Exhibit 4.21
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
READY MIX USA, LLC
AND
RMC MID-ATLANTIC, LLC,
Dated: September 1, 2005
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into this 1st day of September, 2005, by and between READY MIX USA, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Buyer") and RMC MID-ATLANTIC, LLC, a South
Carolina limited liability company ("Seller").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase,
certain of the assets of Seller, for the consideration and on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
agreements and undertakings contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
Buyer and Seller, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 General Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the words and
phrases defined in Section 10.18 shall have the meanings specified therein.
ARTICLE 2.
PURCHASE OF ASSETS
2.1 Sale and Purchase of Assets. At the Closing, Seller shall sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and
acquire from Seller, those assets described on Schedule 2.1(a) which are
currently owned by Seller and used or intended for use primarily in, or which
are being utilized or operated by Seller or any of its Affiliates primarily in
its ready mix concrete, concrete block, and building materials business
locations located in the State of Georgia (the "Seller Assets") and the
business associated with the Seller Assets (the "Seller Business"). The
locations listed on Schedule 2.1(a)-1 are referred to sometimes herein as the
"Seller Business Locations." Notwithstanding the foregoing, the assets,
properties and rights described on Schedule 2.1(b) shall not be transferred,
conveyed, assigned or delivered to Buyer under this Agreement (the "Retained
Seller Assets"). For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer hereby acknowledges that (a)
CEMEX, Inc., a Louisiana corporation and Affiliate of Seller, owns and operates
businesses in Brunswick, Georgia and (b) such businesses and the associated
assets are Retained Seller Assets.
2.2 Prorations.
Seller and Buyer each acknowledge and agree that Seller shall be
responsible for the expenses relating to the Seller Assets (except to the
extent such amount is reflected in the Seller Working Capital Statement) up to
and through the Closing Date, and Buyer shall be responsible for the expenses
relating to the Seller Assets after the Closing Date (for example, ad valorem
taxes and utilities) and that such expenses relating to the Seller Assets up to
and through the Closing Date shall be paid by Seller at or before the Closing
Date. To the extent that a period of time for the assessment of any of the
expenses (for example, property taxes) shall be due both before and after the
Closing Date, the same shall be prorated as of the Closing Date. Seller and
Buyer acknowledge and agree that one or more of such prorations may occur or be
reconciled subsequent to the Closing Date.
2.3 Payment of Purchase Price; Allocation; Adjustments.
(a) The purchase price for the Seller Assets to be paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds at the Closing shall be One Hundred
Twenty-Four Million Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($124,560,000) (the
"Closing Purchase Price"), plus the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities in
accordance with Section 2.4. The Closing Purchase Price includes an estimated
purchase price for the Closing Working Capital in the amount of Thirty-Three
Million Dollars ($33,000,000), which amount is subject to adjustment to be made
following the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.3(b) and Section 2.3(c) below.
(b) Following the Closing, in accordance with Section 2.3(c) below,
the Closing Purchase Price shall be (i) increased by the amount by which (A)
the value of the inventory of sand, gravel, cement, admixtures, fuel, other raw
material and finished goods on hand constituting Seller Inventory, which shall
all be valued at book value as of the Effective Time (the "Materials Inventory
Value"); plus (B) the value of the inventory of tools, parts and related items
constituting Seller Inventory, which shall all be valued at book value as of
the Effective Time (the "Parts Inventory Value"); plus (C) the aggregate amount
of the Seller Accounts Receivable, valued at face value as of the Effective
Time (the sum of Clauses (A), (B) and (C) is hereafter referred to as the
"Closing Working Capital"), exceeds Thirty-Three Million Dollars ($33,000,000)
or (ii) decreased by the amount by which the Closing Working Capital is less
than Thirty-Three Million Dollars ($33,000,000). For the purpose of calculating
the Seller Accounts Receivable: (i) accounts receivable that are less than
sixty (60) days past due will be valued at face value as of the Effective Time;
(ii) accounts receivable that are more than sixty (60) days and less than
ninety (90) days past due will be valued at ninety percent (90%) of face value
as of the Effective Time; and (iii) accounts receivable that are more than
ninety (90) days past due will be valued at seventy-five percent (75%) of face
value as of the Effective Time.
(c) (i) Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
Seller shall deliver to the Buyer a working capital statement
reflecting the current assets assigned by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement as of the Effective Time, with each item valued as
contemplated in Section 2.2 and 2.3(b) as the case may be (the "Seller
Working Capital Statement") along with a statement of the amount by
which the Closing Working Capital exceeds or is less than Thirty-Three
Million Dollars ($33,000,000) (the "Working Capital Adjustment
Amount") and the amount of the final purchase price (the "Purchase
Price").
(ii) Upon receipt of the Seller Working Capital Statement,
Buyer and its independent certified public accountants shall have the
right during the succeeding 30-day period to review and audit the
accounts represented by the line items set forth on the Seller Working
Capital Statement and to examine and review all records and work
papers and other supporting documents used to prepare such statement.
Seller shall give Buyer full access at all reasonable times to the
working papers relating to the Seller Working Capital Statement,
including any descriptions of the methodology, procedures, internal
audits and analysis undertaken in connection with the preparation of
the Seller Working Capital Statement. Buyer shall notify Seller in
writing, on or before the last day of the 30-day period, of any good
faith objections to the Seller Working Capital Statement or the
Working Capital Adjustment Amount, setting forth a detailed
explanation of the objections and the dollar amount of each such
objection. If Buyer does not deliver such notice within such 30-day
period, the Seller Working Capital Statement, the Working Capital
Adjustment Amount and the Purchase Price shall be deemed to have been
irrevocably accepted by Buyer.
(iii) If Buyer in good faith objects to line items set forth
on the Seller Working Capital Statement or the Working Capital
Adjustment Amount, the parties shall attempt to resolve any such
objections within thirty (30) days of receipt by the corresponding
party of any such objections. If the parties are unable to resolve the
matter within such 30-day period, they shall jointly appoint an
impartial nationally recognized independent certified public
accounting firm (the "Impartial Accounting Firm") mutually acceptable
to the parties (or, if they cannot agree on a mutually acceptable
firm, they shall cause their respective accounting firms to select
such firm) within five (5) days after the end of such 30-day period to
resolve any such remaining matters. Any such resolution shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties and the fees of the Impartial
Accounting Firm shall be borne as the Impartial Accounting Firm shall
determine after considering the positions asserted by the parties in
light of its final decision. The parties shall fully cooperate with
the Impartial Accounting Firm. The Impartial Accounting Firm shall be
instructed to reach its conclusion regarding the dispute within thirty
(30) days of its appointment to settle the dispute.
(iv) Adjustments to the values contemplated in paragraph (b)
of this Section 2.3 shall be made pursuant to the Seller Working
Capital Statement, within thirty (30) days after their acceptance by
the parties or the resolution of all disputes in connection therewith,
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.3(c). In the event the
Closing Working Capital exceeds Thirty-Three Million Dollars
($33,000,000), Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount of such excess by
wire transfer of immediately available funds. In the event the Closing
Working Capital is less than Thirty-Three Million Dollars
($33,000,000), Seller shall pay to Buyer the amount of such shortfall
by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(d) Payments to Seller or Buyer pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be
made to the respective accounts set forth on Schedule 2.3(d) not later than ten
(10) days following the date the Seller Working Capital Statement becomes
final.
(e)(i) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the
Buyer shall deliver to the Seller a draft of schedule (the "Allocation
Schedule") allocating the Purchase Price and the amount of Assumed
Liabilities (including, for purposes of this section, any other
consideration paid by Buyer), among the Seller Assets.
(ii) Upon receipt of the Allocation Schedule, Seller and its
independent certified public accountants shall have the right during
the succeeding thirty (30) day period to review the Allocation
Schedule and to examine and review all records and work papers and
other supporting documents used to prepare such schedule. Buyer shall
give Seller full access at all reasonable times to the working papers
relating to the Allocation Schedule, including any descriptions of the
methodology, procedures, internal audits and analysis undertaken in
connection with the preparation of the Allocation Schedule. Seller
shall notify Buyer in writing, on or before the last day of the thirty
(30) day period, of any good faith objections to the Allocation
Schedule, setting forth a detailed explanation of the objections and
the dollar amount of each such objection. If Seller does not deliver
such notice within such thirty (30) day period, the Allocation
Schedule shall be deemed to have been irrevocably accepted by Seller.
(iii) If Seller in good faith objects to line items set forth
on the Allocation Schedule, the parties shall attempt to resolve any
such objections within thirty (30) days of receipt by the
corresponding party of any such objections. If the parties are unable
to resolve the matter within such thirty (30) day period, they shall
jointly appoint an Impartial Accounting Firm mutually acceptable to
the parties (or, if they cannot agree on a mutually acceptable firm,
they shall cause their respective accounting firms to select such
firm) within five (5) days after the end of such thirty (30) day
period to resolve any such remaining matters. Any such resolution
shall be conclusive and binding on the parties and the fees of the
Impartial Accounting Firm shall be borne as the Impartial Accounting
Firm shall determine after considering the positions asserted by the
parties in light of its final decision. The parties shall fully
cooperate with the Impartial Accounting Firm. The Impartial Accounting
Firm shall be instructed to reach its conclusion regarding the dispute
within thirty (30) days of its appointment to settle the dispute.
(iv) Seller and Buyer each agrees to file IRS Form 8594, and
all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, in a manner
consistent with the Allocation Schedule.
2.4 Limitation on Liabilities of Seller to be Assumed by Buyer.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer
shall not assume or become liable to Seller, or any other Person, for any
liabilities or obligations of Seller or any of its Affiliates whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, except for those liabilities of Seller and
its Affiliates described on Schedule 2.4 (the "Assumed Liabilities"), which
Buyer hereby assumes and agrees to perform, satisfy and discharge when due.
ARTICLE 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that, except as set
forth in the disclosure schedule being delivered by Seller contemporaneously
herewith (the "Seller Disclosure Schedule"):
3.1 Existence and Authorization for Agreement; Enforceability.
Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of South Carolina, and has the
requisite power and authority to own, lease, and operate its properties and
carry on and operate its business as and where such business is now being
conducted. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by the managers
of Seller. Seller has taken all actions necessary to authorize it to enter into
and perform fully its obligations under this Agreement and all of the documents
or instruments otherwise contemplated herein and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein and therein. Each of this Agreement and the other closing
documents delivered pursuant hereto has been or at the Closing will be duly
executed and delivered by Seller and is or at the Closing will be the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and to the general principles of equity.
3.2 Title to and Sufficiency of Seller Assets.
(a) Seller has good and marketable title to the Seller Assets. Except
for (i) the Assumed Liabilities and (ii) Permitted Encumbrances, none of the
Seller Assets shall, at the Closing Date, be subject to any Lien.
(b) The Seller Assets, in conjunction with the rights, goods and
services granted, transferred or to be performed by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement, constitute all the property, real and personal, tangible and
intangible, necessary for the conduct of the Seller Business as it is presently
being conducted by Seller in all material respects.
3.3 Taxes.
Seller will pay and satisfy, or cause to be paid and satisfied, all
property and excise and other tax obligations, penalties and interest, imposed
by any governmental entity either (i) in connection with the Seller Business or
the Seller Assets arising prior to and through the Closing Date, and in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all
United States, foreign, state, provincial, county and local income, ad valorem,
excise, sales, use, withholding, unemployment, social security or other taxes
and assessments of or payable by Seller and arising prior to and through the
Closing Date, or (ii) otherwise chargeable against the Seller Business or the
Seller Assets, and arising prior to and through the Closing Date. Anything in
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Buyer shall pay all recording
and filing fees and taxes, sales taxes, gross receipt taxes, tag fees and
similar expenses applicable to the transfer of the Seller Assets from Seller to
Buyer, including any recording or filing fees or taxes associated with the
transfer of the Seller Real Property and any sales, gross receipt, and tag fees
or taxes associated with transferring the titles to any vehicles. All taxes
attributable to the activities of the Seller Business and the ownership and
operation of the Seller Assets prior to and through the Closing Date shall be
the responsibility of Seller.
3.4 Litigation.
There is no claim, legal action, suit, arbitration, governmental
investigation or other legal or administrative proceeding, nor any order,
decree or judgment in progress, pending or in effect, or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened, against or relating to Seller or any of its Affiliates, or
any of their respective members, managers, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees, or properties, in each case, with respect to the Seller Assets or
the Seller Business, which would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on (a) the Seller Assets or the business, financial condition or
results of operations of the Seller Business, taken as a whole, or (b) the
ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or perform
any of its obligations hereunder (a "Seller Material Adverse Effect").
3.5 Contracts; and Other Agreements.
(a) Section 3.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
the Material Seller Contracts primarily relating to the Seller Business or the
Seller Assets as of the date of this Agreement. Seller has made available to
Buyer a true and complete copy of each Material Seller Contract listed on
Schedule 3.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. For purposes hereof, "Material
Seller Contract" shall mean:
(i) agreements, contracts, licenses, leases of real or
personal property, indentures, mortgages, instruments, security
interests, purchase and sale orders and other similar arrangements,
commitments or understandings in each case, whether written or oral
("Contracts"), for the future acquisition or sale of any assets
involving $250,000 individually (or in the aggregate, in the case of
any related series of Contracts), other than the acquisition or sale
of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) Contracts calling for future payments to or from Seller
or any of its Affiliates in any one year of more than $250,000 in any
one case (or in the aggregate, in the case of any related series of
Contracts), or involving the payment or receipt of $1,000,000 or more
over the lifetime of such agreements;
(iii) Contracts that contain covenants prohibiting or
limiting the right to compete of Seller or any Affiliate or
prohibiting or restricting the ability of the owner of the Seller
Business (or any of its Affiliates) to deal with any Person or in any
geographical area;
(iv) Contracts that require the payment by or to Seller or
any Affiliate of a royalty, override or similar commission or fee of
more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(v) Contracts that are collective bargaining agreements;
(vi) guaranties and any outstanding Contracts and instruments
relating to the borrowing of money, or any extension of credit, which
impose any Lien on any of the Seller Assets;
(vii) Contracts involving sales agency, manufacturing,
consignment, sales representative, distributorship or marketing;
(viii) Contracts for the license to or from Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller to or from, as the case may be, any third party
(including to another Affiliate) of any (x) Seller Intangible Property
or (y) intellectual property rights that are owned by any such third
party and, in each case that primarily relate to or are material to
the Seller Business, except for contracts for the license of software
that is commercially available "off the shelf";
(ix) Contracts for the construction or acquisition of fixed
assets or other capital expenditures requiring the payment by Seller
of more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(x) Contracts that are broker's or finder's agreements;
(xi) Contracts relating to partnerships, joint ventures or
other arrangements involving a sharing of profits or expenses;
(xii) Contracts to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any
Seller Asset, in each case other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(xiii) except for collective bargaining agreements (which are
listed in subparagraph (v) above), Contracts relating to employment or
termination or severance benefits or arrangements;
(xiv) Contracts relating to the leasing of or other
arrangement for use of real property or material personal property;
(xv) Contracts that include any obligation to make payments,
contingent or otherwise, arising out of the prior acquisition or
disposition of a business;
(xvi) Contracts which, upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will (either alone or
upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any
payment or benefits (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming
due, or the acceleration or vesting of any rights to any payment or
benefits, from Buyer, Seller or any of their respective Affiliates to
any officer, director, consultant or employee thereof; and
(xvii) Contracts entered into outside of the ordinary course
of business or which are material to the Seller Business.
(b) With respect to each Material Seller Contract, (i) each such
Contract is a valid and binding agreement of Seller or its Affiliates and is in
full force and effect in all material respects, (ii) Seller has no Knowledge of
any material default by any third party under any such Contract which default
has not been cured or waived and which default by any third party would
reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect and (iii)
there is no material default by Seller or its Affiliates under any such
Contract which default has not been cured or waived and which default would
reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
3.6 Compliance with Laws.
The Seller Business is presently complying in all material respects
with all applicable Laws and Judgments, except for such failures to comply
which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Seller and its Affiliates have all
Permits necessary for the conduct of the Seller Business as currently
conducted, other than those the absence of which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material
Adverse Effect, and there are no Proceedings pending, or to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened which may result in the revocation, termination,
cancellation or suspension of any such Permit except those that, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Seller
Material Adverse Effect; it being understood that nothing in this Section 3.6
is intended to address any failure to comply with any Law, Judgment or Permit
(including Environmental Laws or environmentally-related Judgments or Permits)
that is the subject of any other representation or warranty set forth herein.
All of the Seller Permits are listed in Schedule 3.6 of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, together with any information relative to any requirements applicable
to the assignability of the same.
3.7 Environmental.
(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this Agreement, the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
"Seller Environmental Condition" shall mean any condition of the
Environment with respect to the Seller Real Property or property located in the
vicinity of the Seller Real Property that results from the ownership,
possession, use, occupation, construction and/or improvement to or operation of
the Seller Business on the Seller Real Property, that (i) exists as of the
Closing Date, and (ii) is in violation of applicable Environmental Law as of
the Closing Date or involves concentrations of Hazardous Materials in soils,
surface waters, groundwater, land, stream sediments, or surface or subsurface
strata that are in excess of applicable remediation standards or guidelines, in
effect as of the Closing Date, that are applicable in the jurisdiction in which
the relevant real property is located.
For purposes of this Section 3.7 only, the term "Seller Real Property"
shall mean the Seller Real Property as referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule
2.1(a) and the leased real property upon which a Seller Business Location is
operated.
(b) Environmental Representations, Warranties, and Obligations. With
reference to the Seller Real Property and the Seller Business, Seller
represents and warrants that, to the Knowledge of Seller, Seller and its
Affiliates are presently in substantial compliance with all Environmental Laws
applicable to the Seller Real Property and the Seller Business, and no Seller
Environmental Conditions exist that are material, whether individually or in
the aggregate.
3.8 No Violations.
The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement
and each of the other documents or agreements to which it is or will be a party
pursuant hereto, and the consummation by Seller and its Affiliates of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such other documents and
agreements, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the certificate of
formation or limited liability company agreement of Seller or the articles of
incorporation, by-laws or similar governing documents of any of its Affiliates
or subsidiaries, or (ii) (x) violate any Law, Permit or Judgment applicable to
Seller or any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries, or any of their respective
properties or assets, or (y) subject to obtaining the Consents set forth in
Schedule 3.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the "Seller Required
Contractual Consents"), violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any
provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default)
under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation
under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any
Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of Seller or any of its
Affiliates under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party,
or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound
or affected, except (in the case of clause (y) above) for such violations,
conflicts, breaches or defaults which, either individually or in the aggregate,
will not have and would not be reasonably likely to have a Seller Material
Adverse Effect.
3.9 Consents.
No consent is required to be obtained by Seller (or by any Affiliate)
from, and no notice or filing is required to be given by Seller (or by any
Affiliate) to or made by Seller (or by any Affiliate) with, any Governmental
Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement, other than in all cases where the failure to obtain such
Consent or to give or make such notice or filing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse
Effect.
3.10 Financial Information.
True and complete copies of the Seller Financial Statements are
included in the Seller Disclosure Schedule. The Seller Financial Statements
have been prepared from, are in accordance with and accurately reflect the
books and records of the Seller Business, comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements, fairly present, in all material respects,
the results of operations of the Seller Business for the respective periods
indicated, and were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
during such periods, except as set forth in the footnotes thereto.
3.11 Absence of Changes.
(a) Since December 31, 2004, (i) the Seller Business has been operated
in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice and (ii) there
has not been a change, event, development or circumstance that has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect, but for
purposes of this Section 3.11(a), with respect to clause (a) of the definition
of Seller Material Adverse Effect shall exclude any change or development
involving (w) a prospective change arising out of any proposed or adopted
legislation, or any other proposal or enactment by any governmental, regulatory
or administrative authority, (x) general conditions applicable to the economy
of the United States, including changes in interest rates, (y) conditions or
effects resulting from the announcement of the existence and terms of this
Agreement, or (z) conditions or factors affecting the industry in the United
States in which the Seller Business operates, taken as a whole; provided, with
respect to clauses (w) or (x) above, that such change, event, development or
circumstance does not affect the Seller Business to a materially greater extent
than other participants in the industry in the United States in which the
Seller Business operates generally.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, since December 31, 2004, neither
Seller nor any of its Affiliates has with respect to the Seller Business:
(i) granted or committed to grant any bonus, commission, or
other form of incentive compensation or increased or committed to
increase the compensation, fees or pension, welfare, fringe or other
benefits provided or payable to or in respect of any employees of the
Seller Business, except for customary bonuses and regular salary
increases made in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practices, or granted any severance or termination pay;
(ii) except in the ordinary course, written off any accounts
receivable without adequate consideration;
(iii) made any material change in any method of accounting
(for book or Tax purposes) or accounting practice;
(iv) purchased or otherwise acquired, or sold, leased,
transferred or otherwise disposed of any material properties or
material assets of the Seller Business, except in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practices;
(v) entered into any leases with respect to the Seller Real
Property;
(vi) terminated or amended any Material Seller Contract;
(vii) entered into, terminated or amended any Contracts or
other agreements with respect to intellectual property rights, except
in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) suffered any material Damage to the assets of the
Seller Business;
(ix) permitted or suffered any material Lien on any of the
Seller Assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(x) commenced or initiated any lawsuit, action or proceeding
with respect to the Seller Business or Seller Assets, except in the
ordinary course of business;
(xi) incurred any indebtedness, material liability or
obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) with
respect to the Seller Business, except in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practices;
(xii) waived, abandoned or otherwise disposed of any material
rights in or to any intangible property related to the Seller
Business; or
(xiii) agreed (whether or not in writing) to do any of the
foregoing.
3.12 Transactions with Affiliates.
No Affiliate of Seller is an employee, consultant, competitor,
customer, distributor, supplier or vendor of, or is party to any contractual
obligations with Seller relating to the Seller Business and no officer or
director of Seller is an Affiliate of any competitor, customer, distributor,
supplier or vendor of the Seller Business. None of the Seller Assets are owned
by an Affiliate of Seller or subject to any license or similar arrangement
allowing use thereof by an Affiliate.
3.13 Condition of Seller Assets.
To Seller's Knowledge, there are no defects in or concerning the
buildings, equipment or the tangible personal property occupied, operated or
owned by Seller or its Affiliates as a part of the Seller Business which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a
Seller Material Adverse Effect. All of the Seller Assets are in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are suitable for the
uses for which such Seller Assets were intended. Except as expressly set forth
in this Agreement, (i) Seller expressly disclaims any other representation and
warrant of any kind or nature, express or implied, as to the condition, value
or quality of the Seller Assets and (ii) Seller specifically disclaims any
representation or warranty of merchantability, usage or fitness for any
particular purpose with respect to any of the Seller Assets.
3.14 Real Property Matters.
(a) Seller and its Affiliates are not currently in default under any
agreement, order, judgment or decree relating to the Seller Real Property, and
no conditions or circumstances exist which, with the giving of notice or
passage of time or both, would constitute a default or breach with respect to
any such agreement, order, judgment or decree, (b) Seller and its Affiliates
have paid all Taxes due and owing which if not paid could result in a Lien on
the Seller Real Property or impose liability on Buyer, (c) to Seller's
Knowledge, there is no proposed special assessment which would affect the
Seller Real Property, (d) to Seller's Knowledge, there are no claims, causes of
action, lawsuits or legal proceedings pending or threatened regarding the
ownership, use or possession of the Seller Real Property, including
condemnation or similar proceedings, (e) to Seller's Knowledge, there is no
violation of any zoning, subdivision, platting, building, fire or insurance
laws, ordinances or regulations (whether related to the Seller Real Property or
the occupancy thereof) to the extent not previously cured, including the
failure of Seller to comply with all covenants, easements and restrictions
recorded against the Seller Real Property, (f) Seller has no Knowledge of any
intention on the part of the issuing authority to cancel, suspend or modify any
licenses or permits relating to the Seller Real Property, (g) Seller and its
Affiliates are in material compliance with all recorded covenants, easements
and restrictions affecting the Seller Real Property, and (h) each of the Seller
Leases is in full force and effect and has not been modified, amended, added
to, or changed in any manner whatsoever except for those amendments attached to
a Seller Lease Assignment.
3.15 Brokers and Finders.
There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary
which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Seller
or any Affiliate of Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
3.16 Labor Matters.
With respect to the Seller Business, since January 1, 2000, there has
not occurred or been threatened, and Seller does not have Knowledge of, any
material employee strike, work stoppage, slowdown, lockout, picketing or
concerted refusal to work overtime at a Seller Business Location and there are
no, and Seller does not have Knowledge of, labor disputes currently subject to
any arbitration or administrative proceeding involving employees of Seller or
its Affiliates who are involved in the Seller Business (excluding routine
workers' compensation claims).
3.17 Accounts Receivable.
All Seller Accounts Receivable represent bona fide sales actually made
in the ordinary course of business and the accounts receivable reflected in the
adjustments pursuant to Section 2.3 are owed to Seller or its Affiliates and
are not subject to offset, counterclaim or other defense.
3.18 Inventory.
The Seller Inventory, whether finished goods, work in process or raw
materials, consist of a quality and quantity usable and saleable in the
ordinary and usual course of the Seller Business consistent with past practice.
3.19 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
None of Seller or its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability
under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV of ERISA (other than for
payment of premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the ordinary
course of business), and no fact or event exists which would reasonably be
expected to give rise to any such liability that would reasonably be expected
to result in a Lien on the Seller Assets or a liability of the Buyer.
3.20 No Liabilities.
There are no liabilities or obligations, secured or unsecured, known
or unknown (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of Seller or
its Affiliates which in any way relate to or encumber the Seller Assets or the
Seller Business, except for (a) those reflected or reserved on the Seller
Financial Statements, (b) those trade payables and contractual obligations
incurred or accrued in the ordinary and normal course of the Seller Business
since December 31, 2004 and consistent with past practice, none of which,
individually or in the aggregate, is material, and none of which is for breach
of warranty or contract or for tort infringement, (c) those under the Seller
Assumed Contracts, (d) those under the Seller Permits, (e) Liabilities relating
to Environmental Laws, and (f) any taxes accruing in the ordinary course of the
Seller Business, none of such taxes being the responsibility or obligation of
Buyer (other than those ad valorem taxes which will be prorated as of the
Closing Date).
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that, except as set
forth in the disclosure schedule being delivered by Buyer contemporaneously
herewith (the "Buyer Disclosure Schedule"):
4.1 Existence of Authorization for Agreement; Enforceability.
Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the
requisite power and authority to own, lease, and operate its properties and
carry on and operate its business as and where such business is now being
conducted. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by the Board.
Buyer has taken all actions necessary to authorize it to enter into and perform
fully its obligations under this Agreement and all of the documents or
instruments otherwise contemplated herein and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein and therein. Each of this Agreement and the other closing
documents delivered pursuant hereto has been or at the Closing will be duly
executed and delivered by Buyer and is or at the Closing will be the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and to the general principles of equity.
4.2 No Violations.
The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and
each of the other documents or agreements to which it is or will be a party
pursuant hereto, and the consummation by Buyer and its Affiliates of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such other documents and
agreements, do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the certificate of
formation or limited liability company agreement of Buyer or the articles of
incorporation, by-laws or similar governing documents of any of its Affiliates
or subsidiaries, or (ii) (x) violate any Law, Permit or Judgment applicable to
Buyer or any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries, or any of their respective
properties or assets, or (y) subject to obtaining the Consents set forth in
Schedule 4.2 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule (the "Buyer Required Contractual
Consents"), violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or
the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in
the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate
the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of
the respective properties or assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates under,
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates is a party, or by which they
or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected,
except (in the case of clause (y) above) for such violations, conflicts,
breaches or defaults which, either individually or in the aggregate, will not
have and would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on
(a) Buyer or the business, financial condition or results of operations of the
Buyer's business, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of Buyer to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby or perform any of its obligations
hereunder (a "Buyer Material Adverse Effect").
4.3 Consents.
No consent is required to be obtained by Buyer (or by any Affiliate)
from, and no notice or filing is required to be given by Buyer (or by any
Affiliate) to or made by Buyer (or by any Affiliate) with, any Governmental
Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer
of this Agreement, other than in all cases where the failure to obtain such
Consent or to give or make such notice or filing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Buyer Material Adverse
Effect.
4.4 Brokers and Finders.
There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary
which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Buyer who might
be entitled to any fee or commission from Buyer in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5.
THE CLOSING
5.1 Generally.
(a) The Closing. The deliveries and payments contemplated by this
Agreement (the "Closing") shall be made at the offices of Bradley Arant Rose &
White LLP, One Federal Place, 1819 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.
(b) Closing Date; Effective Time. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term "Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Closing shall occur. The
Closing shall occur simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the Closing shall be
effective at 12:01 a.m. (Central Time) on the date hereof (the "Effective
Time").
5.2 [Omitted.]
5.3 [Omitted.]
5.4 [Omitted.]
5.5 Deliveries by Seller.
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer at the Closing
the following:
(a) A bill of sale and assignment evidencing the sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment and delivery to Buyer of those items described in
paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.1(a), free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Encumbrances), duly executed by Seller (the "Seller Bill of Sale");
(b) A limited warranty deed for each parcel of Seller Land duly
executed by Seller, evidencing the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and
delivery of the Seller Land to Buyer (the "Seller Warranty Deed");
(c) A Title Policy for each parcel of Seller Land;
(d) Any sales tax and real estate transfer tax returns, notice of sale
of assets, inventory resale certificate or like governmental report required or
permitted by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Seller
Real Property;
(e) An affidavit pursuant to the Foreign Investment and Real Property
Transfer Act in respect of the transfer of Seller Land;
(f) [Omitted;]
(g) Resolutions adopted by the managers of Seller unanimously
authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder and appointing the person(s) authorized to consummate
this transaction on behalf of Seller (the "Seller Authorized Person(s)");
(h) A current Certificate of Good Standing of Seller from the state of
its formation and each state in which a Seller Business Location is located;
(i) A certificate executed by an authorized officer of Seller as to
the incumbency of the Seller Authorized Person(s);
(j) [Omitted;]
(k) Possession of the Seller Assets;
(l) An instrument of assignment and assumption with respect to each
Seller Assumed Contract, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
5.5(l) (the "Seller Assignment and Assumption Agreement"), duly executed by
Seller;
(m) An Amendment No. 1 to that certain Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Buyer, dated July 1, 2005 (the "Ready Mix LLC Agreement"),
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.5(m) (the "Ready Mix LLC
Amendment"), duly executed by CEMEX Southeast Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and an Affiliate of Seller ("CEMEX Holdings LLC"); and
(n) An Amendment No. 1 to that certain Limited Liability Company
Agreement of CEMEX LLC, dated July 1, 2005 (the "CEMEX LLC Agreement"),
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.5(n) (the "CEMEX LLC
Amendment"), duly executed by CEMEX Holdings LLC.
5.6 Deliveries by Buyer.
Buyer shall pay and deliver or cause to be paid and delivered to
Seller at the Closing the following:
(a) One Hundred Twenty-Four Million Five Hundred Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($124,560,000), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to
Seller's account designated in Schedule 2.3(d);
(b) The Seller Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to
each Seller Assumed Contract, duly executed by Buyer;
(c) A certificate executed by the Manager of Buyer, dated the Closing
Date, certifying as to the resolutions adopted by its Board with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) [Omitted;]
(e) The Ready Mix LLC Amendment, duly executed by Buyer and Ready Mix
USA, Inc., an Alabama corporation and an Affiliate of Buyer ("RMUSA");
(f) The CEMEX LLC Amendment, duly executed by RMUSA; and
(g) The Seller Bill of Sale, duly executed by RMUSA.
ARTICLE 6.
AGREEMENTS
6.1 [Omitted]
6.2 [Omitted]
6.3 Further Acts.
(a) Seller shall assist Buyer in planning and accomplishing the
orderly transfer of the Seller Assets to Buyer as of the Closing Date and shall
take all steps reasonably requested by Buyer in furtherance thereof. From time
to time, at the request of Buyer, whether at or after the Closing Date and
without further consideration, Seller and its officers and employees will do,
execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer all further acts, instruments, and
assurances, in recordable form, that are reasonably required by Buyer to
effectuate the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, on or before
the day which is sixty (60) days following the Closing, Seller shall cause (i)
all of the Seller Required Contractual Consents to be obtained, (ii) the Seller
Permits to be assigned to Buyer, (iii) all certificates of title for all
vehicles/rolling stock being transferred to Buyer as part of the Seller Assets
to be duly executed and assigned to Buyer, and (iv) an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement and Lessor and Lessee Estoppel Agreement with respect to
each Seller Lease, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.3(a)
("Seller Lease Assignment"), to be duly executed and delivered to Buyer. Seller
covenants and agrees that following the Closing Seller shall take all
commercially reasonable actions necessary at its own cost to clarify, correct,
remove or satisfy any matters of title or survey which exist as of the Closing
as to which Buyer may have an objection that affect any parcel of real property
that is conveyed by Seller to Buyer. From time to time, at the request of
Seller, whether at or after the Closing and without further consideration,
Buyer and its officers and employees will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver
to Seller all further acts, instruments, and assurances, in recordable form,
that are reasonably required by Seller to effectuate the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated
hereunder.
(b) The agreements of Seller in (a) above shall include, without
limitation, the execution and delivery of deeds, assignments, bills of sale,
affidavits, agreements, consents, certificates and other documents or
instruments which Seller shall be unable to deliver as of the Closing and
Seller shall diligently take whatever steps or actions subsequent to the
Closing as may be necessary in order to effectuate delivery of each of the
same.
(c) Immediately after the Closing, Seller shall take all actions
reasonably necessary or appropriate to remove all Retained Seller Assets from
the Seller Business Locations and retain Seller's possession and title to all
Retained Seller Assets. Buyer hereby grants to Seller reasonable access to the
Seller Business Locations to take such actions.
6.4 Consents.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to transfer, sell or otherwise
assign any instrument, Contract, license or Permit of the Seller Business which
would otherwise be a Seller Asset but which is not permitted to be assigned in
connection with a transaction of the type contemplated by this Agreement
(collectively, the "Unassigned Contracts"). To the extent permitted under the
terms of each Unassigned Contract, the beneficial interest in and to each
Unassigned Contract shall in any event pass to Buyer at the Closing, and Seller
covenants and agrees to cooperate with Buyer in any lawful and economically
reasonable arrangement to provide Buyer with Seller's entire interest in the
benefits under each of the Unassigned Contracts. Seller shall exercise or
exploit its rights and options under all such Unassigned Contracts referred to
in this Section 6.4 only as reasonably directed by Buyer; provided, that Buyer
shall be responsible for any liability incurred by Seller pursuant to such
direction and, provided, further, that Buyer shall not direct Seller not to
attempt to obtain a Seller Required Contractual Consent for an Unassigned
Contract. If Buyer receives an economic benefit under an Unassigned Contract,
Buyer shall accept the burdens and perform the obligations under such
Unassigned Contract as subcontractor of Seller to the extent of the benefit
received, and to the extent such burdens and obligations would have constituted
an Assumed Liability if such Unassigned Contract had been transferred to Buyer
at the Closing. Furthermore, if the other party(ies) to an Unassigned Contract
subsequently consent to the assignment of such Contract to Buyer, Buyer shall
thereupon agree to assume and perform all liabilities and obligations arising
thereunder after the date of such consent, at which time such Unassigned
Contract shall be deemed a Seller Asset, without the payment of further
consideration, and the obligations so assumed thereunder shall be deemed
Assumed Liabilities.
6.5 Mail.
From and after the Closing Date, (i) Buyer may open all mail and other
communications received by Buyer at the Seller Business Locations addressed to
Seller or any of its Affiliates, and may act with respect to such
communications in such manner as Buyer may elect if such communications relate
to the Seller Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Seller Business Locations
and the Seller Business (other than payments to which Seller is entitled) or if
such communications do not so relate, Buyer will forward the same promptly to
Seller, and (ii) Seller may open all mail and other communications received by
it with respect to the Seller Business Locations and the Seller Business, and
if such communications relate to the Seller Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or
the Seller Business Locations and the Seller Business (including payments to
which Buyer is entitled), Seller will promptly forward the same to Buyer. Buyer
shall hold, and shall cause its Affiliates, and its and their respective
agents, employees or representatives to hold in strict confidence all documents
and information that are not related to the Seller Assets or the Seller
Business.
6.6 Post-Closing Assistance.
From time to time after the Closing and until the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the Closing Date, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law,
Seller shall cause its appropriate employees and representatives (i) to provide
Buyer with information and data (including work papers) reasonably requested by
Buyer which is necessary or useful to Buyer in connection with its current or
former operation of the Seller Business, including personnel and employee
benefit records, or to prepare all accounting and related reports and all tax
returns with respect to the Seller Business, and (ii) to provide Buyer with
assistance as may be reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with its
current or former operation of the Seller Business or any third party claims or
litigation (including any audit or other examination by any taxing authority or
any judicial or administrative proceedings relating to any party's liability
for taxes) with respect to the Seller Business.
6.7 Confidentiality; Public Announcements.
Seller and Buyer agree that the terms and conditions of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement are to remain confidential, except
that a party and its affiliates may disclose the terms and provisions of this
Agreement (i) to the extent that such party or any of its Affiliates is
required by Applicable Law or by the rules of any securities exchange or
trading market to make public disclosure or (ii) in any legal proceeding,
including any audit, to the extent necessary to enforce any rights under this
Agreement, in either case, the disclosing party shall provide the other parties
with prior notice of such disclosure and the content thereof. Any other public
announcement concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
excepting disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the preceding
sentence, shall be jointly planned and coordinated between Seller and Buyer.
Each party shall provide the other parties with the reasonable opportunity to
review any press release concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement prior to dissemination of such press release.
6.8 Certain Tax Matters.
Seller shall prepare and file all returns and reports for its federal,
state and local taxes that are due on or after the Closing Date for the
Business through the Effective Time, including all final employment, security
and sales tax returns. Each of Seller and Buyer shall promptly forward to the
other parties all written notifications and other written communications from
any Governmental Authority received by Seller or Buyer, as the case may be,
relating to any liability for taxes for any taxable period for which the other
parties are obligated under this Agreement.
6.9 Accounts Receivable.
In the event that Seller receives any payments subsequent to the
Closing Date relating to any Seller Accounts Receivable outstanding on or after
such date, such payment shall be the property of, and shall be forwarded and
remitted to Buyer as hereinafter provided. After the Closing Date, Seller shall
and shall cause its Affiliates to pay to Buyer on a bi-monthly basis all
amounts received after the Closing Date by Seller with respect to Seller
Accounts Receivable.
6.10 Discontinuance of Use of Seller Retained Names.
To the extent any of the Seller Retained Names appear on any plants,
buildings, signs, equipment or other structures that constitute Seller Assets,
Buyer shall, by January 1, 2006, remove or obliterate, or cause to be removed
or obliterated, the Seller Retained Names from such plants, buildings, signs,
equipment or other structures. Seller shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to remove, or cause to be removed, from the Seller Real Property on or
prior to Closing all stationery, business forms, packaging, containers and
other similar personal property on which any of the Seller Retained Names
appear; provided, however, to the extent any such items are inadvertently left
on the Seller Real Property, Buyer shall not use any such items without first
removing or obliterating, or causing to be removed or obliterated, the Seller
Retained Names from such items. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth
in the first sentence of this Section 6.10, Buyer shall have no rights to, and
shall not use in any manner, the Seller Retained Names on or after the Closing.
6.11 Transition Services.
Seller shall provide to Buyer the transition services set forth on
Schedule 6.11, pursuant to the terms and subject to the limitations set forth
therein.
6.12 Like-Kind Exchange.
(a) Seller may, with respect to some or all of the Seller Assets,
elect to effect a simultaneous or non-simultaneous tax-deferred exchange
pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Buyer
expressly agrees to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Seller, upon
Seller's reasonable request and at Seller's expense, in connection with any
such exchange, including by executing any and all documents, including escrow
instructions or agreements and consenting to Seller's assignment of its rights
hereunder to an exchange entity, which are reasonably necessary to carry out
such an exchange. Any and all representations, obligations, agreements,
warranties and covenants made by Seller to Buyer in connection with this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to inure to the
benefit of Buyer, notwithstanding any assignment of this Agreement to a third
party in connection with such Section 1031 exchange. Nothing in this Section
6.12 shall in any manner relieve Seller from any of its obligations under this
Agreement, and Seller shall remain primarily liable to Buyer pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
(b) Buyer's obligation to cooperate in a Section 1031 exchange is
conditioned upon each of the following: (i) Buyer shall not be required to
incur any additional costs, expenses or liabilities (including professional
fees and transfer taxes) as a result of, or in connection with, any action
taken by Buyer under Section 6.12(a) or such Section 1031 exchange, and Seller
shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from any cost, expense or liability
incurred by Buyer in connection with any action taken by Buyer under Section
6.12(a) or such Section 1031 exchange, (ii) the Closing shall not be delayed as
a result of such Section 1031 exchange and (iii) all acknowledgments, releases,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Seller (as set
forth in this Agreement) shall remain in full force and effect in favor of
Buyer as if such Section 1031 exchange had not been made.
(c) Buyer shall not be in default under this Agreement and shall not
be liable for any damages, losses, costs or expenses incurred by Seller if (i)
any intermediary or exchange entity fails to take any steps to (A) locate,
identify, or negotiate for the acquisition of property, (B) prepare and execute
documents, or (C) arrange for financing necessary to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Section 6.12, (ii) any property designated as such by
Seller fails to qualify as "like-kind" property for purposes of Code Section
1031, or (iii) the transactions described herein otherwise fail, for any
reason, to afford Seller the benefits of Section 1031 of the Code.
(d) Seller shall be solely responsible for all of the tax incidences
of the transactions contemplated by this Section 6.12, including compliance
with any temporal requirements hereunder or under Code Section 1031 or the
Regulations thereunder.
6.13 Insurance
Buyer acknowledges that the Seller Retained Policies will not continue
to insure the Seller Assets or the Seller Business after the Closing Date and
that it is incumbent upon Buyer to obtain substitute policies of insurance that
provide insurance coverage for the Seller Assets and the Seller Business. Buyer
hereby further acknowledges that in the event any casualty or loss, including a
product liability or workers' compensation claim, relating to the Seller Assets
or Seller Business occurs prior to or on the Closing Date, such loss shall be
payable solely from the Seller Retained Policies. Buyer hereby further
acknowledges that in the event any casualty or loss, including a product
liability or workers' compensation claim, relating to the Seller Assets or
Seller Business occurs after the Closing Date, such loss shall be payable
solely from such substitute policies. Any such substitute policies shall
include a waiver of any rights of subrogation that the insurance carriers
underwriting such policies may have against Seller or Seller's Affiliates, or
under the Seller Retained Policies.
6.14 Office Space
The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that certain employees of
Seller will remain in the premises located at 1979 Lakeside Parkway Suite 800,
Tucker, Georgia for a period not to exceed 60 days following the Closing Date
and that Seller shall have no obligation to make any payment to Buyer in
respect of rent, utilities, office services or otherwise related to the office
space used by such employees during such 60-day period.
ARTICLE 7.
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
Seller shall transfer, or cause the transfer, to Buyer of the
employees of Seller associated with the Seller Assets and the Seller Business
("Seller Transferred Employees"). Buyer shall maintain, or cause to be
maintained, employee benefit and compensation plans, programs and arrangements
(the "Plans") for the benefit of the Seller Transferred Employees. With respect
to each Plan in which a Seller Transferred Employee participates, for purposes
of determining eligibility, vesting and amount of benefits, including severance
benefits and paid time off entitlement (but not for pension benefit accrual
purposes), Buyer shall cause service with Seller (or predecessor employers to
the extent Seller provided past service credit) to be treated as service with
Buyer and its Affiliates; provided, that such service shall not be recognized
to the extent that such recognition would result in a duplication of benefits
or to the extent that such service was not recognized under an analogous plan
of Seller. With respect to any Plan maintained in which Seller Transferred
Employees are eligible to participate, Buyer shall, and shall cause its
Affiliates to, (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions and
exclusions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable
to such employees to the extent such conditions and exclusions were satisfied
or did not apply to such employees under the analogous plan of Seller and (ii)
provide each Seller Transferred Employee with credit for any co-payments and
deductibles paid prior to the Closing Date in satisfying any analogous
deductible or out-of-pocket requirements to the extent applicable under any
such plan. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Seller Transferred Employees
shall cease to participate (and thus shall no longer be eligible for vesting or
benefit accrual under) any employee benefit or compensation plans, programs or
arrangements maintained by Seller.
ARTICLE 8.
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Environmental Indemnity.
Seller, in addition to its other indemnity obligations otherwise
provided in this Article 8, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its
officers, shareholders, members, managers, directors, employees, agents,
successors, and assigns (the "Seller Environmental Indemnitees"), against and
in respect of, any and all Damages and/or claims that may be incurred by any of
the Seller Environmental Indemnitees, or assessed against any of the Seller
Environmental Indemnitees by any other party or parties (including a
governmental entity) arising out of, in connection with, or relating to the
subject matter of: (a) the breach or inaccuracy of any of the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.7; (b) any Seller Environmental Condition
which exists as of the Closing Date, even if not discovered until after the
Closing Date, including remediation of such condition and loss of life, injury
to Persons or property, or Damage to natural resources arising from such
condition; (c) any violation of an Environmental Law prior to the Closing Date
that relates to the Seller Real Property or the Seller Business; or (d) the
off-site transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling of Hazardous
Materials generated by or on behalf of the Seller Business on or prior to the
Closing Date, including any claims related to remediation of such Hazardous
Materials and loss of life, injury to Persons or property, or Damage to natural
resources arising from such Hazardous Materials. Such Damages or claims may
sometimes be referred to herein as "Seller Environmental Liabilities." This
indemnity shall survive the Closing Date only for a period of five (5) years
after the Closing Date. Any testing or investigation that Buyer deems
reasonably necessary in order to determine whether any environmental indemnity
obligations of Seller exist hereunder may be conducted at any time prior to the
termination of this indemnity obligation at the expense of Buyer.
8.2 Indemnity By Seller.
Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, Seller agrees to pay and
to indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend each Buyer Indemnified Party from
and against any and all claims or Damages arising out of or relating to:
(a) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of
Seller contained in this Agreement;
(b) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller contained in
this Agreement;
(c) the liabilities and obligations of Seller or any of its Affiliates
arising out of the operation or ownership of the Seller Assets or the Seller
Business on or prior to the Closing Date, except Assumed Liabilities; and
(d) all obligations or liabilities that arise, whether before, on or
after, the Closing Date, out of, or in connection with, the Retained Seller
Assets;
provided that Seller shall have an obligation to indemnify any Buyer
Indemnified Party for Damages pursuant to this Section 8.2 only to the extent
that such Damages are in excess of (i) any amounts recovered by any Buyer
Indemnified Party pursuant to any contract to which any Buyer Indemnified Party
is a party and (ii) any insurance proceeds received with respect thereto
(exclusive of amounts recovered which are subject to retrospective payments or
premiums); provided, further, that upon making any payment to any Buyer
Indemnified Party, Seller shall be subrogated to all rights of the Buyer
Indemnified Party against any third party in respect of the losses to which
such payment relates, and such Buyer Indemnified Party will execute upon
request all instruments reasonably necessary to evidence and perfect such
subrogation rights. Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall require a Buyer
Indemnified Party to seek to recover Damages from any third party before making
a claim for indemnification pursuant to Article 8.
8.3 Indemnity by Buyer.
Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, Buyer agrees to pay and
to indemnify fully, hold harmless and defend each Seller Indemnified Party from
and against any and all claims or Damages arising out of or relating to:
(a) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of
Buyer contained in this Agreement;
(b) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this
Agreement; and
(c) any and all Assumed Liability;
provided that Buyer shall have an obligation to indemnify any Seller
Indemnified Party for Damages pursuant to this Section 8.3 only to the extent
that such Damages are in excess of (i) any amounts recovered by any Seller
Indemnified Party pursuant to any contract to which any Seller Indemnified
Party is a party and (ii) any insurance proceeds received with respect thereto
(exclusive of amounts recovered which are subject to retrospective payments or
premiums); provided, further, that upon making any payment to any Seller
Indemnified Party, Buyer shall be subrogated to all rights of the Seller
Indemnified Party against any third party in respect of the losses to which
such payment relates, and such Seller Indemnified Party will execute upon
request all instruments reasonably necessary to evidence and perfect such
subrogation rights. Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall require a Seller
Indemnified Party to seek to recover Damages from any third party before making
a claim for indemnification pursuant to Article 8.
8.4 Exclusive Remedy.
Except as provided in Section 10.12, the right to indemnification
provided for in Sections 8.2 and 8.3 shall be the exclusive remedy of all
Indemnified Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement.
8.5 Indemnification Procedures.
The party or parties making a claim for indemnification under Section
8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 shall be, for the purposes of this Agreement, referred to as
the "Indemnified Party" and the party or parties against whom such claims are
asserted under this Article 8 shall be, for the purposes of this Agreement,
referred to as the "Indemnifying Party." All claims by any Indemnified Party
under this Article 8 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
(a) In the event that (i) any claim, demand or Proceeding is asserted
or instituted by any Person other than the parties to this Agreement or their
Affiliates which could give rise to Damages for which an Indemnifying Party
could be liable to an Indemnified Party under this Agreement (such claim,
demand or Proceeding, a "Third Party Claim") or (ii) any Indemnified Party
under this Agreement shall have a claim to be indemnified by any Indemnifying
Party under this Agreement which does not involve a Third Party Claim (such
claim, a "Direct Claim"), the Indemnified Party shall with reasonable
promptness send to the Indemnifying Party a written notice specifying the
nature of such claim, demand or Proceeding and the amount or estimated amount
thereof if known (which amount or estimated amount shall not be conclusive of
the final amount, if any, of such claim, demand or Proceeding) (a "Claim
Notice").
(b) In the event of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall
be entitled to appoint counsel of the Indemnifying Party's choice at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party and any
others the Indemnifying Party may reasonably designate in connection with such
claim, demand or Proceeding (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not
thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by any Indemnified Party except as set forth below); provided that
such counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding
an Indemnifying Party's election to appoint counsel to represent an Indemnified
Party in connection with a Third Party Claim, an Indemnified Party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of
counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or (ii) the Indemnifying
Party shall not have employed counsel to represent the Indemnified Party within
a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such Third Party Claim. If
requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate
with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in contesting any claim, demand or
Proceeding which the Indemnifying Party defends, or, if appropriate and related
to the claim, demand or Proceeding in question, in making any counterclaim
against the Person asserting the Third Party Claim, or any cross-complaint
against any Person. No Third Party Claim may be settled or compromised (i) by
the Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed or (ii) by
the Indemnifying Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the
event any Indemnified Party settles or compromises or consents to the entry of
any Judgment with respect to any Third Party Claim without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Party, each Indemnified Party shall be deemed to
have waived all rights against the Indemnifying Party for indemnification under
this Article 8 with respect to such Third Party Claim.
(c) In the event of a Direct Claim the Indemnifying Party shall notify
the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days of receipt of a Claim Notice
whether or not the Indemnifying Party disputes such claim.
(d) From and after the delivery of a Claim Notice under this
Agreement, at the reasonable request of the Indemnifying Party, each
Indemnified Party shall grant the Indemnifying Party and its representatives
all reasonable access to the books, records and properties of such Indemnified
Party to the extent reasonably related to the matters to which the Claim Notice
relates. All such access shall be granted during normal business hours and
shall be granted under conditions, which will not unreasonably interfere with
the business and operations of such Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party
will not, and shall require that its representatives do not, use (except in
connection with such Claim Notice) or disclose to any third person other than
the Indemnifying Party's representatives (except as may be required by
applicable Law) any information obtained pursuant to this Section 8.5(d).
8.6 Monetary and Payment Limitations.
(a) Neither Seller nor Buyer shall have any obligation to indemnify a
Buyer Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party pursuant to Sections 8.2(a)
or 8.3(a), respectively, unless the aggregate amount of Damages suffered by all
Buyer Indemnified Parties or Seller Indemnified Parties, as the case may be, in
respect of such claims exceeds $1,000,000, in which case the Buyer Indemnified
Parties or Seller Indemnified Parties, as the case may be, shall be entitled to
recover all Damages including the $1,000,000. For purposes of determining when
and whether the $1,000,000 threshold for indemnification set forth in this
paragraph (a) has been met, the calculation of Damages suffered by an
Indemnified Party in respect of claims pursuant to Sections 8.2(a) or 8.3(a),
as the case may be, shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of Damages
suffered by all Buyer Indemnified Parties or Seller Indemnified Parties, as the
case may be, and for which claims for indemnification have been made by such
Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or Section 9.2(a), as the case
may be, of the Asset and Capital Contribution Agreement dated July 1, 2005, by
and among Ready Mix USA, Inc., CEMEX Holdings LLC and Ready Mix USA, LLC (the
"Ready Mix LLC Contribution Agreement"). For the avoidance of doubt, and by way
of example, in the event that an Indemnified Party suffers Damages (i) in the
amount of $500,000 for which such Indemnified Party would be indemnified under
Section 9.1(a) or Section 9.2(a) of the Ready Mix LLC Contribution Agreement,
as the case may be, but for the limitation provided in Section 9.6(a) of the
Ready Mix LLC Contribution Agreement, and (ii) in the amount of $500,000 for
which such Indemnified Party would be indemnified under Section 8.2(a) or
Section 8.3(a) of this Agreement, as the case may be, but for the limitation
provided in this paragraph (a), then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
recover the full $1,000,000 in Damages from the Indemnifying Party.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
the aggregate liability of Seller or Buyer for Damages in respect of all claims
for indemnification pursuant to Section 8.2(a) or 8.3(a), respectively, shall
in no event exceed the Purchase Price. NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EXCEPT TO THE
EXTENT ASSERTED BY, AWARDED, PAID OR PAYABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTY.
(c) The parties mutually agree that payment to a Buyer Indemnified
Party by Seller for Damages shall be paid solely from the required EBITDA
distributions to be paid to Cemex Holdings LLC or any of its Affiliates
pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Ready Mix LLC Agreement and Section 6.1 of the
Cemex LLC Agreement, as the case may be, and subject to the terms of Section 21
of the Ready Mix LLC Agreement, as amended by the Ready Mix Amendment, and
Section 21 of the Cemex LLC Agreement, as amended by the Cemex LLC Amendment.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall not be
limited to recovery of Damages pursuant to clause (c) above with respect to
Damages arising out of or relating to any fraud by Seller or Buyer in
connection with this Agreement, the discussions and negotiations leading up to
this Agreement or the transaction contemplated herein, and each of Seller and
Buyer shall be and remain liable to the other for any Damages arising out of
any such claim or fraud.
8.7 Survival.
Except for the representations and warranties in Section 3.2(a), which
shall survive without limit, the representations and warranties of Seller
contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date for the applicable
period set forth in this Section 8.7, and any and all claims and causes of
action for indemnification under this Article 8 arising out of the inaccuracy
or breach of any representation or warranty of Seller must be made prior to the
termination of the applicable survival period set forth in this Section 8.7.
All of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement
and any and all claims and causes of action for indemnification under this
Article 8 with respect thereto shall terminate on the second anniversary of the
date of this Agreement; provided that the representations and warranties in
Sections 3.3, 3.6, and 3.19 shall survive until the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations; provided further that the representations
and warranties in Sections 3.7 shall survive until the fifth anniversary of the
date of this Agreement; it being understood that in the event notice of any
claim for indemnification under Section 8.2(a) shall have been given within the
applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the
subject of such indemnification claim shall survive until such time as such
claim is finally resolved.
8.8 Binding Nature.
The indemnity obligations imposed under this Article 8 shall be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Wherever possible, such indemnity obligations shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of these indemnity obligations shall be prohibited by or invalid under such
law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity without invalidating the remainder of the said indemnity
obligations.
ARTICLE 9.
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ARTICLE 10.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Reliance on Representations and Warranties.
The parties mutually agree that notwithstanding any right of any party
to investigate the affairs of any other party and notwithstanding any Knowledge
of any facts determined or determinable by such party pursuant to such
investigation or right of investigation, each party has the right to fully rely
upon the respective representations and warranties of each other party
contained in this Agreement.
10.2 Amendments.
No change, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
10.3 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications required or permitted to
be given under any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or mailed by
first class registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the parties
at the addressees set forth below (or at such other address as any party may
specify by notice to all other parties given as aforesaid).
If to Buyer:
Ready Mix USA, LLC
2570 Ruffner Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35210
Attn: Marc Bryant Tyson
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Ready Mix USA, Inc.
1300 McFarland Boulevard N.E.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406
Attn: Scott M. Phelps
If to Seller:
RMC Mid-Atlantic, LLC
c/o CEMEX, Inc.
840 Gessner, Suite 1400
Houston, TX 77024
Attn: Jesus Gonzalez Herrera
With copies, which shall not constitute notice, to:
CEMEX, Inc.
840 Gessner, Suite 1400
Houston, TX 77024
Attn: Leslie White
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1600 Smith, Suite 4400
Houston, TX 77002
Attn: Frank Ed Bayouth II
10.4 Expenses.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party
to this Agreement will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with
the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of agents,
representatives, counsel, and accountants.
10.5 Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding and conclusive upon and inure to the
benefit of the respective parties hereto and their successors and assigns.
10.6 Waiver.
Failure of any party hereto to insist upon the strict performance of
any of the covenants or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any right
or option conferred herein in one or more instances shall not be construed as a
waiver or relinquishment of any such covenant, or condition, right or option,
but the same shall remain in full force and effect. The committing by either
party of any act or thing which it is not obligated to do hereunder shall not
be deemed to impose an obligation upon it to do any such act or thing in the
future or in any way change or alter any provision of this Agreement.
10.7 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed by original or facsimile signatures in
several counterparts that together shall constitute but one and the same
agreement, binding on both the parties notwithstanding that both parties have
not signed the same counterpart.
10.8 Construction.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in its entirety according to its
plain meaning and shall not be construed against the party who provided or
drafted it. Any reference to an Article, Section, Schedule or Annex is a
reference to an Article or Section of, or a Schedule or an Annex to, this
Agreement.
(b) Terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when
used in the plural, and vice versa.
(c) The words "include", "includes" and "including" are not limiting,
and shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation".
(d) The terms "dollars" and "$" mean United States dollars.
(e) The phrases "the date of this Agreement", "the date hereof" and
terms of similar import, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed
to refer to September 1, 2005.
(f) The conjunction "or" shall be understood in its inclusive sense
(and/or).
(g) The word "day" shall be understood to be equal to a calendar day
unless otherwise specified.
10.9 Captions.
The titles of the Articles, Sections, Schedules and Annexes of this
Agreement have been assigned thereto for convenience only and shall not be
construed as limiting, defining or affecting the substantive terms of this
Agreement.
10.10 Applicable Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Georgia, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict
of laws.
10.11 Consent to Jurisdiction.
All disputes, litigation, proceedings or other legal actions by any
party to this Agreement in connection with or relating to this Agreement or any
matters described or contemplated in this Agreement shall be instituted in the
courts of the State of Georgia, or of the United States in the State of
Georgia, in either case, sitting in Atlanta, Georgia. Each party to this
Agreement irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of Georgia, and of the United States, in either case, sitting in
Atlanta, Georgia, in connection with any such dispute, litigation, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party to this
Agreement may receive the service of any process or summons in connection with
any such dispute, litigation, action or proceeding brought in any such court by
a mailed copy of such process or summons sent to it at its address set forth,
and in the manner provided, in Section 10.3. Each party to this Agreement
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
defense or objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
proceeding under this Agreement brought in the courts of the State of Georgia,
or of the United States in the State of Georgia, in either case, sitting in
Atlanta, Georgia, and any claim that any proceeding under this Agreement
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
10.12 Specific Performance.
The parties to this Agreement agree that irreparable Damage would
occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement was not performed in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and that the parties shall be
entitled to specific performance of the terms of this Agreement in addition to
any other remedy at Law or equity.
10.13 Translation.
Should this Agreement be translated into any language other than
English, the English version shall control and prevail on any question of
interpretation or otherwise.
10.14 Assignment.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective successors and
permitted assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement shall not be assignable
or otherwise transferable by any of Seller or Buyer without the prior written
consent of the other parties and any attempt to so assign or transfer this
Agreement without such consent shall be void and of no effect.
10.15 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto) and the
other documents delivered pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire
understanding and agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings relating to the subject matters
hereof and thereto.
10.16 Rights of Creditors and Third Parties under this Agreement.
This Agreement is entered into between Seller and Buyer for the
exclusive benefit of Seller and Buyer, and their successors and permitted
assigns. This Agreement is expressly not intended for the benefit of any
creditor of Seller or Buyer or any other Person. Except and only to the extent
provided by applicable statute, no such creditor or third party shall have any
rights under this Agreement.
10.17 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by
any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement
will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held
invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and
effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
10.18 Definitions.
"Allocation Schedule" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).
"Affiliate" of, or Person "affiliated" with a specified Person, means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person. For the
purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meaning,
the terms "controlled," "controlled by" and "under common control with") shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble and includes any
amendments or other modifications and supplements to this Agreement, and all
exhibits, schedules and other attachments to it, as executed and delivered by
the parties thereto.
"Applicable Law" means all applicable provisions of any constitution,
statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, decision, order, decree,
judgment, release, license, permit, stipulation or other official pronouncement
enacted or issued by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator or arbitration
panel.
"Assumed Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
"Board" means the Board of Managers of Ready Mix USA, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which banks in New York City are authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to close.
"Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Buyer Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in Article 4.
"Buyer Indemnified Party" means Buyer, Buyer's Affiliates, managers,
directors, officers, members, shareholders, attorneys, accountants, agents and
employees, and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
"Buyer Material Adverse Effect" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.2.
"Buyer Required Contractual Consents" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.2.
"Consent" means any consent, waiver, approval, authorization,
exemption, registration or declaration.
"CEMEX Holdings LLC" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(m).
"CEMEX LLC" means CEMEX Southeast LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
"CEMEX LLC Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(n).
"CEMEX LLC Amendment" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(n).
"Claim Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
"Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
"Closing Working Capital" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
"Closing Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
"Contracts" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a)(i).
"Damages" means liabilities, damages, penalties, Judgments,
assessments, losses, costs and expenses in any case, whether arising under
strict liability or otherwise (including reasonable attorneys' fees) including
lost profits, lost benefits, loss of or diminution in enterprise value and loss
of goodwill, but excluding consequential, incidental, special, punitive or
similar damages, except to the extent such consequential, incidental, special,
punitive or similar damages are asserted by, awarded, paid or payable to any
third party.
"Direct Claim" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
"Effective Time" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
"Environmental Law" means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901, et seq., as amended ("RCRA"); the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42
U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq. (original act know as "CERCLA" or "Superfund,"
the Amendments are known as "SARA"); the HSWA amendments to RCRA regulating
Underground Storage Tanks ("USTS"), 42 U.S.C. " 6991-6991(i); the Clean Air Act
of 1963 as amended in 1970 and 1977, 42 U.S.C. ' 7401, et seq. ("Clean Air
Act"); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1976, as subsequently amended
by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and 1987, 33 U.S.C. " 1251, et seq. ("Clean
Water Act"), and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. " 2501
("TSCA"), and all other federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules or
ordinances implementing or otherwise dealing with the subject matter of the
preceding federal statutes or otherwise relating to the protection of human
health or the Environment.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any entity that is a member of a controlled
group for purposes of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in
the United States from time to time.
"Governmental Authority" means (i) any domestic or foreign national,
state or local government, any political subdivision thereof or any other
governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory
instrumentality, authority, body, agency, court, department, bureau or entity,
or (ii) any arbitrator with authority to legally bind a party or any of its
Affiliates.
"Hazardous Material" shall mean any pollutant, toxic substance
including asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, hazardous waste,
hazardous material or hazardous substance as defined in or controlled by the
Environmental Law.
"Impartial Accounting Firm" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(c)(iii).
"Indemnified Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.
"Indemnifying Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.
"Judgments" means any judgments, injunctions, orders, writs, rulings
or awards of any court or other judicial authority or any governmental,
administrative or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction.
"Knowledge" shall mean, with respect to the Buyer, the actual
knowledge of Jesus Gonzalez Herrera, Leslie White, Andy Miller, Steve Wise,
Luis Oropeza, Chris Crouch, and Frank Craddock, and with respect to the Seller,
the actual knowledge of Marc Bryant Tyson, Scott M. Phelps, Bill Roy and Bill
Holden.
"Laws" means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree.
"Lien" means all liens (statutory or otherwise), mortgages, pledges,
charges, security interests, sureties, options, easements, covenants,
restrictions or other encumbrances whatsoever.
"Material Seller Contract" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.5(a).
"Materials Inventory Value" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(b).
"Parts Inventory Value" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
"Permits" means all permits, authorizations, approvals, registrations,
licenses, certificates, variances and similar rights granted by or obtained
from any federal, state, local or foreign governmental, administrative or
regulatory authority.
"Permitted Encumbrances" means (a) mechanics', carriers',
warehousemens', workmens' and other similar Liens arising with respect to the
Seller Assets, in the ordinary course of the Seller Business which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (b) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
not yet due and payable or that may subsequently be paid without penalty or
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and (c) with
respect to the Seller Real Property, encumbrances to fee simple, leasehold or
easement title for: (i) Seller Real Property taxes or other property taxes,
assessments, governmental charges or levies not yet due; (ii) easements,
rights-of-way, licenses, restrictions, reservations of mineral rights (with
surface rights being waived) or similar encumbrances that do not materially
impair the marketability, use or operation of such Seller Real Property by
Buyer; and (iii) rights of tenants in possession of any such Seller Real
Property pursuant to tenant leases to be assigned to the Buyer.
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability
company, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or
organization.
"Plans" has the meaning set forth in Article 7.
"Proceeding" means any action, suit, demand, claim, legal or
administrative proceeding or any arbitration or other alternative dispute
resolution proceeding, hearing or investigation.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(i).
"Ready Mix LLC Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(m).
"Ready Mix LLC Amendment" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(m).
"Ready Mix LLC Contribution Agreement" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.6(a).
"Retained Seller Assets" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"RMUSA" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(e).
"Seller" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Seller Accounts Receivable" has the meaning set forth in Schedule
2.1(a)(5).
"Seller Assignment and Assumption Agreement" has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.5(l).
"Seller Assets" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Seller Assumed Contracts" has the meaning set forth in Schedule
2.1(a)(8).
"Seller Authorized Person" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.5(g).
"Seller Bill of Sale" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
"Seller Business" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Seller Business Locations" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Seller Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in Article 3.
"Seller Environmental Condition" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.7(a).
"Seller Environmental Indemnitees" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1.
"Seller Environmental Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1.
"Seller Financial Statements" means the statement of income for the
Seller Assets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004.
"Seller Indemnified Party" means Seller, Seller's Affiliates,
directors, managers, officers, members, shareholders, attorneys, accountants,
agents and employees, and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
"Seller Intangible Property" means intellectual property owned by
Seller or any Affiliate of Seller.
"Seller Inventory" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.1(a)(3).
"Seller Land" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.1(a)(1).
"Seller Leases" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.1(a)(8).
"Seller Lease Assignment" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).
"Seller Material Adverse Effect" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4.
"Seller Permits" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.1(a)(9).
"Seller Real Property" has the meaning set forth in Schedule
2.1(a)(1).
"Seller Required Contractual Consents" has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8.
"Seller Retained Names" has the meaning set forth in Schedule
2.1(b)(5).
"Seller Retained Policies" has the meaning set forth in Schedule
2.1(b)(4).
"Seller Transferred Employees" has the meaning set forth in Article 7.
"Seller Warranty Deed" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b).
"Seller Working Capital Statement" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3(c)(i).
"Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2.4(5).
"Third Party Claim" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
"Time Period" has the meaning set forth in Schedule 6.11(A).
"Title Company" shall mean either of First American Title Insurance
Company or Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
"Title Policy" means an ALTA owner's policy of title insurance in a
form acceptable to Buyer, with respect to any such policy issued for Seller
Real Property (or, with respect to any parcel of Seller Real Property that is
in a State which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as
shall be permitted in such State and acceptable to Buyer) issued by the Title
Company with respect to such Seller Real Property and insuring Buyer's
indefeasible fee simple ownership of such Seller Real Property as of the date
hereof, subject only to the standard exceptions and exclusions from coverage
and the Permitted Encumbrances, with respect to any such policy issued for
Seller Real Property.
"Unassigned Contract" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
"WARN Act" means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, 29 U.S.C. ss. ss. 2101-2109.
"Working Capital Adjustment Amount" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3(c)(i).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.
BUYER:
READY MIX USA, LLC
By: Ready Mix USA, Inc.
Its Manager
By: /s/ Marc Bryant Tyson
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Marc Bryant Tyson
Its President
SELLER:
RMC MID-ATLANTIC, LLC
By: /s/ Gilberto Perez
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Gilberto Perez
Its: Manager
LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
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Schedule 2.1(a) Seller Assets
Schedule 2.1(a)-1 Seller Business Locations
Schedule 2.1(b) Retained Seller Assets
Schedule 2.3(d) Accounts
Schedule 2.4 Assumed Liabilities
Schedule 6.11 Transition Services and Terms
Exhibit 5.5(l) Seller Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit 5.5(m) Ready Mix LLC Amendment
Exhibit 5.5(n) CEMEX LLC Amendment
Exhibit 6.3(a) Seller Lease Agreement
Schedule 2.1(a)
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Seller Assets
1. Real Property. Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances, the real property
owned, or in the case of (vi) below, leased, by Seller and consisting of:
(i) the real property described on Schedule 2.1(a)-1 (the "Seller Land"),
(ii) all buildings, structures and improvements located on the Seller
Land, to the extent owned by Seller, (iii) all fixtures, machinery,
apparatus or equipment affixed to the Seller Land, including all of the
electrical, heating, plumbing, air conditioning, air compression and all
other similar systems located on the Seller Land, to the extent owned by
Seller and to the extent that such items constitute fixtures, (iv) all
right, title and interest of Seller, reversionary or otherwise, in and to
all easements, if any, in or upon the Seller Land and all other rights and
appurtenances belonging or in any way pertaining to the Seller Land
(including Seller's right, title and interest in and to any mineral rights
or water rights relating to the Seller Land), (v) all right, title and
interest of Seller in, to or under all strips and gores and any land lying
in the bed of any public road, highway or other access way, open or
proposed, adjoining the Seller Land and (vi) the Seller Leases
(collectively, the "Seller Real Property");
2. Personal Property. Except as described on Schedule 2.1(b), the tangible
personal property that is either located on the Seller Real Property or
used or intended for use primarily in, or which is being utilized or
operated by Seller primarily in the Seller Business as presently
conducted, including all off road, non-titled rolling stock, material
handling equipment, wheel loaders, track dozers, scrapers, water trucks,
haul trucks, conveyor system, aggregate processing equipment/crushers and
machinery, storage silos, installed control systems, installed electric
motors, conveyors, cement and raw material storage and handling equipment,
weigh scales, office furniture, business machines, cement/aggregate
testing and laboratory equipment, tools and fixtures;
3. Inventory. Except as described on Schedule 2.1(b), all inventory,
including all inventories of products, work in process, finished goods,
raw materials, supplies, parts, cement, construction aggregate, coal and
fuel, lubricants, machinery and equipment repair parts and components,
including those tools, fuel, repair parts, components and other items, and
including the supplies of coal, clay, construction aggregate, fly and
bottom ash and other raw materials and repair parts (collectively, "Seller
Inventory");
4. Prepaid Items. All of Seller's rights and interests relating to prepaid
expenses, advance payments, deposits and prepaid items, including prepaid
interest and deposits with lessors, suppliers or utilities, which relate
primarily to the Seller Business;
5. Accounts Receivable. Except as described on Schedule 2.1(b), Seller's
accounts receivable primarily arising out of the conduct of the Seller
Business and outstanding as of the Closing Date, including any payments
received by Seller or any of its Affiliates with respect thereto on or
after the Closing Date, and unpaid interest accrued on any accounts
receivable and any security or collateral relating thereto (collectively,
"Seller Accounts Receivable");
6. Books, Records and Written Materials. Except as described on Schedule
2.1(b), all of Seller's and its Affiliates' books and records, whether in
hard copy or in electronic format (e.g. computer files), including all
production data, equipment maintenance data, accounting records, (but
specifically excluding those files related to the Retained Seller
Litigation), and any inventory records, sales and sales promotional data
and materials, advertising materials, sales training materials,
educational support program materials, cost and pricing information,
business plans, quality control records and manuals, blueprints, research
and development files, records and laboratory books, patent disclosures,
correspondence, and any other records and data, in each case (i) used
primarily in or necessary for the conduct of the Seller Business or (ii)
that are located on the Seller Real Property or are within the possession
or control of those Persons employed by Seller to work primarily for the
Business, and all books and records relating to Taxes (other than income
Taxes) with respect to the Seller Business; provided that nothing in this
paragraph 6 shall require Seller to deliver to Buyer or otherwise provide
Buyer access to any electronic records that cannot be separated from
information relating to the Seller Retained Assets or Seller's other
businesses;
7. Catalogs and Advertising Materials. Seller's promotional and advertising
materials relating primarily to or necessary for the conduct of the Seller
Business as presently conducted, including all catalogs, brochures, plans,
customer lists, supplier lists, manuals, handbooks, equipment and parts
lists, and dealer and distributor lists;
8. Assumed Contracts. Except as described on Schedule 2.1(b) and subject to
Section 6.3(b), all rights and benefits of Seller and its Affiliates in,
to or under all Contracts relating primarily to the Seller Business, to
which Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of the
Seller Assets are bound, including (i) all rights of Seller in all
purchase and sales orders relating principally to the Business, (ii) all
rights of Seller as lessee under all leases of personal property relating
primarily to the Seller Business, (iii) all Contracts with suppliers for
any products, raw materials, supplies, equipment or parts heretofore sold,
or to be sold, by Seller used primarily in the Seller Business as
presently conducted, (iv) all rights of Seller either as lessee or lessor
under all leases affecting the Seller Real Property (the "Seller Leases"),
and (v) all other Contracts entered into between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing in accordance with Section 6.1 (all of the
foregoing being collectively, the "Seller Assumed Contracts");
9. Permits and Approvals. All licenses, permits, approvals, variances,
emission allowances, authorizations, waivers or consents used primarily in
or necessary for the conduct of the Seller Business as presently conducted
or ownership or operation of the Seller Real Property as currently
operated and issued to Seller by any Governmental Authority, to the extent
transferable (collectively, "Seller Permits");
10. Claims. Except as described on Schedule 2.1(b), all rights, privileges,
claims, demands, causes of action, claims in bankruptcy, indemnification
agreements with, and indemnification rights against, third parties,
warranty claims (to the extent transferable), offsets and other claims
relating to the Seller Assets or the Seller Business, but not to the
extent that they relate to the Retained Seller Assets or the Retained
Seller Liabilities; and
11. Goodwill. Any and all goodwill associated principally with the Seller
Business.
Schedule 2.1(a)-1
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Seller Business Locations
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Owned/
Location Street Address City ST County Leased
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Cartersville 144 Cassville Road Cartersville GA Bartow Owned
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College Park 2194 West Point Avenue College Park GA Fulton Owned
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Covington 160 Cook Road Covington GA Newton Owned and
Leased
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Decatur 134 Maple Street Decatur GA DeKalb Owned
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Downtown 1360 Marietta Boulevard Atlanta GA Fulton Owned
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Lawrenceville 383 Maltbie Street (aggregates) Lawrenceville GA Gwinnett Owned
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Lawrenceville 383 Maltbie Street (ready-mix) Lawrenceville GA Gwinnett Owned
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Marietta 1398 Owenby Drive Marietta GA Cobb Owned
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Rome 935 North Second Avenue Rome GA Floyd Owned
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Stockbridge 500 South Lee Street Stockbridge GA Henry Owned
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Douglasville 6611 West Bankhead Highway Douglasville GA Douglas Owned and
Leased
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Buford 6711 McEvers Road Buford GA Hall Owned
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Alpharetta 1320 Morrison Pkwy a/k/a Hembree Alpharetta GA Fulton Owned
Road
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Armour Drive 340 Armour Drive Atlanta GA Fulton Leased
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Auburn 269 Parks Mill Road Auburn GA Barrow Leased
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Canton 715 Univeter Road Canton GA Cherokee Leased
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Carrollton 369 Central Road Carrollton GA Carroll Leased
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Dawsonville 171 Easy Street Dawsonville GA Dawson Leased
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Fulco 4368 Martin Luther King Drive Atlanta GA Fulton Leased
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Grayson 1125 Ozora Road Grayson GA Gwinnett Leased
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Lilburn 125 Killian Hill Road Lilburn GA Gwinnett Leased
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Madras 252 Elzie Johnson Road Madras GA Coweta Leased
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North Fulton 3561 Peachtree Parkway Suwanee GA Forsyth Leased
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RMC Mid-Atlantic Concrete Products 1979 Lakeside Parkway Ste. 800 Tucker GA DeKalb Leased
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Scottdale 3305 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue Scottdale GA DeKalb Leased
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Tyrone 115 Mallory Court Tyrone GA Fayette Leased
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Doraville 6350 New Peachtree Road Doraville GA DeKalb Leased
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Fayetteville 574 Highway 314 Fayetteville GA Fayette Leased
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Schedule 2.1(b)
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Retained Seller Assets
1. Cash. All cash, bank balances, money market accounts, moneys in possession
of banks and other depositories, term or term deposits and similar cash
equivalents and cash items of, owned or held by or for the account of
Seller;
3. Corporate and Other Records. The corporate books and records, including
stock certificates, treasury stock, stock transfer records, corporate
seals and minute books of Seller (i) which are not used in or necessary
for the conduct of the Seller Business and (ii) which are not located on
the Seller Real Property or are not within the possession or control of
those Persons employed to work principally for the Seller Business, (iii)
employee files for employees other than the Seller Transferred Employees,
(iv) Seller's Tax Returns and any tax supporting information related
thereto, and (v) any and all records related to pending or completed
litigation and claims;
4. Insurance. Any and all policies of insurance, whether or not covering the
Seller Assets or the Seller Business, that are or have been maintained or
managed through Seller or any of its Affiliates, including general
liability, property, casualty, product liability and workers' compensation
insurance (the "Seller Retained Policies"), including any and all amounts
recovered by Seller under such Seller Retained Policies;
5. Intellectual Property. All intellectual property of Seller and its
Affiliates, whether or not used primarily in or necessary for the conduct
of the Seller Business, including Seller's and its Affiliates' patents,
trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, slogans,
internet domain names, licenses and software, including any and all rights
(including any common law trademark rights) to the names CEMEX, CEMEX,
Inc., RMC, RMC Mid-Atlantic, RMC Mid-Atlantic LLC, RMC USA, RMC Allied
Materials, RMC Metromont Materials, RMC Allied Readymix, Inc., Metromont
Materials, Inc., RMC-CEMEX, RMC Metromont, RMC Allied Readymix, and
Metromont Materials LLC (such names, collectively, the "Seller Retained
Names"); and
6. Others. Reimbursement for expenses under the Georgia Underground Storage
Tank Trust Fund program.
Schedule 2.3(d)
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Accounts
Seller's Account:
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Bank Name: Bank of America
Account Name: RMC Industries
Account Number: 3750214635
Bank ABA Number: 111000012
Reference: Sale of Assets to Concrete Joint Venture
Buyer's Account:
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Bank Name: Regions Bank
Pelham, Alabama
Account Name: Ready Mix USA, LLC
Account Number: 0509060999
Bank ABA Number: 062005690
Contact Person: John Mark Bentley
(205) 663-0723, Extension 244
Schedule 2.4
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Assumed Liabilities
1. Assumed Contracts. Subject to Section 6.4, all liabilities and obligations
of Seller arising after the Closing under the Assumed Contracts and any
and all obligations by Seller or any of its Affiliates to guarantee or
support obligations of the Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries under any of
the Assumed Contracts. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall not assume
any liabilities or obligations arising out of any breach of or default
under such Assumed Contracts by Seller that occurred prior to the Closing;
2. Real Property. Except as set forth in Section 2.2 and Section 8.1, all
liabilities and obligations relating to, or occurring or existing in
connection with, or arising out of, the ownership and use of the Seller
Real Property, arising after the Closing;
3. Product Liability. Claims for product warranty, product liability,
refunds, returns, personal injury and property Damage, and all other
liabilities and obligations, relating to products sold or services
provided by Buyer after the Closing;
4. Post Closing Liabilities. Any liability, claim or obligation which is
based on events or conditions occurring or arising out of the Seller
Business as operated by Buyer after the Closing or the ownership,
possession, use or sale of the Seller Assets by Buyer after the Closing
(but, in each case, only to the extent such liability, claim or obligation
is based on events or conditions that occur or arise for the first time
after the Closing);
5. Taxes (excluding transfer and income Taxes). All liabilities and
obligations related to Taxes (excluding transfer and income Taxes) to the
extent due and payable after the Closing;
6. WARN. Any liabilities or obligations of Seller arising under the WARN Act
to the Seller employees arising out of a "plant closing" or "mass layoff"
(as those terms are defined under the WARN Act) occurring as of or after
the Closing.
7. Environmental Liabilities. (a) The Seller Environmental Liabilities
(except to the extent that such liabilities are subject to indemnification
pursuant to Section 8.1); and (b) any Damages that may be incurred as a
result of the presence of Hazardous Materials at the Seller Real Property
or property located in the vicinity of the Seller Real Property that
results from the ownership, possession, use, occupation, construction
and/or improvement to or operation of the Seller Business or Seller Real
Property, that exists as of the Closing Date but is not otherwise a Seller
Environmental Condition as defined in Section 3.7(a).
Schedule 6.11
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Transition Services and Terms
A. Time Period: The transition services shall be provided for One Hundred and
Twenty (120) days following the Closing Date (the "Time Period").
Thereafter, Buyer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to extend
the Time Period for up to four (4) additional sixty (60) day periods.
Following the expiration of the Time Period set forth in this Section A,
and any extension, Buyer shall have no further right to receive any
services or use any property described in this Schedule 6.11.
B. Payment for Transition Services. No payment for the transition services is
required for the initial Time Period. For any extension of the Time Period
required by Buyer, Buyer shall pay Seller Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00) for each 60-day extension Time Period.
C. Services Schedule:
a. Seller shall use reasonable efforts, within 30 days of the Closing
Date; to identify all software licenses that are part of or support
the Seller Assets, and Seller shall use reasonable efforts to
determine whether, under the applicable license agreement, the
software vendor will consent to the transfer of such software
licenses to Buyer. The prior sentence shall not apply to any software
license that also are utilized in any manner by other Seller
operations and cannot be bifurcated between the Seller Assets and
Seller. Provided that Seller uses reasonable efforts under this
Section C(a), Seller shall not be liable for any failure to identify
and make determination with regard to the software licenses described
in this Section C(a).
b. Seller will provide services and allow Buyer employees the continued
use of the Seller's phone systems, WAN data circuits, Command Series,
TracerNet, Baan, Customer Tracking System, Quadrel, TMT-Transman,
MyRMC, DriverTime, On-Base, Cognos, Oracle, invoice print
method/program, and applications and the related ancillary systems.
Seller shall provide to Buyer reasonable access to the
above-referenced systems and operations. The access to these systems
shall be subject to and limited by preexisting contractual agreements
that the seller has with the 3rd party vendors of the above-mentioned
systems, provided that in the event Buyer is not allowed access to
these systems, and to the extent permissible under such preexisting
contractual agreements, Seller shall provide the benefits of these
systems during the Time Period.
c. All control data changes required to transition from Seller systems
to Buyer systems will be the sole responsibility of Buyer. "Control
data" includes, but is not limited to, customer masters, trucks,
drivers, mix designs, and product codes. Seller will provide control
data transition assistance within accepted business practice, as
allowed by time constraints.
d. All communication circuits to the Seller Business Locations will be
kept operational for the duration of the Time Period, Seller will be
responsible for the support and troubleshooting of the circuits, at
the end of the final Time Period all lines will be cancelled. Buyer
will be responsible for providing its own communication circuits to
the Seller Business Locations.
e. Only the transition services as described above in this Schedule 6.11
will be provided. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller will not
provide any financial reporting and any inadvertent errors such as
incorrect shipments will result in no liability to Seller.
Exhibit 5.5(l)
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Seller Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit 5.5(m)
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Ready Mix LLC Amendment
Exhibit 5.5(n)
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Cemex LLC Amendment
Exhibit 6.3(a)
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Seller Lease Agreement