any transaction contemplated hereby asserted by any person,
on the basis of any act or statement made or alleged to have been made by
Buyer or any of its Affiliates, to be due and owing by any Seller.
4.9 DISCLOSURE. No representation or warranty made by Buyer in this
Agreement, and no statement of Buyer contained in any document, certificate,
or other writing furnished or to be furnished by Buyer pursuant hereto or in
connection herewith, contains or will contain, at the time of delivery, any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits, or will omit, at the time of
delivery, to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading.
4.10 DISCLAIMER OF OTHER REPRESENTATIONS. Except as set forth in this
Agreement and in the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Sellers has made any
representation or warranty, impliedly or otherwise, to Buyer in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
5.1 CONDUCT AND PRESERVATION OF BUSINESS. Sellers and the Company
hereby covenant and agree with Buyer that, except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, during the period from the date hereof to the Closing, (i)
the Company and the Subsidiaries shall each conduct its operations according
to its ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in
compliance with all Applicable Laws; (ii) Sellers shall each use reasonable
best efforts to preserve, maintain, and protect the properties of the Company
and the Subsidiaries; and (iii) Sellers shall each use reasonable best
efforts to preserve intact the business organization of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of their officers and employees,
and to maintain existing relationships with licensors, licensees, suppliers,
contractors, distributors, customers, and others having business
relationships with them.
5.2 REASONABLE EFFORTS. Each party hereto agrees that it will not
voluntarily undertake any course of action inconsistent with the provisions
or intent of this Agreement and will use its reasonable efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things
reasonably necessary, proper, or advisable under Applicable Laws to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, (i) cooperation in determining whether any consents,
approvals, orders, authorizations, waivers, declarations, filings, or
registrations of or with any Governmental Entity or third party are required
in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) reasonable efforts to obtain any
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such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, and waivers and to effect
any such declarations, filings, and registrations; and (iii) the execution of
any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.3 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS. Sellers shall give prompt notice
to Buyer of (i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event, the occurrence
or nonoccurrence of which would be likely to cause any representation or
warranty contained in Article III to be untrue or inaccurate in any material
respect at or prior to the Closing and (ii) any failure of any Seller or the
Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition, or agreement to be
complied with or satisfied by such person hereunder. Buyer shall give prompt
notice to Sellers of (i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the
occurrence or nonoccurrence of which would be likely to cause any
representation or warranty contained in Article IV to be untrue or inaccurate
in any material respect at or prior to the Closing and (ii) any material
failure of Buyer to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition, or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by such person hereunder. Except
as the parties may otherwise agree, the delivery of any notice pursuant to
this Section shall not be deemed to (i) modify the representations or
warranties hereunder of the party delivering such notice, (ii) modify the
conditions set forth in Articles VI and VII, or (iii) limit or otherwise
affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
5.4 DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS. No later than thirty days after
the execution of this Agreement, Sellers shall deliver a Disclosure Schedule
to Buyer describing the exceptions, if any, to the representations and
warranties set forth in Article III. Upon execution of this Agreement, the
parties shall proceed to finalize forms of the Negotiable Note, the
Non-negotiable Note and the ELM Guaranty in accordance with the terms set
forth in Section 1.2 and in Exhibits A, B and C hereto. The final forms of
such documents shall then be substituted as Exhibits A, B and C hereto and
shall become part of this Agreement.
5.5 NONCOMPETITION.
(a) Each Seller acknowledges that in consideration of the payment of
the Purchase Price, Buyer is acquiring the goodwill of the Company's and
the Subsidiaries' businesses, including complete ownership and control of
such businesses. Therefore, subject to the provisions of Section 5.5(e)
below, each Seller agrees that for a period commencing upon the Closing
Date and ending upon the third anniversary thereof, unless otherwise
extended pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8, such Seller will not,
directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent,
principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director, or in any
other individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in any
business or activity that is in competition in any manner whatsoever with
the business of the Company or the Subsidiaries or Buyer at the date hereof
(including without limitation growing, packing, marketing, distributing or
selling fresh or processed fruits and vegetables) within any state of the
United States, any state of the United Mexican States, any province in
Canada, or any other country, in which the Company or any Subsidiary is
conducting or reasonably expects to conduct its business. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to prevent any Seller from owning, as an
investment, up to 5% of a class of equity securities in any corporation or
firm that
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engages in businesses or activities otherwise prohibited by this Section
5.5(a) which is publicly traded and registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act.
(b) Each Seller agrees that for a period commencing upon the Closing
Date and ending upon the third anniversary thereof, unless otherwise
extended pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8, such Seller will not,
directly or indirectly, recruit or hire or attempt to recruit or hire,
directly or by assisting others, any employee, consultant, or independent
contractor of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
(c) The parties to this Agreement agree that the limitations
contained in this Section 5.5 with respect to time, geographical area, and
scope of activity are reasonable. However, if any court shall determine
that the time, geographical area, or scope of activity of any restriction
contained in this Section is unenforceable, it is the intention of the
parties that such restrictive covenant set forth herein shall not thereby
be terminated but shall be deemed amended to the extent required to render
it valid and enforceable.
(d) Buyer expressly agrees that all or any or the Sellers or any
Affiliates thereof may directly or indirectly engage (i) in the business of
cultivating, growing, and harvesting Exempt Products and (ii) in the
business of marketing, selling and distributing Exempt Products. For
purposes of this Section 5.5, "Exempt Products" shall mean vegetables,
fruits and other produce grown in green houses (rather than by "open field"
farming).
5.6 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Each Seller recognizes and acknowledges
that in his capacity as a stockholder, director and/or officer of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, he has acquired confidential information that is
proprietary to such companies and that such information constitutes valuable,
special, and unique assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Each Seller
agrees that he will hold in strict confidence and shall not, directly or
indirectly, disclose or reveal to any person, or use for his own personal
benefit or for the benefit of anyone else, any trade secrets, confidential
dealings, or other confidential or proprietary information of any kind,
nature, or description belonging to or concerning the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries, or any of their customers or clients or others with whom they
now or hereafter have a business relationship, except (i) for information (x)
that becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of
unauthorized disclosure by a Seller or his Affiliates or (y) that becomes
available to such Seller subsequent to the Closing and on a nonconfidential
basis from a source other than the Company or the Subsidiaries who is not
bound by a duty of confidentiality or other contractual, legal, or fiduciary
obligation to the Company or the Subsidiaries or (ii) as required by
applicable law or legal process.
5.7 REMEDIES. Each Seller agrees that a breach or violation by such
Seller of the covenants set forth in Section 5.5 or 5.6 shall entitle Buyer,
as a matter of right, to an injunction issued by any court of competent
jurisdiction, restraining any further or continued breach or violation of
this covenant. Such right to an injunction shall be cumulative and in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies to which Buyer may show
itself justly entitled. Further, during any period in which such Seller is
in breach of a covenant contained in Section 5.5
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(noncompetition and non-solicitation), the time period of such covenant shall
be extended for an amount of time that such Seller is in breach thereof.
5.8 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Each Seller agrees
that he will not use, directly or indirectly, or permit or assist any other
person to use, (i) any of the trademarks, trade names, logos or other
intellectual property used, owned or licensed by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries (the (Company Intellectual Property"), or (ii) any trademarks,
trade names, logos or other intellectual property that is derived from or
similar to the Company Intellectual Property or that in any way suggests a
relationship with the Company or the Subsidiaries.
5.9 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, all fees and expenses, including fees and expenses of counsel,
financial advisors, and accountants, incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party
incurring such fee or expense, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.
5.10 TERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT. At the Closing, the
Stockholders Agreement (as defined in Section 1.4(e)) shall be terminated.
Buyer and Sellers shall waive any rights or claims they may have under such
agreement whether arising out of the purchase of the Shares contemplated
hereby or out of any other transaction.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS
The obligations of Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the
Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived
by Sellers:
6.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. All the representations and
warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement, and in any agreement,
instrument, or document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
on or prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date made and (having been deemed to have been made again
on and as of the Closing Date in the same language) shall be true and correct
on and as of the Closing Date.
6.2 COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS PERFORMED. Buyer shall have performed and
complied with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, including
the payment of funds referred to in Paragraph 1.2 of this Agreement.
6.3 CERTIFICATE. Sellers shall have received a certificate executed on
behalf of Buyer representing and certifying that the conditions set forth in
Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been fulfilled.
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6.4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. No Proceeding shall, on the Closing Date, be
pending or threatened seeking to restrain, prohibit, or obtain damages or
other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
6.5 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, shareholders and other Affiliates shall have paid all of their
respective debts to Sellers (including without limitation the loan from Raul
Batiz E. to Tanimura Distributing, Inc.)
6.6 EMPLOYMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS. The Company (or one of its
Subsidiaries) and Pedro Batiz G. shall have entered into an Employment and
Non-Competition Agreement with a minimum term of three years, and the Company
(or one of its Subsidiaries) and Raul Batiz E. shall have entered into a
Consulting Agreement with a minimum term of three months.
6.7 OTHER DOCUMENTS. Sellers shall have received the certificates,
instruments, and documents listed below:
(a) The Notes to be delivered to Sellers pursuant to Section 1.2,
duly executed by Buyer.
(b) Such other certificates, instruments, and documents as may be
reasonably requested by Sellers prior to the Closing Date to carry out the
intent and purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Instruments in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers
releasing and discharging Sellers from all obligation and liability under
guarantees or other similar assurances signed or entered into by Sellers
that guaranty payment or satisfaction of loans or other obligations of the
Company to third parties.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing
Date of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by Buyer:
7.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. All the representations and
warranties of Sellers and the Company contained in this Agreement, and in any
agreement, instrument, or document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection
herewith on or prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct as of the
date made and (having been deemed to have been made again on and as of the
Closing Date in the same language) shall be true and correct on and as of the
Closing Date.
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7.2 COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS PERFORMED. Sellers and the Company shall
have performed and complied with all covenants and agreements required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the
Closing Date.
7.3 CERTIFICATE. Buyer shall have received a certificate executed by
each Seller dated the Closing Date, representing and certifying, in such
detail as Buyer may reasonably request, that the conditions set forth in
Sections 8.1 and 8.2 have been fulfilled.
7.4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. No Proceeding shall, on the Closing Date, be
pending or threatened seeking to restrain, prohibit, or obtain damages or
other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
7.5 CONSENTS. All consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, and
waivers of, and all declarations, filings, and registrations with, third
parties (including Governmental Entities) required to be obtained or made by
or on the part of the parties hereto or otherwise reasonably necessary for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been
obtained or made, and all thereof shall be in full force and effect at the
time of Closing.
7.6 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since March 31, 1997, there shall not
have occurred any Material Adverse Effect and Buyer, in the course of its due
diligence review of the Company and the Subsidiaries conducted in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall not have become aware of any
facts relating to the business or operations of the Company or the
Subsidiaries which, in the good faith judgment of Buyer, may cause a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.7 DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE. Buyer shall have received the Disclosure
Schedule and shall not have become aware, as a result of the Disclosure
Schedule, of any facts relating to the business or operations of the Company
or the Subsidiaries which, in the good faith judgment of Buyer, make it
inadvisable for Buyer to proceed with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or if such facts have arisen, all concerns of
Buyer with respect thereto shall have been resolved to the satisfaction of
Buyer.
7.8 CLOSING UNDER ABSA AGREEMENT. Buyer shall have entered into that
certain CONVENIO RELATIVO AL EJERCICIO DEL DERECHO DE RETIRO TOTAL DE
APORTACIONES (the "CONVENIO") with Agricola Batiz, S.A. de C.V., a
corporation organized under the laws of the United Mexican States ("ABSA"),
and its stockholders, all conditions precedent to the closing of the
transactions contemplated by such agreement shall have been satisfied at or
prior to the Closing, and such closing shall have occurred prior to or be
occurring simultaneously with the Closing. Furthermore, each of the Sellers
shall have jointly and severally guaranteed, in form and substance
satisfactory to Buyer, all of the obligations of the stockholders of ABSA
under the CONVENIO and under all other agreements or instruments attached or
related thereto, including the indemnification and other obligations of the
stockholders set forth in Clause Thirteenth of the CONVENIO (the "ABSA
Guaranty").
7.9 RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Each of the Sellers, and each of their
Affiliates, shall have paid all of his or its debts to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, shareholders and other
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Affiliates (including without limitation debts to Bionova, S.A. de C.V. and
Empresas La Moderna, S.A. de C.V.).
7.10 RESIGNATIONS OF SELLERS. Buyer shall have received from each
Seller his written resignation from all directorships and offices that he
holds in the Company and the Subsidiaries, such resignation to be effective
concurrently with the Closing on the Closing Date.
7.11 EMPLOYMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS. The Company (or one of its
Subsidiaries) and Pedro Batiz G. shall have entered into an Employment and
Non-Competition Agreement with a term of three years, and the Company (or one
of its Subsidiaries) and Raul Batiz E. shall have entered into a Consulting
Agreement with a term of three months.
7.12 OTHER DOCUMENTS. Buyer shall have received the certificates,
instruments, and documents listed below:
(a) The stock certificates representing the Shares duly endorsed in
blank, or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and otherwise
in form acceptable to Buyer for transfer on the books of the Company.
(b) Such other certificates, instruments, and documents as may be
reasonably requested by Buyer prior to the Closing Date to carry out the
intent and purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 SURVIVAL.
(a) The representations and warranties of the parties hereto
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, instrument, or document
delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the execution of this Agreement and
shall survive the Closing, if any, until the second anniversary of the
Closing Date (the "Survival Date"), except that the representations
contained in Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.7 and 3.11 shall survive without
contractual limitation. From and after the Survival Date, no party hereto
or any shareholder, director, officer, employee, or Affiliate of such party
shall be under any liability with respect to any such representation or
warranty to which such Survival Date applies, except with respect to
matters as to which written notice has been received in accordance with
Section 8.1(b).
(b) No party hereto shall have any indemnification obligation
pursuant to this Article VIII in respect of any representation or warranty
unless before the Survival Date it shall have received from the party
seeking indemnification written notice of the existence of the claim for or
in respect of which indemnification in respect of such representation or
warranty is sought.
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(c) The provisions of this Section shall have no effect upon any
other obligation of the parties hereto under this Agreement, whether to be
performed before, at, or after the Closing.
8.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLERS. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Article VIII, Sellers shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend, and
hold harmless Buyer, the subsidiaries and parent corporations of Buyer
(including without limitation the Company), each director and officer of Buyer
or any of its subsidiaries or parent corporations, and each Affiliate thereof,
and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Buyer Group"), from and against any and all claims, actions,
causes of action, demands, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments,
settlements, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses) (collectively, "Damages"), incurred by any member of the
Buyer Group by reason of or resulting from any breach by any Seller of any of
his representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained in this
Agreement or in any certificate, instrument, or document executed by Sellers and
delivered pursuant hereto (collectively, "Buyer Claims"). If the Closing shall
have occurred, Sellers shall not be entitled to any contribution or
reimbursement from the Company with respect to payments made by Sellers under
this Article VIII.
8.3 INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Article VIII, Buyer shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sellers and their
heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, the "Seller
Group"), from and against any and all Damages incurred by any member of the
Seller Group by reason of or resulting from any breach by Buyer of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained in this
Agreement or in any certificate, instrument, or document executed by Buyer and
delivered pursuant hereto (collectively, "Seller Claims").
8.4 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION. Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under Section 8.2 or 8.3 of notice of the commencement of any
action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against an indemnifying party under such Section, give written notice to
the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, but the failure so to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it of any liability that it may have to
any indemnified party except to the extent the indemnifying party demonstrates
that the defense of such action is prejudiced thereby. In case any such action
shall be brought against an indemnified party and it shall give written notice
to the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party
shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party. If the indemnifying party elects to assume the defense of
such action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel at its own expense and to participate in the defense thereof. If the
indemnifying party elects not to assume (or fails to assume) the defense of such
action, the indemnified party shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
action with counsel of its own choice, at the expense of the indemnifying party.
If the indemnifying party elects to assume the defense of such action, (a) no
compromise or settlement thereof may be effected by the indemnifying party
without the indemnified party's written consent (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld) unless the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in
full by the indemnifying party or such compromise or settlement does not
otherwise impose
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any liability or obligation on the indemnified party, and (b) the indemnifying
party shall have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement
thereof effected without its written consent (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
8.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The indemnification obligations of the
parties hereto pursuant to this Article VIII shall be subject to the following
limitations: (a) no indemnification shall be required to be made by either
party pursuant to this Article VIII to the extent that the aggregate amount of
Damages incurred by the Buyer Group with respect to all Buyer Claims, or by the
Seller Group with respect to Seller Claims, as the case may be, exceeds the
Purchase Price, and (b) no indemnification shall be required to be made by
either party pursuant to this Article VIII with respect to any Buyer Claims or
Seller Claims, as the case may be, unless and until the aggregate amount of
Damages incurred by the indemnified party (whether incurred before, on, or after
the Closing Date) with respect to all Buyer Claims or Seller Claims, as the case
may be, exceeds $100,000, it being agreed and understood that, if such amount is
exceeded, the indemnifying party shall be liable to the full extent of such
Damages, including those not in excess of $100,000.
ARTICLE
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications
required or permitted to be given or made hereunder by any party hereto shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if (i) delivered
personally, (ii) transmitted by first class registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (iii) sent by prepaid overnight
courier service, or (iv) sent by telecopy or facsimile transmission, answer back
requested, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses
as shall be specified by the parties by like notice):
If to Buyer:
DNAP Holding Corporation
6701 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
Attention: Arthur H. Finnel
Telefax: (510) 450-9395
with a copy to:
Joe A. Rudberg
Thompson & Knight, P.C.
1700 Pacific Ave., Suite 3300
Dallas, TX 75201
Telefax: (214) 969-1751
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If to Sellers:
J. Guillermo Batiz G.
422 W. Crawford Street
Nogales, AZ 85621
Telefax:_____________
with a copy to:
Hector Arana, Esq.
O'Connor, Cavanagh
1891 N. Mastick Way
Nogales, AZ 85621
Telefax: (520) 761-3505
If to the Company:
International Produce Holding Company
c/o 6701 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
Attention: Arthur H. Finnel
Telefax: (510) 450-9395
Such notices, requests, demands, and other communications shall be effective (i)
if delivered personally or sent by courier service, upon actual receipt by the
intended recipient, (ii) if mailed, upon the earlier of five days after deposit
in the mail or the date of delivery as shown by the return receipt therefor, or
(iii) if sent by telecopy or facsimile transmission, when the answer back is
received.
9.2 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions
contemplated hereby abandoned at any time prior to the Closing (i) by mutual
written consent of Sellers and Buyer or (ii) by any Seller or Buyer if the
Closing shall not have occurred by October 31, 1997, unless such failure to
close shall be due to a breach of this Agreement by the party seeking to
terminate this Agreement.
9.3 AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by or on behalf of all the parties hereto.
9.4 WAIVER. Each of the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the
other, may (i) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of
the other contained herein or in any document, certificate, or writing delivered
pursuant hereto or (ii) waive compliance by the other with any of the other's
agreements or fulfillment of any conditions to its own obligations contained
herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of
such party. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right,
power, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
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waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power,
or privilege.
9.5 REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The rights and remedies herein provided shall
be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
9.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.7 BINDING EFFECT; ASSIGNMENT; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFIT. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. No
Seller may assign this Agreement except with the written consent of Buyer.
Except as provided in Article VIII nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the parties
hereto, and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and
permitted assigns, any rights, benefits, or remedies of any nature whatsoever
under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.8 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
unenforceable, this Agreement shall be considered divisible and such provision
shall be deemed inoperative to the extent it is deemed unenforceable, and in all
other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; provided,
however, that if any such provision may be made enforceable by limitation
thereof, then such provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law.
9.9 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.
9.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time following the Closing, at the
request of any party hereto and without further consideration, the other party
or parties hereto shall execute and deliver to such requesting party such
instruments and documents and take such other action (but without incurring any
material financial obligation) as such requesting party may reasonably request
in order to consummate more fully and effectively the transactions contemplated
hereby.
9.11 DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings herein are inserted
for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement,
and shall not affect in any manner the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
9.12 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Each counterpart may
consist of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together
signed by all, the parties hereto.
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9.13 RIGHT OF SETOFF. Buyer is hereby authorized at any time and from time
to time following the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable
Law, to set off and apply any and all indebtedness at any time owing by Buyer to
Sellers under this Agreement, the Non-negotiable Note or otherwise against any
of and all the indemnification obligations of Sellers at any time and from time
to time existing under Article VIII and any other amounts that may be owed by
Sellers to Buyer from time to time, including without limitation the amount of
any Purchase Price adjustment described in Section 1.3 and any amounts due under
the ABSA Guaranty. The rights of Buyer under this Section are in addition to
any other rights and remedies (including without limitation other rights of
setoff) which Buyer may have, whether under this Agreement or otherwise.
9.14 JOINDER OF SPOUSES. The spouses of Raul Batiz E. and Raul Batiz G.
have joined in the execution and delivery of this Agreement for the express
purpose of binding their respective community property interests, if any, in the
Shares.
ARTICLE X
DEFINITIONS
10.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, each of the
following terms has the meaning given it below:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any person, the members of that
person's immediate family, and with respect to any person, group of persons
or entity, any other person, group of persons or entity that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, the person or entity specified. The term
"control" (including the terms "controlling," "controlled by," and "under
common control with") shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of at least fifty
percent (50%) of the voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
"Applicable Law" means any statute, law, rule, or regulation or any
judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree of any Governmental Entity to
which a specified person or property is subject.
"Encumbrances" means liens, charges, pledges, options, mortgages,
deeds of trust, security interests, claims, restrictions (whether on
voting, sale, transfer, disposition, or otherwise), easements, challenges
or potential challenges to title, and other encumbrances of every type and
description, whether imposed by law, agreement, understanding, or
otherwise.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Governmental Entity" means any court or tribunal in any jurisdiction
(domestic or foreign) or any federal, state, municipal, or other
governmental body, agency, authority, department, commission, board,
bureau, or instrumentality (domestic or foreign).
"Intellectual Property" means patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, service names, brand names, copyrights, trade secrets,
know-how, technology, inventions, computer software (including
documentation and object and source codes), and similar rights, and all
registrations, applications, licenses, and rights with respect to any of
the foregoing.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Material Adverse Effect" means an effect on the business, assets,
results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or prospects of
the Company and the Subsidiaries considered as a whole that may reasonably
result in a loss or damage of $100,000 or more.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Taxes" means any income taxes or any sales, excise, occupation, use,
ad valorem, property, production, severance, transportation, employment,
payroll, franchise, or other tax imposed by any United States federal,
state, or local (or any foreign or provincial) taxing authority, including
any interest, penalties, or additions attributable thereto.
"To the knowledge of Sellers" (or similar references to Sellers'
knowledge) means the actual knowledge of any Seller, without any duty or
obligation of investigation, inquiry or review of any kind other than (i) a
reasonable examination of the files and records of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and (ii) any further inquiry or review reasonably suggested by
such examination.
10.2 CONSTRUCTION. Unless herein otherwise provided, or unless the context
shall otherwise require, words importing the singular number shall include the
plural number, and vice versa; the terms "herein", "hereof", "hereby", and
"hereunder", or other similar terms, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
only to the particular Article, Section, or other subdivision in which any such
terms may be employed; references to Articles, Sections, and other subdivisions
refer to the Articles, Sections, and other subdivisions of this Agreement; a
reference to any person shall include such person's predecessors and successors;
and all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned
to them in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Each reference herein to a Schedule or
Exhibit refers to the item identified separately in writing by the parties
hereto as the described Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement, or caused
this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as
of the day and year first above written.
"COMPANY"
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE HOLDING
COMPANY
By: /s/ CARLOS HERRERA T.
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Name: Ing. Carlos Herrera T.
Title: Vice President
"BUYER"
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
By: /s/ CARLOS HERRERA T.
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Name: Ing. Carlos Herrera T.
Title: Chief Executive Officer
"SELLERS"
/s/ RAUL BATIZ E.
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362.87 shares Raul Batiz E.
/s/ OLGA G. BATIZ
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Olga G. Batiz, Spouse of
Raul Batiz E.
/s/ PEDRO BATIZ G.
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259.13 shares Pedro Batiz G.
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/s/ J. GUILLERMO BATIZ G.
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179 shares J. Guillermo Batiz G.
/s/ RAUL BATIZ G.
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179 shares Raul Batiz G.
/s/ MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ
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Magdalena Gamboa Rodriguez,
Spouse of Raul Batiz G.
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of October 6, 1997, by and among INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE HOLDING
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), RAUL BATIZ E., PEDRO BATIZ G.,
J. GUILLERMO BATIZ G., AND RAUL BATIZ G. (each individually a "Seller" and
collectively "Sellers"), and DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Buyer").
RECITALS
The parties named above entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated
as of August 12, 1997. The purpose of this Amendment is to modify certain
provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement as set forth below. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the
meanings given them in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the Company, Sellers and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. Reference is made to Section 1.2 of
the Stock Purchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that the Purchase
Price shall be allocated among and paid to each Seller in accordance with the
Schedule attached to this Amendment. Upon the closing, Buyer shall execute
and deliver to Raul Batiz and Pedro Batiz negotiable notes and non-negotiable
notes in the respective amounts set forth on the Schedule.
2. RELEASE OF GUARANTY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.7
of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that Buyer
shall not be required to deliver at the closing instruments executed by Bank
One, Arizona, NA (the "Bank") releasing the Sellers from personal guarantees
of the loans referred to in the Schedule of Guarantees to be Released, a copy
of which is attached to this Amendment (the "Instruments of Release"). Buyer
hereby agrees to undertake such obligations to the Bank as are necessary to
obtain and deliver to the Sellers no later than November 15, 1997, the
Instruments of Release. Buyer further agrees to indemnify, defend and hold
each Seller harmless for, from and against any damage, loss or liability,
including court costs and attorneys' fees, occasioned or suffered by each
Seller that arises out of such guarantees.
3. INDEMNITY FOR SUBLEASE OBLIGATIONS. Buyer agrees to indemnify
defend and hold Raul Batiz E. for, from and against any damage, loss or
liability, including courts costs and attorney's fees, occasioned or suffered
by Raul Batiz E. that arises out of his guaranty of the
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obligations under the Sublease between Tanimura Distributing, Inc. and
Cartellus Development Corporation referred to in the attached Schedule of
Guarantees.
4. WAIVER OF CERTAIN CLOSING CONDITIONS. Sellers, the Company and
Buyer hereby waive the conditions precedent to closing that are set forth in
Section 6.6, Employment and Consulting Agreements, and in Section 7.11,
Employment and Consulting Agreements, of the Stock Purchase Agreement.
5. ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE. Raul Batiz E. hereby assigns and
sets over to Buyer all of his right, title and interest in and to the account
receivable in the amount of $197,854.59 owed by Tanimura Distributing, Inc.
to Mr. Batiz E., free and clear of all claims, security interests and
encumbrances.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, Sellers, Buyer and the Company have executed this
Amendment as of the date set forth above.
"COMPANY"
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE
HOLDING COMPANY
By: /s/ Raul Batiz E.
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Name: Raul Batiz E.
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Its: President
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"BUYER"
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
By: /s/ Arthur H. Finnel
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Name: Arthur H. Finnel
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Its: Executive Vice President
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"SELLERS"
/s/ Raul Batiz E.
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Raul Batiz E.
/s/ Olga G. Batiz
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Olga G. Batiz, Spouse of Raul Batiz E.
/s/ Pedro Batiz G.
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Pedro Batiz G.
/s/ J. Guillermo Batiz G.
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J. Guillermo Batiz G.
/s/ Raul Batiz G.
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Raul Batiz G.
/s/ Magdalena Gamboa Rodriguez
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Magdalena Gamboa Rodriguez, Spouse of
Raul Batiz G.
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IN
THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. SOME PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY TRANSLATED; OTHERS
HAVE BEEN ABRIDGED TO SUMMARIZE THE CONTENT WITHOUT PROVIDING A VERBATIM
TRANSLATION.
AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
MADE TO
AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V.
ENTERED INTO BY THE SHAREHOLDERS
RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA
JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER
PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN
OLGA GUILLEN DE BATIZ
LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN
RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN
MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ
OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER
JAIME BATIZ GUILLEN
ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ GUILLEN
GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN
RICARDO BATIZ GAMBOA
GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER
JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ
SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER
GABRIELA MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA
RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA
[AND] THE COMPANY
AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V.
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
ON AUGUST 29, 1997
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AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL OF ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V. ("ABSA") ENTERED INTO BY
MESSRS. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN AND PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN, IN
THEIR OWN RIGHT, AND WHO IN TURN APPEAR IN THE NAME AND ON BEHALF OF RAUL
GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN, MARIA DE LOS
ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA, JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER, OLGA GUILLEN DE BATIZ,
LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN, RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN, MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ,
OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER, JAIME BATIZ GUILLEN, ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ GUILLEN,
GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN, JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ, RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA, RICARDO
BATIZ GAMBOA, GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER, SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER, AND GABRIELA
MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA, (COLLECTIVELY THE "SHAREHOLDERS"), AND ABSA, REPRESENTED BY
MESSRS. FRANCISCO GONZALEZ SEBASTIA AND CARLOS GERARDO MAHUAD MENDEZ, WITH THE
PARTICIPATION OF DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION ("DNAP"), REPRESENTED BY MESSRS.
BERNARDO JIMENEZ BARRERA AND CARLOS HERRERA TREVINO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS AND SECTIONS:
REPRESENTATIONS
1. THE SHAREHOLDERS REPRESENT UNDER OATH:
1.1 That all of them are natural persons, of majority age and Mexican
nationality, and in full enjoyment of their faculties, fully capable of entering
into this Agreement, and with respect to those of whom are married: (i) they are
married under a separation of property system, or (ii) the property that is the
subject matter of this Agreement does not form part of the respective community
property, or (iii) judicial authorization has been obtained as required in
accordance with the documents attached, or (iv) the spouse is present at the
execution of this Agreement in evidence of his or her approval. For their part,
Messrs. Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen agree
that they are also entering into this Agreement in the name of, and on behalf
of, RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN, MARIA DE
LOS ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA, JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER, OLGA GUILLEN DE
BATIZ, LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN, RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN, MAGDALENA GAMBOA
RODRIGUEZ, OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER, JAMIE BATIZ GUILLEN, ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ
GUILLEN, GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN, JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ, RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA,
GABRIELA MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA, RICARDO BATIZ GAMBOA AND GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER, with
their agency evidenced by public instrument no. 5,606 ... [standard notarial
registration information provided], which is attached to this Agreement as Annex
P, and which grants to them general powers of attorney for acts of litigation,
collections and ownership, and which have not been revoked, modified or limited
in any way. Furthermore, Mr. Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen appears in parental
representation of his minor child, SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER.
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1.2 That they are the sole and lawful owners of 5,515 Series A shares and
25,524 Series T shares, which total 31,039 shares representing 49.91% of the
capital stock subscribed for and paid in of ABSA, all of which are
representative of the variable portion of ABSA's capital stock, each of which
have a par value of pesos $1,000, and which are completely subscribed for, paid
in and non-assessable, as is evident from ABSA's share transfer book, and of
which they have complete title and possession, free and clear of any encumbrance
or lien, lawsuit, litigation or claim whatsoever, represented by the
certificates which correspond to the current issuances identified, with respect
to the Series A shares, as the issuances of March 23, 1993 and January 31, 1995,
and with respect to the Series T shares, as the issuance of February 22, 1995,
with the exception of certificate number 001, which represents 2,280 Series T
shares owned by Jorge Guillermo Batiz Esquer and which was issued on September
17, 1996, and with all such share certificates having coupons starting
consecutively from number one, and which are described below, along with the
shares that correspond to each one of the Shareholders (the "Shares"):
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SHAREHOLDERS SERIES SERIES SHAREHOLDER CERTIFICATES
A T SUBTOTAL
SHARES SHARES
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN 2,757 2,290 5,047
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2. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN 2,758 3,276 6,034
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3. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN 0 740 740
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4. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA 0 1,332 1,332
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5. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER 0 2,280 2,280
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6. PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN 0 2,059 2,059
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7. OLGA GUILLEN DE BATIZ 0 2,069 2,069
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8. LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN 0 2,017 2,017
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9. RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN 0 1,868 1,868
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10. MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ 0 1,851 1,851
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11. OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER 0 1,600 1,600
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12. JAIME BATIZ GUILLEN 0 1,280 1,280
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13. ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ GUILLEN 0 971 971
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14. GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN 0 740 740
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15. RICARDO BATIZ GAMBOA 0 400 400
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16. GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER 0 400 400
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17. JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ 0 176 176
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18. SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER AND 0 130 130
GABRIELA MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA
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19. RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA 0 45 45
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TOTAL 5,515 25,524 31,039
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1.3. That they acquired the Shares free of all encumbrances and limitations of
any nature through various contributions in cash and in kind duly and directly
made to ABSA, and for which they timely obtained all necessary corporate,
contractual and governmental authorizations, and for such purpose, they made all
applicable filings, including those relating to the National Agrarian Registry.
1.4. That their address and Federal Tax Identification Numbers are as follows:
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SHAREHOLDERS ADDRESS TAX I.D.
NUMBER
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<S> <C> <C>
1. RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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2. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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3. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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4. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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5. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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6. PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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7. OLGA GUILLEN DE BATIZ Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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8. LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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9. RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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10. MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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11. OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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12. JAIME BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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13. ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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14. GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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15. RICARDO BATIZ GAMBOA Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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16. GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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17. JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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18. SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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19. GABRIELA MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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20. RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos, Culiacan, Sinaloa
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1.5 That except for those agreements listed on Annex A, no other contract or
agreement, whether verbal or written, has been entered into with ABSA, whether
directly or indirectly, through an intermediary or company, association, trust
or other entity whatsoever in which any interest or participation is held; that
the agreements listed on Annex A have been entered into on
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commercial terms and that, for each agreement, ABSA may terminate it at any
time without liability with the providing of 15 days' notice; that ABSA is in
full compliance with such agreements and the agreements listed on Annex A
expire on the dates listed therein without any payment other than as is
listed on Annex A.
1.6 That except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, on the
Closing Date as defined below, ABSA and/or its subsidiaries and/or its
affiliates will have no outstanding obligations owed to the Shareholders
derived from any relationship they have had or have with ABSA, whether of a
commercial, stockholding or labor nature in their capacity as directors or of
any other type.
1.7 That the real property that on this date appears under the name of ABSA
and its subsidiaries, a summary of which is set forth on Annex B, and except
as otherwise stated on Annex F, is free and clear of all encumbrances
[list of specific types of encumbrances is omitted], is current in the
payment of taxes [list of specific types of taxes is omitted], and the
property and its exploitation is in compliance with applicable law
[list of specific types of laws is omitted], duly recorded in the Public
Registry of Property and in the National Agrarian Registry.
1.8 That with respect to the audited financial statements dated December
31, 1996 and the unaudited financial statements dated March 31 and June 30,
1997 of ABSA and its subsidiaries, which are attached as Annexes C, D, and E,
and are incorporated by this reference (the "Financial Statements"): (i)
accurately represent the financial and accounting position, and results of
operation of ABSA and its subsidiaries on the date of its issuance, (ii) were
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices in the
United Mexican States, consistently applied....[Additional, standard accounting
representations are made.]
1.9 That ABSA, its subsidiaries and its assets are not encumbered in any
way, that ABSA has performed, is performing and is current on all of its
obligations of an administrative nature, whether federal, state or municipal,
and it has all registrations (including with the National Agrarian Registry),
permits and authorizations necessary for its operations, including those of
an agrarian, health, foreign investment and environmental nature, among
others, and has good title to its property, which is in good condition, with
all taxes having been paid, whether of a federal, state or municipal nature.
1.10 That ABSA and its subsidiaries have the necessary insurance with
authorized insurance companies, for risks and in adequate amounts, in
accordance with industry standards in those industries in which it is engaged
in activities.
1.11 That (i) ABSA and its subsidiaries are current on all of their tax
obligations, whether federal, state or municipal, (ii) all Tax Returns (as
defined below) of ABSA and its subsidiaries that have been required to be
filed, have been timely filed and in all relevant aspects have contained
complete, exact and accurate information, (iii) all Taxes that have been
accrued and that are owing, or those taxes that the tax authorities have
claimed to have accrued and have claimed to be owing by ABSA and its
subsidiaries, since their formation and up to and including
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the date of this Agreement, have been paid or an accounting entry has been
made for it.... [Additional standard tax representations are made.]
1.12 That ABSA and its subsidiaries are current in the payment of their
labor obligations, including but not limited to those related to Social
Security, profit sharing, wages, benefits, collective labor agreements,
individual employment agreements, and in general any other labor obligations,
except for those actually in dispute and for which adequate provisions have
been made in their accounting.
1.13 That (i) there exists no trial, litigation, complaint, claim or
administrative, arbitration, mediation or any other type of proceeding in
which ABSA or its subsidiaries are a party or in which their assets are
involved, and that there is no possibility that any such proceeding will be
commenced, except for those proceedings listed on Annex F, and (ii) ABSA and
its subsidiaries have no knowledge of any legal or administrative claim that
could affect the validity of this Agreement or of the resolutions adopted by
the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of ABSA that took place today.
1.14 That ABSA or its subsidiaries have not guaranteed in any manner
obligations of third parties and that the only financial commitments that
ABSA and its subsidiaries have as of the date of this Agreement are those
listed on Annex G, which is incorporated by this reference, and in any case
is duly reflected in the Financial Statements referred to in Representation
1.8 above.
1.15 That except with respect to the companies and associations listed on
Annex H, ABSA holds no direct or indirect interest in any other company or
association.
1.16 That all trademarks, notices, trade names, logotypes, and in general,
all intellectual property that ABSA and its subsidiaries use in their
operations are their legitimate and exclusive property, or have been duly
licensed and are used in accordance with the respective legal provisions, and
as applicable, with the authorizations, licenses, and permits that for such
purposes have been obtained or granted.
1.17 That they have been in charge of the administration of ABSA and its
subsidiaries and that they have managed ABSA and its subsidiaries in
accordance with the highest and most professional business practices used in
similar markets and that ABSA is in complete compliance with all agreements
to which it is a party, which agreements are listed on Annex I.
1.18 That there exist no shares of ABSA other than those listed in
Representation 2.3 of this Agreement, nor do there exist any other type of
securities, contracts or legal acts that would grant any type of right to
participate in the capital stock of ABSA or its subsidiaries, and that the
only amendments to the articles and bylaws, and increase to the capital stock
of ABSA, are those described in Representation 2.2.
1.19 That each and every activity that ABSA and its subsidiaries realize,
including but not limited to the planting, harvesting, distribution,
exportation and marketing of agricultural
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products, are carried out in accordance with applicable law, and for such
purposes, ABSA and its subsidiaries have each and every necessary
authorization.
1.20 That the exercise of the right of withdrawal, the execution of this
Agreement, and the resolutions adopted in the extraordinary general
shareholders meeting of ABSA held today: (i) do not violate any contractual
obligation assumed by the Shareholders; (ii) have authorization from all
those persons or nongovernmental entities, as well as the approval of all
government entities and agencies, as required; (iii) do not violate, breach
or in any other manner conflict with applicable tax and legal provisions,
especially those related to: (a) the bylaws of ABSA or its subsidiaries, (b)
any contract or agreement in which ABSA or one of its subsidiaries is a
party, (c) any arbitration award, judicial ruling or administrative ruling of
which ABSA, its subsidiaries, or their assets, or the Shareholders are a
part, (d) any governmental license, permit or authorization granted to ABSA
or its subsidiaries, or (e) any law that regulates the activities or assets
of ABSA, its subsidiaries or of the Shareholders.
1.21 That (i) they have notified ABSA in a legal and non-revocable manner of
their exercise of the right of withdrawal of all of the contributions
represented by the Shares, (ii) in the extraordinary general shareholders
meeting of ABSA held today (the "Extraordinary General Meeting"), they
expressed their complete consent to the amount determined for the withdrawal
of their contributions, which amount is subject to adjustments as applicable,
and (iii) in the Extraordinary General Meeting they also expressed their
unanimous approval to submit the exercise of such withdrawal right to the
terms and conditions contemplated in this Agreement.
2. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF ABSA REPRESENT:
2.1 That ABSA is a company duly organized and existing in accordance with
the laws of the United Mexican States, as appears in Public Instrument No.
694, dated February 10, 1993. [Additional, standard notarial registration
information is provided.]
2.2 That the only amendments that have been made to the articles of
incorporation and bylaws, as well as increases in the capital stock, are
contained in the following instruments: (a) Public Instrument No. 803, dated
March 15, 1993, certified by Mr. Jesus Alfredo Esquer Ruiz, Notary Public no.
153 for Property and Commerce in the City of Culiacan, Sinaloa, under number
150, Book 203, Second Auxiliary Section of Commerce;...[additional instruments
are cited.]
2.3 That the capital stock of ABSA completely subscribed for and paid in on
the date of this Agreement is the amount of pesos $62,183,000.00, which is
represented by 62,183 common shares having a par value of pesos $1,000 each,
of which 36,609 shares correspond to Series A, 50 shares correspond to Series
C representing the fixed portion of the capital stock without a right of
withdrawal, and 25,524 shares correspond to Series T shares, all of which
have Definitive Share Certificates issued on February 10, 1993 for the Series
C shares, March 23, 1993 and January 23, 1995 for the Series A shares, and
February 22 for the Series T shares, all having coupons starting with the
number one; and that such shares are the only ones authorized, issued and
outstanding of ABSA, and therefore no other shares representing the capital
stock of
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ABSA exist, nor do any other types of securities, contracts or legal acts
exist that grant any type of right to participate in the capital stock of
ABSA.
2.4 That, in accordance with the provisions of Article 220 of the General
Business Corporation Law (LEY GENERAL DE SOCIEDADES MERCANTILES), ABSA has
been legally notified of the exercise of the right of withdrawal of the
totality of the contributions made by the Shareholders, which are represented
by the Shares; and that the amount, and the terms and the conditions of the
withdrawal, have been approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting, subject
to the execution of this Agreement.
2.5 That their principal is present for the execution of this Agreement to
express its knowledge of and agreement with the provisions contemplated
herein and, for such purpose, to carry out the appropriate resolutions
adopted in the Extraordinary General Meeting.
2.6 That they have sufficient authority to enter into this Agreement in the
name and on the behalf of ABSA, and that such authority has not been limited
or restricted in any manner whatsoever.
3. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF DNAP REPRESENT:
3.1 That it is a company duly organized and existing in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.
3.2 That DNAP is the majority shareholder of ABSA and that the
Extraordinary General Meeting approved carrying out the complete withdrawal
of the contributions made by the Shareholders, in accordance with the terms
and conditions that the Extraordinary General Meeting agreed to, subject to
the execution of this Agreement.
3.3 That they have sufficient authority to enter into this Agreement in the
name and on the behalf of DNAP, and that such authority has not been limited
or restricted in any manner whatsoever.
3.4 That, in accordance with the unanimous approval today of the
Extraordinary General Meeting, and based on the representations of the
Shareholders, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, it
appears at the execution of the Agreement to express its consent with the
Agreement.
4. MESSRS. RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA, PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN, RAUL GUILLERMO
BATIZ GUILLEN AND JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN:
That separate from being part of the group of Shareholders, they also express
their agreement to guarantee, jointly and severally, and without limitation,
each and every one of the obligations that the Shareholders assume by the
execution of this Agreement, and therefore in such capacity they shall be
collectively identified as the "Guarantors".
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5. THE SHAREHOLDERS, DNAP AND ABSA REPRESENT:
That they mutually recognize each others legal existence and capacity to
enter into this Agreement, as a result of which they make the following:
SECTIONS
SECTION 1. Subject to the performance of the conditions stated in Section 5
herein, ABSA shall pay to the Shareholders exercising their right of
withdrawal, with respect to the contributions they have made to ABSA and
which are represented by the totality of the Shares, the amount agreed to in
the Extraordinary General Meeting, and for such purpose the Shareholders
shall turn over to ABSA, free and clear of all encumbrances, the certificates
that represent the Shares, and which certificates have attached all of the
coupons in effect as of the Closing Date, as defined below.
SECTION 2. The amount that ABSA shall pay to the Shareholders, in accordance
with the resolutions adopted in the Extraordinary General Meeting and based
on the representations made in this Agreement, all of which are incorporated
by this reference, is the amount of US$10,385,270.61 or US$334.5878 per share.
All amounts that are stated in this Agreement in United States Dollars
("Dollars"), shall be paid in the United Mexican States in Dollars or their
equivalent in Mexican pesos on the date that the payment is made.
SECTION 3. The payment of the amount stated in the immediately preceding
Section shall be made in the following manner, without prejudice to that
stated in Section 13 below:
3.1 The amount of US$6,433,270.61 on the Closing Date, as defined below,
shall be paid against the delivery of (a) the certificates representing the
shares, in accordance with Section 1; (b) receipts meeting tax and legal
requirements; (c) the broadest releases allowed by law with respect to the
receipt of the amount and that establishes that, as of such date, ABSA and/or
its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates owe no debt whatsoever to the
Shareholders for any reason, except as expressly stated in this Agreement or
in the Extraordinary General Meeting; and (d) the agreements terminating the
Agreements listed on Annex A, in accordance with the terms and conditions of
Annex M; and
3.2 The remaining amount of US$3,952,000.00 is to be disbursed in three
annual payments, the first and second of which are to be in the amount of
US$1,317,000.00, and the third and final in the amount of US$1,318,000.00,
which will be made on the first, second and third anniversary of the Closing
Date against the delivery of receipts meeting tax and legal requirements.
The unpaid balance of these payments shall be documented by promissory notes
which will be issued by ABSA on the Closing Date in favor of the common
representative of the Shareholders as designated by the Shareholders in
Section 8 of this Agreement, and which will accrue interest at the annual
rate of 10% paid quarterly when due.
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SECTION 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 and without prejudice
to Section 3, the parties agree that the amount provided in Section 2 may be
adjusted as follows:
4.1 The following amounts shall be distributed among the Shareholders and
DNAP in accordance with their actual stockholdings in ABSA, that is 49.996%
and 50.004% respectively, which may result during the three years following
the Closing Date:
4.1.1. The net recovery in the event that ABSA collects amounts owing
from accounts receivables that have been discounted in the audited, December
31, 1996 Financial Statements, and those that have been provided for in the
financial statements of DNAP, as listed on Annex J;
4.1.2. The accounts receivables and advances to suppliers made prior to
June 30, 1997 that become uncollectible, as listed on Schedule E.
4.1.3. The liabilities not listed on the June 30, 1997 Financial
Statements which cause a charge to be made against results of operations.
4.1.4. The asset entries that are included in the June 30, 1997 General
Balance Sheet, which according to U.S. G.A.A.P., should be charged to the
results of operations of the corresponding period.
4.2 The unrecorded liabilities, to the extent that there exists an asset
not registered in the same amount for which they were paid, shall be deemed
an additional debt and the amount of the adjustment shall be calculated in
accordance with the following formula:
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[LIABILITYAMOUNT+LIABILITYAMOUNT(.9)+LIABILITYAMOUNT(.9)(.9)]x49.56%
Adjustment Price = --------------------------------------------------------------------
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The amounts referred to in the above paragraphs which may be paid among the
parties, as well as with those liabilities determined as applicable in
accordance with Section 3, shall be calculated based on the corresponding,
fiscal-year, audited financial statements in accordance with U.S. G.A.A.P.,
as if on the respective date DNAP and the Shareholders continued being
shareholders of ABSA in the proportion specified above, that is, the impact
that the above amounts will have on the financial statements, along with the
participation that such shareholders will have in the net result of
operations, taking into account among other things, expenses, costs, legal
fees involved in recovering the accounts receivables, whether or not it is
successful, and shall be distributed once such financial statements have been
approved by the respective Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of ABSA, in
accordance with Article 181 of the General Corporation Law. Accordingly: (i)
when there exists a balance in favor of the Shareholders, the amount to be
paid shall be the equivalent of that which would have corresponded to them
out of the net distributable profits of ABSA for having maintained their
stockholding participation in ABSA in the above-mentioned proportion; and
(ii) when the net amount of such adjustments results in a negative balance,
such amount shall be paid by the Shareholders or deducted by ABSA from the
final reimbursement payment mentioned in
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Section 3.2 above (or if insufficient, from the penultimate payment owed, and
so on), and should the amount owed still be outstanding, DNAP shall have the
right to deduct or offset it from any amount it owes the Guarantors, with the
understanding that the outstanding amounts of the respective promissory note
and/or the payments that DNAP is required to make to the Guarantors shall be
adjusted as of the date when the respective financial statements are duly
approved. In the event that the Shareholders do not agree with the amount
determined, the parties involved in the resolution of such disputes shall
submit to the procedure provided for in Annex N, and by their signing of this
Agreement, the Shareholders, ABSA and DNAP expressly waive any other
proceeding to which they may have a right.
SECTION 5. The payment of the amounts contemplated by this Agreement in
favor of the Shareholders is conditioned on the following, which must be
performed on or prior to October 31, 1997, with the understanding that ABSA
shall have the right to waive the performance of any of the conditions, with
the exception of the conditions found in paragraphs 5.2, 5.3 and 5.6:
5.1 The contents of the Annexes to this Agreement are duly approved by
both parties;
5.2 Third party and governmental authorizations, as required, are obtained;
5.3 This Agreement is certified by a notary public, in accordance with
Section 14.
5.4 That the rights in the warehouse located in the Mexico City Supply
Center, which is owned by Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen, are transferred
gratuitously to the assignee designated by ABSA;
5.5 That all amounts that the Shareholders, whether individually or
collectively, owe ABSA and/or DNAP and/or their subsidiaries and affiliates
are paid in their entirety, including those specified on Annex O.
5.6 New Series T shares of ABSA are issued and subscribed to that cover
the totality of the agricultural lands described on Annex B; and
5.7 On the Closing Date the Shareholders ratify in writing the accuracy on
such date of each and every one of the representations they have made in this
Agreement, with the understanding that, if on such date, they have not
obtained each and every registration listed in Representation 1.9, the
Guarantors shall be liable for the satisfactory obtaining of them in
accordance with Section Thirteen of this Agreement.
Within a period of 5 business days, counted from the date of performance of
the above-mentioned conditions, as proved by the parties, ABSA shall
liquidate the rights of withdrawal of the Shares exercised by the
Shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3.1 of Section
3, at the place that ABSA determines for such purposes. This date shall be
deemed the "Closing Date."
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SECTION 6. All taxes that are accrued as the result of the exercise of the
withdrawal right by the Shareholders in accordance with the Income Tax Law,
or by virtue of any other law, shall be for the exclusive account of the
Shareholders, and for which ABSA shall withhold from the payment any
applicable amounts and the Shareholders agree to hold ABSA and its
shareholders harmless for any payment or proceeding related to such
withholding.
Each of the parties shall be responsible for the expenses and fees they have
incurred or will incur in the negotiation, entering into, execution and
formalization of this Agreement.
SECTION 7. DNAP participates in the execution of this Agreement for the
purpose of expressing its knowledge of and agreement with the terms of this
Agreement, and therefore, agrees to assist in the performance of the
provisions contained herein, and to abide by the obligations imposed on it in
the Agreement and not to take any action that would be contrary to such
provisions.
SECTION 8. The Shareholders appoint Mr. Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen as
their representative for purposes of this Agreement, including for the
receiving of notices and of the payments contemplated herein. Any change in
the designation of the representative shall be communicated to ABSA in
writing and signed by all of the Shareholders.
In any event, ABSA at any time may require that the Shareholders' designation
of the common representative, as well as his revocation or limitation of his
rights, be certified in the presence of a notary public.
SECTION 9. In their capacity as shareholders or attorneys-in-fact and/or
providers of services to ABSA, the Shareholders agree that they have
knowledge of confidential information of ABSA, as well as of its shareholders
and of its other subsidiaries and affiliates, and that any undue disclosure
or use of the information could have serious consequences for ABSA, DNAP, as
well as for their shareholders and/or subsidiaries and affiliates, as a
result of which the Shareholders agree to keep strictly confidential, and not
to use directly or indirectly, any oral or written information, as well as
information contained in electronic formats, which belongs to ABSA, DNAP,
their shareholders and/or subsidiaries....[Additional, standard confidentiality
provisions are made, including provisions for prior notice to and approval by
ABSA and DNAP before disclosure of confidential information.]
Furthermore, the Shareholders agree not to use any trademarks, notices,
logotypes, corporate names or trade names used, licensed or which are the
property of ABSA, DNAP and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.
[Additional, standard trademark provisions are included.]
The breach of the provisions contained in this Section shall give rise to the
respective damages and loss of anticipated income, without prejudice to any
applicable criminal penalties or the exercise of any other rights the injured
party may have.
SECTION 10. The Shareholders agree (directly and/or indirectly through their
relatives by affinity or consanguinity and/or through the conduct of business
entities in which they hold an
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interest directly or indirectly) not to compete in the United Mexican States
or abroad with ABSA, DNAP, or their subsidiaries and/or affiliates in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly, either individually or through ...
any business entity ... which is engaged in equal or substantially similar
agricultural activities as ABSA, DNAP and the United States company
International Produce Holding Company, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries, with
the exception of the production and marketing that they directly perform of
agricultural products that have been grown in greenhouses, for a period of
three years from the Closing Date.
Similarly, the Shareholders agree with ABSA and DNAP not to hire directly or
indirectly the services of any employee of ABSA and/or its subsidiaries
and/or affiliates for a period of three years from the Closing Date, without
the prior written consent of ABSA and DNAP.
SECTION 11. ABSA and Messrs. Raul Guillermo Batiz Guillen and Jorge
Guillermo Batiz Guillen agree that Messrs. Raul Guillermo Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen shall provide services to ABSA and/or its
subsidiaries and/or its affiliates for an initial period of three months,
counted from the Closing Date, in accordance with the professional services
agreement attached to this Agreement as Annex K.
In any event, if one or more Shareholders continues managing ABSA or its
subsidiaries up to the Closing Date, such management shall be carried out
under the highest and most professional standards of administration, and such
Shareholders agree not to perform any act of ownership, grant any power of
attorney, whether general or special, nor incur any new liabilities or
guarantee any obligations, whether such obligation is its own or of a third
party, or in general, take any act outside of the ordinary course of
business, or through any act or omission harm in any way the property and
rights of ABSA and of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, without the prior
written consent of DNAP. [Additional, standard property conservation and power
of attorney provisions are included in the original, including reference to a
list of all current powers of attorney of ABSA found on Annex L.]
SECTION 12. All notices made by the parties with respect to this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the address of the respective
party as follows, until a new address is provided by the respective party:
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THE SHAREHOLDERS ABSA DNAP
Bulevar Culiacan 2580-7 Agricola Batiz, S.A. de C.V. DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
Colonia Los Alamos Carretera a El Dorado, Km. 9 6701 San Pablo Avenue
Culiacan, Sinaloa Culiacan, Sinaloa 80150 Oakland, California 94608-1239
Mexico Mexico U.S.A.
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Notices shall be deemed to have legal effect as of the day they are delivered
to the respective party.
SECTION 13. Independent of the provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement,
the Shareholders warrant that they have good title to the Shares and agree to
respond and remedy the title in the event a third party claims a greater
right, and therefore, in accordance with this Agreement and applicable law,
the Shareholders agree jointly and severally, and without limitation, to
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hold ABSA and DNAP harmless from all liability, limitation of ownership,
contingency of any kind, whether of a civil, commercial, tax, criminal,
agrarian, labor, or administrative nature, including from those liabilities
that originate by virtue of the exercise of their right of withdrawal, from
the resolutions derived from such right that are adopted by the Extraordinary
General Meeting and from the subscription and execution of this Agreement, as
well as from all acts taken and events that occur prior to the Closing Date,
which in some manner cause any type of damage or loss of income to ABSA
and/or DNAP and which has not been expressly disclosed in this Agreement or
in the Annexes, or that has been partially, erroneously or falsely disclosed.
With respect to the real property listed on Annex B and notwithstanding that
the Shareholders have disclosed that some of the real property is subject to
various types of agrarian proceedings and legal actions, the Shareholders
state their obligation, such that each and every one of them complies
completely and to the entire satisfaction of ABSA and DNAP, no later than 60
days prior to the date that ABSA is required to make the final payment
referred to in Section 3.2 above (the "Deadline") with each and every one of
the representations set forth in Representation 1.7, which is incorporated by
this reference, and for which they shall be obligated to indemnify ABSA
and/or DNAP for any and all damage and loss of anticipated income that they
cause ABSA and/or DNAP to suffer in the event that ABSA is legally and
permanently divested by court order of any of the real property listed on
Annex B or does not comply with the above-mentioned representations in the
judgment of ABSA and DNAP, and the Shareholders at their sole cost and
expense shall take all legal steps and conduct all legal actions and
proceedings necessary to bring the real property into compliance with the
representations set forth in Representation 1.7, and should ABSA and/or DNAP
require it, the Shareholders shall grant to them the powers necessary for
them to appear in the respective legal actions and proceedings. Similarly
and once any of such real property is found encumbered at the moment of its
contribution to ABSA, the Shareholders ratify and recognize that ABSA, in
exercise of its lawful rights, may file any and all legal actions it deems
pertinent to safeguard the rights granted to it by applicable law. It should
be pointed out that the loss of anticipated income referred to in this
paragraph and the following paragraph, separate from the payment of all
applicable damages, shall be deemed to be the equivalent of 10 percent of the
sale of the immediately preceding agricultural season that corresponds to the
respective real property.
The procedure that shall be followed to carry out the adjustments to the
reimbursements made to the Shareholders, or for the payment of damages and
loss of anticipated income owed to ABSA and/or DNAP, is set forth on Annex N,
with the exception that, if on the Deadline, the Shareholders become liable
for not having resolved in a satisfactory and permanent manner the legal
status of the real property described in Annex B in accordance with the
above-cited Representation 1.7, and ABSA and DNAP decide that it is in their
best interest to relieve the Shareholders of such obligation in a writing
duly signed by their properly empowered legal representatives, the
Shareholders may elect to continue to carry out the legal actions necessary
to cure the breach, in which case they shall obtain a bond from a bonding
company approved by ABSA, in the applicable amount and on terms and
conditions as instructed, for an additional period of two years, after which
the guaranteed amount, or the applicable amounts
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owed, shall be paid. The above is without prejudice to the payment by the
Shareholders to ABSA and/or DNAP of the damages and loss of anticipated
income owed prior to the Deadline, in accordance with Annex N.
Accordingly, if in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Shareholders
elect to cure the breach and the Shareholders fail to so cure the breach in
accordance with the provisions set forth above within the above-mentioned,
additional two-year period, ABSA and DNAP shall then have the option of
relieving the Shareholders of such obligation, in a writing signed by their
duly empowered legal representatives, and therefore shall become entitled to
the bond granted to them, or instead they may elect to notify the
Shareholders of their decision to transfer to the Shareholders, without any
liability whatsoever, title to the respective real property or properties,
along with the resulting reimbursement. In such an event, the Shareholders
or the person or persons that they designate, shall be obligated to acquire
from ABSA the respective real property or properties through the payment of a
single, lump sum amount, which shall be equal to the market value of such
property on such date and which shall be determined by an independent
appraiser, designated by agreement of the parties, with the understanding
that if the parties cannot agree on an independent appraiser, then the
independent appraiser will be designated by the independent appraisers that
each party appoints, and the valuation of the independent appraiser shall be
definitive and unappealable for the parties. All expenses and fees incurred
in such transaction, including those related to the appraisers appointed,
shall be paid within 45 days of the date when the appraiser determines them,
and which shall be paid in equal parts by the parties, with any taxes paid by
the party who legally accrues them.
For their part, Messrs. Raul Batiz Echavarria, Raul Batiz Guillen, Pedro
Batiz Guillen and Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen, in their capacity as
Guarantors in the execution of this Agreement, agree to guarantee jointly and
severally, and without limitation, the performance of each and every one of
the obligations of the Shareholders in accordance with this Agreement and its
respective annexes, especially the performance of those obligations related
to those that the Guarantors have assumed or ratified pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, and for which they express their agreement such
that any amount owed by the Shareholders to DNAP and/or ABSA which is not
paid off in a timely manner or in the correct manner, shall be deducted from
any amount due the Guarantors by DNAP and/or ABSA under any other legal
instrument, whether executed within Mexico or abroad; the foregoing is
without prejudice to ABSA's express right to deduct such amounts from any
payment that, in accordance with Sections 2, 3 and 4, is required to be made
to the Shareholders, and is without prejudice to the exercise of all other
rights that DNAP and/or ABSA may exercise against the Shareholders and/or the
Guarantors.
SECTION 14. The parties agree to have this Agreement certified by a notary
public chosen by ABSA within 15 days following its execution, with the
understanding that the expense related to such certification shall be borne
by ABSA.
SECTION 15. The parties agree that the agreements adopted by the
Extraordinary General Meeting and by this Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to
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the exercise of the right of withdrawal on the part of the Shareholders in
relation to the Shares, and therefore, any agreement or communication made
prior to and not contemplated in the minutes of the Extraordinary General
Meeting and in this Agreement, are void and without force or effect.
Similarly, any modification of this Agreement shall be made in a writing
signed by the parties.
SECTION 16. The Shareholders shall not assign any of their rights or
obligations hereunder, whether in whole or in part, without the written
consent of ABSA and DNAP.
SECTION 17. The parties agree that the headings contained in the index are
for convenience only, and therefore the contents of the Sections shall
control over any discrepancy between the Sections and the headings.
SECTION 18. With respect to any dispute that arises out of the
interpretation, execution, performance or breach of this Agreement, with the
exception of those special proceedings that the parties have agreed to for
the resolution of certain disputes specifically provided for herein, and
which shall be exhausted first, the parties expressly submit to the laws of
the United Mexican States and the competent courts in the city of Monterrey,
N.L., and waive any other jurisdiction that they may be entitled to due to
their present or future domiciles.
The parties, being aware of the content and legal effect of this Agreement,
signed this Agreement in triplicate in the presence of two witnesses of legal
age in the City of Monterrey, N.L., on the 29th day of August, 1997.
"THE SHAREHOLDERS"
PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ GUILLEN MARIA DE LOS ANGELES BATIZ ECHAVARRIA
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ ESQUER RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
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OLGA GUILLEN DE BATIZ LOURDES BATIZ GUILLEN
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
RODOLFO SERGIO BATIZ GUILLEN MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
OLGA ELENA BATIZ ESQUER JAIME BATIZ GUILLEN
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
ELSA GUADALUPE BATIZ GUILLEN GABRIELA BATIZ GUILLEN
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
RICARDO BATIZ GAMBOA GERARDO BATIZ ESQUER
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
JOSE MARIA PABLOS RITZ SILVIA DEL CARMEN BATIZ ESQUER
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
GABRIELA MARIA BATIZ GAMBOA RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
"ABSA"
AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V.
FRANCISCO GONZALEZ SEBASTIA CARLOS GERARDO MAHUAD MENDEZ
"DNAP"
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
"THE GUARANTORS"
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PEDRO FRANCISCO BATIZ GUILLEN JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
RAUL BATIZ ECHAVARRIA RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
Represented by: Represented by:
Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and Pedro Francisco Batiz Guillen and
Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen
WITNESS WITNESS
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[Annexes to the Agreement have not been translated.]
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ENGLISH-LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. SOME PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY TRANSLATED;
OTHERS HAVE BEEN ABRIDGED TO SUMMARIZE THE CONTENT WITHOUT PROVIDING A
VERBATIM TRANSLATION.
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
OF SHARES ISSUED BY
AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V.
ENTERED INTO BY THE SHAREHOLDERS
RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
AND
JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
WITH THE COMPANY
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
OCTOBER 7, 1997
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT OF SHARES ISSUED BY AGRICOLA BATIZ, S.A. DE C.V.
("ABSA") ENTERED INTO BY MESSRS. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN AND RAUL
GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN, WITH THE LATTER ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SPOUSE, MAGDALENA
GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ, (COLLECTIVELY THE "SHAREHOLDERS"), AND DNAP HOLDING
CORPORATION ("DNAP"), REPRESENTED BY MR. ARTHUR H. FINNEL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE FOLLOWING:
REPRESENTATIONS
1. THE SHAREHOLDERS REPRESENT UNDER OATH:
1.1 That all of them are natural persons, of majority age and Mexican
nationality, and in full enjoyment of their faculties, fully capable of
entering into this Agreement, and with respect to those of whom are married:
(i) they are married under a separation of property system, or (ii) the
property that is the subject matter of this Agreement does not form part of
the respective community property, or (iii) judicial authorization has been
obtained as required in accordance with the documents attached, or (iv) the
spouse is present at the execution of this Agreement to evidence of her
approval.
1.2 That they are the sole and lawful owners of 50 Series B, Class I shares
representing all of the fixed portion, without right of withdrawal, of the
capital stock subscribed for and paid in of ABSA, each having a par value of
pesos $1,000, and which are completely subscribed for, paid in and
non-assessable, as is evident from ABSA's share transfer book, and of which
they have complete title and possession, free and clear of any encumbrance or
lien, lawsuit, litigation or claim whatsoever, represented by the Provisional
Certificates which correspond to the current issuance identified as "Issuance
1997," with all such share certificates having coupons starting consecutively
from number one, and which are described below, along with the shares that
correspond to each one of the Shareholders (the "Shares"):
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SHAREHOLDERS SERIES B CERTIFICATES
SHARES
CLASS I
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1. RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN 25 002
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2. JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN 25 001
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TOTAL 50
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1.3. That they acquired the Shares free of all encumbrances and limitations
of any nature through a contribution in cash paid at the time of ABSA's
incorporation, and for which they timely obtained all necessary corporate,
contractual and governmental authorizations, and for such purpose, they made
all applicable filings, including those relating to the National Agrarian
Registry.
1.4. That their address and Federal Tax Identification Numbers are as
follows:
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SHAREHOLDERS ADDRESS TAX I.D.
NUMBER
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1. RAUL GUILLERMO Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos,
BATIZ GUILLEN Culiacan, Sinaloa
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2. JORGE GUILLERMO Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7, Col. Los Alamos,
BATIZ GUILLEN Culiacan, Sinaloa
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1.5 That there does not exist any debt or charge whatsoever owed by ABSA
and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates to the Shareholders derived
from any relationship they have had or have with ABSA, whether of a
commercial, stockholding or labor nature in their capacity as directors or of
any other type, except for those arising from the "Agreement Concerning the
Exercise of the Right of Withdrawal of All Contributions Made to Agricola
Batiz, S.A. de C.V.," entered into on August 29, 1997 by the Shareholders,
along with other shareholders of ABSA holding Series A and Series T shares,
and ABSA, with the participation of DNAP, and which is a separate agreement
from this Agreement and which therefore shall not be affected in any way by
the execution of this Agreement.
1.6 That ABSA, its subsidiaries and its assets are not encumbered in any
way, that ABSA has performed, is performing and is current on all of its
obligations of an administrative nature, whether federal, state or municipal,
and it has all registrations (including with the National Agrarian Registry),
permits and authorizations necessary for its operations, including those of
an agrarian, health, foreign investment and environmental nature, among
others, and has good title to its property, free of all charges and
encumbrances, in good condition, with all taxes having been paid, whether of
a federal, state or municipal nature.
1.7 That each and every activity that ABSA and its subsidiaries realize,
including but not limited to the planting, harvesting, distribution,
exportation and marketing of agricultural products, are carried out in
accordance with applicable law, and for such purposes, ABSA and its
subsidiaries have each and every necessary authorization.
1.8 That the execution of this Agreement: (i) does not violate any
contractual obligation assumed by the Shareholders; (ii) has authorization
from all those persons or nongovernmental entities, as well as the approval
of all government entities and agencies, as required; (iii) does not violate,
breach or in any other manner conflict with applicable tax and legal
provisions, especially those related to: (a) the bylaws of ABSA or its
subsidiaries, (b) any contract or agreement in which ABSA or one of its
subsidiaries is a party, (c) any arbitration award, judicial ruling or
administrative ruling of which ABSA, its subsidiaries, or their assets, or
the Shareholders are a part, (d) any governmental license, permit or
authorization granted to ABSA or its subsidiaries, or (e) any law that
regulates the activities or assets of ABSA, its subsidiaries or of the
Shareholders.
2. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF DNAP REPRESENTS:
2.1 That DNAP is a company duly organized and existing in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.
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2.2 That he has sufficient authority to enter into this Agreement in the
name and on the behalf of DNAP, and that such authority has not been limited
or restricted in any manner whatsoever.
3.3 That based on the representations of the Shareholders, and subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DNAP agrees to acquire the Shares.
3. THE SHAREHOLDERS AND DNAP REPRESENTS:
That they mutually recognize each others legal existence and capacity to
enter into this Agreement, as a result of which they make the following:
SECTIONS
SECTION 1. The Selling Group sells, assigns and transfers the Shares,
without any limitation whatsoever, to DNAP, which acquires the Shares free
and clear of any charge, encumbrance or ownership limitation, with all of the
rights and obligations thereby accruing, and as a result of which, the
Shareholders hereby endorse title over and deliver to DNAP the certificates
representing the Shares, which have attached all of their coupons currently
in effect.
All that in law and in fact which corresponds to the corporate property of
ABSA, and that is inherent in the certificates representing the Shares, is
deemed included in the transaction described herein and is delivered under
the conditions set forth in the Representations of this Agreement.
In such manner, the delivery of the certificates representing the Shares
transfers, without any limitation to the Buyers, the status of being
shareholders of ABSA, as well as all those rights embodied by the Shares,
such as corporate rights, including without limitation the following: the
right to vote, the right to deliberate in meetings, to name directors and
statutory auditors. Furthermore, the transfer shall include all property
rights, including the right to receive a dividend and liquidation amount.
SECTION 2. The total amount of the transaction, and based on the
representations made in this Agreement, which are incorporated by this
reference, is the amount of US$16,729.30 or US$334.5878 per share.
All amounts that are stated in this Agreement in United States Dollars
("Dollars"), shall be paid in the United Mexican States in Dollars or their
equivalent in Mexican pesos on the date that the payment is made.
SECTION 3. DNAP hereby makes the payment of the amount contemplated in the
immediately preceding Section, which is accepted by the Shareholders to their
complete satisfaction, and for which they grant the broadest release allowed
by law with respect to the same, and for such purposes, the execution of this
Agreement serves as a receipt of such amount paid.
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SECTION 4. All taxes that are accrued as the result of the acquisition that
is the subject matter of this Agreement shall be for the exclusive account of
the Shareholders, and for which ABSA shall withhold from the payment any
applicable amounts and the Shareholders agree to hold ABSA and its
shareholders harmless for any payment or proceeding related to such
withholding.
Each of the parties shall be responsible for the expenses and fees they have
incurred or will incur in the negotiation, entering into, execution and
formalization of this Agreement.
SECTION 5. The Shareholders appoint Mr. Jorge Guillermo Batiz Guillen as
their representative for purposes of this Agreement, including for the
receiving of notices and of the payments contemplated herein. Any change in
the designation of the representative shall be communicated to ABSA in
writing and signed by all of the Shareholders.
In any event, ABSA at any time may require that the Shareholders' designation
of the common representative, as well as his revocation or limitation of his
rights, be certified in the presence of a notary public.
SECTION 6. All notices made by the parties with respect to this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the address of the respective
party as follows, until a new address is provided by the respective party:
THE SHAREHOLDERS DNAP
Boulevard Culiacan 2580-7 DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
Colonia Los Alamos 6701 San Pablo Avenue
Culiacan, Sinaloa Oakland, California 94608-1239
Mexico U.S.A.
Notices shall be deemed to have legal effect as of the day they are delivered
to the respective party.
SECTION 7. The Shareholders warrant that they have good title to the Shares
and agree to respond and remedy the title in the event a third party claims a
greater right, and therefore, in accordance with this Agreement and
applicable law, the Shareholders agree jointly and severally, and without
limitation, to hold ABSA and DNAP harmless from all liability, limitation of
ownership, contingency of any kind, whether of a civil, commercial, tax,
criminal, agrarian, labor, or administrative nature, from the subscription
and execution of this Agreement, as well as from all acts taken and events
that occur prior to today's date, which in some manner cause any type of
damage or loss of income to ABSA and/or DNAP and which has not been expressly
disclosed in this Agreement or that has been partially, erroneously or
falsely disclosed.
SECTION 8. If required by DNAP, the parties agree to have this Agreement
certified by a notary public chosen by DNAP, with the understanding that the
expense related to such certification shall be borne by DNAP.
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SECTION 9. The parties agree that this Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the sale by the Shareholders of the
Shares, and therefore, any agreement or communication made prior to and not
contemplated in this Agreement is void and without force or effect.
Similarly, any modification of this Agreement shall be made in a writing
signed by the parties.
SECTION 10. The Shareholders shall not assign any of their rights or
obligations hereunder, whether in whole or in part, without the written
consent of DNAP.
SECTION 11. The parties agree that the headings contained in the index are
for convenience only, and therefore the contents of the Sections shall
control over any discrepancy between the Sections and the headings.
SECTION 12. With respect to any dispute that arises out of the
interpretation, execution, performance or breach of this Agreement, with the
exception of those special proceedings that the parties have agreed to for
the resolution of certain disputes specifically provided for herein, and
which shall be exhausted first, the parties expressly submit to the laws of
the United Mexican States and the competent courts in the city of Monterrey,
N.L., and waive any other jurisdiction that they may be entitled to due to
their present or future domiciles.
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The parties, being aware of the content and legal effect of this Agreement,
signed this Agreement in triplicate in the presence of two witnesses of legal
age in the City of Monterrey, N.L., on October 7, 1997.
"THE SHAREHOLDERS"
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RAUL GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN JORGE GUILLERMO BATIZ GUILLEN
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MAGDALENA GAMBOA RODRIGUEZ
"DNAP"
DNAP HOLDING CORPORATION
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ARTHUR H. FINNEL
WITNESS WITNESS
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