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Exhibit 2.1
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
QUANTA SERVICES EC CANADA LTD.
QUANTA SERVICES CC CANADA LTD.
QUANTA SERVICES, INC.
and
VALARD HOLDINGS LTD., VICTOR BUDZINSKI, ADAM BUDZINSKI,
PAUL MCGINNIS and PHILIP SEELEY
and
BUDZINSKI FAMILY TRUST AND 1428802 ALBERTA LTD
As of October 22, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
PURCHASE AND SALE | 2 | ||||
1.1 |
Agreement to Purchase and Sell | 2 | ||||
1.2 |
Purchase Price | 2 | ||||
1.3 |
Payment of Cash Consideration | 3 | ||||
1.4 |
Payment of Share Consideration | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AND COVENANTORS | 4 | ||||
2.1 |
Organization | 4 | ||||
2.2 |
Authorization | 4 | ||||
2.3 |
Investments and Subsidiaries | 4 | ||||
2.4 |
Capitalization | 4 | ||||
2.5 |
Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts | 5 | ||||
2.6 |
Real Property | 6 | ||||
2.7 |
Title to Personal Property; Related Matters | 8 | ||||
2.8 |
Financial Statements | 9 | ||||
2.9 |
No Undisclosed Liabilities | 10 | ||||
2.10 |
Absence of Certain Changes and Events | 10 | ||||
2.11 |
Legal Proceedings | 11 | ||||
2.12 |
Compliance with Law | 11 | ||||
2.13 |
Company Contracts | 11 | ||||
2.14 |
Tax Returns; Taxes. | 14 | ||||
2.15 |
Directors, Officers and Employees | 15 | ||||
2.16 |
Company Benefit Plans | 16 | ||||
2.17 |
Labour Relations | 18 | ||||
2.18 |
Insurance Policies | 20 | ||||
2.19 |
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters | 20 | ||||
2.20 |
Intellectual Property; Software | 22 | ||||
2.21 |
Transactions with Affiliates | 23 | ||||
2.22 |
Customers and Suppliers; Bids; Jobs | 23 | ||||
2.23 |
Service Warranties | 24 | ||||
2.24 |
Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable | 25 | ||||
2.25 |
Licenses and Permits | 25 | ||||
2.26 |
Ethical Practices | 26 | ||||
2.27 |
Bank Accounts | 26 | ||||
2.28 |
Powers of Attorney | 26 | ||||
2.29 |
Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers | 26 | ||||
2.30 |
Disclosure | 26 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER, CALLCO AND QUANTA | 27 | ||||
3.1 |
Organization | 27 | ||||
3.2 |
Authorization | 27 |
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3.3 |
Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts; Consents | 28 | ||||
3.4 |
Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers | 28 | ||||
3.5 |
Exemptions from Securities Law | 28 | ||||
3.6 |
Compliance with Securities Law | 29 | ||||
3.7 |
Compliance with Filing Requirements | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS | 29 | ||||
4.1 |
Conduct of Operations of the Companies | 29 | ||||
4.2 |
Inspection and Access to Information | 32 | ||||
4.3 |
No Solicitation of Transactions | 32 | ||||
4.4 |
Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation | 33 | ||||
4.5 |
Public Announcements | 34 | ||||
4.6 |
Shareholders Disclosure Schedules | 34 | ||||
4.7 |
Insurance | 35 | ||||
4.8 |
Non-Competition | 35 | ||||
4.9 |
Tax Matters | 38 | ||||
4.10 |
Repayment of Related-Party Loans | 39 | ||||
4.11 |
Transition Assistance | 40 | ||||
4.12 |
Consent and Waiver of the Shareholders | 40 | ||||
4.13 |
Change of Name | 40 | ||||
4.14 |
Hydro Power Generation Activities | 40 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 41 | ||||
5.1 |
Conditions to Each Partys Obligations | 41 | ||||
5.2 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser | 42 | ||||
5.3 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Shareholders | 44 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
CLOSING | 45 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
TERMINATION | 45 | ||||
7.1 |
Termination | 45 | ||||
7.2 |
Effect of Termination | 46 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
INDEMNIFICATION | 46 | ||||
8.1 |
Indemnification Obligations of the Shareholders | 46 | ||||
8.2 |
Indemnification Obligations of the Purchaser and Quanta | 48 | ||||
8.3 |
Indemnification Procedure | 48 | ||||
8.4 |
Claims Period | 50 | ||||
8.5 |
Liability Limits | 51 | ||||
8.6 |
Investigations | 51 | ||||
8.7 |
Insurance Proceeds | 51 | ||||
8.8 |
Purchase Price Adjustment | 51 |
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ARTICLE 9 |
QUANTA SECURITIES | 52 | ||||
9.1 |
Compliance with Law | 52 | ||||
9.2 |
Economic Risk; Sophistication; Accredited Investors | 52 | ||||
9.3 |
Restriction on Sale or Other Transfer of Restricted Shares | 53 | ||||
9.4 |
Insider Trading | 53 | ||||
9.5 |
NYSE Listing; Removal of Legends | 53 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 53 | ||||
10.1 |
Notices | 53 | ||||
10.2 |
Schedules and Exhibits | 54 | ||||
10.3 |
Assignment; Successors in Interest | 54 | ||||
10.4 |
Number; Gender | 55 | ||||
10.5 |
Captions | 55 | ||||
10.6 |
Controlling Law; Amendment | 55 | ||||
10.7 |
Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc.; Waiver of Jury Trial | 55 | ||||
10.8 |
Recovery of Costs | 55 | ||||
10.9 |
Severability | 56 | ||||
10.10 |
Counterparts | 56 | ||||
10.11 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries | 56 | ||||
10.12 |
Waiver | 56 | ||||
10.13 |
Entire Agreement | 56 | ||||
10.14 |
Cooperation Following the Closing | 56 | ||||
10.15 |
Transaction Costs | 56 | ||||
10.16 |
Shareholders Knowledge | 57 | ||||
10.17 |
Business Day | 57 | ||||
10.18 |
Time of Essence | 57 | ||||
10.19 |
Construction | 57 |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1.3(a)(i)
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Form of Escrow Agreement | |
Exhibit 5.2(e)
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Form of Shareholder Release | |
Exhibit 5.2(g)
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Form of Shareholders Counsel Opinion | |
Exhibit 5.2(j)
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Form of Lease Agreements | |
Exhibit 5.2(k)
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Form of Employment Agreement | |
Exhibit 5.2(l)
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Form of Support Agreement | |
Exhibit 5.2(m)
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Form of Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit 5.3(i)
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Form of Purchasers Counsel Opinion |
LIST OF SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.2
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Purchase Price; Closing Date Debt | |
Schedule 1.3
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Allocation of Cash Consideration; Wire Instructions | |
Schedule 1.4
|
Allocation of Share Consideration | |
Schedule 2.1
|
Qualifications to Do Business | |
Schedule 2.3
|
Investments, Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | |
Schedule 2.4
|
Capitalization | |
Schedule 2.5
|
Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts | |
Schedule 2.6
|
Real Property | |
Schedule 2.7
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Company Assets; Title Exceptions | |
Schedule 2.8
|
Financial Statements | |
Schedule 2.9
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No Undisclosed Liabilities | |
Schedule 2.10
|
Absence of Certain Changes and Events | |
Schedule 2.11
|
Legal Proceedings | |
Schedule 2.12
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Compliance with Law | |
Schedule 2.13
|
Company Contracts | |
Schedule 2.14
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Tax Exceptions; Tax Returns Due | |
Schedule 2.15
|
Directors, Officers and Employees; Employment Agreements | |
Schedule 2.16
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Company Benefit Plans | |
Schedule 2.17
|
Labour Relations | |
Schedule 2.18
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Insurance Policies | |
Schedule 2.19
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Environmental, Health and Safety Matters | |
Schedule 2.20
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Intellectual Property; Software | |
Schedule 2.21
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Transactions with Affiliates | |
Schedule 2.22
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Customers and Suppliers; Bids; Jobs | |
Schedule 2.23
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Service Warranties | |
Schedule 2.24
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Accounts Receivable | |
Schedule 2.25
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Licenses and Permits | |
Schedule 2.26
|
Ethical Practices | |
Schedule 2.27
|
Bank Accounts | |
Schedule 2.28
|
Powers of Attorney | |
Schedule 2.29
|
Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers | |
Schedule 3.4
|
Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers | |
Schedule 5.2(o)(vi)
|
Reorganization Plan |
DEFINED TERMS
The following is a list of the defined terms used in this Agreement and each of such terms shall
have the meanings given thereto wherever they are used:
Terms | Section | |
1428802 |
Preamble | |
618232 |
2.7(c) | |
Action/Actions |
2.11 | |
Acquisition |
Recitals | |
Adam |
Preamble | |
Advance Ruling Certificate |
5.1(c) | |
Affiliate |
2.21(b) | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Aircraft Documents |
2.7(e) | |
Applicable Laws |
2.12 | |
Average Closing Price |
1.2 | |
Budzinski Trust |
Preamble | |
Business Day |
10.18 | |
Callco |
Preamble | |
Cash Consideration |
1.2 | |
Certificate of Airworthiness |
2.7(b) | |
Claims Period |
8.4 | |
Closing |
Article 6 | |
Closing Date |
Article 6 | |
Closing Date Debt |
1.2 | |
Commissioner |
5.1(c) | |
Companies/Company |
Recitals | |
Company Activities |
4.8(a)(i) | |
Company Benefit Plan |
2.16(a) | |
Company Contracts |
2.13 | |
Company Licensed Software |
2.20(b) | |
Company Proprietary Software |
2.20(b) | |
Company Software |
2.20(b) | |
Competing Business |
4.8(a) | |
Competition Act |
5.1(c) | |
Competition Act Compliance |
5.1(c) | |
Competition Tribunal |
5.1(c) | |
Confidential Information |
4.8(a)(iii) | |
Consideration |
1.2 | |
Contaminants |
2.19(i)(i) | |
Control/Controlled/Controlling |
2.21(b) | |
Covenanting Shareholders |
4.8(d) | |
Covenantors |
Preamble | |
Customer Contracts |
2.13(o) | |
Customers |
2.22(a) |
Terms | Section | |
Dispute Notice |
4.9(a) | |
Effective Date |
Preamble | |
Employee Benefit Plan |
2.16(b) | |
Employment Agreement |
5.2(k) | |
Environment |
2.19(i)(ii) | |
Environmental Laws |
2.19(i)(iii) | |
Escrow Agent |
1.3(a)(i) | |
Escrow Agreement |
1.3(a)(i) | |
Exchange Rate |
1.2 | |
Exchangeable Shares |
1.2 | |
Excluded Subs |
Recitals | |
Existing Employment Agreements |
2.15 | |
Financial Statements |
2.8 | |
GAAP |
1.2 | |
Governmental Entity/Entities |
2.5 | |
Hydro Power Activity |
4.14 | |
Indemnified Party |
8.3(a) | |
Indemnifying Party |
8.3(a) | |
Intellectual Property |
2.20(a) | |
Knowledge |
10.17 | |
Labour Laws |
2.17(k) | |
Lease Agreements |
5.2(i) | |
Leased Real Property |
2.6(b) | |
Legal Dispute |
10.7 | |
Licenses |
2.25 | |
Liens |
1.1 | |
Lockup Period |
9.3 | |
Losses |
8.1 | |
Maintenance Program |
2.7(c) | |
Manufacturers |
2.7(c) | |
Noncompete Period |
4.8(a)(v) | |
NYSE |
3.3(b) | |
PCBs |
2.19(i)(i) | |
Party/Parties |
Preamble | |
Paul |
Preamble | |
Person |
2.21 | |
Philip |
Preamble | |
Permitted Liens |
2.6 | |
Personal Property |
2.7 | |
Primary Properties |
5.2(i) | |
Purchase Price |
1.2 | |
Purchaser |
Preamble | |
Purchaser Ancillary Documents |
3.2 | |
Purchaser Basket |
8.5(a) | |
Purchaser Indemnified Parties |
8.1 | |
Purchaser Losses |
8.1 |
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Terms | Section | |
Quanta |
Preamble | |
Quanta Common Stock |
1.2 | |
Quanta Exchange Stock |
9.1 | |
Quanta SEC Reports |
3.7 | |
Quanta Special Voting Stock |
1.2 | |
Real Property Leases |
2.6(c) | |
Receivables |
2.24(a) | |
Related Equipment |
2.7(d) | |
Related Party |
2.21(a) | |
Reorganization Plan |
5.2(o)(vi) | |
Residual Information |
4.8(b) | |
Restricted Shares |
9.1 | |
SEC |
3.7 | |
Securities Laws |
9.1 | |
Shareholder Ancillary Documents |
2.2 | |
Shareholder Indemnified Parties |
8.2 | |
Shareholder Losses |
8.2 | |
Shareholders |
Preamble | |
Shareholders Agreement |
4.12 | |
Shareholders Loan |
Recitals | |
Sharps |
Recitals | |
Share Consideration |
1.2 | |
STCs |
2.7(f) | |
Support Agreement |
5.2(l) | |
Surviving Obligations |
8.4(a) | |
Surviving Representations |
8.4(a) | |
Target Subs |
Recitals | |
Targets |
Recitals | |
Targets Shares |
1.1 | |
Tax Authority |
2.14(a) | |
Tax Return |
2.14(e) | |
Taxes |
2.14(e) | |
TC |
2.7(b) | |
Terminable Breach |
7.1(b)(iii) | |
Termination Date |
7.1 | |
Territory |
4.8(a)(v) | |
Trade Secrets |
4.8(a)(vi) | |
Valard 2008 |
Recitals | |
Valard Construction |
Recitals | |
Valard Holdings |
Preamble | |
Victor |
Preamble | |
Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement |
5.2(m) |
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of October 22, 2010 (the
Effective Date), is made and entered into by and among Quanta Services EC Canada Ltd., a
British Columbia company (the Purchaser), Quanta Services CC Canada Ltd., a British
Columbia company (Callco), Quanta Services, Inc., a Delaware company and ultimate parent
of the Purchaser and Callco (Quanta) and Valard Holdings Ltd., an Alberta corporation
(Valard Holdings), Victor Budzinski (Victor), Adam Budzinski (Adam),
Paul McGinnis (Paul) and Philip Seeley (Philip and collectively with Valard
Holdings, Victor, Adam and Paul, the Shareholders), each of whom is an individual
resident of the Province of Alberta, Canada, and 1428802 Alberta Ltd, an Alberta corporation
(1428802) and Budzinski Family Trust, a trust formed under and governed by the laws of
Alberta (Budzinski Trust and collectively with 1428802, the Covenantors). The
Purchaser, Callco, Quanta, the Shareholders and the Covenantors are sometimes individually referred
to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Shareholders currently own all of the issued and outstanding shares in the
capital of Valard Construction (2008) Ltd. (Valard 2008), Valard Construction Ltd.
(Valard Construction) and Sharps Construction Services 2006 Ltd. (Sharps and
collectively with Valard 2008 and Valard Construction, the Targets), and the Targets are,
directly or indirectly, the holders of all of the issued and outstanding shares and units of
certain subsidiary entities as set forth in Schedule 2.3 (collectively such entities,
excluding Valtec Power LLC, Valtec Power Ltd. and Black Creek Hydro, Inc. (the Excluded
Subs), are referred to herein as the Target Subs and, together with the Targets, the
Companies; the Companies are sometimes individually referred to herein as a
Company);
WHEREAS, the Covenantors are indirect shareholders of the Shareholders and will financially
benefit from the transactions contemplated hereby and have agreed to become a party to this
Agreement for the purpose of covenanting in the manner set forth herein;
WHEREAS, prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Shareholders have caused
to be undertaken certain transactions as part of a corporate reorganization plan referred to in
this Agreement as the Reorganization Plan;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Shareholders
propose to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser proposes to purchase from the Shareholders, all
of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each of the Targets (the
Acquisition);
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and Callco are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Quanta; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements in connection with the Acquisition;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1 Agreement to Purchase and Sell. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Shareholders will sell, transfer and
deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will purchase and acquire from the Shareholders, all of
the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Targets (the Targets Shares),
free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions
and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (collectively, the Liens).
1.2 Purchase Price. The aggregate amount to be paid for the Targets Shares and the
covenants in Section 4.8 hereof (such amount referred to as the Purchase Price)
shall be $225,000,000 less the aggregate amount of Closing Date Debt (as defined below) as adjusted
and set forth in Schedule 1.2. The Purchase Price shall be paid by the Purchaser as
follows:
(a) 57.33% of the Purchase Price will be payable in cash (such aggregate amount of cash
so payable is hereinafter referred to as the Cash Consideration) at the Closing in
accordance with Section 1.3; and
(b) 42.67% of the Purchase Price will be payable by the issuance to the Shareholders in
accordance with Section 1.4 of:
(i) that number of Exchangeable Shares (as defined below) that are exchangeable
into that number of shares of common stock of Quanta, par value US$0.00001 per share
(Quanta Common Stock) equal to 36.7975968% of the Purchase Price divided
by the Average Closing Price (as defined below); and
(ii) that number of Quanta Common Stock equal to 5.8724032% of the Purchase
Price divided by the Average Closing Price (as defined below);
(c) one share of Series F Preferred Stock of Quanta, par value US$0.00001 per share
(Quanta Special Voting Stock), which share shall be issued to Victor as initial
trustee to be held in trust in accordance with the Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement (the
Exchangeable Shares and Quanta Common Stock issuable under Section 1.2(b), together with the
Quanta Special Voting Stock, are collectively hereinafter referred to as the Share
Consideration); and
(d) the rights granted to the Shareholders pursuant to the Support Agreement and Voting
and Exchange Rights Agreement (as such terms are defined below).
The Cash Consideration and the Share Consideration are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
Consideration. Closing Date Debt means the current and non-current portions of
the consolidated indebtedness of the Companies outstanding as of the Closing Date, including
obligations for borrowed money, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, or similar instruments,
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capital leases, amounts due to the Shareholders and other liabilities treated as indebtedness
pursuant to Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), in each case
whether short-term or long-term. Average Closing Price means CDN$20.0411 per share, which
amount has been determined by using an agreed Average Closing Price of USD $19.5275 per share and
converting it into Canadian dollars using an agreed exchange rate of 1.0263 Canadian dollars for
each U.S. dollar (the Exchange Rate). Exchangeable Shares means the Class A
non-voting exchangeable common shares in the capital of the Purchaser having the rights and
restrictions attached thereto as contemplated by the Support Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
1.3 Payment of Cash Consideration.
(a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), the Purchaser shall pay or cause to
be paid:
(i) the sum of $5,000,000 to Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP (the Escrow
Agent), as escrow agent, to hold such monies in accordance with the terms of
the escrow agreement to be entered into by the Purchaser, the Shareholders and the
Escrow Agent at Closing in substantially the form set out in Exhibit 1.3(a)(i) (the
Escrow Agreement) for the purpose of satisfying, to the extent of such
amount (together with any interest earned thereon), claims of indemnification for
Purchaser Losses brought by any of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties against the
Shareholders or the Covenantors or any of them pursuant to Section 8.1 of
the Purchase Agreement.; and
(ii) an amount equal to the Cash Consideration minus $5,000,000, which amount
shall be converted to and payable in U.S. dollars by using the Exchange Rate to the
Shareholders in accordance with Schedule 1.3 hereof.
(b) All cash payments required under this Section 1.3 shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account(s) as set forth on Schedule
1.3.
1.4 Payment of Share Consideration. On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined):
(a) the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Shareholders in
accordance with Schedule 1.4 copies of the share certificates representing the
Exchangeable Shares that form part of the Share Consideration. The Purchaser shall cause
originally duly signed share certificates to be delivered to the Shareholders no later than
five Business Days after the Closing Date; and
(b) Quanta, on behalf of the Purchaser, shall deliver to the Shareholders a copy of an
instruction letter to Quantas transfer agent, duly executed by an authorized Quanta
signatory, directing that stock certificates representing the Quanta Common Stock that form
part of the Share Consideration be delivered to the Shareholders in accordance with
Schedule 1.4. Quanta shall cause such stock certificates to be delivered to the
Shareholders no later than fifteen days after the Closing Date.
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No fractional shares shall be issued, and each Shareholder shall be entitled to receive the nearest
whole share of Exchangeable Shares and Quanta Common Stock, as applicable, rounded upwards.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AND COVENANTORS
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AND COVENANTORS
The Shareholders and the Covenantors hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Purchaser, Callco and Quanta as follows, and jointly and severally confirm that the Purchaser,
Callco and Quanta are relying on these representations and warranties in connection with their
execution and delivery of this Agreement and in completing the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement:
2.1 Organization. Each of the Companies is a Person duly formed or organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization.
Each of the Companies has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets
and properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified or
registered and in good standing to transact business under the laws of each jurisdiction where the
character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such
qualification or registration. The Shareholders have heretofore delivered to the Purchaser, Callco
and Quanta true, correct and complete copies of the constating and other organizational documents
and record books of each of the Companies as currently in effect. Schedule 2.1 contains a
true and correct list of the jurisdictions in which each of the Companies is qualified or
registered to do business.
2.2 Authorization. Each of the Shareholders and the Covenantors has full power,
capacity and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and any other certificate,
agreement, document or other instrument to be executed and delivered by such Shareholder or
Covenantor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the
Shareholder Ancillary Documents) and to perform such Shareholders or Covenantors
obligations under this Agreement and the Shareholder Ancillary Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and the Shareholder
Ancillary Documents will be as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by each of the
Shareholders and Covenantors, and constitutes or will constitute, as the case may be, valid and
binding agreements of each of the Shareholders and Covenantors, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other
similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors rights generally, general equitable
principles and the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies.
2.3 Investments and Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.3, none
of the Companies owns or has owned, directly or indirectly, any shares, securities or other equity
interests in any Person.
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2.4 Capitalization.
(a) Schedule 2.4 attached hereto accurately and completely sets forth (i) the
authorized capital structure of each of the Companies by listing thereon the total number
and type of securities that are authorized, held in treasury and issued and outstanding,
which represent all of the shares, securities or other equity interests in each of the
Companies, and (ii) the full name of each record and beneficial owner of such shares,
securities or other equity interests, including the amount held and the percentage owned by
each such owner.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding securities in the capital of each of the
Companies (i) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) were
not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar
rights of any Person or any agreement or Applicable Laws by which each of the Companies was
bound at the time of such issuance, and (iii) are owned, beneficially and of record, by each
Shareholder as set forth on Schedule 2.4, free and clear of any Liens and defects of
title whatsoever. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4, each of the Targets owns,
beneficially and of record, all of the shares, securities or other equity interests of its
Target Subs, free and clear of any Liens and defects of title whatsoever.
(c) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.4, there are no securities in the
authorized capital of each of the Companies reserved for issuance or held in treasury for
any purpose and there are (i) no outstanding options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments,
conversion rights, rights of exchange, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements,
obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities or other plans or commitments,
contingent or otherwise, relating to the shares, securities or other equity interests of any
of the Companies, other than the sale of all the issued and outstanding shares of the
Targets owned by the Shareholders to the Purchaser as contemplated by this Agreement, (ii)
no outstanding rights, preferences, privileges or other contracts or agreements of the
Companies, the Shareholders or any other Person to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
outstanding shares, securities or other equity interests, or securities or obligations of
any kind convertible into any shares, securities or other equity interests of any of the
Companies, (iii) no dividends, or any other distribution awards or rights, which have
accrued or been declared but are unpaid on the shares, securities or other equity interests
of any of the Companies, (iv) no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock
or equity, profit participation plans or similar rights with respect to any of the Companies
and (v) no documents or agreements that grant or impose on the shares, securities or other
equity interests of any of the Companies, any right, preference, privilege or restriction
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including any right of first refusal).
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other
similar agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of the securities or other
equity interests of any of the Companies.
2.5 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Shareholder Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Shareholder Ancillary Documents and the fulfillment of and
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
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Shareholder Ancillary Documents by the Shareholders do not or will not (as the case may be),
with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a
breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any
obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel (a) any term or
provision of the constating and other organizational documents of any of the Companies, (b) except
as set forth on Schedule 2.5, the Company Contracts, the Licenses or any other contract,
agreement, permit, franchise or license applicable to any of the Companies or the Shareholders, (c)
any judgment, decree, order, injunction, award or ruling of any federal, state, provincial or local
or foreign government, or any court, tribunal, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or
other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign (each a Governmental Entity
and, collectively, the Governmental Entities) or arbitration panel to which any Company
or any of the Shareholders or the Covenantors is a party or by which any Company or any of the
Shareholders or the Covenantors or any of their respective assets or properties are bound or (d)
any Applicable Laws applicable to any of the Companies, the Shareholders or the Covenantors.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.5, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity or public or regulatory unit,
agency or authority is required with respect to any of the Companies, the Shareholders or the
Covenantors in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
Shareholder Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
2.6 Real Property.
(a) Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 2.6, none of the Companies owns
any real property. Schedule 2.6 sets forth a true and complete list of all real
property that has been owned by any of the Companies during the last five years.
(b) Schedule 2.6 sets forth a true and complete list of correct address for
(and, as available, legal description of) the parcels of real property leased by each
Company (such parcels of real property, together with all fixtures and improvements thereon
and easements and other rights and appurtenances thereto, the Leased Real
Property). Each of the Companies party to the Real Property Leases (as hereinafter
defined) has valid and binding leasehold interest in the Leased Real Property, free and
clear of any Liens other than (i) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or (ii) liens
imposed by the Applicable Laws and incurred by any of the Companies in the ordinary course
of business for obligations not yet due and payable to landlords, carriers, warehousemen,
laborers, mechanics and materialmen (the Permitted Liens). The Leased Real
Property constitutes and includes all interests in real property currently used or held for
use in connection with the business of any of the Companies and that are necessary for the
continued operation of the business of any of the Companies as it is currently conducted.
None of the Companies has used, or allowed any other Person to use, any Leased Real Property
for any purpose other than the operation of the business of any of the Companies in the
ordinary course. Schedule 2.6 also identifies with respect to each of the leases of
the Leased Real Property (i) the identity of the landlord and tenant, (ii) the term of the
lease, (iii) the square footage of the leased premises, (iv) a general description of the
use of leased premises, (v) the annual or monthly rental payment, as applicable,
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paid pursuant to the lease and (vi) the location of the Leased Real Property, including
the floor the office is located on.
(c) The Shareholders have heretofore delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and
complete copies of the agreements, instruments and documents related to the leasing of the
Leased Real Property, together with all amendments, modifications, supplements and notices,
if any, thereto (the Real Property Leases). Each of the Real Property Leases is
legal, valid and in full force and effect and is a binding and enforceable obligation of the
Company party thereto, and, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, is a binding obligation of
each of the other parties thereto. None of the Companies has sent or received written
notice of any default or termination under any Real Property Leases and no termination
event, condition or uncured default on the part of the applicable Company or the other
parties to the Real Property Leases exists, and no event has occurred and no condition
exists which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would reasonably
constitute such a default or termination event or condition under the Real Property Leases.
None of the Companies has sent or received any material assessments including threatened or
otherwise, general or specific, which have been or are in the process of being levied
against any of the Leased Real Property under any of the Real Property Leases. None of the
Companies has breached any covenant, agreement or condition contained in any Real Property
Leases, and there has not occurred any event which, with the passage of time or the giving
of notice or both, that would reasonably be expected to constitute such a breach by any of
the Companies. To the Knowledge of the Shareholders (i) no other party to any of the Real
Property Leases has breached any covenant, agreement or condition contained therein, and
(ii) there has not occurred any event, which with the passage of time or the giving of
notice or both, that would reasonably be expected to constitute such a breach. To the
Knowledge of the Shareholders, there are no defenses, offsets, claims or counterclaims by or
in favor of any party to any of the Real Property Leases against any other party thereto or
against the obligations of such other party thereto. To the Knowledge of the Shareholders,
there are no Actions, voluntary or otherwise, pending or threatened against any party to any
of the Real Property Leases under bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or similar losses
of any applicable jurisdiction. All material authorizations and consents necessary in
connection with present use and operation of the Leased Real Property, and the lawful
occupancy thereof, have been issued by the applicable Government Entity. The Companies
party to the Real Property Leases have peaceful and undisturbed possession with respect to
the Leased Real Property under which the applicable Company is the lessee, sublessee,
licensee, user or occupant.
(d) No portion of the Leased Real Property, or any of the buildings and improvements
located thereon, violates any Applicable Laws in any material respects, including those
relating to zoning, building, land use, environmental, health and safety, fire, air,
sanitation and noise control. No Leased Real Property is subject to: (i) any judgment,
decree, order, injunction, award or ruling (or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders,
threatened or proposed judgment, decree, order, injunction, award or ruling) of a
Governmental Entity to be sold or taken by public authority, or (ii) any rights of way,
building use restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations or limitations of any
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nature whatsoever that adversely affect any of the Companys ability to use such Leased
Real Property for its intended purpose.
(e) The buildings, improvements and fixtures on the Leased Real Property are in good
operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are presently being
used. None of the buildings and improvements owned or utilized by any of the Companies is
constructed of, or contain as a component part thereof, any material which, either in its
present form or as such material could reasonably be expected to change through aging and
normal use and service, releases any substance, whether gaseous, liquid or solid, which is
or may be, either in a single dose or through repeated and prolonged exposure, injurious or
hazardous to the health of any individual who may from time to time be in or about such
buildings and improvements. There are no condemnation, expropriation, eminent domain or
similar proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened or
contemplated that affect any of the Leased Real Property, any part thereof or any
improvements thereon. None of the Companies has received any notice, written or oral, of
the intention of any Governmental Entity or other Person to take or use all or any part of
any of the Leased Real Property.
2.7 Title to Personal Property; Related Matters.
(a) Schedule 2.7 sets forth a true, correct and complete list and general
description of all equipment and other items of tangible personal property and assets of
each of the Companies as of July 31, 2010 (collectively, the Personal Property,
and the aircraft referred to therein is referred to herein as the Aircraft).
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.7, each of the Companies has good and marketable
title to, or a valid and binding leasehold or license interest in, all its Personal
Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. All Personal Property is
in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and
tear excepted, is usable in the regular and ordinary course of business and conforms to all
Applicable Laws, and the Shareholders have no Knowledge of any defects or problems with any
of such Personal Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.7, no Person other
than the Companies owns any Personal Property situated on the premises of any of the
Companies or used in any of the Companies businesses, except for the leased items that are
subject to the personal property leases listed on Schedule 2.13. Each of the
Companies has good and marketable title to, or holds under a valid lease or license, all
real, tangible and intangible assets, properties, contracts or rights necessary to conduct
its business as presently conducted. Since July 31, 2010, none of the Companies has sold,
transferred or disposed of any Personal Property other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or pursuant to the Reorganization Plan. Each of
Valard Wellpoint Systems Ltd., Valard Burns & McDonnell Ltd. and Valard-NAC Burns and
McDonnell Ltd. is an inactive company which does not own or hold any properties or other
assets or have any liabilities.
(b) The Aircraft has a valid (i) certificate of airworthiness (and, if applicable, for
any appropriate use category) as issued by Transport Canada (TC) (Certificate
of Airworthiness), and (ii) a Certificate of Registration (Certificate of
Registration)
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issued by TC and all such other Licences as are from time to time required for the use
and operation of the Aircraft for passenger transport services.
(c) 618232 Alberta Ltd. (618232) has at all times maintained, serviced,
repaired, overhauled, checked and tested the Aircraft in accordance with all Applicable Laws
including applicable requirements of TC and the maintenance programme (the Maintenance
Program) specified in any publication issued by the Manufacturer or TC applicable to
the Aircraft, so as to keep the Aircraft in good operating condition, and in such condition
as may be necessary to enable the Certificate of Airworthiness of the Aircraft with TC to be
maintained in good standing at all times, and has complied with all mandatory airworthiness
orders, directives, regulations, instructions (if any) and service bulletins (mandatory or
otherwise) issued by TC or the original equipment manufacturer (the Manufacturer)
of the Aircraft (as the case may be).
(d) Neither the Aircraft nor any of its Related Equipment has or has had any material
damage or accident history. As used in this Agreement, the term Related Equipment
means, with respect to the Aircraft, such Aircrafts engines and all material appliances,
parts, instruments, avionics, components, appurtenances, accessories, furnishings, rotable
equipment and other equipment or property incorporated in, installed in or affixed to such
Aircraft or engines.
(e) 618232 has maintained all Aircraft Documents (as defined below), in the manner
required by Applicable Law and Governmental Authorities, and to the extent applicable, the
Maintenance Program. As used in this Agreement, the term Aircraft Documents means
all technical data, manuals, computer records, logbooks (including flight logbooks and
maintenance logbooks) and other records (whether or not required to be kept and whether or
not actually kept in compliance with any Applicable Law), including any records regarding
Related Equipment or replacement Related Equipment and the operation of same.
(f) Any and all alterations and modifications made by 618232 to the Aircraft was
performed under properly authorized and licensed Supplemental Type Certificates
(STCs) accepted by the TC and all such work was performed in conformity with such
STCs and none of the alterations or modifications shall affect the Aircrafts Certificate of
Airworthiness.
(g) 618232 has not maintained, used or operated, and has not knowingly permitted (by
action or inaction) the maintenance, use or operation of the Aircraft in violation of: (i)
any Applicable Law; (ii) any Certificate of Airworthiness; (iii) the Manufacturers
recommendations; or (iv) any License. The Aircraft has been operated in accordance with
the Manufacturers approved flight manuals and the operations manuals for such Aircraft as
approved by TC and in accordance with the applicable regulations of TC.
2.8 Financial Statements. Attached hereto as Schedule 2.8 are true, complete
and correct copies of: (i) audited, reviewed or compiled, as applicable, and unconsolidated balance
sheets and statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of each of the Companies for
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the fiscal years ended as set forth on Schedule 2.8, together with related
accountants or auditors reports, notes and schedules, as applicable, and (ii) the unaudited
interim balance sheet and statement of income, retained earnings and cash flows of each of the
Companies as of and for the various periods ended July 31, 2010 as set forth on Schedule
2.8 (collectively, the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements have been
prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Companies, which books and
records are maintained in accordance with GAAP (except as expressly noted therein or on
Schedule 2.8) consistently applied throughout the periods indicated, and such books and
records have been maintained on a basis consistent with the past practice of the Companies. Each
of the balance sheets included in such Financial Statements (including the related notes and
schedules) fairly presents the financial position of each of the Companies as of the date of such
balance sheet, and each of the statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows included in
such Financial Statements (including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents the results
of operations and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, of the Companies for the periods set
forth therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP (except as expressly noted therein or on
Schedule 2.8) consistently applied during the periods involved. Since June 30, 2005, there
has been no change in any of the accounting (or tax accounting) policies, practices or procedures
of any of the Companies.
2.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as expressly disclosed in Schedule 2.9
or as and to the extent expressly reflected or specifically reserved against in the Financial
Statements, none of the Companies has any liabilities or obligations, whether absolute, contingent
or otherwise (and there is no basis for any present or future proceeding against any of the
Companies giving rise to any liabilities or obligations) that are not adequately reflected or
provided for in the Financial Statements, except liabilities and obligations that have been
incurred by a Company since the date of the most recent Financial Statement of such Company in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of such Company and that are not (singly
or in the aggregate) material to the Companies.
2.10 Absence of Certain Changes and Events. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.10 or pursuant to the Reorganization Plan, since the date of the last fiscal year end of each
Company:
(a) there has not occurred any material adverse change, or any event, occurrence or
other development likely to result in a material adverse change, in or affecting any of the
Companies or the results of operations, cash flows, businesses, assets, financial condition
or prospects of any of the Companies;
(b) the Companies have conducted their businesses and operated their properties in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) no damage, destruction, loss or casualty to any of the properties or assets (in
each case, whether leased or owned) of any of the Companies, whether or not covered by
insurance, has occurred;
(d) none of the Companies has acquired assets of any other Person or entered a new line
of business or commenced business operations in any jurisdiction in which such Company was
not operating as of the date of its last fiscal year end, or made any offer to do any of the
foregoing;
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(e) there has not been any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or
other distribution with respect to any shares, securities or other equity interests of any
of the Companies, or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by any Company of any
outstanding shares or securities of, or other ownership interests in, such Company;
(f) there has not been any amendment of (i) the terms of any outstanding security of
any of the Companies or (ii) any Company Benefit Plan or Existing Employment Agreement of
any of the Companies; and
(g) none of the Companies has taken any action of a type described in Section 4.1(l)
through 4.1(aa), which, had such action occurred after the date of this Agreement, would be
in violation of such Section.
2.11 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.11 (which Schedule
shall set forth a full, accurate and detailed description of all matters required to be disclosed
therein, including a description of (i) the claims, counterclaims and defenses, (ii) the status of
the matter, (iii) the estimated exposure to the Companies and (iv) any applicable insurance
coverage, including the name of the insurer, the amount of coverage, applicable deductibles or
retentions, and whether the matter has been submitted to such insurer), (a) there are no actions,
complaints, suits, arbitrations, mediations, claims, audits, proceedings or, to the Knowledge of
the Shareholders, investigations (collectively, Actions and, individually, an
Action) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened against or by or
relating to or involving any of the Companies or the Shareholders or the real or personal property
(whether leased or owned) of any of the Companies or the Shareholders before any Governmental
Entity or arbitrator of any kind, (b) none of the Companies nor its assets or operations has been a
party or subject to any Action during the five years prior to the date of this Agreement, and (c)
none of the Companies is subject to any settlement, consent decree, judgment, injunction, ruling,
order or finding of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator. To the Knowledge of the Shareholders,
there are no facts, events, circumstances or conditions that would reasonably be expected to result
in any Action against any of the Companies or the Shareholders.
2.12 Compliance with Law. Each of the Companies is, and for the past five years, has
been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, provincial, state,
municipal, local and foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, orders,
decrees, injunctions, judgments and other legislative, administrative or judicial promulgations,
including those relating to zoning, Taxes, immigration, environmental matters and the safety and
health of employees, of all Governmental Entities or arbitration panels and contained in all
published requirements, plans, notices, permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, consents and
demand letters issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, in each case as amended and in
effect from time to time (collectively, the Applicable Laws). Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.12 (which Schedule sets forth a complete, accurate and detailed description of
all matters required to be disclosed therein, including the Governmental Entity involved, if
applicable, and the status of the matter and any violations, fines or penalties alleged), none of
the Companies has been charged with, nor, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, investigated with
respect to, a violation of any Applicable Laws.
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2.13 Company Contracts. With the exception of Real Property Leases, Existing
Employment Agreements and Company Benefit Plans, Schedule 2.13 sets forth a true, correct
and complete list of each of the following contracts to which any of the Companies is a party to or
by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound (the Company Contracts),
including the name of each party to the Companys Contract, the nature thereof:
(a) all bonds, debentures, notes, loans, credit or loan agreements or loan commitments,
mortgages, indentures, letters of credit, guarantees or other contracts relating to the
borrowing of money;
(b) all leases and licenses of personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, equipment and
other assets of each Company;
(c) all contracts and agreements between any of the Companies and any of the
Shareholders;
(d) all contracts and agreements providing for any of the Companies to grant, issue or
vest any stock, restricted stock, options or similar rights to any Person;
(e) all contracts or agreements that limit or restrict any of the Companies or any
officer or key employee thereof from engaging or competing in any business in any
jurisdiction or geographic location;
(f) all franchising and licensing agreements;
(g) all contracts and agreements for capital expenditures or the acquisition or
construction of fixed assets;
(h) all contracts and agreements granting any Person a Lien (other than a Permitted
Lien) on all or any part of any assets of any of the Companies;
(i) all contracts and agreements granting to any Person an option or a first refusal,
first-offer or similar preferential right to purchase or acquire any assets of any of the
Companies;
(j) all contracts and agreements with any agent, distributor or representative which is
not terminable without penalty on thirty (30) calendar days or less notice;
(k) all contracts and agreements for the granting or receiving of a license or
sublicense or under which any Person is obligated to pay or has the right to receive a
royalty, license fee or similar payment;
(l) all contracts and agreements under which any of the Companies is bound by
confidentiality, non-disclosure or non-solicitation obligations;
(m) all contracts and agreements providing for the indemnification or holding harmless
of any officer, director, employee, independent contractor or consultant;
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(n) all teaming, joint bid, joint venture or partnership contracts and agreements;
(o) all existing contracts with a customer or client for the provision of goods or
services by any of the Companies (the Customer Contracts);
(p) all contracts and agreements with any vendor, subcontractor or independent
contractor for the provision of goods or services and for which any of the Companies have
any current or ongoing commitments or obligations and which could obligate any one Company
to make payments in excess of $100,000 in any consecutive twelve-month period;
(q) all performance guarantees and escrow arrangements;
(r) all surety bonds (including performance bonds, bid bonds, tax bonds and licensing
bonds) and any indemnification or underwriting agreements or other contracts with a surety;
(s) all contracts, agreements or commitments requiring any Company to make a payment as
a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(t) all other material contracts, agreements and commitments to which any Company is a
party or by which its properties or assets are bound.
Schedule 2.13 also identifies with an asterisk (*) the Company Contracts that require the
consent of or notice to another party to avoid any breach, default or violation of such contract,
agreement or other instrument in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the
Companies has delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all Company
Contracts. The Company Contracts are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms with respect to such Company and, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, each
other party to such Company Contracts, and will continue to be valid, binding and enforceable on
identical terms immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
There are no existing defaults or breaches by any Company under any Company Contract (or events or
conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default or breach) and,
to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, there are no such defaults or breaches (or events or
conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach) with
respect to any third party to any Company Contract. Except to the extent the Shareholders have
previously notified the Purchaser, none of the Companies is participating in any discussions or
negotiations regarding modification of or amendment to any Company Contract or entry in any new
material contract applicable to such Company or the real or personal property of such Company.
None of the Companies has received written notice of a partys intent to repudiate any provision of
any Company Contract. No party to any Company Contract has any right to offset, discount or
otherwise abate any amount owing thereunder, and, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, no party to
any Company Contract has repudiated any provision thereof. None of the rights of the Companies in
the Company Contracts has been assigned or collaterally assigned or is affected by a security
interest or similar Lien.
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2.14 Tax Returns; Taxes.
(a) Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 2.14: (i) all Tax Returns (as
defined below) of each Company due in accordance with any Applicable Laws have been duly and
timely filed; (ii) all such Tax Returns and any amendments thereto are true, complete,
correct and accurately reflect the income, business, assets, operations, status or other
matters of such Company; (iii) all Taxes (as defined below), deposits or other payments for
which any Company may have any liability through July 31, 2010 (whether or not shown on any
Tax Return), have been paid in full, and all Taxes for which any Company may have any
liability since July 31, 2010 through the date hereof and the Closing Date have been accrued
in the ordinary course of business; (iv) the amounts so paid on or before the date hereof,
together with any amounts accrued as liabilities for Taxes (including Taxes accrued as
currently payable) on the unaudited balance sheets referenced in Section 2.8(ii)
will be adequate based on the tax rates and Applicable Laws in effect on the date hereof to
satisfy all liabilities for Taxes of each of the Companies in any jurisdiction through July
31, 2010; (v) there are not now any extensions of time in effect with respect to the dates
on which any Tax Returns were or are due to be filed; (vi) all deficiencies asserted as a
result of any examination of any Tax Returns have been paid in full, accrued on the books of
the Companies, or finally settled, and no issue has been raised in any such examination
which, by application of the same or similar principles, reasonably could be expected to
result in a proposed deficiency or assessment for any other period not so examined; (vii) no
claims have been asserted and no proposals, deficiencies or assessments for any Taxes are
being asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, proposed or threatened against any
Company, and no audit, investigation, assessment or reassessment of any return or report of
Taxes is currently underway, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened;
(viii) no claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction in which any Company
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(ix) each Company has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
securityholder, non-resident Person of Canada or other third party, and each Company has
remitted all Canada Pension Plan contributions, provincial pension plan contributions,
employment insurance premiums, employer health taxes and other Taxes payable by it in
respect of its employees to the appropriate Governmental Entity within the time required
under the Applicable Laws; (x) each Company has charged, collected and remitted on a timely
basis all Taxes as required under Applicable Laws on any services, sale, supply or delivery
whatsoever, made by it, and for greater certainly has timely collected and remitted all
Taxes which are required to be collected and remitted by it; (xi) there are no outstanding
or requested waivers of any statutes of limitations or agreements by or on behalf of any
Company for the extension of time for the assessment of any Taxes or deficiency thereof, nor
are there any requests for rulings, outstanding subpoenas or requests for information,
notice of proposed reassessment of any property owned or leased by any Company or any other
matter pending between any Company and any Taxing Authority; (xii) there are no Liens for
Taxes (other than Liens for Taxes which are not yet due and payable), nor are there any
Liens for Taxes which are pending or threatened; (xiii) none of the Companies is a party to
any Tax allocation or sharing agreement or any similar agreement in favour of any Person
with respect to Taxes, (xiv)
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no Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition, assessment or reassessment of
any Taxes (a Tax Authority) has proposed, in writing, any such adjustment,
assessment or reassessment, or change in accounting method of any Company, and no Company
has an application pending with any Tax Authority requesting permission for any change in
accounting method; (xv) each Company currently utilizes the accrual method of accounting for
income tax purposes and has not changed that method in the past five years; (xvi) there
exists no agreement or arrangement between any of the Companies on the one hand, and a third
party, on the other hand, pursuant to which any of the Companies may become liable for the
Taxes of any other Person; and (xvii) each of the Shareholders is a resident of Canada for
Tax purposes.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14, the Shareholders have delivered to
the Purchaser true and complete copies of all income Tax Returns filed within the past four
years (together with any agents reports and any accountants work papers) of each Company.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14 or contemplated by the Reorganization
Plan, none of the Companies has been a party to any election for tax purposes, and none of
sections 79, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03, or 80.04 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or any
equivalent provision of the legislation of any province or any other jurisdiction, have
applied or will apply to the Companies.
(d) Except for payment or reimbursement of expenses, repayment of loans, payment of
management fees, dividends and salaries payable in the ordinary course, consistent with past
practice, no payments have been made or authorized since July 31, 2010 by any Company to any
of its officers, directors, shareholders or employees, or former officers, directors,
shareholders or employees, or to any Person not dealing at arms length (as such term is
defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) with the Companies.
(e) Taxes means all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other
governmental charges (including interest, penalties or additions associated therewith),
including income, franchise, margin, capital stock, real property, personal property,
tangible, withholding, employment, payroll, social security, social contribution,
unemployment compensation, disability, transfer, sales, use, excise, gross receipts,
value-added (ad valorem) and all other taxes of any kind for which a Person may have any
liability imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether disputed or not, and any charges,
interest or penalties imposed by any Governmental Entity. Tax Return shall mean
any report, return, declaration or other information required to be supplied to a
Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes, including any estimated returns and reports at
every kind, with respect to Taxes.
2.15 Directors, Officers and Employees. Schedule 2.15 contains a true and
complete list of (a) all of the directors, officers and managers of each Company, specifying their
position, date of birth, date of hire, work location and annual rate of compensation and (b) all of
the employees (whether full-time, part-time or otherwise) and independent contractors (including
leased employees) of each Company as of the date hereof, specifying their position, date of birth,
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date of hire, work location, nature of employment (e.g., full-time, part-time, leased or
other), employment status (e.g., active, on visa, on medical or maternity leave or other) and
annual salary, hourly wages or consulting or other independent contractor fees, as applicable,
together with an appropriate notation next to the name of any officer, employee or independent
contractor on such list who is subject to any written employment, consulting or services agreement
or any other written term sheet, letter or other document describing the terms and/or conditions of
employment of such officer or employee or of the rendering of services by such independent
contractor. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15, none of the Companies is a party to or
bound by any employment contracts, consulting agreements, individual deferred compensation
agreements or supplemental retirement agreements, termination or severance agreements, change of
control agreements or any other agreements respecting the terms and conditions of employment or of
an independent contractor relationship in respect to any officer, director, employee or former
employee, consultant or independent contractor (collectively, the Existing Employment
Agreements). The Shareholders have provided to the Purchaser true, correct and complete
copies of each Existing Employment Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15, none
of the Companies is obligated pursuant to any verbal or written commitments to any officer,
director, manager, employee or independent contractor or consultant to increase their total
compensation (including, but not limited to base salary, bonus, opportunities, incentive
compensation or profit-sharing) or potential severance prior to the Closing Date or as a result of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. None of the Companies has improperly classified
as an independent contractor any person who has provided services to or on behalf of such Company,
and none of the Companies and the Shareholders has received a claim or has Knowledge of any
potential claim from any Governmental Entity or any such classified person to such effect. No
present or former independent contractor or subcontractor has any claim against any Company on
account of or for payments or benefits due for any period on or before the Closing Date, which have
not been paid. None of the Companies and the Shareholders has made any verbal commitments to any
such officer, director, manager, employee or independent contractor or consultant with respect to
compensation, promotion, retention, termination, severance or similar matters in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise. Except as indicated on Schedule
2.15, all officers and employees of each Company are active on the date hereof.
2.16 Company Benefit Plans.
(a) The term Company Benefit Plan means; (i) each Employee Benefit Plan (as
defined below) sponsored or maintained, or required to be sponsored or maintained, at any
time by any Company or to which any Company makes or has made, or has or has had an
obligation to make, contributions at any time; and (ii) each Employee Benefit Plan merged
into an Employee Benefit Plan described in the preceding clause (i). Schedule 2.16
contains a true and complete list of each Company Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or
contributed to by any Company within the last six calendar years and each such Company
Benefit Plan is a multi-employer plan maintained and administered as provided for in the
collective bargaining agreement disclosed on Schedule 2.17. Each Company Benefit
Plan currently sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by any Company is identified as a
current plan on such Schedule; each Company Benefit Plan that has been terminated within
the last six calendar years is identified on Schedule 2.16
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as a terminated plan; and the status of each Company Benefit Plan that is not a
current plan or a terminated plan is identified.
(b) The term Employee Benefit Plan shall mean with respect to any Person each
plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme (including each plan, fund, program,
agreement, arrangement or scheme maintained or required to be maintained under the laws of a
jurisdiction outside Canada), in each case, that is at any time sponsored or maintained or
required to be sponsored or maintained by such Person or to which such Person makes or has
made, or has or has had an obligation to make, contributions providing for employee benefits
or for the remuneration, direct or indirect, of the employees, former employees, directors,
officers, consultants, independent contractors, contingent workers or leased employees of
such Person or the dependents of any of them (whether written or oral), including each
deferred compensation, bonus, incentive compensation, pension, retirement, share purchase,
stock option and other equity or equity-based compensation plan, each severance plan or
agreement, health, vacation, summer hours, supplemental unemployment benefit,
hospitalization insurance, medical, dental, legal and each other employee benefit plan,
fund, program, agreement or arrangement.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16;
(i) each Company has maintained all employee data respecting its own employees
necessary to administer each Company Benefit Plan and such data is true and correct
and is maintained in a usable form;
(ii) there are no Company Benefit Plans which have been established for the
exclusive benefit of the employees of any Company and each Company Benefit Plan is a
multi-employer plan. None of the Companies has incurred, and no facts exist which
reasonably could be expected to result in, any liability (direct or indirect by
virtue of indemnification or otherwise) to any Company with respect to any Company
Benefit Plan or any Applicable Law (other than to pay premiums, contributions or
benefits in the ordinary course);
(iii) all obligations of the Companies regarding each Company Benefit Plan have
been satisfied, and there are no outstanding defaults or violations by any Company
to any Company Benefit Plan. No taxes, penalties or fees are owing by any Company
under any Company Benefit Plan;
(iv) all contributions and/or premiums required to be made by any Company under
the terms of each Company Benefit Plan or by Applicable Laws have been made in a
timely fashion in accordance with Applicable Laws and the terms of the Company
Benefit Plan;
(v) none of the Companies or any of its employees, delegates or agents has been
in breach of any fiduciary obligation with respect to the administration of any
Company Benefit Plan or the trusts or other funding media relating thereto;
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(vi) the execution, delivery and performance of, and consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement will not (1) entitle any current or
former employee, director, officer, consultant, independent contractor, contingent
worker or leased employee (or any of their dependents, spouses or beneficiaries) of
any Company to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment, or (2)
accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation
due any such individual;
(vii) no Company Benefit Plan or any other agreement or understanding grants or
purports to grant any option, warrant, or right entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or otherwise acquire any shares in the capital of any Company, and no such
option, warrant, or right is outstanding, as of the Closing Date;
(viii) none of the Companies is a party to any split dollar life insurance
policy;
(ix) none of the Companies has made any loans to any of its officers or
directors; and
(x) the multi-employer plans that any of the Companies participate in are fully
funded and there is no liability that the Companies are reasonably aware of relating
to under funding of the multi-employer plans.
(d) no Company Benefit Plan providing vacation or paid time off provides for carryover
of vacation or paid time off from one calendar year to the next.
2.17 Labour Relations. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17,
(a) none of the employees of any of the Companies have been, or are currently,
represented by a labour organization or group which was either certified or voluntarily
recognized by any labour relations board, or certified or voluntarily recognized by any
other Governmental Entity;
(b) none of the Companies has been or is currently a signatory to a collective
bargaining agreement or other contract, arrangement, agreement or understanding with any
trade union, labour organization or group;
(c) no application for certification has been filed by employees of any of Company or
is pending with any labour relations board or any other Governmental Entity, and no union
organizing campaign or other attempt to organize or establish a labour union, employee
organization or labour organization or group involving employees of any Company has
occurred, is in progress or is threatened;
(d) none of the Companies has engaged in any unfair labour practice and there is no
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened labour board proceeding of any
kind, including any such proceeding against any Company or any trade union, labour union,
employee organization or labour organization representing the employees of any Company;
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(e) no grievance or arbitration demand or proceeding, whether or not filed pursuant to
a collective bargaining agreement, has been filed, is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, has been threatened against any Company;
(f) no labour dispute, walk out, strike, slowdown, hand billing, picketing, work
stoppage (sympathetic or otherwise), or other concerted action involving the employees of
any Company has occurred, is in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, has been
threatened;
(g) no breach of contract and/or denial of fair representation claim has been filed or
is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened against any Company and/or
any trade union, labour union, employee organization or labour organization representing the
employees of any Company;
(h) no investigation or citation of any Company has occurred and no enforcement
proceeding has been initiated or is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders,
threatened under any Applicable Law relating to immigration;
(i) no fines, notices of reassessment or penalty assessment or any other communications
related thereto which any Company has received from any Governmental Entity relating to any
workers compensation or occupational health and safety regime or any similar regulatory
regime administered by a Governmental Entity, and there are no assessments relating to such
regimes which are unpaid on the date hereof;
(j) each Company has maintained and currently maintains adequate insurance as required
by Applicable Laws with respect to workers compensation claims and unemployment benefits
claims;
(k) each Company is in compliance with all Applicable Laws and all contracts or
collective bargaining agreements governing or concerning labour relations, union and
collective bargaining, conditions of employment, employment discrimination and harassment,
wages, hours or occupational safety and health (collectively, the Labour Laws);
(l) no pending or threatened employment-related disputes, or any threatened or actual
complaint pursuant to any applicable federal or provincial human rights legislation or
employment standards legislation or any other Applicable Law relating to employment or other
proceeding whatsoever, by or involving any present or former employee of any Company
including, without limitation in respect of claims or threatened claims by former employees
of any Company for wrongful dismissal.
(m) no claim, complaint or investigation for unpaid wages, bonuses, commissions,
employment withholding taxes, penalties, overtime or other compensation benefits has been
filed or is pending to the Knowledge or the Shareholders or any of the Companies;
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(n) none of the Companies is liable for any liabilities, judgments, decrees, orders,
arrearage or wages or taxes, fines or penalties for failure to comply with any of the Labour
Laws;
(o) each Company has paid or accrued all current assessments under workers
compensation legislation, and none of the Company has been subject to any special or penalty
assessment under such legislation that has not been paid.
2.18 Insurance Policies. Schedule 2.18 contains a complete and correct list
of all insurance policies carried by or for the benefit of any Company for the most recent policy
year, specifying the insurer, policy period at the time of issuance, type of policy (including
whether such policy is on a claims made or occurrence basis), the amount of and nature of
coverage and policy limits, the annual premiums for such coverage, the deductible or retention
amount (if any) and the date through which coverage will continue by virtue of premiums already
paid. Schedule 2.18 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all claims or losses with a
valuation of such claims and losses, provided by each applicable insurance company showing all
workers compensation, property, marine, inland marine, fidelity, aviation, liability, auto or
other insurance claims relating to any event or occurrence that took place or was discovered at any
time during the past five policy years and, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, no other claims
or losses exist. Each Company has maintained all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to
the Company Contracts. Each Company has properly filed under the appropriate insurance policy all
claims and losses as to which such Company has Knowledge. Each of the insurance policies
identified on Schedule 2.18 is in full force and effect unless otherwise noted, none of the
Companies has received any written notice of any reservation of rights from any insurer or
cancellation or any threatened cancellation of any insurance policy, and each Company is a named
insured or loss payee, as applicable, under each insurance policy.
2.19 Environmental, Health and Safety Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.19:
(a) each Company and its business complies, and has at all times complied, in all
material respects with, and none of the Companies or their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents is in material violation of, any and all Environmental Laws, judgments,
decrees, orders, injunctions and rules of any courts, arbitrators or Governmental Entities;
and, without limitation, each Company has obtained all necessary permits as required under
Environmental Laws and such permits are currently in good standing, free of default;
(b) without limiting the generality of Section 2.19(a), none of the Companies has used
its business, any of its assets or the Leased Real Property, or permitted them to be used,
to generate, manufacture, refine, treat, transport, store, handle, dispose of, transport,
transfer, produce, process or otherwise deal with any Contaminants, except in compliance
with all Applicable Laws, including all Environmental Laws, and to the best of the
Shareholders Knowledge, neither has any prior owner or lessee thereof or any other Person;
(c) there are no outstanding orders or directions of any Governmental Entities or other
Person relating to Contaminants made or, to the best of the Shareholders
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Knowledge, threatened to be made in respect of the Companies, any of their assets or
businesses, or the Leased Real Property, including any orders or directions requiring any
assessment, investigation, remediation or disposition of Contaminants, work, repairs,
construction or capital expenditures with respect to the Leased Real Property, the
Companies assets or the conduct of their business or in respect of any contribution to the
cost and expenses of any Governmental Entity or other Person associated with or related to
any such undertaking;
(d) no notice of any violation of any of the matters referred to in Section 2.19(a)
through (c) relating to the Leased Real Property, the Companies businesses or assets or the
use thereof has been received by the Companies or their directors, officers, employees or
agents and there has not been and are not now any prosecutions, writs, injunctions, orders
or judgments outstanding, or, to the best of the Shareholders Knowledge, any prosecutions,
lawsuits, claims, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened, relating to the
matters referred to in Section 2.19(a) through (c), nor to the best of the Shareholders
Knowledge is there any basis for such prosecutions, lawsuits, claims, proceedings or
investigations being instituted or filed;
(e) no underground storage tanks are located on the Leased Real Property, and, to the
best of the Shareholders Knowledge, no part of the Leased Real Property has been used at
any time by any Person as a landfill or disposal site for any Contaminants;
(f) to the best of the Shareholders Knowledge, none of the Leased Real Property has
within the soils and/or groundwater thereof any Contaminants, nor are any Contaminants
proximate to, or migrating or likely to migrate to or from, the Leased Real Property;
(g) to the best of the Shareholders Knowledge, none of the buildings included in the
Leased Real Property or equipment found therein, including without limitation, electrical
equipment, contains any Contaminants except in accordance with Applicable Laws and as
required to use the Companies assets and carry out their businesses; and
(h) there are no Contaminants stored or located on, in or under the Leased Real
Property, or otherwise stored by any of the Companies, except in accordance with Applicable
Laws and as required to use the Companies assets and carry out their businesses.
(i) The following definitions shall apply in this Agreement:
(i) Contaminants means any substance, including without limitation
urea formaldehyde, hydrocarbons, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
asbestos, vermiculite, mould, pollutants, contaminants, deleterious substances,
dangerous substances or goods, hazardous, corrosive or toxic substances, hazardous
wastes, dangerous goods, wastes (including wood waste), pesticides, defoliants, and
any material, including without limitation radioactive materials,
asbestos-containing materials, PCB-containing equipment or materials, underground or
above-ground tanks, and any other solid, liquid, gas, vapour,
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odour, heat, sound, vibration, radiation, or a combination of any of them, the
storage, manufacture, disposal, handling, treatment, generation, use, transport,
remediation or release into, or presence in, the Environment of which is prohibited,
controlled or regulated under Environmental Laws;
(ii) Environment includes the air (including all layers of the
atmosphere), land (including soil, sediments, fill, lands submerged under water,
buildings, improvements and structures), water (including oceans, lakes, rivers,
streams, groundwater and surface water), and all other external conditions and
influences under which humans, animals and plants live or are developed; and
(iii) Environmental Laws means all applicable federal, provincial,
state, municipal and local laws, statutes, ordinances, by-laws, codes, regulations,
and all policies, guidelines, standards, protocols, orders, directives and decisions
rendered or promulgated by any ministry, department or judicial, administrative or
regulatory agency or body whatsoever relating to fisheries, public health and
safety, occupational health and safety, the protection or preservation of the
Environment or the manufacture, operation, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, release, transport, handling or remediation of Contaminants,
including the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (Alberta), the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act (Canada) and the Fisheries Act (Canada), and the
principles of common law and equity.
2.20 Intellectual Property; Software.
(a) Intellectual Property. Schedule 2.20 sets forth a true and correct
list of all copyrights, trade names, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, patents (or
application therefor) or other intellectual property or proprietary property rights that are
material to the business of any of the Companies or as to which any of the Companies claims
an ownership interest or as to which any of the Companies is a licensee or licensor (the
Intellectual Property) and the jurisdictions where each is registered (if any).
Each of the Companies has good and marketable title to or possesses adequate licenses or
other valid rights to use such Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens, except
Permitted Liens, and has paid all maintenance fees, renewals or expenses related to such
Intellectual Property. Neither the use of such Intellectual Property nor the conduct of the
business of any of the Companies in accordance with their past practices misappropriates or
infringes upon any patent or copyright of any third party or, to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, trade name, trade secret, trademark, service mark or other intellectual
property right of any third party. No Person has made, or, to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, threatened to make, a claim against any of the Companies alleging that any of
them has violated, infringed, or otherwise improperly used any intellectual property rights.
(b) Software. Schedule 2.20 sets forth a true and complete list of:
(i) all software owned by any of the Companies that is material to the business of any of
the Companies (the Company Proprietary Software) and (ii) all software (other than
Company Proprietary Software) used by any of the Companies that is material to the business
of any of the Companies (the Company Licensed Software and, together with
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the Company Proprietary Software, the Company Software). Each of the
Companies has all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights in
the Company Proprietary Software. Each of the Companies has developed the Company
Proprietary Software through its own efforts and for its own account, and the Company
Proprietary Software is free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. None of
the Companies has received notice from any third party claiming any right, title or interest
in the Company Proprietary Software. The use of the Company Proprietary Software does not
breach any terms of any license or other contract between any of the Companies and any third
party. The Company Proprietary Software does not infringe any patent, copyright or trade
secret or any other intellectual property right of any third party. Each of the Companies
is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all license and other agreements to which
it is a party relating to the Company Licensed Software. None of the Companies has granted
rights in Company Software to any third party.
2.21 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.21, no Shareholder, officer or director
of any of the Companies, or any person with whom any such Shareholder, officer or director
has any direct or indirect relation by blood, marriage or adoption, or any entity in which
any such Person, owns any beneficial interest (other than a publicly held corporation whose
stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less
than five percent (5%) of the securities of which is beneficially owned by all such Persons
in the aggregate), or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any current or former
Affiliate of any of the Companies (each a Related Party), has any interest in:
(i) any contract, arrangement or understanding with, or relating to, any Company or the
properties or assets of any Company other than any Company Benefit Plan or an Exiting
Employment Agreement; (ii) any loan, arrangement, understanding, agreement or contract for
or relating to any Company or the properties or assets of any Company; or (iii) any property
(real, personal or mixed), tangible or intangible, used or currently intended to be used by
any Company.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, Affiliate of any specified Person means
any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or
indirect common Control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition,
Control, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct
the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms Controlling and
Controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing. In addition, for purposes
of this Agreement, Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity (or political subdivision thereof) or other
entity.
2.22 Customers and Suppliers; Bids; Jobs.
(a) Schedule 2.22 contains a complete and accurate list of the names of the ten
largest customers of the Companies, collectively, for the fiscal years ended 2008 and
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2009 and the three-month fiscal period ended June 30, 2010 based on revenue from such
customers (the Customers). Each Company is on good relations with each of its
Customers. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22, (i) to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance exists that would
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the relationships of any Company
(or, after the Closing, the Purchaser) with any Customer or supplier (other than an event,
condition or circumstance impacting the business or industry of a Customer, the Companies or
the Purchaser as a whole), (ii) no Customer during the last twelve months has canceled,
terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, made any threat to cancel, or otherwise
terminate its contract, or to reduce or otherwise decrease its usage of the services of any
Company (other than completion of the work or full performance of the services in the
ordinary course of business), and (iii) to the Shareholders Knowledge, no current Customer
or supplier intends to terminate or materially alter its business relations with any
Company, either as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(b) Except to the extent set forth on Schedule 2.22, none of the Companies is
currently required to provide any bonding or other financial security arrangements in any
amount in connection with any on-going jobs, projects or other transactions with any of its
customers or suppliers.
(c) Schedule 2.22 sets forth a summary of (i) each job that has been awarded to
each Company that has not commenced and contemplates payments to such Company in excess of
$100,000 and (ii) each outstanding bid or proposal by each Company that, if awarded to such
Company, contemplates payments to such Company in excess of $100,000 and that is subject to
acceptance or award by a third party.
(d) Schedule 2.22 sets forth (i) a summary of each Companys open jobs as of
the date hereof, including a good faith estimate of each such jobs contract amount, costs
incurred, billings issued and profit or loss as of the date hereof, and (ii) a job cost
schedule as of July 31, 2010.
2.23 Service Warranties. Schedule 2.23 sets forth a complete and accurate
description of any claims or assertions made since January 1, 2008, or any events, circumstances or
conditions that could provide a basis for any such claim or assertion, with respect to any
Companys performance of services or any warranties, guarantees or similar undertakings made or
given by any Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.23, to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, there is no state of facts or the occurrence of any event that could form the basis
of a claim against any of the Companies with respect to warranties or indemnities relating to
services performed by it or on its behalf. Except for warranties implied by law or as set forth in
Schedule 2.23, to the Knowledge of the Shareholders, none of the Companies has any
obligation for or given any warranties covering the consequential damages of any customer. To the
Knowledge of the Shareholders, there is no state of facts or any event forming the basis of any
present claim against any Company, or the businesses or assets of any Company, not fully covered by
insurance, except for deductibles and self-insurance retentions, for personal injury or property
damage alleged to be caused by services performed by or on behalf of any Company.
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2.24 Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable.
(a) Accounts Receivable. Attached hereto as Schedule 2.24 is a
schedule of the accounts receivable of each Company as of July 31, 2010, showing the amount
of each receivable and an aging of amounts due thereunder, which schedule is true and
complete as of that date. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.24, all accounts
receivable of each Company (including those reflected in Schedule 2.24, subject to
the reserves reflected on the unaudited balance sheet of the Companies as of July 31, 2010,
but excluding job retentions and holdbacks in accordance with the terms of customer
contracts) (collectively, the Receivables), (i) are valid, existing and
collectible within 120 days (and the job retentions and holdbacks are valid and existing and
will be collectible) without resort to legal proceedings or collection agencies, (ii)
represent monies due for goods sold and delivered or services rendered in the ordinary
course of business and (iii) are not subject to any refunds or adjustments or any defenses,
rights of set-off, assignment, restrictions, security interests or other encumbrances.
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.24, all such Receivables are current, and there
are no disputes regarding the collectibility of any such Receivables. None of the Companies
has factored any of its Receivables. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.24, to the
Knowledge of the Shareholders, the debtors to which the Receivables relate are not in or
subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and none of the Receivables have been made
subject to an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
(b) Accounts Payable. The accounts payable of each Company reflected on the
unaudited balance sheet of such Company at July 31, 2010 (i) include all amounts due for
work performed and assets acquired to each of the vendors, subcontractors and suppliers of
such Company as of such date and (ii) arose from bona fide transactions in the ordinary
course of business, in each case in accordance with GAAP.
2.25 Licenses and Permits. Schedule 2.25 is a true and complete list of all
material notifications, licenses, permits, franchises, grants, easements, variances, exceptions,
consents, orders, certificates, approvals, exemptions, classifications, registrations and other
similar documents and authorizations, and applications therefor (collectively, the
Licenses), held by each Company and issued by, or submitted by any of the Companies to,
any Governmental Entity or other Person. Each of the Companies owns or possesses all of the
Licenses that are necessary in all material respects to enable each Company to own, lease and
operate its assets and properties and to carry on its operations as presently conducted. All
Licenses are valid, binding, and in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not adversely
affect any License. Each of the Companies has taken all necessary action to maintain each License,
except where the failure to so act is not likely to have an adverse effect on such Company. No
loss or expiration of any License is pending, reasonably foreseeable or, to the Knowledge of the
Shareholders, threatened (other than expiration upon the end of any term). Each of the Companies
is up-to-date and current with regard to record keeping and reporting that is necessary under any
License, and no License has been revoked, suspended or limited in any material respect within the
last five years.
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2.26 Ethical Practices. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.26, none of the
Companies or their representatives has offered or given, and the Shareholders have no Knowledge of
any Person that has offered or given on any of their behalf, anything of value to: (a) any
official of a government entity, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate for
political office; (b) any customer or member of the government; or (c) any other Person, in any
such case while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of
value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any customer, member of the
government or candidate for political office for the purpose of the following: (i) influencing any
action or decision of such Person, in his or its official capacity, including a decision to fail to
perform his or its official function; (ii) inducing such Person to use his or its influence with
any government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such
government or instrumentality to assist any of the Companies in obtaining or retaining business
for, or with, or directing business to, any Person; or (iii) where such payment would constitute a
bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist any of the Companies in obtaining or
retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person. None of the Companies nor
any of the Shareholders, officers or directors of any of the Companies, nor anyone acting on behalf
of any of them, has made or received any payments not correctly categorized and fully disclosed in
the books and records of any of the Companies in connection with or in any way relating to or
affecting any of the Companies.
2.27 Bank Accounts. Schedule 2.27 sets forth a complete and accurate list of
the names of all banks and other financial institutions in which the Companies currently have an
account, deposit or safe deposit box and the applicable account names and numbers, along with the
names of all persons authorized to draw on such accounts or deposits or to have access to such
boxes.
2.28 Powers of Attorney. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.28, none of the
Companies has given any revocable or irrevocable power of attorney or similar grant of authority to
any Person relating to its business for any purpose whatsoever that will not be terminated on or
before the Closing Date.
2.29 Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.29, none of the Shareholders, the Companies or any of their respective Affiliates, or any
officers, directors or employees of any of the Companies or such Affiliates, has employed any
broker, finder or investment banker or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees,
financial advisory fees, brokerage fees or finders fees in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.30 Disclosure.
(a) No representation, warranty or covenant made by the Shareholders or the Covenantors
in this Agreement, the Schedules or the Exhibits attached to this Agreement, or any of the
Shareholder Ancillary Documents contains an untrue statement of a material fact required to
be stated herein or therein.
(b) Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Shareholders have delivered to the
Purchaser true and complete copies of the Company Contracts, documents
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evidencing any of the Intellectual Property, and all security agreements and other
instruments creating or imposing any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the real or
personal property of any of the Companies, and any other documents or instruments identified
or referred to in the Schedules. Such delivery will not alone constitute adequate
disclosure of those facts required to be disclosed on any Schedule to this Agreement, and
notice of their contents (other than by express reference on a Schedule) will in no way
limit the Shareholders other obligations or the Purchasers other rights under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER, CALLCO AND QUANTA
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER, CALLCO AND QUANTA
The Purchaser, Callco and Quanta hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to each
Shareholder as follows, and jointly and severally confirm that the Shareholders are relying on
these representations and warranties in connection with their execution and delivery of this
Agreement and in completing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
3.1 Organization. Each of the Purchaser, Callco and Quanta is a company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of British Columbia in the case of
the Purchaser and Callco, and Delaware in the case of Quanta. Each of the Purchaser and Quanta has
all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and
to carry on its respective businesses as now being conducted, and is duly qualified or registered
and in good standing as a foreign entity to transact business under the laws of each jurisdiction
where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it
required such qualification or registration.
3.2 Authorization. Each of the Purchaser, Callco and Quanta has full power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other certificate, agreement, document or
other instrument to be executed and delivered by it in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the Purchaser Ancillary Documents) and to
perform its respective obligations under this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement has been approved by the respective board of directors of the
Purchaser and Quanta. No additional corporate proceedings on the part of the Purchaser, Callco and
Quanta are necessary to authorize the execution of the delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Purchaser, Callco and Quanta of the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been, and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents will be as of the Closing Date, duly
executed and delivered by the Purchaser, Callco and Quanta, as applicable, and do or will, as the
case may be, constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Purchaser, Callco, as applicable,
enforceable against the Purchaser, Callco, and Quanta, as applicable, in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the
enforceability of creditors rights generally, general equitable principles and the discretion of
courts in granting equitable remedies.
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3.3 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts; Consents.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Purchaser
Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Purchaser Ancillary Documents and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents do not or will not (as
the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or
conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit
under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to
terminate, modify or cancel: (i) any term or provision of the constating documents of the
Purchaser, Callco or Quanta; (ii) any material contract filed as an exhibit to Quantas most
recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to Quanta; (iii) any contract,
agreement, permit, franchise or license applicable to the Purchaser or Callco; (iv) any
judgment, decree, order, injunction, award or ruling of any Governmental Entity or
arbitration panel to which the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta is a party or by which the
Purchaser or Quanta or any of their respective assets or properties are bound; or (v) any
Applicable Laws applicable to the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta.
(b) Except for such notifications to The New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE)
as may be required by the rules of the NYSE, such filings as may be required under federal,
state or provincial securities laws, the Competition Act Compliance and a post-closing
filing under the Investment Canada Act (Canada), no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity or
public or regulatory unit, agency or authority is required with respect to the Purchaser or
Quanta in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
Purchaser Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any Person (other than a Governmental Entity) is required by or with respect to
the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement or the Purchaser Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.4 Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.4, none of the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta has employed any broker, finder or investment
banker or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, financial advisory fees,
brokerage fees or finders fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5 Exemptions from Securities Law. The issuance of the Exchangeable Shares by the
Purchaser to the Shareholders and the issuance of shares of the Quanta Common Stock and Quanta
Special Voting Stock by Quanta to the Shareholders in connection with the acquisition of the
Targets Shares by the Purchaser is exempt from the prospectus requirements of applicable securities
laws and the registration requirements do not apply or there is an exemption from the registration
requirements of applicable securities laws, and no document is required to be filed,
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no proceeding is required to be taken and no permit, approval, consent or authorization is
required to be obtained by the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta under applicable securities laws in
connection with such issuance of the Exchangeable Shares and the Quanta Common Stock and Quanta
Special Voting Stock.
3.6 Compliance with Securities Law. No securities commission or similar regulatory
authority or stock exchange has issued any order which is currently outstanding preventing or
suspending trading in any securities of the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta, no such proceeding is to
the Knowledge of the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta, pending, threatened, or contemplated and neither
the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta is in default of any material requirement of any securities laws,
rules or policies applicable to the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta or its securities.
3.7 Compliance with Filing Requirements. Quanta has filed all forms, reports,
schedules, statements and other documents (collectively, and including all exhibits, the
Quanta SEC Reports) required to be filed by Quanta with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) since December 31, 2005. As of their respective dates, and giving
effect to any amendments or supplements that have been filed thereafter, the Quanta SEC Reports
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the respective rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the Quanta SEC Reports.
ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
4.1 Conduct of Operations of the Companies. From the date of this Agreement until the
earlier of (a) the Closing Date or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article
7, the Shareholders and the Covenantors shall, and shall cause each Company to, except as
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as otherwise
consented to in writing by the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
(a) conduct its business and operate its properties in the ordinary course consistent
with past practice and not engage in any new line of business or enter into any agreement,
transaction or activity or make any commitment with respect to any Company or the properties
and assets of any Company, except those in the ordinary course of business and not otherwise
prohibited under this Section 4.1;
(b) use all commercially reasonable efforts necessary to preserve intact its
relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, independent contractors and others
having business dealings with each Company and to keep available the services of its present
officers, managers and employees (with respect to employees, in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices);
(c) maintain the existence and good standing of each Company in its jurisdiction of
formation and in each jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of its property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification;
(d) duly and timely file or cause to be filed all reports and returns required to be
filed with any Governmental Entity and promptly pay or cause to be paid when due all
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Taxes, assessments and governmental charges, including interest and penalties levied or
assessed, unless diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(e) maintain in existing condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted),
consistent with past practices, all buildings, offices, shops and other structures located
on the Leased Real Property, and all equipment, fixtures and other tangible personal
property owned or leased by each Company;
(f) maintain supplies at levels that are in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(g) continue to extend customers credit, collect accounts receivable and pay accounts
payable and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(h) perform in all material respects all of their obligations under each Company
Contract;
(i) maintain in full force and effect and in the same amounts policies of insurance
comparable in amount and scope of coverage to that now maintained by or on behalf of each
Company;
(j) continue to maintain its books and records on a basis consistent with the past
practice of each Company;
(k) continue their cash management practices in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(l) not default under, or suffer to exist any event or condition that with notice or
lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, any Company Contract (except those
being contested in good faith) and not enter into, assume, amend or terminate any contract
or commitment that is or would be a Company Contract;
(m) not authorize for issuance, issue or deliver any additional shares in the capital
of any Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares in the capital of
any Company, or issue or grant any right, option or other commitment for the issuance of
such shares or securities, or split, combine or reclassify any shares in the capital of any
Company;
(n) not amend or modify the charter documents of any Company;
(o) not declare any dividend, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or other
distribution or make any payment to any Shareholder or any related parties other than the
payment of salaries in the ordinary course of business;
(p) not create any subsidiary, acquire any shares or other equity securities of any
corporation or acquire any equity or ownership interest in any business or entity;
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(q) not dispose of or permit to lapse any rights to the use of any patent, trademark,
trade name, service mark, license or copyright of any Company, including any of the
Intellectual Property, or dispose of or disclose to any Person, any trade secret, formula,
process, technology or know-how of any Company not heretofore a matter of public knowledge;
(r) not: (i) sell any assets, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice; (ii) create, incur or assume any indebtedness, except in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice; (iii) grant, create, incur or suffer to exist any
Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on any assets or properties of any Company that did not
exist on the date hereof; (iv) incur any liability or obligation (absolute, accrued or
contingent) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (v)
write-off any guaranteed checks, notes or accounts receivable except in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice; (vi) write-down the value of any asset or
investment on the books or records of any Company, except for depreciation and amortization
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (vii) cancel any debt
or waive any claims or rights; (viii) make any commitment for any capital expenditure; or
(ix) enter into any material contract or agreement;
(s) not increase in any manner the compensation or benefits of, or enter into any new
bonus or incentive agreement or arrangement with, any of its employees, directors or
consultants;
(t) not pay or agree to pay any additional pension, retirement allowance or other
employee benefit under any Company Benefit Plan to any employee, whether past or present;
(u) not adopt, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or increase the benefits
provided under any Company Benefit Plan, or promise or commit to undertake any of the
foregoing in the future;
(v) not amend an existing collective bargaining agreement or enter into a new
collective bargaining agreement;
(w) not amend or terminate any existing employment, severance, consulting, or other
compensation agreement or enter into any new employment, severance, consulting or other
compensation agreement, except for agreements with billable consultants entered into or
amended in the ordinary course of business to the extent consistent with the past practice;
(x) not pay, discharge or satisfy any claim, liability or obligation (absolute,
contingent or otherwise) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(y) not increase any reserves for contingent liabilities (excluding any adjustment to
bad debt reserves in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);
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(z) not make any loan, or create any indebtedness to, any Shareholder, any Affiliate of
any Shareholder or any Person related (by blood, marriage or otherwise) to any Shareholder;
and
(aa) not authorize, or commit or agree to take, any of the foregoing actions.
In connection with the continued operation of each Company between the date hereof and the
Closing Date, the Shareholders will confer in good faith on a regular and frequent basis with the
Purchaser regarding operational matters and the general status of ongoing operations of each
Company promptly and will notify the Purchaser of any event or occurrence that has had or may
reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, results of operations,
business or prospects of any Company. The Shareholders acknowledge that the Purchaser does not
waive any rights it may have under this Agreement as a result of such consultations or
notifications unless otherwise given in writing. The Shareholders shall not, and shall cause each
Company not to, take any action that would, or that could reasonably be expected to, result in any
of the representations and warranties of the Shareholders set forth in this Agreement becoming
untrue.
4.2 Inspection and Access to Information. From the date hereof until the earlier of
the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 7, the
Shareholders will, and will cause each Company and its officers, directors, managers, auditors and
agents to, provide the Purchaser and its accountants, investment bankers, lenders, legal counsel,
consultants and other authorized representatives full access, during reasonable hours and under
reasonable circumstances, to such premises, employees, books and records (including all Tax Returns
filed and those in preparation) and properties of each Company as the Purchaser may reasonably
request, including all monthly and quarterly balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows
of each Company, and will cause the officers of each Company to furnish to the Purchaser and its
authorized representatives, promptly upon request therefor, any and all financial, technical and
operating data and other information pertaining to each Company and otherwise reasonably cooperate
with the conduct of due diligence by the Purchaser and its authorized representatives.
4.3 No Solicitation of Transactions. From the date hereof until the earlier of the
Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 7, the Shareholders
and the Covenantors shall not, and shall cause each Company and their respective Affiliates not to,
directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, agent or representative of any of
them or otherwise, initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public
information or assistance), or enter into negotiations of any type, directly or indirectly, or
enter into a confidentiality agreement, letter of intent or purchase agreement, merger agreement,
arrangement or amalgamation agreement or other similar agreement with any Person other than the
Purchaser with respect to the sale of any shares in the capital of any Company, or a merger,
arrangement, amalgamation, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or any substantial
portion of the assets of any Company, or the liquidation or similar extraordinary transaction with
respect to any Company. The Shareholders shall notify the Purchaser orally (within one Business
Day) and in writing (as promptly as practicable) of all relevant terms of any bona fide proposals
by a third party to do any of the foregoing which the Shareholders, the Companies or any of their
respective Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, partners,
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employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other
representatives may receive relating to any of such matters and, if such proposal is in writing,
the Shareholders shall deliver to the Purchaser a copy of such proposal.
4.4 Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation. Subject to the other
provisions of this Agreement, the Parties will each use their reasonable, good faith efforts to
perform their obligations in this Agreement and to take, or cause to be taken, and do, or cause to
be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to obtain all required
consents and regulatory approvals and to satisfy all conditions to their respective obligations
under this Agreement and to cause the transactions contemplated in this Agreement to be effected on
the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and will cooperate fully with each
other and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, accountants and other
designees in connection with any steps required to be taken as a part of their respective
obligations under this Agreement, including:
(a) Each of the Parties promptly will make their respective filings and submissions and
will take all actions necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Laws to obtain any
required approval of any Governmental Entity with jurisdiction over the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (except that the Purchaser shall have no obligation to take
or consent to the taking of any action required by any such Governmental Entity that could
adversely affect any Company, the properties and assets of any Company, or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Purchaser Ancillary Documents). Each of the Parties
will furnish all information required for any application or other filing to be made
pursuant to any Applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) In the event any claim, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding by any
Governmental Entity or other Person is commenced which questions the validity or legality of
the Acquisition or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seeks
damages in connection therewith, the Parties agree to cooperate and use all reasonable
efforts to defend against such claim, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding and,
if an injunction or other order is issued in any such action, suit or other proceeding, to
use all reasonable efforts to have such injunction or other order lifted and to cooperate
reasonably regarding any other impediment to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Each of the Shareholders and the Companies, as applicable, will give any notices to
third parties and use all commercially reasonable efforts (in consultation with the
Purchaser) necessary to obtain any third party consents: (i) necessary, proper or advisable
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) disclosed or required to
be disclosed in the Schedules to this Agreement, including the consents with respect to the
Company Contracts described in Schedule 2.5 and Schedule 2.13, the leases of
the Leased Real Property described on Schedule 2.6, and all other consents described
in such Schedules; (iii) required to avoid a breach of or default under any Company
Contracts in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; or (iv) required to prevent a material adverse effect on
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the assets, liabilities, results of operations, business or prospects of any Company,
whether prior to or after the Closing Date.
(d) Each Party will give prompt notice to the other Party of: (i) the occurrence, or
failure to occur, of any event which occurrence or failure would be likely to cause any
representation or warranty of the Shareholders, Covenantors or the Purchaser, as the case
may be, contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at any time from the date
hereof to the Closing Date or that will or may result in the failure to satisfy any of the
conditions specified in Article 5 of this Agreement; and (ii) any failure of any of
the Shareholders, Covenantors or the Purchaser, as the case may be, to comply in any
material respect with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by any of them under this Agreement. Each Party acknowledges that each other
Party does not and will not waive any rights it may have under this Agreement as a result of
any such notifications.
4.5 Public Announcements. The Parties will consult with each other prior to issuing
any publication or press release of any nature with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall not make or issue, or cause to be made or issued, any such
publication or press release prior to such consultation and without the prior written consent of
the other Parties (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) except to the
extent, but only to such extent, that, in the opinion of the Party issuing such publication or
press release, such announcement or statement may be required by any Applicable Laws, any listing
agreement with any national securities exchange or any national securities exchange rule or
regulation, in which case the Party proposing to issue such publication or press release shall make
all reasonable efforts to consult in good faith with the other Parties before issuing any such
publication or press release and shall reasonably cooperate with the other Parties with respect to
the timing, manner and content of disclosure.
4.6 Shareholders Disclosure Schedules.
(a) The disclosures in the Schedules, and those in any supplement thereto, relate only
to the representations and warranties in the section or paragraph of the Agreement to which
they expressly relate and not to any other representation or warranty in this Agreement. If
there is any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in
the Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth in the Schedules with respect to
a specifically identified representation or warranty), the statements in the body of this
Agreement will control.
(b) From time to time up to the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article 7, the Shareholders shall promptly supplement or amend
the Schedules that they have delivered with respect to any matter first existing or
occurring following the date hereof that (i) if existing or occurring at or prior to the
date hereof, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Schedules, or (ii)
is necessary to correct any information in the Schedules that has been rendered inaccurate
thereby. Any such supplement or amendment to the Schedules pursuant to the preceding
sentence shall not have the effect of modifying the representations and warranties contained
in Article 2 for purposes of determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth
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in Section 5.2 or for purposes of determining a breach of the representations
and warranties for purposes of Section 8.1, but shall be given effect in the event
of any claim of fraud by any Purchaser Indemnified Parties under this Agreement.
4.7 Insurance. The Shareholders shall cause each Company to maintain in full force
without interruption its present insurance policies or comparable insurance coverage.
4.8 Non-Competition. As partial consideration for payment of the Purchase Price, the
Shareholders and the Covenantors agree to the following covenants:
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 4.8, the following
definitions shall apply:
(i) Company Activities shall mean (A) specialty contracting services
for electric power transmission (overhead and underground, energized and
de-energized) and distribution (overhead and underground, energized and
de-energized), including engineering, procurement and construction, project quality
management, design, surveying and geotechnical services, and substation and
transmission foundations, and fibre optics lines, including installation, splicing
and maintenance, and (B) all other services provided by any Company during the three
(3) year period prior to the Closing Date to any current or former customer of any
Company.
(ii) Competing Business shall mean any Person that engages in Company
Activities in the Territory, but expressly excluding Quanta, the Purchaser and any
Company.
(iii) Confidential Information shall mean any data or information of
the Companies (other than Trade Secrets) that is valuable to the operation of the
Companies, and not generally known to competitors.
(iv) Noncompete Period shall mean five years following the Closing
Date.
(v) Territory shall mean the Provinces of Alberta and British
Columbia and any other jurisdiction in which any of the Companies has performed
services or otherwise engaged in activities for the purpose of performing services.
(vi) Trade Secrets shall mean trade secret and confidential
information, including confidential technical or non-technical data, a formula,
pattern, compilation, program, including computer software and related source codes,
device, method, technique, drawing, process, financial data, financial plan, product
plan, list of actual or potential customers or suppliers, or other information
similar to any of the foregoing, which derives economic value, actual or potential,
from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper
means by, other persons who can derive economic value from its disclosure or use.
The term Trade Secrets shall not include an item of
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information that is or becomes available to the industry (e.g., available in
the technical literature, databases or the like) or is in, or subsequently enters,
the public domain other than as a result of a disclosure by a Shareholder.
(b) Trade Secrets. The Shareholders and the Covenantors shall hold in
confidence at all times after the date hereof all Trade Secrets of the Companies, and shall
not disclose, publish or make use of Trade Secrets at any time after the date hereof without
the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except: (i) as necessary in the ordinary course
of performing such Shareholders duties for any Company, to the extent such Shareholder is a
director, officer, manager or employee of such Company, and (ii) a Shareholder or Covenantor
shall, subject to the covenants in Section 4.8(d), be entitled to use Residual Information
(as defined below) for any purpose. Nothing in this Agreement shall diminish the rights of
the Purchaser or its Affiliates regarding the protection of Trade Secrets and other
intellectual property pursuant to Applicable Laws from and after the Closing Date.
Residual Information means information in intangible form which is retained in the
memory of a Shareholder or Covenantor resulting from access to or work with Trade Secrets or
Confidential Information.
(c) Confidential Information. The Shareholders and the Covenantors hereby
agree to hold in confidence all Confidential Information and to not disclose, publish or
make use of Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
provided that a Shareholder or Covenantor shall, subject to the covenants in Section 4.8(d),
be entitled to use Residual Information for any purpose.
(d) Noncompetition.
(i) Each of Victor, Adam, Phil and Paul (the Covenanting
Shareholders) hereby acknowledge that the Companies conduct Company Activities
throughout the Territory. Each of the Covenanting Shareholders acknowledge that to
protect adequately the interest of the Purchaser in the Companies, it is essential
that any noncompete covenant with respect thereto cover all Company Activities and
the entire Territory;
(ii) Each of the Covenanting Shareholders hereby agree that they shall not,
during the Noncompete Period, in any manner, directly or indirectly or by assisting
others, engage in, have an equity or profit interest in, or render services (of an
executive, marketing, manufacturing, research and development, administrative,
financial or consulting nature) to any Competing Business;
(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing restrictions, each of
the Covenanting Shareholders hereby further agrees that, during the Noncompete
Period, they shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or as a partner, joint
venturer, officer, director, shareholder, employee, consultant, agent or independent
contractor of, or lender to, any person or business, (x) create or maintain any
business relationship with any customer of any Company (including the provision of
any Company Activities to or for any such customer), or otherwise solicit any
customer of any Company for the benefit of any Competing
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Business, or (y) request, advise or induce any customer of any Company to
withdraw, curtail or cancel, or engage in any other activity that could adversely
affect, the relationship such Person has with any Company;
provided, however, that the passive ownership of less than one percent of the ownership
interests of an entity having a class of securities that is traded on a national securities
exchange or over-the-counter market shall not be a violation of this Section 4.8(d).
(e) Nonsolicitation. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Purchaser,
the Shareholders and the Covenantors hereby agree that they shall not, during the Noncompete
Period, in any manner, directly or indirectly or by assisting others, recruit or hire away
or attempt to recruit or hire away, on their behalf or on behalf of any other Person, any
employee or independent contractor of any Company or any individual that was an employee or
independent contractor of any Company within one year prior to such solicitation and
provided services to the Company.
(f) Severability. If a judicial or arbitral determination is made that any of
the provisions of this Section 4.8 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise
unenforceable restriction against the Shareholders or the Covenantors, the provisions of
this Section 4.8 shall be rendered void only to the extent that such judicial or
arbitral determination finds such provisions to be unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable
with respect to it. In this regard, the Parties hereby agree that any judicial authority
construing this Agreement shall be empowered to sever any portion of the Territory, any
prohibited business activity or any time period from the coverage of this Section
4.8 and to apply the provisions of this Section 4.8 to the remaining portion of
the Territory, the remaining business activities and the remaining time period not so
severed by such judicial or arbitral authority. The time period during which the
prohibitions set forth in this Section 4.8 shall apply shall be tolled and suspended
for a period equal to the aggregate time during which any of the Shareholders or the
Covenantors violate such prohibitions in any respect.
(g) Injunctive Relief. The Shareholders and the Covenantors hereby acknowledge
and agree that the remedies at law would be inadequate to protect the Companies and the
Purchaser against any actual or threatened breach of the provisions contained in this
Section 4.8 by any Shareholder or Covenantor, and that any such breach would cause
irreparable harm, and, as such, the Shareholders and Covenantors further agree that the
Purchaser shall be entitled to injunctive relief without making proof of actual damages.
Such injunctive relief shall not be deemed exclusive remedies for any such breach, but shall
be in addition to and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies otherwise available
to the Purchaser. The Shareholders and Covenantors agree that, in connection with any
injunctive relief sought by the Purchaser, any and all requirements for proof of actual
damages or bonding are hereby waived.
(h) Reasonable Restraint. It is agreed by the Parties hereto that the
foregoing covenants in this Section 4.8 are necessary in terms of time, activity and
territory to protect the interests of the Purchaser in the assets and businesses being
acquired pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and impose a reasonable restraint on the
Shareholders and
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Covenantors in light of the activities and businesses of the Companies on the date of
the execution of this Agreement and the current plans of the Companies.
4.9 Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date. The Shareholders will,
and will cause each Company to, prepare and timely file or cause to be prepared and timely
filed, at the Shareholders sole expense, all Tax Returns of each Company that are due with
respect to any taxation period ending on or before the Closing Date. Such authority will
include, but not be limited to, the determination of the manner in which any items of
income, gain, deduction, loss, or credit arising out of the income, properties, and
operations of each Company will be reported or disclosed in such Tax Returns; provided,
however, that such Tax Returns will be prepared by treating items on such Tax Returns in a
manner consistent with the past practice with respect to such items, unless otherwise
required by Applicable Law. The Shareholders will provide to the Purchaser drafts of each
such Tax Return at least 30 days prior to the due date for its filing. At least 15 days
prior to the due date for the filing of such Tax Return, the Purchaser will notify the
Shareholders of the existence of any objection specifying in reasonable detail the nature
and basis of such objection to any items set forth on such draft Tax Return (a Dispute
Notice). The Purchaser and the Shareholders agree to consult and resolve in good faith
any such objection, it being agreed that if an item is being treated in a manner consistent
with past practices, such item will be rebuttably presumed to be reasonable and appropriate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Shareholders will not, and
will not permit any of the Companies to, file any Tax Return without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that no
such consent will be required if the Purchaser has not delivered a Dispute Notice with
respect to such Tax Return or the objections contained in such Dispute Notice have been
finally resolved.
(b) Tax Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date. The
Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and file or cause to be filed, all Tax
Returns of each Company for all taxable periods which begin before the Closing Date and end
after the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 4.9(b), in the case of any
Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a taxable period that
includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Taxes that relates to
the portion of such taxable period ending on the Closing Date shall: (x) in the case of any
Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to use, income or receipts, be deemed to be the
amount of such Taxes for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction in which the
numerator is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the
denominator is the number of days in the entire taxable period; and (y) in the case of any
Taxes based upon or related to use, income or receipts, be deemed equal to the actual amount
of such Taxes that would be payable if the relevant taxable period ended on the Closing
Date. Any credits relating to a taxable period that begins before and ends after the
Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant taxable period ended on the
Closing Date.
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(c) Cooperation on Tax Matters. The Purchaser and the Shareholders shall
cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, in connection
with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Section and any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the
retention and (upon the other Partys request) the provision of records and information that
are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making
employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and
explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Purchaser and the Shareholders agree
(i) to the extent not delivered to the other Party or its Affiliates pursuant to this
Agreement, to retain all books and records in their possession or control with respect to
Tax matters pertinent to each Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the
Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified
by the Purchaser or the Shareholders, any extensions thereof) of the respective taxable
periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Tax
Authority, and (ii) to give the other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party so requests, the
Purchaser or the Shareholders, as the case may be, shall allow the other Party to take
possession of such books and records. The Purchaser and the Shareholders further agree,
upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any
Governmental Entity or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate
any Taxes that could be imposed (including with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby).
(d) Controversies. The Shareholders will not enter into any settlement of or
otherwise compromise any Tax matter that affects or may materially affect the Tax liability
of any Company for any post-closing Tax Period, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Shareholders will keep the
Purchaser fully and timely informed with respect to the commencement, status and nature of
any Tax matter. The Shareholders will, in good faith, consult with the Purchaser regarding
the conduct of or positions taken in any such proceeding.
(e) Tax Sharing Agreements. Any tax sharing agreement between the Shareholders
or any of their Affiliates and each Company shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and
shall have no further effect for any taxable year (whether the current year, a future year,
or a past year).
(f) Section 85 Tax Election. The parties agree that the Shareholders may, at
their option, file joint elections under subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
electing to transfer any of the Targets Shares owned by the Shareholders at amounts to be
determined by the Shareholders, to be not less than the non-share consideration received for
the Targets Shares by each Shareholder and not greater than the Purchase Price of such
Shareholders Targets Shares. The Shareholders and the Purchaser agree to file
corresponding joint elections under any applicable provincial taxing statutes.
4.10 Repayment of Related-Party Loans. All receivables of each Company or other
amounts owing to each Company by any director, officer, manager or employee of each
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Company or by any Shareholder or any Affiliate of each Company or any Affiliate of a
Shareholder shall be paid in full prior to or on the Closing Date. All receivables of any
director, officer, manager or employee of each Company or of any Shareholder or any Affiliate of
each Company or any Affiliate of a Shareholder or other amounts owing to any such Person by each
Company, other than reasonable expense reimbursements in the ordinary course of business, shall be
paid in full prior to the Closing Date.
4.11 Transition Assistance.
(a) Following the Closing, during any such period of time when such Shareholder is not
employed by the Purchaser, any Company or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Purchaser, each Shareholder shall: (i) cooperate fully with the Purchaser to cause a smooth
transition of the ownership and operation of the Companies from the Shareholders to the
Purchaser; (ii) make themselves available to the Companies and the Purchaser, as reasonably
requested, for a period of up to one year following the Closing Date, to advise and assist
in the transition of customer relationships to the Purchaser and with respect to other
transition matters concerning the Companies; and (iii) maintain and monitor on a periodic
basis existing telephone numbers, voicemail and email addresses and shall respond promptly
with respect to any information requested.
(b) The Shareholders shall not take any action that is designed or intended to have the
effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other business associate
of any Company from maintaining at least as favorable business relationships with such
Company and the Purchaser after the Closing as it maintained with such Company prior to the
Closing. The Shareholders will refer all customer, supplier, and other inquiries relating
to any Company or its business and operations to the Purchaser or an Affiliate thereof.
4.12 Consent and Waiver of the Shareholders. Each Shareholder authorizes, approves
and consents to the sale of Targets Shares pursuant to this Agreement and all other actions and
transactions of such other Shareholders contemplated herein for all purposes.
4.13 Change of Name. Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, the
Shareholders shall cause Valard Holdings to change its name so that it no longer contains the word
Valard and shall provide evidence of such name change to the Purchaser.
4.14 Hydro Power Generation Activities. Prior to any Shareholder or Covenantor
engaging or participating in, directly or indirectly, (including making any capital contribution,
equity investment or loan in or to) any new hydro power generation facility, project or business
(each such engagement or participation referred to hereinafter as a Hydro Power
Activity), such Shareholder or Covenantor, as applicable, shall notify Quanta in writing in
advance of such Hydro Power Activity. Quanta shall have the right to participate in any such Hydro
Power Activity in a similar fashion and on an equal basis as the applicable Shareholders and
Covenantors. If, after receipt of such notice, Quanta waives in writing its right to particpate in
the Hydro Power Activity, then the Shareholder or Covenantor, as applicable, may proceed on its own
with respect to such Hydro Power Activity.
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ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
5.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party
to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the fulfillment at or
prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) Injunction. There shall be no effective injunction, writ or preliminary
restraining order or any order of any nature issued by a Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction to the effect that the Acquisition may not be consummated as provided in this
Agreement, no proceeding or lawsuit shall have been commenced by any Governmental Entity for
the purpose of obtaining any such injunction, writ or preliminary restraining order and no
written notice will have been received from any Governmental Entity indicating an intent to
restrain, prevent, materially delay or restructure the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Consents. All consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or
registrations, declarations or filings with, any Governmental Entity required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement will have been obtained or
made, except where the failure to have obtained or made any such consent, approval, order,
authorization, declaration or filing would not have a material adverse effect on the assets,
liabilities, results of operations, business or prospects of any Company after the Closing.
(c) Competition Act Compliance. The Competition Act Compliance (as hereinafter
defined) shall have been obtained. Competition Act Compliance means: (i) the
issuance of an advance ruling certificate issued by the Commissioner pursuant to section 102
of the Competition Act (Advance Ruling Certificate) with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) the notice required under Section 114
of the Competition Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
have been given and the applicable waiting period under Section 123 of the Competition Act
shall have expired or been terminated early in accordance with the Competition Act; or (iii)
the obligation to give the requisite notice with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall have been waived pursuant to subsection 113(c) of the Competition Act;
and, in the case of (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall have received a no action letter
from the Commissioner which confirms that the Commissioner is of the view that there are not
sufficient grounds to initiate proceedings before the Competition Tribunal under the merger
provisions of the Competition Act in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the form of and any terms and conditions attached to any such advice shall be
acceptable to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, and such advice shall not have been
rescinded or amended as at the time of Closing. Commissioner means the
Commissioner of Competition appointed under subsection 7(1) of the Competition Act.
Competition Tribunal means the Competition Tribunal as established by subsection
3(1) of the Competition Tribunal Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.19, as amended. Competition
Act means the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34, as amended, including the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. The obligations of the Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the fulfillment at or
prior to the Closing of each of the following additional conditions (any or all of which may be
waived by the Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws):
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Shareholders set forth in Article 2 shall have been true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except that those
representations and warranties that by their terms are qualified by materiality shall be
true and correct in all respects and except that representations and warranties that speak
as of a specified date shall have been true and correct only on such date);
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Shareholders. The Shareholders shall
have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be
performed by them under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) No Material Adverse Change. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date,
there shall not have occurred any material adverse change, or any event, effect or
development that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
material adverse change, in or affecting any Company or its business, results of operations,
cash flows, financial condition, assets, liabilities or prospects;
(d) Shareholder Certificate. The Shareholders shall have executed and
delivered to the Purchaser a certificate as to compliance with the conditions set forth in
Sections 5.2(a), (b) and (c);
(e) Shareholder Releases. Each Shareholder shall have executed and delivered a
release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2(e);
(f) Closing Date Debt; Release of Liens. The Shareholders shall have delivered
to the Purchaser (i) at least three days prior to the Closing Date in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser payoff letters from each creditor of Closing Date Debt
(provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, payoff letters shall not be required for trade
payables and any other payables or accrued expenditures that are not classified as
indebtedness under GAAP), which letters shall be addressed to each Company, as applicable,
confirming the outstanding amount of the Closing Date Debt owed to such creditor as of the
Closing Date and any per diem payable thereafter and (ii) satisfactory evidence that that
each Companys revolving line of credit has been terminated in full and, in each case,
confirming that, upon payment of such amounts or termination of the revolving line of
credit, all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) affecting the real and personal property of
each Company in favor of such creditor will be released;
(g) Opinion of Shareholder and Company Counsel. The Purchaser shall have
received an opinion of Hustwick Hodgson and Payne, counsel to the Shareholders and the
Companies, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
5.2(g);
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(h) Due Diligence. The Purchaser shall have completed and shall be satisfied
with the results of its accounting, financial, operational, business, legal and other due
diligence investigations of each Company, including confirmation of the historical financial
results and financial projections of each Company;
(i) Lease Agreements. A fully executed termination agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Purchaser of any written or oral lease arrangement by and
between Valard Construction and 964125 Alberta Ltd. with respect to the properties located
at 6215 86th Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, 662545th Street, Leduc, Alberta and 3911 82nd
Avenue, Leduc Alberta (such properties, together with 14310-97th Street, Grand Prairie,
Alberta, are collectively, the Primary Properties).
(j) New Lease Agreements. Valard Holdings and 964125 Alberta Ltd., as
applicable, shall have delivered to the Purchaser an executed counterpart of a lease
agreement with respect to each of the Primary Properties in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 5.2(j) (the Lease Agreements).
(k) Employment Agreements. Each of Victor, Adam, Philip, Paul and Roland
Bailey shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser an employment agreement with
Valard Construction, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2(k)
(an Employment Agreement);
(l) Support Agreement. Each of Adam and Valard Holdings shall have executed
and delivered to the Purchaser, Callco and Quanta a support agreement, which shall be in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2(l) (the Support Agreement);
(m) Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement. Each of Adam and Valard Holdings
shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser and Quanta a Voting and Exchange Rights
Agreement, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2(m) (the
Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement);
(n) Escrow Agreement. Each of the Shareholders and the Escrow Agent shall have
executed and delivered to the Purchaser the Escrow Agreement; and
(o) Shareholder Ancillary Documents. The Shareholders shall have delivered, or
caused to be delivered, to the Purchaser the following:
(i) originals of the share certificates representing all of the Targets Shares
duly endorsed for transfer to the Purchaser;
(ii) the resignations, effective as of the Closing Date, of the directors and,
if requested by the Purchaser, the officers of each Company;
(iii) evidence of the termination of any powers of attorney on behalf of any
Company set forth in Schedule 2.28;
(iv) certificates by the Secretary of each Company, dated the Closing Date, as
to (1) the good standing of such Company in its jurisdiction of
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incorporation and in each other jurisdiction where it is qualified to do
business, (2) true and correct copies of its charter documents and no amendments to
those charter documents and (3) the effectiveness of all board and shareholder
resolutions of the Targets passed in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(v) the organizational record books, minute books and corporate seal of each
Company;
(vi) evidence of the completion of each of the pre-closing transactions
contemplated by the reorganization plan set forth in Schedule 5.2(o)(vi)
(the Reorganization Plan), which transactions shall be in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser; and
(vii) all other documents required to be entered into by the Shareholders
pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing or reasonably requested by the
Purchaser to convey all of the Targets Shares to the Purchaser or to otherwise
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Shareholders. The obligations of the
Shareholders to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the
fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following additional conditions (any or all
of which may be waived by the Shareholders in whole or in part to the extent permitted by
Applicable Laws):
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Purchaser, Callco and Quanta set forth in Article 3 shall have been true and correct
in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except that
those representations and warranties that by their terms are qualified by materiality shall
be true and correct in all respects and except that representations and warranties that
speak as of a specified date shall have been true and correct only on such date);
(b) Performance of Obligations by the Purchaser. Each of the Purchaser, Callco
and Quanta shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements
required to be performed by them under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Certificates. The Purchaser, Callco and Quanta shall have delivered to the
Shareholders a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer as to compliance with the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and (b);
(d) Employment Agreements. Valard Construction shall have executed and
delivered to each of Victor, Adam, Philip, Paul and Roland Bailey an Employment Agreement;
(e) Support Agreement. The Purchaser, Callco and Quanta shall have executed
and delivered to the Shareholders the Support Agreement;
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(f) Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement. The Purchaser and Quanta shall have
executed and delivered to the Shareholders the Voting and Exchange Rights Agreement; and
(g) Escrow Agreement. Each of the Purchaser and the Escrow Agent shall have
executed and delivered to the Shareholders the Escrow Agreement;
(h) Payment of Consideration. The Purchaser shall have paid the Cash
Consideration in accordance with Section 1.3,
(i) Opinion of Purchaser, Callco and Quanta Counsel. The Shareholders shall
have received an opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, counsel to the Purchaser, Callco
and Quanta, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
5.3(i); and
(j) Purchaser Ancillary Documents. The Purchaser shall have delivered, or
caused to be delivered, to the Shareholders the following:
(i) certificates by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Purchaser,
Callco and Quanta, dated the Closing Date, as to: (A) the good standing of the
Purchaser, Callco and Quanta, as applicable, in their respective jurisdictions of
incorporation; and (B) the effectiveness of all board resolutions of the Purchaser,
Callco and Quanta passed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(ii) a copy of the share certificates representing the Exchangeable Shares to
be issued as provided in Section 1.4(a);
(iii) a copy of the instruction letter to Quantas transfer agent as provided
in Section 1.4(b); and
(iv) all other documents required to be entered into or delivered by the
Purchaser, Callco or Quanta at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
CLOSING
CLOSING
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are referred to in this
Agreement as the Closing. The Closing Date will be the date on which the
Closing occurs. The Closing will occur on October 25, 2010, or on such other date as the Parties
may agree. The Closing will take place via the electronic exchange of executed documents, or at
such place or via such other method as the Parties may agree.
ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time at or prior to the
Closing (the Termination Date):
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(a) in writing by mutual consent of the Parties;
(b) by either the Shareholders or the Purchaser:
(i) if any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over any Party hereto shall
have issued any order, decree, ruling or injunction or taken any other action
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
Acquisition and such order, decree, ruling or injunction or other action shall have
become final and nonappealable or if there shall be adopted any law or regulation
that makes consummation of the Acquisition illegal or otherwise prohibited;
provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section
7.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any
material covenant or agreement under this Agreement has been the cause of or
resulted in the action or event described in this Section 7.1(b)(i)
occurring;
(ii) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 15, 2010; or
(iii) in the event of a breach by the other Party of any representation,
warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement which (A) would
give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 5.2(a) or
(b) or 5.3(a) or (b), as applicable, if it was continuing as
of the Closing Date and (B) cannot be cured by the Termination Date (a
Terminable Breach); provided that the terminating Party is not then in
Terminable Breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement
contained in this Agreement.
7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Article 7, this Agreement will forthwith become void and there will be no liability on
the part of any Party or its respective partners, officers, directors or shareholders, except for
obligations under Sections 4.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.16 and this
Section, all of which will survive the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
contained in this Section 7.2 will relieve any Party from any liability for any breach of
such Partys obligations and covenants set forth in this Agreement prior to the Termination Date.
ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFICATION
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Indemnification Obligations of the Shareholders. Subject to the other terms of
this Article 8, the Shareholders and the Covenantors, jointly and severally, will
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser, the Companies and the Purchasers Affiliates,
each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of the
heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the
Purchaser Indemnified Parties) from, against and in respect of any and all claims, liabilities,
obligations, losses, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments (at equity or at law) and
damages whenever arising or incurred (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of investigation
and
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reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) (collectively, Losses) arising out of,
relating to or in connection with:
(a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by any of the
Shareholders or Covenantors in this Agreement or in any of the Shareholder Ancillary
Documents, whether such breach or inaccuracy exists or is made on the Effective Date
(without giving effect to any supplements to the Shareholders Schedules) or as of the
Closing Date;
(b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by any of the
Shareholders or the Covenantors in this Agreement or in any of the Shareholder Ancillary
Documents;
(c) any fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith of any of the Shareholders or the
Covenantors in connection with this Agreement or the Shareholder Ancillary Documents;
(d) any liability relating to, resulting from or arising out of: (i) claims made in
pending or future suits, actions, investigations or other legal, governmental or
administrative proceedings, including all matters set forth in Schedule 2.11; or
(ii) claims based on actual or alleged violations of law as in effect on or prior to the
Closing, breach of contract, employment practices or environmental, health and safety
matters, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), arising out of or relating to events
that occurred, conditions that existed, services performed, or the ownership or operation of
any of the Companies or their businesses, on or prior to the Closing;
(e) any liability relating to, resulting from or arising out of any Company Benefit
Plan in respect of or relating to any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date;
(f) any Closing Date Debt that is not included in the calculation of the Consideration
as set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto;
(g) any liability of the Companies for: (i) any Taxes of any Company with respect to
any Tax period or portion thereof ending on or before the Closing Date (or for any Tax
period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date to the extent allocable
(determined in a manner consistent with Section 4.9(b)) to the portion of such
period beginning before and ending on the Closing Date except to the extent accrued in the
Financial Statements or in the ordinary course of business through the date hereof, and (ii)
any Taxes of the Companies or any of them arising in respect of the transactions
contemplated by the Reorganization Plan that in the aggregate exceed $175,000; or
(h) any liability of any of the Companies under any guarantee, indemnity or other
security granted by any of the Companies for the benefit of any Related Party (other than
one of the Companies).
The Losses of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties described in this Section 8.1 as to which
the Purchaser Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the Purchaser Losses.
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8.2 Indemnification Obligations of the Purchaser and Quanta. Subject to the other
terms of this Article 8, the Purchaser and Quanta, jointly and severally, will indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Shareholders and each of their respective agents and representatives
and each of the heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing
(collectively, the Shareholder Indemnified Parties) from, against and in respect of any
and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments
(at equity or at law) and damages whenever arising or incurred (including amounts paid in
settlement, costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) (collectively,
Losses) arising out of, relating to or in connection with:
(a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser,
Callco or Quanta in this Agreement or in any of the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, whether
such breach or inaccuracy exists or is made on the Effective Date or as of the Closing Date;
(b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by the Purchaser, Callco
or Quanta in this Agreement or in any of the Purchaser Ancillary Documents;
(c) any fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Purchaser, Callco or Quanta in
connection with this Agreement or the Purchaser Ancillary Documents;
(d) the Closing Date Debt included in the calculation of the Consideration as set forth
on Schedule 1.3 hereto; or
(e) to the extent not covered by the indemnity obligations of the Shareholders in
Section 8.1, any liability relating to, resulting from or arising out of events that
occur, conditions that first exist, services performed or the operation of any of the
Companies or their businesses following the Closing Date.
The Losses of the Shareholder Indemnified Parties described in this Section 8.2 as to which
the Shareholder Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification are hereinafter collectively
referred to as Shareholder Losses.
8.3 Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly, but in no event later than thirty (30) days, after receipt by a Purchaser
Indemnified Party or a Shareholder Indemnified Party (hereinafter collectively referred to
as an Indemnified Party) of notice by a third party (including any Governmental
Entity) of any Actions with respect to which such Indemnified Party may be entitled to
receive payment hereunder for any Purchaser Losses or any Shareholder Losses (as the case
may be), such Indemnified Party will notify the Purchaser and Quanta or the Shareholders, as
the case may be (in such capacity, the Purchaser and Quanta or the Shareholders are
hereinafter referred to as an Indemnifying Party), of any such Action; provided,
however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying
Party from liability under this Agreement with respect to such Action only if, and only to
the extent that, such failure to notify the Indemnifying Party results in the forfeiture by
the Indemnifying Party of rights and defenses otherwise
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available to the Indemnifying Party with respect to such Action. Unless (i) the
Indemnifying Party is also a party to such Action and the Indemnified Partys counsel shall
have advised the Indemnified Party that a conflict of interests exists that would make joint
representation inappropriate or (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to provide reasonable
assurance to the Indemnified Party of its financial capacity to defend such Action, the
Indemnifying Party will have the right, at its sole expense, upon written notice delivered
to the Indemnified Party within ten calendar days after receiving such notice, to assume the
defense of such Action with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall have
acknowledged in writing to the Indemnified Party its unqualified obligation to fully
indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article 8. In the event, however,
that the Indemnifying Party (A) declines or fails to (1) assume the defense of the Action on
the terms provided above, (2) provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party of its
financial capacity to defend such Action and provide indemnification with respect to such
Action or (3) employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, in any case
within such ten-day period, or (B) the Indemnifying Party is also a party to such Action and
the Indemnified Partys counsel shall have advised the Indemnified Party that a conflict of
interests exists that would make joint representation inappropriate, then such Indemnified
Party may employ counsel to represent or defend it in any such Action and the Indemnifying
Party will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel as incurred; provided,
however, that the Indemnifying Party will not be required to pay the fees and disbursements
of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any jurisdiction in any single
Action. In any Action with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder, the
Indemnified Party or the Indemnifying Party, whichever is not assuming the defense of such
Action, will have the right to participate in such matter and to retain its own counsel at
such Partys own expense. The Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, as the case may
be, will at all times use reasonable efforts to keep the Indemnified Party or the
Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, reasonably apprised of the status of the defense of
any Action the defense of which they are maintaining and to cooperate in good faith with
each other with respect to the defense of any such Action.
(b) No Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of
any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party fails to
assume and maintain the defense of such claim pursuant to Section 8.3(a); or (ii)
such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Indemnifying
Party from all liability arising out of such claim. An Indemnifying Party may not, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise any claim or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought
hereunder unless: (1) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional
release of the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim; (2) does not
contain any admission or statement suggesting any wrongdoing or liability on behalf of the
Indemnified Party; and (3) does not contain any equitable order, judgment or term which in
any manner affects, restrains or interferes with the business of the Indemnified Party or
any of the Indemnified Partys Affiliates.
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(c) A claim for indemnification by an Indemnified Party for any matter not involving an
Action by a third party may be asserted by written notice to the Indemnifying Party from
whom indemnification is sought. Such notice will specify in reasonable detail the basis for
such claim. As promptly as possible after the Indemnified Party has given such notice, such
Indemnified Party and the appropriate Indemnifying Party will establish the merits and
amount of such claim (by mutual agreement, litigation, arbitration or otherwise) and, within
five Business Days of the final determination of the merits and amount of such claim, the
Indemnifying Party will pay to the Indemnified Party immediately available funds in an
amount equal to such claim as determined hereunder.
8.4 Claims Period. For purposes of this Agreement, a Claims Period shall be the
period during which a claim for indemnification may be asserted under this Agreement by an
Indemnified Party. The Claims Periods under this Agreement shall begin on the Closing Date and
terminate as follows:
(a) with respect to any Purchaser Losses arising (i) under Section 8.1(a) with
respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty in Sections
2.1 (Organization), 2.2 (Authorization), 2.3 (Investments and
Subsidiaries), 2.4 (Capitalization), 2.5 (Absence of Restrictions and
Conflicts), 2.7 (Title to Personal Property; Related Matters), 2.21
(Transactions with Affiliates), and 2.29 (Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers)
(collectively, the Surviving Representations) or (ii) under any of Section
8.1(b) through and including Section 8.1(h) (collectively, the Surviving
Obligations), the Claims Period shall continue indefinitely, except as limited by law
(including by applicable statutes of limitation);
(b) with respect to Purchaser Losses arising under Section 8.1(a) with respect
to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty in Sections 2.14 (Tax
Returns; Taxes), 2.16 (Company Benefit Plans) and 2.19 (Environmental, Health and Safety
Matters), the Claims Period shall survive until 90 days following the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations;
(c) with respect to Shareholder Losses arising under Section 8.2(b) or
8.2(c), the Claims Period shall continue indefinitely, except as limited by
Applicable Law (including any applicable statutes of limitation); and
(d) with respect to all other Purchaser Losses or Shareholder Losses arising under this
Agreement, the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is two years after the Closing
Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the close of business on the last day of the applicable
Claims Period, an Indemnifying Party shall have been properly notified of a claim for indemnity
hereunder and such claim shall not have been finally resolved or disposed of at such date, such
claim shall continue to survive and shall remain a basis for indemnity hereunder until such claim
is finally resolved or disposed of in accordance with the terms hereof.
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8.5 Liability Limits.
(a) Purchaser Basket. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall not make a claim against the Shareholders
for indemnification under this Article 8 for Purchaser Losses unless and until the
aggregate amount of such Purchaser Losses exceeds $400,000 (the Purchaser Basket)
and then the recoverable Purchaser Losses shall be limited to those that exceed the
Purchaser Basket; provided, however, that any claim for any breach of the Surviving
Obligations, the Surviving Representations, the representations made in Sections
2.14 (Tax Returns; Taxes), 2.16 (Company Benefit Plans) and 2.24(a) (Accounts
Receivable) and any claim based on any fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith of the
Shareholders or Covenantors shall not be subject to the Purchaser Basket and shall not count
against the Purchaser Basket. For purposes of calculating the amount of Purchaser Losses
incurred in respect of the Purchaser Basket, any materiality qualifications in the
representations and warranties shall be ignored.
(b) Maximum Liability. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the aggregate indemnification obligations of the Shareholders and Covenantors
under Section 8.1 shall be limited to an amount equal to the Purchase Price,
provided that the liability of the Shareholders and Covenantors under Section 8.1(g) for any
Taxes of any of the Companies arising in respect of the transactions contemplated by the
Reorganization Plan shall not be subject to any limit.
(c) Severance Liability. For greater certainty, it is agreed that the
Purchaser shall not be entitled to seek indemnification from the Shareholders or Covenantors
for all or a portion of any liability in a wrongful dismissal law suit, claim or
administrative proceeding in respect of any employee who is terminated by any of the
Companies after the Closing Date.
8.6 Investigations. The respective representations and warranties of the Parties
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document delivered by any Party prior to
the Closing and the rights to indemnification set forth in Article 8 will not be deemed
waived or otherwise affected by any investigation made by a Party to this Agreement.
8.7 Insurance Proceeds. The Purchaser Losses and Shareholder Losses giving rise to
any indemnification obligation hereunder shall be reduced by any insurance proceeds or other
payments actually received by the Indemnified Party in satisfaction of any such Losses. Any
Indemnified Party that becomes aware of Losses for which it intends to seek indemnification
hereunder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts to which it reasonably
may be entitled under insurance policies; provided that such obligation shall not delay or
otherwise affect the timing or collection of any indemnity claim hereunder from the other Party.
8.8 Purchase Price Adjustment. Any payment of a claim of indemnification pursuant to
this Article 8 shall be deemed to be an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
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ARTICLE 9
QUANTA SECURITIES
QUANTA SECURITIES
9.1 Compliance with Law. The Shareholders acknowledge that the Exchangeable Shares
and the shares of Quanta Common Stock to be issued to the Shareholders in accordance with the
rights and restrictions attached to the Exchangeable Shares, the Support Agreement or Voting and
Exchange Rights Agreement (the Quanta Exchange Stock and collectively with the
Exchangeable Shares, the Restricted Shares), will not be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, the
Securities Laws) and therefore may not be resold without compliance with those Securities
Laws. The Restricted Shares are being or will be acquired by the Shareholders solely for their own
account, for investment purposes only, and with no present intention of distributing, selling or
otherwise disposing of them in connection with a distribution. Each Shareholder covenants,
warrants and represents that none of the Restricted Shares will be, directly or indirectly,
offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except after
full compliance with all of the applicable provisions of the Securities Laws and the rules and
regulations of the SEC and any applicable Canadian regulatory authority. Certificates representing
the Restricted Shares shall bear the following legend:
These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any state securities laws. They may not be sold or offered for sale,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in the absence of an effective
registration statement as to the securities under said Act and any applicable state
securities law or unless the company has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory
to the company that such registration is not required to effectuate such
transaction.
9.2 Economic Risk; Sophistication; Accredited Investors. Each Shareholder is able to
bear the economic risk of an investment in the Restricted Shares and can afford to sustain a total
loss of such investment. Each Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment
and therefore has the capacity to protect his own interests in connection with the acquisition of
the Restricted Shares pursuant hereto. Each Shareholder represents to the Purchaser that he is an
accredited investor, as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Each
Shareholder represents that he or his representatives have had an adequate opportunity to ask
questions and receive answers from the officers of the Purchaser and Quanta concerning, among other
matters, the Purchaser, Quanta, their respective management, their plans for the operation of their
businesses and potential additional acquisitions. Each Shareholder acknowledges that he or his
representatives has obtained copies of Quantas 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the
SEC on March 1, 2010, Quantas Proxy Statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as filed
with the SEC on April 19, 2010, Quantas first quarter 2010 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed
with the SEC on May 10, 2010 and Quantas second quarter 2010 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as
filed with the SEC on August 9, 2010, as amended on September 13, 2010 and represents that he has
had an adequate opportunity to carefully review such materials and any other information concerning
Quanta that he deems necessary or appropriate to evaluate the merits and risks of the proposed
investment in Quanta Common Stock contemplated herein.
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9.3 Restriction on Sale or Other Transfer of Restricted Shares. Each of the
Shareholders covenants, warrants and represents that for the applicable Lockup Period (as
hereinafter defined) such Shareholder will not sell, pledge, gift or otherwise dispose of or engage
in any put, call, short-sale, hedge, straddle or similar transactions intended to reduce such
Shareholders risk of owning the Restricted Shares, and, after the applicable Lockup Period, the
Restricted Shares may be offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise
disposed of directly or indirectly, only after full compliance with all of the applicable
provisions of the Securities Laws. Lock-Up Period means, with respect to 50% of the
Restricted Shares to be received by a Shareholder as contemplated by this Agreement, six months
following the Closing Date, and with respect to the other 50% of the Restricted Shares to be
received by a Shareholder as contemplated by this Agreement, eighteen months following the Closing
Date. Certificates representing the Restricted Shares shall bear the following legend, which shall
reflect the applicable Lockup Period, in addition to the legend under Section 9.1:
These securities are subject to a contractual restriction on transfer and may not be
offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of
during the period of such contractual restriction without the prior written consent
of Quanta Services, Inc.
9.4 Insider Trading. The Shareholders, individually and on behalf of the Companies,
acknowledge that they, as well as other personnel at the Companies, may become aware of material
nonpublic information (as defined under applicable securities laws) regarding Quanta, and its
Affiliates, including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Shareholders
understand, and will communicate to persons having knowledge of any such information, that
applicable securities laws prohibit trading in securities of Quanta while in possession of material
nonpublic information regarding this information and restrict the disclosure of such information to
others.
9.5 NYSE Listing; Removal of Legends. Prior to the end of the applicable Lockup
Period, Quanta shall file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE to list the Quanta
Exchange Stock for trading on the NYSE. Upon the expiration of the Lockup Period, Quanta agrees
that, upon the request of any Shareholder who has received Quanta Exchange Stock as contemplated by
this Agreement, Quanta will promptly cause new certificates without legends to be issued in
exchange for the initially issued certificates representing the Quanta Exchange Stock so that the
Quanta Exchange Stock may be sold in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act without
registration.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Notices. All notices, communications and deliveries under this Agreement will be
made in writing signed by or on behalf of the Party making the same, will specify the Section under
this Agreement pursuant to which it is given or being made, and will be delivered personally or by
facsimile transmission or sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or by
nationally recognized overnight courier (with evidence of delivery and postage and other fees
prepaid) as follows:
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If to Quanta, the Purchaser or Callco:
Quanta Services, Inc.
1360 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77056
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (713) 629-7639
1360 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77056
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (713) 629-7639
If to the Shareholders or the Covenantors:
c/o Roderick C. Payne
Hustwick Hodgson & Payne
Barristers & Solicitors
600 Capital Place
9707 110 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
Facsimile No.: (780) 482-6613
Hustwick Hodgson & Payne
Barristers & Solicitors
600 Capital Place
9707 110 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2L9
Facsimile No.: (780) 482-6613
or to such other representative or at such other address or facsimile number of a Party as such
Party may furnish to the other Parties in writing. Any such notice, communication or delivery will
be deemed given or made (a) on the date of delivery if delivered in person, (b) on the first
Business Day after delivery if sent by nationally recognized overnight service, (c) upon
transmission by facsimile if transmission is confirmed or (d) on the fifth Business Day after it is
mailed by registered or certified mail.
10.2 Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part of this Agreement as if set out in full
in this Agreement.
10.3 Assignment; Successors in Interest. No assignment or transfer by any Party of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement will be made except with the prior written consent
of the other Party to this Agreement; provided that the Purchaser or Callco shall, without the
obligation to obtain the prior written consent of any Shareholder, be entitled to assign this
Agreement or all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder to any one (1) or more
Affiliates of the Purchaser or Callco and, provided further, that the Purchaser or Callco (or any
such Affiliate, if applicable) may pledge, assign and grant to the Purchasers or Callcos (or such
Affiliates) lenders, for the benefit of such lenders, a continuing security interest and lien on
all of such Purchasers, Callcos or such Affiliates right, title and interest in and to this
Agreement and any and all related agreements, as security for the payment and performance of all
obligations of the Purchaser, Callco or such Affiliate to such lenders by reason of borrowing or
the guarantee of borrowing, or otherwise; provided, however, that no assignment permitted by this
Section will relieve either Quanta, the Purchaser or Callco of its obligations under this
Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party will also be a reference to a
successor or permitted assign.
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10.4 Number; Gender. Whenever the context so requires, the singular number will
include the plural and the plural will include the singular, and the gender of any pronoun will
include the other genders.
10.5 Captions. The titles, captions and table of contents contained in this Agreement
are inserted in this Agreement only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way
define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision of
this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified to the contrary, all references to Articles and
Sections are references to Articles and Sections of this Agreement and all references to Schedules
or Exhibits are references to Schedules and Exhibits, respectively, to this Agreement.
10.6 Controlling Law; Amendment. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta without reference to its choice of law rules.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by written agreement of the
Parties.
10.7 Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc.; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Parties hereby
irrevocably consents and agrees that any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with any
disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any
related document (for purposes of this Section, a Legal Dispute) shall exclusively be
brought in the courts of the Province of Alberta. The Parties agree that, after a Legal Dispute is
before a court as specified in this Section 10.7 and during the pendency of such Legal
Dispute before such court, all actions, suits or proceedings with respect to such Legal Dispute or
any other Legal Dispute, including any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject
to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order of
any judgment of such court, such jurisdiction shall be non-exclusive. Each of the Parties hereby
waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any Legal Dispute, that it is not subject thereto
or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such court or
that its property is exempt or immune from execution, that the action, suit or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper.
Each Party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding described in this
Section 10.7 after the expiration of any period permitted for appeal and subject to any
stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Laws. The Parties hereby waive irrevocably
any and all rights to demand a trial by jury in connection with this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated hereby or any document contemplated herein or otherwise related hereto.
10.8 Recovery of Costs. In the event of any legal proceeding (whether at law or in
equity) relating to this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a Party
has breached this Agreement, then that Party shall be liable and pay to the other Party any costs
in connection with such proceeding and any appeal therefrom, including reasonable legal fees, and
the other Party shall be entitled to pursue the recovery of all damages, losses and liabilities
related to such breach.
10.9 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement,
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and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by Applicable
Laws, the Parties waive any provision of Applicable Laws which renders any such provision
prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute
but one and the same instrument. Facsimile or scanned and emailed transmission of any signed
original document or retransmission of any signed facsimile or scanned and emailed transmission
will be deemed the same as delivery of an original. At the request of any Party, the Parties will
confirm facsimile or scanned and emailed transmission by signing a duplicate original document.
10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is
intended, or will be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the Parties, and their
successors or permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of this Agreement, or result in such Person being deemed a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
10.12 Waiver. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any extension or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such Party. A waiver by a Party of the performance of any covenant, agreement,
obligation, condition, representation or warranty will not be construed as a waiver of any other
covenant, agreement, obligation, condition, representation or warranty. A waiver by any Party of
the performance of any act will not constitute a waiver of the performance of any other act or an
identical act required to be performed at a later time.
10.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents executed pursuant to this
Agreement supersede all negotiations, agreements and understandings among the Parties with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement and constitute the entire agreement between the Parties.
10.14 Cooperation Following the Closing. Following the Closing, each of the Parties
shall deliver to the others such further information and documents and shall execute and deliver to
the others such further instruments and agreements as the other Party shall reasonably request to
consummate or confirm the transactions provided for in this Agreement, to accomplish the purpose of
this Agreement or to assure to the other Party the benefits of this Agreement.
10.15 Transaction Costs. Except as provided above or as otherwise expressly provided
herein: (a) the Purchaser will pay its own fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the fees, costs and
expenses of its financial advisors, accountants and counsel; and (b) the Shareholders will pay the
fees, costs and expenses of the Shareholders and the Companies incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any such fees, costs or
expenses incurred in connection with any pre-closing restructuring or transactions undertaken in
contemplation of the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby), including the fees, costs
and expenses of their financial advisors, accountants and counsel.
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10.16 Shareholders Knowledge. As used in this Agreement, the term
Knowledge with respect to the Shareholders shall mean: (a) the actual knowledge of any of
the Shareholders after due inquiry with those who would reasonably be expected to be aware with
respect to the matters at hand; and (b) facts that such individual would reasonably be expected to
discover or otherwise become aware of in the performance of his or her duties, roles and
responsibilities in the ordinary course of business.
10.17 Business Day. As used in this Agreement, the term Business Day means
any day except Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Houston, Texas or Edmonton, Alberta.
10.18 Time of Essence. Time will be of the essence of this Agreement.
10.19 Construction. This Agreement has been freely and fairly negotiated among the
Parties. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be
construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise
favoring or disfavoring any Party because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
Any reference to any law will be deemed also to refer to such law as amended, modified, succeeded
or supplemented from time to time and in effect at any given time, and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The words include, includes,
and including do not limit the preceding terms or words and shall be deemed to be followed by
without limitation. The term or has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase and/or.
The word person includes individuals, entities and Governmental Entities. Pronouns in masculine,
feminine and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the
singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise
requires. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms day and days mean and refer to
calendar day(s). The words this Agreement, herein, hereof, hereby, hereunder, and words
of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless
expressly so limited. Unless otherwise set forth herein, references in this Agreement to any
document, instrument or agreement (including this Agreement) (a) includes and incorporates all
exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) includes all documents, instruments or
agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and (c) means such document, instrument or
agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms and in effect at any given time. The Parties intend that each
representation, warranty and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. All
references to $ shall mean Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the
date first above written.
QUANTA SERVICES EC CANADA LTD. |
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By: | /s/ James F. ONeil III | |||
James F. ONeil III | ||||
President | ||||
QUANTA SERVICES CC CANADA LTD. |
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By: | /s/ James F. ONeil III | |||
James F. ONeil III | ||||
President | ||||
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Earl C. Austin, Jr. | |||
Earl C. Austin, Jr. | ||||
President Natural Gas & Pipeline Division | ||||
SHAREHOLDERS: VALARD HOLDINGS LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Victor Budzinski | |||
Victor Budzinski | ||||
President | ||||
/s/ Victor Budzinski | ||||
VICTOR BUDZINSKI, Individually |
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/s/ Adam Budzinski | ||||
ADAM BUDZINSKI, Individually | ||||
/s/ Philip Seeley | ||||
PHILIP SEELEY, Individually | ||||
/s/ Paul McGinnis | ||||
PAUL MCGINNIS, Individually | ||||
COVENANTORS: 1428802 ALBERTA LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Victor Budzinski | |||
President | ||||
BUDZINSKI FAMILY TRUST by its Trustee |
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By: | /s/ Victor Budzinski | |||
Trustee |
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