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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 24, 1995
CRYSTAL BRANDS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-8994 41-1282004
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
404 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 502-6200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Unchanged
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On January 24, 1995, Crystal Brands, Inc. (the "Company"), which
is operating under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and five of its
subsidiaries entered into an Asset Sale Agreement with Phillips-Van
Heusen Corporation ("PVH") providing for the sale of substantially all
of the Company's and its subsidiaries' assets (exclusive of cash and
cash equivalents) for a cash purchase price of $114,700,000, subject
to a post-closing adjustment based upon the Company's tangible net
worth as of the closing date. The purchase price was determined based
upon arm's-length negotiations between the Company and PVH. The
assets being sold comprise Crystal Brands' apparel and retail
businesses and include its Gant, Izod and Salty Dog trademarks. The
consummation of the transaction, which is expected to occur by
February 28, 1995, is subject to customary closing conditions,
including Bankruptcy Court approval, and is also subject to any higher
and better offers which may be received by Crystal Brands for the
businesses being sold prior to such approval.
Following the consummation of this transaction, Crystal Brands
intends to propose a Chapter 11 plan pursuant to which it will
liquidate its remaining assets and distribute its cash to its
creditors.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
2. Asset Sale Agreement, dated as of January 24, 1995, among
the Company, five of its subsidiaries and PVH.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CRYSTAL BRANDS, INC.
Dated: January 30, 1995 By: /s/ Michael B. McLearn
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Michael B. McLearn,
Vice President
NYFS06...:\46\39746\0023\70\FRM1265K.310
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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2. Asset Sale Agreement, dated as of
January 24, 1995, among the Company,
five of its subsidiaries and PVH.
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ASSET SALE AGREEMENT
AMONG
CRYSTAL BRANDS, INC.,
CRYSTAL APPAREL, INC.,
GANT CORPORATION,
CRYSTAL SALES, INC.,
EAGLE SHIRTMAKERS, INC.,
CRYSTAL BRANDS (HONG KONG) LIMITED
AND
PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION
DATED AS OF JANUARY 24, 1995
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ASSET SALE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of January 24, 1995, among Crystal Brands,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, Crystal Apparel, Inc., a Maine
corporation, Gant Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Crystal Sales,
Inc., a Maine corporation, Eagle Shirtmakers, Inc., a New York
corporation, and Crystal Brands (Hong Kong) Limited, a Hong Kong
corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Seller"), and
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter
referred to as "Purchaser").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, each Seller (other than Crystal Brands (Hong Kong)
Limited) is a "debtor-in-possession" under Chapter 11, Title 11 of the
United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in Case No. 94 B 40318, et
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seq. (PBA) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
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District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court"); and
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the design, production, marketing,
sale (including retail sale) and distribution of men's and women's
apparel products and related executive and administrative functions
(collectively, the "Business"); and
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, assign and transfer to
Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase and acquire from Seller,
the Business as a going concern and substantially all of the assets
and properties relating thereto (other than the Excluded Assets, as
hereinafter defined) for the purchase price, the assumption of certain
liabilities and obligations of Seller,
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and upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the Exhibits,
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Schedules and other documents delivered in connection herewith, the
following terms shall have the indicated meanings, which meanings
shall be applicable, except to the extent otherwise indicated in a
definition of a particular term, both to the singular and plural forms
of such terms. Any agreement referred to below shall mean such
agreement as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to
the extent permitted by the applicable provisions thereof and by this
Agreement.
"Accounts Payable" has the meaning specified in Section 2(d)(ii)
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of this Agreement.
"Accounts Receivable" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(a)(xii) of this Agreement.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person
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directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common
control with such Person.
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"Approval Order" has the meaning specified in Section 5(d) of
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this Agreement.
"Assets" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) of this
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Agreement.
"Assumed Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section 2(d)
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of this Agreement.
"Balance Sheet Date" shall mean October 1, 1994.
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"Bankruptcy Code" has the meaning specified in the
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first recital of this Agreement.
"Bankruptcy Court" has the meaning specified in the first recital
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of this Agreement.
"Best Efforts" shall mean commercially reasonable good faith
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efforts but shall in no event require the commencement of litigation
or the surrender of any legal or contractual rights against or the
payment of any fees or other amounts to any third party; provided,
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however, that nothing herein shall obviate (i) Seller's obligation to
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pay amounts due under any contract or with respect to any contractual
relationship which Seller is required hereunder to maintain and (ii)
the obligation of Seller to incur expenses (including attorneys' fees
and expenses) in connection with the preparation, filing and
prosecution of the motion for the Approval Order.
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"Business" has the meaning specified in the second recital of
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this Agreement.
"Business Day" shall mean any weekday on which commercial banks
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in New York City are open. Any action, notice or right which is to be
exercised or lapses on or by a given date which is not a Business Day
may be taken, given or exercised, and shall not lapse, until the end
of the next Business Day.
"Closing" has the meaning specified in Section 9(a) of this
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Agreement.
"Closing Date" has the meaning specified in Section 9(a) of this
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Agreement.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"Confidentiality Agreement" shall mean that certain letter
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agreement dated as of November 21, 1994, between Crystal Brands, Inc.
and Purchaser with respect to, among other things, the treatment of
confidential information regarding Seller and the Business.
"Environmental Laws" has the meaning specified in Section 3(m) of
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this Agreement.
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"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" has the meaning specified in Section 3(r) of
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this Agreement.
"Excluded Assets" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) of
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this Agreement.
"Excluded Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section 2(d)
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of this Agreement.
"Financial Statements" shall mean the unaudited Balance Sheets of
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the Business as at January 1, 1994 and October 1, 1994 and the related
Statements of Operations of the Business for the fiscal year and nine
months then ended, respectively, and the unaudited Statement of Cash
Flows of the Business for the nine month period ended October 1, 1994.
"Hart-Scott-Rodino Act" has the meaning specified in Section 5(e)
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of this Agreement.
"Intellectual Property" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(a)(x) of this Agreement.
"Inventory" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)(iii) of
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this Agreement.
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"Knowledge of Seller" shall mean the actual knowledge of Seller.
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For all such purposes, the knowledge of Seller shall include the
actual knowledge of each of the officers and directors of Seller, and
other management personnel who would reasonably be expected to have
knowledge of, or responsibility for, the subject matter in question.
"Leased Real Estate" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(a)(ii) of this Agreement.
"Leases" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)(ii) of this
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Agreement.
"Letter Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section 5(d) of
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this Agreement.
"Liens" has the meaning specified in Section 3(d)(i) of this
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Agreement.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on
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the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of
the Business taken as a whole or a material adverse effect on the
ability of Seller to perform its obligations hereunder.
"Materials of Environmental Concern" shall mean chemicals,
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pollutants, contaminants, industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or
wastes that could give rise to liability under any Environmental Law,
including, without limitation, insecticides,
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fungicides, rodenticides, gasoline or any other petroleum product or
by-product, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, urea formaldehyde,
radiation, emissions, waves or fields and radioactive materials.
"Multiemployer Pension Plan" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(f)(i) of this Agreement.
"Multiemployer Plans" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(f)(ii) of this Agreement.
"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership
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(limited or general) joint venture, association, trust, any other
unincorporated organization or entity or a governmental entity or any
department or agency thereof.
"Petition Date" shall mean January 21, 1994.
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"Plans" has the meaning specified in Section 2(f)(ii) of this
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Agreement.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning specified in Section 2(b) of
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this Agreement.
"Purchaser" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of
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this Agreement.
"Seller" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this
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Agreement.
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"Supplies" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)(iv) of this
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Agreement.
"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean federal, state, local or foreign
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income, capital gains, profits, gross receipts, payroll, capital
stock, franchise, employment, withholding, social security,
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, stamp,
excise, occupation, sales, use, transfer, mining, value-added,
investment credit recapture, alternative or add-on minimum,
environmental, estimated or other taxes, duties or assessments of any
kind, including any interest, penalty and additions imposed with
respect to such amounts.
"Tax Returns" shall mean all returns and reports (including
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schedules attached thereto) required to be filed with or supplied to a
taxing authority with respect to Taxes.
"Trademarks" has the meaning specified in Section 2(a)(x) of this
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Agreement.
"Transferred Employees" has the meaning specified in Section
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2(f)(i) of this Agreement.
"WARN" has the meaning specified in Section 3(f) of this
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Agreement.
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2. The Transaction.
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(a) Sale and Purchase of Assets. On the Closing Date, on
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the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Seller hereby agrees to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver or
cause to be sold, conveyed, assigned, transferred and delivered to
Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase and accept from
Seller, all of the right, title and interest of Seller in and to all
of the assets, rights, privileges, claims, contracts and properties of
every kind, nature, character and description, real, personal and
mixed, tangible and intangible, absolute or contingent, wherever
located, primarily used in or relating to the conduct of the Business,
other than the Excluded Assets (collectively, the "Assets"), free and
clear of all Liens (but, as to property leased by or to Seller,
subject to the respective leases thereof), including, without
limitation, the following:
(i) all the furniture, fixtures, furnishings,
vehicles, machinery, equipment, tools, dies, molds, spare parts and
other tangible personal property which are located or customarily
based at any facility owned or leased by Seller and primarily used in
or relating to the conduct of the Business, and all warranties and
guarantees, express or implied, existing for the benefit of Seller or
its Affiliates in connection with the foregoing;
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(ii) the tenant's leasehold interest in the premises
more particularly described in Schedule 2(a)(ii) hereto arising under
the leases (the "Leases") more particularly described in said Schedule
2(a)(ii), and all easements, privileges, rights-of-way, riparian and
other water rights, lands underlying any adjacent streets or roads,
appurtenances, licenses, permits and other rights pertaining to or
accruing to the benefit of such property (hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Leased Real Estate");
(iii) all inventories of Seller of raw materials,
work-in-process, goods in transit and finished goods relating to the
Business wherever located (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Inventory");
(iv) all packaging materials and other supplies of
Seller relating to the Business wherever located (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Supplies");
(v) each of the contracts, agreements, purchase
commitments for materials and other services and real and personal
property leases, whether or not entered into in the ordinary course of
business, relating to the Business, all as set forth on Schedule
2(a)(v) hereto, Seller's purchase orders relating to the Business,
Seller's rights under any confidentiality agreements relating to the
Business (if and to the extent assignable) and any contracts,
agreements, purchase commitments for materials and
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other services and personal property leases entered into by Seller
relating to the Business after the date hereof in the ordinary course
of business of a type similar to those listed on such Schedule 2(a)(v)
and as permitted by Section 5(c) of this Agreement;
(vi) all unfilled sales orders, invoices, contracts
and commitments with customers relating to the Business which have
been entered into prior to the date hereof in the ordinary course of
business or in compliance with Section 5(c) hereof and which are in
existence on the Closing Date;
(vii) all unfilled purchase orders, invoices,
contracts and commitments with suppliers relating to the Business
which have been entered into prior to the date hereof in the ordinary
course of business or in compliance with Section 5(c) hereof and which
are in existence on the Closing Date;
(viii) all of the Business as a going concern
(including, without limitation, the names "Crystal Brands," "Crystal
Brands, Inc.," "Crystal Apparel, Inc.," "Crystal Sales, Inc." or any
simulations or variations thereof) and the goodwill pertaining
thereto; provided, however, that each Seller shall have the right to
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use its respective name as its corporate name until, and solely in
connection with, the consummation of its plan of
reorganization/liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code and matters
attendant thereto;
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(ix) all customer, client and vendor lists and
merchandise and sales promotion literature and promotional and
advertising materials owned by Seller and related to the Business, and
all catalogues, research material, management information systems,
software, technology and specifications, if any, owned by Seller and
used primarily in the Business, other than software, lists and other
materials used by Seller for the sole purpose of reconciling claims in
its bankruptcy cases;
(x) all United States and foreign trademarks,
tradenames, service marks and registrations and applications for
registration therefor (collectively referred to herein as the
"Trademarks"), United States and foreign patents and patent
applications and improvements thereon, assumed names, logos,
copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor,
including derivatives and renewals thereof, trade secrets, formulae,
inventions, technical information, know-how, processes, other
confidential information and all other intellectual property
throughout the world owned by, licensed to or used by Seller in
connection with or applicable to the Business (the foregoing being
collectively referred to herein as "Intellectual Property"),
including, without limitation, the registered Trademarks listed on
Schedule 2(a)(x) hereto, and all derivations thereof, together with
the goodwill of Seller symbolized by the marks, and such patents and
patent applications, trademark and
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copyright registrations and applications therefor being more
particularly described on Schedule 2(a)(x) hereto;
(xi) subject to Section 5(c) hereof, all advance
payments, prepaid expense items and credits relating to the Business
in existence on the Closing Date;
(xii) all accounts and notes receivable and contingent
rights relating thereto, deposits and advances, and other receivables
associated with or arising out of the Business (other than those owing
from any Seller to another Seller or from an Affiliate of Seller to
Seller) in existence on the Closing Date (the "Accounts Receivable");
(xiii) all of Seller's books and records pertaining
primarily to the Business, including, without limitation, all books of
account, tax books and records relating to property, sales and other
Taxes not based on or measured by income, business books and records,
operating data and plans, together with all files, contracts,
instruments and other documents pertaining to the Assets being
acquired by Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, that Purchaser
shall preserve such books and records and Seller shall have the right
of reasonable access to and examination of such books and records,
including the right to make copies thereof, for a period of six (6)
years from the Closing Date upon reasonable notice to Purchaser and
during normal business hours. At the end of such six-year period,
Purchaser
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shall not destroy or dispose of such books and records without first
offering to deliver them to Seller, at no cost or expense to Seller;
and
(xiv) all federal, state, local, foreign and other
governmental licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations
associated with or necessary for the conduct of the Business as
conducted on the Closing Date, other than those which are not
transferable.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is
agreed that Seller is not selling and Purchaser is not buying (1) any
cash, cash equivalents, securities or other investments held by
Seller; (2) the minute books, stock record books, stock ledgers, Tax
Returns, tax books and records and similar financial and other records
of Seller which, (x) relate to income taxes; provided, however, that
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Purchaser shall have access during regular business hours to such
records, including for purposes of making summaries and copies thereof
(at Purchaser's expense), as they pertain to the Business and Assets
upon reasonable notice to Seller; and provided further, however, that
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in the event that Seller desires to destroy or dispose of any such
records, Seller shall first offer to deliver, at Purchaser's expense,
any or all of such Tax Returns, tax books and records and similar
financial or other records relating to income taxes payable with
respect to the Business as Purchaser may request; and (y) in the case
of all other Tax Returns and tax
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books and records, do not pertain primarily to the Business; provided,
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however, that Purchaser shall have access during regular business
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hours to such records, including for purposes of making summaries and
copies thereof (at Purchaser's expense), as they pertain to the
Business and Assets upon reasonable notice to Seller; (3) Seller's
claim, right or interest in any refunds of Taxes paid by Seller; (4)
any claims, counterclaims, offsets, defenses or causes of action
arising prior to the Closing Date, other than to the extent relating
to the Assets or Assumed Liabilities; (5) Seller's claim, right or
interest in any payments due to Seller from Jones Apparel Group, Inc.,
or any Affiliate thereof, in connection with the sale of the "Evan
Picone" trademark; or (6) any assets, properties or contracts listed
on Schedule 2(a)(6) hereto (collectively, the "Excluded Assets").
(b) Purchase Price. Subject to adjustment pursuant to
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Section 2(c) hereof, the purchase price for the Assets (the "Purchase
Price") shall be $148,870,000, consisting of (i) $66,400,000 for the
Intellectual Property, (ii) $11,708,000 for fixed assets, (iii)
$6,903,000 for other noncurrent assets, (iv) $24,288,000 for the
estimated amount of receivables on the Closing Date, (v) $36,500,000
for the estimated amount of inventory on the Closing Date and (vi)
$3,071,000 for the estimated amount of other current assets on the
Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the Purchase Price shall be paid
by (a) wire
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transfer to the account specified by Seller on or prior to the Closing
Date of immediately available funds (the "Cash Portion") in the amount
of $114,711,000, or, in the event that Purchaser enters into the
agreement or delivers the bonds contemplated by the first sentence of
Section 2(c)(viii) hereof, $111,711,000 and (b) the assumption by
Purchaser of the items of Assumed Liabilities that represent (i)
accounts payable, which are estimated to be $5,247,000 on the Closing
Date, (ii) accrued expenses, which are estimated to be $11,113,000 on
the Closing Date and (iii) noncurrent liabilities, which are estimated
to be $17,799,000 on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date,
$3,000,000 of the Cash Portion shall be deposited by Purchaser in an
escrow account (the "Escrow Account") pursuant to an Escrow Agreement
(the "Escrow Agreement"), substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A, with an escrow agent mutually acceptable to Seller and
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Purchaser, and released at the Supplemental Closing as provided in
Section 2(c)(vi) hereof. Interest earned on funds held in the Escrow
Account shall be for the account of the party hereto which is entitled
thereto as provided in said Section 2(c)(vi).
(c) Purchase Price Adjustment. (i) Promptly after
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the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and delivered
to Seller an audited balance sheet of the Business as of the Closing
Date (the "Closing Date Balance Sheet") and a calculation of Tangible
Net Worth as reflected on the Closing Date Balance Sheet. The Closing
Date Balance Sheet shall be
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prepared within 90 days of Closing in accordance with the books and
records of Seller and with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a basis consistent with the Projected Balance Sheet. For
purposes of this Agreement (A) "Tangible Net Worth" shall mean an
amount equal to (1) the total Assets of the Business, excluding the
Excluded Assets, on a balance sheet less (2) any intangible asset
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value, including, without limitation, excess reorganization value,
goodwill and deferred Taxes, of the Business set forth on the same
balance sheet less (3) total current liabilities of the Business set
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forth on the same balance sheet less (4) noncurrent liabilities of the
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Business set forth on the same balance sheet, in each case prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
basis consistent with the Projected Balance Sheet and (B) "Projected
Balance Sheet" shall mean the projected February 25, 1995 balance
sheet of Seller, a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
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(ii) Seller shall have a period of ten Business
Days after delivery of the Closing Date Balance Sheet to present in
writing to Purchaser any objections Seller may have to any of the
matters set forth therein which relate to Purchaser's calculation of
Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date, which objections shall be
set forth in reasonable detail. If no objections are raised within
such ten Business Day period, the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the
calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date shall be
deemed to be accepted and
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approved by Seller and a supplemental closing (the "Supplemental
Closing") shall be held on the fifth Business Day following the
expiration of such ten Business Day period, or on such other date as
may be mutually agreed upon in writing by Purchaser and Seller.
(iii) If Seller shall raise any objections within
the aforesaid ten Business Day period, Seller and Purchaser, together
with their respective independent certified public accountants, shall
attempt promptly to resolve the matter or matters in dispute and, if
resolved, such firms shall send a joint notice to Purchaser and Seller
stating the manner in which the dispute was resolved, and a
confirmation of Purchaser's calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of
the Closing Date or a revised calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of
the Closing Date based upon such resolution, whereupon the confirmed
or revised calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date
shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The Supplemental
Closing shall then take place five Business Days following the receipt
of such notice by Purchaser and Seller, or on such other date as may
be mutually agreed upon in writing by Purchaser and Seller.
(iv) If such dispute cannot be resolved by
Purchaser and Seller nor by the aforesaid accounting firms within 30
days after the delivery of Seller's objection to the Closing Date
Balance Sheet, then the specific matters in dispute shall be
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submitted to Coopers & Lybrand (New York City office) or, if such firm
declines to act in such capacity, such other firm of independent
certified public accountants mutually acceptable to Purchaser and
Seller (in either case, the "Final Arbiter"), which firm shall make a
final and binding determination as to such matter or matters within 45
days of its appointment. The Final Arbiter shall send its written
determination to Purchaser and Seller, together with a confirmation of
Purchaser's calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date
or, if necessary, a revised calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of
the Closing Date based upon such determination, whereupon the
confirmed or revised calculation of Tangible Net Worth as of the
Closing Date shall be binding on the parties hereto, absent fraud or
manifest error. The Supplemental Closing shall then take place five
Business Days following the receipt of such documents by Purchaser and
Seller, or on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon in
writing by Purchaser and Seller.
(v) The parties hereto agree to cooperate with
each other and each other's authorized representatives and with the
Final Arbiter in order that any and all matters in dispute shall be
resolved as soon as practicable and that final determination of
Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date shall be made.
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(vi) At the Supplemental Closing, Purchaser shall
pay to Seller the amount, if any, by which Tangible Net Worth as of
the Closing Date exceeds $48,311,000, or Seller shall pay to Purchaser
the amount, if any, by which Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date
is less than $48,311,000, in either case, with interest on the
difference between Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date and
$48,311,000 at a rate of interest per annum equal to the sum of (1)
the rate quoted by Bankers Trust on the Closing Date for the offering
by Bankers Trust to leading banks in the London interbank market of
U.S. dollar deposits having a 90-day term and in the amount of
$3,000,000 plus (2) .50% less, in the case of a payment by Seller, the
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amount of interest earned on funds on deposit in the Escrow Account
which the party receiving payment is hereby entitled to receive. Any
payment required to be made by Seller to Purchaser under this Section
2(c)(vi) shall first be made out of the Escrow Account, and if the
funds in the Escrow Account are not sufficient to satisfy Seller's
obligation to Purchaser, then Seller shall pay any remaining monies
owed to Purchaser, in each case by wire transfer in U.S. dollars in
immediately available funds to an account specified by Purchaser, on
the date of the Supplemental Closing. Any funds remaining in the
Escrow Account after giving effect to any payments required to be made
by Seller to Purchaser under this Section 2(c)(vi) shall be paid to
Seller by wire transfer in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds
to an account specified by Seller, on the date of the Supplemental
Closing.
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If, on the other hand, Purchaser is required to make a payment to
Seller under this Section 2(c)(vi), Purchaser shall pay to Seller the
amount owed to Seller, and all funds in the Escrow Account
shall be paid to Seller, in each case by wire transfer in U.S. dollars
in immediately available funds to an account specified by Seller, on
the date of the Supplemental Closing. Purchaser shall not be deemed
to "owe" Seller any amount under this Section 2(c)(vi) to the extent
that Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date is less than or equal
to $48,311,000.
(vii) The fees and expenses hereunder of the
Final Arbiter shall be paid one-half by Purchaser and one-half by
Seller.
(viii) Purchaser, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may (A) enter into a written agreement with the ILGWU
National Retirement Fund prior to the Closing Date, provided that (1)
such agreement is satisfactory in all respects to Purchaser in its
sole and absolute discretion and (2) either (x) such agreement
provides for waivers, reasonably satisfactory to Seller, of Seller's
obligations under Section 4204(a)(3)(A) of ERISA and Purchaser's
obligations under Section 4204(a)(1)(B) of ERISA or (y) in lieu of
either such waiver, Purchaser, in its sole and absolute discretion and
at its expense, provides to the Multiemployer Pension Plan at the
Closing either or both of the bonds contemplated under said Section
4204(a)(3)(A) or said Section 4204(a)(1)(B), as applicable, or (B)
deliver both such
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bonds to the Multiemployer Pension Plan at the Closing in the absence
of such agreement. In the event that Purchaser, in its sole and
absolute discretion, enters into such agreement and/or delivers such
bonds, then, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
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contrary, (I) the Cash Portion, as set forth in Section 2(b) hereof,
shall be decreased to $111,711,000, and (II) the amount of the wire
transfer set forth in Section 9(d)(i) hereof shall be decreased to
$108,711,000. In the event that Purchaser, for any reason, does not
enter into such agreement and/or deliver such bonds, then,
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notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser
shall not assume any liability of Seller under Section 4204 of ERISA
with respect to the Multiemployer Pension Plan, in which event (X) the
provisions of Section 2(f)(iv) hereof shall be void ab initio and have
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no force or effect and (Y) all liabilities of Seller under the
Multiemployer Pension Plan shall be deemed to be Excluded Liabilities
under this Agreement other than any accrued but unpaid contributions
thereto appearing on the Closing Date Balance Sheet.
(d) Assumption of Liabilities. Purchaser hereby agrees
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that as of the Closing it will assume and agree to pay, perform and
discharge all of the following liabilities and obligations of Seller
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Assumed Liabilities"):
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(i) all unperformed and unfulfilled obligations which
are required to be performed and fulfilled under the contracts,
agreements, leases, licenses, permits, applications, unfilled sales
and purchase orders, invoices and other commitments assigned to
Purchaser pursuant to subsections (ii), (v), (vi) and (vii) of Section
2(a) hereof, but, on the Closing Date or promptly thereafter, Seller
shall cure any existing defaults thereunder as of the Closing Date and
pay any other amounts required pursuant to Section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code to be paid to effectuate the assignments to Purchaser
contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) all accounts payable and accrued liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business owed by Seller to the
extent relating to the Business (other than those (A) owing by any
Seller to another Seller or to an Affiliate of Seller or (B) fees and
expenses of professionals and other administrative expenses incurred
outside of the ordinary course of business in connection with Seller's
bankruptcy proceeding) arising on or after the Petition Date and in
existence on the Closing Date (the "Accounts Payable");
(iii) all obligations with respect to returns,
credits, discounts and allowances relating to products sold and
shipped or orders accepted prior to the Closing Date and incurred by
Seller in the ordinary course of business to the extent relating to
the Business;
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(iv) all obligations of Seller incurred in the
ordinary course of business on or after the Petition Date for all
operating and other expenses relating to the Leased Real Estate or any
of the other Assets, other than liabilities arising under
Environmental Laws with respect to the conduct of the Business or
conditions in connection with the Business on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(v) all obligations of Seller to be assumed by
Purchaser pursuant to Subsection 2(f) hereof;
(vi) all obligations of Seller with respect to
outstanding letters of credit (A) securing Seller's obligations under
any employment agreement listed on Schedule 2(a)(v) or 3(e) hereto or
with respect to workers' compensation, (B) relating to the purchase of
Inventory or (C) otherwise pertaining to the Business and set forth on
Schedule 2(d)(vi) hereto, and Purchaser shall obtain and deliver at
the Closing replacement, stand-by or back-to-back letters of credit
with respect thereto in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Seller and the respective issuing banks or shall return such letters
of credit to Seller for cancellation or otherwise shall provide for
the assumption of any or all outstanding letters of credit, which
assumptions shall, to the reasonable satisfaction of Seller, relieve
Seller of its obligations with respect thereto;
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(vii) all real and personal property taxes accrued
through and payable after the Closing Date with respect to the Assets;
and
(viii) all severance and other obligations of Seller
under employment and severance contracts with persons who are
employees of the Business as of the Closing Date and which contracts
are set forth in part (iii) of Schedule 3(e) hereto; provided,
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however, except for the severance obligations under the Employment
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Agreement, dated as of August 18, 1993, between Crystal Brands, Inc.
and Charles J. Campbell, no such obligation shall exceed a period of
one year.
(e) Exclusion of Liabilities. Purchaser shall not assume,
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and shall not be liable for, any liabilities of Seller other than as
expressly provided in Section 2(d) hereof (the "Excluded
Liabilities"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and
notwithstanding anything in Section 2(d) to the contrary, Purchaser
shall not assume and shall not be liable for any of the following
liabilities or obligations of Seller; provided, however, that
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notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(e) to the contrary,
Purchaser shall assume and be liable for the following liabilities to
the extent they are included in the calculation of accounts payable,
accrued expenses or noncurrent liabilities appearing on the Closing
Date Balance Sheet:
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(i) any and all Taxes levied by any foreign, federal,
state or local taxing authority;
(ii) any liabilities or obligations for severance or
similar payments arising as a result of consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, other than as provided in Sections
2(d)(viii), 2(f)(i) and 2(f)(ii) hereof, and, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, any other liabilities or obligations of
Seller which arise out of or are incurred with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including Seller's
legal and accounting fees);
(iii) any liabilities or obligations which are not
directly incident to or arising out of or incurred with respect to the
Business or the Assets;
(iv) any liability arising under Environmental Laws,
the Code, ERISA or the Multiemployer Pension Plan (except to the
extent provided in Section 2(f) hereof) with respect to the conduct of
the Business or conditions in connection with the Business on or prior
to the Closing Date;
(v) any liabilities or obligations for property damage
or bodily injury or other harm to any purchaser or subsequent consumer
of any product of the Business manufactured prior to the Closing Date,
whether in respect of any express or implied representation, warranty
or otherwise;
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(vi) any indebtedness for borrowed money or other
interest bearing obligations;
(vii) any amounts payable to Seller's
Affiliates;
(viii) any cash overdraft liability;
(ix) any liabilities accruing prior to the Closing
Date to the extent that Seller or any of its Affiliates is actually
reimbursed therefor under its insurance policies;
(x) any liability or obligation of Seller or any
Affiliates of Seller to the extent related to the Excluded Assets;
(xi) any workers' compensation claims relating to
occurrences prior to the Closing Date, and any damages or liabilities
arising out of or in connection with any litigation or other claims
pending against Seller and/or any of its Affiliates on the Closing
Date, other than Accounts Payable assumed by Purchaser pursuant to
Section 2(d)(ii) hereof; and
(xii) any liability arising out of or in connection
with a violation of any law relating to occupational safety and health
or discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color or
disability.
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(f) Employee Relations.
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(i) Employment. Purchaser shall assume on the Closing
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Date, the collective bargaining agreement set forth on Schedule
2(f)(i) hereto (excluding any liability of Seller with respect to the
multiemployer pension plan set forth on Schedule 2(f)(i) hereto (the
"Multiemployer Pension Plan") other than any accrued but unpaid
contributions thereto and except to the extent, if any, otherwise
provided in Section 2(f)(iv) hereof) and shall offer employment as of
the Closing Date to all of the bargaining unit employees who are
covered by such agreements and employed in the Business on the day
immediately preceding the Closing Date. Purchaser shall also offer
employment as of the Closing Date to all of the non-bargaining unit
employees who are employed in the Business on the day immediately
preceding the Closing Date, except Purchaser's offer of employment to
any non-bargaining unit employee who is not actively employed on the
Closing Date shall be limited to the continuation of such employee's
particular status and accompanying rights under Seller's applicable
plans or policies, including a right to return to active employment,
if any. Each offer of employment to non-bargaining unit employees who
are actively employed on the Closing Date (including employees who are
on vacation or a regularly scheduled day off) shall initially be at
the same compensation rate, position and place of employment held by
such employee immediately prior to the Closing Date (such information
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as of December 31, 1994 is disclosed by Seller on Schedule 2(f)(i)
hereto). Seller's non-bargaining unit employees who accept or are
deemed to have accepted Purchaser's offer of employment shall be
hereinafter referred to as "Transferred Employees" as of the Closing
Date. Subject to applicable laws and Section (ii) below, Purchaser
shall have the right to dismiss any or all Transferred Employees at
any time, with or without cause, and to change the terms and
conditions of employment (including employee benefits provided) of any
or all Transferred Employees.
(ii) Benefit Plans. Schedule 2(f)(ii)(A) sets forth a
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complete and correct list of all employee benefit plans within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and all bonus or other incentive
compensation, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, retiree
benefit, severance, salary continuation, sick or other leave of
absence, layoff, vacation pay, holiday, relocation, or change in
control plan, policy or arrangement, excluding any multiemployer plans
within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA ("Multiemployer Plans")
as to which Seller has an obligation to contribute or pay benefits
(collectively, "Plans"). Purchaser shall assume all Plans as of the
Closing Date and shall initially provide coverage for Transferred
Employees and the persons set forth on Schedule 2(f)(ii)(B) under the
Plans. Schedule 2(f)(ii)(C) sets forth a complete and correct list of
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all Multiemployer Plans as to which Seller has an obligation to
contribute.
(iii) Benefit Plan Procedures. All employees or
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former employees, and their beneficiaries or eligible dependents, who
were participating in a Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date
shall continue to participate in accordance with the terms of the Plan
after the Closing Date. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
Purchaser from amending or terminating its employee benefit plans at
any time after the Closing Date except as follows:
(1) Purchaser shall continue coverage of each
Transferred Employee under severance pay plans substantially
similar to the Seller's severance pay plans applicable to such
employee for at least 18 months after the Closing Date;
(2) Purchaser shall provide, without duplication of
benefits, all Transferred Employees with vacation time rather
than cash in lieu of vacation time for all vacation earned and
unpaid through the Closing Date, except as may be otherwise
required by applicable law;
(3) Purchaser's medical and dental plans covering
Transferred Employees, former employees and their eligible
dependents, through the end of the calendar year in which the
Closing Date occurs, shall grant credit for amounts paid by
participants during such calendar year up to the Closing
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Date, shall not exclude pre-existing conditions to the extent not
excluded under Seller's plans and shall provide, without any
right to amend or terminate, for retiree medical and life
insurance benefits for employees and former employees (and their
eligible dependents) who, as of the Closing Date, have satisfied
the age and service conditions for such benefits consistent with
the applicable provisions of Seller's retiree medical and life
insurance plans in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date;
and
(4) Purchaser shall grant Transferred Employees credit
under Purchaser's qualified retirement plans, including any
401(k) Plan, covering such employees for purposes of eligibility
and vesting for their period of service with Seller prior to the
Closing Date; provided, however, that the same shall not result
in duplication of benefits.
(iv) Multiemployer Pension Plan. Subject to the
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provisions of Section 2(c)(viii) hereof, Seller and Purchaser elect to
undertake a transaction covered by Section 4204 of ERISA with respect
to the Multiemployer Pension Plan, as follows:
(1) As of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be
obligated, and as of the Closing Date, Purchaser expects, to
contribute to the Multiemployer Pension Plan with respect to
the Business for substantially the
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same number of contribution base units for which Seller had
an obligation to contribute to such plan immediately prior
to the Closing;
(2) Except to the extent that the same arises from
fire, flood, transportation delays, civil unrest, war or
other cause beyond its reasonable control, Purchaser shall
take any and all reasonable actions necessary or appropriate
to avoid incurring any complete or partial withdrawal
liability with respect to the Multiemployer Pension Plan
with respect to the Business prior to August 1, 1995;
(3) If Purchaser withdraws from the Multiemployer
Pension Plan in a complete or partial withdrawal with
respect to the Business acquired hereunder during the period
commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of
the fifth full plan year following the Closing Date, Seller
shall be secondarily liable for any withdrawal liability
Seller would have had to the Multiemployer Pension Plan (but
for Section 4204 of ERISA) if the liability of Purchaser
with respect to such plan is not paid. Purchaser shall
timely pay any withdrawal liability incurred by it during
such period.
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3. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby
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represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. Seller is a
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corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has full
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and carry on the Business as it is now being conducted and, subject to
Bankruptcy Court approval pursuant to the Approval Order, to sell and
convey the Assets to Purchaser.
(b) Execution and Effect of Agreement. Subject to
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obtaining Bankruptcy Court approval pursuant to the Approval Order,
Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the performance of Seller's
obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Seller and, following the approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Bankruptcy
Court pursuant to the Approval Order, will constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms.
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(c) No Contravention. Subject to obtaining the approval of
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the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the Approval Order, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate or conflict with any
provision of Seller's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, (ii)
except as set forth on Schedule 3(c) hereto, (with or without the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) violate, or result in a
breach of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with, or give
rise to a right of termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, any of the terms of any agreement, lease, mortgage,
indenture or other instrument to which Seller is a party or by which
it is bound, except to the extent any of the foregoing is not
enforceable due to operation of applicable bankruptcy law or the
Approval Order, and except for that certain Post-Petition Credit
Agreement, dated as of February 22, 1994, among Seller, the lenders
party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for such lenders, which
Credit Agreement shall be terminated at the Closing or the requisite
consents thereunder to this Agreement will have been obtained, or
(iii) violate or conflict with any judgment, decree, order or award of
any court, governmental body or arbitrator, or any law, rule or
regulation applicable to Seller, nor will the same result in the
creation of any Liens (as hereinafter defined) upon any of the Assets.
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(d) Title to Assets.
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(i) Personal Property. Seller is the owner of the
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Assets other than the Leased Real Estate, and, by the execution and
delivery at the Closing of the instruments of transfer provided for
herein and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by
Purchaser or its counsel, Purchaser will be vested with good, valid
and marketable title to each of the Assets other than the Leased Real
Estate and leased personal property (subject to their respective
leases), free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges,
imperfections of title, security interests, prior assignments and
charges of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, "Liens").
(ii) Real Estate. Seller does not own any real
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property which it uses in connection with the operation of the
Business. Schedule 2(a)(ii) hereto contains a list of all real
property leased by Seller and used in connection with the operation of
the Business. Subject to entry of the Approval Order and the
assumption and assignment of the Leases pursuant thereto, each of the
Leases is a valid and subsisting leasehold interest of Seller free of
subtenancies and other occupancy rights, and, except as enforceability
against Seller may be limited by applicable bankruptcy law, is a
binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance
with its terms, and is in full force and effect. To the knowledge of
Seller, following the assumption and upon the assignment of the Leases
by Seller to
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Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of Section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code and the requisite order of the Bankruptcy Court, there
will be no defaults thereunder and no circumstances or events which,
with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute defaults
under the Leases except, in either instance, for defaults which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or are unenforceable due to
operation of applicable bankruptcy law or the Approval Order. Subject
to entry of the Approval Order, and except as set forth in Schedule
3(c) hereto, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not (A) permit the landlord under any of the Leases to
accelerate the rent due thereunder or cause any material lease term to
be renegotiated, (B) constitute a material default under any of the
Leases or (C) require the consent of the landlord under any Lease or
any other third party.
(e) Contracts. Except for those listed on Schedule 2(a)(v)
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hereto, Schedule 3(e) attached hereto lists as of the date hereof all
written contracts, agreements, commitments and personal property
leases which relate to the Business and which meet the criteria
specified in the paragraphs below:
(i) involve future expenditures or receipts or other
performance with respect to goods or services having a total value in
excess of $100,000, other than purchase and sales orders issued in the
ordinary course of business; or
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(ii) involve a lease, sublease, installment purchase
or similar arrangement for the use of personal property which involves
a total consideration in excess of $100,000; or
(iii) contain any severance pay obligations or
payments to employees due as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby; or
(iv) involve an employment or consulting relationship
which involves total consideration in excess of $100,000 during the
term of such agreement; or
(v) contain commitments of suretyship, guaranty or
indemnification (except for guarantees, warranties and indemnities
provided by Seller in respect of its products in the ordinary course
of business); or
(vi) relate to the disposition or acquisition of the
assets or stock of, or any interest in, any business enterprise; or
(vii) are material to the Business and are terminable
or may be accelerated by the other party thereto upon an assignment
thereof to Purchaser; or
(viii) contain a covenant not to compete; or
(ix) involve the handling, treatment, storage,
transportation, recycling, reclamation or disposal of Materials
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of Environmental Concern generated by the Business or the Assets; or
(x) relate to the confidential treatment of
information regarding Seller.
Each contract to be assumed by Purchaser, subject to entry of the
Approval Order and the assumption and assignment of such contracts
pursuant thereto, is in full force and effect, is valid and
enforceable, to the knowledge of Seller there are no outstanding
material disputes thereunder, and Seller is not in breach of any
provision thereof where such breach, with or without the giving of
notice or the passing of time or both, is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect, except for breaches which Seller is obligated
to cure as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) hereof, or
are unenforceable due to the operation of applicable bankruptcy law or
the Approval Order. Each of Seller's unfilled sales orders, contracts
and commitments with customers, comprising part of the Assets, is
capable of being filled in accordance with Seller's past practices in
the ordinary course of business and was executed at prices in
conformity with then existing sales prices of Seller, subject to
returns, credits, discounts and allowances in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice. Each of Seller's purchase
orders, contracts and commitments with suppliers, comprising part of
the Assets, was entered into in the ordinary course of business.
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(f) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since the
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Balance Sheet Date, the Business has been conducted only in the
ordinary course, consistent with past practice. Since the Balance
Sheet Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3(f) or as permitted under
Section 5(c) of this Agreement, with respect to the Business, there
has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any damage,
destruction, or casualty loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to
any material Assets, (iii) any disposition by Seller or any of its
Affiliates of any assets relating to the Business other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) any
Lien created on any Asset, (v) any condemnation proceedings commencing
with respect to any Asset or notice received by Seller as to the
proposed commencement of any such proceeding, (vi) except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any
increase in, or commitment or plan adopted to increase, the wages,
salaries, compensation, pension or other benefits or payments to
employees, (vii) any entering into of any contract or any renewal of
any lease relating to the Business which (x) calls for payments
exceeding $100,000 or (y) does not expire within one year or is not
cancelable by Purchaser within one year without penalty, (viii) any
modification in any material respect of any material contract relating
to the Business, (ix) any hiring of new employees except to the extent
that such employees (A) were hired in the ordinary course of business
and (B) in each instance have salaries (1) commensurate with their
positions and the
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location where they work and (2) of less than $75,000 per year, (x)
any capital expenditures in excess of $100,000, (xi) any change in
accounting methods, principles or practices of Seller relating to the
Business, (xii) any waiver or release of any material rights relating
to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, (xiii) any "plant closing"
or "mass layoff," as those terms are defined in the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 ("WARN") or any state law,
affecting any site of employment, facility, operating unit, or
employee of the Business, (xiv) except as previously disclosed to
Purchaser in writing, any loss or threatened or prospective loss of
all or a significant portion of a significant customer's business,
(xv) any termination of any material distribution agreement, or (xvi)
the agreement of Seller to do any of the foregoing.
(g) Compliance with Laws. Except as otherwise disclosed
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herein, the business and activities of the Business are presently
being conducted in compliance with all applicable requirements of
laws, ordinances, regulations and rules and all applicable
requirements of governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction
over Seller, except for such non-compliance as is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Financial Statements. Seller has previously delivered
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to Purchaser a copy of the Financial Statements. The Financial
Statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
position, results of operations and, in the case of the
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interim statements, cash flows of the Business as of the respective
dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis, subject, in the case of the interim statements, to normal year-
end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and, in the case of the
fiscal year end statements, to the inclusion of matters relating to
Seller's former jewelry business in the footnotes and the absence of a
statement of cash flows.
(i) Litigation; Consents. There is no action, suit,
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litigation, proceeding or formal or informal governmental inquiry or
investigation pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against
Seller which seeks to restrain or prohibit or otherwise challenges the
consummation, legality or validity of the transactions contemplated
hereby or which, if adversely determined, would have a Material
Adverse Effect. Seller is not in violation of any term of any
judgment, decree, injunction or order entered by any court or
governmental authority and outstanding against it relating to or with
respect to the Business or any Asset. Except as set forth in Sections
3(c), 3(d), 5(d), 5(e) and 8(e) hereof, no consent, approval or
authorization of any governmental authority or other third party on
the part of Seller is required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(j) Intellectual Property. Seller will transfer to
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Purchaser on the Closing Date good, valid and marketable title to all
of the Intellectual Property owned by Seller, free and clear of all
Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(j), (i) Seller has the sole
and exclusive right to use the registered Trademarks in the United
States of America in connection with the goods listed, in each case as
set forth on Schedule 2(a)(x) hereto; (ii) Seller is the owner of all
right, title and interest in and to the registered Trademarks; (iii)
no claims have been asserted in writing by any Person against Seller
for the use of any Intellectual Property, challenging or questioning
the validity thereof, alleging that any Intellectual Property
constitutes an infringement of another Person's intellectual property
or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any
license or agreement relating thereto to which Seller is a party,
which claims remain pending and which, if adversely determined, would
have a Material Adverse Effect and, except as set forth on Schedule
3(j), Seller has no knowledge as of the date hereof of any claim with
respect to the matters set forth in this clause (iii) without regard
to its effect on the Business as currently conducted; and (iv) to the
knowledge of Seller, the use of the Intellectual Property by Seller in
the Business does not infringe on, or conflict with, the rights of any
Person in a manner which is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 2(a)(x) sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of the issue
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and expiration dates of all of the Trademark registrations and
applications of Seller relating to the Business.
(k) Insurance. Seller has heretofore made available for
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inspection by Purchaser a true and complete copy of all material
policies of fire, liability, workers' compensation, environmental and
other forms of insurance owned or held by Seller which relate to the
Business. In the reasonable judgment of Seller, such policies cover
risks customarily insured by businesses similar to the Business. All
such policies are in full force and effect, the premiums due thereon
have been paid, Seller has complied in all material respects with the
provisions of such policies and no notice of cancellation or
termination has been received with respect to any such policy (except
for the lapse of any thereof at the end of its term), it being
understood, however, that Seller may terminate all such policies as to
the Assets or the Business as of the Closing Date.
(l) Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l)
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hereto, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, material grievances or
other labor disputes with respect to individuals employed in the
Business and Seller has not experienced any such labor controversy
within the past two years. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l)
hereto, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened complaints or charges with any federal, state or local
governmental agency or court or any
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arbitrator with respect to any individual or group of individuals
currently or formerly employed in the Business alleging employment
discrimination or other unfair labor practice charges or otherwise
relating to their employment by Seller and Seller has not experienced
any such proceeding, litigation or arbitration within the past two
years. No individuals employed in the Business other than those
covered by the collective bargaining agreement listed in Schedule
2(a)(v) are represented by any labor organization, and to the
knowledge of Seller no group of such individuals or labor organization
with respect to such individuals have made a pending demand for
recognition or have filed a petition seeking a representation
proceeding with the National Labor Relations Board. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3(l) hereto, (i) Seller is not a party to, or
otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or citation by, any
governmental authority relating to current employees or employment
practices of the Business; (ii) Seller is in compliance with all
applicable agreements, contracts, and policies relating to employment,
employment practices, wages, hours, and terms and conditions of
employment of the employees of the Business, except to the extent
relating to the period prior to the Petition Date and except for such
noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect; (iii) Seller has not closed any plant or
facility operating in connection with the Business, effectuated any
layoffs of employees or implemented any early retirement, separation
or
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window program which affected employees of the Business since January
1, 1994, nor has Seller planned or announced any such action or
program in the future; and (iv) Seller is in compliance with its
obligations pursuant to WARN, and all other notification and
bargaining obligations arising under any collective bargaining
agreement, statute or otherwise with regard to employees of the
Business, except for such noncompliance that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule
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3(m) hereto:
(i) the operations of the Business are in compliance
with all applicable federal, state, local or other governmental
statutes, codes, rules, regulations, ordinances, decrees, orders or
other requirements of law relating to the protection of human health
and safety or the environment (collectively, "Environmental Laws") and
all permits issued pursuant to Environmental Laws, except for such
noncompliance which is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(ii) Seller has obtained all material permits required
under all applicable Environmental Laws necessary to operate the
Business as it currently operates, except for permits the absence of
which is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
all such permits are in full force and effect;
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(iii) within the two years prior to the date hereof,
Seller has not received any written communication alleging, asserting
or otherwise indicating that Seller may be in violation of, or may
have liability under, any Environmental Laws or any permit issued
pursuant to Environmental Laws relating to the Business, the subject
of which has not been fully resolved with the relevant governmental
body, other than such communications relating to matters which are not
reasonably likely to give rise to material liability of Seller
relating to the Business under any Environmental Laws;
(iv) no Leased Real Estate has any Materials of
Environmental Concern in, on, about, beneath, or in any way emanating
from it, which: (A) constitute a material violation of any
Environmental Laws, (B) could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, or (C) could materially interfere with the
operation or materially impair the value of the Leased Real Estate;
(v) no Materials of Environmental Concern have been
(A) used, generated, stored, disposed of, or are otherwise present at,
the Leased Real Estate, or (B) generated or disposed of by Seller at
any location, in either case in a manner that could reasonably be
expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect;
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(vi) Seller has not assumed by contract any material
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, under Environmental Laws
relating to the Business; and
(vii) there are no reports, studies, recommendations,
or assessments that address any issues of compliance with or liability
under Environmental Laws (other than communications to Seller that are
subject to, the attorney-client privilege) in the possession or
control of Seller that have not been provided to Purchaser.
(n) Taxes. Seller has duly filed, or has obtained a filing
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extension from the appropriate federal, state, local and foreign
governments or governmental agencies with respect to, all material Tax
Returns required to be filed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date
for all Taxes which if unpaid might result in a Lien upon any of the
Assets as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. Payment in full of all Taxes shown to be due on
such Tax Returns, which if unpaid might result in a Lien upon any of
the Assets as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, has been made. All written
assessments of Taxes due and payable by, on behalf of or with respect
to Seller, which if unpaid might result in a Lien upon any of the
Assets as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been paid by Seller, or are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings. There are no tax Liens on
any Assets
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that would remain as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby that arose in connection with any
failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, except for Liens for
Taxes not yet due and payable. All amounts required to be withheld by
Seller from employees of the Business for income taxes, social
security and other payroll taxes have been collected and withheld, and
have either been paid to the respective governmental agencies, set
aside in accounts for such purpose, or accrued, reserved against and
entered upon Seller's books and records. None of the Assets is
required to be treated as being owned by a person other than Seller
pursuant to section 168(f) (8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended.
(o) Permits and Approvals. Seller has all licenses,
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permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and
orders of governmental authorities required for the conduct of the
Business as presently conducted by Seller, except where the failure to
have such licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations,
qualifications and orders would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Within the past eighteen months, Seller has
not received a written notice alleging a violation or probable
violation or notice of revocation or other written communication from
or on behalf of any governmental entity, which violation has not been
corrected or otherwise settled, alleging (i) any violation of any
material license, permit, consent, approval, authorization,
qualification
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or order or (ii) that Seller requires any material license, permit,
consent, approval, authorization, qualification or order not currently
held by Seller.
(p) Affiliate Transactions. Except as contemplated by this
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Agreement, Seller has not engaged in any transaction outside the
ordinary course of business with any Affiliate which was (i) material
to the business or operations of the Business or (ii) undertaken in
contemplation of the sale of the Business.
(q) Inventory. The Inventory relating to the Business was
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produced or acquired by Seller in the ordinary course of business, and
Seller has good and marketable title to the Inventory. The Inventory
is useable and saleable in a manner consistent with past practices,
subject to appropriate reserves in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
(r) ERISA Matters.
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(i) A true and complete copy of the following
documents with respect to each Plan, if applicable, have been
delivered or made available to Purchaser: (i) plan documents and
related trust agreements, and amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent
summary plan description, annual report (Form 5500 and schedules) and
actuarial valuation, and (iii) the most recent determination letter by
the Internal Revenue Service.
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(ii) Each Plan complies in form and operation in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Code and
ERISA, and has been operated in accordance with its terms, except
where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. In particular, each Plan that is intended to
qualify under Section 401 of the Code has been determined by the
Internal Revenue Service to so qualify, and, except as set forth on
Schedule 3(r), to Seller's knowledge, nothing has occurred since the
date of such determination which is reasonably likely to adversely
affect the qualification of such Plan.
(iii) Except as set forth on Schedule 3(r), there are
no pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened claims, litigations
or other proceedings relating to the Plans and, to Seller's knowledge,
there are no pending or threatened claims, litigations or other
proceedings relating to the Multiemployer Plans, in each case other
than routine, uncontested claims for benefits or which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3(r), Seller and
any corporations, trades or businesses under common control within the
meaning of Code Section 414(b) or (c) ("ERISA Affiliates") do not have
any outstanding liability (whether or not assessed) under Title IV of
ERISA with respect to any Plan or any
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Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Each of the Plans has been maintained and
administered in compliance with applicable laws, including, without
limitation, the Code and ERISA, except for acts or omissions which,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Subsidiaries. Seller does not own a majority of the
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equity of any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
business entity which owns any assets employed in the Business, other
than another Seller.
4. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser
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hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. Purchaser is a
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corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and carry on
its business as it is now being conducted.
(b) Execution and Effect of Agreement. Purchaser has the
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requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder, and the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the performance of
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Purchaser's obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against
Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
(c) No Contravention. Neither the execution and delivery
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of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions effected
hereby will (i) violate or conflict with any provision of Purchaser's
Certificate of Incorporation or ByLaws, (ii) (with or without the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) violate, or result in a
breach of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with, or give
rise to a right of termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, any of the terms of any agreement, lease, mortgage,
indenture or other instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by
which it is bound, or (iii) violate or conflict with any judgment,
decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator,
or any law, rule or regulation applicable to Purchaser.
(d) Litigation; Consents. There is no action, suit,
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litigation, proceeding or formal or informal governmental inquiry or
investigation pending or, to Purchaser's knowledge, threatened against
Purchaser which seeks to restrain or prohibit or otherwise challenges
the consummation, legality or validity of the transactions
contemplated hereby or which is reasonably likely to have a material
adverse effect on the ability of
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Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder, and, except as set
forth in Section 6(d) hereof, no consent, approval or authorization of
any governmental authority or other third party on the part of
Purchaser is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the trans-
actions contemplated hereby.
5. Covenants of Seller. Seller hereby covenants and agrees
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that:
(a) Access to Documents; Opportunity to Ask Questions.
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From and after the date hereof and until the Closing Date, Seller
shall make available for inspection by Purchaser or its represen-
tatives, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business
hours, such corporate records, books of account, contracts and other
documents relating to the Business as may be requested by Purchaser,
its managerial employees, counsel and auditors in order to permit
Purchaser and such representatives to make reasonable inspection and
examination of the business and affairs of the Business. Seller shall
further cause its managerial employees, counsel and regular
independent certified public accountants to be available upon
reasonable advance notice to answer questions of Purchaser's
representatives concerning the business and affairs of the Business,
shall furnish or make available to Purchaser such financial and
operating data and other information with respect to the Business and
the Assets as may reasonably be requested by Purchaser and shall
further cause
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them to make available all relevant books and records in connection
with such inspection and examination. In addition hereto and not in
limitation hereof, Purchaser shall have the right to talk to Seller's
managerial employees regarding the possibility and terms of employment
of such employees by Purchaser on and after the Closing Date.
(b) Maintenance of Insurance. From and after the date
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hereof and until the Closing Date, Seller shall maintain in full force
and effect all of its presently existing insurance coverage with
respect to the Business or the Assets, or use its Best Efforts to
obtain and maintain insurance comparable to such existing coverage.
(c) Conduct of Business. From and after the date hereof
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and until the Closing Date, Seller: (i) will cause the Business to be
conducted in the ordinary course and consistent with the present
conduct of the Business, (ii) will use its Best Efforts to maintain
the employees of the Business and to maintain, preserve and protect
the assets, business relationships and goodwill of the Business, (iii)
will maintain the books and records relating to the Business in the
usual and ordinary manner, on a basis consistent with past practice,
(iv) will refrain from entering into any contract or renewing any
lease relating to the Business which either (x) calls for payments
exceeding $100,000 or (y) does not expire within one year or is not
cancelable by Purchaser within one year without penalty, in
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each case without the prior approval of Purchaser, (v) will refrain
from modifying in any material respect any material contract relating
to the Business without the prior approval of Purchaser, except with
respect to Excluded Assets, (vi) will comply with all applicable laws,
including, but not limited to, Environmental Laws, except such non-
compliance as is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (vii) will not hire any new employees, except to the extent
that such employees (A) were hired in the ordinary course of business
and (B) in each instance have salaries (1) commensurate with their
position and place of employment and (2) of less than $75,000 per
year, (viii) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, will not provide for any general increase in the wages,
salaries, compensation, pension or other benefits payable to the
employees of the Business, in each case without the prior consent of
Purchaser, (ix) will refrain from making any disposition of any assets
relating to the Business other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and other than Excluded Assets, (x) will
not permit any of the Assets to become subject to any Lien, other than
existing Liens, (xi) will not waive any material claims or rights
relating to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, (xii) shall refrain
from making any commitment for capital expenditures in excess of
$100,000 without the prior consent of Purchaser, (xiii) will refrain
from making any change in accounting methods, principles or practices
relating to the Business including, without
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limitation, any changes with respect to reserves for Inventory, (xiv)
shall refrain from effecting any material change in its existing
customer relationships without the prior approval of Purchaser, (xv)
will not, at any time within 60 days prior to the Closing Date,
effectuate a "plant closing" or "mass layoff" as those terms are
defined in WARN or any state law, affecting any site of employment,
facility, operating unit, or employee, of the Business, (xvi) shall
not enter into any further severance arrangements or agreements
providing therefor, (xvii) will not take any action which would cause
any of the representations and warranties made by Seller in this
Agreement not to be true and correct in all material respects on and
as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing
Date, (xviii) shall maintain in full force and effect each employee
benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA in which any
employees of Seller or any of its subsidiaries participate and, to the
extent permitted by the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code,
shall timely make all required contributions thereto and shall
administer each such plan in accordance with its terms, (xix) shall
maintain the Assets in good repair and working order, normal wear and
tear excluded, (xx) shall pay all Accounts Payable on a timely basis
and consistent with past practice and (xxi) will not agree to do
anything which would violate any of the foregoing.
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(d) Bankruptcy Court Approvals. Promptly after the
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execution of this Agreement, but in no event later than five Business
Days after the date hereof, Seller shall file with the Bankruptcy
Court one or more motion(s) or other application(s), in form
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, for (i) an order (the
"Scheduling Order"), substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
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authorizing Seller to enter into the letter agreement of even date
herewith between Seller and Purchaser (the "Letter Agreement"), a copy
of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit D, and (ii) an order (the
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"Approval Order"), substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, upon
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no less than 20 days notice (or such shorter time period as the Bank-
ruptcy Court may approve) and a hearing, authorizing Seller to enter
into and perform all of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation,
(x) the sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery by Seller
to Purchaser of the Assets, free and clear of all Liens and (y) the
assumption and assignment of the executory contracts and unexpired
leases to be assumed and assigned pursuant to the terms hereof and
which order shall contain, inter alia, a finding that Purchaser has
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acted in "good faith" within the meaning of Section 363(m) of the
Bankruptcy Code. Each such order shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Purchaser. Seller agrees to use
its Best Efforts to obtain the Scheduling Order and the Approval
Order. Purchaser understands and agrees that until the Bankruptcy
Court has approved this Agreement and
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authorized Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby,
Seller's obligations hereunder to consummate such transactions are
subject to such approval and to the receipt of higher and better
offers from third parties in accordance with the Letter Agreement and
the Scheduling Order.
(e) Hart-Scott-Rodino Filings. Seller shall make all
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filings which may be required by it in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
possible with the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of
Justice-Antitrust Division pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (the "Hart-Scott-Rodino Act") in accordance
with Section 363(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, and, from and after the
date hereof and until the Closing Date, Seller shall cooperate with
Purchaser in connection with such filings.
(f) Other Consents; Conditions Precedent. From and after
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the date hereof and until the Closing Date, Seller shall use its Best
Efforts to obtain any other required consents to the transactions
contemplated hereby and to cause the conditions precedent to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to be satisfied.
(g) Notification. Seller shall notify Purchaser and keep
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it advised as to (i) any litigation or administrative proceeding
pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against
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Seller which challenges or seeks to restrain or enjoin the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) any
damage or destruction of any material Assets; (iii) any loss or
prospective or threatened loss of all or a significant portion of a
significant customer's business; (iv) any proposed or threatened
termination of any material distribution agreement or license agree-
ment; and (v) any event which might reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) No Solicitation. Except as may be required by the
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Bankruptcy Court in connection with higher and better offers or
potentially higher and better offers or any related auction, Seller
shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to (i) solicit or
initiate the submission of any inquiries, indications of interest,
proposals or offers from any corporation, partnership, person, entity
or group, other than Purchaser and its Affiliates (collectively,
"Third Parties"), concerning (A) the sale or other disposition of any
of the assets of the Business, other than sales of products of the
Business in the ordinary course of business, (B) any merger,
consolidation, recapitalization or other business combination
transaction involving the Business, or (C) any other form of
transaction involving the disposition of an interest in any of the
Assets, other than sales of products of the Business in the ordinary
course of business, or (ii) otherwise encourage any effort or attempt
by any Third Party to do or seek any of the foregoing;
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provided, however, that prior to entry of the Approval Order, Seller
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may respond to unsolicited inquiries by Third Parties and negotiate
with and provide to such Third Parties, based on the advice of
counsel, any information, documents or other materials concerning
Seller, the Assets or the Business as may be requested by such Third
Parties; and, provided further, that this Section 5(h) shall not be
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construed to restrict Seller from serving upon those persons
requesting documents under Rule 2002 of the Federal Rules of
Bankruptcy Procedure or as otherwise required by the Bankruptcy Court
and publishing notice of the proposed transaction hereunder or any
auction as provided in the Scheduling Order or required by the Federal
Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, which notice may indicate that the
proposed transaction hereunder is subject to higher and better offers.
(i) Access to Real Estate. From and after the date hereof
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and until the Closing Date, Seller shall grant access to the Leased
Real Estate located in Reading, Pennsylvania, which is used primarily
as a warehouse and distribution facility, to Purchaser, its
representatives and agents, including, without limitation,
environmental consultants retained by Purchaser, for the purpose of
conducting an inspection and audit thereof which updates the
Environmental Risk Assessment Survey thereof performed by
Environmental Risk Limited, as set forth in its report of November
1991. Such inspection and audit will be limited to the matters which
were investigated in connection with
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said report, as well as a follow-up on the implementation of the
recommendations made therein and, if necessary, testing for the
presence of asbestos and lead paint.
(j) Landlord Consent. Seller shall use its Best Efforts to
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obtain, in writing, from each landlord of Leased Real Estate listed on
Schedule 3(c) hereto such landlord's consent to the assignment
hereunder by Seller to Purchaser of such landlord's Lease with Seller,
to the extent required under such Lease.
6. Covenants of Purchaser. From and after the date hereof and
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until the Closing Date, Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Purchaser will not
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take any action which would cause any of the representations and
warranties made by it in this Agreement not to be true and correct in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same
force and effect as if such representations and warranties had been
made on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Hart-Scott-Rodino Filings. Purchaser shall make all
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filings which may be required by it in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
possible with the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of
Justice-Antitrust Division pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and,
from and after the date hereof and until
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the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller in connection
with such filings.
(c) Other Consents; Conditions Precedent. Purchaser shall
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use its Best Efforts to (i) assist Seller in obtaining the approval of
the Bankruptcy Court and any other required consents to the
transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) cause the conditions
precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
to be satisfied.
7. Conditions Precedent to Purchaser's Obligation. The
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obligation of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby on the Closing Date is, at the option of Purchaser, subject to
the satisfaction (or waiver by Purchaser) of the following conditions:
(a) Each of the representations and warranties of Seller
contained in Section 3 hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as though the same had been made on and as of the Closing Date,
except for changes specifically permitted or contemplated by such
representations and warranties or by Section 5 of this Agreement and
except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is made
as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty
shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such
date.
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(b) Seller shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with the covenants and provisions in this Agreement
required herein to be performed or complied with by Seller from and
after the date hereof through the Closing Date.
(c) No order shall have been entered by any court or by any
other governmental or regulatory body, nor shall any statute, rule,
regulation or executive order have been promulgated or enacted by any
United States federal or state governmental authority, restraining,
prohibiting or enjoining the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(d) Since the Balance Sheet Date, there shall have been no
change in the business, assets, financial condition or results of
operations of the Business taken as a whole which had a Material
Adverse Effect.
(e) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Scheduling
Order and the Approval Order and such Orders shall be substantially in
the forms of Exhibit C and Exhibit E hereof, respectively, or
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otherwise in substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and shall
not be subject to a stay by any court of competent jurisdiction.
(f) The applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Act shall have expired or been terminated.
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(g) Purchaser shall have received each of the certificates,
agreements, instruments and other documents set forth in Section 9(c)
hereof.
(h) Purchaser, at its cost and expense, shall have received
a report from an independent environmental consultant selected by
Purchaser, in its sole discretion, in connection with the inspection
and audit of the Leased Real Estate located in Reading, Pennsylvania
with respect to environmental conditions thereat as contemplated under
Section 5(i) hereof, which report does not disclose any environmental
condition which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(i) Seller shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser
assignments of the Trademarks and the other Intellectual Property
rights in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser and its counsel
and such confirmatory assignments as may be necessary to record in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, the assignment to Purchaser
of the United States registered Trademarks and shall have executed
such other confirmatory assignments prepared by Purchaser which are in
substance reasonably acceptable to Seller and its counsel as Purchaser
or its counsel deem to be necessary or advisable to record in state
trademark offices and foreign patent and trademark offices foreign
registered Trademarks and other Intellectual Property rights.
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(j) Seller shall have entered into the Escrow Agreement.
8. Conditions Precedent to Seller's Obligation. The obligation
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of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on the
Closing Date is, at the option of Seller, subject to the satisfaction
(or waiver by Seller) of the following conditions:
(a) Each of the representations and warranties of Purchaser
contained in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as though the same had been made on and as of the Closing Date,
except for changes specifically permitted or contemplated by such
representations and warranties or by Section 6 of this Agreement and
except to the extent that any such representation or warranty is made
as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty
shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such
date.
(b) Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with the covenants and provisions in this Agreement
required herein to be performed or complied with by Purchaser from and
after the date hereof through the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, payment of the Purchase Price, subject to the deposit of a
$3,000,000 portion of the
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Purchase Price into the Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2(b)
hereof.
(c) No order shall have been entered by any court or by any
other governmental or regulatory body, nor shall any statute, rule,
regulation or executive order have been promulgated or enacted by any
United States federal or state governmental authority, restraining,
prohibiting or enjoining the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(d) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Approval
Order substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto or otherwise in
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substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, and such Approval Order
shall not be subject to a stay by any court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) The applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(f) Seller shall have received each of the certificates,
agreements, instruments and other documents set forth in Section 9(d)
hereof.
(g) Purchaser shall have entered into the Escrow Agreement.
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9. Closing Date; Closing.
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(a) The closing hereunder (herein called the "Closing")
shall take place at the offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 767 Fifth
Avenue, New York, New York 10153 at 10:00 A.M. on the date that is no
more than five (5) Business Days after the first date on which all of
the conditions set forth in Sections 7(e) and (f) hereof and Sections
8(d) and (e) hereof have been satisfied or waived, unless otherwise
mutually agreed upon in writing by Purchaser and Seller, but in no
event later than February 28, 1995, unless otherwise mutually agreed
to in writing by Purchaser and Seller. The close of business on the
date of the Closing is referred to in this Agreement as the "Closing
Date".
(b) All corporate actions and proceedings to be taken and
all documents to be executed and delivered by Seller in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Purchaser and its
counsel. All corporate actions and proceedings to be taken and all
documents to be executed and delivered by Purchaser in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Seller and its
counsel. All corporate actions and proceedings to be taken and all
documents to be executed and delivered by all parties at the Closing
shall be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously and no
actions or proceed
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ings shall be deemed taken nor any documents executed or delivered
until all have been taken, executed and delivered.
(c) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver, or shall cause to
be delivered, to Purchaser the following:
(i) Such bills of sale, endorsements, assignments, and
other good and sufficient instruments of transfer and conveyance to
vest in Purchaser Seller's title to the Assets in accordance herewith;
(ii) A good standing certificate of Seller, dated
within 10 days of the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State
of each jurisdiction of incorporation of Seller;
(iii) An incumbency and specimen signature
certificate, dated the Closing Date, from Seller with respect to the
officers of Seller executing this Agreement and any other documents
delivered hereunder by or on behalf of Seller;
(iv) A certificate of Seller, dated the Closing Date,
signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of
Seller, certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 7(a) and
(b) hereof;
(v) A copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
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transactions contemplated hereby, certified by a duly authorized
officer of Seller as of the Closing Date;
(vi) A copy of each of the Scheduling Order and the
Approval Order; and
(vii) Such other documents and instruments as may be
reasonably requested by Purchaser or its counsel to effectuate the
terms of this Agreement.
(d) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver, or shall cause
to be delivered, the following:
(i) A wire transfer of federal funds to an account
designated by Seller in the amount of $111,711,000, subject to the
provisions of Section 2(c)(viii) hereof;
(ii) A wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately
available funds to the Escrow Account in the amount of $3,000,000;
(iii) An assumption agreement pursuant to which
Purchaser shall assume the liabilities referred to in Section 2(d)
hereof;
(iv) A good standing certificate of Purchaser dated
within 10 days of the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State
of Delaware;
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(v) An incumbency and specimen signature certificate,
dated the Closing Date, from Purchaser with respect to the officers of
Purchaser executing this Agreement and any other document delivered
hereunder by or on behalf of Purchaser;
(vi) A certificate of Purchaser, dated the Closing
Date, signed by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer
of Purchaser certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a)
and (b) hereof;
(vii) A copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board
of Directors of Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, certified by a duly authorized officer of
Purchaser as of the Closing Date; and
(viii) Such other documents and instruments as may be
reasonably requested by Seller or its counsel to effectuate the terms
of this Agreement.
10. No Survival of Representations and Warranties. The parties
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hereto agree that the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement shall not survive the Closing hereunder, and neither party
shall have any liability to the other after the Closing for any breach
thereof. The representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement constitute the only representations and warranties made by
Seller and Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, and the property
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transferred pursuant hereto, and such representations and warranties
supersede all representations and warranties, written or oral,
previously made by Seller or Purchaser. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, PURCHASER AGREES THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES BEING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED BY SELLER.
Purchaser further agrees that the Assets being sold hereunder are
being sold AS IS and without any warranty or representation
whatsoever, except as specifically stated herein. The parties hereto
agree that the covenants contained in this Agreement to be performed
at or after the Closing shall survive the Closing hereunder, and each
party hereto shall be liable to the other after the Closing for any
breach thereof.
11. Indemnification.
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(a) Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless
from and against:
(i) any and all liabilities and obligations of Seller
expressly assumed by Purchaser hereunder (including, without
limitation, the Assumed Liabilities); and
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(ii) all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands,
assessments, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incident to the foregoing.
(b) In the event that any legal proceedings shall be
instituted or that any claim or demand shall be asserted by any person
in respect of which indemnification may be sought from Purchaser
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 11, Seller shall, to the
extent of its knowledge thereof, cause prompt written notice of the
commencement of such proceedings or the assertion of such claim or
demand to be given to Purchaser, and shall afford to Purchaser the
right, to the extent of its indemnification, at its option and at its
own expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice and to defend
against, negotiate, settle, or otherwise deal with any such legal
proceeding, claim or demand; provided, however, that the failure by
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Seller to give prompt notice shall not release Purchaser of its
indemnification obligations hereunder, except to the extent such
failure actually prejudices Purchaser; and provided further, however,
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that if the liability or obligation which is the subject matter of
such claim shall arise out of a transaction or cover any period or
periods wherein Seller and Purchaser shall be responsible for part of
any such liability or obligation, then Seller and Purchaser jointly
shall defend, contest, litigate, settle and otherwise deal with any
such claims, each bearing its own expenses and each choosing its own
counsel. After any final
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judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration
board, or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, or a
settlement shall have been consummated, or the parties shall have
arrived at a mutually binding agreement, with respect to any matter
which is the subject matter of an indemnity hereunder, Seller shall
forward to Purchaser notice of any sums due and owing by Purchaser
with respect to such matter and Purchaser shall be required to pay all
of the sums so owing to Seller, by certified or bank cashier's check,
within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such notice. The
parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection
with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such legal
proceeding, claim or demand, and neither Purchaser nor Seller will
compromise or settle any such legal proceeding, claim or demand
without the prior written consent of the other, not to be unreasonably
withheld.
12. Confidentiality; Press Releases.
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(a) Purchaser agrees to keep proprietary information
regarding Seller and, prior to the Closing, to keep proprietary
information regarding the Business confidential in accordance with the
terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b) Seller agrees to keep proprietary information regarding
Purchaser confidential and agrees that it will only use such
information in connection with the transactions contemplated
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by this Agreement and not disclose any of such information other than
(i) to Seller's directors, officers, employees, representatives, and
agents who are involved with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) to the extent such information presently is or
hereafter becomes available, on a non-confidential basis, from a
source other than Purchaser, and (iii) to the extent disclosure is
required by law, regulation, or judicial order by any governmental
authority.
(c) Prior to the filing of the motion to approve the
Approval Order, neither Purchaser nor Seller shall make any press
release or public announcement in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other
party or, if required by law, without prior consultation with the
other party, it being understood, however, that a copy of this
Agreement will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served upon
third parties in accordance with the procedures thereof.
13. Brokerage and Finder's Fees. Seller represents and warrants
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to Purchaser that no person is or will be entitled to any brokerage
commissions or finder's fees in connection with the transactions
described in this Agreement as a result of any action taken by Seller,
and Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller that, other than Peter
J. Solomon Company Limited, the fees and commissions of which shall be
the responsibility of Purchaser, no such commissions or fees are or
will be due to any
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person in connection with such transaction as a result of any action
taken by Purchaser. Each of the parties hereto agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the other from and against any claims or causes of
action asserted by any third persons for brokerage commissions or
finder's fees (including any reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in
connection therewith) in connection with the transaction described in
this Agreement as a result of any action or alleged action taken by or
on behalf of the indemnifying party.
14. Tax Matters.
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(a) Cooperation. From and after the Closing, Seller and
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Purchaser shall cooperate fully with each other and make available or
cause to be made available to each other for consultation, inspection
and copying (at such other party's expense) in a timely fashion such
personnel, tax data, Tax Returns and filings, files, books, records,
documents, financial, technical and operating data, computer records
and other information as may be reasonably required (i) for the
preparation by Purchaser or Seller of any Tax Returns, elections,
consents or certificates required to be prepared and filed by
Purchaser or Seller or (ii) in connection with any audit or proceeding
relating to Taxes relating to the Assets or the Business for which
Purchaser or Seller is responsible.
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(b) Allocation of Purchase Price. Within 30 days after the
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Closing, Purchaser shall provide to Seller copies of Internal Revenue
Service Form 8594 and any required exhibits thereto with Purchaser's
proposed allocation of the Purchase Price among the Assets. Such
allocation shall be based on the fair market value of each Asset at
Closing and otherwise in a manner consistent with Section 1060 of the
Code and the regulations thereunder. Within 30 days after the receipt
of such Form 8594, Seller shall propose to Purchaser any changes to
such Form 8594 or shall indicate its concurrence therewith. The
failure by Seller to propose any changes within such 30 days shall be
deemed to be an indication of Seller's concurrence with such form as
proposed by Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall endeavor in good
faith to resolve any differences with respect to the items on Form
8594. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Purchaser and Seller are
unable to resolve such differences, Purchaser and Seller shall,
subject to the requirements of any applicable tax law or election,
file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent with such Form 8594 except
with respect to any items that are the subject of such differences.
(c) Taxes. Except as otherwise provided herein, after the
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Closing Date, Seller shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold harmless
Purchaser from and against, any and all Taxes levied by any foreign,
federal, state or local taxing authority with respect to the ownership
or use of the Assets or the conduct of
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the Business on or prior to the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall pay,
and shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against, any and
all such Taxes with respect to the ownership or use of the Assets or
the conduct of the Business after the Closing Date.
15. Internal Revenue Service Forms. Seller and Purchaser agree
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that, subject to the Closing hereunder, pursuant to the "Alternative
Procedure" provided in Section 5 of Revenue Procedure 84-77, 1984-2
C.B. 753, with respect to filing and furnishing Internal Revenue
Service Forms W-2, W-3 and 941, (i) Seller and Purchaser shall report
on a "predecessor-successor" basis as set forth therein with respect
to all Transferred Employees (including, for purposes of this Section
15, all employees covered under the collective bargaining agreement
listed in Schedule 2(a)(v)); (ii) Seller shall be relieved from
furnishing Forms W-2 to such Transferred Employees; and (iii)
Purchaser shall assume Seller's obligation to furnish such Forms to
such Transferred Employees for the full 1995 calendar year.
16. Termination. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
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contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated by notice
from the terminating party to the other party hereto:
(a) At any time on or prior to the Closing Date, by the
mutual consent in writing of Purchaser and Seller; or
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(b) By either Purchaser or Seller if the Closing shall not
have occurred on or before February 28, 1995 (or such later date as
may be agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto); provided,
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however, that if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
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February 28, 1995 due to the willful act or omission in violation of
this Agreement of one of the parties, that party may not terminate the
Agreement pursuant to this Section 16(b); or
(c) by Purchaser, if there has been a material
misrepresentation or breach of Seller's representations or warranties
or covenants and agreements hereunder or if the conditions contained
in Section 7 hereof cannot be fulfilled on or before the Closing Date,
as extended by agreement of the parties; or
(d) by Seller, if there has been a material
misrepresentation or breach of Purchaser's representations or
warranties or covenants and agreements hereunder or if the conditions
contained in Section 8 hereof cannot be fulfilled on or before the
Closing Date, as extended by agreement of the parties; or
(e) by Purchaser or Seller, if any court of competent
jurisdiction in the United States or any governmental authority shall
have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
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transactions contemplated hereby and such order, decree, ruling or
other action shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(f) By Purchaser, if the Scheduling Order is not entered on
or prior to January 31, 1995 or the Scheduling Order is denied; or
(g) By either party, if the Approval Order is not entered
on or prior to February 27, 1995 or the Approval Order is denied.
In the event that this Agreement shall be terminated
pursuant to this Section 16, all further obligations of the parties
under this Agreement (other than Sections 12, 13 and 24) shall
terminate without further liability of either party to the other;
provided, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability
for its breach of this Agreement.
17. Further Assurances. The parties hereto each agree to
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execute such other documents or agreements as may be necessary or
desirable for the implementation of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In the event
that, after the Closing, either Seller or Purchaser receives any
payment in respect of an account receivable belonging to the other,
such party shall promptly account for and remit such payment to the
party entitled thereto. Seller hereby agrees to cooperate fully with
Purchaser and its accountants, including by cooperating with KPMG Peat
Marwick in connection with KPMG
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Peat Marwick's issuance of an unqualified, as to scope, audit report
on the separate financials of Seller for the fiscal years ended
January 2, 1993 and January 1, 1994, all at Purchaser's expense.
Seller further agrees to cooperate fully in allowing such financial
statements to be included in any filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or other regulatory agency and to cooperate fully
in connection with any comfort letter or similar letter that may be
required by any underwriter with respect to any such filing, all at
Purchaser's expense.
18. Post-Closing Assistance. After the Closing Date and through
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the consummation date of Seller's plan of reorganization or
liquidation, Purchaser shall make available to Seller, without charge
to Seller, the services of executive and administrative Transferred
Employees in connection with Seller's plan of reorganization under the
Bankruptcy Code.
19. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or
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permitted hereunder, shall be sufficiently given if in writing and
personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile, addressed as
follows or to such other address as any party shall have given notice
of pursuant hereto:
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In the case of Purchaser:
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Attention: Chairman
Telecopier: (212) 468-7398
With a copy to:
Rosenman & Colin
575 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Edward H. Cohen, Esq.
Telecopier: (212) 940-8776
In the case of Seller:
Crystal Brands, Inc.
404 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier: (212) 502-6299
With a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Attention: Ted S. Waksman, Esq.
Telecopier: (212) 310-8007
20. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Letter Agreement, the
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Escrow Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement represent the
entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented
or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written
instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the
party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement,
modification or waiver is sought.
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21. Successors; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
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shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however,
that this Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder may not
be assigned or transferred without the prior written consent of the
other party hereto; provided further, however, that notwithstanding
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the foregoing proviso, Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder to
purchase certain of the Assets to one or more wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Purchaser but may not assign any of its obligations
hereunder. The provisions of this Agreement are not intended to
confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies hereunder.
22. Section Headings. The section headings contained in this
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Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
23. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,
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construed and enforced in accordance with the federal bankruptcy laws
and the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles thereof relating to conflict of laws. In the event of any
dispute between Seller and Purchaser in respect of the interpretation,
construction or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, the
parties agree to submit such dispute to the Bankruptcy Court for
resolution thereof.
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24. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated
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hereby are consummated, the parties hereto shall pay their own
respective expenses except as otherwise provided in the Letter
Agreement and except that (i) Purchaser shall pay the applicable
filing fee in connection with the filings referred to in Sections 5(e)
and 6(b) hereof, and (ii) Purchaser shall be responsible for the
payment of any and all sales, recordation, gains, transfer or similar
taxes or fees with respect to the sale of the Assets hereunder.
25. Severability. If at any time subsequent to the date hereof,
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any provision of this Agreement shall be held by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such
provision shall be of no force and effect, but the illegality or
unenforceability of such provision shall have no effect upon and shall
not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement.
26. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
27. Equitable Remedy. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree
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that neither party would have an adequate remedy at law for money
damages in the event that this Agreement has not been performed in
accordance with its terms and, therefore, the
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parties hereto agree that the other party shall be entitled to
preliminary and injunctive relief and to specific performance of the
terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to which it may be
entitled at law or in equity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement, as of the day and year first above written.
CRYSTAL BRANDS, INC.
CRYSTAL APPAREL, INC.
GANT CORPORATION
CRYSTAL SALES, INC.
EAGLE SHIRTMAKERS, INC.
CRYSTAL BRANDS (HONG KONG) LIMITED
By: /s/ Michael B. McLearn
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Name: Michael B. McLearn
Title: Vice President (as to each
corporation)
PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Pamela N. Hootkin
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Name: Pamela N. Hootkin
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. The Transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) Sale and Purchase of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) Purchase Price Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Assumption of Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) Exclusion of Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) Employee Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Representations and Warranties of Seller . . . . . . . . . .
(a) Organization and Good Standing . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Execution and Effect of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) No Contravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Title to Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) Absence of Certain Changes or Events . . . . . . . . .
(g) Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h) Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i) Litigation; Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(j) Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(k) Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(l) Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(m) Environmental Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(n) Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(o) Permits and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(p) Affiliate Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(q) Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(r) ERISA Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(s) Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser . . . . . . . .
(a) Organization and Good Standing . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Execution and Effect of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) No Contravention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Litigation; Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Covenants of Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) Access to Documents; Opportunity to Ask Questions . . .
(b) Maintenance of Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) Conduct of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) Bankruptcy Court Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) Hart-Scott-Rodino Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) Other Consents; Conditions Precedent . . . . . . . . .
(g) Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h) No Solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(i) Access to Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(j) Landlord Consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6. Covenants of Purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Hart-Scott-Rodino Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) Other Consents; Conditions Precedent . . . . . . . . .
7. Conditions Precedent to Purchaser's Obligation . . . . . . .
8. Conditions Precedent to Seller's Obligation . . . . . . . . .
9. Closing Date; Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. No Survival of Representations and Warranties . . . . . . .
11. Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. Confidentiality; Press Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13. Brokerage and Finder's Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. Tax Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Allocation of Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. Internal Revenue Service Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17. Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18. Post-Closing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21. Successors; No Third Party Beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . .
22. Section Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23. Applicable Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24. Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26. Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27. Equitable Remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Schedule 2(a)(ii) Leased Real Estate
Schedule 2(a)(v) Contracts
Schedule 2(a)(x) Intellectual Property
Schedule 2(a)(6) Excluded Assets
Schedule 2(d)(vi) Assumption of Liabilities
Schedule 2(f)(i) Employee Information
Schedule 2(f)(ii)(A) Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 2(f)(ii)(B) Certain Persons
Schedule 2(f)(ii)(C) Multiemployer Plans
Schedule 3(c) Required Consents
Schedule 3(e) Certain Contracts
Schedule 3(f) Certain Changes or Events
Schedule 3(j) Trademark Exceptions
Schedule 3(l) Employee Matters
Schedule 3(m) Environmental Matters
Schedule 3(r) ERISA Matters
Exhibit A Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B Projected Balance Sheet
Exhibit C Scheduling Order
Exhibit D Letter Agreement
Exhibit E Approval Order
