UNITED STATES
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): August 3, 2021 (August 2, 2021)
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-03876 | 75-1056913 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300 | Dallas | Texas | 75201 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 871-3555
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common Stock $0.01 par value | HFC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Business Combination Agreement
On August 2, 2021, HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”), Hippo Parent Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of HollyFrontier (“New Parent”), Hippo Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent (“Parent Merger Sub” and together with HollyFrontier and New Parent, the “HFC Parties”), The Sinclair Companies (“Sinclair HoldCo”), and Hippo Holding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinclair HoldCo (the “Target Company”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, HollyFrontier will acquire the Target Company by effecting (a) a holding company merger in accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law whereby HollyFrontier will merge with and into Parent Merger Sub, with HollyFrontier surviving such merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent (the “HFC Merger”) and (b) immediately following the HFC Merger, a contribution whereby Sinclair HoldCo will contribute all of the equity interests of the Target Company to New Parent in exchange for shares of New Parent, resulting in the Target Company becoming a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent (the “Sinclair Oil Acquisition” and together with the HFC Merger, the “HFC Transactions”).
HFC Merger
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, at the effective time of the Parent Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock of HollyFrontier, par value $0.01 per share (“HFC Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any treasury shares which are to be cancelled pursuant to the Agreement) will be automatically converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of New Parent, par value $0.01 per share (“New Parent Common Stock”).
Following the consummation of the HFC Merger, New Parent will assume HollyFrontier’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and will be renamed “HF Sinclair Corporation”.
Sinclair Acquisition
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, immediately after the Effective Time, Sinclair HoldCo will contribute the equity interests in the Target Company to New Parent in exchange for 60,230,036 shares of New Parent Common Stock (the “Sinclair Stock Consideration”). The Agreement also provides for a cash payment between the parties related to certain working capital, hydrocarbon inventory and other adjustment items. On a pro forma basis following the closing, Sinclair HoldCo will own 26.75% of the outstanding common stock of New Parent, and HollyFrontier’s current stockholders will hold in the aggregate 73.25% of the outstanding common stock of New Parent, based on HollyFrontier’s outstanding shares of common stock as of July 30, 2021. The Sinclair Stock Consideration is subject to adjustment if, as a condition to obtaining antitrust clearance for the Sinclair Transactions (as defined below), HollyFrontier agrees to divest its Woods Cross Refinery Assets (as defined in the Agreement) and the sales price for such assets does not exceed a threshold provided in the Agreement. The issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Consummation of the HFC Transactions is subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions, including, among others (i) the approval of the majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of HollyFrontier common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting of the HollyFrontier stockholders in favor of the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration (the “Stockholder Approval”); (ii) the expiration or early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and receipt of other required regulatory consents and approvals; and (iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among Sinclair HoldCo, Sinclair Transportation Company, a Wyoming corporation, and Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), which will occur immediately prior to the HFC Transactions (the “HEP Transactions” and together with the HFC Transactions, the “Sinclair Transactions”).
The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of HollyFrontier, Sinclair Holdco, and the HFC Parties. The Agreement also contains customary covenants, including a non-solicitation provision that restricts HollyFrontier’s ability to take certain actions, including to solicit or initiate discussions or negotiations with third parties, regarding other proposals to acquire HollyFrontier. In addition, the board of directors of HollyFrontier is required to recommend that HollyFrontier’s stockholders approve the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration, and may not rescind or modify such recommendation, with limited exceptions.
The Agreement automatically terminates if the HEP Transactions are terminated. The Agreement contains other customary termination rights, including (a) a termination right for Sinclair HoldCo if, prior to obtaining the Stockholder Approval, there is an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined in the Agreement) and (b) a termination right for HollyFrontier in connection with the acceptance of a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Agreement), (c) a termination right for each of HollyFrontier and Sinclair HoldCo if (i) Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the special meeting convened therefor, or (ii) under certain circumstances if the closing has not occurred by May 2, 2022 (the “Outside Date”), except that the Outside Date can be extended by either party by up to two 90 day periods to obtain any required antitrust clearance.
Upon termination of the Agreement under certain circumstances, including, among others, in the event HollyFrontier validly accepts a Superior Proposal or HollyFrontier’s board of directors withdraws its recommendation to HollyFrontier stockholders to approve the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration, HollyFrontier will be required to pay Sinclair HoldCo a termination fee equal to $200 million. In addition, if the Stockholder Approval is not obtained and the Agreement is terminated, HollyFrontier will pay Sinclair HoldCo an amount equal to $35 million as reimbursement for expenses.
The foregoing summary description of the Agreement and the HFC Transactions contemplated thereby is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The Agreement has been attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other financial information about the parties thereto or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by such parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and security holders. Investors and security holders should not rely on the representations, warranties or covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties to the Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the parties thereto.
Stockholders Agreement
On August 2, 2021, in connection with the Agreement, New Parent entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) by and among New Parent, Sinclair HoldCo and the stockholders of Sinclair HoldCo (each a “Stockholder” and collectively, the “Stockholders,” and along with Sinclair HoldCo and each of their permitted transferees, the “Sinclair Parties”), which will become effective at the closing of the HFC Transactions.
Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, the Sinclair Parties will be entitled to nominate (i) two persons to the board of directors of New Parent (the “Board”) at the closing and for so long as the Sinclair Parties beneficially own common stock constituting not less than 15% of all outstanding New Parent Common Stock and (ii) one person to the Board for so long as the Sinclair Parties beneficially own less than 15% but more than or equal to 5% of all outstanding New Parent Common Stock.
The Stockholders Agreement subjects 45,172,527 million of the shares of New Parent Common Stock issued to the Sinclair Parties (“Restricted Shares”) to a “lock-up” period commencing on the closing date, with one-third of such Restricted Shares being released from such restrictions on the date that is six months after the closing, one-third of the Restricted Shares being released from such restrictions on the first anniversary of the closing date, and the remainder being released from such restrictions on the date that is 15 months from the closing date. In addition, until the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Sinclair Parties beneficially own New Parent Common Stock constituting less than 5% of all outstanding New Parent Common Stock and (ii) the date on which a Change of Control (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) occurs, the Sinclair Parties will be prohibited from transferring the shares of New Parent Common Stock owned by them to certain prohibited transferees, subject to certain permitted exceptions.
Further, New Parent has agreed to file, within five business days following the closing date, a shelf registration statement under the Securities Act, to permit the public resale of all the registrable securities held by the Sinclair Parties and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such shelf registration statement to be declared effective immediately upon filing, or if the form of such shelf registration statement would not permit immediate effectiveness, to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the shelf registration statement, but in any event within ninety days following filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 and within forty-five days after filing of a registration statement on Form S-3 (if such Form S-3 is not immediately effective upon filing).
The Sinclair Parties have also agreed to certain customary standstill provisions prohibiting them from, among other things, (i) making a public announcement, or otherwise soliciting, to effect or effecting any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction (whether or not involving a Change of Control) involving the New Parent or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) forming, joining or participating in any group with respect to the New Parent Common Stock; or (iii) otherwise acting with any person, to seek to control the management, the Board or the policies of the New Parent. The standstill provisions continue in effect until the earliest to occur of (i) the fourth anniversary of the closing date, (ii) the date on which the Sinclair Parties beneficially own New Parent Common Stock constituting less than 10% of all outstanding New Parent Common Stock, and (iii) the date on which a Change of Control occurs.
In addition, the Sinclair Parties have agreed to vote at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders all shares of the New Parent Common Stock held by them (i) in accordance with the Board’s recommendations in respect of stockholder proposals and certain proposals submitted by New Parent, including the ratification of New Parent’s independent public accounting firm, “say-on-pay” votes, and proposals relating to an incentive compensation plan or a material amendment thereof, and (ii) with respect to each nominee for election to the Board, either (in their sole discretion) (A) in accordance with the Board’s recommendation, or (B) in the same proportion as the votes cast by stockholders of New Parent who are not Sinclair Parties. The voting agreements continue until the date on which the Sinclair Parties are no longer entitled to nominate a director to the Board.
The foregoing description of the Stockholders Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stockholders Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Letter Agreement
On August 2, 2021, in connection with the Sinclair Transactions, HollyFrontier and the Partnership entered into a Letter Agreement (“Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, HollyFrontier and the Partnership agreed, upon the consummation of the Sinclair Transactions, to enter into amendments to certain of the agreements by and among the Partnership and its affiliates, on the one hand, and HollyFrontier and its affiliates (other than the Partnership and its affiliates), on the other hand, including the Seventh Amended and Restated Master Throughput Agreement, dated February 8, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Master Throughput Agreement”), to include within the scope of such agreements the assets to be acquired by the Partnership pursuant to the Contribution Agreement. The amendment to the Master Throughput Agreement will include minimum volume commitments by HollyFrontier in respect of the certain assets acquired by the Partnership pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, as further described in the Letter Agreement. The amendments to certain of the other agreements between HollyFrontier and the Partnership are described in the Letter Agreement.
In addition, the Letter Agreement provides that if, as a condition to obtaining antitrust clearance for the Sinclair Transactions, HollyFrontier enters into a definitive agreement to divest its refinery in Davis County, Utah (the “Woods Cross Refinery”), then HollyFrontier and the Partnership will enter into a purchase agreement in substantially the form attached to the Letter Agreement, pursuant to which the Partnership and its affiliates would sell their assets located at, or relating to, the Woods Cross Refinery (the “Partnership WX Assets”) to HollyFrontier in exchange for cash consideration equal to $232.5 million plus the amount of all accounts receivable of the Partnership and its affiliates in respect of the Partnership WX Assets as of the closing date, with such sale to be effective immediately prior to the closing of the sale of the Woods Cross Refinery by HollyFrontier. The Letter Agreement also provides that the Partnership’s right to future revenues from HollyFrontier in respect of the Partnership WX Assets will terminate at the closing of such sale.
The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3.02 |
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth under the heading “Business Combination Agreement” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02 hereof.
Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 2, 2021, HollyFrontier and the Partnership issued a joint press release announcing that HollyFrontier had entered into the Agreement disclosed under the heading “Business Combination Agreement” in Item 1.01 hereof. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
HollyFrontier and the Partnership also issued an investor presentation in connection with the Sinclair Transactions. A copy of this investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information provided in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2) shall not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by HollyFrontier pursuant to the Securities Act, other than to the extent that such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by express reference thereto.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This communication may contain or incorporate by reference statements or information that are, include or are based on forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give expectations, intentions, beliefs or forecasts of future events or otherwise for the future, and can be identified by the fact that they relate to future actions, performance or results rather than relating strictly to historical or current facts. Words such as “anticipate(s),” “project(s),” “expect(s),” “plan(s),” “goal(s),” “forecast(s),” “strategy”, “intend(s),” “should,” “would,” “could,” “believe,” “may,” and variations of such words and other words and expressions of similar meaning are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of such words or other words and expressions of similar meaning does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the acquisition by HollyFrontier and the Partnership of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company (collectively, “Sinclair”), statements regarding the acquisition by HollyFrontier of the Puget Sound Refinery from Shell (the “PSR Transaction”), pro forma descriptions of the combined companies and their operations, integration and transition plans, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the business prospects and performance of HollyFrontier and/or the Partnership, and they are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are
based on assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date thereof that HollyFrontier management believes are reasonable, but that involve certain risks and uncertainties and may prove inaccurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to (i) HollyFrontier’s and the Partnership’s failure to successfully close the Sinclair Transactions or, once closed, integrate the operations of Sinclair with their existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Sinclair Transactions or on the expected timeline; (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to the proposed Sinclair Transactions, including, without limitation, the receipt of the HollyFrontier stockholder approval for the issuance of New Parent Common Stock at closing and regulatory approvals (including clearance by antitrust authorities necessary to complete the Sinclair Transactions) on the terms and timeline desired, (iii) risks relating to the value of the shares of New Parent’s common stock and the value of the Partnership’s limited partner common units to be issued at the closing of the Sinclair Transactions from sales in anticipation of closing and by the Sinclair holders following the closing, (iv) legal proceedings that may be instituted against HollyFrontier or the Partnership following the announcement of the proposed Sinclair Transactions, (v) HollyFrontier’s failure to successfully close the PSR Transaction or, once closed, integrate the operations of the Puget Sound Refinery with its existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the PSR Transaction or on the expected timeline; (vi) disruption the Sinclair Transactions may cause to customers, vendors, business partners and HollyFrontier’s and the Partnership’s ongoing business, (vii) the extraordinary market environment and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a significant decline in demand for refined petroleum products in the markets we serve, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers and transporters of refined petroleum or lubricant and specialty products in HollyFrontier’s and the Partnership’s markets, the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products or lubricant and specialty products, the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, whether due to infection in the work force or in response to reductions in demand, effects of current and future governmental and environmental regulations and policies, including the effects of current and future restrictions on various commercial and economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and (viii) other factors, including those listed in the most recent annual, quarterly and periodic reports of HollyFrontier and the Partnership filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), whether or not related to either proposed transaction. All forward-looking statements included in this report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, HollyFrontier and the Partnership undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
HollyFrontier assumes no, and expressly disclaims any, duty or obligation to update or correct any forward-looking statement as a result of events, changes, effects, states of facts, conditions, circumstances, occurrences or developments subsequent to the date of this communication or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures HollyFrontier makes in its filings with the SEC.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration in connection with the HFC Transactions will be submitted to HollyFrontier’s stockholders for their consideration. In connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration, HollyFrontier will (i) prepare a proxy statement for HollyFrontier’s stockholders to be filed with the SEC, (ii) mail the proxy statement to its stockholders, and (iii) file other documents regarding the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration and the proposed HFC Transactions with the SEC. This communication is not intended to be, and is not, a substitute for such filings or for any other document that HollyFrontier may file with the SEC in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration or the proposed HFC Transactions. SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents filed or furnished by HollyFrontier with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com.
Participants in Solicitation
HollyFrontier and its directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration. Information about HollyFrontier’s directors and executive officers is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021. The proxy statement is available free of charge from the sources indicated above, and from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration will be included in the proxy statement and other relevant materials HollyFrontier files with the SEC in connection with the proposed HFC Transactions.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of any omitted schedule. |
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.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION |
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Date: August 3, 2021 |
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/s/ Richard L. Voliva III |
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Name: | Richard L. Voliva III |
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Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
by and among
THE SINCLAIR COMPANIES,
HIPPO HOLDING LLC,
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION,
HIPPO PARENT CORPORATION,
and
HIPPO MERGER SUB, INC.
Dated as of August 2, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. |
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DEFINITIONS AND TERMS |
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Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Interpretation and Construction | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE 2. |
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THE TRANSACTIONS |
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Section 2.1 |
Parent Merger | 5 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Effects of the Parent Merger | 5 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Effect on Securities | 6 | ||||
Section 2.4 |
Parent Equity Awards | 7 | ||||
Section 2.5 |
Company Reorganization and Sinclair Contribution | 8 | ||||
Section 2.6 |
Closing Accounting Adjustment | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE 3. |
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CLOSING |
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Section 3.1 |
Closing | 15 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Closing; Deliveries | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 4. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SINCLAIR HOLDCO AND THE COMPANY |
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Section 4.1 |
Organization | 17 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Authority; Binding Effect | 18 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Non-Contravention | 18 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Governmental Consents and Approvals | 19 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Financial Information; No Undisclosed Liabilities | 19 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
Capitalization of the Company | 20 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership; Joint Ventures | 20 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Absence of Changes | 22 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Real Property | 22 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
Material Contracts | 24 | ||||
Section 4.11 |
Intellectual Property Rights; Privacy | 26 | ||||
Section 4.12 |
Assets of the Company Group | 28 | ||||
Section 4.13 |
Compliance with Laws | 28 | ||||
Section 4.14 |
Environmental Matters | 28 | ||||
Section 4.15 |
Certain Proceedings | 29 |
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Section 4.16 |
Permits | 30 | ||||
Section 4.17 |
Taxes | 30 | ||||
Section 4.18 |
Employment Matters | 33 | ||||
Section 4.19 |
Employee Benefits | 34 | ||||
Section 4.20 |
Insurance | 36 | ||||
Section 4.21 |
Powers of Attorney | 36 | ||||
Section 4.22 |
Affiliate Transactions | 36 | ||||
Section 4.23 |
Anti-Corruption | 37 | ||||
Section 4.24 |
Brokers | 37 | ||||
Section 4.25 |
Company Reorganization | 37 | ||||
Section 4.26 |
Board Approval; Vote Required | 37 | ||||
Section 4.27 |
Companys Investigation | 38 | ||||
Section 4.28 |
Takeover Laws | 38 | ||||
Section 4.29 |
Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties | 39 | ||||
Section 4.30 |
No Other Representations | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 5. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT PARTIES |
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Section 5.1 |
Organization | 40 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Authority; Binding Effect | 40 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Non-Contravention | 41 | ||||
Section 5.4 |
Governmental Consents and Approvals | 41 | ||||
Section 5.5 |
Capitalization of Parent | 42 | ||||
Section 5.6 |
Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership | 42 | ||||
Section 5.7 |
Absence of Changes | 44 | ||||
Section 5.8 |
Real Property | 44 | ||||
Section 5.9 |
Material Contracts | 45 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Intellectual Property Rights; Privacy | 45 | ||||
Section 5.11 |
Assets of the Parent Parties | 46 | ||||
Section 5.12 |
Compliance with Laws | 46 | ||||
Section 5.13 |
Environmental Matters | 47 | ||||
Section 5.14 |
Certain Proceedings | 47 | ||||
Section 5.15 |
Permits | 48 | ||||
Section 5.16 |
Tax Treatment | 48 | ||||
Section 5.17 |
Employment Matters | 48 | ||||
Section 5.18 |
Employee Benefits | 49 |
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Section 5.19 |
Anti-Corruption | 50 | ||||
Section 5.20 |
Brokers | 50 | ||||
Section 5.21 |
Parents Investigation | 50 | ||||
Section 5.22 |
SEC Documents | 51 | ||||
Section 5.23 |
No Prior Activities of New Parent or Parent Merger Sub | 53 | ||||
Section 5.24 |
Investment Company | 53 | ||||
Section 5.25 |
Form S-3 | 53 | ||||
Section 5.26 |
Board Approval; Vote Required | 53 | ||||
Section 5.27 |
Takeover Laws | 54 | ||||
Section 5.28 |
Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties | 54 | ||||
Section 5.29 |
No Other Representations | 55 | ||||
ARTICLE 6. |
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FURTHER AGREEMENTS |
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Section 6.1 |
Efforts of the Parties | 55 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Regulatory Clearance | 56 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
Certain Tax Matters | 57 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Further Assurances | 63 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Access, Information and Documents | 64 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Conduct of the Business | 66 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
No Solicitation; Recommendations | 70 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
Preparation of Proxy Statement; Special Meeting | 76 | ||||
Section 6.9 |
Employee Matters | 78 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
280G Cooperation. | 80 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Takeover Laws | 80 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Notification of Certain Matters | 81 | ||||
Section 6.13 |
Indemnification and Insurance | 81 | ||||
Section 6.14 |
Termination of Affiliate Obligations | 82 | ||||
Section 6.15 |
Certain NYSE Matters | 82 | ||||
Section 6.16 |
Use of Certain Names | 82 | ||||
Section 6.17 |
Other Insurance Efforts | 82 | ||||
Section 6.18 |
Books and Records | 84 | ||||
Section 6.19 |
Delivery of Written Consents | 85 | ||||
Section 6.20 |
Wrong Pockets | 85 | ||||
Section 6.21 |
Interim Financial Statements | 86 | ||||
Section 6.22 |
Fuels Compliance | 88 |
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Section 6.23 |
Title Insurance Cooperation | 90 | ||||
Section 6.24 |
Credit Support Arrangements. | 91 | ||||
ARTICLE 7. |
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CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 7.1 |
Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties | 91 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent Parties | 92 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Conditions to the Obligations of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company | 93 | ||||
Section 7.4 |
Frustration of Closing Conditions | 94 | ||||
ARTICLE 8. |
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TERMINATION |
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Section 8.1 |
Termination Events | 94 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Survival After Termination | 96 | ||||
Section 8.3 |
Fees and Expenses | 96 | ||||
ARTICLE 9. |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 9.1 |
Survival | 98 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Indemnification | 98 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Procedures | 100 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
Release | 102 | ||||
ARTICLE 10. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.1 |
Notices | 103 | ||||
Section 10.2 |
Amendment; Waiver | 105 | ||||
Section 10.3 |
Assignment | 105 | ||||
Section 10.4 |
Entire Agreement | 105 | ||||
Section 10.5 |
Parties in Interest; Non-Recourse Parties | 105 | ||||
Section 10.6 |
Public Disclosure | 106 | ||||
Section 10.7 |
Expenses | 106 | ||||
Section 10.8 |
Governing Law | 106 | ||||
Section 10.9 |
Counterparts | 106 | ||||
Section 10.10 |
Severability | 107 | ||||
Section 10.11 |
Specific Performance | 107 | ||||
Section 10.12 |
Exclusive Jurisdiction | 107 | ||||
Section 10.13 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 107 | ||||
Section 10.14 |
Attorney Client Privilege; Waiver of Conflicts | 108 |
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ANNEX LIST
Annex A |
Definitions | |
COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES | ||
Schedule 4.3 |
Company Non-Contravention | |
Schedule 4.5(b) |
Company Liabilities | |
Schedule 4.6 |
Capitalization of the Company | |
Schedule 4.7(a) |
Company Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 4.7(b) |
Equity Ownership | |
Schedule 4.7(e) |
Joint Venture Interests | |
Schedule 4.8 |
Absence of Changes | |
Schedule 4.9(a) |
Sinclair Owned Real Property | |
Schedule 4.9(b) |
Sinclair Leased Real Property | |
Schedule 4.9(c) |
Condemnation | |
Schedule 4.9(e) |
Sinclair Third Party Leases | |
Schedule 4.9(f) |
Unexercised Rights of First Offer and Rights of First Refusal | |
Schedule 4.10 |
Sinclair Material Contracts | |
Schedule 4.11(a) |
Registered Business Intellectual Property Rights | |
Schedule 4.12(a) |
Assets of the Company Group | |
Schedule 4.12(b) |
Sufficiency of Assets | |
Schedule 4.13 |
Compliance with Laws | |
Schedule 4.14 |
Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 4.15(a) |
Certain Proceedings | |
Schedule 4.16 |
Permits | |
Schedule 4.18(a) |
Company Employees | |
Schedule 4.18(f) |
Employment Matters | |
Schedule 4.19(a) |
Sinclair Benefit Plans | |
Schedule 4.20 |
Insurance | |
Schedule 4.21 |
Powers of Attorney | |
Schedule 4.22 |
Affiliate Transactions | |
PARENT DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES | ||
Schedule 5.5(b) |
Capitalization of the Parent | |
Schedule 5.6(a) |
Parent Significant Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 5.6(c) |
MLP Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 5.6(d) |
Parent Equity Ownership | |
Schedule 5.6(e) |
New Parent Ownership | |
Schedule 5.9 |
Parent Material Contracts | |
Schedule 5.11 |
Assets of the Parent Parties | |
Schedule 5.13 |
Environmental Matters |
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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a)(i) |
Knowledge of the Company | |
Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) |
Knowledge of Parent | |
Schedule 1.1(b) |
Permitted Encumbrances | |
Schedule 1.1(c) |
Specified Funded Indebtedness | |
Schedule 1.1(d) |
Retention Closing Payments | |
Schedule 1.1(e) |
Hospitality Business | |
Schedule 1.1(f) |
Fuel Credit Programs | |
Schedule 1.1(g) |
Certain Legacy Assets | |
Schedule 1.2(m) |
Excluded Sinclair Subsidiaries | |
Schedule 2.6(a) |
Accounting Principles | |
Schedule 6.6(a) |
Company Conduct of Business | |
Schedule 6.6(b) |
Parent Conduct of Business | |
Schedule 6.6(c) |
Interim Period Actions | |
Schedule 6.9 |
Sinclair Employees | |
Schedule 6.9(a) |
Certain Employee Titles and Positions | |
Schedule 6.14 |
Termination of Affiliate Obligations | |
Schedule 6.16 |
Use of Certain Names | |
Schedule 6.22(b) |
Existing SRE Litigation | |
Schedule 6.24 |
Credit Support Arrangements |
EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit A |
Hydrocarbon Inventory Valuation Methodologies and Procedures | |
Exhibit B |
New Parent Certificate of Incorporation | |
Exhibit C |
New Parent Bylaws | |
Exhibit D |
Parent Surviving Corporation Certificate of Incorporation | |
Exhibit E |
Transition Services Agreement | |
Exhibit F |
Office Lease Key Terms | |
Exhibit G-1 |
Company Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate | |
Exhibit G-2 |
Company Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate | |
Exhibit G-3 |
Parent Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate | |
Exhibit G-4 |
Parent Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate |
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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT is made and entered into on August 2, 2021, by and among (a) The Sinclair Companies, a corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Wyoming (Sinclair HoldCo) and the sole member of Hippo Holding LLC, a limited liability company organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware (the Company), (b) the Company, (c) HollyFrontier Corporation, a corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware (Parent), (d) Hippo Parent Corporation, a corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware (New Parent), and (e) Hippo Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of New Parent organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware (Parent Merger Sub and, together with Parent and New Parent, the Parent Parties). Sinclair HoldCo, the Company, Parent, New Parent, and Parent Merger Sub are each referred to herein individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Annex A.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in anticipation of the Contemplated Transactions, (a) Parent has formed New Parent and (b) New Parent has formed Parent Merger Sub;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Sinclair HoldCo has undertaken or will undertake various company restructuring transactions pursuant to and as set forth in the Reorganization Agreement (the Company Reorganization);
WHEREAS, New Parent wishes to acquire Parent and the Company by effecting (a) a merger in accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) whereby Parent Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Parent, with Parent surviving such merger as a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of New Parent (the Parent Merger) and (b) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger, a contribution whereby Sinclair HoldCo will contribute all of the Company LLC Interests (and cash, if applicable) to New Parent in exchange for shares of New Parent, resulting in the Company becoming a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of New Parent (the Sinclair Contribution);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Sinclair HoldCo has unanimously (a) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of its shareholders and Sinclair HoldCo and (b) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions;
WHEREAS, the shareholders of Sinclair HoldCo have adopted this Agreement concurrently with its execution and approved the Contemplated Transactions, and Sinclair HoldCo has delivered evidence of such approval to Parent;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent (the Parent Board) has unanimously (a) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of Parent and the holders of Parent Common Stock (the Parent Stockholders), (b) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (c) recommended that the Parent Stockholders approve at the Special Meeting the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration;
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WHEREAS, the board of directors of New Parent (the New Parent Board) has unanimously (a) determined the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of Parent and New Parent and (b) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions;
WHEREAS, Parent, acting in its capacity as the sole stockholder of New Parent, will adopt this Agreement promptly following its execution (the New Parent Stockholder Approval);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent Merger Sub has unanimously (a) determined the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of New Parent and Parent Merger Sub and (b) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions;
WHEREAS, New Parent, acting in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub, will adopt this Agreement promptly following its execution (the Parent Merger Sub Stockholder Approval);
WHEREAS, the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall occur immediately following, and is expressly conditioned upon, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement, dated of even date herewith, by and among Sinclair HoldCo, Sinclair Transportation Company, a Wyoming corporation, and Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the MLP) (the Midstream Contribution Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Midstream Contribution); provided that, except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, the Midstream Contribution Agreement and the Midstream Contribution shall be excluded from this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; and
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the relevant Parties intend to treat (a) the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution as integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, (b) the Parent Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (c) this Agreement constitute and be adopted as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
Section 1.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings prescribed in Annex A.
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Section 1.2 Interpretation and Construction.
Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) Terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
(b) As used in this Agreement, (i) the words hereof, herein, hereby, hereto and hereunder and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (ii) the word including, and words of similar import, means including, but not limited to and including, without limitation, (iii) the terms dollars and $ means United States Dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America, (iv) the word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall, (v) the word or is not exclusive, (vi) the word extent in the phrase to the extent means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply if and (vii) references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity.
(c) The heading references herein and the Table of Contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(d) References to Articles, Sections, Subsections, Recitals, Preamble, Annexes, Schedules or Exhibits means the Articles, Sections, Subsections, Recitals or Preamble of, or the Annexes, Schedules or Exhibits to, this Agreement, as the case may be, except as may be otherwise specified. The Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. All terms defined in this Agreement have their defined meanings when used in any Annex, Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein.
(e) Any information in one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedules or the Parent Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to apply to and to qualify the Section or Subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other Section or Subsection of this Agreement to the extent it is reasonably apparent on its face that such information is relevant to such other Section or Subsection. The disclosure of any matter in any Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an admission by Sinclair HoldCo or the Company or the Parent Parties, as applicable, or otherwise imply, that any such matter is material or creates measures for materiality for the purposes of this Agreement.
(f) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, including (i) (in the case of agreements or instruments) by written waiver or consent and (ii) (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and, in each case, all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
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(g) Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise.
(h) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted.
(i) Unless otherwise specified, all references to a specific time of day in this Agreement shall be based on Central Time on the date in question. All references to day or days mean calendar days unless specified as a Business Day. No action shall be required of the Parties except on a Business Day, and in the event an action is required on a day that is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be performed on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
(j) With respect to the determination of any period of time, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to but excluding.
(k) As used in this Agreement, the term made available means the respective materials that were posted to the Venue data room entitled Project Safari to Parent or its Representatives by the Company or its Representatives at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement.
(l) Accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data required to be submitted by this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
(m) All references to any member of the Company Group refer only to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that collectively comprise the Company Group, and, for the avoidance of doubt, do not refer to any other Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) Sinclair Transportation Company and each Person in which Sinclair Transportation Company owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity or voting interest, and (ii) each of the Subsidiaries of Sinclair HoldCo set forth on Schedule 1.2(m)).
(n) Except as expressly provided otherwise, the representations and warranties in Article 4 that are made as of the date hereof shall be deemed to have been made after giving effect to the consummation of the Company Reorganization.
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ARTICLE 2.
THE TRANSACTIONS
Section 2.1 Parent Merger.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with Section 251(g) of the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Parent Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Parent. As a result of the Parent Merger, the separate corporate existence of Parent Merger Sub will cease, and Parent will survive and continue to exist as a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of New Parent (the entity surviving the Parent Merger, the Parent Surviving Corporation). To the extent relating to the Parent Merger, this Agreement shall be a plan of merger for all purposes under the DGCL.
(b) As early as practicable on the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause the Parent Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger relating to the Parent Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, the DGCL (the Parent Certificate of Merger). The Parent Merger shall become effective at such time at which the Parent Certificate of Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such subsequent time as the Company and Parent shall agree and as shall be specified in the Parent Certificate of Merger (Effective Time).
(c) At the Effective Time, the effect of the Parent Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall vest in Parent Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of Parent Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.2 Effects of the Parent Merger.
(a) General Effects. At the Effective Time, the Parent Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 251(g) and 259(a) of the DGCL.
(b) Organizational Documents of New Parent. Prior to the Closing, Parent, as the sole stockholder of New Parent, and New Parent shall take all requisite action to cause the certificate of incorporation of New Parent (the New Parent Certificate of Incorporation) and the bylaws of New Parent (the New Parent Bylaws) in effect immediately following the Effective Time to be in the forms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 251(g) of the DGCL, and, pursuant to which, the name of New Parent shall be changed, effective as of the Effective Time, to HF Sinclair Corporation.
(c) Organizational Documents of Parent Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Parent Surviving Corporation shall be in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D (which shall comply with the requirements of Section 251(g) of the DGCL), until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law. As of the Effective Time, the name of the Parent Surviving Corporation shall be HollyFrontier Corporation. At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Parent Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read in their entirety as the bylaws of Parent Merger Sub (except that references to the name of Parent Merger Sub shall be replaced by references to the name of the Parent Surviving Corporation), until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law.
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(d) Directors and Officers of New Parent. Prior to the Closing, Parent, as the sole stockholder of New Parent, and New Parent shall take all action necessary to elect as directors of New Parent effective as of the Effective Time the persons who are the directors of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, and to elect, effective one (1) Business Day following the Closing, the directors designated by Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement (the Initial Sinclair Directors), each to hold office in accordance with the New Parent Certificate of Incorporation and the New Parent Bylaws, and appoint the persons who are the officers of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time as officers holding the same offices of New Parent effective as of the Effective Time, each such person to hold office in accordance with the New Parent Certificate of Incorporation and the New Parent Bylaws. Sinclair HoldCo shall provide, and shall cause the Initial Sinclair Directors to provide, the Parent Parties with such information as is reasonably requested by the Parent Parties concerning the Initial Sinclair Directors, as is required to be disclosed under applicable Law or stock exchange regulations, including the completion of the Parents current standard director and officer questionnaire, in each case at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Directors and Officers of Parent Surviving Corporation. The directors of Parent Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of Parent Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Parent Surviving Corporation. The officers of Parent Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of Parent Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.3 Effect on Securities.
(a) Parent Merger and Parent Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Parent or Parent Merger Sub:
(i) Generally. Each share of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Parent Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(iii)) shall be converted into one (1) share of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable New Parent Common Stock. All such shares of Parent Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and each certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Parent Common Stock or book-entry shares which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Parent Common Stock shall thereafter represent the shares of New Parent Common Stock into which they converted.
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(ii) Parent Merger Sub Common Stock. Each share of common stock of Parent Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue as one share of common stock of Parent Surviving Corporation, which, except as provided in Section 2.3(a)(iii), shall constitute the only outstanding shares of common stock of Parent Surviving Corporation.
(iii) Cancellation of Certain Parent Shares. Each share of Parent Common Stock held in the treasury of Parent, if any, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof.
Section 2.4 Parent Equity Awards.
(a) Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each award of restricted stock units granted under a Parent Plan representing the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock (a Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by New Parent and shall be converted into an award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive shares of New Parent Common Stock (a New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award) with the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) applicable to the corresponding Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award under the applicable Parent Plan and Parent Award Agreement as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and representing the right to receive a number of whole shares of New Parent Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Parent Performance Share Unit Awards. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each award of performance share units granted under a Parent Plan representing the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock (a Parent Performance Share Unit Award) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by New Parent and shall be converted into a performance share unit award representing the right to receive shares of New Parent Common Stock (a New Parent PSU Award) with the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and performance conditions) applicable to the corresponding Parent Performance Share Unit Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and representing the right to receive, subject to the applicable level of performance attained, a number of whole shares of New Parent Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Performance Share Unit Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that Parent, in its reasonable discretion, may adjust the performance conditions applicable to the New Parent PSU Awards as necessary to take into account the effects, if any, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Dividend Equivalent Rights. At the Effective Time, all rights to receive dividend equivalent payments (each, a Parent Dividend Equivalent) granted in tandem with a corresponding Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award or Parent Performance Share Unit Award shall, by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any such Parent Dividend Equivalent, automatically be assumed by New Parent and converted into a right to receive a dividend equivalent payment from New Parent with respect to the corresponding New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award or New Parent PSU Award, as applicable (each, a New Parent Dividend Equivalent), with substantially the same terms and conditions (including with respect
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to vesting and timing of payment) applicable to the corresponding Parent Dividend Equivalent under the applicable Parent Plan and Parent Award Agreement as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and representing the right to receive (i) any balance accrued but unpaid with respect to such New Parent Dividend Equivalent as of the Effective Time in respect of dividends paid by Parent in respect of the underlying Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award or New Parent PSU Award, as applicable, to which such New Parent Dividend Equivalent relates and (ii) any distributions made by New Parent from and after the Effective Time with respect to the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock subject to the corresponding New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award or New Parent PSU Award, as applicable, to which such New Parent Dividend Equivalent relates.
(d) New Parent Actions. Parent and New Parent shall take all actions necessary to provide for the treatment of the Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Parent Performance Share Unit Awards as set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, and New Parent shall take all actions necessary to reserve for issuance a number of shares of New Parent Common Stock in respect of New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards and New Parent PSU Awards assumed and converted pursuant to this Section 2.4. As of the Effective Time, New Parent shall assume the Parent Plans, including (i) all of the obligations with respect to the Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Parent Performance Share Unit Awards, as assumed and converted as set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4 and (ii) with respect to any number of shares of Parent Common Stock that remain (or may again become) available for future issuance thereunder (Remaining Parent Plan Shares), subject to any limitations under applicable Law or any applicable securities exchange listing requirements. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, New Parent shall file one or more appropriate registration statement or registration statements with respect to the New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards and New Parent PSU Awards under this Section 2.4 and all shares of New Parent Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards and New Parent PSU Awards and the Remaining Parent Plan Shares and shall maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such awards remain outstanding.
Section 2.5 Company Reorganization and Sinclair Contribution.
(a) Company Reorganization. Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, Sinclair HoldCo has executed and delivered the Reorganization Agreement, pursuant to which it has undertaken or will undertake various restructuring transactions. Following the date hereof, Sinclair HoldCo shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Reorganization Agreement.
(b) Sinclair Contribution. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, immediately after the Effective Time, Sinclair HoldCo shall contribute to New Parent the Company LLC Interests and, if applicable, the amount of cash set forth in Section 2.5(f)(iii) and the amount of cash set forth in Section 2.5(e)(iii), which cash amount shall be subject to adjustment following the Closing pursuant to Section 2.6, in exchange for the consideration described in this Section 2.5(b) (the Sinclair Contribution Consideration). The aggregate consideration to be issued or paid by New Parent to Sinclair HoldCo in connection with the Sinclair Contribution shall be, as applicable, (i) a number of shares of New Parent Common Stock equal to the New Parent Base Stock Amount, less the Closing Divestiture Shares (if applicable), to the extent applicable in accordance with Section 2.5(f) (the Sinclair Stock Consideration) and (ii) the amount of cash set forth in Section 2.5(e)(ii), which cash amount shall be subject to adjustment following the Closing pursuant to Section 2.6.
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(c) Equitable Adjustment. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then the Sinclair Stock Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to proportionally reflect such change.
(d) Pre-Closing Statement; Payoff Letters. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver to Parent a statement (the Pre-Closing Statement) setting forth its good faith estimates of the (i)(A) Closing Working Capital (the Estimated Closing Working Capital), (B) Closing Cash (the Estimated Closing Cash), (C) Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount (the Estimated Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount), (D) Closing Blenders Tax Credits (the Estimated Blenders Tax Credits), (E) Closing RINs Adjustment (the Estimated Closing RINs Adjustment), and (F) Closing Indebtedness (the Estimated Closing Indebtedness), in each case, determined in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) and in a format consistent with the illustrative calculation on Schedule 2.6(a), which assumes a Closing Date of December 31, 2020, and this Agreement and (ii) the Estimated Adjustment Payment resulting from such estimates. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver to Parent substantially final payoff letters for the Specified Funded Indebtedness (the Payoff Letters), which Payoff Letters shall authorize the release of all Encumbrances securing such Specified Funded Indebtedness upon payment of the applicable portion of the Indebtedness Payoff Amount in full at or prior to the Closing.
(e) Pre-Closing Cash Distribution, Issuance of Sinclair Stock Consideration and Payment of Estimated Adjustment Payment.
(i) At Closing, New Parent shall deliver to Sinclair HoldCo the Sinclair Stock Consideration, in book-entry form or, if requested by Sinclair HoldCo, certificates of the New Parent Common Stock representing the Sinclair Stock Consideration bearing the Transfer Legend.
(ii) If the Estimated Adjustment Payment is positive:
(A) prior to Closing, the Company shall distribute to Sinclair HoldCo an amount of cash equal to the lesser of (i) the Estimated Closing Cash and (ii) the Estimated Adjustment Payment; and
(B) at Closing, New Parent shall pay to Sinclair HoldCo, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Sinclair HoldCo at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, an amount of cash equal to the excess, if any, of the Estimated Adjustment Payment over the amount distributed to Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to Section 2.5(e)(ii)(A).
(iii) If the Estimated Adjustment Payment is negative, Sinclair HoldCo shall pay to New Parent at Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by New Parent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, an amount of cash equal to the absolute value of the Estimated Adjustment Payment.
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(f) In the event of a Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action, Sinclair HoldCo shall satisfy the Sinclair Divestiture Portion in accordance with this Section 2.5(f). Promptly following the date that the applicable Parent Entity enters into definitive agreements contemplating the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action, but no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver a written notice (the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice) to Sinclair HoldCo, which notice shall set forth the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds and, in the event the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds include (i) any non-cash consideration or (ii) any delayed, deferred or contingent consideration (other than customary post-closing adjustments for inventory and working capital) (collectively, Other Consideration), Parents good faith estimate of the fair market value of the Other Consideration, taking into account, in the case of clause (ii), the timing and likelihood of payment of such Other Consideration and such notice shall include in reasonable detail the basis for Parents calculation of such fair market value.
(i) In the event the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds consist solely of cash payable at the closing of the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action and do not include any Other Consideration, then, no later than five (5) Business Days following Sinclair HoldCos receipt of the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver a written notice to Parent specifying its election to satisfy the Sinclair Divestiture Portion at the Closing by either (x) New Parent reducing the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued to Sinclair HoldCo at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.5(b) by the Closing Divestiture Shares, or (y) the payment by Sinclair HoldCo to New Parent of an amount of cash equal to the Sinclair Divestiture Portion. If Sinclair HoldCo makes the election provided in Section 2.5(f)(i)(x), New Parent shall reduce the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.5(b) by the Closing Divestiture Shares.
(ii) In the event the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds include any Other Consideration, then Sinclair HoldCo may, within five (5) Business Days after the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice has been received by Sinclair HoldCo, dispute the fair market value of the Other Consideration contained therein by delivery of a written notice to New Parent. Upon the delivery of such dispute notice to New Parent, Sinclair Holdco and New Parent shall, during the ten (10) Business Days following the date of delivery of such dispute notice, negotiate in good faith to resolve the dispute. If Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent cannot reach agreement as to the fair market value of the Other Consideration during such period, Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent shall refer such matter to a mutually agreed upon nationally recognized investment bank, or if Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent are unable to mutually agree upon an investment bank, to an investment bank selected by the Houston office of the American Arbitration Association. The investment banks determination of the fair market value of the Other Consideration shall be final and binding upon the Parties and the fee of the investment banking firm shall be split equally between New Parent and Sinclair HoldCo.
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(A) In the event that Sinclair HoldCo does not elect to dispute the fair market value of the Other Consideration set forth in the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice, then, no later than five (5) Business Days following the delivery of the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver a written notice to Parent specifying its election to satisfy the Sinclair Divestiture Portion at the Closing by either (x) New Parent reducing the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued to Sinclair HoldCo at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.5(b) by the Closing Divestiture Shares, or (y) the payment by Sinclair HoldCo to New Parent of an amount of cash equal to the Sinclair Divestiture Portion. If Sinclair HoldCo makes the election provided in Section 2.5(f)(ii)(A)(x), New Parent shall reduce the number of shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.5(b) by the Closing Divestiture Shares.
(B) In the event that Sinclair HoldCo elects to dispute the fair market value of the Other Consideration set forth in the Woods Cross Divestiture Notice, then, no later than five (5) Business Days following the final determination of the fair market value of the Other Consideration, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver a written notice to New Parent specifying its election to satisfy the Sinclair Divestiture Portion by either (x) Sinclair HoldCo forfeiting the Divestiture Shares to New Parent or (y) the payment by Sinclair HoldCo to New Parent of an amount of cash equal to the Sinclair Divestiture Portion. If Sinclair HoldCo makes the election provided in Section 2.5(f)(ii)(B)(x), Sinclair Holdco shall forfeit to New Parent a number of shares of New Parent Stock equal to the Post-Closing Divestiture Shares.
(iii) If Sinclair HoldCo makes the election provided in Section 2.5(f)(i)(y) or Section 2.5(f)(ii)(A)(y), Sinclair HoldCo shall pay at the Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to an account designated by New Parent, an amount of cash equal to the Sinclair Divestiture Portion. If Sinclair HoldCo makes the election provided in Section 2.5(f)(ii)(B)(y), Sinclair HoldCo shall pay, no later than ten (10) days following the date of the final determination of the fair market value of the Other Consideration, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to an account designated by New Parent, an amount of cash equal to the Sinclair Divestiture Portion. For purposes of this Section 2.5(f):
(iv) Sinclair Divestiture Portion means an amount equal to (A)(I) $500 million minus (II) the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds, multiplied by (B) 0.3170;
(v) Closing Divestiture Shares means a number of whole shares of New Parent Common Stock (rounded to the nearest share) equal to (A) the Sinclair Divestiture Portion, divided by (B) the Share Price as of the Closing Date;
(vi) Post-Closing Divestiture Shares means a number of whole shares of New Parent Common Stock (rounded to the nearest share) equal to (A) the Sinclair Divestiture Portion, divided by (B) the Share Price as of the date of the final determination of the fair market value of the Other Consideration; and
(vii) Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds shall mean the base purchase price for Parents rights, title and interest in the Woods Cross Refinery Assets set forth in the definitive agreements contemplating the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action, which purchase price shall be calculated on a cash-free, debt-free basis and shall include a normalized amount of inventory and net working capital (defined as current assets minus current liabilities) based on monthly historical averages for the twenty-four (24) month period preceding the date of the definitive agreement contemplating the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action. In the event that the purchase price does not include inventory or net working capital assumptions consistent
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with the prior sentence, then a deemed value of inventory and net working capital determined by New Parent in good faith, acting reasonably, shall be added to the Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds based on the monthly average of inventory and net working capital for the twenty-four (24) month period preceding the date of the definitive agreement contemplating the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action for purposes of determining the Sinclair Divestiture Portion.
(g) Withholding. New Parent and each of its Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of local, state, federal, or foreign Tax Law; provided, however, New Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) notify Sinclair HoldCo of its intent to withhold any amounts under this Section 2.5(g) at least five (5) Business Days before Closing, (ii) provide Sinclair HoldCo with a reasonable opportunity to establish an exemption or other basis for reducing or eliminating such withholding tax and (iii) cooperate with Sinclair HoldCo to mitigate or reduce any such withholding taxes. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld by New Parent or such Affiliate and paid over to the applicable Governmental Authority, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement or other applicable Transaction Document as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by New Parent or such Affiliate.
Section 2.6 Closing Accounting Adjustment.
(a) As promptly as practicable, but no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, New Parent shall prepare and deliver to Sinclair HoldCo its calculation of the (i) Closing Working Capital, (ii) Closing Cash, (iii) with respect to each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, the Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit A accompanied by the petroleum inspection companys report referenced in Exhibit A and other reasonable supporting documentation for such calculations, (iv) Closing Blenders Tax Credits, (v) with respect to each type of RIN, the Applicable RINs Amount and the Applicable RINs Obligation, and (vi) Closing Indebtedness, and (vii) the resulting Closing Adjustment Amount (such calculation, the Closing Accounting Statement) and the work papers supporting such calculation. The Closing Accounting Statement shall be unaudited and prepared in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) and in a format consistent with the illustrative calculation on Schedule 2.6(a), which assumes a Closing Date of December 31, 2020; provided, however, that the Closing Accounting Statement shall not take into account the Contemplated Transactions. From and after the Closing until the date on which the Final Closing Working Capital, Final Closing Cash, Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits, Final Closing RINs Adjustment and Final Closing Indebtedness are finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.6, New Parent shall not take any action with respect to the accounting books and records of the Company relating to the pre-closing period, or the items reflected thereon, on which the Closing Accounting Statement is to be based, that is inconsistent with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a). New Parent and Sinclair HoldCo shall cooperate and assist in the preparation of the Closing Accounting Statement and the calculation of the items listed in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) and in the conduct of the review referred to in this Section 2.6, and New Parent shall afford, and shall cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to afford, to Sinclair HoldCo and any accountants, counsel or financial advisors retained by Sinclair HoldCo, reasonable access to the books,
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personnel, Representatives (including the Companys accountants) and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to the extent reasonably necessary for Sinclair HoldCo to review the Closing Accounting Statement; provided, that, any cooperation and assistance provided by New Parent, the Company or any Company Subsidiaries shall be upon reasonable prior notice by Sinclair HoldCo and shall be during regular business hours and in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business or operations of New Parent or its Affiliates.
(b) Sinclair HoldCo may, within 30 days after the Closing Accounting Statement has been received by Sinclair HoldCo, dispute any of the amounts reflected on the line items of the Closing Accounting Statement (each, a Disputed Item); provided, however, that in each case Sinclair HoldCo shall notify New Parent in writing of each Disputed Item and specify in reasonable detail the amount in dispute and the basis therefor. To the extent Sinclair HoldCo does not notify New Parent in writing that a certain line item of the Closing Accounting Statement is a Disputed Item within 30 days after the Closing Accounting Statement has been received by Sinclair HoldCo, such item shall become final and binding for the purposes of determining the (i) Final Closing Working Capital, (ii) Final Closing Cash, (iii) Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, (iv) Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits, (v) Final Closing RINs Adjustment, (vi) Final Closing Indebtedness, and (iv) the resulting Closing Adjustment Amount.
(c) If a notice of Disputed Item(s) shall be timely delivered pursuant to Section 2.6(b), then Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent shall, during the 20 Business Days following the date of such delivery (the Resolution Period), negotiate in good faith to resolve the Disputed Item(s). If, during the Resolution Period, Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent reach an agreement with respect to any or all Disputed Item(s), such agreement shall be evidenced in writing and the Closing Accounting Statement (as revised pursuant to such written agreement) shall become final and binding on the date of such agreement, with respect to each such agreed Disputed Item. If, during the Resolution Period, Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent cannot reach agreement on a Disputed Item, then Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent shall refer all remaining unresolved Disputed Items to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (the Independent Accountant). If Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited does not agree to serve as the Independent Accountant within 10 days after written request from Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent to serve, then Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent will mutually select and engage an alternative independent nationally recognized accounting firm, or if Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent are unable to agree upon such firm or such firm declines to serve as the Independent Accountant, then Sinclair HoldCo or New Parent may request that the Houston office of the American Arbitration Association select the Independent Accountant, and Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent will engage such Independent Accountant selected by the American Arbitration Association. Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent shall cooperate with the Independent Accountant and promptly provide all documents and information requested by the Independent Accountant in connection with its determination with respect to the Disputed Item(s). The Independent Accountant shall review this Agreement and the Disputed Item(s) for the sole purposes of calculating the Disputed Item(s) and the resulting Closing Adjustment Amount, and in each case, in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) and the terms of this Agreement, and shall make a determination, acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator, of each Disputed Item within 30 days after its engagement, which determination shall be made in accordance with the rules in this Section 2.6. With respect to each Disputed Item, the Independent Accountant shall select and adopt, without modification, only from the final offer of either Sinclair HoldCo or New Parent in making its determination. The Independent Accountant
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shall deliver to Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent, within such 30 day period, a report specifying (A) its final determination of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash, with respect to each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, the Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, Closing Blenders Tax Credits, with respect to each type of RIN, the Applicable RINs Amount and the Applicable RINs Obligation, and Closing Indebtedness, (B) the resulting Closing Adjustment Amount, (C) its adjustments, if any, to the Closing Accounting Statement in connection with the items listed in the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), and (D) the calculations supporting such determinations and adjustments in the foregoing clauses (A), (B), and (C). Such report shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties. Each of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash, Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, Closing Blenders Tax Credits, Closing RINs Adjustment and Closing Indebtedness, as finally determined pursuant to this Section 2.6, is referred to herein as the Final Closing Working Capital, Final Closing Cash, Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits, Final Closing RINs Adjustment, and Final Closing Indebtedness, as applicable. The Independent Accountant shall determine the allocation of the cost of its review and report based on the inverse of the percentage its determination (before such allocation) bears to the total amount of the Disputed Items as originally submitted to the Independent Accountant. For example, should the Disputed Items amount to $1,000 and the Independent Accountant awards $600 in favor of Sinclair HoldCos position, sixty percent (60%) of the costs of its review would be borne by New Parent and forty percent (40%) of the costs would be borne by Sinclair HoldCo. Any dispute arising under this Section 2.6 regarding the Independent Accountants determination of each Disputed Item, including enforcement of the determination by the Independent Accountant, must be resolved pursuant to Section 10.11. After the Closing Accounting Statement has become final and binding on the Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.6, the following payments shall be made:
(i) If the Closing Adjustment Amount is positive, then New Parent shall pay to Sinclair HoldCo, within three Business Days after the determination of the Closing Adjustment Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing by Sinclair HoldCo, an amount of cash equal to the Closing Adjustment Amount.
(ii) If the Closing Adjustment Amount is negative, then Sinclair HoldCo shall pay to New Parent, within three Business Days after the determination of the Closing Adjustment Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing by New Parent, an amount of cash equal to the absolute value of the Closing Adjustment Amount.
(iii) Upon payment of all of the amounts provided in this Section 2.6(c), none of the Parties may make or assert any claim under this Section 2.6 for any matter included in the Final Closing Working Capital, Final Closing Cash, Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits, Final Closing RINs Adjustment or Final Closing Indebtedness or the resulting Closing Adjustment Amount.
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(d) For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, any Closing Adjustment Amount paid by New Parent to Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(i) will be treated as the receipt of property other than New Parent stock by Sinclair HoldCo in a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, and any Closing Adjustment Amount or Sinclair Divestiture Portion paid by Sinclair HoldCo to New Parent pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(ii) or the first sentence of Section 2.5(f)(iii), respectively, will be treated as an additional amount contributed by Sinclair HoldCo to New Parent as part of the Sinclair Contribution in a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code, in each case except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a determination that is final within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of applicable state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) or a change in applicable Law after the date hereof.
(e) Prior to the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall cause the applicable members of the Company Group to assign to Sinclair HoldCo or its designated Affiliate without recourse (i) any account receivable that is individually in excess of $2,000,000, to the extent such account receivable will be excluded from Current Assets for purposes of this Section 2.6, and (ii) the Puri Note. At the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall cause the Stinker Stores Note to be owned by and payable to a member of the Company Group to the extent such note is not fully repaid prior to the Closing. If the Stinker Stores Note is repaid (in full or in-part) prior to the Closing, all amounts received in connection with such repayment shall be retained by a member of the Company Group at the Closing, and all such amounts shall be excluded from Closing Cash and Current Assets for all purposes of this Agreement.
(f) If the statutory standards described in the definition of Applicable RINS Obligations are amended, modified or otherwise changed prior to or following the Closing Date with respect to the year in which the Closing occurs, the Parties will take all appropriate actions to adjust any payments to be made or true-up any payments previously made in respect of such Applicable RINs Obligation pursuant to this Agreement, as if such standards had applied as of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE 3.
CLOSING
Section 3.1 Closing.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Closing shall take place at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., in Houston, Texas at 10:00 a.m. local time, on the date that is two Business Days following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted, waiver by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof) of all the conditions in Article 7 (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at or prior to the Closing), or at such other time(s) and place(s) as Sinclair HoldCo and Parent may mutually agree in writing; provided, however, that if such second Business Day is not the first Business Day of a calendar month, then the Closing Date shall be the first Business Day of the calendar month following the month in which such second Business Day occurs; provided, further, that, for accounting purposes and for purposes of any determinations regarding any item on the Pre-Closing Statement or Closing Accounting Statement, the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred at the Adjustment Time. The date on which the Closing occurs is referenced herein as the Closing Date. All of the actions to be taken and documents to be executed and delivered at the Closing shall be deemed to be taken, executed and delivered simultaneously, and no such action, execution or delivery shall be effective until all are complete, except as specifically provided herein.
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Section 3.2 Closing; Deliveries.
(a) At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to New Parent, duly executed resignations of each of the directors and officers of each member of the Company Group that are designated by Parent prior to the Closing in a written notice delivered to the Company no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, effective as of the Closing;
(ii) to the applicable Persons set forth on Schedule 1.1(d), the payments pursuant to the retention plan set forth on Schedule 1.1(d) (collectively, the Retention Closing Payments);
(iii) duly executed copies of the final Payoff Letters and other documentation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to New Parent, evidencing the payment in full of the Indebtedness Payoff Amount on or before the Adjustment Time and the release of all Encumbrances on any of the equity or assets of the Downstream Business or any member of the Company Group securing the Specified Funded Indebtedness; and
(iv) any other certificates and/or documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by the Company in connection with the Closing.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, New Parent shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Sinclair HoldCo:
(i) the Sinclair Stock Consideration pursuant to Section 2.5;
(ii) if applicable, the payment of an amount in cash equal to the Estimated Adjustment Payment pursuant to Section 2.5;
(iii) a certificate signed by an authorized representative of Parent in his or her capacity as such, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 7.3(a) and 7.3(b) have been satisfied (the Parent Officers Certificate);
(iv) a copy of the Parent Certificate of Merger, executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(v) a counterpart of the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by New Parent;
(vi) a lease with a term of three years from the Closing Date for a portion of the office space at the property located at 550 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of Sinclair HoldCo and New Parent, duly executed by New Parent (the Office Lease), consistent in all material respects with the summary of key terms attached to this Agreement as Exhibit F; and
(vii) any other certificates and/or documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by Parent Parties in connection with the Closing.
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(c) At or prior to the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver or cause to be delivered to New Parent:
(i) if applicable, the payment of an amount in cash equal to the Estimated Adjustment Payment pursuant to Section 2.5;
(ii) a certificate signed by an authorized representative of Sinclair HoldCo in his or her capacity as such, certifying that the conditions specified in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been satisfied (the Company Officers Certificate);
(iii) a counterpart of the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by Sinclair HoldCo;
(iv) a duly completed and executed certificate of non-foreign status in compliance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) with respect to Sinclair HoldCo;
(v) the Office Lease, duly executed by Sinclair HoldCo, as landlord; and
(vi) any other certificates and/or documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by Sinclair HoldCo in connection with the Closing.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SINCLAIR HOLDCO AND THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the corresponding sections of the disclosure schedules containing certain exceptions to, or information required by, the representations and warranties in this Article 4 delivered by Sinclair HoldCo and the Company to Parent concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Schedules), each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company represents and warrants to the Parent Parties as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization.
(a) The Company, each of the other members of the Company Group and Sinclair HoldCo are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concepts are applicable) under the Laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, and have the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate their respective properties and carry on their businesses as conducted on the date hereof, except where the failure to be in good standing or to have such power and authority would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company, each of the other members of the Company Group and Sinclair HoldCo are duly qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, to do or transact business under the Laws of all jurisdictions in which such qualification, license or registration, as applicable, is required, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) The Company has made available to Parent true and correct copies of the certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement (or similar organizational documents) for each member of the Company Group and the Joint Ventures as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.2 Authority; Binding Effect.
(a) Each of the Company and Sinclair HoldCo has the requisite limited liability company or corporate power and authority, as applicable, to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all required limited liability company or corporate action, as applicable, on the part of the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, and no other limited liability company or corporate proceedings, as applicable, on the part of the Company or Sinclair HoldCo are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, enforceable against the Company and Sinclair HoldCo in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors rights generally and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies ((i) and (ii), collectively, the Equitable Exceptions).
(c) The (i) board of directors of Sinclair HoldCo has unanimously (x) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of its shareholders and Sinclair HoldCo and (y) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, and (ii) the shareholders of Sinclair HoldCo have adopted this Agreement concurrently with its execution, and the approvals described in clause (i) and (ii) above are, and shall be as of the Closing, in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, modified or rescinded in any respect.
Section 4.3 Non-Contravention.
Except as listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.3, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Sinclair HoldCo and the Company and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the organizational documents of Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or any other member of the Company Group, (b) result in the breach or violation of, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification, revocation, suspension or acceleration (whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any right or obligation of any member of the Company Group under any Sinclair Material Contract or Sinclair Lease, result in the creation or the imposition of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any of the assets of the Company Group, or give rise to or result in the termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration, revocation or suspension of any Permit used
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by or required for the ongoing operation of, the Company Group, or (c) violate any Law applicable to Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or any other member of the Company Group, or any Order against Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or any other member of the Company Group, except with respect to clauses (b) and (c), for any violation, breach, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration, modification, revocation or suspension that would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.4 Governmental Consents and Approvals.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Sinclair HoldCo and the Company, and the performance by each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not require any advance filing with, or clearance, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority, except for those filings required under the HSR Act and any filings, clearances, consents or approvals, the failure of which to effect or obtain would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Financial Information; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) As of the date hereof, the Company has made available to Parent copies of (i) audited financial statements consisting of the combined consolidated audited balance sheet of the Sinclair Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries and certain affiliates which include Sinclair Services Company, Wyoming Renewable Diesel Company LLC, and Sinclair Golf Course, Inc. (the Financial Statement Businesses) as of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the related combined consolidated audited statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (the Historical Financial Statements), and (ii) unaudited financial statements consisting of the combined consolidated unaudited balance sheet of the Financial Statement Businesses as of June 30, 2021 (the Interim Balance Sheet) and the related combined consolidated unaudited statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, as applicable (together with the Historical Financial Statements, the Financial Statements). The (A) Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except that (x) there are no notes to the Interim Balance Sheet and related unaudited statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows and (y) the Interim Balance Sheet and related unaudited statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows are subject to normal audit adjustments which are not material in the aggregate), and (B) Historical Financial Statements and Interim Balance Sheet fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Financial Statement Businesses on a combined consolidated basis as of the respective dates thereof, and the results of the operations of the Financial Statement Businesses on a combined consolidated basis for the periods covered by such Financial Statements. The Company has made available to Parent copies of unaudited trial balances showing balance sheet and income statement information for each of the individual legal entities that comprise the Historical Financial Statements and the Interim Balance Sheet as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby (the Trial Balance and Income Information). The Trial Balance and Income Information is derived from the same books and records of each legal entity whose financial information is included therein and from which the Financial Statements were derived.
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(b) Except for Liabilities (i) set forth in the Financial Statements or on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.5(b), (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet and (iii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company Group, no member of the Company Group has any Liabilities of the type that would be required by GAAP to be recorded or reflected in a consolidated balance sheet of the Downstream Business. No member of the Company Group has any material Liabilities unrelated to the Downstream Business, except to the extent such Liabilities are Retained Liabilities that have been or will be transferred to Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement.
Section 4.6 Capitalization of the Company.
The Company LLC Interests are duly authorized, validly issued and owned of record by Sinclair HoldCo, and except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.6, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever relating to any equity or voting interest in the Company or requiring the issuance, delivery or sale of any equity or voting interest of the Company. The Company has no authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness that afford the holders thereof the right to vote (or any instrument convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) on any matter relating to the Company. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.6, there are no Contracts to which Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group is a party or by which it is bound to (i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in the Company or (ii) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interest in the Company. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.6, there are no irrevocable proxies and no voting agreements with respect to any equity or voting interest in any member of the Company Group. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.6, no Person has any right of first offer, right of first refusal or preemptive right in connection with any future offer, sale or issuance of any equity or voting interest in the Company.
Section 4.7 Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership; Joint Ventures.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(a) sets forth each Subsidiary of the Company, excluding any Joint Ventures (each a Company Subsidiary), listing for each Company Subsidiary the name, entity type, jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, and the authorized, issued and outstanding equity security of such Company Subsidiary. All of the outstanding equity securities of each Company Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable) and are directly owned of record by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than (i) the Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) Encumbrances created by acts of the Parent Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, (iii) transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws, and (iv) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of the Company Group. There are no other equity securities of any Company Subsidiary authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever
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relating to the equity securities of any Company Subsidiary or requiring the issuance, delivery or sale of any equity security of any Company Subsidiary. No Company Subsidiary has any authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness that afford the holders thereof the right to vote (or any instrument convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) on any matter relating to such Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(a), there are no Contracts to which Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group is a party or by which Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group is bound to (x) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in any Company Subsidiary or (y) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interest in any Company Subsidiary. No Person has any right of first offer, right of first refusal or preemptive right in connection with any future offer, sale or issuance of any equity or voting interest in any Company Subsidiary.
(b) Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(b), no member of the Company Group owns, directly or indirectly, any equity ownership or voting interest in, any Person (other than a Company Subsidiary or Joint Venture).
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, each of the Joint Ventures is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concepts are applicable) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its businesses as conducted on the date hereof in all material respects.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, each of the Joint Ventures is duly qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, to do or transact business under the Laws of all jurisdictions in which such qualification, license or registration, as applicable, is required, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(e) sets forth each Joint Venture, listing for each the name, entity type, jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, in each case, as of the date hereof, and the authorized, issued and outstanding equity interest of such Joint Venture owned of record by the Company or a Company Subsidiary (the Joint Venture Interests). To the Knowledge of the Company, all of the Joint Venture Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable). All of the Joint Venture Interests are free and clear of any Encumbrances other than (i) the Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) Encumbrances created by acts of the Parent Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, (iii) any transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws and (iv) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of such Joint Venture. Except as set forth in Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(e) or in the organizational documents of the Joint Ventures, to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, there is no equity interest of any Joint Venture authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever relating to any Joint Venture Interests or requiring any Joint Venture to issue, deliver or sell any equity interests of any Joint Venture. Except as set forth in Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(e) or in the organizational documents of the Joint
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Ventures in effect as of the date hereof, there are no Contracts to which Sinclair HoldCo or the Company (or any Company Subsidiary) is a party or by which Sinclair HoldCo or the Company (or any Company Subsidiary) is bound to (x) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in, any Joint Venture (including any Joint Venture Interests) or (y) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interests in, any Joint Venture (including any Joint Venture Interests). Except as set forth in Company Disclosure Schedule 4.7(e) or in the organizational documents of the Joint Ventures in effect as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, there are no Contracts to which any Joint Venture is a party or by which any Joint Venture is bound to (x) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in, any Joint Venture (including any Joint Venture Interests) or (y) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interest in, any Joint Venture (including any Joint Venture Interests).
(f) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Sinclair HoldCo and the Company and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not result in the material breach or material violation of, constitute a material default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration (whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any material right or material obligation of any Joint Ventures (or any member, shareholder or partner of any Joint Venture), and no notice to or consent from any of the Joint Ventures (or any member, shareholder or partner of any Joint Venture) is required in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 4.8 Absence of Changes.
Except as listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.8 or as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, (a) since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet through the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company Group has been operated in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, (ii) there has been no action or inaction by any member of the Company Group which, if such action had been taken (or failed to be taken) between the date hereof and the Closing Date, would have required the written consent of Parent under Section 6.6, and (iii) there has been no Casualty Event, loss, damage or destruction or condemnation of any property that is material to the Company Group and that is not fully covered by insurance (excluding customary deductibles and retentions), and (b) since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, there has not been any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.9 Real Property.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.9(a) contains a list as of the date hereof of all parcels or tracts of real property owned in fee by any member of the Company Group, including the applicable member of the Company Group that owns such parcel or tract and the tax parcel numbers and addresses thereof (the Sinclair Owned Real Property). The Company Group has good and marketable fee simple title to all Sinclair Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances.
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(b) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.9(b) contains a list as of the date hereof of all real property leased by any member of the Company Group as lessee or sublessee (the Sinclair Leased Real Property) pursuant to a lease or sublease agreement (each, a Sinclair Lease, and collectively, the Sinclair Leases). Copies of the Sinclair Leases and the Sinclair Third Party Leases and all amendments, modifications, supplements, extensions and memoranda thereof, and all estoppel certificates and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements related thereto, have been made available by Sinclair HoldCo or the Company to Parent. The Company Group has a good and valid leasehold interest in all material Sinclair Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances.
(c) No member of the Company Group is in breach beyond applicable notice and cure periods in any material respect under any Sinclair Lease or Sinclair Easement to which any such entity is a party that is material to the operation of the business of the Company Group. All of the Sinclair Leases and Sinclair Easements that are material to the operation of the business of the Company Group are, to the Knowledge of the Company and subject to the Equitable Exceptions, valid and in full force and effect, and are the legal and binding obligation of the member of the Company Group party thereto, enforceable against such member of the Company Group and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the counterparty thereto in accordance with its terms. Except as listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.9(c), as of the date hereof, there is no pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, appropriation, condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or similar proceeding materially affecting the use of any Sinclair Owned Real Property, Sinclair Leased Real Property or Sinclair Easement.
(d) The assets and rights of the Company Group include all of the material easements, rights-of-way, servitudes and similar rights and agreements used by the Company Group in the Downstream Business in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement (each, a Sinclair Easement, and collectively, the Sinclair Easements) and no member of the Company Group has received any written notice or claim that it does not possess any Sinclair Easement, the failure of which to possess would reasonably be expected to materially restrain or hinder the operations of the business of the Company Group as it has been conducted in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement. With respect to each Sinclair Easement, the Company Group has a good and valid easement interest therein, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances.
(e) Except for the Contracts listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.9(e) (the Sinclair Third Party Leases), members of the Company Group have exclusive possession of the Sinclair Real Property and have not leased, licensed or granted occupancy rights to any third party in or to any portion of the Sinclair Real Property.
(f) The Sinclair Real Property and the Sinclair Easements constitute all of the real property and interests in real property used by the Company Group in connection with the operation of the Downstream Business in substantially the same manner as operated in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.9(f), there are no unexercised options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase any portion of or interest in the Sinclair Owned Real Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) the Sinclair Owned Real Property is in material compliance with all zoning and land use Laws, (ii) all Sinclair Real Property that is material to the operation of the Downstream Business has direct access (or indirect access pursuant to a valid easement) to a dedicated public street which provides vehicular and pedestrian access, ingress and egress, and (iii) no member of the Company Group is in breach or default in any material respect beyond applicable notice and
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cure periods, under any Sinclair Third Party Lease or Permitted Encumbrance. The Company Group does not hold any real property or interest in real property that, in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement, has not been used by the Company Group in connection with the Downstream Business or Midstream Business and is not reasonably expected to return to operational service.
Section 4.10 Material Contracts.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.10 sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following Contracts (other than Sinclair Leases) to which any member of the Company Group is a party (such listed Contracts, collectively, the Sinclair Material Contracts):
(i) any Contract for the purchase, sale or processing of crude oil, feed stock, raw materials, blendstocks and refined and intermediate petroleum products by or to any member of the Company Group involving payments of more than $25,000,000 during the current or any future calendar year that is not subject to cancellation by each member of the Company Group party to such Contract on notice of 60 days or less without any liability to such member of the Company Group, excluding purchase orders under spot market contracts;
(ii) any Contract involving the terminalling, transportation or storage of refined products involving payments by or to any member of the Company Group of more than $25,000,000 during the current or any future calendar year that is not subject to cancellation by each member of the Company Group party to such Contract on notice of 60 days or less without any liability to such member of the Company Group;
(iii) any Contract in the nature of a futures, swap, collar, put, call, floor, cap, option or similar Contract that is intended to benefit from or reduce or eliminate the risk of fluctuations in the price of any derivatives or commodities and that is not subject to cancellation by each member of the Company Group party to such Contract on notice of 60 days or less without any liability to such member of the Company Group;
(iv) any Contract (A) that is not subject to cancellation by each member of the Company Group party to such Contract on notice of 60 days or less without any liability to such member of the Company Group, (B) pursuant to which the Company or any member of the Company Group has made payments, in the aggregate, of more than $25,000,000 during the 12 calendar months ended on the date hereof or (C) that, together with any related purchase order(s) or similar document(s), provides for remaining financial commitments or expenditures (or anticipated payments or expenditures) of the Company Group in excess of $25,000,000;
(v) any Contract for the sale or lease of equipment or other tangible personal property or the furnishing of services by the Company Group that is not subject to cancellation by each member of the Company Group party to such Contract on notice of 60 days or less without any liability to such member of the Company Group pursuant to which any member of the Company Group has received payments, or reasonably expects to receive payments, in the aggregate, of more than $25,000,000 during the current or any future calendar year;
(vi) any Contract involving capital expenditures with remaining commitments or expenditures (or anticipated payments or expenditures) in excess of $10,000,000;
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(vii) any Contract that evidences third party Indebtedness;
(viii) any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement (however named) involving the sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities;
(ix) any Contract for the sale, transfer or acquisition of any material assets of the Company Group, equity or voting interest in any member of the Company Group or businesses of the Company Group (other than those providing for sales, transfers or acquisitions of assets in the ordinary course of business) or for the grant to any Person of any preferential rights to purchase any of the assets of the Company Group, equity or voting interest in any member of the Company Group, or businesses of the Company Group, in each case under which there are material outstanding Liabilities of the Company Group;
(x) any Contract granting to the Company Group any material Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights (A) on an exclusive basis or (B) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $200,000 (other than Contracts for Off-The-Shelf Software);
(xi) any Contract granting to a third Person the right to use any material Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights (A) on an exclusive basis or (B) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $200,000 (other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business);
(xii) any Contract that materially limits or restricts any member of the Company Group from engaging in any business or competing with any Person anywhere in the world;
(xiii) any collective bargaining agreement for the benefit of Company Employees;
(xiv) any consulting agreement, independent contractor agreement or employment agreement that provides for annual base compensation or consulting fees exceeding $200,000 per year or which are not terminable by the applicable member of the Company Group without penalty or other payment to any such employee, independent contractor, temporary employee or consultant;
(xv) agreements with any professional employer organization and any agreement with an employee leasing agency for the engagement of temporary or leased employees by the Company Group;
(xvi) any Contract that provides for any change of control, severance or termination pay or other compensation or benefits related to termination of employment or services to the Company Group;
(xvii) any Contract under which any member of the Company Group has advanced or loaned any amount to any employee, director or officer of any member of the Company Group; and
(xviii) any Contract that grants any exclusive distribution, sale, purchase, or representation to any third party.
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(b) (i) Each Sinclair Material Contract is valid and binding on each member of the Company Group that is a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, (ii) no member of the Company Group is in breach of, or default under, any Sinclair Material Contract in any material respect, (iii) no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a breach or default in any material respect (or has constituted such breach or default in any material respect) under such Sinclair Material Contract on the part of the applicable member of the Company Group, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, on the part of the other party thereto.
Section 4.11 Intellectual Property Rights; Privacy.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.11(a) sets forth a list of the following Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights: (i) all Registered Business Intellectual Property Rights (including, the jurisdiction and issuance, registration or application number and date, as applicable); (ii) material unregistered Trademarks; and (iii) material proprietary Software. All Registered Business Intellectual Property Rights are valid, subsisting, and to the Knowledge of the Company, enforceable.
(b) The Company Group owns or has rights to use all material Business Intellectual Property Rights, in each case, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. To the Knowledge of the Company, no other Intellectual Property Rights other than the Business Intellectual Property Rights are necessary to conduct the business of the Company Group in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof. The consummation of the transactions will not result in the loss or impairment of the Company Groups right to own, use or hold for use any Business Intellectual Property Rights as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of the business as conducted in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company Groups business as conducted as of the date hereof nor the Company Groups business as conducted during the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof infringes on, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person. As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of the Company Group with respect to the alleged infringement or misappropriation by the Company Group of any Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person, and no such Action has been brought, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against any members of the Company Group during the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof. As of the date hereof, no Person has asserted to the Company Group any written objection or claim with respect to the ownership, validity or enforceability of, or the right of the Company Group to exercise, sell or license, any Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, no Person has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, or is infringing on, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights. During the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof, the Company Group has not made any written claims against any Person alleging such infringement, misappropriation, or violation of Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights.
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(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Open Source is or has been used in any material Company Software in a manner which will result in an obligation for the Company Group to disclose, contribute, distribute, license or otherwise make available to any Person (including the open source community) any material Company Software or material Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(f) The Company Group uses reasonable tools and processes to protect the Company Systems owned or controlled by the Company Group from defects, bugs, viruses and other such corruptants that would materially and adversely hinder the operation or use of such Company Systems (or the Company Software, if any, stored or hosted thereon).
(g) The Company Group owns or have rights to use all Company Systems that the Company Group uses in connection with its business as conducted as of the date of the Agreement and as has been conducted during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of business on the date hereof. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Systems do not contain trojan horses, spyware, adware, malware or other malicious code. The Company Group has taken reasonable measures to protect the integrity of the Company Systems owned or controlled by the Company Group, including reasonable measures related to back-ups, disaster recovery and business continuity. Such back-ups, disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements are reasonably designed to reduce the risk of any material errors, interruption, breakdown, failure of the Company Systems. To the Knowledge of the Company, in the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof, there has not been any material (x) failure, outage, or substandard performance with respect to the Company Systems that has materially and adversely affected the Company Groups ability to conduct its business or (y) security breach of, or other unauthorized access to, any Company System that hosts confidential information in the possession or control of the Company Group (including any material breach of Personal Information stored or processed thereon).
(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Group has been and as of the Closing Date is in material compliance with all applicable Laws, the Company Groups website privacy policies, and contractual obligations, in each case with respect to the collection, use, storage, sharing or transfer of Personal Information (including credit card information) by the Company Group preceding the Closing Date. The Company Group has reasonable safeguards in place, designed to protect Personal Information in its possession or under its control against loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized disclosure, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no material breaches of Personal Information in the possession or control of the Company Group, including Personal Information obtained by a third party for the Company Groups benefit, preceding the Closing Date and the Company Group has not received any written notice of any claims of, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, been charged with, the violation of any Laws concerning the collection, use, storage, sharing or transfer of Personal Information.
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Section 4.12 Assets of the Company Group.
(a) Except for Permitted Encumbrances, property or Sinclair Leases disposed of or terminated in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, Business Intellectual Property Rights, which are the subject of Section 4.11, property that will be used by Sinclair HoldCo to provide the transition services contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement and property subject to the Office Lease, and except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.12(a), the Company Group has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased tangible personal property or Sinclair Leases, valid leasehold interests in, all real property and tangible personal property reasonably required for the conduct of the Downstream Business in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof or recorded or reflected in the Financial Statements as owned or leased by the Company Group, except, in each case, as would not materially restrain or hinder the operations of the business of the Company Group.
(b) Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.12(b) and except for property that will be used by Sinclair HoldCo to provide the transition services contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement and property subject to the Office Lease, the assets, rights and properties owned or leased by the Company Group collectively constitute all of the assets, rights and properties, tangible or intangible, real or personal, that are necessary for the operation of the Downstream Business in substantially the same manner as operated as of the date hereof and as has been operated during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.13 Compliance with Laws.
Except as specified on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.13, the Downstream Business is, and during the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement has been, operated in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Company Group and the conduct of the Downstream Business. Except as specified on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.13, during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, no member of the Company Group has received written notice of or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been under investigation with respect to, any claimed material noncompliance with such Laws or binding Order of any Governmental Authority on the part of any member of the Company Group.
Section 4.14 Environmental Matters. Except as specified on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.14:
(a) To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no Release of Hazardous Material and no Person has been exposed to any Hazardous Materials at, on, in, under, to or from any Sinclair Owned Real Property or Sinclair Leased Real Property or any other real property currently owned, leased or operated in connection with the operation of the Downstream Business by the Company Group for which reporting, assessment, investigation, monitoring, response, remedial or corrective action is presently required under applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Company Group.
(b) The Company Group and the operation of the Downstream Business is and, during the time periods specified pursuant to all applicable statutes of limitations, has been in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws (including holding all required Environmental Permits) and required Environmental Permits in all material respects.
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(c) The Company Group has not received any Environmental Notice the substance of which remains pending or unresolved that could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Company Group.
(d) No Proceeding is pending against, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened in writing against, the Company Group pursuant to or relating to applicable Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits that could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Company Group.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Group (or any predecessor thereof) has not transported or arranged for the treatment, storage, handling, disposal, recycling or transportation of any Hazardous Material to any off-site location which has or could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability of the Company Group under Environmental Laws.
(f) The Company Group is not subject to any currently effective Order issued by any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Company Group.
(g) The Company Group has not assumed any material responsibility for or agreed to indemnify or hold harmless any Person for any material liability or obligation, arising under or relating to Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to result in material Liability to the Company Group.
Section 4.15 Certain Proceedings.
(a) Except as listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.15(a), as of the date hereof, no Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against any member of the Company Group or any portion of their respective properties or assets (including any of the Sinclair Real Property) that (i) would (if determined in a manner adverse to the Company Group, as applicable) reasonably be likely to result in a material Liability of the Company Group or materially restrain or hinder the operations of the business of the Company Group, or (ii) would reasonably be likely to restrain, prohibit, invalidate, set aside, rescind, prevent or make unlawful this Agreement, or the carrying out of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) No member of the Company Group is subject to any outstanding Order relating to the conduct of the business of the Company Group that would reasonably be likely to result in a material Liability of the Company Group or materially restrain or hinder the operations of the business of the Company Group.
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Section 4.16 Permits.
Company Disclosure Schedule 4.16 sets forth all material Permits held or being applied for by any member of the Company Group as of the date hereof, and all such Permits constitute all material Permits that are necessary for the operation of the Downstream Business in substantially the same manner as such business has been operated during the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.16, (a) as of the date hereof, all such Permits are in full force and effect and no material Proceeding is pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to revoke or limit any such material Permit or application, (b) the Company Group is, and has been during the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement, in material compliance with all material Permits, and (c) during the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement, no member of the Company Group has received any written notice stating that the Company Group is in violation of any material Permit.
Section 4.17 Taxes.
(a) All Income Tax Returns and all other material Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary have been timely filed (taking into account any valid extension of time within which to file), and all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects.
(b) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has fully and timely paid all material Taxes required to be paid by it prior to the Closing (whether or not reflected on any Tax Return). None of the Company nor any Company Subsidiaries will have any liability for unpaid Income Taxes or other material unpaid Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, other than those liabilities for Taxes reflected in the Financial Statements, as adjusted for operations and transactions in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the period from June 30, 2021 to and including the Closing Date consistent with past custom and practice of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(c) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has fully and timely paid (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by application of offsetting Tax credits) all material Excise Taxes, whether or not shown as due on any Tax Returns, and any and all material Tax credits (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Blenders Tax Credits) or material Tax refunds claimed by any of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, whether or not shown on any Tax Returns, were duly and properly claimed.
(d) All material withholding Tax requirements imposed on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries under any applicable Tax Law have been satisfied in all material respects, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all information reporting requirements.
(e) There is no outstanding deficiency for Income Taxes or other material Taxes that has been proposed, assessed or asserted in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than those properly reflected in the Financial Statements.
(f) There are no audits, discussions, claims, assessments, deficiencies or administrative or judicial Proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any income or other material Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has a taxable presence in a jurisdiction where it does not file a Tax Return. No written claim has been made in the last three (3) years by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Tax Returns are not filed by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
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(h) There are no Encumbrances for Income Taxes or other material Taxes on any assets of the Company Group other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(i) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has participated in a listed transaction as set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or any transaction under any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law.
(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation (or any successor thereto) (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying or intended to qualify for tax-free treatment, in whole or in part, under Section 355 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state or local Law) (i) in the twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) as part of a plan or series of related transactions (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Parent Merger and the Sinclair Contribution.
(k) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to Closing, (ii) prepaid amount received prior to Closing outside of the ordinary course of business, (iii) closing agreement, as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) entered into prior to Closing or (iv) adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) by reason of a change in method of accounting prior to Closing.
(l) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has deferred any obligation to pay Taxes pursuant to Section 2302 of the CARES Act (or any corresponding or similar provision of any COVID-19 aid).
(m) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment or other taxable presence in any country other than the United States (other than in such entitys jurisdiction of formation), as determined pursuant to applicable U.S. or foreign Law and any applicable Tax treaty or convention.
(n) There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Income Taxes or other material Taxes due from the Company or any Company Subsidiary for any taxable period, and no request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
(o) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) has been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group (other than a group the common parent of which is or was Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or a Company Subsidiary) for federal, state, local or foreign Tax purposes, or (ii) is a party to any Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar agreement (other than any Tax sharing or indemnification provisions contained in any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Taxes (e.g., customary leases, credit agreements or other customary commercial agreements)).
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(p) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material Liability for Income Taxes or other material Taxes of any other Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, or by Contract, other than, in each case, pursuant to any customary Tax sharing or indemnification provisions contained in any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Tax (e.g., customary leases, credit agreements or other customary commercial agreements).
(q) Sinclair HoldCo is, and has been at all times since July 1, 1987, properly classified as an S corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes pursuant to Code Sections 1361 and 1362 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. As of the date hereof, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (other than Prairie Field Services LLC) has been properly classified as either (i) an entity disregarded as separate from Sinclair HoldCo for U.S. federal income tax purposes as provided in Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 since its date of formation or (ii) a qualified subchapter S subsidiary for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Code Section 1361(b)(3)(B) since the later of its date of formation and July 1, 1987. As of the Closing, the Company and each Company Subsidiary (other than Prairie Field Services LLC) will be properly classified as an entity disregarded as separate from Sinclair HoldCo for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3. As of the Closing, Prairie Field Services LLC will be properly classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(r) Each of the Company and any Company Subsidiary has timely and properly registered, reported, and collected all material Excise Taxes, sales, use, value-added, gross receipts, and similar Taxes required to be collected, and has remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority. Each of the Company and any Company Subsidiary has timely and properly collected and maintained all material resale certificates, material exemption certificates and other material documentation required to qualify for any exemption from the collection of sales Taxes.
(s) Neither Sinclair HoldCo, the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is aware of the existence of any fact or circumstance, after reasonable diligence, or has taken or agreed to take any action, that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede (i) the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution from being treated as integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code or (ii) the Parent Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(t) None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Sinclair HoldCo has requested or received a ruling or determination from, or entered into any agreement with, any Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to materially impact the amount of Tax due from New Parent or its Affiliates (including following the Closing, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any Company Subsidiary).
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(u) None of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an interest in an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership (other than the interests in Prairie Field Services LLC) or a foreign corporation for U.S. federal, state or local Income Tax purposes.
Section 4.18 Employment Matters.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.18(a) sets forth a list of all persons who as of the date hereof are employees of any member of the Company Group, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Sinclair Employees and any other employee of Sinclair HoldCo or its Subsidiaries providing services to any member of the Company Group through an intercompany arrangement (including such persons employed or co-employed by Sinclair Services Company) and any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, paid or unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such individual, as of such date the following information: name; job title; date of hire or retention date; hourly rate, annual salary or contract fee; full-time/part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status of the employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act or eligibility for overtime under any applicable wage and hour law; work location (city, state); and whether such individual is working with the Company Employment Group pursuant to any work permit, work visa, or similar authorization (all such individuals, the Company Employees). The Company has provided a list of each temporary employee, consultant and independent contractor providing services for the Company Group as of the date hereof that receives annual compensation in excess of $200,000, except where the temporary employees, consultants or independent contractors are retained through service provider organizations, in which case the Company has provided a list identifying the service provider organization, the number of temporary employees, consultants or independent contractors retained through the service provider organization, their location, and a description of services performed. Other than as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.18(a), all Company Employees are employed on an at-will basis.
(b) With respect to the Company Employees: (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Employment Group is in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor and employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, immigration, occupational safety and health, workers compensation; (ii) the Company Employment Group is in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting the characterization and treatment of individuals as employees, independent contractors or consultants; (iii) all Company Employees classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and/or ineligible for overtime under federal, state, and local wage and hour Laws (including employment and labor standards Laws) are properly classified; and (iv) the Company Employment Group is in compliance with and have complied in all material respects with all immigration Laws, including Form I-9 requirements and any applicable mandatory E-Verify obligations. The Company Employment Group is in compliance with all applicable Laws relating to any outsourced or temporary labor contracts between any member of the Company Employment Group and other third parties or individuals and no such contract deems any member of the Company Employment Group as the employer of such individuals for purposes of applicable Laws. The Company Employment Group is and has been in compliance with the terms of all employment agreements or other employment-related contracts in all material respects.
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(c) As of the date hereof, there are no Actions against any member of the Company Employment Group pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitral tribunal in connection with the employment or termination of employment of any current or former employee, applicant, consultant, volunteer, intern, or independent contractor of the Company Employment Group, including, without limitation, any charge, investigation or claim relating to unfair labor practices, grievances under any applicable collective bargaining agreement, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, disability rights or benefits, human rights, pay equity, accessibility, language, immigration, wages, hours, overtime compensation, employment or labor standards, employee classification, child labor, hiring, promotion and termination of employees, working conditions, meal and break periods, privacy, health and safety, workers compensation, leaves of absence, paid sick leave, unemployment insurance or any other employment-related matter arising under applicable Laws.
(d) There have been no mass layoffs or plant closings (as defined by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended (WARN Act) and any similar state or local laws) in connection with the Company Employment Group at any time during the period six (6) months prior to the date hereof, except in compliance with the WARN Act and any other similar state, local or other law, and the Company Employment Group has provided any required notice to employees and other entities thereunder. In the past ninety (90) days, no employee of any member of the Company Employment Group has suffered an employment loss as such term is defined in the WARN Act. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not create liability for any act by any member of the Company Employment Group on or prior to the Closing under the WARN Act or any other Law respecting reductions in force or the impact on employees on plant closings or sales of businesses.
(e) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding levies, assessments and penalties made against any member of the Company Employment Group pursuant to any applicable workers compensation statutes.
(f) Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.18(f), as of the date hereof, no officer or Senior Management Employee of the Company Employment Group has given notice that such employee intends to terminate his or her employment.
(g) With respect to the Company Employees, no member of the Company Employment Group is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement applicable to any Company Employees, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is any such Contract being negotiated by or on behalf of any member of the Company Employment Group as of the date hereof. During the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement, there have not been, and there are not pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, any strike, picketing, boycott, work stoppage, slowdown, charge or complaint of unfair labor practice or employment discrimination or, to the Knowledge of the Company, union or other labor organizational activity.
Section 4.19 Employee Benefits.
(a) Company Disclosure Schedule 4.19(a) lists, as of the date hereof, each material Sinclair Benefit Plan. There are no Company Benefit Plans, and no member of the Company Group has any Liability with respect to any Benefit Plan (including with respect to any unfunded Liability).
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(b) With respect to each such Sinclair Benefit Plan, the Company Group has made available to Parent, to the extent applicable, (i) a copy of such Sinclair Benefit Plan (or a description, if such plan is not written) and all amendments thereto, and, to the extent applicable and (ii) the current prospectus or summary plan description, including all amendments or summaries of material modification thereto. The Company Group has made available to Parent copies of all employee handbooks and policies applicable to Sinclair Employees.
(c) Neither Sinclair HoldCo nor any member of the Company Group, nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, sponsors, maintains or contributes to, and no Sinclair Benefit Plan is, (i) a plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, (ii) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or Sections 4063, 4064 or 4066 of ERISA, (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA, (v) a voluntary employees beneficiary association within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, (vi) a Benefit Plan that provides post-termination or retiree medical or other welfare benefits to any Person for any reason (other than as required under Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code, or any similar state Laws, and at the sole expense of such Person).
(d) Each Sinclair Benefit Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable and current determination letter from the IRS or with respect to a prototype plan, can rely on an opinion letter from the IRS to the prototype plan sponsor, to the effect that such Sinclair Benefit Plan and the related trust are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, each such determination remains in effect and has not been revoked, and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of such Sinclair Benefit Plan or cause the imposition of any tax or other Liability under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law.
(e) Except to the extent set forth in Section 6.9 or on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.19(e), neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other additional or subsequent event, including a termination of employment) will (i) result in any compensation or benefits (including any bonus, retention, change in control or severance compensation or benefits) of any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any member of the Company Group (including as an employee of Sinclair Services Company) or any of their beneficiaries becoming due, vested, funded (through a grantor trust or otherwise), payable, accelerated or increased, or in any forgiveness of indebtedness, (ii) result in any other obligation or Liability pursuant to any Sinclair Benefit Plan or otherwise with respect to any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any member of the Company Group (including as an employee of Sinclair Services Company) or (iii) after giving effect to any executed 280G Waivers and any 280G Approval actually attained (as described in Section 6.10 hereof), result in excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code, without giving effect to any payments (other than any Severance Benefits) made by Parent or any of its Affiliates following the Closing to the extent such payments are not disclosed to Sinclair HoldCo. No member of the Company Group has any obligation to gross up, indemnify, or otherwise reimburse any Person for any excise taxes, interest, or penalties incurred under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.
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Section 4.20 Insurance.
Company Disclosure Schedule 4.20 sets forth a list of all material insurance policies with coverage periods inclusive of the date hereof with respect to the properties, assets or business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the Insurance Policies). For avoidance of doubt, the term Insurance Policies shall not include any insurance policies with coverage periods that expired prior to the date hereof. All of the Insurance Policies are valid and in full force and effect, and all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid in full. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.20, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received a written notice of cancellation or non-renewal of any Insurance Policy, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is the termination of any Insurance Policy threatened. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.20, there are no material claims pending under any Insurance Policies as to which coverage has been denied or disputed by the insurer or in respect of which the insurer has reserved its rights. Except as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.20, none of the Insurance Policies is subject to any self-insurance arrangements, and no member of the Company Group has or is party to any self-insurance obligations, other than customary deductibles and retentions shown on the face of the Insurance Policies.
Section 4.21 Powers of Attorney.
Company Disclosure Schedule 4.21 sets forth a list of all powers of attorney executed on behalf of any member of the Company Group.
Section 4.22 Affiliate Transactions.
Except for (a) employment relationships and compensation, benefits, travel advances and employee loans in the ordinary course of business (but not including obligations or payments (including premium payments with respect to insurance policies) required to be made by members of the Company Group pursuant to any Sinclair Benefit Plan which shall be deemed to be Sinclair Affiliate Contracts hereunder), (b) the Transaction Documents, (c) as set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.22 (all of which arrangements have been made available in writing to Parent), (d) insurance policies of the Company Group and (e) Contracts exclusively among the members of the Company Group, no member of the Company Group is a party to any Contract with (i) any current or former executive officer or director of any member of the Company Group or any of their respective family members, (ii) any equity holder of Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or any member of the Company Group or (iii) any Affiliate of the Company (collectively, Sinclair Affiliate Contracts).
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Section 4.23 Anti-Corruption.
No member of the Company Group, nor any of their respective directors, managers or, officers, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective agents, employees, representatives, consultants or any other Person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively), has, directly or indirectly, offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, including but not limited to cash, checks, wire transfers, tangible and intangible gifts, favors, services, entertainment and travel expenses or other illicit payments to (a) any governmental official, candidates or members of political parties or organizations or other Persons, in violation of any applicable Law, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, any Laws prohibiting commercial bribery or any other applicable anti-corruption Laws or (b) any Person for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of any government official or inducing any governmental official to act or fail to act in violation of such government officials duties. The Downstream Business is and has been operated in compliance in all material respects with all applicable export and/or import, sanction, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering Laws, and, during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, no member of the Company Group has received written notice of or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been under investigation with respect to, any claimed material noncompliance with such Laws or binding Order of any Governmental Authority on the part of any member of the Company Group.
Section 4.24 Brokers.
Except for Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., no broker, finder, investment banker or other agent is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions for which any member of the Company Group would have any Liability.
Section 4.25 Company Reorganization.
Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, Sinclair HoldCo has undertaken or will undertake various company restructuring transactions pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement. Sinclair HoldCo has made available to Parent true and correct copies of all agreements, documents, schedules and certificates contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement or related to the Company Reorganization.
Section 4.26 Board Approval; Vote Required.
(a) The board of directors of Sinclair HoldCo has duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) determining that the terms of this Agreement and Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of its shareholders and Sinclair HoldCo, and (ii) approving and declaring advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, and (iii) recommending that the shareholders of Sinclair HoldCo adopt this Agreement and approve the Contemplated Transactions, which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way.
(b) This Agreement has been adopted, and the Contemplated Transactions have been approved, with the requisite vote of the shareholders of Sinclair HoldCo. No other vote or approval of any other Person is necessary for Sinclair HoldCo or the Company to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
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Section 4.27 Companys Investigation.
Each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the Parent Parties and its business operations and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Parent Parties for such purpose. Each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, it has relied solely on its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Parent Parties in Article 5 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Parent Officers Certificate and (b) neither the Parent Parties nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty as to the Parent Parties, or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Article 5 and the Parent Officers Certificate and neither Sinclair HoldCo nor the Company has relied on any information other than the express representations and warranties of the Parent Parties in Article 5 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Parent Officers Certificate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that none of the Parent Parties or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives makes any representation or warranty of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to this (i) Agreement, (ii) the Contemplated Transactions, (iii) the Transaction Documents, (iv) the assets of the Parent Parties, (v) the Liabilities of the Parent Parties, (vi) the New Parent Common Stock, (vii) the condition, prospects or performance (financial or otherwise) of, or any other matter involving, the business, the assets or the Liabilities of the Parent Parties, (viii) any projection, estimate or budget delivered or made available to Sinclair HoldCo or the Company or any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof), future performance or future capacity, or (ix) any other information provided or made available to Sinclair HoldCo or the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives with respect to the New Parent Common Stock, the business, the assets, the Liabilities or the operations of the Parent Parties, except as expressly set forth in the representations and warranties made by the Parent Parties in Article 5 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Parent Officers Certificate.
Section 4.28 Takeover Laws.
The Contemplated Transactions are not subject to any applicable anti-takeover provisions related to business combinations in Wyoming or Delaware, or any other no moratorium, fair price, business combination, control share acquisition or similar provision of any state anti-takeover Law (Takeover Laws) as they relate to any member of the Company Group or any similar provision in any member of the Company Groups organizational documents.
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Section 4.29 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4 (OR IN THE CORRESPONDING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY OFFICERS CERTIFICATE), (A) NONE OF THE COMPANY OR SINCLAIR HOLDCO OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES MAKES, AND EACH OF THE PARENT PARTIES WAIVES, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WITH RESPECT TO THIS (I) AGREEMENT, (II) THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS, (III) THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, (IV) THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY GROUP (INCLUDING THE SINCLAIR REAL PROPERTY, THE FACILITIES (OR CAPACITY THEREOF), TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS), (V) THE LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY GROUP, (VI) THE COMPANY LLC INTERESTS, (VII) THE CONDITION, PROSPECTS OR PERFORMANCE (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER INVOLVING, THE BUSINESS, THE ASSETS OR THE LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY GROUP, (VIII) ANY PROJECTION, ESTIMATE OR BUDGET DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PARENT PARTIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OF FUTURE REVENUES, FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF), FUTURE CASH FLOWS, FUTURE FINANCIAL CONDITION (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF), FUTURE PERFORMANCE OR FUTURE CAPACITY, OR (IX) ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PARENT PARTIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY LLC INTERESTS, THE BUSINESS, THE ASSETS, THE LIABILITIES OR THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY GROUP, AND (B) ALL OF THE ASSETS TO BE TRANSFERRED OR THE LIABILITIES TO BE ASSUMED OR TRANSFERRED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED ON AN AS IS, WHERE IS AND WITH ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN FAULTS BASIS, AND (C) ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FAILURE OF AN ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS, OR OTHERWISE ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY THE COMPANY AND SINCLAIR HOLDCO AND ARE WAIVED BY EACH OF THE PARENT PARTIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, FINANCIAL OR OTHER PROJECTIONS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS OR OTHER MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY SUCH MATERIALS CONTAINED IN ANY DATA ROOM OR REVIEWED BY ANY PARENT PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES) OR MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR SHALL HEREAFTER BE PROVIDED TO ANY PARENT PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY OR SINCLAIR HOLDCO OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES AND NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS MADE AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 4.30 No Other Representations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Sinclair HoldCo nor the Company makes any representation or warranty in any provision of this Agreement, the Company Disclosure Schedules or otherwise, other than those representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Article 4 (subject to the limitations in this Section 4.30). In addition, notwithstanding the generality of any other representations and warranties in this Agreement:
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(a) the representations and warranties in Section 4.14 are Sinclair Holdcos and the Companys exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Environmental Laws;
(b) the representations and warranties in Section 4.17 and Section 4.19 are Sinclair Holdcos and the Companys exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Tax Laws;
(c) the representations and warranties in Section 4.18 and Section 4.19 are Sinclair Holdcos and the Companys exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Laws relating to ERISA, employee benefit and compensation, and labor and employment matters; and
(d) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.23 are Sinclair Holdcos and the Companys exclusive representations with respect to compliance with anti-corruption Laws.
ARTICLE 5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT PARTIES
Except as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedules, the Parent Parties represent and warrant to the Company and Sinclair HoldCo as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization.
(a) Each of Parent and its Significant Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concepts are applicable) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its businesses as conducted on the date hereof, except where the failure to be in good standing or to have such power and authority would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Parent Entities is duly qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, to do or transact business under the Laws of all jurisdictions in which such qualification, license or registration, as applicable, is required, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or registered, as applicable, would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.2 Authority; Binding Effect.
(a) Each Parent Party has the requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and, subject to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval and the other approvals set forth in Section 5.26(d), to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized
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by all required corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, on the part of such Parent Party and, except for the Parent Stockholder Approval and the other approvals set forth in Section 5.26(d), no other corporate or limited liability company proceedings, as applicable, on the part of such Parent Party are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Parent Party, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Parent Party, enforceable against such Parent Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by the Equitable Exceptions.
(c) As of the date hereof, the board of directors of Parent has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of its stockholders and Parent and (ii) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 5.3 Non-Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Parent Party and, subject to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval and the other approvals set forth in Section 5.26(d), the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not (a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the organizational documents of any Parent Entity, (b) result in the breach or violation of, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification, revocation, suspension or acceleration (whether after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any right or obligation of any Parent Entity under any Parent Material Contract or Parent Lease, result in the creation or the imposition of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any of the assets of any Parent Entity, or give rise to or result in the termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration, revocation or suspension of any Permit used by or required for the ongoing operation of, any Parent Entity, or (c) violate any Law applicable to any Parent Entity, or any Order against any Parent Entity, except with respect to clauses (b) and (c), for any violation, breach, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration, modification, revocation or suspension that would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Governmental Consents and Approvals.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent Parties and the performance of each such Parent Partys obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not require any advance filing with, or clearance, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority, except for (a) those filings required under the HSR Act, (b) the filing of the Parent Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (c) any filings, clearances, consents or approvals, the failure of which to effect or obtain would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.5 Capitalization of Parent.
(a) As of the date hereof and until the Effective Time, the authorized capital of Parent consists solely of (i) 320,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock of Parent, par value $1.00 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, the only issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of Parent are (i) 162,490,166 shares of Parent Common Stock, (ii) no shares of preferred stock of Parent were outstanding, (iii) 1,826,745 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to outstanding Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (iv) 600,106 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to outstanding Parent Performance Share Unit Awards and (v) 7,697 shares of Parent Common Stock vested yet to be awarded.
(b) All outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights. The New Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. The New Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, will be issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Laws. Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.5(b), or as identified in the Parent SEC Documents filed or furnished on or prior to the date of this Agreement, and except for changes after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.6(b)(i), there are no outstanding or authorized other shares of capital stock or equity securities of Parent, options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever relating to any equity or voting interest in Parent requiring the issuance, delivery or sale of any equity or voting interest of Parent. Parent has no authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness that afford the holders thereof the right to vote (or any instrument convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) on any matter relating to Parent. There are no Contracts to which Parent is a party or by which it is bound to (i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in Parent, or (ii) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interest in Parent. To the Knowledge of Parent, there are no irrevocable proxies and no voting agreements with respect to any equity or voting interest in Parent or any Significant Subsidiary. No Person has any right of first offer, right of first refusal or preemptive right in connection with any future offer, sale or issuance of any equity or voting interest in, Parent.
Section 5.6 Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership.
(a) All Significant Subsidiaries of Parent (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the MLP and its Subsidiaries) and their respective jurisdictions of organization are identified in the Parent SEC Documents. Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.6(a), each Significant Subsidiary is directly owned of record by Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than (i) the Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws and (iii) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of such Significant Subsidiary. There are no other equity securities of any Significant Subsidiary authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding and no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights
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(including any preemptive rights), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever relating to the equity securities of any Significant Subsidiary or requiring the issuance, delivery or sale of any equity security of any Significant Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.6(a) and as identified in the Parent SEC Documents, no Significant Subsidiary has any authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness that afford the holders thereof the right to vote (or any instrument convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) on any matter relating to such Significant Subsidiary. There are no Contracts to which Parent or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which Parent or any Significant Subsidiary is bound to (x) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity or voting interest in, any Significant Subsidiary or (y) vote or dispose of any equity or voting interest in, any Significant Subsidiary.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, the only issued and outstanding limited partner or other equity interests of the MLP are (i) 105,440,201 common units of the MLP issued and outstanding, of which 65,630,030 were owned directly or indirectly by Parent, (ii) no subordinated units of the MLP issued and outstanding, (iii) a non-economic general partner interest which is held indirectly by Parent, (iv) 290,738 common units of the MLP subject to outstanding phantom units of the MLP (v) 66,591 common units of the MLP subject to outstanding performance units of the MLP (assuming, if applicable, achievement of the applicable performance measures at the target level) and (vi) 857,959 common units reserved for issuance upon a grant under the MLPs Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(c) The sole general partner of the MLP is HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. All of the outstanding equity interests of the MLP are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent applicable) and not subject to any preemptive rights. Except as set forth above in this Section 5.6(c), and for changes after the date hereof in compliance with Section 6.6(b)(i), there are no outstanding or authorized limited partner interests or other equity securities of the MLP, options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights (including any preemptive rights), calls, phantom equity, profit sharing agreements or commitments or other agreements of any character whatsoever relating to the limited partner interests or other equity securities of the MLP, to which the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is bound requiring the issuance, delivery or sale of limited partner interests or other equity securities of the MLP. Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.6(c), each Subsidiary of the MLP is wholly owned by the MLP.
(d) Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.6(d), none of Parent, the MLP or any Significant Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or equity ownership or voting interest in, any Person (other than a Significant Subsidiary or the MLP).
(e) Except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.6(e), as of the Closing Date, New Parent shall own, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding equity interests in Parent and each Significant Subsidiary free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws and (iii) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Parent or such Significant Subsidiary, none of which apply to the Contemplated Transactions.
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Section 5.7 Absence of Changes.
Except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, (a) since June 30, 2021 through the date of this Agreement the Parent Entities have been operated in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, and (b) since June 30, 2021 there has not been any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.8 Real Property.
(a) The applicable Parent Entity has good and marketable fee simple title to each of the material parcels or tracts of real property identified, recorded or reflected in the Parent Financial Statements (the Parent Owned Real Property), free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances, except where the failure of such Parent Entity to have such good and marketable fee simple title has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The applicable Parent Entity has a good and valid leasehold interest in each of the material leased or subleased real properties identified, recorded or reflected in the Parent Financial Statements (the Parent Leased Real Property) pursuant to a lease or sublease agreement (each, a Parent Lease, and collectively, the Parent Leases), free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances, except where the failure of such Parent Entity to have such good and valid leasehold interest has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the date hereof, no Parent Entity is in breach beyond applicable notice and cure periods in any material respect under any Parent Lease or Parent Easement to which any such Parent Entity is a party that is material to the operation of the business of the Parent Entities, except for such breaches that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. All of the Parent Leases and Parent Easements that are material to the operation of the business of the Parent Entities are, to the Knowledge of Parent and subject to the Equitable Exceptions, valid and in full force and effect as of the date hereof, and are the legal and binding obligation of the Parent Entity party thereto, enforceable against such Parent Entity and, to the Knowledge of Parent, the counterparty thereto in accordance with its terms, except where the failure of such Parent Lease or Parent Easement to be valid and in full force and effect, the legal and binding obligation of such Parent Entity or enforceable against such Parent Entity or the counterparty thereto, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The assets and rights of the Parent Entities include all of the material easements, rights-of-way, servitudes and similar rights and agreements used by the Parent Entities in the conduct of the business of the Parent Entities in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement (each, a Parent Easement, and collectively, the Parent Easements), except where the failure of the Parent Entities to have or hold a Parent Easement has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and no Parent Entity has received any written notice or claim that it does not possess any Parent Easement, the failure of which to possess would have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Parent Easement, the applicable Parent Entity has a good and valid easement interest therein, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances, except where the failure of such Parent Entity to have such good and valid easement interest therein has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.9 Material Contracts.
(a) Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.9, together with the Contracts identified on the list of exhibits to the Parent SEC Documents, sets forth, as of the date hereof, any Contract that would be required to be filed by Parent as a material contract pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act (the Parent Material Contracts).
(b) (i) Each Parent Material Contract is valid and binding on each Parent Entity that is a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Parent, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, (ii) no Parent Entity is in breach of, or default under, any Parent Material Contract, (iii) no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a breach or default (or has constituted such breach or default) under such Parent Material Contract on the part of the applicable Parent Entity, nor to the Knowledge of Parent, on the part of the other party thereto, except where the failure of such Parent Material Contract to be valid and binding would not have or reasonably be expected to have, or for such breaches or defaults that would not have or not reasonably be expected to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10 Intellectual Property Rights; Privacy. Except where the failure of such representation to be true and correct would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The Parent Entities own or have rights to use all material Parent Intellectual Property Rights, in each case, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. To the Knowledge of Parent, no other Intellectual Property Rights other than the Parent Intellectual Property Rights are necessary to conduct the business of the Parent Entities in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof. The consummation of the transactions will not result in the loss or impairment of the Parent Entities right to own, use or hold for use any Parent Intellectual Property Rights as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of the business as conducted in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement.
(b) To the Knowledge of Parent, neither the Parent Entities business as conducted as of the date hereof nor the Parent Entities business as conducted during the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof infringes on, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person in any material respect. As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened against any of the Parent Entities with respect to the alleged infringement or misappropriation by the Parent Entities of any material Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person. As of the date hereof, no Person has asserted to the Parent Entities any written objection or claim with respect to the ownership, validity or enforceability of, or the right of the Parent Entities to exercise, sell or license, any material Owned Parent Intellectual Property Rights.
(c) To the Knowledge of Parent, as of the date hereof, no Person is infringing on, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Owned Parent Intellectual Property Rights.
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(d) To the Knowledge of Parent, no Open Source is or has been used in any material Parent Software in a manner which will result in an obligation for the Parent Entities to disclose, contribute, distribute, license or otherwise make available to any Person (including the open source community) any material Parent Software or material Owned Parent Intellectual Property Rights.
(e) The Parent Entities have taken reasonable measures to protect the integrity of the Parent Systems owned or controlled by the Parent Entities, including reasonable measures related to back-ups, disaster recovery and business continuity, as well as reasonable tools and processes to protect the Parent Systems owned or controlled by the Parent Entities from defects, bugs, viruses and other such corruptants.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Parent, in the thirty-six (36) months immediately prior to the date hereof, there has not been any material (x) failure, outage or substandard performance with respect to the Parent Systems owned or controlled by the Parent Entities or (y) security breach of, or other unauthorized access to, any Parent Systems owned or controlled by the Parent Entities (including any material breach of Personal Information stored or processed thereon).
(g) To the Knowledge of Parent, the Parent Entities are in material compliance with all applicable Laws, the Parent Entities website privacy policies and contractual obligations, in each case with respect to the collection, use, storage, sharing or transfer of Personal Information by the Parent Entities preceding the Closing Date. The Parent Entities have reasonable safeguards in place designed to protect Personal Information in its possession or under its control against loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized disclosure, and to the Knowledge of Parent, the Parent Entities have not received any written notice of any claims of, or been charged with, the violation of any Laws concerning the collection, use, storage, sharing or transfer of Personal Information.
Section 5.11 Assets of the Parent Parties.
Except for (i) Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) property or Parent Leases disposed of or terminated in the ordinary course of business since June 30, 2021, and (iii) Parent Intellectual Property Rights, which are the subject of Section 5.10, as of the date hereof, except as set forth on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.11, the Parent Entities have good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased tangible personal property or Parent Leases, valid leasehold interests in, all real property and tangible personal property reasonably required for the conduct of the business of the Parent Entities in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date hereof or recorded or reflected in the Parent Financial Statements as owned or leased by the Parent Entities, except, in each case, as would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12 Compliance with Laws.
Each Parent Entity is, and during the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement has been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to such Parent Entity or its assets, except (a) as disclosed in any Parent SEC Documents or (b) where the failure to comply with such Laws would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. During the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement, no Parent Entity has received written notice of or, to the Knowledge of Parent, has been under investigation with respect to, any claimed material noncompliance with such Laws or binding Order of any Governmental Authority on the part of any Parent Entity, except where such noncompliance would not have or not be reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.13 Environmental Matters. Except as specified on Parent Disclosure Schedule 5.13, as disclosed in any Parent SEC Document filed or furnished on or prior to the date of this Agreement or for matters that would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(a) To the Knowledge of Parent, there has been no Release of Hazardous Material at any Parent Owned Real Property or real property subject to a Parent Lease in connection with the operation of the business of the Parent Entities for which remedial or corrective action is presently required under applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) The Parent Entities are and, during the time periods specified pursuant to all applicable statutes of limitations, have been in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws (including holding all required Environmental Permits) and required Environmental Permits.
(c) As of the date hereof, the Parent Entities have not received any Environmental Notice the substance of which remains pending or unresolved.
(d) As of the date hereof, no Proceeding is pending against, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, is threatened in writing against, the Parent Entities pursuant to or relating to applicable Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.
(e) The Parent Entities (or any predecessor thereof) have not transported or arranged for the treatment, storage, handling, disposal, recycling or transportation of any Hazardous Material to any off-site location which has or could reasonably be expected to result in Liability of the Parent Entities under Environmental Laws.
(f) The Parent Entities are not subject to any currently effective Order issued by any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Laws.
Section 5.14 Certain Proceedings.
(a) As of the date of hereof, no Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against any Parent Entity or any portion of their respective properties or assets (including any of the Parent Real Property), that (i) would (if determined in a manner adverse to such Parent Entity, as applicable) reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) would reasonably be likely to restrain, prohibit, invalidate, set aside, rescind, prevent or make unlawful this Agreement, or the carrying out of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) No Parent Entity is subject to any outstanding Order relating to the conduct of the business of such Parent Entity that would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.15 Permits.
Except as would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Parent Entities hold or have applied for all Permits that are necessary for the operation of the business of the Parent Entities in substantially the same manner as such business has been operated during the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of this Agreement; (b) all such Permits are in full force and effect and no Proceeding is pending, or to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened to revoke or limit any such Permit or application; (c) the Parent Entities are, and have been during the thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of this Agreement, in compliance with all Permits; and (d) during the thirty-six (36) month period to the date of this Agreement, no Parent Entity has received any written notice stating that the Parent Entities are in violation of any Permit.
Section 5.16 Tax Treatment. No Parent Entity is aware of the existence of any fact or circumstance, after reasonable diligence, or has taken or agreed to take any action, that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede (i) the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution from being treated as integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code or (ii) the Parent Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 5.17 Employment Matters.
(a) With respect to all employees of the Parent Entities (all such individuals the Parent Employees): (i) to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Parent Entities are in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor and employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, immigration, occupational safety and health, workers compensation; (ii) the Parent Entities are in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting the characterization and treatment of individuals as employees, independent contractors or consultants; (iii) all Parent Employees classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and/or ineligible for overtime under federal, state, and local wage and hour Laws (including employment and labor standards Laws) are properly classified; and (iv) the Parent Entities are in compliance with and have complied in all material respects with all immigration Laws, including Form I-9 requirements and any applicable mandatory E-Verify obligations, except, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv) for any such non-compliance or violation as would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Parent Entities are and have been in compliance with the terms of all employment agreements or other employment-related contracts, except as would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the date hereof, there are no Actions against any of the Parent Entities pending, or to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitral tribunal in connection with the employment or termination of employment of any current or former employee, applicant, consultant, volunteer, intern, or independent contractor of the Parent Entities, including, without limitation, any charge, investigation or claim relating to unfair labor practices, grievances under any applicable collective bargaining agreement, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, disability rights or benefits, human rights, pay equity, accessibility, language, immigration, wages, hours, overtime compensation, employment or labor standards, employee classification, child labor, hiring, promotion and termination of employees, working conditions, meal and break periods, privacy, health and safety, workers compensation, leaves of absence, paid sick leave, unemployment insurance or any other employment-related matter arising under applicable Laws, except, for any such Actions as would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.18 Employee Benefits.
(a) None of the Parent Entities, nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, sponsors, maintains or contributes to, and no Parent Benefit Plan is, (i) a plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code, or Section 302 of ERISA (ii) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code or Sections 4063, 4064 or 4066 of ERISA, (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA, (v) a voluntary employees beneficiary association within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, (vi) a Benefit Plan that provides post-termination or retiree medical or other welfare benefits to any Person for any reason (other than as required under Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code, or any similar state Laws, and at the sole expense of such Person).
(b) Each Parent Benefit Plan is, and has been, operated in accordance with its terms and with all applicable Laws including, if applicable, ERISA and the Code, except where the failure to do so would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable and current determination letter from the IRS or with respect to a prototype plan, can rely on an opinion letter from the IRS to the prototype plan sponsor, to the effect that such Parent Benefit Plan and the related trust are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, each such determination remains in effect and has not been revoked, and nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of such Parent Benefit Plan or cause the imposition of any tax or other Liability under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Law.
(d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other additional or subsequent event, including a termination of employment) will (i) result in any compensation or benefits (including any bonus, retention, change in control or severance compensation or benefits) of any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any Parent Entity or any of their beneficiaries becoming due, vested, funded (through a grantor trust or otherwise), payable, accelerated or increased, or in any forgiveness of indebtedness, (ii) result in any other obligation or Liability pursuant to any Parent Benefit Plan or otherwise with respect to any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any Parent Entity, (iii) limit or restrict the right of any Parent Entity to merge, amend, or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan; or (iv) result in excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code. No Parent Entity, nor any of their ERISA Affiliates, has any obligation to gross up, indemnify, or otherwise reimburse any Person for any excise taxes, interest, or penalties incurred under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.
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Section 5.19 Anti-Corruption.
No Parent Entity, nor any of their respective directors, managers or officers, nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of their respective agents, employees, representatives, consultants or any other Person acting for or on behalf of the foregoing (individually and collectively) has, directly or indirectly, offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, including but not limited to cash, checks, wire transfers, tangible and intangible gifts, favors, services, entertainment and travel expenses or other illicit payments to (a) any governmental official, candidates or members of political parties or organizations or other Persons, in violation of any applicable Law, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010, any Laws prohibiting commercial bribery or any other applicable anti-corruption Laws or (b) any Person for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of any government official or inducing any governmental official to act or fail to act in violation of such government officials duties, in each case, except to the extent that any such violation of applicable Law would not have or not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.20 Brokers.
No broker, finder, investment banker or other agent retained by any Parent Entity is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions for which the Company or Sinclair HoldCo would have any Liability.
Section 5.21 Parents Investigation.
Each Parent Party has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the Company Group and its business operations and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Company Group for such purpose. Each Parent Party acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, such Parent Party has relied solely on its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Company in Article 4 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Company Officers Certificate and (b) neither the Company nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty as to the Company Group, or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Article 4 and the Company Officers Certificate and such Parent Party has not relied on any information other than the express representations and warranties of the Company in Article 4 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Company Officers Certificate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Parent Party acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that none of the Company, Sinclair HoldCo or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives makes any representation or warranty of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to this (i) Agreement, (ii) the Contemplated Transactions, (iii) the Transaction Documents, (iv) the assets of the Company Group (including the Sinclair Real Property, the Facilities (or capacity thereof), tangible personal property and Business Intellectual Property Rights), (v) the Liabilities of the Company Group, (vi) the Company LLC Interests, (vii) the condition, prospects or performance (financial or otherwise) of, or any other matter involving, the business, the assets or the Liabilities of the Company Group, (viii) any projection, estimate or budget delivered or made available to
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each Parent Party, or any of their respective Affiliates or their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof), future performance or future capacity, or (ix) any other information provided or made available to each Parent Party or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives with respect to the Company LLC Interests, the business, the assets, the Liabilities or the operations of the Company Group, except as expressly set forth in the representations and warranties made by the Company in Article 4 and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Company Officers Certificate.
Section 5.22 SEC Documents.
(a) Parent has filed with or furnished to the Commission on a timely basis all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed with or furnished to the Commission by Parent on or after January 1, 2020 (all such documents filed or furnished, together with all exhibits and schedules to the foregoing materials and all information incorporated therein by reference, the Parent SEC Documents). As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including, in each case, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Parent SEC Documents contained, when filed (or, if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The financial statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) included (or incorporated by reference) in the Parent SEC Documents (the Parent Financial Statements) (i) have been prepared in a manner consistent with the books and records of the applicable Parent Entities, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission), (iii) comply as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto and (iv) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the applicable Parent Entities as of the dates thereof and their respective consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments), all in accordance with GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission. Since January 1, 2020, Parent has not made any change in the accounting practices or policies applied in the preparation of its financial statements, except as required by GAAP, Commission rule or policy or applicable Law. The books and records of the Parent Entities have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable) and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions.
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(c) Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in its periodic and current reports under the Exchange Act is made known to its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures as required under the Exchange Act. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Parent have evaluated the effectiveness of Parents disclosure controls and procedures and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Parent SEC Document, that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, or any amendment thereto, his or her conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation.
(d) Parent has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Parents financial reporting and the preparation of Parents financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of Parents internal control over financial reporting prior to the date hereof, to Parents auditors and audit committee (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of Parents internal control over financial reporting which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect Parents ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parents internal control over financial reporting.
(e) Since January 1, 2020, (i) none of the Parent Entities nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or Representative of the Parent Entities has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of any of the Parent Entities or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that any of the Parent Entities has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) no attorney representing the Parent Entities, whether or not employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by any of the Parent Entities or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents to the Parent Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of any of the Parent Entities.
(f) There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in the comment letters received from the Commission staff with respect to the Parent SEC Documents. To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Documents is subject to ongoing review or outstanding Commission comment or investigation.
(g) No Parent Entity is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among any Parent Entity on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any off balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act)), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in Parents or such Subsidiarys published financial statements or other Parent SEC Documents.
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(h) Parent is in compliance in all material respects with (i) the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and (ii) the rules and regulations of the NYSE, in each case, that are applicable to Parent.
Section 5.23 No Prior Activities of New Parent or Parent Merger Sub.
Except for obligations incurred in connection with its formation or the negotiation and consummation of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, none of New Parent or Parent Merger Sub has incurred any Liability or engaged in any business or activity of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreement or arrangement with any Person.
Section 5.24 Investment Company.
None of Parent Parties is, and immediately after the issuance and sale of the New Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement none of the Parent Parties will be, required to register as an investment company or a company controlled by an entity required to register as an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 5.25 Form S-3.
Parent is eligible as of the date hereof, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, New Parent will be eligible as of the Closing, in each case, to register the New Parent Common Stock comprising the Sinclair Merger Consideration for resale by Sinclair HoldCo, under a Registration Statement on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 5.26 Board Approval; Vote Required.
(a) The Parent Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) determining that the terms of this Agreement and Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of the Parent Stockholders and Parent, (ii) approving and declaring advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) recommending that Parent Stockholders approve the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration at the Special Meeting (herein referred to as the Parent Recommendation), which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any way, except as may be permitted by Section 6.7.
(b) The New Parent Board has unanimously (i) determined the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of Parent and New Parent and (ii) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) The board of directors of Parent Merger Sub has unanimously (i) determined the terms of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of New Parent and Parent Merger Sub and (ii) approved and declared advisable the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
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(d) The affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by holders of shares of Parent Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting in favor of the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration (the Parent Stockholder Approval), the New Parent Stockholder Approval and the Parent Merger Sub Stockholder Approval are the only votes of holders of any class or series of Parents, New Parents or Parent Merger Subs capital stock, as applicable, necessary in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(e) No Parent Stockholders or other holders of equity interests of Parent have any dissenters rights or rights of appraisal relating to the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 5.27 Takeover Laws.
The Contemplated Transactions are not subject to any applicable Takeover Laws as they relate to any Parent Party or any similar provision in any Parent Partys organizational documents.
Section 5.28 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 5 OR IN THE CORRESPONDING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THE PARENT OFFICERS CERTIFICATE, NONE OF THE PARENT PARTIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES MAKES, AND EACH OF SINCLAIR HOLDCO AND EACH MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP WAIVES, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WITH RESPECT TO THIS (I) AGREEMENT, (II) THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS, (III) THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, (IV) THE ASSETS OF THE PARENT ENTITIES (INCLUDING THE PARENT REAL PROPERTY, TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PARENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS), (V) THE LIABILITIES OF THE PARENT ENTITIES, (VI) THE NEW PARENT COMMON STOCK, (VII) THE CONDITION, PROSPECTS OR PERFORMANCE (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER INVOLVING, THE BUSINESS, THE ASSETS OR THE LIABILITIES OF THE PARENT ENTITIES, (VIII) ANY PROJECTION, ESTIMATE OR BUDGET DELIVERED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO SINCLAIR HOLDCO OR THE COMPANY GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OF FUTURE REVENUES, FUTURE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF), FUTURE CASH FLOWS, FUTURE FINANCIAL CONDITION (OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF) FUTURE PERFORMANCE OR FUTURE CAPACITY, OR (IX) ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO SINCLAIR HOLDCO, THE COMPANY GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE NEW PARENT COMMON STOCK, THE BUSINESS, THE ASSETS, THE LIABILITIES OR THE OPERATIONS OF THE PARENT ENTITIES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, FINANCIAL OR OTHER PROJECTIONS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS OR OTHER MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY SUCH MATERIALS CONTAINED IN ANY DATA ROOM OR REVIEWED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP OR
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SINCLAIR HOLDCO OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES) OR MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OR SHALL HEREAFTER BE PROVIDED TO ANY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP OR SINCLAIR HOLDCO OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT AND WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT PARTIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES AND NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS MADE AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 5.29 No Other Representations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parent Parties make no representation or warranty in any provision of this Agreement, the Parent Disclosure Schedules or otherwise, other than those representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Article 5 (subject to the limitations in this Section 5.29). In addition, notwithstanding the generality of any other representations and warranties in this Agreement:
(a) the representations and warranties in Section 5.13 are the Parent Parties exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Environmental Laws;
(b) the representations and warranties in Section 5.16 and Section 5.18 are the Parent Parties exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Tax Laws;
(c) the representations and warranties in Section 5.17 and Section 5.18 are the Parent Parties exclusive representations and warranties with respect to compliance with Laws relating to ERISA, employee benefit and compensation, and labor and employment matters; and
(d) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.19 are the Parent Parties exclusive representations with respect to compliance with anti-corruption Laws.
ARTICLE 6.
FURTHER AGREEMENTS
The Parties covenant and agree as follows:
Section 6.1 Efforts of the Parties.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 6.1(b) and Section 6.2, and the Midstream Contribution Agreement in the case of the Midstream Contribution, the Parties shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary under applicable Laws or otherwise proper and advisable to consummate and make effective the Contemplated Transactions and the Midstream Contribution.
(b) The Parties shall give notices to and use reasonable best efforts to obtain any consent, authorization or approval of any private third party (other than any Governmental Authority) that may be or become necessary in connection with this Agreement or the Midstream Contribution Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or the Midstream Contribution Agreement.
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Section 6.2 Regulatory Clearance.
(a) Each of the Parties shall, and shall cause each of its respective Affiliates to, (i) file any required Notification and Report Forms with the DOJ and FTC pursuant to the HSR Act within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement; (ii) supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law; and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all other actions necessary, proper or advisable consistent with this Section 6.2 to satisfy the Closing condition in Section 7.1(b) as soon as practicable, which reasonable best efforts shall include avoiding and eliminating any impediment under the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Law and refraining from taking actions that would reasonably be expected to delay the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods, or receipt of required authorizations, as applicable, under the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall request and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and the Midstream Contribution as soon as practicable. The Parent Parties shall pay the filing fee applicable to the Contemplated Transactions under the HSR Act.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Parties shall not have any obligation to, and Sinclair HoldCo or the Company may not without the Parent Parties written consent: (i) agree or commit to sell, divest, or otherwise dispose of any particular asset, properties, category, portion or part of an asset or business of Parent Parties, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries; (ii) terminate, modify, or assign existing relationships, Contracts, or obligations of the Parent Parties, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries; (iii) change or modify any course of conduct regarding future operations of the Parent Parties, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries; or (iv) otherwise take or commit to take any other action that would limit the freedom of action of the Parent Parties with respect to, or their ability to retain, one or more of its respective operations, divisions, businesses, product lines, customers, assets or rights or interests, or their freedom of action with respect to the assets, properties, or businesses to be acquired as part of the Contemplated Transactions or the Midstream Contribution, except as otherwise contemplated in the Midstream Contribution Agreement, (each of clause (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) a Divestiture Action); provided, however, if required to satisfy the closing conditions in Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b) and cause the Closing to occur no later than the End Date, the Parent Parties shall agree to a Divestiture Action with respect to Parents rights, title and interest in the Woods Cross Refinery Assets (a Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action); provided, further, that the Parent Parties shall not be required to agree to or take any such Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action that is not conditioned on, or that becomes effective prior to, the Closing. Anything in this Agreement notwithstanding, nothing in this Section 6.2 or otherwise in this Agreement shall require the Parent Parties to take or cause to be taken any Divestiture Action with respect to any asset, property, business or equity interest of the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Parent may at its sole discretion compel the Company to take or agree to any Divestiture Action so long as the effectiveness of such Divestiture Action is conditioned upon the Closing and does not become effective prior to the Closing.
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(c) Each of the Parties shall, and shall cause each of its respective Representatives to, (i) promptly keep each other Party apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, the DOJ, FTC or any other Governmental Authority, and shall substantially comply with any such inquiry or request as promptly as practicable; (ii) cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all filings, notifications and any other material actions pursuant to this Section 6.2, including, subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, by permitting counsel for the other Party to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other Party in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority and provide counsel for the other Party with copies of all filings and submissions made by such Party and all correspondence and other written communications between such Party (and its advisors) and any Governmental Authority and any other information supplied by such Party or its respective Representatives, as the case may be, to a Governmental Authority or received from such a Governmental Authority in connection with the Contemplated Transactions or the Midstream Contribution; provided, however, that materials may be redacted before being provided to the other Party (A) to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company Group, (B) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements and (C) as necessary to address reasonable privilege, competition or confidentiality concerns; (iii) furnish to the other Party, as promptly as practicable, such information and assistance as such other Party reasonably may request in connection with the preparation of any submissions to, or agency proceedings by, any Governmental Authority under the HSR Act or any other applicable Law; and (iv) not have any meeting, teleconference, videoconference or substantive oral or written conversation or discussion with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing or proceeding contemplated by this Section 6.2 unless it consults with the other Party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other Party the opportunity to participate. Pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.2, each Party shall, and shall cause each of its respective Representatives to, cooperate and use its reasonable best efforts to assist in any defense by any other Party before any Governmental Authority reviewing the Contemplated Transactions or the Midstream Contribution under the HSR Act or any other applicable competition or Antitrust Law, including by providing as promptly as practicable such information as may be requested by such Governmental Authority or such assistance as may be reasonably requested by the other Party in such defense. Without limiting the Parent Parties obligations described in this Section 6.2, the Parent Parties will control the ultimate strategy for securing approvals and expiration or termination of the relevant waiting period under the HSR Act, including any filings, submissions and communications with or to any Governmental Authority in connection therewith, and taking into account in good faith, acting reasonably, any comments of the Company or its Representatives relating to such strategy.
(d) Each of the Parties shall not extend, directly or indirectly, any such waiting period or enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority to delay or not to consummate the Contemplated Transactions or the Midstream Contribution on the Closing Date, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 6.3 Certain Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Returns.
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(i) Sinclair HoldCo shall prepare or cause to be prepared each Tax Return of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for a Pre-Closing Tax Period that is required to be filed on or after the Closing Date (each, a Pre-Closing Tax Return). Each Pre-Closing Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice except to the extent required by applicable Law. Not later than 30 days prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing each such Pre-Closing Tax Return, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver a draft of such Pre-Closing Tax Return, together with all supporting documentation and workpapers, to New Parent for its review and comment. Sinclair HoldCo shall consider in good faith any comments received from New Parent not less than 15 days prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing such Pre-Closing Tax Return. Not later than five (5) days prior to the due date for filing such Pre-Closing Tax Return, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide such revised Pre-Closing Tax Return to New Parent (executed, as may be required, by any present or former authorized owners or officers of the Company) for filing by New Parent with the appropriate Governmental Authority, and New Parent shall cause such Pre-Closing Tax Return (as revised to incorporate New Parents comments agreed to by Sinclair HoldCo) to be timely executed and filed and cause all Taxes shown as due thereon to be timely paid. Sinclair HoldCo shall pay to New Parent the amount of any Pre-Closing Taxes with respect to such Pre-Closing Tax Return no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the due date for payment of Taxes with respect to such Pre-Closing Tax Return.
(ii) New Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared each Tax Return of the Company or any Company Subsidiary for a Straddle Period (each, a Straddle Tax Return). Each Straddle Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice except to the extent required by applicable Law. Not later than 30 days prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing such Straddle Tax Return, New Parent shall deliver a draft of such Straddle Tax Return, together with all supporting documentation and workpapers, to Sinclair HoldCo for its review and comment. New Parent shall (A) consider in good faith any comments received from Sinclair HoldCo not less than 15 days prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing such Straddle Tax Return, (B) cause such Straddle Tax Return (as revised to incorporate Sinclair HoldCos comments agreed to by New Parent) to be timely executed and filed and all Taxes shown as due thereon to be timely paid, and (C) provide a copy thereof to Sinclair HoldCo. Sinclair HoldCo shall pay to New Parent the amount of any Pre-Closing Taxes with respect to such Straddle Tax Return no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the due date for payment of Taxes with respect to such Straddle Tax Return.
(iii) If, in accordance with this Section 6.3(a), the Parties are unable to agree on the finalization of a Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Tax Return prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing such Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Tax Return, then (i) New Parent shall file such Pre-Closing Tax Return or such Straddle Tax Return, as applicable, in accordance with, as applicable, Sinclair HoldCos position relating to such disputed items (with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Return) or New Parents position relating to such disputed items (with respect to a Straddle Tax Return), (ii) the disputed items shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.6(c), whose determination shall be final and binding on the Parties, and (iii) to the extent the Independent Accountants determination differs from the position taken on the previously filed Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Tax Return, as applicable, New Parent shall amend (and, if necessary, Sinclair Holdco shall cooperate to amend) such Pre-Closing Tax Return or Straddle Tax Return, as applicable, as need be to reflect the determination of the Independent Accountant. All costs related to preparing and filing such amended Tax Return will be borne by New Parent and Sinclair HoldCo in the same proportion as any fees related to the Independent Accountant are borne as set forth in Section 2.6(c).
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(b) Transfer Taxes. The Parties do not expect that any excise, sales, use, stamp, transfer, documentary, filing, recordation or value added Taxes or other similar Taxes or fees (collectively, Transfer Taxes) will be incurred as a result of or with respect to the Parent Merger or the Sinclair Contribution. In the event that any Transfer Taxes are due as a result of or with respect to the Parent Merger or the Sinclair Contribution, New Parent shall be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of such Transfer Taxes and Sinclair HoldCo shall be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of such Transfer Taxes. The Party customarily responsible under applicable Law for filing any Tax Returns remitting such Transfer Taxes shall properly do so in a timely manner, and the non-filing Party agrees to remit to the filing Party, upon demand, an amount in cash equal to such non-filing Partys allocable share under this Section 6.3(b) of the Transfer Taxes shown on such Tax Return. If required by applicable Law, Parent, New Parent, Sinclair HoldCo or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, will join in the execution of any Tax Returns required to remit such Transfer Taxes. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate in good faith to minimize, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, the amount of any Transfer Taxes.
(c) Cooperation on Tax Matters. The Parent Entities and Sinclair HoldCo shall cooperate fully as and to the extent reasonably requested by another Party in respect of Tax matters arising under this Agreement, including in the preparation, review, and filing of Tax Returns and in connection with any audit, investigation, litigation, or other Proceeding (including a refund request, an objection or an appeal) with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment or with respect to Taxes imposed on or with respect to the assets, operations or activities of a member of the Company Group for a Pre-Closing Tax Period or a Straddle Period (each a Tax Proceeding). Such cooperation will include the retention and (upon the other Partys reasonable request) the timely provision of all documents, data and other information which may be relevant to any such Tax Return or Tax Proceeding until the expiration of any applicable limitation period (taking into account applicable extensions) under applicable Law with respect to such Taxes and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Any information obtained by a Party or its Affiliates from another Party or its Affiliates in connection with any Tax matters to which this Agreement applies shall be kept confidential, except as may be otherwise necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or claims for a refund or in conducting an audit or other proceeding, or as may otherwise be necessary to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Tax Proceedings. Each Party shall notify the other Parties in writing within fifteen (15) days of receipt by the applicable Party or its Affiliates of written notice of any Tax Proceeding. Such notification shall specify in reasonable detail the subject matter of such Tax Proceeding and shall include a copy of the relevant portion of any correspondence received from the Governmental Authority, provided, that failure to comply with this provision shall not affect the Parent Indemnified Parties right to indemnification hereunder except to the extent such failure actually and materially prejudices Sinclair HoldCo. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Transaction Document, as of the Closing:
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(i) Sinclair HoldCo shall control, at its sole cost and expense, any Tax Proceeding of Sinclair HoldCo with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment; provided, however, that Sinclair HoldCo shall keep New Parent reasonably informed with respect to the defense and progress of such Tax Proceeding. Sinclair HoldCo shall control, at its sole cost and expense, any Tax Proceeding of a member of the Company Group for a Pre-Closing Tax Period; provided, however, that (A) subject to the procedures of Section 9.2 of this Agreement, Sinclair HoldCo shall acknowledge in writing its obligation to indemnify the Parent Indemnified Parties in respect of such Tax Proceedings, (B) New Parent shall, at New Parents sole cost and expense, have the right to participate in any such Tax Proceeding, (C) Sinclair HoldCo shall keep New Parent reasonably informed with respect to the defense and progress of such Tax Proceeding, (D) Sinclair HoldCo shall reasonably consult with New Parent before taking any material or significant action in connection with such Tax Proceeding and shall consider in good faith any comments received from New Parent (which comments shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (E) Sinclair HoldCo shall not settle, compromise, abandon or otherwise resolve any such Tax Proceeding without New Parents prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (F) Sinclair HoldCo shall conduct the control of such Tax Proceeding diligently and in good faith.
(ii) New Parent shall control, at its sole cost and expense, any Tax Proceeding of the Parent Entities with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment, provided, however, that New Parent shall keep Sinclair HoldCo reasonably informed with respect to the defense and progress of such Tax Proceeding. New Parent shall control, at its sole cost and expense, any Tax Proceeding of a member of the Company Group for a Straddle Period; provided, however, that (A) Sinclair HoldCo, shall, at Sinclair HoldCos sole cost and expense, have the right to participate in any such Tax Proceeding, (B) New Parent shall keep Sinclair HoldCo reasonably informed with respect to the defense and progress of such Tax Proceeding, (C) New Parent shall reasonably consult with Sinclair HoldCo before taking any material or significant action in connection with such Tax Proceeding and shall consider in good faith any comments received from Sinclair HoldCo (which comments shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (D) New Parent shall not settle, compromise, abandon or otherwise resolve any such Tax Proceeding without Sinclair HoldCos prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (E) New Parent shall conduct the control of such Tax Proceeding diligently and in good faith. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent the procedures of this Section 6.3(d) conflict with the procedures set forth in Section 9.3(b), this Section 6.3(d) shall control over the procedures under Section 9.3(b) with respect to any Tax Proceedings or other matters governed by this Section 6.3(d).
(e) Post-Closing Actions Affecting Pre-Closing Tax Periods or Straddle Periods. Parent and New Parent covenant that, following the Closing, the Parent Entities will not, and will not cause or permit the Company Group to, (i) make or change any Income Tax or other Tax election or take any position on any Income Tax Return or other Tax Return, in each case with respect to the Company Group, for (or that would have retroactive effect to) any Pre-Closing Tax Period or the pre-Closing portion of any Straddle Period, (ii) file, amend or otherwise modify any Income Tax Return or other Tax Return of the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period or (iii) enter into an agreement to extend the statute of limitations with respect to any Income Tax Return or other Tax Return of the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or any Straddle Period, except in each case to the extent that (A) such action is required by applicable Law, (B) Sinclair HoldCo has provided its prior written consent to any such action, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (C) such action is in accordance with
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the other provisions of this Section 6.3, (D) such action is directed or facilitated by Sinclair HoldCo in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.3 (including, but not limited to, Section 6.3(d)), or (E) New Parent agrees to waive any indemnity claim under Section 9.2 of this Agreement with respect to such action and New Parent agrees to indemnify Sinclair HoldCo and each ultimate beneficial owner of Sinclair HoldCo for any additional Liability for Taxes owed by it as a result of or attributable to such action.
(f) Tax Treatment of the Parent Merger and the Sinclair Contribution.
(i) For U.S. federal (and where applicable, state and local) income Tax purposes, the relevant Parties intend to treat (A) the Parent Merger and the Sinclair Contribution as integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code and (B) the Parent Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (clauses (A) and (B) together, the Intended Tax Treatment).
(ii) Each of Parent, New Parent, the Company, and Sinclair HoldCo will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, (A) (1) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment and (2) not knowingly take any action (whether or not otherwise permitted under this Agreement), or cause any action to be taken, which action would prevent or impede, or that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment, and (B) (1) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Merger to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment and (2) not knowingly take any action (whether or not otherwise permitted under this Agreement), or cause any action to be taken, which action would prevent or impede, or that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, the Parent Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. Each of the Parties will notify the other Party promptly after becoming aware of any reason to believe that the Contemplated Transactions may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(iii) This Agreement is intended to constitute, and the Parties hereto adopt this Agreement as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).
(iv) Each of the Parties has reviewed with its own Tax advisor the U.S. federal, state and local Tax consequences of the Contemplated Transactions. Each Party understands that it will be responsible for its own Tax liability, if any, that may arise as a result of the Contemplated Transactions.
(v) The Parties shall prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, and, except to the extent otherwise required by a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, take no Tax position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment.
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(g) Tax Opinions and Certificates. Each of Parent, New Parent, the Company and Sinclair HoldCo will use its reasonable best efforts and will reasonably cooperate with one another to obtain the opinions of counsel referred to in Sections 7.2(d) and 7.3(d). Such opinions shall be based, in part, on (i) a duly executed certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-1 (the Company Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate), (ii) a duly executed certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-2 (the Company Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate), (iii) a duly executed certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-3 (the Parent Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate) and (iv) a duly executed certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-4 (the Parent Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate), in each case, dated as of the Closing Date (and, if requested, dated as of such additional dates as may be necessary in connection with the preparation, filing and delivery of the Proxy Statement). Parent, New Parent, the Company and Sinclair HoldCo shall provide such other information as reasonably requested by each of Company Tax Counsel and Parent Tax Counsel for purposes of rendering the opinions described in Sections 7.2(d) and 7.3(d), as applicable. Sinclair HoldCo (x) represents that it has been advised by Company Tax Counsel that, absent a relevant change in law prior to Closing, the forms of tax certificates attached hereto as Exhibit G-1 and Exhibit G-2, if duly executed and delivered to Company Tax Counsel immediately prior to Closing, would be sufficient to enable Company Tax Counsel to deliver the opinion referred to in Section 7.2(d) and (y) acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in such forms of tax certificates, if duly executed and delivered to Company Tax Counsel immediately prior to the Closing, would cause the opinion referred to in Section 7.2(d) to fail to be reasonably satisfactory to Sinclair HoldCo. Parent (x) represents that it has been advised by Parent Tax Counsel that, absent a relevant change in law prior to Closing, the forms of tax certificates attached hereto as Exhibit G-3 and Exhibit G-4, if duly executed and delivered to Parent Tax Counsel immediately prior to Closing, would be sufficient to enable Parent Tax Counsel to deliver the opinion referred to in Section 7.3(d) and (y) acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in such forms of tax certificates, if duly executed and delivered to Parent Tax Counsel immediately prior to Closing, would cause the opinion referred to in Section 7.3(d) to fail to be reasonably satisfactory to Parent.
(h) Tax Sharing Agreements. All Tax sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving any of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, none of the Company nor any Company Subsidiaries shall be bound thereby or have any liability thereunder.
(i) Proration of Straddle Period Taxes. For all purposes of this Agreement, in order to apportion appropriately any Taxes relating to a Straddle Period, in the case of Taxes that are payable with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of any such Taxes that are attributable to the portion of a Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall be:
(i) in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis with respect to the assets or capital of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire Straddle Period (or, in the case of such Taxes determined on an arrears basis, the amount of such Taxes for the immediately preceding period) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in the portion of such Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of calendar days in the entire Straddle Period; and
(ii) in the case of all other Taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Excise Taxes and Blenders Tax Credits), deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Straddle Period ended on and included the Closing Date (as if there was an interim period closing of the books); provided, that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions) shall be allocated between the portion of the Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date and the portion of the Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date in proportion to the number of calendar days in each portion of such Straddle Period.
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(j) Tax Refunds. The amount of any refunds of Taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any refunds of Excise Taxes and Blenders Tax Credits) of the Company and any Company Subsidiary for any Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be for the account of Sinclair HoldCo. The amount of any refunds of Taxes of the Company and any Company Subsidiary for any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date shall be for the account of New Parent. The amount of any refund of Taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any refunds of Excise Taxes and Blenders Tax Credits) of the Company and any Company Subsidiary for any Straddle Period shall be equitably apportioned between New Parent and Sinclair HoldCo in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 6.3(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sinclair HoldCo shall not be entitled to any refund of Taxes pursuant to this Section 6.3(j) (A) attributable to the carryback of any Tax attribute from a Tax period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or to the pre-Closing portion of any Straddle Period, or (B) included in the calculation of the Closing Adjustment Amount (or any item included therein). Each Party shall forward, and shall cause its Affiliates to forward, to the Party entitled to receive a refund of Tax pursuant to this Section 6.3(j) the amount of such refund within 30 days after such refund is received, net of any third-party costs or expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Party or its Affiliates in procuring such refund; provided, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that any refund of Taxes is subsequently determined by any Governmental Authority to be less than the amount paid to such Party pursuant to this Section 6.3(j), such Party shall promptly return any such disallowed amounts (plus any interest in respect of such disallowed amount owed to a Governmental Authority) to the payor Party.
Section 6.4 Further Assurances.
(a) From time to time at the request of the other Party, (x) prior to the Closing, the Parent Parties, on the one hand, and the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, on the other hand, and, (y) from and after the Closing, New Parent and the Company, on the one hand, and Sinclair HoldCo, on the other hand, shall, without further consideration, execute and deliver such documents, instruments and assurances of transfer, conveyance, assignment and assumption, and take such further actions as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to carry out and effectuate the provisions of this Agreement (including the Company Reorganization), including, if and to the extent it is determined at any time after the Closing (a) that legal title to, beneficial ownership of, or other interest in all or part of (i) any asset of the Retained Business (including any asset used to provide services contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement) is held by any member of the Company Group, or (ii) any asset of the Downstream Business (excluding any asset used to provide services contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement) is held by Sinclair HoldCo or any of its Affiliates, or (b) (i) that any member of the Company Group assumed or retained, as applicable, any of the Retained Liabilities, or (ii) that Sinclair HoldCo or any of its Affiliates assumed or retained, as applicable, any of the Assumed Liabilities, in each case taking such actions as Parent or Sinclair HoldCo may reasonably direct in order to carry out the purposes set forth herein, without further consideration.
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(b) Sinclair HoldCo and Parent shall negotiate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and finalize a mutually agreeable Exhibit A to the Transition Services Agreement within six (6) months from the date of this Agreement.
Section 6.5 Access, Information and Documents.
(a) From and after the date hereof until the Closing, on reasonable advance notice from Parent, the Company shall, and shall cause each other member of the Company Group to, to the extent permitted by Law, permit Parent and its Representatives to have reasonable access, during regular business hours, to the assets (including the Sinclair Real Property), Facilities, personnel, Contracts, books and records and other documents and data relating to the Company Group; provided, however, that (i) no such access (or related activities or investigations) shall unreasonably interfere with any of the Company Groups normal business operations, (ii) no such access (or related activities or investigations) shall be permitted on any portion of Sinclair Leased Real Property if such access (or related activities or investigations) would violate the terms of the applicable Sinclair Lease and (iii) access to personnel of the Company Group shall be subject to the prior approval of the Company as to the scope and duration of such access and the specific personnel involved, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Parent shall bear the risk of injury to itself, any of its Affiliates, and their respective Representatives conducting any investigation or inspection pursuant to this Section 6.5, except to the extent such injury is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company Group or any of its personnel. The Company shall have the right to have one or more Representatives accompany Parent and its Representatives at all times during Parents and its Representatives on-site inspection of the assets, Facilities, personnel, Contracts, books and records and other documents and data relating to the Company Group.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to permit Parent or its Representatives to (i) have access to any files, records, Contracts or documents of the Company Group relating to (A) particular terms of any Contracts to the extent that disclosure of such terms, based upon the advice of outside counsel of the Company, could risk violating any antitrust or similar applicable Law or (B) information that is subject to confidentiality restrictions or attorney-client or other legal privilege, provided, however, that in the event such information is not provided, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide Parent with notice thereof and a reasonable description of the nature of such withheld information, (ii) subject to Section 6.2(c), have access to competitively sensitive information, including proprietary technology or processes or trade or industrial secrets or (iii) conduct any invasive inspections, investigations, tests or assessments of any portion of Sinclair Real Property or any invasive environmental tests, including any sampling or other invasive investigation of the soil, water, air, soil gas, surface water, groundwater, building materials or other environmental media at any Sinclair Real Property or access the proprietary network of the Company Group (provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit licensed surveyors engaged by Parent from accessing the Sinclair Real Property for purposes of preparing ALTA/NSPS surveys thereof, which surveys Sinclair HoldCo hereby expressly permits). Parent shall ensure that the access permitted pursuant to Section 6.5 will be solely in connection with the Contemplated Transactions. During such access, Parent and its Representatives shall comply with the applicable policies and procedures of the Company Group that have been provided to Parent and its Representatives prior to or in connection with such access. If, at any time, the Company reasonably believes that any
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Representative of Parent has not complied with such policies and procedures, then the Company may immediately terminate such Representatives access. New Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless Sinclair HoldCo, the Company and their respective Affiliates from and against all Damages that arise out of or result from any of Parents and its Representatives site visits and access to any property of the Company Group, except to the extent arising from or relating to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company Group. Promptly upon completion of any such access, Parent shall repair at its sole expense any Damages caused by such access.
(c) From and after the date hereof until the Closing, if Sinclair HoldCo believes in good faith that a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur, then on reasonable advance notice from Sinclair HoldCo, Parent shall, and shall cause each other Parent Entity to, to the extent permitted by Law and solely to the extent reasonably necessary for Sinclair HoldCo to evaluate whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur, permit Sinclair HoldCo and its Representatives to have reasonable access, during regular business hours, to the assets and properties (including the Parent Real Property) of the applicable Parent Entities in respect of which Sinclair HoldCo reasonably believes a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; provided, however, that (i) no such access (or related activities or investigations) shall unreasonably interfere with any Parent Entitys normal business operations, (ii) no such access (or related activities or investigations) shall be permitted on any portion of Parent Leased Real Property if such access (or related activities or investigations) would violate the terms of the applicable Parent Lease, and (iii) no such access shall be permitted with respect to competitively sensitive information, including proprietary technology or processes or trade or industrial secrets. Sinclair HoldCo shall bear the risk of injury to itself, any of its Affiliates, and their respective Representatives conducting any investigation or inspection pursuant to this Section 6.5, except to the extent such injury is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Parent Entities or any of its personnel. Parent shall have the right to have one or more Representatives accompany Sinclair HoldCo and its Representatives at all times during Sinclair HoldCo and its Representatives on-site inspection of the assets or properties relating to the Parent Entities.
(d) No Party, nor any of its Affiliates, or their respective Representatives, shall, prior to the Closing, contact any known customer, vendor, supplier, lessor, lessee, party to an easement, or employee of the other Party with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, except where it has received the prior written consent of such other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the applicable terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 6.5(d) shall not limit or otherwise restrict any Party, its Affiliates, or their respective Representatives from contacting or having business dealings with any such Person with whom any such Party or its Affiliates has or may have business dealings, so long as such contact or business dealings do not relate to the other Partys business dealings with such Person or with respect to any aspect of the Contemplated Transactions.
(e) Each of Sinclair HoldCo and Parent acknowledges and agrees that the Confidentiality Agreement remains in full force and effect and, in addition, shall keep confidential, in accordance with the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, information provided to such Party pursuant to this Section 6.5. If this Agreement is, for any reason, terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of this Section 6.5(e) shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof.
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Section 6.6 Conduct of the Business.
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing, except (i) as required by applicable Law, (ii) as Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) as set forth on Schedule 6.6(a), or (iv) as required pursuant to this Agreement or the Midstream Contribution Agreement, (A) Sinclair HoldCo and the Company shall, and shall cause each member of the Company Group to, (1) conduct the business of the Company Group in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, including in respect of turnarounds, turnaround planning, routine maintenance and routine preventive maintenance activities, asset inspections and repairs (including in the case of any Casualty Event) and such capital expenditures and projects as are in the Company Groups operational plans for such period, and (2) use commercially reasonable efforts to (I) maintain and preserve intact the current organization, operations, assets and franchise of the Company Group and (II) to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of the Company Employees, customers, suppliers, vendors, lessors, lessees, parties to easements, regulators and others having relationships with the Company Group, and (B) the Company shall not, and shall cause the Company Group not to:
(i) create or allow for the creation of any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) on any of the material assets of the Company Group;
(ii) authorize for issuance, issue, sell or deliver (A) any equity or voting interests in any member of the Company Group, other than issuances of equity interests in one member of the Company Group to another member of the Company Group, or (B) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire any equity or voting interests in any member of the Company Group, in each case, other than in connection with the conversion of any member of the Company Group to a limited liability company;
(iii) split, combine, reclassify, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(iv) assume, incur or guarantee any Indebtedness, other than (A) Indebtedness referred to in clauses (d), (h) (with respect to Indebtedness referred to in clause (d) of the definition thereof) and (i) (with respect to Indebtedness referred to in clause (d) of the definition thereof), (B) under the Specified Funded Indebtedness, (C) any Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Permitted Encumbrance or (D) performance bonds, letters of credit or hedging arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
(v) cancel any material debts or waive any material claims or rights that, but for such cancellation or waiver, as applicable, would have remained outstanding as of the Closing;
(vi) adopt or propose any amendment to the organizational documents of the Company or any other member of the Company Group in a manner (A) adverse to the Parent Parties or (B) that could delay or prevent the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, in each case, other than in connection with the conversion of any member of the Company Group to a limited liability company;
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(vii) enter into, amend or modify in any material respect or terminate any Contract that is or would be a Sinclair Material Contract (other than the Company Revolving Credit Facility) or Sinclair Lease if in existence on the date hereof, or otherwise waive, release or assign any material rights, claims or benefits thereunder, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(viii) change any of the material accounting, financial reporting or Tax principles, practices or methods used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except as may be required in order to comply with changes in GAAP or applicable Law, including Tax Laws;
(ix) make, change or revoke any material Tax election (but excluding any election that must be made periodically in the ordinary course of business and is made consistent with past practice), enter into any material closing agreement, surrender any right to a material Tax refund, settle or compromise any Income Tax or other material Tax Proceeding for an amount materially in excess of the amounts accrued or reserved with respect thereto in the Financial Statements, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Income Tax or other material Tax claim or assessment;
(x) make any filings or registrations with any Governmental Authority, except for filings and registrations made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xi) acquire any material business or Person, by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or equity interests or otherwise;
(xii) acquire, lease, transfer, sell, assign or dispose of any assets (excluding the sale or other disposition of Hydrocarbon Inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and the sale or other disposition of equipment that is surplus, obsolete or replaced in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) that, taken as a whole, are material to the Company Group;
(xiii) cancel, terminate, amend, allow to lapse or fail to renew (on materially the same terms or on terms not materially less favorable to the Company Group) or maintain in full force and effect any of the Insurance Policies, provided that in no event shall Sinclair HoldCo, the Company, or the Company Group be required to pay an annual aggregate premium for any such Insurance Policy in excess of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the current annual aggregate premium for such Insurance Policy;
(xiv) dissolve, wind up or liquidate any member of the Company Group;
(xv) take any action (or omit to take any action) if such action (or omission) would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article 7 not being satisfied by the End Date;
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(xvi) other than as required by the terms of any Sinclair Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof, (A) establish, adopt or materially amend any Sinclair Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining agreement, other than any offer letters providing solely for base compensation and participation in broad-based Sinclair Benefit Plans entered into with new or prospective hires in the ordinary course, or (B) increase the compensation of any Sinclair Employee, other than such increases that are (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and, (y) in the reasonable judgment of the management of the Company, reasonably necessary to comport with prevailing market requirements;
(xvii) approve, make or commit any member of the Company Group to any growth capital project in excess of $40,000,000;
(xviii) amend, modify or alter the Reorganization Agreement or any of the agreements, documents, schedules or certificates contemplated thereby or related to the Company Reorganization, or otherwise cause the Reorganization Agreement to be amended, modified or altered in any way, or enter into any additional documents, instruments or assurances of transfer, conveyances, assignments or assumptions to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement; or
(xix) agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and without requiring the consent of Parent, the Company and the other members of the Company Group may, in their reasonable discretion, take any and all actions (x) necessary to prevent or minimize injury to persons or damage to property in the case of an emergency or a health, environmental or safety concern involving the Company Group (including to mitigate or remedy the endangerment of health or safety of any Person or the Environment or in connection with any forced outage or force majeure event), (y) necessary to comply with a Sinclair Lease or any recorded document affecting the Sinclair Real Property or (z) necessary to address regulatory requirements or other requirements of applicable Law (including preliminary curtailment or similar operating decisions with respect to the Facilities taken as a safety precaution in the reasonable good faith discretion of the management of the Company) and the Company shall provide advance notice where reasonable and otherwise, as promptly as reasonably practicable, inform Parent of any such actions taken outside the ordinary course of business.
(b) From the date hereof until the Closing, except (i) as required by applicable Law, (ii) as the Company shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (iii) as set forth on Schedule 6.6(b), or (iv) as required or contemplated pursuant to this Agreement (including any Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action) or the Midstream Contribution Agreement, Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:
(i) prior to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval, issue any equity interests in any Parent Entity or any equity interests convertible into any equity interests of any Parent Entity, other than (A) issuances by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent of equity securities to such Persons parent or any other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, (B) (1) the grant of Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Parent Performance Share Unit Awards or similar awards under the Parent Stock Plans in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including as to timing, amount and purpose of each such issuance) or (2) the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock upon the settlement of Parent Restricted
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Stock Unit Awards or Parent Performance Share Unit Awards outstanding on the date of this Agreement or issued after the date of this Agreement in accordance with this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date of issuance or (C) issuances of Parent Common Stock through one or more public or private offerings or other transactions of up to five percent (5%) of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, in the aggregate;
(ii) issue any equity interests in any Parent Entity or any equity interests convertible into any equity interests of any Parent Entity to any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or other Representative of any Parent Entity, other than the grant of any Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards, Parent Performance Share Unit Awards or similar awards under the Parent Stock Plans in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including as to timing, amount and purpose of each such issuance);
(iii) adopt any amendment to the organizational documents of any Parent Entity in a manner adverse to the Company or Sinclair HoldCo;
(iv) prior to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval, directly or indirectly acquire or agree to acquire (A) by merging or consolidating with, purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, making an investment in or loan or capital contribution to or in any other manner, any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or (B) any assets that are otherwise material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, in each case, other than any acquisitions as to which the aggregate amount of the consideration paid or transferred by Parent and its Subsidiaries in connection with all such acquisitions would not exceed $250,000,000;
(v) directly or indirectly acquire or agree to acquire (A) by merging or consolidating with, purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, making an investment in or loan or capital contribution to or in any other manner, any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or (B) any assets that are otherwise material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, in each case, other than acquisitions that would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the Closing;
(vi) dissolve, wind up or liquidate Parent;
(vii) declare, issue, pay or make, or set a record date prior to the Closing with respect to, any dividend or distribution in respect of any of its capital stock or other equity securities except the (A) declaration and payment of dividends or distributions from any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or any other wholly owned Subsidiary thereof, or (B) declaration of quarterly dividends on the Parent Common Stock in accordance with the organizational documents of Parent not to exceed $0.35 per share of Parent Common Stock prior to May 2022 and $0.40 per share of Parent Common Stock thereafter (which dividend amount shall be adjusted for any stock dividend, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, or any similar event);
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(viii) take any action (or omit to take any action) if such action (or omission) would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article 7 not being satisfied by the End Date; or
(ix) agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
(c) In furtherance of, and without limiting the Parties obligations in this Section 6.6, Sinclair HoldCo shall, from and after the date hereof until the Closing, cause each member of the Company Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to take the actions set forth on Schedule 6.6(c).
Section 6.7 No Solicitation; Recommendations.
(a) Except in connection with any Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action, prior to the Closing Parent shall not, and shall not permit or authorize any of the other Parent Entities or any of their respective directors or officers to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each of the other Representatives of Parent and the other Parent Entities, directly or indirectly, not to (i) solicit, initiate, endorse, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes a Parent Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to any Parent Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any non-public information or data with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Parent Acquisition Proposal. Parent shall, and shall cause each of the other Parent Entities and their respective directors and officers to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each of the other Representatives of Parent and the other Parent Entities to, (A) immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any Parent Acquisition Proposal or proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Parent Acquisition Proposal and immediately terminate all physical and electronic data room access previously granted to any such Person, and (B) request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information furnished with respect to any Parent Acquisition Proposal or potential Parent Acquisition Proposal during the six (6) months prior to the date of this Agreement, to the extent such return or destruction had not previously been requested. Nothing in this Section 6.7 shall prohibit Parent or the Parent Board, directly or indirectly through any Representative, from informing any person that Parent is party to this Agreement and informing such person of the restrictions that are set forth in this Section 6.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time following the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, (1) Parent receives an unsolicited written Parent Acquisition Proposal that the Parent Board determines in good faith to be bona fide, (2) such Parent Acquisition Proposal did not result from a breach of this Section 6.7, (3) the Parent Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and Parents financial advisor) that such Parent Acquisition Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and (4) the Parent Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to take the actions referred to in clause (x) or (y) below would be inconsistent with the Parent Boards fiduciary duties to the Parent Stockholders under applicable Law, then Parent may (x) furnish information with respect to Parent and the other Parent Entities to the Person making such Parent Acquisition Proposal pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement containing confidentiality terms substantially similar to, and no less favorable to Parent than, those set forth in the
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Confidentiality Agreement (an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement); provided, that (I) Parent shall provide Sinclair HoldCo with a non-redacted copy of each confidentiality agreement Parent has executed in accordance with this Section 6.7 and (II) any non-public information provided to any such Person shall have been previously provided to Sinclair HoldCo or shall be provided to Sinclair HoldCo prior to or substantially concurrently with (or in the case of oral communication only, within 24 hours after) the time it is provided to such Person, and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Parent Acquisition Proposal and such Persons Representatives and financing sources regarding such Parent Acquisition Proposal and take any other actions with respect to such Parent Acquisition Proposal that would otherwise be restricted by Section 6.7(a)(i) or Section 6.7(a)(ii) (it being understood that no solicitation under this clause (y) shall result in any proposal or offer being deemed to be solicited). Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to obtaining Parent Stockholder Approval, Parent and its Representatives may contact the Person or group of Persons making the Parent Acquisition Proposal solely to clarify the terms and conditions thereof in order to determine whether such inquiry or proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal or to request that any Parent Acquisition Proposal made orally be made in writing.
(b) Except as permitted by Section 6.7(c), neither the Parent Board nor any committee thereof shall:
(i) (A) withdraw (or modify or qualify) the Parent Recommendation, (B) recommend or otherwise declare advisable the approval by the Parent Stockholders of any Parent Acquisition Proposal, (C) publicly propose to take the actions set forth in clause (A) or (B), or (D) fail to publicly reaffirm the Parent Recommendation within ten (10) Business Days after Sinclair HoldCo so requests in writing, which request is transmitted after any public disclosure of any Parent Acquisition Proposal (provided that Parent will have no obligation to make such reaffirmation on more than two occasions with respect to any Parent Acquisition Proposal) (each such action set forth in this Section 6.7(b)(i) being referred to herein as an Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to the Parent Recommendation); or
(ii) cause or permit Parent or any of the other Parent Entities to enter into, or publicly declare advisable or publicly propose to enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other Contract, except for an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (each, an Alternative Acquisition Agreement), in each case constituting or related to any Parent Acquisition Proposal.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 6.7(b), at any time prior to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, the Parent Board may, if it determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with the Parent Boards fiduciary duties to the Parent Stockholders under applicable Law, taking into account all adjustments to the terms of this Agreement that may be offered by Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to this Section 6.7, (i) make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to either (x) a Superior Proposal or (y) an Intervening Event or (ii) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(iii) and pay the Parent Termination Fee to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement relating to a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the Parent Board may not make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement relating to a Superior Proposal in response to a Superior Proposal unless:
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(i) Parent notifies Sinclair HoldCo in writing at least five (5) Business Days before taking that action of its intention to do so, and specifies the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making, such Superior Proposal, and contemporaneously furnishes to Sinclair HoldCo a copy (if any) of the proposed Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any other relevant transaction documents (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice by Parent and a new notice period, provided such notice period shall be shortened to three (3) Business Days);
(ii) during the five (5) Business Day period (or three (3) Business Day period, as applicable) prior to its effecting an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminating this Agreement, as applicable, Parent negotiates, and causes its financial and legal advisors to, negotiate with Sinclair HoldCo in good faith (to the extent Sinclair HoldCo seeks to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the Contemplated Transactions proposed by Sinclair HoldCo; and
(iii) if Sinclair HoldCo makes a proposal during such five (5) Business Day period (or three (3) Business Day period, as applicable) to adjust the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parent Board, after taking into consideration the adjusted terms and conditions of this Agreement as proposed by Sinclair HoldCo, continues to determine in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and Parents financial advisor) that such Superior Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and that (after consultation with outside counsel) the failure to make an Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement, as applicable, would be inconsistent with the Parent Boards fiduciary duties to Parent Stockholders under applicable Law;
provided, further, that the Parent Board may not make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event, unless:
(A) Parent notifies Sinclair HoldCo in writing at least five (5) Business Days before making an Adverse Recommendation Change with respect to such Intervening Event of its intention to do so and specifies the reasons therefor and describing such Intervening Event in reasonable detail;
(B) during the five (5) Business Day period prior to its effecting an Adverse Recommendation Change, Parent negotiates, and causes its financial and legal advisors to, negotiate with Sinclair HoldCo in good faith (to the extent Sinclair HoldCo seeks to negotiate) regarding any revisions to the terms of the Contemplated Transactions proposed by Sinclair HoldCo; and
(C) if Sinclair HoldCo makes a proposal during such five (5) Business Day period to adjust the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parent Board, after taking into consideration the adjusted terms and conditions of this Agreement as proposed by Sinclair HoldCo, continues to determine in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that the failure to make such Adverse Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with the Parent Boards fiduciary duties to the Parent Stockholders under applicable Law.
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(d) In addition to its obligations set forth in Section 6.7(a) and Section 6.7(b), Parent shall promptly (and in any event within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and forty-eight (48) hours of receipt) advise Sinclair HoldCo in writing in the event Parent or any of the other Parent Entities or Representatives receives (i) any indication by any Person that it is considering making a Parent Acquisition Proposal, (ii) any inquiry or request for information, discussion or negotiation that would reasonably be expected to lead to or that contemplates a Parent Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Parent Acquisition Proposal, in each case together with a description of the material terms and conditions of any such indication, inquiry, request, proposal or offer, the identity of the Person making any such indication, inquiry, request, proposal or offer, and a copy of any written proposal, offer or draft agreement provided by such Person. Parent and the Parent Board shall keep Sinclair HoldCo reasonably informed on a timely basis of the status and details (including, within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and forty-eight (48) hours after the occurrence of any material amendment, modification or development) of any such Parent Acquisition Proposal, request, inquiry, proposal or offer, including furnishing copies of any material written correspondence provided to Parent, and copies of all draft documentation provided to Parent for a Parent Acquisition Proposal. Without limiting any of the foregoing, Parent shall promptly (and in any event within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and forty-eight (48) hours) notify Sinclair HoldCo if Parent determines to begin providing information or to engage in discussions or negotiations concerning a Parent Acquisition Proposal pursuant to Section 6.7(a) and shall in no event begin providing such information or engaging in such discussions or negotiations prior to providing such notice.
(e) Parent agrees that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.7 by any director or officer of Parent, or any other Representative of Parent specifically acting at the direction of Parent shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.7 by Parent.
(f) Parent shall not, and shall cause the other Parent Entities not to, enter into any confidentiality agreement with any Person subsequent to the date of this Agreement that would restrict Parents ability to comply with any of the terms of this Section 6.7, and each of Parent represents that neither it nor any of the other Parent Entities is a party to any such agreement.
(g) Prior to the Closing, Parent shall not take any action to exempt any Person (other than the Company and its Affiliates) from the restrictions on business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL (or any similar provision of any other Takeover Laws) or otherwise cause such restrictions not to apply, or agree to do any of the foregoing.
(h) Nothing contained in Section 6.7(a) shall prohibit Parent from (i) taking and disclosing a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a), Rule 14d-9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act, (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of Parent that is required by applicable Law; provided, however, that if such disclosure has the effect of withdrawing or adversely modifying the Parent Recommendation, such disclosure shall be deemed to be an Adverse Recommendation Change and Sinclair HoldCo shall have the right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Section 8.1(f), or (iii) making any stop, look and listen communication pursuant to Section 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act.
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(i) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) Parent Acquisition Proposal means, with respect to Parent, any proposal or offer with respect to any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase or license, in one transaction or a series of transactions, and whether through any merger, reorganization, consolidation, tender offer, self-tender, exchange offer, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, binding share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, licensing or similar transaction, or otherwise, of (A) twenty percent (20%) or more of the consolidated assets of Parent (based on the fair market value thereof), (B) the assets of Parent and the other Parent Entities accounting for twenty percent (20%) or more of consolidated EBITDA of Parent during the prior twelve (12) months or (C) twenty percent (20%) or more of the capital stock or voting power of Parent or any of the other Parent Entities, in each case other than the Contemplated Transactions;
(ii) Superior Proposal means, with respect to Parent, any unsolicited bona fide written Parent Acquisition Proposal that does not arise in connection with a violation of Section 6.7(a) that the Parent Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and Parents financial advisor), taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal, including the terms of any financing or financing contingencies and the likelihood and timing of closing, and the Person making the proposal, is more favorable to the Parent Stockholders from a financial point of view than the Contemplated Transactions (including any adjustment to the terms and conditions proposed by the other Party in response to such proposal); provided, that, for purposes of this definition of Superior Proposal, references in the term Parent Acquisition Proposal to twenty percent (20%) or more shall be deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%) or more; and
(iii) Intervening Event means, with respect to Parent, a material event or circumstance that was not known or reasonably foreseeable to the Parent Board prior to the execution of this Agreement, which event or circumstance, or any material consequence thereof, becomes known to the Parent Board prior to the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval that does not relate to (A) a Parent Acquisition Proposal or (B) changes in the price of Parent Common Stock (it being understood that the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such change in price may be taken into account in determining whether there has been an Intervening Event, to the extent otherwise permitted by this definition).
(j) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.7 to the contrary, the Parent Parties shall not be restricted or limited in any manner whatsoever from soliciting, initiating, endorsing, facilitating, negotiating or consummating any transaction or series of transactions solely in connection with any Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action.
(k) Sinclair HoldCo shall not, and shall not permit or authorize any member of the Company Group or any of their respective directors, managers or officers to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each of the other Representatives of Sinclair HoldCo and each member of the Company Group, directly or indirectly, not to (i) solicit, initiate, endorse, knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer with respect to Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group regarding any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase or license, in one transaction or a series of transactions, and whether through any merger, reorganization, consolidation, tender offer, self-tender, exchange offer, stock acquisition, asset
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acquisition, binding share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, licensing or similar transaction, or otherwise, of (A) any of the assets of the Company Group used in the conduct of the Downstream Business (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), or (B) any of the capital stock, equity interests or voting power of Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or any other member of the Company Group, in each case other than the Contemplated Transactions (each, a Company Acquisition Proposal), or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to any Company Acquisition Proposal, or (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any non-public information or data with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Company Acquisition Proposal. Sinclair HoldCo shall, and shall cause each of the members of the Company Group and their respective directors, managers and officers to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each of the other Representatives of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company Group to, (A) immediately cease and cause to be terminated all existing discussions and negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal or potential Company Acquisition Proposal and immediately terminate all physical and electronic data room access previously granted to any such Person, (B) request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information furnished with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal or potential Company Acquisition Proposal during the six (6) month period prior to the date of this Agreement, to the extent such return or destruction had not previously been requested, and (C) not terminate, waive, amend, release or modify any provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its Affiliates or Representatives is a party with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal or potential Company Acquisition Proposal, and shall use reasonable best efforts to enforce the provisions of any such agreement, which shall include, to the extent such Party has knowledge of any breach of such agreement, using reasonable best efforts to seek any injunctive relief available to enforce such agreement.
(l) In addition to its obligations set forth in Section 6.7(k), Sinclair HoldCo shall promptly (and in any event within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and 48 hours of receipt) advise Parent in writing in the event Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group or any of their respective Representatives receives (i) any indication by any Person that it is considering making a Company Acquisition Proposal, (ii) any inquiry or request for information, discussion or negotiation that would reasonably be expected to lead to or that contemplates a Company Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) any proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Acquisition Proposal, in each case together with a description of the material terms and conditions of any such indication, inquiry, request, proposal or offer, the identity of the Person making any such indication, inquiry, request, proposal or offer, and a copy of any written proposal, offer or draft agreement provided by such Person. Sinclair HoldCo shall keep Parent reasonably informed on a timely basis of the status and details (including, within the shorter of one (1) Business Day and 48 hours after the occurrence of any material amendment, modification or development, discussion or negotiation) of any such Company Acquisition Proposal, request, inquiry, proposal or offer, including furnishing copies of any material written correspondence or other materials provided to Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group, and copies of all draft documentation provided to Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group.
(m) Neither Sinclair HoldCo nor any member of the Company Group shall enter into any confidentiality agreement with any Person subsequent to the date of this Agreement that would restrict any of their ability to comply with any of the terms of this Section 6.7, and each of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company represents that neither they nor any member of the Company Group is a party to any such agreement.
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Section 6.8 Preparation of Proxy Statement; Special Meeting.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, Parent and New Parent, as applicable, shall prepare and cause to be filed with the Commission, a proxy statement (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the Proxy Statement) in order to seek the Parent Stockholder Approval. Parent shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and other applicable Law. Each of the Company and Sinclair HoldCo shall (i) cooperate with Parent in the preparation of the Proxy Statement; (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish the information reasonably requested by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and (iii) use its reasonable best efforts to provide such other assistance as may be reasonably requested by Parent or Parents outside legal counsel in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy Statement. Each of Parent and New Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the Commission as promptly as is practicable after filing and cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the holders of Parent Common Stock as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Proxy Statement shall have been cleared by the Commission. Each Party shall also take any action required to be taken and make any necessary filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, this Agreement or the issuance of New Parent Common Stock in the Contemplated Transactions. All filings by the Company or Parent with the Commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and all mailings to the Parent Stockholders in connection with the Contemplated Transactions shall be subject to the reasonable opportunity for prior review and comment by the other Party, which comments the Company or Parent, as applicable, shall consider in good faith, acting reasonably.
(b) Sinclair HoldCo, the Company and Parent each agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, to use reasonable best efforts so that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to the Parent Stockholders and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statement was made, not misleading.
(c) If at any time prior to the Closing, any Party discovers any information relating to the Company or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party and Parent shall promptly cause to be filed with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information and, to the extent required by Law, disseminate such information to the Parent Stockholders. Nothing in this Section 6.8(c) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 6.8(a), Section 6.8(b) and Section 6.8(d).
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(d) Parent shall notify the Company promptly of the receipt of any correspondence, communications or comments from the Commission or the staff of the Commission and of any request by the Commission or the staff of the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply the Company with (i) copies of all correspondence and a description of all material oral discussions between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission or the staff of the Commission, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Contemplated Transactions and (ii) copies of all orders of the Commission relating to the Proxy Statement.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth herein, as promptly as practicable, Parent shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the Parent Stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval (the Special Meeting). Subject to the terms hereof, such Special Meeting shall in any event be no later than 45 calendar days after Parent mails the Proxy Statement to the Parent Stockholders. Parent may postpone or adjourn the Special Meeting (i) (A) due to the absence of a quorum or (B) if Parent has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for the Parent Stockholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies; or (ii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that the Parent Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Parent Stockholders prior to the Special Meeting; provided, that Parent may not postpone or adjourn the Special Meeting more than a total of two (2) times pursuant to clause (i)(A) and/or clause (i)(B) of this Section 6.8(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall, at the request of the Company, to the extent permitted by Law, adjourn the Special Meeting to a date specified by the Company for the absence of a quorum or if Parent has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for the Parent Stockholder Approval; provided, that Parent shall not be required to adjourn the Special Meeting more than one time pursuant to this sentence, and no such adjournment pursuant to this sentence shall be required to be for a period exceeding thirty (30) days. Except in the case of an Adverse Recommendation Change by Parent specifically permitted by Section 6.7(c), Parent, through the Parent Board, shall (i) make the Parent Recommendation to its stockholders and (ii) include the Parent Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent agrees that (x) except in the event of an Adverse Recommendation Change specifically permitted by Section 6.7(c), Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies to obtain the Parent Stockholder Approval and (y) its obligations pursuant to this Section 6.8(e) shall not be affected by the occurrence of any Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an Intervening Event. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that Parent shall not be obligated to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene or hold the Special Meeting in the event of an Adverse Recommendation Change specifically permitted by Section 6.7(c) in response to a Superior Proposal. Parent shall cooperate with Sinclair HoldCo and keep Sinclair HoldCo reasonably informed regarding the status of the proxy solicitation.
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Section 6.9 Employee Matters.
(a) Prior to and effective upon the Closing Date, Parent shall offer employment at Parent or an Affiliate of Parent to each employee set forth on Schedule 6.9 (each such employee listed on Schedule 6.9, as updated in accordance with this Section 6.9(a), a Sinclair Employee), subject to satisfactory completion of Parent or Parents Affiliates customary onboarding requirements and procedures (including typical pre-employment screening, including background checks and drug tests). Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, if Sinclair HoldCo or any member of the Company Group or the Midstream Company Group hires any employee having any of the titles or positions set forth on Schedule 6.9(a) (each, a Sinclair Executive Officer Position) on terms and conditions (including compensation and benefits) that are not substantially similar to the employee(s) having such titles or positions as of the date of this Agreement, the terms and conditions (including compensation and benefits) of Parents offer of employment to such employee holding a Sinclair Executive Officer Position shall not be required to be any more favorable to such employee (including with respect to any termination, severance of other Liabilities) than the terms of employment of the person holding such Sinclair Executive Officer Position on the date of this Agreement. From and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo shall, within five Business Days following the end of each calendar month, provide Parent with an updated Schedule 6.9 (or written confirmation of no updates thereto); provided, however, that Sinclair HoldCo may only update Schedule 6.9 (i) to remove an employee whose employment was terminated, (ii) to add an employee or (iii) with the written consent of Parent; provided, further, that, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver the final Schedule 6.9 to Parent no fewer than twenty Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Each such offer of employment shall include terms such that such offer shall not give rise to a right of the applicable Sinclair Employee to terminate such Sinclair Employees employment for Good Reason and receive Severance Benefits in each case as defined in and pursuant to the terms of the Severance Plan applicable to such Sinclair Employee. With respect to each such Sinclair Employee who accepts such offer of employment from Parent, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, effective as of the Closing Date, the employment of such Sinclair Employees with Sinclair HoldCo and its Subsidiaries (other than any member of the Company Group or the Midstream Company Group) shall terminate without any severance obligation on the part of Sinclair HoldCo or any of its Subsidiaries, and such Sinclair Employees shall cease all active participation in and accrual of benefits under the Sinclair Benefit Plans. Immediately prior to the Closing, the co-employment of each employee who is at that time employed by any member of the Company Group or Midstream Company Group shall terminate such that neither the Company nor any member of the Company Group or Midstream Company Group employs any employees on the Closing Date.
(b) With respect to each Sinclair Employee who remains in the employment of Parent or any of its Affiliates following the Closing Date (each, a Continuing Employee), for a period of at least one year following the Closing, Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, provide such Continuing Employee with (i) compensation and benefits that would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of the applicable Continuing Employee to terminate such Continuing Employees employment during such one-year period for Good Reason and receive Severance Benefits in each case as defined in and pursuant to the terms of the Severance Plan applicable to such Sinclair Employee, or (ii) Severance Benefits as defined in and pursuant to the terms of the Severance Plan in the event that such Continuing Employee would be eligible for such Severance Benefits under the Severance Plan as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent shall also, or shall cause its Affiliate to, provide such Severance Benefits for any Continuing Employee for whom clause (i) of this Section 6.9(b) applies.
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(c) With respect to any employee benefit plans, arrangements and employment related entitlements (including under any Parent Benefit Plan or any other applicable pension, 401(k), savings, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, long-service leave or other leave entitlements, post-retirement health and life insurance, severance or separation pay plans) provided, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by New Parent or its Affiliates in which any Continuing Employee will be eligible to participate on or after the Closing Date, New Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize all service of such Continuing Employee with any member of the Company Group or Midstream Company Group and any predecessor employers as if such service were with Parent for purposes of eligibility to participate and level of benefits; provided, however, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that (i) such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits for the same period of service or (ii) such service was not recognized under the corresponding Sinclair Benefit Plan.
(d) New Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to waive any pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions, actively-at-work requirements and waiting periods under any welfare benefit plan maintained by New Parent or any of its Affiliates in which Continuing Employees (and their eligible dependents) will be eligible to participate from and after the Closing, except to the extent that such pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions, actively-at-work requirements and waiting periods would not have been satisfied or waived under the comparable Sinclair Benefit Plan immediately prior to the Closing. Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize the dollar amount of all co-payments, deductibles and similar expenses incurred by each Continuing Employee (and his or her eligible dependents) during the calendar year in which the Closing occurs for purposes of satisfying such years deductible and co-payment limitations under the relevant welfare benefit plans in which they will be eligible to participate from and after the Closing.
(e) Sinclair HoldCo shall be solely responsible for any retention bonus or similar arrangements established on or prior to the Closing Date, and the employer portion of any payroll tax liabilities associated therewith.
(f) The provisions of this Section 6.9 are for the sole benefit of the Parties and nothing herein, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer on or give to any Person (including any current or former employees, directors, or independent contractors of the Company Group, Midstream Company Group, Parent or any of its Affiliates), other than the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns, any legal or equitable or other rights or remedies with respect to the matters provided for in this Section 6.9. Nothing contained herein shall be (i) deemed an amendment of any Sinclair Benefit Plan or any Parent Benefit Plan or other benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates or (ii) construed as requiring, and the Company shall take no action that would have the effect of requiring, Parent or its Affiliates to continue any specific employee benefit plans or to continue the employment of any specific Person.
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Section 6.10 280G Cooperation.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the execution of this Agreement but in any case no later than thirty (30) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide to New Parent and New Parents advisors, for their reasonable review and comment, its preliminary analysis (Section 280G Analysis) regarding the application of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (Section 280G) in connection with the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other additional or subsequent event, including a termination of employment) to each Person who is determined by Sinclair HoldCo to be a disqualified individual within the meaning of Section 280G (each such Person, a 280G Disqualified Individual). No later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide to New Parent and New Parents advisors, for their reasonable review and comment, its final Section 280G Analysis.
(b) Sinclair HoldCo shall (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the solicitation of the 280G Approval (as defined below), a waiver agreement from each 280G Disqualified Individual who could otherwise receive or retain or have the right or entitlement to receive or retain any parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G, waiving any and all rights or entitlements to receive or retain any such payment to the extent that the value thereof (determined in accordance with Section 280G) equals or exceeds three times such Persons base amount (within the meaning of and determined in accordance with Section 280G), unless the 280G Approval is obtained (each such waiver agreement, a 280G Waiver); provided that a disqualified individuals election not to execute a 280G Waiver despite Sinclair HoldCos commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such waiver will not, by itself, constitute a breach of this Section 6.10, and (b) following the execution of the 280G Waivers by any applicable disqualified individuals, solicit and take commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary stockholder approval of any such payments or benefits so waived in a manner that is intended to satisfy all the requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the 280G Approval); provided that the stockholders failure to approve such waived payments and benefits pursuant to the 280G Approval despite Sinclair HoldCos commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such 280G Approval will not, by itself, constitute a breach of this Section 6.10.
(c) No later than ten (10) Business Days prior to soliciting the 280G Waivers as provided above, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide to New Parent and New Parents advisors drafts of the stockholder approval materials (including Section 280G Waivers, disclosure and consent documentation) for their reasonable review and comment (which such comments shall be considered in good faith by Sinclair HoldCo for incorporation into such documentation).
Section 6.11 Takeover Laws.
Each of Parent, the Parent Board, the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, acting in its capacity as sole member of the Company, shall (a) take no action to cause any Takeover Law to become applicable to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions and (b) if any Takeover Law is or becomes applicable to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, take all reasonable action necessary to cause the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such Takeover Law with respect to this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
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Section 6.12 Notification of Certain Matters.
Prior to the Closing, each of Parent and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly notify the other Party of (a) any notice or other communication received from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, (b) any Action commenced or, to such Partys knowledge, threatened against, that challenges the validity or legality of the Contemplated Transactions or seeks damages in connection therewith or (c) (i) any change, condition or event that results in any of the conditions in Sections 7.2(a) or 7.3(a) not being met or (ii) the failure of such Party to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement (including any condition set forth in Article 7) to be complied with or satisfied hereunder; provided, however, that no such notification shall affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants, rights or remedies, or the conditions to the obligations of, the Parties.
Section 6.13 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) Following the Closing, New Parent agrees (and shall cause the Company and each Company Subsidiary to agree) that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing (including in respect of any matters arising in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions), in favor of a D&O Person as provided in the organizational documents of any member of the Company Group (in each case as in effect on the date hereof) shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms for a period of six (6) years from the Closing Date, it being the intent of the Parties that all such D&O Persons shall continue to be entitled to such exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any pending or asserted Action or any claim made within such period shall continue until the disposition of such Action or resolution of such claim.
(b) In the event that New Parent, the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving company or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys fifty percent (50%) or more of its properties and other assets to any Person (including by liquidation, dissolution or assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar action), then, and in each such case, New Parent or the Company, as the case may be, shall cause proper provision to be made so that the applicable successors and assigns or transferees expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.13.
(c) The obligations of New Parent under this Section 6.13 shall not be terminated, amended or modified in any manner so as to adversely affect any D&O Person to whom this Section 6.13 applies without the consent of such D&O Person. The provisions of this Section 6.13 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each D&O Person, his or her heirs and his or her executors, administrators and personal representatives, each of whom is an intended third party beneficiary of this Section 6.13, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any other rights, including rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by Contract or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 6.13 shall survive the Closing.
Section 6.14 Termination of Affiliate Obligations.
On or before the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 6.14, and except for this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, all Sinclair Affiliate Contracts shall be settled and terminated in full and there shall be no Liability or obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary surviving such termination, such termination being effective as of the completion of the Closing.
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Section 6.15 Certain NYSE Matters.
Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution, in each case, as provided for in Article 2, to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing.
Section 6.16 Use of Certain Names.
(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 6.16, Sinclair HoldCo agrees that, within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, except as otherwise permitted in a separate written agreement signed by Parent, Sinclair HoldCo shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, cease using the Trademarks listed on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.11(a) (the Company Marks), including removing, or causing to be removed, all such Company Marks from any public-facing physical or digital products, facilities, signage or materials (including on any website or social media account). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 6.16, Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates may use (a) the Company Marks (i) in a neutral, non-trademark manner (e.g., to describe the historical relationship of the Parties), or (ii) to the extent required by Law, and (b) the names of any member of the Company Group to the extent necessary for any public filings or press releases made by Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates, but solely to the extent related to the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) As promptly as practicable following the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall cause the name of Sinclair Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (SOC Delaware), to be changed to a name that does not reference or include Sinclair. Concurrently with such name change, Sinclair HoldCo shall, and shall cause SOC Delaware to, cooperate with New Parent and to execute and deliver to New Parent all such documents as may be reasonably necessary for a Subsidiary of New Parent formed in Delaware to use the name Sinclair Oil Corporation.
Section 6.17 Other Insurance Efforts.
(a) With respect to the Insurance Policies maintained by the Company Group, Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates at or prior to the Closing, the members of the Company Group may make claims under any such applicable Insurance Policy following the Closing with respect to claims made or occurrences prior to the Closing to the extent such claims or occurrences apply to the Downstream Business, including in the event that, after the date of this Agreement but prior to or on the Closing Date, any portion of the assets of the Downstream Business is damaged or destroyed by fire, explosion, hurricane, flood, storm, weather events, earthquake, act of nature, civil unrest or similar disorder, terrorist acts, war or any other hostilities or other casualty (each, a Casualty Event). Sinclair HoldCo shall (and shall cause its Affiliates to) use reasonable best efforts to assist the Company Group in asserting any such claims and making the benefits of any such Insurance Policies available to the Company Group. In furtherance of the foregoing, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide reasonable assistance to New Parent and the Company Group in connection with New Parents or the Company Groups investigation of the facts and circumstances underlying any
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potential claims, and the Company Groups assertion of any such claims under any such Insurance Policies, which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, providing information and documentation reasonably requested by New Parent or the Company Group and their respective Representatives, including access to facilities and personnel of Sinclair HoldCo, to the extent such information and documentation reasonably relates to any such potential claim, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event, with sufficient time to permit the Company Group to comply with the terms of the applicable Insurance Policy.
(b) In the event that a Casualty Event occurs prior to the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates shall, and shall cause the members of the Company Group to, make all claims under the applicable Insurance Policies with respect to such Casualty Event and use, and cause the members of the Company Group to use, commercially reasonable efforts to restore the affected assets to the condition prior to such Casualty Event during the period prior to the Closing, in each case, to the extent reasonably practicable to do so prior to the Closing, as determined by Sinclair HoldCo in good faith, and without prejudice to any claim by Sinclair HoldCo or any of its Affiliates under the Insurance Policies. Following the Closing, New Parent shall, and shall cause the members of the Company Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the pursuit of any such claims.
(i) If, prior to the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates, including the members of the Company Group, actually receive proceeds for property damages coverage under a property Insurance Policy with respect to a Casualty Event that occurred prior to the Closing, all such proceeds shall be retained by or contributed to the applicable member of the Company Group that suffered such Casualty Event. In such case, (i) the amount of such proceeds equal to the excess of the reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Sinclair HoldCo or the Company Group incurred in connection with pursuing and collecting such proceeds and restoring the affected assets prior to the Closing over the amounts of the applicable deductible(s) with respect to the applicable Casualty Event (such amount, the Sinclair Casualty Expenses) shall be included in the calculation of Closing Cash pursuant to Section 2.5(d) and Section 2.6(a), and (ii) all other amounts of such proceeds shall not be included in the calculation of Closing Cash pursuant to Section 2.5(d) and Section 2.6(a).
(ii) If, following the Closing, New Parent or the Company Group actually receives proceeds for property damages coverage under a property Insurance Policy with respect to a Casualty Event that occurred prior to the Closing that are in excess of the reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of New Parent or the Company Group in pursuing and collecting such proceeds, New Parent shall pay or shall cause the Company Group to pay to Sinclair HoldCo an amount equal to the Sinclair Casualty Expenses, and, for the avoidance of doubt, New Parent or the Company Group shall retain any amounts (and the right to receive any amounts) of such proceeds in excess thereof. If the Sinclair Casualty Expenses are less than the applicable deductible(s) with respect to the applicable Casualty Event, an amount equal to the difference between such deductible(s) and the Sinclair Casualty Expenses shall be included as a Current Liability for purposes of Section 2.5(d) and Section 2.6(a). By way of example only, if the applicable deductible(s) for a Casualty Event is $10,000,000 in the aggregate and the Sinclair Casualty Expenses are $12,000,000, the related Current Liability would be $0, but, if the Sinclair Casualty Expenses are $6,000,000, the related Current Liability would be $4,000,000.
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(iii) If, following the Closing, New Parent or the Company Group actually receives proceeds from an Insurance Policy covering business interruption with respect to a matter that occurred prior to the Closing, New Parent shall, and shall cause the Company Group to, pay to Sinclair HoldCo the portion of the amount actually received that relates to the period prior to the Closing and that is in excess of the reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of New Parent or the Company Group in pursuing and collecting such proceeds.
(c) Other than as set forth in Section 6.17(a), Parent acknowledges that all insurance policies maintained by Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates shall be terminated as of Closing with respect to the Company Group, and Parent shall be solely responsible for obtaining insurance for the Company Group from and after the Closing.
(d) With respect to any insurance policies maintained by the Company Group at or prior to the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates may make claims under an applicable policy following the Closing with respect to claims made or occurrences prior to the Closing, to the extent such claims or occurrences apply to the Retained Business, the Retained Liabilities or the Legacy Assets. New Parent shall (and shall cause its Affiliates to) use reasonable best efforts to assist Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates in asserting any such claims and making the benefits of any such insurance policies available to Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates. In furtherance of the foregoing, New Parent shall provide reasonable assistance to Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates in connection with Sinclair HoldCos or any of its Affiliates investigation of the facts and circumstances underlying any potential claims, and Sinclair HoldCos or its Affiliates assertion of any such claims under any such policies, which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, providing information and documentation reasonably requested by Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives, including access to facilities and personnel of the Company Group members, to the extent such information and documentation reasonably relates to any such potential claim, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event, with sufficient time to permit Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates to comply with the terms of the applicable policy.
Section 6.18 Books and Records.
(a) Parent shall preserve and keep any books and records of the Company Group that relate to any period beginning on or before the Closing Date for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date (or longer for Tax records if required by Section 6.3) and shall reasonably cooperate with Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates to make available to Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates, during normal business hours and in such a manner as to not unreasonably interfere with the business of Parent, the Company Group or their respective Affiliates, such books and records as are reasonably necessary in connection with any dispute, litigation or defense of any indemnification claim, or in order to enable Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or to perform the Contemplated Transactions. Following such six (6) year period (or such longer period with respect to Tax records as may be required in Section 6.3), Parent may retain or destroy such books and records; provided, however, that Parent shall notify Sinclair HoldCo prior to any such destruction and, if requested by Sinclair HoldCo no more than fifteen (15) Business Days after such notification, shall deliver such books and records to Sinclair HoldCo, at Sinclair HoldCos sole expense, prior to such destruction. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates may retain copies of the books and records and minute books of the Company relating to the period on or before the Closing Date.
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(b) Sinclair HoldCo shall preserve and keep any books and records of the Company Group that are not delivered to Parent or its Affiliates in connection with the Closing or prior to the termination of the Transition Services Agreement and relate to any period beginning on or before the Closing Date for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date (or longer for Tax records if required by Section 6.3) and shall reasonably cooperate with Parent and its Affiliates to make available to Parent and its Affiliates, during normal business hours and in such a manner as to not unreasonably interfere with the business of Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates, such books and records as are reasonably necessary in connection with any dispute, litigation or defense of any indemnification claim, or in order to enable Parent or its Affiliates to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or to perform the Contemplated Transactions. Following such six (6) year period (or such longer period with respect to Tax records as may be required in Section 6.3), Sinclair HoldCo may retain or destroy such books and records; provided, however, that Sinclair HoldCo shall notify Parent prior to any such destruction and, if requested by Parent no more than fifteen (15) Business Days after such notification, shall deliver such books and records to Parent, at Parents sole expense, prior to such destruction.
Section 6.19 Delivery of Written Consents.
Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, (a) Parent will, in accordance with applicable Law and the organizational documents of Parent, acting in its capacity as the sole stockholder of New Parent, deliver to Sinclair HoldCo a duly executed written consent adopting this Agreement on behalf of New Parent, and (b) New Parent will, in accordance with applicable Law and the organizational documents of New Parent, acting in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub, deliver to Sinclair HoldCo a duly executed written consent adopting this Agreement on behalf of Parent Merger Sub. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement Sinclair HoldCo has, in accordance with applicable Law and the organizational documents of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company, acting in its capacity as the sole member of the Company, delivered to Parent a duly executed written consent adopting this Agreement.
Section 6.20 Wrong Pockets.
The Parties acknowledge that all assets (and rights to future payments related thereto) with respect to the Downstream Business are intended to be transferred to New Parent pursuant to the Sinclair Contribution, except as otherwise provided herein. If, following the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo or any of its Affiliates receives or collects any funds relating to the Downstream Business or any asset of any member of the Company Group on behalf of New Parent, except as otherwise provided herein, Sinclair HoldCo shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, promptly remit such funds to New Parent. The Parties acknowledge that all assets (and rights to future payments related thereto) with respect to the Retained Business are intended to be retained by Sinclair HoldCo or any Affiliates thereof. If, following the Closing, New Parent or any of its Affiliates (including the Company Group) receives or collects any funds relating to the Retained Business on behalf of Sinclair HoldCo, New Parent shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, promptly remit such funds to Sinclair HoldCo.
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Section 6.21 Interim Financial Statements.
(a) Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver to Parent on or prior to Closing to the extent required to be delivered prior to the Closing:
(i) as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the morning of August 25, 2021, (A) a reviewed combined consolidated balance sheet of the Financial Statement Businesses as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the related reviewed combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (B) a reviewed combined consolidated balance sheet of the Financial Statement Businesses as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and the related reviewed combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, prepared in accordance with GAAP, including, in each case, all notes to such reviewed combined consolidated balance sheets or the related reviewed combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows, except that such reviewed combined consolidated balance sheets and the related reviewed combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows shall be subject to normal audit adjustments which are not material in the aggregate;
(ii) (A) promptly after Sinclair HoldCos receipt thereof and in no event later than thirty-five (35) days following the end of the quarter ending September 30, 2021, a reviewed combined consolidated balance sheet of the Financial Statement Businesses as of September 30, 2021 and the related reviewed combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for the three and nine months ending on September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, prepared in accordance with GAAP, (B) promptly after Sinclair HoldCos receipt thereof and in no event later than thirty-five (35) days following the end of each quarter ending March 31, June 30 or September 30 after December 31, 2021, a reviewed combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent as of each March 31, June 30 or September 30 quarter-end, as applicable, occurring on or after December 31, 2021 through the Closing Date and the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for each quarter ending on or after December 31, 2021 through the Closing Date prepared in accordance with GAAP and (C) concurrently with the delivery of the audited combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent pursuant to Section 6.21(a)(iii), an unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent as of each December 31 quarter-end occurring on or after September 30, 2021 through the Closing Date and the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for such quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP, including in each case, all notes to such unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet or the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows, except that such unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet and the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows shall be subject to normal audit adjustments which are not material in the aggregate;
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(iii) promptly after Sinclair HoldCos receipt thereof and in no event later than forty-five (45) days following the end of the applicable fiscal year, the audited combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent as of December 31 for each fiscal year ending after September 30, 2021 that occurs prior to the Closing Date, and the related audited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for each fiscal year ending after September 30, 2021 that occurs prior to the Closing Date, including in each case the notes thereto, together with the report thereon of the independent auditor prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(iv) within forty-five (45) days following the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, (A) the audited combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent as of December 31, 2020 and the related audited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for such fiscal year, including the notes thereto, together with the report thereon of the independent auditor prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (B) the unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet for the business to be acquired by Parent as of each quarter end during the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows for each quarter of the year ended December 31, 2020 prepared in accordance with GAAP, except that (1) there shall be no notes to such unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet or the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows and (2) such unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet and the related unaudited combined consolidated statements of operations, changes in parents net investment and cash flows shall be subject to normal audit adjustments which are not material in the aggregate; and
(v) concurrently with the delivery of each interim financial statement set forth in clause (i) above, an unaudited complete trial balance showing balance sheet and income statement information for each of the legal entities that comprise such interim financial statements as of the same dates specified in, and for the same periods covered thereby.
(b) The financial statements required to be delivered by Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to clauses (ii)(B), (ii)(C), (iii) and (iv) in subsection (a) above shall be prepared on a basis, as reasonably agreed to by Sinclair HoldCo and Parent, sufficient to permit Parent to satisfy Parents obligations to file acquisition financial statements required to be included under Item 2.01 or Item 9.01 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act as a result of the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. Parent shall reimburse Sinclair HoldCo for all third party expenses of Sinclair HoldCos independent accountants relating to the preparation of the foregoing financial statements (other than the audited financials for the year ended December 31, 2021).
(c) With respect to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) in subsection (a) above, from the date hereof through the Closing Date, Sinclair HoldCo will take all appropriate and customary actions in advance of the deadlines specified in such clauses in order to position Parent to receive the applicable financial statements within the delivery deadlines specified therein.
(d) Sinclair HoldCo shall cooperate with Parent and take commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver to Parent such additional financial information as may be reasonably necessary for Parent and its Affiliates to comply with any applicable obligations under federal securities laws and all applicable accounting rules pursuant to GAAP, including monthly unaudited combined consolidated balance sheets for the Financial Statement Businesses and trial balances showing balance sheet and income statement information for each of the individual legal entities that comprise the Historical Financial Statements.
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(e) In the event that the Closing occurs prior to March 1, 2022, following the Closing, the Parties shall cooperate and take commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and complete the financial statements contemplated by clauses (iii) and (iv) in subsection (a) above and Sinclair HoldCo will fully cooperate with and direct its independent accountants to complete the contemplated audits within the timeframes specified above; provided that the Parties acknowledge that following the Closing, Parent is expected to be the employer of substantially all of the individuals responsible for accounting functions and financial statement preparation prior to the Closing and own and control related accounting books and records; provided, further, that Sinclair HoldCo shall provide Parent and its Affiliates (including any member of the Company Group) access to any assets, systems, personnel, Contracts, books and records and other documents and data reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation or completion of the financial statements contemplated by clauses (iii) and (iv) in subsection (a) above.
(f) In the event that the Closing occurs after March 1, 2022, following the Closing, the Parties shall cooperate and take commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and complete the financial statements contemplated by clause (ii) in subsection (a) above for the quarter end immediately preceding the Closing and Sinclair HoldCo will fully cooperate with and direct its independent accountants to complete such financial statements within the timeframes specified above; provided that the Parties acknowledge that following the Closing, Parent is expected to be the employer of substantially all of the individuals responsible for accounting functions and financial statement preparation prior to the Closing and own and control related accounting books and records; provided, further, that Sinclair HoldCo shall provide Parent and its Affiliates (including any member of the Company Group) access to any assets, systems, personnel, Contracts, books and records and other documents and data reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation or completion of the financial statements contemplated by clause (ii) in subsection (a) above.
Section 6.22 Fuels Compliance.
(a) Sinclair HoldCo shall cause the members of the Company Group to take all actions needed to comply with and satisfy, all obligations under the Fuel Credit Programs for all periods prior to the Closing (Pre-Closing Fuel Obligations), including by causing the members of the Company Group to create, maintain and retain records needed for compliance, to calculate applicable renewable volume obligations in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 80.1407 accurately and completely, to file all reports required to be filed with the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board and to retire RINs or other applicable credits, or deliver to New Parent sufficient RINs or other applicable credits, required to demonstrate compliance with the Pre-Closing Fuel Obligations by the applicable compliance dates set by the Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board for the year to which such obligations apply. At the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall cause the Company Group to possess RINs that are sufficient to satisfy a minimum of seventy five percent (75%) of the Company Groups unsatisfied Pre-Closing Fuel Obligations for the portion of the calendar year (the RINs Closing Compliance Period) that elapses prior to the Closing (the RINs Volume Requirement). To the extent that it is determined following the Closing that Sinclair Holdco did not meet the RINs Volume
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Requirement, Sinclair HoldCo shall reimburse New Parent for all costs that New Parent or the Company Group incurs as a result of the RINs Volume Requirement shortfall, including the price of any RINs purchased by New Parent to make up for the RINs Volume Requirement shortfall. New Parent will take commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the amount that Sinclair HoldCo would be required to reimburse New Parent for any such shortfall. To the extent that it is determined following the Closing that any Pre-Closing Fuel Obligations have not been fully satisfied in respect of any period other than the RINs Closing Compliance Period, Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver sufficient RINs to New Parent to satisfy such shortfall, or reimburse New Parent for any such shortfall obligations. Following the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo shall provide, and shall cause its Affiliates to provide, any information in the possession of Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates that is reasonably requested by New Parent and necessary to file any reports or satisfy any other obligations under the Fuel Credit Programs.
(b) Sinclair HoldCo will retain both the benefits and burdens, including any costs and expenses and any exempted or refunded RINs, related to the Company Groups pending small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions and any other SRE petitions related to a year prior to the year in which the Closing occurs. Sinclair HoldCo will also retain the benefits and burdens, including any costs and expenses, related to the Company Groups pending litigation over such petitions as set forth on Schedule 6.22(b) hereto, together with any similar actions the Company Group files relating to any period prior to the Closing (collectively, the Existing SRE Litigation). Following the Closing, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate and take such actions as are reasonably necessary to pursue the Existing SRE Litigation or other SRE petitions for any period prior to the Closing or litigation over such petitions in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.22, including New Parent reasonably cooperating with Sinclair HoldCo to facilitate (A) its receipt and liquidation of any refunded RINs as a result of the Existing SRE Litigation or SRE petitions and (B) the filing of other SRE petitions or litigation over such petitions for any period prior to the Closing. Sinclair HoldCo will not be responsible for, or benefit from, any litigation filed by the Company Group following the Closing to the extent such litigation relates to the period following the Closing.
(c) To the extent that both Parties wish to seek an SRE for the year in which the Closing occurs, the Parties agree to cooperate and take such actions as are reasonably necessary to pursue such an SRE and any litigation regarding such SRE that may subsequently arise, including New Parent reasonably cooperating with Sinclair HoldCo to facilitate its receipt and liquidation of any refunded RINs as a result of any SRE petition or related litigation for the year in which the Closing occurs. The benefits and costs of seeking such SRE and any costs of potential subsequent litigation related to such SRE shall be shared by New Parent and Sinclair HoldCo on a pro rata basis relative to the amount of applicable fuel produced by the Company Group during the applicable period prior to Closing. In the event that one Party elects not to participate in seeking such SRE or any subsequent litigation related to it, the other Party will cover all costs associated with, and receive all associated benefits from, the SRE.
(d) To the extent that following the Closing any member of the Company Group receives a refund or credit pursuant to any of the Fuel Credit Programs other than the RFS Program with respect to a period prior to the Closing, New Parent shall cause such member to pay to Sinclair HoldCo the amount of such refund or credit that corresponds to the amount of applicable fuel produced by the Company Group during the applicable period prior to the Closing.
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(e) To the extent that following the Closing credits under any Fuel Credit Program generated or used prior to Closing by any member of the Company Group are invalidated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or California Air Resources Board, Sinclair HoldCo shall replace such credits with valid credits or reimburse New Parent for the reasonable costs incurred by the Company Group in purchasing replacement credits, including the price of any replacement credits purchased. New Parent will take commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the amount that Sinclair HoldCo would be required to reimburse New Parent for any such replacement credits.
Section 6.23 Title Insurance Cooperation.
In the event that New Parent elects to obtain one or more New Parent Title Policies, New Parent shall pay directly to the Title Insurance Company, at New Parents sole cost and expense, the cost of all title insurance policy premiums (including, without limitation, the cost of any additional premiums required to secure extended title coverage and the cost of any modifications and endorsements to the New Parent Title Policies requested by New Parent) as well as the cost of any related title searches, title abstracting, lien searches, rundowns, photocopies, and all other costs and charges in connection with the obtaining or procurement of any New Parent Title Policies. Sinclair Holdco agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts, at New Parents sole cost and expense (such cost and expense to exclude Sinclair Holdcos internal costs, which shall remain the responsibility of Sinclair Holdco), in connection with New Parents obtaining or procurement of the New Parent Title Policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Sinclair Holdco or any of its Affiliates (other than members of the Company Group) be required or obligated to assume, create or incur any liability to any Person in connection with such cooperation. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall Sinclair Holdco or any of its Affiliates or any other Persons have any obligation to cure any title defects or title exceptions disclosed in or on any title commitments, title reports, surveys, or any other reports or documents, and neither Sinclair Holdco nor any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to execute, deliver, obtain or procure any estoppels, releases or modifications of Encumbrances, lien waivers, proofs of payment, title curative documents, or any similar documents or instruments from any Person in connection with the New Parent Title Policies. At New Parents or the Title Insurance Companys request, Sinclair Holdco shall execute and deliver at Closing, or shall cause the appropriate member of the Company Group to execute and deliver at Closing, one or more customary title affidavits in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Sinclair HoldCo and Parent (each a Title Affidavit) in connection with the issuance of the New Parent Title Policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Sinclair Holdco or any of its Affiliates or any other Persons (other than members of the Company Group) be obligated or required to execute and deliver any affidavit (other than Title Affidavits), agreement, instrument, indemnity, certificate, or any other document or undertaking in connection with the issuance of the New Parent Title Polices. Additionally, and notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.23 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the issuance of, nor the commitment, agreement, or willingness on the part of the Title Insurance Company to issue, the New Parent Title Policies (or any of them), regardless of form, shall in any event constitute a condition precedent to the obligation of the Parent Parties to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
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Section 6.24 Credit Support Arrangements.
(a) Prior to the Closing, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the applicable beneficiary or counterparty replacement or substitute guaranties, letters of credit, bonds, security deposits, and other surety obligations and evidence of financial capacity, in each case acceptable to the relevant beneficiary or counterparty, in substitution and replacement of those credit support arrangements relating to the Downstream Business set forth in Schedule 6.24 (the Credit Support Arrangements), and Parent and Sinclair HoldCo shall cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to secure the release as of the Closing of Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates from the obligations relating to the Credit Support Arrangements.
(b) To the extent that a Credit Support Arrangement has not been replaced or substituted by Parent thereof prior to the Closing as contemplated by Section 6.24(a), New Parent shall have a continuing obligation after the Closing to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any such Credit Support Arrangement replaced or substituted by New Parent or its Affiliates as contemplated by Section 6.24(a).
(c) From and after the Closing, New Parent shall (i) indemnify and hold harmless Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates to the extent they remain obligated under any Credit Support Arrangement from and against any and all Damages that such Person incurs arising out of: (A) any such Person being required to pay or reimburse the issuer of any Credit Support Arrangement; and (B) any claim or demand for payment made on any such Person with respect to any Credit Support Arrangement.
ARTICLE 7.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties.
The respective obligations of each of the Parties to consummate the Contemplated Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent at or prior to the Closing:
(a) No Legal Restraint or Law shall be in effect preventing the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) The waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, including any extensions thereof, and any timing agreement with a Governmental Authority, shall have expired or been earlier terminated.
(c) The Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) The shares of New Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution, as provided for in Article 2, shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
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(e) The Midstream Contribution shall have been consummated or shall be consummated substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 7.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent Parties.
The obligation of the Parent Parties to consummate the Contemplated Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or Parents waiver of each of the following additional conditions precedent at or prior to the Closing:
(a) (i) Each of the Company Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.8(b) shall be true and correct in all respects (except, in the case of the Company Fundamental Representations, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis Damages to the Parent Parties or their Affiliates) as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier or a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date (except, in the case of the Company Fundamental Representations, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis Damages to the Parent Parties or their Affiliates)) and (ii) the representations and warranties of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company contained in Article 4 (other than the Company Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.8(b)) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except for those representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier or a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification contained therein as to materiality or a Material Adverse Effect) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Sinclair HoldCo and the Company shall have performed in all material respects their respective obligations contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed by Sinclair HoldCo or the Company at or before the Closing.
(c) All documents, instruments, certificates or other items required to be delivered at or prior to the Closing by the Company or Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(c) shall have been delivered.
(d) Parent shall have received a written opinion from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to Parent, or another nationally recognized law firm reasonably satisfactory to Parent (Parent Tax Counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution will be integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code and/or that the Parent Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering the opinion described in this Section 7.2(d), Parent Tax Counsel shall have received and may rely upon the Parent Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate and the Parent Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate and such other information requested by it and provided to it by the Company, Sinclair HoldCo, New Parent, Parent or others for purposes of rendering such opinion.
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Section 7.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company.
The obligation of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company to consummate the Contemplated Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or Sinclair HoldCos or the Companys waiver of each of the following additional conditions precedent at or prior to Closing:
(a) (i) The Parent Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.7(b) shall be true and correct in all respects (except, in the case of the Parent Fundamental Representations, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis Damages to Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or their respective Affiliates ) as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier or a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date (except, in the case of the Parent Fundamental Representations, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in more than de minimis Damages to Sinclair HoldCo, the Company or their respective Affiliates )) and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Parent Parties contained in Article 5 (other than the Parent Fundamental Representations and the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.7(b)) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except for those representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier or a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification contained therein as to materiality or a Parent Material Adverse Effect) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Parent Parties shall have performed in all material respects their respective obligations contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed by the Parent Parties at or before the Closing.
(c) All documents, instruments, certificates or other items required to be delivered at or prior to the Closing by any Parent Party pursuant to Section 3.2(b) shall have been delivered.
(d) Sinclair HoldCo shall have received a written opinion from Vinson & Elkins L.L.P, counsel to Sinclair HoldCo and the Company, or another nationally recognized law firm reasonably satisfactory to Sinclair HoldCo (Company Tax Counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Sinclair HoldCo, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, the Parent Merger and Sinclair Contribution will be integrated transactions constituting a single exchange qualifying as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code. In rendering the opinion described in this Section 7.3(d), Company Tax Counsel shall have received and may rely upon the Company Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate and the Company Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate and such other information requested by it and provided to it by the Company, Sinclair HoldCo, New Parent, Parent or others for purposes of rendering such opinion.
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Section 7.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions.
No Party may rely on the failure of any condition in this Article 7 to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Partys willful failure to act in good faith or to use its required efforts to cause the Closing to occur, in accordance with and subject to any limitations in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.
ARTICLE 8.
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination Events.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated, and the Contemplated Transactions abandoned, at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Parties;
(b) by Sinclair HoldCo if any Parent Party shall have breached any of its representations or warranties or failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement (other than with respect to a breach of Section 6.7 or Section 6.8(e) as to which Section 8.1(f) will apply), which breach or failure to perform (i) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 and (ii) (A) cannot be cured by the End Date or (B) if capable of being cured by the End Date, shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice from Sinclair HoldCo of such breach or failure to perform or any shorter period of time that remains between the date of such written notice and the End Date, provided, that Sinclair HoldCo shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b)(ii)(B) if Parent demonstrates that it is using good faith efforts to cure such breach or failure to perform; provided, however, that Sinclair HoldCo may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) if (x) any of Sinclair HoldCos or the Companys representations and warranties shall have become and continue to be untrue in a manner that would cause the condition specified in Section 7.2(a) not to be satisfied or (y) there has been, and continues to be, a failure by Sinclair HoldCo or the Company to perform its obligations in such a manner as would cause the condition specified in Section 7.2(b) not to be satisfied;
(c) by Parent if Sinclair HoldCo or the Company shall have breached any of its representations or warranties or failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 and (ii) (A) cannot be cured by the End Date or (B) if capable of being cured by the End Date, shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice from Parent of such breach or failure to perform or any shorter period of time that remains between the date of such written notice and the End Date, provided, that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c)(ii)(B) if Sinclair HoldCo demonstrates that it is using good faith efforts to cure such breach or failure to perform; provided, however, that Parent may not terminate this Agreement
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pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) if (x) any of Parents representations and warranties shall have become and continue to be untrue in a manner that would cause the condition specified in Section 7.3(a) not to be satisfied or (y) there has been, and continues to be, a failure by Parent to perform its obligations in such a manner as would cause the condition specified in Section 7.3(b) not to be satisfied;
(d) by either Sinclair HoldCo or Parent if (i) any of the conditions in Section 7.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment due to (A) the final and nonappealable entry of any Order preventing or enjoining the Contemplated Transactions or (B) the final and nonappealable entry of any Legal Restraint preventing the Contemplated Transactions, or (ii) the Closing has not occurred (other than through the failure of any Party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) to comply fully with its obligations under this Agreement) on or before the first Business Day of the month following the date that is nine (9) months following the date of this Agreement (such date or such later date as the Parties may agree on or as may be extended pursuant to this Section 8.1(d), the End Date); provided that if, on the End Date, all of the conditions set forth in Article 7, other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a) (to the extent any such Legal Restraint is in respect of, or any such Law is, an Antitrust Law) or Section 7.1(b) and those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied on the Closing (if such conditions would be satisfied or validly waived were the Closing to occur at such time), shall have been satisfied or waived, then either Sinclair HoldCo or Parent may extend the End Date for all purposes hereunder by a period of three (3) months; provided, further that, absent mutual agreement of the parties, the End Date may only be extended twice;
(e) by either Sinclair HoldCo or Parent if the Parent Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Special Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which a vote on the Parent Stockholder Approval was taken;
(f) by Sinclair HoldCo, prior to, but not after, the time the Parent Stockholder Approval is obtained, if (i) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred with respect to Parent, or (ii) Parent shall have breached or failed to perform any obligation set forth in Section 6.7 or Section 6.8(e) in any material respect and such breach or failure to perform constituted a Willful Breach; or
(g) by Parent, prior to, but not after, the time the Parent Stockholder Approval is obtained, if the Parent Board shall have approved, and Parent shall concurrently enter into, an Alternative Acquisition Agreement relating to a Superior Proposal; provided, that Parent shall have complied with its obligations under Section 6.7 and shall have paid (or shall concurrently pay) the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3;
(h) automatically without action by Parent or Sinclair HoldCo if the Midstream Contribution Agreement is terminated.
The Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1 (other than pursuant to Section 8.1(a)) shall give written notice of such termination to the other Party.
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Section 8.2 Survival After Termination.
The Parties termination rights under Section 8.1 are in addition to any other rights they may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of a right of termination hereunder will not be an election of remedies. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force and effect with no liability to any Person on the part of any Party (or any officer, agent, employee, direct or indirect holder of any equity interest or securities, or Affiliates of any Party); provided, however, that (a) Article 1 (Definitions and Terms), Section 6.5(b) (Access; Information and Documents), Section 6.5(e) (Confidential Information), this Section 8.2 (Survival After Termination), Section 8.3 (Fees and Expenses), Section 10.5 (Parties in Interest; Non-Recourse Parties), Section 10.7 (Expenses), Section 10.8 (Governing Law), Section 10.12 (Exclusive Jurisdiction), and Section 10.13 (Waiver of Jury Trial) shall each survive the termination of this Agreement and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any Party from any Liability or Damages resulting from a Willful Breach of this Agreement or Fraud prior to its termination, in which case, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
Section 8.3 Fees and Expenses.
(a) In the event that:
(i) (A) after the date of this Agreement, a bona fide Parent Acquisition Proposal (whether or not conditional) is made directly to the Parent Stockholders or is otherwise publicly disclosed (other than through a breach of this Agreement by Sinclair HoldCo or its Affiliates) prior to the Special Meeting, (B) this Agreement is terminated by Sinclair HoldCo or Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(e) (Failure to Obtain Parent Stockholder Approval), (C) within 12 months after the date of such termination, Parent enters into an agreement in respect of any Parent Acquisition Proposal or recommends or submits any Parent Acquisition Proposal to the Parent Stockholders for adoption, which, in each case, need not be the same Parent Acquisition Proposal that was made, disclosed or communicated prior to termination hereof (provided, that for purposes of this clause (C), each reference to twenty percent (20%) or more in the definition of Parent Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be a reference to fifty percent (50%) or more) and (D) such transaction in respect of such Parent Acquisition Proposal described in clause (C) is consummated; or
(ii) this Agreement is terminated by Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to Section 8.1(f) (Adverse Recommendation Change); or
(iii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 8.1(g) (Termination for Superior Proposal);
then, in such event, Parent shall pay to Sinclair HoldCo the Parent Termination Fee, less the amount of Company Expenses previously paid to Sinclair HoldCo (if any) pursuant to Section 8.3(b) by wire transfer of same-day funds to the accounts designated by Sinclair HoldCo on the earliest of (i) the consummation of the transaction contemplated by a Parent Acquisition Proposal, as applicable in the case of a Parent Termination Fee payable pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(i), (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable after termination (and, in any event,
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within two (2) Business Days thereof), in the case of a Parent Termination Fee payable pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii), or (iii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(iii); provided, that the payment by Parent of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.3(a) shall not relieve Parent from any Liability for Damages in excess of the amount of the Parent Termination Fee resulting from a Willful Breach of this Agreement or Fraud.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Parent or Sinclair HoldCo pursuant to Section 8.1(e) under circumstances in which the Parent Termination Fee is not then payable pursuant to Section 8.3(a), then Parent shall pay Sinclair HoldCo an amount in cash equal to $35,000,000 (the Company Expenses) in respect of the costs and expenses of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company in connection with the Contemplated Transactions by wire transfer of same-day funds to the accounts designated by Sinclair HoldCo as promptly as reasonably practicable after such termination (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days thereof); provided, that the payment by Parent of the Company Expenses pursuant to this Section 8.3(b) shall not relieve Parent (x) of any subsequent obligation to pay the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3(a) except to the extent indicated in such Section or (y) from any Liability for Damages in excess of the amount of the Company Expenses resulting from a Willful Breach of this Agreement or Fraud.
(c) Parent acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the Contemplated Transactions, and that, without these agreements, Sinclair HoldCo would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if Parent fails to promptly pay the Parent Termination Fee or Company Expenses, and, in order to obtain such payment, Sinclair HoldCo commences a suit that results in a judgment against Parent awarding the Parent Termination Fee or Company Expenses, Parent shall pay to Sinclair HoldCo its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amounts awarded from the date such payment was required to be made until the date of payment at the prime lending rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to the rights of Sinclair HoldCo set forth in Section 10.11), except in the case of a Willful Breach of this Agreement or Fraud, in any circumstance in which the Parent Termination Fee or the Company Expenses are payable hereunder, the sole and exclusive remedies available to the Company and Sinclair HoldCo for any breach of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement, shall be termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, if applicable, receipt of payment of the Company Expenses in accordance with Section 8.3(b), or receipt of the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.3(a), as applicable. In no event shall Parent be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee or Company Expenses on more than one occasion or if the Closing occurs, and under no circumstances shall any of the Company, Sinclair HoldCo, or any of their respective Affiliates, individually or collectively, be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance of this Agreement to cause the Closing to occur (if the Closing occurs) and payment of the Parent Termination Fee or Company Expenses. In no event shall Parent be required to pay Company Expenses if the Closing occurs or if Parent pays the Parent Termination Fee. In any circumstance in which the Parent Termination Fee or the Company Expenses are paid hereunder, all such amounts shall be applied against any Damages for which Parent is liable under this Agreement resulting from a Willful Breach of this Agreement or Fraud.
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ARTICLE 9.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Survival.
Except as set forth in this Article 9 and in the case of Fraud, none of the representations or warranties (other than (x) the Company Fundamental Representations and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Company Officers Certificate and (y) the Parent Fundamental Representations and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Parent Officers Certificate) in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including the Company Officers Certificate or the Parent Officers Certificate), shall survive the Closing. The Company Fundamental Representations (and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Company Officers Certificate) and the Parent Fundamental Representations (and the corresponding representations and warranties set forth in the Parent Officers Certificate) shall, subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Article 9, survive the Closing indefinitely. The covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, (i) to the extent they contemplate performance prior to the Closing, shall terminate as of the Closing, and all rights, claims and causes of action (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity, except in the case of Fraud) with respect thereto shall terminate as of the Closing, and (ii) to the extent they contemplate performance following the Closing, shall survive until fully performed or discharged in accordance with their terms, and all rights, claims and causes of action (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity) with respect thereto shall survive the Closing for the applicable periods in accordance with their terms. Each Parent Party, on the one hand, and Sinclair HoldCo, on the other, acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Closing, except for Fraud and except as expressly provided in Section 9.2, such Party and its Affiliates (and any Person claiming under, or in the name or right of, such Party or any of its Affiliates), will not have any right of indemnification, contribution, subrogation or reimbursement from, or any other remedy against, the other Party, its Affiliates or its or their respective Representatives in respect of the representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement or any certificate delivered in respect hereof or any schedule (including the Company Disclosure Schedules and the Parent Disclosure Schedules, as applicable), certificate or other similar instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of applicable Law or the legal theory under which such remedy may be sought to be asserted, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity.
Section 9.2 Indemnification.
(a) Effective as of the Closing, New Parent hereby indemnifies Sinclair HoldCo, its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives (together, in each case, with their respective successors and assigns, the Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Parties) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any and all Damages arising out of, resulting from or related to:
(i) any breach or inaccuracy of any of the Parent Fundamental Representations;
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(ii) Parent or New Parents breach of or failure to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, to the extent they contemplate performance following the Closing; and
(iii) any Assumed Liabilities (including claims arising out of, resulting from or related to the failure of Parent Party to in due course pay or discharge any Assumed Liability).
(b) Effective as of the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo hereby indemnifies the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates and their respective Representatives (together, in each case, with their respective successors and assigns, the Parent Indemnified Parties) against, and agrees to hold them harmless from, any and all Damages arising out of, resulting from or related to:
(i) any breach or inaccuracy of any of the Company Fundamental Representations;
(ii) Sinclair HoldCos or the Companys breach or failure to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, to the extent they contemplate performance following the Closing;
(iii) any Indebtedness of the Company Group as of the Closing, other than Indebtedness referred to in clauses (d), (g) and (i) (with respect to Indebtedness referred to in clauses (d) and (g) of the definition thereof) of the definition thereof;
(iv) any Retained Liabilities (including claims arising out of, resulting from or related to Sinclair HoldCos failure to in due course pay or discharge any Retained Liability); and
(v) Pre-Closing Taxes.
(c) Any indemnification payments hereunder shall be treated as adjustments to the Sinclair Contribution Consideration for all Tax purposes, except to the extent otherwise required by Law.
(d) No claim for indemnification (or otherwise) in connection with a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement shall be brought or made after the applicable date set forth in Section 9.1, except for particular claims that have been asserted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement by any Indemnified Party against any Indemnifying Party prior to or on the applicable date set forth in Section 9.1. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.2(d) shall not apply to claims under Section 9.2(b)(v) with respect to Pre-Closing Taxes, and any Pre-Closing Tax claims under Section 9.2(b)(v) shall survive until thirty (30) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (as the same may be extended).
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Article 9 to the contrary, the Parent Indemnified Parties will not be entitled to indemnification for any Damages pursuant to Section 9.2(b)(v) (except to the extent such Damages arise out of, result from or relate to (i) Income Taxes, (ii) Property Taxes, or (iii) any Liability resulting from a reduction or disallowance of any Blenders Tax Credits for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for the portion of any Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date, in which case this Section 9.2(e) shall not apply) unless and until the aggregate of all such indemnifiable Damages exceeds an aggregate amount of $1,000,000.
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(f) The Parties agree that all indemnities provided by Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company to Holly-Frontier Tulsa Refining LLC and HEP Tulsa LLC pursuant to the Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement dated October 19, 2009 (the ASPA), are hereby terminated and are of no further force and effect, and that the Notice of Indemnification Claim dated November 19, 2019, submitted by Holly-Frontier Tulsa Refining LLC and HEP Tulsa LLC pursuant to the ASPA is rescinded, canceled and withdrawn, and that Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company and Sinclair Oil Corporation have no further obligations pursuant to Section 8.2 or any other provision of the ASPA.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.2, the Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Parties, on the one hand, and the Parent Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Article 9 for any Damages to the extent the amount of such Damages was taken into account in the calculation of the Closing Adjustment Amount.
Section 9.3 Procedures.
(a) If any Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Party seeks indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(a), or if any Parent Indemnified Party seeks indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(b), the Person seeking indemnification (the Indemnified Party) shall give written notice to the Party from whom such indemnification is sought (the Indemnifying Party) promptly (and in any event within fifteen (15) days) after the Indemnified Party (or, if the Indemnified Party is not a natural person, any Representative of the Indemnified Party) becomes aware of the facts giving rise to such claim for indemnification (an Indemnified Claim) specifying in reasonable detail the factual basis of the Indemnified Claim, stating the amount of Damages (or if not known, a good faith estimate of the amount of Damages) and the method of computation thereof, containing a reference to the provision of this Agreement in respect of which such Indemnified Claim arises and a copy of any papers theretofore served on or delivered to the Indemnified Party and demanding indemnification therefor. The failure of an Indemnified Party to provide notice in accordance with this Section 9.3(a), or any delay in providing such notice, shall not limit the Indemnified Partys rights or constitute a waiver of the Indemnified Partys claims to indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2, except to the extent that any such failure or delay in giving notice causes the amounts paid or to be paid by the Indemnifying Party to be greater than they otherwise would have been or otherwise results in prejudice to the Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, New Parent shall deliver notice of any Indemnified Claim on behalf of any Parent Indemnified Party and Sinclair HoldCo shall deliver notice of any Indemnified Claim on behalf of any Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Party. For the avoidance of doubt, no Parent Indemnified Party (other than New Parent) and no Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Party (other than Sinclair HoldCo) shall be entitled to bring an indemnification claim hereunder, it being understood that New Parent may bring, but shall not be required to bring, any indemnification claim on behalf of any Parent Indemnified Party and Sinclair HoldCo may bring, but shall not be required to bring, any indemnification claim on behalf of any Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Party.
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(b) The Indemnifying Party will have the right, upon written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such Indemnified Claim, to assume the defense and control of any Third Party Claim (so long as prior to assuming the defense of same, the Indemnifying Party acknowledges its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party in writing), including the appointment and selection of counsel on behalf of the Indemnified Party so long as such counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party; provided, however, if the Indemnifying Party declines or fails to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(b), then any Damages relating to such Indemnified Claim will include the reasonable fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred by the Indemnified Party with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.3(b), the Indemnified Party will control such indemnification claim (i) to the extent that the object of such Third Party Claim is to obtain an injunction, restraining order, declaratory relief or other material non-monetary relief against the Indemnified Party, (ii) if the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the former shall have been advised in writing by counsel (with a copy to the Indemnifying Party) that there are one or more legal or equitable defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to Indemnifying Party, (iii) if the Indemnifying Party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party of its financial capacity to defend the Third Party Claim and provide indemnification with respect to such Third Party Claim, (iv) if the Third Party Claim arises in connection with any criminal Proceeding against the Indemnified Party, (v) if the Third Party Claim, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect it or its Affiliates other than as a result of monetary Damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (including by being reasonably likely to establish a precedent or custom that would be materially adverse to the Indemnified Party, whether or not monetary Damages are also asserted in connection with such claim), or (vi) an actual or readily apparent conflict of interest exists between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim that precludes effective joint representation; provided, that, in each case the Indemnifying Party will have reasonable information and consultation rights in connection therewith and the Indemnified Party not shall settle such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Partys prior consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, unless (A) such settlement includes an unconditional release from all Damages with respect to the Third Party Claim in favor of the Indemnified Party or (B) the Indemnified Party stipulates in writing that there are no Damages for which it is entitled to indemnification under this Article 9. Whether the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party is defending and controlling any such Third Party Claim, it shall select counsel, contractors, experts and consultants of recognized standing and competence, shall take reasonable steps necessary in the investigation, defense or settlement thereof, and shall diligently and promptly pursue the resolution thereof. The Indemnified Party shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates and Representatives to, cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection with any Third Party Claim. Once the Indemnifying Party has duly assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in any such defense and to employ separate counsel of its choosing at its sole cost and expense. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any such Third Party Claim but fails to diligently prosecute such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may assume control of such defense and in the event it is finally determined that the Third Party Claim was a matter for which the Indemnifying Party is required to provide indemnification under the terms of this Section 9.3, the Indemnifying Party will bear the reasonable costs and expenses of such defense (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses).
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will not be permitted to settle, compromise, take any corrective or remedial action or enter into an agreed judgment or consent decree, in each case, (i) that does not unconditionally release the Indemnified Party from all Liabilities and obligations with respect to such Third Party Claim, (ii) that imposes injunctive or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party, (iii) that contains any admission or statement admitting or suggesting any wrongdoing or Liability on behalf of the Indemnified Party, or (iv) under which the Indemnified Party would be required to pay any portion of any monetary Damages arising as a result of the Third Party Claim, in each case without the Indemnified Partys prior written consent.
(d) If an Indemnifying Party makes any payment on an Indemnified Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to all rights and remedies of the Indemnified Party to any insurance benefits or other claims or benefits of the Indemnified Party with respect to such claim.
Section 9.4 Release.
Effective as of the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo, on the one hand, and each of the Parent Parties, on the other hand, on their own behalf and on behalf of each of their respective Affiliates and their respective Representatives and their respective successors and assigns (each a Releasing Person), hereby fully and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges the other Party and such Partys Affiliates and their respective Representatives and their respective successors and assigns (each a Released Person) from all debts, Proceedings, costs, expenses, torts, Damages, offsets, judgments and Liabilities whatsoever, of every name and nature, whether in Law (including Environmental Laws) or in equity, whether in Contract or in tort or otherwise, known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, contingent or otherwise, including in respect of any right of indemnification, contribution, subrogation or reimbursement, which have been or could have been asserted against any Released Person, that any Releasing Person has or ever had to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to the Company Group, Sinclair HoldCo or their operations, affairs, or conduct of business prior to or at the Effective Time (each a Released Claim), except for Fraud and except as expressly provided in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2. Sinclair HoldCo, on the one hand, and each of the Parent Parties, on the other, further covenants and agrees (a) that it will not, and will cause its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives not to, take any action inconsistent with this Section 9.4 (including commencing any Proceeding in respect of, or directly or indirectly transferring to another Person, any Released Claim) and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless each Released Person from and against and in respect of any and all such debts, Proceedings, costs, expenses, torts, Damages, offsets, judgments and Liabilities whatsoever, of every name and nature, incurred by any Released Person as a result of any action by such Party or any of its Affiliates that is inconsistent with this Section 9.4. This Section 9.4 shall survive the Closing, is intended for the benefit of and may be enforced directly by each of the Released Persons and is binding on all successors and assigns of Sinclair HoldCo, on the one hand, and each of the Parent Parties, on the other hand.
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ARTICLE 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices.
All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by e-mail of a PDF document (with written confirmation of receipt) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Article 10):
if to any member of the Company Group prior to the Closing:
The Sinclair Companies
550 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Attn: Lynn Hart
Telephone: (801) 524-2756
Email: lhart@sinclairoil.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn: Scott N. Wulfe
Alan Beck
Telephone: (713) 758-2750
(713) 758-3638
Email: swulfe@velaw.com
abeck@velaw.com
if to Sinclair HoldCo:
The Sinclair Companies
550 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Attn: Lynn Hart
Telephone: (801) 524-2756
Email: lhart@sinclairoil.com
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn: Scott N. Wulfe
Alan Beck
Telephone: (713) 758-2750
(713) 758-3638
Email: swulfe@velaw.com
abeck@velaw.com
if to a Parent Party or to a member of the Company Group following the Closing:
c/o HollyFrontier Corporation
2828 North Harwood Street, Suite 1300
Dallas, TX 75201
Email: president@hollyfontier.com
Attn: President
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
c/o HollyFrontier Corporation
2828 North Harwood Street, Suite 1300
Dallas, TX 75201
Email: generalcounsel@hollyfrontier.com
Attn: General Counsel
and
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn: Benjamin R. Wills
Telephone: (215) 963-5541
Email: Benjamin.wills@morganlewis.com
and
Watchtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
Attn: David A. Katz; Elina Tetelbaum
Telephone: (212) 403-1361; (212) 403-1061
Email: DAKatz@wlrk.com; ETetelbaum@wlrk.com
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Section 10.2 Amendment; Waiver.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and, in the case of an amendment, signed by the Parties. No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, remedy, power or privilege arising hereunder shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 10.3 Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.
Section 10.4 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement (including Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits), the Midstream Contribution Agreement (including the annexes, schedules and exhibits thereto) and the Reorganization Agreement (including the annexes, schedules and exhibits thereto) comprise the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such subject matters, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect for the term provided for therein and any other written agreement of the Parties that expressly provides that it is not superseded by this Agreement, the Midstream Contribution Agreement or the Reorganization Agreement.
Section 10.5 Parties in Interest; Non-Recourse Parties.
(a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided in Section 6.13(c), Section 9.2 and Section 9.4 this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, may only be made against the entities and Persons that are expressly identified as Parties in their capacities as such and no former, current or future stockholders, equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, general or limited partners, members, managers, agents or Affiliates of any Party hereto, or any former, current or future direct or indirect stockholder, equity holder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a Non-Recourse Party) shall have any liability for any Liabilities of the Parties or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the Contemplated
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Transactions or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any Party against the other Parties in no event shall any Party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary Damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.
Section 10.6 Public Disclosure.
Neither Sinclair HoldCo nor any of its Affiliates shall issue or make any communication, release or announcement to the public or to employees or others not directly involved in the negotiation or approval of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such communication, release or announcement may, be required by Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable securities exchange or similar organization. Prior to issuing or making any communication, release or announcement to the public with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, Parent shall allow Sinclair HoldCo reasonable time to comment thereon and Parent shall consider in good faith the comments of Sinclair HoldCo in advance of such issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may make internal announcements to its respective employees that are consistent with any prior public disclosures regarding the Contemplated Transactions after reasonable prior notice to and consultation with the other Parties.
Section 10.7 Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.2(a) or Section 8.3, regardless of whether the Contemplated Transactions are consummated, each of the Parties shall be responsible for the payment of its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiations leading up to and the performance of its own obligations pursuant to this Agreement, including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, brokers or advisors employed or retained by or on behalf of such Party.
Section 10.8 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
Section 10.9 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
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Section 10.10 Severability.
If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any jurisdiction affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.11 Specific Performance.
(a) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or otherwise breach such provisions. Accordingly, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, except to the extent set forth in Section 8.3(d), in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
(b) Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (i) it has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such Order, and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or other security.
(c) If prior to the End Date, any Party hereto brings an Action to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof by any other Party, the End Date shall automatically be extended by such other time period established by the court presiding over such Action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, after the Closing, no Party may seek to rescind this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section 10.12 Exclusive Jurisdiction.
Any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Contemplated Transactions shall only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or if such court does not have jurisdiction, in any federal court within the State of Delaware only, and each Party expressly consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts, waiving any claim of improper venue or that such courts are an inconvenient forum, or the absence of any property in the forum. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such Proceeding by the providing of notice in accordance with the provisions of Article 10.
Section 10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO
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(A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.13.
Section 10.14 Attorney Client Privilege; Waiver of Conflicts.
All communications involving attorney-client confidences between directors, officers or employees of Sinclair HoldCo or its Subsidiaries, including the Company Group, or direct or indirect holders of equity interests in Sinclair HoldCo, on the one hand, and Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., on the other hand, in the course of the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall be deemed to be attorney-client confidences that belong solely to Sinclair HoldCo (and not the Company Group). Accordingly, the Company Group shall have no access to any such communications or to the files of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. relating to such engagement from and after the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the Closing, (a) Sinclair HoldCo (and not the Company Group) shall be the sole holder of the attorney-client privilege with respect to such engagement, and no member of the Company Group shall be a holder thereof, (b) to the extent that files of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. in respect of such engagement constitute property of the client, only Sinclair HoldCo (and not Company Group) shall hold such property rights and (c) Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such communications involving attorney-client confidences or files to any members of the Company Group by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. and any member of the Company Group.
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The Parties have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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ANNEX A
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings specified or referenced below:
280G Approval has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.10.
280G Disqualified Individual has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.10.
280G Waiver has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.10.
Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(a).
Action means any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, or other similar legal proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
Adjustment Time means, (a) if the Closing Date is on the first day of a calendar month, 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date, or (b) if the Closing Date is not the first day of a calendar month, 12:01 a.m. on the first day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.
Adverse Recommendation Change has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(b)(i).
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such specified Person at any time during the period for which the determination of affiliation is being made, where the term control (including, with correlative meaning, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise. Prior to the Closing, the Company Group shall be considered Affiliates of Sinclair HoldCo, and following the Closing, the Company Group shall be considered Affiliates of Parent.
Agreement means this Business Combination Agreement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Alternative Acquisition Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(b)(ii).
Antitrust Laws means any applicable supranational, national, federal, state, county, local or foreign Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or acquisition, including the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, in each case, as amended, and other similar laws regulating antitrust, competition or restraint of trade of any U.S., foreign or international jurisdiction.
ANNEX A-1
Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount means, with respect to each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, the volume of such item of Hydrocarbon Inventory as of the Adjustment Time, measured in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit A.
Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Price means, with respect to each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, the price per barrel set forth opposite such item of Hydrocarbon Inventory in Exhibit A.
Applicable RINs Amount means, with respect to each type of RIN, the amount of such RINs owned by the applicable members of the Company Group as of the Adjustment Time.
Applicable RINs Obligation means, with respect to each type of RIN (i.e., D3, D4, D5, and D6), the collective renewable volume obligation of the applicable members of the Company Group for such type of RIN, calculated in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 80.1407 using the standard applicable to the year in which Closing occurs pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 80.1405(a), as of the Adjustment Time; provided, however, that if no such standard has been established as of the Adjustment Time, the calculation shall be conducted in accordance with the standards provided for the later of 2020 or the most recent calendar year for which standards have been provided in 40 C.F.R. § 80.1405(a).
Applicable RINs Price means, with respect to each type of RIN, the average of the daily closing prices for such type of RIN for the twenty (20) full trading days prior to the Adjustment Time as reported by OPIS.
ASPA has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.2(f).
Assumed Liabilities means (a) all Liabilities, other than Retained Liabilities, of any kind, character or description, to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to, the operation, affairs or conduct of the Downstream Business or Midstream Business, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Liabilities related to the refinery and associated assets in Tulsa, Oklahoma previously owned by the Company Group, whether before, at or after the Closing and (b) Employment Liabilities.
Benefit Plan means including each employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and each other employment, consulting, offer letter, executive compensation, pension, profit-sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, bonus, commission or other incentive, stock option, stock grant, phantom equity or other equity or equity-based, change in control, transaction, retention, severance, termination, salary continuation, welfare, health, medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, cafeteria, flexible spending account, health spending account, health reimbursement arrangement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement or scholarship, loan, gross-up, workers compensation, fringe or any other plan, agreement, contract, obligation, program, policy, practice or arrangement with respect to compensation, benefits or terms and conditions of employment or service of any current or former employee or independent contractor, including with respect to a single individual, and in each case whether or not reduced to writing, funded, tax-qualified, subject to ERISA or legally enforceable.
ANNEX A-2
Benefits Liabilities means all Liabilities arising out of, resulting from or relating to the Sinclair Benefit Plans or any other Benefit Plan maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Sinclair HoldCo or any of its ERISA Affiliates or under which any Sinclair HoldCo or any of its ERISA Affiliates has or could reasonably be expected to have any Liability, in each case, whether before, at, or after the Closing (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities arising under Section 4980H of the Code or otherwise arising from any failure to offer benefits to any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any member of the Company Group (including as an employee of Sinclair Services Company) or any other current or former employee or independent contractor of Sinclair HoldCo or its ERISA Affiliates).
Blenders Tax Credits means any Excise Tax credit with respect to Section 6426 of the Code (or any successor thereto) or any similar or corresponding provision of state or local Law.
Business Day means a day (excluding Saturday and Sunday) on which banks are generally open for business in the State of Texas.
Business Intellectual Property Rights means all Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights.
Cash as of any time means, without duplication, all cash and cash equivalents, including deposits, marketable securities, any checks received (but not yet deposited), and any cash collateral accounts, in each case as determined in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a); it being understood that Cash shall be reduced by the amount of any checks written (but not yet cashed) (to the extent the Liability related thereto has not been included in the calculation of Closing Working Capital).
Casualty Event has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.17(a).
Closing means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Closing Adjustment Amount means, as of any date of determination, an amount (which may be positive or negative) equal to (a) Final Closing Working Capital, minus Estimated Closing Working Capital, plus (b) Final Closing Cash, minus Estimated Closing Cash, plus (c) Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, minus Estimated Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount, plus (d) Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits, minus Estimated Blenders Tax Credits, plus (e) Final Closing RINs Adjustment, minus Estimated Closing RINs Adjustment, minus (f) Final Closing Indebtedness, minus Estimated Closing Indebtedness.
Closing Accounting Statement has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(a).
Closing Blenders Tax Credits means Blenders Tax Credits as of the Adjustment Time.
Closing Cash means Cash of the Company Group as of the Adjustment Time.
Closing Date has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
Closing Divestiture Shares has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f)(v).
ANNEX A-3
Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount means the Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount as of the Adjustment Time.
Closing Indebtedness means the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Company Group as of the Adjustment Time, determined in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a), without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
Closing RINs Adjustment means the amount (which may be negative number) equal to (a) the Closing RINs Amount minus (b) the Closing RINs Obligation.
Closing RINs Amount means the aggregate amount equal to the sum of, for each type of RIN (i.e., D3, D4, D5 and D6), (a) the Applicable RINs Amount, multiplied by (b) the Applicable RINs Price.
Closing RINs Obligation means the aggregate amount equal to the sum of, for each type of RIN (i.e., D3, D4, D5 and D6), (a) the Applicable RINs Obligation, multiplied by (b) the Applicable RINs Price.
Closing Working Capital means Working Capital as of the Adjustment Time.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
Company Acquisition Proposal has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(k).
Company Benefit Plan means each Benefit Plan (i) that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by any member of the Company Group or (ii) under which any member of the Company Group has or could reasonably be expected to have any Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, Company Benefit Plan shall not include any HoldCo Benefit Plan.
Company Disclosure Schedules has the meaning ascribed to such term in Article 4.
Company Employees has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.18(a).
Company Employment Group means, with respect to services provided to the Company Group, collectively, the Company Group, Sinclair HoldCo and its Affiliates.
Company Expenses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.3(b).
Company Fundamental Representations means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.2 (Authority; Binding Effect), Section 4.3(a) (Non-Contravention of Organizational Documents), Section 4.6 (Capitalization of the Company), Section 4.7(a) and (b) (Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership), Section 4.24 (Brokers) and Section 4.26 (Board Approval; Vote Required).
Company Group means the Company and all of the Company Subsidiaries, collectively.
ANNEX A-4
Company LLC Interests means the limited liability company interests of the Company.
Company Marks has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.16.
Company Officers Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(c)(ii).
Company Reorganization has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Company Revolving Credit Facility means that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2018 among Sinclair HoldCo, as borrower, the subsidiaries of Sinclair HoldCo party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and issuing bank, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Company Software means all of the Software owned exclusively by any of the Company Group.
Company Subsidiary has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7(a).
Company Systems means the hardware (whether general purpose or special purpose), servers, circuits, platforms, computers, cable, networks and other computer systems that are owned by, or used in the operation of the business of, any of the Company Group.
Company Tax Counsel has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3(d).
Company Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(g).
Company Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(g).
Confidentiality Agreement means that certain Confidentiality Agreement by and between Sinclair Oil Corporation and Parent, dated as of August 31, 2020.
Contemplated Transactions means all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Parent Merger and the Sinclair Contribution, and the performance by the Parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, the Contemplated Transactions do not include the transactions being consummated pursuant to the Midstream Contribution Agreement.
Continuing Employee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.9(b).
Contract means any agreement, contract, obligation or undertaking (whether written or oral) that is or is intended to be legally binding.
Copyrights has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.
ANNEX A-5
Credit Support Arranagements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.24.
Current Assets means the current assets of the Company Group on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a), a sample calculation of which is set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) under the heading Current Assets; provided, that neither the amount of the Puri Note nor the amount of the Stinker Stores Note shall be included in Current Assets.
Current Liabilities means the current liabilities of the Company Group on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with the accounting principles set forth on Schedule 2.6(a), a sample calculation of which is set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) under the heading Current Liabilities.
D&O Person means each current and former director or officer of the Company Group and each Person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee plan or enterprise if such service is/was at the request or for the benefit of the Company Group (together with any such Persons heirs, successors, executors or administrators).
Damages means any and all loss, cost, damages, Taxes, amounts paid in settlement, cost, expense (including reasonable fees of, and actual disbursements by, attorneys, consultants, experts or other Representatives, including litigation costs), fine, penalty, judgement, or liability of any other nature.
DGCL has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Disputed Item has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(b).
Divestiture Action has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(b).
DOJ means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Domain Names has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.
Downstream Business means the ownership, operation, management and maintenance of the Facilities and all associated assets and infrastructure pertaining to the downstream business of the Company Group, including all activities related thereto (including the direct or indirect participation in the refining, transportation, marketing, storage or sale of hydrocarbons and refined products), but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Retained Business, the Retained Liabilities, Legacy Assets and the Midstream Business.
EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Effective Time has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(b).
Employment Liabilities means Liabilities of any kind, character or description to extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to the employment or engagement of individuals providing services to the Downstream Business or Midstream Business whether before, at, or after the Closing, excluding all Benefits Liabilities.
ANNEX A-6
Encumbrance means any charge, claim, lien (statutory or otherwise), option, pledge, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, easement, encroachment, right of first refusal or first offer or restriction or encumbrance of any kind.
End Date has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1(d).
Environment shall mean surface water, groundwater, land, surface or subsurface strata, ambient air, indoor air, and flora, fauna and biota.
Environmental Law means Laws or Orders of any Governmental Authority relating to pollution or protection of the Environment, worker health and occupational safety, including Laws or Orders related to the Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Material and/or governing the handling, use, generation, treatment, recycling, storage, transportation, disposal, manufacture, registration, distribution, formulation, packaging or labeling of Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Notice means any written complaint, citation, notice, demand or claim arising from or regarding any actual or alleged noncompliance with any Environmental Law or Law or Order of any Governmental Authority issued thereunder or Environmental Permit, any actual or alleged liability or any potential responsibility for the assessment, investigation, response, removal, remediation, corrective action or monitoring costs related to a Release of any Hazardous Material under Environmental Laws.
Environmental Permit means any federal, state, local, provincial, or foreign permits, licenses, approvals, registrations, waivers, consents or authorizations required or issued by any Governmental Authority under or in connection with any Environmental Law.
Equitable Exceptions has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b)
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate means, together with the applicable Person, any other Person that is or was at any time treated as a single employer with such Person under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA and any general partnership of which the applicable Person is or has been a general partner.
Estimated Adjustment Payment means an aggregate amount of cash (which may be a negative number) equal to: (i) the Estimated Closing Working Capital Adjustment, plus (ii) the Estimated Closing Cash, plus (iii) the Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Adjustment, plus (iv) the Estimated Blenders Tax Credits, plus (v) the Estimated Closing RINs Adjustment, minus (vi) the Estimated Closing Indebtedness.
Estimated Blenders Tax Credits has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Estimated Closing Cash has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
ANNEX A-7
Estimated Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Estimated Closing Indebtedness has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Estimated Closing RINs Adjustment has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Estimated Closing Working Capital has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Estimated Closing Working Capital Adjustment means the amount (which may be a negative number) equal to (a) Estimated Closing Working Capital minus (b) the Working Capital Target Amount.
Estimated Hydrocarbon Inventory Adjustment means the amount (which may be a negative number) equal to (a) Estimated Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount minus (b) the Hydrocarbon Inventory Target Amount.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excise Taxes means all federal, state and local fuel excise Taxes, including motor fuel Taxes imposed under Sections 4041 and 4081 of the Code, federal oil spill liability Taxes imposed under Section 4611 of the Code and any similar Taxes (which shall include for purposes of this definition petroleum product delivery fees, petroleum product inspection fees, petroleum release and cleanup fees, underground storage tank and release fees, environmental surcharge fees, propane education and research fees, and any similar fees, in each case, that apply generally to industry participants and that are in the nature of a Tax).
Existing SRE Litigation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.22(b).
Facilities means the Refineries and the Companys Wyoming Renewable Diesel Facility, located in Sinclair, Wyoming.
Final Closing Blenders Tax Credits has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Final Closing Cash has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Final Closing Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Final Closing Indebtedness has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Final Closing RINs Adjustment has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Final Closing Working Capital has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Financial Statement Businesses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5(a).
ANNEX A-8
Financial Statements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5(a).
Fraud means a knowing and intentional misrepresentation of a material fact or concealment of a material fact by a Party with respect to any representation or warranty by the Party in Article 4 or 5 of this Agreement (or the corresponding Company Disclosure Schedules or Parent Disclosure Schedules, as applicable) (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in any other actual or alleged representation or warranty made orally or in writing), which is made or concealed with the intent of inducing another Party to enter into this Agreement and upon which such other Party has reasonably relied (and does not include any fraud claim based on constructive knowledge, negligent misrepresentation, recklessness or a similar theory).
FTC means the United States Federal Trade Commission.
Fuel Credit Programs means the Laws relating to emissions credits, allowances, offsets, compliance instruments, allotments, renewable identification numbers, certificates, authorizations, and other credits (relating to applicable fuel quality standards, renewable fuel and emissions standards, and other matters) as described in Schedule 1.1(f).
GAAP means the generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect in the United States from time to time, as applied on a consistent basis by the Company.
Governmental Authority means any national, federal, state, regional, provincial, local or municipal administrative, judicial, legislative, executive, regulatory, police or taxing government or governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature, including any agency, branch, bureau, department, official or government-owned, government-operated, or government-controlled entity or any court or other tribunal, whether domestic or foreign.
Hazardous Material means any chemical, material, substance or waste defined or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law, including any petroleum, waste oil or petroleum constituents or by-products, radioactive materials, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, gasoline, diesel fuel, pesticides, radon, urea formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and any other chemicals, materials, substances or wastes in any amount or concentration for which Liability is imposed under Environmental Laws.
Historical Financial Statements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5(a).
HoldCo Benefit Plan means each Benefit Plan with respect to any current or former employee or independent contractor who provides or has provided services directly or indirectly to any member of the Company Group (including as an employee of Sinclair Services Company) that (i) is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Sinclair HoldCo or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other than the Company Group) or under which Sinclair HoldCo or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other than the Company Group) has or could reasonably be expected to have any Liability.
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Hospitality Business means (a) the ownership, operation and management of hotels in Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and California, including (i) Little America Hotels and Resorts and (ii) various roadside hotel and truck stop properties, (b) the ownership, operation and management of ski resort properties in Utah and Idaho, including Sun Valley Ski Resort, (c) the ownership, operation and management of the Sinclair branded retail location in each of (i) Mountain Green, Utah, (ii) Salt Lake City, Utah and (iii) Sun Valley, Idaho, and (d) the ownership and management of the properties set forth on Schedule 1.1(e) and other undeveloped real estate for future development or sale, which real estate is not related to the crude supply, refining, logistics or refined products marketing businesses of the Company Group or used in support of the Sinclair brand.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Hydrocarbon Inventory means the products set forth in Exhibit A.
Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount means the aggregate amount equal to the sum of, for each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, (a) the Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Amount multiplied by (b) the Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Price for such item.
Hydrocarbon Inventory Target Amount means the aggregate amount equal to the sum of, for each item of Hydrocarbon Inventory, (a) the volume target (in barrels) set forth opposite such item of Hydrocarbon Inventory in Exhibit A multiplied by (b) the Applicable Hydrocarbon Inventory Price for such item.
Income Taxes means any federal, state, local or foreign Tax (i) measured or imposed on or with reference to net income or gross income (in lieu of net income) or (ii) imposed on, or with reference to, multiple bases including net income.
Income Tax Returns means any Tax Return with respect to Income Taxes.
Indebtedness means, with respect to the Company Group, without duplication, (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture, mortgage, loan or other debt instrument or debt security, (c) obligations under any performance bond or letter of credit, but only to the extent drawn or called prior to the Adjustment Time, (d) obligations, contingent or otherwise, under any lease arrangements that are required to capitalized under GAAP, (e) obligations for purchase price adjustments, royalty payments, the deferred purchase price of property, assets, services or equity interests, including earn-outs and seller notes (but excluding any trade payables, purchase orders, accrued expenses or Contracts for the purchase of goods or services prior to the delivery of such goods or services, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business), (f) obligations under any derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, collars, caps, hedging and other derivative and similar arrangements, (g) obligations (that are not otherwise Indebtedness) secured by an Encumbrance (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) on property owned by any member of the Company Group, (h) amounts owed to any Affiliates of any member of the Company Group (other than amounts owed between members of the Company Group), (i) guarantees with respect to any indebtedness of any other Person of a type described in clauses (a) through (h) above and (j), and (j) for clauses (a) through (i) above, all accrued interest thereon, if any, and, solely in the case of the Specified Funded Indebtedness, any termination fees, prepayment penalties, breakage costs or similar payments associated with the repayment of such Specified Funded Indebtedness on the
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Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade payables, (ii) any obligations under any performance bond or letter of credit to the extent undrawn or uncalled as of the Adjustment Time, (iii) any intercompany Indebtedness of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (iv) any Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Parties and their Affiliates (and subsequently assumed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary) on the Closing Date, (v) any endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, (vi) any deferred revenue, (vii) any Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (viii) any liability under any Contract, agreement or other arrangement between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any Parent Party or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand.
Indebtedness Payoff Amount means the aggregate principal amount of the Specified Funded Indebtedness, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts payable thereon (including any premiums, penalties or other obligations relating thereto), in each case, calculated as of the Adjustment Time without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
Indemnified Claim has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.3(a).
Indemnified Party has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.3(a).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.3(a).
Independent Accountant has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Initial Sinclair Directors has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(d).
Insurance Policies has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.20.
Insured Sinclair Owned Real Property means those parcels of Sinclair Owned Real Property with respect to which New Parent elects to purchase title insurance at Closing.
Intellectual Property Rights means intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of the following, whether protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including all: (i) patents and patent applications, including all continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, and provisionals, and patents issuing on any of the foregoing, and all reissues, reexaminations, substitutions, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing (clause (i), collectively, Patents); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, corporate names and other similar indicia of origin or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing (clause (ii), collectively, Trademarks); (iii) copyrights, works of authorship (including any rights in software), including copyrights in Software website content and code, documentation, advertising copy, marketing materials, specifications, translations, drawings, graphics, databases and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of the foregoing (clause (iii), collectively, Copyrights); (iv) trade secrets, confidential business information and other proprietary information (including concepts, ideas, designs, processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, drawings, methods, know-how, technical data and databases, discoveries, inventions, rights in research and development, formulas, modifications, extensions, software algorithms, improvements and other
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proprietary rights) (clause (iv), collectively, Trade Secrets); (v) domain names, domain name registrations and rights, social media accounts, and web pages (clause (v), collectively, Domain Names); (vi) rights of privacy and publicity; and (vii) the right to sue and collect Damages for past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or other violation with respect to any of the foregoing intellectual property rights.
Intended Tax Treatment has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(f)(i).
Interim Balance Sheet has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5(a).
Intervening Event has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(i)(iii).
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Joint Venture Interests has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7(e).
Joint Ventures means Saddle Butte Pipeline III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, UNEV Pipeline, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Pioneer Investments Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Prairie Field Services, LLC, a North Dakota limited liability company.
Knowledge of the Company means, when used with respect to the representations and warranties of Sinclair HoldCo and the Company in Article 4, the actual knowledge of one or more of the individuals identified on Schedule 1.1(a)(i) of such fact or matter (as opposed to imputed, implied, or constructive knowledge, and without any duty or obligations of inquiry).
Knowledge of Parent means, when used with respect to the representations and warranties of Parent in Article 5, the actual knowledge of one or more of the individuals identified in Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) of such fact or matter (as opposed to imputed, implied, or constructive knowledge, and without any duty or obligations of inquiry).
Law means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, Order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.
Legacy Assets means (a) all refining, pipeline, storage or terminalling assets (including the former Shawnee, New Madrid, Iola and Mexico terminals and any pipeline and related assets, including pipeline breakout stations and tanks, owned or operated in or around Hartford, Illinois) (and associated real property interests and buildings or improvements related to the foregoing) that (i) were previously owned or operated by Sinclair HoldCo, its Affiliates (including the Company Group) or any of their respective former Affiliates, including those related to the Downstream Business or the Midstream Business, but have been disposed of prior to the Closing, other than the refinery and associated assets in Tulsa, Oklahoma, previously owned by the Company Group or (ii) are located off-site of the Sinclair Real Property and that have been permanently idled or are currently non-operational and not expected to return to operational service and (b) the assets listed on Schedule 1.1(g).
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Legacy Liabilities means (a) all Liabilities to the extent they arise out of, result from or relate to Sinclair Marketing, Inc. or Sinclair Services Company, (b) all Liabilities to the extent they arise out of, result from or relate to the Legacy Assets, including Liabilities specific to a Legacy Asset, such as environmental contamination of the particular Legacy Asset and any associated real property or adjacent real property, claims for personal injury or death arising out of the presence of environmental contamination at or emanating from any Legacy Asset, Liabilities relating to specific activities or operations at a Legacy Asset (other than activities constituting participation in the industry generally, which shall not constitute Legacy Liabilities in accordance with the proviso below) or Liabilities related to the dismantling or disposition of the particular Legacy Asset, and (c) the SFC Liabilities (as defined in the Reorganization Agreement); but, in all cases of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, excluding (i) Employment Liabilities, (ii) products Liabilities and (iii) Liabilities that arise primarily from participation in the refining industry or any of the businesses of transporting, selling or marketing hydrocarbons or refined products generally and would be generally applicable to any participants in such industries, such as climate change litigation.
Legal Restraint means any temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment or Order issued by any Governmental Authority.
Liabilities means all debts, liabilities, Taxes, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, known or unknown, due or to become due, whenever or however arising (including whether arising out of any Contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability) and regardless of whether such item would be required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.
Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights means Intellectual Property Rights that any third Person owns and that any member of the Company Group is licensed to use in its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
Licensed Parent Intellectual Property Rights means Intellectual Property Rights that any third Person owns and that any of the Parent Entities is licensed to use in its business as currently conducted and as proposed to the conducted.
Material Adverse Effect means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that, individually or in the aggregate, has had (a) a material and adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company Group, taken as a whole, or (b) a material and adverse effect on the ability of the Company or Sinclair HoldCo to consummate the Contemplated Transactions; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a) above, none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the economy or the financial markets in the United States or globally; (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company Group operates; (iii) armed hostilities, acts of war, terrorism, military actions or any escalation or material worsening thereof following the date hereof; (iv) changes in Laws (including applicable Environmental Laws) or GAAP, or in the interpretation thereof; (v) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, vendors, partners, or employees); (vi) compliance by the Company with this Agreement, any actions taken or not taken by the Company that are required to be taken or not taken pursuant to
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this Agreement; (vii) the failure, in and of itself, of the Company Group to meet any projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (provided that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that caused or contributed to such failure to meet any projection, forecast, estimate or prediction shall not be excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this clause (vii)); (viii) any effects of weather, geological or meteorological events or other natural disaster; (ix) any strikes, work stoppages or other labor disturbances; (x) any epidemic, pandemic, disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus) or other public health crisis or public health event, or the worsening of any of the foregoing; or (xi) any increases in the costs of commodities or supplies or decreases in the price of refined or finished products; except to the extent such effect relating to or arising in connection with matters described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (viii), (ix) and (x) above disproportionately affects the Company Group, as compared to other Persons that conduct business in, and derive substantially all of their revenues from, the industries in which the Company Group is engaged within the geographic area in which the Company Group principally operates.
Midstream Business means the ownership, operation, management and maintenance of the Facilities and all associated assets and infrastructure pertaining to the midstream business of the Company Group, including all sourcing, crude supply, midstream, transporting, gathering, terminalling, pipelines and logistics activities associated therewith and all ancillary activities related thereto.
Midstream Company means the Company, as such term is defined in the Midstream Contribution Agreement.
Midstream Company Group means the Company Group, as such term is defined in the Midstream Contribuiton Agreement.
Midstream Contribution has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Midstream Contribution Agreement has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Midstream Liabilities means all Liabilities of any kind, character or description, to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to, the operation, affairs or conduct of the Midstream Business.
MLP has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
New Parent has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
New Parent Base Stock Amount means a number of shares of New Parent Common Stock equal 60,230,036.
New Parent Board has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
New Parent Bylaws has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(b).
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New Parent Certificate of Incorporation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(b).
New Parent Common Stock means the common stock of New Parent, par value $0.01.
New Parent Dividend Equivalent has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(c).
New Parent PSU Award has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(b).
New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(a).
New Parent Stockholder Approval has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
New Parent Title Policies means, collectively, ALTA owners policies of title insurance, with such endorsements as may be required by New Parent, and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to New Parent, effective as of the Closing Date, insuring the applicable Company Group members good and marketable fee simple title to the Insured Sinclair Owned Real Property (and such Company Group members rights under any easements appurtenant thereto), free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances.
Non-Recourse Party has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.5(b).
O&G Business means (a) the development, leasing, acquisition, exploration, and production of unrefined oil, gas, coal seam gas, casinghead gas, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons and gaseous hydrocarbons (O&G Hydrocarbons) and (b) (i) the ownership, operation, maintenance, expansion, construction, commissioning and decommissioning of, and acquisition of, gathering systems and pipelines through which such O&G Hydrocarbons are transported, and (ii) the transportation and disposal of water (including fluids and materials contained therein) produced in association with the production of such O&G Hydrocarbons, including, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), through the ownership of equity interests in Wolf Midstream Holdings, LLC; provided, however, that the O&G Business shall exclude (x) any of the foregoing actions taken in connection with any gathering systems and pipelines located downstream from the point in which control and custody of such O&G Hydrocarbons is transferred to a Person other than any Person who held a direct or indirect interest in such O&G Hydrocarbons at the wellhead and (y) the Powder Flats crude oil gathering system owned by the Saddle Butte Pipeline III, LLC.
O&G Hydrocarbons has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of O&G Business.
Off-The-Shelf Software means licenses for commercially available and unmodified off-the-shelf Software used solely for internal use with a replacement cost or aggregate fee, royalty, or other consideration for any such Software or group of related Software licenses of no more than $25,000 per year.
Office Lease has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(b)(vi).
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Open Source means any Software that is distributed as free software, open source software, copyleft software, freeware or shareware or under similar licensing or distribution models, including, without limitation, any Software licensed under the GNU General Public License, the GNU Library General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Affero General Public License, the Mozilla Public License, the Common Development and Distribution License, the Eclipse Public License or any Creative Commons sharealike license.
Order means any order, judgment, injunction, award, decree, writ or other legally enforceable requirement handed down, adopted or imposed by, including any consent decree, settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, any Governmental Authority.
Other Consideration has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f).
Other Real Estate HoldCo Liabilities has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Reorganization Agreement.
Owned Business Intellectual Property Rights means all Intellectual Property Rights that the Company Group owns or purports to own, including, but not limited to the Registered Business Intellectual Property Rights set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.11(a).
Owned Parent Intellectual Property Rights means all Intellectual Property Rights that the Parent Entities own or purport to own.
Parent has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
Parent Acquisition Proposal has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.7(i)(i).
Parent Award Agreement means any agreement memorializing the grant of, or terms and conditions applicable to, any Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award or Parent Performance Share Unit Award granted under a Parent Plan, including, as applicable, any Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Performance Share Unit Agreement.
Parent Benefit Plan means each Benefit Plan (i) that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by any Parent Party, or (ii) under which any Parent Party has or could reasonably be expected to have any Liability.
Parent Board has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Parent Certificate of Merger has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(b).
Parent Common Stock means the common stock of Parent, par value $0.01 per share.
Parent Disclosure Schedules means both the disclosure schedules containing certain exceptions to, or information required by, the representations and warranties in Article 5 of this Agreement delivered by Parent to Sinclair HoldCo concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and any information in the Parent SEC Documents publicly available and filed with or furnished to the Commission after January 1, 2021 and before the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures in the Parent SEC Documents (i) in any risk factors section, (ii) in the Forward-Looking Statements section and (iii) in any other disclosures that are similarly
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predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature), to the extent the relevance of such information to the representations and warranties in Article 5 is reasonably apparent on the face of such information. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this Agreement to a specific schedule of the Parent Disclosure Schedules shall also be deemed to be a reference to any applicable Parent SEC Documents to the extent satisfying the criteria set forth in this definition.
Parent Dividend Equivalent has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(c).
Parent Easements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8(c).
Parent Employees has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17(a).
Parent Entities means each of Parent, New Parent and all of their respective Significant Subsidiaries, but expressly excluding the MLP.
Parent Financial Statements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.22(b).
Parent Fundamental Representations means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 (Organization), Section 5.2 (Authority; Binding Effect), Section 5.3(a) (Non-Contravention of Organizational Documents), Section 5.5 (Capitalization of Parent), Section 5.6(a) and (d) (Subsidiaries; Equity Ownership), Section 5.20 (Brokers) and Section 5.23 (No Prior Activities of New Parent and Parent Merger Sub) and Section 5.26 (Board Approval; Vote Required).
Parent Indemnified Parties has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.2(b).
Parent Intellectual Property Rights means all Owned Parent Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Parent Intellectual Property Rights.
Parent Leased Real Property has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8(a).
Parent Leases has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8(b).
Parent Material Adverse Effect means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that, individually or in the aggregate, has had (a) a material and adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) a material and adverse effect on the ability of the Parent Parties to consummate the Contemplated Transactions; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a) above, none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the economy or the financial markets in the United States or globally; (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Parent Entities operate; (iii) armed hostilities, acts of war, terrorism, military actions or any escalation or material worsening thereof following the date hereof; (iv) changes in Laws (including applicable Environmental Laws) or GAAP, or in the interpretation thereof; (v) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, vendors, partners, or employees); (vi) compliance by Parent with this Agreement, any actions taken or not taken by Parent that are required to be taken or not taken pursuant to this
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Agreement; (vii) the failure, in and of itself, of the Parent Entities to meet any projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (provided that any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that caused or contributed to such failure to meet any projection, forecast, estimate or prediction shall not be excluded from the definition of Parent Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this clause (vii)); (viii) any effects of weather, geological or meteorological events or other natural disaster; (ix) any strikes, work stoppages or other labor disturbances; (x) any epidemic, pandemic, disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus) or other public health crisis or public health event, or the worsening of any of the foregoing; or (xi) any increases in the costs of commodities or supplies or decreases in the price of refined or finished products; except to the extent such effect relating to or arising in connection with matters described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (viii), (ix) and (x) above disproportionately affects the Parent Entities, as compared to other Persons that conduct business in, and derive substantially all of their revenues from, the industries in which the Parent Entities are engaged within the geographic area in which the Parent Entities principally operate.
Parent Material Contracts has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.9(a).
Parent Merger has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Parent Merger Sub has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
Parent Merger Sub Stockholder Approval has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Parent Officers Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(b)(iii).
Parent Owned Real Property has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8(a).
Parent Parties has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
Parent Performance Share Unit Award has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(b).
Parent Plans means the HollyFrontier Corporation 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the HollyFrontier Corporation Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, and including, in each case, the UK Sub-Plans adopted thereunder.
Parent Real Property means the Parent Owned Real Property and the Parent Leased Real Property.
Parent Recommendation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.26(a).
Parent Restricted Stock Unit Award has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(a).
Parent SEC Documents has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.22(a).
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Parent Software means all of the Software owned exclusively by any of the Parent Entities.
Parent Stockholder Approval has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.26(d).
Parent Stockholders has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Parent Surviving Corporation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(a).
Parent Systems means the hardware (whether general purpose or special purpose), servers, circuits, platforms, computers, cable, networks and other computer systems that are owned by, or used in the operation of the business of, any of the Parent Entities.
Parent Tax Counsel has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2(d).
Parent Tax Counsel Sinclair Tax Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(g).
Parent Tax Counsel Parent Tax Certificate has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(g).
Parent Termination Fee means a fee equal to $200,000,000.
Parties and Party have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Preamble.
Patents has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.
Payoff Letters has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
Permits means all licenses, permits, consents, certificates, exemptions, registrations, waivers and other authorizations and approvals obtained or required to be obtained from Governmental Authorities.
Permitted Encumbrances means (i) with respect to the Company Group, Encumbrances listed on Schedule 1.1(b) (which Encumbrances shall be removed on the Closing Date); (ii) statutory Encumbrances arising out of operation of Law with respect to a Liability incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice securing payments not yet due and payable as of the Closing and that are not delinquent or are being actively contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been established under GAAP; (iii) easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting the Sinclair Real Property or the Parent Real Property, as applicable, that would not result in or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; (iv) rights of parties under the Sinclair Leases or Parent Leases, as applicable; (v) with respect to the Parent Entities and their assets, including the Parent Real Property and the Parent Easements, all matters disclosed by the Parent SEC Documents, including the Parent Financial Statements that would not result in or not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect; (vi) all matters that current, accurate surveys would show that would not result in or not reasonably be expected to
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result in a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; (vii) all matters reflected in recorded documents affecting the Sinclair Real Property or Sinclair Easements, or the Parent Real Property or Parent Easements, as applicable, that would not result in or not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; (viii) Encumbrances arising under original purchase price conditional sales Contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business; (ix) Encumbrances and other imperfections of title that do not materially detract from the value or materially interfere with or impair the present use of the property subject thereto; (x) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been established under GAAP; (xi) mechanics, materialmens, carriers, workmens, warehousemens, repairmens, landlords or other similar liens and security obligations arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business securing payments not yet due and payable as of the Closing; (xii) any pledge or deposit made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security Laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders, or government Contracts, leases, licenses, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds, completion bonds or other obligations of a like level, or as otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business; (xiii) title of a lessor under any capital or operating lease; (xiv) Encumbrances on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit or shippers Encumbrances; (xv) Encumbrances affecting the assets or properties of the Company Group or Parent, as applicable, which are fully released prior to Closing; and (xvi) any other imperfection or irregularity of title or other Encumbrance that would not result in or not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; provided, however, that no mortgages, deeds of trust, judgments, liens for Taxes (other than liens for Taxes described in clause (x) of this definition or Encumbrances described in clause (xi) of this definition) or other monetary Encumbrances encumbering any Sinclair Owned Real Property or any interest of any member of the Company Group in the Sinclair Leased Real Property or the Sinclair Easements shall be deemed or considered a Permitted Encumbrance to the extent not fully released and satisfied at or prior to Closing.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust, other legal entity or organization or Governmental Authority.
Personal Information means, in addition to any definition for any similar term (e.g., personal data or personally identifiable information or PII) provided by applicable Law, (a) all information that identifies an individual person, (b) all personal information subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, (c) nonpublic personal information subject to the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and state financial privacy laws and regulations, and (d) credit card information financial account numbers (including credit card and procurement card numbers) subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
Post-Closing Divestiture Shares has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f)(vi).
Pre-Closing Fuel Obligations has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.22(a).
Pre-Closing Statement has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(d).
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Pre-Closing Tax Period means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date.
Pre-Closing Tax Return has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(a)(i).
Pre-Closing Taxes means, without duplication, any and all (i) Taxes of Sinclair HoldCo or any ultimate beneficial owner of Sinclair HoldCo, including any Taxes resulting from the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) Taxes of any member of the Company Group (including relating or attributable to any assets, rights, activities or properties of the Company Group) for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for the portion of any Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date (determined in accordance with Section 6.3(i) and, for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to any carryback of a loss or credit arising in a taxable period beginning after the Closing Date), including, but not limited to, any Excise Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for the portion of any Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase in such Excise Taxes resulting from a reduction or disallowance of any Tax credit or refund with respect to such Excise Taxes), (iii) Taxes of any member of the Company Group for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for the portion of any Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date resulting from a reduction or disallowance of any Tax credit or refund (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Blenders Tax Credit or any other Tax credit or refund with respect or related to Excise Taxes), (iv) Liability for Taxes of any member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group of which any member of the Company Group was a member for any period prior to the Closing Date, (v) Liability for Taxes as a result of any obligation of any member of the Company Group to indemnify any other Person with respect to Taxes (including any Liability for Taxes of a predecessor or transferor or otherwise by operation of Law) to the extent such obligation arises on or prior to Closing, (vi) withholding Taxes imposed with respect to any payment made to Sinclair HoldCo under this Agreement, and (vii) Taxes attributable to the Company Reorganization; provided, however, that Pre-Closing Taxes shall not include any Taxes, expenses or liabilities included in the calculation of the Closing Adjustment Amount (or any item included therein). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge that Sinclair HoldCo shall have no obligation to indemnify any Parent Indemnified Party for (or otherwise pay any Parent Indemnified Party for any Damages resulting from) any loss, reduction or disallowance (in whole or in part) of, or any limitation imposed on, any Tax credit or other Tax attribute (whether federal, state, local or foreign) of any member of the Company Group used in or with respect to the portion of any Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date or any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, claim, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil, commercial, administrative, criminal, investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
Property Taxes means ad valorem, property or similar Taxes but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Income Taxes, Excise Taxes and Transfer Taxes.
Proxy Statement has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.8(a).
ANNEX A-21
Puri Note means that certain Promissory Note, dated as of June 2017, by and between Preet S. Puri, as borrower, and Sinclair Finance Company, as lender.
Ranching Business means the ownership, leasing, operation and management of farm, ranch and cattle feedlot properties in Big Horn County, Treasure County, Carbon County, Fergus County and Yellowstone County, Montana, and Park County and Sheridan County, Wyoming.
Refineries means the refining facilities owned by the Company Group and located in Sinclair, Wyoming and Casper, Wyoming.
Registered Business Intellectual Property Rights means all Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Domain Names, respectively, that (a) are registered to or (b) were applied for by or issued to, and, in each case, currently assigned to the Company Group by any Governmental Authority or authorized private Domain Name registrar in any jurisdiction.
Release means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, placing, pumping, discarding, abandoning, emptying, escaping, leaching or migration into or through the Environment.
Released Claim has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.4.
Released Person has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.4.
Releasing Person has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.4.
Remaining Parent Plan Shares has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(d).
Reorganization Agreement means that certain Reorganization Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among Sinclair HoldCo, the Company, Real Estate Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Sinclair Oil Corporation, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Transportation Company, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Finance Company, a Wyoming corporation, SOC Delaware, Wyoming Renewable Diesel Company LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, Sinclair Trucking Company, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Casper Refining Company, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Crude Company, a Wyoming corporation, Field Services LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, Sinclair Golf Course, Inc., a Wyoming corporation, Sinclair Pipeline Company LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, and Sinclair Logistics LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company.
Representatives means, as to any Person, its officers, directors, employees, managers, members, partners, trustees, shareholders, owners, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, sources of financing (including counsel to such sources) and consultants.
Resolution Period has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.6(c).
Retained Business means, collectively, the Hospitality Business, the O&G Business and the Ranching Business.
ANNEX A-22
Retained Liabilities means (a) the Legacy Liabilities, (b) the Other Real Estate HoldCo Liabilities, (c) all Liabilities arising out of, resulting from or relating to the operation of the Retained Business, (d) all Liabilities primarily resulting from the failure of the intended tax treatment of the Company Reorganization, or the failure of the definitive agreements relating to the Company Reorganization to be valid and binding on each party thereto, and (e) all Benefits Liabilities, in each case, whether before, at, or after the Closing.
Retention Closing Payments has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
RFS Program means the Renewable Fuel Standard Program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. § 7545(o)) and implementing regulations, including without limitation, 40 CFR Part 80 Subpart M, as the same may be amended from time to time.
RIN means a renewable identification number, which is the serial number assigned to a batch of biofuel for the purpose of tracking its production, use and trading as required by the RFS Program.
RINs Closing Compliance Period has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.22(a).
Sarbanes-Oxley Act means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
Section 280G has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.10.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Senior Management Employee means any executive-level employee, including, but not limited to, the top twenty (20) most highly compensated employees of the Company Group.
Severance Plan means the Sinclair Services Company Employee Change of Control Severance Policy, effective as of August 3, 2021, and the Sinclair Services Company Employee Change of Control Severance Plan for Over the Road Drivers, effective as of August 3, 2021.
Share Price means, as of the date of determination, the VWAP for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the trading day immediately prior to the date of determination (or, if the date of determination is not a trading day, the trading day immediately prior to the date of determination), rounded to three decimal places.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of Parent that has the meaning ascribed to the term Significant Subsidiary in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, and shall explicitly exclude the MLP and its Subsidiaries.
Sinclair Affiliate Contracts has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.22.
Sinclair Benefit Plan means each Company Benefit Plan and each HoldCo Benefit Plan.
Sinclair Casualty Expenses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.17(b)(i).
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Sinclair Contribution has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.
Sinclair Contribution Consideration has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(b).
Sinclair Divestiture Portion has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f)(iv).
Sinclair Easements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(d).
Sinclair Executive Officer Position has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.9(a).
Sinclair HoldCo has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
Sinclair HoldCo Indemnified Parties has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.2(a).
Sinclair Leased Real Property has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(b).
Sinclair Leases has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(b).
Sinclair Material Contracts has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10(a).
Sinclair Owned Real Property has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(a).
Sinclair Real Property means, collectively, the Sinclair Owned Real Property and the Sinclair Leased Real Property.
Sinclair Stock Consideration has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(b).
Sinclair Third Party Leases has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(e).
SOC Delaware has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.16(b).
Software means software and firmware, databases, any and all software implementations of algorithms, specifications, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code, design documents, flow-charts, user manuals and training materials relating thereto and all translations, compilations, arrangements, adaptations, and derivative works thereof, and documentation related thereto.
Special Meeting has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.8(e).
Specified Funded Indebtedness means the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 1.1(c).
SRE has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.22(b).
Stinker Stores Note means that certain Promissory Note, dated as of February 7, 2017, by and between Stinker Stores Co., Inc., as borrower, and Sinclair Finance Company, as lender.
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Stockholders Agreement means that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and among New Parent, Sinclair HoldCo and the stockholders of Sinclair HoldCo set forth on Schedule I thereto.
Straddle Period means any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date.
Straddle Tax Return has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(a)(ii).
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), either the managing member or general partner or a majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons owns a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entitys gains or losses or shall be any managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation) or control any managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation); or (iii) is otherwise contractually entitled to direct and control such Person.
Takeover Laws has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.28.
Tax or Taxes means: (i) any and all taxes, charges, duties, fees or other assessments (including income, corporation, excise, property, sales, use, value-added, gross receipts, profits, gains, license, withholding (with respect to compensation or otherwise), payroll, employment, unemployment, disability, wealth, welfare, net worth, capital gains, purchase, transfer, stamp, ad valorem, conveyance, severance, production, escheat, unclaimed property, registration, social security, environmental, occupation, franchise, alternative minimum, estimated, or other taxes of any kind whatsoever, whether disputed or not) imposed by any Governmental Authority, and including any interest, penalties or addition thereto; (ii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) above of another Person arising as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of any consolidated or affiliated group (or being included (or required to be included) in any Tax Return relating thereto); and (iii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) above of another Person as a result of any transferee or secondary Liability or any Liability assumed by Contract or Law.
Tax Proceeding has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(c).
Tax Return means any return, declaration (including any declaration of estimated Taxes), report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Third Party Claim means any claim, or the commencement of any Proceeding, brought by a Person that is not an Indemnified Party.
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Title Affidavit has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.23.
Title Insurance Company means, collectively, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company.
Trade Secrets has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.
Trademarks has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property Rights.
Transaction Documents means the Stockholders Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and any other agreement or certificate required to be delivered pursuant hereto. For purposes of clarity, the Transaction Documents do not include the Midstream Contribution Agreement or documents delivered pursuant to the Midstream Contribution Agreement.
Transfer Legend means the following restrictive legend to be placed on the New Parent Common Stock:
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY NON-U.S. OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
Transfer Taxes has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3(b).
Transition Services Agreement means the Transition Services Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
Trial Balance and Income Information has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5(a).
VWAP means the volume weighted average trade price per share of Parent Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) as reported by Bloomberg L.P., or any successor thereto, through its Volume Weighted Average Price function.
WARN Act has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.18(d).
Willful Breach means, with respect to any Party, that such Party willfully and intentionally takes an action or fails to take an action, with the knowledge that the taking of such action or the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to cause a material breach of this Agreement and which act or failure to act constitutes in and of itself a material breach of this Agreement, regardless of whether breaching this Agreement was the conscious object of the act or failure to act.
Woods Cross Divestiture Notice has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f).
Woods Cross Divestiture Proceeds has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.5(f)(vii).
ANNEX A-26
Woods Cross Refinery Assets means the refinery located in Davis County, Utah, and includes all assets, licenses, agreements, contracts, and permits used in the operation of the refinery, and any licenses used in the marketing, distribution or sale of the products produced at the refinery, including any leasehold, ownership, fee, or any other interest in real estate at the refinery grounds in Davis County, Utah, including, but not limited to the plant, the refinery tanks, the 2-mile refined products pipeline from the refinery to the Pioneer Pipeline Companys terminal, the four-mile refined products pipeline from the refinery to the UNEV Pipeline, LLC origin pump station, the four-mile refined products pipeline from the refinery to the MPLX, LP Northwest Pipeline origin station in Salt Lake City, Utah, the four-mile hydrogen pipeline from Chevron to the refinery, the 700-foot crude oil delivery pipeline into the refinery, the truck loading rack, and loading facilities.
Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(b).
Working Capital means, as of any given date, (i) Current Assets minus (ii) Current Liabilities.
Working Capital Target Amount means an amount equal to negative $66,941,121.77.
ANNEX A-27
EXHIBIT A
HYDROCARBON INVENTORY VALUATION METHODOLOGIES AND
PROCEDURES
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT B
NEW PARENT CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT C
NEW PARENT BYLAWS
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT D
PARENT SURVIVING CORPORATION CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT E
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT F
OFFICE LEASE KEY TERMS
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT G-1
COMPANY TAX COUNSEL TAX CERTIFICATE
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT G-2
COMPANY TAX COUNSEL PARENT TAX CERTIFICATE
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT G-3
PARENT TAX COUNSEL SINCLAIR TAX CERTIFICATE
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
EXHIBIT G-4
PARENT TAX COUNSEL PARENT TAX CERTIFICATE
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K
Exhibit 10.1
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Stockholders Agreement (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of August 2, 2021, to be effective as of the Closing Date, by and among Hippo Parent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), The Sinclair Companies, a Wyoming corporation (Sinclair HoldCo) and the other stockholders set forth on Schedule I hereto, as may be amended from time to time after the date hereof (each, together with Sinclair HoldCo, a Stockholder and collectively, the Stockholders).
WHEREAS, the Company, Sinclair HoldCo, Hippo Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Sinclair NewCo), HollyFrontier Corporation, a Delaware corporation and Hippo Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation have entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the BCA), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (collectively, the Transactions), Sinclair NewCo will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Sinclair HoldCo will become a stockholder of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company, Sinclair HoldCo and the Stockholders desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for (a) registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be held by Sinclair HoldCo (on behalf of the Stockholders) immediately after the closing of the Transactions and (b) certain other governance matters and restrictions on Transfer and other matters set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the BCA.
Accountants means the independent registered public accounting firm selected by the Board.
Activist means, as of any date of determination, a Person (other than a Sinclair Party) that has, directly or indirectly through its Affiliates, whether individually or as a member of a Group, within the two-year period immediately preceding such date of determination, (i) publicly made, engaged in or been a participant in any solicitation of proxies (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Commission) to vote, or advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any equity securities of any issuer, including in connection with a proposed change of control or other extraordinary or fundamental transaction, or a proposal for the election or replacement of directors, not approved (at the time of the first such proposal) by the board of directors of such issuer, (ii) called, or publicly sought to call, a meeting of the shareholders of any issuer or initiated any shareholder proposal for action by shareholders of any issuer, in each case not approved (at the time of the first such action) by the board of directors of such issuer, (iii) otherwise publicly acted, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control the management or the policies of any issuer (provided, that this clause (iii) is not intended to include the activities of any
member of the board of directors of any issuer, with respect to such issuer, taken in good faith solely in his or her capacity as a director of such issuer), (iv) commenced a tender offer (as such term is used in Regulation 14D under the Exchange Act) to acquire the equity securities of an issuer that was not approved (at the time of commencement) by the board of directors of such issuer in a Schedule 14D-9 filed under Regulation 14D under the Exchange Act, or (v) publicly disclosed any intention, plan, arrangement or other contract to do any of the foregoing.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person. As used in this definition, control (including, with its correlative meanings, controlling, controlled by and under common control with) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of the actions, management or policies of the specified person (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
BCA has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Beneficially Own has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of (i) all securities that any such Person has the right to acquire, regardless of whether such right may be exercised immediately or only after the passage of time and regardless of whether such right is conditional, and (ii) all securities in which such Person has any economic interest, including pursuant to a cash settled call option or other derivative security, contract or instrument in any way related to the price of shares of such securities. As used in this definition, Beneficial Ownership shall have a correlative meaning.
Block Trade has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)(i).
Blue Sky Filings has the meaning set forth in Section 5(l)(i).
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Dallas, Texas, are authorized or required by Law to close.
Change of Control means any of the following: (i) individuals who, as of the Closing Date, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; (ii) a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a related series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a
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consolidated basis to any Person or Group; or (iii) consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets of another entity (each, a Business Combination), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent governing authority), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the outstanding Common Stock, and (B) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing authority) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Governmental Authority at the time administering the Securities Act.
Common Stock means (a) the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share and (b) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to shares of Common Stock by way of conversion, exercise or exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar event.
Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Company Bylaws means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.
Company Certificate of Incorporation means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(i).
Demanding Holder shall mean any Holder or group of Holders that together elects to dispose of Registrable Securities having an aggregate value of at least $100 million, at the time of the Underwritten Demand, under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering. Any action to be taken by the Demanding Holders hereunder with respect to an Underwritten Offering shall be taken by the Demanding Holders that hold a majority of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering.
DGCL means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Director means a member of the Board.
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Disinterested Directors means all of the members of the Board other than the Sinclair Directors.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Rules and Regulations adopted under such act, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Financial Counterparty shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)(i).
FINRA has the meaning set forth in Section 5(j)(xviii).
Fully Diluted Basis means, as of the time of determination, the sum of (i) the number of registered and unregistered shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, plus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting of all outstanding New Parent Restricted Stock Unit Awards (as defined in the BCA) that by their terms are to be settled in Common Stock, plus (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting at Target levels of all outstanding New Parent PSU Awards (as defined in the BCA) that by their terms are to be settled in Common Stock. If after the Closing the Company issues any securities to employees of the Company or any Director pursuant to a plan that is not substantially similar to plans in effect as of the date hereof, the calculation of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis shall be revised to reflect such issuance as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion. An illustrative calculation of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis as determined based on the assumptions set forth above is set forth as Exhibit A hereto.
Governmental Authority means any Federal, state, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court, tribunal, arbitrator or arbitral body.
Group has the meaning given to such term in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Holder means any holder of Registrable Securities.
Information has the meaning set forth in Section 5(j)(x).
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.
Law means any federal, state, local, municipal or foreign order, judgment, decree, constitution, law (including common law), ordinance, rule, regulation, statute or treaty, as well as any legally binding policy, guidance, interpretation, manual or binding communication of any Governmental Authority or stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.
Lock-up Period means the period commencing on the Closing and ending on the date that is fifteen (15) months following the Closing.
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Nominating Committee means the Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee of the Board or any other committee of the Board that performs similar functions.
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
Order means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination, ruling, subpoena or award or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Other Coordinated Offering has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)(i).
Pending Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).
Permitted Issuer Information means any issuer information (as defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) used with the prior written consent of the Company in any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.
Permitted Transfer has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
Permitted Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
Person shall be construed broadly and shall include an individual, a partnership, a limited liability partnership, an investment fund, a limited liability company, a corporation (including not-for-profit), an association, a joint stock corporation, a trust, estate, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and any Governmental Authority or any other entity of any kind or nature.
Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 5(f).
Preliminary Prospectus means any preliminary prospectus relating to an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5, including any prospectus supplement thereto, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, including all material incorporated by reference in the prospectus.
Prohibited Actions has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Prohibited Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)(i).
Prospectus means the final prospectus relating to any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5, including any prospectus supplement thereto, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, including all material incorporated by reference in the prospectus.
Records has the meaning set forth in Section 5(j)(x).
Registrable Securities means the Subject Shares until (i) such Subject Shares have been sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or (ii) such Subject Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, that, in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), the Subject Shares will remain Registrable Securities when sold or otherwise Transferred to any Permitted Transferee.
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Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 5(k).
Registration Statement means any registration statement under the Securities Act that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Restricted Shares means 75% of the shares of the Common Stock issued to Sinclair HoldCo as of the Closing Date pursuant to the BCA.
Road Show Material has the meaning set forth in Section 5(l)(i).
Rule 144 means Rule 144 of the Rules and Regulations or any successor rule thereto or any complementary rule thereto.
Rule 405 means Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations or any successor rule thereto or any complementary rule thereto.
Rule 433 means Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations or any successor rule thereto or any complementary rule thereto.
Rules and Regulations means the rules and regulations of the Commission, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, and the Rules and Regulations adopted under that act, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Sellers Counsel has the meaning set forth in Section 5(j)(ii).
Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
Sinclair Designee Calculation Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
Sinclair Designees has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
Sinclair Directors means any Sinclair Designees elected or otherwise serving as a Director.
Sinclair Family Member means (i) Carol Holding; (ii) Stephen Holding, Anne Holding Peterson and Kathleen Holding; (iii) any spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of any person named in clause (ii); (iv) any lineal descendent of any Person identified in clause (ii) or (iii) and any spouse or former spouse of any such Person, including adoptive relationships and stepchildren; (v) any trust established by, and in which at least 75% of the beneficial interest is
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directly or indirectly held by or for the benefit of, any one or more Persons identified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (ix) of this definition and one or more Persons exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (vi) any limited liability company, partnership or other estate planning or family business vehicle of which one or more Persons identified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (ix) of this definition serves as managing member, manager, general partner or otherwise, as applicable, and in which at least 75% of the economic interest is directly or indirectly held by or for the benefit of any one or more of such Persons; (vii) any tax-exempt foundation, charitable trust, non-profit entity or other entity established by any Person identified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (ix) of this definition, so long as the voting and disposition authority with respect to the Subject Shares are controlled by or under the appointment of any Person identified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (ix) of this definition; (viii) any other Person directly or indirectly controlled by any Person or combination of persons identified in this definition; and (ix) executors, administrators or beneficiaries of the estates of any such now or hereafter deceased Person, guardians or members of a committee for any such Person who is or becomes incompetent, or similar Persons duly authorized by Law to administer the estate or assets of any such Person identified in this definition.
Sinclair HoldCo has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Sinclair NewCo has the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.
Sinclair Parties means, collectively, Sinclair HoldCo, the Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees, and each, individually, a Sinclair Party.
Standstill Termination Date means the earliest to occur of (i) the fourth anniversary of the Closing, (ii) the date on which the Sinclair Parties Beneficially Own Common Stock constituting less than 10% of all outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis, and (iii) the date on which a Change of Control occurs.
Stockholder and Stockholders have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.
Subject Shares means all of the shares of the Common Stock issued to Sinclair HoldCo at the Closing pursuant to the BCA.
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(iii).
Sunset Date means the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Sinclair Parties Beneficially Own Common Stock constituting less than 5% of all outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis and (ii) the date on which a Change of Control occurs.
Transfer has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
Underwritten Demand has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
Underwritten Offering means a sale of Common Stock to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
Valid Business Reason has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
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Section 2. Sinclair Designees.
(a) As soon as practicable following, but no earlier than the day after and no later than five (5) Business Days after, the Closing, subject to the other provisions of this Section 2, the Company and Sinclair HoldCo shall cooperate and take appropriate actions to cause the Board to include among its membership a number of Directors designated by Sinclair HoldCo (on behalf of the Stockholders) for election or appointment as Directors (the Sinclair Designees) as follows: (i) if the Sinclair Parties Beneficially Own Common Stock constituting not less than 15% of all outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis as of the Sinclair Designee Calculation Date, there shall be two Sinclair Designees; (ii) if the Sinclair Parties Beneficially Own Common Stock constituting less than 15% but more than or equal to 5% of all outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis as of the Sinclair Designee Calculation Date, there shall be one Sinclair Designee; and (iii) if the Sinclair Parties Beneficially Own Common Stock constituting less than 5% of all outstanding Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis as of the Sinclair Designee Calculation Date, there shall be no Sinclair Designees and Sinclair HoldCo shall not have the right to designate any directors to the Board. For purposes of this Agreement, the Sinclair Designee Calculation Date shall mean the close of business on the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary of the Companys annual meeting of stockholders for the immediately preceding year; provided, that the first Sinclair Designee Calculation Date shall be the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Closing.
(b) If at any time the number of Sinclair Designees serving as Directors exceeds the number provided for in Section 2(a), the Sinclair Parties shall cause one or more of such Sinclair Designees, as applicable, to offer to resign from the Board within thirty (30) days (it being understood that it shall be in the Boards sole discretion whether to accept or reject such offer of resignation, unless any such Sinclair Designee no longer wishes to serve on the Board in which event the resignation shall be accepted).
(c) The Sinclair Designees shall resign and the Companys obligations under this Section 2 shall terminate effective upon such time that any Sinclair Party violates, through the act of such Sinclair Party or any of its Affiliates, Section 6(a) or Section 7(a) of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within the earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days following written notice from the Company to Sinclair HoldCo of such breach and (ii) the next occurring date of nomination of Directors. Any Sinclair Party shall be entitled to terminate such Sinclair Partys rights under this Section 2 by providing prior written notice to the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, which notice shall state the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such Sinclair Party and the date on which such termination shall be effective. Upon the effectiveness of such termination, the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such Sinclair Party shall cease to be counted for purposes of determining the amount of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sinclair Parties for purposes of Section 2(a).
(d) Subject to compliance with applicable Laws and the regulations of the NYSE, in connection with each annual meeting of the Companys stockholders held after the Closing, Sinclair HoldCo may designate for nomination by the Board or the Nominating Committee the number of persons Sinclair HoldCo is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2(a), based on the aggregate Beneficial Ownership of the Sinclair Parties as of the Sinclair Designee Calculation Date. All Sinclair Designees shall possess the director characteristics and
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qualifications (i) contained in the Company Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines and (ii) described on Exhibit C, in each case as consistently applied to other members of the Board. In addition, at all times at least one Sinclair Director, if there is any, shall possess significant management experience in the refining industry, as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion.
(e) Each Sinclair Designee shall be nominated by the Board or the Nominating Committee, as applicable, for election or appointment as a Director following the Nominating Committees interview of each such individual and review of such individuals qualifications, including such individuals independence status, and shall be so nominated to serve on the Board unless the Board or the Nominating Committee, as applicable, reasonably determines that (i) such individual is an officer, director, partner, principal stockholder or Affiliate of any significant competitor, (ii) such individual would not qualify as an independent director pursuant to NYSEs listing rules relating to director independence, as then in effect, (iii) the appointment of such individual as a director would cause the Company not to be in compliance with applicable Law, (iv) such individual is subject to any order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority prohibiting service as a director of any public company or (v) such individual is an Affiliate of an Activist. If the Board or the Nominating Committee, as applicable, determines that any individual designated by Sinclair HoldCo does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence or if any Sinclair Designee is unable to serve on the Board due to resignation, death or disability, the Board or the Nominating Committee, as applicable, will promptly notify Sinclair HoldCo of such determination and Sinclair HoldCo will be entitled to designate another individual for nomination. The Sinclair Parties agree that the Sinclair Designees will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any Sinclair Party or any third party (other than the Company with respect to the compensation and other items referred to in Section 2(h) below) with respect to any compensation (other than indemnification and expense reimbursement) in connection with service or action as a Sinclair Designee.
(f) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit from the stockholders of the Company eligible to vote for the election of Directors proxies in favor of the Sinclair Designees designated in accordance with this Section 2 in substantially the same manner that it solicits proxies for all other Director nominees recommended by the Board.
(g) Each Sinclair Party acknowledges that each of the Sinclair Directors shall be required to comply, during the Sinclair Directors term as a director of the Company, with all policies, processes, procedures, codes, rules, standards, and guidelines applicable, from time to time, to members of the Board, and that each of the Sinclair Directors shall be required to strictly preserve Confidential Information, including the discussion of any matters considered in meetings of the Board whether or not the matters relate to material non-public information, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 9(b)(i) and Section 9(b)(ii). The Sinclair Directors and Sinclair HoldCo shall provide the Company with such information as is reasonably requested by the Company concerning the Sinclair Designees and Sinclair Directors as is required to be disclosed under applicable Law or stock exchange regulations, including the completion of the Companys current standard director and officer questionnaire, in each case promptly after such Sinclair Designees are nominated and from time to time as promptly as necessary to enable the timely filing of the Companys proxy statement on Schedule 14A and periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q with the Commission.
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(h) The Company agrees that the Sinclair Directors shall receive the same compensation, director and officer insurance, indemnity and exculpation arrangements and other benefits as are available to the other non-employee directors on the Board.
Section 3. Lock-Up.
(a) During the Lock-up Period, no Sinclair Party shall, directly or indirectly, sell, offer or agree to sell, or otherwise transfer, or loan or pledge (other than a pledge in connection with a bona fide third party debt financing), through swap or hedging transactions, or grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of (Transfer), any of the Restricted Shares, except as permitted by Section 3(b) or Section 3(c).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(a), and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Section 3, a Sinclair Party may Transfer Restricted Shares as set forth below (each, a Permitted Transfer and the transferee permitted hereby, a Permitted Transferee):
(i) to a Sinclair Family Member;
(ii) as a bona fide gift or gifts (whether or not the recipient is a Sinclair Family Member); or
(iii) with the prior written approval of a majority of the Disinterested Directors.
It shall be a condition to any Permitted Transfer that the Permitted Transferee execute a joinder to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (at which time, such Permitted Transferees name will be added to Schedule I, and such Permitted Transferee will be deemed a Stockholder for purposes of this Agreement). Subject to Section 4(d), each Sinclair Party agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Companys transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of any Restricted Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions; provided that, subject to the requirements of securities Laws, the Company shall cause such stop transfer instructions to be terminated immediately upon expiration of the Lock-up Period. The Company agrees to provide an indemnification in customary form required by its transfer agent so that Permitted Transfers, as well as sales pursuant to Section 5, may be effected without the requirement for any Sinclair Family Member to deliver a medallion guaranty or similar assurance in connection with any such Transfer.
(c) The Restricted Shares shall cease to be Restricted Shares and shall be released from the restrictions on Transfer in Section 3(a) on the dates and in the amounts set forth below:
(i) on the date that is six months following the Closing, one-third of the Restricted Shares shall be relieved from the restrictions on Transfer in Section 3(a);
(ii) on the date that is the one year following the Closing, one-half of the remaining Restricted Shares shall be relieved from the restrictions on Transfer in Section 3(a); and
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(iii) on the date is that fifteen months following the Closing, the remaining Restricted Shares shall be relieved from the restrictions on Transfer in Section 3(a);
(d) provided, however, that any or all of the Restricted Shares may be Transferred in connection with the commencement of any tender offer or exchange offer or the Companys entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, which tender offer, exchange offer or definitive agreement has been approved or recommended by the Board or a committee thereof; provided, further, that all shares of Common Stock that cease to be Restricted Shares shall continue to be Subject Shares that remain subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement in accordance with their terms, including Section 4, Section 5, Section 6 and Section 7. Any attempt to Transfer any Restricted Shares in violation of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and no right, title or interest therein or thereto shall be Transferred to the purported Transferee. The Company will not give, and will not permit the Companys transfer agent to give, any effect to such attempted Transfer on its records.
Section 4. General Transfer Restrictions.
(a) Until the Sunset Date, without the prior written approval of a majority of the Disinterested Directors, no Sinclair Party shall, either individually or acting together with any other Sinclair Parties:
(i) Knowingly Transfer any Subject Shares to any Person or Group who is listed on Exhibit B (each, a Prohibited Transferee); or
(ii) Transfer any Subject Shares to any Person or Group who, after giving effect to such Transfer and to the Transferring Sinclair Partys knowledge, would own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than any Person or Group entitled to file a Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act);
provided, however, the Subject Shares may be Transferred in connection with the commencement of any tender offer or exchange offer or the Companys entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, which tender offer, exchange offer or definitive agreement has been approved or recommended by the Board or a committee thereof.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 4(a) shall not apply to (A) any Permitted Transfer, (B) any Transfer effected through an Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering pursuant to an exercise of the registration rights pursuant to Article 5 so long as the Sinclair Parties effecting any such Transfers shall instruct the managing underwriter(s) of any such Underwritten Offering or the distribution agent of any such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering to exclude (as potential purchasers) Prohibited Transferees from such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, or (C) any Transfer effected through an open market transaction, block trade (other than a Block Trade) or brokerage sale conducted through a market maker or broker. For the purposes of determining
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knowledge for purposes of Section 4(a)(ii), excluding any Transfers contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, the Transferring Sinclair Party shall be required to undertake reasonable inquiry into the identity of any potential purchaser(s), which shall be satisfied by (x) reviewing (or causing the applicable Sinclair Partys legal counsel to review) filings made by the prospective purchaser on the Commissions EDGAR system in order to determine whether or not such purchaser beneficially owns 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (y) in the case of any Transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions with any potential purchaser) of Subject Shares constituting 1% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, causing such purchaser to execute a certification in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, certifying that such purchaser will not own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock after giving effect to the proposed Transfer.
(b) Any attempt to Transfer any Subject Shares in violation of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and no right, title or interest therein or thereto shall be Transferred to the purported Transferee. The Company will not give, and will not permit the Companys transfer agent to give, any effect to such attempted Transfer on its records.
(c) The Subject Shares held by a Stockholder, whether represented by certificates or in book-entry form, will bear a legend in substantially the following form:
The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), or applicable state securities Laws and the holder of such securities may not, directly or indirectly, sell, offer or agree to sell such securities, or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, or loan or pledge, through swap or hedging transactions (or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of such securities even if such securities would be disposed of by someone other than such holder thereof) such securities (Transfer) other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2021, as it may be amended from time to time by and among Hippo Parent Corporation (the Company) and certain of its stockholders and other persons (the Stockholders Agreement). The Stockholders Agreement contains, among other things, significant restrictions on the Transfer of the securities of the Company and other restrictions on the actions by certain stockholders of the Company relating to the Company and/or its securities. A copy of the Stockholders Agreement is available upon request from the Company.
(d) The restrictive legends on any Subject Shares, including the legend in Section 4(c), shall be removed if (i) such Subject Shares are sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement, (ii) a Registration Statement covering the resale of such Subject Shares is effective under the Securities Act and the applicable Stockholder delivers to the Company a representation letter (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F, with such changes and modifications as any broker may reasonably request) agreeing that such Subject Shares will be sold under such effective Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act (subject to the transferee agreeing to similar restrictions), (iii) if such Subject Shares may be sold by the holder thereof free of restrictions pursuant to Rule
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144(b) under the Securities Act, or (iv) such Subject Shares are being sold, assigned or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided, that with respect to clause (iii) or (iv) above, the holder of such shares of Common Stock has provided all necessary documentation and evidence (which may include an opinion of counsel) as may reasonably be required by the Company to confirm that the legend may be removed under applicable securities Law. The Company shall cooperate with the applicable Stockholder of Subject Shares to effect removal of the legends on such shares pursuant to this Section 4(d) as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of notice from such Holder that the conditions to removal are satisfied (together with any documentation required to be delivered by such Stockholder pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence). The Company shall bear all costs and expenses associated with the removal of a legend pursuant to this Section 4(d).
Section 5. Registration Rights.
(a) Shelf Registration.
(i) Within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date, the Company shall file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale or other disposition of all of the Registrable Securities of Holders that have furnished in writing by the Closing Date the information requested under Section 5(n) hereof (a Shelf Registration Statement).
(ii) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become immediately effective upon filing, or if the form of such Shelf Registration Statement would not permit immediate effectiveness, to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, but in any event within ninety (90) days following filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 and within forty-five (45) days after filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (if such Form S-3 is not immediately effective upon filing). If at any time a Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this Section 5 is effective and Sinclair HoldCo provides written notice to the Company that one or more Holders intend to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(iii) If any Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time (including by expiration of effectiveness with respect to any Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR) while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) cause, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, such Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to amend, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, such Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the
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withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or (b) to file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration Statement (a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) Business Days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof but in any event within ninety (90) days following filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 and within forth-five (45) days after filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (if such Form S-3 is not immediately effective upon filing) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities.
(b) Underwritten Offerings. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, at any time and from time to time during the term of this Agreement, Sinclair HoldCo (on behalf of any Demanding Holder) shall have the right to make written requests to the Company for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this Section 5 (an Underwritten Demand). Prior to making any Underwritten Demand, Sinclair HoldCo shall give prior written notice of such Underwritten Demand to all of the other Holders, and such Underwritten Demand shall contain all of the Registrable Securities requested by all of the other Holders for inclusion in such Registration Statement. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering under this Section 5(b) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company as described below. Any Underwritten Demand shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities intended to be included in such Underwritten Offering and the intended method of distribution thereof and whether such offering shall be a firm commitment underwriting. Subject to Section 5(g), the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering all of the Registrable Securities requested by any Holders for inclusion in such Underwritten Demand. The Company shall have the right to select the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer any Underwritten Offering related to Underwritten Demands, which managing underwriters shall be selected from those listed on Exhibit E, or, to the extent not listed on Exhibit E, which underwriter(s) shall be agreed upon by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo; provided, that in the event of a bought deal or similarly structured transaction where underwriting terms and pricing are solicited from multiple managing underwriters, the Company shall designate three (3) or more participating underwriters for such transaction from those listed on Exhibit E or which are otherwise agreed to by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, and in such case, Sinclair HoldCo shall be entitled to select the managing underwriter from among the participating underwriters designated by the Company. In no event will the Company be required to effect (i) more than eight (8) Block Trades, Other Coordinated Offerings or Underwritten Offerings relating to Underwritten Demands in the aggregate, or (ii) more than one (1) Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or Underwritten Offering relating to an Underwritten Demand in the aggregate during any one hundred and eighty (180)-day period. The one hundred and eighty (180)-day periods reference in the preceding sentence will be counted beginning on the Closing Date.
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(c) Companys Right to Defer Registration. The Company shall be entitled (A) to delay or suspend the (i) initial effectiveness (but not the preparation) of any Registration Statement or (ii) launch of any Underwritten Offering, in each case, filed or requested pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) from time to time to require the Holders not to sell under any Registration Statement or Prospectus or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if such initial effectiveness or offering launch would (I) materially interfere with any active and ongoing material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction involving the Company, including negotiations related thereto, (II) require the Company to disclose any material nonpublic information the disclosure of which would reasonably be likely to be detrimental to the Company, or (III) would otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Companys business or financial condition, in each case as reasonably determined by the Board in good faith (a Valid Business Reason); provided, however, that the Company may not delay or suspend a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Underwritten Offering for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) days total in any twelve (12)-month period. The Company shall give written notice to Sinclair HoldCo (on behalf of the Holders) of its determination to delay or suspend a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Underwritten Offering and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement no longer exists, in each case, promptly after the occurrence thereof.
(d) Registration Statement Form. Registrations under this Section 5 shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission (i) as shall be selected by the Company and as shall be reasonably acceptable to Sinclair HoldCo (on behalf of the Holders) and (ii) as shall permit the transfer of Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of transfer specified by the Holders of Registrable Securities, it being agreed with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) that any Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date and (iii) any such Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 or similar short-form registration statement available to the Company to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. If, in connection with any registration under this Section 5, the managing underwriter, if any, shall advise the Company in writing that in its opinion the use of another permitted form is of material importance to the success of the offering, then such registration shall be on such other permitted form.
(e) Withdrawal. The Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 5 shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification from Sinclair HoldCo to the Company of the intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering. Following the delivery of any such withdrawal notice to the Company, Sinclair HoldCo shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an Underwritten Demand prior to its withdrawal. The Demanding Holders shall be deemed to have effected an Underwritten Demand if (i) the Underwritten Demand is launched but not consummated, unless (x) the Registration Statement applicable to such Underwritten
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Offering is or becomes subject to any stop order, injunction or other Order of the Commission or other Governmental Authority or court by reason of an act or omission by the Company, (y) the conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Underwritten Offering are not satisfied or waived because of an act or omission by the Company (other than a failure of the Company or any of its officers or employees to execute or deliver any closing certificate by reason of facts or circumstances existing due to actions of any Holder) or (z) the Holders participating in such Underwritten Offering elect to pay and have paid to the Company in full the Registration Expenses associated with such Underwritten Offering.
(f) Piggyback Registration. If the Company at any time proposes for any reason other than a filing made pursuant to Section 5(a) or a request made pursuant to Section 5(b) to (i) register Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor forms thereto) or (ii) consummate an Underwritten Offering, in either case, for its own account or for the account of other stockholders of the Company, it shall promptly give notice of such proposed action to Sinclair HoldCo on behalf of the Holders as soon as reasonably practicable (but in the case of filing a Registration Statement, no later than twenty (20) days before the anticipated filing date), which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included, the intended method(s) of distribution and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (B) offer to all of the Holders the opportunity to register or offer for sale such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within (a) five (5) Business Days in the case of filing a Registration Statement and (b) two (2) Business Days in the case of an Underwritten Offering (unless such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering, then one (1) Business Day), in each case after receipt of such written notice (such Registration, a Piggyback Registration). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities for which such a request(s) is timely received by the Company to be included in such Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as the Common Stock otherwise being sold in such Piggyback Registration, and in any event, the Company shall include the Registrable Securities on the same terms and conditions as the Common Stock otherwise being sold in such Piggyback Registration. Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the underwriter or underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to, as applicable, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or the pricing of the Underwritten Offering with respect to such Piggyback Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by Persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or abandon an Underwritten Offering in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration. For purposes of clarity, any Registration or Underwritten Offering effected pursuant to this Section 5(f) shall not be counted as an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand effected under Section 5(b).
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(g) Cutbacks. If the managing underwriter in good faith advises the Company that the inclusion of all such Registrable Securities proposed to be included in any Underwritten Demand or Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 5(b) or Section 5(f) would have a negative effect on the pricing of the Common Stock of the Company to be offered thereby, then the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such Underwritten Demand or Piggyback Registration shall be allocated among the Company and the selling Holders in the following order of priority:
(i) In the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 5(b),
(A) |
first, to the Registrable Securities to be offered by the Holders pro rata based on the number of shares of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned; |
(B) |
then, to Common Stock to be offered by the Company, if any; and |
(C) |
then, to Common Stock to be offered by other stockholders who are not Holders, if any. |
(ii) In the case of a registration pursuant to Section 5(f) or any other registration,
(A) |
first, to the Common Stock to be offered by the Company; |
(B) |
then, to the Registrable Securities to be offered by the Holders pro rata based on the number of shares of Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned; and |
(C) |
then, to Common Stock to be offered by other stockholders who are not Holders, if any. |
(h) Block Trade; Other Coordinated Offerings.
(i) Subject to Section 5(b) and Section 5(c), at any time and from time to time when an effective Registration Statement is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a roadshow, an offer commonly known as a block trade (a Block Trade), or (b) an at the market or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (an Other Coordinated Offering), in each case, (x) with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $100 million or (y) involving all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then if such Demanding Holder requires any assistance from the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Sinclair HoldCo shall notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering;
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provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any underwriters, brokers, sales agents or placement agents (each, a Financial Counterparty) prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.
(ii) Prior to the filing of the applicable red herring prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company, the underwriter or underwriters (if any) and Financial Counterparty (if any). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal.
(iii) The Company shall have the right to select the underwriter or Financial Counterparty (if any) for any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, which underwriter or Financial Counterparty, to the extent not listed on Exhibit E, shall be agreed upon by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo; provided, that in the event of a bought deal or similarly structured transaction where underwriting terms and pricing are solicited from multiple managing underwriters, the Company shall designate three (3) or more participating underwriters for such transaction from those listed on Exhibit E or which are otherwise agreed to by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, and in such case, Sinclair HoldCo shall be entitled to select the managing underwriter from among the participating underwriters designated by the Company; and provided, further, that to the extent the Demanding Holders can demonstrate to the Company that a proposed Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering was the result of a reverse inquiry by a Financial Counterparty to the Demanding Holders, the Demanding Holders may request the Companys consent to use such Financial Counterparty, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(i) Holdback Agreement. In connection with any Underwritten Offering (including any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering) in which a Holder includes Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, each such Holder agrees to execute and deliver a lock-up agreement pursuant to which such Holder agrees with the underwriter not to sell or purchase any securities of the Company for the shorter of (i) the same period of time following the Underwritten Offering as is agreed to by the Company and the other participating Holders (not to exceed the shortest number of days that a director of the Company, executive officer (as defined under Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act) of the Company or any stockholder of the Company (other than such Holder or director or employee of, or consultant to, the Company) who owns 10% or more of the outstanding Shares contractually agrees with the underwriters of such Underwritten Offering not to sell any securities of the Company following such Underwritten Offering and (ii) forty-five (45) days from the date of the execution of the underwriting agreement with respect to such Underwritten Offering).
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(j) Preparation and Filing. If and whenever the Company is under an obligation pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement to use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as practicable:
(i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement that registers such Registrable Securities to become and remain effective until all of such Registrable Securities have been transferred or are no longer outstanding;
(ii) furnish, at least five (5) days before filing a Registration Statement that registers such Registrable Securities, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating thereto or any amendments or supplements relating to such a Registration Statement or such prospectuses, to one counsel acting on behalf of all selling Holders selected by Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be sold (the Sellers Counsel), copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (it being understood that such five (5) day period need not apply to successive drafts of the same document proposed to be filed so long as such successive drafts are supplied to such counsel in advance of the proposed filing by a period of time that is customary and reasonable under the circumstances), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Registration Statement may reasonably propose, unless contrary to applicable Law or the Company reasonably expects that so doing would cause the document to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(iii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Holders and as may be necessary to update the list of selling stockholders therein or to keep such Registration Statement effective (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) until all of such Registrable Securities have been transferred or are no longer outstanding and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other transfer of such Registrable Securities;
(iv) promptly notify the Sellers Counsel in writing (A) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to any comments by the Commission with respect to such Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing thereof or for additional information with respect thereto, (B) of the receipt by the Company of any
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notification with respect to the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose and (C) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of such Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purposes;
(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement under such securities or blue sky Laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the selling Holders included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfy to such selling Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (B) cause such Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the holders of such Registrable Securities to consummate the transfer of such Registrable Securities;
(vi) furnish to each selling Holder and the underwriters or Financial Counterparties, if any, such number of copies of such Registration Statement, any amendments thereto, any exhibits thereto or documents incorporated by reference therein (but only to the extent not publicly available on EDGAR or the Companys website), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus (each in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act), and such other documents as such selling Holder, underwriters or Financial Counterparties may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering and sale or other transfer of such Registrable Securities;
(vii) notify in writing on a timely basis each selling Holder at any time when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing and, at the request of such Holder, prepare and furnish to such Holder a number of copies reasonably requested by such Holder of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the offerees of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(viii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of an Order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, and if one is issued, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any Order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement as soon as possible;
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(ix) retain in accordance with the Rules and Regulations all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not required to be filed pursuant to the Rules and Regulations; and if at any time after the date thereof any event shall have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in order to effect compliance with the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, to notify promptly in writing the selling Holders, underwriters and Financial Counterparties and, if required by applicable Law, to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each such selling Holder, underwriter and Financial Counterparty as many copies as each such selling Holders, underwriter and Financial Counterparty may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that will correct such conflict, statement or omission or effect compliance with the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations;
(x) make available for inspection by any underwriter or Financial Counterparty participating in any transfer pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Financial Counterparty, during normal business hours and at the offices where normally kept, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the Records), as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Companys officers, managers and employees to supply all information (together with the Records, the Information) reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement;
(xi) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or an Other Coordinated Offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from its Accountants a comfort letter delivered to the underwriters in such offering in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters;
(xii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or an Other Coordinated Offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from its counsel an opinion or opinions in customary form;
(xiii) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or an Other Coordinated Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or Financial Counterparty of such offering or sale;
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(xiv) provide a transfer agent and registrar (which may be the same entity) for all such Registrable Securities and a CUSIP number for such Registrable Securities, in each case no later than the effective date of such registration;
(xv) upon the request of any Financial Counterparty, issue to any Financial Counterparty to which any selling Holder may sell Registrable Securities in such offering, certificates evidencing such Registrable Securities;
(xvi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to list for trading such Registrable Securities on any national securities exchange on which any shares of Common Stock are listed for or admitted to trading;
(xvii) in connection with an Underwritten Offering, participate, to the extent reasonably requested by the managing underwriter for the offering and the selling Holders, in customary efforts to sell the Registrable Securities being offered, including making available senior management officers of the Company for participation in road shows, drafting sessions and other meetings or presentations as is customary;
(xviii) reasonably cooperate with each Holder, underwriter and Financial Counterparty participating in the transfer of Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), including, if appropriate, the pre-filing of the Prospectus as part of a shelf registration in advance of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or an Other Coordinated Offering;
(xix) during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, promptly file all documents required to be filed with the Commission, including pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
(xx) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
(k) Expenses. All expenses incident to the Companys performance of, or compliance with, this Section 5, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with any stock exchange, the Commission and FINRA (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any qualified independent underwriter and its counsel as may be required by the rules and regulations of FINRA); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky Laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities and determination of their eligibility for investment under the Laws of such jurisdictions as the managing underwriters may designate); (iii) all printing and related messenger and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company (or any other depositary or transfer agent/registrar) and of printing any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer
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Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments thereto); (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the issuer (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance); (v) all Securities Act liability insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require; (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities for trading on any securities exchange; (vii) all road show or similar marketing expenses; and (viii) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the Demanding Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities to be sold by all the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Demand, or in the case of a Piggyback Registration, by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in the registration or offering, or in the case of a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in the offering (all such expenses being herein called Registration Expenses), will be borne by the Company, regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective or any Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering is consummated; provided, however, that all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the Registrable Securities shall not be borne by the Company, but shall be borne by the seller or sellers thereof, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sold by such seller or sellers. In addition, the Company will, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.
(l) Indemnification.
(i) In connection with any registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act or any Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of such Registrable Securities, each underwriter, Financial Counterparty or any other Person acting on behalf of such seller and each other Person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing Persons within the meaning of the Securities Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) any Preliminary Prospectus, any Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (B) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (C) any Permitted Issuer Information used or referred to in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) used or referred to by any underwriter or Financial Counterparty, (D) any road show (as defined in Rule 433) not constituting an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the most recent Preliminary Prospectus (collectively, Road Show Material), or (E) any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other blue sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (collectively, Blue Sky Filings), (2) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information or any Road Show Material or any Blue Sky Filings any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Preliminary Prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, Permitted Issuer Information, Road
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Show Material, Blue Sky Filings and the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (3) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal Law, any state or foreign securities Law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under any of the foregoing Laws, relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities or blue sky Laws applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration or qualification under such state securities or blue sky Laws; and the Company shall reimburse such seller, underwriter, Financial Counterparty or other Person acting on behalf of such seller and each such controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to any Holder, Underwriter or Financial Counterparty to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any such amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information or any Road Show Material in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to such Holder, Underwriter or Financial Counterparty, as the case may be, furnished to the Company through an instrument duly executed by such Holder, Underwriter or Financial Counterparty, as applicable, specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
(ii) In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act or any Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering pursuant to this Agreement, each seller of Registrable Securities shall indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in the preceding paragraph of this Section 5(l)) the Company, each officer of the Company who shall sign such Registration Statement, each underwriter, Financial Counterparty or other Person acting on behalf of such seller, each Person who controls any of the foregoing Persons within the meaning of the Securities Act and each other seller of Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement with respect to any statement or omission from any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Road Show Material or Blue Sky Filings, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to such seller or Registrable Securities furnished to the Company or such underwriter or Financial Counterparty through an instrument duly executed by such seller specifically for use in connection with the preparation of such Preliminary Prospectus, Registration Statement, Prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Road Show Material or Blue Sky Filings; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each seller of Registrable Securities and that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such indemnification shall be, limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration.
(iii) Indemnification similar to that specified in Sections 5(l)(i) and (l)(ii) shall be given by the Company and each seller of Registrable Securities (with such modifications as may be appropriate) with respect to any required registration or other qualification of such sellers Registrable Securities under any Federal or state Law or regulation of Governmental Authority other than the Securities Act.
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(iv) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action involving a claim referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 5(l), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action (provided, however, that an indemnified partys failure to give such notice in a timely manner shall not relieve the indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to the indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party forfeits substantive rights or defenses by reason of such failure). In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. The indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the indemnifying party fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and such parties have been advised by such counsel that either (A) representation of such indemnified party and the indemnifying party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct or (B) there may be one or more legal defenses available to the indemnified party which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party. In any of such cases referred to in clauses (i)-(iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party; it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all indemnified parties. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of such indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such indemnified party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
(v) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5(l) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, claim, damage or liability referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution shall be
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limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. No Person guilty of fraud shall be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder.
(vi) The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party and will survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination of this Agreement.
(m) Underwritten Offerings; Other Offerings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, to the extent that the Company and all the Holders selling Registrable Securities in any Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or Piggyback Registration shall enter into an underwriting or similar agreement on terms reasonably acceptable to the Company and such Holders (to the extent such terms are applicable to such Holders), which agreement contains provisions covering one or more issues addressed in this Section 5, the provisions contained in this Section 5 addressing such issue or issues shall be of no force or effect with respect to such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or Piggyback Registration; provided, however, that Section 5(l) shall remain in full force and effect unless such underwriting or similar agreement states that the indemnification provisions of such agreement supersede Section 5(l).
(n) Information by Holder. Each Holder whose Registrable Securities are to be included in any Registration Statement or any Underwritten Offering, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall furnish to the Company such written information regarding such Holder and the distribution proposed by such Holder as the Company may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement.
(o) Exchange Act Compliance. The Company shall comply with all of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and shall comply with all other public information reporting requirements of the Commission which are conditions to the availability of Rule 144 for the sale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall cooperate with each Holder in supplying such information as may be necessary for such Holder to complete and file any information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as a condition to the availability of Rule 144 (or any comparable successor rules). The Company shall furnish to each Holder upon request a written statement executed by the Company as to the steps it has taken to comply with the current public information requirement of Rule 144 (or such comparable successor rules). Subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and expedite transfers of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which efforts shall include timely notice to its transfer agent to expedite such transfers of Registrable Securities.
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(p) Termination of Registration Rights. No Holder shall have any registration rights under this Section 5 upon such Holder ceasing to Beneficially Own any Registrable Securities. In addition, any Holder shall be entitled to terminate such Holders rights under this Section 5 by providing prior written notice to the Company and Sinclair HoldCo, which notice shall state the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the date on which such termination shall be effective. Upon the effectiveness of such termination, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder shall cease to have any registration rights under this Section 5; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the indemnity provisions and expense provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any such termination.
(q) Registration Rights Notices. For administrative convenience, all notices to or from the Company in respect of the Sinclair Parties shall be coordinated through Sinclair HoldCo or its designee.
(r) Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, that no Person has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Effective beginning the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior consent of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent in any material respect with, or provides registration rights that are senior in priority to, the rights granted to Sinclair HoldCo or the Holders by this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, in no event will the Company enter into any agreement that would permit another holder of securities of the Company to participate on a pari passu basis (in terms of priority of cut-back based on advice of underwriters) with the Holders in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 5(b) or a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 5(f).
Section 6. Stockholder Actions; Standstill Restrictions.
(a) Each Sinclair Party agrees that, prior to the Standstill Termination Date, without the prior written approval of a majority of the Disinterested Directors, or except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, such Sinclair Party will not, and each Sinclair Party will cause each Sinclair Family Member that it controls (as distinguished from the ability to influence) not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner (each of the following, Prohibited Actions):
(i) make a public announcement, proposal or offer (including any solicitation of proxies) to the Board or any of the Companys stockholders regarding, or otherwise solicit, seek or offer to effect, or otherwise publicly disclose an intent to propose or enter into or agree to enter into, singly or with any other Person, directly or indirectly, to effect (A) any business combination, merger, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction (whether or not involving a Change of Control) involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) any restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Sinclair Parties and their Affiliates may privately communicate any such proposal or offer to the Company so long as such private communications do not trigger public disclosure obligations (including the filing of a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G or any amendment to such a filing);
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(ii) form, join or participate in any Group with respect to the Common Stock other than forming, joining or participating in a group solely between or among (i) Sinclair HoldCo and some or all of the Stockholders or (ii) Sinclair HoldCo, some or all of the Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees with respect to any shares of Common Stock lawfully transferred to any such Permitted Transferee;
(iii) enter, agree to enter, propose or offer to enter into any merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, change in control transaction or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries (unless such transaction is recommended by the Board);
(iv) otherwise act with any Person, including by providing financing for another party, to seek to control the management, the Board or the policies of the Company (other than any appointment or removal of a Sinclair Designee);
(v) acquire, agree or propose or offer to acquire (including through any hedging, swap or other similar transaction) directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another Person, by joining a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (including any group of Persons that would be treated as a single person under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) any Common Stock or securities that are convertible or exchangeable into (or exercisable for) Common Stock, other than (A) pursuant to a Permitted Transfer or (B) as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, distributions, combinations, reclassifications or other similar transaction of voting securities of the Company;
(vi) engage in any solicitation of proxies or written consents to vote any voting securities of the Company, or conduct any non-binding referendum with respect to any voting securities of the Company, or knowingly assist or participate in any other way, directly or indirectly, in any solicitation of proxies or written consents with respect to any voting securities of the Company, or otherwise become a participant in a solicitation, as such terms are defined in the rules under the Exchange Act;
(vii) call, or seek to call, a meeting of the stockholders of the Company or initiate any stockholder proposal for action by stockholders of the Company or advise, encourage or influence any Person (other than its Affiliates and the other Sinclair Parties) with respect to the voting or disposition of any Common Stock (including in any vote no, withhold or similar campaign);
(viii) seek, or encourage any Person, to submit nominations to the Board in furtherance of a contested solicitation for the election or removal of directors from the Board or seek or knowingly encourage the removal of any members of the Board or the election of any directors (other than nominees recommended by the Board);
(ix) demand a copy of the Companys list of stockholders, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the DGCL or pursuant to any other statutory right;
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(x) deposit any Common Stock in any voting trust or subject any Common Stock to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of any Common Stock (other than any such voting trust, arrangement or agreement solely among the Sinclair Parties that is otherwise in accordance with this Agreement);
(xi) publicly disclose any intention, plan or arrangement prohibited by, or inconsistent with, the foregoing or enter into any negotiations, agreements or understandings with any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(xii) publicly disclose, or take any action that would reasonably cause the public disclosure (including the filing of any document with the Commission or any disclosure to any journalist, member of the media or securities analyst) of, any intent, purpose, plan or proposal to request that the Company or the Board waive, terminate or amend the restrictions in this Section 6(a); or
(xiii) knowingly facilitate, encourage or assist any third party to do any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, none of the Sinclair Parties shall be prohibited or restricted from: (A) communicating privately with the Board or any officer or director of the Company regarding any matter, so long as such communications are not intended to, and would not reasonably be expected to, require any public disclosure of such communications by any of the Sinclair Parties or their respective Affiliates, the Company or its Affiliates or any third party, subject in any case to any confidentiality obligations to the Company of any such director or officer and applicable Law, rules or regulations; (B) taking any action necessary to comply with any Law or any action required by any Governmental Authority or stock exchange that has, or may have, jurisdiction over any Sinclair Party, provided that a breach by such Sinclair Party of this Agreement is not the cause of the applicable requirement; (C) privately communicating to any Sinclair Family Member publicly available information regarding the Company, provided such communications are not otherwise reasonably expected to be publicly disclosed; (D) privately communicating to any Sinclair Family Member in a manner that otherwise does not violate the terms of this Agreement; or (E) publicly providing the information required by Item 5.02(a) of Form 8-K.
(b) The provisions set forth in Section 6(a) shall not limit the actions of any Sinclair Designee in his or her capacity as a director of the Company (including receipt of any equity incentive or similar awards), recognizing that such actions are subject to such persons fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders (it being understood and agreed that none of Sinclair HoldCo, the Stockholders, or any of their Affiliates shall seek to do indirectly through any Sinclair Designee any action that would be prohibited if done directly by Sinclair HoldCo, a Stockholder, or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to this Section 6).
(c) Other than with respect to Subject Shares that are not Restricted Shares, each of the Sinclair Parties represents and warrants to the Company that, as of the date hereof and as of the effectiveness of this Agreement, neither it, nor any of its Affiliates is engaged in any discussions or negotiations with any Person who is not a Sinclair Family Member, and neither it, nor any of its Affiliates has any agreements, arrangements, or understandings, written or oral, formal or informal, and whether or not legally enforceable with any Person who is not a Sinclair Family Member concerning the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of any securities of the Company.
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(d) No later than ten (10) calendar days following the Closing (or such other date as required by applicable Law), Sinclair HoldCo shall file a Schedule 13D with the Commission with respect to the Company reporting the entry into this Agreement, responding to applicable items of Schedule 13D to conform to their obligations thereunder and appending or incorporating by reference this Agreement as an exhibit thereto. Sinclair HoldCo shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 13D prior to such filing, which comments shall be considered in good faith. During the term of this Agreement, each Sinclair Party shall file a Schedule 13D and any amendments to such Schedule 13D with the Commission as and when required by Law. Each Sinclair Party shall provide the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment to a Schedule 13D prior to such filing, which comments shall be considered in good faith, provided, however, that a Sinclair Party will not be required to provide amendments to such Schedule 13D for review by the Company and its counsel to the extent any such amendment solely relates to the disposition of Common Stock.
(e) Notwithstanding the standstill restrictions in Section 6(a) or the restrictions set forth in Section 3 or Section 4, at any time during which the Company has executed and delivered a definitive agreement or during which there shall be pending a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock from a third party that has been approved or recommended by the Board, in each case with respect to a Change of Control (each, a Pending Transaction), the Sinclair Parties shall be free to Transfer Subject Shares without regard to the restrictions set forth in Section 3 or Section 4 and shall be entitled to take any Prohibited Actions solely to the extent relating to, or taken with respect to, the Pending Transaction, or any alternative transaction to the Pending Transaction. If the Pending Transaction and any other Change of Control transactions are abandoned prior to consummation, the standstill restrictions in Section 6(a) will be restored until they otherwise terminate on the Standstill Termination Date and the restrictions of Section 3 and Section 4 shall thereafter be applicable to future Transfers of Subject Shares by the Sinclair Parties until such restrictions terminate at the end of the Lock-up Period (with respect to Section 3) or the Sunset Date (with respect to Section 4).
Section 7. Voting.
(a) Subject to Section 6(a), each Sinclair Party may vote, grant a proxy to vote, or execute a written consent with respect to, any or all of the voting securities of the Company as to which they are entitled to vote, grant a proxy to vote, or execute a written consent, as they may determine in their sole discretion, except with respect to the following matters:
(i) with respect to each nominee for election to the Board, each Sinclair Party shall vote either (in such Sinclair Partys sole discretion) (A) in accordance with the Boards recommendation or (B) in the same proportion as the votes cast by stockholders of the Company who are not Sinclair Parties; and
(ii) with respect to (A) the ratification of the appointment of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, (B) any say-on-pay
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proposal of the Company, (C) any stockholder proposal, or (D) any proposal related to an incentive compensation plan or material amendment thereof, in each case that is submitted to the Companys stockholders for approval, each Sinclair Party shall vote, in each case, in accordance with the Boards recommendation.
(b) In furtherance of Section 7(a), each Sinclair Party shall be present in person or represented by execution and submission to the Company of the proxy card or voting instruction form solicited by the Company or the Board at all meetings of stockholders to the extent necessary so that all voting securities of the Company as to which they are entitled to vote shall be counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum at such meeting.
(c) A Sinclair Party shall be subject to the voting restrictions in Sections 7(a)(i) and (ii) until the date the Sinclair Parties are no longer entitled to designate any Sinclair Designee under Section 2(a).
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, except for the voting restrictions applicable to Company proposals and specifically set forth above (excluding Section 7(a)(ii) that relates to stockholder proposals rather than Company proposals), the Sinclair Parties shall not be restricted, and shall be entitled to vote in their sole and absolute discretion, with respect to any proposal submitted by the Company to holders of voting securities of the Company, including matters related to amendments to the Companys certificate of incorporation or bylaws; equity issuances requiring stockholder approval under applicable securities exchange listing requirements; mergers involving the Company; or a sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets.
Section 8. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto as follows:
(i) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(ii) The Company has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, when duly executed by the other parties hereto and delivered by such parties, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company, in accordance with its terms, subject to Equitable Exceptions.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company, (b) require any filing with, or the obtaining of any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority (other than any filings required to be made with the Commission), (c) violate, conflict with or result in a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or give rise to any right of
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termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, mortgage, other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, license, agreement, lease or other contract, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its assets may be bound, (d) violate any Law applicable to the Company or (e) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets owned, leased or licensed by the Company, excluding from the foregoing clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) such requirements, violations, conflicts, defaults or rights which would not, or would not be reasonably likely to, have a material and adverse effect on the Company.
(b) Each Sinclair Party hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(i) Such party, if a corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity, is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has the corporate, limited liability company or other legal power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(ii) Such party has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party and, when duly executed by the other parties hereto and delivered by such parties, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such party, enforceable against such party, in accordance with its terms, subject to Equitable Exceptions.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such party will not (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents of such party, (b) require any filing with, or the obtaining of any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority (other than any filings required to be made with the Commission), (c) violate, conflict with or result in a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, mortgage, other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, license, agreement, lease or other contract, instrument or obligation to which such party or any of its assets may be bound, (d) violate any Law applicable to such party or (e), result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets owned, leased or licensed by such party, excluding from the foregoing clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) such requirements, violations, conflicts, defaults or rights which would not, or would not be reasonably likely to, have a material and adverse effect on such party.
(iv) Such party, when taken together with the other Sinclair Parties and their Affiliates, has the ability to cause Sinclair HoldCo to take, or refrain from taking, the applicable actions as set forth herein.
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Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Term. This Agreement shall be effective upon the Closing and shall continue in effect until 11:59 p.m., Central time, on the date that the Sinclair Parties cease to Beneficially Own any Registrable Securities, except for those Sections of this Agreement that expire earlier in accordance with their respective terms; provided however, that notwithstanding any such termination, the terms of Sections 5(k) and 5(l) and this Section 9 (other than Section 9(q)) shall continue in full force and effect thereafter for a period of seven (7) years.
(b) Confidentiality.
(i) Each Sinclair Party agrees, and will require each of its Representatives including each Sinclair Designee, to agree, to hold in confidence and not use or disclose to any third party any non-public information provided by the Company or its Representatives to such Person in connection with its direct or indirect investment in the Company or the exercise of such Persons rights under this Agreement (the Confidential Information); provided, however, Confidential Information does not include information or data that: (i) is or was independently developed by such Person or its Representatives without breaching this Agreement; (ii) was or is publicly available prior to the Closing Date or is or subsequently becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by such Person in breach of this Agreement; (iii) is or becomes available to such Person or its Representatives from a source other than the Company, provided that the source of such information was not known by such Person to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Company or any other party with respect to such information; or (iv) was already in the possession of such Person or its Representatives at the time disclosed by the Company to such Person, provided that the source of such information was not known by such Person to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Company or any other party with respect to such information.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Sinclair Party or any of their respective Representatives are required by Law or legal or judicial process (including by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, each such party may disclose such Confidential Information, and only the portion of such Confidential Information, that, based on the advice of such partys counsel, is required by Law to be disclosed, but only after providing the Company, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by Law, with prompt prior written notice to the Company so that the Company at the Companys expense may seek to limit or eliminate such disclosure, including through the procurement of a protective order or other judicial remedy. Prior to disclosure of any Confidential Information in accordance with the preceding sentence, such party shall, at the Companys request and sole expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such cooperation to the Company as the Company shall reasonably request in order to limit or eliminate disclosure of any Confidential Information and shall,
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at the Companys request and sole expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances from the Persons to whom such Confidential Information is disclosed that such Persons will afford such information confidential treatment.
(iii) Nothing in this Agreement, including Section 9(b)(i), shall limit or restrict any Sinclair Designee in acting in his or her capacity as a director of the Company and exercising his or her fiduciary duties and responsibilities.
(iv) The parties to this Agreement recognize that, in connection with their participation in any public offering of Registrable Securities, such parties and their authorized representatives have obligations and defenses under federal and state securities Laws, including with respect to complete and correct disclosure and obligations imposed by Law and by applicable standards of professional conduct. Accordingly, no party shall take any action, omit to take an action, or withhold a consent under this Section 9(b) that would prevent, limit or impair the ability of any other party to comply in full with such obligations or to demonstrate efforts undertaken for such defenses in connection with any claim, action or proceeding. Nothing in this Agreement, including this Section 9(b), shall be construed to require any party to commit or be subject to a violation of Law or to impede such partys right or ability to report violations of Law, subject to the procedures in Section 9(b)(ii) if applicable.
(c) Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered, (ii) the day after being sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, (iii) on the date sent by email if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (iv) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses or emails (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9(c)):
(i) if to the Company or Sinclair HoldCo, at the address set forth in Section 10.1 of the BCA; and
(ii) if to any other Stockholder or Holder, to the address or email of such Stockholder or Holder as is on file with the Company or as may be designated in writing by such Stockholder or Holder.
(d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the BCA, and the other documents delivered at the Closing pursuant hereto or thereto (including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto and thereto), contain the entire understanding of the parties in respect of their subject matter and supersede all prior agreements and understandings (oral or written) between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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(e) Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 5(k), the parties shall pay their own fees and expenses, including their own counsel fees, incurred in connection with this Agreement.
(f) Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented, canceled or discharged, except by written instrument executed by the Company and Sinclair HoldCo; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented, canceled or discharged in a manner that is (i) disproportionately adverse to the rights of a Stockholder or Holder under this Agreement as compared to the other Stockholders or Holders or (ii) imposes an additional obligation upon any Stockholder or Holder, in either case, without the prior written consent of such Stockholder or Holder. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided in Section 3(b) and this Section 9(g), this Agreement, the rights or obligations hereunder may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary and subject to the restrictions in Section 3 and Section 4, the rights of a Holder pursuant to Section 5 with respect to all or any portion of its Registrable Securities may be assigned without such consent (but only with all related obligations as specified in Section 5) with respect to such Registrable Securities (and any Registrable Securities issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of such Registrable Securities) by such Holder to a transferee, including any Permitted Transferee, of such Registrable Securities; provided, that (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement relating to Registrable Securities.
(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by means of facsimile and electronically transmitted portable document format (pdf) signature pages), each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(i) Interpretation; Schedules.
(i) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, (i) references to the plural include the singular, and references to the singular include the plural, (ii) references to one gender include the other gender, (iii) the words include, includes and including do not limit the preceding terms or words and shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation or but not limited to, (iv) the terms hereof, herein, hereunder, hereto and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (v) the terms day and days mean and refer to calendar day(s), (vi) the terms year and years mean and refer to calendar year(s), and (vii) all references to $ in this Agreement shall be deemed references to United States dollars.
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(ii) Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, references in this Agreement to (i) any document, instrument or agreement (including this Agreement) (A) includes and incorporates all Exhibits, Schedules and other attachments thereto, (B) includes all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and (C) means such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and in effect at any given time, and (ii) a particular Law means such Law, as amended, modified, supplemented or succeeded from time to time. All Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references herein are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(iii) The headings contained herein, and on the Schedules are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or the Schedules.
(iv) This Agreement shall not be construed as if prepared by one of the parties hereto, but rather according to its fair meaning as a whole, as if all parties hereto had prepared it.
(j) Governing Law; Interpretation. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
(k) Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(i) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF (A) COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND (B) ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE (FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT). EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES TO COMMENCE ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING EITHER IN ANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF IMPROPER VENUE OR INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING SO BROUGHT AND WAIVES ANY BOND, SURETY, OR OTHER SECURITY THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED OF ANY OTHER PARTY WITH RESPECT THERETO. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY MAKE SERVICE ON ANY OTHER PARTY BY SENDING OR DELIVERING A COPY OF THE PROCESS TO THE
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PARTY TO BE SERVED AT THE ADDRESS AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR THE GIVING OF NOTICES IN SECTION 9(C), HOWEVER, NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AT EQUITY. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING SO BROUGHT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW OR AT EQUITY.
(ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE HEREUNDER IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY HERETO WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (II) UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.
(l) Specific Performance.
(i) The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, that any breach of this Agreement would not be adequately compensated by monetary damages and that, accordingly, the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance when available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to prevent or restrain breaches of this Agreement by such party and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and agreements of such party under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Section 9(l). The parties hereto further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any specific performance or other equitable relief, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. The parties hereto have specifically bargained for the right to specific performance of the obligations hereunder, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 9(l).
(ii) All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by Law or equity. Each party hereto further agrees that (A) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 9(l), a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to such party under this Agreement or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 9(l) are not available or otherwise are not
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granted, and (B) the commencement of any Proceeding pursuant to this Section 9(l) or anything set forth in this Section 9(l) restrict or limit any partys right to pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter.
(iii) Each party hereto further agrees that the only permitted objection that it may raise in response to any action for equitable relief is that it contests the existence of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement.
(m) Time. With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence.
(n) Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies, legal or equitable, hereunder, and no other Person other than the parties hereto shall be entitled to rely thereon.
(o) Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy (including any applicable rules of the NYSE or the Commission), all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
(p) Assurances of Performance. Each of the Sinclair Parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Person it controls (as distinguished from the ability to influence) to comply with the terms of this Agreement applicable thereto (it being understood that such Sinclair Party shall be responsible to the Company for any breach of such terms by any such controlled Person).
(q) Fully Diluted Basis. Upon the request of Sinclair HoldCo, the Company will provide an updated calculation of the Companys outstanding shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis as of the most recent practicable date. The Companys obligation pursuant to this Section 9(q) shall terminate on the date that the Sinclair Parties cease to Beneficially Own any Registrable Securities.
(r) Independent Nature of Sinclair Parties Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Sinclair Party under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Sinclair Party, and no Sinclair Party shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Sinclair Party under this Agreement. The waiver by the Company of performance under this Agreement by any Sinclair Party does not excuse performance by any other Sinclair Party. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Sinclair Party pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Sinclair Parties as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Sinclair
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Parties are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Each Sinclair Party shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, its rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Sinclair Party to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representative of the undersigned has caused this Stockholders Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
HIPPO PARENT CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael C. Jennings |
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Name: Michael C. Jennings | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representative of the undersigned has caused this Stockholders Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
THE SINCLAIR COMPANIES |
By: |
/s/ Ross B. Matthews |
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Name: Ross B. Matthews | ||
Title: Chief Operating Officer |
COH REVOCABLE TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Carol Orme Holding |
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Name: Carol Orme Holding | ||
Title: Trustee |
ARTICLE VI EXEMPT MARITAL TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Carol Orme Holding |
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Name: Carol Orme Holding | ||
Title: Trustee |
ARTICLE VIII EXEMPT BYPASS TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Carol Orme Holding |
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Name: Carol Orme Holding | ||
Title: Trustee |
THE ANNE CAROL HOLDING 101 TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Anne Carol Holding |
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Name: Anne Carol Holding | ||
Title: Trustee |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]
THE ANNE CAROL HOLDING TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Anne Carol Holding |
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Name: Anne Carol Holding | ||
Title: Trustee |
MONTECITO TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Kathleen Marie Holding |
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Name: Kathleen Marie Holding | ||
Title: Co-Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Ross Butler Matthews |
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Name: Ross Butler Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee |
NO NAME TRUST 1 |
By: |
/s/ Kathleen Marie Holding |
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Name: Kathleen Marie Holding | ||
Title: Co-Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Ross Butler Matthews |
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Name: Ross Butler Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee |
LITTLE MONTECITO TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Ross Butler Matthews |
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Name: Ross Butler Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Meagan Kathleen Matthews |
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Name: Meagan Kathleen Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]
NO NAME TRUST 2 |
By: |
/s/ Ross Butler Matthews |
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Name: Ross Butler Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Daniel Ross Matthews |
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Name: Daniel Ross Matthews | ||
Title: Co-Trustee |
THE HOLDING FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
By: |
/s/ Christine S. Holding |
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Name: Christine S. Holding | ||
Title: Trustee | ||
By: |
/s/ Kathleen Marie Holding |
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Name: Kathleen Marie Holding | ||
By: |
/s/ Christian E. Peterson |
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Name: Christian E. Peterson | ||
By: |
/s/ Lara Anne Martinez |
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Name: Lara Anne Martinez | ||
By: |
/s/ Carol Chase Giroux |
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Name: Carol Chase Giroux | ||
By: |
/s/ Jennie Peterson |
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Name: Jennie Peterson |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]
By: |
/s/ Lauren Christine Holding |
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Name: Lauren Christine Holding | ||
By: |
/s/ Dallin Richards Holding |
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Name: Dallin Richards Holding | ||
By: |
/s/ Catherine Lucille Holding Didier |
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Name: Catherine Lucille Holding Didier | ||
By: |
/s/ Clayton Stephen Holding |
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Name: Clayton Stephen Holding | ||
By: |
/s/ David Earl Holding |
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Name: David Earl Holding |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT]
SCHEDULE I
1. |
COH Revocable Trust |
2. |
Article VI Exempt Marital Trust |
3. |
Article VIII Exempt Bypass Trust |
4. |
The Anne Carol Holding 101 Trust |
5. |
The Anne Carol Holding Trust |
6. |
Montecito Trust |
7. |
No Name Trust 1 |
8. |
Little Montecito Trust |
9. |
No Name Trust 2 |
10. |
The Holding Family Irrevocable Trust |
11. |
Kathleen Marie Holding |
12. |
Christian E. Peterson |
13. |
Lara Anne Martinez |
14. |
Carol Chase Giroux |
15. |
Jennie Peterson |
16. |
Lauren Christine Holding |
17. |
Dallin Richards Holding |
18. |
Catherine Lucille Holding Didier |
19. |
Clayton Stephen Holding |
20. |
David Earl Holding |
EXHIBIT A
Fully Diluted Basis
Hippo Parent Corporation Diluted Share Count
as of July 31, 2021
Common Outstanding |
162,490,166 | |||
RSUs |
1,831,007 | |||
PSUs |
600,106 | |||
Vested Yet to be Awarded |
7,697 | |||
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Total Diluted Share Count |
164,928,976 |
EXHIBIT B
Prohibited Transferees
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
EXHIBIT C
Director Qualifications
Characteristics expected of all directors include integrity, exceptional talent and judgment, and the ability and willingness to commit adequate time to the Board. In evaluating the suitability of individual board members, the Nominating Committee takes into account many factors, including the candidates independence, the skills enumerated in the Director Skills and Experience Matrix (as further described below), knowledge of the communities in which the Company does business, the Companys industry, or other industries relevant to the Companys business or other organizations of comparable size; and personal qualities, such as background and reputation.
The experience, skills and qualifications included in the Companys Director Skills and Experience Matrix as of the date of this Agreement are as follows:
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Executive / CEO Leadership |
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Public company board service / governance |
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Financial expertise |
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M&A and capital markets expertise |
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Industry background and operations management |
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Marketing and sales experience |
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International experience |
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Risk management |
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Human Resources and compensation |
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Health, safety and environmental |
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Legal and regulatory |
EXHIBIT D
Form of Joinder Agreement
This JOINDER AGREEMENT (Joinder), dated [ ], is executed by [ ] (the Transferee) and by [ ] (the Transferor) pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2021 (the Stockholders Agreement), by and among Hippo Parent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), The Sinclair Companies, a Wyoming corporation (Sinclair HoldCo), and each other stockholder set forth on Schedule I thereto, as may be amended from time to time (each, together with Sinclair HoldCo, a Stockholder and collectively, the Stockholders). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
1. |
Acknowledgements. Transferee and Transferor each acknowledge that Transferee is acquiring Subject Shares (the Transferred Shares) from Transferor and that it is a condition precedent to such Transfer that the Transferee execute a Joinder to the Stockholders Agreement. |
2. |
Permitted Transferee. Transferor and Transferee each confirm to the Company that Transferee is a Permitted Transferee. |
3. |
Agreement. Transferee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Stockholders Agreement and agrees that it shall be fully bound by and subject to the terms of this Joinder and the Stockholders Agreement as a [Stockholder/Holder] thereunder. |
4. |
Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by the Stockholders Agreement shall be given to Transferee at the address listed beside Transferees signature below. |
TRANSFEROR: |
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[ ] |
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
TRANSFEREE: |
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[ ] |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for notices: | ||
EXHIBIT E
Underwriters
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
EXHIBIT F
Form of Representation Letter
Omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit 10.2
August 2, 2021
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
2828 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: President
Email address: president-HEP@hollyenergy.com
Re: Project Safari
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (a) the Business Combination Agreement dated of even date herewith by and among The Sinclair Companies, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wyoming (Sinclair), HollyFrontier Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (HFC), and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the HFC Sinclair Agreement), (b) the Contribution Agreement dated of even date herewith by and among Sinclair, Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (HEP and, together with HFC, the Parties, and each of HFC and HEP, individually, a Party), and the other parties thereto (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the HEP Sinclair Agreement and, together with the HFC Sinclair Agreement, the Sinclair Agreements), and (c) the Twenty-First Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among HEP, HFC and the other parties thereto (as may be amended from time to time, the Omnibus Agreement).
Consummation of the transactions contemplated by each Sinclair Agreement is conditioned upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the other Sinclair Agreement. As a material inducement to each Party to enter into its respective Sinclair Agreement, the Parties are entering into this letter agreement (this Letter Agreement) to memorialize certain agreements between HEP and its subsidiaries (the HEP Group) and HFC and its subsidiaries (other than members of the HEP Group) (the HFC Group). As used in this Letter Agreement, an Affiliate of HEP or HFC means members of the HEP Group or the HFC Group, respectively.
The Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree to the following:
1. Intercompany Agreements. Contemporaneously with Closing (as defined in the HEP Sinclair Agreement) (the HEP Closing), each Party hereby agrees that it shall, and shall cause each of its applicable Affiliates to, execute and deliver amendments to the intercompany agreements by and among members of the HEP Group and the HFC Group (each an Intercompany Agreement) identified on Exhibit A hereto to include within the scope thereof the assets to be acquired by HEP pursuant to the HEP Sinclair Agreement (such assets, the Sinclair Midstream Assets), in each case, on the terms identified on Exhibit A hereto.
2. Woods Cross.
(a) WX Purchase Agreement. If HFC commits to a Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action (as defined in the HFC Sinclair Agreement), each Party hereby agrees that it shall, and shall cause each of its applicable Affiliates to, execute and deliver the purchase agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (the WX Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that HEPs obligation in respect of this Section 2(a) shall be conditioned upon (a) the prior or contemporaneous execution of a definitive agreement with respect to the Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action and (b) the closing conditions under the HEP Sinclair Agreement and the HFC Sinclair Agreement having been satisfied or waived. HFC shall cause any Woods Cross Refinery Divestiture Action to be conditioned on, and become effective at or after, the Closing (as defined in the HFC Sinclair Agreement) (the HFC Closing). Prior to the execution of the WX Purchase Agreement, HEP shall identify all assets of HEP Woods Cross, L.L.C. (HEP WX) which are unrelated to the Woods Cross Refinery (such assets, the Non-WX Assets). The Non-WX Assets shall include, without limitation, HEPs refined products terminal located in Spokane, WA. HEP shall transfer the Non-WX Assets (and all associated liabilities) to an Affiliate of HEP prior to the execution of the WX Purchase Agreement.
(b) Intercompany Agreement Amendments. Each Party hereby agrees that if the transactions contemplated by the WX Purchase Agreement are consummated (the WX Closing), then contemporaneously with the WX Closing, it shall, and shall cause each of its applicable Affiliates to, execute and deliver amendments to the Intercompany Agreements identified on Exhibit B-2 hereto to exclude from the scope thereof the assets that are the subject of the WX Purchase Agreement (the HEP WX Assets), in each case, on the terms identified on Exhibit B-2 hereto.
(c) Intercompany Agreement Terminations. If the conditions in Section 2(b) are met and the Parties and their applicable Affiliates enter into the WX Purchase Agreement, then effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the WX Purchase Agreement), the Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (Woods Cross), dated as of October 29, 2018, HollyFrontier Woods Cross Refining LLC and Holly Energy Partners Operating, L.P., is hereby terminated and shall be of no further force effect, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise therein.
3. Omnibus Agreement - Business Opportunities.
(a) Permitted Assets. Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that although certain assets acquired by HFC pursuant to the HFC Sinclair Agreement, including the assets identified on Exhibit C-1 hereto, constitute Permitted Assets (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement) (the Sinclair Permitted Assets) HFC shall have no obligation to offer the Sinclair Permitted Assets to HEP pursuant to Article II of the Omnibus Agreement.
(b) Restricted Business Exception. Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the assets identified on Exhibit C-2 hereto, shall not constitute a Restricted Business (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement) and, therefore, shall not be subject to HEPs rights under Article II of the Omnibus Agreement.
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4. UNEV Class B. Each Party hereby waives, and shall cause its applicable Affiliates to waive, application of Section 12.3 of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HEP UNEV Holdings LLC dated July 12, 2012 (the UNEV LLCA) in respect of any UNEV Pipeline Divestiture Action (as defined in the HEP Sinclair Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4 shall not act as a waiver of the application of Section 12.3 of the UNEV LLCA to any future UNEV Sale Event (as defined in the UNEV LLCA).
5. Wrong Pockets.
(a) Misdirected Funds. If, following the HFC Closing, any member of the HEP Group (including any entity acquired by the HEP Group in connection with the HEP Sinclair Agreement, such entity a Sinclair Midstream Entity) receives or collects any funds relating to (i) the Downstream Business (as defined in the HFC Sinclair Agreement) or (ii) any asset of any Sinclair Downstream Entity (as defined below), then HEP shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly remit such funds to HFC. If, following the HFC Closing, any member of the HFC Group (including any entity acquired by the HFC Group in connection with the HFC Sinclair Agreement but excluding any Sinclair Midstream Entity, such entity a Sinclair Downstream Entity) receives or collects any funds relating to (y) the Midstream Business (as defined in the HFC Sinclair Agreement) or (z) any asset of any Sinclair Midstream Entity, then HFC shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly remit such funds to HEP.
(b) Misdirected Assets. If, following the HFC Closing, either Party determines that an asset purportedly acquired by HFC pursuant to the HFC Sinclair Agreement (such asset, a Sinclair Downstream Asset) is owned by a Sinclair Midstream Entity, then HEP shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly transfer, on an as is, where is basis, such Sinclair Downstream Asset to HFC or its applicable Affiliates without any consideration therefor. If, following the HFC Closing, either Party determines that a Sinclair Midstream Asset is owned by a Sinclair Downstream Entity, then HFC shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliates to, promptly transfer, on an as is, where is basis, such Sinclair Midstream Asset to HEP or its applicable Affiliates without any consideration therefor.
6. Miscellaneous. |
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(a) Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or modification of this Letter Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by each of the Parties. No waiver of any provision of this Letter Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced.
(b) Choice of Law; Disputes. This Letter Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Letter Agreement to the laws of
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another state. Any dispute, claim or controversy arising under this Letter Agreement shall be treated as an Arbitrable Dispute (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement) and resolved in the manner provided in Article VIII of the Omnibus Agreement.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Letter Agreement (including the Exhibits attached hereto), the Sinclair Agreements and the Omnibus Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such subject matters.
(d) Further Assurances. In connection with this Letter Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement, each Party agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Letter Agreement and all such transactions.
(e) Counterparts. This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if each of the Parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement. This Letter Agreement, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or via e-mail in .pdf file format, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Parties have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above to be effective as of such date.
HFC: | ||
HollyFrontier Corporation | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael C. Jennings |
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Name: Michael C. Jennings |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
Acknowledged and Agreed: |
HEP: |
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. |
By: HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its General Partner |
By: Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C., its General Partner |
By: |
/s/ Richard L. Voliva III |
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Name: Richard L. Voliva III |
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Title: President |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement Regarding Project Safari]
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Exhibit A
Intercompany Agreements in Connection with Project Safari
HEP Revenue Contract
The following Intercompany Agreement is referred to in this Letter Agreement as the Revenue Contract:
A. |
Seventh Amended and Restated Master Throughput Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto (as may be amended from time to time, the Throughput Agreement) |
The Revenue Contract shall be amended only to the extent necessary to include therein the Sinclair Midstream Assets specified below with terms no less favorable to the HEP Group than as specified below:
1. |
Volume and Rate Terms. |
Asset |
Service |
Minimum
Volume Commitment (barrels per day) |
Incentive
Tariff Threshold (barrels per day) |
Base
Tariff ($ per bbl) (1) |
Incentive
Tariff ($ per bbl) (1) |
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Pathfinder and 10 | Crude oil between Casper and Sinclair | 50,000 | 55,000 | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.36 | |||||||||||
Pathfinder Pumpover | Crude oil | 35,000 | N/A | 0.15 | N/A | |||||||||||||
Guernsey to Casper | Crude oil | 18,000 | 30,000 | 0.85 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||
Guernsey to Sinclair Refinery | Crude oil | 6,500 | 10,000 | 1.57 | 0.79 | |||||||||||||
Medicine Bow | Refined products | 20,000 | 20,000 | 1.53 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||
Olathe | Refined products | 3,750 | N/A | 0.95 | N/A | |||||||||||||
Montrose | Refined products | 3,000 | N/A | 1.55 | N/A | |||||||||||||
Chase Connection | Refined products | N/A | N/A |
$
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125,000
per year lease |
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N/A | |||||||||||
Crude Terminal Offloading | Crude unloading by truck at Casper Refinery, Sinclair Refinery and Guernsey Terminal | 15,000 | N/A | 0.25 | N/A |
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Asset |
Service |
Minimum
Volume Commitment (barrels per day) |
Incentive
Tariff Threshold (barrels per day) |
Base
Tariff ($ per bbl) (1) |
Incentive
Tariff ($ per bbl) (1) |
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Crude Terminal Storage | Crude terminal revenue at Casper and Guernsey terminals | 75,000 | 75,000 | 0.40 | 0.05 | |||||
Casper Refinery Refined Product Truck Rack | Refined products | 9,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Sinclair Refinery Refined Product Rack | Refined products | 7,500 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Denver Terminal | Refined products | 30,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Boise Terminal | Refined products | 5,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Burley Terminal | Refined products | 2,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Carrollton Terminal | Refined products | 3,750 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Ft Madison Terminal | Refined products | 3,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) | |||||||
Kansas City Terminal | Refined products | 7,000 | Applicable Refined Product Terminal Fees (2) |
(1) |
Base Tariff and Incentive Tariff. If a base tariff or incentive tariff cannot be achieved as set forth above as a result of federal or state regulatory limitations on ratemaking, HFC and HEP shall implement alternative tariff structures and/or minimum throughput commitments that produce the same overall commercial result. |
(2) |
Refined Product Terminal Fees. HEP or its applicable Affiliate will charge the following fees for services at the Refined Product Terminals, as applicable. |
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Service |
Throughput Fee ($/bbl) | |
Rack Delivery of Gasolines and Diesel | $0.4000 | |
Rack Delivery of Jet Fuel | $0.5000 | |
Handling Fees for Products Provided by Shipper (Ethanol, Biodiesel, Isobutane, etc.) | $1.50 | |
Gasoline and Diesel Additives (lubricity, red dye, generic and proprietary gasoline additives, etc.) |
$0.18 + Cost of Additive
per additized barrel |
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Top Tier Gasoline and Diesel Additives |
$0.35 + Cost of Additive
per additized barrel |
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Red Dye | $0.17 |
2. |
Deficiency Assessment Period: Deficiency assessment period shall be quarterly. Any deficiency owed to HEP or its applicable Affiliate due to HFCs or its applicable Affiliates failure to meet any applicable minimum throughput commitment for a given quarter will be paid upon the later of: (a) ten (10) days after HFCs or its applicable Affiliates receipt of a deficiency notice from HEP or its applicable Affiliate and (b) thirty (30) days following the end of the related contract quarter. |
3. |
Fee Adjustments: |
(a) |
Adjustment |
(i) |
The terminalling fees for the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are terminals will be adjusted each year, commencing July 1, 2023, by PPI-FG; provided, there will be no downward adjustment of the fees if the change in PPI-FG is negative. |
(ii) |
The tariffs for the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are pipelines will be adjusted each year, commencing July 1, 2023, by the FERC Oil Index; provided, there will be no downward adjustment of the tariffs if the change in the FERC Oil Index is negative. |
(b) |
Product Gains and Losses |
(i) |
With respect to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are terminals, HEP or its applicable Affiliate is responsible for all losses, determined quarterly, greater than 0.25% of the product terminalled (on a terminal by terminal basis), which shall be offset by any product gains during the same quarter (on a terminal by terminal basis), including any unused product gains in the immediately preceding quarter; all gains, after applying offsetting losses, are the property of HFC or its applicable Affiliate. |
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(ii) |
With respect to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are pipelines (A) with a published tariff, all product gains and losses will be addressed as provided in such tariff Pipelines or (B) without a published tariff, (1) HFC or its applicable Affiliate will absorb all volumetric gains and is responsible for all volumetric losses up to a maximum of 0.5% (on a pipeline by pipeline basis), in each case, determined quarterly and (2) HEP or its applicable Affiliate is responsible for all volumetric losses in excess of 0.5% (on a pipeline by pipeline basis), determined quarterly; provided, that gains and losses pursuant to foregoing clause (B) will be calculated for each calendar quarter and offset against each other (on a pipeline by pipeline basis). |
(c) |
Change in Applicable Laws |
(i) |
With respect to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are terminals, if new applicable laws or regulations require HEP or its applicable Affiliate to make capital expenditures with respect to such terminals, HEP or its applicable Affiliate may impose a monthly surcharge to cover HFCs or its applicable Affiliates pro rata share of such cost of complying; provided, however, that HEP or its applicable Affiliate may not increase the applicable tariffs until it has made capital expenditures in respect of all such terminals of $5 million in the aggregate in order to comply with such new applicable laws or regulations. |
(ii) |
With respect to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are pipelines, if new applicable laws or regulations require HEP or its applicable Affiliate to make capital expenditures with respect to such pipelines, HEP or its applicable Affiliate may file new tariff rates to recover cost of complying (including a reasonable return); provided, however, that HEP or its applicable Affiliate may not increase the applicable tariffs until it has made capital expenditures in respect of all such pipelines of $5 million in the aggregate in order to comply with such new applicable laws or regulations. |
(d) |
Clawback: Deficiency payments will be credited against any payments owed by HFC or its applicable Affiliate in the following four Contract Quarters (as defined in the Throughput Agreement) in excess of the minimum commitment specified in Section 1 of this Exhibit A for such Contract Quarters; provided, however, that HFC or its applicable Affiliate will not receive credit for any such deficiency payment in any of the following four Contract Quarters until HFC or its applicable Affiliate has met the minimum commitment specified in Section 1 of this Exhibit A in the succeeding Contract Quarter. |
4. |
Term: The minimum volume commitments specified in Section 1 of this Exhibit A shall be for 15 years. |
5. |
Refinery Shut-Down or Reconfiguration: Article 4 of the Throughput Agreement shall not apply to the Refineries (as defined in the HFC Sinclair Agreement) in respect of the minimum commitments specified in Section 1 of this Exhibit A until the fifth anniversary of the HFC Closing. |
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6. |
Miscellaneous: Any commercial terms applicable to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are not specified above shall be consistent with those of comparable assets covered by the Revenue Contract on the date of this Letter Agreement. |
HEP Expense Contracts
The following Intercompany Agreements are referred to in this Letter Agreement as the Expense Contracts:
A. |
Fourth Amended and Restated Services and Secondment Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto (the Services and Secondment Agreement). |
B. |
Sixth Amended and Restated Master Lease and Access Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto (the Lease and Access Agreement). |
C. |
Fourth Amended and Restated Master Site Services Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto (the Site Services Agreement). |
The Expense Contracts shall be amended only to the extent necessary to include therein the Sinclair Midstream Assets and to provide the HEP Group with personnel and access to properties and services that are sufficient to allow the HEP Group (i) in the case of Sinclair Midstream Assets that will be subject to the Revenue Contract, to deliver the services contemplated in the Revenue Contract in the manner and for the full term contemplated therein, and (ii) in the case of Sinclair Midstream Assets that will not be subject to the Revenue Contract, to own, operate, maintain, manage and market such Sinclair Midstream Assets; provided, that:
(a) in respect of the:
(i) Services and Secondment Agreement, the Allocation Methodology (as defined in the Services and Secondment Agreement) shall be applied in respect of the Sinclair Midstream Assets without material modification to the Allocation Methodology; provided, however, that severance, bonus, change of control and similar payments paid by HFC or its Affiliates to Sinclair employees whose primary function is servicing the Sinclair Midstream Assets and the business associated therewith shall be allocated to HEP or its applicable Affiliates;
(ii) Lease and Access Agreement, (A) the Applicable Term (as defined in the Lease and Access Agreement) shall be 50 years from the HEP Closing and (B) the Rent (as defined in the Lease and Access Agreement) shall be $100;
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(iii) Site Services Agreement, the aggregate initial Annual Service Fee (as defined in the Site Services Agreement) in respect of the Sinclair Midstream Assets located at or near the Refineries shall be determined based on good faith discussions between the Parties prior to the HEP Closing and shall be substantially consistent with the Annual Service Fee for substantially similar assets that are subject to the Site Services Agreement; and
(b) such amendments shall be without any consideration to the members of the HFC Group; provided, however, that such amendments shall not relieve the members of the HEP Group from amounts due and payable under the Expense Contracts prior to such amendments; and
(c) any commercial terms applicable to the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are not specified above shall be consistent with those of comparable assets covered by the Expense Contracts on the date of this Letter Agreement.
Omnibus Agreement
The Omnibus Agreement shall be amended to provide that the Sinclair Midstream Assets:
(a) shall constitute Assets (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement); provided, however, that the Sinclair Midstream Assets that are equity investments in joint ventures shall first be subject to whatever restrictions on transfer are present in the documents governing such equity investment; and
(b) shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained therein that are applicable to Other Assets (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement); provided, however, that solely with respect to the refined products terminal located in Kansas City, KS (the Kansas City Terminal) and included within the Sinclair Midstream Assets, the indemnification provisions in the Omnibus Agreement will provide that HEP will be responsible for all pre-closing liabilities in respect of the Kansas City Terminal, including those caused by historical refinery operations at or near the Kansas City Terminal.
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Exhibit B-1
Woods Cross Purchase Agreement
Attached.
Exhibit B-1 Form of Woods Cross Purchase Agreement
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
HOLLYFRONTIER WOODS CROSS REFINING LLC,
as Buyer, with
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION,
as Guarantor,
and each of
HOLLY ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC
and
HEP PIPELINE, L.L.C.,
as Sellers, with
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.,
as Guarantor
Effective as of [●]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
DEFINED TERMS |
1 | ||||
1.1 |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
1.2 |
Interpretation |
2 | ||||
ARTICLE II |
PURCHASE OF LLC INTEREST |
2 | ||||
2.1 |
Transfer of Acquired Interests |
2 | ||||
2.2 |
Consideration |
2 | ||||
ARTICLE III |
CLOSING |
2 | ||||
3.1 |
Closing |
2 | ||||
3.2 |
Deliveries by Sellers |
2 | ||||
3.3 |
Deliveries by Buyer |
3 | ||||
3.4 |
Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes and Fees |
3 | ||||
ARTICLE IV |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS |
4 | ||||
4.1 |
Organization |
4 | ||||
4.2 |
Authorization |
4 | ||||
4.3 |
Company Status |
4 | ||||
4.4 |
No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required |
5 | ||||
4.5 |
Title to LLC Interests; Capitalization |
5 | ||||
4.6 |
Taxes |
6 | ||||
4.7 |
Brokers and Finders |
6 | ||||
4.8 |
Title to Assets |
6 | ||||
4.9 |
WAIVERS AND DISCLAIMERS |
6 | ||||
ARTICLE V |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
7 | ||||
5.1 |
Organization |
7 | ||||
5.2 |
Authorization |
7 | ||||
5.3 |
No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required |
8 | ||||
5.4 |
Brokers and Finders |
8 | ||||
ARTICLE VI |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HFC |
8 | ||||
6.1 |
Organization |
8 | ||||
6.2 |
Authorization |
8 | ||||
6.3 |
No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required |
8 | ||||
6.4 |
Brokers and Finders |
9 | ||||
ARTICLE VII |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP |
9 | ||||
7.1 |
Organization |
9 | ||||
7.2 |
Authorization |
9 | ||||
7.3 |
No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required |
9 | ||||
7.4 |
Brokers and Finders |
9 |
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ARTICLE VIII |
COVENANTS | 9 | ||||
8.1 |
Cooperation |
9 | ||||
8.2 |
Additional Agreements |
10 | ||||
ARTICLE IX |
INDEMNIFICATION |
10 | ||||
9.1 |
Indemnification of Buyer and Seller |
10 | ||||
9.2 |
Defense of Third-Party Claims |
10 | ||||
9.3 |
Direct Claims |
11 | ||||
9.4 |
Limitations |
11 | ||||
9.5 |
Tax Related Adjustments |
12 | ||||
ARTICLE X |
MISCELLANEOUS |
12 | ||||
10.1 |
Expenses |
12 | ||||
10.2 |
Notices |
12 | ||||
10.3 |
Severability |
14 | ||||
10.4 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
14 | ||||
10.5 |
Arbitration Provision |
14 | ||||
10.6 |
Parties in Interest |
15 | ||||
10.7 |
Assignment of Agreement |
15 | ||||
10.8 |
Captions |
15 | ||||
10.9 |
Counterparts |
15 | ||||
10.10 |
Director and Officer Liability |
15 | ||||
10.11 |
Integration |
15 | ||||
10.12 |
Effect of Agreement |
16 | ||||
10.13 |
Amendment; Waiver |
16 | ||||
10.14 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
16 | ||||
ARTICLE XI |
GUARANTEE BY HFC |
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11.1 |
Payment and Performance Guaranty |
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11.2 |
Guaranty Absolute |
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11.3 |
Waiver |
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11.4 |
Subrogation Waiver |
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11.5 |
Reinstatement |
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11.6 |
Continuing Guaranty |
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11.7 |
No Duty to Pursue Others |
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ARTICLE XII |
GUARANTEE BY THE PARTNERSHIP |
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12.1 |
Payment and Performance Guaranty |
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12.2 |
Guaranty Absolute |
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12.3 |
Waiver |
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12.4 |
Subrogation Waiver |
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12.5 |
Reinstatement |
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12.6 |
Continuing Guaranty |
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12.7 |
No Duty to Pursue Others |
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Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibit A - Definitions
Exhibit B - Interpretation
Schedule 1.1(a) | Crude Unit 2 Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(b) | FCC Unit 2 Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(c) | Polymerization Unit Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(d) | HEP Pipeline Assets | |
Schedule 1.1(e) | Refined Product Pipelines | |
Schedule 1.1(f) | Truck and Tank Assets | |
Schedule 4.3 | Jurisdictions | |
Schedule 4.4 | Required Consents Seller | |
Schedule 5.3 | Required Consents Buyer | |
Schedule 6.3 | Required Consents HFC | |
Schedule 7.3 | Required Consents Partnership |
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of [●], to be effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below), is made and entered into by and among HollyFrontier Woods Cross Refining LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Buyer), HollyFrontier Corporation, a Delaware corporation (HFC), Holly Energy Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (HEH), HEP Pipeline, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (HEP Pipeline, and together with HEH, the Sellers), and Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership). Sellers and Buyer are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a Party and collectively as the Parties. HFC joins this Agreement solely for the purpose of ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE XI of this Agreement. The Partnership joins this Agreement solely for the purposes of ARTICLE VII and ARTICLE XII of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, HEH is the sole member of each of (a) Woods Cross Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (WX Operating) (b) HEP Woods Cross, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (HEP WX, and together with WX Operating, the Acquired Companies), and (c) HEP Pipeline;
WHEREAS, WX Operating is the owner of the Refining Unit Assets (as defined below), HEP WX is the owner of the Truck and Tank Assets (as defined below) and HEP Pipeline is the owner of the Pipeline Assets (as defined below);
WHEREAS, HFC and the Partnership are party to that certain Letter Agreement regarding Project Safari, dated as of August 2, 2021 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the Letter Agreement), pursuant to which HFC and the Partnership agreed to cause the Sellers and Buyer to execute, deliver and perform the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the event certain conditions set forth in the Letter Agreement are satisfied, including the transfer by the Partnership of all Non-WX Assets (as defined in the Letter Agreement) from HEP WX to an affiliate of the Partnership prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, such conditions set forth in the Letter Agreement have been satisfied and, accordingly, Buyer desires to purchase from the applicable Sellers, and the applicable Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, (a) all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of each of the Acquired Companies (the LLC Interests) and (b) the Pipeline Assets (together with the LLC Interests, the Acquired Interests), as applicable, in exchange for the consideration set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants set forth herein and in the Letter Agreement and Omnibus Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth on Exhibit A.
1.2 Interpretation. Matters relating to the interpretation of this Agreement are set forth on Exhibit B.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE OF LLC INTEREST
2.1 Transfer of Acquired Interests. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (a) HEH hereby sells, transfers and conveys to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases and acquires from HEH, the LLC Interests free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for restrictions imposed by applicable securities Laws and except for Permitted Encumbrances, and (b) HEP Pipeline hereby sells, transfers and conveys to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases and acquires from HEP Pipeline, the Pipeline Assets, in each case, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances.
2.2 Consideration.
(a) The aggregate consideration to be paid by Buyer for the Acquired Interests shall be the sum of (i) Two Hundred Thirty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($232,500,000.00) and (ii) the AR Adjustment Amount (the Purchase Price).
(b) The Purchase Price shall be delivered by the Buyer to HEH (or its designee) at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING
3.1 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the Closing) shall take place simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement. The date of the Closing is referred to herein as the Closing Date and the Closing is deemed to be effective as of 12:01 a.m., Dallas, Texas time, on [●] (the Effective Time).
3.2 Deliveries by Sellers. At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer the following:
(a) A counterpart to the assignment of limited liability company interests transferring the LLC Interests to Buyer, in form and substance mutually acceptable to the Parties (the Assignment), duly executed by HEH.
(b) A counterpart to the assignment, assumption and bill of sale transferring the Pipeline Assets to Buyer, in form and substance mutually acceptable to the Parties (the Bill of Sale), duly executed by HEP Pipeline.
(c) A counterpart to a right of way assignment agreement transferring the easements, rights of way and licenses within the Assets to Buyer, including all information and formatting required to be accepted by the appropriate Governmental Authority, in form and substance mutually acceptable to the Parties (the ROW Assignment).
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(d) The original minute books, company books and membership registers for each Acquired Company.
(e) Counterparts to each of the agreements contemplated by Section 2 of the Letter Agreement, duly executed by HEP or its applicable subsidiaries.
(f) Evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer of the release and termination of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances and restrictions imposed by applicable securities Laws) on the Acquired Interests.
(g) To the extent applicable, assignment documents, duly executed by the applicable Seller, assigning each of the Permits held by such Seller which are assignable by such Seller to Buyer in accordance with Applicable Law.
(h) A certificate, executed by an officer of HEP, in the form prescribed by Treasury regulations under Section 1445 of the Code, stating that HEP (the Person from whom Seller is disregarded as an entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is not a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.
3.3 Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing (or such later date as may be set forth below), Buyer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to HEH the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, and the following:
(a) A counterpart of the Assignment duly executed by Buyer.
(b) A counterpart of the Bill of Sale duly executed by Buyer.
(c) A counterpart of the ROW Assignment duly executed by Buyer.
(d) Counterparts to each of the agreements contemplated by Section 2 of the Letter Agreement, duly executed by HFC or its applicable subsidiaries.
3.4 Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes and Fees.
(a) AR Adjustment Amount. Prior to the date hereof, Seller has delivered a statement to Buyer setting forth Sellers calculation of all of accounts receivable due to Seller in respect of the Acquired Interests as of the date hereof (the AR Adjustment Amount). Buyer has had an opportunity to review and comment on such calculation and Seller has considered Buyers comments in good faith.
(b) Allocation of Costs. Buyer shall pay the cost of all sales, transfer and use taxes arising out of the transfer of the Acquired Interests.
(c) Prorations. On the Closing Date, or as promptly as practicable following the Closing Date, but in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days thereafter, the real, if any, and personal property taxes, water, gas, electricity and other utilities with respect to the Assets and the real estate interests and rights associated with the Assets, the premiums on any insurance policies with respect to the Assets and of the Acquired Companies, and the local business or other license
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fees to the extent assigned and other similar periodic charges payable with respect to the Assets or the Acquired Companies shall be prorated between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time, with Seller being responsible for amounts related to the period prior to but excluding the Effective Time and Buyer being responsible for amounts related to the period at and after the Effective Time. If the final property tax rate or final assessed value for the current tax year is not established by the Closing Date, the prorations shall be made on the basis of the rate or assessed value in effect for the preceding tax year and shall be adjusted when the exact amounts are determined. All such prorations shall be based upon the most recent available assessed value available prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Reimbursement. If a Party pays any tax agreed to be borne by the other Party under this Agreement, such other Party shall promptly reimburse the paying Party for the amounts so paid. If any Party receives any tax refund or credit applicable to a tax paid by another Party hereunder, the receiving Party shall promptly pay such amounts to the Party entitled thereto.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Each Seller hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to Buyer, that as of the Effective Time:
4.1 Organization. Such Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2 Authorization. Such Seller has full limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and any Seller Ancillary Documents. The execution, delivery, and performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents and the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of such Seller, as applicable. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes, and each Seller Ancillary Document executed or to be executed by such Seller has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by such Seller and constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
4.3 Company Status.
Each Acquired Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and (i) has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to own, operate, use or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and (ii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions in which the ownership, operation or leasing of its properties and assets and the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, licensed or authorized, except, in the case
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of clause (ii), where the failure to have such power and authority or to be so qualified, licensed or authorized would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Acquired Company. Schedule 4.3 lists all jurisdictions in which each Acquired Company is qualified to do business.
4.4 No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required.
The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the other Seller Ancillary Documents does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) violate, conflict with, or result in any breach of any provision of such Sellers organizational documents or (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents or making the registrations, declarations or filings set forth in the next sentence, violate in any material respect any Applicable Law or material Contract binding upon such Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, no Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other person is required for such Seller in connection with such Sellers execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Seller Ancillary Documents or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
4.5 Title to LLC Interests; Capitalization.
(a) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, HEH is the sole member of each of the Acquired Companies and is record owner of and has good and valid title to the LLC Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and sole and unrestricted voting power and power of disposition with respect to all of the LLC Interests. Except for any Claims arising under this Agreement and any other agreement entered into by either Seller in connection with this Agreement, neither Seller nor their respective Affiliates have any Claims of any kind against either Acquired Company, or any of their respective officers, managers, directors or employees. The LLC Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with Applicable Laws and the organizational documents of the applicable Acquired Company, including their respective limited liability company agreements, and are fully paid (to the extent required by the limited liability company agreement of the applicable Acquired Company) and nonassessable (except to the extent such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of DLLCA).
(b) There are no options or rights to purchase or acquire, or agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings relating to, the LLC Interests or any of the Assets except pursuant to this Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement. There are no (i) authorized or outstanding securities of or equity interests in either Acquired Company of any kind other than the LLC Interests, (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, subscriptions, puts, calls or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments (preemptive, contingent or otherwise) obligating any Seller or Acquired Company to offer, issue, sell, redeem, repurchase, otherwise acquire or transfer, pledge or encumber any securities of or equity interest in either Acquired Company; and (iii) there are no outstanding securities or obligations of any kind of any of the Acquired Companies that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any equity interest in either Acquired Company.
(c) At the Effective Time, Buyer will have the entire record and beneficial ownership of the LLC Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, HEH will cease to be a member of either Acquired Company, and Buyer will be admitted as the sole member of each Acquired Company.
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4.6 Taxes. Each Acquired Company has filed, on or before the applicable due date (including any extensions thereof), all material tax returns that it was required to file, and all such tax returns were accurate, correct, and complete in all material respects. All taxes due and owing by each Acquired Company have been paid in full or are being properly contested. Each Acquired Company is, and at all times since its formation has been, disregarded as an entity separate from HEH for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no election has been filed on or before the Closing Date that would change such classification on or after the Closing Date.
4.7 Brokers and Finders. No investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of either Seller who is entitled to receive from Buyer any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.8 Title to Assets. Each Acquired Company and HEP Pipeline owns, leases or has the legal right to use all the properties and assets used by the applicable Acquired Company in the operation of its business or the Pipeline Assets, respectively, in each case subject to no Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances. All of (a) WX Operatings assets consist of the Refining Unit Assets and (b) HEP WXs assets consist of the Truck and Tank Assets. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8, (i) each Acquired Company owns their respective Assets and (ii) HEP Pipeline owns the Pipeline Assets, in each case, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
4.9 WAIVERS AND DISCLAIMERS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS MADE BY THE PARTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS AND THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NONE OF THE PARTIES HAS MADE, DOES NOT MAKE, AND EACH SUCH PARTY SPECIFICALLY NEGATES AND DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, PROMISES, COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS OR GUARANTIES OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, ORAL OR WRITTEN, PAST OR PRESENT, REGARDING (I) THE VALUE, NATURE, QUALITY OR CONDITION OF THE ASSETS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WATER, SOIL, GEOLOGY OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE ASSETS GENERALLY, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OR LACK OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR OTHER MATTERS IN THE ASSETS AND THE LAND ON WHICH THE ASSETS ARE SITUATED, (II) THE INCOME TO BE DERIVED FROM THE ASSETS, (III) THE SUITABILITY OF THE ASSETS FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES AND USES THAT MAY BE CONDUCTED THEREON, (IV) THE COMPLIANCE OF OR BY THE ASSETS OR THEIR OPERATION WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY ZONING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, POLLUTION OR LAND USE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS OR REQUIREMENTS), OR (V) THE HABITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, MARKETABILITY, PROFITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE ASSETS. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
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PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT, NONE OF THE PARTIES IS LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY VERBAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE LLC INTERESTS, THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES OR ANY OF THE ASSETS THAT IS FURNISHED BY ANY AGENT, EMPLOYEE, SERVANT OR THIRD PARTY. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS AND THE PIPELINE ASSETS SHALL BE MADE IN AN AS IS, WHERE IS CONDITION WITH ALL FAULTS, AND THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS AND THE PIPELINE ASSETS ARE TRANSFERRED AND CONVEYED SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION. THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF THE LLC INTERESTS AND THE PIPELINE ASSETS OR THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED BY THE PARTIES AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION AND ARE INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE EXCLUSION AND NEGATION OF ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE LLC INTERESTS, THE ACQUIRED COMPANIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS AND THE PIPELINE ASSETS THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO ANY LAW NOW OR HEREAFTER IN EFFECT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that as of the Effective Time:
5.1 Organization. Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.
5.2 Authorization. Buyer has full limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and any Buyer Ancillary Documents. The execution, delivery, and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary Documents and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes, and each such Buyer Ancillary Document executed or to be executed Buyer has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
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5.3 No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary Documents does not, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) violate, conflict with, or result in any breach of any provisions of Buyers organizational documents or (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents or making the registrations, declarations or filings set forth in the next sentence, violate any Applicable Law or material contract binding upon Buyer. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3, no Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other person is required for Buyer in connection with the Buyers execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Buyer Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
5.4 Brokers and Finders. No investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Buyer who is entitled to receive from Seller any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HFC
HFC hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and Seller that as of the date of this Agreement:
6.1 Organization. HFC is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.
6.2 Authorization. HFC has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE XI. The execution, delivery, and performance by HFC of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by HFC of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of HFC. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by HFC and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of HFC with respect to ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE XI, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
6.3 No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required. The execution, delivery and performance by HFC of its obligations under this Agreement does not, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) violate, conflict with, or result in any breach of any provisions of HFCs organizational documents or (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents or making the registrations, declarations or filings set forth in the next sentence, violate any Applicable Law or material contract binding upon HFC. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3, no Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other person is required for HFC in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of its obligations this Agreement or the consummation by HFC of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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6.4 Brokers and Finders. No investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of HFC who is entitled to receive from Buyer any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP
The Partnership hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and Seller that as of the date of this Agreement:
7.1 Organization. The Partnership is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.
7.2 Authorization. The Partnership has full partnership power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under ARTICLE VII and ARTICLE XII. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Partnership of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action of the Partnership. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Partnership and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Partnership with respect to ARTICLE VII and ARTICLE XII, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally and (ii) equitable principles which may limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific performance) in certain instances.
7.3 No Conflicts or Violations; No Consents or Approvals Required. The execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership of its obligations under this Agreement does not, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) violate, conflict with, or result in any breach of any provisions of the Partnerships organizational documents or (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents or making the registrations, declarations or filings set forth in the next sentence, violate any Applicable Law or material contract binding upon the Partnership. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.3, no Consent of any Governmental Authority or any other person is required for the Partnership in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of its obligations this Agreement or the consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.4 Brokers and Finders. No investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other intermediary has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Partnership who is entitled to receive from Buyer any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS
8.1 Cooperation. Sellers shall cooperate with Buyer and assist Buyer in identifying all licenses, authorizations, permissions or Permits necessary for the Acquired Companies operations
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from and after the Closing Date and, where permissible, transfer existing Permits to Buyer, or, where not permissible and if needed, assist Buyer in obtaining new Permits at no cost, fee or liability to Sellers.
8.2 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the Omnibus Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to do, or cause to be taken all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable under Applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If at any time after the Closing Date any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, the Parties and their duly authorized representatives shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all such action.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification of Buyer and Seller. From and after the Closing and subject to the provisions of this ARTICLE IX, (i) Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Buyer Indemnified Costs and (ii) Buyer and the Partnership agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Seller Indemnified Costs.
9.2 Defense of Third-Party Claims. An Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice to Sellers or Buyer, as applicable (the Indemnifying Party), of the commencement or assertion of any action, proceeding, demand, or claim by a third party (collectively, a third- party action) in respect of which such Indemnified Party seeks indemnification hereunder. Any failure so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it, he, or she may have to such Indemnified Party under this ARTICLE IX unless the failure to give such notice materially and adversely prejudices the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume control of the defense of, settle, or otherwise dispose of such third-party action on such terms as it deems appropriate; provided, however, that:
(a) The Indemnified Party shall be entitled, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of such third-party action (provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall pay the attorneys fees of the Indemnified Party if (i) the employment of separate counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such third-party action, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to have charge of such third-party action, (iii) the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to such Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or (iv) the Indemnified Partys counsel shall have advised the Indemnified Party in writing, with a copy delivered to the Indemnifying Party, that there is a material conflict of interest that could violate applicable standards of professional conduct to have common counsel);
(b) The Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party before entering into or making any settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment of the validity of such third-party action or any liability in respect thereof if,
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pursuant to or as a result of such settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment, injunctive or other equitable relief would be imposed against the Indemnified Party or if, in the opinion of the Indemnified Party, such settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment could have a Material Adverse Effect on its business;
(c) The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by each claimant or plaintiff to each Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such third-party action; and
(d) The Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to control (but shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of), and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to have sole control over, the defense or settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment of any third-party action (i) as to which the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense within a reasonable length of time or (ii) to the extent the third-party action seeks an order, injunction, or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party which, if successful, would materially adversely affect the business, operations, assets, or financial condition of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall make no settlement, compromise, admission, or acknowledgment that would give rise to liability on the part of any Indemnifying Party without the prior written consent of such Indemnifying Party.
The Parties shall extend reasonable cooperation in connection with the defense of any third-party action pursuant to this ARTICLE IX and, in connection therewith, shall furnish such records, information, and testimony and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials, and appeals as may be reasonably requested.
9.3 Direct Claims. In any case in which an Indemnified Party seeks indemnification hereunder which is not subject to Section 9.2 because no third-party action is involved, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of any Indemnified Costs which such Indemnified Party claims are subject to indemnification under the terms hereof. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.4(a), the failure of the Indemnified Party to exercise promptness in such notification shall not amount to a waiver of such claim unless the resulting delay materially prejudices the position of the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim.
9.4 Limitations. The following provisions of this Section 9.4 shall limit the indemnification obligations hereunder:
(a) Limitation as to Time. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any Indemnified Costs pursuant to this ARTICLE IX unless a written claim for indemnification in accordance with Section 9.2 or Section 9.3 is given by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party with respect thereto at any time prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(b) Sole and Exclusive Remedy. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that, after the Closing Date, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Buyers and the other Buyer Indemnified Parties and each Seller and the other Seller Indemnified Parties sole and exclusive remedy with respect to the Indemnified Costs shall be in accordance with, and limited by, the provisions set forth in this ARTICLE IX. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the foregoing is not the remedy for and does not limit the Parties remedies for matters covered by the indemnification provisions contained in the Omnibus Agreement.
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9.5 Tax Related Adjustments. Each Seller and Buyer agree that any payment of Indemnified Costs made hereunder will be treated by the Parties on their tax returns as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Expenses. Except as provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement, or as provided in the Ancillary Documents or the Omnibus Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne solely and entirely by the Party which has incurred such expense.
10.2 Notices.
(a) Any notice or other communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by documented overnight delivery service, (iii) sent by email transmission, or (iv) sent by first class mail, postage prepaid (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested). Such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given (x) if received, on the date of the delivery, with a receipt for delivery, (y) if refused, on the date of the refused delivery, with a receipt for refusal, or (z) with respect to email transmissions, on the date the recipient confirms receipt. Notices or other communications shall be directed to the following addresses:
Notices to HFC:
HollyFrontier Corporation
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: President
Email address: president@hollyfrontier.com
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to give proper notice, to:
HollyFrontier Corporation
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: generalcounsel@hollyfrontier.com
Notices to Buyer:
HollyFrontier Woods Cross Refining LLC
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: President
Email address: president@hollyfrontier.com
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with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to give proper notice, to:
HollyFrontier Woods Cross Refining LLC
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: generalcounsel@hollyfrontier.com
Notices to Sellers:
Holly Energy Partners Operating, L.P.
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: President
Email address: president-hep@hollyenergy.com
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to give proper notice, to:
Holly Energy Partners-Operating, L.P.
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: generalcounsel@hollyenergy.com
Notices to the Partnership:
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
c/o Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C.
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: President
Email address: president-HEP@hollyenergy.com
with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, but is required in order to give proper notice, to:
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
c/o Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C.
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: General Counsel
Email address: general.counsel@hollyenergy.com
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(b) Any Party may at any time change its address for service from time to time by giving notice to the other Parties in accordance with this Section 10.2.
10.3 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced under Applicable Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated herein are not affected in any manner adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
10.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Texas and to venue in Dallas, Texas. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
10.5 Arbitration Provision. Any and all Arbitrable Disputes must be resolved through the use of binding arbitration using three arbitrators, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as supplemented to the extent necessary to determine any procedural appeal questions by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United States Code). If there is any inconsistency between this Section 10.5 and the Commercial Arbitration Rules or the Federal Arbitration Act, the terms of this Section 10.5 will control the rights and obligations of the Parties. Arbitration must be initiated within the time limits set forth in this Agreement, or if no such limits apply, then within a reasonable time or the time period allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. Arbitration may be initiated by a Party (Claimant) serving written notice on the other Party (Respondent) that the Claimant elects to refer the Arbitrable Dispute to binding arbitration. Claimants notice initiating binding arbitration must identify the arbitrator Claimant has appointed. The Respondent shall respond to Claimant within thirty (30) days after receipt of Claimants notice, identifying the arbitrator Respondent has appointed. If the Respondent fails for any reason to name an arbitrator within the 30-day period, Claimant shall petition the American Arbitration Association for appointment of an arbitrator for Respondents account. The two arbitrators so chosen shall select a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the second arbitrator has been appointed. The Claimant will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by it, and the Respondent will pay the compensation and expenses of the arbitrator named by or for it. The costs of petitioning for the appointment of an arbitrator, if any, shall be paid by Respondent. The Claimant and Respondent will each pay one-half of the compensation and expenses of the third arbitrator. All arbitrators must (i) be neutral parties who have never been officers, directors or employees of either Seller, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) have not less than seven (7) years experience in the petroleum transportation industry. The hearing will be conducted in Dallas, Texas and commence within thirty (30) days after the selection of the third arbitrator. Sellers, Buyer and the
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arbitrators shall proceed diligently and in good faith in order that the award may be made as promptly as possible. Except as provided in the Federal Arbitration Act, the decision of the arbitrators will be binding on and non-appealable by the Parties hereto. The arbitrators shall have no right to grant or award indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages of any kind. The Arbitrable Disputes may be arbitrated in a common proceeding along with disputes under other agreements between Sellers, Buyer or their respective Affiliates to the extent that the issues raised in such disputes are related. Without the written consent of the Parties, no unrelated disputes or third party disputes may be joined to an arbitration pursuant to this Agreement.
10.6 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and their successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
10.7 Assignment of Agreement. At any time, the Parties may make a collateral assignment of their rights under this Agreement to any of their bona fide lenders or debt holders, or a trustee or a representative for any of them, and the non-assigning Parties shall execute an acknowledgment of such collateral assignment in such form as may from time to time be reasonably requested; provided, however, that unless written notice is given to the non-assigning Parties that any such collateral assignment has been foreclosed upon, such non-assigning Parties shall be entitled to deal exclusively with Sellers or the Partnership, as the case may be, as to any matters arising under this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Omnibus Agreement (other than for delivery of notices required by any such collateral assignment). Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.7, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
10.8 Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the interpretation hereof.
10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10.10 Director and Officer Liability. The directors, managers, officers, partners and stockholders of the Partnership, Buyer, Sellers and their respective Affiliates shall not have any personal liability or obligation arising under this Agreement (including any claims that another party may assert) other than, if applicable, as a direct party to or as an assignee of this Agreement or pursuant to a written guarantee.
10.11 Integration. This Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Letter Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement supersede any previous understandings or agreements among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to their subject matter. This Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Letter Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Letter Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto or thereto and executed by the
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Parties hereto or thereto after the date of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Letter Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the Ancillary Documents (other than the Omnibus Agreement) and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail.
10.12 Effect of Agreement. The Parties ratify and confirm that except as otherwise expressly provided herein, in the event this Agreement conflicts in any way with the Omnibus Agreement or the Letter Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Omnibus Agreement or the Letter Agreement shall control.
10.13 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by all parties hereto. Any waiver of rights hereunder must be set forth in writing. A waiver of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not in any way affect, limit or waive any partys rights at any time to enforce strict compliance thereafter with every term or condition of this Agreement.
10.14 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; provided, however, that any representation that is the subject of a claim for indemnification hereunder which claim was timely made pursuant to Section 9.4(a) shall survive with respect to such claim until such claim is finally paid or adjudicated.
ARTICLE XI
GUARANTEE BY HFC
11.1 Payment and Performance Guaranty. HFC unconditionally, absolutely, continually and irrevocably guarantees, as principal and not as surety, to Sellers the punctual and complete performance and payment in full when due of all Seller Indemnified Costs by the Indemnifying Party under the Agreement (collectively, the HFC Guaranty Obligations). HFC agrees that Sellers shall be entitled to enforce directly against HFC any of the HFC Guaranty Obligations.
11.2 Guaranty Absolute. HFC hereby guarantees that the HFC Guaranty Obligations will be performed and paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The obligations of HFC under this Agreement constitute a present and continuing guaranty of performance and payment, and not of collection or collectability. The liability of HFC under this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional, present, continuing and irrevocable irrespective of:
(a) any assignment or other transfer of the Agreement or any of the rights thereunder of Sellers;
(b) any amendment, waiver, renewal, extension or release of or any consent to or departure from or other action or inaction related to the Agreement;
(c) any acceptance by Sellers of partial payment or performance from the Indemnifying Party;
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(d) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to the Indemnifying Party, or any action taken with respect to the Agreements by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;
(e) any absence of any notice to, or Knowledge of, HFC, of the existence or occurrence of any of the matters or events set forth in the foregoing subsections (a) through (d); or
(f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a guarantor.
The obligations of HFC hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the HFC Guaranty Obligations or otherwise.
11.3 Waiver. HFC hereby waives promptness, diligence, all setoffs, presentments, protests and notice of acceptance and any other notice relating to any of the HFC Guaranty Obligations and any requirement for Sellers to protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Indemnifying Party, any other entity or any collateral.
11.4 Subrogation Waiver. HFC agrees that it shall not have any rights (direct or indirect) of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnification or other rights of payment or recovery from the Indemnifying Party for any payments made by HFC under this ARTICLE XI until all HFC Guaranty Obligations have been indefeasibly paid, and HFC hereby irrevocably waives and releases, absolutely and unconditionally, any such rights of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and other rights of payment or recovery it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Indemnifying Party until all HFC Guaranty Obligations have been indefeasibly paid.
11.5 Reinstatement. The obligations of HFC under this ARTICLE XI shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the HFC Guaranty Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned to the Indemnifying Party or any other entity, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation or reorganization of the Indemnifying Party or such other entity, or for any other reason, all as though such payment had not been made.
11.6 Continuing Guaranty. This ARTICLE XI is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the first to occur of the indefeasible performance and payment in full of all of the HFC Guaranty Obligations, (ii) be binding upon HFC, its successors and assigns and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Sellers and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.
11.7 No Duty to Pursue Others. It shall not be necessary for Sellers (and HFC hereby waives any rights which HFC may have to require Sellers), in order to enforce such payment by HFC, first to (i) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against the Indemnifying Party or others liable
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on the HFC Guaranty Obligations or any other person, (ii) enforce Sellers rights against any other guarantors of the HFC Guaranty Obligations, (iii) join the Indemnifying Party or any others liable on the HFC Guaranty Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this ARTICLE XI, (iv) exhaust any remedies available to Sellers against any security which shall ever have been given to secure the HFC Guaranty Obligations, or (v) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the HFC Guaranty Obligations.
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTEE BY THE PARTNERSHIP
12.1 Payment and Performance Guaranty. The Partnership unconditionally, absolutely, continually and irrevocably guarantees, as principal and not as surety, to Buyer the punctual and complete performance and payment in full when due of all Buyer Indemnified Costs by the Indemnifying Party under the Agreement (collectively, the HEP Guaranty Obligations). The Partnership agrees that Buyer shall be entitled to enforce directly against the Partnership any of the HEP Guaranty Obligations.
12.2 Guaranty Absolute. The Partnership hereby guarantees that the HEP Guaranty Obligations will be performed and paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. The obligations of the Partnership under this Agreement constitute a present and continuing guaranty of performance and payment, and not of collection or collectability. The liability of the Partnership under this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional, present, continuing and irrevocable irrespective of:
(a) any assignment or other transfer of the Agreement or any of the rights thereunder of Buyer;
(b) any amendment, waiver, renewal, extension or release of or any consent to or departure from or other action or inaction related to the Agreement;
(c) any acceptance by Buyer of partial payment or performance from the Indemnifying Party;
(d) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to the Indemnifying Party, or any action taken with respect to the Agreements by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;
(e) any absence of any notice to, or Knowledge of, the Partnership, of the existence or occurrence of any of the matters or events set forth in the foregoing subsections (a) through (d); or
(f) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a guarantor.
The obligations of the Partnership hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the HEP Guaranty Obligations or otherwise.
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12.3 Waiver. The Partnership hereby waives promptness, diligence, all setoffs, presentments, protests and notice of acceptance and any other notice relating to any of the HEP Guaranty Obligations and any requirement for Buyer to protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Indemnifying Party, any other entity or any collateral.
12.4 Subrogation Waiver. The Partnership agrees that it shall not have any rights (direct or indirect) of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnification or other rights of payment or recovery from the Indemnifying Party for any payments made by the Partnership under this ARTICLE XII until all HEP Guaranty Obligations have been indefeasibly paid, and the Partnership hereby irrevocably waives and releases, absolutely and unconditionally, any such rights of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and other rights of payment or recovery it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Indemnifying Party until all HEP Guaranty Obligations have been indefeasibly paid.
12.5 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Partnership under this ARTICLE XII shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the HEP Guaranty Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned to the Indemnifying Party or any other entity, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation or reorganization of the Indemnifying Party or such other entity, or for any other reason, all as though such payment had not been made.
12.6 Continuing Guaranty. This ARTICLE XII is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the first to occur of the indefeasible performance and payment in full of all of the HEP Guaranty Obligations, (ii) be binding upon the Partnership, its successors and assigns and (iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Buyer and its successors, transferees and assigns.
12.7 No Duty to Pursue Others. It shall not be necessary for Buyer (and the Partnership hereby waives any rights which the Partnership may have to require Buyer), in order to enforce such payment by the Partnership, first to (i) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against the Indemnifying Party or others liable on the HEP Guaranty Obligations or any other person, (ii) enforce Buyers rights against any other guarantors of the HEP Guaranty Obligations, (iii) join the Indemnifying Party or any others liable on the HEP Guaranty Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this ARTICLE XII, (iv) exhaust any remedies available to Buyer against any security which shall ever have been given to secure the HEP Guaranty Obligations, or (v) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the HEP Guaranty Obligations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the Effective Time.
BUYER:
HOLLYFRONTIER WOODS CROSS REFINING LLC |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer |
SELLERS:
HEH
HOLLY ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC |
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Name: | Richard L. Voliva III | |
Title: | President |
HEP PIPELINE
HEP PIPELINE, L.L.C. |
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Name: | Richard L. Voliva III | |
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED FOR
THE PURPOSES ONLY OF ARTICLE VI and XI:
HFC:
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION |
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Michael C. Jennings | ||
Chief Executive Officer and President |
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED FOR
THE PURPOSES ONLY OF ARTICLE VII and XII:
PARTNERSHIP:
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its General Partner
By: Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C., its General Partner |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT A
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LLC INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Definitions
Action means any claim, action, suit, investigation, inquiry, proceeding, condemnation or audit by or before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitration proceeding.
Acquired Companies has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Acquired Interests has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with that first Person. As used in this definition, the term control includes (i) with respect to any person having voting securities or the equivalent and elected directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, the ownership of or power to vote, directly or indirectly, voting securities or the equivalent representing 50% or more of the power to vote in the election of directors, managers or Persons performing similar functions, (ii) ownership of 50% or more of the equity or equivalent interest in any person and (iii) the ability to direct the business and affairs of any person by acting as a general partner, manager or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no HFC Entity will be considered an Affiliate of an HEP Entity, and no HEP Entity will be considered an Affiliate of a HFC Entity.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Ancillary Documents means, collectively, the Buyer Ancillary Documents and the Seller Ancillary Documents.
Applicable Law means any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of law, order, decree, permit, approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or any provision or condition of any permit, license or other operating authorization issued under any of the foregoing by, or any determination by any Governmental Authority having or asserting jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question, whether now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended (including, without limitation, all of the terms and provisions of the common law of such Governmental Authority), as interpreted and enforced at the time in question.
AR Adjustment Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
Arbitrable Dispute means any and all disputes, Claims, controversies and other matters in question between Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the alleged breach hereof, or in any way relating to the subject matter of this Agreement regardless of whether (a) allegedly extra-contractual in nature, (b) sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, (c) provided for by Applicable Law or otherwise or (d) seeking damages or any other relief, whether at law, in equity or otherwise.
Exhibit A-1
Assets means the Refining Unit Assets, the Truck and Tank Assets, and the Pipeline Assets.
Assignment has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
Business Day means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day upon which commercial banks in Dallas, Texas are authorized by law to close.
Buyer has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Buyer Ancillary Documents means each agreement, document, instrument or certificate to be delivered by Buyer, or its Affiliates, at the Closing pursuant to Section 3.3 and each other document or Contract entered into by Buyer, or HFC, or their Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement or the Closing.
Buyer Indemnified Costs means, subject to ARTICLE IX, any and all damages, losses, Claims, assessments, judgments, liabilities, demands, charges, suits, penalties, costs, and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred in investigating and preparing for any litigation or proceeding) that any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties incurs and that arise out of or relate to any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of either Seller under this Agreement; provided, however, that Buyer Indemnified Costs shall not include any of the foregoing for which a Seller would be entitled to indemnity pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Omnibus Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Buyer Indemnified Costs shall exclude any and all indirect, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages (other than those that are a result of (A) the third-party action for such indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, or (B) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Sellers or, to the extent occurring before the Closing Date, the Acquired Companies).
Buyer Indemnified Parties means Buyer and the Partnership and each officer, director, partner, manager, employee, consultant, stockholder, and Affiliate of Buyer and the Partnership, including, without limitation, the Acquired Companies.
Claim means any existing or threatened future claim, demand, suit, action, investigation, proceeding, governmental action or cause of action of any kind or character (in each case, whether civil, criminal, investigative or administrative), known or unknown, under any theory, including those based on theories of contract, tort, statutory liability, strict liability, employer liability, premises liability, products liability, breach of warranty or malpractice.
Claimant has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.
Closing has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Exhibit A-2
Consents means all notices to, authorizations, consents, Orders or approvals of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, or expiration of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Authority, and any notices to, consents or approvals of any other third party, in each case that are required by Applicable Law or by Contract in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents.
Contract means any written or oral contract, agreement, indenture, instrument, note, bond, loan, lease, mortgage, franchise, license agreement, purchase order, binding bid or offer, binding term sheet or letter of intent or memorandum, commitment, letter of credit or any other legally binding arrangement, including any amendments or modifications thereof and waivers relating thereto.
Crude Unit 2 Assets means those assets identified as Crude Unit 2 Assets on Schedule 1.1(a).
DLLCA means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.C. §18-101 et seq., as amended from time to time.
Effective Time has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Encumbrance means any mortgage, pledge, charge, hypothecation, claim, easement, right of purchase, security interest, deed of trust, conditional sales agreement, encumbrance, option, lien, right of first refusal, right of way, defect in title, encroachments or other restriction, whether or not imposed by operation of Law, any voting trust or voting agreement, stockholder agreement or proxy.
FCC Unit 2 Assets means those assets identified as the FCC Unit 2 Assets on Schedule 1.1(b).
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any provincial, departmental or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other governmental functions or any court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or administrative body of any of the foregoing.
HEH has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
HEP Entities means Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C., HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P. and the Partnership and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
HEP Guaranty Obligations has the meanings set forth in Section 12.1.
HEP Pipeline has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
HEP WX has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
HFC has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Exhibit A-3
HFC Entities means HFC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries other than the HEP Entities.
HFC Guaranty Obligations has the meanings set forth in Section 11.1.
Indemnified Costs means Buyer Indemnified Costs and Seller Indemnified Costs, as applicable.
Indemnified Party means Buyer Indemnified Parties and Seller Indemnified Parties.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
Knowledge and any variations thereof, or words to the same effect, means (i) with respect to Buyer and HFC, actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry of Tim Go; and (ii) with respect to Sellers, actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry of Mark Cunningham.
Laws means all statutes, laws, rules, regulations, Orders, ordinances, writs, injunctions, judgments and decrees of all Governmental Authorities.
Letter Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
LLC Interests has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Material Adverse Effect means any adverse change, circumstance, effect or condition in or relating to the assets, financial condition, results of operations, or business of any person that materially affects the business of such Person or that materially impedes the ability of any person to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, other than any change, circumstance, effect or condition in the refining or pipelines industries generally (including any change in the prices of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, feedstocks or refined products or other hydrocarbon products, industry margins or any regulatory changes or changes in Law) or in United States or global economic conditions or financial markets in general. Any determination as to whether any change, circumstance, effect or condition has a Material Adverse Effect shall be made only after taking into account all effective insurance coverages and effective third-party indemnifications with respect to such change, circumstance, effect or condition.
Omnibus Agreement means that certain Twenty-First Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement entered into as of February 8, 2021 and effective as of January 1, 2021 by and among HFC, Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, the Partnership, Sellers, HEP Logistics GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and the other HFC Affiliates and Partnership Affiliates signatory thereto, as may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
Order means any order, writ, injunction, decree, compliance or consent order or decree, settlement agreement, schedule and similar binding legal agreement issued by or entered into with a Governmental Authority.
Partnership means Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
Exhibit A-4
Party and Parties have the meanings set forth in the Preamble.
Permits means all material permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, Orders, franchises and approvals of all Governmental Authorities necessary for the lawful ownership and operation of the Acquired Companies business, including the Assets.
Permitted Encumbrances means (i) statutory liens for current taxes or assessments not yet due or delinquent or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) mechanics, carriers, workers, repairmens, landlords and other similar liens imposed by law arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to charges not yet due and payable; and (iii) such other Encumbrances, if any, which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the advance of credit and which do not materially detract from the value of or interfere with the present use, or any use presently anticipated by the Acquired Companies, of the property subject thereto or affected thereby, and including without limitation finance leases.
Person means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Pipeline Assets means the Refined Products Pipelines and those assets identified as HEP Pipeline Assets on Schedule 1.1(d).
Polymerization Unit Assets means those assets identified as Polymerization Unit Assets on Schedule 1.1(c).
Purchase Price has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Refined Product Pipelines means the pipelines identified on Schedule 1.1(e).
Refining Unit Assets means the Crude Unit 2 Assets, FCC Unit 2 Assets and the Polymerization Unit Assets.
Respondent has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.
ROW Assignment has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c).
Sellers has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Seller Ancillary Documents means each agreement, document, instrument or certificate to be delivered by either Seller, or their respective Affiliates, at the Closing pursuant to Section 3.2 and each other document or Contract entered into by Sellers, or their respective Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement or the Closing.
Exhibit A-5
Seller Indemnified Costs means any and all damages, losses, Claims, liabilities, demands, charges, suits, penalties, costs, and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred in investigating and preparing for any litigation or proceeding) that any of the Seller Indemnified Parties incurs and that arise out of or relate to any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant of Buyer or HFC under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Seller Indemnified Costs shall exclude any and all indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages (other than those that are a result of (x) a third-party claim for such indirect, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages or (y) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Buyer).
Seller Indemnified Parties means Sellers and each officer, director, partner, manager, employee, consultant, stockholder, and Affiliates of either Seller, including, without limitation, the Partnership.
Truck and Tank Assets means the assets identified as the Truck Rack and Tanks on Schedule 1.1(f).
third-party action has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
WX Operating has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Exhibit A-6
Exhibit B-2
Intercompany Agreements in Connection with Woods Cross
HEP Revenue Contracts
Each of (i) the Revenue Contract, (ii) the Third Amended and Restated Crude Pipelines and Tankage Agreement, dated March 12, 2015, as amended April 22, 2019, May 26, 2020 and February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto, and (iii) the Fourth Amended and Restated Master Systems Operating Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto, and (iv) the Amended and Restated Master Tolling Agreement (Operating Assets) dated effective as of October 1, 2016, as amended January 1, 2017 and October 29, 2018, by and among the members of the HEP Group and HFC Group party thereto shall be amended only to the extent necessary to exclude therefrom the HEP WX Assets (including the economics attributable thereto) without any consideration to the members of the HEP Group other than the consideration contemplated in the WX Purchase Agreement; provided, such amendment shall be deemed a termination of the applicable agreement solely to the extent it relates to the HEP WX Assets with the effect of termination specified therein.
HEP Expense Contracts
The Expense Contracts shall be amended only to the extent necessary to exclude therefrom the HEP WX Assets (including the economics attributable thereto) without any consideration to the members of the HFC Group; provided, however, that such amendments shall not relieve the members of the HEP Group from amounts due and payable under the Expense Contracts prior to such amendments; provided, such amendment shall be deemed a termination of the applicable agreement solely to the extent it relates to the HEP WX Assets with the effect of termination specified therein.
Exhibit C-1
Sinclair Permitted Assets
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Logistics assets that are within the fence line of the Sinclair refineries |
Exhibit C-2
Non-Restricted Business
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Equity interest in and assets and operations of Sinclair Trucking Company |
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Sinclairs interest in Prairie Field Services LLC |
Exhibit 99.1
HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners Announce Combination with Sinclair Oil and
Formation of HF Sinclair Corporation
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Creates leading integrated downstream petroleum and renewable fuels company to be named HF Sinclair Corporation |
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Provides growth to Holly Energy Partners through Sinclairs integrated crude and refined products midstream business |
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HollyFrontier and HEP announce new plans for capital return to shareholders |
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HollyFrontier and HEP to Host Investor Conference Call Today at 7:30 AM CT / 8:30 AM ET |
DALLAS August 3, 2021 HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) (HollyFrontier) and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: HEP) (HEP), today announced they have entered into definitive agreements under which HollyFrontier and HEP will acquire Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company from The Sinclair Companies (Sinclair).
HollyFrontier Transaction
Under the terms of HollyFrontiers definitive agreement, HollyFrontier will acquire Sinclairs:
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Branded marketing business and all commercial activities, which build on an iconic brand with exceptional customer loyalty; |
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Renewable diesel business, which made Sinclair a first-mover in the space; and |
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Two premier Rocky Mountain-based refineries. |
As part of the transaction, HollyFrontier will form a new parent company, named HF Sinclair Corporation (HF Sinclair), which will replace HollyFrontier as the public company trading on the NYSE. At the closing, existing shares of HollyFrontier will automatically convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of common stock of HF Sinclair, and HF Sinclair will issue approximately 60.2 million shares of common stock to Sinclair, representing 26.75% of the pro forma equity of HF Sinclair with a transaction value of approximately $1.8 billion based on HollyFrontiers fully diluted shares of common stock outstanding and closing stock price on July 30, 2021. HollyFrontier expects to seek the approval of its stockholders under applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange for the issuance of the HF Sinclair shares to Sinclair.
The transaction will transform HollyFrontier by accelerating its growth while increasing scale and diversification; it also allows HollyFrontier to integrate downstream into branded wholesale distribution. HF Sinclair will drive incremental free cash flow growth through its expanded refining business, integrated distribution network, leading renewable diesel position and growing lubricants and specialties business. The transaction is expected to be accretive to HF Sinclairs earnings, cash flow and free cash flow within the first full year, and to enable the combined company to increase its commitment to return cash to stockholders.
Upon closing of the transaction, HollyFrontiers existing senior management team will operate the combined company. Under the definitive agreements, Sinclair will be granted the right to nominate two directors to the HF Sinclair Board of Directors at the closing. The Sinclair stockholders have also agreed to certain customary lock up, voting and standstill restrictions, as well as customary registration rights, for the HF Sinclair shares to be issued to the stockholders of Sinclair. The new company will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with combined business offices in Salt Lake City, Utah.
HEP Transaction
Under the terms of the HEP transaction, HEP will acquire Sinclairs integrated crude and refined products pipelines and terminal assets, including approximately 1,200 miles of pipelines, eight product terminals and two crude terminals with approximately 4.5 MMbbl of operated storage. In addition, HEP will acquire Sinclairs interests in three pipeline joint ventures including: Powder Flats Pipeline (32.5% non-operated interest), Pioneer Pipeline (49.9% non-operated interest) and UNEV Pipeline (25% non-operated interest; HEP operates the pipeline and owns the remaining 75% interest). The purchase price for the HEP transaction will consist of an equity issuance of 21 million HEP common units and the payment of $325 million of cash, subject to customary closing adjustments, representing a transaction value of approximately $758 million based on the closing price of HEP units on July 30, 2021. Upon closing of the HEP transaction, HEPs existing senior management team will continue to operate HEP. Under the definitive agreements, Sinclair will be granted the right to nominate one director to the HEP Board of Directors at the closing. The Sinclair stockholders have also agreed to certain customary lock up restrictions and registration rights for the HEP common units to be issued to the stockholders of Sinclair. HEP will continue to operate under the name Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
The transactions have been unanimously approved by both HollyFrontiers and HEPs Board of Directors and are expected to close in mid-2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearance, including the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. In addition, the HFC transaction and the HEP transaction are cross-conditioned on each other.
HollyFrontier was formed through a transformational merger that facilitated a decade of significant stockholder returns along with growth and diversification into lubricants and renewables. We believe these transactions with Sinclair represent a similar inflection point, marking the beginning of our next chapter as HF Sinclair, said Mike Jennings, Chief Executive Officer of HollyFrontier and HEP. With this accretive transaction, we are adding an integrated marketing business with an iconic brand while building on the strength of our expanded refining network, increasing our scale and accelerating the growth of our renewables business. Together, with Sinclair and the dedicated employees who make it successful, we will be positioned to further build this business, capture synergies, and generate cash that will facilitate both capital return to stockholders and further investment in the business.
Mr. Jennings continued, At the same time, this transaction will significantly extend the reach of HEP. Strengthened by an integrated network of Sinclair pipelines and storage facilities, HEP will have the scale and incremental earnings power to capture new organic growth opportunities and increase cash returns to unitholders.
Ross Matthews, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair commented, As the oil and gas industry has evolved in recent years, we have carefully considered how best to position Sinclairs refinery and logistics assets and their related operations for the future. Were confident these businessesand the dedicated employees who operate themwill continue to thrive under this new ownership structure. We expect these businesses will benefit significantly from HollyFrontiers and HEPs operational expertise,
their network of refineries and midstream assets in the Western U.S., and the flexibilities that come with being part of a larger organization. Sinclairs employees bring a wealth of talent and capability, including in the production of renewable diesel, which will be an important and growing line of business for HF Sinclair. Sinclair also adds to HF Sinclair an outstanding and extremely successful brand marketing team. The transaction will help accelerate the ongoing rapid expansion of our Sinclair branded retail sites and the iconic DINO brand.
We also believe that HollyFrontier and HEP are an excellent cultural fit, with a shared commitment to integrity and respect for our employees, our communities and the environment, Mr. Matthews explained. We anticipate a seamless transition for our employees, distributors and other stakeholders following the closing of the transactions.
Strategic and Financial Benefits
HollyFrontiers acquisition of Sinclairs branded marketing business, refineries and its renewable diesel business is expected to:
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Diversify HollyFrontiers Business with the Addition of Sinclairs Iconic Brand and Integrated Distribution Network. By adding a branded wholesale business, the combined company will have the opportunity to grow an iconic brand across a range of HollyFrontier products and geographies. HollyFrontier will add a footprint of over 300 distributors and 1,500 branded locations across 30 states, with over 2 billion gallons of annual branded fuel sales. |
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Increase the Size and Scale of HollyFrontiers Renewables Business. Sinclairs renewable diesel unit (RDU), co-located at its Sinclair, Wyoming refinery, processes soybean oil and tallow into renewable diesel that is sold into California. The RDU has recently been expanded to produce 10,000 barrels per day and Sinclair is currently in the process of constructing a pre-treatment unit, allowing for further feedstock advantage and flexibility. Once the transaction is complete, the combined renewables business is expected to produce approximately 380 million gallons of renewable diesel per year and will be a leading renewable diesel producer in the U.S. with the size and scale to support logistical, procurement, feedstock and operational synergies. |
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Add Complementary Rocky Mountain Refineries to HollyFrontiers Network. The Sinclair and Casper Refineries are complementary to HollyFrontiers existing refinery network and will expand the combined companys footprint in the Rocky Mountain region. Like HollyFrontiers existing refineries, the Sinclair refineries are feedstock advantaged, given their Northern Tier access to Canadian and Rocky Mountain crudes. |
The combined refining network will feature seven complex refineries in the Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Southwest and Pacific Northwest regions and will have a combined crude oil processing capacity of 678,000 barrels per stream day. Each refinery has the complexity to convert crude oils into a high percentage of gasoline, diesel and other high-value refined products.
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Deliver Financial Benefits Through Accretion and Cost Savings. The transaction is expected to be accretive to HF Sinclairs earnings, cash flow and free cash flow within the first full year. The transaction is expected to generate $100 million in run-rate synergies, as well as another $100-200 million in one-time savings during the first two years post close through working capital optimization. |
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Enable the Combined Company to Generate Significant Free Cash Flow, Maintain Strong Balance Sheet and Facilitate the Return of Capital to Stockholders. HollyFrontiers credit profile is expected to be enhanced through reduced leverage, increased scale and diversification of businesses. We expect the combined company to maintain a strong balance sheet and investment grade credit rating. Fueled by significant free cash flow generation, the combined company expects to return capital to stockholders through both dividends and share repurchases. |
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Deepen HollyFrontiers and Sinclairs Commitment to ESG and Sustainability. HollyFrontier and Sinclair share a common philosophy on commitments to environmental stewardship, sustainability and strong corporate governance. The combined business will build on each companys ongoing ESG efforts with increased renewables scale, a shared commitment to health and safety practices that best serve employees and communities, and a focus on risk management. |
HEPs acquisition of Sinclairs integrated crude and refined product pipeline and terminal assets, including interests in three midstream joint ventures, is expected to:
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Expand HEPs Scale and Earnings. HEPs acquisition of Sinclairs expansive network of crude and product assets provides an integrated system with connectivity to key crude hubs in the Rockies, including Casper, Guernsey and Cheyenne. The acquired assets are expected to produce stable revenues supported by long-term minimum volume commitments from HF Sinclair. |
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Extend HEPs Access to Growing Geographies through Finished Product Pipelines and Storage through Additional Joint Ventures. The assets in the acquired joint ventures serve multiple regions and are strategically located to meet increasing demand for finished product pipelines and storage. |
Financial Targets and New Plan to Return Capital
HF Sinclair will focus on maintaining its investment grade balance sheet and delivering significant free cash flow while utilizing a balanced approach to capital investment and cash return to stockholders. As part of its commitment to cash return, HF Sinclair intends to focus on the following strategy:
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Near-term: Reinstate the regular dividend of $0.35/share no later than the second quarter of 2022. |
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Mid-term (next 18 months): Return $1 billion of cash to stockholders through regular dividends and share repurchases by the first quarter of 2023. |
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Long-term (2023 and beyond): Implement a target payout ratio of 50% of adjusted net income in the form of regular dividends and share repurchases. |
HEPs acquisition of Sinclairs logistics assets is expected to provide enhanced earnings power, allowing for further deleveraging and incremental cash return to unitholders. For its commitment to cash return, HEP intends to incorporate the following strategy:
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Near-term: Continue to reduce leverage while paying a quarterly distribution of $0.35/unit. |
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Mid-term (next 18 months): Reduce leverage ratio to 3.5 times EBITDA while targeting a distribution coverage ratio of 1.5 times. HEP also expects to increase its quarterly distribution with the option of repurchasing units with excess free cash flow. |
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Long-term (2023 and beyond): Maintain leverage ratio below 3.0 times EBITDA while targeting a distribution coverage ratio of 1.3 times. HEP expects to continue increasing the quarterly distribution with the option of repurchasing units with excess free cash flow. |
Advisors
Citi is serving as financial advisor to HollyFrontier, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is serving as HollyFrontiers legal counsel. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is serving as financial advisor to the HEP Conflicts Committee, Bracewell is serving as HEPs legal counsel and Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP is serving as the HEP Conflicts Committees legal counsel. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal counsel to both HollyFrontier and HEP.
Conference Call and Webcast
HollyFrontier and HEP will host a conference call today at 7:30 AM CT / 8:30 AM ET to discuss the acquisition, along with their second quarter 2021 financial results.
A live internet broadcast of the call will be available through the following link:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3347467/55757B35D3CCD93D54C9366AD04CA5C5
About HollyFrontier Corporation:
HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, HollyFrontier produces base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and exports products to more than 80 countries. HollyFrontier also owns a 57% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries.
About Holly Energy Partners, L.P.:
Holly Energy Partners, L.P., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries. HEP, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, owns and/or operates petroleum product and crude gathering pipelines, tankage and terminals in Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Kansas as well as refinery processing units in Kansas and Utah.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as anticipate, project, expect, plan, goal, forecast, strategy, intend, should, would, could, believe, may, and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the acquisition by HollyFrontier and HEP of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company (collectively, Sinclair, and such transactions, the Sinclair Transactions), pro forma descriptions of the combined companies and their operations, integration and transition plans, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the business prospects and performance of HollyFrontier and/or HEP, and they are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date thereof that HollyFrontier and HEP management believe are reasonable, but that involve certain risks and uncertainties and may prove inaccurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to (i) the failure of HollyFrontier and HEP to successfully close the Sinclair Transactions or, once closed, integrate the operations of Sinclair with their existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Sinclair Transactions or on the expected timeline; (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to the proposed Sinclair Transactions, including, without limitation, the receipt of the HollyFrontier stockholder approval for the issuance of HF Sinclair common stock at closing and regulatory approvals (including clearance by antitrust authorities necessary to complete the Sinclair Transactions) on the terms and timeline desired, (iii) risks relating to the value of the shares of HF Sinclairs common stock and the value of HEPs common units to be issued at the closing of the Sinclair Transactions from sales in anticipation of closing and from sales by the Sinclair holders following the closing, (iv) legal proceedings that may be instituted against HollyFrontier or HEP following the announcement of the proposed Sinclair Transactions, (v) HollyFrontiers failure to successfully close its recently announced Puget Sound Refinery transaction or, once closed, integrate the operations of the Puget Sound Refinery with its existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Puget Sound Refinery Transaction or on the expected timeline; (vi) disruption the Sinclair Transaction may cause to customers, vendors, business partners and HollyFrontiers and HEPs ongoing business, (vii) the extraordinary market environment and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a significant decline in demand for refined petroleum products in the markets we serve, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers and transporters of refined petroleum or lubricant and specialty products in HollyFrontiers and HEPs markets, the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products or lubricant and specialty products, the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, whether due to infection in the work force or in response to reductions in demand, effects of current and future governmental and environmental regulations and policies, including the effects of current and future restrictions on various commercial and economic
activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and (viii) other factors, including those listed in the most recent annual, quarterly and periodic reports of HollyFrontier and HEP filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), whether or not related to either proposed transaction. All forward-looking statements included in this presentation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, HollyFrontier and HEP undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The issuance of shares of HF Sinclair common stock to Sinclair in the proposed transactions (the Sinclair Stock Consideration) will be submitted to HollyFrontiers stockholders for their consideration. In connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration, HollyFrontier will (i) prepare a proxy statement for HollyFrontiers stockholders to be filed with the SEC, (ii) mail the proxy statement to its stockholders, and (iii) file other documents regarding the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration and the proposed transactions with the SEC. This communication is not intended to be, and is not, a substitute for such filings or for any other document that HollyFrontier may file with the SEC in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration or the proposed transactions. SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents filed or furnished by HollyFrontier with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com.
Participants in Solicitation
HollyFrontier and its directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration. Information about HollyFrontiers directors and executive officers is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021. The proxy statement is available free of charge from the sources indicated above and from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration will be included in the proxy statement and other relevant materials HollyFrontier files with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions.
Contacts
HollyFrontier Corporation
Craig Biery, 214-954-6510
Vice President, Investor Relations
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Trey Schonter, 214-954-6510
Investor Relations
Media Contact
media@hollyfrontier.com
AUGUST 3, 2021 HollyFrontier Corporation & Holly Energy Partners, L.P. Combination with Sinclair Oil Corporation & Sinclair Transportation Company Exhibit 99.2
Disclosure Statement FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: Statements contained herein that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “forecast,” “strategy”, “intend,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “believe,” “may,” and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the acquisition by HollyFrontier and HEP of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company (collectively, “Sinclair”, and such transactions, the “Sinclair Transactions”), pro forma descriptions of the combined companies and their operations, integration and transition plans, synergies, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the business prospects and performance of HollyFrontier and/or HEP, and they are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date thereof that HollyFrontier and HEP management believe are reasonable, but that involve certain risks and uncertainties and may prove inaccurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to (i) the failure of HollyFrontier and HEP to successfully close the Sinclair Transactions or, once closed, integrate the operations of Sinclair with their existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Sinclair Transactions or on the expected timeline; (ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to the proposed Sinclair Transactions, including, without limitation, the receipt of the HollyFrontier stockholder approval for the issuance of HF Sinclair common stock at closing and regulatory approvals (including clearance by antitrust authorities necessary to complete the Sinclair Transactions) on the terms and timeline desired, (iii) risks relating to the value of the shares of HF Sinclair’s common stock and the value of HEP’s common units to be issued at the closing of the Sinclair Transactions from sales in anticipation of closing and from sales by the Sinclair holders following the closing, (iv) legal proceedings that may be instituted against HollyFrontier or HEP following the announcement of the proposed Sinclair Transactions, (v) HollyFrontier’s failure to successfully close its recently announced Puget Sound Refinery transaction or, once closed, integrate the operations of the Puget Sound Refinery with its existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Puget Sound Refinery Transaction or on the expected timeline; (vi) disruption the Sinclair Transaction may cause to customers, vendors, business partners and HollyFrontier’s and HEP’s ongoing business, (vii) the extraordinary market environment and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a significant decline in demand for refined petroleum products in the markets we serve, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers and transporters of refined petroleum or lubricant and specialty products in HollyFrontier’s and HEP’s markets, the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products or lubricant and specialty products, the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, whether due to infection in the work force or in response to reductions in demand, effects of current and future governmental and environmental regulations and policies, including the effects of current and future restrictions on various commercial and economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and (viii) other factors, including those listed in the most recent annual, quarterly and periodic reports of HollyFrontier and HEP filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), whether or not related to either proposed transaction. All forward-looking statements included in this presentation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, HollyFrontier and HEP undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT: The issuance of shares of HF Sinclair common stock to Sinclair in the proposed transactions (the “Sinclair Stock Consideration”) will be submitted to HollyFrontier’s stockholders for their consideration. In connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration, HollyFrontier will (i) prepare a proxy statement for HollyFrontier’s stockholders to be filed with the SEC, (ii) mail the proxy statement to its stockholders, and (iii) file other documents regarding the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration and the proposed transactions with the SEC. This communication is not intended to be, and is not, a substitute for such filings or for any other document that HollyFrontier may file with the SEC in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration or the proposed transactions. SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available) and any other documents filed or furnished by HollyFrontier with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION: HollyFrontier and its directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration. Information about HollyFrontier’s directors and executive officers is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021. The proxy statement is available free of charge from the sources indicated above and from HollyFrontier by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.hollyfrontier.com. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the issuance of the Sinclair Stock Consideration will be included in the proxy statement and other relevant materials HollyFrontier files with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions.
ACCRETIVE Accretive to earnings, cash flow and free cash flow within the first year FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION Underpins strong financial position and capital returns to shareholders EXPANDS MIDSTREAM PLATFORM Extends reach of Holly Energy Partners’ integrated network of pipelines and storage facilities, increasing scale and earnings power ELEVATES ESG PROFILE Strengthens commitment to ESG and sustainability DIVERSIFICATION & INTEGRATION Diversifies HollyFrontier’s business with the addition of Sinclair’s iconic brand and integrated distribution network SIZE & SCALE Achieves material size and scale with diversified and balanced portfolio COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS Adds complementary Rocky Mountain refineries to HollyFrontier’s refining network RENEWABLES GROWTH Accelerates the growth of HollyFrontier’s renewables business Compelling Strategic and Financial Benefits of Transformative Transaction1 Based on management’s current estimates and expectations
HollyFrontier: A Decade of Growth and Value Creation Returned over $3.6 billion through special and regular dividends Returned over $2.3 billion through share repurchases Delivered Significant Value to Shareholders2 Expanding refining business Emerging renewables business 5 complex refineries with 554,000 BPD of crude oil processing capacity inclusive of our recently announced acquisition of the 149,000 BPD Puget Sound Refinery1 Addition of renewable diesel unit (RDU) and pre-treatment unit (PTU) at Artesia refinery, and conversion of the Cheyenne refinery into an RDU facility in progress Growing lubricants business built through key acquisitions Benefiting from Interest in HEP 2017: Petro-Canada Lubricants 2018: Sonneborn 34,000 barrels per day of lubricant production capacity Facilitating the growth of midstream MLP partner through drop-downs and external acquisitions Puget Sound Refinery (“PSR”) acquisition expected to close in 4Q2021 Since the merger of Holly Oil Corporation (HOC) & Frontier Oil Corporation (FTO) on 7/1/2011
HollyFrontier Transaction: Creating a More Diverse, Downward Integrated Business with Scale Two Rocky Mountain based refineries Iconic brand with exceptional customer loyalty Renewable Diesel business–first mover in RD space STRUCTURE & PURCHASE PRICE All-stock transaction, with a transaction value of ~$1.8 billion based on HFC closing stock price on July 30, 2021 Includes the creation of a new public holding company: HF Sinclair Corporation (“HF Sinclair”) Existing HFC shareholders to own 73.25% equity of HF Sinclair (~164.9mm shares) Sinclair owners to receive 26.75% of HF Sinclair equity (~60.2mm shares) Expected to close mid-2022 LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONS HollyFrontier senior management to lead combined company HQ in Dallas, TX, combined business offices in Salt Lake City, UT GOVERNANCE Sinclair has right to nominate 2 directors to HF Sinclair Board at the closing Customary lock up, voting and standstill restrictions and registration rights for Sinclair’s owners’ equity Marketing Renewables Refining ACQUIRED SINCLAIR BUSINESSES
Holly Energy Partners Transaction: Enhancing Scale and Earnings Power Expected $70-80 million of annual EBITDA 75% of revenues to be supported by long-term minimum volume commitments 1,200 miles of integrated crude and refined product pipeline Terminal assets including 8 product terminals and 2 crude terminals Interests in 3 midstream JVs for crude gathering and product offtake STRUCTURE & PURCHASE PRICE Sinclair to contribute stock of Sinclair Transportation Company with logistics assets to HEP in exchange for cash and stock, representing a transaction value of ~$758 million based on the closing price of HEP units on July 30, 2021 HEP will fund the transaction with an equity issuance of 21 million common units and $325 million of cash Expected to close in mid-2022, simultaneous with the HollyFrontier transaction LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONS HEP to continue operating as Holly Energy Partners, L.P. under existing senior management GOVERNANCE Sinclair has right to nominate 1 director to HEP Board at the closing Customary lock up restrictions and registration rights for Sinclair’s owners’ equity Logistics ACQUIRED SINCLAIR BUSINESSES
HF Sinclair: Positioned for the Next Decade and Beyond Strong free cash flow generation Accretive to HFC’s earnings, cash flow and free cash flow; accretive to HEP’s DCF Commitment to capital returns to shareholders Synergy realization Well positioned for future growth Creating Shareholder Value1 Based on management’s current estimates and expectations HF Sinclair Marketing Renewables Logistics Refining Lubricants
Combination Strengthens our Commitment to ESG Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Environmental Social Governance Transaction increases renewable diesel scale Will become a leading Renewable Diesel producer in the U.S. with expected production of ~380 million gallons per year Renewable diesel production diversifies our business for a low-carbon future Board leadership provides significant industry expertise, alongside diverse business, financial and EHS expertise Environmental, Health, Safety, and Public Policy Committee at Board level Executive compensation strongly aligned with shareholders and long-term performance SASB-and TCFD-aligned reporting1 Annual Sustainability Report highlighting ESG efforts Highly aligned cultures focused on safety and putting our people first Committed to attracting, retaining and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce Active volunteering and philanthropic involvement in communities where we operate SASB (Sustainable Accounting Standards Board) and TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures). Please see HFC 2020 Sustainability Report for additional ESG related information
HF Sinclair: Pro-Forma Asset Footprint1 Creating scale, increasing diversification and building an integrated business with strong marketing presence 1. Puget Sound Refinery acquisition expected to close in 4Q2021
MARKETING Diversifying HollyFrontier with Sinclair’s Iconic Brand and Integrated Distribution Network ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS Footprint: Iconic brand 300+ distributors and 1,500+ wholesale branded sites located across 30 states Over 2B gallons per year of branded fuel sales ~300 sites branded under a license program outside supply footprint Financial Highlights: Provides further advantage through RIN generation Additional margin from branded credit card program Sinclair branded wholesale business generates an uplift versus unbranded sales COMBINED COMPANY Driving growth and leveraging increased distribution network Downward integration of existing HollyFrontier products Opportunities with accelerated brand growth across HollyFrontier products and geographies Significant RIN generation through distribution network Provides a consistent sales channel for produced fuels with stable margins as well as additional earnings from brand licensing and credit card programs
ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS Sinclair is a First Mover in Renewables 10,000 BPD Renewable Diesel Unit co-located at Sinclair, WY refinery Renewable Diesel Unit operational since 2018 LCFS program pathways in California and British Columbia Feedstock Pretreatment Unit Construction of pre-treatment unit in progress, expected completion mid-2022 Pre-treatment mitigates single feedstock risk Target the processing of lower CI distillers corn oil, tallow and lower priced degummed soybean oil Feedstock flexibly generates higher LCFS value through lower CI feedstock COMBINED COMPANY Combination creates large scale renewables business A leading U.S. producer of Renewable Diesel with 3 production facilities Expect to produce ~380 million gallons of renewable diesel annually 2 pre-treatment units providing significant feedstock flexibility Size and scale support operational synergies RENEWABLES Growing the Size and Scale of HollyFrontier’s Renewables Business Creating a leading renewable diesel business
Adding Complementary Rocky Mountain Refineries to HollyFrontier’s Footprint ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS Sinclair Refinery: 94,000 BPD operating capacity with 3.74mmbbl of storage Crude slate: Canadian heavy and Rockies sweet crudes Product yield: diesel, gasoline, asphalt, jet fuel, LPG Products primarily distributed by pipelines to Denver and Salt Lake City Casper Refinery: 30,000 BPD operating capacity with 1.45 mmbbl of storage Crude slate: Rockies sweet crudes Product yield: diesel, gasoline and heavy oil Products primarily distributed by pipelines serving the Rocky Mountain region and South Dakota COMBINED COMPANY1 Opportunity to create value through increased reliability and improved cost structure Expanded footprint centered around Mid-Continent, Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest 7 complex refineries that convert discounted, heavy and sour crudes into a high percentage of gasoline, diesel and other high-value products 678,000 BPD: oil processing capacity REFINING Expanding geographically through feedstock advantaged assets with access to Canadian and Rocky Mountain crudes 1. Includes the 149KBPD Puget Sound Refinery, acquisition expected to close in 4Q2021
Expansive Network of Crude and Product Assets ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS Pipelines: 1,200 miles of pipelines Regional crude gathering system for Sinclair’s refineries and 3rd parties Refined product outlets for Sinclair’s refineries Terminals: 8 product terminals and 2 crude terminals with 4.5 mmbbl of operated storage Product distribution and crude gathering for Sinclair and 3rd parties Joint Ventures: Powder Flats Pipeline (32.5% Sinclair non-operated interest) Pioneer Pipeline (49.9% Sinclair non-operated interest) UNEV Pipeline (25% Sinclair non-operated interest) COMBINED COMPANY Expansive network of crude and product assets in key demand centers Expected annual EBITDA $400-$450 million 75% of revenues tied to long-term MVCs Enhanced scale and earnings power Combined ~4,600 miles of pipeline and 19 terminals Increased ownership in UNEV pipeline, interests in other strategic joint ventures Integrated system with expansive logistics network connecting key Rockies crude and product regions expected to enhance flexibility LOGISTICS
Capturing Synergy Opportunities: Transaction to Drive Cost Savings & Efficiencies $100 million $40 million $40 million $20 million Expected annual synergies to be realized within 2 years SG&A Operating expense reductions Commercial improvements Annual Synergies Expected within 2 years: Downward integration of Branded Wholesale business Improved cost profile from Renewable Diesel offtake and feedstock advantages Renewable diesel logistics optimization Improved procurement activities Corporate savings ~$100 - $200 million of one-time estimated Working Capital benefits
Pro-Forma Mid-Cycle Earnings Uplift1: ($mm's) HFC PSR2 Sinclair HF Sinclair REFINING $1,000 $175 $175 $1,350 LOGISTICS $350 $75 $425 RENEWABLES $250 $150 $400 MARKETING $50 $50 LUBRICANTS $250 $250 EXPECTED ANNUAL SYNERGIES $100 TOTAL EBITDA $1,850 $175 $450 $2,575 (CAPEX) $ (375) $(40) $(175) $(590) FREE CASH FLOW (after tax)3 $1,125 100 200 $1,500 Driving Significant Uplift to Free Cash Flow Mid-cycle EBITDA and Capex based on management’s current estimates and expectations. Please see appendix for Non-GAAP definitions Puget Sound Refinery acquisition expected to close in 4Q2021 Based on a 24% corporate tax rate
50% Payout Ratio (dividends + repurchases) of adjusted Net Income Reinstate $0.35 regular quarterly dividend (no later than 2Q22) Expect to close on Puget Sound Refinery acquisition (4Q21) and complete Renewables projects (1H22) $1 Billion of cash return (both dividends and repurchases) over next 18 months (1Q23) Expect to close on Sinclair acquisition (mid-2022) Near-term Long-term Mid-term by 2Q22 2023 and Beyond by 1Q23 HF Sinclair Capital Allocation Strategy1 Free Cash Flow Drives Capital Returns and Balanced Capital Allocation Strengthened Balance Sheet Reinstate Capital Returns Sustainable Free Cash Flow Transaction Delivers: Based on management’s current estimates and expectations
Holly Energy Partners Capital Allocation Strategy1 Near-term Long-term Mid-term by 2Q22 2024 and Beyond 2023 Maintain leverage below 3.0x Increase distribution with a target coverage ratio of 1.3x Option to repurchase units Continue to reduce leverage Pay sustainable quarterly distribution of $0.35/unit Reduce leverage to 3.5x Increase distribution with a target coverage ratio of 1.5x Option to repurchase units Expect to close on Sinclair acquisition (mid-2022) Visible Deleveraging Pathway Increase unitholder returns Sustainable Free Cash Flow Transaction Delivers: Based on management’s current estimates and expectations
Pathway to Completion Expected to close mid-2022 Subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory clearance Proxy filings & shareholder vote Transaction agreements reached by both parties 8/2021
ACCRETIVE Accretive to earnings, cash flow and free cash flow within the first year FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION Underpins strong financial position and capital returns to shareholders EXPANDS MIDSTREAM PLATFORM Extends reach of Holly Energy Partners’ integrated network of pipelines and storage facilities, increasing scale and earnings power ELEVATES ESG PROFILE Strengthens commitment to ESG and sustainability DIVERSIFICATION & INTEGRATION Diversifies HollyFrontier’s business with the addition of Sinclair’s iconic brand and integrated distribution network SIZE & SCALE Achieves material size and scale with diversified and balanced portfolio COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS Adds complementary Rocky Mountain refineries to HollyFrontier’s refining network RENEWABLES GROWTH Accelerates the growth of HollyFrontier’s renewables business Compelling Strategic and Financial Benefits of Transformative Transaction1 Based on management’s current estimates and expectations
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Expected future note issuance to fund cash portion of HEP transaction Pro-forma stockholders equity assumes equity issuance of 60.2mm HFC shares at a $29.40 stock price and 21mm HEP LP units at a $20.60 unit price as of the close on July 30, 2021 Includes availability from $1.35B HFC revolving credit facility and $1.2B HEP revolving credit facility ($mm's) HFC Sinclair HF Sinclair Pro-Forma Cash and Cash Equivalents $1,398 $1,398 HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION HFC 2.625% Senior Notes due 2023 $350 $350 HFC 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 $1,000 $1,000 HFC 4.500% Senior Notes due 2030 $400 $400 HFC LONG TERM DEBT $1,750 $1,750 HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS HEP 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028 $500 $500 HEP Credit Agreement (matures 7/2025) $870 $870 HEP Note Issuance1 - $325 $325 HEP LONG TERM DEBT $1,370 $325 $1,695 Consolidated Debt (excludes unamortized discount) $3,120 $3,445 Stockholders Equity (includes NCI)2 $6,040 $2,202 $8,242 Total Capitalization $9,160 $11,687 Consolidated Debt / Capitalization 34% 29% Consolidated Net Debt / Capitalization 19% 18% CONSOLIDATED TOTAL LIQUIDITY3 $3,078 $3,078 HF Sinclair Pro-Forma Capital Structure Strengthening Credit Profile through Reduced Leverage, Increased Scale and Portfolio Diversification HFC Consolidated Capital Structure: As of 6/30/2021
Expected future note issuance to fund cash portion of HEP transaction Pro-forma stockholders equity assumes equity issuance of 21mm HEP LP units at a $20.60 unit price as of the close on July 30, 2021 Includes availability from $1.2B HEP revolving credit facility ($mm's) HEP Sinclair HEP Pro-Forma Cash and Cash Equivalents $20 $20 HEP LONG TERM DEBT HEP 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028 $500 $500 HEP Credit Agreement (matures 7/2025) $870 $870 HEP Note Issuance1 - $325 $325 HEP TOTAL DEBT $1,370 $1,695 Stockholders Equity (includes NCI)2 $597 $433 $1,030 Total Capitalization $1,967 $2,725 Consolidated Debt / Capitalization 70% 62% Consolidated Net Debt / Capitalization 69% 61% CONSOLIDATED TOTAL LIQUIDITY3 $350 $350 Holly Energy Partners Pro-Forma Capital Structure Strengthening Credit Profile through Reduced Leverage, Increased Scale and Portfolio Diversification HEP Capital Structure: As of 6/30/2021
JV’s Provide Significant Access to Finished Product Pipelines and Storage Powder Flats Pipeline Joint Venture Powder River Basin crude gathering joint venture with Saddle Butte (32.5% Sinclair non-operated interest) Provides efficient access to un-blended Power River Basin crude for Sinclair Refineries 220 mile system of 4”-12” diameter pipeline delivers crude from the Power River Basin to Casper/Guernsey Current capacity: 60,000 bbl/d Highland Flats Terminal with one 150,000 barrel tank and one 10,000 barrel tank Pioneer Pipeline Joint Venture Product logistics joint venture with Phillips 66 (49.9% Sinclair non-operated interest) 310 miles of operated pipeline stretching from Sinclair, WY to Salt Lake City, UT market 8” and 12” diameter pipelines with gross capacity of 63,000 bbl/d1 Connects to the Pioneer North Salt Lake Terminal with 16 storage tanks with 655,000 barrel capacity UNEV Pipeline Joint Venture Product logistics joint venture with Holly Energy Partners (25% Sinclair non-operated interest) 427 mile pipeline from Woods Cross, UT to Las Vegas Valley, NV 8” diameter pipeline that is ~10 miles long and 12” pipeline that is 417 miles long with gross capacity of 60,000 bbl/d Connects to 2 HEP terminals: North Las Vegas, NV terminal with gross capacity of 330,000 barrel and Cedar City, UT terminal with storage capacity of 200,000 barrel LOGISTICS Per Phillips 66 public filings
Adjusted Net Income: A non-GAAP financial measure that excludes non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, long-lived asset impairments, HEP’s gain on sales-type leases, HEP’s loss on early extinguishment of debt, severance costs, restructuring charges, LIFO inventory liquidation costs, decommissioning costs, acquisition integration and regulatory costs and gain on tariff settlement. BPD: The number of barrels per calendar day of crude oil or petroleum products. Carbon Intensity (CI): The amount of carbon emitted per unit of energy consumed, under LCFS it is a “well-to-wheels” analysis of green house gas emissions in transportation fuel, meaning emissions are quantified from feedstock cultivation through combustion. Coverage Ratio: Coverage ratio is calculated as distributable cash flow divided by total cash distributions and is used to indicate Holly Energy Partners' ability to pay cash distributions from current earnings. Debt-To-Capitalization: A measurement of a company's financial leverage, calculated as the company's long term debt divided by its total capital. Debt includes all long-term obligations. Total capitalization includes the company's debt and shareholders' equity. Distributable Cash Flow (DCF): Distributable Cash Flow is not a calculation based upon U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, the amounts included in the calculation are derived from amounts separately presented in our consolidated financial statements. Distributable cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Distributable cash flow is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Distributable cash flow is presented here because it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance. We believe that this measure provides investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and the cash our business is generating. Earnings Per Share (EPS): Earnings per share is calculated as net income (loss) attributable to stockholders divided by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income plus (i) interest expense net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation, depletion and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under GAAP; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants. Our historical EBITDA is reconciled to net income under the section entitled “Reconciliation to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” in HollyFrontier Corporation’s 2020 10-K filed February 24, 2021, and the associated earnings releases furnished on Form 8-K, each of which are available on our website, www.hollyfrontier.com. Enterprise Value: Enterprise Value is calculated as market capitalization plus minority interest, plus preferred shares, plus net-debt, less MLP debt. Free Cash Flow (FCF): Calculated by taking operating cash flow and subtracting capital expenditures. Liquidity: Liquidity includes cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and available borrowing capacity under the company’s revolving credit facility. Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): California program that mandates the reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 20% by 2030. Lubricant: A solvent neutral paraffinic product used in commercial heavy duty engine oils, passenger car oils and specialty products for industrial applications such as heat transfer, metalworking, rubber and other general process oil. Definitions
Net Debt: Net debt is total balance sheet debt net of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Non GAAP measurements: We report certain financial measures that are not prescribed or authorized by U. S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). We discuss management's reasons for reporting these non-GAAP measures below. Although management evaluates and presents these non-GAAP measures for the reasons described below, please be aware that these non-GAAP measures are not alternatives to revenue, operating income, income from continuing operations, net income, or any other comparable operating measure prescribed by GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated and/or presented differently than measures with the same or similar names that are reported by other companies, and as a result, the non-GAAP measures we report may not be comparable to those reported by others. Also, we have not reconciled to non-GAAP forward-looking measures or guidance to their corresponding GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are unavailable or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable effort. Renewable Diesel (RD): A fuel derived from vegetable oils or animal fats that meets the requirements of ASTM 975. Renewable diesel is distinct from biodiesel. It is produced through various processes, most commonly through hydro-treating, reacting the feedstock with hydrogen under temperatures and pressure in the presence of a catalyst. Renewable Diesel is chemically identical to petroleum based diesel and therefore has no blend limit. Renewable Identification Number (RIN): A serial number assigned to each batch of biofuel produced until that gallon is blended with gasoline or diesel resulting in the separation of the RIN to be used for compliance. RIN category (D-code) is assigned for each renewable fuel pathway determined by feedstock, production process and fuel type. Sour Crude: Crude oil containing quantities of sulfur greater than 0.4 percent by weight, while “sweet crude oil” means crude oil containing quantities of sulfur equal to or less than 0.4 percent by weight. Definitions (continued)
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