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EXHIBIT (10)(i)

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

VOUGHT AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.

AND

BCACSC, INC.

Dated as of July 6, 2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

  

1

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

  

1

Section 1.2

 

Construction

  

19

ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES

  

20

Section 2.1

 

Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Certain Liabilities

  

20

Section 2.2

 

Purchased and Excluded Assets

  

20

Section 2.3

 

Assumed and Excluded Liabilities

  

24

ARTICLE III AGGREGATE CONSIDERATION AND CLOSING

  

26

Section 3.1

 

Closing

  

26

Section 3.2

 

Aggregate Consideration

  

26

Section 3.3

 

Estimated Aggregate Consideration Adjustment

  

26

Section 3.4

 

Aggregate Consideration Adjustment

  

27

Section 3.5

 

Allocation of Aggregate Consideration

  

28

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

  

29

Section 4.1

 

Organization and Qualification

  

29

Section 4.2

 

Authorization; Enforceability

  

30

Section 4.3

 

No Conflicts

  

30

Section 4.4

 

Financial Information

  

31

Section 4.5

 

Absence of Certain Developments

  

31

Section 4.6

 

Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

  

32

Section 4.7

 

Title; Sufficiency and Condition of Assets

  

32

Section 4.8

 

Inventory

  

33

Section 4.9

 

Real Property

  

33

Section 4.10

 

Intellectual Property

  

34

Section 4.11

 

Contracts

  

36

Section 4.12

 

Litigation

  

38

Section 4.13

 

Permits; Compliance with Laws

  

39

Section 4.14

 

Environmental, Health and Safety Laws

  

40

Section 4.15

 

Tax Matters

  

42

Section 4.16

 

Employee Benefit Plans; Employment Matters

  

43

Section 4.17

 

Suppliers

  

45

Section 4.18

 

Insurance

  

45

Section 4.19

 

Certain Transactions

  

46

Section 4.20

 

Broker’s Fees

  

46

Section 4.21

 

Security Clearance

  

46

Section 4.22

 

Site Development and Incentive Agreement; FILOT Agreement

  

46

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

  

47

Section 5.1

 

Organization and Qualification

  

47

Section 5.2

 

Authority; Enforceability

  

47

Section 5.3

 

No Conflicts

  

47

 

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Section 5.4

 

Broker’s Fees

  

48

Section 5.5

 

Litigation

  

48

ARTICLE VI COVENANTS

  

48

Section 6.1

 

Appropriate Actions; Further Assurances

  

48

Section 6.2

 

Conduct of Business by Seller Until Closing

  

49

Section 6.3

 

Consents and Governmental Authorizations

  

51

Section 6.4

 

Access and Information

  

53

Section 6.5

 

Exclusivity

  

54

Section 6.6

 

Public Announcements

  

54

Section 6.7

 

Transaction Expenses

  

54

Section 6.8

 

Notices of Certain Matters

  

55

Section 6.9

 

Confidentiality

  

55

Section 6.10

 

Non-Solicitation

  

56

Section 6.11

 

Intracompany Work Orders

  

57

Section 6.12

 

Purchased Intellectual Property

  

57

Section 6.13

 

Insurance

  

58

Section 6.14

 

Litigation Support

  

58

Section 6.15

 

Transfer of Governmental Authorizations

  

59

Section 6.16

 

787 Supply Agreement

  

59

Section 6.17

 

Delivery of Financial Information

  

59

Section 6.18

 

Cash Management

  

59

Section 6.19

 

Title Insurance

  

60

Section 6.20

 

Letters of Credit; Surety Bond

  

60

Section 6.21

 

Lender Waiver

  

60

ARTICLE VII TAX MATTERS

  

61

Section 7.1

 

Liability for Taxes

  

61

Section 7.2

 

Tax Return Filing

  

62

Section 7.3

 

Tax Contests; Audit Responsibilities

  

62

Section 7.4

 

Cooperation

  

63

Section 7.5

 

Transfer Taxes

  

64

ARTICLE VIII EMPLOYEE MATTERS

  

64

Section 8.1

 

Employment

  

64

Section 8.2

 

Non-Union Employees

  

65

Section 8.3

 

Union Employees

  

66

Section 8.4

 

Workers’ Compensation Claims

  

67

Section 8.5

 

WARN Act Notification

  

67

Section 8.6

 

Employee Benefits

  

68

Section 8.7

 

No Right to Employment

  

68

Section 8.8

 

Code Section 409A

  

68

ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

  

69

Section 9.1

 

Conditions to Obligations of Buyer

  

69

Section 9.2

 

Conditions to Obligations of Seller

  

71

 

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ARTICLE X TERMINATION

  

73

Section 10.1

 

Termination

  

73

Section 10.2

 

Effect of Termination

  

74

ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION

  

74

Section 11.1

 

Survival

  

74

Section 11.2

 

Indemnification by Seller

  

75

Section 11.3

 

Indemnification by Buyer

  

80

Section 11.4

 

Third Party Claims

  

80

Section 11.5

 

Limitations on Indemnification Liability

  

82

Section 11.6

 

Treatment of Indemnification Payments

  

83

Section 11.7

 

Exclusive Remedy

  

83

ARTICLE XII GENERAL PROVISIONS

  

84

Section 12.1

 

Notices

  

84

Section 12.2

 

Severability; Specific Enforcement

  

85

Section 12.3

 

Amendments

  

85

Section 12.4

 

Assignment; Beneficiaries

  

86

Section 12.5

 

Counterparts; Facsimiles

  

86

Section 12.6

 

Descriptive Headings

  

86

Section 12.7

 

Governing Law; Forum Selection

  

86

Section 12.8

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

  

86

Section 12.9

 

Entire Agreement

  

87

Section 12.10

 

Waivers

  

87

Section 12.11

 

NO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES

  

87

Section 12.12

 

Disclosure Schedules

  

87

Section 12.13

 

No Recourse

  

88

 

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EXHIBITS

 

  

Form of Termination and Mutual Release Agreement

  

Form of Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement

  

Form of Intellectual Property Assignment

  

Form of Intellectual Property License Agreement

  

Form of Engineering Services Agreement

Exhibit F

  

Form of Transition Services Agreement

Exhibit G

  

Form of SOW Supply Agreement

Exhibit H

  

Form of Facilities Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit I

  

Form of North Charleston Sublease Assumption

Exhibit J

  

Form of GA Sublease Assumption

Exhibit K

  

Form of SOW Side Letter

Exhibit L

  

Form of 747 Amendment

Exhibit M

  

Form of 767 Amendment

Exhibit N

  

Form of 777 Amendment

Exhibit O

  

Form of SOW Warranty Agreement

Exhibit P

  

Form of SOW Administrative Agreement

Appendix A

  

Adjusted Net Investment Worksheet

 

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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.1A

  

Background Inventions of Seller

Schedule 1.1B

  

Background Proprietary Information of Seller

Schedule 1.1C

  

Outstanding Encumbrances

Schedule 1.1D

  

Permitted Encumbrances

Schedule 1.1E

  

Retained Employees

Schedule 2.2(a)(i)

  

Purchased Contracts

Schedule 2.2(a)(ii)

  

Tangible Personal Property

Schedule 2.2(b)(viii)

  

Governmental Authorizations

Schedule 2.2(b)(xvii)

  

Certain Real Property

Schedule 2.2(b)(xix)

  

Excluded Tangible Property

Schedule 2.3(a)(ii)

  

Assumed Employee Liabilities

Schedule 4.3(a)

  

Required Consents

Schedule 4.3(b)

  

No Conflicts

Schedule 4.4

  

Financial Information

Schedule 4.5

  

Absence of Certain Developments

Schedule 4.6

  

Undisclosed Liabilities

Schedule 4.7

  

Title, Sufficiency and Condition of Assets

Schedule 4.8

  

Inventory

Schedule 4.10(a)

  

Intellectual Property

Schedule 4.10(b)

  

Inbound License Agreements

Schedule 4.10(c)

  

Infringement

Schedule 4.10(d)

  

Confidentiality and Assignment Agreements

Schedule 4.10(e)

  

Software

Schedule 4.10(f)

  

Information Technology Systems

Schedule 4.11(a)(i)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(ii)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(iii)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(iv)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(v)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(vi)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(vii)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(viii)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(ix)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(x)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(xi)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(a)(xii)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(b)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(c)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(e)

  

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.12

  

Litigation

Schedule 4.13

  

Material Governmental Authorizations

Schedule 4.14(a)

  

On-Site Waste Disposal Activities and Operations; On-Site Sale, Treatment, Processing, Recycling or Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Schedule 4.14(b)

  

Underground Storage Tanks, Sumps or Wells

 

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Schedule 4.14(c)

  

Compliance with Environmental Laws

Schedule 4.14(d)

  

Environmental Permits and Environmental Disclosure Reports

Schedule 4.14(e)

  

Release or Threatened Release of Hazardous Material

Schedule 4.14(f)

  

Hazardous Material Emanating from Property or Purchased Assets

Schedule 4.14(g)

  

Environmental Claims

Schedule 4.14(h)

  

Environmental Restrictions on the Use of Property

Schedule 4.15

  

Tax Matters

Schedule 4.15(g)

  

Partnership Interests

Schedule 4.16(a)

  

Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule 4.16(c)

  

Retiree Medical or Other Welfare Benefits

Schedule 4.16(d)

  

Pension and Multiemployer Plans

Schedule 4.16(f)

  

Employees on Leave

Schedule 4.16(h)

  

Employee Controversies

Schedule 4.16(i)

  

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Schedule 4.16(m)

  

Participating Employees

Schedule 4.17

  

Suppliers

Schedule 4.18

  

Insurance

Schedule 4.19

  

Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 4.20

  

Broker’s Fees

Schedule 4.21

  

Security Clearances

Schedule 5.3

  

No Conflicts

Schedule 5.4

  

Brokers’ Fees

Schedule 6.2(a)

  

Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(i)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(ii)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(iii)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(iv)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(v)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(vi)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(vii)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(viii)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(ix)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(x)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(xi)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.2(b)(xii)

  

Exceptions to Conduct of Business

Schedule 6.10(c)(i)

  

Seller Engineering Employees

Schedule 6.10(c)(ii)

  

Excluded Engineering Employees

Schedule 6.20

  

Guarantees

Schedule 7.5

  

Transfer Taxes

Schedule 8.1(a)(i)

  

Employees of the Business

Schedule 8.1(a)(ii)

  

Seller Employees Who Are No Longer Employees

Schedule 8.4

  

Open Workers’ Compensation Claims

Schedule 11.4(e)

  

Settlements

 

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 6, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and between Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”), and BCACSC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”).

WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business (the “ Business ”) of designing (including initial design, design related to build, certification, and testing), manufacturing (including procurement, fabrication, and assembly (including structures assembly, systems assembly, and integration)), and supporting aft fuselage sections 47 and 48 and the aft 48 (in each case, including spare parts) for the 787 program (the “ 787 Program ”) of The Boeing Company, a Delaware corporation and the parent corporation of Buyer (“ Boeing ”), pursuant to the General Terms Agreement, BCA-65572-0026, and Special Business Provisions, MS-65572-0030, between Seller and Boeing, dated as of July 7, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 15, 2006, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 30, 2006, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 dated as of June 24, 2009, as further amended by Amendment No. 4 dated as of November 13, 2007, as further amended by Amendment No. 5 dated as of July 1, 2008, as further amended by Amendment No. 8 dated as of April 17, 2009, and as otherwise further amended from time to time in accordance with its terms (the “ 787 Supply Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, this Agreement contemplates a transaction in which (i) Buyer will acquire all of the business, assets and operations used in the Business (other than the Excluded Assets, as specified herein), and will assume the liabilities of the Business (other than the Excluded Liabilities, as specified herein), all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and (ii) pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Termination and Mutual Release Agreement, each of Boeing and Seller, on behalf of themselves and each of their respective Subsidiaries, will terminate the 787 Supply Agreement and release Claims and resolve any and all rights and obligations owed to each other related to the 787 Supply Agreement as described therein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the value, receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

401(k) Plan ” is defined in Section 4.16(b) of this Agreement.

747 Amendment ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xiii) of this Agreement.

767 Amendment ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xiv) of this Agreement.


777 Amendment ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xv) of this Agreement.

787 Design Build Guide ” is defined in the definition of Required by Boeing in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

787 Program ” is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

787 Supply Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Absent Employees ” is defined in Section 8.2(b) of this Agreement.

Accounts Receivable ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(v) of this Agreement.

Acquisition Proposal ” is defined in Section 6.5 of this Agreement.

Additional Restricted Employees ” means all Persons employed by the Business after the Closing Date (other than any Transferred Employees).

Adjusted Net Investment Amount ” means, as of any date, (i)(A) the aggregate amount (without duplication) of all investments made and expenses incurred or accrued by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the 787 Program at any time as of such date, minus (B) the sum of, without duplication, (u) the aggregate amount of payments and advances made on or prior to such date by Buyer or its Affiliates to Seller pursuant to the 787 Supply Agreement, (v) grants made to Seller by the State of South Carolina under the Site Development and Incentive Agreement on or prior to such date, (w) the accounts payable of Seller in respect of amounts referred to above in clause (i)(A) that constitute Assumed Liabilities as of such date, (x) to the extent included in the amount in clause (i)(A) above, the Milledgeville direct labor and Milledgeville capex line items on Appendix A , (y) to the extent included in the amount in clause (i)(A) above, the Dallas IT equipment line item on Appendix A , and (z) to the extent included in the amount in clause (i)(A) above, the corporate G&A line item on Appendix A through March 29, 2009, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses, determined and calculated in accordance with the calculation of the Adjusted Net Investment Amount estimated as of March 29, 2009, set forth on Appendix A , and determined in accordance with the Agreed Methodology, plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the G&A Costs properly allocable to the Business; provided, that in no event shall the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) exceed the G&A Cost Cap.

Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such Person or entity.

Aggregate Consideration ” is defined in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.

Agreed Methodology ” means the practices, policies and methodologies set forth on Annex I to Appendix A (including methodologies, consistently applied, in allocating general and administrative and other indirect costs) that were used by Seller in determining and calculating the estimated amount of the Adjusted Net Investment Amount as of March 29, 2009, which estimate is reflected on Appendix A (it being acknowledged that (i) the purpose of the

 

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adjustment to the Closing Payment Amount pursuant to Section 3.4 is to ensure an accurate calculation of the Closing Adjusted Net Investment Amount, consistent with the calculation of the estimated Adjusted Net Investment Amount as of March 29, 2009, as reflected on Appendix A , rather than to change or challenge the practices, policies or methodologies set forth on Annex I to
Appendix A , (ii) for purposes of calculating the Closing Adjusted Net Investment Amount, indirect costs of the 787 Program for the period between March 29, 2009 and the Closing will be limited to the categories of indirect costs listed in or reflected on Appendix A , which shall be allocated using the same practices, policies and methodologies set forth on Annex I to Appendix A , and (iii) for the avoidance of doubt, direct costs, expenses and investments reflected in the Adjusted Net Investment Amount shall be limited to such costs, expenses and investments made or incurred by Seller for the 787 Program).

Agreement ” is defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Allocation Statement ” is defined in Section 3.5(a) of this Agreement.

Anti-Bribery Laws ” is defined in Section 4.13(c) of this Agreement.

Apportioned Tax ” means any Tax relating to any Purchased Asset (including any additional Tax determined subsequent to the Closing Date) that is due or becomes due without acceleration for any Straddle Period; provided , however , that any Tax that is an Assumed Liability will not be an Apportioned Tax.

Apportioned Taxes Claim ” is defined in Section 7.3(c) of this Agreement.

Arbitrator ” is defined in Section 11.5(b) of this Agreement.

Assets ” means all assets, properties and rights of every kind (whether tangible or intangible), including real and personal property.

Assumed Liabilities ” is defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

Background Invention(s) ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement and, with respect to Seller, includes those inventions listed on Schedule 1.1A .

Background Proprietary Information ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement and, with respect to Seller, includes that proprietary information listed on Schedule 1.1B .

Base Adjusted Net Investment Amount ” is Four Hundred Seventy-Six Million Dollars ($476,000,000.00).

BCA ” is defined in Section 6.10(c) of this Agreement.

Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(ii) of this Agreement.

BIS ” is defined in Section 6.3(c) of this Agreement.

 

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Boeing ” is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Boeing Guaranty ” means that certain Guaranty, executed as of the date hereof, by Boeing in favor of and for the benefit of Seller.

Business ” is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Business Books and Records ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(xi) of this Agreement.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in New York City, New York.

Buyer ” is defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Buyer Cure Period ” is defined in Section 10.1(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

Buyer 401(k) Plan ” is defined in Section 8.6(b) of this Agreement.

Buyer Indemnified Person ” is defined in Section 11.2(a) of this Agreement.

CERCLA ” is defined in the definition of Environmental Laws in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

Chosen Courts ” is defined in Section 12.7 of this Agreement.

Claims ” means any and all claims (including any cross-claim or counterclaim), causes of action, suits, charges, complaints, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding) and disputes, whenever or however arising.

Closing ” is defined in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

Closing Adjusted Net Investment Amount ” is defined in Section 3.4(a) of this Agreement.

Closing Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

Closing Payment Amount ” is defined in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.

COBRA ” is defined in Section 4.16(c) of this Agreement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all Laws promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.

Collective Bargaining Agreement ” means any collective bargaining agreement or labor agreement with the Union representing Transferred Employees, including any amendments, supplements, letters and memoranda of understanding.

Confidential Information ” is defined in Section 6.9(a) of this Agreement.

 

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Confidentiality and Assignment Agreements ” is defined in Section 4.10(d) of this Agreement.

Consent ” means any approval, consent, permission, waiver or authorization from any Person other than a Governmental Entity.

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, commitment or undertaking (whether written or oral).

Control ” (including the terms “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ”) means, as used with respect to any Person, possession of power or authority (directly or indirectly or as a trustee or executor) to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person (whether through ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by Contract or otherwise).

Copyrights ” means any and all of the following, and all rights arising out of or associated therewith, in each case, in any jurisdiction in the world: original works of authorship (whether copyrightable or not); copyrights, including unregistered and common law rights therein; moral or economic rights of authors; copyright registrations; and applications to register copyrights.

Covered Product ” means any product that is the same type of product as a Product that was designed, manufactured or sold by Seller or a supplier of Seller pursuant to or in contemplation of the 787 Supply Agreement prior to the Closing (a “ Pre-Closing Product ”) including (y) a product that was designed by Seller or a supplier of Seller prior to the Closing pursuant to or in contemplation of the 787 Supply Agreement and manufactured or sold after the Closing, and (z) a product manufactured or sold after the Closing that uses a method or process of design or manufacture that was created prior to the Closing by Seller or a supplier of Seller pursuant to or in contemplation of the 787 Supply Agreement for the same type of product as a Pre-Closing Product, in each case regardless of whether such product or type of product had been manufactured or sold prior to the Closing; provided , however , that (i) any product designed prior to the Closing will not constitute a Covered Product following any change to the specifications or design of such product made following the Closing to the extent (A) prior to the Closing, the manufacture, sale or use of such product did not result in, or would not, if such product had been manufactured, sold or used at such time, have resulted in, the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and (B) the manufacture, sale or use of such product following such change results in the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and such infringement or unlawful use would not have occurred but for such change, and (ii) any product manufactured prior to the Closing will not, following any change made following the Closing to a method or process used in connection with the manufacture of such product prior to the Closing, constitute a Covered Product to the extent (A) prior to the Closing, the manufacture, sale or use of such product did not result in, or would not, if such product had been manufactured, sold or used at such time, have resulted in, the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and (B) the manufacture, sale or use of such product following such change results in the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and such infringement or unlawful use would not have occurred but for such change. For the purpose of the foregoing, a product is the “same type of product as a Pre-Closing Product” if

 

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such product is (i) manufactured, used and sold as, on or in connection with a Program Aircraft and (ii) such product and any Pre-Closing Product have the same specifications, design, form, fit and function; provided , however , that such product shall continue to constitute the “same type of product as a Pre-Closing Product” notwithstanding any post-Closing change to the specifications, design, form, fit or function or method or process of manufacturing such product unless (A) prior to the Closing, the manufacture, sale or use of such product did not result in, or would not, if such product had been manufactured, sold or used at such time, have resulted in, the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and (B) the manufacture, sale or use of such product following such change results in the infringement or unlawful use of any Intellectual Property right and such infringement or unlawful use would not have occurred but for such change.

DOJ ” means the United States Department of Justice.

Dollars ” and the symbol “ $ ” each means the lawful currency of the United States.

Employee Benefit Plans ” is defined in Section 4.16(a) of this Agreement.

Employees ” means those individuals employed by Seller in North Charleston, South Carolina (as reflected in Seller’s payroll system for the North Charleston Facility) who are employed primarily in connection with the Business as of the Closing Date and are set forth on Schedule 8.1(a)(i) (as updated pursuant to this Agreement), including individuals stationed with or assigned to subcontractors of the Business (including field service, surveillance and quality control personnel) or assigned to Buyer’s manufacturing facilities, other than the Retained Employees. Employees shall also include the employees of Seller set forth on Schedule 6.10(c)(ii) and any employees hired by Seller in the normal course of business, in compliance with this Agreement, to serve in North Charleston, South Carolina primarily in connection with the Business during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date.

Encumbrance ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance (including, in the case of real property, easements, rights of way, covenants, leases, licenses, zoning and setback requirements and other variances), security interest, deed of trust, option, encroachment, order, decree, judgment lien, charge or other third-party rights of any kind, including in the case of Intellectual Property, license rights or ownership interests other than those arising pursuant to a Purchased Contract.

Engineering Services Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(v) of this Agreement.

Environmental Claim ” means any Claim, or any written notice of violation, citation or other similar written communication alleging a violation of or Liability under any Environmental Law, any government-mandated investigative, enforcement, cleanup, removal, containment, remedial, or other governmental or regulatory action or proceeding threatened in writing, instituted or completed pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, against Seller and/or the Business with respect to any condition, use or activity of the Purchased Assets or at the North Charleston Real Property and/or the North Charleston Facility and any Claim, or any written allegation, demand, suit, tender, recovery or contribution action threatened or made by any person against Seller or against or with respect to the Purchased Assets, including any condition,

 

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use or activity of the Purchased Assets or at the North Charleston Real Property and/or the North Charleston Facility relating to Losses resulting from or in any way arising in connection with any Hazardous Material or breach of Environmental Law during Seller’s use or occupancy of the North Charleston Real Property and/or the North Charleston Facility.

Environmental Insurance Policy ” is defined in Section 6.13(c) of this Agreement.

Environmental Laws ” means any Law or Order that pertains to pollution control or natural resource or environmental protection, including Laws and Orders relating to (i) the manufacture, processing, use, distribution, treatment, storage, disposal, generation or transportation of Hazardous Materials; (ii) air, surface, ground, water or noise pollution; (iii) any Release; (iv) the protection of wildlife, endangered species, wetlands or other natural resources; and (v) the protection of the health and safety of employees; including the following statutes and regulations adopted thereunder: (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (“ CERCLA ”); (B) the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation Recovery Act and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (“ RCRA ”); (C) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; (D) the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; (E) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (“ TSCA ”); (F) the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f through 300j; (G) the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. (“ HMTA ”); (H) the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.; (I) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; and (J) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 19 U.S.C. § 6251 et seq.

Environmental Permit ” is defined in Section 4.14(d) of this Agreement.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all Laws promulgated pursuant thereto or in connection therewith.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business that is treated as a single employer with Seller under Sections 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code or that must be aggregated with Seller under Section 414(o) of the Code.

Estimated Adjusted Net Investment Amount ” is defined in Section 3.3(a) of this Agreement.

Estimated Preliminary Statement ” is defined in Section 3.3(a) of this Agreement.

Excluded Assets ” is defined in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

Excluded Contracts ” is defined in Section 2.2(b)(vi) of this Agreement.

Excluded Liabilities ” is defined in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.

Facilities ” means all plants, offices, manufacturing facilities, stores, warehouses, administration buildings and related facilities and fixtures owned or leased on the date hereof (and those owned or leased after the date hereof but on or before the Closing) by Seller and

 

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located on the North Charleston Real Property; provided that the term “Facilities” shall not include any plants, offices, manufacturing facilities, stores, warehouses, administration buildings and related facilities and fixtures located on the Pad Premises, as such term is defined in the GA Sublease and more particularly described in Exhibit B of the GA Sublease.

Facilities Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(ix) of this Agreement.

FILOT Agreement ” means that certain Fee Agreement by and among Charleston County, South Carolina, Seller, GA and Boeing, which was authorized by Ordinance of Charleston County, South Carolina passed and approved as of December 19, 2006.

Final Statement ” is defined in Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement.

Financial Information ” is defined in Section 4.4 of this Agreement.

Force Majeure Event ” is defined in the definition of Material Adverse Effect in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

FTC ” means the United States Federal Trade Commission.

G&A Cost Cap ” means two million five hundred thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) plus an amount equal to (i) two million five hundred thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) multiplied by (ii) the number of days elapsed between June 28, 2009 and the Closing Date, divided by 92.

G&A Costs ” means the corporate general and administrative costs and costs associated with shared services incurred by Seller and/or its Subsidiaries during the period beginning on (and including) March 30, 2009 and ending on (and including) the Closing Date and allocated to the Business conducted at the North Charleston Facility, in each case in accordance with the Agreed Methodology.

GA ” means Global Aeronautica, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

GA Sublease ” means that certain Pad Sublease by and between Seller and GA, effective as of August 25, 2006, pursuant to which GA subleases a portion of the North Charleston Real Property from Seller, as more specifically defined and set forth therein.

GA Sublease Assumption ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xi) of this Agreement.

Governmental Authorization ” means any permit, consent, license, certificate, franchise, permission, variance, clearance, registration, qualification, authorization or approval issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or pursuant to any Law, including any Environmental Permit.

 

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Governmental Entity ” means the United States, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any other foreign or domestic Person exercising or having the authority to exercise executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of the United States or any foreign Person, any state of the United States or any other political subdivision of any of the foregoing.

Ground Lease ” means that certain Charleston International Airport Ground Lease Agreement by and between the Charleston County Aviation Authority, as lessor, and SCPR, as lessee, dated as of August 25, 2006.

Guarantees ” is defined in Section 6.20 of this Agreement.

Hazardous Material ” means each and every element, compound, chemical mixture, contaminant, pollutant, material or other substance that is defined, determined or identified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law or the Release of which is prohibited or regulated under any Environmental Law, including (i) any “hazardous substance,” “extremely hazardous substance” or “pollutant or contaminant” as those terms are defined in CERCLA; (ii) any “hazardous waste” as that term is defined in RCRA; (iii) any “hazardous material” as that term is defined in the HMTA; (iv) any “chemical substance or mixture” as that term is defined in TSCA; (v) petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts; (vi) asbestos; and (vii) radioactive or explosive materials.

Hire Date ” is defined in Section 8.2 of this Agreement.

HMTA ” is defined in the definition of Environmental Laws in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

Inbound License Agreement ” means each Purchased Contract (other than a Material Contract) pursuant to which Seller receives a license to Intellectual Property.

Income Tax ” or “ Income Taxes ” means any income, alternative minimum, accumulated earnings, personal holding company, franchise, capital, single business, net worth, gross receipts or similar taxes, including any estimated tax, interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in respect to the foregoing, including any transferee or secondary liability for any such tax and any Liability assumed by agreement or arising as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of any affiliated group, or being included or required to be included in any Income Tax Return relating thereto.

Income Tax Return ” means, with respect to any Income Tax, any information return for such Income Tax, and any return, report, statement, declaration, claim for refund or document filed or required to be filed under the Law for such Income Tax.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, all Liabilities and obligations of such Person (i) for borrowed money (including all accrued and unpaid interest and all prepayment penalties or premiums in respect thereof) or issued in substitution for or exchange of indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) for any indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments (including all accrued and unpaid interest and all prepayment

 

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penalties or premiums in respect thereof); (iii) under any conditional sale, title retention or similar arrangement, or with respect to any deferred purchase price of any Assets or services (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); (iv) to reimburse any obligor on any letter of credit or similar credit transaction securing obligations of any Person, to the extent such letter of credit or similar obligation has been drawn; (v) to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of real or personal property that is required to be classified or accounted for as a capital lease in accordance with GAAP; (vi) constituting a guarantee of any Liabilities or obligations of any other Persons of the type described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v); and (vii) any liability or obligation of the type described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) of any other Person, secured by an Encumbrance on any of such Person’s Assets.

Indemnified Persons ” is defined in Section 11.3(a) of this Agreement.

Indemnifying Person ” is defined in Section 11.4(a) of this Agreement.

Initial Restricted Employees ” means the Transferred Employees.

Intellectual Property ” means any and all of the following, and all rights arising out of or associated therewith, in each case in any jurisdiction in the world: (i) Patents; (ii) Copyrights, (iii) Trademarks; (iv) Trade Secrets; (v) Software; (vi) rights to use the names, likenesses and other personal characteristics of any individual, including rights of privacy and publicity; and (vii) all other intellectual property or industrial property rights.

Intellectual Property Assignments ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(iii) of this Agreement.

Intellectual Property License Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(iv) of this Agreement.

Interim Financial Information ” is defined in Section 6.17 of this Agreement.

Inventory ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(iii) of this Agreement.

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Joint SBP Activity Invention(s) ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement.

Joint SBP Activity Proprietary Information ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement.

Knowledge ” means, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge of (i) Kevin McGlinchey, Keith Howe, Jeff McRae, Ron Muckley, Susie Kent, Joy Romero, Tom Mann, Casey Litaker and Ron Vuz for all purposes hereunder; (ii) for purposes of Section 4.10 only, Bryan Tutor, Seturah Foxx and Tom Stubbins; (iii) for purposes of Section 4.9(c)(iii) only, Jerry Edmondson; (iv) for purposes of Sections 4.9 and 4.11 only, Randy Smith, (v) for purposes of Section 4.11 only, Pat Russell, George Briggs, Cliff Collier and Tom Stubbins; (vi) for purposes of Section 4.12 only, Seturah Foxx; (vii) for purposes of Section 4.13 only, Jerry Edmondson, (viii) for purposes of Section 4.14 only, Joanne Romano; (ix) for purposes of Section 4.15 only, Bob Roofner; (x) for purposes of Sections 2.3(a)(ii) , 2.3(b)(ii) and 4.16 only, Cliff Collier and

 

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Seturah Foxx; and (xi) for purposes of Section 4.18 only, Doug McLean, and, with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge of Bryan Gerard, Henry Knies, Anthony Fisher, Joseph Lower and Edward Neveril.

Laws ” means all foreign, federal, state, regional, county and local constitutions, statutes, laws (including common laws), ordinances, regulations, rules, resolutions, Orders, tariffs, writs, injunctions, awards (including awards of any arbitrator), judgments and decrees of any and all Governmental Entities and the terms of any Governmental Authorizations.

Legal Proceeding ” means any Claim commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, any court or other Governmental Entity or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

Lender Waiver ” is defined in Section 6.21 of this Agreement.

Liability ” means any and all debts, liabilities, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations, whether asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, due or to become due.

Licensed Intellectual Property ” means Intellectual Property licensed to Seller pursuant to a Purchased Contract.

LOI ” means that certain letter of intent dated as of April 17, 2009 by and between Seller and Boeing.

Losses ” means any and all losses, Liabilities, Claims, damages (including consequential, special, punitive, exemplary and incidental damages), penalties, fines, amounts paid in settlement, taxes, liens, costs and expenses (including interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements and all amounts paid in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing) or diminution of value, of any nature whatsoever, including any of the foregoing or portion thereof that may occur after the Closing but relate to the period prior to the Closing.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect that (i) is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the operations, properties, assets, Liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole, or (ii) would be reasonably expected to materially impede or delay Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with its terms and applicable Laws or otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder; provided that, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, any effect to the extent resulting from any of the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether any Material Adverse Effect has occurred or whether a Material Adverse Effect would be reasonably likely to occur: (A) changes in economic, business, financial or political conditions that affect the industries in which the Business operates so long as such changes do not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Business, (B) acts of terrorism or war, (C) any adverse effect, event, occurrence, development, circumstance, change or condition to the extent relating to or arising out of (I) the design, manufacture, production, sale, operation and support of the 787 aircraft program by any Person other than Seller, (II) any actual or alleged breach of the 787 Supply Agreement or any Seller Supply Agreement (other than those arising from bad faith or willful misconduct of Seller) or (III) any customer, supplier, contractor or

 

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sub-contractor (in each case, other than Seller) or supplier contract, subcontract agreement or raw materials relating to the 787 aircraft program or (D) any Excluded Liability to the extent not impairing the Business from and after the Closing. In connection with determining whether any Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably likely to occur as a result (in whole or in part) of Seller or the Purchased Assets suffering a Force Majeure Event, the effects resulting from such Force Majeure Event shall be taken into account notwithstanding the limitations set forth in clause (C) above. For purposes of this definition, “ Force Majeure Event ” means any act of God, flood, fire, hurricane or other casualty, earthquake, or any other events or circumstances not within the reasonable control of Seller that are substantially similar to any of the foregoing (other than any matter described in clause (A) and (B)), in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Material Contract ” is defined in Section 4.11(a) of this Agreement.

Minimum Terms and Conditions of Employment ” is defined in Section 8.2(a) of this Agreement.

Multiemployer Plan ” is defined in Section 4.16(d) of this Agreement.

Neutral Auditor ” is defined in Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement.

New Seller Engineering Employees ” means the engineering employees who are first employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in Seller’s Dallas, Texas facilities after the Closing Date (other than Seller Engineering Employees).

Non-Assigned Contract ” is defined in Section 6.3(b) of this Agreement.

Non-Disclosure Agreement ” means that certain Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2009, by and between Seller and Boeing.

North Charleston Facility ” means the Facilities in North Charleston, South Carolina.

North Charleston Real Property ” means the parcel of real property which is subject to the North Charleston Sublease.

North Charleston Sublease ” means that certain Ground Sublease by and between Seller and South Carolina Public Railways (“ SCPR ”), dated as of August 25, 2006, pursuant to which Seller subleases the parcel of real property on which the North Charleston Facility is located.

North Charleston Sublease Assumption ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(x) of this Agreement.

Objection Notice ” is defined in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement.

Offer ” is defined in Section 8.1(a) of this Agreement.

Offer Consideration Period ” is defined in Section 8.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

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Open Source Software ” means Software that is “open source” or “copyleft” as those terms are commonly understood in the Software industry, including any Software that is: (i) distributed pursuant to a license or other agreement that requires licensees to disclose or otherwise make available the source code for any software incorporating or using such licensed software or developed using such licensed software, or to distribute or make available such software on terms specified in such license or agreement; (ii) subject to the GNU General Public License (GPL) or the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) (in each case any version thereof) or any license approved by the Open Source Initiative (as of the date hereof set forth at http://opensource.org/licenses/index.html); or (iii) listed in the Free Software Directory maintained by the Free Software Foundation (in cooperation with the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)) (as of the date hereof set forth at http://directory.fsf.org/).

Order ” means any award, final decision, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or verdict entered, issued, made or rendered by any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Entity, or by any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

Outstanding Encumbrances ” means those Encumbrances identified on Schedule 1.1C .

Party ” means, individually, either of Buyer or Seller, and “ Parties ” means all of the foregoing collectively.

Patents ” means any and all of the following, and all rights arising out of or associated therewith, in each case, in any jurisdiction in the world: patents and patent applications (including reissues, re-examinations, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part); inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); invention disclosures; inventor’s certificates; moral or economic rights of inventors; industrial designs; and all registrations and applications thereof.

Pay-off Amount ” is defined in Section 9.1(d) of this Agreement.

Pay-off Letter ” is defined in Section 9.1(d) of this Agreement.

Permitted Encumbrance ” means (i) Encumbrances identified on Schedule 1.1D ; (ii) warehouse, mechanics’, materialmen’s and similar liens imposed by Law arising in the ordinary course of business, with respect to amounts not yet due and payable or amounts being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings initiated after the date hereof in compliance with this Agreement; (iii) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings initiated after the date hereof in compliance with this Agreement and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (iv) with respect to the North Charleston Real Property, (x) any easement, covenant, condition, restriction or Encumbrance of record, which exceptions are identified on or attached to Schedule 1.1D , (y) any conditions or defects that are shown on the survey prepared by HGBD Surveyors, LLC dated May 18, 2009, and (z) such other Encumbrances that do not impair the current use or occupancy of the assets subject thereto; and (v) orders and decrees that do not impair the current use or occupancy of the assets subject thereto.

 

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Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, trustee, unincorporated organization or other entity, including a Governmental Entity.

Post-Closing Period ” is defined in Section 7.1(a) of this Agreement.

Preliminary Statement ” is defined in Section 3.4(a) of this Agreement.

Pre-Closing Period ” is defined in Section 7.1(a) of this Agreement.

Pre-Closing Product ” is defined in the definition of Covered Product in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

Product ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement.

Program Aircraft ” means a (i) commercial transport aircraft having a current model designation of 787 as of Closing and (ii) any derivative thereof, as such term is commonly understood in the commercial aircraft industry.

Purchased Assets ” is defined in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

Purchased Contracts ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(i) of this Agreement.

Purchased Intellectual Property ” means: (i) all of the Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 4.10(a) that is identified on Schedule 4.10(a) as Purchased Intellectual Property; (ii) Seller’s rights in Joint SBP Activity Invention(s); (iii) Seller’s rights in Joint SBP Activity Proprietary Information; (iv) Vought SBP Activity Invention(s); (v) Vought SBP Activity Proprietary Information; (vi) all other Intellectual Property owned by Seller, as of the date hereof or any time prior to the Closing, that was developed (or is being developed) by or for Seller primarily for the Business (including Seller’s engineering work and engineering resources, certification work, design work and data of the Business developed (or being developed) primarily for the Business); and (vii) all rights associated with any of the foregoing, including the right to sue and collect for past or future infringement, misappropriation or other unauthorized use thereof, any and all corresponding rights that, now or hereafter, may be secured throughout the world and all copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated or arising in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case, other than the Licensed Intellectual Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Purchased Intellectual Property” shall also include all of the following due or payable at Closing or thereafter (A) any income, royalties, credits, prepaid expenses, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits, prepaid items, deposits and claims for refunds or reimbursements, in each case, relating to any of the Purchased Intellectual Property, (B) all Claims, rights and remedies of Seller against any third parties arising out of or relating to any of the Purchased Intellectual Property, and (C) all rights under or pursuant to any warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers, contractors or other Persons under Purchased Contracts in connection with any products or services provided to Seller with respect to any Purchased Intellectual Property.

 

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Qualified Representations ” means those representations and warranties set forth in: the second sentence of Section 4.3(a) ; Section 4.3(b) ; Section 4.5(a) ; clause (b) of Section 4.8 ; Section 4.11(a)(vi) ; Section 4.11(e) ; the first and third sentences of Section 4.13(b) ; Section 4.13(c) ; the lead-in paragraph of Section 4.14 ; Section 4.16(h) ; Section 4.16(l) ; clause (iii) of Section 4.17 ; and the penultimate sentence of Section 4.18 .

RCRA ” is defined in the definition of Environmental Laws in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

Referenced Definition ” is defined in Section 1.2(f) of this Agreement.

Release ” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, discarding, depositing, dispersing, migration, burying, abandoning or disposing into the environment of any Hazardous Materials that is prohibited under any applicable Environmental Law.

Representative ” means, with respect to a particular Person, any director, manager, member, officer, employee, agent, consultant, advisor, Affiliate, financing source or other representative of such Person, including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors.

Required by Boeing ” means, for the purposes of Section 11.2(c) , any such specification (subject to paragraph (F) of Section 11.2(c) ), design, design or specification change or method or process of design or manufacturing (or any change thereto) that was (i) expressly set forth in (A) a written 787 loads, methods and allowables document issued by Boeing or its Affiliates or (B) a written 787 common architecture design guide (the “ 787 Design Build Guide ”) issued by Boeing or its Affiliates, in each case as revised prior to the Closing by Boeing or its Affiliates pursuant to subsequently issued written versions of any such document or design guide, (ii) expressly set forth in any written change order initiated and issued by Boeing or its Affiliates, except to the extent that (x) such change order is modified as a direct result of collaboration with Seller and (y) the misappropriation, infringement or unlawful use in question is attributable to the modification to such change order that resulted from such collaboration, or (iii) developed or adopted by a design or configuration team chaired by a Boeing employee and comprised of Boeing employees and employees of Seller and/or other 787 team members and subsequently either (x) approved by a Design Decision Board that included a Boeing employee, which approval was documented in an issued written Program Design Decision Memorandum, or (y) expressly set forth in any issued 787 Design Build Guide.

Resolution Period ” is defined in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement.

Restricted Period ” in defined in Section 6.10(a) of this Agreement.

Retained Employees ” means those individuals set forth on Schedule 1.1E .

Retained Intellectual Property ” is defined in Section 2.2(b)(xi) of this Agreement.

Review Period ” is defined in Section 3.4(b) of this Agreement.

 

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SCPR ” is defined in the definition of North Charleston Sublease in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

Seller ” is defined in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Seller Contract ” means any Contract to which Seller is a party.

Seller Cure Period ” is defined in Section 10.1(b)(i) of this Agreement.

Seller Engineering Employees ” means the engineering employees who are employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in Seller’s Dallas, Texas facilities as of the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.10(c)(i) (which Schedule will be updated at Closing to reflect new hires) excluding the engineering employees set forth on Schedule 6.10(c)(ii) .

Seller 401(k) Plan ” is defined in Section 8.6(b) of this Agreement.

Seller Indemnified Persons ” is defined in Section 11.3(a) of this Agreement.

Seller Senior Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2004, among Seller, as borrower, the several lenders party thereto, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as documentation agent.

Seller Supply Agreements ” means the supplier and sub-contractor agreements entered into by Seller in connection with the Business.

Site Development and Incentive Agreement ” means (i) that certain Project Emerald Confidential Site Development and Incentive Agreement by and among Seller, on behalf of Project Emerald, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCPR, Charleston County, South Carolina and the Charleston County Airport District and (ii) that certain Confidential Initial Site Development and Incentive Agreement between Seller on behalf of itself and two other entities; the South Carolina Department of Commerce; SCPR; Charleston County, South Carolina and the Charleston County Airport District, dated November 29, 2004.

Software ” means any and all software of any type (including programs, applications, middleware, utilities, tools, drivers, firmware, microcode, scripts, batch files, JCL files, instruction sets and macros) and in any form (including source code, object code and executable code), databases and associated data and related documentation, and all rights arising out of or associated with any of the foregoing, in each case in any jurisdiction in the world.

SOW Administrative Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xvii) of this Agreement.

SOW Side Letter ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xii) of this Agreement.

SOW Supply Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(viii) of this Agreement.

SOW Warranty Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(xvi) of this Agreement.

 

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Special Initiatives Agreement ” means that certain special initiatives letter agreement dated as of April 17, 2009 by and between Seller and Boeing.

Straddle Period ” means any Tax year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.

Subsidiary ” or “ Subsidiaries ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests the holder of which is generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity.

Supplied Product ” is defined in Section 11.2(c) of this Agreement.

Supplier Infringement Claim ” is defined in Section 11.2(c) of this Agreement.

Tangible Personal Property ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(ii) of this Agreement.

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means a tax or taxes of any kind or nature, or however denominated, including Liability for federal, state, local or foreign sales, use, transfer, registration, ad valorem, business and occupation, value added, excise, severance, natural resources, environmental, stamp, premium, windfall profit, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee, fee in-lieu of a Tax or other withholding, or other tax, of any kind whatsoever, whether disputed or not, including any interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in respect to the foregoing, including any transferee or secondary Liability for a tax and any Liability assumed by agreement or arising as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of any affiliated group, or being included or required to be included in any tax return relating thereto; provided , however , that “Tax” or “Taxes” shall not include any Income Taxes or Transfer Taxes.

Tax Authority ” means any Governmental Entity having the power to regulate, impose or collect Taxes, including the IRS and any state department of revenue.

Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 11.5(b) of this Agreement.

Tax Benefit Objection Notice ” is defined in Section 11.5(b) of this Agreement.

Tax Returns ” means, with respect to any Tax, any information return for such Tax, and any return, report, statement, declaration, claim for refund or document filed or required to be filed under the Law for such Tax; provided , however, that “Tax Returns” shall not include any “Income Tax Returns.”

Terminating Buyer Breach ” is defined in Section 10.1(b)(ii) of this Agreement.

Terminating Seller Breach ” is defined in Section 10.1(b)(i) of this Agreement.

 

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Termination and Mutual Release Agreement ” is defined in Section 6.16 of this Agreement.

Third Party Claim ” is defined in Section 11.4(a) of this Agreement.

Trademarks ” means any and all of the following, and all rights arising out of or associated therewith, in each case, in any jurisdiction in the world: trademarks; service marks; certification marks; trade names; corporate names; domain names; logos; trade dress; and other protectable indicia of source or origin, including unregistered and common law rights in the foregoing; all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of any of the foregoing; all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; and all registrations of and applications to register any of the foregoing.

Trade Secrets ” means any and all of the following, and all rights associated therewith, in each case, in any jurisdiction in the world: trade secrets; know-how; and other confidential or proprietary information; in each case in any form or medium, and which in each case may include research and development plans or results, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, manufacturing plans, setup methodologies, facilities and process flow, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, financial reports and information, and business and marketing plans and proposals.

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignments, the Transition Services Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreement, the Engineering Services Agreement, the SOW Supply Agreement, the Termination and Mutual Release Agreement, the North Charleston Sublease Assumption, the GA Sublease Assumption, the Facilities Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Boeing Guaranty, the SOW Side Letter, the SOW Warranty Agreement, the SOW Administrative Agreement, the 747 Amendment, the 767 Amendment, the 777 Amendment and every other Contract, certificate, instrument and document executed and delivered at the Closing in accordance with Sections 9.1 and 9.2 hereof.

Transaction Expenses ” means, as to a Party, the fees, costs and expenses incurred by such Party and its Affiliates in connection with the investigation, diligence, negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including accounting, legal, consulting and other professional service fees, expenses and disbursements of consultants, advisors, financing sources (including any cost, expense, fee, premium or penalty associated with the Lender Waiver) and other Representatives, but excluding any Transfer Taxes.

Transfer Taxes ” means all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt “Transfer Taxes” shall not include any Income Taxes payable by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Transferred Employees ” is defined in Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

Transferred Permits ” is defined in Section 2.2(a)(vii) of this Agreement.

Transition Services Agreement ” is defined in Section 9.1(e)(vi) of this Agreement.

TSCA ” is defined in the definition of Environmental Laws in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.

UE Offer ” is defined in Section 8.3(c) of this Agreement.

Union ” means the District Lodge 96 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Union Employees ” is defined in Section 8.2(f) of this Agreement.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” each means the United States of America.

Vought SBP Activity Invention(s) ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement.

Vought SBP Activity Proprietary Information ” is defined in the 787 Supply Agreement.

WARN Act ” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended.

Wetlands Permit ” is defined in Section 6.3(d) of this Agreement.

Section 1.2 Construction . For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) Whenever the context requires, the singular number will include the plural, and vice versa, the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders, the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders, and the neuter gender will include masculine and feminine genders.

(b) The words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Schedules,” “Sections” and “Exhibits” are intended to refer to Schedules, Sections and Exhibits to this Agreement.

(d) The terms “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herein” and words of similar import will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(e) Each Party has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each Party acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations between the Parties, and consequently, this Agreement will be interpreted without reference to any rule or precept of Law to the effect that any ambiguity in a document be construed against the drafter.

 

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(f) To the extent any definition provided in Section 1.1 refers to a definition in the 787 Supply Agreement (each, a “ Referenced Definition ”) and the applicable Referenced Definition has embedded in it other definitions from the 787 Supply Agreement, then for purposes of interpreting the Referenced Definition such embedded definitions shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the 787 Supply Agreement.

(g) For the avoidance of doubt, “representations and warranties” will not be deemed to be “agreements” between the Parties for purposes of Sections 9.1(b) , 9.2(b) , 10.1(c) , 11.2(a)(ii) and 11.3(a)(ii) .

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES

Section 2.1 Purchase of Assets and Assumption of Certain Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, on the Closing Date:

(a) Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances; and

(b) Buyer shall assume, and agree to perform, pay and discharge, the Assumed Liabilities.

Section 2.2 Purchased and Excluded Assets .

(a) The “ Purchased Assets ” shall mean all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets that are owned, leased, licensed, used or held for use by Seller in connection with the Business (other than the Excluded Assets), in each case wherever located, including the following:

(i) (A) the written Seller Contracts relating to the Business that are both (1) in effect as of the date hereof and (2) set forth on Schedule 2.2(a)(i) and (B) any written Contract primarily related to the Business entered into by Seller between the date hereof and the Closing in compliance with this Agreement (the “ Purchased Contracts ”);

(ii) all machinery, equipment, equipment subassemblies, tools, spare and replacement parts, packaging materials, storage and shipping materials, vehicles, computer hardware and other hardware (including servers, routers, desktops, laptops, peripherals and mobile computing devices), trade fixtures, furniture, furnishings, office equipment and supplies, telephone and communications equipment and any other fixed assets or tangible personal property used or held for use in connection with the Business, including in each case those items listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(ii) , and including all of the foregoing located at the North Charleston Facility (the “ Tangible Personal Property ”);

 

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(iii) all inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods inventories, tooling and supplies used or held for use in connection with the Business and including any of the foregoing held in consignment, bailment, or other similar arrangement by any third party or Affiliates of Seller in connection with the Business (the “ Inventory ”), in each case as in existence on the Closing Date;

(iv) the North Charleston Facility (including all buildings, structures and improvements thereon and all fixtures attached thereto), but excluding the North Charleston Real Property;

(v) all rights to payments arising out of Purchased Contracts and all accounts and notes receivable of the Business (except to the extent arising under any Excluded Contract), however arising, including, in each case, all rights, Claims and remedies relating thereto and any related deposits, security and collateral therefor (“ Accounts Receivable ”), in each case as in existence on the Closing Date;

(vi) all of the Purchased Intellectual Property;

(vii) except as set forth on Schedule 2.2(b)(viii) , all Governmental Authorizations used or held for use by Seller in connection with the operation of the Business at the North Charleston Facility and all pending applications therefor or renewals thereof (the “ Transferred Permits ”);

(viii) all credits, prepaid expenses and other items, deferred charges, advance payments, security (including with respect to any wetland permit) and other deposits (including in respect of bonding obligations of the Business) and claims for refunds or reimbursements, in each case, relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities (except to the extent arising under any Excluded Contract);

(ix) all Claims, rights and remedies of Seller against any third parties arising out of or relating to any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities;

(x) all rights under or pursuant to any warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers, contractors or other Persons in connection with any products or services provided to Seller in connection with the Business or with respect to any Purchased Asset (except to the extent arising under any Excluded Contract);

(xi) all books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists (including supplier lists and records), files, plats, specifications, surveys, drawings, advertising and promotional materials, reports (including manufacturing, research and development and production reports and records), testing results, certification materials, service and warranty records, quality records related to Products delivered to Boeing prior to the Closing Date, equipment logs, environmental, safety and health plans, policies and procedures, copies of all personnel records related to Transferred Employees (subject to Buyer obtaining any releases required by applicable Law from the Transferred Employees), and other materials and information (in whatever medium) in each case, to the extent relating exclusively to the Business or to any of the Assumed Liabilities, Purchased Assets or Purchased Intellectual Property (the “ Business Books and Records ”), in each case, as in existence as of the Closing Date; provided that Seller may retain, subject to Section 6.9 , copies of the foregoing; and

 

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(xii) all goodwill associated or arising in connection with the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, and to the extent assignable, IP addresses, telephone and fax numbers and listings for the (789) prefix.

(b) Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding the foregoing, except to the extent of rights expressly provided in the Transition Services Agreement, the Engineering Services Agreement, the SOW Supply Agreement and the Intellectual Property License Agreement, Seller will retain all right, title and interest in and to, and the Purchased Assets will not consist of, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following assets, rights or properties (the “ Excluded Assets ”):

(i) except as set forth in Section 6.13 , all cash or cash equivalents, including all marketable securities, ce


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