Username:
  
  Password:
  
  

Exhibit 10.1 Execution Copy        STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT among FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY and LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Dated as of November 25, 2008
as amended and restated
as of December 12, 2008
      




 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1 Definitions

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale

 

 

9

 

Section 2.2 Purchase Price

 

 

9

 

Section 2.3 Closing

 

 

9

 

Section 2.4 Seller’s Closing Deliveries

 

 

9

 

Section 2.5 Buyers’ Closing Deliveries

 

 

10

 

Section 2.6 FNF’s Closing Delivery

 

 

10

 

Section 2.7 Exclusion of UCTIC

 

 

11

 

Section 2.8 UCTIC Purchase Price

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1 Corporate Organization

 

 

14

 

Section 3.2 Capitalization

 

 

14

 

Section 3.3 Authority; No Violation

 

 

15

 

Section 3.4 Consents and Approvals

 

 

16

 

Section 3.5 Reports; Regulatory Matters

 

 

17

 

Section 3.6 Financial Statements

 

 

18

 

Section 3.7 Broker’s Fees

 

 

19

 

Section 3.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events

 

 

19

 

Section 3.9 Legal Proceedings

 

 

20

 

Section 3.10 Taxes and Tax Returns

 

 

20

 

Section 3.11 Employee Matters

 

 

22

 

Section 3.12 Compliance with Applicable Law

 

 

24

 

Section 3.13 Certain Contracts

 

 

25

 

Section 3.14 Risk Management Instruments

 

 

25

 

Section 3.15 Investment Securities and Commodities

 

 

26

 

Section 3.16 Property

 

 

26

 

Section 3.17 Intellectual Property

 

 

27

 

Section 3.18 Environmental Liability

 

 

29

 

Section 3.19 Insurance Business Matters

 

 

29

 

Section 3.20 Sufficiency of Assets

 

 

31

 

Section 3.21 Intercompany Accounts and Agreements

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYERS

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1 Organization

 

 

32

 

Section 4.2 Authority; No Violation

 

 

33

 

Section 4.3 Consents and Approvals

 

 

33

 

Section 4.4 Financial Ability

 

 

33

 

i


 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.5 Brokers

 

 

34

 

Section 4.6 Purchase Not for Distribution

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V COVENANTS

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Closing Date

 

 

34

 

Section 5.2 Forbearances

 

 

34

 

Section 5.3 Buyer Forbearances

 

 

36

 

Section 5.4 Access to Information

 

 

37

 

Section 5.5 Notices of Certain Events

 

 

37

 

Section 5.6 Pre-Closing Arrangements

 

 

37

 

Section 5.7 Regulatory Matters

 

 

38

 

Section 5.8 Employees

 

 

42

 

Section 5.9 Certain Transfers and Licenses

 

 

45

 

Section 5.10 Possible Transfer of Certain Assets

 

 

46

 

Section 5.11 Certain Bankruptcy Provisions

 

 

48

 

Section 5.12 Post-Closing Cooperation

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation

 

 

49

 

Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyers

 

 

50

 

Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligations of Seller

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1 Termination

 

 

51

 

Section 7.2 Obligations upon Termination

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII TAX MATTERS

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1 Seller’s Responsibility for Taxes

 

 

52

 

Section 8.2 Straddle Periods

 

 

53

 

Section 8.3 Indemnification Procedures

 

 

53

 

Section 8.4 Tax Returns

 

 

53

 

Section 8.5 Cooperation and Exchange of Information

 

 

54

 

Section 8.6 Tax Sharing

 

 

54

 

Section 8.7 Transfer Taxes

 

 

55

 

Section 8.8 Section 338 Elections

 

 

55

 

Section 8.9 Miscellaneous

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1 Survival

 

 

55

 

Section 9.2 Indemnification by Seller

 

 

56

 

Section 9.3 Indemnification by Buyers

 

 

56

 

Section 9.4 Certain Limitations

 

 

56

 

Section 9.5 Tax Indemnification

 

 

57

 

Section 9.6 Third Party Claim Procedures

 

 

57

 

ii


 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.1 Standard

 

 

58

 

Section 10.2 Notices

 

 

58

 

Section 10.3 Interpretation

 

 

59

 

Section 10.4 Counterparts

 

 

60

 

Section 10.5 Entire Agreement

 

 

60

 

Section 10.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction

 

 

60

 

Section 10.7 Publicity

 

 

60

 

Section 10.8 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries

 

 

61

 

Section 10.9 Specific Performance

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1 – Registration Rights Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A – Form of FNF Note

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B – Form of Transition Services Agreement

 

 

 

 

iii


 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT      This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 25, 2008 (the "Initial Agreement"), as amended and restated as of December 12, 2008 (as so amended, this "Agreement")is made and entered into among Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of California (" FNTIC "), Chicago Title Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (" CTIC ," and with FNTIC, " Buyers ") and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation (" Seller "). W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:      WHEREAS, Seller directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (the " Shares ") of each of (i) Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (" Commonwealth ") (the " Commonwealth Shares "), (ii) United Capital Title Insurance Company, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of California (" UCTIC ") (the " UCTIC Shares "), and (iii) Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (" LTIC ," and together with UCTIC and Commonwealth, the " Companies ") (the " LTIC Shares ," and with the UCTIC Shares and Commonwealth Shares, the " Shares ");      WHEREAS, Commonwealth directly or indirectly owns, along with other Subsidiaries, 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company of New Jersey, an insurance company organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey (" CNJ "); and      WHEREAS, Buyers and FNF desire to acquire, and Seller desires to sell or cause to be sold to Buyers and FNF, all of the Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS           Section 1.1 Definitions . In this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Section 1.1 and shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms.      " Accounting Principles " means SAP applied in a manner consistent with the preparation of the quarterly balance sheet of UCTIC as of September 30, 2008, included in its quarterly statement as filed with the California Department of Insurance (which showed statutory Net Worth of $16,237,479).      " Adjustment Report " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .

 




 

     " Adjustment Statement " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under Common Control with such Person.      " Agreement " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Ancillary Documents " means, collectively, the Buyer Ancillary Documents, the Seller Ancillary Documents and the Company Ancillary Documents.      " Assumed Plans " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a) .      " Bankruptcy and Equity Exception " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b) .      " Bankruptcy Code " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a) .      " Basket " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a) .      " Business Day " means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are not generally open for business in New York City.      " Buyers " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Buyer Ancillary Documents " means all agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed and delivered by a Buyer or an Affiliate of a Buyer under this Agreement or in connection herewith.      " Buyer Cash Amount " shall mean an amount equal to $134,762,521.      " Buyer Consultant " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(b) .      " Buyer Disclosure Schedule " has the meaning set forth in Article IV .      " Buyer Indemnitees " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .      " CA Approval " shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.4(a).      " Chapter 11 Court " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a) .      " Chapter 11 Court Order " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a) .      " Closing " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .      " Closing Date " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .      " Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.      " Commonwealth " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

2




 

     " Commonwealth Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .      " Commonwealth Purchase Price " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .      " Commonwealth Shares " has the meaning set forth in the recitals.      " Companies " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Companies Articles " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .      " Companies Charter " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .      " Companies Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .      " Company Ancillary Documents " means all agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed and delivered by the Companies or any Affiliate of either Company under this Agreement or in connection herewith.      " Company Benefit Plans " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a) .      " Company Contract " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a) .      " Company Disclosure Schedule " has the meaning set forth in Article III .      " Company IP " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " Company Licensed Party " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b) .      " Company Regulatory Agreement " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b) .      " Confidentiality Agreement " means that certain letter agreement dated October 27, 2008, between Seller and FNF.      " Control " means, as to any Person, the ownership or possession, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms "Controlled by" and "under Common Control with" have correlative meanings.      " Controlled Group Liability " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(g) .      " Covered Employees " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) .      " CTIC " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Deferred Closing " and " Deferred Closing Date " have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7 .      " Derivative Transactions " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a) .

3




 

     " Dispute Notice " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " DOJ " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(d) .      " Employees " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c) .      " End Date " has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a)(iii) .      " ERISA " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a) .      " ERISA Affiliate " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(h) .      " Estimated UCTIC Net Worth " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " Exchange Act " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c) .      " Final Approval Order " shall mean the order or orders of the Rehabilitation Court approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and removing the Companies and, if applicable, CNJ from rehabilitation proceedings effective upon Closing, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyers, and, unless waived by Buyers in their sole discretion, after all appeals have been exhausted and no further appellate relief is available or after all appeal periods shall have lapsed with no appeals having been taken.      " Final UCTIC Net Worth " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " FNF " means Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation.      " FNF Cash Amount " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .      " FNF Note " shall mean a subordinated promissory note issued by FNF in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in an initial principal amount equal to $50,000,000.      " FNF Shares " shall mean a number of shares of the common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of FNF, equal to (i) $50,000,000 divided by (ii) the greater of (A) $14.00 and (B) the closing price of the FNF common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the trading day prior to the Closing Date.      " FNTIC " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Form E Exemption Finding " means a communication by the Nebraska Director of Insurance to the chief insurance regulatory official of each state that has adopted section 3.1 of the NAIC Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act (" Section 3.1 ") notifying such official that the acquisitions contemplated hereby qualify for exemption from non-disapproval under Section 3.1 pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 3.1.      " FTC " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(d) .      " Governmental Entity " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b) .

4




 

     " HSR Act " means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.      " Indemnified Party " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6 .      " Indemnifying Party " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6 .      " Independent Accounting Firm " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " Initial Agreement " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " Insurance Contracts " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(c) .      " Insurance Subsidiary " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a) .      " Intellectual Property " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " IRS " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b) .      " Knowledge of Seller " means, as to a particular matter, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of any officer of Seller having the title of Executive Vice President or a more senior title.      " Law " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(i) .      " LFG Deferred Compensation Plans " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c) .      " LFG Health Plans " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b) .      " License Agreement " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " Licensed Company IP " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " Lien " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b) .      " Losses " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 .      " LTIC " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " LTIC Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .      " LTIC Purchase Price " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .      " LTIC Shares " has the meaning set forth in the recitals.      " Material Adverse Effect " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a) .      " Materials " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b) .

5




 

     " Napa Dividend " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(c) .      " Net Worth " means an amount equal to "surplus as regards policyholders" as reported on line 30 of the liabilities, surplus and other funds page of the quarterly statement of UCTIC as filed with the California Department of Insurance.      " NHI " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1      " NYSE " means the New York Stock Exchange.      " Other Assets " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(b) .      " Owned Company IP " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " Owned Properties " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16 .      " Permits " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16 .      " Permitted Encumbrances " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16 .      " Person " means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity or Governmental Entity.      " Post-Closing Tax Period " means any Taxable period beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to, any Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, to the portion of that period after the Closing Date.      " Pre-Closing Tax Period " means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing and, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.      " Publicly Disclosed " means disclosed in any Company SEC Report filed with the SEC by Company between December 31, 2007 and the date of this Agreement (excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section and in any section relating to forward-looking, safe harbor or similar statements or in any exhibits to such Company SEC Report, or any other disclosures in such Company SEC Report that are non-specific, cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), but in each case only to the extent that the relevance of such disclosure to the relevant subject matter is readily apparent.      " Purchase Price " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .      " Rabbi Trusts " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c) .      " Receivables Overage " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(k) .      " Regulatory Agencies " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .      " Regulatory Approvals " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

6




 

     " Regulatory Laws " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(h) .      " Rehabilitation Court " shall mean the District Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, and any comparable California or New Jersey court, in any rehabilitation proceedings involving the Companies or, if applicable, CNJ.      " Reinsurance Contract " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(f) .      " Representative " means any Person’s Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants and representatives of such Person’s agents and advisors.      " Review Period " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " SAP " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) .      " SEC " means the Securities and Exchange Commission.      " Section 338(h)(10) Election " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.8 .      " Securities Act " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .      " Seller " has the meaning set forth in the recitals.      " Seller Ancillary Documents " means all agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed and delivered by Seller or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement or in connection herewith.      " Seller Indemnitees " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 .      " Seller SEC Reports " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c) .      " Seller Trademarks " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b) .      " Shares " has the meaning set forth in the recitals.      " Southland Assets " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(a) .      " Statutory Statements " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) .      " Straddle Period " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 .      " Subject Balance Sheet " has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .      " Subsidiary " of any Person means another Person more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or more than 50% of the equity securities of which, is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.

7




 

     " Tax " means (i) all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, value added and other taxes, charges, levies or like assessments together with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon and (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this definition as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, as a result of any tax sharing or tax allocation agreement, arrangement or understanding, or as a result of being liable for another Person’s taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.      " Tax Contest " has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 .      " Tax Return " means any federal, state, local or foreign (including any other governmental subdivision or taxing authority) tax return, report or similar statement, and any declaration, statement, claim for refund, report, schedule, form, or information return, or any amendment to any of the foregoing, relating to Taxes and all attachments thereto, as well as any records or documents that are required to be kept or maintained by applicable Law.      " Tax Sharing Agreements " means any and all existing Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification, or similar agreements, provisions, or arrangements (whether or not written) between or among Seller or any of its respective Affiliates (other than any of the Companies or its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and any Company or its Subsidiaries on the other hand.      " Termination Date " has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a)(iii) .      " Third Party Claim " has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6 .      " Third Party Consents " has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(h) .      " Trademarks " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a) .      " Transfer Taxes " means any real property transfer or gains, real property excise, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer and stamp taxes, any transfer, recording, registration and other fees, and any similar Taxes which become payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.      " Transition Services Agreement " means an agreement between Seller and Buyers in the form attached as Exhibit B .      " UCTIC " has the meaning set forth in the preamble.      " UCTIC Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .      " UCTIC Shares " has the meaning set forth in the recitals.      " Voting Debt " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .

8




 

ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE           Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale . On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) Seller shall sell, transfer and deliver to CTIC, and CTIC shall purchase from Seller, the Commonwealth Shares, free and clear of all Liens, (ii) Seller shall sell, transfer and deliver to FNTIC and FNF, and FNTIC and FNF shall purchase from Seller, the LTIC Shares, free and clear of all Liens, and (iii) Seller shall cause its indirect subsidiary Nations Holding Group, a California corporation ("NHI"), to sell, transfer and deliver to FNTIC, and FNTIC shall purchase from NHI, the UCTIC Shares, free and clear of all Liens.           Section 2.2 Purchase Price . The purchase price for the Commonwealth Shares (the " Commonwealth Purchase Price ") and the purchase price for the LTIC Shares (the " LTIC Purchase Price "), shall be payable in cash (consisting of the Buyer Cash Amount and the FNF Cash Amount), the FNF Shares and the FNF Note as set forth herein. The purchase price for the UCTIC Shares shall be equal to the Final UCTIC Net Worth, as determined and adjusted pursuant to Section 2.8 .           Section 2.3 Closing . Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VII and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Article VI , the closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares (the " Closing ") shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the second Business Day after the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VI shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (other than any such condition required to be performed at the Closing), at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The actual date and time of the Closing are herein referred to as the " Closing Date ."           Section 2.4 Seller’s Closing Deliveries . (a) the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered: (x) to Buyers:      (i) certificates representing the Shares (other than the 431,116 LTIC Shares to be delivered to FNF as set forth below), duly endorsed in blank or with stock powers duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for transfer, with all appropriate stock transfer tax stamps affixed;      (ii) certificates duly executed by Seller, each dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to Seller’s compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) ;      (iii) the written resignations of those directors of the Companies and each of their Subsidiaries from their positions as directors of the Companies or such Subsidiaries as identified in writing by Buyers;

9




 

     (iv) a good standing certificate (or its equivalent) of each of the Companies and each of their Subsidiaries issued by the applicable secretary of state, in each case certified as of the Closing Date or a reasonably current date;      (v) a receipt evidencing Seller’s receipt of the Commonwealth Purchase Price and the LTIC Purchase Price and NHI’s receipt of the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth, duly executed by Seller and NHI;      (vi) the original stock transfer and corporate minute books (or their equivalent) of the Companies and of each of their Subsidiaries;      (vii) a non-foreign person affidavit from Seller certifying that Seller is not a foreign person, in a form that satisfies the requirements of Section 1445 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; and      (viii) each of the Seller Ancillary Documents and Company Ancillary Documents, duly executed by Seller and the Companies; and (y) to FNF 431,116 of the LTIC Shares, duly endorsed in blank or with stock powers duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for transfer, with all appropriate stock transfer tax stamps affixed.           Section 2.5 Buyers’ Closing Deliveries . At the Closing, Buyers shall:           (a) [omitted];           (b) deliver the Buyer Cash Amount to Seller and the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth to NHI by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by Seller and NHI prior to the Closing;           (c) deliver to Seller a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of each Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to Buyers’ compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 6.3(a) and 6.3(b) ;           (d) deliver to Seller a receipt evidencing CTIC’s receipt of the Commonwealth Shares, FNTIC’s and FNF’s receipt of the LTIC Shares and FNTIC’s receipt of the UCTIC Shares; and           (e) deliver to Seller each of the Buyer Ancillary Documents, duly executed by each Buyer.           Section 2.6 FNF’s Closing Delivery . At the Closing, at the direction of Buyers FNF shall (i) deliver to Seller an amount in cash (the " FNF Cash Amount ") equal to (x) $47 million, less (y) the amount of any Receivables Overage, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Seller above, (ii) deliver to Seller the FNF Note, duly executed by an authorized officer of FNF, in exchange for 431,116 LTIC Shares to be sold to FNF (which the parties agree is the portion of the Shares related to the FNF Note), and (iii) issue to Seller the FNF Shares, which shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Further,

10




 

FNF agrees that the provisions of Schedule A hereto shall be binding on it and shall apply to the FNF Shares after the Closing. Immediately following the Closing, FNF shall cause the 431,116 LTIC Shares to be purchased by it to be contributed to FNTIC.           Section 2.7 Exclusion of UCTIC . (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, in the event that all conditions set forth in Article VI hereof shall have been fulfilled or waived (other than any such condition to be performed at the Closing), other than the CA Approval or the Final Approval Order, if any, as it relates to UCTIC, or any other condition in Article VI shall not be satisfied solely as to UCTIC or the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares, then the parties shall close the purchase and sale of the Commonwealth Shares and the LTIC Shares at the Closing, as contemplated hereby, and shall defer the closing of the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares (the " Deferred Closing ") until such conditions are fulfilled or waived with respect to UCTIC and the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares.           (b) In the event UCTIC is excluded from the Closing pursuant to Section 2.7(a) , the pre-Closing provisions of this Agreement shall remain effective with respect to UCTIC until the Deferred Closing occurs or this Agreement is terminated with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VII with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares ( provided , that for this purpose the reference to December 22, 2008, in Section 7.1(a)(iii) shall be deemed to refer to that date that is 120 days from the date hereof), and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 with respect to UCTIC and the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares ( provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Material Adverse Effect shall continue to be interpreted to apply to the Companies (including UCTIC) and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), the Deferred Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. local time, on the second Business Day after the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VI with respect to UCTIC and the UCTIC Shares shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (other than any such condition required to be performed at the Deferred Closing), at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The actual date and time of the Deferred Closing are herein referred to as the " Deferred Closing Date ." In such event, references in this Agreement to the " Closing " and the " Closing Date " shall with respect to UCTIC and the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares be deemed to refer to the Deferred Closing and the Deferred Closing Date, and references to the termination of this Agreement (including those in Article VII) shall refer to the termination hereof solely with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares. Further, in such event, during the period following the Closing and prior to the earlier to occur of the Deferred Closing and the termination of this Agreement with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares, all references to the "Companies" as used for purposes of the post-Closing rights and obligations of the parties (including for purposes of indemnification) shall be deemed to exclude UCTIC. In the event that this Agreement is terminated with respect to the purchase and sale of the UCTIC Shares after the Closing Date and prior to the Deferred Closing, then all references to UCTIC and the UCTIC Shares in this Agreement shall be deemed deleted and this Agreement shall be deemed to have never contemplated the sale of UCTIC to Buyers.           Section 2.8 UCTIC Purchase Price . (a) Not less than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date in respect of UCTIC, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to FNTIC

11




 

Seller’s and NHI’s reasonable good faith estimate of the Net Worth of UCTIC as of 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to such Closing Date (the " Estimated UCTIC Net Worth ")           (b) No later than 45 days after the Closing Date, FNTIC shall deliver to Seller the balance sheet of UCTIC prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles (the " Subject Balance Sheet "), as of 11:59 p.m. on the night immediately prior to the Closing Date, and a written statement (the " Adjustment Statement ") setting forth in reasonable detail FNTIC’s computation of the amount of Net Worth of UCTIC as of such time based on the Subject Balance Sheet (the " UCTIC Net Worth ").           (c) Seller shall have 30 days from the date on which the Adjustment Statement is delivered to it to review the computation of the UCTIC Net Worth set forth thereon (the " Review Period "). Seller and its Representatives shall be provided with full access to all documentation, records and other information of FNTIC and UCTIC reasonably related to such computations in connection with such review. If Seller disagrees in any respect with the computation of the UCTIC Net Worth shown or reflected in the Adjustment Statement, Seller may, on or prior to the last day of the Review Period, deliver a notice to FNTIC setting forth, in reasonable detail, each disputed item or amount and the basis for Seller’s disagreement therewith (the " Dispute Notice "). The Dispute Notice shall set forth Seller’s position as to the correct UCTIC Net Worth. If no Dispute Notice is received by FNTIC with respect to the UCTIC Net Worth on or prior to the last day of the Review Period, the computation of UCTIC Net Worth set forth in the Adjustment Statement shall be deemed accepted by Seller, whereupon such computation reflected on the Adjustment Statement shall be final and binding on the parties. For ten days after FNTIC receives a Dispute Notice, if any, FNTIC and Seller shall endeavor in good faith to resolve by mutual agreement all matters in the Dispute Notice. In the event that such parties are unable to resolve by mutual agreement any matter in the Dispute Notice within such 10-day period, FNTIC or Seller may engage an accounting firm of national reputation or any other Person, in each case as mutually agreed by the parties hereto (the " Independent Accounting Firm "), as an expert and not as an arbitrator, to make a determination respecting the matters in dispute. Once engaged, FNTIC and Seller will direct the Independent Accounting Firm to render a determination within 30 days of its retention, and FNTIC, Seller and their respective employees and agents will cooperate with the Independent Accounting Firm during its engagement. FNTIC, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, shall each submit a binder to the Independent Accounting Firm promptly (and in any event within 15 days after the Independent Accounting Firm’s engagement), which binder shall contain their respective computations of the UCTIC Net Worth, in each case, to the extent disputed in the Dispute Notice and information, arguments and support for their respective positions. The Independent Accounting Firm shall determine, based solely on such binders presented, and not by independent review, only those issues in dispute specifically set forth in the Dispute Notice and shall render a written report to FNTIC and Seller (the " Adjustment Report ") in which the Independent Accounting Firm shall, after considering all matters set forth in the Dispute Notice, determine what adjustments, if any, should be made to the computation of the UCTIC Net Worth set forth in the Adjustment Statement solely as to the disputed items and shall determine the appropriate final UCTIC Net Worth on that basis. The Adjustment Report shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the Independent Accounting Firm’s determination with respect to each of the disputed items or amounts specified in the Dispute Notice, and the revisions, if any, to be made to the Adjustment Statement and the UCTIC Net Worth, as the case may be, together with supporting calculations. In resolving any

12




 

disputed item, the Independent Accounting Firm: (i) shall be bound to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) shall limit its review to matters specifically set forth in the Dispute Notice and (iii) shall not assign a value to any item higher than the highest value for such item claimed by either party or less than the lowest value for such item claimed by either party. All fees and expenses relating to the work of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne by FNTIC, on the one hand, and by Seller, on the other hand, in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the matters resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm, which allocation shall be determined by the Independent Accounting Firm at the time the determination of the Independent Accounting Firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted to it. The Adjustment Report, absent fraud, shall be final and binding upon FNTIC and Seller, shall be deemed a final arbitration award that is binding on each of FNTIC and Seller, and no party shall seek further recourse to courts, other tribunals or otherwise, other than to enforce the Adjustment Report. Judgment may be entered to enforce the Adjustment Report in any court having proper jurisdiction. The amount of the UCTIC Net Worth as finally determined pursuant to this Section is referred to herein as the " Final UCTIC Net Worth ".           (d) If the Final UCTIC Net Worth is greater than the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth, FNTIC will within five Business Days after the determination thereof, pay to NHI the sum of (i) the amount of such excess and (ii) an amount of interest on such excess amount at a rate per annum of 6% from the Closing Date in respect of UCTIC to the date such amount is paid. If the Final UCTIC Net Worth is less than the Estimated UCTIC Net Worth, Seller shall, within five Business Days after the determination thereof, cause NHI to pay to FNTIC the sum of (i) the amount of such shortfall and (ii) an amount of interest on such shortfall amount at a rate per annum of 6% from the Closing Date in respect of UCTIC to the date such amount is paid. Such payments will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Alternatively, if an amount is due to FNTIC hereunder, at its option it may elect to permit such amount to be satisfied by a reduction in the principal amount of the FNF Note; any such reduction shall not reduce the rights of Buyers to be indemnified under Article 8 or 9 hereof. ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER           Subject to and as qualified by items disclosed in the disclosure schedule (the " Company Disclosure Schedule ") delivered by Seller to Buyers prior to the execution of this Agreement (which schedule sets forth, among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more representations or warranties contained in this Article III , or to one or more of Seller’s covenants contained herein, provided , however , that disclosure in any section of such schedule shall apply only to the indicated Section of this Agreement except, with respect to a section in Article III , to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is relevant to another Section of Article III of this Agreement, provided , further , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) no such item is required to be set forth in such schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty if its absence would not result in the related representation or warranty being deemed untrue or incorrect under the standard established by Section 10.1 and (y) the mere inclusion of an item in such schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty

13




 

shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item has had or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 3.8(a) ) on the Companies), Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyers, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:           Section 3.1 Corporate Organization . (a) Each of the Companies is an insurance company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nebraska or, in the case of UCTIC, California. Each of the Companies has the requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.           (b) True, complete and correct copies of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of each of the Companies (the " Companies Articles "), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of each of the Companies (the " Companies Bylaws "), as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been made available to Buyers.           (c) Each Subsidiary of any of the Companies (i) is duly incorporated or duly formed, as applicable to each such Subsidiary, and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority or other power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.           (d) The minute books of each Company previously made available to Buyers contain true, complete and correct records of all meetings and other corporate actions held or taken since January 1, 2007 of its shareholders and Board of Directors and the audit committee of its Board of Directors.           Section 3.2 Capitalization . (a) The authorized capital stock of Commonwealth consists of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (the "Commonwealth Common Stock"), of which 824,653 shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the Commonwealth Shares. The authorized capital stock of UCTIC consists of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (the "UCTIC Common Stock"), of which 20,000 shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the UCTIC Shares. The authorized capital stock of LTIC consists of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (the " LTIC Common Stock " and together with the UCTIC Common Stock and the Commonwealth Common Stock, the " Companies Common Stock "), of which 1,062,337 shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the LTIC Shares. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Companies Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which shareholders of the Companies may vote (" Voting Debt ") are issued or outstanding. Except for this Agreement, the Companies and Seller do not have and are not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights,

14




 

commitments or agreements of any character calling for the sale, purchase or issuance of, or the payment of any amount based on, any shares of Companies Common Stock, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of any of the Companies or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of Companies Common Stock, Voting Debt or other equity securities of any of the Companies. Except for this Agreement, there are no contractual obligations of Seller, the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries (i) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Companies or any equity security of the Companies or their Subsidiaries or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of any of the Companies or their Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to which Seller, the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is or could be required to register shares of such Company’s capital stock or other securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act "), or (iii) that give any person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to holders of Companies Common Stock, Voting Debt or other equity securities of the Companies. Seller is the record and beneficial owner of (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Commonwealth Common Stock and (ii) 100% of the issued and outstanding LTIC Common Stock, in each case, free and clear of all Liens. NHI is the record and beneficial owner of 100% of the issued and outstanding UCTIC Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens. There are no restrictions upon the voting or transfer of any shares or other equity interests pursuant to any of the Companies Articles or Companies Bylaws, any Law or any agreement to which Seller or any Company is a party. Assuming the relevant Buyer or FNF, as applicable, has the requisite power and authority to be the lawful owner of the relevant Shares, upon delivery of and payment for the Shares at the Closing as herein provided, good and valid title to the Commonwealth Shares will pass to CTIC, good and valid title to the LTIC Shares will pass to FNTIC and FNF, and good and valid title to the UCTIC Shares will pass to FNTIC, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than any Liens arising from acts of the relevant Buyer (or FNF, in the case of the LTIC Shares to be purchased by it).           (b) Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Companies. Except for any director qualifying shares, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each Subsidiary of the Companies are owned by the Companies, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any liens, pledges, charges, claims and security interests and similar encumbrances (" Liens "), and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. No Subsidiary of any Company has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.           Section 3.3 Authority; No Violation . (a) Seller has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly, validly and unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of each of Seller and NHI. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to approve this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents or to

15




 

consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and the Seller Ancillary Documents have been, or will at Closing be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyers or the other party thereto, as applicable, and receipt of the Chapter 11 Court Order (as hereinafter defined)) constitute the valid and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their terms.           (b) The Companies each have full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Company Ancillary Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery of the Company Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly, validly and unanimously approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the Companies. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller or the Companies are necessary to approve the Company Ancillary Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company Ancillary Documents have each been, or will at Closing be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Companies and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyers or the other party thereto, as applicable) constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Companies, enforceable against the Companies in accordance with their respective terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (the " Bankruptcy and Equity Exception ")).           (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Seller Ancillary Documents by Seller, nor the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Seller with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, nor the execution and delivery of the Company Ancillary Documents by the Companies, nor the consummation by the Companies of the transactions contemplated thereby, will (i) violate any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Seller or NHI, the Company Articles or Company Bylaws or (ii) assuming that the consents, approvals and filings referred to in Section 3.4 are duly obtained and/or made, (A) violate any Law, judgment, order, injunction or decree applicable to Seller, NHI, the Companies, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of Seller, NHI, the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries under, or trigger or change any rights or obligations (including any increase in payments owed) or require the consent of any Person under, or give rise to a right of cancellation, vesting, payment, exercise, suspension or revocation of any obligation under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, franchise, permit, agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which Seller, NHI, any of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound.           Section 3.4 Consents and Approvals . Except for (a) filings of applications and notices, as applicable, with the state insurance authorities of the State of

16




 

California, the State of New Jersey and (if necessary) the State of Nebraska, and approval of such applications and notices (the foregoing as it relates to the State of California, the "CA Approval", and all the items in this Section 3.4(a) collectively, the " Regulatory Approvals "), (b) the Final Approval Order, (c) any notices or filings required under the HSR Act and (d) the Chapter 11 Court Order, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any foreign, federal or state insurance or other regulatory, self-regulatory or enforcement authorities or any courts, administrative agencies or commissions or other governmental authorities or instrumentalities (each a " Governmental Entity ") are necessary in connection with the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement.           Section 3.5 Reports; Regulatory Matters . (a) Each of the Companies and their Subsidiaries have timely filed or furnished, as applicable, all reports, registrations, statements and certifications, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file or furnish, as applicable, since January 1, 2006 with (i) any state regulatory authority, (ii) the SEC, (iii) any foreign regulatory authority, and (iv) any self-regulatory authority, (collectively, " Regulatory Agencies ") and with each other applicable Governmental Entity, and all other reports and statements required to be filed or furnished by them since January 1, 2006, including any report or statement required to be filed pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United States, any state, any foreign entity, or any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity, and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. Except as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity has initiated since January 1, 2006 or has pending any proceeding, enforcement action or, to the knowledge of Seller, investigation into the business, disclosures or operations of any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2006, no Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity has resolved any proceeding, enforcement action or, to the knowledge of Seller, investigation into the business, disclosures or operations of any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no unresolved, or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened criticism, comment, exception or stop order by any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations or inspections of any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2006, there have been no formal or informal inquiries by, or disagreements or disputes with, any Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity with respect to the business, operations, policies or procedures of any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries (other than normal inquiries made by a Regulatory Agency or other Governmental Entity in the Companies’ ordinary course of business).   


This is only a partial view of this document. We have millions of legal documents and clauses drafted by top law firms. learn more search for free browse for free learn more