SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 13, 1997
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Coffee People, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon 0-21397 93-1073218
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(State or other (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
15100 SW Koll Parkway, Suite J, Beaverton, Oregon 97006
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(503) 672-9603
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 13, 1997, Coffee People, Inc., an Oregon
corporation (the "Company") entered into a definitive agreement that provides
for the combination of the Company with Gloria Jean's Inc., a Delaware
corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The Second Cup Ltd., a
Toronto, Canada-based public company. Gloria Jean's Inc. is a specialty coffee
retail company, currently with 272 stores, of which 240 are franchised stores.
Gloria Jean's also operates a coffee bean roasting facility in Castroville,
California.
Pursuant to the definitive agreement, Gloria Jean's will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Company will issue to
the Second Cup Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Second Cup Ltd., shares of
its common stock representing 69.5 percent of the Company's post-transaction
outstanding shares. The percentage of shares to be issued to the Second Cup Ltd.
is subject to upward or downward adjustment, as the case may be, based on the
financial performance of the Company and Gloria Jean's during the six-month
period ending December 31, 1997.
The closing of the transaction is subject to certain
conditions, including obtaining certain regulatory approvals and obtaining the
approval the Company's shareholders. Shareholders representing over 50 percent
of the currently outstanding common stock of the Company have agreed to vote in
favor of the transaction.
The foregoing is a summary of certain terms of the Acquisition
Agreement between the Company and The Second Cup Inc. (the "Agreement") and
should not be considered a complete description. The foregoing is subject to and
qualified in its entirety by the Agreement, a copy of which is attached as an
exhibit to this Current Report.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
2 Acquisition Agreement, dated November 13, 1997,
between Coffee People, Inc. and The Second Cup Inc.*
99 Press release, dated November 13, 1997,
announcing the execution of the
Acquisition Agreement
* A list of all schedules and exhibits is provided with
the Acquisition Agreement. The undersigned Registrant
hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the
Commission a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit
to the Assets Purchase Agreement upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COFFEE PEOPLE, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 20, 1997 By: /s/ Kenneth B. Ross
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Kenneth B. Ross
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Page
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2 Acquisition Agreement, dated November 13, 1997,
between Coffee People, Inc. and The Second Cup Inc. 6
99 Press release, dated November 13, 1997, announcing the
execution of the Acquisition Agreement 42
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
THE SECOND CUP INC.
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COFFEE PEOPLE, INC.
November 13, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I INTERPRETATION....................................... 2
1.1 Definitions.......................................... 2
1.2 Construction......................................... 8
1.3 Accounting Principles................................ 8
1.4 Schedules............................................ 9
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED SHARES................. 10
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Purchased Shares................. 10
2.2 Purchase Price........................................ 10
2.3 Alternative Structure................................. 10
ARTICLE III CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS.................................. 11
3.1 Place of Closing...................................... 11
3.2 Delivery of Certificates.............................. 11
3.3 Payment of the Purchase Price......................... 11
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR.......... 11
4.1 Organization, Etc..................................... 11
4.2 Subsidiaries.......................................... 11
4.3 Capitalization........................................ 12
4.4 Authorization......................................... 12
4.5 No Violation.......................................... 13
4.6 Approvals............................................. 13
4.7 Financial Statements and Other Information............ 13
4.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities............................ 14
4.9 Events Subsequent to June 28, 1997.................... 14
4.10 Taxes................................................. 15
4.11 Litigation............................................ 17
4.12 Compliance with Laws.................................. 17
4.13 Franchise Law Compliance.............................. 18
4.14 Customers, Suppliers, Franchisees and Brokers......... 18
4.15 Title to and Condition of Property.....................18
4.16 Environmental Matters..................................18
4.17 Material Contracts.....................................19
4.18 Employment Contracts...................................20
4.19 Employee Plans........................................ 20
4.20 Brokerage Fees........................................ 21
4.21 Intellectual Property..................................21
4.22 Licenses...............................................22
4.23 Competition............................................22
4.24 Contracts with Non-Arm's Length Persons................22
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER....... 22
5.1 Organization, Etc..................................... 22
5.2 Subsidiaries.......................................... 23
5.3 Capitalization........................................ 23
5.4 Authorization......................................... 23
5.5 No Violation.......................................... 24
5.6 Approvals............................................. 24
5.7 Financial Statements and Other Information............ 25
5.8 Compliance with Laws.................................. 25
5.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities............................ 25
5.10 Events Subsequent to December 31, 1996................ 26
5.11 Taxes................................................. 27
5.12 Litigation............................................ 28
5.13 Title to and Condition of Property.................... 29
5.14 Environmental Matters................................. 29
5.15 CPI Material Contracts................................ 30
5.16 Employment Contracts.................................. 30
5.17 Employee Plans........................................ 30
5.18 Intellectual Property................................. 31
5.19 Licenses.............................................. 32
5.20 Competition........................................... 32
5.21 Brokerage Fees........................................ 32
5.22 Outstanding Options................................... 32
5.23 Contracts with Non-Arm's Length Persons............... 32
5.24 Provision for Store Closures.......................... 32
5.25 Coffee Plantation Acquisition......................... 33
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE VENDOR............................... 33
6.1 Conduct of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries....... 33
6.2 Shareholder Meeting................................... 34
6.3 Compliance with Obligations........................... 35
6.4 Maintenance of Cash in Account........................ 35
6.5 Loan to Purchaser..................................... 35
6.6 Exclusivity Obligations............................... 35
6.7 Maintenance of Nasdaq Listing......................... 36
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASER............................ 36
7.1 Conduct of the Purchaser.............................. 36
7.2 Compliance with Obligations........................... 38
7.3 Orders and Rulings.................................... 38
7.4 Shareholder Meeting................................... 38
7.5 Proxy Statement; Registration Statement............... 38
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7.6 Store Closings........................................ 39
7.7 Delivery of Audited Financial Statements.............. 39
7.8 Exclusivity Obligations............................... 39
7.9 Coffee Bean International, Inc........................ 39
7.10 Nasdaq Listing........................................ 39
ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASER AND THE VENDOR............. 39
8.1 Access to Information; Confidentiality................ 39
8.2 Notification of Certain Matters....................... 40
8.3 Regulatory Approvals.................................. 41
8.4 Actions Contrary to Stated Intent..................... 41
8.5 Certain Filings....................................... 41
8.6 Public Announcements.................................. 41
8.7 Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent.................. 42
8.8 Brothers Escrow Agreement............................. 42
8.9 Number of Directors................................... 42
8.10 Tax Cooperation....................................... 42
8.11 Purchase Price Adjustment............................. 43
8.12 Cash/Working Capital Adjustment....................... 44
8.13 Lease Consents........................................ 45
8.14 Coffee Supply......................................... 45
ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS OF CLOSING................................. 45
9.1 Conditions to All Parties' Obligations................ 45
9.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the
Purchaser to Effect the Acquisition................... 46
9.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the
Vendor to Effect the Acquisition...................... 48
ARTICLE X TERMINATION, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS................... 50
10.1 Termination........................................... 50
10.2 Effect of Termination................................. 51
10.3 Expenses.............................................. 52
10.4 Termination Fee....................................... 52
10.5 Alternate Transaction Fee............................. 53
10.6 Maximum Payment by Purchaser.......................... 53
ARTICLE XI PROJECTIONS........................................... 53
11.1 Vendor's Acknowledgement.............................. 53
11.2 Representation and Warranty of Purchaser.............. 53
ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS.................................... 54
12.1 Taking of Necessary Action............................ 54
12.2 Employment Terms...................................... 54
12.3 Effect of Due Diligence............................... 54
12.4 Successors and Assigns................................ 54
12.5 Non-survival of Representations and Warranties........ 54
12.6 Entire Agreement...................................... 54
12.7 Notices............................................... 55
12.8 Applicable Law........................................ 56
12.9 Consent to Jurisdiction; Receipt of Process...... .... 56
12.10 Counterparts.......................................... 56
12.11 Headings.............................................. 56
12.12 Amendment............................................. 57
12.13 Waiver................................................ 57
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made the 13th day of November, 1997.
B E T W E E N:
THE SECOND CUP INC.,
a corporation incorporated under the laws of
the State of Delaware
(the "Vendor")
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COFFEE PEOPLE, INC.,
a corporation incorporated under the laws of
the State of Oregon
(the "Purchaser")
WHEREAS the Vendor is the registered and beneficial owner of all of
the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Gloria Jean's Inc. (the
"Corporation");
AND WHEREAS the Vendor wishes to sell to the Purchaser and the
Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Vendor all of the issued and outstanding
shares in the capital of the Corporation in exchange for shares in the common
stock of the Purchaser;
AND WHEREAS the parties have entered into this Agreement to provide for
the matters referred to in the foregoing recitals;
NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the
foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION
1.1 DEFINITIONS. In this Agreement and in all amendments and Schedules hereto,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:
"AFFILIATE" or "affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any
other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with such Person. As used in this definition of
"Affiliate", the term "Control" and any derivatives thereof mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise.
"AGREEMENT" shall mean this agreement, as amended, revised or
supplemented from time to time, and includes all Schedules;
"ALTERNATE TRANSACTION" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 10.5 hereof.
"AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 4.7 hereof.
"BROTHERS ESCROW AGREEMENT" means the escrow agreement dated as of
November 9, 1995 by and among Brothers Retail Corp., the Corporation and Norwest
Bank Colorado, N.A.
"BROTHERS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means the stock purchase agreement
between Brothers Retail Corp. and The Second Cup Ltd. dated as of October 16,
1995, which agreement was assigned by The Second Cup Ltd. to the Corporation on
November 8, 1995.
"BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or
legal holiday under the Federal laws of the United States.
"CBI AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 7.9
hereof.
"CLOSING" shall mean the completion of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
"CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date that is seven Business Days after
the CPI Meeting, or such other date as may be agreed to by the parties, provided
that in no event shall the Closing Date be later than April 15, 1998, or such
later date as may be agreed to by the parties.
"CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement dated October 17,
1997 between the Vendor and the Purchaser.
"CONTAMINATED SITE LIST" shall mean any list, registry or other
compilation established by any Governmental Entity of sites where there is a
suspected or confirmed Release of a Hazardous Material or that require or
potentially require investigation, removal actions, remedial actions or any
other response under any Environmental Laws or treaty covering environmental
matters, as the result of a Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous
Materials.
"CONTRACTS" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.15
hereof.
"CORPORATE REORGANIZATION" means any internal corporate reorganization
undertaken by the Vendor or the Corporation that does not adversely impact the
Purchaser among any of the Vendor, CP Old, Inc., a Subsidiary of the Vendor or a
Subsidiary of the Vendor created for the purposes of facilitating the Corporate
Reorganization.
"CORPORATION" shall mean Gloria Jean's Inc.
"CPI COMMON STOCK" shall mean shares in the common stock of the
Purchaser.
"CPI CONTRACTS" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.15
hereof.
"CPI LEASES" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.13
hereof.
"CPI LICENCES" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.19
hereof.
"CPI 10-KSB" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.7
hereof.
"CPI 10-QSB" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.7
hereof.
"CPI MEETING" shall mean the special meeting of the shareholders of the
Purchaser to be held to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
"DISCLOSURE LETTER" means the letter dated November 11, 1997 from the
Purchaser to the Vendor.
"EBITDA" shall mean earnings before interest income or expense, income
taxes, depreciation and amortization, calculated in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and before giving effect to any expenses incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which
expenses shall be no greater than $1,250,000.
"EMPLOYEE PLAN" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.17
hereof.
"ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS" shall mean any pollution, contamination,
degradation, damage or injury caused by, related to, arising from or in
connection with the generation, handling, use, treatment, storage,
transportation or Release of any Hazardous Materials.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" shall mean all applicable Federal, provincial,
state, local and foreign environmental laws, rules, statutes, regulations,
ordinances, decrees or orders of Canada or the United States or of any federal,
provincial, state, municipality or other subdivision of any thereof that imposes
Environmental Liabilities for the Release of Hazardous Materials to the
environment, including but not limited to the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.6901 et. seq.; the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.11011 et. seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.7401 et. seq.;
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. ss.1251 et. seq.; the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. ss.2601 et. seq.; the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.9601 et.
seq.; and all applicable published rules, regulations, directives, guidances and
policies of the EPA and of all similar state and local agency requirements.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES" shall mean any and all liabilities,
responsibilities, claims, suits, losses, costs (including remediation, removal,
response, abatement, cleanup, investigative and/or monitoring costs and any
other related costs and expenses, including without limitation Environmental
Remediation Costs), other causes of action, damages, settlements, expenses,
charges, assessments, liens, penalties, fines, pre-judgment and post-judgment
interest, attorney fees and other legal fees (a) pursuant to any agreement,
order, notice, directive (including directives embodied in Environmental Laws),
injunction, judgment or similar documents (including settlements), or (b)
pursuant to any claim by a governmental entity or other person for personal
injury, property damage, damage to natural resources, remediation or similar
costs or expenses incurred or asserted by such governmental entity or person
pursuant to common law or statute.
"ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS" shall mean all costs and expenses of
actions or activities to (a) clean-up or remove Hazardous Materials from the
environment, (b) prevent or minimize the movement, leaching or migration of
Hazardous Materials into the environment (c) prevent, minimize or mitigate the
Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials into the environment, or
injury or damage from such Release, and (d) comply with the requirements of any
Environmental Laws. Environmental Remediation Costs include, without limitation,
costs and expenses payable in connection with the foregoing for legal,
engineering or other consultant services, for investigation, testing, sampling
and monitoring, for boring, excavation and construction, for removal,
modification or replacement of equipment or facilities, for labour and material,
and for proper storage, treatment and disposal of Hazardous Materials.
"EPA" shall mean the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
it now exists and is hereafter amended.
"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
"FILINGS WITH THE U.S. COMMISSION" shall mean the filings made by the
Purchaser with the U.S. Commission listed on Schedule 1.1.
"FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 4.7 hereof.
"GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES" shall mean generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States.
"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" shall mean any United States, Canadian or foreign
court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state, provincial
or local government or governmental authority or instrumentality.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" shall mean oil, petroleum, other hydrocarbons,
asbestos, other hazardous, toxic, contaminated or polluting materials,
substances, chemicals, or wastes, including without limitation, "hazardous
substances", "hazardous pollutants", "hazardous wastes", "toxic substances", or
similar materials under any Environmental Laws.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 4.21 hereof.
"INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 4.7 hereof.
"IRS" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
"LEASES" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.15 hereof.
"LICENSE" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.22
hereof.
"LIENS" shall mean all liens, charges, security interests, pledges,
rights or claims of others, restraints on transfer or other encumbrances.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE" shall mean, with respect to any Person, a
change or a development involving a prospective change which, alone or together
with any other such change or development, has, or would reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the value of the assets or the financial
condition, which includes the earnings and cash flow streams, of the Person
taken as a whole with its Subsidiaries.
"NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET" shall mean the Nasdaq National Market System.
"NASDAQ STOCK MARKET" shall mean either the Nasdaq National Market or
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
"PERSON" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
"PROXY STATEMENT" means the proxy statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto to be prepared in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the management of the Purchaser for the CPI Meeting.
"PURCHASE PRICE" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.2
hereof, subject to the adjustments provided for in Section 8.11 hereof.
"PURCHASED SHARES" shall mean all the issued and outstanding shares in
the common stock of the Corporation.
"PURCHASER'S ADJUSTMENT FACTOR" shall mean the percentage adjustment
factor to be applied in accordance with Section 8.11 hereof.
"PURCHASER'S COUNSEL" shall mean the law firm Tonkon, Torp, Galen,
Marmaduke & Booth, located at 1600 Pioneer Tower, 888 S.W. Fifth Avenue,
Portland, Oregon, 97212.
"PURCHASER'S EBITDA" shall mean actual EBITDA for the Purchaser for the
period between July 1, 1997 and December 31, 1997, accounted for on a basis
consistent with past practice.
"PURCHASER'S FINANCIAL PERIOD END" shall mean any month period end.
"PURCHASER'S NOMINEES" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 8.9 hereof.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 7.5 hereof.
"REGULATORY AUTHORITY" shall mean the Nasdaq National Market, the
United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and any
foreign, Canadian or United States federal or state government or governmental
authority the approval of which, or filing with, is legally required or
permitted for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"RELEASE" shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into
the environment.
"REQUISITE REGULATORY APPROVALS" shall have the meaning given such term
in Section 9.1(c) hereof.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any entity, any entity of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are directly or indirectly (through a Subsidiary or otherwise) owned by such
entity.
"TAX" and "TAXES" shall have the meaning given such terms in Section
4.10 hereof.
"TAX RETURN(S)" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 4.10
hereof.
"TIME OF CLOSING" shall mean 10:00 a.m. (Portland time) on the Closing
Date or such other time as the Purchaser and Vendor shall agree.
"U.S. COMMISSION" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of
the United States.
"U.S. SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
"VENDOR'S ADJUSTMENT FACTOR" shall mean the percentage adjustment
factor to be applied in accordance with Section 8.11 hereof.
"VENDOR'S COUNSEL" shall mean either the law firm Goodman Phillips &
Vineberg, located at 250 Yonge Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2M6 or
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe located at 525 University Avenue, Palo Alto,
California 94301-1900.
"VENDOR'S EBITDA" shall mean the actual EBITDA for the Vendor for the
period between June 29, 1997 and December 13, 1997, accounted for on a basis
consistent with past practice.
"VENDOR'S FINANCIAL PERIOD END" shall mean a four week period end for
which the Vendor prepares financial information relating to its business.
"VENDOR'S NOMINEES" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
8.9 hereof.
1.2 CONSTRUCTION. In this Agreement:
(a) words denoting the singular include the plural and vice
versa and words denoting any gender include all genders;
(b) the word "including" shall mean "including without
limitation";
(c) any reference to a statute shall mean the statute in force
as at the date hereof and any regulation in force thereunder, unless otherwise
expressly provided;
(d) the use of headings is for convenience of reference only
and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement;
(e) when calculating the period of time within which or
following which any act is to be done or step taken, the date which is the
reference day in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of
such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next Business
Day;
(f) all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars
unless otherwise stipulated; and
(g) facts or information within the "knowledge" of the Vendor
or Purchaser or "to the best knowledge" of the Vendor or the Purchaser, or any
equivalent phrase as used in this Agreement, shall mean facts known, or which
should have been known after due inquiry, in the case of the Purchaser, by any
of the directors, officers, or senior operations personnel of the Purchaser and,
in the case of the Vendor, by any of the directors, officers or senior
operations personnel of the Vendor, the Corporation, any of the Subsidiaries of
the Corporation or The Second Cup Ltd.
1.3 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. Wherever in this Agreement reference is made to
generally accepted accounting principles, such reference shall be deemed to be
the United States generally accepted accounting principles from time to time
approved by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or any successor
institute, applicable as at the date on which such calculation is made or
required to be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
1.4 SCHEDULES. The following are the Schedules and Exhibits incorporated by
reference herein and deemed to be an integral part of this Agreement:
Schedules relating to the Vendor:
Schedule 4.2 - Subsidiaries, etc.
Schedule 4.3 - Capitalization
Schedule 4.6 - Required Consents
Schedule 4.8 - Liabilities
Schedule 4.9 - Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 4.10 - Taxes
Schedule 4.11 - Litigation
Schedule 4.12 - Compliance with Laws
Schedule 4.13 - Franchise Law Compliance
Schedule 4.14 - Customers, Suppliers, Franchisees
and Brokers
Schedule 4.15 - Real Property and Leases
Schedule 4.16 - Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.17 - Contracts
Schedule 4.18 - Employment Contracts
Schedule 4.19 - Employee Plans
Schedule 4.21 - Intellectual Property
Schedule 4.23 - Competition
Schedule 4.24 - Contracts with Non-Arm's Length
Persons
Schedules relating to the Purchaser:
Schedule 1.1 - Filings with U.S. Commission
Schedule 5.2 - Subsidiaries, etc.
Schedule 5.3 - Capitalization
Schedule 5.6 - Required Consents
Schedule 5.9 - Liabilities
Schedule 5.10 - Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 5.11 - Taxes
Schedule 5.12 - Litigation
Schedule 5.13 - Real Property and Leases
Schedule 5.14 - Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.15 - CPI Contracts
Schedule 5.16 - Employment Contracts
Schedule 5.17 - CPI Employee Plans
Schedule 5.18 - Intellectual Property
Schedule 5.20 - Competition
Schedule 5.22 - Outstanding Options
Schedule 5.23 - Contracts with Non-Arm's Length
Persons
Schedule 7.6 - Store Closings
Schedule 8.11 - Adjustments to Purchase Price
Schedule 9.3(h) - Lease Consents
Exhibits
Exhibit 9.2(d) - Form of Opinion of Vendor's
Counsel
Exhibit 9.3(d) - Form of Opinion of
Purchaser's Counsel
Exhibit 9.3(i) - Voting Agreement
Exhibit 12.2 - Terms of Employment for
Taylor H. Devine
Terms of Employment for
Kenneth B. Ross
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED SHARES
2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED SHARES. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, at the Time of Closing, the Vendor shall sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Vendor, the Purchased
Shares, free and clear of all Liens, which Purchased Shares, in the aggregate,
constitute as at the date hereof, and shall constitute at Closing, all of the
issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation.
2.2 PURCHASE PRICE. Subject to the adjustments provided for in Section 8.11 of
this Agreement, the purchase price payable as the consideration for the
Purchased Shares (the "Purchase Price") shall be such number of shares of CPI
Common Stock, which will represent 69.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of
CPI Common Stock as at the Closing Date after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, rounded down to the nearest whole share. By way
of illustration, if the number of issued and outstanding shares of CPI Common
Stock as at the Closing Date is equal to 3,261,085 shares then the Purchase
Price shall be equal to 7,430,996 shares of CPI Common Stock.
2.3 ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE. The parties may agree to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as a statutory merger of the Corporation with and
into the Purchaser, or a merger of a Subsidiary of the Purchaser with and into
the Corporation, in order to qualify the transaction as a reorganization under
Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS
3.1 PLACE OF CLOSING. The closing shall take place at the Time of Closing at the
offices of the Purchaser's Counsel in Portland, Oregon, or at such other
location as may be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Vendor.
3.2 DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES. The Vendor shall transfer and deliver to the
Purchaser at the Time of Closing share certificates representing the Purchased
Shares duly endorsed in blank for transfer, or accompanied by duly executed
stock powers in blank, and shall take such steps as shall be necessary to cause
the Corporation to enter the Purchaser upon the books of the Corporation as the
sole holder of the Purchased Shares.
3.3 PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. Subject to the adjustments provided for in
Section 8.11 of this Agreement, the Purchase Price shall be paid and satisfied
by the Purchaser at the Time of Closing by issuing to the Vendor certificates
representing the Purchase Price registered in the name of the Vendor or its
successor.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR
The Vendor represents and warrants to the Purchaser (and acknowledges
that the Purchaser is relying on the representations and warranties in
completing the transactions herein) as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION, ETC. The Corporation is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted and to own, operate or lease the
properties and assets it currently owns, operates or holds under lease. The
Corporation is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the character of its
business or the nature of its properties makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to so qualify or be licensed would not
result in a Material Adverse Change.
4.2 SUBSIDIARIES. Schedule 4.2 contains a list of all Subsidiaries,
partnerships, joint ventures and other entities in which the Corporation has,
directly or indirectly, any legal or beneficial interest or any right to acquire
a legal or beneficial interest and indicates for each such Subsidiary,
partnership, joint venture or other entity: (i) the percentage and type of
equity securities of or other interest owned or controlled by the Corporation;
(ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; (iii) each jurisdiction
in which it is qualified or licensed to conduct its business; and (iv) in the
case of any joint venture, the identity of each other joint venture partner. The
Corporation is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of all such equity
securities or other interests listed as being owned by it, free and clear of all
Liens.
4.3 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Corporation is as set forth on Schedule 4.3. The Corporation does not hold any
shares in its own capital. The designations, powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions in respect of each class and series
of authorized capital stock of the Corporation are as set forth in the
Corporation's articles of incorporation, and all such designations, powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions are valid,
binding and enforceable and in accordance with all applicable laws. All
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation have been duly authorized
and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.3, there are no outstanding options, warrants, convertible
securities, calls, rights, commitments, pre-emptive rights or agreements or
instruments or understandings of any character to which the Corporation or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound, obligating the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, contingently
or otherwise, additional shares of its capital stock or the capital stock of any
of its or their Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible into
or exchangeable for such shares or to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, convertible security, call, right, commitment, pre-emptive
right or agreement. There are no outstanding obligations, contingent or other,
of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.3,
there are no voting trust agreements or other contracts, agreements,
arrangements, commitments, plans or understandings restricting or otherwise
relating to voting, dividend or other rights with respect to any of the capital
stock of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. The Purchased Shares
constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the
Corporation.
4.4 AUTHORIZATION. The Vendor has all necessary corporate power, authority and
capacity to enter into this Agreement and each of the other agreements
contemplated hereby, to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and each
of the other agreements contemplated hereby and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the performance by the
Vendor of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Vendor, subject to required regulatory
approvals, to the extent any shall be required to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Vendor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Vendor enforceable against the Vendor in accordance with its terms (except
as the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by general
principles of equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in
equity or at law).
4.5 NO VIOLATION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Vendor
does not, and the consummation by the Vendor of the transactions contemplated
hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, (a) conflict with, or
result in any breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation or
by-laws of the Vendor or the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; (b)
conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default or loss of any
benefit under, any License, grant, statute, law, rule or regulation, or any
judgment, decree or order of any court or other governmental agency or
instrumentality to which the Vendor, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or to which any of their respective property is subject; (c) conflict
with, or result in a breach or material violation of or default or loss of any
benefit under, or accelerate the performance required by, the terms of any
material agreement, contract, indenture or other instrument (other than, with
respect to the Leases, where such breaches, violations or defaults would not
result in a Material Adverse Change) which the Vendor, the Corporation or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their respective property is
subject, or constitute a default or loss of any right thereunder which, with the
lapse of time or notice or both, might result in a default or loss of a right
thereunder or the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties of
the Vendor, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (d) result in any
suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any License.
4.6 APPROVALS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Vendor and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not require the
consent, approval, order or authorization of any Governmental Entity or
Regulatory Authority or any other Person under any statute, law, rule,
regulation, permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument to which
the Vendor or the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to which
any of their respective properties are subject and no declaration, filing or
registration with any Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority is required by
the Vendor, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or the performance by the Vendor of its obligations
hereunder, other than (a) as set out on Schedule 4.6. or (b) in connection with
the Leases.
The Vendor further represents and warrants to the Purchaser (and
acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on the representations and warranties
in completing the transactions herein) that, to the best of its knowledge:
4.7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
(a) The Vendor has delivered to the Purchaser (i) true,
correct and complete copies of the Corporation's audited consolidated balance
sheets as of June 28, 1997 and June 29, 1996 and the related audited
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows (together
with the auditors' reports thereon) for each of the year ended June 28, 1997 and
the nine month period from September 30, 1995 to June 29, 1996, together with
notes to such financial statements (the "Audited Financial Statements"), and
(ii) true, correct and complete copies of the Corporation's unaudited balance
sheets for the months of July 1997, August 1997 and September 20, 1997 and the
related unaudited consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and
cash flows for the months of July 1997, August 1997 and September 20, 1997 (the
"Interim Financial Statements"). The Audited Financial Statements and Interim
Financial Statements are herein collectively referred to as the "Financial
Statements".
(b) The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout
the periods covered thereby and the balance sheets included therein present
fairly, in all material respects, as of their respective dates the financial
condition of the Corporation (subject, in the case of Interim Financial
Statements, to year-end adjustments that may be required upon audit, which
adjustments will not result in a Material Adverse Change on such financial
statements). All material liabilities and obligations, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, and whether due or
to become due, which existed at the date of such Financial Statements have been
disclosed in the balance sheets included in the Financial Statements or in notes
to the Financial Statements to the extent such liabilities were required, under
generally accepted accounting principles, to be so disclosed.
4.8 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, the Corporation has
no liability or obligations of any nature (contingent or otherwise), other than
those disclosed or reflected in the Financial Statements or incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the date of the
last Interim Financial Statements.
(b) Since June 28, 1997, no Material Adverse Change in the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole has occurred, except as
disclosed in Schedule 4.8 or as set forth in the Interim Financial Statements.
4.9 EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO JUNE 28, 1997. Since June 28, 1997, neither the
Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has:
(a) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, transferred,
assigned, sold or otherwise disposed of any of the assets shown in the Audited
Financial Statements or cancelled any debts or claims except in each case in the
ordinary and normal course of business, consistent with past practice (which
ordinary and normal course of business includes the operation of stores owned by
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries);
(b) incurred or assumed any obligation or liability (direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent), except those listed in Schedule 4.8 hereto
and except unsecured current obligations and liabilities incurred in the
ordinary and normal course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, or in connection with
a Corporate Reorganization, issued or sold any shares in its capital or any
warrants, bonds, debentures or other corporate securities or issued, granted or
delivered any right, option or other commitment for the issuance of any such
other securities;
(d) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, or in connection with
a Corporate Reorganization, declared or made any payment of any dividend or
other distribution in respect of any shares in its capital or purchased or
redeemed any such shares thereof or effected any subdivision, consolidation or
reclassification of any such shares or repaid in full or in part any shareholder
loans;
(e) suffered any extraordinary loss, or waived any rights of
substantial value, or entered into any commitment or transaction not in the
ordinary and normal course of business where such loss, rights, commitment or
transaction is or would be material in relation to the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, taken as whole;
(f) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, amended or changed or
taken any action to amend or change its constating documents or by-laws;
(g) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, made any general wage
or salary, or fee increases in respect of personnel it employs or consultants it
retains other than regularly scheduled increases in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice;
(h) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9 hereto, mortgaged,
pledged, subjected to lien, granted a security interest in or otherwise
encumbered any of its assets or property, whether tangible or intangible;
(i) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9, loaned or agreed to
lend money to any Person including a shareholder;
(j) except for inventory, equipment or assets acquired in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, made any acquisition
of all or any part of the assets, properties, capital stock or business of any
other Person; and
(k) authorized or agreed or otherwise become committed to any
of the foregoing.
4.10 TAXES. Except for matters that would not result in a Material Adverse
Change:
(a) all tax returns (including, without limitation, income,
profit, franchise, sales and use, excise, severance, occupation, property, gross
receipts, payroll and withholding tax returns and information returns), deposits
and reports (all such returns, deposits and reports herein referred to
collectively as "Tax Returns" or singularly as a "Tax Return") of or relating to
any Canadian or United States federal, state, provincial, local or foreign or
other governmental tax (all, together with any penalties, additions to tax,
fines and interest thereon or related thereto, herein referred to collectively
as "Taxes" or singularly as a "Tax") that are required to be filed or deposited
for, by, on behalf of or with respect to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries,
including, but not limited to, those relating to the income, business,
operations or property of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and those which
include or should include the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, have been filed
or deposited duly and on a timely basis and all Taxes and filing fees shown to
be due and payable on such Tax Returns have been paid in full and all
instalments, assessments and charges of which the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries is aware or has received notice and which are due and payable by
the Corporation or its Subsidiaries have been paid in full. Schedule 4.10 sets
forth all the jurisdictions in which Tax Returns have been filed;
(b) all such Tax Returns and the information and data
contained therein have been properly and accurately compiled and completed,
fairly present the information purported to be shown therein and reflect all
liabilities for Taxes for the periods covered by such Tax Returns;
(c) no such Tax Return or designation contains any
misstatement or omits any statement that should have been included therein;
(d) except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10, none of such Tax
Returns are now under audit or examination by any Canadian or United States
federal, state, provincial, local or foreign or other Governmental Entity and
there are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for an
extension of time with respect to the assessment or collection of any Tax or
deficiency of any nature against the Corporation of its Subsidiaries or with
respect to any such Tax Return or any suits or other judicial or administrative
actions, proceedings, investigations or claims now pending or threatened against
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Tax, governmental
charge or assessment;
(e) all Taxes imposed on the Corporation or its Subsidiaries
(or for which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is or could be liable,
whether to any Governmental Entity or to other Persons (as, for example, under
tax allocation agreements)), which are due and payable on or before the Closing
Date, have been or will be paid when due and the latest balance sheet included
in the Financial Statements reflects and includes adequate provisions for the
payment in full of any and all Taxes for which the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries is or could be liable, whether to any Governmental Entity or to
other Persons (as, for example, under tax allocation agreements), not yet due
for any and all periods up to and including the date of such balance sheet;
(f) all Taxes for which the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries is or could be liable, whether to any Governmental Entity or to
other Persons (as, for example, under tax allocation agreements), for periods
beginning after September 30, 1995 through the Closing Date have been, or will
be, paid when due or adequately reserved against on the books of the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Closing Date and an amount of cash
equal to the amount of such reserve will have been set aside for payment of such
Taxes;
(g) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have withheld and
remitted all amounts required to be withheld and have paid such amounts due to
the appropriate authority on a timely basis and in the form required under the
appropriate legislation; and
(h) there is no tax Lien, whether imposed by any Canadian or
United States federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign taxing
authority, outstanding and filed against the assets, properties or business of
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule
4.10, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to make nor
is required to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code, by reason
of a change in accounting method or otherwise. Neither the Corporation nor any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan
that has resulted, or as a consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby
will result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any excess
parachute payments within the meaning of Section 28OG of the Code.
4.11 LITIGATION. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.11, there is no action, suit,
investigation, arbitration or proceeding in progress, pending or threatened
against or affecting the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or rights (including no charge of patent, copyright and/or
trademark infringement) and, no circumstances have occurred which would give
rise to any such action, suit, investigation, arbitration or proceeding. Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.11, there is not presently outstanding against the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries any judgment, decree, injunction, award
or order of any court, commission, agency or arbitrator.
4.12 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.12, the Corporation
and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable
laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings and charges thereunder) of any Governmental Entity
relating to or affecting the operation, conduct or ownership of their respective
properties or business. No investigation or review by any Governmental Entity
(including without limitation any audit or similar review by any federal,
foreign, state, provincial or local taxing authority) with respect to the
Corporation or a Subsidiary thereto is pending or threatened. Neither the
Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any order,
writ, injunction or decree known to or served upon the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries of any Governmental Entity, which default would result in a
Material Adverse Change.
4.13 FRANCHISE LAW COMPLIANCE. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.13, the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries have made all filings under all federal, state
and foreign franchise laws and regulations as required by reason of the business
conducted by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, in order to offer, sell and
maintain franchises and have all licenses, authorizations and approvals
necessary to offer, sell and maintain franchises in the jurisdictions in which
they have offered or sold franchises. The offering circulars and disclosure
statements filed and distributed by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (the
most recent of which has been supplied to the Purchaser) comply in all material
respects with applicable federal, state and foreign laws and regulations and
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has received
any notice that such offering circulars or disclosure statements are not in
compliance with any such applicable laws and regulations.
4.14 CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS, FRANCHISEES AND BROKERS. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.14, (i) the relationships of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
with their respective customers, suppliers, franchisees and brokers have been
entered into and are conducted at arms length in the ordinary course of business
and (ii) since June 30, 1997, no material customer, franchisee, broker or
material supplier of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has cancelled or
otherwise terminated, or threatened in writing to cancel or otherwise terminate,
its relationships with the Corporation or such Subsidiary. Except as set forth
in Schedule 4.14, none of the franchisees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries
have formed or organized any association relating to the franchisees'
relationship with the Corporation or its Subsidiaries. No association or group
listed on Schedule 4.14 has commenced, or has threatened to commence, any
action, suit, proceeding, claims or legal, administrative or arbitral
proceedings or investigations against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates, or alleged that any offering circular or disclosure statement
issued by the Corporation or such Subsidiaries is false or misleading.
4.15 TITLE TO AND CONDITION OF PROPERTY. Neither the Corporation nor any of its
Subsidiaries owns any real property. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15, all
leases, subleases, licences and other agreements (both verbal and written),
under which the Corporation, any Subsidiary thereof or any franchisee occupies
real property (collectively, the "Leases") are valid, binding and in full force
and effect, no written notice of default or termination thereunder has been
received by the Vendor, Corporation, any Subsidiary or any franchisee, all rents
and other sums and other charges payable by the lessee thereunder are current
(or no more than 60 days past due) and no termination event either conditional
or uncured default on the part of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or any
franchisee exists thereunder.
4.16 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.16:
(a) the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries have been in
the past and are now in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all material
requirements of applicable permits, licenses, approvals and other authorizations
under applicable Environmental Laws;
(b) neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or
has received any notification that it may be subject to any material claim,
action, obligation, proceeding, investigation or evaluation directly or
indirectly relating to any of their current or past operations, or those of any
predecessor, or any by-product thereof, of any of their current or formerly
owned, leased or operated properties, or those of any predecessor that could
directly or indirectly result in the incurrence of any material Environmental
Liabilities and Costs by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has
entered into any agreement with any Governmental Entity or other Person by which
responsibility was assumed for, either directly or indirectly, the conduct of
any Remedial Action or the incurrence of any other Environmental Liabilities;
provided, however, that the representation and warranty in this subsection (c)
does not limit or otherwise modify any other representations and warranties in
this Agreement, including without limitation, the representation and warranty in
Section 4.16(b) concerning the existence of any claims, actions, obligations,
proceedings, investigations or evaluations in connection with any such leases;
(d) the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have all permits,
orders or approvals as required by the Environmental Laws that are necessary for
the conduct of its business as now conducted, all of which are listed on
Schedule 4.16 ("Environmental Permits"). All Environmental Permits are listed on
Schedule 4.16 and are in full force and effect;
(e) no portion of the real property leased by the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to its business is listed or proposed
for listing on any Contaminated Site List;
(f) there has been no Release of any Hazardous Materials on or
underlying any real property owned or leased by the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(g) no asbestos-containing materials or polychlorinated
biphenyls ("PCBs") are present on or underlying a real property owned or leased
by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
(h) there are no underground storage tanks for Hazardous
Materials, active or abandoned, at any property now owned or leased by the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries; and
(i) neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is
aware of any Environmental Remediation Costs which are required in connection
with the operation of their respective businesses.
4.17 MATERIAL CONTRACTS. Except as set out in Schedule 4.17 and any other
Schedules to this Agreement and except as otherwise disclosed in the Financial
Statements, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any contract or commitment either now or in the future, whether oral or
written (other than contracts for insurance or Leases) which are material to
their respective businesses (the "Material Contracts"). For the purposes of this
Agreement, any contract or commitment, (i) the performance of which will extend
over a period of one year or more or (ii) involving the payment to or from the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of more than $100,000 shall be deemed to
be a Material Contract. All such Material Contracts are in good standing and in
full force and effect without amendment thereto and the Corporation or a
Subsidiary thereto is entitled to all benefits thereunder. Neither the execution
nor delivery of, nor consummation of the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement shall constitute a breach or default under, or give rise to a right of
cancellation by any party to any of the Material Contracts.
4.18 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. Except as set out in Schedule 4.18, there are no
contracts of employment entered into with any employee employed by the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Corporation nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into any agreements with its employees with respect to
the payment of any amounts resulting from a termination of employment. The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not give rise to any severance
or other payments to any employee, consultant, director, officer or agent of the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set out in Schedule 4.18,
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any collective
bargaining agreement and there are no efforts to unionize any employees employed
by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries.
4.19 EMPLOYEE PLANS. Schedule 4.19 sets out all the employee benefit plans,
programs and arrangements maintained or contributed to by The Second Cup Ltd.,
the Vendor, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any
current or former employee, officer or director of the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries (the "Employee Plans"). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19 and
except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect:
(i) none of the Employee Plans is a multi-employer plan
within the meaning of ERISA;
(ii) none of the Employee Plans promises or provides
retiree medical or life insurance benefits to any
person;
(iii) each Employee Plan intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") has received a
favourable determination letter from the IRS that it
is so qualified and nothing has occurred since the
date of such letter that could reasonably be expected
to affect the qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(iv) each Employee Plan has been operated in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and the
requirements of applicable law;
(v) neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary has
incurred any direct or indirect liability arising out
of, by operation of Title IV of ERISA in connection
with the termination of, or withdrawal from any
Employee Plan, or other retirement plan or
arrangement, and no fact or event exist that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to any such
liability; and
(vi) the Corporation and the Subsidiaries have not incurred
any liability under, and have complied in all respects
with, the WORKER ADJUSTMENT RETRAINING NOTIFICATION
ACT ("WARN") and no fact exist that could give rise to
liability under such Act. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.19, the aggregate accumulated benefit
obligations of each Employee Plan subject to Title IV
of ERISA (as at the date of the most recent actuarial
valuation prepared for such Employee Plan) do not
exceed the fair market value of the assets of such
Employee Plan (as at the date of such valuation).
4.20 BROKERAGE FEES. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than First
Marathon Securities Limited whose fees are paid by the Vendor) is entitled to
any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the Vendor.
4.21 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Schedule 4.21 contains an accurate and complete list
of all material domestic and foreign patents, patent applications, trade names,
trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, service marks, trademark registrations
and applications, service mark registrations and applications, and copyright
registrations and applications owned (in whole or in part), licensed to any
extent or used or anticipated to be used by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
in the conduct of their business, other than "shrink wrap" licenses to commonly
available software (collectively, the "Intellectual Property"). The Corporation
and its Subsidiaries either own all right, title and interest in and to, or
possess the exclusive right to use, the Intellectual Property used in the
conduct of their business (including, without limitation, the exclusive right to
use and license the same (in the jurisdiction(s) where registered in the case of
trademarks, service marks and copyrights)) and each item constituting part of
the Intellectual Property in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries has an
ownership or license interest has been, to the extent indicated on Schedule
4.21, duly registered with, filed in or issued by, as the case may be, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office or such other Governmental Entities as
are indicated on Schedule 4.21 and such registrations, filings and issuances
remain in full force and effect. No claim of infringement or misappropriation of
patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights or trade secrets of
any other Person has been made nor threatened against the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries and neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is
infringing or misappropriating any patents, trademarks, trade names, service
marks, copyrights or trade secrets of any other Person.
4.22 LICENSES. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries have all licenses, permits,
consents and other governmental certificates, authorizations and approvals
required by every federal, state, provincial, local and foreign Governmental
Entity for the conduct of its business and the use of its properties as
presently conducted or used including, without limitation, all licenses required
under Environmental Laws and any federal, state, local or foreign law relating
to public health and safety, or employee health and safety (collectively,
"Licenses"). All of the Licenses are in full force and effect and no action or
claim is pending nor is threatened to revoke or terminate any License or declare
any License invalid in any material respect. The Corporation and its
Subsidiaries have taken all necessary action to maintain such Licenses.
4.23 COMPETITION. Except as set out in Schedule 4.23, and other than
restrictions which may exist under any of the Leases, neither the Corporation
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement which restricts the
freedom of the Corporation or such Subsidiary to carry on its business as
currently being carried on, including, without limitation, any contract or
agreement which contains a covenant by the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereto
not to compete in any line of business with any other Person.
4.24 CONTRACTS WITH NON-ARM'S LENGTH PERSONS. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.24, there are no existing contracts or arrangements to which the Corporation
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in which the Vendor, any Affiliate of the
Vendor, any director or officer of the Vendor, the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any other Person not dealing at arm's length (as that term is
defined in the Code) with the Vendor, the Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries,
or any director or officer of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
of them, has an interest, whether directly or indirectly, other than such
contracts or arrangements with terms based on fair market value in the ordinary
course of business which are not material to the business of the Corporation or
its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Vendor (and acknowledges
that the Vendor is relying on the representations and warranties in completing
the transactions herein) as follows:
5.1 ORGANIZATION, ETC. The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Oregon and has all necessary corporate
power, authority and capacity to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted and to own, operate or lease the properties and assets it currently
owns, operates or holds under lease. The Purchaser is duly qualified or licensed
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction where the character of its business or the nature of its properties
makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to so
qualify or be licensed would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.2 SUBSIDIARIES. Schedule 5.2 contains a list of all Subsidiaries,
partnerships, joint ventures and other entities in which the Purchaser has,
directly or indirectly, any legal or beneficial interest or any right to acquire
a legal or beneficial interest and indicates for each such Subsidiary,
partnership, joint venture or other entity: (i) the percentage and type of
equity securities of or other interest owned or controlled by the Purchaser;
(ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; (iii) each jurisdiction
in which it is qualified or licensed to conduct its business; and (iv) in the
case of any joint venture, the identity of each other joint venture partner. The
Purchaser is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of all such equity
securities or other interests listed as being owned by it, free and clear of all
Liens.
5.3 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Corporation is as set forth on Schedule 5.3. The Corporation does not hold any
shares in its own capital. The designations, powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions in respect of each class and series
of authorized capital stock of the Corporation are as set forth in the
Corporation's articles of incorporation, and all such designations, powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions are valid,
binding and enforceable and in accordance with all applicable laws. All
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation have been duly authorized
and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in
Schedule 5.3, there are no outstanding options, warrants, convertible
securities, calls, rights, commitments, pre-emptive rights or agreements or
instruments or understandings of any character to which the Corporation is a
party or by which the Corporation is bound, obligating the Corporation to issue,
deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, contingently or
otherwise, additional shares of its capital stock or any securities or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or to grant, extend
or enter into any such option, warrant, convertible security, call, right,
commitment, pre-emptive right or agreement. There are no outstanding
obligations, contingent or other, of the Corporation to purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock. Except as set forth in
Schedule 5.3, there are no voting trust agreements or other contracts,
agreements, arrangements, commitments, plans or understandings restricting or
otherwise relating to voting, dividend or other rights with respect to any of
the capital stock of the Corporation. The Purchased Shares constitute all of the
issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation. The shares of
CPI Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement at the
Closing Date will be duly authorized, and when issued pursuant to this
Agreement, will be validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable and will not
have been issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights or of any federal or
state law.
5.4 AUTHORIZATION. The Purchaser has all necessary corporate power, authority
and capacity to enter into this Agreement and each of the other agreements
contemplated hereby, and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and
each of the other agreements contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by
the Purchaser of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Purchaser, subject to required regulatory approvals, to the extent
any shall be required to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and the approval of the shareholders of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in
accordance with its terms (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited
by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting creditors'
rights generally or by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in equity or at law). This Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby have been unanimously approved by the board of
directors of the Purchaser.
5.5 NO VIOLATION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser
does not, and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated
hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, (a) conflict with, or
result in any breach of any provision of the Purchaser's articles of
incorporation or by-laws; (b) conflict with, or result in any material violation
of or default or loss of any benefit under, any CPI License, grant, statute,
law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, decree or order of any court or other
governmental agency or instrumentality to which the Purchaser is a party or
which any of their respective property is subject; (c) conflict with, or result
in a breach or material violation of or default or loss of any benefit under, or
accelerate the performance required by, the terms of any material agreement,
contract, indenture or other instrument (other than, with respect to the CPI
Leases, where such breaches, violations or defaults would not result in a
Material Adverse Change) which the Purchaser is a party or to which any of their
respective property is subject, or constitute a default or loss of any right
thereunder which, with the lapse of time or notice or both, might result in a
default or loss of a right thereunder or the creation of any Lien upon any of
the assets or properties of the Purchaser; or (d) result in any suspension,
revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any CPI License.
5.6 APPROVALS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not require the
consent, approval, order or authorization of any Governmental Entity or
Regulatory Authority or any other Person under any statute, law, rule,
regulation, permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument to which
the Purchaser is a party or to which any of its property is subject, and no
declaration, filing or registration with any Governmental Entity or Regulatory
Authority is required by the Purchaser in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder, other
than (a) the filing of the Nasdaq National Market System Notification Form for
Listing of Additional Shares, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements
under the Exchange Act, the U.S. Securities Act and foreign and state securities
and "blue sky" laws, and the securities laws, regulations and policies of the
provinces of Canada, as applicable, and (c) as set out on Schedule 5.6.
The Purchaser further represents and warrants to the Vendor (and
acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on the representations and warranties
in completing the transactions herein) that, to the best of its knowledge:
5.7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
(a) The audited balance sheet and any related notes and
schedules included in the Purchaser's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 (the "CPI 10-KSBs")
and the unaudited balance sheet and any related notes and schedules included in
the Purchaser's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended March 31,
1997 and June 30, 1997 (the "CPI 10-QSBs") each presents fairly the consolidated
financial position of the Purchaser as of its respective date and the other
financial statements included in the CPI 10-KSBs and the CPI 10-QSBs present
fairly the results of operations or other information included therein of the
Purchaser for the respective periods or as of the respective dates therein set
forth, subject, where appropriate, to normal year end adjustments which are not
material in amount or effect, in each case in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consisting applied during the periods involved (except as
otherwise stated therein).
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.9, since December 31,
1996 (i) there has been no Material Adverse Change of or to the Purchaser,
whether as a result of any legislative or regulatory change, revocation of any
license or right to do business, fire, explosion, accident, casualty, labour
trouble, flood, drought, riot, storm, condemnation or act of God or otherwise,
and (ii) no fact or condition exists or is threatened in writing which could
reasonably be anticipated to cause a Material Adverse Change in the future.
5.8 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Purchaser has complied in all material respects
with all applicable laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans,
injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings and charges thereunder) of any
Governmental Entity relating to or affecting the operation, conduct or ownership
of its properties or business. No investigation or review by any Governmental
Entity (including without limitation any audit or similar review by any federal,
foreign, state, provincial or local taxing authority) with respect to the
Corporation or a Subsidiary is pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Purchaser, threatened. The Purchaser is not in default with respect to any
order, writ, injunction or decree known to or served upon the Purchaser of any
Governmental Entity, which default would result in a Material Adverse Change.
5.9 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9, the Purchaser has no
liability or obligations of any nature (contingent or otherwise), other than
those disclosed or reflected in the financial statements included in the CPI
10-QSBs or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice since the date of the most recent 10-KSB filed with the U.S.
Commission.
(b) Since December 31, 1996, no Material Adverse Change of the
Purchaser has occurred, other than those disclosed or reflected in the financial
statements included in the CPI 10-QSBs or as disclosed in Schedule 5.9.
5.10 EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1996. Since December 31, 1996, the
Purchaser has not:
(a) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, transferred,
assigned, sold or otherwise disposed of any of the assets shown in the Audited
Financial Statement or cancelled any debts or claims except in each case in the
ordinary and normal course of business consistent with past practice;
(b) incurred or assumed any obligation or liability (direct or
contingent), except those listed in Schedule 5.9 hereto and except unsecured
current obligations and liabilities incurred in the ordinary and normal course
of business consistent with past practice;
(c) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, issued or sold any
shares in its capital or any warrants, bonds, debentures or other corporate
securities or issued, granted or delivered any right, option or other commitment
for the issuance of any such other securities;
(d) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, declared or made any
payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of any shares in its
capital or purchased or redeemed any such shares thereof or effected any
subdivision, consolidation or reclassification of any such shares or repaid in
full or in part any shareholder loans;
(e) suffered any extraordinary loss, or waived any rights of
substantial value, or entered into any commitment or transaction not in the
ordinary and normal course of business where such loss, rights, commitment or
transaction is or would be material in relation to the Purchaser, taken as
whole;
(f) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, amended or changed
or taken any action to amend or change its constating documents or by-laws;
(g) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, made any general
wage or salary or fee increases in respect of personnel which it employs or
consultants it retains other than regularly scheduled increases in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice;
(h) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10 hereto, mortgaged,
pledged, subjected to lien, granted a security interest in or otherwise
encumbered any of its assets or property, whether tangible or intangible;
(i) except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, loaned or agreed to
lend money to any Person including a shareholder;
(j) except for inventory, equipment or assets acquired in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and except as
disclosed in Schedule 5.10, made any acquisition of all or any part of the
assets, properties, capital stock or business of any other Person; and
(k) authorized or agreed or otherwise become committed to any
of the foregoing.
5.11 TAXES. Except for matters that would not result in a Material Adverse
Change:
(a) all tax returns (including, without limitation, income,
profit, franchise, sales and use, excise, severance, occupation, property, gross
receipts, payroll and withholding tax returns and information returns), deposits
and reports (all such returns, deposits and reports herein referred to
collectively as "Tax Returns" or singularly as a "Tax Return") of or relating to
any Canadian or United States federal, state, provincial, local or foreign or
other governmental tax (all, together with any penalties, additions to tax,
fines and interest thereon or related thereto, herein referred to collectively
as "Taxes" or singularly as a "Tax") that are required to be filed or deposited
for, by, on behalf of or with respect to the Purchaser including, but not
limited to, those relating to the income, business, operations or property of
the Purchaser and those which include or should include the Purchaser, have been
filed or deposited duly and on a timely basis and all Taxes and filing fees
shown to be due and payable on such Tax Returns have been paid in full and all
instalments, assessments and charges of which the Purchaser is aware or has
received notice and which are due and payable by the Purchaser have been paid in
full. Schedule 5.11 sets forth all the jurisdictions in which Tax Returns have
been filed;
(b) all such Tax Returns and the information and data
contained therein have been properly and accurately compiled and completed,
fairly present the information purported to be shown therein and reflect all
liabilities for Taxes for the periods covered by such Tax Returns;
(c) no such Tax Return or designation contains any
misstatement or omits any statement that should have been included therein;
(d) except as disclosed on Schedule 5.11, none of such Tax
Returns are now under audit or examination by any Canadian or United States
federal, state, provincial, local or foreign or other Governmental Entity and
there are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for an
extension of time with respect to the assessment or collection of any Tax or
deficiency of any nature against the Purchaser or with respect to any such Tax
Return or any suits or other judicial or administrative actions, proceedings,
investigations or claims now pending or threatened against the Purchaser with
respect to any Tax, governmental charge or assessment;
(e) all Taxes imposed on the Purchaser (or for which the
Purchaser is or could be liable, whether to any Governmental Entity or to other
Persons (as, for example, under tax allocation agreements)), which are due and
payable on or before the Closing Date, have been or will be paid when due and
the latest balance sheet included in the Financial Statements reflects and
includes adequate provisions for the payment in full of any and all Taxes for
which the Purchaser is or could be liable, whether to any Governmental Entity or
to other Persons (as, for example, under tax allocation agreements), not yet due
for any and all periods up to and including the date of such balance sheet;
(f) all Taxes for which the Purchaser is or could be liable,
whether to any Governmental Entity or to other Persons (as, for example, under
tax allocation agreements), for periods beginning after December 31, 1995
through the Closing Date have been, or will be, paid when due or adequately
reserved against on the books of the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date
and an amount of cash equal to the amount of such reserve will have been set
aside for payment of such Taxes;
(g) the Purchaser has withheld and remitted all amounts
required to be withheld and have paid such amounts due to the appropriate
authority on a timely basis and in the form required under the appropriate
legislation; and
(h) there is no tax Lien, whether imposed by any Canadian or
United States federal, state, provincial, county, local or foreign taxing
authority, outstanding and filed against the assets, properties or business of
the Purchaser. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.11, the Purchaser has not
agreed to make nor is required to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of
the Code, by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise. The Purchaser
is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has
resulted, or as a consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby will
result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any excess parachute
payments within the meaning of Section 28OG of the Code.
5.12 LITIGATION. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.12, there is no action, suit,
investigation, arbitration or proceeding in progress, pending or threatened
against or affecting the Purchaser or any of its properties or rights (including
no charge of patent, copyright and/or trademark infringement) and no
circumstances have occurred which would give rise to any such action, suit,
investigation, arbitration or proceeding. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.12,
there is not presently outstanding against the Purchaser any judgment, decree,
injunction, award or order of any court, commission, agency or arbitrator.
5.13 TITLE TO AND CONDITION OF PROPERTY. Except as set out in Schedule 5.13, the
Purchaser does not own any real property. The Purchaser has good and marketable
title to such owned real property. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, all
leases, subleases, licences and other agreements (both verbal and written) under
which the Purchaser occupies real property (collectively, the "CPI Leases") are
valid, binding and in full force and effect, no written notice of default or
termination thereunder has been received by the Purchaser, all rents and other
sums and other charges payable by the lessee thereunder are current (or no more
than 60 days past due) and no termination event either conditional or uncured
default on the part of the Purchaser, exists thereunder.
5.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.14:
(a) the Purchaser has been in the past and is now in
compliance with all Environmental Laws and all material requirements of
applicable permits, licenses, approvals and other authorizations under
applicable Environmental Laws;
(b) the Purchaser is not, and has not received any
notification that it may be subject to any material claim, action, obligation,
proceeding, investigation or evaluation directly or indirectly relating to any
of their current or past operations, or those of any predecessor, or any
by-product thereof, of any of their current or formerly owned, leased or
operated properties, or those of any predecessor that could directly or
indirectly result in the incurrence of any material Environmental Liabilities
and Costs by the Purchaser;
(c) the Purchaser has not entered into any agreement with any
Governmental Entity or other Person by which responsibility was assumed for,
either directly or indirectly, the conduct of any Remedial Action or the
incurrence of any other Environmental Liabilities; provided, however, that the
representation and warranty in this subsection (c) does not limit or otherwise
modify any other representations and warranties in this Agreement, including
without limitation, the representation and warranty in Section 5.14(b)
concerning the existence of any claims, actions, obligations, proceedings,
investigations or evaluations in connection with any such leases;
(d) the Purchaser has all Environmental Permits required by
the Environmental Laws that are necessary for the conduct of its business as now
conducted, all of which are listed on Schedule 5.14. All Environmental Permits
are listed on Schedule 5.14 and are in full force and effect;
(e) no portion of the real property owned or leased by the
Purchaser with respect to its business is listed or proposed for listing on any
Contaminated Site List;
(f) there has been no Release of any Hazardous Materials on or
underlying any real property owned or leased by the Purchaser;
(g) no asbestos-containing materials or PCBs are present on or
underlying a real property owned or leased by the Purchaser;
(h) there are no underground storage tanks for Hazardous
Materials, active or abandoned, at any property now owned or leased by the
Purchaser; and
(i) the Purchaser is not aware of any Environmental
Remediation Costs which are required in connection with the operation of their
respective businesses.
5.15 CPI MATERIAL CONTRACTS. Except as set out in Schedule 5.15 and any other
Schedules to this Agreement, the Purchaser is not a party to or bound by any
contract or commitment either now or in the future, whether oral or written
(other than contracts for insurance or CPI Leases) which are material to its
business (the "CPI Material Contracts"). For the purposes of this Agreement, any
contract or commitment, (i) the performance of which will extend over a period
of one year or more or (ii) involving the payment to or from the Purchaser of
more than $50,000, shall be deemed to be a CPI Material Contract. All such CPI
Material Contracts are in good standing and in full force and effect without
amendment thereto and the Purchaser is entitled to all benefits thereunder.
Neither the execution nor delivery of, nor consummation of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement shall constitute a breach or default or give
rise to a right of cancellation by any party to any of the CPI Material
Contracts.
5.16 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. Except as set out in Schedule 5.16, there are no
contracts of employment entered into with any employee employed by the
Purchaser. The Purchaser has not entered into any agreements with its employees
with respect to the payment of any amounts resulting from a termination of
employment. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not give rise
to any severance or other payments to any employee, consultant, director,
officer or agent of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set
out in Schedule 5.16, the Purchaser is not subject to any collective bargaining
agreement and there are no efforts to unionize any employees employed by the
Purchaser.
5.17 EMPLOYEE PLANS. Schedule 5.17 sets out all the employee benefit plans,
programs and arrangements maintained or contributed to by the Purchaser for the
benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the Purchaser
(the "CPI Employee Plans"). Except as set forth in Schedule 5.17 and except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change:
(i) none of the CPI Employee Plans is a multi-employer
plan within the meaning of ERISA;
(ii) none of the CPI Employee Plans promises or provides
retiree medical or life insurance benefits to any
person;
(iii) each CPI Employee Plan intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") has received a
favourable determination letter from the IRS that it
is so qualified and nothing has occurred since the
date of such letter that could reasonably be expected
to affect the qualified status of such Employee Plan;
(iv) each CPI Employee Plan has been operated in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and the
requirements of applicable law;
(v) the Purchaser has not incurred any direct or indirect
liability arising out of, by operation of Title IV of
ERISA in connection with the termination of, or
withdrawal from any CPI Employee Plan, or other
retirement plan or arrangement, and no fact or event
exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise
to any such liability; and
(vi) the Purchaser has not incurred any liability under,
and has complied in all respects with, the WORKER
ADJUSTMENT RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT ("WARN") and no
fact exist that could give rise to liability under
such Act. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.17, the
aggregate accumulated benefit obligations of each CPI
Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (as at the
date of the most recent actuarial valuation prepared
for such CPI Employee Plan) do not exceed the fair
market value of the assets of such CPI Employee Plan
(as at the date of such valuation).
5.18 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Schedule 5.18 contains an accurate and complete list
of all material domestic and foreign patents, patent applications, trade names,
trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, service marks, trademark registrations
and applications, service mark registrations and applications, and copyright
registrations and applications owned (in whole or in part), licensed to any
extent or used or anticipated to be used by the Purchaser in the conduct of his
business except for "shrink wrap" licenses of commonly available software
(collectively, the "CPI Intellectual Property"). The Purchaser owns all right,
title and interest in and to, or possesses the exclusive right to use, the CPI
Intellectual Property used in the conduct of its business (including, without
limitation, the exclusive right to use and license the same (in the
jurisdiction(s) where registered in the case of trademarks, service marks and
copyrights)) and each item constituting part of the CPI Intellectual Property in
which the Purchaser has an ownership or license interest has been, to the extent
indicated on Schedule 5.18, duly registered with, filed in or issued by, as the
case may be, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or such other
Governmental Entities as are indicated on Schedule 5.18 and such registrations,
filings and issuances remain in full force and effect. No claim of infringement
or misappropriation of patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks,
copyrights or trade secrets of any other Person has been made nor threatened
against the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not infringing or misappropriating
any patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights or trade secrets
of any other Person.
5.19 LICENSES. The Purchaser has all licenses, permits, consents and other
governmental certificates, authorizations and approvals required by every
federal, state, provincial, local and foreign Governmental Entity for the
conduct of its business and the use of its properties as presently conducted or
used including, without limitation, all licenses required under Environmental
Laws and any federal, state, local or foreign law relating to public health and
safety, or employee health and safety (collectively, "CPI Licenses"). All of the
CPI Licenses are in full force and effect and no action or claim is pending nor
threatened to revoke or terminate any CPI License or declare any CPI License
invalid in any material respect. The Purchaser has taken all necessary action to
maintain such CPI Licenses.
5.20 COMPETITION. Except as set out in Schedule 5.20, and other than
restrictions which may exist under any of the CPI Leases, the Purchaser is not a
party to any agreement which restricts the freedom of the Purchaser to carry on
its business as currently being carried on, including, without limitation, any
contract or agreement which contains a covenant by the Purchaser thereto not to
compete in any line of business with any other Person.
5.21 BROKERAGE FEES. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than Black &
Company whose fees are paid by the Purchaser) is entitled to any brokerage,
finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Purchaser.
5.22 OUTSTANDING OPTIONS. Schedule 5.22 contains an accurate and complete list
of all outstanding options to acquire shares in the capital of the Purchaser
held by individuals who are, as at the date hereof, or previously were employees
of the Purchaser. Schedule 5.22 sets out the date of grant, the exercise price,
the expiry date, the vesting date and the number of options held by each such
employee.
5.23 CONTRACTS WITH NON-ARM'S LENGTH PERSONS. Except as set forth in Schedule
5.23, there are no existing contracts or arrangements to which the Purchaser is
a party in which any director or officer of the Purchaser, or any other Person
not dealing at arm's length (as that term is defined in the Code) with the
Purchaser has an interest, whether directly or indirectly, other than such
contracts or arrangements with terms based on fair market value in the ordinary
course of business which are not material to the business of the Purchaser.
5.24 PROVISION FOR STORE CLOSURES. The provision made by the Purchaser for the
closure of the stores set out on Schedule 7.6 is adequate and sufficient to
provide for all lease termination costs, operating losses and any other costs
associated with the closure of such stores.
5.25 COFFEE PLANTATION ACQUISITION. The parties acknowledge that all of the
retail coffee stores operated by the Purchaser in the state of Arizona
(collectively, the "Coffee Plantation Business") were acquired from a wholly
owned Subsidiary of Vendor, pursuant to an Assets Purchase Agreement, dated
April 21, 1997. With respect to all of the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the Purchaser in this Agreement, neither the existence of, nor
the failure to disclose the existence of, any fact, condition, circumstance,
liability, default, obligation or loss arising out of or relating to the
operation of the Coffee Plantation Business prior to May 21, 1997 shall
constitute a breach by the Purchaser of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE VENDOR
6.1 CONDUCT OF THE CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. From the date hereof until
the Closing Date, the Vendor shall cause the businesses of the Corporation and
its Subsidiaries to be conducted, in all material respects, in the usual and
ordinary course. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date
hereof until the Closing Date, except as contemplated hereby, without the
written consent of the Purchaser, the Vendor shall not permit either the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws, other than
in connection with a Corporate Reorganization;
(b) (i) enter into any written contract, agreement, plan or
arrangement concerning any director, officer, employee or consultant of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary thereto that provides for the making of any
payments, the acceleration of vesting of any benefit or right or any other
entitlement contingent upon (A) the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or (B) the termination of employment after the closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) enter into or amend any
employment agreements (oral or written) to increase the compensation payable or
to become payable by it to any of its employees or consultants or otherwise
materially alter its employment relationship with any officer, director,
employee or consultant over the amount payable as of the date hereof;
(c) other than in connection with a Corporate Reorganization,
(i) purchase, acquire, issue, deliver, sell or authorize the issuance, delivery
or sale of any shares of its capital stock of any class or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for, or rights, warrants or options to acquire,
any such shares of its capital stock or convertible or exchangeable securities;
(ii) make any changes in its capital structure; (iii) amend any stock option,
warrant, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination or other
agreement, trust fund or arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer,
consultant or employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iv)
enter into any agreement or understanding or take any preliminary action with
respect to the matters referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph (c);
(d) (i) permit any individual employed by the Corporation or
any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement to be granted options
to acquire shares in the capital of The Second Cup Ltd., the Vendor, the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) incur any additional interest bearing indebtedness for
borrowed money (including by way of guarantee or the issuance and sale of debt
securities or rights to acquire debt securities), or incur any additional
indebtedness to an Affiliate, or incur any account payable except in the
ordinary course of business, or enter into or modify any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement with respect to the foregoing;
(f) other than sales in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with present practice (i) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of
its assets (a) material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business,
results of operations or financial condition of the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (b) to its Affiliates (other than dividends or pursuant to a
Corporate Reorganization); or (ii) enter into, or consent to the entering into
of, any agreement granting a preferential right to sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of any of such assets;
(g) (i) enter into any new line of business; (ii) merge or
consolidate with another entity, or acquire or agree to merge or acquire by
purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or in any other manner, any
business or Person, other than pursuant to a Corporate Reorganization; or (iii)
make any investment in any Person;
(h) take any action, other than reasonable and usual actions
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with
respect to its accounting policies or procedures;
(i) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing; and
(j) enter into any agreement or perform any act which might
interfere with or be inconsistent with the successful completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.2 SHAREHOLDER MEETING. The Vendor will cooperate in a reasonable manner with
the Purchaser in the preparation of any filings which the Purchaser may be
required to make under the Exchange Act and in the preparation of the Proxy
Statement and Registration Statement with respect to any information about The
Second Cup Ltd., the Vendor, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries which the
Purchaser reasonably requests in connection with the preparation of such filings
and statements.
6.3 COMPLIANCE WITH OBLIGATIONS. Prior to the Closing Date, the Vendor shall
cause the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to comply with (a) all applicable
federal, state, provincial, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations of
Canada and the United States, (b) all agreements and obligations, including its
articles of incorporation and by-laws, respectively, by which it, its properties
or its assets may be bound, (c) all decrees, orders, writs, injunctions,
judgments, statutes, rules and regulations applicable to it, its properties or
its assets, and (d) all of their obligations and covenants contained in this
Agreement.
6.4 MAINTENANCE OF CASH IN ACCOUNT. Unless otherwise adjusted in accordance with
Section 8.12 of this Agreement, the Vendor shall ensure that the Corporation and
its Subsidiaries have not less than $2,500,000 consolidated in cash in their
bank accounts on the Closing Date, after payment of all of their expenses in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and that
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any interest
bearing indebtedness for borrowed money (short or long term) or any indebtedness
to an Affiliate on the Closing Date.
6.5 LOAN TO PURCHASER. Unless otherwise adjusted in accordance with Section 8.12
of this Agreement, the Vendor shall, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to,
make available to the Purchaser as at the Closing Date a loan facility (the
"Loan") in the maximum principal amount of four million dollars which shall bear
the following terms: (i) the maximum term of the Loan shall be five years; (ii)
the Loan shall be subordinate to existing bank credit facilities of the
Purchaser (which facilities are disclosed on Schedule 5.15 to this Agreement);
(iii) the Loan shall be subordinate to future bank credit facilities made
available to the Purchaser if such subordination is approved by the board of
directors of the Purchaser; (iv) the Loan shall bear interest at such rate as is
commercially available for loans of a similar nature; and (v) there shall be no
prepayment penalty. The Vendor, or one of its Subsidiaries, shall enter into a
definitive loan agreement with the Purchaser which includes the terms set out in
this Section 6.5 and such other terms as are customary for similar loan
agreements.
6.6 EXCLUSIVITY OBLIGATIONS. The Vendor agrees that during the period from the
date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Vendor, its corporate Affiliates, the
directors, officers and employees of the Vendor and its Affiliates and their
respective legal, financial and other advisors shall not enter into any letter
of intent or other acquisition agreement with any Person concerning a
transaction related to the acquisition (whether by stock purchase, merger,
assets acquisition or otherwise, directly or indirectly) of any United States
retail coffee business without the agreement of the Purchaser. In clarification
of the foregoing, during this period, the Vendor shall not be precluded from
soliciting and engaging in discussions with any person concerning possible
transactions related to the United States retail coffee business provided that
the Purchaser is advised of the name of such person contemporaneously with any
substantive discussions (unless the Vendor is bound by confidentiality
obligations from releasing such name to the Purchaser).
6.7 MAINTENANCE OF NASDAQ LISTING. For at least 18 months from and after the
Closing Date, the Vendor shall use its best efforts not to, and shall use its
best efforts to cause the Purchaser not to, take any action to delist the shares
of CPI Common Stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not preclude the Purchaser from entering into a transaction
pursuant to which the holders of CPI Common Stock receive cash and/or securities
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or The Toronto
Stock Exchange; and provided further that "best efforts" shall not, in any
event, include an obligation to invest any capital in the Purchaser.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASER
7.1 CONDUCT OF THE PURCHASER. From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall conduct its business, in all material respects, in the usual and
ordinary course. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date
hereof until the Closing Date, except as contemplated hereby, without the
written consent of the Vendor, the Purchaser shall not:
(a) amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws, except as
required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) (i) enter into any written contract, agreement, plan or
arrangement concerning any director, officer, employee or consultant of the
Purchaser that provides for the making of any payments, the acceleration of
vesting of any benefit or right or any other entitlement contingent upon (A) the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) the
termination of employment after the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; or (ii) enter into or amend any employment agreements (oral or
written) to increase the compensation payable or to become payable by it to any
of its employees or consultants or otherwise materially alter its employment
relationship with any officer, director, employee or consultant over the amount
payable as of the date hereof.
(c) (i) purchase, acquire, issue, deliver, sell or authorize
the issuance, delivery or sale of any shares of its capital stock of any class
(except for the issuance of common stock upon exercise of currently outstanding
options or warrants or pursuant to the currently existing Employee Stock
Purchase Plan) or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares of its capital stock or
convertible or exchangeable securities; (ii) make any changes in its capital
structure; (iii) amend any stock option, warrant, retirement, deferred
compensation, employment, termination, or other agreement, trust fund, or
arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer, consultant or employee of
the Purchaser; or (iv) enter into any agreement or understanding or take any
preliminary action with respect to the matters referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
of this paragraph (c);
(d) (i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other
distribution payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise to holders of its
capital stock; (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or
propose or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of or in
lieu of or in substitution for any shares of its or their capital stock; (iii)
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock of any
class or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or rights,
warrants or options to acquire, any such shares of its capital stock or
convertible or exchangeable securities; or (iv) take any preliminary action with
respect thereto;
(e) incur any additional interest bearing indebtedness for
borrowed money, except to the extent permitted under its existing line of credit
up to $400,000 (including by way of guarantee or the issuance and sale of debt
securities or rights to acquire debt securities), or incur any indebtedness to
an Affiliate, or incur any account payable except in the ordinary course of
business, or enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or
arrangement with respect to the foregoing;
(f) other than sales in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice or the divestiture of the assets related to those
stores set out in Schedule 7.6, (i) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of
its assets having a book or market value in excess of $50,000 individually or
$100,000 in the aggregate or that are otherwise material, individually or in the
aggregate, to the business, results of operations or financial condition of the
Purchaser; or (ii) enter into, or consent to the entering into of, any agreement
granting a preferential right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of such
assets;
(g) (i) enter into any new line of business; (ii) incur or
commit to any capital expenditures, obligations or liabilities in connection
therewith other than capital expenditures, obligations or liabilities that in
the ordinary course of business or individually do not exceed $75,000 and in the
aggregate do not exceed $200,000 other than capital expenditures disclosed on
Schedule 7.1; (iii) merge or consolidate with another entity, or acquire or
agree to merge or acquire by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of,
or in any other manner, any business or Person; (iv) make any investment in any
Person; (v) increase the retail prices of any coffee beverages or whole bean
goods that it sells, other than in the normal course of business. The parties
agree to act reasonably and in good faith in connection with this Section
7.1(g)(v);
(h) take any action, other than reasonable and usual actions
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with
respect to its accounting policies or procedures;
(i) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing; and
(j) enter into any agreement or perform any act which might
interfere with or be inconsistent with the successful completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.2 COMPLIANCE WITH OBLIGATIONS. Prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall
comply with (a) all applicable federal, state, provincial, local and foreign
laws, rules and regulations of Canada and the United States, (b) all agreements
and obligations, including its articles of incorporation and by-laws,
respectively, by which it, its properties or its assets may be bound, (c) all
decrees, orders, writs, injunctions, judgments, statutes, rules and regulations
applicable to it, its properties or its assets, and (d) all of its obligations
and covenants contained in this Agreement.
7.3 ORDERS AND RULINGS. The Purchaser shall use its best efforts to obtain from
applicable securities regulatory authorities such orders and rulings as may be
required so that the shares of the CPI Common Stock to be issued to the Vendor
pursuant to this Agreement will be freely tradeable in the United States,
subject only to the restrictions imposed by Rule 145 under the U.S. Securities
Act and the anti-fraud provisions under applicable laws.
7.4 SHAREHOLDER MEETING. The Purchaser shall cause a meeting of its shareholders
to be duly called and held as promptly as practicable for the purpose of
obtaining shareholder approval for this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and, if requested by the Vendor, for a new stock option
plan. In connection with such meeting, the Purchaser will use its best efforts
to, and will direct its financial advisor to, solicit from its shareholders
proxies in favour of the approval of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to
secure the vote or consent of its shareholders required by the law of Oregon to
obtain such approvals and will otherwise comply with all legal requirements
applicable to such meeting.
7.5 PROXY STATEMENT; REGISTRATION STATEMENT. As promptly as practicable after
the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall (i) prepare and file with
the U.S. Commission and with any other appropriate regulatory authority in all
jurisdictions where the same is required and will mail to its shareholders, and
other appropriate Persons as required by applicable law, as promptly as
practicable, the Proxy Statement and all other materials for the CPI meeting in
such form and content as is reasonably acceptable to the Vendor and its counsel
and (ii) prepare and file with the U.S. Commission a registration statement
(together with all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement") in which
the Proxy Statement shall be included, in connection with the registration under
the U.S. Securities Act of the shares of the CPI Common Stock to be issued at
the Closing Date in exchange for the Purchased Shares and any shares of CPI
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options, (unless an exemption from
registration under the U.S. Securities Act is available), and all such shares
shall be freely tradeable in the United States, subject only to the restrictions
imposed by Rule 145 promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act and the anti-fraud
provisions under applicable laws and (iii) if required by the Vendor, prepare a
registration statement in connection with the issuance of options to acquire
shares of CPI Common Stock to employees of the Purchaser following the Closing
to be filed with the U.S. Commission on the Closing Date. The Proxy Statement
shall include the recommendation of the board of directors of the Purchaser in
favour of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.6 STORE CLOSINGS. Forthwith following the execution of this Agreement, the
Purchaser shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate the closure
or sale of its stores set out in Schedule 7.6.
7.7 DELIVERY OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Purchaser shall deliver to the
Vendor audited financial statements for its fiscal year ending December 31, 1997
on the earlier of two Business Days prior to the Closing Date and February 27,
1998.
7.8 EXCLUSIVITY OBLIGATIONS. The Purchaser agrees that during the period from
the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of
this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Purchaser, the directors, officers and
employees of the Purchaser, and their respective legal, financial and other
advisors shall not solicit or negotiate (or continue any such negotiations) with
any Person (other than the Vendor) for the sale of more than 10% of the CPI
Common Stock (other than (i) shares of CPI Common Stock traded on the Nasdaq
National Market or (ii) shares of CPI Common Stock issued upon the exercise of
stock options) or the sale of assets of the Purchaser (other than
non-intellectual property assets located outside of Oregon and Arizona) outside
of the ordinary course of business or the merger, amalgamation or other form of
business combination involving the Purchaser or any of its shares of CPI Common
Stock or assets or provide any confidential information to any Person other than
the Vendor or its representatives in connection with any of the foregoing.
7.9 COFFEE BEAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. The Purchaser may seek to extend the terms
of its supply agreement with Coffee Bean International, Inc. dated February 17,
1997 which expires on November 30, 1997 (the "CBI Agreement"), provided,
however, that the terms of any such extension shall be substantially the same as
those contained in the CBI Agreement and shall provide for the full and final
termination thereof on or before the later of May 31, 1998 and 60 days
immediately following the Closing Date.
7.10 NASDAQ LISTING. The Purchaser shall use its best efforts, subject to the
constraints imposed by Sections 5.10 and 7.1 of this Agreement, to maintain the
listing of the CPI Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASER AND THE VENDOR
8.1 ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, to the extent it
is required for the purposes of the preparation of the Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement, the Purchaser shall (and shall cause its officers,
directors, employees, auditors and agents to) afford the officers, employees and
agents of the Vendor (the "Vendor's Representatives") reasonable access at all
reasonable times to its officers, employees, agents, properties, offices, plants
and other facilities, books and records and shall furnish the Vendor's
Representatives with all financial, operating and other data and information as
may be reasonably requested.
(b) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, to the extent it
is required for the purposes of the preparation of the Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement, the Vendor shall (and shall cause the Corporation and
its Subsidiaries and their officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents
to) afford the officers, employees and agents of the Purchaser (the "Purchaser's
Representatives") reasonable access at all reasonable times to its officers,
employees, agents, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and
records of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and shall furnish the
Purchaser's Representatives with all financial, operating and other data and
information relating to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as may be
reasonably requested.
(c) The Purchaser shall furnish to the Vendor as promptly as
practicable at each of the Purchaser's Financial Period Ends occurring from the
date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, a complete, internally prepared
financial statements package (which shall include an income statement, balance
sheet and statement of cash flows) for that particular Purchaser's Financial
Period End as well as the standard weekly management reports prepared by the
Purchaser (substantially in the form presented to the Vendor prior to the
execution of this Agreement). The Vendor shall furnish to the Purchaser as
promptly as practicable at each of the Vendor's Financial Period Ends occurring
from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, a complete, internally
prepared financial statements package (which shall include an income statement,
balance sheet and statement of cash flows) for that particular Vendor's
Financial Period End.
(d) All information obtained by the Purchaser or the Vendor
pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the
Confidentiality Agreement.
8.2 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS. The Purchaser shall give prompt notice to
the Vendor, and the Vendor shall give prompt notice to the Purchaser, of (i) the
occurrence or non-occurrence, of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of
which would be likely to cause (a) any representation or warranty contained in
this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate; or (b) any covenant, condition or
agreement not to be complied with or satisfied; (ii) any failure of the
Purchaser or the Vendor, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
hereunder; (iii) subject to Section 6.1 and 7.1, any lease, sublease, licence or
other agreement entered into by the Purchaser, the Corporation, any of the
Corporation's Subsidiaries or franchisees to occupy real property after the date
of this Agreement and any amendment to any of the Leases or the CPI Leases;
provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 8.2
shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the
parties receiving such notice. The Purchaser shall give prompt notice to the
Vendor of any price increases it makes.
The Purchaser and the Vendor will promptly supplement or amend all of
the Schedules and Exhibits hereto with respect to any matter 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 Schedule and Exhibit hereto (or
provide a certificate of an officer certifying to which Schedules and Exhibits
do not need to be supplemented or amended pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement) at the following times: (i) November 26, 1997; (ii) ten Business Days
prior to the day of the CPI meeting; and (iii) at the Closing. No supplement or
amendment of a Schedule or Exhibit made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed
to cure any breach of, affect or otherwise diminish any representation or
warranty made in this Agreement unless the other party hereto specifically
agrees thereto in writing.
8.3 REGULATORY APPROVALS. Prior to the Closing Date, each party shall execute
and file, or join in the execution and filing of, any application or other
document that may be necessary in order to obtain the authorization, approval or
consent of any Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority which may be
reasonably required, or that the other party may reasonably request, in
connection with the consummation of the Acquisition. Each party shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, approvals and
consents.
8.4 ACTIONS CONTRARY TO STATED INTENT. Neither party shall, or shall permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, take any action that would, or reasonably might be
expected to, result in any of its representations and warranties set forth
herein being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or in any of the
conditions set forth in Article IX not being satisfied.
8.5 CERTAIN FILINGS. The Purchaser and the Vendor shall cooperate with one
another:
(a) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority is required, or any
actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties
to any material contracts, in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(b) in seeking any such actions, consents, approvals or
waivers or making any such filings, furnishing information required in
connection therewith and seeking to obtain in a timely manner any such actions,
consents, approvals or waivers.
8.6 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Purchaser and the Vendor will consult with each
other before issuing any press release or making any public statement with
respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and will not
issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior
consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
however, that a party may, without the consent of the other party, issue such
press release or make such public statement as may be required by law or by the
Nasdaq Stock Market or The Toronto Stock Exchange if it has used all reasonable
efforts to consult with the other party and to obtain such party's consent but
has been unable to do so in a timely manner.
8.7 SATISFACTION OF CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The Purchaser and the Vendor will use
their best efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all the conditions
precedent that are set forth in Article IX, as applicable to each of them, and
to cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated, and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to obtain all consents and
authorizations of third parties and to make all filings with, and give all
notices to, third parties that may be necessary or reasonably required on its
part in order to effect the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the
Purchaser and the Vendor agrees to negotiate in good faith with respect to any
additional agreement reasonably requested by another party hereto which such
requesting party determines in good faith is necessary to effect the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.8 BROTHERS ESCROW AGREEMENT. The rights of the Corporation to be indemnified
by Brothers Retail Corp. in connection with the settlement of various matters
pursuant to the Brothers Stock Purchase Agreement and any rights of the
Corporation to monies being held under the Brothers Escrow Agreement in
connection with such settlements shall be held by the Corporation for the
account of The Second Cup Ltd.; provided, however, that if the rights to
indemnification relate to a settlement wherein costs or losses were incurred by
the Corporation after the Closing Date, such rights to indemnification (and the
monies to be recovered by the Corporation in connection therewith less any costs
incurred in the collection of such monies) shall, to the extent of such costs or
losses only, remain with the Corporation. The Purchaser acknowledges that the
monies being held under the Brothers Escrow Agreement are not part of the assets
of the Corporation being acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Following the execution of this Agreement, the Corporation shall execute an
irrevocable direction to Brothers Retail Corp. and Norwest Bank Colorado, N.A.
directing Norwest Bank Colorado, N.A. to deliver any monies owing to the
Corporation under the Brothers Escrow Agreement to The Second Cup Ltd. in
accordance with the terms of this Section 8.8.
8.9 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. The Vendor shall take all actions necessary to cause to
be elected to the board of directors of the Purchaser for a period of one year
from the Closing Date, three persons designated prior to the Closing Date by the
Purchaser (the "Purchaser's Nominees"). The Vendor agrees to execute all
documents and instruments reasonably requested by Purchaser with respect to this
covenant. The Vendor shall be entitled to nominate to the board of directors of
the Purchaser up to six directors (the "Vendor's Nominees"). The Proxy Statement
shall provide that the board of directors of the Purchaser be fixed at up to
nine and shall ask shareholders to nominate the Vendor's Nominees and the
Purchaser's Nominees to the board of directors of the Purchaser effective upon
the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser and the
Vendor agree that it is desirable to have a representation of independent
directors on the board of directors of the Purchaser
8.10 TAX COOPERATION. (a) The Purchaser and the Vendor shall cooperate fully, as
and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with
the preparation and filing of Tax returns (including any report required
pursuant to Section 368 of the Code and all treasury regulations promulgated
thereunder), any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.
Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party's
request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant
to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available
on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation
of any material provided hereunder. The Purchaser and the Vendor agree (i) to
retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the
Purchaser, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries relating to any Tax period
before the Closing Date and to abide by all record retention agreements entered
into with any taxing authority, and (ii) to give the other party reasonable
written notice prior to destroying or discarding any such books and records.
(b) The Purchaser and the Vendor further agree, upon request,
to use all reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from
any governmental authority or customer of the Purchaser, the Corporation or any
of the Corporation's Subsidiaries or any other person as may be necessary to
mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including but not
limited to with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).
8.11 PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT. The parties acknowledge that the Purchase Price
set out in Section 2.2 is based on relative projected EBITDA contributions which
includes the Purchaser's EBITDA and Vendor's EBITDA as projected at the time of
negotiations between the parties. Accordingly, in order to accommodate certain
negative variances to the Purchaser's EBITDA or the Vendor's EBITDA, the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted according to the following formula at Closing:
Y Adjusted
- ---------------------------- X (0.695 + Adjustment Factor) = Purchase
(0.305 - Adjustment Factor) Price
For the purposes of this Section 8.11, (i) "Y" shall mean the number of
shares of CPI Common Stock issued and outstanding at the Closing Date before
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) the
"Adjustment Factor" shall mean the Purchaser's Adjustment Factor less the
Vendor's Adjustment Factor. The Adjustment Factor will be a negative number in
circumstances where the Vendor's Adjustment Factor is greater than the
Purchaser's Adjustment Factor. The Purchaser's Adjustment Factor shall be
calculated as follows:
If the Purchaser's EBITDA is greater than $650,000, the Purchaser's
Adjustment Factor shall be equal to zero.
If the Purchaser's EBITDA is greater than $600,000 and less than or
equal to $650,000, the Purchaser's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.01.
If the Purchaser's EBITDA is greater than $550,000 and less than or
equal to $600,000, the Purchaser's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.02.
If the Purchaser's EBITDA is greater than $500,000 and less than or
equal to $550,000, the Purchaser's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.03.
The Vendor's Adjustment Factor shall be calculated as follows:
If the Vendor's EBITDA is greater than $2,325,000, the Vendor's
Adjustment Factor shall be equal to zero.
If the Vendor's EBITDA is greater than $2,150,000 and less than or
equal to $2,325,000, the Vendor's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.01.
If the Vendor's EBITDA is greater than $1,975,000 and less than or
equal to $2,150,000, the Vendor's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.02.
If the Vendor's EBITDA is greater than $1,800,000 and less than or
equal to $1,975,000, the Vendor's Adjustment Factor shall be equal to
0.03.
Schedule 8.11 provides illustrative examples of the operation of the
Purchase Price adjustment hereunder.
8.12 CASH/WORKING CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT. The parties acknowledge that the basis for
the cash contribution to be made by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6.4 of
this Agreement was predicated on an assessment as at the time of negotiations
between the parties of the net indebtedness and the working capital position of
the Purchaser (the "Cash Adjustment Base", which means current assets less
current liabilities less long term debt and capital leases). In order to
accommodate certain negative variances in the Cash Adjustment Base between the
date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, excluding changes resulting from
the negotiations and consummation of this transaction, which shall be no greater
than $1,250,000, the Vendor's obligations under Sections 6.4 and 6.5 of this
Agreement shall be adjusted in the following circumstances as follows:
If the Purchaser's Cash Adjustment Base as at the most current
Purchaser's Financial Period End prior to the Closing Date is less than negative
$5,300,000, the Vendor shall (i) decrease the amount of cash to be kept in the
Corporation's bank account on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 6.4 on
a dollar for dollar basis with the amount by which the Purchaser's Cash
Adjustment Base (after adding back amounts paid or accrued by the Purchaser in
connection with the negotiations and consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, which amounts shall be no greater than
$1,250,000) is less than negative $5,300,000 and (ii) increase the maximum
principal amount of the Loan to be made to the Purchaser at the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 6.5 on a dollar for dollar basis (after adding back amounts
paid or accrued by the Purchaser in connection with the negotiations and
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which amounts
shall be no greater than $1,250,000) with the amount by which the Purchaser's
Cash Adjustment Base is less than negative $5,300,000. The parties acknowledge
that the exclusion of transaction costs from the Working Capital Adjustment is
to give effect to the Vendor's agreement to reimburse the Purchaser's expenses
from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which expenses shall be no
greater than $1,250,000.
8.13 LEASE CONSENTS. The Purchaser has been informed that the Vendor will not
obtain consents or approval with respect to the Leases because there will be no
effective change of control of the Corporation. A failure to obtain any required
consents with respect to the Leases shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement, unless such failure results in a Material Adverse Change.
8.14 COFFEE SUPPLY. Subject to the full and final termination of the CBI
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.9, the Purchaser and the Vendor agree that the
production of coffee for the Purchaser shall be transferred to the Corporation's
roasting facility at Castroville, California as soon as possible after the
Closing Date, that such transfer shall be undertaken so as to ensure a smooth
transition of production of Purchaser's coffee and that coffee of a quality
equal or superior to that currently purchased by the Purchaser shall be produced
at such facility on terms to be agreed upon by the parties at or prior to
Closing.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
9.1 CONDITIONS TO ALL PARTIES' OBLIGATIONS. The obligations of all the parties
to this Agreement to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
subject to the fulfilment or satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date (or
such other date as provided in Section 10.1(f) and 10.1(g) hereof), of the
following conditions or the mutual waiver by the parties:
(a) Shareholder Approval. The Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been approved at the CPI Meeting.
(b) Illegality or Legal Constraint. No temporary restraining
order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order or restraint issued by
any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or Canada, no statute,
rule, regulation, order, decree, restraint or pronouncement by any Governmental
Entity, and no other legal restraint or prohibition which would prevent or have
the effect of preventing the consummation of the Acquisition shall have been
issued or adopted or be in effect; provided, however, that the parties shall use
their commercially reasonable best efforts to cause any such injunction,
restraint, decree, pronouncement or other order to be vacated or lifted.
(c) Governmental Authorizations. All permits, approvals,
filings and consents required or advisable to be obtained or made prior to the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable
Canadian law, federal laws of the United States or applicable laws of any state
or foreign country having jurisdiction over the transactions contemplated herein
shall have been obtained or made, as the case may be, on terms and conditions
satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Vendor, acting reasonably, including
without limitation approvals by the U.S. Commission and the Nasdaq Stock Market
and all other applicable securities regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over the exchange of shares in CPI Common Stock for the Purchased Shares (all
such permits, approvals, filings and consents and the lapse of all such waiting
periods being referred to as the "Requisite Regulatory Approvals"), and all such
Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall be in full force and effect.
(d) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall
have been declared effective by the U.S. Commission under the U.S. Securities
Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement
shall have been issued by the U.S. Commission and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser or the
Vendor, threatened by the U.S. Commission.
(e) Due Diligence.
(i) The Purchaser shall have been satisfied, in its
reasonable discretion, with the results of its due diligence review of each of
the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses.
(ii) The Vendor shall have been satisfied, in its reasonable
discretion, with the results of its due diligence review of the Purchaser and
its business.
The Purchaser and the Vendor agree that this condition expires on
November 30, 1997. For purposes of this Section 9.1(e), "reasonable discretion"
shall mean that, had the party known of a particular fact or condition prior to
signing this Agreement it would either not have entered into an agreement with
the other party or it would have changed the material terms of this Agreement.
9.2 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASER TO EFFECT THE ACQUISITION.
The obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfilment or satisfaction, at or prior
to the Closing Date, of the following conditions, unless waived by the Purchaser
in its sole discretion:
(a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Vendor set forth in Article III hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
at and as of the Closing Date, except for such changes as are permitted by this
Agreement and except to the extent a representation or warranty speaks only as
of an earlier date; provided, however, that any inaccuracy of a representation
or warranty in existence on the Closing Date, and which arose subsequent to the
date hereof, shall not result in the non-satisfaction of this Section 9.2(a)
unless any such inaccuracy or inaccuracies, either (i) individually or in the
aggregate, results in a Material Adverse Change to the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) are willful and intentional
misrepresentations that constitute common law fraud.
(b) Covenants and Agreements. The Vendor shall have duly
performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed by or complied with by it
or the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof prior to or at the Closing Date.
(c) Consents. Any consent required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Contract or License to
which the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof is a party shall have been
obtained.
(d) Opinion of Counsel. The Purchaser shall have received the
opinion of Vendor's Counsel dated the Closing Date in the form attached as
Exhibit 9.2 on or before the Closing Date.
(e) Certificates of the Vendor. The Purchaser shall have
received certificates of the Vendor, satisfactory in form and substance to the
Purchaser, executed on behalf of the Vendor by its Chief Executive Officer or
President, as to compliance with the matters set forth in paragraphs (a), (b),
(c), (f) and (h) of this Section 9.2.
(f) No Adverse Decision. There shall not be any action taken
or threatened, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered,
threatened, or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, by any
foreign, Canadian or United States federal, provincial, state or local
government or Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority or court that, whether
in connection with the grant of a Requisite Regulatory Approval, any agreement
proposed by any foreign, Canadian or United States federal, state, local or
provincial government or Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority, or
otherwise, which (i) requires or could reasonably be expected to require any
divestiture by the Purchaser, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of a
portion of its business that the Purchaser in its reasonable judgment believes
will result in a Material Adverse Change to the Purchaser or the Corporation or
(ii) imposes any condition upon the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries that
in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment (x) would be materially burdensome to the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (y) would materially
increase the costs incurred or that could be incurred by the Purchaser as a
result of consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents. All corporate and other
proceedings taken or required to be taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser and the Purchaser's counsel,
and Purchaser and Purchaser's counsel shall have received all such information
and such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as
the Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request.
(h) Adverse Change. From the date hereof through and including
the Closing Date, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have
suffered any Material Adverse Change (whether or not such change is described in
any supplement to a Schedule hereto).
(i) Approval of Vendor. If the transactions contemplated
herein are to be effected as a statutory merger (as contemplated by Section 2.3)
and the approval of the Vendor as shareholder is required in connection
therewith, the Vendor shall have so approved the merger prior to the time of the
merger.
9.3 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE VENDOR TO EFFECT THE ACQUISITION. The
obligations of the Vendor under this Agreement to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfilment or satisfaction, at or prior
to the Closing Date, of the following conditions. unless waived by the Vendor in
its sole discretion:
(a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Article V hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent a representation or warranty
speaks only as of an earlier date and except for changes contemplated by this
Agreement; provided, however, that any inaccuracy of a representation or
warranty in existence on the Closing Date, and which arose subsequent to the
date hereof, shall not result in the non-satisfaction of this Section 9.3(a)
unless any such inaccuracy or inaccuracies, either (i) individually or in the
aggregate, results in a Material Adverse Change to the Purchaser or (ii) are
willful and intentional misrepresentations that constitute common law fraud.
(b) Covenants and Agreements. The Purchaser shall have duly
performed and complied, in all material respects, with the covenants and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or at the Closing Date.
(c) Consents. Any consent required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Contract or License to
which the Purchaser is a party shall have been obtained.
(d) Opinion of Counsel. The Vendor shall have received the
opinion of Purchaser's Counsel dated the Closing Date in the form attached as
Exhibit 9.3(d) on or before the Closing Date.
(e) Certificates of the Purchaser. The Vendor shall have
received a certificate of the Purchaser, satisfactory in form and substance to
the Vendor, executed on behalf of the Purchaser by its Chief Executive Officer
as to compliance with the matters set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (f) and
(h) of this Section 9.3.
(f) No Adverse Decision. There shall not be any action taken
or threatened, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered,
threatened, or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, by any
foreign, Canadian or United States federal, provincial, state or local
government or Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority or court that, whether
in connection with the grant of a Requisite Regulatory Approval, any agreement
proposed by any foreign, Canadian or United States federal, state, local or
provincial government or Governmental Entity or Regulatory Authority, or
otherwise, which (i) requires or could reasonably be expected to require any
divestiture by the Purchaser, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of a
portion of its business that the Vendor in its reasonable judgment believes will
result in a Material Adverse Change to the Purchaser or the Corporation or (ii)
imposes any condition upon the Purchaser that in the Vendor's reasonable
judgment (x) would be materially burdensome to the Purchaser or (y) would
materially increase the costs incurred or that could be incurred by the
Purchaser as a result of consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Proceedings; Receipt of Documents. All corporate and other
proceedings taken or required to be taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Vendor and the Vendor's counsel, and
the Vendor and the Vendor's counsel shall have received all such information and
such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the
Vendor or its counsel may reasonably request.
(h) Adverse Change. From the date hereof, through and
including the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall not have suffered any Material
Adverse Change (whether or not such change is described in any supplement to a
Schedule hereto). The failure of the Purchaser to obtain on or prior to the
Closing Date the written consent of the lessors, or the sublessors, as the case
may be, under the CPI Leases set out on Schedule 9.3(h) to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to be a Material Adverse Change
in the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence and Section 10.3(b), if
the Purchaser fails to obtain the written consent of a lessor or sublessor of a
CPI Lease for a store in Arizona, the Purchaser shall only be required to pay
the Vendor's Expenses if such failure results in a change or a development
involving a prospective change which, alone or together with any other such
change or development, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the value of the assets or the financial condition, which
includes the earnings and cash flow streams, of the Purchaser.
(i) Voting Agreement. From the date hereof, through and
including the date of the CPI Meeting, each of the Voting Agreements executed
contemporaneously with this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect,
unamended, in the form attached as Exhibit 9.3(i).
(j) Nasdaq Listing. If the CPI Common Stock is trading on the
Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market at the time of Closing, the
shares of CPI Common Stock to be issued to the Vendor pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on the stock market on which
the CPI Common Stock is so trading.
(k) Officers and Directors. Alton McEwen, or such other person
as the Vendor shall designate in its discretion if not Alton McEwen, shall have
been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Purchaser, following the CPI
Meeting effective as of the Closing. The Vendor's Nominees shall have been
elected to the board of directors of the Purchaser effective as of the Closing.
(l) Financial Statements Unqualified. The audited financial
statements of the Purchaser to be delivered to the Vendor pursuant to Section
7.8, shall be unqualified and shall not reflect any Material Adverse Change
since the date of the interim financial statements dated June 30, 1997, except
for the impact of the costs and expenses incurred as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which costs shall be no more than
$1,250,000.
(m) Approval of Bank of America. The Purchaser shall have
received the approval of Bank of America to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby or, in the alternative, the Purchaser shall have provided
the Vendor with evidence satisfactory to the Vendor that a financial institution
comparable to Bank of America has committed to finance the Purchaser following
the Closing and that such financing shall be on substantially the same terms as
the financing arrangements currently in place with Bank of America with respect
to principal amount, interest rate and term and shall include covenants that are
commercially reasonable for loans of a similar nature; provided that Vendor
shall have used its best efforts to assist Purchaser in obtaining such approval
or alternative financing, as the case may be (which best efforts shall not, in
any event, include an obligation to invest any capital in the Purchaser); and
provided further that Vendor, pursuant to its obligations under Section 6.5
hereof, shall have agreed to enter into any subordination agreement reasonably
requested by Bank of America, or such other financial institution, as the case
may be.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
10.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing Date:
(a) by the mutual consent of the Purchaser and the Vendor;
(b) by the Purchaser, if it is not in material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement, and if (A) there has been a breach by the
Vendor of any of its representations and warranties hereunder such that Section
9.2(a) will not be satisfied; or (B) there has been a willful breach on the part
of the Vendor of any of its covenants agreements contained in this Agreement
such that the first sentence of Section 9.2(b) will not be satisfied, and, in
both case (A) and case (B), such breach has not been cured within ten 10 days
after notice to the Vendor;
(c) by the Vendor, if it is not in material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement, and if (A) there has been a breach by the
Purchaser of any of its representations and warranties hereunder such that
Section 9.3(a) will not be satisfied; or (B) there has been a willful breach on
the part of the Purchaser of any of its covenants or agreement contained in this
Agreement such that the first sentence of Section 9.3(b) will not be satisfied,
and, in both case (A) and (B), such breach has not been cured within ten 10 days
after notice to the Purchaser;
(d) by the Purchaser, if, after the date of this Agreement,
there shall have occurred a Material Adverse Change in the Corporation and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(e) by the Vendor if, after the date of this Agreement, there
shall have occurred a Material Adverse Change in the Purchaser;
(f) by the Purchaser, if, after the date of this Agreement,
one or more of the conditions set out in Section 9.1 or 9.2 has not been
fulfilled by the Closing Date, provided, however, that the right of termination
with respect to the condition set out in Section 9.1(e)(i) shall expire at
midnight (Oregon time) November 30, 1997; or
(g) by the Vendor, if, after the date of this Agreement, one
or more of the conditions set out in Section 9.1 or 9.3 has not been fulfilled
by the Closing Date, provided, however, that the right of termination with
respect to the condition set out in Section 9.1(e)(ii) shall expire at midnight
(Oregon time) November 30, 1997.
Any termination of this Agreement under this Section 10.1 will be
effective by the delivery of written notice by the terminating party to the
other party hereto.
10.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Except as provided in Sections 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5,
in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void, there shall be no liability on the part
of the Purchaser or the Vendor or any of their respective corporate affiliates,
officers or directors to the other and all rights and obligations of any party
hereto shall cease; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any
party from liability for the wilful breach of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
10.3 EXPENSES
(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this Section 10.3, all
out-of-pocket cost and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel, financial advisers and accounting, incurred by the
parties hereto shall be borne solely and entirely by the party which has
incurred such costs and expenses (with respect to such party, its "Expenses");
provided, however, that all costs and expenses related to printing, filing and
mailing the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement and all U.S. Commission
and other regulatory filing fees incurred in connection with the Registration
Statement and the Proxy Statement shall be borne solely by the Purchaser and all
filing fees required under the HSR Act, if any, shall be borne equally between
the Purchaser and the Vendor.
(b) The Purchaser and the Vendor agree that if this Agreement
is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1(d) or Section 10.1(e), then, the party
who has suffered the Material Adverse Change shall pay to the other party that
other party's Expenses incurred subsequent to September 16, 1997. Any payment
required to be made pursuant to this Section 10.3(b) shall be made as promptly
as practicable but not later than 10 Business Days after receipt by the party
required to pay the Expenses of the statement setting forth the Expenses of the
other party in reasonable detail and shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account designated by the party entitled to
payment of its Expenses.
10.4 TERMINATION FEE
(a) Payment by Purchaser. Subject to Section 10.6, if this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1(g) because the condition set
out in Section 9.1(a) is not met (due to no failure of the Vendor), or because
the Purchaser has failed to satisfy the condition set out in Section 9.3(a)(ii),
9.3(b), 9.3(d), 9.3(g), 9.3(k), 9.3(m) or, to the extent that the failure to
satisfy the condition is not a result of a Material Adverse Change, 9.3(1), then
the Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor a fee of $500,000 and the Vendor's
Expenses incurred subsequent to September 16, 1997 (by wire transfer in
immediately available funds) within 15 Business Days after delivery of the
notice contemplated in Section 10.1.
(b) Payment by Vendor. If this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 10.1(f) because the Vendor has failed to satisfy the
condition set out in Section 9.2(a)(ii), 9.2(b), 9.2(d), 9.2(g), or 9.2(i) then
the Vendor shall pay to the Purchaser a fee of $500,000 and the Purchaser's
Expenses incurred subsequent to September 16, 1997 (by wire transfer in
immediately available funds) within 15 Business Days after delivery of the
notice contemplated in Section 10.1.
A party shall not be entitled to receive any payment under this Section
10.4 if, at the time of delivery of the applicable notice of termination
pursuant to Section 10.1, the party alleging a breach is in material breach of
this Agreement.
10.5 ALTERNATE TRANSACTION FEE. Subject to Section 10.6, if on or before the
Closing Date, an offer is publicly announced, received by the Purchaser,
commenced or made with respect to the sale of more than 10% of the issued and
outstanding shares of CPI Common Stock (other than (i) shares of CPI Common
Stock traded on the Nasdaq National Market, and (ii) shares of CPI Common Stock
issued upon the exercise of stock options) or the sale of the assets of the
Purchaser (other than non-intellectual property assets of the Purchaser located
outside of Oregon and Arizona) outside of the ordinary course of business or the
merger, amalgamation, or other form of business combination with or involving
the Purchaser, its assets or the shares of CPI Common Stock (the "Alternate
Transaction") and the Alternate Transaction is thereafter completed on or before
August 15, 1998 (whether or not on its original terms), and the Vendor continues
to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to close the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement after becoming aware of the Alternate
Transaction, the Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor in consideration of its
efforts a fee of $500,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Vendor shall not
be required to continue to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to close
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement if the Purchaser is precluded
from dealing with the Vendor or the Purchaser ceases to discuss or prepare for
the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10.6 MAXIMUM PAYMENT BY PURCHASER. Notwithstanding the provisions set out in
Sections 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, the aggregate maximum amount that the Purchaser
shall be required to pay for the Expenses and the fees contemplated by Section
10.4(a) and 10.5 shall in no event exceed $1,000,000 and, to the extent that the
amount payable would otherwise exceed $1,000,000, the amount to be paid shall be
$1,000,000.
ARTICLE XI
PROJECTIONS
11.1 VENDOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The Vendor acknowledges having received the
projections attached to the Disclosure Letter.
11.2 REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY OF PURCHASER. The Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Vendor that the projections attached to the Disclosure Letter
represent a reasonable, best efforts projection for the Purchaser, (excluding
the expenses contemplated by this Agreement, which expenses shall be no greater
than $1,250,000) based on all facts known by the Purchaser as at the date of the
Disclosure Letter, for the 1998 calendar year.
ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 TAKING OF NECESSARY ACTION. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees, subject to applicable laws, to use
all best efforts promptly to take or cause to be taken all action and promptly
to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under
applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Vendor and the Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain and make all consents, approvals, assurances and filings of or with third
parties and Governmental Entities necessary, or in the reasonable opinion of the
Purchaser or the Vendor advisable for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each party shall cooperate with the other in
good faith to help the other satisfy its obligations hereunder.
12.2 EMPLOYMENT TERMS. The parties agree that Exhibit 12.2 sets out the terms of
employment for Taylor H. Devine and Kenneth Ross following Closing.
12.3 EFFECT OF DUE DILIGENCE. No investigation by or on behalf of the Purchaser
into the business, operations, prospects, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall diminish in any way the
effect of any representations or warranties made by the Vendor in this Agreement
or shall relieve the Vendor of any of its obligations under this Agreement. No
investigation by or on behalf of the Vendor into the business, operations,
prospects, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Purchaser shall
diminish in any way the effect of any representations or warranties made by the
Purchaser in this Agreement or shall relieve the Purchaser of any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
12.4 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder shall be assigned by either of the parties hereto without the prior
written consent of the other party hereto.
12.5 NON-SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. None of the
representations, warranties and covenants made herein, or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the Closing Date or
termination of this Agreement, except for the provisions of Sections 8.1(d)
(which shall survive for a period of three years from the date of the
Confidentiality Agreement), 6.7, 8.9 and 8.10 (each of which shall survive in
accordance with their terms) and, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 each of which
shall survive indefinitely.
12.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together with the Schedules and Exhibits
hereto and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among
the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and
controls and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations
by or between the parties, written or oral with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
12.7 NOTICES. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent by
telefax communication, by recognized overnight courier marked for overnight
delivery, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
(a) If to the Purchaser:
c/o The Coffee People, Inc.
15100 S.W. Koll Parkway, Suite J
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
Attention: Kenneth B. Ross
Fax: (503) 672-9013
with a copy to:
Tonkon Torp LLP
1600 Pioneer Tower
888 S.W. Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon
97204-2099
Attention: Ronald L. Greenman
Fax: (503) 274-8779
(b) If to the Vendor:
c/o The Second Cup Ltd.
175 Bloor Street East
South Tower, Suite 801
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3R8
Attention: Michael Bregman
Fax: (416) 975-9856
with a copy to:
Goodman Phillips & Vineberg
250 Yonge Street
Suite 2400
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2M6
Attention: David Matlow
Fax: (416) 979-1234
or such other addresses as shall be furnished by like notice by such party. All
such notices and communications shall, when telefaxed (immediately thereafter
confirmed by telephone), be effective when telefaxed, or if sent by nationally
recognized overnight courier service, be effective one Business Day after the
same has been delivered to such courier service marked for overnight delivery,
or, if mailed, be effective when received.
12.8 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference
to or application of any conflicts of laws principles.
12.9 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; RECEIPT OF PROCESS. Each party hereby consents to
the jurisdiction of, and confers non-exclusive jurisdiction upon, any federal or
state court located in the City of Portland, Oregon, and appropriate appellate
courts therefrom, over any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense in any such
action, suit or proceeding, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to
venue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such federal or
state court and hereby irrevocably waives any claim that any such action, suit
or proceeding brought in any such court or tribunal has been brought in an
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Oregon, provided that notice thereof is provided pursuant to provisions for
notice under this Agreement.
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each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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are not to be considered in construing or interpreting any term or provision of
this Agreement.
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prior to the Closing Date. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
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provisions of this Agreement or any of the rights of such party with respect
thereto or to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement shall
not be considered to be a waiver of such provision, right or term or in any way
to effect the validity of this Agreement or deprive the applicable party of the
right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any term of
this Agreement. The exercise by any party of any of the rights of such party
provided by this Agreement shall not preclude or prejudice such party from
exercising any other rights such party may have under this Agreement,
irrespective or any previous action or proceeding taken by it hereunder. Any
waiver by any party of the performance of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized
representative of such party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as of the date first
written above.
THE SECOND CUP INC.
By: /s/ K.A. Welsh
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Title: Secretary
COFFEE PEOPLE, INC.
By: /s/ Kenneth B. Ross
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Coffee People, Inc. Second Cup, US Operations 503-291-1924
503-672-3300 408-633-6300
COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. ANNOUNCES MERGER
WITH U.S. OPERATIONS OF THE SECOND CUP LTD.
Combination Creates Specialty Coffee Retailer with 317 Outlets
PORTLAND, OR, November 13, 1997 -- Coffee People, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOKA) today
announced plans to combine its operations with the U.S. operations of The Second
Cup Ltd. (Toronto:SKL). The move strengthens the combined company's position as
the second largest specialty coffee retailer in the United States with a total
of 317 stores throughout the nation and in six other countries.
The two companies have signed a definitive agreement that provides for
Gloria Jean's Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Second Cup, to combine its
272-store operation, including 240 franchised stores, with Coffee People which
operates 45 company-owned retail stores. Following the merger, Coffee People
expects to continue trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the current MOKA
ticker symbol.
For the fiscal year ended June 28, 1997, Gloria Jean's had systemwide
sales of $101 million and revenue of $30.2 million. In the most recent 12 months
ended September 30, 1997, Coffee People reported revenue of $17.3 million.
"Both companies have undergone substantial operational change in recent
months which has resulted in improved financial performance and prospects," said
Taylor H. Devine, president and chief executive officer of Coffee People. In its
first quarter ended September 20, 1997, Gloria Jean's generated systemwide sales
of $20.5 million, revenue of $8.2 million and EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $1.1 million. Coffee People's third
quarter ended September 30, 1997 produced revenue of $6.0 million and EBITDA of
$195,000.
Under the agreement, Coffee People, which currently has 3.3 million
shares outstanding, will issue approximately 7.5 million shares of Coffee People
common stock to Second Cup, giving Second Cup 69.5 percent ownership of the
combined company. The number of shares to be issued is subject to adjustment
upward or downward under certain circumstances based on financial performance of
each company through their December periods. The merger requires shareholder and
regulatory approval and is expected to close in March 1998.
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"This merger offers exciting prospects for our shareholders and the
specialty coffee industry," said Devine. "It is a major step in the ongoing
consolidation of the industry in the United States and provides a solid base
from which to continue to grow."
Devine said that Gloria Jean's is a leading specialty coffee retailer
with a strong brand franchise throughout the United States. It also has 27
stores internationally with operations in Japan, Mexico, Ireland, Korea,
Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. Its parent company, Second Cup, is the
leading specialty coffee retailer in Canada operating more than 300 retail
outlets under its own name. For its fiscal year ended June 28, 1997, Second Cup
had systemwide sale from its Canadian operations of $108 million (Canadian),
revenue of $19.5 million (Canadian) and EBITDA of $8.1 million (Canadian).
"As a combined company, we will have strength in mall-based operations
as well as neighborhood and drive-through store formats," said Devine. Gloria
Jean's stores offer a full range of gourmet coffees and teas, as well as a
variety of related gifts, supplies, equipment and accessories. Coffee People
stores cater to espresso and coffee beverages in addition to tea, whole bean
coffee, ice cream and coffee-related products.
"The company will also benefit from vertical integration of its
roasting and retail operation," said Devine. Gloria Jean's owns and operates a
full roasting operation in Castroville, California that supplies its stores.
"Coffee People's stores and its stores in Arizona, operated as Coffee
Plantation, will continue doing business under their own brand names as will the
existing Gloria Jean's," Devin pointed out. "We expect to achieve economies of
scale in our general and administration overhead structures as well as other
operating synergies."
Devine said that the combined company will have greater financial
resources that will enable the further expansion of Coffee People and Coffee
Plantation stores in Coffee People's existing Oregon and Arizona markets.
Following the merger, Coffee People's fiscal year will be changed to
end on the last Saturday of June, consistent with Second Cup's fiscal year.
Alton McEwen, president and chief operating officer of Second Cup's U.S.
operations, will be president and chief executive officer of the combined
company which will be located in Castroville. Devine will continue as president
of Coffee People's operations -- which will maintain a regional staff in
Portland and Phoenix -- along with additional development responsibilities.
Coffee People, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, has been in business
since 1983 and operates coffee houses, Motor Mokas(R) and Aero Mokas(R),
primarily in Oregon and Arizona. The Second Cup Ltd., headquartered in Toronto,
Canada, is the leading specialty coffee company in Canada and the second largest
specialty coffee retailer in North America.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
projected results. For a complete discussion of the risks associated with
forward-looking information, refer to the Risk Factors contained in the
company's 10-KSB for 1996 and Registration Statement of Form SB-2 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission effective September 25, 1996.
