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Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement |
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Ableco Finance LLC; Huffy Corp.; Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.; Bank of America, NA; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Edwards & Angell, LLP; Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman |
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2002 |
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$99 |
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#401749 |
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STOCK AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of
December 21, 2001
among
JUSI HOLDINGS, INC.,
SPEAR & JACKSON PLC,
USI GLOBAL CORP.,
USI CANADA INC.,
U.S. INDUSTRIES, INC.
and
ATT ACQUISITION CO.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions....................................................2
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of Shares and Purchased Assets;
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities.............................17
SECTION 2.02. Closing.......................................................18
SECTION 2.03. Closing Balance Sheet.........................................19
SECTION 2.04. Adjustment of Purchase Price..................................23
SECTION 2.05. Assignment of Contracts and Rights............................24
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
SECTION 3.01. Corporate Existence and Power.................................24
SECTION 3.02. Corporate Authorization.......................................25
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Authorization....................................25
SECTION 3.04. Noncontravention..............................................25
SECTION 3.05. Capitalization................................................26
SECTION 3.06. Ownership of Shares; Title to Purchased Assets................26
SECTION 3.07. Sufficiency of Assets.........................................27
SECTION 3.08. Subsidiaries..................................................27
SECTION 3.09. Financial Statements..........................................27
SECTION 3.10. Absence of Certain Changes....................................28
SECTION 3.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities...........................30
SECTION 3.12. Material Contracts............................................30
SECTION 3.13. Litigation....................................................32
SECTION 3.14. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders.........................32
SECTION 3.15. Real Property.................................................32
SECTION 3.16. Intellectual Property.........................................33
SECTION 3.17. Finders' Fees.................................................34
SECTION 3.18. Employees.....................................................34
SECTION 3.19. Employee Benefit Plans........................................35
SECTION 3.20. Environmental Matters.........................................39
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SECTION 3.21. Labor Matters.................................................40
SECTION 3.22. Tax Matters...................................................41
SECTION 3.23. Intercompany Accounts; Affiliate Transactions.................43
SECTION 3.24. Insurance Coverage............................................43
SECTION 3.25. Product Warranties............................................44
SECTION 3.26. Product Liability Claims; Product Safety......................44
SECTION 3.27. Customers and Suppliers.......................................44
SECTION 3.28. Canadian Seller...............................................45
SECTION 3.29. Material Change...............................................45
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power.................................45
SECTION 4.02. Corporate Authorization.......................................45
SECTION 4.03. Governmental Authorization....................................46
SECTION 4.04. Noncontravention..............................................46
SECTION 4.05. Financing.....................................................46
SECTION 4.06. Purchase for Investment.......................................47
SECTION 4.07. Litigation....................................................47
SECTION 4.08. Finders' Fees.................................................47
SECTION 4.09. Inspections; No Other Representations.........................47
SECTION 4.10. Investment Canada Act.........................................48
SECTION 4.11. Excise Tax Act................................................48
SECTION 4.12. Quebec Sales Tax Act..........................................48
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS OF SELLERS
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of the Company........................................48
SECTION 5.02. Access to Information.........................................49
SECTION 5.03. Resignations..................................................50
SECTION 5.04. Guaranty......................................................50
SECTION 5.05. Capital Expenditures..........................................50
SECTION 5.06. Settlement of Intercompany Accounts; Settlement of other
Debt; Success Payments........................................51
SECTION 5.07. Harrisburg Ground Lease Estoppel and Landlord
Recognition Agreement.........................................51
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ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS OF BUYER
SECTION 6.01. Access........................................................52
SECTION 6.02. Trademarks; Tradenames........................................52
SECTION 6.03. Preservation of Records.......................................52
ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLERS
SECTION 7.01. Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances...................53
SECTION 7.02. Certain Filings...............................................53
SECTION 7.03. Public Announcements..........................................53
SECTION 7.04. Notices of Certain Events.....................................54
SECTION 7.05. Treasury Matters..............................................54
SECTION 7.06. Consents......................................................55
SECTION 7.07. Pre-Closing Insurance.........................................55
SECTION 7.08. Confidentiality...............................................57
SECTION 7.09. Certain Post-Closing Assistance...............................58
ARTICLE 8
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
SECTION 8.01. Employee and Employee Benefit Matters.........................58
ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
SECTION 9.01. Conditions to Obligations of Buyer and Sellers................63
SECTION 9.02. Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.............................63
SECTION 9.03. Conditions to Obligation of Sellers...........................65
ARTICLE 10
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 10.01. Survival.....................................................66
SECTION 10.02. Indemnification..............................................66
SECTION 10.03. Procedures...................................................80
SECTION 10.04. Calculation of Damages.......................................81
SECTION 10.05. Assignment of Claims.........................................82
SECTION 10.06. Exclusivity..................................................82
SECTION 10.07. Indemnity Payments to Be Adjustments to Purchase Price.......83
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ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION
SECTION 11.01. Grounds for Termination......................................83
SECTION 11.02. Effect of Termination........................................84
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01. Notices......................................................84
SECTION 12.02. Amendments and Waivers.......................................86
SECTION 12.03. Expenses.....................................................86
SECTION 12.04. Successors and Assigns.......................................86
SECTION 12.05. Governing Law................................................87
SECTION 12.06. Jurisdiction.................................................87
SECTION 12.07. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.........................................88
SECTION 12.08. Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries......................88
SECTION 12.09. Entire Agreement.............................................88
SECTION 12.10. Captions.....................................................89
SECTION 12.11. Disclosure Schedules.........................................89
SECTION 12.12. Tax Sharing..................................................89
SECTION 12.13. Bulk Sales Legislation.......................................89
SECTION 12.14. English Language.............................................89
SECTION 12.15. Severability.................................................89
Exhibit A Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Note
Exhibit C Section 1445(b)(2) Form
Exhibit D Form of Landlord Estoppel Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Recognition Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement
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STOCK AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of December 21, 2001 between JUSI Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("US Seller"), Spear & Jackson plc, an English corporation
("True Temper Seller"), USI Global Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Global"), USI
Canada Inc., an Ontario corporation ("Canadian Seller" and together with US
Seller, True Temper Seller and Global, "Sellers"), U.S. Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("USI") and ATT Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation
("Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, USI conducts its business of manufacturing and distributing
non-powered lawn and garden tools through its indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries, Ames True Temper, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ATT"), IXL
Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation ("IXL"), True Temper
Limited, an Irish corporation, ("True Temper Ireland"), and the Garant division
of Canadian Seller ("Garant");
WHEREAS, US Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of ATT and IXL;
WHEREAS, True Temper Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of True Temper Ireland;
WHEREAS, Global owns one share of O. Ames Argentina, S.A., an
Argentinian corporation and a subsidiary of ATT ("Argentina");
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to conditions set forth herein, each
of US Seller, True Temper Seller and Global wishes to sell, assign, transfer and
convey and Buyer wishes to purchase, all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of ATT, IXL, True Temper Ireland and one share of Argentina;
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to conditions set forth herein,
Canadian Seller wishes to sell, assign, transfer and convey, and Buyer wishes to
purchase and assume, all of the assets and the liabilities of Garant as set
forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
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consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. (a) The following terms, as used herein,
have the following meanings:
"Adjudicated Claim" means any Claim that is supported by a final and
non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction or a binding decision
of an arbitration panel pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(10)(b) or other binding
arbitration process mutually agreed to by Sellers and Buyers.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
such Person; provided that none of the Transferred Companies shall be considered
an Affiliate of a Seller.
"Agreement" means this Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, together
with any and all schedules, exhibits and attachments hereto.
"Ancillary Agreements" means all agreements, instruments or
certificates required to be executed pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement.
"Applicable Remedial Objectives" means remedial objectives, levels or
standards (including, by way of example and not limitation, allowable
concentrations, quantities or characteristics of contaminants in soil,
groundwater or other media) set forth in Environmental Laws, as same may be
amended, applicable to the Real Property at issue given its use at the time of
Closing. In the absence of clear remedial objectives, standards or levels with
regard to Pollution Conditions relating to the physical condition of any Real
Property, Applicable Remedial Objectives shall mean risk based clean up or
remedial standards or criteria based upon a cancer risk of 10-4 to 10-6 .
Disputes regarding Applicable Remedial Objectives shall be resolved by a Panel
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