UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2015
City Office REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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98-1141883 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
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1075 West Georgia Street, Suite 2600,
Vancouver, British Columbia, |
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V6E 3C9 |
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(604) 806-3366
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 2, 2015, City Office REIT, Inc.
(the Company) and a subsidiary (Buyer Sub) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (Stock Purchase Agreement) with certain stockholders of City Office Real Estate Management Inc. (the Advisor), the
external advisor to the Company under an Advisory Agreement dated April 21, 2014 among the Advisor, the Company and City Office REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., the Companys operating partnership, (the Advisory Agreement),
and two personal holding companies that own stock of the Advisor, pursuant to which Buyer Sub will acquire all of the outstanding stock of the Advisor. Completion of the transaction will result in the Company transitioning from an externally managed
company to an internally managed company.
The transaction is scheduled to close on February 1, 2016. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement, at closing, the Company will issue 297,321 shares of its common stock to the sellers, which include the Companys three executive officers and Samuel Belzberg, a director of the Company. In addition, the Company will make cash
payments to the sellers of up to $3.5 million if the Companys fully diluted market capitalization reaches the following thresholds prior to December 31, 2016: $1 million upon the Company achieving a $200 million fully diluted market
capitalization, an additional $1 million upon the Company achieving a $225 million fully diluted market capitalization and an additional $1.5 million upon the Company achieving a $250 million fully diluted market capitalization (in each case,
including in the calculation of fully diluted market capitalization the value of units of limited partnership interest in the Companys operating partnership held by parties other than the Company at a value per unit equal to the market price
of the Companys common stock). The Stock Purchase Agreement and related transactions were approved by a special committee of independent directors of the Company. The Stock Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.
On November 2, 2015, the Company and its operating partnership entered into an amendment to the Advisory Agreement that eliminates the
payment of acquisition fees by the Company to the Advisor effective as of November 2, 2015. If closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement does not occur in accordance with its terms, the advisory fee pursuant to the Advisory Agreement will be
reinstated and any foregone fees will become due and payable. The amendment to the Advisory Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.
Effective upon closing of the transactions under the Stock Purchase Agreement, each of James Farrar, the Companys Chief Executive
Officer, Gregory Tylee, President and Chief Operating Officer and Anthony Maretic, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer will enter into an employment agreement with a subsidiary of the Company and will become employees of the Company. In
addition, at the same time, approximately ten additional current employees of the Advisor and its affiliates are expected to become employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Company will have offices in Vancouver, British Columbia and
Dallas, Texas.
In connection with the closing of the transactions under the Stock Purchase Agreement, a subsidiary of the Company will
enter into an Administrative Services Agreement (the Administrative Services Agreement) with entities that manage real estate investment funds affiliated with Second City Capital II Corporation and Second City Real Estate II Corporation
(the Second City funds). The Companys management team and one of its directors, Samuel Belzberg, are officers of the general partners of the Second City funds and own equity interests in the Second City funds. The Administrative
Services Agreement has a three year term and pursuant to the agreement, a subsidiary of the Company will provide various administrative services and support to the entities managing the Second City funds. The Companys subsidiary will receive
annual payments for these services under the Administrative Services Agreement as follows: first 12 months$1.5 million, second 12 months$1.125 million and third 12 months$0.625 million, for a total of $3.25 million over
the three-year term. In addition, following the expiration of the three year term of the Administrative Services Agreement, the Company will agree to make Messrs. Farrar and Tylee available to assist the Second City funds with respect to certain
matters.
As part of the transactions, the Company expects to obtain office space separate from affiliates of its former advisor.
The transactions and agreements described above were approved by a committee of independent directors of the Company with advice from legal
and financial advisors, including Rogers & Associates, LLC. The committee of independent directors also obtained a fairness opinion from Wunderlich Securities.
Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective upon closing of the transactions under the Stock Purchase Agreement described in Item 1.01 above, a subsidiary of the Company
will enter into an employment agreement with each of the following executive officers of the Company: James Farrar, Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Tylee, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Anthony Maretic, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has approved initial annual base salaries for these executive officers as follows: Mr. Farrar$295,000, Mr. Tylee$295,000 and
Mr. Maretic$160,000.
Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued a press release on November 2, 2015
announcing that it had entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement and describing the related transactions. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 2, 2015 |
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10.2 |
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Second Amendment to Advisory Agreement dated November 2, 2015 |
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99.1 |
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Press Release issued on November 2, 2015 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CITY OFFICE REIT, INC. |
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Date: November 2, 2015 |
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By: |
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/s/ James Farrar |
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Name: |
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James Farrar |
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Title: |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 2, 2015 |
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10.2 |
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Second Amendment to Advisory Agreement dated November 2, 2015 |
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99.1 |
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Press Release issued on November 2, 2015 |
Exhibit 10.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
City Office REIT, Inc.,
CIO Management Buyer Ltd.,
Gibralt Capital Corp.,
James
Farrar,
Anthony Maretic,
Gregory Tylee
and
The Parties Named on Schedules A and B hereto
November 2, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES |
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1.1 |
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Sale and Purchase of Shares |
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2 |
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1.2 |
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Purchase Price |
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2 |
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1.3 |
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Working Capital and Indebtedness Adjustment |
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3 |
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1.4 |
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Date and Effective Time of Closing |
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1.5 |
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Withholding Taxes |
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4 |
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1.6 |
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Sellers Closing Obligations |
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5 |
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1.7 |
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Buyers and Parents Closing Obligations |
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ARTICLE II |
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SELLERS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING TRANSACTION |
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2.1 |
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Organization; Capacity; Power |
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2.2 |
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Authorization of Agreements; Enforceability |
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2.3 |
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Governmental Filings and Authorizations |
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8 |
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2.4 |
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Contravention |
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2.5 |
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Brokerage Fees |
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2.6 |
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Title to Company Shares |
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2.7 |
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Seller Litigation |
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2.8 |
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Investment Intent; Adequacy of Information |
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2.9 |
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Residency of Sellers |
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ARTICLE III |
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SELLERS AND COMPANY MANAGEMENTS |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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3.1 |
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Organization; Qualification; Power; Governance |
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Capitalization |
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3.3 |
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No Investment in Other Persons |
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3.4 |
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Contravention; Consents; Authorizations |
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3.5 |
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Books and Records |
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3.6 |
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Financial Statements |
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3.7 |
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No Change in Certain Financial Policies |
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3.8 |
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Undisclosed Liabilities |
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3.9 |
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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3.10 |
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Taxes |
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3.11 |
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Authorizations |
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3.12 |
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Compliance with Law and Orders |
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3.13 |
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Sufficiency of Assets; Title to Personal Property |
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3.14 |
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Condition of Certain Tangible Assets |
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3.15 |
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Real Property |
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3.16 |
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Legal Proceedings; Claims; Orders |
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Environmental Laws and Related Matters |
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(i)
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Intellectual Property |
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Employees |
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Labor Relations; Compliance |
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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3.22 |
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Contracts |
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3.23 |
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Bank Accounts |
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3.24 |
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Powers of Attorney |
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3.25 |
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Insurance |
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Computer and Technology Security |
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3.27 |
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Certain Affiliate Business Relationships |
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3.28 |
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Brokerage Fees |
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No Other Representations or Warranties |
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ARTICLE IV |
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BUYERS AND PARENTS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1 |
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Organization; Power |
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4.2 |
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Authorization of Agreements; Enforceability |
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4.3 |
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Issuance of Parent Common Stock |
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4.4 |
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Brokerage Fees |
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ARTICLE V |
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CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTYS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE |
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ARTICLE VI |
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CONDITIONS TO BUYERS AND PARENTS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE |
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6.1 |
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Accuracy of the Companys, the Sellers, JTF Holdcos, Tylee Holdcos and the Company Managements
Representations and Warranties |
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6.2 |
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Sellers Performance |
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6.3 |
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Other Deliveries |
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No Proceedings; Orders; Restrictive Authorizations |
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No Claim Regarding Share Ownership or the Purchase Price |
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No Material Adverse Change |
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6.7 |
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Releases |
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6.8 |
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Employment Agreements and Letters |
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6.9 |
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Noncompetition Agreements |
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6.10 |
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Resignations |
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6.11 |
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Other Documents |
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6.12 |
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Satisfactory Performance |
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6.13 |
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Proposed Change in Law |
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Continuance into British Columbia |
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6.15 |
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Termination of Administration Agreement |
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ARTICLE VII |
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CONDITIONS TO THE SELLERS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE |
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7.1 |
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Buyers and Parents Representations and Warranties |
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7.2 |
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Buyers and Parents Performance |
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7.3 |
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Other Deliveries |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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8.1 |
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Access |
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8.2 |
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Satisfaction of Conditions |
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8.3 |
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Public Announcements |
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8.4 |
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Continued Ownership of Shares |
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8.5 |
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Conduct and Preservation of Business Generally |
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Certain Prohibitions |
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Intercompany Indebtedness; Release of Liens |
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8.8 |
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Third Party Consents |
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8.9 |
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Books and Records |
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8.10 |
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Notice of Certain Developments |
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8.11 |
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Cooperation with Audits |
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8.12 |
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Further Assurances |
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8.13 |
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Pre-Closing Transactions |
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8.14 |
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Parent Common Stock |
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8.15 |
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Office Space |
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ARTICLE IX |
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CERTAIN TAX MATTERS |
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9.1 |
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Indemnification Obligations With Respect to Taxes |
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9.2 |
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Tax Returns and Payment Responsibility |
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Contest Provisions |
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Assistance and Cooperation |
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Retention of Records |
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Other Provisions |
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ARTICLE X |
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INDEMNIFICATION AND OTHER REMEDIES |
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10.1 |
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Survival; Sellers Liability |
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10.2 |
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Rights Not Affected by Knowledge |
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10.3 |
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Waiver of Condition |
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General Indemnification by the Sellers |
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10.5 |
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Limitation on Amount of the Sellers Indemnification Liability |
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Indemnification Claim Limitations Periods |
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Procedure for Indemnification: Third-Party Claims |
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10.8 |
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Procedure for Indemnification: Direct Claims |
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10.9 |
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Losses Incurred in Mitigation |
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10.10 |
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Reporting and Additional Payments |
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10.11 |
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Waivers and Additional Agreements by Sellers |
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10.12 |
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Nonexclusive Remedies; Injunctive Relief |
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10.13 |
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Guaranty of Indemnity Obligations |
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10.14 |
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Limited Indemnity by Buyer |
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ARTICLE XI |
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TERMINATION |
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11.1 |
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Termination of Agreement |
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Effect of Termination; Remedies |
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ARTICLE XII |
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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12.1 |
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Effect of the Disclosure Schedule |
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12.2 |
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Governing Law |
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12.3 |
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Forum for Disputes; Service of Process |
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12.4 |
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Entire Agreement and Amendment |
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12.5 |
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Headings and Captions |
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12.6 |
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Interpretation and Construction |
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12.7 |
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Severability |
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12.8 |
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Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures |
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12.9 |
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Time of the Essence |
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12.10 |
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Assignment and Successors |
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12.11 |
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Parties in Interest |
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12.12 |
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Expenses |
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12.13 |
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Notices |
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12.14 |
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Withholding Taxes |
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12.15 |
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Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Extension and Waiver |
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Appendix A: |
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Definitions |
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Exhibit A: |
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Form of Release |
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Exhibit B: |
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Form of Employment Agreement |
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Exhibit C: |
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Form of Administrative Services Agreement |
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Exhibit D:
Exhibit E: |
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Form of Noncompetition Agreement
Disclosure Schedule |
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Schedule A: |
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JTF Holdco Shareholders |
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Schedule B: |
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Tylee Holdco Shareholders |
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(iv)
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2015 (together with the Appendices, Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, this
Agreement), is entered into among the shareholders of JTF CIO Holdco Corporation, a British Columbia corporation (JTF Holdco), listed on Schedule A hereto (the JTF Sellers), the
shareholders of Tylee Holdings Inc., a British Columbia corporation (Tylee Holdco), listed on Schedule B hereto (the Tylee Sellers), Gibralt Capital Corporation, a British Columbia corporation
(Gibralt), CIO Management Buyer Ltd., a British Columbia limited company (Buyer), City Office REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the indirect parent company of Buyer (Parent), James
Farrar, Anthony Maretic and Gregory Tylee. JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco, Gibralt and Anthony Maretic are collectively referred to herein as the Company Sellers. The JTF Sellers, the Tylee Sellers, Gibralt and Anthony Maretic are
collectively referred to herein as the Sellers. James Farrar, Anthony Maretic and Gregory Tylee, in their capacities as principals and employees of the Company (as defined below), are collectively referred to herein as
Company Management. The Sellers, Buyer, Parent, and Company Management are collectively referred to herein as the Parties.
The Company Sellers in the aggregate own all of the outstanding capital stock of City Office Real Estate Management Inc., a Canada Business
Corporations Act corporation (the Company), being 10,000 shares of a class denominated Class B common shares (Company Common Shares) and 4,050,000 shares of a class denominated Series C Preferred Shares
(Series C Shares, and together with the Company Common Shares, the Company Shares). The Company Shares held by Gibralt and Anthony Maretic are referred to as the Gibralt and Maretic Shares.
The JTF Sellers in the aggregate own all of the outstanding capital stock of JTF Holdco, being 100 shares of a class denominated Class A Common Shares, without par value per share (the JTF Common Shares), and 759,375 shares
of a class denominated Class C Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share (the JTF PrC Shares, and together with the JTF Common Shares, the JTF Shares). The Tylee Sellers in the aggregate own all of the
outstanding capital stock of Tylee Holdco, being 100 shares of a class denominated Class A Common Shares, without par value per share (the Tylee Common Shares), and 759,375 shares of a class denominated Class C Preferred
Shares, par value $0.01 per share (the Tylee PrC Shares, and together with the Tylee Common Shares, the Tylee Shares).
This Agreement provides for a transaction in which (i) Buyer will purchase from the JTF Sellers, and the JTF Sellers will sell to Buyer,
all of the JTF Shares, (ii) Buyer will purchase from the Tylee Sellers, and the Tylee Sellers will sell to Buyer, all of the Tylee Shares, and (iii) Buyer will purchase from Gibralt and Anthony Maretic, and Gibralt and Anthony Maretic will
sell to Buyer, all of the Gibralt and Maretic Shares, upon payment of the Purchase Price (as defined herein), on and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Appendix A to this Agreement contains certain definitions of terms used in this Agreement and cross-references to terms defined in
the body of this Agreement.
The Parties acknowledge the adequacy of the consideration provided to each through their respective
representations, warranties, conditions, rights and promises contained in this Agreement. The Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as provided below.
ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
1.1 Sale and Purchase of Shares. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Sellers will sell and
transfer to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase and accept from Sellers, all of the Gibralt and Maretic Shares, the JTF Shares and the Tylee Shares in exchange for payment of the Purchase Price, as defined below (collectively, the
Purchase).
1.2 Purchase Price.
The aggregate consideration payable for the Purchase (the Purchase Price) shall be as follows:
(a) 297,321 shares of Parent Common Stock, as may be increased or decreased by the adjustment amount, if any, provided for by
Section 1.3.
(b) Up to $3,500,000 aggregate cash consideration (the Earnout) payable to the Sellers (by
wire transfer in accordance with written instructions delivered by the Sellers in the amounts set forth below to Parent) within three business days, following the date (if any) on which the Fully Diluted Market Capitalization reaches each of the
thresholds below on or before December 31, 2016:
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$1.5 million |
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$3.5 million |
To the extent there occurs a Change in Control of Parent on or prior to December 31, 2016, any portion of the $3,500,000
Earnout not yet earned or paid shall become immediately due and payable to the Sellers on or prior to the date of such Change of Control.
The allocation of the Purchase Price deliverable to each Seller at Closing or in connection with the Earnout is set forth in
Section 1.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c) The Earnout is included in the Purchase Price to account for the goodwill of
the Company, which will not be determinable at Closing.
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1.3 Working Capital and Indebtedness Adjustment.
(a) Estimated Adjustment.
(i) At least two Business Days prior to the date of Closing, each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco shall prepare and
deliver to Parent (a) a draft of its respective Estimated Balance Sheet as of the date of Closing, which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistent with the Financial Statements (as defined in Section 3.6), and (b) a
statement setting forth in reasonable detail its calculation of Estimated Net Working Capital, Estimated Closing Cash and Estimated Indebtedness based upon the draft Estimated Balance Sheet. Each Estimated Balance Sheet and the calculation of
Estimated Net Working Capital, Estimated Closing Cash and Estimated Indebtedness shall be subject to Parents review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably delayed. It is the intention of the Parties that the sum of Estimated
Net Working Capital and Estimated Closing Cash minus Estimated Indebtedness as of the date of Closing be as close to zero as possible.
(ii) To the extent that the sum of Estimated Net Working Capital and Estimated Closing Cash minus Estimated Indebtedness
on any such Estimated Balance Sheet is less than $0, the amount of the Purchase Price deliverable at Closing to the affected Sellers as set forth on Section 1.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule shall be reduced by the amount of such
difference and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock delivered to the affected Sellers at Closing shall be reduced accordingly.
(b)
Final Adjustment.
(i) Within 10 days after Closing, Parent shall prepare and deliver to the Sellers a draft Final
Balance Sheet of each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistent with the Financial Statements, and a statement setting forth in reasonable detail Parents calculation of the Final
Working Capital, Final Closing Cash and Final Indebtedness of each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco based upon each draft Final Balance Sheet.
(ii) Following its receipt of each draft Final Balance Sheet, the Sellers shall have 14 days to review each draft Final Balance
Sheet and to inform Parent in writing of any disagreement that they may have with each draft Final Balance Sheet, which objection shall, to the extent practicable, specify in reasonable detail Sellers disagreement with such draft Final Balance
Sheet (the Working Capital Objection). If Parent does not receive a Working Capital Objection within such 14-day period, each draft Final Balance Sheet shall be deemed to have been accepted and shall become binding upon the
Parties. If the Sellers timely deliver a Working Capital Objection, Parent shall then have 10 days from the date of receipt of such Working Capital Objection (the Working Capital Review Period) to review and respond to the Working
Capital Objection (and Parent shall have the right to examine the work papers and financial records used or generated in connection with the preparation of the Working Capital Objection and such other documents as Parent may reasonably request).
Parent and the Sellers shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disagreements with respect to
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the Final Balance Sheet. If Parent and the Sellers are unable to resolve all of their disagreements with respect to any Final Balance Sheet, Parent and the Sellers shall promptly refer the
dispute either to (i) a Big Four public accounting firm, or (ii) any other mutually agreeable accounting firm, in either case that is independent of both the Parent and the Sellers under the definitions of the
Commission (the CPA Firm), which CPA Firm shall resolve such disagreements. Parent and the Sellers shall direct the CPA Firm to use its reasonable best efforts to render its determination within 20 days after the dispute is first
submitted to the CPA Firm. The CPA Firms determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Parent and the Sellers. Parent and the Sellers shall make readily available to the CPA Firm all relevant books and records and all other items
reasonably requested by the CPA Firm. The Final Balance Sheet as determined by the CPA Firm shall be binding upon Parent and Sellers.
(iii) To the extent that the sum of Final Net Working Capital and Final Closing Cash minus Final Indebtedness is
(A) less than the sum of Estimated Net Working Capital and Estimated Closing Cash minus Estimated Indebtedness for any Final Balance Sheet, the Tylee Sellers, in the case of Tylee Holdco, the JTF Holders, in the case of JTF Holdco, the
Company Sellers, in the case of the Company, shall pay, within two Business Days of the determination of the Final Balance Sheet, to Parent in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Parent in writing, the
amount of such shortfall and (B) greater than the sum of Estimated Net Working Capital and Estimated Closing Cash minus Estimated Indebtedness for any Final Balance Sheet, for any of the Tylee Sellers, in the case of Tylee Holdco, the
JTF Holders, in the case of JTF Holdco, the Company Sellers, in the case of the Company, Parent shall or shall cause Buyer to pay, within two Business Days of the determination of the Final Balance Sheet, to the Tylee Sellers, in the case of Tylee
Holdco, the JTF Holders, in the case of JTF Holdco, the Company Sellers, in the case of the Company, as the case may be, in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by such recipient in writing, the amount of
such excess.
(iv) If any unresolved objections are submitted to the CPA Firm for resolution as provided above, the fees
and expenses of the CPA Firm shall be allocated between Parent, on the one hand, the respective Sellers, on the other hand, based upon the relationship the contested amount not awarded to each party bears to the amount actually contested by such
party. By way of example, if Parent claims that the appropriate adjustments are $1,000 greater than the amount determined by the Sellers, and if the CPA Firm ultimately resolves such claim by awarding to Parent $300 of the $1,000 contested, then the
fees, costs and expenses of the CPA Firm will be allocated 70% to Parent and 30% to the Sellers.
1.4 Date and Effective Time of
Closing. The Closing shall occur on February 1, 2016, or such later date as the Parties may agree.
1.5 Withholding Taxes.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary (and subject to the last sentence of this Section 1.5), Parent or Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Purchase Price otherwise payable pursuant to
this Agreement such amounts as Parent or Buyer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
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the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law; provided that any amount of the Purchase Price shall be subject to tax withholding only by Parent
or Buyer for payment to the appropriate taxing authorities. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority by Parent or Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the applicable payee in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent or Buyer.
1.6
Sellers Closing Obligations. At the Closing, in addition to other actions to be taken by the Sellers at the Closing pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, Sellers will deliver the following to Parent:
(a) certificates representing the Gibralt and Maretic Shares, JTF Shares and Tylee Shares duly endorsed (or accompanied by duly executed stock
powers) for transfer to Buyer, with all transfer stamps required by Law affixed to them;
(b) all other documents necessary to vest in
Buyer all of each Sellers right, title and interest in and to such Sellers Gibralt and Maretic Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares, as applicable;
(c) a release in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by each Seller and each Seller Affiliate, releasing the Company from all
Liabilities incurred by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to a Seller or any Seller Affiliate prior to the Closing;
(d) an
affidavit, under penalties of perjury, stating that none of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is or has ever been a United States real property holding corporation (or otherwise being in form and substance as required under Treasury Regulation
§ 1.897-2(h)), so that Parent and Buyer are exempt from withholding any portion of the Purchase Price;
(e) certificates of the
appropriate Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of organization of each Entity Seller and of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, dated not more than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date confirming the good standing,
existence or similar confirmation of good status of the Company and each of JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco in such jurisdiction;
(f)
accurate copies of all resolutions, as in effect as of the Closing, duly and validly adopted by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of each Entity Seller evidencing such Sellers authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which such Seller is a party, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, certified as such by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Seller;
(g) evidence satisfactory to Parent of the completion of the matters addressed in Section 8.7, Section 8.8, and
Section 8.13;
(h) resignations from each director and officer of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco;
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(i) an employment agreement in the form of Exhibit B duly executed by each member of
Company Management (the Employment Agreements);
(j) the Administrative Services Agreement in the form of Exhibit
C duly executed by Second City Capital II Corporation and Second City Real Estate II Corporation (the Services Agreement); and
(k) the noncompetition and non-solicitation agreements duly executed by each of Sellers Affiliates identified on
Section 1.6(k) of the Disclosure Schedule (the Non-Compete Agreements).
1.7 Buyers and
Parents Closing Obligations. At the Closing, Buyer and Parent will deliver:
(a) the shares of Parent Common Stock representing
the Purchase Price to the Sellers;
(b) the Employment Agreements duly executed by Parent to Company Management;
(c) the Services Agreement duly executed by a subsidiary of the Parent delivered to Second City Capital II Corporation and Second City Real
Estate II Corporation;
(d) the Non-Compete Agreements duly executed by Parent to each of the other parties thereto;
(e) An Amendment to the Advisory Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Parties that terminates Section 20 of the Advisory
Agreement executed by Parent to Sellers.
(f) Amendments to the RSU Award Agreements executed by Parent and in form and substance
satisfactory to the parties thereto amending the vesting conditions thereto to take into account continued employment with Parent or a subsidiary (with respect to Messrs. Farrar, Tylee and Maretic) and continued service as director (with respect to
Mr. Belzberg) to Messrs. Farrar, Tylee, Maretic and Belzberg .
ARTICLE II
SELLERS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING TRANSACTION
Except as specifically qualified by the statements in the Disclosure Schedule in accordance with Section 12.1, each Seller
represents and warrants to the Buyer and to Parent as stated in this Article II with respect to such Seller.
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2.1 Organization; Capacity; Power.
(a) As to each Entity Seller, the Entity Seller has provided to Parent correct and complete copies of its Organizational Documents as currently
in effect;
(b) As to each Entity Seller, the Entity Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization;
(c) As to each Entity Seller, the Entity Seller is duly qualified, licensed or registered as a foreign
Entity (in the form of the Entity Sellers Organizational Documents) in each jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the assets and properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification, licensure or registration;
(d) As to each Entity Seller, the Entity Seller has full entity power to own or use the
properties and assets that it purports to own or use and to conduct its business, and to execute, deliver and perform that Sellerss obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which that Seller is or is to become a
party, and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions; and
(e) As to each other Seller, the Seller has full capacity, power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform such Sellers obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which such Seller is or is to become a party, and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.
2.2 Authorization of Agreements; Enforceability.
(a) Agreement. Each Seller has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of such Sellers
obligations under this Agreement, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions in accordance with all requirements applicable to such Seller under its Organizational Documents (if applicable) and applicable Laws. This Agreement, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer and Parent, is the valid and binding obligation of each Seller, enforceable against each Seller in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability might be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally, or limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.
(b) Other Transaction Agreements. Each Seller has duly authorized the execution and delivery of each other Transaction Agreement to
which such Seller is or is obligated to become a party, and the performance of such Sellers obligations under each such agreement, in accordance with all requirements applicable to such Seller under its Organizational Documents (if applicable)
and applicable Laws. When executed and delivered by each applicable Seller, each other Transaction Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to such Transaction Agreement, will constitute the valid and
binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability might be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors rights
generally, or limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.
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2.3 Governmental Filings and Authorizations. In connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by each Seller, or the performance by a Seller of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which such Seller is or is to become a party, no Seller is required (a) to make any Filing with
any Governmental Authority, or (b) to obtain any Authorization.
2.4 Contravention. The execution and delivery by each Seller
of this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which the Seller is or is to become a party, the performance by each Seller of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, and the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions, do not and will not:
(a) if the Seller is an Entity Seller violate any provision of its Organizational
Documents;
(b) violate any Law, Authorization or Order to which any Seller or any of the Sellers respective properties or assets or
the Company is subject, or give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to challenge any of the Contemplated Transactions; or
(c) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon the Company Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares.
2.5 Brokerage Fees. None of the Sellers, Sellers Affiliates, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has any obligation for
Brokerage Fees related to the execution of this Agreement, completion of the Purchase or the consummation of any Contemplated Transaction.
2.6 Title to Company Shares. Each Seller is the sole holder of record and beneficial owner of the number of Company Shares, JTF Shares
or Tylee Shares set forth next to such Sellers name in Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, free of any Encumbrance. None of the Sellers is a party to any option, warrant, purchase right or other Contract (other than this
Agreement) that would require a Seller to sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any interest in, any of that Sellers Company Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares. None of the Sellers is a party to any voting trust, proxy or other Contract with
respect to the voting of any Company Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding shares in the capital of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
2.7 Seller Litigation. No Proceeding or Order is pending and no Claim has been made (and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Claim,
Proceeding or Order has been threatened) against or affecting a Seller (a) under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law, (b) that seeks injunctive or other relief in connection with this Agreement or (c) that reasonably would be expected to
adversely affect (i) any Sellers performance under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which a Seller or any Seller Affiliate is or is to become a party or (ii) the consummation of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
2.8 Investment Intent; Adequacy of Information. Each Seller:
(a) understands that the Parent Common Stock issuable as the Purchase Price has not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act
or under any state securities laws and is being offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering;
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(b) understands that the Parent Common Stock issuable as the Purchase Price will be
restricted securities within the meaning of the Securities Act and its related regulations, including requirements that might impose a holding period during which disposition of the Parent Common Stock issuable as the Purchase Price
could be limited;
(c) is acquiring the Parent Common Stock issuable as the Purchase Price solely for the Sellers own account for
investment purposes and not with a view to distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act;
(d)
is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience in business and financial matters generally, as well as with respect to the business of Parent;
(e) has received such information concerning the Parent and has had the opportunity to obtain additional information as desired in order to
evaluate the merits and the risks inherent in investing in the Parent Common Stock issuable as part of the Purchase Price;
(f) is able to
bear the economic risk and lack of liquidity inherent in holding the Parent Common Stock issuable as the Purchase Price, and is an Accredited Investor for the reasons set forth in Section 2.8(f) of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(g) has held the Shares as capital property and has dealt with the Buyer and Parent in connection with this Agreement at arms length.
2.9 Residency of Sellers. Each of the Sellers is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act.
ARTICLE III
SELLERS AND COMPANY MANAGEMENTS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except as specifically qualified by the statements in the Disclosure Schedule in accordance with Section 12.1, the Company Sellers
and Company Management, as to the Company; the JTF Sellers, as to JTF Holdco; and the Tylee Sellers, as to Tylee Holdco, represent and warrant to Buyer and Parent as stated in this Article III.
3.1 Organization; Qualification; Power; Governance.
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is duly authorized to conduct business as a foreign corporation in, and is in good standing under the laws of, each jurisdiction where
such qualification is required. Section 3.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each jurisdiction in which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is qualified as a foreign corporation.
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(b) Power and Authority. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has all
requisite corporate power and authority necessary (i) to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, (ii) to conduct its business as conducted since inception and as presently conducted and (iii) to perform its obligations under
its Contracts.
(c) Organizational Documents. The Sellers have delivered to Buyer and Parent correct and complete copies of the
Organizational Documents of each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco as currently in effect. None of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is in violation of its Organizational Documents.
(d) Sellers and Management. Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies all of the shareholders, directors and
officers of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
3.2 Capitalization.
(a) Authorized and Issued Capital Stock. The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of shares of Company
Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, of which only the Company Shares are issued and outstanding and are held by the Persons and in the amounts set forth on Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, with no
treasury shares held by the Company. The authorized capital of JTF Holdco consists of 100 JTF Common Shares and 759,375 JTF PrC Shares, of which only the JTF Shares are issued and outstanding and are held by the Persons and in the amounts set forth
on Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, with no treasury shares held by JTF Holdco. The authorized capital of Tylee Holdco consists of 100 Tylee Common Shares and 759,375 Tylee PrC Shares, of which only the Tylee Shares are issued
and outstanding and are held by the Persons and in the amounts set forth on Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, with no treasury shares held by Tylee Holdco. All of the Company Shares, JTF Shares and Tylee Shares have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and are held of record and beneficially by the respective Sellers as set forth on Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule. None of the Company Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee
Shares were issued in violation of any preemptive or similar right of any Person or in violation of any Contract or any of the Organizational Documents of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(b) Options, etc. There is no outstanding or authorized option, warrant, purchase right, subscription right, conversion right, exchange
right or other Contract that could require the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco (i) to offer, issue or transfer, or to redeem or otherwise acquire, any of its Capital Stock or (ii) to issue any security that is convertible into or
exchangeable for any Capital Stock of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. There is no voting trust, proxy or other Contract or understanding with respect to the voting of the Capital Stock of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(c) No Stock Equivalents. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has any existing or contingent obligation to any Person with
respect to, or any Contract relating to, any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar right.
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(d) Previous Redemptions. No securities of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco were
acquired by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco, by redemption or otherwise, since inception.
(e) Legal Issuance. All of the
Company Shares, JTF Shares and Tylee Shares were issued in compliance with applicable Laws or any of the Organizational Documents of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(f) No Debtholder, Etc., Votes. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco do not have outstanding any bond, note or other instrument or
Contract that provides to the holder thereof the right to vote on any matter on which the holders of Company Shares, JTF Shares and Tylee Shares are entitled to vote or required to consent.
3.3 No Investment in Other Persons. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has Control or any direct or indirect Equity
Interest, or any right or obligation to acquire any Equity Interest, in any Entity other than JTF Holdcos and Tylee Holdcos ownership interest in the Company. There is no existing Contract or commitment by which the Company, JTF Holdco
or Tylee Holdco might be required to provide funds, to make any investment in (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise), or to provide financial support to, any other Person.
3.4 Contravention; Consents; Authorizations.
(a) Certain Consequences. The execution and delivery by the Sellers of this Agreement do not, and the execution or delivery by the
Sellers or by the Company of any other Transaction Agreement or other document in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will not, directly or indirectly, with or without the giving of
notice or lapse of time (or both):
(i) violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco;
(ii) violate any Law, Authorization or Order applicable to the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of
the properties or assets owned or used by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to challenge any of the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any right or obtain any remedy or relief
under any such Law, Authorization or Order;
(iii) give any Governmental Authority the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend,
terminate or modify any Authorization or Order that is held by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or that otherwise relates to the business of, or any of the properties or assets owned or used by, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco;
(iv) cause any of the properties or assets owned or used by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to be subject to
reassessment or revaluation for the purpose of taxation or other assessment by any Governmental Authority; or
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(v) result in any Encumbrance on the Company Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares
or on any of the properties or assets of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(b) Consents. No consent is required as a
consequence of the execution of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or the consummation of any Contemplated Transaction, under any Contract to which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a party, or by which any of its properties
or assets is subject, or of which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a beneficiary, in order (i) to preserve to the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco all rights and benefits of any Contract as existing immediately before the execution
of this Agreement, or (ii) to avoid any additional obligation under the Contract as a result of this Agreement, any other Transaction Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) Required Authorizations. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of the Sellers is required to make any Filing with
any Governmental Authority or obtain any Authorization in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.5 Books and Records.
(a) Examination. Sellers have provided to Parent or made available in an online data room correct and complete copies of all documents
to which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a party or by which its assets or employees are bound.
(b) Adequacy; Controls.
The books and records of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices, including the maintenance of a system of internal controls adequate for the size, operations and business of the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to ensure that (i) all transactions related to the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and to maintain proper accountability for assets, (iii) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences, (iv) access to the properties and assets of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is permitted only in accordance with managements
general or specific authorizations and (v) payments or actions specified in Sections 3.12(c) or 3.12(d) are detected.
(c) Minutes and Share Registers. The minute books and shares registers of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco have been made
available to Parent. The minute books of each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco contain correct and complete records of all meetings held by, and formal action taken by, its stockholders, board of directors and committees of its board of
directors. The share registers reflect all transactions in the Capital Stock of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
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3.6 Financial Statements.
(a) Financial Statements. Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains accurate copies of financial statements of the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco consisting of balance sheets as at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015 (the date of the most recent balance sheet being the Balance Sheet Date), and the related statements of
income, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for the fiscal year and nine month period then ended, respectively, (including the notes to the statements, the Financial Statements).
(b) Presentation. The Financial Statements were prepared from the books and records of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
Transactions reflected in the Financial Statements were actual and bona fide. The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered by them. The Interim Statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP on a basis and using principles consistent with the preparation of the Financial Statements, except for the absence of notes required under GAAP and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, the effect of
which will not be materially adverse in amount. The Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco as of their respective dates and the results of operations,
changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco for the indicated periods.
(c)
Off-Balance Sheet Items. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a party to or otherwise involved in any off-balance sheet arrangement (as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act).
3.7 No Change in Certain Financial Policies. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has maintained the following practices
and policies in accordance with prior practice and GAAP, consistently applied: (a) cash management; (b) invoicing and collection of Accounts Receivable; (c) establishment of reserves for uncollectible Accounts Receivable;
(d) accrual of Accounts Receivable; (e) Inventory control; (f) prepayment of expenses; (g) accrual and payment of accounts payable; (h) accrual of other expenses; (i) recognition and deferral of revenue,
(j) reserves for warranty claims; and (k) acceptance of customer deposits.
3.8 Undisclosed Liabilities. None of the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has any Liability, except for (a) Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet, and (b) Current Liabilities incurred since the date of the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
3.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. No Material Adverse Change has occurred with respect to the Company, JTF
Holdco and Tylee Holdco at any time since the Balance Sheet Date. To the Knowledge of Sellers, no event has occurred or circumstance has arisen at any time since the Balance Sheet Date that, alone or in combination with other events or circumstances
(or events or circumstances that are reasonably likely to occur later), would result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, since the Balance
Sheet Date each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has conducted its business in the Ordinary Course of Business and as a going concern and none of the events or actions identified in Section 3.9(a) through 3.9(n) has
occurred, except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule.
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(a) Dispositions of Assets. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has leased,
licensed or disposed of any properties or assets.
(b) Contract Terminations. No Contract existing on the Balance Sheet Date or
arising thereafter that was terminated by the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any other party thereto.
(c) Encumbrances. No
Encumbrance has arisen or been imposed on any of the properties or assets of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(d) Capital
Expenditures. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has made any capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) either totaling more than $10,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
(e) Investments in Others. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has made any capital investment in or any loan to any
Person.
(f) Indebtedness. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has (i) incurred any Indebtedness, or guaranteed,
assumed or provided collateral to secure any Indebtedness of another Person or (ii) satisfied any Indebtedness of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco other than amounts accounted for as Current Liabilities when and as due.
(g) Waiver of Claims or Rights. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has cancelled, compromised, waived, or released any
rights or claims.
(h) Casualty Losses. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has experienced any damage to or loss of
its property (whether or not covered by insurance), or (ii) that has not been properly repaired or replaced.
(i) Compensation
Increases, etc. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has provided any bonus or any wage, salary or compensation increase other than in the Ordinary Course of Business to any of its directors, officers or employees, or made any other
change in employment terms for any of its officers or other employees.
(j) Employee Plan Changes. None of the Company, JTF Holdco
or Tylee Holdco has adopted, modified or terminated any bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan or Contract for the benefit of any of its current or former directors, officers, or employees (or taken any such action with respect
to any other Benefit Plan).
(k) No Fundamental Transactions. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has adopted or taken
any action in contemplation of any plan of liquidation, dissolution, conversion or merger.
(l) Accounting Principles. None of the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has made any material deviation from any historical accounting principle, procedure or practice followed by it during the periods covered by the Financial Statements or in the method of applying any such
principle, procedure or practice.
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(m) Asset Valuations. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has written-up,
written-down or otherwise revalued any of its assets except to record depreciation and amortization or to revalue assets to the lower of cost or market, each as accounted for in a manner consistent with the Financial Statements.
(n) No Commitments. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has authorized, committed to take or resolved or agreed to take
(i) any of the actions described in subsections (a) through (m) of this Section 3.9, or (ii) any action that would be prohibited by Section 8.6 if taken on or after the date of this Agreement.
3.10 Taxes.
(a) Taxes
and Tax Returns. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has duly filed in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time all Tax Returns required to be filed and such Tax Returns are correct and complete and each of the Company,
JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has made complete and accurate disclosure in those Tax Returns and in all materials accompanying those Tax Returns, except in respect of a particular Tax Return to the extent that it may have been modified in a subsequent
Tax Return. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has paid all Taxes due and payable, including all Taxes shown on those Tax Returns as being due and payable and all Taxes payable under any assessment or reassessment.
(b) Liabilities for Taxes. The Financial Statements fully reflect accrued liabilities for all Taxes which are not yet due and payable
and for which Tax Returns are not yet required to be filed. No examination of any Tax Return of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco by a Governmental Authority is currently in progress. There is no Legal Proceeding, assessment, reassessment or
request for information outstanding or threatened against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco with respect to Taxes or any matters under discussion with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes.
(c) Tax Liens. There are no unpaid Taxes due and payable by any of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or by any other person that
are or could become a lien on any asset of, other otherwise adversely affect the business, properties or financial condition of, any of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(d) Waivers. There are no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for an extension of time with respect to any assessment
or reassessment of Tax, the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax by any of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. The Company has received a Notice of Assessment for the 2014 taxation year. Only the taxation years
subsequent to 2012 remain open for the reassessment of Tax.
(e) Withholding and Installments. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee
Holdco has withheld from each payment made by it the amount of all Taxes and other deductions required under any applicable Tax Legislation to be withheld therefrom and has remitted all
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those amounts withheld and paid all instalments of Taxes due and payable before the date of this Agreement to the relevant Governmental Authority within the time prescribed under any applicable
Tax Legislation.
(f) GST/HST and Sales Tax Matters. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has complied with all registration,
reporting, collection and remittance requirements in respect of all federal and provincial Tax Legislation in respect of sales tax, including the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and the British Columbia Provincial Sales Tax Act. The Buyer has been provided
with all invoices, purchase orders, and all those other documents as are necessary to report any claim for input tax credits or refunds claimed or to be claimed under the Excise Tax Act (Canada).
(g) Documents Provided. For each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, the Buyer has been provided with copies of all Tax
Returns for all financial periods for which the relevant limitation period in any Tax Legislation has not expired, all elections, designations, undertakings, notices of determination of loss, and schedules relating thereto, together with all
communications relating thereto from any Governmental Authority under that Tax Legislation, and the response, if any, to that communication. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has provided to the Buyer true and complete copies of all
contracts, minutes, and any other documents relating to any transaction with any person who does not deal at arms-length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) which has occurred in any taxation year that remains open for reassessment as
indicated above in paragraph (d).
(h) Outstanding Amounts and Reserves. There are no circumstances existing which could
result in the application of either sections 78 to 80.04 of the Tax Act or any equivalent provincial Tax Legislation to the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco giving rise to an adjustment for Tax purposes.
(i) Transfer Pricing. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has made or obtained records or documents that satisfy the
requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) to (c) of the Tax Act and any equivalent provincial Tax Legislation for all transactions involving any nonresident of Canada (for purposes of the Tax Act) with whom the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco
were not dealing at arms length (for purposes of the Tax Act) during a taxation year commencing after 1998 and ending on or before the Closing Date.
(j) Arms Length. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has not acquired property or services from or disposed of
property or provided services to, a person with whom it does not deal at arms length (for purposes of the Tax Act) for an amount that is other than the fair market value of such property or services, and has not been deemed to have done so for
purposes of any Tax Legislation.
(k) Other Jurisdictions. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has received a written
claim by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco do not file income Tax Returns that they are or may be subject to income taxation by that jurisdiction.
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(l) Tax Sharing Agreement. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a party to,
or obligated under, any Tax sharing, Tax allocation, or Tax indemnity agreement.
(m) Limitation on Tax Benefits. The income Tax
Returns of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, copies of which have been provided to Buyer, accurately set forth the amounts of all losses and Tax credits available to be carried forward, and none of such losses or credits is subject to any
limitation under Section 382 or 383 of the Code or any other provision of federal, state or foreign Laws.
(n) FIRPTA. None of
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is, nor has it been at any time during the last five years, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code.
3.11 Authorizations.
(a)
Authorizations; Validity. Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each Authorization that is held by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (the Held Authorizations) and the Governmental
Authority issuing each Held Authorization.
(i) The Held Authorizations are all of the Authorizations necessary to permit
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to lawfully conduct their businesses in the same manner as they were conducted during the periods covered by the Financial Statements and to permit the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to own and use
their properties and assets in the manner currently owned and used. Each of the Held Authorizations is valid and in full force and effect.
(ii) To the Knowledge of Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees responsible for regulatory
compliance and legal matters), no Law has been enacted that would require at a future effective date any additional Held Authorization or any modification to an existing Held Authorization in order to continue the conduct of the business of the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco as conducted since inception.
(iii) None of the Held Authorizations is subject to
termination, modification or impairment as a result of the consummation of the Closing or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
(b)
Compliance With Authorizations; Maintenance. With respect to each Held Authorization:
(i) each of the Company, JTF
Holdco and Tylee Holdco has complied with all of the terms and requirements of the Held Authorization;
(ii) no event has
occurred or circumstance exists that could (with or without notice or lapse of time) (A) constitute, or result directly or indirectly in, a violation of or a failure to comply with the Held Authorization, or (B) result directly or
indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension or termination of, or any modification to, the Held Authorization;
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(iii) each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has not received, at any
time, any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Authority or any other Person regarding (A) any actual or possible violation of or failure to comply with the Held Authorization, or (B) any actual or
possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension or termination of, or modification to, the Held Authorization; and
(iv) all
applications required to have been filed with a Governmental Authority for the renewal of the Held Authorization have been duly filed, and all other Filings required to have been made with a Governmental Authority with respect to the Held
Authorization have been duly made.
3.12 Compliance with Law and Orders.
(a) General Compliance. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has complied at all times with all Laws and Orders applicable
to it or to its properties, assets or business.
(b) Notices of Violation. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has
received any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Authority or any other Person regarding any actual or possible violation of or failure to comply with any Law or Order.
(c) Improper Payments and Actions. No current or former director, officer, manager, agent or employee of the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco or any other Person acting on their behalf, has: (i) used the corporate funds of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco for unlawful contributions, gifts or entertainment or other unlawful payments relating to political activity;
(ii) made a payment to a foreign or domestic government official or employee, or to a foreign or domestic political party or campaign in violation of any Law; (iii) violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; (iv) made to or received
from any Person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, a contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment (A) to obtain favorable treatment in securing business,
(B) to pay for favorable treatment for business secured, (C) to obtain or provide special concessions or for special concessions already obtained or provided, for or concerning the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any Affiliate of
the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or (D) that otherwise was in violation of any Law; or (v) established or maintained a fund or asset that has not been recorded in the books and records of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(d) Trade Laws. The Sellers are aware of Canadian and United States Applicable Laws pertaining to trade, including import and
export controls, customs laws, international trade laws, economic sanctions, and anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws (collectively, Trade Laws). Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco are in compliance with Trade Laws
and none of the past acts or omissions of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco would subject the Buyer or any of its Affiliates to any liability or loss.
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3.13 Sufficiency of Assets; Title to Personal Property.
(a) Sufficiency. The properties and assets owned or leased by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, (i) are sufficient for the
continued conduct of their businesses in the same manner as it was conducted during the periods covered by the Financial Statements, as conducted since and as contemplated to be conducted, and (ii) include all assets reflected in the applicable
Balance Sheet and all properties and assets acquired since the date of the Balance Sheet, other than properties or assets sold in the Ordinary Course of Business since that date.
(b) Title. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has good, marketable and valid title to all personal property that it
purports to own, free of Encumbrances.
(c) Leased Goods. With respect to personal property that is leased by the Company, JTF
Holdco or Tylee Holdco (Leased Personal Property), the lessee has a valid leasehold interest in the Leased Personal Property, free of Encumbrances, the ownership interest of the lessor and the lessors rights under the lease.
All those leases are in full force and effect and constitute valid and binding obligations of each other party to the lease. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco nor any other party to such a lease is in breach of such lease.
3.14 Condition of Certain Tangible Assets. All tangible personal property owned or leased by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco
is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it currently is used and is intended to be used in the business of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
3.15 Real Property. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco owns or leases any interest in real property or any option to
acquire any interest in real property.
3.16 Legal Proceedings; Claims; Orders.
(a) Affecting the Transaction. No Proceeding is pending and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco
(including employees with responsibility for litigation or risk management matters), none has been threatened or any Claim made against the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any director, officer or stockholder thereof, that seeks to
restrain, prohibit or otherwise challenge the consummation, legality or validity of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees with
responsibility for litigation or risk management matters), no basis exists for any such assertion.
(b) Officers, Directors, etc.
No Proceeding is pending, and no Claim has been made, against any current director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco
(including employees responsible for litigation or risk management matters), against any former director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco with respect to which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee
Holdco has or
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reasonably could have Liability therefor or an indemnification or expense advancement obligation, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including
employees with responsibility for litigation or risk management matters), no basis exists for any such Claim.
(c) Other
Proceedings. No Proceeding is pending and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees having responsibility for litigation or risk management matters), none has been threatened or any Claim
made against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of their properties or assets, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees with responsibility for litigation or risk management
matters), no basis exists for any such Proceeding.
(d) Orders. No Order exists to which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or
any of their properties or assets is subject.
3.17 Environmental Laws and Related Matters.
(a) Real Properties.
(i) Owner/Operator Status as to Real Property. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has been the owner
or operator (within the meaning of that term in 42 U.S.C. § 9601) of any real property.
(b) Compliance. Each of
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is and since inception has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Asbestos Laws.
(c) Environmental Permits.
(i) Identification. Section 3.17(c)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each Environmental Permit that
is held by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco or that otherwise relates to the business of, or to any of the properties or assets owned or used by, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, and the Governmental Authority issuing each listed
Environmental Permit.
(ii) Adequacy; Validity; Maintenance. The Environmental Permits identified in
Section 3.17(c)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule are all of the Environmental Permits necessary to permit the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to lawfully conduct its business in the same manner as it was conducted during the periods
covered by the Financial Statements, as conducted since and is contemplated to be conducted, and to permit the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to own and use its properties and assets in the manner currently owned and used. Each such
Environmental Permits is valid and in full force and effect. All applications required to have been filed by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco with a Governmental Authority for the renewal of an Environmental Permit have been duly filed, and
all other Filings required to have been made by the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco with respect to each Environmental Permit have been duly made.
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(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) No Effect from Transaction. None of the Environmental Permits of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is
subject to termination, modification or impairment as a result of the consummation of the Closing or any of the Contemplated Transactions.
(v) No Violations. Each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, at all times since inception, has complied with all
of the terms and requirements of its Environmental Permits. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no event has occurred since inception or circumstance exists that would, with or without notice or lapse of time (or both), (A) constitute, or result
directly or indirectly in, a violation of or a failure to comply with an Environmental Permit of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco or (B) result directly or indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension or termination of, or any
modification to, any Environmental Permit of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has received, and no applicable Company Predecessor received, at any time since inception any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Authority or any other Person regarding (A) an actual violation of or failure to comply with an Environmental Permit or (B) an actual revocation, withdrawal, suspension or
termination of, or modification to, an Environmental Permit.
(d) Environmental Claims. No Environmental Claim has been made or is
pending against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. To the Knowledge of Sellers or the directors or officers (or employees responsible for environmental, health and safety or litigation matters) of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco, no
Environmental Claim has been threatened against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(e) Assumption of Liability. None of the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is responsible, by operation of law or otherwise, for any Liability or obligation of any other Person arising under or relating to Environmental Laws or Asbestos Laws, including any obligation for any Remedial
Action.
(f) Provision of Information.
(i) Sellers have identified in Section 3.17(f)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, and have delivered to Buyer an
accurate and complete copy of, each written Environmental Assessment (including drafts) in the possession of Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of their Affiliates, or that has been made by, on behalf of or at the direction of
Sellers or the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, by any other Person and that is in the possession of such other Person (such as agents, consultants, counsel or lenders), that (A) concerns compliance with
Environmental Laws or Asbestos Laws by Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco, or (B) pertains to any condition that could lead to any Environmental Claim against or Liability of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco under
Environmental Laws or Asbestos Laws.
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(ii) None of the Sellers or the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of
their Affiliates (or their legal counsel, at their direction) has engaged any Person to undertake an investigation within the scope described in subsection (i) of this Section 3.17(f) that has resulted in a written report issued and
listed in Section 3.17(f)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule. To the Knowledge of Sellers, the directors or officers (or employees responsible for environmental, health and safety compliance or litigation matters) of the Company, JTF Holdco
or Tylee Holdco, no other Environmental Assessment of any of the Real Property, any Facility or Other Company Property exists and no Person has investigated any such property with respect to Environmental Conditions or the presence of Asbestos but
has not issued a written report.
(iii) Section 3.17(f)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each policy
of insurance applicable to Environmental Liability exposure of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(g) The execution of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the communications of any of the Contemplated Transactions will require any (i) Remedial Action, (ii) notice to, Consent of, or Authorization from, any Person pursuant to any Environmental
law, Environmental Law of or other applicable Law or (iii) requires any action under an Environmental Property Transfer Act.
(h)
Exclusivity. Except for the representations regarding the ownership of real property in Section 3.17, the representations and warranties in this Section 3.17 are the only representations and warranties of Sellers with
respect to Environmental Laws or Asbestos Laws, including Environmental Claims and Environmental Liabilities.
3.18 Intellectual
Property. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco owns, leases, licenses or otherwise has any interest in any material copyright, mark, patent, software or other material proprietary information rights or infringes or otherwise utilizes
any intellectual property in violation of the rights of any Person or Law.
3.19 Employees.
(a) Employee List. Section 3.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list containing the following
information for each person who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of Parent upon Closing, including each employee on leave of absence or layoff status (with benefit accruals or credits, as of the most recent month-end):
(i) employer; (ii) name; (iii) vacation accrued; (iv) service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any pension benefit Plan or under any other benefit plan, (v) the base compensation of each
employee and (vi) for each employee who has a target or other bonus for the current fiscal year, the target or other bonus amount and a description of the criteria on which a bonus is determined. At the Effective Time, there will be no
compensation due and owing to any employee, officer or director of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco have no employees and have never had any employees.
(b) Contracts. Section 3.19(b) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each employment Contract, employment letter,
consulting Contract or severance Contract (including
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any related incentive contract) to which the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco or any persons who will become employees of Parent or a subsidiary of Parent upon Closing is a party. Sellers
have provided to Parent correct and complete copies of each such Contract, if any.
(c) Directors. Section 3.19(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete description of (i) all compensation arrangements with any current or former director of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, (ii) the rights of any current or former director of
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco under any Benefit Plan, (iii) all indemnification agreements or policies applicable to any current or former director or officer of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, and (iv) all insurance
policies held by Sellers (or a Seller Affiliate) or the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco for the benefit of any current or former director or officer of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
(d) Employee or Director Restrictions. No employee or director of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any person who will become
an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of Parent upon Closing is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract or arrangement, including any confidentiality, noncompetition, or proprietary rights agreement with any Person or is subject to any
Order that in any way adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of such Persons duties for the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, or (ii) the ability of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to conduct its business
in the same manner as it was conducted during the periods covered by the Financial Statements, as currently conducted.
(e)
Continuation. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, no officer or other employee of the Company or any persons who will become employees of Parent or a subsidiary of Parent upon Closing has indicated an
intent to terminate employment following the Effective Time.
(f) Policies. Section 3.19(f) of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies all personnel policies, rules or procedures applicable to employees of the Company. Any policies identified in the Disclosure Schedule are set forth in writing, and Sellers or the Company have provided to Parent correct and complete
copies of them.
(g) Workers Compensation. Section 3.19(g) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a description of
the workers compensation claims experience since inception, as well as any injury to or illness of any employee named on Section 3.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or of which the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco
(or employees having responsibility for personnel matters) has Knowledge that could become the subject of a workers compensation claim.
3.20 Labor Relations; Compliance.
(a) Compliance. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco and each employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a
subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has complied with applicable Laws relating to the employment of personnel or the provision of labor, including those pertaining to equal employment opportunity, federal, provincial and state prohibitions of
discrimination, harassment and retaliation, the Americans
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With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, state wage and hour and payment laws, provincial
employment standards legislation, privacy, workers compensation, occupational safety and health, promotion, and the establishment, maintenance or termination of benefits of any employee or other Person. The Company and each such employer will
have paid all bonuses accrued to such employees as of Closing. The Company and each such employer will have properly accrued all wages and compensation due to employees, including all vacations or vacation pay, holidays or holiday pay, overtime,
sick days or sick pay due such employees as of Closing. Section 3.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the date of hire or seniority of each employee of Advisor and each other person who will become an employee of Parent or a
subsidiary of Parent upon Closing.
(b) Notices. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco and each employer of any employee who
will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has filed, posted or provided all reports, information and notices as required under applicable Laws with regard to the hiring, hours, wages, occupational safety and health,
workers compensation, employment, equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination policies, employment conditions, harassment, promotion, termination of employment and/or benefits, privacy and other terms or conditions of employment.
(c) Records. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco and each employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a
subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has maintained the records required under applicable Laws with regard to hiring, hours, wages, occupational safety and health, workers compensation, employment eligibility, equal employment opportunity,
anti-discrimination, privacy and other terms and conditions of employment.
(d) Unions. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco
and each employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has not been a party to a collective bargaining agreement or a relationship with a labor union, or agreed to recognize any labor union.
No labor union or group of employees (current or former) has filed any certification application, representation petition with, or made any written or oral demand for recognition upon, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco or any employer of any
employee who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing. To the Knowledge of the Sellers and the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees having responsibility for labor relations matters) no union
organizing, certification or decertification effort has occurred or has been threatened.
(e) Strikes; Lockouts. No labor strike,
work stoppage, slowdown or other labor dispute affecting employees of the Company or any employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has occurred and to the Knowledge of the Sellers and the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees having responsibility for litigation or labor relations matters), none has been threatened. No basis exists for any such action. There is no lockout of employees in effect and no lockout is
contemplated.
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(f) Claims. There is no Order, or any pending
employment-related charge, complaint, grievance, Claim or Proceeding of any kind, relating to hiring, wages, discrimination, family medical leave, retaliation, harassment, working conditions or labor policies,
or relating to an alleged violation of Law or breach of Contract pertaining to employees of or employment by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent
upon Closing and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees having responsibility for litigation or labor relations matters), none has been threatened. No basis exists for any such assertion.
(g) Immigration Laws. The Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco have complied with the requirements of applicable
immigration Laws, including the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c.27, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, and all related regulations and all Executive Orders in effect regarding (i) the employment in the
U.S. of persons who are not citizens of the U.S. and (ii) the employment in Canada of persons who are not citizens of Canada. Section 3.20(g) of the Disclosure Schedule (i) contains a list of each employee of the Company working in the
U.S. who is not a U.S. citizen and/or working in Canada who is not a citizen of Canada and (ii) describes for each the Authorization under which the employee is permitted to work in the U.S. and/or Canada (as the case may be). The Sellers have
provided to Parent a correct and complete copy of each policy of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco pertaining to the confirmation of the identity of an employee, the immigration status of the employee and the confirmation of the
employees right to work in the U.S. or Canada (as the case may be), as well as a description of all internal controls pertaining to those determinations. All employees of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco who are performing services for
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco in the U.S. (i) are legally able to be employed and perform the services they are performing in the country in which they are employed and (ii) will be able to continue to perform such services in that
country in which they are currently employed following the Closing, for the time period applicable to their current status and applicable Authorization, without further action by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any further Authorization.
Section 3.20(g) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies any Contract that the Sellers or the Company or any employer of any employee who will become an employee of Parent or a subsidiary of a Parent upon Closing has had with any Person by
which the Person or its agent or Affiliate was engaged to provide employees, whether as employees or independent contractors.
(h) Disability Claims. Section 3.20(h) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a description of all employees
who are currently on a medical leave of absence and/or in receipt of short- or long-term disability benefits, as well as any employee named on Schedule 3.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or of which the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco (or employees having responsibility for personnel matters) has Knowledge that could file a claim for short- or long-term disability benefits.
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3.21 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
(i) Company Benefit Plan means any Employee Benefit Plan to which the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA
Affiliate (x) is a party, a sponsor or a fiduciary (y) is bound or (z) has any obligation to make payments or contributions and that provides benefits to any current or former employee or director of the Company or their dependents or
beneficiaries.
(ii) Employee Benefit Plan means each employee benefit plan (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) and any pension, retirement, savings, disability, medical, dental, health, life (including any life insurance policy as to which an employer is the owner or a beneficiary), death benefit, group insurance, profit sharing,
deferred compensation, executive compensation, fringe benefit, perquisite, stock option, stock purchase, performance share, stock appreciation or other equity-based compensation, bonus, incentive, performance pay, loan or loan guarantee, plant
closing, change in control, vacation pay, paid time off, leave of absence, severance pay, Code Section 125 cafeteria or flexible benefit plan, workers compensation or other employee benefit plan or program, trust,
arrangement, contract, agreement, policy or commitment.
(iii) ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business, whether or
not incorporated that together with either the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is or was treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
(iv) Welfare Plan means an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
(b) Disclosure. Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each Company Benefit Plan, regardless of whether
the Company Benefit Plan is funded, insured or self-funded, and whether written or oral. As to each Company Benefit Plan that is not written, Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedule also contains a correct and complete
description of the plan and identifies the nature of all obligations or Liabilities of the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to the plan. None of the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA
Affiliate has made any commitment to create, or communicated any intention to create, any additional Company Benefit Plan or to amend any Company Benefit Plan.
(c) Plan Documents. The Company has delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of:
(i) each Company Benefit Plan, including all amendments, all summary plan descriptions and other summaries of the Company Benefit Plan;
(ii) each trust agreement, annuity or insurance contract, or other funding instrument pertaining to a Company Benefit Plan;
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(iii) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS with respect to each Company
Benefit Plan that is intended to be tax-qualified and a copy of any pending applications for such IRS letters;
(iv) the two most recent
actuarial valuation reports for each Company Benefit Plan for which an actuarial valuation report has been prepared;
(v) the three most
recent annual reports (IRS Form 5500 Series), including all schedules to the reports, if applicable, filed with respect to each Company Benefit Plan;
(vi) the most recent plan audits, financial statements and accountants opinion (with footnotes) for each Company Benefit Plan;
(vii) all relevant schedules and reports concerning the administrative costs, benefit payments, employee and employer contributions, claims
experience, financial information and insurance premiums for each Company Benefit Plan; and
(viii) all correspondence with Governmental
Authorities concerning any Company Benefit Plan (other than as previously referenced above).
(d) Operation. Each Company Benefit
Plan has been operated, administered and documented in compliance with its terms, the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, and the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other Law (including related regulations and
rulings). No Proceeding by any Governmental Authority is pending and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, none has been threatened, regarding any Company Benefit Plan. No party dealing with any Company Benefit Plan has engaged
in any non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or has committed any breach of fiduciary duty.
(e) Tax Qualifications. Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so
qualified, in form and operation, and has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS stating that (i) the Plan meets all the requirements of the Code as of the date stated in the application for the letter and (ii) any trust or
trusts associated with the plan are tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. No event has occurred that could result in the qualified status under Section 401(a) of the Code of any such tax qualified Company Benefit Plan being denied
or revoked, whether retroactively or prospectively, by the IRS. All amendments to the Company Benefit Plans that were required to be made to maintain the continued qualified status of such Company Benefit Plans under Section 401(a) of the Code
have been timely made.
(f) Payment Claims. All benefits due under each Company Benefit Plan have been timely paid. There are no
Proceedings pending, Claims made (other than routine claims for benefits), or Orders in effect with respect to the Company Benefit Plans against the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco, any ERISA Affiliate or any fiduciary responsible for a Company
Benefit Plan and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, none has been threatened. No fact or condition exists that could subject the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco, any ERISA Affiliate or any fiduciary responsible for a
Company Benefit Plan to any Liability (other than routine claims for benefits) under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan or applicable Law.
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(g) Provision for Payments. All contributions and payments to or with respect to each
Company Benefit Plan have been timely made and each of the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco and any ERISA Affiliates has made adequate provision for reserves to satisfy contributions and payments that have not been made because they are not yet due
under the terms of such Company Benefit Plan or related arrangement, document or applicable Law. No Company Benefit Plan has unfunded accrued benefits that are not fully reflected in the Financial Statements.
(h) Health Plans. All Company Benefit Plans that are group health plans, including health care flexible spending accounts, have been
operated in compliance with the requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Parts 6 and 7 of Title I of ERISA, to the extent those requirements are applicable, and other applicable Law.
(i) Payment Sources. The benefits to be provided to participants under each Welfare Plan are to be provided exclusively from the
general assets of the Acquired Companies or through insurance contracts, or both. No trust intended to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code is maintained with respect to any Welfare Plan.
(j) Retiree or Severance Benefits. No Company Benefit Plan provides, or has any Liability to provide, retirement benefits or deferred
compensation under any nonqualified plan, salary continuation, severance pay, or any benefit pursuant to a Welfare Plan, including life insurance or medical benefits, to (i) any employee, officer or director or former employee, officer or
director upon retirement or other termination of employment, with the exception of former employees and their qualified beneficiaries entitled to continuation of group health coverage as required under COBRA or any similar state Law. None of the
Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA Affiliate has ever represented or promised to any current or former employee, officer or director or other individual that any of the benefits described in this Section 3.21(j) would be
provided.
(k) Plan Amendment. Each Company Benefit Plan can be amended or terminated at any time without approval from any Person,
without advance notice and without any Liability other than for benefits accrued prior to such amendment or termination. None of the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation, by Contract or otherwise, to increase
any benefits under any Company Benefit Plan or to adopt any new Company Benefit Plan.
(l) FAS 106. To the Knowledge of the
Sellers, no unbooked Liability of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco exists that is, or should be, accounted for by the Company in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 (a FAS 106 Liability).
Section 3.21(l) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the amount of any FAS 106 Liability that has been booked.
(m)
FAS 112. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no unbooked Liability of Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco exists that is, or should be, accounted for by the
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Acquired Companies in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. 112 (a FAS 112 Liability). Section 3.21(m) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the amount of any FAS 112 Liability that has been booked.
(n) Effect of Transaction. The execution of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Agreements, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will not, either alone or upon the occurrence of subsequent events, result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness
of indebtedness, vesting, deemed satisfaction of goals or conditions, distribution, new or increased benefits or obligation to fund benefits or make any contribution to any trust, with respect to any employee, officer or director of Company, JTF
Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any ERISA Affiliate. The only Company Benefit Plan providing severance or similar benefits in the event of a change in control of the Company are the agreements and policies specifically identified in
Section 3.21(n) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(o) Pension Plans. No Company Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA
or the minimum funding requirements of ERISA or the Code. Neither the Company, JTF Holdco nor Tylee Holdco have any liability or contingent liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any employee pension benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(2) of ERISA previously mentioned by, or contributed to, the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or any ERISA Affiliate.
(p) Parachute Payments. There are no agreements that will provide payments to any officer, employee or highly compensated individual
that (i) will be parachute payments under Sections 280G or 4999 of the Code for which the Company would have withholding liability or that would result in loss of tax deductions under Section 280G of the Code.
3.22 Contracts.
(a)
Identification. Section 3.22(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of each Contract to which the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco is a party or is subject, or by which any of its properties or assets is subject (the
Contracts).
(b) Copies. Sellers have delivered to Parent or have made available in an online data room a
correct and complete copy of each written Contract and a written summary setting forth the terms and conditions of each oral Contract. Each written Contract provided by Sellers contains the entire terms of the agreement between the parties to it.
(c) Benefit. Each Contract is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect as to each party to it.
(d) No Breach. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is in breach, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company, JTF
Holdco and Tylee Holdco, no other party thereto is in breach, of any Contract. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has given notice to or received notice from any Person relating to any alleged or potential breach of a Contract that has
not been cured. No event has occurred that, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time (or both) might result in a breach of a Contract by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco, or give any Person the right (i) to declare a breach
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remedy thereunder; (ii) to accelerate the maturity, performance or payment of any obligation of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco thereunder, (iii) to make operative any provision
that varies the rights or obligations of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco from those that would apply if the event had not occurred, or (iv) to cancel, terminate or modify the Contract.
3.23 Bank Accounts. Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies all checking accounts, savings accounts, custodial
accounts, escrow accounts, certificates of deposit, safe deposit boxes or other similar accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco with any depositary, and sets forth the identity of each Person with signature or
electronic transaction authority for the account.
3.24 Powers of Attorney. There are no outstanding and effective powers of
attorney executed on behalf of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco in favor of any Person.
3.25 Insurance.
(a) Listing. Section 3.25 of the Disclosure Schedule contains (i) a correct and complete list and an adequate
description of all insurance policies covering the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or their properties or assets currently in force (the Insurance Policies), (ii) a statement of the aggregate amount of claims paid out,
and claims pending, under each Company Insurance Policy, and (iii) a description of risks that the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco has designated as being self-insured. All Insurance Policies and
policies in force prior to the date of this Agreement provide for coverage of claims on an occurrence basis.
(b)
[Reserved].
(c) Validity. The Insurance Policies are in full force and effect. All premiums due have been paid by the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, and the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco are otherwise in compliance in all respects with the terms and provisions of such policies.
(d) No Denials. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has ever been denied a policy of insurance or an endorsement to a
policy of insurance for which it has applied. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has received any notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of any Insurance Policy, and the termination of any policy has not been threatened. No Claim is
pending under any Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has received written notice from any insurance carrier that insurance premiums will be increased in the
future or that insurance coverage presently provided will not be available to the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco upon expiration of the policy term on substantially the same terms as now in effect.
(e) No Retroactivity. None of the Insurance Policies provides for any retrospective premium adjustment, experienced-based liability or
loss sharing arrangement affecting the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
3.26 Computer and Technology Security. Each of the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has taken all reasonable steps to safeguard its Systems, including the implementation of
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procedures to ensure that the Systems are free from any disabling code or instruction, timer, copy protection device, clock, counter or other limiting design or routing and any back
door, time bomb, Trojan horse, worm, drop dead device, virus or other software routine or hardware component that permits unauthorized access to or disablement of the Systems, or the
unauthorized capture or erasure of data. Except as set forth in Section 3.26 of the Disclosure Schedule, there have been no suspected unauthorized attempts to gain access to any component of the Systems. To the Knowledge of the Sellers,
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (including employees responsible for information technology systems and functions), there has been no successful unauthorized intrusion or breach of the security of the Systems.
3.27 Certain Affiliate Business Relationships. None of the Sellers or Seller Affiliates, their directors, officers or employees, or the
directors, officers or employees of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (i) has been involved in any business arrangement or relationship with the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco other than as described in Section 3.27 of
the Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) owns any material property that is used in the business of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. No Seller or any Seller Affiliate is a party to any Contract with, or has any claim or right against, the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco. None of the Sellers or Seller Affiliates provides support or other services to the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco other than as described in Section 3.27 of the Disclosure Schedule.
3.28 Brokerage Fees. None of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco has any Liability to pay any fee or commission, or to provide any
other thing of value, to any Seller or Seller Affiliate, or any Brokerage Fees related to the execution of this Agreement, completion of the Purchase or the consummation of any Contemplated Transaction.
3.29 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article II and this
Article III (including the related portions of Disclosure Schedule), none of Sellers, the Company, or any other Person has made or makes, and Sellers expressly disclaim, any other express or implied representation or warranty (including with
respect to merchantability or relating to title; non-infringement, possession, or quiet enjoyment; or fitness for any particular purpose) or advice, either written or oral, on behalf of Sellers or the Company, including any representation or
warranty or advice as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding any Seller or the Company furnished or made available to Buyer and its Representatives (including any information, documents, or materials made available to Buyer in
any data room, management presentations, or in any other form in expectation of the Contemplated Transactions) or as to the future revenue, projection, profitability, or success of the Company, or any representation or warranty arising from statute
or otherwise in Law.
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ARTICLE IV
BUYERS AND PARENTS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Buyer and Parent represent and warrant to the Sellers as set forth in this Article IV.
4.1 Organization; Power.
(a) Parent is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. Parent has full
corporate power and authority necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement
to which Parent is or is to become a party pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, in accordance with all requirements applicable to Parent under its Organizational Documents and applicable Laws.
(b) Buyer is a limited company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia.
Buyer has full limited liability company power and authority necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
each other Transaction Agreement to which Buyer is or is to become a party pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, in accordance with all requirements applicable to Buyer under its Organizational Documents and
applicable Laws.
4.2 Authorization of Agreements; Enforceability.
(a) Authorization. Buyer and Parent have duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each other
Transaction Agreement to which Buyer or Parent is or is to become a party and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(b)
Enforceability. This Agreement, assuming the due execution and delivery of it by the other parties hereto, is the valid and binding obligation of Buyer and Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability might be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or limitations on the availability of equitable remedies. Each other Transaction Agreement to which Buyer or Parent is or is to
become a party, when executed and delivered by them, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of that Transaction Agreement by the other parties to that agreement, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Buyer or
Parent, enforceable against Buyer or Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability might be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or limitations on
the availability of equitable remedies.
4.3 Issuance of Parent Common Stock. The issuance of the Parent Common Stock to Sellers as
payment of the Purchase Price has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Parent Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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4.4 Brokerage Fees. Neither Buyer nor Parent has any obligation for Brokerage Fees related
to the execution of this Agreement, completion of the Purchase or the consummation of any Contemplated Transaction.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTYS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
The respective obligations of the Parties to take the actions required of them at the Closing are subject to the condition that, at or prior
to the Closing, there must not be in effect any Order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, issued by any Governmental Authority enjoining, preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the Closing of the Purchase or any of the Contemplated
Transactions. There must not be any Law in effect that makes the consummation of the Purchase or any of the Contemplated Transactions in accordance with any Transaction Agreement illegal.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS
TO BUYERS AND PARENTS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Buyers and Parents obligation to complete the Purchase and to take
the other actions required to be taken by Buyer and Parent at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or a waiver by them in writing), at or prior to the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth in this Article VI.
6.1 Accuracy of the Companys, the Sellers, JTF Holdcos, Tylee Holdcos and the Company Managements
Representations and Warranties.
(a) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company, the Sellers, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco
and Company Management made in this Agreement, considered individually and collectively, must have been accurate as of the date of this Agreement and must be accurate as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date.
(b) Disclosures made in any supplement to the Disclosure Schedule will be disregarded and of no effect for the purposes of this
Section 6.1, subject to the provisions of Section 8.10(b).
6.2 Sellers Performance. The Sellers must
have complied with all of their obligations in this Agreement with which the Sellers are required to comply at or prior to the Closing. Disclosures made in any supplement to the Disclosure Schedule will be disregarded for the purposes of this
Section 6.2.
6.3 Other Deliveries. The Sellers must have delivered the following to Parent:
(a) a certificate duly executed by the Sellers representing to Parent that each of the conditions stated in Section 6.1 regarding
representations and warranties is satisfied in all respects (without giving effect to supplements to the Disclosure Schedule that were delivered to Parent by the Sellers in accordance with Section 12.1); and
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(b) a certificate duly executed by the Sellers representing to Parent that the conditions stated
in Section 6.2 regarding compliance with obligations are satisfied in all respects (without giving effect to supplements to the Disclosure Schedule that were delivered to Parent by the Sellers in accordance with
Section 12.1);
(c) each of the other documents to be delivered by the Sellers under Article I; and
(d) evidence satisfactory to Parent of the completion of the matters addressed in Section 8.7, Section 8.8 and
Section 8.13.
6.4 No Proceedings; Orders; Restrictive Authorizations.
(a) Proceedings. There must not be an existing or threatened Proceeding or Claim against the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee
Holdco, Buyer, Parent or any of their respective officers, directors or stockholders:
(i) that involves any challenge to,
or seeks damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction; or
(ii) that seeks to
interfere with any of the Contemplated Transactions or to impose any limitation on the Purchase or restrictions on the right to own or use (directly or indirectly) any portion of the properties or assets of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
(b) Orders. There must not be any Order in effect that would have any of the results specified in Section 6.4(a).
(c) Authorizations. The issuance or effectiveness of any Authorization required under this Agreement must not be conditioned on any
actions, inactions or other restrictions.
6.5 No Claim Regarding Share Ownership or the Purchase Price. Except for matters
resolved in a manner satisfactory to the independent directors of Parent in their absolute discretion, there must not have been a Claim made or Proceeding commenced, or any threat thereof, by any Person asserting that the Person (a) is the
holder or the beneficial owner of, or has the right to acquire or to obtain beneficial ownership of or direct the voting of, any of the Gibralt and Maretic Shares, the JTF Shares or the Tylee Shares, or (b) is entitled to any of the Purchase
Price.
6.6 No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Change, or any event or circumstance that, individually or when
combined with other events or circumstances (or events or circumstances that are reasonably likely to occur later), would be likely to result in a Material Adverse Change, must have occurred since the date of this Agreement.
6.7 Releases. Each of the Sellers and directors and officers of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco must have delivered to Parent
a duly executed release in the form of Exhibit A.
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6.8 Employment Agreements and Letters. Each of the persons named on Schedule 6.8
shall have delivered to Parent a duly executed employment agreement in the form of Exhibit A or an employment letter in a form satisfactory to Parent as set forth on Section 6.8 of the Disclosure Schedule. The Parties agree that
the aggregate annual base cash compensation payable to all of the persons named on Schedule 6.8 for the first twelve (12) months following Closing, exclusive of any bonuses that may be awarded or compensation changes approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent, in its sole discretion, will not exceed $2,040,000.
6.9 Noncompetition
Agreements. Each of the persons named on Section 6.9 of the Disclosure Schedule must have delivered to Parent a duly executed Non-Compete Agreement in the form of Exhibit C.
6.10 Resignations. Parent must have received the resignations, effective as of the Closing, of each director and officer of the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
6.11 Other Documents. The Sellers must have provided other documents within the control of a
Seller, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco that Parent reasonably requests for the purpose of (a) confirming the accuracy of any of the Sellers and Company Managements representations and warranties, (b) confirming the
compliance by any Seller with any obligation required to be complied with by a Seller prior to the Closing, (c) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Article VI, or (d) otherwise facilitating the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
6.12 Satisfactory Performance. All actions to be taken by the
Sellers in connection with consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and all certificates, opinions, instruments and other documents required to effect the Contemplated Transactions must be reasonably satisfactory to the independent directors of
Parent in all respects.
6.13 Proposed Change in Law. A Law must not have been introduced that, if enacted, (a) could make the
consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions in accordance with any applicable Transaction Agreement illegal, or (b) could cause Parent or any Parent Affiliate to suffer any material adverse consequence as a result of this Agreement or
any Contemplated Transaction.
6.14 Continuance into British Columbia. The sellers must have effected the continuance of the
Company into British Columbia pursuant to Section 303 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
6.15 Termination of
Administration Agreement. The Administration Agreement dated April 21, 2014 between the Company and Second City Capital II Corporation shall have been terminated in form satisfactory to the Independent Directors.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE SELLERS OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
The Sellers obligation to complete the Purchase and to take the other actions required to be taken by them at the Closing is subject to
the satisfaction (or a waiver by the Sellers in writing), at or prior to the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth in this Article.
7.1 Buyers and Parents Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer and Parent made
in this Agreement, considered individually and collectively, must have been accurate as of the date of this Agreement, and must be accurate as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date.
7.2 Buyers and Parents Performance. Buyer and Parent must have complied with all of their obligations in this Agreement
with which they are required to comply at or prior to the Closing.
7.3 Other Deliveries. Parent must have delivered to the
Sellers:
(a) a certificate duly executed by Parent representing to the Sellers that each of the conditions in Section 7.1 and
in Section 7.2 is satisfied in all respects; and
(b) the other documents required from Parent under Section 1.7.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTAIN COVENANTS
8.1
Access. (a) For the purpose of making the investigation of the Company and its business that the independent directors of Parent desire to make, each of the Sellers will permit, and Sellers will cause the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee
Holdco to permit, the independent directors of Parent and their Representatives and Parents prospective lenders and their Representatives (the Parent Group), at all reasonable times and in a manner that will not unreasonably
interfere with the normal business operations of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco:
(i) to review and obtain copies
of all books, records (including Tax records and Tax Returns), Contracts and other documents of or pertaining to the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco; and
(ii) to discuss the business of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco with members of management, officers, directors and
employees of, and advisors to and counsel and accountants for, the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, and to obtain the financial, operating or other information regarding the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco as the Parent Group reasonably
requests.
(b) Cooperation. The Sellers will instruct the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco and their employees and the
Representatives of the Sellers and the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to cooperate with the Parent Group in connection with the investigation pursuant to this Section 8.1.
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8.2 Satisfaction of Conditions.
(a) Efforts. In addition to all other obligations undertaken elsewhere in this Agreement, each Party will use Reasonable Efforts to
cause the conditions in Article V, Article VI and Article VII to be satisfied (subject to any limitations on a Partys duties stated in those Articles or in this Article VIII) and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in a timely manner and before the Expiration Date.
(b) Internal Proceedings. The Sellers will
effect or cause to be effected every authorization required by any Entity Sellers Organizational Documents and the Organizational Documents of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco or applicable Law in order for each Transaction Agreement
to which any Seller, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is a party to be duly authorized by the Sellers or the Company, as applicable.
8.3 Public Announcements.
(a) Announcements. Except for the disclosure permitted by this Section 8.3(a), prior to the Closing, none of the Sellers,
the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates will issue any press release or public statement concerning this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction without obtaining the prior written approval of the
other Parties (which the Parties will not unreasonably withhold). Parent may make such disclosure as it determines in good faith is required by applicable Law or Order, or by an obligation pursuant to any agreement with any national securities
exchange or national securities association of the United States, Canada or any other jurisdiction. The Company also may make announcements to its employees that comply with Section 8.3(c) and are consistent with the public disclosures
made by a Party. A Party intending to make a disclosure permitted by this Section 8.3(a) will give the other Parties prior notice and will use Reasonable Efforts, consistent with any applicable Law, Order or obligation, to consult with
the other Parties with respect to the content of the release or statement.
(b) Representatives. Each Party will require its
Representatives not to make any disclosure about this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions that the Party is not permitted to make.
(c) Communications to Employees and Others. The Sellers and Parent will consult and cooperate reasonably with each other concerning the
means by which the Companys employees, suppliers and others having dealings with the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco will be informed of the Contemplated Transactions.
8.4 Continued Ownership of Shares. Prior to the Closing, no Seller will transfer any interest in any of such Sellers Gibralt or
Maretic Shares, JTF Shares or Tylee Shares or create, suffer or permit any Encumbrance on any of such Sellers Gibralt or Maretic Shares, JTF Shares or Maretic Shares. As of the date of this Agreement and except as otherwise required by Law,
each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (i) shall close its share register and (ii) shall effect no further registration of transfers of shares in its minute books.
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8.5 Conduct and Preservation of Business Generally.
(a) Ordinary Course Operation. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or to the extent that Parent consents in
writing, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing the Sellers will cause the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to conduct its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and in compliance with applicable Laws,
Authorizations and Orders.
(b) Specific Matters. Without limiting the generality of Section 8.5(a) or the prohibitions
of Section 8.6, the Sellers will cause each of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to comply with the following obligations:
(i) (Existence) to maintain its corporate existence and all of its current Authorizations and Consents;
(ii) (Advisory Agreement) to continue management of Parent and its affiliates in accordance with the terms of the
Advisory Agreement dated April 21, 2014 among Parent, the Parents operating partnership and the Company (the Advisory Agreement), provided that the parties agree that no acquisition fees will be paid to the Advisor
pursuant to the Advisory Agreement or otherwise for any acquisition completed after the date of this Agreement;
(iii)
(Books and Records) to keep and maintain accurate books, records and accounts in accordance with GAAP as applied during the periods covered by Financial Statements and to maintain the system of internal controls described in
Section 3.5;
(iv) (Financial Policies) to maintain its cash management practices and its policies,
practices and procedures with respect to collection of Accounts Receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible Accounts Receivable, accrual of Accounts Receivable, Inventory control, prepayment of expenses, payment of accounts payable,
accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue, and acceptance of customer deposits, in accordance with GAAP and past practice for the periods covered by the Financial Statements and through the date of this Agreement;
(v) (Preservation of Relationships) to use Reasonable Efforts to preserve the current business organization and the
goodwill of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco such as by keeping available the services of its current directors, officers, employees and agents, by maintaining an adequate workforce and by maintaining good relations with suppliers, licensors
and licensees, franchisors and franchisees, distributors, customers, landlords, creditors, accountants and others having a business relationship with the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco;
(vi) (Taxes) to pay or, where appropriate, to accrue all Taxes, assessments and other charges imposed by Law or any
Governmental Authority upon the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any of its properties or assets, when due and before the accrual of any penalty or interest, unless the validity of the imposition is being contested in good faith by appropriate
Proceedings and adequate reserves for such contingency have been set aside;
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(vii) (Accounts Payable, etc.) to pay all accounts payable, royalties,
rents, fees and other all claims and expenses (including claims and expenses for labor, services, materials and supplies) when they become due and payable in accordance with their terms, unless contested in good faith;
(viii) (Wages) to pay all wages and other compensation earned by employees of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco
through the Closing Date when due and payable under Law or in accordance with the Companys, JTF Holdcos or Tylee Holdcos obligations under any labor or employment practice or policy, any collective bargaining agreement, employment
standards legislation or other labor contract or individual employment agreement to which the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco may be a party or to which it may be subject;
(ix) (Insurance) to keep fully effective all insurance coverage in effect on the date of this Agreement that applies to
the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco and to replace (without any gap in coverage) any insurance that lapses or expires with insurance that is comparable in amount and scope of coverage; and
(x) (Consultation) to confer with the independent directors of Parent concerning operational matters of a significant
nature, and otherwise to report periodically to the independent directors of Parent concerning, and to respond to any board inquiries regarding, the status of the business, operations and finances of the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or Parent.
8.6 Certain Prohibitions. Without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 8.4, and except as otherwise
expressly permitted by this Agreement, until the Closing the Sellers will ensure that the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco will not do, consent or commit to, or allow any of the following to occur without the prior written consent of the
independent directors of Parent:
(a) (Organizational Documents) amend its Organizational Documents;
(b) (Dividends and Distributions) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any distribution with respect to its capital
stock (whether in cash or in property) (other than distributions of cash by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to the Sellers that would not contravene any other obligation of the Sellers in this Agreement with respect to the use of cash); or
(ii) redeem, purchase, or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock;
(c) (Equity) issue or authorize for issuance any Equity
Interest or other security, issue any option, warrant or other right to acquire any capital stock, make any change in any issued and outstanding Equity Interest or other security, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any Equity Interest or other
security;
(d) (Encumbrances) create or allow to be imposed any Encumbrance on any of its properties or assets, tangible or
intangible;
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(e) (Asset Dispositions) dispose of, lease or license any of its properties or assets,
tangible or intangible, other than the discarding of equipment components in the course of maintenance and replacement;
(f) (Other
Settlements) enter into any settlement, consent decree or Order, or other arrangement with any Governmental Authority or other Person that would adversely affect the operation of the business of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco after the
Closing or would require the payment of money after the Closing;
(g) (Debt) incur any Indebtedness;
(h) (Guarantees) guarantee, assume or provide collateral to secure any Indebtedness of another Person or act as surety for another
Person;
(i) (Capex) make any capital expenditure;
(j) (Investments in Others) make any capital investment in or any loan to any Person, or acquire any Equity Interest or other security
of any other Person;
(k) (Payment of Liabilities) delay or postpone the payment of its accounts payable or other Liabilities in a
manner outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) (Waivers) cancel, compromise, waive or release any Indebtedness or other right
or claim (or series of related rights and claims);
(m) (Employment Arrangements) hire or terminate any employee or enter into an
employment agreement or other employment documentation with any Person;
(n) (Contracts) enter into any Contract;
(o) (Benefit Plans; Compensation Changes) (i) enter into or adopt any Employee Benefit Plan, amend in any material respect (except
as required by Law) or terminate any Benefit Plan, or enter into, adopt, amend or terminate any other agreement, arrangement, plan or policy between the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco and one or more of their directors, officers, employees or
independent contractors; (ii) increase the compensation or fringe benefits (including severance benefits) payable or to become payable to any director, officer, employee or independent contractor; or (iii) pay any benefit not required by
any Benefit Plan or other arrangement as in effect as of the date hereof;
(p) (Directors and Employees) make any loan to or enter
into any other transaction with any of its directors, officers or employees or their respective Affiliates;
(q) (Fundamental
Transactions) adopt or take any action in contemplation of any plan of liquidation, dissolution, conversion or merger;
(r)
(Discharges) discharge a Liability or Encumbrance outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
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(s) (Revaluation) write-up, write-down or otherwise revalue any of its assets except to
record depreciation and amortization or to revalue assets to the lower of cost or market, each as accounted for in a manner consistent with the recordation and calculation of the item in the Financial Statements;
(t) (Other Actions) take any action or omit to do any act that will cause it to breach any warranty or obligation contained in this
Agreement or take any action that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of any Party to obtain any Authorization or Consent required for any of the Contemplated Transactions; or
(u) (Commitments) resolve or agree to take any of the actions prohibited by this Section 8.6.
8.7 Intercompany Indebtedness; Release of Liens.
(a) Intercompany Accounts. (i) Prior to or at the Closing, the Sellers will cause all Indebtedness owed to the Company, JTF Holdco
or Tylee Holdco by a Seller or any Seller Affiliate to be paid in full, and (ii) the Sellers will cause all Indebtedness owed by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to a third party, a Seller or any Seller Affiliate, or accounts between the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco and a Seller or any Seller Affiliate, to be reduced to zero.
(b) Lien Cancellations. Prior to
or at the Closing, the Sellers will cause all Encumbrances on any asset or other property of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to be released, except for Permitted Encumbrances.
8.8 Third Party Consents. The Sellers will use, and will cause the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to use, Reasonable Efforts to
obtain each Consent that would be required in order to avoid any breach by a Seller, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco of a Contract or the incurrence of any other Liability by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to a Person as a result of
this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
8.9 Books and Records. The Sellers will deliver to Parent within three
(3) Business Days after the Closing the originals of all books and records of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco.
8.10
Notice of Certain Developments.
(a) Each Seller will give to Parent prompt written notice when the Seller obtains Knowledge, and
the Sellers will cause the directors and officers of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco (and any employee who is included in a group of persons referred to in a representation and warranty of the Sellers as specified in Article II or
Article III) to give the Sellers prompt written notice when any of those Persons obtains Knowledge, that a representation and warranty made by the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or a Seller in this Agreement was not true when made, or
obtains Knowledge of any of the following:
(i) the occurrence of any event or the existence of any circumstance Known to
the Sellers that would be reasonably likely to cause any representation of the
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Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco or any Seller contained in this Agreement to be inaccurate or warranty to be breached if such representation were made, or the warranty were effective, at the
time of such event or circumstance;
(ii) the breach of any obligation of any Seller in this Agreement;
(iii) the receipt by any Seller, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco of a notice or other communication from a Person
alleging that the Consent or Authorization of that Person is or may be required in connection with this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) the receipt by any Seller, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco of a notice or other communication from any
Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, or concerning a violation of Law or of any Authorization or Order relevant to this Agreement, to any Contemplated Transaction or to the Company, JTF
Holdco or Tylee Holdco;
(v) the initiation or threat of initiation of any Proceeding by any Person that, if pending on the
date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 2.7 or Section 3.16 in order for each of those representations and warranties to be accurate;
(vi) the occurrence of any Material Adverse Change or any event or circumstance that, alone or in combination with other events
or circumstances, could result in a Material Adverse Change; or
(vii) the occurrence of any other event, the existence of
any other circumstance or the failure of a circumstance to occur, that would reasonably be expected to make the satisfaction of the conditions in Article V or Article VI impossible or unlikely.
(b) Disclosure Supplements. A notice or supplement to the Disclosure Schedule given under this Section 8.10 may serve to
qualify any representation or warranty of a Seller in this Agreement as of the time of Closing or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement for the purpose of preventing or curing any misrepresentation or breach of warranty as of the
time of Closing; provided, however, that in the event of any such supplement to the Disclosure Schedule, in the sole discretion of the Independent Directors, Parent may terminate this Agreement prior to Closing, without liability to the Seller.
8.11 Cooperation with Audits.
(a) Post-Closing Audit. Following the date of this Agreement and continuing on and after the Closing Date, the Sellers will cooperate,
and the Sellers will cause each of its Affiliates to cooperate, with Parent and its Representatives and auditors to the extent reasonably necessary for Parent and its Representatives and auditors to commence and conduct a financial audit of the
financial statements of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco in accordance with the standards of the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and to enable Parent to comply with its reporting and disclosure obligations under the Exchange
Act and the Securities Act.
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8.12 Further Assurances. From and after the Closing, the Sellers and Parent will execute
and deliver, and will cause their respective Affiliates to execute and deliver, such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such other actions as might reasonably be requested by any Party to carry out the purposes and intent of
this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement, including the acquisition of necessary Authorizations or Consents that were not required to be obtained by the Closing (or as to which delivery at the Closing was waived).
8.13 Pre-Closing Transactions. At the Closing, the Sellers and all applicable Seller Affiliates will cause all Contracts identified in
Section 8.13 of the Disclosure Schedule to be terminated in all respects pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to Parent, without any resulting cost to or Liability (including any Tax Liability) of Parent or the Company.
8.14 Parent Common Stock. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 180 days following Closing a shelf registration statement registering the sale by the Sellers of the Parent Common Stock issued to the Sellers as a portion of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 1.2(a) hereto.
8.15 Office Space. Effective as of Closing, upon invoice from Gibralt, Buyer agrees to reimburse Gibralt for the rent and property
taxes and operating expenses owed by Gibralt, under the terms of Gibralts lease with respect thereto, with respect to approximately 2,264 square feet of office space utilized by the Company on the
16th floor of the 1075 West Georgia Street building in Vancouver, British Columbia on the general terms described in Section 8.15 of the Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE IX
CERTAIN TAX
MATTERS
9.1 Indemnification Obligations With Respect to Taxes.
In addition to the obligations of Sellers pursuant to Article X,
(a) Sellers shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates and each of their respective Representatives from and against
all Taxes of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco that are due with respect to Pre-Closing Tax Periods.
(b) Buyer shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Sellers, their Affiliates, Sellers direct or indirect owners and each of their respective Representatives from and against all Taxes of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco that are due with respect to Post-Closing
Tax Periods.
(c) No Person shall be entitled to recover for any Losses pursuant to this Article IX unless written notice of a
claim therefor is delivered to the Party against whom indemnity is sought prior to 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period (including any extensions thereto).
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(d) For purposes of this Article IX, whenever it is necessary to determine the liability
for Taxes of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco for a Straddle Period, the determination of the Taxes for the portion of the Straddle Period ending before, and the portion of the Straddle Period beginning on and including, the Closing Date
shall be determined by assuming that the Straddle Period consists of two taxable years or periods, one of which ends at the close of the day before the Closing Date and the other of which begins at the beginning of the Closing Date, and items of
income, gain, deduction, loss or credit, and state and local apportionment factors of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco, as applicable, for the Straddle Period shall be allocated between such two taxable years or periods on a closing of
the books basis by assuming that the books of the Company are closed at the close of business day before the Closing Date; provided, however, (i) exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis, such as the
deduction for depreciation; and (ii) periodic taxes, such as real and personal property taxes, shall be apportioned ratably between such periods on a daily basis.
9.2 Tax Returns and Payment Responsibility.
(a) Sellers will be responsible for and will cause to be prepared and duly filed, at Sellers sole cost and expense, all income Tax
Returns of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco and all consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns that include the of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco for all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date. Buyer shall file or
cause to be filed when due all Tax Returns with respect to the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco, other than those that are the responsibility of Sellers pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) All Tax Returns that are to be prepared and filed by Buyer pursuant to the preceding paragraph and that relate to Taxes for any Straddle
Period shall be submitted to Sellers Representative not later than 15 days prior to the due date for filing of such Tax Returns (or, if such due date is within 45 days following the Closing Date, as promptly as practicable following the
Closing Date). Sellers Representative shall have the right to review such Tax Returns and all work papers and procedures used to prepare them, and Sellers Representative shall have the right to access any other information of or
controlled by Buyer relating to such Tax Returns that reasonably is necessary for Sellers Representative to perform such review. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither Buyer nor any Affiliate shall be required to make
available to Sellers Representative or any other Person any information relating to the indirect ownership of the Company. If Sellers Representative, within 10 days after delivery of any such Tax Return, notifies Buyer that it objects to
any item in such Tax Return, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute and, if they are unable to do so, any disputed item shall be resolved (within a reasonable time, taking into account the deadline for filing such Tax Return)
by a nationally recognized independent accounting firm chosen by both Buyer and Sellers Representative.
(c) Upon resolution of all
disputed items, the relevant Tax Return shall be filed on that basis. The costs, fees and expenses of such accounting firm shall be borne equally
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by Buyer and Sellers. Buyer shall pay the full amount shown as due on such Tax Returns; provided that Sellers shall promptly reimburse the Buyer for the full amount of any Taxes shown as due on
such Tax Returns for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
(d) Buyer shall not and
shall not cause or permit the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to amend, refile or otherwise modify (or grant an extension of any statute of limitations with respect to) any Tax Return relating in whole or in part to the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period without the prior written of Sellers Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(e) Sellers shall not (and shall not cause or permit the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to amend, refile or otherwise modify (or grant an
extension of any statute of limitation with respect to) any Tax Return relating in whole or in part to the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle Period without the prior written consent of Buyer,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
9.3 Contest Provisions.
(a) In the event (i) Sellers or their Affiliates or (ii) Buyer or its Affiliates receives notice of any pending or threatened Tax
audit or assessment or other dispute concerning Taxes with respect to which the other Party may incur liability under this Article IX, the Party in receipt of such notice promptly shall notify the other Party of such matter in writing,
provided that failure of a Party to comply with this provision shall not affect any Partys right to indemnification hereunder unless such failure materially adversely affects the ability of the Party that did not receive notice to challenge
such Tax audits or assessments.
(b) Sellers Representative shall have the sole right to represent the interests of the Company, JTF
Holdco and Tylee Holdco in any Tax audit or administrative or court proceeding relating to any Tax for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date, and to employ counsel of its choice at Sellers expense. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Sellers Representative shall not be entitled to settle, either administratively or after the commencement of litigation, any material claim regarding Taxes with respect to any Tax Return of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco
that would adversely affect the liability for Taxes of Buyer or any of the Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco for any period beginning on or after the Closing Date or create an indemnity obligation on the part of Buyer without the prior written
consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be necessary to the extent that Seller indemnifies Buyer against the effects of such settlement.
(c) Buyer shall have the sole right to represent the interests of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco in any Tax audit or administrative
or court proceeding relating to Taxes with respect to taxable periods including (but not ending on) or beginning after the Closing Date and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be entitled to
settle, either administratively or after the commencement of litigation, any
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claim regarding Taxes that adversely would affect the liability of Sellers (including any Taxes that may be payable by any indirect owners of Sellers) for any Tax or create an indemnity
obligation on the part of Sellers, without the prior consent of Sellers Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required to the
extent that Buyer indemnifies Sellers against the effects of such settlement. Where consent to settlement is withheld by Sellers Representative pursuant to this Section 9.3, Seller may continue or initiate any further proceedings
at its own expense.
9.4 Assistance and Cooperation. After the Closing Date, Sellers Representative, on the one hand, and
Buyer, on the other hand, shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to): (a) assist the other Party in preparing and filing any Tax Return or report that such other Party is responsible for preparing and filing in accordance with this
Article IX; (b) cooperate fully in preparing for any audit of, or dispute with taxing authorities regarding, any Tax Return of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco relating to taxable periods for which the other Party may have a
liability under this Article IX; (c) make available to the other and to any taxing authority as reasonably requested all information, records, and documents relating to Taxes of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco; (d) provide
timely notice to the other in writing of any pending or threatened Tax audit or assessment of either the Company or any Subsidiary for taxable periods for which the other Party may have a liability under this Article IX; and (e) furnish
the other with copies of all correspondence received from any taxing authority in connection with any Tax audit or information request with respect to any such taxable period described in this Section 9.4.
9.5 Retention of Records. After the Closing Date, Sellers Representative and Buyer will, and Buyer shall cause each of the
Company, JTF Holdco and Tylee Holdco to, preserve all information, records or documents relating to liabilities for Taxes of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco until six (6) months after the expiration of any applicable statute of
limitations (including extensions thereof) with respect to the assessment of such Taxes.
9.6 Other Provisions. Notwithstanding
Section 10.6, the covenants, indemnities, representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer set forth in Section 3.10 and this Article IX (Tax Matters) shall survive the Closing until sixty
(60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including any applicable extensions) regarding Taxes. Furthermore, the limitations set forth in Section 10.5 shall not apply to indemnification for Tax
Matters. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, all indemnity payments under this Agreement and any adjustment to any payment of the Purchase Price shall be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price paid for the Company Shares, the
Gibralt and Maretic shares, the JTF Shares and the Tylee Shares for income tax purposes.
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION AND OTHER REMEDIES
10.1 Survival; Sellers Liability.
In addition to the obligations of Sellers pursuant to Article IX,
(a) Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of a Party contained in this Agreement or other Transaction
Agreement, or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or other Transaction Agreement, will survive the Closing.
(b)
Nature of Sellers Liability. Each Seller acknowledges the Sellers (i) joint and several liability for any inaccuracy in any Fundamental Representation by any Seller, (ii) and several but not joint liability for breach of
non-Fundamental Representation, for any failure by any Seller to comply with a covenant or obligation under this Agreement or for any other Liability of any Seller under this Agreement. Accordingly, with respect to any such matter that is qualified
by the Knowledge of the Sellers or other specified individuals, a Seller will be jointly and severally liable, regardless of that Sellers absence of Knowledge, if any Seller or any such other specified person had Knowledge of an undisclosed
item that made the representation inaccurate or evidenced a breach of a warranty or other obligation of any Seller under this Agreement. Provided, however, no Seller shall be liable for another Sellers breach of representations and warranties
set forth in Article II (whether or not a Fundamental Representation), breach of covenant in this Agreement, or for the fraud of another Seller.
10.2 Rights Not Affected by Knowledge. The survival provided by Section 10.1(a) and Parents right to indemnification
under this Article X or Article IX or to any other remedy available under this Agreement, will not be adversely affected by any investigation conducted by or on behalf of Parent, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired)
by Parent or the Parent Group at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, with respect to (i) the inaccuracy of a representation; (ii) a breach of warranty or breach of a covenant or obligation; or
(iii) any other basis for a claim arising in relation to this Agreement.
10.3 Waiver of Condition. The express or implied
waiver of any condition to a Parents Closing obligations will not affect Parents right to indemnification provided in this Article X or in Article IX, or Parents right to any other remedy available under this
Agreement.
10.4 General Indemnification by the Sellers.
(a) Scope. If the Closing occurs, in addition to the indemnification obligations under Article IX, the Sellers will indemnify
Parent and its Affiliates (including, following the Closing, the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco), Buyer and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the Parent Indemnitees)
for, hold them harmless against, and pay the amount of all Losses incurred by them in this subsection, directly or indirectly, from or in connection with:
(i) Severally and not jointly with respect to any non-Fundamental Representation, and jointly and severally with respect to any
Fundamental
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Representation, the inaccuracy of any representation or breach of warranty made by the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or the Sellers in this Agreement, determined in accordance with
Section 10.4(b) and regardless of the disclosure of the inaccuracy or breach in a certificate delivered at Closing, in a supplement to the Disclosure Schedule or any notice provided to Parent pursuant to Section 8.10 or
otherwise;
(ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or breach of warranty made by the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco
or the Sellers in this Agreement, as if such representation or warranty were made at and as of the Effective Time, determined in accordance with Section 10.4(b) and regardless of the disclosure of the inaccuracy or breach in a
certificate delivered at Closing, in a supplement to the Disclosure Schedule, or in any notice provided to Parent pursuant to Section 8.10 or otherwise;
(iii) any breach by any Seller of any covenant or obligation in this Agreement, determined in accordance with
Section 10.4(b) and regardless of whether the breach was disclosed to Parent in the certificate provided at Closing, in a supplement to the Disclosure Schedule, or in any notice provided to Parent pursuant to Section 8.10 or
otherwise;
(iv) any Liability of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco arising from events occurring prior to the
Effective Time;
(v) any matter disclosed in Section 10.4 of the Disclosure Schedule; or
(vi) any claim by any Person for Brokerage Fees based upon any Contract or understanding alleged to have been made by such
Person with Sellers, any Sellers Affiliate or the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco (or any Person acting on their behalf) arising due to this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction; or
(b) Disregard of Qualifications. For the purposes of Parents right to indemnification under
Section 10.4(a)((i)-(iii)), the representations and warranties made by the Sellers will be deemed to be made, and the covenants or obligations of the Sellers will be deemed to be stated, without
qualification except as specifically as set forth therein.
10.5 Limitation on Amount of the Sellers Indemnification
Liability.
(a) Deductible. Except as provided otherwise in Section 10.5(c), the Sellers will not be liable for
Losses that otherwise are indemnifiable under this Article until the total of all Losses incurred by Parent Indemnitees exceeds $50,000 (the Parent Deductible).
(b) Maximum. Except as provided otherwise in Section 10.5(c), the maximum aggregate liability of Sellers for all Losses
under this Article is $3,000,000.
(c) Exceptions. The provisions of Section 10.5(a) and Section 10.5(b) do
not apply to:
(i) for indemnification claims involving a Sellers fraud; or
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(ii) Sellers tax indemnification obligations under Article IX.
(d) For all claims with respect to which insurance coverage exists, the liability of the Sellers shall be for any Losses not covered by
insurance.
10.6 Indemnification Claim Limitations Periods.
(a) Claims by Parent. If the Closing occurs, the Sellers will have no liability under Section 10.4 with respect to any
representation or warranty, or any covenant or obligation to be complied with prior to or as of the Closing, unless the Person entitled to indemnification provides a notice under Section 10.7 or 10.8 before the expiration of the
applicable limitations period stated below:
(i) for claims due to the inaccuracy of any Fundamental Representation, 180
days after the expiration of the statute of limitations under applicable Law;
(ii) for third party claims arising from
operations of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco before the Effective Time, delivery of the audit opinion for Parent by the independent accounting firm for Parent for the year ended December 31, 2017;
(iii) for any claim with respect to or any covenant or obligation to be complied with by Sellers after the Effective Time, and
any claim alleging fraud, 180 days after the expiration of the statute of limitations under applicable Law;
(iv) for
claims under Section 9.1, 180 days after the expiration of the statute of limitations under applicable Law; or
(v) for all claims for indemnification under Section 10.4, other than those specified in clauses (i) through
(iii) of this Section 10.6(a), the delivery of the audit opinion for Parent by the independent accounting firm for Parent for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(b) Effect of Claim Notices. The period within which a Person claiming to be entitled to indemnification (a Claiming
Party) from Sellers (the Indemnifying Party), must bring a claim under this Article or under Section 9.1, is referred to as the Applicable Limitations Period. A claim for indemnification
under this Article X or Article IX must be made in writing and provide a reasonable summary of the alleged claim and breach (a Claim Notice), and will be considered given at the time determined under
Section 12.13. If a Claim Notice is given within the Applicable Limitations Period, all Losses within the scope of the claim will be indemnifiable even if they are incurred after the Applicable Limitations Period (subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 10.6).
10.7 Procedure for Indemnification: Third-Party Claims.
(a) Claim Notice. In the event a third-party claim against a Parent Indemnitee (a Third-Party Claim) arises that is
covered by the indemnity provisions of Section 10.4(a),
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notice shall be given promptly by a Parent Indemnitee to the Sellers. Sellers shall have the right to contest and defend, by all appropriate legal proceedings, such Third-Party Claim and to
control all settlements (unless the Parent Indemnitees agree to assume the cost of settlement and to forgo such indemnity or Sellers cannot provide reasonable assurance to the Parent Indemnitees of their financial capacity to defend such claim and
provide indemnification with respect to such Third Party Claim) and to select lead counsel to defend any and all such claims at the sole cost and expense of Sellers; provided, however, that the Sellers may not effect any
settlement without the Parent Indemnitees prior written consent unless (i) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Parent Indemnitee, (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary
damages that are paid in full by the Sellers, and (iii) such settlement contains as an unconditional term thereof, the full and complete release by the claimant of the Parent Indemnitees. The Parent Indemnitees may select counsel to participate
in any defense, in which event the Parent Indemnitees counsel shall be at its own cost and expense. In connection with any such claim, action or proceeding, the parties shall cooperate with each other and provide each other with access to
relevant documents, books and records in their possession.
(b) Parents Exclusive Control Right. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Section 10.7, without Parents written consent, which it may withhold for any reason, Sellers will not be entitled to assume or control the defense of, or participate in (except for any Sellers that are named
defendants in a Proceeding), any Third-Party Claim against a Parent Indemnitee that contains any of the following:
(i) a
claim pertaining to Taxes;
(ii) a claim for any injunctive or other equitable relief;
(iii) a claim by any Governmental Entity (whether civil or criminal in nature);
(iv) a Proceeding in which the claimant alleges the right to bring a class action;
(v) a claim that involves any U.S. or foreign securities laws or Competition Laws;
(vi) where Parent asserts that an adverse determination with respect to the claim would be detrimental to the reputation or
future business prospects of Parent or any of its Affiliates, or their relationship with or regulation by a Governmental Authority; or
(vii) where Parent asserts that the claim reasonably could be estimated to exceed the Indemnifying Partys indemnification
limit under Section 10.6.
(c) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each Party consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any
court in which a Proceeding is brought by a third party against a Parent Indemnified Party for purposes of any claim that a Parent Indemnified Party might have under this Agreement arising from that Proceeding, and agrees that process may be served
on the Party anywhere in the world with respect to the claim.
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10.8 Procedure for Indemnification: Direct Claims. A claim for indemnification under this
Article X or Article IX for any matter not involving a Third-Party Claim (a Direct Claim) may be asserted by a Claim Notice from a Claiming Party to an Indemnifying Party given at any time before the expiration of
the Applicable Survival Period, if any. The notice must state in reasonable detail the basis for the indemnification claim. If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Claiming Party within 10 (ten) Business Days of the effective date of the Claim
Notice that the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the sufficiency of the notice (in which case the Indemnifying Party will specify the basis for its rejection), the claim specified in the Claim Notice will be conclusively determined to be a
Liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Article X or Article IX, as applicable. If an Indemnifying Party disputes the sufficiency of the Claim Notice, the Claiming Party may send another Claim Notice (and additional notices in
response to additional objections by the Indemnifying Party), but for the purposes of any Applicable Survival Period the date the first Claim Notice was given under Section 12.13 will be treated as the date of notice of the
indemnification claim even if the Claim Notice is amended and reissued in order to comply with this section.
10.9 Losses Incurred in
Mitigation. If an event or circumstance has occurred for which a Claiming Party would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the Claiming Party may recover all Losses incurred as a result of reasonable mitigation or liability
reduction, or avoidance payments made or other consideration provided to any third party having a contingent claim against the Claiming Party as a result of the indemnifiable event, even if the third party is not aware of the claim or does not
assert a claim against the Indemnified Party. It is the intent of the Parties that Losses the Claiming Party reasonably incurs in order to preclude or avoid assertion of a contingent claim that, if asserted, properly would have been subject to
indemnification by the Indemnifying Party, are to be recoverable by the Party as a Direct Claim.
10.10 Reporting and Additional
Payments. Unless otherwise required by Law, each Party will treat for all Tax purposes all amounts paid under any of the provisions of this Article X or Article IX as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
10.11 Waivers and Additional Agreements by Sellers.
(a) Upon the Closing, Sellers will not be entitled to, and will not assert, any Claim against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco whether
for damages, reimbursement, indemnification (including costs of defense), contribution or otherwise, for or on account of any indemnification payment by a Seller, or any claim made by any Parent Indemnitee against a Seller, under this Agreement. A
Seller will not make any claim for indemnification against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco by reason of the fact that the Seller was a director, partner, member, trustee, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco or of any Employee Benefit Plan or was serving at the request of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco as a director, partner, member, trustee, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another entity or Employee Benefit Plan,
regardless of the nature of the Sellers Liability or the legal basis for such Liability (such as pursuant to a statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, breach of legal duty, tort, strict liability or otherwise). This obligation of the
Sellers will apply regardless of whether a Claim or Proceeding against a Seller is made pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to applicable Law, or otherwise.
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(b) A Seller may not assert, and waives any right the Seller might have to assert (under Law or
otherwise), any claim of subrogation to a right of any Parent Indemnitee as a result of making any indemnification payment under Article IX or Article X.
10.12 Nonexclusive Remedies; Injunctive Relief.
(a) The indemnification remedies provided in this Article X or Article IX will not be exclusive of or limit any other remedy that
is available to a Parent Indemnitee at Law or in equity, under this Agreement or otherwise, all of which remedies will be cumulative.
(b)
The Parties acknowledge that money damages alone would not be a sufficient remedy for, and that a Party might be irreparably harmed by, any breach by another Party of its obligations under this Agreement. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or
threatened breach, the claiming Party will be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific enforcement, in addition to any other remedy to which the complaining Party is entitled at Law or in equity, without the requirement
of posting a bond or other security. The Party complained against will not oppose such relief on the grounds that an adequate remedy at Law exists.
10.13 Guaranty of Indemnity Obligations. By their execution of this Agreement, James Farrar unconditionally guarantees all
indemnification obligations of JTF Holdco hereunder and Gregory Tylee unconditionally guarantees all indemnification obligations of Tylee Holdco hereunder and each hereby waives any and all defenses to any enforcement of any such guaranty.
10.14 Limited Indemnity by Buyer. Buyer agrees to indemnify Sellers for Losses solely in connection with employment severance claims
made against Sellers by the persons named in Section 3.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, other than Messrs. Farrar, Tylee and Maretic, who become employees of Parent or a subsidiary of Parent upon Closing. The aggregate amount of any
such indemnification shall not to exceed $100,000.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
11.1
Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing as provided in this section. Termination by the Sellers requires unanimous action.
(a) Consent. Parent and the Sellers may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent.
(b) Expiration; Illegality; Prohibition. Either the Sellers or Parent may terminate this Agreement:
(i) if the Closing has not occurred on or before June 30, 2016 (which date may be extended by Parent to December 31,
2016 by written notice to Sellers), other than due to the failure of any Party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform its obligations under this Agreement), as that date may be extended (the Expiration Date);
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(ii) if there is any Law that makes consummation of any of the Contemplated
Transactions illegal or otherwise prohibited; or
(iii) if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction having valid
enforcement authority issues a final Order, not subject to appeal, permanently restraining, prohibiting or enjoining a Seller or Parent from consummating any of the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) Breach. Parent may terminate this Agreement if a material representation of the Sellers or Company Management made in this
Agreement was not true when made.
(d) Unsatisfied Parent Conditions. Parent may terminate this Agreement if any of the following
conditions exists, except that Parent may not terminate if the condition stated in (i) or (ii) below resulted from Parents failure to perform an obligation under this Agreement:
(iii) the closing conditions of Sections 6.1(b), 6.5 or 6.6 would not be satisfied if the Closing Date
were the date Parent notifies Sellers of the existence of inaccuracies in the Companys, JTF Holdcos, Tylee Holdcos, the Sellers or the Company Managements representations or a breach of warranty by the Company, JTF
Holdco, Tylee Holdco, any Seller or Company Management made in this Agreement, or the occurrence since the date of this Agreement of any event or circumstance that, as of the time of notice, would preclude satisfaction of any of those closing
conditions on or before the Expiration Date, and either (A) the failure of condition would not be subject to cure, or (B) the failure of condition would be subject to cure, but the Sellers have not effected a complete cure, without the
Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco incurring any expense or Liability, within five (5) Business Days following receipt by the Sellers of Parents notice of intent to terminate pursuant to Section 11.1(c) (the Seller
Cure Period);
(iv) the closing condition of Section 6.2 would not be satisfied if the Closing Date
were the date Parent notifies the Sellers of a breach of obligation by the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or a Seller under this Agreement that as of the time of notice would preclude satisfaction of that closing condition, and either
(A) the failure of condition would not be subject to cure, or (B) the failure of condition would be subject to cure, but the Company, JTF Holdco, Tylee Holdco or Sellers have not effected a complete cure, without the Company, JTF Holdco or
Tylee Holdco incurring any expense or Liability, within the Seller Cure Period; or
(v) a Material Adverse Change has
occurred since the date of this Agreement;
(e) Insolvency Proceeding. Parent may terminate this Agreement if a Bankruptcy Event
has occurred with respect to any Seller or the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco.
(f) [Reserved].
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(g) Notice of Termination. Termination of this Agreement by a Party pursuant to
subsections (b) through (f) of Section 11.1, will be effective upon written notice from that Party given pursuant to Section 12.13.
11.2 Effect of Termination; Remedies.
(a) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.1, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement will
terminate, except that Section 8.3, Section 8.11, Article IX and Article X and all applicable definitions in this Agreement will survive termination.
(b) The exercise of a right of termination will not be an election of remedies. Each Partys right of termination under
Section 11.1 is in addition to any other right the Party has for breach or otherwise, which will survive termination unimpaired, except that if this Agreement is terminated, any claim by the Sellers against Parent for any breach by
Parent of its obligations under this Agreement or for any other legal or equitable relief arising from this Agreement must be made no later than three (3) Business Days after the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1 Effect of the Disclosure Schedule.
(a) Manner of Disclosure. A disclosure in the Disclosure Schedule will apply only to a representation and warranty of the Sellers made
in this Agreement to which the disclosure relates by express cross-reference to the specific sections or subsections of this Agreement containing the qualified representation and warranty, and not to any other representation and warranty. All
capitalized terms used in the Disclosure Schedule that are defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Agreement, and any other purported definition in the Disclosure Schedule will not be effective. An item
mentioned in the Disclosure Schedule will be effective to qualify the related identified representation and warranty only if the disclosure identifies the qualifying matter with reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable
detail. The mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item will not be deemed adequate to disclose a qualification to a representation and warranty unless the representation and warranty pertains only to the existence of the
document or other item. The Disclosure Schedule is intended only to qualify and limit the representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in the Agreement and do not expand in any way the scope or effect of any representation and warranty.
(b) Priority. If the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Disclosure Schedule conflict (other than for the
purpose of stating a qualification to a representation and warranty as provided in Section 12.1(a)), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.
(c) No Admission. The information provided by certificates delivered to Parent pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, in the
Disclosure Schedule or in any notice provided to
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Parent pursuant to this Agreement is for Parents benefit for the purposes of this Agreement is not an admission by the Sellers, the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco to any other Person
for any other purpose:
(i) as to the materiality of any effect of a disclosed item;
(ii) that any Liability, or circumstance that could give rise to a Liability, of the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco
referred to in the Disclosure Schedule in fact exists or has occurred;
(iii) that any assertion made in any Claim or
Proceeding against the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco described in the Disclosure Schedule is true or that a valid basis in fact or at law exists for the assertion; or
(iv) that any party to a Contract with the Company, JTF Holdco or Tylee Holdco is not in breach of the Contract.
12.2 Governing Law. This Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, and all disputes between any of the Parties under or relating to
this Agreement or the circumstances of its negotiation and execution, whether a Party seeks relief in equity or under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, are to be governed by and determined under the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to principles of conflict of laws other than to section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor provision.
12.3 Forum for Disputes; Service of Process.
(a) Exclusive Forum. Any Proceeding a Party brings under or relating to this Agreement or any Contemplated Transaction, including the
rights, duties or liabilities of the Parties directly or indirectly arising from or relating to this Agreement or the circumstances of its negotiation and execution, whether the claim arises under contract, tort, statute or otherwise (a
Subject Claim) must be brought only before a federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York unless that court does not have jurisdiction over the Subject Claim, in which case the Proceeding must be brought
in any State of New York court sitting in that Borough (the Designated Forum).
(b) Personal Jurisdiction. Each
Party (i) irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of New York, as well as to the jurisdiction of all courts to which an appeal may be taken from such courts, with respect to all
Subject Claims, (ii) irrevocably waives and will not assert any right to have a Subject Claim dismissed or transferred because of the inconvenience of the forum, and (iii) will not deny or challenge that the courts identified in
Section 12.3 have personal jurisdiction over the Party with respect to a Subject Claim, or that the Partys property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution.
(c) Service. Process in any Proceeding involving a Subject Claim may be served on a Party anywhere in the world. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Law, service of process may be made on a Party by prepaid U.S. certified mail addressed to the Party at its effective address under Section 12.13, and a certified mailing receipt validated by the
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United States Postal Service will constitute conclusive evidence of valid service. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, service made pursuant to this Section 12.3(c)
will have the same legal force and effect as if process was served upon such Party personally within the State of New York.
12.4
Entire Agreement and Amendment.
(a) Prior Agreements; Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement (including its exhibits,
appendices and schedules), the Disclosure Schedule, the other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including the other Transaction Agreements) constitute a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement among the Parties with respect
to its subject matter, and supersede all other prior agreements, arrangements or understandings by or between the Parties, written or oral, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, including the Letter of Intent
between the special committee of independent directors of the board of directors of Parent and the Company dated August 31, 2015.
(b) Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by all Parties that by its terms is
specifically identified as an amendment.
12.5 Headings and Captions. Except as provided in this section with respect to the
Disclosure Schedule, the headings and captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only. They do not constitute a part of this Agreement and are not to be given effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. They are not
deemed to limit, characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and all provisions of this Agreement will be enforced and construed as if no heading or caption had been used. However, any heading or caption in the Disclosure
Schedule that refers to a section or subsection of this Agreement is a necessary part of the Disclosure Schedule so that it will conform to the requirements of Section 12.1, and such heading or caption is intended to indicate that the
information under such heading applies only to the section or subsections cited.
12.6 Interpretation and Construction.
(a) Independent Provisions. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is independent of all other provisions, and the provisions of one
should not be read to limit any other, except where a provision expressly states that it is the exclusive provision as to its subject matter.
(b) Usages.
(i) All accounting terms used in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them under GAAP unless otherwise provided.
(ii) Whenever the term include or including is used in this Agreement in connection with a listing
of items, that listing is illustrative only and is not a limitation on the general scope of the classification, or as an exclusive listing of the items within the general scope.
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(iii) The terms hereof, herein and hereunder
and terms of similar import will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(iv) Article, section, clause, subsection, exhibit, appendix and schedule references contained in this Agreement are references
to articles, sections, clauses, subsections, exhibits, appendices and schedules of or to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
(v) Each defined term used in this Agreement has a comparable meaning when used in its plural or singular form. Each
gender-specific term used in this Agreement has a comparable meaning whether used in a masculine, feminine or gender-neutral form.
(vi) Any amount stated in this Agreement in Dollars or by reference to the $ symbol means United States
dollars.
(vii) A reference to U. S. or United States means the United States of America.
(c) Joint Preparation; Interpretation. Each Party acknowledges having been represented and advised by independent counsel of its choice
throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this Agreement. Each Party and its counsel cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require
interpretation of any ambiguous, vague or conflicting term in this Agreement against the drafter should not apply and is expressly waived. In addition, this Agreement is to be interpreted and construed without reference to or application of the
so-called forthright negotiator principle.
12.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is held by court of
competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable in any situation or in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions or the validity or enforceability of the
offending provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. 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.
12.8 Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed
to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Counterpart signature pages and facsimile signatures are effective, and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be on the same page.
12.9 Time of the Essence. With regard to all dates and time periods referred to in this Agreement, time is of the essence.
12.10 Assignment and Successors. No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by
operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except that Parent may assign any of its rights and delegate
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any of its obligations under this Agreement without the consent of any other Party to (a) any of its Affiliates and (b) to any purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of
Parent. Without the consent of all other Parties, no such assignment will relieve Parent of its obligations under this Agreement if the assignee does not perform the obligations. Parent also may collaterally assign its rights under this Agreement to
any Person that provides credit or credit support to Parent or any of its Affiliates, or as security for any other obligation or undertaking of Parent or any Parent Affiliate. Any purported assignment or delegation contrary to this
Section 12.10 will be void.
12.11 Parties in Interest. This Agreement is binding upon and inures solely to the benefit
of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement confers upon any other Person any right or remedy of any nature whatsoever, except Persons, other than the Parties, who are or become Seller Indemnitees or Parent
Indemnitees , However, the Parties retain the right to amend and to cancel and render void any of the provisions of Article XI at any time, regardless of whether the amendment or cancellation would deprive any Person of any right, or modify
any right, as a Parent Indemnitee or a Seller Indemnitee that existed in favor of that Person prior to the amendment or cancellation, or that otherwise would have an adverse effect on that Person. No Person, by virtue of this Agreement, is entitled
to employment by Parent or the Company or their Affiliates.
12.12 Expenses.
(a) General. Each Party will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and
performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including all fees and expenses of its Representatives and advisors.
(b)
Upon Termination. The obligation of a terminating Party to pay its own expenses will not apply to a terminating Partys right to recovery pursuant to Section 11.2.
12.13 Notices.
(a)
Methods. A notice, disclosure (including supplements to the Disclosure Schedule), demand or other communication to a Party that is required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been given (i) on
the date established by the sender as the date of personal delivery to the recipient, (ii) on the date delivered to the recipient by a private courier as established by the sender by evidence obtained from the courier, (iii) subject to
Section 12.13(b), on the date sent by facsimile or by other electronic means, and (iv) (iv) on the fourth Business Day after mailing when sent to the recipient at such Partys address set forth below by registered or certified
U.S. mail, with postage prepaid and return receipt requested and returned. If more than one method of sending a notice is used, the effective date of notice will be the earliest date provided by the application of the rules in this
Section 12.13(a).
(b) Electronic Transmissions. Notices sent by facsimile transmission or other electronic means will
be effective on the date specified in Section 12.13(a) if the sender also delivers the notice by private courier (costs prepaid, and with evidence of delivery returned by
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the courier) on the next Business Day after the electronic transmission took place, unless the recipient acknowledged in writing that the electronic notice was received on the transmission date
(such acknowledgement includes an electronic facsimile or electronic mail message sent by the recipient but does not include an automatic machine-generated confirmation).
(c) Addresses. Notices to a Party must be sent to the Party at its address specified and to the attention of the person designated in
Section 12.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, or to such other address, or designated person, as a Party might designate by Notice sent in accordance with this Section 12.13 to the other Parties from time to time (which change
notice when effective will be deemed to amend Section 12.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
12.14 Withholding Taxes.
Parent or Buyer may deduct and withhold from the payments of the Purchase Price amounts required to be withheld under the Code or any other Law pertaining to Taxes. An Indemnifying Party may withhold from any payment made under Article IX or
Article X amounts required to be withheld under the Code or any other Law pertaining to Taxes. A party withholding any payment will remit the withheld amount to the appropriate Governmental Authority in a timely manner. A withheld amount that
is remitted to the applicable Governmental Authority will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been a payment of the Purchase Price or indemnification payment, as applicable, to the Party entitled to the payment from which such
deduction and withholding was made.
12.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MIGHT ARISE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES. CONSEQUENTLY, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY SUBJECT CLAIM (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 12.3). EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION THE OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) THE PARTY UNDERSTANDS
AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE WAIVER, (C) THE PARTY MAKES THE WAIVER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) THE PARTY AND EACH OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS
AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. Any Party may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Agreement with any court as written and conclusive evidence of the consent of each Party to the waiver of its right to trial by jury.
12.16 Extension and Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, Parent and Sellers may (a) extend the time for the performance of
any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations or breaches of warranties of the other Party in this Agreement or in any document delivered by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement
or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other Party or conditions to the waiving Partys obligations under this Agreement. Any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in a writing signed by the Party
granting the extension or effecting the waiver. Any waiver in one instance will not be a waiver in a subsequent event or a waiver of any other provision of or right under this Agreement. Except where waived in writing, the failure of a Party to
assert a right under or arising from this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of the right.
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IN WITNESS OF THE FOREGOING, each Party executes this Agreement as of the date first written
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CIO MANAGEMENT BUYER LTD. |
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/s/ John McLernon |
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John McLernon |
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Chairman of the Board |
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SELLERS |
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GIBRALT CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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/s/ Samuel Belzberg |
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Samuel Belzberg |
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JTF SELLERS |
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/s/ James Farrar |
James Farrar, as a JTF Seller |
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/s/ James Farrar |
James Farrar, as Trustee of the James Farrar Family Trust |
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/s/ Gregory Tylee |
Gregory Tylee, as a Tylee Seller |
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/s/ Gregory Tylee |
Gregory Tylee, as Trustee of the Gregory Tylee Family Trust |
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ANTHONY MARETIC |
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/s/ Anthony Maretic |
Anthony Maretic |
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/s/ James Farrar |
James Farrar, as a member of Company Management |
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/s/ Gregory Tylee |
Gregory Tylee, as a member of Company Management |
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/s/ Anthony Maretic |
Anthony Maretic, as a member of Company Management |
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PAGE TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This
SECOND AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this Second Amendment) is made as of November 2, 2015, by and among City Office REIT, Inc. a Maryland corporation (the Company), City Office REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a
Maryland limited partnership of which the Company is the sole general partner (the Operating Partnership), and City Office Real Estate Management, Inc., a Canada Business Corporations Act corporation (the Advisor, and
together with the Company and the Operating Partnership, the Parties).
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain
Advisory Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to Advisory Agreement dated March 19, 2014 (collectively, the Advisory Agreement), pursuant to which the Company is obligated to pay the Advisor
an Acquisition Fee during the Initial Term and any Renewal Term.
WHEREAS, the Company and the shareholders of the Advisor have entered
into that certain stock purchase agreement, of even date herewith (the Stock Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Company intends to acquire all of the outstanding stock of the Advisor on the terms set forth in the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Advisory Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and mutual covenants and agreements contained in the Stock
Purchase Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
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It is the intention and agreement of the Parties that no Acquisition Fee be payable under the Advisory Agreement effective as of the date of this Second Amendment and all references to the Acquisition Fee in Sections 8
and 10 of the Advisory Agreement are hereby eliminated. |
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1, in the event the closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement does not occur in accordance with its terms (i) the provisions of Section 1 shall become null and
void and the Advisory Agreement shall continue in effect in accordance with its terms without reference to Section 1 of this Second Amendment, and (ii) any Acquisition Fee that would have been payable under the Advisory Agreement had the
provisions of Section 1 of this Second Amendment not been in effect will become due and payable. |
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Except as specifically amended by this Second Amendment, the Advisory Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
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This Second Amendment, which may be executed in multiple counterparts, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the matters contained herein and shall not be modified by any prior oral or written
discussions. |
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This Second Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment as of the date first written above.
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CITY OFFICE REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation |
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CEO |
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CITY OFFICE REIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership |
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City Office REIT, Inc., its Sole General Partner |
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James Farrar |
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CEO |
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CITY OFFICE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, INC.
a Canada Business Corporations Act corporation |
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Exhibit 99.1
City Office REIT Announces Management Internalization
VANCOUVERNovember 2, 2015City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CIO) (City Office or the Company), announced today that it has
entered into definitive agreements to internalize its management effective February 1, 2016.
The internalization will allow City Office to realize
economies of scale and enhance its earnings potential as the Company grows. The transaction, which was negotiated and approved by a committee of independent directors, provides for the Company to acquire its current external advisor and directly
employ the advisors existing management team and other employees. The independent directors of the Company believe that the effective termination of the external advisory relationship and internalization of management will reduce expenses as
the Company grows and further align the interests of management, the Board of Directors and shareholders.
Key Aspects of the Internalization:
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Continuity of Management Team The management team of the Companys external advisor, including the Companys current executive officers, will become employees of City Office. The Company
will enter into employment agreements with each of its Chief Executive Officer, its President and its Chief Financial Officer providing a seamless transition and clarity as to future senior leadership. |
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Favorable Internalization Economics In connection with the internalization, City Office will enter into an administrative services agreement to provide certain affiliates of the external advisor
administrative services and support and will receive an aggregate of $3.25 million for such services over the three years following closing of the internalization. In addition, the agreements provide for the immediate elimination of the 1.0%
acquisition fee payable by the Company to the advisor under the advisory agreement. |
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Economies of Scale and Accretion Through the immediate elimination of the acquisition fee and the elimination of the base management fee effective February 1, 2016, the transaction permits
economies of scale as the Companys equity capital grows. Excluding the one-time costs associated with the internalization, the Company expects the transaction to be accretive to FFO, and as the Company grows, accretive to both Core FFO and
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Alignment of Interests The internal management structure creates a stronger alignment of interests among management, the Board of Directors and shareholders. It also empowers the Board of Directors
and the internal management team with full strategic and operational control. The Company also believes an internal management structure is preferred by the investment community over an external management structure allowing for greater diversity in
its shareholder base. |
The Companys current Advisory Agreement, amended to provide for elimination of the acquisition fee payable,
remains in effect until February 1, 2016. Effective February 1, 2016, City Office will acquire the external advisor (City Office Real Estate Management Inc.), in exchange for an aggregate of 297,321 shares of City Office common stock. This
was determined based on a $3.5 million purchase price and
using the 10 day volume weighted average stock price of approximately $11.77 at October 30, 2015. City Office will also pay up to an additional $3.5 million of cash if, but only if, the
Company achieves the following fully diluted market capitalization thresholds prior to December 31, 2016: $1.0 million upon achieving a $200 million fully diluted market capitalization, an additional $1.0 million upon achieving a $225 million
fully diluted market capitalization and an additional $1.5 million upon achieving a $250 million fully diluted market capitalization.
The decision
to internalize management is both a testament to our progress since completing our April 2014 IPO and an important step in our future growth and earnings potential. Over this time, we have significantly enhanced the value of our properties and
completed over $250 million of acquisitions. We believe that the accelerated internalization benefits our shareholders by positioning the Company to realize economies of scale and expand our potential investor universe, said James Farrar,
Chief Executive Officer.
The independent directors have unanimously decided that it is in the best interests of City Office and its shareholders to
accelerate the planned timetable for internalizing management, stated independent director William R. Flatt. The independent directors firmly believe that the opportunity to reduce expenses going forward and secure its management team
directly provided for greater control and execution. This made it an optimal time to establish a clear and efficient structure going forward.
The
Company has posted a presentation providing specific details on the internalization under the Investor Relations section of its website at www.cityofficereit.com.
Wunderlich Securities, Inc. acted as financial advisor to the special committee of independent directors of the Companys Board of Directors in
connection with the transaction and provided a fairness opinion on the terms of the transaction.
About City Office REIT, Inc.
City Office REIT is a real estate company focused on acquiring, owning and operating high-quality office properties located in leading markets primarily in the
Southern and Western United States. City Office currently owns or has an interest in 3.3 million square feet of office properties. Additional information about City Office is available on the Companys website at
www.cityofficereit.com. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains
forward looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements that are not statements of historical
facts are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements reflect our current expectations concerning future results, objectives, plans and goals, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that are difficult to predict and which may cause future results, performance or achievements to differ. These statements include, but are not limited to, those pertaining to the Companys expectations regarding growth, future reductions in
expenses and future management. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include factors described in our news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are cautioned to consider these risks and uncertainties and not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, relating to matters discussed in this press release, except as may be
required by applicable securities laws.
Contact
City Office REIT, Inc.
Anthony Maretic, CFO
+1-604-806-3366
investorrelations@cityofficereit.com
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