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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 1996
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DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-1222 95-0693330
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Identification No.)
23301 South Wilmington Avenue, Carson, California 90745
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(310) 513-7200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name, former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On June 28, 1996 (the "Closing Date"), a newly formed, wholly owned
subsidiary (the "Subsidiary") of Ducommun Incorporated ("Ducommun"),
acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain
liabilities of MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. ("MechTronics"), pursuant
to an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of June 21, 1996
(the "Agreement") by and among Ducommun, as buyer, and MechTronics,
as seller, Michael J. DeMuro, an individual, and the Michael DeMuro
and Geraldine DeMuro Family Trust U/A/D July 18, 1979. MechTronics is
one of the United States' leading manufacturers of high quality and
high reliability mechanical and electromechanical enclosure products
for the defense electronics, commercial aviation and communications
markets. The assets acquired by the Subsidiary include MechTronics'
fixed assets, accounts receivable, inventory, patents, rights under
agreements, and certain other assets of MechTronics. Ducommun does
not intend to move the business. The assets of MechTronics are
intended to be used in substantially the same manner as such assets
were used prior to the acquisition. The liabilities assumed by the
Subsidiary include MechTronics' trade payables, accrued liabilities
and obligations under certain agreements of MechTronics.
The purchase price was determined primarily by reference to the
tangible net worth of MechTronics as of the Closing Date and the
future earnings potential of the business of MechTronics. The
purchase price for MechTronics was approximately $8,750,000, subject
to adjustment based upon MechTronics' tangible net worth as of the
Closing Date determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The purchase price was or will be paid as
follows: (a) $8,000,000 in cash at the closing, and (b) $750,000 in a
promissory note with a term of 3 years, bearing interest at the rate
of 7% per annum. In addition, following the acquisition, MechTronics
is entitled to earn-out payments in respect of the period from the
Closing Date to December 31, 1996, and each of the calendar years
ending December 31, 1997, 1998, and 1999, based on the future
financial performance of the business of MechTronics. The total
possible earn-out payments are limited to a maximum of $750,000. The
source of funds for the acquisition of MechTronics is and will be
Ducommun's working capital and borrowings under Ducommun's credit
agreement with Bank of America.
The foregoing is a general description of the acquisition and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of business acquired.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 are the audited financial statements of
MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. for the twelve months ended September
30, 1995.
Attached as Exhibit 99.3 are the audited financial statements of
MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. for the six months ended March 31, 1996.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Attached as Exhibit 99.4 is unaudited pro forma financial information
for Ducommun Incorporated and MechTronics of Arizona Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1995 and the three months ended March 30,
1996.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1. Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (dated as of June 21, 1996)
by and among Ducommun Incorporated, as Buyer, and MechTronics
of Arizona, Inc., as Seller, Michael J. DeMuro, an individual,
and the Michael DeMuro and Geraldine DeMuro Family Trust U/A/D
July 18, 1979.
99.2. Report of Independent Accountants and Financial Statements of
MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. for the twelve months ended
September 30, 1995.
99.3. Report of Independent Accountants and Financial Statements of
MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. for the six months ended March
31, 1996.
99.4. Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of Ducommun
Incorporated and MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1995 and the three months ended March 30,
1996.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Joseph C. Berenato
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Joseph C. Berenato
President and Chief Operating Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant)
Date: July 12, 1996
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 21, 1996
BY AND AMONG DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED, AS BUYER, AND
MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC., AS SELLER,
MICHAEL J. DEMURO, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND THE MICHAEL DEMURO AND
GERALDINE DEMURO FAMILY TRUST U/A/D JULY 18, 1979
Exhibit 99.1
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ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
AMONG
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED,
MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.,
MICHAEL J. DEMURO
AND
THE MICHAEL DEMURO AND GERALDINE DEMURO FAMILY TRUST
U/A/D JULY 18, 1979, AS AMENDED
JUNE 21, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS ..............................................................................1
ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS..............................................................6
Section 2.1. Formation of the Buyer............................................6
Section 2.2. Assets to be Transferred..........................................6
Section 2.3. Obtaining Consents................................................8
Section 2.4. Obtaining Permits and Licenses....................................8
Section 2.5. Assumed Liabilities and Obligations...............................8
Section 2.6. No Other Liabilities or Obligations Assumed.......................8
ARTICLE III. THE CLOSING.............................................................................9
Section 3.1. Payment of Purchase Price.........................................9
Section 3.2. Adjustment to Purchase Price......................................10
Section 3.3. Earn-Out Installments.............................................11
Section 3.4. Time and Place....................................................13
Section 3.5. Payment of Taxes and Other Charges................................13
Section 3.6. The Seller's Deliveries at Closing................................14
Section 3.7. The Buyer's Deliveries at Closing.................................14
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER, DEMURO AND THE DEMURO TRUST................15
Section 4.1. Organization and Good Standing....................................15
Section 4.2. Authorization.....................................................15
Section 4.3. Consents and Approvals............................................15
Section 4.4. Licenses and Permits..............................................16
Section 4.5. Subsidiaries......................................................16
Section 4.6. Financial Statements..............................................16
Section 4.7. Absence of Certain Changes........................................16
Section 4.8. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities................................17
Section 4.9. Estimated Costs to Complete.......................................17
Section 4.10. Progress Payments................................................17
Section 4.11. Inventory........................................................18
Section 4.12. Accounts Receivable..............................................19
Section 4.13. Real Property; Buyer's Lease.....................................19
Section 4.14. Letters of Credit, Bonds, Etc....................................19
Section 4.15. Backlog..........................................................19
Section 4.16. Accounting Principles, Policies and Procedures...................19
Section 4.17. Environmental Matters............................................19
Section 4.18. Intangible Personal Property.....................................20
Section 4.19. Labor and Employment-Related Agreements..........................21
Section 4.20. Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA....................................22
Section 4.21. Material Contracts and Relationships.............................22
Section 4.22. Absence of Certain Business Practices............................23
Section 4.23. Transactions with Related Parties................................24
Section 4.24. Compliance with Laws.............................................24
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Section 4.25. Litigation.......................................................24
Section 4.26. Taxes............................................................24
Section 4.27. Insurance........................................................25
Section 4.28. No Powers of Attorney or Suretyships.............................26
Section 4.29. Brokerage Fees...................................................26
Section 4.30. Banking Facilities...............................................26
Section 4.31. Ownership and Condition of Acquired Assets.......................26
Section 4.32. Product Warranty and Liability...................................27
Section 4.33. Standards and Certifications.....................................27
Section 4.34. Government Contracts.............................................27
Section 4.35. Disclosure.......................................................28
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DUCOMMUN................................................28
Section 5.1. Organization and Corporate Authority..............................28
Section 5.2. Consents and Approvals............................................29
Section 5.3. Brokerage Fees....................................................29
Section 5.4. Disclosure........................................................29
ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES.................................................................29
Section 6.1. Conduct of Business...............................................29
Section 6.2. Further Assurances................................................30
Section 6.3. Employees; Benefit Plans; Multiemployer Plans.....................30
Section 6.4. Notice of Sale....................................................31
Section 6.5. Undertakings......................................................31
Section 6.6. Books and Records.................................................31
Section 6.7. No Solicitation...................................................31
Section 6.8. Amendment to the Seller's Articles of Incorporation...............32
ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING...................................................................32
Section 7.1. Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer to Effect the
Transactions Contemplated Hereby.............................32
Section 7.2. Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller to Effect the
Transactions Contemplated Hereby.............................32
Section 7.3. Conditions to the Obligations of the Seller to Each Party
to Effect the Transactions Contemplated Hereby...............33
ARTICLE VIII. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS..................................................33
Section 8.1. Agreement Not to Compete..........................................33
Section 8.2. Risk of Loss......................................................34
Section 8.3. Product Liability Insurance......................................34
ARTICLE IX. INDEMNIFICATION..........................................................................34
Section 9.1. Indemnification by the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust........34
Section 9.2. Indemnification by the Buyer and Ducommun.........................35
Section 9.3. Indemnification for Tax Liabilities...............................35
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Section 9.4. Indemnification for Product Liability and Tort Claims.............36
Section 9.5. Claims for Indemnification........................................36
Section 9.6. Defense of Claims.................................................36
Section 9.7. Certain Claims by DeMuro..........................................37
Section 9.8. Interest..........................................................37
Section 9.9. Manner of Indemnification.........................................37
Section 9.10. Limitations on Indemnification...................................37
Section 9.11. Sole Remedy; Right of Offset.....................................38
ARTICLE X. TERMINATION...............................................................................39
Section 10.1. Termination......................................................39
ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................39
Section 11.1. Notices..........................................................39
Section 11.2. Assignability and Parties in Interest............................40
Section 11.3. Governing Law....................................................40
Section 11.4. Counterparts.....................................................40
Section 11.5. Complete Agreement...............................................41
Section 11.6. Modifications, Amendments and Waivers............................41
Section 11.7. Due Diligence Investigation; Knowledge...........................41
Section 11.8. Expenses.........................................................41
Section 11.9. Limit on Interest................................................41
Section 11.10. Attorneys' Fees and Costs.......................................41
Section 11.11. Further Assurances..............................................41
Section 11.12. Contract Interpretation; Construction of Agreement..............41
Section 11.13. Arbitration.....................................................42
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INDEX OF SCHEDULES
Schedule Description
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2.2(b)................................... Equipment
2.2(c)................................... Inventory
2.2(d)................................... Contracts
2.2(e)................................... Accounts Receivable
3.2...................................... Exclusions from Closing Balance Sheet relating to
Accrued Payroll and Accrued Expenses
4.6...................................... Financial Statements
4.7...................................... Certain Changes
4.9...................................... Estimated Costs to Complete
4.10..................................... Progress Payments
4.13..................................... Real Property
4.14..................................... Letters of Credit, Bonds, Etc.
4.15..................................... Backlog
4.16..................................... Accounting Principles, Policies and Procedure
4.17..................................... Environmental Matters
4.18..................................... Intangible Personal Property
4.19..................................... Employment-Related Agreements
4.20..................................... Employee Benefit Plans
4.21..................................... Material Contracts
4.23..................................... Related Party Transactions
4.24..................................... Compliance With Laws
4.25..................................... Litigation
4.26..................................... Taxes
4.27..................................... Insurance
4.28..................................... Powers of Attorney
4.31..................................... Liens
4.35..................................... Documents
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
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3.1(b)................................... Note
3.2(a)................................... March 31, 1996 Audited Financials
3.6(a)................................... Buyer's Lease
3.7...................................... DeMuro Employment Agreement
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ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is
made and entered into as of June 21, 1996 by and among Ducommun Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation ("Ducommun") on the one hand, and MechTronics of Arizona,
Inc. ("Seller"), Michael J. DeMuro, an individual ("DeMuro"), and the Michael
DeMuro and Geraldine DeMuro Family Trust under Trust Agreement dated July 18,
1979, as amended (the "DeMuro Trust"), on the other.
R E C I T A L S
A. DeMuro is the trustee of the DeMuro Trust and the DeMuro
Trust is the owner of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Seller.
B. The Seller owns and operates the mechanical and
electromechanical component manufacturing business located at 1601 East
Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona (the "Real Property").
C. Prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), Ducommun will
form a wholly-owned subsidiary (the "Buyer") for the purpose of acquiring
certain assets and assuming certain liabilities of the Seller in accordance
herewith.
D. The Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer and convey to
the Buyer and Ducommun desires to cause the Buyer to purchase, acquire and
accept from the Seller the assets, properties and rights described herein and to
assume from the Seller the liabilities described herein.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
provisions set forth below, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:
"Accounts Receivable" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.12.
"Acquired Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
"Affiliate" shall mean, in respect of any specified Person,
any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, such specified Person or if such specified Person
bears a familial relationship with such other Person.
"Affiliated Parties" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Assumed Liabilities" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5.
"Balance Sheet Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6.
"Bank Debt" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
"Books and Records" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(k).
"Business" shall mean the business and operations of the
Seller as presently conducted and as conducted through the Closing Date.
"Buyer" shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Buyer's Lease" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.6(a).
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean expenditures that are
capitalized on the balance sheet (as opposed to being expensed in the current
period) plus the original purchase price for any equipment leased and any sales
tax and other costs financed under equipment leases.
"Cash Flow" shall mean EBIT, plus depreciation expense for a
given period, plus Working Capital at the beginning of such period minus Working
Capital at the end of such period minus Capital Expenditures during such period.
"Cash Portion" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(b).
"Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
"Closing Balance Sheet" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a).
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.4.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
"Continuing Employees" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.3.
"Contract" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d).
"DeMuro" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Ducommun" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"EBIT" shall mean operating income for a given period
determined by subtracting from net sales (exclusive of interest earned,
extraordinary items of income and any items of nonoperating income), the cost of
goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses and all other expenses
(including, without limitation, any bonuses paid or other compensation provided
to employees) incurred or properly allocable except the following: (A) interest
on borrowed money, (B) federal and state income taxes based on income earned
after the Closing Date, (C) allocations of Ducommun's general corporate
overhead, other than a fair and appropriate charge for purchases made or
services rendered by Ducommun and its accountants and other independent
contractors in connection with the Buyer's business, and insurance expenses
attributable to the Buyer's business, each of which amounts shall be deducted,
and (D) any charge for amortization of goodwill. For Equipment leased after the
Closing Date that constitutes Capital
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Expenditures, the lease rental payments on such Equipment will be added back in
calculating EBIT, to the extent expensed in a given period.
"Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20.
"Employment-Related Agreements" shall mean (i) any employment,
consulting, collective bargaining or similar agreement, whether written or oral,
to which the Seller is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) any plan, agreement
or arrangement sponsored by or contributed to by the Seller, including, without
limitation, any life and health insurance, hospitalization, savings, bonus,
deferred compensation, incentive compensation, profit sharing, stock purchase,
stock option, holiday, vacation, personal leave, severance pay, sick pay, sick
leave, disability, educational assistance, employee discount, tuition refund,
service award, company car, scholarship, relocation, fringe benefit, severance
contracts, supplemental, pension arrangements, and other policies, practices or
commitments, whether written or unwritten, providing employee or executive
compensation or benefits to employees of the Seller, (iii) any employee welfare
benefit plan or employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3 of ERISA,
and (iv) any arrangement or understanding for the payment of post-retirement
benefits.
"enforceable" shall be subject to the exceptions and
qualifications set forth in Section 4.2.
"Environmental Protection Laws" shall mean all federal, state,
local and foreign laws, statutes, regulations having the force and effect of
law, permits, court decrees, judgments, injunctions and written orders
concerning (i) public health and safety relating to exposure of humans to toxic
or hazardous substances or (ii) pollution or protection of the environment or
natural resources, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA") (42 U.S.C.
Section 9601 et seq.); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
Section 1801 et seq.); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") (42
U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.); the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et
seq.); the Safe Drinking Water Act (14 U.S.C. Section 1401 et seq.); the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.);
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.); the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 11001-11005, 11021-11023, and
11041-11050); and all comparable Arizona state laws; in each case including the
regulations promulgated thereunder and as supplemented or amended from time to
time.
"EPA" shall mean the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, or any successor United States governmental agency.
"Equipment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b).
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Exchange Act" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.2.
"Excluded Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
"FAR" shall mean the Federal Acquisition Regulations, as
supplemented or amended from time to time.
"Financials" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
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"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect at the time in question.
"Government Contract" shall mean any quotation, bid, proposal,
Contract, subcontract, teaming agreement or arrangement, joint venture, basic
ordering agreement, letter contract, purchase order, delivery order, change
order, arrangement or other commitment of any kind relating to the Business
between the Seller and (i) the U.S. Government, (ii) any prime contractor of the
U.S. Government or (iii) any subcontractor with respect to any of the foregoing.
"indemnified party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.5.
"indemnifying party" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.5.
"Independent Accounting Firm" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
"Intangible Personal Property" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2(i).
"Interim Financials" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6.
"Inventory" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c).
"Inventory Reserve" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.11.
"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service, or any
successor agency thereto.
"Licenses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(i).
"Lien" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.30.
"March Financials" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(a).
"Material Contracts" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.21.
"Most Recent Balance Sheet" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.6.
"Note" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
"Novation Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4.
"Permitted Encumbrances" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.31.
"Person" shall mean any natural person or any corporation,
partnership, joint venture or other entity.
"Prime Rate" shall mean the reference rate as reported by Bank
of America NT&SA.
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"Prior Product Liability Occurrence" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 9.4.
"Progress Payments" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.10.
"Purchase Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(a).
"Purchase Price Decrease" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(c).
"Purchase Price Increase" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(d).
"Real Property" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
"Regulated Substance" shall mean any chemical or substance
subject to or regulated under any Environmental Protection Law including,
without limitation, any "pollutant or contaminant" or "hazardous substance" as
those terms are defined in CERCLA, any "hazardous waste" as that term is defined
in RCRA, and any other hazardous or toxic wastes, substances, or materials,
petroleum (including crude oil and refined and unrefined fractions thereof),
polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), infectious waste, special waste, pesticides,
fungicides, solvents, herbicides, flammables, explosives, asbestos and
asbestos-containing material, and radioactive materials, whether injurious by
themselves or in combination with other materials.
"Related Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.21.
"SEC" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
"Seller" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Shareholder Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.6.
"Specified Documents" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.35.
"Tangible Net Worth" shall mean, as of a given date, the
shareholders' equity of the Seller as of such date, minus goodwill and
intangibles of the Seller as of such date, in each case determined in accordance
with GAAP applied consistently with prior periods.
"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean any and all taxes imposed or
required to be collected by any federal, state or local taxing authority in the
United States, or by any foreign taxing authority under any statute or
regulation, including, without limitation, all income, gross receipts, sales,
use, personal property, use and occupancy, business occupation, mercantile, ad
valorem, transfer, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, real
estate, environmental, capital stock, franchise, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties
and other additions thereto.
"Tax Return" shall mean any return, declaration, report,
statement, information statement and other document required to be filed with
respect to Taxes.
"Transactions" shall mean, in respect of any party, all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement that involve, relate to or affect
such party.
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"U.S. Government" shall mean the federal government of the
United States, including any agency or instrumentality thereof.
"WARN Act" shall mean the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act, as amended.
"Working Capital" shall mean current assets (excluding cash
and equivalents) minus current liabilities. Any liabilities for bonuses payable
to employees of the Buyer that are accrued after the Closing Date with respect
to Ducommun's or the Buyer's bonus plan will be accrued as liabilities on
Ducommun's books and will not be considered current liabilities of the Buyer for
purposes of calculating Working Capital. Working Capital of the Buyer at the
Closing Date shall equal actual Working Capital on the Closing Date minus the
amount of any Purchase Price Increase.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
SECTION 2.1 FORMATION OF THE BUYER. Prior to the Closing Date,
Ducommun will form the Buyer as its wholly-owned subsidiary, to be incorporated
under the laws of the State of Arizona.
SECTION 2.2 ASSETS TO BE TRANSFERRED. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Seller shall sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase, acquire
and accept from the Seller, all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and
to all of the properties and assets owned by the Seller or used by the Seller in
connection with the Business, with such changes, deletions or additions thereto
as may occur from the date hereof to the Closing in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(collectively, the "Acquired Assets"), including, but not limited to the
following:
(a) [Reserved];
(b) all fixtures, furnishings, furniture, office supplies,
tools, motor vehicles, trailers, machinery, equipment and other fixed
assets owned or leased by the Seller, located upon or affixed to any of
the Real Property or used or useful in the operation of the Business
(collectively, the "Equipment"), including, but not limited to, the
Equipment listed on Schedule 2.2(b);
(c) all inventories, including but not limited to, finished
goods, work-in-progress, parts, supplies and raw materials (the
"Inventory"), including, but not limited to, the Inventory listed on
Schedule 2.2(c);
(d) those certain contracts, Government Contracts, purchase
orders, agreements, leases, arrangements and/or commitments that relate
to the Business or the Acquired Assets and are listed on Schedule
2.2(d) (the "Contracts");
(e) all accounts receivable and other rights to payment of
money and all rights in any returned, reclaimed and repossessed goods,
together with all rights, claims, titles, securities, security
interests, liens and guaranties evidencing, securing, guaranteeing
payment of, relating to or otherwise with respect to such accounts
receivable and rights, including any rights to stoppage in transit,
replevin, reclamation and resale (the "Accounts Receivable"),
including, but not limited to,
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the Accounts Receivable listed on Schedule 2.2(e) to the extent not
collected prior to the Closing;
(f) all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and
under all unfilled purchase orders accepted by Seller as of the Closing
Date, together with all of the Seller's rights, if any, under purchase
orders not yet accepted by the Seller as of the Closing Date;
(g) all chattel paper, notes, drafts, surety bonds, insurance
policies, insurance proceeds, insurance refunds, insurance dividends,
and all rights to insurance proceeds, refunds and dividends, under any
insurance policies existing on or prior to the Closing Date;
(h) [Reserved];
(i) all of the Seller's intangible assets, including without
limitation processes, designs, inventions, trade secrets, computer
programs, formulae, customer lists, contractors' and manufacturers'
warranties, licenses and permits (to the extent the same can be
assigned) respecting any and all Real Property and personal property to
be acquired hereunder, all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade
names, logos and service marks owned by the Seller, and any pending
applications, registrations, extensions and renewals for any of the
foregoing, all rights to the name "MechTronics of Arizona" and
derivations thereof, all additions to any of the foregoing acquired
from the date hereof through the Closing Date and all licenses or
similar agreements or arrangements ("Licenses") with respect to the
foregoing to which the Seller is a party either as a licensee or
licensor (collectively "Intangible Personal Property");
(j) all deposits and prepaid expenses;
(k) all business and financial records, computer hardware,
promotional and advertising lists, telephone, telecopy and fax numbers,
files, books, engineering manuals and documents relating to the
Acquired Assets or the Business (the "Books and Records"); and
(l) all goodwill and going concern value attributable to the
Business; provided, however, that the Seller is not selling, the Buyer is not
purchasing pursuant to this Agreement and the Acquired Assets shall not include
any of the following assets, all of which shall be retained by the Seller
(collectively, the "Excluded Assets"):
(i) all cash, deposit accounts, brokerage accounts, and any
other demand, time savings, passbook or like account;
(ii) insurance refunds and dividends, including without
limitation workers' compensation insurance rebates or premium
adjustments, and rights to such insurance refunds and dividends, to the
extent arising from the cancellation or termination of any of Seller's
insurance policies as of or prior to the Closing;
(iii) the deposit with the IRS required under Section 7519 of
the Code, in an amount not to exceed $199,000;
(iv) the Seller's corporate minute book and stock records;
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(v) the Seller's notes and records to the extent solely
applicable to this Agreement and the Transactions; and
(vi) DeMuro's personal BMW automobile.
SECTION 2.3 OBTAINING CONSENTS. The Seller shall not sell,
assign, transfer or convey to the Buyer any of its rights and obligations in and
to any of the Acquired Assets without first obtaining all approvals, consents or
waivers necessary to effect such sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance. The
Seller shall use good faith efforts, and the Buyer shall cooperate with the
Seller, to obtain all necessary approvals, consents or waivers necessary to
sell, assign, transfer or convey the Acquired Assets to the Buyer prior to the
Closing; provided, that in obtaining such consents, the Seller shall not,
without the Buyer's prior written consent, agree or enter into any material
modification or amendment to any contract, lease or other agreement relating to
any of the Acquired Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as soon as
practicable following the Closing, with respect to each Government Contract, the
Buyer shall prepare (with the Seller's assistance), in accordance with FAR Part
42, paragraph 42.12 and any applicable agency regulations or policies, a written
request meeting the requirements of the FAR Part 42, as reasonably interpreted
by the Responsible Contracting Officer (as such term is defined in FAR Part 42,
paragraph 42.1202(a)), which shall be submitted by the Seller to each
Responsible Contracting Officer, for the U.S. Government to (a) recognize the
Buyer as the Seller's successor in interest to all the Government Contracts;
and (b) to enter into a novation agreement (a "Novation Agreement") in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and the Seller and their
respective counsel, pursuant to which, subject to the requirements of the FAR
Part 42, all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to, and all of
the Seller's obligations and liabilities under, each such Government Contact
shall be validly conveyed, transferred and assigned and novated to the Buyer
by all parties thereto. The Seller and the Buyer shall each use all reasonable
efforts to obtain all consents, approvals and waivers required for the purpose
of processing, entering into and completing the Novation Agreements with
regard to any of the Government Contracts, including responding to any
requests for information by the U.S. Government with regard to such Novation
Agreements.
SECTION 2.4 OBTAINING PERMITS AND LICENSES. The Buyer shall be
responsible for obtaining all permits and licenses required by any governmental
agency with respect to the Business or the Acquired Assets. The Seller will
cooperate reasonably, at Buyer's expense, with the Buyer in obtaining such
permits and licenses.
SECTION 2.5 ASSUMED LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS. At the
Closing, the Buyer shall assume and shall thereafter pay, discharge and perform
in the ordinary course and without enlarging the rights of any third party,
Ducommun hereby agrees with the Seller and DeMuro that Ducommun will cause the
Buyer to assume and pay, discharge and perform in the ordinary course (i) the
obligations of the Seller existing on and arising after the Closing Date under
each of the Contracts (other than any obligations or liabilities arising from or
relating to any breach of contract, tort or violation of law prior to the
Closing Date), (ii) the liabilities set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet, and
(iii) Seller's obligations, consistent with past practices, for repair and
rework of goods sold arising in the ordinary course of business (collectively,
the "Assumed Liabilities").
SECTION 2.6 NO OTHER LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED. The
Buyer does not assume and shall not be liable for any liabilities, indebtedness
or obligations of the Seller or the Business other than the Assumed Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Buyer shall not
assume, and the Assumed Liabilities shall not include, (i) any liability or
obligation of the Seller,
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DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust in connection with this Agreement or the
Transactions, including, without limitation, attorneys', accountants',
investment bankers' and consultants fees and expenses pertaining to the
performance by the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust of its or his obligations
hereunder, (ii) except as provided in Section 3.2(f) hereof, any liability or
obligation of the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust for Taxes, whether relating
to periods before or after the date of this Agreement, or whether incurred by
the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust in connection with this Agreement, the
Transactions or the Business, (iii) any liability or obligation of the Seller
under any guarantee or any agreement to provide indemnification to any other
Person (except as provided in the Contracts), (iv) any liability or obligation
of the Seller arising from or relating to any Employment-Related Agreement, (v)
any liability or obligation to any shareholder or former shareholder of the
Seller, including without limitation, promissory notes (the "Shareholder
Notes"); or (vi) indebtedness and all other obligations and liabilities of the
Seller to any bank or other lender ("Bank Debt"). The assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities by the Buyer hereunder and the agreement by Ducommun to cause the
Buyer to assume the Assumed Liabilities shall not in any respect enlarge any
rights of third parties under contracts or arrangements with the Buyer or the
Seller and nothing herein shall prevent any party from contesting in good faith
any of the Assumed Liabilities with any third party.
ARTICLE III
THE CLOSING
SECTION 3.1 PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.
(a) In full consideration of the sale, transfer, assignment,
conveyance and delivery of the Acquired Assets and the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Buyer shall pay to the Seller at the Closing, in accordance with Section 3.1(b)
hereof, a purchase price of Eight Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($8,750,000) (the "Purchase Price"), subject to such additions or subtractions
as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3.
(b) In full payment of the Purchase Price, at the Closing the
Buyer shall:
(i) Pay to the Seller by certified check or by bank
wire transfer to an account or accounts as designated by the Seller at
least three (3) business days prior to Closing, Eight Million Dollars
($8,000,000) (the "Cash Portion"); and
(ii) Execute and deliver to the Seller its promissory
note in the principal amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($750,000), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1(b)
(the "Note"), which shall, subject to Section 9.11 hereof, be paid by
the Buyer in accordance with its terms.
(c) For federal income tax purposes, the parties agree that
the Purchase Price is to be allocated based upon the accounting book value of
the Acquired Assets as recorded on the Closing Balance Sheet, as adjusted (if at
all) pursuant to Section 3.2(a), with the balance being attributed to goodwill.
The parties agree to be bound for all purposes by such allocation and to file
the Form 8594 without change with the IRS.
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SECTION 3.2 ADJUSTMENT TO PURCHASE PRICE.
(a) CLOSING BALANCE SHEET.
(i) At least three (3) business days prior to the
Closing, the Seller shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer an estimated
balance sheet of the Seller as of the Closing Date (the "Closing
Balance Sheet"). The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the accounting
principles, policies and procedures utilized in the preparation of the
audited balance sheet, statements of income, retained earnings and cash
flows of the Seller for the six months ending March 31, 1996, a copy of
which is attached as Exhibit 3.2(a) (the "March Financials") and shall
(A) not include the Excluded Assets, (B) not include the Shareholder
Notes, Bank Debt and any liability other than the Assumed Liabilities,
(C) include an accrued liability for profit sharing/bonus of $90,000,
(D) include an inventory reserve of not less than $338,376 and (E) not
include accrued payroll and/or accrued expenses as listed on Schedule
3.2. Following completion of the Closing Balance Sheet, the Buyer shall
have the right to review the Closing Balance Sheet and the underlying
financial records and work papers pertaining thereto. Subject to the
foregoing, the Closing Balance Sheet shall be final and binding for
purposes of determining total Tangible Net Worth of the Seller as of
the Closing Date, unless the Buyer shall provide written notice to the
Seller of any disagreement with any values or amounts set forth in the
Closing Balance Sheet within 60 days after the Closing Date. Such
notice shall specify, in reasonable detail, the nature and extent of
such disagreement. Any such disagreement as to any values or amounts
set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet shall be limited to the
following: (A) the Closing Balance Sheet prepared by the Seller is
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or inconsistent with the
March 31 Financials, (B) the Closing Balance Sheet prepared by the
Seller contains factual errors or mistakes, or (C) the Closing Balance
Sheet prepared by the Seller does not accurately reflect the account
activity and changes due to the passage of time since March 31, 1996.
(ii) If the Seller and the Buyer are unable to
resolve any such disagreement with respect to the Closing Balance Sheet
within 30 days after receipt by the Seller of the notice referred to in
Section 3.2(a)(i), the disagreement shall be submitted for final
determination to a "Big Six" accounting firm mutually acceptable to the
Seller and the Buyer (the "Independent Accounting Firm"). The
Independent Accounting Firm shall follow such procedures as it deems
appropriate for obtaining the necessary information in considering the
positions of the Seller and the Buyer but shall not conduct an
independent audit. The Independent Accounting Firm shall render its
determination on the matter within 90 days of its submission by the
Seller and the Buyer, and such determination shall be final, conclusive
and binding upon the Buyer and the Seller.
(iii) The fees and expenses of the Independent
Accounting Firm (1) shall be paid by the Buyer if the Independent
Accounting Firm determines that Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing
Date is greater than or equal to $6,276,000, or (2) shall be
apportioned between the Buyer, on the one hand, and the Seller and
DeMuro on the other hand, if the Independent Accounting Firm determines
that Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date is less than $6,276,000;
such apportionment shall be made so that the Seller and DeMuro shall
pay the percentage of the fees and expenses equal to the percentage
determined by dividing (A) the amount by which Tangible Net Worth was
less than $6,276,000
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on the Closing Balance Sheet by (B) the amount by which the Buyer
asserted that Tangible Net Worth was less than $6,276,000 on the
Closing Balance Sheet.
(b) [Reserved.]
(c) The Purchase Price shall be decreased by the amount, if
any, by which Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date, as determined pursuant
to Section 3.1(a), is less than $6,276,000 (the "Purchase Price Decrease").
(d) The Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount, if
any, equal to the least of: (i) Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date minus
$6,276,000, (ii) Tangible Net Worth as of the Closing Date minus $6,276,000 plus
$3,970,489 (the value of the Seller's Inventory at December 31, 1995) minus the
value of the Seller's Inventory at the Closing Date, or (iii) $200,000 (the
"Purchase Price Increase").
(e) Promptly following the date upon which an adjustment to
Tangible Net Worth is mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Buyer or
determined pursuant to Section 3.2(a), but not later than ten (10) business days
after such date, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Purchase Price Increase
or the Seller shall pay to the Buyer the Purchase Price Decrease, as applicable.
(f) On the Closing Balance Sheet, the following items of
income and expense shall be prorated between the Seller and the Buyer as of
11:59 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date (except that in
case of a Closing on June 28, 1996 such items shall be prorated as of 11:59 pm.
on June 28, 1996) in accordance with GAAP, unless otherwise specifically stated
in this Agreement:
(i) General and special real and personal property
Taxes and assessments imposed on the real and personal property being
purchased or leased by the Buyer or imposed on real or personal
property under any Leases assigned to the Buyer which are either not
yet payable at the Closing Date or which have been prepaid at the
Closing Date, and special district levies which are Liens but not due
or which have been prepaid at the Closing Date; and
(ii) Any power charges, utility charges, telephone
charges or other communication charges either due or prepaid at the
Closing Date.
SECTION 3.3 EARN-OUT INSTALLMENTS. Subject to Section 9.11, in
addition to the amount paid to the Seller pursuant to Section 3.1, the Buyer
shall pay an additional amount to the Seller in accordance with the following:
(a) For the period ending December 31, 1996 and each calendar
year ending on December 31 of 1997, 1998 and 1999, the Buyer shall pay to the
Seller the following amounts, if any:
(i) From the Closing Date until December 31, 1996,
if, but only if, EBIT and Cash Flow of the Buyer each exceeds $900,000
for such period, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller fifty percent (50%)
of the amount, if any, by which Cash Flow of the Buyer for such period
exceeds $900,000; provided, however, that in no event shall such
payment to the Seller for such period exceed $75,000.
(ii) For calendar year 1997, if, but only if, EBIT of
the Buyer exceeds $1,800,000 and Cash Flow of the Buyer exceeds
$1,500,000, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller fifty percent (50%) of
the amount, if any, by which Cash
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Flow of the Buyer for calendar year 1997 exceeds $1,500,000; provided,
however, that in no event shall such payment to the Seller for calendar
year 1997 exceed $200,000.
(iii) For calendar year 1998, if, but only if, EBIT
of the Buyer exceeds $2,100,000 and Cash Flow of the Buyer exceeds
$1,700,000, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller fifty percent (50%) of
the amount, if any, by which Cash Flow of the Buyer for calendar year
1998 exceeds $1,700,000; provided, however, that in no event shall such
payment to the Seller for calendar year 1998 exceed $250,000.
(iv) For calendar year 1999, if, but only if, EBIT of
the Buyer exceeds $2,500,000 and Cash Flow of the Buyer exceeds
$2,000,000, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller fifty percent (50%) of
the amount, if any, by which Cash Flow of the Buyer for calendar year
1999 exceeds $2,000,000, provided, however that in no event shall such
payment to the Seller for calendar year 1999 exceed $225,000.
(b) In addition, if, but only if, during the period from the
Closing Date to December 31, 1999, EBIT of the Buyer exceeds $7,700,000 and Cash
Flow of the Buyer exceeds $6,100,000, then an additional amount shall be paid by
the Buyer to the Seller equal to $750,000 minus the sum of all amounts paid or
payable to the Seller under Sections 3.3(a)(i) through (iv) above. It is the
intention of the parties that the sum of all earn-out installments under this
Section 3.3 shall not exceed $750,000 under any circumstances.
(c) All determinations under this Section 3.3 shall be made in
accordance with the following provisions:
(i) Except as expressly stated otherwise herein, all
determinations for purposes of this Section 3.3 shall be made in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied with the accounting policies
and procedures of Ducommun. Ducommun shall not make any changes to
Ducommun's accounting policies or procedures for the purpose of
intentionally avoiding or diminishing the amount of earn-out
installments payable under this Section 3.3. However, the parties
recognize and agree that, as a public company, Ducommun must maintain
consistent accounting policies and procedures among its subsidiaries,
divisions and operating units. Accordingly, after the Closing Date, the
accounting policies and procedures of the Buyer will be different from
the accounting policies and procedures historically maintained by the
Seller and will be consistent with Ducommun's accounting policies and
procedures.
(ii) All determinations for purposes of this Section
3.3 shall be made without regard to any purchase accounting adjustments
made by Ducommun or the Buyer in establishing the initial balance sheet
of the Buyer as of the Closing Date. Without limiting the foregoing,
the determinations under this Section 3.3 shall not be impacted by (A)
any write-up of the fixed and/or intangible assets of the Buyer under
purchase accounting as of the Closing Date, or (B) any write-down of
assets, reserves recorded against assets, or reserves recorded in
respect of liabilities by the Buyer under purchase accounting as of the
Closing Date.
(iii) The Buyer's determination of the amounts due to
the Seller shall be furnished to the Seller, together with payment of
such amounts, not later than March 31 of the year following the
relevant period. The Seller shall have the
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right to review all accounting records relevant to the making of such
determinations by the Buyer. In the event that the Seller disagrees
with any determination made by the Buyer, the Seller shall deliver to
the Buyer, within 30 days after receipt of any such determination from
the Buyer, a written statement specifying the amount of the additional
payment to which the Seller believes it is entitled, and the nature and
reasons for its disagreement with the Buyer's determination. If the
Seller and the Buyer are unable to resolve any such disagreement within
30 days after receipt by the Buyer of the written statement from the
Seller, the matter shall be submitted to an Independent Accounting Firm
mutually acceptable to the Seller and the Buyer. The Independent
Accounting Firm shall follow such procedures as it deems appropriate
for obtaining the necessary information in considering the positions of
the Seller and the Buyer but shall not conduct an independent audit,
and shall render its determination on the matter, which shall be final,
conclusive and binding upon the Buyer and the Seller.
(iv) Fees and expenses for the Independent Accounting
Firm (l) shall be paid by the Seller and DeMuro if the Buyer's
determination is affirmed by the Independent Accounting Firm, (2) shall
be paid by the Buyer if the Seller's determination is affirmed by the
Independent Accounting Firm or (3) shall be apportioned among the Buyer
on the one hand, and the Seller and DeMuro on the other, if the
Independent Accounting Firm determines that an additional amount is due
the Seller over and above the amount determined by the Buyer; such
apportionment shall be made so that the Buyer shall pay the percentage
of the fees and expenses equal to the percentage determined by dividing
(A) the additional amount to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller by (B)
the additional amount asserted by the Seller.
(d) Any additional payment required pursuant to Section
3.3(c)(iv) shall include interest from the date that the Buyer's determination
was delivered to the Seller at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate in effect
as of such date.
(e) The parties to this Agreement agree that the Buyer shall
operate its business consistent with sound business practices and financial
management. Subject to the foregoing, the parties intend that each of the Buyer
and DeMuro shall make reasonable best efforts to maximize the long-term
financial performance of the business that the Buyer is acquiring from the
Seller, and to maximize the EBIT and Cash Flow of such business, both during and
after the earn-out period set forth in this Section 3.3.
SECTION 3.4 TIME AND PLACE. The closing with respect to the
Transactions (the "Closing") shall take place at such location as may be agreed
by the parties at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 28, 1996 to be effective as of
11:59 p.m. on June 28, 1996 or such other time and date as may be agreed by the
parties (the "Closing Date"), but in no event later than July 1, 1996.
SECTION 3.5 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES. At the
Closing, the Buyer and the Seller shall each pay one-half of, and from the
Closing Date shall each be responsible for one-half of, all real property
transfer, sales, value added, use, documentary stamp and recording charges
imposed by any governmental entity in connection with the transfer of the
Acquired Assets. Each of the Buyer, on the one hand, and the Seller and DeMuro
on the other, shall prepare and file, and shall fully cooperate with the other
party with respect to such preparation and filing of, any returns and other
filings relating to any such Taxes, fees, charges, or transfers, as may be
required.
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SECTION 3.6 THE SELLER'S DELIVERIES AT CLOSING. At the
Closing, the Seller will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Buyer the
following:
(a) a duly executed and acknowledged lease in the form
attached as Exhibit 3.6(a) hereto (the "Buyer's Lease");
(b) duly executed assignments of all Contracts in form
satisfactory to the Buyer and the Seller;
(c) a duly executed bill of sale with respect to the
Equipment, Inventory, Books and Records and the other Acquired Assets in form
satisfactory to the Buyer and the Seller;
(d) a notice to each of the parties under the Contracts
required pursuant to Section 6.4;
(e) copies of all Contracts, together with original copies of
any consents to the assignment of such Contracts;
(f) all surveys, plans and specifications relating to the Real
Property that are in the Seller's possession;
(g) original certificates of title with respect to the
Equipment, including without limitation, any motor vehicles, duly endorsed by
the Seller to the Buyer;
(h) an opinion of O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth
& Beshears, special counsel to the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Buyer and its counsel;
(i) good standing certificate of the Seller, certified by the
Arizona Corporation Commission, and tax clearance certificate from the Arizona
Department of Revenue;
(j) a duly executed Non-Disturbance, Attornment, Estoppel and
Subordination Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer; and
(k) all other documents, instruments and writings reasonably
requested by the Buyer to be delivered by the Seller at or prior to the Closing.
SECTION 3.7 THE BUYER'S DELIVERIES AT CLOSING. At the Closing,
the Buyer will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Seller the following:
(a) the Cash Portion of the Purchase Price;
(b) the duly executed Note;
(c) a duly executed assumption agreement of all Contracts
assigned to the Buyer that require the Buyer's assumption of the obligations
thereunder in form satisfactory to the Buyer and the Seller;
(d) an assumption and assignment agreement in connection with
all other Assumed Liabilities to be assumed by the Buyer pursuant to Section 2.6
hereof in form satisfactory to the Buyer and the Seller;
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(e) the duly executed Employment Agreement between the Buyer
and DeMuro in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.7 hereto;
(f) a duly executed and acknowledged Buyer's Lease;
(g) an opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, special counsel to
Ducommun, in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller and its counsel;
(h) a duly executed Non-Disturbance, Attornment, Estoppel and
Subordination Agreement, in form satisfactory to the Seller; and
(i) all other documents, instruments and writings reasonably
requested by the Seller to be delivered by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER, DEMURO AND THE DEMURO TRUST
The Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust hereby jointly and
severally represent and warrant to each of Ducommun and the Buyer that:
SECTION 4.1 ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. The Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Arizona, and the Seller is duly qualified or authorized to do
business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or authorization is
required.
SECTION 4.2 AUTHORIZATION. Each of the Seller, DeMuro and the
DeMuro Trust have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform its or his obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
Transactions. This Agreement and all other agreements or instruments herein
contemplated to be executed by the Seller, or to the extent they are a party
thereto, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust, are the valid and binding agreements of the
Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with their respective terms. For purposes of this agreement, the term
"enforceable" shall be subject to laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and relief of debtors and general principles of equity.
SECTION 4.3 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust nor the
consummation of the Transactions by the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust will
violate, result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, constitute a
default (or any event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both, would constitute a default) under, result in the acceleration of any
indebtedness under or performance required by, result in any right of
termination of, increase any amounts payable under, decrease any amounts
receivable under, change any other rights pursuant to, or conflict with, the
Seller's charter documents or bylaws, or any agreement, indenture or other
instrument to which the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust is a party or by
which any of the Seller's, DeMuro's or the DeMuro Trust's properties are bound,
or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or
arbitrator applicable to the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust. All consents,
approvals and authorizations of, and declarations, filings and registrations
with, and payments of all taxes, fees, fines, and penalties to, any governmental
or regulatory authority or any other person (either governmental or private)
required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller, DeMuro or
the DeMuro Trust of this Agreement or the consummation of the
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Transactions by the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust including, without
limitation, the WARN Act, have been obtained, made and satisfied.
SECTION 4.4 LICENSES AND PERMITS. The Seller is duly licensed,
with all requisite permits and qualifications, as required by applicable law for
the purpose of conducting its business or owning its properties. The Seller is
in material compliance with all such licenses, permits and qualifications.
SECTION 4.5 SUBSIDIARIES. The Seller does not have any
subsidiaries or any other equity interest in any corporation, partnership or
similar entity.
SECTION 4.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Schedule 4.6 contains the
following financial statements of the Seller (collectively, the "Financials"):
(a) audited balance sheets and statements of income, retained earnings and cash
flows, and notes thereto as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30,
1995, September 30, 1994 and September 30, 1993 (the "Audited Financials"), (b)
the March Financials, (c) the unaudited balance sheet and statements of income
for the three months ended December 31, 1995 (the "December Financials") and (d)
the unaudited balance sheet (the "Most Recent Balance Sheet") and statements of
income (the "May Financials" and together with the December and March
Financials, the "Interim Financials") for the eight months ended May 31, 1996
(the "Balance Sheet Date"). The Financials have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied with prior periods, are complete and correct and
fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the Seller
as of the dates and for the periods indicated thereon, and contain and reflect
adequate reserves for all material liabilities and obligations of any nature,
whether absolute, contingent or otherwise, except for reserves not required to
be maintained under GAAP and, with respect to the Interim Financials, subject to
year end audit adjustments. Except as may be noted thereon, the statements of
income included in the Financials do not contain any material items of
extraordinary or nonrecurring income or any other income not earned in the
ordinary course of business. The books of account of the Seller have been
maintained in all material respects in accordance with sound business practices,
and there have been no material transactions involving the Seller that properly
should have been set forth therein in accordance with GAAP that have not been
accurately so set forth. For purposes of this Section 4.6, "material" shall mean
equal to or greater than $50,000 in the aggregate.
SECTION 4.7 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.7, since March 31, 1996, there has not occurred:
(a) Any adverse change in the assets, liabilities (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations, business or prospects of the Seller not reflected in the
Financials and that has resulted in or to the Seller's knowledge, may result in
a loss to the Seller of more than $10,000;
(b) [Reserved];
(c) Except for changes in delivery schedules and scope of work
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, any amendment
or modification of any Material Contract (as defined below), or any termination
of any agreement that would have been a Material Contract were such agreement in
existence on the date hereof;
(d) Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices, any increase in the compensation (including, without limitation,
the rate of commissions) payable to, or any payment of a cash bonus to, any
officer, director or employee of, or consultant to, the Seller;
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(e) Any transaction by the Seller, whether or not covered by
the foregoing, not in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Any alteration in the manner of keeping the books,
accounts or records of the Seller, or in the accounting practices therein
reflected;
(g) Any declaration or payment of any dividends or
distributions by the Seller, any acquisition or redemption by the Seller of any
of its equity securities or any loan by the Seller to any of its security
holders;
(h) To Seller's knowledge, any loss or threatened loss of a
customer to whom sales in the previous 12 months exceeded $50,000;
(i) Any damage or destruction to, or loss of, any assets or
property owned, leased or used by the Seller (whether or not covered by
insurance) in excess of $10,000; or
(j) Any agreement to do any of the things described in the
preceding subsections (a) - (i) of this Section 4.7.
SECTION 4.8 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. To Seller's
knowledge, there are no liabilities of the Seller, whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, not reflected on or
reserved for in the Most Recent Balance Sheet or the Closing Balance Sheet, as
applicable, except for executory obligations under Material Contracts (as
defined below) and immaterial contracts for the purchase of supplies or the sale
of products incurred in the ordinary course of business. There are no
commitments, contracts or undertakings covering the purchases of items of
Inventory in excess of the Seller's normal operating requirements or covering
the purchases of items of Equipment in excess of the requirements of the Seller.
SECTION 4.9 ESTIMATED COSTS TO COMPLETE. Schedule 4.9 sets
forth, for each Contract specified therein, as of the Balance Sheet Date: (i)
the customer, (ii) the purchase order or contract number, (iii) the contract
date, (iv) the total contract value (i.e., sales price of products), (v) the
total costs incurred by the Seller to date, (vi) the sales price of products
sold to date, (vii) the estimated costs for the Seller to complete the contract,
and (viii) the estimated loss on the contract. The "estimated cost for the
Seller to complete the contract" and the "estimated loss on the contract" for
each Contract set forth on Schedule 4.9 are, to the knowledge of the Seller,
true, complete and correct and since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been
any adverse change in such amounts in excess of $10,000.
SECTION 4.10 PROGRESS PAYMENTS.
(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10, the Seller has not
received any progress payments, milestone payments, advance payments, deposits
or other similar payments from customers (collectively, "Progress Payments")
with respect to the Contracts. Schedule 4.10 sets forth a complete and correct
list with respect to all Progress Payments under each such Contract of the
following as of the Balance Sheet Date; (i) the customer, (ii) the purchase
order or contract number, (iii) the contract date, (iv) the total contract value
(i.e., sales price of products), (v) the number of Progress Payment requests
submitted to date, (vi) the date and amount of each such Progress Payment
requested submitted, (vii) the aggregate amount of Progress Payment requests
submitted under the Contract, (viii) the aggregate amount of Progress Payment
requests receivable (i.e., not collected under the Contract).
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(b) All Progress Payment requests submitted by the Seller have
been in material compliance with the contractual terms and with applicable U.S.
Government laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the FAR and
related cost accounting standards. All Progress Payment requests submitted by
the Seller on the date of each such Progress Payment request have been for an
amount equal to 85% or less of the actual costs incurred by the Seller under the
applicable Contract in accordance with the FAR and the related cost accounting
standards.
(c) A liability has been accrued on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet, and will be accrued on the Closing Balance Sheet, in an amount equal to
the sum of all unliquidated Progress Payments received by the Seller as of the
date of such balance sheet.
(d) During the periods covered by the Financials and with
respect to the Closing Balance Sheet, the Seller has accounted for Progress
Payments in accordance with GAAP and the following: (i) on or since October 1,
1995, Progress Payment requests and/or billings have not been recorded as sales
or income to the Seller prior to shipment of products, (ii) at the time a
Progress Payment request and/or billing was submitted to a customer, the Seller
has established an account receivable and a liability in the same amount on the
Seller's balance sheet, (iii) at the time a Progress Payment was received from a
customer, the Seller has reduced the account receivable by the amount of the
Progress Payment received, and has continued to maintain the liability in the
same amount on the Seller's balance sheet, and (iv) at the time a product has
been shipped to a customer with respect to which Progress Payments have been
received, the Seller has (A) reduced the liability previously recorded on its
balance sheet with respect to such Progress Payments, (B) included in the cost
of goods sold the amount of such Progress Payment liability, and (C) reduced
Inventory by the amount of such Progress Payment liability plus any other costs
carried in Inventory with respect to such shipped products.
SECTION 4.11 INVENTORY.
(a) The Most Recent Balance Sheet contains a reserve of
$338,376, and the Closing Balance Sheet will contain a reserve of not less than
$338,376 (the "Inventory Reserve"). The inventory write-off and valuation
procedures utilized in the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet will be
consistent with the procedures used in the preparation of the March 31, 1996
balance sheet. Except for the amount of the Inventory Reserve, the Inventory as
of the Closing Date when taken as a whole (i) does not contain excess,
slow-moving, obsolete or defective Inventory, (ii) is good and merchantable, of
a quantity and quality salable in the ordinary course of business of the Seller,
and (iii) is carried on the books and records of the Seller at the lower of cost
(on a first-in, first-out basis) or market consistent with the past practices of
the Seller.
(b) The accounting practice of the Seller has been to
write-off to a "zero" value any part numbers in Inventory that have not had
usage in the past two (2) years. The items of Inventory and the costs carried in
Inventory as of the Closing Date for part numbers that have not had usage in the
past two (2) years will be written off to a "zero" value on the Closing Balance
Sheet.
(c) The Inventory has been purchased or built by the Seller
only in support of customer orders or requirements under the Contracts. If the
Seller has purchased, built or is building any Inventory in excess of the
customer orders or requirements under the Contracts, then any such excess
Inventory has been or will be written down to a "zero" value on the Closing
Balance Sheet.
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(d) The Inventory carrying value on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet does not, and on the Closing Balance Sheet will not, contain any costs
related to Contracts which have been completed.
SECTION 4.12 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Schedule 2.2(e) is an
accurate aging of the Accounts Receivables of the Seller at the Balance Sheet
Date. The Accounts Receivable on Schedule 2.2(e) and any Accounts Receivable
arising since the date thereof and recorded on the Closing Balance Sheet are
duly enforceable, subject to no right of offset, and all work required to be
performed by the Seller thereunder was duly performed in all material respects.
Such Accounts Receivable are, to the Seller's knowledge, fully collectible.
SECTION 4.13 REAL PROPERTY; BUYER'S LEASE. The Seller does not
own any real property. Schedule 4.13 sets forth a complete description of each
parcel of real property leased or otherwise used by the Seller. The Buyer's
Lease, when executed and delivered by the lessor thereunder, will be a valid,
binding and enforceable obligation of the lessor and in full force and effect.
SECTION 4.14 LETTERS OF CREDIT, BONDS, ETC. (a) Except as
disclosed in Schedule 4.14(a), the Seller is not the beneficiary of any letters
of credit, performance or other bonds, or any other financial instruments
guaranteeing the payment or performance of any third party under any Contract,
and (b) except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14(b), the Seller is not required to
provide any letter of credit, performance or other bond, or any other financial
instrument for the purpose of guaranteeing the Seller's payment or performance
under any Contract, including without limitation, any Government Contract.
SECTION 4.15 BACKLOG. On the Balance Sheet Date, the firm
customer backlog of the Seller was $14,661,000. Schedule 4.15 sets forth a
complete and correct listing of the amount of firm customer backlog by customer,
and calendar year of scheduled delivery. As used in this Section, "firm customer
backlog" means purchase orders or contracts from customers with fixed prices,
fixed quantities and fixed delivery dates. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the
Seller has not received any written notification from any customer that any of
such firm customer backlog may be canceled, rescheduled beyond six months and
revised by an amount in excess of $100,000.
SECTION 4.16 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, on or since October 1, 1994, the Seller
has not made any material change to its accounting principles, policies or
procedures. Schedule 4.16 sets forth a complete and correct description of each
such change in accounting principles, policies and procedures, including, but
not limited to, the date of such change, the reason for such change, a
description of such change and the effect of such change on the financial
results of the Seller as reflected in the Financials. For purposes of this
Section 4.16, "material" shall mean an effect of $25,000 or more in the
aggregate.
SECTION 4.17 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.17:
(a) The Seller is, and at all times has been, in all material
respects in full compliance with all applicable Environmental Protection Laws;
(b) The Seller has obtained, and is in substantial compliance
with, all permits, licenses and other authorizations under applicable
Environmental Protection Laws which are required in connection with its business
and operations, all of which are in full force and effect;
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(c) No portion of the Real Property or, during the Seller's
ownership or occupancy thereof, any other property previously owned, leased,
occupied or operated by the Seller (i) contains, or has been used in any manner
at any previous time for the treatment, storage or disposal of any Regulated
Substance except for temporary storage of Regulated Substances in compliance
with Environmental Protection Laws; (ii) contains underground tanks of any type,
or any materials containing PCBs or any asbestos; or (iii) contains any surface
or sub-surface conditions, that constitute, or that through the physical effects
of the passage of time may constitute, a public or private nuisance;
(d) There has been no contamination, whether of soil,
groundwater or otherwise, on, in, under or about the Real Property or any other
property previously owned, leased, occupied or operated by the Seller;
(e) There has been no spill, discharge, disposal, leak,
emission, injection, escape, dumping or release of any Regulated Substance on,
in, under or about the Real Property, or any other property previously owned,
leased, occupied or operated by the Seller;
(f) No portion of the Real Property or any other property
previously owned, leased, occupied or operated by the Seller has been
designated, listed, or identified in any manner by the EPA, or any other
federal, state, local or other governmental agency or instrumentality, or under
and pursuant to any Environmental Protection Law as a hazardous waste or
hazardous substance disposal or removal site, Superfund or clean-up site, or
candidate for clean-up, investigation, removal or closure pursuant to any
Environmental Protection Law;
(g) The Seller has not received at any time any summons,
citation, notice, directive, letter or other written communication from the EPA
or any other federal, state, local or other governmental agency or
instrumentality, authorized pursuant to an Environmental Protection Law; and
(h) The Seller has not received at any time any summons,
citation, notice, directive, letter or other written communication of any
potential claim or liability under any Environmental Protection Law, including,
without limitation, any notification as a potentially responsible party with
respect to any Superfund or other clean-up site.
SECTION 4.18 INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
(a) Schedule 4.18 sets forth a complete and correct list of
each Intangible Personal Property of the Seller.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18:
(i) There have been no actions or other judicial or
adversary proceedings involving the Seller concerning any item of
Intangible Personal Property, and, to the knowledge of the Seller, no
such action or proceeding is threatened and no claim or other demand
has been made by any Person relating to any item of Intangible Personal
Property;
(ii) The Seller has the right and authority to use
each item of Intangible Personal Property in connection with the
conduct of its businesses in the manner presently conducted and to
convey such right and authority, and such use does not, to Seller's
knowledge, conflict with, infringe upon or violate any patent,
copyright, trademark or registration of any other person or entity; and
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(iii) There are no outstanding or, to the knowledge
of the Seller, threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any
License.
(c) The conduct by the Seller of its business, and the
manufacture and sale by the Seller of its products, does not, to Seller's
knowledge, conflict with, infringe upon or violate any patent, copyright,
trademark or registration of any other person or entity.
SECTION 4.19 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED AGREEMENTS.
(a) Schedule 4.19 sets forth a complete and correct list of
the following:
(i) Each Employment-Related Agreement; and
(ii) The name of each employee or agent of or
consultant to the Seller to whom the Seller paid $50,000 or more during
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, or whose current monthly
compensation is at an annual rate of $50,000 or more.
As used in this Section 4.19, the word "agreement" includes
both oral and written contracts, understandings, arrangements and other
agreements.
(b) The Seller has complied in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the employment of labor,
including, without limitation, those related to wages, hours, collective
bargaining and the payment and withholding of Taxes.
(c) The Seller is not a party to or bound by any collective
bargaining agreement. To the knowledge of the Seller, no organizational effort
is presently being made or threatened with respect to employees of the Seller,
and no such organizational effort has been made within the three-year period
prior to the date hereof.
(d) No unfair labor practice complaint is pending against the
Seller before the National Labor Relations Board or any federal, state or local
agency, and, to the knowledge of the Seller, no labor strike, grievance or other
labor trouble affecting the Seller is pending or threatened.
(e) No sex discrimination, racial discrimination, age
discrimination or other employment-related allegation, claim, suit or proceeding
has been made in writing since December 31, 1992, and to the knowledge of the
Seller, no reasonable basis exists for any present or former employee of the
Seller to bring any such allegation, claim, suit or proceeding.
(f) All reasonably anticipated obligations of the Seller,
whether arising by operation of law, contract, past custom or otherwise, for
unemployment compensation benefits, advances, salaries, bonuses, vacation and
holiday pay, sick leave and other forms of compensation payable to the employees
or agents of the Seller in respect of the services rendered by any of them on or
prior to the date hereof have been paid or adequate accruals therefor have been
made in the books and records of the Seller and in the Closing Balance Sheet to
the extent required to be recorded under GAAP.
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(g) To the knowledge of the Seller, none of the top 15 most
highly compensated employees of the Seller plans to terminate employment with
the Buyer during the next 12 months.
(h) The Seller has provided the Buyer with true and correct
copies of all Employment-Related Agreements.
SECTION 4.20 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS; ERISA. The only "employee
welfare benefit plans" or "employee pension benefit plans" as defined by Section
3 of ERISA that are maintained by the Seller with respect to any of the
employees of the Business are those disclosed in Schedule 4.19 attached hereto
(which are collectively referred to as the "Employee Benefit Plans"). Each of
the Employee Benefit Plans is qualified under Section 401 of the Code, each of
the trusts maintained with respect thereto is exempt from federal income
taxation under Section 501 of the Code or has the right to be retroactively
amended so as to qualify, and, to the Seller's knowledge, nothing has occurred
which would cause a loss of such qualification or exemption or the imposition of
any penalty under Section 4971 of the Code. All contributions required by law to
be made under the Employee Benefit Plans with respect to the period through
December 31, 1995 and any required installment in respect of employees of the
Business as of the Closing Date for calendar year 1996 will be made by the
Seller within the periods allowed by law. The Seller has not incurred any
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to any of
such Plans. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20 attached hereto:
(a) No "reportable" event (within the meaning of ERISA) with
respect to which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been waived has
occurred and is continuing with respect to any of the Employee Benefit Plans;
(b) There are no material claims or lawsuits which have been
asserted or instituted against the assets of any of the trusts under the
Employee Benefit Plans;
(c) The Employee Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated
and administered in all material respects in accordance with their terms and
with all provisions of ERISA and other applicable laws; and
(d) No Employee Benefit Plan is a multi-employer plan as
defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
SECTION 4.21 MATERIAL CONTRACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS.
(a) Except for agreements specifically identified on other
Schedules, Schedule 4.21(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of the
following:
(i) All agreements (or groups of agreements with one
or more related entities) between the Seller and any customer or
supplier in excess of $25,000 and all agreements and blanket purchase
orders extending beyond 12 months;
(ii) All agreements that relate to the borrowing or
lending by the Seller of any money or that create or continue any
material claim or Lien against, or right of any third party with
respect to, any material asset of the Seller;
(iii) All agreements by which the Seller leases any
real property, has the right to lease any real property or leases
capital equipment and all other leases involving the Seller as lessee
or lessor;
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(iv) All agreements to which the Seller is a party
not in the ordinary course of business;
(v) All agreements with respect to the conduct of the
Business to which the Seller, on the one hand, and any shareholder of
the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates (all such shareholders
and Affiliates being collectively referred to herein as "Related
Parties"), on the other hand, are parties or by which they are bound;
(vi) All agreements or commitments relating to
commission arrangements with others;
(vii) All Licenses, whether as licensor or licensee;
(viii) All agreements between the Seller and its
sales representatives, distributors and dealers;
(ix) All agreements between the Seller and its
customers relating to volume rebates or price reductions; and
(x) All other agreements to which the Seller is a
party or by which it is bound and that involve $25,000 or more or that
extend for a period of one year or more.
As used in this Section 4.21, the word "agreement" includes both written and, to
Seller's knowledge, oral contracts, leases, understandings, arrangements and all
other agreements. The term "Material Contracts" means the agreements of the
Seller required to be disclosed on Schedule 4.21(a), including agreements
specifically identified in other Schedules.
(b) All of the Material Contracts are in full force and
effect, are valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with their terms
against the Seller and, to the Seller's knowledge, against the other party
except for bankruptcy and similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally. To Seller's knowledge, there are no liabilities of any party
to any Material Contract arising from any breach or default of any provision
thereof and to Seller's knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the passage
of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a breach or default by
any party thereto.
(c) To Seller's knowledge, the Seller has fulfilled all
material obligations required pursuant to each Material Contract to have been
materially performed by the Seller prior to the date hereof, and the Seller has
no reason to believe that the Seller will not be able to fulfill, when due, all
of its obligations under the Material Contracts that remain to be performed
after the date hereof.
(d) The Seller has taken all reasonable actions to maintain,
and to Seller's knowledge continues to maintain, good relations with its
existing customers, suppliers and agents.
SECTION 4.22 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES. Neither
the Seller nor any key employee, or to Seller's knowledge, and agent or other
person acting on the Seller's behalf, has, directly or indirectly, given or
agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer, supplier, competitor
or governmental employee or official (domestic or foreign) that would subject
the Seller to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental
litigation or proceeding.
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SECTION 4.23 TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.23, since September 30, 1992, (i) there have been no
transactions by the Seller with any Related Party and (ii) there are no written
agreements now in effect between the Seller and any Related Party. In addition,
none of the transactions with any Shareholder or Related Party that have
occurred since such date has provided to the Seller assets, income, financing or
business on a basis significantly more or less favorable than that available
from unaffiliated persons. As to such transactions and agreements, Schedule 4.23
also (i) states the amounts due from the Seller to any Related Party and the
amounts due from any Related Party to the Seller, (ii) describes the
transactions out of which such amounts due arose and (iii) describes any
interest of the Seller or any Related Party in any supplier or customer of, or
any other entity that has had business dealings with, the Seller. After the
Closing, there will be no obligations or other liabilities between the Buyer, on
the one hand, and the Seller or any Related Party, on the other hand, other than
pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION 4.24 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.24, since January 1, 1993, the operation, conduct and ownership of
the property or business of the Seller are being, and at all times have been,
conducted, in all material respects, in compliance with all applicable federal,
state, local and other (domestic and foreign) laws, rules, regulations and
ordinances and all judgments and orders of any court, arbitrator or governmental
authority applicable to it.
SECTION 4.25 LITIGATION. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25,
there is no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceeding, or any
governmental investigation, pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller,
threatened against or otherwise affecting the Seller, any of its assets or the
Business, and the Seller does not have knowledge of any fact that might
reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such proceeding or
investigation.
SECTION 4.26 TAXES. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26:
(a) The Seller has timely filed all Tax Returns required to
have been filed by it for all taxable periods ending on or prior to the date
hereof, and has paid all Taxes due to any taxing authority with respect to all
taxable periods ending on or prior to the date hereof, or otherwise attributable
to all periods prior to the date hereof. The accrual for Taxes on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet and the Closing Balance Sheet is sufficient for the payment
of all Taxes that were or are payable by the Seller. The Tax returns and reports
filed are true and correct in all material respects. The Seller has not
requested any extensions of time within which to file returns and reports in
respect of any Taxes;
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The Seller has not received notice that the IRS or any
other taxing authority has asserted against the Seller any deficiency or claim
for additional Taxes in connection therewith in excess of amounts currently
scheduled as unpaid;
(d) All Tax deficiencies asserted or assessed against the
Seller have been paid or finally settled and no issue has been raised by the IRS
or any other taxing authority in any examination which, by application of the
same or similar principles, reasonably could be expected to result in a proposed
deficiency for any other period not so examined;
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(e) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller,
threatened action, audit, proceeding, or investigation with respect to (i) the
assessment or collection of Taxes or (ii) a claim for refund made by the Seller
with respect to Taxes previously paid;
(f) All amounts that are required to be collected or withheld
by the Seller, or with respect to Taxes of the Seller, have been duly collected
or withheld; all such amounts that are required to be remitted to any taxing
authority have been duly remitted;
(g) [Reserved];
(h) The Seller has not waived any statute of limitations with
respect to the assessment of any Tax;
(i) There are no Liens for Taxes due and payable upon any
assets of the Seller;
(j) None of the Assumed Liabilities is an obligation to make
any payment that will be not deductible under Section 280G of the Code;
(k) The Seller has never been a member of an affiliated group
of corporations, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code, or a member of
a combined, consolidated, unitary or other similar group for state, local or
foreign Tax purposes;
(l) The Seller has had in effect a valid election under
Section 1362(a) of the Code (and any comparable provision of state, local or
other tax laws) at all times during the taxable periods of Seller for which the
applicable statute of limitations remains open;
(m) The Seller is not a party to or bound by any tax
indemnity, tax sharing or tax allocation agreement;
(n) The Seller is not a party to or bound by any closing
agreement or offer in compromise with any tax authorities;
(o) Since January 1, 1991, the Seller does not have and has
not had a permanent establishment in any foreign country, as defined in any
applicable Tax treaty or convention between the United States and such foreign
country, and the Seller has not engaged in a trade or business within any
foreign country that would require the filing of any foreign Tax Returns or the
payment of any foreign Taxes; and
(p) The Seller is not a "foreign person" within the meaning of
Section 1445 of the Code.
SECTION 4.27 INSURANCE. Schedule 4.27 sets forth a complete
and correct list of all insurance policies and of all claims made by the Seller
on any liability or other insurance policies during the past five years (other
than workers' compensation claims). Schedule 4.27(a) is a complete and correct
list of all insurance currently in place and accurately sets forth the
coverages, deductible amounts, carriers and expiration dates thereof. Schedule
4.27(b) is a complete and correct list of all insurance with respect to which
the policy period has expired, but for which certain of the coverage years are
still subject to audit or retrospective adjustment by the carrier, and
accurately sets forth such
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coverage years and the coverages, deductible amounts, carriers and expiration
dates thereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.27(c), no notice or other
communication has been received by the Seller from any insurance company within
the three years preceding the date hereof canceling or materially amending or
materially increasing the annual or other premiums payable under any of its
insurance policies, and, to the knowledge of the Seller, no such cancellation,
amendment or increase of premiums is threatened.
SECTION 4.28 NO POWERS OF ATTORNEY OR SURETYSHIPS. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.28, (i) the Seller has not granted any general or
special powers of attorney and (ii) the Seller does not have any obligation or
liability (whether actual, contingent or otherwise) as guarantor, surety,
co-signer, endorser, co-maker, indemnitor, obligor on an asset or income
maintenance agreement or otherwise in respect of the obligation of any person,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, organization or other
entity.
SECTION 4.29 BROKERAGE FEES. No Person is entitled to any
brokerage or finder's fee or other commission from the Seller in respect of this
Agreement or the Transactions other than DAK Corporate Investors, Inc. No fees
and expenses owed to DAK Corporate Investors, Inc. shall be accrued on the
Closing Balance Sheet or paid by Ducommun or the Buyer.
SECTION 4.30 BANKING FACILITIES. Schedule 2.2(h) sets forth a
complete and correct list of:
(a) The name and address of each bank, savings and loan,
brokerage firm or similar financial institution in which the Seller has an
account or safety deposit box and the numbers of such accounts or safety deposit
boxes maintained thereat; and
(b) The names of all persons authorized to draw on each such
account or to have access to any such safety deposit box, together with a
description of the authority (and conditions thereto, if any) of each person
with respect thereto.
SECTION 4.31 OWNERSHIP AND CONDITION OF ACQUIRED ASSETS.
(a) The Seller is the lawful owner of or has the right to use
and transfer to the Buyer each of the Acquired Assets and has good title to the
Acquired Assets, free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges, security
interests, restrictions, prior assignments, licenses, easements, encumbrances
and claims of any kind or nature whatsoever, direct or indirect, accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise (collectively "Liens") except (i) for any of
the foregoing disclosed in Schedule 4.31(a) attached hereto, (ii) easements,
covenants, rights of way and other similar restrictions of record ("Permitted
Encumbrances"). The delivery to the Buyer of the instruments of transfer of
ownership contemplated by this Agreement will vest good title to the Acquired
Assets in the Buyer, free and clear of all Liens except for the Permitted
Encumbrances. The Acquired Assets to be acquired at the Closing constitute all
of the real, personal, and mixed assets, both tangible and intangible, that are
presently used, held for use or otherwise relate to the Business, except for
certain assets with an aggregate book value less than $5,000 owned by Hohokam
Resources, an Arizona general partnership, which will be conveyed to the Buyer
promptly following the Closing.
(b) All of the Acquired Assets are in good operating
condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and to Seller's knowledge, sufficient
to carry on the Business in the normal course as it is presently conducted.
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SECTION 4.32 PRODUCT WARRANTY AND LIABILITY. Except for repair
and rework of goods sold arising in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices, each product designed, manufactured, sold or
leased by the Seller and all services performed by the Seller have been in
conformity with all applicable contractual commitments and all express and
implied warranties, and the Seller has no liability and there is no reasonable
basis for any present or future action, suit or proceeding giving rise to any
liability, of replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection
therewith, subject only to the reserve for product warranty claims set forth on
the Most Recent Balance Sheet and the Closing Balance Sheet. During the eight
months ended May 31, 1996, the total cost, including labor, material and
allocated overhead, incurred by the Seller for product warranties and returns of
defective products was less than $70,000. To the knowledge of the Seller, the
Seller does not have any liability, and there is no reasonable basis for any
present or future action, suit or proceeding giving rise to any liability,
arising out of any injury to persons or property as a result of any products
designed, manufactured, sold or leased by the Seller or any services performed
by the Seller. The Seller has not received any written notice that an action,
suit or proceeding has been, or in the future may be, made alleging that
products or services of the Seller are or were defective in any way.
SECTION 4.33 STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS. The products
designed, manufactured, sold and leased by the Seller meet and have received,
all standards established by relevant standard- setting organizations and all
certifications from relevant safety and standards testing and certifying
organizations.
SECTION 4.34 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
(a) GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS COMPLIANCE. With respect to each and
every Government Contract to which the Seller is a party: (i) the Seller has
complied with all material terms and conditions of such Government Contract,
including all material clauses, provisions and requirements incorporated
expressly, by reference or by operation of law therein; (ii) the Seller has
complied with all applicable requirements of statute, rule, regulation, order or
agreement pertaining to such Government Contract; (iii) all representations and
certifications executed, acknowledged or set forth in or pertaining to such
Government Contract were current, accurate and complete in all material respects
as of their effective date, and the Seller has complied with all such material
representations and certifications; (iv) neither the U.S. Government nor any
prime contractor, subcontractor or other Person has notified the Seller in
writing that the Seller has breached or violated any applicable statute, rule,
regulations, certification, representation, clause, provision or requirement;
(v) no termination for convenience, termination for default, cure notice or show
cause notice has been issued; (vi) no cost incurred by the Seller has been
questioned or disallowed; and (vii) no money due to the Seller has been (of has
attempted to be) withheld or set off. For purposes of this Section 4.34(a),
"material" shall mean any term, condition, event, circumstance, breach,
violation or anything else that could result in liability in excess of $25,000
in the aggregate.
(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS. (i) Neither the Seller nor any
of the Seller's directors, officers, employees, agents or consultants is (or for
the last five years has been) under administrative, civil or criminal
investigation, indictment or information, audit or internal investigation with
respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or
relating to any Government Contract; (ii) the Seller has not made a voluntary
disclosure to the U.S. Government with respect to any alleged irregularity,
misstatement or omission arising under or relating to any Government Contract
that has led or could lead, either before or after the Closing, to any of the
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consequences set forth in Section 4.33(b)(i) above or any other damage, penalty
assessment, recoupment of payment or disallowance of cost.
(c) CLAIMS. There exist (i) no outstanding claims or disputes
against the Seller, either by the U.S. Government or by any prime contractor,
subcontractor, vendor or other third party, arising under or relating to any
Government Contract; (ii) to the Seller's knowledge, no facts upon which such a
claim may be based in the future; (iii) no disputes between the Seller and the
U.S. Government or any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor arising under
or relating to any Government Contract; and (iv) to the Seller's knowledge no
facts over which such a dispute may arise in the future. To the Seller's
knowledge, the Seller has no interest in any pending or potential claim against
the U.S. Government or any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor arising
under or relating to any Government Contract.
(d) NO SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT. Neither the Seller nor any of
the Seller's directors or officers is (or for the last five years has been)
suspended or debarred from doing business with the U.S. Government or has been
declared nonresponsible or ineligible for U.S. Government contracting. To the
knowledge of the Seller, there are no circumstances that would warrant the
institution of suspension or debarment proceedings or the finding of
nonresponsibility or ineligibility on the part of the Seller in the future.
(e) COST AND/OR PRICING DATA. All "cost and/or pricing data"
(as defined in the Truth-in-Negotiations Act, as amended, and the FAR) provided
and/or certified by the Seller to the U.S. Government or any prime contractor
with respect to each Government Contract is true and correct in all material
respects and neither the Seller nor any of its directors, officers, or employees
has provided any defective or inaccurate cost and/or pricing data with respect
to any Government Contract.
SECTION 4.35 DISCLOSURE. The information provided by the
Seller or DeMuro in (i) all documents identified or referenced in this Agreement
or any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, and (ii) the documents listed on
Schedule 4.35 (collectively, the "Specified Documents"), does not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements and
facts contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not materially false or misleading. To Seller's knowledge, copies
of the Specified Documents heretofore or hereafter delivered or made available
by the Seller or DeMuro to Ducommun or the Buyer pursuant hereto were or will be
complete and accurate records of such documents.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DUCOMMUN
Ducommun hereby represents and warrants to the Seller and
DeMuro that:
SECTION 5.1 ORGANIZATION AND CORPORATE AUTHORITY. Ducommun is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. At the Closing, the Buyer will be a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and a good standing under the laws of the State
of Arizona. Ducommun has, and at the Closing the Buyer will have, all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
Transactions. Other than the consent and approval of Ducommun's Board of
Directors, which will be obtained prior to the Closing, all necessary action,
corporate or otherwise, required to have been taken by or on behalf of Ducommun
by applicable law, its charter documents or otherwise to authorize (i) the
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approval, execution and delivery on behalf of the Buyer of this Agreement and
(ii) the performance by the Buyer of its obligations under this Agreement and
the consummation of the Transactions has been taken and, with respect to the
Buyer, will be taken prior to the Closing. Subject to the foregoing, this
Agreement and all agreements and instruments herein contemplated to be executed
by Ducommun are, and, to the extent the Buyer will be a party thereto, will be,
the valid and binding agreements of Ducommun and the Buyer, enforceable against
each of them in accordance with their respective terms. The Buyer's Lease, when
executed and delivered by the Buyer, will be a valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Buyer and in full force and effect.
SECTION 5.2 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Other than the approval
and consent of Ducommun's Board of Directors and its principal lender, Bank of
America NT&SA, each of which will be obtained prior to the Closing, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
Transactions will violate, result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions
of, constitute a default (or any event that, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the
acceleration of any indebtedness under or performance required by any agreement,
indenture or other instrument to which Ducommun or the Buyer is a party or by
which any of its property is bound, its charter documents, or any judgment,
decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator applicable
to Ducommun or the Buyer. Subject to the foregoing, all consents, approvals and
authorizations of, and declarations, filings and registrations with, any
governmental or regulatory authority or any other Person (either governmental or
private) required in connection with the execution and delivery by Ducommun or
the Buyer of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions have been
obtained, made and satisfied, except for any filings required to be made after
the date hereof pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act") or the rules and
regulations of any stock exchange on which Ducommun's securities are listed.
SECTION 5.3 BROKERAGE FEES. No Person is entitled to any
brokerage or finder's fee or other commission from Ducommun or the Buyer in
respect of this Agreement or the Transactions.
SECTION 5.4 DISCLOSURE. The Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1995 and the Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 30,
1996 filed by Ducommun with the Securities and Exchange Commission the ("SEC")
pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements and facts contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not materially false or misleading,
and since March 30, 1996, there has been no material adverse change in the
business or financial condition of Ducommun.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
SECTION 6.1 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. Except as Ducommun may
otherwise consent in writing, from the date hereof through the Closing Date, the
Seller shall:
(a) use its best efforts to pay, on or prior to the Closing,
all debt and other liabilities of the Seller, except accounts payable and
accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business to be reflected on
the Closing Balance Sheet to the extent necessary to consummate the
Transactions;
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(b) operate the Business only in the usual, regular and
ordinary course and in accordance with past practice and, to the extent
consistent with such operation, use its good faith efforts to: (i) preserve the
Business' present business organization intact; (ii) keep available the services
of the employees of the Seller; (iii) preserve all material business
relationships with customers, suppliers, and others having business dealings
with the Seller; (iv) keep all of the Acquired Assets in good working order and
repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (v) maintain in full force and
effect all of the existing casualty, liability, and other insurance of the
Business through the Closing Date in amounts not less than those in effect on
the date hereof;
(c) maintain the Books and Records and accounts of the
Business in the usual, regular and ordinary manner and on a basis consistent
with past practices; and
(d) give to Ducommun, the Buyer and their counsel, accountants
and other representatives, upon reasonable notice, and with a representative of
the Seller present, reasonable access during normal business hours to all of the
Acquired Assets and the personnel, books, tax returns, contracts, commitments
and other records of the Seller related thereto and furnish to Ducommun, the
Buyer and such representatives all such additional documents, financial
information and information with respect to the Acquired Assets and Assumed
Liabilities as Ducommun or the Buyer may reasonably request.
In addition to the foregoing, the Seller shall not, without
the prior written consent of Ducommun, (i) materially amend, modify or terminate
any Material Contract, lease or agreement of the Seller or relating to the
Business or the Acquired Assets, (iii) make any increase in, or any commitment
to increase, the compensation or benefits payable to any employee of the Seller,
(iii) enter into any lease, or make any commitment to enter into any lease or to
purchase any Equipment.
SECTION 6.2 FURTHER ASSURANCES. At the Closing, the Seller, at
the request of the Buyer or Ducommun, or the Buyer, at the request of the
Seller, shall promptly execute and deliver all such further assignments, bills
of sale, endorsements, and other documents, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the other party and its counsel, as such party may reasonably
request in order to (a) vest in the Buyer title to and possession of the
Acquired Assets, (b) perfect and record, if necessary, the sale, assignment,
conveyance, transfer, and delivery to the Buyer of the Acquired Assets and (c)
otherwise carry out or evidence the terms of this Agreement. At or after the
Closing, the Seller shall promptly deliver to the Buyer and the Buyer shall
promptly deliver to the Seller the original of any mail or other communication
received by it after the Closing Date pertaining to or belonging to the other
and any moneys, checks or other instruments of payment to which the other is
entitled.
SECTION 6.3 EMPLOYEES; BENEFIT PLANS; MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.
(a) The Buyer intends to offer employment to all employees
employed by the Seller immediately prior to the Closing Date (the "Continuing
Employees") at a comparable rate of pay or salary existing immediately prior to
the Closing Date. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit in any way the right of
the Buyer to change such rate of pay or salary, or to terminate the employment
of such Continuing Employees after the Closing Date.
(b) The Seller shall be responsible for all obligations and
liabilities of the Seller with respect to the Continuing Employees and former
employees of the Seller prior to the Closing Date, including all such
obligations of the Seller for salaries, vacation and holiday pay, severance
payments, bonuses, retirement benefits, welfare benefits and
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other forms of compensation, benefits or other payments or liabilities of the
Seller arising under Title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985; provided, however, that the Buyer agrees to assume and continue
without interruption or reduction all vacation time and pay and sick pay accrued
on the Closing Balance Sheet. No assets or liabilities of any Employment-Related
Agreement of the Seller shall be transferred to any employee benefit plan
established or maintained by the Buyer, and the Buyer does not agree to adopt or
assume any obligations under such Employment-Related Agreements or to contribute
to such Employment-Related Agreements or to adopt or provide benefits similar to
such Employment-Related Agreements.
(c) Payroll withholding and tax reporting with respect to
Continuing Employees will be terminated as of the Closing Date and the Seller
will pay over to federal, state and local governments, in accordance with
applicable law, all amounts withheld on or before the Closing Date. The Seller
also agrees to issue, at Seller's expense, by the date prescribed by IRS
Regulations, Forms W-2 for wages paid through the Closing Date. Except as set
forth in Section 6.3(a), the Buyer shall be responsible for all payroll
responsibilities resulting from operations after the Closing Date.
SECTION 6.4 NOTICE OF SALE. In the event any Contract does not
require the consent of the other party for the performance of any of the
transactions covered thereby, the Seller and the Buyer will cooperate with each
other in giving prompt notice to the other party to any such Contract to the
effect that the Contract has been assigned to the Buyer.
SECTION 6.5 UNDERTAKINGS. The Seller and the Buyer each agree
to use their good faith efforts to facilitate the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement so as to permit such transactions to
take place on the Closing Date. The Buyer and the Seller, will cooperate with
one another in connection with their efforts to satisfy the closing conditions
set forth in Article VII hereof.
SECTION 6.6 BOOKS AND RECORDS. For a period of five years from
the Closing Date, the parties agree to allow the other party's representatives,
attorneys, and accountants, at the such other party's own expense, access to the
books and records of the Business upon reasonable request and during normal
business hours for the purpose of examination and copying to the extent
reasonably required in connection with any tax procedure, any obligation or duty
hereunder, or compliance with any other legal duty or obligation.
SECTION 6.7 NO SOLICITATION. Prior to Closing or termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement, neither the
Seller, DeMuro nor any of the Seller's other officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, representatives or agents will initiate, solicit or encourage,
directly or indirectly any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer
(including, without limitation, any proposal or offer to the shareholders of the
Seller) with respect to the acquisition of the Business or substantially all of
the Acquired Assets.
SECTION 6.8 AMENDMENT TO THE SELLER'S ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION. No later than the business day following the Closing Date, the
Seller shall file, with the Arizona Corporation Commission, an amendment to its
Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Seller from MechTronics of
Arizona, Inc. to another name in order to permit the Buyer to amend its Articles
of Incorporation to change the name of the Buyer to "MechTronics of Arizona
Corp.", any derivation thereof, or such other name as the Buyer may choose. Each
of the Seller and DeMuro further agrees to cooperate with the Buyer and to take
such actions as the Buyer may reasonably request, to permit the
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Buyer to use the name "MechTronics of Arizona" or any derivation thereof,
including without limitation, assignment to the Buyer of the trademark
"MechTronics of Arizona."
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER TO EFFECT THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The obligations of Ducommun and the Buyer to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, unless waived in writing by Ducommun or the Buyer:
(a) the representations and warranties of each of the Seller
and DeMuro contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as if they were made on and as
of the Closing Date, except that any such representation and warranty made as of
a specified date (other than the date of this Agreement) shall have been true on
and as of such date;
(b) each of the Seller and DeMuro shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations and agreements and complied in all material
respects with all covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered in connection herewith required to be performed and complied with by
it or him on or before the Closing Date;
(c) the Buyer and Ducommun shall have received a certificate
from each of the Seller and DeMuro, executed by a duly authorized officer of the
Seller and DeMuro, as applicable, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the
conditions specified in Sections 7.1(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
(d) all consents to the assignment of all Contracts requiring
the consent of the other party thereto shall have been obtained pursuant to
written instruments satisfactory to the Buyer, provided, however the parties
recognize that all customer consents may not be obtained and the Buyer will act
reasonably with respect to waiving such closing condition for customer consents;
and
(e) Bank of America NT&SA shall have consented to, and
provided financing for, the consummation of the Transactions by the Buyer.
7.2 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER TO EFFECT THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The obligations of the Seller to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction,
on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, unless
waived in writing by the Seller:
(a) the representations and warranties of Ducommun contained
in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on the
Closing Date with the same effect as if they were made on and as of the Closing
Date, except that any such representation and warranty made as of a specified
date (other than the date of this Agreement) shall have been true on and as of
such date;
(b) Ducommun and the Buyer shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations and agreements and complied in all material
respects with all covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered in connection
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herewith, required to be performed and complied with by them on or before the
Closing Date;
(c) the Seller shall have received a certificate executed by a
duly authorized officer of each of Ducommun and the Buyer, dated the Closing
Date, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a) and (b) have
been satisfied;
(d) Bank One Arizona NA, as the holder of the Series 1984
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds of the City of Phoenix, Arizona (Hohokam
Resources Plant Construction Project), and the trustee of such bonds shall have
consented to the consummation of the Transactions by the Seller; and
(e) the Buyer shall have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as indicated on the signature page hereof.
7.3 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY TO EFFECT THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. No statute, rule or regulation shall have been
enacted or promulgated and no permanent injunction or preliminary injunction or
other order shall have been entered, and not vacated, by a court or
administrative agency of competent jurisdiction in any proceeding or action,
which enjoins, restrains, makes illegal or prohibits consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS
SECTION 8.1 AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE.
(a) As additional consideration for the payments made or to be
made by the Buyer under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, from the Closing Date to and
including the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, each of the Seller and
DeMuro hereby agrees that neither the Seller nor DeMuro shall, for any reason,
directly or indirectly, engage or be interested in any business that competes
with the Business as presently conducted, nor shall, directly or indirectly,
have any interest in, own, manage, operate, control, be connected with as a
stockholder (other than as a stockholder of less than five percent (5%) of the
issued and outstanding stock of a publicly-held corporation), joint venturer,
officer, partner, employee or consultant, or otherwise engage or invest or
participate in, any business that shall compete with any of the businesses
conducted by the Buyer in any county or any other political subdivision of any
state of the United States of America or of any other country in the world where
the Seller conducted any business at any time during the two (2) year period
preceding the date hereof. All of the parties agree that the duration and area
for which the covenant not to compete set forth in this Section 8.1 is to be
effective are reasonable. In the event that any court determines that the time
period or the geographical areas provided for in this Section 8.1, or both of
them, are unreasonable and that such covenant is to that extent unenforceable,
such covenant shall remain in full force and effect for the greatest time period
and in the greatest geographical area that would not render it unenforceable.
The parties intend that this covenant shall be deemed to be a series of separate
covenants, one for each and every county of each and every state of the United
States of America and for any other country in the world where this covenant is
intended to be effective.
(b) The parties agree that damages would be an inadequate
remedy for the Buyer in the event of a breach or threatened breach of this
Agreement and thus, in any such event, the Buyer may, either with or without
pursuing any potential damage
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remedies, immediately obtain and enforce an injunction prohibiting the Seller
and/or DeMuro from violating this Agreement.
SECTION 8.2 RISK OF LOSS. The risk of loss or damage by fire
or other casualty or cause to the Acquired Assets until the Closing shall be
upon the Seller. In the event of loss or damage prior to the Closing in excess
of $10,000, the Seller shall promptly notify Ducommun and the Buyer in writing
of such event describing with such particularity as is possible the extent of
such loss or damage and the extent to which such loss or damage may be covered
by any insurance policy of the Seller. Within ten (10) days after receipt of
written notice from the Seller of such loss or damage, Ducommun or the Buyer
shall, at their option, either (a) have the Seller assign to the Buyer at the
Closing all insurance proceeds to which the Seller would be entitled as a result
of such loss or damage or (b) terminate this Agreement; provided that Ducommun
or the Buyer shall have no right of termination pursuant to this Section 8.2 if
the Seller promptly replaces the lost or damaged asset with a substantially
similar asset or repairs the damaged asset substantially to its previous
condition.
SECTION 8.3 PRODUCT LIABILITY INSURANCE. Promptly following
the Closing, Ducommun will use its reasonable best efforts to name the Seller as
an additional insured on Ducommun's aircraft product liability insurance policy,
provided however, that Ducommun will have no such obligation if naming the
Seller as an additional insured on such policy would result in any additional
premium or other expense payable by Ducommun with respect to such policy unless
the Seller shall pay such amount of such additional premium or expense.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 9.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE SELLER, DEMURO AND THE
DEMURO TRUST. Each of the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust shall, jointly and
severally, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and Ducommun and each of their
Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and
representatives (collectively, the "Affiliated Parties") in respect of any and
all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, declines in value, penalties,
interest, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any attorneys',
accountants', investment bankers' and consultants' fees and other expenses)
reasonably incurred by the Buyer or Ducommun or their respective Affiliated
Parties, in connection with or related to each and all of the following:
(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust in this Agreement or pursuant hereto;
(b) any misrepresentation contained in any written statement
or certificate furnished by the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions;
(c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust contained in this Agreement or any other
instrument contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) (i) Any violation by the Seller of any Environmental
Protection Laws (as amended or supplemented from time to time) on or prior to
the Closing Date, (ii) any liabilities arising under Environmental Protection
Laws (as amended or supplemented from time to time) as a result of the conduct
of the Business on or prior to the Closing
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Date, (iii) any contamination of soil, groundwater or other environmental media
by or with any Regulated Substance on, in or under the Real Property or, as a
result of the operation of the Seller's business, about the Real Property
existing on or prior to the Closing Date; and (iv) any matters described in
Section 4.17 or Schedule 4.17, whether or not the Seller had knowledge of such
matters;
(e) any claims, liabilities or obligations (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether a contractual, Tax or any other
type of liability or obligation or claim) with respect to the operation of the
Business by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date not specifically assumed
by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(f) the failure of the Seller to qualify for an exemption
from, and obtain, the protections afforded by compliance with the notification
requirements of, the bulk sales laws in force in the jurisdictions in which such
laws may be applicable to either the Seller or the Transactions; and
(g) any liability to or asserted by any employee or former
employee of the Seller or beneficiary of any of them arising under the
provisions of (i) the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconsolidation Act of 1985,
as amended, with respect to any qualifying event (as defined in Section 4980B of
the Code) occurring through the Closing Date or (ii) any Employment-Related
Agreement.
SECTION 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE BUYER AND DUCOMMUN. The
Buyer and Ducommun shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless
each of the Seller and DeMuro in respect of any and all claims, losses, damages,
liabilities, declines in value, penalties, interest, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, any attorneys', accountants', investment
bankers' and consultants' fees and other expenses) reasonably incurred by the
Seller or DeMuro, in connection with or related to each and all of the
following:
(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by
Ducommun in this Agreement or pursuant hereto; or
(b) any misrepresentation contained in any written statement
or certificate furnished by the Buyer or Ducommun pursuant to this Agreement or
in connection with the Transactions;
(c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
Buyer or Ducommun contained in this Agreement or any other instrument
contemplated by this Agreement; or
(d) any of the Assumed Liabilities.
SECTION 9.3 INDEMNIFICATION FOR TAX LIABILITIES. In addition
to, and not by way of limitation on, the indemnities set forth in Sections 9.1
and 9.4, the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust shall jointly and severally
indemnify and hold harmless on an after-tax basis the Buyer and Ducommun against
all Taxes of the Seller for all taxable periods (or parts thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date or otherwise attributable to the operations,
transactions, assets, or income of the Seller or its predecessors prior to the
Closing Date or otherwise attributable to consummation of the Transactions,
together with any expenses (including, without limitation, settlement costs and
any attorneys', accountants' and consultants' fees and other expenses) incurred
in connection with the contesting, collection or assessment of such Taxes. The
Seller's, DeMuro's and the DeMuro Trust's obligations to indemnify the Buyer and
Ducommun pursuant to this
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Section 9.3 shall continue until 90 days after all applicable statutes of
limitations have expired.
SECTION 9.4 INDEMNIFICATION FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY AND TORT
CLAIMS. In addition to, and not by way of limitation on, the indemnities set
forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.3, the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust shall
jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and Ducommun and
each of their Affiliated Parties in respect of any and all claims, losses,
damages, liabilities, declines in value, penalties, interest, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, any attorneys', accountants' and consultants'
fees and other expenses) reasonably incurred by the Buyer or Ducommun or their
respective Affiliated Parties in connection with, or resulting from, any Prior
Product Liability Occurrence. As used herein, a "Prior Product Liability
Occurrence" shall mean any accident, incident or occurrence caused (in whole or
in part) or contributed to, or alleged to have been caused (in whole or in part)
or contributed to, by any products designed, manufactured, sold or leased by the
Seller or any services performed by the Seller if such accident, incident or
occurrence took place or occurred on or prior to the Closing Date.
SECTION 9.5 CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION. Whenever any claim
shall arise for indemnification hereunder, the party entitled to indemnification
(the "indemnified party") shall promptly notify the party obligated to provide
indemnification (the "indemnifying party") of the claim and, when known, the
facts constituting the basis for such claim; provided, however, that the failure
to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of
its obligation hereunder to the extent such failure does not materially
prejudiced the indemnifying party. In the event of any claim for indemnification
hereunder resulting from or in connection with any claim or legal proceedings by
a third party, the notice to the indemnifying party shall specify, if known, the
amount or an estimate of the amount of the liability arising therefrom.
SECTION 9.6 DEFENSE OF CLAIMS. In connection with any claim
giving rise to indemnity hereunder resulting from or arising out of any claim or
legal proceeding by a person who is not a party to this Agreement, the
indemnifying party at its sole cost and expense and with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party may, upon written notice to the
indemnified party, assume the defense of any such claim or legal proceeding if
(a) the indemnifying party acknowledges to the indemnified party in writing,
within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice from the indemnified party, its
obligations to indemnify the indemnified party with respect to all elements of
such claim, (b) the indemnifying party provides the indemnified party with
evidence reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party that the indemnifying
party will have the financial resources to defend against such third-party claim
and fulfill its indemnification obligations hereunder, (c) the third-party claim
involves only money damages and does not seek an injunction or other equitable
relief, and (d) settlement or an adverse judgment of the third-party claim is
not, in the good faith judgment of the indemnified party, likely to establish a
pattern or practice adverse to the continuing business interests of the
indemnified party. The indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in
(but not control) the defense of any such action, with its counsel and at its
own expense; provided, however, that if there are one or more legal defenses
available to the indemnified party that conflict with those available to the
indemnifying party, or if the indemnifying party fails to take reasonable steps
necessary to defend diligently the claim after receiving notice from the
indemnified party that it believes the indemnifying party has failed to do so,
the indemnified party may assume the defense of such claim; provided, further,
that the indemnified party may not settle such claim without the prior written
consent of the indemnifying party, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld. If the indemnified party assumes the defense of the claim, the
indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for the
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reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained by the indemnified party and
the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in (but not control) the
defense of such claim, with its counsel and at its own expense. If the
indemnifying party thereafter seeks to question the manner in which the
indemnified party defended such third party claim or the amount or nature of any
such settlement, the indemnifying party shall have the burden to prove by a
preponderance of the evidence that the indemnified party did not defend or
settle such third party claim in a reasonably prudent manner. The parties agree
to render, without compensation, to each other such assistance as they may
reasonably require of each other in order to insure the proper and adequate
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not subject to
indemnification hereunder.
SECTION 9.7 CERTAIN CLAIMS BY DEMURO. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement, DeMuro hereby agrees that he will not make any
claim for indemnification against the Buyer or Ducommun by reason of the fact
that he was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Seller, or was serving
at the request of the Seller as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another entity, whether such claim is for judgment, damages, penalties, fines,
costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses, expenses or otherwise or whether such
claim is made pursuant to any statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement or
otherwise, with respect to any action, lawsuit, proceeding, complaint, claim or
demand brought by the Buyer or Ducommun against DeMuro pursuant to or arising
under this Agreement.
SECTION 9.8 INTEREST. Any amount of money owed by an
indemnifying party to an indemnified party hereunder shall be paid with
interest, at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate then in effect, from the
date that the loss or damage was sustained or cash disbursement made by the
indemnified party until such amount is paid by the indemnifying party.
SECTION 9.9 MANNER OF INDEMNIFICATION. All indemnification
payments hereunder shall be effected by payment of cash or delivery of a
certified or official bank check in the amount of the indemnification liability.
SECTION 9.10 LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) (i) Except as set forth in Section 9.10(a)(ii), no claim,
demand, suit or cause of action shall be brought against an
indemnifying party by an indemnified party unless and until the
aggregate amount of claims by such indemnified party exceeds $150,000,
in which case the indemnified party shall be entitled to
indemnification from the indemnifying party for all claims thereunder
relating back to the first dollar in excess of $50,000.
(ii) The limitations set forth in Section 9.10(a)(i)
shall not apply to any claim, demand, suit or cause of action under
Sections 9.3, 9.4 or, to the extent relating to any Shareholder Note or
Bank Debt.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.3 or 9.10(e),
an idemnifying party's obligations shall continue (i) as to any matter as to
which a claim is submitted in writing to the indemnifying party prior to such
specified anniversary dates and identified as a claim for indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) as to any matter that is based upon fraud by
the indemnifying party, until such time as such claims and matters are resolved.
(c) In no event shall the aggregate indemnification
obligations hereunder of the Seller, DeMuro and the DeMuro Trust, exceed the
following:
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(i) For any claim asserted during the first year following the
Closing Date, the amount of the Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant to
Sections 3.2 and 3.3;
(ii) For any claim asserted after the first year following the
Closing Date, the amount of the Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant to
Sections 3.2 and 3.3, if such claim relates to (A) a breach of any of
the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
4.5 or 4.31(a), (B) a breach of Section 8.1, or (C) the Shareholder
Notes or Bank Debt;
(iii) For any claim asserted after the first year following
the Closing Date, except as set forth in Section 9.10(c)(ii) above,
Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00); and
(iv) The foregoing limitations shall not apply to any claim an
indemnified party may have for actual fraud or fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(d) In no event shall the aggregate indemnification obligations
hereunder of the Buyer and Ducommun exceed the amount of the Purchase Price, as
adjusted pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3, provided that such limitation shall
not apply to any claim an indemnified party may have for actual fraud or
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(e) Subject to Sections 9.3 and 9.10(b), no claim for indemnification
shall be made hereunder:
(i) After the first anniversary of the Closing Date for any
claim under Sections 9.1(a) or (b) with respect to a breach of
representation or warranty under the following Sections: 4.6, 4.7, 4.8,
4.9, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.21 and 4.31(b);
(ii) After the third anniversary of the Closing Date for any
claim under Sections 9.1(a) or (b) with respect to a breach of
representation or warranty under any section of Article IV, except the
Sections described in Section 9.10(e)(i), Section 4.17 or Section 4.26;
(iii) After the third anniversary of the Closing Date for any
claim under Sections 9.1(c), (e), (f) or (g); and
(iv) After a period of time equal to ten (10) years following
the Closing Date plus any amount of time in excess of ten (10) years
that the Buyer leases the Real Property, for any claim for
indemnification arising under Section 9.1(d) or, with respect to a
breach of representation or warranty under Section 4.17, arising under
Section 9.1(a).
SECTION 9.11 SOLE REMEDY; RIGHT OF OFFSET.
(a) Subject to Section 9.11(b), indemnification under this Article IX
shall be the sole remedy of Ducommun and the Buyer, on the one hand, and the
Seller, the DeMuro Trust and DeMuro, on the other, under this Agreement, except
with respect to any claim arising under Section 8.1 or for actual fraud or
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(b) All amounts, if any, owed by the Buyer under the Note and Section
3.3 hereof are subject to offset by the Buyer or Ducommun for any claims
hereunder against the Seller, DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust. The Buyer will
promptly notify the
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Seller and DeMuro in the event any right of offset is claimed by the Buyer or
Ducommun hereunder against any installment due and payable under the Note. In
the event the claim for which the right of offset is asserted is not resolved
within three (3) months following such notice, the Buyer shall deposit into an
escrow account the principal amount (not including interest) of the installments
under the Note which are then due and payable, but which have not been paid.
Such escrow account shall be established at Wells Fargo Bank or such other
location as the Buyer and the Seller may agreement. The fees and expenses
associated with establishing and maintaining such escrow account shall be paid
50% by the Buyer and Ducommun, on the one hand, and 50% by the Seller and
DeMuro, on the other.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
SECTION 10.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement and the Transactions
contemplated herein may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by the
Seller and DeMuro, on the one hand, or Ducommun or the Buyer, on the other, as
the case may be, providing written notice or termination to the other party:
(a) by mutual agreement between the Seller and DeMuro, on the one hand,
and Ducommun, on the other hand;
(b) by Ducommun or the Buyer, if any one or more of the conditions set
forth in Sections 7.1 or 7.3 hereof are not satisfied on or as of the Closing
Date;
(c) by the Seller or DeMuro, if any one or more of the conditions set
forth in Sections 7.2 or 7.3 hereof are not satisfied on or as of the Closing
Date;
(d) by Ducommun or the Buyer, if either the Seller or DeMuro is in
material breach of any material agreement or covenant contained in this
Agreement; or
(e) by the Seller or DeMuro, if Ducommun or the Buyer is in material
breach of any material agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement;
provided, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement under this Section
10.1 not be in default under this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement,
this Agreement shall be deemed null, void, and of no further force and effect
and the Buyer and Ducommun will promptly return all confidential documents and
other written information (and all copies thereof) relating to Seller or DeMuro
and received from the Seller or DeMuro. For purposes hereof, "confidential"
shall mean any documents or information which is not generally known to the
public or within the Seller's industry.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.1 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon
actual receipt if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (with
subsequent letter confirmation by mail) or three days after being mailed by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
parties, their successors in interest or their assignees at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as the parties may designate by written
notice in the manner aforesaid:
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If to the Buyer or Ducommun: c/o Ducommun Incorporated
23301 South Wilmington Avenue
Carson, California 90745
Facsimile No.: (310) 518-0176
Attention: Vice President and General Counsel
With a concurrent copy to: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile No.: (213) 229-7520
Attention: Dhiya El-Saden, Esq.
If to the Seller: MechTronics of Arizona, Inc.
7475 East Gainey Ranch Road #4
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Facsimile No.: (602) 948-5340
Attention: President
With a concurrent copy to: O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth
& Beshears
One Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Facsimile No.: (602) 263-2900
Attention: Gerald L. Jacobs, Esq.
If to DeMuro or the DeMuro Trust: c/o Michael J. DeMuro
7475 East Gainey Ranch Road #4
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Facsimile No.: (602) 948-5340
With a concurrent copy to: O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth
& Beshears
One Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Facsimile No.: (602) 263-2900
Attention: Gerald L. Jacobs, Esq.
SECTION 11.2 ASSIGNABILITY AND PARTIES IN INTEREST. This Agreement
shall not be assignable by any of the parties, except that Ducommun and the
Buyer may assign to Bank of America NT&SA the representations, warranties and
indemnities made by the Seller, the DeMuro Trust and DeMuro hereunder. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and
their respective permitted successors and assigns.
SECTION 11.3 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal law, and not the law
pertaining to conflicts or choice of law, of the State of Arizona.
SECTION 11.4 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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SECTION 11.5 COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the Exhibits and
Schedules and the documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement contain or will contain the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the Transactions and shall supersede all previous oral and written
and all contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments and understandings.
SECTION 11.6 MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement may
be modified, amended or otherwise supplemented only by a writing signed by all
of the parties. No waiver of any right or power hereunder shall be deemed
effective unless and until a writing waiving such right or power is executed by
the party waiving such right or power.
SECTION 11.7 DUE DILIGENCE INVESTIGATION; KNOWLEDGE. All
representations and warranties contained herein that are made to the knowledge
of a party shall require that such party make reasonable investigation and
inquiry with respect thereto to ascertain the correctness and validity thereof.
Without limiting the foregoing sentence, when any fact is stated to be to the
"knowledge of the Seller," "to Seller's knowledge" or similar usage, such
reference shall mean that one or more of the following officers or employees of
the Seller know of the existence or non-existence of such fact based upon a
reasonable investigation and inquiry of the employees, accountants and attorneys
of the Seller: DeMuro, Richard Rosenfield, Ron Spriggs, Vince Tamborelli, Russ
Mosser, Jane Conte, Duane Lloyd, and the head of the Seller's Human Resources
Department. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller, DeMuro
and the DeMuro Trust shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of the Buyer,
Ducommun or their respective representatives.
SECTION 11.8 EXPENSES. Except as otherwise expressly provided elsewhere
in this Agreement, each party shall pay all fees and expenses incurred by it in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 11.9 LIMIT ON INTEREST. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, no party shall be obligated to pay interest at a rate
higher than the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. In the event that an
interest rate provided in this Agreement exceeds the maximum rate permitted by
applicable law, such interest rate shall be deemed to be reduced to such maximum
permissible rate.
SECTION 11.10 ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS. Should any party institute any
action or proceeding in any court or arbitration proceeding to enforce any
provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive
from the losing party reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in such
action or proceeding, whether or not such action or proceeding is prosecuted to
judgment.
SECTION 11.11 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall execute and deliver
such further instruments and take such further actions as any other party may
reasonably request in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement and to
consummate the Transactions.
SECTION 11.12 CONTRACT INTERPRETATION; CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT.
(a) The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Article, section, exhibit, schedule, preamble, recital and party
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise stated.
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(b) No party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter
of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions of this Agreement,
and all language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any party.
SECTION 11.13 ARBITRATION.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 8.1, any
controversy, dispute or claim arising under this Agreement shall be settled by
arbitration conducted in Phoenix, Arizona in accordance with the then existing
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and
judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any federal
or state court having jurisdiction thereof. The decision of the arbitrator shall
be final and binding upon the parties. The arbitrator shall be authorized to
award any relief, whether legal or equitable, to the party so entitled to such
relief.
(b) In respect of any action, suit or other proceeding relating to the
enforcement of the award rendered by the arbitrator pursuant to this Section
11.13, each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of any state or federal court located in the County of Maricopa, State of
Arizona. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE
OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, TO ASSERT THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF
THE AFORESAID COURTS, OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT
OR OTHER PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 11.13.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
DUCOMMUN
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
SELLER
MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC., an Arizona
corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
DEMURO
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Michael J. DeMuro
DEMURO TRUST
THE MICHAEL DEMURO AND
GERALDINE DEMURO FAMILY TRUST
U/A/D JULY 18, 1979, AS AMENDED
By:
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Michael J. DeMuro
Trustee
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Accepted and Agreed as of the Closing Date:
BUYER
DUC ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 4.35
DOCUMENTS
MechTronics internally prepared accounting and management reports as follows:
Schedule of all work in process ("WIP") jobs, dated May 31, 1996
Schedule of accounts receivable (detailed report), dated May 31, 1996
Schedule of accounts payable (detailed report), dated March 31, 1996
Schedule of backlog (detailed report), dated May 31, 1996
Schedule of open vendors purchase order report (detailed report), dated
May 9, 1996
Fixed assets detailed report (including cars), dated March 31, 1996
Schedule of accrued expenses and partial supporting detail, dated March
31, 1996
Schedule of prepaid expenses, dated March 31, 1996
Schedule of miscellaneous receivables, dated May 31, 1996
Schedule of accrued payroll and commissions with supporting
documentation, dated June 14, 1996
Stock inventory report, dated May 31, 1996
WIP inventory report (detailed), dated March 31, 1996
Job inventory report (detailed)(included in Schedule of WIP jobs dated
March 31, 1996)
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
Exhibit 99.2
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Financial Statements
Year Ended September 30, 1995, and
Independent Auditors' Report
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors and Stockholder
MechTronics of Arizona, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of MechTronics of Arizona, Inc.
(the "Company") as of September 30, 1995, and the related statements of income,
stockholder's equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 1995, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
November 3, 1995
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash (Notes 2 and 9) $ 4,087
Accounts receivable 2,870,182
Inventories (Note 3) 3,917,272
Prepaid expenses 29,537
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Total current assets 6,821,078
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PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 4 and 6) 1,448,326
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OTHER ASSETS 199,614
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TOTAL $ 8,469,018
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable to bank (Note 9) $ 150,000
Accounts payable (Note 2) 904,594
Accrued expenses (Note 5) 817,957
Customer deposits 600,000
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 6) 257,068
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Total current liabilities 2,729,619
LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 6) 1,008,988
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Total liabilities 3,738,607
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 7 and 8)
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Common stock, $1 par value - authorized, 1,000,000 shares; issued, 10,000 shares 10,000
Retained earnings 5,885,008
Common stock in treasury - at cost, 4,500 shares (Note 6) (1,164,597)
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Total stockholder's equity 4,730,411
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TOTAL $ 8,469,018
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See notes to financial statements.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
STATEMENT OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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PERCENT
AMOUNT OF SALES
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SALES (Note 9) $16,769,085 100.00 %
COST OF SALES (Notes 7 and 9) 13,932,470 83.09
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Gross profit 2,836,615 16.91
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EXPENSES AND OTHER INCOME:
Administrative and selling (Notes 7 and 9) 1,521,430 9.07
Interest 196,618 1.17
Other income (155,539) (.93)
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Total expenses and other income 1,562,509 9.31
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NET INCOME $ 1,274,106 7.60 %
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See notes to financial statements.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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COMMON
COMMON STOCK RETAINED STOCK IN
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SHARES AMOUNT EARNINGS TREASURY TOTAL
BALANCE,
OCTOBER 1, 1994 10,000 $10,000 $ 5,760,351 $(1,164,597) $ 4,605,754
Net income 1,274,106 1,274,106
Dividend (Note 8) (1,149,449) (1,149,449)
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BALANCE,
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 10,000 $10,000 $ 5,885,008 $(1,164,597) $ 4,730,411
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See notes to financial statements.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 1,274,106
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 379,382
Gain on disposal of equipment (6,888)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (272,438)
Inventories (522,428)
Prepaid expenses 7,473
Accounts payable 600,906
Accrued compensation and related taxes 8,256
Accrued expenses (92,088)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 1,376,281
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (198,515)
Proceeds from sale of assets 46,873
Deposits (78,449)
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Net cash used in investing activities (230,091)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net borrowings under revolving credit agreement 120,000
Borrowings under term loan agreement 624,633
Principal payments on long-term debt (862,630)
Dividend (1,149,449)
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Net cash used in financing activities (1,267,446)
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NET DECREASE IN CASH (121,256)
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 125,343
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CASH, END OF YEAR $ 4,087
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION - Cash paid for interest $ 193,468
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See notes to financial statements.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following are the accounting policies significant to the financial
statements of MechTronics of Arizona, Inc. (the "Company"), including
those selected from acceptable alternatives.
a. Method of Accounting for Long-Term Subcontracts - The Company is a
subcontractor under certain long-term government contracts for which
the Company records sales and gross margins on a basis that
approximates the percentage completion method. Such contracts are
estimated to be completed in fiscal 1996 and the Company does not
anticipate losses on completion of the contracts.
b. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out
method) or market.
c. Plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using
the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of 5 to 10
years for machinery and equipment and 25 years for plant and
improvements. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to
operations as incurred while expenditures representing additions or
betterments are capitalized.
d. Income taxes are the personal liability of the stockholder as a result
of the election of an S Corporation status.
e. Statement of Cash Flows - Cash is defined as monies on deposit.
2. CASH
Checks outstanding in excess of certain cash balances and not yet
presented for payment totaling approximately $125,000 at September 30,
1995 are included in accounts payable.
3. INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of the following:
Raw materials $1,384,181
Work in process 2,533,091
----------
Total inventories $3,917,272
==========
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4. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment consists of the following:
Plant and improvements $ 185,842
Machinery and equipment 4,477,675
Other 665,519
----------
Total 5,329,036
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 3,880,710
----------
Plant and equipment - net $1,448,326
==========
5. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consist of the following at September 30, 1995:
Vacation $ 243,136
Employee bonuses (Note 9) 175,000
Salaries, wages and related taxes 135,617
Accrued property taxes (Note 7) 130,237
Employee medical and disability 100,837
Other 33,130
---------
Total accrued expenses $ 817,957
=========
6. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following:
Non-interest bearing notes payable to former stockholders, payable
annually to 2000, net of unamortized discount of $590,704 based on an
imputed interest rate of 13%, collateralized by a stock pledge agreement $ 714,296
Note payable to bank, due in equal monthly installments beginning March
1995 through February 2000 plus interest at prime plus .25% (9% at
September 30, 1995), collateralized by equipment
551,760
-----------
Total 1,266,056
Less current portion 257,068
-----------
Long-term debt - net $ 1,008,988
===========
Annual maturities of long-term debt, including notes payable to former
stockholders, for the four fiscal years ending in 2000 are $274,399
(1997), $293,830 (1998), $315,788 (1999) and $124,971 (2000).
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7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In October 1984, the Company guaranteed the repayment of a $5,000,000
Industrial Development Bond obligation of a partnership controlled by the
Company's stockholder. The bond proceeds were used to construct a
manufacturing facility which the Company leased from such partnership.
The Company's sole stockholder is responsible, as general partner of the
partnership, for the payments under the industrial revenue bonds. The
Company entered into an operating lease agreement with the Company's
stockholder for the use of the premises occupied by the Company. The
agreement, which expires December 31, 1995, requires the Company to pay
the stockholder rent totaling $40,000 a month and a management fee of
$15,000 per month in addition to building repairs and maintenance expenses
and property taxes related to the facility. Rent and management expenses
for the lease of the building totaled $660,000 for the year ended
September 30, 1995. The rent and management expenses included in cost of
sales and administrative and selling expenses totaled $605,590 for the
year ended September 30, 1995. Accrued property taxes of totaling $130,237
(Note 5) are included in accrued expenses at September 30, 1995. The
Industrial Revenue Bond obligation of approximately $4,200,000 at
September 30, 1995.
8. INCOME TAXES
Effective October 1, 1987, the Company elected S Corporation status under
the Internal Revenue Service regulations. Under these regulations,
virtually all future tax will be attributed to the Company's sole
stockholder rather than the Company.
As a result of the S Corporation's earnings for the year ended September
30, 1995, the Company paid the sole stockholder a dividend totaling
$1,149,449, a portion of which is for the stockholder's estimated tax
liability.
9. OTHER MATTERS
The Company has an unsecured revolving credit agreement with a bank which
provides for borrowings up to a maximum of $2,000,000, with interest at
the bank's prime rate (8.75% at September 30, 1995). The Company has
agreed to maintain a minimum cash balance with the bank of $50,000.
Borrowings under the line totaled $150,000 at September 30, 1995.
The Company provides a profit sharing plan for its employees. The Company
may make an annual lump sum contribution to the Plan, the amount of which
is determined by the Board of Directors. A contribution was not made to
the Plan in 1995. Instead, a bonus totaling $175,000 was granted to
employees for the year ended September 30, 1995. Such amount was included
in expenses (Note 5) for the year ended September 30, 1995.
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The Company leases certain machinery and equipment under operating leases.
The leases expire at various dates through 2001. Future minimum lease
payments for such leases for the years ending September 30 are as follows:
1996 $ 124,500
1997 135,900
1998 128,400
1999 105,900
2000 105,900
Thereafter 110,900
---------
Total $ 711,500
=========
Approximately 71% of the Company's 1995 sales were made to two customers
comprised of five divisions.
* * * * * *
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1996
Exhibit 99.3
2
MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA,
INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1996
3
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Mechtronics of Arizona, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheet and the related statements of
income and retained earnings and of cash flows present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Mechtronics of Arizona, Inc. at March 31,
1996, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the six months
then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
Price Waterhouse LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
May 29, 1996
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
Assets
MARCH 31, 1996
------------------------
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash $ 220,340
Accounts receivable 2,767,779
Inventory 4,573,381
Prepaid expenses 30,114
----------
Total current assets 7,591,614
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net 1,307,652
OTHER ASSETS 205,614
----------
Total assets $9,104,880
==========
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Line of credit $ 275,000
Accounts payable 1,414,780
Accrued expenses 861,423
Current portion of long-term debt 303,497
Deferred revenue 505,750
----------
Total current liabilities 3,360,450
LONG-TERM DEBT 946,525
----------
Total liabilities 4,306,975
----------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 6)
SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Common stock, $1 par value, 1,000,000 shares
authorized; 10,000 shares issued and outstanding 10,000
Retained earnings 5,952,502
Common stock in treasury - at cost, 4,500 shares (1,164,597)
----------
Total shareholder's equity 4,797,905
----------
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity $9,104,880
==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND
RETAINED EARNINGS
Six months ended
March 31, 1996
----------------------------
SALES $7,404,653
COST OF SALES 6,272,480
----------
GROSS MARGIN 1,132,173
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SELLING EXPENSES 699,008
INTEREST EXPENSE 76,635
OTHER EXPENSE 13,036
----------
NET INCOME 343,494
RETAINED EARNINGS, Beginning of period 5,885,008
DIVIDEND (276,000)
----------
RETAINED EARNINGS, End of period $5,952,502
==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Six months ended
March 31, 1996
----------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 343,494
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense 165,152
Accretion of discount on notes payable 46,429
Net changes in current assets and liabilities: 102,403
Decrease in accounts receivable (656,108)
Increase in inventory (577)
Increase in prepaid expenses (89,814)
Decrease in accounts payable 43,465
Increase in accrued expenses 505,750
Increase in deferred revenue (6,000)
Other ---------
454,194
Net cash provided by operating activities ---------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment (24,478)
---------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net borrowings under line of credit 125,000
Payments on long-term debt (62,463)
Dividend (276,000)
---------
Net cash used in financing activities (213,463)
---------
NET INCREASE IN CASH 216,253
Cash, beginning of period 4,087
---------
Cash, end of period $ 220,340
=========
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest $ 30,206
=========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
The Company
Mechtronics of Arizona, Inc. (the Company) is an Arizona corporation which
manufactures a variety of mechanical and electromechanical components utilized
in the defense industry. The Company's manufacturing facility is located in
Phoenix, Arizona. Approximately 45% of the Company's sales for the six months
ended March 31, 1996 were made to two divisions of one customer.
Fiscal year
The Company's fiscal year ends September 30.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable represent amounts due from customers on product sales. An
allowance for doubtful accounts has not been provided as losses are not
anticipated on the realization of the accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the first-in-first
out method, or market.
Plant and equipment
Plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful
lives of 5 to 10 years for machinery and equipment and 25 years for plant and
improvements. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations
as incurred while expenditures representing additions or betterments are
capitalized.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND ITS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Continued)
Income taxes
The Company is an S-Corporation for federal and Arizona state income tax
purposes. A provision for income taxes has not been made in the accompanying
statement of operations and retained earnings as the tax effects of the
Company's activities accrue to its shareholder. Other assets as of March 31,
1996 includes an approximate $200,000 deposit with the Internal Revenue Service
made by the Company as required by Section 7519 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Revenue recognition
The Company manufactures its products pursuant to subcontractor agreements with
its customers which generally do not exceed one year in duration. The Company
generally recognizes revenue at the time of customer shipment. Deferred revenue
represents payments received from certain customers in advance of product
shipment.
Financial instruments
The carrying values of financial instruments including accounts receivable and
accounts payable approximate the related fair values because of the relatively
short maturity of these instruments. The carrying values of line of credit
borrowings and the note payable to bank approximate the related fair values as
the interest rates fluctuate with market rates. The fair values of the notes
payable to stockholders are not readily determinable.
NOTE 2 - INVENTORIES:
Inventories consist of the following:
Raw materials $ 1,668,659
Work in process 2,845,021
Finished goods 59,701
------------------------
Total inventories $ 4,573,381
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 3 - PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET:
Plant and equipment, net consists of the following:
Machinery and equipment $ 4,488,570
Plant improvements 185,842
Other 669,410
------------------------
5,343,822
Less: accumulated depreciation (4,036,170)
------------------------
$ 1,307,652
========================
NOTE 4 - LINE OF CREDIT:
The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit with a bank which provides
for borrowings up to a maximum of $2.0 million with interest at the bank's prime
rate (8.25% at March 31, 1996.) The Company has agreed to maintain a minimum
cash balance with the bank of $50,000.
Borrowings against the line totaled $275,000 at March 31, 1996.
NOTE 5 - ACCRUED EXPENSES:
Accrued expenses consists of the following:
Salaries, wages and related taxes $ 240,307
Vacation 236,076
Employee medical and disability 181,589
Other 203,451
------------------------
$ 861,423
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT:
Long-term debt consists of the following:
Notes payable to former stockholders, aggregate annual
payments of $225,000 through 1999 with final aggregate
payment of $180,000 in September 2000, net of
unamortized discount of $319,275, secured by stock
pledge agreement $ 760,725
Note payable to bank, payable in equal monthly
installments of $10,411 plus interest at prime plus
0.25% (8.50% at March 31, 1996) through February 2000,
secured by equipment 489,297
----------
1,250,022
Less: current portion (303,497)
----------
Total long-term debt $ 946,525
==========
Annual maturities on long-term debt outstanding as of
March 31, 1996 for fiscal years ending September 30 are
as follows:
1996 (remainder) $ 287,466
1997 349,932
1998 349,932
1999 349,932
2000 232,035
----------
Subtotal 1,569,297
Less: unamortized discount (319,275)
----------
Total $1,250,022
==========
NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
In October 1984, the Company guaranteed the repayment of a $5.0 million
Industrial Development Bond obligation of a partnership controlled by the
Company's shareholder. The bond proceeds were used to construct a manufacturing
facility which the Company leased from such partnership.
The Company's sole shareholder is responsible, as general partner of the
partnership, for the payments under the industrial revenue bonds. The Company
entered into an operating lease agreement with the Company's shareholder for the
use of the premises occupied by the Company. The agreement, which expires
December 31, 1996, requires the Company to pay the shareholder
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
rents totaling $40,000 a month and a management fee of $15,000 per month in
addition to building repairs and maintenance expenses and property taxes related
to the facility. Rent and management expenses for the lease of the building
totaled $330,000 for the six months ended March 31, 1996. Accrued property taxes
of approximately $87,000 are included in accrued expenses at March 31, 1996. The
Company continues to guarantee the Industrial Revenue Bond obligation of
approximately $4.0 million at March 31, 1996.
The Company leases certain machinery and equipment under operating leases. The
leases expire at various dates through 2001. Future minimum lease payments for
such leases for the fiscal years ending September 30 are as follows:
1996 (remainder) $ 78,000
1997 160,000
1998 153,000
1999 120,000
2000 107,000
Thereafter 118,000
-------------
$ 736,000
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NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
On April 10, 1996, the Company entered into a letter-of-intent agreement to sell
certain of its assets, subject to certain liabilities, to Ducommun Incorporated
for cash and a note totaling $8,750,000, plus a contingent earn-out payment of
up to $750,000. The consideration for the purchase price as well as the price
itself are subject to the finalization of a definitive agreement.
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MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
OF DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED AND MECHTRONICS OF ARIZONA, INC.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 30, 1996
Exhibit 99.4
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Exhibit 99.4
Page 1 of 4
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Unaudited)
The following unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect the acquisition
by Ducommun Incorporated ("Ducommun") on June 28, 1996 of substantially all of
the assets and assumption of certain liabilities of MechTronics of Arizona, Inc.
("MechTronics"). The purchase price for MechTronics was approximately
$8,750,000, subject to adjustments following the closing. The acquisition will
be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet at March 30, 1996 gives
effect to the acquisition of MechTronics assuming the transaction was
consummated as of March 30, 1996. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined
statements of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 1995 and the
three months ended March 30, 1996 give effect to the acquisition of MechTronics
assuming the transaction was consummated as of the beginning of the periods
presented. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations
combine the historical statements of operations of Ducommun and MechTronics for
the three months ended March 30, 1996 and the year ended December 31, 1995.
The Company has not finalized its purchase price allocations, accordingly, the
final consolidated amounts may differ from those set forth herein.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are not
necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have been achieved
had the acquisition been consummated at the beginning of the periods presented;
and should not be construed as representative of future operating results. The
pro forma financial statements should also be read in conjunction with
Ducommun's consolidated financial statements and notes set forth in the Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.
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Exhibit 99.4
Page 2 of 4
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
March 30, 1996
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Ducommun
and
Ducommun MechTronics Pro Forma MechTronics
Mar. 30, 1996 Mar. 31, 1996 Adjustments Combined
------------- ------------- ----------- -----------
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalent $ 60 $ 220 $ -- $ 280
Accounts receivable (less allowance
for doubtful accounts) 13,385 2,768 -- 16,153
Inventories 15,402 4,573 -- 19,975
Other receivables 47 -- -- 47
Deferred income taxes 5,049 -- -- 5,049
Other current assets 1,237 30 -- 1,267
------- ------ -------- -------
Total Current Assets 35,180 7,591 0 42,771
Property and Equipment, Net 23,184 1,308 -- 24,492
Deferred Income Taxes 6,208 -- -- 6,208
Excess of Cost Over Net Assets Acquired
(Net of Accumulated Amortization) 16,567 -- 2,627 (a) 19,194
Other Assets 856 206 (200)(b) 862
------- ------ -------- -------
$81,995 $9,105 $ 2,427 $93,527
======= ====== ======== =======
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,244 $ 578 $ (328)(b) $ 4,494
Accounts payable 7,166 1,415 -- 8,581
Accrued liabilities 13,054 1,367 -- 14,421
------- ------ -------- -------
Total Current Liabilities 24,464 3,360 (328) 27,496
Long-Term Debt 7,141 947 (947)(b) 15,641
Convertible Subordinated Debentures 15,837 -- 8,500 (c) 15,837
Other Long-Term Liabilities 435 -- -- 435
------- ------ -------- -------
Total Liabilities 47,877 4,307 7,225 59,409
Shareholders' Equity 34,118 4,798 (4,798)(d) 34,118
------- ------ -------- -------
$81,195 $9,105 $ 2,427 $93,527
======= ====== ======== =======
(a) This adjustment is required to reflect the excess of acquisition
cost over the fair value of net assets acquired (Goodwill).
(b) This adjustment is made to exclude assets and liabilities not
acquired.
(c) This adjustment is made to reflect bank borrowings, notes payable
and other liabilities used to finance the transactions.
(d) This adjustment is made to eliminate the shareholders' equity
accounts of MechTronics.
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Exhibit 99.4
Page 3 of 4
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended March 30, 1996
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Ducommun
and
Pro Forma MechTronics
Ducommun MechTronics Adjustments Combined
-------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Sales $ 23,792 $ 3,953 $ -- $ 27,745
-------- ------- ----- --------
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Cost of goods sold 15,588 3,380 -- 18,968
Selling, general and administrative expenses 6,240 353 44(a) 6,637
-------- ------- ----- --------
Total Operating Costs and Expenses 21,828 3,733 44 25,605
-------- ------- ----- --------
Operating Income 1,964 220 (44) 2,140
Interest (422) (39) (163)(b) (624)
-------- ------- ----- --------
Income from Continuing Operations Before Taxes 1,542 181 (207) 1,516
Income Tax Expense (432) -- 7 (c) (425)
-------- ------- ----- --------
Net Income $ 1,110 $ 181 $(200) $ 1,091
======== ======= ===== ========
Per Share:
Primary Earnings Per Share $ 0.19 $ 0.19
========= ========
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.18 $ 0.18
========= ========
Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares
Outstanding for Computation of Primary Earnings Per Share 5,756 5,756
===== ========
Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares
Outstanding for Computation of Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share 7,393 7,393
===== ========
(a) Record amortization of goodwill arising on the MechTronics
acquisition on a straight line basis over 15 years.
(b) This adjustment is made to reflect incremental interest on bank
borrowings and notes payable used to finance the transaction.
(c) Represents the tax effects of the above adjustments at Ducommun's
approximate tax rate.
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Exhibit 99.4
Page 4 of 4
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 1995
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Ducommun
and
Pro Forma MechTronics
Ducommun MechTronics Adjustments Combined
--------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Sales $91,217 $16,207 $ -- $107,424
------- ------- ----- --------
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Cost of goods sold 61,134 13,493 -- 74,627
Selling, general and administrative expenses 19,572 1,354 175 (a) 21,101
------- ------- ----- --------
Total Operating Costs and Expenses 80,706 14,847 175 95,728
------- ------- ----- --------
Operating Income 10,511 1,360 (175) 11,696
Interest (3,570) (191) (653)(b) (4,414)
------- ------- ---- --------
Income from Continuing Operations Before Taxes 6,941 1,169 (828) 7,282
Income Tax Expense (1,895) -- (93)(c) (1,988)
------- ------- ----- --------
Net Income $ 5,046 $ 1,169 $(921) $ 5,294
======= ======== ===== ========
Per Share:
Primary Earnings Per Share $ 1.04 $ 1.09
======= ========
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 0.87 $ 0.90
======= ========
Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares
Outstanding for Computation of Primary Earnings Per Share 4,842 4,842
======= ========
Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares
Outstanding for Computation of Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share 7,358 7,358
======= ========
(a) Record amortization of goodwill arising on the MechTronics
acquisition on a straight line basis over 15 years.
(b) This adjustment is made to reflect incremental interest on
bank borrowings and notes payable used to finance the
transaction.
(c) Represents the tax effects of the above adjustments at
Ducommun's approximate tax rate.