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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 1, 2021
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Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-38183
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81-5449572
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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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10350 Richmond, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77042
(713) 935-8900
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 935-8900
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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RNGR
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New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On October 1, 2021, Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC (the “Buyer”), a Delaware corporation and controlled subsidiary of Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition of assets associated with the business lines of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (“Basic”) and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Basic Sellers”) outside the State of California (excluding the water logistic business), specifically all assets within the well servicing service line, all assets within the fishing and rental tool service lines, all assets within the coiled tubing service line, all rolling stock assets required to support the operating assets being purchased and real property locations inclusive of, but not limited to, real property owned in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas (collectively, the “Basic Assets”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021, by and among the Buyer and the Basic Sellers (as amended, the “Basic APA”) (the “Basic Transaction”).
In connection with the closing of the Basic Transaction, Buyer and the Basic Sellers entered into a Closing Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dates as of October 1, 2021 (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed to certain post-closing matters.
Buyer paid $36.65 million in cash to the Basic Sellers, subject to normal closing adjustments and assumed liabilities in exchange for the Basic Assets.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Basic APA and the Amendment, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Important Note
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements and documents described above were made only for purposes of those agreements and documents and as of the specified dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to those agreements and documents, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by those parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between those parties instead of establishing particular matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on these representations, warranties or covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of the Company or the Basic Sellers or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the agreement containing them, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
Private Placement of Preferred Stock
On October 1, 2021, the Company consummated the private placement under the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), dated September 10, 2021, with certain accredited investors (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”) (the “Private Placement”) of 6.0 million newly issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), in exchange for cash consideration in an aggregate amount of $42 million. The Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) following receipt of Stockholder Approval (as defined below) and effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined below).
The Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the Purchasers.
The Securities Purchase Agreement requires the Company to, following the closing of the Private Placement, hold a special meeting that includes a proposal for stockholders to approve the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Purchasers in connection with the conversion of the Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock that would, absent such approval, violate Section 312.03 of the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual (the “Stockholder Approval”). Pursuant to the Voting Agreement dated as of September 10, 2021 (the “Voting Agreement”) with affiliates of CSL Capital Management, L.P. (“CSL”) and Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC (“Bayou”), CSL and Bayou have agreed to vote in favor of the Stockholder Approval.
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 10, 2021 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with the Purchasers, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), with respect to the resale of shares of Class A Common Stock received upon conversion of the Preferred Stock within 75 days of the closing of the Private Placement.
The shares of Preferred Stock issued and sold in the Private Placement were issued and sold in reliance upon an exemption from he registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Voting Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Class B Common Stock Redemption
On September 24, 2021, pursuant to the Tax Receivable Termination and Settlement Agreement (the “TRA Termination Agreement”), dated as of September 10, 2021 between the Company and certain stockholders of the Company including affiliates of CSL and Bayou, Ranger LLC redeemed CSL’s and Bayou’s outstanding units in Ranger LLC, and the Company redeemed the corresponding shares of its Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock. The shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon redemption of the Ranger LLC Units and Class B Common Stock pursuant to the TRA Termination Agreement were issued and sold in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Following the redemptions, no shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the TRA Termination Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
In connection with the Company’s consummation of the Private Placement, and pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company filed the Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) creating the Preferred Stock and establishing the rights, preferences and other terms of the Preferred Stock, which will be in addition to any rights and preferences of the Company’s preferred stock provided for in the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”). The Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up.
Dividends; Stated Maturity; Voting
The Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive any dividends of distributions from the Company other than generally participating equally and ratably with the holders of Common Stock if dividends or distributions are paid on the Common Stock.
The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless converted into Class A Common Stock upon obtaining Stockholder Approval and effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
Other than as required by law, the Preferred Stock will be non-voting; provided, however, that for so long as any Preferred Stock is outstanding, the consent of a majority-in-interest of the Preferred Stock will be necessary for the Company to effect any issuance of capital stock senior or on parity to the Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Preference
The Preferred Stock will have a liquidation preference equal to the greater of (i) the original issue price of $7.00 per share of Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to any and all accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, per share, in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events and (ii) the product of (x) the amount per share that would have been payable to the holders of shares of Common Stock (assuming the conversion of each share of Preferred Stock to Class A Common Stock), multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is then convertible.
Mandatory Conversion
Following the later of the dates on which (i) Stockholder Approval is obtained and (ii) the Registration Statement is declared effective, each share of Preferred Stock issued and sold in the Private Placement will automatically be converted into the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the aggregate liquidation preference divided by the original issue price of $7.00 per share, as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. If the Stockholder Approval is not obtained, the Preferred Stock will not be convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock.
The foregoing description of Certificate of Designations and the Preferred Stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designations and Securities Purchase Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 1, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Basic Transaction and the Private Placement. The Company also announced a call to discuss the Basic Transaction to be held on October 4, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1*
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 15, 2021, by and among Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC, Basic Energy Services, Inc., Basic Energy Services, L.P., C&J Well Services, Inc., Taylor Industries, LLC, and KVS Transportation, Inc.
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2.2*
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Closing Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2021, by and among Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC, Basic Energy Services, Inc., Basic Energy Services, L.P., C&J Well Services, Inc., Taylor Industries, LLC, and KVS Transportation, Inc.
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3.1
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10.1*
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10.2
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10.3*
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10.4
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99.1
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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*Certain exhibits and schedules to this agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant will furnish copies of such exhibits and schedules to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
THE INFORMATION FURNISHED UNDER ITEM 7.01 OF THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING EXHIBIT 99.1 ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCHxFILING.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
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/s/ J. Brandon Blossman
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October 4, 2021
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J. Brandon Blossman
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Date
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of
September 15, 2021
by and among
Basic Energy Services, Inc.,
Basic Energy Services, L.P.,
C&J Well Services, Inc.,
KVS Transportation, Inc., and
Taylor Industries, LLC
as Sellers,
and
Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC,
as Buyer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01 Definitions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale of the Assets
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Section 2.02 Excluded Assets
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Section 2.03 Consideration; Allocated Value
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Section 2.04 Adjustments to the Purchase Price
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Section 2.05 Closing
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Section 2.06 Final Settlement Statement
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Section 2.07 Post-Closing Payments
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Section 2.08 No Duplicative Effect; Methodologies
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Section 2.09 Purchase Price Deposit
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Section 2.10 Division of Revenues
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Section 2.11 Division of Expenses
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Section 2.12 Consents to Assign
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Section 2.13 Consents for Purchased Contracts
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Section 2.14 Assets Sold “As Is, Where Is”
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Section 2.15 Presence of Wastes, NORM, Hazardous Substances and Asbestos
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Section 2.16 Delivery of Assets
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Section 2.17 Acquired Accounts Receivable; Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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Section 3.01 Organization
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Section 3.02 Authority and Authorization
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Section 3.03 Enforceability
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Section 3.04 Conflicts
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Section 3.05 Material Contracts
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Section 3.06 Approvals
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Section 3.07 Environmental Matters
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Section 3.08 Litigation
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Section 3.09 Intellectual Property
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Section 3.10 Insurance Coverage
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Section 3.11 Taxes
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Section 3.12 Employment Matters
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefits
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Section 3.14 Letters of Credit
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Section 3.15 Preferential Purchase Rights
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Section 3.16 Broker
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Section 3.17 [Reserved]
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Section 3.18 Compliance with Laws
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Section 3.19 Sufficiency of Assets
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Section 3.20 Permits
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Section 3.21 Properties
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Section 3.22 No Other Representations
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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Section 4.01 Organization
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Section 4.02 Authorization and Authority
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Section 4.03 Enforceability
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Section 4.04 Conflicts
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Section 4.05 Broker
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Section 4.06 Financial Ability
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Section 4.07 Approvals
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Section 4.08 Litigation
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Section 4.09 Bankruptcy
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Section 4.10 Investigation
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Section 4.11 Qualification
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Section 4.12 [Reserved]
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Section 4.13 [Reserved]
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Section 4.14 No Other Representations
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF SELLERS
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Section 5.01 Operating Covenants
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Section 5.02 Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Leases
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Section 5.03 Access
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Section 5.04 Permits
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Section 5.05 Title Cooperation
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Section 5.06 [Reserved]
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF BUYER
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Section 6.01 Access
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Section 6.02 Data Retention
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Section 6.03 [Reserved]
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ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLERS
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Section 7.01 Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances
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Section 7.02 Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Section 7.03 Public Announcements
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Section 7.04 Confidentiality
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Section 7.05 Employee Matters
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Section 7.06 Tax Matters; Apportionment of Tax Liability
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Section 7.07 Disclosure Schedule Updates
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Section 7.08 Replacement of Existing Letters of Credit
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Section 7.09 Casualty or Condemnation Loss
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Section 7.10 Transition Services Agreement
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section 8.01 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Sellers
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Section 8.02 Conditions to Obligation of Buyer
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Section 8.03 Conditions to Obligation of Sellers
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION
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Section 9.01 Grounds for Termination
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Section 9.02 Effect of Termination
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Section 9.03 [Reserved]
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ARTICLE X SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 10.01 Survival
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Section 10.02 Indemnification by Buyer
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Section 10.03 Indemnification Procedures
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Section 10.04 Express Negligence
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Section 10.05 Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments
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Section 10.06 Sole and Exclusive Remedy
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 11.01 Notices
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Section 11.02 Amendments and Waivers
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Section 11.03 Expenses
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Section 11.04 Successors and Assigns/Liquidating Trust
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Section 11.05 Governing Law
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Section 11.06 Jurisdiction
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Section 11.07 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 11.08 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section 11.09 Entire Agreement
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Section 11.10 Severability
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Section 11.11 Specific Performance
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Section 11.12 Certain Acknowledgements and Limitations
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Section 11.13 Disclosure Schedules
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Section 11.14 Preparation of Agreement
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ARTICLE XII DEFECTS
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EXHIBITS, ANNEXES, SCHEDULES AND DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Definitions
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Exhibit B
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Form of Assignment and Bill of Sale
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Exhibit C
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Form of Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form of Surface Deed
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Exhibit E
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Form of Seller Certificate
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Exhibit F
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Form of Seller FIRPTA Certificate – Basic
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Exhibit G
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Form of IP Assignment Agreement
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Exhibit H
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Form of Buyer Certificate
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Exhibit I
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Form of Sale Order
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Annexes
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Annex A
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Surface Tracts
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Annex B
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Surface Leases
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Annex C
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Equipment
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Annex D
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Permits
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Annex E
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Vehicles and Vehicle Finance Leases
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Annex F
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Applicable Contracts
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Annex G
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Intellectual Property
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Schedules
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Schedule 2.02(l)
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Excluded Contracts and Other Assets
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Schedule 2.02(y)
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Excluded Assets
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Schedule 2.17
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Acquired Accounts Receivable; Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable
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Schedule 5.02(a)
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365 Schedule
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Schedule 5.02(b)
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Desired 365 Contracts
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Schedule 7.06(c)
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Allocation Methodology
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Disclosure Schedules
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Disclosure Schedule 3.05(a)
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Material Contracts
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Disclosure Schedule 3.05(b)
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Material Contract Defaults
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Disclosure Schedule 3.06
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Approvals
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Disclosure Schedule 3.07
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Environmental Matters
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Disclosure Schedule 3.08
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Litigation
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Disclosure Schedule 3.10
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Insurance Coverage
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Disclosure Schedule 3.11
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Taxes
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Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a)
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Seller Employees
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Disclosure Schedule 3.12(b)
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Independent Contractors
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Disclosure Schedule 3.14
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Existing Letters of Credit
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Disclosure Schedule 3.15
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Preferential Purchase Rights
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Disclosure Schedule 3.20
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Permits
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 15, 2021 (the “Execution Date”), is entered into by and among Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), Basic Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Basic”), Basic Energy Services, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Basic LP”), C&J Well Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“C&J”), Taylor Industries, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Taylor”) and KVS Transportation, Inc., a California corporation (“KVS” and, together with Basic, Basic LP, C&J and Taylor, each a “Seller” and, collectively, “Sellers”) . Buyer and Sellers are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers, the Assets (as defined below);
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2021, Sellers and certain of their affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief (Case No. 21-90002 (DRJ)) (the “Bankruptcy Cases”) under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court;
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell, transfer and assign to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase and acquire from Sellers, the Assets, and, in connection therewith, the Parties desire for Buyer to assume the Assumed Liabilities; and
WHEREAS, Sellers’ ability and obligation to consummate the Transactions are subject to, among other things, the entry of the Sale Order.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations and warranties made herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section I.01Definitions. The capitalized terms used but not defined herein and defined in Exhibit A shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section II.01Purchase and Sale of the Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions and for the consideration herein set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sellers agree to sell, assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase and acquire from Sellers at the
Closing (as defined below), all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the assets described below, other than the Excluded Assets (collectively, the “Assets”):
(a)the fee surface tracts described on Annex A (collectively, the “Surface Tracts”);
(b)all surface leases, licenses, subleases, rental or occupancy agreements, concessions and other agreements (written or oral) described on Annex B (collectively, together with all amendments and modifications thereto, the “Surface Leases”) and any surface facilities, yards, shops, and offices located on the Surface Leases, together with all fixtures, buildings, structures or other improvements thereon;
(c)(i) all equipment, machinery, fixtures, furniture, buildings, structures, improvements and other real, personal and mixed property, operational and nonoperational, located on the Properties (except for any such personal property leased from Third Parties), and (ii) all equipment, machinery and other real, personal and mixed property, operational or nonoperational, located off the Properties, used or held for use primarily in connection with, or otherwise primarily attributable to, the ownership of the Assets or the Business (except for any such personal property leased from Third Parties), which (whether described in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii)) shall include, but not be limited to, that property described on Annex C;
(d)to the extent assignable by Sellers to Buyer, all Permits set forth on Annex D (and, for the avoidance of doubt, solely to the extent the applicable Governmental Authority consents to or otherwise approves the assignment or transfer of the applicable Permit);
(e)all Assigned Contracts (other than those listed on Schedule 2.02(l)) and any and all amendments, ratifications or extensions of the foregoing (collectively, the “Purchased Contracts”);
(f)to the extent, and only to the extent, in the possession or control of Sellers and related to the Assets, all books, records, files, reports, and accounting records and copies of Tax records, including: (A) land and title records (including lease files, Third Party brokerage information, run sheets, abstracts of title, surveys, maps, title opinions and title curative documents); (B) Contract files; (C) correspondence; (D) facility files (including construction records); and (E) environmental, regulatory, accounting and copies of Tax records (such materials, excluding the Excluded Records, the “Data”); provided, however, that (1) rights to receive access to and copies of such Data from Third Parties shall accrue to Buyer only to the same extent as such rights are vested in Sellers and (2) to the extent that any such Data relates to both Assets and Excluded Assets, Sellers shall be entitled to retain the original copies of such Data that relates primarily to Excluded Assets and shall deliver copies of such Data to Buyer hereunder;
(g)all of the trucks, trailers, frac tanks, vehicles and other rolling stock described on Part 1 of Annex E (the “Vehicles”) and all finance leases described on Part 2 of Annex E (the “Vehicle Finance Leases”);
(h)all Acquired Accounts Receivable;
(i)all rights, claims, causes, causes of action, remedies, defenses, rights of set-off, rights of recoupment, and rights to payment or to enforce payment and credits of any Seller to the extent related directly to the Assets (other than the Excluded Assets) or any Assumed Liability;
(j)all inventory wherever located, including all semi-finished and finished goods, raw materials, works in progress, packaging, supplies, tooling and parts, whether held at any location or facility of any Seller or in transit to any Seller, in each case, as of the Closing Date and primarily related to the Business;
(k)the Intellectual Property described on Annex G, in each case, solely to the extent owned by Sellers (collectively, the “Transferred Intellectual Property”); and
(l)all intangible rights, inchoate rights, transferable rights under warranties made by prior owners, manufacturers, vendors, and Third Parties, and rights accruing under applicable statutes of limitation or prescription to the extent related or attributable to the Assets described in clauses (a) through (k) above.
To the extent the assignment of any Asset to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement requires the consent of or payment of a fee to any Third Party notwithstanding the entry of the Sale Order then such Asset shall not be assigned to Buyer (and shall constitute an Excluded Asset) unless such consent is obtained or Buyer pays any fee required to effect such assignment (provided that Sellers shall not be required to pay any fees or other amounts to Third Parties in connection with obtaining any such consents).
Section II.02Excluded Assets. Any assets of Sellers that are not described on otherwise identified as Assets in Section 2.01, together with all of the following assets, shall not constitute Assets and shall not be sold, assigned or conveyed to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (such assets as described herein below, the “Excluded Assets”):
(a)all cash and cash equivalents of Sellers;
(b)all corporate and financial records of Sellers (other than the Data contemplated by Section 2.01(f)) and all Excluded Records;
(c)all Contracts of insurance or indemnity, subject to Section 10.01;
(d)all proceeds, income or revenues attributable to the Assets, other than proceeds received on account of the Acquired Accounts Receivable, with respect to any period of time prior to the Closing Date;
(e)all rights, claims, demands and causes of action of Sellers under this Agreement;
(f)all rights, claims (including any claim as defined in section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code), causes, causes of action, remedies, defenses, rights of set-off, rights of recoupment, and rights to payment or to enforce payment and credits of any Seller except to the extent related to the Assets with respect to any period of time on or after the Closing Date or any Assumed Liability;
(g)any refund of costs or expenses borne by Sellers and not by Buyer;
(h)any Tax credits, refunds or abatements or other Tax assets or Tax benefits of Sellers (other than those allocated to Buyer under Section 7.06);
(i)any prepayments or good faith or other deposits submitted by any Third Party under the terms of the Bid Procedures Order;
(j)any of Sellers’ rights, claims and causes of action under the Bankruptcy Code and any Avoidance Actions in which Sellers have or will have rights;
(k)the name “Basic Energy” and all variations and derivations thereof and any Trademarks containing any of the foregoing;
(l)all Contracts and other assets listed on Schedule 2.02(l);
(m)any executory contracts or unexpired leases that are not Desired 365 Contracts;
(n)all Existing Letters of Credit and cash deposits and proceeds of such Existing Letters of Credit;
(o)all equipment and original copies of Data to the extent primarily related to Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities;
(p)all Permits, except for those Permits contemplated by Section 2.01(d);
(q)except for the Vehicles, all trucks, trailers, vehicles and other rolling stock;
(r)all office equipment, computers, software and hardware;
(s)except for the Transferred Intellectual Property, all Intellectual Property owned by Sellers;
(t)all assets excluded pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement, including Section 2.12 or Section 5.02;
(u)except to the extent related to any Assumed Liabilities, all audit rights arising under any of the Applicable Contracts or otherwise with respect to (i) any period prior to the Closing Date, with respect to the Assets or (ii) any of the Excluded Assets;
(v)any assets or properties described in Section 2.01 that are not assignable to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement after giving effect to the Sale Order;
(w)all engagements and similar letters and agreements with Sellers’ legal advisors, it being agreed that Buyer shall have no right to claim, own or waive any attorney-client or similar privilege in favor of Sellers or any of their Affiliates with respect to the ownership or operation of the Assets;
(x)any property or obligation that has been escheated or been reportable as unclaimed property to any state or municipality under any applicable escheatment or unclaimed property laws;
(y)excluding all assets listed on Annex C, all assets described on Schedule 2.02(y) and all other assets of Sellers related primarily to or held for use primarily in connection with the business of Sellers other than the Business; and
(z)any assets or properties otherwise expressly identified as Excluded Assets under this Agreement.
Section II.03Consideration; Allocated Value.
(a)As consideration for the Assets, Buyer shall pay or deliver to Sellers in accordance with this Agreement, $26,250,000 in cash (the “Purchase Price”) and assume all Assumed Liabilities in accordance with this Agreement. The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.05 and shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.04, Section 2.06, Section 2.12 and Section 5.02. The Purchase Price, as increased or reduced, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement, is referred to as the “Adjusted Purchase Price”.
(b)The agreed allocation of the Purchase Price as to the Assets for purposes of Section 2.16 is as set forth on Annex A (with respect to the Surface Tracts), Annex B (with respect to the Surface Leases), Annex C (with respect to the equipment and other assets set forth thereon) and Annex E (with respect to the Vehicles) and each allocated value identified as applicable to any such Assets on such Annexes shall constitute the “Allocated Value” for such Asset.
Section II.04Adjustments to the Purchase Price. Adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be made according to this Section 2.04.
(a)Upward Adjustments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the following, but only to the extent such items relate to the Assets:
(i)[reserved];
(ii)the amount of Cure Costs, if any, by which the Purchase Price is to be increased pursuant to Section 5.02; and
(iii)an amount equal to (A) the aggregate amount of the Acquired Accounts Receivable minus (B) an amount equal to the portion of the Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable that are related to accounts that have valid rights to assert or have asserted prior to the Closing Date, mechanics’ liens against customers of Sellers; provided that, if such amount is a negative number, there shall be no adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this clause (iii).
(b)Downward Adjustments. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following:
(i)an amount equal to all Excess Cure Costs, if any, paid or economically borne by Buyer;
(ii)an amount equal to all Straddle Period Payroll Obligations paid or otherwise economically borne by Buyer;
(iii)[Reserved]; and
(iv)an amount equal to the aggregate reductions in the Purchase Price contemplated by Section 2.16.
(c)Tax Adjustments/Apportionment of Prepaid Expense Items.
(i)The Parties agree to adjust the Purchase Price, downward or upward, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.06. For purposes of clarity, (A) such adjustments will be accounted for in the Closing Statement pursuant to Section 2.04(d) and the Final Settlement Statement pursuant to Section 2.06, and, if actual amounts are not known as of such time, Sellers will use good faith estimates to calculate such adjustments, and (B) to the extent any such adjustments are made following such time as the Final Settlement Statement has been finally determined pursuant to Section 2.06, then such adjustments will be settled in cash as provided in Section 2.07(c).
(ii)For purposes of the Purchase Price, to the extent not otherwise expressly provided for under the definition of “Property Expenses,” Section 2.04(a), Section 2.04(b), Section 2.04(c)(i) and Section 7.06, those other items of expenses and accounts payable in relation to the Assets that are paid or payable on an annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular periodic basis and relate to a period before or after the Closing Date (“Prorated Expense Items”) shall be prorated as of the Closing Date and apportioned, such that Buyer will receive the economic benefit or burden, as applicable, of all such items on and after the Closing Date and Sellers shall receive the economic benefit or burden, as applicable, of all such items for the period prior to the Closing Date. After the Closing Date, (x) if Buyer receives any bills or accounts or any reimbursement for prepaid expenses in relation to Prorated Expense Items that are attributable in whole to the period prior to the Closing Date, then Buyer shall promptly forward the same to Sellers (for payment, in the case of any such bills or accounts), (y) if Sellers receive any
bills or accounts or any reimbursement for prepaid expenses in relation to the Prorated Expense Items that are attributable in whole to the period on or after the Closing Date, then Sellers shall promptly forward the same to Buyer (for payment, in the case of any such bills or accounts) and (z) if Buyer or Sellers receive any bills or accounts or any reimbursements for prepaid expenses in relation to the Prorated Expense Items that are attributable in part to the period prior to the Closing Date, and in part to the period on and after the Closing Date, the amount thereof shall be apportioned between Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, respectively, as of the Closing Date, based on the number of days in such period falling prior to the Closing Date, on the one hand, and on and after the Closing Date, on the other hand. In the case of bills, accounts or reimbursements referred to in clause (z), the party receiving the same shall be required to pay only such portion of such bill or account for which it is responsible in accordance with this Section 2.04(c)(ii).
(d)Closing Statement.
(i)Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, not less than five (5) Business Days before the Closing Date, a statement (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth Sellers’ good faith calculation of the adjustments to the Purchase Price provided in this Section 2.04, using estimates where actual amounts are not known at such time, and Sellers’ good faith calculation of the estimated Adjusted Purchase Price; such estimated Adjusted Purchase Price (as such may be modified pursuant to any changes proposed by Buyer and accepted by Sellers) shall be referred to as the “Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price.” The Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement, including Section 2.08. If Buyer has any questions or disagreements regarding the Closing Statement, then, upon written request by Buyer, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Sellers and Buyer shall in good faith attempt to resolve any disagreements, and Sellers shall afford Buyer the opportunity to examine the Closing Statement and such supporting schedules, analyses and workpapers on which the Closing Statement is based or from which the Closing Statement is derived as are reasonably requested by Buyer. If (A) Buyer and Sellers agree on changes to the Closing Statement based on such discussions, then the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price shall be paid at Closing based on such changes; or (B) Buyer and Sellers do not agree on changes to the Closing Statement, then, subject to Section 2.04(e), the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price shall be paid at the Closing based on the amounts set forth in the Closing Statement; provided, however, that in either of clauses (A) or (B), appropriate adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be made after the Closing pursuant to Section 2.06.
(ii)Sellers will include in the Closing Statement Sellers’ good faith calculation of the prorations provided for in Section 2.04(c). If final bills or accounts in relation to any Prorated Expense Items (including the tax adjustments referred to in Section 2.04(c)(i)) referred to in Section 2.04(c)(ii) are not available or have not been issued prior to that date, Sellers shall estimate the amount of each such item in good faith and in accordance with customary industry practices, and such estimate shall be reflected
in the Closing Statement. The amount payable by Buyer at the Closing will be increased or decreased to reflect the net amount owing between the Parties as shown on the Closing Statement, using such estimates where necessary. Final adjustment between the Parties as to any item used in the preparation of the Closing Statement in accordance with this Section 2.04 shall be made in accordance with Section 2.06 and Section 7.06.
(e)[Reserved].
Section II.05Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Assets, the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75201, as soon as possible, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days, after satisfaction or waiver by the requisite Parties of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature cannot be satisfied until the time of Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the requisite Parties of those conditions), or at such other time or place as Buyer and Sellers may agree in writing. At and as of the Closing:
(a)Pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, effective as of the Closing, Sellers shall sell, assign and convey all Assets (other than Excluded Assets) to Buyer;
(b)Buyer shall assume all Assumed Liabilities. All Liabilities of Sellers other than the Assumed Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”), shall be retained by Sellers;
(c)Sellers shall deliver to Buyer the following instruments, each dated as of the Closing Date, properly executed by an authorized officer or representative of the applicable Seller(s) and, where appropriate, acknowledged:
(i)an Assignment and Bill of Sale Without Warranty in the form of Exhibit B (the “Assignment and Bill of Sale”);
(ii)an Assumption Agreement between Sellers and Buyer in the form of Exhibit C (the “Assumption Agreement”);
(iii)a Deed Without Warranty pertaining to each Surface Tract in the form of Exhibit D (collectively, the “Surface Deeds”), or such other jurisdictionally equivalent form as may be applicable outside of the State of Texas;
(iv)a certificate in the form of Exhibit E;
(v)a certificate in the form of Exhibit F;
(vi)executed documentation necessary to transfer title of the Vehicles from each applicable Seller to Buyer; and
(vii)an Intellectual Property Assignment in the form of Exhibit G, transferring all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Intellectual Property (the “IP Assignment Agreement”);
(d)Buyer shall deliver to Sellers executed counterparts of the following instruments each dated the Closing Date, properly executed by an authorized officer or representative of Buyer and, where appropriate, acknowledged:
(i)a certificate in the form of Exhibit H;
(ii)the Assignment and Bill of Sale;
(iii)the Assumption Agreement; and
(iv)the IP Assignment Agreement;
(e)Buyer shall deliver an amount equal to the Closing Cash Payment Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to one or more accounts designated by Sellers; and
(f)[Reserved].
Section II.06Final Settlement Statement.
(a)As soon as practical and, in any event, no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date, Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement (the “Final Settlement Statement”) setting forth Sellers’ calculation of the adjustments to the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.04. The Final Settlement Statement shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement and on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Closing Statement as described in Section 2.04(d), and shall set forth Sellers’ calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price.
(b)Following the delivery of the Final Settlement Statement, Sellers shall afford Buyer the opportunity to examine the Final Settlement Statement and Sellers’ calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price, and such supporting schedules and analyses as are reasonably necessary and appropriate in connection with such review. Sellers shall cooperate with Buyer in such examination, including responding to questions asked by Buyer, and Sellers shall make available to Buyer any records under Sellers’ control that are requested by Buyer in connection with such review.
(c)If, within thirty (30) calendar days following delivery of the Final Settlement Statement to Buyer, Buyer has not delivered to Sellers written notice (the “Objection Notice”) of Buyer’s objections to the Final Settlement Statement or Sellers’ calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price (which Objection Notice in order to be valid must contain a statement describing in reasonable detail the items objected to, the basis of such objections and Buyer’s calculation of the amount(s) for the items objected to that Buyer asserts should be used for purposes of the Final Settlement Statement), then the Adjusted Purchase Price as set forth in such Final Settlement Statement shall be deemed final and conclusive. In addition, any of Sellers’ calculations of the Adjusted Purchase Price as set forth in the Final Settlement Statement which are not objected to in the Objection Notice shall be deemed final and conclusive.
(d)If Buyer delivers the Objection Notice satisfying Section 2.06(c) above, within such thirty (30)-day period, then Sellers and Buyer shall endeavor in good faith to resolve the objections of Buyer set forth in the Objection Notice for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of delivery of the Objection Notice. If at the end of such fifteen (15)-day period there are any objections that remain in dispute, then either Buyer or Sellers may require by written notice to the other that the remaining objections in dispute be submitted for resolution to the Dallas, Texas office of Grant Thornton LLP or to such other independent accounting firm as may be selected jointly by Buyer and Sellers within the ten (10) calendar days following a written request by Buyer or Sellers (Grant Thornton LLP or such jointly selected accounting firm, the “Referee”). The Referee’s engagement shall be limited to the resolution of disputed amounts set forth in the Final Settlement Statement that have been identified by Buyer in the Objection Notice, which resolution shall be in accordance with this Agreement and no other matter relating to the Final Settlement Statement shall be subject to determination by the Referee except to the extent affected by resolution of the disputed amounts. In connection with the engagement of the Referee, each of Buyer and Sellers shall execute any engagement, indemnity and other agreement as the Referee shall require as a condition to such engagement. If Grant Thornton LLP is unable or unwilling to serve as the Referee and Buyer and Sellers are unable to agree upon the designation of a Person as substitute arbitrator, then Buyer or Sellers, or either of them, may in writing request the Bankruptcy Court to appoint the substitute referee; provided that such Person so appointed shall be a national or regional accounting firm with no prior material relationships with Buyer or Sellers or their respective Affiliates and shall have experience in auditing companies engaged in oil and gas wellsite service activities.
(e)The Referee shall determine such items of the calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price as are disputed within thirty (30) calendar days after the objections that remain in dispute are submitted to it.
(f)If any disputed items are submitted to the Referee for resolution, (i) each of Buyer and Sellers shall furnish to the Referee such workpapers and other documents and information relating to such disputed items as the Referee may request and are available to that Party or its Affiliates (or its independent public accountants) and will be afforded the opportunity to present to the Referee any materials relating to the determination of the matters in dispute and to discuss such determination with the Referee prior to any written notice of determination hereunder being delivered by the Referee; (ii) the Referee shall not assign a value to such objection that is greater than the greatest value for such objection claimed by either Party or less than the smallest value for such objection claimed by either Party; (iii) the determination by the Referee of items of the calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price, as applicable, as set forth in a written notice delivered to Sellers and Buyer by the Referee, shall be made in accordance with this Agreement and shall be binding and conclusive on the Parties and shall constitute an arbitral award that is final, binding and unappealable (absent manifest error or fraud) and upon which a judgment may be entered by a court having jurisdiction thereof; and (iv) the fees and expenses of the Referee (the “Audit Fees”) shall be paid by and apportioned between Buyer and Sellers based on the aggregate dollar amount in dispute and the relative recovery as determined by the Referee or Sellers and Buyer, respectively (such that, by way of example, if the amount in dispute is $100
and it is resolved $70 in favor of Buyer and $30 in favor of Sellers, then Sellers would bear 70% of the Audit Fees and Buyer would bear 30% of the Audit Fees).
Section II.07Post-Closing Payments.
(a)If the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price is greater than the Adjusted Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 2.06 (the amount by which the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price exceeds the Adjusted Purchase Price herein referred to as the “Closing Amount Excess”), then Sellers shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to Buyer out of the Escrow Funds an amount equal to the Closing Amount Excess. If the Closing Amount Excess exceeds the amount of the Escrow Funds (the amount of such deficiency, the “Escrow Shortfall”), Sellers shall pay to Buyer, within five (5) Business Days after the Adjusted Purchase Price is finally determined in accordance with Section 2.06, an amount equal to the Escrow Shortfall.
(b)If the Adjusted Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 2.06 is greater than the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price (the amount by which the Adjusted Purchase Price exceeds the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price herein referred to as the “Closing Amount Shortfall”), then Buyer shall pay to Sellers, within five (5) Business Days after the Adjusted Purchase Price is finally determined in accordance with Section 2.06, an amount equal to the Closing Amount Shortfall.
(c)Sellers shall pay to Buyer, and Buyer shall pay to Sellers, as applicable, any post-Closing payments as may be required herein, including pursuant to Section 2.10, Section 2.11 or Section 7.06.
Section II.08No Duplicative Effect; Methodologies. The provisions of Section 2.04, Section 2.06, this Section 2.08 and of any other Transaction Document shall apply in such a manner so as not to give the components and calculations duplicative effect to any item of adjustment and the Parties covenant and agree that no amount shall be (or is intended to be) included, in whole or in part (either as an increase or reduction) more than once in the calculation of (including any component of) the Adjusted Purchase Price, or any other calculated amount pursuant to this Agreement if the effect of such additional inclusion (either as an increase or reduction) would be to cause such amount to be overstated or understated for purposes of such calculation. “Incurred”, as used in this Agreement, shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP standards, as applied by Sellers consistent with past practice, subject to the other provisions in this Section 2.08; provided if not determinable pursuant to the foregoing, the date an item or work is ordered is not the date of a transaction or incurrence for settlement purposes in the Closing Statement or Final Settlement Statement and otherwise under this Agreement, as applicable, but rather the date on which the item ordered is delivered to the job site, or the date on which the work ordered is performed, is the relevant date, regardless of when the applicable invoice was sent. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, if there is a conflict between a determination, calculation, methodology, procedure or principle set forth in the definitions contained in this Agreement, as applicable, on the one hand, and those provided by GAAP, on the other hand, (i) the determination, calculation, methodology, procedure or principle set forth in this Agreement, as applicable, shall control to the extent that the matter is specifically
provided for in this Agreement and (ii) the determination, calculation, methodology, procedure or principle prescribed by GAAP, as applied by Sellers consistent with past practice, shall control to the extent the matter is not so addressed in this Agreement, as applicable, or requires reclassification as an asset or liability to be included in a line item or specific adjustment.
Section II.09Purchase Price Deposit.
(a)Escrow Deposit. Buyer has deposited into the Escrow Account an amount equal to $2,625,000 (such amount, together with any interest earned thereon, the “Escrow Funds”).
(b)Distribution of Escrow Funds. The Escrow Funds shall be distributed as follows:
(i)if this Agreement is terminated prior to Closing for any reason, the Escrow Funds shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9.02; or
(ii)if the Closing shall occur, upon final determination of the Adjusted Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.06:
(A)if Buyer is entitled to a distribution of all or a portion of the Escrow Funds pursuant to Section 2.07(a), then Sellers shall promptly instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver (1) to Buyer out of the Escrow Funds an amount in cash equal to the Closing Amount Excess and (2) to Sellers any cash remaining in the Escrow Funds after the payment in clause (1) of this Section 2.09(b)(ii)(A) has been made; or
(B)if Buyer is not entitled to a distribution of any portion of the Escrow Funds pursuant to Section 2.07(a), then Sellers shall promptly instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver to Sellers all of the cash remaining in the Escrow Funds upon such distribution.
Section II.10Division of Revenues. To the extent Sellers receive proceeds attributable to the Assets and related to periods on or after the Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver such proceeds received after Closing (net of (A) out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Sellers in earning or receiving such proceeds and any fees payable or incurred in connection therewith not reimbursed to Sellers by a Third Party and (B) applicable Non-Income Taxes in respect of such proceeds paid or borne by Sellers and not reimbursed to Sellers by a Third Party or Buyer) to Buyer promptly upon Sellers’ receipt thereof. To the extent Buyer receives proceeds attributable to the Assets (other than proceeds received on account of the Acquired Accounts Receivable) and related to periods prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver such proceeds (net of (A) out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Buyer in earning or receiving such proceeds and any fees payable or incurred in connection therewith not reimbursed to Buyer by a Third Party and (B) applicable Non-Income Taxes in respect of such proceeds paid or borne by Buyer and not reimbursed to Buyer by a Third Party or Sellers) to Sellers promptly upon Buyer’s receipt thereof.
Section II.11Division of Expenses. As between Buyer and Sellers, (i) all Property Expenses attributable to periods prior to the Closing Date or paid by or on behalf of any Seller prior to the Closing Date, other than Assumed Liabilities, shall be borne by Sellers and (ii) without limitation of clause (i), (A) all Property Expenses attributable to periods from and after the Closing Date and (B) all other Property Expenses assumed by Buyer as Assumed Liabilities shall be borne by Buyer.
Section II.12Consents to Assign. Sellers have sent to the holder of each Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent with respect to any Purchased Contract that is not a 365 Contract (for which notices regarding 365 Contracts are addressed in Section 5.02) a notice in compliance with the contractual provisions applicable to such Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent seeking such holder’s consent to the transactions contemplated hereby or such other notice (which may be included in the sale notice related to the Sale Order) as necessary to permit the assignment of such Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement upon entry of the Sale Order (a “Consent Notice”). With respect to each Consent relating to a Contract for which the counterparty’s consent to assignment would be required for such Contract to be assumed and assigned to Buyer, after giving effect to sections 365(c)(1) and 365(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, but which Consent is not set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.06 and is discovered by Sellers (including, if applicable, any such Consent that is identified by Buyer) prior to Closing, all such Consents shall thereafter be Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consents and Sellers shall send to the holder of each such Consent a Consent Notice.
(a)If Sellers fail to obtain an Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent prior to Closing and (A) with respect to any Purchased Contract that is not a 365 Contract, (1) the failure to obtain such Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent would cause the assignment of the Purchased Contract affected thereby to Buyer to be void or voidable, or (2) the failure to obtain such Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent would result in the termination of such Purchased Contract under the express terms thereof upon the purported assignment of such Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or (B) with respect to any Purchased Contract, a party holding such Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent right has objected to the assignment of the affected Purchased Contract in accordance with the terms of the relevant Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent right or based on any anti-assignment or consent to assign provision contained in such Purchased Contract (each Consent as to which clause (A) or (B) is applicable, a “Required Consent”), then, unless the Bankruptcy Court has entered an order approving (or in the case of clause (B), such objection is resolved to permit) the sale and assignment of the affected Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement without obtaining such Required Consent, the Purchased Contract affected by such un-obtained Required Consent shall be excluded from the Assets to be assigned to Buyer at Closing (and shall be considered Excluded Assets hereunder). In the event that any such Required Consent with respect to any such excluded Purchased Contract is obtained during the Post-Closing Consent Period (or if during the Post-Closing Consent Period the Bankruptcy Court enters an order providing that (x) such Required Consent is not required to consummate the sale and assignment of the affected Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement without obtaining such Required Consent or (y) the affected Purchased Contract may be sold and assigned to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement free and clear of such Required Consent), then, (1) Sellers shall so notify Buyer
and (2) on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date such Consent is obtained and Sellers shall assign the Purchased Contract that was so excluded as a result of such previously un-obtained Consent to Buyer pursuant to an instrument in substantially the same form as the Assignment and Bill of Sale (and such Purchased Contract shall no longer be considered Excluded Assets hereunder) and Buyer shall assume all Assumed Liabilities with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without limiting any of the rights of Buyer hereunder, from and after the Closing, Buyer and Sellers shall reasonably cooperate in a reasonable arrangement to provide Buyer with all of the benefits of, or under, each Purchased Contract excluded pursuant to this Section 2.12(a), including enforcement (at Buyer’s cost) for the benefit of Buyer, if applicable, of any and all rights of Sellers against any party with respect to such Purchased Contract arising out of the breach or cancellation with respect to such Purchased Contract by such party; provided, further, that to the extent that any such arrangement has been made to provide Buyer with the benefits of, under or with respect to, an excluded Purchased Contract, from and after the Closing, Buyer shall be responsible for, and shall promptly pay and perform all payment and other obligations under such Purchased Contract for the period during which Buyer is receiving the benefits under the applicable Purchased Contract to the same extent as if such Purchased Contract had been assigned or transferred at the Closing.
(b)If Sellers fail to obtain a Consent prior to Closing and such Consent is not a Required Consent (or if prior to Closing the Bankruptcy Court enters an order providing that (x) such Required Consent is not required to consummate the sale of the affected Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement without obtaining such Required Consent or (y) the affected Purchased Contract may be sold and assigned to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement free and clear of such Required Consent), then the Purchased Contract subject to such un-obtained Consent shall nevertheless be assigned by Sellers to Buyer at Closing as part of the Assets and Buyer shall be deemed to have assumed any and all Liabilities for the failure to obtain any such Consent as part of the Assumed Liabilities hereunder and Buyer shall have no claim against the Seller Indemnified Parties from any Liability for, the failure to obtain such Consent.
(c)Prior to Closing and until the earlier to occur of (x) the confirmation of the Plan and (y) the ninetieth (90th) day after Closing (the period from Closing until the earlier of clause (x) or (y), the “Post-Closing Consent Period”), with respect to any un-obtained Required Consents with respect to which the Bankruptcy Court shall not have entered an order providing that (A) such Required Consent is not required to consummate the sale and assignment of the affected Purchased Contract to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement without obtaining such Required Consent or (B) the affected Purchased Contract may be sold and assigned to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement free and clear of such Required Consent, Sellers shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents; provided, however, that Sellers shall not be required to incur any Liability, pay any money or provide any other consideration in order to obtain any such Consent. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (without any obligation to incur any Liability, pay money or provide any other consideration) to assist and cooperate with Sellers in furtherance of Sellers’ efforts pursuant to this Section 2.12(c).
Section II.13Consents for Purchased Contracts. For all purposes of this Agreement (including all representations and warranties of Sellers contained herein), Sellers
shall be deemed to have obtained all required Consents in respect of the assumption and assignment of any Purchased Contract if, and to the extent that, (a) Sellers have properly served under the Bankruptcy Code notice of assumption and assignment on the counterparty to such Purchased Contract, (b) any objections to assumption and assignment of such Purchased Contracts filed by such counterparty have been withdrawn or overruled (including pursuant to the Sale Order or other order of the Bankruptcy Court), and (c) pursuant to the Sale Order, Sellers are authorized to assume and/or assign such Purchased Contracts to Buyer pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
Section II.14Assets Sold “As Is, Where Is”.
(a)WITHOUT LIMITATION OF SECTION 2.16, BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE ASSETS SOLD PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE SOLD, CONVEYED, TRANSFERRED AND ASSIGNED ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF TITLE AND THAT, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III OF THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CERTIFICATE, INSTRUMENT, AGREEMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED BY SELLERS HEREUNDER (THE “SELLER REPRESENTATIONS”), SELLERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, TERMS, CONDITIONS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS OF ANY NATURE OR KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, CONCERNING THE ASSETS OR THE CONDITION, DESCRIPTION, QUALITY, USEFULNESS, QUANTITY OR ANY OTHER THING AFFECTING OR RELATING TO THE ASSETS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WHICH WARRANTIES ARE ALSO HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF SECTION 2.16, BUYER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SELLERS HAVE MADE NO AGREEMENT OR PROMISE TO REPAIR OR IMPROVE ANY OF THE ASSETS BEING SOLD TO BUYER, AND THAT BUYER TAKES ALL SUCH ASSETS IN THE CONDITION EXISTING ON THE CLOSING DATE “AS IS, WHERE IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF TITLE.
(b)EXCEPT AS AND TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE SELLER REPRESENTATIONS AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF SECTION 2.14(a) OR SECTION 2.16, SELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AS TO (i) TITLE TO ANY OF THE ASSETS, (ii) ANY ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS OR FUTURE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE ASSETS, (iii) THE CONDITION, QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR MARKETABILITY OF THE ASSETS, (iv) GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUBSIDENCE, SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS, WATER TABLE, UNDERGROUND WATER RESERVOIRS, LIMITATIONS REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF WATER AND FAULTING, (v) THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY UTILITIES TO ANY PROPERTY OR ANY PORTION THEREOF INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WATER, SEWAGE, GAS AND ELECTRIC AND INCLUDING THE UTILITY AVAILABILITY CAPACITIES ALLOCATED TO ANY
PROPERTY BY THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENTAL OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY, (vi) THE CONTENT, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY INFORMATION MEMORANDUM, REPORTS, BROCHURES, CHARTS OR STATEMENTS PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLERS OR THIRD PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS, AND (vii) ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO BUYER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF BUYER, OR ITS OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR ADVISORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION RELATING THERETO. ANY AND ALL SUCH DATA, INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS FURNISHED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLERS IS PROVIDED TO BUYER AS A CONVENIENCE, AND ANY RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THE SAME SHALL BE AT BUYER’S SOLE RISK.
Section II.15Presence of Wastes, NORM, Hazardous Substances and Asbestos. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE MAY BE PETROLEUM, WASTES OR OTHER SUBSTANCES OR MATERIALS LOCATED IN, ON OR UNDER THE ASSETS OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ASSETS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSETS MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR NORM. NORM MAY AFFIX OR ATTACH ITSELF TO THE INSIDE OF WELLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AS SCALE OR IN OTHER FORMS, AND NORM-CONTAINING MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN BURIED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF ON THE ASSETS. A HEALTH HAZARD MAY EXIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSETS BY REASON THEREOF. SPECIAL PROCEDURES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR REMEDIATION, REMOVING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING OF ASBESTOS, NORM, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM THE ASSET. Buyer assumes all liability for the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation and disposal of these materials and associated activities with respect to the Assets actually acquired by Buyer at Closing hereunder.
Section II.16Delivery of Assets. If Axis delivers to Sellers prior to the commencement of the Auction a statement pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of the Axis Purchase Agreement (a “Defect Statement”), (a) Sellers shall deliver to Buyer a copy of such Defect Statement and (b) the Parties will consult with one another in good faith regarding any failure of Sellers to have possession or control of any Asset as identified in any such Defect Statement. If, following such consultation, Buyer determines in good faith that no Seller has possession or control of the relevant Asset(s) identified in a Defect Statement, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Value of each Asset so affected, which reduction shall be accounted for in accordance with Section 2.04(d). If, prior to the final determination of the Adjusted Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 2.06, any Asset for which a Purchase Price adjustment has been made under this Section 2.16 is delivered to Buyer (to Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction), then no Purchase Price adjustment will occur with respect to such Asset and any relevant true-up shall occur in connection with the final determination of the Adjusted Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 2.06.
Section II.17Acquired Accounts Receivable; Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable. Schedule 2.17 contains a list of (i) the Accounts Receivable, if any, that Buyer desires
to be transferred and conveyed from Sellers to Buyer at Closing (the “Acquired Accounts Receivable”) and (ii) the Prepetition Accounts Payable, if any, that Buyer desires to assume from Sellers at the Closing (the “Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable”).
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Sellers, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer as follows, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule (and subject to Section 11.13):
Section III.01Organization. Each Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Each Seller is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (if applicable) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Section III.02Authority and Authorization. Each Seller has full power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party and, subject to the entry of the Sale Order, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party. The execution and delivery by each Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party, and the performance by each Seller of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite limited liability company action on the part of such Seller and, in respect of Basic LP, on the part of the general partner of Basic LP.
Section III.03Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by Buyer), subject to requisite Bankruptcy Court approval, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization or moratorium statutes, or other similar Applicable Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or equitable principles (collectively, “Equitable Limitations”). At the Closing, all other Transaction Documents required hereunder to be executed and delivered by each Seller shall be duly executed and delivered and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto) shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Equitable Limitations, subject to the entry of the Sale Order and provided no stay exists with respect to the Sale Order.
Section III.04Conflicts. The execution and delivery by each Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party does
not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is or will be a party shall not, (a) violate or be in conflict with, or require the consent (other than consents that have been obtained) of any Person or entity under, any provision of such Seller’s Organizational Documents, (b) subject to the entry of the Sale Order and obtaining the consents described on Disclosure Schedule 3.06, conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an event that with the lapse of time or notice, or both would constitute a default) under any agreement or instrument to which such Seller is a party, (c) subject to the entry of the Sale Order, violate any provision of or require any consent, authorization or approval under any judgment, decree, judicial or administrative order, award, writ, injunction, statute, rule or regulation applicable to any Seller or (d) result in the creation of any Lien on any of the Assets, other than Liens that may arise or be deemed to arise with respect to such Assets as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section III.05Material Contracts.
(a)Disclosure Schedule 3.05(a) sets forth a list, as of the Execution Date, of all Applicable Contracts of the type described below and any and all amendments, extensions, or other modifications thereof (each such Contract listed on Disclosure Schedule 3.05(a), other than any such Contract that is an Excluded Asset or an Excluded Liability a “Material Contract”):
(i)any Applicable Contract that that could reasonably be expected to result in aggregate payments by or to a Seller in excess of $100,000 in the current or any future calendar year;
(ii)any Applicable Contract that constitutes a lease under which a Seller is the lessor or the lessee of real or personal property that (A) cannot be unilaterally terminated by the lessee thereunder without penalty upon ninety (90) days’ or less notice and (B) involves an annual base rental of more than $25,000;
(iii)any Applicable Contract (other than a lease, easement or right-of-way) that constitutes an interest in real property that is material to the Business;
(iv)any Contract with any Affiliate of Sellers that will be binding on Buyer after the Closing;
(v)any Contract to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Sellers’ interests in any of the Assets;
(vi)any tax partnership or joint venture Contract;
(vii)any Contract containing any preferential purchase rights, rights of purchase, rights of first offer, right of first refusal or other similar rights affecting the Assets; or
(viii)any Contract that is an indenture, mortgage, loan, credit agreement, sale-leaseback, guaranty of financial obligation, bond, letter of credit or similar financial
Contract the obligations under which are secured by a Lien on any Asset created by, through or under Sellers;
(ix)any Applicable Contract that is material to the Business as currently conducted by Sellers and contains a “most favored nations” or similar provision that will be binding on Buyer or the Assets after the Closing; or
(x)any Contract that will be binding on the Buyer or the Assets after the Closing and materially restrict the ability of Buyer after the Closing to own and operate the Assets or conduct the Business in any geographic region or conduct any other business currently conducted by Buyer or its Affiliates.
(b)Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.05(b), subject to entry of the Sale Order and payment of all Cure Costs, as of the Execution Date, all of the Material Contracts are, to Sellers’ Knowledge, in full force and effect and no Seller nor, to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other party to any such Material Contract is in breach of or default, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would be in breach or default, with respect to any of its obligations thereunder except to the extent that such breaches or defaults do not constitute a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(c)To Sellers’ Knowledge, Sellers have made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of all master service agreements with material customers (including any and all amendments and supplements thereto (and all written waivers of any of the terms thereof)) related to the Business as of the Execution Date.
Section III.06Approvals. Disclosure Schedule 3.06 contains a complete and accurate list or description of all approvals, consents, filings and notifications required to be obtained, made or given by Sellers, after giving effect to the entry of the Bid Procedures Order and the Sale Order, for the consummation of the Transactions (each, a “Consent”), other than (a) for Preferential Purchase Rights to the extent disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 3.15, (b) under Contracts that are terminable without cost upon not greater than ninety (90) days’ notice, (c) any approvals, consents, filings and notifications of or with any Governmental Authority of the type customarily obtained, made or given after Closing and (d) approvals as to which the failure to obtain, make or give would not result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Section III.07Environmental Matters.
(a)Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.07, the Assets are not subject to any order, decree or judgments issued against Sellers by an environmental Governmental Authority, in each case, in existence as of the Execution Date and based on any Environmental Laws that presently require any remedial or other corrective action or operating restrictions.
(b)Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.07, the Assets are in compliance with all Environmental Laws in all material respects, and such compliance includes obtaining, maintaining, renewing, and complying in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all material Environmental Permits necessary for the operation of the Assets as
presently conducted, and no such Environmental Permits are currently subject to any adverse modification, to Seller’s Knowledge or challenge from any Person. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.07, no Seller has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority alleging any material violation of or material liability under Environmental Laws with respect to the Assets that remains unresolved as of the Execution Date, and there are no Proceedings (including any Environmental Claims) pending, or to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, alleging or relating to any alleged violation of or liability under Environmental Laws with respect to the Assets.
(c)Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.07, as of the Execution Date, (1) there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances at, to or from the Assets that has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Authority, and (2) to Seller’s Knowledge no Hazardous Substances are present, or have been used, handled, managed, stored, generated, transported, processed, treated, disposed of, on, in, from, under or in connection with the Assets that, in each case, would reasonably be expected to result in a material Liability for which Buyer would be responsible based on the Assets acquired pursuant to this Agreement.
(d)True, complete, and correct copies of all material, non-privileged reports, studies, audits, inspections or other documents addressing environmental conditions, health or safety at the Assets that would reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim that are in Sellers’ possession have been made available for Buyer’s review.
This Section 3.07 shall constitute Sellers’ sole representation and warranty as to Environmental Claims, compliance with Environmental Laws or environmental conditions of or affecting the Assets.
Section III.08Litigation. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule 3.08, as of the Execution Date, there is no Proceeding pending against any Seller or, to Sellers Knowledge, which have been threatened against any Seller that (a) if determined or resolved adversely in accordance with the plaintiff’s demands would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect or otherwise materially adversely affect Buyer’s ownership and operations of the Assets following the Closing, (b) in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the Transactions or (c) affects the execution, delivery or performance by any Seller of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which any Seller is or will be a party.
Section III.09Intellectual Property. The consummation of the Transactions shall not adversely affect, diminish, or terminate any Intellectual Property rights included in the Transferred Intellectual Property, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect. To Sellers’ Knowledge, all items of Transferred Intellectual Property are fully transferable and assignable by Sellers without restriction and without payment of any kind to any person. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no current or former partner, director, officer, or employee of Sellers or any of their Affiliates will, after giving effect to the Transactions, own or retain any ownership rights in or to, or have the right to receive any royalty or other payment with respect to, any of the Transferred Intellectual Property. To Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no pending suits, actions, claims, proceedings or investigations
alleging that Sellers are infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property of a third party in respect of the Transferred Intellectual Property or that seek to limit or challenge the validity, enforceability, ownership or use of the Transferred Intellectual Property. Sellers have not received any written claim or “cease and desist” letter from any third party in respect of the Transferred Intellectual Property. To Sellers’ Knowledge, the operation of the Business by Sellers as currently conducted has not infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property of any third party. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no third party is engaging in any activity or business that infringes upon, dilutes, or otherwise violates the Transferred Intellectual Property.
Section III.10Insurance Coverage. Disclosure Schedule 3.10 sets forth a list of all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds of Sellers in effect as of the Execution Date relating to the Assets.
Section III.11Taxes. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.11 and other than by reason of filing the Bankruptcy Cases:
(a)(i) all Tax Returns with respect to any material amount of Non-Income Taxes have, to the extent required by Applicable Law to be filed (taking into account extensions of time within which to file), been filed when due in accordance with all Applicable Law, (ii) such Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects; and (iii) each Seller has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Non-Income Taxes with respect to the Assets for which Buyer would be liable, if not paid;
(b)there is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending against or with respect to any Seller in respect of any material amount of Non-Income Taxes for which Buyer would be liable, if not paid, and no Seller has in force any waiver of any statute of limitations in respect of Non-Income Taxes or any extension of time with respect to a Non-Income Tax assessment or deficiency;
(c)there are no Liens on any of the Assets currently existing, pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened with respect to any Assets related to any unpaid Taxes; and
(d)no Asset is subject to any tax partnership agreement or provisions requiring a partnership income tax return to be filed under Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code.
This Section 3.11 and Section 3.13 shall constitute Sellers’ sole representations and warranties as to Tax matters.
Section III.12Employment Matters.
(a)Disclosure Schedule 3.12(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list that sets forth each employee of Sellers and their Affiliates who primarily provide services related to the Assets (each a “Seller Employee”).
(b)Disclosure Schedule 3.12(b) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the individual independent contractors and consultants providing services to Sellers or their Affiliates relating to the Assets and a description of the services provided.
(c)The individuals set forth on Disclosure Schedules 3.12(a) and 3.12(b) represent the entirety of the individuals necessary to manage, maintain, and operate the Assets as now managed, maintained, and operated.
(d)Neither Sellers nor their Affiliates are a party or subject to any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a labor union or similar representative of Seller Employees and no collective bargaining agreement is currently being negotiated by Sellers or their Affiliates. To Sellers’ knowledge, (i) no Seller Employee is represented by a labor union or similar representative with respect to such employee’s employment by Sellers or their Affiliates and (ii) there is no proceeding, petition, or campaign by a labor union or any similar representative to become the collective bargaining representative of any Seller Employee. There is no strike, slowdown, work stoppage or other labor disturbance against Sellers or their Affiliates pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened.
(e)Sellers and their Affiliates are, and for the past three (3) years have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local Laws respecting labor and employment, including all such Laws regarding employment practices, collective bargaining, terms and conditions of employment, prohibited discrimination, harassment and retaliation, equal employment, fair employment practices, recordkeeping, employee leave, immigration, wages and hours, and employee and contractor classification, except, in the case of each of the foregoing, as would not have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Section III.13Employee Benefits. Neither Sellers nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates have maintained, sponsored or participated in, or contributed to, in the six (6) year period preceding the date hereof: (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 4063 or Section 4064 of ERISA); or (iii) a plan covered by Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
Section III.14Letters of Credit. Disclosure Schedule 3.14 lists all Existing Letters of Credit.
Section III.15Preferential Purchase Rights. Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.15, to Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no preferential purchase rights, rights of first refusal, drag-along rights, tag-along rights or other similar rights that are applicable to the transfer of the Assets in connection with the Transactions (the “Preferential Purchase Rights”).
Section III.16Broker. Other than amounts as may be payable by Sellers for which Buyer shall have any liability, no broker, finder, investment banker or other similar person is or will be, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or compensation based on any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section III.17[Reserved].
Section III.18Compliance with Laws. Each Seller is (and for the past three (3) years has been) in compliance with, and is not in default or violation of, all Applicable Laws, except for any such non-compliance, defaults or violations that do not constitute a Seller Material Adverse Effect, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no Seller is under investigation with respect to any material violation of any Applicable Law. No Seller has received any written notice that the current use and ownership, operation or maintenance of the Assets, violate, in any material respect, any Applicable Law.
Section III.19Sufficiency of Assets. To the Seller’s Knowledge, the Assets constitute all assets, properties, rights, privileges and interests, of whatever kind or nature, real or personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, used or necessary to, and immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be sufficient to permit the Buyer to, other than as, and to the extent, may be impacted by the exclusion or omission of Applicable Contracts from Assigned Contracts, (a) own, operate and maintain the Business in a manner consistent in all material respects with the current operation and maintenance thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (b) perform the obligations that are required to be performed under the Assigned Contracts. To Sellers’ Knowledge, none of the Excluded Assets are necessary for the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Business.
Section III.20Permits. The Permits set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.20 constitute all of the Permits necessary for the ownership, operation, maintenance, and use of the Assets as owned and operated and maintained in the Ordinary Course of Business. To Sellers’ Knowledge, all such Permits are in full force and effect, and each of the applicable Sellers is (and for the past three (3) years has been) in material compliance with such Permits, and has not received any written or other notice of any violation of any such Permits which remains outstanding and unresolved. There are no Permits from a Governmental Authority that cover both any Asset, on the one hand, and any Excluded Asset, on the other hand.
Section III.21Properties.
(a)(i) Sellers have made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all Property Agreements that are in the possession of Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates; and (ii) Sellers have made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all title commitments, title policies, title reports, title opinions, boundary maps and surveys (together with copies of all encumbrances listed on any of the foregoing) pertaining to any of the Properties that are in the possession of Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates.
(b)No Seller has received written notice of any condemnation action or other proceeding in eminent domain pending related to the Properties. To Sellers’ Knowledge, (i) there is not any condemnation action or other proceeding in eminent domain threatened affecting the Properties and (ii) there is no proposal under consideration by any Governmental Authority to take or use any of the Properties.
(c)Sellers have made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all engineering consultants’ reports, property condition reports, material environmental reports and similar reports with respect to the Properties, to the extent within the possession of any Seller or its Affiliates.
(d)Sellers have not received any written notification that any material alteration, repair, improvement or other work has been ordered or directed in writing to be done or performed to or in respect of any of the Properties by any Governmental Authority, board of insurance underwriters or anyone else having the right or purporting to have the right to require such work to be completed, which alteration, repair, improvement or other work has not been completed in material satisfaction of all requirements in connection therewith.
Section III.22No Other Representations. Neither Buyer nor any other Person (on behalf of Buyer or otherwise) has made or is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to Buyer, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article IV, and no Seller is relying on and has not relied on any representation or warranty other than those representations or warranties set forth in Article IV and any reliance by any Seller on any representation or warranty other than those representations and warranties set forth in Article IV is hereby expressly disclaimed.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
Section IV.01Organization. Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the Applicable Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Buyer is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (if applicable) in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section IV.02Authorization and Authority. Buyer has full power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party, to purchase the Assets on the terms described in this Agreement and to perform its other obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party, and the performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate or limited liability company action on the part of Buyer.
Section IV.03Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer, and (assuming in each case due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by Sellers), subject to requisite Bankruptcy Court approval, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Equitable Limitations. At the Closing all other Transaction Documents required hereunder to be executed and delivered by Buyer shall be duly executed and delivered and (assuming in each case due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto) shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Equitable Limitations, subject to the entry of the Sale Order and provided no stay exists with respect to the Sale Order.
Section IV.04Conflicts. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party does not, and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party shall not, (a) violate or be in conflict with, or require the consent of any Person under, any provision of Buyer’s Organizational Documents, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an event that with the lapse of time or notice, or both, would constitute a default) under any agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party or is bound, or (c) violate any provision of or require any consent, authorization or approval under any judgment, decree, judicial or administrative order, award, writ, injunction, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Buyer.
Section IV.05Broker. Other than amounts as may be payable by Buyer for which no Seller shall have any liability, no broker, finder, investment banker or other similar person is or will be, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or compensation based on any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section IV.06Financial Ability. As of the Execution Date, Buyer has sufficient funds committed and unconditionally (assuming execution and Closing of this Agreement as provided herein) available to it to perform all of Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation to pay the Adjusted Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to assume the Assumed Liabilities. Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby is not contingent upon its ability to secure any financing or to complete any public or private placement of securities prior to or upon Closing.
Section IV.07Approvals. There are no approvals, consents, filings or notifications required to be obtained, made or given by Buyer as a condition to or in connection with the performance by Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party or the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such other Transaction Documents.
Section IV.08Litigation. As of the Execution Date, there is no Proceeding pending against Buyer or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, which have been threatened against Buyer that
(a) affect the execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is or will be a party or (b) if determined or resolved adversely in accordance with the plaintiff’s demands, would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section IV.09Bankruptcy. There are no bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement proceedings pending against, being contemplated by, or to Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened against Buyer.
Section IV.10Investigation.
(a)Buyer has such expertise, knowledge and sophistication in financial and business matters generally that it is capable of evaluating, and has evaluated, the merits and economic risks of its investment in the Assets. Buyer is knowledgeable of the oil and gas wellsite service business and of the usual and customary practices of providers of oil and gas wellsite services, including those in the areas where the Assets are located. Further, Buyer is capable of making such investigation, inspection, review and evaluation of the Assets as a prudent purchaser would deem appropriate under the circumstances including with respect to all matters relating to the Assets, their value, operation and suitability.
(b)Buyer has had the opportunity to examine all aspects of the Assets that Buyer has deemed relevant and has had access to all information requested by Buyer with respect to the Assets in order to enter into this Agreement. In connection with the Transactions, Buyer has had the opportunity to ask such questions of, and has received sufficient answers from, the Representatives of Sellers and obtain such additional information about the Assets as Buyer deems necessary to enter into this Agreement.
(c)Buyer confirms, acknowledges and agrees that Buyer is relying entirely upon the representations and warranties of Sellers in this Agreement and its own investigations and inspections of the books, records and assets of Sellers, including the Assets, prior to the execution of this Agreement in entering into this Agreement and proceeding with the Transactions on the terms as set forth herein. In deciding to enter into this Agreement, and to consummate the Transactions, other than the express representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article III, or in any certificate, instrument, agreement or other document delivered by Sellers hereunder, Buyer has relied solely upon its own knowledge, investigation, judgment and analysis and not on any disclosure or representation made by, or any duty to disclose on the part of, Sellers or Sellers’ Representatives.
Section IV.11Qualification. At the Closing, Buyer (or an Affiliate of Buyer to which the Assets are assigned at Closing) will be qualified to own and, where applicable, assume operatorship of the Assets in all jurisdictions where the Assets are located, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause Buyer to be disqualified as such an owner or operator. To the extent required by the applicable state and federal Governmental Authorities, as of Closing Buyer (or, if applicable, Buyer’s operating
Affiliate) will have (a) such lease bonds, area-wide bonds or any other surety bonds or insurance policies and (b) such consents and approvals, in each case as are required to enable Buyer (or, if applicable, Buyer’s operating Affiliate) to own and operate the Assets in the ordinary course of business in material compliance with any Applicable Laws governing the Assets.
Section IV.12[Reserved].
Section IV.13[Reserved].
Section IV.14No Other Representations. No Seller nor any other Person (on behalf of any Seller or otherwise) has made or is making any representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to Sellers, the Assets, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article III (as modified by the Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate, instrument, agreement or other document delivered by Sellers hereunder, and Buyer is not relying on and has not relied on any representation or warranty other than those representations or warranties set forth in Article III (as modified by the Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate, instrument, agreement or other document delivered by Sellers hereunder, and any reliance by Buyer on any representation or warranty other than those representations and warranties set forth in Article III (as modified by the Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate, instrument, agreement or other document delivered by Sellers hereunder, is hereby expressly disclaimed.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF SELLERS
Section V.01Operating Covenants. From the Execution Date until the Closing or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement as contemplated hereby, except (t) as required by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (u) as required by any lease, Contract, or instrument listed on any Annex, Disclosure Schedule or Schedule, as applicable, (v) as required by any Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority (including by order or directive of the Bankruptcy Court or fiduciary duty of the board of managers of any Seller or its Affiliates) or any requirements or limitations resulting from the Bankruptcy Cases, (w) to the extent related solely to Excluded Assets and/or Excluded Liabilities, (x) for renewal of expiring insurance coverage in the Ordinary Course of Business, (y) for emergency operations or (z) as otherwise consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a)Sellers will:
(i)subject to any Bankruptcy Court order to the contrary, operate the Assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii)maintain or cause its Affiliates to maintain the books of account and records relating to the Assets in the usual, regular and ordinary manner, in accordance with its usual accounting practices;
(iii)give written notice to Buyer as soon as is practicable of any material damage or casualty to or destruction or condemnation of any Asset of which Sellers have Knowledge;
(iv)use reasonable best efforts to maintain insurance coverage on the Assets in the amounts and types described on Disclosure Schedule 3.10; and
(v)use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain or cause its Affiliates to maintain all Permits (including Environmental Permits) required for the operation of the Assets as presently conducted; and
(b)no Seller shall:
(i)sell, lease or otherwise transfer any Asset, or otherwise voluntarily divest or relinquish any right or asset, other than (A) sales or other dispositions of materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, improvements or other personal property or fixtures in the Ordinary Course of Business which have been replaced with an item of substantially equal suitability and (B) dispositions of Excluded Assets;
(ii)enter into any material Contract that if entered into prior to the Execution Date would be required to be listed in Disclosure Schedule 3.05(a) other than (A) Contracts of the type described in Section 3.05(a)(iii) and Section 3.05(a)(viii) entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business (provided that Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Buyer of the terms of any such Contract prior to the execution thereof), (B) confidentiality agreements entered into in accordance with the Bid Procedures Order, (C) contracts or agreements entered into in connection with the Bankruptcy Cases (including any in connection with an Alternative Transaction) and (D) Contracts that would not adversely affect the Assets in any material respect;
(iii)amend or modify in any material respect or terminate any Purchased Contract (other than termination or expiration in accordance with its terms) or any Permits (including Environmental Permits) required for the operation of the Assets as presently conducted;
(iv)change the methods of accounting or accounting practice by Sellers, except as required by concurrent changes in Applicable Law or GAAP as agreed to by its independent public accountants; or
(v)to the extent any of the following would reasonably have the effect of increasing the Non-Income Tax liability of Buyer for any period after the Closing Date, (A) make any settlement of or compromise any Non-Income Tax liability with respect to the Assets, (B) change any Non-Income Tax election or Non-Income Tax method of accounting or make any new Non-Income Tax election or adopt any new Non-Income Tax method of accounting with respect to the Assets; (C) surrender any right to claim a refund of Non-Income Taxes with respect to the Assets; or (D) consent to any
extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Non-Income Tax claim or assessment with respect to the Assets.
Section V.02Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Leases.
(a)Schedule 5.02(a) (as may be amended from time to time or supplemented with written notice to Buyer, other than with respect to an increase to the Cure Costs) sets forth each 365 Contract and Sellers’ good faith estimate of all cure and reinstatement costs or expenses that are required to be paid under sections 365(b)(1)(A) and 365(b)(1)(B) to effectuate the assumption and assignment of the Desired 365 Contracts (such costs or expenses required to be paid by Buyer, the “Cure Costs”) in respect of each such 365 Contract (and if no Cure Cost is estimated to be payable in respect of any 365 Contract, the amount of such Cure Cost designated for such 365 Contract shall be “$0.00”) (as such schedules may from time to time be amended or supplemented with written notice to Buyer, the “365 Schedule”).
(b)Subject to Buyer’s rights under Section 5.02(d) below to subsequently amend such designations, Schedule 5.02(b) sets forth a complete list of the 365 Contracts listed on the 365 Schedule that Buyer desires to be assumed by Sellers and transferred and conveyed to Buyer as a Purchased Contract, which shall include each Vehicle Finance Lease (collectively, and as further modified by Buyer pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.02(b), the “Desired 365 Contracts”). Any 365 Contracts that are not Desired 365 Contracts shall be an Excluded Asset for all purposes hereof.
(c)Sellers have filed the 365 Schedule with the Bankruptcy Court and delivered a written notice of the proposed potential assignments of the 365 Contracts and the proposed Cure Costs for each 365 Contract (as set forth on Schedule 5.02(a)) to all non-debtor parties of the 365 Contracts. To the extent that any objections are received or remain outstanding from and after the Execution from such non-debtor parties that are counterparties to Desired 365 Contracts, Sellers shall take all reasonably necessary actions to, subject to Buyer’s obligations under Section 5.02(f), resolve such disputes with the applicable non-debtor party to the satisfaction of Buyer.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if any 365 Contract is first identified to Buyer by Sellers after the Execution Date and prior to the commencement of the Sale Hearing, within one (1) Business Day of such identification, Buyer may designate any 365 Contract that has not been rejected as a Desired 365 Contract and upon receipt of any such notice Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the assumption of such 365 Contract by Sellers in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and, if Sellers are successful in effecting such assumption as of Closing, such 365 Contract shall become a Desired 365 Contract and transferred and conveyed to Buyer as a Purchased Contract and (ii) Buyer may revise Schedule 5.02(b) by excluding one or more Desired 365 Contracts at any time prior to the Sale Hearing; provided, however, that Buyer may not exclude from Schedule 5.02(b) any Desired 365 Contract that is a Vehicle Finance Lease.
(e)In the event that Sellers identify after the Execution Date any additional 365 Contracts capable of being assumed or rejected that were not previously identified as such,
Sellers shall promptly notify Buyer of (i) such 365 Contracts and (ii) Sellers’ good faith estimate of the amount of the cure costs payable in respect of each such 365 Contract, which shall become Cure Costs, and, subject to Section 5.02(d), Buyer may designate each such additional 365 Contract as a Desired 365 Contract or Excluded Asset pursuant to this Section 5.02(e). Schedule 5.02(b) and the definition of Desired 365 Contracts shall be deemed automatically amended to reflect changes made pursuant to this Section 5.02(e).
(f)Buyer shall provide adequate assurance of future performance of all of the Desired 365 Contracts so that all Desired 365 Contracts can be assumed by Sellers and assigned to Buyer at the Closing in accordance with the provisions of section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and this Agreement, provided that Buyer shall cooperate with Sellers in providing such adequate assurance of future performance of all of the Desired 365 Contracts and Buyer acknowledges that such cooperation may require Buyer to provide information regarding Buyer and its Subsidiaries, as well as a commitment of performance by Buyer and/or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Desired 365 Contracts from and after the Closing to demonstrate adequate assurance of the performance of the Desired 365 Contracts, and Sellers’ obligation to assume and assign such Desired 365 Contracts is subject to the cooperation and providing of such information and commitment by Buyer. Sellers shall have no liability for Cure Costs with respect to the Desired 365 Contracts.
(g)At the Closing, (i) the Purchase Price shall be increased by the Cure Costs with respect to the Desired 365 Contracts paid by Sellers prior to Closing, provided that the Purchase Price shall not be increased by the amount of any Excess Cure Costs, and (ii) Buyer (and not Sellers) shall pay the Cure Costs with respect to the Desired 365 Contracts that have not been paid by Sellers as of the Closing.
(h)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, including Section 5.02(d) above, Vehicle Finance Leases shall at all times constitute Desired 365 Contracts and shall be assigned to Buyer at the Closing.
Section V.03Access.
(a)Each Seller shall afford to Buyer and its authorized representatives from the Execution Date until the Closing Date, during normal business hours, reasonable access to the Assets (subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of agreements related to Assets to which such Seller is a party and the consent of the operator, as applicable) and to such Seller’s title, Surface Leases, Contracts, environmental and legal materials, books, records, statements and operating data and other information relating to the Assets, together with the opportunity to make copies of such materials, books, records and other documents and information at Buyer’s expense, and will furnish to Buyer such other information in Sellers’ possession with respect to the Assets as Buyer may reasonably request; provided, however, that all such information shall be held in confidence by Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall Sellers be obligated to provide (i) access or information in violation of Applicable Law, (ii) any information the disclosure of which would cause the loss of any legal privilege available to any Seller relating to such information or would cause any Seller to breach a confidentiality obligation to which it is bound; provided that the applicable
Seller has used its reasonable efforts to protect the privilege or to obtain a waiver of the applicable contractual obligation, or (iii) copies of bids, letters of intent, expressions of interest or other proposals received from other Persons in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or information and analyses relating to such communications, except to the extent required in the Bid Procedures Order.
(b)[Reserved].
(c)[Reserved].
(d)BUYER SHALL PROTECT, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD EACH SELLER, EACH OF THEIR SUCCESSORS, THEIR AFFILIATES AND ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND LOSSES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF BUYER, BUYER’S AFFILIATES OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BUYER’S OR ITS AFFILIATE’S BEHALF IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DUE DILIGENCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY SITE VISITS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.03(a), EXCEPT TO EXTENT SUCH CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISE FROM THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SELLERS. Buyer shall comply with all rules, regulations, policies and instructions reasonably required by Sellers, or any Third Party operator of any Assets, which are provided to Buyer regarding Buyer’s actions while upon, entering or leaving any Asset, including any insurance requirements that Sellers may reasonably impose, or any such Third Party operator may impose, on contractors authorized to perform work on any Asset owned or operated by Sellers (or any such Third Party operator, as applicable).
(e)From and after the Closing, Buyer shall afford to each third party acquiror (and their respective Representatives) of Excluded Assets pursuant to a definitive agreement that is approved by the Bankruptcy Court (each, an “Excluded Asset PSA”), reasonable access to the Properties for the purpose of inspecting and removing such Excluded Assets, in each case, (x) on the same terms as Sellers are affording access to Buyer pursuant to this Section 5.03, mutatis mutandis and (y) solely to the extent such Excluded Asset PSA contains a covenant substantially similar to this Section 5.03(e) for the benefit of Buyer; provided that, the cost of any such inspection or removal shall be at the sole cost of the applicable third party acquiror. Each such third party acquiror shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.03(e). Sellers shall require each Excluded Asset PSA to include a covenant substantially similar to this Section 5.03(e) for the benefit of Buyer. From and after the Closing, each Seller shall afford Buyer and its Representatives access, during normal business hours, to all properties of Sellers and Sellers’ Affiliates subject to surface leases, licenses, subleases, rental or occupancy agreements, concessions and other agreements (written or oral) constituting Excluded Assets hereunder that are not conveyed to a third party acquiror pursuant to an Excluded Asset PSA for the purpose of allowing Buyer to inspect and remove any Assets located on such properties.
Section V.04Permits. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under Applicable Law to transfer to Buyer all
transferable Permits listed on Annex D. Sellers agree to provide reasonably assistance to support Buyer’s efforts to accomplish such transfer.
Section V.05Title Cooperation. Sellers shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole cost of Buyer, prior to and at the Closing, with Buyer in connection with Buyer obtaining, at its option, any title insurance policy or policies (including in connection with the preparation of any related land title surveys) with respect to the Properties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sellers shall execute and deliver any customary documents and affidavits at Closing, in each case in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and the title company, as may reasonably be necessary for the title company to issue such title policies or endorsement.
Section V.06[Reserved].
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF BUYER
Section VI.01Access. Buyer agrees that, following the Closing, and subject to Applicable Law and except as may be necessary to protect any applicable legal privilege, it shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) give to Sellers and their Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, books and records relating to the Assets or any operations relating thereto for any and all periods prior to and including the Closing Date as Sellers and their Representatives may reasonably request and to make copies of the same in connection with (a) the preparation of Tax Returns or information returns, (b) reports or other obligations by Sellers to Governmental Authorities, (c) with respect to the administration of the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities, (d) with respect to the administration of the Bankruptcy Cases, (e) pursuing, prosecuting or commencing litigation on account of or relating to Excluded Assets, including avoidance actions, (f) objecting to proofs of claims or administrative expense claims, (g) preparing the Final Settlement Statement and any other matters contemplated by Section 2.06 and (h) any final determination of any audit or examination, Proceeding or determination; provided, however, that all such information shall be held in confidence by Sellers, their Affiliates and their respective Representatives and may not be disclosed to any other Person without the written consent of Buyer, except to the extent reasonably required in connection with the foregoing clauses (a)-(h) or as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) preserve all such books and records for a period of three (3) years after the Closing; provided, however, that Buyer shall have the right at any time after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date to request in writing that Sellers take any such records and, if Sellers do not agree to take such records within ninety (90) Business Days after receipt of the request, Buyer (or its Subsidiaries, as applicable) may dispose of such records.
Section VI.02Data Retention. Buyer, for a period of three (3) years following Closing, will (a) retain the Data and (b) provide Sellers, their Affiliates, and Sellers and their Affiliates officers, employees and representatives with reasonable access to the Data during normal business hours for review and copying; provided that Buyer may destroy Data from time to time and prior to the end of such period in accordance with its normal document retention
policy as long as Buyer notifies Sellers at least thirty (30) days in advance and provides Sellers an opportunity to remove or copy such Data.
Section VI.03[Reserved].
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLERS
Section VII.01Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 7.02(e), and subject to the Bankruptcy Code and any orders of the Bankruptcy Court, Buyer and Sellers each agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable to consummate the Transactions; provided that the Parties understand and agree that the commercially reasonable efforts of any Party shall not be deemed to include, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, entering into any settlement, undertaking, consent decree, stipulation or agreement with any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions; provided that this Section 7.01 shall not (a) limit or affect the obligation of any Party to perform its obligations and covenants expressly set forth in this Agreement or (b) require any Party to incur any obligations or pay any fees or amounts to Third Parties not otherwise required under this Agreement. Sellers and Buyer agree to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the Transactions in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section VII.02Bankruptcy Proceedings.
(a)Buyer agrees that it will promptly take such actions as are reasonably requested by Sellers to assist in (i) consummating the Transactions in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) obtaining entry of the Sale Order and finding of adequate assurance of future performance by Buyer, including furnishing affidavits or other documents or information for filing with the Bankruptcy Court for the purposes, among others, of providing necessary assurances of performance by Buyer under this Agreement and demonstrating that Buyer is a “good faith” purchaser under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code. Sellers shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain as part of the Sale Order a determination that the Buyer constitutes a “good faith” purchaser under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code and that the sale of the Assets to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall be immediately effective, notwithstanding the provisions of Rules 6004(h) and 6006(d) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
(b)[Reserved].
(c)Each Party acknowledges that this Agreement and the sale of the Assets and assumption and assignment of the Purchased Contracts are subject to Bankruptcy Court approval and the consideration by Sellers of higher or better competing transactions (including
any competing bids, plan of reorganization or recapitalization or restructuring transaction) in respect of all or any part of the Assets in accordance with the Bid Procedures Order.
(d)From and after the Execution Date and until the Closing, no Seller shall take any action which is intended to (or is reasonably likely to), or fail to take any action the intent (or the reasonably likely result) of which failure to act is to, result in the reversal, voiding, modification or staying of the Bid Procedures Order. Sellers shall not take any action which is intended to (or is reasonably likely to), or fail to take any action the intent (or the reasonably likely result) of which failure to act is to, result in the reversal, voiding, modification or staying of the Sale Order or this Agreement.
(e)From and after the Execution Date and until the Closing, to the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, Sellers shall make reasonable efforts to consult and cooperate with Buyer regarding (i) any pleadings, motions, notices, statements, applications, schedules, reports or other papers to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court in relation to the implementation of the Transactions, (ii) any discovery taken in connection with seeking entry of the Sale Order (including any depositions) and (iii) any hearing relating to the Sale Order, including the submission of any evidence, including witnesses’ testimony, in connection with such hearing.
(f)[Reserved].
(g)Without limiting the requirements of Section 7.02(a) through Section 7.02(f), from and after the Execution Date until the earlier of (x) the conclusion of the Auction if Buyer is not a Successful Bidder at the Auction or (y) the Closing, Sellers and Buyer agree to:
(i)support and take all steps reasonably necessary and desirable to consummate the Transactions in accordance with this Agreement;
(ii)to the extent any legal or structural impediment arises that would prevent, hinder or delay the consummation of the Transactions, support and take all steps reasonably necessary and desirable to address any such impediment;
(iii)negotiate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver the definitive documents and any other required agreements to effectuate and consummate the Transactions; and
(iv)consult and negotiate in good faith with material stakeholders and their advisors regarding the execution of definitive documents and the implementation of the Transactions.
(h)If an Auction is conducted and Sellers do not choose Buyer as the Successful Bidder, but instead choose Buyer as the Back-up Bidder, Buyer will serve as the Back-up Bidder. If Buyer is chosen as the Back-up Bidder, Buyer will be required to keep its bid to consummate the Transactions on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (as may
be amended with Sellers’ written consent prior to or at the Auction) open and irrevocable until the Back-up Termination Date. If the agreement with the Successful Bidder (other than Buyer) is terminated prior to closing under such agreement, Buyer will be deemed to be the Successful Bidder and Buyer will forthwith consummate the Transactions on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (as the same may be amended with Sellers’ written consent prior to or at the Auction).
(i)The Escrow Funds shall be applied as provided in this Agreement or returned to Buyer in accordance with this Agreement and the Bid Procedures. Any instructions provided by Sellers to the Escrow Agent in respect of the Escrow Funds shall be consistent with this Agreement and the Bid Procedures.
Section VII.03Public Announcements. Each Party agrees that, prior to Closing, the consent (as to both form and content), not to be unreasonably withheld, of the other Parties shall be obtained prior to issuing any press release or making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the Transactions, except to the extent that such press release or other public announcement is required in connection with the Auction, the Bid Procedures Order, any order of the Bankruptcy Court or by Applicable Law and such prior notice is not practicable given the circumstances giving rise to the requirement to issue such release; provided that Buyer Parent, Buyer, Sellers and Basic Parent shall be permitted to issue a press release or make a public announcement upon the execution of this Agreement to announce such execution of this Agreement and will provide the other Parties with a copy of such press release or public announcement in advance of its release and provide such other Parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the same; provided, further that Buyer Parent shall be permitted to issue a public press release and/or file a current, annual or quarterly report with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing material non-public confidential information of Sellers (including, as applicable, financial and operational information of Sellers and/or with respect to the Assets) that was disclosed to equity investors of Buyer Parent and/or Buyer and their Representatives in connection with the financing of the Transactions if and to the extent required to cleanse such Persons of such material non-public information, and Buyer will provide Sellers with a copy of such press release and/or report in advance of its release and provide Sellers with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the same. From and after the Closing, Buyer and Sellers will provide each other a copy of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Transactions that Buyer Parent, Buyer, Basic Parent or a Seller proposes to issue or make in advance of its release and provide the others with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the same, except to the extent that such press release or other public announcement is required by any order of the Bankruptcy Court or Applicable Law and such prior notice is not practicable given the circumstances giving rise to the requirement to issue such release.
Section VII.04Confidentiality. The Parties acknowledge that Buyer Parent and Basic Parent previously executed the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Confidentiality Agreement, to the extent of any conflict between the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreements and the terms hereof, the terms hereof shall prevail. The Parties acknowledge and understand that this Agreement will be filed with the Bankruptcy
Court and may be made available by Sellers to Potential Bidders as contemplated by the Bid Procedures Order. The Parties agree that such disclosure shall not be deemed to violate any confidentiality obligations owing to any Party, whether pursuant to this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.04 shall not in any way limit, to the extent required by Applicable Law, the disclosure of information by Sellers or their Affiliates in connection with the administration of the Bankruptcy Cases, pursuant to any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or any order of the Bankruptcy Court.
Section VII.05Employee Matters.
(a)Pursuant to Section 6 of the Parent Confidentiality Agreement, Buyer is subject to certain restrictions on the solicitation and hiring of the employees of Sellers and certain of their Affiliates. However, Sellers agree that, (i) solely during the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (A) the Closing Date and (B) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Buyer or one of its Affiliates may make offers of employment to any or all of the Seller Employees (each such offer, an “Employment Offer”); provided, however, that any such Employment Offer must comply with Section 7.05(b), and (ii) if, and only if, the Closing has occurred, Buyer or its applicable Affiliate(s) may hire any Seller Employee pursuant to any Employment Offer made in compliance with Section 7.05(a)(i).
(b)Within five (5) days after the Execution Date, Sellers will deliver to Buyer a schedule (the “Compensation Schedule”) providing the following with respect to each Seller Employee: (1) employing entity; (2) job title and location of employment; (3) base salary or hourly rate of pay; (4) status as exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and comparable state Applicable Law; (5) bonus compensation and other compensation paid for which he or she is eligible; (6) hire date and service date (if different); (7) leave status (including nature and expected duration of any leave); (8) details of any visa or other work permit; and (9) accrued but unused vacation, paid time off, sick days and personal days. Each Employment Offer shall provide for compensation at a base salary or base wage and annual cash incentive compensation opportunity, as applicable, and employee benefit plans and arrangements, in each case, that are no less favorable than those provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer, and shall be subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing and any employment by Buyer or its Affiliates of any Seller Employee shall not become effective prior to the Closing. A copy of any Employment Offer shall be delivered to Sellers at least two (2) Business Days prior to being delivered to the applicable employee. Buyer shall provide to Sellers, not later than the Closing Date, the names of each Seller Employee who has then accepted an Employment Offer from Buyer or any of its Affiliates (each Seller Employee who accepts such an offering being a “Continuing Employee”) and the names of the Seller Employees who have then declined an Employment Offer from Buyer or its Affiliates. Each Continuing Employee shall, as of the Closing Date (if he or she is still employed by Sellers or their Affiliate), be terminated by Sellers or their Affiliate, as applicable (and Sellers shall and shall cause their Affiliates to release such Continuing Employee from all non-compete or similar restrictions that would restrict or be violated in any way by, such Continuing Employee’s activities as an employee of Buyer or its Affiliate) and become an employee of Buyer or its Affiliate.
(c)Sellers shall reasonably assist Buyer and its Affiliates, as applicable, in communicating with the employees of Sellers and their Affiliates regarding potential employment with Buyer or its Affiliates; provided that Buyer shall coordinate with a Person designated by Sellers in discussing Employment Offers with the Seller Employees and shall not directly communicate with any Seller Employee regarding potential employment by Buyer or its Affiliates other than as directed or consented to by such designee. Sellers shall reasonably assist Buyer and its Affiliates, as applicable, in facilitating all employment offers, including the execution of Form I-9s and other pre-employment documents for all Continuing Employees.
(d)Buyer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, credit Continuing Employees for service earned on and prior to the Closing Date with Sellers and their Affiliates or predecessors to the extent that such service would be credited pursuant to the applicable employee benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by Sellers, in addition to service earned with Buyer and its Affiliates on or after the Closing Date to the extent that service is relevant for purposes of eligibility, vesting, paid-leave entitlement or the calculation of benefits under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of Buyer or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of the Continuing Employees on or after the Closing Date, but not for the purposes of benefit accrual under any defined benefit pension plan; provided, however, that nothing herein shall result in a duplication of benefits with respect to the Continuing Employees.
(e)Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (or, as applicable, cause its Affiliates to) waive any pre-existing condition or actively at work limitations, evidence of insurability and waiting periods for the Continuing Employees and their eligible spouses and dependents under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of Buyer or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of the Continuing Employees on or after the Closing Date. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (or, as applicable cause its Affiliates to) credit for purposes of determining and satisfying annual deductibles, co-insurance, co-pays, out-of-pocket limits and other applicable limits under the comparable health plans and arrangements offered to Continuing Employees, deductibles, co-insurance, co-pays and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Continuing Employees and their respective spouses and dependents under Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates’ health plans in the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs.
(f)Buyer or its Affiliates shall provide each Continuing Employee with credit for the same number of vacation, paid time off, sick days and personal days such Continuing Employee has accrued but not used in the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs (“Accrued PTO”); provided, that to the extent required by applicable Law, such amount shall be paid by Buyer or its Affiliates to the applicable Continuing Employee in cash. For the avoidance of doubt, after the Closing Date, Continuing Employees will only be eligible to use Accrued PTO (and any vacation, paid time off, sick days and personal days accrued following the Closing Date) in accordance with Buyer’s or its Affiliates’ policies, as applicable, that are in effect from time to time. Prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall provide to Buyer an updated Compensation Schedule to include each Continuing Employee’s Accrued PTO as of the Closing Date.
(g)On the Closing Date, Sellers and their Affiliates shall cease to provide health and welfare coverage to each Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents and
beneficiaries, and Buyer or its Affiliate shall commence providing such coverage to Continuing Employees and his or her covered dependents and beneficiaries. Buyer and its “buying group” (as defined in Treasury Regulation section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-2(c)) shall be solely responsible for providing continuation coverage under COBRA to those individuals who are or become M&A qualified beneficiaries (as defined in Treasury Regulation section 54.490B-9, Q&A-4(a)) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer and its Affiliates shall provide coverage required by COBRA to Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents or beneficiaries under group health plans maintained by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer with respect to qualifying events occurring on and after the Closing Date.
(h)Buyer acknowledges that, except for solicitations expressly permitted by Section 7.05(a)(i) and hiring expressly permitted by Section 7.05(a)(ii), Buyer remains subject to the restrictions on the solicitation of the employees of Sellers and their Affiliates contained in Section 6 of the Parent Confidentiality Agreement.
Section VII.06Tax Matters; Apportionment of Tax Liability.
(a)Non-Income Taxes. All Non-Income Taxes (and any refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets attributable to the period before the Closing Date shall be for Sellers’ account and all Non-Income Taxes (and any refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets attributable to the period after and including the Closing Date shall be for Buyer’s account. For the avoidance of doubt, all refunds for federal Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax paid by Sellers with respect to the Assets shall be for Sellers’ account, regardless of whether they are attributable to the period before or after the Closing Date. All real estate, personal property, and similar ad valorem Taxes (and any refunds thereof) assessed with respect to the Assets for the taxable period that begins prior to the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date shall be prorated based on the number of full days in such period that occur before the Closing Date, on the one hand, and the number of days in such period that occur on or after the Closing Date, on the other hand. All other Non-Income Taxes (and refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets shall be allocated between Sellers and Buyer as though the taxable period that begins prior to the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date ended as of the close of business on the day before the Closing Date, and all such Non-Income Taxes (and refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets attributable to taxable periods ending as of the close of business on the day before the Closing Date shall be for Sellers’ account and all such Non-Income Taxes (and refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets attributable to taxable periods beginning on or after the Closing Date shall be for Buyer’s account. To the extent known, the apportionment of Non-Income Taxes (and any refunds thereof) with respect to the Assets between the Parties shall take place in the Closing Statement and the Final Settlement Statement. As Sellers apportionment of Non-Income Taxes shall be reflected as a downward adjustment to the purchase price pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i), Buyer shall assume and timely pay all Non-Income Taxes that are due with respect to the Assets for the taxable period that includes the Closing Date and all Liens on Assets for such Non-Income Taxes shall remain in place following Closing. To the extent the actual amount of a Non-Income Tax (or the amount thereof paid or economically borne by Buyer or Sellers) allocable to Buyer or Sellers under this Section 7.06(a) is determined to be different than the amount, if any, that was taken into account in the Closing Statement or Final Settlement
Statement or was not taken into account in the Closing Statement or Final Settlement Statement, timely payments shall be made from Sellers to Buyer, or from Buyer to Sellers, as applicable, to the extent necessary to cause the applicable Party to bear the amount of such Non-Income Tax that is allocable to such Party under this Section 7.06(a).
(b)Transfer Taxes. Any sales, use, transfer, documentary, stamp, registration or similar Taxes (“Transfer Taxes”) due as a result of the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement that are not eliminated or reduced through the application of Section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and/or the Sale Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court shall be borne by Buyer. If required by Applicable Law, Sellers shall, in accordance with Applicable Law, calculate and remit any Transfer Taxes that are required to be paid as a result of the transfer of the Assets to Buyer, and Buyer shall promptly reimburse Sellers for such Transfer Taxes. If Sellers receive notice that any Transfer Taxes are due, Sellers shall promptly forward a copy of such notice to Buyer. Sellers and Buyer shall reasonably cooperate in the preparation of any Tax Return related to Transfer Taxes, including by signing and delivering such resale, occasional sale and other certificates or forms as may be necessary or appropriate to establish an exemption from (or otherwise reduce) any Transfer Taxes, and Buyer shall file (or cause to be filed) any such Tax Returns related to Transfer Taxes.
(c)Purchase Price Allocation. Buyer shall provide to Sellers a statement (the “Allocation”) allocating the Purchase Price and any other items that are treated as additional consideration for Tax purposes among the Assets, as if all the Assets were acquired in taxable transactions, in accordance with section 1060 of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and consistent with the methodology in Schedule 7.06(c) within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. Such allocation shall become conclusive and binding on the Parties fifteen (15) days after timely delivery by Buyer unless Sellers object in writing to the Allocation. If Sellers object, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any disputes within fifteen (15) days after Buyer’s receipt of written notice of Sellers’ objection. Any unresolved disputes shall be submitted to the Referee or an accounting firm selected pursuant to the procedures in Section 2.06(d) (the “Accounting Firm”). The resolution of the dispute by the Accounting Firm shall be conclusive and binding on all Parties and the Allocation shall be updated to reflect such resolution. Sellers and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to update the Allocation in a manner consistent with section 1060 of the Code and the methodology in Schedule 7.06(c) following any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties shall cooperate in determining the portion of the Purchase Price allocable to the Assets that are subject to a Transfer Tax prior to the due date of the Tax Return required to be filed in connection with such Transfer Taxes; provided, that if the Parties do not agree with respect to such determination, such matter shall be resolved in accordance with the process outlined in this Section 7.06(c); provided, further, that in the event of a dispute with respect to such a determination that is not resolved prior to the due date of the applicable Tax Return, such Tax Return shall be filed utilizing an allocation determined by Buyer and such Tax Return shall be amended if the Allocation is subsequently adjusted pursuant to the procedures described above. Sellers and Buyer shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, report consistently with the Allocation, as adjusted, in all Tax Returns, including IRS Form 8594, which Buyer and Sellers shall file with the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental
Authority and neither Sellers nor Buyer shall take any position in any such Tax Return that is inconsistent with the Allocation, as adjusted, in each case, unless required to do so by a final “determination” as defined in section 1313(a) of the Code. Sellers and Buyer agree to promptly advise each other regarding the existence of any tax audit, controversy or litigation related to the Allocation.
(d)Tax Cooperation. The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other Party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit, litigation, or other proceeding with respect to Taxes related to the Assets. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon another Party’s request) the provision of records and information that are relevant to any such Tax Return or audit, litigation or other proceeding, provided that nothing in this Section 7.06(d) shall prohibit Sellers from ceasing operations or winding up its affairs following the Closing, and the obligation of each Seller under this Section 7.06(d) shall not survive any such ceasing or winding up.
Section VII.07Disclosure Schedule Updates. From and after the Execution Date until the Closing, Sellers shall be entitled to supplement, update, amend or modify the Disclosure Schedules relating to the representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article III to reflect any facts, circumstances or events first arising or, in the case of representations given to the Knowledge of Sellers, becoming known to Sellers subsequent to the Execution Date, by providing Buyer with written notice (“Schedule Update Notice”) setting forth the update, amendment or modification and specifying the Disclosure Schedule or Disclosure Schedules affected thereby, and such supplement, update, amendment or modification shall amend and supplement the applicable Disclosure Schedules previously delivered; provided, however, that if any such Disclosure Schedules are supplemented, updated, amended or modified in a manner that discloses any matter or circumstance that would otherwise give rise to a failure of the condition in Section 8.02(a)(ii) to be satisfied as of the date of such Schedule Update Notice (determined as if the date of such Schedule Update Notice were the Closing Date), Buyer may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(iii), provided if Buyer provides written notice to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(iii) then, if such breach giving rise to the failure of such condition is capable of being cured, upon written notice of Sellers to Buyer within one (1) Business Day of receipt of Buyer’s written notice to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(iii) that Sellers elect to attempt to cure such breach such termination shall not be effective unless (and until) as of the end of the applicable cure period set forth in Section 9.01(d)(iii) such breach shall not have been cured to the extent necessary to no longer cause a failure of the condition in Section 8.02(a)(ii) to be satisfied. If Buyer fails to timely provide written notice to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(iii) with respect to any supplement, update, amendment or modification of the Disclosure Schedules as provided in this Section 7.07, then Buyer, in respect of such matters disclosed by supplement, update, amendment or modification, shall be deemed to have waived its right to terminate this Agreement or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02(a)(ii) or Section 9.01(d)(iii), as applicable, and to have accepted such updated Disclosure Schedules for all purposes under this Agreement. The terms of this Section 7.07 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the right of Buyer to supplement, update, amend or modify its Disclosure Schedules relating to the representations and warranties of Buyer
set forth in Article IV to reflect any facts, circumstances or events first arising or, in the case of representations given to the Knowledge of Buyer, becoming known to Buyer subsequent to the Execution Date.
Section VII.08Replacement of Existing Letters of Credit. The Parties acknowledge that none of the Existing Letters of Credit, if any, posted by Sellers, whether with Governmental Authorities or otherwise, relating to the Assets are to be transferred to Buyer. From and after the Execution Date, upon request by Buyer, Sellers shall cooperate in good faith with Buyer to identify the Asset(s) to which any Existing Letter of Credit relates, including with respect to any 365 Contract that is designated as a Desired 365 Contract pursuant to Section 5.02(d). On or before Closing, Buyer shall endeavor to obtain, or cause to be obtained in the name of Buyer, replacements for all Replacement Letters of Credit as necessary to permit the cancellation of the Replacement Letters of Credit at Closing and the release to Sellers of all cash or cash equivalent deposits of Sellers with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit. Buyer may also provide evidence that such replacements are not necessary as a result of existing bonds, letters of credit or guarantees that Buyer has previously posted as long as such existing bonds, letters of credit or guarantees are adequate to secure the cancellation of the Replacement Letters of Credit and the release to Sellers of all cash or cash equivalent deposits of Sellers with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit at Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Buyer is unable to obtain any such bonds, letters of credit and guarantees prior to Closing adequate to secure the cancellation of the Replacement Letters of Credit and the release to Sellers of all cash or cash equivalent deposits of Sellers with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit, the Parties shall nonetheless proceed with Closing and Buyer shall (a) at Closing deliver to Sellers an amount equal to the cash or cash equivalent deposits of Sellers with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit that are not released at Closing and (b) indemnify and hold Sellers harmless for any failure to obtain such bonds, letters of credit and guarantees. If Sellers receive any amounts after the Closing as a return of the cash or cash equivalent deposits of Sellers with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit (such amount returned to Sellers, the “Excess Recovery Amount”), Sellers shall deliver to Buyer the Excess Recovery Amount.
Section VII.09Casualty or Condemnation Loss.
(a)If, after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date, any material portion of the Assets is damaged or destroyed or otherwise impaired by fire, explosion, tornado, hurricane, earthquake, earth movement, flood, water damage or other casualty or is taken in condemnation or under right of eminent domain (in each case, a “Casualty or Condemnation Loss”), then, subject to Section 7.09(b), Buyer shall nevertheless be required to close the transactions contemplated by the Agreement without any change to the Purchase Price, and Sellers shall (w) pay to Buyer all sums paid to Sellers by Third Parties by reason of such Casualty or Condemnation Loss with respect to the Assets (net of amounts spent or incurred by Sellers prior to Closing with respect to replacement or repair of any such Casualty or Condemnation Loss), (x) assign, transfer and set over to Buyer or subrogate Buyer to all of Sellers’ and their Affiliates’ right, title and interest (if any) in insurance claims and proceeds, unpaid awards and other rights against Third Parties (excluding any Liabilities, other than insurance claims and proceeds, of or against any Seller Indemnified Parties) arising out of such
Casualty or Condemnation Loss with respect to the Assets, (y) bear the costs of any deductibles or retentions with respect to any such insurance claims arising from any such Casualty or Condemnation Loss and (z) otherwise provide reasonable cooperation to Buyer (whether before or after the Closing Date) in the pursuit of such insurance claims and proceeds, unpaid awards and other rights against Third Parties; provided, however, that Sellers shall reserve and retain (and Buyer shall assign to Sellers) all rights, title, interests and claims against Third Parties for the recovery of Sellers’ costs and expenses incurred prior to the Closing in pursuing or asserting any such insurance claims or other rights against Third Parties with respect to any such Casualty or Condemnation Loss. Except as expressly set forth hereinabove, Sellers shall retain all rights to insurance, condemnation awards and other claims against Third Parties with respect to the casualty or taking except to the extent the Parties otherwise agree in writing.
(b)If, after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date, there is a Casualty or Condemnation Loss that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, in each case after giving effect to Buyer’s rights pursuant to Section 7.09(a)(x) and Section 7.09(a)(y), a Seller Material Adverse Effect, then Buyer may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(iv) (and such Casualty or Condemnation Loss shall be deemed for purposes of Section 9.01(d)(iv) to be an unwaived condition in Section 8.02 that is incapable of being satisfied by the End Date).
Section VII.10Transition Services Agreement. If requested by Buyer, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to negotiate and enter into a transition services agreement on mutually acceptable terms prior to the Closing; provided that, nothing in this Section 7.10 or such transition services agreement will require Sellers to maintain sufficient personnel to perform any services after Closing, and Sellers shall have no obligation to procure any services from Third Parties or employ any personnel in connection with the performance of any services and Sellers shall have no obligation to provide any services under such transition services agreement to the extent Sellers do not have sufficient personnel to provide such services; provided further that, for a period of thirty (30) days after the Closing, Sellers shall not voluntarily terminate the employment of any employee necessary for the performance of any information technology functions or financial statement preparation included in the services contemplated in the transition services agreement other than for cause (as determined in Sellers’ sole discretion and consistent with past practices) or materially reduce the base salary or benefits provided to any such employee unless, after giving effect to such termination or any resignation of any such employee, Sellers shall have available to it sufficient employees to perform such services.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section VIII.01Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Sellers. The obligations of Buyer and Sellers to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction (or, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 8.01, waiver by each to the extent permitted under Applicable Law) of each of the following conditions:
(a)no Applicable Law shall prohibit the Transactions or the consummation of the Closing;
(b)all actions by or in respect of or filings with any Governmental Authority required to permit the consummation of the Closing shall have been taken, made or obtained (other than those actions or filings that are customarily obtained after the Closing); and
(c)no injunction, order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which prohibits, restrains or enjoins the consummation of the Transactions; provided that the Party seeking to rely on this Section 8.01(c) as a basis not to consummate the Closing must have used commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of such injunction, order, decree or judgment.
Section VIII.02Conditions to Obligation of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Buyer) of each of the following further conditions:
(a)(i) each Seller shall have performed in all material respects all of its covenants and other obligations hereunder required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) (A) the representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article III of this Agreement (other than the Seller Fundamental Representations), disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein as to “material,” “in all material respects,” Seller Material Adverse Effect or similar materiality qualifiers, shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date with only such exceptions as do not, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect, and (B) the Seller Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date;
(b)the Bid Procedures Order and the Sale Order, together with any other order of the Bankruptcy Court required to consummate the Transactions, shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and each such order shall be a Final Order and in full force and effect; and
(c)Sellers shall have delivered each of the items required by Section 2.05(c) to be delivered by Sellers at the Closing.
Section VIII.03Conditions to Obligation of Sellers. The obligation of Sellers to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Sellers) of the following further conditions:
(a)(i) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all of its covenants and other obligations hereunder required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) (A) the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Article IV of this Agreement (other than the Buyer Fundamental Representations), disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein as to “material,” “in all material respects” or Buyer Material Adverse Effect or similar materiality qualifiers, shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing
Date, as if made at and as of such date with only such exceptions as do not, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect, and (B) the Buyer Fundamental Representations shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date;
(b)the Bid Procedures Order and the Sale Order, together with any other order of the Bankruptcy Court required to consummate the Transactions, shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and each such order shall be a Final Order and in full force and effect; and
(c)(i) Buyer shall have delivered each of the items required by Section 2.05(d) to be delivered by Buyer at the Closing and (ii) Buyer shall have made the payment of the Closing Cash Payment Amount as required by Section 2.05(e).
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section IX.01Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a)by mutual written agreement of Sellers and Buyer;
(b)by Sellers upon written notice to Buyer or by Buyer upon written notice to Sellers if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before the date that is forty five (45) days after the Execution Date or such later date as is necessary to accommodate the cure period contemplated by Section 9.01(d)(iii)(B) or Section 9.01(e)(ii)(B) below (the “End Date”), unless extended by mutual written agreement of Buyer and Sellers and subject to the extension contemplated by the proviso to Section 9.01(d) and the proviso to Section 9.01(e) below; provided that, Sellers shall be entitled to extend the End Date for up to an additional thirty (30) days upon written notice to Buyer;
(c)by Sellers upon written notice to Buyer or by Buyer upon written notice to Sellers if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, injunction or judgment or law that permanently restrains, prohibits, enjoins or declares illegal the Transactions and such order, injunction or judgment becomes final and non-appealable;
(d)by Buyer upon written notice by Buyer to Sellers if:
(i)[Reserved];
(ii)(A) an Auction occurs and Buyer is not the Successful Bidder or the Back-up Bidder at the Auction or (B) the Bankruptcy Court shall have approved any Alternative Transaction or Sellers shall have entered into any definitive agreement with respect to any Alternative Transaction which agreement has been approved by the Bankruptcy Court; provided that Buyer shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(d)(ii)(B) if an Auction occurs and Buyer is the
Back-up Bidder except upon the earlier of (1) the consummation of such Alternative Transaction or (2) the Back-up Termination Date;
(iii)Sellers shall have breached any of their representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations contained in this Agreement which would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.02 and (A) such breach is not waived in writing by Buyer or (B) solely to the extent such breach is capable of being cured, following written notice thereof from Buyer to Sellers specifying the reason such condition is unsatisfied, such breach remains uncured for a period of ten (10) Business Days after Sellers’ receipt of such written notice from Buyer; or
(iv)any condition set forth in Section 8.01 or Section 8.02 that has not been waived by Buyer shall have become incapable of being satisfied by the End Date;
provided that each deadline set forth in clause (i) of this Section 9.01(d) shall be subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s docket, and accordingly, (A) shall be deemed extended through the date of the hearing set by the Bankruptcy Court for consideration of the applicable pleading if, after using reasonable efforts, Sellers are unable to obtain a docket setting for such hearing prior to such deadline, (B) shall be deemed extended through the date(s) of any continued hearing set by the Bankruptcy Court for consideration of such pleading if, after using reasonable efforts, Sellers are unable to conclude such hearing(s) prior to such deadline and (C) shall be deemed extended as required to comply with any notice periods required under the Bankruptcy Code which, as a result of any extensions described under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), cannot be complied with prior to such deadline; or
(e)by Sellers upon written notice by Sellers to Buyer if:
(i)(A) an Auction occurs and Buyer is not the Successful Bidder or the Back-up Bidder at the Auction or (B) the Bankruptcy Court shall have approved any Alternative Transaction or Sellers shall have entered into any definitive agreement with respect to any Alternative Transaction; provided that Sellers shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(e)(i)(B) if an Auction occurs and Buyer is the Back-up Bidder except upon the earlier of (1) the consummation of such Alternative Transaction or (2) the Back-up Termination Date;
(ii)Buyer shall have breached any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other obligations contained in this Agreement which would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.03 and (A) such breach is not waived in writing by Sellers or (B) solely to the extent such breach is capable of being cured, following written notice thereof from Sellers to Buyer specifying the reason such condition is unsatisfied, such breach remains uncured for a period of ten (10) Business Days after Buyer’s receipt of such written notice from Sellers;
(iii)any condition set forth in Section 8.01 or Section 8.03 that has not been waived by Sellers shall have become incapable of being satisfied by the End Date; or
(iv)Buyer shall not have deposited the Escrow Funds in the Escrow Account within one (1) Business Day after the Execution Date.
(f)Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Sellers shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01 if any Seller is in breach of any of its representations and warranties in this Agreement or shall have failed to perform or comply with any of its covenants and agreements in this Agreement such that either (A) the condition to closing set forth in clause (i) or (ii) (as applicable) of Section 8.02(a) shall not be satisfied or (B) such breach or failure to perform or comply by such Seller is the primary cause of the occurrence of any event giving Sellers a right to terminate this Agreement or the failure of the Closing to have occurred, and (y) Buyer shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01 if Buyer is in breach of its respective representations and warranties in this Agreement or shall have failed to perform or comply with any of its covenants and agreements in this Agreement such that either (A) the condition to closing set forth in clause (i) or (ii) (as applicable) of Section 8.03(a) shall not be satisfied or (B) such breach or failure to perform or comply by Buyer is the primary cause of the occurrence of any event giving Buyer a right to terminate this Agreement or the failure of the Closing to have occurred.
Section IX.02Effect of Termination.
(a)If the obligation to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is terminated pursuant to any provision of Section 9.01, then, except for the provisions of Section 5.03(d), Section 7.03, Section 7.04, this Section 9.02, Section 9.03 and Article XI and such of the defined terms on Exhibit A necessary to give context to the surviving provisions, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and the Parties shall have no liability or obligation hereunder.
(b)If Sellers are entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to (i) Section 9.01(e)(ii) or (ii) Section 9.01(b) and, in the case of clause (ii), (A) Buyer is then in Willful Breach of this Agreement, or (B) Buyer has failed to close in the instance where, as of the End Date, (1) all of the conditions in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 (in each case excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) have been satisfied by Sellers (or waived by Buyer), (2) each Seller is ready, willing and able to perform its obligations under Section 2.05(c), and (3) Buyer nevertheless fails to close, then, in each such event, Sellers shall be entitled to, at their option (x) obtain specific performance in lieu of termination or (y) terminate this Agreement and receive a distribution of the Escrow Funds (or if Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(b) at a time when Sellers had the right to terminate this Agreement and receive a distribution of the Escrow Funds pursuant to this Section 9.02(b), Sellers shall be entitled to a distribution of the Escrow Funds) as liquidated damages for such termination (the Parties agree that the foregoing liquidated damages are reasonable considering all of the circumstances existing as of the Execution Date, shall not serve as a penalty and constitute the Parties’ good faith estimate of the actual damages reasonably expected to result
from such termination of this Agreement by Sellers). Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit Sellers from first seeking specific performance in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 9.02(b), but thereafter terminating this Agreement and receiving a distribution of the Escrow Funds as liquidated damages in lieu of fully prosecuting its claim for specific performance. Each Party acknowledges that the remedies at law of Sellers for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by Buyer as contemplated pursuant to this Section 9.02(b) may be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, Sellers, without posting any bond or the necessity or proving the inadequacy as a remedy of monetary damages, and in addition to all other remedies that may be available, shall be entitled to seek equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available. If at any time Sellers are entitled to receive a distribution of the Escrow Funds pursuant to this Section 9.02(b), Sellers shall promptly instruct the Escrow Agent to distribute to Sellers all of the Escrow Funds.
(c)If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing by Sellers or by Buyer pursuant to Section 9.01 other than under the circumstances described in Section 9.02(b), within two (2) Business Days after such termination, Sellers shall instruct the Escrow Agent to distribute to Buyer all of the Escrow Funds.
(d)Subject to this Section 9.02 and Section 9.03, upon the termination of this Agreement, no Party shall have any other liability or obligation hereunder, and Sellers shall be free to immediately enjoy all rights of ownership of the Assets and to sell, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Assets to any Person without any restriction under this Agreement.
Section IX.03[Reserved].
ARTICLE X
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section X.01Survival.
(a)The representations and warranties of Sellers contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered by Sellers pursuant hereto shall terminate upon and not survive the Closing and there shall be no liability (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity, and regardless of the legal theory under which any entitlement, remedy or recourse may be sought or imposed (including all rights afforded by any statute which limits the effects of a release with respect to unknown claims)) thereafter in respect thereof. Each of the covenants of Sellers contained in this Agreement shall terminate upon the Closing except to the extent that performance under such covenant is to take place after Closing, in which case such covenant shall survive the Closing until the earlier of (i) performance of such covenant in accordance with this Agreement or, (ii) (A) if time for performance of such covenant is specified in this Agreement, thirty (30) days following the expiration of the time period for such performance or (B) if time for performance of such covenant is not specified in this Agreement, the expiration of applicable statute of limitations with respect to any claim for any failure to perform such covenant. The intended effect of termination of Sellers’ representations, warranties, covenants and agreements is to bar, from and after the date of termination, any claim
or cause of action based on (x) the alleged inaccuracy of such representation or breach of such warranty or (y) such alleged breach or failure to fulfill such covenant or agreement; provided that if a written notice of any claim with respect to any covenant to be performed after Closing is given to Sellers prior to the expiration of such covenant then such covenant shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of such claim by final, non-appealable judgment or settlement. Buyer shall not have any recourse against any Seller Indemnified Party or any of their Affiliates or their respective lenders or creditors from and after Closing for any Losses relating to the Assets or this Agreement (including title and environmental matters) or Sellers’ breach of any representations and warranties, covenants or other provision of this Agreement, subject to Buyer’s rights under Section 11.11 with respect to those covenants of Sellers the performance of which is to take place after closing, as contemplated by this Section 10.01(a).
(b)All representations and warranties of Buyer contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby until the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing (the “Survival Date”); provided that the Buyer Fundamental Representations shall survive the Closing indefinitely. Each of the covenants of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall terminate upon the Closing except to the extent that performance under such covenant is to take place after Closing, in which case such covenant shall survive the Closing until the earlier of (i) performance of such covenant in accordance with this Agreement or, (ii) (A) if time for performance of such covenant is specified in this Agreement, thirty (30) days following the expiration of the time period for such performance or (B) if time for performance of such covenant is not specified in this Agreement, the expiration of applicable statute of limitations with respect to any claim for any failure to perform such covenant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer will not be liable with respect to any claim for the breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty pursuant to Section 10.02(a)(i), unless written notice of a claim thereof is delivered to Buyer prior to the Survival Date.
(c)Subject to Section 10.01(a), the remainder of this Agreement shall survive the Closing without time limit. Representations, warranties, covenants, obligations and agreements of Sellers shall be of no further force and effect after the date of their expiration as set forth in Section 10.01(a). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Sellers from ceasing operations or winding up its affairs following the Closing.
(d)Any representation and warranty insurance policy obtained by Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include a complete and unconditional (except in cases of fraud) waiver of subrogation and contribution rights against all of the Seller Indemnified Parties, and neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall amend or waive such waiver in any respect without the prior written consent of Sellers.
Section X.02Indemnification by Buyer.
(a)From and after Closing, Buyer hereby assumes and agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold Sellers and their Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, managers, directors, employees, equity owners, agents and successors (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
damages, costs and expenses (individually, a “Loss” and, collectively, “Losses”) to the extent based upon, attributable to or resulting from:
(i)any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer set forth in Article IV hereof, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii)any breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of Buyer under this Agreement;
(iii)the Assumed Liabilities;
(iv)except to the extent attributable to an Excluded Liability, the Assets or Buyer’s ownership or operation of the Assets after the Closing Date;
(v)Buyer Taxes; and
(vi)any other indemnity obligations of Buyer and its Affiliates expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(b)The aggregate amount of all payments made by the Buyer in satisfaction of claims for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.02(a)(i) shall not exceed an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Purchase Price (the “Cap”); provided that the Cap shall not apply with respect to any Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to breaches of the Buyer Fundamental Representations.
(c)[Reserved].
(d)In no event shall the aggregate amount of all payments made by Buyer in satisfaction of claims for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.02(a)(i) exceed the Adjusted Purchase Price actually paid by Buyer
Section X.03Indemnification Procedures.
(a)In the event that any Proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand shall be asserted by any Indemnified Party in respect of which payment may be sought under Section 10.02 (an “Indemnification Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Indemnification Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this indemnity to be forwarded to the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Indemnification Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Indemnification Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, it shall within thirty (30) days (or sooner, if the nature of the Indemnification Claim so requires) notify the Indemnified Party of its intent to do so. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any
Indemnification Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder, the Indemnified Party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Indemnification Claim. If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of any Indemnification Claim, the Indemnified Party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the defense of such Indemnification Claim; provided, however, that such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) so requested by the Indemnifying Party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any Indemnification Claim. The Parties agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Indemnification Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.03 to the contrary, neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnified Party shall, without the written consent of the other party, settle or compromise any Indemnification Claim or permit a default or consent to entry of any judgment unless the claimant and such party provide to such other party an unqualified release from all liability in respect of the Indemnification Claim. If the Indemnifying Party makes any payment on any Indemnification Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to all rights and remedies of the Indemnified Party to any insurance benefits or other claims of the Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnification Claim.
(b)After any final decision, judgment or award shall have been rendered by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of the time in which to appeal therefrom, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to an Indemnification Claim hereunder, the Indemnified Party shall forward to the Indemnifying Party notice of any sums due and owing by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter.
Section X.04Express Negligence. THE INDEMNIFICATION, RELEASE, ASSUMED LIABILITIES, WAIVER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE APPLICABLE WHETHER OR NOT THE LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND DAMAGES IN QUESTION AROSE OR RESULTED SOLELY OR IN PART FROM THE SOLE, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, CONCURRENT OR COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OR VIOLATION OF LAW OF OR BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY. BUYER AND SELLERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS STATEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE AND IS CONSPICUOUS.
Section X.05Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. The Parties agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant to this Article X as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax purposes. Any indemnity payment under this Article X shall be treated as an adjustment to the value of the asset upon which the underlying Indemnification Claim was based, unless a final determination (within the meaning of section
1313 of the Code) with respect to the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates causes any such payment not to be treated as an adjustment to the value of the asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Section X.06Sole and Exclusive Remedy. Except for the post-Closing payments contemplated in Section 2.07, the remedies provided in this Article X shall be the sole and exclusive legal and equitable remedies of the Parties, from and after the Closing, with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Person will have any other entitlement, remedy or recourse, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity, and regardless of the legal theory under which such entitlement, remedy or recourse may be sought or imposed (including all rights afforded by any statute which limits the effects of a release with respect to unknown claims), it being agreed that all of such other remedies, entitlements and recourse are expressly waived and released by the Parties to the fullest extent permitted by law. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of Sellers or any of their Affiliates (the “Seller Non-Party Group”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of Sellers under this Agreement of or for any Claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of Buyer or any of its Affiliates (the “Buyer Non-Party Group”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of Buyer under this Agreement of or for any Claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section XI.01Notices. All notices and communications which are required or may be given to a Party hereunder shall be in writing, addressed as indicated below and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon the earliest of: (a) if by personal delivery, then the date of delivery if such date is a Business Day during normal business hours, or, if such date is not a Business Day during normal business hours, then the next Business Day, (b) if sent by U.S. certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, then the date shown as received on the return notice, (c) if sent by email, with delivery receipt to sender or upon an affirmative reply by email by the intended recipient that such email was received, or (d) if by Federal Express overnight delivery (or other reputable overnight delivery service), the date shown on the notice of delivery if such date is a Business Day during normal business hours, or, if such date is not a Business Day during normal business hours, then on the next Business Day:
if to Buyer, to:
c/o Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
10350 Richmond Avenue, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77042
Attention: William M. Austin
Email:
with a copy to:
Winston & Strawn, LLP
2121 N. Pearl St., Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201
Attention: Matt Stockstill
Email:
and
Winston & Strawn, LLP
35 W Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
Attention: Dan McGuire
Email:
if to Sellers, to:
c/o Basic Energy Services, Inc.
801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Attention: Robert J. Reeb, III
Email:
with a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Rodney L. Moore
Email:
and
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Attention: Ray C. Schrock, P.C.
Sunny Singh
Email:
The Parties may change the identity, address and email addresses to which such communications are to be addressed by giving written notice to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 11.01.
Section XI.02Amendments and Waivers.
(a)Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b)No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section XI.03Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense.
Section XI.04Successors and Assigns/Liquidating Trust.
(a)Subject to Section 11.04(b), the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of each other Party hereto; provided, however, that Sellers may assign their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement to any liquidating trust or other representative of Sellers created or appointed pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order; provided, further, that Buyer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate, provided that no such transfer or assignment will release Buyer of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of Sellers to Buyer.
(b)If a Liquidating Trust is established, from and after the formation of the Liquidating Trust all rights and obligations of Sellers under this Agreement shall accrue to and be for the benefit of and shall be exercisable by the Liquidating Trust, as provided by any order of the Bankruptcy Court and the Liquidating Trustee shall be entitled to exercise all of the rights of Sellers under this Agreement.
Section XI.05Governing Law. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE APPLY, THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, TERMINATION, PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING ITS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW OR PRINCIPLE
THAT MIGHT REFER CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROVISIONS TO THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
Section XI.06Jurisdiction. Each Party agrees that it shall bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contained in or contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents (whether in contract or tort), exclusively in (a) the Bankruptcy Court so long as the Bankruptcy Cases remain open and (b) after the close of the Bankruptcy Cases, or in the event that the Bankruptcy Court determines that it does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Harris County, Texas or any Texas state court sitting in Harris County, Texas (together with the Bankruptcy Court, the “Chosen Courts”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the Transactions (whether in contract or tort) (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 11.01.
Section XI.07Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section XI.08Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when all Parties shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties. Until and unless all Parties have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Parties, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns prior to Closing; provided, however, (a) the Seller Indemnified Parties are intended to be, and shall be, third party beneficiaries of the rights of Seller Indemnified Parties specified in Article X, (b) the Seller Non-Party Group are intended to be, and shall be, third party beneficiaries of the rights of Seller Indemnified Parties specified in Section 10.02, (c) the Seller Non-Party Group and the Buyer Non-Party Group are intended to be, and shall be, third party beneficiaries of Section 10.06 and (d) third party acquirors of Excluded Assets pursuant to an Excluded Asset PSA are intended to be, and shall be, third party beneficiaries of the rights of third party acquirors of Excluded Assets pursuant to an Excluded Asset PSA specified in Section 5.03(e). From and after the establishment of the Liquidating Trust, the Liquidating Trustee shall be a third party beneficiary of Sellers’ rights under this Agreement.
Section XI.09Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section XI.10Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; and in lieu of each such invalid, void or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid, void or unenforceable provision as may be valid, binding and enforceable.
Section XI.11Specific Performance. Without limiting Sellers’ rights under Section 9.02(b), the Parties agree that, from and after Closing, irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement (without posting any bond or other undertaking) or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section XI.12Certain Acknowledgements and Limitations.
(a)Any and all duties and obligations which any Party may have to any other Party with respect to or in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or the Transactions are limited to those specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Neither the duties nor obligations of any Party, nor the rights of any Party, shall be expanded beyond the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents on the basis of any legal or equitable principle or on any other basis whatsoever. Neither any equitable or legal principle nor any implied obligation of good faith or fair dealing nor any other matter requires any Party to incur, suffer or perform any act, condition or obligation contrary to the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, whether or not existing and whether foreseeable or unforeseeable. Each of the Parties acknowledges that it would be unfair, and that it does not intend, to increase any of the obligations of the other Party on the basis of any implied obligation or otherwise.
(b)UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTUAL, ALLEGED OR INTENTIONAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT (EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT INDEMNIFIABLE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X BECAUSE PAYABLE BY A SELLER INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO A THIRD PARTY).
Section XI.13Disclosure Schedules. All references to Schedules and Disclosure Schedules in Article III of this Agreement refer to Schedules contained in the Disclosure
Schedule. The information in the Disclosure Schedule constitutes exceptions, qualifications and/or supplements to particular representations or warranties of Sellers or of Buyer (as applicable) as set forth in this Agreement. The Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed as indicating that any disclosed information is required to be disclosed, and no disclosure shall be construed as an admission that such information is material to, outside the ordinary course of business of, or required to be disclosed by, Sellers or constitutes a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Capitalized terms used in the Disclosure Schedule that are not defined therein and are defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in this Agreement. The captions contained in the Disclosure Schedule are for the convenience of reference only, and shall not be deemed to modify or influence the interpretation of the information contained in the Disclosure Schedules or this Agreement. The statements in each Schedule of the Disclosure Schedule qualify and relate to the corresponding provisions in the Sections of this Agreement to which they expressly refer and to each other provision in this Agreement to which the applicability of a statement or disclosure in a particular Schedule of the Disclosure Schedule is reasonably apparent on its face.
Section XI.14Preparation of Agreement. The Parties and their counsel have reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
DEFECTS
Sellers, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer that Axis did not deliver to Sellers pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Axis Purchase Agreement any Defect Notice by 5:00 pm, central time, on the Bid Deadline.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
SELLERS:
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Schilling
Name: Keith L. Schilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
By: Basic Energy Services GP, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Keith L. Schilling
Name: Keith L. Schilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
C&J WELL SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Schilling
Name: Keith L. Schilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
KVS TRANSPORTATION, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Schilling
Name: Keith L. Schilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
TAYLOR INDUSTRIES, LLC
By: /s/ Keith L. Schilling
Name: Keith L. Schilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Signature page to
Asset Purchase Agreement
BUYER:
RANGER ENERGY ACQUISITION, LLC
By: /s/ J. Brandon Blossman
Name: J. Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Signature page to
Asset Purchase Agreement
Exhibit A
(a)Definitions.
“365 Contracts” means all Applicable Contracts and other executory contracts and unexpired leases to which a Seller is a party that relate to the Assets, in each case that may be assumed by one or more Sellers pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Accounts Receivable” means the accounts receivable and any other unbilled revenue of Sellers that are attributable to the Business that are current assets, as determined in accordance with GAAP, as of the Measurement Time.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person. For such purposes, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Alternative Transaction” means, (a) a sale, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or a material portion of the Assets (except any such sale, transfer or other disposition to the extent permitted by Section 5.01(b)(i)) to another buyer or buyers other than Buyer, (b) a sale, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or a material portion of the Assets used for a particular business segment of Sellers or all or a material portion of the Assets used in a particular geographic region of Sellers (except any such sale, transfer or other disposition to the extent permitted by Section 5.01(b)(i)), (c) the consummation of any state court foreclosure action as to a material portion of the Assets, (d) successful credit bid transaction with respect to the Assets or (e) a plan of reorganization or liquidation that does not contemplate the sale of the Assets to the Buyer or an Affiliate thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Applicable Contracts” means (a) all Contracts to which a Seller is a party or is bound to the extent covering, attributable to or relating to the conduct of the Business, any of the Assets or to which an Asset is subject or bound, (b) all Surface Leases, and (c) all Vehicle Finance Leases, including without limitation, in the case of clause (a) of this definition, those Contracts described on Annex F.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction or judgment adopted or promulgated by a Governmental Authority (or under the authority of the New York Stock Exchange) that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.
“Applicable Schedule 3.06 Consent” means any Consent set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.06 relating to an Applicable Contract for which the counterparty’s consent to assignment would be required for such Applicable Contract to be assumed and assigned to Buyer, after giving effect to sections 365(c)(1) and 365(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Assigned Contracts” means the Desired 365 Contracts and all other Applicable Contracts that are not 365 Contracts (other than Excluded Assets).
“Assumed Liabilities” means:
(a)all Liabilities under or associated with or appurtenant to the Assets to the extent related to periods from and after the Closing Date, including without limitation all such Liabilities arising out of the operation and/or ownership of the Assets from and after the Closing Date;
(b)all Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable;
(c)[reserved];
(d)all asset retirement obligations related to the Assets;
(e)all Liabilities associated with the Assets arising under Environmental Law, including with respect to Environmental Claims whether arising on, before or after the Closing Date, including without limitation those related to the control, storage, handling, transporting and disposing of or discharge of all materials, substances and wastes from the Assets, including produced water, hydrogen sulfide gas, drilling fluids, NORM and other wastes;
(f)Buyer Taxes;
(g)all Liabilities with respect to the Cure Costs required to be paid by Buyer in accordance with Section 5.02(g); and
(h)all Liabilities required to be assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.05.
“Auction” means the auction for the sale of the Assets, if any, to be conducted in accordance with the Bid Procedures.
“Avoidance Action” means any claim, right or cause of action of Sellers arising under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code and any analogous state or federal statutes and common law relating to the Assets, the Purchased Contracts and the Assumed Liabilities.
“Axis” means Axis Energy Services Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company agreement.
“Axis Purchase Agreement” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 17, 2021, by and among Axis, Basic, Basic LP, C&J and KVS.
“Back-up Bidder” has the meaning set forth in the Bid Procedures Order.
“Back-up Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) sixty (60) days after the entry of the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving an Alternative Transaction with a Successful Bidder
other than Buyer or (b) consummation of an Alternative Transaction with the Successful Bidder (other than Buyer) at the Auction.
“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.
“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas or any other court having jurisdiction over the Bankruptcy Cases from time to time.
“Basic Parent” means Basic Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Bid Procedures” means the Bidding Procedures contained in the Bid Procedures Order.
“Bid Procedures Order” means the Bid Procedures Order as entered by the Bankruptcy Court at Docket No. 179.
“Business” means the business as conducted by Sellers with the Assets prior to and after the Petition Date.
“Business Day” means any day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, on which commercial banks are open for business in New York, NY.
“Buyer Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Section 4.05, Section 4.06, Section 4.10 and Section 4.12.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate the Transactions or to perform its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party.
“Buyer Parent” means Ranger Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Buyer Taxes” means any Taxes that are allocable to (or payable by) Buyer pursuant to Section 7.06(a) (including Non-Income Taxes that are due with respect to the Assets for the taxable period that includes the Closing Date and assumed by Buyer as provided in Section 7.06(a) and Section 7.06(b)) other than Taxes resulting from a breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.11.
“Buyer’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Brandon Blossman or William Austin.
“Claim” means a claim against any Seller as defined in Bankruptcy Code section 101(5).
“Closing Cash Payment Amount” means an amount equal to (i) the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price minus (ii) the Escrow Funds.
“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.
“COBRA” means the continuation coverage requirements of sections 601 et seq. of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 4980B of the Code.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidentiality Agreements” means (a) the Parent Confidentiality Agreement and (b) the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement between Buyer Parent and Basic Parent, dated effective as of June 10, 2021.
“Contract” means any contract or agreement, but excluding, however, (a) any lease, easement, right-of-way (including any Surface Leases) or other instrument, in each case, creating any real property interests, or (b) any Permit.
“Deposit Escrow Agreement” means that certain Escrow Agreement dated as of September 8, 2021, by and between Basic and the Escrow Agent.
“Disclosure Schedule” means the letter dated as of the Execution Date, executed by Sellers on the Execution Date in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, which letter is identified therein as the Disclosure Schedule for purposes of this Agreement.
“Environmental Claim” means any affirmative obligation to affect cleanup or remediation under, or resolve noncompliance with, any Environmental Law and any Liability associated with or arising therefrom.
“Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law or any binding agreement with any Governmental Authority relating to the protection of occupational or human health and safety (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Substances), the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata), protection of natural resources, endangered, threatened or candidate species, biological or cultural resources, the release into the indoor or outdoor environment of pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals, or toxic or other hazardous substances (or the cleanup thereof) or concerning the exposure to, or the Release or remediation of any Hazardous Substances. The term “Environmental Laws” does not include good or desirable operating practices or standards that may be employed or adopted by other salt water disposal well operators or recommended, but not required, by a Governmental Authority.
“Environmental Permit” means any Permit issued pursuant to or otherwise required under Environmental Laws.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes such Person, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as such Person pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“Escrow Account” means the escrow account established pursuant to the Deposit Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Agent” means that certain Third Party that is a party, as escrow agent, to the Deposit Escrow Agreement.
“Excess Cure Costs” means, with respect to any individual 365 Contract, the amount of Cure Costs with respect to such 365 Contract that exceeds the amount set forth on the 365 Schedule for such 365 Contract as of the Execution Date (or, if any 365 Contract is first identified to Buyer by Sellers after the Execution Date, as of (1) Business Day after such identification) multiplied by 110%.
“Excluded Records” means any items, including items referenced in the definition of “Data,” that are (a) Tax records of Sellers (other than copies of Tax records as described in Section 2.01(f)), (b) not transferable without payment of additional consideration (unless Buyer has agreed in writing to pay such additional consideration) or that Sellers and their Affiliates would not be able to otherwise compile and prepare for transfer using commercially reasonable efforts, (c) e-mails or other electronic files on Sellers’ or their Affiliates’ servers and networks, (d) employee files and personnel records not involving any Continuing Employee, (e) legal records and legal files of Sellers, (f) all work product of and attorney-client communications with Sellers’ legal counsel or any other documents or instruments that may be protected by an attorney-client privilege (but excluding any title opinions), (g) economic projections, (h) data, correspondence, materials, documents, descriptions or records relating to the Auction, marketing, sales negotiation or sale of any of the Assets, including the existence or identities of any prospective inquirers, bidders or prospective purchasers of any of the Assets, any bids received from and records of negotiations with any such prospective purchasers and any analyses of such bids by any Person, (i) correspondence between or among any Seller or its Affiliate or their respective representatives, and any prospective purchaser other than Buyer, and correspondence between any Seller or its Affiliates or any of their respective representatives with respect to any of the bids, the prospective purchasers or the Transactions, or (j) originals of the Data that relate to both the Assets and any Excluded Assets (but that relate primarily to any Excluded Assets) (provided that Buyer shall be provided a copy of such Data as contemplated by Section 2.01(f)) and copies of all other Data.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means all performance bonds, surety bonds, letters of credit, guarantees, security deposits and similar assurances in effect as of the Execution Date that relate to the Assets.
“Expenses” means any and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs, penalties and expenses, including attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and disbursements incident to the foregoing.
“Final Order” means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court, or other court of competent jurisdiction with respect to the subject matter, (a) which has not been reversed, stayed, modified, amended, enjoined, set aside, annulled or suspended and (b) with respect to which no stay shall be in effect.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local, governmental unit, authority, department, court, administrative body, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof, or any tribal authority.
“Hazardous Substances” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste, chemical, chemical compound, substance or material or any toxic, radioactive, infectious, carcinogenic, flammable ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material or any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing characteristics, whether solid, liquid or gas, including any quantity of asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, toxic mold, radon gas, radioactive materials, crude oil or any fraction thereof, all forms of natural gas, and petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances and any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Indemnified Party” means a Party entitled to, or seeking to assert rights to, indemnification under Article X, whether on behalf of itself or, with respect to Sellers, any of the Seller Indemnified Parties.
“Indemnifying Party” means a Party from whom indemnification is sought under Article X by an Indemnified Party.
“Intellectual Property” means (a) inventions and invention disclosures; (b) patents and patent applications (including statutory invention registrations) or utility models (whether or not filed); (c) trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, trade names, domain names, and other indicia of commercial source or origin, including registrations and applications for registration thereof and goodwill associated with any of the foregoing (collectively, “Trademarks”); (d) copyrights (whether registered or unregistered) and other works of authorship (whether or not published) including registrations and applications for registration thereof; (e) trade secrets, know-how, software, formulae, customer lists, manufacturer lists, data (including seismic data), processes, protocols, specifications, analyses, plans, techniques, and other forms of technology (whether or not embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing, such as notebooks, samples, studies and summaries); and (f) other intellectual property.
“Liability” means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, commitment, expense, loss, claim, deficiency, or guaranty of or by any Person of any types, whether known or unknown, and whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or unmatured.
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, interest pledge, charge, security interest, or encumbrance, easement, servitude, transfer restriction, mechanics’ lien, materialman’s lien, statutory lien or right, and any other consensual or non-consensual lien, whenever granted and including without limitation those charges or interests in property within the meaning of “lien” under section 101(37) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Liquidating Trust” means a liquidating or similar trust as may be established with respect to Sellers’ estates in conjunction with the Bankruptcy Cases.
“Liquidating Trustee” means the trustees or other representative of the Liquidating Trust.
“Measurement Time” means 11:59 p.m. on the date immediately prior to the Closing Date.
“Non-Income Tax” means any Tax other than U.S. federal income Tax, and income, franchise, capital gains, or similar Tax imposed by any U.S. state or local jurisdiction (including the Texas Margin Tax), the federal Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax and Transfer Taxes, but including any property Tax, severance Tax, production Tax or sales and use Tax (other than the federal Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax).
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business of Sellers, consistent in all material respects with past custom and practice of Sellers, including changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental actions related thereto. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the term “Ordinary Course of Business” as used herein shall be no broader than the term “ordinary course of business” as used in section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or organization, partnership agreement, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement or any other similar organizational documents of such Person.
“Parent Confidentiality Agreement” means the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement between Basic and Buyer Parent, dated effective as of May 28, 2021.
“Permits” means all governmental (whether federal, state or local) permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals or other similar authorizations.
“Person” means any person, entity or Governmental Authority of any nature whatsoever, specifically including an individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, estate, unincorporated organization or other entity or organization.
“Petition Date” means August 17, 2021.
“Plan” means, if applicable, the joint plan of reorganization of Sellers under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Court with respect to the Bankruptcy Cases.
“Prepetition Accounts Payable” means the accounts payable attributable to the Assets, in each case in such amount as is outstanding as of the Petition Date to the extent remaining outstanding as of the Measurement Time.
“Proceeding” means any action, claim, demand, audit, hearing, complaint, investigation, litigation, or suit commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Properties” means the lands covered by the Surface Tracts and the Surface Leases.
“Property Agreements” means the Surface Leases and any other real property leases, licenses, subleases, rental or occupancy agreements, concessions and other agreements (written or oral) pursuant to which any Seller holds any of the Assets constituting interests in real property.
“Property Expenses” means all expenses, charges and capital expenses that are attributable to the ownership, maintenance and operation of Sellers’ interest in the Assets during the period in question (other than Taxes).
“Release” means releasing, disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping, pouring, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing, migrating and the like into or upon any land or water or air or otherwise entering into the environment.
“Replacement Letters of Credit” means any Existing Letter of Credit that is provided as security for, or performance assurance under, any Asset, excluding the letters of credit described under the heading “Letters of Credit” on Disclosure Schedule 3.14.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the officers, directors, employees, members, managers, partners, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants or other advisors, agents or representatives of such Person, when acting in such capacity on behalf of such Person.
“Sale Hearing” has the meaning set forth in the Bid Procedures Order.
“Sale Order” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, approving this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions hereof, and approving and authorizing Sellers to consummate the Transactions, with such changes, if any, as shall be reasonably acceptable in form and substance to Buyer and Sellers.
“Seller Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Section 3.15 and Section 3.16.
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the ownership, operation, financial condition or value of the Assets, considered as a whole, or (b) the ability of any Seller to perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents or consummate the Transactions; provided that any such material adverse effect that results from any of the following matters shall not be taken into account in determining whether a material adverse effect has occurred under clause (a) of this definition: (i) entering into this Agreement or the announcement of the Transactions; (ii) changes in financial or securities markets generally; (iii) changes in general economic or political conditions in the United States or worldwide; (iv) changes in conditions or developments generally applicable to the oil and gas industry in the area where the Assets are located, including, but not limited to, changes in the market price of oil, natural gas or other hydrocarbon products or changes in general market prices in the produced water disposal, gathering and/or transportation industry generally; (v) acts of God, including hurricanes, storms or other naturally occurring events; (vi) acts or failures to act of Governmental Authorities; (vii) matters disclosed on any Exhibit or Annex or in the Disclosure Schedule; (viii) actions taken or omissions made after the Execution Date as permitted under this Agreement or with the express written consent of Buyer; (ix) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus) or hostilities, terrorist activities or war or any similar disorder and, in each case, governmental actions related thereto; (x) matters that are cured or no longer exist by the earlier of Closing and the termination of this Agreement, including matters to
the extent a purchase price adjustment is provided for under this Agreement; (xi) any change in laws or in GAAP and any interpretations thereof from and after the Execution Date; (xii) Casualty or Condemnation Loss; (xiii) the commencement or pendency of the Bankruptcy Cases; (xiv) the departure of officers, managers or directors of Sellers after the Execution Date; (xv) any objections in the Bankruptcy Court to (A) this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (B) the reorganization of any Seller and any related plan of reorganization or disclosure statement, (C) the Bid Procedures or the sale motion or (D) the assumption or rejection of any Purchased Contract; and (xvi) any order of the Bankruptcy Court (except any such order that would preclude or prohibit Sellers from consummating the Transactions) or any actions or omissions of Sellers in compliance therewith.
“Sellers’ Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Keith L. Schilling, Adam Hurley and James F. Newman.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Straddle Period Payroll Obligations” means all payroll obligations (include applicable payroll taxes) to the Continuing Employees incurred in the ordinary course and related to any incomplete payroll period between (x) the end of the final full payroll period prior to the Closing and (y) the Closing Date.
“Successful Bidder” has the meaning set forth in the Bid Procedures Order.
“Tax” means any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever in the nature of a tax (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Authority (a “Taxing Authority”) responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign), and any liability for any of the foregoing by reason of a contract, assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of law or otherwise.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Tax.
“Third Party” means any Person other than a Party or its Affiliates.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Assignment and Bill of Sale, the Assumption Agreement, the Surface Deeds, the IP Assignment Agreement, any other agreement between or among Buyer and any Seller that expressly states that it constitutes a Transaction Document for purposes of this Agreement, and all other agreements, documents and instruments entered into by Buyer, on the one hand, and a Seller, on the other hand, as of or after the
Execution Date and at or prior to Closing in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (as each such document, agreement and instrument may be amended, supplemented or modified).
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the purchase and sale of Assets for the Purchase Price and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities in accordance with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Willful Breach” means, with respect to any Party, that such Party knowingly does one or more of the following: (a) such Party willfully and intentionally breaches in any material respect (by refusing to perform or taking an action prohibited) any material pre-Closing covenant, obligation or agreement applicable to such Party, or (b) such Party willfully and intentionally causes any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement to not be true and correct in all material respects after the Execution Date and prior to the Closing Date. For clarity, if a Party is obligated hereunder to use its commercially reasonable efforts to perform an action or to achieve a result, the material failure to use such commercially reasonable efforts would constitute a willful and intentional breach of this Agreement.
(b)Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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Term
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Section
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2020 Audited Financial Statements
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4.13(a)
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2021 Interim Financial Statements
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4.13(a)
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365 Schedule
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5.02(a)
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Accounting Firm
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7.06(c)
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Accrued PTO
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7.05(f)
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Acquired Accounts Receivable
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2.17
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Adjusted Purchase Price
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2.03(a)
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Aggregate Cap
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10.02(b)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Allocated Value
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2.03(b)
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Allocation
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7.06(c)
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Assets
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2.01
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Assignment and Bill of Sale
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2.05(c)(i)
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Assumed Prepetition Accounts Payable
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2.17
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Assumption Agreement
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2.05(c)(ii)
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Audit Fees
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2.06(f)
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Bankruptcy Cases
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Recitals
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Basic
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Preamble
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Basic LP
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Preamble
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Buyer
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Preamble
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Buyer Non-Party Group
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10.07
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C&J
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Preamble
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Cap
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10.02(b)
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Casualty or Condemnation Loss
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7.09(a)
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Chosen Courts
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11.06
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Closing
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2.05
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Closing Amount Excess
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2.07(a)
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Closing Amount Shortfall
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2.07(b)
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Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price
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2.04(d)(i)
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Closing Statement
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2.04(d)(i)
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Compensation Schedule
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7.05(b)
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Consent
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3.06
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Consent Notice
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2.12
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Continuing Employee
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7.05(b)
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Cure Costs
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5.02(a)
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Data
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2.01(f)
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Defect Statement
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2.16
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Desired 365 Contracts
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5.02(b)
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Employment Offer
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7.05(a)
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End Date
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9.01(b)
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Equitable Limitations
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3.03
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Escrow Funds
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2.09(a)
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Escrow Shortfall
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2.07(a)
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Excess Recovery Amount
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7.08
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Excluded Asset PSA
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5.03(e)
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Excluded Assets
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2.02
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Excluded Liabilities
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2.05(b)
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Execution Date
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Preamble
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Expense Reimbursement
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9.03(a)
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Final Settlement Statement
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2.06(a)
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Financial Statements
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4.13(a)
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Indemnification Claim
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10.03(a)
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Loss
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10.02(a)
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Losses
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10.02(a)
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KVS
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Preamble
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Material Contract
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3.05(a)
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Objection Notice
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2.06(c)
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Party
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Preamble
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Parties
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Preamble
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Post-Closing Consent Period
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2.12(c)
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Preferential Purchase Rights
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3.15
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Prorated Expense Items
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2.04(c)(ii)
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Purchase Price
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2.03(a)
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Purchased Contracts
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2.01(e)
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Referee
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2.06(d)
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Required Consent
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2.12(a)
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Schedule Update Notice
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7.07
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Seller
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Preamble
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Sellers
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Preamble
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Seller Employee
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3.12(a)
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Seller Indemnified Parties
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10.02(a)
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Seller Non-Party Group
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10.07
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Surface Deeds
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2.05(c)(iii)
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Surface Leases
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2.01(b)
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Surface Tracts
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2.01(a)
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Survival Date
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10.01(b)
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Taxing Authority
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Exhibit A – within “Tax”
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Trademarks
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Exhibit A – within “Intellectual Property”
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Transfer Taxes
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7.06(b)
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Transferred Intellectual Property
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3.09
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Vehicles
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2.01(g)
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Vehicle Finance Leases
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2.01(g)
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(c)References and Rules of Construction. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The headings and captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein and defined herein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a particular statute or law shall be deemed also to include any and all Applicable Law. The word “or” will have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The phrase “and/or” when used in a conjunctive phrase, shall mean any one or more of the Persons specified in or the
existence or occurrence of any one or more of the events, conditions or circumstances set forth in that phrase; provided, however, that when used to describe the obligation of one or more Persons to do any act, it shall mean that the obligation is the obligation of each of the Persons but that it may be satisfied by performance by any one or more of them. “Shall” and “will” have equal force and effect. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree or proportion to which a subject or other things extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” References to any date shall mean such date in Fort Worth, Texas and for purposes of calculating the time period in which any notice or action is to be given or undertaken hereunder, such period shall be deemed to begin at 12:01 a.m. on the applicable date in Fort Worth, Texas. If a date specified herein for giving any notice or taking any action is not a Business Day (or if the period during which any notice is required to be given or any action taken expires on a date which is not a Business Day), then the date for giving such notice or taking such action (and the expiration date of such period during which notice is required to be given or action taken) shall be the next day which is a Business Day. All references to immediately available funds or dollar amounts contained in this Agreement shall mean United States dollars. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE BOLD AND/OR CAPITALIZED LETTERS IN THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTE CONSPICUOUS LEGENDS.
Exhibit B
ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
[Omitted]
Exhibit C
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
[Omitted]
Exhibit D
SURFACE DEED
[Omitted]
Exhibit E
SELLER CERTIFICATES
[Omitted]
Exhibit F
SELLER FIRPTA CERTIFICATE
[Omitted]
Exhibit G
IP ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
[Omitted]
Exhibit H
BUYER CERTIFICATE
[Omitted]
Exhibit I
SALE ORDER
[Omitted]
CLOSING AGREEMENT
AND
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Closing Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into effective October 1, 2020 by and among Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), Basic Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Basic”), Basic Energy Services, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Basic LP”), C&J Well Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“C&J”), KVS Transportation, Inc., a California corporation (“KVS”), and Taylor Industries, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Taylor” and, together with Basic, Basic LP, C&J and KVS, each a “Seller” and, collectively, “Sellers”). Buyer and Sellers are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
A. Buyer and Sellers are parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 15, 2021 (as the same may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”).
B. The Parties desire to (i) amend the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 11.02 thereof and (ii) clarify and agree upon the matters set forth below for the purposes of the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Closing of the transaction contemplated under the Purchase Agreement, the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein and defined in the Purchase Agreement have the meanings provided in the Purchase Agreement.
2.Closing Statement. The Closing Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Closing Statement”). Based on the calculations in the Closing Statement the Closing Date Adjusted Purchase Price is $35,940,026.
3.Closing Payments. At the Closing, in satisfaction of Buyer’s obligations under Section 2.05(e) of the Purchase Agreement, Buyer shall pay to Sellers, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the account of Basic LP set forth on Exhibit B, the amount of $32,275,026.
4.Replacement Letters of Credit. Prior to the Closing, Buyer was unable to obtain bonds, letters of credit and guarantees adequate to secure the cancellation of the Replacement Letters of Credit. In satisfaction of Buyer’s obligations under Section 7.08 of the Purchase Agreement with respect to such Replacement Letters of Credit, Buyer shall pay to Sellers, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the account of Basic LP set forth on Exhibit C, the amount of $1,057,191, to be held in accordance with Section 7.08 of the Purchase Agreement.
5.Vehicle Titles. At Closing Sellers shall transfer to Buyer Sellers’ title to the Vehicles pursuant to the Assignment and Bill of Sale in satisfaction of Section 2.05(c) of the Purchase Agreement and, to the extent not delivered at Closing, Sellers shall deliver to Buyer within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date title certificates for the Vehicles executed for transfer by the applicable Seller.
6.Automotive Rentals. As of the Closing, Automotive Rentals, Inc. (“ARI”) has not provided the consent required to bifurcate and assign to Buyer that certain Lease and Fleet Management Services Agreement dated as of September 1, 2001 (the “ARI Agreement”). As a result, the ARI Agreement shall not be assumed and assigned to Buyer at the Closing and shall be an Excluded Asset; provided that, in the event ARI provides consent to bifurcate and assign to Buyer the ARI Agreement on terms satisfactory to the Parties within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date, Sellers shall assume and assign to Buyer the ARI Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement effective as of the Closing Date and it shall no longer be deemed an Excluded Asset. Otherwise Sellers may reject the ARI Agreement and in such event any Cure Costs provided by Buyer to Sellers on account of the ARI Agreement shall be credited back to Buyer in the Final Settlement Statement.
7.Amendment to the Purchase Agreement. Schedule 5.02(b) to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with Schedule 5.02(b) attached to this Agreement.
8.Binding Agreement; Miscellaneous. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall constitute a Transaction Document for purposes of the Purchase Agreement. The provisions of Section 11.02 (Amendments and Waivers), Section 11.04(a) (Successors and Assigns), Section 11.05 (Governing Law), Section 11.06 (Jurisdiction), Section 11.07 (Waiver of Jury Trial), Section 11.08 (Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries), Section 11.10 (Severability) and Section 11.14 (Preparation of Agreement) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. The Parties hereby agree that the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, to the extent amended by this Agreement, shall continue in full force and effect.
[Signature Pages Follow]
The Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above.
SELLERS:
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
By: /s/ Keith L. Shilling
Name: Keith L. Shilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Shilling
Name: Keith L. Shilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
C&J WELL SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Shilling
Name: Keith L. Shilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
KVS TRANSPORTATION, INC.
By: /s/ Keith L. Shilling
Name: Keith L. Shilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
TAYLOR INDUSTRIES, LLC
By: /s/ Keith L. Shilling
Name: Keith L. Shilling
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Closing Agreement]
BUYER:
RANGER ENERGY ACQUISITION, LLC
By:/s/ Brandon Blossman
Name: Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to Closing Agreement]
Exhibit A
Closing Statement
[Omitted]
Exhibit B
Closing Payment – Wire Instructions
[Omitted]
Exhibit C
Replacement Letters of Credit – Wire Instructions
[Omitted]
Schedule 5.02(b)
Desired 365 Contracts
[Omitted]
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION,
POWERS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS
OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF
RANGER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Ranger Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), that the following resolutions were duly adopted by its Board of Directors (the “Board”) on September 9, 2021:
WHEREAS, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) authorizes 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board to provide by resolution for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to fix from time to time before issuance the number of shares to be included in any such series and the designation, relative powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series; and
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an agreement with certain purchasers, dated as of September 10, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), to sell shares of a series of Preferred Stock that are convertible into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, a series of Preferred Stock with the designations, powers, preferences and rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as provided herein is hereby authorized and established as follows:
Section 1.Designation of Name and Amount. This series of Preferred Stock is designated the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock is 6,000,001.
Section 2.Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company:
(a)senior in preference and priority to all classes or series of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and each other class or series of equity security of the Company the terms of which do not expressly provide that it ranks senior in preference or priority to or on parity, without preference or priority, with the Series A Preferred
Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event (as defined below) (collectively with the Common Stock, the “Junior Securities”);
(b)on parity, without preference and priority, with each other class or series of equity security of the Company, the terms of which expressly provide that it will rank on parity, without preference or priority, with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event (collectively, the “Parity Securities”); and
(c)junior in preference and priority to each other class or series of equity security of the Company the terms of which expressly provide that it will rank senior in preference or priority to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event (collectively, the “Senior Securities”).
Section 3.Dividends. The Series A Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions from the Company except as provided in this Section 3. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to participate equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Common Stock in all dividends or other distributions on the shares of Common Stock as if immediately prior to each record date for the Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding were converted into shares of Common Stock. Dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to this Section 3 will be payable on the same date that such dividends are payable to holders of shares of Common Stock, and no dividends or other distributions will be payable to holders of shares of Common Stock unless dividends or such other distributions contemplated by this Section 3 are also paid at the same time in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 4.Mandatory Conversion.
(a)Effective as of the close of business on the Conversion Date, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically, without any action of the Company or the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, convert into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the aggregate Liquidation Preference divided by the Conversion Price then in effect (such quotient, the “Conversion Shares”).
(b)No holder may convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock other than pursuant to Section 4(a).
(c)The conversion of Series A Preferred Stock will be deemed to have been effected at the close of business on the Conversion Date. At such time: (i) each holder of Series A Preferred Stock immediately before the mandatory conversion will be deemed to have become the holder of record of the shares of Class A Common Stock represented thereby at such time; (ii) such shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted will no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and all rights of a holder with respect to such shares will immediately terminate except the right to receive the Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Section 4.
(d)In connection with the mandatory conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, no fractions of shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued, but in lieu thereof the
Company will pay an amount of cash in respect of such fractional interest, if any, equal to such fractional interest multiplied by the Liquidation Preference.
(e)If, at any time while the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Company shall subdivide (whether by way of stock dividend, stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced, and conversely, in case the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be combined (whether by way of stock combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased. The Conversion Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described in this Section 4(e).
(f)If, at any time while the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, the holders of Common Stock shall have received or become entitled to receive, without payment therefor, additional stock or other securities or property by way of spin-off, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement (other than shares of Common Stock issued as a stock split or adjustments in respect of which shall be covered by the terms of Section 4(e) above), then and in each such case, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted proportionately, and the holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall, upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of stock and other securities and property that such holder would hold on the date of such exercise had such holder been the holder of record of such Common Stock as of the date on which holders of Common Stock received or became entitled to receive such shares or all other additional stock and other securities and property. The Conversion Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described in this Section 4(f).
Section 5.NYSE Issuance Limitation. No holder of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive Conversion Shares or other shares of Common Stock issuable upon redemption, dividend payments, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designations, to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause the aggregate number of Conversion Shares and other shares of Common Stock issued upon redemption, dividend payments, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designations, to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock, to represent more than 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “NYSE Issuance Limitation”), unless the Company obtains the Stockholder Approval, in which case, the NYSE Issuance Limitation will no longer apply.
Section 6.Liquidation Preference.
(a)In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or Deemed Liquidation (each, a “Liquidation Event”), the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution, before any distribution of assets is made on the Common Stock or any other
Junior Stock, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Preference attributable to the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the product of (x) the amount per share that would have been payable upon such Liquidation Event to the holders of shares of Common Stock (assuming the conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock in Class A Common Stock), multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which each share of Series A Preferred Stock is then convertible.
(b)In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution upon any Liquidation Event, whether voluntary or involuntary, are insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled pursuant to this Section 6, no such distribution will be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such Liquidation Event unless proportionate distributable amounts are paid on account of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock are entitled upon such Liquidation Event, with the amount allocable to each series of such stock determined on a pro rata basis of the aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding shares of each series and accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to which each series is entitled.
(c)The Company shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation unless the definitive agreement regarding such transaction provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Company in accordance with Section 6 of this Certificate of Designation.
(d)The amount deemed paid or distributed to the holders of capital stock of the Company upon any Liquidation Event shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such holders by the Company or the acquiring person, firm or other entity; provided, that the value of any such non-cash property, rights or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e)After the payment to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock of the full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 6, the Series A Preferred Stock have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company.
Section 7.Voting Rights and Power. Except as set forth in Section 8 below or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series A Preferred Stock will vote as a separate class only on matters adversely affecting the Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock will not have any right to vote together with the Common Stock on any matters. In all cases where the holders of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to vote separately as a class as provided by Section 8 below or otherwise by the DGCL, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder.
Section 8.Protective Provisions. So long as shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Company shall not, without first obtaining the approval of the Requisite Majority of the Purchasers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement):
(a)alter, change, modify or amend (x) the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock in any way or (y) the terms of any other capital stock of the Company so as to affect adversely the Series A Preferred Stock;
(b)create, or authorize the creation of, any Senior Securities or Parity Securities to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend, redemption or distribution of assets upon Liquidation Event;
(c)increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
(d)issue any Parity Securities or Senior Securities; or
(e)issue any Series A Preferred Stock except pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
Section 9.Transfer Restrictions.
(a)The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws and may not be offered or sold except in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. The Series A Preferred Stock will have the benefit of registration rights under a Registration Rights Agreement entered into by the Company and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock on September 10, 2021.
(b)If shares of Series A Preferred Stock are delivered upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of shares of Series A Preferred Stock bearing the Restricted Stock Legend, or if a request is made to remove such Restricted Stock Legend on shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so issued will bear the Restricted Stock Legend and the Restricted Stock Legend may not be removed unless there is delivered to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel, as may be reasonably required by the Company, that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(c)The Company will refuse to register any transfer of Series A Preferred Stock that is not made in accordance with the provisions of the Restricted Stock Legend, provided that the provisions of this Section 9(c) will not be applicable to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that do not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.
Section 10.Certain Definitions.
The following terms have the respective meanings below:
“Board” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph.
“Certificate of Designation” means this certificate of the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.
“Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph.
“Class A Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.
“Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.
“Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph.
“Conversion Date” means the later of the dates on which (a) the Stockholder Approval is obtained and (b) the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
“Conversion Price” means the original issue price of $7.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events on the Series A Preferred Stock.
“Conversion Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4(a).
“Deemed Liquidation” shall mean (a) a merger or consolidation in which (i) the Company is a constituent party or (ii) a subsidiary of the Company is a constituent party and the Company issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, except any such merger or consolidation involving the Company or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation; or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; (b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Company if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; or (c) an acquisition, sale or other similar transaction or series of transactions which results in a person, or a group of related persons, directly or indirectly holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power or economic interest in, or otherwise control, of the Company.
“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.
“Junior Securities” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(a).
“Liquidation Event” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6(a).
“Liquidation Preference” means the original issue price of $7.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to any and all accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, per
share, in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events on the Series A Preferred Stock.
“NYSE Issuance Limitation” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.
“Parity Securities” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(b).
“Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.
“Restricted Stock Legend” means a legend to the following effect:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, IN FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.”
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Senior Securities” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2(c).
“Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means the registration statement filed under the Securities Act with respect to the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock received upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
“Stockholder Approval” means stockholder approval of the proposal to issue Class A Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock for purposes of Rule 312.03 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed this 30th day September 2021.
By: /s/ Brandon Blossman
Name: Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to Series A Certificate of Designation]
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 10, 2021, by and between Ranger Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal offices at 10350 Richmond, Suite 550, Houston, Texas 77042 (the “Company”), and the purchasers whose names and addresses are set forth on the signature pages hereof (individually referred to as a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to create a new series of Preferred Stock, designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), having the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Certificate of Designations”) by filing such Certificate of Designations with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company proposes to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase and acquire from the Company, the Preferred Shares;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Registration Rights Agreement”) which, among other things, provides for the preparation of and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (the “Conversion Shares”) following the Closing (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC (“Buyer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has submitted a binding bid to acquire certain assets of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Target”) and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Basic Sellers”) in connection with an auction conducted pursuant to Section 363 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an Asset Purchase Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Acquisition Agreement”), to be entered into by and among Buyer and Basic Sellers, which Acquisition Agreement provides for, among other things, the acquisition by Buyer of the Assets (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) simultaneously with the Closing (the “Acquisition”); and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and certain stockholders of the Company have entered into a Voting Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Voting Agreement”) which, among other things, provides for certain limitations on transfer of the capital stock of the Company held by such stockholders and the agreement by such stockholders to vote their capital stock of the Company to adopt and approve the Stockholder Approval (as defined herein).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:
ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale. At the Closing (as defined in Section 2.1), the Company will sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers will buy from the Company, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, up to the number of Preferred Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A hereto. The final total number of Preferred Shares that the Purchasers will purchase at the Closing (the “Final Number of Preferred Shares”) and the allocation of the Final Number of Preferred Shares between the Purchasers will be set forth on the Allocation Schedule (as defined below) delivered to the Purchasers no later than 2 business days following the determination by the Bankruptcy Court (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) of the successful bidder for the Assets; provided that the final number of Preferred Shares that T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. will purchase at the Closing shall be equal to (i) one-third (1/3) of the Final Number of Preferred Shares, or (ii) 2,285,714, whichever is lesser. The purchase price for each Preferred Share shall be $7.00 and the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchasers for the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement is referred to as the “Purchase Price”. The purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Section 1.1 is referred to as the “Purchase”.
ARTICLE II CLOSING
Section 2.1 Closing. On the terms of this Agreement, the closing of the Purchase (the “Closing”) shall occur on such date on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VI of this Agreement have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time) at the offices of Winston & Strawn LLP, 2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201, or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed between the Company and the Purchasers (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”).
Section 2.2 Delivery of the Preferred Shares. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (or to its designated representative) the Preferred Shares in book entry form registered in the name of each Purchaser, or in such nominee name(s) as designated in writing and delivered to the Company prior to the Closing, representing the number of Preferred Shares set forth in Section 1.1 and bearing the legend specified in Section 4.11 referring to the fact that the Preferred Shares were sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) thereunder.
Section 2.3 Payment for the Preferred Shares. At the Closing, each Purchaser shall pay the purchase price for the number of Preferred Shares set forth in Section 1.1 to the Company by
wire transfer in immediately available U.S. federal funds to the account designated by the Company.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as otherwise described in (i) any report, schedule, form, statement or other document (including exhibits) filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company (the “SEC Documents”), or (ii) the confidential disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the Purchasers prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Disclosure Schedules”) (provided, that disclosure in any subparagraph of such Disclosure Schedules shall apply to any section or subparagraph hereof to the extent it is reasonably apparent on its face that such disclosure would apply to, and fulfill the disclosure requirement of, such section or subparagraph of this Agreement), each which qualify the following representations and warranties in their entirety, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, effective as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (unless otherwise stated), as follows:
Section 3.1 Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as now conducted, and the Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except, in the case of such license or qualification, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (i) result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby, or (ii) materially and adversely affect the conditions (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 3.2) taken as a whole (collectively, “Material Adverse Effect”).
Section 3.2 Subsidiaries. Each subsidiary of the Company listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 10-K”) and Buyer (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated, organized or formed, as applicable, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization, or formation, as applicable, with power and authority (corporate, limited liability company or other power, as applicable) to own its properties and conduct its business as now conducted, and each Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except, in the case of such license or qualification, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent applicable); and the equity interests of each Subsidiary are owned by the Company, directly or through Subsidiaries, free from liens, encumbrances and defects.
Section 3.3 Authorized Capital Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 100,000,000 shares of Class B common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which a number of shares of the Preferred Stock that is equal to the Final Number of Preferred Shares will be designated as Preferred Shares of the Closing. The issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of the close of business on September 8, 2021 (the “Capitalization Date”) is set forth on Schedule 3.3. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and were not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Preferred Shares will be as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. The Conversion Shares have been duly and validly reserved for issuance. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, as of the Capitalization Date, the Company does not have outstanding any options to purchase, or any right of first refusal or preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, any securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell, shares of its capital stock, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except for customary adjustments as a result of stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or other similar events, there are no anti- dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement will not give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal, co- sale rights or any other similar rights on behalf of any person or result in the triggering of any anti- dilution or other similar rights.
Section 3.4 Issuance, Sale and Delivery of Shares. When issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, the Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of all liens, charges or encumbrances. Except for the Purchasers, no stockholder of the Company has any right (which has not been waived or has not expired by reason of lapse of time) following notification of the Company’s intent to file the Registration Statement, to require the Company to register the sale of any shares owned by such stockholder under the Securities Act in the Registration Statement. Subject to the NYSE Issuance Limitation and the Stockholder Approval (each defined in Section 4.13), no further approval or authority of the stockholders or the Board of Directors of the Company will be required for the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares to be sold by the Company as contemplated herein or for the issuance of the Conversion Shares as contemplated by the Preferred Shares.
Section 3.5 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance. The Company has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The making and performance of the Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (a) result in the creation of any liens, charges or encumbrances upon any assets of the Company pursuant to the terms or provisions of, or (b) result in a breach or violation of, or constitute, either by itself or upon notice or the passage of
time or both, a default under (i) any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, franchise, license, indenture, permit or other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or its properties, or any Subsidiary or such Subsidiary’s properties, may be bound or
affected and in each case which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company, or (iii) any statute or any authorization, judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or any regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the filing of a Form D with the SEC, the filing of the Registration Statement and compliance with the applicable federal and state securities laws with respect to post-Closing obligations. Upon its execution and delivery, and assuming the valid execution thereof by the respective Purchasers, this will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 3.6 Other Offerings. The Company has not sold, issued or distributed any security, under circumstances that would cause the offering of Preferred Shares contemplated by this Agreement to be (i) integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or (ii) aggregated with prior offerings by the Company for the purposes of the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Section 3.7 Listing. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on the NYSE. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
Section 3.8 Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the sale of the Preferred Shares, except (i) such as have been, or prior to the Closing Date will have been, obtained or made, including filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) where the failure of the Company to obtain or make any such consent, approval, authorization, order, filing or registration would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) such as may be required under state securities law following the Closing, which will be obtained or made by the Company after the Closing within the required time frame in accordance with the applicable state securities law.
Section 3.9 Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all material real properties and all other properties and assets owned by them,
in each case free from liens, charges, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the current use made by them and the Company and its Subsidiaries hold any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no terms or provisions that would materially interfere with the current use made by them.
Section 3.10 Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. None of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter, certificate of formation, operating agreement or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11 Contracts. All agreements that were required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents under Item 601 of Regulation S-K (collectively, the “Material Agreements”) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary are subject, have been filed as exhibits to one or more of the SEC Documents. All Material Agreements, other than those agreements that are substantially performed or expired by their terms, are valid and enforceable against the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal securities laws or public policy underlying such laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of or default under any of the Material Agreements, and to the Company’s knowledge (which, as used herein, in each instance shall mean the actual knowledge of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer after due inquiry), no other party to a Material Agreement is in breach of or default under such Material Agreement, except in each case, for such breaches or defaults as would not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a notice of termination nor is the Company otherwise aware of any threats to terminate any of the Material Agreements.
Section 3.12 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, none of the officers or directors of the Company or the stockholders of the Company who are affiliates (as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company (“Affiliated Stockholders”), nor any of their affiliates, is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director, Affiliated Stockholder or any of their affiliates or, to the Company’s knowledge, any entity in which any
officer, director, Affiliated Stockholder or such affiliate has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
Section 3.13 Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess, and are in compliance with the terms of, all certificates, authorizations, franchises,
licenses, permits, approvals, consents, orders, certifications, accreditations and other authorizations (collectively, “Licenses”), issued by the appropriate federal, state or local agencies or bodies necessary or material to the conduct of the business now conducted, except where the failure to have obtained the same would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and have not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Licenses that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.14 Absence of Labor Dispute; Employee Relations. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company believes that its relations with its employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) of the Company has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the employ of the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, no executive officer of the Company, as a consequence of his or her employment by the Company is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any agreement, covenant or contract (including any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non- competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant with any previous employer), and the continued employment of each such executive officer by the Company will not subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.15 Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess the right to use or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and other rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other intellectual property (collectively, “intellectual property rights”) necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property rights that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16 Environmental Laws.
(a)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is or has been in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree, decision, ordinance, code or other legally binding requirement (including common law) relating to the pollution, protection or restoration of the environment,
wildlife or natural resources; occupational health and workplace safety; or the generation, use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, discharge, disposal or release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substance (as defined below) (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) is conducting or funding, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, monitoring or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law, including to address any actual or suspected Hazardous Substance, (iii) has received notice of, or is
subject to any action, suit, claim or proceeding alleging, any actual or potential liability under, or violation of, any Environmental Law, including with respect to any Hazardous Substance, (iv) is party to any order, decree or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Environmental Law, or (v) is or has been in violation of, or has failed to obtain and maintain, any permit, license, authorization, identification number or other approval required under any Environmental Law, except in the case of each of clauses (i)- (v), for such matters as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any violation of or liability under any Environmental Law, including with respect to any Hazardous Substance, except for such matters as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is subject to any pending proceeding pursuant to any Environmental Law in which any foreign, federal, state or local governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will not be imposed, nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries know of any such proceeding that is contemplated,
(ii) is aware of any material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its Subsidiaries resulting from compliance with any Environmental Law, or (iii) anticipates any material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Law.
For purposes of this subsection, “Hazardous Substance” means (A) any pollutant, contaminant, petroleum or petroleum product, by-product or breakdown product, radioactive material, asbestos, asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyl, per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, or toxic mold, and (B) any other toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous chemical, material, waste or substance.
Section 3.17 Absence of Manipulation. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Preferred Shares or the Conversion Shares.
Section 3.18 Internal Controls and Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company, its Subsidiaries and the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) are in compliance with all applicable requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and all applicable rules of the NYSE. The Company maintains a system of internal controls, including, but not limited to,
disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls over accounting matters and financial reporting, an internal audit function and legal and regulatory compliance controls (collectively, “Internal Controls”) that comply with applicable securities laws and are sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets
at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Internal Controls are overseen by the Audit Committee of the Board in accordance with the rules of the NYSE. The Company has not publicly disclosed or reported to the Audit Committee or its Board
(x) a significant deficiency, material weakness, change in Internal Controls or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in Internal Controls, (y) any violation of, or failure to comply with, applicable securities laws, or (z) any matter which, if determined adversely, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.19 Litigation. There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) against or affecting the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and no such actions, suits or proceedings (including any inquiries or investigations by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign) are threatened or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated.
Section 3.20 Accountants. BDO USA, LLP, whose report on the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes thereto, of the Company was included in the 2020 10-K, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 3.21 No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since July 30, 2020 (i) there has been no, nor would there reasonably be expected to be, individual or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock, (iii) there has been no material adverse change in the capital stock, short-term indebtedness, long-term indebtedness, net current assets or net assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iv) there has been no obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company taken as a whole, incurred by the Company, except obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and (v) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority.
Section 3.22 Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been advised, and has no reason to believe, that it is not conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, including, without limitation, all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations; except where failure to be so in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.23 Investment Company Act. The Company is not an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 3.24 Taxes. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement and have paid all taxes required to be paid (except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by GAAP have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no
tax deficiency has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.25 Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers with appropriately rated claims paying abilities against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are adequate and customary for the businesses in which they are engaged. All policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects, and there are no claims by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any material insurance coverage sought or applied for; neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.26 SEC Documents. The Company has filed all statements, reports, information or forms required to be filed by it with the SEC since August 10, 2017, pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents, taken as a whole, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 3.27 No General Solicitation; Offering Materials. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act), nor any person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Preferred Shares. The Company has not in the past nor will it hereafter take any action to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy any securities of the Company which would bring the offer, issuance or sale of the Preferred Shares, as contemplated by this Agreement, within the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act, unless such offer, issuance or sale was or shall be within the exemptions of Section 4 of the Securities Act.
Section 3.28 Private Placement. No registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Preferred Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the NYSE.
Section 3.29 Brokers and Finders. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than as listed on Schedule 3.29, that would give rise to any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Purchasers or the Company for any brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other similar compensation, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.30 No Materially More Favorable Terms. The Company has not entered into any definitive transaction document, side letter, undertaking letter, or other similar agreement or instrument with any Purchaser or any other purchaser of Preferred Shares in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby with terms and conditions that are materially more favorable than the terms and conditions provided to the Purchasers under this Agreement.
Section 3.31 Anti-Corruption. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, affiliate, agent or representative of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company, has (A) taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to unlawfully influence official action or secure an unlawful or improper advantage; (B) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity,
(C) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds, (D) violated or is in violation of applicable anti-corporation laws and anti-bribery laws in any country in which it does business, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or (E) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section 3.32 Application of Takeover Protection. Assuming the accuracy of, and compliance with, the Purchaser’s representations, warranties and covenants herein, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not impose any restriction on any Purchaser, or create in any party (including any current stockholder of the Company) any rights, under any share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement), or other similar anti-takeover
provisions under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of its state of incorporation.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS
Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and no other Purchaser, represents and warrants to the Company, effective as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, as follows:
Section 4.1 Good Standing of the Purchaser. Such Purchaser has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, with power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.
Section 4.2 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance. Such Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Purchaser. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the filing of a Form D with the SEC, the filing of the Registration Statement and compliance with the applicable federal and state securities laws with respect to post-Closing obligations. Upon its execution and delivery, and assuming the valid execution thereof by the Company, this will constitute the valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 4.3 Absence of Defaults and Conflicts Resulting from Transaction. None of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the charter, certificate of formation, operating agreement or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of such Purchaser, (ii) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser is bound, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Purchaser’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect”).
Section 4.4 Absence of Further Requirements. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) is required to be obtained or made by such Purchaser for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the purchase of the Preferred Shares, except (i) such as have been, or prior to the Closing Date will have been, obtained or made, including the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of the State of Delaware,
(ii)where the failure of such Purchaser to obtain or make any such consent, approval, authorization, order, filing or registration would not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect and (iii) such as may be required under state securities laws.
Section 4.5 Sophisticated Investor. Such Purchaser is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to make, decisions with respect to investments in securities representing an investment decision like that involved in the purchase of the securities, including investments in securities issued by the Company.
Section 4.6 Accredited Investor. Such Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 4.7 Investment Purpose. Such Purchaser is acquiring the number of Preferred Shares set forth in Section 1.1 in the ordinary course of its business and for its own account for
investment (as defined for purposes of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 and the regulations thereunder) only and with no present intention of distributing any of such Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares or any arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.
Section 4.8 No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented to such Purchaser in connection with the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of Preferred Shares.
Section 4.9 Due Diligence Information. In connection with the due diligence investigation of the Company by the Purchasers, the Purchasers and their respective representatives have received from the Company and its representatives certain estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information, as well as certain business plan information containing such information, regarding the Company, the Target and their respective subsidiaries and their respective businesses and operations. Such Purchaser hereby acknowledges that there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make such estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking statements, as well as in such business plans, with which such Purchaser is familiar, that the Purchaser is making its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information, as well as such business plans, so furnished to such Purchaser (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates, projections, forecasts, forward-looking information or business plans), and that except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in Article III of this Agreement and in any certificate or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement, such Purchaser will have no claim against the Company, the Target and any of their respective subsidiaries, or any of their respective representatives, with respect thereto, except with respect to fraud.
Section 4.10 No Obligation to Register Securities. Such Purchaser understands that except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the resale of the Preferred Shares or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder and that the Registration Statement will only register for resale the Conversion Shares and not the Preferred Shares.
Section 4.11 Restrictive Legend. The Purchasers understand that, until such time as the Registration Statement has been declared effective (with respect to the Conversion Shares) or the Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the certificates or other instruments representing the Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares, and all certificates or other instruments issued in exchange therefore or in substitution thereof, shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop- transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for the Conversion Shares):
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE, IN FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.”
Section 4.12 NYSE Issuance Limitation. Such Purchaser acknowledges that no holder of Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive Conversion Shares or other shares of Common Stock issuable upon redemption, dividend payments, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designations, to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause the aggregate number of Conversion Shares and other shares of Common Stock issued upon redemption, dividend payments, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designations, to all Purchasers, to represent more than 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date (the “NYSE Issuance Limitation”), unless the Company obtains the requisite stockholder approval under Section 312.03 of the NYSE’s Listed Company Manual (the “Stockholder Approval”), in which case, the NYSE Issuance Limitation would no longer apply to the Purchasers.
ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 5.1 Confidentiality; Public Disclosure.
(a)Each party shall keep confidential any non-public material or information with respect to the business operations, financial conditions, and other aspects of the other parties which it is aware of, or have access to, in signing or performing this Agreement (including written or non-written information, the “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information shall not include any information that is (i) previously known on a non-confidential basis by the receiving party, (ii) in the public domain through no fault of such receiving party, its affiliates or its or its affiliates’ officers, directors or employees,
(iii)received from a party other than the Company or the Company’s representatives or agents, so long as such party was not, to the knowledge of the receiving party, subject to a duty of confidentiality to the Company or (iv) developed independently by the receiving party without reference to confidential information of the disclosing party. No party shall disclose such Confidential Information to any third party. Any party may use the Confidential Information only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary for performing this Agreement; and shall not use such Confidential Information for any other purposes. The parties hereby agree, for the purpose of this Section 5.1, that the existence and terms and conditions of this Agreement and exhibits hereof shall be deemed as Confidential Information.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Section 5.1, if any party believes in good faith that any announcement or notice must be prepared or published pursuant to applicable Laws (including any rules or regulations of any securities exchange or valid legal process) or information is otherwise required to be disclosed to
any governmental authority (including any filings made with, or any information furnished to,
the SEC) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, such party may, in accordance with its understanding of the applicable Laws, make the required disclosure in the manner it deems in compliance with the requirements of applicable Laws; provided that the parties, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, will consult with each other before issuance, and provide each other the opportunity to review, comment upon and concur with, and use all reasonable efforts to agree on any press release, public statement, or disclosure in the filings made with, or any information furnished to, the SEC, with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and will not (to the extent practicable) issue any such press release or make any such public statement or filings, or furnish such information, prior to such consultation and agreement, except (i) as may be required by Law or any listing agreement with or requirement of the NYSE or any other applicable securities exchange, provided that the disclosing party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law or any listing agreement with or requirement of the NYSE or any other applicable securities exchange and if reasonably practicable, inform the other party about the disclosure to be made pursuant to such requirements prior to the disclosure and provide the other party the opportunity to review such disclosure or (ii) for public disclosures made by the Company with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby that do not use or refer to the name, trademark or logo of any Purchaser or its affiliates.
(c)Each party may disclose the Confidential Information only to its affiliates and its and its affiliates’ officers, directors, managers, partners, employees, agents, legal advisors and representatives on a need-to-know basis in the performance of this Agreement; provided that, such party shall ensure such Persons strictly abide by the confidentiality obligations hereunder or substantially equivalent terms.
(d)The confidentiality obligations of each party hereunder shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Each party shall continue to abide by the confidentiality clause hereof and perform the obligation of confidentiality it undertakes until the other party approves release of that obligation or until a breach of the confidentiality clause hereof will no longer result in any prejudice to the other party.
Section 5.2 NYSE Listing of Shares. To the extent the Company has not done so prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Conversion Shares to be approved for listing on NYSE promptly after the date of this Agreement and in any event to be completed (subject to official notice of issuance) prior to the Closing.
Section 5.3 Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares to (i) pay the purchase price in connection with the Acquisition and (ii) to pay the fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.4 Transfer Restrictions. Such Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise
acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Preferred Shares except in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 5.5 Absence of Manipulation. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Purchased Shares.
Section 5.6 Stockholder Consent. The Company agrees to, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing, but in any event within 60 days after Closing, at the Company’s option, (i) in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, take all action necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval, which includes the unanimous recommendation of the Board for the Company’s stockholders to vote for the Stockholder Approval, subject to the fiduciary obligations under applicable law of the Board (as determined in good faith by the Board after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel) or (ii) deliver to each Purchaser a written consent of the stockholders of the Company representing the Stockholder Approval. The Purchasers agree to furnish to the Company all information concerning such Purchaser as the Company may reasonably request in connection with any such stockholder meeting.
Section 5.7 Voting Agreement. The Company agrees not to amend, waive or terminate the Voting Agreement until the Expiration Date (as defined in the Voting Agreement) without the approval of a Requisite Majority of the Purchasers.
Section 5.8 Redemption of Class B Common Stock. In connection with the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company shall, prior to the Closing, cause any and all issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock to be redeemed in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock Redemption”), upon the completion of which the Company shall have no shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
Section 5.9 Termination of Tax Receivable Agreement. In connection with the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following completion of the Class B Common Stock Redemption but in any event at or prior to the Closing, terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2017, by and among the Company, certain other persons named therein, and CSL Capital Management, LLC, as agent (the “TRA Termination”) pursuant to a termination and settlement agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and holders of the Class B Common Stock prior to the Closing, without liability or obligations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than the obligation of the Company to issue up to 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Section 5.10 Acquisition Agreement. The Company shall not, and shall cause Buyer not to, prior to the Closing, amend, modify, supplement, waive, or agree to amend, modify, supplement or waive, any provision of the Acquisition Agreement in any manner that is material to the rights of the Purchasers without the prior written consent of the Purchasers entitled to purchase a majority-in-interest of the Preferred Shares (including T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.) (the “Requisite Majority of the Purchasers”).
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 6.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Purchasers. The respective obligations of each of the Company and the Purchasers to effect the Closing will be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a)no temporary or permanent judgment shall have been enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any governmental authority nor shall any proceeding brought by a governmental authority seeking any of the foregoing be instituted or pending, or any applicable law shall be in effect enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Acquisition or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b)no stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Preferred Shares in any jurisdiction shall have been issued and no lawsuit, action or other legal proceeding for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened;
(c)the Registration Rights Agreement and the Voting Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; and
(d)the Acquisition shall be consummated on or substantially simultaneously with the Purchase.
Section 6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Closing shall be further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following condition:
(a)the representations and warranties of each Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date);
(b)each Purchaser shall have complied with or performed in all material respects its obligations required to be complied with or performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing; and
(c)the Company shall have received a certificate, signed on behalf of each Purchaser, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b) have been satisfied.
Section 6.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the Purchasers. The obligations of the Purchasers to effect the Closing shall be further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a)(i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, the first, second and last sentences of 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.10, and 3.29 shall be
true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date); and (ii) all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to any limitation indicated by the words “Material Adverse Effect,” “material,” “materially” or similar qualifications) as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)the Company shall have complied with or performed in all material respects its obligations required to be complied with or performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(c)since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect;
(d)the Purchasers shall have received a certificate, signed on behalf of the Company, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a), 6.3(b) and 6.3(c), to the Company’s knowledge, have been satisfied;
(e)no later than two business days following the determination by the Bankruptcy Court of the successful bidder for the Assets, the Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) setting forth the Final Number of Preferred Shares to be purchased by the Purchasers, and the number of Preferred Shares to be purchased and the portion of the Purchase Price to be paid by each Purchaser at the Closing;
(f)the Company shall have duly adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Designations and such Certificate of Designations shall be in full force and effect;
(g)the Conversion Shares shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; and
(h)the Class B Common Stock Redemption and the TRA Termination shall have been completed.
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION; SURVIVAL
Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a)by the mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchasers;
(b)by either the Company or the Purchasers upon written notice to the other,
(i)Buyer is not selected as the successful bidder or the back-up bidder for the Assets;
(ii)Buyer is selected as the back-up bidder but subsequently its obligations as the back-up bidder terminate without the Buyer becoming the successful bidder;
(iii)a governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, injunction or judgment or law that permanently restrains, prohibits, enjoins or declares illegal the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such order, injunction or judgment becomes final and non-appealable;
(iv)following the execution of the Acquisition Agreement by the parties thereto,
(a)such Acquisition Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) any provision of such Acquisition Agreement has been amended, modified, supplemented or waived in a manner that is material to the Purchasers without prior written consent of the Requisite Majority of the Purchasers; provided, that it is agreed that any amendment, modification, supplement to or waiver of any provision of the Acquisition Agreement that has the effect of extending the End Date (as defined in the Acquisition
Agreement) is material to the Purchasers; or (iii) the End Date has been extended by mutual written agreement of Buyer and Sellers in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement without prior written consent of the Requisite Majority of Purchasers;
(v)a ruling, judgment or other decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”), that has an adverse impact on the Company, the Buyer, the Purchasers or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement;
(vi)the Closing should not have occurred on or prior to the date that is five business days after the End Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and as may be extended in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b)(iv) shall not be available to any party if the breach by such party of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of or primarily resulted in the events specified in this Section 7.1(b)(iv);
(vii)the Company, Buyer, Target or Basic Sellers or any of their respective representatives or affiliates asserts a claim in any litigation or other legal proceeding
on any theory of liability whatsoever (whether at law or in
equity, whether sounding in contract, tort, statute or otherwise), against the Purchasers or any of their respective past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or representative (the “Non-Party Affiliates”) under or in connection with this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, or the transactions described herein and therein, other than the Company seeking specific performance of the Company’s right to cause the Purchasers to fund their Purchase Price in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c)by the Company upon written notice to the Purchasers, if any condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 that has not been waived by the Company shall have become incapable of being satisfied by the End Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to the Company if a breach by the Company of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of or primarily resulted in the events specified in this Section 7.1(c); or
(d)by the Purchasers upon written notice to the Company, if any condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 that has not been waived by the Purchasers shall have become incapable of being satisfied by the End Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(d) shall not be available to the Purchasers if a breach by any Purchaser of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or the failure of any Purchaser to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of or primarily resulted in the events specified in this Section 7.1(d).
Section 7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void (other than this Section 7.2 and Article VIII, all of which shall survive termination of this Agreement), and there shall be no liability on the part of the Purchasers or the Company or their respective directors, officers and affiliates in connection with this Agreement, except that no such termination shall relieve any party from liability for damages to another party resulting from a willful and material breach of this Agreement prior to the date of termination or from fraud; provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, except in the case of fraud, neither the Purchasers on the one hand, nor the Company on the other hand, shall have any such liability in excess of the Purchase Price.
Section 7.3 Survival. All of the covenants or other agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive until fully performed or fulfilled, unless and to the extent that non- compliance with such covenants or agreements is waived in writing by the party entitled to such performance. The representations and warranties made herein shall survive for twelve (12) months following the Closing Date and shall then expire; provided, that nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any inaccuracy or breach of such representation or warranty to the extent that any good faith allegation of such inaccuracy or breach is made in writing prior to
such expiration by a person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, claims may be made with respect to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant until the applicable survival period therefor as described above expires.
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Amendments; Waivers. Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any and all respects only by written agreement of the Company and the Requisite Majority of the Purchasers.
Section 8.2 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Requisite Majority of the Purchasers, on the other hand, provided, however, that any Purchaser may assign any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder to an affiliate of such Purchaser or to any managed accounts or fund entities for which such Purchaser exercises investment discretion without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, further, that that no such assignment shall relieve such Purchaser of its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.
Section 8.3 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, including Disclosure Schedules, together with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties and their affiliates, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No provision of this Agreement shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 8.4 Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Purchasers, will be emailed, mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to the address set forth such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages hereto, or if sent to the Company, will be emailed, mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it Ranger Energy Services, Inc., 10350 Richmond, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77042, Attention: Brandon Blossman, Email: brandon.blossman@rangerenergy.com.
Section 8.5 Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective personal representatives and successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
Section 8.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
Section 8.7 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of laws that would make the laws of another state applicable. The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Letter shall be brought in the federal courts located in
Harris County, Texas. Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.
Section 8.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 8.9 Severability. If any term, condition or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term, condition or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 8.10 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred; provided that, if (i) this Agreement is terminated by the Purchasers in accordance with Section 7.1(d), and (ii) a breach by the Company of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or the failure of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of or primarily resulted in the events specified in Section 7.1(d), the Company shall reimburse the Purchasers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8.11 No Recourse. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or otherwise, each party hereto agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of its subsidiaries and affiliates that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action, suit or claim for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the parties to this Agreement, and no Non-Party Affiliates of any Purchaser, whether by piercing of the corporate or otherwise, shall have any liability relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contract, the sole remedy available to the Company under this Agreement is to seek specific performance of each Purchaser’s obligation to fund the Purchase Price hereunder. The Company on its own behalf and on behalf of its subsidiaries and affiliates hereby irrevocably waive any claims against each Purchaser and its affiliates and Non-Party Affiliates for any direct, indirect, actual special, incidental, consequential, punitive or other
damages and any other legal remedies arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 8.12 Interpretation and Rules of Construction. In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires:
(a)when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference is to an Article or Section of this Agreement;
(b)the headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
(c)(a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(d)the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
(e)all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein;
(f)the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;
(g)references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns; and
(h)the use of the term “or” is not intended to be exclusive.
[Signature Page Immediately Follows]
IN WITNESS WI IEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
RANGER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ J. Brandon Blossman
Name: J. Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
PURCHASERS:
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
By: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Investment Adviser
By: /s/ Andrew Baek ________
Name: Andrew Baek
Title: Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel Address for notice:
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attn.: Andrew Baek, Vice President Phone:
Email:
PURCHASERS:
DIALECTIC GERONIMO SPV LLC
By: DIALECTIC GERONIMO MANAGER LLC
Its: Manager
By: /s/ John Fichthorn
Name: John Fichthorn
Title: Manager
Address for notice: 119 Rowayton Ave., 2nd Floor
Norwalk, CT 06853
PURCHASERS:
WDE PWS AGGREGATE, LLC
By: /s/ James K. Meneely III
Name: James K. Meneely III
Title: Authorized Person
WDE PWS Aggregate, LLC
c/o White Deer Management LLC 700 Louisiana, Suite 4770
Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Varun Babbili
Email:
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Locke Lord LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 2800
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Joe Perillo
Email:
PURCHASERS:
ENCOMPASS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
By: /s/ Larry Kassman
Name: Larry Kassman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Address for notice: 200 Park Ave, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10166
PURCHASERS:
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT FUNDS – FRANKLIN NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
BY: FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ Michael McCarthy
Name: Michael McCarthy
Title: EVP
Address for notice:
One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403 Email:
PURCHASERS:
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES – FRANKLIN NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
BY: FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ Michael McCarthy
Name: Michael McCarthy
Title: EVP
Address for notice:
One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403 Email:
SCHEDULE A
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Purchaser
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Maximum Number of Preferred Shares
to be Purchased
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T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
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2,285,714
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Dialectic Geronimo SPV LLC
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3,157,143
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WDE PWS Aggregate, LLC
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2,857,143
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Encompass Capital Advisors LLC
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1,428,571
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Franklin Templeton Investment Funds –
Franklin Natural Resources Fund
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257,143
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Franklin Strategic Series – Franklin Natural Resources Fund
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171,429
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Total
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Final Number of Preferred Shares
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EXHIBIT A
Certificate of Designations
[Omitted]
EXHIBIT B
Form of Acquisition Agreement
[Omitted]
EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 10, 2021, by and among Ranger Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the other parties listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Preferred Holders” and, together with the Company, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) which, among other things, provides for (i) the creation of a new series of preferred stock of the Company, designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), (ii) the issuance and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock to the Preferred Holders, and
(iii) the potential conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with, and in consideration of, the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Preferred Holders have requested, and the Company has agreed to provide, registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated: “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Affiliate of any Holder shall include, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer, director or trustee of such Holder, or registered investment company now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners, managing members or investment advisers of, or shares the same management company or investment adviser with, such Holder; For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company and the Initial Holders shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of Texas or the State of New York are authorized or required to be closed by law or governmental action.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or Exchange Act.
“Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals. “Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement. “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Effective Date” means the time and date that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective.
“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Expiration Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the date and time the Purchase Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 thereof, or (ii) the date and time when such Holder no longer holds Registrable Securities.
“Holder” means (i) each Preferred Holder unless and until such Preferred Holder ceases to hold any Registrable Securities and (ii) any holder of Registrable Securities to whom registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 7.5 hereof; provided that any Person referenced in clause (ii) shall be a Holder only if such Person agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement.
“Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1. “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, estate, trust, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Holders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Proceeding” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, to be threatened.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Registrable Securities” means the Shares; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall not include: (i) any Shares that have been registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or otherwise transferred to a Person that is not entitled to the registration and other rights hereunder; (ii) any Shares that have been sold or transferred by the Holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act) and the transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144; (iii) any Shares that cease to be outstanding (whether as a result of repurchase and cancellation, conversion or otherwise); and (iv) any Shares that are (and only during the period of time that they are) eligible for resale without restriction, whether for trading volume, manner of sales, notice or otherwise, and without the need for current public information pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.
“Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company in the form required to register under the Securities Act and other applicable law the resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution of each Holder of Registrable Securities included therein, and including any Prospectus, amendments and supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Requisite Majority of the Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. “Resale Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act. Securities Act. Securities Act.
“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the “Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (except as set forth in Section 5.1).
“Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the Commission on Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission) covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.
“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2. “Trading Market” means the New York Stock Exchange.
Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Sections refer to Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.
ARTICLE II
RESALE SHELF REGISTRATION
Section 2.1 As promptly as reasonably practicable following the Closing but in any event within 75 days after Closing or such longer period as mutually agreed by the Company and a Requisite Majority of the Holders (as defined below) in writing, the Company shall, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 registering the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 or another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Holders) (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”).
Section 2.2 The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing, and in any event within 120 days from Closing if the Commission notifies
the Company that there will be a “review” of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, or within 90 days from the Closing if the Commission notifies the Company that there will not be a “review” of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, and to remain effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf Registration Statement have been sold (the “Effectiveness Period”).
Section 2.3 Pursuant to and in accordance with this Article II, the Company shall (A) promptly prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (1) such additional forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents, as may be necessary or advisable to register or qualify the Registrable Securities, including under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Holders shall reasonably request; provided, however, that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of registration and (2) such forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Registrable Securities on the Trading Market and (B) do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate or reasonably requested by the Holders to enable the Holders to consummate a public sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof.
Section 2.4 In the event a Holder transfers Registrable Securities included on the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and such Registrable Securities remain Registrable Securities following such transfer, at the request of such Holder, the Company shall amend or supplement the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such transferee to offer and sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement; provided that in no event shall the Company be required to file a post-effective amendment to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement unless (A) such Registration Statement includes only Registrable Securities held by the Holder, Affiliates of the Holder or transferees of the Holder or
(B)the Company has received written consent therefor from any Person for whom Registrable Securities have been registered on (but not yet sold under) the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, other than the Holder, Affiliates of the Holder or transferees of the Holder.
ARTICLE III REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
Section 3.1 The procedures to be followed by the Company and each Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and such Holders, with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, are as follows:
(a)The Company will, at least three Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and any related Prospectus or any amendment
or supplement thereto (other than, after effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, any filing made under the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into the Resale Shelf Registration Statement), (i) furnish to such Holders copies of all such documents prior to filing and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with
the Commission such comments as such Holders reasonably shall propose prior to the filing thereof.
(b)The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as reasonably practicable (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post- effective amendments, and supplements to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Resale Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all the Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably practicable provide such Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement that pertains to such Holders as selling stockholders but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to such Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company.
(c)The Company will comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Resale Shelf Registration Statement.
(d)The Company will notify the Holders as promptly as reasonably practicable:
(i) (A) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement has been filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of such Holders that pertain to such Holders as selling stockholders); and (C) with respect to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to such Holders as sellers of Registrable Securities; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose;
(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes any statement made in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the Resale
Shelf Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or in the case of such Prospectus, it will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided, however, that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company
either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 8-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, which in either case, contains the requisite information that results in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or such Prospectus no longer including any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Company provide the Holder with material non-public information.
(e)The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as promptly as reasonably practicable, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Suspension Period, as promptly as reasonably practicable after such Suspension Period is over.
(f)During the Effectiveness Period, the Company will furnish to each such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Holder (including those incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.
(g)The Company will promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) authorized by the Company for use and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request during the Effectiveness Period. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 7.2, the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(h)The Company will cooperate with such Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of the Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement in certificated or book entry form, free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such
Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the Effective Date of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by the Holder of such Registrable Securities under the Resale Shelf Registration Statement.
(i)Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3.1(d)(v), as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, the Resale Shelf Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and no Prospectus will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(j)Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company any other information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company reasonably determines is required to be included in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or any Prospectus.
ARTICLE IV
NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS; ADDITIONAL RIGHTS
Section 4.1 The Company shall not hereafter enter into, and is not currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent in any material respect with, or superior to, the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V REGISTRATION EXPENSES
Section 5.1 All Registration Expenses incident to the Parties’ performance of or compliance with their respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (in each case, excluding any Selling Expenses) shall be borne by the Company. “Registration Expenses” shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Trading Market, (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, and (C) the filing fees in connection with any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities, if any, and of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities included in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors and accountants for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability
insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (vii) the reasonable fees and expenses of one law firm of national standing selected by the Holders owning a majority-in-interest of the Series A Preferred Stock (including
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. if it holds any Registrable Securities) (the “Requisite Majority of the Holders”). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including expenses payable to third parties and including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on the Trading Market.
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, equity holders and advisors and any agent of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Holder Indemnified Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Holder Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Holder Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and to the extent in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 6 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.
Section 6.2 In connection with the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, such Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, equity holders and advisors and any agent of any of the foregoing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance and to the extent in conformity with information relating to the Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder for use therein. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability such Holder may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any indemnified party. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
Section 6.3 Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party that is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified party that are in addition to or may conflict with those available to another indemnified party with respect to such claim. Failure to give prompt written notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations hereunder.
Section 6.4 If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any Losses referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by applicable law contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder hereunder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Remedies. In the event of actual or potential breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
Section 7.2 Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3.1(d), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3.1(i) or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement (a “Suspension Period”). The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 7.2.
Section 7.3 Amendments and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Requisite Majority of the Holders; provided, that any waiver or amendment that would have a disproportionate adverse effect on a Holder relative to the other Holders shall require the consent of such Holder. The Company shall provide prior notice to all Holders of any proposed waiver or amendment. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
Section 7.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Section 7.4 prior to 5:00 p.m. Central Time on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service (iv) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
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Section 7.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided in this Section 7.5, this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of
(a) in the case of an assignment by a Holder, the Company (acting through the Board) and (b) in the case of an assignment by the Company, the Holders. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the rights of a Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to all or any portion of its Registrable Securities may be assigned without such consent (but only with all related obligations) with respect to such Registrable Securities (and any Registrable Securities issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of such Registrable Securities) by such Holder to a transferee of such Registrable Securities; provided (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the Registrable Securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holders.
Section 7.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy, claim or benefit under or in respect of this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.
Section 7.8 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal courts in Harris County, Texas in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in Federal courts in Harris County, Texas and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 7.9 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 7.10 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the Parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
Section 7.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and the matters addressed or governed hereby, whether oral or written.
Section 7.12 Termination. Except for Section 6, this Agreement shall terminate as to any Holder on the Expiration Date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
RANGER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ J. Brandon Blossman
Name: J. Brandon Blossman Title: Chief Financial Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
HOLDERS:
T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
By: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Investment Adviser
By: /s/ Andrew Baek
Name: Andrew Baek
Title: Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel Address for notice:
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attn.: Andrew Baek, Vice President Phone:
Email:
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HOLDERS:
DIALECTIC GERONIMO SPV LLC
By: DIALECTIC GERONIMO MANAGER LLC
Its: Manager
By: /s/ John Fichthorn
Name: John Fichthorn Title: Manager
Address for notice: 119 Rowayton Ave., 2nd Floor
Norwalk, CT 06853
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HOLDERS:
WDE PWS AGGREGATE, LLC
By: /s/ James K. Meneely III
Name: James K. Meneely III Title: Authorized Person
WDE PWS Aggregate, LLC
c/o White Deer Management LLC 700 Louisiana, Suite 4770
Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Varun Babbili Email:
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Locke Lord LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 2800
Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Joe Perillo Email:
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HOLDERS:
ENCOMPASS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
By: /s/ Larry Kassman
Name: Larry Kassman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Address for notice: 200 Park Ave, Suite 1101
New York, NY 10166
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HOLDERS:
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT FUNDS – FRANKLIN NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
BY: FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ Michael McCarthy Name: Michael McCarthy Title: EVP
Address for notice: One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403 Email:
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HOLDERS:
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES – FRANKLIN NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
BY: FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
By: /s/ Michael McCarthy Name: Michael McCarthy Title: EVP
Address for notice: One Franklin Parkway San Mateo, CA 94403 Email:
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VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 10, 2021, is entered into by and among Ranger Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Ranger Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ranger Holdings I”), Ranger Energy Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ranger Holdings II”), Torrent Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Torrent Holdings I”), Torrent Energy Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Torrent Holdings II”), CSL Energy Opportunities Master Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CSL Opportunities II”), CSL Energy Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CSL Holdings II”), CSL Fund II Preferred Holdings LLC (“CSL Preferred Holdings” and, together with Ranger Holdings I, Ranger Holdings II, Torrent Holdings I, Torrent Holdings II, CSL Opportunities II and CSL Holdings II, the “CSL Stockholders”), and Bayou Well Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bayou” and, together with the CSL Stockholders, the “Principal Stockholders”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) which, among other things, provides for (i) the creation of a new series of preferred stock of the Company, designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), (ii) the issuance and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock to the purchasers named as parties to the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) the potential conversion (the “Preferred Conversion”) of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholders hold shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, as a condition and an inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has required that the Principal Stockholders agree, and the Principal Stockholders have agreed, to enter into this Agreement with respect to all Common Stock that the Principal Stockholders beneficially own (as defined below) or own of record;
WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholders are the beneficial or record owners, and have either sole or shared voting power over, such number of shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, if any, as indicated opposite the Principal Stockholder’s name on Schedule A attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, Company desires that the Principal Stockholders agree, and the Principal Stockholders are willing to agree, subject to the limitations herein, not to Transfer (as defined below) any of its Subject Securities (as defined below), and to vote its Subject Securities to approve and adopt the Preferred Conversion.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section I.1Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, no party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another party to this Agreement solely by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement each Principal Stockholder is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock owned by it, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to this Agreement.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Common Stock” has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Control” (including the terms “Controls,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to (a) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (b) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of a Person.
“Expiration Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the date and time the Purchase Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 thereof, or (ii) the date and time following issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock that no shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.
“Transfer” means, when used as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of equity securities of the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation or other disposition and, when used as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of equity securities of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or otherwise dispose of. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.
Section I.2Rules of Construction.
(a)Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (ii) references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement; (iii) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (v) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (vi) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (vii) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (viii) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (ix) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.
(b)The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof.
(c)This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted or caused this Agreement to be drafted
ARTICLE II
PRIOR AGREEMENT
Section II.1Restrictions on Other Agreements. The Principal Stockholders agree that this Agreement does not conflict with, and is expressly authorized under, the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2017 (the “Prior Stockholders’ Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Principal Stockholders. Each Principal Stockholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly, grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not such proxy, voting
trust, agreement or agreements are with other Principal Stockholders, holders of shares of Common Stock that are not parties to this Agreement or otherwise).
ARTICLE III
AGREEMENT TO RETAIN COMMON STOCK
Section III.1Transfer and Encumbrance of Common Stock. Other than a Transfer permitted by Section 6.9, until the Expiration Date, each Principal Stockholder agrees, with respect to the Common Stock owned beneficially or of record by the Principal Stockholder, not to (a) Transfer any such shares, or (b) deposit any such shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such shares or grant any proxy (except as otherwise provided herein) or power of attorney with respect thereto.
Section III.2Additional Purchases. Each Principal Stockholder agrees that any Common Stock and other capital shares of the Company that the Principal Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires or with respect to which the Principal Stockholder otherwise acquires sole or shared voting power after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Date (the “New Company Shares”) will, in each case, be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Common Stock.
Section III.3Unpermitted Transfers. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Common Stock in violation of this Section 3 will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be null and void ab initio.
ARTICLE IV
AGREEMENT TO VOTE AND APPROVE
Section IV.1Common Stock. Until the Expiration Date, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company called with respect to any of the following matters, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the following matters, each Principal Stockholder will, or will cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to (including via proxy), vote 100% of the Common Stock and any New Company Shares owned beneficially or of record by the Principal Stockholder: (a) in favor of the approval of the Preferred Conversion; (b) in favor of any proposal to adjourn a meeting of the stockholders of the Company to solicit additional proxies in favor of the approval of the Preferred Conversion; and (c) against any action that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, materially delay, materially postpone or materially adversely affect consummation of the Preferred Conversion. For the avoidance of doubt, until the Expiration Date, the Principal Stockholders shall vote in favor of the Preferred Conversion regardless of any recommendation of the Board in favor of or against the Preferred Conversion.
Section IV.2Irrevocable Proxy. By execution of this Agreement, each Principal Stockholder does hereby appoint and constitute the Company, and any one or more other individuals designated by the Company, and each of them individually, until the Expiration Date (at which time this proxy shall automatically be revoked), with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, as the Principal Stockholder’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and irrevocable proxies, to the fullest extent of the Principal Stockholder’s rights with respect to the Common Stock owned beneficially or of record by the Principal Stockholder, to vote such Common Stock solely with respect to the matters set forth in Section 4.1 hereof. Each Principal Stockholder will retain the authority to vote its Common Stock in its discretion on all other matters. Each Principal Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest hereafter until the Expiration Date (at which time this proxy shall automatically be revoked) for all purposes and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by the Principal Stockholder with respect to its Common Stock. The Principal Stockholders hereby ratify and confirm all actions that the proxies appointed hereunder may lawfully do or cause to be done in accordance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION
Section V.1Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the Expiration Date.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section VI.1Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder if (a) personally delivered, when received, (b) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized overnight courier, (c) mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day, otherwise, on the next business day.
(a)If to the Company, to:
Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
10350 Richmond, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77042
Attention: J. Brandon Blossman
E-mail: brandon.blossman@rangerenergy.com
(b)If to CSL, to:
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 3850
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: kent@cslenergy.com
(c)If to Bayou, to:
Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC
800 Gessner, Suite 1100
Houston, Texas 77024
Attn: Brett T. Agee
E-Mail: bagee@bayouwellservices.com
Section VI.2Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section VI.3Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.
Section VI.4Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and, other than the Prior Stockholders’ Agreement, supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section VI.5Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.
Section VI.6Governing Law; Equitable Remedies. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at
law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
Section VI.7Consent To Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts therefrom (the “Selected Courts”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided, however, that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the Selected Courts; (b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to their respective addresses referred to in Section 6.1 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
Section VI.8Amendments; Waivers.
(a)(a) No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (i) in the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto, and (ii) in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b)No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section VI.9Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that the Principal Stockholders may each assign any of its respective rights hereunder to any of its Affiliates in connection with a Transfer of Common Stock, so long as such Affiliate, in connection with such Transfer, executes a joinder to this Agreement pursuant to which such Affiliate agrees to become a party to this Agreement and be subject to the restrictions applicable to the Principal Stockholder and otherwise become a party for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, that no such Transfer shall relieve the Principal Stockholder from its obligations under this Agreement, other than with respect to the Common Stock Transferred in accordance with the foregoing provision. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
RANGER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ J. Brandon Blossman
Name: J. Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Signature Page to Voting Agreement
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS:
RANGER ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Senior Vice President
RANGER ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Manager
TORRENT ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Senior Vice President
TORRENT ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC
By: CSL Energy Holdings I, LLC, its managing member
By: CSL Energy Opportunity GP I, LLC, its managing member
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Managing Member
CSL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Authorized Signatory
Signature Page to Voting Agreement
CSL ENERGY HOLDINGS I, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Authorized Signatory
CSL FUND II PREFERRED HOLDINGS LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Authorized Signatory
BAYOU WELL HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Brett T. Agee
Name: Brett T. Agee
Title: President & Cief Executive Officer
Signature Page to Voting Agreement
TAX RECEIVABLE TERMINATION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This TAX RECEIVABLE TERMINATION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 10, 2021, by and among (i) Ranger Energy Services, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), (ii) CSL Capital Management, LLC, as agent (the “Agent”), (iii) Ranger Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ranger Holdings”), (iv) Torrent Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Torrent Holdings”), (v) CSL Energy Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CSL Fund”), (vi) CSL Fund II Preferred Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Preferred Holdings”), and (vii) Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bayou” and, together with Ranger Holdings, Torrent Holdings and CSL Fund, the “TRA Holders”, and together with Preferred Holdings and the Company, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, certain of the Parties previously entered into that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2017 (the “TRA”);
WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been approved by three disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) (including two members of the Audit Committee thereof) in accordance with the Company’s Related Party Transactions Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to terminate the TRA and the TRA Holders desire to accept payment for such termination and to release the Company from all obligations thereunder, as specified in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the TRA.
ARTICLE I
THE TERMINATION PAYMENT
I.1Termination Payment; No Further Obligations.
(a)No later than one (1) Business Day following the date on which that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company and the purchasers whose names and addresses are set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), is entered into, the Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue to the TRA Holders an aggregate 376,185 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (such issuance, the “Termination Payment”), in book entry form in the name of the TRA Holders (or their respective designees) in accordance with the percentages set forth in
Section 1.1(b) as payment in full to satisfy all obligations to the TRA Holders under the TRA. During the period between the date of this Agreement and the issuance of the Termination Payment (the “Interim Period”), each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b)The payments set forth in Section 1.1(a) shall be made to the TRA Holders in accordance with the following percentages (in each case rounded to the nearest whole share):
(i)Ranger Holdings — 79.32%;
(ii)Torrent Holdings — 16.56%;
(iii)CSL Fund — 3.30%; and
(iv)Bayou — 0.81%.
I.2Effect on TRA. The TRA Holders and the Company acknowledge and agree that, except for Section 7.4 (Governing Law) and Section 7.13 (Confidentiality) of the TRA (the “Surviving TRA Terms”), the TRA (including any rights or obligations relating to any “Early Termination Payment” as defined and contemplated therein) shall be terminated as of the date hereof, and no party thereto shall have any further liability or obligations thereunder or with respect thereto other than those with respect to the Surviving TRA Terms and the obligations set forth in this Agreement.
I.3TRA Holder Exchanges. In advance of and conditioned solely on the closing of the Acquisition (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), each TRA Holder (and Preferred Holdings in its capacity as a holder of the Company’s Class B common stock) shall provide to RNGR Energy Services, LLC (“RNGR LLC”) (with a copy to the Company) a Redemption Notice (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of RNGR LLC dated August 16, 2017 (as amended, the “RNGR LLCA”)) with respect to the redemption by such TRA Holder of all of its Units (as defined in the RNGR LLCA), together with a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (or cash at the election of RNGR LLC or the Company), in each case pursuant to the terms of the RNGR LLCA (other than with respect to the rights of any such TRA Holder to provide a “Retraction Notice” as defined in the RNGR LLCA, which such right, for avoidance of doubt, shall not apply with respect to the redemptions contemplated by this Section 1.3).
I.4Stockholder Consent. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, at the Company’s option, (i) in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, take all action necessary to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval, which includes the unanimous recommendation of the Board for the Company’s stockholders to vote for the Stockholder Approval, subject to the fiduciary obligations under applicable law of the Board (as determined in good faith by the Board after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel) or
(ii) deliver to each TRA Holder a written consent of the stockholders of the Company representing the Stockholder Approval. The TRA Holders agree to furnish to the Company all information concerning such TRA Holder as the Company may reasonably request in connection with any such stockholder meeting.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRA HOLDERS
Each TRA Holder represents and warrants to the Company that the statements contained in this Article II are true and correct with respect to such TRA Holder as of the date of this Agreement.
II.1Authorization of Transaction. Such TRA Holder has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by such TRA Holder of this Agreement and the performance by such TRA Holder of this Agreement and the consummation by such TRA Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such TRA Holder. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such TRA Holder and such agreements, constitute valid and binding obligations of such TRA Holder, enforceable against such TRA Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by general equitable principles or by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, or similar laws, legal requirements and judicial decisions from time to time in effect which affect creditors’ rights generally. The TRA Holders party hereto, the Agent and the Company are the only parties to the TRA, and no Person other than the TRA Holders, the Agent and the Company have any rights, entitlements or obligations under the TRA.
II.2Shareholder Approval. The TRA Holders acknowledge that the Company cannot issue the Termination Payment prior to receipt of the requisite stockholder approval in accordance with Section 312.03 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual (the “Stockholder Approval”).
II.3Investment Intent. Such TRA Holder is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such TRA Holder is acquiring its portion of the Termination Payment for the purpose of investment and not with a view towards the sale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. Such TRA Holder has been furnished with or has had access to the information it has requested from the Company and has had an opportunity to discuss with the management of the Company the business and financial affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, and has generally such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters and with respect to investments in securities of so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of such investment and to form an independent investment decision with respect thereto. Such TRA Holder understands that the Termination Payment has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of its issuance by the Company in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that the shares representing such TRA Holder’s portion
of the Termination Payment must continue to be held by such TRA Holder unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from such registration.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the TRA Holders that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement.
III.1Authorization of the Transaction. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, assuming the validity of the representations of the TRA Holders hereunder, to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by general equitable principles or by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, or similar laws, legal requirements and judicial decisions from time to time in effect which affect creditors’ rights generally.
III.2Authorized Shares and Valid Issuance. The Company has, and at issuance of the Termination Payment will have, sufficient duly authorized shares of its Class A common stock to enable it to issue the Termination Payment to the TRA Holders. Upon consummation of the issuance of the Termination Payment, the shares comprising the Termination Payment will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
III.3NYSE Listing. The Company’s Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the Company has not received any notice of delisting. Subject to the receipt of the New York Stock Exchange listing approval with respect to the Termination Payment and assuming the validity of the representations of the TRA Holders hereunder, the issuance of the Termination Payment on the terms set forth herein does not contravene New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
IV.1Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received (i) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile upon confirmation of transmission by the sender’s fax machine if sent on a Business Day (or otherwise on the next Business Day), or by email (with confirmation of such delivery by non-automated return electronic mail) or (ii) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier
service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
If to the Company, to:
Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
10350 Richmond, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77042
Attention: J. Brandon Blossman
E-mail: brandon.blossman@rangerenergy.com
If to a TRA Holders, to the address, facsimile number or e-mail address, as applicable, set forth opposite the name of such TRA Holder on the signature page hereto.
Any party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party written notice of its new address or fax number in the manner set forth above.
IV.2Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.
IV.3Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
IV.4Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
IV.5Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
IV.6Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of the Company and the TRA Holders. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
IV.7Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
IV.8Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in accordance with this Section 4.8, without proof of actual damages (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason, and not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach or that the Company or the TRA Holders otherwise have an adequate remedy at law.
IV.9Jurisdiction.
(a)Each of the Parties consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, agrees that it will not bring any claims, actions or proceedings relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware, waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such claim, action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware or that such proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same and consents to service being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 4.1. Each of the Parties hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in Section 4.1 shall be effective service of process for any claims, actions or proceedings in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b)The Parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in Section 4.9(a) and such Parties agree not to plead or claim the same.
IV.10Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of each other Party.
IV.11Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Company is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any provision of U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax law; provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) notify any applicable TRA Holder of its intent to withhold at least [three (3)] Business Day prior to withholding such amounts and (b) cooperate with each TRA Holder in order to reduce or eliminate any such withholding in accordance with applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority by the Company, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the relevant TRA Holder. The Company shall provide evidence of such payment to the relevant TRA Holder upon such TRA Holder’s written request, to the extent that such evidence is available.
IV.12Tax Treatment. The Parties (a) shall treat the Termination Payment as consideration paid in exchange for the disposition of a capital asset, which exchange shall be treated as occurring on the date of receipt of the Termination Payment, and (b) shall report, and cause their respective Affiliates to report, for all tax purposes in a manner consistent with, and shall not take, or permit their respective Affiliates to take, any U.S. federal (or applicable state or local) income tax position inconsistent with, such treatment unless otherwise required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY:
RANGER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By /s/ J. Brandon Blossman
Name: Brandon Blossman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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THE TRA HOLDERS:
RANGER ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Manager
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail:
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THE TRA HOLDERS:
TORRENT ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Manager
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail:
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THE TRA HOLDERS:
CSL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Managing Partner
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail:
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THE TRA HOLDERS:
BAYOU WELL HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
By: /s/ Brett T. Agee
Name: Brett T. Agee
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC
1310 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.
Houston, Texas 77043
Attn: Brett T. Agee
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CSL FUND II PREFERRED HOLDINGS LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Managing Partner
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail:
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THE AGENT:
CSL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Charles S. Leykum
Name: Charles S. Leykum
Title: Managing Partner
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 770002
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail:
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Ranger Energy Services, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Basic Energy Services Assets From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
HOUSTON, TX--(October 1, 2021) - Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: RNGR) has closed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Basic Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries through its controlled subsidiary Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC. The assets were sold by Basic as part of its bankruptcy process. The agreement to purchase the assets was approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court on September 23, 2021. The purchase price of approximately $36.65 million was paid with proceeds from the private placement described below.
Stuart Bodden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ranger stated, “We are pleased with the purchase price of the Basic assets, and we look forward to welcoming a number of Basic personnel into the Ranger family. In addition to assets, this transaction gives Ranger access to many talented field personnel and managers that worked at Basic. I would also like to thank the Ranger team for their tireless work over the last two weeks to lay the groundwork for what I know will be a successful integration as we continue to build value for our stockholders.”
As previously announced, in connection with the acquisition, the Company’s controlled subsidiary RNGR Energy Services, LLC entered into a credit facility on September 27, 2021 with Eclipse Business Capital LLC as the sole administrator and collateral agent and Eclipse Business Capital SPV, LLC as the sole lender, for a new $77.5 million credit facility consisting of a $50 million revolving credit facility, a $12.5 million M&E term loan facility and a $15 million term loan B facility.
Concurrent with the close of the acquisition, the Company also closed its previously announced private placement of $42 million of shares of its newly issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to certain accredited investors.
In addition, concurrent with the close of the acquisition, Ranger LLC and the Company completed the previously announced redemption of the outstanding units of Ranger LLC and of corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company held by affiliates of CSL Capital Management, L.P. and Bayou Well Holdings Company, LLC for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. Following the redemptions, no shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company are issued and outstanding.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the acquisition on October 4, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time). To join the conference call from within the United States, participants may dial 1-833-255-2829. To join the conference call outside of the Unites States, participants may dial 1-412-902-6710. When instructed, please ask the operator to join the Ranger Energy Services, Inc. call. Participants are encouraged to login to the webcast or dial in to the conference call approximately ten minutes prior to the start time. The Company will make a presentation available before the start of the conference call. To view the presentation or listen via live webcast, please visit the Investor Center section of the Company’s website, http://www.rangerenergy.com.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for approximately seven days. It can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 within the United States or 1-412-317-0088 outside of the United States. The conference call replay access code is 10160762. The replay will also be available in the Investor Center section of the Company’s website shortly after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for approximately seven days.
Advisors
Piper Sandler is serving as exclusive financial advisor to the Company with respect to the Basic asset acquisition and sole placement agent with respect to the debt financing and private placement of Preferred Stock. Winston & Strawn LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Company.
About Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
Ranger is an independent provider of well service rigs and associated services in the United States, with a focus on unconventional horizontal well completion and production operations. Ranger also provides services necessary to bring and maintain a well on production. The Processing Solutions segment engages in the rental, installation, commissioning, start-up, operation and maintenance of MRUs, Natural Gas Liquid stabilizer and storage units and related equipment.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements represent Ranger’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Ranger’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Ranger does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New
factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Ranger to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risk factors and other factors noted in Ranger’s filings with the SEC could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Company Contact:
J. Brandon Blossman
Chief Financial Officer
(713) 935-8900
Brandon.Blossman@rangerenergy.com