any material adverse change in or material adverse effect on the ability of Honeywell or any Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Competing Business Transaction” means (i) a sale, grant, authorization or issuance by any of the Transferred Entities of (or the sale, grant, authorization, issuance or announcement of any right to purchase) any debt or equity securities (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for debt or equity securities of any class or series of capital stock) of such Transferred Entity (ii) any sale, transfer, license, lease, pledge, mortgage, or other disposition of a material portion of the Purchased Assets (other than pursuant to existing Contracts, the sale of Business Products or Business Inventory, the exclusive or non-exclusive technology or brand licenses of the Business Intellectual Property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or the sale or licensing of certain Intellectual Property rights underlying Honeywell’s Sulfur Filter and Diesel Particulate Filter technology), or (iii) any plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, merger, consolidation, business combination, joint venture, recapitalization, reorganization, financing, tender offer, share exchange, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction involving a Transferred Entity.
“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.12.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(a).
“Consolidated Operating Income (loss)” means consolidated operating income (loss) of the Business as reflected in the Closing Date Audited Statements subject to the adjustment set forth onSchedule K.
“Contract” shall mean any legally binding contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, sales order, purchase order, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, lease, conditional sale contract, mortgage, franchise, insurance policy, undertaking, commitment or other arrangement or agreement that is binding on any Person or any part of its property under applicable Law.
“Control” (including the terms “Controlled,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means, with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of stock, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
“Copyrights” means U.S. and foreign copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, and pending applications to register the same, renewals and extensions in connection any such registrations, together with all translations thereof.
“CTDEP” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(i).
“Danbury Facilities” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(i).
“Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 8.1(b).
“Debt Financing” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.23(a).
“Deeds” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 2.3(a)(v).
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“Deemed Interest Adjustment” means an amount calculated as simple interest on $950,000,000 from the Measuring Time through the Closing Date, calculated at the Agreed Interest Rate in effect from time to time during such period. Attached asSchedule L is an illustrative example of the Deemed Interest Adjustment.
“Deemed Tax Adjustment” means the product of (x) the amount of Business EBITDA minus (i) the Deemed Interest Adjustment and minus (ii) the amounts of depreciation and amortization added back to Consolidated Operating Income in determining Business EBITDA, multiplied by (y) 39%;provided,however, that if the amount described in clause (x) is negative the Deemed Tax Adjustment shall be zero. Attached asSchedule L is an illustrative example of the Deemed Tax Adjustment.
“Delayed Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.13.
“Delayed Transfer Assets” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.13.
“De Minimis Loss” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(a).
“Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble ofArticle III.
“Disputed Item” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.8(d).
“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 2.2.
“Employee Transferor”shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(i).
“Employees” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8.
“Encumbrances” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, easements, encumbrance or other similar charge or restriction.
“Enforceability Exceptions” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.2.
“Engineering and Institutional Controls”means any and all restrictions, measures, covenants and obligations that may be used in lieu of, in conjunction with or as a component of Remedial Actions to satisfy Liabilities under Environmental Laws in connection with (i) requirements for engineering and institutional controls; (ii) proscriptions against residential and groundwater use; and (iii) any documents, instruments, agreements, rights and obligations embodying, establishing or necessary to the foregoing, including, without limitation, certifications, deed notices, deed restrictions, easements, access agreements, equitable servitudes and restrictive covenants.
“Environmental Claims” means any claim, cause of action, investigation, proceeding, consent order, consent agreement, or notice by any person or entity alleging potential Liability arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, or release into the environment of, or exposure to, any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, or (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of, or liability under, any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.
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“Environmental Investigation” means any environmental sampling, monitoring or other subsurface investigation, or sampling of any surface materials, of Owned Real Property or Business Leased Real Property.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, interstate, state, local and foreign Laws relating to pollution or protection of human health, safety, the environment or natural resources damages, including Laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, discharge, generation, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.
“Equity Interest” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.3.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereto.
“ERISA Affiliate,” as to any person, means any member of a controlled group of corporations or of a group of trades or businesses under common control, with such person, in each case within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
“Estimated Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.8(b).
“Estimated Net Cash Adjustment” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.8(b).
“Excluded Business” shall mean for purposes of this Agreement (i) the licensing or other disposition of Excluded Intellectual Property to third parties, (ii) the performance of the Retained Contracts, (iii) the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution and sale of air conditioning refrigerants and related equipment and additives for mobile air conditions systems and cooling systems for gasoline and diesel engines and similar turbocharger technology related products, thermal systems (including exhaust gas and charge air coolers, aluminum radiators and cooling modules and recirculation products), automotive speed position and pressure sensors, mechanical parts for vehicle, aircraft, rail and industrial engines (not including filters or spark plugs) and brake hard parts and other friction materials (including disc and drum brake pads, shoes, linings, brake blocks and other components for vehicle, aircraft and rail, industrial and on- and off-highway applications) sold, produced or distributed by applicable Honeywell divisions and/or business units (including by Honeywell’s Transportation Systems division), and (iv) for purposes ofSection 5.11 of this Agreement only and the definition of the “Competing Business”, the distribution and sale of brake fluid, lubricants, cleaners and associate wheel cleaners sold, produced or distributed by applicable Honeywell divisions and/or business units (including by Honeywell’s Transportation Systems division) shall be deemed included in the definition of “Excluded Business.”
“Excluded Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned or licensed by any Seller or any Transferred Entity that is not used primarily or exclusively in the conduct of
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the Business, all Intellectual Property set forth onSchedule 1.2(n) orSection 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule that is provided to Purchaser pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement and certain Intellectual Property rights underlying Honeywell’s Sulfur Filter and Diesel Particulate Filter technology, and any and all goodwill represented thereby and pertaining thereto, and the right to sue and recover damages for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation or other violation or conflict associated therewith, including all rights to own and license any of the Sellers’ Marks and associated Intellectual Property rights.
“Financing Parties” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.4.
“Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(a).
“Foreign Approval” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.13.
“Foreign Benefit Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(b).
“Foreign Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(b).
“Former Employees” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from time to time applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
“Governmental Authority” means any foreign or United States federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.
“Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Gross U.S. Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 2.4(b).
“Holt Japan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(ii).
“Holt Lloyd Spain” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.27.
“Holt New Zealand” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(ii).
“Holts South Africa” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(ii).
“Holt UK” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(iii).
“Honeywell” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Honeywell Canada” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
“Honeywell China” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
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“Honeywell Filter Litigation” shall mean any current or future class action, investigation, or other civil, criminal, regulatory or administrative proceeding maintained or initiated against Honeywell or its Affiliates by any private plaintiff or the United States Department of Justice, any U.S. or Canadian Governmental Entity, the U.S. state Attorney Generals, local state, county or municipal authorities or entities, or the SEC relating to or arising from allegations of price fixing, bid rigging and allocation of customers in the aftermarket for automotive oil, air, fuel and transmission filters.
“Honeywell International UK” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(iii).
“Honeywell France” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
“Honeywell Mexico 1” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
“Honeywell Mexico 2” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
“Honeywell Portugal” means Holt Lloyd & Raposo Limitada, a Portuguese Transferred Entity, in which another Transferred Entity holds a 35% Equity Interest, as set forth onSection 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule.
“Honeywell Singapore” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(b).
“HSR Act” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.5(a).
“Income Tax” means (i) any income, franchise, gains, corporation, withholding or similar Tax imposed on or measured by net income, profits, gains or similar items (including U.S. federal Income Tax) and any interest, additional amounts, additions to tax, penalties or similar items with respect thereto and (ii) any liability for payments described in clause (i) as a result of being or been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group, or under a tax sharing, tax allocation, tax indemnity or other agreement, or as a result of being liable for another Person’s taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise or any payments for group relief.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to either a Seller or a Transferred Entity, (i) all indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person under letter of credit, bank guarantees or similar facilities (other than Sellers’ Letters of Credit and Sellers’ Guarantees); (iv) all Indebtedness of others referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.3(a).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.3(a).
“Independent Accountant” means a partner in the New York office of Ernst & Young LLP or a substitute therefor as provided inSection 1.8(e).
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“Insurance Policies” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.18.
“Intellectual Property” means all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, and mask works, utility and industrial models and applications therefor.
“Interests” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(e)(i).
“Interim Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(a).
“Interim Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(a).
“Interim Income Statement” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(a).
“Internal Controls” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(c).
“ISRA” shall mean the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1K et seq, N.J.A.C. 7:26B et seq., as amended by the Site Remediation Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1 et seq. (“SRRA”), and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.
“Key Customers” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.22.
“Key Suppliers” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.22.
“Knowledge” with respect to Honeywell shall mean the actual knowledge of the individuals identified onSchedule M, after reasonable inquiry by such individuals of any person who is a Band 4 (or higher) management-level employee of the Business who has supervisory responsibility for the matter in question.
“Labor Contract” and “Labor Contracts” shall have the respective meanings set forth inSection 5.8(c).
“Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or any binding agreement with any Governmental Authority binding upon a Person or its assets, or any Law relating to employment standards, human rights, health and safety, labor relations, workplace safety and insurance and/or pay equity.
“Liability” means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed, choate or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise.
“Losses” means any losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines, Taxes, claims, damages and assessments.
“LEP” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(i).
“LSRP” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(h).
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“Made Available” means that the information referred to (i) has been actually delivered (whether by email transmission or hand delivery) to Purchaser or Sellers or to their respective outside legal counsel, as applicable, or (ii) was posted on the electronic datasites located athttps://datasite.merrillcorp.com, in each case, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the execution of this Agreement.
“Management” means generation, production, distribution, processing, storage, treatment, operation, transportation, recycling, reuse and/or disposal, as those terms are defined in any applicable Environmental Law.
“Marketing Period” means the first period of 15 consecutive Business Days commencing after the date hereof and throughout which (i) Purchaser shall have the Required Information, (ii) the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.4 shall have been satisfied (except as provided in Section 10.13);provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the Marketing Period shall exclude any period between August 12, 2011 and September 6, 2011 and (B) so long as Sellers shall have previously delivered to Purchaser the financial information referenced inSections 5.23(a)(iii)(A) and(B) and such other assistance referenced inSection 5.23(a)(iii)(C) (to the extent such assistance is requested by Purchaser on or prior to August 5, 2011), the Marketing Period must commence no later than September 6, 2011. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the completion of the Marketing Period (A) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP shall have withdrawn its audit opinion with respect to any financial statements included in the Required Information, then the Marketing Period shall not commence unless and until a new unqualified audit opinion is issued with respect thereto by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC or another independent public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Purchaser or (B) the financial statements included in the Required Information that is available to Purchaser on the first day of any such period would be required to be updated under Regulation S-X in order to be sufficiently current on any day during such period to permit a registration statement using such financial statements to be declared effective by the SEC on the last day of such period, then the Marketing Period shall not commence until the receipt by Purchaser of updated Required Information that would be required under Rule 3-12 of Regulation S-X to permit a registration statement using such financial statements to be declared effective by the SEC on the last day of such new 15 consecutive Business Day period.
“Material Contract” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.13(a).
“Materials of Environmental Concern” means any “hazardous substance” and any “pollutant” or “contaminant” or words of similar meaning of effect as defined in or regulated under Environmental Laws, including any petroleum product, breakdown product or byproduct, solvent, radioactive material, toxic mold or asbestos.
“Measuring Time” means 12:01 a.m. local time on January 1, 2011.
“Measuring Time Working Capital” means Working Capital as of the Measuring Time.
“Modified Duty Employees” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(viii)(A).
“National Laws” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(i).
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“Net Cash Adjustment” means an amount (which can be a positive or a negative number) equal to Closing Date Cash minus Target Cash.
“NJDEP” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(h).
“Non-United States Business” shall mean the Business as operated outside of the United States on the date hereof.
“Non-U.S. Employee” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(i).
“Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.26(a).
“OPEB Benefits” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(e).
“Owned Real Property” means all Purchased Owned Real Property and any real property owned by a Transferred Entity, together with all Structures located thereon or attached thereto or owned by a Seller or a Transferred Entity and located on any Business Leased Real Property.
“Parent Insurances” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.18.
“Patentable Technology” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.8(a).
“Patents” means U.S. and foreign patents and applications therefor and all provisional applications, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, extensions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof.
“Permit” means any permit, franchise, authorization, license, consent, registration or other approval issued or granted by any Governmental Authority relating primarily to the Business or Purchaser’s business, as applicable.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (A) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings, (B) Encumbrances arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts (other than sale of the fee interest in any Owned Real Property) and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (C) Encumbrances for Taxes and other governmental charges that are not due and payable, or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been maintained, (D) imperfections of title, easements, covenants, restrictions, rights of way, or other like Encumbrances, if any, which imperfections of title, easements, covenants, restrictions, rights of way or other like Encumbrances do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the continued use and operation of or materially detract from the value of the specific assets to which they relate, (E) Software or other similar third-party licenses granted by the Business, as applicable, in the ordinary course of business, (F) any Encumbrance set forth onSchedule N, (G) Encumbrances that will be removed prior to the Closing Date, (H) Encumbrances on accounts receivable under Honeywell’s Trade Accounts Receivable program,
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all of which shall be removed as of the Closing Date, (I) any Encumbrance of record as of the date of this Agreement (other than monetary liens) that would be identified on a title search or similar search with respect to any of the Owned Real Property or Business Leased Real Property, and (H) any matters that would be revealed in a survey of the Owned Real Property or Business Leased Real Property and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially impair the continued use and operation of the applicable Owned Real Property or Business Leased Real Property.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, entity or group.
“Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period beginning after the Closing Date.
“Post-Reference Date Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after December 31, 2010 and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before December 31, 2010 and ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period beginning after December 31, 2010.
“Pre-Closing Covenant” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.1.
“Pre-Closing Environmental Liabilities” means any and all Liabilities of the Sellers or any of the Transferred Entities, other than the Retained Liabilities, in connection with (A) all Liabilities arising from any obligation pursuant to Environmental Laws to investigate and/or remediate Materials of Environmental Concern at, on, under, or emanating from the Owned Real Property or the Business Leased Real Property, (B) all Environmental Claims in connection with the Owned Real Property or the Business Leased Real Property, and (C) all Liabilities under Environmental Laws relating to the conduct of the Business at the Owned Real Property or the Business Leased Real Property, including the handling, management, treatment or disposal on-site of Materials of Environmental Concern or compliance with Environmental Laws.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date.
“Pre-Reference Date Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before December 31, 2010 and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before December 31, 2010 and ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period ending on December 31, 2010.
“Prestone” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a)(i).
“Product Liability Claims” means any (i) (A) lawsuit, class action, or other claim by a third party or third parties (other than a Governmental Authority) (whether based on negligence, fraud, failure to warn, strict products liability, violation of applicable Law, or other theory, and whether seeking injunctive relief, money damages, or other remedy), related to or arising out of personal injury or death, or damage, destruction or diminished value of property or (B) investigation, action or other claim by any Governmental Authority concerning compliance or
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noncompliance with applicable Laws (whether seeking fines, injunctive relief, Product Recall, field action, or other penalties), or (ii) claim by a customer of the Business seeking damages, costs, reimbursement, contribution, indemnification, injunctive relief, repair, replacement, or other responsibility for Losses or other Liabilities related to or arising out of the matters described in clauses (i) (A) or (B), or any systemic design defect or systemic manufacturing defect, any voluntary or involuntary Product Recall, field action or violation of applicable Laws, in each case of subsections (i) and (ii) related to or arising out of a Business Product.
“Product Recall” means any (i) directive, order or other action by any Governmental Authority requiring or having the effect of requiring that any product manufactured or sold by the Sellers or the Sellers’ Affiliates in connection with the Business be recalled or (ii) voluntary recall of any product manufactured or sold by the Sellers or the Sellers’ Affiliates in connection with the Business.
“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.6.
“Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(c).
“Purchased Entities” shall mean the entities set forth onSchedule C.
“Purchased Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(c)(v).
“Purchased Owned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(c)(viii).
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Purchaser Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble ofArticle IV.
“Purchaser Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.2(a).
“Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change in or material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Purchaser’s Foreign Retirement Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(iii)(D).
“Purchaser’s Savings Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(iv)(A).
“Purchaser’s U.S. Pension Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(iv)(B).
“Purchasing Entity” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.6.
“Rank Group” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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“RAO” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(h).
“Real Property Lease Assignments” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 2.3(a)(iv).
“Real Property Leases” means the Assumed Real Property Leases and all real property leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy agreements to which any Transferred Entity is a party, in each case, together with any amendments or modifications thereto.
“Registered Intellectual Property” shall mean all United States and foreign: (A) Patents; (B) registered Trademarks, and applications to register Trademarks; (C) registered Copyrights registrations, and applications to register Copyrights; and (D) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any state, government or other public legal authority at any time.
“Related Party Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.20(a).
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, releasing, leaching, dumping, or disposing of Materials of Environmental Concern into the environment.
“Remedial Action” means all actions to (A) clean up, remove, treat or handle in any other way Materials of Environmental Concern in the environment; (B) restore or reclaim the environment or natural resources, including the payment of natural resource damages; (C) prevent the Release of Materials of Environmental Concern so that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public health or the environment, except for actions taken in the ordinary course of business to prevent the Release of Materials of Environmental Concern as they are used or stored in the ordinary course of business; or (D) perform remedial investigations, feasibility studies, corrective actions, closures and postremedial or postclosure studies, investigations, operations, maintenance and monitoring.
“Required Information” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.23(a)(iii).
“Retained Assets” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.2.
“Retained Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.2(i).
“Retained Employees” shall mean those Employees of the Business set forth onSchedule O.
“Retained Environmental Liabilities” shall mean the liabilities set forth onSchedule 1.4(i).
“Retained Interest” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(e)(i).
“Retained Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.4.
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“Retained Taxes” shall mean any and all:
(a) Income Taxes of or payable by any Transferred Entity or with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, in each case for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, together with any interest, penalty or additions to Tax accruing after the Closing Date on Income Taxes described in this clause (a),
(b) Taxes (other than Income Taxes) of or payable by any Transferred Entity or with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets, in each case for any Pre-Reference Date Tax Period, together with any interest, penalty or additions to Tax accruing after December 31, 2010 on Taxes described in this clause (b) or that are attributable to the reporting of (or failure to report) any Tax item (or the failure to pay any Taxes) by or with respect to any Transferred Entity, the Business or the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date,
(c) Taxes arising as a result of any inclusion under Section 951(a) of the Code (or any similar or corresponding provision of state or local Tax law) with respect to any Transferred Entity attributable to (i) “subpart F income,” within the meaning of Section 952 of the Code (or any similar or corresponding provision of state or local Tax law), received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) the holding of “United States property,” within the meaning of Section 956 of the Code (or similar or corresponding provision of state or local Tax Law), on or prior to the Closing Date, computed, in each case, based on the amount of such Taxes that would be payable with respect to any Transferred Entity if the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date, and
(d) (i) Taxes of or payable by Sellers or any of their Affiliates (other than the Transferred Entities) for any taxable period (other than Assumed Business Taxes); (ii) Taxes that arise under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law by virtue of any Transferred Entity having been a member of a consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or other similar tax group prior to the Closing, (iii) Taxes of or payable by any Transferred Entity having liability for Taxes of another Person arising under principles of transferee or successor liability or by contract as a result of activities or transactions taking place at or prior to the Closing, (iv) Taxes that arise from or are attributable to any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty made inSection 3.7, (v) Taxes that arise from or are attributable to any breach of any Tax covenant by Honeywell under this Agreement, (vi) Taxes that are a withholding Tax on any payment by Purchaser, any Transferred Entity or any of their respective Affiliates to Seller or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or prior to Closing, and (vii) except as otherwise provided bySection 5.7, any Taxes that are attributable to the transfer of any asset under this Agreement, the ownership of any Retained Assets or any Transferred Entities Retained Assets, the transfer of any Retained Assets or any Transferred Entities’ Retained Assets, or Taxes of or payable by any Transferred Entity arising out of any transaction outside of the ordinary course of business occurring on or prior to the Closing Date.
For avoidance of doubt “Retained Taxes” shall not include the portion of Transfer Taxes that are to be paid by Purchaser pursuant toSection 5.7.
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Section 75 Debt” shall mean any Liabilities that arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and which are imposed under or pursuant to Section 75 or Section 75A of the Pensions Act 1995 (or by any regulations promulgated thereunder).
“Securities Act” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Seller” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Sellers” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Sellers’ Foreign Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(iii).
“Sellers’ Foreign Retirement Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(iii)(D).
“Sellers’ FSAs” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(xi).
“Seller Fundamental Representation and Warranty(ies)” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.1.
“Seller Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.2(b).
“Sellers’ Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.19.
“Sellers’ Guarantees” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.19.
“Sellers’ Marks” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.14.
“Sellers’ U.S. Pension Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(iv)(B).
“Sellers’ Savings Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(iv)(A).
“Shared Employees” shall mean those Employees primarily engaged in the support of the Business and set forth onSchedule P.
“Short Period” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.15(i).
“Solvent” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 4.5.
“Software” means computer software programs and databases in any form, including source code, object code, Internet web sites and all associated documentation.
“SSRA” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(h).
“Straddle Period” means (i) in the case of Income Taxes, any taxable period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date and (ii) in the case of any other Taxes, any taxable period beginning on or before December 31, 2010 and ending after December 31, 2010.
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“Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) is the general partner or managing entity or of which at least a majority of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or others performing similar functions of such corporation or other legal entity is directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by such Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries).
“Survival Period” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.1.
“Target Cash” means (x) if the Closing occurs prior to June 1, 2011, the Adjusted Interim Cash Flow, and (y) if the closing occurs after May 31, 2011, the lesser of (i) the Adjusted Interim Cash Flow and (ii) $25,000,000.
“Tax Accountant” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.15(b)(iv).
“Tax Proceeding” shall mean any contest, assessment or other proposed adjustment with respect to Taxes.
“Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, election, statement or other document or similar filing (including the attached schedules) required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any information return, claim for refund, amended return, or declaration of estimated Taxes.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all (a) domestic or foreign, federal, state, local or other taxes, duties, levies, imposts, tariffs, fees or similar charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, fines, additional to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes, duties, levies, imports, tariffs, fees or similar charges with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, employment, unemployment, health, disability, retirement, social security, unclaimed property, payroll, customs duties, import duties, transfer, license, workers’ compensation or net worth, and taxes, duties, levies, imports, tariffs, fees or similar charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added, and (b) liability for the payment of any Tax (i) as a result of being a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group that includes any other Person or otherwise joining in a fiscal unity, (ii) by reason of any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person for Taxes, including, a Tax sharing, Tax indemnity or similar agreement, or (iii) by reason of transferee or successor liability, whether imposed by Law, contractual arrangement or otherwise.
“Taxing Authority” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service and any other domestic or foreign Governmental Authority responsible for the administration or collection of any Taxes.
“Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.3(a).
“Threshold Amount” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 9.4(a).
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“Trademarks” means U.S. and foreign trademarks, trade dress, service marks, trade names, domain names, whether registered or unregistered, and pending applications to register the same, including all renewals thereof and all goodwill associated therewith.
“Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.2.
“Transaction Matters” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 10.9.
“Transfer Amount” shall have the meaning set forth inSchedule F.
“Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.7(b).
“Transferred Employees” means, collectively, the Transferred U.S. Employees and the Transferred Non-U.S. Employees.
“Transferred Entities” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals and as set forth onSchedule B.
“Transferred Entities Retained Assets” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(d)(ii).
“Transferred Entity” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.
“Transferred Foreign Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(iii)(A).
“Transferred Non-U.S. Employees” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(i).
“Transferred U.S. Employee” shall have the meaning given to it inSection 5.8(a)(i).
“Transferred U.S. Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(ix).
“Transition Services Agreement” means, subject toSection 5.6(b), the transition services agreement in the form ofExhibit B attached hereto.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations prescribed under the Code.
“UK Pension Scheme” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(b)(x).
“U.S. Benefit Plan” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(a).
“U.S. Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.12(a).
“Union Pension Participants” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a)(iv)(B).
“United States Business” shall mean the Business as operated in the United States on the date hereof.
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“Unresolved Items” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 1.8(e).
“VAT” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 5.7(b).
“WARN Act” shall mean the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
“Working Capital” means the sum (which amount may be positive or negative) of the current assets of the Business set forth onSchedule Q minus the current liabilities of the Business set forth onSchedule Q and calculated in accordance with the provisions ofSchedule Q.
“Working Capital Adjustment” means an amount (which can be a positive or negative number) equal to Closing Date Working Capital minus Measuring Time Working Capital.
“Year-End Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth inSection 3.5(a).
(b) When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, or Schedules, such reference is to an Article or a Section of, or a Schedule to, this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a party or parties, such reference is to parties to this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be understood to be followed by the words “without limitation” or “but not limited to.” The definitions in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. For avoidance of doubt, if a formula in this Agreement subtracts a negative number, the absolute value of the number shall be added. Schedule I has been intentionally omitted.
Section 10.3.Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, Honeywell and Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to affect their original intent as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.
Section 10.4.Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto and thereto and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede any and all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to, confer upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any rights or remedies hereunder, except with respect to (x) the Persons entitled to indemnification underSections 5.15,5.23 or5.24 or underArticle IX who shall be express third party beneficiaries of, and shall have the right to enforce, such provisions;provided that Purchaser’s financing sources and their
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affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, successors and assigns (the “Financing Parties”) shall be express third-party beneficiaries of and have the right to enforceSections 10.4,10.9 and10.10 and (y) any Purchasing Entities designated by Purchaser in accordance withSection 10.7,provided that, to the extent reasonably permitted, Purchaser shall act as agent for any Purchasing Entity in connection with its enforcement of any rights hereunder.
Section 10.5.Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by all parties hereto. Any waiver of rights hereunder must be set forth in writing. A waiver of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not in any way affect, limit or waive either party’s rights at any time to enforce strict compliance thereafter with every term or condition of this Agreement.
Section 10.6.Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives and successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be assigned by any party hereto by operation of Law or otherwise without the express written consent of each of the other parties, except that, without the consent of Honeywell, (a) Purchaser may assign all of their rights hereunder to their lenders for collateral security purposes and (b) Purchaser may designate one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or other Affiliates to purchase any Purchased Asset (and assume any associated Assumed Liabilities) (any such designated person, a “Purchasing Entity”) or assign to them any other rights or obligations contained herein or in any other Transaction Document;provided that Purchaser will remain liable for the obligations so assigned. Each Purchasing Entity will be deemed Purchaser in respect of such Purchased Asset and (subject to the other provisions of this Agreement) any such Purchased Asset will be transferred by the relevant Seller directly to such Purchasing Entity, such Purchasing Entity will assume the associated Assumed Liabilities, and each Purchasing Entity shall pay the portion of the Purchase Price to the relevant Seller that corresponds to the allocation to such Purchased Asset reflected onSchedule D (as adjusted bySection 2.4(a)). Appropriate reconciliation payments shall be made between the relevant Purchasing Entity and the relevant Seller to reflect the final Closing Statement. Any indemnity or other payment that relates to a Purchased Asset (or Assumed Liability) under this Agreement shall be made between the relevant Seller and the relevant Purchasing Entity.
Section 10.7.Disclosure Schedules. The Disclosure Schedule shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. Any matter disclosed pursuant to the Disclosure Schedule or the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or representation as to the materiality of the item so disclosed.
Section 10.8.Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Nothing contained herein shall prevent a party from seeking damages in the event that specific performance is not available.
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Section 10.9.Governing Law. Any and all claims, disputes or controversies in any way arising out of or relating to (a) this Agreement, (b) any breach, termination or validity of this Agreement, (c) the transactions contemplated hereby or any debt financing or proposed debt financing relating thereto or (d) any discussions or communications relating in any way to this Agreement or transactions contemplated hereby or any debt financing or proposed debt financing relating thereto (the “Transaction Matters”), and the existence or validity of any and all defenses to such claims, disputes or controversies, shall be governed and resolved exclusively by the laws of the State of New York, notwithstanding the existence of any conflict of laws principles that otherwise would dictate the application of any other state’s law. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to object to the application of New York law or argue against its applicability to any of the matters referenced in the immediately preceding sentence.
Section 10.10.Jurisdiction.
(a) Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and the courts of the United States of America located in New York County, New York for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transaction Matters (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating hereto or thereto except in such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth inSection 10.1, shall be effective service of process for any litigation brought against it in any such court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any litigation arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or any related transaction in the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County or the courts of the United States of America located in New York County, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that it will not (and will cause its Subsidiaries to not) bring or support any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Financing Party in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any commitments related to the Debt Financing or the performance thereof, in any forum other than a court of competent jurisdiction located within the County of New York, New York, whether a state or Federal court, and that the provisions of theSection 10.10(b) relating to the waiver of jury trial shall apply to any such action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO TRANSACTION MATTERS.
Section 10.11.Construction. The headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. The
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language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.
Section 10.12.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic .pdf submission), and by the different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 10.13.Delayed Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary inSection 6.4orSection 7.4, if the conditions set forth inSection 6.4 andSection 7.4 have been satisfied in all respects but for the receipt of the approvals set forth onSchedule 10.13 (the “Foreign Approvals”) with respect to the Purchased Assets set forth on such Schedule (such Purchased Assets, the “Delayed Transfer Assets”), the conditions set forth inSection 6.4 andSection 7.4 shall be deemed satisfied for all purposes under this Agreement;provided that (i) the Purchase Price payable by Purchaser at the Closing shall be reduced by the applicable amount for such Delayed Transfer Assets set forth onSchedule 10.13, (ii) such Delayed Transfer Assets shall not be sold, conveyed, transferred or assigned to Purchaser at the Closing and instead shall be treated as Retained Interests until the third business day following the receipt of the applicable Foreign Approval for such Delayed Transfer Assets (each such date, a “Delayed Closing Date”) and (iii) on the applicable Delayed Closing Date, Purchaser will pay to Sellers the applicable amount for such Delayed Transfer Assets set forth onSchedule 10.13 and the Sellers will sell, convey, transfer or assign to Purchaser the applicable Delayed Transfer Assets, and Purchaser shall assume the Assumed Liabilities associated with and related to the applicable Delayed Transfer Assets. For avoidance of doubt, from and after the Closing Date and until the applicable Delayed Closing Date, Sellers may own and operate the applicable Delayed Transfer Assets in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and consistent with the provisions of Section 5.1 as though operation of such Delayed Transfer Assets constituted operation of Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date. The Sellers shall operate the applicable Delayed Transfer Assets for the account of the Purchaser and shall not (absent willful misconduct) have any liability or obligation in connection with such operations, including for any decline in revenues or profits. The Sellers will promptly pay to Purchaser any cash generated by the applicable Deferred Transfer Assets, net of any expenses of operating the Deferred Transfer Assets. For avoidance of doubt, any liabilities of the Deferred Transfer Assets (whether arising before, on or after the Closing and excluding any liabilities of any Transferred Entity) are included in Assumed Liabilities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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| By: | /s/ Helen Golding | |
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| Name:Helen Golding |
| Title:Authorized Signatory |
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| RANK GROUP LIMITED |
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| By: | /s/ Helen Golding | |
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| Name:Helen Golding |
| Title:Authorized Signatory |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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| SELLERS: |
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| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., on behalf of itself and the other Sellers |
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�� | By: | /s/ Anne T. Madden | |
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| Name:Anne T. Madden |
| Title:VP, Corporate Development and Global Head of M&A |
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