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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 12, 1995 (September 27, 1995)
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Commission File No. 1-6776
CENTEX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
NEVADA
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(State of incorporation)
75-0778259
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3333 LEE PARKWAY, SUITE 1200, DALLAS,
TEXAS 75219
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(214) 559-6500
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
On September 27, 1995, Centex International, Inc., a Nevada
corporation ("Centex International"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Centex
Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Centex"), completed the acquisition of
equity securities of Vista Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Vista"), in
accordance with the terms of a Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase
Agreement, as amended, among Centex International, Vista, and the other parties
named therein. Upon the consummation of the acquisition, Centex International
owned a majority of the equity securities of Vista. At the time of the
acquisition, Vista, through its wholly owned subsidiaries and through Vista
Partners, its wholly owned partnership, owned approximately 3,500 acres of land
in seven states. The land is zoned, planned or developed for single- and
multi-family residential, office and industrial, and retail and commercial
uses. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term "Vista" as used herein
shall mean Vista Properties, its subsidiaries, and Vista Partners.
The equity interests were acquired for approximately $115 million,
which included a net investment of approximately $85 million by Centex
International and approximately $30 million of Vista's cash balances and
securities. Centex International received shares of Vista's Common Stock,
Series A Preferred Stock, and Series B Preferred Stock which were issued by
Vista as a part of a "prepackaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by Vista on
August 17, 1995.
To fund the payment of the purchase price, Centex, on behalf of Centex
International, used funds provided by (i) the issuance of Centex's commercial
paper and (ii) short-term bank borrowings under existing unsecured credit
facilities from a combination of the following commercial banks: Bank of
America, National Westminster Bank, Societe General, Sumitomo Bank, and Texas
Commerce Bank.
In arriving at the purchase price paid by Centex International for the
equity interests in Vista, Centex International calculated a range of values
for Vista's assets after a substantial due diligence review of the assets by
Centex personnel. After arm's-length negotiations, Centex International,
Vista, and certain of Vista's subsidiaries entered into a definitive purchase
agreement, subject to certain overbid procedures. Centex International
subsequently increased its bid in response to bids and expressions of interest
by competing acquirers.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
In accordance with Item 7(a)(4) of Form 8-K, because
it is impracticable for the registrant to provide the required
financial statements for the acquired business at the time of
filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the registrant will
file an amendment to this Report to supply such financial
statements as soon as practicable, but not later than December
11, 1995.
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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
In accordance with Item 7(a)(4) of Form 8-K, because
it is impracticable for the registrant to provide the required
pro forma financial information at the time of filing of this
Current Report on Form 8-K, the registrant will file an
amendment to this Report to supply such financial information
as soon as practicable, but not later than December 11, 1995.
(c) Exhibits.
The Exhibits required to be filed with this Report
are identified on the Index to Exhibits found on page 5 of
this Report.
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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.
CENTEX CORPORATION
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Registrant
October 12, 1995 By: /s/ Laurence E. Hirsch
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Laurence E. Hirsch
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
CENTEX CORPORATION
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Exhibit Exhibit
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2.1* Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement among
Centex International, Inc., Vista Properties, Inc. and the other
parties named therein**
2.2* Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Securities
Purchase Agreement among Centex International, Inc., Vista
Properties, Inc. and the other parties named therein
99.1* Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Vista
Properties, Inc.
99.2* Certificate of Designation relating to the Series A Preferred
Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock of Vista Properties, Inc.
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* File Herewith
** The Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement being filed
herewith includes certain minor revisions which were contained in Amendment No.
1 to the Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 2.1
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.,
VISTA MORTGAGE & REALTY, INC.,
BRAEWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP.,
PANORAMIC LAND, INC.
AND
CENTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. - DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SECTION 1.01. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ARTICLE II. - PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES; THE CLOSING;
CERTAIN POST-CLOSING MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price; Escrow Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 2.03. Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 2.04. Closing Deliveries; Certain Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 2.05. Issuance of Additional Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE III. - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VISTA PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 3.01. Organization and Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 3.02. Authority; Binding Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SECTION 3.03. Absence of Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Consents and Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SECTION 3.05. Capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SECTION 3.06. Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 3.07. Commission Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 3.08. Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 3.09. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 3.10. Absence of Certain Changes or Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SECTION 3.11. Purchased Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 3.12. Reorganization Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 3.13. Disclosure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 3.14. Real Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 3.15. Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION 3.16. Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 3.17. Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 3.18. Environmental Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 3.19. Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 3.20. Employee Benefit Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SECTION 3.21. Labor Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 3.22. Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 3.23. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 3.24. Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 3.25. Absence of Certain Business Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 3.26. Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SECTION 3.27. Brokers' or Finders' Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ARTICLE IV. - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.01. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.02. Authority; Binding Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.03. Absence of Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.04. Purchase for Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.05. Disclosure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 4.06. Brokers' or Finders' Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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ARTICLE V. - REORGANIZATION SOLICITATION; BANKRUPTCY MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 5.01. Solicitation Materials; Solicitation of Acceptances . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 5.02. Certain Documents and Motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION 5.03. Reorganization Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 5.04. Securities Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ARTICLE VI. - CERTAIN COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 6.01. Conduct of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 6.02. Other Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 6.03. Access to Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 6.04. Best Efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 6.05. HSR Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 6.06. Title Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 6.07. Notification of Certain Other Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 6.08. Supplemental Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 6.09. Delivery of Filing Date Certificates, Opinions and Notices . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 6.10. Indemnification and Other Arrangements; Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ARTICLE VII. - CONDITIONS TO CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SECTION 7.01. Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SECTION 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of the Vista Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ARTICLE VIII. - TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 8.01. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 8.02. Effect of Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SECTION 8.03. Termination Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ARTICLE IX. - MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 9.01. Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 9.02. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SECTION 9.03. Public Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SECTION 9.04. Amendment; Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
SECTION 9.05. Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.06. Parties in Interest; Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.07. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.08. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.09. Specific Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.10. Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SECTION 9.11. Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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Appendix A -- Arbitration of Certain Disputes
Appendix B -- Reorganization Plan Allocation
Appendix C -- Asset Sales or Dispositions
Appendix D -- Certain Claims
Appendix E -- Certain Title Commitments
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A -- Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit B -- Form of Certificate of Designation
Exhibit C -- Form of Directors' Settlement Agreement
Exhibit D -- Earnest Money Escrow Agreement
Exhibit E -- Form of Management Settlement Agreement
Exhibit F -- Form of Termination Fee Escrow Agreement
Exhibit G -- Form of Reorganization Plan
Exhibit H -- Form of Opinion of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. to be delivered prior to the Filing Date
Exhibit I -- Form of Opinion of Raymond G. Smerge to be delivered prior to the Filing Date and on the Closing Date
Exhibit J -- Form of Opinion of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. to be delivered on the Closing Date
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
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Schedule 3.01 -- Qualification to do Business
Schedule 3.03(a) -- Certain Conflicts
Schedule 3.05(a) -- Stock Appreciation Rights
Schedule 3.06(a) -- Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.06(d) -- Capital Stock of Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.09 -- Certain Liabilities
Schedule 3.10 -- Certain Events or Changes
Schedule 3.14(a) -- Real Property
Schedule 3.14(b) -- Developed Property
Schedule 3.14(d) -- Certain Matters relating to Real Property
Schedule 3.14(e) -- Access to Roads
Schedule 3.14(g) -- Certain Matters relating to Buildings and Improvements
Schedule 3.14(i) -- Certain Real Estate Conditions
Schedule 3.14(j) -- Certain Commitments
Schedule 3.14(k) -- Certain Leases and Other Agreements
Schedule 3.14(l) -- Property Agreements
Schedule 3.14(m) -- Persons in Possession
Schedule 3.14(n) -- Certain Certificates of Occupancy and Approvals
Schedule 3.14(o) -- Guarantees and Warranties
Schedule 3.15(a) -- Contracts
Schedule 3.15(c) -- Certain Contract Restrictions
Schedule 3.16 -- Litigation
Schedule 3.17 -- Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements
Schedule 3.18(a) -- Leased Facilities and Property
Schedule 3.18(b) -- Environmental Claims
Schedule 3.18(d) -- Certain Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.18(e) -- Environmental Permits
Schedule 3.18(h) -- Underground Storage Tanks
Schedule 3.18(k) -- Hazardous Materials Discharge
Schedule 3.18(l) -- Environmental Reports and Studies
Schedule 3.19 -- Certain Tax Matters
Schedule 3.20(a) -- Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.20(f) -- Certain Exceptions to Employee Benefit Plan Documents
Schedule 3.20(h) -- Certain Employee Benefit Plan Amendments
Schedule 3.20(j) -- Excess Parachute Payments
Schedule 3.20(k) -- Payments Under Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.21 -- Labor Matters
Schedule 3.22 -- Permits
Schedule 3.23 -- Insurance Policies
Schedule 3.24 -- Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 3.27 -- Brokers' or Finders' Fees
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
entered into as of December 18, 1994 by and among Vista Properties, Inc., a
Nevada corporation, Vista Mortgage & Realty, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Vista Mortgage & Realty"), Braewood Development Corp., a Nevada corporation
("Braewood Development"), Panoramic Land, Inc., a Nevada corporation
("Panoramic Land"), and Centex International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Purchaser"),
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company (as hereinafter defined) and the Subsidiaries
(as hereinafter defined) are engaged in the business of maintaining, managing,
developing, improving and disposing of real property designed for commercial,
industrial or residential uses in various markets in the United States;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser or one or more of its subsidiaries or
affiliates are engaged in similar businesses and conduct such businesses in
substantially all of the markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
conduct their business;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to expand its current real estate
operations to include a broader scope of land development and commercial
property development activities;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser, with the cooperation of the Company, has
commenced a review and examination of the businesses, properties, financial
condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Subsidiaries intend to propose the
Reorganization Plan (as hereinafter defined), which will provide for, among
other things, (i) the issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Stock
(as hereinafter defined) to the Purchaser (the "Stock Acquisition"), (ii) the
sale by the Designated Partners (as hereinafter defined) of the Purchased
Partnership Interests (as hereinafter defined) to the Purchaser (the
"Partnership Interest Acquisition"), (iii) the distribution of certain amounts
in cash to the holders of Existing Notes (as hereinafter defined) and (iv) the
distribution of certain amounts in cash and Distributable Units (as hereinafter
defined) to the holders of Existing Common Stock (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, on December 18, 1994, the Vista Parties (as hereinafter
defined) and the Purchaser entered into the original Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Original Agreement") in order to set forth the terms and
provisions upon which they are willing, subject to obtaining the Confirmation
Order (as hereinafter defined) from the Bankruptcy Court (as hereinafter
defined) and to the fulfillment of certain other conditions, to consummate the
Stock Acquisition and the Partnership Interest Acquisition;
WHEREAS, on February 14, 1995, the Vista Parties and the Purchaser
amended and restated the Original Agreement in its entirety (as so amended, the
"First Amended and Restated Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Vista Parties and the Purchaser desire to amend and
restate the First Amended and Restated Agreement in its entirety as set forth
herein;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company deems it advisable
and in the best interests of the Company that the Stock Acquisition be
consummated upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and
such Board of Directors has approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and has
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resolved to recommend acceptance of the Reorganization Plan to the holders of
Existing Securities (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of the Partners deem
it advisable and in the best interests of the Partners that the Partnership
Interest Acquisition be consummated upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, and such Boards of Directors have approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Purchaser has approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the terms and
provisions set forth herein, the mutual benefits to be gained by the
performance thereof and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the
terms set forth below shall have the following meanings:
"Acquisition Proposal" means any bona fide proposal relating to an
acquisition of all or any substantial part of the Company or any Subsidiary or
their respective businesses (whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of
assets or purchase of stock) or any other transaction of a similar nature;
provided, however, that no proposal relating to a transaction which the Company
or any Subsidiary is permitted to consummate under the terms of Section 6.01(c)
hereof shall constitute an "Acquisition Proposal."
"Adjusted Base Amount" means an amount equal to the excess of (i)
the Base Amount over (ii) the sum of (a) the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount and
(b) the Existing Note Payments.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person. As used in this definition, the term
"control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether by
contract or otherwise.
"Aggregate Cash Payment" means a payment or payments in cash in
the aggregate amount equal to the excess of (i) the Adjusted Base Amount over
(ii) the sum of (a) the Excess Closing Date Cash Balance and (b) the Total
Distributable Units Value.
"Agreed Partnership Interest Value" means the value of the
Purchased Partnership Interests as determined by mutual written agreement of
the Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing Date.
"Agreeing Holders" means Lomas Financial Corporation, Merrill
Lynch Group, Inc., Equitable Investment Corporation, the Purchaser and MCorp
Management Trust and their respective successors and assigns; provided,
however, that MCorp Management Trust shall be an "Agreeing Holder" only with
respect to a total of 20,000 shares of Existing Common Stock held by it as of
the Record Date and shall not be an "Agreeing Holder" with respect to any other
shares of Existing Common Stock held by it as of such date.
"Agreeing Holders Fraction" means a fraction the numerator of
which is the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Existing Common
Stock held by the Agreeing Holders on the Record Date and the denominator of
which is the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Existing Common
Stock on the Record Date.
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"Agreement" means this Second Amended and Restated Securities
Purchase Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation" means the Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, in the form attached as
Exhibit A hereto, to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada on or prior to the Closing Date.
"Bankruptcy Case" means, individually or collectively, as is
appropriate in the context, the cases under the Bankruptcy Code to be commenced
by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
"Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11
U.S.C. Sections 101 et. seq., as amended by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994,
and as amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to the Bankruptcy
Case, and includes the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the applicable local
rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court and the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware.
"Bankruptcy Court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Delaware or such other court as may hereafter exercise original
jurisdiction over the Bankruptcy Case or any proceeding therein.
"Bankruptcy Filings" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b)
hereof.
"Bankruptcy Proceeding" has the meaning set forth in Section
7.01(g) hereof.
"Base Amount" means $94,500,000 (provided, however, that if the
Filing Date occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995, such amount shall be
$95,500,000).
"Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or federal
holiday.
"Bylaws" means, with respect to any corporation, the bylaws of
such corporation, as in effect from time to time on or after the date hereof.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including any successor
statute).
"CERCLIS" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Information System.
"Certificate of Designation" means the Certificate of Designation
for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock, in the form
attached as Exhibit B hereto, to be adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on or
prior to the Closing Date.
"Charter" means, with respect to any corporation, the certificate
or articles of incorporation (or similar governing document) of such
corporation, as in effect from time to time on or after the date hereof.
"Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company, which class of Common Stock will have the
rights, powers and preferences set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation.
"Class B Common Stock" means the Class B Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company, which class of Common Stock will have the
rights, powers and preferences set forth in the Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation.
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.
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"Closing Date" means the date on which the Closing occurs, as
determined pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.
"Closing Date Cash Balance Statement" means a statement prepared
by the Company setting forth the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents
held by the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, which
statement shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Company.
"Closing Payment" means the excess of the Aggregate Cash Payment
over the Earnest Money Deposit.
"Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common
Stock.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act.
"Commission Reports" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07
hereof.
"Company" means Vista Properties, Inc. and its successors
(including, with respect to actions to be taken on or after the effective date
of the Reorganization Plan, the reorganized entity in which the property of the
Company will be vested in accordance with the Reorganization Plan and the
Confirmation Order).
"Company Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08 hereof.
"Confidentiality Agreement" means the letter agreement, dated as
of September 23, 1994 between the Company and Centex Corporation.
"Confirmation Order" means an order of the Bankruptcy Court, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Purchaser,
confirming the Reorganization Plan and approving the performance by the Vista
Parties of this Agreement pursuant to Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"Consent" means any consent, approval, permit, notice, action or
authorization of any Person not a party to this Agreement.
"Contract" means any contract, subcontract, letter contract,
agreement, purchase order, delivery order, arrangement, understanding or other
instrument, obligation or commitment of any kind or character (whether oral or
written, pending or executory).
"Court Day" means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday listed in Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a).
"Designated Partners" means one or more of the Partners specified
in a written notice delivered by the Purchaser to the Partners at least five
Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
"Developed Property" means any Real Property which is presently
being improved or developed or upon which physical improvements, including but
not limited to houses, are being constructed.
"Directors' Settlement Agreement" means the Directors' Settlement
Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, to be entered into among
the Company and each of its directors prior to the Time of Mailing.
"Disbursing Agent" means one or more disbursing agents to be
designated by the Company with the consent of the Purchaser (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld) for the purposes set forth in the Reorganization Plan.
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"Disclosure Statement" means the disclosure and solicitation
statement to be disseminated to all creditors and equity security holders of
the Company who are entitled to accept or reject the Reorganization Plan in
accordance with the Exchange Act and in compliance with Section 1126(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
"Distributable Units" means the Units issuable to the Agreeing
Holders pursuant to the Reorganization Plan.
"Earnest Money Deposit" means the funds held and invested by the
Earnest Money Escrow Agent under the Earnest Money Escrow Agreement.
"Earnest Money Escrow Agent" means the Fidelity National Title
Agency in its capacity as escrow agent under the Earnest Money Escrow
Agreement.
"Earnest Money Escrow Agreement" means the Earnest Money Escrow
Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto, entered into as of
December 18, 1994 among the Purchaser, the Vista Parties and Earnest Money
Escrow Agent.
"Employee Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.20(a) hereof.
"Encumbrance" means (i) with respect to any capital stock or other
equity securities of, or ownership interest in, any corporation, partnership or
other Person, any Lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, limitation or restriction
applicable to or affecting such capital stock, equity securities or ownership
interest (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise
dispose of such capital stock, equity securities or other ownership interest),
other than any restriction on transfer arising under any applicable federal or
state securities laws and (ii) with respect to any Real Property, any Lien,
defect in title, easement, covenant, restriction, claim, charge, levy or
assessment against or relating to any portion of the Real Property.
"Environmental Claim" means any claim (including, but not limited
to, any claim under CERCLA), action, cause of action, investigation or notice
by any Person alleging potential liability (including, without limitation,
potential liability for investigatory costs, assessment costs, cleanup costs,
response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries,
or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from (a) the release by the
Company or any Subsidiary (or any of their respective predecessors) into the
environment of any Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned by
the Company or any Subsidiary (or any of their respective predecessors), (b)
the presence of any Hazardous Materials at any location owned or leased by the
Company or any Subsidiary (or any of their respective predecessors), or (c)
circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any
Environmental Law by the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
predecessors.
"Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local and foreign
laws (including common law), statutes, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations
relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land
surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws, statutes,
codes, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating
to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (including any successor statute).
"ERISA Affiliate" means, with respect to the Company, any
corporation or other trade or business under common control with the Company
(within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section
4001(a)(14) or 4001(b) of ERISA), either presently or at any time since April
2, 1984.
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"Excess Closing Date Cash Balance" means the excess of (i) the
aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents held by the Company and the
Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, as set forth in the Closing Date Cash
Balance Statement, over (ii) the sum of (A) $5,000,000 and (B) the total amount
of Reserved Expenses.
"Excess Purchaser Claims Amount" means the excess, if any, of (i)
the Purchaser Claims Amount over (ii) $5,000,000; provided, however, that in no
event shall the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount exceed $5,000,000.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (including any successor statute).
"Existing Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
"Existing Class B Common Stock" means the Class B Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
"Existing Common Stock" means the Existing Class A Common Stock
and the Existing Class B Common Stock.
"Existing Notes" means the 13 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2001
issued pursuant to the Existing Note Indenture.
"Existing Note Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of
November 1, 1991, between the Company and United States Trust Company of New
York, as trustee, relating to the Existing Notes.
"Existing Note Payments" means all payments of principal of, or
premium (if any) or interest on, the Existing Notes (other than payments of
interest thereon made solely in Secondary Securities (as defined in the
Existing Note Indenture)) made by the Company after the date hereof, including,
but not limited to, any payments upon redemption of Existing Notes pursuant to
Section 12.5 of the Existing Note Indenture.
"Existing Securities" means the Existing Notes and Existing
Common Stock.
"Filing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a) hereof.
"Final Order" means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court
or any other court exercising jurisdiction over the subject matter and the
parties that has not been reversed, stayed, modified or vacated and as to which
no appeal, petition for certiorari or request for reargument or other review or
rehearing has been requested or is pending; and as to which the time to appeal,
petition for certiorari or seek reargument, other review or rehearing has
expired or the right to do so has been fully and effectively waived in writing;
or, if an appeal, reargument, writ of certiorari, review or rehearing thereof
has been sought, the order or judgment has been affirmed by the highest court
to which the order was appealed, from which the reargument, review or rehearing
was sought, or the petition for writ of certiorari has been denied, and the
time to take any further appeal or to seek certiorari or further reargument,
review or rehearing has expired.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect at the time of the application thereof as described in
or contemplated by this Agreement.
"Garfield" means Raymond Garfield, Jr.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state
or political subdivision thereof, any federal or state court and any other
agency or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
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"Hazardous Materials" means (i) any substance, material or waste
defined or characterized as hazardous, extremely hazardous, toxic or dangerous
within the meaning of any Environmental Law, (ii) any substance, material or
waste classified as a contaminant or pollutant under any Environmental Law or
(iii) any other substance (including, but not limited to, petroleum), material
or waste, the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
placement, disposal, removal or transportation of which is subject to
regulation under any Environmental Law.
"HSR Act" means Section 7A of the Clayton Act (Title II of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976), as amended (including
any successor statute).
"Improvements" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(g) hereof.
"Initial Earnest Money Deposit" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a) hereof.
"Interim Motion" means a motion filed with the Bankruptcy Court by
the Company to enter the Interim Order.
"Interim Order" means an order in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser (i) approving the provisions of and authorizing
the performance of the Vista Parties under Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04,
6.05 and 8.03 hereof, (ii) providing that, so long as the Agreement has not
been terminated in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof, the Bankruptcy Court
shall not permit consideration of or approve an Acquisition Proposal unless the
Company has fully complied with all the provisions of Section 6.02 hereof as
they apply to such Acquisition Proposal and such Acquisition Proposal
constitutes an Overbid Transaction, (iii) providing that the Termination Fee
shall be deposited in escrow immediately after the entry of such interim order
pursuant to the Termination Fee Escrow Agreement and (iv) providing that such
interim order cannot be amended or modified without the consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as the same may be amended from time to time (including any successor statute).
"Latest Balance Sheet" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09
hereof.
"Lien" means (i) any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
security interest, option, lien or any preference, priority or other right or
interest granted pursuant to a security agreement or preferential arrangement
of any kind or character whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing
of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial
Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction), and (ii) any other lien, charge,
levy or encumbrance, whether arising by operation of law or otherwise.
"Lomas Group" means the affiliated group of corporations (as
defined in Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code) of which Lomas Financial
Corporation (or its predecessors or Affiliates) is or was the common parent.
"Management Settlement Agreement" means the Management Settlement
Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto, to be entered into among
the Vista Parties, Panorama Development Corp., Beauty Built Homes, Inc. and the
Managers prior to the Time of Mailing.
"Managers" means Garfield, F. Charles Emery and Laura J. Young.
"Material Adverse Change" means a material adverse change in the
business, prospects, properties, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the
business, prospects, properties, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
"Multiemployer Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.20(a) hereof.
"Nevada Act" means Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as
amended (including any successor statute).
"Overbid Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a)
hereof.
"Overbid Termination Conditions" has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.02(a) hereof.
"Overbid Transaction" means an Acquisition Proposal made in
writing by a Qualified Third Party (i) which would provide for consideration
attributable to the Existing Securities having a fair market value, as
determined by an investment banking firm of national standing selected by the
Company and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, which exceeds the Base
Amount (or, if the Purchaser has delivered a Topping Offer to the Company, the
Topping Offer Amount) by at least $2,500,000 and (ii) the terms and conditions
of which (including the amount and value of the consideration attributable to
the Existing Securities thereunder) are reasonably determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company to be, when taken in their entirety, no less favorable
to the Company or the holders of Existing Securities than the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
"Partners" means Vista Mortgage & Realty, Braewood Development and
Panoramic Land.
"Partnership" means Vista Partners, a Nevada general partnership.
"Partnership Agreement" means the Partnership Agreement of Vista
Partners, dated as of September 21, 1993, among the Partners.
"Partnership Interest Acquisition" has the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
"Permits" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.22 hereof.
"Permitted Encumbrances" means all items which are (i) shown on
the most recent surveys of the lots, parcels or tracts of land constituting the
Real Property delivered by the Company to the Purchaser prior to June 30, 1995
or (ii) reflected on the most recent commitments to issue the Title Policies
delivered by the Company to the Purchaser prior to June 30, 1995 (or, in the
case of the properties identified in Appendix E hereto, to be delivered to the
Purchaser after such date); provided, however, that the term "Permitted
Encumbrances" shall not include any items reflected on any title commitment for
properties identified in Appendix E hereto to which the Purchaser shall object
in writing within ten days after receipt of such title commitment.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
association, trust or any other entity or organization of any kind or
character, including a Governmental Authority.
"Property Agreements" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.14(l) hereof.
"Purchased Partnership Interests" means an interest or interests
in the Partnership to be purchased by the Purchaser from the Designated
Partners which will entitle the Purchaser to 49% (or such lesser percentage as
the Purchaser shall specify in a written notice delivered to the Designated
Partners prior to the Closing Date) of the capital and profits of the
Partnership.
"Purchased Series B Preferred Shares" means the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock to be issued and sold by the Company to the Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement, the number of which shall be equal to the result obtained by
dividing (i) the excess, if any, of (a) the Aggregate Cash Payment over (b) the
sum of (1) the Total Purchased Units Value and (2) the Agreed Partnership
Interest Value by (ii) $1,000.
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"Purchased Securities" means the Purchased Stock and Purchased
Partnership Interests.
"Purchased Stock" means the Purchased Units and Purchased Series
B Preferred Shares.
"Purchased Units" means the Units to be issued and sold by the
Company to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
"Purchaser Claims" means all claims, demands, actions, causes of
action, proceedings, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, settlements,
judgments, fines, penalties, interest, costs and expenses (including fees and
disbursements of counsel) asserted against, imposed on or incurred by the
Purchaser or any of the Vista Parties which directly or indirectly arise from
or relate to (i) the breach or alleged breach by the Vista Parties of any of
their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement, (ii) any Environmental Claim, including, but not limited to, any
claim arising under any Environmental Law based upon any injury, sickness,
disease or death of any Person, damage to any properties or assets or
remediation of any soil, surface water or groundwater resulting from any
conditions, events, facts, circumstances or other matters occurring or existing
prior to the Closing Date or in connection with the ownership, use or operation
of the Real Property or (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Disclosure Statement or any failure to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that any such untrue
statement of a material fact or failure to state a material fact is based upon
and in conformity with information furnished by the Purchaser to the Company in
writing expressly for use in the Disclosure Statement.
"Purchaser Claims Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02(b) hereof.
"Purchaser Claims Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02(b) hereof.
"Qualified Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(b)
hereof.
"Qualified Third Party" means (subject to the last sentence of
Section 6.02(a) hereof) a Third Party who the Board of Directors of the Company
has reasonably determined is financially able to consummate an Overbid
Transaction.
"Real Property" means every lot, parcel and tract of land in which
the Company or any Subsidiary has any ownership interest whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, any right to purchase any land or improvement situated on
land.
"Real Property Permit" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.14(n) hereof.
"Record Date" means the record date for distributions to be made
to holders of Existing Securities pursuant to the Reorganization Plan.
"Released Parties" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(b)
hereof.
"Reorganization Plan" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12
hereof.
"Reorganization Solicitation" means the solicitation by the
Company of acceptances of the Reorganization Plan in accordance with the
Exchange Act and in compliance with Section 1126(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"Reorganization Transactions" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.12 hereof.
"Reserved Expenses" means (i) all costs, fees and expenses
incurred or anticipated to be incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
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(including, but not limited to, all costs, fees and expenses relating to the
Reorganization Solicitation or the Bankruptcy Case) and (ii) all payments made
by the Company pursuant to Section 2(c), (d) and (e) of the Management
Settlement Agreement, in each case to the extent that such costs, fees,
expenses and payments have not been paid by the Company prior to or on the
Closing Date. It is understood and agreed that the total amount of Reserved
Expenses shall be determined by the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld) immediately prior to the Closing
Date.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(including any successor statute).
"Series A Preferred Stock" means the Series A Preferred Stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Company, which series of preferred stock will have
such preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special
rights, and qualifications or restrictions thereof, as are set forth in the
Certificate of Designation.
"Series B Preferred Stock" means the Series B Preferred Stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Company, which series of preferred stock will have
such preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special
rights, and qualifications or restrictions thereof, as are set forth in the
Certificate of Designation.
"Solicitation Materials" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.01(a) hereof.
"Stock Acquisition" has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereof.
"Subsidiary" means with respect to the Company (i) any corporation
or other Person of which securities or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
persons performing similar functions are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company or (ii) any partnership of which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
general partner or of which the Company directly or indirectly owns partnership
interests which entitle it to receive more than 50% of the distributions made
by such partnership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Partners and the Partnership and their respective successors constitute
"Subsidiaries" of the Company for purposes of this definition.
"Tax Returns" means any returns, declarations, reports, claims for
refund and informational returns or statements relating to Taxes, including any
schedules or attachments thereto.
"Taxes" means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other
assessments (including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise,
property, sales, occupation, use, service, service use, license, payroll,
franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and charges) imposed by any
Governmental Authority, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary
or combined basis or in any other manner, and includes any interest, penalties
and additions to any Tax.
"Termination Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a)
hereof.
"Termination Fee Deposit" means the funds held and invested by the
Termination Fee Escrow Agent under the Termination Fee Escrow Agreement.
"Termination Fee Escrow Agent" means the escrow agent to be
selected by the Purchaser prior to the Filing Date with the consent of the
Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), which will act as escrow
agent under the Termination Fee Escrow Agreement.
"Termination Fee Escrow Agreement" means the Termination Fee
Escrow Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto (with such changes
therein as the Termination Fee Escrow Agent shall reasonably request), to be
entered into among the Vista Parties, the Purchaser and the Termination Fee
Escrow Agent immediately after the entry of the Interim Order.
"Termination Threshold" means $5,000,000; provided, however, that,
if either (a) the aggregate amount of Purchaser Claims set forth in all
Purchaser Claims Notices delivered by the Purchaser to the Vista Parties
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(as adjusted by agreement of the parties or as a result of any arbitration
proceedings with respect to the amount of such claims commenced in accordance
with Section 2.02(b) hereof) is greater than $5,000,000 and, within five
Business Days after the Purchaser has delivered to the Vista Parties the first
Purchaser Claims Notice which causes the aggregate amount of all such Purchaser
Claims (as so adjusted) to exceed $5,000,000, the Purchaser has not notified
the Vista Parties that it is terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.01(d)(xi) hereof or (b) the Purchaser fails to deliver a Purchaser Claims
Notice to the Vista Parties in accordance with Section 6.09(c) hereof, the
"Termination Threshold" shall be $10,000,000.
"Third Party" means any Person other than the Vista Parties or the
Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates.
"Time of Mailing" means the time the Disclosure Statement (or any
supplement thereto) is mailed to the holders of Existing Securities.
"Title Policies" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06 hereof.
"Topping Offer" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a)
hereof.
"Topping Offer Amount" means the amount of the consideration
attributable to the Existing Securities specified in the most recent Topping
Offer delivered by the Purchaser to the Company pursuant to Section 6.02(a)
hereof. For purposes of this definition, if the most recent Topping Offer
delivered by the Purchaser to the Company states that the Purchaser is willing
to amend the terms of this Agreement to increase the Base Amount, the "amount
of the consideration attributable to the Existing Securities" shall be the Base
Amount proposed in such offer.
"Total Distributable Units Value" means an amount equal to
one-half of the result obtained by multiplying (i) the Agreeing Holders
Fraction by (ii) the excess of (a) $8,920,000 (provided, however, that if the
Filing Date occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995, such amount shall be
$9,120,000) over (b) 58.99% of the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount.
"Total Purchased Units Value" means an amount equal to 98% of the
Total Distributable Units Value.
"Unit" means a non-detachable unit consisting of one share of
Common Stock and one share of Series A Preferred Stock.
"Vista Parties" means the Company and the Partners.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES;
THE CLOSING;
CERTAIN POST-CLOSING MATTERS
SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of Securities.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, on the Closing Date (and, to the extent provided in Section 2.05
hereof, on such later date or dates as are specified therein), the Company
shall issue, sell, transfer and deliver to the Purchaser the Purchased Stock,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, and the Purchaser shall acquire and accept
the Purchased Stock from the Company.
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, on the Closing Date, the Designated Partners shall sell, transfer,
assign and deliver to the Purchaser the Purchased Partnership Interests, free
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and clear of all Encumbrances other than those arising under the express terms
of the Partnership Agreement, and the Purchaser will acquire and accept the
Purchased Partnership Interests from the Partners.
SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price; Escrow Arrangements.
(a) The Purchaser has delivered $1,000,000 in cash (the
"Initial Earnest Money Deposit") to the Earnest Money Escrow Agent as the
initial deposit under the Earnest Money Escrow Agreement. The Earnest Money
Escrow Agent shall be permitted to invest and reinvest the funds held by it
under the Earnest Money Escrow Agreement in the manner contemplated thereby;
provided, however, that the Purchaser shall promptly replace any monies lost
through any investment made during the period in which the Earnest Money Escrow
Agreement remains in effect if the loss of such monies would otherwise cause
the aggregate amount of funds held or invested pursuant to such agreement to be
less than the amount of the Initial Earnest Money Deposit.
(b) From time to time after the date hereof, the Purchaser may
deliver to the Vista Parties one or more written notices (each, a "Purchaser
Claims Notice") setting forth its determination as to the amount of any
Purchaser Claims which have been incurred by or imposed on the Purchaser or any
of the Vista Parties prior to or on the date of such notice or which are more
likely than not to be incurred by or imposed on any of them at any time after
such date, together with a brief statement as to the basis for such
determination; provided, however, that no such notice shall be delivered by the
Purchaser later than one full Business Day prior to the day upon which the
hearing before the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the confirmation of the
Reorganization Plan is concluded. The Vista Parties may dispute any
determination set forth in a Purchaser Claims Notice if, and only if, within
five Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Vista Parties submit such
dispute to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A hereto.
As used herein, the term "Purchaser Claims Amount" means the aggregate amount
of Purchaser Claims which have been incurred by or imposed on the Purchaser or
any of the Vista Parties or which are more likely than not to be incurred by or
imposed on any of them at any time, as set forth in one or more Purchaser
Claims Notices (if and to the extent that the Vista Parties do not elect to
dispute the determination by the Purchaser of such amounts) or as determined by
arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A hereto (if and to
the extent that the Vista Parties do elect to dispute the determination by the
Purchaser of such amounts).
(c) As full consideration for the issuance, sale, transfer and
delivery to the Purchaser of the Purchased Securities, on the Closing Date, the
Purchaser (i) shall pay to the Disbursing Agent an amount in cash equal to the
Closing Payment and (ii) shall take all action on its part required to cause
the Earnest Money Escrow Agent to deliver the Earnest Money Deposit to the
Disbursing Agent.
SECTION 2.03. Closing. The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices
of Baker & Botts, L.L.P., 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75201, as
soon as practicable following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Article VII hereof, but in no event earlier than the first Business
Day after the first Court Day which is at least ten days after the date on
which the Reorganization Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court (or on such
other date as shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties in writing).
SECTION 2.04. Closing Deliveries; Certain Actions.
(a) At the Closing, the Vista Parties shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to the Purchaser each of the following:
(i) a copy of the Confirmation Order, certified by
the clerk of the Bankruptcy Court;
(ii) certificates, in definitive form, dated the
Closing Date and registered in the name of the Purchaser,
evidencing the Units to be issued to the Purchaser on the Closing
Date pursuant to paragraph (e) below;
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(iii) a certificate or certificates, in definitive
form, dated the Closing Date and registered in the name of the
Purchaser, evidencing the Purchased Series B Preferred Shares;
(iv) such instrument or instruments of assignment,
dated the Closing Date, as are required in order to effect the
sale, transfer, assignment and delivery of the Purchased
Partnership Interests to the Purchaser, duly executed by the
Designated Partners;
(v) the officers' certificate referred to in Section
7.01(b) hereof; and
(vi) the opinion of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. referred to
in Section 7.01(n) hereof.
(b) At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the
Disbursing Agent immediately available funds in the amount of the Closing
Payment (by wire transfer to such account as the Disbursing Agent shall have
designated in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
(c) At the Closing, the Purchaser and the Vista Parties shall
take such action as is necessary in order to cause the Earnest Money Escrow
Agent to deliver the Earnest Money Deposit to the Disbursing Agent (by wire
transfer to such account as the Disbursing Agent shall have designated in
writing at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
(d) At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to
be delivered, to the Vista Parties each of the following:
(i) the officers' certificate referred to in Section
7.02(a) hereof; and
(ii) the opinion of Raymond G. Smerge referred to in
Section 7.02(g) hereof.
(e) On the Closing Date, the Company (i) shall issue and
deliver to the Disbursing Agent certificates evidencing the number of Units
that are issuable on such date pursuant to the Reorganization Plan to Agreeing
Holders who have satisfied all of the conditions precedent to the issuance of
Units to such holders set forth therein and (ii) shall issue and deliver to
the Purchaser certificates evidencing a number of Units equal to 98% of the
number of Units issued by the Company to the Disbursing Agent pursuant to
clause (i) above.
SECTION 2.05. Issuance of Additional Units. From time to time
after the Closing Date, the Company (i) shall issue and deliver to the
Disbursing Agent certificates evidencing a number of Units equal to the excess,
if any, of (A) the number of Units that have been issued or are issuable
pursuant to the Reorganization Plan to Agreeing Holders who have satisfied all
of the conditions precedent to the issuance of Units to such holders set forth
therein over (B) the number of Units previously issued by the Company to the
Disbursing Agent for distribution to the Agreeing Holders pursuant to the
Reorganization Plan and (ii) shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser
certificates evidencing a number of Units equal to 98% of the number of Units
issued by the Company to the Disbursing Agent pursuant to clause (i) above.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE VISTA PARTIES
The Vista Parties hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Purchaser as follows:
SECTION 3.01. Organization and Qualification. The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in
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each jurisdiction in which the nature of its activities or the character of the
properties that it owns, leases or operates makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have
a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3.01 hereto sets forth a correct and
complete list of all such jurisdictions in which the Company is duly qualified
to transact business as a foreign corporation. The Company has heretofore
furnished the Purchaser with a correct and complete copy of its Charter and
Bylaws.
SECTION 3.02. Authority; Binding Effect.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by
the Company of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no other corporate
proceedings or shareholder actions (other than the Reorganization Solicitation)
on the part of or with respect to the Company are necessary to authorize this
Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in
accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) Each of the Partners has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by
each of the Partners of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of each of them, and no other
corporate proceedings or actions on the part of any of the Partners are
necessary to authorize this Agreement, the performance by the Partners of their
obligations hereunder or the consummation by them of the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
each of the Partners and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance with the terms
hereof.
SECTION 3.03. Absence of Conflicts.
(a) The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of
the Charter or Bylaws of the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) except as set
forth in Schedule 3.03(a) hereto, conflict with, result in any violation or
breach of, constitute a default under, give rise to any right of termination or
acceleration (with or without notice or the lapse of time or both) pursuant to,
or result in being declared void, voidable or without further effect, any term
or provision of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, franchise, permit,
license, Contract or other instrument or document to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which its properties or assets are or may be bound,
(iii) assuming that the filings and Consents referred to in Section 3.04(a) are
made or obtained, conflict with, or result in any violation of, any law,
ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or of any
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or their
respective properties or assets or (iv) result in the creation of, or impose on
the Company or any Subsidiary the obligation to create, any Lien upon the
properties or assets of the Company, except any of the matters referred to in
clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 3.03(a) which (A) could not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) could not prevent,
impede or otherwise affect in any material respect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Partners of this
Agreement, the performance by each of them of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation by each of them of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of
the Charter or Bylaws of any Partner, (ii) conflict with, result in any
violation or breach of, constitute a default under, give rise to any right of
termination or acceleration (with or without notice or the lapse of time or
both) pursuant to, or result in being declared void, voidable or without
further effect, any term or provision of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
lease, franchise, permit, license, Contract or other instrument or document to
which any Partner is a party or by which its properties or assets are or may be
bound, (iii) assuming that the filings and Consents referred to in Section
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3.04(b) are made or obtained, conflict with, or result in any violation of, any
law, ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or of
any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Authority applicable to any Partner or its properties or assets or
(iv) result in the creation of, or impose on any Partner the obligation to
create, any Lien upon the properties or assets of such Partner, except any of
the matters referred to in clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 3.03(b)
which (A) could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
(B) could not prevent, impede or otherwise affect in any material respect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Consents and Filings.
(a) There is no requirement applicable to the Company to
obtain any Consent of, or to make or effect any declaration, filing or
registration with, any Governmental Authority for the valid execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the due performance by it of its
obligations hereunder or the lawful consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing by the Purchaser and the Company
of premerger notification with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust
Division of the United States Department of Justice under the HSR Act, (ii)
filings by the Company required under the Exchange Act in connection with the
Reorganization Solicitation, (iii) the Confirmation Order and any other
notices, motions or approvals required by the Bankruptcy Court or the
Bankruptcy Code and the rules thereunder, and (iv) filings by the Company under
the Nevada Act which are contemplated by Sections 7.01(l) and (m). No state
takeover, business combination or control share acquisition statute or other
similar statute or regulation prohibits, restrains or restricts the Stock
Acquisition.
(b) There is no requirement applicable to any of the Partners
to obtain any Consent of, or to make or effect any declaration, filing or
registration with, any Governmental Authority for the valid execution and
delivery by such Partner of this Agreement, the due performance by it of its
obligations hereunder or the lawful consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for the Confirmation Order and any other notices,
motions or approvals required by the Bankruptcy Court or the Bankruptcy Code
and the rules thereunder. No state takeover, business combination or control
share acquisition statute or other similar statute or regulation prohibits,
restrains or restricts the Partnership Interest Acquisition.
SECTION 3.05. Capitalization.
(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (i) 9,050,000 shares of Existing Class A Common Stock, of
which 4,050,000 shares are issued and outstanding and no shares are held in the
treasury of the Company, and (ii) 950,000 shares of Existing Class B Common
Stock, of which 950,000 shares are issued and outstanding and no shares are
held in the treasury of the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been issued in violation of, or
subject to, any preemptive rights or rights of subscription. All offers,
issuances and sales by the Company of any shares of its capital stock or other
equity securities have been made in compliance with the registration and
qualification requirements of all applicable federal and state securities laws.
Except as set forth above, there are no shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company outstanding. There are no outstanding options,
warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other agreements or
commitments of any character pursuant to which the Company is or may be
obligated to issue or sell any issued or unissued shares of its capital stock
or other equity securities or to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock or other equity securities or (except for the stock appreciation rights
set forth on Schedule 3.05(a) hereto) make any other payments in respect
thereof, and there are no shares of its capital stock or other equity
securities reserved for issuance for any purpose.
(b) As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the
Reorganization Transactions, the authorized capital stock of the Company will
consist of such number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as are agreed to
by the Company and the Purchaser. As of the Closing Date, the outstanding
capital stock of the Company will consist of the Distributable Units, the
Purchased Units and the Series B Preferred Shares to be issued on such date in
accordance with the
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provisions of Article II hereof, and no shares of capital stock of any class
will be held in the treasury of the Company. As of the Closing Date, the
shares of capital stock of the Company to be issued in connection with the
Reorganization Transactions will have been duly authorized and will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the shares of capital stock of
the Company to be issued in connection with the Reorganization Transactions
will be issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive rights or rights
of subscription. All offers, issuances and sales by the Company of any shares
of its capital stock or other equity securities made prior to or on the Closing
Date, whether in connection with the Reorganization Transactions or otherwise,
will be made in compliance with the registration and qualification requirements
of all applicable federal and state securities laws. Except as set forth
above, as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Reorganization
Transactions, there will be no shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company outstanding. As of the Closing Date, after giving
effect to the Reorganization Transactions, there will be no outstanding
options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other agreements or
commitments of any character pursuant to which the Company will or may be
obligated to issue or sell any issued or unissued shares of its capital stock
or other equity securities or to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock or other equity securities or make any other payments in respect thereof,
and there will be no shares of its capital stock or other equity securities
reserved for issuance for any purpose.
SECTION 3.06. Subsidiaries.
(a) Schedule 3.06(a) hereto sets forth (i) the name of each
Subsidiary, (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of each
Subsidiary, (iii) the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock or other
equity securities of, or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary and (ii) the
names of the stockholders, equity holders or holders of ownership interests in
each Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.06(a) hereto, the Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, or having voting rights with respect to,
any capital stock or other equity securities of, or other ownership interests
in, any corporation, partnership or other Person or have any direct or indirect
interest in any business.
(b) Each Subsidiary (other than the Partnership) is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as presently conducted. Each Subsidiary (other than the
Partnership) is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
activities or the character of the properties that it owns, leases or operates
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified
or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company will
have furnished the Purchaser with a correct and complete copy of the Charter
and Bylaws of each Subsidiary (other than the Partnership) prior to or on the
Schedule Delivery Date.
(c) The Partnership is a general partnership duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and
has all requisite partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The
Partnership will have furnished the Purchaser with a correct and complete copy
of the Partnership Agreement prior to or on the Schedule Delivery Date.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.06(d) hereto, all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of,
or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary (i) have been duly authorized, (ii)
are validly issued, (ii) are (in the case of shares of capital stock) fully
paid and nonassessable or (in the case of partnership interests) not subject to
any current or future capital calls (except, in the case of the Partnership, as
provided in the Partnership Agreement) and (iii) are owned by the Company,
directly or indirectly, free and clear of all Encumbrances. None of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of, or
ownership interests in, any Subsidiary have been issued in violation of, or
subject to, any preemptive rights or rights of subscription. All offers,
issuances and sales by the Company or any Subsidiary of any shares of the
capital stock or other equity securities of, or other ownership interests in,
any Subsidiary have been made in compliance with the registration and
qualification requirements of all applicable federal and state securities laws.
There are no outstanding options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible
securities or other agreements or commitments of any character pursuant to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may be obligated to issue or sell any
issued or
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unissued shares of capital stock or other equity securities of, or ownership
interests in, any Subsidiary or to purchase or redeem any shares of capital
stock or other equity securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary
or make any other payments in respect thereof, and there are no shares of
capital stock or other equity securities of, or ownership interests in, any
Subsidiary reserved for issuance for any purpose.
SECTION 3.07. Commission Reports. The Company has filed all
reports, statements, forms and other documents required to be filed with the
Commission since January 31, 1992 (collectively, the "Commission Reports"), all
of which complied as of the filing date (or, in the case of any Commission
Report that has been amended, as of the date of amendment) in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, and all applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
None of the Commission Reports contained as of the filing date (or, in the case
of any Commission Report that has been amended, as of the date of amendment)
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
SECTION 3.08. Financial Statements. Each of the consolidated
financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in
the Commission Reports (the "Company Financial Statements") was prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), is in
accordance with and accurately based upon the books and records of the Company
and fairly presents the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of
operations and changes in cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for
the periods indicated.
SECTION 3.09. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of
September 30, 1994, there were no liabilities or obligations of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of a type required to be reflected on a balance sheet
or in the notes thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as set forth
on Schedule 3.09 hereto and on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 1994 (including the notes thereto)
contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relating to the fiscal
quarter then ended (the "Latest Balance Sheet"). Since the date of the Latest
Balance Sheet, the Company has not incurred any liabilities or obligations of a
type required to be reflected on a balance sheet or in the notes thereto
prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as set forth on Schedule 3.09 hereto
and except for liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business after September 30, 1994 which would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.10. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since June
30, 1994, except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 hereto or in the Commission
Reports filed during the period after that date and prior to the date of this
Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective
businesses only in the ordinary and regular course and in a manner consistent
with past practice, and there has not been (a) any Material Adverse Change or
any event, occurrence or development that will result in or could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, including any such event,
occurrence or development described in the following clauses (i), (ii), (iii),
(iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x), or (b) any event, occurrence or development
described in the following clauses (v), (vi), (xi), (xii), (xiii) or (xiv),
whether or not it will result in or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change: (i) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) with respect to any properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, (ii) any creation or imposition of any Lien with respect to
any properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) any revocation
or termination, or any notice of revocation or termination, of any Consents,
(iv) any change in the relationships between the Company or any Subsidiary on
the one hand and any developers, suppliers, insurers or other Persons with whom
they have business relationships, (v) any declaration, setting aside or payment
of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with
respect to the capital stock of the Company or any redemption, purchase or
other acquisition of any of the capital stock or other securities of the
Company, (vi) any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any properties
or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, except for Real Property sold,
transferred or disposed of in the ordinary and regular course of business,
(vii) except as contemplated by this Agreement, any entry into any Contract or
transaction (including, but not limited to, any borrowing, issuance of notes or
other securities, capital expenditure or sale of assets) other than in the
ordinary and regular course of business, (viii) any entry into any Contract
between the Company or any Subsidiary on the one hand and any of their
respective
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directors, officers or key employees on the other hand providing for the
employment of any director, officer or key employee or any increase in the
compensation, severance or termination benefits payable or to become payable by
the Company or any Subsidiary to any such director, officer or key employee, or
the making of any loan to or entry into any other material transaction or
arrangement with any such director, officer or key employee; (ix) any increase
in the benefits payable by the Company or any Subsidiary under any bonus,
insurance, severance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit
sharing, stock option, stock purchase or other employee benefit plan, program
or arrangement made to, for or with any of the directors, officers or employees
of the Company or any Subsidiary, (x) any labor dispute, (xi) any change by the
Company in its accounting principles, methods or practices, except for any
changes required by law or as a result of any mandatory change in accounting
standards, (xii) any revaluation by the Company of any of its properties or
assets, including, but not limited to, writing down the value of any Real
Property or writing off any notes or accounts receivable, (xiii) any action or
omission on the part of the Company or any Subsidiary that, if taken or omitted
to be taken after the date hereof, would cause a breach or violation of the
covenants set forth in Section 6.01 hereof or (xiv) any agreement or commitment
to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 3.11. Purchased Securities.
(a) The issuance and sale of the Purchased Stock to the
Purchaser has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Company and, assuming entry of the Confirmation Order, the
Purchased Stock, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(b) The Purchased Partnership Interests have been duly
authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of the Partnership
and all necessary action on the part of the Partners and are validly issued and
are not subject to any current or future capital calls under the terms of the
Partnership Agreement. Assuming entry of the Confirmation Order, upon the
sale, transfer, assignment and delivery of the Purchased Partnership Interests
to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, good and marketable title thereto
will pass to the Purchaser, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than
those arising under the express terms of the Partnership Agreement.
SECTION 3.12. Reorganization Plan. The Board of Directors of
the Company has unanimously determined to propose a plan of reorganization (the
"Reorganization Plan") which will provide for, among other things, (i) the
Stock Acquisition, (ii) the Partnership Interest Acquisition, (iii) the
distribution of certain amounts in cash to the holders of Existing Notes and
(iv) the distribution of certain amounts in cash or Distributable Units to the
holders of Existing Common Stock (collectively, the "Reorganization
Transactions"). The Board of Directors has further unanimously determined to
recommend acceptance of the Reorganization Plan by the holders of the Existing
Securities.
SECTION 3.13. Disclosure Statement. The Disclosure Statement
shall comply at all relevant times with the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the Bankruptcy Code and all other laws, rules, regulations,
decrees and orders promulgated thereunder. The Disclosure Statement shall not
(i) at any Time of Mailing, (ii) on the date of the confirmation of the
Reorganization Plan by the Bankruptcy Court or (iii) on the Closing Date,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made with respect to
any information included in the Disclosure Statement that was furnished by the
Purchaser to the Company in writing expressly for use therein.
SECTION 3.14. Real Property.
(a) Schedule 3.14(a) hereto identifies the Real Property by
each lot, parcel and tract of land constituting the same and contains a full,
complete and accurate legal description of each such lot, parcel and tract of
land.
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(b) Schedule 3.14(b) hereto identifies every lot, parcel and
tract of land constituting the Developed Property and contains (i) a
description of the status of completion of the development of each such lot,
parcel and tract, including the status of construction of the Improvements, if
any, being constructed thereon, (ii) the budgeted current estimate of costs of
the Company for the completion of the development of each such lot, parcel and
tract and the construction of the Improvements, if any, being constructed
thereon, (iii) every material obligation or commitment of the Company or any
Subsidiary to construct, maintain, repair, or pay for the construction,
maintenance or repair of improvements located on or associated with properties
sold, conveyed, dedicated or otherwise transferred by the Company or any
Subsidiary prior to the date hereof, whether arising by contract, assessment,
governmental action or otherwise.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and valid fee
simple title to the Real Property which satisfies the conventional standards
for marketability or indefeasibility customarily recognized in the states in
which each lot, parcel or tract constituting the Real Property is situated,
free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than the Permitted Encumbrances.
(d) Except for the Permitted Encumbrances and except as set
forth in Schedule 3.14(d) hereto, no lot, parcel or tract of land constituting
the Real Property (i) serves any adjoining property to any extent (except for
normal utility or drainage easements which could not reasonably be expected to
affect in any material respect the use, occupancy, value or marketability of
any such lot, parcel or tract of land) or (ii) is located in any area
determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be flood prone
under the Federal Flood Protection Act of 1973 or otherwise constituting a
flood plain.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(e), each lot, parcel
or tract constituting the Real Property adjoins and has full, free and adequate
access to and from public highways and roads, and the Vista Parties have no
knowledge of any fact, event or development which could result in the
termination of such access.
(f) There is (i) to the knowledge of the Vista Parties, no
proposed public improvement which may involve the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance on any lot, parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property,
(ii) no existing or, to the knowledge of the Vista Parties, proposed plan to
modify or realign any street or highway or existing, proposed or overtly
threatened eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding which could
result in the taking of all or any part of a lot, parcel or tract of land
constituting the Real Property or which (in the case of any lot, parcel or
tract included in the Developed Property) could affect the current or planned
use of the Real Property, (iii) no pending or overtly threatened condemnation
proceeding affecting all or any portion of the Real Property or any proposed
termination or impairment of any parking at any such Real Property, (iv) no
contemplated sale of any Real Property in lieu of condemnation, (v) no pending
or overtly threatened federal forfeiture proceeding with respect to any lot,
parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property and (vi) no other
action, suit or proceeding pending or overtly threatened before any federal or
state court or other Governmental Authority relating to or affecting any lot,
parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property or affecting the use,
occupancy, value or marketability thereof.
(g) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(g) hereto, the
buildings, improvements and other facilities located within the boundary lines
of any lot, parcel or tract constituting the Real Property (collectively, the
"Improvements"), other than those owned and used exclusively by any public
utility or other third party, (i) are not in violation of any applicable
setback requirements or zoning laws or ordinances, (ii) are not subject to any
"permitted non-conforming use" or "permitted non-conforming structure"
classifications or any similar classifications under any applicable setback
requirements or zoning laws or ordinances, (iii) do not violate any agreements,
restrictions or easements affecting any applicable portion of the Real Property
and (iv) do not encroach on any easements affecting such lots, parcels or
tracts of land constituting the Real Property.
(h) All Improvements, other than those owned and used
exclusively by any public utility or other third party, (i) have received all
material licenses, permits, approvals and other authorizations required in
connection with the ownership or use thereof, all of which licenses, permits,
approvals and other authorizations are in full force and effect, (ii) are being
occupied, operated and maintained in all material respects in accordance with
all applicable laws, ordinances, statutes, rules and regulations (including but
not limited to, Environmental Laws) of
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any Governmental Authority, (iii) are supplied with all utilities and other
services necessary for the use thereof at full capacity for purposes of the
operations currently conducted therein or contemplated therefor (including, but
not limited to, gas, electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and storm
sewer) and the Vista Parties have no knowledge of any factor or condition that
could reasonably be expected to result in the termination or material
impairment thereof and (iv) are in good condition and repair and are suitable
for the purposes for which they are being used. All components of the
Improvements, including without limitation the roofs and structural elements
thereof and the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical,
sewer and storm water systems and facilities included therein are in good
working order and repair. No Improvement or portion thereof is dependent for
its access on any land not included on the lot upon which it is situated. No
Improvement has suffered any damage by fire or other casualty loss which has
not heretofore been completely repaired and restored to its original condition.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(i) hereto, the Vista
Parties have no knowledge of any fact, condition or impediment which would or
could reasonably be expected to prevent the owner of a lot, parcel or tract of
land constituting the Real Property from obtaining, without incurring any
unusual cost or expense, all necessary building permits for the construction of
the Improvements upon such Real Property, other than normal and customary
conditions imposed by Governmental Authorities or recorded restrictive
covenants in favor of property owner associations.
(j) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(j) hereto, no
commitments have been made to any Governmental Authority or to any other
organization, group or individual which would impose an obligation upon any
owner of a lot, parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property to make
any contribution or dedication of money or land (including but not limited to
any rights of access or reciprocal easement agreements) or to construct,
install or maintain any improvements upon or in the vicinity of such lot,
parcel or tract of land, and no Governmental Authority has imposed any
requirement that any developer or owner of such lot, parcel or tract of land
pay directly or indirectly any special fees or contributions or incur any
expenses or obligations whatsoever in connection with any development or
ownership thereof.
(k) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(k) there are no
leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements, whether written
or oral, granting to any Person any right to use or occupy any portion of a
lot, parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property.
(l) Schedule 3.14(l) hereto is a complete listing of any and
all contracts or agreements entered into by the Company or, to the knowledge of
the Vista Parties, by the Company's predecessors-in-interest currently
affecting all or any portion of the Real Property, including, without
limitation, construction contracts, contracts of sale and/or purchase,
brokerage agreements, service contracts, landscape contracts, utility contracts
and all other agreements that affect or relate to the use, ownership,
construction, service, management, development or sale of all or any portion of
the Real Property (collectively, the "Property Agreements"), other than
Property Agreements which provide for aggregate payments of less than $15,000
in any year, are terminable by the Company without penalty on not more than 90
days' notice and could not reasonably be expected to impair in any material
respect the use, occupancy, value or marketability thereof. Copies of all of
the Property Agreements required to be listed in Schedule 3.14(l) hereto have
been provided or made available to the Purchaser. The Company has complied in
all materials respects with each and every undertaking, covenant and obligation
under the Property Agreements and no state of facts exist that, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, constitute a breach or default
by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Vista Parties, the other party
thereto under the Property Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.14(l), there are no contracts of sale or outstanding options, rights of first
refusal or similar rights to purchase any lot, parcel or tract included in the
Real Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein.
(m) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14(m) hereto, there are
no Persons (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) in possession of any
portion of any lot, parcel or tract of land included in the Real Property,
whether as lessees, tenants at will or at sufferance, trespassers or otherwise.
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(n) Schedule 3.14(n) is a complete, true and correct listing
of all approvals in effect or applied for by the Company or any Subsidiary
relating to the subdivision or development of, or construction on, the Real
Property. The Company agrees to either deliver to Purchaser or make available
to the Purchaser all licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
(including, without limitation, all legislative, and quasi-adjudicatory and
ministerial approvals relating to the development and use of the Real Property,
such as general plan amendments, specific plans, rezoning approvals, site plan
approvals and subdivision maps) or similar documents in effect or applied for
which are or would be issued by any governmental or quasi-governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over the Real Property and copies of all
certificates issued by the local board of fire underwriters (or other body
exercising similar functions) relating to the current or contemplated use of
the Real Property (the "Real Property Permits"). The Company has paid for all
Real Property Permits. To the knowledge of the Vista Parties, no additional
discretionary permits or amendments to the Real Property Permits are required
for the current or contemplated use of the Real Property and all improvements
thereon, or off-site improvements required to be constructed in connection
therewith, comply with the terms and conditions of the Permits.
(o) Schedule 3.14(o) hereto is a true, correct and complete
listing of all guarantees and warranties issued or made or assignable to the
Company in connection with the construction, improvement, alteration or repair
of the Real Property.
(p) At all times from the date hereof to the Closing Date, the
Company and its Subsidiaries shall maintain in full force, fire and extended
coverage insurance upon the Improvements with respect to damage to property
occurring on the Real Property in such amounts and with such deductibles as
maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof.
(q) Except as set forth in the Title Commitments but which
will be insured, bonded or endorsed around at the Company's sole cost and
expense, there has been no material or labor furnished to or on the Real
Property for which payment has not been made, there are no mechanic's or
materialman's liens or claims filed against the Real Property and the Company
has received no notices of any claims of non-payment or claims of liens by any
contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, mechanics, materialmen or artisans with
respect to any work performed on or materials furnished to the Real Property.
(r) To the knowledge of the Vista Parties, there are no taxes,
assessments or levies of any type whatsoever that will be or are contemplated
to be imposed upon and collected from the Real Property arising out of or in
connection with the present ownership and operation or development of the Real
Property, or any public improvements in the general vicinity of the Real
Property, other than as may be reflected in the Permitted Encumbrances or ad
valorem taxes, standby fees, front foot benefit charges, unitary assessments or
other fees or assessments imposed by Governmental Authorities,
quasi-governmental agencies or property owners' associations for provision of
utility services applicable to the Real Property for the fiscal year in which
the Closing occurs payable to the state, county, school district, and city in
which the Real Property is situated.
(s) Except as heretofore disclosed to the Purchaser in
writing, the Vista Parties have no knowledge of any proposed or contemplated
change in any applicable laws, ordinances or restrictions, or any judicial or
administrative action, or any action by adjacent landowners, or natural or
artificial conditions or any other fact, event or development affecting any
lot, parcel or tract of land constituting the Real Property which is not
specifically addressed in paragraphs (a) through (r) above and which will or
could reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the use,
occupancy, value or marketability thereof or prevent or impede the development
thereof. There is no material adverse fact or condition known by the Vista
Parties relating to the condition, repair, value, expense of uncompleted
construction or development which has not been specifically disclosed in
writing by the Company to Purchaser.
(t) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(t) hereto, to the
knowledge of the Vista Parties, no lot, parcel or tract of land constituting
the Real Property is currently classified or regulated (or is under
investigation by any Governmental Authority) as wetlands or an endangered
habitat or is currently affected by endangered species under federal, state,
local or foreign laws (including common law), statutes, codes, ordinances,
rules or regulations, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws.
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SECTION 3.15. Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.15(a) hereto contains a correct and complete
list of each of the following Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties or assets are or may be bound:
(i) all employment, agency, consultation or
representation Contracts or other Contracts of any type with any
present officer, director, employee, agent, consultant or other
similar representative of the Company or any Subsidiary (or former
officer, director, employee, agent, consultant or similar
representative of the Company or any Subsidiary, if there exists
any present or future liability with respect to such Contract,
whether now existing or contingent), other than (a) "at will"
employment Contracts and (b) any Contract with a consultant or
similar representative which provides for aggregate payments by
the Company or any Subsidiary of less than $15,000 per annum and
is terminable by the Company or any Subsidiary without penalty on
not more than 90 days' notice;
(ii) all Contracts containing any provision or
covenant limiting the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to
engage in any line of business or to compete with or to obtain
products or services from any Person;
(iii) all partnership, joint venture or similar
Contracts;
(iv) all Contracts relating to the borrowing of money
by the Company or any Subsidiary or providing for any direct or
indirect guarantee by the Company or any Subsidiary of any
indebtedness of any other Person;
(v) all Contracts which by their terms provide for
the creation, existence or maintenance of a Lien on any properties
or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(vi) all leases or subleases of Real Property and all
other leases, subleases or rental or use Contracts, other than any
such leases, subleases or Contracts which provide for aggregate
payments by the Company or any Subsidiary of less than $15,000 in
any year and are terminable by the Company or any Subsidiary
without penalty on not more than 90 days' notice;
(vii) all Contracts that involve the disposition or
acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary after the date hereof
of any material properties or assets not in the ordinary and
regular course of business and in a manner consistent with past
practice;
(viii) all Contracts (including, but not limited to,
those relating to allocations of expenses, personnel, services or
facilities) between or among the Company or any Subsidiary on the
one hand and any of their respective Affiliates (other than direct
or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company) on the other
hand;
(ix) all outstanding proxies, powers of attorney or
similar delegations of authority of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(x) all Contracts containing any "change of control"
provision or agreement;
(xi) all Contracts that involve the payment or
potential payment by or to the Company or any Subsidiary of
aggregate amounts exceeding $15,000 in any year, other than
Contracts which are terminable by the Company without penalty on
not more than 90 days' notice; and
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(xii) all other Contracts that are material to the
Company or any Subsidiary or that could prevent, impede or
otherwise affect in any material respect the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Prior to or on the Schedule Delivery Date, the Company
will have provided or made available to the Purchaser correct and complete
copies of all of the Contracts identified or required to be identified in
Schedule 3.15(a) hereto or (in the case of oral Contracts) written descriptions
of all of the material terms thereof.
(c) Each Contract identified or required to be identified on
Schedule 3.15(a) hereto is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company and is enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms. To the knowledge of the Vista Parties,
each such Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of each other party
thereto and is enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general
application relating to creditors' rights and to general principles of equity.
Neither the Company nor (to the knowledge of the Vista Parties) any other party
to any such Contract is in violation or breach of or default under any such
Contract, except any violation, breach or default which could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.15(c) hereto and except for any such provision which could not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no such Contract contains any
provision which prohibits or restricts, or provides that the other party
thereto may terminate such Contract in the event or by reason of, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or contains any other provision
that would be altered or otherwise become applicable by reason of such
transactions.
SECTION 3.16. Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16
hereto, there is no action, suit, inquiry, investigation or other proceeding
pending or threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or any
of their respective properties or assets in any court or before any arbitrator
or any foreign or United States federal, state or local Governmental Authority
(i) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
(ii) which questions or seeks to enjoin or prevent or which could otherwise be
reasonably expected to affect in any material respect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 3.17. Compliance with Laws and Other Requirements.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is
in breach or violation of, or default under, any provision of its Charter or
Bylaws, any term or provision of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
franchise, permit, license, Contract or other instrument or document to which
it is a party or by which its properties or assets are or may be bound or, any
term of any law, ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Authority or of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court,
arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to it or its properties or
assets, except for any breach, violation or default which (i) could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) could not
prevent, impede or otherwise affect in any material respect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Vista Parties do not know of any proposed
law, ordinance, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority
which, if enacted or promulgated, could be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.18. Environmental Matters.
(a) The facilities and property presently owned or leased by
the Company or any Subsidiary have been, and continue to be, owned or leased
(as the case may be) and operated by the Company or such Subsidiary in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws.
All facilities and property leased by the Company or any Subsidiary are
identified on Schedule 3.18(a) hereto. To the knowledge of the Vista Parties,
there are no circumstances that could reasonably be expected to prevent or
interfere with compliance by the Company or any Subsidiary with any applicable
Environmental Laws in the foreseeable future.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.18(b) hereto, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice from any Person of any
pending or threatened claims, complaints or requests for information with
respect to any Environmental Claim, including, but not limited to, any such
claim relating an alleged violation of any Environmental Laws.
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(c) There is no Environmental Claim pending or overtly
threatened against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or, to the
knowledge of the Vista Parties, any Person whose liability for such an
Environmental Claim the Company or any Subsidiary has or may have retained or
assumed either contractually or by operation of law.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.18(d) hereto, there are
no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or
incidents (including, but not limited to, the release, emission, discharge,
presence, or disposal of any Hazardous Materials) that will or could reasonably
be expected to form the basis of any Environmental Claim against the Company or
any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Vista Parties, any Person whose
liability for such an Environmental Claim the Company or any Subsidiary has or
may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.
(e) Schedule 3.18(e) hereto identifies all Permits,
certifications, consents, exemptions and other authorizations currently held by
the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws.
The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects
with the terms of all such Permits, consents, certifications, exemptions and
other authorizations.
(f) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice
that property presently owned or leased, or previously owned or leased, by the
Company or any Subsidiary is listed or proposed for listing on the National
Priorities List created pursuant to CERCLA, or on the CERCLIS or any similar
state, local or other list of sites potentially requiring investigation or
cleanup.
(g) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has transported or
arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Materials to any location
which is listed on the National Priorities List, the CERCLIS or any similar
state list, nor have any of them received notice of pending or threatened
claims as a result of transporting or arranging to transport Hazardous
Materials to any location.
(h) Schedule 3.18(h) hereto identifies (i) all underground and
aboveground storage tanks, and the capacity and contents of such tanks, located
on property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) to the knowledge of
the Vista Parties, all underground and aboveground storage tanks, and the
capacity and contents of such tanks, located on property leased by the Company
or any Subsidiary.
(i) There is no asbestos contained in or forming part of any
building, building component, structure or office space owned by the Company or
any Subsidiary, nor is there any asbestos stored, disposed of or otherwise
present at any property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary. To the
knowledge of the Vista Parties, there is no asbestos contained in or forming
part of any building, building component, structure or office space leased by
the Company or any Subsidiary, nor is there any asbestos stored, disposed of or
otherwise present at any property leased by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(j) No polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are used, disposed of,
stored or otherwise present at any property owned by the Company or any
Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the Vista Parties, no PCBs are used, disposed
of, stored or otherwise present at any property leased by the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(k) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.18(k) hereto, to the
knowledge of the Vista Parties, there is no past or present release, emission,
discharge, presence or disposal of any Hazardous Materials within 1,000 feet of
any property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be
expected to affect the current or planned use, value or marketability of such
property.
(l) All reports and studies (including, but not limited to,
any site assessments or compliance audit reports) obtained or prepared by or on
behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any of the matters
referred to in paragraphs (a) through (k) above are identified in Schedule
3.18(l) hereto. Prior to or on the Schedule Delivery Date, the Company will
have provided to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all such reports
and studies.
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SECTION 3.19. Taxes. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.19:
(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed on or before the
Closing Date by or on behalf of, or in which is required to be reported the
income or other items of, the Company or any Subsidiary have been or will be
filed within the time prescribed by law (including extensions of time approved
by the appropriate taxing authority). Such Tax Returns accurately and
completely set forth or will accurately and completely set forth in all
material respects all liabilities for Taxes (if any) and any other items
(including, but not limited to, items of income, gain, loss, deduction and
credit) required (under applicable tax law) to be reflected or included in such
Tax Returns.
(b) The Company and each Subsidiary has paid or will pay, on a
timely basis, all Taxes of the Company and each such Subsidiary that are due on
or before the Closing Date (including, but not limited to, Taxes shown to be
due on the Tax Returns described in the preceding paragraph), except those
Taxes that are being disputed in good faith and for which adequate provision
has been made in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(c) Adequate provision has been made by the Company and each
Subsidiary on the Latest Balance Sheet for the payment of Taxes due after the
Closing Date.
(d) The due date of the consolidated federal income tax return
of the Company for the taxable year ended June 30, 1994 has been extended to
March 15, 1995. The due date of the federal return (Form 1065) for the
Partnership for the taxable year ended June 30, 1994 has been extended to
January 15, 1995, and the Company and the Partnership intend to further extend
the due date of such return to April 15, 1995. The Company, the Partnership
and each Subsidiary will continue preparing such federal income tax returns for
the Company and the Partnership, as well as any state, corporate and
partnership tax returns, for the taxable year ending June 30, 1994, in an
orderly manner, and the Purchaser shall be given the opportunity to review any
such Tax Returns before they are filed.
(e) There are no Liens for Taxes upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, except Liens for Taxes not yet due.
(f) There are no pending audits, actions, proceedings,
investigations, disputes or claims with respect to any Taxes payable by or
asserted against the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the
Vista Parties, there is no basis on which any claim for material Taxes can be
asserted with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has received notice from any taxing authority of its intent
to examine or audit any Tax Returns of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(g) The taxable year or periods for the assessment of federal
income Tax of the Company and its Subsidiaries are closed either by agreement
with the Internal Revenue Service or by operation of the applicable statute of
limitations for all taxable periods through the taxable period ended June 30,
1990. The taxable years or periods for the assessment of state and local income
or franchise Tax of the Company and its Subsidiaries are closed either by
agreement with the appropriate taxing authority or by application of the
applicable statute of limitations for all periods through the taxable period
ended June 30, 1990. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) has given or
been requested to give waivers of any statute of limitations relating to the
payment of Taxes for taxable periods for which the applicable statutes of
limitations have not expired or (ii) has made any election which would result
or has resulted in an adjustment under Section 481 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(h) The Company and its Subsidiaries are not and have not been
subject to Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
(i) No agreements relating to allocation or sharing of, or
liability or indemnification for, Taxes exist (i) among the Company and any of
the Subsidiaries, (ii) among the Company and any of its stockholders or
Affiliates or (iii) between the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the one
hand, and Lomas Financial Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, on the other
hand.
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(j) All Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited
by the Company or any Subsidiary (including, but not limited to, amounts paid
or owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor or other Person)
have been timely withheld, collected or deposited and, to the extent required,
have been timely paid to the relevant taxing authority.
(k) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has filed a consent
pursuant to Section 341(f) of the Internal Revenue Code or agreed to have
Section 341(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code apply to any disposition of a
Section 341(f) asset (as such term is defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code).
(l) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has made any
payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any agreement
that could obligate it to make any payments that will not be deductible under
Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.
(m) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever been a
member of an affiliated group of corporations (as defined in Section 1504(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code) other than the Lomas Group and the group of which
the Company is currently the common parent. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is or will be liable for the Taxes of any other corporation by
reason of being a member of the Lomas Group.
(n) The Partnership has not made an election pursuant to
Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SECTION 3.20. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 3.20(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct
list of all "employee benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and
any other employee benefit arrangements or payroll practices (including,
without limitation, severance pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary
continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other
incentive compensation and stock purchase arrangements or policies) maintained
by the Company or any Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Subsidiary
contributes or is obligated to contribute with respect to employees of the
Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, the "Employee Benefit Plans").
Schedule 3.20(a) sets forth the name, current annual compensation rate
(including bonus and commissions), title and current base salary rate of the 10
most highly compensated present employees of the Company or any Subsidiary.
There is no trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under
common control, or treated as a single employer, with the Company or any
Subsidiary under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code (other than the group
of which the Company is the common parent). No Employee Benefit Plans cover
persons employed outside of the United States. No Employee Benefit Plans are
subject to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA. No Employee Benefit Plans are
"multiemployer plans" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA (collectively, the
"Multiemployer Plans"). No Employee Benefit Plans that are welfare plans as
defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA provide benefits after termination of
employment (other than as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue
Code and at the former employee's own expense). No Employee Benefit Plan is a
"defined benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, or a "pension
plan" as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA.
(b) Each of the Employee Benefit Plans intended to qualify
under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (collectively, the "Qualified
Plans") so qualifies, and nothing has occurred with respect to the operation of
any such plan which could cause the loss of such qualification or the
imposition of any material liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code. Any entity maintained or contributed to by the Company
or any Subsidiary and which is intended to be an association described in
Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code is exempt from federal income
Tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) To the knowledge of the Vista Parties, all contributions
and premiums required by law or by the terms of each Employee Benefit Plan or
any agreement relating thereto have been timely made (without regard to any
waivers granted with respect thereto).
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(d) There has been no "reportable event," as that term is
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, with respect
to any of the Qualified Plans which would require the giving of notice, or any
event requiring notice to be provided, under Section 4063(a) of ERISA.
(e) There has been no violation of ERISA that could result in
a material liability with respect to the filing of applicable returns, reports,
documents or notices regarding any of the Employee Benefit Plans with the
Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury or the furnishing of such
notices or documents to the participants or beneficiaries of the Employee
Benefit Plans.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20(f), true and complete
copies of the following documents with respect to each of the Employee Benefit
Plans (as applicable) have been delivered by the Company to the Purchaser: (i)
any plans and related trust documents, and all amendments thereto, (ii) the
most recent Forms 5500 and schedules thereto, (iii) any determination letters
or applications therefor, (iv) the most recent summary plan description, and
(v) written descriptions of all non-written agreements relating to the Employee
Benefit Plans.
(g) There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings which
have been asserted, instituted or overtly threatened against any Employee
Benefit Plan, the assets of any such plan or the Company, or the plan
administrator or fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the
operation of any such plan (other than routine, uncontested benefit claims),
and there are no facts or circumstances which could reasonably be expected to
form the basis for any such action, suit or proceeding. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary nor any fiduciary of any plan which is not a Multiemployer
Plan has engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Sections
406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(h) Each of the Employee Benefit Plans has been maintained and
administered, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and all
provisions of applicable Legal Requirements. All amendments and actions
required to bring each of the Employee Benefit Plans into conformity with all
of the applicable provisions of ERISA and other applicable Legal Requirements
have been made or taken except to the extent that such amendments or actions
are not required by law to be made or taken until a date after the Closing Date
and are disclosed on Schedule 3.20(h).
(i) Each Employee Benefit Plan complies in all material
respects with all applicable requirements of (i) the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the regulations thereunder; (ii) Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder; (iii) the health care continuation provisions of COBRA; and (iv)
the Medicare Secondary Payor Provisions of Section 1862(b) of the Social
Security Act.
(j) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20(j), the Company is
not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement that would result in the
payment of any "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(k) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.20(k) hereto, the
Company will not have, by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, any obligation to make any payment to any employee pursuant to any
Employee Benefit Plan.
SECTION 3.21. Labor Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.21 hereto, (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any
collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to
persons employed by them nor do the Vista Parties know of any activities or
proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees and (ii) there
are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company or any
Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board.
SECTION 3.22. Permits. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.22
hereto, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or validly hold all licenses,
franchises, permits, approvals, authorizations, exemptions, classifications,
certificates, registrations and similar documents or instruments (collectively,
"Permits") that are required in connection with the conduct of their respective
businesses, including, but not limited to, Permits
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required under Environmental Laws, except in cases where the failure to own or
hold such Permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All Permits owned or held by the Company or any Subsidiary are valid
and in full force and effect. No proceeding is pending or overtly threatened
which could result in the revocation or termination of any such Permits, and
the Vista Parties know of no basis on which any such proceeding could be
commenced. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not affect the continued validity, effectiveness or terms and conditions
of all Permits owned or held by the Company.
SECTION 3.23. Insurance. Schedule 3.23 sets forth true and
correct summaries of all liability and other insurance policies maintained by
the Company and its Subsidiaries, and accurately states the coverages,
deductible amounts and carriers of each such insurance policy. All such
insurance policies are in full force and effect and no notice of cancellation
or termination has been received with respect to any such policy. All such
insurance policies are maintained with reputable and, to the knowledge of the
Vista Parties, financially sound insurance companies and associations. There
are no circumstances known to the Vista Parties that would enable any insurance
company or association to avoid liability under any of the insurance policies
maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, other than pursuant to express
exclusions and limitations of such policies. The coverage provided by such
insurance policies with respect to events occurring prior to the Closing Date
will not be affected in any manner by, and will not terminate or lapse by
reason of, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. At no time
since January 31, 1992 has any insurance company or association cancelled or
reduced any coverage maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, or given any
notice or other indication of its intention to cancel or reduce any such
coverage. The loss, damage or destruction of any properties and assets of the
Company or its Subsidiaries which are not fully covered by insurance would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.24. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.24 hereto, since June 30, 1994, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has purchased, acquired or leased any property or services from, or
sold, transferred or leased any property or services to, or loaned or advanced
any money to, or borrowed any money from, or guaranteed or otherwise become
liable for any indebtedness or other obligations of, or acquired any capital
stock, obligations or securities of, or made any management, consulting or
similar fee arrangement with, or entered into or consummated any other material
transaction, agreement or arrangement with or for the benefit of, any officer,
director or employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, other than (i)
compensation and benefits (including travel advances) provided to any such
officer, director or employee in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice and (ii) any such transactions between or among the Company
and its direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.25. Absence of Certain Business Practices. Neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents
has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar
benefit to any property developer, supplier, competitor or governmental
employee or official (domestic or foreign) which could reasonably be expected
to subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or
governmental litigation or proceeding.
SECTION 3.26. Disclosure. The representations and warranties
by the Vista Parties contained in this Agreement, and the statements contained
in any Schedule required hereby or any other document, certificate or other
writing delivered or to be delivered by or on behalf of the Vista Parties
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, when taken in their entirety, do not and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact, and do not and will not
omit to state any material fact required in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or will be
made, not misleading.
SECTION 3.27. Brokers' or Finders' Fees. Except as set forth
in Schedule 3.27 hereto, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to
any brokerage or finder's fee or other fees or commissions in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of any Vista Party.
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ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Vista Parties
as follows:
SECTION 4.01. Organization. The Purchaser is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently
conducted.
SECTION 4.02. Authority; Binding Effect. The Purchaser has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this
Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 4.03. Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery
by the Purchaser of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations
hereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any
provision of the Charter or Bylaws of the Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, result
in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default under, any term or
provision of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, franchise, permit,
license, Contract or other instrument or document to which the Purchaser is a
party or by which its properties or assets are or may be bound or (iii)
conflict with, or result in any violation of, any law, ordinance, statute, rule
or regulation of any Governmental Authority or of any order, writ, injunction,
judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority
applicable to the Purchaser or its properties or assets.
SECTION 4.04. Purchase for Investment. The Purchased
Securities will be acquired by the Purchaser for its own account for investment
and not with a view to, or in connection with, any distribution thereof.
SECTION 4.05. Disclosure Statement. Any information furnished
by the Purchaser in writing expressly for use in the Disclosure Statement, when
taken in its entirety, will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact, and will not omit to state any material fact required in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading.
SECTION 4.06. Brokers' or Finders' Fees. The Purchaser has not
authorized any broker, finder or investment banker to act on its behalf in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such
a manner as to give rise to a valid claim against any Vista Party for any
brokerage or finder's fee or other fees or commissions.
ARTICLE V.
REORGANIZATION SOLICITATION;
BANKRUPTCY MATTERS
SECTION 5.01. Solicitation Materials; Solicitation of
Acceptances.
(a) As promptly as practicable following the date hereof, the
Company shall prepare, file with the Commission and distribute to the holders
of Existing Securities (i) a letter to such holders, (ii) the Disclosure
Statement and (iii) the form of acceptance of the Reorganization Plan to be
executed by such holders (collectively, the "Solicitation Materials"). The
aforementioned letter to holders of Existing Securities and the
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Disclosure Statement shall contain the recommendation of the Board of Directors
of the Company that such holders give their acceptance to the Reorganization
Plan. The Solicitation Materials will comply as to form with all applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Bankruptcy Code and all other laws,
rules, regulations, decrees and orders promulgated thereunder.
(b) In preparing the Solicitation Materials, the Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts (i) to obtain and furnish all information
required to be included therein under the Exchange Act and the Bankruptcy Code
and all other laws, rules, regulations, decrees and orders promulgated
thereunder, (ii) file with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act
preliminary copies of the Solicitation Materials for review and comment and
(iii) respond promptly to any comments made by the Commission with respect to
preliminary copies of the Solicitation Materials. The Purchaser and its
counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the
Solicitation Materials prior to the time they are filed with the Commission.
The Company shall provide the Purchaser and its counsel with a copy of any
written comments or telephonic notification of any verbal comments that are
received by the Company or its counsel from the Commission or its staff with
respect to the Solicitation Materials and shall further provide the Purchaser
and its counsel with a copy of any written responses and telephonic
notification of any verbal responses by the Company or its counsel.
(c) If at any time prior to the Closing Date any fact, event
or development relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates is discovered
by the Company which is required under applicable law to be set forth in a
supplement to the Disclosure Statement, the Company shall prepare, file with
the Commission or the Bankruptcy Court, use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the Bankruptcy Court to approve, and disseminate to the holders of
Existing Securities any such supplements.
(d) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain the requisite number of acceptances of the Reorganization Plan from the
holders of Existing Securities in order to meet all applicable requirements
with respect to accepting classes of claims and interests under Section 1126 of
the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) Promptly after receipt of the Solicitation Materials, the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company acceptances of the Reorganization Plan
with respect to the Existing Securities, if any, which are held by it or with
respect to which Purchaser has the right to vote as of the applicable record
date for the solicitation of acceptances pursuant to this Section 5.01. The
Purchaser shall not withdraw or change such acceptances without the prior
written consent of the Company.
SECTION 5.02. Certain Documents and Motions.
(a) As promptly as practicable after completion of the
Reorganization Solicitation, the Company shall commence the Bankruptcy Case in
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; provided,
however, that in no event will the Company be obligated to commence the
Bankruptcy Case until the first Business Day after the date on which the
Company shall have obtained the requisite number of acceptances from the
holders of Existing Securities with respect to the Reorganization Plan in order
to meet all applicable requirements with respect to accepting classes of claims
and interests under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(b) Promptly upon the commencement of the Bankruptcy Case, and
in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, the Company shall (i)
file the Disclosure Statement and the Reorganization Plan and the certification
of votes for acceptance or rejection of the Reorganization Plan with the
Bankruptcy Court and (ii) seek from the Bankruptcy Court, and take all steps
necessary to obtain, a hearing at the earliest practicable date for approval of
the Reorganization Solicitation and confirmation of the Reorganization Plan.
(c) Promptly upon the commencement of the Bankruptcy Case, and
in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, the Company shall file
the Interim Motion with the Bankruptcy Court and shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Bankruptcy Court to enter the Interim Order.
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SECTION 5.03. Reorganization Proceedings.
(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain confirmation of the Reorganization Plan by the Bankruptcy Court using
the acceptances of the Reorganization Plan received by the Company pursuant to
the Reorganization Solicitation.
(b) The Company shall comply with the Bankruptcy Code and all
other laws, rules, regulations, decrees and orders promulgated thereunder in
connection with obtaining confirmation of the Reorganization Plan and all other
matters in connection with the Bankruptcy Case. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with
the Bankruptcy Court all motions, schedules, statements of financial affairs,
reports, and all other papers and filings required by the Bankruptcy Code and
all other applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders or decrees (the
"Bankruptcy Filings"). The Purchaser and its counsel shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Bankruptcy Filings prior
to the time they are filed with the Bankruptcy Court.
(c) The extent, method, and means of notice of the filing of
the Bankruptcy Case and meetings of creditors, hearings, objection dates, bar
dates for filing proofs of claims or interests, the hearing on approval of the
Reorganization Solicitation and the confirmation of the Bankruptcy Plan, and
other significant events in connection with the Bankruptcy Case, given to
creditors, parties in interest, and other parties entitled or expected to
receive any such notice, shall be decided by the Company in consultation with,
and subject to the approval of, the Purchaser.
(d) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain, and shall not take, or omit to take, any action the taking or omission
of which could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, or result in the
revocation of, (i) the confirmation of the Reorganization Plan (as provided in
Section 1144 of the Bankruptcy Code), (ii) a full and complete discharge of all
debts of the Company (to the fullest extent possible under Section 1141(d) of
the Bankruptcy Code) except as otherwise specifically provided in the
Reorganization Plan and (iii) the vesting upon the entry of the Confirmation
Order of the property of the Company in the reorganized entity free and clear
of all claims and interests of creditors and equity security holders in
accordance with the Reorganization Plan. To the extent that the Reorganization
Plan requires the Company to take any action in the Bankruptcy Case, including,
but not limited to, designating executory contracts to be assumed or rejected
and making elections concerning treatment of claims, the Company shall take
such action after consultation with and, in the case of any election to be
made, obtaining the approval of the Purchaser.
(e) The Reorganization Plan will be in the form attached as
Exhibit G hereto with such changes therein as shall be approved by the
Purchaser in its reasonable discretion. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Reorganization Plan shall provide that the total payments and
distributions made to holders of Existing Securities under the Plan shall be
allocated among the holders of Existing Securities as provided in Appendix B
hereto. The Company shall not consent to any amendment or supplement to, or
modification of, the Reorganization Plan or the Disclosure Statement that
purports to effect any change in the terms or conditions of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement which is, in the reasonable judgment of the
Purchaser, unfavorable to it or any change in the manner in which the total
payments and distributions under the Reorganization Plan is allocated among the
holders of Existing Securities without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the parties agree that the claims identified in Appendix D hereto
shall be classified in the manner contemplated by, and shall receive the
treatment specified in, such appendix.
SECTION 5.04. Securities Laws. The Company shall comply with
all filing and other requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and any other applicable federal or state securities
laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Reorganization Solicitation
and the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions.
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ARTICLE VI.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01. Conduct of Business. From the date hereof until
the Closing Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct their
businesses in the ordinary and regular course of business and consistent with
past practice and shall use their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact
the business organizations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to keep
available the services of their present officers and employees and maintain
their present relationships with property developers, suppliers, insurers,
lessors and licensees and with the Governmental Authorities and other Persons
having business relationships with the Company or any Subsidiary. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the
Closing Date, except as provided in this Agreement or the Reorganization Plan,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall, directly or indirectly, do, or
propose or commit to do, any of the following without the prior written consent
of the Purchaser:
(a) amend or make any other change in its Charter or Bylaws or
(in the case of the Partnership) the Partnership Agreement, except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize
the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of
capital stock or other equity securities of, or ownership interests in, the
Company or any Subsidiary or any options, warrants, calls or other rights to
acquire any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of, or ownership
interests in, the Company or any Subsidiary;
(c) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Real
Property or any other material properties or assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary (whether or not reflected on the books of the Company or any
Subsidiary and whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible), except
as permitted pursuant to Appendix C hereto;
(d) consolidate with, or merge with or into, any Person;
(e) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to the capital
stock of the Company or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any capital stock
or other equity interests of, or ownership interests in, the Company or any
Subsidiary;
(f) reclassify, combine, split or subdivide any shares of the
capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(g) incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or
issue any debentures, notes or other debt securities or (except in the ordinary
and regular course of business and consistent with past practice) assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable (whether directly, contingently
or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person, except that the Company
may guarantee indebtedness of any of its direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiaries (provided, however, that the incurrence of such indebtedness is
permitted under the terms of this Agreement);
(h) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or
investments in, any other Person (other than to any direct or indirect wholly
owned Subsidiary), except in the ordinary and regular course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(i) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock
or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or
division thereof;
(j) create or incur any Liens upon the properties or assets of
the Company or any Subsidiary or suffer to exist any such Liens (other than
Permitted Encumbrances), except in the ordinary and regular course of business
and consistent with past practice;
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(k) enter into any Contracts or commitments or engage in any
transactions not in the ordinary and regular course of business and consistent
with past practice;
(l) engage in any transactions with any Affiliate (other than
transactions between the Company and any of its direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiaries), except on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the
Company as those that would apply in the case of a similar arms'-length
transaction;
(m) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding
with any director, officer or key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
providing for the employment of any such director, officer or key employee or
any increase in the compensation, severance or termination benefits payable or
to become payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any such director,
officer or key employee or make any loan to or enter into any other material
transaction or arrangement with any such director, officer or key employee;
(n) increase the benefits payable by the Company or any
Subsidiary under any bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation,
pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase or other
employee benefit plan, program or arrangement made to, for or with any of the
directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(o) fail to keep all of the properties and assets of insurable
character of the Company or any Subsidiary insured to the extent set forth on
Schedule 3.23 hereto, except where such failure could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(p) cancel or compromise any material claim, waive or release
any material rights or change or terminate any material Contract of the Company
or any Subsidiary, except in the ordinary and regular course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(q) fail to maintain in full force and effect all Permits that
are required in connection with the conduct of the businesses of the Company or
any Subsidiary, except in cases where the failure to maintain such Permits
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or sell,
transfer, license or otherwise dispose of any material rights or interests
under any such Permits, except in the ordinary and regular course of business
and consistent with past practice;
(r) change the accounting principles or methods of the Company
or any Subsidiary, except as required by law or as a result of any mandatory
change in accounting standards;
(s) fail to maintain the books and records of the Company or
any Subsidiary in the usual, regular and ordinary manner;
(t) make any Tax elections or settle or compromise any income
tax liability, except in the ordinary and regular course of business and
consistent with past practice; and
(u) take any action which would cause any representation or
warranty of the Vista Parties contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
incorrect as of the date when made or (except in the case of representations
and warranties made as of a specific date) as of any future date.
SECTION 6.02. Other Proposals.
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Vista
Parties and the Subsidiaries shall not, and shall use their best efforts not to
permit their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, agents or other
representatives (including, but not limited to, any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney or accountant) to, initiate any contact with,
solicit, encourage or enter into or continue any negotiations, understandings
or agreements with any Third Party with respect to, or furnish or disclose any
non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective businesses to any Third Party in connection with, any Acquisition
Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by the
fiduciary obligations of the Board of Directors of the
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Company based on the advice of counsel, (i) the Company may, in response to an
unsolicited request therefor, furnish non-public information with respect to
the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses to any Qualified
Third Party pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement and discuss such
information (but not any Acquisition Proposal and not any non-public
information relating to the structure of the transactions contemplated hereby,
other than any information which the Company can demonstrate was independently
developed by it or its advisors) with such Qualified Third Party and (ii) upon
receipt by the Company of an Acquisition Proposal from a Qualified Third Party,
if (A) the Company has complied fully and in a timely manner with its
obligations to notify the Purchaser of the receipt of such Acquisition Proposal
(and the identity of the offeror and the material terms of such proposal) in
accordance with Section 6.02(b) hereof, (B) the Board of Directors of the
Company has reasonably determined that such Acquisition Proposal, if
consummated, would constitute an Overbid Transaction and (C) the Company has
delivered a written notice to the Purchaser (an "Overbid Notice") advising it
of the foregoing determination by the Board of Directors (which notice shall be
accompanied by copies of the form of definitive agreement or other
documentation proposed to be entered into in connection with the Acquisition
Proposal), the Company may participate in discussions and negotiations with
such Qualified Third Party regarding such Acquisition Proposal. Furthermore,
if (v) the Company has delivered an Overbid Notice to the Purchaser (after
compliance in full with each of the conditions precedent to the delivery of
such a notice set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding
sentence), (w) the Purchaser shall not have delivered to the Company within ten
calendar days after receipt of such Overbid Notice a written offer (a "Topping
Offer") to amend the terms of this Agreement in order to provide for
consideration attributable to the Existing Securities having a value at least
$1,000,000 greater than the value of the consideration provided for under the
Acquisition Proposal to which such Overbid Notice relates, which offer shall
state that it may not be withdrawn or revoked by the Purchaser unless the
Company and the Purchaser do not enter into an amendment to this Agreement to
reflect the acceptance of the Topping Offer within ten calendar days after
receipt thereof by the Company (it being understood and agreed that, if the
Purchaser does deliver a Topping Offer to the Company, the Company shall
immediately cease to participate in discussions or negotiations with such
Qualified Third Party regarding such Acquisition Proposal), (x) the terms of
the Acquisition Proposal shall not have been modified in a manner adverse to
the Company or the holders of Existing Securities after the date of the Overbid
Notice (it being understood and agreed that the Company shall promptly advise
the Purchaser in writing of the nature of any change in the terms thereof), (y)
either the Company shall have paid the Termination Fee to the Purchaser (if the
Company shall not have theretofore delivered the Termination Fee to the
Termination Fee Escrow Agent) or the Vista Parties shall have taken all action
on their part required in order to cause the Termination Fee Escrow Agent to
deliver the Termination Fee Deposit to the Company (if the Company shall have
theretofore delivered the Termination Fee to the Termination Fee Escrow Agent)
and (z) the Vista Parties shall have taken all action on their part required to
cause the Earnest Money Escrow Agent to deliver the Earnest Money Deposit to
the Purchaser (the conditions set forth in clauses (v), (w), (x), (y) and (z)
above being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Overbid Termination
Conditions"), the Company may enter into an agreement with a Qualified Third
Party with respect to an Overbid Transaction. It is expressly understood and
agreed that, if any Affiliates, directors, officers, agents or other
representatives (including, but not limited to, any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney or accountant) of the Company, whether or not such
persons are purporting to act on behalf of the Company, engage in any conduct
involving the furnishing of information to, the solicitation of, or
participation in discussions or negotiations with, a Third Party which, if
performed by the Company, would constitute a breach of the provisions of this
Section 6.02(a), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, such Third Party shall not be deemed a Qualified Third Party for
purposes of this Agreement.
(b) In the event the Company shall directly or indirectly
receive any offer, proposal or inquiry regarding an Acquisition Proposal, the
Company shall notify the Purchaser within one Business Day after the receipt of
such offer, proposal or inquiry and shall, in any such notice to the Purchaser,
indicate the identity of the offeror and all of the material terms of such
offer, proposal or inquiry.
(c) The Company shall not modify, or release any Third Party
from any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which the Company is a
party (exclusive of those in which the Company is solely the recipient rather
than the provider of confidential information).
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SECTION 6.03. Access to Information. From the date hereof
until the Closing Date, the Company shall permit the Purchaser, and its
Affiliates, directors, officers, agents or other representatives (including,
but not limited to, any attorney or environmental consulting firm) to make a
full investigation of the business, prospects, properties, financial condition
and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and will afford
the Purchaser and such representatives full access to the offices, buildings,
real properties, records, files, books of account, tax returns, agreements and
commitments, record books and stock books of the Company and its Subsidiaries
and to their directors, officers, independent accountants, agents and other
representatives, at such reasonable times and as often as the Purchaser may
reasonably request. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Company shall request
their present and former independent accountants to afford the Purchaser and
its representatives access to all accountants' working papers for all audits
and reviews of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
The Company shall afford to the Purchaser and its representatives access to all
such further information relating to the business, prospects, properties,
financial condition and results of operations as the Purchaser or such
representatives may reasonably request. No investigation pursuant to this
Section 6.03 shall affect any representations or warranties made by the Vista
Parties in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of any party
hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The provisions of
the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information provided to the
Purchaser, or its Affiliates, directors, officers, agents or other
representatives, pursuant to this Section 6.03; provided, however, that as of
the Closing Date, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and be of no
further force and effect.
SECTION 6.04. Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things which are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws
and regulations or otherwise in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, all agreements, certificates and other
instruments and shall use its reasonable best efforts promptly to obtain all
waivers, permits, consents, approvals and other authorizations from, and to
effect all registrations, filings and notices with or to, any Governmental
Authorities or other Persons which are necessary or appropriate in connection
with said transactions or in order to fulfill all conditions to obligations of
the parties under this Agreement.
SECTION 6.05. HSR Act. Each of the Company and the Purchaser
will promptly file or cause to be filed with the Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission notification and report
forms pursuant to the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Company and the Purchaser shall promptly respond to any request
for additional information or documentary material by the Antitrust Division of
the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission and will cooperate
with each other in order to ensure that any waiting period (and any extension
thereof) applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement under the HSR Act expires or is terminated as soon as
practicable.
SECTION 6.06. Title Policies. If the Purchaser so requests,
the Company shall obtain, at its expense, from one or more title companies
reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and shall deliver to the Purchaser at
Closing, with respect to each lot, parcel and tract of land constituting the
Real Property, an Owner's Policy of Title Insurance or an endorsement to an
existing title insurance policy bringing coverage current to the Closing Date
in the form of an ALTA Form B Extended Coverage Owners Policy to the extent
available in the applicable state based on the most recent surveys of such lot,
parcel or tract delivered to the Purchaser and otherwise in a form which is
standard for the applicable state and provides substantially the same coverage
as the above mentioned ALTA policy (each a "Title Policy") in an amount
acceptable to the Purchaser. The Title Policies shall insure to the Company
fee simple title to the Real Property in marketable or indefeasible condition
customary to the state in which the property is located, subject only to the
Permitted Encumbrances, including, in the case of the Real Property located in
Texas, the standard printed exceptions contained in Schedule B thereof;
provided, however, (A) the standard exception as to restrictive covenants shall
be deleted in its entirety (unless recorded restrictive covenants are specified
as or deemed to be Permitted Encumbrances, in which event the recording
information thereof shall be listed under such exception), (B) the standard
exception as to survey shall be limited to "shortages in area" only, (C) the
standard exception as to standby fees and taxes shall be limited to the current
year and subsequent years not yet due and payable and subsequent assessments
for prior years due to change in land usage or ownership, and (D) the standard
exception as to rights of parties in possession shall be limited to rights of
tenants in
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possession as tenants under any presently effective unrecorded leases.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Section 8.01(d)(x), it shall not
constitute a material violation or breach of this Section 6.06 if the Company
is not able to cure any defects or other items reflected on any title
commitment for properties identified in Appendix E hereto to which the
Purchaser objects after receipt thereof, and, as a result, the Company does not
deliver to the Purchaser at Closing Title Policies with respect to such
properties that are subject to no defects other than to Permitted Encumbrances.
SECTION 6.07. Notification of Certain Other Matters. The
Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of:
(a) any actions, suits, inquiries, investigations or
proceedings commenced or threatened against or affecting the Company which, if
pending on the date hereof, would have been required to have been set forth or
described in any Schedule required hereby or which relate to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging
that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any notice or other communication from any Governmental
Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(d) any fact, development or occurrence that constitutes a
Material Adverse Change or, so far as reasonably can be foreseen at the time of
its occurrence, could have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.08. Supplemental Disclosure. The Vista Parties shall
have the continuing obligation promptly to supplement or amend the Schedules
required hereby or any writing previously delivered to the Purchaser with
respect to any matter hereafter arising or discovered which, if existing or
known at the date hereof, would have been required to be set forth or described
in a Schedule required hereby or in any writing delivered to the Purchaser;
provided, however, that for the purpose of the rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder, any such supplemental or amended disclosure shall not be
deemed to have been disclosed as of the date hereof unless so agreed to in
writing by the Purchaser.
SECTION 6.09. Delivery of Filing Date Certificates, Opinions and Notices.
(a) At least one full Business Day prior to the date of
commencement of the Bankruptcy Case (the "Filing Date"), the Vista Parties
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser each of the following:
(i) an opinion of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P., counsel for
the Company, dated as of the date of delivery thereof, in the form
attached as Exhibit H hereto; and
(ii) a certificate of the chief executive officer and
chief financial officer of the Company, dated as of the date of
delivery thereof, certifying that, except as specifically stated
therein, (i) each of the representations and warranties of the
Vista Parties contained in this Agreement is true and correct as
of such date as if made on such date (except for representations
and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and
correct as of such date) and (ii) the Vista Parties have performed
and complied with all provisions, covenants and conditions
contained in this Agreement which are required to be performed or
complied with by it prior to or on such date.
(b) At least one full Business Day prior to the Filing Date,
the Purchaser shall deliver to the Vista Parties an opinion, dated as of the
date of delivery thereof, of Raymond G. Smerge, Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Secretary of the Purchaser, in the form attached as of Exhibit I
hereto.
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(c) At least one full Business Day prior to the Filing Date,
the Purchaser shall deliver to the Vista Parties a Purchaser Claims Notice,
which notice shall set forth a good faith estimate by the Purchaser as of such
date of the aggregate amount of Purchaser Claims, if any, which have been
incurred by or imposed on the Purchaser or any of the Vista Parties prior to or
on the date of such notice or which are more likely than not to be incurred by
or imposed on any of them at any time after such date, together with a brief
statement as to the basis for such estimate. It is expressly understood and
agreed that such Purchaser Claims Notice shall be for informational purposes
only, and (except as set forth in the definition of the term "Termination
Threshold" contained in Section 1.01 hereof) neither the information contained
in such notice nor the failure of such notice to disclose any fact known to the
Purchaser shall qualify, limit or otherwise modify the rights, duties and
obligations of the parties as set forth in this Agreement or the nature and
scope of the representations and warranties made by the Vista Parties herein.
SECTION 6.10. Indemnification and Other Arrangements; Releases.
(a) For a period of three years from and after the Closing
Date, the Company shall not amend Article Sixth of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation in such a manner as to adversely affect the persons
benefitted thereby with respect to any acts of such persons committed prior to
the Closing Date. For a period of two years from and after the Closing Date,
the Company shall not (i) pay any dividend or make any other distribution in
respect of its capital stock (except to the extent payable solely in shares of
capital stock), (ii) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value
any of its capital stock or (iii) make or enter into any Restricted Affiliate
Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), if after giving
effect thereto, the consolidated net worth of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries would be less than $50,000,000.
(b) Effective as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser hereby
unconditionally releases each of the present and former directors and officers
of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the "Released Parties") from all claims,
obligations, suits, judgments, damages, rights, causes of action and
liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen,
existing or hereafter arising, in law, equity or otherwise which the Purchaser
may have against any of the Released Parties based in whole or in part on any
act or omission, transaction, event or other occurrence occurring prior to or
on the Closing Date; provided, however, that the foregoing release shall not
apply to claims, obligations, suits, judgments, damages, rights, causes of
action or liabilities arising from or based upon any act, omission,
transaction, event or other occurrence which constitutes actual fraud or
criminal behavior on the part of any Released Party.
(c) The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall inure to the
benefit of the directors and officers of the Company and the other persons
expressly referred to in such provisions.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
SECTION 7.01. Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser.
The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, prior to or concurrently
with the Closing, of the following conditions (any one or more of which may be
waived, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser):
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants and Agreements.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Vista Parties contained
in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made
on such date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific
date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), except that the failure
of any such representation or warranty to be true and correct shall not be a
condition to the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder unless, in the
reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, all violations or breaches by the Vista
Parties of their representations and warranties have resulted or could
reasonably be expected to result in Purchaser Claims in an aggregate amount
exceeding $10,000,000 (it being understood and agreed that (A) for purposes of
this clause (i) all such representations and warranties shall be
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construed as if they were not qualified in any manner as to materiality and (B)
any dispute as to whether the condition set forth in this clause (i) shall have
been fulfilled shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the
provisions of Appendix A hereto) and (ii) the Vista Parties shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with all provisions, covenants
and conditions contained in this Agreement (other than the covenant contained
in Section 6.01(u) or 6.09(a) hereof) which are required to be performed or
complied with by them prior to or on the Closing Date.
(b) Officers' Certificate. The Vista Parties shall have
delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of the chief executive officer and
chief financial officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date,
certifying that, except as specifically stated therein, (i) each of the
representations and warranties of the Vista Parties contained in this Agreement
is true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made on such date (except for
representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true
and correct as of such date) and (ii) the Vista Parties have performed and
complied with all provisions, covenants and conditions contained in this
Agreement which are required to be performed or complied with by them prior to
or on the Closing Date.
(c) HSR Act. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof)
applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(d) Reorganization Solicitation. The Company shall have
obtained pursuant to the Reorganization Solicitation acceptances from (i) each
of the Agreeing Holders (other than the Purchaser) and (ii) a number of holders
of Existing Securities that meets all applicable requirements with respect to
accepting classes of claims and interests under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
(e) Beneficial Ownership by Agreeing Holders. As of the
Record Date, the Agreeing Holders other than the Purchaser shall beneficially
own more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Existing Common
Stock.
(f) Confirmation of the Reorganization Plan and Entry of the
Confirmation Order; Consummation of the Reorganization Plan. The
Reorganization Plan shall have been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, and
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser. The
Confirmation Order shall provide that, upon the Closing, the Reorganization
Plan shall be deemed to have been substantially consummated. Either (i) no
stay of the Confirmation Order shall be in effect or (ii) if such a stay has
been granted by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court of competent
jurisdiction, such stay shall have been dissolved. The Confirmation Order
shall not have been modified, amended, dissolved, revoked or rescinded and
shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date. Without the necessity
of any further action or proceedings by the Company, the Confirmation Order
shall have (x) as of the date of such order and as of the Closing Date,
effected a full and complete discharge and release of, and thereby
extinguished, all debts of the Company (to the fullest extent possible under
Section 1141(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code) except as otherwise specifically
provided in the Reorganization Plan and (y) vested the property of the Company
in the reorganized entity, free and clear of all claims and interests of
creditors and equity security holders in accordance with the Reorganization
Plan and the Confirmation Order.
(g) Other Bankruptcy Proceedings. Except as contemplated by
this Agreement, no proceeding shall have been instituted, consented to,
continued or reopened by or against the Company or any Subsidiary seeking to
adjudicate any of them a bankrupt or seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief or composition of any of their debts under any
law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors,
seeking the entry of any order for relief or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian or other similar official for any of them or any substantial
part of any of their property or seeking relief for or against the Company
which would have the effect of terminating, staying, enjoining or abating the
Bankruptcy Case, transferring its venue or converting the Bankruptcy Case or
any other proceeding by or against the Company into a case under Chapter 7 of
the Bankruptcy Code (any such proceeding being hereinafter referred to as a
"Bankruptcy Proceeding"), unless any such Bankruptcy Proceedings shall have
been dismissed with prejudice by a Final Order of the court before which such
proceedings shall have been instituted, consented to, continued or reopened.
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(h) Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any
federal or state court or other Governmental Authority shall have been
instituted or threatened which, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser,
shall have the effect or be expected to have the effect of (i) making illegal,
impeding or otherwise restraining or prohibiting any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) resulting in the payment of damages in
excess of $10,000,000 by the Company, any Subsidiary or the Purchaser as a
result of or in connection with any of such transactions, (iii) imposing any
material limitations on the ownership or operation by the Company, any
Subsidiary or the Purchaser of any substantial portion of its business or
assets, or compelling the Company, any Subsidiary or the Purchaser to dispose
of or hold separate any substantial portion of its business or assets, as a
result of or in connection with any such transactions or (iv) imposing any
material limitations on the ability of the Purchaser to exercise full rights of
ownership with respect to any of the Purchased Securities (including, but not
limited to, the right to vote the Purchased Stock on all matters submitted to
the stockholders of the Company), or compelling the Purchaser to dispose of any
of the Purchased Securities.
(i) Other Governmental Action. No statute, rule or regulation
shall have been enacted by any Governmental Authority which shall have any of
the effects referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (h)
above.
(j) Consents. All of the Consents from, and registrations,
filings and notices with or to, any Governmental Authorities or other Persons
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall have been obtained or effected, as the case may be (except for Consents,
registrations, filings and notices, which if not made or obtained, would, in
the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, result in the payment of damages
in excess of $10,000,000 by the Company, any Subsidiary or the Purchaser) and
none of such Consents, registrations, filings or notices shall have any of the
effects referred to in clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (h) above.
(k) Settlement Agreements. On the Closing Date, each of the
Management Settlement Agreement and Directors' Settlement Agreement shall be in
full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(l) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. On the
Closing Date, the Charter of the Company shall have been amended, restated and
integrated in its entirety in accordance with the Nevada Act so that it shall
be in the form of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
(m) Certificate of Designation. On the Closing Date, the
Company shall have filed the Certificate of Designation in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in accordance with the Nevada Act.
(n) Opinion of Counsel. The Purchaser shall have received an
opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P., counsel for
the Company, in the form attached as Exhibit J hereto.
(o) Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration proceedings
commenced in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A hereto shall not have
been stayed and shall have been finally concluded.
SECTION 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of the Vista
Parties. The obligations of the Vista Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, prior to or
concurrently with the Closing, of the following conditions (any one or more of
which may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Vista Parties jointly):
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants and Agreements.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Closing Date as if made on such date (except for representations and warranties
made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date);
(ii) the Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with all provisions, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement which
are required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing
Date; and (iii) the Purchaser shall have delivered
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to the Vista Parties a certificate of the chief financial officer of the
Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions
specified in clause (i) and (ii) above have been fulfilled.
(b) HSR Act. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof)
applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(c) Reorganization Solicitation. The Company shall have
obtained pursuant to the Reorganization Solicitation acceptances from a number
of holders of Existing Securities that meets all applicable requirements with
respect to accepting classes of claims and interests under Section 1126 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
(d) Confirmation of the Reorganization Plan and Entry of the
Confirmation Order; Consummation of the Reorganization Plan. The
Reorganization Plan shall have been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court. The
Confirmation Order shall provide that, upon Closing, the Reorganization Plan
shall be deemed to have been substantially consummated. Either (i) no stay of
the Confirmation Order shall be in effect or (ii) if such a stay has been
granted by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction,
such stay shall have been dissolved. The Confirmation Order shall not have
been modified, amended, dissolved, revoked or rescinded and shall be in full
force and effect on the Closing Date.
(e) Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any
federal or state court or other Governmental Authority shall have been
instituted or threatened which shall have the effect of making illegal,
impeding or otherwise restraining or prohibiting any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Other Governmental Action. No statute, rule or regulation
shall have been enacted by any Governmental Authority which has the effect
referred to in paragraph (e) above.
(g) Opinion of Counsel. The Vista Parties shall have received
an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Raymond G. Smerge, Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Purchaser, in the form attached as
Exhibit I hereto.
(h) Arbitration Proceedings. Any arbitration proceedings
commenced in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A hereto shall have
been finally concluded.
ARTICLE VIII.
TERMINATION
SECTION 8.01. Termination. At any time prior to Closing, this
Agreement may be terminated:
(a) by mutual written consent of the parties hereto;
(b) automatically and without any action or notice by any
party, upon the approval of an Acquisition Proposal by the Bankruptcy Court;
(c) by either the Purchaser or the Vista Parties jointly if
any federal or state court or other Governmental Authority shall have issued an
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree which shall have the effect of
making illegal, impeding or otherwise restraining or prohibiting any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such order, writ, injunction,
judgment or decree shall have become final and nonappealable;
(d) by the Purchaser if:
(i) either (A) the restrictions on transfer of shares
of Existing Common Stock contained in Article Eleventh of the
Charter of the Company shall have expired or shall have
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otherwise ceased to be in full force and effect or (B) the
"Release Date" specified in the Stock Sales Escrow Agreement
between the Company and Society Shareholder Services, Inc., as
escrow agent (as successor to Ameritrust Company, National
Association), shall have occurred or any shares of Existing Common
Stock held subject to such agreement shall have been released from
the custody of such escrow agent or from any of the restrictions
contained in such agreement;
(ii) The Purchaser shall have determined, in its
reasonable discretion, that the condition set forth in Section
7.01(d) hereof is unlikely to be fulfilled within a reasonable
period of time; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall only
be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
8.01(d)(ii) if it delivers a written notice of termination to the
Company prior to the Time of Mailing;
(iii) Either the Management Settlement Agreement or the
Directors' Settlement Agreement shall not have been entered into
by the Company and each of the other Persons proposed to be a
party thereto prior to or at the Time of Mailing;
(iv) the Vista Parties shall have failed to deliver to
the Purchaser the officers' certificate or opinion of counsel in
accordance with Section 6.09(a) hereof;
(v) the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
September 30, 1995 for any reason (provided, however, that if an
arbitration proceeding shall have been commenced pursuant to
Sections 2.02(b), 7.01(a)(i) or 8.01(d)(xi) and be pending and not
stayed on September 30, 1995, such date shall be extended to such
later date as such proceeding is finally concluded);
(vi) ten calendar days shall have elapsed after the
delivery by the Company of an Overbid Notice to the Purchaser,
unless the Company shall have notified the Purchaser in writing
prior to such time that it has irrevocably determined not to
participate in any further discussions or negotiations with any
Third Party with respect to the Acquisition Proposal that was the
subject of such notice;
(vii) the Company shall have become a proponent or
co-proponent of any plan of reorganization under the Bankruptcy
Code other than the Reorganization Plan;
(viii) there shall have been any violation or breach on
the part of the Vista Parties of any covenant or agreement
contained in Section 6.02, and such violation or breach has not
been waived by the Purchaser;
(ix) there shall have been any violation or breach on
the part of the Vista Parties of any covenant or agreement
contained in Article V hereof or Section 6.03, 6.04 or 6.05 hereof
which shall not have been cured within five days after receipt of
notice of such violation or breach from the Purchaser;
(x) there shall have been any material violation or
breach by any of the Vista Parties of any covenant or agreement
(other than the covenants and agreements referred to in clause
(viii) and (ix) above) contained in this Agreement which shall not
have been cured within 30 days after receipt of notice of such
violation or breach from the Purchaser;
(xi) there shall have been any violation or breach by
any of the Vista Parties of any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement, which in the reasonable judgment of
the Purchaser, has resulted or is reasonably expected to result in
any Purchaser Claims in an aggregate amount exceeding the
Termination Threshold (it being understood and agreed that (A) for
purposes of this clause (xi) all such representations and
warranties shall be construed as if they were not qualified in any
manner as to materiality and (B) any dispute between the parties
as to whether the Purchaser is entitled to terminate this
Agreement after the Filing Date pursuant to this
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clause (xi) shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance
with the provisions of Appendix A hereto); or
(xii) there shall have occurred any event, fact or
development which, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser,
has rendered the fulfillment of any condition to the obligations
of the Purchaser set forth in Section 7.01 hereof impossible;
provided, however, that, in the case of any termination pursuant to clause (ix)
or (x) above, the Purchaser has diligently and in good faith performed or
complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants required to
be performed by it hereunder; and
(e) by the Vista Parties jointly if:
(i) all of the Overbid Termination Conditions shall
have been satisfied;
(ii) there shall have been any material violation or
breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement which shall not have been cured within 30 days
after receipt of notice of such violation or breach from the Vista
Parties;
(iii) there shall have been any violation or breach by
the Purchaser of any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement which, in the reasonable judgment of the Vista Parties,
has resulted or is reasonably expected to result in any Vista
Party claims or liabilities in aggregate amount exceeding the
Termination Threshold (it being understood and agreed that for
purposes of this clause (iii) all such representations and
warranties shall be construed as if they were not qualified in any
manner as to materiality); or
(iv) there shall have occurred any event, fact or
development which, in the reasonable judgment of the Vista
Parties, has rendered the fulfillment of any condition to the
obligations of the Vista Parties set forth in Section 7.02 hereof
impossible;
provided, however, that, in the case of any termination pursuant to clause (ii)
above, the Vista Parties have diligently and in good faith performed or
complied in all material respects with the agreements and covenants required to
be performed by them hereunder.
SECTION 8.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further force or effect, and
there shall be no liability hereunder on the part of any party or its
Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, agents or other representatives;
provided, however, that (i) this Section 8.02 and Sections 8.03, 9.01 and 9.03
hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) nothing
contained herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this
Agreement.
SECTION 8.03. Termination Payments.
(a) If this Agreement is terminated (whether automatically or
by the Purchaser or the Vista Parties) for any reason prior to the time the
Company shall have delivered the Termination Fee (as hereinafter defined) to
the Termination Fee Escrow Agent (other than by the Vista Parties pursuant to
Section 8.01(e)(ii) or (iii) hereof), the Company shall pay to the Purchaser a
fee of one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) (the
"Termination Fee"), which fee shall be paid no later than one Business Day
after the date of termination of this Agreement by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to such account as the Purchaser shall designate in a written
notice delivered to the Company.
(b) Subject only to the entry of the Interim Order authorizing
the performance of this Section 8.03(b), immediately after such order has been
entered, (i) the Company shall deliver the Termination Fee to the Termination
Fee Escrow Agent and (ii) the Vista Parties, the Purchaser and the Termination
Fee Escrow Agent shall
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enter into the Termination Fee Escrow Agreement. If this Agreement is
terminated (whether automatically or by the Purchaser or the Vista Parties) for
any reason after the time the Company shall have delivered the Termination Fee
to the Termination Fee Escrow Agent, the parties shall take all action
necessary in order to cause the Termination Fee Escrow Agent promptly to
deliver the Termination Fee Deposit as follows:
(i) to the Purchaser, if this Agreement is terminated
(whether automatically or by the Purchaser or the Vista Parties)
for any reason other than as specified in clause (ii) below; or
(ii) to the Company, if this Agreement is terminated
by the Vista Parties pursuant to Section 8.01(e)(ii) or (iii)
hereof.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the
parties shall take all action necessary in order to cause the Earnest Money
Escrow Agent promptly to deliver the Earnest Money Deposit as follows:
(i) to the Purchaser, if this Agreement is terminated
(whether automatically or by the Purchaser or the Vista Parties)
for any reason other than as specified in clause (ii) below; or
(ii) to the Company, if this Agreement is terminated
by the Vista Parties pursuant to Section 8.01(e)(ii) or (iii)
hereof.
(d) If the Purchaser is required for any reason to seek
judicial enforcement of any of the obligations of the Vista Parties under this
Section 8.03, the Vista Parties shall jointly and severally pay, or reimburse
the Purchaser for, all costs and expenses (including fees and disbursements of
counsel) that are incurred by the Purchaser in enforcing the provisions of this
Section 8.03.
(e) Any amounts paid pursuant to this Section 8.03 shall be
paid without set-off or deduction.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly provided
herein, all fees and expenses incurred by any of the parties hereto in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be borne and paid solely by the party incurring such fees and expenses.
SECTION 9.02. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by delivery in person, by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested and with postage prepaid
thereon) or by cable, telex or facsimile transmission to the parties at the
following addresses (or at such other address as any party shall have furnished
to the others in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.02):
if to the Purchaser:
Centex International, Inc.
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
Facs: (214) 559-6750
Attention: David W. Quinn
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with copies to (which shall not constitute notice to the
Purchaser):
Centex Corporation
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
Facs: (214) 522-7568
Attention: Raymond G. Smerge
Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
Facs: (214) 953-6503
Attention: Kerry C.L. North
if to any of the Vista Parties (which shall constitute notice to
all of the Vista Parties):
Vista Properties, Inc.
5950 Berkshire Lane
Suite 400
Dallas, Texas 75225
Facs: (214) 360-1523
Attention: Raymond Garfield, Jr.
with copies to (which shall not constitute notice to the Vista
Parties):
Hughes & Luce, L.L.P.
1717 Main Street
Suite 2800
Dallas, Texas 75201
Facs.: (214) 939-6100
Attention: Charles M. Schwartz
Sidley & Austin
875 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Facs.: (212) 906-2000
Attention: J. Ronald Trost
All notices and other communications hereunder that are addressed as provided
in or pursuant to this Section 9.02 shall be deemed duly and validly given (a)
if delivered in person, upon delivery, (b) if delivered by registered or
certified mail (return receipt requested and with postage paid thereon), 72
hours after being placed in a depository of the United States mails and (c) if
delivered by cable, telex or facsimile transmission, upon transmission thereof
and receipt of the appropriate answerback.
SECTION 9.03. Public Announcements. The Vista Parties and the
Purchaser will consult with each other before issuing any press release or
otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the
Bankruptcy Case, the Reorganization Plan or the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such
public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by law
or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national
securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the securities of
such issuer are traded.
SECTION 9.04. Amendment; Waivers. The terms and provisions of
this Agreement may be modified or amended only by a written instrument executed
by each of the parties hereto, and compliance with any term or provision hereof
may be waived only by a written instrument executed by each party entitled to
the benefits
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of the same. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, no failure
to exercise any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a 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
granted hereunder.
SECTION 9.05. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the
Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and the certificates, opinions and
documents delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof) constitutes the
entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements and understandings and all
contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings among the parties or any of
them with respect to the subject matter hereof. All Appendices, Exhibits and
Schedules hereto and certificates, opinions and other documents delivered in
accordance with the provisions hereof are expressly made a part of this
Agreement.
SECTION 9.06. Parties in Interest; Assignment. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns (it being understood and agreed that nothing
contained in this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits or
remedies of any kind or character on the holders of Existing Securities or,
except as expressly provided herein, any other Person under or by reason of
this Agreement). No party may assign this Agreement without the prior written
consent of each of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that after the
Closing Date, the Purchaser may assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates
without the consent of any other party, but such assignment shall not relieve
the Purchaser of any of its obligations hereunder to the extent that such
obligations are not performed by the assignee. It is expressly understood and
agreed that any attempted or purported assignment by any party of this
Agreement in violation of this Section 9.06 shall be null and void.
SECTION 9.07. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law that would result
in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Severability. In the event any provision
contained herein shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any
reason, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability thereof shall not affect
any other provision hereof.
SECTION 9.09. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree
that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof.
Accordingly, the parties agree that each of them shall be entitled to seek
injunctive relief to prevent breaches of the terms of this Agreement and to
seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy
now or hereafter available at law or in equity, or otherwise. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that, in
the event of a breach by the Vista Parties of their obligations under Section
6.02(a) hereof not to enter into an agreement with a Third Party with respect
to an Overbid Transaction unless the condition set forth in clause (y) of such
provision shall have been fulfilled, the Purchaser shall be entitled to
specific performance of such obligations without the necessity of demonstrating
irreparable damage or of complying with any requirement as to the posting of a
bond or other security (it being understood that any such requirement is hereby
expressly waived by the Vista Parties).
SECTION 9.10. Interpretation.
(a) The headings herein are for convenience of reference only,
do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit,
extend or otherwise affect the meaning of any of the provisions hereof.
(b) In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement, time is
of the essence in the performance of the obligations of the parties.
(c) The obligations of the Vista Parties set forth in this
Agreement shall in no event be limited by or subject to their obligations under
any other agreement or document to which any of them is a party or is bound as
of the date hereof.
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(d) As used herein, the phrase "to the knowledge of the Vista
Parties" or any phrases of like import shall be deemed to refer to the
knowledge of the officers of the Vista Parties (other than the two Assistant
Secretaries of the Company, which the Vista Parties represent do not perform
any executive functions) and employees of the Vista Parties with the title
"Project Manager" or "Assistant Project Manager" and other employees performing
similar functions. Furthermore, in interpreting any such phrase, the Vista
Parties shall be deemed to have knowledge of any fact, event or development
that comes to the attention of any such persons in the course of performance of
his or her obligations as an officer or employee of one or more of the Vista
Parties; provided, however, that such persons shall not be required to conduct
any special or additional investigation for purposes of discovering any such
fact, event or development.
SECTION 9.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
PARTNERS:
VISTA MORTGAGE & REALTY, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
BRAEWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP.
By: /s/ Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
PANORAMIC LAND, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
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PURCHASER:
CENTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ David W. Quinn
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David W. Quinn
Executive Vice President
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APPENDIX A
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ARBITRATION
OF
CERTAIN DISPUTES
Any dispute, disagreement or controversy between the Purchaser and
the Vista Parties arising prior to or on the Closing Date as to (i) the amount
of any Purchaser Claims incurred by or imposed on the Purchaser or any of the
Vista Parties or more likely than not to be incurred by or imposed on any of
them which is set forth in a Purchaser Claims Notice delivered pursuant to
Section 2.02(b) of the Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1994 (the "Agreement"), among the Vista
Parties and the Purchaser, (ii) whether the condition to the obligations of the
Purchaser set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i) of the Agreement has been fulfilled
or (iii) whether the Purchaser is entitled to terminate the Agreement after the
Filing Date pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(xi) of the Agreement (any dispute,
disagreement or controversy as to the matters referred to in clause (i), (ii)
or (iii) above being hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Dispute") shall be
exclusively and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the
provisions of this Appendix. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.
1. The Vista Parties may dispute any determination by the
Purchaser as to the matters referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above if,
and only if, within five Business Days after receipt of written notification
from the Purchaser of such determination, the Vista Parties (a) deliver to the
Purchaser a written notice (a "Special Arbitration Notice") of their intention
to arbitrate, which notice shall contain a reasonably detailed statement of the
nature of the Covered Dispute, and (b) take such other steps as are necessary
to commence arbitration proceedings under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association (including, but not limited to, the
payment of any administrative fee provided for under such rules).
2. As promptly as practicable after delivery of a Special
Arbitration Notice, three arbitrators who are experienced in the resolution of
disputes arising in connection with the purchase or sale of businesses or
interests therein shall be chosen in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association; provided, however, that the
parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that such arbitrators
are chosen no later than ten Business Days after the delivery of such notice.
3. The arbitration shall be heard by a panel of the three
arbitrators so chosen (the "Special Arbitration Panel"), and the resolution of
the dispute shall be determined by a majority vote of the Special Arbitration
Panel. The Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association shall govern the conduct of the arbitration; provided, however,
that the Special Arbitration Panel (i) shall require that all testimony taken
in connection with the arbitration be transcribed, (ii) shall use its best
efforts to ensure that the arbitration proceedings are concluded expeditiously
(but in no event later than 20 Business Days after the selection of the Special
Arbitration Panel) and (iii) shall render its judgment within two Business Days
after the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings.
4. At least five Business Days prior to the commencement of
the arbitration proceedings, each of the Purchaser and the Vista Parties shall
submit in writing to the other party or parties (i) a list (and, if requested
by the other party or parties, copies) of all documents expected to be
presented to the Arbitration Panel or otherwise used or relied upon by it in
the arbitration proceedings and (ii) a list of all experts and other witnesses
whose testimony is expected to be taken by it in such proceedings.
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5. Any award rendered by the Special Arbitration Panel shall
be final, conclusive and binding upon the parties, and judgment thereon may be
entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
6. The Purchaser on the one hand and the Vista Parties on the
other shall be assessed equally all fees, costs and expenses of the
arbitration. The Purchaser and the Vista Parties shall each bear their own
legal expenses, attorneys' fees and costs of experts and witnesses; provided,
however, that if a Covered Dispute is resolved in favor of one party in all
material respects, then the Special Arbitration Panel may apportion the fees,
costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party (including legal expenses,
attorneys' fees and costs of experts and witnesses) in such manner as the
Special Arbitration Panel deems equitable.
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APPENDIX B
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
REORGANIZATION PLAN ALLOCATION
A. Allocation Between Holders of Existing Notes and Existing Common Stock
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Existing Existing Common
Item Note Holders Stock Holders
---- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Aggregate Consideration
Cash $85,580,000(1) --
Cash and Distributable Units -- $8,920,000(2)
Excess Purchaser Claims Amount 39.32% 58.99%
Existing Note Payments 100.00% --
</TABLE>
B. Allocation Among Holders of Existing Common Stock
1. Holders of Existing Common Stock other than the Agreeing
Holders will receive aggregate consideration in cash in an amount equal to
the result obtained by multiplying (A) the Regular Equity Fraction (as
hereinafter defined) by (B) the excess of (i) $8,920,0002 over (ii) 58.99%
of the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount. As used herein, the term "Regular
Equity Fraction" means a fraction the numerator of which is the total
number of issued and outstanding shares of Existing Common Stock held by
holders of Existing Common Stock other than the Agreeing Holders on the
Record Date and the denominator of which is the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Existing Common Stock on the Record Date.
2. The Agreeing Holders will receive the following aggregate
consideration:
a. the Distributable Units;
b. cash in an amount equal to one-half of the excess
of (A) the result obtained by multiplying (i) the Agreeing Holders
Fraction by (ii) the excess of (1) $8,920,0002 over (2) 58.99% of
the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount.
C. Allocation to Management
The Management Restructuring Payments made to the Managers,
officers and employees of the Company and Subsidiaries will be in the amount of
$1,550,000, reduced by 1.69% of the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount.
__________________________________
(1) If the Filing Date occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995, the amount
shown above shall be $86,380,000.
(2) If the Filing Date occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995, the amount
shown above shall be $9,120,000.
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APPENDIX C
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET SALES AND DISPOSITIONS
A. Real Property.
The sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any Real
Property of the Company or any Subsidiary made pursuant to any Property
Agreement effective from and after December 18, 1994 shall be made in
accordance with the following procedure:
1. A Sales Transaction Evaluation ("STE") in the form
attached as Exhibit A hereto for such proposed disposition of Real Property
will be developed in accordance with the current practices of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as disclosed to the Purchaser.
2. The Company or any Subsidiary shall submit the STE with
customary attachments to the Purchaser for review and approval. The Purchaser
shall have three Business Days after receipt of the STE by the Executive Vice
President of the Purchaser in which to (a) approve the STE by initialing and
returning the first page of the STE to the Company or its Subsidiary or (b)
refer any matters requiring clarification to the Company or its Subsidiary,
whereupon the Company or its Subsidiary shall respond to any request for
clarification made by the Purchaser within three Business Days after such
request. The approval required by the Purchaser pursuant to clause (a) shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event the Purchaser fails to
respond to the STE within three Business Days after receipt from the Company or
any Subsidiary of either the STE or the Company's response to a request for
clarification made by the Purchaser in connection with the STE, the Purchaser
shall be deemed to have approved the STE.
B. Other Material Properties or Assets.
The sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any other
material properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be made
only with the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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APPENDIX D
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
CERTAIN CLAIMS
Subject to the entry of orders of the Bankruptcy Court to
effectuate the following, the parties agree as follows: (i) the following
shall constitute "Excepted Claims" under and as defined in the Reorganization
Plan, the holders of which shall not be required to file proofs of claim or
requests for payment of administrative claims in the Bankruptcy Case: (A)
"Trade Debt" (as defined in the Reorganization Plan), (B) claims of the holders
of Existing Notes arising from the ownership, beneficial or otherwise, of the
Existing Notes including, without limitation, any rights to receive payments of
the principal of, and premium (if any) and interest on any Existing Notes and
any rights arising under the terms of the Existing Note Indenture and claims
for damages as a result of a breach thereof, and (C) the claims of any Person
against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Company's or
Subsidiary's liability or potential liability based on or arising from the
matters disclosed in item 2 of Schedule 3.16 hereto or based on or arising from
the same underlying facts as are set forth in such Schedule; (ii) proofs of
interest will not be required to be filed on account of the interests arising
from the ownership, beneficial or otherwise, of the Existing Common Stock; and
(iii) holders of "Excepted Claims" and holders of the interests described in
clause (ii) above will be served with only the following notices with respect
to the matters to which they pertain: (a) notice of the commencement of the
Bankruptcy Case, (b) notice that such holders are not required to file proofs
of claim or requests for payment of administrative expenses in the Bankruptcy
Case, (c) notice of the time, date and place of the hearing on the adequacy of
the Disclosure Statement and the confirmation of the Reorganization Plan and of
the deadline for filing objections thereto, (d) notice of entry of the order
confirming the Reorganization Plan, and (e) with respect to holders of
"Excepted Claims" that are unimpaired under the Reorganization Plan, notice
that such claims are treated as unimpaired under the Reorganization Plan and
notice that such holders will not receive a copy of the Reorganization Plan or
Disclosure Statement unless any such holder requests a copy of such documents
in writing from the Company, which will then provide such documents at its own
expense. The parties will use their best efforts to obtain orders of the
Bankruptcy Court authorizing the foregoing agreements.
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APPENDIX E
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
CERTAIN TITLE COMMITMENTS
Title commitments for the following properties:
(i) Northgate Crossing - Houston, Texas;
(ii) Coke - Tarpon Springs (Tampa), Florida; and
(iii) Timbercreek - Lewisville, Texas
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EXHIBIT 2.2
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Amendment"), entered into as of September 15, 1995, by
and among Vista Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Vista Mortgage &
Realty, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Braewood Development Corp., a Nevada
corporation, Panoramic Land, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and Centex
International, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on June 30, 1995, the parties hereto entered into the
Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December
18, 1994 (the "Second Amended and Restated Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 1995, the parties hereto entered into
Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to the Second Amended and Restated
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Second Amended
and Restated Agreement, as heretofore amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 (as
so amended, the "Agreement"), in certain respects;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the terms and
provisions set forth herein, the mutual benefits to be gained by the
performance thereof and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
a. Section 1.01 shall be amended by deleting the
definition of "Base Amount" contained therein in its entirety and
substituting the following in lieu thereof:
"'Base Amount' means $115,000,000."
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b. Section 1.01 shall be further amended by
deleting the definition of "Total Distributable Units Value" contained
therein in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu
thereof:
"'Total Distributable Units Value' means an amount equal to
one-half of the result obtained by multiplying (i) the
Agreeing Holders Fraction by (ii) the excess of (a)
$13,020,000 over (b) 58.99% of the Excess Purchaser Claims
Amount."
c. Appendix B shall be amended by deleting such
appendix in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof Annex 1 to
this Amendment.
d. Exhibit G shall be amended by (i) deleting
each reference to "$94,500,000 [$95,500,000 if the Petition Date
occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995]" contained therein and
substituting "$115,000,000" in lieu thereof, (ii) deleting each
reference to either "$85,580,000 [$86,380,000 if the Petition Date
occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995]" or "$85,580,000 [$86,380,000]"
contained therein and substituting "$101,980,000" in lieu thereof and
(ii) deleting each reference to either "$8,920,000 [$9,120,000 if the
Petition Date occurs prior to or on August 18, 1995]" or "$8,920,000
[$9,120,000]" contained therein and substituting "$13,020,000" in lieu
thereof
2. The Agreement is hereby ratified by each of the
parties hereto, and the terms and provisions of the Agreement as amended
pursuant to Section 1 hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
3. From and after the date hereof, each reference to
"hereof," "hereunder," "herein" and "hereby" and each reference to "this
Agreement" and each other reference of like import in the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended pursuant to Section 1 hereof.
4. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to
be executed as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.
By: /s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Name: Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Title: President
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PARTNERS:
VISTA MORTGAGE & REALTY, INC.
By: /s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Name: Raymond Garfield, Jr.
--------------------------------
Title: President
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BRAEWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP.
By: /s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Name: Raymond Garfield, Jr.
--------------------------------
Title: President
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PANORAMIC LAND, INC.
By: /s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Name: Raymond Garfield, Jr.
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Title: President
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PURCHASER:
CENTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ DAVID W. QUINN
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Name: David W. Quinn
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Title: Executive Vice President
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ANNEX 1
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APPENDIX B
REORGANIZATION PLAN ALLOCATION
A. Allocation Between Holders of Existing Notes and Existing Common Stock
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Item Existing Existing Common
---- Note Holders Stock Holders
------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Aggregate Consideration
Cash $101,980,000 --
Cash and Distributable Units -- $13,020,000
Excess Purchaser Claims Amount 39.32% 58.99%
Existing Note Payments 100.00% --
</TABLE>
B. Allocation Among Holders of Existing Common Stock
1. Holders of Existing Common Stock other than the Agreeing
Holders will receive aggregate consideration in cash in an amount equal to the
result obtained by multiplying (A) the Regular Equity Fraction (as hereinafter
defined) by (B) the excess of (i) $13,020,000 over (ii) 58.99% of the Excess
Purchaser Claims Amount. As used herein, the term "Regular Equity Fraction"
means a fraction the numerator of which is the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Existing Common Stock held by holders of Existing Common
Stock other than the Agreeing Holders on the Record Date and the denominator of
which is the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Existing Common
Stock on the Record Date.
2. The Agreeing Holders will receive the following aggregate
consideration:
a. the Distributable Units;
b. cash in an amount equal to one-half of the excess of
(A) the result obtained by multiplying (i) the Agreeing Holders
Fraction by (ii) the excess of (1) $13,020,000 over (2) 58.99% of the
Excess Purchaser Claims Amount.
C. Allocation to Management
The Management Restructuring Payments made to the Managers,
officers and employees of the Company and Subsidiaries will be in the amount of
$1,550,000, reduced by 1.69% of the Excess Purchaser Claims Amount.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
SEP 26 1995
No. 4575-86
/s/ DEAN HELLER
DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.
Vista Properties, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Nevada, hereby certifies as follows:
1. These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
were duly adopted by Vista Properties, Inc. pursuant to the Plan of
Reorganization (the "Reorganization Plan") filed by it in proceedings under
chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et
seq., confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware, and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 78.622 of Chapter 78 of
the Nevada Revised Statutes.
2. The name of the corporation is Vista Properties, Inc.
(the "Corporation"), and the name under which the Corporation was originally
incorporated was L&N Real Estate Group, Inc. The date of filing of the
original Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada was July 1, 1986.
3. These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
amend, restate and integrate the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of
the Corporation as hereby and heretofore amended or supplemented.
4. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
the Corporation, as amended and restated hereby, shall, upon filing with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, read in their entirety as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Vista Properties, Inc.
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the
Corporation in the State of Nevada is One East First Street, Reno, Washoe
County, Nevada 89501. The name and address of the registered agent of the
Corporation is The Corporation Trust Company of Nevada, One East First Street,
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 89501.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any
lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the laws
of the State of Nevada as set forth in Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes (the "NRS").
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of capital
stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 220,000 shares
consisting of (i) 200,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share
("Preferred Stock"), (ii) 10,000 shares of Class A
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), and (iii)
10,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class B
Common Stock"). The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Common Stock."
The powers, preferences and rights of each class of capital
stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, are as
follows:
A. Preferred Stock.
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in such series as may
from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Prior to the
issuance of a series, the Board of Directors by resolution shall designate the
series to distinguish it from any other classes or series of capital stock of
the Corporation, shall specify the number of shares to be included in the
series and shall fix the powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights of the series, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any such resolution of the Board of Directors may set forth the
following characteristics of the series:
1. the designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute, the series, which number may
be increased (except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors)
or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board of Directors;
2. the rate or rates and the date or dates at which (or
the method of determination thereof), and the terms and conditions
upon which, dividends, if any, on shares of the series shall be paid,
the nature of any preferences or the relative rights of priority of
such dividends to the dividends payable on any other class or classes
of capital stock of the Corporation or on any series of Preferred
Stock of the Corporation, and whether such dividends shall be
cumulative;
3. whether shares of the series shall be convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other securities
or property of the Corporation or of any other corporation or entity,
and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange,
including any provisions for the adjustment of the conversion or
exchange rate upon the occurrence of such events as the Board of
Directors shall determine;
4. whether shares of the series shall be redeemable,
and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the
date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable and the
amount and type of consideration payable upon redemption, which amount
may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;
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5. whether shares of the series shall have a sinking
fund or redemption or purchase account for the redemption or purchase
of shares of the series, and if so, the terms, conditions and amount
of such sinking fund or redemption or purchase account;
6. the rights of the holders of shares of the series
upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, merger, consolidation,
distribution or sale of assets, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation;
7. whether shares of the series shall have voting rights
in addition to the voting rights provided by law, which may include
(a) the right to more or less than one vote per share on any or all
matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and
(b) the right to vote, as a series by itself or together with any
other series of Preferred Stock or together with all series of
Preferred Stock as a class or with the Common Stock as a class, upon
such matters, under such circumstances and upon such conditions as the
Board of Directors may fix (including, but not limited to, the right,
voting as a series by itself or together with any other series of
Preferred Stock or together with all series of Preferred Stock as a
class, to elect one or more directors of the Corporation in the event
there shall have been a default in the payment of dividends on any
series of Preferred Stock or under such other circumstances and upon
such other conditions as the Board of Directors may determine);
8. whether shares of the series shall be subject to
restrictions on transferability, which may include a prohibition
against the transfer of any such shares or any interest therein except
in tandem with the shares of another class or series of capital stock,
including shares of Common Stock; and
9. any other powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof.
Subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock outstanding at
any time, the vote or consent of the holders of Preferred Stock of any series
shall not be required for the issuance of any other series of Preferred Stock,
regardless of whether the powers, preferences and rights of such other series
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors as senior to, on a parity with or
junior to the powers, preferences and rights of such outstanding series.
B. Common Stock.
1. Dividends. Subject to the rights, if any, of the
holders of Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends
and the requirements, if any, with respect to the setting aside of
sums as sinking funds or redemption or purchase accounts for the
benefit of such holders and subject to any other conditions that may
be fixed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph A of this
Article FOURTH, then, but not otherwise, the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be
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declared from time to time by the Board of Directors on the Common
Stock out of assets which are legally available therefor. Any such
dividends shall be distributed among the holders of the Common Stock
pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of such stock held by
each such holder.
2. Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, distribution or sale of assets, dissolution
or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for
payment of the debts and liabilities of the Corporation and after
distribution to the holders of Preferred Stock of the amounts fixed in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph A of this Article FOURTH,
the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the
remaining assets of the Corporation, tangible and intangible, of
whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders. Any such
distribution shall be made among the holders of Common Stock pro rata
in accordance with the number of shares of such stock held by each
such holder.
3. Voting. Except as may otherwise be required by law
or the provisions of any resolution or resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors pursuant to paragraph A of this Article FOURTH,
each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote for each share of
Common Stock held by such holder on each matter submitted to a vote of
the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided under applicable law,
holders of the Class A Common Stock and holders of the Class B Common
Stock shall vote together as a single class in the election of
directors and each other matter submitted to a vote of the
stockholders of the Corporation. Cumulative voting of shares of
Common Stock shall not be permitted.
4. Restrictions on Transfer of Class A Common Stock.
(a) Prohibited Transfers. For a period of 18 months from
and after the date upon which shares of Class A Common Stock are first
issued pursuant to the Reorganization Plan, no holder of shares of
Class A Common Stock shall Transfer any such shares or any interest
therein to any Person; provided, however, that the provisions of this
paragraph (a) shall not be construed to prohibit a Transfer of shares
of Class A Common Stock to a Person to whom shares of Class A Common
Stock were issued pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1994, among
the Corporation, Vista Mortgage & Realty, Inc., Braewood Development
Corp., Panoramic Land, Inc. and Centex International, Inc., as amended
by Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of July 14, 1995, and Amendment No. 2 to Second
Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
September 15, 1995, or the Reorganization Plan.
(b) Transfers of Tandem Shares. A share of Class A
Common Stock constitutes a part of a unit (each, a "Unit") consisting
of one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Series A
Preferred Stock. Shares of Class A Common Stock and Series A
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Preferred Stock included in the same Unit ("Tandem Shares") shall be
evidenced by separate certificates issued by the Corporation, each of
which shall bear a serial designation identifying the Unit or Units of
which such shares are a part. No holder of shares of Class A Common
Stock shall Transfer any such shares or any interest therein to any
Person unless all Tandem Shares included in the Unit or Units of which
such shares are a part are Transferred to such Person in a single
transaction or a series of contemporaneous transactions.
(c) Effect of Purported Transfers. Any attempted or
purported Transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock in violation of
subparagraphs (a) or (b) above shall not be effective to Transfer
ownership of such shares to the purported Transferee thereof, who
shall not be entitled to any rights as a stockholder of the
Corporation with respect to the shares purported to be Transferred
(including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares or to
receive dividends with respect thereto). All rights with respect to
any shares attempted or purported to be Transferred in violation of
the aforementioned provisions shall remain the property of the Person
who initially attempted or purported to Transfer such shares in
violation thereof. Upon a determination by the Board of Directors
that there has been or is threatened an attempted or purported
Transfer of shares in violation of the aforementioned provisions, the
Board of Directors may take such action as it deems advisable to give
effect to the provisions of this paragraph B.4. of Article FOURTH,
including, but not limited to, refusing to give effect on the books of
the Corporation to such attempted or purported Transfer or instituting
legal proceedings to enjoin or rescind the same.
(d) Legend. All certificates evidencing shares of Class
A Common Stock shall bear a conspicuous legend referencing the
restrictions set forth in this paragraph B.4. of Article FOURTH.
(e) Certain Definitions. As used in this paragraph
B.4. of Article FOURTH, the terms set forth below shall have the
following respective meanings:
"Person" means any individual, corporation, estate,
trust, association, company, partnership, joint venture or other
entity or organization.
"Series A Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth
in the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Preferred
Stock by Resolution of the Board of Directors Providing For Issues of
Preferred Stock Designated "Series A Preferred Stock" and "Series B
Preferred Stock," to be filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada on the 26th day of September, 1995.
"Transfer" means, with respect to shares of Class A
Common Stock, any sale, transfer, assignment, disposition or other
means of conveying legal or beneficial ownership of such shares,
whether direct or indirect and whether voluntary or involuntary,
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and the terms "Transferred," "Transferable," "Transferor" and
"Transferee" have correlative meanings.
FIFTH:
A. General. The business and affairs of the Corporation
shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter,
amend, change, add to or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon the Board of Directors by
the NRS and these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Board of
Directors is hereby expressly empowered to exercise all such powers and do all
such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject to
the provisions of the NRS, these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
and any bylaws adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided,
however, that no bylaws adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation shall
invalidate any prior act of the Board of Directors that would have been valid
if such bylaws had not been adopted.
B. Number of Directors. The number of directors that
shall constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be as
from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws of the
Corporation; provided, however, that (i) the number of directors shall in no
event be less than three nor more than fifteen and (ii) no decrease in the
number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any
incumbent director.
C. Manner of Election. Election of directors need not
be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.
D. Names and Addresses of Directors. The names and
mailing addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors of the
Corporation until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation or until their successors be duly elected and qualified are set
forth below.
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J. Stephen Bilheimer c/o Centex International, Inc.
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
David W. Quinn c/o Centex International, Inc.
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
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<S> <C>
Raymond G. Smerge c/o Centex International, Inc.
3333 Lee Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75219
</TABLE>
SIXTH:
A. Limitation of Liability. A director of the
Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to
the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law.
B. Indemnification.
1. Each person (and the heirs, executors or
administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation
to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. The right to
indemnification conferred in this Article SIXTH shall also include the
right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in
connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final
disposition to the fullest extent authorized by Nevada law. The right
to indemnification conferred in this Article SIXTH shall be a contract
right.
2. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of
Directors, provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents
of the Corporation to such extent and to such effect as the Board of
Directors shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by Nevada
law.
C. Insurance. The Corporation shall have the power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any expenses, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such
capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation
would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under Nevada law.
D. Non-Exclusivity. The rights and authority conferred
in this Article SIXTH shall not be exclusive of any other right which any
person may otherwise have or hereafter acquire.
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E. Amendment or Repeal. For a period of three (3) years
from and after the date of filing of these Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, the Corporation shall not amend this Article SIXTH in such a
manner as to adversely affect any person benefitted hereby with respect to any
acts of such person committed prior to such date.
SEVENTH: No stockholder of the Corporation shall by reason of
his or her holding shares of any class or series of its capital stock have any
preemptive or preferential right to purchase or subscribe for or otherwise
acquire or receive any shares of any class or series of capital stock issued by
the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or any shares of any
class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter acquired
by the Corporation as treasury stock and subsequently reissued or sold or
otherwise disposed of, or any notes, debentures, bonds or other securities
convertible into, or any warrants, rights or options exercisable for, any
shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, whether or
not the issuance of any such shares or such notes, debentures, bonds or other
securities or warrants, rights or options would adversely affect the dividend,
voting or any other rights of such stockholder.
EIGHTH: No nonvoting equity securities of the Corporation may
be issued; provided that this provision, included in these Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation in compliance with Section 1123 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 1123, shall have no force and effect except
to the extent required by such Section so long as such Section is in effect and
applicable to the Corporation.
NINTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter,
change, rescind or repeal any provision contained in these Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by
statute, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted
subject to this reservation.
TENTH: The names and mailing addresses, as of the date
incorporation, of the incorporators of the Corporation are set forth below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Mailing Address
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<S> <C> <C>
M.S. Green 1601 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75201
D. Sweeney 1601 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75201
J.L. Greg 1601 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75201
</TABLE>
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does make and file these
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, hereby declaring and certifying
that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my
hand this 22nd day of September, 1995.
/s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
Attest:
/s/ F. CHARLES EMERY II
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F. Charles Emery II
Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS Section
Section
COUNTY OF DALLAS Section
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 22nd day of
September, 1995, by Raymond Garfield, Jr., President, and F. Charles Emery II,
Secretary, of Vista Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on behalf of said
Vista Properties, Inc.
/s/ SHERRY L AYCOCK
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Notary Public, State of Texas
My Commission Expires:
SHERRY L AYCOCK
6/30/96 Notary Public, State of Texas
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THIS FORM SHOULD ACCOMPANY AMENDED AND/OR RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR A NEVADA CORPORATION
FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
SEP 26 1995
No. 4575-86
/s/ DEAN HELLER
DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE
1. Name of corporation: Vista Properties, Inc.
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2. Date of adoption of Amended and/or Restated Articles: September 19, 1995
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3. If the articles were amended, please indicate what changes have been made:
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(a) Was there a name change: Yes [ ] No [x]. If yes, what is the
new name?
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(b) Did you change your resident agent: Yes [ ] No [x]. If yes,
please indicate new address.
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(c) Did you change the purposes? Yes [x] No [ ]. Did you add
Banking? [ ], Gaming? [ ], Insurance? [ ], None of these? [x].
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(d) Did you change the capital stock? Yes [x] No [ ]. If yes,
what is the new capital stock? 10,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,000 shares of Class
B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; 200,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share.
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(e) Did you change the directors? Yes [x] No [ ]. If yes,
indicate the change: Number of directors shall be not less
than three nor more than fifteen. Initial directors will be
David W. Quinn, Raymond G. Smerge and J. Stephen Bilheimer.
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(f) Did you add the directors liability provision? Yes [ ] No [x].
(g) Did you change the period of existence? Yes [ ] No [x]. If
yes, what is the new existence?
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(h) If none of the above apply, and you have amended or modified
the articles, how did you change your articles?
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/s/ LAURA YOUNG, Assistant Secretary
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Name and Title of Officer
September 20, 1995
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Date
STATE OF TEXAS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF DALLAS )
On September 20, 1995, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public,
Laura J. Young, who acknowledged that she executed the above document.
/s/ SHERRY L. AYCOCK
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Notary Public
[STAMP/SEAL]
SHERRY L. AYCOCK
Notary Public, State of Texas
My Commission Expires 06-30-1996
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EXHIBIT 99.2
FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
SEP 26 1995
No. 4575-86
/s/ DEAN HELLER
DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE
VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights
of Preferred Stock by Resolution
of the Board of Directors Providing for
Issues of Preferred Stock Designated
"Series A Preferred Stock"
and
"Series B Preferred Stock"
Pursuant to NRS 78.195, 78.196 and 78.622
The undersigned, being the duly authorized and acting
President of VISTA PROPERTIES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under Chapter 78 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes (the "NRS") in accordance with the provisions of NRS
78.030, does hereby certify that:
The Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted
resolutions providing for the issuance of two series of Preferred Stock to be
designated "Series A Preferred Stock" and "Series B Preferred Stock,"
respectively, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 78.195, 78.196 and
78.622. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
respective meanings set forth in Part C below. The resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation are as follows:
A. SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and pursuant to the Reorganization
Plan, does hereby create and provide for the issue of a series of the Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Corporation and does hereby fix and
herein state the designation, preferences and relative and other special rights
of such series, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof,
as follows:
1. Designation and Amount. There is hereby created a
series of Preferred Stock designated as "Series A Preferred Stock." The number
of shares constituting such series shall be 10,000. Such number of shares may
be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors; provided, however, that no decrease shall reduce the number of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares
of such series then issued and outstanding, plus the number of shares of such
series reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding rights, options
or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of outstanding securities issued
by the Corporation.
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2. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights
granted to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Sections 7 and 8
below or under applicable law, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to vote, together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class,
on the election of directors of the Corporation and each other matter submitted
to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. Each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of this series
held by such holder. Cumulative voting of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
is prohibited.
3. Dividends.
(a) The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative cash
dividends at the Applicable Dividend Rate for each Dividend Rate
Period. Accrued but unpaid dividends on Series A Preferred Stock
shall not bear interest.
(b) Dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall
accrue from the Date of Original Issue of Series A Preferred Stock and
shall be payable on each Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(c) Dividends declared by the Board of Directors shall be
payable to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as their
names shall appear on the stock transfer books of the Corporation on
the fifth Business Day next preceding the applicable Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date. Dividends in arrears for any past quarterly
dividend period or periods may be declared and paid to the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any time, without reference to
any regular Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, as may be fixed by the
Board of Directors.
(d) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall rank
prior to each share of Series B Preferred Stock or Junior Stock with
respect to the payment of dividends. If in respect of any past
quarterly dividend period or periods full dividends upon the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have been
paid, the amount of the deficiency shall be fully paid or declared and
set apart for payment before any dividend shall be paid or set apart
for payment upon any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Junior
Stock.
4. Dividend Rate Reset and Tender Procedures.
(a) No later than 30 days prior to the next Dividend Rate
Reset Date, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall (i) select
the Eligible Firm that will determine the Applicable Dividend Rate for
the next Dividend Rate Period (the "Pricing Agent") and (ii) enter
into an agreement with the Pricing Agent pursuant to which such agent
will agree to perform the functions and comply with the procedures
specified in this Section 4.
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(b) The Pricing Agent shall determine in its sole
judgment the lowest dividend rate per annum (expressed as a percentage
of the Series A Liquidation Preference) that it believes would enable
it to sell on behalf of the holders thereof all outstanding Units at a
price per Unit equal to the Base Price (such rate being hereinafter
referred to as the "Proposed Dividend Rate"). On any Reset Notice
Date, the Pricing Agent shall notify the holders of Units of the
Proposed Dividend Rate and shall provide them with appropriate
instructions (the "Reset and Tender Instructions") for use in
complying with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (b) (the
"Reset and Tender Procedures"). Prior to or on the Reset Election
Date, each holder of Units shall notify the Pricing Agent whether it
elects (i) to continue to hold all of the Units beneficially owned by
it or (ii) to tender all of such Units to the Pricing Agent for sale
to one or more Purchasers at a price per Unit equal to the Base Price.
Any such notice shall constitute an irrevocable election on the part
of a holder, and the irrevocability of such election may not be waived
by the Pricing Agent without the prior written consent of the
Corporation. As promptly as practicable after the Reset Election
Date, the Pricing Agent will attempt to arrange for the sale of any
and all Units tendered to it pursuant to this paragraph (b) to one or
more Purchasers at a price per Unit equal to the Base Price. On the
Tender Acceptance Date , the Pricing Agent shall notify all holders
that tendered Units pursuant to this paragraph (b) whether such Units
will be accepted for purchase. The sale of any Units accepted for
purchase pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be effectuated as
promptly as practicable after the Tender Acceptance Date in accordance
with the Reset and Tender Instructions. If either (i) no Units are
tendered to the Pricing Agent pursuant to this paragraph (b) or (ii)
all Units that are tendered to the Pricing Agent pursuant to this
paragraph (b) are accepted for purchase, shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall accrue dividends for the next Dividend Rate Period at the
Proposed Dividend Rate.
(c) If the Applicable Dividend Rate at which shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends for the next Dividend
Rate Period is not determined in accordance with paragraph (b) above,
the Pricing Agent and the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall repeat the Reset and Tender Procedures until such time as
(i) the Applicable Dividend Rate has been determined or (ii) the Reset
and Tender Procedures shall have been complied with on a total of
three separate occasions; provided, however, that, on each occasion in
which the Reset and Tender Procedures are repeated pursuant to this
paragraph (c), the Pricing Agent may fix or alter the applicable Reset
Notice Date, Reset Election Date and Tender Acceptance Date by
specifying such dates in the Reset and Tender Instructions provided to
the holders of Units.
(d) If the Applicable Dividend Rate at which shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends is not determined in
accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) above, shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends for the next Dividend Rate
Period at a rate of 20% per annum.
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(e) The Pricing Agent shall be entitled to purchase for
its own account any Units tendered to it pursuant to the Reset and
Tender Procedures which are not sold to other Purchasers.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4,
in no event shall the Pricing Agent (i) be obligated to purchase any
Units tendered to it pursuant to the Reset and Tender Procedures or
(ii) have any other liability to the holders of Units tendered to it
pursuant to such procedures in the event that it is unable to arrange
for the purchase of such Units by one or more Purchasers.
5. Liquidation. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock
shall rank prior to each share of Series B Preferred Stock and Junior Stock
with respect to the distribution of assets upon a Liquidation . In the event
of any Liquidation, each holder of a share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive, before any distribution shall be made to the holders of
Series B Preferred Stock or Junior Stock, an amount per share equal to $1,000
(the "Series A Liquidation Preference"), plus an amount equal to all accrued
and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of payment
thereof. In the event that there are not sufficient assets available to permit
payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference to all holders of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, then the remaining assets of
the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of this series in
proportion to the Series A Liquidation Preferences of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by them. After payment shall have been made in full to
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining assets and funds of
the Corporation shall be distributed among the holders of Series B Preferred
Stock and Junior Stock according to their respective rights.
6. Transfer.
(a) Prohibited Transfers. For a period of 18 months
from and after the Date of Original Issuance of Series A Preferred
Stock, no holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall Transfer
any such shares or any interest therein to any Person; provided,
however, that the provisions of this paragraph (a) shall not be
construed to prohibit a Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
to a Person to whom shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Reorganization
Plan.
(b) Transfers of Tandem Shares. A share of Series A
Preferred Stock constitutes a part of a unit (each, a "Unit")
consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of
Series A Preferred Stock. Shares of Class A Common Stock and Series A
Preferred Stock included in the same Unit ("Tandem Shares") shall be
evidenced by separate certificates issued by the Corporation, each of
which shall bear a serial designation identifying the Unit or Units of
which such shares are a part. No holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall Transfer any such shares or any interest therein
to any Person unless all Tandem Shares included in the Unit or Units
of which such shares are a part are Transferred to such Person in a
single transaction or a series of contemporaneous transactions.
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(c) Effect of Purported Transfers. Any attempted or
purported Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in violation
of paragraph (a) or (b) above shall not be effective to Transfer
ownership of such shares to the purported Transferee thereof, who
shall not be entitled to any rights as a stockholder of the
Corporation with respect to the shares purported to be Transferred
(including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares or to
receive dividends with respect thereto). All rights with respect to
any shares attempted or purported to be Transferred in violation of
the aforementioned provisions shall remain the property of the Person
who initially attempted or purported to transfer such shares in
violation thereof. Upon a determination by the Board of Directors
that there has been or is threatened an attempted or purported
Transfer of shares in violation of the aforementioned provisions, the
Board of Directors may take such action as it deems advisable to give
effect to the provisions of this Section 6, including, but not limited
to, refusing to give effect on the books of the Corporation to such
attempted or purported Transfer or instituting legal proceedings to
enjoin or rescind the same.
(d) Legend. All certificates evidencing shares of Series
A Preferred Stock shall bear a conspicuous legend referencing the
restrictions set forth in this Section 6.
7. Certain Restrictions. So long as any share or
shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not,
without the affirmative vote of the holders of all of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, take any of the following actions:
(a) create or authorize any class or series of Capital
Stock ranking prior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to
the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon a
Liquidation, or create or authorize any rights, options or warrants
exercisable for, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for,
shares of any such class or series of Capital Stock;
(b) make any Restricted Payment at any time prior to the
third anniversary of the Date of Original Issue of Series A Preferred
Stock, if (i) after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Net Worth
of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries would be less
than $50,000,000 or (ii) in respect of any past quarterly dividend
period or periods full dividends upon the outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock shall not have been paid;
(c) enter into, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into,
any Restricted Affiliate Transaction at any time prior to the third
anniversary of the Date of Original Issue of Series A Preferred Stock,
if (i) after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Net Worth of the
Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries would be less than
$50,000,000 or (ii) in respect of any past quarterly dividend period
or periods full dividends upon the outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall not have been paid;
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(d) merge or consolidate the Corporation with or into any
other Person at any time prior to the third anniversary of the Date of
Original Issue of Series A Preferred Stock, unless after giving effect
to such merger or consolidation, the Consolidated Net Worth of the
surviving or continuing Person in such merger or consolidation and its
consolidated subsidiaries would be greater than or equal to the lesser
of (i) $50,000,000 or (ii) the Consolidated Net Worth of the
Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries immediately prior to
such merger or consolidation; or
(e) merge or consolidate the Corporation with or into any
other Person if the effect of such merger or consolidation would be to
alter or affect adversely any rights, preferences or powers of the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
8. Amendment. So long as any share or shares of Series
A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the
affirmative vote of the holders of all of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock at the time outstanding, amend, alter or repeal any of the rights,
preferences or powers of the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock so
as to affect adversely any such rights, preferences or powers.
9. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series
of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors, subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth herein.
10. Fractional Shares. Series A Preferred Stock may be
issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to
such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends,
participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
B. SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and pursuant to the Reorganization
Plan, does hereby create and provide for the issue of a series of the Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Corporation and does hereby fix and
herein state the designation, preferences and relative and other special rights
of such series, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof,
as follows:
1. Designation and Amount. There is hereby created a
series of Preferred Stock designated as "Series B Preferred Stock." The number
of shares constituting such series shall be 100,000. Such number of shares may
be increased or decreased from time to time by
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resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no decrease shall
reduce the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to a number less than
the number of shares of such series then issued and outstanding, plus the
number of shares of such series reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
outstanding rights, options or warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of
outstanding securities issued by the Corporation.
2. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights
granted to holders of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to Sections 5 and 6
below, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote as a
class as provided in this Section 2. Whenever dividends of the Series B
Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to at least eight
quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive), (i) the number of members of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be increased by a number equal
to the current number of directors plus one, effective as of the time of
election of such directors as hereinafter provided, and (ii) the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class) will have the exclusive
right to vote for and elect such number of additional directors, representing a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, at any meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation at which directors are to be elected held
during the period such dividends remain in arrears. If the right to elect
directors shall have accrued to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
more than 90 days preceding the date established for the next annual meeting of
stockholders, the President of the Corporation shall, within 20 days after
delivery to the Corporation of a written request for a special meeting signed
by the holders of at least 10% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then
outstanding, call a special meeting of the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock to be held within 60 days after the delivery of such request for the
purpose of electing such additional directors. The right of the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock to vote for such additional directors shall terminate
when all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock have been
declared and paid or set apart for payment. The term of office of all
directors so elected shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the
right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to vote for such
additional directors. The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock voting as a
class shall have the right to remove without cause at any time and replace any
directors such holders shall have elected pursuant to this Section 2.
3. Dividends.
(a) The holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative cash
dividends at a rate per annum equal to 6% of the Series B Liquidation
Preference. Accrued but unpaid dividends on Series B Preferred Stock
shall not bear interest.
(b) Dividends on shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall
accrue from the Date of Original Issue of Series B Preferred Stock and
shall be payable on each Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
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(c) Dividends declared by the Board of Directors shall be
payable to the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as their
names shall appear on the stock transfer books of the Corporation on
the fifth Business Day next preceding the applicable Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date. Dividends in arrears for any past quarterly
dividend period or periods may be declared and paid to the holders of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock at any time, without reference to
any regular Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, as may be fixed by the
Board of Directors.
(d) Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall rank
junior to each share of Series A Preferred Stock but prior to each
share of Junior Stock with respect to the payment of dividends. If in
respect of any past quarterly dividend period or periods full
dividends upon the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock
shall not have been paid, the amount of the deficiency shall be fully
paid or declared and set apart for payment before any dividend shall
be paid or set apart for payment upon any shares of Junior Stock.
4. Liquidation. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock
shall rank junior to each share of Series A Preferred Stock but prior to each
share of Junior Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon a
Liquidation. In the event of any Liquidation, each holder of a share of Series
B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, after payment of the Series A
Liquidation Preference to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock but before
any distribution shall be made to the holders of Junior Stock, an amount per
share equal to $1,000 (the "Series B Liquidation Preference"), plus an amount
equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared, to
the date of payment thereof. In the event that there are not sufficient assets
available to permit payment in full of the Series B Liquidation Preference to
all holders of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, then the
remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of this
series in proportion to the Series B Liquidation Preferences of the shares of
Series B Preferred Stock held by them. After payment shall have been made in
full to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, the remaining assets and
funds of the Corporation shall be distributed among the holders of Junior Stock
according to their respective rights.
5. Certain Restrictions. So long as any share or
shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not,
without the affirmative vote of the holders of all of the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, voting separately as a class, create
or authorize any class or series of Capital Stock (other than the Series A
Preferred Stock created pursuant to these resolutions) ranking prior to the
Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the
distribution of assets upon a Liquidation, or create or authorize any rights,
options or warrants exercisable for, or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for, shares of any such class or series of Capital Stock.
6. Amendment. So long as any share or shares of Series
B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, voting
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separately as a class, amend, alter or repeal any of the rights, preferences or
powers of the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock so as to affect
adversely any such rights, preferences or powers.
7. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series B Preferred
Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner
whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series
of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of
Directors, subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth herein.
8. Fractional Shares. Series B Preferred Stock may be
issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to
such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends,
participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of
holders of Series B Preferred Stock.
C. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
RESOLVED, that as used in the foregoing resolutions, the terms
set forth below shall have the following respective meanings:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, such Person. As used in this definition, the term
"control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether by
contract or otherwise.
"Applicable Dividend Rate" means (i) for the Initial Dividend
Rate Period, a rate per annum equal to 10% of the Series A Liquidation
Preference and (ii) for each subsequent Dividend Rate Period, a rate or rates
per annum determined in accordance with Section 4 of Part A of this Certificate
of Designation.
"Base Price" means at any time a price per Unit equal to the
sum of (i) $50.00, (ii) the Series A Liquidation Preference and (iii) the
amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on a share of Series A Preferred Stock.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which banks chartered under the laws of the State of Texas are
required or permitted by law to close.
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"Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests and
participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of
the Corporation, and includes all Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
"Certificate of Designation" means this Certificate of
Designation, Preferences and Rights of Preferred Stock by Resolution of the
Board of Directors Providing for Issues of Preferred Stock Designated "Series A
Preferred Stock" and "Series B Preferred Stock."
"Class A Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended
from time to time.
"Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to
time.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person,
the consolidated stockholders' equity of such Person and its consolidated
subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect at the time of the application thereof.
"Date of Original Issue" means, with respect to any series of
Preferred Stock, the first date as of which shares of such series are
originally issued by the Corporation.
"Dividend Rate Period" means (i) the Initial Dividend Rate
Period and (ii) each subsequent period commencing on a Dividend Rate Reset Date
and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Dividend Rate Reset Date.
"Dividend Rate Reset Date" means the Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date next succeeding each anniversary of the Date of Original Issue of
Series A Preferred Stock which occurs in an odd numbered year.
"Eligible Firm" means Goldman, Sachs & Co., Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrette Securities Corporation or Smith Barney Inc. or any of their
respective affiliates and successors.
"Initial Dividend Rate Period" means the period commencing on
the Date of Original Issue of Series A Preferred Stock and ending on the day
immediately preceding the first Dividend Rate Reset Date.
"Junior Stock" means Common Stock and any other class or
series of capital stock of the Corporation which ranks junior to the Series A
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of
dividends or the distribution of assets upon a Liquidation; provided, however,
that such term shall not include Series B Preferred Stock.
"Liquidation" means any liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the affairs of the Corporation; provided, however, that a merger or
consolidation of the Corporation into or with
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another corporation or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of
the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the
Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders) shall not be
deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of
the Corporation for purposes of this definition.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, estate, trust,
association, company, partnership, joint venture or other entity or
organization.
"Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to
time.
"Purchaser" means any Person (including, but not limited to,
the Pricing Agent) that acquires Units tendered to the Pricing Agent pursuant
to the Reset and Tender Procedures.
"Quarterly Dividend Payment Date" means the last day of March,
June, September and December in each year, commencing on December 31, 1995,
except that if any such date is not a Business Day, then such dividend shall be
payable on the next succeeding Business Day.
"Reorganization Plan" means the Plan of Reorganization filed
by the Corporation in proceedings under chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., and confirmed by the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
"Reset Election Date" means (subject to the proviso at the end
of in Section 4(c) of Part A of this Certificate of Designation) five Business
Days after each Reset Notice Date.
"Reset Notice Date" means the last Business Day which is more
than 15 days prior to each Dividend Rate Reset Date; provided, however, that on
each occasion in which the Reset and Tender Procedures are repeated pursuant to
Section 4(c) of Part A of this Certificate of Designation, the "Reset Notice
Date" shall be such date as is fixed by the Pricing Agent in the Reset and
Tender Instructions.
"Restricted Affiliate Transaction" means, with respect to the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, any payment of funds to or for the
account of, any investment in, any sale, lease or transfer of assets to, or any
other transaction with any Affiliate of the Corporation or such Subsidiary;
provided, however, that such term shall not include (i) any transactions
between or among the Corporation and one or more of its Subsidiaries or between
or among one or more Subsidiaries of the Corporation, (ii) any transactions on
terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Corporation or such
Subsidiary as those which would apply in a similar transaction with a Person
that is not an Affiliate, (iii) any transactions that are contemplated by the
Securities Purchase Agreement or the Reorganization Plan or (iv) the payment of
reasonable and customary compensation to directors, officers and employees of
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
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"Restricted Payment" means (i) the payment by the Corporation
of any dividend or other distribution in respect of its Capital Stock (other
than any such dividend or distribution to the extent payable solely in shares
of its Capital Stock) or (ii) any purchase, redemption, retirement or other
acquisition for value by the Corporation of its Capital Stock.
"Securities Purchase Agreement" means the Second Amended and
Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1994, among
the Corporation, Vista Mortgage & Realty, Inc., Braewood Development Corp.,
Panoramic Land, Inc. and Centex International, Inc., as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
July 14, 1995, and Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1995.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to the Corporation, any
corporation or other entity of which securities having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar
functions are directly or indirectly owned by the Corporation.
"Tender Acceptance Date" means (subject to the proviso at the
end of Section 4(c) of Part A of this Certificate of Designation) five Business
Days after each Reset Election Date.
"Transfer" means, with respect to shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, any sale, transfer, assignment, disposition or other means of conveying
legal or beneficial ownership of such shares, whether direct or indirect and
whether voluntary or involuntary, and the terms "Transferred," "Transferable,"
"Transferor" and "Transferee" have correlative meanings.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Certificate on behalf of Vista Properties, Inc. this 22nd day of September,
1995.
/s/ RAYMOND GARFIELD, JR.
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Raymond Garfield, Jr.
President
Attest:
/s/ F. CHARLES EMERY II
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F. Charles Emery II
Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS Section
Section
COUNTY OF DALLAS Section
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 22nd day of
September, 1995, by Raymond Garfield, Jr., President, and F. Charles Emery II,
Secretary, of Vista Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on behalf of said
Vista Properties, Inc.
/s/ SHERRY L. AYCOCK
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Notary Public, State of Texas
My Commission Expires:
SHERRY L. AYCOCK
6/30/96 Notary Public, State of Texas
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