Execution Version
Exhibit 2.1
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT (I) IS NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
Dated April 10, 2020
Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
and
KB Financial Group Inc.
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
relating to the sale and purchase of
The Prudential Life Insurance Company of
Korea, Ltd.
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on April 10, 2020
BETWEEN:
1. | Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (Company No. 0418330), a company incorporated in Delaware whose registered office is at RL&F Services Corp., 920 North King Street, 2nd floor, Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America 19801 (the “Seller”); and |
2. | KB Financial Group Inc. (Company No. 110111-3975517), a company incorporated in Korea whose registered office is at 26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea (the “Purchaser”). |
BACKGROUND:
The Seller wishes to sell and the Purchaser wishes to purchase all of the issued and outstanding share capital (the “Shares”) of The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Korea (the “Company”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.
NOW IT IS AGREED as follows:
1.1 | In this Agreement, the following words and expressions shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings: |
“2020 Plan” | means the document entitled “Planning and Budgeting Session” at item 2.2 of the Data Room; |
“Accounts” | means the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended on the Accounts Date; |
“Accounts Date” | means December 31, 2019; |
“Action” | means any action, proceeding (legal, administrative or otherwise), Claim, demand, suit, litigation, complaint, audit, arbitration, or other legal recourse and any investigation or enquiry, of any nature, domestic or foreign, civil or criminal, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or that otherwise involves, a Governmental Authority, arbitrator, mediator, or arbitral or mediation panel pending against a person; |
“Actuarial Report” | means the actuarial report at item 13.2 of the Data Room; |
“Affiliate” | means, with respect to a person, (a) a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such person; or (b) any person deemed to be an affiliate of such person under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law of Korea; |
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has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 4.1 of Schedule 4; | |
“Competing Activity” | means a business or operation in Korea which would compete with the Business as conducted immediately prior to the Completion, except for any other businesses or operations presently conducted by the Seller’s Group (excluding the Company) in Korea (consisting primarily of the operations of PGIM, Inc.); |
“Completion” | means completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares in accordance with Clause 7; and “Complete” is to be construed accordingly; |
“Completion Date” | means the date on which Completion takes place in accordance with Clause 7; |
“Completion Schedule” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 6.3; |
“Conditions” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 5.3; |
“Confidential Information” | means all proprietary, confidential and non-public information provided by one Party (or its Affiliates or Authorised Representatives) to the other (or its Affiliates or Authorised Representatives) in accordance with, or for the purposes of, any of the Transaction Documents, including the contents of the Transaction Documents and any proprietary, confidential and non-public information which is provided, whether in the Data Room or otherwise, in consequence (i) of the negotiations relating to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (ii) of a Party being involved in the performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in any manner whatsoever or performing or exercising its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, and such information any Party (or its Affiliates or Authorised Representatives) may have acquired with respect to the customers, business, financial conditions, assets or affairs of the other Party and other information which has an economic value to the disclosing Party, and all analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies, summaries, notes, reports, memoranda, interpretations, data and other documents and materials which contain or reflect or are generated from any of the foregoing, in each case whether oral or written and in whatever form; |
“Confidentiality Agreement” | means the non-disclosure letter agreement between Prudential Financial, Inc. and the Purchaser dated November 27, 2019; |
“Consideration” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 3.1; |
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means a binding contract, agreement, understanding, arrangement, or other instrument, including all amendments and modifications thereto; | |
“Control” | means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other equity interests, the right or ability to appoint directors, by contract or otherwise, provided that the indirect or direct ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting securities in such person shall be deemed to constitute Control; and “Controlled” shall be construed accordingly; |
“Conversion Date” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 28.2(b); |
“Conversion Rate” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 28.2(a); |
“Coral Reef Investment Agreement” | [***]; |
“Data Room” | means all documents, materials and information (including any Q&A) made available in the Project Magnum virtual data room hosted by Intralinks, Inc. as closed as of 5:00am on April 10, 2020 (where (i) the Seller hereby warrants and (ii) Intralinks, Inc. has confirmed by delivery of a letter, that the virtual data room is closed as at such time and no additional documents, materials and information will be uploaded thereafter), a secured digital copy of which shall be delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser as soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement; |
“Designated Bank Account” | means such KRW account as the Seller shall notify to the Purchaser in writing no less than 5 (five) Business Days prior to the Completion Date; |
“Disclosure Letter” | means the disclosure letter of the same date as this Agreement (including the contents of any schedule or annex thereto) from the Seller to the Purchaser, together with all documents attached to it; |
“Dispute Amount” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 4 of Part C of Schedule 2; |
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means the warranties set out in paragraphs 1.1 through 1.4, 1.5(i), 1.6, 1.7, 2.1 and 2.2 of Schedule 3; | |
“Fundamental Warranties” | means, collectively, the Fundamental Purchaser Warranties and the Fundamental Seller Warranties; |
“General Agency” | means the general agencies with which the Company engages for its general agency sales channel to conduct the Business; |
“Government Official” | means (i) an officer, agent or employee of a government, government-owned enterprise (or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof), political party or public international organization, (ii) a candidate for government or political office, or (iii) an agent, officer, or employee of any entity owned by a government; |
“Governmental Authority” | means any international, national, provincial, municipal or local government, legislative, administrative or regulatory body or department, court, tribunal, judicial, or arbitral body, or any body (including any quasi-governmental, independent or self-regulatory body) to which the relevant Party or the Company is subject from time to time; |
“Group” | means: |
| (a)in relation to the Seller, the Seller’s Group; or (b)in relation to the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s Group; |
“Guarantors” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause Error! Reference source not found.; |
“High Yield Bond Fund” | [***]; |
“Indebtedness” | means (i) any borrowing or indebtedness in the nature of borrowing (including any indebtedness for monies borrowed or raised under any bank or third party guarantee, counter-indemnity, bond, note, bill of exchange or commercial paper, or other similar instruments), (ii) interest, premium, reimbursement, penalty or fee owed with respect to (i) above, and (iii) any obligation of other persons of the types described in items (i) through (ii) guaranteed by the Company; |
“Indemnified Persons” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 14.3; |
“Insurance Policies” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Error! Reference source not found. of Schedule 3; |
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means (i) registered or unregistered trademarks and service marks and registered domain names (collectively, “Trademarks”), patents, registered or unregistered design rights, copyrights, know-how, database rights and trade secrets, (ii) applications for registration of any of the rights set forth in item (i), and (iii) all other intellectual property rights and equivalent or similar forms of protecting, registered or unregistered, in each case existing anywhere in the world; | |
“Intellectual Property Licenses” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 14.2 of Schedule 3; |
“IP Agreements” | means the IP Licence Agreement and the Trademark Licence Agreement; |
“IP Licence Agreement” | means the agreement to be entered into on Completion with respect to the licence of certain Intellectual Property in the Life Planner Materials and the Life Planner Programme that are in use at Completion, the agreed form of which is set out in Annex 2; |
“IT Systems” | means all information technology networks and systems, including all computer hardware (including network and telecommunications equipment and internet related information technology) and software, including cloud services (including user manuals and related documentation) owned by, leased or licenced to, and controlled by, the Company; |
“K-IFRS” | means international financial reporting standards as adopted in Korea; |
“KNTS” | means the National Tax Service of Korea; |
“Korea” | means the Republic of Korea; |
“Leakage” | means any of the following (other than the Permitted Leakage): |
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means any of the following Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, other than (x) any insurance policy or annuity contract and (y) the Contracts that are entered into in the ordinary course of business and under which payments on an annual basis by or to the Company, individually or, with respect to any related series of agreements, in the aggregate, did not exceed KRW [***]: |
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has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 2 of Schedule 7; | |
“Notified Party” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 4.1 of Schedule 4; |
“OFAC” | has the meaning ascribed to it paragraph Error! Reference source not found. of Schedule 3; |
“OFAC Sanctions” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Error! Reference source not found. of Schedule 3; |
“Optional Period" | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 1 of Part A of Schedule 6; |
“Order” | means any administrative decision or award, decree, injunction, judgment, order, quasi-judicial decision or award, ruling or writ of any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Authority, or any arbitrator, mediator or tribunal; |
“Outstanding Intragroup Payables” | means any amounts of Indebtedness owing by the Company to any member of the Seller’s Group as at the Completion Date; |
“Outstanding Intragroup Receivables” | means any amounts of Indebtedness owing by a member of the Seller’s Group to the Company as at the Completion Date; |
“Owned Intellectual Property” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Error! Reference source not found. of Schedule 3; |
“Parties” | means the parties to this Agreement, and “Party” means either of them; |
“Payables and Receivables Dispute” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 5 of Part C of Schedule 2; |
“Payables and Receivables Dispute Notice” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 4 of Part C of Schedule 2; |
“Payment” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Error! Reference source not found. of Schedule 3; |
“Permissions” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Error! Reference source not found..1 of Schedule 3; |
“Permitted Encumbrances” | means Encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that do not adversely interfere with the use of the encumbered asset in any material respect; |
“Permitted Leakage” | means any of the following: [***]; |
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“PFI Bonds” | [***];
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“PICA” | means The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of New Jersey; |
“Precap Fund” | means Pramerica Real Estate Capital VI, L.P., a limited partnership constituted pursuant to an original limited partnership agreement dated September 30, 2015, between Pramerica Precap VI GP LLP and Pramerica Real Estate Capital VI (Scots) Limited Partnership; |
“Pre-Closing Estimate” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 4.2; |
“Prudential Trademark Use Term” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 1 of Part A of Schedule 6; |
“Prudential Trademarks” | means any Trademarks including or referring to any of “Prudential” or the Rock Design (or any derivative thereof), and any marks listed in Part A of Schedule 6; |
“Purchaser Required Approval” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause Error! Reference source not found. |
“Purchaser Sufficient Resources” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 15.1(i); |
“Purchaser’s Group” | means the group of companies comprising the Purchaser and its Affiliates from time to time (including, following Completion, the Company), and “member of the Purchaser’s Group” shall be construed accordingly; |
“Purchaser’s Warranties” | means the warranties given by the Purchaser in Clause 15.1; |
“Regulatory Requirement” | means the Applicable Laws, guidance or other conditions or requirements of each Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction as far as they relate to the Company; |
“Representatives” | means, in relation to any person, the directors, officers and employees of such person; |
“Reserves” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph Schedule 414.3(a) of Schedule 4; |
“Section 338 Election” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 13.1; |
“Section 338 Election Forms” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause Error! Reference source not found.; |
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means the group of companies comprising the Seller and its Affiliates (excluding, following Completion, the Company), and “member of the Seller’s Group” shall be construed accordingly; | |
“Seller’s Group Insurance Policies” | means all insurance policies (whether under policies maintained with third party insurers or any member of the Seller’s Group) maintained by the Seller or any member of the Seller’s Group in relation to the Company or under which, immediately prior to the Completion Date, the Company is entitled to any benefit, and “Seller’s Group Insurance Policy” means any one of them; |
“Seller’s Warranties” | means the warranties given by the Seller in Clause 8 and Schedule 3; |
“Seller Warranty Claim” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 8.2; |
“Shares” | has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals; |
“STT” | means the securities transaction tax which arises from the sale of the Shares by the Seller pursuant to the Securities Transaction Tax Law of Korea, as amended; |
“Sub-Licence” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 1 of Part A of Schedule 6; |
“Tax” | means all forms of taxation, withholdings, deductions, duties, imposts, levies, fees, charges, social security contributions or other assessments of a similar nature, imposed, levied, collected, withheld, assessed or enforced by any local, municipal, regional, urban, governmental, state, federal or other body or authority in Korea or elsewhere, including, without limitation, corporate taxes, income taxes, gross receipts taxes, value added taxes, capital gain taxes, excises, withholding taxes, stamp duty, comprehensive land taxes, securities transaction taxes, education taxes, business office taxes, acquisition taxes, sales taxes, gain taxes, use taxes, license taxes, registration taxes, gift taxes, inheritance taxes, capital stock taxes and health insurance, unemployment insurance, severance, disability, national pension, workers’ compensation insurance, and all other social security premium, due or charged, imposed by any Tax Authority, and any interest, penalty, surcharge, fine or additions to tax that may become payable in connection therewith; |
“Tax Authority” | means any Governmental Authority competent to impose, assess or enforce any liability to Tax in Korea or elsewhere; |
“Tax Exemption Package” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 21.3; |
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means any return, report, declaration, form, application for tax treaty benefits, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof, filed or required to be filed, or received or to be received, with respect to any Tax under Applicable Law; | |
“Tax Warranties” | means the warranties set out in paragraph 16 of Schedule 3; |
“Tax Warranty Claim” | means any claim brought by the Purchaser in respect of any purported breach of a Tax Warranty; |
“Third Party Claim” | means a Claim brought by any person other than the Seller or the Purchaser; |
“Trademark Licence Agreement” | means the licence agreement to be entered into on Completion in respect of Life Planner Trademarks, the agreed form of which is set out in Annex 3; |
“Trademarks” | has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Intellectual Property”; |
“Transaction Documents” | means this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the Transitional Services Agreement and the IP Agreements, and “Transaction Document” means any of them; |
“Transitional Services Agreement” | means the agreement to be entered into on Completion in respect of certain services to be provided on a transitional basis post-Completion, the agreed form of which is set out in Annex 1; |
“Undelivered Shares” | has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 1 of Part A of Schedule 2; |
“Warranty” | means, collectively, the Purchaser’s Warranties and the Seller’s Warranties; |
“Warranty Claim” | has the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 15.2; and |
“Workbench Project” | [***]. |
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| (b) | references to the “ordinary course of business” shall mean, unless otherwise specified, any action taken by the Company which is consistent with the past usual customs and practices of the Company subject to such changes made by the Company that are in compliance with Applicable Law as are commercially reasonable in light of the then-current operating conditions and developments with respect to the Company as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impact on economic conditions and actions taken by Governmental Authorities in response thereto, provided (other than for purposes of paragraph 3.4 of Schedule 3) that: |
| (i) | with respect to any such changes from the Accounts Date until the date hereof, such changes have been disclosed to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof; or |
| (ii) | with respect to any such material changes from and after the date hereof until the Completion, the Seller shall provide a prior written notice to the Purchaser with respect to such changes, and consult with the Purchaser in good faith in connection therewith; |
| (e) | any reference to “writing” or “written” includes any method of reproducing words or text in a legible and non-transitory form; |
| (g) | references to “$” or “USD” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America as at the date of this Agreement; and |
| (h) | references to times of the day are to that time in Korea and references to a day are to a period of 24 hours running from midnight to midnight. |
1.5 | Clause and paragraph headings and the table of contents are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect construction. |
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2.1 | On the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement, at Completion the Seller shall sell, and the Purchaser shall purchase, the Shares. |
2.2 | The Shares shall be sold free from all Encumbrances and together with all rights attaching to them at Completion. |
3.1 | The total consideration to be paid by the Purchaser for the Shares shall be equal to (the “Consideration”): |
| (a) | KRW [●]; plus |
| (b) | KRW [●] as a fixed interest amount from the Accounts Date to the Completion Date; minus |
| (c) | the Leakage Adjustment; plus |
| (d) | the amount of any Capital Contribution pursuant to Clause 3.4. |
3.2 | Subject to Clauses 4.2 and 21, the Purchaser shall pay the Consideration to the Seller at Completion in accordance with Clause 6.3 and Clause 7. |
4.1 | The Seller warrants that from the Accounts Date to the date of this Agreement there has been no Leakage, and undertakes that from the date of this Agreement to Completion there will be no Leakage. |
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4.5 | If any Party disputes any Claims relating to any Leakage (“Leakage Claim Dispute”), the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 7. |
4.6 | If Completion does not occur, the Seller shall have no liability to the Purchaser under this Clause 4. |
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| (b) | No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Applicable Law or Order prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that if any Governmental Authority enacts, issues, promulgates, enforces or enters any such Order, the Seller shall use its best endeavours to ensure such Order is vacated by pursuing all available legal challenges and appeals thereto); |
| (c) | Each of the Purchaser’s Warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Completion Date as though made on and as of such date (other than Purchaser’s Warranties which by their terms address matters only as of another specified date, which shall be true and correct only as of such date), except where the failure of such Purchaser’s Warranties to be so true and correct has not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impaired or prevented the ability of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and |
| (d) | The Purchaser shall have, in all material respects, performed and complied with the agreements and covenants required hereunder to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Completion. |
| (b) | No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Applicable Law or Order prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that if any Governmental Authority enacts, issues, promulgates, enforces or enters any such Order, the Purchaser shall use its best endeavours to ensure such Order is vacated by pursuing all available legal challenges and appeals thereto); |
| (c) | Each of the Seller’s Warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Completion Date as though made on and as of such date (other than Seller’s Warranties which by their terms address matters only as of another specified date, which shall be true and correct only as of such date), except where the failure of such Seller’s Warranties to be so true and correct has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (d) | The Seller shall have, in all material respects, performed and complied with the agreements and covenants required hereunder to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Completion; and |
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| (a) | render to the Purchaser such assistance as may reasonably be requested by the Purchaser in respect of the Purchaser’s obligations to obtain the Purchaser Required Approval; and |
| (b) | as soon as reasonably practicable following a request from the Purchaser, provide the Purchaser with all information reasonably necessary to make any notification or filing in connection with the Purchaser Required Approval or as requested by any Governmental Authority, |
provided that neither the Seller nor any member of the Seller’s Group shall be required under this Clause 5.5 to provide the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’s Group with documents or information which contain commercially sensitive or confidential information which the Seller considers (acting in good faith and on a reasonable basis) the disclosure of which would be in violation of any Applicable Law.
5.6 | Each Party shall keep the other Party promptly informed of, and shall consult with the other Party regarding, the progress of satisfying the Conditions which it is in control of, or responsible for hereunder. Each Party shall immediately inform the other Party of all developments which would or might reasonably be expected to result in such Party becoming unable to comply with, or satisfy in any respect, any Condition, which it is in control of, or responsible for hereunder. Without any prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Purchaser shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and the requirements of Governmental Authorities: |
| (b) | give the Seller prior written notice of, and (if the Seller so reasonably requests) procure permission for the attendance of Authorised Representatives of the Seller at, substantive meetings and teleconferences with applicable Governmental Authorities in connection with the Purchaser Required Approval; |
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| (d) | promptly provide the Seller upon receipt with copies of all correspondence received from the relevant Governmental Authorities in any material respect in connection with the Purchaser Required Approval (other than any such correspondence or any part thereof that the Purchaser considers (acting in good faith and on a reasonable basis) to be competitively sensitive or required to be kept confidential under contractual obligations or Applicable Law). |
6.1 | From the date of this Agreement until Completion, the Seller shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, comply with the provisions of Schedule 5. |
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| (a) | the Estimated Leakage Adjustment; |
| (b) | the amount of any Capital Contribution pursuant to Clause 3.4; |
| (c) | its good faith estimate of the Outstanding Intragroup Payables, as duly certified by the chief financial officer of the Company (the “Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Payables”); and |
| (d) | its good faith estimate of the Outstanding Intragroup Receivables, as duly certified by the chief financial officer of the Company (the “Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Receivables”). |
6.4 | In the event that Completion is deferred beyond the intended Completion Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Seller has delivered a Completion Schedule to the Purchaser prior to the occurrence of such deferral, the Seller shall deliver a revised Completion Schedule to the Purchaser in accordance with Clause 6.3 at least 3 (three) Business Days prior to the deferred Completion Date, and the Completion Schedule previously submitted by the Seller shall cease to apply for all purposes. |
6.5 | The Purchaser shall not make, and shall ensure that its Affiliates and Authorised Representatives do not make, any written or oral communications to the directors, officers or employees of the Company before the Completion Date, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, without the Seller’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. |
6.8 | During the date hereof until the Completion, the Seller shall give prompt written notice to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall give prompt written notice to the Seller of (i) any Warranty made by it contained in this Agreement becoming inaccurate in any material respect and (ii) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement within the time contemplated hereby, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to cause a Condition to fail to be satisfied. |
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7.2 | At Completion, the Seller shall observe and perform the relevant provisions of Part A and Part C of Schedule 2. |
7.3 | At Completion, the Purchaser shall observe and perform the relevant provisions of Part B and Part C of Schedule 2. |
| (a) | if the Long Stop Date has passed, to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Clause 16.1; |
| (b) | to effect Completion so far as practicable having regard to the defaults which have occurred, including by exercising any right to specific performance; or |
| (c) | to fix a new date for Completion (not being more than 1 (one) month after the agreed date for Completion) in which case the provisions of Clauses 7.2 and 7.3 shall apply to Completion as so deferred but provided such deferral may only occur once. |
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other obligations contained in this Agreement, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), subject to the limitations and other provisions set out in Schedule 4. |
8.3 | In entering into this Agreement, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees in respect of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents that, except for the warranties expressly given in this Clause 8 and Schedule 3, neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor any other person makes or has made, nor has the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates relied on, any representation or warranty, either express or implied and whether past, present or future, with respect to the Company, the Business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided (including in the Data Room, Disclosure Letter, any management presentations, information memoranda, ratings agency presentations, supplemental information or other materials or information with respect to any of the above), whether in writing, verbal or howsoever provided, or otherwise made available to the Purchaser or its Affiliates. |
9.1 | The Company shall be permitted to use and sub-licence the Prudential Trademarks which are owned by the Seller’s Group on the terms and for the periods set out in Schedule 6 and Clause 12. |
9.2 | The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, following Completion, the Seller’s Group will provide certain agreed services to the Company, and the Company will provide certain agreed services to the Seller’s Group, in each case upon the terms and conditions (including the periods for, and the fees at, which such services will be provided) set out in the Transitional Services Agreement to be entered into at Completion. |
9.3 | The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that from the Completion Date, save as otherwise provided in this Agreement or otherwise agreed between the Purchaser and the Seller: |
| (a) | the Company shall not have or be entitled to the benefit of any Seller’s Group Insurance Policy in respect of any event, act or omission that takes place after the Completion Date and it shall be the sole responsibility of the Purchaser to ensure that adequate insurance is put in place for the Company with effect from the Completion Date; and |
| (b) | neither the Seller nor any member of the Seller’s Group shall be required to maintain any Seller’s Group Insurance Policy for the benefit of the Company. |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that, except for the arrangements listed in Schedule 8, all intragroup agreements (including any reinsurance treaties) entered into by the Company with any member of the Seller’s Group will terminate or otherwise cease to have effect on or prior to the Completion Date, without any ongoing Liabilities to the Company (other than Permitted Leakage) arising out of such termination (other than the settlement of amounts owed thereunder as contemplated in this Agreement).
9.4 | The Seller and the Purchaser shall use their respective commercially reasonable endeavours to obtain a waiver or consent from the counterparty of any Contract which requires such waiver or consent in relation to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the list of which is as set forth in Annex 4 of the Disclosure Letter, prior to the Completion. The Seller shall be responsible for any fee or other payment payable to the counterparty of any such Contract to the extent such fee or other payment is paid in consideration of such waiver or consent. |
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10.3 | The Purchaser acknowledges and confirms that the provisions of Clause 10.1 are reasonable in all the circumstances and any breach of Clause 10.1 would have a material impact on the Seller’s Group (or the relevant member(s) of the Seller’s Group) and therefore the provisions of Clause 10.1 are wholly reasonable as to scope, nature and duration to protect the legitimate interests of the Seller’s Group. The Purchaser acknowledges that the acceptance of these provisions by the Purchaser is a material inducement for the Seller’s entry into this Agreement. |
10.7 | Nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude or restrict the Seller or any member of the Seller’s Group from engaging or employing any person who has responded to a bona fide recruitment advertisement or other solicitation (whether through a recruitment agency or otherwise) not specifically targeted at such person, or who has made an unsolicited approach to the Seller or the relevant member of the Seller’s Group. |
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10.9 | Nothing contained in Clause 10.8 shall preclude or restrict the Seller or any member of the Seller’s Group from: |
| (a) | purchasing or holding for passive investment purposes (but without restriction to actions that may be necessary in the event of a subsequent distress in the asset) the equity or debt of any person engaged in, directly or indirectly, any Competing Activity; provided, that the consolidated beneficial ownership of the Seller’s Group (on a fully-diluted basis) in any class of securities of such person shall be less than [***]% of the total issued and outstanding securities of such person; |
| (c) | entering into reinsurance contracts with persons carrying on any Competing Activity in the ordinary course of business of the Seller’s Group. |
10.10 | If as part of a transaction the Seller or any member of the Seller’s Group acquires a business or person or group of persons with revenues that exceed the limitations set out in Clause 10.9(b), the Seller shall not be in breach of Clause 10.8 if it procures the entry into a definitive agreement for the divestment of the relevant part of such business and/or procures the cessation of the activities of the relevant part of such business or person or group of persons to a degree that the limitations set out in Clause 10.9(b) are no longer exceeded, in each case within 12 (twelve) months from the date of such acquisition; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall at all times procure that such person or group does not use in Korea any name, mark or logo which consists of or comprises, or is likely to be confused or associated with, any Prudential Trademarks, Life Planner Trademarks or other similar Trademarks. |
10.11 | The Seller acknowledges and confirms that the provisions of Clauses 10.6 and 10.8 are reasonable in all the circumstances and any breach of Clauses 10.6 and 10.8 would have a material impact on the Purchaser’s Group (or the relevant member(s) of the Purchaser’s Group) and therefore the provisions of Clauses 10.6 and 10.8 are wholly reasonable as to scope, nature and duration to protect the legitimate interests of the Purchaser’s Group. The Parties acknowledge that the acceptance of these provisions by the Seller is a material inducement for the Purchaser’s entry into this Agreement. |
10.13 | The Seller acknowledges that damages may not be an adequate remedy for a breach of Clauses 10.6 and 10.8, in which case the Purchaser may seek an injunction or such other equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may see fit to award to enforce such covenants. |
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11.2 | [***]. |
11.5 | [***]. |
11.6 | [***]. |
12.3 | [***]. |
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12.5 | Other than as specified in the Seller’s Warranties, the Seller is making no representation with respect to the Life Planner Programme or any of the Life Planner Materials. |
12.6 | Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, “Love Cards” or “Love Letters” completed by insureds and held in trust by the Company do not need to have the Prudential Trademarks removed or covered, do not have to be destroyed and may continue to be used as intended. For the avoidance of doubt, “Love Cards” or “Love Letters” that have not yet been completed or are otherwise blank are subject to the terms of this Clause 12 and Schedule 6. |
| (a) | The Purchaser hereby warrants to the Seller that, as of the Completion Date, the Purchaser is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
| (b) | At the election of the Seller, exercisable at any time prior to the date that is 150 days following the Completion Date, the Purchaser shall make, or cause to be made, such timely and effective election under Section 338(g) of the Code with respect to the purchase of Shares of the Company as the Seller designates. |
| (c) | Within 30 days following the delivery by the Seller of notice to the Purchaser that it directs the Purchaser to make a Section 338 Election, the Seller shall prepare a properly completed IRS Form 8883 and IRS Form 8023 or any successor thereto and any other required forms or schedules thereto (collectively, the “Section 338 Election Forms”) with respect to the Company. |
| (d) | The Purchaser shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effect and preserve the Section 338 Election, including signing and timely filing the Section 338 Election Forms. The Purchaser shall cooperate with the Seller with respect to the Section 338 Election Forms and shall furnish a copy of such Section 338 Election Forms promptly after they are filed together with proof of filing; |
provided that the Seller shall bear the Purchaser’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with making and filing such Section 338 Election.
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before the Completion Date except to the extent required by applicable Tax law. Upon a determination by the Purchaser or any such Affiliate that such amendment or making or changing of any Tax elections or accounting methods is so required by law, the Purchaser shall promptly notify the Seller of such determination. |
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Purchaser shall provide the Seller with a copy of any Company Returns (including any schedules and workpapers relating thereto) with respect to a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date, for review and comment, at least 20 (twenty) Business Days prior to the respective due date of such Company Returns, and the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with comments on such Company Returns not later than 10 (ten) Business Days prior to the respective due dates of such Company Returns. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any disagreements with respect to such comments and (i) in the case of Company Returns for which the applicable taxable period began prior to the Accounts Date, the Purchaser shall revise such Company Returns to incorporate all reasonable comments, and (ii) in the case of any other Company Returns, the Purchaser agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Seller and not act unreasonably with respect to any comments the Seller may make with respect to Company Returns (including related accounting matters) for taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Accounts Date, provided that if the Purchaser reasonably proposes not to incorporate any of the Seller’s comments with respect to a Company Return described in clause (ii), the Purchaser shall nevertheless incorporate such comment if the Seller agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and the Company against any incremental Taxes resulting therefrom without regard to the limitations on the quantum of indemnification contained in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4. The procedural rules of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 and Clause 13.5, as applicable, shall govern any claim for such indemnification. The Purchaser shall promptly deliver to Seller an as-filed copy of all Company Returns relating to a Tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date. |
13.7 | The Purchaser acknowledges and confirms that the provisions of Clauses 13.1 to 13.6 are reasonable in all the circumstances and any breach of Clauses 13.1 to 13.6 would have a material impact on the Seller’s Group (or the relevant member(s) of the Seller’s Group) and therefore the provisions of Clauses 13.1 to 13.6 are wholly reasonable as to scope, nature and duration to protect the legitimate interests of the Seller’s Group. The Purchaser acknowledges that the acceptance of these provisions by the Purchaser is a material inducement for the Seller’s entry into this Agreement. |
13.8 | Each covenant contained in Clauses 13.1 to 13.6 shall be construed as separate and severable and if any such covenant is held to be unenforceable in whole or part for any reason, the remaining covenants shall continue to bind the Purchaser, and if such covenant would be valid if part of the wording thereof were deleted or the periods thereof reduced or the range of activities or area dealt with thereby reduced in scope, the said restriction shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make it valid and effective. |
13.9 | The Purchaser acknowledges that damages may not be an adequate remedy for breach of Clauses 13.1 to 13.6 in which case the Seller may seek an injunction or such other equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may see fit to award to enforce such covenants. |
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15.1 | The Purchaser hereby warrants to the Seller as at the date of this Agreement and as at the Completion Date as follows: |
| (b) | the Purchaser has all requisite corporate powers and authority to own its assets and to conduct the business being carried on by it; |
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| (g) | the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’s Group (i) has not had any interactions with any Governmental Authority in Korea in relation to any unsuccessful acquisition or licence application and (ii) is not the subject of any investigation or enquiry by a Governmental Authority which is in progress or threatened or pending which has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser’s ability to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document; |
| (h) | the Purchaser has informed the Seller of all interactions between the Purchaser and any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents prior to the date of this Agreement and has disclosed to the Seller all information communicated by any Governmental Authority to the Purchaser, including (without limitation) with respect to anything which will or may prevent or delay any Condition from being satisfied on or prior to the Long Stop Date, and there are no events or circumstances relevant to the Purchaser or its business which are likely to prevent or delay any Condition from being satisfied on or prior to the Long Stop Date; |
| (j) | there are no events or circumstances of which the Purchaser is aware as to why there should not continue to be Purchaser Sufficient Resources until Completion; and |
15.2 | The Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller and any of its Affiliates, and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisors from |
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and against any and all Losses incurred thereby arising out of or resulting from: (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any of the Purchaser’s Warranties (any Claim based on such inaccuracy or breach, a “Purchaser Warranty Claim”, and together with a Seller Warranty Claim, each a “Warranty Claim”), and (ii) any breach of, or failure to perform, any of its covenants, agreements or other obligations contained in this Agreement, subject to the limitations and other provisions set out in Schedule 4. |
| (a) | by mutual written agreement of the Seller and the Purchaser; |
| (b) | by either Party, in the event that any of the Conditions shall not have been fulfilled prior to the Long Stop Date; |
| (c) | by either Party, in the event of a breach or inaccuracy of any Warranty under this Agreement by the other Party, which breach, individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the Completion Date, the failure of any Condition to such Party’s obligations to be satisfied, and which cannot be or has not been cured by the earlier of (i) the date which is 15 (fifteen) Business Days after the other Party’s receipt of written notice regarding such breach and (ii) the Long Stop Date; or |
| (d) | by either Party, in the event of a breach of any agreement or covenant under this Agreement by the other Party, which breach, individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the Completion Date, the failure of any Condition to such Party’s obligations to be satisfied, and which cannot be or has not been cured by the earlier of (i) the date which is 15 (fifteen) Business Days after the other Party’s receipt of written notice regarding such breach and (ii) the Long Stop Date, |
provided, however, that the right to effect a termination under the foregoing paragraph shall not be available to any Party if such Party then is in material breach of its Warranty, agreement or covenant hereunder, as applicable.
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| (c) | any such information is required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or a Tax Authority to be disclosed; |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall not be effective until each Party has executed at least one counterpart.
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19.3 | Any consent granted under this Agreement shall be effective only if given in writing and signed by the consenting Party and then only in the instance and for the purpose for which it was given. |
21.2 | At Completion, the Purchaser shall withhold an amount equal to the STT required to be withheld from the Consideration and duly pay such withheld STT to the KNTS in respect of the sale of the Shares. The Purchaser shall promptly provide to the Seller a copy of the STT payment receipt from the KNTS and shall promptly remit to the Seller any refund of STT (and associated interest, if any) received by the Purchaser or its Affiliates. |
21.3 | The Seller shall prepare and provide to the Purchaser, prior to the Completion Date, with an “Application for Tax Exemption in Accordance with Tax Treaty” in respect of CGT, together |
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with an original copy of the certificate of tax residency issued by the relevant Tax Authority (i.e., IRS Form 6166) in respect of the Seller and other documents and information reasonably requested by the Purchaser (the “Tax Exemption Package”), and the Purchaser shall not withhold any CGT in respect of the Consideration payable to the Seller. All information provided by the Seller in the Tax Exemption Package shall be true and correct. The Purchaser shall timely and properly file such Tax Exemption Package with the relevant Tax Authority as soon as practicable and in no event later than the 9th (ninth) day of the month immediately following the month during which the Completion Date takes place. The Purchaser shall keep the Seller informed on a timely basis regarding the status of the Tax Exemption Package and, if the Tax Exemption Package is approved by the KNTS, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller a copy of such approval promptly following the receipt of such approval. |
22.1 | Any communication or notice under or in connection with this Agreement (a “Notice”) shall be in writing, drafted in the English language and delivered by hand, courier or email as follows: |
Name of Party | Address | E-mail address | Marked for the attention of |
The Seller | [***] | [***] | [***] |
Copy to: |
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[***] | [***] | [***] | [***] |
Debevoise & Plimpton
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Yulchon LLC | [***] | [***] | [***] |
The Purchaser | [***] | [***] | [***] |
Copy to: |
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Kim & Chang | [***] | [***] | [***] |
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22.3 | Any Notice delivered as set out in Clause 22.1 above, shall be deemed to have been properly delivered, given and received: |
| (a) | if delivered by hand or courier, at the time its receipt is signed for, whether or not the person signing for such receipt has authority to do so; or |
| (b) | if delivered by email, on the earlier of (i) the time its receipt is acknowledged by the recipient(s), and (ii) the date of successful transmission during normal business hours of the recipient during a Business Day, otherwise on the next Business Day. |
24.1 | Each provision of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after Completion, except to the extent that a provision has been fully performed on or before Completion. |
26.1 | No Party shall be entitled to assign the benefit or burden of any provision of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. |
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27.1 | A person who is not a Party to this Agreement has no right to enforce any term of, or enjoy any benefit under, this Agreement, except to the extent set out in this Clause 27. |
27.2 | Each Indemnified Person may enforce and rely on Clauses 14.3 and 14.4 to the same extent as if it were a Party, provided that it must not enforce any such clause without the prior written consent of the Seller, which may, if given, be given on and subject to such terms as the Seller may determine. |
27.3 | This Agreement may be terminated and any term may be amended or waived without the consent of any person who is not a Party to this Agreement. |
28.1 | Unless otherwise expressly stated, each payment to be made under this Agreement shall be in KRW. |
| (b) | “Conversion Date” means, save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the date in Korea on which a payment or an assessment is to be made. |
29.3 | The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore. |
29.4 | The arbitration tribunal shall consist of 3 (three) arbitrators. |
29.5 | The language of the arbitration shall be English. |
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IN WITNESS whereof the Parties have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
Signed for and on behalf of
by its duly authorised representative | ) ) ) | /s/ Jonathan Graybill …………………………………………. Jonathan Graybill Senior Vice President
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Signed for and on behalf of
by its duly authorised representative | ) ) ) | /s/James D. Kaplan …………………………………………. James D. Kaplan Chief Executive Officer
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Part A
SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS AT COMPLETION
1. | At Completion, and subject to the Seller’s bank having confirmed receipt of the Consideration in the Designated Bank Account, the Seller shall deliver (or procure to be delivered) to the Purchaser: |
| (d) | the Transitional Services Agreement, duly executed by the relevant member of the Seller’s Group and the Company; |
| (e) | the IP Agreements, duly executed by the relevant member of the Seller’s Group and the Company; and |
| (f) | a receipt evidencing the receipt of the Consideration. |
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Part B
PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS AT COMPLETION
At Completion, simultaneously with the Purchaser’s receipt of the original stock certificates representing the Shares, the Purchaser shall:
| (a) | subject to paragraph 1(a) of Part A of Schedule 2, pay the Consideration to the Seller by way of telegraphic transfer in immediately available funds to the Designated Bank Account; and |
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Part C
OUTSTANDING INTRAGROUP PAYABLES AND RECEIVABLES
1. | On Completion, the Seller shall procure that the amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Receivables is settled in full by the relevant members of the Seller’s Group and the Purchaser shall procure that the amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Payables is settled in full by the Company. |
| (a) | the amount of any of the Outstanding Intragroup Receivables minus the corresponding amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Receivables is a positive number, the Seller will procure that the relevant members of the Seller’s Group will pay an amount equal to such difference to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event no later than 20 (twenty) Business Days following Completion; or |
| (b) | the amount of any of the Outstanding Intragroup Receivables minus the corresponding amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Receivables is a negative number, the Purchaser will procure that the Company will pay an amount equal to such difference to the relevant members of the Seller’s Group as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event no later than 20 (twenty) Business Days following Completion. |
| (a) | the amount of any of the Outstanding Intragroup Payables minus the corresponding amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Payables is a positive number, the Purchaser will procure that the Company will pay an amount equal to such difference to the relevant members of the Seller’s Group as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event no later than 20 (twenty) Business Days following Completion; or |
| (b) | the amount of any of the Outstanding Intragroup Payables minus the corresponding amount of the Estimated Outstanding Intragroup Payables is a negative number, the Seller will procure that the relevant members of the Seller’s Group will pay an amount equal to such difference to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event no later than 20 (twenty) Business Days following Completion. |
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1.1 | The Seller has full power, authority and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party. |
1.2 | Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes or will, when executed, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations on the Seller, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to any principles of equity or insolvency law. |
1.3 | The Seller has obtained all corporate authorisations required to empower it to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. |
2.3 | The Company has no subsidiaries and, other than the shares held in its investment portfolio, has no equity or partnership (as a general or limited partner, or otherwise) interest in any other person, or other similar assets, and is not the beneficial owner of nor has agreed to acquire, such interest or assets. |
2.4 | The statutory books of the Company which are required to be maintained by it under Applicable Law are up to date and accurately reflect the material matters which should, under Applicable Law, be reflected in those books. |
2.5 | Other than insurance policies or annuity contracts and contracts of employment with Employees or employee benefits plans, each entered into in the ordinary course of business, all material transactions between the Company, on the one hand, and (i) any of its former and current directors, senior executive officers, shareholders, and Affiliates, (ii) any of the former and current directors and senior executive officers of any member of the Seller’s Group, or (iii) so far as the Seller is aware, any Person in which any director or senior executive officer of the Company is a manager or holds a material interest, or a director or senior executive officer of such Person, on the other hand, are as set forth in Section 2.5 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter and have been entered into on an arm’s-length basis, and in compliance with Applicable Laws. |
3. | Accounts |
3.2 | The Financial Statements have been derived from the books and records of the Company in all material respects. The Company maintains proper books of accounts and records, reflecting in accordance with K-IFRS all material items of income and expenses, all material transactions and all assets and Liabilities required to be reflected therein in accordance with Applicable Laws and K-IFRS and maintains proper and adequate financial accounting controls as required under Applicable Law and K-IFRS. |
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connection with the preparation of the Actuarial Report, to the extent they consist of facts and not assumptions or forecasts, were accurate in all material respects. |
3.4 | The Company does not have any material Liabilities of the type that would be required by K-IFRS to be reflected in a balance sheet of the Company as of the date hereof or as of the Completion Date, except for, in each case, such Liabilities (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Accounts Date, (ii) reflected or adequately reserved against in the Accounts, (iii) incurred by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (iv) any Liabilities or matters that are the subject of other Seller’s Warranties contained in this Agreement (whether or not covered by such Seller’s Warranties), or (v) any Liabilities arising from the matter described in Section 6.4 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter. |
4. | Events since the Accounts Date |
| (a) | there has not occurred any matter what would require the consent of the Purchaser pursuant to paragraphs 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(g), 1(h), 1(i), 1(p) or 1(q) of Schedule 5 had such matter occurred after the date hereof; |
| (c) | the Company has, except for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in all material respects carried on its operations and business activities in the ordinary course of business; |
| (d) | other than in the ordinary course of business, no material increase in the rates of commissions paid to any General Agency, Life Planner or broker of the Company, has occurred; |
| (e) | no material change in reinsurance, hedging, local/statutory reserving methodology, practices or policies (including, without limitation any related bonus adjustments or the methodology used to determine policyholders’ dividends and bonuses), valuation or risk based capital methodology, in each case as entered into or used by the Company, has occurred other than as required by Applicable Law; |
| (f) | no material change in the interest rate or financial terms applicable to any intra-group Indebtedness between the Company and any member of the Seller’s Group has occurred; or |
| (g) | no commitment for a capital expenditure has been entered into by the Company to spend monies in excess of, individually or, with respect to any related series of commitments, in aggregate, KRW 750,000,000. |
4.2 | Since the Accounts Date, no corporate action authorizing or approving any of paragraphs 4.1(d) through (g) has been taken by the Company, and no agreement relating thereto has been entered into by the Company. |
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So far as the Seller is aware, the Company has not done anything whereby the continuance of any of the overdraft, loan or other financial facilities available to the Company will be adversely affected or prejudiced.
6. | Regulatory Matters and Compliance with Law |
6.2 | The Permissions are in full force and effect. |
6.3 | Since January 1, 2018, the Company has not violated in any material respect, and is not currently in material violation of, any Permissions. None of the Permissions shall be materially adversely affected, invalidated or become voidable as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (assuming Purchaser obtains all required approvals from the applicable Governmental Authorities). All Permissions are renewable in the ordinary course of business, and, so far as the Seller is aware, there is no fact, condition or circumstance that may, or could reasonably be expected to, lead to any modification, suspension, revocation or non-renewal of any Permissions. As of the date hereof, no written notice has been given to or received by the Company to terminate, or relating to any material deficiency regarding, the Permissions. |
6.4 | Since January 1, 2018, the Company has been in all material respects in compliance with, and has not committed any material breach of, any Applicable Laws or any other Regulatory Requirements. The Company has not received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of non-compliance with any Applicable Laws or any other Regulatory Requirements since January 1, 2018, nor is the Company subject to any Action, pending or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened with respect to any alleged non-compliance or violation thereof as of the date hereof. |
6.5 | Since January 1, 2018, the Company has filed all material reports, data and other information, applications and notices required to be filed with or otherwise provided to a Governmental Authority. |
6.6 | The Company has, in all material respects, implemented and followed policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that all insurance policies marketed, serviced, administered, sold or issued by or on behalf of the Company since January 1, 2018 (“Insurance Policies”) have been marketed, serviced, administered, sold or issued by insurance agents, marketers, underwriters, wholesalers, brokers, distributors or other producers in compliance in all material respects with Regulatory Requirements, including, without limitation, by conducting on-going review and updating of all such policies and procedures and periodic monitoring of such Persons, and who (so far as the Seller is aware) are (at the relevant time such Insurance Policies were sold) duly licensed as required by Applicable Laws for the type of relevant business. |
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6.8 | None of the Company or its Affiliates is currently subject to, or is owned or controlled by a person that is targeted by or subject to, any economic sanction currently administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), or by the U.S. Department of State, or any sanctions currently imposed by the United Nations Security Council or any other Authority relevant to the jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business or owns assets (collectively, the “OFAC Sanctions”). The Company has not directly or indirectly used any corporate funds, or contributed or otherwise made available any corporate funds to any joint venture partner or any other person for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently the subject of any OFAC Sanctions, or located or resident in any country or territory currently the subject of any OFAC Sanctions. |
6.9 | The operations of the Company are and have been conducted since January 1, 2018 in compliance with applicable money laundering-related Applicable Laws of Korea and any other jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business or owns assets (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”). As of the date hereof, no investigation or Action by or before any Governmental Authority involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened. |
6.10 | None of the Company and, so far as the Seller is aware, its directors, officers, agents, employees or other person acting on behalf of the Company has taken any action since January 1, 2018, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. None of the Company, nor, so far as the Seller is aware, its directors, officers, agents, employees or other person acting on behalf of the Company has since January 1, 2018 made, or promised to make, an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value (“Payment”) (A) to or for the use or benefit of any Government Official; (B) to any other person either for an advance or reimbursement, if it knows or has reason to know that any part of such Payment will be directly or indirectly given or paid by such other person, or will reimburse such other person for Payments previously made, to any Government Official; or (C) to any other person, in each case, to obtain or keep business or to secure some other improper advantage, the payment of which would violate applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. |
6.11 | So far as the Seller is aware, each of the Life Planners and the General Agencies, at the time such Life Planner or General Agency wrote, sold, produced or marketed Insurance Policies, was duly licensed as required by Applicable Law, except for such failures to be licensed which have been cured, resolved or settled through agreements with the applicable Governmental Authority or which would otherwise not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company. |
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7. | Insurance |
7.1 | The Company maintains material insurance policies required under Regulatory Requirement or any Material Contract executed by the Company, and maintains the type and level of insurance that in its reasonable view is normally maintained by companies in the life insurance industry in Korea in connection with the business conducted by, and the assets owned by, the Company. So far as the Seller is aware, all premiums with respect thereto due on or prior to the date hereof have been timely paid in full. True, correct and complete copies of such insurance policies as of the date hereof have been made available to the Purchaser in the Data Room. |
7.2 | So far as the Seller is aware, in respect of the Seller’s Group Insurance Policies which are material to the business of the Company, all premiums have been duly paid to date and neither the Company nor any member of the Seller’s Group has received, as of the date hereof, any notification that such insurances are not valid or enforceable, or relating to cancellation or termination of such insurances and, so far as the Seller is aware, there are no grounds for any such cancellation or termination. |
8. | Contractual Matters |
8.2 | Each of the Material Contracts (other than templates) represent valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company and is in full force and effect, subject to any principles of equity or insolvency law. Since January 1, 2018 to the date hereof, no counterparty to a Material Contract has given written notice of its intention to terminate, nullify or cancel such Material Contract. No breach or default by the Company under any Material Contract has occurred that would be material to the Company. |
8.3 | There are no outstanding Contracts under which the Company is under an obligation to acquire or dispose of all or a material part of its assets or business. |
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Contract. As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened material Claims with respect to any Material Contract. |
9. | Litigation |
9.1 | Other than as disclosed in Section 9.1 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter, as of the date hereof, the Company is not involved as a party in any material Action and, so far as the Seller is aware, no such Actions have been threatened in writing by or against the Company since January 1, 2018. For this purpose, (i) “material” means Actions which (if successful) are likely to result in a cost, benefit or value to the Company of KRW 500,000,000 or more and (ii) any Actions for collection by the Company of debts arising in the ordinary course of business and any Actions in respect of claims identified in the Data Room as insured claims are excluded. |
9.2 | There is no outstanding Order against the Company that is currently effective as of the date hereof, or has yet to be paid or complied with, and which may have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Company to deal freely with its assets or freely conduct its Business. |
10. | Insolvency |
As far as the Seller is aware, no corporate action, legal proceeding or other procedure or step described in the following has been taken or threatened in relation to the Company:
| (a) | the Company declares the suspension of payments or a moratorium of any Indebtedness; |
| (b) | any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken for winding up or dissolution of the Company; |
| (c) | the Company files a petition to a court for the commencement of bankruptcy or rehabilitation against it; |
| (d) | a person (other than the Company) files a petition to a court for the commencement of bankruptcy or rehabilitation against the Company and such petition is not discharged within 60 (sixty) days; |
| (e) | the Company is designated as a failing company under the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act; |
| (f) | a composition or arrangement with any creditor of the Company by reason of actual financial difficulties is commenced; or |
| (g) | a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, judicial manager, compulsory manager, provisional supervisor or other similar officer in respect of the Company is appointed under the Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act. |
11. | Real Property |
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11.3 | As of the date hereof, no written notice of any material dispute or compulsory purchase notice order has been received by the Company in relation to the Company Real Properties. |
11.4 | All of the lands, buildings, and structures, appurtenances and equipment situated on the Company Real Properties are, in all material respects, in good operating condition and suitable for the purposes for which they are presently being used. |
11.5 | With respect to Company Real Properties owned by the Company, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the whole of such Company Real Properties and has good, valid and marketable title to such Company Real Properties free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
11.6 | With respect to Company Real Properties currently leased by or to, used by or occupied by the Company: |
| (a) | the Company holds valid leasehold right to all such Company Real Properties, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances; and |
| (b) | all Contracts under which such Company Real Properties are leased to or by the Company (collectively, the “Leases”) are in full force and effect and no other Person is currently entitled to terminate any of such Leases before it is due to expire, and all rents and material additional payments due to date on each such Lease have been paid in full. |
12. | Assets |
12.1 | With respect to all tangible personal and other tangible properties owned by the Company and material to the Business, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the whole of such properties and has good, valid and marketable title to such personal properties free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
12.2 | With respect to all tangible personal and other tangible properties currently leased or used by the Company, and material to the Business, the Company holds valid leasehold right to all such properties, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
12.3 | Except as specified otherwise in Section 12.3 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter, (i) as of February 29, 2020, none of the assets held in the investment portfolios of the Company were in default in the payment of principal or interest or dividends, or permanently impaired; and (ii) all such assets, individually and in the aggregate, were originally acquired, and continued to be held, by the Company in compliance with all Regulatory Requirements. |
13.1 | The Data Room contains complete, true and accurate copies of (i) the standard template employment contracts used by the Company, (ii) if applicable, all collective bargaining |
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agreements to which the Company is a party, (iii) the Company’s rules of employment and (iv) contractual regulations on severance payment for the Company, in each case as of the date hereof. |
13.2 | The Company has been in all material respects in compliance with (i) all agreements and internal rules and policies, including rules of employment, relating to labour and employment and (ii) all Applicable Laws or Regulatory Requirements relating to employment, labour standards, social insurance and labour union or other body representing workers, including the Labour Standards Act. |
13.4 | (i) As of the date hereof, the Company is not or has not been a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labour contract; and (ii) since the Accounts Date to the date hereof, there has not been, and there is no actual, pending or existing, or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened, strike, work stoppage or other similar activity involving Employees of the Company. |
13.5 | The pension plans disclosed in Section 13.5 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter are, as of the date hereof, the only arrangements under which the Company makes or could reasonably expected to become liable to make payments for providing retirement, death, disability or life assurance benefits to the directors, officers and Employees of the Company. In relation to all the pension plans under which the Company makes or could reasonably expected to become liable to make payments for providing retirement, death, disability or life assurance benefits to the directors, officers and Employees, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company, all contributions and other payments due from or on behalf of the former and current directors, officers and Employees up to Completion have been fully paid or are provided for in the accounts of the Company, and they have at all times been operated in accordance with the requirements of Regulatory Requirements. |
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14.1 | The list of material Intellectual Property that is registered or subject to an application for registration and owned by the Company (the “Owned Intellectual Property”) as set out in the Data Room is complete, true and accurate. Other than as provided in the Transaction Documents and except as would not reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the Business, the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of all Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
14.3 | The Owned Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property used pursuant to the Intellectual Property Licenses, together with the Intellectual Property provided under the Transaction Documents, constitute all the material Intellectual Property used by the Company and necessary in the conduct of the Business as currently conducted. The Owned Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property used pursuant to the Intellectual Property Licenses are vested beneficially in, or is licensed to or lawfully used under the authority of the owner by, the Company. |
14.4 | As of the date hereof, there is no outstanding or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened Action relating to, and the Company and any member of the Seller’s Group have not received any written notice from a third party alleging an infringement of, or challenging the validity or enforceability of, the Owned Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property used pursuant to the Intellectual Property Licenses to the Company that would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Business. |
14.5 | As far as the Seller is aware, no third party is infringing, or has since January 1, 2018 infringed, the Owned Intellectual Property in any material respects. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Business, as of the date hereof, there is no outstanding or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened Action against the Company for infringement of any Intellectual Property owned by a third party, and the Company has not since January 1, 2018 received any written claim from such third party alleging such infringement. The Company, and, as far as the Seller is aware, its directors, officers, Employees, General Agencies, Life Planners, independent contractors and agents are not infringing, nor have infringed since January 1, 2018, the Intellectual Property of any third party in any material respects in conducting the Business. |
15. | Data Protection and Information Technology |
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(including registration or notification requirements) in respect of data protection has been received by the Company from any Governmental Authority since January 1, 2018. Except as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Business, as of the date hereof, there is no outstanding or, so far as the Seller is aware, threatened Action against the Company for, and the Company has not since January 1, 2018 to the date hereof received any Claim against the Company for, compensation for inaccuracy, loss or unauthorised disclosure, or leakage of personal data held by the Company. |
15.2 | The IT Systems are either owned by the Company, or used by the Company under a valid agreement or license to which the Company is a party. All IT Systems are in good working order in all material respects. A list of all material Contracts relating to the IT Systems (including any outsourcing Contracts) to which the Company is a party pursuant to which the Company paid in excess of KRW [***]during the calendar year ended on December 31, 2019 is contained in the Data Room. All such Contracts are valid, binding and enforceable on the Company, subject to any principles of equity or insolvency law, and, so far as the Seller is aware, the other parties thereto. The Company is not in material breach of, and has not given or, so far as the Seller is aware, as of the date hereof, received written notice of any material breach, default or termination in respect of, any such Contracts. |
15.3 | Taking into account the services provided under the Transitional Services Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to continue to use the IT Systems in substantially the same manner in which they have been used in the most recent twelve (12)-month period. The IT Systems are in good operating order in all material respects, are capable of performing and do perform the material functions required to be performed by them in accordance with normal industry practice in Korea and the nature of the Company’s Business in all material respects, and the Company has the right and authority to use the IT Systems in connection with the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and so far as Seller is aware such use does not materially conflict with, infringe upon, or violate any Intellectual Property of any other Person. |
16.1 | The Company has timely made all income and other Tax Returns required to be made by it, and supplied all information required to be supplied, to any Tax Authority on a timely basis, and all such Tax Returns and information are true, accurate and complete in all material respects and are not the subject of any material dispute with a Tax Authority. |
16.2 | The Company has not requested any Tax Authority for any extensions of time for the filing of any currently outstanding Tax Returns or other documents relating to Tax not being an extension available to companies or taxpayers generally. |
16.3 | As of the date hereof, the Company is not currently, subject to any disputes, audits or Action by any Tax Authority except as set out in Section 16.3 of Annex 1 to the Disclosure Letter. |
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directly liable for such Taxes or secondarily liable for such Taxes for which the Seller or other third party was primarily liable) with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date have been properly and duly paid or properly reserved for in the books and records of the Company. |
16.5 | There are no unpaid Taxes of the Company in any amount claimed to be due and payable by any Tax Authority of any jurisdiction with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date, and the Company is not aware of any such claim, and there is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Company with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date that has been proposed or asserted by any Tax Authority in writing. |
16.6 | The Company has properly and duly deducted or withheld all Taxes with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Completion Date which it has been obliged by Applicable Laws to deduct or withhold from all amounts paid by it (for the avoidance of doubt, including any deemed payment under Applicable Law) to all persons, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors, service providers, and any foreign company, has properly and duly accounted to the relevant Tax Authority for all such Taxes so deducted or withheld and has otherwise complied with its legal obligations in compliance with Applicable Law in respect of such deductions or withholdings. |
16.7 | There are no Encumbrances for Taxes over any of the assets of the Company (other than Permitted Encumbrances). |
16.8 | All material records which the Company is required by Applicable Law to keep for Tax purposes have been duly kept. |
16.9 | All material transactions between the Company and any related parties, including current or past direct and indirect shareholders of the Company and its Affiliates were made on arm’s length terms to the extent required by Applicable Law; the Company has not received notice from any Tax Authority of any material adjustment for Tax purposes, or that any material adjustment is required to be made, to the terms on which any such transaction is treated as taking place; and the Company has maintained adequate related party or transfer pricing documentation to substantiate the pricing of any related party transactions to the extent required by Applicable Law. |
16.10 | The Company is not, and since January 1, 2018 has not been, treated for any Tax purpose as resident in a country other than Korea and the Company does not have, nor has it had since January 1, 2018, a branch, agency or permanent establishment in a country other than Korea. |
16.11 | The Company has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of any Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, in each case that is currently in effect. The Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax allocation, sharing, or similar agreement with any member of the Seller’s Group that is currently in effect. |
17. | Environmental, Health and Safety Matters |
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natural resources or human health or safety, and there are no material Liabilities relating to such Regulatory Requirements with respect to the Company or its business or assets. |
17.2 | As of the date hereof, the Company has not received since January 1, 2018 any written or oral notice, demand, complaint or other form of communication from any Person that identifies any material environmental concern, health & safety concern or other concern relating to the security and protection of persons, property, flora and fauna relating to the Company or the Company Real Properties. The Company is not conducting, and is not required to conduct, any material activity, action or works to assess, study, test, investigate, remove, remediate, clean up, correct, reduce, contain, prevent, minimize, mitigate, monitor or otherwise address any actual, suspected or alleged risk to environment or health & safety at any location, and does not have any actual conditions at any location that are reasonably likely to require it to conduct the foregoing. |
18. | No Broker |
The Company will not be liable to pay any brokerage, finder’s, financial adviser or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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Schedule 4
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
1.1 | Each Party shall not be liable for any Warranty Claim unless such Party shall have received from the other Party written notice of such Claim: |
| (a) | in the case of a Claim in respect of any breach of the Fundamental Warranties, on or before the date falling 30 Business Days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; and |
| (b) | in the case of a Claim in respect of any breach of the Seller’s Warranties or the Purchaser’s Warranties, as applicable, other than those set forth in paragraph 1.1(a), (c) or (d), on or before the date falling 18 months from the Completion Date, |
| (c) | in the case of a Claim in respect of any breach of the Seller’s Warranties contained in paragraph 13 of Schedule 3, on or before the date falling 24 (twenty-four) months from the Completion Date; |
| (d) | in the case of a Tax Warranty Claim, on or before the date falling 30 (thirty) Business Days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; |
provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, each Party’s obligations to indemnify and hold harmless shall survive until final resolution of any Claim made by the other Party or otherwise by giving written notice thereof to such indemnifying Party prior to the expiration of the applicable periods set forth above.
1.2 | Any notice provided pursuant to paragraph 1.1 by a Party, or any notice provided by a Party in connection with any Claim for any breach of, or failure to perform, any of the other Party’s covenants, agreements or other obligations contained in this Agreement, shall, in each case, contain such information, facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of the Claim (including such Party’s good faith estimate of the quantum thereof) as is available to such Party to enable the other Party to assess the merits of the Claim, to act to preserve evidence and to make such provision as the Seller may consider necessary or appropriate. |
| to examine and copy or photograph any assets, accounts, documents and records, in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal business operations of such Party (or the Company, as applicable), as the other Party or its or its Affiliates’ financial, legal, accounting and other professional advisers may reasonably request, subject to other Party agreeing, in such form as such Party may reasonably require, to keep all such information confidential and to use it only for the purpose of investigating and defending the Claim. |
2.1 | The liability of each Party hereunder in respect of Warranty Claims (other than in respect of Fundamental Warranties and Tax Warranties) shall be limited as follows: |
2.2 | The aggregate liability of each Party in respect of all Warranty Claims (other than in respect of Fundamental Warranties and Tax Warranties) shall not exceed 10% of the Consideration. |
2.3 | The aggregate liability of each Party in respect of all Claims shall not exceed 100% of the Consideration. |
2.4 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the limitations set forth in paragraphs 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of Schedule 4 shall not apply to any Claim based on actual fraud in the Seller Warranties by the Seller or Purchaser Warranties by the Purchaser, as the case may be, perpetuated by such party with the knowledge that such Seller Warranties or Purchaser Warranties were inaccurate and with the intent to cause the other party to rely thereon to its detriment. |
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Taxes from the Company’s ordinary business income or Permitted Leakage, or (ii) for a taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Completion Date. For these purposes, a Tax for a period that includes, but does not end on, the Accounts Date (or, if applicable, the Completion Date) shall be apportioned to the period ending on the Accounts Date (or, if applicable, the Completion Date) on a per diem basis in the case of real and personal property taxes and on an interim closing of the books basis as of the close of the Accounts Date (or, if applicable, the Completion Date) in the case of all other Taxes. |
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unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Compensating Party shall not pay, settle, compromise or discharge such Third Party Claim without the other Party’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless such settlement consists solely of monetary damages paid by the Compensating Party. To the extent of any conflict between the provisions of this paragraph 4 and those of Clause 13.5, the provisions of Clause 13.5 shall prevail. |
5.1 | The Seller shall not be liable for Losses in respect of any Seller Warranty Claim to the extent that the matter or circumstances giving rise to that Claim: |
| (a) | was specifically reflected in the Accounts (including, without limitation, by way of a note or a statement in any report forming part thereof); |
| (d) | have been refunded or otherwise paid to and actually received by the Purchaser or the Company. |
6.2 | If any amount is paid in discharge of all or part of any Claim and an amount is subsequently recovered by the Party seeking indemnity hereunder (whether by payment, third party |
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insurance cover, discount, credit, set-off or otherwise) from a third party (including any Tax Authority or insurer) in respect of the matter in relation to which the Claim was made, such Party shall forthwith promptly repay to the Compensating Party a sum corresponding to the amount recovered from the third party net of Taxes incurred by such Party with respect to receipt of the recovered amount and reasonable out of pocket expenses of such Party relating to such recovery and subject to the maximum repayment being equal to the amount paid by the Compensating Party in discharge of all or part of such Claim. |
6.3 | If the event giving rise to a Claim produces an actual saving or benefit for the Purchaser and/or a member of the Purchaser's Group (including in relation to Tax), the Purchaser shall procure that the saving or benefit and the amount of it will either be taken into account in reducing the amount of the Claim or, if the Seller has paid an amount in discharge of that Claim without such saving or benefit being taken into account, then the amount by which such saving or benefit would have reduced the liability so discharged shall be repaid promptly to the Seller less the Purchaser's reasonable out of pocket expenses (if any) incurred in obtaining the saving or benefit. |
Any payment made under this Agreement pursuant to a Claim to each Party shall be regarded as an adjustment to the Consideration.
Each Party agrees to take all reasonable steps to avoid or mitigate its Losses upon and after becoming aware of any event which would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Claim.
If any Claim arises by reason of some Loss of a Party which, at the time such breach or claim is notified to the other Party, is contingent only or otherwise not capable of being quantified, then the other Party shall not be under any obligation to make any payment in respect of such Claim unless and until such liability ceases to be contingent or becomes capable of being quantified, provided that nothing in this paragraph 9 shall prevent such Party from notifying the other Party of any Claim or commencing Actions in respect thereof as required under paragraph 1.
No liability of a Party shall arise under any Transaction Document in respect of any matter, act, omission or circumstance (or any combination thereof), including the aggravation of a matter or circumstance and any Losses arising therefrom, to the extent that the same would not have occurred but for:
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| (b) | any change in accounting or Tax policy, bases or practice of the other Party or the Company introduced or having effect after Completion. |
Each Party shall not be liable in respect of any Claim to the extent:
| (a) | such Claim would not have arisen but for any act, omission, transaction or arrangement carried out at, and in accordance with, the written request of the other Party before Completion; or |
| (b) | such Claim would not have arisen but for any act done or omitted to be done after Completion by the other Party; or |
| (c) | the facts, matters or circumstances which are the subject of the Claim have been disclosed by the Disclosure Letter or the Data Room. |
Each Party shall not be entitled to recover damages or obtain payment, reimbursement, restitution or indemnity more than once for the same matter, event or Loss.
Save as expressly provided otherwise in Clauses 4, 10 and 29.6 of this Agreement, the only remedies available to each Party under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are indemnification under Clauses 8.2 and 15.2, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 (subject to the limitations set forth herein), as applicable, and, for the avoidance of doubt, without limiting the foregoing, it shall not have any right to rescind or terminate this Agreement following Completion either for breach of contract or for negligent or innocent misrepresentation or otherwise. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Party, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates and Representatives, hereby waives, from and after Completion, to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable Law, any and all rights, claims and causes of action it may have against the other Party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives arising under or based upon this Agreement, any certificate or instrument delivered in connection herewith (whether under this Agreement or arising under common law or any other Applicable Law), except as specified in the immediately preceding sentence.
14. | Non-reliance |
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| (b) | the Purchaser acknowledges its understanding that an insurer is required by applicable laws, rules and regulation to maintain a minimum level of reserves and that new policies or requirements may be promulgated or implemented by a Governmental Authority from time to time and/or alternative interpretations of existing rules or requirements may be applied by the relevant regulator from time to time regarding the calculation of such reserves; and the Purchaser is responsible for assessing the need for independent actuarial and other professional advice in this regard; |
| (c) | no representation or warranty (express or implied) is made by, or on behalf of, the Seller as to: |
| (i) | the amount or the sufficiency of the Reserves or the value in force of any policies written or assumed by the Company (whether presented in (I) the Accounts, (II) any document contained in, attached to or referred to in the Data Room or the Disclosure Letter, or (III) otherwise); |
| (ii) | the appropriateness of any actuarial principle, assumption or methodology applied by any member of the Seller’s Group or the Company; |
| (iii) | the collectability of any amounts under reinsurance contracts; |
| (iv) | the future performance, probable success or future profitability of the Company; or |
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| or its Affiliates or its or their Representatives, no part of this Agreement or of any such other document shall be construed as constituting, directly or indirectly, such a representation or warranty, and none of the Seller nor any member of the Seller’s Group or any of their Representatives shall be under any liability to any member of the Purchaser’s Group or any other person to the extent that (for whatever reason) that member of the Purchaser’s Group or other person suffers any loss or liability as a consequence of its, or its advisers’ assessment of (a) the amount or the sufficiency of the Reserves or the value in force of any policies written or assumed by the Company, (b) the appropriateness of any actuarial principle, assumption or methodology, or (c) the future performance, probable success or future profitability of the Company or forecasts, estimates, projections, statements of intent or statements of opinion referred to in paragraph 14.3(c)(v), being in any way inaccurate. |
14.4 | If the Purchaser or any of its Representatives has received any Forward Looking Information (including in connection with any financial analysis, modelling or actuarial analysis conducted by the Purchaser or any of its Representatives), the Purchaser agrees that: |
| (a) | there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make forward looking opinions, estimates, projections, business plans, budgets and forecasts and the Purchaser is familiar with these uncertainties; and |
| (b) | the Purchaser will make its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all Forward Looking Information furnished to it, |
and the Purchaser shall have no Claim against the Seller in respect thereof.
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| (d) | commence any Action involving an amount exceeding KRW 500,000,000, or pay, discharge, waive, settle or satisfy (including any Action involving) any Claim or Liability in excess of KRW 500,000,000; |
| (e) | (i) other than in the ordinary course of business, enter into a Material Contract or (ii) terminate (other than any expiration in accordance with its terms), cancel, renew (other than any automatic renewal in accordance with its terms), amend, grant a waiver under, or knowingly take any action which would be reasonably likely to invalidate, a Material Contract, unless, in each case with respect to a Labor Agreement, if the Company in its reasonable discretion believes that such action is otherwise required by Applicable Law (in which case the Seller shall give a prior written notice to the Purchaser and consult therewith to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted under Applicable Law); |
| (f) | enter into, amend, terminate (other than any expiration in accordance with its terms), cancel, renew (other than any automatic renewal in accordance with its terms), or grant a waiver under, any Contract with, or transfer any Employee to, a member of the Seller’s Group; |
| compensation otherwise provided or to be provided to, or any other employment conditions (including the duration of employment) of, any director, officer or Employee, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business; |
| (j) | incur or assume any Indebtedness which involves annual payments in excess of KRW 500,000,000, or give a guarantee, indemnity or similar undertaking in connection with any Indebtedness or other Liability of any other person; |
| (k) | grant any loan or financial facility, other than (I) loans to policyholders in the ordinary course of business; and (II) loans to directors, officers or Employees or loans to or security deposits for Life Planners or General Agents or other insurance intermediaries or sales agents in the ordinary course of business; |
| (l) | make any capital expenditure exceeding KRW 750,000,000 individually or, with respect to any related series of expenditures, in aggregate in excess of the expenditures contemplated by or referred to in the 2020 Plan; |
| (m) | acquire or agree to acquire any share, shares or other interest in any company other than the acquisition of investment assets in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the Company’s investment policy; |
| (n) | other than disposals of investment assets in the ordinary course, sell or otherwise dispose of any undertaking, goodwill or assets of the Company with a value in excess of KRW 500,000,000, or Encumber any of the Shares or the Company’s assets (other than in relation to leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), or factor or sell any debt or other receivables of the Company; |
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| instruments, or amend any of the terms of any such capital stock or securities, or reclassify, split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any such capital stock or securities; |
| (r) | make any material changes with respect to its accounting methods, policies, principles or procedures, except as required by Applicable Law or K-IFRS; |
| (s) | appoint any new director or audit committee member (except as required as a result of a vacancy on the board or relevant committee); |
| (t) | other than in the ordinary course of business, update or amend in any material respect the Company’s investment strategy with regard to its investments; |
| (x) | make, change, or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, materially amend any Tax Return, surrender any material right or claim to a refund of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any Taxes, Tax Returns or claims for Taxes; or |
| (y) | agree, authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing actions. |
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the efficient and ordinary course operation of the Company prior to Completion, the Purchaser will not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to such matters. If the Purchaser withholds its consent to the taking of any action or omitting to take any action that is prohibited by paragraph 1 of this Schedule 5, and the withholding of such consent is not unreasonable, the Seller or the Company, as the case may be, shall nevertheless be entitled to take or omit to take such action if the Seller agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and the Company against any adverse consequence arising from such action or omission without regard to the limitations on the quantum of indemnification contained in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4. The procedural rules of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 and Clause 13.5, as applicable, shall govern any claim for such indemnification. |
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6. | The Purchaser hereby undertakes to procure that the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, do anything which may jeopardise or adversely affect the distinctiveness, |
enforceability or ownership of the Prudential Trademarks, the goodwill associated with the Prudential Trademarks, the validity of any current or future registration for any Prudential Trademark or the reputation of the Seller’s Group (or any member thereof). |
| (a) | undertakings by the sub-licencee to comply with terms equivalent to the terms of this Schedule so far as they are applicable; |
| (b) | a provision for termination in the event of, and simultaneously with, expiry of the Prudential Trademark Use Term; |
| (c) | a provision to the effect that the Seller benefits from all indemnities granted by the sub-licencee in favour of the Licencee; |
| (e) | a provision entitling the Seller (or any member of its Group) to enforce its rights directly against the sub-licencee. |
11. | If the Purchaser or the Company becomes aware that any third party alleges that the Prudential Trademarks are invalid or that use of the Prudential Trademarks infringes any |
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third party right, the Purchaser will promptly notify the Seller of such. The Purchaser hereby agrees that it will not, and will procure that the Company does not, make any comment or admission to anyone else regarding such matters. |
14. | Upon expiry of the Prudential Trademark Use Term, the Company shall forthwith (and the Purchaser shall procure that the Company shall): |
| (d) | provide written confirmation to the Seller of the steps taken in compliance with this paragraph 14. |
15. | The Prudential Trademarks are the following: [***] |
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[***]
1. | Either Party to a Leakage Claim Dispute may refer the Leakage Claim Dispute for resolution in accordance with this Schedule 7 (unless the Parties have agreed in writing an alternative resolution mechanism). The Parties shall attempt to resolve in good faith all Leakage Disputes in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Schedule 7 before invoking the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Schedule 7. |
| (a) | the Expert shall be directed to determine the matters in dispute (being the existence and/or value of any Leakage amount claimed) and notify the Seller and the Purchaser of its decision within 10 (ten) Business Days of its appointment or such longer reasonable period as the Expert may determine, but in any case no later than 2 (two) months after its appointment, and shall set forth in such written determination the reasons for such determination; |
| (b) | the Expert shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator and shall be directed to determine only the matters in dispute and shall be entitled, in rendering his decision, to take into account only such evidence and information as the Parties shall have put to him; |
| (c) | the Expert shall be directed to determine any dispute by reference to the accounting policies, principles, practices, bases and methodologies that were used for the purposes of preparing the Accounts, and the Regulatory Requirements; |
| (d) | each Party shall be entitled to make written and/or oral representations to the Expert, and such Parties shall each co-operate with the Expert in resolving any disagreement or Leakage Claim Dispute, and for that purpose shall provide to them all such assistance, information and documentation as they may reasonably require in a timely manner; |
| (e) | the Expert’s determination will (in the absence of fraud or manifest error) be final and binding on the Parties; |
| (f) | the costs of the Expert shall be split equally between the Parties; and |
| (g) | any amount payable by one Party to another as a result of the Expert’s determination will be due and payable within 10 (ten) Business Days of the last of the Expert’s determinations being notified to the Parties. |
4. | The Leakage Claim Dispute and all related matters and proceedings shall be treated as confidential among the Parties and the Expert. |
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Schedule 8
Retained Intragroup Arrangements
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Annex 1
Agreed Form Transitional Services Agreement
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Annex 2
Agreed Form IP Licence Agreement
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Annex 3
Agreed Form Trademark Licence Agreement
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Annex 4
Agreed Form Resignation Letter
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