Delaware
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001-35159
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27-2228185
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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100 Thermon Drive
San Marcos, Texas
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78666
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(zip code)
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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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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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2.1
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2.2
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10.1
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99.1
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99.2
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Date: October 10, 2017
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THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
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Jay Peterson
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Jay Peterson
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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2.1
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2.2
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10.1
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99.1
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99.2
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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A.
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The Vendors are the registered and beneficial owners of the Vendors’ Shares, which represent all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation other than the Employee Shares, which are owned by the Employee Shareholders;
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B.
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The Corporation is in the business of the development, design and production of heating and filtration solutions for industrial and hazardous area applications (the "
Business
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C.
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The Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Vendors, and the Vendors wish to sell to the Purchaser, the Vendors’ Shares (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement (the "
Acquisition
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D.
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Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser will enter into agreements with each of the Employee Shareholders, whereby the Employee Shareholders will agree to sell and the Purchaser will agree to purchase, concurrently with the purchase and sale of the Vendors’ Shares, all of the Employee Shares; and
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E.
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At Closing, the Purchaser will enter into an agreement with WPP whereby WPP will agree to sell to the Purchaser, concurrently with the purchase and sale of the Vendors’ Shares, all of the Canadian Real Property.
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1.1
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Defined Terms
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1.2
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Knowledge
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1.3
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Disclosure Letter
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1.4
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Governing Law
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1.5
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Currency
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1.6
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Interpretation Not Affected by Headings or Party Drafting
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1.7
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Certain Phrases
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(a)
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the term "including", "includes" and "include" means "including (or includes or include) without limitation";
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(b)
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any reference to a specific Article or Section number refers to the specified Article or Section in this Agreement; and
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(c)
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with respect to calculating a period of time, time periods "within" or "following" which any act is to be done will be calculated by excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day which ends the period, and by extending the period to the next Business Day if the last day of the period is not a Business Day.
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1.8
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Number and Gender
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1.9
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Statutes
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2.1
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Purchase and Sale
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2.2
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Purchase Price
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(a)
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The aggregate purchase price payable by the Purchaser to the Vendors for the sale of the Vendors’ Shares and the performance by the Vendors of their respective obligations under this Agreement shall be $204,011,283 (the "
Purchase Price
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(b)
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The Purchase Price will be adjusted at the rate of Eighty-Nine and 8,857/10,000 ($0.898857) Cents for every One ($1.00) Dollar of Working Capital differential, as follows (collectively, the "
Purchase Price Adjustments
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(i)
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decreased by the amount, if any, by which the Working Capital as at the Financial Adjustment Time is less than the Target Working Capital Amount; or
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(ii)
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increased by the amount, if any, by which the Working Capital as at the Financial Adjustment Time is greater than the Target Working Capital Amount.
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(c)
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The Purchase Price payable at Closing by the Purchaser to the Vendors (the "
Estimated Purchase Price
") will be based on the foregoing Purchase Price Adjustments and from the best estimate of the consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as at the Financial Adjustment Time (the "
Estimated Closing Statement
"). The Vendors shall prepare the Estimated Closing Statement in accordance with GAAP as applied on a basis consistent with past practice (except that if past practices are inconsistent with GAAP, then GAAP takes precedence), and deliver such statement to the Purchaser not less than five days
before the Closing Date. The Purchase Price will be further adjusted post-Closing pursuant to the Final Closing Statement, effective as at the Financial Adjustment Time, in accordance with Section 2.5.
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(d)
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The Purchaser will have the right to inspect, review and audit the financial books and records of the Corporation relevant to the preparation of the Estimated Closing Statement. The Estimated Closing Statement is subject to approval by the Purchaser before Closing, which approval may be withheld by the Purchaser if the Estimated Closing Statement is not satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably and in good faith. Failing agreement between the Parties as to the Working Capital derived from the Estimated Closing Statement, the Estimated Purchase Price payable at Closing will be the unadjusted Purchase Price.
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(e)
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The Vendors or the Corporation must:
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(i)
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pay in full and satisfy all Related Party Obligations on or before the Closing Date; and
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(ii)
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pay in full or direct to be paid in full all Third Party Debt on or before the Closing Date in accordance with payout letters delivered by each creditor to the Corporation or the Vendors.
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2.3
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Payment of Estimated Purchase Price
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(a)
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At Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Estimated Purchase Price, less the Deposit and all interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent, to the Vendors’ Counsel. Vendors’ Counsel will be responsible for the allocation of the Estimated Purchase Price among the Vendors on a Pro Rata Basis, as illustrated in Section 2.3(a) of the Disclosure Letter (the "
Funds Flow Illustration
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(b)
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All payments made by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement will be paid to Vendors’ Counsel, as directed in Section 2.3(b) of the Disclosure Letter (the "
Remittance Instructions
") by wire transfer, bank draft or other immediately available funds, for further distribution to the Vendors.
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(c)
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All payments made by the Vendors pursuant to this Agreement will be paid directly to Purchaser, as may be directed from time to time, by wire transfer, bank draft or immediately available funds.
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2.4
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Deposit
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(a)
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if Closing occurs:
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(i)
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the Deposit and the interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be paid to the Vendors on a Pro Rata Basis and credited against the Purchase Price; and
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(ii)
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the Parties shall direct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Deposit and the interest earned thereon to the Vendors on a Pro Rata Basis; or
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(b)
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if Closing does not occur, and this Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser or the Vendors in consequence of Purchaser’s failure to procure Financing sufficient to fund the balance of the Purchase Price in cash at the Closing Time:
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(i)
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the Deposit and any interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be forfeited to and retained by the Vendors and Employee Shareholders on a Pro Rata Basis for their own accounts absolutely as a genuine pre-estimate by the Vendors, Employee Shareholders and Purchaser of the Vendors' and Employee Shareholders’ liquidated damages as a result of Closing not occurring; and payment of such liquidated damages by forfeiture of the Deposit and any interest thereon to the Vendors and Employee Shareholders shall be the Vendors’ and Employee Shareholders’ sole remedy in respect of Closing not occurring and upon such payment being made Purchaser shall be released from all further Liabilities hereunder; and
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(ii)
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the Parties shall direct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Deposit and the interest earned thereon to the Vendors and Employee Shareholders on a Pro Rata Basis; or
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(c)
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if Closing does not occur and this Agreement is terminated in circumstances where Section 2.4(b) does not apply, the Deposit and the interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to Purchaser, and the Parties shall direct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Deposit and the interest earned thereon to Purchaser.
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2.5
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Final Closing Statement
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(a)
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Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Vendors shall cause the Corporation to prepare a balance sheet of the Corporation as at the Financial Adjustment Time, including a closing statement calculating the Purchase Price Adjustments as at the Financial Adjustment Time, all prepared in accordance with GAAP as applied on a basis consistent with past practice (the "
Final Closing Statement
"). The Final Closing Statement, along with all other financial statements of the Corporation for each fiscal period ending immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be prepared by the Vendors with the assistance and full cooperation of the Corporation’s management and shall be audited by Deloitte, the Corporation’s current auditor. The Final Closing Statement is to provide details of any variance between the Final Closing Statement and the Estimated Closing Statement. The Vendors shall deliver to the Purchaser the Final Closing Statement within 90 days of the Closing Date.
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(b)
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The Purchaser shall have 15 Business Days from the date they receive the Final Closing Statement to review the Final Closing Statement and to inform the Vendors in writing of any disagreement (an "
Objection
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If the Purchaser deliver an Objection to the Vendors within such 15 Business Day period, the Vendors and Purchaser shall attempt to resolve any differences within 15 Business Days following the Vendors’ receipt of the Objection. If the Vendors and Purchaser are unable to come to a resolution with respect to the matters raised in the Objection, the Parties must promptly refer the matters to an Independent Accountant. The Independent Accountant shall, as promptly as practicable (but in any event within 45 days following its appointment), make a determination on the disputed items based solely on written submissions provided by the Vendors and the Purchaser to the Independent Accountant. The decision of the Independent Accountant as to any disputed items will, absent manifest error, be final and binding upon the Vendors and the Purchaser and Employee Shareholders. If the Objection is materially accepted by the Independent Accountant, as determined by the Independent Accountant, then the Vendors shall pay the fees, costs and expenses of the Independent Accountant. If the Objection is materially rejected by the Independent Accountant, as determined by the Independent Accountant, then the Purchaser shall pay the fees, costs and expenses of the Independent Accountant. If the Objection is neither materially rejected nor materially accepted by the Independent Accountant, as determined by the Independent Accountant, then the Purchaser (as to one-half) and the Vendors (as to one-half) shall share equally the fees, costs and expenses of the Independent Accountant.
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If requested by the Purchaser, the Parties shall cause all or a portion of the Inventory, wherever located, to be physically confirmed after the Closing Date at the Purchaser’s sole expense, in accordance with the following provisions (the "
Stocktaking
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(i)
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the Stocktaking shall take place within 5 Business Days of the Closing Date;
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(ii)
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representatives of the Purchaser and the Vendors shall be entitled to be present at the Stocktaking;
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(iii)
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after the Stocktaking has been completed, schedules reflecting the Stocktaking shall be prepared by the Purchaser and submitted to the Vendor for its review and approval within 5 Business Days of the Stocktaking.
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2.6
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Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustments
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(a)
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Upon acceptance of the Final Closing Statement by the Purchaser and the Vendors, or a final determination pursuant to Section 2.5:
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(i)
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if the Estimated Purchase Price is greater than the Purchase Price payable to the Vendors as finally adjusted in accordance with Section 2.2 (the "
Final Purchase Price
") (the amount of such difference, the "
Excess Amount
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Business Days of such acceptance or final determination, pay to the Purchaser, on account of the Vendors and Employee Shareholders, an amount equal to the Excess Amount.
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(ii)
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if the Estimated Purchase Price is less than the Final Purchase Price (the amount of such difference, the "
Shortfall Amount
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2.7
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Section 56.4 Election
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(a)
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for the purposes of paragraph 56.4(7)(d) of the Tax Act, no proceeds will be attributable, allocable, received or receivable by the Vendors for granting the Non-Competition Covenants;
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(b)
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the Non-Competition Covenants are integral to this Agreement and have been granted to maintain or preserve the fair market value of the Purchased Shares; and
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(c)
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the Purchaser would not purchase the Purchased Shares without having the benefit of the Non-Competition Covenants.
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2.8
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Allocation of Purchase Price
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2.9
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Employee Share Agreements
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2.10
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Real Property Agreement
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2.11
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Net Tax Refunds
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3.1
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Corporate Status and Qualifications
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(a)
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The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries is a body corporate duly formed and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has the necessary corporate power and capacity to own and operate its properties and Assets and to carry on the Business as it is now being conducted. The name, jurisdiction of incorporation and the list of directors and officers of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries as set out in Section 3.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter are true and complete.
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(b)
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Section 3.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter sets out each jurisdiction in which the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries is licensed, registered or otherwise qualified to carry on the Business and the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries is in good standing in each such jurisdiction. The jurisdictions listed in Section 3.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter include each jurisdiction in which the conduct of the Business or the character of the Corporation's and its Subsidiaries' properties and Assets, owned, leased or operated, make such licensing, registration or qualification necessary or desirable. Section 3.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter also sets out all jurisdictions in which the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries (and, if applicable, each predecessor entity thereof) has carried on the Business in the last five years.
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3.2
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Corporate Authorization and Approval
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3.3
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Execution and Binding Obligation
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(a)
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bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other Laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and
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(b)
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the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunctive relief.
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3.4
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No Conflict with Constating Documents, Authorizations and Laws
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(a)
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constitute or result in a violation or breach of, or conflict with any term or provision of the Corporation's or any of its Subsidiaries' articles, by-laws and other constating documents, or permit any Person to exercise any rights under its articles, by-laws and other constating documents, including its shareholders' agreement (if any);
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(b)
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subject to obtaining the Authorizations described in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Letter, constitute or result in a violation or breach of, conflict with or cause the termination or revocation of, any Authorization held by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries necessary to conduct the Business or for the Vendors to own the Purchased Shares;
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(c)
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result in the creation of any Encumbrance on the Purchased Shares or Assets of the Corporation; or
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(d)
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result in a breach or violation of any Law.
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3.5
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No Conflict with Contracts
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(a)
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result in a breach or a violation of, or conflict with any Material Contract binding on the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or affecting any of the Assets; or
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(b)
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give any Person the right to terminate or amend any Material Contract or cause the acceleration of any obligations of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
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3.6
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Required Authorizations
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3.7
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Required Contractual Consents and Approvals
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3.8
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Authorized and Issued Capital
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(a)
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all Laws, including applicable securities laws;
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(b)
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the articles, by-laws and other constating documents of the Corporation; and
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(c)
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any agreement to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound.
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3.9
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No Other Purchase Agreements or Commitments for Securities
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(a)
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the purchase, subscription, allotment or issuance of, or conversion into, any of the unissued shares or any other securities of the Corporation; or
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(b)
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any share appreciation, phantom share, profit participation or similar rights.
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3.10
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Shareholders' Agreements, etc.
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3.11
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Corporate Records
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(a)
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in respect of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries:
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(i)
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the articles, by-laws, amendments thereto and other constating documents,
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(ii)
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all share certificates and registers of securities, share transfers, shareholders and directors, and
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(iii)
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all notices of change of directors; and
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(b)
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copies of the Financial Statements;
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3.12
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Filings
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3.13
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Subsidiaries and Other Interests
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(a)
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the authorized and issued capital of each of the Corporation's Subsidiaries; and
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(b)
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the names of the registered and beneficial owners of the issued capital of each of the Corporation's Subsidiaries.
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3.14
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Partnerships or Joint Ventures
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3.15
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Financial Statements
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(a)
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the assets, liabilities and financial condition of the Business as at the respective dates of the relevant statements; and
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(b)
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the results of operations and cash flow for the periods to which such Financial Statements relate.
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3.16
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Financial Records
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3.17
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No Liability
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(a)
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Liabilities disclosed or provided for in the Financial Statements;
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(b)
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Current Liabilities incurred since the respective dates of the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements which were incurred in the Ordinary Course; or
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(c)
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Other Liabilities disclosed in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter.
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3.18
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
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3.19
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Indebtedness
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3.20
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Accounts Receivable
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3.21
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Banks Accounts and Safety Deposit Boxes
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(a)
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the name and address of each bank, trust company or similar institution with which the Corporation or its Subsidiaries have one or more accounts or one or more safety deposit boxes;
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(b)
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the number of each such account and safety deposit box; and
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(c)
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the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or who have access to such accounts or deposit boxes.
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3.22
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Conduct of Business in the Ordinary Course
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(a)
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amended or approved any amendment to its articles, by-laws or other constating documents;
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(b)
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declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any of its shares of any class, or redeemed or purchased or otherwise acquired any of its shares of any class, or reduced its authorized capital or issued capital, or agreed to any of the foregoing;
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(c)
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incurred, assumed or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or made any loan or otherwise became liable for any Liability of any Person, except for business obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course, none of which, in the aggregate, are material;
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(d)
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paid or satisfied any obligation or Liability, except:
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(i)
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Current Liabilities disclosed in the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements;
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(ii)
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Current Liabilities incurred since the date of the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements in the Ordinary Course; and
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(iii)
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scheduled payments pursuant to obligations under loan agreements or other contracts or commitments described in this Agreement or the Disclosure Letter;
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(e)
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sold, assigned, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of any of its Assets, except in the Ordinary Course;
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(f)
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transferred, assigned or granted any license or sublicense of any material rights with respect to any Corporate Intellectual Property, except to one or more of the Subsidiaries;
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(g)
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purchased, leased or otherwise acquired any material properties or assets, except in the Ordinary Course;
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(h)
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created any Encumbrance upon any of its Assets which will be subsisting as of the Closing Date, except the Permitted Encumbrances;
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(i)
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with the exception of the Hellfire acquisition from Hovey Industries (2005) Inc., made any capital expenditures, in the case of any single capital expenditure, in excess of $100,000 and, in the case of all capital expenditures, in excess of $750,000 in the aggregate;
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(j)
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made any write-down of the value of the assets of the Business or any write-off as uncollectible of Accounts Receivable or any portion thereof, other than in the Ordinary Course;
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(k)
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waived, released or cancelled any material rights or claims;
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(l)
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made any sale of products or services at a price outside of the Ordinary Course;
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(m)
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entered into any Material Contract, except in the Ordinary Course;
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(n)
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discontinued, closed or disposed of any plant, facility, business operation or product line;
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(o)
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had any supplier terminate or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, communicate the intention or threaten to terminate its relationship, or its intention to substantially reduce the quantity of products or services it sells to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, except in the case of suppliers whose sales to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries are not, in the aggregate, material to the Business or its Condition;
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(p)
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suffered any material shortage of supplies or interruption of services;
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(q)
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had any customer terminate or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, communicate the intention or threaten to terminate its relationship, or its intention to substantially reduce the quantity of products or services it purchases, or its dissatisfaction with the products or services sold by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, except in the case of customers whose purchases from the Corporation or its Subsidiaries are not, in the aggregate, material to the Business or its Condition;
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(r)
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made any material change in the method of billing customers or the credit terms made available to its customers;
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(s)
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had any distributor or agent terminate or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, communicate the intention or threaten to terminate its relationship, or its intention to substantially reduce the quantity of products it sells on behalf of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, or its dissatisfaction with the products is sells on behalf of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, except in the case of distributors or agents whose sales of products of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries are not, in the aggregate, material to the Business or it Condition;
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(t)
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made a material change to any method of accounting or auditing practice;
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(u)
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made or agreed to make any increase in or modification of the compensation payable or to become payable to any of its officers, directors, employees, consultants
or independent contractors or any grant to any such director, officer, employee,
consultant or independent contractor of any increase in entitlements under any retention, severance or termination programs, in each case, other than annual increases consistent with past practice or as a result of promotions in the Ordinary Course;
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(v)
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adopted or agreed to any increase in benefits under or any modification of any Benefits Plan, or established or agreed to establish any new Benefits Plan, other than annual increases consistent with past practice or as a result of promotions in the Ordinary Course or modifications as required by Laws, and in a manner consistent with the terms of such Benefits Plan and past practice;
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(w)
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removed any director or auditor or terminated any officer, senior employee, consultant or independent contractor;
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(x)
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with the exception of rent under the Real Property Leases with WPP, made any payment to a Vendor or a Related Party thereof;
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(y)
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settled any litigation or action, with the exception of litigation and actions the carriage of which is under the control of the Corporation’s insurers;
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(z)
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made any material change with respect to any method of management or operation in respect of the Business;
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(aa)
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suffered any damage, destruction or extraordinary loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which has significantly affected or could significantly affect the Business or its Condition;
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(bb)
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reduced or cancelled any insurance coverage;
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(cc)
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commenced, participated in or agreed to commence or participate in any bankruptcy, involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up, insolvency or similar proceeding;
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(dd)
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made or incurred any material change in, or become aware of any event or condition which is likely to result in a material change in, the Business or its Condition; or
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(ee)
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authorized, agreed or otherwise became committed to do any of the foregoing.
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3.23
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Authorizations
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3.24
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Compliance with Laws
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3.25
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Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws
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(a)
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used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity;
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(b)
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made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic governmental official from corporate funds;
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(c)
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violated or is in violation of any provision of the Anti-Corruption Laws from time to time in effect;
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(d)
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made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment in violation of any of the Anti-Corruption Laws from time to time in effect; or
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(e)
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employed any government or political official of any country to act on behalf of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
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3.26
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Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws
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3.27
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Compliance with Economic Sanctions / Trade Laws
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3.28
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Title to Assets
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(a)
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the properties and assets disposed of, utilized or consumed by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Unaudited Year-End Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements in the Ordinary Course;
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(b)
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the Encumbrances described in Section 3.28 of the Disclosure Letter that will be discharged on or prior to Closing; and
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(c)
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Permitted Encumbrances.
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3.29
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Sufficiency of Assets
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3.30
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Condition of Assets
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3.31
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Operation of Assets
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3.32
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No Other Purchase Agreements or Commitments for Assets
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3.33
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No Outstanding Acquisitions
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3.34
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Leases of Personal Property
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3.35
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Leases of Real Property
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(a)
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the names of the parties to the Real Property Leases;
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(b)
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a description of the Leased Premises (including municipal address and legal description);
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(c)
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the expiration of the term and any rights of renewal;
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(d)
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rent and other amounts payable;
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(e)
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the current use of such property; and
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(f)
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any restrictions with respect to change of control, assignment or business combinations.
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3.36
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Owned Real Property
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(a)
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Section 3.36 of the Disclosure Letter sets out all real property owned by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries and their respective legal descriptions and municipal addresses (the "
Owned Real Property
"). The Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof is the absolute legal and beneficial owner of, and has good title in fee simple to, the Owned Real Property (including all Buildings and Fixtures located on such properties and any related rights and restrictions), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for:
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(i)
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the Permitted Encumbrances;
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(ii)
|
the Encumbrances disclosed or reflected in the Financial Statements; and
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(iii)
|
liens for current Taxes not yet due.
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(b)
|
Section 3.36 of the Disclosure Letter also describes all real property previously owned by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries at any time since December 31, 2001
and their respective legal descriptions and municipal addresses. There are no agreements, options, contracts or commitments to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Owned Real Property or which would restrict the ability of the Corporation or its Subsidiary (as applicable) to transfer the Owned Real Property. The Corporation or its Subsidiary (as applicable) has obtained all Authorizations required to allow the use and occupancy of the Owned Real Property. All of the buildings and fixtures located on the Owned Real Property were, to the knowledge of the Vendors, constructed in accordance with all Laws then in effect, and the Corporation or its Subsidiary (as applicable) has adequate rights of ingress and egress into the Owned Real Property for the operation of the Business. To the knowledge of the Vendors, none of the Owned Real Property or the buildings and fixtures on such properties, nor their use, operation or maintenance for the purpose of carrying on the Business, violates any restrictive covenant or any provision of any Law or encroaches on any property owned by any other Person. No condemnation or expropriation proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, threatened which would preclude or impair the use of any of the Owned Real Property for the purposes for which it is currently used. To the knowledge of the Vendors, there are no pending applications or notices in respect of rezoning or land use designations affecting the Owned Real Property. The Corporation or its Subsidiary (as applicable) has paid all Taxes that are due and payable with respect to the Owned Real Property.
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3.37
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Work Orders and Deficiencies
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3.38
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Material Contracts
|
(a)
|
any distributor, advertising, marketing, or agency Contract;
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(b)
|
any Contract for the future purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or services involving more than $250,000;
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(c)
|
any Contract for the future provision of work or services or the sale of materials, or equipment involving more than $250,000;
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(d)
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any Contract requiring or contemplating any deferred payment outside of the Ordinary Course for the purchase price for any assets, goods or services;
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(e)
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any written employment or consulting Contract with any officer, employee, consultant or contractor;
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(f)
|
any profit sharing, bonus, stock option, pension, retirement, disability, stock purchase, medical, dental, hospitalization, insurance or similar plan or agreement providing benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, including upon a change of control;
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(g)
|
any trust indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement, guarantee or other written Contract for the borrowing or lending of money or a leasing transaction of the type required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP;
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(h)
|
any Contracts that provide for the indemnification by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of any Person or the assumption of any Tax, Environment or other Liability of any Person;
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(i)
|
any Contracts for capital expenditures in excess of $100,000;
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(j)
|
any written commitment for charitable contributions in excess of $1,000;
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(k)
|
any Contract pursuant to which the Corporation is a lessor or lessee of any machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, office furniture, fixtures or other personal property;
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(l)
|
any Contract that relates exclusively to the Corporate Intellectual Property or any written Contract having a value of in excess of $100,000 relating to Intellectual Property used by or licensed to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, excluding all commercially available off the shelf, click-wrapped or shrink-wrapped software licensed by the Vendors without material customization;
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(m)
|
any written confidentiality or non-disclosure Contract that restricts the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries from disclosing any proprietary or confidential information, other than confidentiality or non-disclosure Contracts executed in relation to a proposed transaction with any Third Party for the sale of the Corporation ("
Competing NDAs
");
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(n)
|
any written Contract that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (or would limit the ability of the Purchaser after Closing) to:
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(i)
|
engage in any line of business;
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(ii)
|
to compete with any Person;
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(iii)
|
operate in any geographic area;
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(iv)
|
solicit or accept business from the clients or prospective clients of any Person;
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(v)
|
solicit for employment or hire any Person; or
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(vi)
|
otherwise conduct the Business as the Corporation or its Subsidiaries may determine or desire.
|
(o)
|
any written Contract or commitment to pay any royalty, license fee, management fee or other similar fee;
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(p)
|
any written Contract that does not expire, or may not expire if the same is renewed or extended at the option of any Person other than the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof and is not capable of being cancelled by the Corporation or such Subsidiary thereof within one year after the date of this Agreement having a value of in excess of $100,000;
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(q)
|
any written Contract entered into not in the Ordinary Course or with a Related Party;
|
(r)
|
any written Contract that is material to the operation of the Business or the absence of which would have a significant adverse effect on the Business.
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3.39
|
Material Contracts in Good Standing
|
3.40
|
Other Contracts in Good Standing
|
3.41
|
Intellectual Property
|
(a)
|
Registrations and pending applications
|
(i)
|
Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete list of all Intellectual Property that is: (A) the subject of a registration or application claimed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof together with the details of any registrations and applications for registration with respect to the Intellectual Property owned by the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof; or (B) used in the operation, conduct or maintenance of the Business, as it is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or maintained (collectively, the "
Corporate Intellectual Property
").
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(ii)
|
The registrations and applications for registration listed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter are, except to the extent disclosed therein, valid and subsisting, in good standing, current and up to date in all respects, and enforceable against Third Parties, and are recorded, maintained and renewed in the name of the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof in the appropriate registries or government offices to preserve the Corporation's or its Subsidiary's rights thereof and thereto.
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(b)
|
Title and Sufficiency
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(i)
|
The Corporation and its Subsidiaries own or have sufficient right to all Intellectual Property used in the operation, conduct and maintenance of the Business as the Business is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or maintained and each item of such Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries on identical terms and conditions immediately after, and after giving effect to, the Closing without the need for any further right, license, permission or consent in respect thereof and the consummation of the Acquisition will not impair, alter or limit in any way such ownership or rights.
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(ii)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof owns and has the exclusive legal and beneficial right, title and interest in its own name in and to the Corporate Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances, and none of the Corporate Intellectual Property has been licensed from or to a Third Party.
|
(iii)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, the Corporate Intellectual Property is sufficient for the operation, conduct and maintenance of the Business as such Business is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or maintained and no additional Intellectual Property Rights are required by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries.
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(iv)
|
There are no royalty payments, license fees or other sums payable to or by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and there are no consents, permissions or approvals required by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the use or any dealing with any of the Corporate Intellectual Property, or to maintain or renew any registrations or applications for registration in relation thereto or the operation, conduct and maintenance of the Business as such Business is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or maintained , except for renewal fees in the Ordinary Course or as otherwise listed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter.
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(v)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof has the exclusive right to use and otherwise exploit the Corporate Intellectual Property in all jurisdictions in which it is currently or has historically been used or otherwise exploited and there are no prohibitions or restrictions on the use or other exploitation by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries of the Corporate Intellectual Property.
|
(vi)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries have obtained sufficient and enforceable moral rights waivers from all authors of any works of authorship that are included in the Corporate Intellectual Property such that the Corporation and its Subsidiaries are not limited in any way in which they may choose to commercialize, exploit, use, adapt, modify, improve, associate or otherwise deal with such works of authorship and no consents, permissions, or approvals are required by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries in that regard.
|
(c)
|
Licenses
|
(i)
|
Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete list of all material licenses, agreements or arrangements to which the Corporation is a party, whether as licensor, licensee or otherwise, and whether written or oral, with respect to the Corporate Intellectual Property, excluding any commercially available off the shelf, click-wrapped or shrink-wrapped software licensed by the Vendors without material customization (collectively, the "
I.P. Licenses
").
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(ii)
|
Complete and correct copies of all agreements and schedules and appendices to such agreements (including the I.P. Licenses listed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter) relating to or affecting the Corporate Intellectual Property, listed in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, have been provided or made available to the Purchaser.
|
(iii)
|
None of the Vendors, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice that the Corporation is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any of the I.P. Licenses.
|
(iv)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries is operating in compliance with all of requirements of each of the I.P. Licenses, and any royalty payment, license fee or other sum payable under any I.P. License is current as of the date of this Agreement and will continue to be current as of Closing.
|
(v)
|
To the knowledge of the Vendors, no state of affairs exists that, if true, would place (including with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or the other contracting party in default under any of the I.P. Licenses.
|
(d)
|
Infringement
|
(i)
|
Neither: (A) the operation, conduct and maintenance by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries of the Business as such Business is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or maintained; nor (B) the use by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of the Corporate Intellectual Property in respect thereto; infringes, misappropriates, misuses or violates the Intellectual Property Rights or any other rights of any Third Party.
|
(ii)
|
None of the Vendors, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, complaint, threat or claim alleging: (A) the infringement, misappropriation, misuse or violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Party; (B) that the Corporation or its Subsidiaries do not own the Corporate Intellectual Property; or (C) in the case of Intellectual Property which is licensed to the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof, that the Corporation or such Subsidiary does not have the right (unless otherwise stated in Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter) to use the Intellectual Property in the manner in which it has been historically used by the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
|
(iii)
|
No written claims or challenges have been asserted by any Third Party (including written claims and challenges initiated through a court or administrative process or a patent office) with respect to, or challenging or questioning, the ownership, validity, enforceability or use of, the Corporate Intellectual Property and, to the best knowledge of the Vendors, there is no valid basis for any such claim.
|
(iv)
|
Subject to Section 3.41 of the Disclosure Letter, no claim has been asserted (or to the Vendors’ knowledge is likely to be asserted) by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries against a Third Party with respect to the Corporate Intellectual Property nor has the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries issued, filed or made (or to the Vendors’ knowledge is likely to issue, file or make) any notice, complaint, threat or claim against a Third Party alleging infringement of the Corporate Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property Right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by such Third Party.
|
3.42
|
Employees
|
(a)
|
the name, department, employer, location of employment and hire date for each employee of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries, as well as the regular hourly wage rate for hourly employees;
|
(b)
|
schedules summarizing each salaried employee's compensation plan for the current year and the previous year, showing all elements of compensation (including such employee's base salary, bonus at targeted amounts for that year, the approximate personal benefit of company vehicle or vehicle allowance and subjective annual bonus);
|
(c)
|
an invoice showing existing group insurance benefits for each employee;
|
(d)
|
a list of employees of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries who are now on disability, maternity or other authorized or unauthorized leave or who are receiving workers' compensation or short-term or long-term disability benefits, the nature of such leave, the approximate date such employee is expected to return and the aggregate financial obligation of the Corporation or its Subsidiary with respect to providing benefits to such employee in connection therewith; and
|
(e)
|
the name, department, location of engagement and engagement date for each contractor engaged by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and a summary of the fees and other compensation paid to such contractors in the current year and the previous year.
|
3.43
|
Employment Agreements
|
3.44
|
Labour Matters and Employment Standards
|
(a)
|
Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any collective or other agreement with any labour union or employee association and none of them has made any commitment to or conducted negotiations with any labour union or employee association with respect to any future agreement and, to the knowledge of the Vendors, during the period of five years preceding the date of this Agreement, no union or employee organization has been or remained certified by the Alberta Labour Relations Board or any other labour relations board to represent or collectively bargain on behalf of any employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries and during the period of five years preceding the date of this Agreement there has been no attempt to organize, certify or establish any labour union or employee association in relation to any of the employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries.
|
(b)
|
There are no existing or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, threatened labour strikes or labour disputes, grievances, controversies or other labour relations troubles affecting the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or the Business.
|
(c)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Laws from time to time in effect relating to employment, including those applicable statutory employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, and privacy obligations, and relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, hazardous materials, employment standards, human rights, sexual harassment, discrimination, pay equity and workers' compensation. All amounts due and payable by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries to its employees and independent contractors have been paid in full and all amounts accruing due to same have been reflected in the financial records of the Corporation. There are no outstanding charges or complaints against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries relating to human rights, employment standards, privacy, unfair labour practices, occupational health and safety issues or discrimination or under any legislation or Law relating to employees. To the knowledge of the Vendors, nothing has occurred which might lead to a claim by an employee or an independent contractor under such Laws relating to employees. The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has paid in full all amounts owing under any workplace safety insurance Laws, and neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has been reassessed in any material respect under such legislation during the past three years and, to the knowledge of the Vendors, no audit of the Corporation is currently being performed pursuant to any applicable workplace safety and insurance legislation.
|
(d)
|
Except as set out in Section 3.44 of the Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding compliance orders, inspection orders or written equivalent made under any occupational health and safety Laws which relate to the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or their employees. There have been no fatal or critical accidents in the last three years in respect of employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries. There are no materials present in the assets owned or used by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or conditions present in the Business or during the services performed by employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, exposure to which could result in a disease caused by employment or peculiar to or characteristic of such materials or conditions. The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all respects with any orders issued under any occupational health and safety Laws. There are no appeals of any orders under any occupational health and safety Laws against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries which are currently outstanding.
|
(e)
|
Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has terminated the employment of any employee during the 90 days preceding the Closing Date, excluding voluntary resignation and termination for cause.
|
3.45
|
Employee Benefit and Pension Plans
|
(a)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.45 of the Disclosure Letter, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains, sponsors or contributes to, or has any obligation to contribute to, any pension plan, supplemental pension or other retirement plan, deferred compensation plan, retirement income or group registered retirement savings plan, stock option, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or stock purchase plan, profit sharing plan, bonus plan or policy, commission or incentive compensation plan, change of control agreement, retention bonus plan or agreement, severance or termination pay arrangement, employee life or other group insurance plan, savings plan, employee loan, indemnity, education or hospitalization plan, medical or dental plan, long-term or short-term disability plan or other employee benefit plan, program, policy or practice, formal or informal, or any other similar benefit, plan or entitlement with respect to any of the employees or former employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, other than the Canada Pension Plan and other similar health plans established pursuant to statute or other applicable Law. Section 3.45 of the Disclosure Letter also lists all of the written employment policies, procedures and work-related rules currently in effect with respect to employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, including policies regarding holidays, sick leave, vacation, disability and death benefits, termination and severance pay, automobile allowances and rights to company-provided automobiles and expense reimbursements. The plans, programs, policies, practices and procedures described in Section 3.45 of the Disclosure Letter are hereafter collectively called the "
Benefit Plans
".
|
(b)
|
Complete and correct copies of:
|
(i)
|
all documentation establishing or relating to the Benefit Plans listed in Section 3.45 of the Disclosure Letter;
|
(ii)
|
the most recent financial statements and actuarial reports relating thereto, if any, related to any of the Benefit Plans;
|
(iii)
|
all reports and returns filed, if any, with any Governmental Authority in respect of the Benefit Plans, within three years prior to the date hereof; and
|
(iv)
|
all plan summaries, booklets, personnel or other manuals or written communications prepared for or circulated to any employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries concerning any Benefit Plan;
|
(c)
|
All of the Benefit Plans are and have been established and administered in accordance with their terms.
|
(d)
|
No material changes have occurred to, or are affecting, any of the Benefit Plans since the date of the most recent actuarial report or financial statements applicable thereto, if any, or are expected to occur, which would materially affect the information contained in the actuarial reports or financial statements with respect to the Benefit Plans, if any.
|
(e)
|
All contributions or premiums required to be made or paid by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries under the terms of each Benefit Plan or by any Laws have been made in a timely fashion in accordance with all Laws and the terms of the Benefit Plans.
|
(f)
|
No improvements have been promised in respect of any of the Benefit Plans that are not reflected in the copies of the Benefit Plans provided to the Purchaser.
|
(g)
|
To the knowledge of the Vendors, no Benefit Plan, nor any related trust or other funding medium thereunder, is subject to any pending investigation, examination or other proceeding, action or claim initiated by any Governmental Authority, and, to the knowledge of the Vendors, there exists no state of facts which after notice or lapse of time or both could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such investigation, examination or other proceeding, action or claim or to affect the registration of any Benefit Plan required to be registered.
|
(h)
|
None of the Benefit Plans is a funded plan.
|
3.46
|
Tax Matters
|
(a)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has, and on the Closing Date will have, duly and on a timely basis prepared and filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it prior to the date hereof and the Closing Date in respect of Taxes and such Tax Returns are complete and correct. Copies of such Tax Returns filed in respect of the last three fiscal years ending prior to the date hereof have been provided to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof.
|
(b)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has and on the Closing Date will have paid on a timely basis all Taxes which are due and payable by it on or before the Closing Date, including installments on account of Taxes. Adequate provision was made by the Corporation in the FY16 Audited Financial Statements and the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements for all Taxes for the applicable periods. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for any Taxes other than those provided for in the FY16 Audited Financial Statements and the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statement and those arising in the Ordinary Course since the date of the respective Financial Statements.
|
(c)
|
Federal, provincial and state income tax assessments (as applicable) have been issued to the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries covering all periods up to but not including the fiscal year ending July 31, 2017. There are no Legal Proceedings now pending or made or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, threatened against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes.
|
(d)
|
There are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for any extension of time with respect to the filing of any Tax Return by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the Corporation’s Taxes or the payment of any Taxes by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or the period for any assessment or reassessment of Taxes.
|
(e)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has and on the Closing Date will have withheld from each Person (including any present or former employees, officers or directors and any Persons who are not residents of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act) and from the amount to be paid to or credited in respect of each such Person the amount of Taxes required to be withheld therefrom and has and on the Closing Date will have remitted such Taxes to the proper Governmental Authority within the time periods required under Laws. All consultants or independent contractors of the Corporation are properly characterized as independent contractors and will not be reclassified as employees by any Governmental Authority in accordance with Laws. The Vendors have provided to the Purchaser true, correct and up-to-date copies of all contracts with independent contractors and consultants providing services to the Corporation.
|
(f)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has duly and timely collected all amounts of any sales or transfer Taxes, including goods and services Tax, harmonized sales and provincial or territorial sales Taxes required to be collected by it and has duly and timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority any amounts required to be remitted by it.
|
(g)
|
There are no Encumbrances on any of the Assets that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Taxes.
|
(h)
|
There are no requests for rulings or determinations in respect of any Taxes pending between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority.
|
(i)
|
No written claim has been received by the Corporation from any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof does not file Tax Returns or other documents in respect of Taxes that the Corporation or a Subsidiary thereof is or may be subject to taxation by, or required to file any such return or other document in, that jurisdiction, which claim has not been resolved.
|
(j)
|
Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax indemnification, Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement that could give rise to a payment or indemnification obligation after Closing.
|
(k)
|
There are no circumstances which exist and would result in, or which have existed and resulted in, Sections 17, 78 and 79 to 80.04 of the Tax Act or equivalent provision of any Tax Laws applying with significant adverse consequences to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
|
(l)
|
Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly or indirectly transferred any material property to or supplied any material services to or acquired any material property or material services from a Person with whom it was not dealing at Arm's Length for consideration other than consideration equal to the fair market value of the property or services at the time of the transfer, supply or acquisition of the property or services.
|
(m)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all transfer pricing requirements under the Tax Act and the Laws of all other jurisdictions in which the Corporation carries on the Business.
|
(n)
|
GST Matters:
|
(i)
|
The Corporation is registered for purposes of the
Excise Tax Act
(Canada) and its registration number is 89269 8275 RT0001; and
|
(ii)
|
All input Tax credits claimed by the Corporation for purposes of the
Excise Tax Act
(Canada) were calculated in accordance with Laws in all material respects, and the Corporation has in all material respects complied with all registration, reporting, payment, collection and remittance requirements in respect of goods and services Tax, provincial sales Tax and harmonized sales Tax legislation.
|
(o)
|
The Corporation has complied with subsection 89(14) of the Tax Act in respect of any past dividends designated as eligible dividends and does not have any excessive eligible dividend designations.
|
(p)
|
The Corporation has not claimed any reserves for purposes of the Tax Act or other offerings for the most recent taxation year ending prior to date of this Agreement.
|
3.47
|
Environmental Matters
|
(a)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter or in compliance with Environmental Laws, to the Vendors’ knowledge, the current and past operations of the Business, the properties and assets owned, leased, used or occupied by or formerly owned, leased, used, or occupied by, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (including the Owned Real Property and the Leased Premises) and the use, maintenance and operation thereof were, have been and are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws as from time to time in force and effect. In respect of the Owned Real Property and Leased Premises, the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all reporting and monitoring requirements under all applicable Environmental Laws as from time to time in force and effect. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of any non-compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws in respect of the Owned Real Property and Leased Premises, and neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has been convicted of an offence for non-compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws or been fined or otherwise sentenced or settled such prosecution short of conviction. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any claim or demand from any Person or authority regarding a breach or alleged breach of any applicable Environmental Laws or costs of clean-up of any Hazardous Substance or notice of any such claim or demand and to the knowledge of the Vendors there are no grounds on which any such claim or demand could be made with any reasonable likelihood of success.
|
(b)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained all Environmental Permits necessary to conduct the Business and to own, use and operate its Assets and the operation of such Business and Assets, and the use, maintenance and operation thereof have been and are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Permits. All presently required Environmental Permits are in full force and effect and are set out in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter and complete and correct copies thereof have been made available or provided to the Purchaser. Except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter
the Vendors are in compliance with all such applicable Environmental Permits and all such applicable Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect. Except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter, no consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is required to maintain said Environmental Permits in full force and effect.
|
(c)
|
Except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter, there are no Hazardous Substances located on, in, or under any of the Assets owned, leased, used or occupied by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Leased Premises and the Owned Real Property), and since December 31, 2001 no Release of any Hazardous Substances has resulted from the operation of the Business or the conduct of any other activities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2001 neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has used any of the properties and assets currently or previously owned, leased, used or occupied thereby to use, produce, generate, store, handle, transport or dispose of any Hazardous Substances except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws as from time to time in effect.
|
(d)
|
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as disclosed in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter, there are no underground or surface storage tanks or urea formaldehyde foam insulation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), ozone-depleting substances or radioactive substances located on, in, under, or migrating from any of the Assets, including the Leased Premises or Owned Real Property. To the Vendors’ knowledge, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is, and there is no basis upon which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries could become, responsible for any clean-up or corrective action under any applicable Environmental Laws. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has conducted or caused to be conducted an environmental audit, assessment or study of any of its Assets (including the Leased Premises or Owned Real Property), other than such environmental audits, assessments or studies which have been disclosed to the Purchaser in Section 3.47 of the Disclosure Letter and copies of which have been provided to the Purchaser.
|
3.48
|
Customers and Suppliers
|
3.49
|
Warranties and Claims
|
(a)
|
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has given any written or oral warranty, express or implied (except for warranties implied by Law), in respect of any of the products sold or serviced by it, except warranties made in the Ordinary Course by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries. A copy of the most current form of the Corporation’s standard warranty has been provided to the Purchaser;
|
(b)
|
in each of the three years prior to the date hereof, no claims outside the Ordinary Course have been made against the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries for breach of warranty or contract or negligence or for a price adjustment or other concession in respect of any defect in or failure to perform or deliver any products, services or work, nor do facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to result in any such claim;
|
(c)
|
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries is now subject to any agreement or commitment, and neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has, within three years prior to the date of this Agreement, entered into any agreement with or made any commitment to any customer of the Business which would require it to repurchase any products sold to such customers or to adjust any price or grant any refund, discount or other concession to such customer; and
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(d)
|
neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has made a product warranty or liability claim (or claim in the nature thereof) against any supplier within three years prior to the date of this Agreement.
|
3.50
|
Inventory
|
3.51
|
Litigation
|
(a)
|
actions, suits or proceedings (whether civil, quasi-criminal or criminal or at law or in equity);
|
(b)
|
arbitration or other dispute settlement process;
|
(c)
|
regulatory or administrative proceeding, or investigation or inquiry, by any Governmental Authority; or
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(d)
|
any similar matter or proceeding;
|
3.52
|
Insurance
|
(a)
|
the insurer;
|
(b)
|
the amount of coverage;
|
(c)
|
the type of coverage;
|
(d)
|
the policy number;
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(e)
|
the annual premium;
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(f)
|
the expiration date; and
|
(g)
|
a description of any pending claims under such policies.
|
3.53
|
Privacy Laws and Transferred Information
|
(a)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws (including Privacy Laws) and accepted industry standards relating to the collection, use, retention and storage by the Corporation of Personal Information including disclosing or transferring Personal Information to Third Parties in the course of operating the Business. No Person has notified the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of a complaint or claim alleging that the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries has contravened applicable Privacy Laws with respect to the collection, use, disclosure or storage of Personal Information.
|
(b)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries maintains appropriate privacy and security policies, procedures and systems to safeguard Personal Information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss or damage. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has been notified of any unauthorized access, significant loss or damage to, or misuse of, any of the Personal Information it collects, uses, retains or stores.
|
(c)
|
Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been notified of a security or data breach relating to the unauthorized access to or disclosure of Personal Information or Confidential Information.
|
(d)
|
The Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries has provided all notices and obtained all consents required by Law from each individual to whom the Transferred Information relates, for the collection, use and disclosure of such information for the purposes and in the manner as currently and historically collected, used and disclosed by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries in the conduct of the Business, and for the completion of the Acquisition. Neither the Vendors, nor the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries have received notice, or have reason to believe, that any such consent has been withdrawn or varied. The Transferred Information does not contain any Personal Information that does not directly relate to the continuation of the Business by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or the completion of the Acquisition.
|
3.54
|
Non-Arm's Length Matters
|
3.55
|
Government Assistance
|
3.56
|
Competition Act
|
3.57
|
No Solvency or Reorganization Proceedings
|
3.58
|
Brokerage and Finder's Fees
|
3.59
|
Canadian Real Property
|
(a)
|
There are no agreements, options, contracts or commitments to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Canadian Real Property or which would restrict the ability of WPP to transfer the Canadian Real Property. The Corporation has obtained all Authorizations required to allow the use and occupancy of the Canadian Real Property. All of the buildings and fixtures located on the Canadian Real Property were, to the knowledge of the Vendors, constructed in accordance with all Laws then in effect, and the Corporation has adequate rights of ingress and egress into the Canadian Real Property for the operation of the Business. To the knowledge of the Vendors, none of the Canadian Real Property or the buildings and fixtures on such properties, nor their use, operation or maintenance for the purpose of carrying on the Business, violates any restrictive covenant or any provision of any Law or encroaches on any property owned by any other Person. No condemnation or expropriation proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendors, threatened which would preclude or impair the use of any of the Canadian Real Property for the purposes for which they are currently used. To the knowledge of the Vendors, there are no pending applications or notices in respect of rezoning or land use designations affecting the Canadian Real Property. The Corporation and WPP have paid all Taxes that are due and payable with respect to the Canadian Real Property.
|
(b)
|
Section 1.1A of the Disclosure Letter sets out the Canadian Real Property and their respective legal descriptions and municipal addresses.
|
(c)
|
WPP is the absolute legal and beneficial owner of, and has good title in fee simple to, the Canadian Real Property (including all Buildings and Fixtures located on such properties and any related rights and restrictions), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for:
|
(i)
|
the Permitted Encumbrances; and
|
(ii)
|
liens for current Taxes not yet due.
|
3.60
|
Authority and Approval of Vendors
|
3.61
|
Execution and Binding Obligation of Vendors
|
(a)
|
bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and
|
(b)
|
the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunctive relief.
|
3.62
|
Required Authorizations and Consents of Vendors
|
3.63
|
Vendors' Ownership of Purchased Shares
|
3.64
|
No Conflict with Constating Documents, Contracts, Authorizations and Laws
|
(a)
|
any term or provision of such Vendor's articles, by-laws or other constating documents;
|
(b)
|
the terms of any Contract to which the Vendor is a party or by which it is bound;
|
(c)
|
any term or provision of any Authorization of the Vendor necessary to conduct the Business or to own the Purchased Shares;
|
(d)
|
any order or judgment of any Governmental Authority or any Law.
|
3.65
|
No Other Agreements to
Purchase from Vendors
|
3.66
|
Residence of Vendors
|
4.1
|
Corporate Status and Authorization and Approval
|
4.2
|
Execution and Binding Obligation
|
(a)
|
bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and
|
(b)
|
the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunctive relief.
|
4.3
|
No Conflict with Constating Documents, Authorizations, Contracts and Laws
|
(a)
|
any term or provision of the Purchaser's articles, by-laws or other constating documents;
|
(b)
|
the terms of any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound;
|
(c)
|
any term or provision of any of the Authorizations of the Purchaser; or
|
(d)
|
any order or judgment of any Governmental Authority or any Law.
|
4.4
|
Required Authorizations
|
4.5
|
Competition Act
|
5.1
|
Survival of Representations and Warranties of the Vendors
|
(a)
|
the representations and warranties made in Section 3.46 (Tax Matters) will survive and continue in full force and effect until, but not beyond, 60 days from the expiration of the period (if any) during which an assessment, reassessment or other form of recognized document assessing liability to the Corporation for Taxes under applicable Tax legislation in respect of any taxation year to which such representations and warranties extend could be issued (without regard to any waiver or similar document filed by the Purchaser extending such period, unless the Vendors have consented in writing to the filing of such waiver or similar document);
|
(b)
|
the representations and warrants made in Section 3.47 (Environmental Matters) will survive and continue for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date;
|
(c)
|
the representations and warranties made in Sections 3.1(a) (Corporate Status and Qualifications), 3.2 (Corporation Authorization and Approval), 3.3 (Execution and Binding Obligation), 3.4 (No Conflict with Constating Documents, Authorizations and Laws) 3.8 (Authorized and Issued Capital), 3.9 (No Other Purchase Agreements or Commitments for Securities), 3.58 (Brokerage and Finders' Fees), 3.36(a) Owned Real Properties, 3.59(c) Canadian Real Property, 3.60 (Authority and Approval of Vendors), 3.61 (Execution and Binding Obligation of Vendors), 3.63 (Vendors' Ownership of Purchased Shares) and 3.66 (Residence) (collectively, the "
Fundamental Representations and Warranties
") will survive and continue in full force and effect indefinitely.
|
(d)
|
any claim which is based upon intentional misrepresentation or fraud by the Vendors (or any of them) may be made or brought by the Purchaser at any time.
|
5.2
|
Survival of Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
|
6.1
|
Access
|
(a)
|
During the Interim Period, the Vendors shall, or shall cause the Corporation to:
|
(i)
|
upon reasonable notice from the Purchaser, give the Purchaser and its Representatives, lenders, potential lenders, and insurers or potential insurers, during normal business hours, access to inspect all Owned Real Property, Leased Premises, all other premises used in the Business, and all Assets, Contracts, Corporate Records, books and other documents and data related to the Corporation as the Purchaser or any of its Representatives may reasonably request;
|
(ii)
|
provide copies to the Purchaser and its Representatives, lenders, potential lenders, and insurers or potential insurers, of all written Contracts, Tax Returns, Financial Statements, information regarding employees, customers and suppliers, and all such additional financial, operating and other information, in each case related to the Corporation, as the Purchaser or any of its Representatives may reasonably request to make a thorough examination of the Corporation, its Business, Assets and operations;
|
(iii)
|
have senior management and key personnel of the Corporation available to respond to inquiries from the Purchaser during normal business hours, provided that the Vendors shall cause contact with senior management and key personnel to be facilitated by the Corporation through Mr. Bernie Moore, its CEO and President; and
|
(iv)
|
upon request of the Purchaser, execute, or cause to be executed, such consents and authorizations as may be necessary to enable the Purchaser and its Representatives to obtain access to all records, search results and information maintained by any Governmental Authority in respect of the Corporation’s Business, Owned Real Property, Leased Premises, Assets, liabilities and Taxes.
|
6.2
|
Conduct of Business During the Interim Period
|
(a)
|
During the Interim Period, the Vendors shall, and shall cause the Corporation to, operate the Business in the Ordinary Course, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, do the following:
|
(i)
|
maintain all of the Assets in the same condition as they now exist, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
|
(ii)
|
maintain all of the Corporate Intellectual Property in the same condition as it now exists, and in order that no portion thereof ceases to be current, enforceable or in good standing during the Interim Period;
|
(iii)
|
maintain the Corporation's books, records and accounts in the Ordinary Course;
|
(iv)
|
manage the Inventory of the Business in order to continue carrying on the Business in the Ordinary Course;
|
(v)
|
take all Ordinary Course action to preserve the Business and the goodwill of the Corporation and its relationships with customers, suppliers, landlords, creditors and others having business dealings with it, to maintain, to the extent commercially reasonable, in full force and effect all Contracts to which the Corporation is a party, and take all other action reasonably requested by the Purchaser in order that the Business and the Condition of the Corporation will not be impaired during the Interim Period;
|
(vi)
|
take all Ordinary Course actions to keep available the services of its present officers and employees;
|
(vii)
|
ensure that the Corporation performs and complies with all of its contractual obligations under all Contracts and complies with all Authorizations;
|
(viii)
|
ensure that the Corporation does not sell or otherwise dispose of (or pledge as security) any of its Assets, except Inventory in the Ordinary Course;
|
(ix)
|
maintain adequate levels of Working Capital to carry on the Business in the Ordinary Course;
|
(x)
|
ensure that the Corporation does not create, incur or assume any long-term debt (including obligations in respect of leases) or create any Encumbrance upon any of its Assets;
|
(xi)
|
ensure that the Corporation does not create any guarantees or otherwise become liable for the obligations of any other Person or makes any loans or advances to any Person, other than in favour of or on behalf of the Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course;
|
(xii)
|
with the exception of bonuses to be paid in favour of certain employees of the Corporation and Subsidiaries in contemplation of the Closing, ensure that the
|
(xiii)
|
keep in full force and effect all of the current insurance policies of the Corporation;
|
(xiv)
|
collect and manage Accounts Receivable and pay and manage accounts payable in the Ordinary Course;
|
(xv)
|
ensure that the Corporation does not redeem or repurchase any shares in its share capital;
|
(xvi)
|
take all actions in the Ordinary Course and within its commercially reasonable control to ensure that the representations and warranties of the Vendors in Article III remain true and correct at the Closing Time, with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Time;
|
(xvii)
|
subject to Laws, confer with the Purchaser concerning operational matters of a material nature;
|
(xviii)
|
use its commercially reasonable efforts in the Ordinary Course to retain possession and control of the Assets and preserve the confidentiality of any confidential or proprietary information of the Business or Corporation; and
|
(xix)
|
deliver to the Purchaser, as soon as they become available, true, correct and complete copies of any material reports or statements required to be filed by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries with any Governmental Authority subsequent to the date hereof.
|
(b)
|
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Interim Period the Vendors will not, except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, not to be unreasonably withheld, allow the Corporation to:
|
(i)
|
enter into any agreement with respect to the Business, except agreements made in the Ordinary Course and which involve financial obligations of less than $100,000 per annum;
|
(ii)
|
terminate or waive any right of substantial value to the Business;
|
(iii)
|
make any payments of whatsoever nature outside of the Ordinary Course to the Vendors or any of their Affiliates; provided that the payment of dividends shall be expressly permitted;
|
(iv)
|
make any capital expenditure or commitment to do so which individually or in the aggregate would exceed $100,000;
|
(v)
|
sell material Assets outside of the Ordinary Course;
|
(vi)
|
cause the Corporation to incur any increase in Third Party Debt or Related Party Obligations prior to Closing Time;
|
(vii)
|
make any material change with respect to any method of management, operation or accounting in respect of the Business;
|
(viii)
|
remove the auditor or any director of the Corporation;
|
(ix)
|
hire or terminate the employment of: (A) any officer of the Corporation; (B) any employee of the Corporation with a base compensation of$100,000
or more; or (C) any group of employees;
|
(x)
|
compromise or settle any litigation, proceeding or investigation by an Governmental Authority relating to the Assets, the Business or Corporation; or
|
(xi)
|
authorize, agree, or otherwise commit, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.
|
6.3
|
Notice of Untrue Representation or Warranty or Material Adverse Change
|
(a)
|
any facts that come to their attention that would cause any of the representations and warranties made by them in this Agreement to be untrue in any material respect;
|
(b)
|
any Material Adverse Change in the Condition of the Business, or any threatened occurrence of any event or condition that could result in or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or
|
(c)
|
an occurrence of any material damage or loss of any Asset.
|
6.4
|
Actions to Satisfy Closing Conditions
|
6.5
|
Transfer of Purchased Shares
|
6.6
|
Request for Consents
|
6.7
|
Transfer of Personal Information
|
(a)
|
The Vendors covenant and agree to:
|
(i)
|
before the Closing, disclose the Transferred Information to the Purchaser solely as may be needed to enable the Purchaser to review and complete the Acquisition;
|
(ii)
|
after the Closing, to collect, to use and disclose the Transferred Information only for those purposes for which the Transferred Information was initially collected from or in respect of the individual to which such Transferred Information relates or for the completion of the Acquisition; and
|
(iii)
|
to advise the Purchaser: (A) of all purposes for which the Transferred Information was initially collected from or in respect of the individual to whom such Transferred Information relates; (B) of all additional purposes for which the Transferred Information has been collected, used or disclosed; and (C) of all instances where the Vendors have not provided such notices or obtained such consents as are required by Law in respect of such information or such purposes.
|
(b)
|
The Purchaser covenants and agrees to:
|
(i)
|
prior to the Closing, collect, use and disclose the Transferred Information solely for the purpose of reviewing and completing the Acquisition, including the determination to complete the Acquisition;
|
(ii)
|
prior to and after the Closing, to protect the Transferred Information by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the Transferred Information;
|
(iii)
|
after the Closing, to collect, use and disclose the Transferred Information only for those purposes for which the Transferred Information was initially collected from or in respect of the individual to which such Transferred Information relates or for the completion of the Acquisition;
|
(iv)
|
after the Closing, where and in the manner required by Law, notify affected individuals that the Acquisition has been completed and that their Personal Information has been disclosed and transferred to another organization; and
|
(v)
|
to return or destroy the Transferred Information in the custody of or under the control of the Purchaser if the Acquisition is not completed.
|
6.8
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of their obligation to disclose;
|
(b)
|
disclose only that portion of information that they are legally required to disclose in the opinion of their legal counsel; and
|
(c)
|
at all times cooperate with the Purchaser to permit the Purchaser, at its sole expense, to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information by the recipients thereof.
|
6.9
|
Escrow Agreement
|
6.10
|
Tax Returns
|
6.11
|
Canadian Real Property
|
6.12
|
R&W Insurance Policy
|
6.13
|
Commercial General Liability Insurance
|
6.14
|
Non-Competition Agreements
|
6.15
|
Board Representation
|
6.16
|
Interim Financial Statements
|
6.17
|
Financing Cooperation
|
6.18
|
Amalgamation
|
6.19
|
Severance Obligations
|
6.20
|
No Actions Taken to Affect the Bump
|
7.1
|
Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchaser
|
(a)
|
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of the Vendors contained in this Agreement and in any Ancillary Agreement will be true and accurate in all material respects on the date hereof and at the Closing Time in all material respects with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing Time (or, if made as of a particular date, as of such date). Each of the Vendors will have executed and delivered to the Purchaser a certificate in such form as Vendors' Counsel and Purchaser's Counsel agree confirming that the facts with respect to each representation and warranty of the Vendors made under this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects at the Closing Time.
|
(b)
|
Performance of Covenants
. The Vendors will have fulfilled, performed or complied with, or caused the Corporation to fulfill, perform or comply with all covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement and in any Ancillary Agreement required by them to be fulfilled, performed or complied with at or before the Closing Time. Each of the Vendors will have executed and delivered to the Purchaser a certificate to that effect.
|
(c)
|
Consents
. All consents, approvals and notices set out in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Letter will have been obtained or given by the Vendors, as the case may be, and delivered to the Purchaser on terms acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, and all such consents, notices and approvals will be in full force and effect as at the Closing Time.
|
(d)
|
Authorizations
. All Authorizations, notifications and filings set out in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure Letter will have been obtained or given by the Vendors, as the case may be, and delivered to the Purchaser on terms acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, and all such Authorizations, notifications and filings will be in full force and effect as at the Closing Time.
|
(e)
|
Closing Deliverables
. The Vendors will have executed and delivered to the Purchaser at Closing the documents set out in Section 8.2(a), and will have used their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered to the Purchaser at Closing the documents set out in Section 8.2(b) in form satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.
|
(f)
|
No Legal Action or Proceedings
. No order, decision or ruling of any Governmental Authority will have been made, and no action or proceeding will be pending or threatened which, in the opinion of Purchaser's Counsel, is likely to result in an order, decision or ruling to disallow, enjoin or prohibit the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares contemplated by this Agreement or the Employee Share Agreements or the right of the Purchaser to own the Purchased Shares.
|
(g)
|
Material Adverse Change
. As of the Closing Date, no Material Adverse Change will have occurred in connection with the Corporation's Assets, Business or Condition.
|
(h)
|
Sale of Aircraft.
The Corporation will have disposed of all of its interest in and to the 1998 Dessault Falcon 50EX aircraft, serial number 50-270 (the "
Aircraft
").
|
(i)
|
Employee Retention.
Arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser shall have been made for the retention of the Key Employees.
|
(j)
|
Shareholder Loans Receivable.
The Vendors’ shareholder loans receivable shall have been satisfied prior to Closing with the proceeds of dividends paid by the Corporation.
|
(k)
|
Operation of Business.
The Business of the Corporation having been conducted in the Ordinary Course consistent with past practice from the date of execution of this Agreement through the Closing Date.
|
(l)
|
Canadian Real Property.
WPP shall have transferred the Canadian Real Property to the Purchaser at Closing and confirm it to be free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, in accordance with Section 2.10.
|
(m)
|
Delivery of FY17 Audited Financial Statements.
The Vendors’ and the Corporation will deliver the FY17 Audited Financial Statements at or prior to Closing, which will not materially differ from the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements. Failing delivery of the FY17 Audited Financial Statements at or prior to Closing, the Vendors’ and its independent auditor will represent and warrant that, to the best of its respective knowledge, no facts or circumstances exist which will cause the FY17 Audited Financial Statements to materially differ from the FY17 Unaudited Financial Statements.
|
(n)
|
Nisku Lease.
The Corporation’s lease of premises located in Nisku Alberta from WPP shall have been terminated with effect not later than the Closing Date.
|
7.2
|
Waiver or Termination by Purchaser Upon Unfilled Condition
|
(a)
|
terminate this Agreement by notice to the Vendor, as provided in Section 10.1(b); or
|
(b)
|
waive compliance with any such condition without prejudice to its right of termination in the event of non-fulfilment of any other condition.
|
7.3
|
Conditions to the Obligations of the Vendors
|
(a)
|
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement will be true and accurate in all material respects on the date hereof and at the Closing Time in all material respects with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing Time (or, if made as of a particular date, as of such date). The Purchaser will have executed and delivered to the Vendors a certificate in such form as Vendors' Counsel and Purchaser's Counsel reasonably agree confirming that the facts with respect to each representation and warranty of the Purchaser made under this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, as applicable, are true and correct in all material respects at the Closing Time.
|
(b)
|
Performance of Covenants
. The Purchaser will have fulfilled, performed or complied with all covenants contained in this Agreement and in any Ancillary Agreement required by it to be fulfilled, performed or complied with at or before the Closing Time, and the Purchaser will have executed and delivered a certificate to that effect.
|
(c)
|
Closing Deliverables
. The Purchaser will have executed and delivered to the Vendors at Closing the documents set out in Section 8.2(c) in form satisfactory to the Vendors, acting reasonably.
|
(d)
|
No Legal Action or Proceedings
. No order, decision or ruling of any Governmental Authority will have been made, and no action or proceeding will be pending or threatened which, in the opinion of Vendors' Counsel, is likely to result in an order, decision or ruling, to disallow, enjoin or prohibit the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares contemplated under this Agreement or the Employee Share Agreements.
|
(e)
|
Financing
. The Purchaser shall have completed all requisite Financing.
|
7.4
|
Waiver or Termination by Vendors Upon Unfilled Condition
|
(a)
|
terminate this Agreement by notice to the Purchaser, as provided in Section 10.1(c); or
|
(b)
|
waive compliance with any such condition without prejudice to its right of termination in the event of non-fulfilment of any other condition.
|
8.1
|
Date, Time and Place of Closing
|
8.2
|
Closing Deliverables
|
(a)
|
At or before the Closing Time, the Vendors shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Purchaser the following in form satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably:
|
(i)
|
share certificates representing the Purchased Shares accompanied with duly executed share transfer forms or duly issued share certificates representing the Purchased Shares in the name of the Purchaser, in either case, together with security registers evidencing that the Purchaser is the sole holder of the Purchased Shares;
|
(ii)
|
certified copies of: (A) the articles, by-laws and other constating documents of the Corporation; and (B) all necessary director and shareholder resolutions, authorizations and proceedings of the Vendors and the Corporation that are required to be taken or obtained to permit the valid transfer and registration of the Purchased Shares to and in the name of the Purchaser and the completion of such other transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable;
|
(iii)
|
a certificate of status, compliance, good standing or like certificate with respect to the Corporation issued by the appropriate government official of the jurisdiction of its formation and of each jurisdiction in which the Corporation carries on business as set out in Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Letter;
|
(iv)
|
the certificates referred to in Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b);
|
(v)
|
the executed Non-Competition Agreements;
|
(vi)
|
the executed Escrow Agreement;
|
(vii)
|
a duly executed resignation of each of the directors
of the Corporation as the Purchaser may specify in writing at least five Business Days before Closing;
|
(viii)
|
a duly executed release of claims in favour of the Corporation from each of the Vendors;
|
(ix)
|
discharges of all guarantees granted by the Corporation in respect of obligations of the Vendors or any of their Affiliates;
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(x)
|
confirmation, to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, that all amounts owing by the Vendors and any of their Affiliates to the Corporation have been paid in full; and
|
(xi)
|
the minute book and corporate seal (if any) of the Corporation and all other books and records of, or documents relating to, the Corporation, its Assets and the Business including all accounting and Tax records, returns, forms and elections and relevant working papers and files and data in the possession of the Vendors or any other third party on behalf of the Corporation, Vendors that were not previously delivered to the Purchaser; and
|
(xii)
|
such other documents or items that are customary in similar transactions to those described in this Agreement and that may be reasonably requested by Purchaser's Counsel.
|
(b)
|
At or before the Closing Time, the Vendors shall use their best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered to the Purchaser the following in form satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably:
|
(i)
|
evidence of discharge of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) and/or payout letters in forms satisfactory to the Purchaser with respect to the amounts required to repay in full all Third Party Debt and
Related Party Obligations, together with wire transfer instructions
;
|
(ii)
|
an estoppel certificate from each lessor under each of the Real Property Leases, if required, and copies of any non-disturbance agreements with mortgagees of the Leased Premises, as the Purchaser may require; and
|
(iii)
|
such other documents or items that are customary in similar transactions to those described in this Agreement and that may be reasonably be requested by Purchaser's Counsel.
|
(c)
|
At or before the Closing Time, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to the Vendors the following in form satisfactory to the Vendors, acting reasonably:
|
(i)
|
certified copies of resolutions of the directors of the Purchaser as may be required in order to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, by the Purchaser;
|
(ii)
|
the certificates referred to in Section 7.3(a) and 7.3(b);
|
(iii)
|
the executed Non-Competition Agreements;
|
(iv)
|
the executed Escrow Agreement;
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(v)
|
the Purchase Price as contemplated by Sections 2.2 and 2.3; and
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(vi)
|
such other documents or items that are customary in similar transactions to those described in this Agreement and that may be reasonably requested by Vendors' Counsel.
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9.1
|
Indemnity by the Vendors
|
(a)
|
Each of the Vendors agrees to severally indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser's Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses and Legal Proceedings incurred or suffered by the Purchaser's Indemnified Parties, directly or indirectly, as a result of, in respect of or arising out of:
|
(i)
|
any breach or failure to perform or fulfill any covenant or obligation on the part of the Vendors (or any of them) contained in this Agreement or in any document given by them in order to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any misrepresentation, inaccuracy, incorrectness or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Vendors contained in this Agreement or contained in any document or certificate given in order to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
|
(iii)
|
all costs and expenses including legal fees, charges and incidental to or in respect of the foregoing.
|
(b)
|
The obligations of indemnification by the Vendors pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section will be subject to the following:
|
(i)
|
the provisions of Section 5.1 with respect to the survival of the representations and warranties by the Vendors; and
|
(ii)
|
the provisions of Sections 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5.
|
9.2
|
Indemnity by the Purchaser
|
(a)
|
The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Vendors' Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses and Legal Proceedings incurred or suffered by the Vendors' Indemnified Parties as a result of, in respect of or arising out of:
|
(i)
|
any breach or failure to perform or fulfill any covenant or obligation on the part of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any document given by the Purchaser in order to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any misrepresentation, inaccuracy, incorrectness or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or contained in any document or certificate given in order to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
|
(iii)
|
all costs and expenses including legal fees, charges and incidental to or in respect of the foregoing.
|
(b)
|
The obligations of indemnification by the Purchaser pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section will be subject to the following:
|
(i)
|
the provisions of Section 5.2 with respect to the survival of the representations and warranties by the Purchaser; and
|
(ii)
|
the provisions of Sections 9.4 and 9.5.
|
9.3
|
Limitations to Indemnity by the Vendors
|
(a)
|
Subject to Sections 9.3(b) and 9.3(c), no claim may be made pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) against the Vendors and Purchaser's exclusive remedy for such claims shall be limited to claiming under the R&W Insurance Policy.
|
(b)
|
Section 9.3(a) will not apply to limit any liability in respect of:
|
(i)
|
any matters referenced in Section 9.4(c) hereof;
|
(ii)
|
a breach of any of the Fundamental Representations and Warranties;
|
(iii)
|
a breach of covenants under this Agreement;
|
(iv)
|
a breach of any obligation under this Agreement other than Section 9.1(a)(ii);
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Vendors’ fraud, willful misconduct or intentional breach of any obligation or provision of this Agreement shall not be limited by any
de minimus
threshold or liability cap set out in this Agreement.
|
9.4
|
Other Limitations on Liability
|
(a)
|
The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate its Losses in respect of any Indemnity Claim hereunder, including by making insurance claims on insurance policies.
|
(b)
|
Subject to Section 9.4(c):
|
(i)
|
no Party shall have any liability to any Indemnified Party for any matter identified in Section 9.3(b) to the extent of any insurance proceeds (including insurance proceeds from commercial general liability insurance or the R&W Insurance Policy) actually received by such Indemnified Party with respect to such damages, net of any deductible and costs of collection and any increase in the annual insurance premium of said insurance policies for any subsequent period resulting from the filing and collection of such insurance claim;
|
(ii)
|
no Party shall have any liability to any Indemnified Party for any matter identified in Section 9.3(b) to the extent of any net tax benefit actually obtained in the year the damages are incurred or in the immediately succeeding tax year by the Indemnified Party as a result of the damages giving rise to the claim hereunder;
|
(iii)
|
no Party shall have any liability in favour of any Indemnified Party for claims constituting punitive damages or criminal or civil fines or penalties; provided, however, this exclusion shall not apply to (terms capitalized in this Section 9.4(b)(iii) but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning in the R&W Policy):
|
(A)
|
the extent such damages or fines or penalties are insurable by applicable law of the Most Favorable Jurisdiction;
|
(B)
|
the extent such damages or fines or penalties are awarded or assessed against the Insureds in connection with a Third Party Demand pursuant to:
|
(1)
|
a final settlement consented to in writing by the Insurer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in accordance with Section V of the R&W Policy; or
|
(2)
|
a final non-appealable: (1) order of a governmental or regulatory authority; (2) judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (3) award of an arbitrator, arbitration panel or similar adjudicative body; and
|
(C)
|
related Defense Costs.
|
(iv)
|
no claim may be made against the Vendors for any matter identified in Section 9.3(b) until the aggregate of all Qualifying Claims exceeds $2,600,000, in which event the Vendor shall be required to pay or be liable for the excess amount of such claims, only;
|
(v)
|
the maximum, combined liability of the Vendors under this Agreement will be limited to $2,000,000; and
|
(vi)
|
no claim may be made against the Vendors by the Purchaser in respect of product liability claims against the Corporation, resulting from a defect in or failure to perform or deliver any products, service or work, as more specifically described in Section 3.49(b) hereof, except to the extent that such product liability claims were known to the Corporation or the Vendors on the date hereof, but were not disclosed in Section 3.49 of the Disclosure Letter; and regardless of whether any such product liability claim, that becomes known to the Corporation or the Vendors after the date hereof, arises before or after Closing.
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Vendors agrees to severally indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser's Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses and Legal Proceedings, including attorneys’ fees (except where noted), incurred or suffered by the Purchaser's Indemnified Parties, directly or indirectly, as a result of, in respect of or arising out of the following matters, which matters shall not be limited by any
de minimus
threshold, basket or liability cap set out in this Agreement:
|
(i)
|
the Hovey Litigation;
|
(ii)
|
any assessment for Taxes arising from:
|
(A)
|
the transactions undertaken in relation to the 2016 Reorganization;
|
(B)
|
the payments and reimbursements from CCI Partnership to EmployeeCo during the existence of the CCI Partnership;
|
(C)
|
the re-characterization of any investment transactions carried on by EmployeeCo from capital to income; or
|
(iii)
|
any penalties that may be assessed with respect to the BNAS 2011 Transaction by any Governmental Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, any attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred as a result of the BNAS 2011 Transaction will be for the sole account of Purchaser;
|
(iv)
|
any and all claims, fees, penalties and expenses related to the Corporations’ termination of employment of the employees listed in Section 9.4(c)(iv)of the Disclosure Letter (the "
Aircraft Employees
") in connection with the Closing and related sale of the Aircraft.
|
9.5
|
Provisions Relating to Indemnity Claims
|
(a)
|
As soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any matter that may give rise to an Indemnity Claim, the Indemnified Parties (or any of them) will provide to the Purchaser or the Vendors, as applicable (the "
Indemnifying Party
") written notice of the Indemnity Claim specifying (to the extent that information is available) the factual basis for the Indemnity Claim and the amount of the Indemnity Claim or, if an amount is not then determinable, an estimate of the amount of the Indemnity Claim if an estimate is feasible in the circumstances.
|
(b)
|
If an Indemnity Claim relates to an alleged liability of the Corporation to any other Person (a "
Third Party Claim
"), including any Governmental Authority, which is of a nature such that the Corporation is required by Law to make a payment to a Third Party before the relevant procedure for challenging the existence or quantum of the alleged liability can be implemented or completed, then the Indemnified Parties (or any of them) may, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section, make such payment and immediately demand reimbursement for such payment from the Indemnifying Party in accordance with this Agreement. However, if the alleged liability to the Third Party, as finally determined upon completion of settlement negotiations or related legal proceedings, is less than the amount which is paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of the related Indemnity Claim, then the Indemnified Parties (or any of them) shall, immediately following such final determination, pay to the Indemnifying Party the amount by which the amount of the liability as finally determined is less than the amount which is so paid by the Indemnifying Party.
|
(c)
|
The Indemnified Parties shall not negotiate, settle, compromise or pay (except in the case of payment of a judgment) any Third Party Claim as to which it proposes to assert an Indemnity Claim, except with the prior consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent must not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), unless there is a reasonable possibility that such Third Party Claim may materially and adversely affect the Business, the Condition of the Corporation or the Indemnified Parties (or any of them), in which case the Indemnified Parties will have the right, after notifying the Indemnifying Party, as applicable, to negotiate, settle, compromise or pay such Third Party Claim without prejudice to their rights of indemnification under this Agreement.
|
(d)
|
With respect to any Third Party Claim, if the Indemnifying Party first admits the right of the Indemnified Parties to indemnification for the amount of such Third Party Claim which may at any time be determined or settled, and except as contemplated by Section 9.5(f), then in any legal, administrative or other proceedings in connection with the matters forming the basis of the Third Party Claim, the following procedures will apply:
|
(i)
|
except as contemplated by subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Indemnifying Party will have the right to assume carriage of the negotiation, settlement or compromise of the Third Party Claim and the conduct of any related legal, administrative or other proceedings, but the Indemnified Parties will have the right and will be given the opportunity to participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim, to consult with the Indemnifying Party in the settlement of the Third Party Claim and the conduct of related legal, administrative and other proceedings (including consultation with counsel) and to disagree on reasonable grounds with the selection and retention of counsel, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall retain counsel satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties;
|
(ii)
|
the Indemnifying Party will co-operate with the Indemnified Parties in relation to the Third Party Claim, will keep the Indemnified Parties fully advised with respect thereto, will provide the Indemnified Parties with copies of all relevant documentation as it becomes available, will provide the Indemnified Parties with access to all records and files relating to the defense of the Third Party Claim and will meet with representatives of the Indemnified Parties at all reasonable times to discuss the Third Party Claim; and
|
(iii)
|
notwithstanding subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, the Indemnifying Party will not settle the Third Party Claim or conduct any legal, administrative or other proceedings in any manner which could, in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Parties (or any of them), have a Material Adverse Change on the Business, the Condition of the Corporation or the Indemnified Parties (or any of them), except with the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties.
|
(e)
|
If, with respect to any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party does not admit the right of the Indemnified Parties to indemnification or declines to assume carriage of the negotiation, settlement or compromise of the Third Party Claim or of any legal, administrative or other proceedings relating to the Third Party Claim, then the following provisions will apply:
|
(i)
|
the Indemnified Parties (or any of them), at their discretion, may assume carriage of the settlement or of any legal, administrative or other proceedings relating to the Third Party Claim and may defend or settle the Third Party Claim on such terms as the Indemnified Parties (or any of them), acting in good faith, consider advisable; and
|
(ii)
|
any Losses incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Parties in connection with the settlement of such Third Party Claim or the conduct of any legal, administrative or other proceedings will be added to the amount of the Indemnity Claim.
|
(f)
|
If, with respect to any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party is the Purchaser, the Indemnifying Party is one or more of the Vendors and the Third Party Claim involves any customer, supplier, subcontractor, dealer, agent or distributor of the Business, then the following provisions will apply:
|
(i)
|
except as contemplated by subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Purchaser will have the right to assume carriage of the compromise or settlement of the Third Party Claim and the conduct of any related legal, administrative or other proceedings, but the Vendors will have the right and will be given the opportunity to participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim, to consult with the Purchaser in the settlement of the Third Party Claim and the conduct of related legal, administrative and other proceedings (including consultation with counsel);
|
(ii)
|
the Purchaser will co‑operate with the Vendors in relation to the Third Party Claim, will keep the Vendors fully advised with respect thereto, will provide the Vendors with copies of all relevant documentation as it becomes available, will provide the Vendors with access to all records and files relating to the defense of the Third Party Claim and will meet with representatives of the Vendors at all reasonable times to discuss the Third Party Claim; and
|
(iii)
|
notwithstanding subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, the Purchaser will not settle the Third Party Claim except with the prior written consent of the Vendors, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
|
9.6
|
Materiality
|
10.1
|
Rights of Termination
|
(a)
|
by the mutual written consent of the Vendors and the Purchaser;
|
(b)
|
by the Purchaser if:
|
(i)
|
there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Vendors under this Agreement and such breach has not been waived by the Purchaser or cured by the Vendor within 10 days of Vendor's receipt of written notice of such breach from the Purchaser; or
|
(ii)
|
any of the conditions set out in Section 7.1 have not been fulfilled by the Outside Date unless such failure is due to the Purchaser's failure to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions to be performed or complied with by it before the Closing Date;
|
(c)
|
by the Vendors if:
|
(i)
|
there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Purchasers under this Agreement and such breach has not been waived by the Vendors or cured by the Purchaser within 10 days of the Purchaser’s receipt of written notice of such breach from the Vendor; or
|
(ii)
|
any of the conditions set out in Section 7.3 have not been fulfilled by the Outside Date unless such failure is due to the Vendors' failure to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions to be performed or complied with by them before the Closing Date;
|
(d)
|
by the Vendors or Purchaser if:
|
(i)
|
if any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction has threatened to issue or issued any Law, permanent injunction, order, decree, ruling or other action that prohibits or restrains the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
|
(ii)
|
the Closing has not occurred by the Outside Date, except however, the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d)(ii) will not be available to any Party if such Party's failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement causes or results in the Closing Date to not occur prior to the Outside Date.
|
10.2
|
Effect of Termination
|
11.1
|
Announcements
|
11.2
|
Further Assurances
|
11.3
|
Dispute Resolution and Submission to Jurisdiction
|
11.4
|
No Shop
|
11.5
|
Time of the Essence
|
11.6
|
Remedies Cumulative
|
11.7
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Mode of Giving Notice.
Any notice, consent, determination or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement (a "
Notice
") must be in writing and sent in one of the following ways to the applicable address set out below:
|
(i)
|
delivered personally to the applicable Party during normal business hours at the address set out below (a personally delivered Notice will be deemed to be received by the addressee when actually delivered);
|
(ii)
|
if an email address or facsimile number is provided in Section 11.7(b), sent by electronic transmission to the email address or facsimile number to the applicable Party set out below (any Notice so given will be deemed to have been received on the day of transmission if it is a Business Day and the Notice was transmitted prior to 5:00 p.m. (recipient time) on such day, or if later, the following Business Day);
|
(iii)
|
delivered by a prepaid courier service at the address set out below (such a Notice will be deemed to be received by the addressee when actually delivered); or
|
(iv)
|
sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the applicable Party (Notices so sent will be deemed to have been received by the addressee on the third Business Day following the date of mailing), except that in the event of an actual or threatened postal strike or other labour disruption that may affect the mail service in Alberta, Notices will not be mailed.
|
(b)
|
Addresses for Notice
.
The addresses of the Parties are as follows:
|
(i)
|
in the case of the Vendors:
|
(ii)
|
in the case of the Purchaser:
|
2071827 ALBERTA LTD.
|
|
c/o Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.
|
|
100 Thermon Drive
|
|
San Marcos, Texas 78666
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Email:
|
sarah.alexander@thermon.com
|
|
|
Bennett Jones LLP
|
|
4500, 855 – 2
nd
Street S.W.
|
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
|
T2P 4K7
|
|
|
|
Attention:
|
Brad D. Markel
|
Email:
|
markelb@bennettjones.com
|
|
|
(c)
|
Change of Address
. Any Party may from time to time change its address under this Section by giving notice to all other Parties in the manner provided by this Section.
|
11.8
|
Counterparts
|
11.9
|
Expenses
|
11.10
|
Successors and Assigns
|
11.11
|
Third-Party Beneficiaries
|
11.12
|
Entire Agreement
|
11.13
|
Waiver
|
11.14
|
Amendments
|
11.15
|
Severability
|
11.16
|
Non-Merger
|
CAMARY HOLDINGS LTD.
|
|
ROCOR HOLDINGS LTD.
|
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Per:
|
/s/ Cathy Roozen
|
|
Per:
|
/s/ Harold A. Roozen
|
|
Name: Cathy Roozen
Title: President
|
|
|
Name: Harold A. Roozen
Title: CEO & President
|
|
|
2071827 ALBERTA LTD.
|
||
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Per:
|
/s/ Bruce Thames
|
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|
Name: Bruce Thames
Title: Director
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
"
Acquisition
" has the meaning set out in Recital B;
|
(b)
|
"
Affiliate
" means any Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another Person, and for the purpose of this definition, "control" (including with correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" or "under common control") means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of any Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
|
(c)
|
"
Agreement
" means this Agreement as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, and the expressions "herein", "hereof", "hereto", "above", "below" and similar expressions if used in any subparagraph, paragraph, subsection, section or article of this Agreement refer and relate to the whole of this Agreement and not to that subparagraph, paragraph, subsection, section, or article only, unless otherwise expressly provided;
|
(d)
|
"
Ancillary Agreements
" means, collectively, the Non-Competition Agreement and any other agreements entered into by any Party in respect of the Closing;
|
(e)
|
"
Assets
" means all of the Corporation's property and assets of every nature and kind, wherever located;
|
(f)
|
"
Authorization
" means, with respect to any Person, any order, approval, consent, waiver, license, permit, registration, clearance, qualifications or similar authorization of or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Person;
|
(g)
|
"
Business
" means the business of the development, design and production of heating and filtration solutions for industrial and hazardous area applications;
|
(h)
|
"
Business Day
" means any day other than a day which is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in Edmonton, Alberta or San Marcos, Texas are generally not open for business;
|
(i)
|
"
Closing
" means the completion of the purchase and sale of the Subject Shares hereunder;
|
(j)
|
"
Closing Date
" means (i) October 30, 2017 or such later date as may be determined pursuant to the terms of Corporate Seller SPA or (ii) such earlier or later date as the parties to the Corporate Seller SPA may agree upon in writing, but in no event later than November 30, 2017;
|
(k)
|
"
Closing Time
" means 10:00 a.m. (Mountain Daylight Time) on the Closing Date;
|
(l)
|
"
Contract
" means any legally binding oral or written contract, agreement, arrangement, indenture, transaction, lease, license, deed of trust, sales order, purchase order, instrument, understanding, undertaking or other commitment;
|
(m)
|
“
Corporate Sellers
” mean Camary Holdings Ltd. and Rocor Holdings Ltd.;
|
(n)
|
“
Corporate Seller Shares
” means the six million three hundred thirty-nine thousand sixteen (6,339,016) Class “A” Shares and ten thousand eight hundred eighty-nine (10,889) Class “D” Shares legally and beneficially owned by the Corporate Sellers;
|
(o)
|
“
Corporate Seller SPA
” means the agreement dated the 3
rd
day of October, 2017 between the Corporate Sellers and the Purchaser for the purchase, as of the Effective Time, of the Corporate Seller Shares, representing all of the remaining Shares in the capital of the Corporation other than the Subject Shares;
|
(p)
|
"
Corporation
" means CCI Thermal Technologies Inc., a body corporate incorporated under the laws of Alberta;
|
(q)
|
“
Effective Time
” means the effective time of the Corporate Seller SPA, being 10:00 a.m. MDT on October 30, 2017 or such other date and time as may be agreed between the parties to the Corporate Seller SPA;
|
(r)
|
"
Employee Shareholder
” means any of Eric Azinger, Michael Arbour-Neagoe, Tim Chambers, Chris Donnelly, Chris Duggan, Mike Fox, Alejandro Maldonado, Bernie Moore, Jarek Szynkarczuk, Dave Ten Eycke, Lorne Weran, Garth Wideman, Cathy Roozen and Harold Roozen, and “
Employee Shareholder
” means all of them;
|
(s)
|
“
Employee Shares
” means five hundred ninety-nine thousand five hundred fifty (599,550) Class “B” Shares and one hundred fifty four thousand eight hundred twelve (154,812) Class “C” Shares in the capital of the Corporation, owned by the Employee Shareholders, which include the Subject Shares;
|
(t)
|
“
Escrow Agent
” means Miller Thomson LLP, in its capacity as escrow agent pursuant to an escrow agreement entered into between Miller Thomson LLP, the Corporate Sellers and the Purchaser;
|
(u)
|
“
Final Closing Statement
” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.5 of the Corporate Seller SPA;
|
(v)
|
"
Financial Adjustment Time
" means 11:59 p.m. on the day preceding the Closing Date;
|
(w)
|
"
Governmental Authority
" means any: (a) multinational, federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank, court, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign; (b) subdivision or authority of any of the foregoing; (c) stock-exchange; or (d) quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing;
|
(x)
|
"
Laws
" means the general principles of common law, civil law and equity, and all applicable: (a) laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, treaties, resolutions, rules, regulations and municipal by-laws; (b) regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards of any Governmental Authority; and (c) to the extent they have the force of law, any policies, guidelines and notices of any Governmental Authority, as from time to time in force and effect and whether binding on or affecting the Person referred to in the context in which the word is used;
|
(y)
|
"
Legal Proceeding
" means any litigation, action, suit, prosecution, audit, investigation, hearing, inquiry, claim, demand, formal grievance, notice of non-compliance or defect, citation, directive, legal charge, arbitration proceeding or other legal notice or legal proceeding, judgment, order or decree, and includes any appeal or review and any application for appeal or review of any of the foregoing;
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(z)
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“
Non-Competition Agreement
” means the non-competition and non-solicitation agreements to be entered into by the Vendor prior to Closing, in a form mutually acceptable to counsel for the Employee Shareholders and the Purchaser, for a term which in respect of each Employee Shareholder receiving proceeds from the sale of its portion of the Employee Shares in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars of three years from the date of termination of employment, and for a term of two years from the date of termination of employment for each other Employee Shareholder;
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(aa)
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“
Parties
” mean the Vendor and the Purchaser;
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(ab)
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"
Person
" includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, body corporate, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, firm, joint venture, syndicate, association, capital venture fund, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative, estate, government, governmental authority and any other form of entity or organization, whether or not having legal status;
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(ac)
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"
Purchase Price
" means the sum of <<Price>>, subject to adjustment in accordance with the further terms of this Agreement;
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(ad)
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“
Share
” means a share of any class in the capital of the Corporation and “
Shares
” means more than one Share;
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(ae)
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"
Subject Shares
" means <<Shares>> Class “<<Class>>” Shares which are owned by the Vendor;
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(af)
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“
Target Working Capital Amount
" means Thirty-Three Million, Eight Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirteen ($33,897,613.00) Dollars; and
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(ag)
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“
Vendor Participation Fraction
” means <<Fraction>>.
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1.2
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Preamble
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1.3
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Governing Law
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1.4
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Currency
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1.5
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Interpretation Not Affected by Headings or Party Drafting
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1.6
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Certain Phrases
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(a)
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the term "including", "includes" and "include" means "including (or includes or include) without limitation";
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(b)
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any reference to a specific Article or Section number refers to the specified Article or Section in this Agreement; and
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1.7
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Number and Gender
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1.8
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Statutes
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2.1.
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Purchase and Sale
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2.2.
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Purchase Price
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a.
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the Purchase Price will be adjusted for every One ($1.00) Dollar of Working Capital differential, as follows (collectively, the "
Purchase Price Adjustments
"):
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(i)
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decreased by an amount determined by multiplying the Vendor Participation Fraction by the amount, if any, by which the Corporation’s Working Capital as at the Financial Adjustment Time is less than the Target Working Capital Amount; or
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(ii)
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increased by an amount determined by multiplying the Vendor Participation Fraction by the amount, if any, by which the Corporation’s Working Capital as at the Financial Adjustment Time is greater than the Target Working Capital Amount.; and
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(iii)
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increased by an amount determined by multiplying the Vendor Participation Fraction by the amount of any net Tax refunds received by the Corporation and payable to the Vendor as an adjustment to the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of Section 2.11 of the Corporate Seller SPA; or
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(iv)
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decreased by an amount determined by multiplying the Vendor Participation Fraction by the amount of any net Tax payable by the Corporation as an adjustment to the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of Section 2.11 of the Corporate Seller SPA.
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b.
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the Purchase Price payable at Closing by the Purchaser to the Vendor (the "
Estimated Purchase Price
") will be based on the foregoing Purchase Price Adjustments and from the best estimate of the consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as at the Financial Adjustment Time (the "
Estimated Closing Statement
"). The Estimated Closing Statement will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and delivered in accordance with the term of the Corporate Seller SPA.
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c.
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The Purchase Price will be further adjusted post-Closing in accordance with the terms of Section 2.6 of the Corporate Seller SPA (the amount as so adjusted being the “
Final Purchase Price
”) on the basis of a Final Closing Statement, which shall be prepared and delivered within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Corporate Seller SPA. The Vendor acknowledges the Vendor's obligation to reimburse the Corporate Sellers for an amount determined by multiplying the Vendor Participation Fraction by the amount of any Shortfall Amount identified in the determination of the Final Purchase Price, upon such amount being paid by the Corporate Sellers to the Purchaser on behalf of the Vendor in accordance with the terms of Section 2.6 of the Corporate Seller SPA.
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2.3.
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Deposit
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a.
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if Closing occurs the Deposit and the interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be paid to the Corporate Sellers in accordance with the terms of Section 2.4 of the Corporate Seller SPA and credited against the purchase price under that agreement; or
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b.
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if Closing does not occur, and the Corporate Seller SPA is terminated by the Purchaser or the Corporate Sellers in consequence of Purchaser’s failure to procure Financing in accordance with the terms of the Corporate Seller SPA:
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i.
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the Deposit and any interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be forfeited to and retained by the Employee Shareholders and Corporate Sellers for their own accounts absolutely as a genuine pre-estimate, by the Employee Shareholders, Corporate Sellers and Purchaser, of the Employee Shareholders' and Corporate Sellers’ liquidated damages as a result of Closing not occurring; and payment of such liquidated damages by forfeiture of the Deposit and any interest thereon to the Employee Shareholders and Corporate Sellers shall be the Employee Shareholders and Corporate Sellers sole remedy in respect of Closing not occurring and upon such payment being made Purchaser shall be released from all further Liabilities under the Corporate Seller SPA or this Agreement; and
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ii.
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the Vendor Participation Fraction of the Deposit and the interest earned thereon shall be disbursed by the Escrow Agent in favour of the Vendor in consequence of the Vendor's ownership of the Subject Shares; or
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c.
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if Closing does not occur and the Corporate Seller SPA is terminated in circumstances where Section 2.3(b) does not apply, the Deposit and the interest earned thereon while held by the Escrow Agent shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Corporate Seller SPA.
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2.4.
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Section 56.4 Election
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3.1
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Vendor’s Representations and Warranties
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a.
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the Vendor is the registered and beneficial owner of the SubjectShares. The Vendor has the exclusive right to sell, assign and transfer such Subject Shares as provided in this Agreement free and clear of any Encumbrances except for the restrictions, if any, contained in securities Laws and the Corporation's articles, by-laws and other constating documents. Upon Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser will be the sole registered and beneficial owner of the Subject Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for the restrictions, if any, contained in securities Laws and the Corporation's articles, by-laws and other constating documents;
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b.
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except for the Purchaser's right under this Agreement, no Person has any agreement or commitment (written or verbal), or any right or privilege capable of becoming an agreement or commitment for the acquisition of any of the Subject Shares from the Vendor and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated herein the Purchaser shall acquire the Subject Shares free and clear of any rights, interest or claim of the Vendor;
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c.
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the Vendor is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act;
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d.
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no notices, consents, authorizations, licenses, permits, approvals or orders of any person are required to permit the Vendor to participate in this Agreement; and
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e.
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neither the entering into and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the Vendor's participation in the Closing to which these representations and warranties relate, will result in the breach, violation or acceleration of:
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i.
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any agreement or other instrument to which the Vendor is a party or by which the Vendor is bound; or
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ii.
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any order or judgment of any Governmental Authority or any applicable law;
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f.
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this Agreement, and as of the Closing Time, each of the Ancillary Agreements to which the Vendor is a party in connection with the Acquisition have been duly executed and delivered by the Vendor, and each such agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Vendor, enforceable against the Vendor in accordance with its terms, subject only to any limitation under Laws relating to:
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i.
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bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and
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ii.
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the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunctive relief;
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g.
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the Vendor is an individual resident of Canada. The Vendor has good and sufficient right and authority to enter into all agreements and transactions to which the Vendor is a party in connection with the Acquisition and to perform all obligations under such agreements and transactions;
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h.
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the Vendor has not retained any broker or finder or incurred any liabilities or obligations to pay any fees, commissions or other similar forms of compensation to any broker, finder, financial advisor, or agent with respect to the Acquisition.
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3.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
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a.
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the Purchaser is a corporation duly formed and existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. The board of directors of the Purchaser have or will have by Closing taken all necessary corporate actions, steps and other proceedings to approve and authorize the Acquisition. The Corporation has good and sufficient right and authority to enter into this Agreement and all other agreements, including any of the Ancillary Agreements, to which it is a party in connection with the Acquisition and to perform all obligations under such agreements;
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b.
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this Agreement, and as of the Closing Time, each of the Ancillary Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party and all other agreements to which the Purchaser is a party in connection with the Acquisition, have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and each such agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject only to any limitation under Laws relating to:
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i.
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bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, arrangement and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and
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ii.
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the discretion that a court may exercise in the granting of equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunctive relief;
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c.
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the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement, all other agreements to which it is a party in connection with the Acquisition, including each of the Ancillary Agreements and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute or result in a violation or breach of, or conflict with:
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i.
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any term or provision of the Purchaser's articles, by-laws or other constating documents;
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ii.
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the terms of any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound;
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iii.
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any term or provision of any of the Authorizations of the Purchaser; or
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iv.
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any order or judgment of any Governmental Authority or any Law;
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d.
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there is no requirement for the Purchaser to obtain any Authorization from, make any filing with, or give notice to, any Governmental Authority in connection with, or as a condition to, the lawful completion of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.3
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Survival of Representations and Warranties
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4.1
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Closing
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4.2
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Closing Documents
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a.
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the Vendor shall deliver to the Purchaser the certificate representing the Subject Shares, together with a duly signed transfer of such Subject Shares;
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b.
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the Vendor shall deliver to the Purchaser an executed Non-Competition Agreement;
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c.
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all necessary corporate actions and proceedings as are approved by counsel for the Corporation shall be taken so as to permit the due and valid transfer of the Subject Shares from the Vendor to the Purchaser;
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d.
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the Purchaser shall deliver to the Vendor, in form satisfactory to counsel to the Corporate Sellers:
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i.
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certified copies of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser;
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ii.
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the executed Non-Competition Agreement; and
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iii.
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such other documents as may be required by the terms of the Corporate Sellers’ SPA; and
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e.
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the Parties shall execute and deliver such other documents and instruments as counsel for the Corporate Sellers and the Purchaser may require, acting reasonably.
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5.1
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Announcements
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5.2
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Further Assurances
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5.3
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Dispute Resolution and Submission to Jurisdiction
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5.4
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Time of the Essence
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5.5
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Remedies Cumulative
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5.6
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Counterparts
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5.7
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Expenses
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5.8
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Successors and Assigns
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5.9
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Third-Party Beneficiaries
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5.10
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Entire Agreement
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5.11
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Waiver
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5.12
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Amendments
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5.13
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Severability
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5.14
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Non-Merger
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Witness
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<<Shareholder>>
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2071827 ALBERTA LTD.
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Per:
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/s/ Bruce Thames
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Bruce Thames, Director
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Per:
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/s/ Jay Peterson
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Jay Peterson, Director
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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By
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/s/ Cindy M. Matula
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Name: Cindy M. Matula
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Title: Managing Director Central Texas Region Manager
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THERMON INDUSTRIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
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Jay Peterson
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Name: Jay Peterson
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Borrowers:
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The borrower under the Term Facility (as defined below) will be Thermon Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
US Borrower
”).
The borrower under the Revolving Facility (as defined below) will be the US Borrower and Thermon Canada Inc., a Nova Scotia company (the “
Canadian Borrower
”; and together with the US Borrower, the “
Borrowers
”).
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Administrative Agent:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“
JPMorgan
”) will act as sole and exclusive administrative agent and collateral agent for the Facilities (in such capacities, the “
Administrative Agent
”) for a syndicate of financial institutions (other than Disqualified Lenders) reasonably acceptable to the US Borrower and the Administrative Agent (the “
Lenders
”) and will perform the duties customarily performed by persons acting in such capacities.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch will act as sole and exclusive Canadian administrative agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Revolving Facility (in such capacities, the “
Canadian Administrative Agent
”) for the Lenders under the Revolving Facility (the “
Revolving Lenders
”) and will perform the duties customarily performed by persons acting in such capacities.
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Lead Left Arranger and Lead Left Bookrunner:
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JPMorgan will act as lead left arranger and lead left bookrunner for the Facilities (in such capacities, the “
Lead Arranger
”) and will manage the syndication of the Facilities.
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Facilities:
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(a)
A senior secured term loan “B” facility in an aggregate principal amount equal to $250,000,000 (the “
Term Facility
”; and the loans under the Term Facility, the “
Term Loans
”).
(b)
A senior secured revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments in an amount equal to $60,000,000 (the “
Revolving Facility
”; and together with the Term Facility, the “
Facilities
”). All or a portion of the Revolving Facility shall be available in Canadian Dollars.
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Incremental Facility:
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The Facilities Documentation will permit the Borrowers (pursuant to procedures to be mutually agreed upon and set forth in the credit agreement with respect to the Facilities (the “
Credit Agreement
”)) to add one or more incremental term loan facilities to the Facilities (each, an “
Incremental Term Facility
”) and/or increase the commitments under the Revolving Facility (each such increase, a “
Revolving Facility Increase
” and, together with the Incremental Term Facilities, the “
Incremental Facilities
”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed for all such increases and incremental facilities the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) an unlimited additional amount of Incremental Facilities such that, in the case of this clause (y) only, after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Incremental Facility pursuant to this clause (y) (and after giving effect to any acquisition consummated concurrently therewith and any other acquisition, disposition, debt incurrence, debt retirement and other appropriate pro forma adjustment events, including any debt incurrence or retirement subsequent to the end of the applicable test period and on or prior to the date of such incurrence, all to be further defined in the Credit Agreement), on a pro forma basis (but excluding the cash proceeds of such incurrence and assuming, in the case of any Revolving Facility Increase, that the commitments in respect thereof are fully drawn) the Secured Leverage Ratio (to be defined) would not exceed 4.00 to 1.00; subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) no default or event of default exists or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Facility (or if agreed by the lenders providing such Incremental Facility in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition (as defined below), no payment or bankruptcy event of default), (b) no existing Lender shall be required to participate in any such Incremental Facility, (c) the representations and warranties in the Facilities Documentation shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the incurrence of the Incremental Facilities (although any representations and warranties which expressly relate to a given date or period shall be required only to be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be), subject to customary “Sungard” limitations to the extent the proceeds of any Incremental Facility are being used to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, (d) all fees and expenses owing in respect of such Incremental Facility to the Administrative Agent have been paid and (e) the interest rate margins and, subject to clause (iii), amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Borrowers and lenders thereunder;
provided
further
that the loans under any Incremental Term Facility (i) will rank
pari
passu
in right of payment and security with the other Facilities, (ii) will mature no earlier than the final maturity of the Term Facility and (iii) will (other than as required to achieve fungibility with the Term Facility, if applicable) have a weighted average life to maturity no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term Facility. If any Incremental Term Facility is incurred during the first twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, in the event the “yield” (which, for this purpose, shall be deemed to include all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount payable to the lenders in respect of such Incremental Term Facility and any pricing “floor” applicable to such Incremental Term Facility but excluding customary arrangement, commitment, underwriting, structuring and/or amendment fees (regardless of whether any such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) applicable to any Incremental Term Facility exceeds the “yield” applicable to the Term Facility by more than 0.50%, then the interest rate spread applicable to the Term Facility shall be increased so that the “yield” on the Term Facility is equal to the “yield” applicable to such Incremental Term Facility
less
0.50%. Any Incremental Term Facility will have terms and conditions substantially identical to the Term Facility (other than with respect to pricing, amortization and maturity) and will be otherwise on terms and subject to conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent for terms and conditions that are more restrictive than the Facilities Documentation if the Lenders under the Facilities receive the benefit of such terms or conditions through their addition to the Facilities Documentation).
The US Borrower will be permitted to utilize the above available incremental credit capacity in the form of (in addition to Incremental Term Facilities and Revolving Facility Increases) senior unsecured notes or loans or senior secured notes or loans that are secured by the Collateral, in the case of notes, on a
pari
passu
or junior basis or, in the case of loans, a junior basis (“
Alternative Incremental Indebtedness
”);
provided
that, in addition to the requirements with respect to the amount, incurrence and maturity of any such incremental credit extensions set forth above, (a) in the case of any such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness in the form of notes, such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness is not required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an event of default, a change in control, an event of loss or an asset disposition) prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest maturity date of the Term Facility, (b) if such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness is secured, (i) such indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets or property other than the Collateral and (ii) all security therefor shall be granted pursuant to documentation substantially similar to the applicable collateral documents, and the secured parties thereunder, or a trustee or collateral agent on their behalf, shall have become a party to a first lien intercreditor agreement or a junior lien intercreditor agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (c) such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any subsidiaries of Holdings other than the US Guarantors, (d) any Alternative Incremental Indebtedness does not have a shorter weighted average life than the remaining weighted average life of the Term Facility and (e) the other terms and conditions of such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness (excluding pricing) are no more favorable to the investors providing such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness than those applicable to the Term Facility (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest final maturity date of the Term Facility existing under the Credit Agreement at the time of incurrence of such Alternative Incremental Indebtedness).
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Refinancing Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments:
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With the consent of the US Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the lenders providing the refinancing term loans or refinancing revolving commitments, one or more tranches of term loans or any revolving credit commitments can be refinanced from time to time, in whole or part, with one or more new tranches of term loans, senior secured notes (which may rank
pari
passu
or junior in right of security to the Term Facility) or senior unsecured notes (“
Refinancing Debt
”) or new revolving credit commitments (“
Refinancing Commitments
”);
provided
that (i) any Refinancing Debt does not mature prior to the maturity date of, or have a shorter weighted average life than, the term loans being refinanced, (ii) any Refinancing Commitments do not mature prior to the maturity date of the revolving credit commitments being refinanced and (iii) the other terms and conditions of such Refinancing Debt or Refinancing Commitments (excluding pricing, call protection and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are no more favorable to the lenders or investors, as the case may be, providing such Refinancing Debt or Refinancing Commitments, as applicable, than those applicable to the term loans or revolving credit commitments being refinanced (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest final maturity date of the Term Facility and revolving credit commitments existing under the Facilities Documentation at the time of such refinancing).
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Purpose:
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(a)
The proceeds of the loans under the Term Facility will be used by the Borrowers on the Closing Date (i) to refinance all indebtedness under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2013 among the US Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the other parties thereto designated as “Credit Parties”, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as US revolving lender, a US term lender, the US swingline lender and a US l/c issuer, and as US agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as a Canadian lender, the Canadian swingline lender, a Canadian l/c issuer and as Canadian agent for all Canadian lenders and the other financial institutions party (as amended, the “
Existing Credit Agreement
”), (ii) certain existing indebtedness of the US Borrower and the Target, (iii) to pay the cash consideration for the Acquisition (it being understood that a portion of the loans under the Term Facility will be lent by the US Borrower to the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Borrower shall contribute such proceeds to Newco, and Newco will pay the cash consideration for the Acquisition), (iv) to pay Transaction Costs and (v) for general corporate purposes.
(b)
The proceeds of loans under the Revolving Facility will be used by the Borrowers for working capital and other general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, permitted acquisitions and other permitted investments).
(c)
Letters of credit will be used to support obligations of the Borrowers and their subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business.
(d)
The proceeds of loans under any Incremental Term Facility will be used by the Borrowers for working capital and other general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, permitted acquisitions and other permitted investments).
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Availability:
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(a)
The Term Facility must be drawn in a single drawing on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under the Term Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b)
The Revolving Facility will be available on and after the Closing Date at any time prior to the final maturity of the Revolving Facility, in minimum principal amounts to be agreed;
provided
that up to a maximum of $10,000,000 of loans under the Revolving Facility (“
Revolving Loans
”) may be drawn on the Closing Date. Amounts repaid under the Revolving Facility may be reborrowed.
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Interest Rates and Fees:
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As set forth on Annex I hereto.
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Default Rate:
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With respect to overdue principal, the applicable interest rate plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount (including overdue interest), the interest rate applicable to ABR loans (as defined in Annex I hereto) plus 2.00% per annum.
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Letters of Credit:
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A portion of the Revolving Facility not in excess of $25,000,000 shall be available for the issuance of letters of credit (“
Letters of Credit
”) for the account of the US Borrower or the US Guarantors (any such Letter of Credit, a “
US Letter of Credit
”) or the account of the Canadian Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor (any such Letter of Credit, a “
Canadian Letter of Credit
”), which Letters of Credit will be issued by JPMorgan or one of its affiliates and any other Lender under the Revolving Facility that is acceptable to the US Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable (each, an “
Issuing Bank
”). Each Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) 12 months after the date of issuance and (b) the fifth business day prior to the final maturity of the Revolving Facility unless cash collateralized or backstopped in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank;
provided
that any Letter of Credit having a 12-month tenor may provide for the renewal of such Letter of Credit for additional 12-month periods (which shall, in no event, extend beyond the date referred to in clause (b) of this paragraph).
Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the applicable Borrower not later than one business day after such drawing. To the extent that the applicable Borrower does not reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank on such business day, the Revolving Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse such Issuing Bank pro rata based upon their respective Revolving Facility commitments.
The issuance of all Letters of Credit shall be subject to the customary procedures of the applicable Issuing Bank. Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the US Borrower or the US Guarantors shall be denominated in US dollars, Canadian dollars, Euros, British Pounds Sterling, Chinese Renminbi or other agreed foreign currencie
s
. Letters of Credit issued for the benefit of the Canadian Borrower or the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors shall be denominated in US dollars or Canadian dollars.
If any Revolving Lender becomes a “defaulting Lender”, then the letter of credit exposure of such defaulting Lender will automatically be reallocated among the non-defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their commitments under the Revolving Facility up to an amount such that the revolving credit exposure of such non-defaulting Lender does not exceed its commitments. In the event that such reallocation does not fully cover the exposure of such defaulting Lender, the applicable Issuing Bank may require the Borrowers to cash collateralize such “uncovered” exposure in respect of each outstanding letter of credit and will have no obligation to issue new letters of credit, or to extend, renew or amend existing letters of credit to the extent letter of credit exposure would exceed the available commitments of the non-defaulting Revolving Lenders, unless such “uncovered” exposure is cash collateralized to the Issuing Bank’s reasonable satisfaction.
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Swing Line Loans:
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A portion of the Revolving Facility not in excess of $10,000,000 shall be available for swing line loans in U.S. dollars (the “
US Swing Line Loans
”) from the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “
US Swing Line Lender
”) or swing line loans in Canadian dollars (the “
Canadian Swing Line Loans
”; and together with the US Swing Line Loans, the “
Swing Line Loans
”) from the Canadian Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “
Canadian Swing Line Lender
”; and together with the US Swing Line Lender, the “
Swing Line Lenders
”). The Swing Line Lenders, in their sole discretion, may create Swing Line Loans by advancing to the applicable Borrower, on behalf of the Lenders, floating rate Revolving Loans requested by such Borrower. Settlement of such Swing Line Loans will occur weekly. Any such Swing Line Loans will reduce availability under the Revolving Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Each Lender under the Revolving Facility shall acquire, under certain circumstances, an irrevocable and unconditional pro rata participation in each Swing Line Loan.
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Maturity and Amortization:
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(a) The Term Facility will mature on the date that is seven years after the Closing Date and will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1.00% per annum beginning with the first full fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date, with the balance due at maturity.
(b) The Revolving Facility will mature on the date that is five years after the Closing Date.
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Guarantees:
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All obligations of the US Borrower under the Facilities and all obligations of the US Borrower and the other US Guarantors (as defined below) under any interest rate protection or other hedging arrangements entered into with a US Lender (or an affiliate of a US Lender) and all obligations of the US Borrower and the other US Guarantors in respect of US banking services owed to a US Lender (or an affiliate of a US Lender) arising from commercial credit cards, stored value or purchasing cards, foreign currency exchange facilities and treasury management services provided to the US Borrower or any US Guarantor (collectively, the “
US Obligations
”), will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “
Guarantees
”) by Thermon Holding Corp. (“
Holdings
”) and each existing or subsequently acquired or organized wholly-owned material US subsidiary of the US Borrower (together with Holdings, the “
US Guarantors
”), subject to restrictions imposed by applicable law.
All obligations of the Canadian Borrower under the Revolving Facility and all obligations of the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below) under any interest rate protection or other hedging arrangements entered into with a Lender to the Canadian Borrower (“
Canadian Lender
”) (or an affiliate of a Canadian Lender) and all obligations of the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of banking services owed to a Canadian Lender (or an affiliate of a Canadian Lender) arising from commercial credit cards, stored value or purchasing cards, foreign currency exchange facilities and treasury management services provided to the Canadian Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor (the “
Canadian Obligations
”), will be subject to Guarantees by Holdings, the US Guarantors, the US Borrower and each existing or subsequently acquired or organized wholly-owned material Canadian subsidiary of the Canadian Borrower (such subsidiaries, the “
Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors
”; and together with the US Guarantors, the “
Guarantors”
; and the Guarantors together with the Borrowers, the “
Loan Parties
”), subject to restrictions imposed by applicable law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, subsidiaries may be excluded from the guarantee requirements in circumstances where the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, reasonably agree that the cost of providing such guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby.
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Security:
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Subject to the limitations set forth herein, all US Obligations, all Canadian Obligations, and all Guarantees will be secured by substantially all the assets of the Borrowers and each other Guarantor (collectively, the “
Collateral
”), including but not limited to (a) a perfected first-priority pledge of all the capital stock of the Borrowers and all the capital stock held by the Borrowers or any other Guarantor of each existing or subsequently acquired or organized wholly-owned material subsidiary of Holdings (which pledge, in the case of stock of any first tier foreign subsidiary of Holdings that is securing obligations of the US Borrower or a US Guarantor, shall not include more than 65% of the voting stock of such foreign subsidiary to the extent such pledge would cause material adverse tax consequences) and (b) perfected first-priority security interests and hypothecs (if applicable) in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Borrowers and each other Guarantor (including but not limited to accounts, inventory, equipment, commercial tort claims, investment property, intellectual property, intercompany indebtedness, general intangibles, letter of credit rights and proceeds of the foregoing), subject to exceptions and thresholds to be mutually agreed upon;
provided
that no obligations of the US Borrower or the US Guarantors shall be secured by assets of the Canadian Borrower or the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral shall exclude the following: (a) any real property; (b) any permit or license, any contractual obligation, healthcare insurance receivable or other general intangible, intellectual property or franchise (i) that prohibits or requires the consent of any person (other than a Loan Party or any of its subsidiaries) which has not been obtained as a condition to the creation by such Loan Party of a lien on such asset, (ii) to the extent that any law, rule or regulation applicable thereto prohibits the creation of a lien thereon, but only, with respect to the prohibition in (i) and (ii), to the extent, and for as long as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by the UCC, PPSA, Civil Code of Quebec or any other law, rule or regulation or (iii) if the grant of a security interest or hypothec (if applicable) in such asset would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of rights thereon or create a default thereunder, (c) property that is subject to a purchase money lien or a capital lease permitted under the Facilities Documentation if the contractual obligation pursuant to which such lien is granted (or in the document providing for such capital lease) prohibits or requires the consent of any person (other than Holdings and its affiliates) which has not been obtained as a condition to the creation of any other lien on such equipment, (d) any “intent to use” trademark applications for which a statement of use has not been filed (but only until such statement is filed), (e) excluded accounts on terms consistent with the existing security documentation entered into in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement and (f) other exceptions to be agreed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the applicable Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent or Canadian Administrative Agent be authorized to (i) take any additional steps to perfect the above-described pledges, security interests and hypothecs by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the office of the secretary of state (or similar filing office) of the relevant States(s) or filings pursuant to the PPSA or the Civil Code of Quebec in the applicable filing office of the relevant Province(s), (B) filings in United States and Canadian government offices with respect to intellectual property as expressly required in the Facilities Documentation or (C) delivery to the Administrative Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of material intercompany notes, stock certificates and other certificated equity ownership of the applicable Borrower and its subsidiaries and the Guarantors and their subsidiaries, in each case as expressly required in the Facilities Documentation, (ii) to take any action outside of the United States and Canada, with respect to any assets located outside of the United States or Canada (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction other than Canada) or (iii) to enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account (other than deposit accounts holding cash collateral securing outstanding Letters of Credit or obligations owing to Issuing Banks or Swing Line Lenders arising from “uncovered exposure” of a defaulting lender).
All the above-described pledges and security interests shall be created on terms, and pursuant to documentation, reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and, subject to exceptions permitted under the Facilities Documentation, none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages (except permitted liens and other exceptions and baskets to be set forth in the Facilities Documentation).
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Mandatory Prepayments:
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Loans under the Term Facility shall be prepaid with:
(a) 100% of the net cash proceeds of all non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions of property (including casualty and condemnation) by Holdings, and its subsidiaries, subject to thresholds and reinvestment rights to be mutually agreed upon (with a reinvestment period equal to 12 months) and other exceptions to be mutually agreed upon;
(b) 100% of the net cash proceeds of issuances of equity and indebtedness of Holdings and its subsidiaries (other than indebtedness permitted under the Credit Agreement); and
(c) 50% (with stepdowns to (i) 25% when the Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, but with the debt component thereof to exclude undrawn letters of credit) is less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00 and (ii) 0% when the Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50:1.00) of annual Excess Cash Flow (to be defined in a manner to be agreed) of Holdings and its subsidiaries;
provided
that any voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during the applicable fiscal year and any voluntary prepayments of revolving loans under the Revolving Facility (with a corresponding permanent reduction in commitments of the Revolving Facility), other than prepayments funded with the proceeds of indebtedness, shall be credited against Excess Cash Flow prepayment obligations for such fiscal year on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Lender of Term Loans (“
Term Lender
”) shall have the right to reject its
pro
rata
share of any mandatory prepayments described above, in which case the amounts so rejected may be retained by the US Borrower.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, mandatory prepayments pursuant to clauses (a) and (c), to the extent attributable to subsidiaries that are organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, shall be (i) subject to permissibility under local law and (ii) limited to the extent that the US Borrower determines that such prepayments would result in material adverse tax consequences (including, without limitation, any withholding tax) related to the repatriation of funds in connection therewith; provided that the US Borrower and its subsidiaries shall take commercially reasonable actions to permit repatriation of the proceeds subject to such prepayments without violating local law or incurring material adverse tax consequences.
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The above-described mandatory prepayments shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments under the Term Facility as follows: (a) in direct order of maturity to the amortization repayments occurring in the eight quarters following the date of such prepayment and (b)
pro
rata
to the remaining amortization payments.
Revolving Loans will be required to be prepaid if the aggregate revolving credit exposure under the Revolving Facility exceeds the aggregate commitments thereunder.
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Voluntary Prepayments/ Reductions in Commitments:
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Voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Facilities and voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility commitments will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts to be mutually agreed upon, without premium or penalty (except as described below), subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment or breakage costs in the case of a prepayment of Adjusted LIBOR or CDOR Rate borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant Interest Period (to be defined).
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Any (a) voluntary prepayment of the loans under the Term Facility that is made on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date with the proceeds from a Repricing Transaction (as defined below) and (b) amendment or other modification of the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the effect of which is a Repricing Transaction, in each case shall be accompanied by a prepayment premium equal to 1.00% of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so prepaid, in the case of a voluntary prepayment, and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans affected by such amendment or modification, in the case of an amendment or other modification of the Credit Agreement. “
Repricing Transaction
” means the prepayment or refinancing (other than in connection with a change of control or a transformative acquisition) of all or a portion of the loans under the Term Facility concurrently with the incurrence by a Loan Party of any long-term bank debt financing or any other financing similar to such loans, in each case having a lower all-in yield (taking into account any original issue discount and upfront fees in respect of such financing and any pricing “floor” applicable thereto but excluding customary arrangement, structuring, syndication and commitment fees paid to arrangers thereof) than the interest rate margin applicable to such loans.
For the avoidance of doubt, a 1.00% premium on Term Loans assigned shall be paid to Term Lenders that are forced to assign Term Loans, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, as a result of not consenting to a Repricing Transaction.
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All voluntary prepayments under the Term Facility shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments under the Term Facility as directed by the US Borrower.
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Affirmative Covenants:
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Limited to the following (to be applicable to Holdings and its subsidiaries): delivery of audited annual consolidated financial statements for Holdings, unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements for Holdings and other financial information and other information; delivery of notices of default, litigation, material adverse change and other material matters; maintenance of corporate existence and rights and conduct of business; payment of obligations; maintenance of properties; maintenance of customary insurance; maintenance and inspection by the Administrative Agent of property and books and records; compliance with laws (including environmental laws); Canadian Benefit Plans, Canadian Pension Plans and ERISA; use of proceeds and letters of credit; commercially reasonable efforts to maintain ratings; compliance with anti-terrorism and sanctions laws and regulations; additional subsidiaries; depositary banks; and further assurances, in each case subject to customary qualifications and exceptions to be mutually agreed upon.
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Negative Covenants:
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Limited to the following (to be applicable to Holdings and its subsidiaries):
(a)
limitations on indebtedness (including guarantees);
(b)
limitations on liens
;
(c)
limitations on asset sales;
(d)
limitations on mergers, consolidations and fundamental changes;
provided
that the US Borrower shall be permitted to merge into Holdings so long as Holdings assumes all obligations of the US Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other loan documents and the stock of Holdings is pledged by Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.;
(e)
limitations on investments;
(f)
limitations on restricted payments;
(g)
limitations on sale leasebacks;
(h)
limitations on changes in lines of business;
(i)
limitations on transactions with affiliates;
(j)
limitations on restrictions on liens and other restrictive agreements;
(k)
limitation on changes in the fiscal year, in each case subject to customary qualifications and exceptions to be mutually agreed upon; and
(l)
use of proceeds (as to anti-corruption and sanctions laws and regulations).
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The negative covenants will be subject, in the case of each of the foregoing covenants, to exceptions, qualifications and “baskets” to be set forth in the Facilities Documentation and such exceptions, qualifications and “baskets” will be no less restrictive than those set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.
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Financial Covenants:
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(a)
Term Facility: None.
(b)
Revolving Facility: Limited to:
(i)
Leverage Ratio Covenant
. Holdings and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not allow the Leverage Ratio for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter to exceed 5.50:1.00, with step downs to 3.75:1.00 to be agreed.
(ii)
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant
. Holdings and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall maintain, for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (to be defined as set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement) of not less than 1.25 to 1.00.
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Limited Condition Acquisitions:
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In the case of the incurrence of any indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, indebtedness under the Revolving Facility but including any Incremental Facilities) or liens or the making of any permitted acquisitions or other investments, restricted payments, prepayments of indebtedness or asset sales in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition (as defined below), at the Borrowers’ option, the relevant ratios and baskets shall be determined, and any default or event of default blocker shall be tested, as of the date the definitive acquisition agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into and calculated as if the acquisition and other pro forma events in connection therewith were consummated on such date;
provided
that if the Borrowers have made such an election, in connection with the calculation of any ratio (other than for purposes of calculating compliance with the Financial Covenants) or basket with respect to the incurrence of any debt (including any Incremental Facilities) or liens, or the making of any permitted acquisitions or other investments, restricted payments, prepayments of indebtedness or asset sales on or following such date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated, any such ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other pro forma events in connection therewith (including any incurrence of indebtedness) have been consummated except that EBITDA of any target of a Limited Condition Acquisition shall not be used in the determination of the relevant ratios and baskets for any purpose other than the incurrence test under which such Limited Condition Acquisition is being made and such Indebtedness is being incurred unless and until such acquisition has closed.
As used herein, “Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or one or more of their subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the Facilities Documentation whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
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Events of Default:
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Limited to the following (to be applicable to Holdings and its subsidiaries): nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; inaccuracy of representations and warranties in any material respect; violation of covenants (
provided
that with respect to the financial maintenance covenants described under the heading “Financial Covenants” above, a breach thereof shall only result in an event of default under the Term Facility after the Requisite Revolving Lenders (as defined below) have terminated the Revolving Facility and accelerated any loans outstanding thereunder); cross default and cross acceleration to indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000; voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; inability to pay debts as they become due; material judgments; Canadian Benefit Plans, Canadian Pension Plans and ERISA events; actual invalidity (or asserted invalidity by a Loan Party or a subsidiary thereof) of the Guarantees, the documentation in respect of the Collateral or the Credit Agreement; and Change in Control (to be defined in a manner to be mutually agreed upon), in each case with customary grace periods, qualifications and exceptions to be mutually agreed upon.
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Voting:
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Amendments and waivers of the Credit Agreement and the other Facilities Documentation will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the extensions of credit and unused commitments under the Facilities, except that (a) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required with respect to, among other things, (i) increases in commitments, (ii) reductions of principal (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a reduction in principal), interest (other than a waiver of default interest) or fees and (iii) extensions of scheduled amortization, final maturity or reimbursement dates or postponement of any payment dates and (b) the consent of 100% of the Lenders shall be required with respect to (i) modifications to any of the voting percentages, (ii) releases of all or substantially all the Collateral and (iii) releases of all or substantially all the value of the guarantees provided by the Guarantors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the commitments under the Revolving Facility (excluding the commitments of defaulting Lenders, the “
Requisite Revolving Lenders
”) may amend the definitions as they relate to the financial maintenance covenants, amend or waive the terms of such financial maintenance covenants and waive, amend, terminate or otherwise modify such financial maintenance covenants with respect to the occurrence of an event of default. Term Lenders shall not have any voting rights with respect to such amendments, waivers, terminations or other modifications.
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The Credit Agreement will contain customary amend and extend and “yank-a-bank” provisions to be mutually agreed upon.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
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Usual for facilities and transactions of this type (it being agreed that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlement, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case will be deemed to be a “change in law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued, for purposes of such cost and yield protections).
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Assignments and Participations:
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The Lenders will be permitted to assign all or a portion of their Loans and commitments (other than to a natural person, a Disqualified Lender or a defaulting lender) with the consent of (a) the US Borrower (unless a payment or bankruptcy event of default has occurred and is continuing or such assignment is to a Lender (other than a defaulting lender), an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund (to be defined in a manner to be mutually agreed upon));
provided
that the US Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment of loans or commitments if the US Borrower has not responded to such proposal within ten business days after the US Borrower has received notice thereof, (b) the Administrative Agent (unless such assignment is an assignment of a Term Loan to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund) and (c) the Swing Line Lenders and each Issuing Bank (unless such assignment is an assignment of a Term Loan), in each case which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Each assignment (except to other Lenders or their affiliates) will be in a minimum amount of (a) $5,000,000 in respect of loans and commitments under the Revolving Facility and (b) $1,000,000 in respect of loans and commitments under the Term Facility, unless otherwise agreed by the US Borrower (unless a payment or bankruptcy event of default has occurred and is continuing) and the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent will receive a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, payable by the assignor and/or the assignee, with each such assignment. Assignments will be by novation and will not be required to be
pro
rata
among the Facilities.
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Assignments of Term Loans to the US Borrower and its subsidiaries shall be permitted so long as:
(i) any offer to purchase or take by assignment any loans under the Term Facility by the US Borrower and its subsidiaries shall have been made to all Term Lenders
pro
rata
(with buyback mechanics to be mutually agreed upon);
(ii) no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;
(iii) the loans purchased are immediately canceled (with customary restrictions on increasing EBITDA by any non-cash gains associated with such cancellation of debt); and
(iv) no proceeds from any loan under the Revolving Facility shall be used to fund such assignments.
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The Lenders will be permitted to sell participations in loans and commitments without restriction; provided that participations shall not be permitted to be sold to natural persons, defaulting lenders or Disqualified Lenders. Participants shall have the same benefits as the Lenders with respect to yield protection and increased cost provisions. Voting rights of participants shall be limited to matters that require the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders.
The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be posted to the Lenders and no update to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be effective until three business days after posting thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall be expressly exculpated from any duty to ascertain, monitor or enforce compliance with the list of Disqualified Lenders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing trades with Disqualified Lenders shall not be null and void; provided that (i) the Disqualified Lenders may be required to assign the loan and (ii) Disqualified Lenders shall not have voting or information rights.
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Pledges of loans in accordance with applicable law shall be permitted without restriction. Promissory notes shall be issued under the Facilities only upon request.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
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All reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger and their respective affiliates (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for any of the foregoing) associated with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the Facilities and the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of the Credit Agreement and the other Facilities Documentation and any amendments, modifications and waivers thereof (which, in the case of preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of the Credit Agreement and other Facilities Documentation shall be limited to a single counsel for such persons and one local counsel in each jurisdiction as the Administrative Agent shall deem advisable in connection with the creation and perfection of security interests in the Collateral), as well as all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Banks in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, are to be paid by the Borrowers. In addition, all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for any of the foregoing) for enforcement costs associated with the Facilities are to be paid by the Borrowers.
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Interest Rates:
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The interest rates under the Facilities will be as follows:
Revolving Facility
:
At the option of the applicable Borrower, loans denominated in US dollars shall bear interest at a per annum rate of Adjusted LIBOR plus 3.25% or ABR plus 2.25%, which rate shall adjust on a quarterly basis, commencing one full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, in accordance with the pricing grid attached as Annex I-A. All US Swing Line Loans shall bear interest based upon the ABR.
At the option of the Canadian Borrower, loans denominated in Canadian dollars shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (a) the Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.25% or (b) the CDOR Rate (such loans herein referred to as “
CDOR Rate Loans
”) plus 3.25%, which rate shall adjust on a quarterly basis, commencing one full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, in accordance with the pricing grid attached as Annex I-A. All Canadian Swing Line Loans shall bear interest based upon the Canadian Prime Rate.
Term Facility
:
At the option of the US Borrower, a per annum rate of Adjusted Libor 4.25% or ABR plus 3.25%.
Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as applicable, in the case of ABR loans based on the Prime Rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, at least every 3 months. All interest on advances in Canadian dollars will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 365/366 days. For purposes of the
Interest Act
(Canada), the yearly rate of interest to which any rate or fee is specified to be computed on the basis of 360 days (or any other period of time less than a calendar year) is equivalent to the stated rate multiplied by the actual number of days in the year and divided by 360 or such other period of time, respectively.
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ABR is the Alternate Base Rate, which is the highest of (i) JPMorgan’s Prime Rate, (ii) the NYFRB Rate (as defined below)
plus
½ of 1.00% and (iii) the Adjusted LIBOR for a one-month interest period
plus
1.00% .
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“
NYFRB Rate
” means for any day, the greater of (a) the federal funds effective rate (which if less than zero shall be deemed zero) in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (as defined below) in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a business day, for the immediately preceding business day);
provided
that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a business day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it;
provided
,
further
, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“
Overnight Bank Funding Rate
” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S. managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding business day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall commence to publish such composite rate).
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“
Adjusted LIBOR
” means the rate of interest determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration for a period equal to one, two, three or six months or, to the extent available to the applicable Lenders, 12 months (as selected by the applicable Borrower) appearing on the LIBOR01 Page published by Reuters (or an interpolated rate if such screen rate is not available) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such interest period, as the rate for US dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such interest period. Adjusted LIBOR will at all times include statutory reserves and will not, in any event, be less than (i) 0.0% with respect to the Revolving Facility and (ii) 1.0% with respect to the Term Facility.
“
Canadian Prime Rate
” means, on any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the higher of (a) the rate equal to the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen at 10:15 a.m. Toronto time on such day (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information services that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Canadian Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and (b) the CDOR Rate for 30 day Canadian dollar bankers’ acceptances plus 1.0% per annum; provided, that if any the above rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate due to a change in the PRIMCAN Index or the CDOR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the PRIMCAN Index or CDOR Rate, respectively.
“
CDOR Rate
” means, for an interest period equal to one, two, or three months (as selected by the Canadian Borrower), the Canadian dollar offered rate which, in turn means on any day, the rate equal to the sum of (a) the annual rate of interest determined with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant interest period for Canadian dollar-denominated bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on the “
CDOR Page
” (or any display substituted therefore) of Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service Reuters Screen, or, in the event such rate does not appear on such page or screen, on any successor or substitute page or screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (the “
CDOR Screen Rate
”), at or about 10:15 a.m. Toronto local time on the first day of the applicable interest period and, if such day is not a business day, then on the immediately preceding business day (as adjusted by the Canadian Administrative Agent after 10:15 a.m. Toronto local time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest) plus (b) 0.10% per annum; provided that (x) if the CDOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero and (y) if the CDOR Screen Rate is not available on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on any particular day, then the Canadian dollar offered rate component of such rate on that day shall be calculated as determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) in accordance with procedures to be outlined in the Credit Agreement.
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Letter of Credit Fees:
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A per annum fee equal to the spread over Adjusted LIBOR under the Revolving Facility will accrue on the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit under the Revolving Facility, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the Revolving Facility, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year. Such fees shall be distributed to the Lenders participating in the Revolving Facility
pro
rata
in accordance with the amount of each such Lender’s Revolving Facility commitment. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, (a) a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum on the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit issued by such Issuing Bank, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the Revolving Facility, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year, and (b) customary issuance and administration fees.
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Commitment Fees:
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0.50% per annum on the undrawn portion of the commitments in respect of the Revolving Facility, commencing to accrue on the Closing Date and payable quarterly in arrears after the Closing Date;
provided
that the commitment fee rate shall adjust on a quarterly basis, commencing one full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, in accordance with the pricing grid attached as Annex I-A. For purposes of calculating the commitment fee, outstanding Swing Line Loans will be deemed not to utilize the Revolving Facility commitments.
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Level
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Leverage Ratio
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Drawn Margin
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Commitment Fee
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Adjusted LIBOR
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ABR
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Canadian Prime Rate
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CDOR
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Level I
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≥ 4.00:1.00
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3.25%
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2.25%
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2.25%
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3.25%
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0.50%
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Level II
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< 4.00:1.00 but ≥ 3.50:1.00
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3.00%
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2.00%
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2.00%
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3.00%
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0.50%
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Level III
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< 3.50:1.00 but ≥ 3.00:1.00
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2.75%
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1.75%
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1.75%
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2.75%
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0.45%
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Level IV
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< 3.00:1.00 but ≥ 2.50:1.00
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2.50%
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1.50%
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1.50%
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2.50%
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0.40%
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Level V
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< 2.50:1.00
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2.25%
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1.25%
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1.25%
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2.25%
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0.35%
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THERMON HOLDINGS CORP.
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By:
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/s/
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Jay Peterson
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Name: Jay Peterson
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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($CAD in Millions)
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Fiscal Year ending July 31,
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LTM
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2014
Actual
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2015
Actual
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2016
Actual
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2017
Actual
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Aug 31,
2017
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Reported Net Earnings
in Accordance with GAAP
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$ 31.4
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$ 33.8
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$ 8.4
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$ 15.9
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$ 16.4
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Loss on sales of property and equipment
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0.3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Income tax expense
|
0.2
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1.4
|
0.2
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0
|
0.1
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Interest expense
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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Interest income
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Reported EBIT
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$ 31.9
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$ 35.2
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$ 8.6
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$ 15.9
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$ 16.5
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Depreciation- Cost of sales
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1.1
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1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
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Depreciation- Operating
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0.3
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0.2
|
0.3
|
0.3
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0.3
|
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Depreciation- Aircraft
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0.5
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0.6
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0.5
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0.3
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0.4
|
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Amortization of intangible assets
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1.6
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1.6
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1.5
|
0.8
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0.7
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Reported EBITDA
|
$ 35.4
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$ 38.8
|
$ 12.1
|
$ 18.5
|
$ 19.1
|
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Adjustments
|
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Travel (aircraft) -actual
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0.9
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
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Travel (aircraft) -fair market value
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Related party rent - actual
|
2.7
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2.8
|
2.8
|
2.8
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2.7
|
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Discontinued operations - Indiana
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0.3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Donations
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
|
Relocation expenses
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Edmonton renovation expenses
|
0
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Hovey acquisition expenses
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
|
Other non recurring expense
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
|
Oakville expansion cancellation costs
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.1
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$ 39.4
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$ 42.8
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$ 16.1
|
$ 22.5
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$ 23.0
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