UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 28, 1997
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Commission File No. 33-31810
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POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
A California Limited Partnership
State of Organization: California
IRS Employer Identification No. 94-3102632
201 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone - (415) 284-7400
This document consists of 6 pages.
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Item 2.
On May 28, 1997, Polaris Investment Management Corporation (the "General
Partner" or "PIMC"), on behalf of Polaris Aircraft Income Fund VI (the
"Partnership"), executed definitive documentation for the purchase of all of the
Partnership's 2 remaining aircraft (the "Aircraft") by Triton Aviation Services
VI LLC, a special purpose company (the "Purchaser"). The final closings for the
purchase of 1 of the 2 Aircraft had occurred as of June 6, 1997. The Purchaser
is managed by Triton Aviation Services, Ltd. ("Triton Aviation"), a privately
held aircraft leasing company which was formed in 1996 by Triton Investments,
Ltd., a company which has been in the marine cargo container leasing business
for 17 years and is diversifying its portfolio by leasing commercial aircraft.
Each Aircraft was sold subject to the existing leases.
The General Partner's Decision To Approve The Transaction
In determining whether the transaction was in the best interests of the
Partnership and its unitholders, the General Partner evaluated, among other
things, the risks and significant expenses associated with continuing to own and
remarket the Aircraft (one of which was subject to a lease that was nearing
expiration). The General Partner determined that such a strategy could require
the Partnership to expend a significant portion of its cash reserves for
remarketing and that there was a substantial risk that this strategy could
result in the Partnership having to reduce or even suspend future cash
distributions to limited partners. The General Partner concluded that the
opportunity to sell both the Aircraft at an attractive price would be beneficial
in the present market where demand for Stage II aircraft is relatively strong
rather than attempting to sell the aircraft over the coming years when the
demand for such Aircraft might be weaker. During the months of intense
negotiations, GE Capital Aviation Services, Inc. ("GECAS"), which provides
aircraft marketing and management services to the General Partner, sought to
obtain the best price and terms available for these Stage II aircraft given the
aircraft market and the conditions and types of planes owned by the Partnership.
Both the General Partner and GECAS approved the sale terms of the Aircraft (as
described below) as being in the best interest of the Partnership and its
unitholders because both believe that this transaction will optimize the
potential cash distributions to be paid to limited partners. To ensure that no
better offer could be obtained, the terms of the transaction negotiated by GECAS
included a "market-out" provision that permitted the Partnership to elect to
accept an offer for all (but no less than all) of the assets to be sold by it to
the Purchaser on terms which it deemed more favorable, with the ability of the
Purchaser to match the offer or decline to match the offer and be entitled to be
compensated in an amount equal to 1 1/2% of the Purchaser's proposed purchase
price.
On April 7, 1997, the General Partner received and on May 14, 1997 elected to
accept a competing offer (the "Competing Offer") from a third party to purchase
the Partnership's two aircraft for $7,115,600 in cash, subject to a number of
contingencies. On May 21, 1997, the Purchaser was notified of the Competing
Offer, and the Purchaser subsequently matched the Competing Offer.
As a result of the sale of the Aircraft, the General Partner will be winding up
the Partnership's operations and the Partnership may be in a position to
dissolve before December 31, 1997.
The Terms of the Transaction
The total purchase price (the "Purchase Price") to the Purchaser is $7,115,600
all of which is allocable to the Aircraft. The Purchaser is not receiving any of
the Partnership's cash reserves, estimated to be approximately $900,000 after
the anticipated July cash distribution is made to limited partners. The
Purchaser paid into an escrow account the Purchase Price of $7,115,600 in cash
at the closing. As described below, this transaction will enable the Partnership
to distribute to limited partners the cash payment received on the sale of the
Aircraft and permit the Partnership to distribute to limited partners a
substantial portion of cash reserves which have been held by the Partnership.
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The Partnership intends to make this distribution as part of its July 1997
quarterly distribution to limited partners.
Polaris Aircraft Income Fund II, Polaris Aircraft Income Fund III, Polaris
Aircraft Income Fund IV and Polaris Aircraft Income Fund V have also sold
certain aircraft assets to separate special purpose companies under common
management with the Purchaser.
The Purchaser purchased the Aircraft effective as of April 1, 1997
notwithstanding the actual closing dates. The utilization of an effective date
facilitated the determination of rent and other allocations between the parties.
The Purchaser has the right to receive all income and proceeds, including rents
and receivables, from the Aircraft accruing from and after April 1, 1997 and
will pay interest at the rate of 5.3% from April 1, 1997 on the purchase price
amount to the date of payment.
Neither PIMC nor GECAS will receive a sales commission in connection with the
transaction. Neither PIMC nor GECAS or any of its affiliates holds any interest
in Triton Aviation or any of Triton Aviation's affiliates. John Flynn, the
current President of Triton Aviation, was a Polaris executive until May 1996 and
has over 15 years experience in the commercial aviation industry. At the time
Mr. Flynn was employed at PIMC, he had no affiliation with Triton Aviation or
its affiliates.
With respect to the 1 Aircraft that has not yet been transferred to the
Purchaser as of June 6, 1997, the Partnership has agreed to obtain the
Purchaser's consent before undertaking any significant action, such as making a
material modification or waiving a default under a lease.
Anticipated July Cash Distribution
The Partnership anticipates making a cash distribution to the limited partners
of approximately $8,764,023 ($126.25 per limited partnership unit) by July 30,
1997. Such distribution would be comprised of (i) the cash payment received from
the sale of the Aircraft, less estimated transaction expenses (representing
approximately $95.00 per limited partnership unit); and (ii) the portion of the
Partnership's cash reserves which the General Partner determined was available
for distribution (representing approximately $31.25 per limited partnership
unit). The foregoing anticipated distribution is based on the assumptions that
the closings for all the Aircraft being sold to the Purchaser occur prior to
July 1, 1997, the Partnership timely receives all payments due from the
Purchaser and the Partnership incurs estimated operating and administrative
expenses (including expenses in connection with the transaction) of
approximately $53,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. The Partnership's
estimated cash distributions to limited partners constitutes forward looking
information based upon the above assumptions that may, for any number of
reasons, not occur. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Partnership
will make a cash distribution in the amount anticipated.
Estimated Cash Reserves
The Partnership estimates its cash reserves will be approximately $900,000
($12.32 per limited partnership unit) after the cash distribution to limited
partners anticipated to be made in July 1997. PIMC has determined that the
Partnership maintain these cash reserves as a prudent measure to insure that the
Partnership has available funds for other contingencies including expenses of
the Partnership in connection with winding up its affairs.
Upon determination and payment of remaining operating and administrative
expenses of the Partnership after June 30, 1997 and expenses associated with the
winding up of the Partnership, which cannot be estimated at this time, a final
distribution of the remaining cash reserves, if any, will be distributed to the
partners. The General Partner anticipates that such payment of expenses and cash
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distributions to partners will be completed by December 31, 1997, although there
can be no assurance that the Partnership will be able to wind up its operations
by December 31, 1997.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
a) Financial Statements. None
b) Pro Forma Information. None
c) Exhibits.
2.1 Purchase, Assignment and Assumption Agreement
2.2 Escrow Agreement
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SIGNATURE
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.
POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI
(Registrant)
By: Polaris Investment
Management Corporation,
General Partner
June 6, 1997 By: /S/Marc A. Meiches
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Marc A. Meiches
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer of
Polaris Investment Management
Corporation, General Partner of
the Registrant)
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PURCHASE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
dated as of
April 1, 1997
between
POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI
as Assignor
and
TRITON AVIATION SERVICES VI LLC
as Assignee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Definitions.......................................... 1
SECTION 2. Sale and Assignment.................................. 9
SECTION 3. Purchase and Assumption.............................. 10
SECTION 4. Purchase Price....................................... 10
(a) Payment of Purchase Price............................ 10
(b) Transfer of Aircraft Income and Lessee Deposits...... 11
(c) First Effective Date; Mop-Up Date.................... 11
(d) Settlement of Aircraft Income and Lessee Deposits.... 11
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of Assignor;
Limitation of Warranty; Covenant with Respect to
Pre-Closing Actions.................................. 13
5.1 Representations and Warranties of Assignor........... 13
(a) Partnership Organization, Etc........................ 13
(b) Due Authorization; Non-Contravention................. 13
(c) Due Execution and Delivery; Enforceability........... 14
(d) Event of Default..................................... 14
(e) Total Loss........................................... 14
(f) Taxes................................................ 14
(g) Litigation........................................... 15
(h) Encumbrances......................................... 15
(i) Brokers' Fees........................................ 15
(j) Operative Agreements................................. 16
(k) Title to Transferred Interests....................... 16
5.2 Supplements to Schedules; Post-Signing Information... 16
5.3 Limitation of Warranty............................... 16
5.4 Actions with Respect to Transferred Interests........ 17
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of Assignee; Access
Covenant............................................. 18
6.1 Representations and Warranties of Assignee........... 18
(a) LLC Organization, Etc................................ 18
(b) Due Authorization; Non-Contravention................. 18
(c) Due Execution and Delivery; Enforceability........... 19
(d) Litigation........................................... 19
(e) Compliance with Operative Agreements................. 19
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(f) Non-Airline.......................................... 19
(g) Brokers' Fees........................................ 19
(h) Acquisition For Own Account.......................... 20
6.2 Access Covenant...................................... 20
SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Assignor.. 20
(a) Purchase Price....................................... 20
(b) Affidavit of Limited Control by a Non-U.S. Citizen... 20
(c) Escrow Agreement..................................... 21
(d) Approvals and Consents............................... 21
(e) Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery............ 21
(f) Representations and Warranties....................... 21
(g) Organizational and Authorization Matters............. 21
(h) Illegality; No Proceedings........................... 22
(i) No Total Loss........................................ 23
(j) Opinions............................................. 23
(k) Location of Aircraft................................. 23
(l) TIL Balance Sheets................................... 23
(m) Other Instruments and Documents; Additional
Information.......................................... 23
(n) Outside Date......................................... 23
SECTION 8. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Assignee.. 24
(a) Leases and Trust Agreements.......................... 24
(b) Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery............ 24
(c) Representations and Warranties....................... 24
(d) Schedules ........................................... 24
(e) Partnership Authorization Matters.................... 24
(f) Illegality; No Proceedings........................... 25
(g) Approvals and Consents............................... 25
(h) No Total Loss........................................ 25
(i) Opinions............................................. 26
(j) Location of Aircraft................................. 26
(k) Other Instruments and Documents; Additional
Information.......................................... 26
(l) Outside Date......................................... 26
SECTION 9. Payments............................................. 27
SECTION 10. Certain Notices...................................... 27
SECTION 11. Further Assurances................................... 27
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SECTION 12. Taxes and Indemnities................................ 28
(a) Transfer Taxes....................................... 28
(b) Notice of IRS Reports................................ 28
(c) Assignor's Indemnity................................. 29
(d) Assignee's Indemnity................................. 30
(e) Survival of Representations and Warranties........... 31
SECTION 13. Indemnification Procedure............................ 31
SECTION 14. Termination.......................................... 33
SECTION 15. Miscellaneous........................................ 33
(a) Notices.............................................. 33
(b) Headings............................................. 34
(c) References........................................... 34
(d) GOVERNING LAW........................................ 34
(e) Severability......................................... 34
(f) Amendments in Writing................................ 35
(g) Expenses............................................. 35
(h) Execution in Counterparts............................ 35
(i) Entire Agreement..................................... 35
(j) Assignment and Successors............................ 36
(k) Confidentiality...................................... 36
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 -- Aircraft
Schedule 2 -- Leases
Schedule 3 -- Foreign Aircraft Engines
Schedule 4 -- Other Operative Agreements
Schedule 4(a) -- Purchase Price
Schedule 5 -- Owner Trustees
Schedule 5(b) -- Consents
Schedule 5(d) -- Assignor Claims
Schedule 5(g) -- Pending Litigation
Schedule 5(h) -- Liens
Schedule 5(j) -- Missing Documents
Schedule 6 -- Trust Agreements
Schedule 7 -- Unfunded Commitments
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This PURCHASE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (as the
same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this
"Agreement"), dated as of April 1, 1997, is by and between POLARIS AIRCRAFT
INCOME FUND VI, a California limited partnership ("Assignor"), and TRITON
AVIATION SERVICES VI LLC, a California limited liability company ("Assignee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to sell and assign to Assignee and
Assignee desires to purchase and assume from Assignor all of Assignor's right,
title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises
and the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, when used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:
"Act" means Part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United
States Code.
"actual knowledge" of any Person, means the conscious
awareness of facts or other information by any director, officer, employee or
agent of such Person, in either such case, who is (i) actively involved in
negotiating the transactions contem plated by this Agreement or (ii)
responsible, in the ordinary course, for administer ing, on behalf of Assignor,
the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, (i) each
Person that, di rectly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or
as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, 20% or more of the Stock having
ordinary voting power in the elec tion of directors or managers of such Person,
(ii) each Person that controls, is con trolled by or is under common control
with such Person or any Affiliate of such Per son and (iii) each of such
Person's officers, directors, members, joint venturers and partners. For the
purpose of this definition, "control" of a Person shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its
management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
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"After-Tax Basis" means on a basis such that any payment
received or deemed to have been received by any Person shall be supplemented by
a further amount paid to that Person, so that the recipient is held harmless on
an after-Tax basis from all Taxes (calculated with respect to the highest
applicable tax rate and taking into account any related credits or deductions
allowed to the recipient of such payment in respect of the indemnified matters)
resulting from the receipt (actual or constructive) of such payments and where
the indemnitee is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the
"highest applicable tax rate" means the highest applicable federal tax rate in
effect for individuals at the time the indemnity payment is made plus 6%.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
preamble hereof.
"Aircraft" means the aircraft more fully described on Parts
A and B of Schedule 1 attached hereto and, with respect to each Foreign
Aircraft, shall include (i) any and all Parts installed on or attached to any
such Foreign Aircraft as of the Effective Time relating to such Foreign Aircraft
(subject to any pooling, replacement or exchange rights arising under the
Operative Agreements relating to such Foreign Aircraft), (ii) all Aircraft
Documents relating to such Foreign Aircraft, (iii) the Engines and (iv) to the
extent assignable by Assignor, all warranties of manufacturers or other vendors
of such Foreign Aircraft, Engines or Parts relating thereto that are in effect
on the Effective Date relating to such Foreign Aircraft.
"Aircraft Documents" mean, with respect to any Aircraft, all
records, logs, technical data and manuals relating to the maintenance or
operation of such Aircraft which are owned by Assignor.
"Aircraft Income" means, with respect to a Transferred
Interest, all income, scheduled rental payments, payments in respect of fees due
to Assignor or the Owner Trustee and proceeds of such Transferred Interest
earned on or after April 1, 1997, but shall not be deemed to include any Lessee
Deposit or Reserved Rights associated with such Transferred Interest.
"Ancillary Agreements" mean, collectively, the Assignment
and Assumption Agreements and all other agreements, instruments, documents and
certificates, including, without limitation, consents, assignments, contracts
and all other written matters whether now or hereafter executed by or on behalf
of Assignor or Assignee or any of their respective Affiliates and delivered in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
"Appraised Value" means, with respect to any Aircraft, the
most recent semi-annual generic current fair market value of aircraft of the
same type, age, gross weight and configuration, including, without limitation,
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engine type and hushkit status, published by Avitas Aircraft Appraisal Inc.
without adjustment for the maintenance "half-time" condition of such Aircraft.
"Assignee" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
preamble hereof.
"Assignee Indemnitees" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 12(c) hereof.
"Assignment and Assumption Agreement" shall mean (i) each
Assign ment and Assumption Agreement (FAA), executed and delivered by Assignor
and Assignee at the applicable Effective Time, in form and substance
satisfactory to Assignee and Assignor and (ii) each Novation Agreement, executed
and delivered by Assignor and Assignee at the applicable Effective Time, in form
and substance satisfactory to Assignee and Assignor.
"Assignor" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
preamble hereof.
"Assignor Indemnitees" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 12(d) hereof.
"Assumed Liabilities" mean, with respect to each Transferred
Interest, (i) all of the obligations and liabilities of Assignor relating to the
applicable Trust Estate and under the applicable Trust Agreement and all other
Operative Agreements relating to such Trust Estate or such Transferred Interest
to the extent arising from acts, omissions, events or circumstances occurring or
accruing on or after the applica ble Effective Time for such Transferred
Interest, (ii) all Deposit Liabilities relating to such Transferred Interest and
(iii) all Unfunded Commitments relating to such Transferred Interest.
"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the
States of California or New York.
"CAA" means the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
"Cash Account" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 4(a) hereof.
"Cash Amount" means $7,115,600.
"Citizen of the United States" means Citizen of the United
States as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of the Act and in the FAA Regulations.
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"Claim Notice" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 13(a) hereof.
"Damages" means, in respect of any obligation to indemnify
any Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, obligations, actions, suits, judgments, settlements,
awards, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses and attorneys'
fees but shall exclude any consequential, expectancy or speculative Damages or
any Damages based on a claim of lost profits or opportunities.
"Daylight Effective Time" means any Effective Time that
occurs on a Business Day during the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EDT, New
York City time.
"Deposit Liabilities" mean, with respect to any Lessee
Deposit transferred to Assignee pursuant to this Agreement, all liabilities,
obligations and duties owed by Assignor or any Owner Trustee to a Lessee or any
assignee of or successor to such Lessee relating to, based on or arising out of
such Lessee Deposit, whether known or unknown, contingent or absolute, or
arising before, on or after the Effective Time applicable to such Lessee
Deposit.
"Effective Time" means, subject to the final sentence of
this definition, each date and time on which any Transferred Interest is
delivered by Assignor to Assignee and accepted by Assignee in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement as specified in the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement with respect to such Transferred Interest. Each Transferred Interest
may be delivered by Assignor to Assignee and accepted by Assignee in accordance
with the terms hereof and the terms of the applicable Assignment and Assumption
Agreement independently of any other Transferred Interest and at different
Effective Times. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Effective Time for each
Transferred Interest assigned to Assignee shall be deemed, with respect to the
allocation of Aircraft Income as between Assignor and Assignee (but not for any
other purpose), to be April 1, 1997.
"Engine" means each of the engines identified as to
manufacturer, type and manufacturer serial number on Schedule 3 hereto together,
in each case, with any and all Parts incorporated or installed in or attached
thereto as of the Effective Time relating to such Engine (subject to any
pooling, replacement or exchange rights arising under the Operative Agreements
relating to such Engine).
"Escrow Agent" means the escrow agent (and any financial
institution that succeeds such escrow agent) pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
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"Escrow Agreement" means an Escrow Agreement among Assignor,
Assignee and the Escrow Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to each of
them.
"FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration of the
United States or any Government Entity succeeding to the functions of the
Federal Aviation Administration.
"Foreign Aircraft" means, collectively, the Aircraft
described on Part B of Schedule 1.
"Government Entity" means (a) any federal, state, provincial
or similar government, and any body, board, department, commission, court,
tribunal, authority, agency or other instrumentality of any such government or
otherwise exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative or
regulatory functions of such government or (b) any other government entity
having jurisdiction over any matter contemplated by the Operative Agreements or
relating to the observance or performance of the obligations of any of the
parties to the Operative Agreements.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 13(a) hereof.
"Indemnitor" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 13(a) hereof.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service or any Government
Entity succeeding to the functions of the Internal Revenue Service.
"Leases" mean, collectively, the Leases listed on Schedule 2
attached hereto, as the same may have been amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time.
"Lessee Deposit" means any security deposit, maintenance
reserve or other funds held by Assignor or any Owner Trustee as security for the
performance by a Lessee of any of its obligations under a Lease or any of the
Operative Agreements relating to such Lease (including any interest or earnings
on any such funds which, pursuant to such Lease or such Operative Agreements
relating to such Lease, are for the account or the benefit of the Lessee).
"Lessees" mean, collectively, the Persons listed on Schedule
1 attached hereto.
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, claim,
encumbrance, lease or security interest affecting the title to or any interest
in property.
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"Loss of Title" means, with respect to any Aircraft, the
condemnation, confiscation, appropriation or seizure of, or requisition of title
to such Aircraft by any Government Entity; provided, however, that requisition
of the use of an Aircraft shall not constitute a Loss of Title unless there has
also been a requisition of title to such Aircraft by a Governmental Entity.
"Mop-Up Date" means the earlier to occur of (i) the date all
conditions precedent in Section 7 (as to Assignor) and all conditions precedent
in Section 8 (as to Assignee) are satisfied or waived by the applicable party
with respect to each Transferred Interest or (ii) June 30, 1997.
"Operative Agreements" means, collectively, each of the
Leases, the Trust Agreements, the tax indemnity agreements and the other
agreements listed on Schedule 4 attached hereto, as the same may have been
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
"Outside Date" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 7(n) hereof.
"Owner Trustee" means each Owner Trustee listed on Schedule
5 attached hereto, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee
under the applicable Trust Agreement.
"Parts" mean, with respect to any Aircraft or any Engine,
all appli ances, components, parts, instruments, appurtenances, accessories,
furnishings, spare parts, seats and other equipment of whatever nature (other
than complete engines), incorporated or installed in or attached to any such
Aircraft or Engine as of the Effective Time relating to any such Aircraft or
Engine (subject to any pooling, replacement or exchange rights arising under the
Operative Agreements relating to such Aircraft or Engine).
"Person" means any Government Entity, individual, sole
proprietor ship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public
benefit corporation or other entity.
"PIMC" means Polaris Investment Management Corporation, a
California corporation.
"Purchase Price" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 4(a) hereof.
"Purchase Price Interest" means an amount equal to interest
on the "Cash Amount" set forth on Schedule 4(a) hereto (as such Cash Amount may
be reduced pursuant to Section 4(c) or Section 4(d)(ii)), calculated for the
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period from and including April 1, 1997 through but not including the date
Assignor receives the Cash Amount pursuant to Section 4(c), at a rate equal to
5.3% per annum.
"Release Amount" means, $3,200,000 with respect to
Transferred Interest 21996 and $3,915,600 with respect to Transferred Interest
22026.
"Reserved Rights" mean, with respect to each Transferred
Interest, any of the right, title or interest of Assignor in, to or in respect
of each and every indemnity or other payment or obligation (whether in the form
of rent or otherwise), arising in connection with any claim, cause of action or
payment obligation payable to, on behalf or in favor of Assignor, under or
pursuant to any Trust Agreement or any other Operative Agreements relating to
such Transferred Interest (including, without limitation, any rights or causes
of action Assignor may have against any Owner Trustee pursuant to the terms of
any Trust Agreement) to the extent that such indemnities, payments or
obligations vested or relate to an act, omission, event or circumstance
occurring or accruing prior to the Effective Time for such Transferred Interest
other than Aircraft Income, Lessee Deposits or other rights specifically
transferred to Assignee pursuant to this Agreement.
"Special CAA Counsel" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 7(j) hereof.
"Special FAA Counsel" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 7(j) hereof.
"Start Date" means the earlier of (i) a date mutually
acceptable to Assignor and Assignee or (ii) the sixth (6th) Business Day after
which, in the good faith judgment of Assignor, the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 7(g), (k) or (r) are first satisfied with respect to a
Transferred Interest.
"Stock" means all shares, options, warrants, general or
limited partnership interests, membership interests, participations or other
equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting,
including, without limitation, common stock, preferred stock, membership
interest or any other "equity security" (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1
of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
"Taxes" mean all license, recording, documentary,
registration and other similar fees and all taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, assessments or with holdings of any nature whatsoever imposed by any
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Taxing Authority, together with any penalties, additions to tax, fines or
interest thereon or additions thereto.
"Taxing Authority" means any federal, state or local
Government Entity or other taxing authority in the United States, any foreign
government or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, any
international taxing authority or any territory or possession of the United
States or any taxing authority thereof.
"Threshold Amount" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 12(c) hereof.
"TIL" means Triton Investments Limited, a Bermuda
corporation.
"Third Party Action" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 13(a) hereof.
"Total Loss" means, with respect to any Aircraft, any of the
following events: (a) total loss of such Aircraft or the destruction, damage
beyond economic repair or rendition of such Aircraft permanently unfit for
normal use for any reason whatsoever; (b) any damage to such Aircraft which
results in an insurance settlement with respect to such Aircraft on the basis of
a total loss or on the basis of a compromised or constructive total loss; and
(c) Loss of Title.
"Transfer Taxes" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 12(a) hereof.
"Transferred Interests" mean, collectively, all of
Assignor's present and future right, title and interest in, to and under the
Trust Estate, the Trust Agree ments and all other Operative Agreements, all
Lessee Deposits, all Aircraft Income and all Foreign Aircraft, but excluding, in
each case, the Reserved Rights. The term Transferred Interest followed
immediately by a manufacturer's serial number of an Aircraft (e.g., "Transferred
Interest 21996") shall mean, in each case, collectively, all of Assignor's
present and future right, title and interest in, to and under the Trust Estate,
the Trust Agreement and other Operative Agreements, Lessee Deposits and Aircraft
Income relating to the Aircraft bearing such manufacturer's serial number.
"Trust Agreements" mean, collectively, each Trust Agreement
listed on Schedule 6 attached hereto, as the same may have been amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time.
"Trust Estate" means, collectively, each Trust Estate as
defined in each of the Trust Agreements.
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"Trusts" mean, collectively, each Trust as defined in each
of the Trust Agreements.
"Unfunded Commitment" means, with respect to any Transferred
Interest, any unfunded obligations of Assignor or the Owner Trustee to make
loans, advances or extensions of credit or to defer or extend the time for
payment of rent obligations for the purpose of funding or otherwise financing
modifications to the Aircraft to which such Transferred Interest relates or the
acquisition of equipment.
"without special inquiry" means with respect to Assignor, no
inquiry other than that conducted in the ordinary course of administering the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements and that conducted in the
ordinary course of negotiating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
by any director, officer, employee or agent of Assignor who is actively involved
in negotiating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
As used herein, each of "Assignor," "Assignee," "Lessee,"
"Owner Trustee" or any other Person includes, without prejudice to the
provisions of any Operative Agreements, any successor in interest to it and any
permitted transferee, permitted purchaser or permitted assignee of it.
SECTION 2. Sale and Assignment
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in
reliance on the representations and warranties of Assignee set forth herein, at
each applicable Effective Time, Assignor does hereby sell, assign and transfer
to Assignee all of Assignor's present and future right, title and interest in,
to and under each Trans ferred Interest including, without limitation, all of
the Assumed Liabilities relating to such Transferred Interest; provided that
such sale, assignment and transfer shall be effective only upon the satisfaction
or waiver, at or prior to the applicable Effective Time for each such
Transferred Interest, of the conditions set forth in Section 7, such
satisfaction or waiver to be evidenced by Assignor's acceptance from Assignee of
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement for each such Transferred Interest.
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SECTION 3. Purchase and Assumption
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in
reliance on the representations and warranties of Assignor set forth herein, at
each applicable Effective Time, Assignee does hereby (i) purchase and accept
each Transferred Interest, (ii) assume all of the Assumed Liabilities relating
to each such Transferred Interest and (iii) confirm that it shall be deemed a
party to each Trust Agreement as of the Effective Time relating, and with
respect, to the Transferred Interest referenced in such Trust Agreement, and
agrees to be bound by all the terms of each thereof and hereby undertakes and
assumes all of the Assumed Liabilities relating to such Trans ferred Interest;
provided, however, that Assignor shall remain liable for the obligations of
Assignor relating to Reserved Rights; provided, further, that such purchase,
acceptance and assumption shall be effective only upon the satisfaction or
waiver, at or prior to the applicable Effective Time for such Transferred
Interest, of the conditions set forth in Section 8, such satisfaction or waiver
to be evidenced by Assignee's delivery to Assignor of the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement for such Transferred Interest. The assumption contemplated
hereby, at the applicable Effective Time, as between Assignor and Assignee,
shall be deemed to release Assignor from all Assumed Liabilities relating to
such Transferred Interest.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price
(a) Payment of Purchase Price
The purchase price for the Transferred Interests is
as set forth on Schedule 4(a) attached hereto plus the Purchase Price Interest
(the "Purchase Price"). The Purchase Price Interest shall be due and payable on
the Business Day after the earlier to occur of (i) the last Effective Time to
occur hereunder and (ii) the seventh Business Day after the Start Date and shall
be paid by Assignee to Assignor by wire transfer of immediately available funds
in accordance with the instructions of Assignor. At or prior to the first
Effective Time to occur pursuant to the terms hereof, Assignee shall wire
transfer immediately available funds in an amount equal to (x) the Release
Amount for the Transferred Interest being transferred as of such Effective Time
to Assignor to an account designated by Assignor and (y) the Cash Amount (less
the amount wired directly to the Assignor pursuant to clause (x)) to the Escrow
Agent for deposit into the account established pursuant to the Escrow Agreement
(the "Cash Account").
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(b) Transfer of Aircraft Income and Lessee Deposits
For each Daylight Effective Time and on the Mop-Up
Date, contemporaneously with such Daylight Effective Time or on the Mop-Up Date,
and for each Effective Time that does not constitute a Daylight Effective Time
or is not deemed to occur on the Mop-Up Date, promptly at the beginning of the
next Business Day after such Effective Time, Assignor shall wire transfer
immediately available funds to Assignee, at an account designated in writing by
Assignee, in an amount equal to the Aircraft Income and Lessee Deposits
estimated by Assignor pursuant to Section 4(d)(i) hereof to constitute part of
the Transferred Interest transferred (or deemed to be transferred) as of such
Effective Time or as of the Mop-Up Date.
(c) First Effective Date; Mop-Up Date
Each of Assignor and Assignee covenants and agrees
that (i) if each of the conditions precedent in Section 7 (as to Assignor) and
each of the conditions precedent in Section 8 (as to Assignee) are satisfied or
waived by the appropriate party, the first Effective Time will occur on the
Start Date and (ii) the Effective Time for each and every Transferred Interest
will occur not later than the close of business in New York on the Mop-Up Date.
Each of Assignor and Assignee further agrees that after the occurrence of the
Effective Time for the remaining Transferred Interest, (A) Assignor is hereby
authorized to withdraw from the Cash Account, an amount equal to the Release
Amount for such Transferred Interest less one-half of the fees owed to the
Escrow Agent and (B) Assignee is hereby authorized to withdraw from the Cash
Account all other funds in excess of the amount set forth in clause (A). If the
Mop-Up Date has not occurred by the Outside Date, any Transferred Interest which
has not been transferred to Assignee will no longer be the subject of this
Agreement, this Agreement will be deemed to be reformed to delete all references
to such Transferred Interest, the Purchase Price will be reduced in an amount
equal to the Release Amount for such Transferred Interest and on July 1, 1997,
Assignee is hereby authorized to withdraw all amounts out of the Cash Account.
(d) Settlement of Aircraft Income and Lessee Deposits
(i) Prior to assignment of a Transferred Interest to
Assignee hereunder, Assignor shall estimate the Aircraft Income and any Lessee
Deposits that have been received by Assignor or the Owner Trustee relating to
such Transferred Interest as of the applicable Effective Time for such
Transferred Interest. Because the actual amount of the Aircraft Income and any
Lessee Deposits relating to a Transferred Interest and received by Assignor or
such Owner Trustee will not be readily determinable until after the applicable
Effective Time, a final calculation cannot be made on that date. Therefore,
within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end of the month in which such
Effective Time occurs, Assignor shall provide Assignee with such final
calculation (in reasonable detail) of Aircraft Income and any Lessee Deposits
that have been received by Assignor or the Owner Trustee relating to such
Transferred Interest. To the extent the calculation indicates that the amounts
transferred by Assignor pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof with respect to such
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Transferred Interest were in excess of the actual Aircraft Income and any Lessee
Deposits received by Assignor or the Owner Trustee relating to such Transferred
Interest, Assignee shall promptly pay the amount of such excess to Assignor
(plus interest on such amount at the rate of 5.3% per annum from the applicable
date of payment to Assignee to the date of repayment to Assignor). To the extent
the calculation indicates that the amounts transferred by Assignor pursuant to
Section 4(b) hereof with respect to such Transferred Interest were less than the
actual Aircraft Income and any Lessee Deposits received by Assignor or the Owner
Trustee relating to such Transferred Interest, Assignor shall promptly pay the
amount of such deficiency to Assignee (plus interest on such amount at the rate
of 5.3% per annum from the Business Day following the applicable Effective Time
to the date of payment to Assignee). An adjustment to the Purchase Price for
Aircraft Income under this Section 4(d)(i) shall be treated by the parties as a
purchase price adjustment for all income tax purposes.
(ii) If at any time prior to the last Effective Time
to occur pursuant to the terms hereof, any Aircraft which is subject of a
Transferred Interest not yet transferred by Assignor to Assignee suffers a Total
Loss, such Aircraft will no longer be the subject of this Agreement and this
Agreement will be deemed to be reformed to delete all references to such
Aircraft and the related Transferred Interests; provided, however, that with
respect to any such Aircraft, if such Total Loss is due to a Loss of Title and
if Assignor cures or otherwise corrects such Loss of Title by regaining or
recovering the use thereof or title thereto on or prior to the Mop-Up Date, such
Aircraft will be deemed to be reinstated and once more subject to this Agreement
and this Agreement will be deemed to be reformed to include all previously
deleted references to such Aircraft and the related Transferred Interests.
Contemporaneously with the removal of any Aircraft from the terms of this
Agreement, the Purchase Price will be reduced in an amount equal to the Release
Amount applicable to the Transferred Interest relating to such Aircraft.
Contemporaneously with the reinstatement of an Aircraft into this Agreement, the
Purchase Price will be increased in an amount equal to the Release Amount
applicable to the Transferred Interest relating to such Aircraft. If at any time
prior to the last Effective Time to occur pursuant to the terms hereof, any
Aircraft which is subject of a Transferred Interest not yet transferred by
Assignor to Assignee suffers any property damage or loss not constituting a
Total Loss and such property damage or loss is not cured or corrected prior to
the time when such Transferred Interest is transferred (or deemed to be
transferred) by Assignor to Assignee, Assignor shall pay to Assignee any
insurance proceeds received by Assignor with respect to such property damage or
loss promptly after receipt by Assignor of such insurance proceeds; provided,
however, that Assignor shall not enter into any settlement of any insurance
claim without the prior written consent of Assignee, which consent may not be
unreasonably withheld.
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SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of Assignor; Limitation of
Warranty; Covenant with Respect to Pre-Closing Actions
5.1 Representations and Warranties of Assignor. As of the
date hereof and as of each Effective Time with respect to the Transferred
Interest being transferred at such Effective Time, Assignor makes the following
representations and warranties to Assignee:
(a) Partnership Organization, Etc.
Assignor (i) is a limited partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California,
(ii) is a Citizen of the United States and (iii) has the requisite partnership
power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted, to own or
hold under lease its properties, and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a
party.
(b) Due Authorization; Non-Contravention
The execution and delivery by Assignor of this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and the
performance by Assignor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, (i) have
been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of
Assignor, (ii) do not require any part nership approval, or approval or consent
of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or obligations of Assignor not
already obtained, (iii) do not contravene any law, governmental rule,
regulation, judgment or order applicable to or binding on Assignor, or the
limited partnership agreement of Assignor or contravene the provi sions of, or
constitute a default under or result in the creation of any Lien (other than as
provided for or otherwise permitted in the Operative Agreements) upon the Trust
Estate or any other Transferred Interest under any indenture, mortgage, bank
credit agreement, note or bond purchase agreement, long-term lease, license or
other agreement or instrument to which Assignor is a party or by which Assignor
is bound and (iv) except as set forth on Schedule 5(b) attached hereto, do not
require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration
with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any federal, state or
foreign governmental authority or agency or any other Person, except those
already obtained.
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(c) Due Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
This Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered and are enforceable
against Assignor in accordance with their terms, subject to the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and, with
respect to the enforceability of this Agreement or any such Ancillary Agreement,
by general principles of equity, including principles of commercial
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(d) Event of Default
Except as set forth on Schedule 5(d), no claims have
been made by or at the direction of Assignor that remain unresolved under any of
the Operative Agreements, and to the actual knowledge of Assignor, without
special inquiry, no basis for such claims exists (excluding in all cases claims
for reimbursement of fees, costs and expenses which are either immaterial or
incurred in the ordinary course). Except as set forth on Schedule 5(d), to the
actual knowledge of Assignor, without special inquiry, (i) no disputes exist
among any of the parties to the Operative Agreements concerning the rights or
obligations of such parties thereunder, (ii) there exists no default or event of
default under any Leases, any Trust Agreement or any other Operative Agreement
attributable to any act or omission of Assignor, (iii) Assignor is not in
default under any of the Operative Agreements, (iv) no default under any
Operative Agreement has occurred and is continuing as a result of any action
taken by the Owner Trustee in accordance with any express instruction by
Assignor and (v) there has been no assertion by any Lessee of any default on the
part of Assignor or the Owner Trustee under any Operative Agreement.
(e) Total Loss
To the actual knowledge of Assignor, without special
inquiry, none of the Aircraft are the subject of any Total Loss.
(f) Taxes
(i) All tax returns and reports required to be filed
by or on behalf of each Owner Trustee (solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee
and not in its individual capacity), and all federal income tax returns required
to be filed by or on behalf of Assignor on or before the Effective Time have
been timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities in all jurisdictions
in which such tax returns were required to be filed and all taxes shown due on
such tax returns have been paid in full; and
(ii) No claims have been made by or on behalf of
Assignor or any other Person in respect of any obligation under the Operative
Agreements to indemnify any Owner Trustee or Assignor for or with respect to
Taxes, and Assignor has no present intention of making any such claim (other
than possible claims for state, local and foreign Taxes or foreign tax credits
arising from the use or operation of the Aircraft by the applicable Lessee or
any sublessee prior to the applicable Effective Time).
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(g) Litigation
Except as set forth on Schedule 5(g) hereof, there
are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the
actual knowledge of Assignor, threatened against Assignor before any court,
administrative agency or tribunal which, if determined adversely to Assignor,
would materially adversely affect the ability of Assignor to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which it
is a party.
(h) Encumbrances
Except as set forth on Schedule 5(h) hereof, Assignor
is the sole legal and beneficial owner of (i) each of the Transferred Interests
(other than the Foreign Aircraft), free and clear of all Liens and, except as
set forth on Schedule 5(b), transfer restrictions and (ii) each of the Foreign
Aircraft, free and clear of all Liens and, except as set forth on Schedule 5(b),
transfer restrictions other than (A) Liens that are permitted by the terms of
the leases relating to such Foreign Aircraft and (B) the rights of the Lessee
with respect to such Foreign Aircraft. Except as set forth on Schedule 5(h)
hereof, each Owner Trustee is the sole legal owner of each Trust Estate for
which such Owner Trustee is owner trustee pursuant to the applicable Trust
Agreement, free and clear of all Liens and, except as set forth on Schedule
5(b), transfer restrictions other than Liens permitted by and transfer
restrictions contained in the Operative Agreements relating to such Trust
Estate. Except as otherwise provided in the Operative Agreements, Assignor has
not previously sold, assigned, encumbered, transferred or conveyed, and other
than as provided in this Agreement, has no obligation to sell, assign, encumber,
transfer or convey, any of its right, title or interest in, to or under the
Transferred Interests to any Person.
(i) Brokers' Fees
Assignor is not liable for the fees of any broker or
Person acting on Assignor's behalf in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby or by any of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a
party.
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(j) Operative Agreements
Except as set forth on Schedule 5(j), Assignor has
provided Assignee with true and complete originals of each of the Leases and the
Trust Agreements and with true and complete copies of each of the other
Operative Agreements and all amendments and supplements thereto as set forth on
Schedules 2, 4 and 6 hereto, which represent, collectively, all of the
agreements, instruments and documents among Assignor and the parties to the
Operative Agreements with respect to the Transferred Interests and no other
agreements, instruments or documents, among Assignor and the parties to the
Operative Agreements, with respect to the Transferred Interests exist.
(k) Title to Transferred Interests
Upon execution and delivery to Assignee of each of
the Assign ment and Assumption Agreements and the consummation of the
transactions contem plated hereunder and thereunder, Assignee will acquire legal
title to the Transferred Interests, free and clear of all Liens and transfer
restrictions other than as set forth on Schedule 5(h).
(l) Unfunded Commitments
Except as set forth on Schedule 7 hereof, there are
no Unfunded Commitments in respect of any Aircraft.
5.2 Supplements to Schedules; Post-Signing Information.
Assignor may supplement or amend Schedules 5(d), 5(g) and 5(h) to this Agreement
with respect to any matter, condition or occurrence hereafter arising which, if
existing or occurring at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to
be set forth or described in such Schedules or would otherwise have been
inconsistent with its representations herein.
5.3 Limitation of Warranty.Assignor's representations and
warranties are limited as set forth below:
(a) THE AIRCRAFT, EACH ENGINE AND EACH PART THAT
CONSTITUTE A PORTION OF ANY TRANSFERRED
INTEREST IS BEING TRANSFERRED AND DELIVERED
TO ASSIGNEE "AS IS" AND "WHERE IS," AND EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.1 HEREOF,
WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR
WARRANTY OF ASSIGNOR, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF
ANY KIND, ARISING BY LAW OR OTHERWISE; AND
(b) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FORE
GOING, ASSIGNOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, AND
EXCLUDES HEREFROM (i) ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (ii) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF FREEDOM FROM ANY RIGHTFUL CLAIM BY WAY
OF INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE
MARK, DESIGN OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT,
(iii) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE
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OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE
OF TRADE, AND (iv) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH IN SECTION 12(c) HEREOF, ANY OBLIGATION
OR LIABILITY OF ASSIGNOR ARISING IN TORT,
WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE
OF ASSIGNOR, ACTUAL OR IMPLIED, OR IN STRICT
LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATION OR
LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF USE, REVENUE OR PROFIT
WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE OR
PART OR FOR ANY LIABILITY OF ASSIGNOR TO ANY
THIRD PARTY OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER.
5.4 Actions with Respect to Transferred Interests. From the date this
Agreement is executed and delivered by Assignor to Assignee to the earlier to
occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 15 hereof or
(ii) the Effective Time with respect to a Transferred Interest, except as
otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement, Assignor shall not
and shall not direct the Owner Trustee to, without the prior written consent of
Assignee:
(a) enter into or materially modify any agreement, contract
or commitment which, if entered into, created or established prior to the date
of this Agreement, would be required to be listed (or, in the case of
modifications and amendments, pertains to an agreement, contract, commitment or
arrangement which is presently listed) on Schedule 2, 4, 7 or 8 of this
Agreement or waive any default or event of default under any Operative
Agreement; or
(b) mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the
Transferred Interests or any Aircraft which is part of a Trust Estate; or
(c) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the
Transferred Interests or any Aircraft which is a part of a Trust Estate; or
(d) enter into an agreement or arrangement to do any of the
above.
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SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of Assignee; Access Covenant
6.1 Representations and Warranties of Assignee. As of the
date hereof and as of each Effective Time with respect to the Transferred
Interest being transferred at such Effective Time, Assignee makes the following
representations and warranties to Assignor:
(a) LLC Organization, Etc.
Assignee (i) is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to carry on its
business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted after the date
of this Agreement, to own or hold under lease its properties, and to enter into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement, each of the Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party, each of the Trust Agreements and each of the
other Operative Agreements.
(b) Due Authorization; Non-Contravention
The execution and delivery by Assignee of this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and the
performance by Assignee of its obligations hereunder, thereunder and under the
Trust Agreements and the other Operative Agreements (i) have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Assignee, (ii) do not require
any member approval or any approval or consent of any trustee or holder of any
indebtedness or obligations of Assignee except those already obtained, (iii) do
not contravene any provision of the Act or any other law, governmental rule,
regulation, judgment or order applicable to or binding on Assignee, or the
organizational documents of Assignee or contravene the provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than as
provided for or otherwise permitted in the Operative Agreements) upon the Trust
Estate under any indenture, mortgage, bank credit agreement, note or bond
purchase agreement, long-term lease, license or other agreement or instrument to
which Assignee is a party or by which Assignee is bound and (iv) except as set
forth on Schedule 5(b) attached hereto, do not require the consent or approval
of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other
action in respect of, any federal, state or foreign governmental authority or
agency or any other Person, except those already obtained.
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(c) Due Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
This Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered and are enforceable
against Assignee in accordance with their terms, subject to the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and, with
respect to the enforceability of this Agreement or any such Ancillary Agreement,
by general principles of equity, including principles of commercial
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(d) Litigation
There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or
proceedings pending or, to the actual knowledge of Assignee, threatened against
Assignee before any court, administrative agency or tribunal which, if
determined adversely to Assignee, would materially adversely affect the ability
of Assignee to perform its obligations under this Agreement, any of the
Ancillary Agreements, the Trust Agree ments or the other Operative Agreements.
(e) Compliance with Operative Agreements
Prior to the Effective Time for a Transferred
Interest, Assignee will have complied with and satisfied all of the conditions,
requirements and other obligations imposed on Assignee pursuant to each of the
Leases, Trust Agreements and other Operative Agreements which have not been
waived by the party entitled to require compliance with such conditions,
requirements or other obligations in order to effect a permitted binding
transfer of the Transferred Interests to Assignee.
(f) Non-Airline
Assignee is not a commercial air carrier or Affiliate
thereof that is in direct competition with any Lessee.
(g) Brokers' Fees
Assignee is not liable for the fees of any broker or
Person acting as a broker on Assignee's behalf in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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(h) Acquisition For Own Account
The Transferred Interests are being acquired by
Assignee for its own account, for investment and not with a view to any resale
or distribution thereof. Assignee acknowledges that it has received, or has had
access to, all information which it considers necessary or advisable to enable
it to make a decision concerning the transfer of the Transferred Interests
including, without limitation, access to the Leases, the Trust Agreements and
the other Operative Agreements and an opportunity to inspect the Aircraft.
6.2 Access Covenant. Assignee agrees that it shall use its
best efforts to retain the Operative Agreements with respect to each of the
Transferred Interests transferred to it hereunder in perpetuity; provided,
however, that Assignee shall have the right to (a) transfer any Operative
Agreements relating to a Transferred Interest or Aircraft to the purchaser of
such Transferred Interest or Aircraft, as the case may be, subject to such
purchaser's agreement to retain such Operative Agreements and to permit Assignor
and its agents and representatives access to such Operative Agreements for the
period ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of this Agreement and (b) dispose
of or destroy any such Operative Agreements at any time which is after the fifth
(5th) anniversary of this Agreement. Assignee will allow or will cause Assignor
and its agents and representatives to be allowed access, during regular business
hours at the offices of Assignee, to all of the Operative Agreements and to any
Persons having possession of or information relating to the Operative
Agreements.
SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Assignor
The obligation of Assignor to sell and assign any
Transferred Interest to Assignee is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions with respect to such Transferred Interest:
(a) Purchase Price
Assignee shall have paid the Purchase Price in the
manner specified in Section 4.
(b) Affidavit of Limited Control by a Non-U.S. Citizen
Not later than the first Effective Time, an affidavit
shall have been duly authorized, executed, notarized and delivered by Owner
Trustee to FAA Counsel in form suitable for filing with the FAA pursuant to the
Act certifying that (i) contemporaneously with the Effective Time with respect
to each Transferred Interest, the Trust Agreement with respect thereto shall
have been amended to include limitations on the voting rights of Assignee
thereunder and (ii) Owner Trustee is a Citizen of the United States pursuant to
the Act.
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(c) Escrow Agreement
Assignor shall have received a copy of the Escrow
Agreement, dated as of a date not later than the first Effective Time to occur
under this Agree ment which shall have been executed and delivered by Assignee,
Assignor and the Escrow Agent.
(d) Approvals and Consents
All approvals, consents and other items listed on
Schedule 5(b) shall have been obtained, satisfactory to Assignor in all
respects, as determined by Assignor in its sole discretion and any
authorizations which may be required for the valid consummation by Assignor and
Assignee of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, shall have
been obtained (including, but not limited to, the expiration of any applicable
waiting period thereunder).
(e) Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery
This Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreements with respect to such Transferred
Interest shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Assignee.
(f) Representations and Warranties
The representations and warranties of Assignee
contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
applicable Effective Time with the same force and effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of such Effective Time.
(g) Organizational and Authorization Matters
Assignor shall have received:
(i) Resolutions of the boards of directors
of the manager of Assignee, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
thereof, as of the date of this Agreement, to be duly adopted and in full force
and effect on such date, authorizing (a) the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements and (b)
specific officers or representatives of the manager of Assignee to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.
(ii) Governmental certificates, dated the
most recent practicable date prior to the date of this Agreement with telegram
updates where available, showing that Assignee is organized and in good standing
in the jurisdiction of its organization and that Assignee is qualified as a
foreign limited liability company and in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the ownership or operation of its properties or conduct of its business
requires such qualification.
(iii) A copy of (a) the certificate of
formation and all amendments thereto of Assignee, certified as of a recent date
by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) the
operating agreement of Assignee and all amendments thereto, certified by its
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manager as true and correct on the date of this Agreement (with tax allocation
and cash distribution provisions deleted).
(iv) Certificates of the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the manager of Assignee, as to the incumbency and
signatures of the representatives thereof executing this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, together with evidence of the
incumbency of such Secretary or Assistant Secretary.
(v) As of each Effective Time, a certificate
of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or an Attesting Secretary of the
manager of Assignee certifying that the certificates delivered in accordance
with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above are true and correct as of such
Effective Time.
(h) Illegality; No Proceedings
At the applicable Effective Time, the performance of
the trans actions contemplated hereby, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, shall not, in the reasonable judgment of Assignor, violate, and shall
not subject Assignor to any penalty or liability under, any law, rule or
regulation binding upon Assignor. At the applicable Effective Time, no legal or
governmental action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened
before any court, administrative agency or tribunal, nor shall any order,
judgment or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any court,
administrative agency or tribunal to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the
consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(i) No Total Loss
At the applicable Effective Time, there shall not
exist a Total Loss with respect to the Aircraft related to such Transferred
Interest.
(j) Opinions
Assignor shall have received an opinion reasonably
satisfactory to Assignor, dated as of the first Effective Time from Manwell &
Milton, counsel to Assignee with respect to such matters and to such effect as
Assignor shall reasonably request. Assignor shall also have received, with
respect to each Transferred Interest, at the applicable Effective Time for such
Transferred Interest, an opinion from Crowe & Dunlevy, special FAA counsel
("Special FAA Counsel") or Theodore Goddard ("Special CAA Counsel") or in each
case with respect to such matters relating to such Transferred Interest and to
such effect as Assignor shall reasonably request.
(k) Location of Aircraft
The location of the Aircraft relating to each
Transferred Interest shall be acceptable to Assignor at the applicable Effective
Time for such Transferred Interest.
(l) TIL Balance Sheets
Assignor shall have received an audited balance sheet
of TIL as of December 31, 1996 reflecting a consolidated net worth, net of
minority interests, of at least $150,000,000.
(m) Other Instruments and Documents; Additional
Information
Assignor shall have received such other instruments
and docu ments as Assignor or its counsel shall reasonably request. Assignor
shall have received such other documents and evidence with respect to Assignee
as Assignor may reasonably request in order to establish the authority of
Assignee to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
consummation of the transac tions contemplated by this Agreement, the taking of
all appropriate action in connec tion therewith and compliance with the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(n) Outside Date
Except as otherwise agreed by the parties hereto, all
of the foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied or waived on or before
5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on June 30, 1997 (the "Outside Date").
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SECTION 8. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Assignee
The obligation of Assignee to purchase any Transferred
Interest from Assignor and assume the obligations related thereto at the
applicable Effective Time is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(a) Leases and Trust Agreements
The Lease and Trust Agreement and, as applicable,
each other Operative Agreement with respect to such Transferred Interest shall
be in full force and effect.
(b) Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery
This Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and any of the other Ancillary Agreements with respect to such
Transferred Interest to which Assignor is a party shall have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Assignor.
(c) Representations and Warranties
The representations and warranties of Assignor
contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Effective Time with the same force and effect as though such representations and
warranties had been made on and as of such Effective Time.
(d) Schedules
Schedule 5(d) shall not have been supplemented or
amended by Assignor to include a default or event of default caused by the
filing by the Lessee of the Aircraft that is the subject of such Transferred
Interest for protection from its creditors.
(e) Partnership Authorization Matters
Assignee shall have received:
(i) Resolutions of the board of directors of PIMC,
general partner of Assignor, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
thereof, as of the date of this Agreement, to be duly adopted and in full force
and effect on such date, authorizing (i) the consummation of each of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements
to which Assignor is a party and (ii) specific officers or representatives to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Assignor is a party.
(ii) A copy of the certificate of limited partnership
and all amendments thereto of Assignor, certified as of a recent date by the
Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its organization and a copy of the
agreement of limited partnership, as amended, certified by an officer of the
general partner.
(iii) Certificates of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of PIMC, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary thereof, as
to the incumbency and signatures of the representatives thereof executing this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which Assignor is a party,
together with evidence of the incumbency of such Secretary or Assistant
Secretary.
(iv) As of each Effective Time, a certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of PIMC certifying that the certificates
delivered in accordance with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above are true and
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correct with respect to such Transferred Interest being conveyed as of the
applicable Effective Time.
(f) Illegality; No Proceedings
At the applicable Effective Time, the performance of
the trans actions contemplated hereby, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, shall not, in the reasonable judgment of Assignee, violate, and shall
not subject Assignee to any penalty or liability under, any law, rule or
regulation binding upon Assignee. At the applicable Effective Time, no legal or
governmental action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened
before any court, administrative agency or tribunal, nor shall any order,
judgment or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any court,
administrative agency or tribunal to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the
consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Approvals and Consents
All approvals and consents and other items listed on
Schedule 5(b) shall have been obtained.
(h) No Total Loss
At the applicable Effective Time, there shall not
exist a Total Loss with respect to the Aircraft related to such Transferred
Interest.
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(i) Opinions
Assignee shall have received opinions reasonably
satisfactory to Assignee, dated as of the first Effective Time from (i) Haight,
Gardner, Poor & Havens, California counsel to Assignor, with respect to the due
organization and good standing of Assignor and (ii) Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP,
counsel to Assignor, that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and compliance by the
Company with the provisions thereof will not conflict with or violate any
federal law or regulation (other than federal securities laws, the Hart-Scott
Rodino Act or any federal laws or regulations relating to the Federal Aviation
Administration or civil or commercial aviation). Assignee shall also have
received, with respect to each Transferred Interest, at the applicable Effective
Time for such Transferred Interest, an opinion from Special FAA Counsel or
Special CAA Counsel, as applicable, with respect to such matters relating to
such Transferred Interest and to such effect as Assignee shall reasonably
request.
(j) Location of Aircraft
The location of the Aircraft relating to each
Transferred Interest shall be acceptable to Assignee at the applicable Effective
Time for such Transferred Interest.
(k) Other Instruments and Documents; Additional
Information
Assignee shall have received such other instruments
and docu ments as Assignee or its counsel shall reasonably request. Assignee
shall have received such other documents and evidence with respect to Assignor
as Assignee may reasonably request in order to establish the authority of
Assignor to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
consummation of the transac tions contemplated by this Agreement, the taking of
all appropriate partnership action in connection therewith and compliance with
the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(l) Outside Date
Except as otherwise agreed by the parties hereto, all
of the fore going conditions shall have been satisfied or waived on or before
5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on the Outside Date.
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SECTION 9. Payments
To the extent not transferred in accordance with Section 4,
Assignor hereby covenants and agrees to pay over to Assignee, no later than five
(5) Business Days after receipt by Assignor from and after the applicable
Effective Time, any Aircraft Income or Lessee Deposits paid to or for the
benefit of Assignor that consti tute a Transferred Interest earlier transferred
to Assignee hereunder (including any amounts payable as interest in respect
thereof), and until so paid over, any Aircraft Income or Lessee Deposits
received by Assignor in respect of any such Transferred Interest shall be
received and held by Assignor in trust for Assignee. Assignee hereby covenants
and agrees to pay over to Assignor, no later than five (5) Business Days after
receipt by Assignee from and after the applicable Effective Time, any amounts
paid to or for the benefit of Assignee that constitute Reserved Rights which
relate to a Transferred Interest earlier transferred (including any amounts
payable as interest in respect thereof), and until so paid over any such amounts
received by Assignee shall be received and held by Assignee in trust for
Assignor.
SECTION 10. Certain Notices
Assignor hereby covenants and agrees promptly to forward to
Assignee any notice Assignor receives from any party to any of the Operative
Agreements (other than Assignee) relating to any of the Transferred Interests.
Assignee hereby covenants and agrees promptly to forward to Assignor any notice
Assignee receives from any party to any of the Operative Agreements (other than
Assignor) pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, the Trust Agreements or any other Operative Agreement
related to the Reserved Rights. Assignor hereby covenants and agrees to notify
Assignee of any Reserved Right, describing the circumstances of such Reserved
Right in reasonable detail, promptly after Assignor has actual knowledge of
facts or circumstances giving rise to a Reserved Right and that such facts and
circumstances constitute a Reserved Right.
SECTION 11. Further Assurances
Each party agrees, upon the reasonable request of the other
party at any time and from time to time, promptly to execute and deliver all
such further documents and promptly to take and forbear from all such action as
may be reason ably necessary or appropriate in order to more effectively confirm
or carry out the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements, including, without limitation, the filing of any Assignment and
Assumption Agreement with the FAA pursuant to the Act or the CAA. The parties
agree that the transactions are fully effective as of the applicable Effective
Time and that they will treat the transactions as such for all purposes and
acknowledge that any filings with the FAA or the CAA are merely ministerial in
nature.
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SECTION 12. Taxes and Indemnities
(a) Transfer Taxes
Assignee hereby covenants and agrees to pay (and
indemnify and hold Assignor harmless on an After-Tax Basis for) any and all
registration, docu ment or filing fees and any and all sales taxes, use taxes
and similar transfer taxes (including, without limitation, any charges, such as
gross receipts taxes (but excluding any taxes in the nature of any income tax)
in lieu thereof) (collectively, "Transfer Taxes"), that may be imposed in
connection with the sale, assignment and transfer of any Transferred Interests
including, without limitation, any penalties, fines or interest thereon and
those Transfer Taxes relating to the transfer of rights and other interests in
and to, and the act of assuming duties, liabilities and obligations in, to and
under this Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreements, the Transferred
Interests, the Aircraft and the Operative Agreements together with all
reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, expenses and attorney's fees
incurred in connection therewith. Assignor hereby agrees to perform such acts,
including, without limitation, attending the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby at a site or sites selected by Assignee, and executing such
documents as may be reasonably necessary to minimize Transfer Taxes. The parties
further agree to furnish each other with such documents and certificates as they
may reasonably request in connection with any claims for exemption from the
payment of Transfer Taxes.
(b) Notice of IRS Reports
(i) Assignor shall promptly notify Assignee of
receipt from the IRS of any written proposed or final revenue agent's report,
30-day letter or notice of deficiency in which an adjustment is proposed to the
federal income taxes of Assignor for which any of the Lessees would be required
to indemnify Assignor under any Operative Agreement and, thereafter, shall upon
request keep Assignee apprised at least monthly of the progress of any protest
or proceeding in respect of such adjustment.
(ii) Assignee shall promptly notify Assignor of
receipt from the IRS of any written proposed or final revenue agent's report,
30-day letter or notice of deficiency in which an adjustment is proposed to the
federal income taxes of Assignee for which any of the Lessees would be required
to indemnify Assignee under any Operative Agreement and, thereafter, shall upon
request keep Assignor apprised at least monthly of the progress of any protest
or proceeding in respect of such adjustment.
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(c) Assignor's Indemnity
Assignor hereby covenants and agrees upon demand of
Assignee to pay and assume liability for, and indemnify, protect, defend, save
and keep harmless Assignee and each of its Affiliates and in each such case
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (the "Assignee
Indemnitees"), on an After-Tax Basis, from and against any and all Damages which
may at any time or from time to time be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against any of the Assignee Indemnitees in any way relating directly or
indirectly to, or arising out of, (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any
representation or warranty made by Assignor under this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, (ii) the ownership, leasing, use or
operation of any Transferred Interest prior to the Effective Time applicable to
such Transferred Interest including, without limitation, any obligations
relating to the Trust Estate or any of the Operative Agreements relating to such
Transferred Interest which arise from acts, omissions, events or circumstances
occurring or accruing prior to the Effective Time with respect to such
Transferred Interest but not including any Assumed Liabilities, (iii) the
failure of Assignor to perform or observe any of its obligations under this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, (iv) any
litigation, claim or action brought by a limited partner of Assignor against any
Assignee Indemnitee to the extent such litigation, claim or action directly
arises out of and relates to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
other than to the extent any litigation, claim or action relates directly or
indirectly to, or arises out of, the breach by such Assignee Indemnitee of the
terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (v) any Liens set forth on
Schedule 5(h) hereto; provided that (a) Assignor shall not be liable for any
Damages to the extent that Assignee has a recovery available to it under any
insurance policy which was in effect on or prior to the applicable Effective
Time; (b) Assignor shall not be liable for any Damages attributable to the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of Assignee or its Affiliates; and (c) Assignor
shall not be liable for any Damages in excess of the Purchase Price.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Assignor shall be liable pursuant to this Section
12(c) only to the extent that the aggregate cumulative Damages incurred by the
Assignee Indemnitees which are required to be indemnified by Assignor exceed
$50,000 (the "Threshold Amount") in which event, Assignor shall then also be
liable for the initial $50,000 of aggregate cumulative Damages incurred by the
Assignee Indemnitees; provided, that, with respect to any Lien set forth on
Schedule 5(h) hereto, (x) the Threshold Amount limitation shall not apply and
Assignor shall be liable for all Damages arising from such Liens and (y) amounts
expended by Assignor to discharge and release such Liens shall not constitute
Damages to be applied toward the Threshold Amount and only those expenses, if
any, actually incurred by Assignee in connection with such discharge or release
shall be so applied.
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(d) Assignee's Indemnity
Assignee hereby covenants and agrees upon demand of
Assignor to pay and assume liability for, and indemnify, protect, defend, save
and keep harmless, Assignor and each of its Affiliates and in each such case
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (the "Assignor
Indemnitees"), on an After-Tax Basis, from and against any and all Damages which
at any time or from time to time may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against the Assignor Indemnitees in any way relating directly or indirectly to,
or arising out of, (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or
warranty made by Assignee or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement to which it or any of its Affiliates is a party, (ii) the
ownership, leasing, use or operation of any Transferred Interest on or after the
Effective Time applicable to such Transferred Interest including, without
limitation, any obligations relating to the Trust Estate or any of the Operative
Agreements relating to such Transferred Interest which arise from acts,
omissions, events or circumstances occurring or accruing on or after the
Effective Time with respect to such Transferred Interest, (iii) the failure of
Assignee or any of its Affiliates to perform or observe any of their respective
obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it or any
of its Affiliates is a party, (iv) any Assumed Liabilities or (v) any
modification, amendment or other change to any of the Operative Agreements
entered into by Assignee, or to which Assignee consents or forbears, in any such
case without the prior written consent of Assignor (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld) that affects any of the Reserved Rights; provided,
however, that with respect to any Transferred Interest which includes a Lease,
such indemnification obligation shall only relate to modifications, amendments
or other changes made or agreed to during the period beginning on the Effective
Date applicable to such Transferred Interest and ending on the date that is
twenty-four (24) months after the termination of the Lease included in such
Transferred Interest (which period shall be deemed to include any renewals,
extensions or continuations of such Lease). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a)
Assignee shall not be liable for any Damages to the extent that Assignor has a
recovery available to it under any insurance policy which was in effect on or
prior to the Effective Time; (b) Assignee shall not be liable for any Damages
attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Assignor; (c)
Assignee shall not be liable for any Damages in excess of the Purchase Price and
(d) Assignee shall be liable pursuant to this Section 12(d) only to the extent
that the aggregate Damages incurred by the Assignor Indemnitees which are
required to be indemnified by Assignee exceed $50,000 in which event, Assignee
shall then also be liable for the initial $50,000 of aggregate cumulative
Damages incurred by the Assignor Indemnitees.
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(e) Survival of Representations and Warranties
All representations and warranties of the parties
hereto contained in this Agreement (including all Schedules hereto) or in any
document, statement, certificate or other instrument referred to herein or
delivered at the applicable Effective Time in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, that (i) relate to any Transferred Interest which includes
a Lease, shall survive until the later of (A) twenty-four (24) months after the
Effective Time applicable to such Transferred Interest or (B) twelve (12) months
after the expiry of the Lease included in such Transferred Interest (which
period shall not be deemed to include any renewals, extensions or continuations
of such Lease), (ii) relate to any Transferred Interest which does not include a
Lease, shall survive until twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Time
applicable to such Transferred Interest and (iii) do not relate to a Transferred
Interest, shall survive until twenty-four (24) months after the first Effective
Time to occur under this Agreement.
SECTION 13. Indemnification Procedure
(a) Any Assignee Indemnitee or Assignor Indemnitee (the
"Indemnified Party") seeking indemnification hereunder shall give to the party
obligated under this Agreement to provide indemnification to such Indemnified
Party (the "Indemnitor") a notice ("Claim Notice") describing in reasonable
detail the facts giving rise to its claim for indemnification hereunder, and
shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known) the amount or method of
computation of the amount of the claim, and a reference to the provision of this
Agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument executed and delivered
hereunder or in connection herewith upon which such claim is based; provided
that a Claim Notice in respect of any action at law or suit in equity against an
Indemnified Party by a third party, as to which indemnification will be sought
(a "Third Party Action"), shall be given promptly after the action or suit is
commenced; provided, further, that failure of the Indemnified Party to give the
Indemnitor prompt notice in respect of any such Third Party Action as provided
herein shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its obligations hereunder, except to
the extent such Indemnitor shall have been materially prejudiced by such
failure.
(b) The Indemnitor shall be entitled (but not obligated) to
assume the defense or settlement of such Third Party Action, or to conduct any
negotiations or proceedings to settle or otherwise eliminate any Third Party
Claim and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel
related to such Third Party Action. If the Indemnitor assumes any such defense
or settlement or any such negotiations, it shall pursue such defense, settlement
or negotiations in good faith. If the Indemnitor fails to elect in writing
within 30 Business Days of the notification referred to above to assume such
defense, the Indemnified Party may engage counsel to defend, settle or otherwise
dispose of such action or proceeding, which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnitor. In any such Third Party Action, any Indemnified
Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the
Indemnitor and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention
of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the Indemnitor and the Indemnified Party and
representation of both the Indemnitor and the Indemnified Party by the same
counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between them. It is understood that the Indemnitor shall not, in connection with
any Third Party Action or related Third Party Action in the same jurisdiction,
be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition
to local counsel) for all Persons to be indemnified pursuant to Section 12;
provided that the Indemnitor will be so liable if (x) the Indemnified Party has
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it in such
Third Party Action that are different from or in addition to those available to
the Indemnitor or (y) a conflict or potential conflict exists between the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnitor in such Third Party Action (in which case
the Indemnitor will not have the right to direct the defense of such Third Party
Action with respect to which such conflict exists on behalf of the Indemnified
Party), but only to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred in connection
with such conflicting issues. Any such separate firm shall be designated in
writing by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnitor shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding of such Third Party Action effected without its
written consent, but if the Indemnitor consents to any such settlement, the
Indemnitor agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any loss
or liability for which indemnity is available hereunder and which is specified
in such settlement or judgment. No Indemnitor shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
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withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a
party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Party from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such
proceeding and such settlement only involves the payment of money.
(c) Assignor shall be entitled in all cases (but not
obligated) to assume the settlement and to conduct negotiations or proceedings
to obtain the discharge and release of or otherwise eliminate any Lien set forth
on Schedule 5(h) hereto. If Assignor assumes any such settlement or any such
negotiations, it shall pursue such settlement or negotiations in good faith.
Assignor shall not be liable for any settlement or discharge of any such Lien
effected without its written consent, but
if Assignor consents to any such settlement or discharge, Assignor agrees to
indemnify Assignee from and against any loss or liability for which indemnity is
available hereunder and which is specified in such settlement or discharge.
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SECTION 14. Termination
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
first Effective Time to occur pursuant to the terms hereof:
(a) by mutual written consent of Assignee and Assignor; or
(b) by either party by written notice to the other party
if the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated on or before
the Outside Date; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement
under this Section 14(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to
fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or has
resulted in the failure of the transactions contemplated hereby being
consummated on or before the Outside Date.
SECTION 15. Miscellaneous
(a) Notices
All notices, demands, declarations and other
communications required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
effective (i) if given by facsimile, when transmitted, (ii) if given by
registered or certified mail, three (3) Business Days after being deposited with
the U.S. Postal Service, (iii) if given by courier, when received, or (iv) if
personally delivered, when so delivered, addressed:
If to Assignor, to:
c/o Polaris Investment Management Corporation
201 Mission Street, 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: President
Facsimile Number:
With a copy to:
c/o Polaris Investment Management Corporation
201 High Ridge Road, 1st Floor
Stamford, CT 06927-4900
Attention: Portfolio Management
Facsimile Number: (203) 357-4585
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or to such other address as Assignor shall from time to time designate in
writing to Assignee; and
If to Assignee, to:
Triton Aviation Services VI LLC
55 Green Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention: President
Facsimile Number: (415) 398-9184
or to such other address as Assignee may from time to time designate in writing
to Assignor.
(b) Headings
Headings used herein are for convenience only and
shall not in any way affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration
in interpreting, this Agreement.
(c) References
Any reference to a specific Section or Section number
shall be interpreted as a reference to that Section of this Agreement unless
otherwise expressly provided.
(d) GOVERNING LAW
THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITA
TION, THE INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCE ABILITY THEREOF,
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF.
(e) Severability
If any provision hereof should be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, then, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, (i) all other provisions hereof shall remain in
full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be construed in order to
carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and
(ii) such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
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(f) Amendments in Writing
No amendment, modification, waiver, termination or
discharge of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent to any departure
by Assignor or Assignee from any provision hereof, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Assignor and
Assignee, and each such amendment, modification, waiver, termination or
discharge shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given. No provision of this Agreement shall be varied,
contradicted or explained by any oral agreement, course of dealing or
performance or any other matter not set forth in an agreement in writing and
signed by Assignor and Assignee.
(g) Expenses
Each of Assignor and Assignee shall be responsible
for all fees and expenses incurred by it, including for legal counsel and other
advisors, in connection with this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or
otherwise relating to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however,
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with Special FAA Counsel or with
Special CAA Counsel and all fees and expenses payable to the Escrow Agent
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement shall be shared equally by Assignor and
Assignee.
(h) Execution in Counterparts
This Agreement and any amendments,waivers or consents
hereto may be executed by Assignor and Assignee in separate counterparts (or
upon separate signature pages bound together into one or more counterparts),
each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
(i) Entire Agreement
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
constitute the entire agreement of Assignor and Assignee with respect to the
subject matter hereof or thereof, and all prior understandings or agreements,
whether written or oral, between Assignor and Assignee with respect to such
subject matter are hereby superseded in their entirety.
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(j) Assignment and Successors
This Agreement may not be assigned except by
operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be enforceable by Assignor and Assignee and their
respective successors.
(k) Confidentiality
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements are
confidential documents between the parties thereto and shall not be disclosed by
either party to third parties without the prior written consent of the other
party other than (i) to such party's directors, officers, employees, advisors,
auditors, agents or representatives who are advised of the confidential nature
of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and for whose compliance with
the terms hereof, such party shall be liable), (ii) to the extent disclosure as
required by any applicable law, regulation or judicial order or (iii) in
connection with the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The obligations and protections contained in this Section 15(k) are
in addition to and not a replacement of any obligations and protections provided
pursuant to any confidentiality agreement executed by and currently in effect
between the parties hereto or any of their respective Affiliates.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this PURCHASE,
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT to be duly executed as of the day and year
first written above.
POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI
By: Polaris Investment Management Corporation,
General Partner
By: /S/ ERIC DULL
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Name: ERIC DULL
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Title: PRESIDENT
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TRITON AVIATION SERVICES VI LLC
By: Triton Aviation Services Limited, Manager
By: /S/ JOHN E. FLYNN
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Name: JOHN E. FLYNN
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Title: PRESIDENT
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of May 28, 1997, (the "Agreement")
by and among POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI, a California limited partnership
("Polaris"), TRITON AVIATION SERVICES VI LLC, a California limited liability
company ("Triton") and Bankers Trust Company, a New York banking corporation (as
escrow agent hereunder, the "Escrow Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto, other than the Escrow Agent, have
entered into a Purchase, Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of April
1, 1997 (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which Polaris has agreed to sell
to Triton and Triton has agreed to purchase from Polaris, certain assets, as
provided therein (the "Assets"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement,
Polaris and Triton have agreed that Triton shall deposit or cause to be
deposited the purchase price for the Assets, to be held in escrow and
distributed in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement and the
Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent is willing to serve as escrow agent
and hold the Escrowed Property (as hereinafter defined) in accordance with the
terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties
hereto, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
1. Appointment of Escrow Agent. Polaris and Triton hereby
appoint Bankers Trust Company as escrow agent in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such
appointment.
2. Deposit into the Escrow Fund.Triton, simultaneously with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, has deposited or caused to be
deposited with the Escrow Agent the sum of $7,116,600 (of which $1,000
represents one-half of the Escrow Fees (as defined in paragraph 8 hereof)) in
immediately available funds (together with any interest earned thereon, the
"Escrowed Property"), the receipt of which will be acknowledged by the Escrow
Agent, and which Escrowed Property shall be held by the Escrow Agent upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
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3. Deposit of Escrowed Property.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent is
hereby directed to deposit the Escrowed Property and any interest or income
earned thereon in the BT Institutional Cash Management Fund.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall not have any liability for any loss
sustained as a result of any investment made as provided above, any liquidation
of any such investment prior to its maturity, or the failure of an authorized
person of the Company to give the Escrow Agent any written instruction to invest
or reinvest the Escrowed Funds or any earnings thereon.
4. Distribution of Escrowed Property.
(a) The Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrowed Property in its
possession until instructed hereunder to deliver the Escrowed Property or any
specified portion thereof as provided in paragraph 4(b) below.
(b) At such time as Polaris delivers a written notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "Release Notice") to the
Escrow Agent, signed by an authorized representative of Polaris, stating that
the requirements under the Purchase Agreement for release of the Escrowed
Property have been met, the Escrow Agent shall promptly disburse to Polaris to
the account specified by Polaris in the Release Notice, the amount set forth in
the Release Notice (which amount shall be the Cash Amount, as defined in the
Purchase Agreement), less one-half of the Escrow Fees payable to the Escrow
Agent hereunder, and shall disburse the balance of the Escrowed Property to
Triton to an account specified by Triton to the Escrow Agent.
(c) The Escrow Agent is acting as a stakeholder only with
respect to the Escrowed Property. If any dispute arises as to whether the Escrow
Agent is obligated to deliver the Escrowed Property or as to whom the Escrowed
Property is to be delivered or the amount thereof, the Escrow Agent shall not be
required to make any delivery, but in such event the Escrow Agent may hold the
Escrowed Property until receipt by the Escrow Agent of instructions in writing,
signed by all parties which have, or claim to have, an interest in the Escrowed
Property, directing the disposition of the Escrowed Property, or in the absence
of such authorization, the Escrow Agent may hold the Escrowed Property until
receipt of a certified copy of a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction providing for the disposition of the Escrowed Property. The Escrow
Agent may require, as a condition to the disposition of the Escrowed Property
pursuant to written instructions, indemnification and/or opinions of counsel, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Escrow Agent, from each party providing
such instructions. If such written instructions, indemnification and opinions
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are not received, or proceedings for such determination are not commenced,
within 30 days after receipt by the Escrow Agent of notice of any such dispute
and diligently continued, or if the Escrow Agent is uncertain as to which party
or parties are entitled to the Escrowed Property, the Escrow Agent may either
(i) hold the Escrowed Property until receipt of such written instructions and
indemnification or a certified copy of a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction providing for the disposition of the Escrowed Property, or (ii)
deposit the Escrowed Property in the registry of a court of competent
jurisdiction; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Escrow
Agent may, but shall not be required to, institute legal proceedings of any
kind.
5. Resignation of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent may resign
and be discharged from its duties hereunder at any time by giving written notice
of such resignation to Polaris and Triton specifying a date when such
resignation shall take effect and upon delivery of the Escrowed Property to the
successor escrow agent designated by all parties hereto (other than the Escrow
Agent) in writing. Upon such notice, a successor escrow agent shall be appointed
with the mutual consent of Polaris and Triton. Such successor escrow agent shall
become the escrow agent hereunder upon the resignation date specified in such
notice. If Polaris and Triton are unable to agree upon a successor escrow agent
within thirty (30) days after such notice, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor.
The Escrow Agent shall continue to serve until its successor accepts the escrow
and receives the Escrowed Property. Polaris and Triton shall have the right at
any time upon their mutual consent to substitute a new Escrow Agent by giving
notice thereof to the Escrow Agent then acting. Upon its resignation (or
replacement) and delivery of the Escrowed Property as set forth in this
Paragraph 5, the Escrow Agent shall be discharged of and from any and all
further obligations arising in connection with the escrow contemplated by this
Agreement.
6. Indemnification of Escrow Agent.
(a) The Escrow Agent shall exercise ordinary care in
fulfilling its duties and obligations hereunder. The Escrow Agent shall have no
duties or responsibilities whatsoever with respect to the Escrowed Property
except as are specifically set forth herein. The Escrow Agent shall neither be
responsible for or under, nor chargeable with knowledge of the terms and
conditions of any other agreement, instrument or document in connection
herewith. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) hereof, the Escrow
Agent may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all
liability, loss, cost, damage or expense in acting or omitting to act pursuant
to any written notice, instrument, request, consent, certificate, document,
letter, telegram, opinion, order, resolution or other writing hereunder without
being required to determine the authenticity of such document, the correctness
of any fact stated therein, the propriety of the service thereof or the
capacity, identity or authority of any party purporting to sign or deliver such
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document. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the contents of any
such writing contemplated herein and may conclusively rely without any liability
upon the contents thereof.
(b) The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken
or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized
hereby or with the rights or powers conferred upon it hereunder, nor for action
taken or omitted by it in good faith, and in accordance with advice of counsel
(which counsel may be of the Escrow Agent's own choosing), and shall not be
liable for any mistake of fact or error of judgment or for any acts or omissions
of any kind except for its own willful misconduct or negligence.
(c) Polaris and Triton agree severally and not jointly to
indemnify the Escrow Agent and its employees, directors, officers and agents and
hold each harmless against any and all liabilities incurred by it hereunder as a
consequence of such party's action, and both Polaris and Triton agree severally
and not jointly to indemnify the Escrow Agent and hold it harmless against any
and all liabilities incurred by it and them hereunder that are not a consequence
of any party's action, except in either case for liabilities incurred by the
Escrow Agent resulting from its own willful misconduct or negligence. In
connection therewith, Polaris and Triton shall each be liable for 50% of any
such liabilities.
7. Compensation of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be
entitled to payment for customary fees and expenses for all services rendered by
it here under in accordance with Schedule B attached hereto (as such schedule
may be amended from time to time by Polaris, Triton and the Escrow Agent)
("Escrow Fees"). The Escrow Agent shall also be entitled to reimbursement on
demand for all reasonable loss, liability, damage or expenses paid or incurred
by it in the administration of its duties hereunder, including, but not limited
to, all reasonable counsel, advisors' and agents' fees and disbursements and all
taxes or other governmental charges.
8. Further Assurances. From time to time on and after the date
hereof, the other parties hereto shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Escrow Agent such further documents and instruments and shall do and cause to be
done such further acts as the Escrow Agent shall reasonably request (it being
understood that the Escrow Agent shall have no obligation to make any such
request) to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this
Agreement, to evidence compliance herewith or to assure itself that it is
protected in acting hereunder.
9. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate on
the final disposition of the Escrowed Property provided that the rights of the
Escrow Agent and the obligations of the other parties hereto under Sections 6
and 7 shall survive the termination hereof and the resignation or removal of the
Escrow Agent.
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10. Consents to Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New York and of any Federal Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in such
State in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted hereunder, and waives
any claim of forum non conveniens and any objections as to laying of venue. Each
party further waives personal service of any summons, complaint or other process
and agrees that the service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail
directed to such person at such person's address for purposes of notices
hereunder.
11. Waiver. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE RELATED DOCUMENTS, ANY DEALINGS AMONG THEM RELATING TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND/OR THE
RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS
INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY
COURT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF
DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS). THIS WAIVER IS
IRREVOCABLE MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND
THE WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, OR TO ANY OTHER
DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENT, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS, OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR
AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION. In the event
of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by
the court.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding among these parties relating to the subject matter hereof except,
as to Polaris and Triton, the Purchase Agreement.
(b) All notices and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally, on the
next Business Day after delivery to a recognized overnight courier or when sent
by facsimile to the parties (which facsimile copy shall be followed, in the case
of notices or other communications sent to the Escrow Agent, by a hard copy) at
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the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified
by notice given to the other parties pursuant to this provision);
If to Polaris, to:
c/o Polaris Investment Management Corporation
201 Mission Street, 27th Floor
San Francisco, California 94105
Attention: President
Facsimile Number: (415) 284-7460
With a copy to:
c/o Polaris Investment Management Corporation
201 High Ridge Road
Stamford, Connecticut 06927-4900
Attention: Portfolio Management
Facsimile Number: (203) 357-4585
If to Triton, to:
Triton Aviation Services VI LLC
55 Green Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: President
Facsimile Number: (415) 398-9184
If to the Escrow Agent, to:
Bankers Trust Company
Corporate Trust and Agency Group
Four Albany Street
New York, New York 10006
Attention: Corporate Market Services
Facsimile Number: (212) 250-6961/6392
(c) The headings of the Paragraphs of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience and shall not modify, define, limit or expand the
express provisions of this Agreement.
(d) This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder of
parties hereto may not be assigned except with the prior written consent of the
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other parties hereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each party's respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as
expressly provided herein, no other person shall acquire or have any rights
under or by virtue of this Agreement. This Agreement is intended to be for the
sole benefit of the parties hereto, and (subject to the provisions of this
Paragraph 12(d)) their respective successors and assigns, and none of the
provisions of this Agreement are intended to be, nor shall they be construed to
be, for the benefit of any third person.
(e) This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
(f) The Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the
validity, value, genuineness or the collectability of any security or other
document or instrument held by or delivered to it.
(g) The Escrow Agent shall not be called upon to advise any
party as to the wisdom in selling or retaining or taking or refraining from any
action with respect to any securities or other property deposited hereunder.
(h) Any payments of income from the Escrowed Property shall be
sub ject to withholding regulations then in force with respect to United States
taxes. Each of Polaris and Triton will provide the Escrow Agent with its
Employer Identification Number for use by the Escrow Agent if necessary. It is
understood that the Escrow Agent shall be responsible for income reporting only
with respect to income earned on the Escrowed Property and will not be
responsible for any other reporting.
(i) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with laws of the State of New York without reference to the
principles of conflict of laws.
(j) This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(k) Time is of the essence in each and every term and
provision of this Agreement.
(l) In the event that the interpretation of any provision of
this Agree ment conflicts in any way with any other provision of any other
document related to the transactions contemplated herein, then the provisions of
this Agreement shall be controlling between these parties and will take
precedence.
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(m) For purposes of this Agreement, "Business Day" shall mean
any day that is not a Saturday or a day on which banks are required or permitted
by law or executive order to be closed in The City of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME
FUND VI
By: Polaris Investment Management
Corporation, General Partner
By: /S/ MARY DUNNE
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Name: MARY DUNNE
Title: ATORRNEY IN FACT
TRITON AVIATION SERVICES VI LLC
By: Triton Aviation Services Limited,
Manager
By: /S/ CHARLES F. HORNECKER
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CHARLES F. HORNECKER
ATTORNEY IN FACT
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
By: /S/ KEVIN WEEKS
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Name: KEVIN WEEKS
Title: ASSISTANT TREASURER
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Schedule A
Schedule of Fees
Prepared For
Escrow Agreement
A. Acceptance Fee: $2,000 one time fee.
(Includes acceptance of appointment, review of
documentation, establishment of account and records.
This fee is intended to cover costs and set up of a
standard escrow agreement. Any escrow that
substantially alters the agreement may incur
additional costs which would be billed as an
acceptance fee.)
B. Annual Administrative Fee: None.
(Payable annually in advance. Includes normal
administrative duties as stipulated in the
agreement.)
C. Investment Transactions: None.
(Covers all costs associated with investing in
eligible investments at the direction of the client,
including ticket charges, custody and tax reporting.)
D. Wire Transfer Fee: None.
(Pertains to outgoing wires only.)
The fees set forth in this schedule are subject to review of
documentation. The fees are also subject to change should circumstances
warrant. As provided in the Escrow Agreement, reimbursement for all
out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and fees of counsel (including
their disbursements and expenses) incurred in the performance of the
Escrow Agent's duties will be added to billed fees. Once appointed, if
the deal should fail to close for reasons beyond our control, we
reserve the right to charge a fee not to exceed the amount of our
acceptance fee, and we will require reimbursement in full for our legal
fees and any out-of-pocket expenses related to the deal.
Fees for any services not specifically covered in this or other
applicable schedules will be based on an appraisal of services
rendered.
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Exhibit A
Release Notice
Pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) of the Escrow Agreement dated May
28, 1997 (the "Escrow Agreement") among Polaris Aircraft Income Fund VI
("Polaris"), Triton Aviation Services VI LLC ("Triton") and Bankers Trust
Company, as escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent"), the undersigned hereby certifies
that the requirements under the Purchase Agreement for release of the Escrowed
Property have been met and directs the Escrow Agent to promptly disburse the
Escrowed Property (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) as follows:
(i) $__________ to Polaris to [account information]; and
(ii) the balance of the Escrowed Property to an account
specified by Triton.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Release
Notice this __ day of ________, 19__.
POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI
By: Polaris Investment Management
Corporation, general partner
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit B
Receipt of Funds by Escrow Agent
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, a New York banking corporation, as
escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent") under that certain Escrow Agreement dated May
__, 1997 (the "Escrow Agreement") among Polaris Aircraft Income Fund VI
("Polaris"), Triton Aviation Services VI LLC ("Triton"), and the Escrow Agent,
hereby acknowledges receipt from Triton, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account specified by the Escrow Agent, of the aggregate
amount of [$__________], to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow Agreement.
Dated: __________, 1997
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
as Escrow Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
