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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT
Amendment #1
Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Preliminary Filing)
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/X/ Filed by the Registrant
/ / Filed by a party other than the Registrant
/X/ Preliminary proxy statement, as amended
/ / Definitive proxy statement
/ / Definitive additional materials
/ / Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES
(Registrant)
Commission File Number 1-8383
Payment of filing fee:
/ / $125 per Exchange Act Rule 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1), or
14a-6(j)(2)
/ / $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 14a-6(i)(3)
/X/ Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4)
and 0-11
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction
applies: N/A
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(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transactions
applies: N/A
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(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction
computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:
$42,000,000 total transaction value (cash)
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(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
$42,000,000 (transaction value) x 1/50 of 1 percent (rate
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of filing fee) = $8,400 (filing fee) PREVIOUSLY PAID
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/ / Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange
Act Rule 0-11(a) and identify the filing for which the offsetting
fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by
registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the
date of its filing
(1) Amount previously paid: __________________________________
(2) Form, schedule or registration statement no.: ____________
(3) Filing party: ____________________________________________
(4) Date filed: ______________________________________________
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MISSION WEST PROPERTIES
6815 Flanders Drive, Suite 250
San Diego, California 92121-3914
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NOTICE OF
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15, 1996
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
A special meeting of shareholders of Mission West Properties (the
"Company") will be held at the Company's corporate offices, 6815 Flanders Drive,
Suite 250, San Diego, California on Thursday, October 15, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. for
the following purposes:
1. To consider a sale of substantially all the Company's real estate
assets to DMB/SVP California Investments, LLC.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on August 23, 1996,
will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Each of these shareholders is
cordially invited to be present and vote at the meeting in person.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE
ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF
THE SHARES MUST BE REPRESENTED, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY PROXY, TO CONSTITUTE A
QUORUM. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE IN PERSON EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE
PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED A PROXY.
By Order of the Directors
Katrina L. Thompson
Secretary
THE DATE OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS SEPTEMBER 16, 1996.
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MISSION WEST PROPERTIES
6815 Flanders Drive, Suite 250
San Diego, California 92121-3914
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PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15, 1996
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Your proxy in the enclosed form is solicited by the Board of Directors ("Board"
or "Directors") of Mission West Properties, a California corporation (the
"Company"), for use at the special meeting of shareholders to be held on October
15, 1996, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice and at any
adjournment or postponement of that meeting. The mailing of this Proxy
Statement and the accompanying form of proxy to shareholders of the Company is
expected to commence on or about September 16, 1996.
The shares represented by any proxy in the enclosed form will be voted in
accordance with the instructions given on the proxy if the proxy is properly
executed and is received by the Company prior to the close of voting at the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Proxies received by the
Company on which no contrary instruction has been given will be voted FOR the
proposed sale of assets to DMB/SVP California Investments, LLC. A shareholder
giving a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time before it is exercised. A
proxy may be revoked by filing with the Secretary of the Company an instrument
revoking it or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. The powers of the
proxy holders will be suspended if the person executing the proxy is present at
the meeting and votes in person.
The cost of soliciting proxies in the enclosed form will be borne by the
Company. Solicitation will be made primarily by mail but shareholders may be
solicited by telephone, telegraph, or personal contact. The Directors may
retain the services of a proxy-soliciting firm for soliciting proxies from those
entities holding shares in street name.
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VOTING SECURITIES
The outstanding securities of the Company at August 23, 1996, consisted of
1,371,121 shares of Common Stock. Each shareholder of record at the close of
business on August 23, 1996, is entitled to one (1) vote for each share of
Common Stock then held. Shares of the Company are traded on the American and
Pacific Stock Exchanges. The following table sets forth the beneficial
ownership of the outstanding shares of the Company held at August 23, 1996, by
the only persons known to management to be the beneficial owners of more than
five (5) percent of these shares, each of the Directors of the Company, each of
the executive officers of the Company, and the Directors and executive officers
as a group.
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Shares Beneficially
Owned As of Percent of
Beneficial Owner August 23, 1996 Class
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Triton Group Ltd. 676,050 49.31%
Michael M. Earley, CEO
550 West "C" Street, Suite 1880
San Diego, CA 92101
Tennenbaum & Co., LLC 157,300(1) 11.47
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Michael M. Earley, Director 0 0.00
Harve Filuk, VP 30,231(2) 1.99(2)
Mark G. Foletta, Director 0 0.00
J. Gregory Kasun, Director and CEO 105,053(2) 6.93(2)
6815 Flanders Drive, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92121
William E. Nelson, Director 75,965(2) 5.01(2)
7817 Ivanhoe Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
Richard R. Tartre, Director 17,709 1.29
Katrina L. Thompson, CFO 6,526(2) 0.43(2)
Byron B. Webb, Jr., Director 168,807(2) 11.14(2)
1026 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
All Directors and executive officers as a 1,080,341(3) 71.28(3)
group (8 persons)
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(1) Shares owned as of August 9, 1996, the most recent data
available. Obtained from Schedule 13D, as amended, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) Includes shares that may be acquired within 60 days after August
23, 1996, upon the exercise of stock options as follows: Mr.
Filuk 24,240; Mr. Kasun 89,600; Mr. Nelson, 14,000; Ms. Thompson
2,640; and Mr. Webb 14,000.
(3) Includes 676,050 shares held by Triton Group Ltd. Includes
144,480 shares that may be acquired within 60 days after August
23, 1996, upon the exercise of stock options.
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TRITON GROUP LTD.
Triton Group Ltd. ("Triton"), of which Michael M. Earley is president, chief
executive officer, and a director, is a publicly owned company, the shares of
which are traded on the American Stock Exchange. Triton is an operating/holding
company that has been disposing of its investments in accordance with a
previously announced plan to realize value; Mission West Properties is one of
the few remaining investments.
As of August 23, 1996, the Directors and executive officers of the Company owned
in the aggregate 773,843 shares of Triton, of which 810 shares may be acquired
within 60 days after August 23, 1996, upon the exercise of warrants.
PROPOSED SALE OF REAL ESTATE ASSETS
INTRODUCTION
On July 1, 1996, the Company entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale and
Joint Escrow Instructions (the "Agreement") by and among DMB/SVP California
Investments, LLC (the "Purchaser"), the Company, and Mission West Executive
Aircraft Center, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("MW Aircraft
Center") (the Company and MW Aircraft Center collectively, the "Company" or
"Seller"), pursuant to which the Company will sell all of its real estate assets
(the "Assets") to the Purchaser for a purchase price of $42,000,000 in cash.
This Agreement was amended effective August 20, 1996 to exclude the Company's
leasehold interest in the Mission West Executive Aircraft Center from the
transaction. The sales price was accordingly reduced by $3,500,000 to
$38,500,000 and a "holdback" in favor of the Purchaser was reduced from
$1,000,000 to $600,000. The Company will satisfy all secured and unsecured
indebtedness related to the real estate assets with proceeds from the sale; this
indebtedness will approximate $31,200,000 at the scheduled time of closing of
the transaction. The Company's shareholders are being asked to approve the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction"). The
Company's obligations under the Agreement are conditioned upon, among other
things, approval by the Company's shareholders of the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Transaction (the "Closing"), the Company
is expected to have net assets of approximately $12,500,000, consisting of cash
and cash equivalents and a leasehold interest in one operating property (Mission
West Executive Aircraft Center). After the Closing, the Company intends to
consider making a substantial dividend distribution to shareholders; the Company
will then review available strategic alternatives, which may include business or
asset acquisitions or a sale of the remaining real estate asset and/or the
Company (see "Operation of the Company after the Closing" below).
PARTIES TO THE TRANSACTION
The Company is a publicly held corporation that owns and operates commercial
real estate projects in southern California and in Arizona. For a more complete
description of the Company's business, reference is made to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 1995 and the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1996, each of
which is incorporated herein and copies of which are furnished with this proxy
statement. The Company's principal executive offices are located at 6815
Flanders Drive, Suite 250, San Diego, California. The Company's telephone
number is (619) 450-3135.
The Purchaser is a real estate investment company whose affiliates own and
operate in excess of 2,000,000 square feet of income-producing properties in
Arizona and southern California. In addition, the Purchaser owns and operates a
436-room luxury hotel in San Diego and is developing a 1,400 acre master-planned
community in
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Tucson, Arizona. The Purchaser's principal executive offices are located at 402
West Broadway, Suite 1290, San Diego, California. The Purchaser's telephone
number is (619) 239-7000.
There is no affiliation between the Company and the Purchaser except that the
Purchaser was introduced to the Company by the spouse of J. Gregory Kasun, the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mrs. Kasun was recently hired
as the Chief Financial Officer of an affiliate of the Purchaser.
BACKGROUND AND REASONS FOR THE TRANSACTION
The decision by the Board of Directors to enter into the Agreement with the
Purchaser marks the culmination of many months of deliberations in which the
Board, together with its advisors, reviewed the strategic alternatives available
to the Company and considered a number of possible transactions. The Directors
believe that the proposed Transaction represents the best means for the
shareholders to realize value on their investment in the Company.
Consideration of strategies outside of the normal development, leasing, and
sales activities of the Company began in 1992 as the Company reduced overhead
and conserved its cash resources. In 1993, the Company and its financial
advisors began discussions with a number of potentially interested parties
concerning an investment in the Company or a sale of assets or other business
combination. One such series of discussions led to a definitive agreement in
January 1995 for the sale of substantially all of the Company's assets at an
aggregate purchase price of $45,000,000. That proposed transaction was subject
to a number of conditions, including the buyer's evaluation of the economic
feasibility of the transaction; the buyer elected to terminate the proposed
purchase prior to submission thereof to the shareholders for a vote. Also
during this period, the Board and its financial advisors attempted a private
placement of debt securities to refinance the Company's outstanding mortgage
indebtedness; however, the proposed offering was not concluded due to economic
and other conditions affecting the southern California real estate markets.
Following the termination of the proposed sale in early 1995, the Board and its
financial advisors continued to evaluate possible value recognition transactions
for the Company and considered a number of possible business combination,
investment, or sale transactions. In late 1995, management was directed to
pursue the sale of three properties not conforming to the profile of the
Company's other real estate investments (properties owned in Arizona and
Riverside County and the Mission West Executive Aircraft Center); while
discussions with several interested parties occurred, no property sales were
consummated. In early 1996, discussions regarding possible strategic
transactions with several interested parties reached serious stages and
management and the Company's financial advisors were directed to pursue a number
of these potential transactions for consideration by the Board. In March 1996,
the Purchaser was introduced to the Company by the spouse of Mr. Kasun; Mrs.
Kasun was considering employment with an affiliate of that entity. Mr. Kasun
advised the Directors and the Company's financial advisors of the possible
conflict of interest inherent in a transaction with the Purchaser and the Board
determined to have its financial advisor as well as one or more representatives
of Triton lead discussions with the Purchaser. The Purchaser, for its part, did
not allow Mrs. Kasun to participate in or have any knowledge of the discussions
regarding the proposed Transaction.
The Board determined that discussions should continue in earnest with the
Purchaser and representatives of the Company, Triton, and the Company's
financial advisor negotiated the terms of a definitive agreement for the sale of
substantially all of the Company's real estate assets, reporting to the Board on
the status of such negotiations informally and at several special meetings of
the Directors. The form of definitive agreement (the Agreement) was reviewed
with the Directors at a special meeting held June 28, 1996 at which time the
Board authorized the proper officers to execute and deliver the definitive
Agreement and set a record date of July 24, 1996 for the special meeting of
shareholders to consider and vote on the Agreement and the proposed Transaction.
Pursuant to provisions contained in the Agreement, the Purchaser elected to
exclude the Company's leasehold interest in the Mission West Executive Aircraft
Center from the Transaction and, on August 20, 1996, the Agreement was amended
to provide for related arrangements (including a $3,500,000 reduction in the
Purchase Price for the Assets). At a special meeting of the Board held on
August 20, 1996 to consider the amendment to the
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Agreement, the record date for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to vote on
the Agreement and the Transaction was reset to August 23, 1996.
The Board of Directors has determined (with Director Webb dissenting) that the
Transaction under the terms of the Agreement, as amended, is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders. In making this determination,
the Board considered the months of effort during which management and its
advisors entertained discussions with numerous parties concerning various
potential transactions, the expressions of interest received in certain
instances, independent advice with respect to valuation of the Company's
properties and the pricing of the Purchaser's offer, and an opinion from the
Company's financial advisor that the Transaction is fair to the Company's
shareholders from a financial point of view. In addition, the Board considered
the financial resources of the Purchaser and its affiliates and the likelihood
it would be able to close the Transaction as well as the Company's negotiated
ability to respond to inquiries from other parties and, ultimately, to terminate
the Transaction by exercising a "fiduciary out" in the event the Board
determines that there exists a superior offer for the Company or its assets.
Finally, the Board considered the near- and long-term return to the shareholders
of maintaining the existing portfolio of properties.
In voting against the proposed Transaction, Mr. Webb stated that it was his
belief that greater proceeds could be distributed to shareholders if the
Company's properties were to be marketed individually in an orderly manner and
not in a bulk sale.
Subsequent to public announcement of the Transaction, Tennenbaum & Co., LLC
("Tennenbaum"), which had accumulated in excess of ten percent of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock during the period from May 6, 1996 to July 31, 1996,
made a conditional offer to purchase all of the Company's Common Stock owned by
Triton at $8.00 per share. Michael E. Tennenbaum, managing member of
Tennenbaum, asked to meet with the Board of Directors and, at a special meeting
of the Board on August 6, 1996, Mr. Tennenbaum outlined to the Directors his
belief that more value could be realized from the Company's properties by an
orderly liquidation over time and suggested that the Directors had not fulfilled
their fiduciary duties in approving the transaction with the Purchaser. Mr.
Tennenbaum advised the Directors that his counsel had determined that the
Company could terminate the Agreement and requested that the Board do so
forthwith. In response to a question from one of the Directors, Mr. Tennenbaum
stated that he had no interest in making a tender offer to all shareholders at
the price offered to Triton and that, if he acquired the Triton interest in the
Company, he would cause the Company to offer to repurchase its own shares from
time to time with proceeds from an orderly liquidation program.
After Mr. Tennenbaum was excused from the August 6, 1996 meeting, the Board
reviewed his presentation and concluded that Mr. Tennenbaum had not provided
information that would lead the Board to follow any path other than to proceed
under the terms of the Agreement. The Directors noted that Mr. Tennenbaum had
not provided any specific information on valuation of the Company's properties
nor had he made any proposal to the Company for a transaction involving the
Company. Mr. Tennenbaum on August 9, 1996 delivered a written demand to the
Board of Directors that the Company "exercise its rights not to proceed with the
proposed sale of the Company's real estate assets to [Purchaser]." In that
demand letter, Mr. Tennenbaum also asserted that the Directors had breached
their fiduciary duties to the shareholders in a number of ways in continuing to
pursue the transaction contemplated by the Agreement. The Company responded in
a letter dated August 12, 1996 to Mr. Tennenbaum that, notwithstanding his
assertion that more value could be realized for shareholders by an orderly
liquidation of the Company's properties, he had provided no factual information
to support his contention and, further, counsel to the Company could not agree
with his assertion that the Company was free to terminate the Agreement with
impunity absent a superior proposal. Notwithstanding the assertions of Mr.
Tennenbaum, the Board determined to continue with the transaction under the
Agreement, as amended, as being in the best interests of the shareholders as a
whole.
Subsequent to Mr. Tennenbaum's appearance at the August 6, 1996 Board meeting
and the above-noted exchange of correspondence, Tennenbaum submitted a letter to
Triton purporting to offer $7.00 per share of the Company's Common Stock for all
shares owned by Triton. The conditional offer also expressed a willingness by
Tennenbaum to provide indemnification for Triton against claims made by the
Purchaser.
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OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR
The Company has retained Slusser Associates, Inc. ("Slusser") as its financial
advisor in connection with the Board's evaluation of the Company's strategic
alternatives. Slusser was selected by the Board of Directors to assist the
Board in reviewing expressions of interest; however, Slusser did not recommend a
specific amount of consideration as the Purchase Price. Slusser has rendered
its opinion (the "Fairness Opinion") that the proposed Transaction is fair to
the Company's shareholders from a financial point of view. The full text of the
Fairness Opinion, which includes a description of the procedures employed by
Slusser in rendering the Fairness Opinion, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Slusser, as a customary part of its investment banking business, is engaged in
the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and
acquisitions, private placements, and valuations for estate, corporate, and
other purposes. Slusser will receive a fee for services to the Company in
connection with the Transaction of approximately $230,000, part of which is
contingent upon a closing of the Transaction. Said firm has, in the past,
provided financial advisory services to the Company and has received fees for
rendering these services.
SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENT
The following summary of the terms of the Agreement does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy
of which (without the Exhibits and Schedules thereto) is attached hereto as
Exhibit B, and Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement dated August 20, 1996, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit C.
CLOSING
The revised Closing is scheduled to occur in October 1996, subject to extension
by either party, and in certain cases only by the Purchaser, but in no event
shall the Closing occur after December 31, 1996.
PURCHASE PRICE
The Agreement, as amended, excludes the Company's leasehold interest in the
Mission West Executive Aircraft Center from the Transaction. The amended
purchase price for the Assets being sold is $38,500,000, payable in cash at the
Closing. The Company will satisfy the secured and unsecured indebtedness
related to the Assets from the proceeds of the purchase price.
The purchase price will be reduced by $250,000 for physical defects, lease
discrepancies, and other such items that arose as a result of the Purchaser's
due diligence review of the Assets. The Agreement, as amended, also requires a
$600,000 "holdback" from the purchase price to be held in escrow for up to one
year after the Closing. This $600,000 may be used to satisfy claims of the
Purchaser in the event a breach of Seller's representations and warranties
occurs (see "Representations and Warranties" below).
ASSETS TRANSFERRED
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company is selling to the Purchaser
substantially all of its assets consisting of (a) eight (8) parcels of improved
and unimproved land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, owned
by the Company and located in San Diego and Riverside Counties, California, and
Maricopa County, Arizona, (collectively, the "Realty"), (b) subject to certain
exclusions as set forth in the Agreement, all furniture, personal property,
machinery, apparatus, equipment, and other personal property owned by the
Company that is located at the Realty, (c) architectural plans and drawings,
soils reports, and environmental analyses or reports relating to the Realty,
(d) all signs, logos, trade names or styles relating to the
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trade names owned by the Company, other than the names Mission West Properties
and Mission West Executive Aircraft Center or any variations thereon, (e)
leases, (f) permits or land use entitlements related to the use, ownership, or
occupancy of the Realty, (g) all contracts necessary to operate the business
conducted at the Realty, and (h) all other rights and interests of the Company
relating to the Realty.
The Company will satisfy all secured and unsecured indebtedness related to the
Assets at the time of Closing with the proceeds from sale, subject to certain
exceptions for public improvement bonds. The Company will additionally be
responsible for all liabilities arising from operation of the Realty through the
time of Closing.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Agreement contains representations and warranties by the Company customarily
made by sellers in transactions similar to the Transaction, including
representations and warranties relating to the absence of (a) litigation, (b)
any notice of violation of any applicable regulation or law (including
environmental), (c) environmental contamination, (d) condemnation proceedings
affecting the Realty, and (e) known but undisclosed defects or conditions of the
Realty that would materially impair the use of the Realty.
CERTAIN COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING
The Company has agreed, prior to Closing, (a) to operate the Realty in the
ordinary course of business and to perform all of its obligations as landlord
under leases, (b) not to enter into any new leases or amend, terminate, or
accept the surrender of any existing leases without the prior consent of the
Purchaser, (c) to maintain the Realty in at least as good a condition as of the
date of the Agreement, (d) not to enter into any contracts or agreements not
cancelable upon thirty days' notice pertaining to the Realty without the prior
consent of the Purchaser, (e) to maintain "All Risk" property insurance on the
Realty, and (f) to afford the Purchaser and its representatives with access
during normal business hours to the Realty for the purpose of inspecting the
Realty.
ESCROW ACCOUNT
The Company and the Purchaser have opened an escrow account (the "Escrow") with
First American Title Insurance Company (the "Escrow Holder"). The Purchaser has
placed $2,000,000 on deposit (the "Deposit") with the Escrow Holder. In the
event the Agreement is terminated due to a default by the Purchaser, the
Deposit, plus accrued interest, will be paid to the Company as liquidated
damages. If the Agreement is terminated by the Company, the Deposit and accrued
interest will be released to the Purchaser. If the Escrow Holder is in
possession of the Deposit at the Closing, the Deposit, together with any accrued
interest thereon, will be applied to the purchase price of the Assets.
CONTINGENCY PERIOD
The Purchaser had until July 24, 1996 (the "Contingency Period") to complete a
due diligence review of the Assets and related matters and to determine whether
to proceed with the purchase of most or all of the Assets. The Contingency
Period has expired and may not be extended.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the Transaction are subject to
satisfaction of certain conditions, including (a) receipt of preliminary title
reports relating to the Realty and the cure by the Company of any exceptions or
discrepancies of title to which the Purchaser objects in accordance with the
terms of the Agreement, (b) receipt by the Purchaser of surveys of the Realty,
(c) completion of the Purchaser's due diligence
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review of the Company and the Assets, (d) receipt of estoppel certificates from
continuing tenants representing at least 85 percent of the rental income from
the Assets being sold, and (e) receipt of Seller's certification of
representations and warranties made by Seller. Conditions (a), (b), and (c)
have been satisfied or waived.
The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transaction are subject to
satisfaction of certain conditions, including (a) each of the Purchaser's
representations and warranties contained in Section 12.3 of the Agreement being
true and correct in all material respects, (b) determination by the Board of
Directors of the Company that the Company has no basis for exercising its
Fiduciary Out (detailed below), and (c) the approval by the Company's
shareholders of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.
TERMINATION
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: In the event the sale of Assets contemplated by the
Agreement is not consummated because of a default on the part of the Purchaser,
then the Agreement will be terminated and the Escrow canceled and the Deposit,
plus any accrued interest, will be paid to the Company as liquidated damages.
FIDUCIARY OUT: The Agreement prohibits the Company from actively marketing the
Assets or the Company's stock but provides that the Company is entitled to
respond to unsolicited inquiries from third parties. The Agreement also
provides that until the date seven (7) business days prior to the Closing date,
the Company may provide financial information about the Company and the Assets
to third parties who request such information and who have signed a
confidentiality agreement.
In the event any such third party makes an offer to purchase all or
substantially all of the Company's stock or the Assets and the Company's Board
of Directors determines that the terms of such offer are economically superior
to the Purchaser's offer such that acceptance of the offer would be required in
the exercise of the Board's fiduciary obligations to the Company's shareholders,
then the Company shall have the right (the "Fiduciary Out") to send the
Purchaser a written notice (a "Fiduciary Out Notice") of such determination.
If the Company elects to send a Fiduciary Out Notice, the sale of Assets to the
Purchaser will be terminated and the Company shall pay to the Purchaser a fee of
$2,000,000 as compensation for the Purchaser's loss of the opportunity to
purchase the Assets and the Purchaser shall be entitled to have the Deposit, and
any accrued interest thereon, released from Escrow. The $2,000,000 shall be
payable in two increments: (i) $150,000 upon delivery of the Fiduciary Out
Notice and (ii) $1,850,000 if, and only if, the Company sells substantially all
of the Assets to a third party buyer or if there is a change of control of the
Company, in each case within 12 months of the date of the Fiduciary Out Notice.
The Purchaser will have the option to reinstate its Agreement to purchase the
Assets in the event that a third-party transaction causing the Company to
deliver a Fiduciary Out Notice does not close within 75 days.
REDUCTION OF PURCHASE PRICE
Under the terms of the Agreement, as amended, the purchase price will be reduced
by $250,000 for physical defects, lease discrepancies, and other such items that
arose as a result of the Purchaser's due diligence review of the Assets.
HOLDBACK OF PURCHASE PRICE
Under the terms of the amended Agreement, at the Closing the Escrow Holder shall
retain $600,000 in escrow (the "Holdback"). This Holdback, or any portion
thereof, may be accessed for a period of up to one year following the Closing to
satisfy claims by the Purchaser for any breaches by the Company of any of the
representations and warranties made by the Company in the Agreement. To the
extent the Holdback is not released to the Purchaser, the Holdback shall be
released to the Company at the end of the one-year period.
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OTHER AGREEMENTS
TAXES AND RECORDING FEES: All sales and use taxes incurred in connection with
the sale of the personal property in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
and all documentary transfer taxes will be borne by the Company. All costs of
processing fees and recording all documents necessary to convey title to the
Realty will be borne by the Purchaser.
TITLE INSURANCE: The Company will bear that portion of the cost of the policies
of title insurance attributable to a CLTA owner's standard coverage title
insurance policy, plus the cost of such endorsements as may be reasonably
required in order for the Company to convey good and marketable title to the
Realty. All other costs of the title insurance policies, including the cost of
any special or custom endorsements requested by the Purchaser that relate to
matters other than marketability of title, will be borne by the Purchaser.
ESCROW COSTS: The Company and the Purchaser will each pay one-half (1/2) of the
costs of Escrow; provided, however, that in the event Escrow fails to close
because of a default by the Purchaser, costs of Escrow incurred through the date
Escrow is canceled will be borne by the Purchaser and in the event Escrow fails
to close because of a default by the Company, costs of Escrow incurred through
the date Escrow is canceled will be borne by the Company.
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS: The Company's largest shareholder, Triton, and
Directors Kasun and Nelson, holding an aggregate of 753,460 shares (54.95%) of
the Company's issued and outstanding shares, have agreed to vote their shares to
approve the Agreement and the Transaction, subject to the exercise of the
Fiduciary Out.
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
The Company believes that there are no federal or state regulatory requirements
that must be complied with, nor are there any such governmental consents or
approvals that must be obtained in connection with, the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Based upon the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and upon
applicable California law, there are no rights of appraisal or similar rights of
dissenters with respect to the sale of Assets contemplated by the Agreement.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
The transactions contemplated by the Agreement will be accounted for as a sale
of assets. An estimated loss on sale and the related selling costs will be
accrued during the Company's third quarter, with any resulting adjustments made
upon Closing.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SHAREHOLDERS
The sale of the Assets to the Purchaser will not have a direct federal income
tax consequence to the Company's shareholders. If the Company distributes a
significant portion of the resulting cash to the shareholders, such distribution
would be a taxable transaction to the shareholders for federal income tax
purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local,
foreign, and other tax laws. In general, for federal income tax
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purposes, a shareholder would recognize dividend income to the extent of the
Company's current or cumulative earnings and profits; thereafter, the
distribution would be considered a return of capital, reducing the basis of the
stock owned (capital gain would result if distributions are in excess of the
shareholder's basis in the stock). A gain or loss on sale would be realized by
a shareholder at the time he/she sells the stock and would be equal to the
difference between the shareholder's sales proceeds and the basis of the stock
owned. The Board of Directors has not determined whether or to what extent to
make a distribution to shareholders following completion of the transaction (see
"Operation of the Company after the Closing" below).
The federal income tax discussion set forth above is included for general
information purposes only and may not apply to taxpayers with special
circumstances such as shareholders who are not citizens or residents of the
United States. The tax consequences to shareholders may vary depending on the
actions of the Company following consummation of the Transaction. No
information is provided herein as to state, local, foreign, or other tax
consequences. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors to determine
the particular federal, state, local, foreign, and other tax consequences to
them of the sale of Assets contemplated by the Agreement and subsequent actions
of the Company.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPANY
The sale of Assets contemplated by the Agreement will constitute a taxable
disposition of assets for federal income tax purposes and may result in an
insignificant tax gain or loss to the Company.
VOTE REQUIRED
The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company's stock, either voting in person or by proxy, is necessary to approve
the Agreement and the Transaction. Shareholders holding an aggregate of 753,460
shares (54.95%) of the Company's outstanding shares have agreed to vote their
shares to approve the Agreement and the Transaction (see "Other Agreements --
Shareholder Agreements" above). Because approval by a majority of the
outstanding shares is required, broker non-votes and abstentions effectively
will be votes against the Agreement and the proposed Transaction.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company believes the consummation of the Agreement
is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and recommends
that the shareholders of the Company vote to approve the Agreement and the
Transaction. The Board of Directors believes the purchase price for the Assets
is fair and equitable to the Company and its shareholders. In recommending that
shareholders approve the Agreement and the Transaction, the Board considered the
prospects for continued operation of the Company's properties on an independent
basis, the likelihood of raising capital to support an acquisition of other
properties, and expressions of interest in acquiring the Company from
independent third parties as well as advice from the Company's financial
advisors and the Fairness Opinion rendered by Slusser (see "Background and
Reasons for the Transaction" above).
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS
IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS AND
RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION.
INTEREST OF COMPANY MANAGEMENT IN THE SALE OF ASSETS
The Company is a party to employment separation agreements with each of its
executive officers. Each agreement provides that the officer be retained as a
consultant to the Company upon termination of employment
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other than for cause, or upon resignation following a reduction in salary or
benefits not shared with all other employees of the Company, a reduction in
corporate title, or a relocation of the officer's place of work greater than 50
miles from the Company's current headquarters. While a consultant, a former
officer would receive a consulting fee equal to the individual's annual base
salary immediately before termination, paid in a lump-sum or monthly
installments during the consulting period, which ranges from 12 to 24 months.
While a consultant, the former officer would continue to be eligible to
participate in medical, dental, and life insurance programs generally available
to the Company's employees, for which the officer would contribute 50 percent of
any applicable premiums, and would be reimbursed for actual, pre-approved
expenses incurred while performing consulting services. While the Transaction
will not, by itself, trigger benefits for executive officers under the
referenced agreements, in the event that their employment is terminated by the
Company or deemed terminated following the Transaction, such individuals will be
entitled to the benefits provided thereunder.
Certain of the Company's Directors and executive officers have been granted
options to purchase shares of the Company's stock. These options were granted
under incentive and Director stock option plans and under a separate
nonqualified grant. Options granted through the stock option plans vest ratably
over a five-year period; these plans contain acceleration clauses that, upon
completion of the Transaction as contemplated, would cause immediate vesting of
all unvested options (24,520 shares). Unvested options covered by the
nonqualified grant would not be affected by the contemplated Transaction.
OPERATION OF THE COMPANY AFTER THE CLOSING
Upon the Closing, after satisfying its accrued liabilities, the Company will
have net assets of approximately $12,500,000 consisting of approximately
$9,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents, and $3,500,000 as the approximate value
of the Company's leasehold interest in the Mission West Executive Aircraft
Center, which currently generates approximately $35,000 per month in cash
(before debt service and capital costs) and approximately $35,000 per month in
operating profit (before depreciation and interest expense).
The Company's Board of Directors currently intends to consider a substantial
distribution of the cash assets to the shareholders by way of a dividend. The
Company may also seek to acquire, merge, consolidate, or otherwise combine with
an operating business or sell the Company's interest in the remaining operating
property, and/or the shell of the Company. To date, the Board has not
determined to make a distribution in any particular manner or amount. Although
the Company has been in discussions with one potential acquisition candidate, no
definitive agreement has been reached with such party. In evaluating to what
extent to make a distribution to shareholders, the Board will consider the
Company's obligations to its creditors and its other cash requirements. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be able to acquire or combine with any
business, or that such business will be profitable. The Company will be relying
on a number of sources to identify potential candidates. Following completion
of the sale transaction, the Company anticipates making a careful review of
continuing general and administrative expenses, which currently approximate
$84,000 per month. It is likely that such expenses will be curtailed by
reductions in staff and other appropriate measures.
Pending distribution and/or an acquisition or business combination, the
Company's cash will be invested as management of the Company deems prudent,
which may include, but will not be limited to, certificates of deposit, mutual
funds, money-market accounts, or United States Government securities. In the
event that the Company proposes to engage primarily in the business of investing
or trading in securities, or otherwise invest its cash in investment securities
having a value in excess of 40 percent of its total assets (exclusive of
Government Securities, certificates of deposit, and other cash items), the
Company may be deemed to be an investment company and therefore may be required
to register under and become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940. Any
such registration could have an adverse impact upon the Company and its
operations. The Company will attempt to invest the Company's cash in a manner
that will not result in the Company's being deemed to be an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In this regard, while the Company's
interim investments of the net proceeds from the Transaction are intended to be
temporary (i.e., for a period during which the Company is determining its future
course of action), any such investments deemed by the
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Securities and Exchange Commission not to be temporary may result in the Company
being required to register as an investment company.
While the Board currently believes that pursuing an acquisition or business
combination in conjunction with a substantial distribution to the shareholders
is in the shareholders' best interest, it may subsequently decide to pursue
other options available to the Company, such as liquidating the Company. Such
other options will be considered if the Board determines that it cannot
successfully acquire, merge, consolidate, or otherwise combine with an operating
business in a timely manner. The Company's Common Stock could be delisted by
the American Stock Exchange in the event that a business combination transaction
has not been identified within approximately 90 days from the Closing of the
asset sale transaction.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Selected consolidated financial information for six-month periods as reported in
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31,
1996 (supplied herewith) and annual information as set forth in the Company's
fiscal year 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K (supplied herewith) under "Item 6 --
Selected Consolidated Financial Data" is reproduced here for reference.
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Six Months
Ended May 31 Years Ended November 30
(in thousands, except ------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------
per share data) 1996 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Results of Operations:
Revenues $3,797 $3,802 $ 7,926 $ 9,297 $ 7,142 $ 7,297 $ 6,482
Net Income (Loss) 152 52 52 (1,943) (1,065) (824) (869)
Net Income (Loss) per Share 0.11 0.04 0.04 (1.32) (0.73) (0.56) (0.59)
Financial Condition:
Total Assets $46,932 $47,570 $47,570 $50,963 $56,236 $59,731 $60,596
Notes Payable 31,451 31,967 31,967 34,382 35,938 38,229 37,265
Shareholders' Equity per Share 10.43 10.33 10.33 10.02 11.27 12.04 12.95
Cash Dividend per Share 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.35 0.40
Average Shares Outstanding 1,371 1,368 1,393 1,469 1,469 1,469 1,475
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This data should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements
and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations with respect thereto as contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial information for the
six-month periods ending May 31, 1996 and 1995 has been derived from the
historical financial statements as reported in the Form 10-Q and is unaudited.
The financial information for each of the five (5) years in the period ended
November 30, 1995, has been derived from historical financial statements of the
Company that have been audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, independent certified
public accountants, as set forth in their opinions thereon.
STOCK PRICE
The Company's Common Stock is listed on the American and Pacific Stock
Exchanges. On June 28, 1996, the last trading day prior to the public
announcement of the proposed sale of Assets, the high, low, and closing sales
price of the Company's Common Stock was $6.75 per share.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE AND CONCURRENT DELIVERY
Each of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1995 (including audited financial statements of the Company as of
and for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995) and the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1996 (including
unaudited financial statements of the Company as of and for the six-month period
ended May 31, 1996) (i) are incorporated herein by reference and (ii) has
accompanied the delivery of this proxy statement. In addition, all other
reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since November 30, 1995 are
incorporated herein by reference.
If a shareholder of the Company desires an additional copy of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1995 or the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31,
1996, or a copy of any other document incorporated herein by reference, one will
be furnished without charge upon written request. Please write to Office of the
Secretary, Mission West Properties, 6815 Flanders Drive, Suite 250, San Diego,
California 92121-3914.
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Company's independent accountants are Price Waterhouse LLP. A
representative of Price Waterhouse LLP is expected to attend the special
meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do
so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
Any shareholder desiring to have a proposal included in the proxy statement and
form of proxy for the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must submit that
proposal in writing to the executive offices of the Company by October 14, 1996.
OTHER MATTERS
The Directors know of no other matters to be presented for action at the special
meeting. As to any matter that may properly come before the meeting, the
proxies confer discretionary authority on the persons named therein and those
persons will vote the proxies in accordance with their best judgment with
respect thereto.
By Order of the Directors
Katrina L. Thompson
Secretary
September 16, 1996
San Diego, California
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SLUSSER ASSOCIATES, INC. EXHIBIT A
One Citicorp Center, Suite 5100
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 355-5233 - Fax (212) 752-3646
Peter Slusser
CONFIDENTIAL
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June 28, 1996
Board of Directors
Mission West Properties
8615 Flanders Drive
San Diego, California 92121
Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion from a financial point of view concerning the
fairness of the transaction described below to the present stockholders of
Mission West Properties (the "Company"). The Company and DMB/SVP California
Investments, LLC ("DMB/SVP") have today entered into an Agreement of Purchase
and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions dated June 28, 1996 (the "Agreement")
pursuant to which DMB/SVP will acquire the Real Estate assets of the Company and
its subsidiaries. We understand that, pursuant to the Agreement, DMB/SVP will
pay to the Company, as consideration, forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000),
subject to certain contingencies. It is our understanding that substantially
all of the proceeds net of expenses and repayment of debts will be distributed
to the Shareholders of Mission West.
In connection with this opinion, we have made such reviews, analysis and
inquiries as we have deemed necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.
Among other things we have:
1. Reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and other
information of the Company;
2. Made certain inquiries as to the financial status of the owners of DMB/SVP;
3. Reviewed certain internal financial statements and other financial and
operating data concerning the Company prepared by management, including
management's estimate of future cash flows;
4. Reviewed with management their estimates as to the possible cash
distribution available to Shareholders pursuant to the Agreement;
5. Compared the financial performance of the Company and the prices and
trading activity of the Company's common stock with that of certain other
generally comparable publicly-traded companies and their securities;
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6. Reviewed the terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain generally
comparable acquisition transactions;
7. Met or spoke with representatives of the Company and the DMB/SVP and their
legal advisors;
8. Reviewed the Agreement; and
9. Conducted such other studies, analysis and inquiries as we deemed
appropriate.
We have assumed and relied upon without independent verification the accuracy
and completeness of the information reviewed by us for the purposes of this
opinion. We have assumed and relied upon the accuracy of the estimates by
management as to the amount of the cash to be distributed to the Shareholders,
without assuming any responsibility for independent verification or calculation
thereof. In connection with such estimates and with respect to the financial
projections for the Company, we have relied upon and assumed, without
independent verification, that they have been reasonably prepared and reflect
the best currently available data and judgments of management. We have not
performed an appraisal of the physical assets of the Company or its subsidiaries
for the purposes of this opinion.
We have acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company in
respect to the transaction outlined in the Agreement. We will receive a fee for
our services, part of which is contingent upon closing the transaction pursuant
to the Agreement. We have in the past provided financial advisory services to
the Company, and we have received fees for rendering these services.
Based upon the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, it is our opinion that the
above described transaction is fair from a financial point of view to the
present Mission West shareholders.
Slusser Associates, Inc. as a customary part of its investment banking business
is engaged in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with
mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and valuations for estate,
corporate and other purposes. This letter is prepared solely for the use of the
Board of Directors of Mission West Properties.
Very Truly Yours,
Slusser Associates, Inc.
By /s/ Peter Slusser
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EXHIBIT B
AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
By and Among
DMB/SVP CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS, LLC,
AS BUYER
and
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES
and
MISSION WEST EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT CENTER, INC.,
AS SELLER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. KEY BUSINESS TERMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 Date of this Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Parties' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Deposit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Escrow Holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Scheduled Closing Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.6 Contingency Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.7 Contingency Period Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.8 Due Diligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.9 Closing Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.10 Target Date for Seller's Shareholders' Meeting . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.11 Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. DEFINITIONS AND EXHIBITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Defined Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Exhibits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. TRANSACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Agreement to Purchase and Sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Parties' Intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. PURCHASE PRICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1 Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2 Payment and Holdback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.3 Seller's Covenant Re Existing Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.1 Deposit Into Escrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2 After Opening of Escrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.3 [Intentionally Deleted.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.4 Deposit as Liquidated Damages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6. ESCROW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.1 Opening of Escrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.2 Close of Escrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6.3 Execution of Additional Escrow Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.4 Apportionment of Closing Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.5 Deliveries by Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.6 Deliveries by Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.7 Joint Deliveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.8 Prorations and Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.9 Post-Closing Adjustments to Prorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.10 Tenant Security Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.11 Release of Holdback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7. TITLE MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.1 Preliminary Title Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 Surveys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7.3 Title Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7.4 Reinsurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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8. CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.2 Due Diligence Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.3 Due Diligence Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.4 Conclusion of Due Diligence Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.5 Accuracy of Seller's Representations and Warranties. . . . . . . . 19
8.6 Entry on Realty; Indemnification by Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.7 Delivery of Due Diligence Materials by Buyer.. . . . . . . . . . . 20
9. CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9.1 Seller's Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9.2 Fiduciary Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10. LEASES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10.1 Operation of Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10.2 Estoppel Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10.3 Delinquent Rents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11. MISCELLANEOUS COVENANTS BY SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11.1 Construction Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11.2 Assignment of Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11.3 Public Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12.1 "As-Is" Transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12.2 Representations and Warranties by Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12.3 Representations and Warranties by Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
12.4 Termination of Representations and Warranties. . . . . . . . . . . 28
13. DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION AND CONDEMNATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
13.1 Risk of Physical Loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
13.2 Condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
14. MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
14.1 Waiver.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
14.2 Attorneys' Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
14.3 Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
14.4 Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.5 Successors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.6 Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.7 Choice of Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.8 Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.9 Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.10 Brokers and Finders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.11 No Offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.12 Limitation of Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
14.13 Jurisdiction and Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14.14 Lease to MWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14.15 Arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
This AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS (the
"Agreement") is made as of this 1st day of July 1996 by and among DMB/SVP
CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the "Buyer"),
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, a California corporation ("MWP"), and MISSION WEST
EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT CENTER, INC., a California corporation ("MWEAC"), with
reference to the facts set forth in the Recitals below.
RECITALS
A. MWEAC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MWP. Hereafter, MWP and MWEAC
may sometimes be collectively referred to as the "Seller."
B. MWP is the owner of nine (9) parcels of improved and unimproved land
("MWP's Land"), as generally described on the Schedule of MWP's Land attached
hereto as Exhibit "A-1." Seven (7) parcels of MWP's Land are located in San
Diego and Riverside Counties, California. Two (2) parcels of MWP's Land are
located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
C. The parcels of MWP's Land which are improved with Improvements (as
defined below) are referred to individually as a "Property" and collectively as
the "Properties." The one parcel of MWP's Land which is unimproved is referred
to as the "Unimproved Parcel."
D. MWEAC is leasing two (2) parcels of land ("MWEAC's Leaseholds") from
the County of San Diego (the "Ground Lessor") pursuant to (1) a certain Aviation
Lease dated May 24, 1988, as amended by a certain First Amendment to Aviation
Lease dated March 12, 1991 and a certain Second Amendment to Aviation Lease
dated June 1, 1993 (collectively, the "MWEAC I Ground Lease") and (2) a certain
Aviation Lease dated March 4, 1992 (the "MWEAC II Ground Lease"). Hereafter,
the MWEAC I and II Ground Leases may sometimes be collectively referred to as
the "MWEAC Ground Leases." MWEAC's Leaseholds are generally described on the
Schedule of MWEAC's Leaseholds attached as Exhibit "A-2."
E. MWEAC owns the Improvements located on MWEAC's Leaseholds (the
"Leasehold Improvements"). Hereafter, MWEAC's Leaseholds and the Leasehold
Improvements may sometimes be collectively referred to as the "Leasehold
Properties."
F. MWP's Land and MWEAC's Leaseholds are legally described on Exhibits
"A-3" and "A-4," respectively.
G. Hereafter, the Properties, the Unimproved Parcel, MWEAC's Leaseholds
and the Leasehold Improvements may sometimes be collectively referred to as the
"Realty." The Realty constitutes substantially all of Seller's Assets (as
defined below).
H. Seller desires to sell the Realty and certain other Assets of Seller
related thereto and Buyer desires to purchase the Realty and such other Assets,
all as more fully provided below in this Agreement.
I. The parties are executing this Agreement to memorialize their
understanding concerning the purchase and sale of the Realty and such other
Assets of Seller.
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AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual
covenants and conditions contained below in this Agreement, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1. KEY BUSINESS TERMS
1.1 DATE OF THIS The date specified in the
AGREEMENT: Preamble to this Agreement.
1.2 PARTIES' Buyer: DMB/SVP CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS,
ADDRESSES: LLC
402 West Broadway, Suite 1290
San Diego, CA 92101
Attn: Robert G. Sarver
Facsimile No.: (619) 239-7999
Seller: MISSION WEST PROPERTIES
6815 Flanders Drive, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92121-3914
Attn: J. Gregory Kasun
Facsimile No.: (619) 450-1618
1.3 DEPOSIT: The earnest money deposit to be made
by Buyer in the amount of Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000)
1.4 ESCROW HOLDER: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
411 Ivy Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Facsimile No.: (619) 231-4696
1.5 SCHEDULED CLOSING August 23, 1996, subject to extension
DATE: pursuant to Section 6.2(b)
1.6 CONTINGENCY Commencing on the Date of this
PERIOD: Agreement and terminating on July 24, 1996
1.7 CONTINGENCY PERIOD None
EXTENSION:
1.8 DUE DILIGENCE As specified in Section 8.3
DELIVERY DATE:
1.9 CLOSING DEADLINE: Initially, September 24, 1996, subject
to extension pursuant to Section 6.2(d)
1.10 TARGET DATE FOR August 14, 1996
SELLER'S SHAREHOLDERS'
MEETING
1.11 PURCHASE PRICE: Forty-Two Million Dollars
($42,000,000)
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2. DEFINITIONS AND EXHIBITS
2.1 DEFINED TERMS. Terms used in this Agreement which begin with
initial capital letters are defined terms which shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Recitals above, in this Section 2.1 below, or
elsewhere in this Agreement. Terms defined in this Section 2.1 are as
follows:
"ACQUISITION PRICE." As defined in Section 8.2(d)(1) below.
"A-LEASES." All leases affecting the Realty under which Seller is the
landlord which are not B-Leases and which are in effect on the Date of this
Agreement or which are executed subsequent thereto in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.1. The A-Leases include month-to-month leases, as
listed on the Rent Rolls.
"ASSETS." The assets of Seller to be purchased by Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement, consisting of:
(1) The Realty,
(2) The Personal Property,
(3) The Property Reports,
(4) The Intangible Property,
(5) The Leases, including all security deposits made by the
Tenants under the Leases,
(6) The Permits,
(7) The Continuing Service Contracts, and
(8) All other rights and interests of Seller relating to the
Realty.
"A-TENANTS." The tenants under the A-Leases.
"B-LEASES." All month-to-month leases with the tenants of the airport
facilities which are located on MWEAC's Leaseholds.
"B-TENANTS." The tenants under the B-Leases.
"BREAK-UP FEE." As defined in Section 9.2(f) below.
"BUYER'S CLOSING CERTIFICATE." The certificate of Buyer to be provided
to Seller pursuant to Section 9.1(a) below at the Closing, certifying that
Buyer's representations and warranties in Section 12.3 are true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, without material
adverse exceptions.
"BUYER'S REPORTS." As defined in Section 8.7 below.
"CHANGE IN CONTROL." As defined in Section 9.2(f)(2) below.
"CLOSING" or "CLOSE OF ESCROW." The recordation of the Deeds and the
MWEAC Ground Lease Assignments and the concurrent disbursement of Buyer's
funds to Seller in consequence thereof.
"CLOSING DATE." The date upon which the Close of Escrow occurs.
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"CLOSING DEADLINE." The date specified in Section 1.9 above as the last
date by which the subject transaction must occur, as more fully provided in
Section 6.2(c) below. The Closing Deadline may be extended until December
31, 1996, as provided in Section 6.2(d) below.
"CODE." The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"CONTINGENCY PERIOD." The period of time specified in Section 1.6 for
Buyer to conduct its due diligence review of the Assets.
"CONTINUING SERVICE CONTRACTS." The Service Contracts to be assumed by
Buyer and assigned to Buyer at the Closing, as provided in Section 8.2(e)
below. The Continuing Service Contracts shall specifically include the Gibbs
Agreement.
"DEEDS." The Grant Deeds conveying to Buyer title to the Properties,
the Leasehold Improvements and the Unimproved Parcel.
"DEPOSIT." The earnest money deposit to be made by Buyer pursuant to
Section 5.1 in the amount specified in Section 1.3 above.
"DISAPPROVED EXCEPTIONS." The exceptions or discrepancies to title for
the Realty described in the Preliminary Reports and/or the Surveys to which
Buyer objects by written notice to Seller and Escrow Holder within the Title
Review Period or the Survey Review Period, as the case may be. Any
Disapproved Exceptions shall have an adverse effect on the value of the
Realty.
"DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS." As defined in Section 8.3 below.
"EARNOUT PERIOD." As defined in Section 9.2(f) below.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS." As defined in the definition of "Hazardous
Materials" below in this Section 2.1.
"ESCROW." That certain escrow to be opened with the Escrow Holder in
respect of this Agreement and the transfer of the Realty, as more fully
provided in Article 6 below.
"ESCROW HOLDER." The company responsible for the Escrow, as specified
in Section 1.4 above.
"FIDUCIARY OUT." As defined in Section 9.2 below.
"FIDUCIARY OUT NOTICE." As defined in Section 9.2(d) below.
"GIBBS AGREEMENT." That certain Management Agreement dated December 1,
1989 between MWEAC, as owner, and Gibbs Flite Center, Inc., as manager.
"GROUND LESSOR." As defined in Recital D above.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS." Any wastes, materials or substances (whether in
the form of liquids, solids or gases, and whether or not air-borne), which
are or are deemed to be pollutants or contaminants, or which are or are
deemed to be hazardous, toxic, ignitable, reactive, corrosive, dangerous,
harmful or injurious, or which present a risk, to public health or to the
environment, or which are regulated by or under the authority of any
applicable local, state or federal laws, judgments, ordinances, orders,
rules, regulations, codes or other governmental restrictions, guidelines or
requirements, any amendments or successor(s) thereto, replacements thereof or
publications promulgated pursuant thereto (collectively, the "Environmental
Laws").
"HOLDBACK." As defined in Section 4.2(b) below.
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"HOLDBACK PERIOD." The one (1) year period beginning on the Close of
Escrow and ending on the first anniversary thereof.
"IMPROVEMENTS." All buildings, fixtures, equipment (including without
limitation mechanical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems) and
other improvements located upon the Realty at the Closing.
"INTANGIBLE PROPERTY." All signs, logos, trade names or styles relating
to the trade names listed on the Schedule of Intangible Property attached
hereto as Exhibit E, if any, owned by Seller as of the Closing Date. The
Intangible Property shall not include the names "Mission West Properties,"
"Mission West Executive Aircraft Center," or any variations thereof.
"JOINT REPAIR ESTIMATE." As defined in Section 8.2(c)(3) below.
"LEASES." The A-Leases and the B-Leases, collectively.
"LEASE CHANGES." As defined in Section 10.1(a) below.
"LEASE DISCREPANCIES." As defined in Section 10.2(b) below.
"LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS." As defined in Recital E above.
"LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES." As defined in Recital E above.
"MONETARY LIENS." As defined in Section 7.1(b) below.
"MWEAC GROUND LEASES." As defined in Recital D above.
"MWEAC GROUND LEASE ASSIGNMENTS." The instruments assigning the MWEAC
Ground Leases from Seller to Buyer.
"MWEAC'S LEASEHOLDS." As defined in Recital D above.
"MWP'S LAND." As defined in Recital B above.
"OPENING OF ESCROW." The date on which the Escrow is opened as
indicated by the date on the signature page of this Agreement as the date on
which the Escrow Holder accepted the Escrow and agreed to be bound by the
escrow instructions contained in this Agreement.
"OPERATING EXPENSES." Expenses incurred in the maintenance and
operation of the Realty which are separately charged or billed to the Tenants.
"PERMITS." All those governmental permits or land use entitlements
obtained by, vested in or in the possession of Seller which are related to
the use, ownership or occupancy of the Realty. The Permits include by way of
illustration building permits and certificates of occupancy.
"PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS." The exceptions or discrepancies to title for
the Realty as shown on the Preliminary Reports and/or the Surveys which are
not Disapproved Exceptions. The Permitted Exceptions shall include without
limitation non-delinquent property taxes and assessments, but not
supplemental taxes for improvements to the Realty made before the Close of
Escrow.
"PERSONAL PROPERTY." All furniture, personal property, machinery,
apparatus, equipment and other personal property owned by Seller which are
located on the Realty and listed on the Schedule of Personal Property
attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided, however, that it is understood that
Buyer is not purchasing any Personal Property which may be located in
Seller's corporate offices at 6815
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Flanders Drive, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92121, even though such corporate
offices are located in a building which is part of the Realty.
"PHYSICAL DEFECTS." Any defects or deficiencies in the physical
condition of any part of the Realty which would cost more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500) to correct or repair in each instance; provided, however, that
Physical Defects shall not include ordinary wear and tear of the Improvements.
"POST-CLOSING R&W BREACH." A material breach of Seller's
representations and warranties contained in Section 12.2 of this Agreement
which is discovered or identified by Buyer during the Holdback Period.
"PRE-CLOSING DATE." The date on which Buyer and Seller shall meet to
verify the status of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement in order
to insure that the Closing will occur on the Scheduled Closing Date. On the
Pre-Closing Date, the parties shall (1) begin the calculation of amounts to
be prorated at the Closing and the allocation of the Purchase Price among the
Assets other than the Realty and (2) determine whether all deliveries due
each party to the other have been made, whether the final form of documents
to be delivered by each party at the Closing has been agreed on, whether
Buyer's lender is in a position to fund the portion of the Purchase Price to
be borrowed by Buyer, and such other matters as may be appropriate or
necessary. The Pre-Closing Date shall occur seven (7) business days before
the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same may be extended.
"PRELIMINARY REPORTS." The preliminary title reports issued by the
Title Company describing the state of title to the Realty.
"PROPERTY" OR "PROPERTIES." As defined in Recital C above.
"PROPERTY REPORTS." All reports relating to the Realty prepared by
third party engineers, architects and other professionals which may be in
Seller's possession, including without limitation architectural plans and
drawings, soils reports, and environmental audits or analyses or other
similar reports.
"PRORATED LEASES." As defined in Section 6.8(e) below.
"PRORATION DATE." The date and time for prorating all amounts to be
prorated between Buyer and Seller, as more fully provided in Section 6.8(a)
below.
"PURCHASE PRICE." The amount specified in Section 1.11 above to be paid
for the Assets pursuant to Section 4.1 below.
"REALTY." As defined in Recital G above.
"RENT ROLLS." The rent rolls for the Realty dated May 1996 attached
hereto as Exhibit "C."
"SELLER'S ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE." The actual knowledge of Seller after (1)
due inquiry of its current employees, officers, and directors, and (2) a
review of its books, records and files.
"SELLER'S CLOSING CERTIFICATE". The certificate of Seller to be
provided to Buyer pursuant to Section 8.5 below at the Closing, certifying
that Seller's representations and warranties in Section 12.2 are true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, without
material adverse exception.
"SERVICE CONTRACTS." Those contracts relating to the maintenance and
operation of the Realty, including without limitation utility contracts,
water and sewer contracts, maintenance contracts, janitorial service
contracts, management contracts, and any other contracts of a similar nature.
The Service Contracts are listed on Exhibit "F."
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"SITUS STATE." Each state in which the various portions of the Realty
are located.
"SURVEYS." The ALTA surveys of the Realty to be provided to Buyer by
Seller pursuant to Section 7.2 below.
"SURVEY REVIEW PERIOD." Ten (10) business days from and after the date
on which Buyer receives the last of the Surveys.
"TENANTS." The A-Tenants and the B-Tenants, collectively.
"THIRD PARTY BUYERS." As defined in Section 9.2(a) below.
"THIRD PARTY OFFERS." As defined in Section 9.2(b) below.
"TITLE COMPANY." The title insurance division of Escrow Holder which is
responsible for issuing the Preliminary Reports and the Title Policies.
"TITLE POLICIES." As defined in Section 7.3 below.
"TITLE REVIEW PERIOD." Ten (10) business days from and after the date
on which Buyer receives the Preliminary Reports, together with copies of all
documents giving rise to the title exceptions contained therein.
"UNIMPROVED PARCEL." As defined in Recital C above.
2.2 EXHIBITS. The Exhibits attached to this Agreement and incorporated
into this Agreement by this reference consist of the following:
Exhibit "A-1" -- Schedule of MWP's Land
Exhibit "A-2" -- Schedule of MWEAC's Leaseholds
Exhibit "A-3" -- Legal Description of MWP's Land
Exhibit "A-4" -- Legal Description of MWEAC's Leaseholds
Exhibit "B" -- Schedule of Personal Property
Exhibit "C" -- Rent Rolls dated May 1996
Exhibit "D" -- Schedule of Prorated Leases
Exhibit "E" -- Schedule of Intangible Property
Exhibit "F" -- Schedule of Service Contracts
3. TRANSACTION
3.1 AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL. Subject to all of the terms,
conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Seller hereby agrees to sell and
Buyer hereby agrees to buy the Assets for the consideration set forth in this
Agreement.
3.2 PARTIES' INTENT.
(a) GENERAL. It is expressly agreed that, if Buyer does not
terminate this Agreement and the Escrow before the end of the Contingency
Period, Buyer must purchase all of the Assets and may not elect to purchase
only portions of the Assets, subject, however, to Section 8.2(d)(2) below.
The parties intend that Buyer will purchase the Assets on an "as is" basis,
as more fully provided below, and that all monetary liens and encumbrances
encumbering the Realty will be discharged and paid in full by the Seller at
the Close of Escrow, excluding, however, the lien of Municipal Improvement
Bond No. 151 filed in the Office of the Treasurer of the City of Riverside,
which is commonly referred to as the "Clay Street Assessment Bond" which
affects the Western Metal Lath Property. Prior to the Opening of Escrow,
Buyer has evaluated the economic and financial feasibility of purchasing the
Assets, subject to Seller's verifying the Acquisition Price under the MWEAC
Ground
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Leases. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it is
agreed that by executing this Agreement Buyer waives the right to terminate
this Agreement for reasons relating to such economic matters, including
without limitation Buyer's inability to obtain financing to purchase the
Assets.
(b) SCOPE OF BUYER'S DUE DILIGENCE. The parties intend that,
subject to verification of the Acquisition Price under the MWEAC Ground
Leases, Buyer's due diligence review of the Assets shall be limited to (1)
verifying the accuracy of Seller's representations and warranties and (2)
investigating matters relating to the state of title and the physical
condition of the Assets, i.e. the physical condition and integrity of the
Improvements, the condition of the soils of the Realty, the presence of
Hazardous Materials in, on or under the Realty, and other concerns or matters
which are customarily addressed or considered in Phase I and/or Phase II
environmental assessments or investigations of real property in Southern
California. As a result, the Deposit shall be deemed to be non-refundable
upon deposit into the Escrow and shall be payable to Seller as liquidated
damages if Buyer terminates this Agreement and cancels the Escrow for any
reason other than (1) a default by Seller, (2) as expressly permitted Buyer
in Article 13 or elsewhere in this Agreement, or (3) as a result of Buyer's
exercise of its termination rights pursuant to Section 8.2(c) below.
4. PURCHASE PRICE
4.1 AMOUNT. The Purchase Price shall be the amount specified in
Section 1.11. On or before the end of the Contingency Period, the parties
shall agree on an allocation of the Purchase Price among the various parcels
which comprise the Realty. Such allocation of the Purchase Price shall be
used for all purposes, including the calculation of real property transfer
taxes. The Purchase Price may be adjusted pursuant to Section 8.2(c)(3) and
Section 8.2(d).
4.2 PAYMENT AND HOLDBACK.
(a) PAYMENT. The Purchase Price shall be paid in full in cash on
the Closing Date at which time the Assets shall be delivered to Buyer as
provided in this Agreement. The Purchase Price shall be paid in lawful
currency of the United States of America in the form required by Escrow
Holder. After payment of closing costs payable by Seller and amounts
required to pay or discharge liens encumbering the Realty, the balance of the
Purchase Price, less the Holdback, shall be paid to Seller.
(b) HOLDBACK. At the Close of Escrow, Escrow Holder shall retain
in the Escrow a portion of the Purchase Price equal to One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) (the "Holdback"). The Holdback shall be invested in U.S.
Government securities or bank insured deposits. Interest accrued on the
Holdback shall be paid to Seller. The Holdback shall be released from Escrow
as provided in Section 6.11 below.
4.3 SELLER'S COVENANT RE EXISTING LOANS. As additional consideration
for the purchase of the Assets, Seller covenants that it shall not further
encumber the Assets with any additional debt without the prior written
consent of Buyer, whose consent may be withheld in Buyer's sole and absolute
discretion.
5. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT
5.1 DEPOSIT INTO ESCROW. Within one (1) business day after the Opening
of Escrow, Buyer shall place the Deposit with the Escrow Holder. The Deposit
shall be placed in an interest bearing account at the direction of Buyer.
All interest earned on such account shall belong to and be credited to Buyer,
subject, however, to Seller's rights under Section 5.4.
5.2 AFTER OPENING OF ESCROW. Once deposited into the Escrow, the
Deposit shall remain in the Escrow until released to Buyer or Seller, as the
case may be, or credited against the Purchase Price, all as provided in this
Agreement. If Buyer terminates this Agreement and cancels the Escrow before
the expiration of the Contingency Period, the Deposit, plus accrued interest,
shall be promptly paid to Buyer. If Seller and Buyer complete the purchase
of the Assets in accordance with this
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Agreement, the Deposit, plus accrued interest, shall be applied to the
payment of the Purchase Price. If the purchase and sale of the Assets is not
so completed and this Agreement terminates for any reason other than a
default by Buyer under this Agreement, then the Deposit, plus all accrued
interest, shall be promptly returned to Buyer upon such termination of this
Agreement. In the event of a default by Buyer under this Agreement, the
provisions of Section 5.4 shall apply to the Deposit and the interest accrued
thereon.
5.3 [INTENTIONALLY DELETED.]
5.4 DEPOSIT AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
(a) GENERAL. IN EVENT THE SALE OF THE ASSETS AS CONTEMPLATED IN
THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT CONSUMMATED BECAUSE OF A DEFAULT ON THE PART OF BUYER,
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ESCROW SHALL BE TERMINATED AND THE DEPOSIT (INCLUDING
ALL INTEREST EARNED FROM THE INVESTMENT THEREOF) SHALL BE PAID TO AND
RETAINED BY SELLER AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE
SECTIONS 1671 AND 1677. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SELLER'S ACTUAL DAMAGES
IN EVENT OF A DEFAULT BY BUYER WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPRACTICABLE
TO DETERMINE. THEREFORE, BY INITIALING BELOW, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THE DEPOSIT, PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST, HAS BEEN AGREED UPON, AFTER NEGOTIATION,
AS THE PARTIES' REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF SELLER'S DAMAGES AND AS SELLER'S
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST BUYER IN THE EVENT OF A DEFAULT ON THE PART OF BUYER
PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF ESCROW.
Buyer: _/s/________________ Seller: _/s/____________________
(b) OTHER REMEDIES. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4
to the contrary, Buyer agrees that Seller's entitlement to retain the Deposit
as liquidated damages is intended to compensate Seller only for damage
arisings from the failure of Buyer to timely purchase the Property in
accordance with this Agreement, and neither the existence of nor enforcement
by Seller of such remedy shall restrict or prejudice Seller's rights or
remedies to: (1) recover attorneys' fees and legal expenses in the event that
Buyer objects to or otherwise impedes the release of the Deposit by Escrow
Holder to Seller in the event of Buyer's default under this Agreement; (2)
enforce any indemnification obligations of Buyer provided for in this
Agreement or as a matter of law; and/or (3) assert any and all claims for
damages or for any other relief if Buyer commences any action or proceeding
against Seller.
6. ESCROW
6.1 OPENING OF ESCROW. Within two (2) business days after the
execution of this Agreement by both parties, a signed copy of this Agreement
shall be deposited by Seller with the Escrow Holder in order to open the
Escrow. Escrow Holder shall signify its acceptance of the Escrow and its
agreement to be bound by the escrow instructions contained in this Agreement
by signing the signature page hereto in the space provided and sending Buyer
and Seller an executed original of such signature page. Escrow Holder is
hereby authorized and instructed to act in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement, which, together with Escrow Holder's standard, general escrow
instructions, shall constitute escrow instructions to Escrow Holder. Seller
and Buyer shall each deposit such other instruments and funds as are
necessary to close the Escrow and complete the sale and purchase of the
Assets in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of a
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Escrow
Holder's standard or general escrow instructions, this Agreement shall
control.
6.2 CLOSE OF ESCROW.
(a) GENERAL. Seller and Buyer shall use their best efforts to
diligently complete the transaction contemplated in this Agreement in
accordance with the schedule set forth in this Agreement. Time is
specifically a matter of essence with respect to the performance of the
parties' respective obligations under this Agreement.
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(b) SCHEDULED CLOSING DATE. The Escrow is scheduled to close at
the offices of the Escrow Holder on the Scheduled Closing Date specified in
Section 1.5, as the same may be extended. The Scheduled Closing Date shall
not change except as provided in this Section 6.2(b). If Seller's
shareholders' meeting is not held by the date specified in Section 1.10, the
Scheduled Closing Date shall be extended to a date which is seven (7)
business days after the such shareholders' meeting is held. If such
shareholders' meeting is not held on or before September 12, 1996, and the
Closing Deadline is extended pursuant to Section 6.2(d), the Scheduled
Closing Date shall be extended to a date which is seven (7) business days
before the then applicable Closing Deadline. Buyer and Seller may also extend
the Scheduled Closing Date by mutual written agreement or pursuant to Section
8.2(c)(2).
(c) CLOSING DEADLINE. Except in the event of a failure of Seller
to convey the Assets to Buyer in breach of this Agreement, in no event shall
the Closing occur after the Closing Deadline specified in Section 1.10, as
the same may be extended pursuant to Section 6.2(d). If, through no fault
of Seller or Buyer, the Closing has not occurred by the Closing Deadline, as
the same may be extended pursuant to Section 6.2(d), Seller, in its sole
discretion, may elect to: (1) terminate this Agreement and the Escrow
without penalty by sending written notice of termination to Buyer and Escrow
Holder, or (2) extend the Closing Deadline to a mutually acceptable date. If
Seller elects to send a notice of termination pursuant to the preceding
sentence, Escrow Holder shall return all documents and funds deposited into
the Escrow to the party which deposited same and the costs of escrow
cancellation shall be paid as provided in Section 6.2(e).
(d) EXTENSION OF CLOSING DEADLINE. If Seller is unable to hold a
shareholders' meeting to approve the transaction contemplated in this
Agreement by September 12, 1996, Buyer shall have the right to extend the
Closing Deadline in one or more instances so that such shareholders' meeting
may be held; provided, however, that in no event shall the Closing Deadline
be extended beyond December 31, 1996. If Buyer so elects to extend the
Closing Deadline, Buyer shall give Seller and Escrow Holder written notice to
such effect on or before the expiration of the then applicable Closing
Deadline. The length of each extension of the Closing Deadline shall be made
in consultation with Seller in order to ascertain the amount of time which
Seller estimates will be required to hold such shareholders' meeting. Buyer
and Seller may also extend the Closing Deadline by mutual written agreement
or pursuant to Section 8.2(c)(2).
(e) CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO CLOSE. If the Escrow fails to close
because of a breach of this Agreement by Buyer, the costs incurred in
connection with the Escrow through the date of termination, including without
limitation the cost of the Preliminary Reports, shall be paid by Buyer and
Buyer shall be liable to pay Seller the liquidated damages specified in
Section 5.4. If the Escrow fails to close because of a breach of this
Agreement by Seller, such costs, without limitation of Buyer's remedies,
shall be paid by Seller. If the Escrow fails to close for any reason other
than a breach by Seller or Buyer, the cost of terminating the Escrow shall be
divided equally between the parties.
6.3 EXECUTION OF ADDITIONAL ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS. If Escrow Holder
requires additional escrow instructions, the parties agree to execute such
supplemental instructions as counsel for Seller and Buyer shall mutually
approve, and which do not substantively change this Agreement or the
obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
6.4 APPORTIONMENT OF CLOSING COSTS. If the Closing does not occur, the
costs and expenses of the Escrow shall be paid as provided in Section 6.2(e).
If the Closing occurs, the costs and expenses of the Escrow shall be paid as
follows:
(a) SHARED COSTS. Buyer and Seller shall each pay one-half (1/2)
of the costs of the Escrow.
(b) SELLER'S COSTS. Seller shall pay (1) the portion of the cost
of the Title Policies equal to the cost of CLTA owner's standard coverage
title insurance policies, plus the cost of such endorsements thereto as may
be reasonably required in order for Seller to convey good and marketable
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title to the Realty and assign the MWEAC Ground Leases to Buyer; (2) all
documentary transfer taxes; and (3) all sales and use taxes payable with
respect to the sale of the Personal Property. Beginning on the Pre-Closing
Date, the parties shall agree on the allocation of the Purchase Price among
the Assets other than the Realty.
(c) BUYER'S COSTS. Buyer shall pay (1) all costs of recording all
documents to be recorded in order to convey title to the Realty and assign
MWEAC's Ground Leases to Buyer; (2) the cost of the premiums for the Title
Policies in excess of the portion to be paid by Seller; (3) the cost of any
special or custom endorsements to the Title Policies requested by Buyer which
relate to matters other than marketability of title, e.g., zoning and
subdivision map act endorsements; (4) the cost of the Surveys; and (5) all
other costs incurred by Buyer in the course of its due diligence review of
the Assets.
6.5 DELIVERIES BY SELLER.
(a) LISTING. On or before the Scheduled Closing Date, Seller shall
deposit into the Escrow, for delivery to Buyer at the Close of Escrow, the
following documents:
(1) The Deeds, fully executed, in recordable form, sufficient
to convey marketable and good fee simple title to the Properties, the
Unimproved Parcel and the Leasehold Improvements, subject only to the
Permitted Exceptions;
(2) An Assignment of A-Leases assigning the A-Leases and
Seller's post-Closing obligations thereunder from Seller to Buyer;
(3) An Assignment of B-Leases assigning the B-Leases and
Seller's post-Closing obligations thereunder from Seller to Buyer;
(4) Estoppel Certificates from the A-Tenants in form mutually
acceptable to the parties, subject, however, to Section 10.2 below;
(5) Notices of Lease Assignment in form mutually acceptable to
the parties duly executed by Seller to be sent by Buyer to the A-Tenants and
the B-Tenants after the Closing;
(6) An Assignment of Contracts assigning the Continuing
Service Contracts to Buyer;
(7) The Assignment of Warranties to be delivered pursuant to
Section 11.2 below, including all written warranties in Seller's possession;
(8) A Bill of Sale for the Personal Property;
(9) The Rent Rolls Update dated as of the Closing Date,
containing the information required to update the Rent Rolls attached hereto
as Exhibit C;
(10) An Assignment of Permits assigning the Permits to Buyer,
including originals or, if necessary, copies of all Permits in Seller's
possession;
(11) An Assignment of Intangible Property assigning the
Intangible Property to Buyer;
(12) The Tenant Improvement Construction Schedule pursuant to
Section 11.1 below;
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(13) Such funds as may be necessary to comply with Seller's
obligations under this Agreement regarding prorations and assignment of the
security deposits made by the Tenants;
(14) The contents of Seller's files for the Leases, including
all correspondence with the Tenants, tenant ledger cards, keys, books,
records (or copies thereof) and other items used in connection with the
operation of the Realty;
(15) The original, executed copy of each of the MWEAC Ground
Leases, each A-Lease and each B-Lease, including any amendments thereto. If
the original executed copy of any such Lease cannot be located, a copy of the
missing original Lease shall be certified as true and correct by Seller. The
Leases shall be delivered to Buyer outside of the Escrow at Buyer's offices
and Escrow Holder is not to be concerned with delivery of the Leases;
(16) The certificate concerning changes in Seller's
representations and warranties after the Date of this Agreement provided for
in Section 12.2(b) below;
(17) The original, executed copy of each Continuing Service
Contract;
(18) The original, executed copies of the Estoppel
Certificates; and
(19) Seller's Closing Certificate pursuant to Section 8.5.
(b) FORM. All of the foregoing instruments and documents described
above in this Section 6.5 shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to both
Buyer and Seller. Buyer and Seller shall agree on the form of such
instruments and documents during the Contingency Period or such later date as
they may mutually agree on.
6.6 DELIVERIES BY BUYER.
(a) LISTING. On or before the Schedule Closing Date, Buyer shall
deposit into the Escrow, for delivery to Buyer at the Close of Escrow, the
following:
(1) The balance of the Purchase Price, taking into account any
credits due Buyer for security deposits of Tenants and otherwise under this
Agreement;
(2) Buyer's Closing Certificate pursuant to Section 9.1(a)
below; and
(3) Such other certificates or documents as may be reasonably
required of Buyer to complete the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
(b) FORM. All of the foregoing instruments and other documents
described above in this Section 6.6 shall be in form reasonably satisfactory
to both Buyer and Seller. Buyer and Seller shall agree on the form of such
instruments and documents no later than five (5) business days before the
Scheduled Closing Date.
6.7 JOINT DELIVERIES. On or before the Scheduled Closing Date or such
other times as may be specified in this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall
jointly deposit into the Escrow the following:
(a) The Joint Proration Statement setting forth the prorations of
income and expenses relating to the Assets, as more fully provided in Section
6.8 below;
(b) The MWEAC Ground Lease Assignments, fully executed by Seller,
Buyer and the Ground Lessor, in the form prescribed by the Ground Lessor and
approved by Buyer;
(c) The Joint Security Deposit Statement pursuant to Section 6.10
below;
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(d) The Joint Schedule of Delinquent Rents pursuant to Section 10.3
below; and
(e) The Joint Repair Estimate pursuant to Section 8.2(c)(3) below.
6.8 PRORATIONS AND CREDITS.
(a) GENERAL. All prorations provided for in this Agreement shall
be made as of the Proration Date on the basis of a thirty (30) day month or
three hundred sixty (360) day year. All prorations shall be made through the
Escrow unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. All revenues and all
expenses of the Realty shall be prorated and apportioned as of 12:01 a.m. on
the Closing Date, so that Seller shall bear all expenses with respect to the
Realty and shall have the benefit of all revenues with respect to the Realty
through and including midnight of the day (the "Proration Date") preceding
the Closing Date. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "revenues" shall
include any rent, and Operating Expenses payable to Seller by the Tenants
under the Leases. Any revenue or expense item which cannot be ascertained
with certainty as of the Closing Date shall be prorated on the basis of the
parties' reasonable estimates of any such items. A statement (the "Joint
Proration Statement") setting forth such agreed prorations signed by Buyer
and Seller shall be delivered to Escrow Holder at least two (2) business days
before the Scheduled Closing Date. Escrow Holder shall not be required to
calculate any prorations provided for in this Section 6.8. As soon as
practicable after the Closing, the parties shall make appropriate adjustments
to prorations of items which were based on estimates, as more fully provided
in Section 6.9 below.
(b) OPERATING EXPENSES. Certain of the Leases, both the A-Leases
and the B-Leases, are net leases which require the Tenants thereunder to pay
estimates of Operating Expenses for their respective premises. Seller makes
annual (calendar year) reconciliations of such Operating Expenses in order to
reconcile (on a cash basis) the receipts of estimated Operating Expenses from
the Tenants with the Operating Expenses actually paid for the relevant
calendar year. The reconciliation of Operating Expenses collected for
calendar year 1995 has been completed. Payments of Operating Expenses by
Tenants for calendar year 1996 shall be prorated in the same manner as rent
pursuant to Section 6.8(a). Any prepayments by Seller of expenses for the
Realty which are to be billed to the Tenants as Operating Expenses for 1996
shall be prorated in the same manner as other items subject to proration.
(c) PREPAID RENTS. Any prepaid rents under the Leases which are
allocable to the period following the Closing shall be credited to Buyer at
the Closing.
(d) TAXES, UTILITIES, ETC. Other items to be prorated by Buyer and
Seller shall include property taxes on the Realty and the Personal Property,
payments under any Continuing Service Contracts (provided that any delinquent
payments owing to Seller shall be treated in the same manner as delinquent
rents under the Leases), water, gas, electricity and other utility charges,
any unfixed meter charges, if any (apportioned on the basis of the last meter
reading), license and permit fees and other expenses customarily prorated.
Items prorated pursuant to this Section 6.8(d) shall be listed on the Joint
Proration Statement.
(e) LEASE BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The parties intend that brokerage
commissions payable for the Leases which are listed on Exhibit "D" or which
are Lease Changes (collectively, the "Prorated Leases") shall be prorated as
of the Closing. Such prorations shall be handled through the Escrow.
Prorations shall be made in proportion to the portion of the term (without
regard to any unexercised options to extend or renew) of the Prorated Leases
which are attributable to the period after the Closing. Seller shall be
responsible for the portion of any brokerage commissions payable with respect
to the Prorated Leases which are attributable to the period before the
Closing, while Buyer shall be responsible for the portion of any such
brokerage commissions which is attributable to the period after the Closing.
In order to effect such prorations before the Scheduled Closing Date, Seller
shall deliver to Buyer and Escrow Holder an updated version of the Schedule
of Prorated Leases, if necessary to reflect any Lease Changes which may occur
after the Date of this Agreement. All brokerage commissions currently due
and payable with respect to the Leases listed on the attached
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Rent Rolls shall be paid by Seller and any such brokerage commissions which
may be due after Closing with respect to such Leases shall be credited to
Buyer at the Closing. Prorations of brokerage commissions shall be listed on
the Joint Proration Statement.
(f) TENANT IMPROVEMENT COSTS. The parties also intend that any
amounts expended or to be expended by Seller for the construction of tenant
improvements for the Tenants under the Prorated Leases shall be prorated in
the same manner as provided for in Section 6.8(e) for the proration of
brokerage commissions under the Prorated Leases. Prorations of tenant
improvements costs shall be listed on the Joint Proration Statement. See
also Section 11.1 below.
(g) INSURANCE PREMIUMS. Insurance premiums shall not be prorated.
Seller shall be entitled to all insurance premium refunds on its insurance
policies. Buyer shall obtain its own insurance coverages for the Realty in
form and amount satisfactory to Buyer and its lenders.
(h) LEASE TERMINATION PAYMENTS. Buyer shall be entitled to the
full amount of any lease termination payments paid to Seller before the
Closing by Tenants pursuant to contractual rights to terminate any of the
Leases, in whole or in part.
6.9 POST-CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS TO PRORATIONS. No later than sixty (60)
days after the Closing, the parties shall finalize any estimated prorations
made at the Closing. After the end of said 60-day period, no further
adjustments to such prorations shall be made. Either party owing the other
party money based on adjustments made to estimated prorations after the
Closing Date shall promptly pay the sum due to the other party, plus, if
payment is not made within ten (10) days after mutual agreement on the final
adjustments to the prorations, interest thereon at the rate ten percent
(10.0%) per annum to the date of payment. Any amounts so due Buyer from
Seller may be paid from the Holdback.
6.10 TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS. Buyer shall receive a credit against the
Purchase Price for any security deposits paid to Seller by the Tenants.
Buyer and Seller shall deposit into the Escrow before the Scheduled Closing
Date a jointly signed statement (the "Joint Security Deposit Statement")
listing all such security deposits by Tenant name.
6.11 RELEASE OF HOLDBACK.
(a) GENERAL. The parties intend that the Holdback shall be
released to Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, as provided in this Section
6.11. In the event that Buyer believes that a Post-Closing R&W Breach has
occurred, Buyer may seek to have the Holdback released to Buyer pursuant to
Section 6.11(b). To the extent not released to Buyer, the Holdback shall be
released to Seller as provided in Section 6.11(c) below.
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(b) RELEASE TO BUYER.
(1) If, during the Holdback Period Buyer believes that a
Post-Closing R&W Breach has occurred, Buyer shall send Seller and Escrow
Holder a written notice (the "Claim Notice"), describing in reasonable detail
the nature of the Post-Closing R&W Breach and the reason why Buyer believes
that a breach of Seller's representations and warranties has occurred. Upon
receipt of a Claim Notice, Seller shall have five (5) business days in which
to evaluate the Claim Notice and to request that Buyer provide additional
information with respect thereto. If Seller agrees with the Claim Notice,
Buyer and Seller shall promptly attempt to agree on the cost of curing or
correcting the matter described in the Claim Notice. If Buyer and Seller are
unable to agree on (A) the validity of the claim asserted in the Claim
Notice, or (B) the cost of correcting the matter described therein within
fifteen (15) days after Seller's receipt of the Claim Notice, the dispute
shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 14.15. Buyer shall
have no right to send a Claim Notice as to any matter contained or disclosed
in any of Buyer's Reports or in the Due Diligence Materials.
(2) Upon a final determination of the cost of curing or
correcting the matter described in a Cure Notice, Escrow Holder shall
immediately release to Buyer a portion of the Holdback in the amount required
to pay such cost.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed that in the event a
Post-Closing R&W Breach occurs, Buyer's sole recourse against Seller for
damages and any other form of legal or equitable relief shall be to seek to
have the Holdback released to Buyer. Buyer hereby waives the right to seek
to collect damages or any other form of legal or equitable relief from Seller
due to a Post-Closing R&W Breach.
(c) RELEASE TO SELLER. Upon the end of the Holdback Period, Escrow
Holder shall promptly release to Seller the full amount of the Holdback
remaining in the Escrow, plus accrued interest; provided, however, that if
Buyer and Seller have not yet resolved a Claim Notice timely filed by Buyer
before the end of the Holdback Period, Escrow Holder shall retain in the
Escrow an amount reasonably estimated to pay for the cost of curing or
correcting the matter described in the unresolved Claim Notice. Upon final
resolution of the subject Claim Notice, all funds then remaining in the
Escrow shall be distributed to the party or parties entitled thereto.
7. TITLE MATTERS
7.1 PRELIMINARY TITLE REPORTS.
(a) REVIEW. As soon as reasonably possible after the Opening of
Escrow, the Title Company shall deliver to Buyer the Preliminary Reports,
together with copies of all instruments giving rise to the exceptions
contained in the Preliminary Reports. Buyer shall have until the end of the
Title Review Period to send Seller and Escrow Holder written notice of any
Disapproved Exceptions shown on the Preliminary Reports. Should Buyer fail
to timely send Seller and Escrow Holder written notice of the Disapproved
Exceptions, the Preliminary Reports shall be deemed approved.
(b) REMOVAL OF DISAPPROVED EXCEPTIONS. In the event Buyer timely
sends notice of Disapproved Exceptions, Seller shall have until five (5)
business days before the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same may be extended,
to attempt, using its best efforts, to remove all Disapproved Exceptions.
Seller shall be obligated to remove or clear recorded liens or encumbrances
securing monetary obligations (hereafter, "Monetary Liens") by paying the
amounts secured thereby or, if necessary, the posting of bonds to clear
Monetary Liens which cannot be discharged or released at the Closing. Upon
receipt of notice of Buyer's Disapproved Exceptions, Seller shall, as to
Disapproved Exceptions other than Monetary Liens, undertake to use its best
efforts to remove such items or advise Buyer that it shall not be able to
remove such items. Seller shall not be obligated to initiate litigation or
expend more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) in the aggregate to remove any
Disapproved Exceptions other than Monetary Liens. After consulting with
Seller, Escrow Holder shall obtain demands for payment from each lien holder
of record whose Monetary Lien is to be discharged at the
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Close of Escrow. After approval of such demands by Seller, Escrow Holder
shall pay such demand at the Close of Escrow using funds deposited into the
Escrow for that purpose.
(c) INABILITY TO CURE. In the event Seller cannot remove from
title any Disapproved Exception other than Monetary Liens by the Scheduled
Closing Date, as the same may be extended, Buyer shall have the right to
elect to: (1) waive the Disapproved Exceptions and purchase the Assets
without any reduction in the Purchase Price, or (2) terminate this Agreement
and the Escrow. If Buyer elects to so terminate this Agreement, Buyer shall
be entitled to receive the Deposit, plus accrued interest.
7.2 SURVEYS.
(a) GENERAL. As soon as practicable after the Opening of Escrow,
Seller shall supply Buyer with copies of all Surveys of the Realty which
Seller has in its possession. If additional Surveys or updates to the
available Surveys are required, Seller shall be responsible for procuring all
such additional Surveys and Survey updates. If the Escrow does not close for
any reason, Seller shall pay for the cost of the additional Surveys and
Survey updates. All Surveys shall be prepared in accordance with ALTA/ASCM
standards and be in a form sufficient for the Title Company to issue the
Title Policies.
(b) DELAYS. Delays in obtaining additional or updated Surveys
shall extend the Contingency Period as to Survey matters, but not as to any
other matters to be approved by Buyer during the Contingency Period.
(c) DISAPPROVAL. If Buyer disapproves of any matter shown on the
Surveys as a Disapproved Exception, it shall send Seller and Escrow Holder a
written notice of disapproval describing in reasonable detail the Disapproved
Exceptions before the end of the Survey Review Period. Seller shall,
however, have no obligation to correct any Disapproved Exceptions shown on
the Surveys. If Buyer disapproves of any Disapproved Exceptions shown on the
Surveys and Seller elects not to cure same, Buyer may elect either to: (1)
purchase the Assets without any reduction in the Purchase Price, or (2)
terminate this Agreement and the Escrow. If Buyer so elects to terminate this
Agreement and the Escrow, the Deposit, plus accrued interest, shall be
returned to Buyer.
7.3 TITLE INSURANCE. At the Close of Escrow and as a condition
thereto, the Title Company shall issue ALTA owners extended coverage policies
of title insurance (the "Title Policies") to Buyer, together with such
endorsements as Buyer's counsel may reasonably require, with liability in
the amount of the Purchase Price (as allocated to each legal parcel
comprising the Realty), showing title to the Realty vested in Buyer, subject
only to the Permitted Exceptions. Indemnification of the Title Company by
Seller or any other party, in order to induce the Title Company to insure
around any otherwise Disapproved Exception, or to obtain any endorsement
required by Buyer, shall not be allowed except with the prior written consent
of Buyer after full disclosure to Buyer of the nature and substance of the
indemnity and the matter to be indemnified against.
7.4 REINSURANCE. At the request of Buyer, the Title Company shall
obtain reinsurance agreements from such companies as Buyer may direct. Such
reinsurance agreements shall be in the form of the ALTA Facultative
Reinsurance Agreement (revised 1961), and shall include direct access
agreements, in such amounts and in such form as shall otherwise be
satisfactory to Buyer.
8. CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
8.1 GENERAL. Buyer's obligation to purchase the Assets is subject to
the satisfaction of the conditions listed in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 8.2, 8.5 and
10.2(a) on or before the Closing. These conditions are for the benefit of
Buyer, any or all of which may be waived by Buyer in writing, at Buyer's sole
option.
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8.2 DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW.
(a) GENERAL. As a condition to Buyer's obligation to purchase the
Assets, Buyer shall be entitled to conduct a due diligence review of the
Assets. Buyer's due diligence review shall consist of an examination of the
Realty and the Due Diligence Materials to be provided by Seller pursuant to
Section 8.3; provided, however, that the scope of such due diligence review
shall be limited to the matters specified in Section 3.2(b), subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 8.2(d) relating to the verification of
the Acquisition Price for the Leasehold Properties. If, after completing its
due diligence review of the Assets, Buyer determines not to proceed with the
purchase of the Assets, it may do so pursuant to Section 8.4 below. Buyer's
due diligence review of the Assets shall be completed within the Contingency
Period.
(b) ASSISTANCE BY SELLER. Seller shall assist Buyer in conducting
its due diligence review by delivering the Due Diligence Materials pursuant
to Section 8.3 and providing Buyer with access to the Realty pursuant to
Section 8.6. Seller shall also respond to written requests from Buyer for
additional information about the Assets which is in Seller's possession.
(c) CORRECTION OF DEFECTS AND DISCREPANCIES.
(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, it is agreed that if Buyer identifies Physical Defects, Lease
Discrepancies and/or discrepancies in Seller's representations and
warranties, Buyer shall send Seller a written notice ("Defect Notice")
describing in reasonable detail the Physical Defects, the Lease Deficiencies
and/or any such other discrepancies. As to Physical Defects, the Defect
Notice shall be sent on or before the end of the Contingency Period. Defect
Notices may not be sent as to Physical Defects after the end of the
Contingency Period unless Buyer demonstrates that Physical Defects identified
after that date constitute a breach of Seller's representations and
warranties. As to Lease Discrepancies and/or discrepancies in Seller's
representations and warranties, a Defect Notice may be sent at any time
before the Scheduled Closing Date.
(2) Upon receipt of the Defect Notice, Seller shall determine
whether it agrees with Buyer's characterization of the matters described in
the Defect Notice. If Seller disagrees with Buyer's characterization of such
matters, Seller shall send Buyer a written notice (the "Disapproval Notice")
to such effect within two (2) business days after receipt of the Defect
Notice. The parties shall submit the matter to arbitration pursuant to
Section 14.15 if they are unable to mutually agree on such characterization
within five (5) business days after Seller sends Buyer the Disapproval
Notice. If the parties agree on the characterization of the matters
described in the Defect Notice, the parties shall agree in writing on the
cost (the "Cost to Cure") of curing or correcting such matters as soon as
practicable before the Scheduled Closing Date. If the parties are unable to
agree on the Cost to Cure within five (5) business days after beginning to
review the Cost to Cure, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration
pursuant to Section 14.15. The Closing shall not occur unless and until the
parties have agreed on the characterization of defects or discrepancies
described in any Defect Notices sent by Buyer and the Cost to Cure same.
Delay in agreeing on such matters shall extend the Scheduled Closing Date
and/or the Closing Deadline, as necessary or appropriate.
(3) After the Cost to Cure is determined, Buyer and Seller
shall deposit into the Escrow a joint statement of the estimated Cost to Cure
(the "Joint Repair Estimate"). The Joint Repair Estimate shall include the
cost of curing Lease Discrepancies, as provided in Section 10.2(b) below. If
the amount stated on the Joint Repair Estimate is less than Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000), the Escrow shall continue and Buyer shall be
entitled to a credit against the Purchase Price in an amount equal to the
amount shown on the Joint Repair Estimate. If the amount stated on the Joint
Repair Estimate is more that Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000),
Buyer shall have five (5) business days after completion of the Joint Repair
Estimate in which to send Seller and Escrow Holder written notice of Buyer's
election to either: (1) continue the Escrow and purchase the Assets or (2)
terminate this Agreement and the Escrow. If Buyer elects to continue the
Escrow, Buyer shall be entitled to a credit against the Purchase Price in an
amount equal to Two Hundred Fifty
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Thousand Dollars ($250,000). If Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement and
the Escrow, the Deposit, plus accrued interest, shall be refunded to Buyer.
In all events, the parties intend that if the Closing occurs, Physical
Defects, Lease Discrepancies and other matters described in the Defect Notice
shall be corrected or repaired after the Close of Escrow and that Buyer shall
have sole responsibility for such repair work.
(d) LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES.
(1) Prior to the end of the Contingency Period, Seller shall
deliver to Buyer written materials, reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
sufficient to permit Buyer to ascertain (A) the terms and conditions on which
the Ground Lessor will consent to the assignment of the MWEAC Ground Leases
from Seller to Buyer and (B) the price (the "Acquisition Price") at which the
Ground Lessor may acquire, pursuant to Section 27 of the MWEAC Ground Leases,
the Leasehold Properties from the lessee under the MWEAC Ground Leases. It
is understood that the Acquisition Price may be expressed as a formula or a
description of a valuation process, rather than a fixed or absolute number.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if the Acquisition Price is less than the portion of the Purchase
Price allocated to the Leasehold Properties pursuant to Section 4.1, or if,
despite Seller's best efforts, the parties are unable to ascertain the
Acquisition Price, Buyer shall have the right to either (A) purchase all the
Assets with no reduction in the Purchase Price, or (B) purchase all the
Assets other than the Leasehold Properties for a reduced Purchase Price equal
to the original Purchase Price specified in Section 1.11, less the portion of
the Purchase Price allocated to the Leasehold Properties pursuant to Section
4.1. Delays in ascertaining the Acquisition Price shall not extend the
Scheduled Closing Date unless the parties otherwise agree in writing.
(e) CONTINUING SERVICE CONTRACTS. On or before the end of the
Contingency Period, Buyer shall send Seller and Escrow Holder a written
notice listing those Service Contracts which Buyer desires to be Continuing
Service Contracts. Upon receipt of such notice, Seller shall take
appropriate steps to terminate at no cost to Buyer, effective as of the
Closing, those Service Contracts which are not Continuing Service Contracts.
Prorations of income and expenses under the Continuing Service Contracts
shall be made as provided above.
8.3 DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS. On or before the Opening of Escrow, or
such later date on which the Due Diligence Materials may become available,
Seller shall provide Buyer with the following materials (the "Due Diligence
Materials"):
(a) Financial records and statements for the Realty consisting of:
(1) monthly operating statements for the Realty for the two (2) immediately
preceding twelve (12) month periods and the current year to date, and (2)
audited, consolidated annual financial statements for the preceding three (3)
fiscal years;
(b) Access to the Realty by Buyer, its agents or representatives
pursuant to Section 8.6 below to inspect the physical condition of every
portion thereof, and to determine the availability, capacity and costs of
utilities;
(c) To the extent in the possession of Seller, "as built"
mechanical, electrical and structural plans and specifications for the
Improvements, and soils reports for the Realty;
(d) Copies of all of the Leases;
(e) Copies of all construction and equipment warranties and other
contracts or documents relating to the Realty, including a listing of any
landlord obligations arising under the Leases which may not be described
therein, such as, by example, brokerage commissions due or which may become
due, unfinished construction obligations and the like;
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(f) Access to insurance certificates of the Tenants and Tenant
payment records;
(g) Copies of all Property Reports, including any Phase I and Phase
II environmental investigations or audits of any part of the Realty, in the
possession of Seller;
(h) Copies of all Permits in the possession of Seller;
(i) Copies of the Service Contracts;
(j) Complete copies of all of Seller's files relating to the
Realty; and
(k) The Surveys.
8.4 CONCLUSION OF DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW.
(a) GENERAL. On or before the end of the Contingency Period or
such later date as may be provided with respect to the Preliminary Reports,
the Surveys and the Defect Notices, Buyer shall send Seller and Escrow Holder
a written notice (the "Disapproval Notice") of any matters affecting the
Assets of which Buyer disapproves. If Buyer fails to timely send a
Disapproval Notice, (1) such failure shall constitute a waiver of Buyer's
right to terminate this Agreement and the Escrow pursuant to Section 8.2; (2)
Buyer shall be deemed to have approved all matters affecting the Assets,
including without limitation the state of title to the Realty, subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 7.2(b) relating to late delivery of the
Surveys; and (3) Buyer shall be obligated to complete the purchase of the
Assets.
(b) CURE BY SELLER. If Buyer timely sends a Disapproval Notice,
and the matters listed in the Disapproval Notice are susceptible of cure,
Seller shall then have ten (10) business days after receipt of any
Disapproval Notice in which to correct the matters listed in the Disapproval
Notice; provided, however, that Seller shall have no obligation to correct
such matters. If Seller corrects the matters listed in the Disapproval
Notice to Buyer's reasonable satisfaction, this Agreement and the Escrow
shall remain in full force and effect. If Seller fails to correct any
disapproved matters to Buyer's reasonable satisfaction within said 10-day
period, or if any matter specified in the Disapproval Notice is not
susceptible of being cured, Buyer shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement and the Escrow by sending written notice to such effect to Seller
and Escrow Holder within fifteen (15) business days after the sending of the
Disapproved Notice. Upon such termination, subject to Buyer's obligations
under Section 6.2(e) to pay costs of escrow cancellation, Escrow Holder shall
promptly refund to Buyer all amounts paid into the Escrow by Buyer, including
interest on the Deposit.
8.5 ACCURACY OF SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. On the
Closing Date, all representations and warranties made by Seller in Section
12.2 below shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on
the Closing Date and Buyer shall have received Seller's Closing Certificate
executed by Seller.
8.6 ENTRY ON REALTY; INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER.
(a) ENTRY. Buyer and its agents, representatives, employees or
contractors (hereafter "Buyer's Representatives") are hereby granted the
right to enter into the Realty before the Closing for the purpose of
inspecting the Realty during normal business hours pursuant to Section
8.3(b). All persons who enter upon the Realty pursuant to the right granted
in this Section 8.6 shall do so at their own risk and shall comply with any
and all reasonable instructions and directions of Seller.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION. Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller
and the Realty entirely harmless from and against any loss, damage, injury,
liability or claim of any kind or character to any person or property arising
from or caused by or arising from (1) any use of or testing of the Realty by
Buyer, (2) any act of omission of Buyer or any of Buyer's Representatives,
(3) any accident
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on the Realty or any fire or other casualty thereon caused by Buyer or
Buyer's Representatives, or (4) any violation or alleged violation by Buyer
or Buyer's Representatives of any law or regulation now or hereafter enacted.
Such indemnity shall not require payment by Seller as a condition precedent
to recovery by Seller.
8.7 DELIVERY OF DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS BY BUYER. If Buyer terminates
this Agreement for any reason at any time, Buyer shall return to Seller all
Due Diligence Materials furnished to Buyer by Seller. In addition, as
additional consideration for Seller entering into this Agreement, at the
Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to Seller copies of all reports, studies,
and other investigations of the Realty performed by or on behalf of Buyer
during its due diligence review of the Assets (hereafter, "Buyer's Reports").
9. CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
9.1 SELLER'S CONDITIONS. Seller's obligation to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and convey the Assets to Buyer is subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing:
(a) ACCURACY OF BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. On the
Closing Date, all representations and warranties made by Buyer in Section
12.3 below shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on
the Closing Date and Seller shall have received Buyer's Closing Certificate
executed by Buyer.
(b) NO FIDUCIARY OUT. The Board of Directors of Seller shall have
determined that they have no basis for exercising the Fiduciary Out on or
before the Pre-Closing Date.
(c) SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. Seller's shareholders shall have voted
to approve this Agreement and the transaction contemplated herein on or
before the date specified in Section 1.10 above, or such later date as may be
approved by the parties in writing or may be provided for in this Agreement.
Should Seller fail to timely obtain the required shareholder approval and
this Agreement and the Escrow are terminated, the Deposit, plus accrued
interest, shall be returned to Buyer.
(d) NO DEFAULT BY BUYER. Buyer shall not be in material default
under this Agreement on the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same may be
extended.
9.2 FIDUCIARY OUT. Since the Realty constitutes substantially all of
Seller's assets, Seller's Board of Directors has a fiduciary obligation to
the public holders of Seller's stock to maximize the current and long term
value of their shares in Seller. Accordingly, it is agreed that,
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall have
the right (the "Fiduciary Out") to terminate this Agreement and cancel the
Escrow on the following terms and conditions:
(a) WINDOW SHOPPING BY SELLER. During the period between the Date
of this Agreement and the Pre-Closing Date, as the same may be extended,
Seller shall be entitled to provide financial information about Seller and
the Assets to third parties who request such information and sign a
Confidentiality Agreement substantially similar to the one signed by Buyer.
The parties intend that this Section 9.2 will provide Seller with an
opportunity to sell the Assets or its stock on a so-called "window shop"
basis. Accordingly, after the Date of this Agreement, Seller shall cease or
cause to cease all active marketing of the Assets or Seller's stock by Seller
(or others acting on behalf of Seller) through the use of brokers, financial
advisors, advertising or other forms of active solicitation. Seller shall,
however, be entitled to respond to inquiries from third parties ("Third Party
Buyers") to whom information has been supplied previously, or who may learn
of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement through public disclosure
thereof.
(b) THIRD PARTY OFFERS. The Third Party Buyers shall be entitled
to make offers (the "Third Party Offers") to purchase all or substantially
all of Seller's stock or all the Assets (or in the
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event that Buyer has elected not to purchase the Leasehold Properties
pursuant to Section 8.2(d)(2) above, all the Assets other than the Leasehold
Properties).
(c) PRESENTATION TO SELLER'S BOARD. If Seller's financial advisor
recommends that any Third Party Offer should be presented to Seller's Board
of Directors, Seller shall provide Buyer with a complete copy of any Third
Party Offer(s) so presented promptly after the Board of Directors has had an
opportunity to review same.
(d) FIDUCIARY OUT NOTICE. If, in the opinion of Seller's Board of
Directors, the terms of a Third Party Offer are economically superior to the
transaction contemplated in this Agreement in that Seller's public
shareholders would realize more value as a result of the acceptance of such
Third Party Offer and, as a result, in the opinion of Seller's legal counsel,
Seller's directors would have a fiduciary duty to accept the Third Party
Offer, Seller shall send Buyer and Escrow Holder a written notice (the
"Fiduciary Out Notice") to such effect. Seller's sending the Fiduciary Out
Notice to Buyer shall constitute an election by Seller to terminate this
Agreement and cancel the Escrow.
(e) REPAYMENT OF BUYER'S FUNDS. If Seller sends the Fiduciary Out
Notice, Escrow Holder shall automatically and immediately without further
instruction from Seller or Buyer, release the Deposit, plus accrued interest,
to Buyer.
(f) BREAK-UP FEE. If Seller sends the Fiduciary Out Notice, then
Seller shall be obligated to pay to Buyer an all-inclusive fee (the "Break-Up
Fee") in an amount equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) for the purpose
of compensating Buyer for the loss of the opportunity to purchase the Assets
and reimbursing Buyer for all out-of-pocket costs incurred by Buyer in the
course of its due diligence review. The Break-Up Fee shall be paid to Buyer
in two (2) increments as follows:
(1) FIRST INCREMENT. The first increment shall be in an
amount equal to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) to compensate
Buyer for all of its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in its due
diligence review of the Assets. This increment shall be paid simultaneously
with the delivery of the Fiduciary Out Notice.
(2) SECOND INCREMENT. The second increment shall be in an
amount equal to One Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,850,000)
to compensate Buyer for the loss of the opportunity to purchase the Assets.
This increment shall be paid if and only if (i) Seller sells all or
substantially all the Assets to a Third Party Buyer or (ii) there is a Change
in Control (as defined below) of Seller during the twelve (12) month period
following the sending of the Fiduciary Out Notice to Buyer (the "Earnout
Period"). If Seller does not sell all or substantially all the Assets to a
Third Party Buyer during the Earnout Period or if a Change in Control of
Seller does not occur during the Earnout Period, then Seller shall have no
obligation to pay the second increment of the Break-Up Fee. For purposes of
this Section 9.2(f), a "Change in Control" of Seller shall be deemed to have
occurred if a Third Party Buyer or group of affiliated Third Party Buyers
acquires a majority of the outstanding stock of Seller in a single
transaction or series of related transactions during the Earnout Period;
provided, however, that if Triton Group Ltd. merges with a third party, such
merger shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control.
(g) BREAK-UP FEE AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. UPON THE SENDING OF THE
FIDUCIARY OUT NOTICE, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TERMINATED AND THE BREAK-UP FEE
SHALL BE PAID TO BUYER AS PROVIDED ABOVE AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1671. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BUYER'S
ACTUAL DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF A TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION 9.2 WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPRACTICABLE TO DETERMINE.
THEREFORE, THE PARTIES
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ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BREAK-UP FEE HAS BEEN AGREED UPON, AFTER NEGOTIATION, AS
THE PARTIES' REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF BUYER'S DAMAGES AND AS BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY AGAINST SELLER FOR TERMINATING THIS AGREEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION 9.2.
_/s/___________________ _/s/___________________
BUYER'S INITIALS SELLER'S INITIALS
(h) REINSTATEMENT OF BUYER.
(1) INITIAL FIDUCIARY OUT NOTICE. Subject to Section
9.2(h)(2) below, if an initial Fiduciary Out Notice is sent to Buyer, but the
Third Party Buyer with respect to whom such initial Fiduciary Out Notice is
sent fails to complete the transaction contemplated in the subject Third
Party Offer within seventy-five (75) days after the date of the initial
Fiduciary Out Notice is sent to Buyer, Seller shall promptly send Buyer and
Escrow Holder written notice to such effect. Within ten (10) business days
after receipt of such notice from Seller, Buyer shall have the right to
elect, by giving Seller and Escrow Holder written notice, to either: (A) do
nothing, or (B) reinstate this Agreement and complete the purchase of the
Assets on the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement. If Buyer elects
to do nothing, Seller shall have no obligation to sell the Assets to Buyer,
but Buyer shall continue to have right to be paid the second increment of the
Break-Up Fee on the same contingent basis specified in Section 9.2(f)(2)
above for the balance of the Earnout Period.
(2) ADDITIONAL FIDUCIARY OUT NOTICE(S). If, during the 75-day
period following the sending of the initial Fiduciary Out Notice to Buyer,
Seller sends one or more additional Fiduciary Out Notices with respect to
additional Third Party Buyers, this Section 9.2(h)(2) shall apply and Section
9.2(h)(1) shall no longer apply. The Third Party Buyer(s) with respect to
whom a second or subsequent Fiduciary Out Notice is sent must complete the
transaction contemplated in the subject Third Party Offer(s) within six (6)
months after the sending of the initial Fiduciary Out Notice to Buyer. If
such Third Party Buyer(s) fail to complete the transaction contemplated in
the subject Third Party Offer(s) within said 6-month period, Seller shall
promptly send Buyer and Escrow Holder written notice to such effect. Within
ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice from Seller, Buyer shall
have the right to elect, by giving Seller and Escrow Holder written notice,
to either: (A) do nothing, or (B) reinstate this Agreement and complete the
purchase of the Assets on the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement.
If Buyer elects to do nothing, Seller shall have no obligation to sell the
Assets to Buyer, but Buyer shall continue to have the right to be paid the
second increment of the Break-Up Fee on the same contingent basis specified
in Section 9.2(f)(2) above for the balance of the Earnout Period.
(3) PURCHASE OF ASSETS. If Buyer elects to complete the
purchase of the Assets pursuant to either Section 9.2(h)(1) or Section
9.2(h)(2), Buyer shall be entitled to proceed with and complete the purchase
of the Assets, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(A) Buyer shall immediately redeposit the Deposit,
plus One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) into the Escrow;
(B) One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000)
shall be immediately released from the Escrow to Seller;
(C) Seller shall not be permitted to send any
Fiduciary Out Notices after Buyer notifies Seller that Buyer desires to
complete the purchase of the Assets; and
(D) The Closing process and the Escrow shall resume
with Buyer obligated to complete the purchase of the Assets within fifteen
(15) days after Buyer's sending notice of its election to purchase the Assets.
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10. LEASES
10.1 OPERATION OF REALTY.
(a) LEASE CHANGES. All or portions of the Realty have been leased
by Seller to various Tenants who are listed on the Rent Rolls. From and
after the Date of this Agreement until the Close of Escrow, Seller agrees
that it will continue to operate the Realty in the ordinary course of
business and perform all of its obligations as landlord under all the Leases.
Seller further agrees that it will not enter into any new Leases or amend,
terminate or accept the surrender of any existing Leases or approve any
subleases by Tenants (hereafter, "Lease Changes") without the prior consent
of Buyer, except as follows:
(1) Seller may negotiate, but not sign, new Leases which
provide for the payment of rents at market rates by the Tenants thereunder
and the provision of market concessions to such Tenants by Seller as landlord;
(2) Seller shall submit, for approval by Buyer, all Lease
Changes;
(3) Buyer shall have forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of
faxed notice from Seller of any Lease Change in which to approve or
disapprove of same;
(4) If Buyer disapproves of any matter submitted for its
approval, it shall do so by faxed notice to Seller before the end of said
48-hour period;
(5) If Buyer fails to timely disapprove of any Lease Change,
Buyer shall be deemed to have approved of same and Seller may then sign the
subject Lease Change.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF REALTY. Seller shall also maintain the Realty
in condition at least as good condition as of the Date of this Agreement, and
shall not, without first obtaining the written consent of Buyer, enter into
any contracts or agreements, or permit any Tenants to enter into any
contracts or agreements pertaining to the Realty which require the consent of
Seller unless those contracts can be terminated without penalty on thirty
(30) days' notice. Through the Close of Escrow, Seller shall maintain in full
force and effect "All Risk" property insurance insuring the Realty in the
amount of at least ninety per cent (90%) of the replacement value of the
Realty without deduction for physical depreciation.
10.2 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES.
(a) REQUIREMENT. Seller shall obtain and furnish to Buyer no
earlier than thirty (30) days and no later than five (5) business days before
the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same may be extended, Estoppel
Certificates from the A-Tenants representing at least eighty-five percent
(85%) of the rental income shown on the Rent Rolls, including Western Metal
Lath, Inc. (the "Minimum Number of Estoppels"). If Seller fails to obtain
the Minimum Number of Estoppels by the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same
may be extended, Buyer shall have the right to elect to: (1) extend the
Scheduled Closing Date by up to an additional thirty (30) days in order to
grant Seller additional time to obtain the Minimum Number of Estoppels; (2)
proceed with the purchase of the Assets with no reduction in the Purchase
Price, but with Seller providing all missing Estoppel Certificates pursuant
to Section 10.2(c); or (3) terminate this Agreement and the Escrow without
penalty. If Buyer so elects to terminate the Escrow, the Deposit, plus
accrued interest, shall be returned to Buyer.
(b) FORM. The Estoppel Certificates shall be in the form specified
in the A-Leases, or if no form is so specified, in such form as may be
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller. Such Estoppel Certificates
shall verify the accuracy of the information provided by Seller on the Rent
Rolls and the Rent Rolls Update with respect to each A-Lease. In the event
of discrepancies ("Lease Discrepancies") between the Rent Rolls and the
Estoppel Certificates in an amount greater than Five Hundred Dollars ($500)
for each A-Lease, the parties shall endeavor to promptly resolve the Lease
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Discrepancies. If the parties are unable to resolve any Lease Discrepancy or
the cost of curing same within ten (10) business days after Buyer notifies
Seller of a Lease Discrepancy, the matter shall be resolved through
arbitration pursuant to Section 14.15 below. After the parties agree on the
cost of curing a Lease Discrepancy, such cost shall be added to the Joint
Repair Estimate. Seller shall have no obligation to obtain Estoppel
Certificates from the B-Tenants.
(c) INABILITY TO OBTAIN. The parties intend that Seller will
obtain Estoppel Certificates from all A-Tenants. However, it is not a
condition to the Close of Escrow that Seller obtain Estoppel Certificates
from those A-Tenants in excess of the Minimum Number of Estoppels. In the
event that Seller is unable to obtain an Estoppel Certificate from these
A-Tenants (or if Buyer elects to purchase the Assets and have Seller furnish
Estoppel Certificates even if the Minimum Number of Estoppels has not been
obtained), then at the Closing, Seller shall furnish a certificate for each
A-Lease for which an Estoppel Certificate has not been obtained, containing a
representation that such A-Lease is in full force and effect; that there are
no modifications or amendments to such A-Lease except as have been delivered
to Buyer; that, to Seller's Actual Knowledge, the subject A-Tenant is not in
default thereunder (or stating such default as may exist); that Seller, as
landlord, is not in default thereunder; and stating the commencement and
expiration dates of such A-Lease.
10.3 DELINQUENT RENTS. Nondelinquent rents shall be prorated up to the
Proration Date through the Escrow as provided above. Rents delinquent at the
Closing Date, but collected later, shall be prorated to the Proration Date
when collected; provided, however, that Buyer shall be entitled to retain all
delinquent rents which are more than thirty (30) days delinquent. In order
to identify the delinquent rents, no later than five (5) business days before
the Scheduled Closing Date, as the same may be extended, Buyer and Seller
shall prepare and deposit into the Escrow a schedule (the "Joint Schedule of
Delinquent Rents") listing, by Tenant name, the rents anticipated to be
delinquent as of the Closing. Rents collected after the Closing Date from
Tenants whose rent was delinquent at the Closing shall be deemed to apply
first to the current rent due at the time of payment and second to rent which
was delinquent at Closing. Rents collected by Buyer after the Closing Date
to which Seller is entitled, shall be promptly paid to Seller. For a period
of ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall use reasonable
efforts to collect all rents which were delinquent at the Closing Date, but
with no obligation to commence litigation to collect such rents.
10.4 NOTICES OF LEASE ASSIGNMENT. Upon the Close of Escrow, Buyer shall
notify each Tenant, in writing, of its acquisition of the Realty. Said
notice shall set forth Buyer's address for payment of rent and the giving of
notices and shall also recite that the Tenants' security deposits, if any,
have been delivered to Buyer. Seller shall, if requested by Buyer, join in
the execution of such notices at the Close of Escrow.
11. MISCELLANEOUS COVENANTS BY SELLER
11.1 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. As soon as possible after the Opening of
Escrow, Seller shall provide Buyer with a schedule (the "Tenant Improvement
Construction Schedule") which sets forth all ongoing obligations to construct
tenant improvements for the Tenants. The Tenant Improvement Construction
Schedule shall not list obligations for routine maintenance work or periodic
remodeling work which may be set forth in any of the Leases. The cost of
such construction work shall be prorated between Buyer and Seller as provided
above. From and after the Date of this Agreement, Seller shall not enter into
any new contracts or agreements for such construction work without the prior
consent of Buyer, except as provided in Section 10.1 with respect to Lease
Changes.
11.2 ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANTIES. At the Closing Seller shall assign to
Buyer, pursuant to an Assignment of Warranties, all warranties which it may
have from vendors, contractors or servicing agents with respect to the Realty.
11.3 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. Seller has obligations to make public
disclosure of material information about this Agreement and the subject
transactions. Each public release of information shall be subject to the
prior written consent of Seller and Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably
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withheld. Such consent shall conclusively be deemed to have been granted if
a written disapproval of the proposed language specifying in detail the
objectionable portions of the proposed public release is not received by the
proposing party within twenty-four (24) hours following receipt of the
proposed release by the receiving party. Communications between the parties
pursuant to this Section 11.3 shall be made by telecopier or fax.
12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
12.1 "AS-IS" TRANSACTION. The parties intend that, as regards to (a)
matters affecting the physical condition of the Assets and (b) the amount of
the income generated (on a gross or net basis) from the leasing of the
Realty, Buyer will be acquiring the Assets on an "AS-IS, WHERE-IS" basis,
without any warranty, express or implied, by Seller as to the physical
condition of same or the amount of such income, subject, however, to Seller's
disclosure obligations under its representations and warranties in Section
12.2. As to matters affecting the physical condition of the Assets and the
amount of such income, Buyer will be relying solely on its own due diligence
investigation of the physical condition of the Assets, its own financial
analysis of the revenue and expenses of the Realty, and Seller's
representations and warranties in Section 12.2. As to matters affecting
title to the Realty, including ingress and egress thereto, Buyer will be
relying solely on the Title Policies. After the Close of Escrow, Seller
shall have no liability to Buyer for Physical Defects in the Realty, except
to the extent that a Physical Defect constitutes a breach of Seller's
representations and warranties.
12.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER.
(a) LISTING. Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that:
(1) LITIGATION. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, there is
presently no claim, litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation
pending or threatened against or relating to the Realty or the transactions
contemplated hereby. (Seller shall give Buyer immediate notice of any such
claim, litigation proceeding or investigation which becomes known to Seller
prior to the Closing Date.)
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
(i) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, no notice of
violation of any applicable zoning regulation or ordinance or other law,
order, ordinance, permit, rule, regulation or requirement, or any covenants,
conditions or restrictions affecting or relating to the use, operation or
occupancy of the Realty has been given to Seller by any governmental agency
having jurisdiction or by any other person entitled to enforce the same;
(ii) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, the Realty conforms
to all applicable ordinances and other laws, orders, ordinances, permits,
rules, regulations and requirements, and to all covenants, conditions and
restrictions affecting or relating to the use, operation or occupancy of the
Realty, subject to the qualifications in Section 12.2(a)(2)(iii); and
(iii) With respect to the Americans with Disabilities Act
(the "ADA"), Seller has no knowledge of any remedial or corrective work to
the Realty which may be required to comply with the ADA, it being understood
that if material changes or modifications are made in the future to the
Realty, local governmental authorities may have the right to require that
such remedial or corrective work be done as a condition to granting building
permits for new construction work.
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL. Subject to Seller's disclosure that the
operation of the aircraft maintenance and repair services at the Leasehold
Improvements involves the Use (as defined below) of Hazardous Materials:
(A) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, Seller and the Realty
are not and will not be in violation of any federal, state or local law,
ordinance or regulation relating to industrial
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hygiene, soil, water, or environmental conditions on, under or about the
Realty, including, but not limited to, the Environmental Laws;
(B) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, during the period
that Seller has owned the Realty there has been no use, presence, disposal,
storage, generation, release, or threatened release (as those terms are used
in the Environmental Laws, and are hereinafter collectively referred to as
"Use") of Hazardous Materials on, from or under the Realty, except as
disclosed by Seller to Buyer in writing;
(C) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, no Use of Hazardous
Materials occurred on, from or under the Realty prior to Seller taking title
to the Realty, except as disclosed by Seller to Buyer in writing; and
(D) To Seller's Actual Knowledge, during the period
that Seller has owned the Realty, there has been no enforcement action or
litigation brought or threatened against Seller or the Realty, nor any
settlements reached by or with any party or parties alleging the Use of any
Hazardous Materials on, from or under the Realty, except as disclosed by
Seller to Buyer in writing.
(4) FOREIGN PERSON. Seller is not a foreign person and is a
"United States Person," as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code.
(5) PERMITS. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, Seller has
obtained all governmental licenses and permits in the nature of certificates
of occupancy required from governmental authorities having jurisdiction over
the Realty or from private parties for the use of the Realty and to insure
vehicular and pedestrian ingress and egress to the Realty.
(6) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, there
are presently no intended public improvements which would result in any
charge being levied or assessed against the Realty or in the creation of any
lien upon the Realty. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of any changes
affecting this representation of which it becomes aware prior to the Closing
Date.
(7) CONDEMNATION. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, there is
presently no pending or contemplated condemnation of the Realty or any part
thereof. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of any changes affecting this
representation of which it becomes aware prior to the Closing Date.
(8) DEFAULT. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, the closing of the
various transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute or
result in any default, or event that with a notice or lapse of time, or both,
would be a default, breach or violation of any lease (except for any consent
to the assignment of the MWEAC Ground Leases which may be required), covenant
or other agreement, instrument or arrangement by which Seller or the Realty
is bound.
(9) DEFECTS. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, there are no
latent, hidden or structural defects in the Improvements, nor are there any
defects or conditions of the Realty or the soils which would materially
impair the use of such Realty, except as disclosed by Seller to Buyer in
writing.
(10) CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. Except as provided elsewhere in
this Agreement with respect to pending or ongoing tenant improvement
construction, there are no outstanding construction contracts entered into by
Seller for any Improvements to the Realty which have not been fully paid for
by Seller.
(11) AUTHORITY OF SELLER. MWP and MWEAC are corporations duly
organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of California and have the authority to own and convey the Assets.
This Agreement and all other documents to be executed by Seller and delivered
to Buyer at the Closing are or at the time of Closing will be duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Seller and do not now and at the time
of Closing will not violate any
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provisions of any agreement or judicial order to which Seller is a party or
to which Seller or the Assets are subject.
(12) LEASE BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. To Seller's Actual
Knowledge, there are no commissions, finder's fees or other compensation
owing or which may become owing to any broker or any other person or entity
with respect to any Lease or occupancy agreement including, without
limitation, any such compensation with respect to any future renewals,
extensions or expansions thereof, except for amounts which may be payable
with respect to the Prorated Leases.
(13) LABOR CONTRACTS. Seller is not party to, or otherwise
bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or multi-employer pension fund
covering employees who service the Realty.
(14) LABOR DISPUTES. There is no current labor dispute with
any maintenance or other personnel or employees of Seller or any contracts
with respect to the Realty which could adversely affect the use, operation or
value of the Realty.
(15) RETROACTIVE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Buyer shall become
liable after the Closing for payment of any property taxes assessed against
the Realty for any period of time prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall
immediately pay to Buyer on demand an amount equal to such tax assessment.
(16) OPERATING STATEMENTS. The operating statements for the
Properties and the Leasehold Properties, which have previously been furnished
by Seller to Buyer are true and correct.
(17) PROPERTY REPORTS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS. To Seller's
Actual Knowledge, Seller has delivered to Buyer all Property Reports and
Service Contracts in Seller's possession.
(18) B-LEASES. To Seller's Actual Knowledge, all the B-Leases
are in full force and effect with no material defaults on the part of the
B-Tenants. Seller is not in material default under the B-Leases.
(b) SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN CONDITIONS. If Seller becomes aware of
any fact or circumstances which would change a representation or warranty
made by Seller in Section 12.2(a), then Seller will immediately give notice
of such changed fact or circumstance to Buyer. The sending of such notice
shall not relieve Seller of its liabilities or obligations with respect
thereto.
(c) STATUS AT CLOSING. All representations and warranties of
Seller contained in Section 12.2(a) or otherwise made in writing by Seller in
connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement shall be true
and correct on the Date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, except to
the extent Buyer has been notified to the contrary after the Date of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date. At the Closing, Seller shall
deliver to Buyer, pursuant to Section 8.5, Seller's Closing Certificate to
confirm the status of Seller's representations and warranties.
(d) BUYER'S RIGHTS. Upon notification of any fact before the
Closing which would change any of the representations or warranties contained
herein or would otherwise constitute a breach thereof, Buyer shall have the
option of (1) waiving such breach or change, reserving all of its rights and
remedies in respect thereof available at law, or in equity, or under the
terms of this Agreement, or (2) terminating this Agreement and the Escrow.
12.3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY BUYER.
(a) LISTING. Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that:
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(1) Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Arizona
and has the authority to purchase the Realty.
(2) This Agreement and all other documents to be executed by
Buyer which are to be delivered to Seller at the Closing are, or at the time
of Closing will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer and do
not and at the time of Closing will not violate any provisions of any
agreement or judicial order to which Buyer is a party or to which Buyer is
subject.
(3) This Agreement and all other documents to be executed by
Buyer have been or will be duly executed by duly authorized officers of Buyer
and, when executed and delivered, constitute valid, binding and enforceable
obligations of Buyer and do not now and at the time of Closing will not
violate any provisions of any agreement or judicial order to which Buyer is a
party to or which Buyer or its property is subject.
(b) STATUS AT CLOSING. All representations and warranties of Buyer
contained in Section 12.3(a) or otherwise made in writing by Buyer in
connection with the transactions provided for in this Agreement shall be true
and correct on the Date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, except to
the extent Seller has been notified to the contrary after the Date of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing Date. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver
to Seller, pursuant to Section 9.1(a), Buyer's Closing Certificate to confirm
the status of Buyer's representations and warranties.
12.4 TERMINATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Seller's and
Buyer's representations and warranties under this Agreement shall terminate
at the end of the Holdback Period.
13. DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION AND CONDEMNATION
13.1 RISK OF PHYSICAL LOSS.
(a) SUBSTANTIAL LOSS. Risk of physical loss to the Improvements
shall be borne by Seller prior to the Closing Date and by Buyer thereafter.
In the event that any Improvements shall be damaged after the Date of this
Agreement and before the Closing by fire, flood, earthquake or other casualty
in a material degree (that is, to the extent that ten percent (10%) or more
of the total floor space of the Improvements are rendered unusable as of the
Closing Date), Buyer may, at its option: (1) elect not to acquire the
Realty, in which case this Agreement shall be terminated; or (2) elect to
proceed to close the purchase of the Realty. If Buyer elects to proceed with
the transaction, Seller shall assign to Buyer all insurance proceeds relating
to such damage, as well as the right to negotiate the adjustment with the
insurer and pay Buyer any deductible amounts under the applicable insurance
policies. Seller shall promptly thereupon provide Buyer with copies of its
insurance coverage so that Buyer may use such information in making its
election under this Section 13.1(a).
(b) MINOR LOSS. If less than ten percent (10%) damage occurs after
the Date of this Agreement and before the Closing to any of the Improvements,
then at Buyer's option, Seller shall (1) assign to Buyer at the Closing all
insurance proceeds relating to such damage and pay Buyer any deductible
amounts under the applicable insurance policies, or (2) restore and repair
such damage prior to the Scheduled Closing Date; provided, however, that in
no event shall any repairs by Seller extend the Closing to a date later than
the Closing Deadline.
13.2 CONDEMNATION. In the event that, prior to the Close of Escrow, a
governmental entity shall commence any action of eminent domain to take any
portion of the Realty, Buyer shall have the option either to (a) elect not to
acquire the Assets, in which case this Agreement and the Escrow shall be
terminated, or (b) complete the acquisition of the Assets, in which case
Buyer shall be entitled to the proceeds of such taking.
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14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 WAIVER. In the event of a breach by Seller of any of its
covenants, representations, warranties or other agreements set forth in this
Agreement, Buyer may elect: (a) nevertheless to proceed with the purchase of
the Assets, reserving all of its other rights and remedies available to it
under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity including, without
limitation, the right to collect damages from Seller arising from such
breach, or (b) to terminate this Agreement and the Escrow by written notice
to Seller and Escrow Holder delivered prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, as
the same may be extended. Upon such termination, Buyer shall be relieved of
all further obligations under this Agreement.
14.2 ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event of any action or arbitration between
Buyer and Seller seeking enforcement or interpretation of any of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall
be awarded, in addition to damages, injunctive or other relief, its
reasonable costs and expenses, including but not limited to court or
arbitrator's costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
14.3 NOTICES.
(a) TRANSMISSION. All notices under this Agreement shall be sent
by reputable courier service, telecopier or electronic facsimile ("fax"), or
personal delivery, addressed to the party for whom intended. Notices shall
be effective, in the case of delivery of courier, as at the date of receipt
when sent by the courier service which provides written evidence of delivery;
and in case of notices sent by fax, twenty-four (24) hours after transmission
by a machine which provides automatic evidence of transmission. Notices to
the parties shall be sent to the addresses stated in Section 1.2 of this
Agreement, or such other addresses as the parties may from time to time
designate in writing.
(b) SELLER'S COPIES. A copy of notices to Seller shall be sent to:
Hillyer & Irwin
550 West C Street, 16th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
William A. Reavey, Esq.
Facsimile No. (619) 595-1313
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, LLP
101 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
David R. Snyder, Esq.
Facsimile No. (619) 236-1995
(c) BUYER'S COPIES. A copy of any notice to Buyer shall be sent to:
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
600 West Broadway, Suite 2600
San Diego, CA 92101
Thomas M. Murray, Esq.
Facsimile No. (619) 232-8311
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(d) COMMUNICATIONS. As a matter of convenience, however,
communications between Buyer and Seller shall, to the extent feasible, be
conducted orally, by telephone or in person, between counsel or other
authorized agents of the parties, with such communications to be confirmed
and made effective in writing as set forth above.
14.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and its exhibits contain all of
the agreements and understandings of the parties hereto with respect to the
matters contained in this Agreement. No prior agreement or understanding
pertaining to any such matter shall be effective for any purpose. No
provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in any manner
whatsoever except by an agreement in writing signed by duly authorized
officers or general partners of each of the parties hereto, except that any
modifications which relate to the adjustment of time limitations (except the
Closing Deadline) or the form of documents may be made by legal counsel to
the parties.
14.5 SUCCESSORS. The terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns of the respective parties hereto.
14.6 ASSIGNMENT. Seller may not assign its rights under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of Buyer. Buyer may assign its rights
under this Agreement to any wholly owned entity, so long as Buyer covenants
in writing to remain responsible for the full performance of all obligations
of its assignee through the Close of Escrow.
14.7 CHOICE OF LAWS. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California and any question arising hereunder shall be construed
or determined according to such law.
14.8 HEADINGS. Headings at the beginning of each numbered section of
this Agreement are solely for the convenience of reference and are not a part
of this Agreement.
14.9 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be signed by the parties in
different counterparts and the signature pages combined to create a document
binding on all parties.
14.10 BROKERS AND FINDERS. In connection with the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller and Buyer represent to one another
that neither has employed a broker or finder in connection with the
transaction contemplated in this Agreement, except as described below with
respect to Slusser Associates, Inc. In the event of a claim for any broker's
fee, finder's fee, commission or other similar compensation in connection
herewith other than as set forth above, Buyer, if such claim is based upon
any agreement alleged to have been made by Buyer, hereby agrees to defend,
indemnify and hold Seller harmless against any and all liability, loss,
cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs)
which Seller may sustain or incur by reason of such claim. If such claim is
based upon any agreement alleged to have been made by Seller, Seller hereby
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Buyer harmless against any and all
liability, loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs) which Buyer may sustain or incur by reason of such claim.
The provisions of this Section 14.10 shall survive the Closing. Seller shall
be solely responsible for paying an advisory fee due Slusser Associates, Inc.
for investment banking and other advisory services provided to Seller.
14.11 NO OFFER. The submittal or execution of this Agreement, or a
draft thereof, by either party shall not constitute an offer, nor shall
either party be bound to any of the terms hereof until both parties have
executed this document and an original signed copy of such executed document
has been received by each party.
14.12 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. It is agreed that:
(a) None of the officers, members, directors, employees or
shareholders of Buyer assume any personal liability for the obligations
entered into by or on behalf of Buyer; and
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(b) None of the officers, directors, employees or shareholders of
Seller shall have any personal liability for the obligations entered into by
or on behalf of Seller.
14.13 JURISDICTION AND VENUE. In the event of litigation between the
parties with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated in
this Agreement, the parties agree that such litigation shall be filed only in
the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego.
This Section 14.13 is subject to Section 14.15 relating to arbitration.
14.14 LEASE TO MWP. After the Close of Escrow, Buyer and MWP shall
enter into a lease for the premises being occupied by MWP at the address
specified in Section 1.2. The rent payable under such lease shall be $1.10
per square foot per month on a fully serviced basis (net of electricity).
Such lease shall have a term of six (6) months, but may be cancelable by MWP
on thirty (30) days notice.
14.15 ARBITRATION. Any controversy or claim relating to this Agreement
shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award
rendered by the Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in San Diego, California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Seller have executed this Agreement of
Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions as of the date first above
written.
"BUYER:"
DMB/SVP CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS, LLC,
an Arizona limited liability company
By: SVP III, L.L.C., an Arizona limited
liability company,
Administrative Member
By: Milro Corporation, an Arizona
corporation,
Manager
By: /s/ Robert G. Sarver
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Robert G. Sarver
President
"SELLER:"
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, a
California corporation
By: /s/ J. Gregory Kasun
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J. Gregory Kasun
President and Chief Executive Officer
MISSION WEST EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT
CENTER, INC.,
a California corporation
By: /s/ J. Gregory Kasun
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J. Gregory Kasun
President and Chief Executive Officer
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The undersigned Escrow Holder hereby accepts the Escrow and agrees to
comply with the escrow instructions contained in the foregoing Agreement of
Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions.
Dated: July ___, 1996
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By:_____________________________
Printed Name:___________________
Title:__________________________
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By signing below, the undersigned shareholders of Mission West
Properties hereby agree to vote their shares of stock in Mission West
Properties to (1) approve the foregoing Agreement and (2) the transactions
contemplated therein at the time the shareholders' vote contemplated in
Section 9.1(c) of the Agreement is held, subject, however, to the exercise of
the Fiduciary Out provided for in Section 9.2. The undersigned are signing
this Agreement for only such limited purpose and not to incur any other
obligation or duty under the Agreement.
TRITON GROUP LTD.,
_______________________________ a Delaware corporation
William E. Nelson, individually
/s/ J. Gregory Kasun By: /s/ Michael M. Earley
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J. Gregory Kasun, individually Michael M. Earley
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT C
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
This is Amendment No. 1 To Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Joint Escrow
Instructions ("Amendment") is made as of August 20, 1996 by and between DMB/SVP
California Investments LLC, an Arizona limited liability company ("Buyer"),
Mission West Properties, a California corporation ("MWP") and Mission West
Executive Aircraft Center, Inc., a California corporation ("MWEAC") (hereinafter
collectively "Seller"), with reference to the following facts and recitals.
R E C I T A L S
A. Buyer and Seller are parties to that certain Agreement of Purchase and
Sale and Joint Escrow Instructions dated July 1, 1996 ("Purchase Agreement").
B. Buyer and Seller hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as referenced in
this Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. As required in Section 4.1 of the
Purchase Agreement, the parties have agreed to allocate the Purchase Price among
the various parcels which comprise the Realty by depositing a Memorandum of
Agreement into the Escrow prior to the Closing Date.
2. MWEAC LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. The parties have agreed that the MWEAC
Leasehold Properties will be excluded from the transaction. Therefore, the
Purchase Price shall be reduced by the agreed price allocation for the Leasehold
Properties, i.e., $3,500,000, and the Purchase Price for the remaining Assets
shall be $38,500,000.
3. REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS. Seller represents
and warrants with respect to Section 8.3(e) of the Purchase Agreement that there
are no written construction or equipment warranties relating to the Realty in
Seller's possession. Seller also represents and warrants with respect to
Section 8.3(e) that there are no contracts or documents relating to the Realty
which are of the nature described in Section 8.3(e) which are not included in
the Service Contracts and/or the Leases. Buyer confirms that Seller has
satisfied its obligations to provide Buyer with Due Diligence materials
described in Section 8.3(b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).
4. HOLDBACK. The Holdback is hereby reduced to $600,000.00.
5. PHYSICAL DEFECT NOTICE. Buyer delivered to Seller the Defect Notice
relating to Physical Defects on July 25, 1996. Buyer and Seller have agreed
that the Cost to Cure such Physical Defects and the Joint Repair Estimate shall
be in the amount of $250,000. Pursuant to Section 8.2(c)(3), Buyer elects to
continue the Escrow with a credit against the Purchase Price of $250,000. The
Buyer reserves its rights under the Purchase Agreement to furnish the Seller
with a Defect Notice as referenced in Section 8.2(c)(1), as appropriate, for
Lease Discrepancies and/or discrepancies in Seller's representations and
warranties.
6. DEFINITIONS. Terms contained in this Amendment are defined in the
Purchase Agreement unless otherwise specified herein.
7. CONTINUING EFFECT. Except as specifically provided herein, the
Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect without modification.
Upon execution this Amendment shall become a part of the Purchase Agreement and
subject to the general provisions contained therein.
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"BUYER"
DMB CALIFORNIA INVESTMENTS
LLC, an Arizona limited liability company
By: SVP III L.L.C., an Arizona limited
liability company, member
By: Milro Corporation, an
Arizona corporation, manager
By: /s/ Robert G. Sarver
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Robert G. Sarver
President
"SELLER:"
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, a
California corporation
By: /s/ J. Gregory Kasun
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J. Gregory Kasun
President and Chief Executive Officer
MISSION WEST EXECUTIVE
AIRCRAFT CENTER, INC., a California
corporation
By: /s/ J. Gregory Kasun
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J. Gregory Kasun
President and Chief Executive Officer
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MISSION WEST PROPERTIES Please mark
For Special Meeting of Shareholders your vote as
October 15, 1996 indicated in
this example
The Board of Directors solicits your proxy for the following items.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Consideration of a proposal
to sell substantially all of
the Company's real estate
assets as set forth in the
accompanying proxy statement.
2. As they shall in their sole
judgment determine on any
other matter that may properly
come before the meeting or any
adjournment or postponement
thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) DATE
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NOTE: Please sign as name appears herein. Joint owners should sign. When
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give
full title as such.
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PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Michael M. Earley, J. Gregory Kasun, and William
E. Nelson, and each of them, as his agents and proxies with full power of
substitution to vote any and all shares of Common Stock of Mission West
Properties which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of said Company to be held October 15, 1996, or any adjournment or
postponement thereof, as specified on the reverse hereof.
This proxy will be voted as the undersigned specifies on the reverse hereof.
UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL TO SELL
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COMPANY'S REAL ESTATE ASSETS AS DESCRIBED IN THE
ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.
(CONTINUED, AND TO BE MARKED, DATED AND SIGNED, ON THE OTHER SIDE.)
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